VOL. 62 NO. 7 GLENWOOD HILLS.

ERIE 1988

Apartments flooded:

Flood waters hit Mercyhurst >

inconvenience many \

By Karen Sampson parking lot, over the grass to the swale. Now
Merciad staff editor what happened, whether it was such a flow
that it skipped the swale and wen t down to the
On the night of Monday Oct 17 and the apartments, I have no way of knowing,*'
morning of Tuesday Oct 18, three inches of Mayer said.
rain fell which contributed to the flooding of Most of the damage has been to carpeting
several Briggs Avenue apartments and the and no cost estimate for cleanup is available at
basement of Baldwin Hall which houses the this time. Mayor said that carpets have been
football offices and the Communications cleaned by an outside cleaning service. Aiello
Department 5B mentioned that minor problems were handled
f^M The worst damage occurred? in 3828 by the Maintenance Department using a
Briggs Avenue, Apartment No. 1, which was school owned wet/dry vacuum. She also said,
occupied by building manager Karen "The cost is more than dollars, the cost is in
McGrath and her daughter, Kate. There was inconvenience''
some minor flooding in Briggs Avenue apart- Several people have been forced to move.
ment basements in the buildings of 3830 and McGrath, the building manager for Building
3808. I Vf | 3828 woke up Tuesday morning to six inches
I Two basement apartments in the Mer- of water covering her apartment floor.
cyhurst apartments had wet carpeting, ac- ! 'Close your eyes and imagine your house
cording to Phyllis Aiello, Director of Housing with six inches of water,** McGrath said,
and Safety. * "that's what it's like.'' The McGrath * s insur-
^ The flooding was caused by an extremely ance calls the flooding an "act of God,'* and
heavy rainfall coupled with other problems therefore is not responsible for lost items.
such as sewer back-up, water run off from Mercyhurst has flood insurance for school
parking lots, and'the addition of handicap owned carpeting and furniture.
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access ramps to Baldwin Hall. < * I went over
* t £ See 'Flood'/**5
to lode at that damage (Baldwin Hall base-
ment) and what it appeared to be was both
ramps, in A wing and C wing, acted as sluices
for the water to go into those areas,** Aiello Parent's Weekend
said.
The annual Mercyhurst College Parent's
Weekend will be held on Oct28-30. The
theme this year is "God Made Us A Family" RECENT FLOODING OF the Mercyhurst neighborhood, including Mercyhurst apartments,
"The cost is*more*than dol- which will stress family unity. Local hotels Briggs Avenue apartments, and Baldwin Hall was in part due to the bad weather Erie has
lars, the cost is in inconven- are offering special rates for Mercyhurst been experiencing lately. Photo by Liz Rkhanii
ience 99 parents. *
The schedule of events goes as follows:
-Phyllis Aiello Friday, Oct.28 \
6pm-9pm Registration in Chapel Foyer
7:30pm-9pm Gathering of Friends and
Henry Mayer, Jr., Director of Facilities Family in Chapel Foyer
Scholarship money increased
said that the drains at the bottom of these 8pm HMS Pinafore in The Little Theatre
ramps are currendy being checked, including 8pm Hypnotist, Ed Barron in Zurn Re- By Tina Fielding
the plumbing blue prints for the building, to cital Hall, Merciad staff > Initial distribution qualifications for
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scholarships are often based in part, but not

decide whether or not they are effective. He
also added that the ramp near the football Mercyhurst*s Scholarship Endowment solely on scholastic achievement
Saturday, Oct29 \ | How is this fund keptalive year after year?
office had been there previously to the flood- 10am-lpm Registration in Student Union Fund has been growing, providing even more
financial aid for students with the right Interestfromthe initial endowment is placed
quali-
ing and had only been repaved. He said that 11am-lpm Faculty Reception in
fications, g [ f in the financial aid fund. Anyone who goes
drain had been recently cleaned. Clipper's Cove j fe
The scholarship money is donated by through thefinancialaid process is automati-
Mayer also mentioned the problem was a 11:30am-lpm International Luncheon
Mercy hurst staff, alumni, faculty, administra- cally considered for a scholarship.
neighborhood one and that area apartments Buffet in S ullivan Hall L, ;j S$ The scholarship criteria is then matched to
had similar problems. * 'So much water came tion, and benefactors.
11am Men's Soccer Mercyhust vs the individuals who best fit the requirements.
down, it appears that the city's storm sewer Gannon on soccer field In June of 1985 ther were only 18 schol-
arships. Just three years later, there were 34 This is a long and complicated process, ac-
system somehow, because it came so fast, was 1:30pm Football Mercyhurst vs Way- cording to I Catherine Crawford,
scholarships and the endowment was
not able to handle it for some period of nesburg in Veteran's Stadium I Mercyhurst* s Director of Financial Aid.
timc.We suspect that is the reason why this $697,514, an increase of $500,000.
3:30pm Women's Soccer Mercyhurst vs One solution to this tedious job is a soft-
water came up in our buildings, in our base- Seton Hill on soccer field, Currently, the 38 scholarships drawn
from this fiuid are listed in the Catalog as ware program that will allow the Financial
ments," Mayer said. 3:30pm-4:30pm Artfest in Cummings Aid Office, the Developmental Office, and
'Restricted College Scholarships'.
Aiello mentioned some of the problem in Gallery W the students to have access to the scholarship
the Briggs Avenue area was the parking lots 6:30pm Cocktails in Quality Hotel Plaza Each scholarship has a separate criteria
for qualification: These criteria can include a criteria. Crawford feels the obtaining of this
did not allow for water to soak into the ground 1 7:15pm Dinner in Quality Hotel Plaza student's major, leadership, financial need,or program is "a big challenge, but hopefully an
and mentioned the possible future need for 9pm*lam Dance in Quality Hotel Plaza residency. obtainable one.' * i.
pipes and gravel to channel the water. t Mayer Crawford thinks the most important issue
Sunday, Oct JO \ | Only one scholarship relates to athletics,
said that there-was a swale runningfromthe to remember is the uniqueness of the scholar-
and is in the form of a loan.
parking lot to 38th Street, but was not sure of 11am Mass in Christ the King Chapel
All scholarships are renewable if the re- ships. She says the benefactors contributions
its current effectiveness. * 'The grass appeared 12pm Brunch in Egan Dining Hall cipient retains the required 2.5 Q.P.A. involve a belief in the students of Mercyhurst
like quite a bit of water had washed from that
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PAGE 2
Roessner expounds on his
philosophy of life
By Theresa Kloecker
Merciad staff reporter
As a senior at Mercy hurst, Jeff
Roessner has a 3.9 GPA and is the
senior adviser to Phi Eta Sigma, the
freshman honor society. In addi-
tion, he is the president of Sigma
Tau Delta, the English honor soci-
ety, i the exaltation of life, their emphasis something to people in their lives,
Roessner is an English major
i with two minors, philosophy and
? creative writing. His creative writ-
ing minor is in poetry, and some of
his work has been published in the
Mercy hurst Literary Magazine.
Since Roessner is an English
major, he does a lot of reading, by
his own admission. "I've been
reading a lot of Eastern philosophy
lately about the drum yoga method,
in which you view conscious reality
as a dream. I like this because of the
existential import of it, " he says. £
i "It points out the amazing
Halloween memories
By Holly Fulmer
Merciad staff reporter
Charlie Brown was right Hal-
loween did begin with the Great
Pumpkin, according to several
Merchyhutst students. * cy hurst students said they celebrate continuing through Monday, No-
'i Actually, Halloween stems
from superstitious groups in Ireland
I and Scotland during and even be-
fore Medieval times, World Book
Encyclopedia said.', These people
believed evil spirits came on Hal-
| lows Eve (October 31). Bonfires
§ were lit to ward off these evil spirits,
^^wwdiftg^W^ldBafci; f
if** Another Irish legend dealt with
a miser named Jack, who roamed
the earth with a lantern because he
was forbidden to enter either heaven
or hell, World Book said, I
According to World Book, the
term "JacfcO-Lantern" was de-
rived from the myth about Jack.
And these and other myth's lead to
what is known today as Halloween.
A BALDWIN H A L L window
sports some spooky decorations.
The Merciad OCTOBER 27,1988
number of choices and possibilities ' 'Psychadelicatessen. •t
you have in life, and it aliow s you to We re like an obscure 60's
escape from the overwhelming band, like the Knickerbockers,"
modernist affliction, self-con- Roessner says. f.
sciousness," he adds. .; The band's musical philosophy,
Roessner I numbers Francois as voiced by Roessner, is I 'rejecting
Villon and Li Po, a Chinese poet, the way music has become like
among his favorite poets. "I,'like wallpaper in people's lives. I think
them because of something about music used to mean at least a little
on the present moment, and taking and now it has become totally di-
opportunities when they appear," vorcedfromanything in life."
he says. I \ Roessner went to England be-
' 'This is a philosophy I would tween I his sophomore and junior
like to have, but I have a lot of years and took a course at Cambr-
anxieties to overcome, before I be- idge. The method of teaching there,
come that free," he adds. he says, "is a lot more academically
Roessner is also a member of a rigorous. It is a tutorial system,
rock-and-roll band called Aber- where you read on your own and
nathy. All of the members hail from meet with the professor separately,
Titusville, PA, which is Roessner's then write a paper." ;
hometown. When asked what he remembers
They have made two album- the most about England, he says, "I
length i cassettes, entitled "The remember seeing Twelfth Night by
Young and The Groovy" and the Shakespeare — it was a great pro-
duction, and seeing it in
Shakespeare's hometown was JEFF ROESSENER OUT on a limb,
Photo by Liz Richards
nice." I
Sf
Like the great pumpkin theory,
M Aliiimii Association* ft
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>s
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Mercy hurst students had other mis-
conceptions about how Halloween
started. One perplexed student said,
"Didn't it start with the headless
Annual! Parents' Phonathon
horseman and stuff?" The !third annual. Parents' is not represented in the above list Any monies pledged to your team
Despite not knowing how Hal- Phonathon will be starting on and you would like to help, please will accumulate from the Parents'
loween originated, mosU Mer- Wednesday,November 2,1988 and contact Lisa at 825-3493 or Bonnie Phonathon and be credited to your
Clark in the Alumni Office. totals in February.
it, either by dressing up, trick or vember 7th. At a recent Student As in the past, cash prizes will be Get your team together now! If
treating, or playing various Hallow- Alumni Association meeting, jun- awarded at the end of the Alumni you have questions, contact Lisa or
een games. £ | >|- ior Lisa DeMascola was appointed Phonathon in February to the three Bonnie at the above numbers.
Colm McWilliams, a freshman as Phonathon Committee Chairper- teams with the highest pledge totals.
from Ireland, said that Halloween is son for the year. Team captains
very popular there since they don't were also chosen to recruit callers.
have Thanksgiving. Captains are as follows: Ann
# Many pranks are performed by Melquist, MBA; Cheryl Conlon,
Mercy hurst students. "This year, CEC; Lisa Gierszal, HSMA; Lynne
Morningstar Creations
me, Freddy, Bones and Kelly are Nalducci, Circle K; Michele
going pumpkin, snatching," said Maxwell, MSG; and Felicia
2 Florida rooms
one student Caiazza, S AA. *
Callers are needed for all ses-
Hairfstyling[salon $
Carving pumpkins is another]
favorite for those on campus. One j sions as follows:
student claims to be receiving her] 37th & Pine (just down from Arby'js)
pumpkin in a care package soon, Wed., Nov. 2 7:00-10:00 p.m.
and another points out that she not Thurs., Nov. 3 7:00-10:00 p.m. Phone 455-9094
only carves one, she cooks the seeds] Sun., Nov. 6 2:00-5:00 p.m. i
with salt and butter. 7:00-10:00 p.m. Walk-ins welcome
Freshman Marci Lentz has a Mon., Nov. 7 7:00-10:00 p.m.
different method of decorating her
pumpkin. "My family likes to draw If you are available to help with
a pumpkin face on a pumpkin be- this year's Phonathon, please see
cause it lasts longer,'' she said. one of the above team captains or
Some freshman 'Hurst students call the Alumni Office, 220 Main,
recalled Halloweens past Renee extension 538. If your organization
Patmore said, "I dressed up last »•*-"%•
year and took little kids out"
Amanda Moser said, "I like to
answer the door with my mom and
look at all the little kids' costumes, •«•*.
and then I go out"
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No matter what students do to iSiW ;*• i i . * • * * •
celebrate, most enjoy acting like
children. "It's traditional. The
older you get, the more you want to
go and act like a kid again/' one
said.
10% off for Mercyhurst students
OCTOBER 27,1988
REG HARRSON: ''It's been jolly goodfun" performing in Mercyhurst's
Pinaft
the Editor:
AIDS should be more important thantbeer
Dear Editor:
Upon reading the editorial on
AIDS in the September 29 issue of
the Merciad, we were struck by the
fact that the issue of education on
AIDS at Mercy hurst was left in the
lap of the administration. The edi-
torial seemed to imply that the
administration was not doing
enough to educate the student popu-
lation on the dangers and facts about
AIDS. We agree, but shouldn't the
students themselves be more con-
cerned about their own education
on an';issue of such personal and
national importance?
As a Roman Catholic school,
Mcrcyhurst is operating under the
very valid constraints of religion.
Adopting a policy similar 'to
Behrend's of installing condom
machines in the bathrooms would
not only offend many parents and
faculty, but would be contrary to the
rulings of the American Catholic
Bishops, *who continue to Ihold
condom use as contrary to the
Roman Catholic faith.
Students will have to choose the
lesser of two evils; young people are
prone to stray from their religious
upbringing, no matter how strong.
In that case, should they act unpro-
tected froml a virus which endangers
their own lives and the lives of
others? The fact remains that con-
doms (and celibacy) remain thebest
defenses known to date. .
We realize that many students at
Mcrcyhurst are not Roman Catho-
lic, but most should have at least
some sense of morality. AIDS has
no religious conviction. It is not a
disease that can be segregated to
homosexuals or drug users any
m/tt*» with! a!five to seven year
The Merciad PAGE 3
Visiting MSG makes
prof stars
in play guidelines
for reps
m&,^
By Caryl Unseld
,^§m ' Merciad staff reporter
On October 16 Mercyhurst stu-
The production of HMS Pina- dent government was called to order
fore stars a visiting political science by president Chris Mohr at 7:33
professor from Lancaster England, p.m. in Zurn 114. The previous
Reginald Harrson. week's minutes were approved by
Harrson said that he was enjoy- Mike Falk and Margaret Coffey.
ing teaching here at MercyhursL For old* business, Mike Falk ®
"It's been jolly good fun," he re- looked into obtaining anS electric Hot, delicious pizza! 1
Free 30 minute
plied in his best British accent sign} with some special project delivery guaranteed!
Harrson has been active in thea- money. Chris Mohr and Dr.Garvey • 10 minute pick-up .
ter in Lancaster where recently he looked at pavilion models. service & -u # 'toiw&c
was involved in grand opera. This Three new orders of business • Custom-made with .
your choice of quality
may have sparked his interest in were discussed. Letters to freshmen toppings. *
Mercyhurst* s upcoming produc- concerning the election were sent • Only 100% real dairy
tion of Gilbert and Sullivan's oper- out Letters of intent are due no later cheesa
eta, HMS Pinafore. I than Wednesday, October 27 in the • Fast, friendly service
for over 20 years.
His past accomplishments in- MSG office. A forum for interested • America's #1 pizza
clude playing Papagallo in The students was held in Zurn 114 on delivery company. $
Magic Flute and he has been in October 23. Elections will be held Open for lunch
Carmen* as well as a few other Nov. 4 and 5. 11 am -1 am Sun - Thurs.
Gilbert and Sullivan - shows, he A contest to design*the year- 11 am-2am FrL & Sat.
^ book cover and a yearbook theme is
Commenting on Gilbert and being planned with the yearbook Call us.
livan's shows Harrson said he, committee. A $50 prize is awarded
See H a y > * 5 \ for each category. | i
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befollowedregarding MSG absen- Our drivers carry lets than $20 oo
teeism. Three unexcused absences Limited delivery area/
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ti ves are asked to submit the name of
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detection period, the virus can be for questions and discussion. I pizza for only $3,951 I
spread to a large population before Shouldn't we be more con- In other news, approximately I Additional tteas 101 each.
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it is detected. cerned with fighting AIDS than 100 people turned out for comedian Z coupon or offor*
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Notwithstanding that college fighting a keg ban we pay no heed toScott Jones on Friday. The pool J Fast, Free Delivery 1
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students are among the most sexu- anyway? Where do our values lie? tournament was won by Phil 'Good at any Erie County!
ally promiscuous population in the In a glass of beer? We are students Weimer and the Health Fair was a
country, even students with rela- of higher education. It is our duty success. On Saturday, a ping-pong
tively low numbers of sexual en- and responsibility to be concerned tournament will be held, and there
counters can run the risk of coming with life as well as the pursuit of will be shuttles to the zoo on Sunday
in contact with the virus. happiness.* from Baldwin at 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. MM 6
As students of higher education, When we graduate from Mer- and 2 p.m.
it is our duty and responsibility to be cy hurst and don the blue coats and
more concerned about our own fill the starched white shirts in jobs
education regarding this "20th that "make the ^difference,"
!|$5.95 Special!
Some additional notes: sopho- •Get i 16" Urge cheese J
Century Plague" which threatens wouldn't we want interested young mores arc allowed two;pass/fails •pizza for only $5,951 •
not only our health but possibly adults willing to take the responsi- and freshmen have one. \ The Ger- .^Additional iteas'fll.ZO
•hot valid with any other«fv, a |
each. •
human existence. | t bility for their own lives and the trude Barber Center is being •coupon or of fir. " -.|'*Wp**T*k
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The attempts at education on lives of others? checked out for receiving the Mary
Beth Bierbauer Memorial Dona- J Fa st, Free Delivery" |
campus are indeed lacking. There •Good it any Erie County |
are a few pamphlets outside the Roni Hoff & Michael Fuhrman tion. •location, p- p™™^™
nursing office and a few outside
Campus Ministry.'Honestly now,
do you ever look at those? There are
no posters or other literature avail-
Security Safety Concerns
able anywhere else on campus. The Dear Editor: other students who live in Erie, if
college hosted an AIDS forum and
seminar last year, but the present This past weekend
4
a Mercyhurst
you have reservations about a cer-
tain area. <, •Lunch Special
Get two FREE b o t t l e s of J
freshman class and many others college student was beaten by a I further suggest that students do Coke with the purchase > •
of any ptzia ordered £ |
have had little exposure to informa- roving gang of youths in a troubled not walk in strange neighborhoods for l u n c h , * l l a « « 4 p « . •
area of the city of Brie. alone. r £ Cuitoner pays deposit. •
tion about the disease, how it is Not valid with any other
coupon or offer. •
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spread, or how it acts. The student was on his way to a Erie is a relatively safe town and laplreai 11/13/88 •
It is our contention that the stu- part-time job and being a non-resi- the student! body should not be Fast, Free Delivery* | !
dent government and the admini- dent, he got lost Apparently un- afraid to go into most areas of the Good at J
any E r i e County*
stration should collaborate in a joint aware he was entering a high crime city. location* •"•«•• =•• •
effort to provide students wiuYin- area of the city, he proceeded until I- Incidents like; the one men- (**SMt
|p»«
formation about AIDS. This could he was jumped. tioned can occur however, so,we
be in the form of more posters This student, who asked to re- should be alert at all times.
around campus, or possibly an main anonymous, is now concerned Women students should travel MM 8
AIDS column in the Merciad. that similar attacks may occur to non in pairs and/or ask a male student to
'We also propose a floating Erie -^students who are unfamiliar accompany them after dark, if they
seminar (spring and fall) initiated with the bad sections of town. go into the city sections they are
by the student government in col- He has asked* us to alert the unfamiliar with.
laboration with the administration, student body. • J £*-i
which would be open to all students. I would suggest that non •Frio
Local and national professionals resident students unfamiliar with Bud Dever
could make presentations, with time the area contact me or my staff, or Security Director
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Concerns Rise With Water Level Kovski Korner

The problems with Housing and dents and building managers to These guys have enough to do with
Maintenance on this campus are apartments that are known to have "small** problems, like light bulbs,
abhorrent. Communication be- flooding problems? These apart- garbage, and maintaining the Lack ofunity\in
tween the two departments is, or at ments end up costing the school grounds.
least was, garbled if it has existed at more money than they make in rent I honestly question whether the
all This year is supposed to be dif- when carpets, furniture, and per- facilities are up to the Fire Code?
academic policy
ferent, though. * Wz | sonal student property is damaged Are they truly safe places to live?
The hiring of Mr. Henry Mayer or lost due to water damage. fit is obvious that these places
as the head of Maintenance is sup- Another area that is deplorable need a complete overhaul. From the
posed to be a move in the right is the condition of the Briggs South apartments I have seen, I would not By Christopher J. Kovski
direction. He is trying to improve Apartments. These buildings are in want to take any parent, much less
communication between the two a tremendous state of disrepair. The any student recruit into them. Mer- Merciad Editor
departments, especially by close buildings themselves are structur- cyhurst should be ashamed of its After my editorial last week con-
work with the R.A.*s. But this is ally falling apart, not to mention the housing in this area. * cerning the pass-fail situation, Aca-
only the beginning. Housing must condition of the furnishings 4
that are However, I do not believe the fault demic Dean Michael McQuillen con-
do their part as well. provided. •> lies solely with Maintenance. lam tacted me with some information to
Maintenance would have less Tenants and their parents get truthfully not sure where the fault fixy
M ^wmtmM clarify the issue.
work and worries if the Housing frustrated with the condition of their for such conditions lies, but some- The administration didn't legis-
Department was more cautious in apartments and expect miracles to where along the line, something late the cutting of the pass-fails; the
their assignments. Why assign stu- occur with the aid of Maintenance. went wrong. Senate did — which is composed of
administration, faculty, and students. The decision to cut pass-fails to
one for freshmen and sophomores was made in May.
Planning Instrumental in New SAC After much discussion, College President Dr. William P. Garvey and
Dean McQuillen agreed that two would be more equitable for sopho-
Less than one sixth of the total Due to the budgeting, planning over the Summer, but when I got mores. IWj% <*,
$60.00 Student Government Fee must be done far in advance. here I had two weeks to plan." The reasoning behind cutting pass-fails was?not that students
goes to the Student Activities ' 'Really, if someone wanted some- There was even some question weren't using them; if anything, they were abusing them. In an effort
Committee (or S.A.C.), according thing done this fall, they would have over which student *organization to curb that abuse sooner, rather than waiting three more years (when
to Janet Holzhaeusser, Chairperson to winter to get itr done," was in charge of Homecoming the freshmen are seniors), sophomores were included in die cuts.
of the S.A.C. This calls for some Holzhaeusser said. ,t plans when they fell on S.A.C.'s The fact that three were still listed for the freshmen is a simple
tight budgeting while trying to find Free events such as Homecom- shoulders. J typographical error.
fun and interesting activities for stu- ing must be planned during the The Fall Formal i had to be The original intent of the pass-fail was to encourage students to take
dents. I Spring and/or Summer while the cancelled because football, base- more challenging courses without worrying about slaughtering their
The activities are planned by the committee is at home. ball, and soccer all had competitions grade average.
(»imnittBfl , 8:3-0 pjn.tin "What happened" with Home- and would be unable to attend. Now, students are using pass-fails to keep their average up, and are
the S A.C. ', but guest and coming was We were very limited 44
What we did was change it to a using them to keep out of academic suspension, f
student input is always welcome. on time/* Holzhaeusser said. "I Homecoming party Saturday The question people have to ask themselves now is whether this is
had tried to plan as much as I could night," Holzhaeusser said. "Who- entirely bad. I'm sure there are cases where competent students has been
ever went had fun." faced with academic probation or suspension because they have diffi-
S.A.C. is also, trying to plan culty getting acclimated to college life. * |
Evidently, one argument in favor of dropping the pass-fails is that]
The Merciad more week night events to allow
those who go home on weekends to
attend.
students' transcripts would then more accurately reflect their perform-
ance. This argument doesn't stand in relation to*the other academic
policies that the institution has followed (and still does, with the approval |
Mercyhurst College's First-Class newspaper i A main problem for the S.A.C.
is student apathy. "The big prob- of this same group).
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press lem is getting students wanting to For instance, retaking classes is allowed, not only for failing grades,!
VoL 62 No. 7 October 27,1988 go. I know there's sort of an atti- but for a D as well. If you get a D or an F, retake the course, get a C,|
tude," Holzhaeusser said. "People and the bad grade will be removed and replaced with a P (pass).
Christopher J. Kovski Editor want to drink, but it's hard to find This is not a very accurate reflection of student performance on the]
activities where students have fun transcript If students fail classes, make them accountable. Make them
Michelle Bush without drinking.'' \ keep the F (0.0), but allow them to retake and keep the grade that they
Karen Sampson Editorial Board Holzhaeusser said it's hard to earn the second time around. If they get an A (4.0), it averages out to]
find new ideas. She feels students aC. \ *
Matthew J. Clark Sports Editor have ideas for activities, but do not Students can challenge a class with the same effects. IfyougetaD+J
express them to the S.A.C. D, or F, you can challenge the course and, if you get a C, get the grade|
Patty Coneglio Business Manager Finding locations for activities replaced with a pass. | F
is also a problem because of liabil- How accurate a reflection is that on a student's performance, whenj
Liz Richards Photo Editor ity. Holzhaeusser said college stu- the student's classmates earned the grade thefirsttime, and did the work
dents also have the reputation for the first time? | jfe I ; |
Pat S teckman * Photographer "trashing" places, which causes Now, the developmental program. Students can go into thai
some club owners to shy away from program to get themselves up to a college level before entering the core|
Steve Rush Cartoonist holding college related events. courses. But they do not get credit toward graduation.
•Sometime in the future, the A Why not? Because they are not considered to be doing college-level |
John Kupetz Faculty Adviser S.A.C. would like to see anion- work then. But students have electives, don't they? Let these students
campus' 'Party Barn*' which would take these classes as electives, and get credit for them, and they will be]
Reporters be a rough structure to house stu- able to graduate without overloading or taking summer courses.
dent dances and activities. •The alternatives for electives aren't going to be as helpful to these]
Jill Chiccarino Theresa Kloecker If built, there probably would students, so why not provide utility, and let them get the courses they
Margaret Coffey SaraLinehan not be alcohol served in the barn need? If they want other classes as electives, they can take them, and]
Brian DiPlacido Brian Maiden because of under age students on overload or take summer classes. f
Tina Fielding Kevin McHugh campus, according to I don't want to single out any courses, as I would have at least 100
Holly Fulmer Jennifer Montani Holzhaeusser, but students could people mad at me, no matter what courses I name. But some electives
Bill Hogan Andy Penhollow have private parties before or after aren't as strenuous or as demanding as the developmental classes. So
Maria Kelly Robi Taylor activities. why not let these students take the developmental classes in reading,
Andrea Tipton S A C . is also planning a trip to writing, and math as electives? f ^
Niagara Falls this fall. The cost Even with the clarifications made by Dean McQuillen, I think that
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst
should be around $15, according to the system still encourages students who have money to fail a class if
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16546, Phone: 825- Holzhaeusser. jj they start out poorly. They can then retake it and get a pass. They are
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0376. Materiaj for publication must be submitted bv noon on the p Academic policies are effective when they interact well and follow
Monday before publication. 1 convenient for student Christmas
shopping. J§ the reasoning in a logical manner. But I fail to see the logic in eliminating
$% On Friday* October 28,|there pass- fails as an' 'abuse,'' but not making a policy that states that failing
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed, grades stand, with a retake showing as that - a second attempt
but the writer's name can be withheld by request will be a hypnotist, Ed Brown, 8:00
n.m.. in the Zurn Recital Hall.:'
OCTOBER 27.1988
Grotto offers dining
alternative for students
By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad dining reviewer
Last week, I dined at the Grotto
for the first time. For those of you
who don't know what the Grotto is,
it is the restaurant adjacent to the
Egan Cafeteria. The Grotto is run by
Mercyhurst* s HRIM department
and the workers there are all part of
a HRIM lab. Their work at the
Grotto is a requirement of that lab.
All that aside, the Grotto is
meant as an alternative dining expe-
rience for 'Mercyhurst students.
Lunch is served there from 11:45
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. every Thursday
and dinner is served every Wednes-
day evening from S p.m. to 6 p.m.
The cost for lunch is $3.50 while the
cost for dinner is $4.50.
The prices are very reasonable
considering what (in my case) $4.50
buys you. My dinner started off
with a mixed fruit cup which was
followed ? by a salad with a very
unique and delicious dressing. I'm
told that the dressing is a "Mer-
cy hurst** dressing that you can't
WMCY Contest
WMCY wantsjyou to pick the very first ££
song for our first FM broadcast
you'vejpicked the most-requested song
your name will go into the WMCY hat
If it is picked, you'll win $50, compli
ments of your Classic Rock Station -
WMCY5
Submit entries to WMCY, Baldwin
Hall lower level, before our late-
t
November sign~on date
find anywhere else.
Next was my main dish. I had
baby-back spare jjribs which I
thought were very good. The meat
was tender and the sauce had just the
right tang. The ribs were served
over seasoned noodles which added
a nice flair to the dish.
The dinner was also served with
a vegetable and there was unlimited
coffee. If you don't like coffee, the
Grotto has a variety of other drinks
from which to choose.
An added bonus to my meal was
the delicious blueberry muffins and
extraordinary ?'zucchini bread
(which I had more than my fair
share of).
The service was great, too. As
soon as I walked into the restaurant,
someone was waiting there to seat
me. The atmosphere is casual, so
don't worry about dressing up.
According to Michael Barnes of the
HRIM department, the Grotto isn't
concerned about apparel and wants
to let student know that they can
come as they are.
r ' W ejust want to be able to offer
If
Rock 188.5
The Merciad
them an alternative dining experi-
ence and we encourage anyone who
wants to, to try us," Barnes said!
The restaurant seats 50 and
sometimes those seats are filled
quickly. Because offthis, Barnes
encourages students to call ext 333
and make reservations! to assure
themselves of a seat
The Grotto incorporates differ-
ent themes on different weeks. Last
week was Hawaiian night and the
servers were dressed in Hawaiian
apparel and the music for the eve-
ning featured the Beach Boys.
I went to the Grotto not knowing
what to expect and I found that I was
very surprised and very impressed.
The people 'involved work very
hard to assure j the customer of a
4
'good quality meal'' and it shows.
I would recommend the Grotto
to any student who may be seeking
an alternative dining experience. If
you want to try something new and
tasty on campus, head over to the
Grotto either for dinner from 5 p.m.
to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays or for
lunchfrom11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
on Thursdays.
a J players. Harrson said that he is look-
Bulletin Board
DINNER SPEAKER |
The Mercyhurst Honors Soci-
ety is inviting Carolin Scranton and
Jeff Prichard to speak on their year-
long stay in England last year as part
of the Junior Year Abroad program
on Wednesday, November 2 at 5:00
p.m. in the Faculty Dining Room.
All are welcome!
:±>
W i t
Flood on campus,/romp* /
The McGraths lost irreplace-
able items such as favorite books,
musical tapes, and the family
photo album. Kate, who is just
starting to look for Graphic De-
sign positions had her entire art
4<
portfolio ruined. It's(theportfo-
lio) hard* to think about," Kate
said,' 'It cost $40,000- the price
of (a) Mercyhurst (education)."
Both Karen (Mercyhurst '88) and
Kate (Mercyhurst '87) hope to
attend graduate school.
They have been told that they
will be moved back to their old
apartment by Thanksgiving, but
they are not so optimistic. They
also have some concern about
spring thaw. "I have to go back,"
McGrath said, "I'm the building
manager." f ordinary rains it does not flood,
No one is certain about future
flood in gs and have maintained
Play opening
"likes Gilbert and Sullivan j very
much." When he heard about HMS
Pinafore coming here he decided to
audition.
Harrson is playing the partof Sir
Joseph Porter KCB who is a pom-
pous admiral and an incompetent
fool. Through sheer bureaucratic
manipulations herisesto the rank of
ruler of the Queens Navy.
i HMS is host to a strong cast of
Mercyhurst and surrounding area
ing forward to the performance, and
that die show will be one of his
MERCYHURST HUMAN
ECOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Fall General Business will be
held Wednesday, November 2,
1988, at 6:00 p.m. in the Richards
RoominZurn Hall (Room 129). All
department majors (Dietetics, Fam-
ily Life Education, Family Ecology,
Fashion Merchandising, and Inte-
rior Design) are encouraged to
support MHEA. Come and bring
another major with you.
End
PAGE 5
that this was not a problem last
year, especially in the spring.
Mayer said that he is also looking
into a bid for flood prevention in
building No. 3910. I Mayer
stressed that under normal
weather patterns there should be
no problem, but it's when extraor-
dinary weather occurs that prob-
lems occur. i
Aieilo summed up her con-
cerns about possible spring time
flooding by saying, "I can't pre-
dict that (the amount of rainfall or
snowfall). Of course it's a con-
cern, if? your house is going to
flood wouldn't you be concerned?
You have no way to predict that
Under ordinary circumstances,
like last year, it did not flood;
ordinary snows it does not flood."
* from pg3
outstanding memories of the 'Hurst
community. J
HMS Pinafore opens Friday,
Oct 28 at 8 p.m. and will continue
showing Oct 29 and 30 at 8 p.m.
It's also showing Nov. 3,4, and 5 at
8 p.m. m 1 I
The cost is six dollars for adults,
but will be free to Mercyhurst stu-
dents and faculty with an ID CM*
President's Card presented at the
ddor. I i I
For reservations please call 452-
9046^ If , k I
CONCERT AND CHAMBER
CHOIRS
The Mercyhurst Concert Choir
and Chamber Choir will be present-
ing a combined concert in Christ the
King Chapel on the Mercyhurst
College Campus, on October 30,
1988. Theconcertwillbeginat2:30
p.m. Admission isfree,and the
public is cordially invited.
WIND ENSEMBLE f
The? Mercyhurst W[ind^.^p- f
semble under the direction of if
Robert Dolwick, will open their
1988-89 Concert Series with a per-
formance on Sunday, November 6,
1988 at 2:30 p.m. in Zurn Recital
Hall, Main Campus. There is no
charge for the conceit.
by Steve Rush
PAGE 6
Wild Wild West': Cute
i
little song hit
with college teens
By BDI Hogan
WMCY Program Director
• Hey gang, What's happening?
It's time for a look at the Wonderful
World of Rock-N-RolL
The first band that we are going
to look at is the Escape Club. Their
firstalbum/'WildWildWesC'isa
bunch of synthesizers, dance beat,
and cowboy music. It is definitely
different v*
The first song and their big hit is
"Wild Wild West" This song is a
cute little song that is a big hit for
college lads and teenagers. Unfor-
tunately , this is the best song on the
album, and nothing else even comes
close. ^ along. |
The Escape Club is another
flashy British Wave band that pops
Anthrax bores, Ozzy excites in metal
ClrtX»^A JsWsjOc lXsQ£
I Iff
t«**"V
One shines
other doesn 't
fohBrian
By Brian McAndrew
WMCY Station Manager
Anthrax fans have been grow-
ing by die thousands, ever since
44
I'm the Man," a rap-metal song,
broke through heavily on MTV.
But believe me, there ate no rap-
metal songs on "State of Eupho-
I think even the most die-hard
Anthrax fans will be a bit disap-
pointed with "Euphoria," as I am.
The problem is, Anthrax didn't
offer us anything new and exciting,
musically or lyrically.
The songs all roll along at the
same pace, leaving you empty.
You'll listen from song to song,
hoping you'll be able to tell one
from the other, but you Can't
Even the most die-hard
Anthrax fans wiltbe a
bit diappointed.
Don't get me wrong - vocalist
Joey' Belladonna sounds great, a
little too good for an extremely hard
rock sound. But the guitar sound is
more hidden than on "Among the
Living" (their last full'length al-
bum).
I know it's not good for a band
to take itself too seriously, but I
think Anthrax acts and writes a
little too silly, a little too fun.
up but never really establishes itself
as a true rock-n-roll band. |
gg Most of the songs are absolutely
meaningless, like "Shake for the
Sheik," which is arip-offof Billy
Idol's "Flesh for Fantasy." Other
meaningless songs are the ballads
€«
Walking' Through Walls" and
44
Goodbye Joey Rae." |
The Escape Club just doesn't
do it, and I'm afraid that next month
they will be all but a forgotten
memory.
The next album that I'm going
to look at is Steve Winwood's
"Roll With It." Win wood again
comes through with another suc-
cess. "Roll With It" rolls "right
^ £
This is Winwood's third album
in the last three years. What a
•* r
•t C\# w « *-
this album, but after a few times
through will put it away and listen to
their old Rush tapes, or
Megadeth's or Metallka's al-
bums, is.
Best cuts on! 'Euphoria
End All"; "Finale'
• t . <4
Be All,
Rating: Fair.
That little
devil Ozzyl
comes back
formore
Ozzy Osbourne, that so-called
"little devil," isfinallyback after a
busy two years — as you can tell
from the title of his new album, "No
Rest For the Wicked."
The Oz was busy auditioning
f
new guitar players since Jake E. Lee
left the Blizzard of Oz after making
"The Ultimate Sin" in 1986-87.
Well, the Oz came back strong with
a powerfully new sound and writing
style. £
It sounds like Ozzy's new axe
man, Zach Wylde, has been to the
George Lynch (of the band Dok-
ken) school of guitar.
The production for "Wicked"
is crisp and clean, with an extremely
heavy bass sound. Ozzy sounds
better than ever.
It looks like Ozzy wants the
PMRC on his back with song titles
The Mertiad OCTOBER 27,1988
Jodie Foster shines
The Accused raises shocking
issues in rape, prejudice
By Robi Taylor rape scene would have been spread
comeback. His melodic voice and Merciad staff writer throughout the entire film, instead
great lyrics, matched with'great ofjust the last 15 minutes. That way
backing vocals and his keyboards, maybe all the talk about the rape in
In the United States, an esti-
make for a very relaxing and enter- the first hour and forty minutes
mated 87,660 rapes take place every
taining album, I ^ 'A would have made a lot more sense.
year. Of these, 17,532 are classified
The first song released, "Roll as' 'gang rapes,'' involving two or The actual rape scene has to be
With It,'' was a bluesy fast-paced more assailants. * This is the central
the strongest one I have ever seen.
song that has the full *use of plot of the Jonathan{. Kaplan film
You begin to feel the anger, hatred,
Winwood's great backing band and The Accused. and pain that Sara is experiencing.
gets you going. 3 Sara Tobias, played by Jodie The rape is not the typical case
Then there is what I think is the
Foster, goes into a bar alone andof violence that most films show.
best song on the album is the me- begins flirting with some of the Instead, it is the result of prejudice
lodic and slow-moving "Don't because of the way Sara dresses and
male patrons. Eventually, things get
You Know What the Night Can the way she dances and walks.
out of hand and she is brutally raped
Do." You might know this as the by three men on a pinball machine, Rape has to be the most vile
song on the Michelob commercial. crime known toman. The Accused
while the rest of the patrons cheer
The album is medium paced, but and shout encouragement to the puts every part of the experience in
it is just so well done that you can rapists. the proper perspective and gives a
enjoy it any time. Win wood is so viewer a new, but still limited,
Jodie Foster recently graduated
talented and he does it again with understanding of how women suf-
from Yale and this is herfirstfilm
"Roll With It" I fer when they are violently as-
since her graduation. It's great to
see her going into more mature saulted, in a country where the judi-
cial system favors die rapist over die
roles, instead of the ditzy teenagers
she has played up until now. victim.
"The part had to be written for
Foster. No one else has the rough
% Writer Tom Topor states at the
end of the film that the incidents in
edges and street-style personalitythe movie arefictitious.Obviously,
that made Sara so believable. he never reads the paper or watches
such as "Bloodbath in Paradise" ; Kelly McGillis, who plays the TV. In the last couple of years, the
same story has happened in both
"Devil's Daughter' '•> and < 'Miraclevictory-oriented district attorney, is
Man"!-- a funny poke at Jimmy very two-dimensional in her role. Michigan and New England. When
S waggart's demise. jj There is only one scene where she you think about this, it makes the
story more disturbing.
This is a v must-hear for [any shows any depth, but even then
heavy metal fan, but don't expect to Foster puts her in the back seat i I can recommend The Accused
because of Jodie Foster's excellent
hear the incredible soloing of the McGillis is a good actress, but this
late great Randy Rhoads or Jake E. role does not give her the opportu-
Lee copied on "Widked." nity to show what she can do.
performance and the power .of the
last twenty minutes. These are the
two things that make this <
The plot of this movie is very . movie
Best cuts: "Miracle Man" ; slow moving and gets rather boring. something to watch.
"Breaking All the Rules" and Unfortunately, Kaplan left his best *
"Demon Alcohol." * $ scene for last* My rating: 75/100 .
The Accused would be a little Language, nudity, sexual content,
more tolerable if segments of the drug use, rape.
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The Merciad
J U N I O R DEFENSEMAN E R I E Haasbrings the ball upfield during first ha
Monday. The Lakers prevailed, 3-0, playing under poor field conditions
Photo by Matthew J. Qark
THE 19881 MERCYHURST
women* s tennis team. From top left,
Jill+Wohlhueterft Janice 'iStrehle,
Kate Calhoun, Katherine O'Reilly,
Katy Bierne, Julie Kemling, Stacey
Cefola, Janet HolzhaeusserAand
Mary McKenna. The Lady Lakers
posted a 9-3 record.
Volleyball splits
pair in tourney
By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad Sports Editor
The Laker women's volleyball
team competed in the Edinboro
University Volleyball Invitational
Saturday and battled to a split of its
two matches. £
In first round competition, the
Lady Lakers beat Guelph College
15-6,15-12,15-8butlostto Buffalo
in the second round by scores of 15-
8,15-10,15-8.
After the Game Party The host Fighting Scots won the
tournament with victories over
Gas Club Buffalo 15-1, 15-5 and 15-6 and
Shippensburg 15-10,15-11, 15-5:
In all, three Scots headed the All-
Tournament team. Tanya Andrews,
1512 State St. Carrie Edgar and Becky Werling
got the honors for Edinboro.
The Lakers played better than in
8-12 p.m. recent outings, but it wasn't enough
to win the tournament The Lady
Lakers record is now 14-21. They
Music, Fun, Refreshments close out their season with matches
against Behrend and Grove City
tonight and then a pair of tourna-
$3 admission with Mercyhurst I.D ments. This; weekend, they will
participate in the St John Fisher
Cardinal Tournament and on Nov.
Proper I.D. required for drinks. 4-5, they3 play at ? Ashland and
Oakland University.
PAGE 7
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w»
Shortstop:
Football shows good
attitude 1988
By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad Sports Editor
POSITIVE ATTITUDES g .
%*m
The 1988 Mercyhurst Laker
5SS
ball squad is 5-2 now after losinj
straight Their playoff hopes a
v&
•>»
r
&£?- butgone and that's disappointing
there is one observation I've i
this year that I find very encouraging.
One striking characteristic of this
year's Laker gridders is their positive attitude. In years past, there were
a few unfortunate instances on the sidelines and bickering among
teammates. This season, I haven't heard any of that ? "\ *l
Even in the big loss to Dayton, there was nofinger-pointing'There
appears to be a total team attitude and that seems to have made the Lakers
a much looser bunch this season. V
Even in their loss to Dayton, the team played well and moved the ball
effectively. Costly mistakes kept the Lakers from making a game of it
This past weekend's reversal at the hands of Div. I Lafayette was a good
learning experience for the team. # W?t. ^ '•*
Some may disagree with Div. Ill schools trying to compete with Div.
I schools, but it gives the team valuable experience and hopefully they'll
be able to use that experience to improve for the rest of this season and
next season. | H" * I 5? f ' t
If nothing else, the 1988 Laker football team made a lot of changes
in the right direction.
NCAA PLAYOFF POLICY [
The NCAA has such a terrible playoff system in some sports. Take
•
women's soccer, for instance. The NCAA has allotted just four playoff
spots in the entire nation for women's Div. II soccer. I
Because of this, some very good soccer teams will not be going to
the playoffs this year. One of those good teams will likely be this year's
Mercyhurst women's soccer team. Thus far, the Lady Lakers have
posted a 14-1 season slate, losing only to Allegheny 6-2.
With just that one loss, the Lakers, who've dominated their opposi-
tion for much of the season, have had trouble even sneaking into the
NCAA's Top Twenty rankings. They are currently ranked 20th in the
nationf despite yielding less than 10 goals all season. | ^* •
Head coach Andy Roth said earlier this season that it would be very
difficult for Mercyhurst to make the playoffs this season no matter how
good they were because the women's soccer program is relatively new
at Mercy hurst and the NCAA will look at established names in assigning
playoff spots rather than looking at who has the best records.
Next year, the NCAA will expand the number of national playoff
spots to eight A lot of good that does the '88 Lakers.
• *
•.
TENNIS NOTES" * ^ >
This year's women's tenuis team at Mercyhurst surprised a lot of
people in posting a 9-3 record. Many people following tennis thought
it would be difficult for the Lakers to play .500 this year. Onrc^gam,
:
their success shows what teamwork can do. ? %^ T T ^
NEW SEASON ' | f '• *! ^ .'
The men' s and women * s basketball seasons are approaching fastand
so is hockey season. There is much excitement surrounding the Laker
men's basketball camp due to the acquisition of new head coach Dr.
Barry Copeland. Copeland had a pretty good teacher in Jim Boeheim
while at Div. I Syracuse. (,
|Lisa*Maxson will head the Lady Laker charges as they stek to
improve on last year's^-16 mark. The women hoopsters open their
season on Nov. 18th at the California St Tournament in California, PA.
The men begin their campaign on the campus center hardwood against
West Ontario Univ. on the same night '%
Mean while, Ice Hockey begins its second full season as a team sport
at Mercyhurst Last year's squad surprised everyone with a 16-7 state.
Since hockey is a fast-moving sport, the Laker icers should provide
plenty of excitement for their fans. . t
This year's hockey schedule is much tougher than last year s,
according to Mercyhurst Athletic Director, John Leisering. I say that's
good. Better quality opponents can only improve the hockey program, j
FINALLY I \ '. '
Last year, there were some complaints about the lack of student
support of winter sports, particularly basketball. I know it's not a good
attitude, but if you win games, people are more apt to come and watch
than if you're losing. I ..
Hopefully, the Laker fans will turn out no matter what happens this
year, but I hope our Laker teams will make the trek over to the campus
center worthwhile by playing competitive ball
PAGE 8 The Merciad OCTOBER 27,1988

Lafayette jumps Mercyhurst

early enroute to 50-18 romp, m

Lakers still moving ball well SATURDAY OCTOBER 2*, 196&- 3 ! 3 0

ERIE VETERAN'S(STADIUM

By Matthew J. Clark Leopards led 43-6 at the half. I

Merciad Sports Editor Lafayette played its reserves for
much of the second half. James
Last Saturday, the Mercyhurst Adams popped in from a yard out to
Lakers faced their biggest test of the give Lafayette a 50-6 lead. Mer-
season against the Div. I Lafayette cyhurst would do the rest of the
Leopards. Playing on j the road scoring^ and did mount some im- * *

against the heavily favored Leop-
ards, the Lakers were drilled, SO-18.
The Lakerst could not stop
Lafayette running back Tom Cos-
tellqwho had 151 yards rushing and
three' first-quarter touchdowns.
Costello's first counter came on the
Leopards' first play from scrim-
mage. The freshman running back
pressive drives in the second half.
I The first of the 'Hurst's big
drives was a 19 play, 69 yard march
that ended with Haski completing a
five yard toss to Tom Hemer. Once
again, the blue and green could not
execute the conversion and the
WflYNEiURG
COME OUT * CHEER THE LAKERS ON TO VICTORY
score was 50-12.

WIN:
took a hand off up the middle and jjj After Lafayette sputtered on its 1st PLACE — 10 LARGE PIZZAS DONATED BY .
scampered 63 yards, for the first next possession, the Lakers
score. mounted another big drive, this one & & G's DELI
After Mercyhurst squandered a covering 78 yards in 11 plays. Haski 32nd fk CHERRY
scoring opportunity at the Lafayette hit Brian Haberstock for a 15-yard GET A GROUP TOGETHER AND HHVE FUN H T THE LAKER FOOT&nLL GAME
14 yard line. On the very next play, TD to make thefinalscore 50-18. ... THE ONLY PREREQUISITE 15 THi-tT i OUfMUST BE LOUD.
Junior QB Rank Baur hit WR .|Haski completed 23 of 44
Maurice Caldwell for an 86-yard passes for 203 yards and three NOISE WILL BE JUDGED ON ORIGINALITY, CROWD APPEAL AND
EFFECTIVENESS IN CHEERING!THE LAKERS ON TO VICTORY.
touchdown. After Jim Hodson's touchdowns while a tandem of
kick, Lafayette led 15-0 and had run Laker running backs, led by Eddie
just two offensive plays. Lafayette Hess' 48 yards on 10 carries, com-
would score onfivestraight posses- piled 176 yards rushing. I 1 . GROUPS MUST CONSIST OF MERCYHURST STUDENTS
sions in the first quarter in building jDespite the loss, the Div. Ill 2. NO VERBALSPROFANITY *
a hugQ 29-0 lead. • ^ ^ g^, Lakers were able to move the ball
AfterLafayette made it 36-0, the against a good Div. I school, tally-
Lakers finally got on the board with ing 388 yards in total offense. The
a six play, 74-yard drive. Quarter- fact that the Lakers were able to
back dreg Haski found Mark move the ball that well against a Div.
Dukovich for a 12 yard TD pass I school has got to be encouraging
with 12:04 left in thefirsthalf. The for head coach Ken Brasington as
Lakers could not convert the two- he prepares for a more formidable
point conversion. The Leopards foe in Waynesburg. Ranked 20th
answered later in thefirsthalf with The Lakers hope to be able to
a 10 play, 74 yard drive of their own use the experience of having faced a
which was capped off by a Baur to Div. I opponent to their advantage
Phillip Ng < touchdown pass. The for the remainder of the season.
Women's soccer improves to 14
By Matthew J. Clark lone tally for St Francis. this season are very slim, since the
SCOREBOARD Merciad Sports Editor The Lakers are ranked 20th NCAA has allowed only four teams
nationally in NCAA Div. II and the in Div. II women's soccer to com-
The Mercyhurst College win may help that mark. In the win, pete in the playoffs this season.
women's soccer^team flipped its Sansom suffered a sprain in her left There is talk that that number
Fpptball (5-2) record to 14-1 Saturday with a 3-1 arm but should be ready to play will increase to eight for next year's
L -?Lafayette 50-18 victory over St Francis. St Francis' when the Lakers travel across town playoffs. If the Lady Lakers, who
record fell to 8-6. to play rival Gannon University at are a very young team, continue to
Joni Connelly, Veronica San- Scott Park today at 3 p.m. dominate as they have this season,
Volleyball (14-21) som and Rachele Ault scored for the Despite their incredible record, the NCAA should have a difficult
Lady Lakers. Ten Muldoon got the the chances of making the playoffs time ignoring them again.
W - Guelph
L - Buffalo

Men?ssSoccer (11-5-1) *
W - Baldwin-Wallace 3-0

Women's Soccer (14-1)

W - St<Francis?3-lf

J.V. Football (5-0)

Women's Tennis (9-3)

Baseball (11-8)
LAKERS JEN HARTI<5J and Veronica Sansom in action earlier this season. Hart and Sansom have been
instrumental in the success ofthe Lakersin 1988.