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MSG Presidential Candidates The!IssuesS in the forthcoming elections,experience, cohesiveness, andsocial reform are the issuesbeing stressed- by the threecandidates {for the office ofstudent government president."The basis for my campaign ismy experience," explained in-cumbent Tim Seltzer, "and myrapport with the trustees and theadministration,'' B &BISeltzer, who is setting aprecedent by seeking re-election,feels that the government "reallyneeds experienced people nextyear, at feast on e." He believesthe work he's done this year hasgiven him enough experience tobegin next year without a periodof transition. He feels this isimportant for the unification ofthe new officers. I fSeltzer had originally plannednot to seek re-election. "I felt Idid a good job, but I haven't

gotten any positive responsesfrom the student body, j x"I knew I had the support of thetrustees and the administration,"he continued. "But I wasn't sureof the students." JjSB? BT mBecause of the experience hehas gained, Seltzer feels it is hisduty to run again. "The officersthis year know what needs to bedone and I'm the only officerstaying." I -j7gAsked what the chief issuesduring the forthcoming electionsmight be, Seltzer commentedthat there were none. "This is nota one issue campaign." -$85Issues abounded, however,with presidential candidate BobBreslin. "At this point the chiefissues concern the activitieswhich have fallen short of ex-pectations, i the invisibility ofstudent government, and thenumber of students unaware of

policy decisions." *jfc cAn interesting wrinkle inBreslin's campaign is thedecision to run as a member of aparty. Breslin explained that allof the individuals running on histicket felt a party would "showcohesiveness." . Jf-,' 3 JjES"We're looking for expediencyand efficiency," stated Breslin."We already know we can worktogether, and our goals and ob-jectives were set before thecampaign." He believes thesepoints will negate the usualperiod of transition. i5ffi*JfrAsked if running as a partywould mean his refusal of thepresidential office should amember of Ms ticket not beelected. Breslin said no.f "Eachcandidate is an independentthinker." | ]"The purpose of the party is notfor one of the candidates to carry

the other three, but rather toshow a continuity of thought bycampaigning together." :Breslin feels hisfirstpriority isto the students. "Their moodsand ides ires 1 should be * in-corporated in my policies."!He doesn't foresee anyproblems getting involved withthe students. "We will not besitting waiting for students tocome to us," Breslin pointed out,"we will go to them. ]ECandidate John Chrzanowskilists social reform and change asa major issue for the elections. "Ithink I can create a better at-mosphere where there are betterthings to do."1 Chrzanowski would like tochange what he percieves as a"nothing to Ido around here"attitude. "I'm working on gettingfraternities wand sororitiesstarted," he explained.

Continuing with | his j idea ofsocial change Chrzanowski said."I don't think students shouldhave to wait four to five weeksbetween student activities."3"I think Jan Gatti does a goodjob, but she needs more supportand financial help, 1 he added."This is why I want to work moreclosely with the vice-presidentand the student union.S Chrzanowski believes a strongpoint in his campaign is his pastexperience in student activitiesand government. He feels hisposition~ias ^ co-chairperson ofActivity Day shows he was"given confidence within thegovernment V as \ a provenworker." JJPfc ,As business manager of TheMerciad, Chrzanowski believeshis ability, to earn a record-setting amount of money for the.S3 few Continued on page 2

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MSG Elections To Be | Held Monday and TuesdayThe Presidents*

Bob Breslin"I am Bob Breslin, and I amannouncing my candidacy for theoffice of president. I am soph-more Political Science majorwith a Busness Administrationminor. 3"The first question I would liketo ask the student body is, havethe activities this year fallenshort of your expectations? Doyou feel you have had enoughinput or even knowledge aboutpolicies handed down overjthepreceeding term? Students aregenerally unaware of policysituations or why decisions weremade. Generally students justsee the results of these decisions,and are not sure exactly how tocorrect the situation. i"I believe the M.S.G. needs ahorizontal line of communicationwith the students, if it is going tobe truly representative. I b elievethe way to combat student apathyis to keep them well informed.Therefore,. I propose that I, ifelected president will insure thatthe M.S.G. reports weekly to thestudent body, either through atime slot on the planned radiostation, wee kly, newsletters, oran open forum where we will bolda question and answer period. Iwas planning on applying for atownhouse, but to ieep in touchwith the students, I have decidedto stay in McAuley dorm. I feel Ican be most accessible to thestudents there, with office hoursposted on the M.S.G. office door."Previous administrationshave had the "Open DoorPolicy." I am not waiting for youto come to me, I shall report toyou. As your elected represen-tative, I /eel I am responsible tokeep you informed of collegepolicy. iji" a 41"We are beginning next yearwith a new president, and threenew administrators. I feel this isafreshstart, and would like to bepart of it. "I am a transfer student, so Ihave adopted a policy listen,learn and lead. I have voluntarilya ttended jMSQ-t' meetings,r*f ^WpfP Continued on page 2

; John ChrzanowskiFellow Students: | * &*"I wish to announce my can-didacy for the office of M.S.G.president. Based on the currentlygood academic climate of thecollege, my goal is to change thesocial atmosphere for the studentbody. 5"^*"Last year as a representativeof M.S.G., I voted for an activityfee Increasefrom$35.00 to $50.00.Needless to say, I was verydisappointed to find that theamount of activities did not in-crease. Nor was there tangibleevidence of useable studentmaterial. What did surprise me,was that the "unexpected" $5,000in surplus budget money thatturned up several weeks ago. Icannot help but wonder why thismoney was not used for studentactivities throughout the year. Iwould like work closer with myvice-president, SAC and JanGatti to bring you more qualityevents and items for your use."I have three goals which Iwould like to achieve if elected. Iwould like to see a system set upwhich would allow the library tobe open latex than what iscurrently is. Presently thelibrary is only open until 10:00p.m. and does not afford studentswho have evening , classes ordaytime commitments. I haveheard many students complainabout the lack of hours.

"I would also like to move themajor school dance functionsfrom the student union to thecampus center wheneverfeasible. The main reason thishas not been done was because notarp was available to cover thefragile basketball court But thedances could be heldon the tenniscourt or the stage, m i- r"Finally, I am working ongetting a fraternity, TKE, startedon campus. If this is successfulseveral girls nave indicated thatthey will start a sorority. Thisidea is very feasible and improvecampus spirit and pride. ,"I have served on M.S.G. fortwo years, student senate for one-Continued on page 2

Tim Seltzer j"I,film Seltzer do here byannounce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Presidentof Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment. T feel it is my duty as in-cumbent president to use theexpertise I have acquired thisyear to the best of the studentinterests. " v"First of all let me explainexactly what that experience is,since many off my duties arevirtua lly unknown Ho moststudents."Aside from leading the MSGmeetings, * I l1 run the MSGexecutive board meetings whichalso meet once a week. AsPresident, I serve as the student(voting) representative on theMercyhurst Board of Trustees,and to date have not missed ameeting]; f"Representation on the Boardis the most important job of thepresident. That's where the truepower of the students is actuallyasserted, and I feel that I havebeen extremely effective in thatrole. I have established an ex-cellent rapport with the Boardand if re-elected I would waste notime keeping student opinions inthe ears of the Trustees. *"The Trustees also appointedme to the Presidential SearchCommittee which after extensiveinterviews aand discussionsunanimously elected Dr. Garveyas the next President of Mer-cyhurst College."Through my work on thatcommittee and with the Board, Ihave gained their respect forMSG and the students at large, aswell as gaining their confidencein me as the honest andsometimes loud f voice of thestudents, i JL %"I have also established astrong amiable ' workingrelationship with the ad-ministration, which enabled meto get information to the studentsfaster than ever before."You must keep in mind thatthis rapport with the Board andAdministration r was a notW " ''" ?''Continued on-pa g o *

MSG j Does About!ace,Radio Station Gets $2,200The proposals for a studentunion sound system and the-closed-circuit radio broadcastsystem were allotted a majorportion of the $5,000 budgetsurplus at the April 14 meeting ofstudent government.4In an unusual turn of events,the represent .it'ves voted toamend an earlier fmotion toallot a total $3,774 to the Union'ssound system proposal. TSBLJT*The six | proposals werearranged in order of preferenceaccording to lists submitted bythe representatives at an earliermeeting. Voting for the disbur-sement of the surplus was doneinitially in accordance with theorder of listed p roposals.^ |Since the radio system-proposal was number five on thelist, there was only $139 left in thesurplus to allot. At that pointsenior business administrationmajor Steve Prisina said he feltthe representatives should haveset a proper priority to theproposals before voting tookplace. : $ *A number of students attending

the meeting agreed with Frisina.In the discussion that followedpros and cons of the radio systemwere debated. English repBonnie James motioned for anamendment of the Union soundsystem proposals and the bodyvoted with her.The Union proposal was thencut to $1500 in order to provide$2200 for the: installation of aclosed-circuit radio system oncampus. % *" $

It was the general agreementof the representatives and of-ficers that a recommendation toallot the remaining fundsnecessary to install the soundsystem be made to the new of-ficers. | 5 & The yearbook proposal for newequipment was granted the total$372 requested. Representativesfelt the new equipment wouldbenefit the students via a qualityyearbook ? and use at formaldances. ?The Campus Center wasallotted $330 of the budget sur-plus. The money granted isenough to purchase one trophycase for the lobby of the CampusCenter. Vice-President JoAnnAlexander announced that DanO'Connor, Athletic Director, hadpledged to place a plaque statingthe case had been donated by thestudent governm ent.jv^Alexander then announced thatthe females had raised $61.67 andthe males $43.68 in the govern-ments Battle of the Sexes contestfor Muscular Dystrophy. Votesfor the representatives will betaken until April 16.Steve Frisina, editor of TheMerciad, pledged to match thetotal ^ funds collected by therepresentatives with matchingfunds from the The Merciadbudget. WAs a final item of business, thecandidates for the studentgovernment offices were an-nounced. Letters to the studentbodyfrom he candidates appearIn this issue of The Merciad.

MemoKidd, jMSG Reach AgreementGeorge Kidd, Vice President ofBusiness Services, in response toa memofromMSG asking for theremaining funds from studentfees be given to the goverment,has agreed to give the studentsthe interest accrued and half thepinball revenue. This m oney willBe used specifically for themaintenance and physical im-provement of the Student Union.The original memo from theMSG asked that the remainingstudent funds be turned over toth e MSG.j The ; alternative,devised by Kidd and the MSGExecutive Committee, insuresthat the money will stay withinthe college.r, JoAnn' Alexander,Vice-Pre-sident of the MSG, explained thatstudents would not be required to

make up the college's loss of theMSG budget interest in tuitional.costs. The amount of interestwhich will be accrued has notbeen determined at this date.

INSIDEThe Veeps Pg. 2Editorial .* Pg. 2SecretariesAn d Treasurers.--.. Pg. 3Mind Readings Pg. 4Mercy-Ads Pg. 5Father-Daughter.... Pg. 6Psych. Conference .. Pg. 6

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Two Gone, Mora T o Follow?One need not be particularlyinsightful to realize that I thecollege is about to undergo aseries of changes. The vacanciescreated by the announced exitsof Bob Prather andfDr.fJohnMillar represent an exodus thatwill allow D r. Garvey to surroundhimself with compatible?.co-workers. 3 j?f The feeling here is that it wouldnot be surprising to see a fewmore vacancies created andfilled by September of 1980. Whilehe held applicant status for thecollege " presidency. Garvey.voiced! dissatisfaction with - anumber of college practicesrelated fto its academicphilosophy and functionalaspects. The two vacancies ar e aprelude.! \ i J 2J 7However, at this point astudent concern has to be voiced.Mercy hurst has been ex-periencing faculty (and ad -ministrative turnover at analarming rate for the past fouryears. Examrlas of this are toecollege science) department andStaff Editorial j l p M

the revolving door of the dean'soffice. Counting Sister Matthew,a Hurst senior has \ seen threedeans in four years. ',Theconstant state of transitionthis college has been ex-periencing is not healthy.Professors leaving students atmidstream% and administratorsleaving academic and ad-ministrative programs half donehave burned students once toooften. For that ma tter, once is toooften? \ | JThere is no debate over the factthat a chief administrator shouldbe surrounded with'compatiblesubordinates and co-workers.There is also no debate over thefact that unless MercyhurstCollege establishes some con-'tinuity and permanence amongits educational and ad-ministrative staff, it will continueto experience difficulties.Purposeful staffing is now apriority of the president-elect.The hope here is that studentswill no longer have to be f heneglected subjects of a "housedivided." i

A Precedent In ProcrastinationA larg e number of the. Mer-cyhurst community has beencommenting on the "laid-back"atti tude toward the studentgovernment campaign this year.Perhaps the reasoning behindthis situation can be seen in thepresent government's hurried

approach:-to the forthcomingelections.For example, the initial memotoL inform students of the up-coming elections was written onApril 1. Rather than distributethe memo before the Easterbreak, the government decided towait until students had returned.On the evening of A pril 9, thememos were distributed to thestudentstwo days after classeshad resumed. Deadline for theletters of intent was April 11two days after the letters hadbeen recieved by students.One result&K; of thisprocrastination was a minimalresponse in student application.At the 4:00 deadline, there wasone office with no candid ateswhatsoever. Consequently, theofficers decided to extend the

deadline until 4:00 April 14, thefollowing Monday. \ K1 i The government seems to wantto cram the elections into theshortest amount of time possible.Why, for instance, are theelection polls being opened beforethe formal campaigning is of-ficially over? Polls open Mondayat 9:00; yet Monday at 4:00 thecandidates will appear at thegovernment meeting for a

question and answer p eriod. Thisforum is open to the student body.The constitution states than nocandidate can have a > posterwithin 50 feet of the election polls.On Monday, however, candidateswill be campaigning, in person,with only several yards betweenthem and the polls. It hardlyseems fair that'students shouldhave such a short time to digestthe information they gather atthe open forum. .*The cramped situation couldhave been avoided had there beenmore forethought by *thegovernment concerning theannouncement of the elections,candidacy, and the timing for theopen forum.; ''',Throughout the preparations ofthe elections, the constitutionseems to have developedameoba-like qualities in regardto its applicability. There is,afterall, a difference betweenrevision and an adherence toestablished g uidelin es.' In anattempt to be expedient, thegovernment has forsaken anumber of those guidelines.Letters of intent should not beaccepted after deadline (theyusually aren't). Polls should notbe (and never have been before)open while formal campaigningis still in progress. *If students desire making aresponsible < choice' inrepresentation, in light of thepresent situation, they | shouldattend the open forum and go tothe polls on Tuesday.Rebecca L. Martin

Breslin cont.listened, learned, and spoke. Inow feel the time is ripe formovement. I am currentlyworking to establish a fraternityand am advocating fraternizationof Mercyhurst. I am alsopresently rowing on the crewclttb.v"As a further step, thepresident of MSG receives a$1,000 scholarship.* If elected Iwill forfeit my scholarship untilthe end of the term, where youwill vote whether to grant me thescholarship contingent upon myperformance in office. This willaccomplish two things, it willgive you greater influence in theM.S.G. and serve a s an incentivefor myself. ,,* ? *|"I think I can represent youjustly on various committees thepresident serves on. -Your voice, through me , to theadministration."Thank you,R.E.B.

Seltzer cont.established over night. It \ha staken time for all of us to feeleach other out. If I'm re-electedthere would be absolutely notransition period, which was oneof the major assets of Dr. Gar-vey's Presidency. 'Li *

"As president, I am also amember of the OrganizationalPresidents who meet monthly todiscuss any and all issues relatedto Mercyhurst. I was also ap-pointed by Dr. Shane to thePresident's Rentetion Committeewhich is studying the problemsbehind student attrition. aV-"I was also elected by lastyears MSG to a two year term a sa student senator, and was ap-pointed to the AdministrativeOperations and Policies Committee of the Senate for this year.^ "In regards to what I've donemore directly forj; StudentGovernment, I'd say that a majoritem would be the rewriting of theconstitution, establishing a morediverse representative system.

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* \ Rich Lanzillo"When I decided to run forthe office of vice-president of theM.S.G. one of the basic ideasprompting my decision was thatit was time the M.S.G. and SAC(student activities committee)became more greatly connectedwith the students, residents, andcommuters, which they aresupposed to be serving andrepresenting. I belive I am themost qualified candidate to ac-complish this and the otherresponsibilities of the office." T h r o u g h t h e ^ y e a r s ,variations of this campaignpromise have been made bymany different candidates. Thedifference in this instance is thatI am willing to explain how thisobjective shall be accomplished.Next year the ^vice-presidentshall have the responsibility ofchairing the Student ^ActivitiesCommittee. I W&P.

5 "I have spoken with many ofyou on the subject of studentactivities. Virtually all of youwhom'I spoke with were inagreement with me in regard tothe need for improvement in thisarea. I believe that the greatestproblem with the presen t studentactivities lies in the fact that thegeneral student community hasnot been able to inject enoughinput into the choice of theseactivities. J ' S" If * elected I will circulate,before the end of this term, asurvey to every student. Thissurvey will provide you with theopportunity to submit what youwould like to see in the way of fallactivities. During the summer Iwill come to the college andspend as much time as necessaryto schedule!the events mostrequested. In this way studentactivities can be improved whilestudent apathy is being com-bated. J* I I"I have made the claim that Iam the most qualified candidatefor vice-president. The obviousquestion is, how can a freshmanbe qualified for such a position?Prior to coming to Mercyhurst, Iwas very active politically in mynigh school. I was a classrepresentative for four years,including president of my classmy freshman, junior, and senioryear.*"I was also a member of mystudent council for four years,and president of my studentcouncil in my senior year.Through these years of ex-

Wanted: Responsible andcapable person for the job ofVice-President in MercyhurstStudent Government* *?J? Found: Michael Smith. g"Hi) my name is Michael Smithand I feel I am a responsible andcapable student for the 'job ofVice-President in MSG. I bet yourasking why? Well, let me giveyou some background on myself, jjjijRight now i my interests lie in fBusiness ^Management an dTheatre. So far this year, I have WMperformed in three plays. I amalso very.active in StudentGovernment as a freshmen

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"There always seems to be alack of student input or studentconcern of what happens in theMercyhurst Student Govern-ment. I feel this has occurred,because the students feel left out;they think no one will listen or ifthey do listen they will not care.As vice-president I will always beopen to your 1 suggestions andyour needs."Since the Student Govern-ment is for the students andrepresents the students, weshould listen to the students."I think that students are notinformed well enough of what isgoing on in student government.If one stops - and thinks, oneprobably, does not know any ofthe decisions that the studentSeltzer cont.

Next years MSG will haveI representativ es from dorms and[clubs in addition to the totallyacademic base we 'I work withnow. So you see I am not onlyconcerned with academics. I amvery much aware of the lack ofsocial activities. ~"It was ; that problem thatpromoted me to make the Vice-President, Chairman of theStudent Activities Committee.This is to bring the twoorganizations closer together,giving the government morecontrol and information aboutactivities. $"I have also spent a better partof this year^ trying .to get themoney to change our new radiolab into a campus station to beheard in the dorms and the union.After MSG f (just? this week)alloted $2,200,00 to that end, theadministration through the in-terest expressed by the Trustees,plans to raise the balance neededto wire the campus."In conclusion I'd just like tosay that I would not be running ifI didn't know that I can do a goodjob. I know exactly what it takes,and I believe I can do the best job

government has m ade."As vice-president I hope tobridge that gap, and to the best ofmy ability, keep the studentsbetter informed of the decisionsbeing made, r t"The activities in fall termwere i both ,numerous and wellplanned, but the winter andspring term activities seemed notso numerous. As vice-president Iplan to work closely with SAC an dhopefully increase activities andspread them out more evenly.Also, I hope to increase studentturnout by increasing activitiesthat are liked most by thestudents. $"If these ar e some of the thingsthat are important to you, votefor me, Michael Thompson, onApril 21 and 22.of continuing the fine work of thisyears officers. vt"I think that next year's MSGneeds Hhe experience inleadership that I can offer, butit's, all up to you. I have a greatdeal more to say, but I don't wantthis lette r to be too long so if youhave any questions please comeChrzanowski cont.year, and currently serving as co-chairman of the activities dayand disc jockeyed many schooldances and functions andvolunteered much of my timeworking for* various schoolfunctions. I also am cu rrently thebusiness manager of The Mer-ciad and anticipate a record yearPresidential interview cont.paper shows his capabilities. "Ithas taught me how to deal withfinances, and how to work withadministrators and students.""If experience is the issue thenI should be elected," he added."People who know me aroundhere know what I have done andwhat I can do." !??

perience, I have come to un-derstand that a student^gover-ment officer should be openminded and always rememberthat he or she * is elected torepresent the interests of his orher constituency. * 5"Another priority I wouldmake for myself would be toestablish better lines of com-munications between the M.S.G.and the studentbody it isrepresenting. I will work to havea special column reserved in theThe Merciad strictly for M.S.G.material and if this column cannot be achieved I will work toestablish a weekly newsletter asan alternative. Www&^M'

"There will also be a campusclosed-circuit radio station inoperation sometime in the future.It will be my intention to bringgovernment information!to thestudents through this resource.Through the use of thesemediums, better studentj par-ticipation and communicationsshould result. {Nevertheless, thebest and most reliable source ofgovernment information shouldbe the officers and represen-tatives themselves. |"If elected my door will alwaysbe open along with the othercandidates making up our party .But you probably won't find u s mour rooms; we intend to come outto the "peopleJ who we arepriviledged* to represent andserve. 3 , I SRichard A. Lanzillo

representative. Enough onpmybackground."Let us get to the major con-cern. .Next year the vice-president will run the StudentActivities Committee. So what Iwould need is your input. That isthe only way I can plan youractivities, and then follow thruwith them. Isn't that what SAC isthere for? That's what I'll makeit stand for, if you only give methe chance. Now don't forget,vote Michael Smith for Vice-President of Student Governmenton April 21 and 22 in Zurn lobby.Michael Smith T*=

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Mike Thompsonto room 114Z on Monday, April 21at 4 p.m. and interview all thecandidates.&."As for myself I welcome allquestions and comments andurge you to look at everyoneclosely, and elect whomever youthink is the" best for th e fob.Thank you very much."Tim Seltzer (in finances made for the paper.

"Due to my broad backgroundin working with administration,faculty, andlfeUow students invarious aspects, I would ap-preciate your support on theelection days. No matter whomyou may choose, please come tothe polls and vote.John M. ChrzanowskiOn the whole eight of the elevencandidates for student govern-ment offices are underclassmen.Asked r to comment on thissituation, Director of StudentServices Bill Kennedy replied,"Apparently the upperclassmenhave other things to do."Polls will be open April 21-22 inZurn lobby 8:30-4:00.

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PAGE 3 THE MERCIAD APRIL 18. 1980Candidates For!Treasurer.|. .Secretary

Mary GausmanFellow Students,"In the position of treasurer, Iintend to fulfill the correspondingobligation and duties as well asmaintain a maximum level ofrepresentation of the studentbody. I believe, just as my fellowstudent, that it is essential to bewise in the enactm ent of financialactivities; hence, in a co-operative effort with the mem-bers of the MSG. I would looktoward the student body to aid inproviding this wisdom. Throughsuggest ions f rom "Hursters",guidelines may be established by[which I could ensure* quality, financial management."Since the student governmentis representative of the studentbody, it is essential for thestudents to be aware of its ac-tivities, particularly of its! financial status; hence, I feel anobligation to promote as muchpublication as feasible of itsongoings, f #5 *fej^"As the treasurer, I believethat I can fulfill its obligationsand duties with my backgroundas a second year math major. Iam aware of the fact that theduties of treasurer entail muchmore than abilities in math;however, I will maintain a strongsense of responsibility anddedic ation, in the i off ce.Sincerely . $ ^Mary Gausman

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Mike McLaughlin," i would like to address thestudent body of Mercy hurstCollege. My name is Michael PMcLaughlin. I am a student whocares about the well being of thisinstitution. ^Therefore I amrunning ,T for treasurer of theMercyhurst Student Govern-ment, i t would like to see thiscollege as a well balancedcommunity. There should! bemore interest in the financialmanagement of the K activitiesprogram. There is more to beingTreasurer of the MSG than sittingbehind a desk working on thebooks. In this position, there is aneed to be active in the com-munity and aware of what ishappening around us. Thereshould be more interest in theevents, and how they are af-fecting the individual student aswell as the whole community."As treasurer it would be myresponsibilty to ask opinions andfind solutions to the variousproblems. I would be the studentbody who can take criticism orcomplaints. It would be best inthe interests of the school to postthe month's expenses, income,and anything that may be ^im-portant to the student body.These monthly reports would beposted in the LRC, student union,Old Main, and the dorms, inconstant view of the people of thiscampus. g& "We need > a caring andresponsible student who wants tooffer his assistance into gettingthis college into a community ofcaring, active students ready toface the world. I am a Geologymajor and an active member ofthe Mercyhurst Crew Team whocares about the future of thiscommunity. I have the ex-perience and confidence neededto hold the position of treasu rer ofth e Mercyhurst*f StudentGovernment. k? Michael McLaughlin

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Admissions CounselorCo-OpAttention to An y Student who wil l bea Junior or Senior in September!!

The Mercyhurst College Admissions officeis seeking two students interested in doing aCo-op experience as A dmissions Counselors.Students from anyimajor orfminor programare welcome *to apply. Famifiarityfwith th ePittsburgh and/or Philadelphiadesirable but not mandatory.This Co-op is worth nine (9) credits whichwill be granted through the business depart-ment. The length of the position will be 17weeks, beginning on Monday, August 4,1980 and ending on Friday / November 28 ,1980. The salary for the 17 week period is$2,500 plus expenses and mileage. Studentsmust have their own cor.A description of the responsibilities an dduties [of an Admissions Counselor can beobtained in the Admissions Office which islocated on the f irst f loor of Old Main .Anyone who is interested in applying forthe positions, should forward a resume andthree (3) letters of recommendation to KarenE. Benzel, Director, of Admissions,pl ication deadline is Apr i l 28 , 1980.

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Chris Meyers"Hi, I'm Chris Meyers.; I am asophomore Geology major in-terested in representing thestudents as Treasurer of theMercyhurst Student Govern-ment . jfv,4]Presently I am a member ofthe crew club and have recentlybeen appointed to the position ofResident' Assistant in theMcAuley dormitory during the1980-81 year. This means I will bereadily available to all studentsday or night during the comingyear. | rVg. ,:V;

"As treasurer, I believe thefirst order of business will be tose t up a tentative budget based oninput received from the chair-person and treasurer of theStudent Activities Committee(SAC). This budget would be.presented to the government andstudents for approval andamending as soon as possible."Since the students activity feetotals in exce ss of $50,000, It is m yopinion that a certain amount ofpower be given to the students inthe budgeting decisions of M.S.G."A monthly report of thebudget to the students is a must, jIf elected I would like to see thebudget posted in a newsletter, JThe Merciad, or made availableto students via broadcasts overthe new radio station.If elected treasurer, I would begiyen the opportunity to sit in onthe Budget and Finance Com-mittee of the College. Given thisopportunity I would keep thestudent well aware of anydecisions made that they shouldbe concerned about.I "In conclusion, I feel a positive^aspect of my campaign is my?support of the Students-Representat ive Par ty. - Themembers a re Bob Breslin,President; Rich Lanzillo,AVice-'President; myself as treasurer; (and. Linda First, Secretary.|j "We are campaigning as aparty but want to be elected byyou as individuals. We believe thecohesiveness, openmindednessand thought generated by thefour of us is something that couldonly benefit the student body. It isour belief that by already beingable to work with each other wewould avoid the sometimeslenghty transition into thegovernment offices.As a party we would like towork together to serve you to theextent you deserves To give usincentive we suggest the

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WHICH WAY IS SOUTHif you say the sun is femininethen she is wa nton with her favorsa vagrant seeking daily entrybegging hospitality r /metwith blank stares mostlyand neglect *kof her enormous energiesbecause we do not know which wayis south, i # A our homes and factoriesface street and lake,north, w est, east-facing,riding sidesaddle awayfrom energy.yet we bring the blood of fossils '.ten thousand miles to feed furnacesspending all our substances ,( *ignoring amon-re coming from the south.Stones, sand, some bricksis all she needs for overnight accomodatiand an} opening could bean oculiis deiif we were to respondtosuch warmth & abiding love,yet we persist in our illiteracyconcerning which way is south.

WHICH WAY IS SOUTH ? (insights)Houses and public buildings ofall kinds are being built today >with no reference to the sun orthe energy the sun can provide.Buildings may have more insulationbut there is little evidence intheir design that they are made toadmit or maintain the energy or thesun effectively * i |Whole cities have been constructedso as to (for the most part) faceaway from the sun; even though oureconomy is staggering into oblivionbecause of this energy illiteracy |little is being done to correct theproblem. The White House now hasa solar hot water heater but the solarenergy program is barely discernible.

While we ignore the sun and its powerin itself, in wind, in water, ourentire substance is burning away. Wehave traded our money for oil and burnedup the oil Now the oil people haveall the money, so much they do not knowwhat to do with it They could buy allof our land and real estate and havequite a bit left over. The question Iraise in this poem is how long we canignore the sun and its energies. Willit take total devastation of oureconomy and political system to forceus to discover which way is south.;

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Mercy-AdsTo My Nieces You are suchdear little darlings. Auntie Em.H a p p y ' B i r t h d a yVegetable!!! Love the salad, iDave Rogers: HaoDV Birthday toa good roommate. Thanks forcleaning the rathole Pierre.Poodgewhen do we go to feedLuka seedless grapes??? -4g5t3LoadHappy Birthday to ayoung boy! Love an old man.Diane and Sandy: Meals aren'tthe same without your company.Your meal partner. '.Pam Scandarito, Steve Frisina,Jean Lavin, the buddies, Caryn,Beth and Car a; Thanks for allthe help on my campaign. JohnChrzanowski. f ftLinda First: Good luck in yourcampaign. Love the humanrecord changer.Dear Dave: Hope you have amemorable and nappy birthday.Love, a girl. ?. aThanks to all those who havehelped in my time of need. JohnB. HI 'agChud: good luck to the newbasketball coach.? f.Dear Load; Just because you're ayear old, doesn't mean you haveto leave the sandbox or toys.Love, the true veg.

Henry: Ain't no mountain highenough. Sing it E laine and Helen.Yesterday the goo sies; today thecanaries; tomorrow the duckies.The pigeons, .^A. Y Sit*^-MHim, him , him, what we'regonna do about him!! 1 J *2jScoop I've seen the reds bluesand the pinks but one thing is forsure .. . Love stinks! Lois. E 9Loiscongratulations, you'reright. Love stinks! Have a lovelyday. Scoop. . J ^ ifKevin Burns (Tex), Thanks forall your encouragement with C.Rocky. %* f*ty IDear Dave; we're still in theunion! Please Come! Love twotoys in the union. *?to "dick" leach: you have beenone large roommate and friend.Damien. j ^ To * Ted:. . . He's a trampt'SWISH (..He's a scoundrel'...(swish) . Who's the Lady?Lisa H: We will have to gettogether soon. D.S.Steve Frisina: I REFUSE TOWORK < WITH YOU IF YOUINSIST,ON GIVING ME AIR-PLANE SPINS!!!!!!TM DIZZYENOUGH. Your admiringassistant.

Renowned CriticTerry ;Toj Tarry InjErie!Walter Terry, a renowneddance critic will be in Erie tospeak on Friday,^ April 25,through the sponsorship ofu theMercyhurst College Departmentof Dance Jand Student Govern-ment, Bayfront NATO, "DanceTheatre of Erie and MercyhurstPreparatory School. - UMr. Terry, a personal friend as

well as co-lecturer {with fDr.Magda Saleh, Director of Danceat Mercyhurst College, willpresent a lecture and slidepresentation on "200 Years ofAmerican Dance," which he haspresented not only on variouscampuses in the United Statesbut also in the U.S.S.R.,Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary,Austria and the United Kingdom.This presentation has also beenvideotaped for the U.S. Infor- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * * ^ * ^ ^ ^ ^

P NOTICE j |$The SeventeenthAnnual Father-Daugh-ter Weekend will % beheld on. April 26 and27, ;1 980f Pleasereserve^ these *:dates.Forlmore Informationc o n t a c t : ! \ J u d yTischler, 868-2475 orBeth Paletta, Baldwin130 868-3281J %

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mation Agency.f I I !3ra** In television he has done scriptwriting and f acted both as aconsultant and; narrator invarious dance programs. He hastaught classes in dance criticismat Adolphi University, SouthernConnecticut State College,College of the City of New Yorkand Yale University. He has served as a danceconsultant to the | CulturalExchange ^Program (U.S.Department of State), FulbrightFellowships, New York Councilon the Arts, Connecticut Com-mission on the Arts, Main Councilon the Arts and such foundationsas Rockefeller Guggenheim andFord. He is a member of theadvisory commission in the NewYork High School of PerformingArts. He also serves as an ad-visor-contrucutor to the DanceCollection, Library and Museumof the Performing-' Arts N.Y.Public Library at Lincoln Center.He ^ has published *15 dancebooks, the latest being in 1978,1Was There, ? a i compilation of

reviews, dance notes and articledover the last 40 years from theBoston Herald.TTie New YeffcHerald Tribune, New York WorHJournal Tribune, TTie SaturdayReview and the New YorkTimes. J T -In 1976, he was made Knight ofthe Order of the Dannebrag byCommand of Queen Margrethellof Denmark. He and Dr. Salehmet in July of 1974 when theyjuried the International BalletCompetition in Varna, BulgariaSince that time, they have co-lectured on Egypt Dances at theSmithsonian in Washington, D.C.,and before \ the UniversityMusical Society at the Universityof Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.{Terry's lecture will begin at8pm Friday, April 25, in the ZurnRecital -Hall. Following thelecture, there will be an openreception in honor of Mr. Terry.Tickets are $4 for adults and $2for students, which includes thereception afterwards. Ticketsmay also be purchased at thedoor. 3y( *

| iEGAN SCHOLARS1 PROGRAM IIf you are a third term freshman with a QPA of3.0 or better, you may qualify for acceptance inthe Egan Scholars Program. | This honors program has as its focal point theacademically talented student. It serves his needsby offering special courses at a level designed tokeep his interest, outstanding faculty whosescholarship is matched by their teaching ability,and the opportunity!to interact with peers of hisown caliber. A student who participates fully in the programwill have taken twelve Egan Scholar experiencesby the end of his college career* at least six Eganbourses, on seminal*, &nd one project. Ii he hasthese twelve experiences and, in addition,achieves a cumulative QPA of 3.5, he willgraduate with Egan Scholar honors and his tran-script will be so designated. LIf you are accepted now, as a third term fresh-man, your participation in the program will be ona completely voluntary basis. This means thatyou will be entitled to take Egan Scholar courses,as many or as few as you want, and you will havethe opportunity to graduate with Egan Scholarshonors, provided that I you fulfill all therequirements.Applications are available at 205 Preston. Forfurther details contact Dr. V. Petronio, directorof the program.

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HurstfCommencement SpeakerProxmireiSued ForiLibelWASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS)-Sen. W illiam Proxmire's (D-WI)awarding of a "Golden Fleece'award to a Western MichiganUniversity professor has cost thesenator some $10,000 in damagesand $5,000 in court expenses.Last week Proxmire reachedan out-of -court*settlement withformer Western Michigan adjunct professor Ronald Hutchinson's libel suit against him.Proxmire had awarded Hutchinsom a "Golden Fleece'

recognition in 1975 for "creativewaste" of government money.Proxmire had called-Hut-chinson's federally-funded in-vestigation of aggressivebehavior fin monkeys as "aworthless study of* jaw-grindingand biting^by angry or hard-drinking monkeys." Hutchinson sued Proxmire forlibel soon after the remark wasmade. {Proxmire argued, thatHutchinson was a "public figure"because he accepted public ta>

Mercy hurst To HostPsychology Conferenceteractions, child psychology,brain-behavior relation s, and theeffects of drugs on behavior.Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman ofthe University of Pennsylvaniawill be the guest speaker at theconference. Seligman,* whoreceived his doctorate from theUniversity of Pennsylvania in1967, will speak ? on "Learne dHelplessness," a behavior that hebelieves may be learned. Theaddress, which takes place at twop.m., is open to the public at nocharge. J

Nine Mercyhurst students willhave an opportunity to .presentresearch, theoretical or projectpapers as the college Psychologydepartment hosts the eighthannual Northwest PennsylvaniaUndergaraduate PsychologyResearch Conference * onSaturday, April 19, from ninea.ml to three p.m. in Zurn Hall.Among the nine Hurst studentsmaking presentations of theirresearch will be: HeleneArmitage, Jeanine Baas, RobertBrown, Mary Lou Canan, JeanDuffy, Cathy Gigante, MaryMartin, Renee Smart andTherese Tolomeo.At the . conference, ap -proximately 30 I undergraduateresearchers from the tri-statearea will present the findings oftheir investigations. A ^ widerange of topics will be discussed,including learning and memory,motivation and emotion, per-sonality, perception, social in-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIJ

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money. 2 gmJBSUnder libel law, a> "publicfigure" has to prove maliciousintent in order to collect libeldamages. jS W }Last June the U.S. SupremeCourt dismissed Proxmire'sdefence, andsent the case back toa lower court for disposition.In announcing the settlement,Proxmire explained that thewording he used in the 1975 awardannouncement "m ight be subjectto different interpretation."

rBetty Wilson, a. familiar faceon the Housekeeping Staff here atthe Hurst, h as been hospitalized,after suffering a stroke. She is inroom 222 'at Erie OsteopaticHospital. Betty has been with theHurst for about five years. Sheworked in McAuley Dorm for acouple years, before coming toEgan Hall to work.Betty, well liked by students, isshowing some progress inherrecovery.! She will soon be

trarisferredlto Saint VincentRehabilitation Center. ]Hospitalization is very ex-pensive, especially if there is noinsurance to help out. We arelooking for idea s, to ra ise m oneyso that we can help Betty in herstruggle against these ad-versities. |f*>A volleyball game and a walk-a-thon have already been sub-mitted. Any other ideas or con-tributions! will be greatly ap-preciated. Please contact SteveFlatley in 301 McAuley or SteveFrisina in The Merciad, Thanks

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Preparation Begun ForFather-Daughter WeekendOnly one week away is theA n n u a l F a t h e r - D a u g h t e rweekend. The scheduled eventswill begin Saturday, April 26 withregistration in Faculty Loungefrom 10:30 to 12:30. Immediatelyfollowing- lunch will be serveduntil 1:30 in the cafeteria.With all the preliminariestaken care of the fun begins. At2:00 in Zurn Ha ll, there will be atalent show for the girls and theirfathers, ending at 3:30. Everyonethen will have an opportunity totake a breather from th efestivities with? th e nextscheduled event at 6:00. At thistime The Social Hour will be heldat the Holiday Inn and will befollowed with dinner at 7:00. At9:00 the dancing begins. Therewill be a photographer prese nt totake pictures of the girls withtheir fathers. The cost will be$6.00 for two 5 by 7's and fourwallet photos.

On Sunday, a Mass will be heldin the chapel at 11:00. FollowingMass the fathers can join theirdaughters for brunch in thecafeteria. Thus concluding thescheduled events the fathers anddaughters can use the remainderof the day for activities of theirchoice. J' I *For more information on thisannual event, i contact JudyTischler a t 868-2475 or BethPaletta, Baldwin 130, 868-3281.

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PACE Presents FreeWriting!Center WorkshopsDuring the week of April14, the W rit ing Cen-ter will offer a series of workshops conductedby the tutors. The topics and scheduled timesare as follows.*..Writing the Term PaperWriting In-Class EssaysImproving SpellingSubject-Verb AgreementWriting FootnotesCorrect Usaae off Pranou

Monday, April 14 1:00 p.m.Monday, Apri l 14 10:00 a.m.Tuesday, April 15 11:00 a.m.Wednesday, April 16 2.30 p.m.Thursday, April 17 1:30 p.m.Thursday, April 17 2:00 p.m.

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ri tAPRIL 18, 1980 TH E MERCIAD PAGE 7Men's Tennis TeamWhips Akron,; GannonWith a scintillating 8-1 victoryover the University of Akron onSunday and a 9-0 whitewashing ofGannon University on Monday,the Men's Tennis Team upped its1979-1980 record to an j en -couraging 10-4. IThe losses dropped the AkronZip's record to an even 8-8 and theGannon Golden Knights slippedto 1-8. I ,Akron stole its lone point at th ethird doubles position whereMark Davis and Dennis Nallydefeated Ravinder Sabherwaland Gary Dagan, 7-5, 7-5. AndyFindlay, Steve Spies, Paul Spiesand Tom Chybrzynski were alldoubles winners for the "Hu rst".The singles round resulted instraight sets wins for the Lakersix, but the Ohio school put up abetter resistance in the doubles.The "match of the day" was atnumber one? doubles whereMercyhurst ' s brother com-bination of Steve and Paul Spies,who hail from St. Petersburg,Fla. narrowly beat Chris Harrisand Chris Wucox, 6-3, 5-7, 6-8.The Gannon match was a onesided affair; The Lakers drop-ping only nine games in the af-ternoon. Because of the rain theKnights moved the game to theindoor courts of the Billie JeanKing Tennis Center.The closet game was at numbersix singles where Mercyhurst'sGary "Marathon Man" Daganousted Craig Kimmel 10-3 in aprofessional set (first person towin 10 gam es). ?"The team is looking good rightnow, but we are not going to takeanything for granted," remarkedhead coach Dennis Ranallifollowing the Gannon victory.The Lakers are hosting thisyear 's NAIA Dist. 18 cham-pionships on May 8, 9,10 and themain opposition will probablycome *from local colleges,

Edinboro State and Behrend.Mercyhurst opposes both theseteams in regular season play nextweek. On Monday, the netterstravel to Edinboro for a 2:00 pmduel. On Tuesday, YoungstownState visits the "Hurst" at 3:00pm and at 3:00 pm Thursday theLakers host crosstown rivalsBehrend College.^

Results vs AkronLakers 8, Akron 1Singles A. Findlay def. c. Wilcox6-4, 6-2 LR. Sabherw al def. C. Harris 6-1,6-3. ? TS. Spies def. M. Davis 6-1, 6-1.T. Chybrzynski def. J.Gutierrer 6-3, 7-6.;^ ',P. Spies def. D. Nally 6-2,6-1.G. Dagan def. J. Adam 6-0, 6-I. , mDoubles Spies-Spies MC.f def.Wilcox-Harris A. 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.Findlay-Chybrzynski MC def.Guherrer-Adam 6-2, 6-3.Davis-Nally A. def.J Sabher-wal Dagan MC 7-5, 7-5tLakes 9, Gannon 0Singles A. Findlay MC def. J.Gehringer G. 10-0. $-." R. Sabherwal MC def. F. ZadehG. 10-2.S. Spies MC def. M. Becker 10-1.-^ { '. ^T. Chybrzynski MC def. B.Marcoline 104. 1 gj. P. Spies MC def. J. Yang G.10-0 I ? lG. Dagan MC def. C. KimmelG 10-3.? I TDoubles Spies-Spies MC def.Zadeh-Gehringer G 6-0, 6*1. gFindlay-Chybrzynski MC def.Blumhe-Torchio G 6-0, 6-0. %Sabherwl-Ashmeade MC def.Becker-Kimmel G 6-1, 6-1.SoftballLakers BlastGrove CityPitching a four-hitter andknocking in two runs, LauraAmes led the M ercyhurst softballteam to its first victory of theseason, a 7-3 drubbing of GroveCity College at home.Ames received two-fistedsupport in the forms of Annie

Burbules and Kathy Chudzicki.The two combined to drive in fiveof, the Lakers seven runs withBurbules collecting two hits tosupplement her three rbi's.Following a game with theGannon Knights, the Lakers willtravel to Olean, New York, totake on St. Bonaventure in adoubleheader Saturday. tRock All Night Rock All Night Rock

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