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S c h a e t z l e b e c o m e s f i f t h f o o t b a l l c o a c h a t ' H u r s tBy Mackenzie DexterSports editor pA new chapter has begun here atMercyhurst. A new chapter in foot-ball, that is. 'A press conference was held Fri-day, Jan. 4 in Sullivan Hall to intro-duce the Lakers' new football headcoach, Marty Schaetzle. He becomesthe fifth head football coach atMercyhurst since the school began itsprogram in 1981."It's a new year, a new chapter, anew commitment We have a new di-rection, we have new leadership, andwe have a new coach - MartySchaetzle," said Pete Russo,Mercyhurst College director of ath-letics, as he introduced S chaetzle.After an "extensive and thorough**search for nearly two m onths to re-place Joe Kimball, who resigned un-der pressure Nov. 12 after nine sea-sons with the Lakers, Mercyhursthired Schae tzle from a group of over100 applicants."Marty was the best candidate andhad the strongest experience in bothDivision I and Division II football,"said Russo. "Hehas the skills, knowl-edge, character, and work ethic toturn our football program around.After studying all aspects of our pro-gram and after looking at all our re-sources and facilities, Marty believesthey are more than adequate to sup-

port a successful football program inthe GL1AC. He is a proven recruiterwho knows how to attract a qualitystudent-athlete at a college withstrong academic standards. Marty didit at Bucknell University and will doit again at Mercyhurst."Schaetzle comes to Mercyhurstfrom Division I-A A Bucknell inLewisburg, Pa., where he was theoffensive coach, Schaetzle hasworked as an assistant for the last fiveseasons. He began his Bucknell ten-ure by focusing on the tight ends andtackles before being promoted to of-fensive coordinator in 1999.His first season at the helm of theoffense w as a big success. The Bi-son piled up 320 points, the third-highest scoring season in school his-tory, and produced the best groundattack in 19 years. The running gameaveraged 196.6 yards per contest, themost since the 1980 team averaged216.9. S^fr -iAs a player, Schaetzle was an of-fensive lineman. He was Bucknell'steam captain in 1982 and graduatedfrom there in 1983. He won theGeorge Rieu Award as the Bison'soutstanding lineman in 1981 and1982. He also won the 1983 EdwardPangburn Award, given to a seniorathlete for f sportsman ship, fellow-ship, and contribution to the Univer-sity." r iFollow ing! graduation fromBucknell, Schaetzle served as an as-

sistant coach at SUNY-Albany from1983-84 where he earned a master'sdegree in business education in 1984.He then worked as an assistant co achat Arizona Statefrom1984-86 beforebeing named offensive coordinator and offensive line coachat Sonoma State. He held this posi-tion from 1986-89. He was also anoffensive line coach at Northern Ari-zona from 1989-90 and offensivecoordinator an d offensive line coachat Shippensburg for seven seasons.His Shippensburg offenses alwaysproduced at least one All-Conferencelineman and his linemen at Bucknellearned All-Patriot League honorsseven times.Schaetzle's decision to apply for thejob at Mercyhurst wasn't a difficultone. "I know Mercyhurst College isan outstanding school which pro-vides student-athletes great opportu-nities after graduation. I believe thisfoundation, combined with the qual-ity of life in Erie, win enable us tobuild a first class program and a win-ning footbaft team." MIn the nine seasons under Kimball,the Lakers were 41-46-1, but only 2-7 this past season. M ercyhurst has nothad a winning season since 1997when they were 6-3.Russo said the school wan ts to turnthe program around to winning ways,and believes Schaetzle is the man todo just that."My job is to work for the coaches

Dr. William P Garvey, college president welcomes Schaetzleto the'Hurst. Iand with the coaches, and for theplayers and with the players,"Schaetzle said. "The whole idea isto put the best team out there. Theteam that's here right now, the per-sonnel, is notvery far offfrombeinga very good football team."Schaetzle, who has always been anoffensive coach, says he wants toemploy an offense that establishesthe running game and a defense thatis geared to stopping the run Eventhough the Lakers favored the passthe past few seasons, Schaetzle be-lieves he has the athletes to run theball, and will begin molding the team

during spring practice. *"Schaetzle seems to be ready in hisnew position and has high hopes herefor the Lakers. '"Our goal will be to runa first class,quality program," he said. "A lot ofthings go into a football program -what you do in the community, whatyou do in the college community,how you carry yourself, how youpresent yourself, what you do in theclassroom. All those things make upa solid program."Players will be meeting their newcoach all this week in order to getready for next season. "'

i n c r e a s e i n a p p l i c a t i o n s i s m a r k T u i t i o n i n c r e a s e k p p r o v e d f o r 6 0 0 2 - 0 3of 'Hurst's continuing growth Total cosfyo reach $21,849, upfront $20,684By Sara SeidleEditor in cheifMercyhurst College is experiencinga significant increase in applicationsfor admission again this year, accord-jing to Dr William P Garvey. collegepresident."We have already received 150more than last year at this time," saidGarvey.Mercyhurst experienced a similarsituation last year as well. MToo manypeople accepted the offer last yearTsaid Garvey.Because of this, he said the collegehad to stop accepting confirmationdeposits in May Garvey commentedthat the solution to the problemwould be an earlier cutoff date forapplicants or a raise in admissionsstandards.

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"If this were to continue throughspring, we may have to shut off ac-ceptance in April,** added Garvey.Garvey explained that the college

can only handle 675 incoming fresh-men on the main campus. This year'sfreshmen class consisted of 664freshmen.Due to the consistently larger in-coming classes over the past fewyears, Garvey said that Mercyhurst'senrollment will reach the3,000 marknext year. He said that mere are cur-rently 2800 students at the main cam-pus with 650 at the North East branchcampus. Mercyhurst North East isexpected to grow to 675 next year.With the addition of four apartmentbuildings and the new academicbuilding, Garvey said thatMercyhurst is prepared for thegrowth that the college is experienc-ing. He said that he expects enroll-ment to crest around 3400 or 3500by the 2003-04 academic yeafe ;Garvey suggested that, even afterMercyhurst's main campus reachesthe 3500 mark, which is basically fullcapacity for the campus,MercyhurstNorth East is prepared to handle upto 1,000 students. *

By Sara Seidle.sEditor in chiefA 5.7 percent increase in the totalyearly cost of a Mercyhurst educa-tion was approved at the Decembermeeting of Mercyhurst's board oftrustees, according to Dr. WilliamP. Garvey, college president.There will be no change in fees,but room and board will see a 5 per-cent increase, while tuition will goup by 6.3 percent. The overall in-crease is up slightly from last year'stotal increase of five percent.Garvey commented that room andboard will most likely not see muchmore of an increasing in comingyears though. "We *ve reached thelimit on that/**Garvey said that in comparison toother private colleges and universi-ties in Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst isranked in the lowest ten out of 80schools in terms of tuition. Despitethis face. Garvey commented.

"Some argue we are undervaluingthings," He said, "The price tag doesmake a difference/' adding that it isoften the tendency to judge things byhow much they cost* He explainedthat, when compared to schools likeAllegheny College or John C arroll,which cost significantly more thanMercyhurst, it might look likeMercyhurst is notat their level be-cause of the price tag. "By pricingourselves at such a low level, we arediminishing what people mink of thecollege." j K On the other hand, Garvey said thelow cost makes Mercyhurst a "greatbuy.* He said, "Mercyhurst offersmuch of what you can get at a firstrate school for much less; The tradi-tion of the Sisters of Mercy is tokeepeducation affordable'because aMercy education should be availableto all that need it. Because of this,we need to keep the price .down."Garvey suggested that one of the rea-sons Mercyhurst has done so well isbecause it offers both an affordableand a uualirv education. "1 can see

both sides,** h e added .When asked what students couldexpect in terms of tuition increasesin the future, GarveyJexplained,"There are three ways to fund a col-lege; with a large endowment, withgrowth or with high tuition." Hesaid that in three or four yearsMercyhurst will no longer be ableto grow as it has up to this point."We will have to either raise tuitionsharply - by 20 to 25 percent | orgrow the endowment,? said Garvey.He added mat growing the endow-ment to a significant level, between$50 million and $100 m illion, takesa number of years. According toGarvey, Mercyhursfs endowmentis currently about $12 million."Growth will eventually nolonger be possible. We will havelittle choice but to raise tuition,"said Garvey. He added that evenwith a significant 20 to 25 percentincrease, Mercyhurst would stillrank in the middle ofPennsylvania's 80 private collegeand universities!

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Police and SafetDecember 7,2001 .McAuley HallMale caller was asking theresident sexual type ques-tions.December 8,2001Parking Lot #7Unknown person climbed onthe roof of a vehicle parkedin the lot The roof wasdented.December 9,2001Outside McAuley H allMale student ran into theMcAuley Hall sign locatedon the east side of the dormbuilding.December 13^2001Briggs Ave Parking Lot #13Unknown person(s) entered jthe victims parked vehicle*by|unzipping the passenger sidewindow* Subjects openedthe glove box and took theregistration and insurancecards. 1December 14 ,% 001~ |North Briggs apartmentsStudent was in posession ofan alcoholic beverage inglass bottles and providedfalse identification. StudentJwas also under the age of 21.December 15,2001Briggs Ave. apartmentsPolice and safety respondedto a loud music complaint. Abeer ball was confiscated.Residents will be chargedwith excessive noise andproviding false information.December 18,2001uR.ecCenterStolen walletfromcoat.!December 21,2001Briggs Ave. apartmentsHarassment by ex-boyfriendDecember 31,2001Briggs Ave. apartmentsKeg on campus.January 2,2002Briggs Ave. apartmentsVideo equiptment/gamesstolen over break.

On Monday, Jan. 21, Mercyhurst Stu-dent Government welcomes the thirdguest in its 2001-2002 speakers se-ries - Bryan Barrows 111, who willbring his one-man show about Mar-tin Luther King Jr. to the MaryD'Angelo Performing Arts Center at8 p.m.His presentation, "Who w as Mar-tin Luther King?" has been wel-comed at college campuses across thenation since its creation in 1998. Bar-rows imparts the history of the CivilRights movement and King's placein this country's history through acharacter named Aaron, an old manwho is appalled to learn that hisgrandson has little to no knowledgeof Martin Luther King Jr. or themovement for black human rights.As the story progress, the audiencerevisits life in the United States in the'60s, learning about Rosa Parks, theMontgomery bus boycott, the riots,the march on Washington, and thefinal days of the assassinated CivilRights leader. A high point of the

performance is Barrow's presentationof King's famous "I have a Dream"speech.fe The Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment lecture series is an educationalsupplement created to allow studentsaccess to topics not usually encoun-tered in the classroom. The theme ofthe 2001-2002 series is "ExpandYour Mind," and includes four speak-ers. The series started in October andcontinues through M arch.Next in the MSG speakers seriesare Steve Hager, editor foT HighTimes magazine and avid supporterof legalization of marijuana, andRobert Stutman, former Drug En-forcement Agency officer, who willdebate the legalization of marijuana.The two men will present their sidesof the argument at 8 p.m. on Tues-day, March 12, in the Mary D'AngeloPerforming Arts Center.All MSG lectures are free and opento the public. For more information,call the MSG office at ext. 2428.

Drug convictions hinder aidAssociated PressMore than43,000 college students face possibledenials of federal aid this year un-der a 1998 law that bans such helpto people who have drug convic-tions"The author of the law, Represen-tative Mark Souder, Republican ofIndiana, says the Bush administra-tion is being tougher on applicantsthan he intended, and federal offi-cials have tried to find an adminis-trative action to ease the ban. nMr. Souder said he wanted the banto apply solely to students alreadyreceiving federal aid when con-victed.But this month, the departmenttold the congressman that it couldnot change and that such a movewould require Congressional action.Representative Barney Frank,Democrat of Massachusetts, has al-

ready introduced legislation to repealtheban.The ban involves a small fractionof the more than 10 mi 1 lion people ayear who fill out applications for fed-eral grants, work-study funds or sub-sidized loans. Question 35 asks,"Have you ever been convicted ofpossessing or selling illegal drugs?"Those who answer yes are given asecond work sheet that asks for de -tails.For a first drug offense, ineligibilitylasts a year after conviction, and fora second offense, two years. Moreconvictions bar aid indefinitely.A single conviction for a drug salemeans no aid for two years. For ad-ditional convictions, the ban lasts in-definitely.Those facing an indefinite loss ofaid can have that reversed by under-going drug rehabilitation.

Lecture is third in seriesThe college will present its third dis-tinguished lecturer in the 75th Anni-versary Year Speakers Series Tues-day, Jan, 15 with a leading expert inthe field of leadership, Dr. JamesCrupi of Piano, Texas.This lecture, sponsored by theBarrett C. Walker Lecture Series andthe Walker School of Business, willbe held at 8 p.m. in the MaryD'Angelo Performing Arts Center.Dr. Crupi will speak on "Leadershipvs Management: Challenging As-sumptions About Power, Authority,Status and Success."I Dr. Crupi is a dynamic speaker anda seasoned professional who believes"the leader's job is to shape what

might be, not serve what is."Dr. Crupi holds a doctorate fromthe University of Florida and com-pleted advanced studies at the Lon-don Business School, Oxford Univer-sity and the International Manage-ment Institute in Geneva.He has advised many major corpo-rations, including Coca-Cola, AT&T,Intel, Dodge, Xerox, IBM, TurnerBroadcasting Co. and has evenserved as a consultant to the Officeofthe President of the United States.In addition, he serves on corporateboards around the world and has beenquoted in international print andbroadcast media.

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(U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA Inthe third and final session ofhis pre-ceptorial on gene therapy, Directorof University of Pennsylvania's In-stitute for Human Gene Therapy!James M. Wilson discussed the cur-rent state of his field and the 1999clinical trial that resulted in the deathof one of the subjects, 18-year-oldJesse Gelsinger.Wilson, whose ability to conductresearch studies on humans currentlyis being questioned by the Food andDrug Administration, utilized the trialto illustrate to students how a scien-tific discovery gives way to a clini-cal study.In the trial in which Gelsinger wa sinvolved, Wilson and his team of re-searchers were giving Gelsinger atreatment they previously had testedon animals. Gelsinger had a specificdisease for which the therapy was be-ing tested.Before the preceptorial, Wilsonsaid he would attempt to convey anunderstanding of Gelsinger's geneticdisease and what the IHGT was try-ing to do to comprehend and cure itat the time of his death.Gelsinger suffered from a diseasethat inhibits the liver's ability to pro-cess proteins. The disease normallyappears in newborn m ales after theirfirst meals, and it usually leads tocoma and death.*'[There was] a counterview, whichis, since this is the first time this vec-tor would ever be tried in humans andwe don't know what therisksare, thatit may be better to enroll patients whoaren't very sick with the disease, thereason being that they can providetheir own consent, you don 't have to

go to a guardian, that they're healthy,that they're there really just to par-ticipate in gaining new knowledge,"he said. THe added in this type of trial,known as a phase one, there are noguaranteed health benefits to the pa-tient.I "The doctor runs into this room andsays there is this-experimentaltherapy, [and parents are] almost ina position where they can't turn itdown because they're faced withsome really terrible circumstances,"he continued.College sophomore Tim Pirolli,who works in a gene therapy lab oncampus, believed Wilson was not atfault in the death of Gelsinger, butthe trial was unpredictable. |"The way he's portrayed is he let[something] slip through the cracks,but the science says there were nocrack s. It would be different if theymissed something, but they didn't;that's not the problem. They don'tknow why he died," Pirolli said."It represents the fact that animalmodels are not always predictive ofwhat you'll eventually see in hu-mans," Wilson said.Students said they enjoyedWilson's discussion of the research,trial and experimentation process inthe gene therapy field.Wilson emphasized, however, heand the IHGT have been forthcom-ing with the scientific community."We have been aggressive at shar-

ing with the scientific communityany and all aspects of this case, bothbefore the data that we generatedduring the trial and since then, withthe hope that this information will beuseful to others and assuring that thiswill eventually be successful, andhopefully to avoid any similar cir-cumstances in other trials," he said.

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During these long, cold January days,it may be difficult to im age that mostMercyhurst students will soon bemaking their summer plans. Forfreshmen and sophomores, this willmost likely include the summer jobsearch. Many juniors will be seek-ing internships or co-ops. And se-niors, with graduation behind them,will be basking in the memories ofdays spent at the *Hurst, as they en-ter the "real world."

At whatever point Mercyhurst stu-dents find themselves in the comingmonths, most could benefit from afew interview and job search tips. Agood place to look for informationon these topics is Mercyhurst's of-fice of career services. RobertHvezda, director of career servicesoffers seven "keys to success."1. ResearchWhether it be by re-questing information directly from acompany or via the company website, it is essential to have some back-ground information before going intoan interview.

2. ResumeCareer Services offersstudents assistance in developing a

resume. Resumes can be useful forstudents applying to graduate or pro-fessional school as well as for thoselooking for a job.3. Letters of recommendationThese are key elements to a student'sSenior Credential File. All seniorsshould take the time to stop in Ca-reer Services to open up their file. Itis not necessary to make an app oint-ment. [4. Interview suit"In this society,we judge and perceive people on howthey look," said Hvezda.iHe addedthat an interview suit is important inmaking a good first impression,5. Cover letterIt is important to

have a cover letter that is not onlyable to be mailed out with a resume,but that can also be sent through e-mail.6. NetworkingTalk toMercyhurst alumni, communitymembers, professors and other men-tors. 'This is one way to get your footin the door," commented Hvezda.7. Information interviewScehduling an interview with a com-pany even if it does not have a cur-rent opening can be worhtwhile. Of-ten this can lead to information onpopenings inother companies or aconsideration when a position doesopen with that company.

There is a whole process to mak-ing yourself into the most marketablethat you can be," said Hvezda. Ac-cording to H vezda, that is what ca-reer services is for, to help studentsbecome as marketable as possible."We need to rely on some otherpeople once in awhile," he added."With the economy like it is now stu-dents have to have real expectations,"said Hvezda. Most importantly,Hvezda advised, "Don't get discour-aged. Use stumbling blocks as step-ping stones." Mercyhurst's office ofcareer services is located in 204Main.

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Megan EbleSwimming through an ocean ofcrystal blue and sunbathing on sandybeaches is the perfect way to relax.Also, the perfect way to get an A.At least GiGi Daly thought so whenshe decided to take part in the CoralReef Geology class trip to Jamaica,sponsored by Mercyhurst College.

Studying coral reefs went beyondtextbooks for seven students and twofaculty members'who boarded aplane to study the history of coralreefs,Daly, one of the seven studentscouldn't wait for her opportunity totravel and study beneath the ocean.When the Fall 2001 course schedulewas posted Daly's excitement tookover with Coral Reef Geology 198-the first class on her schedule."I was so excited when 1 saw thisclass being offered. 1' ve been w ait-ing to take this class ever since myfreshman year. I couldn't wait." *Ever since she can remember, Dalyhas had an intense passion for lifeunderwater. As a young child Dalyhad been mesmerized with the beautyof living creatures, and an intensepassion about evolution. | : 3"I've always had an interest in thecreation of life. There is so much wedon't know and that mysterious un-known intrigues me." So her dream began on Sunday,Nov. 18 when Daly impatientlyboarded a plane to study the livinghabitats of underwater creatures.There was only one concern. Thiswould be the first Thanksgiving Dalywouldn't be spending with her fam-ily^ but the rewards of Jamaica com-forted her.Approaching Jamaica, the planeflew closer and closer to the trans-parent blue waters. The crystal clearblue allowed the student to see deepunderwater. Coral, fish and the

beauty of the underwater world wasecstacy in Daly's eyes."It was amazing that I could see somuch. I was so excited and couldn'tbelieve that I was going to be in thosewaters in the next couple of hours,"said Daly.Before she knew it the plane hadlanded in beautiful Montego Bay AsDaly exited the plane, there was noterminal. A ladder, supported by thebase of the plane welcomed her toJamaica. As she was escorted off,beautiful palm trees swayed in thedistance, waving her toward paradise.Smothered by the scorching sun andreaching for her sunglasses, thisdream was now becoming reality."The sun felt awesome, and itsmelled like a tropical paradise," saidDaly. . ' I I *,Daly and the student's were es-corted to the Hofstra University Ma-rin eLaboratory, where everyonedropped their bags, and settled intotheir rooms. The rooms accommo-dated two students each; Daly residedwith her friend from geology class.Much excitement filled the air in allrooms, and student's couldn't wait toexplore down under. The group trav-eled to St. Anne's Bay, where Dalywas ready for anything thrown herway. When the time came to studythe coral reefs below, her eyessparkled with excitement. Dalyclimbed into her life guarding bath-ing suit, stepped into size 9 flippers,pulled the suction-like mask overherhead and was one of the first toplunge into paradise. "It was so peaceful and calm under-water. Everywhere you turned you'dsee something new It was very cool."Daly swam among the array ofrainbow colored fish, worried attimes about the dangerous fire coral,which if touched would rip skin, andapplied her knowledge to comparethe history of a 120,000-year-oldreef. With the entire term dedicatedto analyzing historical reefs, Dalybrought her brain to the coral, andapplied what she knew.*"They were basically the same typeof reef, except one was much olderthan the other."

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f m Contributing photographerGiGi Daly traveled to Jamaica for her Thanksgiving break For an adventure under water, to studyicoral reefs. 1Daly's daily routine in Jamaica wasa learning experience. Besides lifeunderwater, life out of water was justas important. While walking on footDaly observed Jamaican lifestyle,

where she developed an additionalsense of humanity by w itnessing thepoverty stricken lifestyle. Daly re-ceived many surprised looks fromJamaican people, for seeing a Cau-casian is rare in Jamaica.Old plastic and aluminum canscover Jamaica. Littering is common."It was really sad, Jamaicans don'ttake care of their land."Jamaican dress was different toDaly. -The Jamaican people worepants, and all clothing looked andsmelled like second hand. Dalydressed in shorts, tank tops, sandals,and still burned in the heat. Out ofadaptation, and lack of money,Jamaican's had no choice."It made me so sad and want to gohelp," said Daly.Before leaving, Daly, and the rest

of the student's gathered what theydidn't need, andput shoes, shirts, andshorts into a box , which was givento the Jamaican people. >.Daly stayed in the Hofstra Univer-sity Marine Laboratory, which is a re-source resort intended for students toconduct research. The cooks are usedto having students come and study,and they are very nice, said Daly.T h e people were very nice. Thepeople that were at the university areused to having big groups come inand use their facilities. The cookswere very accommodating toeveryone's needs. They really tookgood care of us."Hiking for 1 1/2 hours up a gigan-tic waterfall was Daly's favorite ex-perience. Her shoes helped grip theslippery steep hill, but the fear of fall-ing was still within her.Waking up at 5:30 a.m. was Daly'sleast favorite experience. Inher opin-ion, 5:30 a.m. is still the middle ofthe night.

After 10 days of complete exposureto marine life and Jamaican culture,it was time for Daly to return home.Leaving saddened her. The experi-ence was one that would always re-main part of Daly's heart. "I was sad about leaving, but anx-ious to get home and see my familyand friends.""I learned a lot, I learned so muchmore than I ever expected." %Daly waits in anticipation for herfinal grade in Coral Rreef geology.However, a letter grade could nevercompare to her experiences in Ja-maica. IDaly learned more than a lettergrade's worth. She experienced cul-ture, studied coral life, and returnedhome with an awesome tan. 1UMore and more colleges are offer-ing students the opportunity to takelearning to a more hands-on level. It'sone thing to study, but the full effectthrough action really hit Daly.

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THE GOOD ...* Mercy hurst students welcomed in the new year by start-ing at tiie halfway point of the winter term. That meanswe are half way towards the beginning of spring term.(Just trying to be optimistic here, guysf For those who were missing or w ere without snow overthe holiday break, Erie has plenty of it.* That pre-holiday break doldrum, which seemed toplague every student on campus to the point where mostinstructors noticed, has apparently disappeared. Musthave been that "long" C hristmas break we all had.

THEpAD ... Even though the recently installed elevator infO'NeilTbwer provides a reliable convenience, the time it takesfor the doors to close and open is just as long as it wouldtake for one to take the stairs. It would be great if it wasfixed so students could try to remedy their tardiness. With the second half of the winter term, students arefeeling the pressures of all the due dates and assignmentsthey put off during thefirsthalf, and now must scrambleto complete. Ah, thefineart of procrastination. The limited selection of research books in our library haveirked students who are trying to complete research papers.Many have had to go to other branches in search of sources,and many have turned up empty handed. Perhaps such prob-lems will help professors stop making the research paperpart of their class ciriculum^Again, being the op timist)

THE^GLY1... The snow plowing near and around the circular drive-way in front of Old Main needs to be re-thought. T hewhole point in clearing those walkways is not to blockpaths with mounds of plowed snow* Walking througha small tundra to class, and having six inches of snowin your boots when you get there, is not going to makeanyone's day.'What's is going on with students harassing andpranking other students on campus? This week's po-lice and safety log reads like topics on "The JennyJones Show."

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All lies lead to the tru thThere are two things in the world Ihate: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsonmovies and liars. *The former needs to be set on fire,while the latter couldn't leave evenif all the politicians, con artists, andfalse advertisements were cast intothesun. The reason: the one constanttruth is that lies will be as evasivelypresent as the truth they obscure.From the moment a weather bal-loon crashed at Roswell, to the sight-ing of a third gunmen in the grassyknoll, humanity has been taught thatbelieving a lie is as honest a convic-tion as subscribing to the truth.Honesty may prevail at recess time,the dinner table, and any other placewhere the real world has yet to sinkin its self-serving claws.jBut intoday's volatile climate of lose bigand win bigger, the truth just soundsi better when spin doctored. Why sucha diatribe on lies and liars? B ecause,unfortunately, I can confuse and ob-fuscate with the best of them.It is the fact that I am aware of sucha character flaw that I have nothingbut contempt for the very thing I can-not tolerate. My New Y ear's resolu-tion was to limit my fibbing, but Ihave broken that in favor of my ownself i merest. It is not like I am Patric-

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logical, but rather aware of the re-wards an occassional fib provides insituations where honesty ain't the bestpolicy. *If a friend is wearing some ridicu-lous wardrobe and they ask the in-evitable "Does this look good?" I willthrow them a fake grin .which con-ceals my gritted teeth. Situations likethat, where truth does more harm thangood, are times to evoke the "WhiteLie, Get Out of Jail Free" card.vBut to turn the act of lying into askill, as a means of validation, is asin, punishable by an eternity in a Hellwhere Mafiah Carey's "Glitter" andre-runs of "Emeril" play 24/7.But, the value of an honest buckearned depreciates for every dishon-est one stolen* Because of that, liesand lying will comprise the rungs onthe corporate ladder, the documentsof an ambulance chaser's brief andthe speeches of many atop CapitolHill. I | ^ *The truth is out there, yes, but soare lies. And we all need to be a bit

more Mulder, and a little less Scully,when navigating deception'sSerengeti Plain of bumper-pooltoadstools. fOn this path, w e must rememberthat too much self-righteousness cansteer us in all the wrong directions.There is no happy m edium. Honestpeople, of boy scout mentality, willalways be eager targets to lament andworthy role models to envy.But such innocence and integrityneither make the world go 'round normake it a safer place to raise 2.4 kids.As a hypocritical offender, I am ableto see that the continuation of balls-out lies must stop. For every down-right lie told, a nugget of truth dies,and the person Saying the lie is hurtmore than the receiver of it.The cure for the disease can befound in the belief that all lies lead tothe truth, even when our moral com-passes steer us beyond what we Judgeas m orally ight^Butright and wrongdo not apply when our PC world o p-erates on the re-invention of thoseterms. So how can one, how can I,conduct such truthful behavior? Byrealizing that it takes zero PC truthspeakers and swindlers to screw in alight bulb, because we are all perpetu-ally in the dark. Honest.Pros and cons of the te rm system

IrtOther WordsSara Seidle

We all know that Mercyhurst is aunique school in many respects. AndI think most would agree that it is thisuniqueness that is part of its charm.But, there is one unique characteris-tic of Mercyhurst that I have grownto consider anything but charming.That characteristic would be the termsystem.Sure, other colleges and universi-ties run on this system, or some ver-sion of it, but the term system is byfar not the norm. Most schoolschoose the standard semester system.ifAnd I believe there are many verygood reasons for this.I have to admit that in myfirst ewyears at Mercyhurst, I was a strongproponent of trimesters. I thought itwas great only having to concentrateon a mere three classes each term,

never starting until after Labor Day.And Thanksgiving break was alwaysgreat; ten days off when the rest ofmy friends were preparing for finals.Oh yeah, and most college studentshave to worry about a finals weekwhen we only have to deal with thestress for two days.Everyone always asks about thismysterious term system too. Theywant to know how it works and al-ways think it sounds sotinteresting.Huh, little do they know.The true reality of the term systemreally seems to set in at this time ofyear, after Christmas Break, when allof my friends are still at home, doinglittle more than relaxing and watch-ing movies on the couch all day. Andthey all love to call me and informme of all the fun I'm missing.That isn't the worst part though.Not only is our Christmas Breakshort, but we are expected to continuestudying, reading and writing papersthe entire time. Because as soon aswe return, you guessed it, its time formidterms. Once we have midterms

out,of the way, the inevitable termpaper is normally due and before youknow it, finals again..I mentionedpearlier how great it is to deal with thestress of finals for only two days in-stead of a week like other schools.Not true. A Week of finals would bebetter than four hours of back to backpfinals, all essay questions I might add,anytime.Although, consistently throughoutmy four years at Mercyhurst I havekfound that I get my poorest gradesduring Winter term. Fall and Springterms are not a walk in the park ei-ther. It seems like everything is justcrammed into ten short weeks. It'.seems like another paper or test ev-ery day. And forget about ever miss-ing class, especially on Tuesday orThursday. Catching up is nearly im-possible. Easy is not a word I wouldever use to describe the term system.1 guess it keeps us on our toes, but,come on, we 're in college, shouldn'twe have time for a little fun, too? Inother words, did anyone ever thinkabout semesters?Hard to imagine a life without love

Left to WriteBilly Elliot

Over winter break, 1 was forced intoa difficult positional had to defendthe idea that love exists.One day, while working atWegmans, a lady came through mycheck-out line and said, "How I pityyou. You're young and still believein love and that someday you will getmarried and be happy.'Just wait.You'll learn that love doesn't existand beingjmarried is not afhappything.|After h ealing her verbal tirade, allI could do was give her the usual"customer service B.S." and try tomake her feel betterJHow does onerespond to something like that? Af-ter talking to her, I tried to let it gobecause I didn't have time to thinkabout it.

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But, it's runny how some things areable to still stick inyour mind. Abouta week later, as 1 was driving home,it hit me again. What if there isn'tlove? No happiness? That is a scarythought, considering that my biggestrear is being alone. No hope of find-ing my Juliet? Truthfully, I can't evenimagine a world without love. If sucha life is all we have to look forwardto, then why bother?1 envision love as a completing ofone's soul. T hat sense of completioncomes from rinding somebody thatknows your idiosyncrasies, actions,and thoughts before you even do, andvice versa. This is what I envisionwhen I think of a perfect life. A per-son with whom to share the good andthe bad times.Sure, there will be times that fightsand disagreements occur, but that isjust a by-product of love. If there isno chance of inding his type of con-

, .nection, then what is the reason wespend so much time on this topic?For me, there has to be love, kHow can a person convince all thosepeople who don't believe in love thatlove does exist? You can cite roman-tic examples until you are blue in theface. For every storytyou can tellabout a person finding love, there arethose stories one could also tell aboutlove ending in failure.I personally look to my parents forinspiration. My dad is gone formonths at a time. He will be homeone month and gone the next three.Even with all of his, my parents havemanaged to stay together and behappy. I only hope to find something asstrong and lasting. For others, lookto your own stories and take strengthin the good. The only thing I can re-ally say is have faith and, with that,we can all hopefully find love.

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CAMPUS QUESTION**I want to stop putting off learn-ing ail the music I have to for mymajor. So far, it seems to be goingpretQyvell.iSHeidi Engel, junior*

"I thinkfl need to eat less fast foodand more Subway? Try to pull thatJerry FogeFs diet; lose 88 pounds soI can easily^hide from people whowant me to do work/' i>>-Jeremy Verdi,, senio r

^To be*a better person towardsother people. Try and interactmo te and better with others.**-Jessica DeMaison, freshman

'To stay healthy, lose weight, andmake lots of money so I can go toKatie Krupa, sophomore

*To endimyfbad habit of procrasti-nation % i ^ :Laura Moore, junior

*l want to get a job and try to re-main cheery throughout the win*ter season.1?'AimieDeMeo^senior

*1 didn't make time to make onebecause 1 don't really believe inthem. I mean, why make one^f Iknow I can't keep it?"Greg Kline, junior

"To quit smoking, again. But it's notworking."Kelly Martin, sophomore'T onot let myself get stressed outwith all of my school work thisterm,'*; J_ W - WCourtney Nicholas, sophomore

OPINIONKeeping Martin LutherKing, Jr. 's legacy alive

"I hopethis year provides me withmore time to take more naps. I alsothink I am going to start drinkinglite beer. Got to watch my weight,you know.**Christian Beyer, sophomore

What is your NewYear's resolutionfor 2002?I am going to try to cut down onmy swearing." 1Brendan Laboon, junior

'To stop putting so much salt *>n myfood?' I P g* ,jg f pShannon Jacksy, junior"My^resoiurion is to stop makingnew year's resolutions.**?* *[Jose Otero, junior?

"I will be nicer to my roomm ateby wat chin g my flatulence,maybe open up some more win-ws and doors for him,"Michael O'Brien, sophomore

*TU make an attempt to stop smok-ing, not too sure if that's going towork." i I i | I[Patrick Becker, junior

"I want toreally get in shape. I wantto lose fifteen pounds by February16th." * j ;*| Alison Moore, junior"Fornicate less."*Bubba Kaczay, senior

**Going to try and get myself intobetter shape this year." *Joe Wiertel, junior

"I am definitely going to try and livemore mom ents to their fullest. Timeis ticking by very fast and I don'tthink regret:is the beritway to catchup. It sounds easier said than done,but I think I can do it/I hope."Chris Coulter, sophomore

"My resolution is to talk more likea gentleman."*Nate B lakbslee, senior

"To take ad vantage of my fast re-maining months as a college stu-dent.^ %>lAmy Patton, senior"I wanted something I could eas-ily achieve, so I decided to give upand stop making resolutions.[Marc Toth, sophomore

"I am going to practice coming upwith clever responses to the campusquestion." &Nick Perkins, junioruMy resolution is to come up withone for next year."Natalie Gollnick, sophomore

Staff editorialCalifornia State University(U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. Martin Luther King, Jr. is per-haps one of the greatest freedomfighters of all time. His legacy andcontributions, not only to the blackstruggle, but the American struggle,profoundly changed our country forthe better.King's work, through non-vio-lence, showed the ignorant thatblacks were indeed not an inferiorrace; but a group of people that de-served equality.The "I Have A Dream" speech,specifically, is a lasting testament toKing's lasting impact. People in thisworld have heard that speech overand over again and it still affectsthem. Even more importantly, thereare some of us mat hear that speechfor the first time and it immediatelychanges our lives.Recently, in an attempt to "pre-serve" the legacy of K ing, his fam-ily has set up a company to control!the use of King's image and words.As a result, the King family has be-gun filing lawsuits against any out-let that uses the words of King with-out paying a licensing fee. This in-cludes all forms of media and au-thors who quote King in their books.While it is understandable to p ro-tect the likeness of King, his familyis" going about it all wrong and isindeed sending the wrong m essage.

They are not against anyone re-membering King's legacy, as longas they are willing to pay the price.King's family has sued USA Todayand CBS, among others, for the useof King's words or likeness withoutpermission.At this very same time, they arewilling to sell King's likeness andwords for a television commercial.

where he is used to hawk a commu-nications company. This m essage isdeplorable.In the past, the families of rock art-ists like Jimi Hendrix and BobMarley have assumed possession oftheir legacies and have marketedtheir likenesses for profit.As sick as this makes one feel, theyare simply marketing something thatwas already a commodity. Some-body is going to make money off themusic of Hendrix or Marley, so whyshouldn't it be their family?;-The King issue is different, though.King is not a commodity. He was ahuman being that has become anAmerican icon. His speeches werenot about profit, they were aboutfreedom and equality for an entirenation. *People were not charged a fee tostand by the Washington Monumentto hear him speak. He spoke for freeand his profit for these speeches wasmore spiritual than financial.S'By assuming control of the Kinglegacy, his family is dangerouslyclose to tarnishing the memory of hisimpact. Who wants to pay to usesomething that should be used forfree? $More importantly, there is no rea-son why anyone should be chargedfor the use of words that are synony-mous with our country's history.Nobody is sitting back and collect-ing fat checks every time we sing the"Star-Spangled Banner," or everytime somebody prints the "Declara-tion of Independence." Therefore, 1the King family should not chargepeople for the use of his memory.j* The King family's actions areclearly notfor he protection of theirdeparted loved one, but for their ownfinancial gain.When is this world going to learnthat money is the root of allevil?

Real life, one soap opera at a timeBy Noah KroeseU niversity of Idaho

Sara SeidleKristin PurdyPhil PirrelloAdam DuSholeLeslie Ech anMackenzie DexterAnnie SitterBilly ElliottKelly FroelichSarah A ntonetteAnnie DeMeoMegan EbleStacey Abbott

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(U-WIRE) MOSCOW, Idaho -Life is so much like a soap operathat I sometimes wonder why wehave television at all. Probably be-cause real life lacks the late-night-disk-jockey-esque announcer'svoice prepping us for what's com-ing next.No, fortunately this article isn't anhomage to the 1980's butt-rock bandPoison. In my book, they rank some-where around the level of

-The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of MercyhurstCollege. It is published throughout the year with the exceptionof mid-term and finals weeks. Office at 314 Main. Telephone824-2376. Fax 824-3249. E-mail .The M erciad welcomes letters to the editor. All letter! must besigned, but your name can be withheld on request under certainconditions. Letters are due on the M onday before publicationand should be no longer man 500 words. All letters should besubmitted to Box 485.

Supertramp's greatest hits and thewitty antics of Andrew Dice Clay.No , this will be'much worse. Ithought I'd say a little somethingabout expletives. Swear words.Oaths. The kinds of things you saywhen you stub your toe or acciden-tal! y vote Republican.Let's cut right to the chase?Thedirtiest word of them all for an Idahoresident: Liberal. Most peoplewould rather have someone spit intheir eye than call them a liberal. Inthe minority of the most overwhelm-

ingly conservative state in the union,liberal political opinions are theequivalent of a Marv Albeit commen-tary and their presence as welcomeas mat of a hangnail.I should know. At the risk of beingpublicly stoned, I'm going to admitto the Idaho cardinal sin: I'm a lib-eral. I'm guilty of being environmen-tally conscious, a vegetarian, and ac-cording to many, completely respon-sible for the degradation of m orals incontemporary society.I've been accused of ust about ev-erything at one time or another. Flagburning. Drug trafficking. El Nino."Oh, man, I just got a flat tire."That's the *#&@A liberals foryou." &Hippie. Pinko. Flower Child.Peacenik. You got that righ t I makeall my own clothes from hemp anduse words like "groovy" and "psyche-delic." I also don't shower, comb myhair or have electricity, man.Redneck. Hick. Fascist. When notenjoying a large slab of red meat(preferably one so rare it grazes onyour salad), Idaho conservatives en-joy drinking cheap beer and playing

with shotguns. They driverusted outFords that have bumpers tied onwith bailing twine and the radio sta-tion is always tuned to RushLimbaugh.Wecreate these erroneous stereo-types and then either group peopleinto them or end up embodyingthem.

.However, even in a state whereeducation moves at the speed of con-tinental drift and minimum wage isinflation-adjusted to 1925, politicalboundaries may not be quite as starkas we make mem out to be. Believeit or not, there may even be factorscommon to both conservatives andliberals.I heard a word the other day thatmight facilitate a better understand-ing by both sides: conversation. Iwas a little fuzzy on the definition,so I looked it up. "An informal spo-ken interchange of thoughts, infor-mation, etc." 4It turns out this was a regular oc-currence at one time and people canactually learn things from each otherthis way. Give it a try.

Attention students: On TXiesday, January 15,2002, an expert in the field of "Leadership"will be giving a special guest lecture at the PAC. Dr James C rupi will speak on "Leader-ship vs. Management Challenging Assumptions About Power, Authority, Status and

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Composer speaksat M er cyhurstLast speaker of the 75th anniversary seriesR. Murray Schafer has achieved anational and international reputationas a composer, educator, environ-mentalist andvisual artist. At 7:30p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17,2002, hewill share his vision with Erie as thelast speaker in the Mercyhurst Col-lege 75th Anniversary Creative ArtsLecture Series. Schafer will appearin the Mary D'Angelo PerformingArts Center at Mercyhurst College;the lecture is free and open to thepublic. %Schafer will spend three days as avisiting artist in the Creative Artsdivision. He will work not only withstudent composers, but also speak invisual art classes and meet with stu-dents majoring in music and art edu-cation. Schafer will host a questionand answer session with studentcomposers from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room19 of the D 'Angelo School of Mu-sic on Wednesday, Jan. 16. That ses-sion is open to the public. .*For mo re information on sessionswith Schafer, please contacrDr.Michael Cerveris, chairman of theMercy hurst Creative Arts Division,at 824-2425. A # M Jga Schafer was born in Sarnia,Ontario, Canada, in 1933, and thenraised in Toronto. After earning hisdegree at the Royal School of Mil-sic at the Royal College of MusicLondon, he studied at theUniversityof Toronto an d the Royal Conserva-tory ofMusic before studying litera-ture, philosophy, languages and mu-sic during five years of travelthrough Europe. It was then thatSchafer drafted three books, "E.T.A.Hoffmann & Music," "British Com-posers in Review," and "Ezra Pound& Music"allof which were laterpublished.

In 1961 Schafer became director

of the Canadian Ten Centuries Con-certs Series, then wen t on to teachfor 10 years in the experimentalCommunications Centre at SimonFraser University, developing twoareas for which h e is internationallyrecognized: music education and"soundscape" research. Hismost im-portant book, "The Tuning of theWorld," documents the findings ofthe:World SoundscapetProject,which he founded. That projectunited the social, scientific and ar-tistic aspects of sound and intro-duced the concept of acoustic ecol-ogy. The concept of soundscape uni-fies most ofhis musical and dramaticwork, as well as his educational andcultural theories. Schafer will speakon the subject of soundscapes whenhe lectures at Mercy hurst College.During his time as a teacher and atraveler, Schafer composed a num-ber of works ranging from c lassic toutterly modern. In penning his com-positions, Schafer has developed anartistic and graphic style that makeshis musical scores into an art formoften exhibited by art galleries.u Throughout his career, Schafer hasreceived an impressive number ofawards and commissions. He is theonly North American recipient of hePrix Honegger (1980, String Quar-tet No.l) . He also received theFromm Foundation Award (1972,Gita), a Guggenheim Fellowship(1974), The Canadian MusicCouncil's annual Medal (1972) andits'firstComposer of he Year award(1976) plus the Jules Leger Prize forNew Chamber Music (1977, StringQuartet No.2). Most recently,Schafer was the first to be awardedthe Glenn Gould Prize for Music andits Communication (1987).

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Ticket StubBy Phil PirrelloOpinion editor"Ali" roars and rumbles, but its echoquickly fades upon exiting the the-atre. This film is clumsily concoctedand often sloppily edited, floatinglike a lead balloon and whose stingis rarely on target. Director MichaelMann, of "The Insider"feme,seemsto have his heart in the right place,but it is no where near as strong asits titular character's story deserves.The Plot: Muhammad Ali (adomineering Will Smith) is your ev-eryday super-human. He lives andsuffers through the same trials andtribulations of ordinary men, but heis anything but. We learn thisthrough a confusing opening mon-tage that sets up the main religious(Malcolm X and his Muslim teach-ings) and human influences on hisearly life. Ali's life is a tumultuousone. We follow Cassius Clay's as-cent to Ali status, and descent intoGod-like reverie, when the film cli-maxes with the fighter's famous"Rumble in the Jungle" title bout inZaire, setup by Don King (MykeltiWilliamson).The Good: The boxing scenes areall real contact, the most brutallyrealistic fights filmed since "FightClub." But they arejust sport, inter-ludes between a soggy narrative thatfail to properly segue in and out ofthe script's dialogue-heavy scenes.But "Ali's" performances are thebest the picture has going for it,which is surprising in a film directedby Mann, who seems to rely moreon style than substance. Ali, the man,comes off as a complexjloathsome,charismatic entertainer. B ut Smith'sAli, the character, relies on theactor's real-life off-screen charm tocompensate for those unlikabletraits. Voight does a solid imperson-ation of Cosell, rather than a greatperformance. Foxx givees the mostthree-dimensional performance asAli's manager, who struggles withalcohol abuse and inferiority in sucha bitter-sweet way that the audiencelaughs both with and at him.T he Bad: Director Mann andscreenwriter Eric Roth bear most of"Ali's" negative burden. Coming offsuch a great picture as "The Insider,"these two seem to be riding their pre-vious collaboration's coattails.Mann 's trademark rapid fire cuts andfocus-skewed shots play as outtakes,giving "Ali" a rough-cut feel whichwarrants more editing. Both direc-tor and writer seem caught up in thereal Ali's hype, unable to decide onwhat to show and not tell. 1"Ali" was given the best possiblecanvas to tell its story. But all welearn from the man is from an his-torical perspective, setting his lifeand times against the backdrop of helife and times history books re-corded, not necessarily those helived. "Ali" is down for the countbefore the first reel ends. It pulls toomany punches, leaving Mann upagainst the ropes under the weightof his own defeat.

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W o m e n ' S r b a s k e t b a l l l o s e s t h r e e s t r a i g h t i n n e w y e a rBy Mackenzie DexterwSports editor 4The Mercyhurst women's basketballteam had a rough start to the new yearas they lost to Lake Superior 74-47,Northern Michigan 90-67 and Michi-ganTech 78-47. i Tg ^The Lady Lakers started out solidagainst Lake Superior Thursday, Jan.3 as they took a 19-16 lead with fightminutes to play in the first half. ButLake Superior State went on a 16-3run to take a 32-22 lead at half ime.Lake Superior continued their com-mand as they opened the second halfwith a 15-2 streak and never lookedback. Sophomore forward Krista Rossled Mercyhurst with 15 points whilesenior guard Jodie Maxim addedeleven. Ross also had ten reboundsand senior forward Krista Usher hadsix.The Lady Lakers took on NorthernMichigan, ranked second in the re-gion, Saturday, Jan. 5. Mercyhurst

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Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSenior guard Jodie Maxim, along with the rest of the Lady Lakers,plays tight defense against Northern Michigan.would trail from the very start, be-hind 37-26 at halftime. In the secondhalf, Northern Michigan graduallyincreased their lead by scoring animpressive 53 points. Ross led theLady Lakers with* 18 points and 12rebounds. Junior guard Katie Lorinczfinished with 14 points and four steals,

senior guard Bridget Donovan had11 points and Maxim added 10.The women were defeated for thefifth straight time against visitingMichigan Tech 78-47 Monday, Jan.7. Michigan Tech sprinted to a 43-18lead at halftime and led by as much as38 in the second half. Maxim, Usher

Senior guard Bridget Donovanagainst Northern Michigan.and freshman guard Shana McDowellled Mercyhurst with eight pointsapiece. Michigan Tech shot 53.4 per-cent from the floor while the LadyLakers only shott30.2 percent.Mercyhurst is now 3-10 overall and0-5 in the GLIAC.The Lady Lakers begin a six-game

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographertakes!a shot in Saturday's gameroad trip Thursday, Jan. 10 atNorthwood at 5:30 p.m. They willplay at Saginaw Valley Saturday, Jan.12 at 1 p.m., at Hillsdale Thursday,Jan.)! 17 at 6 p.m., at Wayne StateSaturday, Jan. 19 atjl p.m. and atEdinboro Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m.

jympictorch makes its way around the U.S.^Seeing the flame is a once-in-a-lifetime experience]Men's hockey loses to Clarkson

By Mackenzie DexterSports editor

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As the Olympic torch makes its wayacross the country from Atlanta, Ga.,to Salt Lake City, Utah, more than11,500 people will participate in itsdelivery for the opening ceremonyof the Winter Games Feb. 8,2002.Over break I had the chance to seethe torch run in Syracuse, NY, Mysister and I went to watch a friendrun with the torch. Even though itwas freezing outside, it was an expe-rience Tlrnever forget. It may soundcorny v but I actually felt proud to bean American.It all seemed to go by so quickly.Police cars started showing up toblock off the streets. Free flags anddrinks were given out courtesy ofCoca-Cola and Chevrolet, sponsorsof the Olympics. Then, the caravanbegan. A couple of trucks went by.Then a*van dropped off the nextperson who would carry the flame.The crowd welcomes this personwith high-fives and hugs. Then an-other truck passed. This truck had a

spotlight on the runners. There werethree runners at one time, one persondressed in white that actually carriedthe torch and two others dressed inpurple that were the support runners.There was a pause and the flame waspassed on to the next runner. The oldrunner was then high-fived andhugged by the crowd until a secondvan came and picked her up. Thenthere were a few more trucks and apolice car. The crowd then dispersedand left. My sister and I then went tothe O ncenter where the flame wouldfinally end up for the night. Carol andStephen Baldwin, the mother andbrother of actor Alec Baldwin,brought the flame into the buildingwhere it lit the cauldron on stage. Itwas a once-in*a-Hfetime event and1*11 never forget it.The torch made a brief stop in Erieon New Year's Day. The area's run-ners carried the torch down Route 97to Old French Road, west on West38th Street and down State Street.Each torchbearer carried the flametwo-tenths of a mile, which took abouteight minutes.

Four Mercyhurst College alumni,Yvette'Anderson, class oR''*74,;Ronald Coleman, class o f 79, Rich-ard Skonieczka Jr., class of *85 andScott Zinram, class of '92 wereamong those chosen to run with theflame.Coleman, a juvenile counselor atEdmundL . Thomas Adolescent Cen-ter, was nominated by his 20-year-old daughter Katie. Skonieczka, apolice detective in the Millcreek Po-lice Department and assistant SWATteam leader for the department, wasnominated by his wife Mariana.Zinram, a Pennsylvania state trooperstationed in Kane. His wife Brendanominated him after watching hiscommitment to his position in lawenforcement following the Sept. 11terrorist attacks while con tinuing hisrole as father to three stepsons -Dustin, 15, Brandon, 14* and CoreyLenhardt, 12.

The torch will pass through Kan-sas City, Mo., Omaha, Neb., Ama-rillo, Texas, Tucson, A riz., Phoenix,Ariz., San Diego, Calif, and Pasa-dena, Calif, within the next week.Teen to open season in Phoenix OpenAssociated Press - Seventeen-year-old Ty Tryon, the high school juniorwho became the youngest player toearn his PGATour card,will open theseason in the Phoenix Open, his agentsaid Thursday, Jan. 3.The Phoenix Open is Jan. 24-27 onthe TPC at Scottsdale, and tradition-ally has one of the strongest fieldsduring the West Coast Swing.jay Danzi of IMG said that was onereason Tryondecided to start theyearin Phoenix, along with the fact he hasplayed several junior events thereand knows the course.Tryon played three times on thePGA Tour last year, two as an ama-teur and once as a pro.

As a 16-year-old at the Honda Clas-sic, he became the youngestplayer in44 years to make the cut at a PGATour event, eventually tying for39th.He was tied for the lead after oneround of the B.C. Open, and woundup tied for 37th. He missed the cut inthe M ichelob Championship in earlyOctober as a pro.Tryon turned pro shortly beforestarting his junior year at Dr PhillipsHigh School in Orlando, Fla., thenmade it through all three stages of Q-school to earn his card. He shot 66 inthe final round to make it with twostrokes to spare. Because of a new PGA Tour policyadopted after he turned pro, Tryon

wil 1 not be a member until he turns 18on June 2. Until then, he can takesponsor's exemptions to seven tour-naments, and play no more than 12.Whatever money he earns w ill notappear on the money list until June 2.A year ago, Mark Calcavecchia setthe PGA Tour scoring record for 72holes at the Phoenix Open with a 28-under-par 256. That field includedTiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, ErnieEls, Vijay Singh and David Duval.Woods is not likely to play thePhoenix Open this year.Danzi also said he would consideran international event for Tryon toplay, although nothing has been fi-nalized.

By Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe men's hockey team lost both oftheir independent games againstClarkson this weekend. The Lakerslost 2-0 Friday, Jan. 4 and 8-1 Satur-day, Jan. 5.Clarkson began the scoring late inthe first period to take a 1-0 lead.Neither team scored in the secondperiod. Clarkson increased their lead2-0 when they scored again with only5:08 left to play in the game.Mercyhurst's senior goal ender Pe-ter Aubry stopped 35 of 37 shots in alosing effort. T he Lakers could gatherjust 14 shots at the Clarkson goalie.Clarkson came back again strongagainst the Lakers in Saturday'scon-test. Clarkson took a 1-0 lead veryearly scoring at 11:13 in the firstperiod. They added two more goals

within the next four minutes to take a3-0 lead going into the second period.Clarkson added four more goals inthe second for a 7-0 lead overMercyhurst. Sophomore forwardMike Carter's seventh goal of theseason at 14:25 of the second avertedthe second successive shutout. For-wards senior Brad McDonald andjunior P.J. Hiscockassisted Ca rter onthe play. Aubry allowed seven goalsbefore being replaced by sophomoreMatt Cifelli in the second. Clarksonoutshot Mercyhurst 56-19. The lossdropped Mercyhurst to 9-7-2 over 11and 0-3 lifetime against ClarksonMercyhurst, leading the MA/Hockey League with an 8-0-2 recawill play second-place Canisius in avery important series. Mercyhurst willhost Canisius Saturday night, Jan.12, at 7 p.m. before traveling to Buf-falOj'NY Tuesday, Jan. 15 to play at7:30 p.m.

to celebrate vocations ofpriestly and religious lifeSaint Mark Seminary'* January 20,2002Time: 11:00 a.m. -3:0 0 p.m.Place: St Mark Catholic Center429 E. Grandview Blvd.For m ore information call ,Fr. Mark Hoffman, 824-1200email: famerhoffman@eriercd.org Sisters of St JosephJanuary 27,2002Time: 9:30 a.m.Place: Villa Maria Living Centerlk 5031 West Ridge Road

For more information call Sr. MaryDrexler- 833-6250 1email: ssjmdrex@erie.net School Sisters of St FrancisFebruary 10,2002Time: 1:00 p.m. -3:0 0 p.m.Place: 629 Hess AvenueFor more informationSr. Rose Kuzma - 454-5567e-mail:kuzhome@juno.com Sisters of Mercy1 February 10,2002Times 10:30 a.m.Place: Mercy Motherhouse444 East Grandview Blvd.

For information callSr. Teresa Okonski - 824-2476e-mail:srteresa@mpslakers.comBenedictine Sisters of Erie I February 17,20025 Time: 9:00 a.m.Place: Mount St. BenedictMonastery6101 East Lake Road wFor more information callSr. Mary Ellen Plumb - 899-0614M Ext 511e-mail:msbforma@erie.netAnawim Community ofFren ch ville, PAFebruary 24,2002Time: 9:30 a.m.Place: Bethany Retreat Center879 to VFW Rd to Germania RdFrenchviile, PA 16836For more information callSr. Therese Dush or Sr. Suzanne.) Thibault i(814)263-4855email: AnawimCo@vicon.net

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Women's hockey shuts out Colgate over weekendTheLady Lakers improve to seventhplace in NCAA Division I rankingsBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst women's hockeyteam, ranked seventh in NCAA Di-vision I, is now unbeaten in their lasttwelve games with two wins overColgate Saturday, Jan. 5 and Sunday,Jan. 6.Playing in their first game after athree week break, the Lady Lakerswereforced o play without their #1goalie, junior Tiffany Ribble. Ribblewill be out for the next six weeks witha broken ankle. But Mercyhurstshowed they could overcome thestruggle as they defeated Colgate 3-0 Saturday afternoon. Junior forwardSeanna M urphy, playing for the firsttime since Dec. 8 due to a concus-sion, scored the first goal for theLadyLakers at 9:37 of the first period.Murphy was assisted by defenderjunior Jenn Jeffrey and forward jun-ior Kerry Ryan on the play. Juniorforward C.J. Ireland added a goal at15:12, assisted by forwards juniorChristy Vinge and freshmanLindsay Dellow. Jeffrey scored an

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSophomore forward KellyRay croft defends a Colgate playerwaiting for a pass.unassisted goal 47 seconds into thethird period for the win. Freshmangoalie Desi Clark picked up her thirdwin and her second career shutoutThe Lakers outshot Colgate 26*9.In Sunday's 4-0 win over Colgate,Dellow began the scoring on a powerplay at 11:59 of the first period. Jun-ior defender Elizabeth Betteridge as-

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerThe Lady Lakers fight for thepuck on the boards In their 3-0 win overColgate Saturday afternoon.sisted Dellow with the goal. Thescore remained 1-0 until Irelandadded a goal at 10:01 of the final pe-riod, assisted by Dellow and sopho-more forward Lindsay Barch. Juniordefender Randi Pilger then scoredtwice in 3:08 to put the game away.The goals were her third and fourthof theyear with the last, a power-play

strike, at 18:31 assisted ]byBetteridge.^Mercyhurst^outshotColgate 36-21. Clark picked up herfourth win and her third career shut-out.The Lady Lakers will travel to Ver-mont Saturday, Jan. 19 and Sunday,Jan. 20 to play a couple of afternoongames..

Men's basketball wins wi c e before falling to Michigan TechBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst men's basketballwent 2-1 this past week defeatingLake Superior 76-60, NorthernMichigan 56-43 and losing to Michi-gan Tech 75-61.Mercyhurst trailed only twice inthe first half and eventually shot 52percent to lead Lake Sup erior 40-25at halrtime Thursday, Jan. 5. Lake Su-perior closed to within six at 51-45with eight minutes left beforeMercyhurst gradually increased theirlead for the win. Junior forward ScottMelle led Mercyhurst with 20 points,including three three-point baskets.Sophomore point guard JustinShouse added 15 and sophomore for-ward Josh Helm had 10. Helm andsophomore forward MichaelMarshall led the team with seven re-bounds apiece; Mercyhurst forced 14Lake Superior turnovers and re-|corded eleven steals.Saturday, Jan. 5, the Lakers led 16-12 with 7:45 left in the first half butNorthern Michigan went on a 10-0run and held a 27-22 lead at inter-mission*. Northern Michigan wouldnot let go of the lead until Shousemade a lay-up with 10:47 left to give

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSophomore point guard Justin Shouse gets the rebound and passesto an open teammate in Saturday's game against Northern Michi-gan. 1 y & ; , V^;Mercyhurst a 38-37 lead. The Lak-ers played very strong until the end,outscoring the Wildcats 18-6. Helmled the team with 18 points and tenrebounds. Shouse also had 18 points,including four three-pointers. TheLakers held Northern Michigan tojust 26 percent shooting for the game.Mercyhurst lost for the first timethis season at hpme and had its six-game winning streak snapped as wellby dropping a 75-61 verdict to visit-ing Michigan Tech, ranked first in the

region, Monday night, Jan. 7. Thetwo teams were tied at 22 with 8:24left in the first half when MichiganTech went on a 16-4 run to take con-trol of the game . The Lakers withinseven points in the second half, thelast time at 55-48 with just over tenminutes to play. Michigan Tech thenoutscored Mercyhurst 16-4 again totake the win away from the Lakers.Helm led the Lakers with 16 points,Shouse followed with 11 and juniorforward Dion Brown added 10. Helm

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerFreshman forward Steve Hornershoots as teammate JustinShouse looks on.also led the team in rebounds witheight. Michigan Tech shot 56 percentfrom the floor while the Lakers shot46 percent.'Mercyhurst fell to 10-3overall and to 3-2 in the GLIACiThe Lakers start a six-game roadtrip Thursday, Jan. 10 at N orth woodat 7:30?p.m. They will play atSaginaw Valley Saturday, Jan. 12 at3 p.m., at Hillsdale Thursday, Jan. 17at 8 p.m., at Wayne State Saturday,Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. and at EdinboroTuesday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.

McAvinew and Mautz finish third at wrestling tournam entBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst wrestling team com-peted in the 2002 Midwest ClassicWrestling Tournament hosted by theUniversity of Indianapolis Friday,Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan, 5. The Lak-ers finished tenth out of eighteenteams with 42 points. Freshmen Ben

McAvinew and Justin Mautz eachwon third place at 184 and 197, re-spectively.Mercyhurst brought nine wrestlersto the event and had just two wres-tlers left after the opening day.McAvinew received a bye in theopening round, lost to the Classic's#3 seed Brett Barbarik of CentralMissouri State 6-5 in overtime, thenpinned Wabash College's Logan

Kuhne at 2:10. Mautz pinned JohnBerry of Indianapolis in 3:27, lost 7-4 to Jeremy Kosch of Ohio Northernand defeated Brian King of FortHayes State 7-2.McAvinew and Mautz each gotthree wins the next day to clinch theirthird placefinishes.McAvinew wonby medical forfeit over BrettBarbaricik. Mautz pinned OhioNorthern's Jeremy Kosch in 5:18 in

the third-place match. Mautz had thetournament's most falls in the leasttime with four in 15:48.The Lakers will travel toShippensburg Friday, Jan. 11 andSaturday, Jan. 12 to wrestle in theEast Regional Dual competition.They will then have a home matchSunday, Jan. 20 against Shippensburgat 2 p.m. g

|]Upcoming'Hurst SportsMen 's hockeyThe Mercyhurst m en's hockey teamwill entertain second-place CanisiusSaturday,Jan.il2, at 7 p.m. beforetraveling to Buffalo, NY for the re-turn engagement Tuesday, Jan. 15.Saturday's game will be featuredlive on Hurst TV. The Lakers returnto the Ice Center Friday, Jan . IS andSaturday, Jan. 19 to play Fairfield.Both games will begin at 7 p.m.

^Women's hockeyThe Mercyhurst women's hockeyteam wilt play at Vermont at 2 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 19 and 1 p.m. Sun-day, Jan. 20.jClub hockeyThe Mercyhurst club hockey teamwill host Washington and Jeffersonat the Ice Center Friday, Jan, 11 in a7 p.m. contest. They will then travelto Washington and Jefferson Satur-day, Jan.|l2 to play at 7 p.m. Theywill be playing at Towson Friday,Jan. 18 and at Drexel Saturday, Jan.19* ; W- i W *i

Me n's volleyballThe Mercyhurst men's volleyballteam begins their regular seasonwith the alumni match starting at 4p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. They willthen host the Mercyhurst Invita-tional Saturday, Jan. 19 in the MAC.The time is to be announced. Themen will entertain Juniata in a 7 p.m.contest Tuesday, Jan. 22.

*Men's basketballThe Mercyhurst men's basketballteam will be traveling for their nextfew games. They have games atNorthwood Thursday, Jan. 10 at7:30 p.m. and at Saginaw Valley Sat-urday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. They willthen visit Hillsdale Thursday, Jan.17 for an 8 p.m. game and WayneState at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. TheLakers will also head to Edinboroto play at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 2.

Women's basketballTheMercyhurst women's basketbalIteam will be heading to NorthwoodThursday, Jan. 10 for a 5:30 p.m.start and to Saginaw Valley Satur-day, Jan. 12 for a 1 p.m. contest. TheLady Lakers will then play atHillsdale Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6p.m.and at Wayne State starting at 1 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 19. They will be atEdinboro Tuesday, Jan. 22. for a 6p.m. contest.

iWrestUngThe Meryhurst men's wrestlingteam is traveling to ShippensburgFriday, Jan. 11 and Saturday, Jan. 12to compete in the East RegionalDual competition. They will thenhost Shippensburg Sunday, Jan. 20in the MAC at 2 p.m.

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