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Ridge helps Amerasians in Vietnam relive the tenor and horror of the Holocaust isn't advanced, and it will be a long time
By Michelle Bush not only in Germany but throughout all of before they look to the West for help.
Merciad staff editor Europe,'' he added. ' Israel's economy is growing, and it is
The people of Israel are also concerned using modern, technology from the West,
Congressman Tom Ridge said in a speech about theirfragiledemocracy and their free- such as building sophisticated aircraft equip-
Monday that he doesn' t fed any prisoners of dom, according to Ridge. "They are in a ment, Ridge said. I
war are still alive in Vietnam. He added, constant state of alert, and you just can't miss Despite all the problems in Southeast
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however, that even though their being alive is that," he said. ) L Asia, Ridge said the countries there want
doubtful, the United States should continue to The concern for their government leads peace. "They all want peace, but they won't
act as if they are alive in their relations withdiem to be involved in it ' 'Everybody is a give it away," he said.
Hanoi politician," Ridge said. "People in Israel eat, After coming back to the United States,
fc In other remarks in his keynote address sleep and think government'' > Ridge said he didn't have to go away to
for the Academic Celebration in Zurn Recital After seeing Vietnam and Israel, Ridge appreciate his life here, but he said it did
Hall, Ridge reflected on his recent trips to compared their governments and culture. reinstate his idea of what it was to be an
Vietnam and Israel. He said that the United Vietnam has been around in some form or American. I
States is interested in helping the Amerasian another for centuries, Ridge said. When Ridge finished speaking on Viet-
children in Vietnam. Although their country is relatively stabi- nam and Israel, he answered questions from
) Ridge, who was elected to Congress in lized, the stabilizing is in the eye of die the professors, students and public there.
1982, is the only enlisted Vietnam combat beholder Ridge said. "To some it has meant There has been immense pressure from the
veteran in the U.S. House. He has therefore oppression, famine and forced labor." public about the pay raise for Congress, ac- Tom Ridge
taken an interest in military affairs and went Israel is in a different situation because its cording to Ridge, who opposes it "I have Ridge said that people are upset over paying
back to Vietnam to help the plight of the military is new. "The one thing that im- never been very good at math," Ridge said the insurance fee, but die American taxpayer
Amerasian children., 2 pressed me is that nothing is gold-plated. "but SO percent has never been small." will pay for it either directly or indirectly.
"They know we are very interested in They don't worry about spit-shine boots," He also added thatpoliticians shouldn' t be \* He also said that the people with moderate
Amerasian children." Ridge said. But he Ridge said.' 'They worry about having good attracted to public service for the money, but incomes would be most affected by the insur-
added that the communist party in Vietnam soldiers and machines and equipment that some editorials in large cities have been in ancefee. ^^^^^^
doesn't know how to deal with the United work." I ft' * f • [ favor of the pay raise. The issue of abortion again came up.
States yet He also added that they are in a defensive Ridge also explained a proposal to bail out According to Ridge, he and the president part
j When Ridge got off the plane in Hanoi, he position and spend 15 percent of their GNP to the troubled savings and loan institutions. company on this issue because he said he
observed that nothing had changed. "My protect theirfragiledemocracy. Many are failing due to greed and misman- believes the decision is so innately personal,
first reaction was that the country was still I Comparing their economies, however, the agement by their owners, Ridge said. it isn't up to the government "The bottom
frozen in time,'' he said.' 'You got a feeling, Vietnamese are among the poorest in the The government is proposing a 25 cent line is that that is not a decision the govern-
ifjjojof despair or hopelessness, an accep- world, according to Ridge. Their technology insurance fee for every $100 put in an S&L. ment should be making for women," he said.
tance of a way of life that was very difficult
and very demanding with very little hope for
the future." * ' : * * H
Traveling into South Vietnam, Jinto
Saigon, the atmosphere changed, according
to Ridge. "In South Vietnam and in Saigon
Crime watch solves vandalism
there were bright colors, there were flowers,*' Monday. While walking through the Briggs wabel did on Monday. He should be com-
he said. They still had a hope of something By Andy Penhollow lot, he noticed an individual looking into the mended by his peers," Dever said.
better, he added. Merciad staff reporter closed window of an automobile with a heavy Dever said that if anyone had damage
There was little difference between Viet- "security" flashlight done to their car Monday morning and
nam today however and the Vietnam Ridge The Campus Crime Watch program, es- He approached the individual to find out haven't reported it, they should contact the
visited during the war. "Nothing had tablished last year at Mercy hurst, is proving to what he was doing. The individual ran to a security office, as well as the Erie Police
changed," he said. "There were still two be a good preventive tool against crime on white Volkswagon station wagon and then Department as soon as possible.
Vietnams." 5 t " • campus. Because of the attendveness of two got in. The suspect then fled the parking lot The Campus Crime Watch program was
After Ridge left Vietnam, he spent five Mercyhurst sophomores, a thief/vandal was and drove up the campus toward the Briggs implemented last year as a response to the
days in Israel and his first stop there was at the arrested on January 30th in connection with Avenue entrance (behind the D'Angelo severity of vandalism on campus. The pro-
Holocaust Memorial. "It is clearly in my the damage that occurred to seven automo- building). I gram is headed by Dever and two Mercyhurst
mind one of the two or three most intense biles in the Briggs parking lot early Monday Schwabel sprinted between the apartment students, chosen by Dever in the spring of
couple of hours that I have spent in my morning. buildings and down to Briggs Avenue. As the each year.
lifetime,'' he said. Mike Schwabel, a sophomore Criminal Volkswagon went by, Schwabel {read the Dever is currendy looking for two stu-
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'Through a series of photographs and Justice major, was walking home to his license plate number. dents to head next year's program. He said he
presentments of one form or another, you Briggs apartment at approximately 5 a.m. When daybreak came, Schwabel, along would like one male and one female Criminal
with die victims of the vandalism, met with Justice or Communications major with at least
campus security and the police in the parking a 25 QPA. The two students selected will be
lot Listed in the damage report were many trained by Dever and certified as crime pre-
broken car windows, a stolen radar detector, vention specialists.
stolen stereo components, and a stolen North Once in place, next year's program will be
Carolina license plate. I very effective. During September and Octo-
One person on the scene was a girl from ber, Mercyhurst students can get their per-
Villa Maria College. She remembered stories sonal,belongings marked. This is accom-
about a student with a white" Volkswagon plished by using an engraving tool and an
from Penn State Behrend that had caused invisible-ink marker. All commonly stolen
trouble at Villa. I items will be marked, including: stereos,
Two students later drove down to computers, hubcaps, tires, car stereos, all
Behrend and! spotted; the \ station wagon other electronic equipment furniture, and
parked outside one of the fraternity houses. luggage. ^
They wrote down the license number of the The purpose of the marking is so that once
vehicle, and noticed a North Carolina license the stolen items are recovered, the police will
plate in the back seat of the car. Theyimme- be able to determine the proper owners.
diately called the police, and the owner of the "You would be surprised at the amount of
vehicle was arrested. £ recovered items sitting in storage at the Erie
E "It was the Carolina plate that gave us Police Department The items aren't marked
immediate proof,'' said Mercyhurst Security and nobody has claimed them, so they just sit
Director Merrill Dever. "That evidence and there,'' Dever explained.
the license plate match from Schwabel, were The next step in the Campus Crime Watch
all we needed to catch this guy," Dever program will occur during-November and
Two TEAMS BATTLE it .out in tug of war over winter weekend. More added. "It's encouraging to see Mercyhurst
students responding to crime the way Sen- See 'Crime' pg3
photos inside. Photo by Karen Sampion
PAGE 2
Winter
weekenders
enjoy
spring
weather
DUE TO THE unusually
warm weather the tug of
war event soon turned
into mud wrestling.
Though some spectators
found themselves cov-
ered in the muck every-
one seemed to have fun.
T .ast in a series
^Positive imagery gives results
By Dr. Robert J. Kreigel
Merciad Stress Series
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t*P««
Don't get nervous;" "Don t
say this;' "Don't look at that..;"
"Don't think about..*' People of-
ten defeat themselves before they
go into a pressure situation by think-
ing about what they don't want to
do.
Thinking about what you don't
want to do can actually make it
happen. It's like the golfer at the
water hole. As she prepares to
swing, she thinks,' 'Don't hit it into
die water." Where does it always
go? Plunk - like radar - into the
middle of the water. I dence and preparing for any type of
Let me explain why that hap-
pens. The mind is an incredibly
powerful tool. Research shows that
when you picture something in your
mind the same pathways of your
nervous system are being excited as
they would be if you were really
A TREE ON the Baldwin lawn provided a good
meat to view the volley ball event. Students
who wereri tfans were able to take horse
drawn carriage rides for a unique view of
the campus.
doing that activity. The body can't
distinguish between an actual expe-
rience and a very clearly held pic-
ture in the mind.
Thinking about "the don'ts" is
actually rehearsing failure. It also
causes enormous stress, and stress
has become the plague of college
campuses.
To overcome the don'ts, think
about what you do want to do, rather
than what you don't In a pressure
situation, visualize a win. How
would it look? What would you be
doing? How would you be feeling?
Imagine it as clearly as possible.
There have been many experi-
ments indicating the positive effects
of visualization. One study in-
volved three groups of students
shooting basketball foul shots. One
group physically practiced foul
shots for 30 minutes a day. The
second group did nothing. The third
group visualized themselves shoot-
The Merciad
Photos by Karen Sampson
ing foul shots for 20 minutes a day.
At the end of 20 days, the group
that actually practiced every day
improved 24 percent The group
that \ did nothing showed no im-
provement The group that only
visualized themselves shooting
fouls improved 23 percent
Jack Nicklaus, one of the great-
est golfers ever, attributes |10 per-
cent of his success to his setup, 40
percent to his stance and SO percent
to the mental imagery he does be-
fore he takes each stroke.
I Picturing what youfdo rather
than what you don't want to have
happen works for more than sports.
It is effective for increasing confi-
situation, mental or physical.
Many peak performers that I
have interviewed in business, poli-
tics, medicine, law, and the arts, as
well as in school, use mental im-
agery to prepare for pressure situ-
ations. You can, too.
FEBRUARY 2,1989
Lorenz is in name game
By Karen Sampson
people named after brand names
Merciad staff reporter
such as Buffrin, Chiffon, Murine,
Lavoris.andChevorlet. Some other
unusual first names are Defience,
Dr. Brenna Lorenz, an assistant Anarchy, Dynasty, Veto, Limbo,
professor of geology and chemistry Odor, Bubble, Pillow, and Gaso-
gave a talk on her hobby, the origins line. I
of American first names on Tuesday Some people apparently name
afternoon. their children after animals as
Americanfirstnames have sev- shown by f those named Canary,
eral origins and many unique mean- Beaver, Tick, Fishy, Sturgeon, and
ings or translations. One possible Lizard. Those who named children
origin for first names is|they are after food possible could have been
taken from Old English names. named after their mother's favorite
These names often are combina- food cravings, or possibly the par-
tions of words connoting traits de- ents just wanted to torture the chil-
sirable to the person possesssing the dren. Some people named after
name. J food are Bean, Pickle, Lasagna and
For example, the name Gerald is Peanut
takenfromthe Old English name of I Other people^ Lorenz said, re-
Gearweald. | "Ger" means cieved their unusual namesfromthe
"spear," ^and "weald" means human body. These people are
"power." Spear-power would be Adnoid, Fang, Organ, Wishbone,
an admirable trait for some one who Constipation, Tonsillitis, Booger
needs to hunt for food. Today, and Phlegm. 1
according to Lorenz, compound WR For those who do not like any of
words are not used for names. these name choices, Lorenz told of
Another possible origin for a woman she discovered who bore
names is Biblical references and the name of Nameless Loagan. |
religious orientation. Puritans Lorenz gave some examples of
commonly j named their children nicknames that have evolved into
after Biblicalfigures.Puritans have first names. One is Bubba, which is
deep jjroots in the United States baby talk for brother and another is
therefore,'- names like Michael, Dub, which is common in the South
Joshua, Sarah, and Jessica are popu- and is short for names such as Wil-
lar here, j liam that begin with the letter "W."
Catholics, however, were sup- At the end of her presentation,
posed to name their children after Lorenz gave a sample of popular
saints because Biblical names woe names today. Some "Rising Star"
thought to be too sacred. names for girls are Ashley, Jessica
Some other origins of names (they're tied in first place as the most
can befromnamesfromother cul- popular girls names), Caitlin and
tures, or their english derivitives. Samatha. The "Falling Stars" for
Some examples are Nicholas and girls are Angela, Jennifer, Stepha-
Margaret from Greek, Brian and nie and Julie. The "Rising Star"
Kelly from Gaelic, and Phoebe boys names \ are Christopher (cur-
from African. Other names, such as rently the most popular boys name),
Bradley, Tyler and Kimberly, are Michael and Patrick. The "Falling
former surnames. People also take Star" boys names are Jason, John,
names from places. Examples are
Bradley, William, David and James.
Chelsea, Indiana, and Carolina.
In Lorenz's collection of names Lorenz is currently compiling
she has discovered some! pretty herfindingsinto some kind of book
unusual ones. She has discovered form, s
irvice Mess;
Tips to avoid the flu
The following is a public service So, in order to decrease your
announcement from the Student chances of getting the flu- avoid
Health Services. % those persons who are ill, wash
Flu is ^a respiratory disease handsfrequendy,and avoid touch-
caused by a virus, flf you have ing your face. To increase your
nausea and/or vomiting you do not resistance get^plenty of rest, eat a
have the flu, but one of the many well balanced diet don' t smoke and
other viruses which cause illness. avoid stress, f $
The virus is spread by direct and Early symptoms of flu may last
indirect contact Coughing and about three days and include fever,
sneezing propel the virus into the air chills, headache, muscle and body
and can infect others as they breathe aches and a general sick feeling.
it in. When someone with flu uses Most people then develop a dry
a phone, dishes or even a doorknob, cough, nasal congestion and a sore
they can leave the virus behind for throat These symptoms usually
the next person to pick up. This subside in a week though fatigue
person may touch their nose, mouth can last an additional week.
or nib their eyes and the virus can
gain access this wav. I «* 'flu'pff 3
FEBRUARY 2,1989 The Merdad PAGE 3
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Circle K lends
Knitter calls fbnreligious dialogue helping hand
By Karen Sampson decreasing human suffering. This there is the need for liberation from
Merciad staff editor could act as a starting point for nuclear oppression and holocaust By Andrea Tipton a worthwhile effort,* * said a mem-
dialogue. He said that we not only have weap- Merciad staff reporter ber.
4
Dr. Paul F. Knitter, a professor There is a great need for libera- ons for suicide, but also for' huma- According to Dreibelbis, there
of theology from Xavier Univer- tion on several issues that must be nocide." For anyone out there who likes are social rewards to the club too.
considered by all'i people of the I The last issue Knitter called for to lend a helping hand, Mercyhurst * 'One of the main goals of the or-
sity, gave a speech and discussion
entitled ' 'World Religion and world in a united way, according to was the liberation from ecological has achapter of Circle K, an interna- ganization is to meet people." They
World Peace" to a full house in Knitter. Some of these issues in- disaster. * 'The industrial revolution tional service club, on campus. try to have a social every month and
Sullivan Hall on Mon., Jan. 30, as clude liberation from physical suf- caused profiteering of the earth," Circle K is an extension of the there are annual district and interna-
one of the opening seminars to the fering. This he defined as those Knitter quoted from Thomas Barry. Kiwanis Club and their main goal is tional Circle K conventions.
Academic Celebration. without basic needs such as food, The preservation and conservation to help those that need it Right now "It's good for Job opportuni-
Knitter's talk focused on the of the planet is an issue that tran- their' 'pet project,'' according to the ties. Kiwanis is really well known
need for dialogue between religions scends all religions and nations. club's president, Jana Dreibelbis, is and it gives you a chance to make
in order to attain world peace and to 'By peace I do not Knitter said that religions the Greisinger Heart Foundation, an connections outside the college,"
should "listen to the voice of expe- organization for children with heart Dreibelbis says. £
solve world problems. "By mean only the absence rience of the oppressed" and setup trouble whose families cannot af- But according to Dreibelbis, the
peace," Knitter said, "I do not
mean only the absence of war." of war.' | a liberative praxis to act upon needs, ford the medical bills. best thing about it is that, "It's
According to Knitter, ri -Paul Knitter rather than simply talk. After the In the past Circle K has also really fun. You get to meet people
have not lived up to their own vi- needs are fulfilled, he said, then the worked with Special Olympics, the who care about other j people.
sions, and apply ideas like unity and religions can talk and compare be- Salvation "Army, and the Council People who want to help, without
love only to their own! kind. He uncontaminated water, and medical liefs. for Exceptional Children, says needing a reward."
4
added that religions are simply ig- attention. Knitter also pointed out ' Finally, Knitter called for hu- Dreibelbis. 'We also try to make it Currently, Circle K is working
norant of one another, and have no that the majority of the world popu- man-based communities, rather to the Shriner's (Children's Hospi- under the supervision of Gary
motivation to learn about one an- lation fits into this category. than religious based communities, tal) about once every three weeks Bukowski, but they are in need of a
other because each religion is con- Another issue is liberation from and the need for religious tolerance and we visit the nursing home every permanent advisor. If anyone is
vinced that it is THE religion. socioeconomic oppression. This is and open-mindedness. Knitter week."* interested in the position or would
Knitter said that motivation is caused by the way humans treat summed up his talk by saying that The club has also been involved like to join the club, there are meet-
increasing, though, due to the other humans. Racism and sexism every religion has its own form of recently with the AIDS Council of ings every Tuesday at 9 pan. in
number of issues that involve hu- are two examples of this kind of afterworld or "more to come," but Erie, a group the Circle K is plan-1 Main 205 or contact Jana
manity, not religion. He said that all oppression. he added that we must take care of ning on joining. "I think it will be Dreibelbis.
religions have the common goal of Thirdly, according to Knitter, what we have here on earth first
t Crime'frompg.i
December. This stage concentrates
on the problem ofdate rape. Repre-
sentatives from the *Raj» Crisis
OiiVl
1 **«!» *!* • * Center of Erie will come to Baldwin
Hall to talk to residents about date
rape., A hotline number will be
passed around so that victims of
SAC EVENTS FOR THE WEEK BULLETIN BOARD A MATH CLINIC rape can get help. ||
If you have an announcement Do you need help with your
GANNON/HURST GAME There will also be a security
Rri.,Feb.3 fa \
for the Bulletin Board, submit it to math? Do you need to review for a
Movie at Eastway Plaza,
math test? Why not come to TICKETS
the '•'* survey conducted by the student
vans departfromBaldwin at Box 161, campus mail, or \ hand- Tickets for the Feb. 14 Gannon/ crime prevention specialists. Stu-
7 p.m. deliver it to The Merciad office, Math Walk-in Clinic on Tuesdays Mercyhurst Men's Basketball game dents all across campus will be
jjSat,,Feb.4 Ping Pong Tourna- 81B, Baldwin Hall. Typewritten and Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30
at the Erie Civic Cento* will go on quizzed on their knowledge of secu-
• ment at 2:30 p.m. Sign up in the material is appreciated. Items must p.m. in Main 207 for some assis-
sale Weds., Feb. 1, at the Campus rity and safety. After results are
Union, p be received by noon on the Mon- tance? See your math professor tabulated, the specialists will for-
Center.
SENIOR RECRUITERS day before publication. Any items now, or just walk in. All lower level seats will be $5. mulate a presentation that will in-
The following recruiters will be after that time will be given consid- Upper level seats will cost $4 for form the students about misconcep-
on campus to interview interested eration only if space permits. CAN COLLECTION adults, $3 for students and senior tions about security, as well as other
students. Students interested in The women's soccer team needs things students can do to make the
citizens. 1
interviewing with any of these re- ATTENTION SENIORS J | ^ | help. In order to buy new uniforms, Mercyhurst students with J a campus more safe. *j
cruiters should come to the Career Phi Eta Sigma National Honor warm-ups, and to help subsidizevalid I.D. card may pick up an upper d A sign up sheet will be passed
Services Office, Main 204, to sign Society will be awarding graduate traveling costs, the team is staging
level ticketfreeof chargefromFeb. around for students willing to join
and undergraduate scholarships an aluminum can collection. If you
up for an appointment 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. From Feb. the Campus Crime Watch program.
and awards to selected members of are interested in donating, the team
8 to noon on Feb. 13, Mercyhurst The Campus Crime Watch pro-
Stouffer Restaurant Co. -
Phi Eta Sigma. gg| will even pick up the cans at your
student tickets will be $1. From gram is effective when students are
HRIM. 5 home. So get in touch with Andy
FBI - All majors. * Any eligible senior member of noon Feb. 13 until game time, tick- willing to tell security what they see.
Phi Eta Sigma may apply for one of Roth in the Admissions Office at ets will be available only at the Civic
Electronic Data Systems - extension 240, and start saving the
Accounting, Finance, CMIS, the graduate scholarships. ? For the Center, and they will be full price.
undergraduate award, a sophomore cans.
Math. '
or junior must be nominated by the ID' ANGELO SCHOOL OF MU-
OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS local chapter. \ BALLOONS
Campus Ministry is
|
selling bal- SIC
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Flu *

Applications for the following For applications or more infor- from pg. 2
scholarships are available in the mation, contact the chapter adviser, loons for all occasions to raise funds *On Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m„
to charity. There are two types of Baritone William Riley will present If you do get the flu, try to get
Financial Aid Office: . Dr. Bud Brown, in room 223 of a master class in vocal performance additional rest, drink plenty ol
PA Federation of Democratic Preston Hall. The local deadline is balloons on sale, Latex for 50 cents,
Mylar for $2. This sale will con- for students of vocal study. The fluids, take Advil or Tylenol for the
Women (deadline 4/15/89) - PA Feb. 3.1989. J following evening, Feb. 8, at 8:15 body aches and fever, dress to keei
woman, junior, who is interested in ALL EDUCATION MAJORS tinue throughout the year. p.m., MM Riley will otter a full warm, and eat well balanced meals.
a career in politics or government or APPLYING FOR FALL TERM, recital program with pianist Joan You may also try cough medicine
planning on teachingigovernment, 1989 STUDENT TEACHING ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCI- Eighmey. The concert will include especially at night if the cough is
economics, or history. Must pos- Applications for fall term place- ETY arias* from Handel's Messiah, keeping you awake.
sess a Democratic family back- ment can be obtained in the educa- r On Thurs., Feb. 16, at 9 a.m., the Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, I As with any virus, antibiotics
ground or be an active participant in tion office (thirdfloorofOld Main). Erie Zoological Society* will be and songs of Ravel, Richard Strauss are not effective in treatingflubut
Democratic Party activities. Applications must be picked up, hosting an informative meeting and Samuel Barber. Both events are may be needed if complications
completed, and returned to Sr. about their Volunteer i Program. free and open to the public. For develop such as pneumonia and
SYNOD OF THE TRINITY
APPALACHIAN Scholarship Kathleen Cribbins no later than Feb. Come and learn what volunteering more information call 825-0364. bronchitis.
(deadline 5/26/89) ~ Presbyterian 10. for the Zoo's Education Dept is all A reminder- the flu vaccine
studentsfromPA,WVAandcertain about The meeting will be held in administered during the months of
ATTENTION EDUCATION the Zoo's Education Room. The September, October, or November
areas of OH. «™~, MAJORS •; ft
SYNOD OF THE TRINITY meeting is free and open to the doeshelp. Good hide and don't
P.S.E.A. will be holding an in-
MINORITY Scholarship (deadline formational meeting on Feb. 2 in public. Refreshments will be pro- theflubug bite.
5/26/89) - Minority students from vided.
p A w v A and certain areas of OH. room 312 Main. *
PAGE 4 The Merciad
FEBRUARY 2,1989

Americans want politicians elected Kovski Korner

who want the job, not money i FM station is another step
Congress doesn't need a pay
raise, Congressman Tom Ridge
said Monday night Most American
families that have both spouses
working, still don't make enough to
match a politician's salary.
Many people argue that in order
to attract decent people to run for
public office, they need to be of-
is one of the least rewards for public
service. There are other more im-
portant reasons for taking the job,
according to Heinz.
Wanting to make a difference
j|
and having a desire to help the
American people' should be the
driving force behind running |for
office. If a person's reason ifor
The ! people governing this
democracy ought to be there be- in the betterment
cause they are dedicated to improv-
ing life in the United States, not to
improving their paychecks. \
of the College
And even if Congress is entitled
to a raise like every other American
citizen, nothing justifies a 50 per-
cent raise. If every employer of- By Christopher J. Kovski
fered that much of a raise to its Merciad Editor ••" #*'.
J-M^W»ow*»

fered a good salary. Does this really
make sense? \ 4 ;
Senator John Heinz said that Da v
running is simply the pay, the
American public doesn't want that
person in a position of power.
employees, they would be out of
business. Mercyhurst College has gained an
FM radio station. While that may not
mean much to many people, it means

U.S. expected to bail out S&L 9

In Congressman Tom Ridge's
speech on Monday night, he said the
government was proposing an in-
surance fee of 25 cents for every
$ 100 put in Savings and Loan Insti-
tutions.
He seemed to be in favor of the
insurance fee because he said the
taxpayers will pay for the troubled
companies either directly or indi-
rectly anyway.
Why should the American
rim MYIMYJO* W\ VilWl
S
people have to bail out the Savings Perhaps some students don't
and Loan Institutions that the gov- mind paying 25 cents on every $ 100
ernment deregulated in the first they put in a savings account, but
place? •? { most don't have that kind of money
This "insurance fee*" as the to waste. It defeats the purpose of
government calls it (President Bush saving money, if it is just going to be
wouldn't want to call it a tax) is taken away by insurance fees.
going to affect people of moderate Not only that, butit punishes the
incomes the most, according to Savings and Loan Institutions who
Ridge. Those with moderate in- are in good standing. If the proposal
comes include most families in this goes through all of the S&L's will
area and college students. charge the fee, notjust the ones who
are in trouble.
If the government does pass this
proposal, it stands to reason that
«bi>U&.U>tt U l&fe - :*.;
many people who now have
a great deal to the Communications
department, as well as the College as
a whole. | \
The department gains students,
who will be attracted from the com-
munity by the fact that they've heard the station, and from outside the
community because they want a Mercyhurst-type education, but they
also want to work on an FM radio station.
The school benefits in a number of ways. For example, the commu-
nity will be more aware of what Mercyhurst is doing. People win hear
of events on campus from a source other than the Erie newspaper. .
In addition, people would realize that Mercyhurst sponsors so many
aspects of community events — plays, concerts, speeches and many
other activities, as evidenced by die Academic Celebration.
Other departments will find that the community learns more about
them, as more and more people hear about their activities on campus.
The acquisition of an FM station shows the perseverence of the
College in important areas of the school: HRIM was supplied with a
fully-equipped, modernized kitchen; the D' Angelo School ofMusic has
their a new building; the newspaper has acquired new equipmentover the past

The Merciad money in savings accounts will

17
few years; the new library books -f the list goes on and on. •(•••£ * •
withdraw it This will only hurt There are other campus changes that aren't so apparent: more and
S&L's more because they won't more lights are put up around campus all of the time, there are additional
Mercyhurst College's First-Class newspaper have the money needed for loaning security personnel working, and more scholarships are being added.
it out I All of this sheds some light on a growing question in America right
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press And the more people withdraw now — are people getting a good value for their education dollar?
Vol 62 No. 15 February 2,1989 money out of S&L's, the more other Gannon University has announced a proposed $1,000 (16 percent)
i: villi.ile will follow suit* making the increase in costs for the 1989-90 academic year. Mercyhurst is expected
Christopher J. Kovski Editor Savings and Loans even more un- to increase less than half that amount
stable. |
Michelle Bush Editorial Board * Ridge said that.'many people
Karen Sampson don't know the difference between The acquisition of an FM radio station shows the
Matthew J. Clark Sports Editor
Banks and S&L's, but the banks in school's commitment to bettering theresourcesthe
this country are financially stable.
Since many Americans don't know school has — like the HRIM kitchen, the D'Angelo
Patty Coneglio Business Manager the difference, however, if the School of Music, and the books added to the library,
S&L's are charged some might take
Liz Richards Photo Editor their money out of savings accounts as well as security improvements, like improved
Alexa Potter Circulation Manager
in banks, thinking they are the same lighting and added security personnel.
thing. ji
The withdrawal of families'
PatSteckman Photographer savings from banks could cause The Board of Trustees was scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon to
another financial crisis in this coun- discuss nextyear's tuition, room and board. With Mercyhurst's
Kerry Rimdzius h
try. * # * * | I increased enrollment, the revenue will increase, so students don't have
Steve Rush Cartoonists Congressman Ridge also said if to absorb the total expense of improvements and rising costs.
Mara Sweterlitsch the government does incorporate But along with!more money comes more problems. There are
the insurance fee for S&L's, they housing problems, which will probably be offset by the purchases of
John Kupetz Faculty Adviser will probably go across the board more buildings, security problems, which are being worked on now with
and make the banks charge the fee the hiring of additional people and a closer studying of the problems we
Reporters too. If Americans haven't become face, and other logistical problems, such as those with registration and
worried enough to take their money student accounts, both of which have been experimenting with various
Amy Lynn Austin Maria Kelly outof savings accounts by this time, methods of solving the problems.
Jill Chiccarino Theresa Kloecker the charge with the banks will send So life at Mercyhurst is idyllic, correct? Probably not We can't stop
SaraLinehan them running to withdrawal their considering the problems of the campus or the community. We just can
Margaret Coffey** money.
Bill Darling Brian Maiden face them from a position of strength. I T
Brian DiPlacido Kevin McHugh What is the answer to bail out the This newfound strength isn't just for the administration to work on
Tina Fielding Jennifer Montani troubled Savings and Loans then? problems. It is also for students, who can suggest changes to their
Holly Fulmer Andy Penhollow This isn't an easy question, but the representatives in student government, or, if necessary, can take them
Bill Hogan £ Robi Taylor answer certainly isn't charging a right to the administration. '•,
Andrea Tipton 25-cent insurance fee (President Mercyhurst is really in a unique situation. As a private institution,
Bush still won't call it a tax). Mercyhurst enjoysfreedomsthat state institutions don't have. Also,
The Merciad if the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst The government should work students are permitted more latitude, whether they believe it or not, at
College, Box 161,301 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825- on coming up with an alternative Mercyhurst than students at most comparable-sized schools get
0376. Materia^ for publication must be submittedfrynoon on the plan, one that includes regulating So use your situation to the fullest Seize the opportunity and make
Monday before, PUblkatlonT the S&L's again. After all, the your campus a better place. Speak up for your rights, and use them
problem with them didn't occur wisely. Remember, for four years (or more) this is your home, your job,
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed, until after the government deregu- and your family.
but the writer's name can be withheld by request lated them in the first place.
FEBRUARY 2,1989
The Merciad PAGE 5

M e r c y hurst gains F M station after 5 year wait

By Christopher J. Kovski WMCY is relying on classic station for quite a while. "When I tian broadcasting network out of took over a year for the engineers to
Merciad Editor 1L rock to fill that space for the com- camefhere, one of Dr. Garvey's California, had filed for 88.1, and work out a plan which would cause
munity. "We'll be playing quite a goals was to see if there was an the Martin Luther King Center had minimal interference (less than 10
Students can now crank it up on bit of musicfromthe 60's and 70*s available frequency for a non-com- filed for 88.5. * *f percent). | %
88.5 FM in Erie and listen to the - like old Heart, Led Zeppelin, Pink mercial FM station," Ragan says. Since a station operating at 88.1 The FCC ruled against this ar-
campus station on FM. | Floyd, the Eagles, the Rolling "So we hired an electrical engineer would cause interference for a sta- rangement, as the zone of interfer-
•i Due to the need for more signal Stones, some Doors. We'll also be who specializes in | radio and a tion at 88.5, the three parties at-
ence was in the center of the city.
tests, the station will not be operat- interspersing some current hard- communication lawyer." tempted to work out a solution
ing at full power this weekend. rock hits - Guns V Roses, Van Mercyhurst then moved its pro-
The engineer did a computer among themselves. Over the next posed tower site five miles south-
Students in the dorms may experi- Halen, Metallica," says WMCY search of the area, listing all of the few years, a variety of ideas were
ence some ^reception difficulty. Station Manager Brian McAndrew. area FM stations, including those in pursued, including each of the par- east, while Family Stations moved
WMC Y-FM will go full power next its site five miles west This would
WMCY will feature alternative Ashtabula, OH, and in Canada. ties' efforts to buy out the others (by place the interference to the south of
week. jj 4 community programming on Satur- paying all legal fees and other costs the city. v
Owned and operated by-Mer- day evening and Sunday. This 'We'lllbe playing Heart, incurred), but to no avail. \ The FCC approved this arrange-
cyhurst College, WMCY-FM is a programming includes Christian r. Then, the Federal Communica-
350 watt non-commercial station. rock, ethnic musicnrock and roll Led Zeppelin, Pink ment in August of 1988. Then, the
tions Commission (FCC) placed a applications were turned over to the
The transmitter will be located on from the 50's, big-band music and Floyd, the Eagles, etc/ six monthfreezeon all applications Canadian government, which has to
Classy 100's tower, thanks to the classical music. i| — Brian McAndrew for FM licenses in the lower part of approve any station built within a
generosity of Don Kelly, owner of For sports fans, WMCY will the band, as Canadian TV stations certain distancefromthe Canadian
Classy 100 (WXKC). The Studio cover most of the Mercyhurst Lak- The search narrowed the field near the border were complaining border. This approval came in
Transmitter Link (STL) is located ers sporting events. "We'll cover down to two available frequencies of interference from existingvsta- January of 1989.
on campus, and carries the signal to the Philadelphia Textile basketball - 88.1 and 88.S. fit was decided to tions. Mercyhurst has been issued a
the Classy 100 tower by micro- double header on Feb. 4, and the try for 88.5, as it is higher on the FM Construction Permit, which allows
wave. hockey game against Canisius on radio dial and people are more likely I About one and one-half years it to go on the air. If there are no
4 Feb. 18. In addition, we'll cover the to tune to it
We want to serve the Mercyhurst-Gannon game," Ra- ago, the Martin Luther King Center problems, WMCY will be issued a
When Mercyhurst first applied sold out to Mercyh urst, deciding not license in the next few months.
Mercyhurst and Erie gan says. * *• | in 1983, it was assumed that no one to pursue a radio station. ' 'Basically, the FCC waits to make
communities/ Training for the students is a else had applied for a slot As it This left Mercyhurst and Family sure there aren't any complaints
major reason for getting the station. turned out, Family Stations, a Chris- Stations each wanting a station. It from other stations,'' Ragan says.
— Richard Ragan Before, the College relied on an AM
\A\' In return for the use oi die tower, on-campus station to train students.
Mercyhurst has established a schol- The interest in the communications I WMCY, the campus radio station at Mer- dents the new format for the station.
arship to be given to an Irish student department has already doubled the cyhurst College, is now going to be an FM station In addition, Bill Hogan, the graduate assis-
majoring in communications in number of students seeking work operating at 88.5. -! tant to the radio station, wanted to take a chance
Kelly's name. on the radio station. _ The station will havefacilities comparable to to thank the people who have made this event
^The format for the new station The key to the new station is [many commercial stations, and will broadcast in possible, especially Mr^ Richard Ragan, the
will be differentfromany other Erie servtee:»***We*want to^-serve? the stereo. > " 7 ^Z f
"Communications department director, who has
station. t Mercyhurst and Erie communi-
In recognizing the significance of this event, been striving toward this goal for five years now.
U "What'sessentialistofindyour ties," Ragan says. "We've
the station manager for WMCY $Brian\McAn-
niche in the marketplace and serve counterprogrammed for greater t Take an opportunity to listen to the station
variety, so we are not duplicating drew, wanted to take an opportunity to tell stu- this weekend, and eniov the classic rock, i
the community," Mr/ Richard
Ragan, Mercyhurst College Com- anything the other stations are offer-
munications Department director ing." ! 1 \
and faculty adviser to WMC Y, says. wanted tofindan FM The station manager:
WMCY-FM joffering classic rock
By Brian McAndrew management: The Who, Rolling soul music," Richard Ragan, head
WMCY Station Manager Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, of the Communications depart-
etc., along with current rock artists ment, said, t '
Fri., Feb. 3, 1989 is a historic such as Van Halen, Def Leppard, Laker sports will also be aired
day for the Mercyhurst community. Guns V Roses and a little Metal- on WMCY. The men's and
Why, you ask? The radio voice of lica. women's basketball games on Feb.
the College, WMCY, will officially H On Sundays, WMCY will fea- 4 against Philadelphia Tex tile, start-
be on the air, operating in FM stereo ture alternative community pro- ing at 6 p.m., can be heard with Bill
at 88.5 on your dial. gramming. "We'll be playing Hogan and Greg Fitzgerald calling
I The music format will be a blis- musicfromthe Big Band era, rock the action. j|*
tering array of classic rock, pains- and rollfromthe SO's, ethnic songs y Another sports event to look for
takingly selected by the WMCY from Italy and Germany, and some is the Feb. 18 hockey game against
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In All Seriousness' appears on campus
By Theresa Kloecker
Merciad staff writer
If you've had enough academ-
ics this week to last you the rest of
the semester, someone is coming to
the s, rescue, In All Seriousness, a
comedy improv troupe is coming to
Zurn Recital Hall on Fri., Feb. 3.
Mercyhurst is the troupe's first
stop on their 1989 Galactic Domi-
nation Tour.
"Captain, In All Seriousness is
I fast approaching do we have any
data on them," Scotty said. "Yes,
Scotty," Captain Kirk said.
Captain's log, stardate Feb. 2.
In All Seriousness, a 10 member
comedy troupe, that has been an
Erie institution for over five years.
They have over 180 years of com-
bined t theatrical experience with
individuals from drama, ballet,
opera! and stand pup comic back-
grounds. *j
In All Seriousness started about
five years ago at a bar during stand
TflE CHAMBER MUSIC Society of Lincoln Center, which will be appearing in Erie at Tech Memorial. By Bill Hogan
Chamber Music Society appearing in Erie
The D • Angelo School of Music
is proud to present the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center in
conceit on Sun., Feb. S, at 2:30 p.m.
at Tech Memorial High School
Auditorium, 3325 Cherry St
The New York Times praises
the Chamber Music Society as "the
musical success story of this
generation...the best in chamber
music, played by the finest musi-
cians around."
The Chamber Music Society,
which is in residence at New York's
Alice Tully Hall, has performed
over 1,000 concerts to date.
Their subscription series of 30
up comic night and it has grown
since then. "Its turned from a being
a backyard fun type of thing, now
we're a full blown corporation,"
John Stockhausen, Vice President
said. The group became incorpo-
rated in June 1987.
f They have worked with Penn-
sylvania State University, National
Fuel Gas, and the University of
Pittsburgh. They have also gone
into the field of charity with their
comedy with such groups as the
National Leukemia Society and the
lions Club. They recently did a
video for Stairways in Erie on how
to deal with individuals with mental
health problems.
Their comedy has been highly
accepted in a number of different
settings. They were the only group
to perform for 10 consecutive dates
at the Pittsburgh Summer Arts Fes-
tival in 1987. They were the winner
of the 1986 USA TODAY "funni-
est videos in America" contest
They also did radio comedy for
concerts is completely sold out
The Society makes a point of
engaging the finest artists in New
York City of all the instruments,
including woodwind, brass, percus-
sion, strings and piano to perform at
all its concerts.
They have been presented na-
tionally and internationally on tele-
vision under the auspices of the
' 'LivefromLincoln Center'' series.
They have recorded extensively
for the Music Heritage Society label
and all of their New York programs
are broadcast nationally over Na-
tional Public Radio. t Lee Luvisi and Bassonist Lauren
The Society hs given world
The Merciad
WRIE in Erie during the morning
and doubled their listening audi-
ence. 3
There is still another dimension
to this troupe, they teach. They have
taught classes in the past on how to
perform comedy, "another class is
going to be offered in a few weeks.
"We hope |j to get ] more into the
teaching end,'' Stockhausen said.
On a more logical note.; the age
range in the group isfrom21-35 and
"its a bunch of women and a bunch
of dudes,"said Stockhausen.! The
type of comedy presented is mod-
elled after Saturday Night live type
of comedy. ^ word — I guess that's what the
Mark it on your calendars and be
sure to come, Fri., Feb. 3,8 p.m. in
Zurn Recital Hall. After all, "its a
rousing good? time for the audi-
ence,' ' Louis J. Tullio, Mayor of the
City of Erie, said. This night of
comedy is provided free to mem-
bers of the Mercy hurst community
and is sponsored by SAC.
uivxmM mil
Merciad staff writer
premieres of 47 compositions and
has commissioned 69 works for
their presentation. They have per-
formed over 800 works by 220
composers.
Their conceit in Erie will feature
works by jjFaure, Mozart and the
Schubert "Trout" Quintet
| Of special note, their program
will premiere for thefirsttime Sep-
tet by Peter Schickele.
ji The concert will feature Violin-
ist James Buswell, Violist Walter
Trampler, Cellist Leslie Parnas,
Contrabassist Alvin Brehm, Pianist
Glickman
Speed-metal review
1
*
Let your friends get
Pestilence for you
By Brian McAndrew
WMCY Station Manager
Did you miss me? Don't lightning-paced, crunching
answer that * WMCY has $ just speed. Their rhythms are pretty
received two brand- spankin * new intricate and heavy, so if you
metal albums (I wish they were settle down with a bottle of Tyle-
CD's), and I just had to tell you nol and put the stereo on 10 you'll
about them.
•First of all, I must say that if
you hate "thrash" metal, you to buy die album (or CD), then
should read no further.
J Realm blares out of Milwau- eight dollars!
kee and is the pride of the metal
Midwest This band reminds me that doesn't bang!
of my favorite group, Metallica.
Marc Antoni's vocals are clear
and powerful, and so is the guitar
work of Tanis Kinis and Paul
Leganowski.
These guys have the right
stuff to make it, possibly, as big as
Metallica, but they still have some
learning to do. Their album
"Endless War" shows creativity,
power, and progression*with an
emphasis on rhythm and melody.
This is a must for metal maniac
Young brings harmony
back to old group
The two bands we're going to
look at this week are New Order
and Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young.
New Order is back with another
synth-dance LP, "Technique."
New Order is in the forefront of
English techno-pop music and have
really gained a name from their last
LP, "Substance." J
I Their new album picks up right
where they left off with their
techno-pop hit, "Fine Time" and
the very danceable "Round and
Round." This album keeps you
moving from beginning to end, and
is perfect for all of your Dance MTV
addicts. ; |
New Order is an accomplished
band, and their type of music is fast
and sharp, so watch out for New
Order's 'Technique" playing at a
disco near you. I
Crosby, Stills, and Nash. uhh.
FEBRUARY 2,1989
m a
speed-metalheads everywhere.
<y (Pestilence has been around
since; 1986, releasing two other
albums before their latest, "Mal-
leus Maleficarum." This four-
some will-have some problems
breaking into the metal world for
two reasons.
I One is that their singer is in-
distinguishable from a lot of other
singers. The second is] that he
stinks.f I couldn't understand one
lyric sheet is for.
Other than that, Pestilence
;
shows | promise. I They | play at
be in heaven.
I say, go ahead and tell a friend
tape it off him and save yourself
Remember, Bang the, head
and Young? That's right Neil
Young is back with C, S, and N for
a reunion of music.
This long-awaited collaboration
is definitely worth the wait Crosby
is out of prison and off of drugs, and
the group is in perfect harmony.
This is Neil Young's best work
in years, and it makes you wonder
why they don't work together all of
the time.
The melodies and harmonies are
intastic,especially on their new hit,
41
Got it Made." CSN&Y's LP
41
American Dream" is a dream of
an album and classic rock and roll-
ers will love this work. Itisgoodto
see that old dogs can still learn some
new tricks. | .fe;5
"American Dream" is a great
album, and is worth having in any
collection. Thumbs up to "Ameri-
can Dream." Guys, don't keep us
waiting another 10 years for the
next collaboration. .
That's it for now—see you next
week. *
 FEBRUARY 2,1989
The Merciad PAGE 7

* * • * •

Shortstop:
Lady Lakers battle Rams
for first place Saturday

By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad Sports Editor

The two top teams in the MCC

meet at the Campus Center this Satur-
/

yW day when the Mercyhurst Lady Lak-

I Mindach Maneuvers
ER Cn sM
Th^I^r?^J ^ ^h attempts afade-away shot in lastweeKs thrilling victory over Buffalo State.
The Lakers overcame afirst-halfdeficit to win at the buzzer, 61-59. Later that week, the Lakers would lose at tofindout if we are the best team in the league -is Philadelphia Textile,"
the buzzer to Geneva 50-48.
SCHEDULE FOR FEB. 2 TO FEB. 8
Sat.. Feb. 4
Swimming (M*& W) - at Niagara 2 p.m.
Women's Basketball - Phil. Textile 6 p.m
Men's Basketball - Phil. Textile 8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 5*«fr**m>
Hockey - at St. Bonaventure 2:30 p.m.
Men's Tennis - annual Alumni Match 12 noon
Mon.. Feb. 6
Women's Basketball - at LeMoyne 6 p.m
Tues.. Feb. 7
Women's Basketball - Lake Erie College 6 p.m
&&***"
ers square-up against arch-rival Phila-
delphia Textile. ;,
\ This could be the biggest game of
the year for the women, as they con-
] tinue their quest for the league title.
' * We feel that the one team we haven't beaten - that we need to beat
', Photo by Kevin McHugh. head coach Luke Ruppel says. £
-Mercyhurst lost 69-62 at Textile on Jan. 4, and there may have been
I some questionable officiating down the stretch in that one.
Lady Lakers | Despite the loss, Ruppel says the Lady Lakers aren't looking for
revenge on Saturday. They'll just be trying to prove themselves.
"We don't have a revenge mentality," he says. "I think we just
ranked in 6 want to play as well as we can. I don't think (revenge) is a good
motivational tool. We just want to prove that we're as good as anybody
in the league." $
NCAA stats A
/ Ruppel says that Mercyhurst's ability to handle Textile's tenacious
full-court pressure will be a major factor in the outcome of the game.
"They pressure the ball extremely well -all over the floor," he
from Mercyhurst sports services explains.' 'They change defenses a loL Their defensive schemes change
almost every possession." f * •
L ....
r Mini i The Mercyhurst and Philadel?
-r^^^s .•
^Point guar4 Nancy4>iLallo will be on the spot againstjextile, but
phia Textile women's basketball Ruppel says she handles the pressure very well. DiLallo's performance,
teams will square off this Saturday perhaps more than anyone's, should play a big part in the game.
evening for sole possession of first "Nancy will have to play well," Ruppel says. "We'll have to be
place in the Mideast Collegiate aggressive offensively and look to score against their pressure. Ifwecan
Conference. do that, I think we'll be successful." % f
The Lady Lakers, ranked in six Another important piece of the puzzle will be the Lakers' backcourt
NCAA Div. II statistical categories, shooting. One of the big guns is Cheryl Tomczak. Ruppel says
enter the game "With a 15-3 record, Tomczak will have to continue shooting the way she's been and the
the best mark in the history of the backcourt must produce its average of 25-28 points in order to win.
program. Coach Luke Ruppel's Peg Hogue will be coming off the bench to relieve DiLallo, and her
squad is 5-1 in the MCC and cur- performance could play a big role in the game.
rently tied with the Lady Rams. 4
'Peggy 's the best defensive guard I'veever coached,*' Ruppel says.
Mercyhurst has won seven con- "She just gets up on people and makes them spin-dribble and really
secutive games and IS of the last 16. makes players change direction. m f
The only defeat during that stretch is I" It doesn' t matter if it's a big player, fron tcourt player or backcourt
a 69-62 decision to Philadelphia - Peggy can contain anybody that we ask her to. She's done it all year
Textile in Philadelphia. for us." I f I
Mercyhurst currently leads the Ruppel says that Hogue's offensive skills are more than adequate,
nation's Div. II teams in three-point too.

Gannon- field goals made per game. The

Lakers are connecting on 5.5 long
j Shedoesasolid job at the point for us," he continues. "She moves
the ball well, sees the court well. We're pleased with the way she's been
range shots per game. Individually, playing." •... , j g . > ^
junior Nancy DiLallo and freshman
Mercyhurst three-point shooting. 4
Some key play ers the Lakers'will have to control for Textile are Kim
Cheryl Tomczak are fifth and ninth DeCave, Karen Keane, Terry Coleman and Valerie Ridge.
in the country, respectively, in DeCave, one of Textile's starting forwards, is a great shooter.
* We' 11 have to contain her,*' Ruppel says. I W\
Tickets ; While DiLallo and Tomczak c They have a very strong backcourt led by Coleman and Ridge.
shoot from the outside, junior Lisa According to Ruppel, both can handle the ball and shoot well and are
Maxson has handled the,interior very physical.
duties. Maxson,a6*1 "Erienative, "Philadelphia Textile, overall, is a very physical team," he says.
Tickets for the Gannon-Mercyhurst is currently tenth in the country with The Lakers, who haven't played since Sunday's impressive win over
a 21.5 scoring average. • She is LeMoyne, are going to be well-rested for Textile. But, as Ruppel
men's basketball game on Tue., Feb. shooting over SO percent from the explains, long layoffs are not always g
field. ii - ^ •_
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"We'veplayed
think we need a
Center. Students with valid ID may inside and outside game. Similarly,
the Lady Laker defense is solid.
couple
together.
of days off to get our academics together, to get
:
our
I
heads

pick up am upper-level ticket free of Mercyhurst's S6.7 defensive

scoring average is fifth best in the a
The
little
kids
bit
are
this
here
week
for
and
an education
then we'll get
first, so
ready
they'll
for
be hitting
Textile.''
the books

charge from Feb. 1-Feb.i7. From Feb. country. Likewise, the squad's 36.9
field goal percentage defense is
Ruppel
as-usual"
and his
attitude.
players
But,
are
Ruppel
approaching
says the
this
team
game
will
with
definitely
a "business-
be ready
8-Feb. 13,'Mercyhurst student tickets rated ninth best among NCAA Div.
II. * L
for battle.
"We just have to take care of business and work on execution -what
*

will cost $ 1. On the day of the game, The result of this superb offen-
sive and defensive mix ture is a plus-
we have
jRuppel
to do to
knows
stop
he
them.
won't
If
have
we
to
do
do
that,
much
we'll
to
be successful"
motivate his players.
tickets will be full price. 17.3 scoring margin, good enough "Athletes that are legitimate players
to place 11th in the NCAA Div. II. game." And a big game it will be. The tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
know when there's a big
PAGE 8 The Merciad FEBRUARY 2,1989

Hot Lady Lakers drive is on

for conference playoffs
By Bill Darling |ln Sunday's contest against three-pointer's in women's Div. II
Merciad sports reporter conference rival LeMoyne, Mer- basketball and although she has not
cyhurst shot out to a surprising 23- made many long-range shots of late
A seven game winning streak, a 4 lead early jj before the Dolphins she says her role is to assist in
pair of victories in the Mideast were able to cut the lead to 2,27-25 swinging the ball to Tomczak and
Conference, have propelled the but freshman sensation Cheryl Maxson who may have better op-
Lady Lakers to a first place tie in theTomczak hit a buzzer-beating three- portunities to score. I
standings with Philadelphia Textile. pointer to give the 'Hurst a 32-27 The Lady Lakers have their next
This can be attributed to some fan- halftime advantage. two conference games at home
tastic team performances by the |In the second half it was all against Textile and Gannon. Victo-
4
Hurst in the last two home games Mercyhurst by as much as 20 with ries in both would not only assure
against* Geneva and LeMoyne. Tomczak and Maxson scoring at the 'Hurst a bid in the MCC tourney
1

Mercyhurst, who have now won IS will to rip apart the Dolphins by the butmight make the NCAA pollsters
in its last 16 games, which was a 69- final 70-57. Danielle Lips proved take notice of this small Erie school
62 decision at Philadelphia Textile, she is a prime time player, scoring Ruppel says that winning home
get a chance for revenge against the lOipoints and hitting the boards games will be the key to winning the
Lady Rams Saturday when the hard. Becky Schmidt has played MCC. This Saturday's home game
teams play here at the Campus well in a relief role of Maxson and against Textile should be a great
Center in a 6 p.m. showdown. has shown to be a dominating threat one. ,;
In the Geneva game Mercy hurst at both ends of the court However, 4
! It could be a great ball game,"
never trailed as Lisa Maxson led all the best performance was put in by he says. "Good officiating will be
scorers with a season high 33 points Tomczak who hit 5 of 6 three point- the key." $£ I
while taking down? 15 rebounds. ers, scored 19 points, and is proving
Chris Kindlin also had another fine that she is beiter-than the average "It will be a very emotional
performance while getting 12 re- freshman. She shot 65 percent from game," said Tomczak. "Both
bounds. Peggy Hogue*and Ruth the field and totally shut down the teams will be up. It'll be a matter of
Henderson continue to be big assets LeMoyne guards. Cheryl's partner <4 who wants it more. .
coming off the bench to play great in the backcourt has also been a big g We haven't lost at home. I think
defense and contributed to the scor- reason for the Lakers' success. the odds are in our favor."
I H i f e f l t t r t M i t H 6 NSHfy DiLallo is currently third til
7 7 - 3 1 m t b i p f i •

KINDLIN (34) fights for the rebound during the Lady Laker
Buffalo Photo by Kevin McHugh

Laker slide continues

By Kevin McHugh
Merciad staff reporter

The Lakers made a fighting

comeback in the second half against
Geneva on Jan.26 only to be beaten
at the buzzer by an awkwardly re-
leased jump shot that put the final
score to 48-50.» | i
The Lakers were also beaten on
Monday, by Clarion who proved
way too strong for the 'Hurst, hit-
ting a 27-point lead more than once
in the second half. The final score
there was 58-79. ' I
The 'Hurst coach, Dr. Barry
Copeland said that his team made a
good comeback, it should not have
A BUFFALO DEFENDER howlsfor the charging call against Dave Quinn. Photo by Kevin McHugh
gotten so far behind in the first half
of the Geneva game. "I didn't CHRIS MINDACH GETS a friendly
SCOREBOARD leers oust Fredonia really feel that we needed to be 17- nudge as he loses out to aBuffalo re-
pointstbehind, we shouldn't have bounder. Photo by KevinMcHugh
gotten into that position/* he said.
Hockey (ll-12)j I | The Mercyhurst hockey cap-
4
'If the kids fought as well as ineffectiveness under the back-
tured its fifth consecutive victory well in the first half as they did in the boards. They were out rebounded
W-SUNY-Fredonia (3-2) with a 3-2f decision over SUNY- second we would never have gotten 27-40. |
/
Women's Basketball (15- Fredonia on Sunday afternoon. into that position,"he added. "You could talk about a lot of
W-Geneva (77-51) f The in, at home in the Erie Civic Dave Constantino is still shoot- other things butjl7 offensive re-
Center,ogives the Lakers a 10-12 ing relatively poorly - only scoring bounds by Clarion says what hap-
Men's Basketball (8-12) W-LeMoyne (70-57) overall recored and a mark of 4-10 eight points against Geneva and 11 pened. They got shots and they got
L-Geneva (^8-50) j 1 in the ECAC West Fredonia fell to against Clarion. * -, secondshots. We did a bad job on
don't like to harp on him, he's boxing out on the second shot,"
41
L-Clarion (58-79) 4-13 and 3-11 with the loss?
Freshman Mick Keen opened still learning notjust our system but said Copeland. ^
the scoring for Mercyhurst with a college basketball. It's a different The Lakers take on the nation's
game from high school and he has to No.3-rated Division II team, Phila-
>

power play goal late in the first

Lakers-Saturday at period. Second period goals by the learn what.it takes to win at this delphia Textile on Saturday. "We
Campus Center Lakers' Scott Burfoot and "Lew level," commented the coach. believe that if we play well and
McClain propelled the 'Hurst to a 3- The bottom line of the Laker's execute thenlwe'll be in the ball
0 advantage after two periods. against Clarion game," said Copeland.