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News
News at|
a glance
Editor's note: this column
is designed to let students
know what is happening in the
international and local arenas
The news is gathered from a
variety of sources.

McAULEY HALL RESIDENTS enjoying their new facilities in the basement ofMcAuley,
formerly the Mercyhurst Day Care Center.
By Theresa Kloecker
Merciad News Editor
D'Angelo Young ^jfc^v:->.. **•

Artist Competition
INTERNATIONAL
to be held in April
British Prime Minister Thatcher blamed extremists for turning a TheD'Angelo School of Music
tax protest in London into a riot In the protests, which have been is J proud to announce the 14th
occurring sporadically since the announcement of the tax, 130 people 9
Annual D Ahgelo Young Artists
have been injured and 340 have been arrested. The protests are over Competition, awarding prize
a poll tax which would replace the property tax system. The poll tax money totaling $20,000. %
1 require each adult in a household to pay a certain amount, The uniqueness of this,year's
regardless of their income, which has angered a vast majority of competition is that the event has
people in Britain. The property tax winch is being phased out, was a

barred
peopl
been permanently changed to be
held each year during the third
week of April. The competition
was previously held in the sum-
m V-

Tiananmen Square, where dissidents had urged a silent protest against mer, while the Mercyhurst com- VOCAL COACH JOHN WUSTMAN
last year's government crackdown on student-led demonstrations. munity was on vacation. The
Paramilitary forcesringedfmostof the square in the latest sign of competition is now held during
tightened security in the capital. t of Music. House in New York will be on die
the school year so that the college
community can enjoy and experi$j ;Each contestant will sing at jury of the competition. It is hoped
The French champagne industry is heading for a crisis because ence the world-class musicians approximately 15-minute intervals, that the Mercyhurst community
vine growers aren't supplying enough grapes to champagne produc- who come to Erie to compete. Some of the world's greatest will be able to enjoy the compcti-
ers. Despite negotiations for new contracts, 19,000 private vineyard This year, 147 taped applica- vocalists, opera conductors, vo- tion, whether they attend for a day
owners in Eastern France have not guaranteed to supply major tions from the United States, cal coaches and a representative or for an hour. For information
champagne houses with enough grapes for this year's production. Canada, Europe and the Far East from the Metropolitan Opera andticketrequests,call825-0364.
were f received. Of those appli-
NATIONAL cants, approximately 40 vocalists
A major clean-air bill won Senate approval on Tuesday. This bill
is the Senate's first comprehensive effort on air pollution since 1977.
have been invited to compete.
The competition will be held Hurst helps improve
beginning April 19 from 11 a.m.
The bill faces an uncertain course in the House, where environmental-
ists are pressing for even tougher measures. %' •
to 10:30 p.m. in the Zurn Recital
Hall. April.20, the preliminaries
will continue at 11 a.m. with the
area environment I
Nashville Tenn.- A couplers suing a hospital for $4 million semifinalists being announced at Pennsylvania made recycling cover:
complaining staff members nicknamed their baby "Smurfette" be- approximately 1 p.m. The semi- the law in July -1988 when Gov. - How are you affiliated with
cause her skin was accidentally dyed blue. finals will be then be held from 3 Robert P. Casey signed Act 101, the college?
to 5 p.m. and from 7:30 to 10:30 the Municipal Waste Planning, - Do you know which items
Indianapolis-1 Ryan White, a hemophiliac who contracted AIDS p.m. in the Zurn Recital Hall. Recycling and Waste Reduction! are recyclable and which are
through contaminated blood products is in the hospital. White has Thefinalistswill be announced Act The Act requires towns of nonrecyclable?
waged a five year battle against the disease. He fought a successful that night, and the finals will be more than 10,000 people? and
court battle to attend school and reinforcing the message that AIDS •$ Do you recycle at home, and
held Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m. institutions to recycle by Septem- tif so, what do you recycle?
cannot be spread through casual contact in the Tech Memorial High School ber 26,1990. - If not, what are your reasons
Auditorium. Admission to the first A survey has been printed is jfor not recycling?
LOCAL two rounds of the competition is to help»determine | the level of
U.S. Rep. Tom Ridge of Erie, R-21st DisL, has asked the - Would you be wiling to help
free. iHowever, admission to the awareness and the willingness of in implementing the recycling
Department of Environmental Resources and the Army Corps of finals on Saturday requires a ticket the Mercyhurst community! to program here at Mercyhurst?
Engineers to delay continued construction of a breakwall system on Tickets can be obtained free of participate in a recycling program. The survey will be distributed
^Presque Isle State Park until more is learned about the growing v
chargefromthe D Angelo School Some of the questions will Jin the near future.
problem with zebra mussels in Lake Erie.
APRIL 5,1990
Cafeteria introduces new
appearance, menu changes
By Dan Langan
Merciad staff reporter
If you haven*t;been to the
cafeteria lately or just failed to
notice, there have been some
changes made in recent months.
The major changes in appearance
have been the blinds installed in
the cafeteria and kitchen areas and
painting of the outer cafeteria.
Menu changes have also oc-
curred to give students la better
< t
The changes should
have come a long time ago approximately $1,000 for paint
but were not possible due to
financial c o n s t r a i n t s , "
Gatti said.
meal selection than ever before,
according to Jan Gatti, assistant
food service director. "The
changes should have come a long
time ago but were not possible due
to financial constraints,*' Gatti
- Club Funding was discussed,
but no vote could be held because
there was no quorum. Mercy hurst
Student Government treasurer Tod
George suggested that a grant
system be created.
- Judicial Review Board was
approved. The Board will help
increase communication between
students and administration in cases
such as write ups, rent increases,
or any other disputes.
- Monte Carlo Night was a
big success. Approximately &181
students participated.
- Student Union layout was
discussed The Cove will now hold
lc b u t o n l y t w 0 001 5
140 peoP » P *
tables and one ping-pong table
will be available.
One of these constraints was I
that a large sum of money was
tied up in * the Laker Inn which
closed last December. The Laker
was operated by the Glenhurst
Corporation which also operates
the cafeteria and the Cove.
Glenhurst is a private, for-profit
corporation that is separate from
the college. Any profits that are
realized bv Glenhurst are invested
in its holdings, according to E.
William Kennedy, director of stu-
dent services and execulivc of
Glenhurst
The costs of the changes -
and wallpaper and $10,000 to
$12,000 for blinds - will not affect
the costs jfor students. Menu
changes will not significantly af-
fect costs either, Gatti said.
j ^ Kennedy echoed Gatti's feel-
ings and ensured that students will
not be affected financially by the
changes. " Approval for the
board increases for next year
came before the changes were
made to the cafeteria," he said.
- Student Activities Commit-
tee will provide vans to the
baseball team's opener, and hope
to have vans for all home games.
SAC will also sponsor a dance
April 7 in the Student Union with
Oswald and the Herringbones.
- Spring Activities Weekend
will consist of nine events with 16
teams competing. Activities will
begin at noon and will end no later
than S p.m.
* Spring Formal tickets will
be on sale April 20,23 and 24.
- The Graduation punch re-
ception will be held at thejErie
Plaza Hotel.
THE MERCIAD PAGE 3
News
"Our increases are consistent
with wholesale food prices and
labor costs. We try to keep any
increases as* minimal as pos-
:
sible." I f u I
Kennedy stressed that they
will try to please the students and
that the new menu will provide the
students with more choices.
ci
We'll continue to change offer-
based
44
tastes,'' he said. We are trying to
be as uniaue and responsive as
Says Gatti, "In trying to
be a responsible food serv-
ice, we realized that the
physical appearance of the
c a f e t e r i a a s well! as food
choices had to be ad-
They said they are excited meals in a pleasant environment
dressed. \' about the improvements to the Says Gatti, "In trying to be a
cafeteria and hope students are responsible food service, we real-
possible and their choices*will also. ized that the physical appearance
dictate what we do." |
of the cafeteria as well! as food
Gatti and ''Kennedy pointed If you would like to see the choices had to be addressed."
out that there are still changes to physical improvements, visit the
She continued, "Money from the
come. The purchase of a refriger- cafeteria at any time. To receive sale of the Laker made this pos-
ated salad bar and expansion of information; about menu offer- J
sible." *
the serving area as well as new ings or to ask any questions, call
kitchen equipment are possibili- the cafeteria at 825-0787.
ties they are presently exploring. Gatti is a chief initiator of the
Glenhurst is also studying the changes and is working to uphold
feasibility of a second beverage the mission of the cafeteria to
line but must review local build- provide students with healthy
ing codes before proceeding.
MSG VICE-PRESIDENTIA). Candidate prepare for questioning at open forum.
PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD APRIL 5,1990

HRIM sponsored dance benefits school
employees while penalizing students
By Robi Taylor I
Merciad Managing Editor
One of our reporters was in
the Merciad office ready to write
up a press release on the HRIM
Bowling Tournament and 50'$/
Top 40's dance planned for the
end of'term when she noticed a
couple lines which really {both-
ered her.
The following statement, by
HRIM Chairman John Wolpcr, is
the one she referred to:' 'The nice
part of this invitation is that any
faculty, staff, or administration
member who would like to go and
bring a guest may do so at no
charge just by calling the HRIM
office to reserve a table."
This means that not only do
teachers, staff, and administration ment by faculty, administration molehill." It is not fair for stu-
get special seating but they also
save at least $5 in die process.
Opinion
faculty and students needs to be
closed, but not at the expense of
the students.
The solution is relatively
simple: treat everyone equal!
This can be accomplished by al-
lowing students to attend the
dance free, charging everyone the
same three dollar admission the
HRIM majors are paying, or
lastly, charging everyone the five
dollars posted to the public as the
admission price.
True, involvement!has to be
increased, but one group should
Paula Wolper, HRIM instruc- not be able to benefit at the cost of
tor, said the HRIM department any one group.
made the invitation to "Help get
good participation by the faculty To loosely borrow a line from
at school functions." Ms. Wolper this issue is not
I'm all for increasing involve- "Making a mountain out of a
and students. Heaven knows that dents, some of whom can barely
the gap between the college staff, afford to attend school here, to of dying.
r. • w
It is equally harrowing to i sit in I front of a group of less than
Candidates make
commendable effort
By Kevin McHugh
Merciad Editor
Let me begin by congratulating
the winners of the MSG officer fmn W M
elections, all of whom seem to have
the necessary abilities to lead the
student body. Let me also offer the
non-winners a pat on the back fori »_____^__
giving the winners a run for their
money.
WeU.jwasjthat or was that not one of the most cliche-ridden
paragraphs that you've ever read?
Seriously however, all the candidates do deserve to be commended
for making the effort To put it bluntly, it takes a lot of guts to stand up
in front of a couple of hundred people to make a speech. Surveys have
shown that more people are afraid of speaking in public than they are
14 I

The Merciad sympathetic students firing an array of difficult questions. The candi-
I'm all for increasing in- dates had some quite intuitive answers. An answer by Amy Manion to
volvement by faculty, ad- a question about the lack of enthusiasm of MSG representatives was
Mercyhurst College's First Class newspaper ministration land students. particularly noteworthy. She said that MSG did not need to resort to
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press Heaven knows that the gap any form of incentives to increase rep involvement She said MSG
April 5,1990 simply needs to "look for people who are genuinely interested in
Vol! 63 No. 19 between the college staff, representing the students."
Kevin Mc Hugh Editor faculty and students needs This statement should be the essence of student government If
Theresa Kloecker ^ News Editor
Robi Taylor Managing Editor
to be closed, but not at the people aire not genuinely interested in representing the students, they
Karen McGuire^ Chief Copy Editor expense of the students. shouldn't be in MSG. As the editor of The Merciad, a volunteer
John Deasy Sports Editor
publication, I can relate to this. Many students ask mc if they will get
paid for reporting. *,'.
Melissa Mangini Photo Editor have to pay to have a little fun
Patty Coneglio Business Manager I No. I 1
while others, who can more easily Students should write for the sake of writing and should represent
Maria Kelly Assistant Business Manager
pay the admission, are in the same for the sake of representing.
Liz Richards Director of Design
room, doing the same things...for Speaking of The Merciad, we hope that the new officers will try
Timothy K. Moriarty Faculty Adviser
free. to expand die lines of communication between MSG and The Mer-
Reporters ciad. We are more than willing to promote any MSG or SAC activity.
H The dance is scheduled for
Part of the job of secretary should include acting as press secretary.
Cassie Bakmaz Tammy Pethtel Saturday night, there is still time
Derrick Christie Nick Roberts for John Wolper, the HRIM divi- Finally, I am glad that there were three female candidates this year,
Theresa Hewitt Deborah Spilko sion and Hotel Sales and Market- compared to none last year. One of those three, Jen Marshall, was
Garth McCurdy I Sue Viverelli ing Association to show that stu- elected secretary. However, I think it's time that there should be a move
dents have the same rights as away from the stereotypical secretarial role of women and toward the
:
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APRIL 5,1990 THE MERCIAD PAGES

Perspectives
Preston extension? provides business 'center >

classrooms, a micro computer lab, students with an opportunity to

By Kevin McHugh a conference room and twelve cent of all Mercyhurst business curricular activities. Such*clubs apply their knowledge to the work
Merciad Editor offices. "Having the offices to- graduates are gainfully employed as the Mercyhurst Business As- environment It exposes students
gether makes life a lot easier for or attending graduate school. Of sociation, The Accounting Club to the "real" world of work, teach-
The third floor extension to the faculty and students," Cisek these graduates, 81 percent are and The Finance-Club sponsor ing of the importance of dead-
Preston | Hal I has provided | an said. J* •*• *& i placed within six months of gradu- guest speakers and field trips to lines, adherence to responsibili-
impressive new center for the ation at an average starting salary give students hands on ex peri- ties, and the like. Co-ops are very
Mercy hurst business department of $15,000. beneficial for job interviews as
" T h e businessfprogram
The importance for having a busi- The business department has they * 'give you something to talk
ness "center/* according to the is what many people look at about" Through active counsel-
been growing and improving over
Business Division Chairman. Dr. when ,they evaluate * col- A , o l rf Mtfjg 40 percent of all co-ops ing, most students know what field
Robert Cisek, is that it gives the lege," — Cisek. cause of the high caliber of the and interns will be hired by of business they want to enter
department professors in the department, ac- the company in which they before they do a co-op, he added.
easy The business department has i Moore also emphasized the
cording to Cisek. "High quality have been placed.
department for people within and placed graduates in a number of professors:produce high quality
importance of completing co-ops,
outside the college, Cisek added. top firms and businesses. Accord- graduates," Cisek said,'"When
saying that 40 percent of all co-
business ing to Cisek most graduates go ops and interns will be hired by
Aese r a d a t e i d o wc
n ess is the t straight into the workforce upon « " f " » ** ence of the business world. The the company in which they have
companyjthey are placed, those MBA recently sponsored a work- been placed. "The classroom
the college^ ;,r iduation rather than attending
companies return to Mercyhurst shop on sexual harassment in the environment]provides the mar-
'The business program is what graduate school. They usually gain to recruit, thus our placement and
many people look.at when they two or three years in the {work workplace and a field trip to New ketable skills and theoretical foun-
reputation is constantly growing." York city to visit Wall Street dation that are then refined through
evaluate a college/ * Cisek said. force before deciding on graduate Another strong*point of the
••Therefore the business depart- school. 4* Another way in which stu- co-ops," he said. £
ment is expected to be visible." Tyrone Moore, director of Mercyhurst business department dents gain hands on experience is The co-op program is
The extension includes three career services said that 93:per- is its wide array of clubs and extra through co-ops. Co-ops provide run by the the Career Services
Office which aids placement
through on-campus recruitment
CtttOTi and interviewing which takes place
_ H££ PW3&C TO , during the academic year. The
business I program has recently
placed three graduates in General
AWARP
GAsr Elcctric's financial management
86ft V
program which, according to
LV: Moore jis phenomenal as the
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competition for those positions
included graduates from Harvard,
Yale, Stanford and the University
KS*

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of Michigan.
Cisek concluded that the
business department
tunate to have been
s arid added that he hopes
i * * t

all?departments will have their

facilities improved.
PAGE 6 THE MERCIAD APRIL 5,1990

Features
Howard Paul adds NASA speaker enters 'Hurst atmosphere

fun to the business Project Galileo looks

of learning business at the beginnings
By Dan Langan
Merciad Staff Reporter
•

majority,drowning out the incon-

siderate few who insist on talking
of the solar system
while he answers the question. HOWARD PAUL
Small rays of the setting sun Once these initial details, "ad- 12 years of experience into the
shine through the-windows in ministrative notes,'' he calls them classroom. He left the corporate entists and the general public the
are addressed, he begins his les- By Theresa Kloecker
Preston 312 as 30 mouths chatter setting I for personal reasons, as first view ever of the asteroid belt
son for the evening — explaining Merciad News Editor
well as to pursue other interests.
about tonight's class, last week- in the solar system.
end and the upcoming weekend. and questioning some aspects of "My personal goals differed Once! the mission reaches
an effective sales presentation. Project Galileo, or at least a
" H P . " enters the room with a tall from corporate goals and I didn't Jupiter it will send information
While he is speaking, 30 pairs speaker from the project came to
mug of water in one hand and a want to have to face the risk of and .pictures about the atmos-
of eyes are divided between a the 'Hurst on April 3.
seemingly well organized stack one day going to work to find I'd phere of Jupiter, the moons of
hand-out and H.P.'s position at William J. O'Neill spoke to an
of papers at his side. lost my job." He continues,"I Jupiter, and the surface of Jupiter.
the front of thefroom. At any audience of about 45 students and
wanted to find more balance in
As he organizes himself at the faculty members about the proj- jj Jupiter has 16 moons, and
makeshift pedestal in the front of moment he may abandon his notes life and become more entrepre- forms almost a complete solar
and randomly ask a {student to neurial." ect which was launchedfromthe
the room, he engages in small- space shuttle Atlantis on October system of its own, according to
talk with a student in the front He elaborate on a point No one He said, "as a teacher, I have O'Neill. Jupiter is known to be
gives a wrong answer in H.P.'s 12,1989. M
will spend the next hour and SO a great deal of flexibility and control the largest planet, 1300 earths
O'Neill is the- manager of would fit into its diameter.
minutes leading a discussion on class, but if there is a better one, over die classroom." Paul feels
Science and Mission Design for
how to be an effective salesper- he mayjbreak the monotony of that he is providing a service to
Project Galileo at the Jet Propul- The four moons that will be
son. professionalism and slip a humor- students in a job where there is
sion Laboratory (JPL), California studied on this project are all
He assumes a stance at his ous comment in to show his con- more security* for himself. His
Institute of Technology. JPL is named after Galileo Galeli, Io,
pedestal with his left hand in his fidence in the student and force position also gives him time to do
the only NASA based laboratory Ganymede, Europa, and Call is to.
pocket and his right sitting at the him to reconsider what he said. consulting work on the side, which
that is not run by civil service These are the four largest moons
top corner of thelectern. Forihe " • 'H/KT as he's referred to by give him more experience to share
employees. | that orbit Jupiter. I
next hour and a half, he will vary many, is Howard Paul, assistant with his students. The exploration of Jupiter
At this facility they also de-
this stance by using his hands to professor of - business and one- jj As a teacher with an extensive may lead to further information
sign and produce their own
explain examples and using his time senior executive dedicated to business background, Paul con-
spacecrafts, there is always at about how the planets came into
green board to clarify his points in sharing his knowledge and exper- tends that academics are not the
least one in production, according being. Two thirds of the mass in
writing. tise with future business profes- only thing necessary to succeed.
to O'Neill. Galileo is a two part the solar system*is concentrated
HP. is asked a challenging sionals. He feels that people learn more by
spacecraft, the first part is a probe between Jupiter and its satellites.
question by a student and takes a Becoming successful in cor- doing and that students should
and the second is the transmission "Because Jupiter has so much
few seconds to collect his thouehts porate America is a goal for al- take advantage of opportunities mass it is suspected that it will
communication
before answering. His deep voice most every business student I Mr. that will give them experience in
earth probably include all the elements
commands attention from the Paul realizes this and brines over their related fields, i that were present when the solar
The goal of the mission is to
system was formed," O'Neill
penetrate an outer planet atmos-
HAIRPORTE phere, that of Jupiter, and to es-
tablish an orbit around that planet
said.

were
Knowing
around
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when
elements
the solar
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1995, but before it reaches Jupiter
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THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
tion back to scientists on Earth and how evolution of the planets
WOULD LIKE TO IN VITE THE
PHONE 814-825-6100 i MERCYHURST COMMUNITY about other planets and the moon. takes place, according to O'Neill.
TO THIS WEEKEND'S STUDENT It will make a fly by of the JPL has also headed other
WELCOMESl .RECITALS. moon's dark side and send infor- NASA missions besides Galileo.
They have an exclusive charter
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TO THEIR STAFF! Scientists at JPL, with a great began, O'Neill said.
! SUNDAY APRIL 8 - 1 PM. \ deal difficulty 4< faked out" the Other missions which have
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were able to get pictures of Ve- plorer 1958,1971 tfiefirstspace-
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Features
F a m i l y a n d friends help this student thrive at school
irreversible muscle deterioration, braces. She then mobilized her- school due to a bout with pncu- Rehabilitation and Grants, she is
By Kelli Crawford considering mat mis disease has self in a wheelchair, where she monia and lung complications. able to attend college.!
Mcrciad staff reporter no remission or cure, and that remains. At one time, she could She has had pneumonia, a She is a member of the Social
Bujnoski's condition can only get push herself, but now she must symptom of muscular dystrophy, Work Club. She likes the atmos-
progressively worse, it is not easy use hand controls. |She finds every two years of her life. Five phere, and claims the people are
Mary Ellen Bujnoski, a for her to maintain a positive atti- everyday activities, such as writ- years ago at the Shriners' Hospi- considerate. Students assist her in
sophomore social work major at tude; however, her commendable ing, frustrating. tal for Crippled Children she had getting around campus. She did
Mercyhurst College faces a chal- academic performance, smiling Bujnoski has attended many an operation to install a back say that this campus is not very
lenge that most of us cannot even face, and future ambitions show schools. She began at a preschool! brace.
imagine coming up against that she is doing just that handicapped accessible. |
for handicapped children, and
Bujnoski is afflicted with Her condition was recognized ended eher sophomore year at S h e tries to See t h e When Bujnoski graduates she
muscular dystrophy, a chronic, births when Academy High School. She re- plans to go into public relations
noncontagious disease in which is conducted ceived home tutoring during her good things and keep and possibly live at a home for
complete incapacitation f follows walk junior and senior years of high herself s u r r o u n d e d b y challenged adults.
people who won't let Her limitations are limitless.

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disease,
She cannot drive, dance, or ski, all
of which she would like to do.
Her activities include volunteer-

announces
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high school Bujnoski made a
decision to attend college, pier
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Home, making petitions for the
ethical treatment of animals and

an enhancement family|is, and always has been,

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her get down oh her disease. Her
favorite quote demonstrates the

speed She chose Mercyhurst be- way she lives her life: "Always
cause of the academic program, shoot for the moon and you don't
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Arts and Entertainment
D* Angelo and Lake Erie Ballet combine!
(Burana' becomes a hit at the Warner
By Theresa Hewitt \
Mcrciad Staff Reporter
Haunting tones hung in the
air, as if part of the blackness
surrounding the stage. Under a
dim spotlight, white-robed danc-
ers twisted and struggled like tor-
tured souls at the mercy of For-
tune.
^Carmina Burana was a huge
success. Before an almost sold
out house at the Warner Theater
last Saturday, the Lake Erie Ballet
and Orchestra, the Erie Philhar-
monic Chorus and the D' Angelo
School of Music Concert Chorus
gave a stunning performance that
merited a fifteen minute standing
ovation from the cheering audi-
ence.
Ballet goers were in no«way
disappointed by Burana. The
ballet, supplemented with the music
of Carl Orff, was one of the most
intense ever performed.
Organized in three '*scenes,"
Burana is a ballet about life, youth,
love, fortune and drinking. Lively
dancers in brilliant costume de-
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picted "Springtime" with the subject of Carmina Burana's third
backing of the vocal score, based scene. Women sang "Love flies
on the poems of wandering stu- everywhere/ And is seized by
dents of the 12th and 13th centu- desire,/ Young men and women/
ries. Are matched together," while
The second "scene" of Bur* principle dancers pantomimed love,
» »
ana, aptly titled "In the Tavern, flirtation and sex.
painted a picture with words and All three components of Bur-
action of tavern life. "Some men ana * s production - orchestra, bal-
let and chorus - gave an excep-
tional performance, which was
justly appreciated by the Warner
audience. Mercyhurst College
Concert Choir and Erie Philhar-
monic Chorus director Paul
McPhail joined his ^students in
vocal performance. Mercyhurst
senior Robert Lomax delivered a
spellbinding tenor solo as prin-
ciple dancer Alexander Kaschock
dove off a staircase like a dying
swan.
Carmina Burana marked the
end of the Mercyhurst Conceit
Choir's performance season, but
gamble, some men drink J Some plans for next year are already
indulge in indiscretions," sang being made, possibly including a
the choir, while on stage dancers production of Handel's Messiah.
staggered and swayed (albeit grace- Information can be obtained from
fully) to the orchestra. the D'Angelo School of Music.
4
'The Courts of Love*' are the
APRIL 5.1990
And now for something completely different.
' Nuns On The Run'
revives Monty Python
stylel of British humor
By Robi Taylor
Merciad Managing Editor
N uns On The Run
Starring - Eric Idle, Robbie Col
trane and Camille Coduri
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
20th Century Fox 1
Rated PG-13
Monty Pythonism began 20 years ago this month. This unique
humor style has lasted through the break up of the original Monty
Python comedy troop and the death, last October, of one of its charter
members, Graham Chapman.
4
Nuns On The Run follows the cornedic tradition of, * Nothing is
too big to be made fun of.'' This time the targets of the spoof include
the British Mafia, the Chinese Mafia, the London Police and, last but
not least, the Catholic Church. J
The story follows the exploits of two bumbling would-be crooks,
Brian Hope (Eric Idle) and Charlie McManus (Robbie Coltrane).
These two steal $2.5 million from a British mob boss who originally
stole it from The Triads, a Chinese drug ring, who stole it from the
Bank of London.
After blowing up the mob boss* car, Hope and McManus hide in
an all girl's convent schooljfor the education*of future physical
education teachers. With the police, the Triads and the British Mafia
chasing them, a nunnery full of 18 to 22-year-old girls seemed to be
the safest place to hide.
After stealing some nun's habits from the convent basement
McManus and Hope become two of the wildest nuns I have ever seen,
Sister In violata of the Immaculate Conception and Sister Euphemia of
the Five Wounds (Five Wounds for short). r
There am also some other unexpected character twists vin the
movie. Sister Mary, an alcoholic nun who steals $ 100,000 to bet at the
race track and a priest who likes to put his hands all over the nuns.
The jokes are excellent Although some of them are predictable,
such as Sr. Inviolata ogling the girls in a showers, for the most part
they are bright and witty. The script was well written and lively. Nuns
On The Run had a few slow spots but they were few and far between.
Most of the film has the capacity to be classic comedy movie.
The Py thonic talents of Eric Idle have not faded since the breakup.
He is just as funny and alive as ever. I have never seen anyone play a
woman as well as he can.
I have never seen Robbie Coltrane before, but I can tell you one
thing. He helped to make this movie a hit His performance of
McManus/Sr. Inviolata actually glowed.
For those people who like British humor this movie is perfect For
those who either cannot understand or dislike this type of movie, give
Nuns On The Run a chance to change your mind. \
The icing on the cake was what I saw at the movie was while I was
leaving. A black car pulled in front of the theater and a bevy of nuns
got out and bought tickets for Nuns On The Run. Kind of ironic, isn't
it? t
My Rating 93/100
Strong language, nudity
APRIL 5,1990 THE MERCIAD PAGE 9

Arts and Entertainment

Films for discussion

Japanese film features McDowell LittlelThealter

errant jtaxpay er hosts i
Gaite Parisienne >

OnFriday, April 6 at 8 p.m. at

By Theresa Kloecker
Mcrciad News Editor
It is said that] the only sure
things in life are death and taxes,
in the; United States J this also
holds true in Japan.
A Taxing Woman's Return,
the fourth film of the Spring
Films for Discussion Series, fol-
Writer-director Juzo Itami
the McDowell Little Theater, the
precision and beauty of ballet can
be seen through the^Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater performance Le-
onide Massine's spectacular rec-
reation of the Second French
Empire, Gaite Parisienne J
The original ballet has been
considered the classic "closing
ballet" since its creation. This is
largely because of its fairly earned • v . v

lows a female tax auditor in Ja-
pan. The film is in Japanese with
English subtitles, and it is the
sequel to last year's hit import
A Taxing Woman, showing
that not only do the Japanese have
taxes to contend with, they also
has cast Nobuko Miyamoto (his
wife) in the role of the "the taxing
woman", and Rentaro Mikuni as
the con man.
A Taxing Woman Re-
turns will be shown on Tues.,
AprilpO at 8 p.m. in Zurn Recital
reputation of being a ballet unpar-
alleled in contemporary theatrical
history.
Choreographed in 1938 for to the fun of this production. scored local and national triumphs.
the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater One dance critic said that the per-
Gaite Parisienne the ballet fol- has become widely known for its formances of the Pittsburgh Bal-
lows the amorous antics of a Peru- productions of classical stories such let Theater were, * * So close to per-

t ave sequels to movies.

Thisfilmwill be shown, appro-
Iriately, on April 10, five days
[before taxes are due to good ol*
Uncle Sam in the United States.
Hall. Admission isffree to the
Mercy hurst community, general
admission is $2. Thefilmwill be
introduced at 7:50 p.m. by Kciko
Miller. I f f
vian who sets down amid a bevy?
of beautiful girls, madcap waiters
and pleasure-seeking officers in a
turn of the century Paris cafe. A
number of lively can-can girls add
as, Swan Lake, Giselle, and Don
Quixote. Thefhardcst challange
the group faced was the $500,000
production of a full length origi-
nal ballet, The Great Gatsby,
fection, you could taste, touch and
hear it," Pittsburgh Ballet Thea-
ter also received a coveted invita-
tion to perform at the acclaimed
1988 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festi-
whjjch opened to rave reviews and
WILL YOU !OR YOUR so Id-out houses.
Under the artistic direction of
Patricia Wilde since 1982, the 36-
{Reserved scats for Gaite
Parisienne are priced at $8 and
$10. They are currently on sale
ORGANIZATION member Pittsburgh Ballet Theater through Dr. David Palmer at 825-
0262. I \ f fe V

VOLUNTEER HELP?
BE|A PART OF THE 1 ST MAJOR EVENT OF THE
I 1990'S IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
FAIR By John Wolper
POINT STATE PARK, THERE Director HRIM DepL
LONG FESTIVAL FOR THE ENVIROMENT. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE
EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AND ACTIVITIES, FREE MUSIC, SPEAKERS, We would like to take this
ENTERTAINMENT AND A HOST OF OTHER ENTERTAINING AND EDUC opportunity to extend a warm
TIONAL ACTIVITIES. GOVERNOR CASEY IS FLYING IN TO CELEBRATE invitation to any member of the
Mercy hurst community to partake
PART OF THE DAY IN PITTSBURGH
in the special events we have
planned on Saturday, April 7.
TO HEL^BUILD THE FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE ON EARTH 1 Activities begin with the HRIM
PROVIDE A MUSICAL BACKDROP FOR THE EARTH FAIR, / FREE Bowling Tournament at the
CERT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DAY'S ACTIVITIES. MUSIC WILL Eastland Bowl (38th and McClel-
IBEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON land), beg inning at 2:30 p.m. There
fvENUE WILL INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF MULTI-CULTURAL Al will be four on a team. Hie cost is
$5.50 per person and includes
POPULAR PERFORM ANCESl I \_
bowling, shoes and prizes. There
TO VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES OR TOpSNLIS' will! be a monetary first, second
YOUR ORGANIZATION, CALL: and third place award. Please
register your team with names and
JIM HILBERT payment in the HRIM office (Egan
24) as soon as possible.
107 SHERWOOD DR. That same evening, in the
EDINBORO, PA. 16412 cafeteria, there will be a 50's^Top
40 dance like no other. If you've
8141.734-4926 forgotten how to have fun, this is
your chance! The dance begins at
9 p.m. with reserved seating for
faculty, administration and staff.
The cost for HRIM students is
$3.00: non-majors are $5.00.
Throughout the evening, hamburg-
ers, cheeseburgers, french fries
and chocolate milkshakes will be
n o char e
^^^ * « - Also, the
highlight of the evening will be
the Lip Sync Contest (limited to
the first 12 teams comprised of
faculty or students). The only
requirement is that you contact
the HRIM office to officially en-
ter your team and your song for
competition in this contest The
first place prize is $100. Our dis-
tinguished panel of judges includes:
Jackie Howey, Howard Paul, Sheila
Richter, Phyllis Aiello, John
Wolper and a surprise judge or
two. A cash prize for the best 50's
dress will also be awarded.
This event is sponsored by the
HRIM Division and the Hotel Sales
***& Marketing Association.
 PAGE 10 THE MERCIAD APRIL 5,1990

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Prospective rowers visit * Hurst New depth
By Molly McCormick
Laker golf team
Merciad Sportswriter
Last the Mer-
admissions
their annual crew recruiting ses-
sion. Recruits came from all oven
Canada, West Virgin ia, Delaware
and Buffalo. Presentations to
encourage the students to choose
Mercyhurst included a movie
overviewing the college. Head
coach Derek Hartwick and
women's novice coach Jim
Whitley lectured on the college's
rowing program.
After a comprehensive tour of
the school and lunch in the cafete-
ria, the students heard a lecture on
the differences between high
school rowing and college row-
ing, given by former crew team
member, Chris Marshall. '•*
Brad Jacobson, the head
RESERVE OFFICERS'
strengthens
trainer
good
uon, an important aspect of row-
ings Afterwards,! they? headed
down to the bay to check out the
Laker boathouse and the shells.
Typical Erie weather prevailed
and it was too windy to row on the
bay, so the recruits rowed in the
tanks in the Campus Center.
The recruits seemed very
impressed with Mercyhurst's
curriculum and rowing program.
Leigh,,ajrecruit from Ontario,
said, "Not only is the rowing
program here at Mercyhurst
great, the curriculum is good. The
people are really nice, it's a good spective
size and there is a good night
life"' i 1
On Saturday evening a recep- Jim McKcever and head coach
tion was held in the Grotto Dining D e r c k
room for the recruits and the pres-
team
TRAINING
Sports
By John Deasy
Merciad Sports Editor
^Hl'RSTcT^
As the unpredictable weather gets slowly better these days,
some people's thoughts turn to golf. They start longing to whack
that little round ball from tee to green- swinging, striking, shanking
and swearing all the way to the nineteenth hole.
The Mercyhurst men's golf team is no exception and has
a Carpe "Dum \ recently completed most of its try outs. The team now consists of
nine members. Two others will be added at a later date.
The team, which currendy consists of two seniors, three j uniors,
two sophomores and two freshmen, has been strengthened by some
Many alumni rowers, who were additions. The new recruits come from the hockey team.
visiting for the weekend, also at- Head coach Mike Barnes said, J 'I am extremely encouraged by
tended the reception. the additionsfromthe hockey team. There has always been a solid
After a busy day some pro- core, but the new recruits add that depth that's needed to compete
freshmen headed home, at this level." 5
while a few opted to > stay f and The major problem in the past has been with numbers. Some
enjoy campus nightlife here at the members of the team have had restraints put on them in the past due
'Hurst. Thanks to Jim Whitley,
to the pressures of the classroom. The whole team has suffered as
a result This year however, there is a level of consistency apparent
"^wick, the weekend throughout die team. This should allow the squad to be strong, even
was a great success. if people are forced to miss tournaments.
Barnes feels that his objectives have changed. He said,' 'back in
CORPS the fall I just wanted the team to become better oriented toward their
golf and the tournaments. Now, we're past being just respectable.
Now we are in a position to show the other^schools what we are
capable of." I I '
The team begins its competitive season Tues., AprihlO with a
one-on-one match against Gannon. The format for the match will be
matchplay and will take place at Downing Golf Club, Mer-
cy hurst's home course.
The standard of golf on the team has improved dramatically
over the year. Barnes said that,! "all members of the team should be
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able to shoot 80 or better." He added, 'considering the quality of
play so far, we should surprise a few people this season."

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Maj or league
baseball returns
By Bob Coneglio the games. However, once the
Mcrciad Sportswritcr season begins, the major league
umpires will return.
What has come from the 32
;
Spring, fever. Yes, major day strike/lockout? Players with
league. baseball is.;jupon us al- two to three years service have a
ready. It seems as if the season chance at salary; arbitration; a
just ended with $100,000 minimum salary for
uakeat
the World Series between the So
major league *playcrs r, up from
™V./
Francisco Giants and ihe O&kUuid $68,000; and an annual $55'mil-
ff *****

Athletics. > v | lion contribution by owners to the

|Of ccurse; ihc** seasp^ pl%|fs pension fund.
BE
STST
I
couldn't start without another _r Fosters will stay at 24 players
drawn out strike. This (atest strike this season and will expand to 25
lasted 32 days, but eventually a II? 1991. These were some of the
settlement came. The season more important issues that came
opener was pushed back a week about from the strike. \
from ADIII 2 to ADrii-9. Iheiblal *I can understand the concern
numDcr of games „ for the younger player who may
season has also lessened ifit>m \ *oi get ine big money some ofthe Ripken brothers. The pitching With the leadership of Johnny Francisco Giants to be on top
16810162. Of c o u r s ^ , . , t r s •others do,-but guys like Will staff will consist of rookie Ben Ray and Wally Joiner, the Angels when the season comes to an end.
were not the only ones 16 get in 6o hClark and Kirby Puckett who get McDonald, Jeff Ballard and Bob will be tough again. With players like Kevin Mitchell
acuon Si**'
a n y *
over 3 million dollars Milacki. * * In the National League East, I and Will Clark, and pitchers like
llhce the major league base fouldn't be concerned with is In the AL West, I think it will pick the Chicago Cubs. With Dan Quisenberry and Craig Lef-
Strike was settled, the um- [sues % J § ^ « . be the California Angels. They pitchers like Rick Sutcliffe, Greg ferts, they will be hard to reckon
pires went on s*i ike because they Ontiffiffimti stronger teams in just keep on getting better. While Maddux and Mike Bielecki they with.
wcrcn * t included in die strike the American League Eaa should everyone else in 1 their division will be hard to beat Players like Look for another exciting
dement. The umpires decided to be the Baltimore Orioles. I don't was letting crucial players slip Andre Dawson and Ryne Sand- baseball season that goes down to
nit tne prc-scasoriI major league think last year was a fluke. The away, the Angels were signing berg won't make the going for the the wire. Hopefully the word
baseball games. Since these team should be greatly improved players,including Mark Lang- other teams in the N.L. East any "strike*' won't used in baseball
games have to take place, minor with the acquisition of powerful ston, the best starter in baseball easier, vocabulary for another three
today, for 3.2 million* dollars. W In the NJL. West I pick the San years, unless it's in the game.
league umpires have had to work Randy Bass, along with the

*0 Erie Wave opens its season Mav 17

Pro basketball comes to Erie

^Professional basketball is
coming to Erie, and it has a spe-
cial attraction for local students.
The Erie Wave's organization
has plans to create another' 'dog
pound" in the Civic Center. The
"beach," as it will be called, will
be open to students at a discount
price and will be situated at the
west end of the arena. There will
also be chccrlcading tryouts on
April 14. The First game will be
held on Thursday, May 17. j
The 1990 season marks tl
third year of action in the Work
Basketball League. The WBL|
was born in 1988 as a five-tcaif
league. With three additional
teams joining the league this sea
son, the WBL has expanded to i
seven-team league for 1990.
In addition to playing each
Most of the players are former
NCAA Division I athletes. Some
Tennis team
member of the WBL, league
teams will also host international of Erie's WBL players also per-
all-star teams. Last year, foreign
squads from Finland, ^Holland,
Grcece and Sweden challenged
form
baU
in the Continental Basket-
Association. In fact, ten for-
merlWBL players have signed
dumps Buffalo
each WBL team twice. In 1990, contracts with the National Bas-
the Soviet Union and Italy will ketball Association. In addition, Pakulski, the number one and two
send international teams to face several former NBA players now By John Deasy doubles combinations, also won.
WBL competition. Each foreign showcase their talents in the
Mcrciad Sports Editor The team's chances of mak-
team plays all WBL teams. These WBL. ]
ing nationals are slim, but some
games also count in the WBL The league utilizes international
rules, playing with a 20*6" three- individuals still have a chance.
league standings. Freshman Cocn: Buys probably
point line, wider lanes and a 24-
The men's tennis team contin- has the best chance of all. Senior
sccond shot clock with an eight
ued their winning ways last week- Gordon Quinton said, "Coenis
second limit to cross mid-court
end with another convincing road looking tough. He has made a
In addition, players fouled while
win against a strong University of nice addition to the team. He
attempting a three-point basket
Buffalo team. could be a dominating factor at
are awarded three free throws. .
The Lakers, who consist of the nationals." Buys is also
Another interesting character-
three seniors,-two sophomores tipped as a possible "Rookie of
istic of international rules is that a
and two freshman, beat;Buffalo the Year'' re • •

player cannot foul out Instead of

Teams making up the WBL
this year include: the Calgary
press,
Las Vegas Silver Streaks, I
phis Rockers, Saskatoon J
and the Youngstown Pride.
; Players in thcWBL cannot br- a player fouling out, on his sev- 6-3. Winners for Mercy hurst This weekend the team plays
tallcr than six-foot-five. How enth foul, the team which is were Gordon Quinton, Cocn Gannon. The following week
ever, the international all-star fouled is awarded the appropriate Buys, Raul Raymundo and Pat- Mercyhurst travels to Edinboro
teams that compete in the WBL number of free throws and pos- rick O'Kecffe. Quinton and University to compete against
are not bound by the height limi- sessions afterwards. Buys, and Raymundo and Edinboro and Fairmont State.
tations.