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Vol. 74 No. 7 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie, Pail 6546 November 1,2000

S t u d e n t f o r u m h o t t o p i c s : d a t e r a p e d r u g , a l c o h o l p o l i c yBy Sara SeidleMerciad writer

Aside from a few heated discussions and somesnide remarks, the Mercyhurst Student Gov-

ernment-sponsored student forum proved tobe what it was meant to be, a time for studentsto bring their concerns to the people in chargeand have their questions answered. *

The forum was held in the Great Room ofthe CarolynHerrmann Thursday, Oct 26, witha little over fifty students attending.

Forum questions covered every topic fromonline scheduling, a switch to the semestersystem and increasing enrollment problems toissues such as enforcement of the alcoholpolicy, rape incidents on campus and fresh-man visitation hours.

T h e forum definitely gave MSG and the ad-ministration a lot to mink about in terms ofimproving our school,'* said Annie DeMeo,MSG junior representative.

The recurring issues of parking problems and

professors being paid more to give fewer A's

were brought up asjvell. The answer to thelatter question was a simple "no" from Tho-mas Billingsley, executive vice president ofadministration.^Students wanted to know how the recreationcenter renovations are progressing, if the five-year plan includes plans to make Mercyhurstmore wheelchair accessible and why morescholarships seem togo t o athletics rather thanacademics. Students also expressed their dis-sension over the new grills placed in the formertennis court areaA

The hottest topics of the two-hour forumseemed to be the new stance on enforcing thealcohol policy a s well as campus security is-sues, such as incidents of rape and the pres-ence of date rape drugs on campus.

directly to them by the victim. He said, how-ever, after an incident is reported, "I assureyou, we will vigorously pursue i criminally."

"The forum definitelygave MSG and the admin-istration a lot to thinkabout in terms of improv-ing our school/'

-Annie DeMeo

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer

Bill McGahee complains about parking at the student forum Thursday, Oct. 26 .

One student brought up the point that re-cently students have been jumping out of win-dows to escape the infractions that go along

with underage drinking under Mercyhurst'salcohol policy. r •* iZirkle said that, as a result of this situation,

resident assistants will now be stationed atwindows whenever there is a chance of this*happening.

Zirkle addressed questions concerningstricter enforcement of the alcohol policy bysaying, "We haven't changed the policy, just!how we enforce it. We want to see students ]make better decisions than they have in theipast." J * I

|In defense of the college's alcohol policy,Zirkle said, "Mercyhurst College has tried tokeep everything in-house. Students do not get'1cited by police for underage drinking. A $100fine and 20 hours of community service is far

less than a citation for underage drinking."She added, "Colleges around the country

are being held responsible for the actions of

their students. If you're underage, i t's againstthe law to drink."* x. A toS-Jte jjg3fj Gregorich pointed out that Mercyhurst Po-lice and Safety have full arrest power, buthaveonly made one underage drinking arrest,whereas, in two months at Edinboro, one se-curity officer had 17 underage arrests.

Gregorich addressed the questions concern-ing rape and date rape drugs on campus. Hesaid that he was aware of one incident in whicha student could possibly havebeen given sometype of drugs.

According to Gregorich, the victims havedecided to pursue the incident criminally byreporting it to the Erie Police. He noted thatMercyhurst Police and Safety can not addressincidents such as this until they are reported

Sidun advised students that a fairly new pro-gram of testing for date rape drugs is nowavailable at the college. He explained thatsomeonewho thinks they may have been giventhe drug must be tested within 48 hours.

A rather heated debate over the parking is-sue on campus arose between two students.One student, who is a resident of thetownhouses, questioned why more packingpermits were issued than there are parkingspots in the townhouse lots. £ M

In response to this question, Gregorich saidthat the parking permits do not guarantee aspot in the townhouse lots, but a spot in anyof the designated lots on campus*

Another student made the point that studentsare not always going to get a spot right out-side their front doors.

The student further suggested mat if miswere any other college, students would haveto walk much farther than from McAuley Hallto Briggs Avenue to park their cars, if theywould even be permitted to have cars.

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Career Fair a benefit to allBy Heather CvitkovicMerciad writer

The Career and Employment Fair is returningto Mercyhurst for the ninth consecutive year.

The event is taking place Thursday, Nov. 2,from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Athletic Center.The event is open to freshmen, sophomores,juniors and seniors. Admission is free to all.

Some of the companies that will have repre-sentatives are General Electric, LockheedMartin, State Farm, the Cleveland Cavaliers,Mariott and Hyatt. jfc"This is the biggest Career Fair that we have

ever had," said Bob Hvezda, director of ca-

reer services, which sponsors the Career Faireach year. *& f"There will be 117 businesses at this fair.

This is one fair where there is truly somethingfor everybody," Hvezda said.

Freshmen and sophomores are encouragedto attend to see how they can get involved and

be prepared for a job in their major, see whatclasses people in the field suggest they takeand if a minor would be helpful.*

Juniors are encouraged to attend to look torinternship opportunities if they have not al-

ready done their internships.?Seniors are asked to dress up, bring a resume

and talk to representatives of the companiesthat they are interested in. j

"This is a great opportunity to network withpeople in the industry," said Hvezda. "It al-ways is helpful if you know people in the in-dustry, even if they are not hiring you. Theycan pass your resume along to other people in

thefield." & I Jfe *l § t 'There will be 220 representatives from he

companies in attendance, meaning that mostcompanies will actually have two representa-tives to talk to students.

"Faculty are encouraged to bring their

classes if they feel it will be helpful to theirstudents," said Hvezda. "These representativesare here because they are interested in studentsand what they have to say. Otherwise theywouldn't come."

While seniors are encouraged to bring theirresumes with them, if they have not yet cre-ated one, they can tell the representatives ofcompanies that they will send or fax them theirr£sum6. The career services office will thenhelp, students put together a resume* to keepon file for future reference.

Sara Seidle/contributing photographer

A Halloween prank in 1992 left the grotto's original Lady of theLourdes statue-in pieces. The shattered statue is now buriedbeneath the grotto loor. See story In / RememberWhen... page 2.f

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CAMPUS NEWS-—-Students to study! in IrelandBy Brandon BoylanMerciad writer

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Six students from Mercyhurst will travel toIreland to study this January.

Virtually, all upper classmen have the op-portunity to study abroad in Ireland and takethree or four courses at an Irish university. Stu-dents with a minimum QPA of 3.0 and whodemonstrate how they can benefit from for-

eign studies are eligible to go.Last year, four students took the opportu-

nity to study at Galway University. One stu-dent who went on the trip, Amy Murty, com-ments, "Ireland offered a mix of people fromall over the world. The community consistedof a 'young* atmosphere geared towards col-lege students."

Murty, along with other studen ts, were ableto tour several different cities in Ireland, in-cluding Dublin and Belfast. When it came toacademics, she claimed that the lecture hallsconsisted of about 500 people, with one finaltest grade determining the students' overallsemester grade.?

Oneof her favorite parts of the trip was "RagWeek.'* During this week, students w ere notto study or go to classes. "It's kind of like ourSpirit Week," says Murty.

This year the six will be studying at Ulster,which has four campuses of its own in North-

ern Ireland. The university offers a wide rangeof subjects and includes most of the majorsMercyhurst provides. With student majors in

[finance and accounting, English, biology, re-search intelligence analyst, hotel restaurant in-stitutional management and religious studies,the six students seem "enthusiastic, eager andquite capable," according to Dr. JosephGower, vice president of academic affairs anddirector of the program. £

One student going on the trip says, "I alwayswanted to go to Europe and broaden my hori-zons and experience different perspectives."

The students will leave in January and ar-rive home in June, taking the average numberof classes they normally would take here atMercyhurst. All students will be able to main-tain their financial aid package overseas andwill have the North American Institute forStudy Abroad's services to assist in housingand to be available in case of emergency.

Gower explains, "It is exceptional to havean international education as well as access toa different cont inen t" He added that Irelandis abeneficial country in which to have an ex-change program because of the Irish roots andhistory on which Mercyhurst was founded.

Gower said the four students did extremelywell last year and Galway University com-mented on how excellent the students per-formed academically. He has no doubts thatthis year's students will have the same results.

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\ Remember When...ThdGrotto's New Lady

It was Halloween 1992 when the Lady ofLourdes statue in die grotto was knocked overand shattered. It was a bizarre act that tore atthe hearts of the Mercyhurst community.

But when it was discovered that the deedwas perpetrated by a disturbed person who wasnot a member of the Mercyhurst community,compassion replaced anger.

Perhaps Sr. Eustace Taylor put the Hallow-een vandalism into the proper perspective

when she said, "God sometimes writes straightwith crooked lines." ;

While saddened by the vandalism that shookMercyhurst campus that night, there was joyto be found one year later. It took months ofinternational transactions, but a new statuearrived in September and was installed andblessed on Nov. 7,1993, at a special ceremonyattended by many members of the Sisters ofMercy. '

The pieces of the original statue are nowburied beneath the grotto floor, and the site is

marked with a granite stone which briefly re-counts the history of the old and new statues.

What is most interesting about the new 5-foot statue of our Lady of Lourdes is that itfits appropriately in the niche of the grottowhere the original statue was supposed to go.Much to the dismay of the Sisters, when matstatue arrived from France in 1932, it was fartoo large for the niche that Fr. WilliamSullivan, the college's first chaplain who built

the grotto, had allowed in his design.The size of the new statue was ordered to fit

the niche, explained S ister Maura Smith, thenpresident of the Sisters of Mercy ofErie. "Thistime we measured it right," she laughed. Andso, today, the Mercyhurst grotto finally repli-cates the famous grotto at Lourdes where OurLady appeared 18 times to the young peasant

girl. * 1 % hThe college spent almost $10,000 on the res-

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Mercyhurst's Munson Plaza provides a peaceful, tranquil setting to stretchyour body as well as your mind.The warm weather allows students to enjoythe campus grounds for a few more weeks before the snow fa lls.

Food drive tops 4,000'poundsMore than 100 Mercyhurst College studentsparticipated in the food drive, sponsored by

Campus Minisu^cfer!5-Oct. 2OT2OO0. *With help from several of the college'ssports teams—men's and women's hockey,men's and women's lacrosse and men's andwomen's soccer—Campus Ministry was ableto donate a record amount of food to the Sec-ond Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Penn-sylvania, i £

"We broke the record set during last year'sfood d rive, 3,550 pounds of food, by collect-ing 4,132 pounds of food," said DanielCabanillas, food drive coordinator and amem:ber of Campus Ministry. >The student volunteers helping with the food

drive canvassed the area around the college—an area bordererd "on the north; by 28thStreet, on the south by Grandview Boulevard,

on the west by Glenwood Hills and on the east

by Groveland Avenue between 5 and 8 p.m.for the.entireweek* Ij3 addition, barrels,were

left in the lobby of'Old Main and Zurn Hallfor drop-off donations. J A

Cabanillas said that Mercyhurst communityand those living in the surrounding neighbor-hood have always been very generous and thisyear is no different.

"We would like to express our deepest grati-tude to the athletes who participated in the fooddrive, and we would also like to thank every-one on campus who dropped off food in thebarrels," said Cabanillas. "For every can offood we give, it's a child or a person in needthat will be fed in Erie County."

The Second Harvest Food Bank of North-western Pennsylvania distributed about 7.3million pounds of food in 1999. That food wasused by 270 agencies to feed approximately76,000 people last year. F

Mercyhurst College Police and Safety Log

O ct 14,2000—4014 Briggs, crimi- Oct 19,20<MK—campus housing, fe-nal mischief,hallway window broken male student believes she may be vic-

with 6-volt battery fro m barricadelantern.

O ct 15,2000—3828 Briggs, female

tim of sexual assault by the use of adrug . h

student found on grass, minor drink- ° c t 21» 2000—campus housing, fe-

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Oct 17, 2000—3828 Briggs,'a col-lege search warrant was served wheninformation was received that'a

male victim believes someone putsomething in her drinks

^ _ _ _ i O c t 28,2000—4012 Briggs, intoxi-

"hooka" was seen in an apartment, cated students wearing kilts were ex-The posing themselves to passers by.

Notice To Dean's List Students:

If you were unable to attend the dean'sjlis dinner held onSunday, Oct. 22, please pick up your certificate in the

dean's office no later than Nov. 21.

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Dance department shows variety of flavors

By Ro b in Ca r p e n t e rContributing Writer |

Right around the corner is the annual fall per-formance for the Mercyhurst dance depart-ment. This yea r's concert is titled "All Ameri-

can: Jazz, Tap and Swing." It is an excitingarray of work by faculty and guest choreog-raphers. Dancers jump, jive and sw ing to yourmusical favorites including Patsy C line, HarryConnick Jr . and Scott Joplin. The perfor-mances are Nov. 4 and 5 in the Mary D'Angelo

Performing Arts Center.

Works include "Spirituals, n|by TaunaHunter, dance dep artment director. It is a trib-ute to dancer Bruce Snead and* Hunter ' smother and daughter. Music for this piece isby Erie native, Harry T. Burleigh. f

The World Premiere of "More Amore," atap ex travaganza to the music o f Har ry

Co n n ic k Jr. J i s choreographed by MarkSantillano, the newest addition to the depart-ment.

The show includes the return of MiltonTatum's sizzling salsa "Bailes Con Savor."

Also in the mix is a delightful ragtime pointepiece created by Mark Schneider with musicfrom Scott Joplin and an appearance by theLake Erie Ballet's Festival Dancers.

Another thrilling part of the show is a swingnumber choreographed by Geoff Bach of theCity' Style Sw ing.

Photo By Adam DuShole

The dancers have been hard at work on theshow. Micheal Gleason andfhis group of"techies " are full steam ahead to have the the-aterFready for the fast-approaching perfor-man ce. It is destined to be a fun-filled, light-hearted night of wonderful dancing. |

Saturday, as part of a pre-performance lec-ture series, meet the men who?make th e

dances, in an informal discussion of theevening's works. They are creative men whohave toured the world and now reside in Erie

Following Sunday's performance, for allthose who like to put on their dancing s hoes,there will be a "Learn to Swing" lesson to ben|lefit the dance club. It will be taught by GeoffBach, choreographer of Swingin* with Style,and Carrie Webb, both from the City StyleLindy Hoppers. "Learn to Swing" will be $5per. person. Come join the dancers celebrate"All American: Jazz, Tap and Sw ing."

Book signing by Dr. Linda Colvin Rhodes set Nov. 10On Friday, Nov. 10, Dr. Linda Colvin R hodes will be signing copies of her, new book, "The

Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Aging Parents."

As a former Secretary of Aging, Rhodes oversaw the state's long-term care system an d

created the Family C aregiving Program that offers support to the thousands of families w hocare for loved ones at home. k >

A caregiver herself, Rhodes is frequently asked to testify before legislative committeesand is a popular speaker at conferences on aging health care. Jj-

In 1989, Rhodes was named a Distinguished Alumni by Mercyhurst. jgDr. Rhodes will sign copies of her new book Friday at 4 p.m. in Cumm ings Gallery.

By Phil PirreUoMerciad Writer

| The Digital Bits: |Saving Private Ryan portrays the evils of war

adds to the film's authenticity and the war's

I brutality. The grandiose 30-minute opening as-sault on Omaha Beach not only pummels youwith visual acts of carnage this side of Arma-geddon, but delivers the best of WWII historylesson, 24 vicious frames-per-second.You willtake something of their struggle back with you.

Hollywood heavy Tom Seizmore plays sec-ond-in-command Sgt. Horvath with underes-timated range. Edward Burns plays stereotypi-cal New York sass mouth, Pvt. Reiben. Damongives an uneven, almost too cute, performanceas the titular subject. He succeeds at makingyou ask why would you save him? Why in-deed. I

T he Bad: Bums . Two words for you: "Broth-er s McMullen." Please stay behind the cam-era until the next bicentennial. And it was

"War is Hell has become a national catchphrase and ultimate summ ary for any conflict,

foreign or domestic- jThe Plot: Ryan asks one question: Is it worthrisking the lives of eight men to save one? TomHanks, as Captain M iller, and his troop of cin-ematic clinched soldiers, go in search of thequestion, discovering their answers with thebloodiest andfcompelling of results. PrivateTom Ryan, played by Matt D amon, is the solesurviving male Ryan. After a brutal, yet suc-cessful, storming of the Normandy beach-head, Miller and his men receive orders to goin search of Ryan and "get him the hell out."

The Good: Ryan stands out as the hallmarkDVD in Spielberg's cannon.^ Even though itlacks a 2.35 anamorphic transfer and adequatespecial feat ure s, it makes up for it with anexplosion-fumbling 5.1 DTS surround sound.It's gritty, overexposed and surreal feel only

robbed of the Best Picture Oscar."Saving Private Ryan" scrutinizes our inner

moral struggles ov er the value of life using bothfilm's visceral camera lens arid humanity'sprejudiced gaze.fExperiencing "Ryan" is to

grasp the evils of war via the greatest of films.

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Dinner and a movieCracker Barrel

Check, pleaseBy Heather CvitkovicMerciad Writer

I used to hate meatloaf. Theword alonewouldsend shivers down my spine and conjure upimages of meat in a b ig, icky chunk.

Then I went to a friend's house for dinnerand guess what was on the menu. That's right,meatloaf. Her mom had worked hard and 1didn't want to insult her by not eating it, so Islowly took my first bite, fully intending togag afterward... but I loved it. 1 have now be-come a meatloaf connoisseur. Wh atsmore, I'vefound a great place in town for it.

The Cracker Barrel, on upper Peach Street,has some of the best m eatloaf I have ever hadthe pleasure of eating. But it is not the onlydelicious item on the m enu. The croutons areto die for on the salads that are delicious andof big proportions. The turkey sandwich is sogood, made of real Butterball turkey. If youlike country fried chicken or steak, CrackerBarrel has some of the best, with thick, sa-vory white gravy generously app lied. Almosteverything comes with mashed potatoes thatare just like grandma makes at Thanksgivingdinner.

Another impressive meal is the chicken anddumplings. Tender pieces of chicken arewrapped inside plump dumplings. It's deli-cious enough to make your mouth water forsome old-fashioned cook ing. |

But for me it is the meatloaf dinner that keepsme coming back for more. It is made with redand green peppers mixed in with the meat Itis cooked in a tomato sauce and is so moistthat it all but falls apart the second my forktouches it.Themeatloaf, along with most othermeals, comes with mashed potatoes and yourchoice of two additional sides. The meatloafmeal is $5.95, which is pretty good for the pro-portions that youget. Other meals range from$5.95 to $8.95, but allare well worth it. Sand-wiches are $4.95 and salads range from $5.95to $7.95. p^ ! '

Cracker Barrel provides home cooking forthose who are far away from-home and doesso at reasonable prices that even poor strug-gling college students can afford. It providesa homey atmosphereJfriendly waitresses andfree biscuits and jelly. <

While you waitgto be seated,; take a lookaround the quaint store, fashioned like an oldcountry store. Children's toys, holiday crafts,Coca Cola collectible items and candy are forsale. Browsing around the store can make thewait pass by. If the weather is nice, take a-seat

outdoors on a sturdy rocking chair and inhale

the crisp fall air. ??Erie's Cracker Barrel is located on Upper

Peach by The|Downs. Make the turn afterApplebee's (if you are coming from 1-90) andfollow it toward The Downs. Right before,there is another left turn that one might miss

*1if not paying attention.

"Pay It Forward*

Just the ticketBy Brandon BoylsMovie Critic!

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Each year, at least one feel-good m ovie is pro-duced. A movie that exemplifies the humancondition, captures a child's naivety and as-serts that the basic core of human essence isgood. I

This year the movie industry gave us "PayIt Forward".! The phrase, pay irfforward, isthe opposite to the cliche, pay it back. To "payit forward," you have to do three separatepeople a favor that they can't do on their own .They have to pay it forward ontb three otherpeople.

When 11-year-old Trevor McKinney (Oscar-nominee Haley Joel Osment, "The SixthSense") shows up for his first day of seventhgrade, he is encountered by his new socialstudies teacher, Mr. Eugene Simonet (doubleOscar-winner Kevin Spacey from "AmericanBeauty"). Simonet assigns the class an extra-credit project: change the world. Ambitiousand naive, McKinney embraces the task andcomes up with the idea, this movement called

pay it forward.

Worrisome Arlene (Oscar and Emmy win-ner Helen Hunt, TV's "Mad About You" and"A s GoodAs It Gets'*), Trevor's mother, wantsthe best for her son. She fends off his abusivefather, carries two jobs and supports all ofTrevor 's idealistic, yet compelling notions.After meeting with Eugene about Trevor's per-formance in class, Arlene and he begin to fall

for each other.Based on the book by Catherine Ryan Hyde,

the movie captures the entirety of a child's re-alization that the world isn't as good as he ex-pected. The film progresses from a child's fan-tasy that the world is a "wonderful" place, tothe adult conception of the world, while neverlosing the naive, optimistic energy that keepsthe world striving for more.

Mimi Leder's ("Deep Impact") direction wasat its peak. Her careful procession of the plotproposed clear, teleological disclosure to thegoal of the movie. Acting, as expected, wasphenomenal, filled w ith Oscar and Emmy win-

ners. Osment was just as good as he was asBruce Willis*sidekick. Comparable to "SimonBirch" or "The Mighty," "Pay It Forward"makes its audience see the world as if theywere kids again. £

Some complaints would include that someof the side subplots were under-developed,leaving the audience to wonder what becameof them. The ending was overdone, almostforcing itself too strongly on the film's over-all impact. The audience got the point regard-less of the "heav y" baggage at the film's, cli-max. I gave it a B. |m "Pay It Forward"?is playing at Tinseltowndaily at 1:25§p.m., 4:05 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:40

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The Street Beat! BV Krist,nEnzabethpw^MERCYWORLD

Flu Vaccines are available at the Cohen H ealth Center. Call for an appointment

Silence of the Lambs — m ovie in the Union Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.

Karaoke in the Union Nov. 3 from'10 p.n%to 2 a.m.

AROUND TOWNPeter Pa n — play at Warner Theatre Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Once Upon a Mattress — play at Erie Business Center Nov. 2-4 at 8 p.m.

Chunk — cover band for Papa Roach and Santana at The Barracks Nov. 4,

Stress Relief Night — massages in the Union Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.

L 0 S e r movie in the Union N ov. 3 at 10 p.m. and m idnight.

The Recipe — band at Forward Hall Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.

Liquid Xpose — dance club at 830 W,*20th and Plum streets Nov. 4 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

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OPINIONTHE GOOD ...

• It was announced at the; student forum that the dew academic building will be handicap

friendly, which wasbrought up in response to the fact that Mercyhurst do es not seemhandicap friendly.

• Freshman visitation changes were brought up at the forum with students wondering whythey can't be changed and/or extended. Mr. Moore brought up a good point when he saidthat we are a private Catholic institution. J

• Congratulationsfootball team in your 24-21 victory against Hillsdale last weekend.V

• Way to go guys! The men's soccer team showed our rival, Gannon, that they can alwaysrise to thechallenge, beating them for the fifth year in a row by a score of 5 to 0.

| Many students dressed up last weekend in die spirit of Hallow een. There were a lot ofgreat costumes and fun costume parties where all could show off their creative style.

• D espite the fact that several students' names and numbers were missing from he studentdirectories, many students are saying that it is much more reader-friendly than past years.

THE BA D .. .P • The women's hockey team lost at home this weekend against Northeastern Co llege.

Don't let it get you down though, ladies; we all know that you are powerhouses in hockey.

• Students need to stop complaining about the Rec Center, it will get done. And if you feeluninformed about what is goin g on , attend MSG m eetings and ask questions. The informa-tion is these, although many claim it's not, just start looking.

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[There always hasto be one student at the forum who doesn't take the event seriously. Itis not necessary to make a joke about community service or mowing Dr. Garvey 's lawn.Instead of m owing Dr. Garvey's lawn, would you like to clean up lower State Street while allyour riends drive by and people spit on you? Be happy that you have easy community serviceinstead of something much harder, like what might happen in the real world.

THE UGLY . . .A'*,

•nrSD*mnch attention always paid to th e aesthetics ofthe schooK why does the brick forthe hewltec Center' h6tmatch the existing brick of the Athletic Center?

• Once again the turnout of students at the forum was very low. Everyone is alwayswilling to complain, but only a few students seem willing to do something about it

• With only three more w eeks left in the term and finals right around the corner, professorsseem to be piling on the work load for students, trying to cram it all in. This is causing a lotof stress and worry before finals even start. Couldn't professors try to take it easy beforefinals, so that students have a minute to breathe or sleep?

• A comment w as raised at the student forum that a student had a problem w hich theybrought up to their RA. The RA informed the student if they had this problem to write aletter to The Merciad. While The Merciad doe s print problems on campus, this RA needs toknow that we are not a counseling center for their residents and they should have offered *comfort and support. > i

You can call me honkyHas political Correctness run |amok in today's* society?Is everyone else just as tired of this political

correctness as I am?11 am white, not a "Caucasian of non-His-

panic origin.** I am an American, not a Franco-American, or an American of European an-cestry. I'm proud of my family, but I don'tspeak a bit of French, neither do my parentsor my grandparents. *

You can call me honky, or cracker or evenwhite trash (OK, I'm not really all that trashy),it won't bother me in the least.

I work in a C hinese restaurant, owned andoperated by a family of Chinese descent. Themanager and I are good friends and when e s-pecially bored the conversation is reduced tothrowing racial epithets at one another; gwailo, chinaman, whitey, banana.

No one feels hurt or oppressed or evenslightly offended. In the end, they're justwords. If you recall the nursery rhyme, "sticksand stones may break my b one s...," the endis only partly true. Words can hurt, but only ifyou allow them to. The power conferred untoa word is an agreement made between thespeaker and the listener, so ultimately a choicecan be made.

Another example: at Mercyhurst Prep, agroup of students attempted to have the "Ad-ventures of Huckleberry Finn!* by Mark Twain

removed from the required reading list. Why?Any of you who have read Huck Finn willknow that the word "nigger,** often referred to

LeftUo write

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in a public setting as the "n-word," is fre-quently used within the text. The students citedthe text as "racist.*' Is n't that obvious though?Is that a solid ground to dismiss a text? Or

better yet, had they even read the text, wit-nessing the transformation o f Jim from a ra-cial stereotype into a character som e considerto be the true protagonist of the story? |

Let's get to the point; you have twoxhoicesin life: 1.) Let your identity be ruled by ste-reotype and ignorance by accepting the powerof those hate-filled words or 2.) Realize thatyou are not defined by som ething as trivial asskin color and anyone attempting to assaultyou o n that basis is least of all a person to baseyour self-image o n.

All this emphasis on being politically cor-rect doesn't help matters, either. It only worksto create more barriers. We can respect eachother's experience without turning into quiv-ering blobs, too afraid to voice an opinion.

To quote the irrepressible Michael Jackson,

from his hit track rBlack & White" -" I'm notgonna spend my life being a color." Wiserwords were never spoken.

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Student ArrJExhibhfA selection of drawings by students in the

Drawing I class of Dr. Richard Hamwi, assistant professorof ar t The woiifwUl be on display in the showcase on the

tirst floor of the East wing of Zurn Hall,(outside of danceSpace)

through Saturday, Nov. 4.

Chronic complainers missing from forumMercyhurst see ms to breed lazy complainers.Let me clarify. All of us, myself often included,are willing to complain about what goes onaround campus, be it parking, sports, activi-ties offered or the new construction.

Almost all of us have sat around with ourfriends and griped and moaned about some-thing that had to do with Mercyhurst Yet veryfew of us seem to want to do anything aboutit, which is where the lazy part comes in.m Every year MSG holds at least one forum(although there are usually two or three) atwhich students are to propose their problems,questions and concerns to the administrators

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present These administrators listen to and

address concerns right then and there. Butoftentimes it goes beyond the forum andpeople make attempts to right what studentsconsider wrong.

This is such a perfect way for students totell people what is wrong with them or whatthey feel is wrong with this campus. This isperfect for thevoice of the student body to beheard by the very administrators that we thinknever listen to us. f

Last Thursday evening MSG held its firstforum of the school year. With all the troubleand confusion with parking and with all the

Famous last words

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questions people have about the alcohol policy,I expected to see tons of people there. I gotthere early, thinking that if I didn't, I mightnot get a seat. I was wrong. The amount ofpeople there was like my History and ProductDevelopment classes combined. With all thecomplaining I hear around campus, I expectedthe room to be jam packed. |

Despite all of this, very few people attended.It's not as though the forum wasn't w ell ad-vertised. It was in The Merciad and MSGposted signs all around campus. It wasn't heldon a W ednesday n ight so "Dawson's Creek"can't be blamed for the lack of participation.And It was at a decent hour of the night leav-ing students plenty of time to study afterward.

So where were allthe chronic complainers?Are they content with merely complaining totheir friends and never seeing anything doneto correct the issues that they fe el are impor-

tant to them?That is not to downplay the role that the stu-

dents who did show up played in the forum.Each student came with.a valid concern and/orcomplaint that they wanted the administra-tors to address, such as issues related to hous-ing, alcohol policy, parking, community ser-vice, classes and scheduling.

Administrators present tried to answer in theallotted time of five minutes. And if thatcouldn't be done they suggested that the stu-dent come and see them after the forum.

The complaining w ill never stop, and all thethings that we do complain about will prob-ably never stop occurring. There will alwaysbe students upset about parking or the alcoholpolicy. And the forum, while being a vehiclefor change, is not always where the buck stops.Administrators often take correction of thecomplaints one step further.

So instead of com plaining to your friendsabout a problem that the administration inaynot even be aware of,make them aware, voiceyour concern. Tell them your problem, yourquestion, your concern; Stop being lazy. Andtake it in good faith mat they will look intoyour concern and try to make the appropriatechanges.\ * •.§

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I Q U E S T I O NWhat results do youexpect tocome

outfof the first MSG forum?!"I do not have high, expectations because I donot feel that anything came out of the forumsthat were held last year/**? * '• js$— Keni Marshall, sophomore

% think it's good that students can bring upquestions for the ad ministration, but it seemsalthough nothing is ever done in relation tothose questions.**— Shelly Yuvan, senior

"I didn't «^ ^ ow that we had a fb-IPpp ope rtiUy, the students will havethe bprwrtunity to create change, butmost peopletdo not know enough aboutittopardcipa|e.M \—Mike Nagy, sophomore

"Melt that the forum provided;a ufiiqueopportunity for students and administra-tors to voice their respective opinions,-!Students had ihe chance to gripe^ whileadministrators had a chance to clarifypolicies and positions.*?—Annie DeMeo, junior

1 mink a lotof improvements have been madeover the past few years. I%n happy that there isa student forum to give me a chance to voicemyojHnjkm.*f I V . j •

— liana Delaney, senior

*1 think it is a good thing for students to haveanopportunity to meet with administration andexpress their grievances of what is going onaround campus.'* l— Jeff Jones, junior

"I definitely think that this forum will bea suc-cess this year because student government willmake an effort to follow up on the concerns ofstudents." •>— Tim McNichol, senior

think that the issues covered at the forum

wilrbe considered by MSG committees whowill then make an?effort to change policies,much like they did last year/* ?

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"I think that it is a good thing andhopeto see more changes in the future, likethe Rec Center project." ^— Sarah Foster, junior

mat the administrators will actually lis-tened take us seriously and not just brush usoff o die side/* f t - " .— Dan Grm. freshman

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curity .is refusing to lake the blame for.

handing out 70 passes for 53 spotsf But*'

they refuse to take>ariy suggestions onhowto fixthe.problem. I think that they|^ould change their tone if they ha4 towall:' from Lewis Avenue to their of-f i c e ^ | m J f p 1 | 5— Bill McGahee, senior, with his sidekick, Garrett Patty (are they efer apart?)

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OPINIONLet's hear it forboys

Hot or Hot':

Megan Cvitkovic

While this article has previously been directedmostly toward the female gender, I now planonexposing some of the sultry new trends em-barking upon the male population.&

Even those who are timid about alterations intheir wardrobe can find simplistic, easy stylesthat will merely update their attire to a more .millennium-man look.

First, one of die trends that's been rearing it'shead for a couple of seasons just w aiting to burstout is the male version o f die turtleneck. Manymen do abhor the thought of wearing one, buttuitlenecks are one of the hottest, not to men-

tion, sexiest, articles of clothing a guy can own. 'Second, it is becoming almost essential for

guys to own a pair of dark den im jeans. If yourone who is not particularly into dark denim,many retailers carry slightly darkened styleswhich do the trick just as well.

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There also has been a lot of leather wearingfor the male gender, too. It has now becomeacceptable for guys to wear leather pants andaccessories, although something tells me wewon't be seeing this in Erie anytime soon.Another trend that the male fashion world has

been seeing more of lately is the idea of malejewelry. Thick rings, chunky chain bracelets,beaded necklaces, and of course, earrings arejust some of the accessories that we are seeingon men these days. ifAnd men, never underestimate thepower of a

good pair of shoes. I don't mean the kind thatyousave fprweda |ngss^pvr^ t^^^^n a : ^nice pair of leather loafers that can be wornwith, ™let's say, dark denim jeans and a turtlenecksweater.

Although these are only a few of the latesttrends, they are very simple ways to have yourwardrobe slowly begin to sway from early 90soverplayed, preppy cool boy look. Try them,you may be pleasantly surprised that peopleactually do appreciate well-dressed men whodon 't look like everyone else.

Zack VenableHeather CvitkovicSara SeidleKristin P urdyAdam DuSholeAnnie DeMeoAnnie Sitter

Leslie EchanBrian CostelloeStacy NorrisMike TannerBrandon Boylan

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Staff Writers *xKate Cywinski Stacy Norris

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is published throughout the year with the exception of mid-term and finalweeks. Office at 314 Main. Telephone 824-2376. Fax 824-3249. E-mail

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500 w ords. All letters should be submitted to Box 48 5.

Early in August an emergency news bulletinannouncing very low blood supplies in the ErieCommunity Blood Bank came over the carradio. With children onvacation over thesum-mer months, there were increased numbers ofchildren's accidents that drain the already lowblood bank summer supply.

As the announcer appealed to listeners tocome and donate the much-needed blood ofall types, I turned the car in the direction of26th and Peach streets toward the CommunityBlood Bank intent on being a donor once more.When I pulled into their parking area, I hadno problem finding a space.

Although it had been some time since I lastgave blood, many of the questions were stillfamiliar. There were the basic qu estions thatinquire about your general health, medicationstaken and many questions about your drug orsexual activity. Fortunately as a celibate

woman I do not have to think twice about an-swers to these questions.

However, what about people who have beensexually active, even once? It is one thing toknow your own sexual health and behavior,

buthow informed a re people about Ihehealth,drug habits and sexual activity of their sexualpartners? IL At this point of the questionnaire, the ques-tions become statements that begin, "Donotgive blood if... " you have AIDS, have hadhepatitis after the age of 10, have a sexually

Questioning faithSr. Geri Rosinski

transmitted disea se, were a past or present in-travenous drug user, have been confined to anytype ofcorrectional facility for more than 72hours or have had sex with any person whohas evidenced any symptoms of AIDS. Howwould you know such health informationabout another person?B How would you know ifa one-night standsexual partner evidenced any of the followingsymptoms of AIDS such as weight loss, nightsweats, blue or purple spots on or under theskin, white spots or sores in the mouth thatlast more than a month and fever higher than1 0 0 . 5 ? , ? | ! I f r W i * • 1

Suppose a family member got ill and neededblood donations. Knowing what you know,could you donate your blood to help them? Itwould be heartbreaking ifyoucouldn't. Hope-fully you see the unique body that God hasgiven you as a special gift to be reverencedfor your lifetime. C are enough about yourselfand your future to avoid any actions that wouldhave such potentially tragic and unexpectedconsequences.

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Students to! the rescue HiVolunteers devote their time and effort to aid the victims of Honduras devastatin^hurricBy Stacy NorrisMerciad writer

There is a "need for awareness of other broth-ers and sisters in the world who are in desper-

ate need," said Daniel Cabanillas, a campusminister at Mercyhurst College.

Originally from Honduras, Cabanillas andhis family were lucky to have escaped 1998'sHurricane Mitch, which devastated the coun-try. f: > ? P 5 #• * *

He is currently sponsoring a child in Hon-duras, but he realized he could do more to pro-mote this awareness of Third World countries.In this spirit, he and Mercyhurst Campus Min-istry have organized a trip to Honduras to pro-

vide aid to the struggling country.In this once-in-a-lifetime experience, seven

students from Mercyhurst College will joinCabanillas, Sister Geri, and Sister Kathleenfrom the Mercy Institute in a six-day excur-sion to Honduras. O rganized by Campus Min-istry, the group will provide aid in many dif-ferent areas to tho se affected by the hurricane.

From Nov. 16 to 22 , the group will partici-pate in three main activities with the Hondu-ras community. They will assist other teamsin building temporary houses for those lefthomeless after thehurricane, work with chil-dren on various projects and teach English andcomputer skills. In addition, the students willlearn Spanish and interact with people to learnthe history and culture of Honduras.

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A hom eless victim of Honduran economy rests in the streets with her infant child.

Hurricane Mitch, although it hit two yearsago, caused an unbelievable amount of dam-age, to Honduras. Out of theapproximately 6million inhabitants, more than 5,000 peoplewere killed and about 1 million left homeless.Numerous groups from around the world haveflocked to aid the country, f f

Honduras is a country plagued by serioussocial and economic problems, the worst ofwhich being unemployment and disease. W ith

50 percent of the population below the pov-erty line in 1992, the unemployment rate of12 percent is great for the small country.

To the students involved in this trip, such assenior art therapy major Casey Cline, this isthe highlight of her final year at Mercyhurst.Inspired by Dr. Snyder's statement that she"will never regret it,'* Cline, along with sixother student volunteers, will each performtheir own vital role in the aid to thepeople of

Hondu ras. Some will be stationed in rural ar-^

eas, where the most damage was done, andothers will be in the city of Tegucigalpa, the .main city of Honduras^ f

^Students from all different majors volun-teered to assist in this program. Cline hopes

• to teach art to the children. g"I really want to interact with the kids," she

said "and I thought about bringing down someobjects like coloring books."

The group wil 1 be staying in a parish centerwith other teams from all over, the world andhave one day planned to do sightseeing atCopan, the oldest ruins in the world, and go tothe. beach.

Honduras gets its name from the Spanish

word for "deep " or "depths." Popular legendhas it that Columbus, when sailing around thecoast of Honduras, encountered a great tropi-cal storm or hurricane, which almost sank his

Jjfour ships. Upon leaving the coast ofHondu-r a s and reaching the border between present

day Honduras and Nicaragua, the storm endedand he thanked God for getting him o ut of the"deep" w aters, which in Spanish is, "Graciasa dios que salimos de estos honduras."

If you would like to give a "love offering"Vto Honduras to assist in rebuilding their coun-

try, contact Cabanillas in Campus Ministry.Your donations will be used to buy food and

$medicine for the people, and give them the helpjitney need to recover from the devastating hur-*!

ricane.

Mercyhurstft>apftire&$^^By Kate Cyw inskiMerciad writer

On Oct 22, Mercyhurst's Model U.N . teamreturned from its regional competition atKent State in Ashtabula with a third placetrophy and seven individual awards.

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It was a dose competition, with Mercyhurstfinishing only one point behind C ase West-ern University and four behind the winningteam, Youngstown State University.

Todd Conklin, Elizabeth Stoessel, WendyDavis, Brianna Stratman and Brianna

Hemmah received medals for earning excel-lent status, Rachel Kaverman achieved thehighest rank of superior.

Model U.N . is an academic club in whichjStudents follow p arliamentary procedures todebate world issues using the format of theUnited Nations assembly.

Dr. Rhonda Clark, professor of history, and

Dr. Brian Ripley, assistant professor of p o-litical science, have been co-advisers for thepast four year. "I am very pleased with boththe new and the returning students. They alltake it very seriously,'! said Ripley.

Though it was a small competition withabout 10 schools, Clark stated, "It is remark-

able that the team received third place beinga small school competing against tough com-petitors that have the advantage of a largernumber of participants.*'

Students in Model U.N. are separated intodifferent divisions, including Security Coun-cil, Women's Summit, 1979 Historical and

Arab League, which change each year.Individual students or partners areassigneda country to represent They research the eco-nomic position, allies and enemies, religion:and other issues of their country as w ell ascurrent events in order to propose legitimateresolutions in competition.

Head delegates Steve Salas and Todd

Conklin organized meetings, helped othermembers find resources in order to study theircountry and ran a scrimmage to prepare forcompetition.h At K ent State, students debated Thursday[evening, about eight hours on Friday and Sat-urday and three hours Sunday morning.According to Clark, students receive points

in the competition for presenting and pass-ing their resolution, role-playing and speak-ing well with factual information using cor-rect parliamentary proced ures.!

The team score is based on the sum of 10delegations. Paul Mikolaj stated, "The group

did outstanding, especially with seven stu-dents participating for the first time," PaulMikolaj said.

"Individual Mercyhurst students have re-ceived awards in the past, but the team hasnever placed this high. I think the team willcontinue to get better with -experience andthe support ofadministration," Ripley noted.

"I thought it was really fun and it makesyou knowledgeable abou t events throughoutthe world so you can form intelligent opin-ions," Startman, a first time member, ex-plained.

Matt Sells recognized the benefits of be-ing involved in the club. "I'v e gotten used topaying attention to current events and havegained more than a local perspective of theworld,**

1 he said.The Model U.N. team will next compete

in an international competition in Montrealagainst more than 100 schools.

Dr. Ripley and Dr. Clark encourage inter-

ested student to contact them or talk to stu-dents currently involved.9According to Clark, involvement in ModelU.N. is beneficial to students of any major.It "provides students with experinece in pub-lic speaking, debating, researching and us-ing that knowledge," she said.

Semester at Sea: Around the world in 65 daysBy Julia WanzcoMerciad writer

Senior business major and MSG PresidentTracy Fischer p articipated in a 65-dayvoyage this past summer as she took on thechallenge of studying abroad.

Fischer took part in a program known asSemester at Sea via theUniversity ofPittsburgh. The summer of 2000 was theprogram's first summer session, whichaccording to Fischer, makes it a greatopportunity for Mercyhurst students.

Beginning in Greece, Fischer traveled byboat to S pain, Norway, Russia, Belgium,Portugal, Italy, Egypt and Israel.

The boat named, "The MTS Odysseus" (ofRoyal Olympic Cruises), served as a"floating campus," Fischer said. f

The 450 students each had a roommate inthe dorms. There w as a dean along with

faculty and a resident life staff. Activitiesincluded a formal dance, Olympic gamesbetween thestudents and an auction to raisemoney for a European children's hospital,among others. Fischer even had the opportu-nity to teach aerobics on board.

Each student is required to take the core

class of geography. Here, students learn ingreat depth about the countries they aregoing to travel to. Fischer took on two moreclasses: International Advertising andHistory. '$.

"It's a great program because any majorcan apply and they offer classes accordingly.I also did not have any problem transferringmy credits back to school," Fischer said.

The students attend their classes andactivities on the boat for four to five days oftravel time. They then had four to five daysin each country. Once on land, students wereable to join the pre-organized tour of the

specific country or travel independently.According to Fischer, there are countless

opportunities when traveling. In Norway,she went white water rafting and was able toattend a Pearl Jam concert. She scuba divedin Egypt's Red Sea and rode a camel.Fischer thought Italy had excellent food,

beautiful h istorical sites and a great sh op-ping district. The list could go on, thesehaving been just a few of her adventures.

Fischer reminds travelers to always beaware of surroundings for safety purposesarid recommends the use of an ATM card formoney purposes.

Overall, Fischer says it was a remarkableexperience and highly recommends theSemester at Sea program to anyone.

"It is a wonderful way to meet new people,see the world and learn all at the same time.I feel I can travel anywhere," she said.* file photo

Tracy Fischer poses with the Sphinx.

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, . SPORTSM e n ' s h o c k e y t e a m p i c k s u p f i r s t w i n s o f s e a s o n jBy Matt Jensen

Merciad writer

The m en's hockey team got its first two victo-jies this past weekend fueled by a high-pow-ered offense and a stingy defense. The twowins came overMAAC opponents Holy Crossand Bentley, teams the L akers have dominatedover the last few years.

Friday, Oct. 27, the Lakers hosted HolyCross, whom they eliminated 10-3 at the Mer-cyhurst Ice Center in last year's conferenceplayoffs. The icers wasted no time in thiscontest, scoring four goals in the first periodand not looking back on their way to a 6-2victory.

g Senior left wing Eric Ellis opened the scor-ing at the 4:28 mark and junior center Louis

Goulet got what proved to be trie game win-ning goal with 45 seconds left to play in thefirst period.

Defense dominated the second period aseach team failed to score on a combined 27shots. The third period began with a HolyCross goal, but the Laker goaltending anddefense managed to preserve the victory.

Ellis and Jody Robinson powered the of-fense,^combining for four points. Juniorgoaltender Peter Aubry made a total of 24saves.*iMercyhurst provided similar play on Satur-

day night as visiting Bentley supplied the icerswith their next victim. The Lakers scored fivegoals in each of the first two periods en route

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to afl 2-0 blowout. Junior right wing TomMcMonagle gotthe first goal and the eventualgame winner after only 4:26 of play. NineMercyhurst players scored multiple pointswhile the defense only allowed 12shots com-pared to the Lakers' 53 J

Goaltenders Aubry, Matt Cifelli and Nick

Lordi each played a period giving the Lakerstheir first shutout of the season.

Goulet, Ellis and Mike Muldoon emerged as

an offensive force Saturday night The triocombined for a total of 12 points on the night,

with Goulet getting his first hat trick of theseason. •

The two wins will likely give the Lakersmomentum for the 2000-2001 campaign. Hieteam's record improved to 2-1.

The men's hockey team ho sts American In-ternational Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov.5. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m.Come out and support our Icers as they make

a run at that MAAC title.

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Junior Jenn Smolenski blasts a comer kick in a Laker victory earlier thisseason.

Soccer extends winning streakWomen's team picks up two victories this week

Women s volleybaj| teamsplits weekend's games!Ladies complete home season iri^grandfashion

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By Jessica K apustaMerciad writer

By Mike TannerMerciad writer

Despite the harsh temperature changes, thewomen's soccer team prevailed in two diffi-cult contests last weekend.

The Lakers added two to their impressivestring of 12 victories, the longest streak since1991. » P

i l a s t Wednesday, Oct. 25, the women's pro-gram claimed a victory over conference oppo-

nent Westminster.Jess Hoppe put one through the net five

minutes into the game with help from team-mate Geraldme O'Shea. I

Westminster managed its only point in thegame three m inutes later. Forward Jess Kruegerpicked up an unassisted goal to put the Hurstahead at the half. 1 -r

to O'Shea booted a goal in on an assist fromDawn Langevine early in the second period.The Lakers soundly trounced Westminster on

the road , firing 18 shots while the hosts man-aged only five.

Hie women's next match-up pinned the Lak-ers against Shippensburg University Satur-day, Oct. 28. Mercyhurst hosted the non-con-ference foe.

Junior Kara White moved from defense tomid-field in the game and recorded her firstCareer goal five minutes before the half.I

Rachel Foose added another goal two min-utes later. In the second ha lt O'Shea scored togive Mercyhurst a solid 3-0 victory.

Selections for the national tournament areannounced next Monday, Nov. 6. With a sev-

enth-place national ranking and the top spotin the region, the Lakers are likely to receive a

bid. £The team's record is 14-1-2, and they have

outscored the opposition 41-15. GoalkeeperMeghan Frey has recorded eight shutouts.

The Lakers take on Findlay University to-day (Wednesday, Nov. 1) in their final gameof the regular season, ' -\

The road game is an important conferencematchup, and a victory would give the ladiesteam the 2000 GLIAC title.

The w omen 's volleyball team faced off againstClarion University Friday, Oct 27 for its lasthome match of he season . Senior Missy Milterwas recognized before the match for her out-

standing contributions to.the?'team inthe lastfour years.Miller was also a major contributor to the

team's three-game win over Clarion.|Mercy-t defeated Clarion with scores of 15-7,15-

7 ami 15-12. Miller led the team with a hittingpercentage of .542 and also had nine defensivedigs. The girls outplayed Clarion on both of-fense and defense to confidently claim the w in.The victory Improved the Lakers record to 11-17 overall and was also a very good ending to

Mercyhurst's home season.Unfortunately, the women were not so lucky

on Saturday. Mercyhurst squared off againstcross town rival Gannon University autheHammermill Center and lost infour games (7-

15^6-14 ^3-152 8-15). The women playedwell together as a teamand matched Gannon innearly every statistical category.

This was not enough, however, for the Lak-ers topick upa conference win, as their recordfell to 11 -18 overall; Despite their hard workand effort, after Saturday's loss, the Lakershave'managed onlyjtwo wins in the highlycompetitive conference. £

The women's team finishes off the season onthe Toad at Ashland F riday, Nov'; 3, and atFindlay Saturday NovMf ^

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f ! WOMEN'S HOCKEYfThe women's hockey team hosted sixth-

ranked Northeastern University in twogames this weekendljDespite dropping bothgames, the Lakers played the nationallyranked opponent tenaciously*! Saturday, Oct.28, the ladies lost 3-1 with Britney MOler?scoring the eam's one goal. Two ofNortheastern's goals came during powerplays, and the third came with just 30seconds left in the game.

S5- The Lakers put up a strong fight Sunday,Oct. 29, but dropped their fifth game of theseason. Northeastern prevailed 2-\\ All ofthe women's games thus far have beenagainst nationally ranked competition.

ROWINGOn the scenic Schuylkill River in down-

town Philadelphia, 1,100 boats competed inthe Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill.|Racing some of the top schools in thecountry, it is considered by many to be theclimax of the fall season. Competing in themen 's club eight, Mercyhurst finished 16thof 32 in a time of 14:45.51.

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SOCCERBoth the men and wom en's soccer teams'^:

finish their tegular season at FindlayUniversity today (Wednesday, Nov.l ). The**women play atjnoon, while the men take thefiejd at £30 p.m. |

CROSSCOUNTRYfgThis weekend the men and women's crosscountry teams will be competing at theNCAA Bast Regional tournament, hosted *>yAshland University. The race is Saturday,^

J4EN^ HOC KEYThe m en's hockey team hosts American

International this weekend at the MercyhuiIce Center;The teams^will face often bomFriday, Nov. 3, and Saturday* Nov. 4. Gam<times are7:30 o.m* ?

WOMEN'S VO!3LEYBALl|The Lady Lake rs conclude their regular

season this weekend as they take on twofinal GLIAC opponents. Saturday, Nov. 3,the ladies take on Ashland University and onSunday, Nov. 4, Mercyhurst takes onFindlay.

WOMEN'S H O C K E YThe lady icers will be at th e University ofFindlay this weekend. They will play onboth Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

Men soccer team crushes»GannonBy Heather Cvitkovic

Merciad writer

The M ercyhurst me n's soccer team not onlysuccessfully beat their rival, Gannon vUniversity, but left them in the dust with a5-0 victory. The victory was the seventhstraight over Gannon in recent years.

Last Sunday, the Lakers hosted Gannon inwhat was called the Millennium Gam e. Theday began w ith activities sponsored bystudents in the sports marketing andpromotions classes. The food, prizes andraffles succeeded in getting the fans pumpedup for the action that was to come.

Anthony Maher put the Lakers on theboard first with a penalty kick 21 minutesinto the game, beginning the downfall of the

Gannon team.Shortly after Maher's kick, sophomore

Joachim Walker scored with an assist by

Maher to bring the score to two-zip. &One more goal was scored before the first*

period ended . Maher assisted again, withMark Fitzgerald putting it through the net Incelebration, Maher whipped off his jerseyand ran up the field, earning him a yellowcard, his sixth of the season.

Half-time featured more festivitiesintended to k eep the fans enthusiastic. Therewas a half-time shoot-out and a contest tosee how many soccer balls were in aVolkswagen Bu g.

The second period demonstrated the samedomination that had been so aptly displayedin the first. Brian Jungeberg scored the firstgoal of the second period assisted by W alker.Senior Alex Morrison scored the final goalof the game with an assist from senior LynnSBurns making the final score 5-0.

The Lakers made 10 shots on the goalwhile the defense only allowed Gannon two

shots on goal."Wewere very confident going into this

game," said coach John Melody. "We havebeaten Gannon six times before this and wehad a lot of confidence in ourselves.

"This game is the best that the m en's teamhas played in two years. It was one of thebest team performances I have ever been apart of. It made it all the more sweeit formyself and the team because it was againstGannon," he said.

This weekend's win helped the men climbfrom 17th to 15th in the nation, whileretaining their hold on second place in theregion.

"While ranking is important, it is nothingcompared to the title. That is what we strivefor all year," said Melody.

Both the men and women's soccer teamstravel to Findlay University today, Novem-ber 1; they will battle for GLIAC titles.

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Sean McCabe, the 6*4" sophomoreutilizes his superior stature to win aheader in the men's 5-0 romp overrival G annon.

As expected, the heated Laker-

Gannon ivalry got physical Sunday,Oct. 29.* ** t

Annie Srtter/Merciad photographer

Senior Anthony Maher leads theLakers with 13 goals and three;assists. Maher put the Lakers on theboard first in their 6-0 win.

Defense guides football team to win on roadBy Annie DeMeoSports Editor

The Lakers offense sputtered Saturday atHillsdale College, but the poise of the ,

defense earned M ercyhurst a victory.Hillsdale got on the board first, scoring on

a 12-yard pass play, and taking advantage ofphenomena] Held position. The Chargersjumped to a 14-0 lead on a 11-yard pass,again capitalizing on great field position.

A Mac McArdle interception gaveHillsdale the ball, but the defense quickly >toughened up and put the ball back in thehands of the quarterback. The offense tooktheir cues from the defense, with M cArdlecompleting a 45-yard touchdown pass,pulling the Lakers within seven points.

The defense continued to hold Hillsdale,giving the offense an opportunity to tie thegame early in the second quarter. McArdlehooked up with career reception leader Ed

Bailey on a 17-yard pass play. M ercyhurstalso completed a 51-yard field goal attemptto take a 17-14 lead into the locker room.

McArdle and Bailey hooked up for sixpoints again from 26 yards out, to take a 10-point lead. 4 •> •

The defense held the Chargers off well,but despite their tenacity Hillsdale man-aged to get another touchdown with a littleover four minutes remaining in the game.The touchdown put the Chargers withinthree points of Mercyhurst

Hillsdale's come-back attempt, however,fell short (literally) when the Chargers 5 0-yard field goal attempt was short of the goalpost

The offense managed only 56 yards on the

ground. Though the Lakers got 261 yards inthe air, M cArdle was intercepted four times.The Chargers forced three fumbles, all ofwhich were lost by Mercyhurst

Despite the dismal day offensively, theLaker defense rose to the challenge andhelped M ercyhurst pull out a victory.

"1 am very proud of the way the defenseplayed," said senior captain Bill McGahee."We were put in some difficult situations, butwe stepped up and preserved the win."

The defensive lineman put pressure on the

Charg ers' offense, leading the team intackles (eight solo, one assisted), forcing atumble and recording a sack.

Other defensive highlights included ablocked field goal by senior defensive back

Steve Hill, and four total interceptions(Senior Garrett Patty had two picks on the iday) and two fumble recoveries.

The Lakers came away with a 24-21 victory. *

With momentum swinging in Mercyhurst'sfavor, the team has a chance to complete theseason positively in its last two games.

The Lakers are on the road this week,taking on GLIAC foe Findlay University.Game time is 1 p.m.

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The Merciad, Nov. 1, 2000