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M c A u l e y r e n o v a t i o n s k e e p R e s L i f e o c c u p iBy Chris WlochEditor-in-Chief

The Office of Residence Lifewas busier than usual during thepast few months. According toDirector Tyrone M oore, "Over thesummer we were involved in arather aggressive program to up-grade the housing standards on thiscampus.'* These improvements i n-cluded the purchase of 8 newapartment buildings oneast B riggswhich have a housing capacity of224 students. Additionally thissummer also saw vast changes inMcAuley Hall, where 18 addi-tional dormitory rooms were cre-ated in the basement area that for-merly housed the security and cul-tural affairs offices*More than $500,000 was spenton the summer renovations inMcAuley alone, Moore said. Theimprovements to the men's dormi-tory involved both, interior andexterior changes. A new canopyover the entrance w as installed inaddition to landscaping. Curbingaround the .building was also in-stalled to prevent cars from driv-ing up onto the lawn, Moore said.Addi tional 1y, concrete was poured,for a sidewalk that runs fromMcAuley's front door downthrough the grotto. Wooden stairswere al so buil t to provide access to

the gazebo behind the ^StudentUnion, he said.The list of interior renovationsto McAuley includes new carpet-ing in every room and in the hall-ways; new sinks, vertical blindsand surge protectors in each dormroom, vending machines, washersand dryers on every floor; a newfire alarm and security system, anoverhaul of the lighting and heat-ing systems; re plastering of theceilings, repainting all of the inte-rior walls, and the refinishing ofthe closets, cabinets and otherwoodwork. Separate thermostatswere also installed in every roomso that students could have indi-vidual [over its hea ting.*Tm very pleased with what Isee at this early stage,*' Mooresaid. "The students in McAuleyhave acted very responsibly andseem to take a lot of pride in theupgraded facilities. I'm particu-larly proud of the residents on thenorth wing of the third floor whoare taking good ca re of their area.When :, they see people leavingthings in the halls, they confrontthem about it and even clean it u pthemselves sometimes."The renovations to McAuley arestill underway, Moore said. Theremaining work will involve fix-ing the showers andreplacing helock and key system on dorm room

Newly referbished entrance to M cAuley Hall* Photo by Jessica Russelldoors with a card swipe systemactivated by the residents'Mercyhurst ID cards. McAuleywill be used as a testing ground forthe new locking system, Mooresaid. If it is successful there, planswill proceed toinstall IDcard locksin Baldwin and Egan, he said.Moore also said that two bigscreen TVs were ordered, one forMcAuley, the other for Baldwin.

The renovations to Baldwin in- withtheinstailationof8neclude fixing the entrance doors,repairs and repainting of the over-hang at the front of the building,and new furniture, tiling and car-peting-in die lobby. Egan Hall,which was converted to an all girlsdormitory this summer, also re-ceived new carpeting in the hall-ways. Th e bathrooms and laundryareas in Egan were also renovated

ens, Moore said.According to Moore, 90% and95 % of the esidement buildings were painsummeralone. At the presresidents in the Summe3924, 3926, 3938 and 39received notice that appoare now being accepted*continued on page 2Homecoming Festivities i97

By Jim GormanNews Editor %This year's Homecoming willbe held Friday, Oct. 3. Pat Liebel,director of alumni services, ex-pressed her anticipation about thelineup for this year. "I think it'sgoing to be ou r best Homecomingever. There are many alumni re-turning for reunions, some fromas far back as the class of '32.""There are a wide variety ofevents and something for every-one," she added. On Friday, therewill be an SAC-sponsored bonfireat 8:30 p.m. behind the Ice Centeron the football practice fields.For those who attended the bon-fire last year, it will be held in thesame location. Th e student activi-ties committee is hoping to pro-vide refreshments and food, but

that has not been finalized. The re-fore, students are encouraged tobring their own hot dogs andmarshmallows to roast over thefire.SAC also w ill be bringing ste-reo equipment in order to playsome "tunes." SAC is asking allof the Homecoming King andQueen candidates to be in atten-dance at the bonfire. nOn Saturday, Oct. 4, there willbe a carnival behind the Ice Cen-ter which will be sponsored by theStudent Activities Committee. Itwill commence at 10 am. and willlast until the start of the footballgame, approximately 1 p.m. Im-mediately following the footballgame between Mercyhurst and St.Francis, the carnival will resumeand continue until 10p.m., weatherpermitting. SAC is expecting a

very large crowd, and it should bean enjoyable experience for all.There will be approximately 20booths at the carnival, seven ofwhich will be sponsored by theSAC. At one of their booths, therewill be a T-shirt sale. There willbe-two different T-shirts avail-able, one being white with a blacklogo,-and the other a gray shirtwith blue print The T-shirtcan beTye-Dyed at no charge when ashirt purchase is made. A large orX-large will cost $7 , and an XX-large costs $8. All of these shirtsare long sleeved and will be soldat cost of production.(5. Other booths will representsuch groups as the Social WorkClub, the Criminal Justice Clubwho wi 11 host a 50/50 raffle, and afood and beverace stand.

Hollywood hits the 'HurBy Randy HUliardCampus Life EditorUpon the completion of the MaryD'AngeloPerformingArts Centerlast fall, Mercyhurst's Films ForDiscussion series found a newhome. The PAC has purchased a

state-of-the-art projection andsound system that will greatly en-hance viewings.According to Michael Fuhrman,Director of the Performing ArtsCenter, "When the series openedat the D 'Angelo Performing ArtsCenter last year, it was immedi-ately apparent that our desk top16mm projector, complete witharchaic mono sound, was simplynot adequate for the professionalscreening of our foreign and cul-|tural fnovies". ' I fThe series, which has been

around for 11 years, givefor. renowned internationoverlooked by the local cWith the purchase of a theaity 35mm projector and two,way, full range stereo sFurhman said that "althowon'trivalTinsletown, it tremendous improvementAcknowledging the admtion'ssupportforthe recentimprovement, Fuhrman lobright future for educationtertainment byfilm on ca"The potential now existPAC to host Student Govmovie nights, which are cshown in the Student Unian aging 16mmprojectionThe increased resolutsound quality with a35mmtor, coupled with the quacontinued on page 2

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I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w s N j e w G a t e s i n C a m p u s I n t e rAfghanistan in UpheavalBy Randy H illiardCampus Life EditorThe Asian country of Afghani-stan has been in upheaval for the

According to Pashtun customs,females are forbidden from work-ing except in the medical field.Oirls are not allowed to attendschool and all women are forced tort rtpast year following *the Violentgovernment takeovef by (heTaleban Islamic Militia.This week showed no end to theviolence and human rights viola-tions that have plagued the coun-try. A United Nations delegation,headed by the European Commis-sioner for Humanitarian Affairs,Emma B onino, was arrested anddetai ned for hree hoursby Telabanpolice as they investigated gov-ernment abuses near Kabul onTuesday.The Taleban government .whichis not recognized by the UnitedNations, is made up of AfghanPashtun's. The Pashtun culture isbased in fundamentalist Islamicbeliefs, Wmch many, view as op-pressive and abusive. I

wear the traditional burqa, an Ou-fit thai covers them dompletelyfrom head to toe.Many human rights activists areappalled by ' the treatment ofAfghanistani women and havestarted a letter writing campaign tothe Secretary General of the UnitedNations. "Gross violations of hu-man rightsand humanitarian con-ventions are taking place in thiscountry and the international com-munity cannot accept this," Mrs.Bonino told Reuters news service.While the U.N. searches for asolution to the dilemma, Boninobelieves that no amount of hu-manitarian aid will bring an end tothis crises. The solution, she says,lies in regional political pressure., - - ,

By Chris WlochEditor-in- Chief|j|In two weeks, the stretch of road-way that next to Garvey Park andpast the front of Zurn will be per-manently closed off when two 30by 60 foot cast iron gates are in-stalled. One set of gates will beplaced neartheentrance toBaldwinHall and the othe r will belocated atthe crossroads to the northeast ofZurn.College President Dr. WilliamP. Garvey said that the gates arebei ng installed to protect the safetyof students in the campus interior."Students shouldn't have to lookover their shoulders when walkingto class. Someof the cars that havedriven through there move too fast,and there was always the potentialfor a serious accident The newgates will reduce traffic in the inte-rior by 85 percent,"he said.Garvey said the gates will beopen o n' moving days so thatBaldwin residents have access. Aspecial ID card will also allow

Starvation in North KoreaiLeads to MurderBy James GormanNews Editor

fIn North Korea the people aretaking desperate measures becauseof a severe lack of food.According to the North ChinaMorning Post, a North Korean de-serter claimed that the people havestarted killing others and sellingtheir lesh.People are going insane

with hunger and some are killingtheir own children, a phenomenonnot uncommon in other parts of theworld. In August a woman wasexecuted for killing 18 children inthe western port of Ham hung. \jit has been estimated that overone million people have alreadydied in the famine. The North Ko-rean government insists thatfloods, droughts and crop failuresare the cause of starvation. Mean-

while the government is withhold-ing food supplies from China andthe U.N. and distributing it to themilitary.Few citizens openly blame thegovernment because of the Confu-cian ideal of absolute obedienceand respect for the governmentSince challenging leader KimJong-11 is impossible, people areseeking asylum in other countries.

As part of the celebration of October as GayHistor y Month* National Coming Ont Day isheld every year on Oc t 11. On Tuesday, O c t14, a m eeting for persons of all sexual orienta-tions who rap port the rights of gay, lesbian,and bisexual individuals will be held at 6 p.m.upstairs in the Union's Student GovernmentChambers. For the first meeting we will dis-cuss the possibility of a campus organizationdedicated to building bridges between straightpeople and; sexual m inorities. If you cannotattend the meeting butare interested in joiningour efforts, please contact Vivian Tamburelloat x2468 or Chris Wloch at x2376.

"Hollywood," cont'd from p. 1quantity of films released in thisformat-will give the college a bet-ter selection of programs. ]Thisthat students may beable toenjoy hit movies without waitingthe six to seven months that ittakes for the film companies totransfer the blockbuster's from35mm to the 16mm form atI This years Films for DiscussionSeries kicks off at 8 p.m. Wednes-day Oct 8 with "When We WereKings", a documentary about the1974 heavyweight championshipf ght between Muham mad A li andGeorge Foreman. Tickets are freefor students and President's CardHolders, $3 for adults and $2 forstudents and seniors.

In a few weeks, new cast iron gates will preventcars from driviof road where students often walk. Photo: Jessica Russell

passvenders, mail delivery trucks andhandicapped persons to^through the gates. j& HAccording to Garvey, all of therenovation and campus improve-ment y projects conducted at

Mercyhurst over the months have produceffects. "It's an enormof change,*' he said, "work that's been donyears that I've been h

"McAuley," cont'd from p. 1their apartments repainted.According to Moore, the roomson Egan's third floor are next onthe list for repainting.All laundry rooms and the frontdoors of every Briggs apartmentbuilding will also be receiving afresh coat of paint in the upcomingmonths. The only resident build-ing to not be repainted this year isBaldwin, which Moore said waspai nted in its entirety ust last yean"It will be painted again this sum-mer," Moore added* < A majority of the eight new apart-ment buildings on east Briggs werealso repainted, Moore said. Closeto 40% of them received new car-peting, he added."We received the new buildingsinfairly decen tshape," Moore said."In fact, we ended up hiring themanager from Spiegel Realtors asthe foreman of housing mainte-nance. He is very knowledgeable

of the many concernew apartment compThe maintenance dling this year's worsteady pace, Moore abeginning of the termof work orders was1,200, now there are that still need to be cosaid. Since summer ethan $80,000 has bethe recarpeting of moliving facilities, he saDuring the upcoMoore will finalizebegin next summer'renovations to thTownhouses and allments on north and s"My office is goinmore proactive stancing the needs of the stIf students look at theture, they'll see thamore than m any othehe said.

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I - ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I J_ I I 1 I I iAlcohol atthe HurstSchmtttAlready in our first week ofgatherings have been bro-

been j; inl force the last couple of week-Heather Barron, a seniorsecurity, the

(L.C.B.) has frequented ourAlcohol is no stranger on collegeMercyhurst

R.A.S have said that alco-will bemuch stricter fromw on.As of this point, the housing of-this year.

However, some rules have beenpre-decided. The newest of theserules is that there are to be noclosed containers outside yourapartment Forthe past three yearsI have attended Mercyhurst, andwalking around with closed con-tainers was perm issible (i.e. waterbottles). R.A.s, like Barron, arebothered by this b ecause they haveto try to enforce a rule that hasnever been ia effect before.!!The reason for the change is be-cause one night last year, likemany times before, an excessivenumber of students occupied thebasketball courts in front of theold townhouses. like previoustimes before security broke it upand forced the students to disperse.However, the students refused toleave. As a result, the Erie PolicDepartment was called to break upthe commotion. 1The new rules have been imple-mented to avoid future problemsthat might occur," said Barron.As long as students do not causeany problems, there is no reasonfor security to stop their fun."Both security and R.A.S are justdoing their jobs and following therules. Maybe students should con-sider making their jobs easier byfollowing the rules before schoolofficials crack down and the "dry

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What's wrong? Let's talk about sexBy Randy HilliardCampus Life Editor

This is the first in a series ofarticles which will deal with issuesthat touc h every one on col legecam-puses nation wide. It is my hopethatineed help, it isavailable and no one will think theless of you for seeking assistance.Anyone needing to talk aboutthismaycontactMercyhurs.tCoun Tselling Services at exlr 2468.Weekly hours are from 10am . to4 p.m. on Monday, 10 a.m. to 6'jkm. on Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8:30p.m. on W ednesday, 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. onThursday, 9 a.m. to4pirn, on Friday,and3p.m. to6 p.m.on Sunday.MSG News: Vacant Positions Filled

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By James GormanNews EditorMercyhurst Student Governmentheld its weekly meeting at8:30p.m. Sept 30 in the MSG Cham-bers, upstairs in the Student Union.MSG Secretary Emilio Colaia-covo opened the meeting and re-ported on the meeting that he hadwith Tom Billingsley, vice presi-dent of the college. They discussed

the topic of picnic tables onBriggs,and it was concluded that eachquad will have one picnic table.The computer lab is currently look-ing for more work studies so thatthey can keep the lab open longerhours. Starting this weekend, thelab will have longer hours to ac-commodate more people.Theweight room was alsoa topicof discussion, and the students con-tinue to vent their frustration over"the school's i nability toremedy heproblems that exist in the weightroom.

TreasurerRyan Kennis said thatthe deposits from the video gamesin the Union andthe proceeds fromthe coffee house were collected aswell. IVice President Tom Bender ex-pressed his thanks* to those whoattended the Dr. Jack Levin lec-ture and for making it a smashingsuccess. The next lecture will beheld on Oct 9 at 8 p.m. at theD' Angelo Performing Arts Cen-ter. The lecturer will be RebeccaRuggles-Radcliffe and her lectureisentitled,"UntanglingEmotions:Food and Body Hatred*', and itwill concentrate on eating disor-ders. The vacant junior positionwas filled by Nora Grace.President Kevin Segedi talkedabout the possibility of donatingmoney to the United Way. Lastyear the Board of Trustees praisedthe efforts of MSG for exceedingtheir goal.

Segedi also said that he was dis-appointed with thepoor turnout atthe fall fun fest and that publicitywill be better for upcoming MSGand SAC events. Lastly, The Se-nior Senator position wasfilledbyEmilio Colaiacovo. ' *]The campus phone book shouldbereadyby the middle of October.Jodie Polk and Nora Grace werenominated to be the Junior classchairpersons for the Senior dinnerdance, and will be assisting JennyeVetter and Sarah Allen.

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ByCarrie TappeA&EEditor

The Chenille Sisters, a hilarious&heart-warming trio, will performat the Mary D'Angeio Performing| Arts Center Qf Mercy hurst Col lege\ pn Saturday, Oct at 8:30 p.m. aspart of the college's HomecomingCelebration. Cheryl Dawdy,Connie Huber and Grace Morandharmonize to break the typical bar-riers with a wide rangeof material,both covers and originals.Although the Chenille Sistersspecialize in humor, "Help I'mTurning Into My Parents," theyalso perform ballads such as BillyJoel's "And So It Goes." They tryto get the whole audience goingwith numbers from the 20s, 30sSand 40s."Slightly sassy lyrics, vibrantthree-part harmonies, and toe-tap-ping music are what to expect fori this afcconcert,"^said ^MichaelFuhrman, director of thePerform-itltulj I IC/ fkl'-iS-i'j' -' a ': i 1141 i*ing Arts Center. "They-are a group

which appeals to all ages and mu-sical tastes, and are guaranteed tohave you singing along.".The Chenille Sisters started outin 1985 int Ann Arbor, Mich.,where they performed at The OldTown for happy hours. They haverecorded nine albums since then.I n 1986 they performed son gs fromtheir first self-produced, self-named album during their appear-ance on Garrison Keillor's "Prai-rie Home Com panion."The trio appeared on NationalPublic Radio's "All Things Con-sidered." and on television'sNightwatch, Lonesome Pine

Special" and "The Home Show."They received a rave review by theWashington Post as being a "beau-tifully harmonized repertoire... ir-reverent, loose humor... plenty ofreason to both listen and laugh."PBS produced a half-hour spe-cial entitled "The Chenille Sisters:Matin* Rhythm" in 1995. It wasreleased nationally in March of1995 and wonan Emmy. Audience

The Chenille Sisters trio: Cheryl Dawdy, Grace Morand, Connie Hubresponse was so enthusiastic that iswas aired again in 1996.The Chenilles have toured acrossthe nation from New Y ork to Wash-ington, D.C., Oklahoma, and a

multi-city tour in Florida. Theypromise to light up the stage of thePerformingArts Center for Home-coming. With a combined audi-ence of alurns, the college commu-

nity and friends ofChenilles claim to ment to the liking of eTo reserve tickets,Office at824-3000. *

SAC NEW SByJ.D.Haltiganand Melissa LangContributing Writers

The Student Activities Commit-tee has planned a variety of eventsfor the week of Sept 29. OnWednesday, Oct 1, the* Coffee-house committee had a caricatureartist at 8:30 p.m. in the cove. OnFriday, Oct. 3, the annual Home-coming Bonfire will be held at thepractice fields at8:30 p.m. OnSat-urday Oct4, thefirstannual home-coming carnival will be held in theparking lot behind the ice center.Many games have been planned.The carnival will run from 10 a.m.until 1 p.m. and then resume at 4p. m. after the football game until10 p.m. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^On Tuesday, Oc t 7, HeatherBecky has planned the movie "Liar,Liar** at 8 p.m. in the Union. Spe-cial thanks to Jenn Houck for theOctober calendars. Post them inyour room so you know the 411. ,On Tuesday, Sept 23, HeatherBecky and the movie committeepresented the movie "Fools Rush

In." There was a great turn out of60 people. On Wednesday, JennyNovak held the capture the flagtournament Coffeehouse chairsTim Conway and Scott j Robsonboogied to disco music at the70'stheme Coffeehouse. The Week-ends Committee held the "FallFunfest Concert on Saturday nigh tThe tumou t for the concert wasnotwhat was expected,.The Student Activities Commit-teewould like all students to knowthat we need your hel p with events,if you have any ideas please callthe SAC at extension x2463. Thisyear Mercyhurst has installed aSAC hotline detailing the week 'sactivities. By dialing extensionx2093, you can listen to a listing ofthe current acti viues, andlocationsand times of events being spon-sored by SAC.SAC hopes to sec an increasedattendence at this week 's events.SAC m eetings areheldeveryTues-day evening at8 p.m. in the studentunion. AII students are welcome toattend.

tf ThelKing and I",-A Must SBy Heather CvitkovicMerciad Writer beautiful final dress rehearsal.

This year the Erie Playhouse isproducinga series of musicals. Oneof the first in line was the classic,"The King and 1." As a memberofthe Theatre Appreciation class, Iattended theplay. I have seen TheKing and I" several times on stage.A few werehigh school renditions,a few were paid productions. Andof course, I've seen the movie.The Playhouse's production wasa great version. Tammy Gandolfo,

voice and great!stage'presence.James Gadolfo, the King, is unfor-tunately nota trained singer, yetinmy mind, it did not seem to affectthe quality of his performance.One problem was that the teachercarried the show when the kingwas supposed to. The sets and cos-tumes were beautiful, right downto the huge hoop skirts, shiny out-fits and even the children's cos-tumes. There were m inor mistakesand a few inconsistencies, but Ihave to remember that I saw the

I think the best parcal was the chemisJames and Tammy Gare husband and wifeity and the play. Theialso played the leadiAlthough James Ganmance could never truBrenner's from the mPlayhouse's productiderful. I would recomof "The King and I"who have never seen this version.

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On Saturday afternoon, JudithFugate, former principal dancerwith New York City Ballet,departed Mercy hurst after a wee kin residence with the dancedepartmentThe dance de partmentcommissioned Fugate to stageGeorge Balanchine's "Serenadewith a group of 20 Mercyhurstdancers for he dance department'sfall performances on Oct 31 andNov. I i I | | 1Tauna Hunter, director of the

dance department, said, "Fugate'sbeing at Mercyhurst was an inher-ent clue that Mercyhurst's dancedepartment is growing inthe worldof dance. Getting the opportunityto perform a Balanchine master-piece is a great accomplishment,and having a world class Ballerinastage was'even more thrilling.Fugate's credentials include a ca-reer of more than20 years with theNew York City Ballet, one of topballet companies in the world, andtours with dancers such as MikhailBaryshnikov, Cynthia Gregory,and Peter Martins.Since recentl v leaving New York

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lecture/question and answer ses-sion with the M ercyhurst dancersand students from Lake Erie Bal-let Her magnificence and exper-tise illuminated danceSpace as shetalked of her career as a dancer

let master or bur tine, GeorgeBalanchine. Alomg wi th her expe-riences, she offered advice to thedancers, "Be strong! Timidness

all who got a chance to wher in awe. Her departucides with the namdanceSpace, theP studiosand warm up rooms that wstructed in Zurn during tmer. Academic dean DrGower said that art profeJoseph Pizzat came up wnew name.On Friday Oct 3, at 8 dance department wil 1 be ing in danceSpace. Themance will consist of ademonstration, choreograJay Kirk and performed

fresher and transfer danceFollowing that, Christinprincipal dancer with EriTheatre, will perform a cvariation from "Le Co rsaConcluding the programexcerpts from the fal1 perf"Rock, Roll, and Rememturing the mu sic of the 50with choreography 5 ofHunter, \Catherine ShaefChristina Maria."Serenade" will be parwill get you nowhere in this line of 1997 homecoming festivibusiness. You have to be aggres-

During her stay here,!Fugate from the age of 8. She told of her sive. t dance department's firstmanceof he year will beftaught a ballet class and held a experiences with the greatest bal- Fugate's stay at Mercyhurst left 1public.

R o l l i n g ! S t o n e s l e a v e c r o w d f u l l o f j " S a t i s f a c t i oBy Susheela Neman!Contributing Writer

At 3 a m last Saturday somefriends and I had a debate about astrange incident We were not de-bating the current peace talks inthe Middle East Two of us weretrying to convince our friend thatthe guy running across a 50 footstage at full speed and then slidingon his knees was in fact KeithRichards. The three of us sat at thecounter in awe of what we had justwitnessed. "History" we had tocall it . [\ 1The Rolling Stones played to astadium full of fans on Se pt 2 7 inColumb usJOhio. It was their sec-ondstop, and their third concert onthe "Bridges to Babylon" worldtour. The first two shows in Chi-cago received mostly negative re-views. However, a critic in our

row, a veteran conceit goerof morethan 200 show s, boasted that thiswas the "best show since Zeppelin771?Saturday's Rolling Stones con-cert was virtually three hours ofnonstopenergy. S tartingwith"Sat-isfaction" the band did not stopplaying except to talk to the crowdand allow them to applaud the per-formance. The Stone's bel ted out a25'song concert garnished withpyrotechnics. They showered theentire stadium with gold and silverconfetti squares while closing theconcert with "Brown Su gar," turn-ing the field into a glittering downpour of m usical pageantry.

After five crowd-pleasing favor-ites to get the concert underway,Mick took control by settling intothe classic "Sister Morphine:Thissongcalmedthe upbeatatmosphereofthe entire stadium into an al most

trancelike understanding betweenthe artist and the crowd. It's oneofmany crowd manipulators the bandhas m astered.The fans were also surprised bythe seldom performed "GimmeShelter" which was selected fromthe band's homepage as the songthat fans most wanted to hear live.The d rove was also treated to twosongs from their new album"Bridges to Babylon" (which re-ceived four stars-from "RollingStone" magazine). Their newsound stunned the crowd w ith itsfunky ingenuity nterlaced Wi th theStone 's old time honky tonk vibe.Those fans witlTfloor seats inmid-field were shocked to experi-ence the band f rst hand on a smal lerstage about 15 feet square thatstaged three songs including "LetIt Bleed." As they returned to themain stage on a central runway

which led up the field, the beat ofcongos introduced "Sympathy Forthe Devil" to the knowing crowd.The Stones wrapped up their showwith a explosive rendition of"Jumpin' Jack Flash," only to re-turn less than two minutes laterwith a haunting encore version oftcYou Can't Oet What You Want. *The Rolling Stones have added a

four piece brass band, a new bass-' istto replace Bill Wymari, and anexuberant new female vocalist totheir entourage for this tour. Stonesfans now will be pleased to hearthat the incredible caliber of thenew musicians has made it pos-sible for them to integrate newsounds and talent into their wellestablished foundation.Jagger's confident struts stillmake him the *same rocker thathelped make the Stones one of thebest bands the industry has seen.

Theiraesthetically pleasinhave * transformed stadiucommemorativevenues haing their advancement intomillennium. The overall| mance showed the Stonesence and not their age. Thshow with its fireworks,songs and funky atmospheour experience unparalleleother show.Anyone interested mightventure to Buffalo on Ocsacrifice one night of Homing to experience what I ctranslate aboutthis 1egendThe R olling Stones' musvor cannot be described uhas been tasted, but I guthere will be no bad aftert

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Letter to the EditEdit or's Note: This is a copy ofa letter that was sent to the Officeof Residence Life last week.

21 September 1997Dear Mr. Moore:

I am writing to express my ex-treme displeasure at the quality oftreatment that the residents of theMercy Apartments have receivedsince our arrival at the beginningof the 1997-1998 academic year.The poor treatment to which wehave been subject reached its pin-nacle when on Friday, 19 Septem-ber, our telephone connection wassevered. We can only hope thatourservice will be restored on Mon-day, 22 September, since at thetime of this correspondence weremain without in -house telephoneaccess. Currently, the nearest op-erable telephones are located inthe Student!Union and these areonly available to us when theUnion is unlocked.While the social aspect of thislack of immediate access to eitherthe outside world or to the rest ofcampus is merely irritating, theimplications of discontinued tele-phone service in terms of safetyand scholarship (as we are alsowithout particulariy valuableInternet access) are outrageous.Absolutely unacceptable is the in-ability of others to reach us in theevent of external emergencies: acertain resident was unaware ofthe fact that her grandfather suf-fered a perhaps fatal stroke on Fri-day (she only knows now becauseher family contacted her boy-friend's family and they were ableto contact him).Given these concerns, it appearsevident that crews should havebeen working to restore service asearly as Friday night or Saturdaymorning. I f said crews were work-ing, however* they, themselves,were far from e videntSurprisingly, the continued in-terruption of ou r telephone serviceis only the proverbial back-break-ing straw. It is not th e first incon-venience that we've tolerated.When those of us who spent thesummer working for the collegerequested leave to move into ourfall housing assignments in the

middle of August, we waccess to our apartmenthere were still other occthem.When they were finalllate in August, we wergranted entry because itmined that all of the Mements were to be repainmoving into the apartmlate in August (indeed, ilast fleeting days of the I wasgiven a key, andbecause I was literally hit was immediately appboth the cleaning/maintetivities and the paintingexecuted in a slipshod mWork crews have falhind schedule that' thekitchen floors are just nreplaced in Mercy 200prising considering thpainting crews did not fwork in the halls until 18 September. SeveraTstill sleeping on unsturdsightly metal-framed beof numerous requests bydent Assistants to haveplaced. I can confidenyou, sir, that the camel'ries many more straws

This letter, which inreads like a manifestoplaints, describes thedegree of plebeian treathe residents of the Mements have suffered a t tthe administration I caagainst assuming that ttion of such treatment is the southwestern compus. With few notable e(the Assistant ResidenceLarry Koslowski anMcMasters, and the Resistants in the three Mement buildings), those ioperations at this instisending the ever-loudethat our comfort is subotheir own. As I'm sureagree, the enduring mment that sends this mebe stopped now.

Thank you for givingence to voice these ceagerly await response.

William J.

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This week's column is motivatedby my personal disgust with TedTurner's recent billion dollar do-nation tothe United Nations. "Waita m inute," many of you say, 'TheUnited Nations commits itself tonumerous humanitarian causesthroughout the world. How canyou possibly be disgusted by thisact of generosity?"While my reasoning may not beclear initially, there is overwhelm-ing evidence to prove thatTurner'sdonation equates to nothing morethan buying influence in the UnitedNati on s to hel p shape i n te rnati onalpolicy.Before delving into Turner's de-vious plan, let's explain who TedTurne r really is. Notonly is Turnera media-mogul who owns abouthalf of the United States televisionmarket,buthe, along with his wife"Hanoi" Jane Fonda, is a radicalaotjxi&t jnusumg.foaWef/pausessuch as population control, yMy own sense of decency pie-vents me from publishing the idi-otic comments he has made con-cerning female circumcision andmale castration. Yet Mr. Turnerhas made several interesting state-ments that obviously distance himfrom this "Man of the People"image he is attempting to display.For example, after the Heaven'sGate cult members committed sui-cide,Turner' s reactionwas,"Thereare already too many people in thisworld. If a few crazy people wantto get rid of themselves, it's a goodthing." Months be fore this wassaid,he 'labeled media-mogul rivalRupert Murdoch as "H itleresque"when he attempted tf) gain controlover the Chinese television mar-ket.T urner* sactionsand com ments

lead me to bel ieve that he is moreconcerned with his own pocket-book and less interested in saving

Turn er's recent contribution tothe United Nations is nothing morethan using "soft-money" to shapethe U.N.'s agenda. It's ironic thatthis donation comes at the sametime that the Senate is debatingcampaign finance reform. Evi-dently, this problem of buying in-fluence is a global issue. Neverthe-less,because of thisdonation, somesay Turner will be able to promotethe radical environmental andpopulation control agendas that hecovets so dearly. Maybe with hisdonation, Turner will be given aseat on the Security Council.In all seriousness, Turner's con-tribution represents a dangerouschallenge to the United Nations'ability to remain impartial on in-ternational m atters. As one p oliti-cal analyst stated, Turne r's contri-bution is just the same as a rack-eteer dropping a bag full of cash onsome city councilman's desk.Already, Turner has assumedsome sort of m oral high ground indemanding that the United Statesbe honest and fair and pay its lateduestotheU.N.Apparently,Turnerbelieves that theU. N. will go belly-up if the United States does not payits dues. Never mind the fact thatChina, an economic superpower,pays exactly the same amount asunderdeveloped African nationsdo. * iHowever, the United States haswithheld back dues for avery goodreason. The United Nations hasnot made significant cuts in itsbureaucracy nor eliminated anyfraction of waste.,Turner's billiondollar contribution will hot And itsway to Ethiopia, Som alia or Mada-gascar^ fight hunger, social in-0 " DIVERSITY ?/> *

justice or civil strife. Instead, themoney will get lost inside theUnited Nations bureaucratic chan-nels serving noone butthe bureau-crats themselves. According toTurner, America can not do any-thing rightTurn er's disdain for America iswell documented. In a CNN spon-sored forum for foreign journal-ists, Turner assaulted the U.S. forour so-called ignorance on envi-ronmental matters. 'The U.S. hasgot some of the dumbest people inthe world . .. It's a disgrace andthere are times when I have been sodiscouraged about my own coun-try," he said.At least Turner's antipathy isanalogous to his wife's past his-tory of supporting the Vietnamesecommunists who were guilty ofnumerous human atrocities that infact raised the brow of the U.N.Regardless, Turner is spoon feed-ing a misguided bastion of worth-less global idealism. To makemat-ters worse, our -president^ hasknighted Turner as a:"Trulytvi-sionary American." What next,honoring Dr. Kevorkian with thePresidential Freedom Award?Turnehis nothing more than acunning businessman who wishesto promote his entrepreneurialagenda rather than a philanthropiccause. It is a shame that Turnercould nothave donated this moneyto the International Red Cross, theAmerican Cancer Society or someotherinstitutionwhoseactionshavea direct impact on the livesof thosewho suffer. Aiding the U.N. willonly sustain the already existingpolitical problems that lie withinits bloated bureaucracy. However,donating money to charities is thegreatest way to touch someone'slife in a positive fashion. This is alesson Ted Turner will never learnbecause hell never be nefi t from it

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wmmu mmm: . : . : . : . : . : ^ w . . i o : . : >H i s t o r y D e p a r t m e n t A d d s N e w P r o f e s s o r , C h a n g e s D e p a r t m e n t C hBy BUI MelvilleFeatures EditorOver the s u m mer, the Mercy hurstHistory department added a newfacultymember,Dr. RhondaClark,assistant professor of history andappointed Dr. Michael McQuillin

as new department chair.When asked her reasons for teac h -ing at small liberal arts college likeMe rey h urs t,C1 arksaid,"Iwaslook-ing for a college that encouragedresearch and where I could do avariety of subjects. I also like con-tactwithstudents.'VhichClarksaidt(9

she could not get at a largerschool.pPm excited about having Dr.Clark as a member of the depart-ment," McQuiHen said. Accordingto McQuillen, Clark is the first fe-male member of the department insome time.?

siasi nee the late nineteenth century.Aside from teaching history, Clarkhas also taught classes in Russian)which she is fluent in. Clark saidthat having taught language beforehistory nfluencedhersty eofteach-ing. Asa result, she wants studentsto learn from interaction and ex-changing ideas just as she wantsthem to learn from her lectures.During her time at Mercyhurst,Clark hopes to add diversity towhat is al ready beingof fered byherdepartment. The subjects of mod-ern China, the Far E ast and com-parativewomen'sstudiesareamongthose which she hopes to develop.Clark added that if students havesuggestionsforpossiblecoursetop-ics,she is willing to listen to them.PhiAlphaTheta,thehistory'shonorsociety, and the Model U.N. areother two areas that Clark wishes toClark received a doctorate in Rus- become involved in.sian and moderneuropean historyfrom the.University of Minnesota*inWiWrieaboIts. Porner" disserta- fal

tiorr, she spentfivemonths in Rus'-'rsia, .primarily in Moscow, theBalkans,and St. Petersburg. Previ-ously, Clark also taught at the Uni-versity of Minnesota, Metro StateUniversity, and the College of St.Catherine.Clark considers her specialties tobe modern Europe, especially Rus-

Clark believes that she offers thehistory department diversity in Dr. Rhonda Clark, assistant professor of h istory.both course content and pedagogi-cal approach, but, as she said, "inaway that is complementary to whatis already offered. "Outside ofMercyhurst, Clark* s main interestsare music and working with herchurch. "I wasjj involved in achurch in Minneapolis, butI don* thave a church here yet,"she said. Clark wasinvol ved in sev-

eral homeless, projects in Minne-sota, including one which-helpedRussianmigrs. ?Of his appointment todepartmentchair, McQuillen said,"In the his-tory department, we try to rotateour leadership." Each professor,serves as d irector of the depart-ment for two years, then passes iton. Mr Richard Kubiak, professor

of History, completed his term atthe end of last year, and passed itonto McQui 1ten, who has served ashead of the depart-ment before.McQuillen will serve as chairmanuntil the end of next year.McQuillen said that he doesn* tforesee any new initiatives in thedepartment "I hope to strengthenthe existing programs (Social Sci-

Photo: Bil l Melvil lence Education ^HistIAP). We11 also be seefull time faculty memain challenge is to mimprove existing stansaid.

Hilliard Spends Summer at! the Sorbonneby Marcia Parrel1Contributing Writer Mercyhurstas transfercredits. covered through student loans and mean, clinging to that little book

| Randy Hilliard, a j unior politicalscience major from Erie), spent hissummer far away from* the rainy partment. For three credits of studydays witnessed by those enrolled in on the government and politics ofMercyhurst* s summer term. In- France, Hilliard was required to

In addition to learning the French state grants. Hilliard also used the every day and then finally gettinglanguage, he completed the work prize *moneyi from the Foreign comfortable enough with the lan-I guage to just let go of my reserva-tions ^ felt like I had just climbedMtEverestr

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stead of taking courses at Mercy-hurst, Hilliard attended classes atSorbonneUniversityinParisfrancthis summer through Temple Uni-versity. He lived with a family onthe outskirts of Pari s forsix weeks.These accommodations were ar-j detailed reading of the structure ofthe French government "The class was di fficul t because it

for an independent study through r- Language Department StudyMercyhurst* s Political Science de- Abroad Essay Contest which hewon last year. He said, "As far asspending money, well, I j ust had tosave and save. And when I got toFrance I learned how to make itlast, possibly mymost valuable les-son of all times.**Hilliard believes that spendingsix weeks in France allowed him to

read French newspapers daily. Hewasalso required tocliparticlesandtranslate them in order to developstrong arguments on the both sidesof various issues. *Finally he had to accomplish a. enhance his comprehension of

j spokenFrench."Although I was totally blownanged by Temple University.*WhileintheCityofLightiHilliard T h e class was difficult because it away by how fast they|Speak, 1studied intermediate French gram- was entirely in French. The teacher eventually caught upand was ablemar and pronunciation. The six wouldnot speak anyEnglish,** said to hold my own in conversation.credits that these courses gave him Hilliard of his French grammar By the fourth week, 1 even went to

In addition to his classwork,Hilliard took ti me off osee Rouen,where Joan of Arc was burned,Versailles, Riems, where KingClovis was Christened,and healsosaw musician/poet Lou Reed per-form in P aris.Before traveling to France,Hilliard spent two weeks campingin the Cambrian Mountains of En-gland. While5there, he climbedGreen Gable, the highest mountainin England. He also visitedDevonshire and K ent.

were accredited through TempleUniversity and then accepted by andpronunciationcourse.The costs of his s tudy abroad were the city without my dictionary. Itwas an incredible experience, I Randy Milliard in front of the EiffelTowerPicture courtesy of Randy Milliard

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M e n ' s S o c c e r T e a m ( U n a b l e ^ t o K e e p S i x G a m e W i n n i n g S t r e a k ] A l i vNolan:;re ad Sports Writer i t

Th e men's soccer team ended itsthe

a 1-0 loss againston Saturday.bounced back

a good win over Wheelingon Wednesday,

The Men nowa 7-3 record.The Lewis defeat was hard to

for the Lakers who hadon a solid performance. The

up front and the goal camesome questionable defend-

'The Lewis game was a toughto lose because we played

We played well defen-in the midf eld andwe were

up front We ust lacked aof composure in front of goal.

got more confident as theon when they saw we

got astrikes the ball from 20

it in the top corner20 minutes to go. We still hadhances after that, we could have

put the ball in the back of the net.said Head Coach John Melody.The loss of Freshman AllenO'Brien may be the reason theLakers lacked the sharpness infront of goal. O'Brien was given ared card at the Northern Kentuckyand was ineligible for the Lewisgame."Alley was definitely a loss.A gainst Northern Kentucky he gothimself sent off and we got out ofthe woods down there with a 1-0victory, but his sending off defi-nitely cost us a gai nst * Lewis"Melody said.Although Melody was happywith the Lakers, performanceagainst Lewis, "They never reallylooked like they were winning, de-spite all their chances. They werelacking something not only infront of goal, but throughout thepitch. The only goal came after aball, which seemed to be going outfor a goal kick, was headed backacross the box and was sent homefrom a great finish."The Lakers had a chance to re -deem themselves against Wheel-ing Jesuit on Wednesday, and theydid just tha t After Glenn Francis

scored'the first goal the Lakersnever looked in trouble, even afterWheeling Jesuit scored the equal-izer. O'Brien scored just]beforethe break to give the Lakers a 2-1lead at half time.The second half marked the endof Wheeling Jesuit. O'Brien gothis second, sophomore Barry Allenadded twomore and substitute Jon'Skirt' Rees got another two.Rees' second goal was without adoubt the goal of the game. His35yard shot chipped the keeper andwent in off the woodwork for theold bulge in the onion box.

"We d idn't play very well in thefirst half, we played very undisci-plined. Still winning 2-1 at* halftime we came out in the secondhalf and played much, much betterand it really wasn't a contest afterthat Wheeling Jesuit I expected tobe a lot stronger, having said thatwe played well in the second halfand we scored some good goals."said Melody."It was a game of two halves.They m ust have been as sick as aparrot. We were over the moonthat we won. The back four playedwell the second half. It was a good

Roach Continues ToPropel W omen's Soccer TeamBy Stephen NolanMerciad Sports Writer %-

Since the*last. edition of TheMerciad the women's soccer team!has been extremely busy with oneaway and two home games. The .Lakers have improved theirrecordwith three wins,- which leavesthem 8-1-1. JThe Lakers were at WheelingJesuit where, after a scoreless firsthalf, they came away with a 4-0victory. The goals came fromJulie-Ann Chiodo, Jessica Hance, SarahHoppe, and Theresa Roach. fjThe game againsfc;WheelingJesuit was a good dne for us. Theywere ranked above us m the regionand ranked national ly in the top 20,and weteat them. So this weekweshould be getting a top 20 rank-ing." said headcoachJohn Melody.The next two home games wereeven more one-sided. NorthwoodUniversity w ere destroyed by theLakers with a 8-0 hammering.

Roach knocked in four goals, twocame from, freshman, OliviaMendicino, and one each comingfrom Hance and Allison Marsden.Next Northern Michigan steppedinto the ring and w ere given a 90*minute lesson in soccer, the Lakerswon6-1. Three more goals comingfrom Roach, two from Mendicinoand one fromj freshman * KatieDaniel.T h e last two games againstNorthwood and Northern Michi-gan were played because they'reGL1AC opponents and it's man-dated we play them. Traditionallythey haven' t been strong and obvi-ously we're hopeful for bettergames against them* but that'ssomething we just have to dealwith. Our conference is not verystrong in soccer except forGannon, Ashland andourselves"Melody said.Roach is still on her goal scoringrampage. After scoring eight goalsin the last three games, she now

has 23 goals and seven assists misseason."She is playing very well, andshe is getting some good service inthe box with Mendicino playingup front with her. I don't want tosingle out Roachie, even thoughshe's playing w ell, because I thinkit's a team game and as a teamwe 're playing well." said Melody.TheWomen art now ranked sec-ond in the region behind West Vir-giniaWesleyan, whom they do notplay in the regular season. Al-though the second half of the sea-son is tougher than the first, theLakers are confident. "Our fate isin our own hands" M elody said.The Lakers are away for theirnext two games, on Sunday theyplay at Grand Valley State andthen travel toLock Haven Univer-sity the following Wednesday.

The Lakers will be hoping tocontinue theirfine un of playinto these games, as they preparefor the seasons tougher games.

Captain Supreme, Stewart Hogg passes the ball to a e llow playfinish for Reesie for his secondgoal. It was good to* see RobOillooly,anda couple of guys whohave not been starting to come inand play well." said AssistantCoach Rich Shelton.The Men are away at Alderson-Broaddus this Saturday and are

also away at Lock Haven Unsity next Wednesday. The Laneed to win these next two gaif the are to keep their plahopes alive.

Bright Hopes forV-BallTeamsten Fronczek\erciad Sports WriterAs the men's and wom en's volleyball teams embark on t997/98 season*, there will be ust a few new faces added toeach teine-up.The men's team, in its second season as a Division I program, havjyes set on building upon the success of last year. Though they facely elimination fromthe playoffs last year anddid not post what wseem to bea successful record in terms ofwins and losses, as a firsrearn they played well against very tough competition.Competing in the Midwest conference where they ranked 7th last yhe Lakers will again face powerhouse teams like the Ohio Skeyes and Ball State, which made it to the final four last year. Talso play against such teams as ex-national champions Penn Sjuid the Division III national champions, Juniata.

As for the women's team, their season is already underway and getIff to a slow, 2-12 start. Six of those losses though, came at the haIf nationally ranked teams, r j * ^Like the men's team, many of the same women will be eturningine-up this year as they only lost a few players from last season.Ir s height and strength a t the hitting position will favor them wjTthey compete in the GUAC, the toughest Division II wome[ol leybail conference. * > iIn competition the women will face schools like riv al Gannonshland, teams they'll need to beat to reach their goal of makingConference playoffs and also Division 1 teams like Hillsdale and Wtate.

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Last Saturday the Lakers contin-ued their winning form as theydefeated St John Fisher 14-7, giv-ing the Mercyhurst football squadan overall redord of 2-2.This Saturday, Oct 4 the Lakerslook to continue their winningstreak as they play St. Francis inthe Homecoming game at 1:30p.m.on Tullio Field.Head Coach Joe Kimball saidthat he was very concerned abouthow the team would react comingoff the loss to Findlay last week-end. "Would we play to ourcompetitor's level or would we getback to ours?" Kimball asked.That was the big question loom-ing over the Lakers as they trav-eled to Rochester NY , to play StJohn Fisher... The Lakers were eager to getoff to a quick start. Freshman EdBailey who returned the openingkickoff 52 yards who gave them

just that.St. John Fisher on the oth er hand. f t .had little success taking their 11plays only 39 yards thanks to ou t-standing defensive play by Lou D'Ambrosio who made four tacklesin that series alone.The H urst then got the ball backwith 7:45 left to play in the firstquarter, and continued to struggle,moving the?ball eight yards. S tJohn Fisher answered back mov-ing the ball into Laker territoryonly to be stopped by a huge playby Keith Swanson and FrankFigliano for an 8-yard loss that

eventually forced St. John Fisherto punt.The Lakers tried to put it alltogether, but a couple of miscuesas well as a couple fumbles put theHurst in a punting situation as theLakers managed to gain 37 yardson 1 i plays to start off the secondquarter. St. John Fisher then com-piled its best drive of the day rush-ing for gains of *16,*17 and 14yards! to move them onto theHurst's 15 yard line* From there

St John Fishe r looked to capital-ize on the first score of the daywith a field goal attempt, but theLakers were quick.to block thekick as Byron Curry recovered theball on the Hurst 20.From there , the Hurst was firedup, completing passes -to TimBrediger for 11, Byron Curry for16, and Brian Hamlin for eightyards. ST. John Fisher ^finallystopped the drive as Eric Wicksgot the green light to punt for thefourth time in the first half.Both Mercyhurst and St JohnFisher would get the ball back be-fore the end of the half, but neitherteam were able to cap italize.At the start of the third quarterthe Laker defense was fired upandthey held its opponents for a three-and-out three different times for atotal of -2 yards. The offense wason cruise control moving the balldown field for a field goalattempt and,finally,74 yards for aTouchdown by. Justin Gibson atthe 2:23 mark. When Eric Wicksmissed the point after, it ended his

Women's Field Hockey Makes HistoryBy Jacquie CramerMerciad Sports Writer

The Mercyhurst women's fieldhockey team went on its first roadtrip of the season Friday, Sept 19.They played Philadelphia Tex tile,LaSalle University and ElmiraCollege.The team was defeated in its firstgame against Philadelphia Textileby a score onfe-0.? They wereunable to turn this defeat aroundand in the second game againstLaSalle University they werebeaten 9-0.Goalie Lindsay Christophersaved 24 shots during the gameagainst Division I LaSalle.However, the team managed itsfi rst victory in the final game ofthe trip with a 2-1 win againstElmira College. T hi s representedMe rcy hurst'sfi rst fie Idhockey vic-tory in its history.The person who scored this firstelusive goal for the Lakers wasfreshman defensive NicoleBonvouloir. The goal came from apenalty corner in the last second of

A Laker ieldhockey player show ull concentration during practicethefirsthalf. Team captain NadiaShabanza scored the second goalthat set the Lakers up for their firstvictory of the season. This teamvictory will have'the Lakers be-

lieving that they are good enoughto win games and they will try tobuild on this win during the rest ofthe season.

streak at 27 , a record that datesback to November 4, 1995. Thedefense then looked to contributeon the next drive as Jason Maierpicked of an interception in StJohn Fisher territory.The Hurst breezed into the endzone via a Matt Kissel pass to JoeLiotta for a quick 23 yard strikefollowed by a good two point con-version, putting the Hurst on top14-0. k IThe teams continued to trade onandoff drives until St. John Fisherblocked a punt and then ran it infor a quick touchdown. At this

point both team defenses looked toshut out the other as the St. JohnFisher defense pushed back theLaker offense on the. next,threedrives for a total of -9 yards. TheHurst's defense was also up to thechallenge, protecting the lead untilthe final buzzer went off givingthe Hurst its second win of theseason.1After the game coach Kimballsaid, "We have to start playingmore consistent football, although

we played well enougThrough it s fMercyhurst has 5 fumbyards in pen alties.Through the first Justin Gibson leads attack with62 rushes fand three touchdowwith an air attack ledMcKinney who is 20oyards, a touchdown, aterceptions. Defensibacker Keith Swansotackles, averaging 9.5defensive back Doug B39 tackles averaging 9As for this week's hgame against the S tFlash, the Lakers aretheir first home winWith an overall recoragainst the Red Flashare eager to hand themloss in rive games.Kimball's PlayersOffense: Jow LiottDefense: Jack Stovand Tom Palmer (DMerCs X-Country Strid

By Scott Vance IMerciad Sports EditorThis past weekend saw theriseoftheMercyhurstcrosscountry eamsas they competed in the Hi ramCollege Invitational.The men's team, anchored byimpressive sophomore AndrewCulle, finished in the top spot*The women's team also had asuccessful trip, finishing in secondplace out of six.Both of these programs haveimproved significantly over thepast few y ears and the number ofpeople trying out for each of theteams has soared.Culler led the men to victory ihe covered the five and a half mile

course in a time of 30:51in-fourth place. TeDavid Dausey, Br ad Eric Carlson were closthey finished in 6th, place respectively.On the women's siHolzheimer continuedform of last year as she in3.1 mile course infourth place. Howeheimer seems to have needed competition in Jamie Dudizh and Kawho werelhot on heeighth and 11th placefspectively.This tournament will

courage the Lakers in thing schedule.