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S . A . C . B i g B a n d W e e k e n d p r e p a r e s t o r o c k M e r c y h u r s tBy Laura BlabacAsst Entertainment Editor

Hello , Mercyhurst!!! Are you ready for thebiggest weekend of the year so far? Thisweekend (October 25, 2 6 and 27) SAC issponsoring a "Big Band Weekend." %Performing on Friday night is the localrock band, Checkmate. Then on Saturday(Halloween Band Night), Willie Phoenix andthe True Soul Rockers, a band from Colum-bus, Ohio, will perform original rock/soulworks, among other pieces. Both bands will beplaying from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturdaynight offers an extra incentive: money! Prizesof $50, $30 and $20 will be awarded to the bestcostumes, so get out your disguises - you couldwin! x %x I )So where is this weekend of music happen-

ing? In a tent inside of Zurn Court, which is inthe middle of the Zurn -D 'Angelo complex. Qtyou don't know where that is, just follow themusic and noise.) Why not in the Union? " Wewanted an easier access for those living in theapartments," says Nick Roberts, SAC Chair-person. The cost to students is free with I.D.,and is $2 admission to non-students.I Finally, what could be a better way to enda weekend than with a great football game?Tickets for Sunday's Browns vs. Steelers gameare still available for purchase. The game is inCleveland, Ohio, and transportation can bearranged with Roberts, (who can also answerany other questions concerning this weekendsactivities) by calling the SAC Office at 824-2463. t W P

I4 'We hope to continue this type of activi-ties weekend in the future - sponsoring fullweekends of activities," added Roberts.

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CHECKOUTThursday, Oc t 249 p.m. to 12 a.m. Laker Inn. SAClCoffeehouse. . |, .Friday, Oct. 25II a.m. to 4 p.m. Union Lobby. ParkPlaza Fragrances.Saturday, Oct. 261 p.m. Football vs Geneva College.9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Zurn Quad. Hal-loween Dance. Prizes forbest cos-tumes.Sunday, Oct. 2710 a.m. Volleyball vs Bell arm inc.1 p.m. JV Football vs Allegheny.6 p.m. Prince of Peace Chapel.Ecumenical W orship Serv ice.7 p.m. Government 3Chambers.MSG Meeting. *Browns vs Steelers Bus TripMonday, Oct. 2810 a.m. to 5 p.m. Great Room.Mexican Imports.

Tuesday, Oct. 29I I I a.m. to 6 p.m. Great Room.Mexican Imports.4 p.m. Campus Ministry. Raps onReligion.4:30 p.m. Prince of Peace Chapel.Reconciliation.6 p.m. Campuf Ministry. PrayerGroup. "' 8:15 p.m. Government Chambers.SAC Meeting.

Wednesday, Oct 307:30 pan. Volleyball vs Gannon.Thursday, Oct. 31HAPPY HALLOWEEN!3 p.m. D'Angelo #1. Chapel ChoirfjjPractice.9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Laker Inn. SAC 3=Coffeehouse.

North East students speak outabout conditionsBy Joe LeglerMerciad Staff Reporter

Conditions at g Mercy hurst*s North, EastMc Auley Career Division have students askingif the facility was rushed into opening. ^Holly McBride, a student representative forNorth East, said, "It was very apparent that thisplace was rushed into opening. It has potential,but they opened it too soon. I think next year itwill be a really good program... because we'rethe guinea-pigs, and they're seeing what goeswrong and what goes right through our ex-pense." .iThe students are upset about several itemsincluding a curfew, the phone system, the clean-liness of the building, the library, the shuttleservice, and the methods of punishmentThe curfew requires students to be on theirfloors by midnight Sunday through Thursday.There is no curfew on Friday and Saturday. Thestudents feel that this curfew is unfair.Gary Brown, director of resident life, saidthat the curfew is nothing new to the Founda-tions program. He sa id,' 'Last year, when therewere Foundation students living in Egan Hallthey had a curfew. They had a curfew when thefoundations program was in Cony." He addedthat the absence of a curfew on the weekends at^McAuley is different from other years wherethey)had a 2 a.m. curfew /* 'That's what thewstudents asked us for, and we understood theirf*need for flexibility."The exception to the curfew is for peoplewho smoke. They can leave their rooms and go^down the hall to the lounge to have a cigaretteafter midnight.{"The curfew rule has to go," said LauraNowak, a North East student representative,"You can*t even go down to make a phone call.Now what you have are people who are buyingpacks of smokes, going down there, and startingto smoke... oreven holding a lit cigarette in theirhand just so they can be down there to socializeafter midnigh t" She added that some of thosestudents will probably be written up. "Some ofthese!write-ups presented toJDr. Brown aregoing to beridiculous.He will see somebody inhis off ice for* holding a lit cigarette after mid-night" v { I a * iBrown said, "One of the things that weknow up front is that the Foundation studentsneed a very structured environment They have.

for whatever reason, demonstrated a need tohave help to do well academically." He con-,tinued by saying that the curfew isn' t designedto help the administration, but it is designed tohelp the students do well . "Is it healthy to sit inthe lounge until four o'clock in the morningwhen you have class the next day?" he asked.' 'They should focus more on doing well aca-demically and not worry about what time theyneed to be in." aRight now, the campus has two payphonesthat the students can use on the first floor of theresidents building. They do nothave phones intheir rooms yet, but they have been told thatthey are coming. IBrian Esper, a North East student represen-tative, said, "I feel they rushed this place,because we haven't had phones for two months...we're supposedly getting them in a couple ofweeks."Nowak said that she does not know whether

aaor not to believe this. She said, "I don't knowbecause they've been telling us that there aregoing to be payphones on every floor for ove ra month, and that hasn't happened. Basically,whenever anyone around here gives you adate, you can't depend on i t" f

Mc Bride said that she does not like w alk-ing down four flights of stairs to use a publicphone with little or no privacy.#*'My understanding is that they've workedreal hard from day one to have the same thingthat we have on die main campus (phones inevery room )," Brown stated. "Because NorthEast was kind of an add-on to the campus latein the planning process we weren't abate to geteverything that we have here out there at thesame time." * f i f | TP Another issue bothering the students is thecleanliness o f die facility.* 'There is one elderly woman who cleansthis entire ^complex," said McBride. "Shedoes her best, but she needs help." j.Nowak said that she also feels that theyshould hire more cleaning help. "The loors nthe bathrooms are absolutely disgusting,'' shesaid.Biown said that he doesn't believe thatthey aregoing to hire more cleaning help. Hesaid, "One housekeeper cleans for 200 resi-dents here on campus (Baldwin Hall)-why is itthat it should take more than one housekeepertO dO 5 3 7 " N l ^ M ,-, .a- a- a

* See North EastMercyhurst professor John Needies

John J. Nee, an associate professor ot crimi-nal justice for the last 12 years, passed awaySunday, Oct 20 ,199 1 at the Veteran's AffairsMedical Center in Erie. He was 63. ^ 4Nee graduated from North Catholic HighSchool in 1946,after which he entered theU.S.Army. He re-entered the Army in 1950, whenhe served in Korea and earned the KoreanService Medal with three Bronze Stars.In 1957, Nee joined the Pittsburgh PoliceDepartment, where he became captain. He alsoservedfon the Allegheny County HomicideTask Force, in 1980. In 1974, he received hisbachelor's degree, and in 1974, he received hismaster's,}both in criminal justice!from theUniversity of Pittsburgh. *-He belonged to several organizations re-lated to his work, including the Fraternal Orderof Police and the Academy of Security Educa-torsiand Trainers. H e also belonged to thealumni associations of both his high schooland college^An avid Mercyhurst .sports fan, he alsoenjoyed nature, reading, writing, and learning

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John J. Neeabout Irish heritage and culture.jHe is survived by his wife, two children, agrandson, four sisters and several nieces andnephews.Donations in his memory should be madeto the Erie County Diabetes Association, 1S67West 38th Street, Suite 20, Erie, PA 16S08.

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I United Nations Jesse Turner, an American hostage ofpro-baniankidnappers in Beirut, was s etfreeafter nearlyfiveyears.Baghdad The Government of Saddam Hussein has Irefusedguidelines set by the United Nations for the sale of $1.6 billion in oiland the purchase of food and medical^supplies. They say thatconditions are overly intrusive. s

da * Middle East-Secretary of State Baker will be naming a Middle_ _ ^ _ to assist in the setting up of Arab Isreali negotiations thatare plannedfor he next step of the peace conference.

NATIONALWashington The death penalty will be extended to several drugrelated crimes by an anti-crime bill, if it is passed by the House. Iwould also reduce the rightsof the accused in Federal cases amincrease aid to law enforcement agencies.Philadelphia- A federal appellate court upheld most provisions o fPennsylvania9s law on abortion. This is likely to lead to an appealto the Supreme Court that could be the first test of the 1973 Roe vsWade decision. , 1S t Louis-A St Louis police department has been offeringcitizens money for their old revolvers and rifles with no

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Students challenge 'Hurst policiesDear Editor:

*It is our belief that there is nosimple solution to alcohol (or anytype of drag) useand abuse on ourcampus or in society in general. Topretend there is both ignores facts,and denies history. The use of mind-altering substances, such as alco-hol, is too complex to relate to amultiplicity of social and humanfactors, and inevitably makes thingsworse rather than better. 'One point the study o f humannature has made is that the abilityof aws to affect human behavior isgenerally limited. Merely passinga law, any law, does not makepeople change their behavior. Laws

against drunk driving* have been ineffect for decades, yet incidents ofthis type of drug related crimecontinue. r **In fact, an over-reliance on mererules and regulations o handle whatis a broadly based social phenome-non often produces a number of fargreater negative effects. The exp e-rience in the United States hasrepeatedly taught us this principle.When alcohol was prohibited frombeing legally manufactured, mas-sive increases took place in the useof illegally manufactureddangerous - alcoholIn Vietnam, when the Armyeffectively clamped down on mari-

ture of the demand for drugs wasnot affected, the reason for using?drugs did not change. Soldierssimply turned, to another easilypurchased, easily concealed sub-stance - heroin.

It has been our experience thatone unintentional effect of thecampus' kegpolicy is that it has ledstudents to use other, potentiallymore harmful, forms of drugs andalcohol. The school's k eg law has*in no way *curbed drinking oncampus. It would be sheer lunacyto believe that college drinking willever be prevented.If students choose not to riskafine for an illegal keg, they fre-quently, and with little difficulty,

. turn to hard liquor (often too inex-pensive, yet incredibly toxic grainalcohol) or far harmful illicit dr ugs.The problem of alcohol and drugabuse on campus has not been abated;instead, it has been exacerbated.We are not trying to imply thatthe use of alcohol or any type ofdrug is in itself "go od " or shouldbe encouraged. What we are point-ing out is that in simply seeking tocontrol supply without effectivelyaddressing demand, a situation re-sults which is much worse than theoriginal w

+* The campus keg law is only oneexample of a host of housing poli-cies that have been formed withoutjuana use among soldieis, the na- examining the big picture. ManyThe Merciad

Mercyhurst College's First Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate PressVol. 65No. 7 October 24,1991Karen McGulreKevin McHughAngela M. CampLaura BlabacJohn FurlongHoUy FulmerMaria Kelly Yvonne MaherTimothy Morlarty

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Th e Merclad's editorial opinion is determinedLy the Editorial Board with the Editor holdingfinal responsibility . Theopinions expressed inThe Merciad are not necessarily those o fn* Merciad . its staff or Mercyhurst College.

other problems ranging from par-ties being broken up, sending in-toxicated Mercyhurst students ontheroad to downtown bars to plac-ing the responsibility of guests*actions on the host, need to* beconfronted, as w ell. It may not becommon know ledge among studentsbut, at present, if a guest at yourparty decides lo throw a chair throughyour window, you, the resident, arethe one held responsible.

Does this mean that if someonedecides to throw a chair through thestain glass window s of the chapelof Christ of King, God is to bewritten up, since that person is aguest in His house? Why i s it thatthe actions of students or guestsoutside of apartments (for instance,in parking lots) is treated differ-ently than the very same actionsinside someone's residence? Thisclearly makes little sense.It hasbeen shown time and timeagain that simple solutions do noteffectively address complex prob-lems.'So why is it that our schoolinsists on placing simpletons incharge of the formulation and en-forcement of school policies forthese admittedly difficult situations?It is obvious that what is requiredhere is a person oi !> I, ^ ^ ^ _ & capablesemblance of integrativeind decision making*

In dealing with our director ofHousing, it has be come apparentto us that he declines to makeanything that remotely takes adeferential judgment Whether ornothe is capable of such decisionsis something to which we can onlyspeculate. The bottom line is that,at present, it is his cognitive styleto think only in dogmatic, rigid,black-and-white terms. Hie simplyrefuses to take into account in his

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_ .1 the number of dimen-sionsa problem or issue may have.The one common teaching ofliberal educators, including many

of the faculty at Mercyhurst, is thatthe world (of w hich, Mercyworldis of course a part) does notate in a straight forward black-and-white fashion. To feign that itdoes only .leads to harmful andunjust resolutions. Making naive aprior judgment makes one's deci-sion process effortless, but w e feelthat our Director of Housing shouldbe paid to make good and fairdecisions not merely easy o nes.We also believe that in cling-ing to an antiquated system ofrules, the efficacy of which is clearlyquestionable, he has forfeited hisown intellectual autonomy. This

situation is not only harmful to thestudent population, but is detri-mental to himself; for, just as is thecase with all the students of Mer-cyhurst, our director of Housingtoo has a mind, and we all knowthat a mind is a terrible thing towaste.Tom H ayden and Steve Burns[guests of 4008 # 4( Bill Decotcau,Tom Decotcau, Troy W inch andDave Murphy) for w hich, in thiscase, they take full responsibility]

The Editor's EdgeProblems in 'paradise'By Karen McGuireEditor-in-Chief

I'm ready to move out to theNorth East McAuley Division.At this point in the term, nphones., no library ..and evencurfew (considering the midnjghoil I've been burning lately)like "paradise/*But what about the studenwho live mere? Are they happy?After talking to a few of them, I received mixed feelings. Some ofthem liked living out there because of the beautiful campus andsmall "family"* atmosphere. Everyone I talked to seemed to likehis/herclasses and professors. S o, academically they seem satisfiedBut what about socially?There is practically no social life for these poor desolate soulssearching for the realm of knowledge. For those of you who aren'tfamiliar with the area, North East is practically nothing but grapes,grapes and more grapes. ^ * * 4 v*The students are basically stranded in the small town withoutany activities, clubs or student organizations in which to participate.Are there any solutions?v I think it's naive for the administration to think that the twocampuses can Toe integrated for activities - it's just too far away! Ithink the students in North East are going to have to take theinitiative themselves and; try to form their own activities. Theresident assistants can help by planning activities like they d o onmain campus. And, why can't the North East students form theirown student activities committee to organize events. I*m notsayingthat we shouldn't keep trying, but it's going to take time tocoordinate the two campuses. . ,I think the students out there deserve a lot of credit, however.They are serving as guinea p igs for future students. They took agamble by choosing to go to North East to begin with and nowthey're being used to test the new facility. JLOne point that needs to be remembered, though, is that thosestudents chose to go there. According to Andy Roth, director ofadmissions, all of the students with theexception of maybe one ortwo were present at open houses and or had private scheduled visitsto the the North East site. They all knew exactly what they weregetting into. They saw itfirsthand.| The students really do have some legitimatecomplaints, though.First of all, I don't know how 53 people get by with only the use ofths either, so there'sIII !twopay phones. The phones aren'teven mno privacy at all. I* ve heard o f a party line, but that's ridiculous.Secondly, I can see where they're coming from when theycomplain about not being included in Mercyhurst activities. Forexample, the students I talked to said that North East was left outofParents* Weekend. They said that there were no activities for theirparents at all. All of theevents were for main campus students. Asaresult, they told their parents not to bother coming. Why can't theybe involved in events like Parents' Weekend and Homecoming?Also, the facilities are still a long way from being finished.When the students moved in, the carpet was still being rolled downthehallway, furniture was still being m oved around and hot waterwas a luxury. Now, it's starting to look more like home, but muchof the facility like the weight room is just starting to be repaired.And, what about that curfew? Well, the students that I talked toreally didn' t have a problem with it. I think it's important to note thatthe whole purpose of the Foundations Program is to add somediscipline and structure to the student's lifestyle to improve thestudent's study habits.According to Andy Roth, Dean of enrollment, the success of theprogram in Cony and on campus last year shows that the programis accomplishing its purpose of preparing the students for3 maincampus. Half of the students are expected to become sophomoresnext year. If they wouldn't have attended North East, chances arethey wouldn't be attending college at all because of their highschool credentials. cAnyway, for those who debate whether or not McAuley NorthEast was opened too early, it doesn't matter does it? The fact is thaiMcAuley North East is off the ground and running. It doesn't matterwhether or not the campus was opened tooearly. What does matteris what happens now . f fI agree with Jim Lanahan, director o f the McAuley North EastDivision, who said if M ercyhurst would have waited a year or twoit still wou ldn' tbe perfect Look atall the problems on main campus'and it's been established f since 1926. It. will never?be perfectStudents will always find something wrong with it - it will never be* paradise.M

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The Art of Shredding3y John J. Bruno *Merciad Staff Columnist

Last week, by some ter-rible fate, the last paragraph ofmy column in last week'sMerciad(OcL 17, 1991) wassomehow deleted Thus, for thoseof yon who may have noticedthat something was missing, lastweek's word for the dav was ac-tually two words, 'ambiguous malice.*' I also dedicated thecol-umn to * * the seniors in apartment number ive.*'These fellows alsohappen to have more snack food in their possession than any smallgrocery store.Last Saturday, Oc t 19, Alice-n-Chains played at the KingsRook Club. The concert was sponsored by Rocket 101. For anyonewho missed this spectacular yetfreeevent, it was a slam fest Justwitnessing the boysfrom ocal Erie band French Maide diving offthe stage headfirst nto the crowd was sheer joy in itself.Alice-n-Chainsrocked he Rook. I estimate probably 500people attended this righteous metal bash. The onlycriticism I haveis that Alice-n-Chains could have played longer. However, seeinghow the whole event wasfree,who cares.Is everyone ready for Halloween? Anyone who isn't readydeserves to be pelted withrottingpumpkins. Wouldn't it be greatin'he entire Mercyworkl community dressed up like the 1991

version of the Manson family? Then, on Halloween night, in onelarge group acting as a single entity, the Mercy/Manson hoardcould go from house to house begging for candy. You figure it ou t

Wouldn't it be great if the entiremunity dressed up like the 1991Manson family?

You know what I'm gonna be for Halloween? A Mercyhurstcampus security guard. Isn't that special. Just kiddin'. Actually, I'mgoing to run buck naked across campus until !l'm subdued bysecurity. So John, what kind of costume is that? I'm not sure, but Idon't think it's from the Musical "Hair." Lighten up!Safety on Halloween is important So don't go trick-or-treating without the proper reflective tape strapped to your person.Never never ever drink oreat anything someone gives you withoutfirst letting one of your friends sample it Oh yeah, never nevernever smash someone's pumpkin if youfirstdon't know how bighe/she is. Seriously, have fun, you zombies. The word for today is"apathy." I

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Park Plaza Fragrances will bein the Student Union lobby from11a.m. until4 pan. on Friday, Oct25. Don't forget that holidays arecoming, and this will be a goodtime to get a nice scent for thatspecial someone in your life!|4 This weekend, Oct 25,and26, is SAC Band Weekend. Therewill be a band in Zurn Quad eachnightfrom9 p.m. until 12 a.m. OnSaturday, there is a HalloweenDance with prizes for best cos-tumes. I

Don't forget the SAC Coffee-house on Thursdays from 9 p.m.until 12 a.m.

There is a SAC,meeting onTuesday, Oct 29 at 8:15 in theStudent Un on Government Cham-bers.

The Erie Playhouse will bepresenting Driving Miss DaisyOct 2 5,26,2 7, 30, and 31. Per-formances on Friday, Saturday,Wednesday, and Thursday are at8p.m. and the Sunday show is at 3p.m. For more information, call454-2852. * 5ft$ This Sunday, Oct 27 is thebus trip to the Browns vs. Steelersgame. Hope you got your ticketsin time! i I I I

Wednesday, Oct. 30 is the lastchance for anyone interested in aCo-op or Internship to attend amandatory meeting. The meetingwill!take place at 2:30 p.m. inMain 206. 1MMarflynn Derwenkus' exhibitcontinues in the Cummings Gal-lery of the Hammermill Libraryuntil Monday, Oct 28.

| On Thursday, Oct 31, J theRoadhouse Theatre will | bepresenting Spooks, a comedy byRichard Boler. The show is at 8p.m. Call 459-8215 for more de-tails. I

An exhibit of local artist LeeForrest is at the Erie Art Museum,411 State S t It w ill continue untilSunday, Dec. 1. Fbr more informa-tion, call 459-5477.Anyone who needs to attend anAl-anon meeting can do so onTuesdays at7:45 in Campus Minis-try. f >

|A scripture discussion groupforms every Monday evening inCampus Ministry at 7 p.m. Thegroup talks about the the readingsfor the following Sunday's Mass.Everyone is I invited and encour-aged to attend. {

There are classes beginning foranyone interested in Catholicism.Please contact Fr. Steve in CampusMinistry at 2429 if you're inter-ested. B H H I I f t

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Critic slams Hulk Hoganwith failure ratingBy John S. DanknichMerciad Staff Reporter

A lot of people have told methat professional wrestlers mustbe good actors because every-thing that they do in and out ofthe ring is staged. I guess this iswhy pro wrestlers like Venturaand Roddy Piper have forsakenthe mat for an acting career.Unfortunately for them, being a good wrestlerdoesn't necessarilymean you're a good actor. Even the most widely known of allprofessional wrestlers, Hulk Hogan, can't act I guess this is why hismovies have been utter failures at the box office.In his last film, Hogan played a pro wrestler (what a stretch) in1989's No Holds Barred. Anybody who saw it knows that Hoganis not a dramatic actor. So, for his next film, the Hulkster went awayfrom drama toward an action adventure comedy. Since pro wres-tling is more comedic than anything, maybe this would be Hogan' skind of movie. Was it? Read on.In Suburban Commando, Hogan stars as Shep Ramsey, anintergalactic space warrior. On the run from the bad guys, Ramseytakes a "vacation" on Earth, even though her hates Earthlings.Ramsey.rents a room from stuffy Charlie Wilcox (ChristopherLloyd) and his family. Charlie follows Ramsey to his ship one nightand uses Ramsey's space armor to subdue a pair of muggers.However, this alerts a pair of bounty hunters to Shep's presence onEarth. T % . : M % $? fThe bounty hunters come to Earth and cause a lotof destructionand mayhem, but Ramsey kicks their butts and saves the day. WhenRamsey tries to leave Earth, he is attacked by his arch nemesis,whom he thought had been killed at the beginning of the movie. Inthe climactic battle scene, Ramsey, with Charlie's help, defeats hisenemy by blowing him to smithereens. Of course, everybody liveshappily ever after. At least until the sequel comes outIf you think that sounds like the stupidest plot you have everheard, you're right, it is. I: didn't expect much from SuburbanCommando, but I thought it would be at least semi-interesting. Imean, at least Child's nay 3 kept my attention. Suburban Com*mando wasn't even half over, and I found myself wishing it wouldend. Hogan must be one of the worst actors ever. I couldn't believethat two good character actors like Christopher Lloyd and ShellyDuvall would lower themselves to be in a movie like this.Personally, I hope that Suburban Commando totally flops atthe box office. Perhaps this will discourage Hogan from makingmore movies. Why do I get the feeling that no matter how muchmoney Suburban Commando makes, Hogan will be back withanother film in thenext couple of years. Here's hopethat Hogan willrealize that he can't act and stay in the cartoon world of the WorldWrestling Federation. jAs executive producer of Suburban Commando, Hogan in-vested a lot of his own money into the making of the picture. It's agood thing that Hogan has a lot of money because he's going toit if Suburban Commando is a bomb.

Suburban Commando's grade: F

Now that I have totally humiliated Hulk Hogan, it's time to callan end to thisreview.Believe me, I will see agood movie one ofthesedays. Al Pacino and MichelePfeiffer'snew film Frankie andJohnny looks piomising. Hopefully, Til get to see it when I gohome next weekend. This is John Danknich signing offfrom heback row.

THE MERCIAD PAGESEntertainmentCurtain opens for operas Friday

The D9Angela MusicSchool student produc-tion of the tragic opera,"The Medium" and thecomic opera "CaptainLovelock," will dazzlethe stage of the Mercy-hurst little Theatre onFriday, Oct. 25 and ISaturday tOct. 26 at 8pin. and on Sunday,Oct. 27 at 2:30 pm .

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Renowned pianist teaches intense lessonsRenowned Soviet pianist OxanaYablonskaya, who is on the pianofaculty of the Juilliard School, isnow a visiting artist at the D'Angek)School of M usic and will travel toMercyhurst once a month to giveprivate lessons to students in thepiano department. The visiting art-ist position was made possiblethrough the generosity of Mr.Norman Plumb, who is a local patronand supporter of Mercyhurst Col-lege. Yablonskaya has performed inover 35 countries on five conti-nents. Her recordings have wonawards in Japan, Europe and theUnited States. She studied in the

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- Be a writer or a winner! TheEnglish department's literarymagazine, Outlook, is looking fora new name and new authors. ***\Writers can submit works ofpoetry or short fiction to the Out-look publication. The Outlook alsoneeds people interested in editingor graphic work.Try your hand at renaming themagazine for a chance to win a $25gift certificatefromPufferbelly'sRestaurantAll entries can be turned in toAndrew Haynes through intra-campus mail. Box 891. Deadlinesfor both contest and writer's sub-missions is December 19,1991.A poetry reading will be held atthe Erie Art Museum for anyoneinterested in reading or attending.The event is scheduled for Wednes-day, Oct 23 at 7:30 p.m. If youwould like tofparticipate, pleasecontact Andrew Haynes throughintra-campus mail. Box 891.

Moscow Conservatory! and wonpiano competitions in Vienna, Riode Janeiro and Paris. Herfirstvisitwas over the weekend of Oct 2, inwhich she taught five piano stu-dents a two-hour lesson*Jeff Myers, piano performancemajor, said, "It was an incrediblelesson. She teaches very intensely,and I was hanging on every word

she said."MakFearcy, junior piano major,said, "She was exceptional. This isan excellent opportunity to studywith someone of her calibre. I wasimpressed with how she was ableto communicate on my level*'Soo Kang, fresh man pianomajor, said, "It was fun. She is astrong teacher,and I like ho-a lot"

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Congressman Thomas Ridge,Donald DiPlacido and WilliamBrereton, M.D. will serve as Hon-orary M aitre d's for the6th AnnualErie C elebrity Waiters Luncheonto be held Friday, Nov. 22, at theBelAire Hotel. Leading Erie busi-ness executives, media personali-ties and city officials will wait tablesand hustle tips to benefit the Leu-kemia Society of Western Penn-sylvania. WJETs Joey Stevens willserve as Master of Ceremonies,and Marie Tannenbaum will lendhis talents as an auctioneer for theevent

This year's event is going tofeature sophisticated mischief ofall kinds. Naturally, the zanier th ewaiter, the bigger the tip. ..personswho would be interested in eithersponsoring a celebrity waiter orbeing a celebrity waiter, are askedto phone 1 -800-726-2873 and askfor Theresa.Guests will have the chance tobe waited on and catered to bybankers, CEO's and politicians. Thesuccess of the event depends onthe size of the tips the waiters re-ceive. \ Waiters*' are encouragedto havea no-holds barred approach

to waiteringanythingand every-thing for a tip. This includes charg-ing diners for their utensils, plate-side serenades, hand cuffing cupsto the table and any other ypeofprank to benefit the LeukemiaSociety.The important thing to remem-ber is that aside from the prestigeand merriment associated with theevent, there is the pleasure of help-,ing local people fight for their lives!The money goes toward the Leu-kemia! Society's vital researchthe cure, and anticipates a cure bytheyear2000! J 1

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Most specialized occupations,as well as those technical or scien-tific occupations, are not coveredwith the America Program.*Forthese occupations, apply to theOfficePersonnel Management (OPM) ordirectly to agencies thatare author-ized to do their own examining fofthese occupations.OPM or the agency itself keepsa list of qualified applicants andcontacts the applicants when thepositions open.Examples of agencies that ex-amine applicants for very specificoccupations are the Imigration andNaturalization Service for boardercontrol agents, and the FederalAviation Administration for airtraffic controllers.r To learn more about all thefederal hiring programs for collegegraduates, call New C ollege Hot-line (900-990-9200) or the Officeof Personnel ManagementThey willgive applications andemployment; information aboutseveral career fields. There is achargeof40 cents per minute whencalling. The Hotline may be used'24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Office Personnel Manage-ment also maintains federal gov-ernment job information centers.An Erie, the center is housed underthe Bureau and Em ployment Secu-rity located on IS and State Streets.Even closer and more conven-ient, a vast number of employmentopportunities are available right hereon campus. Our own Career Serv-ices take on the respo nsibility.The application used to applyis a standard form number 171. All

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in the hiring process.*| In closing, Moore,says, "Se-curing federal employment is notimpossible. You will find thatrewards o public service careersare exceptional."If there are any questions, con-cerns, or just a need for some fan-tastic guidance, contact TyronejMoore. It is very important thateveryone interested takes the ini-e. Jump on it ThcVprocessmay take up to six^monthsilfsworth the effort, bu t you must makethe effort in order togain anythingJStop into Career Services.Makean]appointment, and start planning yourfuture. T I

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Football (4-2)The Hurst gave perhaps its best performance of the year as itruined the Frostburg State homecoming celebration in front of 410 0fans. The six points were the fewest surrendered by the Lakers thisseason. XThe Hurst racked-up 241 yards on Frostburg turf, while going tothe air only five times. Pat Ott collected 121 yards on 26 carries, andscored the first touchdown of the game. Running-mate ArmandRocco added two one-yard plunges to round out the scoring for theHurst I $ #* v3 The Hurst defense was the real story of the day. The Lakers limitedBobcat running back Rory McTigue to just 63 yards. The dividendsof playing early road contests will begin to pay-off the remainder ofthe season. The Hurst will enjoy an end-of-the-year three gamehomestand starting this weekend. The Hurst hosts NAIA powerGeneva Co llege this Saturday with kickoff slated for, 1 p.m.

Women's Soccer*{13-3-l)Afterreaching their highest ranking of the season, the Lady Lakersfound life at the top not so riendly.The Hurst took its number threerank in the nation on theroad his past week and found a couple ofstumbling blocks. * i On Thursday, the lady booters traveled to New York where theylost 2-1 to S t Bonaventure. On Saturday, the Hurst tried to reboundbut once again found out why it's tough at the top. LeMoyne pulledoff the big upset this time as it edged the Lakers 2-1. Bonnie Hansenscored the lone goal for the the Lakers at the five minute mark.TheLady Lakers' plans to revisit the NCAA playoffs will continueto bean uphill struggle. The Hurst closes outthe season with three roadcontests.

Men's Soccer (9-4-2)After taking the week off, the Lakers looked a little rusty in their0-2 loss to Lock Haven. The loss should not affect the Lakers* current

standing in the latest poll.The Lakers beat Wheeling C ollege 2-1 Wednesday. The Hurstcloses out its season, traveling downtown to Gannon University andthen making a short trek to Fredonia, New York.JV Football 1

The junior varsity football team waited until the dying minutes ofthe fourth quarter to beat Gannon 2-0. Dave Fauth's end zone sackwon the Hum the winning two points. The team plays the AlleghenyGaiors at home Sunday. -JV Soccer

The men's junior varsity team captured a convincing 13-0 winover Jamestown Community college Monday. The team has 5-0record. . . . . . . _The w omen's junior varsityteam inished ts season in winningstyle, beating Slippery Rock 3-2 and l.UJ>. 3-2. The team record wa s2-3-1.

Lady! Laker winning streak endsBy Liam BarronMerciad sports writer

The Lady Lakers suffered acoupleof setbacksin thepast weeksas they went down to defeats at thehands of St Bonaventure andLeMo yne. Their record now standsat 13-3-1 after a tough week on theroad. But they are stillranked ourthin the nation in the latest NCAADivision II poll. ' vOn Thursday, the Hurst trav-eled to New York and came un-stuck against the Division I LadyBonnies losing 2-0. The Lakerswere lethargic throughout, and al-though they created some \ goodchances, this was a classic example

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of a game thatgot away. %On Sunday, the Lakers tried torebound from the loss, but foundthemselves up against a very deter-mined LeMoyne team, and lost 2-1. Although the Hurst dominatedthe play, the team couldn't put theball away, and when the LadyDolphins got their chances theysnapped them up with venom. ^After a scoreless first half,LeMoyne notched two quick goalsafter the interval, and the Lakerscouldn't quite recover. BonnieHansen gave the *Hurst somehopewith a goal at thefiveminute mark,

Bonaventure defender.but it was a case of too little, too latefrom the Lady Lakers. \Head Coach Trevor Warren said,\'Natu rally, I w as a little disap-pointed with our two performances,but it hasn't hurt us too much, andif we pick up our intensity, thingswill come good again.''' 'We're still rankedfirst n ourregion, and if we win our three

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Th e defense was outstanding.Those were the first words out ofJunior Varsity Coach Marty Trubi-ano's mouth in reference to Mon-day's Mercyhurst-Gannon juniorvarsity football matchup. fThe Lakers boosted their unde-feated record to7-0.Thescore, 2-0,sounds like a soccer or baseballscore, but it is still a win for thefreshman team. $It was definitely a defensivegame, In fact, the defense scoredthe only points of the day, thisbeing a safety. Dave Fauth wascredited with the sack in the endzone and the two points. This wasset up by a 84-yard punt by ChrisGriffin, who said/4It really got myadrenalin pumping.*' The ball endedup on the one-yard line for theGolden Knights.

Quarterback Mike Galupi wentseven of 21 for 85 yards and oneinterception. Captain Ryan "Ry no "Williams and Kevin Ontko had somecatches for the Hurst The Lakersran the ball 36 times, and turned theball over four times.Coach Trubiano commented,* The offense didn't do a real goodjob , but hopefully they can do bet-ter nextweek against the AlleghenyGators." ? M* Thejunior Gators have agoodtailback on offense. On defense,they run a basic " 5 0 " defense.Although we edged them on re-cruiting, by getting some playerswho wanted to go there, they arebig and strong. I t should be a goodgam e," commented Coach Trubi-ano of Sunday's game with theAllegheny Gators.

Ti m Je tt lea ps to secure the ball after a Wheeling comer kick. The Lakers defeatedWheeling2-1. Photo by John Furlong.

Laker football overpowers Frostburg StateBy Chris FielyMerciad Sports Writer

The Mercyhurst Lakers foot-ball team lead from thefirstseriesand spoiled the Frostburg StateBobcats* homecoming game.

Around 4,000 spectators watchedthe Lakers win a 21-6 decision.The kick-off was to the Bob-cats, and they fumbled it at theirown 11yard line. The Lakers re-covered i t After two totes by PatOtt Ottfinished he series with afive-yard jaunt for a 'Hurst touch-down. George Paydock made theHockey team prepares for season openerBy Garth McCurdyWMCE Hockey Broadcaster

To the average MercyhurstCollege student, especially thoseIrving in the MercyhurstApartments,dieconstruction of the new hockeyrinkmay be nothing buta buildingassessment fee-increase, tangiblematerial and an early morning wakeup call. For 20 Hurst upperclass-mcn and a coach, its creation is onebuilt on athletic and academic dedi-cation and success. For this year'sLaker ice hockey team, die rink'srafters will hopefully provide thehome for the 1991-92NCAA Divi-sion III Championship banner.On October IS, after four weeksof dry-land training, over 60 hockey

players hit the ice, attempting tomake this year's squad. Nine dayslater, that number was cut to 29 . OnFriday, the Lakers break the iceagainst Division I Kent State enroute to obtaining a goal that, in thepast, was thought tobe impossible,but is now perceived as the onlyacceptable measure of this season'spotential success. vThe steps leading up to thisseason have been giant In theirfirst season of playoff eligibility,they made it and lost in the ECACSemi-Finals. Lastyear's team tookthat experience, climbed two stepson the playoff ladder, and camewithin a goal of reaching the NCAADivision III Final Four Champion-ships. Two more steps this year,and they will reach the top.

i'4There is sno jdoubt that theteam feels that a National Champi-onship is within reach this year, j 3said defenseman Bill DeCoteau. Inthe off season, there were manyfactors thathelp support this belief.After'losing five players tograduation, Coach Gotkin had thechore of replacing them, the mostdifficult being goaltender GaryBowles. 12 goalies entered campthis year, four of whom are stillbattling for the sp ot Returning isjunior Ralph Valenti and last sea-son's late addition, Rob Thomas.Scott Barber and M irko Pellizzariare also attempting to fill the voidleft by Bowles. :The impact of Bow les' depar-ture should be cushioned by the sixman defensive core that returnsBrown leads Laker Harriers

Mercyhurst harriers traveled toAkron, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct 19,forthe Mount Union College CrossCountry Invitational. The meet'schallenging race course traversedopen fields and wooded hills inGoodyear Metropolitan Park. Sev-enty-three runners representing tenteams competed in the men's fivemile race. Fifty-nine ^competitorsfrom n ine teams participated in thewomen's 3.1-mile competition.Mercyhurst placed seventh in bothraces* * jFreshman Michael Brown ranhis best race yet this season, lead-ing the Laker men with a time of27:45 to place him 16 overalL SeniorRussell Robison and sophomoreMatthew Burnett worked togetherfor a close finish of 29:08 and29:18 respectively for overall places

Sophomore Amy Kellogg ledthe Lakers in the women's race,finishing in 22:48 for 30 placeoverall Team captain Michelle-Sirak

from last year. Joining the twojuniors (Bill DeCoteau and An-drew Moir) and four seniors (ShaunCyr, Mike Holyk, Clint Thomasand Dave Lewis) behind the bluelineare freshmen Trevor Hunt andJustin P roud.The forward lines provided thelargest number of positions to GILIncluded in this year's new crop offorwards are SUNY-Oswego trans-fers John Stringfellow and RobMadia, and SUNY-Plattsburghtransfer Jim Pollio. Toronto, On-tario's Metro Junior Hockey Leagueprovided the Lakers with DanLarmer, Paul Capizzano and JoelMontminy. Rounding out thenewrecruits are Craig >MacDonald(Central Ontario Junior B League)and Kelly Gilchrist (Canton Col-lege transfer).The personnel changes also tookplace behind the bench. Erie Pan-ther veteran Craig Barnett joinscoach G otkin's staff as an assis-tant -v*

point after attemp t At the end ofthefirstquarter, the Lakers were ontop 7-0. At the 10:13 mark, McTiguesoared on aone yard run, but missedthe extra point At halftime, thescore was 7-6.In the second half,{the Lakersdominated. At the 12:05 mark inthe third quarter, Armand Roccoscored six and Paydock convertedon the kick. The final score camearound onminutes later, when Roccorushed infor a one yard touchdownrun. With Paydock's kick jbeinggood, the score was the Lakers 21 ,the Bobcats 6.Chris Logeio threw three of fivefor 40 yards and one interception.Pat Ott led the receiving and therushing, this week. Pat had onereception for 23 yards and 26 at-tempts for 121 yards andone touch-down. R .C. Freedman booted fourpunts for 162 yards.Saturday, the Lakers host theGeneva Golden Tornadoes. Thiswill mark a three game homestand,and thelast three games of the year.

JV soccerstill aheadBy Rich SheltonMerciad Staff Writer

ran another solid race with a finish-

Michael Brownof 40 and 42 . Team captain VictorBauer ran 29:40 to place him 4 6.Freshman David Taylor -finishedin 30:01 for 51place followed bysophomore Bradley Allen whofinished in 31:23 for 60 place.

ing time of 23:05 for 34 place.Freshmen Jennifer Hanes and JulieLeahey were together at the finishwith 24:17and 24:19 for 40 and41places respectrvely-Freshrnan TrishaPowers cam from the back of thepack to overtake nine com petitorsfora finishing time of 26:42 and 50place. Powers continues to improvewith every race.Team winners were John Car-roll in the women's raceand MountUnion in the men's race#iMercyhurst harriers finish theirseason this Saturday at the Wash-ington and Lee Invitational inLexington, Virginia.

The collection of these addi-tions, along with the growing inter-est for hockeyvin the Mercyhurstcommunity, should hold the ladderstill as*this year's edition of theMercyhurst ice hockey learn reachesfor the top beginning with rungnumber one and two this Friday inKent State and Saturday at theCivicCentre.CHALK TALK: This week'sgames: Friday, Oc t 25 at KentState, 7:30 pan.; Saturday, Oc t 26at home vs Kent State, 2:30 p.m.Both games will be broadcast live

-The Men'sjunior varsity soccerteam has been in impressive formlately. On O ct 9 they inflicted a 6-2 victory over Jamestown Commu-nity College. On Oct 17 a solitarygoal was enough to clinch victoryover a tough Slippery Rock side.Finally, last Monday the Lakersscored their most emphatic victory

on WMCE 88.5 FM, beginning 10minutes before game time.

to dale when they crushed Jamestownagain* 13-0. Joe English led theteam with four goals, Mark Shoo-kalook melted a hat-trick, PaulRothscored twice, and Andy Barger,Darrin Tardin, C lement Power andAkram Alzught netted one apiece.The JV team under the guid-ance of Dave Richardson, has animpressive record of 5-0. Leadingteam scorers are Shookalock witheight Roth has six, closely fol-lowed by English with five.