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PAGE 2 3tl?e fBerciab OCTOBER 31Vietnamization Of Central
America?by Julie 1 lierieo f|I On Wed,:,jpa. 28, the
politicalscience and history! departmentshosted
afdiseussioi^mew^Cen*tral America: Another Vietnam"as part of
Mereyhur$t's Collo*
nam and are present today in Cen-tral America. As the U.S.
becameinvolved with these countries, of-ficials have consistently
sup portedold regime ru||gs off specific^countries. When the
governmentquium Series. Dr. Howard Zinn, a Jy ajs | unable to face
publicscrutiny! deceptioniocourretffand& 1
professor from Boston Universi-ty* $a& the guest
sfeaker.Before f n t e ^ g m o greatraises which led him lohis
eon*jfoms and phloWiies# Cen-tral America and Vietnam.First, Zinn
believes that nogovernment can maintain itsotixen^rust, especially
a govern*mem with a great amount ofpower. The waj| a country
apfproaches international relationsdetermines the degree of
negativeiV if1^ i f | | l^l tpercei | in thejfceaning of
{Rprnmeni*S ^ | S < J ^ ^ N | | | oecom|ig vi|lvedfci other
co|n~gnmoral $ B o fo r Jggrfla& reasons,, thepatriotic when
they pert orm ac- U * & g ^
i
Ms*,T|ij$ stillies were toldh a p p e n s l t t SFanaticism
exists in the views ofVietnam a | d f c e n A m e ^The only major
effect the U.S.wanted! to accomplish in bothareas was to prevent
the spread o fCommunism^. *t< ^ HlSBefore Cornmuifsm, what
wasthe | Ui.SMdoJig in CentralAmerica? Zinn explained that theU.S*|
like other major worldpowers, was seeking more power.control and
we$jjl J 1: JP ^ ^ P ^ H f e ^ $tsad ofras specified by p ^ p p p
imem. Instead, it M t o thecitizens io carry out flp^&
ft-jSimmies that ar | | | | achu^d by;the leaded of the coun ry,I
it is theftt^clPQuUf of tne
W % kn oa f^ t' t going on tothe world/* ZMptated. "They(the
people) sl^uJtoH leave im-p i to # * T ^asel on his pr
good relations wj^ajTcdimtries,revolution| in,!are m need ofiZ i
n | eonjiispeople are
t s f Prt !hecaunuftts thatmmKsss 111 ^auseucated nowIBp PPI 1
Vietnam* citizens are^ ^ [ ^ more sk^pcal of i pgovernn|en| and
a^^onse
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T n c k - O r - T r e a t : ' T w a s A D a r k A n d S t o r m
y N i gEditors Note: This is ourHalloween treat to you.* Westarted
the story, then every bo>or ghoul who entered the office
added something to If. So younever know what will happennext. We
never did, hen, hen, hen.*Twas a dark and stormy Hallo-ween night
in Eerie and JasonBates had an errand to run. Hisjob that year, to
pay his waythrough college, was makingdeliveries for Jack's Pizza
andSub shop ("Our Pizza Is A Rip-per"), and he worked every Fri-day
night, week in and week out,driving the piping hot pizza allover
the city in the shop's car. On-ly this night wasn't to be an
or-dinary evening. It was Halloween,but Jason felt that anyone
oldenough to wear pajamas without"feeties" who believed in
ghostsand goblins was silly. Still, a chillran up his neck as
Boris, theshop's dispatcher, relayed the ad-dress of his last
delivery... of thenight.
"Why do I always get theselast-minute fun runs to theboo nies,"
he grumbled as he did adonut in the Kwik Fill access areato head
back west. Jason hatedthese jaunts to the outskirts,mainly because
all of his buddieswould be out drinking, and herehe would be
delivering this junk tosome people who wouldn't eventip him anyway.
*The address was at the end ofCrane Road, a lonely area rightafter
the cemetary. After it? Hell,he had to drive through the dangthing
to get to this shack. "Oh,no! Just what I neededS" hegriped as he
pulled up to thecemetary gates. The main gateswere locked, with
only the walk
was either run back to his deliveryvehicle or give Yiddo a piece
ofthat delicious pie with Muenstercheese. But Yiddo wasn't
feelinglike a Muenster cheese pizza pietoday, and took a healthy
chunkout of Jason's left leg. jThis spurred Jason to have arelapse
back to when he was a rag-ing lunatic, and he proceeded totackle
Yiddo and gouge the poorcreature's eyes out. With Yiddonow out of
commission, Jasonpicked up the pizza, now flattenedbecause he had
landed on it whilefighting with Yiddo. When Jasonfinally got the to
front door of thehouse, he was a battered andbewildered man. He
knocked, andan ugly weirdo answered. Theweirdo chewed Jason out for
be-ing so late, and then when he sawthat his little pizza pie
withMuenster cheese had been flattened, he became irate with
Jason.Jason tried to explain his situationto the weirdo, but to no
availAfter several minutes of arguing itwas becoming more and
moreclear that Jason was about to haveanother relapse.His relapses
were reoccurencesof his battered childhood spentwith his Uncle
Frederick (Fred for!short). Stressful situations oftensent Jason
into the realms of hissubconscience to the days of hor-ror when he
and Frederick livedon Elm Street. He rememberedthe terrified faces
of Frederick'svictims, the smell of burnt fleshand screams of
trepidation thattook place in that house. Hisrelapse centered
around the darknight that Uncle Fred tried usinghim as a victim.
Jason, a fearstricken youngster at the time,barely escaped with his
own life.
V
\
Mmfe? ^%0^}
areas off to the sides open. Hewould have to carry this one
allthe way back. And to a houseIwhere some weirdo wanted a piewith
Muenster cheese. Great.As he got halfway through thedark yard that
led to the house, hewas confronted with Yiddo, theweirdo's vicious
pet yiddle. Yiddomade it clear that the wasn't veryfond of Jason,
as he snarled andshowed his 10-inch fangs to thepoor pizza man. At
this, Jasondecided the only thing he could do
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There was no predicting what hewould do next. He was in a
strug-gle between the present tense ofhis actions and the past
locked in-to his subconscience.Anyway, Jason never really didhave
any nightmares, at leastwhen he lived on Elm St., and thesmell of
burnt flesh was all tooreminiscent of that barbeque hewas invited
to at Harvey Kor-man's bungalow. Still he felt likedoing SOMETHING,
maybepicking up some bagel bits
downtownif, and that's a big ihe could find cream cheese.J al
apeno just did not fit the bill.Still, there has to be cheese on
apizza, and if ol Jason could justget "Unc Fred" to scrape offsome
cheese with those longfingernails which sure did savehim a lot on
ice scrapers lastwinter, he'd be a happy camper.So, with this
relapse-a commonfaux pas, especially amongadolescentsJason
experiencedhis first nightmarethe big cheesesqueeze, or something
akin to it.Jason decided to return to hisformer home on Elm St.
Yiddoscared the heck out of him andJason knew that being back in
hisoriginal home would make himfeel much better. As he reachedthe
front steps, a strange aromacame seeping out of a crack in
thewindow of the front door. Jasonwas quite curious and decided
tocheck it out. When Jason was twosteps from the door, the
doorslowly opened with a loud creak.Suddenly a familiar voice
calledhim, "J A S O N , J A S O N $ " Itsounded like his mother but
Jasonknew that his mother had beendead for 13 years. There was
noway that she could be alive. Hismother had been smothered by al a
r g e c h e e s e , p e p p e r o n i ,mushroom , and anch ovy'
pizzawith a thick crust. It was a horri-fying sight for Jason when
heremoved the pizza from hismom's face and saw a fat, hairyanchovy
stuck in her nose. Thevoice and the aroma were bothcoming from the
kitchen. Jasonfearfully shuffled to the kitchen.The aroma and the
voice becamestronger and louder.Stronger, louder and moredisturbing
because it was so com-pletely familiar but completelyunfamiliar.
Cautiously, like theurbanite approaching a snorting
| horse, or the mechanically ineptpeering under the hood of a
balkycar, Jason edged into the roomand to his horror saw what he
hadbeen most afraid of encountering.Two lumpy legs with
varicoseveins that exactly replicated theRand-McNally road map of
theLong Island Expressway drew ahideous line between a scuffedpair
of sensible shoes and floralprint dress. The dress looked to bea
size 24, stylish stout, with a pat-tern that could only have been
im-agined in a drunken painter'snightmares.i;* A Medussa's head
composite ofall the missing famous (and in-famous) females had
melded intoone very ugly and, apparently,very dead female corpse.
Stringsof congealed mozzarella serpen-tinely entwined themselves
withscraggly hair that definitely didnot deserve Preference by
L'orea l.The eyes were glazed. The brownone was clearly Amelia Earh
art's;the blue certainly looked JikeAimee Semple McPherson and
on
one cornea was a publicity still ofRonald Reagan as George
Gipp;the other appeared to depictAdolph Hitler and Old Yeller
do-ing something unspeakable to theentire tenor section of the
Mor-mon Tabernacle Choir.With tremulous fingers Jasonpushed the
crust further up thehorrible countenance. Yes, it wasclearly Lizzie
Borden's rage-tw is ted mou th , g rues omelydistended by Mary Lou
Retton'sintergalactic teeth. *Jason breathed heavily and
stuck his courage to the screwingpoint. He didn't want to...but
heknew he had to make sure.Brushing aside pepperoni and theodd
mushroom, he revealed whathe already knew. Yes, it was hismother's
snout!Ah yes. The fond m emories of achildhood were tinged with
hismothe r ' s ravings about herfamous brother. Sure they had
thesame parents, but since he was aboy he got all of the
attention.Something about the Book ofRevelation, or some other
famousliterature. Oh, that was it! TheOsmond family scrapbook!It
was true. Jason was the il-legitimate child of Marie Osmondand Oral
Roberts. The conflictingreligious traditions had driven theyoung
Jason insane. *So much for a coherent plot.Now no one would buy
the-storyof his life for beans. Why should
they? Who would want about his screwy home lihe is , 22 years
old, sittinliving room with the culof a lifetime of inane suIsn't
every young man's ato confront the cause of fears, only to quelch
the drun or scream, provimanhood? Oh great. Morsion. Now Jason
becomley's savage, trying to achmanhood in an alien cultWell, as
long as he wa| why not see if good old Mstocked up on the
Cheese
As he entered the dark he experienced a gnawingof deja vu. Oh
no! YiddoTo describe the visage ofnow blinded by Jason'scruelty,
requires a likecreatures we know. Pictupound rabbit with a purcoon
mask and green webbas well as a set of 10 incHave you envisioned
thatthat's not a yiddle. A yidthe body of a goat, the leChihuahua,
the head alligator with 10 inch fanmost horrible of all, a ch...rat
tail. T "?It turns out that Yiddo whungry, and he wantedCheese Whiz
and pepperoRitz Cracker ("Everythingter When It's Sitting On AHe
couldn't, however, opi jar of Cheese Whiz. He csee that Jason's Mom
had those things from TV that aeven Grandma to open jaone hand that
the burly co
tion worker couldn't openWhile Jason and Yiddeating their snack,
a darcreeped up behind them in chen. Jason froze, a slicheese
covered pepperoni shis lip. He turned slowlysmiled broadly when he
sait was. "Hi Mom$"It seems that the body floor of the living room
neoprene model used in a B movie starring Ronald Rand Cass Elliot
of the MamPapas, hence the large framTh e Janis Jbplinesquecame
from the "Half Off -Start At $5 " rack at Value had been made from
thcovers of a 1969 VW Beetl"Jason, I thought you weing to be home
at 1:00. It 1:15. And you'd better clthis mess that you and youdog
are making." With thstormed out of the room."Oh, well , Max,"
Jason. "It can' t hurt to dr(Again, the dream seseems to be the
best escappossible plot inconsistencieapologies to the
Dallaswriters. The story was the mof many minds of the
Merccommunity, and exemplifdifficulties in merging divt h o u *g*-h
t* s .
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OCTOBER 31,1986 QJhe f tle rria d P
V a m p i r e s D e s c r i b e d ! A n d i D e l i b e r a t e
dBy Dr. Viveila G. Petronio
Tonight, when the moon is darkand mists roll through bare
bran-ches, imagine the silhouette of agreat bat soaring above the
cam-pus and listen to the distant howl-ing of the "Children of
theNight.'* This is the proper andfamiliar setting for the Prince
ofEvil, the Vampire.
Even today, in our eminentlyscientific, high-tech society,
thevampire exerts a great attraction.His hold, like his grasp, is
preter-natu rally strong * because itdepends on his allegorical
andmythical significance.A vampire is by definition adead person
who, according topopular superstition, leaves hisgrave at night to
suck the blood ofthe living. He is, therefore, a per-son who has
refused to die, refus-ed to resign himself to the humancondition.
The question is how tofoil death, and the vampire'sanswer is: take
in more life.This he does through drinking
the blood of his victims, bloodwhich, according to ancient
andprimitive beliefs, carries the traitsand qualities of a person,
and,therefore, his life. In BramStoker's DRACULA, the
biblicalquotation, "For the blood is thelife," is like a refrain
which intox-icates both Dracula and Renfield,his disciple. The
vampire is a kindof predator whose prey is hisfellow creatu re. H e
never sleeps atnight, but must roam the earth,seeking a victim to
sate his thirstand to ensure his eternalexistence. *jBecause of
this condition set forhis survival, the vampire takes ona
characteristic appearance: He isusually pale and languid, yet
heexercises a virile, cat-like attrac-tion over hs victims. He is
ex-tremely strong, possessing thestrength of twenty men and hasmore
than mortal cunning sincehe has lived several lifetimes.
Hishypnotic gaze not only places hisvictims in a trance, but adds
to his
Byronic attraction.As for his powers, most horrormovie fans can
name them: Hecan become a bat, a wolf, a dog,mist, dust on a
moonbeam, or hecan disappear entirely and reap-pear at will. He can
control thee l emen t s , e spec ia l ly t hoseassociated with
turbulence andstorms; he can grow or becomesmall; he can come out
or or gointo any sealed place; he can see inthe dark; and once
dead, he caneven be revived by moonlight. ^Formidable powers and a
for-midable adversary! He does,however, have * limitations, themost
important of which is that hecan enter a house for the first
timeonly if a member of it invites himto do so. In addition, he
must, ofcourse, sleep in a coffin filled withhis native earth from
sunrise to
sunset and is repelled by garlicflowers (or garlic itself),
theCrucifix, and the Sacred Host.These last two limitations
pointMusic Notes Cy Bobbie GaydosAre you one of those guys wholoves
to watch yourself dance infront of the mirror? Are you oneof those
girls who sings into acurling iron when a good songcomes on the
radio? If you answered yes - to one (orboth) of these questions,
you haveto check out the SOULfMANsoundtrack (A & M). This
albumhas a bit of the dance beat, some
romance and is just plain fun allaround . Artists such as Lou
Reed,
Sam Moore, Nu Shooz, Sly Stone,and Vesta Williams are
featured.So if you like an album with ver-satility, SOUL MAN is for
you.BEN VAUGHN COMBO is anartist out of New York City. Youmay say,
"So what." But when.you listen to his album TH EM ANY MOODS
*6l^BENVAUOHN (RESTLESS) you'llgrow to appreciate 1950's
rock-n-roll a la 1986. This album goesfrom the romantic - "I'll
StandAlone" - to the humorous -"Wrong Haircut" - to just plain
old rock-n-roll* - " M-M-MotorVehicle." If you're looking
forsomething different to blast yourstereo with, check out Ben.IDLE
EYES (MIRAGE) is afour man combo for those of you[who like the pop
s ound. Althoughthey could be easily mainstreamedinto most Top 40
rotations, theirlyrics are fresh and original....worth a listen. i
As always, tune into WMCY tohear the latest music from yourfavorite
new artists, and we'llcatch you on the flipside.Personality
Profile: Gary Smith
by Breads KondikS "By keeping busy, I accomplishgoals and feel
successful. Thisfeeling is what gives me th e energyto do all I
do." These are thewords of Gary Smith, a junior atMercyhurst
College this year.Gary graduated from SenecaHigh School, where he
was classpresident, an active member ofstudent government and
pitchedfor the baseball team. Havingplayed football for four years
atSeneca, he is now assistant foot-ball coach for his alma
mater.After graduating from Seneca,Smith attended Behrend
Collegefor a semester as an undecidedmajor. He then transferred
toMercyhurst as a Communicationsmajor. He is now studying
SocialScience Education to become ateacher of Social Studies. "
Icame to Mercyhurst because Iswitched majors and wanted tocoach
football," adds Smith, $Smith is also serving in theMarine Corps as
a Lance Cor-poral. He comes from a line ofMarines, since his father
is aMaster Gunnery Sergeant in theMarine Corps. This is Smith's
third year of service; having com-pleted training in boot camp,
hedrives trucks and instructs non-licensed drivers in the
MarineCorp s. " 1 originally joined theMarines to help pay for
schooland now I'm up for promotionfor the rank of Corporal
inDecember," Smith comments, " Iplan to complete my servicewithin
three years. 1 can't wait togrow a beard," Smith adds inreference
to the strict^ codes thatare imposed upon him. ConcludesSmith, "
There is an annoyinglack of freedom attached to serv-ing as a
Marine." *Smith emphasizes the value ofidentity in the diversity of
hislifestyle. He can be found on thefootball field, in the
classroomand even at "Felix's," a localnightspot, where he works as
asecurity guard three nights aweek. jSjl *How does Smith manage
tokeep such a tight schedule? Again,Smith stresses that personal
in-teraction with people whom hecomes into contact in everydayl i
fe is a sustaining force
throughout his busy schedule.Smith observes, "Personal
rela-tionships provide that motive forattaining success in life."
Thissocial interaction is the underly-ing force that inspires him
toachieve his goals. An example ofhow Smith relates his
philosophyto his life is apparent in how herecognizes the benefits
of a schoolsuch as Mercyhurst. ObservesSmith, "The professors seem
toreally care about you. You're notjust another number here."What
does the future hold forGary Smith? He aspires not tofame or glory
in the years ahead.Rather, he summarizes his dreamin one
straightforward sentence:"I 'd really like to be a goodteacher and
head football coach ata senior high school." He even-tually wishes
to migrate to theWest, settle down, and have afamily."He's going to
wake up onemorning and meet himself,''predicts sophomore John
Saxon,former football teammate ofSmith's.
out the true nature of the vam-pire, for if the symbol and
thePerson of Christ render himpowerless, he is no other that
apersona of Satan, who must in theend be overcome by Go d. It is
thisalliance with the Devil which ac-counts for the battle format
ofmost vampire stories or films. Thebattle rages in the cosmic
strugglebetween day and night, noblehuman crusaders and the
vileundead, good and evil, andultimatley God and the Devil.Still
the vampire fascinates us.He is a mythical figure and aallegorical
villain-hero, but mostof all, he still has the power tomake us
afraid.Let us return to our openingscene of mist and howling,
andremember the actor who for many
embodies the Transcount, Bela Lugosi. At thevery stage
performancplay, DRACULA, he splines to his audience: Jument, ladies
and gentlema word before you leave.the memories of Dracula field
won't give you badso just a word of reaWhen you get home tonthe
lights have been tuand you are afraid to loothe curtains and you
dreaface appear at the windjust pull yourself togetremember that
after all,ARE SUCH THINGS!
On Halloween night, ito believe. $ 'g Dr. Petronio is the dirthe
English department.an interest in Gothic lite
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Gold Is "The; Color Of Money 9 PAUL NEWMANBy Brian SheridanMost
of the time sequels merelygive the audience more of whatthey
experienced in the originalmovie. Usually ,*the second filmlacks
the creativity or Intensity ofth e first because basically it's
pro-fit that was the motive for makingit. Now comes THE COLOR
OFMONEY, the sequel to THEHUSTLER, comes 25 years later;but it
doesn't act like a sequel. Itoperate s as an. independent film, |a
l m o s t s u r p a s s i n g T H EHUSTLER in excellence, from
itscomplex script to its intense, high-powered
performances.Director Martin Scorsese hascreated the most driven
andcharged atmosphere seen "in anyfilm made so far this year. The'j
n a i l -b i t i n g p re s su re p u mp sthroughout like a water
sprayingfrom a fire hose. Amazingly,Scorsese creates this intensity
notonly from the script but from thedynamic chemistry that exists
bet-- ween Newman and Cruise.For those who don't rememberR o b e r
t R o s s e n ' s T HEHUSTLER, don't worry. The on-jly thing that
has to be known, andthe film explains it, is that "FastiEddie"
Felson (Newman) oncewas a big-time pool shark twentyyears ago. Now
he peddles liquorhaving put down the cue ten yearsago, an act he
may or may notregret. Nothing else from the 1961film needs to be
known becausenothing else gets up-dated. WalterTevis' novel upon
which this filmwas based, recounts the reunionof Felson and
Minnesota Fats,played by Jackie Gleason on film,
T HE F AR S IDE
but Richard Price's screenplaydoesn't adhere to the book at
all.In the movie, Felson wants tostay away from the pool racketbut
the thundering crack of anewcomer's sledgehammer breakcalls him
back to the tables. Un-fortunately, Vinnie (Cruise)doesn't have the
finesse Felson us-ed to part suckers from theirmoney at the
billards table. Infact, Vinnie, who dances andstruts around the
tables as heplays, is a bit of an eight ball,much to Felson's
amusement.
Felson .teams with Vinnie'sshrewd girlfriend (Mary
ElizabethMasterantonioV to take Vinniefrom Chicago to an Atlantic
City|nine ball tournament, teaching|him how to fleece the
unsuspec-ting along the way. Vinnie cannotkeep down his exhuberance
anddoesn't understand how, by los-ing, he eventually can become
anunderhanded winner. **
This n ice , s t ra igh t -aheadplotline takes the trio
throughmany pool halls and back roomswhere Newman and
Cruisedemonstrate some of the mostamazing pool shooting done
bynon-professionals; none of theshots are faked. Newman, in thein
term, hasn 't lost his touch withthe cue stick. Then, Price
andScorsese break up the flowing nar-rative into two separate
stories asFelson dumps the kids after beinghustled himself. Now, he
mustregain his self-respect, and oldtouch, to prove a point to
himselfin Atlantic City.Inevitably, Cruise and Newman
iBy GARY LARSON
meet in tournament play. Thisisn't an insipid hero
movie,however, where Cruise will winbecause he's cute and morei
ighteous than Newman. Wearen't in Steven Spielberg-land.This is a
story of two morallybankrupt characters who will doanything to turn
a buck. Winning,the film shows again and again, isfor noble suckers
not those look-ing to become rich and powerful.The outcome doesn't
matter inTHE COLOR OF MONEYbecause it's not who's right orwrong but
who walks away withthe most money who counts.
Felson doesn't play Vinnie'smentor but plays him as a
mark,someone he can sponge cash fromby using his talents. Even V
innie'sgirlfriend manipulates he situa-tion whenever she can for
her ownbenefit. An interesting aspect inTHE COLOR OF MONEY is
younever know who's bluffing andusing whom. Cruise appears to
bedense as stone, never learningfrom his mistakes or
Newman's'instructions, but by the end youcan't be too certain of
thatassumption. *The energy level of Cruise andNewman's
performances thoughputs to shame any fancy shootingthey do at the
pool tables. Sur-passing the job he did in THEJVERDICT, this should
finally
TOM CRUISEearn Newman that elusive "BestActor" Oscar. He
displays at remendous combinat ion ofworld-weariness and
frustration.Cruise finally makes the breakfrom the empty-headed
teenybop-per roles like in TOP GUN andshows himself to be an actor
ofconsiderable merit. The rolecouldn't have been easy since youhad
to find yourself liking, butnot admiring, Vinnie, and Cruiseby
nature is a likeable actor.Together, the tension betweenMerciad
PromotesClark & Pawlowski
Chicken cults * " "
The Merciad editors would liketo announce a few changes in
thenewspaper's line-up. They areproud to promulgate the promo-tion
of sophomore Matthew J.Clark, a communications majorfrom Wattsburg,
P.A., to theposition of News Editor. Takingover Clark's former
duties as Cir-culation Manager will be SeniorFrank Pawlowski of
Pittsburgh,P.A . Pawlowski double majors in[business and
communication.Clark will be responsible forassisting in making
editorial deci-sion, assigning news stories, aswell as acting as
the publication'ssenior reporter. He started withThe Merciad his
freshman year asa general assignment reporter andCirculation
Manager. This year,besides continuing in that posti-tion, he wrote
two front pagestories, the latest concerning theleasing problems
with St. Mark's.p Regarding the promotion,Editor-in-Chief Brian
Sheridansaid, "I felt Matt's ability as ajournalist wasn't being
used to itsfullest potential as CirculationManager. He really
exemplifiesthe attitudes a reporter, be theyworking for a college
weekly or ci-ty daily, should have, treatingeach story as if they
were going tobe page one. He also could write a
publishable story if it was needed,]under the pressure of
deadline,without hassle or complaint.Talent, and such a dedication
to acraft like that, isn't easy to find.""I' m very happy about
it," saidClark of his promotion. "I thinkit's a great opportunity
to ac-complish the things I set out to dowhen 1 joined The Merciad
staff]last year," he continued."My ultimate goal right now isto
hopefully become .Editor ofThe Merciad and I hope that
thispromotion will help me in ac-complishing that goal. I'm glad
tohave the opportunity to be of asmuch help as I can and I'm
justthankful to Brian and Chris forbelieving in me and allowing
meto grow with the paper. " he said.The job of Circulation
Managermakes Pawlowski responsible forgetting the newspaper to
itsvarious locations around campus,as well as, mailing issues out
tosubscribers. All the usually softspoken Pawlowski had to sayabout
his appointment was that hefinds it "exciting and achallenge." This
is his first con-nection with The Merciad.The editors are confident
thatthe promotion will help Mer-cyhurst's newspaper to continueto
grow and become stronger. I
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Newman and Cruise crahigh voltage intensity. Yneed a chain saw
to cutThe air of gutter-existhat surrounded THE Hhas been replaced
witsionate atmosphere opower caused by the money. Scorsese uses
mfacial close-ups and camera movements thathe passion. The
quick-cthe pool cues and billard adds to the potent sexuaTHE COLOR
OF sinks the nine ball on thbreak and never lets go ogrip around
the viewerIt's not a downer of though. Many scenes aamusing and
there's eveinside joke with Steve showing off" Miserak.while
though, there's uneasy feeling that creepa shark. A
tour-de-foeveryone involved and omost involving movies year.
/Health TiQuestion!with apologietrude Stein): Is it true thais a
drink is a dank?Answer: To some degrtrue. Drinkers must firsthat 12
oz. of beer, 5 oz.
and 1 1Vi oz. spirits coproximately the same amalcohol. However,
we minto consideration that soed drinks contain a varieferen t a
lcohol whistrengthen the alcoholicof the drink. It is impmake sure
that you do nof your drinking at oncyour drinks over a reamount of
time. Finally,remember that the weigperson has a direct relatithe
effect the alcohol willhow long and how much can drink before
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OCTOBER 31,1986 (Bbc ittcrcinu PA
RECRUITERS ON CAMPUSThe following recruiters will beon campus
this week: Pittsburgh
Board of Education-Nov. 3;Susie's Casuals-Nov. 5 for
thepositions of Asst. Store Manager,for Fashion Merchandising
andBusiness majors; Nor thwestMutual Life Insurance Co.-Nov. 4for
Sales and Sales Managementpositions, for all majors; and Ar-thur
Andersen and Co.- Nov. 7for Audit and Tax, for Accoun-ting
majors.CAREER DEVELOPMENTSEMINARS . -The Career Services office
willbe holding a seminai for studentsinterested in writing resumes
andcover letters on Nov. 6 at 1:30 inthe Heritage Room, Main
203.FELLOWSHIPS AVAIABLEThe National Research Council Iwill
administer the FORD FOUN-D A T I O N D O C T O R A LF E L L O W H S
I P S F O RMINORITIES for beginninggraduate students and
thosestudents within one year of com-p le t ing the i r d i sse r t
a t io n . ] Fellowships will be awarded in thebehavioral and
social sciences,h u m a n i t i e s , e n g i n e e i n g
,mathematics, physical sciences,| and biologica l sc iences. Th
edeadline is Novemer 14. For moreinformation write to Ford
Foun-dation Doctoral Fellowships, The
Fellowship Office, NationalResearch Council, 2101 Constitu-tion
Avenue, Washington, D.C.,20418. v ! "AR T
E The Paul Burke Collection willbe opening Sun., Nov. 9 from
3-5with a reception in the CummingsGallery in the
HammermillLibrary. A slide presentation willbe shown Nov. 9 at 2:15
in theLibrary. The Collection will be ondisplay Nov. 9-Dec.
1.1DANCEThe Dance Department of Mer-cyhurst College will
present;DANCE ESOTERICA in ZurnRecital Hall Nov. 13, 14 and 15
at8:15, and Nov. 16 at 2:30. Admis-sion is $3.50 for adults and
$1.00for Students and Senior Citizens.For more information and
reseivations call 825-0257.
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FOODThe Hotel Sales and MarketingAssociation will sponsor
theFabulous Flapjack Feast on Sun.,Nov. 9 from 9:00-1:00 in the
Stu-dent Union. Admission is $3.00for adults, $2.00 for students,
and$ 1.50 for children under 12. __
MUSICAL Edinboro University presentsPIPPIN this Friday at 8:15
in theMemorial Auditorium. For more
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8:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m.Breakfast Platter s1.75includes: 2
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information call 732-2929.THEATREThe Lincoln Theatre will
bepresenting LOOT, a comedy,through Nov. 8. Performances areFri.
and Sat. evenings at 8:00 andSundays at 7:00. The theatre islocated
at 1031 State Street. Formore information call 459-2735.
ClothingDriveBy Matthew J. Clark
For the 12th straight year, theSisters of Mercy are taking part
ina clothing drive for the poor inTodd County, Kentucky.
TheGlenmary Missionary in Elkton,Ky., headed by The ReverendPatrick
O'Donnell, is sponsoringthe clothing drive.The Sisters of Mercy got
involv-ed in the program in 1974, afterSr. M. Josephine Songer
hadspent the summer of that year inKentucky."1 was in Kentucky
during the| summer of 1974 teaching a two-week Bible Study course
and I sawhow poor the people were in thatarea. That made up my mind
thatI would start shipping clothes,and on Oct. 10th of that
sameyear, I went back down with alady who had collected a
half-tonof clothing.The people who receive theclothing live in the
povertystricken area of Appalachia, nearthe foothills of the
AppalachianMountains. TThe Sisters of Mercy have ship-ped a
considerable amount ofclothing to the area since 1974. Injust the
past three school yearsthey've snipped over 12 tons ofclothing to
Todd County.* * WeVe shipped one-and-a-half tons of clothing since
Sept. 1,1986 and we shipped five tons| during the 1985-86 school
year,and six tons during the 1984-85school year," said Sr.
Josephine.The clothing is shipped viaLyons Transportation Lines
andis then placed in a Goodwill storein Elkton, Ky. near the
GlenmaryMissionary. Lyons Transporta-tion Lines has been assisting
theSisters of Mercy in this respect forthe past six years.The
Sisters of Mercy are look-ing for donations. "We wouldlike to
receive usable clothing andsmall household items." said
Sr.Josephine. ^The Sisters of Mercy also needmore people for
packing , andcollecting.Donations can be dropped offnear the
Computer Center in thebasement of Preston Hall.
CONCERTK104 presents AliceCooper with special guest
VinnieVincent in concert Nov. 9 at theCivic Center. Tickets are
$13.75 inadvance and $14.75 the day of theshow and are on sale at
the boxoffice and all Ticketrons or ch argeby phone-452-4857.
HA1 LOWEEN DANCETheAssociation of Black Collegiateswill be
sponsoring a HalloweenDance in the Blue Room Oct. 31from 9 till 2.
Tickets are $1.00with a costume and $2.00 withoutone. Tickets are
available at thedoor.MOVIEThe Shining will beshown Fri., Oct. 31 at
9:00 in theStudent U nion.FAMILY FUEDSign-ups beginFri., Oct. 31
for Family Feudteams. Details are available in theUnion. The
deadline for sign-upsis Nov. 6.
^ E N T E R T A I N M E N T S -ingerONGWRITER Dave Rudolfwill be
performing in the BackPorch Cafe Nov. I at 8 p.m.CL OT HI NG DRI VE
S. AC.will be spo nsoring a clothing drivebeginning Nov. 3 thru
Nov. 20.Drop off is in the S.A.C. office.
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will being "Trick or Treat" and "ly Friend" this week. For
mformation call 454-0050.Millcreek Mall will be -sh"Back to
School", "Life$", "Jumpin' Jack F"Soul Man", "Trick or T"Tough
Guys" and "The of Money" this week. Forinformation call 868-515
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Lakers Dow n Duquesne SCOREBOARDby Jennifer Conmy 4- The
Mercyhurst Lakers bounc-ed back from their loss to D aytonto defeat
the Duquesne Dukes26-14 in Pittsburgh. The win rais-ed the Laker's
record to 5-3 on theseason. ?i The Lakers used the passingduo of
Brian Rostek and ScottGorring to lead the team over theDukes. After
the Dukes posted a7-0 lead early in the firstquarter,the Lakers
came back with a 57yard pass from Rostek to Gorringfor a touchdown.
Matt Dellana'skick was wide leaving the behind7-6. The 'Hurst's
Darryl Lewisran the ball in from 20 yards outlate in the first
quarter to give theLakers the advantage* The two'point conversion
attempt failedleaving the score at 12-7. Du-quesne posted the only
score ofthe second quarter when SeanMcDonough ran for a one
yardtouchdown. The Dukes led at thehalf 14-12, ] JMercyhurst added
two morescores in the third quarter leavingthe final score 26-14
for the vic-torious 'Hunt. Senior Bill Pren-cipe scored on a 5 yard
run with6:12 left in the quarter to give theLakers the lead fdr
good. Rostekand Gorring teamed up on a 50yard touchdown pass for
the finalscore o f the game.The Lakers offense.racked up461 total
yards while the 'Hurst
defense held the Dukes to just 199yards. The Laker defense
manag-ed to hold the Dukes to just 45yards in the second half.
TheLakers had a total domination inpassing department, turning
in
Rostek set a school record of 234passing yards in a game
alongwith records for touchdowns andtotal offense in a season.
Gorringsset school records in three areas:single game yardage,
career recep-
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L a k e r C r e w sP l a c e S e c ondBrian Rostek follows one
of the passes In his record setting aerial attackover Duquesne. g |
s3'. v W&267 yards compared with the 72yards for Duquesne. The
Lakerslushed for 211 yards just edgingthe Dukes who totaled 186
yardson the ground. i fBoth Rostek and Gorring setnew school
records in the contest.
tions and yardage.The Lakers will have a week offbefore fithey
return to action,hosting Canisius on Nov. 8 at theErie Veteran's ;
Stadium. TheLakers finish ou t the season whenthe travel to
Maryland where they will face the tough Salisbury State game on N
ov. 15. 3
By Dewey Ox burgerThe Mercyhurst College crewteam finished
second in totalpoints behind Purdue Universityin the Jack Speakman
Memorialregatta in^Columbus, Ohio. TheLakers stacked up victories
in themen's lightweight eight, men'slightweight four and the
men'sopen pair. Both new head coachMike Purcer and Bruce
Belovaracwere "quite impressed with theresults of the day's
racing.
The women's novice teaed up a second place finisa pair of fourth
place The men's novice team pia fourth and fifth place in their
races. The men'sheavyweight and lighteams earned three firstfifth
place showing on thThe *Hurst's next meein Buffalo where they wpete
against Canisius, Unof Rochester and HobartSoccer Streak Ends
KneaiKmneMBWiaiiaaeaifeBiM
The Mercyhurst men's soccerteams winning streak came to endwith
a 2-1 loss to Grove City. TheLakers* winning streak endedwhen Grove
City's RichardHolmes scored a goal with aminute and half remaining
in thegame. Earlier in.;the week theLakers traveled to
NiagaraUniversity where they posted a 2-0win.The Lakers game
against GroveCity was a very even match saidcoach Rick Burns. Both
teamshad 14 shots on goal with GroveCity capitalizing on two and
Mer-cyhurst on one. Goal scorers forthe Wolverines were
DaveReichert and Holmes. The lonegoal scorer for the *Hurst wasTom
Mulligan assisted by DerryKeily.F i n the Lakers match up
withNiagara Keily and Chris Mohrwere the goal5 scorers. JohnMelody
recorded his sixth- shutoutof the season in the match. The4 Hurst
dominated the match out-shooting Niagara with 21shots ongoal
compared to three shots ongoal for the hosts. , . (-' ,According to
Burns the Lakers
the Grove City game. The Laker:came back to dominate the
seconhalf, except for the last 1minutes, he added. Burns felt
thteam played a little complaisantl;after winning their last 13
games.The Lakers will dose out thseason No v. 1 at 1 p.m. when
the;travel to Scott Park to take oiGannon University. Gannon
cur-rently holds the number thr
