From The World

Arena
By Gagan Suri
Mcrciad News Editor
North and South Korea's Cold war
A Potential Threat
President Kim Yung Sam of South Korea in an interview on the
eve of a trip to Canada and th&Unitcd States said that a cold war is
alive between the two nations namely, North and South Korea and
could break out into a real war at any time. The no man's land with
heavy military, barbed wire and land mines remains a possible
battleground involving United States troops and perhaps even
nuclear weapons.
Kim suggested that the major reason for this tension over the
border is the* desperation and frustration about the declining
economy of North Korea. He added that this frustration could lead
to a course of adventurous military provocation by North Korea.
The North Koreans had seized a South Korean ship transporting rice
earlier this spring.
Kim spoke, highly of the United States troops in the region who
help in deterring the war. Both Japan and South Korea wish to keep
the American forces but seek changes in the military agreement due International Members of the Mercyhurst International community enjoy
to the resentment at crimes attributed to the American soldiers. Niagara Falls. ^
Students Go to the people who had signed up for tNext on the agenda was doing
the trip did not show up (for obvi- something considered "fun," so
Niagara Falls ous reasons associated with Fri- wcbought tickets lo the "Cave of
By Gagan Suri
Million Man March President: International
day evening socializing.)
Our journey began with
Winds." Talk about winds.lhal
place was like standing at the cen-
Students ^Organization a lot of laughter, but after 10 min- ter of a cyclone. Everyone was
Hundreds of thousands of black males gathered in Washington Merciad News Editor utes of driving out of town, I had drenched, but the tour gave us a
DC for the "Million Man March" near the capitol on Oct. 16 to a very eerie feel ing of being alone feel for the mighty falls.
affirm their self-respect and protest the conditions besetting much After all the arrangements of in the van. I looked back from the Then came the interest-
of black America. organizing the trip to N iagara falls, drivers seat to discover that all ing part where everyone started
The march was called by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. on the final day the weather god my passengers were dozing off! sharing their diverse background
The march was the largest assemblage of black Americans since did not seem to be in a very good Everybody's spirit revived once and cultural experiences. Pui san
mood. The whole last week we we reached the falls. Most of the Cheung from Hong Kong taught
Banners stretching 10 feet, carried portraits of OJ Simpson and had wonderful sunny days and on students were visiting the falls for a quick lesson to everyone in us-
Mum ia Abu-Jama I, the death row inmate in Philadelphia, who has the long weekend when every- thefirsttimc.Thcspcclacularsight ing the chop sticks at the Chinese
become a rallying figure for many blacks who say he was railroaded. body made plans, it rained all of the falls left everybody spell- dinner we had. Sheila Parkinson,
day, now how fair is that? Well, bound. After a bit of goofing I believe, had the toughest time
Islamic Fundamentalists Mount once at the college, bright and around we all had the wonderful
early at 7:30 with the college van packed lunches that Lisa from the
figuring out how to use those two
sticks to pick her food. After a lot
Fresh Attacks on Kabul (whose brakes exist only for cafeteria provided for this trip,
appearance) the scheduled depar- and we all greatly appreciate her
ofstruggle she perfected the tcch-
niquckwhich no one else there
ture time, I discovered (hat many concern. tried to do. I
Seven months after the last severe altack,lhc Islamic Fundamen-
talist force known as the Talibanfhas launched a fresh attack, Fcdcriei, Ph. D. of the Political
regaining all its lost territory and pushing the Government troops to A M D H © mum® ® mm @ nulls old phone books. ECCO will be
Science Department.
collceting|them for f recycling/
the outskirts of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. Social Sciences Division Study Abroad
charitable causes.
Earlier in September the rebels had captured the western Reverend Brock, of the. Victory The trip to Harmony Undergraduate scholarships
city of Herat and thisjhas created a diplomatic confrontation Christian Center, will be speaking Houscfhas been changed to Sat- are available for those who wish
between Pakistan, believed to be backing Taliban, and three other on "Overcoming Fear and Vio- urday, Oct. 28. Sign ups are in to study abroad. The^scholar-
nations holding interest in Afganistan, India, Iran and Russia. lencejn the Community, Tues- the Union at the front desk. Any- ships are sponsored by the Na-
The Taliban area majority clhnicgroup that have provided day, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in Sullivan one, is still encouraged to attend. tional Security Education Pro-
rulers to Afghanistan in the past. The present government is made Hall.' * i gram. These scholarships are
up of the minority group. India's foreign ministcrsaid inn statement Health Services
This is the inaugural speech for open to Freshmen, Sophomores,
Issued in New Delhi that the elements who are attacking Kabul have Flu shots arc currently being ad-
the Mercyhurst College Social Juniors, and Seniors.
ministered between 9 a.m. and 4
been raised, trained and armed by Pakistani intelligence agencies. Sciences Division's Distinguished I For more information contact
p.m. at the. Student HeaHhj Ser-
Speaker Series. The Series is sup- Robert Heibel at ext. 2117, or
vices offices located in Preston
ported by an Academic Enrich- Alice Edwards at ext. 2548.
101. There is no charge for the
ment grant from the college. Alter shots. Persons who are allergic to Massage
Reverend Brock's ha If-hour pre- The rape.ut ic; massage, spon-
Irish Cultural Society Present Bi- sentation, there will be a half-hour
eggs or are pregnant (or suspcel
thay are) should not receive this sored by th&Mcrcy hurst Physi-
centennial Gift to Erie question and answer session, fol-
lowed by a presentation. AH are-
shot. Appointments may be made cal Therapist Program, will be
given in the basement of
by contacting the Health Services
welcomed to hear this timely and offices at ext. 2431. McAuley HallSon Friday, Oct.
challenging message. 20 from 1-8 p.m.
The Irish Cultural Society has invited world renowned Irish Dean's List Dinner The cost of themassage will
performers, Comhalts, to present an evening of traditional Irish All faculty or dorm residents The Dean's List Dinner will be be $5 for 15 minutes. For more
entertainment at Villia Maria Academy, 2403 West 8lh, on Thurs- should place old phone books in held on Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995. information, or to make a reser-
day, Oct 19. The concert includes traditional Irish music, stories a pile next to the paper recep- Refreshments will be served at 7 vation, call 824-2075.
and step dancing. tacles in their hallways or lobbys. p.m. in Sullivan Hall. Dinner will Reminder
Mercyhurst College and the First National Bank have be at 7:30 p.m. in the upper level of The last day to withdraw/de-
All apartment or townhouse
helped greatly to make this evening possible. The tickets are being the Egan Dining Hall. The speaker clare pass-fail is Thursday, Oct.
dwellers should hold onto their
sold at one third the cost. for the evening will IK* Michael 31. I t§
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Students enjoy hot dogs, pop, and good music during the BACCHUS picnic, Monday in
Garvey Park. Hotf dogs were provided by Smith's and pop was donated by Wegmans.
By Dan H linker
Editor- in-CIi ief i
Revision of the Academic Cal-
endar was once again the main
topic for discuss ion at the Oct 16,
1995 meeting of Mercyhurst Stu-
dent Government. "Dr. Gowcris
asking for our support in axing
the free day at in id-terms and cre-
ating a break between the last day
of classes and the first day of
finals,"said Student Government
President Jessica Oil Via.
At the Oct. 9, 1995, MSG meet-
ing, representatives were asked
to talk to their constituents in or-
der to see what the student body
as a whole thought of the pro-
, I study day. Discussion was
heard on the topic, bringing many
mixed reviews.
"Most of the people I talked to
were not in favor of ending the.
free day in order to make a study
day before finals," said Junior
class representative Brad
Rybczynski.
Resident representative Pat
Klingensmith said: "Most of the
people, that I talked to said that
they would like to have the study
"It sounds to me like we 're try-
ing to create a cram day for (he
student body. Students should be
diligent enough to do their read-
ing every day and to keep up with
their studies, not cram an entire
term into one day,' Sophomore
representative David Roth said.
A motion was made bv Brad
Rybczynski to recommend to
Dean Cower that the free day at
News
mid terms be sustained. The mo-
tion was passed by a slim 16-12
majority.
"Just because we have.,made
this, recommendation does not
mean that the academic calendar
will not change anyway. All we
arc doing is making a recommen-
dation to Dr. Gower,"Cu!Tia said.
In other MSG news, Vice Presi-
dent Tim Duble said that he is
looking for fWc members of MSG
to join the Constitution Commit-
tee. The committee is going to
look through the constitution and
determine whatlis outdated and
other information or rules that arc
in need of revision.
"We're going to go through the
constitution because things have
become outdated. Things change
over time. We'll then bring up the
parts that are in need of revision at
a meeting to be voted upon,"
Duble said.
MSG Secretary Stacy
Fit/pa trick noted that Sara Allen
and she will co-chair the Winter
Formal. "Sign ups for the formal
committee will be next week,"
said Fit/patrick.
MSG Treasurer Marc Johnston
talked about the upcoming Erie
College CareerfCoopcrativc in-
formation day that will be held on
Thursday, NoVj 9, 1995 at the
Mercyhurst Athletic Center. It will
be an informational event where
students will be able to talk w|
prospective employers to talk
about possible careers in various
fields. "This is a very important
event for the futures of many of
the students here at Mercyhurst,"
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Johnston said. The event will be
from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
In Student Activities Commit-
tee news, President Brian
Marshall announced that on Fri-
day, Oct. 20, 1995 comedian
David Naster will be performing
in the Taylor Little Theatre at 8
p.m. "He is a very popular, very
funny guy," Marshall said.
There also will be a Monte. Carlo
night sponsored by SAC in the
Student Union on Saturday, Oct.
21, 1995. Anyone who wants to
be a dealer for Monte Carlo night
should contact SAC at ext. 2463.
Freedom Zone representative
Kevin Segedi said that the. dead-
line, for submissions for the No-
vember issue of the Freedom Zone
will be Oct. 24,1995. Everyone is
welcome to submit articles for
publication.
Attendance at the. Oct. 16 meet-
ing (P indicates present; E indi-
cates excused absence; and U in-
dicates unexcused absence): Joy
Dlugos, P; Chris Glaz, P; Katie
McGlynn, P; Bridget Murphy, P;
Bridgette Palmisano, P; Jason
Puh I man, P; Jen Feser, P; Tricia
Baugh, P; Pete DeSocio, P; Amy
Kovach, P; Lisa Malinowski, P;
Sharon Pritchard, P; Brad
Rybczynski, P; Craig Zamary, P;
Sarah Allen, P; Tom Bender, P;
Chris Herbolsheimer, P; David
Roth, P; Kevin Segedi, P; Jen
Vctter, P; Melissa Lang, P; Col-
leen Obre.mski, P; Sarah Lam out,
P; Jim Carrabbia.P; Ryan Kennis,
P; Jennifer Houck, P; Kate Fedele,
P; Pat Klingensmith, P; Mike
Morgan, P; Rahsaah Roland, E.
October 19, 1995
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By Kim Coughlin, Graduate Intern
Office of Student Union & Student Activities
O N E W E E K T O G O : Attention all Freshmen:Time isranning
out to sign up for the Resident/ Commuter SIcepover. For your conve-
nience sign up sheets have been placed in your campus mailbox (if you
have one) and also at the Front Desk of the Student Union. Call Kim for
details at 824-2422. | I
STAY T U N E D : Thcre^will be another "Commuter Council"
meeting soon !
DON'T GET CAUGHT WITHOUT YOUR
S H O I ! : Fin shots arc available at no extra cost in Student Health
Services, Rinvl 01 Preston, through Nov. 30 during the hours of 9 a.m. and
4 p.m.
UPCOMING ACADEMIC SKILLS & LEAD-
ERSHIP WORKSHOPS: I j I
Getting the Most Out of Your Study Time - Presented by Linda Linville
- Tues., Oct 24 at 8:15 p.m.in McAuley Hall.
Do's & Don'ts of Registration & Scheduling - Presented by Betty Damper
& Elaine Ruggicro - Wed., Oct. 25 at 4:15 p.m. in Student Government
Chambers.
Time Managemant - Presented by Cass Shimek - Wed., Oct. 25 at 8:15
p.m. in Baldwin Hall.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
O c t . 2 0 - F A L L F U N i F E S T : Laugh & eat for FREE! Come
back to campus to enjoy the comedy of Dave Naster at 8p.m. in the Taylor
Little Theater. • -ftfcg )4U
O c t . 21 - F A L L F U N f F E S T C O N T I N U E S . P l a n on
being at "MONTE CARLO NIGHT' | p.m. - 11:30 p.m. in the Student
Union. There will also be a Chinese Auction.
Oct. 24 - ATTENTION SENIOR COMMUT-
E L K S : Are you planning on graduating in May or earlier? If so, you
MUST make.'arrangements as soon as possible to take the Writing
Proficiency Exam which willbegiven on Tues., Octv24 from 6p.m. to 9 p.m.
& Thurs., Oct. 26 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Zura Hall. Students should
report to the lobby of Zurn Hall at least 15 minutes prior to the exam
starting. Need additional information? Contact Heidi Hoscy at ext. 2336.
Movie Review:
ZORBA THE GREEK
• • •
By Gagan Suri
Merciad News Editor
For all those of you who love the old charm of the black and white
cinema and the offbeat dramas this movie is a treat for you. Zorba
is a man who dances to express his joy, he dances to vent his sorrow.
He is crude, sly lusty and spiritual, full of life and unafraid of death.
Zorba happens to meet this young and ambitious Englishman whom
he befriends and they together go into mining in Crete. A jack of all
trades and master of none, Zorba claims to have an extraordinary
olfactory sense for sniffing ores in mining.
Although Zorba has some very ingenuous ideas, his calculations
always are fatally off, Zorba's weakness like many men's is
"women." He ends up spending all of his master's business deal
money on a woman from the streets. However, he does manage to
convince his "boss " to carry on with the project.
Zorba is one of those rare screen characterizations which can J
never be forgotten, and probably the roleby which Anthony Quinn will
most be remembered. Alexis Zorba reads through Michael
Cacoyanni's adaptation of Nikos Kazantzaki's novel. The movie
has background music of the famous "Zorba dance theme, com- M
posed by MiU's Theodoraki'T
"If ever the abundance of life force in a man has been poured forth
on the screen... it is done in the brilliant performance given by
Anthony Quinn."(Cassette cover.)
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THE MERCIAD October 19,1995

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Nicole Ponstingle around, but you will meet him next By Jason Ulery Mark on the mic. The album starts afl
d I set out to see the band at th
A&E Editor I week. Also to come next week will Merciad Columnist off with the relaxing and soulful Agora Theater in Cleveland, i
be a listing of all the Halloween "Sunday, Gardena Blvd." This I was waiting to see Keith Moi
Hello all! I just wanted to men- events around this area. This will
Time for another music cohi mn song pretty much sets the stage get nuts on-stage.
tion a few of the newfeaturesof the come with a list of Erie'sfinestand which probably none of you read. for the rest of the album, which, We got there, however, to th
Aits and Entertainment section of not-so;finesHaunted Houses, be- How about some feedback, huh? played at low volu mes and with a sight of two small bands ofpeopl
The Merciad, as well as what will cause if you are like me, then you I feel like I might as well be writ- beer in your hand, is perfect for huddling around their respectiv
be coming in the next few issues. It want to cram in all the Halloween ing notes to myself. This is sup- toungin'. Do not buy this just cars, so we say to ourselve
seemed that the.section was be- activities that you can. posed to be a column for the stu- because Money Mark is on the 'What's up with this?' Needles
coming rather bland and needed to Finally, I just wanted to extend dents, but I have no idea if what I Beastie Boys album, however. to say, the show had been can
be kicked into a realm of more the invitation to all of our commu- am writing about interests any- This is; only recommended for celled, but why we did not know
encompassing interest. So, what I nity to make suggestions of things body other than myself. It could those who truly dig the long-lost The evening was not a total disas
have decided to do is to give you that you would like to see in this be like the United States Consti- seventies sound. ter as some kind of middle age
happenings from Cleveland (the section. You can contact me by tution (sort of)- by a person, for Circle Jerks roadie supplied u
cool city), Pittsburgh and eve n Buf- leaving a voice mail at The Merciad "Cry" and "Pretty Pain" are
the people. My liberal studies his- bluesy selections with jazz influ- with a sampler tape of a new ba
falo. There will be things to do in office, ext. 2376. But, I did have y credit is paying off. Anyway, called the Deftones.
ence featuring Money Mark on
terms of plays, conceits and other one last thought and that was to this week it's Keyboard Money The Deftones employ a Pixies'
the mic, and provides support to
entertaining happenings to be found feature a poem £ or picture of a Mark and going to see the Circle the instrumentals. "Insects Are like formula with soft, rhythmi
in that city. You know as well as J student's art work in every issue, so I Jerks live. All Around Us" and "Don't Miss sections followed immediately
do that Erie is very limited in fun if anyone is interested, please be in If any of you listen to the Be astie the Boat" are offbeat yet lean, hard sections, as if someone sud
stuff to do, unless {you dig lame touch. The reason that I am limiting Soys (and I know you do!), then funky tracks which, along withl denly hit the distortion pedal.
bars. it to poetry is simply for the reason ou have heard Mark Ramos the other seven songs, make this | This album is now out o
Along with this, I found a very of space, so all of you short story ishita (assumed name Money album a pure joy to listen to. Good Madonna's Maverick label, a
fine writer and actor among our and novelists will have to save it for ark) on the organ, Wurlitzer, luck in finding this one, however. if I were you I would get it. Bu
little community to review movies the Lit. Mag., sorry! :lav, and whatnot. It is made available on the ob- back to the Circle Jerks, I recent]
to keep you up on the best flicks His first solo album, in which scure Pinto Records and is nearly learned that guitarist Greg Hetsoi
le plays everything, is beauti- impossible to find. It's worth the (also of Bad Religion) quit th
illy melodic and combines dif- effort looking, though. band three weeks into their sum
ferent seventies styles, with obvi- Now I will talk about seeing (or mer tour. Bummer.
lous influences being the Meters rather wishing to see) the Circle
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SPRING BREAK '96
le Mercy hurst Dance Depart- Sell trips, earn cash & go freelH
lent was featured in the October
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liy Dan H Milker

liy Nick Krayger
Integration it away. We had assumed that and with Bill Kennedy who claims
"responsibility" for the Merciad.
Merciad Staff Columnist Chris would wanlifto keep this
Mcrciad Editor-in-Chief Why the letter was left out is
pumpkin for a long lime, and
irrelevant. I was given the option
I was one oEJjthc luckylpeople neither one of us asked him why
It's that time of year again. You know, World Series time. If you to print it this week if I so desired.
1 who had the.opportunity logo home he thought this pumpkin was so
are a fan of the Cleveland0ndians or the Atlanta Braves, then I I think I-made my point clear
over the long weekend. I added special. f
suppose you arc one of those jubilant people whom I heard yelling though. I'm glad I spoke to the
Thursday to my weekend, which I think the issue for Christo-
and screaming on Tuesday night when the final two teams were people, involved.
gave me enough time in Philadel- pher was a question of our judg-
determined. phia to see just about everyone I When I'm approached, I think
I am very happy for the Braves and the Indians, but especially for ment^ f he thought the pumpkin I'm pretty easy to discuss things
wanted to sec just once, without was special, why didn't we?
the Indians because they have not won the American League getting bored by the repetition that with, actually. If people are in-
pennant for 41 years. It was 1^54 when they last had a season to I guess we thought we had all timidated by me, I can't help that.
happens among good friends. of the answers that day.
really get excited about. t If they took the time to talk to me,
I got kind of mad at myself be- As the adults in the situation,
There has been a great deal of change in this world since the they would see that I'm fairly
cause there was an AIDS walk in we won. Christopher did even-
Indians last won the pennant, such as the Vietnam war, the!first open to constructive criticism. I
Ph illy on Sunday, and since I hadn't tually drop the pumpkin and
moon walk, and so on. I really like baseball, although I don't care And this issue for me is much
known or made previous arrange- jumped back on the hayride -
as much about the outcome as I did in the past. I also believe that the same as the one with my
ments, I was unable to do it. I withdrawn, silent, and
there are many more important things that are going on in the world nephew and the pumpkin.
guess I was there in spirit, though. pumpkinless.
today than the World Scries, but I do believe that events like these At the. pumpkin patch, my
I did have a wonderful opportu- At first I thought he was so
have a great importance thaligocs beyond the crowning of a mother and I wanted it our way.
nity while I was at home. On upset because he didn't have his
champion for another year. Being the adults, we felt our judg-
Friday, I went with my mom and way, but that wasn't it. We struck
Take a look at the Buffalo Bills. They have, been to and lost the ment was better. We were help-
two nephews on a hayride through a nerve in the kid. We stabbed
Super Bowl four different times. What makes matters worse is that ing Christopher in the long run,
a pumpkin patch. This gave us a his pride, his sense of judgment,
they lost in four consecutive years. What a dejected bunch of people right? | i ,f
chance to reconnect. and his understanding of us as
that team must be made up of. They still played really hard and gave Or we re we?
It's very hard for young children his caregivers. If we loved him
their 100 percent, but they lost...four years in a row. Could it be that we were pro-
to understand why someone they so much, why weren't we trust-
This not only looked bad for the Buffalo Bills franchise, but it tecting ourselves from the stench
love keeps on popping in and out ing what he was doing?
looked bad for the city of Buffalo as well. Many of the people that of a rotten pumpkin for the next
of their lives. Actually, it's pretty My mother leaned over to me
iftalk to prefer to Buffalo as a city of losers. This is an unfair two or three da ys? Were we a fra id
hard to be the adult doing all of the and said that we should have let
assumption concerning the city of Buffalo and its people, but many that it would bring maggots, and
popping. him bring the "bad" pumpkin,
people out there still like to believe that it is true. then we would have to explain to
But we had a great time. I found because now his feelings were
I get a lot of bad ribbing when I tell people that I am from Buffalo visitors why we had allowed for
myself wandering through the "hurl." f
and a great deal more when I tell them that I am a die hard Buffalo such a rotten pumpkin in our
pumpkin patch with my four-year- My nephew and 1 arc very
Bills fan. Yes, the Bills lost four Super Bowls in a row, but it was not house?
old nephew Christopher, trying to much alike.
the fault of the fans or of the city itself, it was because they were Who really want's a rotten
pick out the most special pumpkin. A few weeks ago, IJwrole a
beaten on the Held of play. * • ft. • pumpkin sitting around the house
It's amazing how, as adults, our column for the, Merciad about
For the Cleveland Indians, the city of Cleveland, and the Indians anyway? •. - . ?
understanding of special can be so an experience I had involving a
fans, I would like to say good luck, and may the best team win. I realize that I carry many rotten
drastically different than a child's. guy I met who had AIDS. Some
Cleveland is a great city that deserves a champion. pumpkins with me around this
Amidst thousands of pumpkins, things were cut from my col-
I only hope that the city of Cleveland does not fall into the same campus. They are in my back-
of all shapes and sizes, Christo- umn, and I didn't know about it
trap that has happened, to a certain extent, to the city of Buffalo. It pack. In my apartment. Some of
pher picked the most rotten and until after the paper came out.
is amazing how much stock people put into a city's sports teams. them are even in me.
malformed pumpkin in the hunch. I was furious. 1 felt violated.
When you think about a city, you should not base your decision of But the bottom line is this.
that city on the performance of their sports teams. It was completely discolored and Somehow, someone felt that
damaged. I will never know the reason
Why does this kind of association occur? I know that Buffalo is they had the right to change what
My mother and I tried to dis- why Chris wanted that pumpkin
one city that really loves its professional sports teams, and I am sure I was saying.
suade Christopher from draggin' so bad. I'll never understand why
that worker productivity drops whenever the Bills lose on Sunday After I found out, which was
that sad old pumpkin back to the it appealed to him. When judging
afternoons or Monday nights. I am sure that Cleveland sees the same when jI picked up a Merciad
haycart, but he wouldn 't hear of it. his reason, I'll never know why
type of reaction to their teams' losses. myself, I wrote, a letter to the
He has a will of iron, and a tremen- he chose the pumpkin that he
I remember when I was young and the Cleveland Browns were editor. The letter was fair, con-
dous amount of pride. He had de- chose.
playing on Monday Night Football. The sports commentator made sidering I tried to be as objective
termined that this pumpkin was as I could with the information I |And]I can smother Chris with
a derogatory comment about the. city of Cleveland, basically giving all of the pumpkins I want I can
special and that he would have it. had. I:tried really hard to veer
the viewer the impression that Cleveland was not a very desirable pick them from the fanciest pump-
place to be,|partly because their football team was not a very I guess thc.conccrn from my away from the personal insults
mother and myself was that in (wo that so quickly Hooded my mind. kin patch. I can paint them with
successful franchise. I don't know if anyone in Cleveland was glorious colors.
days, Chris' pumpkin would be Then, that letter went imprinted
offended by the commentators remarks, but I was even though I I can even convince him that he
dead and we would have to throw inglasl week's issue JI br icily
didn't live there. Part of the reason why I was angered was because really wants the pumpkin that I
Buffalo was looked down upon at the same time partly because of discussed "why" with the editor
sec Krayger, p. 5. f
the success, or lack thereof, of the Buffalo Bills.
Years later, when the Bills were contending for the Super Bowl
championship, I believe, for a little while, that the city enjoyed a
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Vol. 69 No. 6 O c t o b e r 19,1995
boost in their outside reputation, but once they lost their first Super
Bowl, they lost any gains in public perception that they had made Merciad Ed itors
earlier. This truly is a shame for those people that live and work Ditii Hilfiker Editor in Chief Nicole l'onstingle A& E Editor
within the city, and 1 hope that this does not happen to Cleveland, or John Murphy Sports Edito f Marc Johnston Advertising
any city for that matter. Gagun Sun News Editor Megan Circle Copy Editor
When people look at the reputation of a city, they should look at /essica Russell Features Editor Jerry Trambley Adviser
many of the other cultural aspects of the city also, not merely the
performance of their sports teams. The living conditions of the city,
the crime problems of the city, and the many museums, galleries, Merciad S t a r t
and parks of the city are other areas that should be taken into
consideration when someone judges a city.
Without these many other things in our environment many people Lee Ann Kelly Mike Lorenz Scott Williamson
would be without jobs, such as parks department workers, and those Nick Kraygcri Tracy Cross Stephen Nolan
who work in museums and art galleries. The economy of a city Scott Vance Mamie Jasinski Brad Rybczynski
centers around many of these cultural attractions as well, not just on
(he performance of the local sports organizations. The Merciad is the stud en I-produced newspaper of M yhurst College, Box 161,
IWith the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the 501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 16S46.S Phone 824-2376.
development off the waterfront areas, I think that Cleveland is
headed in the right direction as a city. Many of the "higher profile" Letters m^ist he slynyrf
{cities in the United Statesman'! say that they enjoy the cultural loo
achievements that Cleveland, Buffalo, or even Erie for that matter The M m M ' i editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board with the Editor in Chief
are able to enjoy every day, right at their doorsteps. holding linal responsibly. The opinions expressed in The Merciad are not necessarily those of
I hope that Cleveland keeps building upon their public reputation. The Merciad, its stall or Mercyhurst College. j i *gt
They are a great city that deserves a winning reputation, not only on
the Held hut off. Co Tribe. •
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THE MERCIAD October 19,1995

Ryb Roast
By Brad Rybczynski Dear Kditor
Letter to the Editor
bee control but does have chemi- where she I ived to reduce her risk
Merc iad Staff Column isIf *
This past week has been a hectic one. Mid-terms were quite a cals applied on an as needed ba- of a reaction.
I would like to dispel some mis- sis. The college also uses chemi- Unfortunately, Carly decided to
strain. Our free day on Friday was wcl I deserved and very welcome. conceptions .you may have cre- cals during periodic cleaning, usu- leave Mercyhurst which we very
I hope you all enjoyed it. ? ated by your editorial of October ally over breaks in the public ar- much regret. We notified Carly's
That free day that we all enjoyed so mueh may not be a part of our 12, 1995 that Carly Simon was eas and classrooms. Mr. William parents of our continuing effort to
next years academic calendar. So lake a little time to reminisce on lorced to leave school because Kcrbusch contacted a large num- find and to use reasonable non-
how you spent it. If you want to have one again next year, rest Mcrcyhurst College disregarded ber of individuals included on the chemical alternatives where pos-
assured that the Mcrcyhurst Student Government made that recom- her hypersensitivity to chemicals. FAX you sent him in early Sep- sible, but that if they decided to
mendation. That doesn't mean that the Tree day is delimit ly going Before Carly arrived at tember. Peg Zubeck, Pennsylva- withdraw Carly we. would refund
to be there. It may still be replaced by a study day at the end of the Mercyhurst, arrangements were | nia Department oI Agriculture, is all her tuition, lees, and room and
fall term next year. made to m in i m i/e risks to Carly \s the person who publishes the reg- board payments.
In my case, I spent Thursday night and Friday doing nothing. I health (e.g., she was assigned to istry for hyper-sensitive people The Merciad editorialilcft a
mean in the way of school work. 1 had a great time. I went and spent Egan hall because she is sensitive for Pennsylvania. Her guidelines distorted impression that
the time with my girlfriend, I worked back home, and spent time for months to new carpet fumes). are not yet ma ndatory, but will be Mercyhurst College disregarded
with my family and friends. I rarely have time to do these things Her father was told that occasion- followed by the college. The spe- Carly's hypersensitivity because
during the term without the weight of school on my shoulders. ally: Mercyhurst does use pesti- cific guideline that will be our "they want to have a greener,
Well, enough of my personal life. It's not all that exciting. cides inside and outside our build- policy is notification of not less weedless lawn," when in fact the
Something that may be more up most of your alleys is the word ings to control insects and bees than 12 hours and not greater than problem is chemical based prod-
apathy. As defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, it means and that we do spray a weed con- 72 hours prior to the application. ucts such as are used in pesti-
jLack of emotion a nd feeling," or plainly, "indifference." You may
<«

trol on our lawns once each year, The person will be given the time cides, cleaners, carpets,and other
be wondering how this pertains to some of you. Well, I 'm going to but that we would'.notify Carly and date and the duration of the applications which are necessary
tell you. when we did, so that she could application. Wc intend to follow to protect the. health and safety of
Mercyhurst is plagued by apathy. We are apathetic when it comes take evasive or remedial actions. this guideline as though it were students. For example, carefully
to dances, football games, MSG and many other events. Unless At Carly's father's request. law. A summary of the calls Mr. chosen chemical-based products
there is free food, gifts or prizes at an event , you can count the Maintenance .personnel exten- Kcrbusch made and the content are needed to combat occasional
participants on your hands. § sively researched alternative non- of the calls will be included as an problems such as ants in the caf-
Is there anyone out there willing to break with routine and get out chemical applications, and addendum to this letter. To date, eteria , bees in housing units, mold
and get involved? We should all look at ourselves. Are Ihe friends checked with the PA Department to get immediately to the issue, and mildew in bathrooms. The
you have the same ones from freshman year with no new additions? of Agriculture, the Environmen- Mr. Kcrbusch has discovered that Merciad could have accurately
Are all your friends members of your athletic team? I always see the tal Protection Agency, the Erie non-chemical applications arc and fairly portrayed the college's
same groups, or dare I say, cliques, together. County Department of Health, and prohibitively more expensive than response to Carly's situation if
We are here for more than just classes and a team. At least we others to insure that any chemical chemical treatments." any effort had been made to talk
should be. If all of your friends are the same as you, what are you treatments applied by Mercyhurst Carly was notified that the col- with the administration, housing,
gaining? This all reminds mc.of the neighboring school to mine in were safe and used safely. lege would do a weed control or maintenance before publica-
high school. You could stfc the?division as plftip as day. There werts* I wrote the following to Mr. treatment on October 7,1995,and tion.
the "jocks," "freaks," "hippies" and "nerds."" f " Simon on October 2, 1995: that if she wished to be off cam-
Now I am in college and I see the baseball players, volleyball "Historically the college has pus when this occurred,she could
players, football players, (he hippies, the grunge and various other used chemicals for lawns, insect stay at no cost at the'.North East Signed, I
groups. You have all graduated to new cliques. and bee control, and cleaning. campus and even at the Mainte-
Granted, we all want to be with people who are like us and have Dandelion control has been the nance Director's family home for Thomas A. Billingsley
common interests. We spend a lot of lime with our teammates. What college's major use of chemicals the weekend. Wc told Carly we. Director of Administrative Ser
I am trying to point out is that others may have more to share with in the lawn area. The college would do whatever we could, in- vices
you than you give them credit lor. does not use preventive applica- cluding not spraying immediately
Apathy doesn.t just extend to friends. It spreads to events also. tions of chemicals for insect and in front and back of Egan Hall
Student Activities Committee and MSG are trying to schedule a
wide range of events for everyone. Try going to one. Meet new
people. Be as outgoing as you were as freshmen and talk to somone.
you don't know. Nobody will think you are. weird. The may just TOP N
think ou are friendly and worth knowing.J
Beating the pathetic nature of our school starts with one or two THIN N ARTM
people. When you go out and you make the first move you start a
chain reaction.
There are some people out there that are more popular than others,
or at least think they are. What better way to prove it than
10. The Donut Diet.
going out and showing everyone. 9. Cars that can talk.
Sure, many people know you and say, "Hi," or "Hello," but how
many of them do ypu know by name or how many have you taken 8. "Do Not?Remove Under Penalty Of
the time to talk to. %
Maybe Pm on the wrong track. Maybe I don't know what I'm
Law" tags on t mat tresses.
talking about. Maybe you don't think that there is a problem.
* Where the maybes stop is when I ask myself If 1 am alone in my
7. Pop quiz on Monday following major
thinking. I know 1 am not. Most of the members of MSG and SAC
agree with me. I would also venture tosay that many of you do, too.
weekend.
Kruyger, cont. from p. 4.
6.1-900-DEBBY.!
chose for him. I
But I will never understand why
somelinies.yjgj, I
I know I like to smash them, al
5. Lawn Flamingos.
the rotten pumpkin was so impor- least. I like the feeling of power it
gives me, the adrenaline How I
4. Imitation cheese.
tant to him. And even though he
has a bigger, better, healthier gel from breakingsomelhingapart 3. Referee in Professional wrestling.
pumpkin in its place, 1 know he is that's already tainted. The pulp,
not happy with it. I
the seeds, the skin - Ihe feeling of 2. Did we mention the pop quiz? | i
these broken pa.rts of the whole
[; As I said, Christopher and I arc
very much alike. At four, and at
covering my hands, and dripping 1. Drugs.
from the walls.
21, wc like what we like. We like
Oh, the rush I gel from knowing
toget the things we want. We like
for things to go our way. We like.
I can smash as many of these PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE
rotten pumpkins as 1 want.
people 16 understand what we are
saying. Wc^trust our own judg-
After all, if they are not 111 for AMERICA
selling or for carving, then what's
ment. We likc|Ior people who
can't understand the. importance the use in having a rotten pump-
of something to us, not to pretend kin? 1
that they do.
We even like rotten pumpkins
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THE MERCIAD October 19,*1995

Women Win Oakland Tournament

By l>ee Ann Kellyfc 3. It was only a matter of time the Mercyhurst net, tying the score
Mcrciad Sports Writer be lore Mcrcyhursl would break at one a piece.
the shell. Realizing the game was far from
Compiled by Scott Vance, Marnie JasinsM, and Last weekend the Lady Lakers L^That moment came at the 52:07 over, the ladies entered ihe sec-
Jean McFeely • :, soccer team traveled to Oakland mark when Maureen Gallagher ond half determined and focused.
University to take part in the Cen- perfectly placed a direct kick from Early in the second half, Becky
This Sunday the Mcrcyhursl crew team made their way to Rochester, tral Region Classic Soccer Tour- 30 yards out in the top left-hand Miller crossed a ball to Kelly who
N.Y., to compete in the annual Bausch and Lomb Regatta. Despite' * nament. The. Lakers scored two corner ot the net. Twenty minutes ripped a shot into the upper right-
chilling temperatures in thc50's,and blustery winds, the team left campus victories to win the tournament later, Gallagher again sparked an hand corner of the net and out the
at 5 a.m. and headed off to row against some of the best collegiate teams and improve their overall record offensive attack when she Sent a other side. However, the referee
in the U.S. and Canada. Harvard, Yale, Syracusc,|Buffalo, and the St. to<il 1-1-1. The team maintained V threading pass to Lee Ann Kelly called a goal kick, failing to no-
Catherine's rowing club were there to name, a few. I f its number one regional status and running through. Kelly whipped tice that there was a hole in the
The Bausch and Lomb Regatta is composed of two parts. The. first is a 'arc currently ranked number (onr the ball in to Claire Scan!an who net.
three-mile head race, where one competes against the clock, while being in the latest NCAA division II magically one-timed it past the The call only added fuel to the
chased by another boat. The second part is a 1500 m sprint, where OIK poll. Oakland keeper. The goal was
f Lakers' flame. Minutes later, se-
races the closest competitor from tlie^cad race standings. The two scores On Saturday, the Lady Lakers, just icing on the. cake for another nior Cynthia "Nails" Naylor
are added together for a 'fifth 1 scofrc, wh ieh delerm ines the overaII stand i ng. had a 2-0 victory over Oakland Mcrcyhursl victory. scored the game winning goal
The first on the water was the men's lightweight eight, they finished University that put an end to "Oakland packed its defense and when she! finished a Maureen
eighth out of a squad of thirteen boats. The crew consisted of Joyce Oakland's eight game winning for sixty minutes they held us Gallagher corner kick. With only
O'Hara, Dan Beamer, Don Le Clair, CJ. Warner, Chris Moigis, Chris streak and stifled their hopes of back,"lcoach John Melody said, 10 minutes left in the game, Becky
Thompson, John Janota, Ben Booth, and Rob Fetter. They were quite winning the GLIAC title. "but, we found a way to score." M tiler cushioned the score with a
pleased with their performance despite the last minute replacement, Scott From the opening moments of On Sunday, the Lady Lakers goal assisted ;by Naylorand
Williamson. the game, it became!clear that defeated Northeast Missouri 3-1 Scanlan to give the Lakers a 3-1
The women's varsity eight was the next of the Hurst crews to take, on the] Oakland was shoot i ng for a score- in the second round of the tourna- lead over Northeast Missouri and
winding waters ol Rochester. The eight consisting of veteran coxie less tic against the Lakers. Utiliz- ment. the number one spot in the tour-
Heather Drak**, Krisly Robinson, Jean Mc Feely, Jen Cloonan, Kathleen ing a 4-5-1 line-up, Oakland Twenty minutes into the game, nament
Houdack, Erin Llyod, Renee Bums.Meghan Heggersall, and bowman Sue packed the majority of its team in Mercy hurst went ahead by one, "Northeast Missouri proved to
Burke, were placed 21st out of 32 crews after the. head race but they the box and just hoped for the after defender Jen Root headed in be a decent side," Melody said.
managed to pull themselves into 18 after the sprint. They were disap- best. a corner kick from Becky Miller. "We were a much stronger side
pointed that they finished behind their rivals, Buffalo, who finished in This strategy held the score at But the Lakers did not hold the but we did not take advantage of
16th, six seconds ahead of them. 0-0 for the first part of the game. lead for long. At the 37:50 minute
mark, Northeast Missouri,tore their weaknesses. When we did,
The final boat to compete for the Hurst was thc„mcn's Heavyweight The Lakers undoubtedly domi- we proved very effective,"
nated the greater portion of the through! the Lakers defense to
eight the new coxie, Mike Opperman, helped his crew of Kevin Kosco, Melody said.
play, outshooting Ihc Pioneers 15- nestle a shot in the upper corner of
Will Suave, Will O'Brien, Jim Kavency, Josh Pawlovich, Rob Mc Nair,
Pat Geiger and John Miljus, move through the three-mile course. They
were quite disappointed in their final result but hope that changes to their
workout schedule will serve them belter at the. upcoming race in Ohio.
The next regatta will be the Spockman Regatta in Columbus, Ohio.
Golf Fall Season Wraps Up
Ry John Murphy golfer with an average fof 80. Fifth Annual Mercyhurst College
Merciad Sports Edit or Coach Dcmyanovich stated, Fall Golf Classic. Tony
* * * * *
"Curry played be tier than any past Greidanus was tournament med-
The Mcrcyhursl College golf freshman has ever played for me. alist in both events with an iden-
The Mercyhurst Cross Country teams made a respectable showing team had a good season. Coach He is very longand has the poten- tical score of 73, one over par.
against nationally ranked competition at the Slippery Rock University Paul Dcmyanovich said, "This tial of becoming a great golfer Not only did the Lakers outscore
Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 14. In team standings, the women were was the best and most competi- before he graduates. Other Laker the local colleges, but also
fourth with 81 points and the men were fourth with 158 points. tive team we'vehad a t Mercyhurst golfers who played with good thrashed both D-l colleges, St.
Melissa Hall and Katie Fox took "lop ten honors" with their fifth and since I've been here." consistency were Chad Hoisek, Bonavcnturc, and Robert Morris.
sixth place overall finishes. Hall and Fox ran strong against a very Tony Greidanus was the Lakers' Bryce Bohun, M ike Patlison, Matt In conclusion, Dcmyanovich
challenging field to clock in at 20:07 and 20:22 respectively. Other Laker leading golfer with an average Sharrow, and freshman Nate said, "!• was pleased with our
women:} Bridget Hol/.hcimcr at 21:52 for 25th overall, Kelly Brown at score of 77 in nine tournaments. Adams. team's performance this fall. I
22:09 at 27th place, Barbara O'Connor at 22:15 at 28th place, Terri He was team medalist infivetour- The highlight of the fall season was encouraged by our players'
Barringcr in at 23:33 at 33rd place and Sara Boyd in at 15:33 at 40th place. naments and overall medalist in was the successful tournament steady improvement. The players
A wet, muddy course made conditions slippery. two tournaments. championships in the Pitt- are enthused and are looking for-
In the men's race, Tom O'Dea led the way to finish in 29:33, for 1 lth Freshman swinger^ Curry Bradford Golf Invitational with a ward to a successful spring sen-
place out of 60 finishes. Dan Chase, team captain, was next in at 30:36 for Huskes was the second leading record team score of 304 and the son." ; 5
i
Hockey Season Comin' atYa
twenty-eighth place. Other Laker men finishers: Jeff Welch in at 31:00,
Dave Davsey in at 31:08, Thomas Humphrcville in at 33:20, Tom Van
Reel in at 34:25, Ian Davis in at 38:21 and Ted LeDoux in at 45:35.
Slippery Rock won the women's race with 25 points while IUP won the I By Scott Vance
Merciad Sports Writer Rick Gotkin commented, "I re- room, team chemistry,and finally,
men's race with 29 points.
ally don't know, we liked last co n fi dence, wh ich were a 11 prescn t
The coaches were happy with the teams' performances in their challcng-
Having finished last season in year's freshmen class very much. last year."
ing field. I They did a great job, but we like
second place only to National The Hurst has its season opener
* * *
Champions, Bemidji State, the to think this years team will be led at the Mercyhurst Ice Center this
1 Ins past weekend, the Lakers Volleyball team went up against some Hurst hockey team will be hoping by tri-captains Bryce Bohun, Saturday at 7:30 p. m aga insl Sen-
pretty tough competition. They played Northern Michigan University, to go all the way this year and be Kevin McKinnon, and Mike eca College. Gotkin was a bit
LakcSuperiorSlatcUnivcrsity,andMichiganTech. All ol these teams arc crowned National Champions at Paddison as voted by the team. concerned as the team has onlv
nationally ranked and gave the girls some tough competition. the end of the season. When Coach Gotkin was asked had a week's pra ct ice be fore t he ir
The volleyball team was defeated this weekend, but coach Scott said, whether this years team was stron- open, but, he said, "It will be
The stucture of the team has
'The girls played their hearts ont this weekend and all of the matches were ger or weaker than last? year, interesting how some veterans and
changed dramatically with seven
really close. We really don't have Ihestrcngth to compete with these learns Gotkin said, "I don't know, but I the new players perform andfit
graduated seniors, Justin Proud,
in the conference right now, but in a year we will he right up there." do know that we lost a goal tender will clear up some questions we
John Johnson, Craig MacDonald,
The next home volleyball game is against Edinboro University at 7:00 who won 23 games for us, so have.
Paul Cappizano, Trevor Hunt, and
we're unproven in goal. We have The Hurst was victorious last
p.m. on October 25. Joel Montminy.The 11 freshmen.
also lost three All-Americans in year over Seneca College byta
Charlie Blasko, Mike
Justin Proud, Craig MacDonald score line of 10-2.
Lewandowskif^Mike Masse,
The Women's Tennis (earn also had a lough weekend ...<I ean.e ou. Kevin Ayer, Otto Hlincik, Bob and John Johnson. Coach also When Captain Bryce "the ball"
unsuc^sful. Thoy played against Oakland Universdy W ^ g Atkin, Brian Ramin, Kevin went on to say, "This year's team Bohun was asked about his aspi-
Saturday the match was against Hillsdale College, and on g g S T P g Rawlick, Tony Borgford, Tho- bigger and stronger than any other rations for this year, he said, "It
it was against Wayne State Unlvercity. All of.he matches were, close and mas McKinnou and Scott year and they seem to work hard would be nice to go back to Na-
could have none cither way. ^ * ••,•«„ Ledevibs will both strengthen and in practice." tional Finals again, but, for the
c l h YoS said. "The girls played long, hard matches. The cornet as Coach Gotkin said, "Give us Gotkin listed three essential el- moment, we must concentrate on
was tough. W c W g o . a husy next two weeks to look lorward to and the even belter depth than last year." em cuts in order for the team to the league and the ECAC Cham-
When asked how this years fresh- have a successful season and they pionship. It would be nice to go
girls will do fine." J . . c„nIMinr
This weekend thcgirls leave for Michigan In play against Lak, Superior, men compared to last year Coach arc, "leadership in the dressing out in my senior year in style."
T h
h n . - h i r - " " "'"' Northern Michigan UniversT'
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Buffalo Stampedes Laker Football
By John Murphy
Merciad Sports Editor
The Laker fool ha II team fell to
its second defeat in as many weeks
as a powerful Buffalo State, squad
rolled to a 44-18 victory over the
home side at Vets stadium on
Sunday afternoon. The. Lakers,
who had a good start to the sea-
son, have now slipped to an over-
all record of 3-3.
In their opening drive of the
game., Buff State, went 70 yards
down field in 13 plays to score the
game's first touchdown.Thevisi-
tors tailback Perez Din kins
pounded the Laker defense for a
number of short yard gains and
their experienced quarterback
Tracy Bacon connected with a
couple ol long passes. Through-
out the game the home sides de-
fense could not handle a very po-
tent Buff State, attack. Less than
two minutes after their first score,
another huge 60 yard run gave, the
visitors a 14-0 lead over (he hap-
less Lakers.
Towardslthc. end of the first
quarter the. Laker offense began
applying a little pressure and a
blocked Held goal attempt by spe-
cial teams set the home side up for
a touchdown early in the second
quarter. Senior running back Craig
Woodard registered the score with
a ten yard run. Sophomore kicker
Eric Wicks failed with the point
after attempt to leave the score
14-6.
However, the. Laker defense
was still struggling to contain the
powerful running of Dinkins and
in the very next drive he went 14
yards for another touchdown.?It
was the visiting quarterback who
then had a big play as he con-
nected with a 35 yard pass to give
Buffalo its fourth touchdown of
the game midway through the
second quarter.
Despite the best efforts of the
Laker offense, in particular run-
ning back Woodard, they failed
to add another score in the first
half and the home side went in at
half-time trailing 28-6.
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better for the Lakers when special
teams had its second punt block
of the day to set the offense up for
a touchdown. Junior quarterback
Matt Golga completed a six yard
touchdown pass to freshman tight
end Mike Jeckel. A failed two
point conversion left the>home
side trailing by 16 points.
Unfortunately, the Buff State
runners continued to punish the
Lakers as they once again went
70 yards in 13 plays for another
score, exactly as they had done
for their first touchdown. The
score remained 34-12 in favor of
Buffalo up until (he middle of the
fourth quarter when their kicker
extended the lead with a 38 yard
field goal. «'
Golga came back out with his
offense and put together a string
of fine passes to give the Lakers
a score and make the score look a
little more respectable. However,
just in case there was any doubt in
anybody's mind about who domi-
nated this game, Buffalo St fin-
ished the game with another rush-
ing touchdown to leave the final
score 44-18.
"Buffalo was a very tough op-
ponent, they had a lot of fine
athletes and a lot of offensive
weapons," said head coach Joe
Kimball. "But, there's no way
they should have won by what
thcyjdid, we did not play very
well," said Kimball.
H]His team's defense gave up 333
yards rushing and 135 passing.
"Our defense has been playing
some solid football up until this
game. Sunday we had a break-
down against probably the most
potent offense we'll see all year,"
said Kimball.
"Offensively we did do some
fine things," said Kimball. Quar-
terback Golga had 120 yards and
two touchdown passes while
Woodard had one of his best
games all year, rushing for 96
yards and one touchdown.
Next weekend the Lakers face
another very tough opponent as
they travel to Robert Morris Col-
lege. "We've got to gel back to
task and we've got to do it fast,"
said Kimball.
THE MERCIAD
Hut! Hut! Buff State's quaiterback about to take another snap against the Lakers. His team won 1
44-18.
Good Weekend for Men s Soccer
By John Murphy
Sports Editor
Last weekend saw four top qual-
ity teams compete in the men's
soccer "Invitational Tourna-
ment."Our own Lakers competed
excellently to take the runner up
spot to the winners, Gannon. The
Lakers played two top ranked re-
gional opponents, Northern Ken-
tucky whom they destroyed 3-0
and Southern Indiana, whom they
ended up lying 1-1.
. On Saturday afternoon, the
Mercy hurst men's team looked
as strong and determined as the
wet and windy conditions that
surrounded them.
As the game began, both teams
set i led down to play and for much
of thefirsthalf the play was even.
Then entered sophomore forward,
Shawn Kroener. Less than five
minutes after coming off the bench
he. had the ball in the opponents
net. He got the ball out wide and
took on the Kentucky defender.
Skipping around him, he let fly
with an inch perfect shot that gave
the keeper no chance and gave the
Lakers a 1-0 lead.
Minutes later, Kroener had an
assist on a well taken goal by the
team's leading scorer, Mike
Domm.
At the half it was 2-0 to the
home side, and with confident
Head and shoulders above the competition, Laker players Glenn Francis and number 10, Shwn
Kroener, get up high against Northern Kentucky.
rf
and composed play they contin-
ued to shut down the Northern
Kentucky advances effectively
throughout the second half. The
Lakers created a host of scoring
opportunities as they outshot their
opponents 13:1.
Finally in the 75th minute of
play one of those shots ended up
in Kentucky's goal, courtesy of
Junior forward Ian "Ticker"
Dickerson. Dickerson 's ha rd work
and skill paid offwhen he pounced
on a rebound to stab\home the
find score, of the game.
"Playing against a team that, on
paper, were a better team than us
wit ha 12-1 record, we were rarely
troubled and fully deserved a 3-0
win," said coach Rich Hart is.
On Sunday the bad weather from
the previous day had returned and
conspired to create very poor play-
ing conditions on the field. Play-
ing against rain, hail, wind and
mud, as well as quality regional
opposition .in Southern Indiana,
the Lakers drew an unlucky 1-1
tic after 120 minutes of play.
The Lakers, who dominated this
game from start to finish, actually
fell behind to an early Southern
Indiana goal. But this Laker team
was not about to give in and ral-
lied to produce one of its best
performances of the year.
It took some great goalkceping
from the visiting keeper to deny
the Lakers several good chances
Photo: Bridget Anderson
October 19,1995
Team
Photo: Bridget Anderson
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in the first half.
Just before half-time the pres-
sure pa id offand the La kers scored
the equalizer. It was that man
again, sophomore Mike Domm,
who was in the right spot at the
right time to score his twelfth
goal of the season.
The home side never reduced
their efforts throughout the sec-
ond half as they continually con-
trolled possession and were liter-
ally camped in their opponents
half. Despite outshooling Indiana
6:1 and creating nine comer kicks,
the ball would not cross the line
for the Lakers. The ball actually
beat the keeper twice but stuck in
the muddy goal mouth.
With the scores still deadlocked
after 90 minutes, the game went
into overtime.The Lakers contin-
ued to dominate their opponents
but nature and sheer bad luck con-
spired to deny them a winner.
"We were the stronger team by
far and we battled hard iu regula-
tion and overtime," said Hartis.
Despite not getting the win the
entire team played tremendously
and showed great commitment.
The play of team captain Greig
Waddcll, defenders Glenn Francis
and Jack Lcngel, and junior for-
ward Ian Dickerson really warmed
the hearts of the few supporters
who braved the elements to sup?
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