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Timeshrticle highlights tensionKennedyBy Anne L. McNelisA&E
an d Features Editor
For over two years, Mr. CharlesKennedy, Act 101 Counselor, has
triedto work with Gannon University officials. The Gannon chapter
of Pi AlphaKappa is located in Kennedy's neighborhood. He claims
that members of thefraternity, also known as the "Pikes,"have
failed to be responsible neighbors.Kennedy said that, in the past,
he hasalso tried to work with the mayor of Erieand with local
police. Their response"has been terrible." Kennedy said thatwhen he
moved into this area, he was"shocked19 by the lack of
cooperationfrom police. "I wa s used to such a goodresponse in our
old neighborhood," hesaid.Neighbors have voiced concern overPikes'
conduct in the neighborhood. Arecent article in the Erie Daily
Timessaid "neighbors have reported incidentsincluding indecent
exposure, racial harassment o f Hispanics and Asian-Americans,
vandalism,fighting,verbal abuseof passersby and littering."
Friday. October 98 p.m.iStudent Union, Comedian Sky Sands.
Saturday, OctoberflO10 p.m. to 2 a.m. StudentUnionJDancel
Sunday, October 11121 p.m. Women's Soccerhosts KurtztownfMonday.
October 128:30 p.m.feoyernmentChambers of StudentUnion, MSG
Meeting.
publicly protests fraternity actionsKennedy chairs a
neighborhood watchcommittee, known as Northwest Neighbors United.
The group recently organized a demonstration outside of thePikes'
house, which is located at 515 W.7th St The gathering took place
during
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the grou p's purposewas to discourage potential Pikes
fromparticipating in the event.
Northwest Neighbors United's mainobjective is to resolve the
problems intheir neighborhood. Kennedy said "Theprocedure w e've
suggested (to Gannon)is when a neighbor reports a fraternitymember,
the officers of the fraternitywould investigate and if necessary,
punish the individual and let the neighborknow it was carried out."
IBecca Martin, public relations officerof Gannon University, said
that the U niversity is addressing the neighborh ood'scomplaints
through an internal investigation. Martin added that "the
University is not addressing those investigations in public..."
Martin said thatGannon's "Community Relations Committee works with
neighbors of theUniversity...on both Gannon and non-Gannon" related
issues.Martin said the current policy for resolving problems
concerning fraternities is based on the individual organizations '
guidelin es. The fraternities9 guidelines come from their Risk
ManagementPrograms. The Risk M anagement Programs address such
issues as alcoholpolicies and pro-activeeducation forums.
According to M artin, violations of theseguidelines generally
result in "an Internal investigation** by fraternity officialsand
appropriate sanction s.Martin stressed that the "University isvery
supportiveof fraternities. They provide opportunities for
students."Kennedy agreed that "fraternities arevery important to
the University for retention of students., .(but) the current wayof
supervising fraternities isn't w orking.It hasn't worked for over20
years a nd weneed a new model."Kennedy feels that the major issue
isthatfraternitiesare "cultural...it is anaccepted rite of
passagegettingdrunk...general rowdiness is accepted,even expected
of members of fraternities but I certainly don't accept it;
theneighborhood isn't going to accept it."Northwest Neighbors
United Isnot aiming to get rid of the Pikes. They wouldlike to work
with the fraternity to improve conditions in their
neighborhood."We'reready o...teach these guys howto be responsible
members of the community," Kennedy said.
Hurstcrime rate reflects national trendBy Joseph LeglerEditor in
Chief
Bud Dever, director of security, hasreceived the yearly annual
report fromthe International Associatio n of CampusLaw Enforcement
Administrators(I ACLEA) regarding the amountof crimeon college
campuses over the past fewyears.According to Dever, IACLEA
developed a formula which indicates that onein five students, at
some point in theircollege career, will be the victim of aserious
type of crime. "Going over mycrime statistics over the past few
years, Ican see that this figure is consistent withMercyhurst
college," said Dever.The types of crime m ost prevalent aretheft of
personal property, assault, andsexual assault."Our focus on this
campus is to alert
students to those possibilities," saidDever. "From the day of
the orientationto the day Iwalk them down State Streetfor
graduation, I am continually talkingto them about protecting their
property."He stated that Mercyhurst studentsshould not have a
stereotype image of aperpetrator. "They are not all slimy,greasy
psychotics," he said."Most students don't think that an all-America
n roommate or a friend o f theirscan be a thief," said Dever. "Even
pond-scum is a beautiful green."According to Dever, there is at
leastone fight every weekend on campus,with some being reported and
otheis notbeing reported. "Beer muscles,&bigmouths, andpoor
judgments lead to this,"said Dever. >Dever brought up a large
fight offcampus ithis past weekend at a localtavern that involved
several Mercyhurst
students. He added, "These kids, whennot drinking, are fine
students in general." U; ?Alcohol seems to be the big factor
involved with most of the crimes takingplace, said Dever. "It has
almostbecomea tradition for students togo out drinkingon weekends,"
said Dever."Recently, we have seen a trend ofstudents leaving
campus to drink," saidDever. "In this type of case, I hope thatthe
students choose a designated driverof some sort"Dever hopes that
students will u se theirheads when drinking and protecting
theirpersonal property. .Keeping your doorclosed and not leaving
valuables in theopen will prevent studentsfrombecoming a statistic,
according to Dever. Responsible drinking will prevent studentsfrom
embarrassing themselves and thecollege, he added.
Paul Causgrove, the head of the delegation for Special Olympics,
receives a fundraiser
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^wmaien 92By Jule Gardne rMerciadNews EditorEditor's. Note: This
column is designed to let the Mercyhurstcommunity know what is
happening in the world of politics. Thenews is gathered from
various issues of The Ne w York Times.Current Leader in Various
Polls: Bill Clintonj 10-12 PointsOn Ross Perot:* Perot is buying
unprecedented TV time in slots of30 minutes. Onesuch program aired
W ednesday on CBS at 8:00. Perot used chartsand graphs to
illustrate how and why the economy is failing. Heblamed
short-sighted policies and sa id "We got into trickle-downeconomics
and it didn't trickle." He did not mention either of thecandidates
by name but asked America to choose a President "whowill do it, not
just talk about it." Another 30-minute spot will airFriday night on
ABC* Perot and his running mate, James B. Stockda le, formally
acceptedinvitations fromboth the Clinton/Gore and Bush/Quayle
campaignsto debate. They are scheduled to engage in four
Presidential andVice-Presidential de bates. The first will air on S
unday.
Bill Clinton rGeorge BushThe Democratic Scene:* Governor Bill
Clinton and Senator Al Gore campaigned heavilyin Florida this week.
They declared they could win Florida becauseBush had abandoned the
state. The state is pivotal for B ush's reelection bidbecause Bush
won over 60 percent of the state in 1988.Polls show he is slipping
throughout the state.** Clinton announced Monday that he endorsed
the North AmericanFree Trade Agreement This much-anticipated
announcement camewith some stipulations. He said, as president, he
would not sign it asit stands because it does not contain
provisions for higher environmental standards. He also w ants to
establish an organization thatwould enable thePresident to monitor
the trade agreemc n t's impactThe Republican Scene:* On CNN's
"Larry King Live," President Bush accused CI hi on oftrying to
arrange agricultural loans w ith Iraq. However, Bush didnot explain
this accusation or offer any evidence to support itAnalysts have
said the accusation was made to deter the recent focuson the Bush
administration and the idea that they helped boost Iraqiarms. Bush
said this suggestion is "fallacious."* Vice-President Dan Quayle is
attempting to create a better imagewhen it comes to m aking
speeches. His supporters, especially biswife, have cited his speech
at the Republican National-Conventionas a great*step)*forward.
However, he hag not proven to be assuccessful!in extraneous
speeches, which are part of the vice-presidential debates .
* "1H u rs t hos ts co m pu ter fairBy Joseph LeglerEditor in
Chief
On Saturday, Oc t 10 and Sun-day, Oct. 11, Mercyhurstwill
hostthefifthannual ComputERIE' 92 ,home/office computer show
andsale.
computer in thefield...any ype of Child ren's Christmas fund
and
Members of NUAGB (Networkof User Groups tAssociation ofGreater
Erie) will be at-theMercyhurst College Rec Centeron these days to
provide information to experienced and novicecomputer users.NUAGB
offers assistance andinformation exchange to computer users and
user groups in thegreater Erie a rea."The purpose of these
usergroups is to offer support to anyperson who uses a computer,"sa
id DaveHowell, a NUAGErepresentative. 'I t can be a personal
computer, a computer for work, a
computer." He added th at the organizers of the event? have
thepublic in mind when they put anevent like this together."Anybody
can ccat a computer and trya few things,"he said. "I t is a good
place for thenovice computer user to s ee it allunder one roof...It
will benefitthem."Among the groups involved withNUAGE are: CUE
(ComputerUsers of Erie), Erie 99'ers, LakeErie Amiga Forum (LEA F),
NorthCoast Commodore Users Group(NCCU G), Spectrum Atari
GroupofErie (SAGE), and Sega ofErie.The NUAGE member groupsare non
profit organizations thathave made contributions to theErie
community. They havehelped schools, made donationsof time and/or
money to charitable organizations such as the
Fraternity sponsors food driveBy Joseph LeglerEditor in
Chief
The Mercyhurst chapter of theAlpha Phi Om ega service fraternity
is collaborating with the Iota-Xi chapter of Edinboro to sponsor a
variety of activities on theweekend of October 23 through25 . f] i
}According to Robi Taylor, theMercyhurst Iota-Xi liaison and
aMercyhurst graduate, the members of 22 regional chapters havebeen
invited to participate in thethree day events."We expect
representatives fromevery chapter to be there," saidTaylor. "The
farthest chapter being Bowling Green, Ohio."The representatives
will be allowed to stay at the apartments ofboth theMercyhurst and
Edinborofraternity brothers.The events will start Saturday
atEdinboro with inter-chapter sporting events and a
tailgatejparty*
"Around noon wewill move up toan area around Mercyhurst to
conduct a food drive," said Taylor."We will be collecting food
forthe Second Harvest Food Bank.At 9 p.m. there will be a
dancefeaturing live^music by theProdigys. "We would like to invite
all members of the,Mercyhurst community to comeand help out," said
Taylor.Taylor said that the admission tothe dance is three cans of
foodplus $2 or $5 per person (to helpcover the cost of the band). t
|Taylor is happy to see the chapters working so well together
andhopes to see more ofvit in thefuture between Mercyhurst,Gannon,
Edinboro, Behrend, andAllegheny."We want to become a part
ofMercyhurst ," s ta ted Taylor ."We're here to help out the campus
and the school...andwe wantto thank Dr.Garvey forgiving usa
chance." r
Senior m ake-up photos for thePraeterita yearbook willbe
takenMonday, October 12 from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.,
andTuesda y, October 13 from 9 a.m.to l.fp.m. and 2 p.m. to 6
p.m.Pictures will also be taken nextmonth, from November 3
through6, from 12 to 8 p.m. The pictureswill be taken in the
GovernmentChambers. Sign-ups are at thedesk in the Student Union.On
Friday, Oct. 16 in the Student Union there will be a freeprogram on
"Nutrition: Linking
Food, Health, and Development"at 3 p.m. The program will
dealwith th e support and protection ofthose at most nutritional
risk, bu twill also cover a broad range ofissues from food safety
to diet-related disease to agricultural self-sufficiency and
trade.
The annual Educa tion Meetingfor all education majors will be
inZurn Recital Hall on Wednesday,October 28 at 8 p.m. The presenter
will be Dr. KathleenBukowski, Su pervisor of Elementary Education
in the MillcreekSchool District. This is a requiredmeeting for all
education students.The Department of Philosophy^ and Religiou s S
tudies ishappy to announce the Fall 1992Faculty Colloquium
featuringMary Price Boday, theMercyhurst College Dance Department
and dance students. "TheRole of Dance in College Life"will be
presented on Monday,October 19, at7:30p.m. in WeberHall. All
members of the collegecommunity are invited to attend.Admission is
free.
have participated in the JerryLewis telethon and the
WQLNmembership drive.Howell said that he hopes to seeat least twice
the amount ofpeopleat this year 's show than the number that
attended last year.The show will be on Saturday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and Sunday, 12p.m. to 5 p.m.
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By Stephanie WainwrightMerciad StaffReporterOn O ctober 5 , MSG
met for thesecond time this year in order todiscuss many select
topics concerning our student body. TheLa reas in which they
touched baseon were Christmas On Campus,;'the October 7th blood
drive, aSAC fund-raiser, and the Freedom Zone newsletter.
The first topic was ChristmasOn Campus. The annual event,which
entertains underprivilegedchildren,will be headed by CassShimek,
director of the studentunion. MS G, w ith other
campusorganizations, will help sponsorthe event If you would like
toparticipate in planning the event,please contact Shimek at
ext
2 4 3 3 . I < IThe second topic on the agendawas fund raising
events. Manyideas for raising money for theUnited Way were
discussed. Awalk to Cleveland or Buffalo wassuggested by SAC
president,Mark Korcinsky. Another ideaproposed was a'Slave
Auction,which involves auctioning offvolunteers who would
performvarious services for their buyer.President John Bruno
suggested'selling advertisements for a coupon packet which would be
distributed throughout the campus."I would like to see if we
couldhave the cost of printing the coupons donated by a printer.
Themoney collected from the advertisement purchases then would
begiven to the United Way," he sa id.The idea would generate the
mostrevenue for the charity.
"The last topic discussed wasthe newsletter putoutby the
presi-dden t The Freedom Zone was* jprinted for a trial run this
pastfjweek. Members of student government voiced their commentsand
criticisms about the publication. Bruno commented that, "Igot
various remarks about it,someliked it and some didn 't"
Thenewsletter was put together, byFrank Z.Revy, and Bruno.
Ifyouwould like to assist in writing forthe publication, please
contactBruno at the union..
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When I began my schooling atMercyhurst, I knew that you hadto
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qualms with that when entering Mercyhurst After attendingmy
firstsemester at Hurst, I foundit difficult tofinda parking spa
cewinter and spring semesters. I remember driving up and down
therows atmy designated lots to park.Not being able to find a spot
in mydesignated lots, I was forced to
park on the street 1 was inconvenienced by this because I had
towalk a considerable distance toclass and was often late becauseof
this. Many of my friends haveexperienced the same problem. Ihave
heard! many otherstudentscomplain about this problem. Many students
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Weeding it outBy Ju le GardnerMerciadNews EditorSome information
cpolitical science by fMike Storms, Asst* professor of
I don't claim to be even a close resemblance of an expert on the
assassination of John F. Kennedy. In fact, when I first saw the
movie, "JFK," Iremember thinking, "I wonder how much of thatwa s
fact and how much w asfabricated?" I also remember mynext
thoughtwas, "I wonder ifI'll get homein time to g o out?"My point
is that I was blissfully ignorant.I didn't think. I didn't search
for the source of any new perspective. I sawa movie. Infact, I
thought more about how fake Kevin Costncr 's accent w asthan about
the lie I had been spoon-fed my whole life, the lie which some
arestill trying to force all of us to swallow.I guess you could say
I've seen the light, at least the light of someone else'sthinking.
Jim Garrison's book, On the Trail of he Assassins, was illuminating
to say the leastHie question is why? Why is there controversy still
surrounding theassassination? There mus t be something there. (I s
that right, Storms? Aarf,aarf.)Jim Garrison tried to bring the
truth closer. I can't tell you everything in thespace of this
column, but maybe I can chisel away a part of your
blissfulignorance, just as mine m ay be falling aw ay.First, there
is the blatant joke known as the Warren Commission. GeraldFord, who
served on that respected board, said, 'There is no evidence of
asecond gunman, of other shots, of other guns." Mr. Ford and the
commissionnaturally assum ed there was no evidence of a second
gunman because theyintentionally ignored credible statements which
did not point to their theoryof a lone gunman* They did not follow
alternative leads. They did not insistupon seeing all available
evidence. Some investigation.For example, 22 out of 25 people
interviewed by the police after theassassination said that shots
came from the grassy knoll area. Fourteenclaimed to have seen smoke
rising from behind the fence in this area. At11:30 on November
22,1963 (an hour before the President was shot) JuliaAnn Mercer saw
two men get out of a truck by the knoll, carrying gun cases.She
also positively identified Jade Ruby as the driver of the truck
even beforehe was see n killing Oswald on TV . H owever, she told
Garrison that whatappeared as her official statements were the
opposite ofwhat she had actuallysaid and her signature had been
forged; Julia Ann M ercer, a witness to thepreparation and
conspiracy to kill the President, was never even called totestify
before the com mission.The famous film of the shooting taken by
Abraham Zapruder showsKennedy's head thrown violently backward and
to the left, a clear indicationthat shots came tram in front of the
motorcade. However, the> WarrenCommission states that there is
no indication that shots camefrom"any otherplace other than the
Texas School Book Depository" behind the PresidentAlso, the film
thecommission receivedfrom he FBI containedframes hatwere somehow
reversed to show Kenned y's head thrown forward, again insupport of
the lone gunman behindhim. A fter a routine examination of thefilm
found the reversal, J.Edgar Hoover admitted it was an
"inadvertent"printing error.And what about security for the
President on that fatal day? A telexdetailing a suspected attempt
to kill Kennedy was put out five days beforethe assassination to
all FBI special agents in charge. There is no record thatthe FBI
notified anyone, not even the Secret Service. Security was not
beefedup to protect the President in a notoriously violent city. In
fact, almost everycode of security was violated. Open window s were
not closed (remember theBook Depository?) The parade route was
changed at the last, possible m inute.If the message had been
distributed properly, this would have been seen as apossible
trap.An agent told Garrison that on the day of the assassination,
the telex and anymention of it was taken out of Bureau files.Think
about this: It was ordered that the President's limousine be im
mediately hosed out after the shooting, even though it contained
part of thePresident's brain (evidence.) The surgeons at Parkland
Hospital in Dallaswere not even permitted to do a thorough autopsy
(legal procedure in ahomicide) and werefinally orced atgunpoint by
Secret Service to surrenderthe body to them. The "official" autopsy
was performed at Bethesda NavalHospital in which m ilitary
personnel were in charge. The doctors there wereordered not to
trace the path of the bullet(s) through the body. Maybe theywould
havefound hat the "magic bullet" couldn't have mythical powers.I
haven't even touched the surface of evidence (root word: evident)
that hasbeen uncovered by Garrison and others. Even if you are not
interested in theassassination o f JFK, I encourage you to read
Garrison's book. At least it willshow you who is really in charge
(read: The CIA is more than any of us realize.)Two gunmen did not
act independently on that day. A President was killed tochange
policy. Find out moraand think about that . Don 't remain
"blissfullyignorant" It may bring happiness to believe in a myth,
but at what price?
"JFK" was "dedicated to the young in whose search for spirit
marches on."People, who do you think we are? Don't muddle through
Mercyhurst,receiving grades and going to the bar. Life is bigger
than that Think.
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By John DanknichMerciad Movie Critic
Well , it's October, and thatcan mean only on e thing; baseball.
No, this column isn't onthe wrong page. I'm'talkingabout Tom
Selleck's new movie,Mr. Ba seball, which may behi sfirst hit in a
long time.Since the release of Three Menand a Baby in 1987,
Selleckhas had a string of forgettable m ovies. H owever, Mr .
Baseba ll is anatural Gt for Selleck, w ho is a big fan of the
Detroit Tigers (muchlike a certain mov ie critic), and could be his
best role since Magnum,P.I.
Selleck pla ys Jack E lliot, a washed-up former World Series
MostValuable Player who the New York Y ankees sell to the Dragons,
aJapanese baseball team. The Japanese media dubs Elliot
"Mr.Baseball," but he imm ediately gets of f on the wrong foot by
saying,"Let's just say I had a yen to p lay here," at his press
conference.1liot's impish interpreter Yochi (Toshi Shioya) saves
Jack fromembarrassment by translating what Elliot "means."Things
don't get much better for Elliot He has a great deal oftrouble
respecting and understanding not only Japan, but also theway the
Japanese view baseball. For exam ple, before entering thelocker
room, a player must take his shoes off. This is simple enough,but
Elliot's stubbornness seems to make everything he does
moredifficult. Thisalso applies to deali ng with hisnew m anager
Uchiyama
(Ken Takakura). Elliot does his best to.go against
everythingUchiy ama does. H onor is the only thing that concerns
Uchiyama.Elliot thinks he 's a stick-in-the-mud.Of course, in any
"Gsh-out-of-water" m ovie, you're going to havea romance. Elliot's
romance happens with the Dragons' liberalpublic relations
representative, Hiroko (Aya Takanashi). It justhappens that Hiroko
i s Uchiyama'$ daughter. This leads to a veryhumorous dinner scene
with Elliot, Hiroko and her family.After this, Elliot a nd Uchiyama
come to an u ndersta nding of sorts.Elliot starts to work harder
and becomes more of a team player.Uchiyama starts managing to win
.I won't giv e a way the ending, but let's just say that it's not
yourtypical baseball movie ending. It's better.The only big
criticism I have with Mr. Base ball is its pacing. Thepacing always
s eem s to be alternating between fast and slow, withlittle
consistency. There's also the problem o f predictability. I
couldpretty much figure out what was going to happen and when.Mr .
Baseb all d oes have many redeeming qualities, though. TheI
baseball sc enes arevery well done. I never once thought that
Elliotand the Dragons weren'tplaying in front of thousands of fans.
Thecrowd shots were incredible. It was very interesting to see
bowdifferent Japanese fans are from your typical A merican fan. I
just\ wanted to rushrightout andhave some squid on a stick after
see ingthat it was the meal of choice at Japanese baseball
stadiums.Even in his bad movies, Selleck always gives a top notch
performance. Jack Elliot seems to be a cross between Selleck's
ownpersonality and Magnum, which is an interesting
mix.Incidentally, current Chicago White S ox star Frank Thomas m
akesa cam eo appearance as the rookie who pushed Elliot out of his
joband to Japan. Selleck himself appeared as a pinch hitter for
theTigers in an exhibition game two years ago. Unfortunately forI
Selleck, he struck out -Mr. Baseb all s ays a great deal about the
Japanese culture. TheJapanese arc not as backward at many
Ameflcansbelieve. They area very advanced culture not much
different from ourown. It says alot that the Japanese have adopted
an Am erican sport like baseballas their national pasttime.
'!'However, there are some fundamental differences between Japanese
and American baseball. In Japan, large corporations ow n andcontrol
the teams. The CEOs of these corporations care only aboutwinning,
no matter what the cost This is what makes Mr. Baseballwork; its
accuracy.
| M r. Baseball's grade: BWell that's all for this week. I'll be
back in tw o weeks w ith morewit and wisdom. I hope all of my loyal
readers can wait that long.Until then, this is John Danknich
signing off from the back row.
Campus Profileiii\ By Mary Medure{Merciad Staff Reporteri
Jennifer Asquino, senior vocalr performance major, decided tortake
a chance.r She listened to a friend and audi-f tioned for a part in
the Erie Play-| house production of Bus| Stop. "I had neverdone a
show atI the playhouse," she said. \ !$| Asquino got the part of
Cberie.I "Cherie is a battered night club} singer, but she is not
very good,"} Asquino said. She is very sweet,5 innocent but sexy,
Southern girl.\ "Ma ril yn Monroe pi ayed the part) inthe movie
version of BusStop,"\ she said. There are a few differ-\ ences
between the movie and thej play versions.| Often, performing in
theatre re-f quires actors to make certain(changes in keeping with
a par-\ ticular character's personality.(Asquino is no exception.
She: opted to have her own. long haircut and dyed to simulate
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scenes in the nlav is when Cherie climbs up on a table and:
performs to the song "That OldJ Black Magic.") The day before the
show opened,) Asquino said she wasn't nervous about opening night.
She said that)she tries not to be too nervous, at\ least not until
right before the\ show starts. "I don't want to wastelmy energy. If
I gel nervous, I use
AsquIthat energy and go practice." saidAsquino.The play runs on
weekends be-gi nningThursday, Oct. 8 throughSunday Oct. 24.
Performancesare at 8 p.m .. Sunday matinees areat3 p.m.. Tickets
for the show are$7 with a student I.D. The play isdirected by David
Matthews.
Asquino has been interested inperforming on stage since
gradeschool. Her first major role wasin high school. She played
thepart of Rosie in Bye-Bye Birdie.Asquino has also played
majorroles inThe Crucible, The Darkof the Moon and many of theD
'Angelo School of Music openproductioThis past summer, Asquino hada
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i\!terbury Feast. She played the partiof Yum Yum in The Mikado
atrthe Riverside Inn. The play ran!all summer. "It was a very
enjoy-jable experience, and it was myfirst paying theatre," she sa
id.The Erie Playhouse is community theatre and therefore, its sta
ffdoes not receive any salary.As the only Mercyhurst studentin the
cast, Asquino has enjoyedmeeting and working with newpeople. She
hopes to work i n somearea of the theatre in the future.I highly
recommend that mem-1
bers of the Mercyhurst community support both Asquino andthe
Erie Playhouse and go see theplay. I am goingjon openingnightand I
look forwardtoseeingmy roommate perform.' ' - . ** *
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