Billingsley Named As

Administration Director
By Martha Camp
Thomas A. Billingsley, a 13-year
Mercy hurst faculty veteran ,chas
been named Director of Ad-
updating the employee handbook.
I've• really just begun to be in-
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troduced to the scope of my
responsibilities," Billingsley said. fe%%&

ministration after*a year and a "Although.. I have been con-

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half absence to study for a doc-
torate degree. He is still working
on his dissertation for his Ph.D,
in Higher Education Administra-
tion from SUNY at Buffalo.
His appointment is the second
of three appointments designed to
streamline the office of the
president,
''He's consolidating a number
of functions from several offices
that were overburdened/' presi-
dent William P . Garvey
explained.
Billingsley 'will mainly be
responsible with planning a revi-
sion ' of the Master Plan,
reorganizing summer school and
Thomas Billingsley
Feature
nected with the college for 13
years . ... ^1 was primarilly con-
nected with enrollment services,"
he continued. "I'm really wading
into new waters." *W
Nonetheless, Billingsley has had
several years of experience in the
Mercy hurst administration.: He
has served;as director of admis-
sions, director of institutional
research, registrar and assistant to
the president for Title III.
In addition to his major respon-
sibilities, Billingsley's'.new posi-
tion will also put him in charge of
supervising long range planning,
institutional research, the Corry
Center and Adult College, as well
as overseeing personnel
administration. | were some of the topics which having < a good academic reputa-
Finally, he will be responsible
for faculty secretaries, the post of-
fice, legal services and special
projects.
"This position has been created
to a address these areas...to add
another dimension to these
areas . . . moving toward what
the Master Plan spells out for the
college," Billingsley commented .
"It will facilitate the develop-
ment of goals already in place,"
he said. "My job will be to con-
tribute from a policy and planning
standpoint."
"I'm .at a 'familiarization
stage," he concluded, but: "this
has always been a special £ place
and I'm glad to be back." J3
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Campus digs out of latest winter snowfall.
Freshman Survey Completed
By Fran Moavero * the 'Hurst. Fifty-one percent in- quire, into the various activities
Career pursuits, political dicated this as their response. engaged in by;students over the
preference and financial concerns While getting a good job'and past year.
Drinking alcoholic beverages,
were revealed; the opinions of tion} were the reasons which in- specifically beer, was the most
freshman* through a survey con- fluenced most students to attend common activity students in-
ducted during fall term 1983 at Mercyhurst, receiving financial dicated they engaged in most
Mercy hurst. ? assistance was the third factor in- frequently.
Approximately 240 students .cheating why freshman attended In recognizing male and female
responded to 76 questions design- the college. responses, 90 percent of the males
ed by the Cooperative Institu- The students favored a college drank beer while 73 percent of the
tional Research Program and the education because it results in a females said they engaged in
University of California. better job and more money. Each drinking.;, I
One specific question^ asked of these reasons gained a 79 and Seventy-seven percent of the
students to evaluate their reasons 71 percent response respectively. students surveyed from other
for selecting Mercyhurst as an in- Next, the 240 students also had Catholic colleges nationwide in-
stitution of higher education. an; opportunity to evaluate dicated that they drank beer dur-
Of the students surveyed, 78 themselves J- according to the ing the past year.
percent believe that Mercyhurst abilities they believe they possess Lastly, more students at Mer-
has a good i reputation and which are above average. cyhurst have taken a computer
therefore decided to seek an The one ability students said course as?; compared to other
education at the college on the characterized themselves was the Catholic colleges. Thirty percent
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bill. js j* drive to achieve. Rated as the se- at the 'Hurst revealed that they
However, other reasons also cond response was leadership have gained familiarity with com-
captured high responses. Obtain- ability followed by intellectual puter technology. Nationwide, 28
ing a good job after graduation self-confidence. , > percent of the students surveyed

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pjft jbwft on ^B§er^phen Lawif^iesse^ tfcafthei|is a Government * assembled last f. Sun- the Holiday Transport Service of- nounced that the weekly meetings
ncedpfor submissions JrOm all day night for the first time in fered over Christmas break was a will take place every Tuesday at 8
Literary Magazme, is | o r ^ u | . a r e a i ^ l i N ^ i i P i ^ W W | i H Winter term to discuss committee success. The service will continue p,m. in the video room.
mi Uii maga2ai*$||s se^klag|iM
i i i i l iPiiiliiililliii updates as.Awell as new business to be available at each scheduled
which included the establishment break for the remainder of the Finally, Sharon Johnson, presi-
mission* ft^F'ttf | 9 S 4 l S n ^ of a government relations com- year.
iss^ib#Ooilo0l| from |m#|$fjl pie||ibey ai^n$ouraged|i^pi dent of the Association of Black
mittee designed!to research and 'Robinson would like to inform Collegians announced that a ser-
sxS § I W m prepare for a Model United Na- students that the Winter term vice honoring the late Martin
student, p K u ^ memberl *41 Bittries should be typewritten] tions Conference that Mercyhurst check cashing hours are Monday, Luther King Jr. will be conducted
^^^^^W^^^ £r §ny a 3 ^ | $ c ^ will be attending January 25 Tuesday, and Thursday from 1 to this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the
wmkag of ih« ^Mercyhursfc and and |hone number otta separate through the 29. j 3 p.m., Thursday evenings from 6 college chapel. Also, Johnson said
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ll^^^^lcofiu^Mi^^ri^^ b e e l | | ^ a ^ j | & ^ submissions Colleges and universities from until 7:30, and every Friday from that a dance sponsored by ABC
fttomtt^u^ pinsist^^ -all ^u^s^pOatki^Biftx^^ 1 to 3:30 p.m. will be held Saturday night after
across the United States have been
or ^PP^^^^^m^' invited; to ' participate in'{the f
Kathy O Conner and Karen the Cheyney State—-Mercyhurst
i p i i i poafcyv f^wil *b*M forum. Mercyhurst uwill be Gens, co-chairpersons of this basketball game in the Back
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Student Government
Makes College History
For the first time in the history of Mercyhurst College, the stu-
dent government will be participating in a Mode) United Nations
symposium January 25 through the 29 at Cleveland State
University. *
The government should be commended for deciding to par-
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ticipate in such an event. The Model United Nations is a panel THE MERCIAD welcomes the
discussion that involves colleges and universities from across the expressions of its readers in
nation.' c, "Your Opinion." All letters
Cleveland State University issued a unique and special invita- must be signed and should con-
tion to the student government to participate in the conference tain an address or ^telephone
after reviewing the History and Political Science Departments at number to be used for verifica-
Mercyhurst. After the government accepted the invitation, the tion purposes only. Contribu-
university waived the entry fee for Mercyhurst to participate in
Letter tions will be edited for gram-
matical or spelling errors. Let-
the conference. Cleveland State was very impressed by Mer-
cy hurst's departments, and therefore decided to pay the con-
ference expenses for the Mercyhurst government. Now, commit-
Student Responds To ters must be submitted by noon
on Tuesdays preceding

tee members from the college will only have to pay for individual
expenses during their stay in Cleveland.
Dinner-Dance Event publication.

My baked potato was so hot that I

Dear Editor, * * tables. Then they are cleaned dur-
Currently, Mercyhurst's delegation members are Judy Brown, In response to'the letter to the I ing or after the event. As for ash couldn't remove the foil.
Dennis Dunn. Pat Reed and Dave Robinson. The Political editor in the January issue of the trays, there were a few located on However, my corn was luke
Science Club at Cleveland State is sponsoring the Model U.N. The Merciad, I would like to coin the table to the left of the door as warm. *
a phrase, "everyone is entitled to people entered the cafeteria. If an The dessert was not rolled, and
conference, and notified the Mercyhurst group that they will be his own opinion/' However, I ashtray wasn't found, a simple re- lacked ice cream because the pro-
representing the Central American country of Guatemala. would like to say that my entire quest could have been made. gram read wrong. Indeed it was
Tomorrow, the committee members will travel to the evening, at the Senior Dinner- I felt the reception was very supposed to be ice cream • cake
Cleveland Public Library to research Guatemala and review cur- Dance was very enjoyable. nicely done. The wine and cheese roll, but, because of purchasing
| rent and past issues of the country. After obtaining information, I arrived*early at St. Mark's, was plentiful and the idea of the difficulties we were unable to
walked through the slush and ice, class of 1984 Mn one room serve it. However, this was decid-
it will have to be organized and studied so that the 'Hurst group stood in line to gain admittance to ['together, gave the evening a very ed one to two weeks ahead of the
can defend the country during conference debates. the cocktail reception, and was gmce start. function but the program was ac-
Traveling to Cleveland State University will be a good learn- also handed a plastic champagne My party and I sat in the back cidently oversighted.
ing experience for the delegation. They will be able to see how glass. First of all, I will not blame Rleft side of the gym. We were one I The speaker in my opinion was
the United Nations actually functions, debate with other colleges Mother Nature for her gift of of four tables served after the the most unenjoyable part of the
freezing rain and snow. I was also head table. evening. Not necessarily because I
representing countries and defend themselves on issues. early-but it was by my choice and I felt* that the French onion didn't like her, but for the most
The Mercyhurst group will be serving on the following three the ticket people really didn't have soup was excellent. It was very un- part I couldn't hear her. J
committees at the conference: Political and Security, Cultural to be ready. I was ear- fortunate that the soup was ac- Prophecy was a very good
and Humanitarian, and Disarmament, to defend and support ly. .*. ..should 1 have been cidentally spilled on someone. choice in music because of its ver-
Guatemala. Serving on such committees will allow the students disturbed? However, I'm not trying to make satility. The band played a good
to express their point of view, meet students from other colleges The plastic glass was a welcom- excuses, but it happens to the best mix of fast and slow, old and new
and universities around the country, and possibly bring national ed sight to me because I didn't of them. It will not be the first tunes. I think the committee did a
have to worry about breaking it. time or the last time that soup will fine job because it's hard to please
recognition to Mercyhurst College. However, on the other hand, I be spilled. a lot of people. I think they pleas-
It is also encouraging to know that Mercyhurst is viewed as know that a champagne glass as The antipasto may have looked ed the majority \ of those who
impressive and outstanding by another institution. Good luck to opposed to plastic can be purchas- small but in retrospect was quite attended.
the 'Hurst representatives! I ed for $1.48 each. There were 250 average when comparing, it to I must agree that the awarding
people multiplied by $ 1.48 equals restaurants in general. This salad of the door prizes was quite uni-
$370.00. But, this is only figuring was served on a six inch pie plate. que. However, the person who
one glass per person. The However, had it been served in a awarded them was a member of
The Merciad is breakage and theft factor would normal wooden salad bowl, which
be approximately 25 to 30 percent has a 4 to 5 ounce capacity, the
the senior class who really had
nothing to do with the overall suc-
which would be 75 glasses or salad would have looked quite
recruiting $111.00. Add this to the purchase large. As for the olives, this is a
price and the total cost would be delicacy in restaurants and I was
cess of the evening. She was a
senior having a good time. But it
still amazes me that if the senior
ed itors typists $480.00. Also, additional glasses quite pleased with the olives
would had to have been purchased plenti fulness., class was so worried about their
respectability, would they have
as back up. I'd say the decision to
experience is necessary move.
Since my dinner consisted of a
use plastic verses glass was a wise stuffed chicken breast, which if I
laughed and cheered her on as
they did? . TJ j\
may add, was very tasty, I can not When it came down to my table
Work available If waste cans had been provided comment on the taste of the prime
for the cocktail reception they rib. However, I purchased the
being stripped, I helped them, I
wasn't sitting down much
would have looked quite tacky. A food for St. Mark's and I anyway, I didn't think that the
Contact Carla at 825-7812 normal procedure in a cocktail guarantee you, what was served
reception atmosphere is to place was grade A, yield number, one
contents of the table meant much.
When the evening came to a
! idirty plates and glasses on the prim6rib'of beef/nbt pot roast. (continued on page 3)
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THE' WERGIAD

Senior HRM Student
Defends Dinner-Dance
Dear Editor service and the small room at the
This letter is to respond to the Maennerchor Club which held last
letter in your last issue which con- year's dance. The year before
demned the Senior Dinner-Dance. that, it was held in the Campus
It's a shame that some people Center. It was a buffet dinner and
just can't be satisfied. I was one the caterer ran out of food and the
of the chairpersons of the Senior head table was not even served.
Dinner-Dance. I have been to the We had a limited budget to
last three Senior Dinner-Dances. I keep within. Therefore, we did
still believe ours was the best out not see it proper to rent or buy
of all of them. I did not like the crystal wine glasses.
• As for getting the 230 people
A T T E N T I O N I Dinner-Dance
Students must
attend classes on Co-Chairpersons
Friday, February
10 which was
originally
Express Viewpoint
Dear Editor,
scheduled as a We are writing in response to
the letter concerning the Senior
day off for Winter Dinner-Dance which appeared in
Weekend. This the last Merciad. While we are
very sorry the author had a less
adjustment was than enjoyable evening, we are
made because of also very disturbed that the focus
of her criticism concerned such
the extra five trivial details. Perhaps it would be
minutes taken off advantageous for the author to
remember the, many positive
classesJo allow events of the evening instead of
students to travel dwelling on the few negative:
to St.:Mark's.See The HRM members who work-
ed that evening planned, prepared
the next Merclad and served a meal of quality mat-
\ for details. ching if not exceeding any caterer
whose job is to feed over 200 peo-
Lunch Specials for the week of
January thru
Chicken Wings (12)
and 'beverage
$ know how to cater the function.
Chicken Fingers $
and beverage
All Crepes (chicken, apple or cherry) $
with french fries and beverage
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served in less than 40 minutes, I
congratulate the HRM depart-
ment on their quick service. Also
it was difficult since ALL the food
had to be transported upstairs
from the kitchen. :
• The purveyor could not get the
ice cream rolls in, which made us
change the dessert. I did not see it
in our budget to send out memos
informing every senior that the
dessert had to be changed.
*I wish-youI knew how many
hours of work went into the plan-
ning, working and other running
around that went into the success
of this dinner-dance. We started
last May and we still aren't finish-
pie; the time and effort that went
into decorating produced an
elegant Christmas atmosphere;
the majority of the seniors and
their -guests had an enjoyable
evening and will remember their
Senior Dinner-Dance fondly. '
git is unfortunate that one of the
lessons we have to learn at Mer-
cy hurst is that some people cannot
be happy unless they are dealing
out unnecessary criticisms to
those who have chosen to become
participants rather than critics.
Sincerely,
Ann Gilligan
Bup Hanley
Senior Dinner-Dance
Co-Chairpersons
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ed yet. We have the bills to take page
care of this week. I would like to
thank all the people who did help.
designed i catch
opinion content
make editorial
Without them this dinner would
never have been possible.
In closing, whenever you get a
page. It can also
representing a variety
page
large number of people together, viewpoints othei than
and they are drinking, you can not of the newspaper editors
control everyone. The young lady staff.
who was on stage was not our
planning. And I'm sure the men
who did obscene J acts i last year things after you graduate. There
weie not planned. And I'm willing isn't much anyone can do. So
to bet something happens next grow up and/learn to accept it.
year.
Sincerely,
I hope you realize, especially John Kuhl
after four years of college, that
Senior Dinner-Dance
you are going to run into these Chairperson
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close I had no feelings of reten-
tion. I enjoyed every minute of Anyone
the evening. I had a memorable
time with a bunch of great people.
interested
* As a senior Hotel/Restaurant
Management major. ,1 felt proud
that the HRM department had
enough man power and enough
in writing
Things don't always go as we a column
wish, however, I think at times we
set our wishes too high and when
something goes wrong we tend to ( for The
look deeper for more fault.
To end this letter I feel it is ap-
Merciad
propriate to quote a phrase which
fits the hospitality industry to a should
"T" and puts the evening of,
December 9, 1983, the senior
dinner-dance into perspective. contact
"You can, please some of the
people, some of the time, some of Martha
the people, all of the time, but you
can't please all of the people all of
the time.
Camp at
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Film Review

No Terms But
Lot Of Endearment
things the way she feels is best.
Emma, being a little rebellious, a
little dizzy and a little anxious,
ends up doingftthings, her own
way. Against her mother's wishes,
Emma marries at a young age and
begins to lead her.own life.
Emma eventually moves away
and she and her mother are both
faced with the challenge of change
and readjustment. Although
separately they conquer difficult
obstacles, the bond between them Break Up Does Not I
Split CollegelPhone Bill
Laura Ruby strengthens and grows. As just an
audience participant, you are able
By Laura Ruby to experience the special relation-
While viewing the Paramount ship between the mother and the
Pictures Production, Terms off daughter which reveals the true By Mary Jo Allen | The contract negotiations took substantial portion of the college
Endearment, the terms may seem talent of the actresses. <A The recent break-up of the place before American Telephone bills, but there may be little that
a little vague, but the endearment, Needless to say, without Jack American Telegraph and and Telegraph split, when in- can be done to minimize this cost.
bidden behind the laughter, the Nicholson, the film would have Telephone company: has caused creases made it necessary for the Maus explained that the college is
absurdity and the grief, makes it been left shallow. In the movie he many people to be concerned college to reconsider their system looking over their contract with
one of the most moving and uni- portrays Gerralt Breedlove, an about the \possible effects on of approximately| 250 phones. GTE to see if it is permissable to
que pictures ever. obnoxious x andflecherousl retired phone bills. Mercyhurst College, Maus explained, "We did know switch to MCI or Sprint (two area
Terms off Endearment, based astronaut/-and Aurora) Green- however, will not really be af- that with rate increases going choices for, long-distance phone
on the novel by Daniel McMurtry, way's neighbor. And although fected by the change according to through we had to do something service).
was directed and produced by Aurora is tormented by his offen- John Maus, director of finance. to maintain budgetary control." J
James L. Brooks. It stars Jack sive, but very comical manner, the . ThisJ is because of an ad- The only change in this rate oc- Overall, the American
Nicholson, Shirley MaClain, two opposites attract and the out- ministrative ^ decision "two years curred when the college installed Telephone and Telegraph break-
Debra Winger,f Danny DeVito, come is surprising. ago which entered the college into phone lines at St. Mark's Center. up which is causing many
Jeff Daniels and John Lithglow. J The most extraordinary aspect a ten year contract with General Maus, has justified this increase. businesses to worry about the
Usually in a film there are one of the film is experiencing the Telephone Company of Penn- "Anytime you want to expand, financial difficulties' this will
or two aspects that stand out as character's transitions. It is done sylvania. Under this contract, there is going*to be some addi- cause has very little effect upon
being excellent. In Terms off in a very touching and realistic Mercyhurst pays a flat steady rate tional cost," he said. the Mercyhurst College phone
Endearment everything from manner. Encompassing comedy, each billing period. system, -j '.!
Long-distance calls are still a
costume design to acting ability conflict, tragedy, and struggle,
was fantastic. The storyline, the the film Terms off Endearment can
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talent, the humor, the music and truly be called a work of art.
everything else, seemed flawless.
Film for Discussion^
1984 PHONATHON
It is very difficult to praise such
Ig Shirley MaClain [portrays a.; spectacular,film in words. It
Aurora Greenway, a mother who holds so much sensitivity that it is
"Seven I The 4th Annual Phonathon is scheduled for
devoted her life to raising her better left to thought. If you wish
daughter Emma (Debra Winger). to view an involving film, go see
As a mother, she tries every possi- Terms off Endearment. A word of
Beauties'\ Sunday, February 12 [through Wednesday,
February 22. All campus organizations and
ble way to get her daughter to do advice: bring your Kleenex. January 25 individual students are encouraged to par-
ticipate. Prizes will be awarded for highest
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Foreign Students Contribute
To The Mercyhurst Atmosphere
By Karen Merkle
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following
story is the first part of a two part
series about foreign students at
Mercyhurst College.
Though they are a visible and
import ant part of the college com-
munity, many people don't realize
the difficulties of andv contribu-
tions made by the population of
foreign students at Mercyhurst.
There are 17 students at Mer-
cyhurst who were born outside
this country, and each of them br-
ings his or her own language,*
culture and ethnic background to
the college, according to Sister
Elisabeth Lintsen, Foreign stu-
dent advisor. f foreign students to adjust to
Among the 17 foreign students
are two from Canada, one from
Egypt, one from India, two from
the Ivory Coast, one from
Jamaica and Korea, two from
Mexico and Panama, one from
Nigeria, Spain, and Sweden, and
two from Venezuela.
Althoogh these'students bring
so much to the Mercyhurst com-
munity, they are also plagued by
many problems not faced by the
rest of the campus.
"They have to get used to col-
lege life, used to studying in a
foreign language, used to a
foreign culture and many of them
must get used to not going home
for four years," Sr. Elisabeth
said. She cited one student who
has been here since his freshman
year four years ago and hasn't
been home since.
"When he came here, he was a
teenager," she commented.
"Now he's a young man and his
parents have missed that change."
While being away from home is
something many college students
face, the foreign students must
also go through a "culture shock"
of sorts before adjusting to the
American lifestyle.
"Freshman year is very hard,"
Sr. Elisabeth said, and the dif-
ferences in language, customs,
climate, government, values and
even food make the adaptation
even more difficult.
: The students must have a cer-
tain ability in English in order to
come here, but Sr. Elisabeth
points out, "even if you had
already taken four years of
Spanish, wouldn't you find it
hard to go to Spain and follow
college classes?"
Although 15 of the 17 foreign
students speak English as a second
language, they still manage to suc-
ceed in classrooms and at social
activities with the Americans.
"1 think we have many very
understanding students at Mer-
cyhurst who realize that foreign
students are not having an easy
time," Sr. Elisabeth said. "I am
also very pleased with our faculty
and administration. They're
understanding too," she added.
According to Sr. Elisabeth,
there are as many reasons why
| these f students come to Mer-
cyhurst as 7 there^ are students
themselves.
She said the? tennis team is
responsible for bringing some of
the students. Others hear about it
1
from others who have been here.
Often they come for a specific
program or major, but also
because Mercyhurst has a reputa-
tion for taking care of its foreign
students, Sr. Elisabeth continued.
"We are a small college and we
are attractive. We have a good
spirit-the foreign students feel at
home here," she said. | came to me and said, "I can hard-
While some of the foreign
Students tend to stick r together,
others make more friends with the
American students. Sr. Elisabeth
sees this as a good way for the
America. This is especially true at
holidays and when many-of the
foreign students are here for long
periods of time.
She added that many American
students are not aware of what it
means to stay at college when
everyone else goes home.
"And with Easter coming up,
many of our foreign students are
going to be invited home with
other students," Sr. Elisabeth
said.
For extended vacations, some
Library Workshop
Focuses On Computers
"1984 and Beyond: The Com-
puter's Effects of Library Sear-
ching," will be a workshop
taught by Judy Max ham, assis-
tant professor of library science
this month.
The workshop will deal with
how computers have changed
the indexing process. General in-
d e x i n g p r i n c i p l e s and
bibliographic data bases will be
among the topics discussed.
There will also be a
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of the foreign students have the
opportunity to go to their own
homes. Sr. Elisabeth likes to ex-
plain the extremity of areas where
Mercyhurst foreign students live
by telling of an exchange that
took place just before the
Christmas holidays.
One foreign student laid, "I
can hardly wait to go home-there
it|is negative 35 degrees." Five
minutes later another student
ly wait to go home-it's 91
degrees."
The foreign? students do have
special programs to help them
through some of the problems
that only they can understand.
There is a Foreign Student Club,
and meetings are held jfor the
foreign students when necessary. Video Room Opening
Some of the students are here at
the large financial sacrifice of
their parents. But seemingly the
To Be Held This Sunday
quality of a Mercyhurst education By Wydetta Carter The group as a whole, will be
and; the opportunities made The Mercyhurst Community is charged the price of the tape rang-
available to study in a foreign invited to the opening of the New ing from $4 to $7, plus $1 for use
country are well worth the costs, Video Room in Zurn Hall this of the room, which is payable at
she concluded. Part two, featur- Sunday, from 3 to 5 p.m. sign-up time. To view the selec-
ing a conversation with 'Hurst Refreshments will be served, and tion, pick up the movie in the
students will be coming soon in an there will be a continuous showing manager's office in the Student
upcoming Issue of The Merciad. of short videos. !• Union and leave a Mercyhurst
I.D. There will be a room damage
Sign-ups for use of the room
will be held in the Mercyhurst Stu- charge if the room is not clean
dent Government (MSG) office
on Mondays,Tuesdays and
when people leave. Tentative
room times available are Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday from 6 to
Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m.,
Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
and Fridays, 1 to 3:30 p.m. A
8, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 p.m., Sun-
day the hours are 1 to 3 and 3 to 5
and OCLC machine- systems catalog will be available, at the p.m.
operate. .DIALOG is a system
given times, to make movie selec- The new Video Room will also
which gives access to a number tions. But, there must be a be available for use by clubs and
of computer bases which hold J
minimum group of five people organizations for meetings during
books, as well as articles from signing up to view a particular the times -movies are not being
magazines and journals. It movie. Also, the MSG office must viewed. To sign-up for meeting
simplifiespthe process;of sear- be given at least two days notice. times, go to the MSG office.
ching for an 'item manually
through files, such as the card
catalogue. ^^^^^^^
OCLC, the on line computer
library center, catalogues infor-
mation about books and
(continued on page 6)
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Campus Minis try Pians
Winter Term Activities
By Naomi Romanchok
The Campus Ministry is on the
move this winter term with plenty
of activities and plenty of plans.
The newest activity is convales-
cent home visiting which has two
phases. Phase One is Pet Therapy.
Animals are taken to several local
convalescent homes by the
Humane Society.« Students4 are
then responsible for the handling
and distribution of the animals.
This month there are twenty
scheduled dates. !f
Phase Two is a continuation of
the weekly convalescent home
visitation to the Erie Geriatric
Center Annex and Battersby Con-
valescent Center. Campus
Ministry director Marie Martone
hopes that these weekly visits will
increase. fr
"I hope we can fill up two cars
s
and go twice a week," she said.
Weekly visits encourage steady
relationships between the elderly
and the students, Martone added.
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periodicals, and is used basically
for inter-library loans.i
Although ;Maxham does the
actual searching on both
systems, with permission,
anyone can have access to the
machines. There are fees involv-
ed in using both systems along
with printout charges. In order
to keep the costs down, people
should have a good understan-
ding of the subject matter, ac-
cording to Maxham.
}£ Anyone interested in learning
about computer searching
should attend the workshop.
The seminar session will be of-
fered on three different days,
and at different times. Each
workshop will last one hour.
The following are times and
days: Tuesday, January 24 at 7
p.m., Wednesday, January 25 at
3 p.m. and Thursday, January
26 at 10 a,m. in the basement of
the library. There isn't any
charge for participating in the
workshop. .•/•'I * ~ im
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The Mercyhurst art gallery will
be dedicated as the Cummings Art
Gallery at ceremonies to be held at
Her achievements have includ-
ed a number of successful na-
tional exhibitions at such galleries
3 p.m. on Sunday, January 15 on as the; Pittsburgh Playhouse,
the second floor of the college Gallerie International in New
library. 1 York City and the Detroit Inter-
A charter member of the Mer- national Religious Show.
cyhurst faculty, Sr. Angelica The Mercyhurst dedication
Cummings, RSM, founded the
college Art Department in • 1926.
ceremonies will also com-
memorate the opening of the 1984
She served as its director until her Mercyhurst College Faculty-
retirement in 1973. ..
In 1983, Sr. Angelica was
Artists Show,
honored by the William Penn The show, which will continue
Society of Gannon University as a until February 9, will feature
distinguished Pennsylvanian. works by Shelle Barron, Dan
They acknowledged her dedicated Burke, Marsha Cisek, Thomas
and > distinguished service Ho the Hubert, Ernest»Ma tithe, Joseph
state through her
complishments in the arts and
ac- Pizzat and Mary Rosiak. f
The reception will continue un-
teaching profession. til 5 p.m. tvu&%
Some students have even kept up tivity which is, "an'opportune
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graduated. "' j involved with it," said Martone.
Martone has strong feelings Selected t his year as Campus mm
about the effects of pet therapy. Ministry's .annual fundraising
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themselves and bringing them to Schwinn bicycle, donated by Erik Mi
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have no one in many cases." for all of Campus Ministry's pro-
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CW K: Thanks for patting up with Debbie, 25 inches was really quite

all my little ups and downs. I love long! Carla II "111111™
you more for it. Thanks for a ter- •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• v\
rific reunion. Let's have many Martha - D o we really have to ^- \MMw&fc£§mm°
more. Love, GAR make these up each week?
Gina-Thanks for a great weekend! T^dVis'for^ Motherhouse Mass CC Skiing Instruction Convalescent Home
Scott ..........* The Sisters of Mercy invite Mercyhurst College Physical Visiting
Hello mom and dad! I love you students, staff, and faculty to join Education Department is offering Inquire in the Campus Ministry
WANTED: Female to share Lewis and will see yon. very soon, with them for the Liturgy of the basic instruction in cross-country this week if you are interested in
Ave. apartment with - two other ••••• • Mass every Thursday evening at skiing for members of the Mer- visiting local convalescent homes
girls. Rent is $80 a month. Mary - Do you really read The 7:30 p.m. at the Motherhouse. cyhurst community. Classes will during the Winter rTerm.
Anyone interested, please contact Merciad? I am checking! Carla The Motherhouse is the large meet on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at Transportation for these visits is
Beth or Judy. Apartment is fur- building on the right at the end of the Campus Center during the provided. «*••
nished. From 12:30-4:30 at Terrie? If Matt doesn't claim you, the Mercy Walkway between the Winter Term. If interested, show
864-8827 or after 5 at 825-4717. PU find somebody who will. campus and St. Mark's Center. up ready to ski on Wednesdays. | Bible Study
Immediate occupancy. Rentals are available for a An Ecumenical Bible Study begins
Mom and Daddy: Hope you liked R A n t a i o u j e A v a i l a h l A nominal fee. For more informa- Tuesday, January 10 at 4:30 p.m.
Bernicc, Do you feel special? your party! Secrets are hard to n e n i a i O W S MVdI i a o I e tion contact Janet Price at I the in Room 221 Main. S
Love Howard keep! Hope you have 40 more Twenty sets of cross-country skis Campus Center or call 825-0225.
years together! Love, M. Jane I are available for rental to Mass Change
Power, power who has the power? members of the Mercyhurst com- There has been a change in the
What exactly is the house . munity from Janet Price at the
Pat Transit, Happy 21st, ILY What exactly is the "HOUSE Campus Center. The price is $3 Fourth Annual Mass Schedule. Wednesday after-
noon Mass will now be at 3:30
SPECIAL"????? * for a 24-hour period, or $6 for the Phonathon p.m. in McAuley Hall.
Janet & Kevin - Congratulations! weekend. For more details contact We are ? now preparing for our
Have lots of red-haired kids. Wasnt that a party in 132, Could Janet Price in the Campus Center
have been the whiskey, might of at ext. 225.
Fourth Alumni Phonathon to CM Bike Raffle
supplement the 18 th Alumni Fund The Campus Ministry is holding a
Chris & Steve-Even Pooh needs a have been the Schnapps, could * Drive. The tentative dates run
security blanket! luv ya both, NA have been the three or four kegs, C o m p u t e t W o r k s h o p bike raffle to benefit Sister
from Sunday, February 12th Eymard's cancer research. Tickets
but look at the mess were in. " k . , M,. through February {21, 1984. We
3l 1 I B ' A workshop on Microcomputers are 50 cents a piece, or three for
would like to afford all campus SI.
i and the Art of Teaching Science'' clubs and organizations the op-
will be held on Friday, January 20 portunity to participate this year. | WMCY I
in the Zurn Hall of Mercyhurst
College. Professor Stephen Any students or groups who are And The Blades
Have Something Franklin, coordinator of Educa- interested can contact Gary WMCY will sponsor a night with
Bukowski in the Alumni Office,
To Soil? tional Computing at the Universi-
ty of California at Irvine, will be Room 218 Old Main, or call ext.
the Erie Blades on Sunday,
January IS, at 3:30. Tickets are 54
246 by Friday, January 13, 1984. and may be purchased from Steve
Have Something the keynote speaker. The
workshop will include discussion There will again be individual and Curcio at any time.
To Say? group sessions, demonstrations of
computer hardware'and educa-
team prizes awarded at the con-
elusion of the Phonathon. If your club, organisation or
tional software, and a software department would like to have an
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* announcement printed in
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workshop should contact Dr. Fran Moavero, Human Resources
Paul Edwards, Department of Only three more places left for the Director at 132 Founders. An-
Chemistry and Physics, at Pre-Cana to be held on April 8. nouncements are due by Wednes-
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Host No. 18 Cheyney State
Kalbaugh And Company Win Three In
| ByGregYoko respectively.
^Mercyhurst College basketball Although out rebounded in the
coach Bill Kalbaugh \ andg his game, 33-38, the Blue and Green
troops have begun.1984 in for- were led by Berkeley (9) and Todd
midable fashion. Last Tuesday's Lee (5). Matt Nessor was respon-
victory at Clarion State University sible for six buckets by handing
marked the Lakers first road win off six assists.
of the season and their third con- Clarion and Mercyhurst each
secutive triumph of the new year. connected on 29 shots'from the
The 'Hurst"opened 1984 withja field,^ the three point Laker
98-91 success over Southampton margin was at the charity stripe.
before downing St. Vincent last The 'Hurst was 17 of 24 (12 of 14
Saturday, 60-55. t I in the second half) while the
The Blue and Green upped their Golden Eagles made 14 of 20.
season record to 6-5 with the hard This marked an unusual feat for
fought victory at Clarion. Mercyhurst since they've had pro-
Mercyhurst jumped out to a blems hitting from the foul line all
lead early in the contest which saw year.\ Before playing the Clarion
both teams playing very well. The game, the Lakers were! only
Lakers managed a 36-35 halftime shooting 66 percent from the free
advantage. throw mark. In fact, they've ac-
The second session was almost tually lost a few contests because
Identical to last years game at Tip- of their poor foul shooting. It was
pin Gymnasium which the ' Hurst a pleasant surprise to have the
lost in overtime. However, the 'Hurst win one-from the line,
result was different this time especially when you're on the
around. road.
This year the difference was a
years experience and total team-
work. No individual can be singl-
ed out in this win. John Green,
Jon Berkeley/and Kenny Moss
Wellness Program
provided the Hurst scoring attack,
chipping in 22, 19, and 16 points Benefits College
With this being the year of
Holistic Health at the new
Wellness Program is on its way to
becoming a major part of the lives
of the Mercyhurst community.
According to Janet Price, coor-
dinator of the Wellness Program
and director of the Physical
Education Department, the pro-
gram was designed I to educate
members of the college communi-
ty to assume responsibility for
their own wellness. ' that once a person knows what is
Price, along with her-Ad-Hoc
Committee met in J December to
set goals for the year and plan
future activities. Some of the ac-
tivities being planned \include a
Lakers' Kenny Moss<24) scores logo contest, an aerobic program,
2, Mercyhurst went on to beat various workshops, personal
Southampton. lifestyle evaluations, films, and
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Jon Berkeley was named the comfortable 36-30 intermission in the game was Marty Cams. He
WMCY Jaymac-Junction player lead and held on to chalk up a was voted team MVP. \
of the game. 60-55 win. Cams didn't have a big
In the St. Vincent game, which Mercyhurst, despite a poor statistical ballgame, six points,
was fplayed Sunday afternoon, shooting day (36 percent), manag- four rebounds, and one steal, but
Kalbaugh and Company gained a ed to come away with the victory he controled the action under the
thanks primarily to Berkeley and hoops, both offensively and
Moss. defensively. On defense, Cams
|Berkeley pulled down 12 re- forced! Southampton to shoot
bounds while \ adding aj dozen from the outside. He blocked
markers to the Laker total. Moss, three shot tattempts when the
who was named most valuable visitors tried to go inside. Offen-
player of the game,'tossed in a sively, he enabled the Lakers to
game high 18 tallies, grabbed six follow % their game plan and do
rebounds, recorded four steals what they want.
and blocked two Bearcat shots. The Lakers return to the Cam-
In the Southampton encounter, pus Colter this Saturday when
John Green paced the Laker at- they host Cheyney State.
tack with 26 points, followed Cheyney State will come to Erie
closely by Berkeleyi (19), Moss boasting a 6-1 slate, being 18th
(14) and Nessor (14). ranked Division II ball club in the
The Lakers jumped out to, a country. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
nine point halftime margin and |i After Saturday nights game, the
coasted to the 98-91 triumph. 'Hurst will take to the road for
Mercyhurst lost the rebound bat- four consecutive games. All of
Rodney Coffield lays one up tie 39-27 but it didn't matter since which can be carried by WMCY
over 3 Southampton defenders. the 'Hurst made over 55 percent radio, 880 AM. fe J £ \
of their shots. A dominant factor
discussions.
and the
In the beginning stages of the
program it was often referred to
as the "Holistic. Health Pro-
Erie Blades
gram," but designers of the pro-
gram, felt the name should be
This Sunday
changed to one better suited for at 3:30
the goals of the committee. Thus,
the name "Wellness Program"
evolved which implies a healthier Tickets are $4.00
lifestyle.
This healthier lifestyle means
Mercyhurst Freshmen Todd
Lee(32) and Jon Berkeley(12) de-
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fend against St. Vincent guard
best\for him—her, then he—she. Mike Mitchell(41).
will be better able to make ad-
justments that twill eliminate
habits that are harmful to their
health and to incorporate actions
that will enhance health and pre-
vent illness and disease.
Most people immediately think
of a diet regime while others think
of exercise with this program. By Stephanie Hultberg Junior Bea Tomczak turned in
Both are certainly aspects of *In an exciting exchange of 19 buckets as the high scorer for
wellness, but there ,are other
areas, too. Some of these areas in-
clude dealing with emotional
baskets, the. Lady Lakers fell
short of the Bobcats of Thiel Col-
lege 64-54. The course of the game
the women'sr effort followed by
Sherry Putnam with ; ten and
Memo Tyler and Pati Winiarczyk
distress, drugs and alcohol, and
interpersonal- relationships. In-
timate relationships, human sex-
was a continuous change of leads.
At the half, the Blue and Green
were only a mere* three points
with eight points a piece.
Once again, Sherry Putnam
stood tall under the boards with
behind the Lady Bobcats, 32-29.
uality, and responsible human
sexuality need to be included also. In the second half, the Ladies 15 bounds, Meme Tyler pulled
down eight and Patti Winiarczyk
And finally, medical selfcare is
from the 'Hurst made seven field
goals,to Thiel's eight. The dif- grabbed six. \
something all people should
know. f
ference, however, was at the line. f The Ladies will be up against
These are just some of the ma-
jor areas to be considered in the
verted 14 out of 20, while the
the University of: Rochester,
Saturday, January 14 in
Lady Lakers hit nine out of 14. Rochester, N.Y.
program as conceived by the
designers. Imput is needed from
GrwaDtvMoa DtvMo*
the community in order to get the
full perspective of the program.
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The first area of need is for Blue Division Green Division 5 vs 7
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volunteers to serve on an advisory 9:00 p.m.
board that will be composed of
1. Sky Walkers
2. Unknowns
1. Bus Boys
2. Clash
6 vs 8 •— •
10:00 p.m.
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Ave members.
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3. Bronx Express 3. Party Animals
4. Phi Runna Ounna 4. Old Tuners Vi „
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tain an application from Janet 5. Maulers 8:00 p.m.
6.69ers * 6. Airborne 5 vs8~ 5 vs8
Price in the the Campus Center no 7. Masters of Mock 7. T.E.s 9:00 p.m.
later than Monday, January 23. 8. The House ^ 8. Boys Club 6 vs 7— '••••—< ~6vs7
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