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THE
Lakers sweep Dartmouth Student dies
In what many consider to be the biggest home series on the
schedule, the No. 4 Mercyhurst women’s hockey program demon- in car crash
strated that it is worthy of every vote it gets in the weekly poll
LAKERS DOMINATE: Goalie Laura Hosier (leaping) and Stefanie Bourbeau (17)
celebrate Saturday’s win against Dartmouth at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. See page 12
for more details.
Campus news briefs
Compiled by editorial staff/from mercyhurst.edu
Annual study abroad night
The annual study abroad night will
take place on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from
8:15 to 10:15 p.m. in Zurn 114.
Teaching and learning
expo slated for Oct. 28
On Saturday, Oct. 28, Mercyhurst
College will welcome distinguished
education and business professionals
who will share their insights with inter-
ested education majors at the second
annual Teaching and Learning Expo.
Mercyhurst conducts poll
on poverty in Erie County
Mercyhurst College students are
conducting a public opinion poll on
Teresa’s Italian
Delicatessen another
place to love in Erie
Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie Pa. 16546
perceptions of poverty in Erie County
Oct. 8 through Nov. 1.
Mercyhurst dancers begin
‘06-’07 season
The Mercyhurst College Dance
Department opens its season with
“Dances for Dave, Hip Hop and
Moore” on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 2 and
7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m.
in the Mary D’Angelo Performing
Arts Center.
Online MSG voting
MSG is conducting several elections
on the Web site msg.mercyhurst.edu.
This week’s election includes SAC off-
campus trip for the winter term.
A&E
Andy Finkel photo
Creepy caribbean night
The Mercyhurst Student Govern-
ment will host a “Creepy Caribbean
Cinema Night” on Friday, Oct. 27
from 8 p.m. to midnight in the student
union.
Western wing night
The Mercyhurst Student Govern-
ment will host a “Western Wing Night”
in the student union on Saturday, Oct.
28 from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Dance department
dedicates studio
Studio A in the danceSpace in Zurn
Hall will be renamed The Palmer
Studio after Dr. David Palmer, former
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By Joshua Wilwohl
Editor-in-chief
Christian Huckaby, a sophomore
sports management major from Cleve-
land, died in a car accident on Oct. 22
while on his way back to school.
Huckaby, 19, attended Mercyhurst
College North East.
According to the Cleveland News-
Herald, “(Huckaby) had been riding
in a 1999 Buick driven by 19-year-old
Rosenthals file
legal papers aginst
college, Garvey
By Joshua Wilwohl
Editor-in-chief
Chuck Rosenthal, Peter Rosenthal
and James Rosenthal have begun the
legal steps to sue former Mercyhurst
College President William P. Garvey,
the college and board of trustees chair
Marlene Mosco.
The Rosenthals filed a writ of sum-
mons on Oct. 10 that signals they have
considered filing a full civil complaint
against Garvey, Mercyhurst and Mosco
at a later date.
“Our positions with regard to Garvey
are on the record,” Peter Rosenthal told
the Erie Times-News. “What is happen-
ing in Erie is happening everywhere and
it is time for Erie to deal with the reality
of who Garvey is.”
According to the school’s attorney
Richard Lanzillo, a writ of summons
only commences a lawsuit, but does not
state allegations.
Lanzillo said that one reason lawyers
file writs of summons is to beat the
expiration of the statute of limitations
for filing a civil suit.
In Pennsylvania, according to Lan-
zillo, the current statute of limitations
for sexual abuse extends up to 12 years
after the victim turns 18.
All three Rosenthals are between the
ages of 45 and 55.
Lanzillo would not comment on the
current proceedings of the case.
Meghan Corbin, spokeswoman for
Mercyhurst College academic dean
and art enthusiast. The dedication will
take place on Sunday, Oct. 29 after the
dance performance “Dances for Dave,
Hip Hop and Moore” in the PAC.
Forensic science faculty
cases published in book
Anthropology and forensic science
faculty members Dr. James Adovasio,
Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, and Dr. Steven
Symes are among several experts
whose cases are highlighted in the book
“Every Contact Leaves A Trace,” by
Connie Fletcher.
FBI selects Mercyhurst
The FBI National Academy Associ-
Janet Durrans’
show opens in
Cummings
Gallery
October 25, 2006
Marcus Hawkins of Cleveland.”
The News-Herald states the car struck
a guardrail in Willoughby Hills, Oh.
Willoughby Hills police Sgt. Brian
Jackson told the News-Herald that he
does not suspect alcohol or drugs were
a factor.
The News-Herald published that
preliminary reports of the accident
“…indicate the wet pavement and
possibly speed may have contributed
to the crash.”
File photo
Dr. William P. Garvey
Mercyhurst, said the college had no
comment.
The filing of the summons comes two
years after Chuck Rosenthal alleged in
articles published by the Times-News
that Garvey physically and sexually
abused boys – including Rosenthal
– over 30 years ago, while coaching
boys’ basketball at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church.
Amid the alleg ations, Gar vey
announced retirement in December
2004 and stepped down in February
2005 after 25 years as president of
Mercyhurst.
Mosco and Chuck Rosenthal could
not be reached for comment.
ates, Inc. approved Mercyhurst College
as an educational partner that will now
allow for graduates of the FBI Acad-
emy in Quantico, Va., the opportunity
to earn advanced degrees through
Mercyhurst.
Mercyhurst currently has two FBI
analysts working toward their master’s
degrees in applied intelligence.
Mercyhurst to host
anthropology conference
The North East Forensic Anthropol-
ogy Association will host their annual
conference at Mercyhurst College on
Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Oct.
29 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Walker
Recital Hall.
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plan, which involves building a
new channel and new locks.
Many modern container ships
are too large for the 50-mile (80
km) canal linking the Pacific and
Atlantic.
The government hopes the
scheme, which will double the
canal’s capacity, will help lift the
nation out of poverty.
President Martin Torrijos wel-
Canal expansion is comed the result as celebratory
expected to help Panama. fireworks lit up the sky.

India launches intelligence probe after betrayal File photo

The Indian defence minister has said an inquiry has been launched MSG is trying to expland the number of locations on
after two soldiers were allegedly caught passing military documents to campus where wireless Internet will be available.
Pakistani spies. He expressed “deep concern” over a “spy network”

Upperclassmen
which spread from Indian-administered Kashmir to Nepal. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Miniri

He said that Pakistani intelligence may be trying to infiltrate all Second Harvest is running this Erie wide food drive.
three branches of the Indian armed forces.

Erie schools team

On Sunday, India detained a Pakistani diplomatic driver in Delhi
for allegedly receiving secret files.
Rubber bullets used at
Hungarian protest
Police in Hungary have fired
rubber bullets and tear gas to
disperse protesters during com-
memorations of the 1956 upris-
ing against Soviet rule.
Clashes took place with about
1,000 demonstrators close to
parliament where officials had
earlier laid flowers on the 50th
anniversary of the revolt.
Some protesters were in a tank
they had taken from an uprising
exhibition.
Hungary has seen bitter po-
litical division since PM Ferenc
Gyurcsany admitted he lied to
win re-election.
Some veterans of the upris-
ing refused to shake hands with
him.
Iraqi officials have stolen
millions of dollars.
Prime Minister Ferenc
Gyurcsany
Iraqi officials stole
millions of dollars
A former Iraqi minister has
said that officials in the former
interim government stole about
$800 million meant for buying
military equipment.
About $400 million was spent
on outdated equipment and the
rest stolen, he said.
Former Finance Minister Ali
Allawi told the US the CBS net-
work said the UK and US had
done little to recover the money
or catch the suspects, who were
“running around the world”.
“We have not been given any
serious, official support from
either the United States or the
UK or any of the surrounding
Arab countries,” he said.
will not see
wireless soon up for food drive
By Chris Ulrich
Contributing writer
Did you know that you can
walk into the Student Union,
open your laptop and be on-
line?
Wireless Internet, or WiFi,
around the campus is quickly be-
coming a major issue as students
are becoming more and more
technologically savvy.
A school’s wireless network has
even become a factor for high
school seniors searching for a
college.
With all this importance being
placed behind a wireless infra-
structure, where does Mercy-
hurst stand?
If you’re a freshman, you are
probably pretty satisfied with the
WiFi offerings on campus.
The lounges in each freshman
residence hall, Baldwin, Egan,
McAuley and the Mercy Suites
offer wireless access.
The signal is even strong enough
to reach many residents’ rooms,
which is preferred by most, as
opposed to being tethered to a
wall by an ethernet cable.
Unfortunately, the same doesn’t
apply to upperclassmen housing.
These students have called for a
campus-wide wireless network,
something that the school has
explored.
Over the past summer, the IT
department ran a test drive of a
technology called WiMax.
WiMax has the potential to
cover the entire campus in wire-
Until a new company or tech-
nology emerges, campus-wide
wireless is more of a dream than
a reality.
Luckily, with the rate of tech-
nological developments nowa-
days, this wait may not last too
long.
Until then, there are many
places on campus that do offer
wireless Internet.
The library is equipped for
wireless access throughout the
majority of the building, even
though the library’s Web site
claims that wireless exists only
in the Weber Hall Great Room
and the bottom floor.
Wireless is also offered in the
bookstore, Student Union, cer-
tain areas in Zurn Hall and the
Rec Center.
The Mercyhurst Student Gov-
ernment is currently working
with the school to increase the
wireless access points on cam-
pus.
Adding wireless to the Hirt
Academic Center has become
a priority.
MSG is also working with the
IT department and the school to
find solutions to the situation in
upperclassmen housing.
Despite the lack of campus-
wide wireless, it is still avail-
able in many places throughout
campus.
The school has taken a pro-
active stance on implementing
new wireless access points, and
MSG has made wireless access
a priority.
“One goal is to have wirelss ac-
By Alexandra Miniri
Contributing writer
You may have noticed large
barrels resembling Campbell’s
soup cans placed around cam-
pus.
What you may not know about
these is that they are part of
Mercyhurst College’s 34th annual
food drive to benefit the Erie
community.
What is usually a weeklong
event will take place in one day.
On Saturday, Oct. 28, Mercy-
hurst will be teaming up with
Gannon University and Penn
State Behrend in an effort to pro-
duce a collaborative food drive
called the “Collegiate Golden
Harvest.”
Paul Macosko in Campus Min-
istry is heading the event. He
is excited that for the first time
ever, the three Erie colleges have
joined up for a service learning
project to heighten awareness
of the issue of hunger in our
community.
He also hopes that this project
will set a precedent for teamwork
in future endeavors.
This year there will be two
shifts of workers, the first from
9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and another
from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Workers will be given differ-
ent routes and assignments that
morning.
Three school vans will trans-
port volunteers to various areas
in Erie to collect donations.
Each team will travel door to
door throughout the community
to collect canned and non-perish-
able food.
To be recognized as Mercy-
hurst students, each volunteer is
asked to wear Mercyhurst cloth-
ing and will receive a Mercyhurst
Food Drive name badge. Campus
Ministry is advertising this event
so people can drive up to our
front gates to donate food.
The National Guard will be
providing trucks at the front
gates to transport donations.
Last year’s food drive collected
7,767 pounds.
“Let’s hope to break that re-
cord and fill those trucks right
up,” says Macosko.
All donations will go to the
Second Harvest, which in turn
distributes food to 275 member
agencies and the needy.
Some of the member agen-
cies include food pantries, soup
kitchens, child care centers and
Kids’ Cafés.
More workers are desperately
needed to make this a successful
event, and it counts for service
learning requirements.
To volunteer, contact Paul
Macosko at extension 2549 or
pmacosko@mercyhurst.edu.
Want to help out but cannot
volunteer? You can donate non-
perishable food items in the bar-
rels in Zurn, Hirt, Baldwin, Old
Main or the library until Monday,
Oct. 29.

United Kingdom ‘tops energy wasters league

less access.
Unfortunately, only a single
company offers the service in
cess around campus,” said MSG
President Dan Schuler.
“We are working with adminis-
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Britons are the worst energy wasters in Europe, with bad habits
which could cost £11 billion by 2010, a survey of Europe’s five most
populous nations suggests.
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dissatisfied with the results of
their tests of the service.
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Eby urges students to not take risks
By Amy Zielinski
Contributing writer
“Don’t drink and drive” is a
slogan that 24-year-old Matt Eby
speaks of more than any.
Eby, convicted of DUI man-
slaughter and DUI serious bodily
injury, spoke to students about
the consequences of alcohol dur-
ing Mercyhurst’s annual Alcohol
Awareness Week.
“I had what everyone called a
perfect life and in five seconds it
was taken away,” said Eby.
On Oct. 7, 2005 Eby and two
of his friends decided to go out
for some drinks in Palm Beach
County, Fla. where they attended
college.
Eby had been drinking for
more than six hours and was
heavily intoxicated.
He and his friends wanted to
go to one last bar before the
night ended, so Eby went behind
Students invited to town meeting
By Jessica Kocent
News editor
As part of the strategic plan-
ning process, Mercyhurst will
be holding an all-college town
meeting on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in
the D’Angelo Performing Arts
Center.
The town meeting will be fa-
cilitated by Strategy Solutions,
the same consulting group that
ran the focus groups held earlier
in October.
The town meeting will be open
microphone with a few general
questions that may be asked to
help solicite discussion.
These questions may include:
what do you think would be the
most important opportunities;
what new changes or programs
need to be added to Mercyhurst;
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the wheel and took the biggest
risk of his life.
In just a few minutes, Eby’s life
changed instantly. His car hit a
tree, which killed his best friend,
Matthem Foster, and injured the
other.
“I was told my friend was killed
instantly and I immediately went
into shock,” said Eby.
“It is so easy to say you are
not going to drink and drive, but
when the moment is there, you
do it anyways.”
Eby said when he called his
parents from the hospital he was
in complete hysteria.
“As soon as I called, my Dad
immediately started to pack his
bags,” said Eby.
It was a very difficult situation
for Eby’s parents. “My parents
felt depression, guilt and re-
morse,” he said.
Eby is currently serving 15
years probation under the state
of Florida, which was trans-
and how do you feel about life
on campus?
According to Heidi Hosey, the
Vice President of Strategic Plan-
ning, “This is a genuine opportu-
nity for students to say anything
they want to say and voice all of
their concerns.”
She said that this town meeting
gives administration an oppor-
tunity, “...to hear what students
have to say and for students to
get their questions answered.”
“Plus,” Hosey said “this meet-
ing is really for the students.
They will be heard.”
All of the Mercyhurst com-
munity is invited to the town
meeting, but if students are un-
able to attend the town meeting,
there will be another on Nov. 7
in the Walker Recital Hall, or they
can visit the Web site at stratplan.
mercyhurst.edu.
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ferred to Pennsylvania. His
sentence also includes spending
Oct. 8 – the anniversary of the
incident – in prison for the next
five years.
“Spending a night in jail is
miserable and a rough place,”
said Eby. “I hope none of you
see it.”
Eby also had his driver’s li-
cense suspended for the rest of
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his life.
“I have become a much stron-
ger person emotionally because
of the accident,” he said. “I have
completely changed.”
Eby tries to stay in touch with
Foster’s parents.
According to Eby, the parents
of Foster agreed it would be bet-
ter to write letters than to speak
on the phone.
“They thought it would be
too emotionally draining if they
heard my voice,” he said.
Eby emphasized that Foster’s
parents were upset about the
situation, and not at him.
“The guilt and depression was
very deep for me and I can’t
remember how it was to be care-
free,” said Eby.
“If you drink and drive you
could kill multiple people and not
only ruin your life, but the lives
of other people,” he said.
“The best advice I could give
is don’t take the risk.”
All proceeds from the raffle go to Habitat for Humanity.
Art Therapy Club
sponsers raffle
By Jessica Kocent
News editor
Halloween isn’t all about ghoul-
ish goblins and haunted hayrides
for the Art Therapy Club.
The club has a new and differ-
ent idea to celebrate Halloween.
Not only is it creative and fun,
but it will benefit victims of Hur-
ricane Katrina.
Starting the week before Hal-
loween, the Art Therapy Club
will be raffling off designer
pumpkins.
No, these aren’t your five-year-
old cousin’s jack-o’-lanterns.
These pumpkins were carved by
the art department faculty.
They feature extensive scenes,
intricate designs and even some
gothic architecture.
Plus, they aren’t going to rot
away into a liquid mess by Elec-
tion Day because these pump-
kins are made of a ceramic-like
material.
The Art Therapy Club will set
up a table in the lobby of Zurn
the week of Oct. 24.
Cathlyn Hahn, a member of
the art department faculty, en-
courages everyone to buy a ticket
for the possibility to win these
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one-of-kind-pumpkins.
The tickets are 50 cents a piece
and all proceeds will go the
American Art Therapy National
Conference at the end of No-
vember in New Orleans.
The pumpkins will be raffled
off on Friday, Oct. 27, so that
the winners can have them for
the holiday.
The pumpkin raffle is just one
of a series of fundraisers the club
will use to send money to the Art
Therapy National Conference.
The National Conference is
working with Habitat for Hu-
manity and all money donated
will be used to make art baskets
that will be sent to young victims
of Hurricane Katrina.
A portion of the money raised
by the fundraisers will also go to
the Art Therapy Club.
The club will use the money
for activities to do art therapy, art
shows and some service learning
opportunities.
Art Therapy Club President,
sophomore Anna McCarthy,
said that she really thinks this is a
good opportunity, and that “...the
Art Therapy Club is really excited
to get the art faculty involved
in this fun and creative way to
celebrate the holiday.”
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Two new, fun clubs come to the ‘Hurst

This year MSG has approved both the Hurst AM radio club and the outdoor adventure club.

By Jen Helbig
Contributing writer
The Hurst AM radio station be-
gan last spring when MSG sought
to have a student radio club.
From the responses of a few
students it has now grown into an
AM station that broadcasts five
days a week for seven hours.
Although the bandwidth is
small and the signal barely reach-
es Lewis on some days, the stu-
dent support of this endeavor is
greatly enthusiastic.
Junior Gary Williams, vice
president of the club, is one of
the students who responded.
“We tried to get approved
last year, but it was too short of
notice. This fall we got approved
by MSG and we got on air two
weeks ago,” Williams said.
This is the third week the
station’s been on air, and already
a variety of 11 shows have taken
off.
“I host an easy listening show
from eight to 10 p.m. from Mon-
day through Thursday with Mari
Wiley,” Williams said.
“There’s also R&B, Hip Hop,
World Music, which is music
from random places all over the
world, Talk radio, Techno, Metal
and Indie music.”
Students and professors alike
are welcome to host a show;
professor Marnie Sullivan hosts
“Riot Girl Music,” an Indie/Al-
ternative music show.
Ben Pratt, a sophomore inter-
national business major and the
radio club’s president, focuses on
searching the community for new
artists to put on air.
“I try to go around town and
get new music of up and coming
artists, and get them on the radio.
A lot of times I can find artists
in restaurants, or if they come
to school for concerts, or on the
internet,” said Pratt.
Both Williams and Pratt have
big plans for the club.
“By the end of the year we
hope to expand our timeslot,”
Williams said. “We have a lot
of participation, but we hope
to eventually cover most of the
business day. It would also be
great to establish the station as
a resource for clubs and other
organizations on campus to use
as a tool.”
Pratt also sounded enthusiastic.
He emphasized an interest in us-
ing the station as a tool to share
information and music with stu-
dents and the Erie community.
“This year we’ve set a lot of
goals. Basically by next week we
should have our set schedules for
how the radio station is going to
be run every week this year. We
hope to get the radio stream-
ing over the internet by winter
term.
“We also hope to make Mer-
cyhurst radio one of the larger,
more popular clubs. We want to
bring it to the community, not
just Mercyhurst. It would be great
to give students the opportu-
nity to win tickets to concerts or
prizes,” said Pratt.
He would like to get a show
about Mercyhurst current events
in which students can go over
what has happened on campus
and in the Erie community dur-
ing the week.
Williams said that the station
is in the process of developing
a method of hosting advertise-
ments on the station.
“We think we’ll call it ‘a dollar
a holler,’ in which advertisers can
pay one dollar for every time that
we mention their advertisement
on the station. The money could
help fund the station; we’ll even-
tually be looking at getting more
bandwidth,” said Williams.
Students can e-mail
hurstradio@mercyhurst.edu,
call extension 2294 or instant
message hurstradio to send in
requests, inquire about having a
personal or club broadcast or just
to say hello. Students interested in
broadcasting must provide their
own music on an MP3 player
or CDs. In addition, the radio
office is located in the bottom
of Baldwin next to the football
entrance.
lot of response from the col-
By Lakyn Bianco
lege community. There is noth-
Contributing writer
ing else like this on campus,”
Bonamo said.
Mercyhurst students who Officers include President
crave adventure and some fun Alex Bonamo, Vice President
in the great outdoors now have Adam Hicks and Secretary Gina
the opportunity to experience it Cieslewicz.
together. The first event will be paint-
Recently several students have balling on October 28.
organized an Outdoor Adven- Anyone interested is welcome
ture Club with the hopes of to attend.
bringing opportunities of excit- The club will be meeting at 10
ing challenges to all. a.m. in the Hirt parking lot.
The Outdoor Adventure Club Volunteer drivers are needed,
constitution states, “The pur- and they expect to return to
pose of the Outdoor Adventure campus by 2 p.m. The cost is
Club is to expose students to $26 for equipment, suits and
new experiences in the outdoors paintballs.
through physical activities by of- Other activities anticipated this
fering alternatives sport options year include white water raft-
such as rock climbing, kayaking, ing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking,
mountain biking, and skydiving. mountain biking, scuba diving,
We also practice environmental camping and skydiving.
appreciation through such activi- The club is planning on one
ties as leave no trace camping.” large activity a month.
The club has a mind for pre- “I’m hoping that this club
serving the environment while takes hold on the campus and
taking part in the unconven- becomes a very large organiza-
tional activities of nature. tion.
According to club president “It really appeals to so many
Alex Bonamo, there is “some- people and is so positive. We are
thing here for everyone.” taking advantage of outdoors
Activities include more tradi- and having fun doing it. I really
tional adventures like camping hoping this becomes a staple at
and hiking to the more extreme Mercyhurst,” said Bonamo.
like scuba diving. The club hopes to start a scuba
“It’s pretty amazing how over- diving certification course in the
whelmingly people are embrac- near future.
ing this club. We are getting a Each member of the club’s
council leads different directives.
If you do not wish to play paint
ball or become a certified scuba
diver there will be something
offered later that will interest
you.
Hicks, for instance, is espe-
cially interested in camping and
hiking.
“With my experience, backing
for almost 10 years and hiking
over 600 miles, I would like to
take students on longer hiking or
camping trips,” said Hicks.
The next meeting will be held
Nov. 7 to plan that month’s
activity.
An e-mail will be sent with
more details.
It should be noted that the
club will be collecting dues at
this meeting.
There is an initial due of $15,
which includes an Outdoor
Adventure Club shirt. Dues will
help defer the costs of food
and gas.
If a student is interested in a
specific event but is not an of-
ficial member of the club there
will be a $5 fee in addition to the
event cost.
For more infor ma-
tion contact Bonamo at
abonam64@mercyhurst.edu,
or to be added to the e-mail
list contact Gina Cieslewicz at
gciesl72@mercyhurst.edu.

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The group stands in front of the Prince Albert statue that was at the hotel.
Howarth takes group to NYC
By Chelsea Boothe
Campus living editor
Dr. Randall Howarth, profes-
sor in the history department,
took close to 50 students from
Mercyhurst to New York City
over fall break.
The group left Thursday morn-
ing and stayed in a hotel in New
Jersey.
Friday and Saturday were spent
touring New York and discover-
ing what it has to offer.
The primary reason for this
adventure was to take his Ancient
Roman class to the Metropolitan
Museum of Arts, which has an
exceptional exhibit on Ancient
Greek and Roman artifacts.
The students were able to see,
however, all of the city.
The large group was able to
at Clarion University
Photo contributed by Dr. Randall Howarth for the Holidays
Clarion University is offering a winter
intersession between the fall and spring
split into varying groups, each
semesters.
having separate experiences.
One group went down to Chi-
natown and attended “The Taste All courses offered in the
of China,” a chaotic crowd of session will be delivered
Chinese men, women, children on-line.
and tourists who ate their way
through Mott Street. Classes begin Monday,
Whether it was night lights or December 18, after the last
the towering Statue of Liberty day of the fall semester
everyone on the trip had a memo- examinations and run
rable experience. until January 8, 2007.

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CAMPUS
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LIVING
Soul warming recipes Green Team in D.C.
By Courtney Stuempges
an hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The beauty of this meal is you
cannot overcook it.
The longer it cooks the more
tender the meat gets. The hour
per pound guideline is simply
how long it takes for the meat
to be cooked through all the way.
We prefer to cook it longer for a
more tender brisket.
This meal is very easy to pair.
It goes easily with most starches
and nearly all vegetables. Our
favorite pairing with the brisket
is mashed potatoes, green beans
and warm dinner rolls.
However, the brisket can also
stand alone, which makes an
amazing sandwich (think left-
overs).
Therefore, this recipe is an easy
way to have a well balanced meal
during the hustle and bustle of
finals. Also, if you make a larger
cut of meat it will provide you
with leftovers for quite a long
time.
This recipe is especially great
for a large group so make it for
you and your roommates so you
can sit down and share a meal.
Spices and barbecue sauce are
used at the cook’s discretion. I
prefer lots of spice and barbecue
sauce. The spices give the meat
that little extra flavor, while the
barbecue sauce adds a nice, tangy
glaze.
Experiment with different
kinds of spices and barbecue
sauces to find the ones that you
like best.
With Meg
and Kyle
Please email any ques-
tions or comments to
hurstflavorfiend@yahoo.com
Contributing writer
Vegetarians, vegans and or-
ganic lovers of the Green Team
traveled to Washington, D.C.
Oct. 13 -15 to attend the Green
Festival, which was held at the
Washington D.C. Convention
Center.
The festival was a two day
“ecological balance” of vender
booths, food, films, workshops
and speakers.
The Green Team arrived in
D.C. around 10 p.m. Friday night
The center also contained three
different lecture halls with music
and film related activities for
participants.
The group attended presenta-
tions by select speakers, includ-
ing Sheila Kinkade and Christina
Macy, co-authors of “Our Time
Is Now: Young People Changing
the World.” The book is about
young activists, ages five to 28,
who have become involved
with issues for which they felt
strongly.
Another speaker, Ritu Sharma,
spoke about women and the

Beef Brisket and immediately began their tour

of the city, which included a din-
ner of vegetarian cuisine.
environment. Sharma is co-
founder and president of the
Women’s Edge Coalition and a
Ingredients Equipment Saturday, the group went to the lobbyist for women’s rights in
convention center for the Green third-world countries.
1 Brisket, any size Aluminum foil Festival. To Poland’s delight, the Green
1-2 Lg onions 1 Large pan Countless venders were avail- Team discovered more vegetar-
able that contained products ian food downtown on Saturday
Enough spice rub to coat the brisket Plastic wrap for body, health, fashion and night.
Barbecue sauce of your choice travel. Some booths sold jewelry, “(Vegate) had the best French
clothes, handbags, hemp prod- fries of my life!” Poland said.
ucts and unexpected surprises. “It was really nice there; it had a
Directions “I don’t know how they did it, great atmosphere and vibe.”
but there was a really cool booth Sunday afternoon was spent
1. Start by rubbing your brisket in the spice rub. Your rub could be bought or made. Use a where paper was made out of on last minute Green Festival
blend of black pepper, salt, garlic, paprika and mustard to make your own spice rub. elephant poop!” said Emily Po- purchases and further explora-
2. Then wrap your spiced brisket in plastic wrap and refrigerate over night. land, the trip’s coordinator. tion on the outskirts of D.C.
3. When ready to cook preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Bookstores were available, before the Green Team returned
4. While the oven is preheating: Chop your onion(s) into rings and wrap your brisket topped along with vegetarian food sam- to Mercyhurst.
with the onion rings loosely in aluminum foil. Fold the foil over along all edges. ples from local restaurants. A “The festival was really amaz-
5. Place your foil wrapped brisket in the pan and cook for one hour per pound of brisket. food pavilion also had organic, ing,” Poland said. The next
6. In the last hour of cooking, open the foil, push the onions off to the side and pour your vegetarian and vegan options to Green Festivals will be held in
barbecue sauce over the brisket. This will form a nice glaze. If your sauce does not appear choose from. San Francisco, Nov. 10-12, and
to be hardening you can increase the heat a little. “There was a lot going on,” Chicago, Apr. 21-22.
said Poland.
The festival’s schedule was
packed with speakers, with three

I
Soulsong Seeking Holiness, Coming Home
Forsthoefel gives a sneak peek into his new book
Teresa’s is a By Sarah Caram
write in the context of an incred- and live wisely. The book aims
ibly busy life,” said Forsthoefel. to deconstruct pious notions of
hidden haven Contributing writer
According to Forsthoefel, the
inspiration for “Soulsong Seek-
holiness and instead affirms that
our authentic humanness is the

ERI
for your taste Dr. Thomas A. Forsthoefel’s
new book “Soulsong Seeking
ing Holiness, Coming Home”
arose from his dissertation
source of our holiness.”
The Oct. 6 edition of “Mon-
Holiness, Coming Home” has that earned him his Ph.D. This day Morning” a weekly news
bud’s delight been published and is now avail-
able to readers.
study focused on “religious
experience” from a philosophi-
source from Mercyhurst Col-
lege featured the release of
According to Forsthoefel, not cal perspective and became Forsthoefel’s new book.
only is his new book available to Forsthoefel’s first book, “Know- The Monday Morning said,
casual readers, it will be on the ing Beyone Knowledge.” “He (Forsthoefel) describes
list of required reading materials “It essentially probed one models of holiness ranging
for his religious persons classes question: what do we know in re- from Jesuit priest John Dear and
By Adam Hicks
because it considers “…what ligious experience? After work- Buddhist leader Sulak Sivaraksa,
Contributing writer
it means to be human, what it ing through that question, and both activists for social justice,
means to live authentically (and) arguing that we do have grounds to Mother Teresa, who provided
With the end of the term our lives are formed by religious for ‘religious knowing,’ an- direct service to the poor, and
nearing completion, most col- wisdom,” Forsthoefel said. other question emerged, namely, the Dalai Lama, who offers an
lege students have to reach “I’ve always been interested “‘What do we know through the example of the meditative life.”
deep into their pockets to af- in the ‘big’ questions—Why are lives of the saints?’” Forsthoefel marked “…the
ford to eat off-campus. we here? What’s the meaning of With the birth of these ques- ‘birth’ of the book … in the
The opportunity for differ- life? What is the nature of the tions, came the creation of presence of dear friends” at a
ent culinary choices dwindle divine? How do we access the “Soulsong Seeking Holiness book signing that was held at the
significantly with the decrease divine? What does it mean to be Coming Home,” which took Erie Book Store on Oct. 4 from
of available cash. human?—and all this of course Forsthoefel about two and a half 2 to 4 p.m.
There is always the Laker, is the bailiwick of religious stud- years to complete. Forsthoefel has high hopes for
Egan Hall Cafeteria or cooking ies,” Forsthoefel said. Forsthoefel said, “Soulsong those who read his book.
some Ramen noodles, but what However, he was also nervous Seeking Holiness, Coming “I hope readers take a message
about other options? about becoming a writer. Home, “is a book that “…is of hope and love, some word
The solution to breaking free “I was probably more anx- an extended reflection on what affirming the beauty and gifted-
from the mundane food selec- ious than excited about writing it means to be human. And to ness of their lives, the genuine
tion is just a short walk from articles or books. This was due explore that reflection I consider holiness of their lives. I hope
Mercyhurst at a great Italian in part to the intrinsic challenge wisdom and poetry from the the book becomes a blessing to
sandwich shop. Photo by Adam Hicks and hard work of writing, the world’s religions and above all each person who picks it up,”
Teresa’s Italian Delicatessen, The famous chicken parmesan sub sandwhich. vulnerability associated with the embodied examples of holy Forsthoefel said.
located at 810 E. 38th Street, writing and the worry of how to ones, i.e., those who love well
offers tasty Italian sandwiches Teresa’s offers the Classicos under $5. If you are interested
and is perfect for the college (regular types of sub sand- in chicken wings, Teresa’s has
student budget with its afford- wiches) including turkey, ham seven different flavors, stands
able prices. and tuna. These classic subs are such as buffalo, Cajun and bar-
Teresa’s was opened in 1949 $3.19 for a small, $4.65 for a beque for $2.45 a half dozen.
PEER EDUCATORS
by Teresa and is now owned by medium and $5.85 for a large. Also, the eatery accepts Laker Peer Educators, male and female, needed to
her son, Ben Szumigala. For the more adventurous eat- Loot, if you are looking for
The restaurant has two loca- ers, there are the Grande subs, another off-campus option to present sexuality education programs to teens.
tions, one near Mercyhurst that which include grilled chicken use your card.
opened in 2002 and the original and cheese, Philly cheese steak Another of my personal
location at 3201 Greengarden and chicken parmesan. favorites at Teresa’s is their
- Good public speaking skills desired.
Blvd. on Erie’s east side. The Grande subs are $3.69 pepperoni bread, which is
The Szumigala family, in ad- for a small, $5.25 for the me- about $2 for a loaf and tastes - No experience necessary.
dition to providing the city with dium and $6.35 for the large. fantastic, especially if you heat
delicious Italian food, is also For those who worry about it up first.
tied to the history of Mercy- the amount of food for the “This delectable delicatessen - Paid training.
hurst College. price, I can assure you that the makes my mouth smile and my
Szumigala’s daughter, Teresa, subs are huge and definitely stomach go mmmmm good,”
played basketball for the college filling. said senior Chelsea Boothe - Flexible part time hours. Reliable
in the early 1990s and her uncle I personally recommend the about her first experience at transportation required.
is the Director of the Athletic chicken parmesan sub with Teresa’s.
Department, Pete Russo. its big pieces of fried chicken For any student who has an
When asked why he con- covered in marinara sauce and empty stomach and an almost - Great for college age students and recent
tinues the family tradition of melted cheese on a fresh, baked empty wallet, but yearns for a
Teresa’s, Szumigala replied, “I bun. new adventure in food oppor-
high school grads.
enjoy working here because In addition to sandwiches, the tunities, Teresa’s Italian Delica-
of the social aspect of the job. restaurant also serves salads, tessen is the perfect place. Please send resume to: Supervisor
Meeting and working with the including a cheese salad and
public is a great experience.” Teen Peer Education Program Adagio Health,
an antipasto salad, which are all
1611 Peach St., Suite 455, Erie, PA 16501
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OPINION To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Trick Letter to the student body: Idealism is ultimately practical

During this exciting phase of my life as a college stu- The attitude is that optimism or idealism is somehow idealistic professors along the way, who, through their

or treat dent, I have been graced -- and dizzied -- with numerous

The leaves are changing, the
air is brisk and, in Erie’s case, the
snow is starting to fall.
Autumn is definitely in full
swing, but before winter of-
ficially arrives and we start our
holiday shopping, the young,
and the young at heart, get to
participate in easily one of the
most fun holidays of the year:
Halloween.
Allison
Moore
recipes for success.
While many of these insights are invaluable to me
during this crucial period of transition, I have also en-
countered in many people an attitude toward idealism
with which I feel pressed to take issue.
“So young and idealistic,” some have sung to me with
a hint of condescension, as if time will settle me into
a proper and complacent practicality. Idealism is seen
as quaint but certainly outdated, not to mention com-
pletely unhelpful in snatching that six figure salary.
I began to think about why idealism has become
viewed with such skepticism.
I realized that has often been portrayed as irreconcil-
able with the illumination of ultimate truths. A journey
toward knowledge is sometimes viewed as the loss of
innocence; after all, the stripping away of the sugar
coating, beginning with the discovery of our parents’
role in the distribution of Christmas gifts, only becomes
more jolting as we continue to learn.
incompatible with the “real” world, which is suppos-
edly a dark place underneath the facade. The truth is
that the frightening realizations we experience do not
constitute the end of knowledge.
I have learned much in college that I value deeply,
but what surpasses it all is a philosophy of education
that will guide me throughout my life. I now believe
that idealism is neither inferior to practicality, nor is it
irreconcilable with finding truths that are uplifting.
Implicit in those false assumptions is the belief that
idealism, or a set of beliefs that exalt the ultimately good
aspects of human nature, somehow misses the mark.
A popular trend in academia today delights in finding
the dark side to the previously glowing pages of history,
employing a new, modern, “superior” orientation to
contrast the gullible nonsense of the past generations.
Because of this, I was timid in the pursuit of my educa-
tion, feeling that it would challenge my optimistic view
of the world. But I slowly realized that my world view
was not so fragile after all. I have also been inspired by
non judgmental encouragement, have prodded me to
think for myself.
Although I still have one year of college left, the grad-
uation of numerous friends has given me a moment’s
pause to evaluate how I am going to deal with so many
new and challenging ideas.
I hope it will encourage others to know that my edu-
cation has actually enhanced my faith in the good that
I believe ultimately prevails in the end.
In my collegiate journey, I have discovered one of
life’s many paradoxes: idealism is ultimately practical.
To press forward, to learn from history’s mistakes
instead of dwelling on them, is my recipe for the
acquisition of my dreams -- with or without the six
figure salary.
Hope Randall

Opinion editor

Remember the joy Halloween

brought as a small child. Pick-
ing out and carving a pumpkin,
the parties at school, getting to
dress up in your costume and
running like a maniac from house
to house to accumulate as much
candy as possible are all fond
memories of our youth.
As adults, the concept of Hal-
loween has varied slightly from
our innocent past. Watching
gory horror films (the more
blood, guts and, let’s face it, nu-
Apathy and democratic decay It’s not healthy to
rely only on medicine
By Chris Bodley
Contributing writer
Apathy will precede the fall of any republic; you
can go ahead and quote me on that.
Apathy is the most destructive force to a repub-
lic, which, by the way, is what the United States
was intended to be. The citizenry of an apathetic
republic has no hope of holding the reigns of
government.
That being said, what engenders this infectious
disease and how does it affect you?
Don’t believe me?
Need an example?
Ok, do you intend on voting in the midterm
elections? I am going to go ahead and bet no, but
I’m sure you have a solid reason. Let me take a
wild guess and say you don’t really care about the
midterm election and you have no idea who is run-
ning and what the issues are.
Wait, that might not be it.
I am going to give you some credit and assume
that if you made it to this point in the article, you
are at least semi-concerned with politics and have
a cursory understanding of the importance of the
Recently, my roommates have
me tuned in to Grey’s Anatomy
on Thursday evenings.
In an episode that aired about
a month ago, Callie, a doctor on
the show, had a patient who was
Ellen
person’s part, rather than reliance
on medication. The medications
are simply ways to treat such
symptoms; however, they are not
guaranteed to cure such health
concerns. It makes me wonder,
what happened before there
was a pill for every pimple, ill
and sore?
All such treatments are made to

dity the better) and scaring the
crap out of unsuspecting friends
are now common practice. The
cute costumes of Halloween past
are now usually college-budget
creations that, for most women,
barely cover the essentials.
Years ago, collecting and con-
suming the most amount of
candy possible was the ultimate
“
Good question, ye who upcoming elections. So that make life easier; however, it was
asks it out loud while reading leaves us with the excuse of
Koenig always my understanding that life
the paper. (Might I suggest living outside of our voting is not supposed to be easy. It is
you stop doing that, you
probably look and sound like
Individualism area.
That is almost an acceptable
supposed to be full of challenges,
obstacles and pain. Through
an idiot.)
Anyway, the answer is that
is central to reason not to vote, but the
problem with it is that absen-
Contributing writer
dealing with these situations,
drug free, you gain experience
radical individualism is preva-
lent in American society.
the American’s tee ballets are readily available
all over our campus.
undergoing replacement surgery
for a joint and was expecting a
and learn to cope like a normal
human being.
Individualism is central
apathetic views So, I implore you to make hip replacement in about a year Instead of looking for hip re-

goal.
Instead of running from house
to house, students now run from
bar to bar consuming alcohol for
the cheapest price possible. This
is the college way to embrace the
Halloween spirit.
While the semantics of Hal-
loween have morphed over
time, one thing has remained
constant.
Halloween is the one day of
the year that we can pretend
to be something we aren’t, and
with that comes something very
liberating. Some days we all wish
we were somebody else, living
different lives.
Halloween gives everyone the
chance, young or old, to lose their
identity and embark on one night
of fantasy.
So go out, have fun, play your
tricks and collect your treats, for
Halloween only comes but once
a year.
to the American’s apathetic
views of politics. American
radical individualism under-
of politics.
mines the citizen’s ability to
understand, participate in or
even care about the social
good.
For example, let’s examine
the average American’s idea of “rights.”
Americans do not believe that their rights are
qualified by civil responsibility; they believe that
they are provided by God, to be enjoyed without
recourse. The American idea of rights has engen-
dered a situation in which Americans no longer
feel in debt to the institutions that provide their
precious rights. For those of you who aren’t one
of the 10 political science majors at the school, that
means that, as Americans, we think we are privy to
the rights we enjoy by nature of being born, not be-
cause our government provides them to us. Taking
this into account we are not compelled to exercise
our rights in a manner that is not constant with the
general welfare of the populous in totality.
What I am saying is that Americans are too self-
ish to govern properly. Yeah, you, I’m calling you
selfish.
”
this your first stand against
apathetic American individu-
alism and vote. May I also
suggest you vote Democrat
because they are generally
more fun to drink with, but
that’s an irrelevant, yet fun,
point.
If you still choose not to vote, don’t feel too
bad, you definitely aren’t alone. Sixty percent of
Americans don’t vote in midterm elections.
But if you do not vote, please do not force the
rest of us to hear you complain about the failures
of government. No one likes the kid in class that
whines about how terrible America is, and how
the government is not responsive to the will of
the people.
Thankfully, I am a senior and I will not be at-
tending many more of my classes this year, but if
I did, I would say in response to the previous state-
ment, “Hey kid, the Congress is not failing you it’s
failing those who participate in self-government.
You’re just along for the ride. Go hug a tree, you
uninformed, unthankful hippie.”
so he would be able to continue
running marathons. George,
who has an ethical dilemma with
such practice, takes the patient to
meet the corpse whose ankle he
will be taking, a man who is only
two years younger then the 50
something patient.
While I may consider these
episodes a bit too serious and
point out decisions that would
not fly in a normal hospital set-
ting, I cannot help but relate this
story to real life.
The patient was looking for
joint replacements because he
had already driven his into the
ground with his constant pursuit
of athletics and youth. Why can’t
we just be happy with the bodies
and minds we are given? There
are all kinds of medications to
treat depression, insomnia, to-
bacco habits, all human habits
and traits that are easily cured
by a little bit of effort on the
placements, nose jobs and breast
enlargements, why not enjoy the
body you have, take care of it and
if you need a new heart down the
line then so be it.
Our generation has been pro-
vided so much information about
how to care for our bodies and
maintain wellness, when people
disregard these notions by smok-
ing, eating too much red meat
and other atrocities that leave
your liver screaming, I do not feel
sorry for them when they have
problems later on in life.
You have to take responsibility
for your body and actions. Medi-
cations are available for help if
need be but these are simply for
treatment and are not a guarantee
a cure.
People should take care of
themselves so when a true health
crisis, such as cancer, sets in,
doctors can be left to focus on
important emergencies.

Are you wondering… Penalty for ‘borrowing while black’

By David A. Love
MCT newspapers
What is appropriate to do in a particular situation?
How might you act or respond? Getting a loan should not be a matter of black
and white.
How do you decide what is right or best? But a nationwide study by the Federal Reserve
Board confirms that there are significant racial
??? disparities in lending. Minorities are far more likely
than whites to receive high-cost mortgage loans.
Do you have tough dilemmas right here on campus? The Fed’s survey shows that even after controlling
for a number of factors, such as the income of the
In your dorm…In a class…On a team… borrower and loan amounts, minorities account
for a significantly greater proportion of high-cost
Or… loans than whites. In 2005, 23.3 percent of blacks
received these loans. For Hispanics, 18.2 percent
Do you have big questions about world events? received them. This compared to 14.6 percent for
whites in 2005.
government for possible discrimination, accord-
ing to the group. “Yet, the federal agencies have
done nothing to date, and the racial disparities
continue,” says John Taylor, the coalition’s CEO
and president.
When families are finding themselves unable to
make ends meet, and when gentrification is pricing
them out of the housing market, it is hard enough
to afford to buy a home.
But for minorities to have to pay more simply be-
cause of the color of their skin is un-American.
“It is still quite clear from the data that there
is a significantly greater penalty for borrowing
while black,” says Alan White, staff attorney with
the Consumer Law Unit of Community Legal
Services in Philadelphia, who participated in the
Fairbanks suit.
In New York, State Attorney General Eliot

Ask the Ethicist!

What’s more, high-cost lending is becoming
riskier, which means that people of color and
working people are disproportionately receiving
dangerous loan products.
Higher rates on high-risk home loans is one
problem. Another is piggyback lending _ offering
The purpose of “Ask the Ethicist” is to provide insight and reflection on both first and second mortgages to borrowers.
everyday ethical dilemmas facing individuals on campus. This practice increased 57 percent from 2004 to
2005, accounting for half of the rise in higher-
priced loans.
The “Mercyhurst Ethicist” is not one person, The National Community Reinvestment Coali-
tion, a not-for-profit organization founded to
but a group of Mercyhurst faculty, administrators, and staff
increase the flow of private capital into traditionally
who will take turns responding to submitted questions. underserved communities, says that such exotic
mortgage lending will lead to an increasing number
To submit a question, e-mail lseddig@mercyhurst.edu. of foreclosures.
Your e-mail address will be removed to ensure anonymity. Last year, the Federal Reserve identified 200
lenders (making half the loans in the industry) that
needed to be further investigated by the federal
Spitzer has been investigating racial discrimination
and disparities in the mortgage lending industry
since April 2005. The banks under investigation by
Spitzer have sued to stop his investigation. (Their
federal regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, has joined them in the suit.)
Among the banks that want to stop Spitzer’s in-
vestigation are Wells Fargo (where black borrowers
were three times more likely to receive high-cost
loans than whites, according to Spitzer, based on
March 2005 data), JP Morgan Chase (where blacks
were twice as likely to receive such mortgages) and
HSBC (where they were 1.5 times as likely).
If banks charge borrowers more simply because
of their race, they are breaking the law. The Fed
study helps prove that this form of institutional
racism is widespread. The government must act
to stop this unjust practice now.
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Don’t you wish it was your idea? The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
Chicago Tribune editorial
MCT newspapers
You’ve had get-rich-quick ideas, right? Freeze-
dried beer? The diaper that changes itself ? Chances
are, those ideas are sitting in the sock-drawer of
your brain.
So when you heard that the creators of YouTube
recently sold their little video-sharing Web site to
Google for $1.65 billion, you probably did one of
two things.
Marvel at American ingenuity.
Kick yourself because it wasn’t your idea.
It was the idea of Chad Hurley, 29, and a couple
of former University of Illinois students, Steve
Chen, 28, and Jawed Karim, 27.
They founded YouTube 20 months ago in a ga-
rage. They wanted to share videos over the Internet
with friends.
They had an inkling that others armed with video
cameras and some editing software just might want
to do the same thing.
Boy, were they right.
Today people from all over the world watch more
than 100 million video clips on subjects from pop
culture to politics each day on YouTube.
They watched Lonelygirl15, whose two-minute
videos of Midwestern life created a mystery sen-
sation.
They watched Sen. George Allen, R-Va., embar-
rass himself when he singled out a student who
was assigned by a political opponent to tail him.
“Let’s give a welcome to macaca here welcome to
America,” Allen said.
That turned into the video seen around the
world.
“If it happens, it’s on YouTube,” said Josh Ber-
noff, a digital video analyst with Forrester Research.
“The site creates an echo chamber for popular
culture, whether it’s with clips or parodies, and it
has greatly contributed to the change in the way
we see media.”
Google has some kinks to work out with You-
Tube such as how to make money off its $1.65 bil-
lion toy and how to keep the videos from running
afoul of copyright laws.
But here’s the coolest thing about the site: Not
only does its creation embody the spirit of inven-
tion, it fosters more invention.
Create something, and YouTube gives you an
audience for it.
But you can’t create YouTube.
That one’s already taken.
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OPINION
The Good
Halloween is coming! This weekend and next Tuesday, students get to dress up in their costumes
and parade around Erie. Halloween is a time to showcase your creativity, and it presents us with
the opportunity to eat as much candy as we want, which is always a plus.
The Bad
It’s October and snow has already fallen in good old Erie, Pa. This isn’t entirely shocking, but
it is completely depressing. Enjoy every glimpse of the sun possible; its appearance is about to
become an extreme rarity.
People without parking passes are parking in campus parking lots. This has been an issue over
by the Warde Townhouses because local residents park in the lots during campus events. Parking
is already a point of frustration on campus and this certainly does not help.
The Ugly
The time on the kiosk is still incorrect. Once again, one of the basic functions of the lovely
brown box in the middle of campus is not being fulfilled.
The end of the term is fast approaching. The stretch between fall break and Thanksgiving
break can easily be labeled the most stressful time in the term. Get ready for a few sleepless,
stress filled, days and nights.

‘The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation’

By Todd South
McClatchy Newspapers
I feel most like an American while driving. The
movement mimics my country’s attitude.
Each year, things go faster. There’s always some-
thing more important to do, somewhere more
important to go.
Where we’re going, why are we going there so
fast? What are we missing along the way?
That’s the image I think the rest of the world has
of us. Still moving, but not going anywhere.
I’m not going to share patriotic writing that ral-
lied the troops and citizens. The author who best
tells the story of Americans wasn’t too popular in
his own time.
Henry David Thoreau was a bit of an outsider.
He also didn’t care much for any transportation
outside of besides his own two feet.
The America I love is the nation of outsiders,
nonconformists and dreamers because America,
at its core, is about possibility.
The work that illustrates this best is ``Walden.’’
Thoreau stepped away from the bustling towns of
19th century Massachusetts and found solitude in
the woods.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live
deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life,”
Thoreau tells readers, “and see if I could not learn
what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die,
discover that I had not lived.”
In his cabin, he laid out thoughts that struck to
the heart of what a person’s life should be about.
He questioned the status quo and challenged
readers to examine what they considered com-
monplace.
For generations, we have been put to sleep by
promises of comfort and security. While leading the
world in material development, we have neglected
our character development. Thoreau said, “The
mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.”
Our nation is leading its own life of quiet des-
peration, and we don’t even realize it. Much of the
world doesn’t like America now.
Like our country, I know what that feels like. I
served my country as a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant
in 2003 in Iraq. I was my commanding officer’s
driver. I drove onto and off a ship. I drove through
camps and cities. Across borders and through des-
erts I drove. I passed camels and men who walked
for days to reach a tent they called home.
I drove around bombed-out buildings and
through hawklike stares of dark men who hated me.
Once I returned home, people asked me about Iraq.
I can’t say too much; I saw it from behind a steering
wheel. But I’ve seen most of America from behind
a steering wheel, too, always going somewhere,
never really in a place, just passing through.
In Iraq, I was insulated from the people we were
liberating by a thin sheet of glass and a plastic door.
The Humvee I drove stood out as the only patch
of green in a whirlwind of hot, brown sand and an
impossibly blue sky. But the dirty glass and green
plastic door were enough to divide liberated and
liberators, as our president called us.
Most Americans I see are a bit more comfortable
in air-conditioned, cushion-seated cocoons rolling
through cities and across this land, but they’re still
cut off.
If we listened to Thoreau, we might question
our push forward, our need for more and more
and more. We might recognize that the hope with
which we once inspired other nations is now seen
as sheer greed.
We might see that showcasing giant personal
vehicles, immense wardrobes and eating contests
to the world does not arouse others to follow our
example.
In ``Walden,’’ Thoreau advocates a maxim that
holds true still: simplify, simplify, simplify! He re-
turns to the idea that people should question what
they do and why they do it.
I believe we could once again lead the world
through our actions and not just our spending. But
this can happen only by looking inward and taking
full account of our culture and what this nation is
really about.
Self-determination and sacrifice, leading a deliber-
ate life, these are the ideals that show what America
was once and still wants to emulate.
If we showed the world these core principles of
what America is beneath all the surface garbage
we’ve built over generations, then others would
again follow our lead.

Students discuss desired changes on campus

“Ping pong tables in the
“Air conditioning in the union.” “Meals should carry over
residence halls.” on the meal plan.”
Maria Rambuski ‘10
Katie Senkoski ‘10 Dave Leake ‘10

What changes
would you “Our sidewalks cleaned
like to see at off in the snow.” “More parking by
Briggs Ave.”
“Board hours ex-
tended on meal
Mercyhurst L.C. Calabrese ‘08
John Loren ‘09
plans.”

College? Jenny Bishop ‘10

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Life through the burqa
By Melissa Brandt
A&E editor
Although fair skinned and blue
eyed, award-winning photojour-
nalist and New Zealand native
Janet Durrans understands what
it’s like to have a darker complex-
ion, to have vision distorted by a
cloth of tyranny.
Few people, and arguably fewer
Americans, have a sense of the
lives of typical Afghan women,
but Durrans’ lens tells all.
Her photography exhibition,
“Through the Burqa,” opening
today at 5:30 p.m. in the Cum-
mings Art Gallery, captures
the faces of a nation and your
heart.
“Most people don’t understand
the complexities of life in a dif-
ferent part of the world, but its
important to see what its like”
says Otilie English, a graduate
student at Mercyhurst.
English became friends with
Durrans while lobbying for a free
Afghanistan in the Middle East.
It was English’s suggestion and
subsequent action that brought
Durrans’ work to Mercyhurst.
As a result of wars and social
issues, many Afghan people
moved to neighboring regions.
English explained that the seri-
ous cultural diaspora has greatly
contributed to a generation
split. Coupled with the Taliban
occupation, the social circum-
stances have negatively impacted
women’s lives, though few people
take notice.
Three intertwined ‘Intimate Stories’ at PAC
Witness the blending of three lives in this week’s film.
By Megan O’Hare
Contributing writer
The following is a preview of
the film, “Intimate Stories.”
“Intimate Stories” details the
journeys of three very differ-
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“Afghan women are invisible,
yet they are that country’s future.
I was compelled to see their
world through their eyes,” says
Durrans.
Durrans’ powerful images
illustrate the everyday condi-
tions for women in war-torn
Afghanistan.
The photographs, compiled
from several visits to Afghani-
stan, started in Oct. 2001, at
Ground Zero.
Durrans traveled through the
country, fascinated by the lives of
the women and driven to docu-
ment a piece of their world.
“I had to search for them,”
Durrans says.
“I knew there had to be women
somewhere, but at first I’d only
find them at the back of a village
or inside a cave.”
Never intrusive, once with the
women, Durrans was welcomed
into their homes, and essentially
their lives.
What she didn’t immediately
realize was the great impact the
Afghani women would have on
hers.
“Covering the women saved
my life.”
Durrans continues, “One after-
noon during the fighting in Nov.
2001, the journalist colleagues I
was traveling with were heading
up to the fronts of Pole Homry
and Chag-a-tai.
“I was invited to accompany
them. However, I was immersed
in the women’s story and de-
cided I would join them later
that evening.
Photo Courtesy of PAC
how the separate lives of three
people can be intertwined into
one adventure.
The characters in the movie
are endearing as they are seen
on their personal adventures and
attempt to reach what they have
been searching.
Although everyone is different,
Afghani women line the walls of the Cummings Gallery, windows into the Afghani world.
“It was probably the best deci-
sion I’d ever made,” said Dur-
rans. That afternoon, three of
her colleagues were ambushed
and killed.
“I left Afghanistan knowing
that there was a reason I was
alive,” says Durrans. “I had
chosen to focus on Afghani
women and was now even more
determined not to let their story
remain untold.”
Dedicated to bringing a truth-
ful depiction of the Afghani
woman’s life, Durrans adopted
many of the female cultural
standards, which included wear-
ing the traditional burqa for some
we somehow unite on familiar
ground.
You never know who you
might meet; your future best
friend or significant other could
be just one opportunity away.
The movie opens with the first
traveler, Don Justo, walking along
the bare plains of Patagonia.
Patagonia is a vast desert area
of southern Argentina that
evokes a feeling of complete
desertion and emptiness.
Don is an 80-year old man who
has owned his own grocery store
most of his life.
Before he leaves for the jour-
ney, Don gives the grocery store
to his son and daughter-in-law
to run.
He leaves from his small home-
town village of Fitz Roy and
begins to hitchhike. As a result
of his failing eyesight he is un-
able to drive.
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Melissa Brandt photo
of her stay. ignorant audience.
“I want to be respectful of the “It’s so important to become
culture,” says Durrans, “but also, educated. There is always some-
you always want to document thing you can do,” says Dur-
stories as authentically as you rans.
can, and so the clothing helps me “Its important to give these
to be invisible, to keep my pres- women a voice…and I essentially
ence from altering the images.” owe my life to them.”
Each photo tells a story in Janet Durrans will be present
itself, but to increase understand- at the gallery opening/recep-
ing a caption is provided with tion today, begining at 5:30 p.m.
every one, giving a background She will speak in the gallery at
on the subject and action in the 7 p.m.
photo. The opening extends until 8
Burqas lit aflame and childbirth p.m. and will then be on display
in caves are just a few of the ex- during the Cummings Gallery
periences Durrans showcases in hours: Tuesday through Sunday
her attempt to enlighten a vastly 2-5 p.m., Thursday 7-9 p.m.
Don is headed to the coastal who sells products that promise
city of San Julian to retrieve his customers rapid wait loss.
runaway dog that had been seen Roberto talks to everyone
in a neighboring village. along his journey about his sales
Throughout his journey, Don techniques and the strategies he
reflects on why his dog ran away uses to attract more customers,
and if he may have been the and comes across as being a bit
cause of this incident. overbearing.
While Don is hitchhiking, he Roberto travels to San Julian
discusses with people from who to deliver a birthday cake to the
he received rides the story of his child of his widowed girlfriend.
lost dog. He tries to impress his girl-
The second traveler, Maria friend by getting the cake for
Flores, is a shy, young, single her child, although he is not sure
mother. She travels to San Julian what type of cake to get because
with her baby to compete in a Roberto doesn’t know if she has
game show called “Multicolored a boy or girl.
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From Baroque to hip hop
By Noelle Lelakus faculty members Mark Santillano ment vocabulary and a smorgas- dance and music genres in her
Copy editor and Michael Gleason and bord of work, “Hold That Thought.”
restaged excerpts from the tango “‘Hold That Thought’ is an up-
classical ballet Swan Lake. a n d beat, classy, jazz piece done in a
From fire to water, the dance Additionally, SoMar Dance Argen- fusion of hip hop and funk dance
department will cover all the Works will present an origi- tinean styles, such as salsa, rocking, lindy
elements this weekend. nal work, “Free f o l k and locking with a 1940s look.
The Mercyhurst Dancers will music. “The piece features ensemble
present their fall repertory con- “Fire work as well as exciting partner-
cert, “Dances for Dave, Hip is one ing, and captivating solos,” said
Hop and Moore,” on Saturday, Fall,” element hu- Custer.
Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and and the Litur- mans cannot Santillano found inspiration
Sunday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. in the gical Dance Ensemble live without, for his modern piece, “Planet
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts will perform “Ave Ma- for it offers Krupa,” in the various musicians
Center. ria” in conjunction war mth and with whom he has collaborated
Building upon the eclectic with the music depart- light,” Moore throughout his career.
evening the dance department ment. explained. “On the planet Krupa, life
gave audiences in the spring “Through is underscored by the driving
with “Classically Contemporary,” movement rhythm of the tom toms, and the
this time around the dancers explora- inhabitants of this far-out com-
will showcase their versatility tion, I will munity pulse to the omnipresent
and athleticism through various attempt to beat,” explained Santillano.
dance idioms and musical selec- reveal many manifes- “The music is classic swing,
tions, ranging from baroque to tations of fire and but the choreography is mostly
hip hop. W i t h its deep desire to modern. Fasten your seatbelt; it’s
The program, presented in her piece, burn.” going to be a swingin’ ride.”
honor of Dr. David Palmer, “Sketches Like Moore, Baroque music by Tomaso
Photos Courtesy of Mark Santillano
a former Mercyhurst College of Flames,” Custer also sought Albinoni and Alessandro Mar-
Watch for Trevor Sones and Amber Martin Oct. 29.
academic dean and arts sup- Moore in- to blend both cello moved Gleason to make
porter in the Erie community, vestigated the the dancers in his work appear “It builds to a boisterous finale and $5 for youth under 15 and
will feature works by two guest element of fire effervescent. that should leave the audience Mercyhurst students.
choreographers, Bridget Moore through a “‘Ribollimento’ is a sprightly breathless.” They may be purchased through
and Teena Custer, two world contempo- piece for 10 dancers that evokes Tickets are $15 for adults, the PAC box office, 824-3000.
premieres by Mercyhurst dance rary move- bubbling water,” said Gleason. $12.50 for seniors and students

Photo courtesy of www.johnlegend.com Photo courtesy of the PAC

Legend’s, “Once Again” receives rave review, showing the artist’s staying power. Crowds mourn the loss of the environtmentally friendly, GM produced electric car.

Another Legend-ary effort Loss of the EV1: a documentary

about Legend, after graduating single “Save Room” and goes By Christina Ferranti This issue returns to Al Gore’s through her involvement with
By Joe Fidago
from the University of Penn- strong throughout. Contributing writer mission to prevent global warm- Plug-In America!, an organiza-
Contributing writer
sylvania, he was introduced to The cleverly titled “P.D.A. (We ing in his film “An Inconvenient tion that promotes “the use of
Kanye West by his roommate, Just Don’t Care)” will not only Truth.” plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs
The first question everyone and two became very close. catch your ear but also make you “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Unfortunately, as soon as these powered by cleaner, cheaper,
wants to know when an artist John sang the backup vocals crack a smile upon realization of is a who-done-it type of feature cars came out on the market and domestic electricity to reduce
releases a follow-up to a stellar on the tracks that Kanye shipped the connection between the title documentary that reflects the were popularized by celebrity our nation’s dependence on pe-
debut album is “Will this be to labels, which would eventually and its lyrics. mysteries of why the automo- advocates, the electric cars were troleum and improve the global
as good/better than their last become “The College Drop- With an upbeat tempo that bile industry took the liberty of completely pulled out of the environment.”
album?” out,” his wildly successful debut makes it easily accessible, if you eliminating electric vehicles from market and wiped out of the his- As a wonderful addendum to
Judging by the 3 million copies album. have never heard any of John the manufacturing scene. tory of the United States. the show, Chelsea Sexton has
of John Legend’s debut, “Get In return, West provided the Legend’s music you might want Nathan Rabin of the A.V. Club During the funeral for the agreed to fly in from Los Ange-
Lifted,” that were sold, more rhythm section for Legend’s to start here. captures the essential features of EV1, the documentary intro- les to come and introduce this
than a few people who read this demo, which would become I can’t really dissect the songs the film, including how capital- duces the audience to a young excellent film and hold a question
article are going to ask just that “Get Lifted.” or tell you the good ones and ism can faze out an innovation Saturn executive, Chelsea Sex- and answer session immediately
about “Once Again.” If you’ve heard Lupe Fiasco’s bad ones because this is one of in only ten years. “ ton, who was provided with the following both showings.
If you think in ter ms of CD “Food & Liquor,” one of those albums you can listen to “Who Killed the Electric Car?” once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to The people who controlled the
Wednesday nights at the Cor- Kanye’s prodigies, you’ll know the whole way through without is a granola documentary that market the EV1’s. disappearance of the electric car
nerstone, this CD is equivalent what the phrase ‘it has that clicking through tracks. begins with a mock funeral for She successfully promoted the successfully led people to believe
to roughly 100 ten cent drafts, so Kanye West feel to it’ means. With this album, Legend ce- the electric car and adopts the car throughout Southern Cali- that these cars were not econom-
this is a big commitment. This is not the case with John ments himself as a major play- form of a tongue-in-cheek mur- fornia, but the EV1 was only for ically realistic or resourceful.
However, it is money well Legend’s work, as his material is er in the R&B genre, not just der mystery. lease, there were no consumer This film provides an interest-
spent. bona fide R&B/soul music, not Kanye’s friend, and proves that Writer-director Chris Paine owned vehicles. ing eye-opener intended to evoke
“Once Again” is equal to, if not so much a hip-hop crossover he can make some Grade A baby offers many things: a stinging This is fascinating in that GM an emotion of either anger or
better than, its predecessor. album. making music. critique of the car industry’s did not give the leasers an op- curiosity to pursue what really
For those who know nothing The album starts off with the short-sightedness and lust for portunity to purchase these cars happened to the electric car and
profits, a plea for greater public at the end of their contracts. why the government did not
awareness of alternative energies Upon termination of the leases, play a more adamant role to
and an elegy for a sweet little GM repossessed and took these implement the electric car into
electro-car called the EV1.” cars as well as an entire fleet of everyday usage.
Why a documentary about brand-new EV1’s and destroyed Come to the Mary D’Angelo
electric cars? Well, most people them with a shredder. Performing Arts Center on Nov.
do not know that electric cars The only reason the GM gave 1 at 2 p.m. or 8 p.m. to see this
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The women’s soccer team, seen above celebrating an earlier win, hopes to celebrate with a
playoff berth at the end of the year. The Lakers are currently tied for first in the GLIAC
Women’s soccer falls
at Findlay but are still
in the playoff hunt
By Andy Tait
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s soc-
cer team improved to 15-3 and
6-1 in the GLIAC. The team
picked up three big wins on the
road, but couldn’t snatch a fourth
as Findlay frustrated the Lakers
and defeated them 2-1.
This past week the Lakers
faced the daunting prospect of
playing four games in the space
of seven days.
This grueling schedule began
last Sunday in Northwood, Mich.
as the Lakers dominated their
opponents in every facet of the
game and recorded a resounding
4-0 win. Mercyhurst prevented
Northwood from registering a
single shot on goal during the
entire 90 minutes.
Karla Vogt scored her first
goal of the year, and further
goals from Sarah Powell, Taylor
Hilinksi and Lisa Casement com-
pleted the rout for the Lakers.
Two days later the team made
the short trip to Slippery Rock
University. Despite finding them-
selves two goals down at halftime,
the Lakers produced an amazing
second half performance to send
the game into overtime.
The Rock scored in the 28th
minute and added a second mo-
ments later to stun the No.16
Lakers in a surprising first half.
The team dug deep though and
came out strong in the second
half, determined to turn the
game around. With ten minutes
to go the Lakers trailed 2-0 and
Ohio State’s Tressel
not interested in NFL
By Marla Ridenour
MCT newspapers
COLUMBUS, Ohio The
subject of his possible future in
the NFL made usually calm and
cool Ohio State coach Jim Tres-
sel squirm Tuesday.
Citing a source close to the
OSU situation, a report in Sun-
day’s Plain Dealer suggested the
Browns might be the only pro-
fessional job that would interest
Tressel, who grew up in Berea
while his father, Lee, coached at
Baldwin-Wallace College. The
Browns are 1-5 under second-
year coach Romeo Crennel and
a continued slide could force
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it seemed as though the score
would remain that way.
However, the Lakers staged a
dramatic comeback scoring in
the 85th and 88th minute. Powell
scored first to give the Lakers a
lifeline and then set up Vogt for
the crucial equalizer.
A stunned slippery rock could
only watch in agony as Lisa Case-
ment slotted home the winner
for the Lakers just five minutes
into overtime to give the Lakers
an incredible win.
Sophomore midfielder Chris-
tine Rehnert has been ever pres-
ent in the team this year and was
very proud of the team’s efforts
against a dangerous Slippery
Rock team.
“No one gave up at halftime
and everyone was determined
to find a way to a win,” said
Rehnert.
Friday saw the Lakers go
against the Ashland Eagles. The
Lakers battled to a hard fought
2-1 victory over their GLIAC
rivals to maintain their perfect
conference record.
A pair of goals from Powell,
the team’s leading scorer, proved
to be enough to see the Lakers
past the Eagles.
The Lakers finished off the
week’s play in Findlay, Ohio.
The game was played in difficult
conditions, which made it very
difficult for the Lakers to get the
ball down and play. However, it
was the Lakers who broke the
deadlock with Casement firing
home in the 56th minute from
12 yards.
Findlay was not about to just
owner Randy Lerner to make a
change.
“I’ve not spent one day playing
in the NFL or coaching in the
NFL and I’ve got my hands full
doing what I’m doing, so that’s
my reaction,” Tressel said of
the story.
Tressel is one of the nation’s
highest-paid coaches at more
than $2 million per year with
incentives and bonuses. In May,
he received a three-year contract
extension that runs through
2012. When it was suggested
the Browns could lure him with
money and a long-term contract,
Tressel said, “I’ve got money and
I’ve got a contract, so . . .’’
Tressel, 53, has spent 32 years
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Andy Finel photo
throw in the towel and fought
back with two goals in 15 min-
utes to snatch their second con-
ference win of the season and
inflict the first GLIAC loss of
the season on the Lakers.
Mercyhurst had the majority of
the play and can look back to a
number of missed opportunities
in front of goal as the reason
for why this game slipped away
from them.
Sophomore defender Kelly
Minnich was very disappointed
with the defeat to Findlay.
“It was a very frustrating
game to play in because we just
couldn’t seem to kill them off,”
said Minnich.
Finella Annand struck the
woodwork twice in a ten minute
spell as the Lakers piled on the
pressure but that all-important
second goal remained elusive for
the Hurst.
Despite the loss to the Oil-
ers the Lakers are still firmly
entrenched in the race for the
playoffs. Mercyhurst is now 15-
3 on the season and 6-1 in the
GLIAC.
Up next for the Lakers is a trip
across town to take on Gannon
University on Saturday at 7 p.m.
“I am really looking forward to
playing Gannon. It is the perfect
game for us to bounce back,”
said Rehnert.
Minnich hopes for a big re-
sponse from the team and is
very focused on the crunch game
against the Golden Knights. “I
want us to play the way we know
we can play and not give Gannon
a chance,” said Minnich.
in college coaching, all but two
in Ohio. Asked what it would
take for him to try the NFL, he
said, “Don’t know. Can’t think
of a thing.”
There are some who feel Tres-
sel’s style and emphasis on a
family atmosphere would not
work at the professional level.
Asked if he thought his approach
would fit, Tressel said, “I think it
does simply because I don’t know
anything about fitting at a differ-
ent level. I don’t know how I’d
do coaching high school, teach-
ing math five periods and then
coaching them. I don’t know how
I’d do coaching in the pros where
it’s a whole different world.
Women’s tennis set
to compete in GLIAC
Championships
By Matt Jackson
Co-Sports editor
The Mercyhurst women’s
tennis team is set to face the
daunting task of surviving the
GLIAC Team Championships
in Midlands, Michigan Friday
and Saturday.
It’s not that the Lakers lack the
talent to seriously compete in the
tournament, because Coach Ray
Yost’s squad, which finished with
a 5-4 conference record, proved
many times throughout the regu-
lar season that they can hang with
teams of all levels.
The reason the tournament will
prove to be so challenging for
Mercyhurst is the quality of the
eight teams competing.
“The GLIAC is extremely
tough,” said Yost, now in his 13th
year as a Mercyhurst head coach.
“You have Northwood and Fer-
ris State, which are usually the
top dogs, and the depth of the
conference is just unbelievable.
Some years you can finish fifth,
sixth or seventh in the confer-
ence and still finish in the top
eight in the region.”
The numbers back up Yost’s
statement.
Just one team in the GLIAC
finished with a losing record in
non-conference play.
Even Ashland, which finished
ninth with just one conference
win, managed to go 4-0 in non-
conference play.
The Lakers finished 3-3 outside
of the GLIAC, but that number
may be a little deceiving as two
of the three losses came to Divi-
sion I teams Duquesne and St..
Bonaventure and the third came
by a 6-3 score to West Liberty, the
West Virginia Intercollegiate Ath-
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And then, of course, there is four singles players and the No.
Northwood, Grand Valley State, 3 doubles team.
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powerhouses did not play outside performance using a roster that
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2006 GLIAC Women’s Tennis Standings
Team (seed) GLIAC Overall
Northwood (1) 8-0 8-0
Grand Valley State (2) 8-1 8-1
Ferris State (3) 7-2 7-2
Lake Superior State (5) 5-4 6-4
Mercyhurst (4) 5-4 8-7
Wayne State (7) 4-5 7-5
Michigan Tech (7) 4-5 6-6
Saginaw Valley State (8) 2-7 3-7
Ashland 1-8 5-8
Findlay 0-8 1-12
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Men’s hockey splits at Holy Cross
Lakers lose 4-1, win 7-5 against defending conference champs
By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
It took a flurry of goals in the
final period of play in Saturday’s
series finale, but Mercyhurst was
able to emerge from Worchester,
Mass. with a split with Holy
Cross College.
In their first conference match
up of the year, Mercyhurst came
out flat against Holy Cross on
Friday night, falling 4-1 to the
Crusaders.
Mercyhurst gave up a pair of
goals in the first period and were
unable to catch up, drawing their
lone goal at 8:18 in the third off
the stick of sophomore forward
Matt Pierce.
The Lakers were dominated at
times, such as the second period
when they were outshot by a 24-
9 margin.
Tyler Small played well in goal
despite the lopsided final score,
stopping 38 shots in the Crusader
shootout.
Saturday’s game was a slightly
different story however, with the
Mercyhurst offense keeping up
with the high-power Crusader
scoring attack.
Fueled by a hat trick from ju-
nior Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst
defeated Holy Cross by a score
of 7-5.
Scoring was aplenty during the
contest, with the teams combin-
ing to score four goals in a seven-
minute span in the first period.
Women’s volleyball falls twice in Ohio
By Kelly Oldach
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s vol-
leyball team has only two chances
left to redeem themselves from a
13-game losing streak.
The Lakers dropped to 6-17
overall and 1-14 in the Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) after losing
to Ashland on Friday, Findlay
on Saturday and Gannon on
Oct. 13.
Taking on Ashland and Findlay
for the second time this season,
the Lakers traveled to Ohio well
aware of the tough weekend
ahead of them.
“These are two of the better
teams but both are teams that
we should have chances against,
so we’ll go at them real hard and
hope for the best,” said Coach
Ryan Patton before the trip.
On Friday, the Lakers’ best
was not enough, as they lost to
the Eagles in three quick games.
Sophomore Jenna Matson led the
team with 10 kills and 10 digs.
Freshman Julie McConaughy
had a team-high 13 digs and
freshman Julia Butler had a ca-
reer-high four aces.
“We didn’t match up very
well with Ashland,” Patton said.
Softball working toward success in the spring
By Katie Clark
Contributing writer
Running, sprints, jumping
ropes, free weights, and healthy
eating habits are all essential
parts of the Mercyhurst softball
team.
The softball team does not rest
during the off-season. In fact,
they work harder when they are
not playing any games.
“I want to work hard, I enjoy
playing softball and I want to
avoid injury. If weight training
and cardio a few times a week is
all that I have to do to avoid the
risk of an injury, I will put in extra
time,” said Jessica McNuden.
McNurlen is just returning
The puck dropped on men’s hockey conference play last weekend at Holy Cross in Worchester, Mass.
The game was back and forth
in terms of who held the lead,
with Mercyhurst finally gaining
the decisive edge when Pierce
made the game 6-5 with less than
a minute to play.
Mercyhurst got the insurance
goal from senior captain Kyle
Gourgon with ten seconds re-
maining in the game to secure
a 7-5 victory, and more impor-
Sophomore Jenna Matson (middle) goes for a kill in a recent match.
“There are just some things
they’re good at that exploit our
weaknesses. It was a tough one
for us because of who they are
and what they do.”
On Saturday, the Lakers fared
no better with another 3-0 loss,
this time to Findlay.
Matson again had 10 kills
from her second shoulder sur-
gery.
With the fall practice season
coming to an end, the ladies have
a lot of work ahead of them be-
fore their spring season.
Coach Sara Headley puts con-
ditioning into perspective for
her players.
“We need to look good in our
swim suits,” Headley said.
Headley tells her players this
because the softball team heads
to Florida for spring break for
a week and a half of double-
headers.
Besides looking good in a
swimsuit, the training program
makes the team stronger and
healthier.
It is important for athletes
tantly, a split with one of the
league’s best teams.
Cottreau was honored by At-
lantic Hockey by being named
to the conference’s Honor Roll,
an honor that was also bestowed
upon freshman Matt Fennell.
Fennell picked up his first
career goal and assist Saturday,
giving the Lakers a 3-2 during the
second period of play.
and 10 digs and junior Kristin
Peterson added 10 kills of her
own. Butler also finished with
29 digs.
Patton said, “We had legitimate
chances to win the second game
but we had a play here and a play
there that we just...”
After a short pause assistant
in any sport to be in tip-top
shape to achieve ultimate per-
formance.
When an athlete is in shape,
there are fewer risks of muscles
being stressed, torn or dam-
aged.
This is why the Lakers softball
team set a high focus on weight
training during the off-season.
Captain Kim Griffin, a senior
sport medicine major, helped
to develop the weight-training
program for the team during the
summer and winter months.
For the safety of the team,
Headley assigned lifting part-
ners.
All of the players on the team
had to participate in the lifting
program to ensure that every-
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Holy Cross is a team with high
expectations upon examination
of last season, which included a
NCAA Playoff appearance and
an upset of hockey powerhouse
Minnesota in the NCAA West
Regional.
With the win the Lakers are
now 1-3 overall on the sea-
son, and sit at 1-1 in Atlantic
Hockey.
Andy Finkel photo
coach Sarah R. King chimed in
saying, “didn’t finish,” to which
Patton reluctantly agreed.
On Oct. 13 the Lakers hosted
cross-town rival Gannon making
it too the second time this season
the two teams met.
In a tight match, they came two
points shy of clinching a win.
one on the team is healthy and
prepared physically for the 2007
season.
Besides lifting weights, the
team also participated in a cardio-
vascular conditioning program.
The team spent a couple of
days each week completing con-
ditioning sprints and distance
jogging.
Along with the conditioning
program, the athletes sched-
uled an individual meeting with
Headley once or twice a week to
improve important aspects of
their individual game.
The Lakers have a lot of work
ahead of them, but work is the
only way to get better.
Andy Finkel photo
The team is now moving into
the heart of their schedule which
is full of conference oppo-
nents.
Up ahead next weekend is
the team’s regular season home
opener, when they host UConn
for a pair of games Oct. 27-28 at
the Ice Center.
UConn is always a tough test
for the Lakers, especially for an
Rather than lose to the Golden
Knights in a three game sweep
as they did the first time, the
Lakers held their own and stuck
with Gannon, driving them into
a fifth game in which they came
up just short.
Matson led the Lakers with 22
kills, one ace, 14 digs and two
block assists.
Peterson added 15 kills and
21 digs and senior Megan Fargo
contributed a .379 hitting per-
centage.
Senior Cara Nelson had a
career-high 31 digs while Butler
handed out a career-high 66 as-
sists.
Sophomore Lauren Kubinski
has lived in Erie all her life and
knew just how big this rivalry was
with Gannon.
“With the exception of the
freshmen, I think we were all
pretty pumped about playing
Gannon because of the cross-
town rivalry. It was such an
exciting and competitive atmo-
sphere and there were a lot of
people there watching us. It
was probably one of our big-
ger crowds for sure!” Kubinski
said.
“Obviously there is a lot of
emotion that comes with playing
another college in your area, you
are always battling to see who is
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early season match up.
The Huskies are com-
ing off a pair of losses at
home against Army, and
therefore are likely to be
eager to find their first
conference win of the
season.
With the win against
Holy Cross the Lakers
returned to those “receiv-
ing votes” in the latest
USCHO.com Division I
hockey poll, with three
votes being placed four
Mercyhurst.
The Lakers are one of
four Atlantic Hockey
teams to be mentioned,
including Army, Holy
Cross and Rochester In-
stitute of Technology
(RIT).
Hockey fans are invited
to participate in the weekly
“Hockey Talk” luncheons
which take place weekly in
the lower level of the Stu-
dent Union on Wednes-
days at 11:30 a.m.
Director of Hockey
Operations John Leiser-
ing will facilitate discussions
featuring men’s coach Rick Got-
kin and his players as they are
available.
The participants will talk about
past games as well as look for-
ward to scheduled opponents.
There will also be a door prize
awarded at the end of each
event, with the winner’s presence
the better Erie team and who
has the better attitude,” Kubin-
ski said.
With the loss to Gannon, Pat-
ton seemed disappointed. “Man,
the two games that we lost, the
third and the fifth were close.
The third game was an over-
time game and we had opportu-
nities there and that was one that
just got away.
The fifth game, too, we had a
pretty safe lead and between a
collection of a few mistakes from
us and a few good plays by them,
we lost that,” he said.
“Overall it was a fun game. The
spirit club was great and we ap-
preciate the people who came out
to support us,” Patton said.
With only two games left,
the Lakers will host Hillsdale
and Wayne State this weekend.
“Hillsdale is the best Division
II team I’ve ever seen,” Patton
said. “They are potential national
champs.”
“Wayne State on the other hand
will be a great match for us. They
are the team that we measure
ourselves with so this will be a
good chance to take stock of
how far we’ve come.
“They are a good opponent
to play to end the season with a
win,” Patton said.
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Laker Sports “Quick Hits”

Lakers sweep Dartmouth
This Weeks Results... No. 4 Mercyhurst defeats No. 7 Dartmouth 5-3, 1-0
Field Hockey.............................................Oct. 19, W 3-0, Seton Hill
By Ryan Palm
Women’s soccer........................................Oct. 20, W 2-1, Ashland Sports editor
Oct. 22, L 2-1, Findlay
Men’s soccer..............................................Oct. 20, W 2-1, Ashland Since its enception in 1999,
Oct. 22, W 5-1, Findlay the Mercyhurst women’s hockey
Women’s volleyball.....................................Oct. 20, L 3-0, Ashland program has played some historic
Oct. 21, L 3-0, Findlay
games.
To date, this weekend’s sweep
Football...................................................Oct. 21, L 40-21, Hillsdale of No. 7 Dartmouth may rank as
Men’s water polo.....................................Oct. 19, L 13-10, Gannon high of any of them.
Women’s cross country.............Oct. 21, 13 of 13, GLIAC Champ. This past weekend the Lakers
Men’s cross country...................Oct. 21, 12 of 13, GLIAC Champ.
played host to the Big Green, a
team featuring four Olympians
Men’s hockey...........................................Oct. 20, L 4-1, Holy Cross and is a team that has dominated
Oct. 21, W 7-5, Holy Cross the Lakers in all previous meet-
Women’s hockey...................................Oct. 21, W 5-3, Dartmouth ings.
Oct. 22, W 1-0, Dartmouth
With the hype at a very high
level going into the game, it was
Men’s rowing...........................Oct. 22, 18 of 59, Head of Charles somewhat surprising the visit-
ing Big Green posted a 2-0 lead
halfway through the first period Ryan Palm photo

In the news... of the season opener.

One of the Olympic gold med-
Mercyhurst goalie Laura Hosier (29) shut out Dartmouth 1-0 on Sunday afternoon.

alists, Gillian Apps, banked home
Wrestling gears up for Blue/Green Meet
both goals to put Dartmouth
ahead 2-0, and more importantly
The Mercyhurst wrestling program is anxiously awaiting the
for them, seemed to kill any mo-
arrival of the 2006-07 season. Coming off another spectacular
mentum Mercyhurst had coming
season in 2005-06, the team will have its first action take
into the contest.
place this weekend with the annual Blue/Green Meet.
Facing an early deficit, the Lak-
ers became determined to buckle
Six wrestlers with national tournament experience return to
down and get back to even.
the mat for the Lakers, as well as a host of new recruits and
Senior left winger Stefanie
returning upperclassmen. The Blue/Green Meet is Saturday at
Bourbeau lit the lamp at the 15:05
10:30 a.m. in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center (MAC).
mark in the first period to get the
Lakers halfway there.
Several of the matches have serious consequences, as they
Just 24 seconds later things
will determine who starts for the Lakers in their season opener
got back to even when senior
Nov. 4 against Edinboro.
captain Julia Colizza scored her
fourth goal of the season to tie
the game at 2-2.
Bourbeau & Hosier honored by CHA From that point on the Lak-
ers got two more goals from
A pair of Mercyhurst women’s hockey players were honored Bourbeau, one from line-mate
Monday by College Hockey America (CHA). Senior forward and Olympian Meghan Agosta,
Stefanie Bourbeau was named the Offensive Player of the and had spectacular defense and
Week. She tallied the fourth hat trick of her career Saturday
against No. 7 Dartmouth. The Lakers propelled with her goals
to a 5-3 victory, their first in the history of the program against
Dartmouth.
Men’s soccer wins pair on the road
Hosier played spectacular in goal against Dartmouth both
nights, in particular on Sunday when she shut out the Big By Finella Annand
Green in a 1-0 victory. Hosier is now 5-0-0 on the season, and Contributing writer
has played the majority of the minutes between the pipe for
the Lakers. It was a successful weekend
on the road for the Mercyhurst
men’s soccer team as they de-
Thompson & Hosier Athletes of the Week feated Ashland 2-1 and Findlay
5-1.
The Mercyhurst College Athletic Department named Nicholas The win over Findlay ensured
Thompson and Laura Hosier as its Athletes of the Week on that the team clinched the GLI-
Oct. 23. AC championship with two con-
ference games still to play.
Thompson had a goal and an assist on the week in a pair of The victories are especially
Mercyhurst victories in Ohio. He scored the game-winner in sweet as they come off the back
the 2-1 victory over Ashland, and then assisted on the opening of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at
goal in the 5-1 win at Findlay. the hands of Northwood last
weekend.
Hosier picked up a pair of wins, including one shut out, against The wins also mean that the
No. 7 Dartmouth this past weekend. The goalie for the men are still in with a fighting
women’s hockey team, Hosier is now a perfect 5-0-0 on the chance of making it into the
season, and has a goals-against-average of just 1.60. coveted playoff competition at
the end of the season.
It had seemed as if the men
Women’s hockey at No. 4 were out of the running but a
recent decision by the board to
The women’s hockey team solidified their position in the latest have four teams qualify from the
USCHO.com Division I poll this week. The team had previously Great Lakes Region, as opposed
been in a tie for fourth place with Minnesota-Duluth, however, to three, has served to keep their
with a pair of wins over No. 7 Dartmouth the Lakers are now in playoff dreams alive.
sole possession of that spot. The men’s heart breaking loss
to Northwood last weekend
seemed but a distant memory
Rowing places well at meet
goaltending throughout the final
two periods.
When the final horn sounded
Mercyhurst had posted a 5-3
victory, a score which would
surprise anyone who was at the
rink for the first ten minutes of
play.
The Mercyhurst defense was
the focal point in Sunday’s series
finale, where Mercyhurst shutout
Dartmouth by a 1-0 score.
Senior Leslie McArthur banged
home the eventaual game-winner
at 7:54 of the second period.
“Leslie is a great role player for
us, she can play all the positions
on the ice, both offense and de-
fense,” said Coach Mike Sisti.
“She has amde some big plays
for us this year and has really
stepped in when we needed her
the most,” he said.
as the men swept away arch
enemies Ashland and the Oilers
of Findlay on Friday and Sunday
respectfully.
The loss for the Lakers against
Northwood was the result of
a highly controversial goal in
overtime.
Mercyhurst midfielder Kyle
Jackson appeared to be clearly
fouled, but the referee waved
play on, allowing Northwood to
run up to the Mercyhurst goal
and score in the 100th minute
of play.
Kurt Young had put Lakers
into a 1-0 half time lead in the
game as he buried the ball past
the Northwood keeper at 40:16.
However it didn’t prove to
be enough as Northwood tied
things up at the 78:55 mark and
then went on the win in the first
period of overtime.
Mercyhurst could have been
down and out but the late deci-
sion to qualify another team from
the region has given them one
final chance.
The men’s impressive wins this
weekend appear to suggest that
they are going to take the bone
they have been thrown and run
The Laker defense was stifling,
limting the Big Green to only 19
shots in the game, all of which
were rejected by junior goalie
Laura Hosier.
Hosier was awarded the game’s
first star in picking up the win,
improving her record to 5-0-0
on the season.
“Our team played great from
top to bottom, great play from
forwards, defenders, and great
goaltending,” said Sisti of his
teams play.
While this weekend’s wins
should at least solidify their posi-
tion in the top-five in the polls,
there are plenty of big games
ahead for the Lakers, primarily
on the road.
The Lakers are currently 5-0-1,
with their only blemish on the
season coming against Clarkson
with it all the way to the playoff
tournament.
The men started this past week-
end with a hard fought 2-1 win
over rival Ashland.
Defenders Andy Tait and Nich-
olas Thompson ensured the win
for the Lakers with two fine
strikes past the Ashland keeper.
Mercyhurst’s 2-0 lead was cut in
half after Ashland was awarded
a penalty kick in the 78th minute
of play.
Dean Williams stepped up for
Ashland and coolly slotted the
ball into the top right corner of
the net.
It made for some nervous
final minutes when sophomore
Mercyhurst midfielder Rabii
Karanouh was sent off the field
for a late challenge on an Ashland
forward.
However, the men hung on for
the important win.
The men appeared to take heart
from their win on Friday and
proceeded to annihilate Findlay
5-1 on Sunday.
In spite of a poor playing sur-
face and difficult weather condi-
tions the men were able to create
chance after chance against the
on Oct. 14.
Mercyhurst hosts Providence
next weekend, a team which
falls just outside the top-ten on
USCHO.com’s latest poll.
Following that final series on
the home stand, the Lakers hit
the road for the entire month of
November.
Much of the month will be
spent north of Erie, Pa., as
the Lakers travel the following
weekend to Colgate for a pair of
games on Nov. 3-4.
The Lakers will face No. 1
New Hampshire and No. 3 St.
Lawrence next month in critical
non-conference games.
The next two weeks are tre-
mendously important to the Lak-
ers standings in the polls, as well
as their ability to compete for a
national championship.
Oilers.
Freshman forward Kurt Young
led the scoring with two goals.
Also on the score sheet for the
Lakers were senior Dan Young,
senior Bjorn Alnaes, and sopho-
more Tyler Emerick.
Kurt Young’s goals were his
team leading 16th and 17th of
the season.
“I thought when I came in that
I could score goals and I am just
glad to be doing that and helping
the team out as much as I can”
said Young after the win.
The two wins this weekend
bring the men’s record on the
season to 16-3.
They play host to Northwood
at 3 p.m. on Thursday and Gan-
non on Sunday at 2 p.m. in
their last games of the regular
season.
Both games come with a high
level of interest for the Lak-
ers, as they will seek to avenge
the controversial defeat against
Northwood two weeks ago.
The contest against Gannon is
always a good one, feature two
fierce rivals wanting to end their
regular seasons on a high note.

Field hockey shuts out Seton Hill 3-0

The men’s rowing team sent one boat to compete this past
weekend at the Head of the Charles in Boston, Mass. The boat
finished 18th of 59 boats in the field.

The team has one event remaining on its fall schedule, the penalty corner in the 19th minute The Lakers held many chances
By Chris Davis
Head of the Elk on Oct. 29 in Elkhart, Ind. Following that as Courtney Loper started the throughout the match as they
Contributing writer
event, the team will train for the spring season which begins play with a pass to Erin Kelleher, held a 19-6 advantage in shots.
on April 7 with the Mercyhurst Invitational. who passed to Brochu for her Gaudette added, “Hopefully
The Mercyhurst field hockey second goal of the game. we can keep this momentum
team shut out their fifth oppo- The score remained 2-0 into going and have a strong finish
Villanova coach to speak nent of the year on Thursday, the second half until Courtney to our season”
Oct. 19, in a 3-0 victory over Monin gave the Lakers another Mercyhurst will play its final
In continuing their tradition of excellent tip-off speakers, Seton Hill. insurance goal toward the middle road game of the season when
the Mercyhurst Athletic Department announced last week Laker sophomore Haley Bro- of the second half. the Lakers play at No. 10 ranked
that Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright will be the chu scored two goals, both com- Loper’s initial shot was saved, Mansfield on Wednesday before
speaker at this year’s Tip-Off Dinner. ing in the first half, as the Lakers but Monin picked up the re- coming home for the two final
have now won four of there past bound and scored for the only games of the season.
The dinner is held each year to commence the basketball five games and have moved back goal of the second half. It was announced earlier this
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seasons, and this year’s event is held Monday, Oct. 30 at 7 to .500 on the season with a 6-6 Sophomore Hayley Brochu Seton Hill had their chances week that four players from the
p.m. The event is held at the Marriot Ambassador and is record. in the second half, but senior team have been selectedf or the
tickets are available at $35 each. Call the Athletic Department “The team came out and did After getting good quality shots goalkeeper Julie Smith came up Division II North/South Senior
office at ext. 2228 for questions. everything they needed to do to in the opening minutes of the clutch in the game making five All Star Game. The game is held
get the win,” said a pleased Coach game, Brochu finally scored the saves for Mercyhurst to get the Nov. 18 on the campus of Wake
Stacey Gaudette after the game. opening goal on an assist from shutout. Four of Smith’s saves Forest University. The delegates
Quick hits are compiled by sports editor Ryan Palm. Any- “The team did a great job off senior Vanessa Mourey during came during the second half and from Mercyhurst are Smith, Lau-
thing worthy of being a “quick hit” should be emailed to controlling ball possession and the 12th minute of the contest. several came from point blank ren Cohick, Lauren MacEllven,
sportsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu. attacking Seton Hill.” The Lakers then scored on a range. and Megan Smalling.