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Tho V o ic e o f t h e M e r c y h u rt t C o m m a n H fV O L . 48 N O . 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1975ElectionsfNearing CompletionH u r s t n n z e s

By Gerard NeCastroIn accordance with the College Senate Constitution,drafted in the 1974-75 school year, time has come forthe College Senate to elect its representatives.Under the old College Senate system, th e majorityof the power belonged to the faculty w hich held approximately two-thirds of the voting power within thebody. With all of the full-time faculty mem bers, one-third as m any students and the vice-presidents of theCollege as the Senate^ membership, this system wasnot well! balanced. Seeing this flaw in the Senatestructure, the Mercyhurst faculty, |administrationand student body went hard to work to correct it.After much hard labor J they adopted a newarrangement, calling for an even distribution of

I t ' s W e e k l y T h in gIn an effort to deal with an onslaught of newbusiness which has taken place in the early weeks ofthe new school jjyear, the members of RUS aremeeting on a weekly basis. * *j | According to RUS President Jim Hallamyer, theweekly meetings will continue until RUS |has. beenable to get free of the backlog of major ^decisionsfacing the body which has piled up in the course of the

last few weeks. He stressed that the meetings wouldonly take place on a weekly basis as they weredemanded by the workload.te ? "ft & ^ % -'jfyOne advantage of the weekly meetings*that waspointed out by Jim (was (bat thei meetings willprobably nm shorter b ecause less business will haveto be conducted. |The meetings will take place every Wednesday, at3:30 p.m. in Room 114 Zurn. All students are invitedto attend and take part in the meetings. Participationby non-RUS members has been made easier this yearby the establishment of a period off time at. eachmeeting devotedio 'Hearing of Studen ts". This partof the meeting is near the beginning of each meeting,and students wishing to be heard are urged to be atthe meeting early* lest they miss the opportunity tospeak. {

M O N E YPortland- (Sept. 5) -Unclaimed Scholarships, aPortland, Maine based^firm, has recently madeavailable a list of sources for unclaimed scholarships, grants, aids, and fellowships. iThis list of sources was researched and compiledas of September 5, 1975 and may be purchased for$12.95 from Unclaimed Scholarships, j369 AllenAvenue, Po rtland, Maine 041032 | | {T he firm, Unclaimed Scholarships, is a mem ber ofthe Greater Portland* Chamber of Commerce, j amember of the Credit Bureau of Greater Portland,and is registered*with Ithe Maine State ConsumerCouncil. 1- Si I r

voting authority. More specifically, it provided thateach subdivision of- the Senate would have fiverepresentatives or voters. These members will bechosen from the full-time faculty, the full-time administration and the Representative Union ofStudents, and will be elected by their own divisioaActually, within each section, there ar e two elections.The first trims the nominations to 10, the secondmakes the decision for the final five members.The faculty has already narrowed their choices to10, including the following: Sr. Mary MatthewBalthus, Dr. Robert Blessing, Dr. Marvin Camburn,Sdward Gallagher (current president of the Senate),Dr. Robert Hoff, Ms. Jacquelyn Howey, Dr. EdwardLignowski, David Pines, Andrew Roth and Sr. MauraSmith. pAfter .the Senate membership elections are completed, w hich is expected to be the end of this week,"selectionswill be made for the offices of presidentand vice-president. Sept. 24 is the date set for thisevent. ' *f $ "ri I J 'iMr. Edward GallagherSenate President

Rep. Turn-Out Good

E l e c t i o n s ! B u d g e t K e e p RUSB u s yThe approval of new budgets for SAC and RUS andthe organization oft elections for the ^purpose ofselecting student representatives to the new CollegeSenate were among the items considered at the firstmeeting of the Rep resenta tive! Union of Students(RUS) for the new academic year. I f *A total of 22 representatives and officers werepresent at the*meeting,, which Hook plac e on Wednesday afternoon, Sept^ 10, in?Room 5114iZurn.Accordingfto RUS officers the turn-out was "surprisingly good" in light of the fact; that the meetinghad to be organized on short notice.*The, hope was'expressed by the officers that attendance at themeetings would get even better.^ *|jjg "**& y ffThe major order of business at the 90-minutemeeting was that of approving the two budgets administered by the body. By a vote of 16-2, with fourabstentions, the representatives approved a RUSbudget for the 1975-76 academic y ear which providedfor allocation of$30,450. *M | * f l | iAmong; the.- item s in the budget that;* provokeddiscussion were allocations of $3000.00|for the purpose of starting a student11 supported "yearbook,$13,500 for SAC, and $500.00 for the purpose of havingan annual audit on the RUS financial books. In thediscussion of the final item, the audit, RUS advisor E.William Kennedy explained that the sums of moneyinvolved in the annual RUS budgets required anannual audit. At the end of the discussion, the budgetpassed without change. A iIn addition to approving the overall RUS allocationbudget for the entire year, the body approved theexpenditures of the Student Activities Committee(SAC) for fall term. A total expenditure for the termof $6,525.00 was approved. J 4 { h k |

.i The RUS members also dealt with the question of anumber of elections which would be taking place inthe near future| It was decided that ties in the Mayrepresentative elections of last yea r would be dealtwith following determination of whether or not thecandidates involved still wanted to run. By the end ofthe week, only one tie remained, a four-way split inthe Sociology Department* 0 :lTwo other elections were under consideration byRUS at the meeting^ T he first involved the selectionof five student representatives to serve on the newMercyhurst College Senate. It was decided to hold aprimary election, in which ten nominees would beselected from the* total membership of RUS at thenexttfRUS meeting, tentatively .scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, and to make the final choice by mailballot the following week. IThe final election considered,by the members ofRUS was the result of the resignation, due to illhealth, of RUS T reasurer Sal T impani. It wasdecided that special election would be held, in whichnormal^ nominating , cam paign, and ele ctionprocedures for RUS officers would be followed. |The final order of business at the meeting involvedthe nomination of candidates for the position of RUSAdvisor. ft was decided; to continue the precedentestablished.last year, and elect two advisors. Fournominations were made for the postDr. H. MichaelErisman, Dr. Jeffery Sternlieb, E. William Kennedy,and Barry McAndrew. Final selection for the postwas scheduled for the next RUS Meeting.

L I V E S !Praeterita is alive pnd well and living at Mercyhurst! | 1 1 1 1Although it was reported in a May, 1975 issue of theMerciad that the Mercyhurst yearbook had "bittenthe dust" after nearly forty years of continuouspublication, events a t the end of May and during thesummer months proved the outcome to be otherwise.Shortly after the original report of the y earbook'sdemise, a group of Mercyhurst students did a specialpoll on whether or not the students of the collegewanted a yearbook. The results of the poll showedthat 85 per cent of the students were in favor ofhaving a yearbook, even if it m eant paying for it. |In the course of the sum mer months, ground workwas laid for a yearbook that would be {funded in

dependent of the collegebudget. Plans were made fora subscription drive, in which books would be sold inadvance at $10.00 per book, a pledge drive whichwould solicit donations from faculty, administration,staff, trustees and associates, and at request forfunding from RUS. | & ? %Last week. RUS approved the yearbook's requestfor funds to be used to set up a new yearbook, and$3,000.00 was budgeted by RUS to start th e yearbookon its way. T he balance of the cost ofithe book willhave to be raised by the yearbook staff.T he newjyearbook staff is a big one with overtwenty members, headed up by Editor in Chief CindyJarzab. Helping Cindy will be Asst. Co-EditorsRegina Scura and Jim Lee.

M e r c y h u r s t C h o s e n |S e m in a r S i t e .

Mercyhurst 'College will be the setting for thequarterly meeting of the Western Region of thePennsylvania Association of Specialists of Aging(PASA) on Wednesday, October 1. The meeting, to beheld in the faculty dining room, will be open to allmembers of the Erie County Chapter of PASA and alllocal service providers in the field of aging. ^ * \Registration will be held at 9:30 a.m. and a no-hostluncheon will be served a t noon. Following a morningbusiness meeting, a discussion of a proposal onregion-wide professional in-service training will beheld. M I 1PASA is a statewide organization whose purpose isto up-grade professional services?for older Penn-sylvanians and to recommend policy and programson aging to the Governor. The Western Region ofPASA, a two-year-old program, is headquartered inPittsburgh. i i -| *

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PACE 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1975

Letter ToThe Editor

P a r k i n g P r o b l e m s

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Dear Editor, ! I fIt was a n unexpected surprise to arrive on campusfor the first day of Fall term .classes and discoverthat the campus parking lots were filled to capacity.This w a s ; quite a feat considering that the weatherwas still good, there were*no*snow piles blockingparking spac es, and it w as only 9:30 in the m orning.Last y ear it took the onset of winter'weather to jamthe Mercyhurst lot. T his year; we're doing the sam efeat in warm Fall weather. I call that PROGRESS.It's a curious fact:-: that the parking problem atMercyhurst should steadily worsen at the same timethat we a re. told the day student population of thecollege is declining. "Wh ere", I used to wonder, "doall the cars come from?"; \ | fI I discovered th e answer to tha t question last w interwhen th e car s in the lot were buried under the load ofheavy snow. At the end of three days, all of the carssitting in the lot were free of snow with the exception %of a sizable number of cars w hich were pa rked in the &*.

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Doesn't anyone have anything to say about Mercyhurst? Write a letter tn th * S H Aopinions. J O I . write a letter jto th e editor. We need your

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College students will beglad to hear that the collegegraduate unemployment isthe lowest among all groups.The Bureau of Laborstatistics reported that therewere an estimated 415,000 college graduates unemployedin March. The survey, conducted for BLS by the censusbureau, found that thesecollege graduates-were thesmallest percentage of the 8.4million jobless when rankedby educational attainment.Tlie jobless rate Iwas thehighest for high-school dropouts^... 15.2 per cent. Thejobless rate for ithose withfour or more years of collegew a s 2 . 9 per cent.

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T he unemployment rate forthose who dropped out ofcollege after one to threeyears was 6.9^per cent. Thejobless r at e for persons* withonly an elementary-schooleducation, about 12 per cent,apparently was the result oftheir being somewhat olderaiid having had j more laborforce experience i than high-school dropouts. *This year the EducationalTesting Service has droppedone administration of theN a t i o n a l T e a c h e rExaminations. The change inschedule of examinations(now Nov. 8, 1975, l Feb. 21,1976 and July 17,. 1976) h asmade it necessary for allteachers interested in takingthe School " District WotP h i l a d e l p h i a ' s f 1 o ca 1

examination to be sure toregister* for| either theNovember date or absolutelyno later than f the Februarydate, i j . '* *May graduates who do not

I n t e r s e s s i o nT r a v e lWant to tour CentralEurope for a cultural

e x p e r i e n c e d u r i n gIntersession? *I t i nerary i nc l udesLondon, Cologne, Munich,Salzburg, an d Paris.*Limited number ofstudents can be acc o m m o d a t e d . S e eMarilyn Jewell, 206Preston, or Jean Lavin,213 Main, before September 26 for deta ils.;T his is a credit-bearingcourse.

take the February NationalTeacher Examinations willnot be able tto take thePhiladelphia School* Districtexam inations.! Consequently,they will not be placed oneligibility lists and therefore,will not be considered foremployment in September197 6 .It probably would be a goodidea to get theseexaminations out of the wayin November or February ifyou plan to teach and will begraduating fin May, whetheryou plan to teach inPhiladelphia or elsewhere.\T he a office of CareerCounseling and PlacementServices of the StateUniversity College at Buffalo,1300 Elmwood Avenue,Buffalo, N.Y. will sponsor aGraduate and ProfessionalSchool Exploration Day onTuesday, October 21, 1975,from 2 to 5 p . m . in the CollegeStudent Union.An invitation to attend hasbeen extended to students andadministrators here atMerc yhurst If interested, seeGary Bukowski, Room205Main. ''!$$*& Thelmain purpose of thisprogram is to stimulate* un-op -andand

thinking amongdergraduates about theport unities in graduateprofessional schoolsindustry. One-hundred percent cooperation has beenassured SUNY i at Buffalofrom the Niagara FrontierIndustry-Education Council.The New York Times,Boston Globe, Toronto Globe& Mail, Philadephia Inquirer,Pit tsburgh Press andCleveland Plain Dealer areall available for reading andchecking out where the jobsare i n t h e want a d s . . . stop bythe Career .Planning an dPlacement Center for a look-s e e ! * i a.- > iSeniors who haven't signedtheir placement registrationcards and turned-them in tothe Career Planning andPlacement Center, should doso as soon as possible. This isthe only way that we can get

your placement file started ...stop by today. It won't be longbefore you'll be graduatingand looking for a job, and thatplacement file will be allZSTUDENTSv Please pick up yourmail box numbeic fromthe mail room in thebasement of Preston Hallas soon as possible.;

C a s h i n gC h e c k sA t B u r h e n n ' s

Please write on the back ofyour check: $ *1(1) Your signature(2) Student I . D . number(3) Home address >(4) School addressI (5) School phone number!YOUT Mercyhurst il.D. is adefinite must. No checks willbe cashed without it. Allchecks must be o.k.'d byljthepharmacist . With J yourcooperation, Burhenn's willcontinue this generous serv iceto the 'Hurst students.

Important.Last week, the County ofErie received notificationfrom the U.S. Department ofLabor of the approval of itsT itle VI ComprehensiveEmployment & Training Act(CETA) grant application.T his $795,000 gra nt willultimately Jprovide subsidization of wages and fringebenefits for approximately115 PSE positions locatedthroughout Erie County.In order to qualify for theCounty's Tit le* VI PSEprogram, the followingcriteria must b e met" 11.) T h e individual must be aresident of th e balance of ErieCounty, i.e., must residewithin the County but outsidethe corporate limits of theCity of Erie, s2.) The individual must beunemployed for a period of 30

days prior to the actual dateof application.For more informationconcerning these CountyManpower jobs, see GaryBukowski, 205-Main.

W h a t F H a p p e n i n g ?? * FridayMercyhurst Night at Putt - PuttI J SaturdayBaseball v s. University of Buffalo-Home 1:00 p.m.Movie - Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr HvdeRecital Hall 8:00 p.m. I.D.'s r(Tuesday 23 rdBowling Party Eastland Bowl. Midnight to ? I.D. 's arerequired. Transportation provided.Saturday and Sunday8:00 p.m. Recital Hall Movie "W CFields- Y ou Can Never Cheat an Honest Man" I.D'sI Monday 2 9 , Tuesday 30, Wednesday ICoffeehouse Circuit presents "Gunhill Road" with their top40 smash "Back When M y Hair W as Short" Shows at 9 and10 .f COMING T O T H E COFFEEHOUSE SOON1 DIVIDED W E STAND''! 1 -f .

RECRUITERS O NCAMPUS:September 2 6 & 2 7U . S . MarinesOctober 7 ' XeroxStudents interested insigning up to see a Recruitermay do so a t thei CareerPlanning and* PlacementCenter, 204-Main. %$k

A D M I S S I O N S C L U B

B i o l o g y C l u bM e e t :

Like last year, the BiologyClub is alive and well andliving on first floor ZurnJlfyou would like to become apart of this dynamic club,come Ho the meeting, whichwill be held on September*-24at 7 p.mjin room 103, ZurnHall. [ 4At* this meeting, GaryBukowski j will tepeak aboutwhat the Placement Officecan do in helping you get aninternship^ in your field ofinterest? and about the jobwork study opportunities.We will also elect the TriBeta officers for^next yearand w e will take care of otherbusiness m atters.Hope t o s e e y o u there.

A new club is being formed a t Mercyhurst: the AdmissionsClub. T he first meeting was held on September 8,1975. Mostof th e attending students were freshmen. >T h e Admissions Club h as a threefold purpose: *First, its memb ers will help recruit prospective studentsb y giving tours and acting as hosts to campus visitors.I Second, the club will plan social events to serve themembers. &gLastly, it will assist the Admissions Office in their dailyactivities. |Hopefully, the club will serve as a liaison between thestudents a n d t h e Admissions Office.With the 50th Anniversary of Mercyhurst coming up in1976, the club wants to contribute to the celebration. Themem bers hope to build the loyalty and the tradition of thefirst 50 years, by making people aware of them.Membership is voluntary. Anyone is welcome to loin. T henext meeting will be held in approximately tw o weeks.T he Admissions Club hopes t o b e charted b y R U S and thusbecome a viable pa rt of the college community.

Thank YouT he ^Introduction toSecondary Education Classwould\ like to thankf FranBingnear for enlighting themin multimedia educationaltechniques. f

Come write with u s .Join th e Merciad staff.Meetings J e v e r yThursday in the MerciadOffice a14 p. m. g

COLLEGE STUDENTS POETRY ANTHOLOGYThe NATIONAL POETRY PRESSannounces its

SPRING COMPETITIONT he dosing date for I the submission of manuscripts by College Students is

November 5thANY STU DENT attendinghis verse. There is no limitationferred by the Board of Judges, b junior or senior college is eligible to suto form or theme. Shorter works areise

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PAGE 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1975Inquiring R eporter AsksD o You Approve Of The Present Derm Visiting Hours?

BB SSN Sheila West "They could be; at least an hour longer."

Anne Houghton"I think thatthere should be 24-hourvisiting rig hts."

PartImprove Reading Skills

Reading is the most* important learning skill one canacquire for success and enjoyment throughout life. It is anintegral part of our personal and working lives. Considerhow much time every day is spent reading newspapers,letters, books, menus, directions, or signs! 8 5 per cent ofcollege work, for example, involves reading. The b etter youread , the m ore you will succeed in study or work, and enjoythe tune you spend with books.Reading, is basically the understanding of words andassociation between them. To improve reading skills youmust increase your ability to see and understand grouping ofwords, or ideas, at a speed and in a manner that is comfortable to you. To be a good reader you must concentrate onwhat you ar e doing and learn to use your eyes to the best ofyour ability. Move them at a rate that allows your brain toabsorb the main ideas printed on a page. ^Most people do not perfect their reading after the fifthgrade. High school and college students are often badreaders. They overlook the need i to continually use andimprove good reading habits. Remember, your eyes, likefingers, for the piano or legs for skiing, must be trained to beskillful.1 If you would like to improve your rea ding sk ills these fewsteps can help: j i f m ^ *fat1. Evalu ate your reading habits. IlliSf 'fflj2. Use your eyes efficiently.? ] ^ , MtStik |3. Continue to broaden your vocabulary.4. Adapt your speed so you understand Hie material.5. Practice on a regular basis. & . * $ EVALUATE YOUR READING HABITSAnalyze your present reading habits so that you knowwhere to improve your skills: \ \ \ mDo you use your lips, throat or mind to "voc alize" words?You are probably still using the childhood hab it of soundingout each word. This slows you down. %J |Do strange words constantly stop your progress? Yourvocabulary needs improvement. *Do you read every single word? You should train youreyes to spanphrases or "thought units " instead of individualwords. t > &|||Do you go back over what you have read? You are notpayings attention. Good concentration means good comprehension. ^ "| " J. j M 1Do you always read at the same speed? Speed should va rydepending on the material and your purpose for reading,e.g. fiction, newsp apers, textbooks.] | $ | gHas your reading speed and comprehension remainedstatic? Skillful reading is an art and needs continual practice.? The more you read, the more you will enjoy andremember^- % t ! W UUSE YOUR EYES EFFICIENTLY f 1It is the eyes that see printed words and transmit them tothelbrain. Understand how they work and give them theopportunity to perform well. Eyes perceive words only whenthey stop moving, or make what is called a "fixa tioa" It isduring this pause that the brain records what the eyes see.Depending upon your "span" you will perceive one, two ormore words in each fixatioa T he average college student,for \ example, has a span of 1.1 words and makes fourfixations pe r second. f |pf | iPVocalizing words impedes reading progress . Poor readersare inclined to whisper, use their lips, enunciate silently intheir throat, or visualize the words in their minds. If youhave any of these bad habits they should be broken becausethey slow-down understanding. Learn to move your eyescontinually forward at a pace that allowsjthe brain to understand, i | p'Trainyour'eyes to increase the i r span by taking in morethan one word at a tim e. You can make your eyes-fix onrelated words, phrases, or short lines in one brief stop .Don't allow your e y e s to go back o v e r words. Think aboutwhat you are seeing and keep going at a speed that is fastenough to remember* at the end what you read at thebeginning. Faster reading, with no retracing, helps comprehension. | / 1Many people need glasses to read well. Blurred words,continual eye fatigue or itching and stinging eyes mightmean you need glasses. If you I think 'your eyes need

correction, have them examined by an eye doctor. If glassesare p rescribed, do not hesitate to buy and wear them. Makesure they are always free of dirt and scratch es.

J- -- - -* - .Tim M c Gaughey"No, weare aU adult enough not tohave any hours imposedonus."

M ark M orr is on "No, Ibelieve that it doesn'tmatter how long they're inhere as long as they arenot making any trouble."Phil D ubski"No, I don'tthink there should be anvhours."

W ill's D isapp earance MysteryBy W illiam GoatzOne of the summer'sbiggest stories was accidentally overlooked by lastweek's opening issue of the

Merciad. That story involvedthe mysterious disappearance of longtime M erciadh i s t o r i a n - h u m o r i s t ( ? )William Zootman (betterknown as Will Overstreet).Local, state and federalauthorities are still mystifiedby Will 's disappearance,which was first noted by adelivery person from CaseNostra Pizza, who had consistently found no one home atMr. Overstreet 's one-halfroom apartment on the fourthfloor of Old Main. Anxious toget rid of the three-month-oldpizza, the delivery mancontacted Erie Police, whoimmediately launched theirinvestigation, upon I completion of eating the pizza.(Officer Nostroleno, head ofthe investigation team, latercomplained of indigestion,attributing it to |the moldycondition of the pizza).After about fifteen minutesof intensive investigation, theofficers determined that Mr.Overstreet had las t been seenon the evening of May 28, at abanquet* for Merciad * staffmem bers. Staff mem berOlivia . Longo recalled thatMr. Overstreet^ left quietly,shortly after dinner, byclimbing .through a window.This, according to Ms. Longo,was not unusual behavior forMr. Overstreet. i | ^| Having, arrive d at!a temporary dead-end in new clues,the police i officers gotauthorization to fsearch themissing man 's apar tment .The search of Mr. Over-street's quarters turned upthe usual normal furnishingan overturnedibed, a/blood

stained knife, and [an olive-green^ suitca se containingforty-seven empty licoricepackages. ( The police concluded from their findingsthat there had been noevidence of foul play .Police then contacted Mr.Overs treet's next of kin, Mrs.Sylvia Overstreet Plotz, oldersister of the missing person,of 31 Nanook Dr., Thule,Greenland. Mrs. Plotz informed!; police that she hadlast heard from her brother inearly May, when he wrote herregarding plans that he wasmaking at the time to drivefrom Erie to Thule by car,withouOthe benefit of a boatfor the ocean crossing.Working on this ^information,the police put out an all-points-bulletin onf! M r.Overstreet's |l969 Rambler.Dragging operations werealso begun in I the AtlanticOcean in the immediatevicinity *of 'Newfoundland,still, no trace of?WilHwasfound. * * $On Sept. 2, there was anapparent break in the case.Trie Rambler was discoveredsitting in a public parking lotin Union City, | Pa. At thispoint, the FB I was called in todo chemical analysis onnumerous stains that hadbeen found on the upholsteryof the car. No signs of bloodwerei found, J but it wasdetermined^ that Mr. Over-

street had a fondness forchocolate ice cream andgraham j crackers wi thmustard. The ^investigatingofficer noted that Overstreetappeared ito have '.beenengaged! in smugglingcarloads of graham crackersand licorice across s tate lines,thus accounting for the sourceof 1 the money with which

Overstreet had acquired thev i n t a g e c o l l e c t o r ' sautomobile. f? With no further leads to goon, the FBI proceeded to callin the CIA, and all of Mr.Overstreet's acquaintanceswere put under twenty-fourhour surveillance. Again,another possible break in thecase* occu rred, with thediscovery that the missingperson's dog, Wimpy, was aCommunist with connectionsin Moscow, Peking, andChagrin Falls, Ohio. The dogwas immediately shipped toWashington, paw-printed, andput through a 36-hour interrogation J session withHenry Kissinger himself. T heresult: no new word (or"bark") on the case.

On Sept.f | p an FBIspokesman announced tha t allpossible leads H had beenexhausted in the case and thatthe case was closed pendingnew information. Herequested that anyone on theMercyhurst campus |whomight have informationon thedisappearence step forward,but stressed at the same timethat the investigators were inno big hu rry. "After all, theguy seems to have been aregular looney...we're not somuch l interested in findinghim aslwe are-'in breakingthat graham cracker andlicorice smuggling ring. Boy,he must|have reallyFbeen offhis rocker!" jIf any of the m embers of theMercyhurstv communi tyshould have any knowledge ofthe whereabo uts^' of | WillOverstreet* | the | Merciadwould greatly appreciate it ifthey would remain silent.T hings have never *been| sopeaceful h ere before...

Fellowships Open* Inquiries ; aboutf the jDanforth Fellowships, to 3beawarded! by the f DanforthFoundation of St. Louis, Mo.,in March 1976, are invited,according to the local cam pusr e p r e s e n t a t i v e , D a v i dDeSante, 207 Maia JThe Fellowships ar e open toall qualified\persons!of anyrace, creed or citizenship,single or married, who|haveserious interest in careers ofteaching and-or administration Un colleges anduniversities, and who plan tostudy for a Ph.D. in any fieldof study common o the undergraduate l iberal ar t scurriculum in the UnitedStates. Applicants must be

under 35 years of age at thetime application papers arefiled, ana may not have un

dertaken j any S graduate orP

rofessional study beyond theaccalaureate. Persons mustbe nominated by liaison officers of their undergraduateinstitutions by November 20,1975. The Danforth Foundation does not accept directapplications \ for theFellowships. Approximately65 fellowships will beawarded in March 1976. * MThe award is made for oneyear, and it Us norm allyrenewable until completion ofthe degree or for a maximumof four years of graduatestudy. Fellowship stipendsare based on individual need,but they may not exceed $2275for single fellows land $2,450for married fellows for theacademic year, plusdependency allowances for

children and required tuitionand fees. -.*!Other fellowships may beheld conc urren tly with;, aDanforth Fellowship, exceptfor those administeredthrough other programs ofthe Danforth Foundation.Income from other awardswill ibe; taken Unto consideration in determining thesupplementary living expensestipend if the amountreceived is less than theD a n f o r t h F o u n d a t i o nmaximum, and if the agencyconcerned will allow this.The Danforth Foundation,created by the lateiMr. andMrs. William?H.>Danforth in1927, is a national, educational jphilanthropic organization, |dedicated to enhancing thehumane dimension of life.

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P l a n s B i gBy Eileen D elSordo

Y e a r *C.E.C.;is off to a fantasticbeginning. T he 1975-76 clubcommenced its first of manyprojects by sponsoring aBasket of Cheer raffle whichwill continue|until 6:00 p.m.Friday, Sept.' 19,iwhere thewinner will be announced inGarvey Park. Tickets are onsale in the^Union from 11:00p.m. and in the cafeteriaduring dinner. There are stilla few days left ^to purchasetickets, so....if you feel luckyb u y your tickets and you maybe the proud owner of 12bottles of cheer. BjProposed activities whichare presently on the planningtable are: (1) Saturday

morning pre-school f form e n t a l l y r e t a r d e dyoungsters. (2) A campus"trick-or-treat" night for

exceptional children. (3) ADance marathon which hasbeen scheduled for theweekend of January 9 - 1 1 . (4)A j hoagie hut f- is j beingorganized for fweek nightsiMon. thru Thurs.) in thebasementjof McAuley Hall.These are just at few of themany projects C.E.C.members will be involved fwith^throughout the year.Because of increased interestin C.E.C. by students outsidethe Education Dept, we have Y F A P R f t f t l f #Bf Ainitiated an honorary M l i D W I l . . *

tive, worthwhile organization,contact our advisor Mr. BrianMcHugh or any of thechapters officers: EileenDelSordoPresident; PattyLordVice ^President; BobMcKeeSecretary; LisaCenculloTreasurer; orRosie ColletaMembership. M

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membership. This differsfrom the traditional in cast ofmemb ership. Because! anhonorary member does notreceive C.E.C. Journal, his orher dues are only one dollar.If you feel you would!like tobecome t involved in thisiac-

S in g A lo n g W it h M I X .

T he subscription campaignstarts Monday, September 22for the yearbook. The cost ofthe yearbook is $10.00 but$5.00 is all that's required toreserve a book! with thebalance payable later. W e ar easking for faculty and administration pledges n o w , andjust a reminder, the seniorpicture deadline is December1st.

Friday, Sep t ember 19Lunch: Grilled Ham and Swiss Cheese, Egg Po YouneCold P late , Sandwich B a r . ^Dinner: Veal Scaloppini, Pish, French Dip Sandwich.I | Saturday, September20Lunch: Hamburger, Scrambled E ggs, Sandwich Bar.Dinner: Steak, Shrimp, Whoppers. pi> . Sunday, September21 m _Brunch: Waffles,5Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, SandwichBar.Dinner: Turkey with Mashed Potatoes, Beef StrogenoffCorn Fritte rs. M o n d ay , September22 ILunch: Hot Dogs, Egg Plant Parmesan* Jubilee SaladBowl, Sandwich B a r . 3Dinner:Salisbury Steak, Pork Chow Mein, Pizza.Tuesday, Sep t ember 23Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Chili, T urkey T etrazzini, BananaSalad Plate, Sandwich Bar.Dinner: Leg of Lamb, Lasagana, Hamburger WithFrench Fries. f j JU Wedn esday , S ep t ember 24Lunch: Pizza, Scrambled Eggs\With Ham.tSandwich

Dinner: El|Ranchero,fltalian Sausage Sandwich, FriedChicken. y |iThursday, September25Lunch: H amburgers, Baked 'Macaroni and Cheese,Melon Fruit Pla te, Sandwich Bar.Dinner: Veal Cutlet, Spaghetti, Hoagies.

Recently the Mercyhurst Concert Choir held elections forthe 1975-76 year. The results were as follows: PresidentSal Timpani ;| Vice PresidentCathy Bern; BusinessManagerRoy Reeves; and Publicity ManagersJoanNorris and Kathy Kelleher. IIf there are any men who enjoy singing and would be interested in joining the choir, we would appreciate it if yous e e M r . Blanchard or just come to rehearsal. We rehearse inthe Recital Hall on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:00 to5:30. In preparation for our fall concert, we need more mensingers and would greatly app reciate your help.

tn 4T r a n s c e n d e n t a l M e d i t a t i o nDave Bohun

B y Pat LyonDave Bohun, a 1975graduate of Ohio University,is the new Sports InformationDirector!) a t | Mercyhurs tCollege.Bohun, who started his

duties on July 1, succeededJoe Mattis who stepped downafter four years on the job tospend more time with jjhisfamily. %T he 21-year-old Bohungradua ted from Ohio U. witha Bachelor of Science degreein Journalism. Bohun alsograduated from CathedralP rep inf Erie where hecompeted all four years onthe track and cross countryteams.A t Ohio U ., Bohun served asan aide in the Sports Information office for one year andwas also the assistant sportsinformation director for twoyears , ' the first undergraduate ever to hold thatposition. Bohun waslselectedto the me mb ersh ip! ofCOSIDA (College SportsInformation Directors ofAmerica).Bohun * likes the ; responsibility of being in SID "andconsiders his new job verychallenging.5 "My main job,"saidfBohun, "is to act as aliaison between! t h e athleticdepartment and the press. Iwill also be in charge ofcompiling statistics for thevarsity sports, sending outindividual releases and teamreleases and putting togethera basketball and spring sportsguide. M y main j o b , however,& to be honest withtfhe pressin everything I do."

W A N T E D : TUTORST h e C o u n s e l i n gDepartments willI be interviewing students whowishlto tutor during thecourse of the year. If youhave a 3.0 minimum inyour major area andwould like to work in ourSkills Ban k,! pleasesecure an applicationform in 202 Preston onWednesday, September2 4 . m m 1 1

Transcendental Meditation,a technique developed inIndia, se ems |to becomingmore of an accepted practiceand less of a black magicritual used only b y Gurus.T ranscendental Meditationis the process where themeditator strives for. a deepmental | rest, usually | practiced in two twenty-minutesessions daily. It works byreducing'physical activityand increasing Omentalawareness. | J|It has been proved byresearch that transcendentalmeditation has closelyrelated to reduction of drugabuse, aniety, high bloodpressure, and general poorhealth. It helps in theprom otion! of creativity,

especially in the field ofbusiness management. T. M.has also been proved effectivein the social rehabilitation ofcriminal offenders. |gajteMany athletes are usingTranscendental Meditation inpreparing for sports events.Athletes that practice T.M.,Such as Joe Namath, WillieStargell,* and Gary Playe r,claim that meditation clearsthe mind and reduces theamount of stress that theyencounter in athle tics. &In the Northwestern Pennsylvania area, there are fivequalified IT.M. ^instructors.The goal is to g have oneTranscendental meditationinstructor for everyi 1000persons. The iinstructors inPennsylvania are funded by

the state. Pennsylvania wasthe first state to allocatefuqds for-, the Transcendentalptogrims.T?Transcendental Mediationis not a religion, philosophy,o r a diet, but a technique usedby* many to increase theperformance of their bodiesby relieving stress a n d strain.

F o o t b a l l K i c k s O f fI This past Wednesday, Sept.1 7 , the 6th season of ?ftheMercyhurst Football Leaguegot underway. This year theleague will consist! of eightteams. |"Soul On Ice" has got theJones boys, Smoke and Chas,along with Lamont Prince andBryant'"Jake" Jacobs.]T h e Mother T ruckers lost alot of players this year, butKenny Simons will be back tospearhead their attack.T he Kringo Kids, last yearknown as Latent T alent, willbe captained by the ErrolFlynn of the league,J GlennCaruso. His backup castincludes Gary Suminski, SlimTolin, Willy Tyler, BoBonomo,andMooaRelatively High, with theDavid and Goliath act, sportsa team that includes Dan"David" Downey, Bruce"Goliath" Fenstermeister,and Glen Gumsy Ddjoa T heonly question is, "Will CraigSampsell be 'Floundering

By Joe "Snides'lSnyderthis year ?"T h e "bulk" of T h e Familieshopes are on the swollenstomach of Ron Smalstig.Dave Bagnoni, o n loan fromthe Police Athletic League,did the scouting for the TenRats. The only question hereis when they re gettingbusted. Captain of the Rats,Jim Hallamyer, President ofth e Gail Bechtold Fan Club, ishoping that Gailfwill let himplay this season. Two newadditions to the Rats are Jim"Don't call me Jack" Rileyand Al "Call me Coach"Belovarac. The Ten Rats areworried that jMarkj " Z "Zdancewicz' extra curricularactivities will "crab" hisstyle. They also have highexpectations of Steve"Camptown Races" Ryan.This season will?begin on atragic note for the TenMousecateers. Before theirfirst league game, the Ratswill hold a memorial servicefor their departed friend,

Fred Nungesser. Mike Diacowill preside over theceremony and will; do hisimitation of a Katmandu. |T h e French T icklers will bethe tired loads of the league.Loading the team down againthis year are Fountain "F ats "Sherbine, the ace of the team,Mark " m o t o r m o u t h ' s "Condron, Connie 4 Curtis,Charlie "Hands" Rufo, Jim"2001" Prez, Mike Bridges,son of the actor Lloyd, andKen Ward, compliments ofthe State Mental HealthWard. pRounding out this year'steam roster is a new teamcalled The Stoned Rangers,and undoubtedly, these boysare out for a good time thisyear. The names o n (lie rostersheet| weres just barelylegible. It .looks like theseguys are living up to theirteam name. . I From th e looks of this year steams, it will* be a morecompetitive year for all.f

C a r e e r C o u n s e l i n gCorner

^ONUS ELECTIVES *W: Depending o n 1 yourmajor, you will be takingupwards of -40 differentcourses during your fouryears, including fa substantial number of non-|required e lec t ives .Experts familiar with thepoor market for LiberalArts majors are increasingly recommending that such majors notchange direction b ut electseveral courses, ? whereavailable, in subjectswhich offer specificinitial training for variousbusiness, government andother work-a-day occupations: accounting,!marketing, j economics,math, statistics, communications,* generalbusiness, * etc. Therecommendat ion isprompted by th e fact thatLiberal Arts graduates,who have such electives,have an I advantage incompeting for jobs, otherthings being equal,those who don't,there's anotherreason. Takingcourses can \ giveuseful insights |whether or not youthe aptitudes and in terests important tosuccess in the work-a-day-world.

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ilWhat's Cooking, Joe?"

PreviewBy Chris Van;W agenew

Though it'sfor basketballindication, asa i ittle earlythere is someof now, *j of apromising seasoa Over all,coach Dave Markey is veryoptimistic of the up-comingseasoa With the loss of sixplayers as of last year, there

still remains some depth lefton the bench in Jesse Campbell, Mike Molnar, BobRevco, Jimmy Harris, ConnieMcCoy, j- Paul Young, TomBarringer, Jimmy Oshlick,Kevin Bradley and a newaddition to the club, DickBrickell.This year, Campbell 'sback-up, jJuniors returning are JeffDavernjand Jimmy Harris.Both are fine :A developingatheletes who should provideth e Lakers* with speed.Sophomores are: Burroughs,Young, ; Oshlick and KevinBradely. Burroughs, Oshlickand Young should be able tohandle any zone thrown atthem by the opposition.Guard Kevin 'Bradle y, saidMarkey, has improved notonly in his ball handling 'butalso in his penetrating to thebasket. J . | I| There is only one freshmanon the team this year. Six feetfive inches jiPick Brickellshould add to tue reboundingon the Laker bench. *Over all the Lakers have avery promising season aheadof them. Jesse Campbellshould once again be the bigman to look for. Campbell a sof last year was named to thesmall colleges-first team AllAmerican and also played onthe All Star team in Israel lastseason. The Lakers onceagain look solid, but this year,no one seems to be talking of asection title, although thepossibility is realistic. ;./}

T he Mercyhurst TennisT eam may have finally put itall . together this year byacquiring the Ail-AmericanMartin Sturgess and twoplayers from Finland. TheHurst hopes are unusuallyhigh, j |The* goal of the team is toultimately gain the N.A.I.A.national championship JinKansas City. It fell short lastyear as they achieved anational rank ing, of .five.T hat's not bad for a fschoolthat i didn't have | a sportsprogram until five years ago.T his year optimism seems tobe at its highest for" Hursttennis fans.^Here is Ian introduction tosome of the players who willbe trying to attain the nationaltitle for the Hurst.Martin L. Sturgess, senior,Forest Hills, New York.Martin has just transferredfrom Edinboro and will bewelcomed with open arms. Hecomes to us with a record ofthree ye ars at the Boro of 77-1. Martin was also named tobe one of many to try out forthe prestigious Jr. Davis CupSquad. Last;, year he wasPennsylvania State CollegeChampion. And to top that off,!Martin has won the D istrict 18number 1 title.three times, a |feat never ^accomplished^before. IHe attributes his success toan all-court game and his loveof competitioa The Hurst willbe counting heavily on M artinthis year, j iJohn - A. Vojkos, senior,Pawtucket, Rhode Island.T his is John's third and finalyear at the Hurst and isprojected tojbe* a good one.For those three years, Johnhas played the number 1. position almost entirely. Johnrelies on an excellent serveand groundstrokes | to foilopponents. Last year he didbest of all Hurst netters in thenationals gaining the Quarterfinal round. Doing that placedJohn with an erne group ofseven others who were to becalled All-Americans. He h asbeen involved with tennis allhis life, being ranked veryhigh in New England Jr.Tournaments. John's gameandpersonality m ake him oneof the most popular playerson the te am . All of us will be

"R eminder"Remember, it's still nottoo date to come out forcrew. If you have anythoughts of coming outfor crew contact HeadC re w | | Coach DavidShimpeno in Preston Hall.This fall Coach Shimpenowould like jj to have twofreshman boats but thiscannot come j aboutwithout your help. If youthinkyou're a person witha desire to winJfeel freeto come out. Remember,it's still not too late!

By Scott Parsonslooking for. good things out ofJohn this year.Jack Daly, senior. Fram-ingham, Massachusetts.Another New Englander,Daly sets-his foundation onaggressive play and" determination. No one else on theteam wants the nationalchampionship as ; much* asDaly does. It is not uncommonto hear about Jack playingover five hours a day. Jack isan asset to the team becauseof his aggressive play,leadership and compassion.He is an ideal teammate.With his new serve andconfident attitude, Jackshould be getting more thanhis share of wins for the Hurstthis year.]) jj - |Scott Parsons, sophomore,Needham, Massachusetts.This will be the *Woo-Woo'ssecond year on the team andhe will be none the w orse forwear. Last year after a fewfalse ; starts,-^ he made itthrough the season with thesecond highest percentage ofvictories on the team. Hisgrade cum was the secondlowest next tolVoikos (whowas almost thrown out ofschool). He is known onjtheteam for his deep volleys andstrong doubles play. Hisaccomplishments of the pastinclude a number 1 ranking inthe New England juniors,E a s t e r n "MassachusettsSchoolboy Champion andplayed number 1 for his highschool since sophomore year .Scott is looking forward to anexcellent year in all areas andshould contribute'some goodplay and ' leadership Jo theteam. WAllen Colbertson, freshman,St. Louis, Mo. Al played atLindbergh high school wherehis team was state championlast year. He was rankednumber 3 in St. Louis andnumber 20 in Southern Mo.Conference which includesfour States. He played on theNational City team:'lor St.Louis. AlMs a welcome addition because of his play andfine attitude.Phil Dubsky, freshman,Geneva, Ohio. T he last freshman on the team, Phil, alsoshows some fine credentials.Last year he^got the statefinals of Ohio. His total H.S.record was 135-3. His game

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consists of good ground-strokes, helped by his generalathletic ability. Phil will be awelcome addition to this ye arteam.K a r i P e s o n e n,s o p h o m o r e , H e l s i n k i ,Finland. Kari will be the firstinternational .player that theHurst has had. And by thelooks of his record, we hopethere will be many more tocome. Kari went to SchreinerCollege last year, playingnumber 2 singles and number1 doubles. His record playingfor th is school was 25-6 andtotally 31-13. He has some finewins including one over a newHurst player who also residesin "Finland. Kari willdefinately make the Hurst acontender.

Reijo, senior, Finland.Reijo was ranked number 4 inMen's in the entire country ofFinland. He was also amember of the Finnish DavisCup Team. He was considered the best player in allcolleges last year in Texas.Those credentials have tomake this man near the top ofthe | Hurst? ladder. Mercy-hurst's chances with himwUl be extremely good.