THE mERCIOD

VOLUME 59, NUMBER 17 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1986

Foundations set for FALL

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Frl.
Mon.
Tua.
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Faculty Workshop
Freshman Orientation
ReglslrationJupperclassmen return
First day ot classes'late registration
By Betsy Lantz Wolper spent six days lecturing 10 Wed. Last day to change/enter classes
"They're very, very new at the before an audience of 210 captivated OCTOBER 10-12 Frl.JSun. Fall Weekend
hospitality industry but they're ready Chinese at the Institute for Financial 24
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Frl.
Frl.
Mid-term progress reports to Registrar
Last day to withdraw/declare pass-fail
to explode," said an enthusiastic John and Commercial Executive Develop-
ment in Guangzhou (Canton). His daily NOVEMBER 17-18 Mon.n*u« Winter term registration
Wolper, director of the Hotel 21 Frl. Last day ot classes/Thanksgiving vacation begins after
Restaurant Management Department, lectures on the "Opening and Financ- classes
regarding his recent experience in ing of Hotels and Staffing" were part of DECEMBER 1 Mon. Classes resume
China from Jan. 5 through Jan. 14. a volunteer effort by Mercyhurst Col- 4 Thu. Completed work lor spring and summer Incompleles lo instructors
5 Frl. Last day ot classes'spring and summer Incompletes to Registrar
a Mon. FINAL EXAMS
B Tu*. FINAL EXAMS
10 Wed. FINAL EXAMS
WINTER TERM: January 5-March 6
JANUARY 5 Mon. Firsl day ot classes/late registration
12 Mon. Last day to change/enter classes
FEBRUARY 13 Frl. Mid-term progress reports to Registrar
16-17 Mon.lTue Spring term registration
20 Fri. Last day l o withdraw/declare pass-fail
MARCH 3 Tue. Completed work for (all Incompletes to instructors
4 Wed. Last day ot classes'lncompletes to Registrar
5 Thu. FINAL EXAMS
6 Fri. FINAL EXAMS
SPRING TERM: March 1 8-May 21
MARCH 18 Wad. First day of classes/late registration
25 Wad. Last day tochange'enter classes
APRIL IS Thu. Last day of classes/Easter vacation begins after classes
21 Tua. Classes resume
24 Frl. Mid-term progress reports to Registrar
MAY 1 Fri. Last day to withdraw/declare pass-lail
4 Mon. Fall term registration begins
12 Tua. Completed work for winter Incompletes to instructors
19 Tua. Last day of classes/winter term Incompletes to Registrar
Jnhn Wolper and Gary Bukowski (tenter) wilh some faculty and students of Guangzhou 20 Wed. FINAL EXAMS/senior grades to Registrar
21 Thu.
Institute where Wolper lectured for six days. 24 Sun.
FINAL EXAMS
GRADUATION

lege to assist the institute in develop-

Concert tickets
selling well
By Jennifer Laird
Ticket sales for the Donnie Iris and
the Cruisers concert, scheduled for
Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., have been going ex-
ceptionally well. We can probably ex-
pect a sell-out," said Lisa Costello,
director of the Student Union, ticket
sales are expected to increase over the
next couple o* weeks due to recent
advertising on local radio station K104.
Pat Callahan, Special Projects Com-
mittee chairman, said "Support from
the community has been great. Our
total sales as of Feb. 7 are $1,094.
Sales in the next two weeks will be
very important." Callahan agrees with
Costello that there is a good chance of
a sell-out.
"Showcase," a weekly entertain-
ment section of the Erie Daily Times,
has scheduled an interview with Don-
nie Iris prior to the concert which
should also boost ticket sales.
Tickets for the concert can be pur-
chased at the Mercyhurst Student
Union and Student Government Office,
Dahikemper's in the Milicreek Mall,
Edinboro University, Gannon Universi-
ty, and Behrend College. Tickets are $5
for Mercyhurst students with ID and $8
for the general public.
ing a full-fledged HRM university.
If the HRM program at the institute
gains official recognition, it will be the
first of its kind in China, a country of
over one billion people, and Mer-
cyhurst's name will be behind it,
Wolper said. Dr. Chen Ji-Wen, presi-
dent of the institute, affirmed the new-
ly established Chinese-Mercyhurst
partnership by honoring Wolper as pro-
fessor emeritus of the Chinese school.
According to Wolper, both he and
his guest Gary Bukowski, director of
Alumni Relations, were treated as
royalty by the Chinese. "The Chinese
are so warm, intelligent and hospitable
that I feel like I've acquired a new fami-
ly," Woiper commented. "I want to be a
part of them and their growth when
they discover the world."
"Even though it's a communist
state, I didn't feel as if I was constantly
being watched," Bukowski added.
"They are a very accomodating, ge-
nuine people."
The Mercyhurst duo's "whirlwind"
trip has set the foundation for potential
exchange programs between Mer-
cyhurst and two Chinese schools.
Through a tentative exchange with the
institute, Wolper hopes to bring four
Chinese teachers to Mercyhurst over
the next two years, placing them in a
training status in key HRM courses. In
return, these trainees could teach
classes in Chinese cooking and
literature while at the college.
continued on page 3
1986-87 Academic Calendar announced
By R.J. Zonna 5 and final exams are completed on
Fri., Mar. 6.
Academic Dean Dr. David Palmer Spring term begins on Wed., Mar. 18.
has announced the 1986-87 academic Easter break will begin on Fri., Apr. 17
calendar. As he admits the calendar is with classes resuming on Tue., Apr. 21.
late coming out. Spring term concludes on Thu., May
"We like to get the calendar out early 21. Graduation will take place on Sun.,
so schedules can be set up and May 24.
everyone knows what to expect," said Dr. Palmer said he must be realistic
Dr. Palmer. in developing the academic calendar,
There is very little difference bet- adding that sometimes being realistic
ween the present academic calendar puts a great deal of pressure upon him.
and next year's. In fact, next fall's "The academic calendar is for pro-
schedule is almost exactly the same as perly scheduling classes so we
this year's. realistically get in the proper amount
Dr. Palmer added, "The fall schedule of time," he concluded.
is not that difficult; it's the winter and
spring schedule that causes the dif--
ficulties. The problem in the spring is
the floating Easter holiday. The INSIDE
scheduling is dependent on when
Easter occurs." At MSG p. 2
The Academic Dean explained that
in developing an academic calendar
2,250 contact minutes or 38-40 hours Editorial p. 4
per trimester is the minimum standard
allowed. "This is difficult to ac- Circle K p. 6
complish when you're dealing with 10
week terms," he said.
Fall classes will begin on Wed., Bulletin
Sept. 3 and the last day of final exams
will be Wed., Dec. 10. Fall Weekend is Board p. 7
scheduled for Oct. 10-12.
The winter term starts on Mon., Jan.
PAGE 2
At MSG
Elections moved, money raised
for Big Brothers and Sisters
By Susan Marcy Bowl last Saturday. MSG
donated $100 each to Arm-
A proposal to move student s t r o n g and MSG Vice-
government elections to Apr. President Matt Whelan. The
1-2 was passed at Sunday college donated $25 each to
night's MSG meeting. Letters the two bowlers.
of intent for next year's of- A proposal was made for a
ficers are due by Mar. 3 and Student Activities Committee
the open forum for the can- officers' compensation by a
didates will be held Mar. 25-26. proposal committee formed by
MSG President David Arm- Pat Callahan, Tracy Wasson
strong announced that Mer- and Sue Trumbull. The com-
cyhurst will be obtaining 10 mittee asked that $500
rooms at the Jolly Roger Motel scholarships be awarded to
in Florida which means there the following SAC officers:
will be accomodations for 40 vice-chairperson, secretary,
treasurer and public relations
people. At this point, 32
students have signed up for officer. These positions are
appointed by the MSG presi-
the complete spring break
package. dent, SAC director and SAC
chairperson, who is already
Two-hundred and fifty awarded money through MSG.
dollars was raised through The proposal was passed and
Mercyhurst College for the Big
will take effect beginning with
Brothers and Big Sisters next year's officers. One of the
Organization at the Celebrity
Senior Matthew Whelan
received The Sister Carolyn
Herrmann Senior Award at
the Senior Banquet. Matt is in-
volved in activities of Mer-
cyhurst and the Erie communi-
ty. His accomplishments in-
clude: being a member of both
Alpha Phi Sigma National
Criminal Justice Honor Socei-
ty and the varsity soccer team,
vice-president and special pro-
jects coordinator of the stu-
dent government, a volunteer
soccer coach for the YMCA
and St. James School, a
volunteer for Erie Special
Olympics and recipient of the
1985 Proeject Identification
for Pre-School Children.
5 Mercyhurst Student Government
^ presents:
DONNIE IRIS 4
AND THE CRUISERS
Featuring opening band:
"Friction"
Date: Saturday, February 22,1986
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: Mercyhurst Campus Center
Tickets: $8.00 General Admission A
$£00
only
to Mercyhurst Student (with I.D.)
See Bulletin Board for advance ticket
sale time
times and places
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MSG representatives who was
in favor of the proposal said, "I
think everyone should be
awarded for what they do."
The money awarded to these
officers will be taken out of
the SAC budget.
Mercyhurst International
Students Organization Presi-
dent Humayun Ahmed re-
quested that $300 be given to Luau' 86, a huge success, featured "native" Mercyhurst students, (I
the organization for their Feb. to 11 Bruce Rubino, Paul Mack and Pal Allen.
21 trip to Toronto to visit that
city's science museum. A Put your humor to good use. The ftvth annual joke contest
quorum was called, requiring
has begun. The dealine is Friday, March 21. Submit jokes to
two-thirds of the represen- Campus Ministry,
tatives to vote on the proposal.
The ground rules for the contest include these restrictions;
Since a quorum was not pre-
sent, the proposal could not no maliciousness, or injury to persons, property or reputation.
be voted upon and the Mercyhurst College and Campus Ministry are excluded
meeting was adjourned. from potential defamation liability.
This Sunday's meeting will
take place in 114 Zurn at 7:30
First prize for the contest wilt be $15.00; second prize
$10.00; and third prize, $5.00. For further information call Cam-
p.m.
pus Ministry.
$40,000 goal
Alumni interest increases
for sixth annual phonathon
By Matthew J. Clark Last year's experience terest in the Phonathon.
with alumni was so positive, "Alumni really believe in the
Alumni have returned to the we've expanded the calling Phonathon and in the benefits
'Hurst to participate in the session with more alumni," it offers to students through
sixth annual Mercyhurst Col- said Gary Bukowski, director the money it raises," said
lege Phonathon which bears of Alumni Relations. Bukowski.
the theme "Have a Heart - This year there will be two Bukowski added that he
Help the 'Hurst. teams of alumni which will be would encourage anyone in-
There will be at least 30 headed by Dario Cipriani,, a terested in working at the
alumni, double last year's member of the Alumni Board Phonathon to do so. "The
number, taking part in the Feb. and a graduate of the class of more the students get involv-
16-27 event in order to raise 1974. ed, the more they understand
scholarship funds for Mer- The goal of this year's the importance of donating
cyhurst students. Phonathon, which is being money to the college upon
held in the Blue Room for the graduation," he explained.
second straight year, has been Anyone who participates in
set at $40,000, a $10,000 in- the Phonathon will receive a
crease over last year. free T-shirt for helping out.
Bukowski said that reaching Cash prizes will also be award-
$ this year's goal is possible but
added, " I t ' s one of the
ed to the first and second
place teams.
toughest goals we've ever "We're inviting as many
& gone after." volunteers as possible to take
The kickoff for the 1986 part in the Phonathon," con-
Phonathon on Sun., Feb. 16 cluded Bukowski. Those in-
will be totally manned by terested can sign up at the
alumni. This is perhaps the Alumni Relations Office, Main
clearest evidence of the in- 216, or call ext. 245 or 246 for
creased amount of alumni in- more information.
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FEBRUARY 13,1986
"Chinese hospitality industry Consumer Psychology
ready to explode," says Wolper class to be offered
story continued from page 1
In a reciprocal gesture, the
Chinese at the institute have
offered to house and pay for
the training of any qualified
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View of South China
Mercyhurst students in-
terested in attending their
school. "They are not at the
level of sophistication where
our students would benefit as
far as development in the HRM
field," Wolper admitted, "but
if you want to learn about
Chinese culture and cooking.
Canton is the best in the
world."
The Chinese have also ex-
tended an invitation to any
professors at Mercyhurst who
would like to spend a few mon-
ths as guests at the institute.
Wolper himself declined an of-
fer to return to the institute for
one full year.
B u k o w s k i met w i t h
representatives of South
China Normal University regar-
ding a similar proposal that
would allow an exchange in
the areas of philosophy,
education, English literature
and Chinese history. Contac-
ting Dr. Li Kerning, president
of the university, was a major
obstacle for Bukowski. Ad-
vance phone calls and letters
proved futile as contacts at
the university did not speak
English. Only after four days
and the help of two inter-
preters did Bukowski finally
meet with Kerning.
According to Bukowski,
education professor Edward
Gallagher and professor of
languages Dr. Marilyn Jewell
will be pursuing further
negotiations. Bukowski hopes
to see an initial faculty ex-
change between Mercyhurst
and the university, followed by
a student exchange.
Although Wolper and Ji-
Wen also agreed that Chinese
students should not be
brought to Mercyhurst at this
point, the Chinese govern-
ment is willing to sponsor
their students who wish to
study in the United States,
once their own HRM program
is fully developed. "Most of
the students that I met in
China have an intense' desire
to come to the United States
to go to school," Bukowski
noted.
Wolper is convinced that
the institute's own HRM and
tourism program will flourish
as Guangzhou is only three
hours from Hong Kong, a city
he dubs "the eighth wonder of
the world."
Normal University
Although the institute is on-
ly in its second year of opera-
tion, it also has its own
student-operated restaurant
with profits benefitting the
current tourism management
program. "With their location
and facilities, the institute is
in a position to double its
capacity each year," Wolper
said, "even though the
Chinese traditionally consider
themselves a humble and poor
institute and country."
The depth of this self-
effacing humility ingrained in
the Chinese was epitomized in
Ji-Wen. Although Ji-Wen is
president of the institute with
a Ph.D. in economics from Col-
umbia University in the U.S., it
Gary Bukowski with South China Normal Univ. President of Faculty.
took Wolper eight days to
learn his host's title at the in-
stitute. And this he establish- £
ed only by directly questioning
Ji-Wen.
" H i s o f f i c e was the
equivalent of our janitor's 'jj
closet," Wolper said of Ji- (;v POPULAR BALLADEER*
Wen. In fact, there is no indoor
lighting or heating at the in- - J Thursday, February 27th •
stitute. This made the size of
Wolper's audience at lectures, •»
and their intense concentra- j , in Caulley Auditorium _
tion on the subject, extremely ;.
surprising; students were
housed in a barren, cement *
h a l l i n 4 0 d e g r e e l|>. or $9.00 at the door
temperatures. Yet the Chinese ~
"literally hung on every word I r
said," remarked an incredibly
impressed Wolper.
He was also pleased to find
that over 70 general, vice and
deputy managers from the
largest hotels in Guangzhou
and the surrounding province
were among his audience,
which also included a majority
of students at the post- < V A A V * ' ill
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graduate level. The general
manager of one resort hotel
drove in five hours daily to
listen to Wolper speak.
"They were the most in-
tense and absorbed in-
dividuals I have ever seen in a
c l a s s r o o m , " Bukowski
acknowledged. "They wanted
every question answered. It
was as if they were sucking
knowledge out of us both - all
that they could absorb about
h o w A m e r i c a n s do
everything."
Since technological growth
and modernization have only
recently been promoted in
China under the rule of Deng
Xiaoping beginning in 1977,
the Chinese feel that they
must move now in order to
make up for a great deal of lost
time, Bukowski explained.
"Every student I met had a
favorable impression of Xiaop-
ing. They want to get right to
the meat of technology."
Noting that the Chinese
educators with whom he met
were also very intense,
Bukowski concluded, "They
want everything to happen
right away in regards to these
exchange programs. As an
American, I must admit that
we may move a little slower,
just because we want to make
sure all the details are nailed
down."
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PAGE 3
Do you know why you like business world. Therefore,
the music you like, why you Mercyhurst students would
choose the movies you see, or benefit by learning the skills
buy the clothes that you buy? of salesmanship that derive
Do you know why other people from the psychology of con-
don't like what you like? If not, sumer behavior," said Gridley.
you might find out the
answers by enrolling in a new "Even those who do not
course that will be offered this think of themselves as
spring; Psychology 'business people' will benefit
from this course. They have to
275-Consumer Behavior.
sell their ideas and values, just
In this course, psychologist- as business people do," he
musician Dr. Mark Gridley will continued.
apply principles of psychology
to explaining why people like Another advantage of taking
what they like and buy what the course is to determine the
they buy. How can you grab a difference between what we
person's attention? How can really want and what we are
you change someone's opi- manipulated to want. "We
nion? How can you predict need to understand the ways
where someone will shop? buyers are irrational and how
p r e d i c t a b l e those irra-
Gridley will explain the tionalities are," concluded
answers to these questions by
Gridley.
combining his knowledge of
psychology with his own ex- Practical aspects of the
periences writing advertising course also include numerous
copy, broadcasting on the field trips to critique local
radio and publicizing bands.
store practices. Students will
Gridley is an active member of enjoy the participation of
the Association for Consumer guest speakers who are ex-
Research, the American perts in marketing movies,
Marketing Association and the restaurants and clothing. The
Consumer Psychology divi- course is in the psychology
s i o n of t h e A m e r i c a n listings of the spring term
Psychological Association. schedule. It is slated to take
Consumer Psychology can place M-W-F, 1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
be important for two reasons. Consumer Behavior is a three
"Most liberal arts graduates credit elective, and there are
no prerequisites.
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Editorial
State of the Union vs.
State of the Campuses MSG elections are coming OFF <
Students frequently don't pay much attention to the national By David Armstrong, MSG p.m.
events, especially something so routine as the President's State President This will be a very important
of the Union Address. But this year's address is well worth Last Sunday at the MSG election for MSG not only is it
discussing. meeting, the representatives the time where the par-
The president, supporting the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill, agreed on pushing back the ticipants of MSG are decided
called for deep cuts in many federal programs. But the one that MSG officer elections one but last year was a down year
affects about 80 percent of this campus is the proposed $2.5 week to allow The Merciad to in elections when two of the
billion cut in the Department of Education budget for 1987 - fully cover the elections. As of Executive Board positions
severely slashing student aid and vocational education now, the important dates con- were run unopposed. A couple
programs. cerning the elections are as of years ago, I ran for presi-
Once again, that is $2.5 BILLION. follows: letters of intent for dent and lost but I still think
These cuts would reduce the number of students receiving the offices of president, vice my c a m p a i g n m o t t o is
aid nationally to less than 40 percent. president, secretary, treasurer relevant. MSG a viable force on campus
Projections are that 800,000 students will be dropped from the and SAC chairperson are due "The Time is Now" was the and they have succeeded with
Pell grant program. Work study programs would be cut drastical- Mon., Mar. 3, at 3:00 p.m. The slogan and I am going to use it flying colors. Now, can you do
ly and eligibility requirements for those receiving aid would be open forum where the officer as the new election slogan for the same?
toughened. candidates will give a speech this year. Instead of sitting
In that address, the president called his proposed cuts his in the cafeteria are Tue., Mar. back and complaining about "Off the Record" is an in-
"agenda for the future" and said that the Gramm-Rudman- 25 and Wed., Mar. 26 and the problems at Mercyhurst, the dependent contribution of the
Hollings bill will make "dramatic improvements." officer elections will follow a " T i m e is N o-w" to do Mercyhurst Student Govern-
The president also referred to the on-going "renaissance in week later on Tue., Apr. 1 and something about it. ment. The MSG Executive
education." He cited the example of the recent rise in SAT Wed., Apr. 2. If you have no complaints Committee is solely responsi-
scores, the greatest increase since 1963. The department, commuter and want to help Mercyhurst ble for its content. "Off the
He also praised the American people for turning around and resident representative achieve its goals in student Record" appears on the
education by reaching for excellence and reaching back to the elections will take place Wed., development, here is your Editorial Page because it
basics. Apr. 9 and Thu., Apr. 10 with chance. The officers and reflects the opinions and
But in his address, the president missed one of the fundamen- the letters of intent due a week representatives of this year beliefs of the elected MSG
tal necessities of education -- support. Academic support and before on Mon., Mar. 31 at 3:00 made their decision to make officers.
especially financial support. The question arises, that if these
drastic education budget cuts are made, how is education sup-
posed to continue? Without some support from the government,
how is this great "agenda" supposed to take place? From all ac-
counts, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill will most likely make
"dramatic improvements", but will they be favorable? Or will
they destroy the basis of the traditional American education
system?
The proposed cuts are called for in the 1987 budget, and that
will affect some 75 percent of the students currently on this
campus. The restructuring of the Guaranteed Student Loan pro-
gram will have some severe consequences at the 'Hurst. The
Financial Aid Office reports that 756 students, approximately 61
percent of this campus, accounts for over $1,794,000 taken out
in the form of loans. So, students had better pay close attention
to the course of the bill and its decisions if they rely in any way
on government aid to finance their college education.
It is worth noting that just last week, a federal court declared
the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill unconstitutional. A decision
on that matter is currently in the hands of the United States
Supreme Court.

The Merciad
The Merciad welcomes your
Letter
Naomi A. Romanchok, Editor
Betsy L. Lantz, Assistant Editor
Jackie Rzomp, News Editor
Susan Marcy, Perspectives Editor
comments and
letters. Letters to
Student aggravated
Debbie Hison, Co-Sports Editor
R.J. Zonna, Co-Sports Editor
Jennifer Conmy, Calendar Editor
the Editor should
be typed, double-
by lack of parking
Dear Editor,
Bona Zlcarelll, Photography Editor spaced, and signed The campus parking lot by the lack of parking. Parade
Gary La urn oft, Graphic Artist by the submitter. situation is at its worst Boulevard is literally lined with
Letters are due by whenever there is a home cars bumper to bumper It
tawmw -I'KMHfrlil'rjifil'lH-H
noon on Tuesdays
basketball game. I am con- seems that spectators should
stantly aggravated when I be directed to Zurn parking lot
Reporters
Chris Alessi Julie Cherico Jennifer Laird to The Merciad return to the campus late at which is for visitors. The
night and there are no parking Baldwin and Mercyhurst apart-
Caryn Bausch Cindy Ferraro Jean Kellick office, located in s p a c e s tor M e r c y h u r s t ments' parking lots were not
Pat Callahan Wendy Kaufman Brian Sheridan
Chris Cardinali the basement of residents because the parking designed to allow for more
Matt Duska, Editorial Cartoonist Ktrert Poulter, Asst Business Manager Baldwin Hall, room lot is fulf of spectators' cars. cars than those of the
H. L Beezub, Business Manager Dennis McCarthy, Faculty Advisor I feel that I have already paid residents; the Baldwin parking
81. A phone for a parking space in my park- lot was converted from a ten-
Photographers number should be nis court to accomodate more
ing permit fee and there
Toni Fleet, Cindy Lochner. Jottie Williams should be a parking space residents as it is.
Typists Distribution Manager included at the end
available close to my campus The campus parking needs
Rena Zicarelli. Chris Cardinali Matt Clark of the letter for residence (in this case Mer- to be expanded, upgraded and
Th« Merciad is the student-edited newspaper ol Mercyhurst Col- verification but will cyhurst Apartments). improved.
lege. 501 East 38th Street, Erie. PA 16546 Th« NUrclad oflice is The Erie community border-
located in the basement of Baldwin Hall, phone 825-0376. not be published. ing the college is also affected Heidi L. Beezub
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Forum
An insecure Social Security number regains her identity
By Keren Poulter of my personal identity. After term papers or correct essays here at the 'Hurst. " h e l l o ' s " f o l l o w e d by the
attending Mercyhurst for my on exams. Although I took four Despite the relatively large question, "Where have! you
' ' H i . M yn a m e i s f r e s h m a n year a s Keren classes, I did not write a single size of the university I attend- been, Keren?"
." That is how I Poulter, social work major, paper. All of my exams were ed, they did not offer my ma- I must apologize to anyone
was known for the 12 weeks this dramatic change (which multiple choice. My answers, jor, per se. A social services who has been greeted in
that I attended a large universi- nearly had me believing I a c c o m p a n i e d by m y ever- major, offered as part of the return by my blank or surpris-
ty for the fall of '85 college might be a victim of amnesia) present Social S e c u r i t y s o c i o l o g y degree, was as ed expression. At the universi-
session, while on a leave of made me realize just how number and m y section ty, I sort of flowed to class as a
number, were evaluated by a part of an endless stream of
computer. I never saw that list
of A, B, C's again. My test
"I had no chance humanity. A familiar face was
about as rare as an unfamiliar
score was posted o n t h e
classroom door by my (you
to learn from my one is at the 'Hurst. Just hear-
ing my name, let alone no
guessed it) Social Security mistakes, because reference to the color of my at-
number. Obviously, I had no
chance t o learn from m y I was only in- tire, was enough to throw me
off b a l a n c e w h e n I f i r s t
1.11en ii-.c I U icai II irum my „ . — - . returned.
mistakes, because I was only jOrmeCl Oj their
informed of their quantity, not But now that I have had time
their quality. qUanlliy, HOI ineir t0 adjust, I would like to thank
Regular class attendance the Mercyhurst c o m m u n i t y for
was not a priority to many of quality." helping me to recover my iden-
the students I encountered. tity. However, I hope my pro-
But one or t w o nameless faces close as the university came fessors will understand if I still
missing from a sea of nine- to M e r c y h u r s t ' s accredited slip my Social Security
digit numbers were unlikely to social work major. Although I number on the top right-hand
be noticed by the professor. lost my identity at the universi- corner of my exams
A n d there was usually more ty, I managed to keep sight of occasionally.
than one student dressed in my career goals. I returned to
red clothing during a par- Mercyhurst this winter to pur- Keren Poulter is a
ticular class. It is difficult to sue a social work degree that sophomore social work major
contribute t o a class when will enable m e t o work from Indiana, Pa. She is assis-
your presence as a person is towards my master's degree. tant business manager of The
not fully appreciated. I really Since I returned t o c a m p u s , Merciad and a tutor at the
absence f r o m Mercyhurst. I valuable a small college at- missed feeling needed as I do I have been met daily by Writing Center.
was no longer Keren Poulter; mosphere is to one's educa-
instead my professors knew tion and mental health.
me as " y o u in the r e d " and At a university with over
recognized my exams by my 13,000 students, professors do
Social Security number alone. not have t i m e for names and On Sunday, February 16 from 3-5
Now t knew I was on a leave faces, let alone individual per- p.m. at Cummings Gallery, there
of absence, but I never ex- sonalities. In fact, many do not will be an open reception to view
pected that to entail the loss even have t i m e to proofread
recent works by three senior Art
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 F E B R U A R Y 13, 1986
THEMERCIAD

Perspectives
Circle K Organization Answer the trivia question cor-
rectly and win a large pizza com-
pliments o( the Clipper's Cove.

an asset to comm unity

Place your name and address in the
Trivia Box in the Clipper's Cove. A
drawing will be held, from all the correct
answers, to determine a winner. The winner
By Jean Kellick
will be announced in next week's issue.
"The whole idea is to do Deadline is each Sunday at 9 p.m.
positive things for the com- Since no one entered the correct answer for last
m u n i t y , " said Tom Dore, ad- week's question, it is being repeated this week.
missions counselor and facul- Question - What college basketball team was
ty advisor for the Circle K. the last learn to go undefeated for the entire
What is the Circle K?

Circle K is a c o m m u n i t y
oriented service organization
designed for college students.
It is affiliated with the Kiwanis
International, w h i c h has a
w o r l d w i d e m e m b e r s h i p of
300,000 people. The organiza-
t i o n ' s purpose is to promote
service, community
awareness and leadership.
Here at Mercyhurst, the Cir-
cle K is relatively new, having
started officially in the fall of
1984. However, the g r o u p is at-
t e m p t i n g to make themselves
recognized in the 'Hurst com-
m u n i t y through special pro-
jects. Presently, the members
are selling t i c k e t s for a pan-
cake breakfast to be held in
the Clipper's Cove, Sun., Feb.
16 f r o m 9 a.m. t o 1 p.m. The
cost is $1.50 for all the pan-
cakes you can eat. The c l u b
decided to have the breakfast
on campus so it w o u l d be
more convenient for students.
Members of the c l u b w i l l be
preparing and serving the food
themselves. " I t ' s going t o be a
lot of fun for all those involv-
e d , " said Karyn Melone, presi-
dent of Circle K. " W e ' r e hop-
ing for a big t u r n o u t . "
Betsy Gilroy, treasurer of
the group, agreed, " I hope
people support us. We're only
raising money for the
community."
Working strictly for com-
munity benefit is the unique
quality of a group such as Cir-
cle K. The m o t t o of Kiwanis is
" W e B u i l d . " The Mercyhurst
Kiwanians have upheld both of
these c h a l l e n g e s by com-
pleting several projects in
their short history. They are
successfully helping to build a
stronger c o m m u n i t y not only
at Mercyhurst but in the city of
Erie. With the aid of the Erie
Kiwanis Club, the Circle K
sponsored a trip last fall,
which took 15 children belong-
M c n w n i»t Circle K, along wiili facull) advisor 1
l> In ifistiitsion.
V^*;4?r
Circle K President Karyn Melone speaks to the members of the
organization.
ing to the Silent Club, an is that Circle K is sponsored
association for deaf c h i l d r e n , by a national organization.
to the Buffalo Zoo. Whatever we decide to do, the
Circle K also brought 30 Kiwanis w i l l back u s . "
more children from the Silent The only problem the c l u b
Club to Mercyhurst for a pic- h a s i s i t s membership.
nic last year. The children A l t h o u g h the c l u b lists 22
were taken to the observatory, members, more than most
played kickball in the apple or- other Circle K c l u b s , more
chard and enjoyed a picnic. volunteers are still needed. As
A n n e t t e Pedaci, vice-president Karyn Melone said, "The most
of the c l u b , said the group is important t h i n g to convey is
looking t o have more activities that the Circle K is member
on c a m p u s . oriented. In the future we hope
to increase our m e m b e r s h i p .
The c l u b is also g e t t i n g in-
We need people, good ideas
volved with the Special Olym-
and s u g g e s t i o n s . " Pedaci
pics. This program has been
agreed, " T h e c l u b itself is real-
the emphasis of Kiwanis Inter-
ly g o o d , but we need more
national for the past several
people that are interested. We
years. They feel their participa-
need more guys; right now we
tion will benefit the local
only have three. A c l u b should
efforts.
be more b a l a n c e d . "
Presently, the group also
prepares bulletin boards at St. Other members of the c l u b
Mary's Nursing H o m e . It is a agreed, feeling low member-
way t o inform all clients of the s h i p is a p r o b l e m . M i k e
home, while g e t t i n g college Nelson, an active member of
s t u d e n t s involved w i t h an the c l u b said, " I think what
a s p e c t of the c o m m u n i t y we're doing is good for the
w h i c h is often forgotten. Oc- c o m m u n i t y . There are a lot of
casionally some members o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d l o t s of
also help serve meals at the chances to have fun. There are
soup kitchens in Erie. many things we can do that
The club has many long we've been told about, but un-
t e r m g o a l s , i n c l u d i n g co- til we get more people involv-
operative efforts with other ed and boost e n t h u s i a s m , all
colleges, such as Allegheny those possibilities will remain
and Clarion. Attendance at c l o s ed."
state and national conven- Freshman Dave Delzell com-
tions is also a possibility for mented,"It's sad more people
the future. Dore has his own aren't involved. A lot of people
ideas; " M y goal is to get more don't know about us and they
kids i n v o l v e d , " he c o m - s h o u l d . " Charlie Emmiger
mented. "People can make a agreed, "It w o u l d be great if
lot of contacts. The nice thing more people were involved."
The c l u b meets Mondays at
5:30 in the faculty dining room.
Anyone is welcome to attend.
Pedaci said the time seems to
work well. " T h e location is
c o n v e n i e n t , and w e work
around everyone's schedule."
For more information, contact
Tom Dore in the A d m i s s i o n s
Office.
Pedaci s u m m e d it up the
best, "The Circle K is for help-
ing others. We need people
who will take one day out of
each month to do something
for someone else."
season?
Nothing sacred
By Brfan Sheridan
This m o r n i n g , while con-
t e m p l a t i n g my b o w l of Alpha-
Bits cereal, I had a revelation.
It wasn't just your ordinary
revelation, t h o u g h ; it was more
of a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f h o w w e
w i l l accept brevity in the face
of complexity. Even w h e n w e
don't have the foggiest idea of
what we are saying. Swirling
around in the milk were
toasted oat letters f o r m i n g
acronyms of familiar t h i n g s .
There were the networks, ABC
and NBC, as well as President
Reagan's (an acronym master
himself) "Star W a r s " , SDL
What d i d all of t h i s mean?
Why d o we use these devices
instead of actually saying
what w e mean? Is it that the
c o m p u t e r age has tete-biipped
our vocabularies so that now
w e are trying to imitate the
god-awful machine?
For i n s t a n c e , our alarm
c l o c k goes off at 8 a.m., to an
FM or A M s t a t i o n . This is the
U.S. and, unlike the U.S.S.R.,
w e are affluent enough to
wash our hair w i t h Alberto
VO-5 and drive our AMC car, o n
1-90, to take us to s c h o o l or
work. Schools we can go to in-
clude UCLA, IUP, SMU, or
S.U.N.Y. to name a few. The
idea! major w o u l d be H R M .
Work places can include
AMSCO, G.E. or G.T.E. Most of
the money made while work-
ing w i l l be taken by the I.R.S.
However, if you're a YUPPIE,
s t i c k i n g your money In an
I.R.A. will prevent that from
happening.
While at lunch, the ordering
process at a restaurant is cut
by minutes because we can
ask for a BLT or a McD.L.T.
After lunch, stop for gas at the
neighborhood AM-PM Mini-
Mart.
When shopping, stores have
items known better by letters.
Musically, took for the latest
releases from WASP, AC-DC.
R.E.M. a n d Springsteen's
" B o r n in the U.S.A.", You can
probably find G.Q . I.U.D.'s, or
J.D., if the store is large
enough. VHS-VCR's can be
purchased for taping
" M a g n u m P.I.". "The Man
from U.N.C.L.E." " M . A . S . H . "
or even MTV. Just make sure
the m a c h i n e has been UL
approved.
Many people w h o belong to
special Interest organizations
sometimes can't even
remember what t h e a c r o n y m
stands for anvmore. You can
join NOW t o support ERA, and
then there is the NAACP. Or if
you go t h e other way, j o i n the
KKK. Liberals listen t o the
ACLU, while conservatives
f o l l o w the G.O.P. Teamsters,
however, only belong to the
AFL-CIO.
If y o u want diseases that
d o n ' t take a lot of t i m e , or
k n o w l e d g e , to pronounce,
c a t c h AIDS, VD, MD, MS, or
suffer f r o m PMS. A minor pro-
blem w o u l d be B.O.
The government and the
military have t o be regarded as
acronym heaven. W o m e n can
b e c o m e WACS or WAVES.
Entertainers can work w i t h
Bob Hope in the USO; and
c o m m a n d o s , the Navy
S.E.A.LS. While in the service
you drive JEEPs or ATVs. Non-
c o m m i s s i o n e d personnel are
N O N C O M S . The P e n t a g o n
was even going to call the
place for storing MX missies a
Deep U n d e r g r o u n d Missle
Base. That is until someone
figured out that it w o u l d be
D.U.M.B. Let's also not forget
the C.I.A., the T.V.A., the
N.A.S.A. or the F.B.I. What can
you expect from W a s h i n g t o n
DC?
Any " R a m b o " fan c o u l d very
well join the R.O.T.C. so they
c o u l d g o kill V.C. or P.L.O.
members w i t h M-16s. to get
back our P.O.W.s or those
M . I . A s and destroy MIGs. To
undertake such a m i s s i o n by
yourself only requires a low
I.Q., since it's likely you'll be
D.O.A.
All of these letters didn't
mean anything to me until
y e s t e r d a y w h e n a USC
graduate, who was on PCP,
passed me in an LTD doing
about 75 m.p.h. He was being
chased by the D.E.A. for sell-
ing L.S.D. in L A . I thought that
was O.K., since words and let-
ters won't mean anything once
we're all R.I.P.
FEBRUARY 13, 1986 THE MERCIAD

Bulletin
Education Majors
Board
Volleyball Marathon Scholarship Available

All education majors who
are student teaching in the
fall term of 1986 are remind-
ed to pick up your applica-
tion forms in the Education
Office. Completed applica-
tions must be submitted no
later than Feb. 28, 1986.
Sports Medicine Center
The Sports Medicine
Department will be holding
a seminar entitled "A Heart
is a Terrible Thing to
Waste" on Sat., Feb. 15 at
10 a.m. in 114 Zurn. Admis-
sion is free. Topics includ-
ed in the seminar will be:
A co-ed volleyball
marathon will be held Fri.,
Feb. 21 in the Campus
Center from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Anyone interested in par-
ticipating should contact
Coach Ruggierio, ext. 300,
206 Preston. Proceeds will
benefit the Lady Lakers'
European Sports Tour.
Mercyhurst Night
The Erie Golden Blades
will be having Mercyhurst
College Night on Feb. 22.
The night includes the
game ticket and a case of
Coke for the price of $9. If
you would like tickets call
The Scholarship Bank
has announced 10 new
scholarships that have
recently become available.
Included among these are
scholarships for education
majors, biology majors, and
Mercyhurst College will perform the play "The Miss Firecracker Con-
political science majors. test" on Feb. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and Mar. 1. Curtain lime at the Little
For more information send Theatre will be 8 p.m., except on Feb. 23 when it will be 2:30 p.m. The
a stamped, self-addressed cast consists of all Mercyhurst College students.
envelope to: Scholarship Pictured above are (I to r) Lorelta Layer (Camelle), Chris Alessi (Del-
Bank, 10100 Santa Monica mount), Matt Lucia (MacSam), Angela Chirillo (Elain Rutledg), Beth
Lawry (Popeyel and Jennifer Montani (Tessy).
2600, Los Angeles, Ca.
90067.
Summer Jobs

Any students interested

strength training, nutrition,
and cardio-vascular fitness.
The seminar is being spon-
sored by the newly formed
Sports Medicine Club.
Free Iris Tickets
Chances to win two free
tickets to the Donnie Iris
and the Cruisers concert
begin Fri., Feb.7 as WMCY
broadcasts " L I V E " from
the Mercyhurst College
Student Union. Just listen
and when one of the
group's tunes is played, all
you need to do is approach
the remote booth and pro-
perly identify the hit. This
plus proper college ID will
win you the two free tickets
to the Feb. 22 concert.
Pancake Breakfast
The Circle K Club will be
s p o n s o r i n g a pancake
breakfast Sun., Feb. 16 in
the Clipper's Cove from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets will
be sold through Feb. 13 in
the Student Union and
cafeteria. Prices for the
tickets are: children under
12, $1; students, $1.50; and
adults, $2.
Carnation Pick-up
Anyone who receives a
carnation slip in their
mailbox is reminded to pick
up their flowers between 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Stu-
dent Union.
the Athletic Dept., ext. 228.
D'Angelo Recital
The D'Angelo School of
Music at Mercyhurst Col-
lege w i l l p r e s e n t the
Adams-Clarke Duo on Tue.,
Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Featured
will be Carl Adams, who
has been acclaimed as
"one of the generation's
leading f l u t i s t s " and
Robert Clarke, guitarist,
who was chosen to par-
t i c i p a t e in A n d r e s
Segovia's 1982 Master
Class in New York City. The
concert will be held in the
St. Mark's Auditorium. For
more i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l
825-0394.
Senior Portraits
New senior portraits and
retakes will be taken in the
Student Union on Wed.,
Feb 19 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sign up with Lisa
C o s t e l l o for an
appointment.
Aerobics Classes
Aerobics classes are
now offered in the Campus
Center every Mon., Wed.,
and Fri., at 7 a.m. To sign
up s e e J a n e t P r i c e ,
Michelle Chiaramonte, or
Richard Buesch.
in working in Hyanis, Cape
CWeeAend
Cod, Nantucket, or Mar-
tha's Vineyard over the
summer should send a long
self-addressed stamped
envelope to: Cape Cod
Summer Job Bureau, Box
SAC
594, Rm 8, Barnstable, Ma.
02630.
Sat., Feb. 15 A band con-
cert featuring Mercyhurst's
own One Out of Place will
be held in Zurn Recital Hall
at 8 p.m. The cost will be
$1.
Sun., Feb. 16 "ET" will be
shown in Zurn Recital Hall
at 9 p.m. The cost will be
$1.
Mon., Feb. 17 The pool
tournament will begin. All
information and seatings
are posted in the Student
Union. Participants must
check this listing. Failure
to s h o w up at t h e
designated time will con-
stitute a forfeit.
Any clubs or
organizations
who would like
to publicize
their events in Pat Benatar will be in
the "Bulletin concert at Erie's Civic
Center on Thu., Feb. 27.
Board" should Tickets are available at all
send news Ticketron offices and at the
Civic Center Box Office.
items to The
Merciad, Box
George Carlin will be in
129 by Tuesday concert Thu., Feb, 27 at the
at noon. Warner Theatre. Tickets
will be available at the Civic
Millcreek Mall will be
s h o w i n g the f o l l o w i n g
movies: "Out of Africa",
"Down and Out in Beverly
Hills" and "The Best of
Times". For times and
more i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l
868-5151.
Plaza Cinema will be
s h o w i n g the f o l l o w i n g
movies: "Murphy's
Romance", "Prizzi's
H o n o r " , " P o w e r " and
"Eliminator". For times and
more i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l
454-0050.
Cinema World will be
s h o w i n g the f o l l o w i n g
movies: "Jewel of the
Nile", "F-X", "Youngblood"
and "The Color Purple".
For times and more infor-
mation call 454-2881.
Center Box Office and at all
Ticketron offices.
Laker Basketball The
next home games for the
Laker's will be Fri., Feb. 14
against LeMoyneand Mon.,
Feb. 17 against Daemon.
Tip-off time for both games
wilt be 8 p.m.
PAGE 8 F E B R U A R Y 13, 1986
THE MERCIAD

Sports
Record now 17-5
Lakers halt losing streak
By R.J. Zonna
The Mercyhurst Lakers
men's basketball team kept its
Division II playoff hopes alive
w i t h a 92-90 come-from-behind
win against visiting Central
State.
The victory snapped a three
game Laker losing streak and
improved their record to 17-5.
M e r c y h u r s t w i l l have five
games remaining after battling
c r o s s t o w n rival Gannon
University.
Earl " T h e P e a r l " Moncrieffe
c u l m i n a t e d the Lakers' com-
eback against Central State
w i t h an eight foot jumper w i t h .
just four seconds remaining to
ensure the w i n .
The Lakers trailed by as
many as 13 points in the se-
cond half and looked more like
the Keystone Cops than a
playoff h o p e f u l . However, in
the last five m i n u t e s the 'Hurst
put everything together and
erased an 11 point Marauder
lead.
"This was a great com-
eback," said Head Coach Billy
Kalbaugh. " I hope we never
need to do this again, but it
was a tremendous win for u s . "
Super sophomore Nate Har-
ris keyed the Mercyhurst rally
-laker
by hitting his last eight shots
of the game. Harris netted 20
points in the second half and
finished with a team high 24.
The slick s h o o t i n g guard hit
o n 12 of 18 shots f r o m the
floor and also grabbed five re-
bounds, t w o in the crucial last
minutes.
Todd Lee added 18 points
and a career high 14 rebounds,
while Kenney Moss and Mark
Davis had 10 points each.
Senior center Marty C a m s had
16 points and 14 rebounds.
Point guard Matt Nesser dish-
ed out 11 assists for the
'Hurst.
Moncrieffe's game-winner
was his only bucket of the
n i g h t , but he helped the
Lakers break Central State's
trapping defense.
" W e ' d been having a heck of
a time w i t h their press until
Moncrieffe took charge,"
noted Kalbaugh. " H e blew by
everyone on the dribble and
made some important scoring
passes. Nesser had a tough
game, but he's the one w h o
got the ball t o M o n c r i e f f e in
the final seconds when we
needed it."
The Lakers trailed 89-78 w i t h
5:02 left and then hit the
Marauders with a 14-1 spurt to
snap a three game losing
streak. All three losses came
on the road and seemed to
have a draining effect on the
'Hurst.
" O u r last game, w h i c h we
lost to LeMoyne 72-71, was
especially frustrating because
we played our best road game
of the s e a s o n , " c o m m e n t e d
Kalbaugh. "That's what makes
this win so s w e e t . "
In the LeMoyne contest, the
Lakers attempted just six free-
t h r o w s , while the Dolphins
went to line 28 times.
Mercyhurst led by three at
halftime, 36-33, but the second
half featured 11 lead changes.
The Dolphins went to the
charity stripe four times in the
last 20 seconds.
Lee was high man for the
Lakers with 26 points. Moss
added 14 and Mark Davis had
12 points.
After the the Gannon game,
Mercyhurst w i l l play its final
t w o h o m e g a m e s of t h e
season. They host LeMoyne
on Friday and Daemen on
Monday. The Mercyhurst men
will f i n i s h the year w i t h three
road games.
the w o m e n defeated Edinboro,
58-51, and lost to Lock Haven,
67-59. Overall, the Lady Lakers
finished with a 3-6 record.
SCORE BOARD
Men's Basketball
Mercyhurst
LeMoyne
Mercyhurst
Central St
Drop t o 1-15
Lady Lakers fall
The Mercyhurst w o m e n ' s
basketball team lost three
games last week, dropping
their record to 1-15.
The Lady Lakers lost to
Thiel 71-48 in the first game of
last week. They were 30 per-
cent from the floor and had
o v e r 30 t u r n o v e r s . High
scorers for the game were
Gina Torchia with 11 points
and Kelly Murphy with 10.
Laura Kalish led with a total of
nine rebounds.
Gannon beat the Lakers for
the second t i m e this year by a
score of 85-52. Sophomore
Jean Ruby was the only Laker
to score in double digits with
11 points. Ruby also added 3
assists and 3 steals.
Clarion defeated the Lady
Lakers o n M o n d a y night,
90-62. Murphy, Torchia and
Jeana White were the stan-
Women's Basketball
71 Mercyhurst 52
72 Gannon 85
92 Mercyhurst 62
90 Clarion 90
was the high scorer of the
game w i t h 22 points, f o l l o w e d
by W h i t e with 14 and Torchia
with 10.
Of the u p c o m i n g games
a g a i n s t W e s t m i n s t e r and
Canisius, Coach Rick Bengel
said, " T h e main objective is to
l o o k at t h e g a m e s as
challenges and play the best
we c a n . "
He added, "The weakness
of the season is the inside
game of rebounding. With the
e x c e p t i o n of t h e G a n n o n
game, the team wasn't
shooting well from the floor
either."
Co-captain J o t t i e Williams
said, " W e can't seem to pull it
together on the c o u r t . "
The Lady Lakers will be on a
long road trip. The next home
game is Feb. 28 against Utica

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douts for the Lakers. Murphy at 8 p.m.
The Mercyhurst m e n ' s team
also finished the year w i t h a
3-6 c h a r t . Last week, the
$JLM>wwm Lakers lost to Niagara, 50-41,
and d r o p p e d a 76-32 d e c i s i o n
Rumor has it that a iocal The Mercyhurst m e n ' s and
r e s t a u r a n t c h a i n has ap-
proached the administration
and Athletic Departments of
both Mercyhurst College and
w o m e n ' s s w i m m i n g teams w i l l
c o m p e t e in the Penn-Ohio
C h a m p i o n s h i p s this week. The
three day event will be held at
to G a n n o n .

I hope everyone had an op-

Gannon University about the
p o s s i b i l i t y of a t r a v e l i n g
trophy between the two
schools.
The trophy w o u l d be a " l i t t l e
brown j u g " type of award that
w o u l d go to the winner of the
M e r c y h u r s t - G a n n o n basket-
ball game each season. From
what I hear, Mercyhurst Is all
for the Idea, while Gannon is
u n d e c i d e d . Gannon Head
Coach Tom Chapman is sup-
posedly in favor of the plan,
but the A t h l e t i c Department is
not.
When I c o n f r o n t e d Mer-
cyhurst College Athletic Direc-
tor Len Cylerski, he said it was
the first he's heard of the
story, but it sounded like a fan-
tastic idea.
I think a " l i t t l e brown Jug"
would make official the in-
tense basketball rivalry bet-
ween Mercyhurst and Gannon.
It is definitely an idea worth
exploring.
Cleveland State University.
The c h a m p i o n s h i p s w i l l be the
Lakers' first.
In all, nine teams will par-
ticipate. Coach Tom Jones
notes that the conference
c h a m p i o n s h i p s are very dif-
ficult. Cleveland State, Akron
and Y o u n g s t o w n State (Divi-
sion I programs) will take part
in the event. Wright State, a
top ten team in Division II, will
also c o m p e t e , along w i t h Divi-
sion III top ten, Mount Union.
The meet Is of great impor-
tance to junior Mary Katiszak.
Kaliszak was an All-American
in both the the 100 and
200-yard breast s t r o k e last
year; she has yet t o qualify
t h i s year. She is only a half-
second off the qualifying time
in both events.
The Laker w o m e n were busy
this past week, s w i m m i n g in
three events. They started w i t h
a 50-35 loss at Niagara, then
fell t o Gannon 61-39. In a
triangular meet on Saturday,
portunity to catch at least a
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