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Officers Selected!
By Martha Camp tion of Vice President will be
Five new officers were elected junior English-Psychology major
last week to head the Mercyhurst Sue Bennett. Bennett, with* 181
Student Government and the Stu- ballots, beat out running mates
dent Activities Committee. Pat Callahan with 129 votes, Pat
Fifty-two percent of the student Reed with 104 and Matt Whelan
body turned out t o select the new with 92. £
officer corps which includes; Pat "I feel really excited," Bennett
Songer as President, Sue Bennett commented. "I think it's going to
as Vice President,. Heather be a good year."
Powers as Secretary, Sharon Mur- Serving as this year's MSG r"
phy as Treasurer^ and Jean Secretary, Bennett said, will be a
Moniewski as SAC Chairperson. bonus for taking over the Vice- ,x
"Songer revealed his plans for THE NEW MSG OFFICER CORPS Jean Moniewski, Heather Powers,?Patrick Songer, Sue
the new government, saying that President said she hopes to
establish an MSG Newsletter and Bennett, and Sharon Murphy.
committees will remain basically
the same as they were this year. also to promote a lot more per- to get people more actively Council will be SAC Chairperson - "I know what weaknesses we
However, he said, "1 would like sonal contact between students involved. Jean Moniewski. A junior history had this year and*I' 11 -eliminate
to reinact the special projects and MSG members. Another new face in the officer major, Moniewski defeated can- those," she explained. "I thought
committee;to see if we can't get "The neat thing about being a corps' will jbe junior accounting didate Scott Kelly, 274 to 230 we had a rough year but I wasn't
another bigt project for next Vice-President is that you can do major Sharon Murphy, whose 253 votes. * in the position to change
year." whatever you want to do with the votes won out over Christie "I feel pretty proud that the anything. Now I am in the posi-
On April-29, the newly-elected position, along with being a Smith's 229. --i students had enough confidence tion to make changes."
officers will take over, with Senator," she said. "I knew it would be really to vote me in," she said. "I really
Songer set to replace Kathy Working directly with Bennett, close," Murphy said. "I'm ex- think that 1 can do a good job." Putting together a strong SAC
O'Connor, acting MSG president. and*; taking over jher role as cited and looking forward to next board, Moniewski said, is a major
Mn order to do this, she em- goal. Also in the way of new ac-
O'Connor was appointed to the Secretary will be junior dance ma- year because I think it has a lot of phasized, there is a need for stu-
position after the resignation of jor Heather Powers. potential with the officers elected. dent involvement. "I want to do tivities, the new chairperson said
President Dave Robinson on "I'm really looking forward to Murphy said that she is stepp- the best for]the students," she she would like to have events in
March 23 for "personal reasons." next year," she said. One change ing into a well-organized system said. "I need students' input as addition to formals at Rainbow
"This year's officers have been the new Secretary would like to already set up by her predecessor, much as possible." Gardens. "The money is there,"
. > she commented. |
very good about familiarizing the see implemented is. an improved Sheila Delaney. "Sheila did a lot Moniewski, who served as SAC
In-coming officers about the jobs meeting structure. of revamping and modernizing," Public Relations Director this The new officers have already
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"Overall, the government she said, and this will ease the year and co-chairperson in had their first executive commit-
and what is required," Songer meetings could be run more effi- transition.
said. I 1981-82, says her past involve- tee meeting and will officiate at
ciently," she said. "We should try Rounding out the Executive ment is "a plus." the April 29 meeting.
In the most contested-for posi-
Springtime
5
Campaign Season
The votes were tallied, the signs are down - and so are some of
the spirits. But, the 1984-85 student government officer corps
appears to be one of the strongest in support of the Mercyhurst
students.
All of the candidates handled their speeches admirably. And
the manner in which they conducted their campaigns was im
pressive. To the victors, congratulations! A working road lies
ahead*
Spring term is the time:for new elections, appointments and
interviews for organizations on campus. Within the next month
the college will have new leaders as R.A.'s, MSG represen-
tatives, SAC officers, and nearest and most deai to my heart,
the 1984-85 Merciad Editor and Assistant Editor posts will be
selected. LETTERS OF INTENT
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FOR MERCIAD EDITOR welcomes the expres-
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Letters of intent for Merciad Editor and Assistant Editor EDITOR ARE DUE "Your Opinion." All
letters must be signed
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be Communication majors to seek either post. In addition, the I [Submit To: address or telephone
number to be used for
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Interviews will be conducted by a panel consisting of myself, matical or spelling er-
Dr. David Palmer, Richard Garcia, William Kennedy, Richard rors, betters must be
Ragan, and president-elect Patrick Songer. submitted by noon on
Candidates should submit their letter of intent explaining why Tuesdays preceding
they should by Merciad Editor or-and Assistant Editor. publication.
Resumes and newspaper articles or written works should be
brought to the interview for review by the panel.
Good luck to all candidates in the forthcoming elections.
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The Fat Man Box Put Me &£.ir>& / V \ | M J t^ou££s.
On The Five Year Plan
By Mike Schellhammer know it's 2:14 and my chances of for hours at a time with that box.
OK, it's 1:30 in the morning. getting up at six are about the I did homework with it. I typed
I've got to get up at six and go same as my odds at getting a 4.0 in papers with one hand on the box
down to Gannon to work out. It's Inorganic Chemistry. and one on the typewriter. "All
already the third week of a ten This brings me to the point of you do is watch that thing," was
week term and 1 haven't even this article: Cable TV in your all my roommates said to me, or
cracked one of my seven books apartment can destroy your grade "Why don't you marry that
for this term. "Man, I should point average. There was never | box?" I didn't care - the only
really get some sleep." I think to any question about cable in my roommates I wanted were Martha
myself. So. I get up to switch off apartment - we had to have it. We Quinn, Alan Hunter and J.J.
MTV on my new 19 inch color also had to have HBO, Showtime, Jackson.
television set, (which does not cut MTV with a stereo hookup, and
off two inches from both sides of the most destructive article in the My grade point average drop-
the picture). But wait - here comes house - a channel control box with ped. Maybe plummet ted is a bet-
Huey Lewis and The News singing a cord that reached all the way to ter term. Only recently have I
"Heart and Soul!" Since I've on- the couch. We dubbed that vile realized that my graduation date
ly seen this video 1,293 times this thing "The Fat Man Box" has been slightly postponed to
month, I wait to watch it. After because you get fat lying on the sometime in 1985. But I've learn-
all, how much difference could couch changing channels at your ed by lesson, now I budget my
four minutes make? time to put school first. I have to
Well, after Huey and the boys
were done, The J. Geils Band
leisure. I
Well, the fat man box and I
took to each other like beer and
close now, "Death Ship" is com-
ing on HBO and I don't want to
ATTENTION I
came on, and then Rod Stewart,|
and then ... well, next thing I
pretzels. Soon, I was addicted to
cable TV. I parked on the couch
miss it. I should get to sleep by
4:30 a.m. I GRADUATING
SENIORS
Splash: Take The Plunge 5
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By Laura Ruby The story begins when . eight humor • and seriousness fulfilled l*»
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Mermaid: (Mur'mad) 1. an im- [year old Alan Bauer (Tom Hanks) the fictional plot. In my opinion,
aginary sea creature with the head takes a vacation with his family. Tom Hanks was the energy in the til
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and upper body of beautiful While on a boat ride and terribly film.*However, Daryl Hannah did rl"
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woman and tail of a fish. This restless, Alan falls overboard. a truly excellent job portraying
definition of Mermaid comes And wouldn't* youf know it, he the character and inner emotions
from Webster's New World Dic- can't swim. Tension builds as he of a Mermaid. In a magical way,
tionary. Although this is a stan- sinks further and further into the she brought this fictional sea Order your Commencement
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some cases it doesn't apply. For little Alan if not for the Mermaid Screen. J
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word 'imaginary' would have to his life. Some 20 years later she worth making. In a humorous
be scratched from the definition. reappears ... in search of Alan way it makes you wonder if life 40c EACH
SPLASH stars Tom Hanks, Bauer. really exists in the darkest corners
Daryt Hannah, and John Candy. For a "Fairy-tale"*: film, of the world. So if you haven't
The film was directed by Ron SPLASH was quite amusing and seen SPLASH, go ahead ... take
Howard, entertaining. The mixture of the plunge!
Purchase must be paid for at the
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MSG Rep/SAC Officers
To Be Elected In Apri
by Naomi Romanchok Representation is for "organiza-
Letters for Department tions" which are defined as being
Representatives in the Mercy hurst "a group with racial, cultural or
College Student Government are religious goals or otherwise
due this Monday, April 9 at 3 special concerns."
p.m. in the MSG Office. Letters
should state the candidate's name, Any student may run for a
major (department that they are representative position in their
running in) and should also in- major. Director of Rep Elections,
clude a phone number. Cathy Martz, explained that,
"any major of more than eight
students may .have a represen-
Rep Elections will be held on tative. Some majors are currently
Tuesday, April 17 and Wednes- not being represented even though
day,^ April 18. Representatives they have enough students."
are,''responsible for communica- Religious Studies is one such
tion of government functions to example.
their departments," according to ><->:¥x
oriented" and will have sub- seniors. Davor Photo Company, mailed to seniors free, of charge.
committee representation in SAC. desired and should include com- opening act for such performers who took the portraits, will be do- This ..is the first year that the
plete class schedule and phone as Huey Lewis and thelNewsp ing the layout and supplement college has contracted Ifor a sup-
number. DavefMasonf Robeft Kieinland design, along with publishing the plement. The main purpose of the
Livingston Taylor. In addition* book.% supplement is to encourage the
Candidate interviews will be he nas visited Mercyhurst before
held on April 16 and 18. Official and has been greeted by %nj|3 Abe Davor, from the company idea of a yearbook again, explain-
appointments to the positions of thusiatic audiences. who is representing Mercyhurst, is ed Kennedy.
1 thinking of having a f ram able "Maybe the supplement will
SAV Vice-President, Secretary, This past summer,
and Treasurer will be made on opened Boston*s "Music Under Green way page of the seniors who had their show how much students are miss-
April *18. The position of Public |fhe Stars** concert series |and portraits taken, but he is also con- ing out on t he memories of college
Relations will be phased out for placed third out oflfifty bands in sidering other ways of designing by notipurchasing a yearbook."
next year but incorporated into the **Starquest" music competi- the supplement, according to said the Davor representative.
another job. . tion! Most,|recent!y, Grecnway
Interviewing the candidates will has been contacted to audition
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be Student Union Director, for his first national television
Maree-Lynn Cicon, present SAC a p p e a r a n c e on C B S ' s Father/Daughter Weekend
chairperson John Moniewski. iitarsearch." 1
This Saturday, Sunday
I j By Stephanie Hultberg an evening of dinner and dancing
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Weather Permitting
Women's Crew Sweeps Past WVU;
/
This question is asked by the pie continue to ask me is; What is last *, home baseball game .'was
Women's Softball team and the wrong- with our Multi-purpose scheduled for May 3. Therefore, DUAL MATCH TENNIS SCORE SHEET
This victory was particularly pleasing since we lost to U.R.
participants of the intramural field? h we could even use the actual last season. We're improving steadily each game especially in
softball program. Well, first things first. We baseball diamond with a few doubles. Our three doubles pairs were very convincing versus Andy Findlay
MERCYHURST • .| vs
Peter Daub
Rochester and should be even more impressive in West r- I TEMPLE
As usual, 1984 will not be an ex- should rename the field. How modifications. Virginia next weekend against WVU, Temple and March 31,1984 M Morgantown, W. VA
ception to the rule. Once again, about "The Mercyhurst Soccer But, these ideas don't help the Richmond. Sin glet
Winner . Score
Mercyhurst vs Temple
Janet Price and Dave Cherico F i e l d ? " It w o u l d n ' t be women's team. Peter Lyman
UNIV.OF ROCHESTER vs MERCYHURST
Andy Findlay 1. Jens Caap vs Joe Supeno
1
M 64,64
2. Peter Straub vs George Polizois *T 6-1,6-3
must go on witch (or which, misleading. >< Ultimately, the answer is a new March 24,1984- -:''::j Rochester, NY 3. Phil Nykyfomk vs Allan Ma M 6-1,6-3
depending on how you look at it) After discussing the situation field to house softball. Supposed- Singles 4. Joel Balogun vs Dom Giffrida M 6-2,6-3
Univ. of Rochester vs Mercyhurst Winner Score 5. Juan Blazquez vs Del McBride T 64,5-7,6-3
hunt to find a field that is with Coach DeMeo, the reason ly plans have already been made 1. John lllig vs Jens Caap .•* M 7-6,6-3 6. Walt Hader vs Andy Sorrentinq T 64,6-2
available. the field is undergoing minimal to do this. However, we needed 2. Eric Upton vs Joel Balogun R 3-6.64,6-3 Doubles
3. Abe Ludwig vs Pete Straub M 6-2,6-1
This year the problem has been use is no fault of anyone. Unless fields last year and nothing was 4. Rich Becker vs Phil Nykyfomk M 6-3,1-6,7-6 1. Caap Polizois . M 3-6,7-6,6-2
-S. Ken Digia vs Walt Hader R 6-1,6-1 Straub Ghiffrida
solved, again temporarily. of course, you know someone done; but the-acquisition of St. 6. Rick Haber vs Juan Blazquez M 7-5, 6-2 2. Balogun Supeno M 6-2,7-5
Nykyfomk Sorrentino
The Women's Softball team, who controls the Erie weather. Marks should alleviate the major Doubles 3. Blazquez McBride T 64,6-2 .
under the direction of Coach Jim DeMeo explains that the problems. 1. Illig Caap M 6-3,6-3 Hader Ma
Lipton Straub
Martin, will play their HOME primary purpose of the field is to Z. Becker Balogun M 64,6-2 FINAL SCORE
games on fields away from cam- serve the soccer program. Not on- Every other sports editor in the Digia Nykyfomk Mercyhurst 5, Temple 4 Season Record 3-6
3. Haber Hader £ U M 7-6,7-6
pus. The team will utilize Asbury ly the college team, but also Mer- country is doing it, so I might as Ludwig Blazquez Terry Dermia Andy Findlay
WEST VIRGINIA vs MERCYHURST
Field and Linden Field, both of cyhurst Prep. Soccer is a sport well join the ranks. Listed below A> f l N A L SCORE April 1,1984, v Morgantown, W. Va.
which are located West of Pennin- which beats up a field on a dry are my baseball picks for the 1984 Univ. of Rochester 2 Mercyhurst 7 Season Record 2-5 Singlet
Andy Findlay West Virginia Univ. vs Mercyhurst •
sula Drive. (Directions came be day, let alone a rainy day. ;,.. season. Please, have mercy. If I'm MERCYHURST
D.William Walker
vs | UNIV. OF RICHMOND 1. Pete Perrotta vs Jens Caap M 6-1.6-1
found in a related story). To use the field in the spring for wrong when playoff time is here, March 31. 1984 ' T*" Morgantown, W.VA 2. Jory Chambers vs Phil Nykyfomk WVU 64,7-6
Singlet 3. John Moore vs Joel Balogun M 7-5,6-3
This makes the team play for softball, intramurals or collegiate, let me forget who I picked. But, if Mercyhurst vs Richmond Winner * Scott 4. Rob Sheets vs Pete Straub . WVU 6-4,6-3
3. John Prokity vs Juan Blazquez WVU 64,6-3
the second season in a 'row wears the Mercyhurst facility I'n\ right, you can be sure I'll re- 1. Jens Caap vs Soon Mctecr
2. .Peter Straub vs Rich Lazzetti
R *4,7-6
R 6-2.6-4 6. John Nilsen vs Walt Hader WVU 6-4,6-3
without a home field advantage; greatly. This, DeMeo explained, is mind you. 3. Joel Balogun vs Marc Policastro R 7-6,6-0 Doubles. 1
pretty sad for a Division II Col- 4. Phil Nykyfomk vs John Ovenon M 64,6-2
due to the poor draining. No mat- 5. Walt Hader vs Steve Mackin R 44,6-4,7-5
1. Chambers Caap WVU 6-3,6-1
Moore Straub
legiate program. ter how carefully the field was us- Congratulations to Jim 6. Juan Blizquez vs Phil Riecken ft 64,7-6 2. Perrotta Balogun " WVU 6-2,64
: :
As for intramurals, the guesses ed, once the rain hits, it takes "Burleigh" Grimes on his promo- Doubles =- Prokity
3. Sheets
Nykyfomk
WVU 6-1,7-5
I.Caap vs Mcteer Blazquez
as to where we're/playing have almost three full days for the field tion to Head Soccer Coach at the Straub vs Raxzcui R 64,64 Kevin Ball Hader
2. Balogun vs Haskin
been narrowed to a choice or two. to drain properly. 'Hurst. It shouldn't be much of a Nykyfomk vs Riecken R 7-6.6-2
FINAL SCORE
For any of you seniors or This would make intramurals transition problem considering 3. Hader
Blazquez vs
vs Olicastro
Mazzachelli M 64,3-6,6-3
West Virginia 7, Mercyhurst 2 Season Record M
juniors who remember the great and women's softball very Grimes has been doing all the FINAL SCORE
f
season in the Spring of 1982, impractical. work anyway. Mercyhurst 2 Richmond 7 Season Record 2-6
1984 INTRAMURALS
Baseball Predictions
NL East l
NLWest Al East AlWest Women's Basketball Men's I.M. Basketball Play Offs'
•.Final 4- {
Pittsburgh San Diego Toronto Chicago Cissy LaLa *s Champions - Blue League - Bronze Express vs. Sky Walkers
Montreal Houston Baltimore Texas last two years undefeated- Green League - T.B.'s vs. Animals
Philadelphia Los Angeles Detroit Oakland
St. Louis San Francisco Milwaukee Darcy Weidner 6) Diane Lark Men's Softball
California Lisa Jacobitz 7) Heidi DeMark
Chicago Atlanta Cleveland Kansas City Sherri Shilcy 8) Cath Crotty Deadline tor Softball Registration is Wed., April 11
New.York Cincinnatti Boston Seattle Lisa DeMichele 9) Coach - Sherry Putnam No Rosters Will be accepted alter this Date.
Kath Khonke All games will be played on the baseball outfield \