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3L?Student GovernmmuSecretary ResignsFor the first time in the historyof Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment, an officer on the executiveboard has resigned from * theelected position.Linda First, secretary of MSG,handed in her official resignationto the three other government of-

ficers Monday, October 13. sj kIn her resignation letter, Firstcited differences between herselfand the executive board asreasoning behind her decision.She explained that the dif-ferences have "arisen over the

negligent manner" in which shewas informed of the duties re-quired for the positioniof MSGsecretary. ? j 6 8First felt that these differencesprevented the executive officersfrom functioning-together as ateam.| E. William Kennedy, directorof student services, explainedthat no officer in the past hadever resigned. The closest caseoccurred in 1977 when Chris Van-Wagen stepped down from.*theposition of vice-president since hewas also servings as Merciad

editor. This created an obviousconflict of interest. I 1 E& Kennedy commented that hewas disappointed in the resigna-tion of First. However,: he admit-ted that "mere was confusion"regarding the delineation of MSGsecretarial duties S I ."The secretary provides an of-ficial record of what the govern-ment determines to do," he ex-plained.^ "The confusion seemedto be that some people felt shewas a personal secretary whoprovided typing services."Vice-president Rich Lanzillo

commented that?he felt Firstshould have reconsidered herdecision since any problems withthe executive board could havebeen worked out. r- *.7, "Any group of people with sucha wide variety of personalities isgoing to have tensions," statedLanzillo. "Tensions are an in-evitable part of interaction."Treasurer Mary. Gausmannoted that she felt F irst made thedecision to resign believing itwould be "in the best interest forthe -: functioning of: the govern-ment." Gausman stated further

that she disagreed with decision, i w '%& \President Tim Seltzeunavailable for comment atime* f jji?i $P$First stated in her letteshe would not leave the gment without the nassistance and therefore continue in her present puntil new arrangementmade. * '. J"I feel badly about havresign,?' stated First. |"Ithave been a good thing, budidn't work out."

p u b l i c a t i o nVOL. 51 NO. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE OCTOBER 17Student Imput SoughtOn Calendar And Curriculum Changej* In an attempt to inform and ex-plain the calendar options andgeneral education curriculumEroposals, a number of meetingsave opened^the floor to"discussion.At the student governmentmeeting Dean David Palmer an dPresident William P. Garveyclarified information concerningthe calendar and curriculum in3uestion and answer periods withle representatives.Palmer explained that the ad-ministration wants the studentbody to discuss the option of thecalendar. "It is going to take alot of concern and effort, and a lotof attention from all of us,"stated Palmer. jThe Academic Policies Com-mittee noted that other variationsand flexibilities can be made onthe five calendar optionspresented. President Garvey.speaking about the proposedcalendar and new general educa-tion curriculum stated that "wewill have to live with it (thechosen calendar) for not less thana period of four to five years." Dean D. Palmerphoto by Rebecca L. Martin

He added that the curriculum willbe implemented in the fall of '81." The calendar which works bestis that which people like themost. . commented committeemember Tom Bilhngsley., **-At the MSG meeting, PresidentGarvey explained/further thatthe proposals would only affectpresent Freshman .andSophomores in that they wouldneed"lo^aKe Senior seminars.These seminars would be an in-depth intersession type of coursedesigned for specifically seniors.44It is designed to create ani n t e l l e c t u a l l y d e m a n d i n gsituation.!"The present program permitsfar too many loopholes." iPresident Garvey pointed outthat the new curriculum proposalprovides a more structured pro-gram, even though it doesn't pro-vide as much choice in terms ofliberal studies as does the presentcurriculum. * "We want you tohave a common Mercyhursteducation," he emphasized.At APC Dean Palmer, statedthat the present calendar leavesthe school "no opportunity to gettogether as a community."MSG will hold another discus-sion on the proposals at the Oc-tober 20 meeting before making ar e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o t h eAcademic P olicies Committee.

Archives Gain Historical Records;Nickel Plate Mills Donates Materials

by Mary CollinsMercyhurst Collegehas acquired a great deal ofvaluable historical informationfrom the Nickel Plate Mills whichis in the process of being torndown. ? * * . The complete business historyfrom the feedmill dating back to1899 was found by MartinV i s n o s k y ,L a Mercyhurstgraduate. Visnosky accidentallycame across the ledgers andreceipts when going to salvagelumber from the building.Visnosky contacted the History

Department which ^ ^dent volunteers to recover thematerials, which.have no realmonetary value.J The feedmill, located at 18thand Parade, ground flour inearlier days and recently soldgrains and hay to local farmers?The wrecking co m pa nydelayed demolition of thebuilding which was constructedin 1897, so Mercyhurst Archivescould acquire the information.The manuscripts includedledgers; correspondence andreceipts such as cancelled

checks, deposit slips and businesstransactions. ? XMr. Richard Kubiak, historyfirofessor, explained that in theseedgers there is record ofbusinesses that we never wouldhave known existed. Accordingto Kubiak, these businesses44went down the drain" during thedepression and never resurfaced.Kubiak emphasized that manypeople have "a lot of things likethis just lyingabout waiting to bedestroyed." He warned thatmost people .don't even realizethat they have* items of greathistorical valu e. _ i

Homecoming Dance Begins;ALNew Tradition At HurstS For the first time in the historyof the college, a HomecomingDance will be held for the studentbody and alumni. * ^^ ^*"I would definitely like to makethis an annual event," com-mented Gary Bukowski, directorof alumni affairs. 4'We're tryingto develop a tradition never ex-perienced at the college."Th e semi-formai dance,scheduled for Saturday night, isopen to the student body. "Wewant students to participatebecause someday they will bealumni," said Bukowski. t Cjl Bukowski explained the alumnioffice hoped for a big response inalumni themselves, but doesn'texpect instantaneous involve-ment since it takes some time tobuild a tradition. He noted thatthe dance wouldn't be considereda failure if there aren't manyalumni present, since thestudents will also be involved.4"Largeness does not n ecessarilydenote success," he added.Bukowski also responded to theBYOB policy of the dance whichwill be held in the CampusCenter. 44I would treat ourstudents as mature individuals,"he said.Bukowski stated further that heexpects students to use theirheads if they are drinking. Hesaid if students prove they are not

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The Modest ProposalsIn Che past few yea rs the col- adapted to any of the options, alege has seen the presentation of tteee tenn schedule would be thea wide variety of calendar and easiest to implement,curriculum pr oposals. This year Considering this, Option E ofis no exception. The difference i s three terms, with 40 courses andthe choice involved in reaction to a five day week appears themostthe calendar, and the responsible plausible,foresight used in developing a * In this proposal, there will be 11curriculum proposal. weeks each term and 33 classes.The eeneral education oro- Since there are 40 courses, eachgram could be the most exciting ! ^ j f J ^ ^ ^ * MSew development in the college? graduationf will require 120Establishing a foundation core credits. * .& 5>,will provide a concrete and Thefive y week schedules 70workable liberal studies educa- "J*?** ^s 5*? ;2.To join us in prayer:} Daily Mass is scheduled at 6:45

a.m. on weekdays: 8 a.m., Satur-day and Sunday. i Evening 'prayer, 5:00 p.m.daily. ?r3. To visit the Mother of MercyChapel any time : f J BEnter at,the front door andidentify yourself at the desk of

the receptionist so we know whoyou are. ^ f i H4. To join us for Sunday Massand breakfast: j iSjS1 We can accommodate a groupof four or less at the 8:00 Mass onSunday for breakfast and a tourof the M otherhouse, if d esired.Please give your names toSister Peggy in Campus M inistryby Friday so we can expect you.(If four persons are already sign-ed up, she will invite you to visitthe following Sunday.) i jMany of us are formerteachers, staff members, orstudents of the College. We aredeeply concerned with its missionand its students. & jSincerely yours in Christ,Sisters of Mercy,444 E. Grandview B lvd.Sister M. Eustace TaylorGeneral Coordinator

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VolleybalTeams AiGrievancDear Editor,Who are your sports wfor anyway? After readincolumn concerning woVolleyball, we felt wereading the Edinboro Stalege newspaper. Consithat it is early in the seasthat Edinboro is , one toughest competitors (as being a State School) we fstill do feel we did a prettjob. By printing such negaticles as the one in last paper, you discourage all tfrom even considering atta match.Our record now standsafter beating local rivalsand Gannon. We fed thwell worth the effort of thefans to come and cheer Volleyball team, as thalways something to cheerHie Women's Volleyball

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PAGES THEMERCIAD O C T O B E R 17,1S y n a p s eS c o r c h e r sGood news I Our lost explorer oflast week has been located andsaved. He wa s' wanderingaimlessly in an area a little overlour square miles near the SouthPole. If you still can't figure outwhere his pack might have been,see Bud Brown. .A month ago Mike Cusackreceived a call informing himthat Johnstown State was holdinga track and field meet. Edinborohad entered the meet but no onee l se had , and Johns townwondered whether Mercyhurstwould be interested. Mike will tryanything once, so he rounded upsome of our finest baseballplayers (baseball players will doanything) and left for Johnstown.Mary Merry's boyfriend was inthe shotput event and since only.three schools participated(Johnstown,1 Mercyhurst andEdinboro) the meet ended earlyand our team returned. Inciden-tally, each school entered justone athlete in each event. &I happened to see Mary in the

Student Union and asked her howwe did. She told me that herboyfriend won the shot-put butshe wasn't sure how we didin the remaining events. I ask-ed her what the scores were andshe told me that Edinboro wonwith 22- points and that Mer-cyhurst and Johnstown eachreceived 9 points. 5?"*fI asked her how the points foreach event were distributed andshe said that all of the eventswere scored the same with thewinner receiving the m ost points,second place receiving fewer andthird place fewest. I asked herwhether there was a high jumpevent. Mary said that there was.she didn't know who had won it. Ithought for a moment, thenreplied that on the basis of whatshehad told me so far I knew whohad won the high jump . 1It would appear that there is in-sufficient information to deter-mine which school won the highjump. Wrong! Can you figure itout? I M ra SSSf

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Assistant to the Controller for theYWCA. You will assist and aidcontroller in preparation of finan-cial sta teme nts,. post generaljournals and ledgers, and handlepayroll records.Hotel-Restaurant Majors -Assistant Manager for DudleysIce Cream Parlor. You will be ex-posed to all facets of the opera-tion, but this is primarily a

managerial position. J- rHotel-Restaurant Majors Community Organizer for theCommunity Care Council*REALstudents^ only! You will assist inestablishing a food co-op in theCorry area. B S S K H H SyttSlPolitical Science or SociologyMajors - REAL Students Only!Legal A ssistant 'for North-western Legal Services in Corry,PA. You will assist an attorney ona case pending before the Penn-s y l v a n i a P u b l i c U t i l i t yCommission.! -,Psychology, Sociology, andSocial Work Majors-REALstudents only!-Counselor Assis-tant for the Horizon House inUnion City, PA. You will be inter-viewing and supervising daily ac-tivities. Mature adults with em-pathy and common sense" re-quired as this is a shelter forwomen in crisis.

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Academic Quality Of Athletes Questioned;Interview With CoacheslClears The Air mmBy Donna Peterson | aT The academic quality of theathletes at Mercyhurst has beenlooked at greatly so far this year.In an effort to determine what therelationship between academicsand athletics is at the college,The Merciad talked with thecoaches of major sports who havemade public their concern fort h e i r p l a y e r s ' ^ a c a d e m i cstandings. W& m$Dan O'Conner, coach of thebasketball team, sent lettersdated September 22, 1980 to thefaculty members who havebasketball players in theirclasses. The letter stated thenames of the basketball playersand instructed the facultymember to contact O'Conner ifthe student is late for classregularly; absent from class, orh a v i n g c e r t a i n a c a d e m i cproblems. J ! |O'Conner stated that he wouldcontact each instructor twicethroughout each term and if he isinformed of a problem, he willsee that the situation is rectified.JL "I don't want to take everyathlete by the hand," said O'Con-ner, "But I feel that it is myresponsibili ty I to teach myplayers to understand commit-ment and responsibility." | p BO'Conner feels that h is playershave to be motivated to be inclass, be on time, and completeall 'assignments. The studentathletes need the reminder thatthey are here first of all to get aneducation, according to O'Con-ner.^"The athletes have atremendous** a dvantag e "*overregular students," commentedO'Connor, "they are given largeamounts of money for tuition andtherfore, have an obligation tothemselves and the institution."O'Conner is able to give out 10 fullscholarships a year in recruitingbasketball players. \O'Conner said that when herecruits players he does sobecause of their "person" andnothing else. He explained that"person" referred to a player's

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likability and ability to get alongwith others. Because a majorityof the players O'Conner recruitsdo not ^have high academicaverages, he claims that he isresponsible to set up a method ofinsuring that they make anacademic attempt. 5 3O'Conner said,'' It would be theideal thing to recruit studentswithout academic problems, butthis is not accessible." This year,out of a roster of 13 only twoplayers are exceptions withQPA's of 3.5 or better. ** / S S ^ PThe basketball players are en-couraged by O'Conner to seekhelp at the fir st sign of academicdifficulty. He makes them awareof the free tutoring servicesavailable kon campus and alsoprovides peer tutors I of otherbasketball players. Althoughthree of O'Conner's players wereinvoluntarily withdrawn fromMercyhurs t fo r academi creasons during his three years ascoach, O'Conner stated this year,"If I lose one player it ca n meanmy whole livelihood." Sj gjThis year especially, theathletes must deal with a greatdeal of pressure both physicallyand psychologically. At the openforum October 7, g PresidentWilliam Garvey comm ented thatathletes take a lot of abuse theydon't deserve. On the other hand,he feels there are "no specialpolicies for athl etes ." J; &Pressur e also comesfromMer-cyhurst's new membership in theNCAA. Both of these factors, willput tremendous pressure on thebasketball players both on and offthe court. *$*& H jjjpj!There is a difference betweenmale and female athletes at Mer-cyhurst according to Elaine Rug-giero, coach of the women svolleyballroam."P art of the pro-blem ha s been in th e conversionof Mercyhurst to a coed institu-tion." stated Ruggiero, "becauseof the push for males throughathletics, the school} def-initely lowered its standards."However, with Dr. Garvey asPresident and Mike Cusack asathletic director, Ruggiero feelsthat the academic standards forathletes will increase.Another part of the problembetween male and femaleathletes is that the males can beoffered scholarships to attract

\them to college while wcan't be offered /scholarwithout J financial need. O'Conner can offer 10 scholarships to baskeplayers, Ruggiero can offerone. This year she dividemoney four ways to assisplayers with the greatest fcial need. I j JLIn comparing the 12 womthe volleyball team with thmember Basketball team, is a visible differencacademic quality. Three-foof the.women's team carryaverages or better with 3.77the highest There is no avbelow a 2.76. J t Jj fRuggiero has had no probwith her players' academicdings so far this.year,remarked. However, if a prowere to arise she would h

v Dan O'Connerphoto by Rich Forsgrethe problem- similarly to Oner by having som eone 'oteam supervise 'thej plastudy habits and advise adingly, and also provide anvolleyball player with themajor to tutor the player.Ruggiero feels that the dar and class load at Mercy"offers no reason why a stshouldn't be * able to himself, unless he doesn'tt h e i n t e l l i g e n c e ^ o rdiscipline."Both O'Conner andjRugstated that their teams hoseason practice at least 2 Mdaily plus attend all schegames. Although the amoutime devoted to each spobasically the same, there isdisparity in the QPA's of theana female athletes. I w

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OCTOBER 17.1980 * m MERCIAD PAGFederal Funds IncreasesWillBenefit Student Aid 9By Anthony S. Mangeri 9New legislation now allows foran increase in Basic Educationalopportunity G rant up to $2,600 by1985. On October 3, a bill waspassed into law allowing for anincrease in student aid. {T h e H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n .Reauthorization Act took approx-imately two years in the plann-ing. It is a standard action to con-tinue the availabilty of funds forgovernment financial aid pro-grams. B.E.O.G. will be increas-ed to $1900 in the 8l-82sschoolyear. There will then be a steadyincrease until 1985 when thereshould be $2,600 available.In a discussion - with BarryZembower, director of FinancialAid, it was said that thosestudents who are planning to takeout a Guaranteed Student Loanafter January l should do so nowinstead due to the increase in theinterest from the current sevenpercent to the new nine percent.In the past, a dependent stu-dent could only borrow up to$2,500 per year. Now up to $12,500over undergraduate studies isavailable. This is an increase of

$5,000 over the current $7,500limit. Independent students cannow borrow up to $3,000 per yearor $15,000 during ^theirundergraduate studies. W-* :There is also a new programfor the parents and students. Thisis The Parental Loan Program.The program will allow parentsto borrow up to $3,000 at nine per-cent interest. Repayment beginswithin 60 days. lS jlThe National Direct StudentLoan program has been increas-ed to $6,000 during undergraduatestudies. The percentage has beenincreased from three percent tofour percent. This is awarded ac-cording to need. |F m- 'tisfeitQ*T Zembower feels that the up-coming elections may have an ef-fect on the bill, but a s of now thebill goes into affect as of January1. The stated policy goal is tohave seventy-five percent of thebill g to be paid by family andfederal aid. 5 Presently at the'Hurst it is a rough sixty percent.' Zembower stated that he feltgood about the bill and that 2shortly he will be sending a letter?to the community to explain thenew bill in detail. #&$ PsLitf

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Gorillagram Fever strikes Erie and the Hu rst, at right Mary Beth Barretgets the monkey business. Aleft volleyball coach Elaine Rugglero is greatedby a G orillagram 9MBH r J 3 & S ^ T *&Hoffman Scheduled SpeakerEx-Yippie Leader Tells All m

Admission to Student ActCommittee sponsored lecturebe $1 for the general publicfree to the Mercyhurst Cocommunity. aj% IAbbie Hoffman,* ex-yippieleader-turned-fugitive, will tellhis story to Erie audiences Oc-tober 20 at 8PM in the CampusCenter. W * "* lJ ';? '.Hoffman first became involvedin the radical movement by par-ticipating in a demonstration inMay, 1960. J He subsequentlybecame interested in such causesas the Vietnam War,!nucleardisarmament, changes in govern-mental styles, and Hoffman ex-

Elained, "gradually, civil rightsecame t he c r ux o f myinvolvement." kIn , 1968, Hoffman&and JerryRubin starlet! Yippie, the YouthInternational Party, ' to bringtogether the hippies who werebeginning to turn political and theNew Left types who were gettingbored \ with j picket f lines andparades. Iff i :*He ? was one of the ChicagoSeven tried for his activities atthe Democratic N ational Conven-tion in 1968. Hoffman was con-victed for crossing state lines tofoment violence in the Chicagostreets. f-

Hoffman was again arrested inAugust 1973this time chargedWith the selling of three pounds ofcocaine to two undercoveragents. \-

A few months later, Hoffman-jumped a $10,000 bail and disap-peared to avoid standing trial. Herecently came out of hiding andsurrendered to special narcoticsprosecutor Sterling Johnson tostart the uneasy process of histrial on the seven-year-old co-caine charges. *g fBtMW h i l e i n s e c l u s i o n a tThousands Islands, New York,Hoffmanwho is now 43chang-ed his name to Barry Freed, hadhis face altered through plasticsurgery, grew a beard, andassumed a new identity and anew lifestyle, ^ .i-pilAs BarrjnFreed he led the errvironmental crusade group call-ed "Save the River Committee,"to protest a dredging project thatwould have iopened the St.Lawrence Seaway to boats dur-ing three additional wintermonths, ^n fejjfeLFor his work he earned thecomm endations of -New Y orkGovernor Hugh Carey and the ad-miring attention of State SenatorDaniel Patrick Moynihan whiletestifying last summer at afederal hearing chaired by theSenator. fThrough it all, his identity asAbbie Hoffman went unknown.Hoffman goes back to courtsoon after h is fall tour.

Library 1Hours IExtendedBy Damien SchmidtIn response to student conwhich was voiced at the forum with President Garvetober 7, the hours in the LeaResources C e n t e r jwillexpanded. ^ aBeginning oYTOctofteRUrMwill be from 9 a.m. till midMonday through Thursday.is an ex tra two hours in the ing. Sunday the LCR will befrom 2 p.m. until midnight,^ "I t was a long needed reforemarked Joan Cooper, dirof thefLRC. "I feel thalibraries should be open lonCooper commented thatwould like the college "to comore money to the library."Students have all kindlearning needs", she ad"Students who work here habe seriously com mittedacademic excellence."

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SH E MERCIAD OCTOBER 17,1980Film ReviewG o ld ie l a w n Shines |I n Private Benjamin

by Cheryl AronJust as Columbus might haveshocked the people of Europe 488years ago this Week with a "Nofolks, the world is-not flat; Ididn't fall off the edge/' so a fewaverage Mercyhursters might beshocked to find out that the enter-tainment world doesn't end at thegates to 38th Street.Being out of town this weekend,I was unfortunately unable to at-tend the Hurst's Sunday nightshowing of this week's "Movie forDiscussion,"A ClockworkOrange, the acclaimed StanleyKubrick's grotesque masterpieceabout street gang horrors. ;.However,' I was able to catch afeature of Goldie Hawn's currentmovie, Private Benjamin (andthereby proved that there are un-touched islands of fun out thereready for the discovering).Goldie Hawn is Private Ben-jamin, or Private Benjamin isGoldie Hawn, depending on howyou look at it. Hawn's traditionallittle-girl bounciness and dumb-blonde vivacity aren't lost for amoment in the role of the UnitedStates Army's latest recruit.However, the Goldie we allknow and laugh at grows up a lit-tle, or smarts up a little, underthe hard nose of her Idrillsergeants. j c :v,..,- 3 jSubsequently, Private Ben-jamin becomes not only a timelysocia l comment on armyregistration, but a strong standon Women's Liberation: theliberation of one woman in par-ticular," Goldie Hawn, alias JudyBenjamin. ^; ,J ( T h i s fi lm!is j u s t ; th e

breakthrough,. Goldie Hawn'scareer has needed, a reprievefrom forever portraying the bub-bling green-eyed airhead.) I |?In, with, and under thecharacter of * Judy * Benjamin,Goldie Hawn grows up role-wisefrom a naive and spoiled-rottenDaddy's little girl to a self-reliant, thinking individual, vThe story begins with a"tribute" to upper m iddle classwomanhood Judy Benjamin(Goldie Hawn) has just obtainedher heart's desire: she has justmarried a rich, unattractivelawyer and is ready to settle backinto her decorator house with herupstairs maid where she can meltinto aristocratic complacency.However, before the weddingnight is over, tragedy strikes.The new groom dies of a heart at-tack, leaving poor Judy bereavedof her security. What to do? Judy Benjamin isat a woe-begone loss. I She slips away from hergrating relatives to a motelwhere she wallows in her grief(and her same black mourningdress) for eight days. In betweensobs she calls a local radio talkshow and pours out her sorrowsto anyone who might be listeningand able to help. $?9 IW Almost instantly an angel ofmercy responds to her plea, andwho might this benefactor be butthe kindly-faced army recruiterwho cons Judy into joining the ar-my with the notion that it is allpalm 'trees and sparklingbeaches, as shownfin therecruiter's brochure.

|U k*W - rmind"readingsAAbUjfelby DON DAVIS

Since the decade of the 70'shas come to its end, it would beinteresting to reflect on that spanof time during which there wasprobably more | vinyl producedthan ever before in the history ofmusic. ; . v'.\v:,v |Though there were many newbeginnings in the 70's, there werealso some bitter endings; \thedeaths of Hendrix, Jopun, andMorrison not to mention thebreak-up of the Beatles, didperhaps as much to changemusical trends as did the up-rising of new groups.* | %The new beginnings were ahodge-podge!of good and bad.When the Beatles broke off andeach went their separate ways,producing individual albums, itseemed to prove once and for allthat the fantastic foursome w ereless than divine, evento he mosthard-core of Beatles fans.

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OCTOBER 17,1980

Lakers Bea t M ountain Cats;Fall To Golden Tornadoesr The Laker soccer teamcelebrated a 4-2 victory over theUniversity of Pittsburgh atJ o h n s t o w n on ^S at urday ,however, a 2-1 defeat at Genevaon Wednesday puts the overallrecord at 6-2-1. V*In near monsoon conditions onSaturday, Dave Shimpeno'sLakers responded best to the con-ditions, which were somewhatlike a rough sea, w hile the Moun-tain Cats got stuck in the mud.The Geneva game was decided inthe second half after a scorelessfirst period: Shawn Bence put theBlue and Green into the lead, butAbbott and Tweed struck backfor the Golden Tornadoes and theLakers were beaten'for the se-cond time this year. J IPour more games remain onthe schedule before the NAIA D18playoffs. Two victories out ofthese four road game s should en-sure a home berth in the playoffs.And should the Lakers win thedistrict, a trip to the District 6champions in the West Virginiaarea offers the prize of a journeyto Springfield,111., for the nationalchampionships in November#$UPJ went into an early lead,but Ed Mascharka equalized justbefore the half. The MountainCats regained the jlead four-minutes into the second periodbut, through Mascharka. ShawnBence and Randy Voiles, theLakers proved to be the strongerteam in the torrential conditions

and eventually prevailed 4-2.;. HAgainst Geneva the Blue and(keen experienced difficulty intrying to slip the ball past the op-posing 'keeper although they had15 attempts on fgoa l. Sixtyminutes into the game, Bencerifled the 'Hurst into the lead, butGeneva Iquickly bounced backand five minutes before the fina lwhistle slid home the winner toreturn Mercyhurst to Erie withits second defeat of the year. IMascharka tops the , Lakerscoring ust with 11 goals, he istailed by Bence (S) 3, and DaveCross 5. The Blue and Green hasscored 34 goals and restricted itsopponents to 16. i PThe Laker injury problem isbasically clear now, althoughthere are still* some minorailments on the squad. "Wehaven't been at full strength forthe last four games," said CoachShimpeno. "However,* the nagg-ing pulls and strains are verynearly disappeared now. DonSmith's ankle is now functioningat 90 per cent and Moffat's hip in-jury is virtually mended so weare nearly back to full strength."Last; Wednesday, the Lakerstraveled to Grove City; Satur-day's alumni v game has beencancelled. Next Wednesday theBlue and Green goes on the roadto Edinboro, leaving only twoaway games remaining beforethe post-season action, Gannonand Slippery Rock. t

"Lady Spikers Even Record;Slate Stands At 1 1 J W MIn women's volleyball action,the Lady Lakers upped their slateto 4 and 4, winning three of fourmatches in the past week. OnTuesday the spikers defeated

Villa 1541,15-12 with Lisa Jacobitzand Ann Burbules having 6 and 5kills respectively. Carla Smithlead theteam o a 15-2,15-10 deci-sion over Pitt-Bradford with 5kills.On J Thursday they defeatedGannon University 15-8, 15-11 asPam Mancuso recorded 7 kills.Mercyhurst fell victim toSt. JohnFischer 6-15, 7-15 a strong teamfrom Rochester, New York. JThis week the team sets up with

their cross-town rival Behrend,Allegheny and Thiel. %Saturday the destination isEdinboro for competition in an allday tournament with seven otherarea teams.Head coach Elaine Ruggiero isoptimistic about this season, ad-ding that injuries will prove to bethe major obstacle in the Lakers'attempt to win the Women'sKeystone Conference title.NOTE: The team will be sellingpopcorn to raise money for theirtrip to Philadelphia to com pete atLaSalle University in a sixteenteam tournament. H3C

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Men's novice eight rows the Prep school at Saturdays scrimmage on Presque IslenR^& photo by Tony MangeriLaker Crews Hold Scrimm ageRow Pasl&PrepSchool f f x 9The Mercyhurst College Crewteams continued their fel l seasonworkouts as they rowed past thePrep school last Saturday in thefirst iscrimmage race of (theseason. B S Efa "This was an excellent oppor-

P^*j by Mike Fitzgerald | f.tunity for our kids to get racingexperience without all thepressure of going head-on with amajor college," commentedMen's Coach Al Belovarc.$Jt|'The Laker Oarspersons willtravel to West Virginia on Oc-

tober 18 for a race withMountaineers before squarwith Niagara and Canisusfalo on October 25. sThe Lakers will thenfinifall season at home in aagainst Alumni on October

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