VOLUME 59, NUMBER 5 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10,1985

College Senate agenda

awaiting full membership
By Betsy Lantz
problem is that if a teacher in the Senate
Three positions on the standing commit- was given the power to select student
tees of trie Mercyhurst College Senate must senators, violations could occur. For exam-
be filled by student volunteers before the ple, that teacher could favor a particular
Senate can proceed with discussion on student." j *
various submitted proposals. Proposals that will be up before the
Five positions for non-senator students Senate once it begins deliberation this
were available this fall, interested academic year, according to Lutton, include
volunteers were asked to fill out applica- the possible formation of a Library Commit-
tions for review by the Agenda Committee. tee to establish a formal communications
Only two of the five posts available to non- link between the library and the people who
senator students have.been filled, accor- use it. Senate also plans to discuss pro-
ding to Senate President Dr. Lew Lutton. posals concerning fraternities, which will
"it may be that the students are feeling first be considered^ by the Campus Life A fall sky stretches over St. Mark's Seminary
like there just Is no point In this, but if you Committee. J -;
take the view that this is advisory and we're The Academic Policies Committee will
simply trying to let people know how we address grading policy concerns. These will At MSG
feel, then that should take some of the include a proposal from ^Academic Dean
frustrations away," Lutton said. David Palmer. concerning the pass-fail
Composed of faculty, administration and system and a faculty member's recommen-
students, the Senate provides leadership, dation that minus grades be added to the
1
guidance, assistance and advice to the col- present grading scale. $ 9
Plans underway for resident
Trustees. "We Last year Senate passed a proposal
recomrnenaTng tTre atltllliq
Lutton said. "We are simply advisory in and Analysis in Literature" to be added to
nrveys, Spring Breakiirip
nature. the core curriculum. The administration is The Resident Committee under MSG is merits of economic sanctions against
'5 Proposals submitted to the Senate for tentatively scheduling this course for the ready to begin distributing resident housing South Africa. h
discussion are sent to the standing commit- fall of 1986, according to the Academic condition surveys to every student. Accor- Amy Ward was voted on as a student
tees, which in turn bring the issues before Dean's office. This year a proposal will ding to MSG President David Armstrong, representative to the College Senate. Ward,
the Senate through the Agenda Committee. come before the Senate working out the even commuters will get a copy of the after voicing a common student complaint
The standing committees include the details associated with this course, in- survey in case they lived on campus last about the cafeteria food, was also ap-
Academic Policies Committee, the Campus cluding how to exempt students who do not yeari f ^g & %*§» : S pointed chairperson of an ad hoc committee
Life Committee and the Administrative need the course and whether it should be In meetings with E. William Kennedy, to study the complaints. The committee
Policies and Operations Committee. oriented toward majors, i.e. technical plans to gather the particulars of a variety of
director of Student Services, Armstrong and
When the Senate held its first meeting writing for science majors. A proposal con- Resident Committee Chairman Don Gibbon; meal plans offered at other colleges and
Sept. 24, only two student senators were cerning the condition of classrooms, par- were told that when a student is charged for present that information to MSG with the
present. Student senators are nominated ticularly those in Old Main, will likely come a _ repair, that fee. is put into a general hope of presenting'an alternative tost he
and elected by the Mercyhurst Student before the Senate, Lutton added. damage fund. The repair will be made when administration. |
Government. "President Garvey charged us at the in- the student leaves or when-lt becomes Ward and others complained that both
"If the student senators continue not to itial faculty-administration meeting that this necessary to fix. They were also told that the quality of food and the meal program
come or not to notify me with legitimate ex- is going to be a year of 'introspection'," Lut- fines are given out on a general assessment set-up are poor. It was brought out at the
cuses for absence," Lutton warned, "I will ton stated. "Consequently, there may be a basis. . * * £ £. * meeting that the cafeteria counts on
see Dave Armstrong about the possibility of good number of proposals that come before Armstrong and Gibbon were also told that students missing six or seven meals a
having student government rescind their the Senate that haven't surfaced just yet." the major repairs are being done first and week, especially breakfasts. Several
membership on the Senate. I can't afford However, Senate cannot begin delibera- that requests such as painting are being put representatives mentioned that many col-
not to have people come because we need a tion until the committees are filled. There on hold. Kennedy also told them that there leges have a "pay-as-you-go" system,
quorum when we vote on the issues we has been a lot of response from the faculty is a hold up for parts to fix the heating and whereby the student only pays for the meals
discuss," he added. and administration forj these unpaid, electrical systems in the buildings. eaten. g
MSG President David Armstrong com- volunteer positions, Lutton commented. At the MSG meeting Armstrong pointed "- Pat Reed announced that Campus
mented, "If that possibility should arise, I "It's up to the students, first of all out that the room condition forms signed by Ministry will be going door-to-door collec-
would use all my faculties to stop such a whether they want to be represented, and the student and the R.A. are the only check ting canned food and donations in response
move, because it is student government's second whether they want the Senate to be the student and the administration have to World Food Day. Reed also asked MSG to
responsibility to fill those positions. The substantive or not," he concluded. regarding the condition of the housing unit. donate $200 to the cause. ^
It was stated that residents of the The donation issue as well as updates
townhouses have not yet signed room con- from the Resident and Special Projects
dition forms because those units are still Committee will be on the agenda for next
waiting repairs. Sunday's MSG meeting, which starts at 7:30
- This year for the first time MSG will be p.m. In 114 Zurn.
sponsoring a spring break trip to Fort
Lauderdale. More information will be out
within the next two weeks, but as it ten-
tatively stands, there will be two packages
j - J INSIDE
offered. According to Armstrong, who is
currently negotiating with a travel agency,
Foreign -f •
round trip transportation with seven nights
at a choice of hotels will range between
$269-309, depending on occupancy. A $50
deposit is required before Christmas to Dr| Erisrojjan - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ P f 3
estimate how many students are interested.
"MSG has never taken on anything like "Off ^W^^¥^^^^^^
this," Armstrong commented. He is hoping
to fill two buses of Mercyhurst students.
^ The debate between Dr. Douglas Lamant
and Desmoy Kumalo has been set for Tues- Raotbal I S^s&w p. 8
Grotto greenery defies Fall's paintbrush day, Oct. 29. They will be discussing the

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Foreign s t u d e n t s seize the opportunity at the! 'Hurst

By Betty L. Lanti * sities are free," he said. "All students are HRM majors. wish to work off-campus, they are less troublesome. "At
" I f only the American you have to pay is a $50 stu- Students from Ireland are at- must apply for permission home we call traffic lights
students would realize what a dent government fee." $.' tracted to the college through from the government, which is 'robots'," Dianne said. "And
wealth of first hand informa- Other students like Dianne the recently instituted John F. only granted to them for co-op my roommates thought it was
tion about other cultures and Franklin from South Africa, Kennedy Scholarship program experiences. f funny when I said the phone
countries we have here, and if particularly wanted to study in for Irish students. *tf r As foreign student advisor, was 'engaged'. It was 'busy'."
only they would use It..." it is Sr. Elisabeth's job to take Dianne is in the process of
Sister Elisabeth, director of care of all the students' legal purchasing a used car. Of
Campus Ministry and foreign paperwork. The entire Campus course, she will have to
students advisor/ is of course Ministry staff works to help become accustomed to driv-
r e f e r r i n g to the foreign the foreign students with any ing on the opposite side of the
students who are presently at- problems they encounter. road, but at least gasoline is
tending Mercyhurst College, "I am still missing one of my not eight American dollars per
T h i s y e a r 24 f o r e i g n bags that the airport lost," gallon as it is in South Africa.
students v representing 13 Dianne said. She thinks so- Loneliness can be another
countries are enrolled at the meone may have stolen it | problem for those foreign
college. There are 11 Canadian while she was occupied at im- students who are unable to
students, two from Ireland, migration. "My winter boots, return home and must remain
and one student each from the life jacket and teddy bear are on campus over college vaca-
countries of Denmark, Egypt, in that bag," she added - tions. "Many of our foreign
England, Jamaica, Mexico, essentials for a water-sport en- students have no contact ad-
Nigeria, Pakistan, South thusiast who will be tackling dress in the United States,"
* Mercy hurst's Foreign Students - standing,
Africa, Spain, Sweden, and (Egypt), John McKenna (Canada), Jim Whitley (Canada), Mikael l-r: Khalid Massoud
her first winter in Erie. explained Sr. Elisabeth. "It
Zimbabwe. Jonsson (Sweden). Ravi Brewer (Canada). Humay un Ahmed Sheikh Upon their arrival in the U.S., would be really wonderful if
What is it that brings a col-j (Pakistan), Sr. Elisabeth (advisor), Juan Blazquez (Spain). Couch, l-r: most foreign students must the American students would
lege student thousands of Chris Marshall (Canada), Fiona McGettigan (Ireland), Dianne Franklin adapt to an entirely new invite the foreign students to
miles from home to attend (South Africa), Margot Miles (Zimbabwe), Patty Marshall (Canada), c u l t u r e and l i f e s t y l e . go home with them over
Mercyhurst College In Erie, Chris Spencer (England) and front center Segun Balogun (Nigeria). Everything from clothing sizes holidays.
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.? [the United States just to see 5 Of course, every individual to dating customs are usually "The foreign student profits
P Many of the students are the country. Mercyhurst's first has his or her own reasons for different. When a student's by that, " she continued, "but
recruited by the college's foreign graduate student, being here. Freshmen dance native country is much dif- the host student and his or her
sports programs, particularly Dianne is working for her major Margot Miles came from ferent from the U.S., he or she family also profits by having
c r e w a n d t e n n i s . P h i l Master's in criminal justice Zimbabwe hoping to arrive at a will suffer culture shock. another culture in their home."
Nykyforuk, a senior history administration. decision as to her future Margot was shocked by the In the end, it seems that the
W W w

major from Canada, admits, "I am really here to see career. "I had lost a lot of in- casual classroom atmosphere. advantages of studying in a
"Honestly, it If weren't for the Bruce Springsteen," she quip- terest in my dancing and so I "I went to a very strict, formal foreign country outweigh the
tennis team, I would never ped. A national champion in am here asking myself 'Do I school at home. You would problems. "Even if I choose to
never see a student with his go home in December, I know I
have come to school in the white-water kayaking, Dianne really want to dance?'," she feet up and a Pepsi in his hand
U.S. * ™ * was also drawn to Mercyhurst said. Wm8mSG0fiNHRHER m will have gained maturity and
during class. < i n d e p e n d e n c e , " said a
"College is unbelievably ex-! by the crew team. *
pensive here," he continued. b* "The students who do not As Sr. Elisabeth explained, "The food is entirely dif- homesick Margot. *
"I could complete a four-year come because of the athletics there is a lot of red tape involv- ferent here also," she con- "I am grateful for what I am
'degree at a Canadian universi- come here because they have ed for these students once tinued. "And at home we have learning and I'm happy I took
ty for about 3,500 American heard Mercyhurst is a good they decide to come into the servants. I do not know how to the opportunity to come here,"
college," Sr. Elisabeth com- U.S. The government requires iron clothes or even how to she concluded.
dollars." \ m ftrvj cook. I'm learning how to live,
mented. Many are drawn by them to carry a foreign student And that from a student who
The same is true of Sweden, not how to study," she
the reputation of the hotel I.D. with them at ail times. did not even know that Mer-
according to freshman math commented. i
restaurant management pro- They are not eligible for finan- cyhurst's motto is "Carpe
major and tennis recruit
gram. Eight of the 24 foreign cial aid or work study. If they Other cultural differences Diem - Seize the Opportunity".
Michael Jonsson. "Our univer-

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THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

College Freshmen often

experience loneliness
A student's high school
graduation is often followed
by their enrollment in college.
Young adults tend to have
high expectations at this point
in their lives. Although they
have high expectations many
college freshmen often ex-
perience loneliness.
Robertj Pagni, director of
Freshmen Studies, says there
are no real signs of loneliness.
Often students cannot pin-
point particular reasons why
they don't like school; they
just do not feel right. They may
simply decide that they don't
like being at school and want
to go back home.
Surveys done by resear-
chers at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln have in-
meetings to meet and talk with
others. J -| | oreientation are encouraged
Studies done by Pagni and
the Office of Freshmen
Studies have shown that
students who live more than
150 miles from the campus are
more-apt to transfer to col-
leges closer to home.
Since Mercyhurst is con-
sidered a "suitcase" college
many freshmen ease their
loneliness by going home on
weekends. Although this may
alleviate temporary loneliness
It also tends to Isolate
students further, since many
activities take place over the
5,000 new books ordered
Dr.
weekend. This is one reason
Erisman
why parents at freshmen
to have students stay on cam-
pus for the first few weekends
of school.j& l^sfe
Even t h o u g h many
freshmen experience
loneliness, it is important to
keep in mind that others are
lonely as well. Unfortunately,
transfer students do not at-
tend orientations, which pro-
vide excellent opportunities to
meet people. ?
So if you find you are lonely ** iM«.'-"««.f««« ^^M*am*wm%<*
t a l k to s o m e o n e . The Dr. H Michael Erisman will be teaching in < Trinidad during his
Freshmen Studies Office and sabbatical. =.,*»
Campus Ministry are always
there to lend an ear. ' *?
book »

d i c a t e d m u c h of the
loneliness experienced by col-
lege freshmen stems from
students being "uprooted
from their family support
systems and life-long friends."
Students who fit into a
typical loneliness pattern are
those who have much more
time on their hands than they
did in high school. They have
gotten into the habit of going
to classes then going back to
their room and studying. After
studying they find nothing left
to fill the gap.
^hQLiar^ t r ^ p r o b l e r n of
f r e s h m e h I o n e I i n e s s Ts
serious, there are some simple
solutions. Any students who
experience loneliness should
try and get Involved in campus
activities such * as SAC and
student government. The
students don't necessarily
have to become actively in-
volved but should just go to
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Since last spring, some periodicals because they In- political-' science, * had- his that have taught for more than
5,000 books have been ordered v o l v e c o n t i n u i n g book,; Cuba's International five years. ?^P
for twenty majors on the expenditures. *5 Relations: The Anatomy of a While on the exchange, he
shelves of Mercyhurst Col- The goal set for the library Nationalistic Foreign Policy, will be associated with the In-
lege's Hammermill Library as fund was $700,000, 80 percent published by Westview Press. stitute for International Rela-
a result of the on-going Capital of which has already been This book deals mainly with tions which is a branch of the
Campaign, according to Joan pledged. %: . . • '/_ J Cuban foreign policy. University of West Indies. This
Cooper, library director. Cooper indicated that the Two other books authored university trains people to
faculty has been quite helpful by Erisman have -also been assume academic service and
"At this rate the library in suggesting new titles for published: Colossus Challeng-
could acquire 10,000 volumes the library. The new volumes ed: The Struggle for Caribbean trains diplomats. The Universi-
ty of West Indies is a regional
by the end of the first year of [cover subjects such as sports Influence (Westview Press,
the^program***- ©©oper—saicfo ftiedTCin e", aTt Ml story; "lite rary-1982) and The Caribbean university that is housed in
English speaking Caribbean
The purchasing of these criticism, chemistry, biology Challenge: U.S. Policy in a
books is part of a three year a n d h o t e l r e s t a u r a n t Volatile Region (Westview countries, such as Trinidad
and Barbados/ ^
program to improve the quality management. Press, 1983). I
of the library. Erisman has also written 15 Erisman, while at the In-
Space for the new books stitute for International Rela-
In addition to the books, has not been a problem, articles, the majority dealing
three new microfilm readers Cooper said. The library now with Cuba and its struggle for tions, will be teaching along
are due in the next few weeks. houses 105,000 volumes but Third World Leadership."His with possibly collaborating on
The fund drive money, has the capacity to ac- articles also deal with such a book with the director
;
of the
however, has not been allotted comodate 130.000, she added. topics as the social origins of institute. - p*
revolutionary elites of Latin At the annual convention of
America, trends in Cuban in- the Caribbean S t u d i e s
ternationalism, and cultural Association, which is to be
dependancy and tourism in held, this year, in Caracas,
the West Indies, among Venezuela In the spring of
1986, Dr. Erisman will present
GENUINE others, i
Appearinglin such a paper on Cuban foreign rela-
magazines as Caribbean tions with respect to Third
Review and Latin America in
Books are many book reviews
World Countries/
jAlso.i a United Nations
by Erisman. representative from *Cuba,
M From early December contacted Erisman about
Hours: Tues., Wed., through July, Erisman ^will traveling to Cuba to present
travel to Trinidad through the lectures. This idea Is still In
Thurs., Sun. 5-11:30 p.m.; government exchange pro- the making but if Erisman
gram known as the Fulbright travels to Cuba, he will pro-
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The Fulbright plan has various Trinidad. The reason behind
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We know you're out there Housing and other things
We know you're out there. We see you walking along
By David t Armstrong, MSG
the slate path In Garvey Park. We see you going back for President
seconds In the cafeteria. We hear you coughing as we In order to get a lot of infor-
take exams. But where are you? ! *? \ mation into this one column, I
The College Senate r\as not been able to proceed with will have to do my Larry King
discussion and debate because volunteer student posi- I m i t a t i o n . So h e r e
tions on the standing committees have not been filled. goes...Housing concerns were
again discussed at the MSG
"We didn't know the positions were available," you say. meeting last Sunday. The
But, information regarding the application process was Resident Committee Chair-
published in The Merciad and promoted by Mercyhurst man, Don Gibbon and I, In our
Student Government. quest for truth, met with Mr. E.
W. Kennedy last week and will
iYet only two of the five available student positions have continue' to do so until all
been filled. Faculty and administration response was im q u e s t i o n s ' have b e e n
pressive with all available positions for these volunteers answered. So far, the pertinent
being approved without delays f 1 Information
5
is Mr. Kennedy's
The faculty and administration have set an example request that if any students
have emergency housing pro-
with their dedication. Students should not feel in- blems (i.e. no. plumbing, no
timidated by their presence. The purpose of the College heat, no oven, etc.) please con-
Senate is to be a forum for both students and faculty on tact him as soon as possible.
matters of mutual concern. 5 ^ " If not, he asks that you please
be patient, for the minor pro-
'According to a report released by the Admissions Of- blems will be fixed as soon as
fice, 60 percent of the 362 incoming freshmen were of- possible. Also, surveys will be
ing of MSG meetings, I would
like to congratulate those reps
and "students-at-large" who
have had the courage to bring
up Issues to MSG and put
forth the effort to resolve
them. It shows that MSG IS a
viable force on this cam-
pus...Lastly, since I am a foot-
ball player, this editorial could
not have been completed this
week without the mention of
this Saturday's game against
Buffalo State. Last year, the
Lakerst only loss and 3 only
reason for not making the
playoffs was a highly disputed
game at Buff State. This year
we have the joy of meeting
J u y r - A
OFF <
the
ECORD
^
this team on our home turf.
This Saturday let Mercyhurst
students show that we do
have a home field lad vantage
against this team. Come out
and enjoy; but most of all sup-
port your team in "The Fight to
M a k e - I t R i g h t " at Erie
Veterans Stadium. Thank.you
f o r y o u r t i m e and my
apologies to USA Today. *
• Q I T

ficers In their high school student governments. Where circulating the campus con- NtOfcC AKlb THeKI
are you now? And the same Jgoes for those up- cerning this isssue. Please WT'LL C£X
perclassmen who have had that initial year to adjustlto take the time to fill them out lib fns$m
and return them upon comple-
college. '' ; tion... For the first time MSG is
Senate Is not the only organization on campus that Is sponsoring a Spring Break trip
having these personnel problems. Many of the student to Fort Lauderdale. Deposits
organizations are a bit short-handed in terms of student will be taken during check
cashing hours/lf there are any
volunteers. ^+> r questions please contact the
In the upcoming weeks, MSG will be looking for office or Matt Whelan, Mary
students to run for the three positions available for Beth Tripp, Don Gibbon or
Freshmen Representatives and also for departments that myself and we will do our best
to answer them...This Sun-
presently do not have a rep. day's meeting will be very im-
SAC could still use some more help on the committee portant and enlightening so I
even though student attendance at events has been en- am inviting all students to at-
couraging. And The Merciad is always looking for staff tend: 7:30 In 114 Zurn...Speak-
members in all areas.
|You don't necessarily need experience to participate in Music Director responds
any of these organizations. What you do need is a will-
ingness to learn and a desire to always try.
We know you're out there, but we'd like to see more of A plea for (Musical) Freedom
you. ^
Dear Editor, "moralist" politicians are the packages of vinyl will only pro-
I'd like to exercise my God- same people who believe we pagate a more myopic motiva-
CORRECTION: t given rlghMo respond to The can end communism, even if it tion to indulge in "self-
In regards to last week's story on the college graduate Merciad editorial on rating means slaying thousands of destruction." I suspect the
demand, it should have read that "three OR four Mer- records. Ms. Romanchok is to innocent people. And I don't PMRC has already anticipated
cyhurst accounting majors were positions by 'Big Eight* be commended for an honest mean innocent in the pure this, and will make the adden-
accounting firms, NOT "three out of four.'* appraisal of all those Big sense. I mean the majority of dum of presenting proper I.D.
Brothers and Sisters out to us who are naive and stupid at record stores to prove
undermine the First enough to let these people run buyers are over 17. I can just
The* M e r c i a d Amendment. * 1
I feel very threatened by this
our lives. ^
WMCY plays a song called
f
h picture a swarm of metal
heads gathered around the
N a o m i A . R o m a n c h o k , Editor «
Betsy L. Lantz, Assistant Editor whole censorship nightmare. " H e r o i n " by the Velvet Record Den cashier's desk.
C h r i s C a r d i n a l ! * News Editor Being Music Director of Underground. According to They're holding their older
S u s a n M a t e y , Perspectives Editor
D e b b i e Hi son, Co-Sports Editor WMCY 880 AM, (you have the Parents Music Resource brother's I.D. in one hand, and
R.J. Z o n n a , Co-Sports Editor heard of us?) there's more Center (PMRC), that means glossy^ 12 x 12's ofia greasy
J e n n i f e r C o n m y , C a l e n d a r Editor than a blue moon's chance I people who listen to this song blond quadruped in the other.
R e n a Z l c a r e l l l , Photography Editor f
G a r y La urn off, G r a p h i c Artist offend some people. We play will inject themselves ;.daily I ll slice my way through the
everything from pop to hard- and become AIDS carriers. To mob, pick up that old Pink
VOL. 59 N a 5 T H LTR S T J A Y 7 0 C T O B E R 10,1983 core punk, and our most me the song represents the Floyd release I've been dyipg
* Reporters popular program is 'The Metal war between an overtly mili- to get, and give my money to
Chris Alessi Mary Loncharic Brian Sheridan Matinee". This scares many tant society and the individual. the "adult cashier" near the
Pat Callahan Brenda Lowe ' Jeff Vona ?T folks because we feature ar- Although, "Heroin" depresses Lawrence Welk racks.
Julie Cherico Brigid Nee Matt Whelan
Jennifer Laird tists who, no matter how elo- the hell out of me, I feel It'll never happen? Just
Matt Dusfca, Editorial Cartoonist Dennis McCarthy, Faculty Advisor
quently or crudely, say in so enlightened after listening to think how close we. came to
H. L Betnib, Business Manager many words: "Stopr the arms it. i ± celebrating July 4th on
Typists $ Distribution Manager race, "Let's just relax and Anybody with half a brain Nixon's birthday.
Rena Zlcarelll, Chris Cardinall, Delores Miller * Matt Clark love e ac h o t h e r , ' ' should know in these days of
Th« Marclad is the student-edited newspaper of Mercyhurst College, 501 East 38th "Something's gottachange," technical stimulation, the Acid Rocker and Future FBI
Street, Erie, PA 16546. Th« NUrelad office is located in the basement of Baldwin Hall, etc. words "violent material," "oc-
phone 825-0376. iL^ "J -. i Statistic, •
L e t ' s face 11A These cult," or "profane lyrics" on Jeffrey Vona

OCTOBER 10,1985
F r i e n d l y a n d c u r i o u s , C h i n e s e p u t A m e r i c a n in limelight
Second off a two part series
By Edward Gallagher
One of my greatest impres-
sions about the people of
China Is how friendly, warm
and accomodating they are.
They would go out of their way
to be helpful, wanting very
much to be of service.
On one occasion I had one
of my teachers write a note in
Chinese for me stating that I
wanted to go to the Shanghai
Zoo by bus. The note indicated
who I was and the numbers of
the s p e c i f i c buses «and
transfers I needed to take. The
first 45 minutes of my adven-
ture was fine. I was able to find
and board the second of three
buses without assistance. I
showed my note to the bus
girl, one of three conductors
on our crowded bus. (Buses
are Jam-packed, body against
body.) She indicated she
would tell me where to make
my next transfer.
After about 40 minutes, I
was concerned that she had
forgotten about me so I show-
ed my note to a man who in-
dicated I should get off at the
next stop. When I started to
dfeembarl<r%dm*eorTe "Grabbed
my arm and half of the people
In unison said, "No$" They all
knew that I was going to the
zoo. One woman pointed to
two young men and helped me
to understand that I should get
off the same stop as the two
men. I did just that.
I knew that my next bus
stop was several blocks away.
As I tried to get my bearings,
the two young men appeared
on either side of me and "walk-
ed" me through alleyways and
buildings to the next stop. As
we arrived at this major artery,
I saw what looked like
thousands of people in a
queue waiting to take the bus
to the zoo. The two men walk-
ed me past the mass of people
to the head of the linelThey in-
troduced me to the six bus
guards* as an important
American visitor.-
r The guards got involved in a
heated argument. I judged that
half of them were saying that I
should go to the end of the
line (which I was only too will-
ing to do), while the other half
Insisted that I receive special
treatment. I was treated as a
guest and put on the first bus
by myself. As soon as" I.was
seated the bus took off with
only me aboard. I was embar-
rassed to say the least!
The bus stopped one block
later and quickly filled to
capacity. When we arrived at
the zoo, I was busy eyeing the
food stands and checking my
money when the same two
men who had placed me'on
the bus magically appeared
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THE MERCIAD PAGE 5
and took me by the arm to the a muddy area. Actually I had to The Chinese teacher was much more relaxed. To show
zoo entrance. While I'got In be careful not to look at peo- very capable and had a good their pleasure they had one-
line?to purchase my ticket, ple on bicycles and distract grasp of English grammar, half of the 800 students report
they again appeared with a them or they would stare at although she did Indicate that to the courtyard to perform an
ticket they had purchased for me, resulting in a chain reac- "chuckle" means to "wriggle exercise routine and drill for
me. Before I could thank them, tion of bicycle accidents.~£ ^ your nose." I was not allowed me. I was told to stand on the
they had disappeared. I hope AOne afternoon I stopped on to interact with the students, second floor balcony to review
a street corner to buy some nor was I ever alone with any the program. I felt like a
spring rolls (a type of egg roll) teachers. The dean!of the general reviewing the troops.
from a street vendor. (It is only school stuck to me like glue. Everyone wanted me to take
recently that the government I decided to take matters in- their picture, including the
has allowed this type of ven- to my own hands and do adults. }• }
ture to return to the streets of something about the refusal of When I was ready to leave,
China.) The lady was delighted the Chinese to arrange any ad the headmaster inquired why I
with my order. I ordered two ditional school visits for me. hadn't 'arranged my visits
spring rolls but she thought by The next day I marched on my through the government and
the two fingers I held up that I own into the compound of a the Institute. He indicated that
had ordered 11. By the time my school I had seen in my they would have been only too
order waslprepared, the area travels. Naturally I was stop- happy to make the necessary
became so crowded with peo- ped by the guard at the gate. arrangements. Bureaucracy!
ple watching me that a (Each building seems to have Edward Gallagher, pro-
policeman had to come 3 to | a gatekeeper to monitor who fessor of education at Mer-
direct traffic and disperse the goes in and out of an area.) cy hurst, traveled to the Peo-
crowd. The gatekeeper didn't speak ple's Republic{ of China in
The poor woman didn't get pany English and started to turn March of 1985 under the spon-
Edward Gallagher observes a any business from the crowd ame away when a little girl ap- sorship of;the United States-
fifth grade English class In China. that gathered. They simply China Education Foundation.
peared. She motioned for me
that I remember to be this kind watched * me to see if * the "to wait. She raced through the He was enrolled as a student
to foreign strangers in my Westerner would like "street courtyard to get the English at the Shanghai Institute for
homeland. J * < food." When my facial expres- | teacher. With the help of the Foreign Languages.
Even before I arrived in sion indicated my pleasure, {English f teacher, I made ar-
China, I knew that being a the crowd applauded with rangements to return the next
Westerner I!would attract a great delight. ^ * day to observe classes and
great deal of attention; Being an'education pro-
TioWever^*1 "Wasn't *iuatty fessor, I was excited 1about the
take pictures. I was the first
^foreign visitor the school ever DOMINO'S
prepared to be constantly In prospect of visiting Chinese
the limelight all of the time. schools and universities. Prior
Being about six feet tall and to going to China, I attempted
had. *• * * * *
When I returned the next
day, I was very nervous not
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necessary ar- knowing what would await me.
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visiting in an elementary stitutes. I was assured that my tion was very cool. The head-
school classroom in Erie) m :-:vK-
master and unit party leader
Wherever I went, night or day, scrutinized my passport and
people would constantly stare other forms of identification.
at me. Even though I knew They seemed upset that my
people were only curious visitj~was not officially sanc-
about me, it became terribly tioned; however, I was permit-
ted to stay.
annoying.
My trip to the Shanghai Zoo
on a Sunday was a terrible
After many cups of tea and
much formality, I was taken to
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in an uproar as all the children
would snap ajpicture. It was English. The story they were Call us.
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ABC's Spenser: For Hire
fresh private eye show
based on suspense novels
by Brian Sheridan
Television's third rated net-
work, ABC, finally has a quali-
ty show they can brag about.
Unfortunately very few people
have seen the show because
ABC's dim-witted programmer
has put the show, "Spenser:
For Hire", in the suicide slot
against "Falcon fCrest", on
CBS and "Miami Vice" on
NBC, Fridays at 10 p.m
The show, which stars
Robert Urich as the Boston
private eye Spenser, is based
on a series of very popular
suspense novels by Robert B.
Parker. Unusual for television,
the series doesn't stray from
what is in the books and
Parker acts as a consultant to
help the show remain faithful
to its roots, j honor. Brooks ignites his
Spenser Isn't your average
detective. While he did fight in
Vietnam and box professional-
ly, Spenser enjoys cooking
and quoting writers Tike Word-
s w o r t h , M e l v i l l e and
Shakespeare. Unlike the usual
macho cops on the tube,
Spenser expresses * his feel-
ings through first person
voice-overs and conversations
with his girlfriend, Susan
Silverman (Barbara Stock). He
11th [annual
food drive
Volunteers from the Mer-
cy hurst, student body, faculty
and administration are needed
to participate In Campus
Ministry's 11th Annual Food
Drive. On Oct. 14th and 15th,
next Monday and Tuesday
volunteers will be going from
door-to-door north of 38th St.
and east of State St. asking for
donations of canned foods
and other dry goods to be
taken to the Erie Food Bank
for distribution to the needy of
the Erie community. In recent
years the residents^ of the
neighborhood have been
responsive to the efforts of the
student volunteers, con-
tributing food totals of 1000 to
1500 lbs. And this-year Cam-
pus Ministry Is hoping for a
typical volunteer effort on the
part of the Mercyhurst Com-
munity In order to obtain the
Kind of results that have been
reached in the past. Those in-
terested are asked to sign up
In Campus Ministry, 211 Main,
and should see Sr. Elisabeth
Lintsen, Jane Anne Mohr or
Patrick Reed ^for further
Information.
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also has a code of honor The plots of both the books
which he follows so he can and the show are secondary to
live life on his own terms. the characters. The television
Urich, better known as Dan show doesn't go for complex,
Tanna from "Vega$",l has deep storylines but for simple
never been better in a role. He ones, like kidnapping and
finally can put some distance murder, that demonstrate how
between himself and Burt Spenser will handle the situa-
Reynolds whom he has been tion. Unlike most programs,
often compared with. Doing an this show's hero won't go to
even more fantastic job on any lengths to complete his
"Spenser: For Hire." is Avery task.
Brooks as Hawk, i "Spenser: For Hire" doesn't
Hawk, a tall imposing black break any new ground in terms
man, is what Spenser would of visual style or plot. The
be If he did not have his code. show deserves to be watched
Hawk works both sides of the because for a change a T.V.
law and doesn't hesitate when hero has feelings and acts like
it comes to shooting so- a human being. He doesn't
m e o n e ! He works w i t h dress funny and he can speak
Spenser most of the time in complete sentences, which
because they both are men of his Friday night counterparts,
Crockett and ;Tubbs on "
scenes with a tension that you Miami Vice" sometimes have
can feel. In the books, Hawk is : that I ran an early morning
trouble doing. : 'V ^ ^
more interesting than Spenser ^ The show airs Friday nights
because "you're never sure at 10 p.m. on ABC and definite*:
what his next move will be. ly deserves to* be watched*
That same ^atmosphere is Hopefully "Spenser' is tough
perfectly transferred to t the enough to take the heat from
small screen. the other two networks.
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runner's high
By Pat Callahan
The Mercyhurst College
cross country team was off
this weekend so being an avid
runner myself, I decided to
drive to Presque Isle to view
the 11th annual Presque Isle
Marathon. What makes a per-
Pat Callahan
son get up at 6:30 in the morn-
ing on a cold and rainy day to
watch people run 26.2 miles?
It can only be understood by a
fellow runner.
I arrived at about 15 minutes
before the start of the race.
Seeing all the excitement in
the air, which can only be seen
by a fellow runner, I tore off my
sweats and planted myself on
the starting line among the
Other 300 marathoners.
With the sound of the gun
and the roar of the spectators,
my adrenalin began to flow. I
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was off. And it took until about
the five mile mark for me to
realize that I was running. I
believe what was happening to
me was what the late Jim Fixx
called, "A Runner's High". I
felt as though I was running an
inch above the ground using
very little energy jto exert
myself, v
By the ten mile aid station, I
was feeling so good that I was
looking for the coffee and
donuts, but was disappointed
to only find water or Qwench.
By 11 miles my legs began to
feel my impulsive move to run
in the race. Being that I was
not registered in the first
place, my decision to stop at
the half way mark (13.1 miles)
was a justified one. I did stay,
however, to watch Mark Court-
ney win the race in 2:32:15. \
After all was said and done,
there was at least one positive
aspect to my Saturday morn-
ing escapade. Besides the fact
workout, I experienced my
I very first "Runner's High", jg
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St. Mark's Parking
Due to the Increasing risk of
accidents and injury in the St.
Mark's parking lot, the access
drive from East Gore Road will
be closed to all traffic beginn-
ing the week of Oct. 7. Please
usej the East Grandview
entrance. * Department. "Holy Innocents"
D'Angelo Recital
The D'Angelo School of
Music at Mercyhurst College
has added a special concert to
their recital series. Multi-
talented Dickran Atamian,
pianist, has been performing
world wide since his debut at
the age of 12. Mr. Atamian will
be performing on Tues., Oct.
22 at 8 p.m. in the St. Mark's
Auditorium. For more informa-
tion call 825-0394.
Men's Basketball Manager
A student is needed for the
Men's Basketball program. 15
hours a week will be needed
from the sTuderrtvThe position
i ^ y a l u e ^ a t $75Q^r\0QwJedge
of basketball would be helpful
but is not required. They
would prefer like a junior or
senior. Contact the basketball
office at 825-0221 if interested.
Film For Discussion
This week's Film For
Discussion will be "Holy In-
nocents" directed by Mario
Camus. The§ story is set in
feudal France's Spain and
discusses how landlords dealt
with a family of serfs. The
movie contains Spanish sub-
titles. The discussion follow-
ing will be led by Dr. Michael
McQuillen of the History
starts at 7:30 *p.m. in Zurn
Recital Hall. %i
Writing Center Tutors
Attention Education,
English, and Journalism ma-
jors. Put your writing skills to
use and become a tutor for the
Writing Center. Work study
and non-work study positions
are still available. Interested?
Contact Jody Hramitis at the
Writing Center, which is
located on the second floor of
the Hammermill Library. Of-
fice! hours: Monday through
Friday, 9 to 4:00 p.m. f
Erie Philharmonic
Anyone who is Interested in
enjoying an evening with the
Erie Philharmonic may obtain
tickets free of charge'from
Lisa Costello in the Student
Union. The next* performance
Is slated for Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.
This performance will feature
the winner of last year's
D'Angelo Competition.
Tickets will be compliments of
Dr. Garvey and Mercyhurst
College. ^
Food Drive
On Monday and Tuesday
Oct. 14 and 15, the Campus
Ministry will be holding its
11th Annual Food Drive.
S t u d e n t s are asked to
volunteer one or both nights
from 6 to 8 p.m. to go door-to-
door north of 38th St. and east
of State St. collecting canned
goods from the neighborhood.
Volunteers Interested are ask-
ed to c o n t a c t Campus
Ministry, 211 Main. j£. %
j l Guest Speaker At The
'Hurst i the stage. Friday and Saturday
On Thurs, Oct. 17 the Facul-
ty Colloquium Series of Met
cyhurst College will present
Dr. Judith H. Willis speaking
on "Biological Perspectives
on Immortality." Dr. Willis,
Director of Honors Biology at
the University of Illinois, has
conducted research at Oxford,
Cambridge,, and Prague. Dr.
Willis will be speaking on
humanj ongevjtv.Dr. Will irswill
be speaking on Oct. 13 at 7:30
In the Egan Dining H a l f ^ " ^
Friday - Oct. 11 Bobby Gold,
"Simon Cezz" Show in the
Back Porch Cafe, 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday - Oct. 12 there wi
be shuttles to the Lakers game
against Buffalo State. Shuttles
will leave Baldwin; at 12:30,
12:50, and 1:10. The cost of the
shuttle will be $.25 for a round
trip. Come see the Lakers Docksider's - Thursday will
avenge last year's only loss. be Open Mike Talent Night.
Everyone is welcome. Satur-
day Kid Id and the Ego's will
be playing their best tunes!
Peninsula Inn - Thursday
Friction will be returning to
The Tweeds will be performing
all night long.
Sunday - Oct. 13 the movie
"Once? Upon A Time In
America" will be shown in
Zurn Recital Hall. Times will
be 7 and 9 p.m. The cost will
be$l I >p? $ r
Plaza Cinema - will be show-
ing "Jagged Edge", "Agnes Of
God", "Invasion USA", and
Night Ranger - tickets will
"Better Offf Dead". For times go on sale Oct. 19 at the Civic
and* more Informatfon Tcall Center. Concert is scheduled
464-0050. 4 *£Pp| J for Nov. 10. Cost is $13.75.
Eastway Cinema -f will be "Children's Hour" - will be
showing the movies "Maxie" performed at Mercyhurst
and "Pee Wee's Big Adven- Preparatory School starting
ture". For times and more in- Oct. 10. Call 825-0210 for more
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PAGE 8
Remain unbeaten
Lakers survive Marietta 21-14
By R.J. Zonna \
The Mercy hurst Lakers look-
ed rusty after a week off and
struggled before coming from
behind to defeat the Marietta
Pioneers 21-14.} Quarterback
Eddie Riccl rushed for a career
high 123 yards and scored the
winning touchdown on a 37
yard scamper midway through
the fourth quarter. The win left
the Lakers unbeaten at 4-0,
while the Pioneers dropped to
1-3.
Marietta scored first after
Laker halfback Darryl Lewis
fumbled a pitch at the Mer-
cyhurst 29. On the Pioneers'
first play QB Kevin Northrop
launched a*29 yard bomb to
Paul Burton who had slipped
behind Laker Mike Paris for
the TD. The point after was
wide and Marietta led 6-0.
Mercyhurst took the lead at
the 8:30 mark of the first
quarter when Rlccl connected
with the "Lo Show", John
Loshelder, on a 21-yard TD.
The drive covered 66 yards and
took seven plays. Tim Wilkins'
extra point gave the 'Hurst a
7-6 lead. ^ £ £j&. § goal by Bill Thompson with an knock off the Lakersf
ine Pioneers regained tfie
lead in the first quarter when
they drove 70 yards in 12 plays
to score on fullback Evan
Llpp's one yard run. Marietta
was successful in their two-
point conversion attempt and
led 14-7* '»* * * |
Mercyhurst evened the
score when fullback Tim Ruth
went airborne fort his ninth
touchdown of the season with
6:19 left In the second quarter.
SCORE SO A HO
FOOTBALL
No. 11 Mercyhurst
Marietta >i
21™ Mercyhurst
14 Clarion
SOCCER
No. 8 Mercyhurst
Pitt-Johnstown
2
1
No. 8 Mercyhurst 0 volleyball team finished fifth
Slippery Rock £ 3 Potsdam St.
JV FOOTBALL
Mercyhurst 26
Thiel &? 6 to Potsdam State, 15-13, 15-1
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Tim Ruth goes over the top for TD against Marietta.
I The Mercyhurst Laker soc- spired ball. "We needed a win
ThefLaker drive covered only their defense. They are a well
33 kyards and was set up by coached, tough bunch of
Northrop's 16-yard punt into kids,." he added.
the wind. Once again Wilkins' Mercyhurst now turns its'
kick knotted the score at attention to Buffalo State, the
14-14. £ .. lone defeat on last year's
m Ricci's game winning run record. The Bengals took a
came after Marietta missed a 12-10 decision in Buffalo that
44-yard field goal and a chance the Lakers J later protested.
to take the lead. The Lakers That loss probably kept the
drive covered 73 yards and ate 'Hurst out of the playoffs and
up valuable time. Ricci gained has left some bitter feelings
69 yards In the winning drive here, *,\ «<*
including his 37-yard TD run. "This is a^game that we
Wilkins' kick topped off the would play in a parking lot or
scoring and gave the Lakers a some back alley, for nothing.
hard earned 21-14 victory. It's a game we've looked for-
"We looked pretty rusty ear- ward to since last year/' notes
ly, but I think we got the kinks DeMeo. JThe ^Laker boss has
out by the fourth quarter both dubbed the contest, "The
on offense and defense,"said Fight£to Make It Right". The
a relieved; Coach DeMeo. game will be played this Satur-
DeMeo had nothing but praise day ; at 1:30 atlVeterans
for Marietta. "They controlled Memorial Stadium.
the tempo of the game with
Record 7-6
WOMEN'S TENNIS
5
4
Volleyball
Mercyhurst
Gannon
2
5 team splits
VOLLEYBALL The Mercyhurst women's
Mercyhurst 13 1
15 15 in the ten team University of
Buffalo Invitational held last
Mercyhurst 10 15 5 weekend. The Lady Lakers lost
RIT 15 13 15
Mercyhurst 15 15 and RIT, 10-15, 15-13, 15-5,
Buffalo St. 0
fc° before defeating Buffalo St. by
forfeit, 15-0, 15-0, and the
Mercyhurst! 16 15 University Of Buffalo, 16-14,
Univ. of Buff. 14 13 s
15-13. | .; £*
Junior Darla Talbert was the
main Laker weapon In the In-
vitational. She averaged 5.5
kills vs. Potsdam State, 4.6 vs.
RIT and 4.5 vs. the University
of Buffalo^ f* \ ^ w; f
^Another bright spot for the
Lady Lakers was the play of
freshman Angle Robinson.
Robinson had 3.5 saves vs.
Potsdam State and 2.6 saves
against RIT.: She also ac-
cumulated £l.5 kills and 3
saves- in the win over the|
University of Buffalo.
OCTOBER 10,1985
No. 6 Tim Valento battles for control of ball against Slippery Rock.
• ^ —
Beats UPJ in final seconds
Soccer team wins fifth
By Debbie Hi son & half but came back In the se-
cond half to play more In-
cer team bounced back from for our. confidence. This last
losing a pair of games with an minute comeback should give
exciting 2-1 victory over Pltt- us a lift," noted Burns.
Johnstown Saturday. Earlier in iThe Slippery Rock contest
the week the Lakers fell to was just the opposite of the
Slippery Rock 3-0. | ? 4 UPJ game. According to
The Laker booters now have Burns, the team played very
matched the rwinftotal of last well but lacked the cohesion
year's 5-11 : team ^midway they had earlier in the year.
through the season. I
Slippery Rock scored one
The Lakers led throughout first half goal, then followed
most of the UPJ contest on a with two in the second half to
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assist from Tom Bade? Wlfrv "The score accurately
seven minutes to go the Pitt reflected their superiority,"
booters rallied to tie the score. commented Burns.
J
Freshman Dave Delzell scored iThe Lakers will sorely miss
In the final thirty seconds of the skills of top freshman An-
the match to give Mercyhurst dy Sponder.*Sponder under-
the win at UPJ Delzell's goal went knee surgery late last
was his fifth of &the season week«and will be out for the
with an assist agoing to Tom rest of the season. "Andy
Mulligan.
played 90 minutes every game
Coach Rick Burns had for us. He was not only a
nothing but praise for his favorite on the field but off as
freshman standout, "David .well. This has been a bad blow
Delzell was the man of the for us because he was such a
match. He was winning 50-50 hard worker," Burns said.
balls all day and his spirit was The Lakers, ranked eighth in
rewarded when he snatched the Atlantic Region with a
the match winner in the last 5-2-1 record, will play at home
thirty seconds." $ ^ this coming Saturday morning
According to Burns the in a match up with Division I
team played poorly the first Canisius.r
The Laker JV football team * *?i* * * WiTm *
raisedjts fecord to 3-2 with a -.fWMC^f Is now giving sports
2645 thumping a|Thiel| Rocky scenes MondayJFrlday at| 11
Cosby scored twice for the lit' p.ni fnd|8 & n | or&Sunday:
tie Lakers, ;||e£first a 75-yard SneakyjPete, andlEd KlulcRer
nan and |the Jattert a 50-yard provide the scores! %%m? M
screen pass from QB Greg
J-jaski Pete November scored
from three yards out and
I defensive end* Paul Hause
Recovered a Tomcat turnbie In' DeMeo has revenge on hie
Ine endzone to complete the mind when the Lakers host
Laker scoring; Anchoring the Buffalo State. Look for the
defense were Paul Mgcho, Lakers to "make it right" after
boon BfrVtaioi and. Jerome test year's loss. My prediction:
Oliver. '.yM Mercyhurst 27, Buffalo St. 14.