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/ A n g e l o S c h o o lMore image, less support?

Merciad photo/Jim DohertyBy Anne L. M cNeils&Jule GardnerMerciad Editors.

Is the quality of music educa-at jon^a j3^ er cy nH J p U ^ 'n8 J^ ea ^ened by a policy that stresses im-age rather than more student in-volvement?One D'Angelo student told aMerciad editor, "If I had a chanceto start over again, it would be ata different school.""Jim" is afraid that if he giveshis real name, he will not be ableto take part in D'Angelo produc-tions or his scholarship might bereduced. \

He said administrators seem toplace more emphasis, on theschool's image than on educa-tion. Bringing in professionalmusicians to supplement the stu-dent performers is wrong, he said.Sam Rotman, director of themusic school, said Jim has cometo "some sad, erroneous conclu-sions... Lots of things studentssay are not accurate." fj.Sponsoring community perfor-mances and bringing in "world-class performers" with moneydonated to D'Angelo "is for thestudents' benefit,primarily,"saidRotman.Last year, $140,000 was do-nated to the school, $40,000 ofwhich was used for facilities andmore-instruments, according toRotman.The music school currently hasa policy of hiring players fromother sources for the purpose ofimproving the D'Angelo Orches-tra concerts. They are often fromthe Erie Philharmonic Orchestraand'the Cleveland Institute ofMusic (C1M). * * % * *Rotman said this is because theD'Angelo school does not haveenough majors to complete a fullorchestra and students shouldhave the opportunity to play with

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a full ensemble."We don't have 20 violin ma-H ijors and six cellos. Is it fair to thestudents here to say *Well, wewill never be able to play worksuntil we get 60 at the school to

piay?:;: # 4 J M'They re hiring people to makeus sound good but w e're not get-ting the experience we need,"Jimsaid. He said some students have"never had a part in an opera or aspot in an orchestra.Rotman said if students spendthe hours practicing and improve,they will be given parts they de-serve. He insisted hard work has.been rewarded in the pa st

He said it is like "the real world.Everybody does this. Is everymemberofthe Erie Philharmonicfrom Erie? No. Many come fromFredonia and Geveland."Many music students disagree.They said the School of Music isjust thata school. "We aren'there to compete with the\EriePhilharmonic. "We're here tolearn," said Jim. \Jim also voiced concerns aboutstudents, not professionals, fromCIM hired by the school. Rotmansaid, "we do bring in studentswho are good. The point is toraise them (D'Angelo students)up to their level.^Referring to operas, Rotmansaid they are so Id-out perfor-mances, theonly shows for whichthey charge admission. He alsosaid the operas showcase voimajors.If we waited for the students toget the skills necessary, it woulddisband the voice department,said R otman.But Jim is not only upset aboutperformances. He said he is verydisappointed in the education hehas received so far.He said, "We shouldn't be try-ing to get out of twhat we can.,' itshould be given to us. It angersme to have to study theory and

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eyes...we're students; we want tolearn and they re shutting us off.Other students agree. "The prob-lems are not because of the fac-ulty. We have a very talented andfine faculty. The problems stemfrom howour school is run," saidone.Former music education majorPatrick Thiem said the musicschool does|not place enoughemphasis on educating its stu-dents. "I have spent two years atMercyhurst and no m atter whereI go, I most likely will have tospend three and a half more years,he said.Thiem believes the problemscanbe solved. T h e y have to be,

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B o o k R e v i e w What's, thedealzEnvironmental woes are realBy Michelle RyanArts and Entertainment Editor

The World Watch Redder ,Lester Brown, Editor.

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Weeding It! Out

K ry Jule Gardner Editor in ChiefFrom D ave McQuillen to PaulRoth to various students inter-viewed by Michelle Ryan, theinside pages of this issue seemto suggest night life is the chiefconcern \of students on thes

Mercyhurstv campus. rm|also 3concerned.But sometimes I lose sight ofthe importance ofbeing a McrcyhurstCollege student When itboilsdown to the dregs in the coffee, I am here for an education. So areyou, I guess. *

That is why I hope you read the front page story this week.D Angelo students, like many in other departments, are not satisfiedwith the quality of education at this school.That's pretty serious.Maybe you know their frustration. Maybe you wonder why youchose Mcrcyhurst and why it seems you are not getting what you oryour parents pay for.How do you express this? Do you have a pow-wow with yourfriends? Do you launch a catharsis in the mirror? Do you start apetition?Do you go to teachers, the director of the department or the Dean?Are you afraid?We tried to protect the students who came to the Me rciad. They

are scared but decided to go through w ith it anyway. I give them alot of credit.I am not here to say whether or not their concerns are legitimate.1 don't know the inner-workings of the D'Angelo School and itwould be unfair for me to decide.My loyalty lies with expression. I'm glad they came tous. I don'twant them to be hurt byfbias in auditions. I don't want theirinstructors to think they are lesser students because they com-plained.To me, it's neutral ground. They asked us, we asked them, we tookit to the one in charge. We printed it for you to see.

Some people in the music department will get upset about themedium they chose. It will be viewed as "bad press." They will sayany problems should be addressed within,not for the school to see.That 's why this was good press. Too many problems are bandiedabout in covert.

A professor is axed after heavy student relations... Another is toldto leave the department... Responsibilitiesshift with titles... Landschange hands... Students are expelled... Dissension builds amongRAs. | | j | fc :-L i I

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HoBowtym: listen administrationDear Editor:

Recently, the M erciad featuredan article on the new apartments.The article was nicely done, but Iwould dike to add something.There is no way these apartmentscould ever be considered h andi-cap a cccssible. My roommate andI are both handicapped and wewere specifically told these wouldbe totally handicap accessible.I hate to say it, but this is a lie.All of he cupboards are extremelyhigh, and a person in a wheelchaircould never reach them. The bath-room is a joke! The handrails arebehind the toiletHow is a handrail behind thetoilet supposed to help a persongetoutof a wheelchair? You can-

hot get back to the bedrooms fromtheliront room in a wheelchair.$ One of the major problems isthe doors in this place. If youcan't walk, you can't open thedoors! My roommate who has arscooter must wait for someone toopen the doors. *This causes a big problem whenshe wants to do her laundry. Dueto the "wonderful" planning ofthe contractors, there is no way toget from this apartment to thelaundry room without going out-side. There are four doors, notincluding our apartment door thatshe must tackle before she candoher laundry. Luckily for her, wedon't mind helping her take herlaundry for her,Why don't these buildings con-

nect from the inside? There isalso no elevator. What if wewanted to visitfriendson thesec-ond floor? It would seem as if theadministration's attitude is - toughluck. -*I could go on about this forever.If anyone here would like to seethese,problems,for themselves,they are more than welcome tocome over to 11 E Duval andinspect this so called "handicapaccessible" apartment. Adminis-tration, are you listening? Thisincludes you.Sincerely,Heather Hoi lowaySophomoreArchaeology/Anthropology!

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The MerciadMercyhurst College's First Class newspaper as rated by the A3sociated Collegiate Press

Vol / 67 N o. 5 O c t ob e r 14,*1993MerciadJule Gardner Editor in Chief Keith Courson Asst. Sports EditorAnne L. McNelis Asst. News & Copy Editor Joe Legler Senior Writer/Photo Ed.Michelle Ryan Arts & Entertainment EditorGrace BrunoCraig Rybczynski Features EditorSports Editor

Mia U-Ryckl Advertising ManagerLarie Pintea Faculty AdvisorMerciad Staff

Melissa SvitekErin HauberJennifer TripidadDavid KosobuckiRich SheltonTonya Beebe

Megan CircleLee Ann KellyKira PreslerKatie JohnsonBeth|NicholsDavid McQuillen

Elizabeth JohnsonJim DohertyHeather RyanDon LeClairNicole GeraciDan McQuillen

Beth HaasJay KennedyJay FitzpatrickJanel McBrideDaniel Warnke

% Nick KraygerTh e Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College, Box501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 16546. Phone.824-2376 i h . 161,

' The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor.Hie Merciad's editoriallopinion is determined by the Editorial Board with theEditor holding final responsibility. The opinions expressed in The Merciad arenot necessarily those of The Merciad,' its staff or Mercyhurst College.

Shoe GazingBy David McQuillenMerciad Staff ColumnistI've got a funeral for you to goto. It's happening this Fridaynight This Saturday night, too.As a matter of fact, it's happen-ing every Friday and Saturdaynight for the next several week-ends until this campus is welland truly dead, dead, dead.If you want to walk up to the

coffins, go right ahead. Walk right up and pay your respects to anyof them, bowing your head for the death of fun. Briggs North, BriggsSouth, Duval. HYou may want to visit Briggs North first, since it seems like fun hasbeen given last rights. In Duval, fun may n ot even make it into theworld. In the South, it's still going, bu t the heartbeat is weak and thebreathing shallow. So pause on the sidewalk and weep with me.Then let us move on in silence since we wouldn't want to get awarning for loitering.

Yes, sidewalks were made for walking. So d on't hang out on them.Outdoor basketball courts were made for playing basketball, sodon't even think of standing with a bunch of people there.And the front p orch to your building? W ell, those were made forRAs to sit on, so move itAnd your apartment? I'v e been told a thousand times by RAs that

if they don 't "see it, hear it, or smell it" at your apartment then thingsafe okT01Aio!?.monke*y"see7 monkey do -you-in, my friends. There they are, hovering in a North Briggs quad, a pack of them.Eyes peeled, noses sniffing, ears turned to th e music audible to noone outside 50 yards. And look at those poor students up in theapartment, cowering in fear:"Shhhhhhh. Turn the music off. Ther e'sa whole group of them outside. Don't be so loud. Don't talk, don'tmove. Hey, listen you RA people out there...there is no fun here. Ipromise. Really." ;But listen, I'm not writing to complain and talk about unfairness,or the way we'r e treated like children, or the way some RAs seemunable to smile but can frown and look smug with easy indifference,or all that stuff. LNope, not me. That would just get some RA writing a letter about"just doing my job." And really, none of us wants to read that now,do we?Instead, I want to help . I want you to get along with th e housingpolice. I want us to have fun. C'mon, kick it in the gut, make it getup, yank fun up and ask it to dance.Yes, you can have big fun without the hassle of a write-up myfriends, and this is how:

(Clip 'n Save) ^ ^ _ _ _Shoegazing recipe for a Gestapohurst party...You need: 4 Walkman radios4 people (no more)roll of tape

index cardsmarkersclockInstructions: Sit everybody down. Have each person tunc Walkmansinto the same station. Place headphones over ears. (This way,everyone hears the same songs without rudely violating the privacyof others.) Place tape over everybod y's mouth to prevent unucces-sary talking. When the need to comm unicate arises, write messageon index cards and pass around. If nasty RA appears, eliminatefriends , turn Walkman down and sit alone in dark. Now, watch theclock and get to bed early! Don't bang into the walls on your wayout! Enjoy and good night!Repeat 'til spring.

David McQuillen is covered in tears as he mourns the death of fun.In honor, he will be wearing black on the night of Friday, Oct. 22.He hopes you wilt, too. m '

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* v * - * W ** 4 . ' t I m * * * ' < | * * I n t r o d u c i n g : B o a r d o f T r u s t e e sBy Grace BrunoMerciad Features Editor

What is the Board of Trustees?Who are the people who make upthis dynamic group?The Board of Trustees ofMercyhurst College is a group of27 full members and five ex-officio members, who meet fiveor six times per year. The groupconsists of volunteers who are

.invited to serve and five appointedSisters of Mercy.According to Chairman F. Wil-liam Hirt it is "not only an h onorto serve but it is also a responsi-bility." The Board of Trusteesresponsibility is to "help in anyway...financially or in the way ofexpertise you may have...to lookout for the best interest of thecollege, students, faculty andstaff," said Hirt. "Good manage-ment in ustbe in place some direc-tion of the college is good foreverybody."Specifically, the Board of Trust-ees, which is legally responsiblefor actions of college, monitors,makes suggestions and helps ac-complish the mission of the col-lege. Amon g the topics discussedand decided upon by the Boardare budg ets, tuition in creases and

construction.The biggest challenge of theBoard of Trustees, according toHirt, is to appoint the president ofthe college. The "president is theBoard's representative and thepresident hires all other staff ofthe college," said Hirt.The Board of Trustees has manycommittees, such as budget/fi-nance, audit and nom inatingcom-mittee. These committees act onbehalf of the college.

Each week the Merciad willfeature two members ofthe Board| ofTrusteeswith the hope of intro-ducing this important group tothe Mercyhurst community. This* *

week Sr. Carolyn Herrmann, fullmember and Mr. Brady Louis,ex-officio member are featured.Sr. Carolyn Herrmann h as beena member of the Board of Trust-ees since 1973 when she left herposition as president of the col-lege. ISr. Carolyn became a Sister ofMercy in 1934 and since hasserved as a professor of chemis-try and biology, vice president tothe dean, and president She hasalso served on numerou s! com-mittees, i;JSr. Carolyn's impact on the

When Mercyhurst College opened on September 7,1926, enrolled were 19 freshmen and four sophomoreswho were all female. The College remained female untilFebruary 3,1969 when males were allowed to en roll. (Thefirst male to graduate from M ercyhurst was Daniel Burke.)This information was taken from The History o f MercyhurstCollege by Sister M. Eustace Taylor, R.S.M.

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she said, "and hope it will retainthe advantages of a small Catho-lic college where there is a com-munity of learners."

college is significant. "BecauseI've had such longevity (at thecollege), I understand the tradi-tions and intentions of thej founders," she said. Because ofher past experiences as professorand president, Sr. Carolyn feelsshe has special in terest in the qual-itv of academics and it's Catho-licity."I'm pleased with the develop-ment and growth of the college ," ber of the Board ofTrustees.

Brady Louis, who is the Direc-tor of Corp orate Affairs atHamotHealth Systems, became involvedwith Mercyhurst College about15 years ago doing such things asfund raising and public relations.After a period of time Louis wasinvited to serve as a ch airman.Louis is the chairman of thePresident's Board of AssociatesAdvisory Council. (The 50mem-bers of the Advisory Council servethe president in an advising ca-pacity.) Because of Louis' chair-manship on the Advisory Councilhe serves as an ex-officio mem-

As an ex-officio member Louisprovides input and can bring con-cerns of Advisory Council to theBoard of Trustees but is a non-voting member ofthe Board.Louis describes himself as a"firm supporter of the college,"and feels that the college has ac-complished wonderful things, cit-ing the establishment of theMcAuley division as? a good ad-dition. *Callers

By Melissa SvitekMeciad Staff Reporter$32 000

Walk by Egan 41 or 43 thesedays and chances are the phoneswill be off the hook.Once again, the MercyhurstDevelopment and Alum ni OfGcesare sponsoring their annual phone-a-thon in an effort to raise moneyto distribute as financial aidTorMercyhurst students.

was strictly alumni donations.Liebel hopes to raise $84,000 inthefnext several weeks by con-tac t ing more a lums andMercyhurst parents. Last yearapproximate ly $77,000 wasraised."The students have .been ter-rific!" exclaims Liebel. Membersof campus clubs and organiza-tions volunteer their time to callprospective donors. This year,HRIM, Circ le K, CEC, the

i>Honor's association, the Danceclub, the Marketing club, MISO,Ambassadors* and the footballteam, among others, are partici-pating.Cash prizes are awarded to clubsthatpull themost donations. Any-one interested in participating inthe phone-a-thon, whetherthrough a clubor as an individual,can contact Pat Licbel at exten-sion 2538. Betteriyet, drop* byEgan 46. Her line might be busy.

Pat Liebel, director of AlumniRelations, is pleased with thisyear's progress. The phone-a-thonbegan October 4, and in just fourdays $32,000 was donated. This

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By Keith CoursonMerciad AssU Sports Editor"This is the last time that you'llsee that kind of output offen-sively 2Mercyhurst football coach JoeKimball is obviously concernedthat his offense could only muster53 total yards andfour irst dow nswhile surrendering a 34-0 deci-sion to highly touted Buffalo Statelast Saturday.."Offensively, we had an em-barrassing day," commented theLaker boss. "It was real, real toughto get things going. We left ourdefense on the fieldway too long.However, this offense is still a

new system and we are young.'*At times, there were four to sixfreshmen running the offense.The Bengals are consistentlyranked in the top 10 team s in thenation. This year is no different"They are just a tremendous foot-ball team in every phase of thegame," he said.Meanwhile, the Mercyhurstdefense was inspired throughoutthe day despite being on the fielda majority pfthe game. Althoughthe Bengals pushed two first quar-

ter drives deep into Laker terri-tory, the score remained just6-0 aminute into the second quarter.Mercyhurst (2-2) continued tosquander opportunities by com-mitting several key turnovers.Two Laker fumbles and an inter-ception thrown by George Blackled to 21 Bengal p oints off turn-overs in the quarter. Mercyhursttrailed at the half, 27-0."We've got to\live with theyouth that we have and the inex-perience," added Kimball. "Wehave just got to get better and notmake those turnovers."The status of Craig Woodardremains a question mark as theLakers prepare to travel toWittenberg for a Saturday after-noon tilt. The sophomore runningback fell victim to a shoulder in-jury in the fourth quarter. "At thispoint, it's really sore," saidKimball. "I'm not sure howquickly that he'll come aroundbut we're hoping he can go onSaturday/1 * Woodard struggled the entireday, rushing for negative six yardson nine carries. ;There seems to be some simi-larities in bo th Laker losses this

season. In both con tests, it was aspecial team's play that turnedthe tide on Mercyhurst. BothDickinson and Buffalo State areranked in the nation.However, there was also onenoticeable difference. "In theDickinson gam e, we gotourheadsdown," responded K imball. "Welost our emotion and I don't evenknow if we were ready to playnot so for Buffalo State. Our kidswere working their tails off

through the whole game. Wedidn't quit and that's whattyoubuild o n." iThe defense had a chance tostart over in the second half andlimited the Bengals to just sevenpoints. Tackle John Langer anddefensive back Chris Schreiberpaced Mercy hurst with 11 tackleseach.Kimball realizes that thingsaren't about to get any easier. "Ifyou' re going to be the best, you ve

got to play the best Sure, we'regoing to take our lu mps but we ' regoing to come out fighting forevery game and we're going toget better every week," he said.

Wittenberg will be primed forMercyhurst on Saturday. The Ti-gers suffered their first loss lastweek against Allegheny and arelooking for revenge against theLakers, who knocked them out ofthe play-offs a year ago.

Mercyhurstpitching dominates EdinboroBy Craig RybczynskiMerciad Sports Editor

The Mercyhurst Laker basebal 1team overcame the elements andthe host Edinboro Fighting ScotsTuesday en route to a 5-0 victory.This time there would be nodramatic late inning home runfoiling a Mercyhurst victory;pitcher Scott Erickson recordedthe final out securing the Lakerwin. . . . , - ,For the blue and green it was awell-deserved win. Mercyhurst

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finish atBoroBy Katie Petri | |Merciad Sports Writer *plfiThe men's and women's crosscountry teams ran through mudand rain last Saturday and postedsolid finishes at the ^NorthwestPennsylvania meet held at

t Edinboro University.The ' lady * Lakers competedagainst Edinboro,,Gannon andBradford runners. The womenplaced second behind Edinborowith a score of 15-52.Katie Petri headed the ladies bytaking sixth overall with a time of21:42. Theresa Schroeck placedninth, running a time of 22:52.Other Mercyhurst finishers'in-cluded:: Kristin Ballard(llth),Nicole Putt(12th), Betsy VanNest(14th) , *& & Barb0'Connor(15th), and StaceyLoughran(17th).The men's team competedagainst Edinboro, Gannon, Al-legheny and placed third overallwith a score of 15-78-88-135. IDan Chase led the men 's teamwith a sixth place finish overall,posting Ja timeJof 35:15. MikeBrown finished 11th in 36:30.

Mercyhurst's M i k e B r o w n has been one of the top men'srunners throughout thelseason. Here ne is snownGannon runner last week in a meet held at Edinboro.

Also pacing the men s squadwere: Brad Allen(17th)vISethCarl(25th), Chris Kullman(29th),Scott Choura(30th), and MikeArrigo(31st)J |Both teams travel to Akron, OH,this Saturday to compete againstMt. Union. k

Next%eek: Preview of the 1992-P^MercyhurstHockey team, last years! NGAA Division II runner-up

avenged the 5-2 loss to the Fight-ing Scots in the Erie County Base-ball Classic. IThe Lakers concluded the fall3-4. Outfielder Gary Welgosssummarized the team's perfor-mance thus far."We started off slow and it tookus awhile to get used to the newplayers. But we did show somepromise at the end of the fall," hesaid. "However, we definitelydidn't play as well as we shouldhave." I .': *I $f \ ? ?

One area where the Lakers haveexcelled all fall is pitching.Against Edinboro, the perfor-mance of the day wasput forth bythe Lakerfive-AJ. Rusnak, BrianLopez, Casey Crawford, JeffHutchinson and Erickson.They combined for 15 strikeoutsin seven innings of work. Rusnakwas credited with tile victory."It was a strong performance allaround," he said. "Everybodyhasmore confidence and they are hit-ting their spots."

At the plate, Mercyhurst out hitthe Scots, managing three hits to

Edinboro's two.Once again center fielder KevinSweeney led the Hurst in hittingas he went l-for-3 with an r.b.i.While Mercyhurst's pitchingstaff was holding Edinb oro's of-fense in check, the Laker hitterswere benefiting from the Scots'erratic pitching staff. The Lakeroffense was fueled by four un-. earned runs.Mercyhurst,already up by one,broke the game open with twoouts in the second inning. TheLakers added two runs on fourwalks as Bill Pieloch and DougYeager scored via wild pitches.

In victory, the Lakers' thirdbaseman Pieloch compared bothgames against he Fighting Scots."I don't know if5we playedharder... we played well botht games. This game the results werejust better," he said. ^This time the L akers never lostsight of victory and tacked onsingle runs in the third and fourthinnings to solidify the win. Thepitching staff ook careof the rest.

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Class becomes secondaryFlood paints memorable picturesBy Mia U-RyckiAdvertising Manager

As a member of the women ' ssoccer team I gotto witness some-thing this weekend that many ofus who live on the cast coast onlygot to experience second handthrough the m ass media.Thursday night the team piledinto the Mercy bus and then rolledthrough city after city for 16 hoursuntil we reached cold and over-cast Quincy, IL. Quincy, which ison the far side of Illinois, wouldhold hands with Missouri if itwasn't for the mighty Mississippiriver which separates the twostates.Later that afternoon w e garbedup in our practice gear to kickaround before our two games thatweekend. It was raining and we

got soaked.*'But before practicewe took a tour over the Missis-sippi and into Missouri. As we allstood gaping out the fogged upwindows we saw something moresoaked then we were to soon be-come or ever have been in ourlives.With our noses pressed againstthe cold panes we drove by abroken down deserted white farmhouse perched on an island ofland. Water surrounded it on allsides drowning old rusted cars, atumbling barn and half a fence.

We drove on as exclamations ofwonder filled the bus.We passed two campers up totheir windows in water and awhole yard full of just the tops ofyellow school buses. Sand bagslined both sides of the highwaypreventing water from; spillingonto thepavement. A road began

and then was lost under a bluishblack mirror.We drove on, plummetingthrough puddles as the rain con-tinued to fall. One by one playerssat down but I kept standing g az-ing fasci na ted out the window atwhat I knew was a small piece ofhistory I was fortunate enough toexperience.Twenty-two female student ath-letes missed class on ^Friday. Iknow there are professors outthere who don't believe athleticsis an excuse for m issing class. OnFriday however , twenty-two gi rlslearned more in 30 minutes aboutlife than they would have learnedin 75 minutes sitting in a class-room in Erie, Pa.

"/ stand upthrough your destructionJ stand up"-Lucille CliftonLady Lakers hoping for NCAA play-off berth

By Richard Shelton 'MerciadSports Writer |The Mercyhurst women's so c-

certeam continued its push for anNCAA play-off berth with twovictories last weekend.Hie team traveled to Illinoisand defeated Quincy College, 3-0on Saturday. One day later, thesquad completed its double witha comprehensive 4-0win over theUniversity of Missouri atlSt.Louis.The third-ranked Lakers wentright after Quincy and were up 2-0 before ball'lime.

Midfielder Cynthia Nay or con-nected with a headeroffa MaureenGallagher corner to put the Lak-ers in the lead. The second cameafter 37 minutes when jBeckyMiller j beat* her opponent anddrove the ball into the top cornerof thegoal.Mercyburst ($-2) completedthe scoring 15 minutes into thesecond half courtesy of a Lee AnnKelly goal. Kelly took the ballfro m Gallagher and drove it intothe opposite corner of the goal.

Goals from Erin Stewart (2),Miller and a Mia U-Rycki pen-alty had game two sewn up by the

halt f IAssistant coach Rich Hartiswas ^naturally pleased with theweekend performance. 'The girlshave certainly learnedfrom heirexperience ofplayingsuch strongteams as $ Barry University andFranklin Pierce," h&rsaid. "Wetotally dominated both games tokeep the season on track."Against Quincy, I was espe-cially pleased with Claire Scanlonand Maureen * Gallagher, whodominated the midfield. At theback, Jen Root kept the defensetogether with a solid display," hesaid.

Men1s soccer drops first regional gameBy Mia U-Rycki %Advertising ManagerThemen's soccer team lost ils lfirst regional game this past Sat-urday against Lock Haven 2-1making its regional record 4-1-1 and its overa ll record- 6-3-1."Lock Haven had a direct andphysical style ofplay,"said coachTrevor Warren. "And we wereable to counter-attack them ." LockI laven came out on top in the end,though they scored their secondgoal off a set piece in the last threeminutes of play.

[We've been conceding goalson set pieces," Warren said. "It'ssomething we need to work onJWarren says that b is team wasunlucky as well. "We hit the postseveral tintcs." 1 le also added thatLock I laven is a tough atmospheretofocal. "The crowd s were obnox-

"because the defense definitelyplayed their best game."Goal keeper Craig Dimpcriowho sat out last week with a

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ious and the referees don't givemuch."Warren praised Jell Spitier, whoscored the only goal. "He is ourleading goal scorer," he said.lie was also very happy withthe performance of tlid defease."It's a shame we lost," be said.

strained quad rice p muscle, playedwell, according to Warren."Dimpy made no mistakes. Hedidn't have a chance on cither ofthe goals." Dimpcrio, who hashad this strain since pre-seasoncamp will be resting andrehabili-tating this week in anticipationfor the Mcrcybursl Invitational

Tournament this Saturday andSunday, according to men 'strainer Adrian Spracklen.The men j host jWI-Parksidc,eighth in the nation, NE Mis-souri, 14th in the region, andGannon, who is first in the re-gion. |This weekend is very importantfor the m en's team since all threeteams arc regional opponents. "Allour big regional games are aheadof us," said Warren. "I'm veryconfident," he went on to say."We are capable of beating anyteam in our region."

Warren, who believes the menhave a good chance of making itto the play-offs, hopes the condi-tion gof the field (doesn't nega-tively affect them. "Thecondi-tion of the pilchIworks againstus," be said. The field which issoggy also has patches of thickmud puddles. The w ater and themud make it difficult for the menwho like to play the ball on theground, said Warren.The men play WJ-ParksideSaturday al 12:30 p.m. and NEMissouri Sunday atU1 a.m.

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Billy Packer heading for Eri4CBS college basketball analyst Billy Packer will bethis year's guest speaker at the annual jMercyhurstBasketball Tip-OffpDinner. The event takes place onThursday, Nov. 11. For more information on the dinneror how to obtain tickets, contact the athleticfdepart-ment at 824-2228. I^ Komar shines at Laker InvitationalAlthough the Mercyhurst volleyball team didn't fairas well as expected last weekend in its own tourna-

ment, sophomore Tracy Komar was selected to theall-tournament team. I 1

Women's tennis fields pair of co-winnersThe Mercyhurst women's tennis team continued toplay well this pastfweekend as it competed in theCardinal Invitational at St. John Fisher College. TriciaWebb and Jen Schultz each posted victories in the Bflight semifinals. Meanwhile, Carmel Dougherty andSuzann Kaveney did the same|in the C flight singlessemifinals. K:

More basketball news... %Senior guard Rashe Reviere has been touted as one ofthe 1993-94 Division II players to watch by BasketballPreview Magazine* Reviere is noted as an excellentpenetratorfand shooter. The playersfto watch are se-lected by various contributing writers to the magazine.Meanwhile, Coach Bill Morse is looking to increaseattendance thisfseason by*; exploring different|gamepromotions. Some of the possibilities include: a T-shirtnight, a pizza night, half-time shows, and shootingchallenges. Give him a call if you orfyour organizationhas any ideas. |

JV football downs KnightsFreshman quarterback Matt Golga hit Jeff Andreswith a 70-yard TD pass with? ime running oufcto beatGannonu2-6 last Monday. Jlt

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