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P a r e n t s W e e k e n d : !A T o t a l iC e l e b r a tBy Matthew J, Clark

Students of Mercyhurst College and theirparents will come together this Saturdayand Sunday for the special celebration ofboth Mercyhurst's 11th annual ParentsWeekend and the college's 60th anniver-sary. A wide variety of activitieshave*beenpanned for the Oct. 17th - 19th event, in-cluding the Parents' Dinner a nee on Satur-day J which 'will highlight the weekend.' This year there are more events and more

varied activities than in the past years.It* atotal celebration,":stated Chris Ria'zzi andBabette Sharp, student organizers for the

event. J'This yearwe're expecting well over 300families to enjoy themselves throughout theweekend," stated Gary Bukowski, Directorof Alumni Relations. "

Parents arriving to meet their son ordaughter on Friday evening can enjoy amime show starring Keith Berger at 8 p.m.in the Zurn Recital Hall. The event is spon-sored by the Student Activities Committee.Also at 8 p.m. on Friday, the national

year's "Parents Weekend"

Bukowski. There will also be pen and inksketches, created by 1970 Mercyhurstgraduate James E. Sabol, available for pur-chase during registration.

Registration will be followed by a picnic

Leavings" will take place in the LittleTheatre in Weber Hall. The.show will runagain on Saturday night at the same time.

Saturday kicks off with registration inthe Zurn Hall Student Union from10 a.m.to 1 p.m . At registration, parents will beable to talk to Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment Major Reps, who will be available to

talk about Student Government and aboutwhat's happening in their respective ma-jors. "These students will be available togive parents the opportunity to learn aboutStudent Government operation s," /said

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Parents and students are encouraged to br-ing blankets and folding chairs. Ifprecipitation prevails, the picnic will bemoved to the Blue Room in the basement ofOld Main. The SAC has invited DJ John toprovide the musical entertainment duringthe picnic from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also star-ting at 11:30 a.m. will be women's tennisaction featuring the Lakers taking on|Canisius at St. Mark's Tennis Courts.

At 1 p.m., The Mercyhurst women's soc-cer team battles Daemen at St. Mark'sField. The big sporting event of the day,

and dance held at the Erie Hilton,

however, will be the Mercyhurst - Daytonfootball game scheduled for 1:30 p.m. atErie Veterans Stadium. n*

"The big draw is the Mercyhurst -Dayton game. It should be a really exciting

;urday," said Bukowski. -sponsored shutlTe'!

and Students to and from the game. Thefirst shuttle is expected to leave BaldwinHall at 12:45 p.m.

An Art Show has been scheduled intheCummings Gallery of the HammermillLibrary to accomodate those not attendingthe 3 foot ball game. A special showing byfaculty artist Daniel Burke, "New Work",will be exhibited from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.. Amen's soccer matchup at 4 p.m. will pit theLakers against District of Columbia.

The Dinnerance that highlights the

12th? Annualfood DrivefSucceedsMore FoodForArea Hungry

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by Brian Sheridan

Over fifteen Mercyhurst volunteersassisted in the 12th annual food drivethatwas held Monday and Tuesday night. Thegroup braved chilly temperatures, fog andmisty weather to go door-to-door, East ofState to North of 38th Streetcollectingfood for the Erie Food Bank.

Both the turn-out and the results, justafter Monday's collection, was even betterthan its organizers Cindy Carlson and FredWashburn had expected. "W e had the big-gest turn out of people ever through we stillcan't get any faculty members to come."

"We collected about 980 pounds of foodlast year and after last night (Monday) weprobably have over one thousand pounds.Hopefully, we will be able to reach two

thousands pounds this yearto 'donate,"said Carlson. While the Food Bank can on-ly accept non-perishable goods like cannedfood, some people donated baked goodswhich will also be put to good use.*

For the most part, people were veryreceptive to the students. "Therewere somethat weren't, but you have to expect that;many of them couldn't have been nicer,"commented Washburn. One man, whosewife wasn't home, even invited them intohis home to take what they wanted from hisshelves. k

Sr. Elizabeth, of Campus Ministry wasecstatic over the amount of participationthisyear. "The food driveis as successful,"she said, "as the amount of people thatcome to help. It really dependson-the

generosity of the students as much as then

people they ask for donations."This year fnoi only.; marked the-biggest

haul in one evening but another first wasset. "Two students finished their assignedstreets and called to ask for more streets.This was the first time this has happened inthe twelve years we have running the fooddrive."

~pver two dozen boxes and bags of cann-ed good of all kinds - tuna, soups, corn,beans and even peanut butter - werecol-le$ed for Erie's indigent.*The non-perishable items collected will be placed onthe Mercyhurst shelf at the Food Bank on17th and Ash and then placed in "care"packages for the area's needy.

weekend starts at 6 p.m. with Cthe Erie Hilton Ballroom, followner at 7 p.m.. After dinner, patheir sons or daughters can dreminisce to the 50's and 60's m"The Contels" from 9 p.m. to1 a

^SBukowski commented on whynerance is the highlight of the wefeatures so many activities. "It (provides gan opportumi> fox^students, and faculty membersthemselves out of the academic ssaid I

The weekend formally concl

Mass in Christ the King Chapel followed by Brunch in the EgHall. However, for those whospend more time with their daughters, the SAC is sponsoring"The World According To GarStudent Union video room at 7

"Student chairperson Chris Rher co-chairperson Babette Shdone an excellent job of organiziWeekend Activities in between thschedules," said Bukowski.

'"Parents Weekend was started acledaughter in their college environmchance for parents to interact withpeople their sons or daughters intday-in andday-out,'' Bukowski ex

Bukowski suggested the weekealso be a reunion forsome. "For ma

their first visit with their son or since the school year began," he "What will make this weekend s

is that there is a lot offered to ever[events ranging from football to aBukowski,

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C a m p a i g n ' 8 6S t u d e n t !I s s u e s E q u a l S t aby Chris Kovski

With the 1986 elections ap-proaching, the media ' havebecome the target of conflictingpress releases from the guber-natorial candidates. A Each can-didate charges the other with lackof job commitment, and theneach further disputes the other'saccusations.

Considering the disparity inthese claims, it is obvious thatvoters need clarifications of theassert at ions made by thesepolitical aspirants. Therefore, theMerciad is giving a balancedperspective ofthe issuesmost rele-vant to Mercy hurst stud ents.

The first step in this revelationis, logically, to name the can-

didates. For governor, theRepublican party puts forth theticket of B ill Scranton-D. MichaelFisher, while the Democrats offerBob Casey and Mark Singelf

The major points in the. Scran-ton campaign

concerneconomics,

with a focus being on employ-ment. Some facts from the Scran-ton scrapbook:I In the past three years,whileScranton served as lieutenantgovernor, more than half amillion new jobs were created inPennsylvania.

Pennsylvania's rate of growthin job formation is twice the na-tional average.

Pennsy lvan ia ranked 7 thamong all states in job creation in1985-86. " * m

Trustees Approve FundsBy Matthew J. Clark

On Oct. 7, the Board ofTrustees approved the Ad-ministration's request to borrow$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r i n t e r n a limprovements., Phyllis Aiello, director of hous-ing, was elated at the news. "It'swonderful and very timely," shesaid. "Investing that kind ofmoney in the college is alwaysgood for us,"she said.

Am ong the l i s t o f im-provements are a new roof forZurn Hall, new windows forPreston Hall replacing thosewhich are 35 yearsold, and a newelectrical substation to separate

Old Main and McCauley Hallfrom the same circuit.&

Along with the substation therewill be a new backup system forOld Main,which will makepoweroutages less frequent and lessdisabling by enabling the systemto be restored to full potentialwithin a half hour and allowingthe Cafeteria and the Old Maintelephone system to remainworking, * % I

Improvements will also bemade to the Athletic fields, in-cluding the addition of a newfield. And the Big Weber parkinglot will be expanded to 38th St. toallow for more parking space forstudents.

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3 In addition to these issues,Scranton also has as one of hisgoals an increase in the state law-enforcement departments to helpcombat d rug and a lcoholviolations. $ i

The Casey campaign displaysan adherence to the Democraticparty line. The major thrust of hiscampaign is also toward economicdevelopment, with the addeddimension of a high technologydevelopment plan referred to as"PENNTECH," In addition to

PENNTECH:Casey targets cleaning up 2,250

toxic waste sites as a top priority,since businesses will not move toPennsylvania areas if people don'twant to live here.

In education, Casey wants toinstitute an innovative system ofpaying for tomorrow's collegeeducation at today's prices. >

P E N N T E C H w i l l f o s t e rCenters of Excellence at collegesspecializing in using Penn-sylvania's advantages inhigh-tech

fields.Editor's Note: This

amined the gubernatorthe issue of Oct. 2analyze the senatofollowed by the issuewith the results of ducted by the MerciadMerciad would be receptive to viewstudents with strongand ESPECIALLY weters to the editor conupcoming election.

Dem Chairman Terms YoPoliticalinvolvementCrucby Chris Kovski

"The trouble with Democracyis that it takes too many even-mgs," stated Harris Wofford inthe September 1986 edition of"Campaign '86: The DemocraticPicture." f \ With his prior experience in theKennedy Administration, Wof-ford, 60, already knew this. Now,however, the Chair of theDemocratic State Committee isembarking on a15-city whirlwindcampaign with a dual purpose: to'drum up support for the Bob| Casey-Mark Singel gubernato rialticket and the Bob Edgarsenatorial crusade, and to showDemocratic party solidarity withlabor. *

In regard tothe upcoming elec-

tion, Wofford feels that the can-didates are roughly equal inqualifications, with the onlysignificant differences being incharacter and ability to lead.

Wofford regards college-agevoters as essential, and is using hisposition as a springboard forlaunching a widespread attempt toget younger people involved inPennsylvania politics. He express-ed an interest in doing this forboth parties, not just theDemocratic, since he sees thefuture of our state being dictatedby the people who will be most af-fected - the youth.

Wofford has headed the stateDemocrats since last spring, whenhe was drafted by Casey after hewas nominated for the governor's

position. Previouslyserved as a special President Kennedy, ahe helped found the Pwhich he headed foAfrica. It was durinperience in the Peacehe realized the diffepeople make. The Phas had 25,000 volunthe past 25years. He hathe president of BCollege.ft When asked whatsignificant factor fortion is in the upcomihe simply replied "Juto vote for the persoearned the confidencethe chief executive ofstate ."

Students MakeIt Jamaica Agby Betsy Lanti

"Come to Jamaica" beckonsthe alluring advertisement on your

| television set. Now that invitationis extended to Mercyhurst Sciencemajors and other interested in-dividuals by Dr. Diane Dudzinskiand Dr. Raymond Buyce/ whowill be teaching courses in thetropics Dec 5 - 15.

Dudzinski will lead a course inTropical Marine Biology, whileBuyce instructs Modern and An-cient Carbonate Depositional En-vironments of Jamaica. Bothstudents and faculty will stay atthe Hofstra University MarineLaboratory at St. Ana's Bay,Jamaica.

"This location was selectedbecause of its close proximity todiverse marine habitats, its ex-cellent laboratory facilities,library, boats and housing ac-comodations," Dudzinski said."The cost for airfare, boat fees,room and board, laboratory useand field trips will be less than$1,000," she added. *

This cost does not include thecollege's tu iti on ' fee for eitherthree-credit course, which will bean additional charge.

In order to secure a place ineither class, students must submita deposit of $50 by Oct. 31, 1986.This deposit is refundable in theevent that the program should becancelled. * ^ *

According to Dudzinski, about11 students have displayed an in-terest, and up to 15 can be takenon the joint biology-geology trip.There will be some overlap bet-

ween the two coursesprofessors intend to cterrestrial and aquaticinvolved. "Students credit in either or boDudzinski commented

Interested students tact either Dr. Dudzin392 or Dr. Buyce at 825-1482 (home) imme

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Opening Concert Moved To

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by Janine Adolphson

The D'Angelo School of Musicis pleased to announce their1986-1987 Concert and RecitalSeries. This year's series, fundedby the department budget andassisted by a grant from the Penn-sylvania Foundation on the Arts,

promises to be the * finest in thehistory of the School of Music.In celebration of the 60th an-

niversary of Mercyhurst College,the school saught to "bringin thefinest artists inAmerica" accor-ding to Sam Rotman, director ofthe music department. The serieshoped to create a giant impact onthe entire Erie community bymaking tickets free upon request.First expectations to fill St.Mark's Auditorium have not only

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REGISTRATIONf PICNIC LUNCH

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T w o ' H u r s t P ro fs* T oTe a c h A t E r i e M u s e u mBy Kelley Moore

The Erie Historical Museumand Planetarium will offer anadult evening class entitled "Ex-ploring Erie Past: Prehistory to1812", on Wednesday evenings,starting October 15 throughNovember 19, from 7:30 to 9:30p.m.

The course will examine thegeological history of the region,the archeoiogical history, Euro-pean exploration and the early set-tlement of Erie.L The first two courses, being in-structed by Mr. Dave Thomas, ageology instructor at Mercyhurst,will cover the study the origin andhistory of the Erie area. He will

also present information on thePenin su la and 1 ake Er iegeological backgrounds.

Dr. Charles Kolb of M ercyhurstwill conduct the following fourcourses involving the TribalCultures and Early European ex-ploration of the region. Kolb willcover the Erie area and peninsulain the first of his series startingOctober 22. On Oct. 29, theregionaTs prehistory from 1000B.C. to 500 B.C. will be discussedIt will encompass Lake Erie ter-ritory from Buffalo, NY toDetroit, Mich, and as far south asPittsburgh, Pa. Kolb will havevisual aids and handouts to em-phasize the findings.

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I iioiii 500 B.C. to 1658 A.D.,the evolution of village life, isdiscussed at the November 5series. The whole zone is impossi-ble to focus on as Kolb pointedout; therefore, he is concentratingon only Northwestern Erie Coun-

Ity. The influence of British andthe French is the major point ofEuropean contact with theevolu-jtion of village life, From 1600 to1700 A.D. the British and theFrench were the only nativegroupsMn Erie'and surroundingareas. *

On November 12, Kolb willdiscuss4from 1658 to today.!Hewill focus on the Indians reactionin Fort Duquesne* the fur trade,an d the various disease problems.Kolb will have approximately 15maps t o give specific detail to hissubjects. He will also lecture onthe permanent settlement of Erie,which occurred in 1795.,

Charles Lechner of GannonUniverity concludes this serieswith his lecture on , Nov. 19 Hediscusses the history of Erie from1795 until the War of 1812.

The fee for the class will be $25.This is an excellent way of findingout the history of Erie. T o registeror obtain more information call453-4811.a 1

been met but surpassed. Over 400ticket requests were received bySeptember 14th when the decisionwas made to change the locationof the series from St. Mark's,which seats 400, to TechMemorial High School at 3325Cherry Street which accomodates1,100. Over 1,000 tickets have

been sent out at this time. The re-maining tickets will be madeavailable to the Mercyhurst Com-munity by calling the School ofMusic at extension 394.%

The series opens on Sunday,October 26th at 2:30p.m.featur-ing the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, rhe Trio, con-sisting of violin, cello and piano isreputable throughout the country."I personally feel fortunate tohave the Kalichstcin-Laredo-

Robinson Trio as theing Concert of our sperformances are musical experience asummer their coTanglewood (Boston(Chicago), and Mos(New Y ork) were all scording to Rotm

Rockwell of the Newconsiders them "Oneblended, most sensittelligent piano trios itoday.

The series willthroughout the year wcerts. These concerts the listener with an o psample different mand timbres of somtions newest rising p

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by Ann Johnson

Enrollment figures for 1986have hit record levels this yearwith the final total remainingaround 1850 students. This con-tinues a six year trend of steadyincreases. Naomi Romanchok,editoi of the "Monday Morning*'newsletter, believes, "In a decade

; where many higher education ex-perts are forecasting enrollmentdeclines, Mercyhurst still showssignificant grow th." *

The total number of studentspursuing a degree has increased to1328, compared with last year'sfigure of 1279. First-timefreshmen make up 356 of thetotal, which falls slightly short offigures of past years, but, unlikein past years, Mercyhurst has beenable to retain more students.

The freshman class of 1986 hasmany interests, illustrated by thediverse range of choices for ma-jors. Hotel Restaurant Manage-ment garnered 50 first-yearstudents, the most of any major.Business came in second with 40students, and Criminal Justicetook third place with 27 students.These three majors are tradi-tionally the most popular ones atMercyhurst. Communications,I n t e r i o r D e s i g n , M u s i c ,Psychology and Sports Medicinecontinued their strong growth.Sports Medicine made thegreatest,advance in numbers, jumpingfrom 1985'si total of three, to1986's total of 27. : | j

Mercyhurst*s student bodytravels -from all parts of theUnited States and other countries.The bulk of the student body,1496, is from Pennsylvania, butstates as far as Florida, C olorado*and California are all represented.The number of foreign students isat record levels this year, with atotal of '34 Foreign studentsresiding on campus.

The age groups at Mercyhurstalso* cover a. wide* range..The

largest numbe r remaitraditional age levelswith 1163 students iBut the next highest 31- to 35-year-olds w138 of the student bing close behind are t36- t o 4 0 - y e a r

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Internship ChangesCause Some ConcernBy Jackie Rzomp

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Mercyhurst students are constantly reminded of the college's m otto

"Carpe Diem ." (Loosely translated, this means Seize the Opportunity.)We see it on letterheads, signs,and athletic jackets. In fact, we are oftenso bombarded with it that we take it for granted. However, the motto,or rather the meaning of the motto, cannot be taken for grantedwhenthe college stifles the opportunities of any students.

Recentlyfaculty and students were notified, viamemo from CareerServices, of changes inthe-college's internship program. Perhapsmanystudents regarded it simply as a bureaucratic change in wh oshuffles thepaperwork. For others, those whose opportunities may be limited bythe change, there seems to be a contradiction between motto and policy.

E? First of all, why was t he college community notified of the changesAFTER they had been decided upon? Noifs, ands or buts, was thegeneral feeling conveyedby the administration. The administrationstands behind its shield o fpolicyand the policy which will direct theeducational life of students had been decided for them.

Secondly, the success of some of thecollege's smaller departments -namely the liberal arts departments - may be at stake due to the change.Larger departmentsaim at sending their grads directly into the careerworld; however, many liberal arts departments construct theundergraduate degrees of their students to prepare them for graduate| school. Since the memo which outlines the ne internship policy reads"Grading is on a Pass-Fail basis only," and many professional andgraduate schools are hesitant to accept students whose transcriptsreflect any Pass-Fail courses, some students will find themselves in themiddle of an unsolicited Catch-22. - *

[3 Thirdly, the policy states that each studentwho completes an intern-ship "will be required to complete a research paper." The pointswhichsubsequently outline this "research p ape r" are not, in fact, componentsof a research paper. Unless1 and my rhetoric instructors have sadlybeen mistaken, research includes investigation an documentation. Therequirement, on the basis of what the memo says it should include,more appropriately should be called a reflection paper. And thepapejseems redundant of the requireddaily log. '"" ;

I am aware that there were individual problems that certain depart-ments had in dealing with internships. Departments with many studentmajors and shortage of faculty were overwhelmed with paperwork.Also, some departments and advisors did not monitor interns closelyand questionable grades were given for internships. However, it isunclear how Career Services,a small administrative office, is capable ofdrastically increasing its workload and beingable to evaluate students inall academic disciplines. f * i

Indeed, in this and every situation there are two sides to the coin. Un-fortunately many students are left to believet hat their coin matters onlywhen it pays the tuition bill. 2

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MSG: An Invi ta t ionT o D a y t o n a Beach

By Susan Marcy

Since it looks as though winteris right around the corner, ThinkSpring! |

The sunny beaches of Floridawill be welcoming Mercyhurststudents during spring break,when the Mercyhurst StudentGovernmentwill sponsor a trip toDaytona Beach.j ^

Last year, students went to Ft.Lauderdale on bus and paid $269for transportation and hotel fees.jThis year, students can fly toDaytona and stay at the BestWestern Mayan Inn for $369.

According to MSG Vice-President Jo hnWidecan, students

will take a bus from Mercyhurstto the Cleveland H opkinsAirportin Cleveland and fly from theretoDaytona. " J

Departure for the trip will takeplace on Sun., March 8 andstudents will return on the 15th.

Forty spots are available for thetrip, ten rooms with four peoplein each. A $50 deposit will be re-quired by Dec. 1 for thosestudents who are interested ingoing.

The Mayan Inn is located onthe beach, right in the center ofthings according to a spokesper-son from the Inn. It is a block anda half from the boardwalk, nightlife and other activities.

Other night spots sucBeach Comber, PenroRock Video clubs are a hor a 10 minute walk from

Located right next to ta night club with a loungdance floor.

"We really got a good year, -' said W idecan.

"Everything is taken and this is the best price possibly get," he said.

? Anyone who is interesttrip should attend a meBaldwin Hall lobby on O9 pm. ^ .

"Everyone had a great year," concluded Wideca

Kov s k i s Kornerby Chris Kovski

Have you ever satdown to eatwith a group of peopleyou don'tknow well, such as co-workers orfellow students in an organiza-tion, only to have one of them.stand up and shriek "My God!|Roasted animal flesh!" whilepointing at your steak?

This individual is possibly anactive supporter of theASPCA,but more likely is a member of thesubspecies of humanity known as"vegetarians." J

Vegetarians scorn those peoplethat eat the meat from pigs andcows whose sole purpose for ex-istence is asfoodstuff, yet they eatlettuce and other such plants thatalso feed rabbits, those cute furrylittle animals that deliverEaster

eggs and go "hippity-hoppity"and all that good stuff.

We must admit that cows andpigs aren't the cutest creatures onthis planet, yet bunny rabbits ex-hibit a certain jubilance that is in-fectious. W ho do csn' tsmile whenjthey see a bunny sit up and twitchits ears, even if it is only for a mo-ment before they blast it with twoshots from a 12-gauge?

Remember the vegetarians thenext time you see a rabbit walkingon the street asking for handouts.He'll sidle up to you, tug on your

pant leg, and ask for "asome lettuce for the wifeone s". You'll hear the wtune on his little ribs, theover his once-plump bfur is matted down, mplaces, and turningprem

Heed this warninvegetarians, and realizecommon American jackbecoming extinct, follow[footsteps of the Amerifalo, Edsels, and winninbaseball teams.

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Spirituality; RetreatAids Personal Growthby Fred Washburn

On the weekend ofOctober 3-5,I had the opportunity to attendthe C reation Centered Spiritualityretreat 'sponsored by CampusMinistry. The retreat washeld atSt. Barnabus House in NorthEast. Steve Torma, of Akron,Ohio, directed the w eekend event,gave- lectures and oversaw ac-tivities during the retreat.

Creation Centered Spiritualityis a form of Christianity that notmany people are awareexists. It isa lot different from the falledemp-tion tradition that most people areused to hearing. One major pointinvolves where each type of Chris-tianity started. The falledemptiontradition starts with all peoplehaving original sin, where as crea-tion spirituality started withoriginal blessing. That is, Godcreated, in "six days," all things,and they were good, and that in-cludes us as humans.

Another aspect of C.C .S. is see-ing the divinity of ourselves,others and inall things in nature,from the wind to the rocks. Godcreated all ofus , He is our fatheiTherefore we have in essenceGod's blood in us, and thereforewe are divine. Also we will learnto be happy when we recognizeour divinity and love ourselves,and when wesee the divinity ofothers and in allthings. It is notthe external material good thatwill bring us happiness, it is therecognition of self as divine andlearning to loveoneself. One mustalso recognize God in others andin the wind blowing through theirhair, the rain falling down, andthe rocks on which one walks.

There was a sense of communi-ty created during theweekend.People were given the op portunityto ask questions, voice their opi-nions and to reflect on what wasbeing said. They were also giventhe opportunity to refrainfrom

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any activity in which they did notwant to participate. People usual-ly said whattwas on their mindsand seemed to enjoy the weekend.

For me the weekend answered alot of questions I've had and gaveme an opportunity to hearanother way of thinking in Chris-tianity. C.C.S. to me seems tofollow some of the thinking I'vehad since high school. I havecome to view some thingswithgreater awe just because of their( b e i ng . C o m p a r e d t o t h efalledemption tradition, I feelC.C.S. is easier to believe and tounderstand. It clears up some ofthe foggy spots I've had in mybeliefs and it has helped mebecome a better person. Of coursewhen I got out of this retreat may.not be what anyone else got out ofit, but simply what I feelandbelieve..

Mr. Washburn is a JuniorMath Major from Edinboro, Pa.

The Creation-Spirituality Retreat was led by guest speakerma. Steve plays a little drum roll to get activities started. Tbegan with crazy ice-breakers to get the participants acquaeach other. 4 ?

Fr. Chuck shares some ofhis personal opinions with

! Karen and Steve during thebreak. This was followedby another lecture bySteve. He talked jon the2nd path of CreationCentered Spirituality. Thematerial Steve talkedabout was very heavymaterial. The participantsweren't expeced to unders-tand it*all - they weren'teven expected to accept it.They had the choice totake it * or 'leave tt. Thematerial was based 'onCreation-Spirituality. Thiswas just one way of look'ing at the way of li

After being enriched with Steve'stalk on one of the 4 paths oCentered Spirituality, they were given a break. Many peoparound with refreshments and talked about their feelings ontLaura Garvey, Tony Marino and Gena Kost took advantrefreshments and some others took advantage of discussinings on the lecture. * - 'y x

Towards the end of theevening, things got a littlecrazy. Some people startedto feel comfortable witheach other. * And others,Steve, Fr. Chuck, andTom Shearon felt very atease and were able to lettheir **true personalities"show. Later, everyone wassettled ;for our eveningprayer. They were all ableto enjoy the fun, par-ticipate in most activities,and Jbe "able to expressthemselves much moreclearly. We all had afulfilling and relaxingexperience. -f *

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MTV strikes again! If wehaven't seen enough of musicvideo influenced movies herecomes PLAYING FOR KEEPS.Not only does it strive to makeevery note of musicoh the sound-track a independent music videopiece, it actuary appears to bewritten around the idea that theplot, the characters and the actionare just excuses for music videos.If the non-music segments wereany good. PLAYING FORKEEPS wouldn't need to be mak-ing excuses.*^ Writers, and directors Bob andHarvey Weinstein obviouslydidn't have any sleepless nights ofcreative frustration dreaming upthe plot. They took three NewYork high school graduates, gavetwo of them the customary "ex-pressive" names of Silk(1 eon W.Grant) and Spikes (MatthewPenn) and made the fast talkingItalian, Danny (Daniel Jordano)their leader. Danny's the type ofguy that will later in life get a jobas a sleazy used carsalesman.!Then give these three a run-downhotel in a conservative small townand, as they say in the movie biz"hilarious hijinx ensue."

Danny and crew want to turnthis seedy dump into a rock-and-roll hotel "with MTV in every

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tion that Danny isn't a Mensamember - Who stays at a hotel towatch T.V.? If you're wonderingwhere adults fit into the picture,of course, they are there to be cor-rupt and to force the kids out oftown. They want the land to useas a chemical waste dump.

The directing was done by bothof the Weinsteins and too manydirectors spoil the plot. The cons-tant shifting of pace make viewinguncomfortable.It the type of ex-perience that makes you shift inyour seat and look at your watchconvinced you have been therelongei than two hours. The musicvideo sections make it worse sincethey aren't smoothly integratedinto the plot. The Weinsteins evenresort to using dream sequences tosqueeze even more videos into thefilm.

The music, on its own, is goodbecause of the impressive talentthat created new material for thesoundtrack. OMD, Pete Town-send, Arcadia, Julian Lennon allhave a tune and things would beincomplete without a PhilCollins

does to the music, putting it in in-eptly directed dance sequenceswhere the cast dances with hard-ware, borders on the criminal.

Jordano, resemblesex-CHIPSstar Erik Estrada, and if PLAY-ING FOR KEEPS is any indica-

tion, he'll probably go just as fa r.

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ItAs a slick con-man, the teenagerpossess the charm of a somethingyou find on the sidewalk after arainstorm. A definite piece ofmiscasting and his overactingdoesn't help either. As Danny'sfriend, Matt Penn just blandlywalks about with an expressionlike he's wondering why hisbrother Sean gets good roles andhe's stuck in teen trash like this.Also on hand is Harold Gould asthe gang's mentor ascot and hetoo deserves better roles.

A case can be made that PLAY-ING FOR KEEPS will appeal tothe crowd that sits and stares atMTV all day long. Even by thosestandards though, KEEPS fails inkeeping up with other movies ofthis genre. Other movies havebeen more rowdy, more musicaland certainly funnier than thisone, leaving only the pre-teen girlsto enjoy Jordano's affected swag-gering bravado.

PLAYING FOR KEEPS provesthat it isn't as easy as just gettinggood music that will tap you intothe 'MTV vein.' THis time the

ime tip dryr-notonlyJing substance, but without theounce of style or charm that thesefl icks use to cover theirshallowness. No one should haveworried about PLAYING FORKEEPS because as it turned out,we would have been better off if

they had just kept it.

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Ahove: Dave Anastasi sacks theBuffalo quarterback.

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Below:Craig Galovich carriesthe ballpast Bengaldefenders.

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The Mercyhurst College Foot-ball team returned home from tworoad trips {victorious, defeatingFrostburg State 24-7 before goingon to post! a 40-10 victory overBuffalo State. The Lakers willnow look toward this week's gameagainst top-ranked Dayton.

The Lakers racked up541 yardswhile holding the Bengals to just161 total yards. ^ ^^mi

Laker quarterbacks BrianRostek, and Greg Haski had aperfect game completing 10 of 10passes for 179 yard s. Againleading the Laker receivers wasScott Gorring with four recep-tions for 97 yards andr onetouchdown. TimWilkins gatheredin three passes for 27 yards.

The Lakers leading rusher wasDarryl Lewis. Lewis carried theball nine times for a total of 77yards and two touchdowns,Rostek added two touchdownshimself, carrying the ball in fromone and four yards out. RockyCosby completed the Laker scor-jing with a one yard run in thefourth quarter, "f %

The Laker defense managed tokeep Buffalo in line the entiregame, holding the Bengals to onlytwo scores and 60 yards on theground. Laker defensive back

Mike Paris intercepted pass for the only intercthe day.

-Z In earlier action Frostburg State, the finished the game with yards with Bill Prencipthe way with 102 yards ories. Rostek completed fifteen passes for108 yarding led the Laker rgathering in five passey a r d s . ^ V ^ ! ^ ^ ^ ^ i

The Laker defense Bobcats to only 125 totFred Galovich led thdefense withnine tackles interception.* f JJ

Laker coach Tony Dethe team played exceptioagainst Buffalo State, dothe entire game.

The 'Hurst will now Saturday's game with The Flyers, who are ranked number one by Newscome to Erie unThe Laker defense wallowing just 62.5 yardswilTbe putro the tesras themphasize a powerful rufense. Dayton has been a296.8 yards on the gro unin the country. Saturdaywill be held at Erie's Stadium with a 1:30 p.mtime.

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Laker Booters Record AtBy JenniferConmy

The Mercyhurst College soccer, team won its four matches overj- the past two weeksupplng Itsj season*record to 11-2 1. The! Lakers defeatedElmira 5-0 after

posting wins over Canisius 8-1,Pitt-Johnstown 9-0 and SlipperyRock 2-0. ^$

Scoring in the match againstElmira wereSenile Valertto withtwo goals; Tom Mulligan, Don-nough Shaffrey and Blair Thom-

son all of whom contributed onegoal a piece. Mulligan, Valento,Shaffrey and Chris Mohr all gain-ed assists in the match . >j The Lakers out-shot Elmira 20to 5. * 5

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tory over Canisius the goals camef r o m . S h a f f r e y, ^ Va l e n t o ,Mulligan, Denny Keily, KevinLagos, Eric Haas and DallasKaiser.

The Lakers have won ten gamesin a row putting them in first placein the Western Pennsylvania Con-ference. The Lakers are alsorank-ed 9th in the Eastern Region. Coach Bums is "very pleasedwith the quality and intensity ofplay the teamhas shown." He ad-ded that they had been showing a

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By Matthew J . Clark

The Mercyhurst women'svolleyball team had a tough week,losing two of three matches tolower their season slate to 13-9.However, they ended the week ona positive note.

The Lady Lakers had all theelements come together in a routof Villa Maria, 15-0,15-1.Sophomore Lisa Staszewski had

five spike kills, while sophomoreJulie Miller had six service aces.

The Lady Lakers next test was adual match between* Ganno n,

ranked second in the region, andVilla Maria. Again, it was theLakers battling tooth and nail un-til the Knights of Gannon finallyprevailed, 15-11, 9-15, 2-15,11-15. It was also anotherfineouting for former Sen eca; team-m a t e s Angle R o b i n s o n ,

Womotfo SGcoefltProgmnaPremiers A tT h e !Hurstby JenniferConmy *

A w oman's soccer program hasr been innaugurated at Mercyhurst.

At present the team is being

classified as a non-scholarship! varsity club. However next year| they will become a NCAA Divi-* sion II team. ji According to head coach Andy.Roth, the team was{formed; forj; several reasons; one of them being^l o enhance the women's sports

program here at Mercyhurst. Ati the urgings of several students, led

by Julie Dauer, Dr. Garvey decid-ed to start the team late in July.

, Because of the late starting time,j ' the team has had little time for

practice and was able to schedule! only seven games.

Rot h; feels that the team has

..been holding their own in the mat-ches they have played. He feelsthat the women have been playingfairly even against teamswho

recruit athletes.The Lady Lakers have won onematch this season defeating St.Francis 4-0.

ft For next season, Roth hopes tohave a 10 to 12 game schedule,

*with the team on solid ground. Heplans*to start recruiting playersfrom the Erie, Pittsburgh, andRochester areas",to increase theteam's competitiveness.

The Lady Lakers next matchwill be on Saturday, Oct. 18th at

gl1 a.m. when they hostDaemen atSt. Mark's field. The team willfinish out the season against Gan-non at Scott Park.

Lakers AdmittedToMECC In '8fSeason. The Mercyhurst Lakers are thenewest members of the MideastCollegiate Conference. TheLakers who were admitted by aunanimous5-0 vote, will e replac-ing St.. Michael's College. TheLakers will begin round-robinplay in the 1987-88 season afterSt. Michael's completes it'smembership with the MECC .

The MECC is an allied memberof-the NCAA. Last year was thefirst year the conference ,wasawarded an automatic bidu- eNCAA Division II Men's fe:ball Championship Tournament;

Current members of the con-ference include A delphi,Gannon,LeMoyne,- Pace and PhiladelphiaTextile.

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Staszewski, and Kathy Ziegler ast hey j registered 16, 15, and 12spike kills respectively.

The Lady Lakers battled hard

but eventually lost to a determin-ed Edinboro crew, 10-15, 17-15,8-15, 15-11, 10-15. Staszewskiended the night with ateamleadings 21 spike kills, whileRobinson and Ziegler also hadfine performances with 17 and 13spike killsrespectively J v^

Despite dropping two of threedecisions, Mercyhurst coachElaine bRuggerio felt *her teamplayed very well.uWe did a goodjob considering we were withoutone of our best players," shenoted. "We're very optimisticabout the rest of the seas on." shesaid.

Ruggerio hopes to haveseniorDarla Talbert back in the lineupsoon with some big matches com-ing up .

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