•

President ^Garvey Addresses M e r c i a d Controversy

Dr. William P. Garvey, Presi-
dent of Mercyhurst College, ad-
dressed the issue .concerning
movement of the Merciad from
under the auspices of Student
Services to the Communications
Department in an interview with
the Merciad Wednesday
afternoon.
According 'to Garvey, no of-
ficial decision has been made as
to whether or not the Merciad will
be moved. "It was never an of-
ficial policy decision," stated
G a r v e y , ' ' i t w a s an
understanding." i
Garvey explained that at the
end of the 1981 Spring term he
was approached b Dick Garcia,
director of Communications
Department, with a comprehen-
sive package of'proposed
changes to upgrade the Com-
munications Department. One of
the many changes, which also in-
cluded the addition of equipment
and a typing lab, was to switch
the Merciad to the direction of the
department. I munications ^Department
Because this proposal was one
of many in a general strategy to
improve the department, Garvey
said that he felt no obligation to
make an official statement an-
nouncing the change.
' 'The issue of who runs the Mer-
ciad is a bogus issue in terms of
freedom of the press," stated
Garvey. He expanded on his con-
tention by confirming that in-
stitutional policy maintains \ a
free student press. "Institutional
policy is not to interfere with the
operation of the Merciad, so we
would see to it;that,the Com-
wouldn't* interfere." affirmed
Garvey. J * \ \
When confronted with the con-
cern that advisor under the new
provisions for the Merciad may
have the right to write editorials
and articles, Garvey confirmed!
"He shouldn't write anything. I
was editor of the Gannon Knight,
and I'm aware of the concerns
students have?
"I don't regard this as an ir-
reconcilable conflict," Garvey
further commented. He has ask-
ed for recommendations from
Garcia and E. William Kennedy,
director of student; services, on
their views and he intends to
v>
discuss the issue further with
them. %*
Also expressed were some
potential solutions to the con-
troversy. Garvey suggested such
possibilities as the establishment
of an Editorial Board comprised
of faculty/students and perhaps
even a member of the Board of
Trustees. "I'm glad that students
have voiced their concern,"
stated Garvey. "It's a cherished
American freedom." #. *
Garvey admitted that student
opposition "certainly has had
some influence." He explained
that is the reason why he is
deliberating the issue presently.
He remarked that the issue
should come to a resolution
sometime in the spring.

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VOL 55 NO. 21 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. MARCH 4,1982

Constitutional Changes Middle States Evaluators

To Affect MSG Elections
by Fran Moavero
The revised constitutional changes will be implemented in the up-
* Will Visit Mercyhurst
coming MSG officer and academic department representative By Martha Camp said Petronio.
elections r t & I A team of nine Middle States Evaluators will also be infor-
The constitution committee which is also the elections committee Evaluators will be at Mercyhurst mally talking to Mercyhurst
has revised certain aspects of the constitution that pertain to the from April 25-28 to review college students during their
elections. L « • $ policies, facilities, and ad- investigation. "
The dates of the elections 1s one revision that will go into affect in ministration according to Dr. If a school is deemed unworthy
this election. ' JL ^ '• K Vivetta Petronio. by the evaluators, it is given a list
MSG officer elections were previously held during the fourth week of Petronio is the chairperson of of conditions that must be fulfill-
the spring term, but now will be held during the second week of spring the Mercyhurst self-study com- ed within a specified time period
term. ' .,, ^ mittee, which is preparing an in- to gain accredation.
Students' this year will be able to cast their votes on Wed., March 31, ternal college report for the Ultimately, a college may have
and Thurs., April 1. & j T^L evaluation. f , its ability to give degrees
"By moving the date of elections earlier in the spring term will allow Middle States Evaluation is suspended if the school fails to br-
the newly elected officers to become better orientated with the govern- standard procedure for colleges ing itself up to standard.
ment," said Maree-Lynn Cicon, election committee chairperson. and, in Petronio's view, is good "We*ve always passed easily,"
The academic department elections have also been changed from because it gets the school to take said Petronio, "and Or. Garvey is
the eighth week of spring term to the fourth week.. _ a long, hard look at itself. confident that we will do the
The election procedure will be the same as they were in the fall, said "The school gets to know itself same this year.'' ^sh
Cicon. .'; f *, t from inside.out," she said. It will Other members of the self-
' The elections in the fall brought many students to the polls. Cicon at- help Mercyhurst to know whether study committee are: Dean
tributed the success of the fall elections to the organization and adver- it is fulfilling the objectives and David « Palmer,;. Frank Hagan,
tisement of the campaign. providing the education it Petronio
believes it is. f David Bethune, Diana Bohl,
£ The positions available in the student government include president, in every facet of the college's ex- Thomas Billingsly, and students
vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and SAC chairperson. ? This college-wide evaluation, istence, from alumni activities to Rose Marie'Forget and Bonnie
s The SAC position is a new addition to the Mercyhurst Student occurring every five years, takes finances to academic standards, Clark.
Government that will relieve the vice-president of the duties and
obligations of being both an MSG officer and also the SAC chairperson.
The SAC chairperson will be elected to the position by the student
body and will be responsible for the organization, execution, and direc-
tion of all SAC activities, according to Cicon.
Although the SAC Chairperson is not a voting member of MSG, the
jj Changes At Townhouses
SAC chairperson must attend all MSG meetings.
The duties of MSG president is to be present at all MSG meeting and
to represent the student body at all Board of Trustees meetings. May Include Brick Doors
I The power to organize and direct the standing ad-hoc committee is During the summer of 1982 it is In addition, the weather often the townhouse occupants since it
organized by the student government as needed, such as the constitu- proposed that the Mercyhurst causes the doors to freeze closed
tional revision committee. * would keep the houses warmer.
The vice-president aids the president with the organization and Townhouse sliding glass patio or open, he commented. The man-door would also pro-
direction committees and also serves as a student senator on the col- doors will be modified for energy The decision to implement the vide greater safety for the
lege senate. and maintenance purposes. project would depend upon the Itownhouse occupants, stated
F E. William Kennedy, director cost and the aesthetics of the new Kennedy. Although no break-ins
Overseeing the expenditures of the student government fund and of student services, explained door, said Kennedy. have ever occurred by breaking
keeping financial statements are the duties of the MSG treasurer. that there is a possibility of con- "If it looks awful, we don't do | the glass doors, he explained that
The treasurer will also be the chairperson of the budget and finance verting the sliding portion of the it", he stated. people have gained access to the
committee which will be responsible for the preliminary and mid-year patio door to a swinging man- Should the new door be used for townhouses when the locking bar
budgets, stated Cicon. - door. The other panel would re- the townhouses, Kennedy said is not used. 4
The secreta ry is responsible for recording the minutes of all MSG main stationary and be sealed Ithat the drapes would have to be
meetings, t * * ' ? If the project is undertaken,
Any student wishing to become a candidate for any of these positions tighter than it is now, he added. re-hung to only cover the sta- Townhouses 5, 6, 7, and 8, with
must have a letter of intent in the student government office by Mon., The idea was originally propos- tionary panel. patio doors facing the west, will
March 8, at 4 p.m. s
- ed by Kennedy and Bill Ducz, Kennedy said he believes that be • converted first, according to
Tentatively, on March 25, candidates will be given the opportunity to director of maintenance. Ken- the man-door would be better for Kennedy. ?u •'<•>$ ' •*
persuade students to vote for- them speaking in the cafeteria during nedy said he considers the plan
dinner. ~ \ ', r &*' < "a much more economical
Also in the March 25 edition of the Merciad a picture of each can- option."
didate will appear in the newspaper along with a written letter ex- |.« Presently, the patio doors allow
pressing why each candidate is seeking the position they are running a great deal of cold air in the
for. townhouses. Those four units
with doors facing the west are
Next Issue March 25 especially affected, stated
Kennedy.
Editorial MARCH 4,1982 PAGE 2

Election I
Connection
Student government election
time is (brewing near. Letters of
intent are (toe March 8 and elec-
tions are scheduled for the begin-
ning of next term. Now is the time
for all good students to come to
the aid of their college: Run for
office and vote. .
^Elections should be taken
seriously. They are not populari-
ty contests. Leadership skills are
important but more important is
competency. Everyone has the
ability to lead in some way. Very
few can do it efficiently.
The five students elected to of-
fices will represent the student at
large in many decision-making
areas. It is therefore important
that voters carefully consider the
abilities demonstrated prior;to
the elections by the different
contenders.
There is still time for students
to declare candidacy for next
year. Students who feel they have
the necessary skills should let the
student body know. And not en-
tirely through slogans and
posters. Let's have some real
door-to-door campaigning which
deals with the issues on campus
today. tj
{Perhaps the present ..govern-
ment body could organize a
public debate or an open forum
(naturally, candidates would be
excluded from the organizing).
This will allow students to
evaluate the leadership skills as
they pertain to campus issues of
each candidate. Also, students at-
tending these forums would be
there because they were concern-
ed with the issue and not because
they wanted to eat
These elections are sponsored
to serve the student in the most
responsible way.* So, even if one
doesn't run for an office, leader-
ship skills can be shown by simp-
.UAAMM
TAKING THAT UP Too'.f
Letter
Jobs For Teachers
Dear Madam: • phasis of such a program - per- counseling and dispensing con-
The Foreign and Domestic
Teachers Organization needs
teacher applicants in all fields
from kindergarten through Col-
lege to fill over 500 teaching
vacancies both at *home and
abroad. * teachers than teaching positions. such a program - the need for a that Mercyhurst's commitment
Announcement
Drop/Add Deadline
NOTICE
To All Students
* "From the Dean
As a follow-up to the comments I made in last week's Mer-
ciad about meeting the Drop/Add deadline, I lay out the
following basic rules for the upcoming spring term: They are
AA/Vt- designed to force the abusers of the system into compliance
with the*rules. '£ M . *. 4.
Cll Every student attending classes at Mercynurst in the
spring term must be REGISTERED for those classes before
the Drop/Add deadline (March 29).
OR •/
Every student attending classes must be ACCOUNTED
FOR in the Dean's office (in case there are temporary pro-
blems with financial aid or with billing).
(2) Any student who is }not REGISTERED or AC-
COUNTED FOR in the Dean's office by the Drop/Add
deadline will not be allowed to attend classes for the rest of
the term. These students will be screened out by. instructors
in 7every class. As a consequence,financialaid will be revok-
ed and academic progress will be jeopardized. '
r
NOTE: To be "ACCOUNTED FOR ' in the Dean's office
means that you must submit to the Dean before the
Drop/Add deadline your name and the reason you are not
registered. * •* -
Letter
W hoi istic Health
Editorial Supported
To the Editor, walking distance of two short
I agree with the conclusion you blocks. On larger campuses,
reached in your recent editorial students would walk much far-
that the Wholistic Health pro- ther to attend classes or to reach
gram is a good one. I am the health center. -
especially in favor of the em- You also include birth control
your teachers finding. employ- sonal responsibility - and the traceptives as one of the services
ment for the following year, and synergetic approach which in- of this health program. Would
print our request for teachers. volves the whole person- body, this not say that we approve of
Our information and brochure mind, soul, and spirit. pre-marital sex? Could we recon-
is free and comes at an opportune However, one of the problems cile this with our stated
time when * there are more you pose in the implementation of philosophy? Personally, I believe
/

ly casting a well thought out vote. Since 1968, our organization has
been finding "vacancies and
locating teachers both in foreign
©he HUrciab countries and in all 50 states. We
possess hundreds of current
afituientpublication openings and have all the infor-
mation as to scholarships,
grants, and fellowships.
VOL 55 NO. 21 MARCH 5,1982 . The principal problem | with
first year teachers is where to
find the jobs! | Jj
Editor-In-Chicf Rebecca L Martin
Should you wish additional in- physician's presence on campus to the ideal manifest in Christian
formation about our organization every day -is not the obstacle it living is necessarily counter-
you may write the Portland, appears to be. Mercyhurst culture and therefore, anti-
Oregon Better Business Bureau students have the services of the hedonistic.
or the National Teacher's Place- college physician| available to With Sincere Concern,
?
ment Agency,$ UNIVERSAL them, free of-charge, withinSa Sister Michele
TEACHERS, Box 5231, Portland,
Oregon 97208.
^ We do not promise every
graduate in the field of education
a definite position, however, we

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Mercyhurst Student Government

A tten tion

intent positions

Positions Available are

Presiden t \
\ Vice-President
I

Secretary \
•J • Treasurer
SA C Chairperson
•
Letter must Government
E! Office! on March
* This^i&a newly created position. For more
information or a job description for any of these
positions please stop by theMSG Office.
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Faculty Starf
(CPS)Mll the. planets of- our Planet Alignment that," explains the University of
Wisconsin's Churchwell. "The
solar system are moving toward
No Business the same side of the sun. They'll Arouses Concern
planets actually won't even be
aligned. They'll primarily be in a
all be aligned by March 10.1982. 90-degree quadrant of the sky,
Like That Of Strange gravitational pulls and
pushes will result, some believe, Of World'sEnd kind of bunched together, but not
lined up in a straight row like
and the Earth will suffer tidal
Show Business waves and earthquakes. It might
even be destroyed. 2
Likewise, the- University of
Wisconsin receives several calls
some people think."
While tne planets will be more
*
closely aligned than at any time
by Mary Jo Allen jj Those most worried about the a day, and astronomy Prof. Ed in some 179 years, the effects on
There's no business like show so-called "Jupiter Effect" have Church well expects that "the the Earth will be unnoticeable,
business, and the Mercyhurst turned not -to survivalists or closer it gets to March 10 the astronomers say. But that hasn't
faculty sees this as no exception. clergyman, but to the secretaries more calls we'll get" i
deterred people from calling
At least two of the 'Hurst's at college and university 5 The "University of Washington observatories, television sta-
teachers have had a shot at star- astronomy departments across was so besieged by phone calls in- tions, and astronomy depart- •

dom, or at least 30 seconds of it. the nation. , ** * : quiring about the so-called
Both Igor Stalsky, associate pro- The secretaries report their "grand alignment" that its ments to make sure.
fessor of theatre, and Raymond phones have been ringing off the astronomy* department. installed "People mainly want to know if
Flynt, associate professor of wall as people call to find out how an answering machine with a it is true, if the planets are really
going to be lined up in a straight
criminal justice, have appeared
on television commercials.
the upcoming astrological pre-recorded explanation of the
phenomenon
tl
will affect them; | - heavenly event. « - *
"Nobody here has the time to
line, and what reaDy to expect,"
says Swanson. The university has
Lyric Tenor
Stalsky's claim to fame was a I{ guess about t the\ most
Marine bank commercial. He unusual call I've gotten was from keep reiterating the same thing
was cast as a stereotyped, local a woman who tt was planning a over and over," says^UW
scheduled presentations of "The
End of the World," dealing with
the subject, "which they advice
Will Sing
used-car dealer, From his over- vacation in Florida this spring," astronomy department secretary
friendly bearing down to his relates Bernice Stevenson, Charlotte Arthur. "We had to go
clothing, he was a character who astronomy department secretary with the recording because it was
curious callers to attend.
"We try to discourage them
£ .] Selections
promoted the bank's I.R.A. plan. at Yale University. "She said just getting out of hand." > from being alarmed and explain Joseph Chiarelli, professor, of
4
'I was supposed to play a car that she didn't want to waste All the concern over the to them that the theory has oeen voice at the D'Angelo School of
salesman," explained *. Stalsky. money on a vacation if there was planetary phenomenon stems retracted. But I'm afraid the Music at Mercyhurst College,
"So when I asked howl should going to be earthquakes and from a 1974 book calledThe damage was done before the will present a recital id Zurn Hall
dress, I was told to dress as one. I clouds of ash floating through the Jupiter^ Effect in which two retraction was issued," Swanson on March 7 at 3:15 p.m. $ft
chose the loudest jacket I could air." British scientists predicted that says. i Mr. Chiarelli, a lyric tenor, has
find and did my impersonation Stevenson says that the the alignment of the planets in People call more ^out of chosen the arias, "The Flower
accordingly." astronomy , department has early March will cause severe curiosity than anything else," ?
Song ' from CARMEN by Bizet,
Flynt had a different sort of received a number of calls from earthquakes, volcanic activity, says Arlo Landolt, observatory "Lamento di IJederico from
role. He was in a Holiday Inn pro- people who want to know if the and massive tidal waves. director at Louisiana State and L'ARLSIANA by Cilea and "Cielo
motion advertising a prime-rib end of the world is truly at hand. Although the "Jupiter Effect" secretary of the American e mar" from LA GIOCONDA by
special. >' - ^ "We're getting three or four theory has since been retracted Astronomical society. "Westell Ponchielli. Also included will be
Both Flynt and Stalsky have calls a day, it seems," says Patty by the authors, John Gribbin and them it's happened many times Lieder by Schubert, French art
done commercials before, and Swanson, astronomy department Stephen Plagemann, and in the Earth's history, and will songs by Faure, and folk songs
both agree they'd do it again; secretary at the University of generally scoffed at by the scien- probably happen many more. If from the British Isles arranged
despite the long hours. The com- Alabama. "We had a scattering tific community, many readers anyone wants to see the event, by Benjamin Britten. *• .',]
mercials took four hours for the of calls all through the fall But take it to heart. it'll be visible in the morning sky. In addition to teaching at the
Holiday Inn spot and two hours they've really picked up in the v "We tell them that the world And then there won't be much to D'Angelo School of Music since
will not come toan end because of >>

for the Marine Bank segment to last month." &*<
film. , ^2T
i is cantor at the 'Temple Anshe
Halloran Addresses Speaking
"The Decline ofJPublic
Discourse: An Historical
• • •
Perspective of Rhetoric in
American Colleges" the title of a
lecture that was delivered at
Mercyhurst on February 24 by S.
Michael Halloran, Associate Pro-
fessor of communications at the
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in New York. 1 rhetoric have begun to recover
, Halloran's lecture charted the
philosophy of rhetoric, and the
practical method of its teaching
in American colleges from the
17th century up to the present
day. In the 17 th and early 18th
H
centuries, Halloran explained
that the rhetoric taught was
essentially a truncated version of
the classical. It dealt exclusively
/ -d2 with stylistic ornamentation and
the dehvery of speeches.* W *-
!*' Later in the 18th century, the
style of rhetoric evolved into an
art; of persuasion that focused
chiefly on issues of public policy.
It served to integrate the more
specialized knowledge from other
subjects in the curriculum, most
importantly the classical
languages and literatures, and
bring this knowledge to bear on
questions abouconduct of
political and social affairs.
During this period rhetoric was
treated as the most important
subject in the college curriculum.
It emphasized oral communica-
tion and schooled students in
speaking that was public in both
the topics and the audiences ad-
dressed. At the the turn of the
19th century, American colleges
taught rhetoric as an art of public
• discourse. «
The 19th century produced a
drastic change in college
rhetoric. Three notable aspects of
this change were the shift of em-
phasis to written rather than oral
communiation, the demotion of
rhetoric to-a very minor place in
the curriculum, and the detach-
ment of classical learning from
the traditional 'concerns of
rhetoric.>
Summarizing his views,
Halloran contends that recent
developments" in the study of
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1977, Mr. Chiarelli has been very
active in the Erie community. He
Hesed, interim music director at
wayside Presbyterian Church
and in his fifth season as director
some of what was lost in the of the Ene Philharmonic Chorus.
eclipse of the classical tradition. As a soloist, he has appeared
One aspect of the old rhetoric that with the Erie Philharmonic Or-
has yet to be recovered is its em- chestra, the Missoula Civic Sym-
phasis on public discourse. A phony with Robert Shaw conduc-
renewed art of public discourse in ting, and the Erie Bayfront Or-
the curriculum might contribute chestra. He has recently been ac-
to improvement of ^public cepted by the Chautauqua Opera
discourse in American political Company to appear in four
life. operas during their summer
season.
Mr. Chiarelli holds a master of
Music degree from Indiana
University in Bloomington,
Indiana.
He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Harriet Herbert, a well
known piano teacher* and per-
former of chamber music in the
Erie area.
Alpha Phi Omega
Cannon University is
sponsoring a 24-hour
A nything'A -Thon to
benefit the Muscular
Dystrophy Association,
The A nything-A - Thon
H»*fclt Of
involves dancing, ping-
FRISH BAKED pong, backgammon,
PUXA etc... (an ideas are
FtflKttADt
subject to approval) and
HOACtfS
will take place from 6:00
* Choose Fr0m p.m. March 5th, until
6:00 p.m. .March 6th, at
the Beyer Hall lounge
DELKKNIS (Scrounge). For
NOAMS registration information,
one may contact; the
M.D. office at 459-3107
or call- 864-7011.
Spectators are welcome.
•DfauiH
Study Reveals
Private Colleges Can
Better Cope With Cuts
• The College Press Service has
recently reported that private
colleges such as Mercy hurst may
be able to cope with federal cuts
much better than public schools.
This factor is based upon a new
study of financing for indepen-
dent campuses.
Two researchers James Hen-
son and Pamela Tolbert, both of
UCLA, found that private college
and university administrators
are more efficient in raising
money. Because the private col-
leges rely less on federal money,
the researchers reason that
Letter Campaign
Underway With MSG
The Mercyhurst letter-writing
campaign has begun it was an-
;
nounced at the student govern-,
ment meeting. , i
According to Egan Scholars'
representative Bruce Miller,
more members of Congress are
beginning to doubt President
Reagan's plan to drastically
reduce aid to students; Miller
hopes that a massive student ef-
fort will be enough to persuade
these politicians to oppose the
measure.
Both envelpoes and sample let-
ters to national representatives
will be available to students in
the cafeteria at various times
throughout the coming weeks, a
%• In reference to the ad-
ministrative decision placing The
Merciad in the Communications
department and MSG's subse-
quent condemnation of the deci-
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private sectors could survive loss
of funding: better than public
colleges. ^
Barry Zembower, director of
financial aid supports this
evidence. "There is a distinct ad-
vantage to private schools . An
advantage is being able to ap-
proach foundations and corpora-
tions that are willing to help out,''
stated Zembower.
A"I suspect we are* better
prepared to cope with federal
cuts than public schools, although
federal cuts hit both sectors,"
Zembower concluded. -9
sion, Student Services 2 Director
E. William Kennedy commented
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In the past weeks the main
topic has been basketball. The
men's team has been grabbing
the spotlight for nearly a month
and it's now time to recognize
another group of basketablll
players, the women's team. I can
remember last year when the
women's team was one of the
most pitiful groups on the college
campus. They had a winning
percentage of 25 per cent and an
average attendance of under 100
people a game. W
This season thanks to new
coaching and better players the
group compiled a 75 per cent win-
ning percentage and actually fill-
ed the stands at times. Freshman
Joan Kolaja was particuarlly im-
pressive as through February 20
she was seventh in the nation in
rebounding with an average of
13.3 per game. Also coach Shelly
Monas did a fantastic job getting
the: girls to work and hustle
through a difficult season. Con-
gratulations go out to all those
associated with the Lady Lakers.
The girls had a terrific season
and should be proud of their ef-
fort, because I know that the rest
of us are. • gi
Bow To Gannon For 3rd Time
Women End Season 15-5
The women's basketball team
has concluded their season this
week with a* victory over Clarion
State and a loss to Gannon. In a
complete turnaround from last
season when the Lady I Lakers
ended with a 5-15 record, this
year saw themfinish15-5.
In their final home confronta-
tion last Thursday, the 'Hurst
disposed of Clarion State for the
second time this year. The Blue
and Green wasted little time.
After only five minutes of play,
the 'Hurst had a 12-2 lead. Mer-
cyhurst never ^looked back as
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In thefinalgame of the season,
The Lady Lakers invaded the
Gannon Audi- for the third
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Greg Beck fires up two of his 16 points over Robert Williams.
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this season. Mercyhurst battled
evenly with the Knights for most
of the first half until the five
minute?mark. From here, the
Lady Knights built up an ll-point,
41-30 half time lead.
The opening eight minutes of
the second half were no better.
The 'Hurst was outscored 19-9.
This 13-minute lapse by the Lady
Lakers was all that Gannon need-
ed. They held off a determined
Laker surge that cut the 21-point
margin to nine. Directing the
comeback effort by the 'Hurst
was Joan Kolaja who scored 16
second-half points. Despite the
loss, Coach Shelly Monas and the
team should be commended for
their fine season.
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Lakers End Season
On Successful Note
The Mercyhurst Lakers closed Jon Berkely also played a key
then* 1981-62 campaign on a suc- role in the second halfas he was
cessful note as they dropped the six for six from the free throw
visiting New York Teen Bears stripe andfinishedthe game with
77-72. li 20 points. Fellow freshman John
The game was expected to be a Green added 16 markers along
battle between a strong, powerful with Becker and Blackwell, the
Tech rteam and a struggling latter pulling down eight re-
Laker squad. Despite the fact bounds to lead the Lakers in that
that they had only six players due category. For the visitors, it was
to illness and injury, the Bears Lyord DeBerry whofinishedwith
came on strong to take charge in a game high 21 points. Team-
the early going. But unlike the mates Robert Williams, Keith
Genesis song, »the "Lamb" Haddock, and Billy Williams add-
wouldn't Ue down on Broadway ed 18,15, and 12 points respective-
and the 'Hurst battled back to tie ly.. i p I
the score thanks to backcourt
bombers Blackwell and Green, The Lakers close 4 the season
each of whom scored 10 first half with .an 11-and 14 mark, three
points. r f **' wins more than Jack Polancy
The Lakers came out strong predicted. A few of the games
against the weakened Bear team were heart breakers and if a few
a nd pulled out to a 12-poipt lead. things would have gone their
The Bears tried to re-establish way, the Lakers could have
dominance but were unable sported a better record, but as it
thanks to fine efforts by seniors is, it was a disappointing, but bet-
Becker and Blackwell. Freshman ter than expected season.
Track Club
Opens Season
Mercy hurst's newest club, the Other members are sophomores
Mercyhurst College Track Club, G a r y . K e e n a n and Matt
Staff Meetings will be making their debut perfor- Truesdail.
The club will be coached by
mance this Saturday when they
travel to Slippery Rock to com- East High Track coach Mike
Thursdays 3:15 pete in the 1982 "Rock Relays". Specos. Specos,s who is also the
cross country coach, will be
The club, which was organized
by cross country freshman Greg voluntarily assisting the club
in 307 Main Yoko, carries an ll-member while maintaining his position at
East High.
squad. Members include
freshmen Mike Allen, Jon Although it is not an officially
Everyone Berkeley, Len Donnelly, Blare
Jelinck, Darryl Rickard, Shaine
recognized college team the
Track Gub will be participating
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