INTERSESSION 1974

In an interview this week with Mr. Igor Stalsky of
the College Senate Academic Policies Committee,
the Merciad learned that only SO per cent of the
evaluation forms which were to have been handed out
to students on the final day of Intersession were ever
turned in. W,
The evaluation forms were to have been used to
determine student opinions 'of the Intersession
The Voice of the Mercyhurst Community
VOL. 47 NO. 11 MERCYHURST COLLEGE
program and proposed changes in* the academic
calendar. ^1^
When asked for some reasons why 70 per cent of the
student evaluations might be missing, Mr. Stalsky
responded that some teachers saw the evaluation
forms as evaluations of their own teaching ability,
and felt threatened by them. In the past, the
evaluation forms hadibeen done in the short, ob-
r courses two days a week each, and 5-6 per cent
JANUARY 10. 1975 Mr. Stalsky expressed the desire of the Academic
jective question style, but this year, the forms were
short subjective essays.
Mr. Stalsky also noted the fact that almost all of
the evaluations that were turned in were very
favorable to the program, and that any kind of
negative sentiment was conspicuously lacking in the
evaluations. As Mr. Stalsky put it, I suspect that
those faculty members who may have gotten a
negative response simply didn't turn * in their
evaluations."
When asked if the Intersession evaluation forms
would be used as a representative sampling of the
student
44
body, Mr. Stalsky responded that he felt not
As it stands now, the evaluation is invalid— a 30 per
cent response is worthless.'' ^
Regarding the choices for an academic calendar,
Mr. Stalsky noted that 70 per cent of those in the
partial sample favored the present 3*1-3-8 academic
calendar, 20per cent favored the 4-3-3 calendar that
eliminated intersession and replaced „ it with a
fourteen week term in which students had four
favored a 4-1-4, standard semester form, similar to
that in use by Gannon and Villa Maria Colleges.
Policy Committee to get a representative straw vote
from students on the Intersession and requested that

FUND HITS 50%

the newspaper sponsor such a poll. In response to Mr.
Stalsky's request, a blank will be found on page 2,
which can be filled out and left in the suggestion box
in the Student Union.
The deadline for jfhe $1,000,000 Campus Center originally set. That figure continues to grow.
Fund Drive has once again been extended, this time One of the fields in which the fund-raising drive is
indefinitely. ? ^ * MT now getting involved in is getting corporations and
foundations to make "challenge grants". An example
While declining to say that the fund-raising drive would be negotiations underway with the Kresge
had run into trouble, Mr. Robert Prattler, Vice- Foundation that would provide a $100,000 donation if
president In Charge of Development, stated that the that same amount could be gotten from other
drive was running behind schedule due to a "number sources. Mr. Prather also mentioned negotiations for
of factors''. i a similar "matching-challenge" grant with the Gulf
Oil Foundation. i
Among the factors mentioned were the present
depressed state of the local and national economy and
a three week slow period in v
pledge solicitations due to For * additional opinion on the Intersession
the Christmas holiday. question, turn to page two. This week, the
Currently the drive has resulted in pledges of Merciad will publish Mrs Stalsky's reasons why
$500,000 or 50 per cent of the $1,000,000 goal. Intersession at Mercyhurst should be discon-
Mr. Pirather noted that a big push was now being tinued. That article will be followed next week in
launched to bring that total to $700,000 by the end of the same place by a /rebuttal by Mr.* James
January. When asked when the starting date would Lanahan, of the Department of Admissions, who
be for the Campus Center, he pointed out that the will state the case for Intersession. M y l
decision would be up toUhe Budget and Finance
Committee of the College. After the Committee
reviews all factors involved, they will suggest a date
for ground-breaking. J •? g ^ & tt it
Mr. Prathert stated'that he saw no reason why
the Committee would :• not give the go-ahead for a Pace Program
construction start in the Spring of this year.
One of the brighter spots of the fund-raising drive
continues to be In the Faculty Staff donations, which
now stand at $22,000, or $2,000 over the $20,000 goal
Off And Running
Some 80 Mercyhurst College students on all class
levels will pilot a Counseling Services project during
the Winter and Spring terms. The program wilhbe
known as the PACE program (Pennsylvania Mercyhurst still had Its share of dirt roads when this 1938
Academic Enrichment Program) and is designed to shot of the Grotto area looking west was photographed from
respond to students' total educational needs and the window of Egan Hall. See page 2 and find out about a
provides the following services: tutoring, study skills new Merciad fea ture—V Window On The Past*'.
development, personal counseling, financial aid
counseling, writing-and mathematical skills
development, and career planning. The core term QUEST Communication Lab Sessions and have
guidance program is available to students who wish small group meetings with academic department
to take full advantage of the College Counseling representatives for assistance in planning academic
services and program participants may utilize any or programs. £ + ' \
all of the above services. V .; > * % Students participating in the PACE program will
Of special interest to seniors] are small group meet regularly with a counseling staff member and
sessions on How To Write a Resume, How to Par- among other things serve as Data Banks for the
ticipate In a Job Interview, How To sell Oneself To Counselors so that the current needs of Mercyhurst
Employers, How To Complete Job Applications. College Students can be assessed and hopefully at*
These sessions will be held by the placement office. tended to. .* * * *
Sophomores and Juniors can participate in Though the pilot program is sizable, the Counseling
Problem Solving, Decision Making Lab Sessions, Staff invites additional interested students to enroll in
Career Planning Sessions, and make extensive use the program. Students may enroll*in the Pace
of materials in the newly* established Career Program during the week of January 13 by seeing
Interior view of the proposed Mercyhurst Campus Center Resource Center. Freshmen will continue their fall Miriam Mashank, Director of Counseling Services.

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OPEN FILES" LAW RAISES QUESTIONS
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of Files. In these files are contained the Student Per-
1974, better known as the Buckley Amendment, has sonal Data Forms which are filled out by the students
caused much controversy. Some of the confusions themselves and are nothing more than general in-
have been cleared up since President Ford signed formation, and the Student Appraisal Rating Scales,
modifications to* the amendment on Tuesday, better known as letters of recommendation, com-
December 31. However, even though this bill has pleted at the request of the student by teachers and
: non-teachers. Before the^Buckley Amendment, the
been signed, it is still subject to change. l f put in the files before January 1 will remain con-
The Buckley Amendment guarantees parents recommendations were held confidential. If the
access to their sons' and daughters' records and the students have access to them, more than likely the
right to challenge anything that might be inaccurate. people selected to write these letters will be more
It also guarantees students the same rights. Any cautious and less candid. Mr. Kennedy, Director of
records open to students would also be open to former Student Services, has commented, "I'm not sure
students who might wish to challenge them. what the files will mean when employers question the
Controversy in Colleges arose over the Placement candidness ofTthe recommendations." Gary
Bukowski, Mercyhurst Director of Placement, stated
that "When graduate schools or employers find out
that files are open, they don't want them."
For this reason, students may waive their right of
access to the recommendations. As of January 1, the
openfilesare optional to students. However, anything
fidential. The reason for this is that these comments
were written with the guarantee that they would
remain confidential.
Mr. Kennedy will be attending a seminar at
Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J. on
January 23 to clarify specific points of the amend-
ment and its ramifications for Mercyhurst.
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To
Prayer is powerful—at least as a social convention.
There seems to be no more efficient way of bringing
people to attention than by shouting, "We will now
say grace before meals." As a crowd-silencer this far
out-ranks even such grabbers as, "0 my God, he's
having a coronary," or "Fire." This curious force of
invocation was recently unleashed on the Mercyhurst
community f!by| Fr. Guy Patrick: with 3* few
penetrating words before the Christmas banquet, he
accomplished what even the Triple Trio could not:
for a few brief moments he held students and faculty
alike in something resembling awe. | *
>Fr. Patrick's prayer, of course, was not the only
religious overtone to work its way into the otherwise
tasteful dinner. President Shane and Mr. Blanchfield
also addressed the group with explicitly Christian
words. However, their success at achieving attention
was less impressive than that of Fr. Patrick. In fact
many persons mocked] the President's attempt at
religious seriousness, while others embossed Mr.
Blanchfield's reading of the Christmas narrative
with remarks suggestive of Tiajuana or Port Said.
Clearly immaturity is no monopoly of the younger
members of the Mercyhurst family. f television, pool, a little?studying here and there.
But there is a further misfortune. Our college, it
seems to me, is increasingly embarrassed Iby its
religion. Like America at large, Mercyhurst is put to
the blush by the mention of its Christian underwear.
We clutch at afterdinner Christmas carols as if to
genitals we are unsure of. It is insufficient to say
Mercyhurst is ambivalent about its identity; we are
estranged from our origins. M f Another pattern\ is the | student who is | self
Oddly enough i institutions less committed to
definite goals than Mercyhurst are more certain of
their direction. Criticizing i the American Ideal of
expediency, a Yale spokesman said recently, "We've
decided to drop out of the rat race, because even if
you run and win you're still a rat." A college need not
be narrowly Catholictorealize the ultimate futility of
commitmenttoneutrality.
Perhaps, as the snickers of some of my colleagues
suggest, Christianity is simply an embarrassing
remnant of an adolescent era, a superstition/like
^ p
Santa Claus, which is cynically trotted out once a
year to keep the nuns and kids happy. If so, for God's
sake let us inform'our President of the family con-
sensus. Let us keep him from actually believing we
appreciate his Christmas prayer when in fact we
absorb it out of courtesy for his office. For beneath
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MERCYHURST COLLEGE
'Point/Counterpoint Part 1
What originally started out as a student evaluation
of the 1974 Intersession at Mercyhurst has developed
into a verbal powder keg, with members of the
Mercyhurst community massing on either side of the
issue and preparing to wage their respective battles
of words. | *
Mr. Igor Stalsky, Associate Professor of Theatre
and a member of the College Senate Academic
Policies Committee, feds that intersession should be
discontinued at Mercyhurst for a number of very
important reasons. %'i '
The first major reason, according to Mr. Stalsky, is
purely economic. Intersession is, and has been for the
past couple years, a money-losing project. Not only
does the school lose money by operating with only a
partial student body, but many students never return
to Mercyhurst after the seven week period between
Thanksgiving and the beginning of Winter term. The
financial loss is large—Intersession* in 1973 lost
$40,000 (figures are not yet available for Intersession
1974) At a time*when the economic future of small
schools like Mercyhurst is endangered, Mercyhurst
must "cover its losses", by either raising its tuition
or cancelling the Intersession Program.
Another major reason why Intersession at Mer-
cyhurst should be ^discontinued, according to Mr.
Stalsky, is the fact that 'Intersession is
academically worthless. Although it may work
pretty well for certain departments, it is in the long
run, a waste of time." Mr. Stalsky pointed out that
E ditor
the smiling veneer of the Mercyhurst body there
lurks, I suspect, a spirit which affirms neither the
idea of the Christ nor the idea of a college based on
such convictions as were His.^ |
Sincerely,;, J ^l*f I
Philip Krill
Mercyhurst Syndrofrie
by jj Dave Blanchfield
There is a definite pattern that builds up in many
Mercy hurst students, but especially in residents. The
following is meant to be a non-judgmental description
of two of these patterns. * f f * W-
jg For many, life becomes a dull routine interspaced
with efforts to break out of the routine. Classes are
held at the same time everyday and it often seems to
be more like obstacles to be overcome than an
educational experiences. Time outside of classes is
spent in the same ways, drinking, card playing,
Every day you come in contact with the same people
who have the same things to say. When parties come
up, people rush;to them as ways to escapeIthe
deadening effect of daily life but all too often the
parties become as routine as the week days. They too
are joyless and make the return to the daily routine
even more painful. , ^
motivated. These people have no difficulty in finding
experiences, and projects in which to involve
themselves. If anything,!their lives become Hoo
frantic. Such people have an awareness of the world
around them, both its riches and its needs. As they
grow they rejoice in its riches (music, literature,
people, art, celebrative gatherings, nature) and
become more aware of their responsibilities to its
needs (problems of hunger, economy, aging.) As they
grow they become surer of who they are and more
accepting of others. | % •*••
c Of course these two patterns are caricatures, both
general and superficial but those of you who have
read this far may finds yourselves tending more
towards one or the other pattern. If so I may have
something to offer you. | *j
The first suggestion is open ;' to anyone but
especially to those who find themselves in the first
pattern. Life becomes whole and meaningful only to
the extent that you give. That is a very simple truth
but the most difficult to live out. You become what
you give yourself to. Never give yourself and you will
never gain a self identity. Accordingly a college
should provide its students with opportunities to give.
Starting this semester campus ministry is going to
set up a program so that as many of you as want to
can spend an hour a week or more with a person in a
nursing home. If you are interested in growing a
little, in becoming a|bit more compassionate and
understanding, see us in the campus ministry office
and break out of the routine. i I
The second suggestion is open to all but especially
those who fit into the second pattern. We are looking
for volunteers in the college community 1 who are
concerned about the problem of world hunger. We
need people who would be willing to go Into the
dorms {talk to people and raise consciousness in
others about the food problem. It will not be easy, it
may even be painful but we will be aiming at worth-
while and concrete results. •£. I Next week: in the beginning.
JANUARY 10, 1975
student and faculty sentiments bear out this opinion.
In his words, "students and faculty show their
disapproval for Intersession with their feet—they
walk out on the school during the Intersession period
and just go home."
Can Intersession be improved? Mr. Stalsky feels
not-—the main limitation on Intersession being the
number of people on the college staff. "There just
aren't enough people on the faculty who can offer a
selection of really great three-week courses. There
are*a tot of good teachers who just cannot gear
themselves to teaching an entire course in three
weeks time." When asked what future Intersessions
would be like, Mr. Stalsky responded that they would
be much like this past one, with many shoddy
courses, and a few great ones/ |
Mr. Stalsky feds that the best alternative to
Intersession would be the initiation of a semester
program in place of Fall term and Intersession.
Students would take four courses, but would take
each course only two days a week for eighty minutes
each*day. The semester would be fourteen weeks
long, and free 4 Wednesdays would be retained. An
added advantage would be that cross-registration
with Gannon and Villa would be greatly simplified.
"If the question of Intersession were put to a vote
today in the College Senate, I feel that it would be
discontinued, probably by, a close vote. Is Inter-
session worth the cost of a tuition hike? "
Every Tuesday evening, the Merciad staff con-
verges on Third Floor Old Main to try to piece
together various bits of Mercyhurst news and non-
sense. At times, the newspaper production business
at Mercyhurst is exceedingly blightedfby a barren
wasteland of seeming indifference and inactivity.
The Merciad staff recognizes a responsibility to
.
supply the entire campus with relevant, timely news
and features. Our rambling and rantings are only
limited to the campus lite we see. You may have a
different perspective. Share it with us.:Send a letter,
suggestion or a lead. Let' the Merciad be your
paper!! ^
Merciad I d i t e r i a l Policy
1. The student press should be dition to coverage of the news.
free from advance approval of
copy and its editors and managers
Anyone who feels that an article
has been detrimental to them
should be free to develop their own
editorial policies and newt
selves will have an opportunity to
submit a reply for the next Issue.
coverage. I [ II. EDITORIALS ?
2. Editors of student publications a. Editorials expressed in this
should be protected from arbitrary newspaper are the responsibility uf
interference suspension or removal the staff. ;
because of student,.faculty, ad ' x
ministrative, or public disapproval «towards
b. Remarks should be directed
administrative, faculty or
of editorial policy or content. \J
While demerging these rights we student concerns.
TO THE
accept the inherent limitation
placed on a newspaper that is not
I I I . LETTERS
EDITOR
financially autonomous. We accept
the fact that the Institution bears
a.Letters shall be printed
toto" wherever possible.
the legal publication and will en b A maximum length of
, words Is suggested when
deevor to act accordingly.
The following, then* ere the mittlnga letter*
standards to be followed in our
publication:
c. Letters must be signed but
name can be withheld upon
L HEWS reasonable request,
a. News sources must be
carefully investigated In order to
d. Writers ere entitled to
"privilege information'* status
ascertain their reliability and
dependability.
concerning the availability of their
noma to anyone who might ask for
b Newt events must be same.
thoroughly Investigated In order to f- e. Any letters of obviously
prevent misinformation and mature iudgement shall , not 1
im
be
misunderstanding.
c. Newt articles. and columns
accepted for publication. v
f. The editorial staff reserves the
may be interpretive. I.e., right to screen material ac
responsible commentary In ad- ceptable for publication.
the
This coming September will mark the beginning of
the fiftieth year of Mercyhurst College's existence.
Mercyhurst and its people have gone through a great
deal since a handful of nuns and a small group of
students first set up a liberal arts college in the
barely finished rooms of Old Main and Egan in
September of 1926. ;
In the weeks ahead, the Merciad is going to "jump
the gun" a little on the college's golden anniversary
celebration bv means of a new regular feature.,
"Window On The Past". The feature will continue as
long as we have interesting material to put into it and
it will consist of both written copy and photos.
It is our hope that "Window On the Past', will tell
Mercyhurst students and faculty a little something
about the people who went before them, along with
photo views of the campus in earlier days. With this
insight, we hope that Mercyhurst people will develop
a "sense of history" for the school of which they are a
part. 1
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SENATE
Two Woman Show
MEETING

WEDNESDAY
JAN. 15

: 1:15 p.m.
The New Year has brought to us a world full of resolutions Recital Hall
and so it's up to you, great cooks of the future, to resolve
that this is the year that the water will boU, the toast will
toast, the coffee perk, and goodies will taste good.
With stretched budgets taken into consideration this Speaker: Dr. Shane on
week's recipe will make thatfslim budget seem a little
fatter. .$ College Finances and
Besides economics, this week we will also demonstrate
convenience a quick dinner ready in an hour and a half 90 Budgetary problems?
minutes, mind you. Are you ready? Take a deep breath and
here goes. * f i '$
For all those meat and potato lovers this week's casserole
is very basic. First take 3 medium size potatoes about the
size of an orange, peel and slice thin. Place in a pot of cold,
salted water and boil 5 minutes. -
While potatoes are cooking take one small onion chopped
and 3 tablespoons green pepper, place in frying pan with 3
tablespoons oil, cook till onion is soft and transparent
Tu f oring Tonight, January 10 at 7:00 Guida.
(saute). Add l pound ground meat and browa Salt and Tyrone B. Moore, Counselor two Mercyhurst art majors
pepper to taste. ** g * and Skills Bank Coordinator, will open an art show at the Two and three dimensional
When potatoes are cooked drain. In buttered casserole announces the following 10th and State street office of pieces will be presented in the
dish layer potatoes and meat mixture, ending with meat. In WINTER TERM TUTORIAL the First National Bank, areas of painting and jewelry.
saucepan take 1 can tomato soup, Vfe can water and V\ cup SCHEDULE y * "Two Woman Show" will
Rice Krispies, mix well and pour over casserole. IBake The show will be open until
covered in oven\at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve in Chemistry 203 Main display the works of senior January 31 and all are
baking dish, § 1* Accounting 309 Main Kathy Turek and junior Elisa welcome to view the works.
See? Wasn't that easy? All in one dish and it tastes so Biology |§2lOZurn
yummy, all nice and hot from the oven, it makes the tummy The above sessions!will be
conducted on Mondays from
happy. Come on don't be afraid of it it won't bite you.
Now that you're becoming such a great cook it's time to
start inviting yourgfriends, not enemies, to dinner.
7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Tutors will
be provided in all other areas
upon request. |
Around The Town
Remember the key to a person's happiness is their stomach. by Pat Woschler
Happy Eating. * j £: I* W& New to the College program
is the MATHEMATICS As promised a long, long taking a cab in this town is a
LABORATORY which I is a time ago, this closing edition luxury that few *Mercyhurst
joint effort between the of| "Around The Town" will students can afford. i |
Counseling Services; and the deal with those two final ways Which brings us to the
Mathematics Department. for getting from Mercyhurst second T— the Thumb—better
The Laboratory is designed to to somewhere else, the two known as hitch-hiking. First
assist students who would T's—Taxi and Thumb. ; off, the Erie Police Depart-
4 JANUARY As a result of a recent'rate ment's attitude toward
10—Last day to change classes | i like support in Mathematics
and| Mathematics related increase, tatting a Yellow Cab "thumbing it" is thumbs
10—Dance—Funky Stygian—9-12 p.m. Student Union courses. (the only cab company in down—whether or not they
12—FILM—"A Clockwork Orange"—Recital Hall 7 & 9 All services are free of Erie) costs $1.40 for the first enforce the law is un-
1&—Basketball—Mercyhurst vs. Clarion (Away) -y charge fori Mercyhurst mile, and $.60 for each ad- predictable. Second, even if
14—R.U.S. Meeting—214 Zurn—6 p.m. f C olleg e studehts. ditional mile. Thus, a round the cops ignore you, chances
19—FILM—"Bang The Drum Slowly"—Recital Hall— Arrangements to participate trip downtown will run bet- are that the drivers will do
7&9 • I in the services may be made ween $4.00 ami $5.00! Nelson the same. Erie is not a hitch-
20—Coffeehouse Circuit—Sandy Nassan—9 & 10 p. m. | through Mr. *Moore, 203- Rockefeller, where are you hiker's town—its drivers are
21—Coffeehouse Circuit—Sandy Nassan—9 & 10 p.m. | Preston. %• when we need you! In short, extremely suspicious of
22—Coffeehouse Circuit—Sandy Nassan—9 & 10 p.m. anyone standing by the side of
22—Basketball—Mercyhurstl vs. Pitt-Johnstown the road looking for a ride. At
(Away) i' it this time of year, a long cold
2£—ice Skating Party—Glenwood Ice Rink— 9 -12 wait awaits *anyone who
26—FILM—"Serpico"—Recital Hall—7 & 9 p.m. ventures forth Uo travel by
27—Basketball—Mercyhurst vs. Fairmont (Away) thumb. I
Final Note—The City of
Erie has donated a number of
David Hollander large city maps to Mercy-
hurst One will be posted in
the Sudent Union as a handy
reference for anyone who
wants to go somwhere in Erie,
but doesn't know how to get
there. The<> man i. will also
A new member ofiMercy- to perform concerts. In 1970 provide hours of1 enjoyment
hurst's faculty is music in- he toured with the for "map freaks '.
structor. David Hollander. In Beethoven Festival. Trio,
addition to his teaching, he and in 1971 he appeared as
will be i guiding and assisting soloist throughout the state of
those students who are in- Missouri.. His playing is ID'S
terested . in music asr a known for its warmth and MUST BE
profession. t spontaneity; his approach is
Mr. {Hollander began intense, - lyric, i and all the PRESENTED AT
studying the piano at the age while communicative. ALL CAMPUS MOVIES
of four.f He performed Mr. Hollander continued his
frequently at an early age, musical education in New
appearing publicly in a piano York City, where he coached Art Dept.
trio when he was six. By the with concert-artist Claude
time he was fifteen, he had Frank for five years. He MOVIES THIS WEEK
performed with every
symphony Iprchestra in his
received his Master's Degree
from the Manhattan School of Cinema 18 - Freebee and the
Bean
Gordon, Jermai Johnson
Plaza - Towering Inferno |
Winter Abroad
home town, Kansas City. Music. Thirteen Art Majors will
Two years later he ac- Pin41972, Mr. Hollander Cinema I, II, III - (Millcreek spend the greater part of the
Mall) - Earthquake, Man Warner - Island at the Top of
cepted a full scholarship to accepted a position with the with ther Golden Gun, the World. Winter Term in Venice, Italy,
study with Cecile Genhart at Diller-Quaile School of Music. Airport 1975.- Strand - Godfather Part II studying glass sculpture,
the U. of Rochester's East- He was given a large class of Cinema World - The Great Eastway II, I - Jermia painting, and History of
man School}of Music, where students, to be taught on all American Cowboy, The Johnson, The Great Renaissance Art. On their
he received his Bachelor's levels; the following year he Longest Yard, Flesh American Cowboy. way bade to the USA, "they
Degree. During this time he was asked to pilot the adult will spend a few? days in
was the recipient of several music appreciation course. In Florence to see and study the
awards, including a Sears- the meantime, he maintained and an artist of equal caliber. four hand concerts. great sculptures of
Roebuck grant to study; with and even increased the size of While they are usually quite Michaelangelo and the great
the late Frank Mannheimer in his own class of private pupils busy with their individual At the present!time, the basilicas of Rome. They will
Duluth, Minnesota. | because the demand for his concert careers, they have Hollanders are looking for- board the plane in Rome on
While he was in college, Mr. teaching was so great. performed together on oc- ward to settling in Penn- February 19 and will finish
Hollander returned f to the His wife, Lydia Elisabeth casion; in 1971 they initiated a sylvania and making Erie their painting course here at
Mid-West on many occasions Hollander, is also a pianist highly unique series of piano- their home. the Hurst.
 PAGE 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE
The (Mercyhurst Lakers
had their five game winning
streak snapped in the finals of
the Porreco CUD Tournament
iW
this past Sunday but still
ended the month of December
with a 7-2 record. Gannon beat
the Lakers, 70-67.
I "I have to be extremely
leased with the record we
E a ve thus far" voiced head
mentor Dick Fox. "We have
already beaten the defending
NAIA National Champion
(West Georgia) and the team
that was seeded No. a in the
NAIA National tournament
last year (Fairmont State).
We also won two tournaments
The big game finally turned from a long lived dream into and were the runner-up in the
an exciting reality. The Gannon-Mercyhurst clash was met Porreco Cup/' continued the
with avid enthusiasm. Although most Mercyhurst students fourth year coach. "Our only
were at home celebrating the holiday season, many fans losses were on the road
traveled to the Gannon auditorium to cheer on their Laker against once-beaten Slippery
team. The final outcome was gin Gannon's favor but the Rock State and to undefeated
Lakers showed the people of'<Erie that the Mercyhurst Gannon* We have had a tough
basketball team is not a team to be taken lightly. In my schedule during the month
opinion, the Lakers are Just as good as the Knights if not but come out of it as 1well as I
BETTER. • I I• % <. '* could have expected, '
| The Lakers will how-get a
It would be a definite plus to the city of Erie if Mercyhurst
and Gannon! would meet every season on a "home and
home" basis. This is what'the coaches, Mercyhurst* Gan- JV 5-1
non, and, most important, what the fans want to see. The
only question is, will Gannon accept the challenge and dare
to play the Lakers at home? *S$ WJ '\
It took four years for this contest to become a reality. The
auditorium was packed and the fans loved the game, but the
crowd was obviously pro Gannon. This could have been a The Mercyhurst College
factor influencing the final outcome. Many may say that I junior varsity basketball
am making excuses for Mercyhurst's loss, but it doesn't team is following the foot-
take much to turnaround a 3 point decision. No matter what steps of the varsity by win-
the outcome was, the Lakers ha ve proven themselves and if ning five of its six games in
Gannon will dare to play us on a non-partial court, I'm sure contests played through the
they would be even more surprised and impressed than they month of December.
already are. ; f %% W The high-scoring Lakers of
Coach Steve Brandon are
The Merciad welcomes* letters from any sports fans currently averaging 193.3
concerning the Mercyhurst sports program. If you feel that points per same. The Lakers
the sports page is biased or something should be added, then JV's topped the Scots early in
why not let us know. It only takes a few minutes to write a December 84-66. That was the
letter and if you can, drop it off in;.the information office first of five consecutive wins
anytime. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated. for the Blue and Green, |a
winningf streaky that was
The Merciad would like to thank Joe Mattis, Mercyhurst broken in their last? outing
Sports Information Director, for his assistance in creating against, Jamestown Com-
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Jayhawks, who averaged
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much needed rest before
resuming action against
Edinboro State at the Brie
County Fieldhouse on
January 7. The fighting Scots
will travel to Erie with an
unblemished 6-0 record and
will be the sixth team the
Lakers have faced in ten
games) that is unbeaten
coming into its game with;
Mercyhurst. | &
The Lakers disposed of the
University of Delaware 80-64
in the opening round of the
Porreco Cup Tournament to
set up its championship en-
counter with cross-town rival
Gannon. Ail-American Jesse
Campbell led the way with 22
points, 20 rebounds and eight
blocked shots. Carl Jones
added 16 points and Mike
Molnar 12 from their back-
court positions to aid in the
win. j 3 I j
The Lakers led in the
championship encounter by 12
points in the first half before
college national scoring
championship en route to a 26-
2 record, dropped the Lakers
94-89. I f
Freshman Jim Marshall of
Pittsburgh paces the scoring
attack with 153 points, a 25.5
average.; The 6-5 center-
forward has 51 field goalsjto
lead the team in that category
and has canned 51 of 70 free
throws in six games, aj.799
figure. Also averaging over 20
points per game is 6-4. center
Connie McCoy with! a 24.0
norm in just t hree games. •
Three others are hitting in
double i figures. ': Kevin
Bradley, fa 6-0 backcourt
performer, has a 14.3 average
with 86 points. Right behind
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settling for n 35-33 advantage
at intermission. But the
Knights poured in the first six
points oi the second sessions
and the Lakers could never
catch up even though the gap
was just one late in the con-
test, i
Again Campbell was the
leading scorer in the game
with 19 points and he added 13
rebounds and blocked four
Gannon attempts. Jones had
17 points five assists and three
steals and he made the all*
tournament team along with
Campbell. Molnar, with 11
points, and Hixon, with 10
markers also hit double
figures for the Hurst.
Campbell continues to lead
the Lakers in scoring with a
22.1 average and in rebound-
ing with a 14.3 mark. Jones
follows with a 13.8 norm,
Hixon is at 11.7, Monar at 9.6
and Bob Repko is second in
rebounding with 6.8 grabs per
game and Hixon pulls * down
five missed shots per contest.
him is 6-4 John Burrow,
another freshman, with 85
points, a 14.2 mark. Paul
Voung has pumped in. 78
pomts in six contests. Fresh-
man Young, who stands 6-3,
has a 13.0 scoring a verage. J
Sophomore James Harris
has also seen plenty of Action
for the Lalkers. He is
currently averaging 8.2 points
by scoring.49 markers in six
games.
Brandon's charges won't
let any rest after the Edin-
ioro contest, traveling to
Meadville the next evening to
meet, the Allegheny College
junior varsity.
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