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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, theMinority Student Union of Mercy hurst Collegeis sponsoring an essay contest for the studentsof Community Country Day School. In aneffort to keep the student's interestup, the MSUis using Dr. King's birthday as the kickoff forthe contestMrs. Betty Damper, advisor to the MinorityStudent Union, said, * 'This year we want to livethe message of Dr. King. Our goal was to finda way each of us can give." * M M I U * - t t f m t l MI HAVE A DREAM

"I believe an essay contest is important forseveral reasons," said Tammy Tale, coordina-tor of the King'J birthday activities. "Studentsdon't learn enough aboutDr. King. It was onlywhen I entered an essay contest in high schoolthat I really learned about Dr. King."The topic for the elementary and middleschool division is, "What was Martin LutherKing's dream, and what does it mean to me?"High school students will write on this theme,"How can I turn Dr. King's dream into real-ity?" !There will* be a special awards ceremonyand gospel music concert on Sunday, Feb. 16at5:30 in Sullivan Hall, td

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Editor's Note : This column is designed to let the Mercyhurstcommunity know what is happening in the international, nationaland local arenas. The news is gathered iroma variety of sources.

By Angela M. CampMerciad News EditorINTERNATIONAL:

Germany Two former East German border guards were con-victed o f shooting and killing 20-year-old Chris Gueffroy as hedashed across the strip that separated East and West Berlin. Ninemonths after the death o f Gueffroy, the wall was opened. Thedefendantstold the court "at that time, I wa s following the laws andcommands of the German Democratic Republic."United Nations Agents accused of blowing up Pan AmericanFlight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December, 1988, are sus-pected of being protected by the Libyan government The UnitedNations Security Council expects to make the demand that eitherLibya hand over the. suspects or^face the threat of economicsanctions.Northern Ireland - Following a bombing on Friday, Jan. 17, inwhich seven people were killed and seven more injured, BrianMawhinney, the security minister, announced the deployment of atleast 500 more troops to Northern Ireland, raising the number toover 30,000 for the first time since the mid-1970s. Mawhinneystressed the decision was made before the explosion. The IRA saidthe workers had been targeted because they we re ' 'collaborating''with British forces. * ., W

NATIONAL:Atlanta - The nation honored the memory of the Rev. Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20, the seventh observance of thenational holiday. Observances in Denver were marred when acrowd attacked a bus carrying Ku Klux Klan supporters from arally. Celebrations were held in every state but New Hampshire,which celebrates Civil Rights Day, and Arizona.Washington D.C. The Supreme Court may announce this weekwhether it will reconsider the ruling that legalized abortion. Thei [Minn would subsequently arrive before election day. Pro-choiceforces askedfora pre-election decision on a restrictive Pennsylva-nia law since they felt they had more to win at the ballot box thanin court

LOCAL:State universities, such as Slippery Rock and Edinboro, are findingnew ways to raise money that had previously only been used byprivate colleges and universities. They are planning on distributinguniversity products, such as sweatshirts, on a national and interna-tional level, and acquiring an affinity credit card - a card with theuniversity logo on i t A portion of the annual membership fee goesdirectly to the university. Money accumulated through these fun-draising tactics is used for scholarships and institutional needs thatare not being met by state funding. v %Eight men have been charged in connection with illegally killingdeer. The men, all from Venango County, were arrested as a resultof a raid at their Sandycreek Township deer processing plant byState Game Commission officers. The raid was part of a statewideeffort to crack down on processors who aid in the illegal killing andhandling of wildlife. I i %

Black conference on eduation resumesThe Pennsylvania Black Con-ference on Higher Education(PBCOHE) presents its 22nd an-

nual conference, "Equity andAccess: Diverse or Diluted?"Feburary 26-29,1992 at the PennTower Hotel in Philadelphia, Penn-sylvania.The conference is intended togenerate discussion and thoughton issues facing people of color ineducation, |including affirmativeaction, muluculttiralism and diver-sity, educational innovations andfuture educational challenges. It willcombine the efforts of over 15 area

dent Inter-Collegiate Struggle(BASICS) , which was establishedin 1973, and is aimed at helpingAfrican-American students in theCommonwealth o f Pennsylvaniato attain their educational and ca-reer goals . *

colleges and universities, the Penn-sy lvania Department of education,the School District of Philadelphiaand many other institutions.Centered around the jconfer-ence's theme of equity and access,many activities have been plannedto address problems for African-Americans in higher education andto derive strategies for tacklingproblems identified. On Thursdayand Friday, Feb. 27 and 28 , lunch-eon keynote addresses will be de-livered by Dr. James A. Anderson,professor,. Indiana University ofPennsylvania, and Dr . ReginaldWilson, senior scholar, AmericanCouncil on Education,Conference Chair Alicia King,of the Philadelphia College ofPharmacy and Science, is particu-larly excited about the InformationExchange and Informal Dialo gue,a special session designed to "enableprofessionals and students an op-portunity tov network and shareinformation about issues concern-ing their educational and profes-sional development.This session and others willintegrate the participation o f thestudent membership body of thePBCOHE, the Black Active Stu-

In 1970, the Honorable K. Le-roy Irvis, Minority Leader of theHouse of Representatives, Com-monwealth of Pennsylvania, con-vened a conference of Black col-lege administrators, political lead-ers and other professionals, to dis -cuss the state of higher educationfor African-Americans. T hePBCOHE was formed with an ob-jective of ensuring equal educationfor African-Americans in the Penn-sylvania region. With this goal inmind, an Annual Conference is held,which nrovides educational work-

shops, in-service training sessions,program planning activities andsocial and cultural events. In addi-tion, proceeds of the conference arepartially used to provide scholar-ship assistance to talented studentsattending institutions of higher learn-ing in the Pennsylvania region.

King is particularly excited aboutthis year's conference, and urgesthose who have a vested interest inthe quality of education for all peopleof color:tin the next century i to,4 'come, ready to contribute to theefforts of the Pennsylvania BlackConference on Higher Education,and enjoy a very special, very uniquegathering of those committed tohigher education for African-Ameri-cans in Pennsylvania.''For more details, contact Dr.Alicia King, (215) 596-8522.

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John Peter Galvin, a graduateof Mercyhurst College, has beenselected for inclusion in the thirdedition of the Who s Who AmongInternational Students in Ameri-can Universities and Colleges. TheWho's Who Among InternationalStudents is* a nationwide meritpublication.The purpose of this publicationis to acknowledge outstanding inter-national students in Ariiencan highereducation institutions. Students areselected on the basis of their aca-demic and personal achievements.Galvin, a native of Ireland, wasa biology major at Mercyhurst Hegraduated in May of 1991 with aBachelor of Arts degree. Galvin iscurrently attending Ohio StateUniversity's School of Optometry.

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Cay Makraey inquired aboutthe fact that phone bills cannot b epaid on the campus card. She foundout that this is because the card is aseparate account from the phonebills. ^

The Political Science Club istaking a trip to Cleveland. MSCapproved the request for funding.The club will receive $450 to covercosts such a registration, food,lodging and materials.

Michael McQuillen, dean ofacademics, left literature on theevaluations done in preparation forthe arrival of the Middle StatesSteering Committee. It is the re-sponsibility of the representativesto share the information with fel-low students land help with therevisions. There will be a forumwith Dean McQuillen in the nearfuture. .'The Laker Wave is sponsor-ing a spirit night, at the varsityhockey game on Saturday, Jan. 25 .This will be an opportunity forstudents to paint their faces and beeligible to win $50, $25, and $2 0prizes.

Due to the Supabowl, the MSGmeeting scheduled for Jan. 26 hasbeen changed to Monday, Jan. 27at 4 p.m. Subsequent meetings willbe at the regularly schedaled time.John Bruno questioned howmuch*, time the students actuallyreceive on the ice. Dave Murphyproposed the idea o f a rink com-mittee. The Student Union com-mittee decided to take the rink astheir responsibility. The questionof the rink being iced all year aroundis also under investigation. A skaterental program for the students is

presently being looked into. Stor-ing the rental skates in the emptyunion lockers is a good possibility.Volunteers are needed to helpplan a three day program on cul-tural awareness and diversity to beheld May 5 ,6 and 7. Anyone inter-ested should see;Howard Paul, Lmv**-***^^**.* ms&nn * - __ x 2 m ^ Vm*ucaSanson,,BillyDecoteau S T U D E N T I ^ E A I / T H Kff l f tV I C E N O T I C Eor Tricia Kuhar. :* W

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Recycling bins were! placedaround campus by the PoliticalScience Club. Fifty percent of theproceeds from recycling will go tothe club and the other half will goto the hunger drive.*f

Drgposeph Susijwill be substitutingor 0r|Gohen|who willfeeon iracatfoiuntil Apfil. Dr. Susi wilibef-vauable# iy |w .day fromil j | m | to 2jpjn.beginning MondaypaS.|27. 9 | - ' ' - A W

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PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD JANUARY 23,1992

The Art of ShreddingBy John J. BrunoMerciad Staff Columnist

/As I wander aimlesslytoward the building where myclass is held* I am struck down inmy Hacks. My feel are flungfrom underneath my orso.I hoverive the ground, waiting in mute _ fear for impactShrieking to myself,as mybody accelerates toward the earthat9.8 meters per second, I reflect on my past life as if it were merelynothing more than an insignificant snowflake lost in die Arctictundra. Faster and faster, my weightless body approaches impactThe moment before collision, as despair fills my bowels andMadder, I hysterically cry out, 44No...not yet!!!"Impact is imminent Left alone and cold, I must come to gripswith myself. On some days, people feel like the cock of the walk...other days... the cock walked all over you. Why must it always endthis way? ? * C i_I flash back into reality on the slush-covered ground. I*msoiled, wet, cold and alone. However, narrowly averting death, I amstill alive; soiled by dirty slush but alive and well, less a few bruises,contusions, and minor lacerations. {I haul my carcass off the ground and manage to gain my feetI stare bitterly at the unshoveled, unsalted stairway that has norailing. Realizing the extent of injury that I luckily avoided, I amo verwehlmed with nausea. I lay crouched at the foot of the treach-erous stair. As I retch over and overt I am constantly tormented bymy own consciousness.* "Why didn't I just walk through the deep snow around theunshoveled, unsalted, railinglessr stairway; off of the unsalted,unshoveled sidewalk and through the knee-deep snow? If I had,maybe then I would not be kneeling here sick and soiled."After the vertigo subsides, I am engulfed by the urge to leavethe scene as fast as possible. I stay off the sidewalk this time. I runthrough the snow at full bore. In the midst of my sprint, I feel apiercing, sharp pain begin in my shin and shriek its way into theis of my spine. Again I watch the earth race toward my face.Again I find myself cold, soiled and alone.I V.I

This was dedicatedto anyone incharge of cthe sidewalks. If anyone inadministration Idu e what I'm talking about, get out from tyour desk and take a walk around campus.

This time, Ifindthat I'm starring at the broken off light polenear the sidewalk between buildings 3938 and 3926 on BriggsAvenue. The pole only stands about two feet high, so it was notvisible (the snow had covered it).As I watch the blood trickle from my shin, I am thankful thatneither myself nor anyone else was impaled by this invisible,broken light-post that should have been removed or replaced..."Why wasn't this taken care of? Why aren't the sidewalksbeing shoveled? It hasn't snowed indays, and there is still a foot ofsnow on the walkway. Why was a dangerous broken pole left in themiddle of the yard where it is barely visible at night and invisiblewhen mere is a good snow?" I sit in my room, happy to be alive. Yetat die same time, I wonder if life is really worth it

That was dedicated to anyone*in charge of clearing, thesidewalks. If anyone in administration has no clue what I'm talkingabout, gel out from behind your desk and take a walk aroundcampus. Maybe you'll learn something.Otherwise, I hope my fellow students don't have to pay thecarpet cleaning bill for Old Main. I must be dreaming. Seriously,watch out for those slippery side walks. And you may want to lookup the number of your favorite civil attorney. The word for todayis "N edittence."

Big River is now playing at theErie Playhouse. Shows are onThursdays, Fridays and Saturdaysat 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Formore information, call 454-28S2.

To find out the cafeteria menu,call extension 2192. Artcurrent

The Man Who Came to Din-ner continues to play at the Road-house Theatre, 1505 State St Per-formances are on Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays at 8 p.m. andSundays at 3 p.m. The show runsuntil Sunday, Feb. 2. Call 459-8215 for reservations and informa-tion.

The Second Annual Pasta eFagioli Dinner at the S t Paul Cen-ter will be on Sunday, Feb. 2 fromnoon until. 5 p.m. The Center islocated at453 W16 St The cost is$3.50 for adults and$2.50 for chil-dren. For more information, callRalph Iarussi at 868-2678or HenryDiPanfilo at 455-9605.

Cummings Gallery in the library.The exhibit runs until Friday, Feb.14, so if you get a chance, stop inand see it

SAC w ill meet in the govern-ment chambers of die Student Unionon Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m.

the Winter Formal

On Saturday, Jan. 25, SteveAllen will be joining the Erie Phil-harmonic Orchestra at the WarnerTheatre. The show is at 8 p.m. Formore information, call 4 55-13 75.

If you're interested in going tcDaytona Beach for Spring Breakcall 1-800-854-1234 or write P.OBox 910, Daytona Beach, FL, 321 Ifto obtain a free brochure.

will be available in the SUnion office. beginning M

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JANUARY 23,1992Kirkpatrick Sale THE MERCIADtrashes Columbus myth PAGE 5According to Kirkpatrick Sale,

the keynote speaker for MercyhurstCollege's upcoming AcademicCelebration, Christopher Colum-bus, contrary to tradition, was ruth-less, avaricious and deceptive. Salealso believes Columbus was themost important figure in humanhistory. *

Sale, author of a new biogra-phy of Columbus, will give hisaddress, "Christopher Columbus500 Years Later," on Monday, Jan.27 at 8 pan?in Zurn Recital Hall.;/"His personal traits not with'standing, I regard Columbus as themosuimportantfigurefcinhumanhistory," Sale says in his book

The Conquest of Paradise: Chris-topher Columbus and the Eco-logical Legacy. "He made it pos-sible for Europe to gain the wealthand power that led to its hegemonyover the rest of the world."In his lecture, Sale w ill attemptto strip away the many myths thatdistort the common perception of

Columbus, and challenge most ofthe conventional opinions on hislife and times, beginning with thevery formation "Columbus dis-covered A merica.' ** Sale believes that Columbusdidn't "discover" anything; in-stead, the natives on the NorthAmerican C ontinent at the time of KIRKPATRICK

Columbus9 expedition should begiven credit Cor such an honor. ^Sale wants to provide a "mi-nority view" in his Columbusseminar, and will take a rank ookat that part of Columbus' colonialrule most often overlooked, includ-ing slavery, slave-trading, cruelty,exploitation and environmentaldespoliation \The author of five previousbooks.Sale has also writtemfornumerous periodicals, including TheNew York Times M agazine andNation. He is co-director of theE J\ Schumacher -Society andfounder of the New York GreenParty. I |

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Schiff andHoseyexaminelanguageBy Daniel McQuillenMerciad Staff Reporter

Lutton tortures* McQuillen

fiDeconstructionbrain cringes and instinctively enactsits "-ism" defense mode. "No way!No far out philosophies for me."But hold on a second.. Give yourbrain a good slap and tell it to get ahold of itself. Just what is decon-struction ism? If yougive Dr. Ken-neth Schiff, assistant professor ofEnglish, and Heidi Hosey , instruc-tor of English,^ a chance at thisyear's Academic Celebration, they'llexplain to you why deconstrucdon-ism is really quite interesting and.They'll also show you how it sur-prisingly affects all of us, whetherwe're aware of it or not

Decon sanction ism is a new,highly controversial w ay of look-ing at language and literature, onewhich has jumped to the forefrontof debate on today's college cam-puses. It deals with what Dr. Schiff

DR. KENNETH SCHIFFlikes to call the "slipperiness" oflanguage, the fact that language,and literature, have 3fundamentaland inescapable flaws. This "slip-periness' ' not on ly affects how weread and communicate, but alsoour personal views and attitudestoward the world around us. Itevenaffects which classes form collegecurriculums, what students are

wrequired to read and how they learn.During the lecture Dr. Schiffwill give a summary of the basicsofdeconstruction ism, while Hoseywill demonstrate some concreteexamples of its effects. Sodo n'tletthe title scare you. "An Introduc-tion toDeconstructionism'' will bean interestingand thought-provok-ing presentation you're sure to enjoy.The event will take place in Preston314 at 10 am. on Wednesday, Jan.29 . -r .-

By David McQuillenMerciad Staff ColumnistDo you like to see people inpain? Well, on W ednesday, Jan. 29at 10:30 am. in Zurn 207, you'llget a chance to satisfy such twisteddesires. I'm going to be the human

guinea pig for Dr. Lewis Lutton *s"standard fitness test" * ^^^W tT>r? Lutton's TortureChamber,'' is more like it The test,which measures the maximumoxygen consumption of the humanbody, is a ten-minute ordeal thatpushes an 4athlete to the absolutelimit and beyond. It isn't pretty.The testwill take place ona station-ary bicycle ergometer; Lutton willattach sensors to record my respi-ration, heart rate, hemoglobin count,and lactic acid levels.X

It starts out easy enough,my heart rate will hover around100 beats per minute.'But whileyou sit in your comfy chair, mylegs wiU be screaming and my bodywill demand more oxygen than mylungs can deliver. By the end myheart rate should be pushing 200 .The information that Lutton will

DR. LUTTON, associate profesor of exercise physiology

Clark focuses on psychologygather from this is supposed tomake the suffering all worth while.I hope so .

Paul addresses problem solvingBy Joe LeglerMerciad Staff Reporter

It's- a known fact that bicycleseats are very u ncomfortable... andthey've*been that way since theinception of the manually poweredvehicle. Why hasn't it ever beenchanged?k Howard Paul, the assistantprofessor o f business at Mercyhurst,will address this and several othertopics on Tuesday, Jan. 28 , whenhe gives a speech on CreativeProb-fc m Solving during the AcademicCelebration.

terns in their life" he said, "What'sgoing to separate the really suc-cessful from the less successful ishow well they creatively solveproblems.''He said that his presentation isdesigned to help people find betterways to solve their problems."People tend to solve prob-lems based on their historical frameof reference," he stated, "Theytend to take small incremental stepsto solve a problem, and they're notparticularly creative about it "The main focus of the speechwill be on business problems,however, it will also be helpful to

social, environmental and maritaldifficulties. {'"It will open people's eyes tonew perspectives in how to solvetheir problem s,'' he replied.He said that all majors are wel-come to attend, because itwill helpeverybody.Paul has an MBA in account-ing from the University of Pitts-burgh, as well as undergraduatedegrees in economics and politicalscience. He worked in the industryfortwo decades before becoming aprofessor at Mercyhurst five yearsago.

By Katie JohnsonMerciad Contributing WriterDr. Margaret S. Clark, profes-sor of psychology at CarnegieMelton University, will be the guestlecturer for two workshops pre-sen ted at Academic Celebration onWednesday, Jan. 29 . The r firstworkshop, "Becoming a Profes-sional Psychologist," will focus

on the process involved in comingup with rescarchable ideas andcarrying through with psychologi-cal studies. Afterwards, Dr. Clarkwill discuss going to graduate schoolfor those interested in psych ologymajors; The program will be heldin Zurn 213 at 10 a.m.

ture will be presented in Zurn 21 4at 1 pan. > iDr. Clark received a B.A. inpolitical science and psychologyfrom Franklin & Marshall College.She attended the University ofMaryland, College Park, where sh eearned her M.A. and Ph.D. She hasbeen a'member of several panels,including the National Institute ofMental Health's W orking -Groupon Links between Social Psychol-She will explain her recentresearch on dose relation-ships that affect mentalhealth. I

41 Eveiyl :t:i has >tii. [emsThe soeech is on Tuesday0 a.m. in Preston 3

"Research on Relationships:'Implications for Mental Health"will be the topic of Dr. Clark'ssecond lecture. She will explainher recent research on close rela-tionships that affect mental health.^Examples from her studies fundby the National Institute of Mental^Health and the National ScienceFoundation will b e cited. This lee-

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ogyjand Mental Health Practice.As a professor at Carnegie Mellon,Dr. Clark has received many awardsfo r excellence, including the Ber-schdd-Hatfidd Awaid for sustainedexcellence in research on relation-ships. Tf i t | ; 1* Dr. Clark's lectures* will besponsored by the psychology de-partment *v.

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PAGE 6 THE M ERCIAD JANUARY 23,1992Academic CellebratiSonDivorcescratchesmaritalt :itchBy Angela M. CampMerciad N ews Editor

Marilyn Monroe standing overthe subway ven t, skirts flaring, inTh e Seven-Year Itch is one of themost famous movie scenes of alltime. But in actuality if you'vemade it to the seven year point, youare lucky. Helen Fisher, a notedanthropologist win be talking to theMercyhurst community about "TheFour-Year Itch: A Look at Divorce

Advertising.; expert offers ideasBy Grace BrunoMerciad Staff Reporter

Stavaros Cosmopulos, co-founder of the largest advertisingagency in Boston -- Hill, Holliday,Connors, Cosmopulos will bespeaking on Creativity In Adver-tising; a topic he knows only toowell.Cosmopulos, who started!his

own agency in Palm Beach at age25, is a member of The New Eng-land Advertising Hall of Fame. Hewas recently featured in the WallStreet Journal's Creative ProfileAdvertising Sa les . In the July 23,1991 edition of the Boston Heraldit was announced that Cosmop ulos"would open his own advertisingconsulting practice which w ill helpclients and agencies evaluate their

advertising/' He did this so thathecould rededicate himself to what

Students teach Expoand Adultery on Wednesday, Jan29 at 7 p.m. in Zurn Hall. $According to a study of youngmarried couples around the world,more marriages end after four yearsthan atany other time. Inthe United

HELEN FISHERStates the "itch" usually showsiffitself after two years. Divorcesworld wideare highest for ch ild ess

or single-child couples who'arebetween-the ages of 25 and 29 notas we are raised to believe, whenthe children grow up and 4tleavethe nest" Fisher, who will pre--senting her findings, is a researchassociate at the American Museumof Natural History.

By Michelle RyanMerciad Staff Reporter Have you ever wondered howteachers manage to keep their stu-dents busy during clas s time? Yourquestion is answered at the Councilfor Exceptional Children Expo, heldduring Academic Celebration.The event involves education'majors, especially sophomores,juniors and seniors, volunteeringand contributing ideas they have

used during their practicums.Games, b ulletin boards and learn-ing centers will be on display, in-troducing future teachers to newideas, f"They (the students) will bedemonstrating themselves," saidDiana Bohl, associate professor ofEducation. "(The expo) serves asan exchange of ideas."All areas of education are to becovered at the expo, which will beheld Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. in Zurn 137.

he loves most about advertising;|"creating ideas."i As he puts it"the idea should be K ing."Since 1950, Stavaros Cosmopu-los nhas created i provocative, hu-morous, I and; a ward-winning ad-vertising for such clients as DexterShoes, Dodge Automobiles,Dunkin' Munchkins and FenwayFranks to Charleston Chew. Ontwo occasions, he was named oneof America's Outstanding Crea-tive Minds in the nationwide sur-vey conducted by New York's AdDay. f V*

Cosmopulos says, \ 'The visualpresentation is crucial to the per-ception of the message." His mes-sage on W ednesday,Jan. 29 iswhatis most important It will be full ofexperience, knowledge and origi-nality that he is anx ious to share, sodon't miss him in Preston 312 at 3p.m.

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Mark Kordnsky,junior - A chanceto break the monotony of classesand explore the different culturesand lectures given.

Sara L ineha n, senior - A break upof the semester because it is a longhaul from. Christmas to SpringBreak. The students can go out andlisten to different speakers, insteadof listening to our regular profes-sors that day.

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Anne McNelis, freshman -I'mglad I get the day off from classesand can go to some of the lectures,but why can't theyfcancel nightclasses, too?

Garth M cCurdy, senior -1 thinkit's beneficial, but I think studentsshould be able to choose whichevents to attend. They shouldn't berequired by their professors to goto events, and not have their classgrade affected by it

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Joanne Melio, sophomore> TheItalien extravaganza is always agood time. The lectures and activi-ties are good, but sometimes they'rescheduled too early.

Suzanne Wagner, freshman - Ifeel it is a good opportunity for stu-dents to be able to listen to differ-ent lectures on topics they're inter-ested in. Leaving the lectures op-tional is also a good idea for thecollege students.

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JANUARY 23,1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7l^caddniiic delebf aitaonHartenstein performs ceramic musicBy Tricia KuharMcrciad Staff Reporter

Thanks to the Mercyhurst artdepartment, on Wednesday, Jan.29,feet will be tapping to the creativeand unusual sounds of Ward Har-tenstein.This artist, com poser and crea-tor of wonderfully unique musicalinstruments, will expose his audi-ence to new and unusual sounds,and explore the possibilities ofinstrument building and music-making in a way that is both enter-taining and enlightening to all agesof listeners.;At 10 a.m. in Zurn 120, Harten-stein will demonstrate the ceramicinstrument-making techniques usedin constructing his ceramic instru-

ments and sound sculptures suchas the Clay Marimba, Circular Fluteand Tongue D rum. Lasting appro-mimately two hours, this programwill also include an interactiveperformance and discussion on thesound of music and human responseto it. ; z ?

Ceramic music on originalhandmade clay instruments will behis second program of the day. Itwill be held at 2 p.m. also in Zurn120. V ? m* Performing for approximatelyone''hour, Hartenstein will com-bine his handmade instruments withhumorous h stories and? "soundpoem s." A udience members maybe invited to play instruments orparticipate with their hands andvoices.Hartenstein has performed at

ArtPark, Kilbourn Hall, MemorialArt G allery, Jazzberry's PyramidArts Center, and at many schoolsand libraries throughout upstate NewYork. He has developed a highlyregarded approach to educatingyoung people about the joy of musicmaking and the art of listening.Tom Hubert,> Mercyhurst ce-ramics, sculpture and photo teacher,and fellow school graduate to Har-tenstein, recommends these pro-grams to everyone, especially themusic and art students. THEODORE HAMEROW

General Lee tops lectureBy John DanknichMcrciad Staff Reporter

Attorney Alan T. Nolanwill give a lecture entitled "Ge n-eral Robert E. Lee: A Creatureof the Lost Cause'' at AcademicCelebration on Wednesday, Jan.29. f * JNolan, author of the newbook, Lee Considered: G eneralRobert E. Lee and the Civil WarHistory will present an I analysisand critique o f the tradition associ-ated with Robert E. Lee. Nolancontends that the legend and thetraditional Lee are not historic. Thelecture will be given in SullivanHall at 8:30 p.m.A native of Indiana, No-lan Is a graduate of Indiana Univer-sity and the Harvard Law School.He is also the Chairman?of theBoard of Trustees of the IndianaHistorical Socie ty and practices lawin Indianapolis with the Firm of IceMiller Donadio and Ryan.In 1961, The MacmillanCompany published Nolan ' s book,

The Iron Brigade, a military his-tory of the Civil War." The IronBrigade was named by Civil WarTimes Illustrated as one of the100 best books ever written onthe Civil War.9* It remains in printafter 30 y ears.

No serious student of theCivil War will want to miss No-lan's challenging and controver-sial conclusions. The lecture is beingsponsored by the History Club.

It will be particularly be st formusic majors, but the program is acombination of ait and music, whichis very inter-related,*' said HubertHartenstein's program alsocomes very highly recommendedby-Hubert to non-music and non-art students. He explained by say-ing, "The non-art students oftenlook in the doors of the art rooms,but they keep walking by. We wouldlike to try to get them inside.** - So if you are interested in learn-ing ceramic instrument techniques,seeing human response to sound,or a few hours of enjoyable enter-tainment, come see Ward Harten-stein and get your feet tapping.

Professors debate correctnessBy Anne L. McNelisArts and Entertainment Editor

Recently, thecontroversy overpolitical correctness has escalated.The debate over political correct-ness comes to Mercyhurst Collegeduring this year's Academic Cele-bration. Dr. Theodore Hamerow ofthe University o f Wisconsin-Madi-son will debate Dr. Melba Boydfrom the University of Michigan-FlintRogers discusses injuriesBy Leon MumfordMerciad Contributing Reporter

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Running injuries: Their CausesandTreatment w ill be discussed byDr. Vincent Rogers, M.D. onMonday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m . in Zurn114.

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Sisters of; Mercy sponsor luncheonAs part of MercyhurstCollege'ssixth annual Academic Celebration,Patricia Smith, RSM, PhD, willgive a luncheon talk entitled, "WhatMakes a School Catholic?" at noon

on Wedn esday, Jan. 29 in SullivanHall.Smith will present a theologicallook at those characteristics oiqualities of the Catholic traditionthat characterize an institution thaicalls itself "Catholic." The talk issponsored by the Sisters of Mercyof Erie. j

Sr. Patricia is TheologicalConsultant of the Sisters of Mercy,Baltimore. Shehas lectured widelyin the U.S. and Canada, and haspublished numerous articles onMary, ministry,'priesthood andtheological education. Her book,Teaching Sacraments has beenreprinted by Liturgical Press.Atpresent, she is working withCatholic healthcare institutions onthe theological and religious rootsof Catholic healthcare m inistry.

Rogers, a highly respectedorthapedic surgeon at Hamot HealthSystems in Erie, is also a proudthree-time recipient*-of the OstenAward* for outstanding clinicalinstruction.Brad Jacobson, head of Mer-cyhurst's sportsmedicine Aepart-ment said that the talk will be bene-ficial to most runners, trainers andsportsmedicine practitioners."Dr. Rogers has theappealingability o f simplifying the science ofsportsmedicine in an interesting waythat people can relate to/* saidJacobson. In this sense, Rogers isexpected to interest the generalpublic, as well as the sports- orien-tated listeners. 1$Admission is free, and all thosewishing to learn about sports inju-ries without having to read two orthree textbooks, are welcome toattend the meeting.

Boyd is director of the African-American Studies Program at theUniversity of Michigan. She is therecipient of many awards and dis-tinctions, including Recognition forMajor Contributions to j African-American Culture. She is currentlyworking under a faculty grant en-tided "The Black Unicorn! FilmProject" Boyd has also partici-pated in a variety of lectures andconferences.Boyd obtained both her bache-lor* s and master's degrees in Eng-lish from Western Michigan Uni-versity in 1971 and 172, respec-tively. She received a doctorate inEnglish in 1979 from the Univer-sity of Michigan-Ann Arbor.IHamerow is a professor ofGerman and European History aithe University of Wisconsin. He isstrongly against; requiring diver-sity in education curriculum andhiring quotas. He is the author ofk 10 books and a number of articles.Tie has also been profiled in" aNewsweek cover story about po -litical correctness as one of ts mostprominent opponents.Hamerow received his Bache-lor's degree in 1942 from CityCollege. He got his master's fromColumbia University in 1947. Heobtained his Ph.D. in 1951'fromYale University.

The debate .is sponsored byMercyhurst Student Governmentand will take place in Zurn RecitalHall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.28 . t1" * f

Panelists discuss affirmative actionNBC agent visits 'HurstBy Karen McGuIreEditor-in-Chief

"Quiet on the set. Cue the tal-entfloordirector. Ready on cam -era one ...take it'** 'Welcome again to anotheraddition of Acad emic Celebration.We'd like to welcome Larry Bar-nett, president of L . Barnett Tele-vision. Inc. in Canada. Barnett will be a guest speakerat Academic Celebration onWednesday, Jan. 29. The openforum discussing' 'everything youalways wanted to know about tele-vision and were afraid to ask/'will take place in the MercyhurstStudent Government Chambers o f

the Student Union at 2 p.m.Currently, Barnett works .forthe National BroadcastCompany(NBC) as an aCanada. Prior to holding this posi-tion, he worked for NB C in Can-ada as vice-president of sales.Born in England, Barnett movedto Canada in 1957. One year later,he joined the staff at theCanadianBroadcasting Corporation(CBC).There, he worked for 20 years in avariety of different positions.Barnett served as a director oftelevision for the Canadian BlueJays Baseball for five years andalso in similiar capacities for theOlympic Game s, the InternationalHockey Series and the NationalHockey Leaue(NHL).

By Jule GardnerFeatures Editorthe line? Do we need to re-examinethe issue, or is it fulfilling the pres-ent ro**w

Is affirmative action working?At 11 a.m. on W ednesday, Jan. 29in Rm. 3 of Sullivan Hall, a panelwill discuss the ins and outs ofComing lo Mercyhurst fromOakville, O ntario, Canada, Barnettplans to lead an open forum dis-cussion about the television Indus-try. He plans to offer helpful in-sight to students about how to brcakinto the television business. Therewill be a limited amount of timespent onjlecturing with a maxi-mum of question and answer time.The Mercyhurst community 'isencouraged to bring prepared ques-tions for the activity.*

affirmative action, as well as apossible answer to this question.The discussion on affirmativeaction's impact on the workplaceand .society is sponsored by thePre-Law Society. Bob Hvezda, theclub's advisor, feels this topic fallsin line with the group's goal toexpose Mercyhurst to controver-sial issues.

Hvezda said affirmative action,today, |iaises certain questions.Among them: Have we taken it toofar? What is fair? How do we draw

The debate will take 'a differ-ent look at affirmative action andwhat it's supposed to be abo ut,"Hvezda said.Jeff Veitch, senior member ofthe Pre-law Society, organized theeven t He said, "It is something Ifeel strongly about and it's timely.People have to realize that some-'thing has to b e done ."The panelists from the philoso-phy department include Dr. Tho-mas Donahue and Dr. Bruce Th-ompson. Also scheduled are CathyAnderson, the affirmative actionof Mercyhurst; Homer Smith,affirmative action officer for thecity of Erie; and a speaker from theoffice of Sen. Harris Wofford.

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strument-Making Techniques.Ward Hartenstein, anartist, potter,musician rom Rochester, NY, willdemonstrate the techniques he usesin building his ceramic instrumentsand sound sculptures, such as theclay marimba, tongue drum andcircular flute. A n interactive per-formance will be presented, usinghandmade instruments, and therewill be ongoing lecture and dls-

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S t u d e n t s e t s e n v i r o n m e n t a l ( e x a m p l eBy Michelle RyanMerciad Staff Reporter

I believe Americans need toconcentrate their energies on cor-recting environmental problemssuch as pollution, saving plantsand animal speciesfromextinctionand developing new ways to testbeauty and make-up products ratherthan on animals.I feel that our government isoverly concerned with the advance-ment of big businesses and muchless concerned with the state of theearth. Recycling -laws are slow tobe enacted, and 3,800 endangeredplants and animals are waiting tobe placed on the government'sthreatened species listThe environment should defi-nitely be America's-and the world's-highest priority. Once our earth isdestroyed, it is gone, and we do not

deserve to move our habitat toanother planet such as M ars, evenif it were possible. Such a schemeis selfish and wrong. We cannot goplanet hopping if w e cannot eventake care of our own earth.Rimans also needto have higherrespect for animals and plants, theinnocent inhabitants of our ailingplanet Animals and plants do notcause wars, destroy the ozone layer,pollute or wear make-up. It is un-fair to subject these lifeforms toour mistakes. 3,A number of factors contributeto the reason I am such an environ-mentalist, in particular, mass me-dia, family, personal factors andfright * * - ? 1* Mass media plays a big role.

For the past few years, mass mediahas stressed the sad state of ourenvironment-from the top of theozone layer to the htige landfillsour garbage occupies. Mass mediahas educated me tremendously about

this crisis. Magazines, newspapersand television present the environ-ment as a top issue; however, I amamazed that there arc* people w hodo not recycle or who do not real-ize the condition the earth is in. For

By Amy FitzgeraldMerciad Staff ReporterDespite disagreement aboutwhether the recession has in factended, we are still indingemploy-ers who are exhibiting cautious-ness in their 1991-1992 hiring plan.According to a recent recruit-ing survey, six percent of the 342employers w ho responded expectto hire more graduates this yearthan they did last year. Overall,employers plan to hire 8.S percentmore graduates in (92 than theyhired in 1990-1991.

More specifically, serviceemployers plan tof increase theirhiring role by 9.2 percent, whilemanufacturing employers indicatea 5.8 percent increase. Lastly,government/non-profit employersintend to increase number of newhires by 1SS percentWe need to note, however, thatwhile the hiring plans o f govern-ment/non-profit employers showthe greatest increase these employ-ers will only account for 8 percentof the jobs being offered.Most of the projected openingsor 56 percent are in the serviceemployers area. It should be clearly

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understood, however,, that thisprojected increase of hiring is hoton par with pre-recessionihiringactivities. This is a clear reflectionof employers' attU'irifff toward thestate of their economy.-Of these employers respond-ing to the survey, 66 percent saidthat they didn * t consider the reces-sion over. Many speculated! thatthe recovery would be slow, andindicated that they don't expectany significant progress until midto late '92. It is hopeful that thiswill benefit the *92 graduates.If this hope of progress doesnot materialize or if there is furtheri of the economy, hiring plansmay once again be put on hold.

The recession has had variouseffects on the recruiting activityover the past year. These effectscontinue to ripple through the hir-ing arena. In 490-'91, employersgreatly reduced the number of newhires, and many eliminated recruit-ing completely.' 'Right here at Mercyhurst, weexperienced a reduction of ten majorcompanies that traditionally recruitannually. We were able to compen-sate by attracting new companies,as well as maintaining the contin-ual courtship with small businessesthat will hire one or two individu-

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als,' I says Tyrone Moore, Directorof Career Services.These items serve to compli-ment the goal of the career servicesdepartment for maintaining ade-quate empbyment opportunities fordiestudents at Mercyhurst 3Overall, the '91-'92 outlook isbetter than last year's and the hir-ing projections give this year'sgraduates some hope. \1 Employers, however, have theeconomy under a microscope, care-fully watching }for the slightestmovement Even so, these projec-tions havetojump a series of huidlesto become a reality.*.

me recycling is a way of life. Iwould never dream of throwingor aluminum M

away a glasscan. I cannot understand howpeople just do not care..My family brought me up insuch a way that taught me not towaste. We now recycle at home,and, through collecting glass andcans in our basement, it is amazingto see how quickly the recyclablesaccumulate. Within a matter ofweeks, we have three orfour filledboxes. It would be a crying shameto toss these items in a landfillwhen they can so easily be reusedandrecycled. %Personal factors basically in-clude the general attitude I haveacquired from being educated bythe media and my family. I feel Iam a very sensitive and concernedperson, and through my educationI know that the environment is aserious issue, so serious that the illsof the earth actually scare me I amfrightened that the ozone is disap-pearing, and I am afraid that therewill be no fresh air to breathe or

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iper, glass and plastics. When mytube of toothpaste gets low, I cut itin half to get a few more uses outofi t My family donates to ouranimal shelter and we have hadourcats neutered. I recycle the dozensof plastic bags my roomm ates andI collect from,grocery stores byg them backto LoWaws (manysupermarkets have a bin in whichtheir customers can drop off plastic

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For example, I wrote the roughdraft of this paper on the bock ofsome scrap paper. I do tha* with alof my papers. I cut up otter oldpaper into small squares ofnotepa-per. I wrap gifts in the comic sec-

recycling. I also turn off the waterwhen I am bushing my teeth orwashing my face. LThere are hundreds of simple,easy and creative .things anyonecan do to help save the environ-ment, and by doing it, I getagifeeling o f self worth and satisfac-tion. Please take this article intoconsideration, and change your waysififyou don't act responsibly to-wards the earth. It's easy, fun andterribly importanL ^^^^ ^

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RosierBriggs cleans upBy Jule GardnerFeatures Editor

Rosie Briggs, 46 years young,.is not a cleaning lady limited toreplacing toilet paper or vacuum-ing halls. ; f

"I'm the mom figure," shesaid, while sipping hot chocolatefrom an earth-toned mug.Rosie is in charge of cleaningduties in Baldwin Hall, the C om-munications Department, and theMercy Apartments. She is also incharge of repeating the phrase, "Hi,dear," to residents as they walkthrough the door.

eRosie has been employed byMercyhurst College for three years.Her main goal in seeking this job isto help her children through col-lege. Her children, Heather andJack, both attend Mercyhurst"I have the best job on cam-pus. It isn'teasy, but it's worth it,"she said. "1 get a lot of satisfactionfrom this job. This is really a two-way street It keeps me young, andgives me a differentperspective onthings all the time," she said.According to Rosie, the factthat she is needed keeps her here."I try to help bridge the gap be-tween leaving home and 'mom*. Itcan be a scary transition," Rosiesaid.*She said the Baldwin residents

group" ofyoung ladies. "God hadto have sent the lovliest young ladiesto Mercyhurst I would be pleasedto call any (of them) my daugh-ter," she said as the laugh linesaround her eyes turned upward withher smile.

Rosie also has been an activevolunteer in the community. Shehas been involved with the GirlScouts for 11 years, and theMiUcreek district Parent TeacherAssociation (PTA) for 13 years. In1986, she was honored with thePennsylvania Life Membership tothePTA.I Rosie spends her time awayfrom her job reading and enjoyingthe outdoors. She especially en-joys camping, fishing and hunting.

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"Life's been very good to meI wouldn't trade it for the world,"she said, as she straightened hersky-blue smock and ventured to-ward the broom c r ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ww

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By David McQufllenMerciad Staff Columnist4'For music, any words aregood enough.9* - JJ*. Planche"Who can explain the effectmusic has on us? -A kind ofinarticulate unfathomable speech,which leads us to theedge oftheinfinite, and lets us for momentsgaze into that* * - Beethoven

"Burn down the disco. Hang the blessed DJ, because the mu sicthat they Constantly play.JT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUTMY UFE.** - Morrissey of The SmithsWhen writing about music, people always seem to have anopinion about lyrics. Should the words be meaningless drivel witha funky beat, or should they actually mean something? Musicianstoday may not realize it, but they are die poets of the mass mediageneration. Musicians, however, d o notnecessarily make goodpoets, and some of them are writing the worst poetry ever babbledin the world's ear. I |Consider this lyric from a recent song by Markie Mark and hisFunky Bunch* "I'm so cool, I'm so bad, blah blah blah blah blahgood vibrations (sung by the funky bunches) blah blah. Yeah(said while he points a walking cane - what's that all about,anyway? - in your face) blah blah*1 Obviously, M arkie just wantsyou to know how much weight he can bench press while you feelgood about it } *Unlike M r. Mark (or, is that Mr. Bunch), there are some greatlyrical writers out there. Songs by bands like the H ousemartins,U2 , Nine Inch Nails, The Alarm and The Smiths all either relay a |

message or tell a story.*They don't necessarily have some deep,deep, life-changing statement about the injustices in the cold,cold world, but they do convey a feeling.Of all song writers, Morrissey certainly is the most talented,if not the most interesting. After emerging with The Smiths inthe early 1980's, Mtirrisseywent solo a few years ago. In thattime, he has become the only true poet to emerge in music sinceBobDylan. ^ . f ' *In his son gs, Morrissey sets a stage, places the characters andlets the story run. Sometimes you'd swear that there is no oneon die planet more depressed than he, while at other times he issarcastic, angry or ju st plain funny. He is not all that cheerful, buthis obsession with others and his own insecurity about himself addup to create some great listening. You will have a hard time findinga singer who puts more of himself into his music. The only one thatcomes close is Gordon Gano of theViolent Femmes. 'Now that'sand twisted.IVITo let you make up your own mind, I'v e gathered some lines froma few of Morrissey *s songs. They are weird and different, but atleast you may be able to relate (Actually, if you can relate...maybeyou should have yourself checked out) 4

"And if a double decker bus crashes into us, well; to dieby your side, the pleasure and the privilege is mine. Andif a two ton truck k ills the both of us, to die by your sideis such a heavenly way to die." |I "Sweetness, Sweetness, I was only joking when I said thatI'd like to mash every tooth in your

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Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. N o hope[> harm, just another false alarm.** I4 'And if you must go to work tomorrow, well if I were you,I wouldn't bother, for there are brighter sides to life, andI know for I've seen them. lthough not very often.* *MEnd of the pier, end of the bay, you tug my arm and saygive in to lust, give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll ifsoon be d ust... ButI'm not the man you think I am, andsorrows native son, he will not rise for anyone. I couldhave been wild and I could have beenfree,but nature

4played this trick on me.Unfortunately, I cannot show Morrissey*s full talent for \*creating murky, provoking and bizzare emotions. If you've neverheard The Smiths, I suggest youpick up one of their albums. Ifyou have no money, listen to the Redneck Fancy Show Mondaynights 10-12 p.m. We'll play some for you. No blah blah andnobunches. I

Th e cast of 'The Magic Flute' rehearses for opening night on Thursday, Jan. 30 .Clark directs 'Magic Flute ?By Suzanne ConeglioMerciad StafF Reporter

The D*Angelo School of Mu-sic welcomes Lincoln Clark atMercyhurst to direct The MagicFlute. Clark arrived at Mercyhurston Friday, January 10 and will b ehere until Friday, January 31Clark was born in O klahoma,

I Throughout his busy schedule,Clark has remained active in theNational Opera Association (NOA).The NOA is a nationwide serviceorganization for academic operaprograms. "Our major concern inNOA is to support young singersand composers, and we help todevelop new ways of teaching

Clark said .pera.The Magic Flute is a uniquework which :has something foreveryone. It contains mystery, andit's about humanity and the loveand struggle needed to gain wis-dom and understanding.Don * t miss out on this produc-tion. It is sure to be a success.Canterbury' tickets on salebut now resides ip Tallahasee,Fla.,where he teaches at Tallahasee StateUniversity. He has studied in Cali-fornia at UCLA !and Music Acad-emy of the West Clark won aFullbright Scholarship to Germany,where he resided for 20 years. In1967, he directed in Italy and Spain,and in 1974, he was stage directorfor the Seattle Opera Associationfor nine years. In 1983, he became

r.ra at Florida StateUniversity. Throughout his career,he has been an opera singer, stagedirector and educator.. | &The Magic Flute iswell on itsway to opening nigh t "The operais going well, and I'm excited aboutthe quality of the singers and thecast,'* said Clark.r Clark came to direct The MagicFlute through Paul MacPhail whodid graduate work atFlorida StaleUniversity. M acPhail sang in sev-eral productions of Clark's, and inturn, he was invited to Mercyhurst

| | The 12th Annual CanterburyFeast will be beginning in May atthe Riverside Inn Dinner Theatrein C ambridge Springs. This year,the Canterbury Feast will be pre-senting Gilbert and Sullivan's TheMikado. The show will be per-formed at the Riverside in May,July and August It will also beperformed at Mercyhurst in Juneand July.. The casts for both Mercyhurstand Riverside include many Mer-cyhurst students, alumni and fac-ulty. } 1Hie Riverside cast includes threeMercyhurst alumni; John Burtonas Nanki-Poo, Paul Urbanowicz asKo-Ko and Karen Nasca as Pitti-Sing. Current junior JenniferAsquino will play Yum-Yum.In die Mercyhurst cast, six o fthe" eight roles will be played byMercyhurst students or faculty.Associate professor of English P.Barry McAndrew will play Ko-Ko. David Pelletier, a junior, willplay Pooh-Bah. D ana Louder, also

a junior, win play Yum-Yum. SeniorDebbie Schmidt will play Peep-Boand sophomore Nichole Brunowillplay Go-To and Katisha. KathyBaker, a junior, willplay Pitri-Sing.: ticket prices are $28 for Fri-days, $30 for Saturdays, and $26for Sundays. The prices are tthesame for both Mercyhurst and theRiverside. Of the 5,000 tickets thatare sold, 4,000 have already beensold, so if you're interested, actquickly.jlf you would like moreinformation about the CanterburyFeast, call Igor Stalsky at 824-2347.Steve AllenarrivesMelissaMerciad Contributing W riter

By combining music 3withhumor, Stev e Allen , the creator andforme r host of the Tonight Showhas MX* IHammer emcees awardsMonday, Jan. 27,1992, 8-11pjn., on ABC television, the 19thannual "American Music Awards"special will be telecast live from

the Shrine Auditorium? in LosAngeles, California. Hosting thespecial is Rap star* Hammer. Thirtyawards are presented in 7 catego-ries - tap/Rock,. Country, Sou]/Rhythum and Blues, R ap, HeavyMetal/Hard Rock, Adult Contem-porary and Dance Music - to out-standing performers as voted bythe American record-buying pub-lic .^ i *Results are kept secret untilenvelopes are opened during thetelecast In S addition.! a special"Award of Merit" will beJpre-

sentedto he "Qodfather of Soul"James Brown for his "outstandingcontributions oyer a long period o ftime, to the musical entertainmentof the American public." Amongthose scheduled to appear on thetelecast are Paula Abdul, Clint Black,Garth Brooks, Natalie Cole, ColorMe Badd, DJ . Jazzy Jeff and TheFresh Princel|Uta Ford, HerbieHancock, Whitney Houston, JamesIngram, Wynonna Judd, ChakaKhan, Eddie and Gerald Levert,LL Cool J, Kathy Mattea, RebaMcEntire, Naughty By Nature,Micheal W. Smith,j! Spinal Tap,Curtis Stigers, Travis Tritt, CrystalWaters, Trisha Yearwood andYoakam

_ _^ capturing audiences allover the country. J"An Evening with Steve Al-len" originally scheduled for Sat-urday, Feb. 22 as part of the EriePhilharmonic Pops Series, has beenupdated to Saturday, Jan. 25 . EijiOue will conduct, and Bo Ayarswho was originally set to appearwith Allen, will be conducting theFebruary 22 conceit as planned.The January 25 conceit prom-ises to be spectacular with bothAllen and Oue appearing on thesame night &.It is important to know thatanyone holding^a%plit Series Iticket, and is interested in seeingAllen perform, may exchange theirFebruary 22ticket or the January25 concert at the office.If there are any questions, pleasecall the Erie Philharmonic Office at455-1375.

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Crew budget problemsprove unacceptable!By Kevin McHugbMerciad Senior Editor

They're shovelling snow, they *re selling tickets, they 're puttingthemselves into slavery; they are of course the Mercyhurst crewteam. The team hasto partake insuch fund raising activities becauseits budget is not big enough to cover such things as food, uniformsand accomodation.The team recently bought a new boat which has apparentlytaken a big chunk out of itsexpenses budget, hence all the fundraising.Thecrew team is made upof dedicated sports people who arebylarge, willing to do fund raising to get enough money to make theirprogram a success. If these people were not as dedicated, there is noway the team could compete on an equal level with division oneschools as it does. * * . ? ^The college should use the dedication of the team to build astrong program, bu t shouldbe careful no t to abuse the dedication ofthe team. As a low profile sport, the crew program should not expecta large budget However, when it comes to a point where studentshave tobuy their own un iforms, it shows a lackof support on behalfof the college. fAthletes wear college colors to bring glory to their college. A sa matter of principle if not of financial necessity, the college shouldpay for uniforms. & .I think most crew people would agree that the crew programshould continue to fund raise in order to improve the program.However, I think it's a crying shame if students have to dig into theirown pockets to pay for the privilege of wearing school colors.The crew progam's budget and succeshave grown considerablysince the hiring of Head Coach, Dave Baugh. Since he took overMercyhurst crew teams have beaten such division one teams asPurdue, Cincinnati,Georgia Tech, Ohio State and Duke University.i This past fall, Mercyhurst swept the prestigious SpeakmanRegatta. The' crew prograimis a definite recruiting tool for thecollege. There are currently around 60 rowers, about 20 of whomreceive some financial aid. If those 60 rowers spend four years a tMercyhurst at a cost of $12,000 per year, they would generateabout $2.9 million less the limited expense of scholarships.According o hmiorPat Healv. each student has to raise $125 tobreak.ay for uniforms and a training trip to ueorgia oiIf die student fails to raise the money, I think the college shouldspend the $50 cm each student so that they can wear the college'scolors. fEvery program on this college would like a bigger budget, butI think the crew program is me only one that has a budget thatdoesn't allow for uniforms. If I was on crew, I would make it amatter of principle not tapay for my own uniform. The collegeshould make sure that no crew member is forced to take such astand.

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By Keith CoursonMerciad Sports Reporter %'*For the last few years, Mer-cyhurst basketball fans have be-come accustomed to the sight ofDave Cbnstantino stroking the threepoint? shot Many of those treyshave gone down and brought thecrowd to its feetDave hails from Punxsuiawney,PA, where he showcased his tal-ents in basketball, baseball, andgolf while in high school. Duringhis hoop career then, he made theall-conference team three times.Constantino, a senior guard onthe men's squad, is a socialstudies/secondary education major

at jthe 'Hurst "I fell in lovewith the campu s," he said, "I'v ebecome close with the people."While Dave has an obsessionfor footballcard collecting, anotherimportant activity to him is work-ing with kids. He has been ab b todeal his basketball 'know how' onto admiring youth.''I love to workwith younger kids; they look up toyou. They respect you," he said.Constantino has had some Dave Constantino shot a triple during the Laker'smemorable moments inhis basket- recent victory ove r Pitt-Bradfo rd. Photo by Kevin McHughball career. The most memorablecame in his freshmen year. Mer-cyhurst was playing Cheyney andthe game was sent into overtime.With only a single tick left on theclock, Dave promptly stepped up and what else drilled a triple towin it | iDave admits that the change ofcoaches in the last year has beendifficult to adjust to. He was re-cruitedout of high school by BarryCopeland and will wind up thefinal two months of his career underCopland's successor, Bill Morse."I t's a hard change to make," hesaid, "There's a big contrast instyle (of pla y)." . *Constantino had hoped that he'dnetmore nlavine time in his senior

year but he has accepted his role."I just do the best job I can in theshort time I'm in there." he stated. * - - -Dave,! who was recentiy en-gaged, has enjoyed his stay atMercyhurst and feels be received aquality education. He hopes to finda job,soon after graduation andadmitsthat he wouldn't havemadeit this far without his family.f They re an important part of mylife,'' he replied. ? ' 9Constantino has succeeded inmany ways but he has one goal left"I'dlike tobeat Gannon on ce," hesaid.-"I think I've lost to themseven times." However, this mightbe die year. Who knows a Con-stantino bomb at the buzzer justmight dp i t

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Denise Baginski rever ses the direction of play against Pitt-Bradford.leers outplay Lake!Forest*kBy Garth McCurdyMerciad Staff ReporterAfter 366 days since the Col-gate Raiders game was cancelleddoe to the outbreak of the PersianGulf war, the Lakers found them-selves "smoked" out of a game.TheLake Forestrink caught on fire,but was still safe enough to con-tinue the two-game series, and theLakers took advantage of itOn Saturday, Jan. 18, Mercyhurst

won its first onegoal decision of theyear, after losing its irsteight AfterScott Burfoot received a major andgame suspension in the first period,Rob M adi