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Vol. 75 No. 16
Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St.'Erie, Pa. 16546
F o r u m addresses students' concerns
Administrators and students speak out to student government
By Kristin Purdy
Editor in chief
The first tradit i onal forum of the
school year was held Tuesday, March
19 at 8 p.m. in Mercy Heritage Hall.
This was the first time that campus
issues served as the issues for discussion, since anthrax questions monopolized the student forum sched^
uledforOct. 30.
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Several of the same issues were
raised, such as parking and housing
maintenance problems, but there
were also some new issues addressed
by administrators at the forum.
Administrators in attendence were:
Dr. William P. Garvey, president of,
the college, Mr. Thomas Billingsley,
executive vice-president for administration, Ms. Jane Kelsey, vice president of finance and Mercyhurst College treasurer, Ms. Laura Zirkle, dean
of residence life and student conduct,
Mr. Tyrone Moore, associate vicepresident of administrative services,
Mr. Ken Sidun, director of security
services. Dr. Andrew Roth, vice
president for academic affairs and
dean ofthe college, Ms. Pat Benekos,
director of academic computing, Mr.
Matt Grimaldi, assistant athletic director, and Mr. William Kerbusch,
director of physical.
One of the most focused on topics
ofthe forum was improvements to
the Rec Center. Grimaldi addressed
many ofthe concerns ofthe students
and committed himself to looking
into them in coming days. Several
questions about the slipperiness of
•he floor were raised. Grimaldi ex-
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water polo
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game
plained that the wrong cleaner was
being used on the floor by some
coaches, but now the problem has
been improved. Students persisted
claiming that even that evening the
floors were not proper for playing
basketball, and Bi llinglsey responded
by saying that the floors would be
cleaned more often than the regular
three days a week.
Another issue that arose about the
Rec Center, was that of employing a
properly certified trainer to help students design a work out routine, and
also available trainers for students
injured while working out in the facility. Gramaldi said that they are
putting together a program for Fresh
'Start to make students aware of
proper techniques for working out.
Additionally, he said that they
trainers made available to them.
Students also requested that the Rec
Center be opened earlier than the
current opening time of 10 a.m "Th is
is a common complaint among constituents and there were Several
people who wrote forum questions
about the issues," said Annie DeMeo,
Mercyhurst Student Government
secretary who moderated the event.
nThere were a lot of suggestions
thrown out this evening that student)
government will follow up on. Student government representatives will
work on getting together a petition
and perhaps we could convince the
director ofthe facility to allow there
to be a trial period to see how much
usage the Rec Center actually gets
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m."
Another important issue addressed
by the administration was that of online registration. Dr. Roth explained
to students that the goal was for online registration to be a reality by
April of 2003, for registration for the
fall term of the 2003-2004 school
year.
"Web Advisor software has been
purchased and currently the faculty
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Benekos explained that the software will be used for a number of
[things. "Students will likely be able
t0 access
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grades on-line as soon as
sometime during the spring term."
would look into getting a personal
As the forum concluded, DeMeo
trainer for throughout the school year. read a comment from a student about
As for the issue of trainers assisting the efficiency and politeness ofhousall students, and not just athletes, ing maintenance, which usually bears
Grimaldi emphatically stated that all the brunt of student complaints.
students injured in the Rec Center Moore remarked that he was going
would have the necessarv services of to frame the notecard '
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lot of suggestions thrown out
this evening that
student govern-
M S G
March 21, 2002
begins student elections
By Michelle Oelon .
Contributing writer
The time has come for the elections
for next year's Student Government and the Executive Board. The
members of the Executive Board
include the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and
SAC Chair. Anyone can run for
these positions, including students
who are not currently a member of
MSG.
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Letters of intent for President and
Vice President, and the teams of
President, and Vice President, must
have been submitted no later than
March 19. The primary election for
these two positions will take place
on March 26. Letters of intent for
secretary, treasurer, and SAC Chair
must be submitted no later than
March 27. The general election for
the Executiv Board will take place
on April 4 and 5. The SAC Chair
will be chosen on April 10.
The duties of the student that
wins the position of President will
be to lead the MSG weekly meetings, which took place on Mondays
this year, and remain in charge of
MSG fundraisers and government
associated retreats. The President
has many other related responsibilities including attending the
Board of Trustees meetings, Budget and Finance Committee meetings, and SAC Executive Board
meetings. The Vice-President is in
charge of all the elections, and
plans and organizes the Lecture Series. He or she also attends the SAC
Executive Board meetings with the
President.
The students who will be running
for Treasurer are working to be in
charge ofthe money related issues
for the student government. A fewj
examples ofthe treasurer's dutiesj
are that he or she facilitates the intake and distribution of Mercy hurst
Student Government funds, and
writes weekly checks for all student government activity and
Mercyhurst Student Government
funds. The Secretary's duties include organization of meetings an
office, and organization of the
|Homecoming elections and events.
The SAC Chair responsibilities include the organization of all SAC
activities and SAC related retreats.
The new Executive Board will be.
sworn in on April 15. Thef'MSG
representative elections will be
held on April 25 and 26.
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Senior gifbto be donated to academic building
By Kelly Rose Duttine
Contributi ng. writer
As construction continues on the
new academic building, members of
the senior class continue to deliberate over the senior gift. Plans recently have been finalized for the
gift, which will leave the permanent
mark of the class of 2002 at
Mercyhurst.
The senior gift committee, which
includes seniors J.P. Ratajczak,
Aaron Hayes, Billy Byrnes, Megan
Verbanick, and Annie DeMeo, have
decided that the class gift for 2002
will be a Mercy Cross for the foyer
of the Audrey Hirt Academic Building. The cross will be built into a pillar in the new academic building,
opposite from a picture and information on Audrev Hirt.
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Connie Bisesi, Kristen Letts, and
Elaine HUfiker, three senior art students, will make the 2ft.tall ceramic
cross. Under the cross, there will be
a bronze plaque, which will contain
the name of all seniors who helped
to donate to the class gift, as wel 1 as
a message.
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Committee member Billy Byrnes
is excited that the Mercy Cross will
be hung in the new building. "Since
there are only two other Mercy
Crosses on campus, the gift shows
that the legacy of the Sisters of
Mercy, which are the foundations of
the campus of Mercyhurst College,
will be preserved in the new academic building," said Byrnes.
So far, 104 Seniors have donated
to the senior gift, contributing
S3,355. The major fundraising event
was the 100 days 'Til Graduation
Party at Plymouth before spring
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March 12th's event, the last installment of MSG's 2001-2002
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Lecture Series, drew an impressive crowd from the 'Hurst,
break. The committee has set the goal community. A packed auditorium hosted counterculture icon
of $5,000 donated by 170 Seniors, if Steve Hager, as well as former DEA agent Robert Strutman, both
you would like to contribute, please of whom made convincing arguments for their own side of the
legalization of marijuana dialogue.
contact a committee member.
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TH E ME RC IAD
MARCH 21.2002
CAMPUS NEWS
Police and Safety Lo;
February 15,2002
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Briggs apartments
Three underage non-students went
into an apartment and began to
drink alcoholic beverages.
February 17,2002
Briggs apartments
Threats made to students by other
students
February 17,2002
East Duval
Students made an unauthorized
entry into another student's
apartment, started to fight, made
verbal threats, and caused
dammage to the apartment
February 19,2002
McAuley Hall
Unknown person(s) discharged a
fire extinguisher in the hall.
February 20,2002
Mercy apartments
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Male student hit female student in
the face
No work' rule for Brown U. students sparks debate
Anna Subblefield
Brown U.
(U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.L —
The recent decision to cut workstudy requirements for first-year
Brown University students on financial aid, beginning with the class of
2006, has sparked debate, with some
students and administrators praising
the policy and other student groups
expressing skepticism.
Although Michael Bartini, director
of financial aid, said the Financial
Aid Office is "optimistic and enthusiastic about Brown's hew 'no work*
policy," students expressed uncertainty about the program's success.
1 Several University Food Services
workers said they are critical of the
"no work" policy, which may hurt
students more than help them.
Terrorism in
the ^classroom,
Lisa Moran 'OS said she works for
the minimum eight hours per week
cashiering at Josiah's in order to buy
plane tickets to travel home to California and to cover her extra expenses.
"A lot of student jobs on campus
allow you to work while you study,"
Moran said. "Work-study during
your freshman year helps to relieve
the stress ofpaying for things on your
own. This first year isn't stressful
enough academically for working to
really become a big burden on top of
adjusting to Brown.**
But not all students work simply
to pay for extra expenses. Some student-workers depend on their paychecks to help pay for books, living
costs and tuition.
Bartini said there are still employment options availableto first-years
MOJO
who want to work.
"If a student at Brown wants to
work, mere are more than enough
jobs available, both on and off campus,** Bartini said.
Income from these jobs, however,
would be taxed by federal and state
governments, Bartini said.
Although the Financial Aid Office
awards money to the families of students on financial aid, this money
often does not trickle down to the students, said Elizabeth Hoover '02,
vice president of Students On Financial Aid.
Students from organizations like
SOFA said they are also wary of the
new no work-study policy.
"The financial aid department is
notorious for underestimating how
much it costs to come here,** Hoover
said. "At Harvard [University],
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as learning and processing information related to terrorism and the
Fires kill more Americans than all United States* response to the
natural disasters combined. Every
events of September eleventh.
year more than 5,000 people die in
These topics have come up in a
fires, over 25,000 are injured, and
wide array of courses throughout
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The leading cause offiresin the US R/IAP major Kelly Froehlick deis accidental. Fires like most
scribed some discussion that took
accidents are largely preventable.* place during the fall term in a R/
LAP class entitled, "Terrorism." In
Some common causes of fires are: light of September eleventh, the stu• Unattended/careless cooking
dents discussed thefinancialimpli• Open flame, typically smoking, cation of large-scale terrorism, as
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Fire can happen anytime fuel, air "Terrorism** course offered in the
and an ignition source come together. fall term, taught by Dr. Heibel, head
Fire safety begins with you. The Stu- of the R/IAP department. From
dent Handbook (p.43) contains fire their classroom discussions, he
safety regulations. These rules are gleaned that the U.S. had to respond
provided to make you, your building in a powerful way to the attack beand Mercy hurst College a safer, fire- cause we seemed to have stood quiproof en vironment
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for the exchange'of ideas between
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Hoover said, "students start out at S9
an hour. Why cant we have this at
Brown?"
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The minimum wage Brown student
workers can earn is $6.40 an hour.
"No one at Brown says student
workers should be paid minimum
wage," Bartini said. *
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"Employers are given guidelines to
decide the wage each worker should
receive according to the value and
amount of work that they do. Wages
are thus not stagnant amounts. Students can move up the ladder.**
Administrators are optimistic in the
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must recognize the "no work** policy
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MARCH 21. 2002
FEATURES
Gifts for Kids
The Cornerstone
By Justin Gorsage
Contributing writer
It's Saturday night and it seems as
if the entire campus has gone into
hiding. There are no good parties
going on, and watching the same
movies over and over has become
tiring.
If this scene sounds all too famiU.
iai\ then you haven't been to the
Cornerstone Bar & Grill yet. John
Melody, the former soccer coach recently opened the Cornerstone Bar
on the corner ofEast 38th Street and
Pine Avenue, across from CVS, and
so far business has been booming.
The mood once inside on a Saturday night is quite upbeat. On one
side of the bar, people can be found
playing pool or quarters, or dancing on the dancefloorwhile the DJ
spins out a good mix of musical
genres. While on the other side, you
can find a table to sit at and grab a
bite to eat. Senior Bob Furgal said,
fit's very convenient and it's a nice
little gathering place."
Chris Zdunski, the general manager at the Cornerstone said, "It's a
fantastic location because of the college being right here," Because of
its close location to the college, the
Cornerstone has already become
quite a popular destination for students here at the Hurst. Junior Matt
Walle said, "I think the location is
nice, this way I don't have to catch
a cab back home."
For a lot of college students catching a cab can be a little more expensive than it's worth. John
Melody also has plans in the works
to open another bar downtown
called Molly Brannigans, This bar
having a fully authentic Irish theme
to it with a more historic feel than
the Cornerstone since the building
structure will be older. The Comerstone is open all week, 11 a.m. until
2 a.m., with happyhour specials
from five p.m. until seven p.m.
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By David Portenier
Contributing writer
Slowly the screwdriver turns, pulling the last screw out. The toy is
carefully pulled apart and the broken connection is revealed.
As toys are being repaired, Jan
Shaunessy overseas the craftsmanship of the volunteers. Jan does this
everyday because she is involved
with an organization called Gifts for
Kids.
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Gifts for Kids is just one of the nationally known organizations that
provides toys to less-fortunate children. So residing in Erie, Gifts for
Kids workers and volunteers accept
the challenge to bring smiles to saddened faces. Located in Downtown
Erie, Gifts for Kids was founded in
1985 by John Oaks, a retired Pennsylvania State Police Officer. For
years, John's organization has provided families and children with a
sense of hope and togetherness not
just through the holidays, but everyday of the year.
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This organization is operated in a
very unique way. Jan states her mission clearly, "In order to give toys,
we must have toys to give." Jan receives toys from manufacturers and
retail stores that provide toys that
have been returned or might not
have sold.
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When Jan and Gifts for Kids receive toys that have been returned,
they are usually damaged, and that's
where the volunteers take over.
They try to fix the damaged toys the
best they can. Once a toy is repaired,
Gifts for Kids organizes the toys by
age group and gender and sends
them to a needy group, such as a local church. There, people wrap and
distribute accordingly to how Gifts
for Kids sent them.
Jan and her volunteers have a very
Contrubuting photographer
flawless method to organize toys.
Adam DuShole, Megan Eble and Leslie Echan are enjoying a drink For example, birth to ten years of
at the newllocal bar near Mercyhurst College's campus.
j age is the first grouping oftoys, like
The bar has recently opened and has had a packed house every
dolls and toy trucks. From there, the
toy selection is increased in increFriday and Saturday nights.
ments of five years, and it stops
around the age of twenty-five, where
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as electronics are used as toys. "We
have found this method to work and
the organizations we supply never
seem to have problems." All the organizations never request toys for
all age groups though. They usually only ask for toys ranging from
birth to fifteen years of age.
"We receive so many toys, that
sometimes we have too much and
too little time to fix them. And
sometimes, we run out of organizations to give them to because they
have enough."
Gifts for Kids receives smal 1 toys,
like matchbox cars and big toys, like
playhouses or bikes. This past year,
they received a total of 26,000 toys.
And 90% of them came with their
original boxes, which makes it
easier for Jan and the volunteers to
sort and ship. And, the storage of
these toys is never a problem for Jan
because I hey have a storage facility
at their location. "With the exception of stuffed animals, we never
accept any clothes and just focus
mainly on toys."
Gifts for Kids knew they would
have problems accepting clothes.
The storage and the packaging in
dealing with a boy piece from a girl
piece and what the actual article of
clothes are, pants or shirt, would be
impossible. And also, a huge challenge would be categorizing the different sizes and trying to figure out
what organization needs what. "It
would be very time consuming and
require a lot more help."
Students from Mercyhurst College play an important role in Gifts
for Kids. "I enjoy working with the
students. They are always in the
best spirits and eager to help more
than what they have too." The volunteers do numerous tasks such as
repair gifts, load gifts onto trucks,
and help organize them into categories.
"I work with a lot of volunteers
throughout the year, but when you
guys come and help it really means
a lot. We get a majority of our tasks
done fast and its always handled
with the greatest care. We would
struggle without you guys."
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TH E MERC1AD
OPINION
A warrior for optimism
THE GOOD ...
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"What do you want to do when
school is done?"
Over the past weeks, I have repeat• Over the last few days, despite a few drizzles here and edly been asked this question and I
there, it was nice to see students out having fun on cam- answer it with the same sense of
pus, playing'frisbee and wearing shorts and t-shirts. Mer- fearful uncertainty. But when I hear
other kids answer with a similar "I
cyhurst is beginning to look like a fun campus again.
don't know," I feel comfort in the
fact that I am not the only one who
feels his or hers college degree may
only serve as a really expensive
• Lucky kid? Oscar winners and spouses Billy Bob
piece
of
paper.
Thornton and Angelina Jolie have adopted a baby from
But with that comfort comes a
Cambodia. Given Jolie's knife fetish and Billy Bob's fear sense of urgency, a sense of trying
of antique furniture, I feel really sorry for when this kid's to figure out just exactly what I want
to do for the rest of my life. It is also
buds come over.
scary that I use phrases as "rest of
my life" and/or "In my day." And
•Now that the Office of Student Financial Services has com- every time I say those things, I feel
bined Student Accounts and Financial Aid, things are run- that time isn't tapping me on the
shoulder, but breathing down my
ning much more smoothly than in the past.
neck.
It's funny how in high school,
when asked what I was going to do
after graduation, I could answer with
full confidence about what I was
going to do. Now, the words "for the
rest
of
my
life"
carry
more
ambigu• For some reason, students think that whenever they
ity and importance than I want to
drink and decide to take their routine walk around cam- deal with right now. Not because
pus, they have to harass other students walking home.
my inner procrastinator is eager to
acquire Senior-itis, but because, for
Pure genius, especially when the aforementioned idithe
first
time
in
my
adult
1
ife,
I
am
ots walk past security carrying a bottle of Jack and
afraid of not what I will be doing,
answer "No** to the officer*s question of "Are you drink- but if anything will become availing?"
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able for me to do what I want to do.
Sure, the assurances that come
from advisors, teachers and family
serve as a placebo for my uncer•There are 10-12 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medi- tainty, but only until I read in Encine students study^in 3R, taking up valuable space that tertainment Weekly about the latest
up-and-coming talentless film perstudents could be using, especially when midterms come sonalities who have found their
around.
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lucky break courtesy of a random
finding by an agent in some mall. I
wonder why fate doesn't nudge me
in that direction. Then I consider my
location, Erie, and realize if warm
weather rarely visits E-town, then
...
THE BAD
THE UGLY . . .
• What's up with the random odors around Old Main
this week? Onefloorsmelled of beef, and the area
around Preston wreaked of garbage and some girl's
cheap perfume. Lysol, A.S.A.P.
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Phil Pirrello
why would Fate or good luck?
But everyone blames Erie for everything, which makes me want to
actualize my El True Hollywood
Story even more. Being a Jedi of imI patience, I refuse to sit around and
. wait.
But how does one go about succeeding in a field whose only access
depends mostly on connections and
right place, right time happenings?
Well, they do so by adapting a cliche
as their personal mantra: "Be Optimistic" or "Good things come to
those who wait."
Now, as anyone who reads my column knows that me and optimism are
about as bosom buddies as a hypochondriac and a leper colony. But
lately, because more doors are closing than opening for me in my desired profession, I am becoming a
warrior for optimism, war crying
fiercelyfromthe "I."|*
But, think what you want. Feel
what you want, optimism or otherwise. But bitching and moaning
about how there is nothing to do in
Erie, or how blah Mercy world can
be at times, is not a solution. It is an
excuse.!It is an opportunity to pass
blame off on things we can't control,
in favor of not taking control. I hate
the constant cacophony of pessimism
in the air with every walk to the
Union or overheard conversation
about how crappy something is. Not
to get all preachy, but instead of complaining, why notHno something'
about it?
tMake it a hobby, or a mission statement, and rebel against conformity
by taking an individual's stance
against something. And what better
Who was Oscar Romero?
Afaithjularchbishopkan ordinary man and an extraordinary leader
Archbishop Oscar Amulfo Romero
was the leader of the diocese of San
•Now that the snow has melted, there are puddles of stand- Salvador during a period of political
ing water in the walkways. Seriously, aren't walkways upheaval and instability.
He
was
a
good,
pious,
ordinary
man
meant for walking on, not around?
who was elevated to be bishop of an
area that was suffering greatly from
a civil war between factions of capitalism and communism.
Romero tried to remain benign in
the face ofwhat was going on around
him.
But, the realities of civil strife and
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violence came too close to home.
As people he knew disappeared, as
co-workers were tortured and killed,
Romero could no longer stay above
thefray,and he felt compelled to act.
Because of the kind of person that
he was, Oscar Romero felt that God
was calling him to stand in compassion with those who were suffering.
His is a modern story of conversion
that is real and very compelling. Once
he had made the choice to speak out
on behalf of those who were oppressed. £
He became the target for those who
wanted to maintain the status quo and
ignore the cries of the poor.
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Romero became more and more outspoken. He even challenged the Salvadoran
military
to
disobey
orders
PHEAA requiring them to torture and murder
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thing to rebel against than self-defeating prophecies?
It is easier said man done. I know.
I am trying, very hard. But all of our
endeavors - levels of difficulty are increased with every negative jab at the
system or cynical bitch fest. I have
always spoken my mind (shocker)
when it comes to getting the bum end
of the stick without any pre-lube. I
used to do so with such Oliver Stoneesque vigor, that the end result turned
an ant hill of an issue into the El
Capitan of reform.
Lately, I have tried to discover the
middle ground between soap-boxing
and diplomacy.
That middle ground is optimism.
And it's hard to be an optimist. Hell,
the only thing I am 100% optimistic
about is the fact that -1 will always
approach new situations with a certain degree of pessimism. Such an
approach is conditioned within some
of us, after years of concealing academic success from the senior class
or going against the ebb and flow of
mediocrity.
I always found comfort in knowing that I'll someday pass these
people on their journey to the middle.
But when one sees the potentiality
of optimism as a revolutionary act,
then they are the ones opening doors,
even ones slammed in their faces.
At the end of this column, I am still
not sure what I am going to be.
But keeping my head up is helping
me, little by little, to see all the things
I can .do by ignoring all the stuff I
can't help but analyze too much
about.
J ° l most of us,, it's npt a question
of what opportunities are not going
to ptesent themselves, but rather
which ones are we not gonna let slip
through our fingers. The tighter one's
grip, the more optimistic the future
looks.
Questioning Faith
FT. Jim Piszker
He also called on the United States
to stop helping El Salvador's military (which the U.S. was doing
through money, arms and the training of soldiers at the infamous
"School of the Americas"). Romero
would ultimately be called to lay
down his life for others.
On March 24, 1980, Romero was
gunned down while saying Mass in
a hospital chapel. His "radical" pronouncements were too much for
those who benefited from his silence.
Romero exemplifies a model of
Lenten conversion.
The cries of the poor, the disadvantaged, those who have no one to
speak on their behalf are many and
they are here and around the world.
How can we be good, ordinary, pious people who don't desire to be
leaders or even challengers ofthe status-quo respond?
Our baptism gives us the grace to
respond as Romero did, with the
compassion of Christ Romero understood that love was stronger than violence when he said, "If they kill me,
I will rise again in the Salvadoran
people."
And he has continued to speak out
against oppressive regimes and inequitable economic conditions through
all those inspired by his life and ac-J
tions.
To learn more about the man, see
the film about him, "Romero," starring the late Raul Julia. Read his
homilies in the book, "The Violence
of Love." i
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Mercyhurst carries on his legacy
through the annual Archbishop Oscar Romero Lecture.
This year, it will be held on Monday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the
Mercy Heritage Hall. John Dear, a
Jesuit, will speak on "Non-Violence
Amid Global Terror: The Relevance
of Radical Compassion."
Take heart in these words" spoken
by Oscar Romero: "We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables
us to do something and to do it well.
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest"
.'
As Oscar Romero once said, "We
may never see the end results, but that
is the difference between the master
builder and theworker."
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— Aunt DiSartolomeo, freshnui
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graduating this year.|
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— Dustin Arnheim, senior
— Heather Richmond, junior
Whatjis your
reaction to Fall term
$L like it because I-witi be able to p think that we should start earlier,
starting on
because we get out late enough as it|
work longer."
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11th?
Justin Farione, junior
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Denni Jurcevie, junior
8 thinUffs fine, it
no difference to-mer
pfCerianne Lover, freshman
"I wish we could start later so I could
learn more at my internship over the
summer instead of concentrating on
"I dbift think they should start it then school."
Keypx Dwyer, junior
because its my 21 st birthday."
— Jackie foliar, junior f
"The feet that we start later doesn't
pU don't think we should start school bother me, but Iflhink it should be
on thatgday, because we should^re- recognized as a dayjwe should be
member those that died Instead of proud to be Americans."
— Mike Coleman/junior
studying and classes."
—*/Andy Masarik, senior
"It affects me because all my friends
Si don't like the .fact that we start so will be back at school already and
late, and I think it should be a day of next summer all the jobs will be
memory."
taken."
—Alexis CandelaMreshman
Luke Slater, junior
"It stinks because its my senior year
and we graduate so much later than
usual;"
Kerry Ryan, junior
"I think its too late because other
schools have already started and we
are the only ones left at home."
— Sarah Hojnacki, junior
Life, liberty a n d t h e pursuit of d w a r f tossing
Matt Brophy
U. Minnesota
(U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS
Jimmy Leonard, a British bouncer
and truck driver, won the British
Dwarf-Throwing Championships by
tossing "Lenny the Giant," a 4-foot4-inch, 98-pound British dwarf, a
distance of 11 feet 5 inches at the
Worcester pub in Sutton.
It's no joke: Dwarf tossing is a
sport. There are competitions, contenders and big money on the line.
Some dwarfs have made careers out
of it, reportedly earning up to six-figure salaries on tour.
Dwarf tossing is a contest in which
dwarfs wear harnesses and allow bar
patrons to pick them up and hurl them Florida's legislators that dwarf-tossthrough the air onto mattresses. This ing should be illegal. "Think of footactivity usually takes place in a bar ball," said Angela Van Ettan. "The
or sports facility. Whoever throws the dwarf actually is the ball. He's the
dwarf the farthest wins a cash prize object of the competitions ... being
y
or trophy as well as the admiration objectified and dehumanized."
Ernie Ott, a spokesman for LPA,
ofspectators and fellow participants.
Even though dwarf tossing seems claims this deprecation extends not
like a positive sum game where ev- only to the individual, but to all little
eryone wins, there are those who hold people: "Dwarf tossing may help filittle tolerance of what they deem a nancially the person who does it...
"demeaning" pastime. The advocacy However, it tears down the structure
group "Little People ofAmerica" ar- and the esteem that little people are
gues dwarf-tossing encourages treat? trying to gain." LPA also argues
ing dwarfs as objects. It's not clear if dwarf tossing is dangerous.
the advocates of LPA are grumpy or Motivated by vigorous lobbying by
dopey.'but they're certainly not LPA, a Florida court passed a law in
October 1989 that bans all forms of
happy.
dwarf
tossing
in
pubs
and
bars.
The
Robert and Angela Van Ettan, who
law
empowers
the
state
to
impose
represent this group, convinced
fines or revoke the liquor license of
establishments that host dwarf tossing contests.
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Challenging this ban as unconstitutional, "Dave the Dwarf," a morning talk-radio personality whose real
name is Dave Flood, is currently suing in a Florida circuit court to overturn a law that bans dwarf tossing—
he is not suing for any damages. He
argues the law unfairly singles out
people with dwarfism. Furthermore,
he argues the state shouldn't be able
to dictate how he earns his living.
Dwarf tossing is a relatively new
phenomenon, one obviously not foreseen by our forefathers. Therefore,
there is nothing in our Constitution
that specifically covers dwarf tossing. Little people should be guaran-
teed the rights to "life, liberty, and
the pursuit ofhappiness"—however
he or she might conceive it. This ban
on dwarf tossing is certainly unconstitutional and clearly politically motivated. The tyranny of the majority
shouldn't be able to keep the little
man down. As Flood declares, "I'm
a dwarf and I want to be tossed."
The Florida court heeds to repeal
their ban on dwarf tossing. If dwarf
tossing is outlawed, only outlaws will
be tossing dwarfs. If dwarf tossing is
banned, then the terrorists have won.
Let liberty shine not only upon the
tall people, but the shorter ones as
well. Let these dwarfs go back to
work, earn a living and be able to
once again sing, "heave-ho, heaveho, it's off to work I go."
Liquor stores!sueifake IDjusers
Students who buy booze illegally will pay the highest price
Bryan Nieder
U. Maryland
Kristin Purdy
PhilPirrello
Adam DuShole
Leslie Echan
Mackenzie Dexter
Scott Mackar
Annie Sitter
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Billy Elliott
Megan Fialkovich
Kristin Smith
Megan Eble
Annie DeMeo
Stacey A bbott
Editor in Chief
Opinion Editor
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Features Editor %
Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Photography Editor
Technical and Production Editor
Copy Editor
Copy Editor
Advertising Manager
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercy hurst
College. It is published throughout the year with the exception
of mid-term and finals weeks. Office at 314 Main. Telephone
824-2376. Fax 824-3249. E-mail <merciad@mercyhurst.edu>.
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be
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and should be no longer than 500 words. All letters should be
submitted to Box 485.
(U-WIRE) COLLEGE^PARK,
Md. — In some states, liquor distributors are armed with the ability to sue fake-ID users, -whose
false representations can hit the
businesses with fines. Maryland
alcohol providers cannot take such
actions, but feel lawsuits of this
kind are unnecessary.
•A Newt Hampshire liquor store
sued University of New Hampshire student Jeremy Reny in
February^for penalties incurred after
selling the underage customer alcohol. Reny used false identification to obtain alcohol at the
Durham Marketplace, which resulted in the liquor store being
fined $250.
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The Durham owner's unusual
course of action left Reny with 30
hours of community^service, a
settlement that helped him avoid a
jury trial and possible fines. The
lawsuit set a precedent in New
Hampshire for alcohol providers
wishing to take legal action in situations that penalize stores for be-
ing duped by underage patrons.
Could this happen to underage alcohol purchasers in Maryland? According to the Prince George's
County Board of License, there is
no law that allows alcohol distributors to sue patrons for misrepresenting themselves." In addition,
Maryland liquor stores cannot buy
insurance to help alleviate fines
they may encounter in an alcohol
violation. For selling to minors,
stores can face a $100 to $5,000
fine and a possible liquor license
suspension or revocation.
Sgt. Jacques Croom, who supervises the alcohol initiatives unit for
the Montgomery County Police,
guessed that half of underage high
school and college students have
fake IDs.
The large number of fake-ID
holders does not alarm the popular local bar Santa Fe Cafe. %
"Our bouncers go through fairly
thorough training to prevent underage kidsfromentering," said Greg
Sanders, a Santa Fe Cafe manager.
"We have had no problems with
the liquor board."
To supplement skilled bouncers,
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local bars have begun using ID
scanners on random nights to prevent minors from entering. A police proctor facilitates the ID scanning process, which also discourages underage drinkers from attempting to get into bars.The scanner reads IDs using a magnetic
strip reader that scans licenses' bar
codes to make sure cards are not
fraudulent. Error messages appear
i f the cards are fake*
**
With a $3,000 price tag, the scanners do not come cheap and are not
a panacea for fake ID usage. IDs
with no magnetic strip, such as
those from New Jersey, cannot be
checked using the scanners.
R.J. Bentley *s, Santa Fe Cafe and
Cornerstone Grill and Loft employ
no scanners. Police officers sporadically bring them to the bars to
scan for fake IDs.
"Having a scanner is not necessary," Sanders said. "With welltrained bouncers available, scanners just offer an extra expense and
guest distraction. If a kid wants to
risk a $500 fine then that's [his or
her] decision."
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ARTS&
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Got Evil? Creative Arts division debuts show:
Ticket Stub
By Phil Pirrello
Opinion editor
It is a prerequisite that any time a
movie is set in a shady government
lab, it must be comprised entirely of
metal, and whenever it's metal doors
open, shut, or are in a resting position, they clang. Anything vaguely
metal or glass in Paul Anderson's
Resident Evil clangs constantly, perhaps to distract the audience from the
half-assed execution that this high
concept video game adaptation does
not deserve.
The Plot: Kinda hard to give a synopsis when the lead character, effortlessly played by hottie Milla
Jovovich, is devoid of a name. IMDB
lists her with three different names,
so we'll just give her one that best
describes this broken rubix cube of a
plot: "Hot-chick-with-amnesia-whodiscovers-she-is-a-bad-ass-securityagent-and-kung-fu -specialist-forthe-hive." The Hive is conducting
viral and DNA experiments and one
of them releases a contagion that
turns the lab workers into zombies,
prompting "Hot Chick" and a group
of black jump-suited commandos
(lead by Girlfighfs
Michelle
Rodriguez) to kill the undead and
escape before time runs out.
The Good: The movie really captures the subjectiveJP.O.V. of the
video game, complete with a digital
map that shows what level the players, err, actors are at, and a green digital clock counting down to "game
over.*' Those familiar with the game's
set pieces will be glad to see the majority of them intact, the best being
the preview's much showcased Matrix-Vikt standoff between "Hot
Chick" and a pack of zombie dogs.
Such a scene would play almost
surreally comical if not for
Jo vovich's femme fatale machismo.
In a red mini-dress and leather jacket,
she promises that any bout between
her and Lara Croft would be a good
one. Standout scene: a sadistic computer, The Red Queen, toys with our
commandos using a deadly geometric laser beam that slices and dices
with ultimate effectiveness.
Gorgons, manticores and unicorns, oh my:
By Katie Putney
Contributing writer
On March 22, 2002, an artistic extravaganza is set to debut at the Mary
D'Angelo Performing Arts Center at
8 p.m.. A conglomeration of the
Mercyhurst Departments of Music,
Dance, Drama, Art, and Communications will present Igor Stravinsky's
'The Soldier's Tale," and "The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The
Manticore" by Gian-Carlo Menotti.
"The Soldier's Tale" tells the story
of a soldier who is on his way home
when he meets the Devil. He agrees
to exchange his violin with the Devil
for a book, in return for fame and
fortune. The Devil asks him to spend
3 days with him to teach him to play
the violin. The soldier agrees but 3
years pass before the soldier returns
to a town where no one recognizes
him. The soldier meets a princess and
they fall in love after he rescues her
from a deep sleep. The Devil is angry at the soldier's happiness, and
threatens the couple with dire consequences if they don't leave their
homeland. When the soldier returns
some time later for a short visit, the
Devil overcomes him.
"The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and
The Manticore" tells the story of a
poet who impresses his local town
with three separate exotic animals.
All of the local wives demand that
their husbands buy them similar animals because they are slaves to fashion and status. The poet appears with
3 different animals and each time the
wives insist on getting one too. He
claims to have killed the first animal
in favor of the second. The townspeople eventually go angrily to the
poet's castle when he has not been]
seen in the village for some time,
thinking mat he has killed all of his
animals. The poet lies dying but his
animals are alive and well. He criticizes the townspeople for giving in
to the dictates of fashion to gain social acceptance and status, and speaks
of the symbolic price that it has for
society at large.
Dr. Cerveris, the director of this
production, and Chair ofthe Creative
Arts Division at Mercyhurst College
says that there is a connection between the two stories. Both deal with
['fantasy", and are concerned with
"the fantastic and fables."
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and Communication Departments are
also involved but are not included in
this total figure.
"The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and
The Manticore" includes 12 singers,
9 musicians, 3 dancers, and an interactive video. According to Dr.
Cerveris, his biggest difficulty in co= ordinating the production was the
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working
on
ative Arts Divi- co-coordinating this production since
September, but only began casting a
sion can do as a few weeks ago.
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He explains that this particular
show was, "a way to demonstrate
what the Creative Arts Division can
do as a group; music, dance, communication, art and singing" are all
There are a total of 70 performers, blended together in a "collaborative"
^
comprised of singers, dancers, actors way.
and musicians. Members of the Art For tickets and information, call the
Box Office at ext. 3000,
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Dr. Cerveris
Take chance and sieze the coffee:
CafeDierrifelebrate l year of espressos, lattes and cappuccinos
chased under $2.00.
Physically, Cafe Diem is going to
be making some changes as well.
Since they opened their doors, they
have replaced the carpeting and recently the lighting in the cafe. This
term, the staff is planning on refurbishing the tables with an eclectic
collage design to replace the matching plaid table clothes. They also
hope to add a couch and coffee table
inside the entrance of the cafe.
Cafe Diem is staffed by 17 students, most of whom are HRIM majors. These students can receive partial work-study funding, as well as
fulfill some ofthe 240 required service hours for all HRIM majors over
the course of their four years at
Mercyhurst. This year's managers
are David Vitale, Josh Karney, Laura
Rowles, and April Pepe. Cafe Diem
is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.
- 10:30 p.m. as well as SundayThursday from 7 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
By Staeey Abbott
Staff writer?:
The beginning of Spring term marks
the one year anniversary for Cafe
Diem, the student run coffeehouse
located on the first floor of
Hammermi 11 library. Cafe Diem was
conceived by four Mercyhurst students at the beginning of last year and
finally materialized on campus last
spring.
Over the course of their first year
in operation, Cafe Diem has made
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many changes in terms of cosmetics
as well as menu selection.
Jeff Fleegen, Niki Repass and Erika Schappest work up a nice y j
In addition to the standard coffee- caffeine buzz at Cafe Diem in the Hammermill Library.
house fare, new for this term they
have added a cold drink menu to ac- rocks such as iced mochas and lattes.
Cafe Diem has recently purchased
commodate warm-weather students,
The hot menu has also been ex- a brand new espresso machine in orwhich includes Italian cream sodas, panded to include such tasty items as der to serve up everyone's favorite
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MARCH 21. 2002
1 —
Men's hockey loses championship g a m e 6-4 to
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
Mercyhurst advanced to the MAAC
Hockey League Championship game
with a 5-0 shutout of Connecticut
Thursday, March 14, but were defeated in the final round by Quinnipiac
6-4 Saturday, March 16.
After MAAC Goaltender of the
Year Peter Aubry stopped a UConn
breakaway in the game' s first minute,
Mercyhurst scored twice within a twominute span later in the first period.
Senior-forward Tom McMonagle
deflected fellow senior forward Louis
Goulet's centering pass behind the
Connecticut goalie at 5:23.
Junior
defender Mike Muldoon converted a
Laker power play at 7:11 and the
Lakers led 2-0 after a period.' The
goals were McMonagle's ninth and
Muldoon's fifth of the season. The
lead grew to 3-0 midway in the second when Goulet scored a shorthanded, unassisted goal at 10:24.
Mercyhurst put the game away with
third period goals by sophomore detender Nolan Brown, his second career goal, at 3:32, and sophomore
forward Peter Rynshoven, a power
play goal, his 13th score of the season, at 8:39. Mercyhurst outshot the
Huskies 32-28 as Aubry recorded his
eleventh career shutout and only the play of both of the team's goalies.
Cifelli made 11 saves in the second,
second in MAAC playoff history.
Quinnipiac University became the Quinnipiac stopped 20 Laker shots
fourth different MAAC Hockey for a MAAC Tournament record inLeague Champion in four years Sat- cluding a breakaway shot by freshurday afternoon as it defeated the man forward David Wrigley. Freshdefending champion Mercyhurst Lak- man forward Rich Hansen came out
ers 6-4. Quinnipiac avenged a 6-5 in the third period and scored on a
loss to the Lakers in last year's cham- power play just 1:55 into the period.
Quinnipiac answered with a goal less
pionship game.
Quinnipiac scored four unanswered than a minute later on the powerplay.
goals in the first period on Laker The Lakers then began a comeback,
senior goalie Peter Aubry at 4:42, scoring three unanswered goals. The
10:48,15:52 and 18:14. Mercyhurst first was scored by Wrigley at the
coach Rick Gotkin replaced Aubry 5:36. Less than five minutes later,
with sophomore Matt Cifelli after the Laker sophomore Adam Tackaberry
fourth goal. Neither team scored in scored on a goal that bounced off
the second period due to the excel 1 ent Quinnipiac' s goalie and found its way
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LAKER
S P O R T S
Quinnipiac
to the back of the net. Muldoon pulled
the Lakers within one with a goal that
came at 15:57 to make the score 5-4.
Quinnipiac stopped the Lakers'
chance $of a«comeback whenjj they
scored on Mercyhurst's open net with
nine seconds remaining to win 6-4.
Mercyhurst's Goulet and Muldoon
were named to the All-Tournament
Team. The Lakers finish with an o verall record of 24-10-3 and a conference record of 21 -2-3.
The Lakers will be losing six seniors this yearJMarc Varteressian,
Louis Goulet, Tom McMonagle, Brad
Olsen, Brad McDonald and goalie
Peter Aubry.
Softball
finishes|Florida
trip
with
Men's volleyball loses to Princeton, and St. Francis
two losses, ending a six-win streak
By Scott Mackar
Assistant sports editor
The Mercyhurst men's volleyball
team lost both games to Princeton
and St. Francis Saturday, March 16.
The setbacks dropped Mercyhurst to
4-15 overall on the season.
In the first contest, it took Princeton
only three games to defeat the Lakers. Mercyhurst lost the games by
scores of 21-30, 23-30, and 24-30.
Junior Alex Laama and freshman
Austin Siewert led the Lakers with
ten kills apiece. Laama has 149 kills
on the season, while Siewert has contributed 174.
*
In the second game, Mercyhurst
faced off against St. Francis.
Mercyhurst was swept in three close
fought games. They lost by scores of
33-31, 30-27, and 30-26. Freshman
Pastva now has a total of twenty
By Scott Mackar
strikeouts for the season.
Assistant sports editor
j? Mercy hurst dropped the second
game to Augustina by a score of 8-7.
The Mercyhurst women's Softball Mercyhurst fell behind by a powerteam had a six-game unbeaten streak ful fourth inning by Augustana, and
end March 1, ending its Florida trip could never recover. Dayna She 1 key
with loses to Alma and Augustana. led the Lady Laker offense by
Mercyhurst began their five game homering and driving in three runs.
winning streak in Florida, which was The three RBI's increased her 2002
their longest since the 1998 season. total to 15, which currently leads the
In Friday's contest the Lady Lak- team. Marissa Bartholomew, curers lost to Alma 2* 1. Alma scored in rently batting ,455, went two for four
the bottom of the eighth inning to in the game driving in one run. The
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer break the tie and win the game. Fresh- seven wins are two more than the
entire
team
won
in
all
of
2001.
man
pinch
hitter
Hannah
Cox
drove
Sophomore Jim Ax and senior Eli Bupp collide as Bupp makes the
in the only Laker run for the game. The Lady Lakers' contest against
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THEMERCIAD
MARCH 21.2002
LAKER
SPORTS
Women's water polo wins first game in history
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
It took only three games for a group
of first-year women water polo players to record the first win in
Mercyhurst history.
In just their second game ever, the
Mercyhurst women's water polo
team fell to Perm State Behrend 13-5
Friday night, March.15. The Lady
Lakers received their first win ever
the next day against IUP, winning 11 6. Mercyhurst was then defeated for
the second time'this seasorfbyGannon 15-5.
In Friday night's game, freshman
Ann Markley scored all five goals for
the Lady Lakers including three in
the first quarter. Markley^ got
Mercyhurst on the board first with a
goal just 17 seconds into the game.
Penn State Behrend tied the game a
minute later. Markley scored again
to regain the lead with 4:53. left in
the first quarter to make the score 21. Penn State Behrend scored two
more goals to take their first lead and
wouldn't look back. Markley would
score one more goal and Penn State
Behrend would score twice to make
the score 5-3 in favor of Behrend at
the end of the first quarter. Markley
would score twice more, once at 5:35
Upcoming
'Hurst Sports
; SMen's Volleyball %
The men's volleyball team hosts]
Findlay Saturday, March 23 and
Clarke Tuesday, March 26. Both
games begin at 7 p.m. in the MAC,
Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team will
host Geneseo at 4 p.m. Thursday,
March 21 and IUP at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 on Tullio Field.
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosts
Junior Sarah D'Emilio passes to a teammate over Sophomore Lindsay Spiegel plays strong defense Wingate on Tullio Field Sunday,
the outstretched arm of a Penn State Behrend Friday night against Penn State Behrend. Spiegel March 24 at noon.
player. The Lady Lakers lost -13*5 to Behrend.
had four goals and four assists on the weekend.
^
i
in the second and again at 6:23 of the goals and two assists while junior the season and Spiegel added two
third. Sophomore Lindsay Spiegel
and junior Barb Bartoszek each had
two assists and sophomore Francesca
Ravasio added an assist. Junior
Michelle Mazur played the entire
game in goal and made 17 saves.
3Saturday morning the Lakers defeated IUP 11-6. Markley led the
Lady Lakers with four goals and
three assists. Spiegel contributed two
Shannon Jacksy scored twice. Also
scoring for the Lakers were Ravasio
who added two assists/ sophomore
Cindy^Haibach and Bartoszek.
Mazur played the entire game in goal
saving 17 shots and allowing only six
goals.
In the afternoon game, the Lady
Lakers fell to Gannon 15-5. Markley
scored three goals giving her 12 on
goals giving her six on the year.
Mazur played the entire game in goal
and recorded 19 saves.
The Lady Lakers will next see action on Saturday, April 6' when they
travel to Indiana University for three
games. The will play University of
Michigan, Washington & Jefferson
and Penn State Behrend.
Baseball
The baseball team hosts Saginaw
Valley State Saturday, March 23 and
Sunday, March 24. The teams will
play a doubleheader each day.
Saturday's contests begin at 1 p.m.
while Sunday's begin at 12 p.m.
)
Softball
The softball team travels to
Shippensburg this weekend to play
IUP, Millersville and Lock Haven.
The Lady Lakers will play IUP at 4
p.m. Friday, March 22. Saturday
will begin with a game at 9 a.m.
a no-hitter as the Lakers split a pair
against
Millersville
followed
by
a
of games with visiting^ Edinboro
game
at
1
p.m.
against
Lock
Haven.
Tuesday, March 19. Baumert's gem
came in the first game, won by
Mercyhurst 9-0. He walked three and
Men's Tennis g* -J
struck out three in improving his
record to 2-1. Mercyhurst scored five The men's tennis team will travel
times in the first inning, bunching to Michigan Tech Saturday, March
four hits, an Edinboro error, and a 23 to play at 11 a.m. The Lakers
passed ball to give Baumert an early travel to Lake Superior State Unicushion. Seven different players versity Sunday, March 24 to play at
drove in runs for Mercyhurst. Cruz, 10 a.m.
Risner and junior Frank Rodriguez
had two hits apiece while junior Matt
Rowing
King cracked a triple and sophomore £
The men's and women's rowing
Paddy Relihan added a double.
teams
are
traveling
to
Lewisburg,
Edinboro snapped the Laker's fourPA
Sunday,
March
24
to
participate
game winning streak in the second
in
the
Bucknell
Invitational
begingame, throwing a three-hit shutout as
ping
at
3
p.m.
the Scots won 3-0. The game was
scoreless until fifth when Edinboro
had a bases-loaded single for a 2-0
Golf
lead. The Scots added another run in
the sixth to win 3-0. Laker sopho- The men's golf team will be travel-'
more Jon -Roewer allowed only four ing to Leitchfield, KY to participate
hits himself in 5.2 innings, but took in the District IV championships.
the loss. Cruz and juniors Chris Allen The team will begin action at 9 a.m.
and Brad Pickering had the only both Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24.
Mercyhurst hits.
Mercyhurst begins conference play
next weekend when Saginaw Valley
State visits for Saturday and Sunday
doubleheaders.
Women's lacrosse wins first Baseball wins three out of four
home game o# seasen*i4i
By Scott Mackar
The Lady Lakers rank seventh nationally
Assistant sports editor
In their first home game of the season^ Mercyhurst had no trouble getting past Merrimack College. The
Lady Lakers scored early and often
with quick goals from junior Amy
Plumley, freshman Dara Liberati and
senior Vanessa Turner to jump out
to a 3-0 lead Plumley finished the
game with three goals and one assist'while Turner and Liberati finished with two goals each.
The Lady Lakers took a 7-1 lead
into halftime and the second half
proved to be much of the same.
Freshman Kristen Jankowski scored
three of Mercy hurst's last four goals
and added two assists. Senior Bryn
Paisley also recorded two goals in
the second half while senior Laurie
Sienkiewicz notched her fourth assist of the game.
Junior Jennifer Meyers and freshman Jennifer Hines also added goals.
The Lakers unproved their record to
3-1 on the season with their only loss
coming in double overtime.
The Lakers axe next in action
Thursday, March 21 when they host
Geneseo.
The men's baseball team defeated
Columbia Union twice Sunday*
March 10 with scores of 11 -4 arid 30, respectively. The Lakers split a
doubleheader with Edinboro Tuesday, March 19 to give Mercyhurst an
overall record of 7-9.
The Lakers had 22 hits during the
two games, including five doubles
and two home runs. Senior Tony
Cruz hit his fourth home run of the
season, while batting a healthy .396.
Also sophomore Dustyn Risner
blasted his first home run of the season for the Lakers. Sophomore starter
J.D. Roewer pitched five innings in
the first game to get his second win
of the season. Sophomore pitcher
James Sacramento threw a complete
game shutout in the second games,
only allowing six hits. Sacramento is
now 1-1 for the season. Senior outfielder Ryan Nietupski recorded his
175th career hit against Columbia,
moving him into third place on the
Mercy hurst's all time hit list He is
also holding a .426 batting average
for the season.
Sophomore Paul Baumert pitched
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Junior defender Heather Enos
runs the ball iaway from
Merrimack's offensive end as
junior goalie Diana Rapacki
looks on. Mercyhurst defeated
Merrimack 14-3.
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Men's lacrosse
team|loses 19-7
Women's tennis ends seasonflosing to Carnegie Mellon and Niagara
By Scott Mackar
Assistant sports editor
Mercyhursfs #1 player, sophomore Alison Hughes* ends with a 21-8 singles recordLast Saturday the men's lacrosse
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
The Mercyhurst women's tennis
team lost a close 5-4 contest to
Carnegie Mellon at the Westwood
Racquet Club Saturday, March 16.
Sophomore Alison Hughes recorded
a 9-8 victory at the number one slot
winning a tiebreaker 9-7 in the final
game. Freshman Brianne Petricone
recorded an 8-3 victory at the number two slot and freshman Joanna
Olmstead had an 8-5 win at the number three slot. Petricone and Hughes
combined for the only doubles victory of the day at the number one slot
with an 8-2 victory.
The Lady Lakers ended one of their
finest seasons in the program's history with a 6-3 loss to Division I
Niagara Sunday, March 17, at the
Westwood
Racquet
Club.
Mercyhurst started strong with two
solid doubles wins at the #1 and #2|
slots, but the Purple Eagles were too
strong in the singles, winningfiveout
of six contests. The setback dropped
Mercyhursfs record to 15-12 while
Niagara improved to 9-6.
Mercyhurst's #1 player, Alison
Hughes, a sophomore from Cleve-
land, Ohio, ended the year with a 21 8 singles record. The team's 15 wins
were the most in recent history and
its seventh-placefinishin the GLIAC
was its best showing in five years.
| The Lady Lakers will lose only senior team captain Colleen Sullivan
for next season. Sullivan pulled out
a great win in her final match as she
defeated her Niagara opponent 6-7,
6-4, 7-6.
team lost to nationally-ranked New
York Institute of Technology 19-7.
The eighth ranked Lakers fell to 31 on the season. Fourth ranked New
York Tech dominated the game by
compiling 19 goals to only 7 for the
Lakers. Troy Ledbetter led the Laker
offense with three goals. Ledbetter is
currently the season leader for the
Lakers with 19 goals.
Mercyhurst will host Winthrop
Sunday on Tullio field at 12 noon.