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Vol 75 No. 13 Mercyhurst College 501E. 38th St. Erie, Pa. 16546 February 7,2002

Phoneathon raises $90,440, ends a week^early

By Sara Seidle
Editor in chief
Scheduled to continuejthrough
Thursday, Feb. 7, the Mercyhurst
College phoneathon, an annual event
that's purpose is to raise money to
support student financial aid, has
come to a close a week early.
There were approximately 10,000
prospective donors, consisting
mainly of Mercyhurst alumni, to be
called and three weeks set aside in
which to call them. However, due to
overwhelming student participation,
every prospective donor had been
called, many of them more than one
time, in two weeks rather than three.
The phoneathon, which began Sun-
day, Jan. 20. surpassed the $90,000
mark with a total of 1,791 pledges
by Thursday, Jan. 31. The event
raised a total of $90,440, up from last
year's total of $80,152. "We were
Approximately 200 students from 13 campus organizations participated in this year's phoneathon
making it possible for all prospective donors to be called in two weeks rather than the usual three.
stunned," said Steve Zinram, direc-
tor of the annual fund.
According to Zinram, "The key
this year was the fact that alrrhe
teams totally committed. He ex-
plained that 13 different campus or-
ganizations and sports teams partici-
pated in the phoneathon to complete
the calling. "We had an average of
23 callers per night," said Zinram.
He commented that the average last
year was around 16 per night.
Mercyhurst's Ambassador Club,
dance department and men's ice
,rt
MfltcH 9 I the participating groups with
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
hockey team kicked off the calling
Jan. 20. In one day, the three groups
managed to raise $31,186 from 495
pledges. The Ambassador Club fin-
ished as the group that raised the
most money, securing 751 pledges
for a total of $29,691. Men's ice
hockey was ranked second among
$12,528 and 296 pledges. A group
of three students from the HRIM
department collected $9,9095 from
106 pledges. The men's and
women's rowing teams followed
close behind with $8,565 from 217
pledges. Over 200 student callers
participating in the event made a to-
tal of 15,946 calls during the two
week period.
"We would like to thank all the
callers for their time and commit-
ment. We really appreciate it and
were very impressed," said Zinram.
According to Zinram, the perfor-
mance of this year's volunteers
"give's next year's group a whole
new set of goals." He expects simi-
lar increases next year as well. He
bases this assumption on the fact that
the number of Mercyhurst alumni,
which is the primary target of the
phoneathon, increases each year.

W a l k A m e r i c a t e a m o r g a n i z i n g w i t h g o a l t o" D o u b l e
99
U p participants a n d donations for this year's walk
getting things under way in plenty The first organizational meeting
By Annie DeMeo
s.HgftO, of time to have reach their goals for for those interested in participating
Staff writer March walkers and money raised. in the walk was held in the Great
4 "We are hoping to have 40 walk- Room of the Student Union, Tues-
The theme for the Mercyhurst team af Dimes ers this year and raise $1500," said day, Feb. 12. Any student interested
walking the March ofDimes* annual Swum babm. ugether ^f^WALKAMERICA Weiss. in participating in the walk that was
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walk is "Double Up. The three co- The funds raised benefit the March not at the meeting should contact
captains- (Gennifer Weiss, Julie of Dimes, which is a non-profit or- Weiss at extension 3315 for more
Gladitz, and Kristen McCaskey) are team. early would help and Kristen ganization that works to prevent information.
hoping to double the number of "Last year we took note of some (McCaskey) thoughts theme would birth defects and other early child- The annual walk is nine miles and
walkers, and double the amount of things that should be done for this be a helpful motivator," said Weiss. hood complications through the pro- takes place at Presque Isle. This year
money raised by the Mercyhurst year; we knew that getting started McCaskey, Weiss and Gladitz are motion of a healthy pregnancy term. it will be held Sunday, April 28.

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Hurst students head for the border for Spring Break
S t u d e n t s will b e s t u d y i n g socialj u s t i c e r a t h e r t h a n j u s t socializing \
Border Awareness Program from area, such as immigration, human "I've invited her to speak on Sun- went with the Mercy Institute to do
By Annie DeMeo Wednesday, Feb. 20 through Tues- rights, distribution of wealth, labor day, April 14 as part ofthe Academic Mercy migrant work with children
Staff writer day, Feb. 26. and wages, the environment, and Celebration and the Sister Maura of migrant farmers, I was struck by
"This is actually more of an edu- health and safety. In addition the Smith Lecture Series," said Leap. the social justice issues surrounding
The buzz of who's going where for cational experience than a volunteer group will receive a tour ofthe bor- "She is going to speak about "bor- that environment.*'
Spring Break has begun to spread trip," said Sister Kathleen Marie der and visit with families in Juarez, ders" in all aspects of life: as the re- Kons decided to take part in a sec-
across campus. However, some stu- Leap, director ofthe Mercy Institute, Mexico. late to relationship of the United ond trip in part because it will "help
dents will be working in warmer who is jointly coordinating the trip The Women's Intercultural Center States to Mexico, but also as they me consider what I want to do" af-
destinations. A group of seven stu- with Sister Michele Schroek, direc- is operated by the Sisters of Mercy relate to our spiritual boundaries." ter graduation. Though, the topic it-
dents and two advisors are heading tor of Service Learning. "We will all under the direction of Kathleen The students are enthusiastic self also motivated Kons to take the
to the Women's Intercultural Center be learning about women's issues, Erikson, RSM. Students not travel- about the upcoming trip, Jen Kons opportunity.
in Anthony, N.M. to gain insight into sweat shops, and other border related ing to New Mexico for spring break says that she is "definitely excited" [I'm really interested in the issues
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the difficulties oflife along the U.S.- issues." will have the opportunity to learn about the trip. This will be her sec- surrounding the people on the bor-
Mexico border. Components of the program in- about the border issuesfromErikson ond year participating in a Mercy der, I want to have first-hand expe-
The group will participate in a clude a look at issues that affect the in April. Institute sponsored trip, "Last year I rience with that," said Kons.
PAGE 2 THEMERC1AD FEBRUARY 7,2002

CAMPUS NEWS
Policejapcl Safety
fLog
January 12,2002
Overdose of alcohol. Suspect
taken to hospital by EMS.
January 19,2002
West Duval apartments
Illegal gathering, large party.
January 21,2002
Main Campus
Subject pretending to be police
officer on phone.
January 24,2002 1 now
South side of main campus
Neighbor struck by vehicle.
January 24,2002
McAuley Hall
Non-student caught trespassing
and not allowed on Mercyhurst
campus
January 26,2002
Parking lot #1 *f •
Criminal mischief involving
broken window in vehicle with no
signs of entry.
January 26,2002
Lewis Avenue apartments
Student received harassing phone joying the martial arts as recreation son that is lifting weights according
call
January 27,200$
Students intoxicated and charged
with liquor law violation.
January 27,2002
East Duval apartments^
Unwanted guest involving
harassment Student was warned
Martial Arts program provides classes Students help
in flexibility, striking and grappling community
with service
By Alison Spencer
Contributing writer
learning
The Mercyhurst recreation center is
offering a self defense and martial
[arts program to students. John Bruno,
a Mercyhurst graduate, is the direct-
ing the program.
Bruno took over the Mercyhurst
Self-Defense and Martial Arts pro-
gram after Master Joseph Chung
started the program last year. Bruno
offers a program that encom-
passes both the intellectual as well
as physical side of martial arts.
"Martial Arts is very spiritual to
me, but 1 do not expect others to nec- Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
essarily see it that way. However, I Working out in the recreation center, Ariana Horton throws a
think it is perfectly alright for people powerful kick to her partner.
to participate in the martial arts sim-
ply as a hobby.** Bruno stated. In fact,
martial arts are an excellent way to punching, kicking and other types of pects of many different striking arts,
relieve stress, gain flexibility, have strikes. Striking arts are Kung Fu, including Karate and Kung Fu. The
fun, and stay in shape according to Karate, Tae Kwon Do and boxing. workout is set up like a boxing match.
Bruno. He added that it can be an Then there is the fitness/flexibilityThere is a bell that sounds the begin-
excellent cardiovascular workout. aspects of martial arts and yoga. ning and end of a 3-minute round
At the same time, he advises that There is a basic flexibility class in with a one minute rest in between
people may potentially learn to de- which you can casually practice mar- rounds. According to Bruno, it is very
fend themselves. Bruno suggests that tial arts style, Yoga style and athletic cardio vase ularly intense. File photo
people should participate in martial style stretching techniques to main- Finally) there is a basic grappling
arts for themselves. "I enjoy being a tain or gain flexibility. This is an ex- class. The class combines techniques (Top picture) Dr; Mary Snyder's
part of someone discovering and en- cellent class for any athlete or per- from Judo and Jiu Jitsu as well as Honors Peace and Justice class
other wrestling arts. This class is run serves ajdinner atjfCommunity
as much as I enjoy helping people to Bruno. It is also a good class for similar to a wrestling practice, al- helter Services Lodge on Jan.
that will fight in competitions, and I people at any level of flexibility or though not nearly as intense, as it is ji 2002. During the month of
t
learn things from everyone that I fitness, as people work within their meant to be a basic class for every- anuary the Peace and Justice
teach as well." says BrunoT^^^^n own limitations/^^'' ^ 5 ^ ^ % one and anyone to participate in. lass served three dinners at the
The Mercyhust Martial Arts Pro- There is also a class in boxing/ There are repetitive drills to practice
lodge. j£ i i | | t
gram is open to everyone, students kickboxing. According to Bruno, techniques for those that are just in- (Bottom picture) Students devel-
and faculty alike. Currently there are heavy bags, gloves, pads, targets, and terested in gaining knowledge while ped a Broadway^musical pro-
three programs going on. There are other excellent equipment were pur- working up a little sweat. Bruno said, fam presented at the Veteran's
grappling martial arts that focus on chased for practicing the striking arts. "We have 'live* grappling for those (Hospital! St. Mary's Nursing
grabbing and wrestling techniques. Although this class is called "boxing/ who want to get a little more cardio Home and Pleasant Ridge
There are striking arts that focus on kickboxing** it does encompass as- from the workout.
Manor East' in January for their
rvice learning project.
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 PAGE 3 THE MERC I AD FEBRUARY7. 2002

FEATURES
G r a d u a t e assistant position p r o v e s to b e a life lesson
something back
Making Waves to the football
program and its q
current play-
ers," he said.
Scott Mackar Being a
graduate assis-
Justin Siemon reaches over to his tant would en- J
right and shuts off his blaring alarm able Justin to
clock that is set to the morning tunes recieve a free
of Star 104. The clock reads 6:15 a.m. education in re-
His long day is about to begin. turn for his
Siemon is in his first year of gradu- work as a foot-
ate school where he will get his ball coach.
master's degree in special education "Being a>l
from Mercyhurst College, but he is graduate assis-
far from a regular student. tant was the an-
As an undergraduate, he played for swer to all of my
Mercyhurst's football team under problem. It gave
head coach Joe Kimball. He wanted me an
to further his education, but thought oppurtunity to
that would be impossible because his further my edu-
scholarship ran out after his senior cation for an af-
year. fordable price,
-•• Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
S "I talked to my parents about go- while I got to do
ing to graduate school, but it was not something I Justin Siemon spends most of his time helping other people. But as a graduate student and a football assistant coach,
he rarely
possible because of our financial sta- have always ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ finds time to relax.
tus," he said. loved, even if it
^ Siemon wanted to get his masters wasn't being on the field and play- ing classes and night classes," he education. But Siemon never com- ing a football coach. I'm trying to
in special education because he en- ing," Siemon said. said. plains. teach these student-athletes the game
joys working with kids who have dis- Siemon has to balance his aca- It's the off-season workouts that Siemon also believes that being a of football and weight room work-
abilities. He wants to help prepare demic schedule of two classes a term really hinder what Justin can accom- coach on the field and in the weight outs. There's nothing more satisfy-
these kids as much as possible for the while being the team's receivers and plish in the classroom. He has to be room will also help him with his fu- ing than watching one of my play-
real worm.* He wlirbegin his student strength and conditioning coach. in the weight room for every lifting ture of being in special education. In ers get stringer or score a touchdown.
teaching in the spring of 2003. During the off-season is where he group that passes through during the his job he will have to help people I'm going to try and use what I've
"I believe that I am the kind of per- probably has to put in the most hours day. With the first one begining at 7 grow as a person. learned as being a coach and imple-
son that can make a difference in as a coach. He runs the teams lifting a.m. and the last one ending at 6 p.m. "When I get out into the real world ment it in my job, " he said.
these kids lives. I enjoy working with and running programs. Though there are some breaks in there'll be plenty of obstacles that I Being a graduate student can be
them and feel that I can help out," "I feel like I'm giving the program his day for lunch, he has to schedule will have to balance with my job. very hectic at times, but the way
said Siemon. something back, because it has given his classes around what his job is to Whether it will be a famly or just Siemon is doing it only one can won-
Siemon currently holds the all-time me so much when I played. I've the football program. worrying about paying rent, I believe der how he balances his schedule. It's
record for receptions made in a game learned a lot of life lessons from foot- "During the off-season I have to that being a graduate assistant is pre- his unconventional belief that keeps
with 15. He is also the second in all- ball and this gives me a chance to schedule my classes at night. It paring me for these real life ob- him upbeat throughout his graduate
time receptions for Mercyhurst Col- wok with other players and help them doesn't bother me that I don't have stacles," Siemon said. years at Mercyhurst College.
lege. He believed that the school and excel not only on the field but off it free time during the day, because I The satisfaction of watching one of Siemon shuts off his alarm and gets
coach Kimball would grant him a as well," he said. believe that this is a very important his players succeed on the field is dressed to start his long day as a
graduate position not only for his During the season Siemon coaches life lesson, that nothing comes easy enough for Siemon to continue his graduate assistant. He goes outside
work that he. has done on the foot- the wide receivers. He is also in in life, you have to work for every- grueling obstacle of balancing his on this cold February day and at-
ball ftel4,>but also; as a student in his charge of all of the football equip- thing you get," he said. class schedule with football. He be- tempts to start his car to meet his first
undergraduate yearrtij&j •I f * ment and laundry during the season.
A*
Another person in Siemon*s posi- lieves that his work as a graduate as- lifting group Of the day. The car
"I felt that I was a perfect graduate "During the season isn't that bad, I tion may complain that there is not sistant will help better prepare him doesn't start, the fuel line has frozen.
student. I've done a lot for the col- can balance my class schedule better enough time in their day to concen- for the real world. He jogs the mile to the weight room
trate on what they are here for, an "My job will kind of relate to be- where he meets his first group.
lege and I believe that I could give because it enables me to take morn-

G e t ko k n o w S p a n o a n d his love for?the g a m e of baseball

By Tony Cruz
Contributing writer
He walks into the Mercyhurst
Athletic Center and heads up the
ramp to his office. The season
schedule is on the wall, practice
times he posted and information on
current players is on his desk. The
first thing he does every morning
is check his mail.
Joe Spano is the head coach of
the Mercyhurst College baseball
team and has been for the last two
years. He is 27 years old, which
means he was hired at age 24 and
voted GLIAC Coach of the Year at
age 25. This is quite impressive, but
you would not know that coming
from a quiet, humble man like
Spano.
Spano's college career started at
Boston University* but ended at
Lewis University. Boston Univer-
sity had to eliminate some of its
male varsity sports due too gender
equity lawsuit., Baseball was one of
the sports el imitated.
"I was really hurt when BU de-
cided to cut the program. I was close teams to the college World Series. "I After one year De Caprio was gone, cancy and I couldn't have been hap-
to home; the school of management learned everything about coaching but Spano was kept around to help pier. He offered me the job and I ac-
was one of the best. I made great from him and that is why I was so the transition when the next coach cepted without hesitation."
friends, had the opurtunity to play a prepared to coach at Mercyhurst." was introduced. Scott Norwood was In his first year the team posted a
rigorous Division I schedule and my Spano flourished while at Lewis. hired in June 1998 and he also re- 35-16 record and hosted the NCAA
family had the opportunity to see a He made all-region team his senior signed one year later. "Coaching regional tournament. This was quite
lot of my games." year, while belting 16 home runs and baseball in Erie is not an easy thing a turnaround from the previous two
After deciding to transfer, Spano hitting close to 400. His team made with the spring climate, luckily I en- seasons. "I wanted the program to be
sent some highlight tapes out to cer- it to NCAA regionals, where they joy working on the field and the com- the way it was when it was one of
tain schools and received a substan- would eventually lose to Mercyhurst. mute out to North East doesn't bother the elite in Division II, I wanted to
tial amount of interest. The school No one knew what a coincidence that me although it can be hectic. make former players proud again to
that was most interested was Lewis was at the time. Many of the players were worried say they played baseball at
University. "I really liked Lewis right "Lewis was great to me in many that the program would be in Mercyhurst,"
off the bat when I visited, It was a ways. I had a successful baseball ca- shambles, but athletic director Pete Spano's story shows that a little
small Catholic school, similar to reer there, I enjoyed the smaller Russo went with his gut instinct and patience and luck can help you out
Mercyhurst." The only problm was classes and getting to know the pro- hired the one consistent person in the in therightsituation if you just wait
that Lewis was located near Chicago. fessors, but most importantly, I met baseball program. "Mr. Russo ap- your turn.
This would be a major adjustment for my wife there. I couldn't sk for any-* proached me about the coaching va-
Spano. thing more than that."
"I was nervous at first, because of Spano wanted to play professional Fraternites, Sororities, Clubs, and
the distance and I didn't know any- baseball and signed with an indepen- Student Groups
one, fhe adjustment was much easier dent minor league team in Southern
when fal I practices started and I met Indiana, When Lewis pitching coach
some great people on the team that I Dan De Caprio was hired to be head Earn $i,ooo-$2,ooo this semester with the easy
will befriendsfor life." coach at Mercyhurst for the follow- Campsfundraiser.com three hour fundraising event.
Spano also had the oppurtunity to ing year, he asked Spano to be his Does not involve credit card applications.
play;for head coach Irish O'Reilly assistant. "I knew I wanted to coach
who is considered a coaching legend. more than anything so I gave up on
Fundraising dates arefillingquickly, so call today!
Contact Campusfundraising.com at (888) 923-3238,
He has one more than 1,000 college the idea of playing and I left for an
baseball games and brought five interview at Mercyhurst." or visit www.campusfundraiser.com
PAGE 4 TH E ME RC1AD FEBRUARY 7. 2002

THE GOOD
Nostalgia goes prime-time
For the last few weeks, after too all the "Law and Order SVU, RSVP,
many deadline-filled days of stress And Another Thing. TTYL's" that often too accurately
• The long awaited ashtrays have finally been placed outside that I pay for, I have found refuge and portray the very things we tune in to
at least most of the Mercyhurst apartment buildings. The Good, comfort in "Nick-at-Nite's" re-runs. get away fro?
The Bad and The Ugly has been pointing out the missing ash- Alex P. Keaton's penchant for one- Phil Pirrello Reality TV? Nothing provides more
trays and the Ugly problem of cigarette-littered entryways to liners and jabs at the "Me decade" of a reality check than Tina "Jennifer
all Mercyhurst apartment buildings since last year. Finally, there serve as the best lullaby I've heard less G.I. Joe play sets and chastising Keaton" Yothers' 8 0s perm.
may be an end to the sea of cigarette butts in the grass that since the days where I fell asleep with my playmates for putting the wrong Simple is indeed better, especially
appears every time the snow melts. action figures (Optimus Prime, all the accessories on Cobra Commander, I in the wake of our pop-culture being
way) in my arms. occasionally took out the toys in be- Fed-Exed and e-mailed to death.
• Mercyhurst's musical theatre majors have been working non- But all of the Keaton family antics, tween arithmetic and spelling words, I say, less Regis and that British
coupled with Sam and the gang on like arithmetic. wench from "Weakest Link" and
stop during their tech week for* their production of more Mike Ceaver. Instead of syndi-
"Cheers" (with a bit of Tony Miselli The older I get, I only occasionally
"Fantasticks." Their hard work will no doubt produce one of cating crap-tastic shows like "V.I.P."
and Kevin Arnold thrown in) have glance at my action figures and space I
the best and most entertaining productions to ever grace the o r
placed me in a Capra-esque mood of ships, watching them collect dust in or any of the various E! "Wild On"
PAC. Break a leg, guys! reflection. I lay back and wonder: the closet or on some shelf. specials (Only thing E! has yet to get
why these tame, by today's television Because of real world constraints 'Wild On" is a trip to the public li-
standards, TV shows serve as the best that did not exist when four-square brary), broadcast "Pee Wee's Play-
reminder of a simpler time and life I championships were recess staples, house" or "Saved By The Bell" on late
THE BAD ... can only recall upon dusting off a few I have nothing but quickly fading night. Down with C-Span and the fif-
photo albums? echoes of laughter to serve as my teen different Food Channels, more
I grew up with media all around window into the "good ol' days." Game Show Network ("no
• MSG reps are supposed to be in frequent contact with me. If I wasn't infrontof a TV, I was The fact that I honestly refer to my whammies, big bucks, stop!"). And
their constituents because all representatives are assigned spe- playing with one of its many "Made youth as the "good ol' days" is even Cartoon Network? Deep six the
cific areas of campus as their constituency area. But many stu- in Taiwan" toys that the advertiser- more traumatic. Powderpuff Girls and get your "He-
dents have no idea who their MSG rep actually is. Could it be friendly format successfully hawks. But, ah, TV is the ultimate placebo. Man" on.
that the reps are slacking on constituency? I never came close to pulling a Jim I love when 10 and 11 p.m. rolls Regret, as I said before, serves to
Carrey in "The Cable Guy," but 1 around and I can just sit back and let hinder the fullest living of our re-
nonetheless developed a sit-com my troubles and worries fade away maining days. But nostalgia, in all its
friendly, Saturday morning cartoon with the familiar themes of my fa- technicolor glory, reminds us of how
* The parking situation worsens... About half the vehicles parked approach towards my pre-teen years. vorite shows. And when was the last great the past can be when our present
on Lewis and Briggs were adorned with the last thing students The older I got, the less playtime I time you remember when TV was calls for a little taste of the "good ol*
want to see when they get ready to drive home: parking tickets. had, Instead of cracking out the end- just escapist entertainment, void of days."
I am sure there are more worthwhile pursuits the traffic offi-
cials can focus on, like lobbying for a Krispy-Kreme.
In-state tuition for illegal aliens? cation in California than persons who tional of the United States is eligible
• That darned groundhog had to see its shadow, didn't he? Snow By Will Shurley live there illegally — it is not con- for such a benefit (in no less an
has decided to return to Erie, turning our campus into a virtual Baylor U. fined to one random case. amount, duration, or scope) without
snow globe. Way to not get your Doppler on with that forecast, i Since the United States Supreme regard to whether the citizen or na-
Joey Stevens. \ Court decided in the 1982 case, Plyer tional is such a resident."?
(U- WIRE) WACO, Texas — Some- v. Doe, that primary and secondary Translation: States cannot give il-
times it does not pay to leave home schools could not consider immigra- legal aliens reduced tuition unless a
— sometimes. tion status when providing education, resident of another state in the United
On Jan. 18, the University of Cali- a movement has begun to extend the States can have access to the same
THE UGLY ... fornia Board of Regents decided that samerightsto the university setting. privilege.
in-state students should still pay Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Caro- But crafty state politicians sidestep
higher tuition rates than those stu- lina and New York have all been toy- federal law by reducing **residency re-
• The icy walkways on campus. The snow came unexpectedly, dents coming from out of state. But ing with the idea of allowing illegals quirements" for in-state tuition rates
coming from out of country is evi- living in their states to take advan- to "number of years attended at a high
but that is not a legit excuse for not having the walkways salted. dently a whole different idea. school Within the state." 'C-
tage of reduced tuition to state uni-
Granted, watching a kid slip and fall is funny at first, but the This wording works rather Well, see-
The board accepted a plan to grant versities. Texas, already struggling
joke is not gonna be funny when it's your butt lying on the ing that unless a citizen of another
illegal aliens in-state tuition rates. with poorly enforced immigration
cold, unsalted concrete. Let's hope this is remedied A.S.A.P.<* state is willing to move out of their
That'sright.Illegal aliens. The stu- measures, is the first state in the union
dents in question would have to have to offer illegal aliens in-state tuition home state by the end of their fresh-
graduated from a California high rates to all its public universities. man year of high school, out-of-state
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Again, students have been getting their borderline stalker school, attended high school in Cali- But what does the federal govern- residents will never be positioned to
fornia for at least three years and ment say about all this? receive in-state tuition.
groove on by harassing fellow students with unwelcome phone promise to apply for residency as The federal immigration law states
calls, according to the police and safety log. The Jerky Boys Of course, there are those who la-
soon as they were eligible. that "An alien who is not lawfully ment students should not be denied
are so eighth grade, so give it a rest.
As absurd as the initial premise present in the United States shall not an education just because their par-
sounds—that American citizens who be eligible on the basis of residence ents came here illegally. But who said
already have paid into the societal within a state (or political subdivi- anything about education being de-
• File under bad attempt to play "MacGyver:" The trash can system ofthe United States evidently sion) for any post-secondary educa- nied?
in front of Zurn that is being used to catch the water leaking have less of arightto a higher edu- tion benefit unless a citizen or na-
from the roof. How 'bout fixing the leak? Just wondering...

The C-toon
Life, like time, waits for no one
us, only later realizing how great we never do. We watch TV, read a
Left to Write those small things are. book, or even drink with college bud-
For me, the simple things tend to dies, and we never truly stop.
Billy Elliott be the only things. The silence of What I am trying to say is that we
dawn on a Sunday morning is just need to stop completely. We need to
Hold on a second. Take a deep breath. one of my ideas of the simple things drop completely out of society's grasp
We all need to take a step back and that life not only takes for granted, and truly let go of our worries and
relax a moment. - but often never acknowledges. fears. We need to re-establish who we
This life could very well be our My best memory is of a beautiful are and remove ourselves from what
only chance at happiness. Yet, in spite skyline, hidden in the hills. I would we have become.
of this revelation hanging above our never have noticed it if 1 had not When I was a kid, I loved the rain. I
heads, we our constantly rushing taken the day off and gone for a drive always thought of it as a cleansing
about, furiously trying to get through with my dad. force that was there to wash away our
the next class or rush the arrival of That memory is priceless. I would problems. When it rained, I would
Spring Break. trade all of my future Spring Breaks drop whatever I was doing and go run
Maybe we all need to stop living just to experience the majesty of that and splash in the puddles. But now,
in the fast-paced world and start tak- moment again. when it rains, all 1 can think of is how
ing glances at all that we have now. 1 We all have heard people say, "Stop it will make that walk between classes
look around me and I see people let- and smell the roses." We hear this. more annoying, or my drive home that
ting the little jokes of life slip by. I 9
much longer. . %
do the same thing. 1 always look for- but how many of us actually listen to
ward to that next big thing. The prob- it? How many of us actually do it? I want to return to those fun days.
lem with doing that is we tend to ig- Even when we put life on pause, it We all should. Because any life with-
nore all the small things that rush by still seems like we are constantly in out a moment of unguarded joy can
Pittributtd by Collegiate frotswlro Fcaiuron 8/ndfett
motion. We talk of relaxing and yet ultimately become a chore.

I ' v e been playing lots ofNintendo*?
— Andrew Casserly junior
pm going out dancing.!]
- Charon Hribar^enior
*Tm going tanning and looking for-
ward to spring breaks
k-Sarah Crawshaw senior
u
Rve been watching a lot of mov-
ies.tt
Sarah Durnsy freshman
"ShovelingiofT thefturfSbefore m
crogse practice.
—iJerod Felice freshman
We're keeping ail of our lights on,
pretejading lik^3t^sunsh|ne^
— Jfina Kry$iejk &estnMn
A m e r i c a n s atl p l a y i n t h e h a l l s o f j u s t i c e
By Beau Elliot fv
U. Iowa
(U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa—No,
no, a thousand times no.
"The Secretary of Defense practic-
ing his Shakespeare?" you ask.
Not exactly. That's .Donald
Rumsfeld (whose name means gin-
rummy field in German) telling us
that the Taliban and al Qaeda prison-
ers the United States is keeping in
cages in Cuba are not prisoners of
War.
You see, if they were prisoners of
war, they'd be covered by the Geneva
Convent ion, which means that
America couldn't do whatever it
Sara Seidle
Kristin Purdy
Phil Pirrello
Adam DuShole
Leslie Echan
Mackenzie Dexter
Annie Sitter
Billy Elliott
Kelly Froelich,
Sarah A ntonette
Annie DeMeo
Megan Eble
Stacey Abbott
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CAMPUS
QUESTION
What are you
doing to beat the
winter blahs?
damn well pleases with them. Right
now, what America seems to want to
do with them is wait for the next hur-
ricane to blow up and wash them all
into the Bermuda Triangle, where
they can join several thousand
Florida ballots.
You see, these guys are evil incar-
nate. They're the most-evil people in
the world, according to Rummy.
So, they were in on the Sept. 11
attacks? Not exactly.
The bombing of the U.S.S. Cole,
then, or the embassies in Africa? No
one has alleged that, either. But
they're evil, make no mistake about
it. And they have no respect for fun-
damental human rights, unlike our
allies in Afghanistan, the Northern
Editor in Chief
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Opinion Editor j school's server monitoring is infring-
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lift
1 m spending lots of time watching
movies.**S
" A n n a Guerriero sophomore
"Staying inside with the blinds
down."
—Mike NagyJunior
*Tm doing lots of skiing.
ii
— Mike Cikra sophomore
"I don't have them, Pm Canadian!**
IBrad Olsen senior
I am going to be making snowann
gels." §f|g M t
— Amanda Hart, senior.
"Staying inside with the blinds
Mike Naggy, junior
Alliance and Afghan warlords, who
have a long, unbesmirched record of
standing up for human rights.
Say, didn't the Viet Cong and the
North Vietnamese stick American
POWs in cages? , |
Yes, they did, and they violated the
Geneva Convention in doing so.
That's why the al-Qaeda and Taliban
in Cuba are not POWs. Even though
King George and the rest of the ad-
ministration have spent the last four
months declaring that we're at war,
we really are not. Therefore, we don't
have POWs. Understand?
You see, sometimes defending the
homeland is even trickier than squee-
geeing the books at Enron. So why
are we stashing prisoners in Cuba
Personal privacy underjfire
U. Oregon's computer usepolicy fails toprotect its students
Staff Editorial
U. Oregon \ evidence a law has been violated.
(U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. — Uni-
versity or Oregon students, staff and
faculty should be aware that the
ing on individuals'rightsto privacy.
Nothing protects users from hav-
ing the personal files they transfer on
University servers examined on sus-
picion of illegal activity.
The way the University's "Accept-
able Use Policy" operates now does
not protect students from privacy in-
vasion, and a new policy is in order
that specifically addresses users'
rights.
I A draft policy is currently waiting
for the approval ofUniversity general
counsel Melinda Grier, but Grier has
been remarkably tight-lipped about
the policy's progress.
When considering the proposed
policy, Grier should take a cue from
the University of California system.
Those schools operate under a
policy that disallows examination of
campus network users' files without
consent of the user. Exceptions are
made only in emergency situations
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anyway? that matter.
First off, they're not prisoners, | This whole thing smacks of the
they're just not free to go, and sec- kind of arrogance that has made
ond, so we can demonstrate to Castro America famous around the world.
how dismal his record on human Go back to the weeks immediately
rights is. following Sept. 11 and see what King
The great bearded one has this ten- George had to say about Osama bin
dency to throw people he doesn' t like Laden: This isn't a question of guilt
into a Cuban prison and forget about or innocence. We know he's guilty.
them. Without the benefit of a trial But don't play totalitarian games. It
— or, at best, a show trial. makes people think we're back in the
We, on the other hand, being a free- U.S.S.R. '• '*
dom-loving people, take people we Of course, with all this off-the-
don't like and throw them into cages books stuff, you do have to wonder
in Cuba. Without the benefit ofa trial. at what point, exactly, an auditor
Well, Rummy says, a cage in Cuba ceases to be an auditor and becomes
is warmer than a cave in Afghanistan. a bookie, j ,
Of course, he's never been in an Af- No, no, a thousand times no. I
ghan cave — or a Cuban cage, for Letfreedomand justice ring.
when there is a threat to person or treated as adults and trusted to use
property, or when there is concrete the University's server responsibly.
Otherwise, students are forced to cen-
The University of California sor themselves in order to avoid rais-
schools have shown through the ing suspicion among bandwidth
implementation of this policy that monitors.
they respect the privacy of their stu-University of Oregon's monitors of
dents instead of restricting what stu-
on-campus use of computers have
dents can and cannot download. every right to observe account users
who are using excessive bandwidth.
They have this right because those
(Lk Students and people who abuse their on-campus
computer privi ledges are the ones
detracting from server availability.
faculty should be However, monitoring bandwidth
usage is different-from taking the
treated^as adults extra step of checking a user's hard
drive and potentially invading their
and trusted to use privacy — a distinction that needs to
be clarified in the University; of
Oregon's new privacy policy.
the University's Privacy is an issue that affects ev-
eryone on campus, especially those
server! responsi- who have no choice but to use the
University's server. Action on the
bly. %9 current draft policy needs to be taken
immediately to ensure the privacy of
users.
The University of Oregon should Searching personal files is ethically
be protecting students from privacy unacceptable, and students, staff and
violations in the same vein.t faculty should be protected from
/Students and faculty should be University-led privacy invasions.
FEBRUARY 7. 2002
ARTS&
ENTERTAINMENT
Get fArt »
atthet
Roadhouse
Theatre
By Stacey Abbott
Staff writer
The Roadhouse Theatre for Con-
temporary Art, located on,WestJl 1
Street, Jirie is now featuring the
award-winning play "Art" by
Yasmina Yeza.
The play centers around three
forty-somethings and the way they
react to a certain piece of art >j
One member of the trio, Serge,
played by John Stockhausen, has
purchased a painting for quite a
hefty sum. The painting has a white
background and is painted white
(Yep^ it's Just a big white square).
Marc, Jim Gandolfo, his
fri end refers to it simply as a "white
piece of shit^This greatly offends
Serge and so he seeks the council
of their Jfriend Yvan, Mark
Tannenbaum.^
Yvan is a bumbling underachiever
who is already stressed out about his
impending wedding. He is, how-
ever; a highly tolerant man who sup-
ports Serge and his artistic purchase.
Yvan*s agreeableness outrages Marc
and their reajoeelings surface in a
high-energy, comedic way wo
three of them get together^ 3
|-Marc feels betrayed by Serge be-
cause he feels that he is forsaking
their friendship in order to shmooz
with a more elite social class. In his
anger, Marc calls Yvan a spineless
k who can *t» form!nis own
opinions.
Serge admits that lie despises
Marc's wife because of the way she
fans away cigarette, smoke, while
Yvan becomes hysterical because of]
the tension.*These three exchange
an excess of funny,'laughable ban-
ter which also provokes interesting
questions concerning the value ofl
art and its interpretations, as well as
Social class and friendship.
These three exhibit an almost tan-
gible on-stage chemistry that capti-
vates the audience from the word
The show is, as always
complimented by the "tastefully,
eclectic artistic feel and intimate set-
ting that the Roadhouse offers.
"Art" runs through February 23 ev-
ery Friday and Saturday night at 8
km.. For tickets call 456-3656 or
visit www.goerie.com/roadhouse.
The Merciad
is looking for reliable
and enthusiastic
students interested
in writing for the
newspaper.
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experience is a plus.
For further information
call ext. 2376
THE ME ROAD PAGE 6
The' Fantasticks' Dinner Movie
go out with a bang Check Please Ticket Stub
Mercy hurst celebrates the end of an era By Sara Seidle By Phil PirreDo
By Megan Eble
Staff writer
time of only five weeks. The cast is
as follows, The Mute: Jason
Wisniewski, Lusia: Tiffany Helbig,
Editor in Chief Opinion editor
Matt: Jason Clement, Father: Mark
\
It's Saturday morning. Okay, maybe The drama of family and custody
It's been on Broadway for 41 years, Swiech, Bellomy: Evan Gregg, it's afternoon. Either way, the time battles is a tricky thing to pull off in
leaving the longest running musical Henery: Chris Handley, Mortimer: is irrelevant. All you can think about the movies. Sometimes you get
theatre performance in history. Now, Jason Long, and the Narrator will be is how great a nice big breakfast com- "Kramer vs. Kramer." Most of the
you have a chance to catch played by special guest Joe Greulich, plete with eggs, bacon and toast time you get some Lifetime melo-
"Fantasticks" one more time, and who is known throughout Erie for his would be to start off your Saturday drama that relishes in its sap factor.
who knows, maybe you'll end the work at the Playhouse. right. You can also get "I Am Sam," an
evening with dinner for two, and a Freshman Evan Gregg had some Every college student knows that amalgamy of both an emotionally
chauffeur to fulfill all your dreams. comments about his experience 'The a breakfast like this is exactly what manipulative drama and audience
Put on by your very own rehearsals are going extremely well. you need to pick you up after a late pleaser. I liked "Sam." But I hate the
Mercyhurst musical theatre depart- The experience is amazing and I'm Friday night at the 'Hurst. How fact I like it because, as a critic, it
ment, "Fantasticks" is a romantic mu- having so much fun." This will be his about a tall stack of pancakes or an takes advantage of the very medium
sical you don't want to miss. Come first major role at Mercyhurst. omelette just the way you like it, in- I critique. But even the most stubborn
see why this two act musical was the stead? of wannabe Eberts have soft spots.
longest running show in the world,
the most frequently produced musi- %%Fantas ticks is You certainly aren't going to find The Plot: Sean Penn is Sam, an
the ingredients for a breakfast like autistic Beatles fan whose mental
cal in the world and the longest run- this in your refrigerator. And forget capacity is that of his 7 year old
ning show in American Theatre. a musical about asking you neighbors, they won't daughter, Lucy ("in the sky with dia-
Fantasticks" has been the only show
(4
have any of it either. So what do you monds"), played by the female
to play to seven U.S. Presidents, and illusions: the illu- do? v c : f, equivalentjto Haley Joel Osment,
making Mercyhurst history, it is the I recommend heading a few blocks Dakota Fanning. Lucy develops a
first musical theatre production to
play in the Performing Arts Center
sions of all young east on 38th Street and paying a visit fear of learning, a fear of exceeding
to the City Diner. In my four years her father, which leads to her educa-
(PAC). lovers, the illu- at Mercyhurst, I have learned that two tors questioning Sam's ability to par-
In addition to the spectacular per- things are for sure; books are always ent, which puts Lucy in foster care.
formance the musical theatre depart-
ment has put together a special
sions of their par- too expensive and the City Diner, or Cue Michelle Pfeiffer's ritzy, baby
Pa no's as it was once known, is boomer-with-a-cell-phone lawyer
Valentine's "Date Night," and on
February 14 at 8 p.m., doors open for
ents where to go for breakfast. It doesn't who draws parallels between the
matter what time of day it is, the City daughter Sam needs and the son she
only Mercyhurst students. Not only Diner is probably serving breakfast. can't help but neglect.
will students be guaranteed a satis- DJ. Maloney It's kind of like Perkins, except with The Good: Manipulative to the nth
fying evening, there are some extra a more home-cooked flair. ¥ degree, director and co-writer Jessie
incentives to entice your excitement. Director DJ. Maloney states, Their omelettes are great, always a Nelson knowingly pulls on the heart
At the end of the performance a "'Fantasticks' is a musical about il- favorite'of mine. And you can order strings. But Penn and Farming's per-
drawing will take place and three lusions: the illusions of all young lov- them exactly how you want them; formances are the only things that
people will walk away with more ers, the illusions of their parents, the cheese, ham, western, veggie, you make the film palatable. TheyCtum
than they bargained for. Chosen in illusions of old actors. But most of name it. \ stereotypical roles into characters
this order, third place winner will re- all, it is about theatrical illusion it- The Diner also has the traditional that we care about, even if our sym-
ceive twofreeticketsto a Tinsleto wn self; that is, the tacit agreement be- breakfasts that include everything pathy is forced. And kudos to com-
show, second place winner gets two tween the artist and the audience it- from home fries and hashbrowns, to poser John Powell having a hand in
free tickets to TGI Fridays, and for self. The piece is lyrical and roman- eggs scrambled or sunny-side-up. spicing the soundtrack with Beatles
the first prize, Executive Limousine tic. Most importantly, the show is I do have one warning, however. I covers that don't suck.
will chauffeur you and a guest to din- acting out of a deeply imbedded fan- Unless you like Cheez Whiz, don't The Bad: Too often does Penn's
ner at Joe Roots Grill After dinner tasy, presentationally played employ- order the Eggs Chicago. The descrip- acting seem to imitate mentally re-
the remaining time is yours; the limo ing silly romanticism, as it's aesthetic tion on the menu says cheese sauce, tarded depictions rather than create
is booked for four hours. mode. This is a musical for the whole it really means Cheez Whiz. an original one, like Geoffrey Rush
In this incredible performance you family." * > * i Since becoming the City Diner in- did in "Shine," or Hoffman's
will see the extraordinary talent the "Fantasticks" wi 11 be playing in the stead of Pa no's, there has been a new "Rainman." Those Oscar winners
Mercyhurst musical theatre depart- Performing Arts Center on Feb IS addition to the restaurant. As patrons knew the importance of remaining
ment has to offer. and 16 at 8 p.m., and Feb 17 at 2:30 walk through thefrontdoor, they are true to the subject matter, even one
The cast is comprised of freshman p.m. General admission is $7.50. greeted by the smell offreshlybaked as sensitive to interpretation as au-
and sophomores, who have been pre- Children and seniors are $5, and stu- cinnamon rolls, cookies, muffins and tism. Penn's truth likes somewhere
paring for "Fantasticks" in a crunch dents with an ID get in for $ 1. many other bakery items. between selling the performance and
I've tried the cinnamon rolls and treading carefully on a taboo subject.
definitely recommend them. Every- It is such tip-toeing where his big-
little Pizza thing else looks rather mouth-water- gest flaw lies.
ing too. The sweet aroma is enough Emotional manipulations aside, "1
to make your sweet tooth ache. Am Sam" is an entertaining tear-
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• S
Lakers w i n over Findlay a n d A s h l a n d in thrilling g a m e s
By Krista Ross
Merciad writer
The Mercyhurst men's basketball
team won the first two of afivehome
game stretch. The wins were impres-
sive and thrilling as the Lakers im-
proved their overall record to 12-9
and 5-7 in the GLIAC.
The Lakers went up against the
University ofFindlay Thursday, Jan.
31 for the first time this season. The
Lakers showed an impressive first
half outscoring the Oilers 36-25 be-
fore going into halftime. The Lakers
came Out just as strong in the second.
But the Oilers would put up a fight
forcing the Lakers into overtime.
Findlay's effort was just not enough
to top the Lakers as they sealed the
win in the final few seconds of the
game to end 76-74; Leading the Lak-
ers was sophomore guard Justin
Shouse, this week's GLIAC South
Player-of-the-Week, with 24 points.
Sophomore Josh Helm also contrib-
mm
uted 17 points. Junior guard Marcus
Jankus and junior forward Mike
Marshall both added 10 points.
Maxim leads Lady Lakers Maher and Frye selected as All-Americans
against Findlay and Ashland
By Krista Ross
Merciad writer
The Mercyhurst women's basketball
team won against Findlay 62-48
Thursday night before falling to
Ashland 75-69.
The Lady Lakers faced Findlay
Thursday Jan. 31. The Mercyhurst
women came out strong and led the
Oilers 30-28 at halftime. iThe Lady
Lakers pufrithefgame away in the
second half by holding the Oilers to
just 18 points and only allowing them
to shoot 23 percent from the floor.
The Lady Lakers defeated the Oilers
62-48, while shooting nearly 54%
from the three-point line. Leading
the Mercyhurst women were junior
guard Katie Lorincz with 19 points
and senior guard Bridget Donovan
with 14 points.'Senior guard Jodie*
Maxim had 13 points while senior
forward Krista Usher added 10 points.
Maxim also led the Lakers with four
assists and eight rebounds. _ Siewert combined for 21 kills with 11
The Lady Lakers went up against
the Ashland Eagles Saturday, Feb. 2.
The Lady Lakers would start out slow,
trailing by ten at halftime 36-26. But
Mercyhurst would not give up and
fought back to give the Eagles a run
for their money. The Lady Lakers
came within two with just five min-
utes left. But the twenty minutes of
Image Sports Winter Schedule
February
Fri. Feb. 15 Mercyhurst-UConn Hockey (M)
Sat. Feb. 16 Mercyhurst-Gannon DH
Sun. Feb. 17 Mercy hurst-Brown Hockey (W)
Sat. Feb. 23 Mercyhurst-Sacred Heart (M)
All games shown on Cablevision Channel 20 and Adelphia
Channel 12. Some games will be replayed. Schedule of replays
will be on Cablevision 20 and Adelphia 12.
Sophomore Justin Shouse fights his way
as he goes upforthe lay-up. Shouse was
of-the-Week.
Saturday, Feb. 2, the Lakers faced
Ashland University giving the crowd
another thrilling win that came down
to the last few minutes of the game.
The Lakers came out strong, but
would end up trailing by only one at
halftime 34-33. The second half was
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Senior Jodie Maxim passes the
ball to a teammate in Saturday's
game against Ashlan. Mercyhurst The Mercyhurst men's volleyball team
lost 75-69. ; . 1 V * 1 defeated D'Youville before falling to
the second halfwould prove to be too
short and the Lakers would fall to
Ashland 75-69. Maxim led D'Youville Tuesday, Jan. 30. The
Mercyhurst with 24 points and now
has 952 for her career. Lorincz fin-
ished with 21 points. Sophomore for-
ward Krista Ross also contributed 9
points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Lady Lakers will resume play
Thursday, Feb. 7 against Wayne State
and Saturday, Feb. 9 against Hillsdale
College to continue their five home,
game stretch.
7:00
6:00
2:00
7:00
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
through Ashland's defense Sophomore Josh Helm looks for an option as he brings the ball down
named GLIAC South Player-the court. Helm had 17 points as the Lakers defeated Ashland in a
thrilling 71-69 win.
a fight all the way down to the final
seconds of the game. The Lakers
fought hard and at one point led by
nine, 60-51, with 8:33 left. But the
Eagles were not ready to let the Lak-
ers win and fought back to take a
lead, 61-60, with 5:45 left The Lak-
By Stacey Abbott
Staff writer
Mercyhurst's senior soccer players
Anthony Maher*and Meghan Frye
were recently named first team Ail-
American and third team All-Ameri-
can, respectively, by the National
Soccer Coaches Assoscfation of
America.
^Forward Maher was named Offen-
sive Player-of-the-Year earlier mis
year leading Mercyhurst to a seventh
Volleyball sweeps D Youville, falls to IPFW
By Krista Ross
Merciad writer
Indiana Purdue at Fort Wayne in their
first league game.
The Mercyhurst men faced
Lakers needed only three games to
win the match 3-0. The scores were
30-27, 30-20 and '30-26. It was an
impressive three games. . ,fi
"We played well as a team and the
younger players were able'to get some
time and experience," said sophomore
T.J. Wilson when asked about the
Freshmen wrestlers wimthird place at tournament
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
The Mercyhurst freshmen wrestlers
lost against Pitt Johnstown 36-6
Wednesday, Jan. 30, but bounced
back this weekend to win third place
at the 16th Annual John Summa Invi-
tational Tournament at Baldwin
Wallace.
The Pitt Johnstown Mountain Cats,
#8 in Division II, improved their
record to 13-5 with the 36-6 verdict
over visiting Mercyhurst at the UPJ
Sports Center. Mercyhurst dropped
FEBRUARY 7. 2002
•' | .
ers would not give up. In the final
seconds of the game, Shouse sealed
the win for Mercyhurst with a last
second shot to win 71-69. Leading
the Lakers was junior forward Scott
Melle with 19 points. Shouse and
Helm also added 17 points each. The
straight GLIAC title as well as a spot
in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes
Regional semi-finals.-He became the
all-time leader in goals and points in
Mercyhurst soccer history with 24
goals and 63 points^ He was also
second in game-winning goals, tally-
ing 4 and led the team in assists with
15 as well as a shot percentage of
.264.1 Maher is noistranger to All-
GLIAC honors having been named
to the second team in 1997 and the
firs|teaman!l99Sand|[999^^ fj
For the women*s team, goalkeeper
match. Leading the Lakers in kills
werejunior Alex Laama and freshman
Dave Schmidl with nine each. Junior
Jon Samolis had 31 assists.
Friday Feb. 1, the Mercyhurst men
opened their Midwest Intercollegiate
Volleyball Association league play
against visiting IPFW. The Lakers fell
3-0. The scores were 25-30,25-30 and
25-30. Laama and freshman Austin
and 10, respectively. Samolis racked
up the assists again with 30. Mercyhurst
dropped to 2-3 overall.
Mercyhurst will return to action Sat- Junior Alex Laama and sopho-
urday night, Feb. 9, when it hosts Ball more T.J. Wilson go up for the
State at 7 p.m. « block against IPFW.
to 8-6. Mercyhurst's only points came
in the evening !s final match at 133
when Mike Shumac pinned his oppo-
nent. Shumac' s pin came at 5:45 in
the contest. The UPJ lineup featured
four nationally ranked wrestlers, three
| All Americans and a 2000 National
Qualifier. Despite these odds, the
Lakers didn't give up without a fight.
Mercyhurst forfeited at 125 and T.J.
Fera was pinned at 157, but all the
other match-ups were decided by
seven points or less. The Mountain]
Cats came in ranked third in the re-
gion with Mercyhurst 6th.
The Lakers finished third of eleven
THEMERCIAD PAGE 7
LAKER
P O R T S
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Lakers shot nearly 55 percent from
the field and held the Eagles to 40
percent shooting.
The Lakers face Wayne State Thurs-
day, Feb. 7 and Hillsdale College
Saturday, Feb. 9 to continue?their
five game home stand.
Frye was named Defensive Player-
of-the-Year earlier this year, finish-
ing with a 15-3-1 record, withften
shutouts and allowing only 0.64 goals
per match with a .864 save percent-!
age. Frye spent L73 7:17 minutes on
the field mis season and only gaveup
12 goals. Over the course of her four]
years at Mercyhurst, she finished with
a record of 58-15-5 and a save per-
centage of * 854. She managed to
record 30 shutouts and 381 saves as
well as being honored in the GLIAC
all four years of play at Mercyhurst
! 1 - I
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
teams Saturday, Feb. 2, at the 16th
Annual John Summa Invitational
Tournament at Baldwin Wallace. Jake
Squire and Justin Mautz won indi-
vidual titles at 141 and 197, respec-
tively. Ben McAvinew finished sec-
ond at 184 and Angelo Caponi took
third place at heavyweight. Mike
Shumac, T.J. Fera and Jared Snyder
each finished fifth at 133, 157 and
174, respectively. Gannon won the
event with 144.5 points. Mercyhurst
finished with 102.
Mercyhurst will compete at
Baldwin Wallace in dual competi-
tion Saturday, February 9.
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LAKER
SPORTS
Women's hockey defeats Wayne State m
L a d y L a k e r s r e m a i n r a n k e d ninth nationally with w i n s \Hurst Sports*
By Stacey Abbott
Staff writer
The Mercyhurst women's hockey
team swept the weekend series
against Wayne State with 7-0 and 4-
0 wins, respectively.!?The ninth
ranked Lady Lakers are now 20-7-1
overall and 14-2-1 in the GLWHA.
The Warriors dropped to 3-21-2.
Junior defender Mariann
MacDougall scored first goal for
Mercyhurst Friday, Feb 1 when she
scored at 5:51 ofthe first period on a
power-play. The goal was her second
ofthe season and was helped by jun-
ior forward C.J. Ireland and sopho-
more forward Lindsay Barch.
Mercyhurst added a power-play goal
by freshman forward; Sara
McDonald, her eleventh, at 17:55 of
the first for a 2-0 lead after a period.
Mercyhurst extended its lead to 5-0
after two periods as sophomore for-
ward Britney Millar scored short-
handed at 8:41, followed by freshman
forward Lindsay Del low at 10:27 and
freshman forward Chrissy Yule, on a
power-play, at 15:07. Ireland and
McDonald completed the scoring at
Men's hockey extends winning streak defeating Holy Cross
By Stacey Abbott
Staff writer fe.
The Mercyhurst men's hockey team
extended their winning streak to eight
straight games winning 6-3 and 4-1,
respectively, against Holy Cross. The
Lakers' overall record improves to
17-7-2 and 16-0-2 in the MAAC.
Mercyhurst scored four times in the
second period to erase a 2-1 deficit
and went on to defeat Holy Cross 6-
3 before over 1,200 fans at the H art
Center Friday night, Feb. 1. Junior
forward R.C. Lyke scored his first
goal ofthe season at 7:55 ofthe first
period to give Mercyhurst a 1-0 lead.
Men's tennis defeats^Shippensburg 6-3,lwomen lose 8-1
By Mackenzie Dexter
Sports editor
The Mercyhurst men's tennis team
looked sharp as they defeated Slip-
pery Rock 6-3 Saturday, Feb. 2, at
the Westwood Racquet Club.
Freshmen John Nichols and Albert
Veverka led the way, getting three
points for the team. Nichols won his
match 6-0, 6-0 while Veverka pre-
vailed 6-4 and 7-5. Freshman Matt
Hambleton won his singles match 6-
4 and 6-0. Sophomores Joe DeFazio
and Tom Redband also won at singles
by scores of 7-5,5-7,6-3 and 6-3,7-
5, respectively.
The Mercyhurst women's tennis
team were defeated by unbeaten Slip-
pery Rock 8-1 Saturday, Feb. 2, in a
match held at the Westwood Racquet
Club. The Lady Lakers, playing for
the first time since the conference
championships last fall, fell to 9-9
overall.
The only win for the Lady Lakers
came from freshman Joanna
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Junior Jennifer Jeffrey comes up with the puck from Sophomore Lindsay Barch takes the puck past
a defender. Mercyhurst swept Wayne State with 7- Wayne State defenders. Barch scored two goals in
0 and 4-0 shutouts.
12:38 and 19:42, respectively, in the
third. Mercyhurst outshot Wayne
State 47-8, converted 3 of 8 power-
play chances and tallied shorthanded.
Freshman Desi Clark picked up the
win in goal.
Junior Randi Pilger began the scor-
ing effort Saturday, Feb. 2 during the
But the Crusaders got goals at 13:14
and 18:35 to take a 2-1 lead after
twenty minutes. But, the second pe-
riod belonged to Mercyhurst. Fresh-
man defender T.J. Kemp, sophomore
forward Peter Rynshoven, senior for-
ward Brad Olsen, and junior forward
Adam Rivers all found the back of
the net. The Crusaders stayed within
striking distance at 5-3 scoring once
more after two periods. Mercyhurst
junior defender Mark Chambers con-
cluded the scoring with his first of
the year at 17:30 ofthe third. In the
end, Mercyhurst had six different
goal-scorers and thirteen different
players with at least one point.
Rynshoven and Olsen extended their
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Freshman Albert Veverka,
Mercyhurst*s #2 seed, returns the
ball in his match against Slippery
Rock. Veverka won 6-4 and 7-5.
Olmstead and junior Megan Mitman.
Olmstead and Mitman were victori-
ous at doubles, winning 8-1.
The Great Lakes Double Champi-
Saturday's 4-0 win.
first period with a power-play goal.
Mercyhurst didn't find the back of
the net again until the third period due
to the strong defense of Wayne
State's goalie. At 3:23 in the final
period, Pilger recorded her second
goal ofthe game and her sixth ofthe
season. Barch rounded out the scor-
goal-scoring streaks to three games.
Holy Cross outshot Mercyhurst 37-
34. The Lakers converted both of
their power play chances while the
Crusaders finished 1 of 4.
The Crusaders got on the board first
the next night after a scoreless first
period with a goal at 1:56 ofthe sec-
ond period. But that's the only goal
that Holy Cross would get for the
night. The Lakers answered quickly
with a goalfromsophomore forward
Adam Tackaberry. Tackaberry's tenth
goal of the season tied the game at
5:22 in the same period and was
helped by line mates freshman for-
ward Rich Hansen and Rynshoven.
Late in the period, the Lakers tallied
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
Sophomore Alison Hughes
makes a pass to her opponent.
Hughes is currently the #1 seed
for Mercyhurst.
onships will take place this weekend
at the Westwood Racquet Club. The
two teams will then host Edinboroat
6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer
ing with two goals at 10:58 and
13:33, to tally her eleventh and
twelfth ofthe year. Clark stopped all
eight ofWayne State's shots, winning
her ninth game in goal.
The Lady Lakers match up with
Findlay this weekend for a pair of
games in the MIC at 7 p.m.
two more goals to firm up their lead.
Senior forward Marty Rychley re-
corded his second score of the year
at 16:35 followed by senior forward
Tom McMonagle with his fifth at
18:18. With 53 seconds of play re-
maining in the third period,
Tackaberry found the open net to fin-
ish out the scoring. Senior goalie
Peter Aubry, this week's MAAC
Goalie-of-the-Week, added his 50th
career win and his 14th of the sea-
son.
Next Friday and Saturday the Lak-
ers will match up against Sacred
Heart and American International,
respectively.
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Wrestling
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Men's hockey -will go up against
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