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60 NO. 22 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, MAY

e r c y h u r s t G r a n t s H o n o r a r y D e g r e e s T o E r i e L e a d e r sAt commencement ceremonies that willanniver-

two Erie leaders.The doctor of laws degree will b e awardedop school, and to

Erie Mayor Louis /. Tullio

j |. The commencement will be held in the col-lege's Campus Center at 2 p.m . In additionto receiving the honorary doctorates, die co-recipients will be the speakers for the com-mencement exercises^Herrmami, who waspresident of Mercyhurst from 1963 to 1972,is completing her term in office as theSuperior of the Sisters of Mercy.|Her religious ministry has included 22years as a faculty m ember at Mercyhurst, twoyears as its executive vice president, and nineyears as presiden t. In 1972, she retired fromthe Mercyhurst presidency to become thedirector of education for the Catholic NearEast Welfare Association in New "York City.Herrmann was the Senior Citizen Advocateof Erie County for three years before her elec-tion as Superior of the order in 1983.She is remembered at Mercyhurst as thewoman under whose leadership MercyhurstCollege went co-educational in 1969, and laterdoubled its enrollment, plant facility, andacademic curriculum.Herrmann holds a Ph.D. in chemistry fromthe University of Notre Dame and did herpost-doctoral studies in administration at Har-vard and at thefXJniversity of Michigan. Shereceived the Centennial of Science Awardfrom Notre Dame University for "her distinc-

tion in the field of science, research, educa-tion, management and technology." In 1970,Herrmann received the Rabbi Max C. Cur-rick Brotherhood Award in recognition of hercommunity leadership and servic eto the peo-ple of Erie. Tullio, in an unprecedented sixthterm as mayor of Erie, holds a masters ineducation from Boston University and hisbachelor of science degrees in business ad-ministration from Holy Cross. He is the firstItalian-American to serve Erie as mayor.Tullio began his civic and professional careeras an educator with the Erie School D istrict,and later became its assistant director of healthand education. He was secretary-businessmanager of the Erie School District for sixyears before becoming mayor in 1966.fMayor Tullio is responsible for bringingover $275 million in state and federal fundsto the cijyjvhic|i have improvedjhe quajjtyof Hfe for its citizens. * ^He is recognized for leadership in the areasof public services, housing and neighborhoodimprovements, and economic development.Tullio is an officer of the Niagara Place, co-chairman of the Pennsylvania League of Cit-ies, and a trustee of the U.S. Conference ofMayors. He was recently named the Govern-ment Lead er of the Year by the Pennsylvania

Record Number\of Apps CouldIncrease Enrollment To 2,000By Matthew J. Clark

Mercyhurst College has set an all-time rec-ord for freshmen class and transfer applica-tions with 950 applications filed for the1987-88 academic year.The number is especially impressive sincethere are still three and a half months left toreceive applications. \ wf^ k"Our goal is to have 350 to 360 freshmendeposited next fall," Andrew Roth, Directorof Admissions, said. fAccording to Roth, the record number ofapplications could have a positive impact onMercy hurst's music" program, the DAngeloSchool of Music. |"There's an outside chance at having 30 newmusic majors, which would double the sizeof the department," he said. "If that happens,it will put us one and a half years ahead ofschedule on the music department."Roth felt that the quality of students nowentering college is the highest ever."Today's students are ruthlessly career-oriented and seem to be more serious abouttheir student careers as well," he said."We're making progress as a liberal arts col-lege that can accommodate these types ofstudents," Roth added. *

Mercyhurst President Dr. William P.Garvey was also pleased with the high numberof applicants."Because of the record number of ap-plicants, we have the liberty of being moreselective as to what kind of students will makeup our freshman class," he said. ^"We may also have 2,000 students enroll-ed at Mercyhurst next year, and that possibili-ty is also a result of the high number ofapplications we've received," Garvey added*Along with the freshmen-and transferstudents, Roth noted that Mercyhurst is expec-ting 12-15 Alliance students, with thepossibility of having as many as 20, attendhere from the defunct institution. JRoth reiterated the possibility of Mer-cyhurst's enrollment reaching the 2,000 mark."If retention remains constant, and the adultand MCCI programs progress as they have,we'll have a very solid shot at a total enroll-ment of 2,000," he noted. ]Roth felt that Mercyhurst would reach thesaturation point if enrollment does reach2,000. ; ' :j> ^*i think 2.000 indicates our maximumcapacity,'* he said. "I don't think the schoolcould physically handle any more than thqt. '

Chamber of Commerce. *A lifelong supporter of acadathletics at M ercyhurst College, Tly underwrites!the Louis and GrScholarship Fund at Mercyhurst Erie County students seeking agovernment and social service. Hresponsible for the construction athletic field on the Mercyhurst

Sister of Mercy M other SupSister Caryoln Herrman

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PAGE 2 Gibe fSUrcinb THURSDAY, MAYSenior Week Schedule Of EventsOnce again, as it has in last year,Senior Week will honor Mer-cyhurst's graduating students. Theactivities vary and will lead up th eactual graduation ceremony on Sun-day. The activities are open toseniors only. Here is the schedule ofevents for 1987 Senior Week.Tues.'May 19th8 p.m.2 a.m. "Come Surfing

At The P.I." Party at Peninsula Inn .Happy Hour 8 40 p.m. Free foodand refreshments. Limbo contestwith prizes. Come inyour beach at-ire. Music by Joel MillerWed. May 20th12 p.m.5 p.m. Beach Party at

ParkESeach 10. Volleyball, Foot-all, tug-o-war. Event subject toermitted on beach).

8 p.m.10 p.m. Wine and CheesePartyAHeld in Blue Room. Spon-sored by Mercy hurst College Alum-ni A ssociation. |Thurs. May 21st9 p.m.12 a.m. Greek Night atThe Laker Inn. Toga, Greek dresssuggested. (Shirt and shoes requiredby law). Prizesmost originaldress. Free pizza and wings.Fri. May 22nd1 p.m.4 p.m. Picnic/Raffle.Held in Mercy hurst Grotto. (BringYour Own Blanket). Free picniclunch and raffle. Music by D.J.John. If it rains, event w ill be mov-ed to cafeteria.

Sa t May 23rdGraduation Dinner/Dance. EriePlaza Hotel. (Formerly Hilton). 6p.m.Cocktails 7 p.m.Dinner 9 p.m.DanceSun. May 24th Commencement Day.510 a.m.Graduation Liturgy, In the C hapel(10:30 a.m.) Brunch in Egan Din-

ing Hall following Liturgy. 2p.m.Graduation Ceremonies.One reminder: The events Tues.through Fri. are open to MercyhurstSeniors only. For more information,contact Peggy Hirsch (825-3333).

Hurst Poli-Sci Prof ToastedIn Havana For Info ExchangeBy Mary Beth Manross

Mike Erisman,from he PoliticalScience Department he re at Mer-cyhurst, recently returned fromCuba, where he was a guest of theUniversity of Havana.During his v isit, Erisman gaveseveral informational presentationsandhad extensive m eetings on sub-ject s&off mutual^ interest withmembers of various Cuban researchinstitutes,jErisman explained his presencethere. .*"Probably the main reason I wasinvited is that I had just publisheda book on Cuban foreign policy,which was one of the first to be doneby a personfrom he U.S.," he said."I was being toasted by theUniversity of Havana. The sum ofit was giving some-informationalpresentations, but really, most of itwas just getting together and ex-changing information with Cuban

colleagues who are interested inworking on foreign policy issues,dealing particularly with the Carib-bean, Central American,, and LatinAmerican debt questions."Erisman noted that most of hisvisit was spent with the CubanAcademics people who work in re-search' institutes. They haveuawhole series of research institutes."he said./'One of them studied theUnited States, another institute stud-ied in the western hemisphere, andCentral America in particular. Theothers dealt with internationaleconomics" FErisman explained that Havana isthe main university in Cuba. Hecompared it to Harvard. All of themajor research institutes are heldthere.Erisman recalled that he was at-tracted to Cuba while he was ingraduate school.>f ."I got interested in Latin Americawhen I started my graduate work inthelate 60's and early 70's," he said.

Mercyhurst Political Science Department professor Mike Erisman wh orecently returned from Cuba where he was a guest of the University ofHavana. The trip was arranged by the Cuban Mission to the United NartionS. Photo:L Hahnmshr . . . - . . . ' , * f

"Cuba was obviously the country Iwas most interested in.** fAccording to Erisman, Cuba isconsidered one of the major prob-lem countries of the world."Cuba is very much involved inworld affairs," he said. "The coun-try has been involved in two wars inAfrica, and they still have maintain-ed Targe numbers of troops there.Cuba has a rather vigorous foreignaid program as well." j*Erisman offered that Cuba is veryinfluential to the rest of the world."Inmany respects it is consideredon of the most influential LatinAmerican countries," he said. "Itcan m atch some of the others, suchas Brazil, in terms of economicpotential." "Across the board, it'sthe most important Latin A mericancountry,"'he stated. Erisman ex-plained that Cuba's world influencedoes not come from being arichna-tion that is generous with its wealth,but rather from the many humanservices it offers the rest of theworld. I - f ^"Cuba do esn't give out money,"he said. "It generally sends outtraining personnel, particularlyteachers and doctors, because thatis one of the areas that Cuba is par-ticularly strong in." "They havevery large numbers of highly skill-ed doctors that they will freque ntlysend to underdeveloped countries tohelp set up projects or programs,"he added. According to Erisman, noother country is as active in humanservice as Cuba."Really, no other country doesthat kind of thing," he said. "Soeven in terms of general world af-fairs, Cuba is the most active."Erisman said that, in Cu ba, thereis a very definite interest toward theupcoming U.S. elections."They are interested basically asto whether or not the new ad-ministration will take a morereasonable p osition toward Cuba,"he said. "For better than 245 yearsnow. the U.S. has refused to have

Mercyhurst College has recieved an endowment from thcy to fund a Chair in Roman theology. Presentation of was made by Sister Carolyn Herrmann RSM, Superior ofter) to Dr. George Ca r elts, Chairperson of the Religioument of the college (left), and to DrJ William P. GarveyMercyhurst (right).Endowment FundsTheology ChairMercyhurst College announcedtoday that an endowment inreligious education given by theSisters of Mercy w ill begin to funda Chair in Theology in the 1987-88academic year. The endowment will >bring to the college a professor ofRoman Catholic theology with com-petencies in religious education andflay ministry. It will also provide*scholarshipsfor ndividuals major-1ing in religious studies. Thetheology professor is expected to be}hired to begin teaching in the1987-88 academic year. Scholarshipmoney amounting to $10,000 has':already become available forstudents, and the amount forscholarships in future years is ex-|pected to increase. Dr. George Gar-relts, Chairperson of the college's!Religious Studies Department, said,"This Chair is the fulfillment of heSisters of Mercy vision and commit-ment to M ercyhurst College as aCatholic college.'They seek toenable the college and the Depart-

diplomatic relations with Cuba. Werefuse to trade with them, and in-fluence o ther countries not to tradewith them." "We isolate andpolitically blockade Cuba."Erisman offered that one of the fun-damental reasons the U.S. does nothave diplomatic relations with Cubais because it is a comm unist coun-try. And another reason is because"(Cuban leader Fidel) Castro hasstood up and hasn't knuckled underto the pressure' of the U. S." 1$Erisman suggested that the UnitedStates is to blame for-, the poordiplomatic relationship whichseparates the two countries."They are very much interested inimproving relations, but they are notgoing to make any concessions withthe United States in order to getpolitical relations," he said. "Forexample," he went on, "the Reaganadministration hoped that by im-

ment of Religious Studiethe best teaching that ccured. Their endowmechair is an important sterecognition of the impreligious education and of the contemporary Chighly educated teacherpetent lay m inisters. Tment is also a pledge toof Erie and surroundinthat Mercyhurst is prestudents to share in thethe Church." * Sister Carolyn HSuperior of the Sisters said, "The establishmChair fo r Religious Eduscholarshipsfor ndividuing in religious studies re-commitment of the Mercy to Mercyhurst Calso look on it as our wanuing the Mercy traelementary and secondtion in our diocese."

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proving relations with would cut their ies withUnion, but you know thethat." Erisman voiced himent w ith that Reagan ation strategy and said threlations with Cuba wpossible until a new admtakes office in Washing"You don't put conditioon normalizing relations"The Cubans are veryterested in better relatiothat reason they have ltime for the Reagan/|They are inthe Democrats gettingCubans are trying to fecandidates and see whathe said. "Cubans are verin our elections and haveinvited here ay some groUS. government refuses(See "Prof

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MSG Execs Want ToOver ThemselvDear Editor,

In reply to last week's letter con-cerning M.S.G. furniture, I wish tostate a number of points. It wasnever the intent ofM.S.G. to "wagea war" against the now famous Cokemachine. The machine was tem-porarily placed on the second floorof Old Main to be moved elsewhereat a later date.M.S.G. merely wished to movethe machine to lay carpeting and in-deed when we finally did move themachine it was to a location only 20feet away on the second floor of Old

Main. The Coca-Cola companysubsequently removed the machineto the Dance Dept.Secondly, we jrecognize thepopularity of that locationfor a popmachine and have proposed to M r.Kennedy that another machine beacquired to serve the need on thesecond floor. H e has agreed to thisrequest."Finally, M.S.G. is not responsiblefor the "Furniture vs. Soda Ma-chine" concept. This was the crea-tion of The Merciad. - $

Sincerely, IMike Kelly, MSG president proternEditors 9 Reply: Your point iswell taken, but we did not"create" the story. We certainlydid not create Mr. Kelly's quotes.Judging from Mr. Kelly's at-titude, we, the editors, didn't feelthat the story was deserving of a"ha rd- new s" a ppro a ch, a ndacted accordingly*

We have written this letter to clearthe air of this so called "cloud"which has appeared over the headsof the incoming administration ofMSG. Wefeel hat this comment isin every way unjustified.First of all, we were not respon-siblefor he running of the election.Secondly, we are all extremelyqualified and dedicated individualswho have not been given a chanceto perform our duties before beingjudged. Upon analyzing this situa-tion, we hope that you will be ableto ormulatea more positive opinionof the new MSG than has been por-

trayed by previous pubThe M erciad.Looking ahead, we atimistic for next year, ticipating a fun and administration. We preciate your support inelection such a succescontinue to need your involvement to help mministration an effectivSincerely,

Mike Vincent, MSGJoe Arcadi, MSG Vi

MCY, Merciad Positions AnnouncedAfter 3rd Annual Comm Dept Banquet

The Third Annual Communica-tions Banquet was held this year atthe Moniuszko Club. The eventhonors students in the field of com-munications, and was organized byThe Merciad and WMCY. * After a buffe t-style dinner,Department Head Richard Raganpresented the academic awards. Theawardforhighest QPA in the depart-ment went to Naomi Romanchok,who was unable to attend due to herbeing in Washington, D.C. /awardsto seniors who had a 3.0 or higherin their communications courseswent to Chris Alessi, Charles Fleet,Ed Klutcher, Carl Kovski, MaryBeth Manross, Chris Cade-Mead,Beth N iethamer, Frank Pawlowski,Romanchok, John Saal and BrianSheridan.Dennis McCarthy, the adviser forThe Merciad until the end of Win-ter term, then presented the awardsfor the newspaper. The MerciadService Award went to FrankPawlowski, the circulation manag-er. The Betsy Lantz MemorialEditor's Award went to Matthew J.Clark, who advanced to the positionof News Editor during the Fall term.McCarthy then presented a newaward, the BrianR. Sheridan Awardfor excellence in journalism. ChrisKovski, managing editor, was thefirst re cipient of th is, award.

Sheridan received a plaque com-memorating the inception of thisaward. Sheridan then presentedKovski with a "Rambo Bop Bag"for service above the call of duty.John Leisering, the adviser toWMCY and Mercyhurst athleticdirector, presented die WMCY Ser-vice Award to Debby D'Alessio,Barbara Gaydos and Carl Kovski.He then gave the WMCY BroadcastAward to Brian "Brian Maiden'*McAndrew for his heavy metalshow. McAndrew regularly has vo-luminous requests during his air-shifts.Carl Kovski and DAlessio thenpresented certificates to Oaydos,Alessi, Jennifer Bly, F leet, McAn-drew, Mike Brennan, AllanCarpenter, Pat Loony, Saal, Klut-cher, Matt Nesser, Ranee Mack,Pawlowski, Mike Bashore, LisaMcLellan, Buddy Palotas, KelleyMoore and Jennifer Montani. iLeisering then announced thewinners of positions on the WMCYboard of directors. DAlessio will bedie station manager, McAndrew willbe die program director and Bly willbe the music director.The M erciad will be headed byeditor M atthew J.Clark, who wasthis year's news editor and will bea junior Communications majornext year.

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* c i n . ** -~nu*l Commutation I V * * * ^ * ^TdvZr fohn Leisering announces** ^ * J g rfhi* rioht h Communication Department head Rid

Chris Kovski will be the m anag-ing editor. | He was this year'smanaging editor, and will be a jun-ior majoring in English/Com-munications.The positions of sports editor, cir-culationmanager and business man-ager are still open. Interested partiesmay contact The Merciad at Box129. i k

Prof(Continued from page 2)Americans, with the exception ofcertain classes, are also generallynot allowed to visit Cuba either."The Cuban government indicatedthat they would like to have Erismanreturnfor periodic visits and raisedthe possibility of making ar-rangements for future trips whichwould allow him to bring along oth-er m embers of Mercyhurst.s "They seemed very interested innot just having me back, but alsosome of my colleagues, students,etc.," he said.

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Sheridan Bids All: "Goombye >By Brian Sheridan

And now, the end is near/So I facethe inalcurtain/MyfriendsI'll sayit clear/17/ state my case of whichI am certain/I ve lived a life that'sfull/I've traveled each and everyhighway/And more much more thanthis I did it my way,I have to bid my farewells andgood-byes. This is the last editorialof this year's The Merciad.This past year had its ups and hadits downs. Most of them were ups.That was due to the support andbackbone showed by my staff whenthings were getting tough.Sometimes that was every week.From the beginning, I had a vi-sion as to what the newspapershould be. In some ways, my staffhas helped exceed that vision. Iwanted the paper to inform and in-furiate, lb entertain and to explain.l b cop a phrase, I wanted thepaperto boldly go where no Merciad hasgone before. &.I wanted to tell students of thethings that they might not havethought about because they wouldthink "I t doesn't affect me." Iwanted to show that subjects like^'Date Rape" and^AIDS" weretopics that DO affect people of ourage. That's why I assigned those twoarticles and was very pleased by theway they were handled and receiv-ed by the students. They were notcutesy topics, and they may have of-fended afew people but they wereimportant. I didn't want this paperto be just a society sheet. I wanted

to bring articles and ideas to the pa-per that you couldn't get anywhereelse on campus. We have;had ourbatdeswith MSG, theadministra-tion and students. From week toweek, we wanted people to not betoo sure of what would be in T heMerciad. We wanted people to pickup the paper and be amused oroutraged enough to make an opinionon what ever topic we were cover-ing. We tried not to mudsling but of-ten our attempts to examine andinterpret the events on this campusmight be perceived as headhuntingor sensationalism. It was not our in-tention.We are just after the truth andwhen it is refused, or discrepanciesin it are noticed, we will go after thewhole story, even if it involves trod-ding on some toes or hurting so-meone's "sensibilities." Journalismis a tough business and forces peo-ple to be tough.^ My vision can be best summed upby what ABC newsman SamDonaldson (my hero) wrote in hisbook: "Reporters cannot be in aweof the people they cover. People ex-pect the press to hold the mayor'sfeet to the fire and to bore in on thecity council and to make sure thegovernor doesn't get away with athing. It doesn't make any sense tolet up on the public servant whoseoffical conduct affects us all themost. . ."

I would like to finally thank all ofthe people that have written for usthis year. We would have been apretty blank paper without them. I

Qttre JtterciaiiBrian Sheridan, EditorChris Kovskl, Managing Editor!Jennifer Conmy, Sports Editor}Matthew J. Clark, News EditorLeslie Hafenmaler, Photo EditorPaula Bruno, Calendar EditorFrank Pawlowskl, Circulation Manager

VOL. 60 NO. 22 THURSDAY, MAY 14,1987Reporters 1986-87Janlne Adolphson

Julie CherlcoAllan CarpenterJill ChlccarlnoMargaret Coffey |Kelley Moore

Church FleetBarbara GaydosLisa GeorginoAnn Johnson IBrenda KondlkJennifer M ontanl

TypistsBridget Presuttl, Karon Casclo

Th Merciad is the student-edited newspaperof Mercyhurst College, 501 East38th Street, Erie, PA 16546. The Merciad office is located in the basementof Baldwin Hall, phone 825-0376. ., \; JIX

owe many people many favors forundertaking stories for me. And ofcourse, thanks to my staff who helpkeep everything under control whenI was pulling my hair out. Chris,Matt, Jennifer and Paula, thanks alot. lb Leslie, a big "thank you" forstepping in and taking our photos.It made my job much easier know-ing someone as capable as you wasin the darkroom. I don't want tomake this sound like the AcademyAwards so I better cut out the thankyou's but to thoseInot here inbodybut in spiritlike Dennisand Tom, "thanks." I feel the job hasbeen worthwhile. It was fun and notthe ulcer I was told it was going tobe . Sure there were mdny longnights and missed classes, but chas-ing down that story and seeing thatfinal product was a gas.

As for me, I'll be boarding a 747for a flight to sunny Los Angeles,California. I'm going to sit on thebeach for a while, with my Sinatratapes and my Spenser novels, tryingto forget the tough times an d savorthe wonderful moments of the pastyear. At least I got to do it all "MyWay." As the Duke said "Goom-bye" 4 | ; P " %'Ww'

MSGf Secretary TellsOf Formal SuccessBy Peggy Hirsch

On Friday, 423 jMercyhurststudents proved to themselves thata formal can be much more than anoverdressed be er blast. The SpringFormal was a success. There w ereno arrests and no evidence of disor-derly conduct. Despite the lack ofaction, the students that attendedhad a good time! Asco-chairpersonof the Spring Formal along withTracy Wasson, I was impressed athow smoothly the evening went.Yes, some have said it was"mellow," but this "mellowness"was the glimmer of hope those of uswho organize and take resposibili-ty for events were grasping for.Whether there would have been an-other formal if the spring dance wasa repear*of the Winter Formal

disaster, I don't know.Formal Comm ittee, SAChad their doubts. For ththink the great deal of changes and planningplace prevented the retWinter Formal bedlam.tion is irrelevant.Thanks to the succesnight, "formals" in the tthe word will continue. tinuance, however, will at the hands of those wmake them happen.The praisefor Spring cess goes to those dedicCommittee members, thficers and Mr. Kennedformer MSG officers, Iwas a great way to "formoffice. . . J , .

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By Chris KovskiJust as Gary Hart is dealing withhis share of abuse from the media,Michael Kelly, the 1986-87 Mer-

cyhurst Student Government presi-dent, has had his abuse this year.TheMerciad hasprinted articles onthe MSG election problems, theapathy in the student body and themuItifaceted pop machine situation.Through it all, he has maintain-ed his sense of humor, and hasrealized the importance of theseissues to next year's administration.In an interview conducted with TheMerciad, Kelly evaluated his per-formance and gave advice to his suc-cessors. Kelly, rather than beingdisturbed by these situations, hastaken them as a valuable teachingtool. "I thought the election situa-tion was handled well under theex-isting MSG Constitution.Afterwards, we changed any partsthat were unclear to try to eliminatefuture problems*" tHe went on to discuss the prob-lem of student involvement. "What4we have at Mercyhurst is a uniquesituation. Students can go to (Mer-cyhurst College President) Dr.Garvey's office and make an ap-pointment to discuss problems. Dueto that administrative openness, wedon't need the same type of studentgovernment that other schools have.Therefore, we have to reevaluate oursituation and become more service-oriented. We have to provide thingslike the resume service, checkcashing and shuttles for games if we

want students to see student govern-ment on campus. That would takecare of the apathy problem, tooif your services and events are in-teresting, people will get involved."He also voiced his concern thatstudent opinion of MSG is at a lowpoint, not necessarily because ofthis year, but as a result of previous

years as well. "Studentrespond favorably if thesomething to respond to.ting to do that now, and each year."f_ When asked what hehis performance this yeato his goals, Kelly sat(See "Evaluat

THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARS

Nov. 12,1957: Kevin Wakefield, duringsnackfime, makes kindergarten history byselecting the soda cracker over the grah am

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h t e r i L e a v e s M e r c y h u r s t , ! B u t J ^ D o e s n ' t S a y j G o o d b y eBy W. S. Kunlczak S m

Someonewhose name quitemesaid at someonstipated moment of profundityhat theglue that holds mankind to-ether in some sort of lasting andworthwhile stasis is everyone's de-sire to be useful.U - * ;That's why I came to Mercy hurstand that's why I'm leaving. Andthat's all that has to be said aboutthat, 5 m i tl

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Nothing Sacred Meets Kovski's KornerBy B rian Sheridanand Chris Kovski

Every man needs a pet. Fets don'tbotiier you, outside of needing tobeted. They don't complain, they don'tcritcize and they dont want to bor-row your car. Here at The Merciad,we have had pets of our own all year.A jar full of sea monkeys.Remember sea monkeys? Those lit-tie creatures sold in comic books adsthat showed cute little amoebas,some female with blonde hair,lipstick and pearls and males withblack mustaches. Ours always diedabout three days after we hatchedthem. When we saw them at the toystore, a few m onths ago,

reminiscences of our childhoodflooded back and we splurgedfor apackage. |At first we were disappointed.The package, (see illustration)which showed the little sea monkeysasa big happy family, said to ourdisappointment that the illustrationwas "fanciful." Hard to believe thatthese creatures wouldn't haveblonde hair.Vfe hatched them, and to our sur-prise, they looked like, uh, well,how can we say this delicately? Weguess we can't. Frankly, they look-ed like sperm. Of course, we im-mediately developed ourpatrimonial instinc ts, and kept closewatch overour babies. With our sea

Th e Sea Monkey family portrait Illustration is "fandful"

monkeys, we received a booklet ofinstructions and training techniquesfor the little tykes. It was titled,simply enough, "It's FUNftoRAISE Adorable PET SEA-MONKEYS," and subtitled, "TheOfficial Sea-Monkey Handbook."We didn't even know there was anunofficial handbook. For that mat-ter, we didn't think that sea monkeyshad ever attained hyphenated status.The b ooklet said that "their fateis in your hands." Yfe'ienot sure thatwe want that degree of responsibili-ty. But what can you do? Put the lit-tle buggers in a freezer ormicrowave?We're certain that t hese instruc-tions were written, notfor he faintof heart, butfor he faint of brain.They expect you to pay money fora ood measuring spoon and growth[So we did. Everyone in thecommunications department kickedin a quarter or so for his junk. Wefelt like junior Sally Struthers."Feed a starving sea monkeyfor on-ly a quarter a month."But it was worth it. We got aspoon for measuring the food. Itlooked like a piece of drugparaphernalia We even sent our lifeinsurance policy for these guys. Itsays that they are guaranteed not todie except in the cases that follow:Chain lightning, chain smoking,earthquake, tidal wave, meteoricshowers, April showers, invasionofEarth by space monsters, Mongol,Etruscan or Viking plunder andconquest OR (especially)accidentally-knocked-over con-tainer of water all over the-good-living-room-carpet. (We didn't

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Th e authors. 'Nuifsairf. M U K I .make this upthey really said it!)They also told us that seamonkeys like to face. What you dois give them current to swimagainst. So w e put half of them ina blender. They lost. - 4The other half occupy a place ofhonor on Brian's deska sewage-filled jar. People would come intodieoffice (yes, somepeople are ableto find us*in the basement ofBaldwinoops, lower level ofBaldwin) and askus why we had ajar of sludge. |We would then letthem look closely with a magnify-ing glass, and their awe-struck at-titude would be clear when theygasped slightly and said, "G ross."We think that they were reacting tothe sea monkeys' favorite activityfrequent group fornication. Andthese things are for little kids! Whoneeds Dr. Ruth? They have enough

of an education watchingThey also like to messWe still haven't figured clean the mess/We triWet/Dry Vac but that wUsing coffee strainers, wfor an interesting cup oimpractical. Have you epick out about MX) little camong some slime? It issight. * ** IWe tried following thtionsfor raining them, bsat on thedesk and hadfor them, but not too hThey didn't guard the they didn't have blonde gave them the wildestrilittle liveswe introducmodern science. The futrifugal force, in fact.flushed them down the

Fun, Fun, Fun At Activities Weekend 1987

7^Merc)^rs# irmflbnnat*^c/afffierfelVaHo-te^wasabigsuccess. It ickedoff the Activites Weekendevent an d everyone wa s well behaved. . VOilSaturday, students participated in various events Jnduding canoe races an d musicalchairs. Here a game ofvolleyball takes place on the lawn.

A group of guys ge t a Impromptu gamestarted. Al l of th e events, like th e bar-b-qning concert were well attended. Everybehaved, which pleased th e administrastudenH in MSG and SAC who organized

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FOR A FEWOOD PEOPLENo , we're not recuiting for theWe are asking that anyonein working in the Studentealth Service, 101 Preston, during1987. Our office is open Mondayrom 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. You mustfy for either work study or in-nal employment to apply. Forby Health Serviceson 431 or 432.

!An exciting course will be offeredcalled "Psychology and theConcerned with usingmusic and art, it will

from "Whysignificance?*' andinstrumental musicreveal hemer's emotions?" pThe course will be taught by Dr.

n Reserve and John CarrollArt Museum. He has

, on how to usethemost out of music.course, Dr. G ridley will playhe collected during trips

to Africa and South America, aswell as drawing upon his collectionof American music and art objects.The course is listed as Psychology297, offered Monday, Wednesdayand Friday from 3 p.m. to4 p.m. Allstudents are welcome. No priorknowledge of music or art isnecessary. Byes, ears and curiosityare the only prerequisites.SUMMER JOBStThe Freshman Studies office willbe hiring two students whoseresponsibilities will be a residentassistant and tutor. This is ora sum-mer enrichment program being heldJune 14 through July 2 and August23 through August 28. Interested ap-plicants may pick up an applicationin Preston, Room201.MISS ERIE COUNTY \ \Theifirst Miss*Erie CountyScholarship Pageant will be heldAugust 15 at the Warner Theatre.The pageant is open to Erie areafemale residents, age 17 to 25 (as ofAugust 1, 1987). Applications areavailable at the Erie Area Chamberof Commerce office, 1006 StateStreet, and The Finishing Touch byFerrari ,11917 West 8th Street. Ap-plications will be accepted untilMay 15,1987. More information canbe obtained by calling Ms. LindaFerrari at 452-44 43.SPRING CONCERTThe Mercyhurst College Choir,under the direction of Joseph

THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON

"Oool Now here's a nice one we built last fall.

Chiarelli, will perform A SPRINGCONCERT on Sunday, May 17 at3:30 p.m. in the Christ the KingChapel located on the campus. Alsofeatured will be a small STRINGENSEMBLE. Admission is free.PHILOSOPHY CONTESTThe Department of Philosophyand Religious Studies is sponsoringa philosophy essay contest. Anyessay on any philosophical topic iswelcome. Submit all entries to Dr.Donahue (225 Preston) byMay 15,1987. Winners will be announced on

eMay 18. First prize is $6 0 and sec-ond prize is $40.DANCE PERFORMANCEThere will be a ConservatoryDance performance in Zurn Recit-al Hall on Saturday, May 16, at 2:30p.m. June Hines is the director ofthis event.

ROTC Program for GraduateStudents j |sapA new program is available forcollege students who have aminimum of two years of academicgraduate or combination ofundergraduate and graduate workremaining. Graduate work can becompleted and at the same time acommission as an Army Officer ob-tained. For more information con-tact! Cpt. Werner at G annonUniversity, 456-8376. f

A.RS.NewsAlpha Phi Sigma, the NationalCriminal Justice H onor Society ofMercyhurst College, recentlybecame the number one UpsilonChapter in the country for he sec-ond year in a row. A week ago onMonday, an "Eat-n-Speak" dinnerwas held at Farrell's Restaurant,which featured Congressman IbmRidge as the guest speaker. Aspecial thanks goes to all-who at-tended and to all who participatedin making,this formal affair amemorable one. Also, a specialthanks goes to all who attended themeeting last night, and speakingfrom all the A.P.S. members andassociates of Mercyhurst College,we wish Dr. Norman Raasch thebest of luck in the future.Special note: Anyone interested injoining Alpha Phi Sigmafor he up-coming 1987-88 academic year, con-tact: Mr. Peter Benekos, ChrisDance, Mary Knight, Sheila Bond,Erin Loringer or Ken Quagliani.

The Mercyhurst College Choir, under the direction ofpractices for their Spring Concert. For further informasee the "Bulletin Board" rhoto: M. C M * S |Personality Profile:Elizabeth AltilioBy Kelley MooreElizabeth Altilio, a native ofHorseheads, NY, has attended Mer-cyhurstfor he past threeyears. Shechose Mercyhurst because of itsgood reputation and the program itoffers in her field of study, dietetics.In high-school, Elizabeth wasalways interested in science andwanted to enter into the health pro-fession. She chose dietetics ratherthan nursing or pre-med because hermain interest lay in communitynutrition. Liz expresses, "Moneywasn't an objective in my careerdecision; I just wanted to be help-ing people.*1

Elizabeth has been an EganScholar since her freshman year. Aspart of the dietetics program, she isrequired to attend class es at VillaMaria College and EdinboroUniversity as well as Mercyhurst.She has done practical work atHamot Medical Center, where sheis involved directly with the patients

and their diet needs. J She is currently a mAmerican Dietetic Assocident Dietetic Associationthwestern Pennsylvania DElizabeth believes herboth competitive and rewtherefore has made hassertive.* J"Working in a hospitating gives one the realizmany people need assistaneveryday dietary needs, ediabetics, cardiac patiegeriatrics."Elizabeth, who has mbies, including swimmaerobics, enjoys cookingticular, which is a major afield. jFf-t ,;On reflectingon her coreer, Elizabeth said, "I beder to survive our ong yimportant to be well-balanboth social and academic aThat is her secret to su

From their successful run at the Mosey hut the famougroup "Mouth and the the Translators"put on a gnat shmunicationsBanquet. The numbers they sang includeque" and "Take This lob and Shove It." NfMft

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Allegheny Wins: 17-4, 10-8Baseball Team Drops DoubleheaderBy Jennifer Conmy

The Mercyhurst Collegebaseball'teamfinished ts season with a 9-22record after losing its finaldoubleheader of the season toAllegheny on Thursday.In the first game of the day, theGators took a 7-1 lead after the firsttwo innings and never looked back,finishing the game with a 17-4 win.Allegheny had 14 hits in the gamewhile the 'Hurst used three pitchersin the loss. Allegheny was led byJim Saitta and Craig Jones each withthree hits, Jones had five RBI's,while Saitta had three. Mercyhurstwas led bv Eric Ooron who also had

three hits, while Phil Sorensen hadtwo hits in the opening game. LakerScott Gorring hit a one-run homerto finish out the game.The Gators jumped out to a 10-0lead after the first inning of thenightcap before the Lakers cameback with a nine run spurt to catchthe Gators.Allegheny had six hits and fourwalks in the first inning to scoretheir ten runs. 1 Jamie Butera went in as a reliefpitcher in thefirst nning, giving uponly one run and one hit for the restof the night. When the Lakers wereat bat they managed to give theGators a run for their money, b ring-

With 14By Jennifer Conmy

The Mercyhurst Lady Lakers fin-ished their 1987 season with theirbest record to date: a 14-6 tally. TheLady Lakers sixth loss came at thehands of Westminster College. TheHurst split their doubleheaderwithWestminster Wednesday on the road3-7 and 9-0.Julie Kemling had two hits, en-ding the season with a .525 battingaverage, vShe hit at least once in 19 of 20games. In the nightcap both NancyEmmi and Kathy Burick had hits,

while pitcher Debbie Bonniger hada two-hit shutout. $ * j* iDespite having only two pitchers,the Lady Lakers held off many for-midable opponents, includingnationally-ranked Allegheny Col-lege. According to head coach RickBurns, the season went very well,and he was pleased w ith the cama-raderie of the girls.Burns added that the "sweep ofGannon was a high pointfin theseason" for him. Also a high notewas senior Lisa Pallotto, who fin-ished the season with a great .373batting average and a 7-3 pitchingHappyBelatedBirthday, Joefrom The Merciad, WMCY,and Media Services

ing the gap to within two after thesecond inning with the score at 10-8.In thefirst nning, Mercyhurst gain-ed four runs before gaining anotherfour in the second.Opron led the Lakers in the firstinning with a two-run triple. Gorr-ing ollowed with a RBI single whileAndy Casper had a one-run triple.Sorensen hit four singles in thenightcap in five at bats.fTimDovovan and Doug Orr each hadtwo hits,finishingout the Laker ef-fort. Despite the loss in the secondgame, the Lakers outhit the Gators12-7.1 1

record.Palloto is the only senior on theteam, but will be a loss to the teamin both pitching and batting.Burns was happy ending theseason with a win over Westminsterin their, last doubleheader of theyear. He added that the future looksgood for the team because of theiryouth. Included in their future plansis a southern spring training tripnext year as a warm-up for the '88season. Burns also hopes to play astronger schedule in the future sincethe team finishedso well this year.

Crews Take2 FourthsIn PairsThe Mercyhurst College crewteam had two fourth place finishesat the Dad Vail Regatta inPhiladelphia over the weekend.Bothfourthplacefinishescame inpairs competition. In the pairs cox-swain race, the Lakers' Ray Brewerand Stu Meighen tookfourth,whilein the straight pair competition theLakers again took afourthplace inthe finals. 1The men's lightweight eight crewbrought home an equivalent of aneighth placefinishwhen they tooksecond in the petite. This was thefinal race for the Laker crews.

ScoreboardBaseballMercyhurstAllegheny 1711SoftballMercyhurstWestminsterSeasonRecordsBaseballSoftball 9 2214 6PitchingRecordsBaseballJamieButoraChris FrasekGreg HaskiJohn Kosko

Zank NamedFirst TeamAll-AmericanMercyhurst senior defensive endJim Zank has been named to the Piz-za Hut Division III All-Americanfootball team . The team is selectedby a panel of sports informationdirectors from Division III schools.Zank is the first Laker to be placedon the -1 unit. The 6-3,238 pounderputfear nto the offensive players ofopposing teams. He led the Lakerdefense which allowed only 237.3yards in total offense, including just97.8 yards rushing average.Zank, a native ofGreenville, willbe graduating in two w eeks with adegree in Hotel Restaurant Institu-tional Management.

DaveKucenskiDave MartinJohn Ritz pFrankYaskulaSoftballLisa PallotoDebbie Bonniger

Seibel jAndSertz AdvancIn SemifinalsiMercyhurst College'sand Leila Seibel tookfoin the Volvo Tennis/CamDo uble s! Regional Princeton, N.J., held oveend ofApr. 28. The two qthe Eastern Championthis past weekend. For tSeibel and Sertz were awprizes, while Volvo Tescholarship donations toty tennis program at MeIn the Eastern ChamSertz and Seibel advancsemifinals of the MixeChampionships which wheld at Princeton Univecyhurst finished tied withUniversity for second plaround-robin events on SSeibel and Sertz willSandra Persaud and Vincof Columbia Universitythe final of the Eastepionships.

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