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Ski club prepares forslopBy Carrie TappeMerciad EditorSkiers and snowboarders dress warm. It's snowtime.The Mercyhurst Ski Club helditsfirstorganizational meetingfor the '98 winter season on ;Thursday. Students are welcometo sign up for the club, regardlessof their level and ability to ski.The club's season runs foreight weeks. Members of thegroup decide which weekday toski.In the past, the club has skied

at Peek 'n' Peak every Tuesday.Students who pay before Dec. 3would pay $112.50 for eightweeks of skiing)Rentals are $70for skis and $145 forsnowboards. Lessons areoptional and included in theprice."Wehave always gone skiingon Tuesdays because we couldprovide transportation and i t's aracing night. Every Tuesdaythere is a racing team. Studentscan either do the racing or takelessons," Carey Pelleuer, co-sponsor of the club, said.

The club can only prtransportation if there ismember over 21 .RecorPel letier, the m ore potedrivers, the more flexibclub can be in decidingday to ski. jfThere is a $5 club feanyone who signs up. Twill be held Decp.m. in Zurn 126.Anyone interested inthe ski club is encouragefor the season at the mefurther information, conRaymond Buyce at Ext.

Writing Center holds winter workshBy Carrie TappeMerciad EditorThe Writing Center's fall termworkshop series is coming to ados e. Enough students showed

tinterest in the fall workshops thatthe writing center has plannedmore for the winter term.The first workshop of thewinter term is planned forSunday, Dec.* 6, from 2:30 to 4p.m. in Zum 114 This workshopwill be a com prehensive seminar

that deals with the topics coveredin previous workshops during thefall term.It will be broken up into twoparts so students who do notwish to remain for the entireseminar may leave during abreak between sections. The firstsegment will deal with findingtopics, pre-writing, revising andcommon grammar mistakes. Thissection will also cover the usesand benefits of expressive

writing.The second half of thseminar will address prefor and taking essay exations.The writing center isanother comprehensive Sworkshop for-winter termwill encompass writing ressays, various forms oftions, the dangers of plaand presentations in andof the classroom.MSG approves SPAN

By Dave HermenauMerciad writerMercyhurst Student GovernmentofficiallyrecognizedSPAN,Students for the Protection andAppreciation of Nature, as a newcampus club at a MSG meetingin October.SPAN is a student-foundedorganization that focuses onenjoying and conserving theenvironment*SPAN is planning severaloutdoor activities such as hiking,camping, rafting and other

outdoor activities.To heighten environmentalawareness, the club hopes toincrease recycling efforts oncampus, increase awareness ofenvironmental injustices andinitiate litter clean-ups.SPAN'S fust official activity Jwas a camping trip at theAllegheny N ational F orest in lateOctober.There are currently sixmembers in SPA NiThe club isopen to any Mercyhurst studentwho shares similar interests. Formore information, call Ex t 3271.

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NOVEMBER 12,1998 THEMERCIADChemistry studentsparticipate in studiesTwo Mercyhurst students chosenBy Mike TannerMe re iad WriterNational Science Foundationgrants were awarded to chemis-try majors Mike Karabinos andLisa Reilly, enabling them toparticipate in computationalstudies at major u niversities thispast summer.Karabinos took part in a suidyat the University of California,Santa Cruz. Th e concentrationwas on salt crystals and theirdissolving process in water.[The study will help scientistsunderstand how crystals grow,and the speed at which drugs willdissolve in the body,*' saidKarabinos. Other grant recipientswho worked on the study withKarabinos came from as faraway as Hawaii and Guatemala."Reilly spent her summer atthe University of Pittsburghparticipating in an international

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study regarding the reactionmechanism of atomic oxygen.The study will give scientists areference for future experiments.Students from the University ofMoscow also participated in thestudy.According to Dr. Todd Trout,professor of chemistry, to bechosen for a National ScienceFoundation Grant is considered agreat honor. Karabinos said, "Itis one of the first things thatemployers look for, and veryfavorable when applying tograduate school.""It also looks great forMercyhurst," Reilly said."Because our names are outthere, it would display thecaliber of the co llege's chemistryprogram."Both Karabinos and Reillyplan to apply to grad school andhope to someday eam doctorates.

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By Heather CvitkovicMerciad editor - *Swing music has become one ofthe biggest things around today.And to celebrate the revival of |swing the Warner Theatre willwelcome The B rian SetzerOrchestra on Monday, Nov. 23.Some people i n the musicbusiness might say that swingmusic started becoming popularwhen the infamous GAPcommer-cial came out earlier this year. Thecommercial featured young menand women in khakis swingdancing to an old 1940s song.Brian Setzer, former lead singerof the Stray Cats, took the songand redid it. The song receivedmajor airplay on the radio and thevideo was in heavy rotation onMTV. Swing music began to gaina foothold with today's youth.In 1992, before the swingphenomenon swept over the dancefloors Setzer created The Brian ;Setzer Orchestra, a musicaladventure blending rock *n' roll,jump blues, rockabilly and swing.For the first time in music history,an electric guitar fronted a BigBand. gThe Brain Setzer O rchestrabegan w ithout exclamation. In LosAngeles in late summer 1992, agroup of horn players were holdinga jam session next door and theyprompted Setzer to get his guitar

and jam with them,* He joined withhis gui(ars and a practice amp.Much to the horn players ' surprise,Setzer was able to keep up withthem.After a few sessions, Setzerdecided to work up some chartsand put a big band together,hoping to do a few shows insouthern California. In Decemberof 1992, TheBrian SetzerOrchestra debuted at a West Coastclub. By the end of the third songthe audience was on its feet.5 After its second gig, at a rockclub, The Brian Setzer Orchestrawas the hottest ticket in town. Thecritically-acclaimed "The BrianSetzer Orchestra" released in 1994and produced by Setzer, wasfollowed by a 50-city NorthAmerica tour, gg"The Dirty Boogie," the group'sthird album, released this pastsummer, is raucous and sweaty,rich and smooth. The album wasproduced by Peter Collins, whohas produced CDs for Jewel, AliceCooper and the Indigo Girls. Th eCD features a duet with No frDoubt's Owen Stefani.

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NOVEMBER i f 1998 TH E MEROADMary Black to perform! at HurstIreland's biggestfemale star takescenter stageNov. "18By Er i n HauberMericad writerIn the past Mercyhurst ha spresented top performers andbands like Canadian TomCochran, alternative rockersThe Smithereens and the h ipBlues Traveler.This year, the Mary D'AngeloPerforming Arts Center ispresenting Ireland's numberone pop diva Mary Black. [

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I am writing this in response tothe bike patrol article publishedin the last Merciad. While I agreethat bike patrols are becomingmore prevalent in police depart-^ments across the country, I donot think that they are the right!thing for MercyhurstBikes require good weather,and in case no one told security,it snows six m onths out of ourschool year. That limits their useto a few semi-good monthswhere it is m ore than likely torain. That turns the unpaved areathey want to use into mud pits fgthat are worse than snow. v" *I have nothing against security,

but the use of bikes require that \the ridersbe in shape. WhileCHIPS may be making a come-back on the small screen, the. ,only "Paunch" w e have aroundhere is a physique, not a person.There are a few m embers ofsecurity that need to spend moretime on the bikes in the RecCenter than peddling aroundcampus trying to catch someone.One question I have to ask iswhat do they do with their bikeswhen theyrespond o a call at theapartments? With the officerinside, his bike may not bewaiting for himwhen he getsback.There are some students on

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campus that aren't exactlyangels.The last point that I have tomake is about the cost,.Howmany toys does security need toplay with? A, few years ago, theygot a new AT Wgolf cart, then 1they got their new 4X4 with thefancy lights on top, now theyhave bikes. About the only thingI see the ATV doing is watchingthe visitors lot by the library.How many types of vehiclesdoes security need to patrol acampus that is only a few c ityblocks? Our tuition money canbe better spent on other morepractical security m easures or inother areas.Name withheld by request}

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CAMPUSQ U E S T I O NThere's never enough parkingespecially if you live in Briggs.You can only park onone side ofthe street* $ |John TurnerFreshman, undeclared"Last year I parked at MercyApartments, and if there was aLhockey game, I couldn't go *anywhere because there wouldn'tbe a parking spot when I gotback. They never ticket thosedamn people!" ' .>

The inquiring Merciaasked students what tthoughts were on the situation* ipossibly get a parking sTonyFavarula tSenior, archaeology"They should give us a gopener instead of a $100the Briggs parking garagof the time the door is unand anyone can get in anIf you had a garage doorit would make life easier

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I 0(\i m 43ttJjQi. iIs 1T thi nlrit'* important to give tluW* 5And they on ng the guys tbgethef^?0/ J Dr HaTulgJanT wjio sole* %year's Mercyhurst club hockey ? $ as a team." Brad Gallbrath sold *nWshirts combined/ said He1 wantsteam all therecognition hey 15 shirts total and said, "This isdeserve. They are doing fantastic'! just another way to get supportthings tnis season ana nave .surpassed many expectationsalready, just five games into theseason. Their current record isfour wins, one loss and they are ^looking forward to sweeping theice for the remainder of the *season, * " ^ This year, the club teamdecided to have a shirt sale tohelp fund the purchase of costly '\warm-up uniforms. The warm-upfund raiser was a huge successand went above and beyond whateveryone expected. The originalplan was for the men to sell polo-style shirts and sweatshirts tocover the cost of the warm-upsuits. The player selling the mostshirts gets a $50 reward.Shirt sales were varied every-where from players like ZachMcHugh selling three shirts and|three sweatshirts to R obMcKinlay who sold 53 shirtstotal. Zach says he, ' wasn't avery active salesman! But the rshirts are really sharp. This saleshows our team's dedication andsays a lot about our fans."Nick Lordi, who sold 11 shirtssimply said, "They look great!

^ ^ ^ team and give peoplopportunity to show their schoolspirit Hopefully, everyone whobought one will come to thegames!" Mark Patemostro added"This shows that people are interested in Mercyhurst sportson the w hole and in all aspects,not just the varsity teams.'''This says out team reallywants to succeed, and they'reone; they're a family. That's wh;they've been such a success. It'sproof that the community reallysupports the club hockey team,and we 're thrilled for that," saidhead coach Bill Shannon.

make sure that the fans and ^ ^everyone whobought a shirt!knows how much the teamappreciates their support "Theattendanceat the games and theshirt sales have been great, andit's all very exciting to us. Weappreciate it so much."% I would like to make everyoneaware that shirts are still on salefor anyone who's interested.Golf style shirts are $20 andsweatshirts are $25. Call RoborJ.D. at Ext 2937.1 |Thanks,Marisa A. Ortman

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"Parking heeds to be expanded 1on the west side of campus. Ifthere is a hockey or footballgame, you can't park or anyevents at ERAjngelp, Heavenforbid you i leave .campus for half fanhoup &/$,Misty Smith > J ^ ^Graduate! administration ofcriminal justice"I don't think it's all that bad because even in high school itwas $100. Anywhere you go isgoing to cost that much if notmore." vChristina HiimbergerFreshman, dance"It has improved minutelybecause of the 50 parking spotsin McAutey and the fact that thefreshmen don't park. I still don'tthink that it is worth $75 to

everyone.Nicole Grabowski \Senior, elementary educ"It sucks. We should beto park in the parking gaWe spend enough moneyNext thing you know, thbe putting parking meterBriggs Ave. We pay $17The least we should getparking.pMattTamborino f IJunior, sports manageme"We have assigned parkispaces, but other,people them. Then we get yellednot being in the same plaDave Robinson -Freshman, applied music"I live in the BaldwinTownhouses, and there asufficient number of parkspaces for the people whthere." f Karen PethoSenior, environmental po"Me, personally, I don't problem with it, butothethink that it is horse dungJohn WillingsFreshman, undeclared

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"halleluiah. My 7ue to the D emocratic gain in theU.S. House of Representativesby five seats and the resignationof House Speaker Newt ;Gingrich. *To a die-hard left-winger, itwas a hell of a week. For anyonewho (rightly) opposed theContract With A merica, watch-ing Gingrich resign in disgracewas too sweet a sigh t . ^Lately there hasbeen a feelingacross the United States ofalmost complete apathy ormaybe it is simply resignation.The press has been consumedwith the tawdry Monicagatescandal. > t 4 -* .Many Americans are workinglong hours without adequate payor health coverage. That is, ifthey have a job at all. gHorribly unimaginable acts ofviolence are being committed outof intolerance and hatred.What is the justification ofpistol-whipping and tying a 21 -jyear-old man to a fence (injurieswhich MalthewtSheppartMater*died from) simply because he isgay? Or the sniper shooting of anob/gyn in his home because heperforms abo rtions? Or themolestation ami killing of a 7-year-old girl in a casinorestroom? J .The United States is sick with adisease all ideologies and

political parties are trying todiagnose and cure. The remedy isnever going to be found bypoliticians like Newt Gingrich.Gingrich represents a school ofthought that tries to further itscause at the expense of others.These politicians are more

concerned about holding on topower than bringing about realand positive change. They aretoo busy preaching and protect-ing the interests of big business.!The o ccurrences of the lastweek have brought me morehope, but I continue to behesitant and skeptical of what .will actually be accomplished inthe year to come. %I hope the slight, unexpectedupset of this election will make ,the congress and the president'realize that the American publicis concerned about importantissues and unsatisfied with thework their leaders are presentlydoing. .^ ** Also, there is still the matter ofwho will be voted in as the new< Speaker of the House. Rep. BobhLivingston of Louisiana,*,Speaker-in-waiting, will have tot#examine where Gingrich wentwrong and how his leadershipshould be defined, what directionthe United States wants to go andhow he can guide the nationmost effectively. 'There is obviously a wish forchange. This may mean aban-doning party rhetoric andfocusing on compromise andbipartisanship. \ *I have always been an idealist,but in the past few years 1 findmyself becoming cynical ofimprovement in our political

Glenn hero or publicity seeker?Face of the Enemy

Bill MelvilleOn Saturday, John Glenn, formersenator from Ohio and the first American to orbit the Earth,returned safely from a nine-dayshuttle mission. Despite fears of Idanger to the 77-year-old's * 1health, it appears (thus far) thatGlenn has not suffered any 1ailments due to his trip. * jI, however, am not writing thismerely to run through the facts ofGlenn'smission. For monthsnow, many have dismissedNASA's decision to send Glennback into space as a publicity 1Istunt, and m any also believe therisks to Glenn's health far ?outweighed the potential benefitsof sending him on the mission.Many feel that Glenn used hispull as a national hero and U.S. 1senator to persuade NASA intosending him on a shuttle mission.

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FEATURESN e w m i n o r p r e p a r e s s t u d e n t s for g l o b a l i z a t iBy Jessi GentileMericad editorAfter six years in the making,East finally meets West at *Mercyhurst.Thi s year, the foreign languagedepartment introduced a newminor East-West Studies. Theprogram is inter-disciplinary andinterdepartmental with a focuson Eastern cultures'.According to the MercyhurstCollege 1998-1999 CourseCatalog, students who wish tocomplete this minor choose oneof two tracks. The first involvesan Asian language concentrationwhile the other is based on ahistorical and cultural concentra-tion. }, wKeiko Miller, assistant profes-sor of foreign languages andcultures, said, "Never has therebeen a better time to introducethis area of study than now.When I came here in 1992,1realized that a program of thisnature would require a great dealof talent and money to developout of scratch. But little by littlethings seemed to come together,and people seemed ready for itThen, after the summer of 1997,which sawan amazing turnoverof professors, I started talking topeople. I discovered that there

were all kinds of backgroundsand resources in our faculty. Itbecame obvious that w e now hadthe capabilities to offer studentsan Eastern-based minor theycould make something of.**Miller received a great deal ofhelp in developing the program;uIn September of i 997,1 metwith several professors, (Drs.)Rhonda Clark, ThomasForsthoefel, Frank Hagan,Clayann Panetta, Allen Quinnand Barbara Wattcrs, to brain-storm ideas. It was an excitingtime, and w e realized the depthwe had to offer students.Everyone chipped in to form theoriginal proposal. Without them,the minor w ould not be offeredthis year," she said.According to Miller, in a worldthat is becoming more globalwith improved communication,increased travel and a greater*sense of economic interdepen- dence, the East-West Studies Iminor complements the tradi-tional liberal arts education.As stated in the rationalestatement for the minor, imple-menting this program demon-strates Mercyhurst's awarenessof the times. Classics of theWestern tradition are no longerthe only focus of today's liberalarts institutions. Exposure to

Eastern traditions and culturesallows students to expand theirknowledge, enabling them to *;become better citizens of agrowing global community.T h e minor is a great additionto the Mercyhurst curriculumbecause it is organized to extendthe horizons of the collegecommunity historically, philo-sophically, theologically andscientifically. t recognizes thatthe wodd is increasingly inter-dependent It is important fortoday's students to study,critique, compare and reviewAsian culture, and it is important

for Mercyhurst to offer a?program like this because it addsto the strengths already here,making the college stand outamong mother liberal arts institu-tions," said Forsthoefel, assistantprofessor of religious studies;'Neither Gannon nor Edinborooffers similar programs.Clark, assistant professor ofhistory, said, "It is important toallow students to focus on other*nori-Western areas of study. Wehave all the abilities here religion, languages, culture,philosophy, science and histo ry.nClasses such as Japanese

language, Hinduism, Eahistory, world religions,organized crime, com papolitical system s, Koreaarcheology, cross culturcommunication and croscultural psychology fulfiminor's requirements. Sthese classes also meet trequirements forfthe undate degree as well."The program is reallywonderful way for M erchave a tangible comm itmglobal curriculum. We dknow the future, so it istant for students to be asedgeable and open-mindpossible. A minor like thprepares students to enteworld, and it complemenseveral of the majors offhere business, ReseaIntelligence Analyst Propolitical science as well others. Anyone who takecourses will have a cohefocused degree centered common theme," said DrRipley, assistant professopolitical science and instrclasses in the minor.

Jessical Russell/Merciad PhotographeiDr. Brian Ripley instructing his com parative politics class.

G l i n s k y w i n s p r e s t i g i o u s c o m p o s e r s ' a w a r dBy BID MelvilleMerciad writerLike many college professors,Dr. Albert Glinsky keeps himselfbusy with a variety of projectsoutside the classroom.Glinsky, associate professor ofmusic, composer-in-residenceand a founder of the D 'Angelo*Visiting Artist Series, receivedhis bachelor's and master's fdegrees from the Julliard Schoolof Music, and his doctorate fromNew York University. He hasbeen a member of the Mercy-hurst faculty since 1986.1998 ha: been an unusuallybusy and rt warding year forGlinsky. | *Aside from his teaching duties,Glinsky is in the middle ofwriting a book, writing linernotes for upcoming CDs and ishaving some of his music

released on CD. J 4Most importantly, though,Glinsky recently received anaward from the prestigiousAmerican Academy of Arts andLetters, which includes suchfamous artists and musicians asSteven Sondheim, John Updikeand Arthur M iller."It is certainly one of thebiggest awards I have everreceived," Glinsky said.Glinsky received the Walter F . |Hinrichsen Award in May andwas one of only 17 awardwinners for music. To receive theaward, Glinsky was firstnomi-nated by an academy memberand then had to submit some ofhis works. Members of theacademy selected the awardwinners. The award gives Glinsky theopportunity to publish his"CanandaiguaQuartet* with

classical music publisher C. F. 1Peters, which has published theworks of composers such as IMozart and Beethoven duringtheir lifetimes. Glinsky's music 1will be published in either late1999 or early 2000. Glinsky'spiece was performed at Mercy-hurst last year by the CavaniString Quartet"To be published by C. F.Peters is extremely hard. They Iare a publisher anyone whoworks with classical music J.would know," G linsky said.Recently, Glinsky was among 1seven composers in Pennsylvaniato receive a fellowship from thePennsylvania Council of theArts. However, much ofGlinsky's time is currently beingtaken up by work on his book,"Out of Thin Air. Theremin andthe Age of Ether," a biography ofLeon Theremin, creator of a *

musical instrument by the sameJname and considered to be the.father of electronic music.Robert Moog, inventor of theMoog synthesizer, will pen thepreface. '? |"I wrote my dissertation on thetheremin, so I've been research-ing this for a long time. I wjable to write the book because Igot a jump on it," Glinsky said,referring to the current revival ofinterest in the theremin, one ofthe world's m ost difficultinstruments to play.Glinsky had the opportunity tomeet Theremin, who was then inhis 90s, while defending hisdoctoral dissertation at NewYork University in 1991.Concurrently, Glinsky iswriting the liner notes to severalCDs, including a re-issue ofmusic by Samuel Hoffman, atheremin player. Some music

that Glinsky has composebe included on a few otheupcoming CD releases.

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Students hear Dalai LamaExiled spiritualJLleader seeksworld support forTibetan causeBy Bill MelvilleMerciad writer -Twelve Mercyhurst students onWednesday heard one of theworld's most revered spiritualleaders urge for a g reater commit-ment to spirituality and thecreation of peace.These students, with Dr.Thom as Forsthoefel, professor ofreligious studies, traveled toSeton Hill College in Greensburg,Pa., to hear a speech by TenzinGyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama andexiled spiritual leader of Tibet.

Forsthoefel, w ho has heard theDalai Lama speak before, said,To see him is inspiring. He issomeone who has been trained i nsuch deep thought, but he hasalso endured great suffering.The D alai Lama lives in Indiasince Tibet has been under theoccupation of China since in theearly 1950s. He travels the worldto seek support for the Tibetancause, and has enlisted the aid ofmany celebrities and po liticians.The Dalai Lama's presentationywas the centerpiece of aninterfaith reflection, during whichrepresentatives of Catholicism,Judaism and Islam urged for

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peace and understandingbetween faiths.The Dalai Lama was intro-duced by Fred Rogers, the star oftelevision's "Mister Roger'sNeighborhood" and an ordained IPresbyterian minister.Accompanied by an inter-preter, the Dalai Lama began hisspeech with two traditionalTibetan Buddhist verses.Following the recitation of theverses, the Dalai Lama apolo-gized to the audience for his poorEnglish skills, then continued hisspeech and relied on his transla-tor only when he could conveyhis meaning better in Tibetan.The Dalai Lama began by iaddressing the growing lack ofconcern for spirituality in the |modern world and the habit oflooking outward instead ofinward for answers to ourproblems.i "Technology and science arenot the right way to overcomesuffering and to achieve everlast-ing peace. Even today spiritualvalues are much ifl need. Peoplethink a prayer or Sunday church tjservice is enoughTbuf f is not |ef3once you have deeper spin tual $experience," he said.Later in the speech, the DalaiLama likened spirituality tomedicine, saying that we need tostrengthen our spirituality when |we are suffering, fMistakes don't happen easily

when we look inward," he said.As he closed, the Dalai Lamaurged that the groundwork mustbegin now for increased!spirituality and for the establish-ment of peace. 1"If our generation can createthe basis for peace,"then we'lldefinitely be ab le to pass that onto the next generation," he said.At the even t's conclusion,JoAnne Boyle, president ofSeton Hill, presented the DalaiLama with several photographsof Tibet which were taken fromspace during a recent shuttlemission.Afterward, the group ad-journed to Seton H ill's HarlanGallery where they viewed anexhibit of Tibetan artifacts and acollection of photos depictingTibetans in everyday life. Thephoto exhibit, entitled Pilgrim,was comprised of photos takenby actor Richard G ere, a closefriend of the Dalai Lama.Forsthoefel expressed hishappiness over the studentinterest in hearing the Dalaiti Lama speak, A*^*fl*s a great pleasure to see*students take interest in such anevent, because it really is a oncein a lifetime event. It reallyshows that Mercyhurst studentsare willing to broaden theircultural horizons," he said.

Photography class checks out photos

Gary Cardot photot ~ . .. w^omnhv class recently visited Chautauqua, N.Y. where they checkedMembers of Gary Cardofs photography clas^recent y ^ f r o m ,ef t t0 right a r eout a phonography | | | ^ 2 f i S $ X * . Becky Wittmann, Ken Machesky,Dave Schroeck, Bndgette Roney,'uem ^ Kellv II 1 Brooketomenck and Jennifer LaUi.

Featured senior: Ryan KennBy Karl RepeallingMerciad writer *T

Not many students are willingto take on the responsibilities thatthis week 's featured senior Has.After graduating from Mercer(Pa.) Area High School, RyanKennis came to Mercyhurst tomajor in marketing and account-ing, i , f *"I chose Mercyhurst because 11liked the idea of a Catholiccollege that is close to home.Also, it is a beautiful cam pus,"said Kennis.It is clear by reviewing whatKennis has accomplished duringhis time at M ercyhurst that hemade the right decision.Penny Hanes, associateprofessor of business, said, "Ihave known Ryan Kennis as botha student and an advisee for fouryears. Working with him hasbeen a great pleasure because ofhis academic interest and his 'involvement as a student due tohis concern for M ercyhurstCollege." f* ^Over the past four years,Kennis has participated instudent government, and thisyear is MSG presidentAdding to an already busyterm, Kennis is hoping to reclaimthe Freedbni Zdljte, the fart her ,';MSG nfewsletterahd re-establishthe President's Club whichdisbanded five years ago."Bringing the Freedom Zoneback to its roots will allow MSGto comm unicate better with thestudents," Kennis said.f: "The idea behind thePresident's Club is to bringtogether all of the presidents andleaders of the organizations oncampus to brainstorm ideas from

one another about coordevents. Hopefully, we worganize better activitiestudents," he added.*$Kennis is also a four-member of the football tHead football coach JKimball said, "I view Rbeing one of the most wrounded student athleteshave seen in my 18 yearcoaching at the col ege Ryan is the epitome of t'student athlete' and refthe type of kids we wanrecruit to Mercyhurst."Aside from hisparticiMSG and athletics^Ken

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S p r a c k l e n s e t t i n g n e w s t a n d a r d s ! f o r r o w i n g t e a m sBy Jen HarwellMe reiad writerThe new head coach forMercyhurst's men's ancKwomen's rowing teams is nostranger to campus.Coach A drian Spracklengraduated from Mercyhurst in1990 with a degree insportsmedicine. After receivinghis master's degree fromWestern M ichigan U niversity, hereturned to Mercyhurst in*1991as assistant athletic trainer andassistant rowing coach.Spracklen is an experiencedoarsman but coaching wasinitially far from his career plans.He began racing at the young ageof 13 and won his first race in asingle shell when he was 14. f| | Nearly everyone in his familyhas been involved in rowing insome way or another andSpracklen admits that followingin his father's footsteps was hardat times. Spracklen rowed underthe supervision of his father untilhe was 16.Spracklen's father?Mike,; hasone Olympic gold medal underhis belt as a rower. He has beencoaching internationally foralmost 25 years.

An ardent competitor,Spracklen has competed inseveral international events. At'the age of 16, he became one ofthe youngest people ev er to winthe English Henley Regatta. Thatsame year, Spracklen also racedwith the British Junior N ationalTeam in Sweden.Capturing first place in aneight-man shell in 1985,Spracklen also competed in theWorld Rowing Championshipsin East Germany when he was17. T t. Spracklen enrolled at Mercy-hurst College in 1986, and in 1987 raced as a lightweight withthe British National Team inLucerne, Switzerland.During his senior year,Spracklen decided he wanted tocoach full time and begancoaching the novice men's team.After a year, he began to coachthe varsity women's team^Spracklen coached women'svarsity to nationals where theyearned first place. Admittedly animpressive feat, he believesplacing in an event is not hispriofityttfti ;i < i-*spjsfic Sjjtildni*"Results are not the mostimportant, it's what the athleteslearn from the spo rt," he said.

Since taking over the Mercy-hurst rowing team, Spracklen hascarried that belief and introduceda new set of goals."I want to establish higherwork ethics and teach peoplehow to train hard, to show themwhat it takes to be the best,"Spracklen said.Standing firm on his belief,Spracklen said he will not enter aboat in a race unless he is surethe rowers have been w orkingtheir hard est ,,. ?}"I want to bring honor and &respect to the program," he said."I want to put fear in the eyes ofthe competition."I That fear will come about onlythrough hard work and determi-nation from each of the 75rowers on the men and w omen'steams. *Spracklen, an athletic trainerfor the U.S. National Team,joined the team in 1995 inFinland and in France in 1997.He will also work at the nextWorld's Championships inCanada.For now, though, he is focusingprimarily on success for thee< n n

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F i n d l a y s h o c k s f o o t b a l l t e a m i n s e a s o n f i n a l eBv Scott KoskoskiMerciad writerOn a day when Lak er footballseniors were honored at TullioField, it was a freshman w hostole the show. J ^Freshman Mark Inkrott's 23 -yard touchdown grab fromUniversity of Findlay quarter-back Trevin Scars with 2:01remaining capped a furious OilercomebacK and gave Findlay a41-35 win over Mcrcyhurst.The game marked the 1998finale for the Lakers (5-5) intheir first season competing inthe rigorous Midwest Intercolle-giate Football C onference |!F(MIFC). The conference is saidto be one of the toughest ?Division II leagues in the nation.I Findlay (5-4 MIFC) movedabove .500 for the first time inseveral weeks, but the Oilersneeded plenty of breaks to pullout the victory? One of thosebreaks was the rain, whichdrenched T ullio Field's artificialturf the entire second half. Theshowers dampened Mercyhurst'spotent run-and-shoot offense."The rain definitely didn't helpour cause," said junior receiverJustin Siemon following theIgame. "But (quarterback Matt)

Kissell still threw well in theconditions.** \That w ould be an understate-ment. Kissel 1, a senior, ledanother aerial attack Saturdayand threw five touchdowns,breaking another school record.During the season, the southpawquarterback shattered 11 Laker 1quarterback records.On Saturday, Mercyhurstrolled to a 21-0 lead not evenhalfway through the secondquarter. Kissell led a game-opening 11-play drive and foundsenior flanker Tim Brediger from11 yards out for the afternoon*first scores I | .;. The Oilers then turned the ballover on downs deep in Lakerterritory and back marched *Mercyhurst Kissell *s four-yardlob to wide-open sophomore EdBailey made it 14-0 late in thefirst quarter. Findlay again drovethe ball until freshman defensiveback Casey Williams picked offSears' pass at the Laker 40-yardline. Four plays later, Kissell andBailey hooked up on a 50-yardtouchdown strike. The scoreextended the Mercyhurst lead to21-0. [ ^ 5Back came Findlay. With 1:30remaining before halftime, Oilersenior running back Eric Chinn

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rumbled one yard to put Findlayon the board. M ercyhurst'sBailey then fumbled the deepkickoff and recovered at theLaker one-yard line. The Lakerspunted back to Findlay, whichquickly drove the field. Searsand Inkrott combined on a four-yard scoring pass with five ticksleft on the clock. The extra-pointkick failed and the halftime scoreread 21-13.Findlay picked up where it leftoff after halftime. Another Sears-Inkrott four-yard TD strike to :$:open the third period and asuccessful two-point conversiontied things at 21. * ;On the next Laker drive, OilerTony Crippen forced a Kissellfumble on an option play at theLaker 33-yard line. Eric Chinn'stwo-yard oustle with 5:23 left inthe tnird gave the Oilers a 27-21lead. ^ h J 1^The Lakers, playing in front ofa Senior Day crowd, wouldanswer. As the third-auarterclock ran out, Kissell neaved a27-yard touchdown lob to iBailey. Junior kicker VinnieCorasaniti's kick put the Lakersback on top 28-2/.After the teams traded punts,Findlay again drove downfieldand threatened to score. But a

Sears pass was intercepted by 1junior corner back Tom Palmer atthe Laker one-yard line. Just twoplays later* Ki sself' s 72-yardbomb to sure-handed Bredigerextended the lead to 35-28.Findlay was not through. With2:45 left in the game^Enc ^Chinn 's third rushing touchdownof the afternoon capped a 64-yarddrive and gave the Oilers a *chance to tie?Sears' two-pointconversion run failed, though,and the Laker lead stood 35-33.The visitors then tried an tiftonside kick/:which headed out ofbounds across the slick turf. Outof nowhere came a Findlay 'special teams man to deflect theball back in bounds?The ballrattled to Mercyhurst's 33-yardline where the O ilers pounced onit. Four plays later, Sears foundthe freshman Inkrott in the endzone from 23 yards out. Oilerrunning back Jamie Smiddyrumbled in for the 2-point'conversion and Findlay pulledaway 41-35. *The loss was a disappointingone for the Lakers, but the 1998season definitely-wasn't. Manylocal sportswriters predictedMercynurst would not win a>*single game in their first seasonin Division II scholarship

football. The Lakers weto finish 13th out of 14teams, but finished in thof the pack at 5-5. Out onew teams in the leagueyear, Mercyhurst's 5-5 was the most unexpecteSaturday wrapped upseason for Kissell, who39 for 287 yards andfivKissell threw for 19 touin 1998, breaking his owof 10 set last year. His 2|sing yards shattered_it ek 's 1987 mark byyards. |. * ^ Senior wideout Tim Bfive catches give him threcord for career catcheand sophomore Ed Bailin 51 passes in 1998 brthe Laker one-season m1987. Bailey also holdsrecord for TD catches iwith eight. ^ sMft.Defensively, junior liScott Platz led an all-st1998 Platz finished wittackles and senior linebKeith Swanson ended wsacks. .

Women's soccer still hopes for playoff sLynn Burnes | 1Merciad writerThe wom en's soocer team hashad a roller coaster season thisyear, looking dominant at timesand underachieving during othertimes. * /One of the brightest highlightsof the women's season was the2-1 defeat of Ashland UniversityOct 11. The victory put the LadyLakers into an ideal position fora playoff bid. i-, |Unfortunately, the women lo sttheir Followinggame to ',Westminister College OctT4,and then to West VirginiaWeslyan Un iversity Oct 25 .These defeats put the womenback into the position of relyingon luck to get into the ]postseason.

"We lost a couple of games weshouldn't have, now its out ofour hands," said sophomore Suzanne Baur. :f. In order to have a chance toadvance to the postseason, thewomen had to win their remain-ing two games. They faced twotough opponents in NorthernKentucky Oct. 31 and IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania Oct28. ^yIn their game against IUP, theLady Lakers cruised to a 3-1victory. Theresa Roach*Julieanne Chiodo and Baurscored in the win. "We know that we have to havea strong finish if we have anychance of advancing. So wecame out today (Oct 28) and didjust that," Chiodo said.In their next game , the Lady

Lakers played to a toucvictory over Northern KRoach scored inher secconsecutive game aftera beautiful pass from frJessica Krueger. $"We did the best we courselves, now we havon other results to get insaid. % With the regular seasthe Lady Lakers can doexcept wait o hear abogoes and who stays homthe playoffs now. 5 ""We nave played extrwell in the last two gamhopefully we will receiWe deserve to go basedoverall season performsaid head coach John M

Cross country ends season with fine runBy Travis Lindahl 1Merciad writer! fThe Mercyhurst Lakers crosscountry team traveled to SlipperyRock University Nov. 7 for tneNCAA Division ti North CentralRegional Championship, theirfinal race of the year.This race pitted the Lakerrunners against not only theffrigid weather, but also regionalpowerhouses Edinboro Umver- fsity and Shippensburg Univer-sity, v iThe m en's team, placing 20th**out of 31, came away from themeet feeling optimistic aboutnext year. Coach Mite Fraleypraised his team's solid runningefforts and their outplacing ofarchrival Gannon University.*"Overall this is the bestperformance by a Mercyhurst

men 's team in my six years at thecolleee," said Fraley. *Fraley had reason to bepleased, particularly by theperformance ofBrian Colaizzi.The freshman clocked a time of36:17 for the 6.2-mile course of 1rolling hills and hairpin turns.Close behind for the Lakers werejunior MikeTarbox, freshmanCiaran Brewster and sophomoreMike Fleckenstein. Rounding outthe seven man squad weresophomores Brad Alvord andShawn Basile, and junior Brad*Parks, jv"We've got a young team, andeveryone will be returning nextyear. This was a good buildingseason for what should be a greatteam next year," said an enthusi-astic Alvord. 2I The Lady Lakers also took avouns team to the regional meet

looking to gain experienJunior Catherine "FleFletcher was the numberunner for the Lady Laknavigating the 3.8-mile25:29. She was followedthe chute by juniors Kaat 25:39, and Jen Stand26:25. Rounding ou t theLaker pack were sophoKrista Doutt, junior CoNardi, and sophomoresChrulski and Maria ObeFletcher echoed Alvooptimism for next year;^This kind of race canhelp a young team. By against the region's besa feeling for what we hanext year. Lucidly, gradnot hurting as too muchsaicLa

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By Stephen Nolan M ^ _ _ _Merciad editorT he Mercyhurst men's soccerteam have made it to the NCAAplayoffs for the third time in fouryears.After a historic season w hichsaw the team ranked third in theNCAA Division II nationalrankings, the Lakers will faceEast Stroudsburg University infirst round action of Division IIplayoffs. The game will beplayed Saturday at Family FirstSports Park at 1 p.m.The soccer team ended theregular season with a 15-3-1$record. The team also capturedits fourth straight Great L akesIntercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence tide with a perfect 6-0 -record. In NCAA Division IIrankings, the Lakers are in 15thplace. )&"A fter a slow start to theseason it is a credit to the players

an d coaches to finish with thebest season in the history of thesoccer program at MercyhurstHopefully we can keep themomentum going this Saturday,'it would really help the team if |we get good support from thefans," said senior Stuart HoggIndividual achievements for theseason saw junior Rob nse man's first goal ofth e seasot JGoals by Smith and Tobio, ]sandwiched around a Laker goal? by Goulet, gave the Falcons a 5- J3 lead midway through the thirdperiod. Mercyhurst went on to tiethe game at five, courtesy ofBrad McDonald s first-evercollegiate go *! at 1 1 :4 1 , and a

short-handed tally from senior'Bob A tkin with 4:39 left inregulation. \i"On Saturday, it Was Hindley'sturn to play spoiler, as he rifled ashot past freshman goal tenderPeter Atibry from 30 feet outwith over a minute remaining inovertime, to give the host teamits second straight 6-5 win. TpThe Falcons opened a 3-0 leadwith three minutes left in theopening period, bringing an endjto the night for freshman '" Tjgoal tender Adam Shine. Shine, *making his Laker debut, man-aged to stop two of the five shotshe faced.Aubry entered and promptlygave up two coals early in thesecond perioa, giving bentley a5-0 lead. But Aubry settled downand the Lakers put together aferocious comeback. / \ JThe La kers were able to cut thelead to three, with goals fromMcDonald and Atkin (both onthe power play), before theperiod ended. ^The Lakers came out flying inthe third, with senior ScottLudeviks scoring a power playgoal just 4 5 seconds into theperiod, cutting the lead to two. Itmen became the Atkin show, ashe single-handedly tied the gameat five. The senior tallied apower-play goal at 5:56 and thena short-handed goal with justunder six minutes leftLudeviks added a goal and anassist Team captain Mike Masseand senior Oto Hlincik eachpicked up three assists. Aubrystopped 21 of 24 Falcon shots.The next Laker game isSaturday night when formerMercyhurst assistant coach CraigBarnett brings his University ofFindlay to tne Mercyhurst IceCenter for a 7:30 face-off.

The loss ended a Laker 10-game winning steak. The teamwas m issing three key playersagainst Oakland: Mark L *Fitzgerald, Lynn Burns and MikjfShiels. These players received *red cards after an incident Nov, against Southern Missouri StateUniversity. The players were *!*suspended for one game. jfc2"We are very happy about ]making the playoffs, but I feelwe deserve it We worked reallyhard during the season to get* J3Jwhere we are now. We are fcconfident about Saturday's ga rn etwe played Stroudsburg earlier*]this season and did not performvery well. We are going torectify that on Saturday,"Fitzgerald said. _**If the Lakers defeat EastStroudsburg they will go cm to(day the winner of S unday'smatch between Truman S tateUniversity and Quincy Univer-sity.

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By Craig RybczynskiContributing writerOn draft day, former Mercyhurstlacrosse player Bruce Alexanderknew he was going to getdrafted. The question was whowould draft the 6-foot-5-inches,250 pound attackman?The night before, the RochesterKnighthawks and the BuffaloBandits contacted the Lakers 'career scoring leaden T hefollowing afternoon, Sept 21 ,Alexander got the word; theSyracuse Smash in the secondround of the National LacrosseLeague draft."I was pretty sure I would getdrafted," said Alexander, the1 lth pick overall. "I was a bitsurprised (by the team thatselected me). I am obviously rhappy. It is a chance of a lifetimeto try this game. I was honored inthat respec t"Alexander played at Mercy-hurst College from 1996 to 1998.During the two years at the'Hurst, Alexander set a career-high for goals, scoring 75 . In hissenior season, he scored 33 ti mesand collected 16 assists for 49points. Alexander finished tiedfor 18th in NCAA Division I f -men's lacrosse in goals-per-gamewith 2.75 and was tied for 16thin points-per-gamewith 4.08."He is very dedicated to theteam," said Mercy nun_[Langespecially thebasically ranlast year."

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Alexander joins Lang and first-year assistant coach Chris Ryanas a member of the M ercyhurstCollege coaching staff.Alexander, a native of Victoria,British Columbia, transferredfrom Anne Arundel CommunityCollege in Annapolis, Md., toMercyhurst College.Before moving to the UnitedStates, Alexander was a boxlacrosse player in British !Columbia. In 1997 his team, theVictoria Shamrocks, won theMann Cup, awarded to the toplacrosse team in Canada. Thevictory allowed Alexander toachieve a childhood dream."I started watching the Sham-rocks since I was three yearsold," said Alexander. "It was abig deal to win it Signs were allover town saying: 'Go, Rocks,Go.* I lived in the same house allmy life and winning it in front of fmy family was a big deal."Getting drafted this fall alsofulfilled another goal of theMercyhurst College studen tAlexander credits the U.S.*college experience and his timeat the college as two of thereasons for his selection in the1998 NLL draft. \"Field lacrosse has made me abetter player for sure," saidAlexander. "I think the No. 1thing is it farced m e stay inbetter condition. Playing year* \round was a bonus. It also helpedpush me to learn how to use myleft hand. When I am in a tightsituation I can get out of it withthe use of my left hand."

Not only did Alexandbetter shape and learn this off-hand, but he alssome of the best Divisiolacrosse players in the cover those two seasons 'Hurst Each spring thetraveled to the UniversiVirginia to play the Cavand hosted Ohio State aUniversity."Playing with qualitycan only improve your said Alexander. "I watcAmerican game and lovwas able to adapt and leof their habits and styleThe years spent playinstyles of lacrosse w ill brookie attackman this yeLang. ffi J* ;"He has already got anadvantage," said Lang.already played box lacrothe highest level. It woumore difficult for a true player, but he has learnedifferent styles of play."r* Alexander will get a cplay against some of theplayers in the world in tAlexander will play alonlacrosse legend Paul Gaplay against Gary Gait,Tavares, and Tim SoudaAlexander admitted hisgame for the Smash w ilan experience."I have played in frontcrowd s, but not on this lsaid. "There will be 10-fans and it will only be nbe a little nervous and