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M e r c y h u r s t s t u d e n t s m a k e i t J a m a i c a o v e r T h a n k s g i v i n gBy Karen SampsonMerciad staff editor\ Over Thanksgiving break, a group o f ISfrom the college went to Jamaica where theystudied marine biology and geology for 10days. ThetripwasledbyDrs.RayBuyceandDiane Dudzinski.The trip served as a lab for the marinebiology and geology classes, and was worth

full class credits. There were:mandatoryclasses scheduled in the fall term here in Erieto introduce material for the trip. Though themajority of the students were biology orgeology majors, it was not a prerequisite forthe dip-- even a dance majorjoined the group. S O M E ' H U R S T STUDENTS explore Dunn's R iver Waterfall in Jamaica over Thanksgivinggroup stayed in cottages in the Break. Theyare,fromleftJohnWagner,TraceyNadejaJo e HoseyJenniferMarshallMelissa

M Co - Thill, Chris Brixham. Von Fisher. Marianne Hastings. Sue Hetzel. Dr. Rav Buvce. and Rick

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Hofstra Marine Biolo gy Lab locatedlumbus Beach. T he students enjoyeda mix of Andrejchakwork and sightseeing, sometimes incorporat-ing both. i"Even though visiting the Green GrottoCaves was an educational field trip, it did notseem like work/* said Melissa Thill, a sopho-more biology education major and trip par-ticipant "Being able to experience the infor-mation first hand made it easier to remember

and learn."The students learned how to snorkel herein Erie, and used their new found skills oftensince they did most of their own organismcollecting for the 75-100 species classifica-tion test. * The water is so pretty. B ecaus eofthe differences in plankton, you could see the

PhotQ by Dr. Dudzinskidifferent colors of water," Tracey Nadeja, a |gsophomore biolog y major said. "No matterhowmany Jacques Cousteau specials you see,it could not prepare you for the beauty andwonder of the ocean,'' added T hill.The group usually started snorkeling afteran 8 am. lecture according to group members.They studied the different zones of the reefnoting the diversification of sp ecies.Students also participated in a "nightsnorkel*' which allowed students to get adifferent perspective on reef life. "For dienight snorkel, we had to wear long sleeve teeshirts and light pants, pajama bottoms forinstance, to protect us from being stung by seawasps and jelly fish ," Thill said. Nadeja wasstung six times by ase a wasp. Other memberswere stung as well, "They just look likemosquito bites, but they hurt pretty bad,"Nadeja said, i

Another marine experience was seining,which involves pulling a long narrow netthrough the water in a semicircular fashion,according to Thill. The net is then gatheredand towed to shore. "Thefirst ime we did anettow, we didn'tgetanything," Nadejasaid,rhe second time we got a small barracuda,a lot of sea wasps, another little fish, and ashrimp. It was pretty excitin g."Jamaican cuisine was composed mainlyofrice,beef, chicken, and seafood. "It wasdifferent," Nadeja said. "W e had rice a lotand a lot of coleslaw. \ We had beef pockets,lobster, and even goat me at" According toNadeja, "goat meat tastes all right- kind oflike beef." Some members though weren'tasgastronomically daring. "Personally, greengoat meat just do esn't suit my pa late," Thillsaid. * I 3p?According members, diegroup wiped outthe cieole sauce supply at the lab. Thill added,"As good as the Creolesauce was, it wouldn'thelp that goat" Senior biology major, HeinzProft added that his favorite island cuisinewas the jerk pork andchicken, which was soldat street corner stands. According to Profit,jerk pork and chicken is "a platter of barbe-qued meat which can be dripped into a spicysauce For sightseeing, the group visited Dunn'sRiver Falls, which is a 600 foot waterfall.They also went night-clubbing in Ocho Rios,dancing with islanders and sampling therum.The group spent an afternoon shopping inthere, "which is an experience in itself,"according to Thill. There* at the market,haggling for prices and bartering are themainways of transacting business. " Thecom montilings that the people want you to buy areteesee ' J a m a i c a . ' pg. 5

Weekend fighting resultsin injuries, disciplineBy C hristopher J. KovskiMerciad Editor

Holiday VacationWO TUESDAY, D E C . 2 0 , classes will breakfor the Christmas-New Year's holidayClasses will resume on Tuesday, Jan.3,1989. HappyHolidays from the MerciadStaff.

,Some Mercyhurst students were enjoyingthe Christmas spirit early this year, and theykept the M ercyhurst security staff busy. According to Merrill Dever, director ofsecurity, there were two fights,as well as anincident involving the cutting down of aneight-foot evergreen tree on campus. All ofthese incidents involved alcohol.The first figh t started between midnightFri., Dec. 9, and 1 a.m. Sat., Dec. 10. SomeGannon students started a figh t with two orthree Mercyhurst students. A ccording to oneof the Mercyhurst students, they were overbythe old Briggs. Apartments, when somepeople started shouting at them. He wasgrabbed by one of the people, while: twoothers held down another Mercyhurst studentso a fourth person could kick him. Theonewho was being kicked got away, then ran tohis apartment At this point according to Dever, the

studentgot a pairof nunchucks and soughtoutone of the students involved in the beating.When he found him, he struck him on thehead.Two students were told to leave campusfor threedays* one for using nunchucks, andone for assisting him. f Gannon University will handle the disci-pline of its student involved in the incident| According to Dever, the students shouldhave contacted security, which would havehandled the problem or called the Erie Police.In a separate incident, a student got abroken n ose, a badly bruised eye and facialbruises.Twoother students cut down an eight-footevergreen for use as a Christmas tree in theirapartment They were caugh t and the Wewill be used for decoration on the Mercy hurstcampus. To try to stop this outbreak of violence andalcohol-related crime, the security office istrying to keep parties down, as well as work-| * see ' F i g h t i n g , ' pg. 5

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PartD i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f s t r e s s a n d t h e w a y s t o g e t a r o u n d t h e mThe alarm sounds. "Six a.m.1Oh.no! It's Monday - I've got tofin ish that outline* talk to ProfessorJones, stop by the lab, read, 100pagesfor my noon psych class, andbe at work at 3 p.m.!" *The pressure on today 's collegecampuses is enormous. In fact, theNuprin Pain Report, the first na-tional study on pain in America,documented that more people 18-24are likely to sufferstress andpainthan any older age group.Students have said that "toomuch to do,'* exams, money, rela-tionships, interviews, family, andcareer choice^ are frequent causesof their stress.

iSo, get rid of stress. Right?Wrong.Stress is not good or bad. Howyou handle it can be. Learning tomake stress work for you helpsconcentrate better, think clearer,havemore energy, bemore creative,and make college more enjoyable.Some people .panic and worktoo fast under stress, causing mis-takes. Others procrastinate, puttingtasks off unuT later. Neither re-sponse is productive and both add toyour stress in life.These two approaches arecaused by what is called' sabotagethinking" -- common reactions tostressful situations that workagainst rather than for you. Fivecommon types of sabotage thinkingare "the gottas," "the worries,""thecan'ts," "the uh ohs/oh nos"and "the don'ts.''

It is surprisingly easy to over-come sabotage thinking.T he Got ta s

The gottas usually occur whenyou think you have too much to doand too little time to do it. "I gottastudy for two exams, I gotta readtwo chapters, I gotta call fina ncialaid about my loan, I gottaget a datefor Friday night"The gottas make everythingseem harder than it really is. Yougetinto the panic zone, rushing to get italldone. You walk too fast, talk toofast, think too fast, write too fast,and eat too fast You can 't concen-trate or think clearly. You makecareless mistakes, blank out onexams and forget things you alreadyknow. * gk The gottas cause people to actdesperately and think irrationally everythingseems like a lifeor deathproposition, i |The cure for the gottas is to shiftfrom irrational to rational thinking.Do a reality check. When you getthe gottas, take adeep breath, exhaleslowly and ask yourself, "What isthe worst thing that could possiblyhappen?" and "How likely is thatto happen?"Reality thinking puts the gottasin perspective. Not getting an " A "would be a drag, but it wouldn't bethe end of the world, nor would itland an "A " student in the ranks ofthe homeless.

T he Worr ie sAnother typeof sabotage think-ing is the worries, otherwise knownas "whauif" thinking. They'renotorious Tor causing headachesand sleeplessness. You don't thinkclearly or perform well when youworry. Your main focus is theworry, which overwhelms you withnegativity, makes you feel de-pressed, reduces your energy, andkeeps youfromgetting your workdone. IMost of what we worry about isout of our control other people'sresponses, a grade a prof will giveus, whether someone will agreewith us or what they will think of us.A ruleof thumb to remember is thatyou can't control other people orexternal situations. But you cancontrol how well you prepare forand respond to them. In otherwords, you can control your infor-mation, attitude, and actions, f| To stop worrying, determinewhat you can and can't control.Then change your worries into an-ticipations. Turn the "what if' intoan action step. IfwhatI'm worryingabout happens, then I will do .. . "And you're ready for anything.!For example, in a job interview,instead of worrying whether or notthe potential employer will Iask

aboutyour grades, anticipatethatheor she will. Then mentally list wins,accomplishments, and qualifica-tions that your course grades might

not reflectProcras t inat ion

Procrastination occurs whenyou think you have too much to door when you imagine something isgoing to be too difficult or distaste-ful. You can't possibly read fourchapters, study for that philosophyclass, make dinner, and call yourgirlfriend all in one night Right?So what do you do? Nothing.' The can' ts overwhelm us so wedon't do anything but procrastinate.Overcome procrastination byturning can'ts into can dos. Whatcan you do now. Can do thinkingand the positive action that followsincreases your confidence landmaximizes your effectiveness.T h e Uh-Ohs/Oh-Nos

Most people have a tendency tohighlight past failures andflossesand forgetor dismiss past successes.Say you get 20 evaluations on apresentation yougmade in class.Seventeen are very good, three arevery poor. What do you dwell on?If you are like most people, youdwell on the poor evaluations, con*vincing yourself you did a lousyjob. You completely forgot aboutthe 17 great evaluations.Dwelling on past failures, espe-cially when they are not representa-tive of your total performance, willcause your stress to climb and con-fidence to fall, and serve as a re-

Pre-Law Club attends program in PittsburghBy Tina FieldingMerciad staff reporter

Six members of the Mercy hurstPre-Law Club traveled to Pitts-burgh on December 2.

Students attending were MarkCavalluci, Sean Gibbs, PatriciaMozdy, Laura Petrasek, AvaRotell,and Rich Van der Woude.Their first stop was at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, where they

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were met by current law studentsand Freddie Miller, Director ofAdmission, who is a MercyhurstAlumnus. mIhci afternoon was spent atDusqueneLaw School, where therewas a one hour program and tourpresented by the Dean of the LawSchool, the Director of Admissions,and the Assistant Director of Finan-cial Aid.Bob Hvezda, Advisor of thePre-Law Society, says the trip was"worthwhile, insightful, and a tre-mendous success. Many of ourquestions about applications, ad-

mission, and undergraduate prepa-ration were answered."Junior Mark Cavalluci stated,* The trip was an eye-opener. Wegot a taste of what law school waslike, especially study-wise." JFuture trips may be to the Law VSchools of Akron University, The T h in k in gUniversity of Dayton, Cleveland |State, Case Western Reserve Uni- \

hearsal for poor performance.Review the situation realisti-cally. Did you really do a lousy jobor are you highlighting and accentu-ating the negative?If you did do a poor job, learnfrom it Examine your thoughts andbehavior that caused the poor per-formanceand plan for how you willapproach thesame situation thenexttime. When the situation occursagain,Preview past successes, notfailures. Visualize yourself doingwell.'Winners, prior to a pressuresituation, plan for everything. Theyanticipate anything that may arise,including the unexpected and theundesired. But immediately beforethe pressure interview or exam theyvisualize a victory. Mentally pictur-ing a win actually serves as a re-hearsal for you to perform at thepeak of your ability.T h e Don'ts I f

Imagine you are on a basketballteam playing tin a championshipgame. Your team is behind by onepoint with only two seconds leftYou are at the ree hrow line for twoshots. JIf you are^ telling yourself"Don't blow it, don't miss {thisshot," you're rehearsing a miss.Your tension will increase andyou'll probably blow the shot Thepressure ison. Thinking about whatyou don't want to happen can makeit happen.The same is true when you tellyourself "don't worry, don'tchoke'' before an exam orany pres-sure situation. What do you dowhen you < tell yourself "don'tworry?'* You worry. \- All successful performers visu-alize themselves performing per-fectly prior to a pressure eventConcentrate on what you do wanttohave happen rather than what youdon't I .' t M

versity.The Pre-Law Club welcomesstudents of any major, and newmembers are welcome.The next Pre-Law meeting willbeJan.18, at 8 p.m.GIVE AGIFT THEYIL

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Get into the habit of doing amental check prior to any pressuresituation, whether i t's an exam, aninterview, a date or a tennis serve.Learning to be in control of yourthinking will help to turn sabotagethinking into success. Can-dothinking enables you to perform atpeak levels you never thought pos-sible, i

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D R . L E W I S L U T T O NBy Holly FulmerMerciad staff reporter

America is often said by Euro-peans to be "the land of opportu-nity," but because of a recentlydeveloped program at M ercy hurst,the word "opportunity" takes on anew meaning. The program, underthe direction of Dr. Lewis Lutton,assoc. professor of biology, givesstudents the opportunity to studyabroad.Under the program, there are 3ways for students to travel abroad.They can under the auspices of theprogram, or they can go independ-ently and use the program for infor-mation and resources. A third op-

tion is the Cambridge Consortium,which is composed of several col-leges trying to give a fuller under-standing of the country, in the fu-ture. 5 \Also involved in this programare Diana Bohl, associate professorof Special Education, who is re-sponsible for organizing brochuresand posters. Bohl's data base ofma-terial is available to students to lookover when considering what co llegeto attend.r Dr. Kenneth Schiff, Englishprofessor, develops publicity forthe program.Students in their junior yearwith a 3.0 minimum QP.A. areeligible anda decision is based onaninterview which involves meetingwith several members of the facultyhonors program. According toBohl, " The interview isa major partof the reviewing process."j? Lutton says that in this program,die schooling lasts for about 9months, but students can stay for upto a year. "One term schooling isnot encouraged," says Lutton.| Lutton also points out that fi-nances are not as expensive as stu-dents perceive them to be. They areno more expensive than those atMercy hurst, not including transpor-tation fees and additional expenses.

"The student, stays enrolled at**$

Mercyhurst to maintain grants andgovernment loans, etc.," says Lut-ton. Mg On the whole, however, theprogram has a dual purpose.* 'Stu-dents can broaden their experiencesand broaden their education," saysLutton, adding that Europe has adifferent style of education.; For a greater focus on the expe-rience , students can opt to go inde-pendently. Two students, JeffPrichard and Carolyn Scrantonspent their junior year in England.They spoke very highly of the expe-rience. After a short time, they feltless like tourists and more like apartof thecountry. "You get to the pointwhere you feel like you belong,9'says Scranton.Prichard recalled how the Euro-peans are eager to come to ourcountry as we ll.' 'Everyone wantsto come here," Prichard says. JBut these people need someeducation of their own before theycome to theU.S. Prichard says,"K-Mart means nothing to them."i In the future, the two studentshope to return and re-live the expe-rien ce, which Prichard says makesthe?world simultaneously biggerand smaller. "You get to see morethan just Erie, PA, and yet it makesyou realize thatthe world isn't reallyso big after all."

Senior class commencesproject plans for '89By C hristopher J. KovskiMerciad Editor

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The Mercyhurst senior class,the Class of '89, is planning aproject to commemorate the stu-dents' four years at MercyhurstThis project i s a stained-glasswindow to be installed in SullivanHall. 1 & - * 9

On Dec. 13,198 8, the seniorproject committee met to discusssome of the basics of the projectThe window will be a repre-sentation of die Mercyhurst s ealTo be done by a local artist, thewindow is an attempt by the stu-dents to erect a monument of sortsto the memories gained since thestart of their college education.

Education ethics from pg. 4tion,bribery,pollution, insider trad-ing, excessive profits, and destruc-tion of the environment do not seemrelevant to the arts.Socrates thought we could dothe job with students and help themto morality with know ledge alone.Bok thinks Aristotle was closer tothe truth when he blended knowl-edgefwith practice in matters ofmorality and politics, and Ifind hatargument quite persuasive. :jWhen I think of all the college

graduates, chemists, businesspeople, administrators, lawyers,politicians, etc. who were involvedin perpetrating the L ove Canal dis-aster, 90 miles away, a disasterwhich is still ongoing in the form ofthe destruction of the NiagaraRiverand Lake Ontario, I can see howurgent the necessity-is of bringinglearning and die practice of moralresponsibility into harmony in allofour students, faculty, and admini-stration. $

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Season obligation fulfilledBack byAlmost as : ! M l . ular demand-^ ^ ^ ular as the speedbump iss ue - the seasonal editorialof the week The UnshoveiledSidewalks Issue. * - $As I trudged through a snowdrift desperately searching for dieice encrusted sidewalk (yes, some-where there is a rule that sidewalksmust be walked upon 5no matterwhat is covering them), I prayed Iwould mike it to my destination(The Merciad Office) in one piece.After nearly breaking my neckon the icy slope to the Comm unica-tions department, I mentally noted

to add snow shoes to my Christmaslist After die usual comments withmy coworkers on the conditions ofthe walk ways on the campus, Idecided to offer my opinion once

again on this topic. fThis time, though, die text is notvoicing^ my complaints (because,quite rankly,I have given up hopeon ever seeing the clear sidewalksbefore spring thaw). Rather, I havedecided to try to live w ith die situ-ation. > ITo help others survive the win-ter here at Mercyhurst, I have com-piled a list of necessary items foreach student to utilize for a moresafe and com fortable winter.1. hip boots (necessary due todrifting snow fromdie fiercetErie winds)2. a pillow to tie to your rump sowhen you fall, and you will,i you will have something tocushion the fall. You willcertainly not get fenough

cushioningfromeating cafe-teria food.3. a Saint Bernard with a barrelfullof brandy (the brandy, byjthe way is so you can dealI with the administration whencomplaining about unclearsidewalks)4. a shovel for clearing off thegiant piles of salt when thesnow finally clears (the saltacted as a good base for thesnow to stick on)5. a snowmobile so you canabandon this whole bad scene

and maybe take out|a|fewpedestrians in the process (Tilgive you ten points for everyfreshman you run over who iswearing flats and a miniskirt)

Education Ethics Questioned by 'Hurst ProfBy Dr. George GarreltsReligious Studies/Philosophy Director

In a recent issue of the HarvardMagazine (May-June 198 8), DerekBok, president of Harvard, chargesthat moral development is underde-veloped on our campuses and in oursociety. H e cites, as examples of the

moral plunge that is taking place inour world, I van Boesky inthe worldof finance,Jim Bakker and JimmySwaggart in the world ofreligion, ofOliver North in the military, and ofMichael Dever and Rita Lavelle inpolitics.These are just a few of the re-minders we are experiencing whichpoint out the fact that our college

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graduatesare not well-developed inthe process of relating learning tomoral responsibility. i f |By way of a solution Bok callsfor more courses in ethics and moreapplication of ethical considera-tions in courses other than those inethics. If we leave the job of moraldevelopment to courses in ethicsalone, skills gathered there couldatrophy, Bok points out, before thegraduate I hits the street Ethicalconsiderations must permeate thecurriculum if the process of linkinglearning and moral commitment isto be effective.-Bok points proudly to the factthat60 percent of Harvard's gradu-ates do some kind of communityservice while they are in college.That experiencecan heighten moralresponsibility, he thinks. Ethics arefeatured in die core curriculum ofHarvard, but that is not enough.Heightening of moral values needsto goon in andouto f all classrooms,if we are to make a dent in dieproblem. |Bok states that the polls showthat in the last IS years, the valuesthat have risen most among studentsare the desire to "be very well-offfinancially/9 "to gain personalrecognition/ * and' 'to have admin-istrative responsibility for the workof others.**

- *The value that has plummetedthe most in the polls is the desire tofind a "meaningful philosophy oflife." Other values that have de-clined aire "the desire to k

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Mini-term helps student teachers,Co-ops resolve scheduling difficultiesBy Theresa KloeckerMerciad staff reporter

Mercyhurst mini-term beginson January 3, and the last day toregister for mini-term classes isJanuary 2.* 'Mini-term is designed for stu-dent teachers and co-op studentswhose assignment does not enduntil Christmas break,'* the Regis-trar, Bonnie L. Hall, said.Students should register as soonas possible because two classeshave already been closed out, Ap-plied .Ethics and World Politics.Most classes offered are seniorcourses to allow th ose seniors whoneed a few extra credits to get themduring the winter semester, accord-ing to Hall. The maximum credit

Terwilligerlistens \to problemsBy Theresa KloeckerMerciad Staff Reporter

If you are tired of talking to thewall, the new counselor WendyTerwilliger in 212 Main will listento your problems and help solvethem.Terwilliger said she has an MAin psychology from Edinboro Uni-versity. Her most recent positionafter graduation, was at the childrenand youth division at Hamotmentalhealth. *She compared counseling atHamot to her position here. "Atthechildren and youth division mostchildren's problems were behav-ioral, for exam ple, temper tantrumsat home. Now it is much more adultproblems thatare dealt.with, suchasstress, anxiety and relationships."The experience at the childrenand youth division has helped Ter-williger work with students here.According to Terwilliger, shealso worked with college students atEdinboro in the Act 101 program aspart of the pursuit for her MA fromthere. Comparing that counselingto working here she said, "Act 101was part of freshman studies forstudents with low QPA's or SATscores, it was mostly academicproblems. Here it is usually non-academic problems - problems inlife rather than scho ol"Besides counseling sat the StMarks career counseling center, sh esaid she maintains a private practiceaspart of the psychology associatesof greater Erie, lead by Dr. Do wlingand Dr. Sullivan.jTerwilliger also counsels at thepain manageiville Medicalam just starting this work, it is anewlv created position; helpinglearn to live with pain and> :

load is six.Student Accounts is unsure hovbilling will be done because miniterm has never been offered th

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PAGE 6 The Merciad DECEMBER 15,1988Other exhibit rooms featureantique toys, a working train andanimated figures.The museum is open every dayuntil Dec. 29 with these hours:-y. Mo n. 10 a.m. - 4 pan.Tues. -FrL 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Sa t and Sun. 1 pan. - 5 pan.

| Admission is $1 for adults andSO cents for children except Tues-day, when it is free to tour thebuilding. i The Planetarium is located outback in what used to be the stables ofdie museum. Planetarium lecturerMark T. Mayfield, explained thetwo Christmas specials they have.I "The planetarium is runningtwo holiday shows now, A Star forSanta's Tree and A Season of

Light through Jan. 7, 1989,"Mayfield said, rg A Star for Santa's Tree is achildren's^ story that explains thewinter constellations with a Santastory. This show is at 2 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday and runs about 20minutes.A Season of Light is a complexstory that explains the winter con-stellations, but it also explains theastronomical origins of Christmasand Chanukah. This show is at 3pan. Saturday and Sunday and runs40 minutes.Admission for either show is $1for adults and SO cents for children.The museum is easily reachedby bus, arid it is a great way to enjoya relaxing afternoon. For moreinformation call: 453-8311.

By Bill Hogan SWMCY Program DirectorHey, gang! I hope you had agreat Thanksgiving break; believeme, I know it was too short Nowit's time toget into the holiday spiritwith a whole collection of live andgreatest hits albums. i MThe bestof the lot by far isPinkFloyd's live album Delicate Soundof Thun der. This album helpscreate the 1988 Pink Floyd tour in

were not fortunate enough to seethis awesome show, you w ill havemany memorable moments cap-tured forever on vinyl. | IWish You Were Here" and

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Comfortably Numb are fantas-tic. This album is oneof the best livealbums I have ever heard; it is as ifPink Floyd, led by David Gilmour,Nick Mason, and Richard Wrightareright n your living room. fDelicate Sound of T hunder isdefinitely a pure treasure for anyFloyd fan and! for anybody wholoves classic rock-'n'-roll. fThe next Christmas release isthe Human Leag ue's! GreatestHits. The Human League is one ofthe best English synthband to comeout in new wave. This album hasallof the favorites like Human" and"Don't You Want Me."

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Actors in IChild Pljay 5 upstaged by dollBy Robi TaylorMerciad staff reporterr Whenever I go to the movies, Itry to believe, as much as possible,in the things that happen on thescreen. I can easily believe inFreddy Krueger, pro w restling, oreven Mickey Mouse, but seeing atwo-foot tall, ten-pound doll beat agrown man senseless is just a littlehard to swallow.When a fugitive gets gunned'down in a {toy store, what's the

logical thing todo? He puts his soulinto the closest toy and hopes someparent will buy it for their little boy.* After4

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Lakers edge Westminster, 73-71By Kevin McHughMerciad sports writer

The Lakers mon'&basketballteam did a lot to make up for its 95-66 loss in Saturday's Slippery Rockgameby its exciting 73-71 win overWestminster on Monday nightVinnie" DiMella, who scoredeight of the 'Hurst's final 10 pointsled the Laker's attack, that gainedmomentum in the, second half ofMonday's game.* , |After a slow start, the 'Hurstwent on a tear of 17-2, to leave theteam 38-36 behind at the interval.The second half saw the Lakersabandon its tactic of slow build-upsand set up a quick pace that led tomany fruitful fast breaks. ~ f!The fLaker's coach Copelandcommented, * 'Against certainteams we can push the basketballand extend our defense. That wasthe case tonigh t"The 'Hurst fans were on theedge of their seats fin the dyingseconds of the game after DiMellaconfidently sunk his free shots witheight seconds left, giving his team atwo point lead. With two seconds togo, Westminster tooka time-out andreturned to the court in search of athree pointer. After two quickpasses, they managed to pull off theshot which drew a gasp-from thecrowd asit rattled the hoop.The balldid not drop but was safely re-bounded by C hris Mindach.Starting for the first time onMonday night, Tom Filipkowski,with four assists and his unrelentinghustling,*epitomized the Laker'steam spirit that nigh t The lossagainst Slippery R ock and the winover Westminster leaves the Lakerswith a 3-6 record.Things, however did not go toowell for the Lakers on Saturdaynight, when they w ere overpoweredby the conference'.favoritesjSlip-

MERCYHURST's ERIC FRANOS (34) pops a um p shot rom the base lineagainst Pitt-Johnstown last week. Th e Lakers defeated the Panthers andended a two-game slide in the process. Photo by Kevin McHugh.pery Rock. The Laker's defense sai

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Graski brilliant in goalControversial call helps BrockportMercyhurst icers fall 4-3 fin OTBy Matthew J . ClarkMerciad Sports Editor

The Laker icers fell twice overthe weekend, losing Friday night toa talented Hobart squad, 9-4 beforesufferinga heartbreaking setback toSUNY Brockport in overtime onSaturday, 4-3.J .In die Brockport contest theLakers had to go with freshman JimGrasky in place of the injured GaryBow les. Grasky, making his firststart ever, w as brilliant in defeat i> Aft$r forcing overtime with alate goal, the Lakers lost the gamejust 34 seconds into the overtimeperiod. Brockoort's Chris Cornell'Hll.VI the puck past Grasky on atwo-on-one break to seal the vic-tory. 5 |The Lakers outshot Brockport40-38, and Grasky made severalmagnificent saves throughout theevening..The Lakers got the firstscore ofthe night, late in the first periodwhen Seth Greenberg scored his10th goal of the year on a powerplay. He was assisted on the play byScott Whitesell and Ed Coyne.Brockport would score the nextthree goa ls, two in the second period

and one in the third, to take a 3-1lead with justover 10 m inutesleft inthe game.Mercyhurst pulled closer at 3-2when Shaun Cyr scored on a powerplay from Scott Burfoot 1 ;It wasCyr's fourth goal o f the season.The Lakers then tied things upwith less than three minutes remain-ing on a Rick Gignac goal fromScott Patterson. The tieing goal wasGignac's fourth o f the season.A controversial call late in thegame may have cost the Lakers thewin. With the puck still spinningjust in front of the Brockport goal,one of the Lakers appeared to havechipped it in for a score. But oneofficial had blown his whistle!asplit-second before the shot made itt ttie Brockportgoalie. fIn the Hobart contest the Lakers Vplayed tough with them until Hobartmanaged to pull away\ midwaythrough the conte stHobart's strong defense heldthe Laker offense to just 23 shots ongoal, compared to 35for hevisitingteam. tttfrr-fyfff ; T 1In the;first period, the Lakersscored first with Scott Pattersonnetting thefirstof his three goals on 2:30 p.m.the night The goal came on a power

play with assists by Shaun Cyr andRide Gignac. iAfter Hobart took a 3-1 lead,Patterson netted his second of thenight, with assists by Gignac andBrian Harrington to cut the lead to3-2. After Hobart began to openthings up, Scott Burfoot scored on apower playfrom Gignac to cut theHobart advantage to 5-3. It wasBurfoot's 20th goal of the season.In the third period, Pattersoncompleted his hat trick with an assistby Gignac. Patterson now has 12goals on the year. 11111Ed Figas played the first twoperiods in goal for the 'Hurst allow-ing seven goals. Grasky played thethird period and allowed two goals.Hobart's Bill Tryder scoredfour goals in the game. Mercyhurstplayed without the services of goal-tender Gary Bowles, winger JeffVeitch and defenseman Pat Down.I Sunday's game with St Bonav-enture was canceled due to inclem-ent weather. 1Mercyhurst's next games areFriday evening at RIT and Sundayat theErie Civic Center againstPennState. The Sunday affair begins atLAK ER CENTER CH RIS Mindach hits a ump shotfrom he key in earlieraction against Clarion. The slimmed-down Mindach has been arforcevoider the boards forMercyhurst,and recently became the school1snumbernine all-time rebounder. Photo by Kevin McHugh.

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Lady Lakers extend win streak toBy Bill DarlingMerciad sports writer

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Despite the physical and mentalabuses of playing six games in 11days, the Lady Lakers managed towin all six. Last week the 'Hurstdefeated both John Carrol and con-ference rival Immaculata by largemargins of 84-54 and 61-43 respec-tively.In the game against Imm aculatafriday night, a strong defense and allout hustling by the lakers proved tobe the difference inI! a turnover-plagued gam e.Nancy Dialallo's 23 pointsgreatly contributed to the victoryand outstanding defensive boardwork by Lisa Maxson and ChrisKindlin made the difference.Coach Ruppel believes the teamkeeps winning big games due totheir hard work and a consistantdrive to accomplish their goals."It is simply amazing how thisteam-has endured playing all buttwo games at home and been sittingwith a record of 6- 2/ ' he said.The women have now won sixin-a-row which ties a school recordand will try to make it seven with awin against Pitt-Bradford on Fridayhere at the Campus Center.One aspect to watch for is howwell the Lady Lakers can handlewinning and if they will become aplayoff caliber team down the roadin February. So far, the team has

L A D Y L A K E R N A N C Y Dilallo (21) drives to the hoop. The Lady Lakershaveput together a string ofsixvictoriesandarelooking good heading intothe second half of the 1988-89 season. Photo by Kevin McHugh.proven it's great potential by w in-ning on theroadand playing well asa team ball club. However, theirtoughest challenge will come M on-day when highly-rated SlippRock comes to town. i HI:?

Coach Ruppel feels if his teamcan go out on the Christmas break at8-2, they could very well beon theway to thefinestseason in women'sbasketball history.