The Merciad, Jan. 21, 1988

I VOL. 61 NO. 13 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA. 16546 THURSPAY, JANUARY 21,1988 A c a d e m i c i C e l e b r a t i o n ? C o v e r s C u r r e n t O t s s u e s Russian defector and former KGB major Stanislav Levchenko enlightened Mer- cyhurst about life in Russia. By Brenda Lowe Merciad staff reporter Mercyhurst College is celebrating its second academic celebrationwith an opening lecture on *'Medical Ethics" by Dr. John M. Lincourt, professor of philosphy, from the University of North Carolina, at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Zurn Recital Hall. > * p Lincour t is a biomedical ethicist, with a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He also works at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. He is a pre-cept or in ethics. ;His job entails beingon call when a nurse, doctor, or other hospital official isn't sure how to deal with a particul ar case. |£"I help them get on the right path, Lincourt said. "I'm working with \people who've got to decide and many times they only have 2 0 minutes to make a decision. How did Lincourt become interested in » » > > medical ethics? v " I was a medical brat," he said. "1 come from a family of physicians and grew up with all the medical vocabulary, jargon, and gut- teral humor." | . * The celebration which? will runs from Mon., Jan. 25 , through Wed., Jan. 27, will Two speakers show the true spirit of Mercyhurst*s Academic event I * *•'-• r l feat ure a number of noted speakers in several discipli nes. They include: Paulette DiAngi, RN and director of adult division of Hamot Community Mental Health Center, will lecture on stress and stress management on Jan. 26 at 9 in Zurn 213. fe A lecture on major corporate strategies undertaken to keep America competitive by copying the Japanese m anage ria l concept will be given by John Kelsch, direct or of qualit y at Xerox International,! at 2:30 p.m. in Zurn 214. i i News photo-journalist, Rich- ard Forsgren, will have hi s works displayed on Jan. 25th at 3 p.m. in t he first floor gallery in Zurn. *' The Detective as Historian: the Reinves- tigation of the Lindbergh Case," a lecture, will be presented by Jim Fisher, author of The Lind bergh Case and an associat e profess or of criminal justice at Edinboro University, at 3:30 p.m. in Zurn 114. | I Cleta Trambley, a public health nurse from the Erie County Department of Health, will lect ure on "Aid s: a Need for Education" at 3:30 p.m. in Main 312. "Voices in Dissent," an anti-war docu- mentary which was produced to raise the voices of people in the western world whoare fighting America's foreign interventions, poverty and nuclear escalations, will be pre* sented by Timothy Winbush, student president of the Assosciation of Black Collegians, at 7 p.m. in Main 206. Lyle Davidson, Harvard University and the New England Conservatory of Music, will lecture on "Making Artistic Learning Visibl e: Music, a cas e Study," at 7:30 p.m. in Zurn 114. v • • * I Robert J. Christian, vice-president and chief economist at the Provident National Bank of Philadelphia, will provide an in- depth look at the stock market crash of 1987 and forecast the market stability in Zurn Recital Hall at 8 p.m. A lecture entitled "Toward a New Ren- aissance: the Impact of Space Exploration on Culture" will be presented by Jeffrey Fiske, a candidate in theatre history and critcism at Ohio State University, at 10 a.m|in Zurn 1 14 on Jan. 27. |. 4 'The role of ficti on writers in contempo- rary so ciety ," a discussion of the* state of ficti on in American society and the role of the writer, will be presented by Jack Kuniczak, v\<- -33fc i» •*.w 5W > This year's keynote speaker, Dr. John M. Lincourt nominee for the Nobel prize in literature, a t 10:30 am. in the Heritage room. | Peter Grimaldi, director of Hamot's Sports Medicine Center, will le cture on " Is running all it's hyped up to be?" at 1 p.m. in Zurn 114. f "Who will get^ White House or a woman in Rome? *' will be prese nted by Paula Oddis, graduate of the school of divinit y of Yale U niversity, at 1: 30 p.m. i n Egan 1. * I % "Th e trut h about the broadcast industry and your role in i t" will be presented by Ray Otis, New York City syndicated radio per- sonality at 2:30 p.m. in Zurn 114. % Tony and Kathy Ferralli, representatives of the Ferralli Corporation, will demonstrate the most innovative uses of video disc tech- nology at 4 p.m. in Zurn 114. f "Bade to Basics: Cultura l Literacy" is thelast lecture of the celebrati on and it will be give n by Joseph F. Kett, co-aut hor of Cul- tura l Literacy with E.D.Hirsch, Jr., at 8 p.m. in Sulli van Hall. A reception will fol low the lecture in the Egan Dining Hall. Other events ranging from food demon- strati ons, workshops, and dance recitals are scheduled for 'he celebration. INSIDE: Phonat hon, pg. 2 Personali ty Profile, pg. 6* FMlDraws Closer, pg. 7 I

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