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D r . A l l a n B e l o v a r a c l e a v e s M e r c y h u r s t f o r n a v a l d u t yBy Karen McGuireMerciad News Editor

On Thursday, Jan 17, the day after the

United States started attacking Iraq, Dr.

Allan Belovarac, professor of history atMercyhurst, received a call of duty. Whenhe returned from his 12:35 p.m. class, amessage from heU.S . government awaitedhim. Belovarac was activated to his posi-tion as a U.S. Naval Reserve intelligenceofficer.

Belovarac reported to the Fleet Intelli-gence Center in Norfolk, Va., on Tues-day,Jan.22. "I don'tknow how long I'llbe gone," he said. "The initial order isfor 21 days, which is the quickest way toprocess my orders, but it could be ex-

tended indefinitely. This is someth ing I* vebeen expecting and am trained to do. It'san honor to be asked [to serve in .thatcapacity as they pull specific people, notunits, into action."

t Belovarac doesn't want people to over-dramatize his situation. He said it* s proba-

bly easier for him to go, because he'sfairly certain he'll not, be going to theGulf. He will be working at the Intelli-gence Center where he's served before.He said he feels comfortable going therebecause he knows the p lace and the people.

j Lieutenant Belovarac I first heard hehad a chance of being called on Monday,Jan. 7. Since then he has been trying to tie

up the loose ends at home and preparehimself for an indefinite time in the serv-ice. (Belovarac said he is particularlythankful for the support of h is fam ily.' 'It

DR. ALLAN BELOVARAC

would b e very difficult to do this withouttheir support," he said.

preparation also involved finding

substitutes to take over his classes at

Mercyhurst Dr. Garvey, Dean McQuillcn

and Dr. Supina will b e taking over in h isabsence. "Take-it easy on my substi-

tutes," Belovarac said. "I think I'm leav-ing you in good hands, and hopefully I'Dbe back for finals.' * i

^Belovarac said he thinks it's impor-tant for students to realize that whetherthey are for or against j this war, fthey

should support the people over there. "It's

lonely out there," he said. "They needthe support and encouragement from thoseat home. Those soldiers are disruptingtheir lives to be there." He continued tosay thatiif people:don't agree with thecause, they should voice discontent againstthe government, not the guys.

Anyone wishing to drop a line to Dr.Belovarac can do so by writing to:

LL Allan B elovaracFleet Intelligence CenterNorfolk, VA 23461.

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Trustees name site for junior collegeBy Karen McGuire

Merciad N ews Editor

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Thursday, Jan. 24TBA, Ice skating, shuttlesleave Baldwin.

Friday, Jan. 25 |6 Jp.m. Campus- Center,women's basketball versusLeMoyne.

8 p.m Campus Center, men'sbasketball versus LeMoyne.

Mercyhurst College will be opening thedoors to a new junior college in die fall an-nounced President W illiam IVGarvey.*Theboard of trustees approved a $1.2 million leasepurchase of SL Mary's Seminary in North East

on W ednesday, Jan 23 .Situated on 80 acres, the 100 year pictur-

esque seminary contains five buildings in-remodeled academic building

Saturday, Jan. 26

TBA, Recreation Center,

campus lip sync.

Sunday, Jan. 27 £.

2:30 p.m. Erie Civic Center,hockey versus S t Bonaventure7 p.m MSG meeting in Gov-ernment Chambers.

Monday, Jan. 287 p.m. Zurn Recital Hall, Aca-demic Celebration kicks offwith "The American Presi-dency," presented by formerMinnesota senator Eugene J.McCarthy.

Tuesday, Jan. 297 p.m. Zurn 114, AcademicCelebration presents, "Vio-

lence in Dating Relations."9 p\m. Zurn Recital Hall, Filmsfor Discussion presents,14Rosalie Goes Shopping' *

Wednesday, Jan JO10_a.m. Sullivan 3, AcademicCelebration daytime eventsbegin with "Fiction Reading:The Devil's Horn," presentedI bv Dr. Kenneth Schiff.

a full-sized gymnasium, a magnificent Gothicchurch and two residential buildings.

McAuley Junior Co llege, the first juniorcollege in Erie County, will offer one-yearcertificates and two-year associate Idegreeprograms in areas of occupational training.Students in* the associate degree program w illcomplete their first year at either Corry, StMark's or North Hast, and their second year atMercyhurst* s main campu s. Mercyhurst ex-

pects to eventually offer both years of theassociate degree at the North East and Corry

campuses. t.

The new center's,specialization will be

foundation students - that is, those in need ofremediation before entering a full fledgedcollege program. It will also offer one-yearcertificate and associate programs for thosewho wish to become prison guards, fast-foodcooks, or day-care aides. }

Comprised primarily of 18 to 20 year olds,the enrollment is expected to consist of ap-proximately 100 residents and'ISO commut-ing students. Included willbe those participat-ing through federal manpower and police train-ing grants, and adults seeking additional train-ing in business or human services fields. An

enrollment of 250 is projected by 1996.

"It's a great opportunity for people whowant higher education, but may be afraid totackle it on a full four-year basis," said JohnDonnely, Jr director of developmental serv-ices. " If our business and marketing plans for

this venture are as realistic as we think, thei succeed in providing a

On Page 2Academic Celebration

S t Ma ry's Seminary in North East, Pa. was chosen as the new McAuley Junior College.

much needed service to northwestern Penn-sylvania, as well as raising the quality of

students at Mercyhurst's main campus."Garvey said the North East Chamber of

Commerce provided major assistance in thedevelopment of plans for the new junior col-lege. According to Robert Mazza, president ofthe North East Chamber, $500,000 has beenpledged over the next five years to assist Mer-cyhurst in establishing the North East campus.The mon ey w ill b e used primarily for repairs.

"I think it's amazing that the community ofNorth East wanted Mercyhurst enough tomakethe level of financial commitment that it did,"

associate p rofessor

tion.Tuition in the junior college will be about

$5,00 0 for certificate programs and $6,000 foran associate degree. Garvey noted that these

amounts are below the national average fortuition at private colleges - about midway be-tween the cost of tuition at community andprivate colleges.

Garvey said the new junior college wouldnot effect the tuition prices for Mercyhurststudents atall. In fact, he said the income from

:ility will help keep tuition prices

campus. The added income\ the quality of programs,

faculty and facilities at Mercyhurst"It's an exciting new development," said Dr

Garvey. "It will put a firm base on Mer-cyhurst's future and strengthen the quality ofthis institution."

Garvey said M cAuley Junior College willalso enable Mercyhurst to reduce the currentfreshman class size from 400 to 350 over thenext several years. It will also improve thequality of incoming freshmen.

Mercyhurst officials estimate that studentswill be phased-in over a five year period to totalenrollment at 500. "I think it's visionary, veryambitious and holds great potential for helpingmove the college ahead," said MercyhurstCollege Dean, Dr. Michael McQuillen. "Itwill be a great challenge to make it-work."

| "We're undertaking this venture as a meansof furthering the missions of both the Sisters ofMercy and the college," Garvey said. "In the

traditionof Mother McAuley, foundress of theSisters of Mercy, the junior college will openthe door to further tinning for those in this area

who have not had that opportunity."

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Arts & Entertainment

Beatings, fear and isolation

Field's latest showswomen's life in Iran

By Robi TaylorMerciad EntertainmentEditor K I

Not Without My DaughterStarring - Sally Field, SheilaRosenthal and A lfred M olinaDirector - Brian G ilbertMGM-UA - I

Rated PG-13 «

If it had been prophesied du ring the developm ent and productionof Not Witho ut M y Daughter that the United States would becomeinvolved in a m ajor military crisis in the Persian Gulf at the same timethe movie was to be released, the idea would have been consideredlaughable.

:S; On Jan. 16, 1990, five days after the national release of N otWith out My Dau ghter , United Nation Coalition forces, including alarge American presence, invaded Iraq and Kuw ait, bombing strategictargets in an effort to drive Iraqi troops from Kuwait So much forlaughable ideas! i

The movie with such uncanny timing, Not Without M y D augh-ter, is really a family drama; a love story that went seriously wrong.

Betty Mahmoody, played by Sally Field, lived the true Americandream. She had a beautiful home, a lovely daughter, Mahtob (SheilaRosenthal), and a loving husband who has had a successful medicalpractice at the local hospital; that is until her husband decides to takea vacation to visit his family in Tehran, Iran, y iT'SJ^Ss?

Despite her fear of the violence with the Iran-IraqWar, she agreesto make the trip once Moody (Alfred Molina) assures her that they willreturn to the U.S. after two weeks. Once he is with his family though,his attitudes change and he reverts to his Moslem roots, deciding thathis wife and child would remain in Iran.

Iranian law says that because she is m arried to an Iranian, she toois considered an Iranian citizen. As such she loses all the freedom shehad before, to the extent of her and her daughter becoming theproperty of her husband. 1

During her stay in Iran she is constantly beaten and harrassed fordreaming about leaving her husband and returning to the U.S. with herdaughter. Eventually, with the help of another Iranian named Ham id,she is able to plan the escape that she and her daughter had dreamedabout for such a long time.. lit isn' t hard to see why Sally Field was chosen for the roleof Betty.

Her experience of playing actual people began with No rma Rae andhas continued throughout the years. Her portrayal of Betty Mahmoodygives the audience a taste of the anguish that poor woman must havefelt Her performance would have been difficult for even the mosthard-hearted person not to sympathize with what she was goingthrough. I am sure that she will win her third Best Actress Oscar with

this movie.Six-year-old Sheila Rosenthal also deserves special recognition.

Although she has been in episodes of TV's The Wo nder Years andBaby Boom, this is her first eature mov ie. I can only say one thingabout her...she was brilliant.She will become a star,and I cannot thinkof another young actress who deserves it m ore.

cantoo

I the way the story drags during the first hour feelshours. This is because of the many tours around

scenic shots of Iran sprinkledmovie.

than thatmany

missed

My Rating 95/100 \Violence and some strong language.

TVshov? Answer

Mercyhurst dancers dream

f f If I could only do this as well as Tracey it

By Laura BlabacAssistant Entertainment Editor

Every afternoon at Weber Hall,senior Tracey |Yanckello's lithe"dancer's** fbody can be seenstretching and arching gracefullyto the music from Shirley Steiner'spiano during class.

Tracey, a native of SewickleyPA, began dancing at the youngageof three at Doris Singer DanceStudio, when her mother enrolledha in tap and ballet Under Singer'sdirection, she began studying the

Cecchetti method (the Italian styleof j ballet) at age eight, passing

through five levels before collegeage. With this studio as a basis,Tracey also participated in severalworkshops and competitions, forexample, The Altoona Area Danceworkshop and Miss Dance of Penn-sylvania.

Her dance extended into herschool as well, as Tracey enjoyedparticipating in musicals through-out her high school years. Traceyhas been the recipient of numerousscholarships to such schools as theGovernor's School of the Arts

(1986), as well as three scholar-ships in the Cecchetti workshopsshe attended. She has had an ap-prenticeship with the PittsburghDance Alloy, and has occasionallystudied in New York City.

5Tracey feels that she has learneda great deal during her years withSinger. "Doris is like abest friendto me.. One of the most important

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ELIXIR OF LOVEBY DONIZETTI'

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played a character named Number One in the first show called The Cage.

CHAMBER JVIUSICCONCERTFEB. 4 - 8 P.M.FEATURING

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Senior Tracey Yanckello is considered the standard that all othersstrive for in the Mercyhurst Dance department.

was expression; that dance is noth-ing without feeling."

UDon her arrival at Mercyhurst,to train under Jean-Marc

and Dafna Baier, with whom shefeels she{ has made outstandingprogress. Tracey is also good friendswith theBaiers, and feels she owesmuch of her ability to their excel-lent instruction. She still continuesto study from them at their new

studio, DAFMARC.. The arrival of Mary Price Boday

dance n a v e g iv cn ner a new look-into

noth- dance wh ich she feels has provenI very helpful. "I find that they'rehurst,

e a s v t° work with in class and re-hearsal. They are also very person-able, which makes it nice outside ofclass. I foresee that I will onceagain find friendship with my newinstructors," she said.

Tracey is an exquisite and ex-ceptional dancer, with an excitingand promising future. Thedepart-

ment will miss her when she leaves,but their best wishes and lu£k will

department 8° wilh her-

Opera, vocal and chamber music

Renowned artists to appearin D'Angelo's celebration

For fivedays beginning on Jan.31, theair around Erie will be filledwith j the sweet sounds of opera,vocal and chamber $music as theD'AngeloSchool Of Music openswhat can only be called a celebra-tion of music.

On opening night of Friday,Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, theD'AngeloSchool Of Music will present a fullstage production of the comic operaElixer Of Love in theMercyhurstLittle Theater. The opera is directedby Whitfield L loyd, conducted byWalter Hendl, and will feature thevocal talents of Kelly Lynch, so-prano, Wills Morgan, tenor, PaulMcPhail, baritone and John Myers,

bass.Admission for the opera is $6per person. iThe celebration continues at

Tech Memorial High School Au-

ditorium, 3325 Cherry St on Sun-day, Feb. 3 with an artist who theChicago Tribune called, "...the mostpersuasive singer of, our time,Herman Pre y.'! | j

This free concert will consist ofone of the greatest vocal songs ofall time: the Schubert work,Win-ter's Journey performed by Prey,who will be accompanied by Le-onard Hokanson. Prey's appear-ence is part of the Great PerformersSeries.

Herm ann Prey, one of the artistswho will perform at theD'AngeloSchool Of Music celebration ofmusic.

On Monday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. inthe Zurn Recital Hall, internation-ally known pianist Leonard Hokan-son will be joined by the membersof the Brooks String Quartet,whoare resident artists for the D*AngeloSchool. They will perform a cham-ber music conceit featuring theworks of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

The concert is free and open to

the public.This five|day celebration of

music is the highlight of the schoolyear for the D*Angelo School OfMusic.

For information on tickets or tomake reservations, call 825-0364.

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FeaturesMercy hurst student needs our help

By Robin IllsleyMerciad Staff Reporter

Michelle Lachowski, a sopho-more here at Mercyhurst College,is in desperate need of a bone marrowtransplant Unfortunately for Mich-elle, no one in her family matchesas a donor.

i"Michelle 's spiri ts have

been extremely high through-

ou t thiswhole experience and

are remaining to stay up

the re ." - Suzanne .

Michelle was first diagnosedon April 22,1986 (approximatelyfive years ago). This will be Mich -die's second transplant Her firsttransplant was performed in Se-attle, >}/ash. Michelle ended up being

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her own donor. Her * stay \ in thehospital lasted for an extremelylong three months. According toMichelle's sister Suzanne, 'Mich-elle's spirits have been extremelyhigh throughout this whole experi-ence and are remaining to stay upthere." i | j |

Michelle and her family, wholive in Fairview, have been lookingfor a donor from as far away asFrance and England. None has been

located as of yet The two mainproblems facing Michelle right now

is that there is no donor and theoperation is very expensive. DaveColagrande, maintenance directorat the Herrmann Student Union,came up with the idea of having a50N50 raffle for Michelle. Helpinghim with this idea is Cass Shimek,director of the Student Union, andthe Campus Ministry. We stronglyurge all students, whether you knowMichelle ornot, to purchase a raffleticket In the words of Sister Eliza-

beth Lintsen," "Charity begins at*

BulletinBoard

On Friday, Feb. 1 at 10:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Gannon Uni-versity, the Veteran's Administra-tion Rehab Counseling Service isoffering a free lecture and videoseminar on counseling with familymembers, students, etc who have a

loved one serving in or injured inthe war. Call 453-7955 for addi-tional information.

What do you feel about thewar? If you feel confident aboutyour beliefs and our involvementin this war, grea t But, if you stillhave reservations, fears or just needsomeone to talk to someone whounderstands, Campus Ministry isnow taking appointments for staffmembers to talk with you aboutyour feelings and alternatives con-cerning die war in the PersianGulf.Call Campus Ministry at 825-0429to set up an appointment Weareadvocating^ swift and peacefulconclusion to this war.

The National Art EducationAssociation student chapter willmeet on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 4p.m. in Zurn 121 Studio. Retiredart teacher and professional water-colorist, VJ. Kaiser will addressstudents and give demostrations.All interested students are invited

to attend.

Western Pennsylvania Mensaannounces the 1991 Mensa Schol-arship essay contest for the Eriearea, The contest will offer threelocal awards totaling $1,500as wellas regional I and national awardstotaling over $3,200. Essays should

be no longer than 550 words, deal-ing with the applicant's career,vocational or academic goals. Eli-gibility requires that applicants beenrolled for the next academic yearin an American university or otherform of post-secondary institution.Applicationsare available by send-ing a self-addressed stamped en-velop to Mensa Scholarships P.O.Box 6161, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-0161 Applications and essays mustbe postmarked by Jan. 31,1990.

On Sunday, Feb 3 at 1 p.m. theErie Wave will hold open tryoutsfor the Eriesistibles.,.the popular

dance line of the Wave. All inter-ested women, aged 18 and over, areencouraged to come to the GannonHammermiil Center to try outWomen with dance or c heer lead ingexperience will receive extra con-sideration, For more information,please call Sharon Shutika at 456-9283. i

War, alcohol policies andthe lack of ballerina photosangers Merciad columnist

By John J. BrunoMerciad Staff Columnist

ing, dying, screaming in pain. Begging, pleadingIrip like rain. Minds explode, pain shears your brainamputation, this is insane.

Fly swatter stakes drive through your chest Spikes impaleyou as you're forced off the crest Soldier of misfortunehunting with bated breath. |

A vile smell, like tasting death. Dead bodies, dying andwounded litter city streets. Shattered glass, bits of clothing andhuman deceit Dying terror,.blood's cheap, it' s everywhere. I

^Mandatory suicide, massacre on the front ine." - Slayer* 1

This quote is from heS layer album South of Heaven. I am usingit to introduce my column this week because it does a good job ofmaking war sound the way it should; putrid and disgusting. Thiswhole situation in the Persian Gulf brings bile to my mouth. This is myopinion and if you don't like it, tough. Write to the editor andcomplain.

*Also, no one need worry about getting drafted, jBecause all thepeople who support this war and walk around flapping that gapinghole under their nose about it w ill all run out and en list so they can fightfor what they believe in. Or will they? Why don't all of the pro-military demonstrators put their money where their mouth is and goenlist? Until they do this, I won't be inclined to listen to their flappinglips. Seeing how this is notthe opinion page, I m gonna drop the whole

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I was told last week that students cannot hold an event in thestudent union if alcohol is served.The administration can have eventsin the student union as well as serve alcohol at these functions. Whythe hell is it called the student union?This school is a real joke at times. The even bigger joke is: we all stayhere shelling out ten grand every year. Don't you feel kind of silly?

In closing, I would like to mention something to some of thepeople (but not all, you know who you are) in die dance departmentIt has come to my attention that some of you are mad and' hate'' mefor wanting more ballerina photos in TheMerciad. Someof you tookthis as an insult to the dance department itself. First of all, I likeballerina photos and wish that there were more in the paper, which isa compliment toany of those ballerinas shown by the paper in thepastSecond, I feel you're being very conceited as well as self-centered inassuming that I meant the dance department in my request for more

ballerina photos. Finally, if yo u're so mad, why didn't you write tomyself or the editor? Get off your high horse.

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Coaches bring a new attitude to crewl team

By Molly McCorroick

Merciad Assistant Sports Editor

"Progress has been good,morale is high and I haven't en-joyed working with any group ofpeople as much as I have this batch."These are! the words of the newMercyhurst Laker crew team coach,David Baugh.

Baugh joined the Mercyhurstcommunity on Jan. 7,1991 as thenew head crew coach. Hisenthusi-asm for both the team and the sport,in addition to the motivated teammembers, shows a positive out-look for the spring season. {The

schedule will be tough, but Baughsaid,' 'This spring I think region-ally, WE will be the team to beat"The crews will be racing regionallyagainst some of the better schools,and they may even be travellingdown to the Washington area torace some of thebest in the coun-try. Baugh said, "...afterall,you're

Mercyhurst| crew team at a recent training session

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tentraining program

explains the basic itinerary, * 'W e' 11run two or three miles to practice,we'll row, we'll run back, eat, rest,run down, row again, run back, eatdinner and go to bed." Baughcontinues, "So the team will berunning between nine and twelvemiles a day and rowing perhapsanywhere from ifteen o thirty milesa day." h \ j £

heard pertaining to the strenuousworkouts given by Coach Baugh.Some of the team m embers evenstopped drinking alchoholic bev-erages for iieseason. Baugh saidin response to this inquiry, "In asport such as crew, alchohol andserious training don't mix on aregular basis." An anonymousoarsman said, "A fter almost los-

ing a liver during training, I sawthe light and quit drinking for the

Theexpectatireach

Hurst crew teamnd the season w

least, the Points Trophy at theGovernor's Cup in W est Virginia.

44 expect the team

110% when they practice and Iexpect it when they race. If they

giveme 110% I really can't ask foranything else." Being only fair,Baugh continues to say, "It's atwo-way street, though. I expecttheir best, they get my b es t"

Not many complaints have been

season.

Allof the oarsmen that I spokewith seemed to have a positiveattitude about the coach and theworkouts. Varsity oarswoman,LeAnne Peters said, "The crewteam has already improved sinceCoach Baugh got here. Teamspirits is be&r, and everyone islooking forward to the springseason and racing some fastPertak-ing to die wok-outs, LinetzGargasz said ,' 'Thework-outs arechallenging and I think we 'll havea good season if we continue to

work hard."if The varsity team members are

not the only rowers on campus,the novice also have to live throughthose killer work-outs. Freshmannovice, Patty Lindh said, "Crew

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seemed like an interesting sport totry, and ever since Coach Baughtook over I can see the programreally getting off the ground. Ithink the crew team and the sea-son will go far!"

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The novice coaches are DanMoran and Scott Olson for thewomen and Chris Niebauer forthe men. This is a temporary setup, until Baugh can find a perma-

nent assistant coach to take over.The budget, as of n ow, is not

overflowing, but the administra-tion is behind the team and Baughall the way. Baugh said, "I ex-pect money to be forthcoming tomake international levels of com -petition possib le." The moneywill be used for new ergometersand shells. There are two ergs ontheway next week, and Baugh ishoping to purchase at least fourmore before the year's end.

Being a team membermyself, Ican see the change of attitudesthe oarsmen and women since Coach

Baugh has been in charge, t He hasearned the respect of everyone onthe team and the overall attitude isthat he will keep tit The springseason will definitely be a goodone,and the team will deserve it!!

Intramural ScheduleWomen's soccerl - 3 l |Hammertime vs Makos 839ers vs P.M.S. 8:20 p.m.

Cool Chics vs Griswolds i

Women's Basketball1-30Hooters vs Lytz Out 8 p.m.Mercy Girls vs Griswolds 8:40 p.m.

Men's soccer1-31 \ jDelta E vs Delta C 9 p.m.Delta W vs The Lads 9:li

Men's basketballMags vs Ziggys 8 p.m.

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A. C. Milan vs Bud 9:30 p.m.Brewsers vs Goal 9:45 p.m.

Staff vs Afro All-Stars 9 p.m.

Gul f W ar affects L;

Cancelled hockey game: amatter of personal: opinion

By Nick Rob ots ~Merciad Sports Editor

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On January 16, at 1:15 p.m.the Mercyhurst Laker hockeyteam ileft for a much awaitedfixture at the home of the 1990Division I Championship run-ners up, ColgateUniversity. Thetrip was a gruelling5.5 hourroad

journey in tretcherous weather. Once the team arrived at the stadium,preparations continued as normal. January 16 is a day we may neverforget -

As Head Coach Rick Gotkin sat in the stand watching the Lakersrunning through the normal warm up procedure, he was approachedby the Colgate Sports Information Director, who looked a little shookup. He then told Gotkin that war had justbroken out in the MiddleEastand the allied forces had attacked B aghdad. Gotkin, struck w ith thereality of war, suggested that a moment of silence and prayer beoffered before the game. The Colgate S.I.D. said that was alreadybeing planned. I

Minutes before the puck was to be dropped, the team was back inthe locker room being m otivated by Gotkin. It was then that events

took a different direction. There was a knock at the locker room doorat which Gotkin answered and was greeted by a numberof membersof the Colgate administration. Gotkin was informed that in view of

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current events, Colgate University didn't feel that it was appropriateto stage an athletic even t and that they might consider canceling thegame. Gotkin then expressed that the he would respect their d ecision,but for the record, he expressed that the team was excited to play thegame. If there was any appropriate alternative like a moment of prayerand silence, the Lakers would like to go ahead and play the game.

This is a very controversial issue. People haveopinions, and in this case there are likely to bemany. I?feel the game should, without question,have been played with an appropriate amount ofrespect for the allied forces fighting in the Gulf.

Ten minutes later Gotkin was informed that a decision had beenmade to cancel the game. The coaches and team members of Mer-cyhurst respected the decision, andalthough disappointed, accepted it

gracefully. \ p. JThe final decision was made by the assistant to the president at

Colgate , but did he make the right decision? Mercyhurst CollegePresident Dr.Garvey didn't think so, sayin g,' 'I respect the reasons forwhich he made the decision, but I don't agree w ith them." Garveyadded, j 'I think it was an emotional decision. The beginning of a waris a exciting moment, but it's not the same thing as if somebody gotshot, likeKennedy, where there is a national period of mourninggoingon. Most presidents through war times have wanted all athletic eventsto continue, to keep the morale of the people up." Garvey used theexample of the Israelis and how they urged their people to go to workafter attacks from Iraq saying, "Y ou cannot conduct a war from he

sidelines. Life must go on; that s important to the, morale ot tn<people." Dr. Garvey feels that the decision was a emotional decision

in the heat of the moment, but must be appreciated, and he stressedthere was no resentment fe lt Garvey also said, "I'm very happy withthe way that our team and coach responded.' *| s

This is a very controversial issue. People have opinions, and in thiscase there are likely to be many. I feel the game should, withoutquestion, have been played with an appropriate amount o f respect forthe allied forces fighting n the Gulf. Sometimes it may be hard toaccept war but whether it be the beginning of war, the end of a war orthe middle of a war, life must go on. Sports must continue, anda nationmust stand strong with the utmost respect for our fellow countrymenand women that are fighting, to protect the future of this and othercountries. i&L A

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SportsG a n n o n K n i g h t s o v e r p o w e r l o w - s c o r i n g L a k e r s

Molly McCormkkAssistant Sports E ditorNick RobertsSports Editor f

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The struggle is still on. TheMcrcyhurst basketball team can'tfigure out what's going wrong.Strong orward Kraig Swanger said,

It's little mistakes, turn overs and

not scoring the points."

This past weekend the Lakerbasketball team was defeated byEdinboro University 70-S3 at theMercyhurst Campus Center. The

Lakers attempted to comeback af-

ter they were down by ten in thefirst period. They brought the scoreto a 38-38 tie, jthen lost it in the endof the second period. Cliff Beckled the "Hurst scoring with 14 pointsand not far behind, Tony Reddingadded ten.

Mercyhurst hosted cross-townrival Gannon University on Jan.21, in the Mercyhurst CampusCenter. Gannon came into this as

showing their superiority on thebasketball court, finished thegamea dear 18 pts ahead of the strug-gling Lakers. ,

The Gannon Golden Knightsdefeated the 'Hurst earlier this seasonby a 74-60count The 'Hurst, downby ten in the beginning of the sec-ond' period, attempted to foulGannon so they could get the balland score some points, but Gannonkept making the baskets.I Jeff Faflik, the Laker's small

forward said, "I feel that we'replaying better than we were in thebeginning^of the 1 year. We aredefinitely playing hard; we just need

to execute our offense and cut down

our turn overs, "gj I 1Unfortunately time is running

out for the Lakers'. Their record isnow 4-13, and after Tuesday's souldestroying defeat the future doesn'tlook too bright The season is halfway over and there is no sign ofany improvement, which is defi-nitely needed as the Lakers* are

hot favorites, and the outcome was heading into the final and toughest

as expected. Gannon, once again P31* °f * c schedule. Gerald Battle beats the Gannon defense to land two points for the Lakers Photo by John Furlong

LakerleersbeatElmira

By Molly McCormkk

Assistant Sports Editor

SIT DOWN AND READ IMS.

The Mercyhurst Lakers hockey teamwere twice victorious this pastweekend. They traveled to HobartColle ge on Saturday and to Elmiraon Sunday.

To start off the weekend theLakers defeated Hobart 5-4. RickGotkin's response to the victorywas good. He said, "It was'anexcellent game. We pretty muchdominated. I don't think we everreally felt that we were going tolose the game." With a record of 4-

1-10, the 'Hurst wasn't scared, butthey weren't too confident either.A Canadian team member, MikeHolyk said, "They are tenaciousand they get under your skin, butthey do what they have to, to win."

Sunday the team moved on tobigger and better things in Elmira.They played the top-ranked teamin the ECAC-West division, and

won.

•' Troy Winch and Scott Burfootboth tallied twice. Scott Pattersonand Holykalso demonstrated theirtalent in hockey by scoring oneeach for the *Hurst to bring the

Lady Lakers successful

against Lady KnightsBy Liam Barron

Merciad Sports Reporter

credible game, stopping 36 Elmirapucks. He said, "I thought it was areally good game. The whole teamplayed well. It was the best gamewe 'veplayed the whole year, team-wise ." Coach Gotkin commentedon all of Bowles' saves,' *He reallydidn't make a lot of spectacularsaves, but he was just in the rightposition. .He had his angles and

everything else where everythingthat was shot at h'm, hit him. Hewas just about perfe ct"

Coach Gotkin said in referenceto the Elmira game, "The key tothe whole game was that we justdidn't let Elmira get any momen-tum." Gotkin continued, "I'venever seen us play a better defen-sive game, and I'm getting con-vinced more and more, the betterwe can be defensively, the morechances we're going to get offen-sively." AssistantConch Bill Bauersaid, "I think we did a great job ofshutting down the middle." In*

score to a 6-2 lead. Gary B owles,* : • v&HM

senior goahender, played an in-

to that quote, Gotkin got

his words in, "Elmira's top play-

ers are dangerous in the middle(the slot). Our guys just didn't givediem that area." *

The players and coaches all feltthat the experience of playing theDivision I teams earlier in the sea-son has helped them become victo-rious as the season progresses. CoachGotkin mentioned that he felt thatdeep down they were gaining ex-perience rom playing the DivisionI schools, and it seems to have paidoff against Elmira, RIT, Oswego

and HobartNext year's schedule is out of

Gotkin's hands, There are 14 games

scheduled at home for next year,but it all depends on the \CivicCenter schedule and the on-cam-

pus rink talk.

As for now, the MercyhurstLakers are giving the college agood name in hockey. They willhost St Bonaventure Universityon Sunday, Jan. 27, 1991 at theTullio Convention Center at 2:30p.m. \ \ A i l

The Lady Lakers defeated theirgreat rival, Gannon University, inthe Campus Center last Thursdaynight by a score of 72-62. In frontof the Laker home crowd both teamsplayed with caution, and the open-ing period was evenly contested.Mercyhurst shot only 30% fromthe field, nd Gannon faired only alittle better with 31%. At the halfthe teams were tied at 32, a pieceleaving the game resting on a knife

edge.

During the second half, the leadchanged hands on several occasionsuntil the Lakers broke away to se -cure the win. Foul shooting turnedoutto be the difference between thetwo teams, the 'Hurst dropping 17from 19 from he line, while Gan-non connected on just 9 out of ISattempts.

Becky Schmidt led all scoreswith 22 points, while Pam Crowelland Cheryl Tomczak scored 12 apiece. The G olden K nights droppedto4-10with this loss, and the Lak-

ers' moved up to 8-6 overall thisseason.

Head Coach Paul Demy anov ichwas very satisfied with his firstouting against the cross-town rival

saying, I 'We didn't play an out-standing game, but neither didGannon, and I thought the scorelinedidn't reflect the closeness of thegame." He also added, "Althoughthings didn't tick generally on thenight, the girls managed to main-tain their intensity. We were alsopleased with the way the girls tight-ened things up in the* final fourminutes. Overall we w ere delightedto record the victory."

The Lady Lakers travel to theUniversity of Buffalo to take on the

Lady Royals on Wednesday foranother important conference game.

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