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NationaP Chem istry fWeel|On Saturday, Nov. 5 , the Brie section of the American ChemicafSociety will sponsor a day of hands-on chemistry activities at the

Millcreek Mall. Participation in the event will include MercyhurstjCollege, Allegheny College, Edinboro University, Gannon U ni ve nsity and Penn State-Behrend students, area high school scienceteachers and representatives of local industry. The main goal of theactivity is to stimulate younglpeople's interest in science. Theactivity is for, all science education majors, as well as science orelementary education majors. Anyone interested in participating hithe mall show should contact Dr. Todd Trout in Zurn 305i

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Hurs t Bread BoxjAward 1The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania

wilf recognize Mercyhurst College with a Bread Box Award forparticipation in three 1993 projects.!Mercyhurst donated 2,1325

pounds*of food in the fall of 199 3, raised $400 fr om a filmpresentation and discussion InOctober 1993 and also raised $19050through charging admission to student activities. Mercyhurst^

contributions earned second place*in the college division of 'theawards.

Christmas on Cam pus IIt seems far away, but it 's time to start planning for Christmas on

Campus. Sign-ups for the organizational com mittee will be held inthe Union next week. A meeting will be helditext Wednesday, 0$L26 at 8 p.m. in Preston 314.

Youth on a MissionlI On Saturday, Oct 8,10 members of the National Criminal Justice

Honor Society and the Criminal Justice Club participated in a Tugof War sponsored by Youth on a Mission. The mission, whichfocuses on programs for area youth, promotes its motto, "Life£+

neat on and Pride - Drugs and Crime = Success." M ercyhurst senta HIen's team and a women's team. The men's teamSreceivediiiplaque and T-shirts for the Best Pull.

This week in sp ortsThe hockey team opens;its 1994-95 seasonjon Saturday night

against Seneca College at 7:30 p.m. at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.|The game will be broadcast on WMCE. The football game againstGW . Post will also be broadcast on WMCE on Saturday aftcrnoom

Friday

Partly cloudy; higharound 60. I

Saturday

Partly sunny; lows 35- 45 ; highs upper 50s

to mid 60s.

Sunday

Chance of showers;lows in the 30s; highsmid 50s to low 60s.

Crew Concert ControversyBy Anne L. McNeilsCopy Editor

Andrea Peterson spoke to MSGreps on behalf of he crew team atMonday's meeting. Petersonasked MSGto loan the crew teamallor part of a $1,500 fee requiredto supply sound for a concert theteam is sponsoring.

The concert, which is scheduled for November 12, is a fundraiser for the team. Peterson saidproceeds from he event will helppay for uniform and travel expenses that are not covered by theteam's budget

MSG President GeorgePaydock said, "In the past wehave stayed away from athleticevents ... as a student government, we do support athleticsbutwe cannot afford to support athletics financially."

Peterson said the team plans topayMSG back, but they need themoney before the concertbecausethey have to pay for the sound upfront Some reps questioned whythe crew team could not borrow

the money from the athletic de- Jpartment Peterson said a representative from the crew teamspoke to Athletic Director PeteRusso. Russo reportedly said theathletic department cannot giveor loan the money to the crewteam.

Junior Rep. Charlie Caryl said,"We might have an obligation todo something for some students"if there is a need for the money.

MSG Adviser Cass Shimeksaid, "If student government is every Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. in the

going to do something, they maywant to look at the unfairness ofthe budget to the crew team. Idon't know who else is going todo it if it's not student government"

Paydock said M SG should in-vestigate "reasons why the crewteam doesn't have the fundingthey need" for uniforms or travelexpenses and suggested tablingthe discussion until next we ek'smeeting. Paydock said he would

talk to Russo this week and reportto reps at the nex t MSG meeting.^Paydock also discussed the success of the first day of NationalCollegiate Alcohol AwarenessWeek. There was a picnic inGarvey Park on Monday afternoon. Paydock said it was "a lotof fun. A lot of great things happened."

The Spring Festival committeehas been meeting on a weeklybasis to start planning for/thisyear's festival, which is tentatively scheduled  for April 29,1995. Paydock said the commit

tee plans to sponsor someone in

the Erie area who is in need ofmedical and financial supp ort Thecommittee already has "a couplepeople in mind ," said Paydock.

Paydock said there is a plan tocontact alumni this year to donatemoney or services to the festival.He said he wants to "invite theBoard of Trustees, faculty* andadministration" to the festival."Let's make this a community,"said Paydock.

The festival comm ittee meets

Clubs and Orga niza tions room onthe second floor of the Union.Paydock sa id all students are wel-come to attend.

SAC Chair Rich Straub reviewed last week's activities. Hesaid25 percent of he profits fromlast week's Coffeehouse weredonated to the Erie County Food

Bank. Twenty-five percent of hisweek's proceeds will benefitAmnesty International and another 25 percent will be donated

to RapeCrisis Intervention, Straubsaid.Paydock said he had heard from

a company regarding a candleholder for the Grotto. There is a"wrought-iron candle holder"available|from an Erie church,Paydock said/It holds 50 candlesand can be purchased for $75.Paydock said he and MSG Trea-

surer Darrin Tovtin would go seethe candle holder this week. Repsunanimously approved a motion

allowing Paydock and Tovtin topurchase the candle holder if heyare satisfied with it

Sophomore Rep. Stacey

Fitzpatrick and Senior Rep. MattAdams were elected to co-chairthe Winter Formal. |

Tovtin named the first Rep. ofthe Week. Fitzpatrick was se-lected based on her dedication toMSG,Tovtin sa id. Fitzpatrick wasgiven a M ercyhurst mug in recognition of her service.

MSG meetings are held everyMonday at 8:30 p.m. in the Government Chambers of the Union.All MSG m eetings are open.

HOMECOMINGMmiimmn "m *tnw

Darrin Tovtin and Abha Nix were crowned Homecomingking and queen last Saturday during half-time at theMercy hurst-Pace football game. The Lakers triumphed 52-13 inhe game at Erie Veterans Stadium.

Photo by Craig Rybczynsld

T he Court: FrankBasco ,Amy Baxter , RichStraub, Erin McGuinness,

Darrin Tovtin, Aisha Nix,

Chris Fiely, Beth Hurrianko,

Mat t Adams, Danie l le

Baginski

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A step in the right direction"It is the first great step," said

President William P. Garvey. "Wewant to be oneof he top 10 schoolsin the region, then cross the M ississippi and become ranked withthe national schools and that willtake years. Ourgoal is to be one ofthe top 25 schools in the country."

Garvey commented onMercyhurst College being rankedas one of the top 25 liberal artscolleges in the North in the 1995edition of "America's Best College," published by US, Newsand World Report.

"We were not in the top10, bu tin the middle of the pack," saidGarvey. "Weguess 13 or 15."

The rankings for the 1,400 colleges in the guide are based on asurvey of 2,800 college officials

who were asked to place each

school in one of four quartiles ortiers based on the school's reputation. The groupings were thencombined with educational datasupplied by the colleges themselves to arrive a t the final milk

ing for each sch ool."It's definitely a breakthrough

for the college to be ranked in thetop tier of liberal arts colleges inthe Northern region," said Garvey."Ratings by no means convey thewhole story, but, when used inconjunction with other kinds i>finformation, they can help provide a better overall picture of heinstitution.

'This ranking is a reflection ofthe combined efforts of the entireMercyhurstcommunity - faculty, an d h o w o t n e r s s ec u s#»

students, a dministration, staff and

alumni -{and fits well with ourlong-range plans for the school,"

he said. tGarvey said it was difficult to

make a clear comparison betweenthis year's rating and last year'sbecause, until this year,Mercyhurstwasplaced inanothercategory: regional colleges anduniversities.

"Last year we were ranked inthe third tier of regional collegesand universities," Garvey explained) "but beginning this year

they changed the criteria for somecategories and M ercyhurst is nowevaluated as a regional liberal arts

' co llege, which is certainly a moreaccurate reflection of who w e are

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Andrew Roth, dean of enroll

ment services for M ercyhurst, attributed the ranking to increasedacademic standards, the geographic diversity of candidatesfor admission and the growingacademic reputation of several ofthe school's key programs andthe college as a whole."Th is val idates what we've been

trying to]accomplish in recentyears and will certainly help aswe continue to raise our academicstandards," Roth said. "Becauseour ranking in this year's guidewas based inpart on informationfor the 1993 freshman class andthe 1994 class is even stronger, I

look for us to be able to sustainthis position."

Colleges and universities listed

in the 1995 guide are divided intofive categories: national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional colleges and universities, regional liberal arts colleges and specialized institutions.

The co lleges listed in the guidesupply statistics that measure student selectiv ity, fa culty resources,financial resources, graduationrate and alumn i satisfaction.

In addition to Mercyhurst, otherschools ranked in the top tier ofNorthern liberal arts colleges include Elizabeth town, Grove City,Kings College, Lebanon Valley,LcM oyne, Lycom ing, St. Ansel inand Stonehill. *

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By Terri ResslerMerciad Contributing Writer

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Whenmost Mercyhurst students*

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come back from summer break,they tell tales about spending their

long days working for minimumwage and their nights drinkingcoffee at Den ny's. Bu t for 20 students, their summer stories are alittle different The doors of theworld opened for them, throughtheir participation in theMercyhurstSummer Abroad Program in Europe.

John Wolper directs the program and heand the students whoparticipated in the program leftPittsburgh International AirportJuly 7, to begin their adventure.

Wolper is a strong supporter ofglobal education andsaid it offersstudents a wonderful experience,

because "the world is shrinkingand as a society and as individuals, we need to b e more aware ofour global partners."The students' home base for the

month of their tour abroad was inEngleberg, Switzerland, in theheart of the Swiss Alps. There, atthe SchillerrUniversity SwissBranch, students could take either one or both of the courses

Europe, wi th Dr. MichaelMcQuillen, or Issues in Multicultural ism with Brian McHugh.Both classes were accepted forcore requirements.

The students sat in class between two and four hours a dayfor each course, but the atmo-spheretwas very relaxed. Classtime included many things besides lectures. One field trip involved spending a weekend inMunich, Germany. Students couldshop, visit local4 hangouts and

explore the culture of the city.One requirement for the trip wasa tour of Dachau, the first concentration camp in Nazi Germ any.

"The feeling I got when goingthrough the camp w as indescribable," Bridgette Palm isano, a junior, said. "There is an eerie presence in the^air that makes youwonder how something such as

the massacres there could haveoccurred."

After the students finished theirstudies, they were off for a weekof travel on European railroads,using their Eurorail Pass, that allowed unlimited travel during thetime the pass was good.

The students traveled togetherto Italy to explore Florence and

J Rome.offered: A History of modem "Italy—Florence in particular,

Laker football fanatics Bill Steen, Joe loseph and Scott

Harbor root the Hurst on to victory, Saturday.

was pure chaos," Trisha Klosky,junior, said. "We arrived a15 a.m.and people were riding aroundlike! crazy on their scooters already.

"And the -people were sofriendly,'* she said.

. After Italy, the students split offinto groups to travel to France,Holland, Spain and other places.The students visited local landmarks, explored the night scenesand learend a lot about the peoplein the countries they visited.

"You can go to one country,such as Holland, and experiencefive or six different cultures inone place," Palmisano said.

When they came back, m ost of

By Jule GardnerSenior Writer

Slurred phone calls made lateat night to the Baldwin desk havebeen traced to a student who did

not know how to use the phonesystem, according to Bud Dever,director of security.

Tony Primavera, a night deskattendant!at Baldwin JHall, re*ported possible harassment afterreceiving numerous unintelligiblephone calls. Dever said the callswere made by an intoxicated student trying to call relatives in an

other country.Security w as able to trace the

calls and the student received acrash course on the Mercyhurstdialing formula. T he whole incident turned out to be a "nonsensical-type thing," said D ever,

In other security news, an off-campus student reported beingstalked by a group of "skin-headtypes" after an altercation at atownhouse party, said Dever.

The student reportedly helpedthrow someone outofa party following a political argument.

the students agreed that none ofthe spots they visited looked better to them than Engleberg. Thesmall resort town, they said, wasan ideal location, the train stationwas* right across from the students' hotel and] the town was

surrounded by mountain trails thatwere ideal for either hiking Orbiking. There was also a complete athletic center at the students' disposal and the pubs anddiscotheques were not far away.

Klosky said, "My favorite thingabout Engleberg was walking outof my hotel room onto the terraceevery single morning and seeingnothing but snow-capped mountains." 'ffpPI'v

looking for the Mercyhurst student the next day and found outhewas in the library.

The student was warned by afriend about their intentions andcalled security. Security apprehended a few in the grou p nea r thelibrary and another carload at theparking lot near Weber Hall.

Erie police said a report hadbeen filed and declined to givedetails or confirm the name of thestudent.!

Dtver said the individuals arefrom the Mil Icreek and Wa terford

areas and Millcreck police havebeen notified about the suspects.No arrests were made because aspecific crime had not been com-

Wol per took a longer-term viewof h e experience. "By having th isinternational experience, you gaina greater appreciation for othercountries and people," he said. "I tis a very exciting time for thedevelopment of an internationalstudies program, given the climate in central Europe during thepast few years."

The program cost about $4,500for airfare, room, board, classesand a 15-day unlimited EurorailPass. Financial aid is available tothose who are eligible. Furtherinformation about the nextMercy hurst Summer Abroa d Pro-gram is available from Wolper atextension 2338.

Dever said two carloads came mitted.

to campus from the StadiumLounge.

According to Dever, the boytold the students he was "displaced" or homeless and neededsomewhere to stay.

The studen ts called security tocheck it out Erie police arrivedand said the boy had a history ofrunning away and tookhim home,said Dever. $"Our students were very wise to

handle it the way they did, | hesaid. |

On W ednesday, Oct. 12 secu

rity and Erie police responded toa call concerning a possibly displaced boyiwho followed twoMercy hurststudents walking back

E co Tip of the W eekIn order reduce waste andpollution, bringjyour own bags tothe grocery store.

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By Heather MarshallMerciadStaff Writer

H o l d t h a t t h o u g h t V a m p i r e L e s b i a n s o f W h e r e ?

The Smashing Pumpkins havereleased a new album of previously unreleased song s and "B "sides. The album is a rather

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eclectic collection of the differ-ent types of m usic that the band

is able to play. I personally lov ethis disc. Even if you're not thebiggest Smashing Pumpkins fin, I'm sure that there is at least onesong that will catch your ear on Pisces Is cariotMany of the tracks, as I mentioned before, seem to have a different

flavor for the Smashing Pumpkins. Songs such as "Blew Away,"which is not sung by Billy Corgan, but by Jameslha.ltuses hisvoiceand makes it sound reminiscent of... oh, I don't know, for some

reason, it reminds me of the Carpenters. It has that aged but classicfeel to it. It's a really good song . The next out-of-character song forthe group is "Girl Named Sandov," wh ich reminds me very much ofJimi Hendrix. This song includes strong guitar rifts mixed withCorgan's croon, which abruptly stops and then breaks into a lowwhisper. Mixed in with these songs is also a remake of a StevieNicks song, "Landslide," which is com pletely acoustic and lets thetalent and power of B illy Corgan's voice truly shine through.

Throughout the entire CD there are the type of songs that havebecome the Pumpkins' trademarks and will make any true fanhappy. Some of the songs that aregparticularly wonderful are:"Whir,* "Obscured," and "Starla

"Whir" combines the power of the lyrics that the SmashingPumpkins are known for and the melodies that are a trademark ofthis great band. Corgan says in the album insert that this songbasically symbolizes what the band is - frail and gentle - "sweet and

sadness." "Obscured" is a happy song that incorporates the typicalmelodies and beautiful lyrics of the band. Even Corgan agreed bysaying that it id such a pretty son g. It w as recorded around the timewhen Gish was recorded.

The best song on the entire CD is "Starla." It is an epic song thatgoes nearly 12 minutes and tw ists and turns through melodies 1 ikethere is no tomorrow. It takes the listener through a trip that involve snearly all the senses. Whenever! listen to this song, itrelaxes meanddraws me into the aura of the electric guitars and harmony of theband members voice s. f *•

Pisces Iscariot is the widest range of melodies that the SmashingPumpkins have produced so far.This album shows they can producea variety of different ivpes of music. Hopefully this album willappeal to a variety of different listeners. All throughout the album,theband shows its diversity and true talent I would highly recommend that anyone who has any interest in the Smashing Pumpkins:get this album.

Jim> Leonard, Jr

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ATTHEMERCYHURST COLLEGETAYLOR LITTLE THEATRE

WEDNESDAY, OCT 19 at 8:00 PMTHURSDAY, OCT 20 at 8:00 PMFRIDAY, OCT 21 at 8:00 PMSATURDAY, OCT 22 at 8:00 PMSUNDAY, OCT 23 at 2:30 PM

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Anne M. SchleicherFeatures!A&E editor

The Roadhouse Theater, 1505State Street, will continue its tradition of bringing unique and interesting theater to the Erie community. Starting October 28thand running throughjNovember

26th, the theater will play Vam-

pire Lesbians of Sodom. This is a

comedy in the Rocky Horror

genre and has been a smash culthit in New York City for manyyears.

According to Scott M cClelland,director of the Roadhouse, the

play begins at the mouth of thecave of the succubus, a monsterthat is tormenting the charactersin the play. A vampire of ancientproportions spends'the threescenes of this one act play chasing throughout time after a virgin

to sacrifice, who cunningly escaped his clutches. The play runsthe gamut from ancient timesthrough 1920s Hollywood concluding in Las Vegas in the 1990s.

An interesting extra - followingeach performance there will be anEXDRAGAVANZA, completewith different performances bydrag performers* from across

Western Pennsylvania.Show s start Friday and Satur

day nights at 8 p.m. In addition,on Saturdays there will be a midnight show. The m idnight show,"the forbidden time slot," a ccord-ing to McClelland has a long tra

dition at the roadhouse theater.However, on Saturday October29 there will only be one show at8 p.m., a s the theater will be sponsoring a Halloween costume party,complete with catering by LaBella Bistro.

Tickets for the show are regularly $8 but students can get $6tickets Friday and Saturday nightsat the midnight show s.

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G o i n g GreenBy Heather MarshallMerciad Contributing Writer

Students who feel stronglyabout environmental issues suchas recycling are welcome to attend a meeting of the Environmental Awareness Club. This is a

new club concerned with the recycling, reduction and reusing thatgoes on, or doesn't go on, at

Mercyhurst. The meetings areheld every other Wednesdaynight, at8:45, in the Student Government Chambers in the Union.

Members say they hope toimplement a recycling program,as well as make the college community aware of the need for environmental protection and whatthey can do about it. Some ideasthe club has already discussed are

the suggestion that the schooladopt an alternative to Chemlawn,and the concept of individual rc-

cycling of paper. In addition tothese ind iv id ua 1 concepts, the clubwill also provide weekly env iron-mental facts and tips to the

Merciad.

[pf the club's plans sound like aninteresting way to accomplish theenvironmental issues that concernyou, come to the next meeting, in

the Government Chambers. H elp

implement and discovernewwaysto protect the environment, bothglobally and iiuyour own personal space.

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The Ryu RoastBy Craig Rybczynski

Editor in Chief

It's time to set down th e prongsand address a serious problem.It involves battered an d abused

women.Domestic violence has cap

tured the headlines in recent &months and October has beendesignated Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month.

But behind the cases involving celebrities that occupy the frontpages of newspapers, there live people in towns and cities all overAmerica that experience the sam e thing, but with less publicity ornotoriety.

Tuesday's trip to a shelter for battered and abused women introduced m e to two real people.

The house didn't resemble a shelter.It looked like ray grandmother's house. When I entered I was

politely escorted into an office.As I prepared to ask the questions I knew I was exploring a topic

I knew little about.Excluding the O.J. Simpson case, I've only briefly talked about

abuse of women. Now I was going to p ry into the lives of w o womenwho have survived abuse at home.4

Why? * w I 4.

I did it because in order to alert the public to this problem,something must be written. A n d I w a s t h e reporter who w a s chosento write the story.

With pad and pencil in hand, I glanced at th e surrounding walls.

t The office w as filled w ith pamphlets and literature about womenand children from abusive homes.

This meeting interview was with a woman w h o had undergonethree fmarriages filled with emotional and physical abuse. Iknew then that this wasn't just an ordinary reporter intern's interview. A ^ ja M

She grasped for the words to explain the suffering she and herchildren had end ured.

S h e talked about th e period of abuse she referred to as "the mosthumiliating, dehumanizing and frightening ime of h er life."

Beatings i n t h e basement and in her car became a daily routine inher life and she finally decided to leave for good.

But for many women leaving is the hardest part At Mercy hurst,if y o u a r e seeking help from or need information about abuse callBob Hvezda 's office, 2555.Stories that I w a s exposed t o a n d the women I met will forever stay

with me.The interview sessions that were supposed to last only an hour or

t w o , exceeded the four-hour mark.After th e talk with the first woman, I felt tired and exhausted. Yet

I sat an d talked to the woman w ho fired u p cigaretteafter cigarette.The second interview w a s more difficultThis time she asked me questions about my own life. We inter

viewed each other.N o t only di d I learn about h e r , but I also learned som ething about

myself.

She has been divorced for longer than I've been alive.T h e abuse s h e h a d togo through in the almost 20 years of marriage

is incredible. The question is, "How can a man be s o brutal to thewomen he'loves?'

She wiped h er eyes an d tried to hold back th e tears, b u t could notI found myselfalso struggl ing to cope with the d emons that filled herpast.

I wanted so much to reach across the desk an d give her a h u g . ButI didn't because I barely knew her.

I learned a lot from his woman in the two hours I spent with her.

These a r e t h e experiences yo u cannot get in class. Talking to suchpeople not only made me realize the plight of abused women, butalso made me question something that has bothered me about aperson 1 know.

When I left th e shelter, I realized what a great internship I have atHie ConyJournal.

I realized, that women's rights are very important.That's right guys!1 said it . This problem has to be addressed and Mcrcyhurst is one

of the places to spread this message.If yo u a re bored one day or are concerned about women's rights

take a drive to a shelter and talk to the people w h o have lived theexperience.

By Greg TroyerMerciad Political Columnist

The former Vice-President ofthe United States Dan Quaylerolled into town last Thursday.Mr. Quayle delivered a speechbefore a full auditorium at PermState Behrend. As expected theconservative Republican establishment of Erie and Brie Countywere well represented. Even PhilEnglish, the Republican candidate for the 21st CongressionalDistrict's seat in the U . S . Houseof Representatives made a coat-tail appearance.

Mr. Quayle chose to focus hisappearance on foreign affairs. The

reemergence of problems in Iraqwas extremely current andAmerica's Haitian policy is stillbeing openly debated.;Quayleplayed the Republican mouthpiece to a tee on both these issues.

To Q uayle's credit he did express that th e concern for th e lossof life should be of primary importance. I agree, a s I have statedbefore in this column. HoweverQuayle specified that the loss oflives he was worried about wereAmericans. The value of humanlife remains the same regardlessof th e label applied to it

Quayle went on to challenge

what the United States*Interestsin Haiti are. What threat did the

Flush TVo

instability in this backwater poseto the United States? He argued

none at a l l . Quayle's logic is distorted. £Iraq's actions in Kuwait posed

no threat to the "security" of thisnation. It did pose a threat to thesupply of cheap gas. Quayle explained that our actions were designed-to protect the rights ofKuwait . It w a s worth endangerin g Americans to restore th e government of Kuwait

This is the same governmentwith a well documented record ofatrocious actions o n women's issues a n d t h e treatment of foreign-born laborers. Yet Quayle hadthe nerve to challenge the wis

dom of restoring the leftist leaning Aristide back into power.Quayle apparently favors self d e-termination only as long as thedecision is pro-American and pro-capitalistic establishment In otherwords Quayle favors actions touphold pseudo-democratic governments as long they onlythreaten women and working classpeople an d not the moneyed elite.

I asked Quayle to comment onRush gLimbaugh's recent statement that Saddam Hussein wasintentionally left in power to serveas a butler between Iranian fundamentalism and the rest of the

Middle East. The former vicepresident denied that this was the

A Republican mouthpiece -

but can he spell?

policy of the Bush administration. Mr. Limbaugh needs to gethis "facts" straight. Then againthis is nothing new for Rush.

A s t o h i s political future, Quaylecommented only that he will notmake a decision on running forthe Presidency in 1 9 9 6 until afterthe upcoming m id term electionsare over.^Quayle's speech waspart of a national tour prom otinghis new book Standing Firm.. Ihope Quayle makes more sense

in print than in person or in hisfour years in office.

C o l a i a c o v o s t a n d s u p f o r R u s hDear Editor:

^Recently I had the displeasureof reading a purely tasteless article authored byfthe Merciad"Political Columnist," Greg

Troyer. in which he tries to attackRush Limbaugh. In my experience, so many more capable "political analysts" have tried to discredit Mr. Limbaugh, and havefailed. Mr. Troyer, I do not ranky o u u p therewith t h e t o p politicalminds, so eventually you will beplaced in the political graveyard.

I found it very offensive howM r. Troyer called M r. Limbaughthe King W.A.S.P. W h y i s itwhenyou call yourself a conservative,you ar e immediately plagued as aracist or a bigot. Like Mr.Limbaugh, I want th e best out ofpeople. M r. Limbaugh and I sup

port programs that promote empowerment of people, and we donot support any dependency programs. Also, Mr. Troyer, themainstream press is predominantly a liberal medium. W h y i s i tthat all the liberals are gettingmore press time than their conservative counterparts. And youhave th e audacity to claim that theconservativesget more press thanliberals. Have you been sm okingillegal substances w ith PresidentClinton? ^ * +

Also, I was insulted how you

pegged Rush as a sexist, and howyou scoffed a t h i s support of 'traditional valu es.' After formerVice President Dan Quayle wasblasted for his stance on familyvalues, the Clinton Secretary of

Health an d Human Affairs DonnaShalala, after the election wasovershe agreed with Dan Quayle thatthe country needs strong familyvalues. Put that in your pipe andsmoke it

Mr. Limbaugh is the most listened to talk show host in all ofAmerica. This is something youcan not deny. How can you be*little yourself by saying that usconservatives and our philosophies are self defeating. If this iss o , w h y in th e last 14 years, havethe American people have electedRonald Reagan twice an d GeorgeBush once. It seems to m e that the

American people know wha t theywa nt They favor th e supply-sideeconom ic policy, they support theright to life, they support th e conservative stanceon foreign policy,they! support* the conserva tivepol icy of empowering people. Thepeople have spoken against whatyou yourself preach. Thankfullythey have not been listening toyour "commentary."

We are winning. The conservatives across th e country ca n smellthat th e people in this country are

fed up with liberals like you inthis country. You are part of adying breed. I personally believethat when people vehemently attack a person, like you did, deepdown inside, they question their

own political existence. There isstill time for you Mr. Troyer tosee the light I think you need totune into Rush's show and beenlightened to what many inAmerica feel is right

Throughout your article youshowed signs of conservatismwith your references to the dc-cline of moral values and usingBriggs Avenue!as an^example.S e e , you are seeing the lightThank G od there havebeen peoplelike Rush Limbaugh, who bringus around to the ideals and philosophies that m ade this countrygreat. People have notabandoned

them. They w ere brought back int h e 8 0 s under Ronald Reagan. Inthe 80s America had eight yearsof th e greatest econom ic growthand over 18.2 million jobs werecreated. Do not insult my intelligence Mr. Troyer by saying wca r e n o t winning. The writing i s o nth e wall M r. Troyer, all you needis to open your eyes to its illumination and its radiance.

Sincerely,Kntilio Colaiacovo

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B h u t a a d d r e s s e s K r a y g e r ' s c o m p l a i n i n gDear Editor: ^ ^

Accept this fact - It is notHarvard and it's not Stanford, it 's

Mercyhurst! However, someday,I feel, it will reach th e status of anivy league school.

Is our school a success? DoesMercyhurst provide for its students what every college shouldbe providing? You b e t ! The threeyears that I have been here, theschool has given me a good, solidLiberal Arts education and hashelped me tremendously in mypersonal growth and development This, in my mind, couldhave only been possible at a smallcollege like Mercyhurst It hastaught me to live^ the s choo l'smotto "Carpe Diem !"

Mercyhurst to me is a homeaway from home, a place wherepeople (faculty and administration) are there to help and guideme. It is here that someof usmakeour life-long friends. It just frustrates me j;when someone complains about Mercyhurst For instance, Nick Krayger, a Merciadstaff columnist

This past weekend being theHomecoming and Alumni week

end, the entire school was tryingto build school spirit All the stu

dents came together and showedpride' in being Mercyhurst students. Everyone, that is, exceptNick. What does he do? He downgrades the entire school includingthe faculty and th e students. How?Well, he wrote an article in theMerciad titled "Disintegration."

I would like to comment onsome of the things written aboutMercyhurst in that article:

?Nick's statement: "I don'tknow if it is the time of my lifethat lam in , or the juncture of myacademic career, or a stage of mypersonal development that is causing me to question the way that

'things' are, or ifit's somethingcompletely opposite."

Response: I think that youa re just questioning the way thatthings are. You are probably too

stressed out and that is leadingyou to blame someone else.

Nick's s t a t e m e n t :"Mercyhurst- this idealized, aesthetically appealing m ass ofbuild-

ings and people is not everythingthat the admissions office cracks

it u p t o b e t o prospective students.

Campus Question:

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estly don't have a clueTl don't tl^^pfiat|['m going tovote.

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"Yes, but I'm probably notJeff Spitler, Junior, Elemenjpy Education:

g to vote because I

think that I should be educatjp about the issues in the

elections."

Will Sauve, Junior, Bi o l g ^ f c e mi s t r y :^ ^ ? i don't have the timeN o . I don't like campaig

to look into candidates. Whenlt comes time, I will

look close into it."

Jen Wilson, Sophomore, Biology Education:" N o , I wasn't planning on voting. I haven't thoughtabout the elections."

Susan Colter, Sophom ore, Archaeology/

Anthropology: %" Y e s , I will vote. I think it's important to have a say inwhat is going on."

Hillary Hamilton, Senior, Interior Design: *g"Yes, I'm g oing to vote. The campaigns get moreinteresting every year. I definitely care about whatfisgoing o n . Too many people have no idea what's goingon. I'm glad that my vote is going to be taken seriously."

Melissa Boyd, Freshman, Communications/

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Political Science:,I'm not registered but I want to vo te. I think candi

dates should win on their own merit, not the faults of

somebody else." j _ _ _

I took the bait my senior year ofhigh school, and so did many of

you.Response: First of all, I

would like to apologize on behalfof admissions if you were misledin any way. On the other hand, Iseriously doubt y o u were misled.If you were hinting that an Ambassador misled you then you arewrong. To get any sense of whoan Ambassador is then I suggestthat you attend the lectures givenby Dr. Garvey, Sr. Eustace Taylor, Andy Roth, and MichaelFuhrman explaining the historyof Mercyhurst and the admissionsdepartment. By doing that? y o uwill get a sense of what

Mercyhurst is all about. Maybethen you will stop com plaining.

Nick's statement: "And Ithink that part of the problem onthis campus is that there a r e a fewstudents,who do everything,hordes of students who do nothing, and numbers of administrators who take the credit for 'mold

in g Nick into th e person that h e i s

today' or 'helping generic freshman #37 see that Mercyhurst is agood place to be' or whatever.

Response: D on't worry aboutthe students who seem to you tobe doing nothing. Each individualhas his/her own interests and capabilities. For some of them thethings that they d o m a y be all thatthey can handle. If you or I , forthat matter, choose to be more

involved, then that's our ownchoice.

^Mercyhurst, along with the administrators, has all the reasonto take pride in yourachievements.Just because you don't take p ridein being a Mercyhurst student doesnot mean that Mercyhurst can'ttake pride in you.

Nick's statement: 'The onlything that I find to be absolutelyrewarding is my major department. The Human Ecology department- small as it may be seems to be the only S YSTEM o nthis campus that is functioning atits fullest capacity. I have had afew professors who have stimulated me, aji'handful who have

pushed me to maximum potential. But not nearly enough. lampaying approximately $14,513 ayear tobe involved in a SYSTEMthat I givemore to than I get from.Sometimes I feel like I should bepaid for being here."

Response: There w a s something positive said-almost! Well,it isgood y o u arehappy with yourmajor department. I a m sure thereare students who are happy withtheir departments t o o . Otherwisethey wouldn' t b e here. If you arenot pushed toyour maximum thenenroll in some honors courses ormake it a point to tell your profes

sor to push you to your* limits.Unfortunately,INick, the schoolhas to function at the standard ofthe average student You should

By Jule Gardne rSenior Writer

Anne Wilson Schaef, in herbook' Women's Reali ty , describes the white male system(otherwise known as patriarchy)

not as reality, but as pollution. Itis difficult to recognize white malerules, role playingand stereotypesas we breath in the thick of itMale domination is not natural - itis created.

Although written rather simplis-ticall y, Schaef encourages wom enand men to step far enough awayfrom what we think is reality to

recognize the myths.One such myth: women today

trying to "have it a l l " - career,marriage, family. The phrase hasbecome so overused it's mootEconomic situations necessitate

women's w°r k (never mind

whether s h e i s educated or enjoysso) and tradition dictatess h e b e the nurturing aspect of thefamily. She is all things to allpeople and perhaps widely respected for it

In effect, she is selfless - without self. This is a common argument in feminist circles, especial ly when discussing th e importance of voice. Across the socioeconomic spectrum, women gainself-knowledge through others'definitions and perceptions. Wcare told: you justify yourself by

A look at

feministwritings

and issues

having children, succeed throughan adversarial ap proach, you are

filling a quota, keeping th e familytogether is your responsibility.Such ideas become part of whow e a r e , affecting our ideas of ourselves and our actions.

Outside th e pollution, this is , ofcourse, oxymoron ic Self-knowledge cannot come from others,yet where are wom en's voices?They are stifled in this thing wethink is reality and if they shout

about the reality, they are metwith disdain, sarcasm and often a

hearty laugh.In the 1990s there is a time and

a place for wom en's issues: bookstores and a few college classrooms. Always on the fringe ofthe mainstream, feminism is stilla dirty word. And no wonderwith the likes of Rush Limbaughdeclaring women who assertthemselves a s "feminazis," a heinous term comparing women togenocidal murderers but acceptedas a funny kernel of truth by a

know that the school has and iscontinuing to raise its academic

standards.Nick's statement: "If you

were to take 10 of the strongeststudent leaders on this campusout of the picture for a term, Ithink you would gain first handknowledge of ust how pathetic a

pi ace ; Mercyhurst can be. Theysay that a n y chain is only as strongas its weakest link. What happenswhen even the strong want to giveu p ? " M | I

^Response: They a re not strongenough! They apparently are notas strong as they seem to b e . Looka t George Paydock! Does h e everseem to give up? N o , because he

is strong and he* functions in away in which he can make theweakest link in our school a strongo n e .

Nick, right now you are theweak link! Don't let that happento you. Be strong! Yes, continueto make a statement but in a positive w a y . From t h e w a y you talk Ifind that you are a very talented,gifted and intelligent individual. Ithink that people with your qua lities should gear themselves tohave a n optimistic outlook on life.

Please, please stop the moaning!

Sincerely,Vyom BhutaJunior, Marketing major

surprisingly large audience.But let's say a woman searches

out those bookstores and collegeclassrooms, grows and changesbecause of them. Le t's say shehurdles over mainstream's obstacles and finds a voice unde

fined by patriarchy. How is sheaffected when she discovers avoice of a woman, about women,makes those inher home, college,office a n d life uncomfortable? A sSchaef would say, she grabs hersolar plexus and runs.

JShe begins to think she is entering an exclusive club with se cret passwords and m ottoes, andalthough she is aware that thismakes her among others, it is no tenough to take away th e real fear- Aloneness.j? The voice sheworked s o hard to gain continuesto live inside herself but she begins to wondeitif she should let

those outside the club hear it Aftera l l , how easy is it to explain pollution if she is one*of the fewaround her who can see, smelland taste it? Through her educa-tion she has pulled herself awayfrom it partially. Completely getting out means being on the outside of nearly everything a n d everyone she has known.

"When we dead awaken," asIbsen wrote, is a moment of bothexhilaration and fright. Still, I'djust as soon open my eyes. Andyou?

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The Vegetable Kingdom

By Jay Kennedy

MerciadStaff Writer

The Jesus & Mary Chain isback again,'playing the exactsame kind of music as usual, butthis time with a more mellowacoustic feel. I never found thisband to be that talented to startwith, however 1 at least alwaysknew wha t to expe ct from them :fuzzy, psychedelic distorted guitars with a hard 60's style drivenbeat and vocals that ra rely use more than the same four notes. I neverrespected their ZZ-Top re petitive guitarworkor the fa ct that the leadvocals would never utilize the potential that it had.

Honey's Dead, their previous album, was exactly that kind ofmusic coupled with techno-likerhythms, andI would go as far tosaythat a couple of the songs were reasonably good for the dance floor.

With that in mind, Honey's Dead was a !j slight, but pleasanttransition from the usual Mary Chain sound, but was still highlyrepetitive throughout the majority of the album. Three songs on thealbum were mellow, for a change, andwere almost as hazy soundingas Pink Floyd. Those songs seemed to force the band to concentratemore on beautiful melodies and less on grung e. v

Their latest release, Stoned & Dethroned (accurate title), whichwas originally going to be an all-acoustic album, takes that mellowsound from hose three songs on Hone y's Dead and incorporates it.;

throughout the entire 17-trackalbum. Mostof he songs are less thanthree minutes and concentrate mostly on the vocals, leaving theendless repetitive grunge sound of the Mary Chain behind. This jalbum makes them sound more like a 60s band than-any of theirprevious efforts, and it stands out as theirbest album musically ever,though still not that good in comparison to musically talented bands.Toobad for me , though, because I never wanted to listen to the MaryChain for their musical value. I just liked to listen to them whenever

1 was mad at the world for a few minutes and had unending tensionslike the unchanging structures of their songs.

The track that's making all the news about this album is thatMazzy Star shares vocals on "Sometimes Always" ("I Got YouBabe" comes to mind), the best track on the album, and the onlyStrack like it. Sorry folks, she isn' t on any other tracks, and none ofthem have that cute love song appeal either. That stinks for thegcommercial crowd, and because the other songs are so disappointingly unlike the M ary Chain, it stinks for the old M ary Chain fans^as well.

The Jesus & Mary Chain are learning a whole new type of music,Sand until they have it m astered to a decent degree, they will be hardto fully appreciate. It 's funny, because even though they 've tried tochange their sound to avoid repetition, most of their songs soundalike anyway. They have one nice hook to every song, but that's it!Even "Sometimes Always" has one hook in it, and if it hadn't beenfor Mazzy Star's vocals and the cute story the song tells it would

have fallen on its face about as flat as anything else released from heMary Chain. All thebest musicians incorporate at least three catchy *hooks in their songs that make you want to sing along, which is why

rap artists will never be known for their ability to achieve outstandingmusical harmonies. I never understood how the lyrics of a songcan make it so popular, even though it's crappy otherwise. I guessthat's why I never understood Bob D ylan, either.

If you're an old Jesus & Mary Chain fan, I wou ldn't recommenda buying this album unless you like feeling Stoned & Dethroned,

which insuch a case this album is an excellent prescription. Ifyou rea new fan, that is, inspired to like them be cause of the "SometimesAlways" v ideo, you'll also be very disappointed in the album due tothe lack of Mazzy Star in the rest of it The one catchy hookper song,though considerably c atchy, is not enough to make this a pop albumor a good album for anyones' tastes.

Really, this album is a disappointment in the sam e way that thelatest Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, and Pavement albums were.They were all trying so hard to go commercial that they ended uphaving every song on the album carefully and intentionally sounding the same in order to avoid fitting in with the true definition ofa 1 terna ti vemusic. Check out any Dr. Dre or New Kids On The Blockalbum som etimes, and tell me just how much melodic variation andoriginality you find from song to song.

'Very few groups ha ve been successful in totally changing theirsound while maintaininga unique, yet pleasant sound. Soundgarden'sSuperun known is a great example of such a successful change. T omy dying day, I will still insist the Supemnknown was not a popalbum, but an attempt to show that the group is talented in othermusical respects.

Jesus & Mary Chain's newest album, Stoned & Dethroned is justbarely two stars out of four.

The Rzyczycki PlanBy Leon Mumford

Merciad Sports Editor

"To tell you the truth, football ismy life," said Mercy hurst defensive back Brad Rzyczycki.

No. Really Brad, what do youwant to do after you finish playing football for the Hurst at theend of the year? "I would reallylike to coach football at the college level", he replies. • But whatabout your friends? What do theylike? What do they do? This timeRzyczycki looks me straight inthe eyes. 'They play football too,"he says, with the slightest trace ofa smile lighting up the serious

ness in his face."Seriously, I've been a football

fan my whole life. Even after mybrother pulled my pants downduring a Brown's game....in themiddle of November", he said.

Rzyczycki came to Mercyhurstas a dual athlete to play footballandbaseball, but he was forced tocompromise his position on thebaseball team as he struggled toadapt to the demands of the classroom. "When I first came here,my mom liked it more than I did.All I could do wa s keep my headup and work harder."1;

Spurred on by his mom, whodesperately wants Brad to becomethe. first person in the family toachieve a col lege degree,Rzyczycki eventually got used to

the academic workload.

Besides football itself,

Rzyczycki is going to miss thefriends he has made within the

team.? Coach Kimball has created a close knit squad here," hesaid. "I'l l also miss the inspirational Kimball pep talks ," addedRzyczycki.

But what if football doesn'twork out? "I'll have a degree inMarketing and I'll put the samekind of commitment in to whatever I end up doing." Rzyczyckiquickly replied. CRzyczycki's plan may be simple

but it is reinforcedjby a fierce

sincerity. He is determined not to"end up doing something I hate,day in, day out" I began to wonder how many Smith and Joneswith PHDs and ABCs belong to

the day in] day out scenario

Rzyczycki was describing.Attacking the complexity of

post graduate life with conviction, commitment and self b eliefoffers a refreshing solution tomany of the fears conjured up bystudents facing the end of theirsenior year.

Meanwhile Brad's commitmentis focused on football, in thepresent, at Mercyhurst with fivegames to go in this season. He isfrustrated by last quarter lossesagainst second, third, and sixthranked teams in the nation but

refuses to give up the prospect ofa place in the playoffs;

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Yesterday's NewsBy Leon Mum ford J

Merciad Sports Editor

Nolan Ryan's fastball cutthrough theair, blurring a pathway behind it scarcely perceptible to the human eye. Instinctively, I swung toward the movement. Owww! It felt as if I hadthrust my bat into the spokes ofa Harley Davidson roaring pastme at 130 miles an hour. The

feeling jolted through my whole bo dy as the bat fell from my numbfingers.

A tide of noise began to invade my consciousness. From all around

it got louder and louder. Startled, I looked up and there it was. Mydream surrounded me . The familiarity of the scene, which hadbeenreplayed in my mind thousands of times, eased my response. NowI knew what to do. Calmly, I set off on my victory lap of honor. Onefoot at a time, one in front of the other deliberately drawing the

moment out, allowing the others to gawk in m y wake.But this wasn't enough. What ifI stretched out my arm and pointed

to the ascending ball wh ich would carry on rising as I rounded thefirst base, until it crashed into the scoreboard igniting sparks whichdanced across the screen causing the spectators below to shieldthemselves fro m the "electricity cascading down toward them?...Yeah! That would b e a more fitting epitaph of my greatness.

Maybe if all the faces in the crowd were the faces of famouspeople I had admired since being a boy. They could alldo theWayne's World "I am notworthy" sign too.

And after I had touched homebase, Babe Ruth could pick me upabove his head, before embracing me , tighter and tighter squeezingand shaking me. Until I began to shrink inhis grasp, evaporating intoan atom which sailed between the gaps of his clenched Gst andswirled into an atmosphere of infinite possibilities.

Is this a dream I'm experiencing? It can't be'reality. Some

fundamental la ws of physics are being broken. But it feels real. A san atom I can see and touch another atom*?My breath draws shorterand my heartbeat races as I am lifted into the air by the wind.

I'm flying in Cyberspace. The hallucinating realm in which usersimmerse themselves in infinitely variable computer-generated universes, otherwise known as virtual reality. Entry*to this make-believe world requires special cyber gear (helmet, glove, bodysuit)which is hooked up to a computer. Sensors within the gear trackbody movement and subsequently re-align that movement with thecorresponding virtual body in a computerized three dimensionalworld. All this means, of course, that you have the power to changethe laws of physics if you do not like them. For approximately$250,000 your dreams can become a reality.

God (the one that exists) made sure that we comprehend onebillion bits of information per second just by looking at something.You probably already knew that our bodies control "squillions ofcomplex processes with every passing moment" (you definately had

to know this to pass Biology j 101).'But now, in this moment,computers are getting closer to translating that 'real world.'Jaron Lanier, founder of Virtual Reality rest arch, predicts a future

world without words as people conceptualize images faster thancolumns of numbers or lines of texts (100 bits per second). StevenLevy, who writes for Macworld says "1,000 words W ill die withevery image used to convey a complex idea."

Woooah ! Maybe Prince was ahead of his time when he changedhis name to... uuh what was his name again ? I won 't even pretendto understand what's going on. All I know is that they are sayingI've got a chance of playing G od in the future and I want in. Don't

you ?In my world (that's what itwill be because I'll be the one defining

it) I can trounce Michael Jordan in a one on one game just for a cheapthrill. On second thoughts, who needs conventional sports? I canmake up the rules to my own game, hook up with Cedric in Oregonvia modem and compete in the annual nerdathon challenge. The

winner's reward is subject to the imagination. But then again so isthe losers.

Next to virtual reality, reality seems boring. Why watclj otherpeople become sports sure for instance, when you can experiencetheir rise to fame in a virtual world? All you have to do is let thecomputer, instead of your senses, interpret reality. Then you canhave anything you want. And you won 't have anyone else botheringyou. Just y ou, your computer and your imagination. !* * \££j

I'm looking forward to the future. There's just a couple of thingsthatbotherm e. After I've imagined everythingl could possibly wishfor, what will I do then? Won't 1 be a little bored? Maybe it's theunobtainable that keeps dreams and the imagination alive. And,

then, what will be the real world?Won't the necessity of feeding always keep one foot firmly

entrenched in the real, real world? M aybe it was a dream alter all.

Both crew team s an top 10By Jean McFeely &WillSauve* (

Merciad Sports Writer s

This past weekend theMercy hurst Crew team traveledto Rochester for the Bausch andLomb regatta which is a 5,000

meter head race followed by a1,500 meter sprint.

Joyce O'Hara was the men'sheavy weight four coxswain, andshe was very pleased with hercrew's position of sixth overall."It was our first race as a crew,and things really came togetherfor us* It was a tough race but wemanaged to hold off the biggerschools," she said.

Her crew (from bow to stern)consisted of Josh Pawlovich, JimKaveney, Will Sauve and strokeJon M ilgis.

It was the first race of the fallseason for the team, althoughmany of the schools there werefinishing off their fall with this

race. There were crews-from

McGill, Trent, Toronto, St.Catharines, Princeton and Yale.

Despite thevtough competition,the men's team really held theirown, showing the Ivy Leaguesthe abilities of a small school.

The other men's crew to compete was the men's lightweighteight which was coxed by KateMillcnbach. This team consistedof Stephen Rozier, DougReynolds, Judah Sussman, C hrisMoigis, Jarrett Coco, Rob Fetter,John Janota, and Chris Thompson. When asked how she feltabout her team's performance,Kate replied, "We showed a lot ofstrength in the head piece, but weweren't prepared for the 1,500

meter sprint due to lack of watertime theweek before the regatta.We really "pulled together, andwe're looking forward to the nexttwo races."This team also placedin the top 10 , with a ninth placefinish.

Most fall regattas only includethe three mile pie ce, so this week's

racing was particularly gruelingfor all involved, and the women

definitely rose to the challenge.The women's head coach,

Adrian Spracklen, was pleased

with their performance, sayingthat he was "very happy" with the

results "and it's as sim pleas that"

The va rs ity women's crew teamalso competed in Rochester thispast weekend and rowed withexemplary form and strength tofinish| an impressive lOthlin acategory consisting o f over thirtyentries.

Many of the crews present w erefrom Canadian schools , and several Ivy League schools were represented.

In order to place so high, thewomen not only had to row athree m ile timed course, but alsoa three- quarter mile sprint thatwas averaged into their previoustime for the final tally,

Lady's soccer first in region— w —

By Joel PentzMerciad Staff Writer

The Women's Soccer Team (0-1), ranked second in the country,won both of it's matches this pastweek and has put itself in a verygood position to earn the covetedautomatic berth into this year'sFinal Four.

On Saturday the team"faced

tough regional opponentBloomsburg University. In agamethat will probably determine thisseason's, regional champion, theLady Lakers battled to a decisive2-0 victory. Tracy Cross and Erin

Stewart both found the back ofthe net while Stacy Bortz and the

impenetrable defense kept thevisitors scoreless.

Coach Hartis was quite pleased

with the result saying, "We putforth a solid performance againstthenumber eightteam in the country. The team could have actuallywonby more on the day." He a lsoremarked that, T h e girls were abit unhappy with the resu11, showing the high standards which ha vebecome part of our program."

Tuesday night saw LeMoyneattempt to kick the Lady Lakersof f the park rather than play soccer. Coach Hartis was disgustedwith the officiating at LeMoynecommenting, Th e officia tingwasthe worst I have ever seen in any

Division II game."Cynthia Nay or put the Lakers

ahead with a nice volley from the

top of the penalty box. LeMoynepulled even with one of their ownin the second half, pushing thegame into overtime. In a game inwhich the Lakers had 35 shots ongoal, it was only deserving that 2of those found the net in overtime. Claire Scanlan and BeckyMiller did the honors.

The weekend brings matchesagainst Canisius andShippensburg forthe women. Theseason is nearing a close, but theexperience and work ethic of theLady Lakers makes another appearance in the Final Four likely!

H arr ie r s ' f in i sh sec on dBy Greg TroyerMericiad Sports Writer

continued to run well. She brokeinto the top five with fourth placeshowing in 20:37 for the 3.1 milecourse. Freshmen BridgetHolzheimer and Wendy Lam partsecured 7th and 8th places respectively in 21:27 . Katie Foxfollowed quickly in 21:30, taking

9th place. Nicole Putt roundedout the scoring positons for the

Lady Lakers by placing 15th in23:18. Congratulations go out toall members of the squads?for

their outstandingefforts this pastweekend.

The Mercyhurst men's andwomen'scross country teams bothran to second place team finishesat the Ed inboro U niversity Northwest Pennsylvania Invitational onSaturday, October 1 5.jBoth Laker squads easily out

distanced crosstown foe Gannon,making it a clean sweep for

Mercyhurst* this past!weekend

with the men's soccer team vie-

tory. Mercyhurst also easily defeated Allegheny College.

Freshman Jeff Welch led allLaker men with an 8th place finish in 36:08. Mike Brown followed Welch \L -36:30 for 9thplace. Dan Chase and TomO'Dea

finished the 6.2 mile course in37:16 and 37:17 respectively.Their performances were goodfor 11th and 12th places.*'TheHurst's top five was rounded outby Scth Carl's 15 th place finish in

38:04. * j pf IIn the ladies race Melissa Hall L ad y H ar ri er s line up at Edinboro Invitational

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R e v e n g e f o r L a k e r s o c c e r a g a i n s t G a n n o n

By Lee Ann KellyMerciad Sports Writer

"Hurst men score biggest win

ever," was the headline in lastweek's Erie Times in response to

the result of the traditionalMercyhu rst-Ga nnon soccer game.

Although this might b e a bit ofan exaggeration,; it-wa s, by no

means an ordinary game. Last

Saturday, the Lakers invited theircross-town rivals to the hill to

deliver a long awaited brutal bru is -

ing. Mercy hurst, confident froma four game winning streak, wa slooking to avenge last year's 4-0

loss to Gannon as well as securehopes for a well deserved playoff

berth."Not only did the game hold

NCAA playoff ramifications,"

M i k e Shiels (3) shields the ball away from a despairing Gannonplayer i I

commented coach Rich Hartis," it also served a s bragging rightsfor the next 12 months." Afterseven years of being defeated bythe Knights, the Lakers w ere readyto turn the tide.

Eleventh- ranked Gannon cameout strong, settling into a rhythmquicker than Mercyhurst. Fourteen minutes into the game, the

Lakers faced a loud wake-up callwhen the Knights almost scoredoff *a low shot that fortunatelyhit the goal post From then on,

Mercyhurst tooMcontrol of the

game, taking no prisoners. The

men went on to outshoot their

opponents 2-1, proving that theywould accept nothing but a win.

T h e Lakers began their scoringwith a late first half goal fromnonefother than... Mike'TheDomm-inator" iDomm.Midfielder jLeon Mumfordcrossed the ball to an awaitingDomm positioned right in frontof the goal. Displaying tremendous composure, the Dommina torslid the ball past the keeper intothe right comer of th e net

In the second half, Mercyhurstouthustled , outmuscled landoutshot their opponents 7-2. Af

ter a freekick from Joel Pen tz that

inadvertently bounced off a defender into th e goal, the Knight's

game went down the drain. "It

was a good play by Joel Pentz to

take the free kick early," commented Hartis. "I think'that it

broke their backs."J Pentz struck again later in the

half with a rocket of a shot to the

near pos t The Gannon keeper didnot even have a chance to reactFreshman Mike Shiels scored hissecond goal of the year with an

impressive back heel off a passfrom Mark Shokalook.

A Mercyhurst game would notbe complete without a goal fromShawn Kroener. The freshmancapped off the Lak er's scoring by

thoroughly beating a player one-on-one to slide theball in thebackof the net. Unfortunately ,Mercyhurst did not record a shutbut for th e day. A late second halfGannon free! kick squeaked titsway past Bartley Joyce and intothe goal.While a ll the players performed

well, t he | three seniors deservespecial mention for their extraefforts. Leon Mumford' s positiveruns from the \left hand sidemidfield caused all sorts of problems for the Gannon defense.Mark Shokalook was superb in

the second half, delighting the

crowd with h is moves and aidingin the scoring of tw o goals. And

Joel Pentz posted yet anotherstrong^performance. Even afterPentz suffered a gash to th e chin,he was still able to anchor the

defense a s well as post tw o goalsfor the Lakers.

Although Hartis was verypleased with the result, he was

disappointed that theLakers gavea silly goal away in the last twominutes. "While I'mdelighted tobeat Gannon, everyone still realizes that we have a lot of work todo to maximize the position thatwe've put ourselves in."

The victory against Gannonputs Mercyhurst in an excellent

spot for playoffs. The men arecurrently ranked number 15 in thenation and number4 i n t h e region

with crucial regional games stillleft to be played. As Hartis lookstowards th e future, h e comments,"We are looking to continue the

positive mom en turn we have builtu p . " If the Lakers continue to

perform this well, anything is

possible.

This weekend the men will be

looking forward to extending theirwinning streak t o s i x a s they facetough regional opponentShippensburg University awayfrom home. The game is scheduled for Sunday at noon.

K i m b a l l ' s m e n d e s t r o y t h e S e t t e r sBy Leon M umfordMerciad Sports Editor

After four long unsuccessfulweeks on the road, the Lakersfootball team made its homecoming a triumphant one by de

stroying Pace U niversity 52-13.

In front of a partisan Hurstcrowd of 1,078,Head Coach Joe,Kimball said "I think we provedthat in spite of our record we' re a

pretty decent football team."Mercyhurst completely overwhelmed Pace as they accumu-lated 345 yards compared to the

Setters' 247.

Quaterback Matt Golga startedthe barrage when he connectedwith B rian Hamlin on a 30- yardpass; Butin recent weeks theLak-

i had built impressive leadsagainst op qua 1 ity opposition onlyto see it vanquished in the finalquarter. Kimball's men were de

termined not to let that happen onthis occasion.

Mercilessly, the Hurst appliedrelentless pressure. Then BradRyczcycki ran a 3 1 yard punt re

turn which set u p a second touchdown for the homecoming Kingand Queen to savor. Jeff Andriesworked himself an opening to

pluck a 39-yard Golga pass whichput th e Lakers 12 points ahead ofa scoreless Pace team.With theirbacks against thewall,

on the verge of humiliation, the

Setters went on an eight play 7 6 -

yard drive which ended with a

touchdown. Going into the seco n d quarter the score read 13-7 in

Mercyhurst's favour. Amid Lakerdomination the glimmer of hopestill shone in the eyes of Pace'sHead Coach Greg Lusardi.

Bu t the;party had only beenbriefly interrupted as the hometeam inflicted a 15 point blitz onthe Setters in the second quater.

Justin Everett and Cra ig Woodardboth ran in touchdowns from closerange while Steve Fa ilia caught a

Golga pass for a two point conversion and George "the Pres."Paydock kicked in th e point after

touchdown. B y the en d of the firsthalf Meryhurst controlled a 28-7lead and the supporters began to

shed their 'fallprooF jackets andenjoy the warmth of th e sun.

After two touchdowns in the

third quarter, both a t t h e hands ofShea Berkley, the Lakers beganto ooze with a confidence missing in the last couple ofweeks.Pace coach Lusardi paidKimball's team a huge mark of

respect when after the game he

said "Mercyhurst is much betterthan its record. They're veryphysical upfront and I could tellfrom their game against BuffaloState last week that their offensewas starting to come around."

Matt Golga finished the day with

five succesful passes out of 12

attempts for 132 yards and two

touchdowns, wh ile the Laker runners were allowed to roam the

field piling up 213 yards.

With the homecoming confidence booster behind them, the

Hurst travel to C.W. Post nextweek to face a tough C onferenceencounter. Kimball will look to

improve o n the team's 2-4 record,aga inst the side that knocked themout of the ECAC bowl playoffslast year.

Brian Hamlin (9 ) celebrates after soring first T.D

Day for Lady's VolleyballBy Dan HilflkerMerciad Sports Writer

Following straight set losses to

number one ranked Edinboro, and

number two ranked Ashland University, the Lady Laker volleyball team, which carries a recordof 9-9 a n d a sixth place ranking in

the At!antic region, is keenly looking forwa rd to th e next two weeks.

" T h e girls are prepared. All thatmatters is the next two weeks,"said Coach Davie of the wom en'svolleyball team.

'This weekend will be the big

one," said senior captain, KellyLukasik. On Friday, and Saturday, the women will compete in

th e Edinboro University Tournament, which will b e comprised ofthe top teams in the Atlantic region.

"We must beat the third, fourth,

and fifth ran ked teams in order tomove u p into t h e t o p three a n d getinto the playoffs," said CoachDavie, adding, "By beatingGannon we know that we havethe capability to beat everyonebelow them, and that is a must if

we are going to make the playoffs. Everything that has happenedso far doesn't matter. All thatmatters is the next two weeks."

"We are all looking forward to

turning our seasons around be

cause it h a s been a bit disappoint

ing for us so far, but this weekendis th e biggest of the season so far

and should tell'if we make the

regionals or not We are lookingforward to coming in as a com

plete team and playing a s a unit,"added Lukasik.

The ladies next home matchwill be against Slippery RockUniversity on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 PM in the MAC.

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