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For thefirsttimesince Sept 11,2001,
public approval of President Bush
has dropped below 60%. By Kristin Pu rdy
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Percent who approve of the way Editor-in-Chief By Leslie Echan
Bush is handling his job} Contributing writer
100% M I*1-, Sept.ll After this fall's sexual assault
attacks on campus, the Mercyhurst Last week, Wednesday, Jan.
community has increased its 8 at the Erie County Central
awareness regarding sexual Court, a Mercyhurst College
assault and harassment student testified that a man
involving students, faculty and she did not know held her
administration. against her will and raped her
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Contrary to rumors circulating
among staff and students,
Campus Events Mercyhurst President William
P. Garvey said the college has
Jan. 16 - Inter/Varsity never shielded any student
from an investigation of any
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alleged incident in order to
meeting in D'Angelo 19 at
protect and preserve the image
8:15 p.m. r of the college. Garvey did
* Garvey. In addition, the college is
assert that an individual has
J a n . 1 7 - P o l a r Bear Swim the right to be regarded as
at Mercyhurst NE from 1-4 innocent until proven guilty.
p.m. Shuttle available. "We have never protected [any
student]. I am not aware of any
situation where that has
Jan. 1 7 - Honor's mixer in occurred," Garvey said.
HirtM200 from 7-9 p.m. "Nothing is more important
than our kids. We are not going
Jan. 1 7 - D u c t tape a to cover up anything as
professor in the Union from offensive as a rape."
11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Rumors may have circulated
from last year, where a student
was suspected of sexually
Jan. 18 - Battle ofthe assaulting more than one female
Bands in Walker Recital on campus. The problem of]
Hall at 10 p.m. fully investigating the case
arose when the women did not
J a n . 20-24 - "Human Race submit a formal complaint.
Machine" - experiment with According to Garvey, after
one woman came forward,
variations ofyour ethnic
image on a computer in the though, the city police could students, Garvey said.
Union.
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College president William P.
Garvey
not prove that a sexual assault
occurred due to lack of evidence.
"We have referred every case for
prosecution where the girl was
willing to go forward with the full
support of the college," said
going to continue to turn cases
over to the Erie Police.
Mercyhurst does not have the
jurisdiction or the expertise to
handle such cases.
Garvey suspects that there may
be cases of date rape on campus
that arc not reported because the|
victim does not come forward.
Although the president states that
the college has urged rape victims
to come forward, victims may
feel embarrassed or responsible.
The college has made attempts to
better educate students about
sexual misconduct through
mandatory lectures. These
lectures, while mandatory for all
freshmen as a part of orientation,
should be mandatorv for all
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Jason Barnes was formally charged with four criminal charges
on Wednesday. Jan. 8 at the Erie County Central Courthouse.
Police and Safety has increased
the amount of surveillance
cameras around campus, and
has proposed two ideas in order
to ensure the students' safety.
The first proposal includes a
student card with a Global
Tracking System that would
include an alarm button,
enabling campus police to track|
and identify the student. Once
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traced, campus police could
switch a camera to the area and
get to the exact spot within
minutes. The second proposal
includes the consideration of
opening a substation of campus
police and safety near Lewis
Ave. Located in the middle ofthe
housing area, officers could
respond quicker to problems
within the area.
court, against 21-year-old
Jason Barnes. Barnes is from
Mentor, Ohio. He said he was
visiting a friend on campus.
Barnes, who was set free on
$40,000 bond in December,
returned to court and now
faces charges of rape, sexual
assault, burglary and simple
assault.
According to the Erie
Times News, Barnes claims
that he mistook the woman
he had sex with as another
he met earlier that night. He
also said that the woman did
not say "no" to the sexual act.
The victim claims that she
asked the intruder to "get
out." lis* f 7
Over an hour before the
alleged sexual assault, two
other girls claimed that
Barnes broke into their
apartment and fondled them.
District Justice, Joseph,
Lefaiver withheld a ruling on
two indecent assault charges
on the other girls.
A hearing has yet to be set
for Barnes and his attorney, |
Tim George.

J a n . 20 - "Boycott" -
movie shown in the Union
continuously.

Jan. 21 - Taize prayer in

Mercyhurst International
By Peter Wolinsky
the Union Chapel at 7 p.m
Contributing writer
Mercyhurst is getting more
and more open to other cul-
tures. The number of interna-
tional students attending the
college reached 98 this year,
bringing new faces, accents
and points of view to East 38
Street in Erie.
Mercyhurst is not alone. Ac-
cording to the report published
by the Institute of International
Education, the number of stu-
dents from other countries in
U.S. colleges increased by
person who most supports inter-
nationalizing the campus is col-
lege president Dr. William P.
Garvey. That's why next year,
new scholarships for other stu-
dents from Ireland, Canada, Po-
land, Finland, Central South
America, Scandinavia and more
others, are expected to be given.
Eric Evans just came back from
th
Honduras, where he was present-
ing Mercyhurst to young people
thinking of studying in U.S.
Every international student at
Mercyhurst has some kind of
scholarship. "Without a scholar-
ship most kids from our country
could not afford studying
of whether I will manage to
cope with the problems, my in-
born desire for adventures won
and I decided to take a chance
and accept the scholarship. And
so, here I am, a proud student
of Mercyhurst College in Erie,"
Petruczynik says,
"Although most of Mercy-
hurst students laugh at our
school's motto, 'Carpe Diem'
I ai ter nat Ion I
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Censdt
rcyhurst
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is really close to international
students at Mercyhurst," Beata
Lukasik, Communications major
from Poland adds.
Mercyhurst can be an ideal
place for a student from anoth-
er country. School is taking care
about all the stuff usually your
parents would care about, you
'just' have to study and enjoy
one of your biggest adventures
ever.
According to Katie Putney, a
sophomore from Ireland, "Mer-
cyhurst was different than 1
expected; however, the standard
of education is very high, I have
a wonderful group of friends,
and 11 earn something new about
being independent every day,
being a few thousands miles
away from home."

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Signs were postedon the n e w record of 582,996 nalion- polish students in Erie, says. The
main level of Hirt, poking a l l A s i a i s a l e a d i n g p l a c e o f John F. Kennedy Irish Scholar-
fun at the already7 existing . . r,u - „ „Q„„iQ ship, Erie - Lublin Sister Cities
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contributors. . „ r .. ' . v „ Scholarship and many more,
especially India, China, Korea
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of all international enrollments,
make the students dreams come
true. 0 M$ n
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N e w s l travel few thousand miles away
Latin America (12%), the Mid-
NeWS 2 die East (7%), Africa (6%) and from home, and change your life
News i 3 North America and Oceania completely? "When I got into Mer-
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f eatures ** -Those numbers are quite dif- but then came other thoughts,
Features 5 ferent at Mercyhurst. Canada more down to earth," I won a from mmeh country *4 Mmrcy+wrut
Ovinion 6 is the leading homeland of our Petruczynik said. "OK, my dream
Canada *9
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Opinion.... / followed by Ireland and Poland to leave my 'old life', m> family,
friends, all I know so well, all I Poland w
A &E. 8 (both 9 students). Third place United Kingdom* 7
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New debate on capital punishment tion of the secretary of state's history in his final days in of-
Court has ordered to pay $2.9
million for scrapping project
By Steve Mills peace with themselves.
Knight Ridder Newspaper office while Ryan was in fice. On Saturday, he cleared Experts across the country lion award, saying $2.9 mil-
charge. Ryan was frequently Death Row with a blanket com- By L. Stuart Ditzen lion plus interest was the max-
said Ryan's decision probably
George Ryan's Death Row accused of trying to divert at- mutation. Knight R idder Newspaper imum justified by the evi-
will further isolate the death
pardons and mass clemency in tention from the scandal, an al- The death sentences of 164 penalty into the corners of the The Pennsylvania Supreme dence. The state Superior
Illinois are likely to spark a more legation he repeatedly denied. inmates were commuted to life nation where it is practiced Court has ordered the Univer- Court earlier had vacated the
intense national debate on cap- most often such as Texas and sity of Pennsylvania to pay jury's verdict on the basis that
ital punishment, but their effect Virginia, which have account- $2.9 million to a professor for Ferrer, who remains a faculty
will not be immediately felt in ed for nearly half of all execu- destroying a unique cancer-re- member at the veterinary!
some states. tions since capital punishment search project the man had school, had not suffered finan-
In Texas, 13 inmates are was reinstated in the mid- spent 20 years developing. cial harm. f
scheduled to be put to death 1970s. I J The high court said it had "lit- Ron Ozio, a spokesman for
over the next six weeks includ- Thirty-eight states have the tle difficulty" in concluding that Penn, declined comment last
ing seven over a two-week death penalty; 12 do not. officials of Penn's School of week, saying university law-
stretch setting the nation's busi- Richard Dieter, of the Death Veterinary Medicine had yers had not seen the Supreme
est death chamber on an early Penalty Information Center, worked an injustice on faculty Court ruling. Thomas A. Spra-
pace for a record year. said the commutations proba- member Jorge F. Ferrer, 71, gue, an attorney for Ferrer,
Still, death penalty opponents bly would fuel a trend toward whose research program col- said the court's ruling struck
hope that once the immediate fewer states using the death lapsed when he was barred a blow for academic freedom.
fury among supporters of cap- penalty both in the number of from it in 1991. "What happened here was
ital punishment fades, Ryan's; death sentences and in its exe- The 3-2 ruling, issued Dec. nothing short of outrageous,";
actions and the numerous re- cution. 31, upheld a 1998 Philadelphia Sprague said. Ferrer "was one
forms he had urged will prompt The 155 death sentences im- Common Pleas Court jury ver- of the country's leading sci-
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a greater debate and discussion Gov. George Ryan declares the state's capital posed by juries in 2001 were dict in Ferrer's favor. entists, and he had a cutting-
of one of the nation's most di- punishment system is "haunted by the demon of error." about half of the annual The Supreme Court, howev- edge research program until it
visive social issues. average of 300 for the previ- er, reduced the jury's $5 mil- p
was killed by the university."
"Once the smoke clears from "Those people who believe in prison without possibility of ous five years. In addition states
the emotional reactions of vic- that this is going to be some parole, and three others were have added statutes for
tims' fam i lies and the less un- clarion call for reform are sad- shortened to 40 years.
derstandable pique of prosecu- ly mistaken for all the same rea- Ryan said he considered the
life without possibility of pa-
role. I v - ; At University of Iowa, students
tors ... it is going to raise the sons that many thoughtful peo- possibility the commutations
level of dialogue about capital ple urged Ryan not to grant would harm chances for re-
George Kendall, a staff attor-
ney for the NAACP Legal debate meaning of word 'no'l
punishment and criminal justice clemency," said Joshua Mar- forms in Illinois. Defense and Education Fund,
in general and that's significant quis, an Oregon prosecutor and said the commutations may also ed intimate contact" on the vic-
But he said he concluded that By Barbara Brotman
right there," said Barry Scheck, the chairman of the capital liti- if there was a Backlash, it embolden governors to grant tim, he told a sex-offender
Knight Ridder Newspaper counselor hired by his attorneys
co-founder of the Innocence gation committee ofthe National would not last long. And he clemency in execution cases
Project at Cardozo Law School District Attorney's Association. pointed to a statement from Il- that give them pause. that the sex was consensual.
in New York. "If George Ryan had been linois Senate President Emil "In a year from now, I think Kelly Fangman and Tim Roling told Fangman he isn't
Roling have been friends for sure where the truth lies. But if
Many prosecutors, however, running for re-election and he'd Jones, D-Chicago, who said there will be more clemencies,"
almost all their lives. Lately, the woman willingly performed
expect Ryan's actions to slow, done this, that would have had criminal justice reform would he said.
be a top priority. . "If you're in North Carolina though, they find themselves oral sex, he asked Fangman,
ifnot kil 1, death penalty reform. a lot more impact."
and you grant clemency, it's arguing fiercely over the sub- doesn't that mean she was con-
In part, they believe the Ryan, who reset the national The governor refused to take
going to look like small) ject that has consumed many senting to sex?
outgoing governor's motiva- death penalty debate when he a position on how other gover- on the University of Iowa cam-
potatoes. This will allow gov- "If you put yourself in my
tions were suspect because of declared a moratorium on exe- nors deal with capital punish- pus: Pierre Pierce and date rape.
ernors to use that power." bed, naked, and give me (oral
a federal corruption investiga- cutions in January 2000, made ment, saying they had to make
Pierce, of west suburban sex), what do you think I'm
Westmont, is a star basketball going to do?" he said.
Suicide attacks in Tel Aviv leave at least 22 dead player at the school who last
month pleaded guilty to assault
causing injury after a female
Fangman furiously retorted
that the woman had not put
herself into Pierce's bed, and
A group linked to Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibilityfor the attacks athlete at the school told police that no matter what transpires
Sunday's suicide bombings Foreign Affairs spokesman. where there are many foreign Pierce raped her. He was origi- between a man and a woman,
By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson were the worst attacks since a "These terrorists have docu- workers," Tel Aviv police chief nally charged with felony sex- as soon as a woman says no,
Knight Ridder Newspaper June bus bombing in Jerusalem ments; these terrorists have Yossi Sedbon told Israel Army ual assault, but as part ofa plea consent is clearly withdrawn.
killed 19 passengers and trig- explosives; these terrorists have Radio. This was the third time agreement entered a guilty plea The fact that some people are
Two suicide bombers blew gered Israel's reoccupation of monetary support." the packed neighborhood had to the misdemeanor charge. He questioning the woman's verac-
themselves up within seconds most West Bank towns in an was sentenced to a year ofpro- ity enrages some students.
President Bush quickly con- been targeted by terrorists in the
bation, 200 hours of commu- "Thefirstthing people say (in
of each other Sunday evening, attempt to prevent such suicide demned Sunday's attacks "in past 12 months.
nity service and ordered to un- a date rape case) is, "What did
killing themselves and at least bombings. The Palestinian Au- the strongest possible terms," "They were very strong ex- dergo counseling.
22 people, and injuring more thority strongly denounced the said White House spokeswom- plosive devices," said police she do to get herself in that
than 100 others in a neighbor- attacks and condemned the kill- an Claire Buchan said. "There spokesman Gil Kleinman. "In The incident has riveted and position, how did she provoke
hood packed with foreign ing of all civilians, whether Is- are those who want to derail the each case, metal fragments riven the campus. Some stu- him?'" said Maureen McCart-
workers. raelis or Palestinians. The Pal- peace process. But the president were added to the explosives dents furiously contend that ney, 20, a journalism major.
The al Aqsa Martyrs' Bri- estinian Authority promised to will not be deterred. Innocent to increase the amount of Pierce, 19, a former prep bas- And a shocking number of
gades, a group linked to Yasser punish those involved. people have a right to live in death." | ketball star at Westmont High men at the school think it is
Arafat's Fatah movement, Cabinet Minister Yasser Abed safety." #f I Many of the victims of Sun- School, was treated more le- acceptable to violate females,
claimed responsibility for the Rabbo said those responsible In the neighborhood of the day's attacks were foreign niently by the school because the sorority women said.
attacks. It identified the suicide are "serving the Sharon electoral Old Central Bus Station, onlook- workers who had stopped he is an athlete. Pierce remains Of the 55 members of two
bombers as two of its mem- campaign." Israeli elections are ers watched in quiet disbelief] for a beer at one of the cafes on full athletic scholarship and pledge classes at their house,
bers: Murad Abdul Rahman scheduled later this month, and as rescue workers and police or to pick up groceries in tiny on the team, although he will Osgood said, she knows of 10
Khulafa, 21, and Smaer Immad political observers say suicide dogs searched for victims late stores dotting the neighbor- not be allowed to compete this who have been raped. She
Nori, 19, both of Nablus. bombings boost the popularity into Sunday night. According to hood. year, rhere have been protests, knows of only one who con-
petition drives and calls for fir- tacted police, and that young
Only hours after the Tel Aviv of hard-line candidates who Israeli police, one bomber blew The blasts were so strong that ing basketball coach Steve A1-
explosions, Israeli Apache heli- advocate strong military action himselfup infrontof a Chinese people inside houses and shops ford, who after Pierce was ar- woman did not press charges,
copters bombed sites in Gaza against the Palestinians. restaurant on a street lined with were injured. The bombers, Osgood said.
rested said he believed that the I Tf a woman doesn't want to
City, hitting two Palestinian Israeli officials insisted that cafes and shops; the other did who blew up about 200 yards player was innocent.
Authority offices and a build- regardless ofwhich Palestinian so seconds later in front of a apart, each were wearing 33 have sex, she said, she
ing in the market, Israel State faction carried out the attack, bus stop 200 yards away. Sur- pounds of explosives, accord- And the case has opened heat- shouldn't get herself into situ-
Radio reported. Israeli Prime Arafat is to blame. vivors fled the neighborhood ing to Israel State Radio. ed discussions among students ations where her judgment or a
Minister Ariel Sharon had as- "Terrorists have the infra- that was streaked with blood Police were searching Sunday about I lie rules of sexual en- man's could be impaired.
sembled his security cabinet structure to commit these at- and littered night for a black Honda Civic gagement; about the lines be- And there are men who say
before the Gaza strike, and they tacks because the Palestinian with glass. that was seen speeding away tween sexual freedom and re- that regardless ofthe circum-
continued to meet late into the Authority gives it to them," said "Two explosions happened in from the scene of the attack sponsibility; and about wheth stances or the woman's blood
night. David Saranga, a Ministry of parallel streets ... It's a place toward the West Bank. er date rape is an act of preda- alcohol level, no means no "no
tory violence or an alcohol fu- matter how far it's gone," spec-
eled misunderstanding. ified political science major

U.S. tries diplomacy in North Korea Fangman, 23, who graduat-

ed in May but still works at the
university athletic center, said
date rape is appallingly common
Matthew Wyatt, 19.
"Just because she's taken her
clothes off, she is not obligated
(to engage in sex). Everyone
Officials suggested that a solution to the nuclear standoffmight befound by talking atUI. J can change their mind, at any
She thinks a lot of young men point." I
By Michael A. Lev tion. tors. to talk, not negotiate," Fleis- come to college without know-
"I believe there is no cher told reporters. "North Some male students said that
Knight Ridder Newspaper In Washington, the Bush ad- ing exactly what rape is. women sometimes send mixed
problem that can't be solved ministration elaborated on Korea wants to take the world But her friend Roling, 22, an signals.
through dialogue," Kim said. Kelly's offer to consider help- through its blackmail play- economics majoi who also
After days of escalating ten- In Vienna, the U.N.'s nuclear ing with North Korea's energy book, but we won't play." "She might tell you no, but
works at the athletic center and she still might be leading you
sion over North Korea's nu- watchdog agency said on needs ifit stops its nuclear ac- North Korea is in desperate knows and likes Pierce, ques-
clear activities, the focus has Monday that it wanted to give tivities. economic straits and has a his- tioned the woman's story in the on," said Lee Gray, 20, a de-
shifted to quiet diplomacy in diplomacy an opportunity to fensive lineman for the Iowa
The administration insisted tory of using menacing behav- case.
South Korea, where officials resolve the stand-off before that it was not changing strate- ior and threats to extract fi- Hawkeyes. "She's touching
She told police that she and a me, looking at me in certain
suggested that a solution to the it goes to the Security Council. gies, but in offering a carrot nancial aid and concessions
friend went to the home Pierce ways, doing certain things ...
nuclear standoff might be The International Atomic En- rather than a stick, it seemed from the West. shares with two other players It's hard to judge. It's confus-
found by talking. ergy Agency indicated it would clear that the United States, at In its conflict with the Bush because she had been drinking ing."
The change in atmosphere hold off on holding an emer- least for the moment, was mov- administration, it has violated and wanted a ride home.
was noticeable, if subtle. gency board meeting, where it ing awayfromthreatening sanc- a 1994 deal to freeze its nu- Women may be confused
would be expected to discuss tions or military action and clos- She was in an unoccupied themselves, said Kimberly Bet-1
American envoy James Kelly, clear activities by secretly en-
whether to pass the issue to the er to a diplomatic formula bedroom, she said, when Pierce ton. :';
who held a second day of talks riching uranium and moving to
Security Council. to bring North Korea back in came in and tried to remove her 1
A lot of times, especially in
with South Korean leaders restart its nuclear reactors.
line. shirt. She told him she did not college, women get into situa-1
Tuesday, has emphasized for In Moscow, Reuters report- As if to emphasize South want to have sex, but then
the first time that North Ko- ed that North Korean Ambas- White House press secretary Korea's interest in keeping the agreed to perform oral sex in tions where they weren't plan-
rea might reap specific bene- sador Pak Ui Chun avoided an AH Fleischer said the adminis- focus on diplomacy, Seoul ning to have sex, and they're
fits ifit abandoned its nuclear opportunity to add fuel to thej tration's insistence on not re- planned to accept a proposal hopes that he would not insist feeling unsure," she said. "I
ambitions. JJ fire by merely restating on warding North Korea for bad from the North to hold a new on intercourse, she said Pierce think a lot of women come here
Monday Pyongyang's position behavior has not changed: round of inter-Korean talks then pinned her arms and forc- unsure of themselves and the
Meanwhile, South Korea's;
that it has no plans to produce ibly penetrated her, she told whole sexuality thing. I think
President Kim Dae Jung un- Washington continues to de- here next week, according to police.
derscored on Monday that di- nuclear weapons and would al- mand that North Korea act first. the Web site ofthe newspaper they may say yes, but be un-
low verification by U.S. inspec Chosun Ilbo. Though Pierce publicly apol- sure that they mean yes.... It's
plomacy is the key to a solu "The United States is willing
ogized for forcing "unwarranflj very gray."
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Student tax proposed Hisle
Police and Safety tax to benefit students in Erie County
By Kristin Purdy
Editor-in-Chief
Last week, Mayor Fillippi
proposed the idea of taxing
college students in the city for
a police and fire service. Both
Gannon and Mercyhurst
campuses would be considered
in this proposal, as Gannon is
located in downtown Erie and
Mercyhurst's campus covers
roughly six city blocks of the
city of Erie.
Along with other mayors
nationwide, Fillippi shares the
concerns of bringing more
revenue into cities with an
increase of taxes. While 40
percent ofthe city is not taxable
because of not-for-profit
organizations, funding for
services such as police and fire
safety is increasingly needed.
"The city is desperate for
money and looking elsewhere
ifor revenue. As the city
prospers, it's a better place for
students to be," said college
president William P. Garvey.
With the size and population
of Mercyhurst growing, the
college has been relying on the
city for certain services
including using Erie Police to
handle sexual assault cases and
Guests of the ribbon cutting event at the Erie Intermodal
Transportation Center included the Honorable Phil English, City
of Erie Mayor Rick Filippi, and Penndot Deputy Secretary Rick
Peltz.
responding to handling rowdy
parties, and using the fire
stations to respond to fire
alarms.
Fillippi suggested a $50
student fee for these services,
increasing city tax revenue by
an additional $150,000. •;
While Garvey noted that the
response was an initial
agreement in the principle ofthe
idea, "Only the Board of
Trustees can make this
decision."
File photo
> "King was the epitome of
If the Board approves the
proposal, the college would
find a way to take the money
out of its revenue base rather
than to assess students
individual ly, Garvey said. In
lieu of imposing this service
tax on students, Mercyhurst
would pick up the cost.
No formal proposal has
been made yet because the
city budget has already
passed.
lives on
Mercyhurst celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Jessica Tobin
Contributing Writer
On Jan. 20-24, Mercyhurst |
College will join the city of
Erie and it's neighboring
universities to celebrate
Martin Luther King Jr., one of
our country's best known
advocates of civil rights. We
celebrate his legacy with]
many events this week in
order to honor his heroism.
Martin Luther King was a
man seeking "Justice for all,"
just as our country's pledge
states. Marvin Jones ofMSG/
SAC Diversity 101 quotes,
human rights, and it's a little
eerie that he knew social
justice would eventually KRTfilephoto
happen and yet he knew he
wouldn't live to see it. He is a Martin Luther King, Jr., founder of the modern civil rights
hero to all and our country movement, will be celebrated Jan. 20-24,2003. \
wouldn't be the same without
his hard work and activism."
On Monday January 20, the at 1:15 p.m. and return after the face. She challenges us to
Martin Luther King memorial service at 3 p.m. examine our judgments of one
march will begin at 12 p.m. On campus. Multicultural another by our faces.
at city hall at Sixth and State Affairs and Diversity 101 are "The Human Race Machine
Street. All students at sponsoring the movie is really my prayer for racial
Mercyhurst are welcome and "Boycott" and will show it from equality... it is an opportunity
encouraged to attend. Shuttles 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the to move beyond our
will run from the Catherine Student Union. The movie differences and arrive at
Hermann Student Union at 11, chronicles the life of Martin sameness. The more we
11:15, and 11:30. The march Luther King Jr. and should be a recognize ourselves in others,

your ship
Keep an eye on your crewl
By Kelly Rose Duttine
News editor
From the inspiring tale of res-
cuing survivors from the 9-11
attacks to chance the history of
Naval efficiency with grass-
roots leadership, the 2002-2003
Distinguished Speaker Series is
proving to keep the Mercyhurst
College community on the edge
of our red PAC seats.
Mercyhurst College an-
nounced its second speaker in
the Distinguished Speaker Se-
ries, D. Michael Abrashoff.
The leadership focused lecture
took place on Wednesday Jan.
15, 2003 at 8 p.m. in the Mary
D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen-
ter. ;:
Abrashoff spoke about his
innovative model of grassroots
leadership, which has led him
to be the founder of CEO of
GrassRoots leadership corpo-
ration in Boston, Mass.
ends at the Martin Luther King memorable presentation. the more we can connect the
»
center on Chestnut Street, and Make sure to stop by the human race," said Burson.
can bring students back to Union and watch first hand Special thanks go to all of
Mercyhurst, or to the Warner some ofthe things Dr. King did those involved in making
Theatre. as a social rights activist. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
f At the Warner Theatre, a
memorial service will be held
in honor of Dr. King from
Also located in the union will
be the "Human Race Machine".
It will be set up Jan. 20 -24 and
happen on our campus,
including Marvin Jones,
Mercyhurst's representative
new method of leadership for is sponsored by the MSG of the Martin Luther King
1:30 to 3 p.m. Dr. Garvey will
the navy included "commitment Cultural Awareness Committee. Holiday Committee; Leela
introduce State Senator of
and cohesion" method. Georgia John Lewis who will The machine allows students to Barney, President of Diversity
Presently, Abrashoff is help- deliver a speech. Students see themselves as different : . - . . . *
101; Cass Sheimek, Dr
ing d i fferent companies devel- can attend this event even if races and ages. It was created Garvey, The Cultural
op by helping corporate Amer- they do not attend the march. by Nancy Burson, an artist who Awareness Committee, SAC
ica learn to focus on employ- A shuttle will leave the Union concentrates on the human and MSG
ees, similar to Abrashoffs
File photo
crew. A naval officer and a
CEO face many of the same
D. Michael Abrashoff
problems with their crews such
A graduate 1982 ofthe Naval as low morale, high turnover,
lack of productivity, and cost
White House honors MLK
Academy of Annapolis,
Abrashoff told the inspiring sto- overruns are a few examples.
ry of when he was a 36-year By using Abrashoffs style of
old captain working with a de- leadership in the day to day op-
moralized crew. There was erations oftheir workplace, em-
high turnover and low produc- ployers learn to use personality
tivity with his crew, until he and sensitivity to human needs
implemented a new set ofman- in order to bring out the best of
agement techniques and a new people, letting everyone win.
leadership style which changed Certainly, students of all ma-
the entire course of naval effi- jors and future professions ben-
ciency. efited from another Distin-
For-200 years, the Navy had guished Speaker D. Michael
used the "command and con- Abrashoff and leadership ideas.
trol" directive. Abrashoffs

KRT file photo

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Jr., President George W. Bush makes remarks as King's daughter Bern ice and son Martin III
stand next to a portrait of their father they presented to the White House, in the East Room

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Religious sstudies excellence
By Kristin Maillard
Contributing writer
Any student at Mercyhurst
who is attempting a double
major can understand how
stressful the workload is
compared to those students
who have a single area of
study.
Jennifer Kons, a senior
pursuing an English major,
with an education
concentration, along with a
Religious Studies major, can
definitelyfindherselfrelating.
Kons is originally from
Parma, Ohio and she became
involved with Religious
Studies after she began her
studies here at the Hurst,
which was not her original
plan of study.
She came to Mercyhurst
with hopes of pursuing an
English or Theology
education degree.
"Since I've been here, my
ideas about the future have
changed very much," said
Kons.
Over the summer, Kons
volunteered with the
InterReligious Task Force on
Central America. Phis is an
organization that strives to
create awareness, social
World and language excellence
By Jennifer Ruffa
Contributing writer
Two members of the
Mercyhurst World Languages
and Cultures Department
recently had educational
works published.
Dr. Karen Williams devel-
oped a continuation of her
dissertation, which was pub-
lished in the "Bi-annual Jour- use to better inform them-
nal of the Pennsylvania State
Modern Languages Associa-
tion." Williams titled her
work, Supporting Our Col-
leagues in Multilingual/Mul- benefits of studying language
ticulturalEducation: What is for those students who are
your Role as Language
Teachers?
In the article, student mis-
diagnosis for learning disabil-
ities is discussed.
Williams reports that in ac-
tuality these students have
change, and lobbying for
those less fortunate who are
living in Central America.
At Mercyhurst, Kons
participates in the-Honors
Program, The Ambassadors
Club, helps out with campus
ministry, and she was
previously employed at the
Writing Center.
Last year, Kons took part in
creating the Pax Christi group
on campus. A lot of people
are still misinformed about the
intentions of the club. The
club's intentions are to help
Mercyhurst students become
aware of the social justice
issues taking place in the
neighborhood and around the
world.
Because of current events,
Pax Christi has concentrated
on the escalating issues
involving Iraq. ^
Some of the activities
include a panel discussion that
was held in October, and a
demonstration in downtown
Erie that also took place in
.
October. The group also
attended a protest in D.C. on
Oct. 24, 2002.
On top of all this, Kons
teaches kindergarten Sunday
school at St. Luke's Parish.
She has attended many of the
alternative Thanksgiving and
not yet grasped the English
language and are being mis-
diagnosed as having a learn-
ing difference.
Williams quotes, "Regular
teachers do not know about
language learning because
they are not adequately
equippedto teach it."
Her piece lists specific ref-
erences!, or an Annotated bib-
liography, which teachers can
selves in language learning.-
Williams does plan on hav-
ing another work published,
a follow up concerning the
learning disabled.
Contrary to popular belief,
Williams said that, "there are
benefits to LD students."
Along with Dr. Williams,
Dr. Alice Edwards also had an
article published in the
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Hurst senior Jennifer Kons, a dual English and Religious studies major.
Spring break trips which she
helped a school for the
children of migrant workers
in Florida, and lived with
families on both sides of the
United States and Mexico
border.
Most recently Kons went to
Honduras over Thanksgiving
break to learn about the social
and economic conditions of
the people.
As far as graduation, Kons
is unsure about what she
"Encyclopedia of Latin
American Women Writers."
Her article was written
about the Latin American
writer, Norah Lange. The
article was published online
and will be available through
the Hope College website
when it is finished being
compiled. Edwards developed
this piece over the summer
and into the fall of last year.
She explained that she was
given a list of authors in
which she could choose one
to write about. Edwards
noticed that Norah Lange was
not included on the list.
Edwards requested that
Norah Lange be included and
then offered to write about
her for the encyclopedia.
This research helped her
gain valuable knowledge,
which she will incorporate
into her teaching.
To contact featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu
Jody Mello/Mefdad photographer
wants to do. She knows she
would enjoy volunteering her
service in the U.S. or in
Central America.
She has also thought about
attending graduate school and
studying Religious Studies.
Kons feels the Mercyhurst
faculty is "awesome" and
believes they are sincerely
interested in the success of
their students.
Edwards plans on having
another article published in the
future, one she presented at a
conference in the Dominican
Republic concerning Latin
American women coming of
age.
Djd one of your friends something
Christmas break|that was really
fun or something that theyfcan not stop
talking about?? Ask them to tell you
about it again (not just because you are
a good friend) ibut because you can sub-
mit Itheir name Merciad and
story about them may appear in the
newspaper this^yearl!!
JANUARY 16,2003
FEATURES
Ease college finances
hand, she said she has logged
By Chastity Pratt
onto the FAFSA Website and
Knight Ridder received a personal identifica-
Newspapers
tion number so she can file
for her son, who she hopes
Parents and students who wilt be accepted to Princeton.
will need financial aid to pay Her son Venias Jordan Jr.
for college this year were able plays football, basketball and
to start filing necessary baseball for Cody High in
federal paperwork Jan 1. Detroit and has a 3.5 grade-
The Free Application for point average.?
Federal Student Aid, or Jordan is confident her
FAFSA, can be filled out and son's schooling will be paid
filed electronically or by mail. for between financial aid,
The FAFSA is used to athletic scholarships and the
determine the amount of several' academic
grants, scholarships, work- scholarships.
study awards and loans a She said she knows now is
student may qualify for to pay the time to be diligent about
for college. the search for college money.
An estimated $50 billion will "We have to take
0
be awarded for the 2003-04 responsibility, said Jordan.
school year, according to the Within 72 hours of filing
U.S. Department of online, Jordan will get the
Education. Student Aid Report, which
About 10.9 million applicants will tell her how much federal
filed the FAFSA for the 2002- aid her son qualifies to
03 school year, according to receive.
U.S. Department of Education Those who mail in the
statistics. The FAFSA is the paperwork should get a
starting point for almost all response in about two weeks.
student financial assistance An estimated 8 percent of
programs, according to Sal 1 ie paper applications are
Mae, the country's leading returned for errors, according
provider ofeducation funding. to the Department of
Although experts at the Education. For the 2002-03
Department of Education say school year, about 58 percent
students who are eligible for of FAFSAs were processed
federal aid will get it, it is online.
important to meet deadlines. "We encourage people to
Many colleges use the FAFSA apply online because the er-
as part of their application for ror rate is so much smaller,"
nonfederal aid. said Jane Glickman. a spokes-
Ruth Jordan of Detroit said woman for the Department of
she will be at her computer Education's Federal Student
as soon as the application is Aid programs.
available. With tax records on
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FEATURES
Memorable experience
Mercyhurst College campus ministry students bring meaning in the Thanksgiving holiday
By Jennifer Kons
Contributing writer
On the final evening of ex-
ams, eight Mercyhurst Col-
lege students and two faculty
members departed for a six
day stay in Honduras.
The group included Joseph
Betz, Amy Galkowski Chris-
topher Knestrick, Jennifer
Kons, Ash lee Nelson, Court-
ney Schmader, Melissa Smith,
Jennifer Stransky, Sr. Kath-
leen Marie Leap, RSM, and
Sr. Geri Rosinski, RSM.
They did not know what
they would be doing, who
they would meet, or how they
would get by with only a few
members of the group know-
ing Spanish.
The group was immediate-
ly welcomed by warm hospi-
tality, not merely because they
were North Americans, but
because the culture of the
small village was more hos-
pitable than anyone in the US.
Spending their first few
days in the village of Cha-
in elecon, a short distance
from the city of San Pedro
Sula, they spent much oftheir
time playing with kids and
sounding out Spanish. Al-
though Leap and Rosinski had
made the trip two years earli-
er and were familiar with the
Capricorn has a flirtatious February
By Lasha Seniuk
Special to Merciad
{ Jan. 20-26, 2003
Aries (March 21 -Apri 1 20).
Social and romantic
invitations have a powerful
j effect over the next few days.
Many Aries natives will now
experience increased
(attraction in all key
relationships. Late Wednesday j
someone close may request
that a choice be made between
:
friends.
Take your time; before
February lovers and long-term
friends will expect reliable
promises. Thursday through
Sunday also highlights
financial progress or new job
options.
Taurus (April 21-May 20).
New workplace information
will soon reveal mismanage-
ment or unethical behavior on
the part of employers. This
{week you may feel a strong
need to evaluate career op-
tions. Remain silent and wait
for added facts.
I Early next week business
relations will return to normal.
'After Friday friendships and
romantic passions ..will
flourish. Respond quickly to
last-minute invitations, coy
compliments ot subtle
{overtures for your affection.
Gemini (May 21-June 21).
Career ambition now returns.
Over the next few days
creative proposals will bring
financial luck and revised job
roles. This is an excellent time
to make new business plans
or enter into partnerships.
Stay balanced, watch for
{surprising increases; research
and patience will soon ensure
worthwhile rewards. Tuesday
through Friday also highlight
rekindled relations with f am i ly
members or distant friends.
After Saturday rest,
contemplate, and dream.
Cancer (June 22-July 22).
parly
this week a friend or
work mate may offer unfair
•criticism or subtly attempt to
derail your confidence.
Respond with distant,
philosophic thoughts, there is
To contact featuremerclad@mercyhur8t.edu
in Central America
Joesph Betz, Amy Galkowski, Christopher Knestrlck, Jennifer Kons. Ashlee Nelson, Courtney Scmader, Melissa
Smith, and Jennifer Stransky in Honduras traveling the city in the back of a pick-up truck.
surroundings, the real guides
were two North American
missionaries, Fr. Tom, a
Maryknol I priest and Sr. Betsy,
a Sister of Mercy.
The final days were spent
in the city of San Pedro Sula,
where the group met women
who had recently started a co-
no need to publicly address
the ego needs of disgruntled
colleagues.
After mid-week workplace
power struggles fade. Friday
through Sunday travel plans
or unusual educational
programs may be appealing.
Openly discuss all creative
ideas with loved ones and
provide afreshperspective.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).
Business relationships may be
unproductive this week.
Don't expect colleagues to
work efficiently before
Thursday. A private
awareness of workplace
limitations will arrive. It may
be wise not to share your new
observations with others.
Early next week others will
regain their confidence and
motivation: Be patient. Friday
through Sunday a close friend
may ask for special
consideration. Romantic
introductions and rare group
invitations are an issue.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Powerful memories may
captivate attention this week.
Expect loved ones to be
highly focused on yesterday's
events or failed expectations.
Letfriendsor colleagues relive
past moments of glory and
watch for slow progress.
Sell esteem may now
require an boost. After mid-
week business research
proves rewarding: new
partnerships or financial
ventures will soon begin.
Remain cautious until
paperwork is complete and
verbal promises are finalized.
Libra (Sept.-23-Oct. 23).
Monday through Wednesday
watch friends and lovers for
signs of family stress or social
misunderstanding. Some
Librans may now be asked for
delicate advice concerning an
emotional triangle. If so, offer
empathy but remain dedicated
to the ethical or fair treatment
of others.
After mid-week public crit-
icism is forgotten. Pace your-
self and let others find their
own solutions. A complex few
days: Stay calm and avoid
unnecessary arguments or
power struggles.
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Quick-fix
operative. In the face of ma-
chismo culture, they lent out
small loans to women for
home repairs, small business-
es, and emergency needs and
offering personal awareness
and educational classes.
They discussed the difficul-
ty that men had of accepting
Scorpio
(Oct. 24-
Nov. 22).
B e fo r e
Tuesday
pay special
attention to
revised in-
structions
and official
paperwork.
Workplace
communi-
cations
may be po-
litically
compl ex
and, if not
properly
handled,
could easily
become un-
manage-
able.
Refuse to
let minor
tasks turn
into major undertakings. Af-
ter Wednesday new financial
information wil 1 work to your
advantage. Provide loved ones
with clear deadlines, payment
dates or records.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.
21). Follow your first
impressions this week. The
next few days a social dispute
may reveal an important
turning point in a relationship.
Some Sagittarians have
witnessed unethical conduct
from a friend or business
associate. If so, opt to search
out new friendships and
expect a c I ear path to soon be
revealed. Later this week
business finances may be
unusually complicated. Avoid
new investments or last
minute agreements, if
possible.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.
20). Late Tuesday new
financial information or
workplace plans may trigger
serious group discussion.
Revised business methods
may be the result of moody
decisions by key officials.
Inappropriate reactions will be
brief.
Remain patient and watch
for an attitude of acceptance
to reappear. Thursday
through Saturday enjoy the
Jennifer Kons/Gontnfauting photographer
their wives* participation but
also women's difficulty to ac-
cept their worthiness to par-
ticipate in the organization.
The group also visited a
home for children who are or-
phaned because they or their
mothers are HIV positive.
Here^the group was forced to
company of interesting
friends or potential lovers.
Before mid-February flirtation
and uniquely seductive
attraction will be an ongoing
theme.
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.
19). Romantic intrigue may
be distracting over the next
few days. New relationships
may be challenging and un-
reliable. Subtle comments are
easily misinterpreted as over-
tures ol seduction.
Avoid complicated emo-
tional triangles, if possible,
and wait for obvious signals.
After Saturday older relative
or friend requires delicate
family advice. Financial mis-
takes, missed business oppor-
tunities, past disappointments
are a concern
Pisces (Feb. 20-March
20). Co-workers and key of-
ficials may be unpredictable
and easily annoyed this week.
Avoid discussing controver-
sial solutions to office prob-
lems. At the moment, long-
term colleagues are not open
to revised business methods.
Mid-week a close friend
may request assistance with
a continuing social or roman-
tic dilemma. Vague loyalties,
canceled plans or unreliable
promises may be at issue.
recognize some of the poor-
est attributes of the country.
Honduras accounts for less
than 20 percent of the popu-
lation of Central America, yet
it contains 80 percent of the
AIDS cases.
This startling statistic owes
itself to the country's status
as a port city, its conservative
Catholic heritage which pro-
hibits the use of birth control
and associates the disease with
homosexual ity, and its limited
educational resources.', In
spite of their diagnosis, these
were some of the happiest
children the group has ever
come in contact with.
Each day concluded with a
discussion of what the group
had seen, talking about such
things as being the racial mi-
nority in the country for per-
haps the first time ever, the
sheer beauty of the country in
the midst of poverty, the mili-
tarization as seen by frequent
men in camouflage toting large
guns and staring blankly, and
the larger-than-life American
restaurants offering low wage
jobs and crippling local busi-
nesses.
After six days the group re-
turned home to cold weather,
warm houses, and abundant
Thanksgiving dinners. The
contrast could not have been
more startling.
Don't allow your emotional
resources to be drained.' Mis-
trust will be ongoing.
If your birthday is this
week... close friendships and
new romance will steadily
expand in the coming months.
Before late April expect key
relationships to demand added
emotional dedication. Loved
ones will soon ask for specific
dates, times or promises.
Remain balanced and clearly
express your needs. You
won't be disappointed. After
mid-May a 10-month period
of fast business advancement
arrives. Key officials or
mentors will press for final
decisions, new goals and
realigned priorities.
Don't hesitate to offer your
skills. Valuable career oppor-
tunities and new partnerships
arrive throughout the summer
months.
Do you have the
writing bug and can't
shake it?
Anyone interested in
writing for the Merciad
next year?
Come in on Monday
or Tuesday at 5 P.M.
and get an application.
JANUARY 16,2003
By Brian Kates
New York Daily News
College students have found
a quick-fix cure for their aca-
demic headaches on the Inter-
net. In the wonderful world of
Web sites, scores of online
companies are eager and able
to provide slackers with what-
ever they need for a price.
Plagiarism has become big
business.
If you type "Term papers
for sale into a computer
search engine such as Google,
you'll be bombarded with hun-
dreds of thousands of offers.
They come from for-profit
Web sites with names such as
CheatHouse.co m J
Schoolsucks.com, and
Gradesaver.com.
Search one site for papers
on existentialism and 15 op-
tions pop up. They range in
pricefrom$48fora six-page
paper on "Philosophical Ap-
proaches of Idealism, Realism,
Pragmatism and Existential-
ism" to $ 136 for 20 pages on
the classic Albert Camus nov-
el "The Stranger" £.;$
At most schools, plagiarism
otherwise known as copying,
lifting, cribbing or, as one wit
once put it, "stealing arideon
Someone else's train ofl
thought" can result in anything
from an F to suspension.
In a survey of students con-
ducted in the 2001 -02 academ-
ic -year for Duke University's
Center for Academic Integri-
ty, 41 percent said cribbing
written assignments was com-
mon.
It's all so easy. Just log on
and pull out your credit card.
"There's a whole ring of]
people here, and you know
who -you can get papers
from," said the student, who
could face suspension if she
gave her name. "You can al-
ways get papers in the core
classes like english, history
and political science."
At many colleges, these es-
says, which let students show
off their originality and wit,
can boost marginal candidates
over the admissions hurdle by
giving counselors insights un-
obtainable from the raw data
on transcripts*
Web sites such as
Turnitin.com, based in Oak-
land, Calif., do a booming na-
tionwide business ferreting
out cheaters from middle
school through graduate
school.
"Schools have tried lots ofl
things to check cheating, from
honor codes to requiring stu-
dents to turn in their note cards
and show all the drafts of their
work,*' said John Berry,
founder of the site. "These are
good ideas only if you live in
fantasyland."
His plagiarism-prevention
system involves "Web-crawl-
ing robots" that scour the In-
ternet, retrieving "millions of
documents" dailyfromonline
term paper mills and other
sources.
••Schools that subscribe to
the service require students to
submit their papers to both
professors and Turnitin. The
work is then compared with
the documents in the compa-
ny's databases and returned
with potentially pirated mate-
rial highlighted.
In New York State, 20 col-
leges as diverse as Fashion In-
stitute of Technology in Man-
hattan and the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point sub-
scribe to the service.
m "We use it mostly in grades
seven through nine to train stu-
dents about the proper ways
to do research." said Carolyn
Mayadas, a Hunter High com-
puter science teacher. "It's re-
duced plagiarism by about 85
percent^ J J
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OPINION To contact: opinionmerciad@fltercyhurst.edu

Be afraid, be very afraid

tHE GOOD... With graduation looming, and career options lacking, fear is our only guarantee
H It's there — gnawing at your
• Welcome back to the 'Hurst, undergrads. The second half of winter term might be smacking brain when you can't sleep.
us in the face now with looming paper deadlines, cram sessions and cold, cold weather. But It stalks you with every
on the plus side, spring term is right around the corner...at least we'll have semi-nicer weather. passing day nearing graduation.
Sometimes, it gets ballsy and
• Maintenance workers did their best keeping the walkways plowed during last weekend's cameos in every conversation
arctic snowfall. They were out late Friday night clearing paths and early Saturday morning, about the future.
workers were still making sure students had a clear path to their destinations. Great work, It's fear. \ I I ifs." f%
guys. Can we say "overtime?" It's the fear of actual ly fending
for ourselves and earning a
• Kudos to the PAC. Their latest selection of films to premiere throughout the remainder of salary.
the year are some of the best movies ever to play on campus. *The Quiet American,* 'Far Lately, I have had many
From Heaven,' 'Bowling for Columbine,' and 'Spirited Away' are a few of the critically- conversations with many people
lauded films currently appearing on many a Top 10 list. Without the PAC, where would us and professionals about how I not knowing if acquiring many
film geeks go for fine quality cinema? can and should go about using
my degree.
Surprisingly, when I ask what
THE BAD... can I do with it or am asked what
I want to do with it, I get the
same lazy "I don't knows" I
• For commuters, the drive to school along 38th Street has been like riding the Baja, what heard and said the last time I
with all the potholes/craters populating the busy street. Rumor is some are big enough to wore a tasseled-cap.
swallow Jettas whole. The future is the one
inescapable arena oftime where
4
For seniors* these next few weeks will be the term from hell. We have graduation forms to ambiguity;takes permanent
fill out and some students did not even get their forms until the eleventh hour. English majors residence in.
have Senior English Project, arguably the best way to type yourself into oblivion. GRE tests, But this is one tenant who is
grad school applications and resumes; oh my! Thank God for Starbucks and "Nick-at-Nite." not so easily evicted, especially
when that very expensive piece
• Maybe if we bitch enough, they'll notice: Parking on campus is nonexistent. Drives on of paper we'll get come May
campus is like a dare, with many a car competing for parking spaces like it was offers the same assurance as a
"Thunderdome." It has gotten to the point where people are parking in areas designated as magic eight-ball's prediction.
places not to park. Something needs to be done. There are either too many cars on campus Therefore, coming up every
or not enough spaces. Regardless, for future students attending this school, this problem time with "outlook fuzzy, ask
needs to be fixed, i again," I am forced to conclude
that I know absolutely
everything about nothing
• The lack of variety once again ails spring term's selection of classes. Not enough courses concerning what exactly my
equals too many unsatisfied paying customers, er, students. future holds.
And Another Thing,..
Phil
Pirrello
And that's okay.
As crappy as that sounds, it is
okay.
There is an odd satisfaction in
a student loan debt will ever add
up to more than a forever
deferment of said debt's
payment.
We put so much into the value
of a college education that we
lose sight of the fact that the
only guarantee (depending on
one's major) is that there is no
guarantee.
"Wish in one hand, crap in the
other, see which one fills up the
fastest." H> ,
Someone said this to me back
in high school when I was
basing life on cushy ideals.
Truth hurts.
What hurts even more than not
making it is learning and
believing in all these things for
so long, reaching a point of
would-be satisfaction at the
depths of what education can
offer, only to realize that all
you've worked for, all you have
loved doing, may not pan out
the way it should.
This realization spirals into
re-evaluations of every little
moment you wish you lived
differently. We get caught in a
private rain of fear and "what
But staying dry underneath
four years of good times and
trimester breaks is not going
to make the future any less
fearful or certain.
Career searches are going to
be interesting, as some of us
may end up selling cup
insurance or telemarketing
positive thinking.
Life, post-graduation, is
gonna be like that feeling we
felt when we rode our bikes
without training wheels for the
first time; when there's that
whole mix of fear and
accomplishment and
excitement that we didn't
know what to do with.
That mix of emotions, that
tilt-a-whirl of possibility, will
be all we got to ride on.
With that said, when
answering whether or not we
can deal with the immortality
of future's nagging
uncertainty, we'll be just as
well getting an "all signs point
to yes" as we would "ask
again laters."

THE UGLY... Ready-to-wear: Bundle up!

* The student body has been lately treating the Laker Inn employees, like they are your
average, incompetent fast-food workers. They are students, just like the rest of us. And
Keeping warm and trendy can be fun, even in Erie
frowning, pouting, whining and/or putting your hands on your hips is not going to speed up
your food any faster. t Ij By Megan Cvitkovic
Contributing writer

there Christian unity? After this past weekend, I

J Given disagreements within
individual denominations (e.g.
the Roman Catholic Church, the
Presbyterian Church [USA],j
etc.), not to mention those
between denominations (e.g.,
the United Methodist Church
and the Southern Baptist
Church, etc.) what is the point
of even considering Christian
unity?
think we can all agree Erie
winter has truly arrived. -
~~ communion, (celebration of the The inches and inches of
Questioning Faith Lord's Supper) between the accumulating snow brought
Evangelical Lutheran Church in many problems, surely the least • fepMI Lv
Fr. Jim Piszker America, the Presbyterian of which was dressing for the
Church (USA), the Reformed weather, yet this too can
Church in America and the become a dilemma.
Christian Unity. Impetus for this United Church of Christ. Each Just the thought of trudging II \
BL
^
1
year the theme and texts for the through the shin-high snow in
celebration began in the
Episcopal Church in 1908 at Week of Prayer for Christian stiletto boots and a sheer top m1
Graymoor, NY, within the Unity are chosen by does not sound like a lot of fun
Franciscan religious international members appointed to most girls. H\ %•

It goes back to the gospel of

John and the plea for unity
among believers expressed in
what is known as the "high-
priestly prayer" of Jesus (the
phrase repeated several times in
John 17 is "that they may be
congregation of the Society of
the Atonement, founded by
Episcopalians in 1898.
Interestingly, in 1909, the
members of this Society were
received! into the Roman
Catholic Church, and as part of
by the Faith and Order And although the massive
Commission of the World wave of snow has passed, rest
y
Council of Churches and the V "M i
assured there will be more
Pontifical Council for Promoting
Christian Unity. coming soon.
So what are the fashion-
This year's group, from conscious to do?
Argentina, chose the theme Most mothers and adults Photo courtesy of www shopcop com

one, as we are one"), a prayer their commitment to pray and
which, by its very existence, minister for the ful fillment of the
acknowledges that such unity, prayer of Jesus "that all may be
even in Biblical times, has never
one," the community has
existed. \ f continued to promote this week
Nonetheless, this prayer is of prayer.
prayed with increasing The effect of this observance
confidence by Christians to is impressive.' for several
include all who believe in Jesus organizations have been founded
Christ anywhere in the world. in addition to Graymoor.
Until recently, it was prayed Some of these are the National
against other believers, but now Council of the Churches of
that Christians acknowledge Christ in the USA and the
that all believers have been Consultation on Church I nion,
unfaithful to Jesus, John 17 is a venture in reconciliation of
being prayed in a newer, more nine American denominations^
humble tone. One example oi the effects in
One of i he reasons for this local congregations of prayer
change is the existence of the for Christian unity has been
annual worldwide observance 1997's Formula oi Agreement
of the Week of Prayer for which established full
"Human Dignity and Christian would agree that coats are the Scarfs can double has neckwear or waist accessories.
Unity,"? basing it on 2 best answer.
Corinthians 4:5-18, in response Now, without trying to sound seem to be frumpy, but are
But let's face it, whether
to the reality that "too many you're headed to the bar or too petty, let's face it: We have virtually essential in Erie.
immigrants in too many hanging out on campus, who become slaves to shoes. We Gloves are a must if you are
countries have felt unwelcomed really wants to carry around would often rather slip and slide walking anywhere! If you
and marginalized as they your big ski coat or leather our way around in some tiny want to get trendy, try a pair
struggled to adapt to their new jacket? stilettos than wear (gulp) snow ofleather-lined gloves; they're
surroundings...The dignity of Sometimes, the coat thingjust boots! warm and fashionable.
the human person, immigrant or ain't happening. There is no easy solution to
not, is a theme that needs to be Scarves are so stylish this
So instead of a coat, if this problem unless you plan on year, that you almost want to
shouted from the rooftops." weather does permit, try a wearing one pair of shoes out wear them all the time. A cute
Mercyhurst's Campus heavy pashmina (or imitation) and bringing your "dress" shoes little knot around the neck can
Ministry will offer a worship shawl that doubles great as a with you. That's not logical, add some Bohemian funk to
service in observance of the wrap for your waist. though. T your style.
Week of Prayer for Christian Often, these shawls are so Instead, if you insist on But if you're not up for
I nitty on Wednesday, Jan. 22, large that you can cover not only wearing shoes that are death neckwear, take your scarf and
at 4:30 p.m. in the Christ the your upper body but your head traps on ice, please invest in| transform it into a cool belt.
King Chapel. \ (very important!) as well. some spare tread. Still, as much fun as it is to
You are invited to attend, listen, Another technique is layering. Special tread pieces can try and come up with crafty
and, most of all, to pray I Make up a cool new trend using generally be bought at shoe ways to turn blah and boring
different basic t-shirts and a repair and other specialty stores. winter gear into winter sheik,
funky top. These treads are designed to please use caution.
Mental Note Then when things heat up, you give more stability to an Remember that at the end of
can always wrap a couple layers otherwise sleek and dangerous the night, it is a I ways more fun
around your waist or shoulders, number. to be warm than to get a
66 Freedom be creative! Another dilemma
women often face is what shoes
There are many other great
winter accessories that might
compliment! el
to wear.
of speech
doesn't protect
speech that you Hollywood babble on intention of the U.S. keen on war showing the 20th movie in the
like, Itlprotects Editorial staff
Knight Ridder Newspapers
as it considers the North as part
of an 'axis of evil,'" reud a quote
James Bond series in which
Bond (Pierce Brosna) is
speech that you North Korea has i ntensified
reported Sunday by the North's tortured by North Korean
KCNA news agency. w

hate.' * its campaign against the new

James Bond film, "Die Another
Day," saying the movie proves
Larry Flint, the United States has hostile
intentions toward the country,
Hustler magazine which Washington believes is
Jody Mollo, Murciod photographer building nuclear weapons.
At least someone Is putting that wall to good use. 'The film represents the real
P The quotation was attributed
to a little-known group with the
unwieldy name of Solidarity of
Youth and Students for
Implementing the June 15
South-North Joint Declaration.
Last month, North Korea urged
the United States to stop
agents,
In the latest attack, the
solidarity group called the film
a "dirty and cursed burlesque"
and predicted that "if the U.S.
continues showing the movie
despising the Korean nation,
all the people wi 11 turn out in a
fiercer anti-U.S. sirucale."
JANUARY 16,2003
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To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhursi edu OPINION

Campus Question: Second Opinion
Campusj Question: landmark occasion
What do you think about the potential plans for Ground Zero memorials?
"1 grew up not far from the
Ground Zero memorial should honor our nation*sresolve
"I think that a new building
WTC site, so I regard lower I think that a building or should be built and that it voices of some of the national- issue and all it will entail, I do
Manhattan as "home." buildings should be built, By Dana Moderick
should be bigger and better security "experts," there was a believe it is our duty as
Perhaps we should reassemble comparable to the old ones, and Contributing writer hunger for retaliation. Even the Americans to honor the
than the Twin Towers.'!
the iconic skyline of lower a memorial should be put in — Ryan Bessey, freshman journalists couldn't resist; victims and their families.
Manhattan | with open front of them to remember the The World Irade Center speculating on a military strike However, I also believe we
latticework structures that tragic event." "I think that they should not A structure recognized globally that might come, Peter Jennings have the responsibi 1 i ty to show
surround the footprints of the — Kenny Waszak, junior build anything there. It should as the epitome of American of ABC News said that "the the other countries that
WTC flowers. Suspended just be made into a culture. response is going to have to be America will not be defeated.
inside the scaffolding would "1 think we should rebuild the The towers took six years to massive" if it is to be effective. No matter what comes our
memorial. One of my best
be performing arts centers, buildings. If we just leave them, build, stood tall for twenty-nine I shared in this hunger, as I way; we may be knocked
friend's father was killed on
libraries, amphitheaters and then they [the terrorists] will years and took a second to am sure most of my fellow down but we will always get
September 11 and I do not
other cultural buildings...The have succeeded in stripping us destroy. On Sept. 11,1 watched Americans did as well. right back up.
think he would like it if there
World Trade Center is replaced completely of our pride." as the heart of New York City Then, the reality began to sink The United States is not a
were buildings built on top of
by a World Cultural Center. Of — John Llanos, freshman where his father died." was destroyed. in: What are we going to do with nation of fear. We are a nation
the proposals I've heard so far, — Steve Strohnt, senior My heart filled with sadness the area now dubbed "Ground of pride.
this notion, from architect "I feel they should rebuild, and and anger, while my eyes filled Zero?" The towers were unique and
Rafael Vinoly, is .the most make the buildings bigger, taller with tears. My breath stopped Many ideas have been can never be replaced. 1 think
"I mink the plans that melded
exciting to me." and even more 'bad upon watching the first tower submitted as to what New York we should not simply use that
an appropriate "park-like"
— Rob Holf, Psychology ass' than before£We have to crash to the ground, my heart should do with the site. Many land for a memorial park. We
memorial to the victims within
Department * f show everyone that we are sank as the second followed a want to rebuild completely, should build scaled-down
a rebuilt business district are
tough and can get through few minutes later. while others want to have a versions of the towers while
the best and most realistic.
"1 think thatthey should rebuild anything." Ground Zero is a large area in The news continued to show memorial park.* : placing some type of
the two buildings because the —Meredith Gilbert, sophomore the middle of the most
1 remembrance piece there for
the - devastation that had There have been six design
two buildings symbolize New important business district in occurred on Sept. 11 for teams chosen to take on the those who have died,
York City, America and the "I believe that a memorial, along the world. Partially rebuilding months. ^Thousands dead, responsibility of designing a something like the Vietnam
people that passed away on with a building or some kind of it would be a symbol that the missing and injured. These memorial which the families of Wall. H
9/11." I | | structure to show that America terrorist attack only were thousands of my fellow the victims, along with the rest What we choose to do with
— Amy Harrington, will overcome the tragedy of temporarily suspended Americans. of the United States, will be Ground Zero will show the
freshman September 11, should be placed business activity there, it As I watched television happy with. rest of the world what the
at Ground Zero. The structure wasn't strong enough to during those days, the talk of While I do not completely United States stands for and
should be a design of some sort eliminate it completely^ retaliation was in the air. In the understand the complexity ofthe what her people believe in.
"It is important to have a »*

that reflects that America,

memorial to remember all the — Kyle Foust, Academic/
although disrupted by such a
men and women who lost
their lives/However, the open
space seems to be a constant
tragic event, is still a great
nation. This will help those
Career Counselor

"I feel that a memorial to the

'Millionaire' tests attention spans
affected by September 11 to By Jane Eisner
reminder, so new buildings FDNY and NYPD should be
snou J move on and live in peace."
- ^ ^ built." constructed on Ground Zero." Knight Ridder Newspapers
— Heather Koban, freshman — Brent Vlcek, sophomore
Kelly Weyand, senior
It's so easy to make fun of
Paul McCartney: Getting better all the time "Joe Millionaire," the latest Fox
TV reality show, that I almost
By Jane Eisner feel guilty doing so.
Almost.
Knight Ridder Newspapers The premise alone; that a tall,
handsome and somewhat goofy
As the Beatles.go, Paul construction worker earning
McCartney was always known $19,000 a year can pretend to
as the cute one. But maybe be a dashing*millionaire in
we've been selling him short search of a wife, is fodder
all these years. Maybe he's enough for a good laugh.
also the wise one. jgThat|20 ostensibly bright
McCartney's been on a women would quit their jobs as
concert tour of the United bankers, flight attendants or
States and now, at age 60, he's personal assistants to participate
figured out some important Photo courtesy ofwww.krteampus com
in a televised meat market is
l
things. '; equally preposterous.
"I should be jaded at my age, McCartney's music, post Beatles, still entertains crowds. The guy doesn't know his Photo courtesy of www yah00.com
I should be blase, I should hate disease that claimed George But now it's 5 a different fork liftfromhis foie gras. He's
the whole thing and have Harrison last year. Of course, McCartney. Unlike another gonna pull off this prime-time FOX TV's reality show hunk "fakes It," duping contestants.
retired years ago," he told The John Lennon has been gone rocker of his generation, Mick Pygmalion? Does he really
New York Times. "But it's the since a crazed fan shot him in Jagger, he's not trying to prove believe one special "girl" (they the rest of us feel good about forced to fight each other for
opposite. I do two and a hall 1980. ":£••< % f he's still 18. | are not called women on this our values and choices in life. crumbs along the way.
hours onstage ... It's kind of McCartney and Lennon had a When McCartney compares show) is going to look past the "Viewers are watching a moral But we can't deny that
amazing. You get people and bitter, public feud over the the Beatles to every other rock butler and the jewels and the spectacle of the wrong kind of there's some truth in this
their children. You get tears." breakup of the band and for band of that era, you can hear promise of a lifetime of wealth relationship to feel better about unappealing representation.
There's something satisfying years McCartney made a point the echoes of Lennon's famous to see him for who he really is? themselves," says Timothy Ever since Jane Austen penned
about that, and it's more than of not singing Beatles songs. comment about the Beatles And when shefindsout, that Butler, a historian at "Pride and Prejudice"^- and
nostalgia. Now he's singing them in being more popular than Christ she's still going to want him? Swarthmore College. probably long before —
After all these years as a concert, because, he tells an "Is it conceited to say we were Like 1 said, it's too easy. "Joe Millionaire" is awfully grasping' women have
rock icon, McCartney's interviewer, "these songs are better than all the other groups?" Harder will be to persuade you misogynist, and no doubt some schemed to bring a rich man
moved into more human-size my babies." Maybe it is. that this show, which made its men are watching this just to see to the altar.
territory. He's growing old At his age, McCartney could But listen to songs like 'Eleanor debut Monday and will continue conniving women get their Human beings have been
gracefully — not an easy thing be doing absolutely nothing. Rigby' and 'Penny Lane.' We for six weekly installments, is comeuppance as, one by one, pondering the nature of love
for a rock star. Instead, he's continued to write were better." a modern-day morality play. they are dismissed from the since Socratesjj held his
In recent years, he's had his and sing, even when the reviews And in many ways, "Joe Millionaire" and other chateau, or when the "winner" symposium nearly 2,500 years
share of loss. In 1998 his wife of some of his efforts over the McCartney's getting better all reality shows are not about eventuallv is told the truth. ago. &t
Linda died ofccancer, the past two decades were caustic. the time. reality. Instead they present a Not only are these women set We expect that F o x T V is
message, a manipulated, stage- up to compete fiercely for this going to figure it out?
managed "story" with the not-so-average Joe and his N o w that's worth a laugh.

rhe MERCIAD underlying purpose ol making alleged fortune; they also are

Letting loose is hazardous to|no one's health

"People who never get carried There are people who care
away should be." Quotation Marks about things and understand
— Malcom Forbes the desire to stir things up once
Editor-in-Chief editormerciad@mercyhurst.edu in a while.
Kristin Purdy
As a student body, we come Josh West There are people looking to
Adam Dushole Managing Editor entertainmentmerciAd@mercyhurst.edu
News Editor ne wsmerciad @mercyhurst. edu off as a pretty lame bunch. break the routine J \
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Assistanl News Editor smackarl @hotmail.com A lot of people are just lost in And some call life routine. On occasion, it does a body
Scott Mackar
Features Editor featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu repetition, going about their I call it a rut. good 10 take something and
Courtney Nicholas
r Opinion Editor opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu laundry list of little tasks each Ruts can be tough to get out run with it for a while.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jan.17
Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion. Beachland
Ballroom, Cleveland.
Jan. 25
3 Doors Down, Theory
of a Dead Man. Agora
Theater, Cleveland.
Jan. 26
Henry Rol 1 ins (spoken
word). Odeon, Cleveland
Jan. 27
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,
Twiztid. Rock Jungle,
Pittsburgh.
Jan. 31
3 Doors Down, Theory
of a Deadman. A.J.
Pal umbo Theatre,
Pittsburgh.
Feb. 1
Los Lobos. Beachland
Ballroom, Cleveland.
Feb. 3
Nile, Napalm Death, Dark
Tranquility. Agora
Ballroom, Cleveland*
Feb. 3
Dark Star Orchestra.
Forward Hall, Erie. $14
advance, $16 day of
show.
Feb. 3
The Roots. Club Laga,
Pittsburgh. On sale at
TicketMaster.
Feb. 3 ;
Rainer Maria. The Attic,
Oakland, Pa* f 9
Feb. 4
Erykah Badu, Cody
Chesnutt.. Club Laga,
Oakland.
Feb. 7
Dark Star Orchestra.
Odeon, Cleveland. §
Feb. 7 .
Henry Rollins (Spoken
word). Rock Jungle,
Pittsburgh.
Feb. 8
Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls.
Bryce Jordan Center,
State College. On sale at
(800) 863-3336 and
online at
www.bjc.psu.edu.
Feb. 9
Styx, Kansas, John Waite.
Tullio Arena, Erie. $36.50,
$28.50. On sale at ' '/
TicketMaster outlets, by
phone at 452-4857 or
456-7070, online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
Feb. 11 *
Pretenders, 30 Odd Foot
of Grunts (with Russell
Crowe). Akron Civic
Theater, Akron, Ohio.
Feb. 15 ?
Fastball. Moondogs,
Pittsburgh.
Feb. 19
Indigo Girls, Paul
Melancon. Agora Theatre,
^Cleveland.
Feb. 22
Comedy. George Carl in.
Warner Theater, Erie.
$37.75.
[Feb. 23
Temptations, Four^Tops^
Warner Theatre, Erie.
$48.75, $39.75, $32.75.
On sale at TicketMaster
outlets, by phone at 452-
4857 or 456-7070, and
online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
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Good Charlotte:
Bee Gee's sudden death The return ofD.C. punk
stuns his family and Mends
The singer's death sparked a Some people still think of us
landslide of tributes, with a as a disco act," Maurice Gibb
By David Hinckley BBC Web site recording more said in the late 1990s. "We
Knight Ridder Newspapers than a thousand messages in never were. But it's this curse
less than 12 hours. that follows us around."
. His family released'a When the Bee Gees were
Family and friends of statement: "His love, inducted into the Rock and Roll
Maurice Gibb remained baffled enthusiasm and energy for life Hall of Fame in 1997, the Hall
Sunday how the longtime Bee remain an inspiration to all of noted dance music was only a
Gee fell into a coma and died us. We will deeply miss him."
M w
small part of their repertoire.
just hours after seemingly Gibb's death was front-page Maurice Gibb played bass
successful surgery to correct news in Australia, where he, and keyboards and sang file photo
an intestinal blockage. Robin and older brother Barry harmony, and there were
Gibb, 53, was hospitalized The boys of Good Charlotte: making us wonder when hair
movedfromBritain in 1958 — occasional suggestions he felt
Thursday after suffering products became a staple of the punk scene.
the year they formed the Bee overshadowed.
intense stomach pain at his Gees, named so for the Thoughfriendssaid he had a
Miami home. He suffered Brothers Gibb. lively sense of humor, he had
cardiac arrest before the In 1967 they scored the first his demons, and he went "Lifestyles of the Rich and
intestinal surgery but he seemed in a string of international hits, through alcohol and cocaine By Andrew Spillane Famous" will keep this
to be recovering from both. including 'To Love Somebody" abuse in his 20s and 40s. Contributing writer C record afloat on MTV and hit
"He twiddled his toes, he held and "I've Gotta Get a Message He was briefly married to the lists across the globe well
his daughter's hand," said to You," in a catchy pop style pop singer Lulu in the '60s
David Most, a longtime friend. Twin brothers Benji and into 2003. $
similar to that of the Beatles. before he met his second wife, Joel of the band Good .The nice thing about Good
"His organs were all "Did we sound like the Yvonne. They remained Charlotte have definitely put Charlotte is that they are
functioning. We thought, It's Beatles?" Barry Gibb said married and had two children, together a winner in their great guys, very personable,
the turning point,' and suddenly several years later. "I hope so. now in their 20s. most recent release 'The and have a great appreciation
he was in a coma." We tried hard enough." Robin and Barry were able to Young and the Hopeless.' I for their fans. The twins are
"Everyone was just believing Their smooth harmonies and see Maurice before he died, took a gamble on the group 23 years old, so they
Maurice was coming around incredibly catchy tunes kept Bassett said. after their debut album, the could've been walking
and we woke up to this awful them popular until, in 1977, "The family are together self-titled 'Good Charlotte,' around a college campus a
news," said Peter Bassett, a they sang on the soundtrack of today atVRobin's house in didn't live up to expectation, year or two ago. They^are
spokesman for Gibb's twin "Saturday Night Fever," which Florida and all are utterly bereft and it paid off. from Waldorf, Maryland, a
brother Robin. "It's the worst became their golden dream and at this unexpected loss," he
'The Young and the small suburb of Washington
possible news anyone could their worst nightmare. said.
Hopeless' is peppered with D.C. Neither twin had any
have expected. It's just too Packed with hits like "Staying It was unclear whether powerful songs that tell real musical experience until
shocking to think about." Alive" and "Night Fever," the Robin and Barry would go on unique storiesfromthe boys' about five years ago. which
A spokeswoman for Mount album sold more than 30 million to record without their brother. past. They sing about not is amazing considering how
Sinai Medical Center in Miami copies. It also made the Bee But the music the Brothers Gibb fitting traditional stereotypes far they've come.
confirmed Gibb's death, which Gees synonymous with disco made, music that millions of and being different, and about After hearing this CD many
may have come late Saturday music, a narrow image they people can hum even against broken hearts and times I must say that Good
night or early Sunday, but she spent the next quarter-century their will, still defines an era. relationships. Charlotte really stepped up to
gave no further details. trying to shake.. One song tells the story of the plate, and knocked one
their father who walked out out of the park. If you liked
on their family and abandoned the first output or enjoy then*
It takes more than attitude to them at a young age. Each frequently played music
song is different and more videos, "The Young and the
fun to listen to. Songs like Hopeless" is definitely worth
"The Anthem," "Hold On" and checking out.
be the'greatest rock band
essential rock songs, each How have the Stones outlived
By Timothy Finn immune to antiquity or and outlasted other bands of
Knight Ridder Newspapers obsolescence. On top of that, their generation, bands who,
the Stones have always unlike the Stones, couldn't
maintained their musical survive deaths or addictions or
One of the earliest concert integrity, starting with Charlie in-house acrimony?
photographs of the Rolling Watts, the best rock drummer That image and lifestyle
Stones was taken in 1963 by ever. nearly sank the band. Nearly.
Gus Coral at a show in Cardiff, That celebration continues They endured drug addictions,
South Wales. into 2003. Saturday night — arrests and convictions,
The photo captures three of almost 40 years to the date after banishment from the United
the five Stones — bassist Bill drummer Charlie Watts States and the brutal horror of
Wyman, guitarist Brian Jones officially joined the band—the Altamont, where a fan was
(on blues harp) and Mick trendsetting cable TV network stabbed to death by the security
Jagger — on stage and in HBO will air live coverage of force, which happened to be a
uniform: black trousers, white the Stones' second concert in horde of surly Hell's Angels.
shirts, dark neckties, black two nights at Madison Square Somehow the Stones
shoes, matching hound's-tooth Garden in New York. emerged from that a better
jackets. Any band can throw itself a band, one that wore all those
The Stones in 1963 were a birthday party, but very few can scandals and detriments like
picture of fresh-faced, clean- provoke the immense response battle scars or prison tattoos.
cut innocence, looking like a the Stones have been getting. Barely two years after hie photo
university glee club, virtually "Forty Licks" has gone gold in Altamont, they released 'Exile
indistinguishable from dozens the United States; Abkco re- on Main Street," one of the best
of other British pop bands released remastered and rock albums ever recorded.
destined
wonderdom
for
and
one-hit repackaged versions of its
the Stones catalog (16 albums);
unforgiving cra^ of oblivion. and critics are praising the tour,
They also committed
themselves to industrializing the
rock-concert world, improving
'Under
Things hardly turned out that which is drawing huge crowds and standardizing sound ?
way for the Stones. They of fans from three generations
would soon shuck those and attracting younger, stylish
uniforms for something more opening acts like the Strokes,
systems and security forces.
[,tw Yet the Jagger and Richards
of today represent exactly why
Construction
conspicuous: a cynical, bad- blues prodigy Shemekia the Stones are still together and
boy attitude that separated Copeland and Sheryl Crow. why people couldn't care less Thefoundations of hip hop
them from all other pop bands All of which raises a question: about their ages but care and KRS-One - fun and great
of the era, including their Why the hoopla over a band of enough to shell out $120 a seat for showing of your best moves
friendly rivals, the Beatles. They multimillionaires who have to see them reprise 35-year-old, By Adam DuShole
Arts & Entertainment editor on the dancefloor(even if you
would also start recording their been feast i ng off their own 18-karat rock tunes. don't own a pair of Pumas).
own songs, blending their legends for nearly a quarter of The "Forty Licks" tour was She goes from crude, to
British pop roots with their a century? W- the second top-grossing tour of 0m sure you've heard Missy
genuine love for African- funny, but always over a sparse
Jagger and Keith Richards 2002, its $88 million second 'Misdemeanor' Elliott's first wall of beats. She enlists the
American blues and R&B into will both turn 60 this year, only to Paul McCartney's (his radio release, the infectious hip
a sound that was both visceral crossing a threshold that help of Method Man on 'Bring
first in nearly 10 years), which hop track, **Work It," that's all the Pain', and Jay Z on 'Back
and cosmic. prompts most men to grossed $ 103 million. And it's about, well, sex. It should be In The Day' in a plea to take
Last year the Rolling Stones daydream about waders and all because of Mick and Keith. no surprise that Missy, who hip hop back to the days when
Yes, it is only rock V roll, regularly encourages people to
celebrated their 40th fly-fishing in Canada or scores were settled on the mic.
anniversary, and they did it in Bermuda shorts and canasta in but at a time when the definition "get their freak on," would Ludacris delivers on 'Gossip
of "rock" is so ambiguous and manage to tel I us that she plans
atypical fashion for a band its southern Florida. Folks' land Beyonce
age: with? a celebrated and Not the Stones. "Every time so abused, it's deeply satisfying to shave her "cha-cha" and yet, conversates on 'Nothing Out
successful world tour; with (Richards) rallies his addled old to know that the band that she makes it sound so good. There For Me.'
coined the spirit of rock V roll
"Forty Licks," a two-CD hits troupe and they crank up that 'Under Construction,' a less 'Under Construction* is Missy
— and buttressed it with some
package; with a slew of cover time-honored Stones lurch one techno driven album than 'So Elliott's fourth album and she
phenomenal music «*** has
stories in magazines and more time, it's like giving the Addictive,' sees Missy take shows no sign ol breaking the
survived the process and is still
newspapers all over the reaper the finger," Adam Tiinbaland's forward thinking habit of making records that
Western world; and several Sweeting wrote in a December standing. beats back to the old school, challenge us with her ability to
hefty commemorative books. 2002 cover story about the HBO will air live coverage of huge chunks of sound laced make trailblazing music,
"Forty Licks" is an imperfect Stones in Uncut magazine. a
the Rolling Stones' concert with old school samples which altering hip hop's landscape
anthology — erratically have shaped hip hop down the
Temerity and profane from Madison Square Garden with each * release.
organized and fraught with stubbornness are virtues in at 9 p.m. EST Saturday. The years. Most tracks are The album is a definite buy
omissions—but it nonetheless rock music, but they don t concert will be rebroadcost at reminiscent of ai lists like for hip hop enthusiasts and the
showcases at least two dozen guarantee career longevity. 9 p.m. Jan. 23. Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC occasional break dancer alike.
PAGE 9
In the streets withj'Gangs of N e w
Ticket'Stub
By Phil Pirrello
Opinion editor
In the first 20 minutes of
'Gangs of New York,' the 1846
New York City Five Points
massacre is staged with its
entire bloody Darwinian
struggle in tact. The snow
bleeds crimson as the camera
pulls back to a God's eye view
that dares not turn away from
a birth equal to that of the deity
watching: America's.
'Gangs' is Martin Scorsese's
equivalent to documentary-
maker Ken* Burns' efforts;
editing together many years of
history into a satisfying, if not
somewhat faulty, piece of
historical-based fiction.
: But Scorsese takes it one step
further. He does not filter his
birth of a nation through gauzed
lenses or score it to
phonographs. He captures the
burning savagery of pre-
Democracy America, calling
NYC a "furnace" from within
a city was forged.
After watching clans of
immigrants clash with native
New Yorkers, draft dodgers
shot by Navy cannons and fire
brigades and police forces
fighting in the streets, it's a
shock that anything resembling
a country emerged from this
inferno.
The Plot: 1846, N.Y.C. Priest
Vallon (Liam Neeson) amasses
his "tribe" (called the "Dead
Rabbits") in a labyrinth of
caves carved out of Manhattan
in a charge against Bill the
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. Woolf in "The Hours," a
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Miramax Films
presentation debuting
nation-wide in theatres
Jan.24. The screenplay is
by David Hare and based
upon the novel by Michael
Cunningham.
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Butcher (the great Daniel Day-
Lewis) and his "Natives." They
use knives, clubs, maces and
other medieval weapons to
cement their territorial claims at
the cost of losing Vallon to the
hands of Bill - while Va I Ion's
son, Amsterdam, watches.
Amsterdam, now 24 years
old and played by Leonardo
DiCaprio, returns to New York
to avenge his father's death by
infiltrating Bill's gang of
corrupt enforcers.
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abundance of knives, don't even think about comparing the plot of'Gangs of New
* \-
As^Amsterdam puts his
vendetta on hold to see how
other half lives, he becomes like
a son to the man who took his
father away from him. We see
Tammany Hall pay for votes,
we hear the words "nigger"
and "mick" pierce this melting
pot's air; all the while amazed
at the epic intensity and scope
'Gangs' uses to prove a point
history books forgot to
underline: America was crafted
not by a quill in the hands of
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wigged politicians, but born in
the the streets by the blades wielded
by its people.
The Good: Scorsese, arguably
contemporary cinema's most
consistent filmmaker, tackles
his largest canvas to date with
mostly successful results. He
employs seedy, three-
dimensional Dickens-esque
characters into a story that
harkens back to Leone's
westerns and 'Oliver Twist*. As
our hero, DiCaprio plays
For many, the Sundance
Film Festival is a start
By Terry Lawson
For most of the filmmakers
whose movies are accepted at
the Sundance Film Festival,
which opens Thursday in Park
City, Utah, and^wraps on Jan.
26, it's all about what happens
in those 11 days.
If you arrive without a
distributor for your film, it's all
aboutfindingone; if you arrive
with distribution taken care of,
it's about creating a buzz the
distributor can get behind. If
you're entered in competition,
it's about winning a prize.
For Travis Wilkerson of Ann
Arbor, Mich., it's about being
there.
"Simply having my film in the
festival has already eclipsed any
expectations I might have had,**
says Wilkerson, director of'An
Injury to One,' a documentary
that will screen in the festival's
Frontier sidebar, devoted to
experimental filmmaking.
*An Injury to One' uses the
story of how Wilkerson's
hometown of Butte, Mont.,
devolved from the sort of
boomtown the West was all
about — "the richest hill on
earth"t>— to what he calls an
ecological death trap, recipient
of the biggest payment ever
made by the federal
environmental Super Fund to
clean up a 2-mile-wide hole
filled with toxic water. But,
while Wilkerson's film is full of
historical tact and myth, it is
anything but a traditional
documentary.
"It's a very personal
narrative, mostly just me
wandering around with a 16mm
Bolex (camera) picking out
pieces of the landscape, using
it to ask questions as much as
to explain anything," he says.
"It's a film that's probably too
ART&&
photo carte- rob own
York' to
Amsterdam in full knowledge
of how interesting he is not
when compared to the
supporting players. Day-Lewis
gives Bill both sadistic
tendencies and penchants for
punctuating his street
philosophy with violence. He
taps his glass eye with a knife;
he awkwardly walks through
cobbiestoned streets like he is
on stilts and speaks with
surprisingly intellectual diction.
Bill the Butcher is one ol the
k i
rigorous and austere for the
traditional documentary types,
yet it's still a narrative that tells
a story, which probably makes
it too commercial for the
experimental crowd."
Though director Gilmore
says Sundance will always
remain true to its American
independent spirit, there is no
shortage of star power at the
2003 edition. $ ^
Salma Hayek, who's on the
Oscar short list for her title role
in the Frida Kahlo biography
*Frida,' will be on hand to
introduce her first film as a
director. "The Maldonado
Miracle' is about a small town
where a statue of Jesus appears
to be shedding tears of blood.
Matt Dillon is coming to
promote 'City of Ghosts,' in
which he plays a con man on
the run in a cast that;also
includes James Caan, Stellan
Skarsgard and Gerard
Depardieu.
And rumors are rife that Bob
Dylan will show up to play a
private concert connected to
'Masked and Anonymous,' the
feature-directing debut of
former 'Seinfeld' director
Larry Charles. Dylan stars as a
cult figure who is sprung from
prison to play a benefit concert
in Latin America; his costars
include Penelope Cruz. John
Goodman and Luke Wilson.
The festival's opening-night
film is 'jLevity,' a drama
starring Billy Bob Thornton as
an ex-con seeking redemption
for a long-ago murder and
costarring Morgan Freeman
and Holly Hunter, who will
receive the festival's annual
Independent Vision Award.
Hunter is also in another
p rtf mi ere, 'thirteen,' starring
Evan Rachel Wood Other
premieres include a remake of
the British miniseries 'The
Singing Detective,' starring
Robert Downey Jr. as a writer
JANUARY 16,2003
Y o r k 9
great move characters,
complemented with one of the
year's best performances.
IThe production design will
get the Oscar, and Howard
Shore's score and the editing
by Scorsese-staple Thelma
Schoonmaker deserve notice as
well.
The Bad: 'Gangs' is an epic
that stumbles upon too many
stories yelling to be told and one
too many uncomfortable
moments where modern
cinema techniques clash with
Scorsese's old school ways.
But 'Gangs' is not ultimately
done in by bad CG. It gets too
caught up in its historical
commentary about democracy
and forgets to internalize its
many story points, it forgets to
give them meaning beyond their
respective set pieces and the
standard revenge-plot. The
script's narration plays like an
after thought and the
confrontation between the
Butcher and Amsterdam is
rushed - hell, its not even there.
The last reel seems to have been
cut to satisfy a running time as
opposed to filling out the
narrative.
% "Stub's Bottom Line":
Even at three hours, 'Gangs' is
incomplete yet it provides a
completely satisfying movie
experience. For any! other
director not of Scorsese's
pedigree, 'Gangs' would be a
triumph. But the master here
seems not entirely in command
of his craft, a craft which
created 'Goodfellas' and 'Taxi
Driver.* These masterpieces
take up much room on the
director's mantle, a mantle
where 'Gangs' may require
more than just 'directed by
Martin Scorsese" to justify its
placement there.
hospitalized with a rare skin
disease; James Foley's
* Confidence,' with Edward
Bums as a Cop trapped in a
deadly game with con man
Dustin Hoffman; it's All About
Love,' a sci-fi drama directed
by Dogme 95's Thomas
Vinterberg about an attempt to
clone'a famous ice skater
played by Claire Danes, and
The Event,* starring indie
queen Parker Posey as a New
York. D.A. who's convinced a
spate of suicides aren't what
they appear to be.
All together, 85 feature-length
fictionfilms,35 feature-length
documentaries and 60 short
films will be shown over the 11
days; i hey were chosen from
more than 2,000 features and
more than 3,300 shorts.
A few, like Jim Sheridan's
poignant 'In America,' have
been shown at previous
festivals, including Toronto;,
and a few, like Daniel Algrant's
'People I Know,* starring AI
Pacino, have been seen
theatrically overseas. But for
most of the 20,000 people
expected to attend the festival
this year, Sundance is a place
to discoverfilmslike 'Weather
Underground,' 'An Injury to
One' and 'Rhythm of the
Saints.'
"When I was younger, it
never crossed my mind that I
would be capable of making a
film," says Wilkerson, who
majored in comparative
literature at U-M. "I didn't think
it was something actual human
beings did; it was more like this
huge corporate undertaking^
Then 1 started seeing odd films
and developed this weird set of
influences, and slowly I started
to think, 'I could do this.'
"Now here 1 am showing my
work at a major film festival.
What can 1 say besides,' Great,
good, thanks a lot; hope you get
something out of it'a ton
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Strong Laker team coming in 2003
By Bryan Christopher
Contributing writer
—1
Mercyhurst men's volleyball
coach Craig Davie believes his
Lakers have what it takes to put
together an exciting season in
2003. ;•••
a
I am excited for the upcom-
ing season because I feel we
have our strongest and deepest
team we have had in years,"
said Davie. "We have a nice
mix of veteran leaders and
some great new guys] »J
Davie begins his seventh sea-
son as the Mercyhurst head
coach. He hopes to build on his
71-94 career record. The pro-
gram was established in 1997.
The Lakers hope to improve
on last season's 6-21 record.
After finishing the fall pre sea-
son with a match record of 21-
5, the team's blend of
youth has shown signs of com-
ing together and complements
the upperclassmen leadership
well enough to be competitive
in the Midwestern Intercolle-
giate Volleyball Association.
"Overall we had a very suc-
1
cessful fall campaign. ' said
Davie. "Playing that many
matches in the fall allowed a lot
of players, particularly the
younger guys, to gain a lot of
on court experience and confi-
Fil« photo
Craig Davie, the men's vol-
leyball coach, is entering
his seventh season as coach
of the team. His career
record is 71-94.
The 2003 men's volleyball team.
dence. It also showed us our
weaknesses in the matches we
lost, which is good. Now we
have time to work on those
things before we start the 2003
campaign. 91
Losing one starter and three
lettermen from last year's
squad, Mercyhurst returns
much of their top talent. Senior
setter John Samolis has run the
offense for the past two sea-
sons and last year also led the
team in service aces. The top
two hitters are back in sopho-
mores Austin Siewert and Dave
Schmidt, as well as the top two
diggers, senior Alex Laama and
sophomore Bill VanCise.
This year's class of recruits
is developing much faster than
expected and could produce
several starters, said Davie.
Freshmen outside hitters Jus-
tin Waas and Nate
Keegan are pushing for start-
ing roles as is setter Dan Kick.
"While we are definitely more
talented than teams of the past
couple years, we are still a little
green which can be tough in the
MTVA," said Davie. "A year ago
the MI VA produced four top 15
(nationally ranked DI/II teams
and Ball State was only a few
points awayfromadvancing all
the way to the national cham-
pionship match."
Davie stressed the importance,
of defending their home court,
because going on the road and
winning will be difficult.
"There are a lot of veteran
squads in the conference this
year of which we are not one,"
File photo
said Davie. "If we can keep our
unforced errors to a minimum
and serve and block well, I'll
like our chances against any-
one." \ 7 -
The Lakers begin their sea-
son at home versus The Uni-
versity of Puerto Rico in an
exhibition match Friday, Jan.
30. They begin regular season
play when they host The Uni-
versity of St. Francis as part
of the Seventh Annual Mercy-
hurst Invitational February first.
Calf power
By Lisa Liddane
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Strong calf muscles help
support us with basic move-l
ments - from walking to tip-
toeing to reach an object on a[
high shelf. Here, exercises to
strengthen your calf muscles:
SQUATTING CALF RAISE
fStand facing staircase on
first step while balancing
weight on balls of feet Bend
knees as if sitting, hold ban-
ister for light support. Exhale
as you raise toes off step.-
Exhale as you return to start-
ing position. Do two sets of
10 to 12 repetitions.
On form: Avoid rocking for-
ward and back.
To increase challenge: Add
one more set.
STANDING CALF RAISE j
Balance with right foot on j
a small thick piece of foam
or inflated exercise disc,
keeping left foot off the
ground. Hold railing for light
support. Exhale as you slow-1
ly raise heel as if tiptoeing on
foam or disc. Inhale as you
return to starting position. Do
one set of lOto 12 repetitions.)
Do the same for left leg. Do
two sets for each leg.
On form: Keep extended
knee slightly bent.
To increase challenge: Re- ]
lease handfromrailing or add
one set.

S o m e exercise habits m a y d o m o r e h a r m than good

make in the gym:
By Molly Martin
Knight Ridder Newspapers 1. Not stretching enough,
especially after aerobics
When I was little, I developed while muscles are warm
a habit of dragging the toes of and pliable to prevent inju-
my saddle shoes, when I ries.
walked to school Its effect 2. Lifting more weight man
was fairly immediate, in both you can handle safely and
the scuffed state of the shoes with good form.
and the irritated state of my 3. Not warming up before
mother. an activity.
Other habits may take longer 4. Not cooling down after a
to show their results, including workout.
some of the things we do while 5. Exercising too intensely
exercising. A survey of 3,000 for a short time, rather than
certified fitness professionals moderately for longer time.
by the American Council on 6. Not drinking enough wa-
Exercise yielded this list of the- ter. |R
most common mistakes people 7. On a stair machine, turn
ing the intensity so high that
you need to lean on the hand-
rails, which is hard on your
wrists and back.
8. Not exercising intensely
enough to work up a light
sweat and get your heart
beating in your training
zone.
9. Jerking while lifting
weights, which can lead to
injury.
10. Consuming high-calorie
energy bars';and sports
drinks during moderate
workouts. Unless you're ex-
ercisingmore than two
hours per day, ACE says,
you don't need them.
Seattle-area trainers also see
their share of deleterious hab-
its.
From Matt Nadler of the Se-
attle Athletic Club at Northgate:
"Men very often swing their
bodies while doing barbell curls.
It enables t^em to use, more
weight, but it really doesn't help
the biceps. This swinging, how-
ever, can cause lower-back
problems."
From Laura Seuferling, a
health educator in Patient and
Family Education at the Univer-
sity of Washington Medical
Center: Not replacing old ath-
letic shoes. "The mid-sole or
supportive part of the shoe
gradually gets compressed over
months of use. You can help
prevent muscle and joint-over-
use pain or injuries by replac-
ing your shoes every six to 12
months."
From Gail Cuthbert of Kent
Women's Aerobic & Fitness
Center: "Keeping the same rou-
tine for months rather than
changing things around every
month or so. Never addressing
eating changes that should take
place and then assuming it is
your workout that is ineffec-
tive. Hiring personal trainers
and expecting them to keep you
motivated. Blaming your busy
life for your inconsistency."
Chuck'Kinsey of Senior Wise
Consultants: "When returning a
b
to working out after an absence,
starting in at the same level,
rather than decreasing intensi-
ty and working back up to pre-
vious levels. Doing high-
weight/low-rep lifting when
muscular endurance is the
goal." For older adults: Not in-
corporating some type of bal-
ance activity along with aero-
bic, strength and flexibility
training.
From Tija Petrovich of Seat-
tle Fitness: "Moving too quick-
ly, not concentrating on the
muscle group you are working.
Talking too much and getting a
poor workout.*' ';

S c h o o l s h o u l d b e o u t b e f o r e it's tooilate for y o u n g s t a r s

By Dan Le Batard
Knight Ridder Newspapers
MIAMI — Have you seen
Amare Stoudemire play
basketba 11? He had 3 8 points and
14 rebounds in a game the other
night. He is far more physically
ready for this league of giants
than Kevin Garnett, Kobe
Bryant or Tracy McGrady ever
were as rookies. You can make
a good argument Stoudemire is,
bar none, the best pure athlete
in the NBA right now. And he's
but a few months removed
from high school.
The first thought that comes
to mind here (after you wonder
how that scared-pale, 5-8 kid
at Stinky High felt while
guarding a man-child like
Stoudemire last year at this
time) is why any athlete with a
chance at mountainous millions
would bother with college
anymore. Go pro, young man,
fast as you can, or fastei
Perhaps there are worse ideas
than going to college, but
probably not since Whoopie
Goldberg and Ted Danson got
married.
Advice to the University of
Miami's Andre Johnson, Vince
Wilfork, Kellen Winslow Jr. and
anyone else who can cash in
w
big before their senior seasons:
Go. Now. Run. Before, like
Willis McGahee, you suddenly
•J
and painfully can't anymore.
That diploma is just a piece
of paper, and one not worth
nearly as much as the kind our
Going pro may be better than going to college for young athletes these days.
pro sports leagues use to print
their paychecks. It is charming
and quaint, this antiquated
parental notion that an education
gives an athlete something to fa 11
back on if a knee explodes, but
you can still get that education
later, even on crutches. You
can't, as McGahee just learned
in a brutally sad way, be a first-
round pick that way.
Alex Rodriguez skipped
college. The NBA's leading
scorers, McGrady and Bryant,
did, too. The NHL's best
players, from Wayne Gretzky
to Mario Lemieux, rarely took
so much as a college course.
Genius tends to reveal itself
very early, even in athletics, so
only in football, where the rules
and physical demands conspire
against youngsters making a
too-early jump, does the
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collegiate product rarely get
diluted in an appreciable way by
early entries.
Still, even football players are
getting bigger, stronger and
faster quicker than ever, which
is why McGahee was headed
to the NFL after his sophomore
season and Ohio State's)
Maurice Clarett was thinking of
challenging NFL rules and
entering the draft after his
freshman season. We're rapidly that there is very little time to,
approaching the day where well, you know, study. The
you'll have more luck finding great athlete spends as much
Antonio Banderas starring in a time studying sport in college
good movie than you'll have of as the aspiring architect does
finding a college football senior studying design.
who is first-round good. At the ^highest levels of
And that's fine because the college, football players are
present college system remains there to major in football and
as exploitive as anything outside the amount of time they put into
of pimping. The idea that that (under dictator coaches
Clarett couldn't afford a plane who, unlike their players, can
ticket for a friend's funeral, and jump schools for the nearest
that no one in Clarett's family dollar) makes that scholarship
could, either, even as Clarett's worthy the equivalent of
team collected millions upon minimum wage. The chemistry
millions of dollars at least in part scholar gets the same free
because of Clarett's skills, is education even though no one
appalling but not the least bit fills the stadium to watch him
surprising. play with his beaker. And he
The very foundation of maj or does so without the risk of
college ball it to strap those tearing his ACL. §|
harnesses to the backs of the Some will argue the merits of
poor and have them plow those hanging on to childhood and
money fields on behalf of growing up during the college
higher learning. Scour the years, but that's a crock. Isaiah
scarred streets for the hunger Rider went to college. So did
and skill you need to make your Dennis Rodman. And Randy
football program matter (and Moss. All college will do for the
perhaps pay for the library) star athlete is begin the process
while hoping all the while that of entitlement and corruption
not too many of those hardened earlier, and closer to thefratkeg
kids get arrested in the culture- than the strip club. Some of the
shocked process. best ambassadors in sports, A-
There's this idea among Rod, Garnett, Kobe, McGrady, J
educators that someone like Derek Jeter, didn't need college
Clarett should be grateful for an to learn manners.
opportunity to get a free And, as Stoudemire has
education, which isfineexcept shown in manhandling the
for that tricky, I ittle loophole thai NBA, we may:have arrived at
makes nothing about his the day where the best of our
education free. He is working young athletes don t need
for it. paying for it in sweat and college to learn anything at all.
so many hours spent practicing
and lifting and watching film
JANUARY16,2003
L a d y L a k e r s l o s e f o u r t h s t r a i g h t club hockey stays
By Krista Ross
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women's
basketball team lost their fourth
straight game, falling to
Northwood 73-60 Thursday
Jan. 9, as they began their five
game home stand.
Mercyhurst was up 11 -7 four
minutes into the contest but
Northwood scored 12 straight
points to take a 19-11 lead. The
Mercyhurst women trailed by
IS at the half and would come
within three in the second half.
Mercyhurstfinishedwith two
players in double figures.
Senior guard Katie Lorincz had
14 and set a one game career
mark with eight steals while
freshman Cassie Seth
Contributed 13. 1 throw as Northwood players
Mercyhurst continued play
Saturday, Jan. 11, to win their
first GLIAC game. The
Mercyhurst women snapped a
four game losing streak
defeating the Saginaw Valley
State Cardinals 72-55.
The Lakers trailed going into
the half 25-24, but came out in
the second half and outscored
the Cardinals 48-30;: f place all-time with 222. She
Mercyhurst's largest; lead
was 17 at the final buzzer.
Wrestling t e a m finishes l-i at Regional
Mercyhurst shuts out American International 48-0
By Chris Lang
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst wrestling
team finished 1-1 at the East
Regional Duals in
Shippensburg, PA.
Mercyhurst won the^flrst
match by shutting out American
International 48-0. Recording
pins for the Lakers were
Baseball's Pete Rose:
Is he Hall of Fame material?
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
The debate over Pete Rose
possibly being inducted into the
Hall of Fame has once again
s and a Second Team Ail-
been reopened.
When the public found out
that Bud Selig,- the
Commissioner of Baseball, met
with Pete Rose before
Thanksgiving, people once
again began to argue the
reasons why or why not to let
Pete Rose into the Baseball Hall
of Fame. J gambling on baseball although
One thing that is clear here is
that Pete Rose was a great
baseball player. During his 23
years in the Major Leagues, he
has broken records and
received many awards. Rose is
the all-time leader or* hits,
singles, at-bats and games
played with 4,256 hits, 3,215
singles, 14,053 at-bats and
3,562 games. He led the
National League in batting three
times, had a 44-game hitting
streak In 1978, won batting
championships in 1968, 1969,
and 1973 and was an All-Star
in 1965, 1967-71,1973-1982,
and 1985. Some awards that he
has won include the 1963
Rookie of the Year, the 1973
National League MVP, the 1975
World Series MVP and Gold
Gloves inU 969-70. He also
managed the Cincinnati Reds
from 1984-1989, acting as a
player-manager from 1984-87.
An accusation of illegal
gambling on baseball is die only
thing keeping this great baseball
player out of the Hall of Fame.
These allegations came from
one of Rose's friends, Paul
SPORTS
Senior guard Katie Lorincz looks for an open teammate as
she dribbles around a Nortwood player. Lorincz had 14
points and set a one game career mark with eight steals.
Northwood defeated the Lakers 73-60.
Lorincz led the Lakers with 23
points. Lorincz also recorded
ten steals in the game, a career
best, and moved into second
trails only Bea Tomczak, who
registered 267, pilfers from
sophomore Justin Mautz at 197
pounds and sophomore Angelo
Caponi at 285 pounds.
At the 149 pound weight
class, Jake Squire of
Mercyhurst won by decision
over Jean Surin, 8-
1. Sophomore Aaron Rowe of
Mercyhurst also won by
defeating Scott Hansen at the
157 pound weight class, 13-7.
Sophomore Jared Snyder
Janszen, and bookie Ron
Peters. The testimony,? of
Janszen and Peters was
corroborated b / Rose's phone
records and bank records,
which mirror the activity they
described.
An investigation of Rose took
place in 1989. Rose admitted to
gambling on college and pro
basketball and NFL games, and
described a system where he
would have runners place the
bets for him, to protect his
privacy. j coaching staff and team could (14) and points (34) and was
Rose did not admit to
records show that his gambling
activity did not stop during the
summer when the only thing
left to bet on was baseball.
There is also evidence of him
betting on his own team, the
Reds. ? overall record of 44-31.
Why is betting for your team
such a bad thing?
In a 1989 article, Gerald
Posner offered this explanation.
"The possibility exists that
decisions won't be made in the
team's best interests, but rather
because of the money riding on
the game* If a manager bets on
a game, he may bring a player
off injured reserves sooner than
he should in order to win, or
he may pitch a reliever without
enough rest, not caring that he
won't be able to pitch for
several extra days. If a betting
manager gets in large debt to
bookies, he can clear his
account by merely revealing
inside information about the
team. The opportunity Tor
corruption is greatly increased.
This is not to suggest that Rose
compromised the Reds in any
way. The chance that such
Jody Mello/Merciad photographer
1982 to 1985. Junior forward
Krista Ross chipped in with a
dozen points while freshman
guard Jody Sabo added ten.
Seth was tops in rebounds with
eleven.
The Lakers held the Cardinals
(174 pounds) andfreshmanJoe
Piczsor (184 pounds) each
recorded decisions 6-5 and 6-
4(OT), respectively.
American International
forfeited four weight classes to
Mercyhurst: Sophomore Ricky
Randazzo (125 pounds),
sophomore Mike Shumac (133
pounds), freshman Will Tedder
(141 pounds), and freshman
Kevin Hoogenboom (165
Photo courtesy of http /tow* petwose com/p:cs htm
Pete Rose breaks the all-
time hit record.!
impropriety could result is the
reason for such a strict taboo
on betting baseba II."
Although there is no evidence
that Rose did anything to
intentionally cause his team to
lose a game, it said that by
gambling he undermined the
integrity ol the game. Because
of that, he was permanently
banished from baseball Since
the Hall of Fame now has a
clause stating that players who
were on Baseball's ineligible list
cannot be considered as
candidates, Rose therefore is
ineligible for the honor.
Since the meeting between
Selig and Rose, people are
wondering if the ban against
Rose will be lifted and he can
entei the Hall of Fame.
Should Pete Rose be inducted
into the Hall of Fame? Email
sportsmereiad@niercyhurst, edu
THEMERCIAD PAGE 11
To : sportsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
sharp} winning over
Lehigh, Villanova
netted one each. Freshman
By Bryan Christopher goaltender Jason Salzman
Contributing writer started his first game and
recorded his first career win.
Coach Bill Shannon's club The wins improve
hockey team stayed hot this Mercyhurst to 19-5-0 and have
weekend with wins over the team and coach eyeing a
Lehigh and Villanova. spot in the national poll.
Friday night's match featured "One of our goals we set at
a strong effort from the entire the beginning of the season was
team and the Lakers rolled over to be nationally ranked," said
the Mountain Hawks 9-3. Shannon.
Sophomore Mickey Girardi and His team has won five in a
Jody Mello/Merclad photographer
freshman Ryan O Connor each row, and three of the wins have
scored a pair of goals and comefromteams ranked in the
sophomore Bobby Spitzer, top 20. The rankings are
Senior center Teah freshman Justin Robertson, released on Friday.
Sonlcksen takes a free Alex Beitler, Kevin Binsell, and The team's most recent
Chris Manchester chipped in streak, said Shannon, has been
anticipate the rebound. with scores of their own. due to slight changes in
Sonlcksen made three free Robertson also had four assists defensive style.
throw shots for the Lady Lak- for a team-leading five points "We've eliminated our odd-
ers despite the loss. on • the night. Mercyhurst man breaks, and it's made a
outshot Lehigh 53-26. heck of a difference.''
In Saturday's contest with Coach Shannon will be
to 33 percent shooting and Villanova, the Lakers again looking for his 75th career win
forced 31 turnovers. rolled, ousting the Wildcats 7- when the Lakers travel to St.
The Mercyhurst women will 3. Senior right-wing Rob Bonaventure Friday, Jan. 24
continue their five-game home Garber scored a pair of goals before entertaining the
stand on Saturday, Jan. 18 and Robertson, O'Connor, University of Rochester at home
against GLIAC rival Wayne Binsell senior Lee Penascino Saturday, Jan. 25.
State. and freshman Ryan Bessie
Duals
pounds) all won by forfeits. received its only pin of the The Mercyhurst wrestlers*
In their second match, match when Tedder pinned his (4-4) next action is Wednesday
Mercyhurst fell to UNC- opponent Rynell Burr. Jan. 15 at home against West
Pembroke 24-15. Mercyhurst Sophomore Ben McAvinew of Liberty College State. It will be
won four weight classes during Mercyhurst scored a decision their first home match of the
the match. They won at 125 in the 184 pound match over season. The match will begin
pounds, 141 pounds, 184 Derek Brunson 7-3. at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, the
pounds, and 197 pounds. Mercyhurst closed out their grapplers will be heading to
In the 125 pound match, scoring when Justin Mautz Shippensburg for a match
Randazzo held a decision over recorded a decision in the 197 beginning at 2 p.m.
Kyle Devlin 10-4. In the 141 pound match with a 6-1 victory
pound match, Mercyhurst over Corey Winston.
Field hockey and lacrosse
coach Kevin Cooke resigns
Cooke relocates to Queens College
Kevin Cooke has resigned as Lakers upset 2001 National Hartmann was named a First
field hockey coach to become Champ, Bentley, 2-1, in Erie on Team Division II All-American
the head women's lacrosse Sept. 1, and won five of six by the National Field Hockey
coach at Queens College in matches from early September Coaches Association (NFHCA)
Charlotte, North Carolina. through early October to
Cooke coached the field improve their record to 6-3. But American by
hockey team for the last five a 4-3 mark in the final seven worn ensfieldhockey.com wh i le
years and compiled an overall matches kept the team from a sophomore midfield Catrina
record of 46-39-1. Although the Top 10 ranking. Sheaffer was selected to the
field hockey team had another Senior midfield Jeanna NFHCA Second Team. As a
successful season in 2002, the Hartmann led the team in goals team, Mercyhurst finished
ninth in Division II in winning
only imagine what might have tied for the lead in assists with percentage (0.625), 12th in
been. The Lady Lakers finished six. Other players hitting double scoring defense (1.59), 6th in
the season with a 10-6 mark. figures were senior forward scoring offense (2.81). and 5th
Mercyhurst played five teams Sarah D'Emilio M (18), in margin of victory (1.22).
that finished in the Top 10, but sophomore forward Nicole Cooke also spent five years
won only once. Two of the Davis (16) and junior forward as women's lacrosse coach at
setbacks, including a late- Natalie Didas (13). Senior Mercyhurst and leaves with an
season loss at Hloomsburg, Summer Kraatz played every
were by two goals and another minute in goal and finished with
was in double overtime. a save percentage of .806 and
Info by MC Sports Information
Mercyhurst did have? its a goals-against-average of 1.59.
moments of glory. The Lady Following the season*
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PAGE 12
SPORTS
Men' b asketb all
snaps losing streak
By Krista
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst men's
basketball team closed a four
game losing streak in a huge
way at home Thursday, Jan. 9,
with an 88-65 win over
Northwood University.
The Lakers went on a 19-3
run to gain a 31-11 lead with
just over six minutes to play in
the half, and would lead at the
half 50-32.
The Mercyhurst men came
out strong^ after the half
shooting 53 percent from the
field to outscore the
Timberwolves 25-9.
Mercyhurst had five players in
double figures. Senior Scott
Melle led the way with 17
points, junior forward Josh
Helm had 16, junior guard
Justin Shouse and freshman
guardTorry Mitchell chipped in
with 14 each and senior guard
Marcus Jankus added 11 Helm
also grabbed a game high of 12
rebounds. Freshman Torry
Mitchell also hit double figures
for his 15th straight game.
The Lakers continued play
Saturday, Jan. 11 winning their
second straight GL1 AC game at
home against the Saginaw
Valley Cardinals. The Lakers
improved to overall 11-6 and 3-
4 in the conference.
The Lakers trailed at half by
three, but didn't give up
coming out strong in the
second half to outscore the
Cardinals 52-45 for a 91-86
victorY.Helm finished with
Lakers defeat Women's hockey boosts winning
Holy Cross streak with Colgate sweep
By Bryan Christopher
Contributing writer
The men's hockey team
notched another Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference win Friday
night with a victory over
'visiting Holy Cross.
The Crusaders scored first at
19:28 in the first period. Despite
outshooting them 10-7, the
Lakers could not find the net
and trailed throughout the
opening period. Early in the
second period, a goal was ruled
no good because the net was
not in place. Midway through
the period, senior forward
Adam Rivers tied the game with
a power-play goal assists from
freshmen forwards Scott
Reynolds and Dave Borreli.
The goal was Rivers' fifth of
the season. Minutes later, Holy
Cross regained the lead on a
power play goal of their own.
Trailing 2-1 in the third
period, freshman forward Erik
Johnson came up big with his
second goal of the season and
once again evening the score.
Reynolds and senior forward
Mike Muldoon each helped
with an assist.
Reynolds then capped off his
second three-point night with
his second goal of the season.
Assists from Johnson and
junior forward Mike Carter
helped seal the victory for the
Lakers at 15:06.
Mercyhurst goalie Andy
Franck stopped 19 shots for his
fourth win of the season,
evening his season record at 4-
4. The Lakers outshot Holy
Cross 24-12 in the first two
periods yet trailed 2-1.
Ironically, in the third period the
Crusaders outshot Mercyhurst
9-4 in the third as the Lakers
scored twice and walked away
with the victory. *
"At the end of winter break
we felt that during the second
half of the season, if we play
well, we can continue to get
To contact: sportsmerciad@mercyhurBt.edu
Junior guard Justin Shouse contributed 15 points and ten We're delighted to have three such quality individuals join
assists to the Lakers' 85-65 victory over Nortwood last Thurs- our program," said Sisti. "Losing so many seniors this year,
day. He moved into fifth place for all-time assists with 341.
game-and-season high 28 figures scoring in 16 of the 17
points, while senior center games.Shouse had ten assists
teammate Scott Melle added 23. and moved into fifth place for
Junior guard Justin Shouse also all time with 341.
added 15. Josh Helm also
grabbed down a game high of their five-game home stand
ten rebounds to record his sixth Saturday, Jan. 18 against rival
double-double of the season. Wayne State at 3 p.m.
Helm has also been in double
File photo
Freshman forward Scott
Reynolds had two assists
and the game-winning goal
for the Lakers in their3-2 win
over Holy Cross Friday night
better," said head coach Rick
Gotkin. "It's nice to see that we
have improved in each of our
first three games, but we want
to keep getting better and play
our besl down the stretch."
Gotkin believes that the
team's season expectations of
making the conference playoffs
and clinching a home game are
still very much in tact, and if
they can achieve each goal,
they can eventually play for a
regular season championship
and reach the NCAA playoffs.
"We are going to have to
continue to work hard, believe
in each other and capitalize on
our opponents' mistakes," said
Gotkin. "The last three wins
have been great, and if we build
on them and continue to play
well defensively we can be
what we want to be."
The win improves
Mercyhurst to 6-9-2 overall and
6-2-2 in conference play while
the Crusaders dropped to 8-5
and 10-9. Up next for the
Lakers is a crucial four-game
road trip as they face
conference leader Quinnipiac
and American International.
THE MERCIAD JANUARY 16,2003
Women's jhockey Upcoming
Hurst
signs three recruits
Mercyhurst head coach Michael Sisti announced the signing
of three players today. Information on the trio is as follows:
1. Ashley Pendleton
5-9, 155 lbs J
Sports
Women's basketball
Defense
Lives in Orton, Ontario 1/18 Wayne State 1 p.m. H
Second season playing for the Brampton Thunder of the
NWHL (National Women's Hockey League) in Canada 1/20 Hillsdale 6 p.m.: H
Won the Bronze medal at the Esso Senior National
Championship in 2002. This championship involves the best
senior team from each province in Canada, Men's basketball
Has played with Canadian Olympians and National Players:
Vicky Sunohara, Jayna Hefford, Lori Dupuis, and Karen 1/18 Wayne State 3 p.m. H
Ny strom.
Her team finished second in the NWHL last year with an 1/20 Hillsdale 8 p.m. H
overtime loss to the Beatrice Aeros.
2. Jill Nugent Men's hockey
5-5, 130 lbs
Defense 1/17 Quinnipiac 7 p.m. A
From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Second season playing with the New Hampton School, an 1/18 Quinnipiac 5 p.m. A
elite U.S. Prep School in New Hampshire.
Won MVP of the Atlantic Cup in 2002. It's a provincial
tournament in Canada. Women's hockey
Has been involved with a number of provincial teams in
Nova Scotia. 1 1/18 Cornell 2 p.m. A
3. Julia Colizza 1/19 Cornell 2 p.m.|A
5-5, 135 lbs
Forward
Lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Men's volleyball
Plays for the Sault Ste. Marie Wildcats.
Team Captain
Player of the Year 1/18 Alumni Match 6 p.m. H
Fll* photo
Jr/Sr High School Athlete of the Year.
Wrestling
it's very important that we continue to bring in these types
of student athletes. Ashley, Jill, and Julia should be great 1/18 Shippensburg 2 p.m. A
additions to our team and keep us moving forward."
Info by MC Sports Information 1/22 Waynesburg 7 p.m. A
Mercyhurst will continue
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was her fifth of the year and 13, sophomore Desi Clark senior defender Randi Piiger
By Chris Lang was assisted by freshman stopped 12 of 13 shots for 12 scored her fifth of the year to
Contributing writer forward Samantha Shirley. saves in picking up the win. close out the scoring. Also in
Then in the second period Sunday, Jan. 12, saw the the game sophomore forward
The Mercyhurst women's freshman defender Aimee Lady Lakers quickly put this Chrissy Yule had three assists
hockey team pushed their Collins scored her third goal of game out of reach for the Lady and senior defender Jenn
winning streak to seven with a Ithe year with help from junior Raiders by scoring four goals Jeffery and freshman defender
two game weekend sweep of forward Jessica Dillabough and in the first period. The four goal Danielle Lansing each added
two more assists a piece.
Colgate. The two victories sophomore forward Lindsay barrage came courtesy of
Mercyhurst outshot Colgate 79-
improved their overall mark to Dellow. The Raiders of Colgate junior forward Brittany Miller
15 and senior goalie Tiffany
17-5-1. The Lady Lakers added a power play goal in the (3), sophomore forward Sara
Ribble stopped all 15 shots to
stayed undefeated in the all-time second period to cut the Lady McDonald (10), freshman
record her fourth shutout ofthe
series versus Colgate (3-0-0). Laker lead to 2-1 heading into forward Samantha Shirley (7)
year and 13th win.
On Saturday, Jan. 11, the third. In the third and junior forward Lindsay
Mercyhurst defeated Colgate 3- Mercyhurst put the game out Barch (5). Next weekend the Lady
1 to begin the five game road of reach when Shirley netted The Lady Lakers then added Lakers will again be on the road
trip. Mercyhurst struck first her sixth goal of the season three more goals over the last for a weekend doubleheader
when senior Jenn Jeffrey assisted by freshman defender two periods to win the game 7- against Cornell.
scored a goal in the first period Danielle Lansing. For the game 0. Barch (6) and Shirley (8)
with 1:59 remaining. The goal Mercyhurst outshot Colgate 64- each added one more goal and
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