OL. 68 NO.

3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE'S" WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER 111 u, 1994

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Season opener
keeps'fans in their
seats through then
last 50 seconds.
Lakers-13, Golden
Griffs-12.
See page Sjl
Summer concert scoop
Haiti viewpoints
National catastrophejfelt at Mercyhurst
By Craig Rybczynski Friday as they conclude the map- erful that the sights and smells of
J Editor in Chief ping. the site horrified everyone in-
Further expertise is being of- volved.
"There is no conventional way fered by forensic anthropologist "This is not your average plane
Page 3 to describe it," said Dr. James Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat and his stu- wreck, it was a violent accident,"
Adovasio, Mercyhurst Director dent Lisa Sienccki. said Adovasio. "The remains are
ages of anthropology/archaeology and
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so shredded that even medical

geology departments, about the
carnage left by the US Air Flight
427 crash. 'The scene is grotesque
beyond belief."
Dr. Adovasio is one of.five
Mercyhurst representatives cur-
rently involved in surveying the
SAC sjpofnsors crash site. .
Archeologists Joseph
Yedlowski and Alan Quinn are
fim - fill 1 e d week assisting Adovasio in the map-
ping of the 100 by 100 foot area.
The three are responsible for
A Micro Rave Dance Party will be held on Friday, Sept 16 in the
mapping the remains of the pas-
Student Union from 10 p.nvto 1 a an. This event is being sponsored
by SAC and WMCE Radios | f sengers which are scattered in the
On Saturday, Sept. 17, SAC is sponsoring Comedian Bob Philips small charred and waste riddled
at 9 p.m. in the Laker Inn. Come down to relax after the first full week ravine.
of classes. .J The group was one of the first
A Volleyball Tournament will be held on Sunday, Sept 18 at the teams on the scene and began the
Townhouscs Court at 1 p.m. A sign-up sheet, rules sheet and more process on Friday and continued
details are available at the Union desk. I on through Sunday. Their next
i Monday Night Football night will take place in the Laker Inn venture into the field will be this
starting at 9 p.m. Food will be available at half time.
^Wednesday's Coffeehoose will feature live music by Hypnotic
Clambake in the Laker Inn from 8 to 11 p.m.
The movie of the week City Slickers II wilLbe shown in the
Grotto at 9tp.ni. OIK Thursday, weather permitting. Bringiyour
blankets and popcorn because this might be the last outdoor activity
j
According to Adovasio, they
are providing counsel to the
county coroner and pathologists
involved in the identification pro-
cess.
Mercyhurst, which has some of
the finest and most sophisticated
mapping equipment in the world,
was asked to map the area by the
FAA, Beaver County and the
National Transportation Safety
Board.u
Dirkmaat was also instrumen-
tal in the decision to allow the
Mercyhurst archeology*and an-
thropology departments to exam-
ine and study the area.
He has been involved with the
Allegheny County Coroner's of-
fice for just such an event
In spite of all their experience,
the force of the crash was so pow-
people had never seen anything
like this before."
Quinn, like Adovasio, was awe
struck by the wreckage he wit-
nessed.
"I was overwhelmed, there are
small pieces of bodies all over,"
he said. There are torso's stuck
in trees and imbedded in the
ground, the only thing I can im-
age being this bad would maybe
be trench warfare in World War
I." ^ "
,: £ I!
The images of the crash, ac-
cording to Quinn, will haunt him
for the rest of his life.|
'The smell of flesh and jet fuel
will stay with me forever,'' said
the archeologists "I saw county
coroners pass out because of it."

iRetentionwlan initiated
for a long time. *
By Megan Circle have called so far, but I have had class. For instance, the convoca-
News Editor tion for the freshman in odeled the
Come support Retention at Mercyhurst Col-
a few sophomores and also a few
juniors."
Another critical part of the pro-
commencement activities this
year. The idea behind' this is to
lege at its highest has been 80 make the entrance into college as
the home team percent. According to Dr. Gary
Brown, the percentage of the
gram, according to Brown, has to
do with an early warning system.
Brown said that "there are 49 in-
exciting as the exit, according to
Brown. Many other activities are
The Women's Volleyball team will be hosting Lock Haven freshmen class that will return to dications that a student is think- being planned for the freshman
University on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. in the Athletic Mercyhurst for their sophomore ing of transferring, or is not going for thefirsttwo weeks in hopes of
Center. * year at present is at the national to m a ke it through the yea r." Since easing their home-sickness, and
The Men's Soccer team will be playing Alderson-Broaddus on average of 76 percent the retention steering committee making them feel more a part of
Sunday; September 18 at 1 p.m. at the soccer field. The* new Retention program at covers a vast array of areas on the Mercyhurst community,
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Mercyhurst is trying to encour- campus, it would be easy to find Brown said.
age everyone now attending the out if a student is having prob- The goals of the committee are
Don't miss the action^ college, to return next year. Brown
stated that one way in which they
lems. The committee can then try
to solve the student's problem or
to ra ise the percentage of Frcsh-
man who graduate from
Mercyhurst to 65 percent; the
The Mercyhurst Football Game will be heard on WMCE 88.5 will be doing this is in making help him or her to make the right
from Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland. Coverage Mercyhurst more "user friendly." decision concerning the problem. percentage of sophomores who
will begin on the radio at 1:20 p.m. .., "Instead of giving students the Finally, the committee is trying graduate from Mercyhurst to 87
run around when they have ques- to make the first few weeks of percent; and the overall retention
tions or problems, we will try to college life as pleasant as pos- of the college to 82 percent in two
help them more efficiently." sible for the incoming freshman years.
To help with the efficiency of
the college, and any other prob-
Friday lems that students may have, a 24
Partly sunny and warm; hour hotline (824-CALL) has.
been employed. A, student can
high 80 - 85. * call this number at any time of the
day for night with any kind of
Saturday problem and receive a response
Partly sunny and warm, within 24 hours, although [Bob
chance of late-day Munson stated that it has never'
taken that long, j i '
thunderstorms; £ Munson (or "Mr. Help" or
high 75 - 80, low 55 - "Uncle Bob") sa id tha t he will go
65. to "any extreme" to help students
Sunday • with the problems they are hav-
ing at college, His goal is "to
Showers and thunder- keep students at Mercyhurst it
storms; low 50s, has been mostly freshmen that Roommates Nikkl Geraci, "Crossy" (front) and Meghan
m high 70s. Hcrregesellfrolicat the beach party Saturday. Hey, where's the fourth?
 PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD SEPT. 15,1994

The Rave is the thing

The Micro Rave 2 dance on Fri-
day, September 16 begins at 9
p.m. and ends at 1 a.m. in the
Student Union. It is sponsored by
SAC and WMCE. SAC is provid-
ing the funds and WMCE is pro-
viding the music
| This is WMCE's first public
rave dance, as well as the first
public rave ever held at
Mercy hurst College. Two of the
most knowledgeable techno DJ's
at WMCE will be spinning the
, ,
CD sforthedance,WMCE sSta-
lion Manager Jay Kennedy "DJ
Jay" and'WMCE's Production
Director Paul Smith "Paul Ryan."
WMC^i for the first time in its
George Paydocfk mans the barbecue at the beach* party otfai hjst0ry, now has a top en techno
There chart listed in a national maga-
fun for those who attended.
A
zine, CMJ (College Music Jour-
nal), on a weekly basis. vAt
MicroRave 2,|the students can
expect to hear the most popular
techno dance songs regularly
played in the most progressive
dance clubs in the US, Europe
and Japan.
Because WMCE is charted in
CMJy all the major techno record
labels mail| WMCE the latest
techno hits and the most cutting
1
edge imports. The equipment,
rented from Raven Sound, is guar-
anteed to be the most ideal for
rave dances this size.
When askedwr^informatfon
concerning? the original
MicroRave,?Paul Smith re-
sponded, "The original rave was
held in my apartment and was
supposed to be a lot smaller than
a typical 5,000 member rave,
hence the term, MicroRave. De-
spite the fact that the rave was
private, the response was too large
and we ended up having to lock
the door. Moving to the Student
Union was good choice. It was
easier to geta hold of dian the Erie
Civic Center."
When asked for comment on
what the students should expect
from the upcoming MicroRave 2,
Jay Kennedy responded, "It will
put the local rave scene in Erie to
an eveli deeper shame than it al-
readyft,when comparing it to the
major markets."

By Anne L. McNeils
Copy Editor
News
Paydock announced the results announced that letters of intent
of the Make-A-Wish Festival. will be accepted until midnight
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' been booked already according to ' One boy from Sharon was able ing include installation of phones urn
Mercyhurst Student Government
(MSG) Secretary Jessica Cuffia.
to go j to Disneyworld with his jut, Zurn Hall for when students
family, said Paydock. A boy from are working after professors' of-
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Waterford received a new com- fice hours end. The facilities use DRAFT NIGHT HAPPY HOUR
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formal this year as happened last "I was moved," when he received also into a proposal to keep Old 9:30 -11:30 PM
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Cuffia said the Winter Formal
gwill beat Union Station and the
Spring Formal will be at the Shrine
Club. Mercyhurst had previously
been banned from the Shrine Club
and MSG had to make a? $500
Foundation rega rd ing the w ishes. MSG meetings are held every Cover With College I,D.
SAC Chair Rich Straub an- Monday night at 8:30 p.m. in the raa
nounced plans to hold a contest to Government Chambers ofthe Stu- S e\p tern r O n \l y !
create a mascot for Mercyhurst dent Union. All students are en-
sports teams. Straub said students couraged to attend.
can submit proposals and draw- ^W*W5CTW*v»<^j«JiSift
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security deposit on the site. ings for a mascot The student

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body will then vote on the mascot
and SAC will obtain a costume.
~" If you have a strong Vice-President Kristen*Hurd
opinion about an
issue, get on a Senate
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Senate meeting. She said the
"major [Senate] project for this
term is the Strategic Plan" which
is still confidential. MSG Presi- ff

dent George Paydock encouraged ERTES HOTTEST NITECLUB

student participation in Senate.
"If you have a strong opinion
about an issue, get on a Senate
committee," he said. *
8TILL2 NON
Beginning with the meeting*
Sept 19, MSG meetings will be MUST BE NITE ALCOHOLIC
taped. One of the reasons for this
is to "better develop minutes" of
the meetings, said Paydock.'
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SEPT. 15,1994
Marshall attacks*the Cleveland m u s i c scene
By Heather Marshall
Merciad Columnist
For the most part my summer
was pretty uneventful. I spent the
summer ^brewing coffee * a nd
spending the measly dollars I
made while doing it going to con-
certs. As sad as that may sound to
some of you, I had a lot of run
seeing shows. I didn't get to see
every concert that came through
the area, but I did get to see many
of my favorite bands. They were
great shows and experiences I will
never forget
My summer began by catching
the tail end of James' tour, in the
end of May. James as a whole
gave a very strong performance,
from the eclectic set and lighting
to the actual vocal performance.
Lead singer Tim Booth was the
one that stood out the most though,
with his skirt covered hips sway-
ing in time to the mesmerizing
melodies and powerful lyrics. The
band worked with the crowds that
were gathered around the stage,
although I found some of the
crowds'J behavior to be a little
extreme. Many ofthe rowdy little
grangers began moshing during a
rousing rendition of "Laid" and
D 'Angelo concert to be
**The D'Angelo School of Music
is.proud to present the opening
concert of the 1994-95 Great Per-
formers Series. For the first time
in the series, the concert will fea-
ture a duo piano team. The hus-
band and wife team of Misha and
Cipa Dichter will preform an all
Russian program of
Rachmaninoff, Arensky,
Shostokovich and Stravinsky.
HEY MERCYHURST
COLLEGE STUDENTS!!
Wednesday night isyour night at the
New
Check us out every Wednesday for
Don't forget to come down on Sundays for Karaoke andDJ music
actually sat down during "Sit
Down", a songfromJames sec-
ond album. Other than these some-
times annoying distractions, the
concert was great Every person
left feeling that they had seen one
of the best alternative bands of
the times.
The next stop on my concert
bus was Tori Amos. Ask anyone
who knows me and they will tell
you that I am the biggest Tori fan.
To see her in concert was a dream
come true.
I may be slightly biased, but I
would have to say that her concert
was the best I've ever seen. But
on the unbiased side, I'm sure that
even if you don't like Tori Amos,
you would have liked this con-
cert Never before have I seen
such a personal performer.
Throughout the concert, fans
would yell things to her and she
took the time to answer them per-
sonally.
During one of her songs she
actually stopped to say "God bless
you" to a fan sitting half way back
in the theatre. She began her con-
cert with a tribute to Kurt Cobain,
by singing an unaccompanied
version of "American Pie" that
lead into her version of "Smells
The conceit will take place on
Sunday, September 18th at 2:30
p.m at the Central High School
Auditorium, 3325 Cherry Street.
Misha and Cipa Dichter, who
met as students at the Juilliard
School, made their debut together
with the Los Angeles Philhar-
monic. They have performed with
orchestras and in recital through-
out the United States and Europe,
Stadium f Lounge!
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THE MERCIAD
Like Teen Spirit". She played all
of her most known songs, such as
it
God", "Cornflake Girl", and
it
Silent All These Years", plus all
the best songs off her two full
length albums, along with her re-
make of "Angie", which was
beautiful. f I must say that the first time I
Anyone who had the opportu-
nity to see her witnessed her raw
talent, as well as her down-to-
earth, human quality which makes
her such a pleasure to see live. I
didn t want the show to end.
If nothing else I urge anyone
who hasn't heard her or given her
music a chance, to please listen
and give yourself up to the beauty
of her voice and piano, and the
power of her lyrics.
Next I was off to Lollapalooza -
twice. I subjected myself to the
heat, sun and inflated prices ofthe
whole tour twice. To be honest,
once was enough for me, but I
was unexpectedly told that a ticket
had been bought for me for the
second show. How could I turn it
down? $ Overall, the Lollapalooza tour
It turned out to be worth my
while because the first time I went
I had an opportunity to concen-
trate on the main stage. This in-
cluded suchlbig bands as the
sure success
and arefrequentguests at major
summer festivals throughout the
world. *'
Misha Dichter was the silver
medalist in the 1966Tchaikovsky
Piano Competition. He has re-
corded extensively on the Phillips
label, and has made an illustriucs
solo career. Cipa Dichter was born
in Brazil and made her debut at
the age of 16 with the Symphony
V^.1>J- •
Breeders, L7, Tribe Called Quest
and , of course, the Beastie Boys
and Smashing Pumpkins.
Overall, the main stage was very
entertaining, except for a slight
sound problemfromthe Smash-
ing Pumpkins. * came to a big finish in the begin-
went to see the tour in Columbus
I thought the Beastie Boys gave a
good show. When I saw them the
second time in Deroit, they blew
every otherband away. Their per-
formance lasted longer and was
much stronger, they seemed much
more into the Detroit audience
than the audience'they encoun-
tered in Columbus.
On my second trip, the second
stage was where I could be found.
There, such bands as The Verve,
Flaming Lips and, my favorite,
Luscious Jackson performed awe-
some new songs. Being at the
scond stage I feel that I got an
opportunity to see some bands
that next year might be headlin-
ing their own shows. |jj
was well worth all the experi-
ences it gave me. I was pleased to
see the Beastie Boys and Smash-
ing Pumpkins, so pleased in fact
that a review of them alone might
r By the way - if the urge to see Tori
Orchestra of Brazil. Shehas, like-
wise, performed with numerous
orchestras and in recital. The Los
Angeles Times said, "Each is a
pianist offundeniable virtuoso
qualifications... The Dichters at-
tack precisely, can ma in tain some
daring tempos without strain, and
counter-balance each other in the
creation of varied orchestral col-
ors.
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PAGE 3
be a topic for another of my col-
umns. I got to see a wide variety
of bands all at once and, I must
admit that I am happy to say that
I saw the tour twice.
Finally, my summer of conceits
ning of August when I got to see
the sold out Stone Temple Pilots
show. The Meat Puppets and
Jawbox opened and both did fa
good job of preparing the crowd
for the main show. The Pilots
came onto a stage studded by two
huge lava lamps on either side,
while the beginning of "Vasol ine"
started up, as well as the crowd.
Before I knew it, the crowd went
wild and was surging back and
forth in time to the music The
Stone Temple Pilots played all
their Billboard stuff such as
"Plush", The Big Empty", "Sex
Type Thing", and "Wicked Gar-
den", plus a few new songs off
their latest album.
I was surprised at what such a
good performance it was and how
the crowd was so into the music.
Everyone was having a really
good time, and*that helped the
entire mood of the concert %
As always I welcome all com-
ments and suggestions this year.
Amos, Live, or Luscious Jackson
strikes, tickets are on sale now
these shows in Cleveland.
for
Scenery,
song and
shfcfakebabs
By Andrew Burck
Merciad StaffReporter
Last Saturday, there was a cook-
out in front of the Hammermill
Library sponsored by SAC.
Students camefromacross cam-
pus between 4:30 to 6 p.m. and
celebrated the victory> of>the
Mercy hurst Lakers football team.
,** At the cookout, there were bar-
becued shish kebabs andfiletsfor
dinner. There was a volleyba 11 net
set up and people played f few
games.There was a radio playing
tojJhelp the cookout'mood. Be-
sides the food, games and music,
student interaction was great
Even after the cookout ended,
people still were having run hang-
ing out and talking to each Other.
This event was a great start to a
new year here at Mercyhurst JJ
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Viewooint 1: Haiti
The Ryb RoastLife is the question
By Craig Rybczynski j 1i t

Editor in Chief

It's time to dust off the grill, By Greg Troyer The Democratic leadership, The stated goal is the reestabl ish-
uncover the Mac and start the Political Columnist who rushed to the White House to ment of the democratically elected
grillin'. Welcome to the new confront President Bush's ac- President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
and hearty edition of the Ryb Life is about upholding prin- tions in Kuwait, has been slow to government and the removal of
Roast ciples, politics apparently is not come forward and defend the General Raoul Cedrasjfrom
. I have picked my brain for The Clinton Administration is legality of Congress' Constitu- ppower.
hours for the ideal topic to burn preparing to send this nation to tional war power, against one of | Several sources, including
onto the pages of the paper and I war in Haiti. Despite the fact that their own party members. It ap- jLawrence Harrison in the June
' have decided to put the Merciad j1 the military superiority of the pears that party loyalty still con- 1993 issue of The Atlantic
grill master on low flame. United States is unquestionable trols political actions in D.C. Monthly, challenge Aristide's
The Master Chef will avoid roasting for a week in order to and the final outcome of an inva- Senate Majority Leader George record of freedom and refonn.
enlighten you about the true meaning of the college experience. sion predictable, human lives are Mitchell, D-Maine, was quoted Harrison argues that Aristide may
1 College has different meanings to all who attend. It may mean at stake. in 1990 as saying, "The President ibe no better than Cedras. He
I studying until the break of dawn to pull straight A's or exploring the Blood, both American and non- has no authority, acting alone, to further argues that certain cul-
local watering holes in search of the cheapest beer on tap.$ American, will be spilled. comm it the U ni ted States to war." tural traits may be so inherent in
^In my extensive travels to various colleges and universities I have Mothers and fathers will be Now Mitchell claims that Con- Haiti that Aristide is predisposed
uncovered the real "college experience." forced tofinda way to deal with gressional approval is not neces- to turn into a dictator much like
Growing up is what college is all about Ask a senior how much, the loss of the lives they value sary for a "military action." the lastidemocratically elected
they hive learned in the past three years. morejthan their own. Children Mr. Mitchell, a horse is a horse leader of Haiti, the infamous
J Not only will they tell you about the classes they hated or the ones will try to fill the emptiness cre- by any other na me. "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
I they recommend as easy A's, the major theme will involve how ated when "daddy" or "mommy " If Mr. Bush needed approval to Regardless of the results, the
much they have matured. never comes home. Widowed play with human lives, so does United States should work to up-
For me, growing up has mea nt learning to appreciate the life I have spouses will hear the dea fening Bill Clinton. This holds true re- hold the principal of self-deter-
been given by a higher power. silence at night that used to be gardless ofsemantics. It also holds mination. Over 70 percent of the
In the past three years, I have encountered situations that have drowned out by-the ones they true regardless of the historical people ofHaiti voted for Aristide.
taught me about the world around me. love. The value of human life is reality of the numerous Presiden- The majority of the opposition to
This summer I put my new found philosophy into action. the true question at hand, despite tial military deployments with- him has come from! the monied
Last weekend, I played in the Make-A-Wish Softball tournament what is happening in Washing- out Congressional authorization. elite he sought to destroy. If in-
that benefited terminally ill children in Erie County. ton. | Some members of the Eggo deed there are principles worth
Winning did not really matter because it was for a worthwhile Republicans have risen to arms Party (you know, waffling) have dying for, they are self-determi-
charity. ^ . * proclaiming that Clinton is as- stuck to their beliefs and chal- nation and? equality, not* cheap
I'm not saying that everyone has to run out and devote all of their sailing* the Constitution.* They lenged Clinton. Representative gas. I I
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time to charitable organizations. stress the fact that President Bush Robert Torricelli, D-New Jersey, Trying to convince the spoiled,
But when called upon to aid the school in its community relief obtained Congressional approval a member of the House of Repre- materialistic American public of
programs think about this column. before taking military*action in sentatives Foreign Affairs Com- this may be hard.
However, having a good time isn't bad either. Kuwait The fact that such ap- mittee has challenged the We as a people tend not to be
Like my father, says, "Relax and have a good time. You have to proval was only a "courtesy to Administration's actions. Even concerned about foreign affairs
take it easy sometimes." Congress" as Neil Lewis wrote staunch Clinton supporter Repre- unless it affects our pocketbooks.
Words to live by, my friends. L on Sept 12 in The New York sentative Pat Schroeder has criti- Haiti does not Before action is
This the Merciad gourmet signing off. . Times, seems tohave slipped their cized the current course of action. taken, I just sincerley hopePresi~$
But be careful because you never know who the main course will minds. You can rest assured that However those in opposition have dent Clinton remembers the prin-
be on the Ryb Roast the Bush administration would been far too quiet, fearing ciples involved and balances the|
have proceeded in defending the reprecussions in the future. need for humane living condi-
rights of the Kuwaitis (What oil?) There is also a debate as to what tions for Haitians and the value of
The! Merciad without Congress' consent.
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the!U.S. interests in Haiti are. human life.
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SEPT. 15,1994
Viewpoint 2: Haiti
Aristide not reason enough
By Jule Gardner
Senior Writer I
Bill Clinton is shaking big stick
military in Haiti so the rattle can
be heard globally. The question
is, will it soon explode into more
than a rattle?
Almost inevitably, yes.
Pundits * have been issuing a
collective cry: Tell us why, Mr.
Commander in Chief. Why is in-
vasion of Haiti-'in our national
interest?
They, along with the rest of
America, may be appeased (im-
possible?) when Clinton at last
explains for the TV fcaudience
Thursday why America should
kill Haitians and risk American
lives to put a shady character like
Jean-Bertrand Aristide back at the
helm.
Who is Aristide? Is he a lover of
democracy, a true humanitarian,
as we may have been led to be-
lieve?
No. The defrocked Jean-
Bertrand Aristide advocated the
masses kill the opposition slowly,
with a flaming tire around their
necks. It's what they deserve, he
sai<W* W
Our Golden Boy is anti-Ameri-
can who, according to Newsweek,
"denounced 'the deadly economic
infection called capitalism/"
He is said to have Marxist ten-
dencies. On this point, so be it
The Cold War is over and com-
munism lost At this level of the
conflict, it's practically moot
Granted, Aristide is the rightful
ruler with 70 percent of votes in
the 1990 free election. Most of
the Haitian poor love Aristide,
Campus Question:
What's the best thing about
Herman's?
Senior,
It's in stumbling distance."
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Senior,
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and promotes world peace. The
ries there with Fritz.il 1 i
Kristin Hurd, Senior, Psychology:
- "When two dumb blondes find their i
fight Nothing beats live eitertainmenl
Been, Sophomore, Undecided: i g j
44 Herman's because
know my name. Pi
watering hole."
BUI Steen, Senior,
The best thing about Herman'*
food every night. Red's poems
America
and they are numerous since ole'
"Papa Doc" Duvalier left the|
country with practically nothing
in its treasury.
. Aristide made them feel safe;\
for the first time in their tumultu-
ous lives and his intentions for the
masses seem honorable. One des-1
titute Haitian supported a stepped-
up embargo, vowing to eat leaves
off trees if-it would mean the
return of Aristide. ^ Vietnam and we all know what
But here's the clincher: Aristide
said in July he would not return
by means of a U.S. invasion and
he does not support such action.
The man we will most likely fight
for doesn't want us there.
Why? Is he not hungry for Hai-
tian power? Not if it means he
will be seen by his own people as
a puppet of the "imperialistic"
United States.
Aristide is all too aware of the
lingering animosity about the last
time the U.S. invaded Haiti in
1915 and stayed until 1934. He
was not too pleased himself,
rightly so, and repeatedly and
publicly slammed America's for-
eign policy in Haiti and elsewhere.
How will he be perceived as a
ruler put into power on the shoul-
ders of thosefhe despised (de-
spises?) Simply, he will look like
a fool, le aving the door wide open
for yet another Haitian military
coup.
Let's examine this concept of
leaders looking like fools. It has
been argued that Bill Clinton has
drawn too many lines in the pro-
verbial sand. As a wise political
science professor said recently,
"At some point, you have to ei-
ther knock 'em down or go home."
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Unfortunately, knocking down
Raoul C6dras and his cohorts does
not involve merely making them
eat dust
It means killing.
It means ripping up the lives of
civilians who have already de-
serted the streets of their country
in fear of America and its guns.
To kill so our President doesn't
lose face is wrong. It happened in
mis perceptions produced there: a
big black granite wall.t*
Yes, the illegitimate govern-
ment in Haiti is calling our bluff.
Clinton's Haiti policy has been
flimsy at best, he needs to act.
There are alternatives.
Spotlight with ferocity the hu-
man rights violations there. Send
aid to private charities in Haiti
that are providing services now
but without adequate funds. Work
out a doable refugee policy. Use
something called patience before
using firepower.
Yes, there is political persecu-
tion going on and we cannot sit
idly by with the common excuse,
'There are problems in the U.S.
We need to worry about our own
country."
We are a major player and must
act accordingly. Isolation won't
solve anything. Neither will armed
intervention in a country!that
doesn't want us| there and has
been unstable since 1804.
No doubt Haiti is a complex
situation in international relations,
as are most situations. But a swift
victory is nothing more than num-
bers. It didn 't last the first time we
intervened there. It won't work
now.
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Disintegration
By Nick Krayger
A &E and Features Editor
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I have completely and totally!
over committed myself. I know
that's a hell of a way to start off
my sometimes political column
at the beginning of the year, but
there will be no recourse. I ami)
going to die this term. You will
all be here to witness my de-
mise.
It is my own fault When it I ^^
came time to make decisions at the end of last year about what I
would and wouldn 't be doing in the fall, I took the cowardly way out
I made no decisions. I simply said "yes" to everyone. And now you
can see the mangled pieces of what used to be my life lying around
campus.
I had four iced-animal crackers for breakfast today. I had a Little
Debbie oatmeal bar for lunch. And I anticipate some delectable tuna
with cheese for dinner.
You freshmen laugh at me. You say "Even cookies and creamy
oatmeal bars are better than the food at the cafe." You are wrong, my
little smurfs.
I am going to die a monotonous, seemingly painless death from
stress, and all the while I'll be starving to boot And I am not the only
one. H
You ask why I did this to myself. I'll tell you.
I took an RA job because I thought the experience would be good
for my major. I also know how that will look on my resume when
I apply for Graduate school, hopefully getting me an RD job in the
process. And of course, I liked the money.
I applied for an editor job here at the Merciad and - by the grace
of God - landed two. I enjoy writing. I like the staff. I really feel
accomplished when I write something and people respond. And of
course, I liked the money. J
I applied to be a Basic Writing tutor in much the same manner as
I applied for the job at the Merciad. Again, I enjoy writing. I like
helping people too - people who appreciate what little I can give
them. And of course, I liked the money.
I could go on listing the countless demanding positions I've taken
on this year to have all of you read it and to feed my ego, but that
reall y won't make a difference. Even if you were to bask in the awe
of my presence, I still probably wouldn't have time to hear what you
have to say. And it's my own fault
J have compromised everything I stand for by believing that I
could do it all. But more importantly, I've sold out on my natural
talents by using them just to make a buck. No matter how much I
deny it, I feel like a phony. i
But you know, there is a point to all of this. I see how I am dragging
myself through the mud, and I realized this summer that in the end,
it all could be worth nothing.?
I sold my car. Just up and got rid of it one day.:No more
nightmarish bus crashes. No more undeserved tickets. No more gas
money. Hah! J
I worked in a Polish supermarket. Met some cool people. Made
some decent money. Learned to spell PIEROGIE.
And I also took a very unusual trip with my 78-year-old aunt She
and I and her cat "Girl ie" made a cross countryflightfromPhiladel-
phia to Orange County California, where she would be making her
new home in a retirement community in San lose, which is about 20
minutesfromwhere her daughter lives.
It was weird to travel with someone of that age, someone who bad
no concept of music, or movies, or fashion, or drinking cheap beer.
It was hard to spend six hours on a plane with a woman so immersed
in Alzheimers that she kept asking where she was, and where she
was going, and whose cat was under the seat It's not easy to watch
mental deteriorationrightbefore your eyes.
You see, that whole six hour planerideand two week settling-in
period made me realize something really important It doesn't
matter bow much you do, how much you make, bow many friends
you have, or how often you buy a new pair ofDoc's if you don't take:
the time out to enjoy what you're doing and who you're doing it
With. | 3 | * 4 ; i • > |jtf . % i: l ".I -
But in 60 years, when I'm sitting on a plane with God-knows-wiio
going God-knows-where and I can't even remember my name, it's
not going to matter that I did all of those things. •Because i d didn't
enjoy them while I was doing them, all the success in the world will
not compensateforhaving never taken the time to enjoy the talents
and gifts that I CHOSE to exploit ' |
Hopefully there are people out there who don't sell out like I did.
And maybe next year when I'm dead all five of them can take my
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A d u l t s t u d e n t t a k e s u s o n a different k i n d of t r i p
By Howard Wilson topside to explore. I was 17, m> ginning in Italy and travel east, | And there we were, in New York ment we never gave a thought to
Merciad Contributing Writer brother 13, and this was the be- taking an ancient overland trade harbor, making preparations to seasickness, unlike, most of the
ginning of the better part of i route through the Khyber Pass get underway to Genoa, Italy. If other passengers who were rather
Each week ofthe upcoming year, year. into India, where we planned to was the first time my brother and green for thefirstcouple of days.
the Merciad contributing writer Our father was a teacher due foi stay for awhile. We would make I had been to New York City, and I can still remember the feel of the
Howard Wilson will remember a sabbatical leave from his posi- our travel arrangements as we the past couple of days had been spray as the ship cut through the
the trip he took around the world tion at a local high school. I thinkwent .i an eye-opening experience. It ocean swells, and the phospho-
with his family by printing ex- * Jt

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cerptsfroma report on his jour- while we leaned out as far as we
his to travel theworld. After years generally misplaced priorities, I away from our^rural setting of
ney. * .I dared over the side. We met some
of planning and preparation he, almost missed out on what turned McKean, PA; we went on a vaca-
very nice people aboard the ship,
my mother, my brother and I were out to be one of the most thrilling tion every summer. Butnever had
The year was 1974. It was No- some ofwhom we would see aga in
standing on the deck of the Zviry a and educational experiences of we gone to a city of such magni-
vember, and tfae weather was be- later in our travels.
Polish freighter with room for 50 my life. All the children in the tude. We were glad to be taking
ginning to show signs of the im- Our voyage to Genoa lasted 12
passengers, also known as a tramp fa mily were given the choice of our leave of it and begin our voy-
pending winter. The deck of the going on the trip or staying at age across the Atlantic, i days, and we all enjoyed it very
steamer. .
Polish freighter was slick with much. But we were ready to get
"My parents were not ones for home. My two sisters declined Within the first few days, Da nny
falling rain. My brother Danny our feet back on dry land. We had
guided tours or classy ocean lin- the offer. I decided to go a long. It and I had explored the ship from
and I had just finished stowing developed a seaman's swagger so
ers, and they had decided we were was the single best decision that I stem to stern. It felt great to be on
our gear in our cabin and went to speak, and I was anxious to
going to backpack the world be- have ever made. the open sea, and in our excite-
break it

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Merciad Football Writer
ter. Another important play was
made by Brian Burton, who
El CfiAFTSffiS
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By Leon Mum ford

Merciad Columnist blocked the point after attempt.
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Sophomore quarterback Mati The Lakers maintained a 7-6 lead 1
Shafts of sunlight pierced the Golga led the Lakers to a thrilling until the Golden Griffs scored a
six on a 12 yard run with- 48
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hazy morning mist, leaving a comeback win by the score of 13-
vivid silhouette of the Swiss 12 over the Ca nisi us Golden seconds to go in the third quarter.
Alps in the background. Only Griffs. For the Lakers, the play of Th e point a fter kick was wide and
the random sound of cowbells the game came with 50 seconds the score remained 7-12 J After
disrupted the hypnotizing tran- left. Golga connected on a 39 two more changes in possession,
quillity of the view. Not the kind yard pass with classmate wide the exciting finish brought the
of place you would expect to receiver JeffAndres. And res was 1500+ crowd to their feet
meet a straight-talking, down- j stopped at the five. On the next Second year head coach Joe •fa

to-earth English porter with an extravagant taste for gawdy ties. play Golga took the option across Kimball said, "We knew that'it "Next week, we face Frostburg
Philip Getty retiredfromthe English police force because he was the goal line for paydirt His two would be a very physical and a State, who are ranked fourth and
bored. He became a n igh t porter in a Swiss hotel and wrote this about point conversion attempt failed, defensive game. It was a true test have 17 returning starters. They
his experience: leaving it up to the defense to ofcha ra cter and we kept our com- are also 1-0 and have an explo-
preserve the one- point lead. posure. We did lack some consis- sive offense and great team
Within the shelter of the innocence that we call our youth, The Lakers started the scoring tency: but we executed the run speed." says Kimball.
We blindly search in darkness for the light we call the truth, with a 68,-yard 11-play drive. well."Golga threw 9 completions
in 21 attempts for 117 yards of The game against Frostburg
We haven't seen enough to know what is right or wrong, With 7:53 left in the first quarter,
We do not know the words we need to write our own lifesong. senior!.tailback Shea Berkley gain, while Berkley led carries State University will be the first
with 95 yards. of a four game road trip.
Advice willflow like cheap, cheap wine, and most advice is free, rammed infromthe two yard line.
Andpeople all have reasons to give advice to me. Senior place kicker George
Protectedfromthe chance of failure they laugh behind your back, Pa y dock kicked in the extra point.
The real truth is that they are scared they 're caught in the life trap. Canisius, a division I-AA team,
Hiding beneath the big hard hat they call security, found a hole and scored on a 35-
Can they say with hand on heart they're what they want to be? yard run late in the second quar-

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dream, .
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By Joel Pentz SOCCER-PROMISING START

Flying with the crows looks like a dangerous place._ „._ ^ ^ Merciad^Contributing Sports >

Don't be a clone, just stand alone, be what you want to be? Writer*
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>< With 14 newcomers, the men's soccer squad^

experienced bittersweet results in the Gardner
You once despised me, criticized me, could that be jealousy? With the experience of fast Classic Tournament at Northeast Missouri
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You 'd. raise a glass, and kick my ass, the insincerity, der their belts the Lady Lakers State University. After losing theirfirstgame
You 'dsay three cheers, wellI hope the beers wash down hypocracy. entered the 1994 season with a l a
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For if I shouldfall and have to crawl, I think you all would shout, tional Champs soccer team. The
"That will teach the dreaming fool, for trying to break out," past week saw the team live up to bounced back to beat 12th ranked Northeast 1
| My one big sadness in all this madness is plain for all to see, it's #3 national ranking with a 19 i
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I didn't care when you didn 't dare, be what you want to be. goal onslaught in two victories. )\
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You made your choice, you built your jail, the unfortunate guest in a 7-0 win. i TENNIS-LADY LAKERS 1-1
And now you 're willing me tofail, and by the wind of fate you sail, Looking for revenge from last ft

Becalmed at its own pleasure. year's defeat, the Lakers tallied
IfI should break the misery by being strong and breaking free, six first half goals and cruised the
Then that would make a mockery, "' rest of the way.
Of everything you treasure, The University of Charleston
proved to be no challenge to the
But I will only wish you well, Lakers on Sept. 11. An amazing
The women's tennis teanuvaliantly fought to
a 5-4 loss against Indiana.;University of
Pennsylvania last^weekend.jBruised after
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molish victims California University of
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I hope you smash that prison cell, 61 shots pummeled the visitor's \i
Pennsylvania 6-1 on Tuesday.
That traps you in your own sweet hell you call your destiny. goal. An easy 12-0 victory re-
Break down those walls, you know they 're weak, sulted. Stewart shined with two A
They only serve to keep the meek, goal s, ca pta in Tracy Cross proved CROSS COUNTRY
From finding what they really seek or what they want to be. to be back to form following last The men's and women's cross country teams!
year's season-ending knee injury fared well in the Buffalo State Invitational on
The bubble that surrounds you, you must break it with a pin, with two goals, Maureen 1September 10th. Dan Chase finished 38th out
Not only does it keep things out, it keeps you trapped within, Gallagher hitfrom20 yards and
Get out of that hole, that goldfish bowl, that rabbit hutch, that tree, Fiona Lee notched 2 goa Is as well. Lt
of 200 runners and helped secure 8th place
Just be strong, there's nothing wrong with what you want to be. Scanlan, Kelly, Bridget Ander- for the men.The women's teamfinished6th
IfI succeed in breakingfree,then would you try to copy me? son, and Erika Barone each found
For if you do, you 're still not you. the back of the net once in the i out of 13 teams competing.
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victory by saying, "This is a solid
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back to when you were a freshman. Were you excited? Were you esting to see if we maintain our VOLLEYBALL
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changed life. Homework on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. See J women's volleyball record stands at 3-3, V
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the same friends on Saturday and Sunday. Leisure time, exercise tember 17 and 18 in Florida in HThe Lady Lakers beat Fairmont State, •J
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Yep! The senior's world is comfortable, safe and familiar. But to this year's National Champi-
isn't it strange how that freshman year stands out? Phil says, "Don't onship. The Lakers face #1 ranked Wayn €.1
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be afraid of change." After reading his poem I knew that he was Barry University, hoping to re- o Mate,5beigenaw|Valley State Univers •J
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trying to be a 11 that he could be. I then began to question myself: Am taliate for the two defeats Barry Gannon!
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be the other test the Lakers face.