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VOL. 51, NO. 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,1978

by Sue Fuss jaj :s

& A Campus Ministry-sponsored that, no way should it be built the

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^2i^P 33i responded. "What we did say was U8,
W I 5*8 i f
In order for work?" to begin on
$P
coffee hour! seems f to have way it is presently designed." j | the mill, U.S. Steel must be
sparked a growing interest in the Marshall DeLore J of m the granted a permit from the Army
issue of the proposed U.S. Steel Downwind Resistors Iwas ein Corps | of Engineersg with the
plant among members of the partial agreement g | | I | agreement of the EPA. Because
Mercyhurst community. "We are not against | steel of this a series of public hearings
Speaking before more than 60 mills," she said. "We are against were held throughout the sum-
students, faculty and ad- U.S. Steel because of their past mer to record public opinion.
ministrators Thursday, Richard record." J § . J v Kubiak said the hearings
Kubiak, professor of history and wDeLore said U.S. Steel com- period is over and that there is no
president of theIErie':'County monly moves from place to place, way to get j further*; official
Council of Sportsman's Clubs, closing down obsolete mills and testimony on record. ^ J 3 C
and! Marsha DeLore of the then building new ones. a "In my judgement there is
Downwind Resistors group, S DeLore said opponents of the nothing we can do about it," he im WWwwS^KOTBw
stated their views and opinions on mill are battling public pess-
the construction and operation of imism as well as U.S. Steel. said. | FJHJKIS g S 5 Director of Student Services E. William Kennedy.
a steel fmilli in Springfield D e L o r e | i m
"People tare saying that (the disagreed, saying the Downwindm e d i a t e l y
Township. W.£ | ? mill) is already going to be built, Resistors felt there was yet a
* j In February of 1977, U.S. Steel* when there are actually no
announced plans to build the wo- permitsjgranted," she said. good case against U.S. Steel and
rld's largest steel producing "Things have been stopped that "people power" -could still
MSG Calls!Open Fonim
plant on the Ohio-Pennsylvania before. We're not going to defeat stop the mill, f S S f §
border. As required by law ian the issue by being negative about "Maybe |you're a greater
environmental impact statement it. (People power is the most believerfthan *I am," Kubiak
was drawn up lor U.S. Steel by powerful thing we have going for responded. S R H S p sJT
On Calendar Question I
Soverjthe next few days Mer- The savings in meal i
the Arthur B. Little company of cyhurst Student Government will
Boston, fc •gpiaJBp^^S^Bp^ Kennedy noted, could run to $100
The impact statement, com-_
IrJia^Jigfin— Udall Middie-Of-R try to find a consensus-among
students here onfhow they feel
[changing the academfl
J
a st udent -f^KS^^^^P^^RiS-^
Nursing major ^ Charlene
Try bus, who l takes some
'se*nT@STeT-10liyUI I'UUIJU! SfMMin
including the Pa. Fish and Game^ Maria, said she prefers the term
Commissions, the|£rie County*?
Health Jj£ Department,
Environmental Protection Agen-
the 0R SteSl Mill Issue
Former U.S. Secretary off the ed, "but I believe the com-
|for the second time in three
years. Ig* T
^Before taking up the question
at its regular weekly meeting
system. Courses fiend to drag
when stretched out over 15
weeks, she said) ^ ?
cy (EPA), and the council off Interior Stuart Udall warned a munities around the area have MSG scheduled an Open Forum Kennedy added that flexibility
sportsman's clubs.*R fiS^K large audience in the Mercyhurst the right to ask certain questions student hearing for next Monday, in scheduling classes, one of the
Kubiak on Thursday com- Little Theater Wednesday about the issue." Oct. 23. .^ j most attractive attributes of the
plained about what he called "the against oversimplifying the issue Udall answered questions from &MSG is trying to find that present calendar, would be lost
absolutely idiotic job that (U.S. of the proposed U.S. Steel mill to the audience before leaving and consensus in tune to influence the with a change to semesters.
Steel's) consultants did in the fi- be built on the Ohio-Pennsylvania encouraged those who wished to College Senate, which. is Kennedy spent the greater part
rst place," regarding the original line. S t^;te. explore the question further to scheduled to begin its own of Monday's meeting going over
impact statement.? J B R m "This isn't some local talk to members of the Downwind calendar talks at 8:15 the next the findings of the MIT paper and
Kubiak cited many examples of decision," said Udall, a cabinet Resistors group. * g* *®?B morning. After the Open Forum comparing them to the situation
what he called faulty testing and member of the Kennedy and "I'm here today to stir your MSG probably will vote on a at Mercyhurst and other flocal
sampling of wildlife habitat, Johnson administrations. "We're interest resolution to be sent on to the colleges.
population impact and water and talking about the future of the in this project," he said.
Senate. £fc * i > Student Activities
air polution. i I l a ^ K steel industry in the United States "You ought to be involved and I MRepresentatives on Monday Other business centered
The study, which is 3500 pages and, in one sense, the ..future of hope you are." $flp«; V*ill were given copies of a calendar around student activities.
long and runs to four volumes, s- the steel industry in the world." study done by the registrar of the President Mike Heller an-
tates that by\ 1990 | t h e | com- £. U.S. Steel announced in 1977
munities \ around the proposed plans to build the world's largest
Gomm. Dept.|| Massachusetts -Institute of
Technology^
nounced that "the county Red
Cross Bloodmobile will be on
mill could expect, a population steel mill in Springfield Township
increase of 15,810. | j ^ £ *v on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
However, Ibothjthel Future's 1 Debate on the impact the plant?
Makes Move 11 : The MIT paper lists the pros
and cons of five basic kinds of a-
campus Wednesday and Thur-
sday^ Oct. 25-26, probably in
cademic calendar; the reps were Garvey Park, j
Committee of Erie^County and will have on the area has been c-
World Trade Magazine have ontinuous since the release of«a For; Gran! told to use it as an aid when talki-
ng over the issue on campus this
Lists of guidelines for those
who want to give blood are posted
estimated the population inC controversial* environmental Byi the endiokthe|week the week. £2 in/the nurse's office and in the
crease will be more than 100 impact statement early this college will have filed ap- Student Services Director E. Student Union. | J|
thousand? % * S*& summer j? iiiflfcfc ?$^sP* ^SS plications for $120,000 with which William Kennedy; said Mer- Barbara Miller, director of the
Related questions arising from On Wednesday Udall noted the to buy equipment to outfit a cyhurst has "seriously con- Life Experience Internship Pro-
these figures include housing, r- size and practices of U.S. Steel combination campus radio sidered and seriously*: in- gram, was scheduled to appear
esources,: water systems and the and warned against making the station and colon&television vestigated" "two ^calendars other Thursday afternoon in Baldwin to
present lack of zoning laws, m issue a j?small one by over£ studio, Vice President %ot D- than the one now hi use. k f^j talk about paid and Volunteer job
"(The area) could become one simplifying the choices involved^ evelopment Robert'Prather told & One of them, called a modified openings in Harris burg. :
solid trailer court and we couldn't He said it was not solely? an The Merciad. £ * 1 % semester system, is like that now Activities Director Jan Gatti
do a darn thing about it," Kubiak ^'environment versus jobs'tissue, Mercyhurst will ask one or used by Gannon, College. The reported that 15 students had si-
maintained. ?Sp" ">1?*3S nor an issue of the company more private education foun- school year would be divided into gned up to work on the revived
Another concern is the amount dations for the money.\ At two 15-week * semesters with college yearbook and that in-
of traffic the mill would induce. policies of U.S. Steel.Wf^f^S presstime Prather had not yet students taking five classes in terest in the project was higher
U.S.*Steel has said that while the &making
"The process of decision' decided which foundations to each. Winter session could be than expected.!
mill is being built some 1200 tru- 15 yearsisn't as simple as if was
ago," he said, fe apply to. I \ i W '* %• dropped $or placed between The deadline for signing up to
cks will be travelling to the site Udall referred to the fragility Mercyhurst wants to install for semesters. work* on the Praeterita is this
daily.l usejnext fall term what, Prather The other would keep Mer- Friday, Oct. 20.
of the environment in question,
Qn existing roads, studies have noting particularly the grape describes as a "modest yet cyhurst on a three-term calendar MSG Secretary Darlene
concluded, the traffic situation industry. ** f £• functional" studio for radio and but would replace intcrsession Wawrejko said workers are
would becomef 'hopeless" after The soils along the shores of TV communications students. § with a long,J14-week -fall term. needed for t the upcoming
the first two days. - | Lake Erie are in some instances If a foundation grant cannot be Students would take four courses Parents' Weekend. '5
The commonest argument in unique in the worlds It has been obtained the college will apply for in the fall and three each in Alda Walker gave the Student .-«.

favor of building the mill is the speculated that the air and water a federal government grant, winter/and spring terms that Activities Committee report and
number off jobs that Swill be polution resulting from the mill Prather said. would stay about the same as listed upcoming events.
created by the construction and would destroy the grape and j j He said last week that it will be they are now. £ This week's campus movie,
operation of it. t •# farming businesses of nor- two or three months before M- Kennedy* said administrative "Slap Shot/' will be shown
"The worst kind of pollution is thwestern Pennsylvania. *? * ercyhurst hears from whichever costs} would be :greatly reduced Sunday only in the Little Theater.
people polution—unemploym- E "We'ref downwind and down** foundations it finally applies to. under? a semester system. The slide fshoy^y|l|Stan
ent," has become fa popular stream," Udall said,* adding that Prather said the foundations may Registration overhead could be Waterman, a leading underwater
catch-phrase used by supporters pollution from the mill naturally want to set up a personal in- cut in half, he said, land the film cameraman, was scheduled
of the mill, -Sfe would flow east. oA terview with a Mercyhurst number of ''feeding days" for Tuesday of this week and the
"We did' not say that the mill "I am not here to argue as an representative before making a charged to residents could be annuarice Cream Social in the
ought notyto be built,'^Kubiak environmentalist.'* Udall stress- final decision. ? reduced by-as many as 31. Union for the following tught.-
 PAQM2 THE MERCIAD OCTOBER 20.1978

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Calendar Issue 1 * ;
News writer Kevin Downey's editorial on the mm
possible calendar change does not speak for the con- © ©
sensus of the Merciad staff. The fact is, we haven't all
got together and established a policy pro or con on the WJBS* = --'•.: .1
issue. Downey and I take opposing views on the sub-
ject. Hopefully by the next issue of the Merciad, the
staff will have reached a decision on what stand we
want to take on the possible calendar change, g y
'wm<
•utmrw vaw/A£4A/ MEW BERK*? ffEirooKs IXK£
Intersession Must Go jgj
The college should revise the academic calendar to
the semester system. By doing this, intersession would
be phased out. The three and a half week term is a
waste of time, especially when one considers that no
required major courses are offered. *
Furthermore, intersession is paid for three months
wpoint
in advance, along with fall term. Because most studen-
ts didn't overload courses this semester, they're stuck
with what will be offered during the forthcoming short
term. If they don't take it, they'll lose their prepaid
money. This gives the administration the opportunity
Nix Calendar Change
to throw at students anything they want. ? | Here we go again, talks on changing the when they entered. If this is to suddenly change,
I Intersession must go. It's a wooden nickel in Mer- • calendar are formally in the con- The school simply would not be the one they
cyhurst's piggy bank. *-QH"|lfcyi^ iSE sideration stage. Why doesn't the administration originally choose to attend.
let well enough alone? £ | g I | * | | There is a way around mis, however, if the
1 It's time that the Mercyhurst administration calendar change is a determined need, then it
Input Required 3 B I 1 I j i 1 realizes that one of the most attractive features
The Merciad wants to know how students feel about a of this college is the calendar. Part-time freshmen could be put into J effect jafter this year's
class has graduated.??*
possible calendar change. Whether you are pro or con, students are evidence to this fact. • 5&JJ | In this way, incoming freshmen would be told
speak your mind by filling out the questionnaire on this The freedom that this calendar leaves is es- of the change beforehand, rather than 'sur-
page and drop it off at our office, located next to the pecially valuable to the -part-time student prising' them afterward.
because of the opportunity for this student to
mailroom, or send them to box 918. work while he (or she) attends school. The ultimate decision lies in the student's
We will print the results of the poll in the nextMer^, ir Many full-time students also have Jobs outside to hands. If 40 percent of the total enrollment were
feu tn^drriinistrators and the College Senate
dad issue.If yoti aretlHdec5ded overthe issue, or c~om- the academic work of the school. These jobs help that if a calendar change is undertaken, they will
pletely unawarefor apathetic, it might be helpful to pay for the ever-rising tuition of our college. leave, then sheer numbers alone would dictate a
consider attending the Open Forum at*'the next MSG An academic calendar which uses the reconsideration. \ ~, '
meeting on Monday, October 23, at 4 p.m. in 114 Zurn. semester native,
divisions seems to be the viable alter-
according to a number of administrators
In any case, students should let their MSG
The College Senate will meet the following morning to I have spoken to. A
representative know their feelings, especially if
begin its own calendar talks. It is open to the public. they are negative toward a change. 85
Many administrators don't realize the fact The student government is our collective
that if a change is indeed to take place, a number voice, - r •••":"""• •",•!
Correspondence. • •
of students will opt for a different school. Myself
among them. \
This is not an'idle threat, many\students
If enough
be made.
opposition is raised,
;
no
'.//>; '*3k ...
change will

g Dear Mr. Bruno, % Haunted House, the money, if (workers and non-workers alike) chose Mer-
The members of Alpha necessary, would be used to cyhurst for their undergraduate work based on Kevin Downey
Omega would like to thank you supplement the cost of the new the school's academic philosophy and calendar
for the article in the October 13 system," not to pay an elec-
of fhe Merciad concerning trician to install it.
organization and par- Also, we would like to have
ticipation in the Haunted House. made known the actual dates the Weather BeateniErie
Nswever, there has been'a Haunted House will run. October
•light misunderstanding 20-31, weeknights 7-11 p.m., It is generally believed that In addition to its many titles, to the cold "and rain, it was
regarding the paragraph con- weekends and Halloween 7-12, Erie, Pa. is one of the cloudiest Erie must have the record for the cancelled. 1
cemtog the installation of our excluding Sunday the 22. cities in the United States, run- number of activity cancellations Parents Weekend ; is planned
new lighting system. Correction ning a close second to Portland, because of the rain, cold, sleet, for October 21-22, and already
Again, thank you for your Oregon. And you thought it was hail and snow.
as follows: • ,X cooperation. snow forecasts have been
your imagination? "Anything Goes" weekend, predicted for the week. But this
|S According 'to Judy Zgainer, Sincerely, These observations have Open House, baseball and soccer time the 'Hurst is prepared. The
vice president, not theatre in- Alpha p$i Omega Iota Zeta Cast earned this 'weather beaten' city games are just a few of 'Hurst entire weekend will be held in-
structor Dennis Andres, "If we the title of, "dreary Erie," and events that have been either doors, away from the wintry
win the competition at' the Sandy Ha bur a Secretary "The mistake of the Lake." dampened or cancelled due to the weather. C s'f'ji^j. *^
Innocent freshmen come ex- inclement weather. Not only are we complaining
pecting a summer resort, and are This past 'j weekend, iSAC about the weather, but we at the
bombarded in mid-October by the sponsored an "all-you-can-eat" 'Hurst are doing something about
•Che realization that Erie is cold. But and Hayride at Cambridge it.
it gets worse. sometimes it's Springs. About? 56 students

merciad miserably cold. signed-up for the activity, but (hie &ffiJ$l&$$M Vlckl Martlnago

Be Heard!
Fill out this questionnaire as part of a Merciad PoH concerning the
8 Editor John Bruno
I News Editor Sue Fuss issue of a possible calendar change. .ji3»lii§9^1 \
% Feature Editor Vicki Martina go
I am JSUBWJHK&ySfiK&^a&T' •" i;
Sports Editors' Andy Findlay, Chris Tomczak
| Contributing Writers JoAnn Alexander, Judy Anania, \
(against)
| -'7~ Amy Chiimadia, Kevin Downey a calendar change. \
*/*r-
^Photographers Diane Crandaii, Tim H ilea,
| Pierre Most ley reason,
I Contributing Artists Jeff Paul, Swumne Rieker,
I I Eugene Weber
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OCTOBER 20,1978 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3
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Sheehy Resigns 'Hurst Job;

Kidd Will Direct; Operations
By Kevin Downey intensive record keeping of all Sheehy and his family will be
Uf

Robert Sheehy, director of maintainence operations to stem moving to Wisconsin in .'mia-

any mechanical problems. November. g| i
operations, has resigned his \' He added thatSmaintainence, Since a "hiring-freeze" is
positionl with the college to under his directorship,* has not currently in operation, George
assume a position with Johnson had the backlog of jobs, or the Kidd, vice-president of busineil
Controls Company in Wisconsin. waiting period due to increased services, will temporarily
£His resignation will take effect efficiency. £ TBf assume Sheehy's duties. ?
on November 15. He has been
director of operations since June
of 1 9 7 7 ^ i
Sheehy's new position will be a
market analyst of] special
projects. Sheehy described his
Blades Looking For Queen
new job as "feeling out new Nick Polano, coach and general businesses interested in spon-
markets and expanding markets manager of the #Erie Blades soring a candidate in the contest.
for the "Johnson Controls Com- Hockey Club, announced that the The contestants' photos and
pany." W: ^ J Erie Blades is sponsoring a con- names of sponsoring
test to select the "Queen of Hear- organizations will be displayed at
Johnson is mainly concerned ts and Blades." The contest will the Erie County Fieldhouse
with maintainence controls for benefit the American Heart during all Blades home games
heating and cooling systems for Association, Northwestern Pen- and at Carlisle's downtown and
large institutions^, * * nsylvania Chapter.^8 f Millcreek* Mall stores for daily
voting. Envelopes and boxes for
Cinematographer Stan Waterman, left, gives a demonstration of Sheehy described his major Polano, who has been named balloting will also be provided. ^
some underwater camera equipment he utilizes in his work. Also pic- accomplishments while j at chairman of the event, said they According J to Polano,
tured is Linda Ravenstahl. I €*\ . . Mercyhurst as 3 "organizing all were I searching for a single, "Semifinalists will be selected
*r (photo by Diane Crandall) the maintainence $ operations." young woman, 18 years or older, from the candidates who receive
to be an official representative of the greatest number of $1.00 (tax
ft He also said that he has in-
Mercy hurst Shark i Buffs I creased the work output of the
operations personnel. |pg jg£l
the Blades. As the Queen of Hear- deductable) votes from balloting
ts and Blades, the winner will October 29 to November 18. The
also receive 5 numerous prizes, semifinalist who receives the
Go Near The 'Waterman' I 6preventative
"We have also moved closer to
maintainence, he
such as a $100 outfit from most votes during the voting
Carlisle's and a 14-carat gold period of November 19 to Decem-
ber 8 will be crowned Queen of
If you are afraid of water then never get in the sea again," said commented. "We try to recognize necklace from Dahlkemper's. jSg Hearts and Blades during the
maybe Stan Waterman is the Waterman, as he explained to an problems and correct them pThef Northwesterhf Pen- December 9 home game."
reason. Waterman was the man audience of 60 that Hollywood before $ they I become jj real 1
nsylvania Chapter of the Heart As an added incentive, fans
in charge of underwater provides us with entertainment problems." * MS Association will accept ap- m a y register to win dinner and
photographyT, in such
c<
movies as but not truth, ^gj fij^fPt H g i Sheehy has also instrumented Ri^ "0 55
through Wednesday, tickets to the final Blades' home
"The Deep 5and Blue Water, His experiences in producing uctoaerl25, from individuals, game^with the Queen of Hearts
White Death." l 3 f I "The Deep" provided an insight clubs, organizations or,and Blades, £•
into the adventures of un-
He was invited to Mercyhurst derwater filming. He explained
with his own show last Tuesday to the audience how 'shark shish-
evening as guest, speaker on
behalf of the Students Activities
ka-bobs' were used as bait and
how dead sharks were cannoned
Justice Newt Bio Prof
Committee (SAC). A through the water, j t »• m by Barbie Boseck j& t> Kentucky, supervising land-
^.Two films were shown and a One of the new faces in the scaping and norticultural^ie-
slide show was given, exhibiting ScienceDepartmentis Raymond tivitieS^SEmE5S*^^*Sm!~m
some of the world's best un- T. Justice, assistant professor of Justice commented on why he
derwater still photography. biology, j ?T. returned to teaching "Although I
Square DanceS Turtle parties were pictured as
well as eels hiding in sponge
p? He was raised on a farm in am 'alarmed at the lack of
southern Virginia, > and started preparedness of some students, I
college intending to study like biology and I like teaching.
Called Here § plants, gr ¥ 3&C
Following his slide and film
W& economics at the University of Therefore, I feel I have
Lowell at Lowell, Kentucky. > something to give my students
"Swing your partner do-si-do," presentation, Waterman showed Because of his * farming and that is in f itself very
sang;the caller at the square various types of cameras and background, he became! in- fulfilling." I
dance held this past Saturday their uses in photography. ge&* terested in the f sciences and ^ He'also stated that, "There
from 8-11 p.m. in the cafeteria. P. Waterman departed" with? a changed to pre-med in 1968. After must be more \ consolidation
realistic thought Ion the 8 en-
The activity, sponsored by the vironment: "We've done a pretty i- receiving his bachelors degree, among the courses offered in or-
Campus^ Ministry, was an at- good job of clobbering the land. I j& he went straight to work on his der to eventually offer a helpful
tempt "to get people together in hope we can do a better job in the A Wffwwy&i
doctorate which he received from professional program." , | g£j
the community," according to sea. it
*WT»-s
y \
Lowell in 1974. At present, there are fewer
Bob Sheehy While working on his doctorate than 10 majors in the biology de-
Ellen Soisson, 'Hurst student and degree, Justice taught part-tme partment. Justice revealed that a
intercollegiate representative for for four years at the Community key to the dwindling biology
the Campus Ministry. m ^ S S B College of Kentucky. He has department might be to stress
Colleges invited to the square
dance were, Villa Maria, Ben-
rend and Gannon. Ellen stated
Cooperative Ed. Plan spent the last 7, few years as"positive public 5 relations,"
superintendent of building and which would bring students to
grounds at a 58 acre complex in that academic area. «£
v
that, "over the course of the
evening attendance ranged from
75-100 people, with the majority
of students coming from other
Rated As 'Exemplary '£mM§

colleges." Approximately 30
'Hurst students participated in by JoAnn Alexander | &| S "Everybody seems to see*the
the dance. & *£? f g a * Earlier 1 this week t the value of integrating theory with
cooperative education program, practice. People value the liberal
under the direction of Thomas education offered but also see
R etra(kioni Thompson, received itsfirstyear that putting students out in a real
evaluation, f .mfltTEJ I ? practical experience is sup-
Gene Hamilton, president of plementing a liberal education."
p Last week the Merciad the I Midwest Cooperative panel Hamilton, who has served as a
reported that jj Richard Kubiak Education Association, was proposals reviewer of v co-op ed.
was to head the Adult Education asked by Thompson to spend a colleges, added for hundreds, of
department for a 15 day period few days at § the college to refreshing to findthatMt was
there is fa
until a fulltime director was to evaluate the progress of the concern for the students here
arrive. The paper also reported newly implemented program.
that Sr. Mary Alice Schultz, who Hamilton, the director of the even though it is a liberal arts
was hired by the*college in Center for Placement and college. f.i -;i& fc
September as acting Adult Ed. Continuing Education Services at i A formal evaluation will be
coordinator, resigned the position Saginaw Valley ? State in sent to Thompson soon. Mean-
when Kubiak started his tem- Michigan, said the cooperative while, Hamilton stated that he
porary duties. As it happened, the education program Thompson is was impressed and felt confident
Merciad was $ wrong on both implementing is similar to the his evaluation of the program
ccuntsKi^te^r*vi ; one at Saginaw State and that he would be positive. 3 I
has found the planning stages of "There is still a lot of work to
the program "exemplary" and be done involving the steps of
Sr. Mary Alice did not resign "far exceeding";most he has planning, implementation and
her position. In fact, she will seen. •£ V $rX ''"'*£'$*ij expansion/' he said. "But the
continue her duties as acting * "Tile plans were laid;very program is off to an excellent
coordinator until Dr. Gerald well," he said. "They show that start." *2ff
Dreller will take over as head of Thompson, with the cooperation "Mercyhurst is a fabulous
the Adult Ed. office. Kubiak was of all others involved, has done an place," he concluded. "There is a
not hired to head the Adult Ed. extremely fine job so far." " great atmosphere for learning
program but rather to assist in "The potentialforcooperative here and the cooperative educa-
the duties and responsibilities education to become very much tion program has great potential Good Buddies - Law Enforcement Instructor Philip Paulucci, left,
that office entails. an intrical part of Mercyhurst for developing into a major com- and Raymond Justice check over some textbook facts.
Our apologies to those con- College is here," J he added. ponent of the college." SB™ 0 B » l S * S E l 5 H 5 (photo by Diane Crandall)
cerned, a BESSSH^II? J**B
 PAGE 4 THEMERCIAD OCTOBER 20,1978
E H U M A W

Studies Show Loneliness

Plagues College Students
College students and older
people have one thing in com-
mon, .g ji*&
This may come as a surprise,
but the people who figure out
such things have determined that
college students are among the
loneliest people? in the world,
which puts them right up there
with the vast numbers of elderly
people living out their lives in
solitude. £ >| \ phase of desiring to be close to
It's hard to imagine any place
more? sooial than a college
campus. Bulletin boards scream
for people to come to the mixer,
join the chess club, learn
skydiving, sing along, organize a
Animal House - Residents of the second floor of McAuley Hall have woodwind trio, share a house,
adopted, not stolen, a new name which is right out of the popular come to a cookout. 1
National Lampoon movie. The sign was out- in full view for Mercy- How could students be lonely
hurst's Open House but visiting prospectees didn't inquire about a toga with all that activity going on?
& party. The sign isn't original fellas, but it is different Well, the chilling reality is that
: hot they can be; and fare, in as-
K ' 'W^Z (P ° by Tim Hiles) tounding numbers. ^ ^ sjj 9
VI
In fact, college years may be
the crucial ones and tend to set
the pattern for • dealing &with
set off the other and the effect is Amidon says. Special counseling
that relationship failure spreads is available and it is?"action-
to everything - failure in work, oriented," he says, getting people
loss of self-esteem." to "structure their lives so they
Dr. Edmund J. Amidon, who are able to take
developed ; a*^ course on
"Intimacy" at Temple
University, believes the college
student's loneliness is partly due
to an earlier rebellious i period
Borowicz' Riddles
extending into a subsequent
people. •«•£
"One thing that makes persons
lonely is that they feel something
about ther." k ' es that is inferior
or not attractive," he said. "They
are reluctant to5 initiate
relationships from fear or
rejection, or they may also think
they might be misunderstood.
Their reasoning may be that it's
almost better to be lonely and
have doubts about yourself than
to be rejected and be sure. Many
lonely people have problems with
trusting people. It's a problem
with their own self-image." E

Fellowships To Be Awarded future relationships.

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r Young * says creating
relationships is a skill that Some
students aren't good at or take
longer to do." There are two
going through a transition from levels, he adds, "one involved in
The National Wildlife awarded for the past 21 years, the their community and family to a meeting fpeople and another in
Federation has set a deadline of Federation-has since 1971 also new environment in which they depending relationships. Some
December 31,11978, for ^ap- awarded joint fellowships with are unable to create equivalent people meet people easily;,but
plications from i graduate the American Petroleum relationships and thus they ex- don't deepen the relationship. It's
students ||for its 1979-80 Institute for studies involving perience a loss." hard to say why some have the
Environmental Conservation petroleum and the conservation Young, a research associate at skill and others don't."* |
Fellowships. .*• | £$ of resources, f $ the University Of Pennsylvania The way loneliness is handled
For information, including a Hospital's Center for Cognitive by the universities pretty much
To be eligible, applicants must list of priority topics, and ap- Therapy (Mood Clinic), has done depends on the intensity of the
be citizens of the United States, plication forms write the a study which deals with problem. "For a small group of
Canada or Mexico who are Executive Vice President, loneliness ranging from passing students," Young), explains;
pursuing degrees in a college or National Wildlife Federation, pang to a chronic condition. "For "Loneliness sets off a cycle of de-
university graduate program or 1412 p6th * Street, N.W., some it may be only an hour, but pression." Symptoms are that
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k. than course work, in fields re-, a loss of appetite." re )!
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resources 1management. or the
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quality. Hie grants range up to "Often students don't label it as talking with someone helps. "As
for Mercyhurst scholars will be
$4,000. * W ^J ^ held Monday, Nov. 6, starting at loneliness, they often say, "I'm soon as they talk to someone else,
in * addition to the] NWF 6:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn South, , just feeling sad, nothing matters they begin to see they I have
exaggerated their lonliness,"
fellowships, which have ibeen located at 1-90 and Rt. 97. I'* any more." You have to delve
further to discover that they feel Young says. S f e ^ S s ^ S w '&.
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Academic and personal lives trips, lecture series or movies
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OCTOBER 20,1978 THEMERCIAD

Parents Weekend
Oct. 20,
- Back Porch Safe

HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE*
Flu vaccines will be given, free
of charge, the entire month of
October in the Health Service
Office. Better: Health is* Better
Education! Jj| ;
SAC I I
A ride board will be stationed in looking for individuals who are
the student union. It's a large
map of the United States which
will be divided into East, Mid-
west and West. Beneath the
board, there will be a shelf for
Ride Needed and a shelf for Ride
Available. On these shelves,
cards will be available for you to
fill out, which should include your graduate schools by providing a
name, f address, telephone
number, destination and if you
will or will not be sharing ex-
penses. 4 § 5g J for MSG Business Represen-
The student union would like to
thank you for taking advantage of
our game facilities by offering
you a great bargain. We now
have Baker's Dozen Pool cards
for those who enjoy playing pool.
One card is for those who play for Form,
a half hour and the other is for
those who play an hour. «|
The half hour card contains six
squares, which are punched after
each 30 minutes of pool. When the
card is completed, you receive a
half hour FREE! * g
3 The one hour cards have twelve
squares which are punched after
60 minutes of pool. When com-
pleted, you 1 receive one hour
FREE! £ 3jjfffil
It's easy, money-saving and
you get something you enjoy for
FREE! So come on down to the
student, union and*play some
pool l ^ iLS*\&2 jfeEJiH
CAREER PLANNING j A ND
PLACEMENT OFFICE ^ fj
Seniors interested in sales,
marketing and finance will have
the opportunity to speak to
Michael Komorowski of jj the
Travelers Insurance Company.
He will be in the Career Planning
and Placement Office on Wed- EKENDS WfiSEf &M ?
nesday, November 1, from 9 a.m. •Anyone with suggestions on a it will be run for 2 weekends. Call
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to 4:30 p.m. to interview potential band for the dinner dance at the
- Faculty Art Exhibit,
candidates. js**! f i&l-.
Your major is not important, as
1979 Father-Daughter Weekend,
please contact- Vicki Martinago I one-act plays; tennis
long as you have a basic interest
and aptitude for sales, marketing
at 866-7370. 1 J
exhibition; dance featuring
and finance. The company will PUBLIC RELATIONS £
provide a ? comprehensive The Erie Morning News needs 8 Casablanca.
students to take election night
training program. They j are
results ;j over the phone on
aggressive and outgoing. There is
Tuesday, November 7, from 7:30 Sun. - Brunch and Unify.
management potential with this
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The pay is $2.65
company. J t
an hour. Basic typing would be
helpful (electric machines).
Seniors! Now is the time to
Transportation required. To sign
begin building * your credential
up, contact Debbie Kenny, public
file! The Placement Office can
See the Student
relations office, Room 7; or 11
act as a liason between you and Union Office For
prospective employers or Egan Hall. *£ ^ » 1 » ££:
g BUSINESS ^'DEPARTMENT More Information
complete set of-credentials at
request. * jj. % l
Due to the very poor return in
ballots the new date for the re- I
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turning or peacing of your vote
A -credential file| must be
initiated by each senior, it is not
tative will be Monday, October 23
an automatic function of the
at 1 p.m. Ballots may be obtained
college/In order to enable the
and returned! to Dr. Helen
Placement Office to start your
Trimble, 215 Preston, or Reggie
file, they are asking that you
complete the following fourO'Connor, 321 Baldwin. 8 1
documents: (1) Personal Data WRITING CENTER £ S rvi &.
\ (2) The I Creative £ Writing
Placement
Workshop will: meet on jj Wed-
Registration Card, (3) Consent to
Release Form, and (4)fthe nesday, October 25, at 3 p.m. in
Confidentiality Statement. 308 Main. All interested students,
£
faculty and staff are welcome.
The Personal Data Form Plus
j | The Research Paper Workshop
referrals can then be duplicated
will be offered again by the tutors
and forwarded to school systems
| Order your corsages
at the Writing Center, 306 Main,
and other prospective employers
on Wednesday, October 25, from 1
who customarily request sup-
to 3 p.m.
and boutonn ieres for
porting credentials from an
applicant's college, i
Stop in the Career Planning
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 1
f
2 items: First, there will be a
performance of Shakespeare's
ParentsIWeekend i n the
and Placement Office soon.|It
"Midsummer Night's Dream" at
will take just a few minutes to set
Scnaefer Auditorium at Edinboro
the wheels in motion. When the
Student Union Office.
State <College on Monday,
time fcomes to face your first
profession a^^nterview^Th^ October 23, at 8:15 p.mrlf you
would like to go, please meet with Price: $4.00 for both, or $2.00 a piece.
Career Planning and Placement
everyone else at 6:45 in Garvey
Office will be there to help you ;
sharpen j yourj interview
Park (next to Preston). If you v j Orders to be in by Oct. 16. .VV^-^
can drive, please bring your car.
techniques, improve your resume
We will have some faculty
writing skills and back you up
members driving, but might need
with a complete set of creden-
additional drivers. * v
tials. { H e Wgt y I ^
| Second item: Gannon will be
putting on "Hamlet" in their
FATHER-DAUGHTER $j WE- theatre on Friday, October 27 and
the box office for details. -^ i
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; 1714 West 12th St. Ph. 459-7432
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 THE MERCIAD OCTOBER 20,1978

by Andy Flndlay | Pitt-Johnstown moves the a hard-fought games in muddy

After two wins and a tie over y Mercyhurst soccer team's record conditions. f
the past week and a half, the^j to M.*Sjpr 3§ I Weber put the Lakers into an
Mercyhurst soccer team now£ The accurate shooting of the early lead when he followed up
owns a 5-2-1 record. front line paid dividends for the his own shot to hustle the bail
Team captain. Gary Weber, Lakers with Weber, Bence and over the goal line. j^..
made two goals in a 3-1 victory h Rosintoski all finding the net. Geneva retaliated early in the
over Gannon on Wednesday, Mark Richert produced another second half when they scored
October n r boosting his season s consistent performance in from close range! * g O
tally to seven. "With the defense midfield and his diligent hustle is Two periods of 10 minute
playing as tough as they did in one of the reasons that the Lakers overtime were played but did not
this game, I see us going un- are having a successful season. change the score. \ *.
beaten for the rest of the season," Outstanding fin the back line Following Wednesday's game
said Weber, after the team's, was freshman Bret Blomberg. atfYoungstown the Lakers will
third consecutive win; 3 "My job is made easy J by play next at Edinboro at 3 p.m. on ***
$ SoheilJ Pourmehr scored the receiving a lot of help from the Wednesday, October 25.
opening goal late in the first half, other fullbacks," said Blomberg. *p&rrrrr&jK

placing the ball in the lower right The win avenged a loss to Pitt-
hand corner of the goal, after a Johnstown in an important match Women's Volleyball - Laker Sue Cavalancia, pictured above, shows
rebound off the 'keeper. top form as she returns a serve in a practice set at the Campus Center.
last season. If the women's volleyball team can do as well home as on the road,
Weber's two goals came within E Gary Weber's eighth goal of the
a minute of each other early in season came when Don Smith's they will have a super season.
the second half. The first of these shot rebounded ? into play, §| After losing the opening match to Fredoniaj|the team has streaked
allowing Weber to place the ball to six straight wins. i | -i
in the upper left hand corner of ^ The volleyers latest victory was against a psyched 1-5 Villa team,
the goal. S who made the contest close but fell victim to the 'Hurst team. The
The half time score was 1-0 and Lakers won by scores of 16-14,18-16,17-19 and 15-7 in the best three of
S3 the 'Hurst advanced the lead 17 five contest. f §$BIP^
minutes into the second half when The first home test for the 'Hurst will be Monday, October 23, at 6:30
R. T. Bencefiredin a well aimed p.m. when they take on Gannon at the Campus Center. W. %
>*s shot from six yards out. F (photo by Diane Cranda 11)
S3B»-SE' The third goal came when Ron
I
Rosintoski forced a hard flow
ground drive through ?the op-
posing 'keepers hand. ^Pitt-
Tennis Team !0n Verge
Johnstown claimed a consolation
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Of Keystone Title
r
goal late in the game! when the
m fullback cored from close range.
Webei^s Lone Goal _l '__ oy Chris Tomczak] fr-45, 6-4*an<Hn[the oti
d#3SR&
xf- " A p t f i e a T Geneva? Monday, "~*By the •time you read this, the action, Judy "Re!t>er teamed up
•:i&*>&.
\* puts a new column on the Mercy- w w w WGGwBFWffX M.TO<W«««OTW
Mercyhurst women's tennis team i with Mall to defeat Kristen
hurst record, now at 5-2-1. * Midfielder Mark Richert could be the Keystone Conference Kotchka and Kris Frida, 6-2,56-0.
The Laker goal was scored by champions. |j| | Mercyhurst outscored both
Striker Gary Weber Gary Weber, the team's leading The critical matchup was held Grove City and Westminster by a
scorer with nine goals. |§|&& Wednesday at Allegheny. Both 5-2 tally in conference play.
was a team passing movement Left winger Don Smith was a teams were tied in the conference In the Grove City match, all
with the ball coming out of key Laker performer, being inst-
defense to midfield dynamo R. T. rumental in numerous attacks on Intramural with a 4-0 record, sp I singles players won in two sets.
m The J Lakers, * after losing The losses came in doubles play
Bence. Bence distributed it to the left side of the field. "Playing Football opening day, have piled up eight as the Grove City gals outscored
Ron Rosintoski who passed the alongside*my old high!school straight wins. In fact, the team number one doubles, King and
ball for Weber to shoot around the colleagues, R.T. Bence and Gary
Gannon goalie. Weber, is valuable to me", said Standings has been so hot that the most any Lowry, 6-2, 6-1, and Reiber and
team scored against them has Pam Scandarito, 6-2, 6-3.
Bence also assisted in the Smith, who went to the Shaler been two games, ffl^fc f
team's third goal when? he High School in Glenshaw, Pa. i As of Tuesday, October 17 H In the £ Westminster | contest,
chipped the ball over the op- "We seem to compliment each In victory number seven, the Reiber and % Scandarito again
posing fullback, leaving Weber to other's r game," he £ added, 1 3 EASTERN DIVISION§J3 'Hurst simply creamed Gannon were on the losing side of the coin
score his second goal.' m % referring to the! attacking Wm WIL by the score of 7-0. Debbie as was Brinig in second singles.
: The Gannon goal came late in threesome who are part of a Joint Effort, jfM -*. 4 * 0 Chilcott defeated Viv Casper, 6-2,
the game, directlyfroma corner. seven man? contingent from Last Straw ...%. o f4 6-3 and Holly Brinig scored a 6-3 The team's latest victory came
Tom Moffat, the Laker goalie, Shaler. ? first set then wonfby default at Villa Maria College's expense.
>§jS| 9 0 P 3 s against Joyce Bogusky. The final score was 6-1, the loss in
was hustled by the opposing for- I CENTRAL DIVISION |J£
Tom Moffat's penalty save in
wards as the ball sailed into the the first half highlighted an ex- Third singler Millie Choice won first singles as Amy Strayer of
No Exit .. •ffl&Swl*.. i|l J 3 a two setter, 6-0, 6-3, against the Villa team won over Chilcott,
back netting. ?$$£&£$?&. M cellent game for him, as he Song of Sam *5I?3ft.j&2 §2 Mary Jo Virgile Mary Reiber 7-6,6-^ fm m ^aasfi %
Jim Riley |and Mark Richert continually held back the Geneva crushed Lil McEvoy, 6-0, 6-0, and The streaking tennis team
were the key Laker men in offense..Moffat•'was injured: in I WESTERN DIVISION in fifth singles, Denise Mall won winds down the busy schedule at
midfield, blending the defense this play but John Cooley proved Henry!$>.. .ffi... 2§jBBj3 S 0 by default. fi« E & f i* 1&5& home against Behrend s'on
with the attack,§ to be a competent relief. | RaidersJKi <%wS§$2 1 1
:
Mary Ann King and IKathe Thursday, Oct. 19. Action takes
Diligent Hustle ? | j ; % Coach Dave Shimpeno said that Lowryt outplayed 1 Gannon's place at the Billie Jean King
Saturday's 3-1 victory over both teams were lucky not to lose Tammy Duke and Ann Wagner, Tennis Center at 3:00.

The Laker crews began their
fall season with a checkered per-
formance Iagainst; powerful
Cornell University and Ithaca
College last weekend. Victories
were garnered in both men's and
women's fours. ^Losses were
recorded by!the men's eights!?
who finished last, and to the
women's eight, who placed
second to last. $ %%i
The Laker women's four
overpowered their fCornell
counterparts over the entire
course. The winning team of Kim
Knapp-atbow, Beth Paletta at
two, Jeanne Fox at three, Ann
Marie Dixon at * stroke and
Colleen Hottel as coxswain fought
off several challenges by Cornell,
which was 5 steaming up the
course in close pursuit, but were
never in command for a victory;
Win theTmen's four! vim
Crawford, Bill Parlock, Dave junior j varsity, % thanks to an
Smith, Mike. Phillips?and cox- unexpected floating \ start, had
swain Scott McAuley took an little chance to put up a race
early lead over the Ithaca team against the two host colleges.
and held it the entire course, Cornell ultimately won the race
posting the only win for the men's easily.IHowever, coach Clarke
team that day. $ ] Wray was not discouraged.
£ The women's varsity* eight, "These fellas have finally
powered by Helen :-Armitage at broken the ice and have their first
bow, .followed by Gail Lewis, race under their belts now," he
Elaine j) Loftus, Tracy Fuller, said. "Although the crews were
Laurie Foster, Mary I Ellen completely unmatched, we
Garrity, Nadine Belovarac, Amy wanted to I give our boys the
Mc Nicholas at stroke and cox- racing experience, which will be
swain Colleen Hottel,"; ma del a a great asset when they go up
credible showing by beating a againstf West | Virginia this
powerful |Ithaca crew 1 rather
handily, although placing second weekend." * i|fe*P &&§&&&
The Laker eight was comprised
to Cornell. {£ |jHf I & of Jim Crawford at bow, followed
''The stroke was up a bit too by Russ Clark, Dave Smith, Bill
high,# said coach Jay Marcinow* Parlock, Chris Meyer, .Dwayne
ski, "and we were just too short Blore^^impKopchukJ Mike
in the water,**-' $£^§& M Phillips a££stroke and'Laurie
In a 2.5 mile course, the men's Mahnken as coxswain.
E In the last race of the day, the
Laker men's eight jumped out at
the start to a half-length lead and
held both Cornell and Ithaca at
bay for about 1500 meters. At that
point, Cornell and Ithaca made
g their .move and overwhelmed the
Lakers, who lost their poise and
seemed to run out of gas; they
were never in the race after this
point. flB §» i
The Laker men's varsity eight
were represented in this race by
Nick Grandinetti at bow, followed
by Dennis Riley, Jim Morris,
Kevin Burns, Al Nase,| Frank
Dix, Bob Heftka, Kevin Cronin at
stroke'and Laurie Mahnken as
coxswain.* ? %
Commenting on the overall
performance of the team, coach
Wray said that both the men and
women need more schooling .^%
"When we rowed,, we rowed
well," he said, "but all the crews
couldn't | maintain it. They got
excited and "shortened up the
stroke, sending the slides too
high. They need a lot of work on
controlling the stroke in a racing
situation, keeping it long. Most of
all, *they; have to concentrate
more on what they're doing and
prevent the excitement of 4the
race from overcoming then*^'
West Virginia University will
race against the Lakers on
Presque Isle Bay at 1> p.m.
Saturday,i October 21. The race
can|be viewed from the. Laker
boathouse, located at the foot of
Sommerheim Drive. In the event
of rough water conditions, the
races will be held on Findley
Lake; located 20 miles from the
college on Route 43()§in*Clymer,
New York. R? ££^