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Mercyhurst's Drama Department presents its firstproduction of th e 1974-75 season this weekend, 'TheChildren's Hour." Pictured are stars Brigid Cusickand Mari Gardner,*See Page|3 for further in-forma tion.WHAT IS IT? This strange creature of the snowappeared outside the Student Union sometime afterSaturday night's autumn snowstorm. Is it, as somehave suggested, a * 'snow hippo"?

It seems that Mother Nature got a bit confused lastSaturday night. Instead of sending Erie a niceweekend full of fall color, Ms. Nature sent Erie aglimpse of winterwith lots of snow I j *]

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NE W COUNSELING STAFF MEMBERS: Dr.Jean Lavln came to Mercyhurst in September. She iscoordinator of Interpersonal Development Prog ram sand Counselor in the Educational Development andEnrichment Component offthe counseling services.Mr. Tyrone Moore comes to the Hurst from the Er ieSchool District, and serves as Coordinator of theSkills Bank and Counselor for the EducationalDevelopment and Enrichment Program .Last-Minute Move

End-Of-Term BreakExtended To 16 Days

$ln a last minute move, the college administrationhas revised the calendar for the current school year.Under the provisions * of the revised calendar,students will now be given a break'of sixteen daysbetween the end of ;the Pall Quarter and thebeginning of Interse ssion.As the calendar had originally stood, students wereto have a nine day b reak at the end of ;Fall Q uarter,followed by three days of Intersession, which, wasthen interrupted for a four day Thanksgiving break .Because of numerous and vocal complaintsregarding the inconvenience and impracticality ofthree class days set right in the middle of two longbre aks, the adm inistration moved to eliminate thosethree days. .> The long, uninterrupted break comes as welcomenews to all Mercyhurst students, especially thosestudents who live at great distances from the collegeand for practical purposes would have had to misseither the three class days or the ThanksgivinghrfidkThe new long break will start on November 16 andclasses will resume (Intersession) on Decemb er 1.

Handbooks AvailableCareer Planning and P lacement Handbooks and theCollege Placement Annuals for 1975 are nowavailable for all Seniors. Please stop in at yourearliest convenience to obtain these informative andhelpful publications (no charge)!

MERCYHURST COLLEGE OCTOBER 2 5 , 1974New ProgramsCounseling Services Reorganized

-A reorganization of the college counseling serviceshas consolidated some existing servic es and providedsome additional services for Mercyhurst studentsthis year.Four components comprise the Counseling Center:Educational Development and Enrichment, CareerPlanning and Testing, Personal Counseling, andPlacement.^ $3 The Educational Development and Enrichmentcomponent is staffed by Dr. Jean Lavin and Mr.Tyrone Moore. Among the services offered are groupand individual tutoring, survival techniques forstaying in college and getting the most out of theexperience, small group sessions designed to helpstudents learn and practice interpersonal skills, meetand talk with faculty and administrators, and makenew friends. How-To-Study sessions are also conducted on an as-needed basis. Assisting Jean andTyrone are a.group of student counselors: C harleneMancuso, Ray F orester , John Hickle, Louise Finney,Jim Gallegos and Carol Boyle. Dr. Lavin's office is202 Preston; Mr. Moore's office is 203 Preston, and

the Student Counselors may be found in 209 Preston.Mr. David DeSante has been named Director ofCareer Planning and Testing. His office is 207 Mainand he is interested in helping students define theirvocational interests and explore various careers.Working closely with DeSante is Mr. Gary Bukowski,Director of Placement, 205 Main. Bukowski visitsbusiness and industry to gather information ab out theworld of work, helpsfstudents find part time em^ployment, and assists seniors in their job hunt.Mr. Len Cyterski, Preston;201, is available asVeterans Counselor and also as personal counselorfor Mercyhurst students in general. He is assisted bytwo student counselors: Ron Susmarksi and DebbieMattis. ^ j :Miriam Mashank is Director of Counseling Services. Her office is 213 Main. Miriam urges studentsto take advantage of the programs offered.Approximately eighty students are currently involved in some phase of the Counseling Center'sactivities. All services are free of charge and operateon a walk-in basis as well as by appointment, t

Financial AidFederal fundsDrop Sharp ly

The Office of Financial Aid, in an effort to clear upstudent misunderstandings with regard to decreasesin financial aid during the 1974-75 school year, hasprovided the Merciad with some cold facts regardingfederal funding, | iAU direct federal funding at Mercyhurst in the pastyear has suffered a drastic decrease. For ex am ple -Supplementary E ducational Opportunity G rants ar edown 48 per cent from last year, National DirectStudent Loans are down 31 per cent from last year,and College Work Study Funds have been cut 32 percent. v"- There has been an overall decrease of 36 per cent inthe federal funding received by Mercyhurst thisyear.The major reason for this drastic decrease infederal funds stems from the fact that there was adramatic increase in thejnumber of institutions applying for federaUid. Because of the large numbersof institutions that seek^this aid, the Financial AidOffice feels that a petition to our Congressmen askingbetter considerationHor Mercyhurst would behelpftil. I : M LAll students who are concerned ab out this issue ar estrongly urged to come to the Financial Aid Office tosign these petitions. The deadline for submittingthem is November 1. An immediate student responsewould be greatly appreciated.

Dr. Palmer Responds"Incompetence Incorrect"Humanities Division chairman. Dr. DavidPalme r, issued a statement addressed jointly to theMerciad and the Mercyhurst Community regardingthe replacement of Mr. David Butts, a teacher in hisdivision. The replacement was reported in lastweek'sMerciad. The complete text of Dr. Palmer'sstatement follows: }"On two occasions during the term, studentscomplained to me about the Radio ProductionCourse, specifically about the way It;was beingconducted by Mr. David Butts. Apparently, thestrike at WSEE-TV (where he is the OperationsManager) was taking up much of his time andenergy. After the first complaint, about th ree weeksago, I spoke with M r. Butts who felt, at the time,,that the strike was nearing an end and that th ecourse would J thereby improve. Complicationsdeveloped, however, and the strike continued. Whenthe second student complaint appeared, I asked Mr.Butts to step down and asked Mr. Francis Blngnearto take his place." t i ',"I do not attribute Mr. Butts' problem to im-competence. It seems to me that the long strike!,drained from him J the energy he would have normally spent on the course." 3

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I. Lately, as I walk the halls of Mercyhurstat night, I've noticed that there seems to b eactivity in every cranny and nook. In justone week, old Main's second-floor wastreated to a girl in a pumpkin costume,while the third floor shook with the ^enthusiasm of pur practicing cheerleaders.The lights in the Theater shine hours on endwhile in Zurn, the Representative Union of th e Erie Times News and initio Merciad

Dear Editor: i * i ' fIt looks like apathy h as struck again onthe Mercyhurst Col lege; campus. With thenumber of people complaining, it seemsridiculous that, when something big isplanned, no one shows up for it. It's quitesad that, whenever we^cosponsor an eventwith another school, our students neverbother to show up for it, buMhe other schoolhas quite a turnout. This year, when it's sohard to provide an adequate amount ofevents (because of our tight budget, fewerand fewer people seem to attend, and moreand more tend to be complaining aboutnothing ever going on. It can't-be said thatno one knew about Terry Dee's Rock, 'n 'Roll Circus because there were articles in

Mercyhurst CollegeTheater-Arts presents

A Play by Lillian Hellman

same time, accounting classes are humming and McAuley Hall is rockingstudentteachers a re typing, and the switchboard ison thetudents hassles over its budget. At the There were lalso posters, signsmarquis and in Hurst Happenings. you didn't hear about it, then youconsider yourself a member of the

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bleeping. Art students are creating andMusic students a re practicing. We may notmake all our 8:00 a.m. classes, but wecertainly ar e night people. > ,pathetic better events plannedyou b etter sta rt supporting them. SAC cardo much when it beeps running up againstbrick wall. ' ? ':

/Adults-- 32.50Students (with ID)$\II. This year, the * powers that be" havebestowed on us several lengthy andluxurious vacations. The break betweenFall Term and? Intercession runs 16 days(Novemberjil6-24). >Christmas vacationspans 18 days, while? Spring breakfastsfrom March 15 through April 117 days.Upperclassmen can attest that these

Sincerely, j | Y W ^Nancy Pentak i ^Chairperson SACP.S. You missed a great show;A

Noise Pol lut ionTo the Editor: M fThe time has come for m e to exercise thevacations are much b etter than in former first amendment are the problem of noiseyears . > 1

f ' areas with in (the library? The experienceapproximates that of being a subject in anIonescojplay. All occurs easily withinearshot of the carrels or tables and chairs,and the tactics of body language, such asicy stares and faked coughs, are useless.Understandably, the group study roomsshould be reserved for group study, andthus enable one to talk without straining thevocal chords; they are glass-enclosed forthis purpose. However, It now seems as^ ^ ^ C H ? I ^ ^ 2 S K ; H S 5 though foe situation has been reversed:has the production of such a proliferation of ^ ^meaningless and unnecessary sounds by thehuman sound tract!been equalled than atIII. While passingbulletin b oard, I happened to notice a smallhandwritten sign. I wondered, "What doesthe Student Union this time, or so it seems. However, If shallconfine myself to a specific problem; rek, Esther Schreiber, PattyMullaugh/Nancy Willis. /

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Funky Stygion" FeoturedHALLOWEEN D A N C EMFunky Stygian HueMovement", an Erie arearock band, will be thefeatured entertainment at thea n n u a l M e r c y h u r s tHalloween Party-Dance, to b eheld Thursda y. October 3 1 , inth e Mercyhurst*"* StudentUnion. | ^1 Students attending thedance are encouraged todress up in original costumes.One of the highlights of theevening will be the contest for'Best Costume."The dance will run from 9p.m. to 1 a.m. and will befollowed by a Horror FilmFestival, which will run from1 until morning. Featuredflicks will include such all-time favorites as 'TheMummy",? *'FrankensteinMeets th e r j - Mummy","Fra nke nstein * Meets* theWolfman'V 1 ^Abbott/ andCostello Meet the Mummy",and "Abbott .-.and CostelloMeet Frankenstein." * JDuring the dance, theM e rc y h u r s t i " L a k e r s "Baseball team will raffle off a

14-inch portabletelevision. Tickets willsale all week, Contactmemb ers for details.colorbe*onteam

"The Children's^ Hour", adrama by Lillian Hellman,marks th e opening of the 1974-75 Little T heatre season at theHurst. Mart Gardner andBrigid Cusick portray the twoteachers whose lives aredestroyed by a lie told by oneof their vindictive students.The play;^ was recentlypopularized b y a movie of thesame title, which starredAudrey Hepburn and ShirleyMacLaine.

Tutoring Sessions OfferedTutoring Is now avai lable to all Mercyhurst students In a widevariety of subjects, thanks to the Mercyhurst CounselIng Department's "Educat ional Development and Enrichment Prog ram ."The tutor ing program Is being coordinated by Mr. Tyrone Moore, itwill feature both group and individual tu toring sessions.Group sessions are currently organized in the subjects of M a t h ,'Chemistryi and Accounting. Math sessions meet on Monday andThursday evenings in Room 210, Main from 7 to 8. Chemistry sessions

meat on Monday evenings In room 310, Main/ and on Thursdayevenings In Room 309, Main. They meet both nights from 7 to 8.Accounting sessions meet on Wednesday afternoons m Room 201, Mainfrom 3 to 5. tIndividual tutoring sessions are set up at the convenience of theIndividual students. Those wishing further information ere urged tocontact Tyrone Moore in his office in Preston Ha l l , Room 203. Theprogram Is f ree an d open to al l .

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WQLN-FMT h i s W e e k91.3WOMEN AND THEARTS: the local woman'sarts fest ival , wri ters 'w o r k s h o p s , m u s i c i a n s 'workshops, non-juried artexhibit to be held December7 . Montage: Wednesday at 10p.m.L O C A L I N D T A NFOLKLORE on NorthwestHeri tage featuring Mr.Frank Makwa "Big Bear ofthe Mountain." Monday 10p.m. | %HALLOWEEN DRAMA:The 415 Express. A gothictale of terror and suspenseproduced by WNYC in NewYork. Midnight Thursday.

'*""! Uncle Sam,\ jstilliWantsYOUAlthough the draft system was suspended two year s ago,18 year old males must still register for the draft.Registration must take place within thirty (30) days prior too r following their 18th birthday. I | >Since failure fto register is still considered a felony,Mercyhurst College has established Rooms 20 1 and 109 inPreston Hall as designated draft registration ce nters.Mr.fCyterski (Room 201) and Mrs. Winiarczyk (Room109), both of whom are certified registrars by the SelectiveService System, urge all eligible 18 year old males to takefull advantage of this convenience and stop by their officesto fill out a registration form. -Eligible out-of-stateregistrants may also register at the Hurst. Copies of yourregistration form will be sent to your hometown SelectiveService Board a s proof of your registration. JAnyone who hasn't signed up within the specified 60 dayperiod should go IMMEDIATELY to either Room 20 1 or 109and register. Mr. Cyterski or Mrs. Winiarczyk along w ithhelping you register will fill out a "late registration" formenabling you to avoid committing the felony violation.So, if you're an 18-year-old male and haven't registeredfor the draft yet, take advantage of this added convenienceby stopping b y either Room 20 1 or 1 0 9 i n Preston, and sign uptoday. UNCLE SA M STILL WANTS YOU-TO REGISTER!

F e d . Service ExamBeatThe aPaceIIDeadline1 The PACE exam will soonb e i n full operation around thecountry as the principle entryvehicle for college graduatesinto the Federal service.As we have gotten closer tothe start of this testingprogram more data on theexam has become availablewhich should be of interest toyou and your students. ThePACE exam is a broad basedexam which covers a largenumber of "entry Jobs. Weexpect that| about 1800selections will be made herein the Philadelphia Regionwith the largest number ofjobs being in law enforcement, investiga tion,claims examining, datap r o c e s s i n g , s u p p l y ,procurement, quality control,and contact representativejobs.The written test used in thePACE exam will Itake 4%

hours and contains severalhundred questions. There willbe no tests given on a walk-inbasis, all competitiors mustbe scheduled for the exam.The schedule of where testswill be given will be part ofthe announcement. The firsttest will be given November23rd at 8 : 3 0 A . M . in Room 4 ofthe Federal Court house orGannon College. The cut-offdate for this November te st isOctober 31 st sStudents may use CS C CardForm 5000-AB (which isavailable at all Federal Jobinformation Centers) to applyfor the November test only.For all tests after that theymust use the special J formcontained in the regionalinsert. Remember that theapplication must be sent tothe area office that hasjurisdiction over the locationat which they wish to be

tested. Also note that therewill be no test given inDecember so encourage yourstudents to compete inNovember. | * ^ *As you know we 'havecompleted the establishmentof a regionwide testing network and therefore will notadminister special on-campustests under PACE this year,Since this is an experiment,we would be interested inyour assessment of o u r abilityto provide service to thestudents. |& The announcement forPACE is expected to bedistributed in October and asupply will be sent to all four-year colleges in the Region.The supply that you will bereceiving should last a yearbut in case you run shortadditional copies will beavailable through your localU.S.C.S.C. Area Office.

Performances for "TheChildren's Hour" arescheduled for October 31,November 1, 2, and 3 at 8:30p.m. A matinee will also bepresented on Sunday,Novembers, at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets will be sold at theb o x office, prior to each play.Adults: $2.50. Students (withI D . ) : $1.00.Reservations can be madeby calling 864-0681 e x t . 2 7 1 .

Well, now that you're an experienced cook it's time to getinto the m eat of things. Just because this is the biggie don'tlet that defray your interest, if you've been able to followdirections until no w you've g o t it made. *To make the stuffing, take some of that old semi-stalebread that 's b een hiding in the back of the refrigeration andcut into small chunks about the size of sugar cub es. Make 2cups. Chop up 2 tablespoons onion and celery into smallpieces. Put in frying panfwith v4 cup melted butter ormarg arine. Cook o n l o w heat till onions are soft. Add breadchunks and stir well. For seasoning add 1 teaspoon parsleyand poultry seasoning (optional). Salt and pepper to taste.When heated through add a sm all amount of milk about 2 or3 tablespoons. S e t aside. "For the meatloaf take 1 pound ground meat, put in largebowl, add 1 egg, 1 tablespoon chopped onion, 44 cup cornflakes (crushed up), Vi cup catsup, 2 teaspoons salt and 1teaspoon pepper. If daring, M teaspoon chopped greenpepper And a dash of garlic may b e added. M i x u p well withhands until m eat is moist. * ^ 'N o w , here it comes, how to stuff. Take a small oblong panor a casserole dish. Divide meat mixture in half, Put li ofmeat inpan. Next take the stuffing mixture an d layer this onto p of th e meat. A dd the remaining m eat and seal the edges.Pack tightly. To top the meatloaf lay onion rings on top ofmeatloaf and pour Vi cup catsup over this. Bake in oven at350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from oven, let stand 15minutes than c u t a n d save. *Now, that didn't hurt did it? It's so easy I bet you'rewondering why you haven't tried it before. Now there'snothing to stop y o u . T h e world is yours to conquer. *Well, the main course is complete, you thought it couldnever be done didn't you? Alright now, it's time for you toget your teeth into it . Happy Eating,Next w eek: Cherry Cob bler.

H u r s t H a p p e n i n g sOCTOBER 25 r Mercyhurst Dept. of Dance presents1 Stravinsky,- interpreted in dance, MercyhurstLittle Theater8 p.m.October 27 MOVIE: Jesus Christ SuperstarRecital Hall7 a n d 9 * iOCTOBER 29 Legal Services o f N W Penna."How to get food stamps"-a presentationLearning Resource CenterStaff Lounge7:30p.m. ./ jMOVIE: "Play It Again, Sam"Tri-College'M Recital Hall,8 p.m.OCTOBER 30 Pumpkin Carving ContestBring your ow n pumpkinshow your skillsStudent Union- 1-3 p.m.OCTOBER 31 Halloween Dance"costumespredated"featuring "Funky StygianHue Movement"Studejit Union0-1Horror flicks, featuring

"The Mummy""Frankenstein Meets th e Wolfman"and many othersRecital Hall 1-?Don't miss any of the Halloween activities-spooky time is guaranteed for all!Legal ServicesProgram S e t

>- An attorney from Legal Sor-vices of Northwestern Pennsylvania wil l come to Mercyhurst onTuesday, October 29, at7:30 p.m . to present a discussionon "The Legal Rights of StudentsRegarding Eligibil i ty for FoodStamps.,r kv The program wi l l be non-political in nature/ and Its purpose wil l be stric tly l im ited to thepresentat ion of " f o o d stompfacts" and "straight legal advice". All Mercyhurst studentsand faculty are welcome. *

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Mercyhurst split their twin-bill with Fredoniamaking the record 4-4 to even its record. iHurstwon the first gam e with a 2-0 shut-out. It was thecombination ofI Bob , Weismiller and TomBarringer to one hit Fredonia in die first game.Butch Herrmann and Tim^ Burrows doubled forthe winning! run. Fredonia nailed ? the nightcapwith a three run first followed by a pair of errorsand a Jack' Lurie RBI single. In the night gamemana ngVanderelde gave up three.

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44Without a doubt thestrongest Fall crew at Mercyhurst yet. For the first timewe were able to enter twomajor regattas and be athreat to win them." That'sthe instant reaction of CoachShimpeno when asked to sumup the performance of fallcrew this year. iOn October 11 . the Lakersleft for Charleston, WestVirginia, and participated* inthe Governor's Cup Regattasponsored by! Morris H arveyCollege They entered twoboats, a Freshmen andVarsity Eight. The Freshmen, though they did notplace first, were very competitive in the race. Theywere only together for a fewweeks prior to the meet^Itwas their first? race and theywere rowing against experienced* oarsmen. Freshmen coaches Pintea andSands were proud of theirboat. ^Varisty performed ratherwell. They did not place first,but they were second out offive until! the last 800 meters.Then they fell back to placefourth out of five.All active participants inthis regatta received a shirtthat read: Governor's CupRegatta 1974, sponsored! b>Morris Harvey College,Charleston, West Virginia. T:On October 19 at 6:00 a.m.crew started its internationaltrip to St. Catherine's,Ontario,! Canada, to participate f in the BrockInvitational, sponsored byBrock University.In the Freshmen race, theylost due to a broken oarlock200 meters outside of thestarting? block. The JuniorVarsity was able toj qualifyfor the finals and b eat BuffaloState, the Lakers' arch-rivals. The Varsity didqualify for the finals %a greattriumph in Mercyhurst crewhistory.Before the actual 1300-meter race itself, there was a

VOLLEYBALLThe women's volleyballteam is keeping on its toes.Their record is not as good asthey would like* it'to be, butthey have about ten matchesleft and still have a chance fora winning season.f Thursday night,October 17,at a quadrangular meet in

Clarion,*they lost to ClarionandThiel, but brought homean easy win from Seton Hill. Monday, October 21, theyput up another good fightagainst Villa Maria. Theycarried the match into threegames but lost the third byJust a few points. p ^ ijThey; also played againstGannon's team. Gannonplayed well, but not goodenough to beat Mercyhurst.Now Mercyhurst has two winsunder its belt and hopes tohave a lot more.October 29 they play inGrove City and on O ctober 30they play at Behrend. !f

fir-nwThis is the way that things looked last Sunday Morning, atthe time which had been scheduled for the MercyhurstCrew's bout with Morris Harvey College. Because of unfavorable weather conditionsi.e. a mid-Octobersnowstorm tha t made things cold and windy-the crew meetwas cancelled, along with many ol the other sporting activities that had been scheduled that weekend at the 'Hurst.

500-meter sprint used as awarm-up. In this sprint theLakers placed third out of 7.In the sprint, six collegeswere represented. Theseventh boat made-up of thecoaches of the variouscolleges. Mercyhurst wasrepresented by Jack Gardner,assistant coach to Mr.Shimpeno.In the |main race, theLakers held second placeuntil the la st 700 meters. Thatis when Trent and Ontariotwo Canadian schools - gainedon them and beat" them.Morris Harvey led the wholerace and won, thus being thewinners for the BrockInvitational.Canadian rowing is on adifferent time schedule fromthe United States: they rowduring most of the summerand the end of their season isthe last weekend in Octoberwhen they hold the CanadianNationals. On SaturdayMercyhurst*was able to beatfive out of the seven Canadianschools that entered, including Brock U niversity, thewinners of the 1973 CanadianNationals,

Because of the progressmade Mercyhurst is nowknown as a competitiverowing school. Four out of thenine Varisty oarsmen havehad previous rowing experience before coming to the'hurst and two have rowedinternationally. No longer dothey hear the names: iMercy-berg, Mercyhurst, or Mercywho? They are now knownand respected as MercyhurstLakers. * *w With regards to the Spring,it will be DYNAMIC. There isno trace of dissension on theteam. They have the abilityand desire to win.Conditioning has alreadybegun for the Spring with theVarsity-8 working towards awinning season, showingconfidence and a billty matched against major collegepowers. As for the freshmen,they are a building part of theprogram with a vital andmajor role at Mercyhurst.Their conditioning for Springwill start inearly January.So, Laker fans, get readyfor a winning Spring withmore home races than everbefore.

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