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News:Page 2 ,
New MSG column focuses on Homecoming K ing and Queen
candidates^
Opinion:Page 3
Wh o needs counseling?
Features:Page 4
Senior Stacy Pastva goes to Hawaii tobe Miss H awaiian
TropicArts and Entertainment:Page 6
Aiook at the nevrmovie7 MatchstickMen, that opened in theaters
this pastweekendSports:Page 8
Fall 2003 Sports Calendar
H o m e c o m i n g e v e n t s J{FRIDAY, SEPT. 197:30 p.m.-9:30
p.m. Homecoming courtpep rally and bonfire near the football field
.There will be a give away to the most spirit*ed sports team.10
p.m.-11 p.m. SAC comedian MarkReedy at the student unionSATURDAY,
SEP T. 20
3 p.m.-?? Brustes ice cream in GarveyPark : \7:30 p.m. The Clark
s concert will takeplace in the rec center. Opening band startsat 8
p.m.; concert closed to public.Upcoming SAC events
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 Rudy shownat 9 p.m. in the student
unionTHURSDAY, SEPT. 18 MSQ lecture se-ries featuring Rudy at 8
p.m. in the PACTUESDAY, SEPT. 23 SAC general meet-ing at 9 p.m. in
the student union; signupsfor PhiladelphiaFRIDAY, SEPT . 26 Fall
formal at Sabel-las. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; dance ends
aimidnight. Tickets are $15 and are now onsale.
IndexNews | 1News 2Opinion 3Features 4A&E.... i 5A&E.
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freshmenexperience new orientationBy Kait ReifContributing
writer
There s a certain excitementin the air as summer days
arebecoming shorter and thewind s chill is a bit stronger.With a
pit in their stomach,the freshmen are undeniablylooking forward to
a new be-ginning and the unexpectedThis year, like past years,
thefreshman class participated infreshman orientation.The faculty
and students ofStudent Activities Committeeand Student Government
keptthe freshman busy with a fullitinerary and the beginning
ofFreshman Year Initiative (F.Y.I)class.In previous years, the
F.Y.Iclass was taken once per weekover a span often weeks. Nowthe
class is taken over theweekend and now meets insmall groups once
perweek forthe next four weeks.Gathering what I have heardfrom the
previously existingprogram, I prefer the setup thisyear. Having
F.Y.I, all w eekendis agood icebreaker and a greatway to meet a lot
of the otherfreshman , says freshmanAmanda Keller.Oneof the
activities the fresh-men joined in was the manda-tory volunteer
work donearound the city of Erie. Somestudents were assigned to
pickup trash in local neighborhoods, and at the beach, while
others
Jody Mela/Photo JrtorThe freshman class participated in a new
kind of orientation, completing 60 percentof their FYI class in one
weekend.
helped by cleaning houses, suchas the center for battered
wom-an. Students also went to nurs-ing homes to visit with the
eld-erly.I thought thecommunity ser -vice put Mercy hurst aside
fromother colleges because othersaren t as involved in the
com-munity. Not to mention we mettons of new people and it was
agood bonding experience. Saidfreshman Cara Nelson.F.YI is intended
to familiar-ize freshmen with the campus..and make the transition
from
Princeton ReviewContinued from page 1.Opinions varied on the
strictalcohol policy that Mercy hurstupholds. One student
com-plained, They keep us so busyduring the week, just let us
havefun on the weekends ! Otherstudents appreciate the
policy.Junior Sarah Beth Kingerysays, I agree with the
alcoholpolicy because no one shoulddrink underage. That s all
thereis to it.The article also mentionedseveral of the
restrictionsplaced upon freshmen, such asthe fact that they are not
al-lowed to have cars on campus.Although a freshman lastyear.
Sophomore Tiffany Blacknowunderstands why this is ap-propriate. She
says, I thinkthat it is a good idea that fresh-man don t have cars
on campusbecause of the parking situa-tion. If they did, it would
onlyget worse.Another reshman estrictionmentioned was dorm
visitationhours for the opposite sex.Surely, a lot of students are
un-happy about this rule, but oth-ers see the need for
regulation.Sophomore Paul Green feelsthat, the visitation hours
arereasonable. As freshmen, it snot absolutely necessary tohave the
opposite sex stay past12 or 2, and in the apartments,it makes sense
to increase the
freedom.Diversity was also consideredin the Review. Some
studentscomplain that there is notenough diversity on campus.Senior
Lindsey Weber pointsout, Obviously there is no di-versity when you
look aroundyour class and see all White-Middle-America.However,
another student toldthe Review, Granted, Mercy-hurst doesn t have
an extreme-ly diverse population, [but] Istill find that my
interactionwith those few people havemade my experience thus far
agreat one.
Financial Aid was a categoryin which Mercyhurst receiveda score
of 76. The article ex-plained the requirements forstudents to be
able to receivefinancial aid from the college.Along with that, it
listed thevarious scholarships and grantsavailable to them, with a
men-tion of good opportunities forwork, both on and off campus.
The article went on to explainimportant factors taken
intoconsideration by the admissionscommittee of the college.
Thisarea of the Review awardedMercyhurst a 74. Factors foradmission
include class rankand test scores, as well as thingslike character,
personal quali-ties, volunteer work, and workexperiencedIt also
clearly defined highschool course requirements forthe prospective
student. Advicefrom the Princeton Review onhow to gain admittance
toMer-cyhurst was to, impress uponthe admissions committee
yourdesire and ability to take advan-tage of the school s varied
aca-demic opportunities.Mercyhurst s own Admis-sions Office
described exactlywhat they are looking for inprospective students.
In se-lecting a student for admission,Mercyhurst looks for
evidenceof academic ability and readi-ness as demonstrated by
highschool course work, gradesearned, performance on stan-dardized
tests, and personalcharacteristics that relate to astudent s
ability to succeed.The Admissions Office alsocommented, Our 120
majors,both traditional and unique,have helped Mercyhurst
drawstudents rom40 states and earnnationwide respect. With
areputation like that, no w onderMercyhurst is considered one ofthe
best!for more information onMer-cyhurst, as well as otherschools,
log on towww.PrincetonReview.com.
high school to college easier.It s almost like a peer
mediationgroup along with comm unicat-ing what resources are
avail-able.F.Y.I was good for makingfriends and having a peer
group.But I wasn t really introducedto the campus all that mucheven
through orientation, saysfreshma n Megan Murphy.Another
reshman,StephaniePerkins, comments that orien-tation wasn t very
helpful at all,It didn t seem like much of anorientation to me; it
ust seemed
like there were a bunch of guestspeakers.Orientation and F.Y.I
weregreat places for freshmen tostart oft their year. Althoughthere
were mixed opinions con-cerning these events, overall itwas a good
experience.The future looks bright forthese new freshmen, and it
allstarted with a positive begin-ning.
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Changes all over campus
Katie McAdams/Merclad photographerSoon, the football field will
have new lights, so all ^sports that use the field will be able to
play nightgames.
IJ* Kalie McAdams/Merciad photographerSeveral of the old Baldwin
Townhouses were razedto make room for the new bookstore.
'" fc Katie MtAdmrm/Mercwd photograph*The Cohen Health Center
and Counseling Center hasrelocated to the old Baldwin Townh ouses,
a morecentral campus location for students.
By Jess TobinContributing writerAs usual, along w ith the
end-less list of festivities that comeswith Homecoming, there is
aroyal pair to be crowned. Thisyear the Homecoming King andQueen
will be announced at thefootball game against SaginawValley during
half tim e.This year s Homecomingevents kicked off last week
forseniors who were allowed tosubmit their nominations
forHomecoming King and Queen.The four girls and four guyswho racked
up the most nomi-nationswere named candidateson the Homecoming
court. Se-
niors, juniors, and sophomorescan place their votes this
Thurs-day and Friday; however, be-fore placing your vote, here s
alittle information about oureight outstanding candidates:Jared
Adams comes to Mer-cyhurst from Twinsburg, Ohio.Jared is a Business
Financemajor with a Management In-formation Systems minor. Hehas
been a member of the foot-ball team for four years andvolunteers
much of his time tothe Special Olympics.Next on our roster we
haveDavid Del Vecchio a RIAP ma-jor fromWestlake, Ohio. Dav-id has
been the President of Stu-dent Government for two con-secutive
years now and hasbeen building the student gov-ernment program for
four yearsstraight, longer than any otherpresent member.jj Dave
Fredrick is a native ofCleveland, Ohio and is a Crim-inal Justice
major at Mercy-hurst. He is a member of thecross country team, as
well asa senior representative on stu-dent government. Dave is
alsothechairperson for the facilitiesuse committee.
The fourth male candidate isJosh Hack. He comes to Mer-cyhurst
from Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania and is also a RIAPmajor. Josh has
been the trea-surer of Student Governmentfor twoyears now and is
also amember of the Senior GiftCommittee steering committee.Josh
can also be found servingup gourmet entr es at the Ol-ive
Garden.The first female candidate isDeanna Blose. a native of
Punx-atawney, Pennsylvania. Shecomes to Mercyhurst for an
El-ementary Education degree.Deanna is a public
relationscoordinator for the Student Ac-tivities Committee and is
serv-ing her second year as a mem-ber of Student Government.Topeka,
Kan., native MaryKate DeMeo came all the wayto the Hurst as an
English ma-jor and Religious Studies mi-nor. Mary Kate serves as
Sec-retary of Student Governmentand is a member of the ambas-sadors
club, cheerleadingsquad, and dance team.Tracy Heranic comes
fromAllison Park, Pa. and is major-ing in Elementary Education.She
is the chairperson of theSpirit Club and the fall formal.Tracy is
also a member of theambassadors club and StudentGovernment.Lastly
we have Carta Valykowho is a native ofMentor, Ohio.She is a
marketing major atMercyhurst College. Last year.Carla was a
chairperson of thesenior week committee. She iswell known around
campus forher passion for pink!Upperclassmen, don t forgetto pick a
pair this Thursday andFriday in the Union. Votingbegins Thursday at
1 p.m. and'ends >at'0 p40i and on FrMayfrom 11 am until 3
p.m.Good Luck to those on the-Homecoming court!
Campus changesContinued from page IIf you have noticed the
hugehole in the ground near the HirtAcademic Center and theWarde
Townhouses, then youhave seen the future home ofthe Bookstore,
which will be astand-alone building on cam-pus.The new building
will be aNeo-Tudor style, similar to theStudent Union and the
HirtCenter. The interior is being de-signed by Cheryl Sodar-Spomer,
an instructor for theCollege s Interior'Design de-partment The
Bookstore willfeature a coffee s hop, to be runby
Sodexho.Thecollege hopes for the newBookstore to act as a
studentcenter, bridging the freshmenand upper-c lassmen areas
ofcampus.The new Bookstore will alsofeature more space for
leisurereading and clothing racks andspace foi textbooks. The
cam-pus ATM will also be relocatedto the building.Hopefully, the
Bookstore willbe completed in time for stu-dents to purchase books
forwinter temv,Another added benefit of thenew bookstore is the
expansionof the Laker Inn. The Laker
will acquire the space current-ly occupied by the bookstoreand
will increase kitchen andseating facilities.Another change on
campus iswith the Cohen Health Centerand Counseling Center.
Bothcenters have relocated to the oldBaldwin Tow nhouses 1-4,which
were converted into asingle building.?I An added benefit of
thischange brings both the Coun-seling Center and the CohenHealth
Center to acentral loca-tion, closer to both freshmenand
upperclassman areas/Other changes include thenew walkway between
Briggsand Lewis Ave that provideslights, benches and new treesand
bushes to campus. Thefootball field will soon get newlights to play
night games also.Th e R/IAP departmentgained much needed space
witha move this year to the AdultEducation Center on WayneStreet
The new space will al-low for even more advance-ment opportunities
for thegrowing m ajor.Take a few minutes to noticeall the changes
that have beenhappening all over campus dur-ing the summer months
andlook for more to come in thenear future.New rad io show
Continued from page JAccording to Dre, one minorproblem she is
faced with issecuring enough music for theshow. Because I am
havingsuch trouble getting largeamounts of music, I have
nofinancial backing, I would lovefor any student, faculty mem-ber,
or any person who readsthis or hears of my show to
send me any music they feelwould be an asset to my show.Once the
final touches are puton the show it will begin air-ing,
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Campus Question:W as moving-in day for freshmen and upperclass-m
en well-organized or chaotic? Why? |It was not as bad as lastyear.
Last year it seemedlike people and boxes wereeverywhere.
- Eric Valyko,SophomoreI felt that it was madechaotic due to the
factthat for every studentthere were at least twoother people
helping themmove in. There was justnot enough room to have t\so
many people runningaround at the same time.-Sheens
Kieffer,Sophomore
Chaotic! There werepeople everywhere.Every time I turned acorner
I was runninginto people. :--Tawnya Robinson,Freshman
Whenever you havethat many people tryingto move in televisions
allat the same time, it s notgoing to be pretty.-Claire
Whaley,Senior
JjMt was chaotic becausethere was no specifictime for each of us
tocome in. If they hasassigned each letter ofthe alphabet a time
toshow up it would haverun more smoothly.-Chris
Aloshen,FreshmanThis year I m living in atownhouse so moving inwas
pretty simple. I *didn t have to deal withtons of people
carryingboxes to the same placeas me which was nice. |-Vesta
Klein,SeniorI got to move in earlydue to cheerleading so Ididn t
have to deal with allof the craziness that goeson during movie in
day.-Kim Lawrence,Sophomore
As a senior I found it tobe much easier. You knewwhat you were
doing andyou also knew what toexpect.-Kate Horn,Senior
It was simple because ^everyone one just tookcare of their
ownthings. If you stayed outof other people s waythings were fine,
f-Katy Losco,Freshman
I only had one realcomplaint. Trekking upthree flights of stairs
inEgan was a real bigpain.-Sarah James, |FreshmanMove in day
wassimple forme because Igot to come earlyenough that I avoidedthe
confusion.-Carrie Cedro,SeniorBetween organizing ourown apartment
andwatching everyone elsemove in day wascrazy!-Dave W
ozny,Junior
W ho needs counseling:Why somepeople don tseekhelpr*'By*EHen
Fteckensttein1 Contributing W riter
Who needs counseling! Whoneeds counseling? Dependingon how it is
punctuated, thissentence can be read two verydifferent ways. One
has astrong negative connotation di-rected at the stigma attached
topsychological counseling whilethe other simply asks the ques-tion
of who might benefit fromit. | *.
Perhaps the better phrasewould be, Who doesn t needcounseling!?
However, it isprecisely the stigma associatedwith it mat inhibits
so many ofus from ever getting the helpwe need.Though psychological
coun-seling has proven to remediatesymptoms of distress, suchstigma
continues to prevent in-dividuals from getting help. Re-cent
findings suggest that thishelp-seeking stigma is strongerthan ever.
On a college campus,the impact of this notion maybe more profound
then wethink.Counseling services to collegestudents are free of
charge;however, a small amount ofthose suffering from
psycho-logical distress pursue them
Here at Mercyhurst, thismeans that many of our stu-dents may be
suffering alonewith symptoms that might havebeen remediated through
thefree counseling offered oncam-pus.Le t s face it, college is
astressful time. I distinctly re-member the personal and
pro-fessional stresses of my owncollege experience. A lthough Iknew
a counseling center wasavailable for students like my-self, I
always questionedwhether my problems warrant-ed counseling.I also
wondered what mypeers would think ifthey knew/ needed it. I was
worried thatI would look weak or someonewould figure out that I
didn tnecessarily have it all together.Would they think I couldn
tcontrol my emotions? What ifsomeone thought I was men-tally ill?
IThe truth is that as acultureweare misinformed about men-tal
illness. It is not necessarilyas abnormal as we think. Asmental
health professionals, oneof the first things we learn isthat nearly
everyone can be di-agnosed. J ust look at those Paxilcommercials we
are all too fa-miliar with, who doesn /feellike that at times? Does
thismean we are all m entally ill?
To be ill implies there issomething wrong with us as aperson
when in actuality thereis no such thing. &Such pains do not
inhibit ourhumanness by making usill. Rather , they offer
oppor-tunities for growth if we arewilling to face them.
Seekingcounseling for mental healthissues can help facilitate
thejourney that enables us to groweven in times of adversity,'The
greatest falsehood in themental health field is that psy-chological
counseling is for theweak. It takes a great deal ofcourage and
strength to admitthat as human beings we areimperfect and
experience emo-tional pain.It takes even more courage toask for
help during these times.It can be dangerous to attemptto suffer
alone because doingso can intensify all the uneasi-ness we feel
inside.The Mercyhurst CounselingCenter would like to help easethe
burden of those sufferingin silence.The counseling center is
nowlocated in the old BaldwinTownhouses. Ouroffice hoursare 8:30 to
5:00 Mondaythrough Friday. Making an ap-pointment to talk is as
simpleas dialing 824-2468 or 824-2561. !
he Merciad welcomes submissionsfromMercyhurst student body,
faculty and staff.Please submit all articles
to:[email protected].
All with willThe Merciad retains the right to editsubmissions
for length. If possible, the author ofthe article will be contacted
before anychanges are made.
Ethno-Centricity:The^vorlddoesn't revolve around you
You would think that fiveweeks in England would be amomentously
life-changing ex-perience. You would think thatI would be
attempting to seeeverything, do everything andtry everything that I
possiblycould in that short amount oftime.You wouldn t think that,
fourdays after my arrival, I wouldbe standing outside my
flat,nodding agreement as one ofmy classmates sniffed at the
airderisively and said, You know,this country smells like
feet.Oddly enough, ladies and gen-tlemen, that statement sums upthe
entirety of my first twoweeks in England.
This country smells like feet.This soda tastes like mayon-naise.
Why can t these peopledrive on the right side of theroad like the
rest of thecivilizeduniverse? And where canI findsome decent
Mexican food?What are you people, barbari-ans? ^Americans are often
accusedof being completely ethno-cen-tric. In short, we think
thatworld revolves around us andour culture. Everyone needs towalk,
talk and act like an Amer-ican.Before my stay abroad, Ididn t
believe that. N o, no, Iwould say to my friends over-
ButlCouldBe WrongJ a i m e R i n n e
seas. Americans are generallya lovely lot of people mat
canadjust to almost anything{Re-ally and sure, I would love totry
the black pudding.My Americans are lovelyand well-adjusted attitude
last-ed for about a whole five min-utes after I arrived at
Gatwick.It didn t take long for me tostart whining for a Taco
Belfora sandwich that didn t taste likeit had been marinated over
nightin mayonnaise.So , what was this poorstranded college student
to do?Adjust, that sr what. Twoweeks of non-stop whiningonly proved
that Mothejr>En-gland changes for no American.No matter how much
I com-plained, they were still going todrive on the left side of
theroad,use strangely colored cur-rency and eat crisps \ not
po-tato chips. This was the way itwas going to be. JFinal ly I
realized that, while Iwas wasting all my time com-plaining, I was
missing out onsomething truly amazing: theEnglish experience. It s
difficult)
to see a country for what it is,when you won t see beyondwhat it
isn t: home.So, I learned how to use theirmoney, eat their food
andclosemyeyes while riding in a vehi-cle because, no matter
howhard I tried, I just couldn t getused to the left side of he
road.While I was learning how todo all these seemingly
mundanethings, I got to visit Oxford,ride in a double-decker
bus,meet Princess Diana s brotherand shop at Harrods
departmentstore. ?It s difficult learning that theworld doesn t
revolve aroundyou or, more specifically, yourculture.
Finally, everyone I wasstudying with had to realize thatwe were
being ethno-centricbecause we were afraid. Over-coming that fear
was the hard-est part.It s a tough lesson, no doubt.However,
traveling overseasloses part of its charm if youonly eat a
McDonalds, stay atthe Hilton and shop at the Gap.Just remember that
there s re-ally no reason to be afraid. U su-ally. There s always
an excep-tion to the rule.Oh, but don t eat the blackpudding. Just
trust me on thisone. *Really.
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a i m e R i n n e s t u d i e d i n E n g l a n d f o r five w e e
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By Courtney NicholasFeatures EditorTraveling abroa d is
excitingfor young adul t s .Senior English majors JaimeRinne and
Marc Toth got toe x p e r i e n c e England wh i l etaking classes
at the U niver-sity Col lege Northampton inNo r t h a m p t o n ,
England...: Dr. Heidi Hosey taught inth e program two yea rs agobut
did not go this past sum-mer. Mercyhurst College has
s e n t m a n y s t u d e n t s toNorthampton over the pas tfive
years.I Both Toth and Rinne hadnot been overseas before thistrip.
Toth has been to Cana-da a few times. He alwayswanted to travel to
Englandbecause of America 's histori-cal ties to the country .
Rinnealso wanted to have the op-portunity to see England." I t has
a lways been mydream to see England. Thet r ip was worth eve ry
penn y/ 'said Rinne.Bom Rinne and Tom heardabout the program to
studyabroad from Dr. Hosey."It is a great experience.The students
get that chance
Marc Toth/ Contributing Igrapher
Jaime Rinne/ Contributing photographerJaime Rinne sitting In
front of Sulgrave Manor. It Is the ancestral home of the
irstPresident of the United States, HGeorge Washington. Rinne said
that her week long In London stay was her favorite.
Marc Toth standing in frontof the awe-inspiringStonehenge, one
of his fa*vorite spots on the trip.to take one or two courses atthe
university. They also getthe chance to travel to France,Italy and
varies other regionsin England and Ireland. Theyneed to apply
directly to theprogram us ing appl ica t ionsthat are sent to
Mercyhursteach year. There are manydifferent kinds of courses inn .
ft , T - * T |majors, said Dr. Hosey.
While at the University ofNo r t h a m p t o n , To t h a n
dRinne both took classes. Tothtook Acting British Society onStage,
"I wanted to work onmy public speaking. "J Rinnetook Introduction
to Shakes-peare.Both students had a won-derful t ime while
overseas.
They both had favorite partsof the trip."I enjoyed the travel
part ofthe trip. The Jack the Rippertour and the Dickens Walk
inLondon were a highlight. Iloved Stonehen ge," Toth said."This may
sound cliched butit is really hard to pick my fa-vorite part of the
trip. Myweek long stay in London wasMercyhurst senior travels to
HawaiiStacyPastva w ill participate in the MissHawaiian Tropic
pageant in HawaiiBy Courtney NicholasFeatures Editor
Man y little girls want to par?t i c ipa te in pageants . S
tacyPastva was not one of thoselittle girls." I was most in te res
ted inh o r s e b a c k r i d i n g , s o f t b a l l ,d r a wi n g
, a n d c h e e r l e a d i n gwhen I was li t t le /7 she
said.Pastva, a senior Art educa-tion major at Mercyhurst Col-lege
an d a native of Leech-burg, P.A., never gave pag-e a n t s o r m o
d e l i n g s e r i o u sthought until high school.The opportunity
presenteditself last summer while shewas taking a class at
Mercy-hurst College.Some of her friends had en-couraged her to
enter a Ms.Venus swimwear pageant lastsum mer an d a fellow
contes-tant told her about the Hawai-ian Tropic pageant.Pastva took
her advice andlooked up the details of thepageant online.She
competed in a loca I MissHawaiian Tropic Pageant andwo n .She will
be flying to Haw aiito represent Buffalo, N.Y. inthe United States
Finals.The Miss Hawaiian TropicInternational Pageant is thelargest
pageant system in theworld . IIt promotes Hawaiian Trop-ic Suncare
pro ducts.
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Jody Mel o/ Merciad photographerSenior Stacy Pastva wears her
sash from the Miss HawalinTropic pageant In Buffalo , N.Y. 7
| The pageant wants to findbeaut i fu l young women torepresent
Hawai ian TropicSuncare countries.Over 20,000 ladies competeeach
year in local, regional,na t iona l , and in te rna t iona
lpageants.The pageant is divided intoport ions : opening
number,costume presentation of the
[state the lady is representing,formal swimsuit segment.The top
four girls chosenwill go on to represent theUnited States. The
winner ofthe World Finals goes on to beMiss Haw aiian Tropic
2004.While in Hawaii, Pastvawill be doing television inter-views
photo shoots, and go-ing to night rity guests and
Pas t judges and spec ia lgues ts were : Shaqui l leO'Neal,
Pauly Shore, RodneyDangerfield, and Fabio.Past hosts include Ann
Jil-lian an d Tom Wopat, LeslieNielsen, Lorenzo Lamas, andGilbert
Gottfried. |Pastva is very excited about-seeing Hawaii and getting
tomeet the celebrity judges andguests.A benefit from this pageantis
getting to have a profession-al photo shoot and
meetingrepresentatives from profes-sional modeling agencies.. In
addition, she won $1,350in Buffalo and met Sam Gashof the Buffalo
Bills. ' ."I am just a small town girl|trying to do something big.
Ifeel very fortun ate to be giv-en th is opportuni ty , " sa
idPastva.If selected as Miss H awaiianTropic 2004 Pastva will be
do-ing ca lendar shoots , photoshoots to advertise the Hawai-ian
Tropic produc ts , manytelevision interviews, and shewi l l
represent the Uni tedStates in the World Finals.
"I appreciate the fact that 1am getting the chance to seeHawaii
but I wish my familycould come with me and at-tend the pageant.
Everyoneh a s b e e n s o s u p p o r t i v ethrough this
experience, evenif my dad admits he wouldrather see me on the
softballfield," Pastva said.I # judges. \More colleges building
residence halls like chic apartments
By Debra O ConnorKnight Ridder NewspapersWhen University of
Minne-sota student Jade Pirlott waslooking for a place to live
lastyear, she yearned for a conve-nient location, a nice kitchen,a
spacious bedroom, air con-ditioning and heated under-ground
parking.And, after a freshman yearspent sharing facilities
withdozens of dorm residents, shedefinitely wanted her
ownbathroom.Without having to move offcampus, she found what
shewanted: Riverbend Commons,a new style of residence hallthat
serves as an example ofwhat many of today's collegestuden ts want
and will pay ex-tra to get." I th ink eve ryone who
comes to college should havethe classic dorm experience,"where
small, shared roomslead to the forced togethernessthat helps
freshmen get ontheir feet socially, Pirlott says.Beyond that,
though, shewanted a change.Following a national trendand responding
to student de-mand , most of the residentialconstruction the U of M
hasdone over the past severalyears has been u pscale."Students
don't want to livein traditional residence hallsanymore, but they
don't nec-essarily want to live off cam-pus , " says Chad Horsley,
Ri-verbend's apartment coordi-nator. |And they're asking for
amen-ities. Riverbend Common s, forexample, has barbecue grillson a
huge patio overlookingthe Mississippi River, a party
room w ith a full kitchen andtables on one end and a big-screen
television, etc.The fancier setups costmore : A t r ip le
-occupancyroom at traditional U of Mresidence halls costs $1,696per
semester; a "SuperSingle"at Riverbend Com mons costsup to $3,241
per semester.Students wan t co-ed living,even co-ed bathroom s,
kitch-ens and living rooms. But,Robinson says, "1 ve onlyheard of a
couple of schoolsthat are doing co-ed rooms."Few colleges prohibit
mem-bers of the opposite sex fromstaying overnight anymore.The
College of St. Catherinein St. Paul, however, drawsthe line at 2
a.m."We get a lot of studentswho complain, but a lot un-derstand
it's about privacy,about the safety of the build-
ing, about the mission of theSisters," says complex coordi-nator
Sabrina Anderson.Women's colleges seem to beparticularly sensitive
to theway studen ts live. In a nation-al student survey on
dormito-ry quality, nine of the top 20"Dorms Like Palaces" werewom
en's colleges, with Smithand Bryn Mawr among the topfive. Loyola
College in Balti-more ranked first in dormquality in the Princeton
Re-view's annual college guide,"The Best 351 Colleges." Thetop 20
"Dorms Like Dun-geons" are mostly at state
uni-versities."Quality-oMife issues havebecome se r ious th ings
forschools to consider, especiallyin the recruitment process,"says
Erik Olson, editor of thePrinceton Review.
the best I did some wonder-ful things on my own thatweek, like
visiting the B ritishMuseum, see ing a show inLeicester Square and
goin g ona guided tour of the Tower ofLondon.Neither student got to
trav-el out of England while over-seas, either their class
sched-ule didn't a llow it or plans
didn ' t work out . Neverthe -less both had a great time
andwould recommend it to oth-er students w ho are interest-ed in
traveling abroad ."The whole experience waswonderful," said
Rinne.
Students sleep onfpavementBy Courtney NicholasFeatures
editor
Students love having theircar on cam pus. It make sgoing for
groceries and g oingout much easier. The onlyproblem is: Parking
isn't easy^t Mercyhurst College: \ T?"I really dislike th e
parkingsystem. It is like trying to finda needle in a haystack,"
saidjunior Kris ten Kirchendorfer.S t u d e n t s a t
MercyhurstIhave options when it comesto parking on campus. Theycan
try to get a pas s, at a costof $175, which allows them tohave the
i r own numberedspace in an underground ga-rage or they can get a
passthat allows them to park in ava rie ty of pa rking lo t saround
campus. Then lastlythere is parking on Briggsand Lewis Avenue .
Thesemay sound well and goodbut there are more studentswith cars on
campu s thanithere are available parkingspaces.Parking passes went
on salein the beginning of Augustsaid Christine D eDionisio
ofPolice and Safety. The un-derground numb ered spaceswent on sale
at 6 a.m. on Sept.
8 after a large line of stud entshad already formed. Therea re
only 100 undergroundspaces available to students.Rachel Voorhies
and Kris-ten Hudak are two Mercy-hurs t juniors that slept on
thepavement so they could geta numbered parking space."It was
horrible," Hudaksaid.Both girls lived in the Du-val apartments last
year sothey had a parking lot nearthem. They did not worryabout ge
t t ing a numberedspace in an underground lot.This year was
different forthe girls, however.Both were in lin e at I a.m
Sept. 7 and were surprised bythe number of people thathas beat
them to the Policean d Sa Iety office.
Students had blankets andwere clothed in layers. Theyhad to use
the to i le t s inMcAuley Hall if necessary." On e s t u d e n t e
v e nbrought h is compute r andh e a n d f r i e n d s wa t c h e
dDVD's while they waited inline," Voorhies said.HudaK!s and
Voorhies"waiting paid'orf; they bothgo t a numbered space for
theyear.Many of the students thathave ca rs on campus a
resophomore, juniors, and se-niors. The num bers seem torise every
year said DeDioni-sio. Th e r e a s o n a s t u d e n twould want a
parking spacevary. For some stud ents,they wan t their car to be
pro-tected in the undergroundlot from the weather, otherswant a gua
ranteed spaceevery time they leave andcome back to campus,
andothers want a space becausethey work until late at nightand they
don't w ant to walktwo blocks before getting totheir apartment.What
can be done aboutthis parking problem? Meicyhurst is always looking
foran answer to this question."Parking should be basedupon the
point system likeh o u s i n g , " De b b i e W u rs t ,sec re ta
ry for admiss ionssaid."The number of permits]given out should
equal theamount of spaces that areavailable on campus," saidsenior
C hrista Wilson.Although park ing is oftenviewed in a negative
light,the re i s a pos i t ive tha tshould be mentioned. Thenew
parking lot behind theAdult Education Center isvery nice. The
garage wasjust painted before classess ta r ted and i t makes
theparking for the residents onLewis Avenue a little easier.It Is
also closer to the LewisAv e n u e a p a r t m e n t s t h e nother
lots on can \ pus. S
The parking situation at M Kntle McAdtimaercyhurst, I tmr lot
photogroplutf
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tH eOC T. 4. Good Charlotte,Buffalo S tate Sports Arena,Buffalo,
N.Y. On sale Sept12 at 3 p.m. atTicketmaster.OC T. 9. Michael
Franti &Spearhead* Odeon, ICleveland . On sale now at
1Ticketmaster.OC T. 10. Stryper. PhantasyTheatre, Lakewood, Ohio.On
sale now at 'iTicketmaster.OCT. 12. Music of LedZeppelin: A
RockSymphony with AkronSymphony Orchestra. E.J.Thomas Hall, Akron.
Onsale Sept. 12 atTicketmaster.OCT . 16 . Blue Rodeo, BobSchneider.
Rosebud,Pittsburgh. On sale Sept.20 at noon at Ticketmaster.OCT.
18. Shania Twain.Gund Arena, Cleveland. Onsale Sept 12
atTicketmaster.OC T. 20. Joe Henry.Rosebud, Pittsburgh. Onsale Sept
13 at noon atTicketmaster.OCT . 21. 3 Doors Down,Seether,
Shinedown. TullioArena, Erie.$32.50 floor(general admission);
$27.50reserved sides. On saleSept 13 at 10 a.m. atTicketmaster
outlets, TullioArena box office, by phoneat 452-4857 or
456-7070,online at ftwww.tickeUnaster.com.'OCT. 22.
Matchbox-Twenty, Fountains ofWayne. Bryce JordanCenter, State
College, Pa.On sale Sept. 13atwww.bjc.psu.edu, byphone at (800)
863-3336.OC T. 28. Nickelback,Trapt, Three Days Grace.Thodes Arena,
Akron. Onsale Sept. 12atTicketmaster.OCT . 29 . Blue Man Group.Shea
s Performing ArtsCenter, Buffalo. On saleSept. 15 at
Ticketmaster.OC T. 30. Kirk Franklin,Toby Mac. A.J. Pal
umboTheater, Pittsburgh. Onsale Sept. 15 at 10 a.m.
atTicketmaster.NOV. 1. Kirk Franklin,TobyMac, Soul Jahz.Lakewood
CivicAuditorium, Lakewood,Ohio. On sale Sept. 12
atTicketmaster.NOV. 4. Nickelback, Trapt,Three Days G race. A.
J.Palumbo Theater, J JPittsburgh. On sale Sept.27 at 10 a.m.
atTicketmaster.NOV. 9. B.B. King, JackieGreen. Warner Theatre,Erie.
On sale date TBA.fNOV. 14. Shelby Lynne.Odeon, Cleveland. ON
saleSept. 12 at Ticketmaster.NOV. 18. Shins, BroadcastOblivions.
PhantasyTheater, Lakewood, Ohio.On sale S ept. 12 at noon
atTicketmaster.DEC . 28. Pittsburgh DooWop Holiday Reunion JgShow
II with Bo Diddley^Harold Mevlin s Bluenotes,Capris, Cleftones,
Speedoand the Cadillacs, WillieWinfjeld and the Harptones,Eugene
Pitt and the JiveFive, Johnny of Santo andJohnny. Mellon
Arena,Pittsburgh. I
The Clarks come to rock the HurstBy Emily Crofoot |Arts and
Entertainment Editor
On Saturday, Sept. 20, thePittsburgh phenomena, TheClarks, are
going to be playingat the Mercyhurst Rec Centerat 8 p.m.. JThe
Clarks are anunprecedented rockphenomenon in their hometownof
Pittsburgh, where the rockn roll quartet regularlyperforms for
crowds of 8,000or more and where their lastrecord outsold many of
today sbiggest music acts.With five studio albums andcountless live
performances totheir credit, The Clarks sharethe kind of musical
shorthandonly a band of near-brotherscan know.Their top-notch
musicianshipand songwriting are clearlyevident on their new
CD,Another Happy Ending, thebands second for Razor & Tie.For
Another Happy Ending,The C larks headed to Nashvilleto work with
producer JustinNiebank, who sat at the boardsfor their last studio
disc, LetIt Go. , ' : IKnown for theirunpre ten t ious,
straight-forward, no-nonsense rockstyle, The Clarks arrived
inNashville ready to experiment.The result is a dozen songsthat not
only emphasize strongmelody and solid lyrics and stillrock where
they should, butalso incorporate additional
Pr p courtesy of wwwgeocrties comThe Clarks are going to be
playing at theMercyhurst Rec Center on Saturday, Sept. 20, at8 p.m.
f H f Isonic elements includingkeyboards, strings, loops anda
little sass - an element of theirlive show that had never
beencaptured in the studio.The collection remains true toThe Clarks
musical philosophythat great rock n roll cannotbe faked. The disc
featuressongs that range from thepower-pop drive ofdisc
openerMaybe, to the infectious OnSaturday, Boys Lie and
thecontemplative Hey You.
Playing live is a completelydifferent animal than
recording, says Clarks frontman Scott Blasey. We vehoned our
live show, but it tooka couple of records to reallyunderstand and
be comfortablewith the recording process. InJustin Niebank we found
aproducer whohad a vision, andwe entrusted him with thatvision so
we could do what wedo best.
Greg Joseph , the band sbassist adds, We came awayfrom this
feeling it s thebest work we ve done.Personally, it s the most
creative effort I ve ever put intoa project,Blasey and Joseph,
along withguitarist Rob James anddrummer David Minarik Jrmet as
students at IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvaniawhere they formed a
band andbegan playing local parties.Moving to Pittsburgh
aftergraduation, the quartet quicklybecame stars of the
regionalscene and built a strongfollowing based on the qualityof
their live show, Blasey srock charisma and the band s
innate ability to consistentlyconnect with its audience.The
Clarks tour relentlesslyand have shared the stage withbands such as
Train, Wilco,John Mayer and other popularacts. fThe Clarks have
long been thetop-drawing band in Pittsburgh,where the single Better
OffWithout You from Let It Go,was No. 1 for several weeksat modern
rocker WXDX-FMand enjoyed heavy spins atother key stations in the
Eastand Midwest.They ve headlined severalmajor amphitheater shows
withaudiences of up to 18,000,including co-headlining with 3Doors
Down at Pittsburgh sPost-Gazette Pavilion duringthe summer of
2001.Audience members sangalong with every Clarks tune,just as they
did at the firstRolling Rock Town Fair and2001 s
MilwaukeeSummerfest.The band s songs also havebeen featured in ilms
ncludinglast year s Summer Catchwith Freddy Prinze Jr., Boyswith
Winona Ryder and JustWrite with Jeremy Piven andSherilynn Fenn.With
a devoted and loyallegion of fans around thecountry, The Clarks
arepoised to bring their brand ofAmerican rock n roll to
themasses.For The Clarks, AnotherHappy Ending is just
thebeginning.The Erie Playhouse celebrates 87th seasonDebutfeatures
Broadway musical nit Into TheW oods%
The Erie Playhouse openstheir 87 th season with the fabu-lous
Broadway musical hit IntoThe Woods and nothing couldbe better news
to our eageraudiences.Into The Woods is the mas-terwork of
StephenSondheim and is one of hismost produced musicals
world-wide.Mr. Sondheim took some ofour favorite fairy tales (
Cin-derella, Jack and the Bean-stalk, and L ittle RedRiding Hood am
ong others)and wrote a new tale (The Bak-er s Wife ) and wove them
to -gether in an evening ofutter en-chantment.
Into the Woods followsfairy tale characters as theyjourney into
the darkness ofthewoods and learn life changinglessons that make
them betterpeople.The beauty of the musical isthat it can be
enjoyed on twodifferent levels. Childrensee one show while their
adultcompanions see another. This
makes Into the Woods themost perfect family show ofthe
season.Director David Matthews andchoreographer Richard Davishave
assembled, once again, apowerfully talented cast.The list of names
reads like awh o s-who of Playhousestars. The cast includes
LindaTroyer/ Father Michael DeMar-tinis/ Trisha Yates/ Jason
Law-ergren/ Kate Lechner/ Brian Alt-man/ Betsy
Hermann/DavidShaffer/ Rae Jean Urbanowicz/Kevin Feyas/ Richard
Davisand more!
Andrew Rainbow is conduct-ing the orchestra and RobertaStoughton
handles the intricatevocal assignments.Joe Hassler is bringing
thewoods to life in beautiful scen-eryand lighting, while
RichardDavis will be sure the Wo Ifhassharp teeth and Red
RidingHood s cape is truly red amonghis other costume delights.
'&?Also featured in the cast areMatthew Franz/Jenn Callen/Susan
and Emily B axter/Kris-
In the Woods17-21.
Photo courtesy ofthe Erie Playhouseis playing at The Erie
Playhouse Sept.tin Fry/ Christine Rosenzweig/Devon Yates/ Eric
Marshall andSarah Sesler.A witch that raps, magicalbeans, a cow
with a heart, agiant s vindictive wife,
a ditzy Princess, golden locksof hair, a flock of nasty birdsand
an evening of magicalmusic and winning fairytales combine to make
Intothe Woods the perfect show
to kick off our 2003-2004 sea-son.During our summer cattlecall
auditions over 200peopleauditioned hoping to be a partof Into the
Wood s. The20 super-talented and luckyperformers promise anevening
of utter enchantment.Do not delay. Order your tick-ets
now!Showdates & times:September 17-21; Thursday -Saturday at
7:30pm, Sunday at2:00 p.m. |Ticket Prices: Adults - $20,Senior -
$19, Students - $10All productions and eventslocated at:The Erie
Playhouse, 13W. 10*St., Erie, PA |Box Office: 454-2852 x 0Info
courtesy of SueLechner from The Erie Play-house.
Upcoming PAC eventsBy Emily CrofootArts and 1 ntertainment
Editor
On W ednesday, Sept. 24, thefirst movie ofthe Guelcher
FilmSeries is showing in the PAC at8 p.m. Based on StefanieZweig s
autobiographical nov-el, German director CarolineLink s
Oscar-winning epic No-where In Africa follows a Jew-ish family that
flees Nazi Ger-many before the w ar, giving upa life ofprivilege
for the remotefarmlands of rural Kenya.
The scenario is charged withdramatic possibilities as the
fam-ily struggles to adjust to a newlife while their old
onecrumbles tragically behindthem. For more informationvisit this
website:www.nowhereinafrica.com.Admission is free for Mercy-hurst
students, $5 for adults,and $4 for seniors and youthunder 15years
old.
The Steffon Harris Quartetwill be performing at the PACon
Friday, Sept. 26, at 7:30p.m. Harris has been cal led oneof the
most exciting young in-strumentalists in jazz. That shalf
right.This powerhouse vibraphon-ist is one of the most
excitingyoung instrumentalists in ANYkind of music. Taking the
in-strument of Lionel Hamptonand Milt Jackson into exciting,new
territory, Harris is one ofthe names to watch in jazz, andthe PAC s
season opener isyour chance to say I sawhim when ,J. . Not to
bemissed.For more informationvisit this
website:www.unlimitedmyles.com. Admission is $5 forMercyhurst
students, $ 15for adults , $12.50 for se-niors, and $5 for
youthunder 15years old.
Fall Term 2003 Lunch SpecialsMondayBagel Sandwich r
iCheeseburger WednesdaySizzling Salad8 oz. Fruit Cup Curly French
Fries 20 oz. Fountain20 oz. FountainDrink 20 oz. FountainDrink
Drink
ThursdayTaco Salad20 oz. FountainDrinkFridayWrap2 Cookies20 oz.
FountainDrink
SaturdayCombination SubSmall FrenchI Fries20 oz.
FountainDrinkStudents: Don't Forget to GRAB Your "Lunch on the
Runl"
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' M a t c h s t i c k M e n ?
By Meghan Sull ivanContributing WriterNicolas Cage stars as Roy
in"Matchs t i ck Me n ." Roy , aneurotic con-artist, scams
un-suspect ing peop le in to hand-ing over large sums of cashwith
the help of his protege,Frank, played by Sam Rock-well .Because of
Roy's agorap ho-bia he lives an extremely or-derly and excessively
sani-tary life. When the ticks thathe suffers from start to
inter-fere with his work, Roy seeksout psychiatric help in hopesof
getting pills to solve hisp r o b l e m . W h i l e m e e t i n gwi
th Dr . Klien, p layed byBruce Altman, they discuss
his past relat ionship with hisex- wife, and the possibilitytha
t he has a 14-year -o ldchild. Dr. Klien contacts , anda r r a n g
e s a m e e t i n g w i t hR o y ' s d a u g h t e r , A n g e l a
,played by Alison Lohman.Angela is a carefree, punkteenager , wi th
a de l igh t fu ldispo sition. At first Angelapollutes his home,
and dis-r u p t s h i s n o r m a l r o u t i n e .Eventually,
their relat ionshipgrows, and they form a bond.Angela is not fooled
by Roy'scareer cover, an antique sales-
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hich fs now playing in local theaters.Photo courtesy ofwww mdb
conman, and becomes increas -ingly curious about his t rade.In a
moment o f weaknessRoy agrees to teach Angelahow to pull the wool
over hisvict im's eyes. Angela endsup having a special gift forthe
craft.Nicolas Cage played Royadequ ately. Besides the ob-vious t
rai ts that he would he
have result ing from his men-tal state, the ticks, his neuro
t-ic tendencies, and his neat-ness compulsion, Cage did n'tadd much
characterizat ion.At the beg inn ing o f themovie it was difficu 11
to relateto his character A lot moreemot ion cou ld have beenshown
that would have al-luded to his problems with
personal relations later in themovie. Acadamy award win-ner Cage
has also been seenin such movies as "Adapta-t ion ," "The Fami ly
Man ,"and "Gone in Sixty Seconds."F r a n k , R o y ' s p a r t n e
r ,played by Sam Rockwell isthe opposite of Cage's up -t ight
character. He is laidback, cocky, very easy going
and up fo r any th ing . Hecomes up with bigger, mored a n g e r
o u s s c h e m e s , t h e ntries to coax Roy into them.Although
Frank is the moreconfident of the two, he isbeing taught the skills
of thecon artist by Roy. R ockwellnicely develops the relation-ship
between his characterand Roy. He never upstagesCage's character and
does not
s t ea l t he spo t l igh t . Bu t ,when the l ight is turned
onto h im, h i s s t rong , s l igh t lyaggress ive charac ter
showsthroug h. Rockwell has alsobeen seen in such movies
as"Confessions of a DangerousMi n d , " " W e l c o m e t o C o l
-l inwood," and "Cha rl ie 's An-gels ." \Alison Lohman's
character,Angela, was the most devel-o p e d .; She came off as
ex-t remely l ikeab le . Bes idesshowing Angela's vulnerableand
innocen t s ide when sheis with her father, she alsopor t rays her
a lmos t adult-l ike manner when she inter-acts with other
people.Lohman is a very naturalactress whose apparent puri-ty in
this role is both refresh-ing and pleasing. Loman ha sa l s o b e e
n s e e n a c t i n g i n" W h i t e O l e a n d e r , " " W h i t
eBoy," and "P asade na."' "Matchst ick Men," a RidleyScott Fi lm,
is rated PG-13 forviolence, and languag e. Rat-ed on a scale from
one to five,I wou ld g ive th i s movie ath ree . 11 has an in t
eres t ingplot, and a large twist for theending- "Matchst ick Men "
iscurrently up in theatres, in-cluding a t E a s t w a y P l a z
aCinemas on Buffa lo Road ,and at Tinsel town on Rotun-da Drive off
Peach Street.
Tongue-tied: 'Queens of pop' are speechless at last Colors add
to fall fashionBy Lindsay KezlarianContributing Writer
"I hadn't kissed anyone in along time, so that should last mefor
awhile/' Britney Spears re-sponded to a question posed toher at a
press conference lastweek about her now infamousfkissAvith Madonna.
jy^I Minutes after the Aug. 28broadcast of the MTV VideoMusic
Awards, all that was be-ing talked about was the scan-dalous
behavior of the "materi-al girl," Spears, and ChristinaAguilera,
two of Madonna'smost famous progeny. Therewere mixed reactions
through-out the public.One reaction to which themedia paid close
attention wasthat of Spears' famous ex-boy-friend, Justin Timber
ake.Cameras were watching himclosely as the two kissed, andMTV
cameras even cut awayfrom the kiss to Timberlake inhopes of
catching a reaction.Bu what they had hoped to bean exciting
response turned outto be a mere look of disappoint-ment.Perhaps
more disappointedwere the network executiveswho had hoped to get a
betterreaction from Justin.Since the television business is
highly interested in ratings andthe number of viewers, they
hadprobably hoped to see some-thing a little more gossip friend-ly
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Photocourtesyof vww.mtvcomHey, that s my gum! |When Madonna and
Britney Spears locked lips at theMTV Video Music Aw ards, was ft
planned or spontaneous?This is not the first time thatMTV has used
shock value toattract more viewers.In previous years they haveused
such c elebrities as MarilynManson, Lil Kim, and once be-fore,
Britney Spea rs.Instead of concentrating onthe primary focus of the
awardsshow, namely the music and thevideos which express that
mu-sic, MTV turned to using an out-rageous performance to
over-shadow the true accomplish-ments of the artists."The kiss"
demonstrates the
western w orlds, namely Ameiica's, obsession with any
contro-versial incident.Any media event that offendshas shock
value, or that causesgossip has essentially taken over
the interest of the Americanpeople. This is not a recenttrend,
though growing evermore popular by the day.It is human n ature to
be curi-ous about a certain taboo. It isthis curiosity of things
un-known outside of the usual el-ements of traditional valuesand
cultures that attracts peo-ple. Nonetheless, as our cultureexpands
and broadens every-day, people can always counton something more
shockingand surprising to happen.Celebrity figures such asSpears
and Madonna, as well asthe media that influences havethe intentions
of getting in to thepublic's minds and thoughts,and eventually
making their
. ,way into our conversations bysomething as trivial as a
kiss.Completely understandingthat shocking incidences arefun and
amusing for the mostpart, the media should practicebetter
techniques to sell theirspecific genre of entertainment.Al forms of
entertainment hireemployees who are mostly cre-ative and
hardworking.Whether it be television,movies, magazine, or
newspa-per art icles , the employeesmust be able to devise a
moreingenious way of displayingand illustrating their ideas
ormessages.It should be in a way that con-tinues to impress the
audience,but also one that they won'teasily forget.
The newest and hottestfashion tren ds for the year arealways on
people's minds.Being up-to-the-minute isvery important with the
ever-changing fashion world. Fall2003 is going to be a seasonthat
sees a great amount ofcolor.Th e '60s have re tu rned ,combining
bright colors to-gether to create a thrilling ex-perience for the
wearer.According to 'Women'sWear Daily,' pink and rosecolors are
very important .Purples are combined withneutrals such as buff
anddeep brown.Also, the fashion scen e willbe seeing much in
metallic. Itwill be displayed in jacquardprints , various faux fur
de-signs, and also in men's wear.This upcoming season car-ries many
styles that are in-spired by past generations.T h e ' 60s, 70s, and
the everfamous punk '80s looks areseen everywhere in fall
fash-ions*The miniskirt is very pop-ular for fall 2003. The
mini-skirt was named in 1966 forthe new style of skirt that
hitabove the knee.The micro mini is also atrend hi t t ing the
UnitedStates, rhe micro mini is theshortest of the short
skirts.
Army inspired clothingalso is seen in the fashions forfall.
Anything cargo is con-sidered stylish. Old Navy'sfeature items are
cargo pantsand skirts. They are soaringoff the shelves quicker
thanthey can get them in stock.Denim is also flying offstore shel
ves during this timeqfyear. Penimisqonsidereda staple i tem in many
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one's mood and occa-sion.For fall, denim of any kindis in fashion.
Details such aschains and zippers can beadded to make the
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thestreets.
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eyes open andfeel free to express yourselfthrough wha t you wear.
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undefeatedF r e s h m a n j N o w l i n g l e a d s w a y i n w i n
o v e r rival N o r t h e r n M i c h i g a n
By Ryan PalmContributing Writer
Katie McAdams/Merciad pho tog raphe rMercyhurst Football faces
off against Northern Michigan Wildcats.
For the irst ime since 1992, theMercyhurst Laker football
teamhas started its season with a 2-0record.Freshman quarterback
JeffNowling and junior tailback Jus-tin Adams both had
impressivedays, leading their team to a 41-29 victory over the
visitingNorthern Michigan Wildcats.Nowling and Adams were
re-sponsible for five touchdow ns ona day in w hich the offense
cameout red hot, scoring four timesbefore Northern Michigan
putpoints on the board.Nowling scored early on a 34-yard touchdown
run to cap a 74-yard drive which took under fourminutes.The extra
point attempt was nogood, leaving the score at 6-0.On the third
play followingkickoff, sophomore safety BenBluemle picked off a
KyleSwenor pass, giving the Lakersthe ball back inside Wildcat
ter-ritory.Four plays later, Justin Adamsscored on a 30-yard
rushingtouchdown, and Scanlon addedon the extra point to make it
13-0. i
Early in the second quar ter, theLaker defense came up big w
itha stop on a fourth and two, whichgave the offense the ball
back.Six plays later, Adams was inthe end zone again, this time
onan 11-yard score.Pete Snavely's interception set-up another
chance at a score be-fore the half.Laker quarterback Nowlinghooked
up with his junior tight-end Jeff Thiel on a 43-yard com-pletion
that made i first and goalon the Wildcat two yard line.On the next
play, junior full-back Marques Governor p ound-ed it in, and
another Phil Scan-Ion extra point made it 27-0 Lak-ers.Northern
Michigan quarter-back Kyle Swenor capped a six-ty-nine yard drive
by the Wild-cats with a rushing touchdownfrom the one yard
line.Kyle Marotz missed the extrapoint making it 27-6 at half
ime.The second half began withtwo fumbles in three series, oneby
each team.Justin Adams fumbled on theMercyhurst twenty-three
yardline, which was recovered byNorthern Michigan's Luke Whit-son,
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Women s soccer remains optimisticBy Amanda HarnoczContributing
Writer
Ready to kick off anotherschool year?The Lady Lakers have
beenworking hard to do just that. Inpast years, the wom en's
soccerteam has made it to appearanc-es in NCAA playoffs.They
finished off the seasonwith a 13-4-2 record and 6-2-1in the Great
Lakes Intercolle-giate Athletic Conference (GLI-AC) ':This team
record allowedMercyhurst to tie for secondwith Grand Valley
State.Also in 2002, the women'ssoccer team finished fourth inthe
Great Lakes Region.With such successful past sea-sons there is no
reason to doubtthat the Lady Lakers will again)do well and make it
to many fi-nals. Keith Cammidge is enteringhis second year at
Mercyhurstas women's soccer head coachand has had 16 years of
collegecoaching experience. ; jHe has coached at NCAA di-vision I
schools such as North-eastern University and DrexelUniversity. iNot
only is Cammidge help-ful to the wom en's soccer team,he himself
has played as a mid-fielder for Boston University.
This years team roster in-cludes 7 incoming freshmanand 15
returning players. 1While the team has beenworking hard and
preparingfor their season, team spirit isalso a key component for
win-ning games.The next upcoming homegame is Tuesday, September23rd
at 400 p.m. The Lady Lak-ers will be dueling with Wheel-ing
Jesuit.The next two games will beat home on the first and thefourth
of October. Startingtimes are 1:00 and 1:30.The team had a game on
Sun-day, September 14th with adevastating loss to NorthernKentucky.
The score was tied0-0 in the first haIf. Sx minutesinto the second
half NorthernKentucky scored two goals, tomake the final score 2-0.
TheLaker's current record is)now 2-3-1. The team has juststarted
the season and has plen-ty of time to increase the slash-es on the
win side of the col-umn.With the way the soccerteam has started
with their out-standing players, there will bemany women soccer
playersrepresented here and a success-ful season to look forward
to.Keep an eye on the Mercy-hurst W ebsite for updated stats.
On the ensuing dr ive, Wildcattailback Corey Woods fumbledat the
1-yard line, but his team-mate Corbin Walker recovered itin the end
zone for a touch-down.Kyle Marotz nailed the extrapoint to make the
score interest-ing at 27-13.The Lakers got the ball backand marched
downfield finish-ing the drive with a 10-yardtouchdown pass from
Jeff Nowl-ing to senior receiver Brad Thompson. Scanlon again hit
theextra point making it 34-13.Northern Michigan went on toadd a
field goal, to make thescore 34-16 after three quarters.Nowling led
the team down-field nicely on the next drive,more importantly
chewing up alot of the time clock, and com-pleted a 10-yard
touchdownpass to Kevin Campbell to givethe Lakers more breathing
roomwith a 41-16 lead.Northern M ichigan went on toscore two more
touchdowns, butit still wasn 't enough as the Lak-ers took the game
with a score41-29. J IThe Lakers are now 2-0 and 1-0 in GLIAC
play.The team plays at Tulio Fieldagain next Saturday again st
Sag-inaw Valley in the homecominggame starting at 1:30 p.m.
Laker f ie ld ho ck ey ba lan ces rec or dBrings record to 2-2
on shutout win over Seton HillBy Amanda PointerContributing
Writer
Women's tennis serves a winBy Patrick MartinoSports Editor
When senior Mercyhurst wom-en's tennis captain Alison Hugh-es
looks around at her teammatesshe sees potential. She
seesdetermination. Most importantlyshe sees outstanding tennis
play-ers. "We have a great team here andI am expecting great things
out othem. We have everything weneed to have a winning team."says
Hughes.Mercyhurst stumbled in theirfirst match against Division I
Nia-gara University but has since then)gone undefeated in the
GreatLakes Intercollegiate AthleticConference (GLIAC) and is now5.0
in conferenceplay. .Their early accomplishmentshave not gone
unnoticed either.The women's Laker teamearned the spot as this
week'sTeam of the Week and they do notplan on stopping here.Head
coach Ray Yost sees thisyear as a challenge for his team."We are
looking for the tough-est independent schedule we canput
together."
The Lady Lakers added fourfreshmen to a squad of their fivetop
players from last year.Sophomores Natalie Papa re I laand Tori
Trombetta are also veryenthusiastic about the incomingfreshmen and
their role on theteam. *"Our freshmen are performingwell and that's
what we need thisyear," raves Paparella. \"We have a championship
qual-ity team that goes a t he way fromour captain to our new
freshman,"adds Trombetta. 'tMercyhurst has defeated Fin
ley,Hillsdale, Wayne State, MichiganTech, and Lake Superior]State,
four of which were won bysubstantial margins.All wins are credited
to thedepth of this year's squad.Senior co-captain LindsayZimm
remains undefeated andfreshman Pennsylvania DoublesChampion Jamie
Sutyak and ToriTrombetta remain undefeated in]doubles play. .
IMercyhurst tennis hits the courtagain this coming weekend in
the!l.T.A. Championships held in Indianappolis, Ind. to establish
in-dividual national rankings.
The lady Lakers evened theirrecord this past Saturday whenthey
defeated Sea ton Hill 2-0Mercyhurst made both of thegoals in the
first half and also had21 shots on goal during that time.This game
left Mercyhurst witha 2-2 record.
Scoring for the lady Lakerswere Nicole Davis and KatieKing.
Lauren MacEUeven andJessica Grow assisted the game-winning
shots.Stopping attempts from SetonHill was goalie Julie Smith
whoplayed 70 minutes and had 5saves.On September 6,h Mercyhursttook
on Geneseo State winningtheir first game this season witha 1-0
victory.Scoring the second goal of theseason was junior Nicole
Davis.Davis scored early in the secondhalf with help from senior
de-fender, Janet Arm strong. Thiswas the first w in after falling
toBentley, who is nationally rankedand Assumption,A few adjustments
have beenmade in the coaching staff.Taking on double duty,
coachStacey Gaudette took over hashead coach for the field
hockeyteam and is also the head coachfor women's lacrosse.
Katie Mc /Sophomore forward Misty Dennis advances on Geneseo ad
Photograph erShe took on the head coach po-sition in January 2003
whencoach Kevin Cooke left.Adding to the excitement of thenew
season is the promising out-look for the team with veteranplayers
returning and six fresh-men joining I he roster.The six freshmen
offer an op-portunity to impact the team be-cause ofhigh school and
club are-na experience.
As stated by Mercyhurst sportsin forma tion, freshmen
VanessaMourey and Megan Smalling w illhelp strengthen the Laker
de-fense.Mercyhurst lost two of their topscorers this past year and
won'thave the senior defensive player,Christa Mancini on the field
dueto injuries.Returning and keeping theteam strong are Nicole
Davis, jun-
ior a 11-American Catrina Sheaf-fer, and sophomores
ChristineSmith and Kelly Costanzo.
With many players returningand a solid freshman class join-ing
the team, the lady Lakersfield hockey team hopes to con-tinue
winning and prove to besuccessful in the national arena.Mercyhurst
will hit the fieldagain at Houghton College onSeptember 18,h at
1:00p.m.W om en's volleyball off to goo d startSeniorJenn Barba
shines with 55 kills and37 blocksBy Krista RossContributing
Writer
The M ercyhurst Women's Vol-leyball team is off to ano ther
greatstart, with an overall record of 10-3. I , 4iThe Lady Lakers
finished just ayear ago 21-8 overall, 13- 4 in theGLIAC, and made
the conferenceplayoffs for the second straightyear.The Lady Lakers
returned fourstarters from last year's season,)and has plenty of
experience tocarry them to another great sea-son.The I akers also
have sevenfreshmen on their roster, includ-ing three who are
currently start*|ing. Head Coach Missy Soboleski,
Jenn Barba Fito Photowho is in her fourth year at Mer-cyhurst
feels that although thegirls are young, they are startingto come
together. a
"We are young and it is impor-tant that someone steps up to
takeleadership and that we cometogether/'said Soboleski.
"We tost two key players whogave us a lot of ball control, butwe
do have a lot of offense thatgives us a lot of different optionsto
work with.We have been challenged bysome tough teams, but we
havethe GLIAC freshman of the year,key players in the middle, the
cur-rent GLIAC player of the month,freshman stepping up, and
sever-al other solid players who are justbeginning to gel
together," saidCoach Soboleski.The Lady Lakers finished 3-1 atthe
Edinboro Tournament defeat-ing, Geneva, St. Joseph's of Indi-ana,
and Lees-McRae. The teamsonly loss came in the secondmatch of the
day against JuanitaCollege.Senior MH Jenn Barba took overfirst
place a time, over the week-
end with 143 solo blocks. She al-ready is the career leader in
blockassists and total blocks. For theweek, she recorded 55 kills,
37blocks, and hit .474 Junior Lynd-s Hughes recorded 58 kills
whilesenior MH Kaili K lieman had 29blocks in the four matches.
Soph-omore Kari Clapham totaled 173assists.The women are currently
10-3overall and will open Gl I ACplay Tuesday, Sept. 16, at
7p.m.against rival Gannon U niversity.
"We are looking forward to thematch our big match and weneed all
the support from thecrowd that we can get," said se-nior Kaili
Klieman.Although Gannon leads the alltime series 22-15, the Lady
Lakers have won the last four matcl 1es.
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