VOL. 60 NO.
22
Mercyhurst Grants Honorary Degrees To Erie Leaders
At commencement ceremonies that will
mark the end of a year-long sixtieth anniver-
sary celebration, Mercyhurst College will
confer honorary degrees on two Erie leaders.
The doctor of laws degree will be awarded
May 24 to Sister Carolyn Herrmann, RSM,
former president of Mercyhurst College as a
principal builder of the hilltop school, and to
Mayor Louis J. Tullio, as the builder of the
city in which the college has flourished.
Erie Mayor Louis /. Tullio
MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546
j|. The commencement will be held in the col-
lege's Campus Center at 2 p.m. In addition
to receiving the honorary doctorates, die co-
recipients will be the speakers for the com-
mencement exercises^Herrmami, who was
president of Mercyhurst from 1963 to 1972,
is completing her term in office as the
Superior of the Sisters of Mercy.
|Her religious ministry has included 22
years as a faculty member at Mercyhurst, two
years as its executive vice president, and nine
years as president. In 1972, she retired from
the Mercyhurst presidency to become the
director of education for the Catholic Near
East Welfare Association in New "York City.
Herrmann was the Senior Citizen Advocate
of Erie County for three years before her elec-
tion as Superior of the order in 1983.
She is remembered at Mercyhurst as the
woman under whose leadership Mercyhurst
College went co-educational in 1969, and later
doubled its enrollment, plant facility, and
academic curriculum.
Herrmann holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from
the University of Notre Dame and did her
post-doctoral studies in administration at Har-
vard and at thefXJniversity of Michigan. She
received the Centennial of Science Award
from Notre Dame University for "her distinc-
Record Number\ of Apps Could
Increase Enrollment To 2,000
By Matthew J. Clark
Mercyhurst College has set an all-time rec-
ord for freshmen class and transfer applica-
tions with 950 applications filed for the
1987-88 academic year.
The number is especially impressive since
there are still three and a half months left to
k
receive applications. \ wf^
"Our goal is to have 350 to 360 freshmen
deposited next fall," Andrew Roth, Director
of Admissions, said. f
According to Roth, the record number of
applications could have a positive impact on
Mercy hurst's music" program, the DAngelo
School of Music. | here from the defunct institution.
"There's an outside chance at having 30 new
music majors, which would double the size
of the department," he said. "If that happens,
it will put us one and a half years ahead of
schedule on the music department."
Roth felt that the quality of students now
entering college is the highest ever.
"Today's students are ruthlessly career-
oriented and seem to be more serious about
their student careers as well," he said.
"We're making progress as a liberal arts col-
lege that can accommodate these types of
students," Roth added. *
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1987
tion in the field of science, research, educa- Chamber of Commerce. * v
tion, management and technology." In 1970, A lifelong supporter of academics and
Herrmann received the Rabbi Max C. Cur- athletics at Mercyhurst College, Tullio year-
rick Brotherhood Award in recognition of her ly underwrites!the Louis and Grace Tullio
community leadership and serviceto the peo- Scholarship Fund at Mercyhurst College for
ple of Erie. Tullio, in an unprecedented sixth Erie County students seeking a career in
term as mayor of Erie, holds a masters in government and social service. He was also
education from Boston University and his responsible for the construction of the first
bachelor of science degrees in business ad- athletic field on the Mercyhurst campus.
ministration from Holy Cross. He is the first
Italian-American to serve Erie as mayor.
Tullio began his civic and professional career
as an educator with the Erie School District,
and later became its assistant director of health
and education. He was secretary-business
manager of the Erie School District for six
years before becoming mayor in 1966.
fMayor Tullio is responsible for bringing
over $275 million in state and federal funds
to the cijyjvhic|i have improvedjhe quajjty
of Hfe for its citizens. * ^
He is recognized for leadership in the areas
of public services, housing and neighborhood
improvements, and economic development.
Tullio is an officer of the Niagara Place, co-
chairman of the Pennsylvania League of Cit-
ies, and a trustee of the U.S. Conference of
Mayors. He was recently named the Govern-
ment Leader of the Year by the Pennsylvania
Sister of Mercy Mother Superior
Sister Caryoln Herrmann
Mercyhurst President Dr. William P.
Garvey was also pleased with the high number
of applicants.
"Because of the record number of ap-
plicants, we have the liberty of being more
selective as to what kind of students will make
up our freshman class," he said. ^ INSIDE:
"We may also have 2,000 students enroll-
ed at Mercyhurst next year, and that possibili-
ty is also a result of the high number of Forum P&5
applications we've received," Garvey added*
Along with the freshmen-and transfer
students, Roth noted that Mercyhurst is expec-
Nothing Sacred
ting 12-15 Alliance students, with the
possibility of having as many as 20, attend
Meets Kovski's
J Korner
Roth reiterated the possibility of Mer-
cy hurst's enrollment reaching the 2,000 mark.
"If retention remains constant, and the adult Sports P&8
and MCCI programs progress as they have,
we'll have a very solid shot at a total enroll-
ment of 2,000," he noted. ]
Roth felt that Mercyhurst would reach the
saturation point if enrollment does reach
:
2,000. ; ' j> ^
*i think 2.000 indicates our maximum
capacity,'* he said. "I don't think the school
could physically handle any more than thqt.^'
PAGE 2 Gibe fSUrcinb THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987

Senior Week Schedule Of Events

Once again, as it has in last year,
Senior Week will honor Mer-
cyhurst's graduating students. The
activities vary and will lead up the
actual graduation ceremony on Sun-
day. The activities are open to
seniors only. Here is the schedule of
events for 1987 Senior Week.
Tues.'May 19th
8 p.m.—2 a.m. "Come Surfing
At The P.I." Party at Peninsula Inn.
Happy Hour 840 p.m. Free food
and refreshments. Limbo contest
with prizes. Come in your beach at-
tire. Music by Joel Miller
Wed. May 20th
12 p.m.—5 p.m. Beach Party at
the Peninsula. Presque Isle State
Park—ESeach 10. Volleyball, Foot-
ball, tug-o-war. Event subject to
weather. (No alcoholic beverages
permitted on beach).
8 p.m.—10 p.m. Wine and Cheese
PartyA Held in Blue Room. Spon-
sored by Mercy hurst College Alum-
ni Association. | p.m.—Cocktails — 7 p.m.—Dinner
Thurs. May 21st
9 p.m.—12 a.m. Greek Night at
The Laker Inn. Toga, Greek dress
suggested. (Shirt and shoes required
by law). Prizes—most original
dress. Free pizza and wings.
Fri. May 22nd
1 p.m.—4 p.m. Picnic/Raffle.
Held in Mercy hurst Grotto. (Bring
Your Own Blanket). Free picnic
lunch and raffle. Music by D.J.
John. If it rains, event will be mov-
ed to cafeteria.
Sat May 23rd
Graduation Dinner/Dance. Erie
Plaza Hotel. (Formerly Hilton). 6
— 9 p.m.—Dance
Sun. May 24th
£ Commencement Day.510 a.m.—
Graduation Liturgy, In the Chapel
(10:30 a.m.) Brunch in Egan Din-
ing Hall following Liturgy. 2
p.m.—Graduation Ceremonies.
One reminder: The events Tues.
through Fri. are open to Mercyhurst
Seniors only. For more information,
contact Peggy Hirsch (825-3333).
Mercyhurst College has recieved an endowment from the Sisters of Mer-
cy to fund a Chair in Roman theology. Presentation of the endowment
was made by Sister Carolyn Herrmann RSM, Superior of the Order (cen-
ter) to Dr. George Carrelts, Chairperson of the Religious Studies Depart-
ment of the college (left), and to DrJ William P. Garvey, President of

Hurst Poli-Sci Prof Toasted Mercyhurst (right).

Endowment Funds
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In Havana For Info Exchange

By Mary Beth Manross
Mike Erisman,fromthe Political
Science Department here at Mer-
cyhurst, recently returned from
Cuba, where he was a guest of the
University of Havana.
™ During his visit, Erisman gave
several informational presentations
and had extensive meetings on sub-
ject s& off mutual^ interest with
members of various Cuban research
institutes,
jErisman explained his presence
there. .*
"Probably the main reason I was
invited is that I had just published
a book on Cuban foreign policy,
which was one of the first to be done
by a personfromthe U.S.," he said.
"I was being toasted by the
University of Havana. The sum of
it was giving some-informational
presentations, but really, most of it
was just getting together and ex-
changing information with Cuban
Mercyhurst Political Science Department professor Mike Erisman who
recently returned from Cuba where he was a guest of the University ofreasonable position toward Cuba,"
Havana. The trip was arranged by the Cuban Mission to the United Narhe said. "For better than 245 years
tionS. Photo:L Hahnmshr § . . . - . . . ' , *
colleagues who are interested in
"Cuba was obviously the country I
working on foreign policy issues,
was most interested in.** f
dealing particularly with the Carib-
According to Erisman, Cuba is
bean, Central American,, and Latin
considered one of the major prob-
American debt questions." lem countries of the world.
Erisman noted that most of his
"Cuba is very much involved in
visit was spent with the Cuban
world affairs," he said. "The coun-
Academics people who work in re-
try has been involved in two wars in
search' institutes. They haveua
Africa, and they still have maintain-
whole series of research institutes."
ed Targe numbers of troops there.
he said./'One of them studied the
Cuba has a rather vigorous foreign
United States, another institute stud-
aid program as well." j•*
ied in the western hemisphere, and
Erisman offered that Cuba is very
Central America in particular. The
influential to the rest of the world.
others dealt with international "In many respects it is considered
economics" Fon of the most influential Latin
Erisman explained that Havana is
American countries," he said. "It
can match some of the others, such
the main university in Cuba. He
as Brazil, in terms of economic
compared it to Harvard. All of the
potential." "Across the board, it's
major research institutes are held
there. the most important Latin American
country,"'he stated. Erisman ex-
Erisman recalled that he was at-
plained that Cuba's world influence
tracted to Cuba while he was in
f does not come from being arichna-
graduate school.> .
tion that is generous with its wealth,
"I got interested in Latin America
but rather from the many human
when I started my graduate work in
services
the late 60's and early 70's," he said. it offers the rest of the
world. I- f ^
"Cuba doesn't give out money,"
he said. "It generally sends out
training personnel, particularly
teachers and doctors, because that
is one of the areas that Cuba is par-
ticularly strong in." "They have
very large numbers of highly skill-
ed doctors that they will frequently
send to underdeveloped countries to
help set up projects or programs,"
he added. According to Erisman, no
other country is as active in human
service as Cuba.
"Really, no other country does
that kind of thing," he said. "So
even in terms of general world af-
fairs, Cuba is the most active."
Erisman said that, in Cuba, there
is a very definite interest toward the
upcoming U.S. elections.
"They are interested basically as
to whether or not the new ad-
ministration will take a more
f
now. the U.S. has refused to have
* « * *
Theology Chair
Mercyhurst College announced
today that an endowment in
religious education given by the
Sisters of Mercy will begin to fund
a Chair in Theology in the 1987-88
academic year. The endowment will >
bring to the college a professor of
Roman Catholic theology with com-
petencies in religious education andf
lay ministry. It will also provide*
scholarshipsforindividuals major-1
ing in religious studies. The
theology professor is expected to be}
hired to begin teaching in the
1987-88 academic year. Scholarship
:
money amounting to $10,000 has'
already become available for
students, and the amount for
scholarships in future years is ex-|
pected to increase. Dr. George Gar-
relts, Chairperson of the college's!
Religious Studies Department, said,
"This Chair is the fulfillment of the
Sisters of Mercy vision and commit-
ment to Mercyhurst College as a
Catholic college.'They seek to
enable the college and the Depart-
diplomatic relations with Cuba. We
refuse to trade with them, and in-
fluence other countries not to trade
with them." "We isolate and
politically blockade Cuba."
Erisman offered that one of the fun-
damental reasons the U.S. does not
have diplomatic relations with Cuba
is because it is a communist coun-
try. And another reason is because
"(Cuban leader Fidel) Castro has
stood up and hasn't knuckled under
to the pressure' of the U. S." 1$
Erisman suggested that the United
States is to blame for-, the poor
diplomatic relationship which
separates the two countries.
"They are very much interested in
improving relations, but they are not
going to make any concessions with
the United States in order to get
political relations," he said. "For
example," he went on, "the Reagan
administration hoped that by im-
ment of Religious Studies to provide
the best teaching that can be pro-
cured. Their endowment of this
chair is an important step toward the
recognition of the importance of
religious education and of the needs
of the contemporary 'Church for
highly educated teachers and com-
petent lay ministers. The endow-
ment is also a pledge to the Diocese
of Erie and surrounding dioceses
that Mercyhurst is preparing its
students to share in the ministry of
the Church." * jj
Sister Carolyn Herrmann,
Superior of the Sisters of Mercy,
said, "The establishment of the
Chair for Religious Education and
scholarshipsforindividuals major-
ing in religious studies represent a
re-commitment of the Sisters of
Mercy to Mercyhurst College. We
also look on it as our way of conti-
nuing the Mercy tradition in
elementary and secondary educa-
tion in our diocese."
proving relations with Cuba, they
would cut theirtieswith the Soviet
Union, but you know they won't do
that." Erisman voiced his disagree-
ment with that Reagan administra-
tion strategy and said that improved
relations with Cuba will not be
possible until a new administration
takes office in Washington. 'i I
"You don't put conditions like that
on normalizing relations," he said.
"The Cubans are very much in-
terested in better relations, and for
that reason they have little or no
time for the Reagan/Bush ad-
|They are interested in
the Democrats getting in.'* "The
Cubans are trying tofeel-outthe
candidates and see what happens,"
he said. "Cubans are very interested
in our elections and have even been
invited herefaysome groups, but the
US. government refuses them visas.
(See "Prof" page 3)
 PAGE 3
Dear Editor,
In reply to last week's letter con-
cerning M.S.G. furniture, I wish to
state a number of points. It was
never the intent of M.S.G. to "wage
a war" against the now famous Coke
machine. The machine was tem-
porarily placed on the second floor
of Old Main to be moved elsewhere
at a later date.
M.S.G. merely wished to move
the machine to lay carpeting and in-
deed when we finally did move the
machine it was to a location only 20
feet away on the second floor of Old
WMCY, Merciad Positions Announced
After 3rd Annual Comm Dept Banquet
The Third Annual Communica-
tions Banquet was held this year at
the Moniuszko Club. The event
honors students in the field of com-
munications, and was organized by
The Merciad and WMCY. *
™ After a buffet-style dinner,
Department Head Richard Ragan
presented the academic awards. The
awardforhighest QPA in the depart-
ment went to Naomi Romanchok,
who was unable to attend due to her
being in Washington, D.C. /awards
to seniors who had a 3.0 or higher
in their communications courses
went to Chris Alessi, Charles Fleet,
Ed Klutcher, Carl Kovski, Mary
Beth Manross, Chris Cade-Mead,
Beth Niethamer, Frank Pawlowski,
Romanchok, John Saal and Brian
Sheridan.
Dennis McCarthy, the adviser for
The Merciad until the end of Win-
ter term, then presented the awards
for the newspaper. The Merciad
Service Award went to Frank
Pawlowski, the circulation manag-
er. The Betsy Lantz Memorial
Editor's Award went to Matthew J.
Clark, who advanced to the position
of News Editor during the Fall term.
McCarthy then presented a new
award, the Brian R. Sheridan Award
for excellence in journalism. Chris
Kovski, managing editor, was the
first recipient of this, award.
* c i n . **-~»nu*l Commutation I V * * * ^ * ™ ^
TdvZr fohn Leisering announces**
™ rfhi* rioht h Communication Department head Rid
Pftofo; L faknmihr
i
Main. The Coca-Cola company
subsequently removed the machine
to the Dance Dept.
Secondly, we j recognize the
popularity of that locationfora pop
machine and have proposed to Mr.
Kennedy that another machine be
acquired to serve the need on the
second floor. He has agreed to this
request.
"Finally, M.S.G. is not responsible
for the "Furniture vs. Soda Ma-
chine" concept. This was the crea-
tion of The Merciad.
Sheridan received a plaque com-
memorating the inception of this
award. Sheridan then presented
Kovski with a "Rambo Bop Bag"
for service above the call of duty.
John Leisering, the adviser to
WMCY and Mercyhurst athletic
director, presented die WMCY Ser-
vice Award to Debby D'Alessio,
Barbara Gaydos and Carl Kovski.
He then gave the WMCY Broadcast
Award to Brian "Brian Maiden'*
McAndrew for his heavy metal
show. McAndrew regularly has vo-
luminous requests during his air-
shifts.
Carl Kovski and DAlessio then
presented certificates to Oaydos,
Alessi, Jennifer Bly, Fleet, McAn-
drew, Mike Brennan, Allan
Carpenter, Pat Loony, Saal, Klut-
cher, Matt Nesser, Ranee Mack,
Pawlowski, Mike Bashore, Lisa
McLellan, Buddy Palotas, Kelley
Moore and Jennifer Montani. i
Leisering then announced the
winners ofpositions on the WMCY
board of directors. DAlessio will be
die station manager, McAndrew will
be die program director and Bly will
be the music director.
The Merciad will be headed by
editor Matthew J. Clark, who was
this year's news editor and will be
a junior Communications major
next year.
S STAR
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(Bitefflttdab THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987
MSG Execs Want To
Over Themselves
We have written this letter to clear trayed by previous publications of
the air of this so called "cloud" The Merciad.
which has appeared over the heads Looking ahead, we are very op-
of the incoming administration of timistic for next year, and are an-
Sincerely, I MSG. Wefeelthat this comment is
ticipating a fun and successful
Mike Kelly, MSG president pro in every way unjustified. administration. We deeply ap-
tern
First of all, we were not respon- preciate your support in making our
sibleforthe running of the election.
9 election such a success. We will
Editors Reply: Your point is Secondly, we are all extremely
continue to need your support and
well taken, but we did not qualified and dedicated individuals involvement to help make our ad-
"create" the story. We certainly
who have not been given a chance ministration an effective one.
did not create Mr. Kelly's quotes. to perform our duties before being
Sincerely,
Judging from Mr. Kelly's at- judged. Upon analyzing this situa-
titude, we, the editors, didn't feel tion, we hope that you will be able Mike Vincent, MSG President
that the story was deserving of a toformulatea more positive opinion
Joe Arcadi, MSG Vice-President
"hard-news" approach, and of the new MSG than has been por-
acted accordingly*
-$
Chris Kovski will be the manag-
ing editor. | He was this year's A *•.->.
managing editor, and will be a jun-
ior majoring in English/Com- 41 vw
munications.
The positions of sports editor, cir-
culation manager and business man-
ager are still open. Interested parties
may contact The Merciad at Box Wu I
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(Continued from page 2)
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Sheridan Bids All: " Goombye > >

By Brian Sheridan
And now, the end is near/So I face
thefinalcurtain/Myfriends I'll say
it clear/17/ state my case of which
I am certain/I 've lived a life that's
full/I've traveled each and every
highway/And more much more than
this I did it my way,
I have to bid my farewells and
good-byes. This is the last editorial
of this year's The Merciad.
This past year had its ups and had
its downs. Most of them were ups.
That was due to the support and
backbone showed by my staff when
things were getting tough.
Sometimes that was every week.
From the beginning, I had a vi-
sion as to what the newspaper
should be. In some ways, my staff
has helped exceed that vision. I
wanted the paper to inform and in-
furiate, lb entertain and to explain.
lb cop a phrase, I wanted the paper
to boldly go where no Merciad has
gone before. &£.
I wanted to tell students of the
things that they might not have
thought about because they would
think "It doesn't affect me." I
wanted to show that subjects like
^'Date Rape" and^AIDS" were
topics that DO affect people of our
age. That's why I assigned those two
articles and was very pleased by the
way they were handled and receiv-
ed by the students. They were not
cutesy topics, and they may have of-
fended afewpeople but they were
important. I didn't want this paper
to be just a society sheet. I wanted
Qttre Jtterciaii
Brian Sheridan, Editor
Chris Kovskl, Managing Editor!
Jennifer Conmy, Sports Editor}
Matthew J. Clark, News Editor
Leslie Hafenmaler, Photo Editor
Paula Bruno, Calendar Editor
Frank Pawlowskl, Circulation Manager
VOL. 60 NO. 22
Reporters 1986-87
Janlne Adolphson
Julie Cherlco
to bring articles and ideas to the pa- owe many people many favors for
per that you couldn't get anywhere undertaking stories for me. And of
else on campus. We have;had our course, thanks to my staff who help
batdes—with MSG, the administra- keep everything under control when
tion and students. From week to I was pulling my hair out. Chris,
week, we wanted people to not be
too sure of what would be in The
Merciad. We wanted people to pick
Matt, Jennifer and Paula, thanks a
lot. lb Leslie, a big "thank you" for
stepping in and taking our photos.
MSGf Secretary Tells
up the paper and be amused or
outraged enough to make an opinion
on what ever topic we were cover-
It made my job much easier know-
ing someone as capable as you was
in the darkroom. I don't want to
Of Formal Success
By Peggy Hirsch disaster, I don't know. I know the
ing. We tried not to mudsling but of- make this sound like the Academy Formal Committee, SAC and MSG
ten our attempts to examine and Awards so I better cut out the thank On Friday, 423 jMercyhurst had their doubts. For this reason, I
interpret the events on this campus you's but to thoseInot here in students proved to themselves that think the great deal of additional
might be perceived as headhunting body—but in spirit—like Dennis a formal can be much more than an changes and planning that took
or sensationalism. It was not our in- and Tom, "thanks." I feel the job has overdressed beer blast. The Spring place prevented the return of the
tention. been worthwhile. It was fun and not Formal was a success. There were Winter Formal bedlam. The ques-
We are just after the truth and the ulcer I was told it was going to no arrests and no evidence of disor- tion is irrelevant.
when it is refused, or discrepancies be. Sure there were mdny long derly conduct. Despite the lack of Thanks to the success of Friday
in it are noticed, we will go after the nights and missed classes, but chas- action, the students that attended night, "formals" in the true sense of
whole story, even if it involves trod- ing down that story and seeing that had a good time! As co-chairperson the word will continue. Their con-
ding on some toes or hurting so- final product was a gas. of the Spring Formal along with tinuance, however, will still remain
meone's "sensibilities." Journalism As for me, I'll be boarding a 747 Tracy Wasson, I was impressed at at the hands of those who work to
is a tough business and forces peo- for a flight to sunny Los Angeles, how smoothly the evening went. make them happen.
ple to be tough. California. I'm going to sit on the Yes, some have said it was The praiseforSpring Formal suc-
^ My vision can be best summed up beach for a while, with my Sinatra "mellow," but this "mellowness" cess goes to those dedicated Formal
by what ABC newsman Sam tapes and my Spenser novels, trying was the glimmer of hope those of us Committee members, the MSG of-
Donaldson (my hero) wrote in his to forget the tough times and savor who organize and take resposibili- ficers and Mr. Kennedy. For the
book: "Reporters cannot be in awe the wonderful moments of the past ty for events were grasping for. former MSG officers, I think Friday
of the people they cover. People ex- year. At least I got to do it all "My Whether there would have been an- was a great way to "formally" leave
pect the press to hold the mayor's Way." As the Duke said "Goom- other formal if the spring dance was office. . . J , ».
;
feet to the fire and to bore in on the bye" 4 | P " %'Ww' a repear*of the Winter Formal
city council and to make sure the
governor doesn't get away with a
thing. It doesn't make any sense to
let up on the public servant whose
President Evaluates Performance
offical conduct affects us all the By Chris Kovski want students to see student govern- years as well. "Students will only
most..." ment on campus. That would take respond favorably if they ate given
I would like to finally thank all of Just as Gary Hart is dealing with care of the apathy problem, too— something to respond to. We're star-
the people that have written for us his share of abuse from the media, if your services and events are in- ting to do that now, and it'll improve
this year. We would have been a Michael Kelly, the 1986-87 Mer- teresting, people will get involved." each year."
pretty blank paper without them. I cyhurst Student Government presi- He also voiced his concern that f_ When asked what he thought of
dent, has had his abuse this year. student opinion of MSG is at a low his performance this year, as related
The Merciad has printed articles on point, not necessarily because of to his goals, Kelly sat back and
the MSG election problems, the this year, but as a result of previous (See "Evaluate" page 5)
apathy in the student body and the
muItifaceted pop machine situation.
Through it all, he has maintain- THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON
ed his sense of humor, and has
realized the importance of these
issues to next year's administration.
In an interview conducted with The
Merciad, Kelly evaluated his per-
formance and gave advice to his suc-
cessors. Kelly, rather than being
disturbed by these situations, has
taken them as a valuable teaching
tool. "I thought the election situa-
tion was handled well under the ex-
THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987 isting MSG Constitution.
Afterwards, we changed any parts
that were unclear to try to eliminate
Church Fleet future problems*" t
Barbara Gaydos He went on to discuss the prob-
Lisa Georgino lem of student involvement. "What
Ann Johnson I
4

Allan Carpenter we have at Mercyhurst is a unique

Jill Chlccarlno Brenda Kondlk situation. Students can go to (Mer-
Margaret Coffey | Jennifer Montanl cyhurst College President) Dr.
Kelley Moore Garvey's office and make an ap-
pointment to discuss problems. Due
to that administrative openness, we
Typists don't need the same type of student
Bridget Presuttl, Karon Casclo government that other schools have.
Therefore, we have to reevaluate our
Th« Merciad is the student-edited newspaper of Mercy hurst College, 501 East situation and become more service-
38th Street, Erie, PA 16546. The Merciad office is located in the basement oriented. We have to provide things Nov. 12,1957: Kevin Wakefield, during
of Baldwin Hall, phone 825-0376. ., \; J like the resume service, check snackfime, makes kindergarten history by
•* »?
IX cashing and shuttles for games if we selecting the soda cracker over the graham.

PAGE 5
WhteriLeaves Mercyhurst,!ButJ^Doesn't SayjGoodbye
By W. S. Kunlczak S m never to be thought about and
£ Someone—whose name quite
properly eludes me—said at some
constipated moment of profundity
that the glue that holds mankind to-
gether in some sort of lasting and
worthwhile stasis is everyone's de-
sire to be useful.U£ - * ;
9 That's why I came to Mercy hurst
and that's why I'm leaving. And
that's all that has to be said about
l
that, 5 m i t <f
E But only a fool ever says goodbye.
I First of all it suggests a gift of
phophecy as if we had a Godlike
ability to foretell the future.
I Second; its arrogant. It suggests
that we're able to decide what's go-
ing to happen to us and to everyone
we know. Third, it is simply too
final for a world in which everything
is always in transition, nothing per-
manent, and man's best hopes lie in
his dreams rather than expectations.
* A smart man—or at least a lucky
one—knows that" good things end
only so that something better can
being, and that nothing is ever over
as long as it's worth remembering.
He lives his many lives in much
the same manner that he may write
a book: all out, with absolute com-
mitment and holding nothing back.
But when the job. is done, wrapped,
and in the mail — in other words
when he has nothing more to say —
he sticks a fresh sheet of paper i nto
his machine and starts on the next
one. *a*
Does that mean that all the peo-
pie, situations, events and ideas with
whom and among which he had liv-
ed] for the past few years are
dead... finished... kaput... and
The Merciad Asks: _ j
Seniors i what will youf remember about Mercyhurst?
*%P*
Frank Pawlowski,
Communications
Definitely not the parties. They
were no fun. The people were fun
but the parties ^weren't. I'll
remember the tons of snow we got
every winter except this one.
remembered? Hj Hf^J
\i (Hey, he says, maybe they were
simply another illusion?) \
Tliey'd better not be. They are the
fuel for his next run. They're food
for the journey. They're a treasure
Mercyhurst Writer-in-Residence W.S. Kuniczak nie Photo
house of feelings and ideas with
which he'll pay his way for many
years to come. They are education.
They are a lot more precious than
a mahogany desk or money in the
bank. j&
Every book he writes teaches the
writer something about himself if
about nothing and nobody|else.
Every new chapter is built out of
everything that has gone before, and
that includes every other book that
was ever written |
So what about this business of be-
^w*5S^^. | Evaluate If
M TW 8 can never do everything you want to
I He also thought highly of the ex-
Julie Juenemann, Marketing
There are a lot of things I will
remember about Mercyhurst. I
think I'll remember the people the
most, though, because we were all
such close friends. ¥
* though." fi * ^&
®h* fMcrctafc
ing original? What about being an
individual? What about living life as
if everyj moment was a new
beginning? S ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ w ^ B B
About a hundred years ago when
I was working for the Plain Dealer
in Cleveland I had to go on an
assignment to Painesville. I can't
remember what the story was about.
But I remember waiting for a bus
in the Greyhound Station next to a
bona-fide Beatnik—beard, sandals,
dark shades and all — who asked
me where I was going.
"Painesville," I said.
"Man," he said. "Everywhere is
Painesville."
"Man, that's profound," I said.
"\eah. It's experience, man," he
said and snapped hisfingershalf a
dozen times, which is the way we
/
Chuck Fleet, Communications
The friends I have made here. I've
made a large number of friends
because it's such a small campus. It
will be hard to leave them.
"MTHURSDAY MAY 14, 1987
used to applaud at poetry readings
in a coffee house or show apprecia-
tionforour own wisdom in those in-
nocent days. fmS&SB^SEHB
k Experience may not -be the best
teacher. We, and the people among
whom we livefromtime to time, are
our own most dependable instruc-
tors. But every moment which we
have been able to experience is a
vast enrichment, no matter how
dubious it might have seemed in its
own painful or confusing time, and
just as a good writer paces his work
"Students graduate if
^ they were real students''
a page at a time so a successful
human being builds his or her life
experience by experience.
Saying "Goodbye" — or slamm-
ing the door on anything as if it had
no value — is about as smart as pay-
ingforan expensive education and
forgetting everything you've learn-
ed the moment your diploma is
hanging on the wall.
Still, things do seem to end now
and then. Writers finish books if
they are real writers. Students
graduate if they were real students.
Real peoplefinishwhat they start
and go on to whatever is meant to
come next.
* But until we develop some means
to teleport ourselves instantly from
one place to another — without tur-
ning into some kind of cinematic
monster in the process — that 1,000
*
Cereta White, Criminal Justice
The campus itself because it's so
pretty. I'll also remember the faculty
and the students. You'll always
remember the people you went to
school with.
/ /
> >
mile journey will always unfold one
step at a time, the last one being
quite impossible without every
other.
And because an intelligent person
knows that everyfinaltotal is made
up of an infinity of remembered
moments, he carries them all in his
baggage every step of the way.
He or she knows better than to say
"Goodbye" to anyone or to
anything. And that includes some
years spent on a college campus.
He or she says: "So long."
Or: "I'll be seeing you."
Or — if he is a middle-aged pro-
fessional novelist who also happens
to be an unreconstructed Beatnik
(and if he can still remember how
to snap his?fingers) — he says:
"Later, man, later.'^ •"*£
And he knows that there is no -•
such thing* as saying goodbye
forever. 'W ™
W. S. "Jack" Kuniczak has
been Writer-In-Residence at Mer-
cyhurst for the past two years, and
has taught Journalism and
Creative Writing courses as well.
Jack is leaving Mercy hurst to re-
turn to his own full-time writing
in Fort Washington, PA, near
Philadelphia, iWe, at The Mer-
ciad, wish him the best of luck in
his future endeavors.
(Continued from page 4)
reflected for a few minutes. "You
do, and everything that everyone
else wants you to do, but we listen-
ed and improved the existing ser-
vices as well as implementing new
services. That's basically what I
wanted to see done, but to an even
greater degree." 1§ I
perience. "It was fun. The only
problem is it takes about six months
to get used to the workings of the
organizations and to realize what
has to be done. By then, you only
have a short time and a limited
amount of money to accomplish
your goals. We didn't do a bad job, >
% f?j| •
* .«V " ;• . » •

PAGE 6
Nothing Sacred Meets Kovski's Korner
By Brian Sheridan
and Chris Kovski
Every man needs a pet. Fets don't
botiier you, outside of needing to be
ted. They don't complain, they don't
critcize and they dont want to bor-
row your car. Here at The Merciad,
we have had pets of our own all year.
A jar full of sea monkeys.
Remember sea monkeys? Those lit-
tie creatures sold in comic books ads
that showed cute little amoebas,
some female with blonde hair,
lipstick and pearls and males with
black mustaches. Ours always died
about three days after we hatched
them. When we saw them at the toy
store, a few months ago,
The Sea Monkey family portrait Illustration is "fandful"
Fun, Fun, Fun At Activities Weekend 1987
7^Merc)^rs#^irmflbnnat*^c/afffie£rfelV«aHo-
te^wasa bigsuccess. Ittickedoff the Activites Weekend duding canoe races and musical chairs. Here a game started.
event and everyone was well behaved. .
reminiscences of our childhood
flooded back and we splurgedfora
package. | for the little tykes. It was titled,
At first we were disappointed.
The package, (see illustration)
which showed the little sea monkeys
asa big happy family, said to our
disappointment that the illustration
was "fanciful." Hard to believe that
these creatures wouldn't have
blonde hair.
Vfe hatched them, and to our sur-
prise, they looked like, uh, well,
how can we say this delicately? We
guess we can't. Frankly, they look-
ed like sperm. Of course, we im-
mediately developed our
patrimonial instincts, and kept close
watch over our babies. With our sea
Oil Saturday, students participated in various events Jn»
V volleyball takes place on the lawn.
r
31? c HHerrtait THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987
monkeys, we received a booklet of
instructions and training techniques
simply enough, "It's FUNfto
RAISE Adorable PET SEA-
MONKEYS," and subtitled, "The
Official Sea-Monkey Handbook."
We didn't even know there was an
unofficial handbook. For that mat-
ter, we didn't think that sea monkeys
had ever attained hyphenated status.
The booklet said that "their fate
is in your hands." Yfe'ie not sure that
we want that degree of responsibili-
ty. But what can you do? Put the lit-
tle buggers in a freezer or
microwave?
We're certain that these instruc-
tions were written, notforthe faint
of heart, butforthe faint of brain. The authors. 'Nuifsairf. MUKI.
They expect you to pay money for
afoodmeasuring spoon and growth make this up—they really said it!) of an education watching their pets.
[So we did. Everyone in the
• ; • : •
They also told us that sea They also like to mess up theirjar.
communications department kicked monkeys like to face. What you do We still haven't figured out how to
in a quarter or soforthis junk. We is give them current to swim clean the mess/We tried a Sears
felt like junior Sally Struthers. against. So we put half of them in Wet/Dry Vac^ but that was a bust.
"Feed a starving sea monkeyforon- a blender. They lost. - 4 Using coffee strainers, which make
ly a quarter a month." The other half occupy a place of for an interesting cup of coffee, was
But it was worth it. We got a honor on Brian's desk—a sewage- impractical. Have you ever tried to
spoon for measuring the food. It filled jar. People would come into pick out about MX) little critters from
looked like a piece of drug die office (yes, some people are able among some slime? It isn't a pretty
paraphernalia We even sent our life to find us*in the basement of sight. * ** I
insurance policy for these guys. It Baldwin—oops, lower level of We tried following the instruc-
says that they are guaranteed not to Baldwin) and ask us why we had a tionsfortraining them, but they just
die except in the cases that follow: jar of sludge. |We would then let sat on the desk and had sex. Great
Chain lightning, chain smoking, them look closely with a magnify- for them, but not too hot for us.
earthquake, tidal wave, meteoric ing glass, and their awe-struck at- They didn't guard the office and
showers, April showers, invasion of titude would be clear when they they didn't have blonde hair, so we
Earth by space monsters, Mongol, gasped slightly and said, "Gross." gave them the wildestrideof their
Etruscan or Viking plunder and We think that they were reacting to little lives—we introduced diem to
conquest OR (especially) the sea monkeys' favorite activity— modern science. The fun of cen-
accidentally-knocked-over con- frequent group fornication. And trifugal force, in fact. Yup—we
tainer of water all over the-good- these things are for little kids! Who flushed them down the toilet.
living-room-carpet. (We didn't needs Dr. Ruth? They have enough
A group of guys get a Impromptu game ofhadcy-sack
of All of the events, like the bar-b-que and the eve-
ning concert were well attended. Everyone was well-
behaved, which pleased the administration and the
studenH in MSG and SAC who organized the weekend*
PAGE 7
Gibe fWcrctab THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW
GOOD PEOPLE
No, we're not recuiting for the
military. We are asking that anyone
interested in working in the Student
Health Service, 101 Preston, during
the 1987-88 school year, please in-
quire at our office before May 20,
1987. Our office is open Monday
thru Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, and
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. You must
qualify for either work study or in-
stitutional employment to apply. For
more info, stop by Health Services
or call extension 431 or 432.
to Africa and South America, as
well as drawing upon his collection
of American music and art objects.
The course is listed as Psychology
297, offered Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 3 p.m. to4 p.m. All
students are welcome. No prior
knowledge of music or art is
necessary. Byes, ears and curiosity
are the only prerequisites.
SUMMER JOBS
tThe Freshman Studies office will
be hiring two students whose
responsibilities will be a resident
assistant and tutor. This isfora sum-
Chiarelli, will perform A SPRING
CONCERT on Sunday, May 17 at
3:30 p.m. in the Christ the King
Chapel located on the campus. Also
featured will be a small STRING
ENSEMBLE. Admission is free.
PHILOSOPHY CONTEST
The Department of Philosophy
and Religious Studies is sponsoring
a philosophy essay contest. Any
essay on any philosophical topic is
welcome. Submit all entries to Dr.
Donahue (225 Preston) by May 15,
1987. Winners will be announced on The Mercyhurst College Choir, under the direction of Joseph
e

PSYCHOLOGY AND THE
ARTS ! June 14 through July 2 and August
An exciting course will be offered
next Fall called "Psychology and the
Arts." Concerned with using
psychology to help us understand
the effects of music and art, it will
answer such questions from "Why
do we like music?" to "Do colors
have emotional significance?*' and
"Can instrumental musicrevealthe
performer's emotions?" p
The course will be taught by Dr.
Mark Gridley, a psychologist and
professional musician. He has
taught the course to students at
Oberlin, Baldwin-Wallace, Case
Western Reserve and John Carroll
University, and led lecture tours at
the Cleveland Art Museum. He has
also written two books that teach
teachers, on how to use
psychological principles to help
listeners get the most out of music.
In the course, Dr. Gridley will play
recordings he collected during trips
THE FAR SIDE
mer enrichment program being held
23 through August 28. Interested ap-
plicants may pick up an application
in Preston, Room
201.
MISS ERIE COUNTY \ \ p.m. June Hines is the director of
Theifirst Miss*Erie County
Scholarship Pageant will be held
August 15 at the Warner Theatre.
The pageant is open to Erie area
female residents, age 17 to 25 (as of
August 1, 1987). Applications are
available at the Erie Area Chamber
of Commerce office, 1006 State
Street, and The Finishing Touch by
Ferrari ,11917 West 8th Street. Ap-
plications will be accepted until
May 15,1987. More information can
be obtained by calling Ms. Linda
Ferrari at 452-4443.
SPRING CONCERT
The Mercyhurst College Choir,
under the direction of Joseph
By GARY LARSON
May 18. First prize is $60 and sec-
ond prize is $40.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
There will be a Conservatory
Dance performance in Zurn Recit-
al Hall on Saturday, May 16, at 2:30
this event.
ROTC Program for Graduate
Students j |sap
A new program is available for
college students who have a
minimum of two years of academic
graduate or combination of
undergraduate and graduate work
remaining. Graduate work can be
completed and at the same time a
commission as an Army Officer ob-
tained. For more information con-
tact! Cpt. Werner at Gannon
University, 456-8376. f wasn't an objective in my career
A.RS.
practices for their Spring Concert. For further information on
see the "Bulletin Board" rhoto: M. C M *
Personality Profile:
Elizabeth Altilio
By Kelley Moore
Elizabeth Altilio, a native of
Horseheads, NY, has attended Mer-
cyhurstforthe past three years. She
chose Mercyhurst because of its
good reputation and the program it
offers in her field of study, dietetics.
In high-school, Elizabeth was
always interested in science and
wanted to enter into the health pro-
fession. She chose dietetics rather
than nursing or pre-med because her
main interest lay in community
nutrition. Liz expresses, "Money
decision; I just wanted to be help-
1
ing people.*
Elizabeth has been an Egan
Scholar since her freshman year. As
part of the dietetics program, she is
required to attend classes at Villa
Maria College and Edinboro
University as well as Mercyhurst.
She has done practical work at
S |
and their diet needs. J H I
She is currently a member of
American Dietetic Association, Stu-
dent Dietetic Association, and Nor-
thwestern Pennsylvania Dietetics.
Elizabeth believes her major is
both competitive and rewarding and
therefore has made her more
assertive.* J
"Working in a hospital-type set-
ting gives one the realization that
many people need assistance in their
everyday dietary needs, especially
diabetics, cardiac patients, and
geriatrics."
Elizabeth, who has many hob-
bies, including swimming and
aerobics, enjoys cooking in par-
ticular, which is a major asset in her
field. jFf-t ,; M
Onreflectingon her college ca-
reer, Elizabeth said, "I believe in or-
der to survivefourlong years, it is
important to be well-balanced with
both social and academic activities.**

News Hamot Medical Center, where she

is involved directly with the patients
That is her secret to success.

Alpha Phi Sigma, the National

Criminal Justice Honor Society of
Mercyhurst College, recently
became the number one Upsilon
Chapter in the countryforthe sec-
ond year in a row. A week ago on
Monday, an "Eat-n-Speak" dinner
was held at Farrell's Restaurant,
which featured Congressman Ibm
Ridge as the guest speaker. A
special thanks goes to all-who at-
tended and to all who participated
in making,this formal affair a
memorable one. Also, a special
thanks goes to all who attended the
meeting last night, and speaking
from all the A.P.S. members and
associates of Mercyhurst College,
we wish Dr. Norman Raasch the
best of luck in the future.
Special note: Anyone interested in
joining Alpha Phi Sigmaforthe up-
"Oool Now here's a nice one we built last fall. coming 1987-88 academic year, con- From their successful run at the Mosey hut the famous vocal do-wop
tact: Mr. Peter Benekos, Chris group "Mouth and the the Translators"put on a gnat show at the Com-
Dance, Mary Knight, Sheila Bond, munications Banquet. The numbers they sang included "Duke of Dubu-
Erin Loringer or Ken Quagliani. que" and "Take This lob and Shove It." NfMft AI
PAGE 8
Allegheny Wins: 17-4, 10-8
Baseball Team Drops Doubleheader
By Jennifer Conmy
The Mercyhurst College baseball
'teamfinishedits season with a 9-22
record after losing its final
doubleheader of the season to
Allegheny on Thursday.
In the first game of the day, the
Gators took a 7-1 lead after the first
two innings and never looked back,
finishing the game with a 17-4 win.
Allegheny had 14 hits in the game
while the 'Hurst used three pitchers
in the loss. Allegheny was led by
Jim Saitta and Craig Jones each with
three hits, Jones had five RBI's,
while Saitta had three. Mercyhurst
was led bv Eric Ooron who also had
By Jennifer Conmy
The Mercyhurst Lady Lakers fin-
ished their 1987 season with their
best record to date: a 14-6 tally. The
Lady Lakers sixth loss came at the
hands of Westminster College. The
Hurst split their doubleheader with
Westminster Wednesday on the road
3-7 and 9-0.
Julie Kemling had two hits, en-
ding the season with a .525 batting
average, v
She hit at least once in 19 of 20
games. In the nightcap both Nancy
Emmi and Kathy Burick had hits,
Happy
Belated
Birthday, Joe
from The Merciad, WMCY,
and Media Services
three hits, while Phil Sorensen had
two hits in the opening game. Laker
Scott Gorring hit a one-run homer
to finish out the game.
The Gators jumped out to a 10-0
lead after the first inning of the
nightcap before the Lakers came
back with a nine run spurt to catch
the Gators.
Allegheny had six hits and four
walks in the first inning to score
their ten runs. 1 £
Jamie Butera went in as a relief
pitcher in thefirstinning, giving up
only one run and one hit for the rest
of the night. When the Lakers were
at bat they managed to give the
Gators a run for their money, bring-
With
14
while pitcher Debbie Bonniger had
a two-hit shutout. $ * j* i
Despite having only two pitchers,
the Lady Lakers held off many for-
midable opponents, including
nationally-ranked Allegheny Col-
lege. According to head coach Rick
Burns, the season went very well,
and he was pleased with the cama-
raderie of the girls.
Burns added that the "sweep of
Gannon was a high pointfin the
season" for him. Also a high note
was senior Lisa Pallotto, who fin-
ished the season with a great .373
batting average and a 7-3 pitching
®he fflttti ab THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1987
Scoreboard
Baseball
ing the gap to within two after the
second inning with the score at 10-8. Mercyhurst
Dave
In thefirstinning, Mercyhurst gain- Allegheny 1711 Kucenski
ed four runs before gaining another
four in the second. Dave Martin
Opron led the Lakers in the first
Softball John Ritz p
inning with a two-run triple. Gorr- Mercyhurst Frank
ingfollowedwith a RBI single while
Westminster Yaskula
Andy Casper had a one-run triple.
Sorensen hit four singles in the
nightcap in five at bats.fTim Season Softball W L
Dovovan and Doug Orr each had Records
two hits,finishingout the Laker ef- Lisa Palloto
fort. Despite the loss in the second Baseball 9 22 Debbie ™
game, the Lakers outhit the Gators Softball 14 6 Bonniger
12-7.1 1
Pitching
Records
Baseball
Jamie
Butora Seibel jAnd
Chris Frasek
Greg Haski Sertz Advance
record.
Palloto is the only senior on the
John Kosko In Semifinals
team, but will be a loss to the team iMercyhurst College's Rick Sertz
in both pitching and batting. and Leila Seibel tookfourthplace
Burns was happy ending the in the Volvo Tennis/Campus Mixed
season with a win over Westminster Zank Named Doubles! Regional final in
Princeton, N.J., held over the week-
in their, last doubleheader of the
year. He added that the future looks First Team end of Apr. 28. The two qualified for
the Eastern Championships held
good for the team because of their
youth. Included in their future plans All-American this past weekend. For their efforts
is a southern spring training trip Mercyhurst senior defensive end Seibel and Sertz were awarded cash
next year as a warm-up for the '88 Jim Zank has been named to the Piz- prizes, while Volvo Tennis made
season. Burns also hopes to play a za Hut Division III All-American scholarship donations to the varsi-
stronger schedule in the future since football team. The team is selected ty tennis program at Mercyhurst.
the teamfinishedso well this year. by a panel of sports information In the Eastern Championships,
directors from Division III schools. Sertz and Seibel advanced into the
Zank is the first Laker to be placed semifinals of the Mixed Doubles
on the -1 unit. The 6-3,238 pounder Championships which were being
putfearinto the offensive players of
opposing teams. He led the Laker
held at Princeton University. Mer-
cyhurst finished tied with Columbia
defense which allowed only 237.3 University for second place after the
yards in total offense, including just round-robin events on Sat. May 9.
97.8 yards rushing average. Seibel and Sertz will now face
Zank, a native of Greenvil le, will
be graduating in two weeks with a
Sandra Persaud and Vincent Owusu
of Columbia University to play in
degree in Hotel Restaurant Institu- the final of the Eastern Cham-
tional Management. pionships.
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