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Survey comes asno surpriseBy Jule GardnerSenior Writer

The results of a traffic surveyconducted by Security indicateMercyhurst needs more parking.Although this deduction is farfrom shocking to some, where tocreate more parking is not so easily; decided, according to BudDever, d irector of security."We can't have all asphalthere," he said.The traffic survey began at thebeginning of the year at the request, of administration to fin dout exactly how^many- parkingspots are needed during "crunchtime." or early in the year andmostly between the hours of 9and 10 a.m., said Dever.Tallies of violators, or thoseparked in illegal spo ts, were takendaily at 5, 9 and 10 a.m. The

survey did not include those without permits or with the wrongpermits as violators - only thosepa rked in made-up spaces such asalong driveways, in the grass oroutside defined lines were considered.The most violations occurredduring the hours of 9 and 10 a.m.Final numbers are averages fromthis time period.Roughly, 32 additional spotsare needed to account for the average number of illeg ally parkedcars.This does not include the 20more registered permits than parking spaces for the upper ramp andareas near the old parking garage,where the majority of studentspark. Dever said there were onlyabout four violations per day inSee ''Survey"page2

Library lacks latenight laborersResults of parking survey

Total spots: 935 Total perm its: 1,195 Difference; 260ars registered to residents:90 it M iii i M cars registered to com maters: 5 1 5 cars registered to facultyand staff: 3 9 0

By Megan C ircle &Jennifer LoweAt the heart of the controversyover extended library hours is thestudent body. Matt A dams, Co-Chair of theMSG Facilities UseCommittee, has been leading themovement since the issue wasbrought up during anMSG meeting earlier this year.Adams said he initially approached library d irector David

Pinto and found out quickly thatthe issue was going to involve alot more than one meeting.While Pinto said that the extension of hours is a legitimate request, he simply does not have thestaff required to even considerthis as an option. As it is, thelibrary is open 87 hours a week.T h e budget as well as the sta ffare stretched to the absolute lim itThere is really nothing more thatwe can do, with this level ofstaffing," Pinto said.Pinto said that until he receivesdirect orders, there will be noextension o f hours. I f he does receive direct orders, however, hewill be forced to compensate forit in other areas, such as cuttingback on buying books or othersuch materials essential to the li-brary, he said.i

Pinto said that an extension ofhours is not the most importantthing that needs enhancement inthe library. H e said that the lackof reference services, especiallyon weekends, was more of a priority.Pinto said that he is very excitedabout the student interest, and

went on to say that this is thefurthest that anyone has taken thisrequest"It is very important to find outjust how many students feel thisway," he said. If it is only ahandful who want the hours extended, then it hardly seems worthit, he said. iFollowing Pinto's suggestionsabout appropriate action to tak e,Adams, Aisha Nix, the co-chairof MSG F acilities Use Comm it-tee, and Jeff Hutchinson, MSGRep, attended the last meeting ofthe Library Senate Co mm ittee.Adams said he came away fromthe discussion believing thatAlbert Glinsky, chairperson of theLibrary Committee, and the othercommittee members "were veryinterested in the topic (of extending library hours) and willing towork toward a solution."|v Th e next step on Ad ams' a gendais to speak with Academic DeanHelen Mullen. Adams'committment to the cause, he said,comes from his belief that"Mercyhurst Student Governm entRepresentatives are responsiblefor representing the concerns ofthe student population."Adams said that if the studentstruly wa nt extended libra ry hours"we need to come together as awhole." His suggestions for expressing this unity include "attending MSG meetings, talkingto your MSG Reps, and writingletters to the editor."If students take these actions,Adams said he"really feels thiscould dcfinitely be a situation thatcomes through for the students."

total residents: 1,183Lot

#1 - front of McAuley#8 - back of Zurn#10 - Baldwin#12 - C ampus Center# 13 - back of McAuley# 2 - upper ramp

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130 cars132 to 135 cars44 cars55 cars63 cars | .?140 cars * |Additional violations: 6 near

Average violationsbetween 9 and 10 a.m,454454' Maintenance and chapel

Total violations: 321

Partly sunny and warmer; Partly sunny ; chance of Partly sunny; lows 40- 45;high around 60 .Wfc/ -

showers at night; lows35 *45; high in the 50s. high in the 50s.

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J u d i c i a l B o a r d g u i d e l i n e s v i o l a t e s t u d e n t r i g h t sBy Anne L. McNelisCopy Editor

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If a student recipient of disci-plinary procedure feels that a decision is unjust, she or he has theright to appeal that decision. TheJudicial Board (J-Board) is thebody which hears appeals of residence life disciplinary decisions.Th e J-Board is made up ol six individuals: two students, two faculty and two administrators.According to the 1994-95 Student Handbook, 'The purpose ofthe Judicial Board is to insure thatthe policies and procedures regarding discipline Ifor deficiencies other than for academic reasons have been applied fairly andconsistently."

A student requesting an appealmust submit a letter to the chairperson of the J-Board and thedean of students w ithin three daysof the initial decision, accordingto the Handbook.The J-Board must decidefonwhether to hear an appeal withinthree days of receiving a student'sgrievance. According to the Handbook, "One representative fromeach respective group (administration, faculty, students) will review the grievance and determineif it merits review by the board."When a student requests an appeal, the J-Board receives her orhis grievance and also obtainsinformation from *the decidingadministrator, generally the deanof students.

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are any student dormitory/apartment phones &atdid not receive callwaiting, please call Sr. Mary ^ark^al^xSnsion 2589.^PWWWe Gotcha GameJ Calling all future detectives! Sign up at the Baldwin desk throughFriday, Oct 28 for the Gotcha Game. The object of the game is toseek and tag designated players and obtain their cards. Participantscontinue seeking the players on the cards until they are tagged oruntil they winjiThegame will begin a tkiidnight on Sunday, Oc t 30and lasts until midnight on Sun day, Nov. 6. Each participant mustpay $1 The winner of thegame will receive a cash prize determinedby tiftnumber of people who sign up to play.

Get spookedOn Saturo y, October 29, the M ercyhurst College Criminal Justice Club will operate a|fHaunted House" in the old parking garagefrom 7 until K 30 p.m. Admission is $1 for students with a collegeid.; $3 for adul. and $1 for children under 12 when accompaniedby adults. Refresi mentswill be available, with all proceeds benefiting the Criminal Ju tice Club. A special thanks to Rocket 101 for itssupport Any*quest ons can be directed to Shirley Williams atextension 226 6.t Get ToughThere will be discussion o " the consequences of "Get Tough"sentences on Thursday , Oct. 2 ' at 7 p.m. in Zurn recital Hall. Dr.

John Kramer, executive directc of the Pennsylvania sentencingcommission, will be the guest sp aker. Everyone is welcome andcriminal justice/corrections majors ire encouraged to attend.

This week in sportsThe hockey team takes on Buffalo State College on Friday eveningat Buffalo. The men's and women's soccci teams will be at LIU-Southampton on Saturday. The volleyball te. m will participate inthe California (PA) tournament on Friday and Saturday. The foot-bail team trav els to Grove City on Saturday.Thecrew team will takepart in the Princeton Chase on Sunday.

Senior Jeff Hutchinson is a student? representative on the J-Board. He said the procedure outlined in the Handbook is not practiced by the current J-Board. Allsix members of the J-Board re-

.view the grievance and "in orderfor a case to be heard now, thedecision has tobe made by a clearmajority" of the six, H utchinsonsaid.Carl Triola, chair of the socialscience division, is also a member of the J-Board. He said thecurrent practice is "obviously contradictory" to the one outlined inthe Handbook. "Either we followthe established guidelines or weamend them," he added.Hutchinson has brought up theissueof he J-Board at recent MSG

meetings because he says the currentpractice in unfair. Hutchinsonsaid, "We don't hear enoughcases" because there needs to be amajority of four when all six J-Board members read a grievance."I think voting in order to hearcases iswrong,"Hutchinsonsaid,"If two members of the J-Boardwant to heara case, thecase shouldbe heard."Hutchinson said that in somecases, the decision whether tohearan appeal can be based' on whatkind of writer a student is. "If (astudent) can't writelwell; ifcitsounds stupid," a case will not beheard, he said.

The J-Board has been in existence since 1989 said MSG Adviser Cass Shimek and "theguide-

An historic occasionBy Craig RybczynskiEditor in ChiefThe History Department is holding an open house, Tuesday, Nov.1, in the Faculty D ining Room at8 p.m."The purpose is to introducestudents to theiHistory Depart-ment and what you can do With adegree in history," said the Director of the history department Dr.Allan Belovarac.The highlight of the eveningwill be the talk titled "Nazi D eathCamps," by professor of historyRichard Kubiak."I spent time at Auschwitz andMajdanek. I'vebeen to Auschwitzthree or four times " said Kubiak."I'm showing slides of the;twosites."

Kubiak addressed the possibility of such atrocities and genocide occurring again."Attitudes that are anti-foreignand fear that is hate based are thesame things Hitler used againstthe Jews and eastern Europ eans,"he said.| According to Kubiak, approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million Gentiles perished in the German death camps.After Kubiak's talk, Belovaracwill discuss racism and could theHolocaust happenagain.Other speakers on the agendainclude: President William P.Garvey and Dr. -MichaelMcQuillen. They will stress theimportance and diversity of a history major.

M S G i N e w sBy Anne L. M cNelisCopy EditorThe concert scheduled to benefit the crew team has been can

celed, *MSG Treasurer DarrinTovtin said at Monday's MSGmeeting.President George Paydock saidhe spoke to A thletic Director PeteRusso about the crew team'sbudget He told rowers at Monday'smeeting that a representative fromthe crew team needs to talk toRusso. "I end up being the middleman. I'm not in crew," Paydocksaid. Paydock added he cannotspeak for the crew team.MSG Adviser Cass Shimek alsorecommended that members ofthe crew team meet with Russo.She said sports teams' budgetsarebased on coachs' requests andmet at a "bottom-line level." According to the crew coach's requests, "crew is getting wh at theyneed," Shimek said.Paydock also said a candle

holder hasbeen purchased for theGrotto. Paydock said he plans toinvest in six-hour candles for students to purchase. He is still working out the details of the cand les'availability to students.Secretary Jessica Cuffia said shehas reviewed the attendancerecord. She said she will sendletters to reps who have had twounexcused absences. Reps canhave "only three unexcused absences" and will then be asked toresign from MSG, Cuffia said.She plans to meet with reps whohavehad two unexcused absences.

SAC Chair Rich Straub said thecommittee has received "a few"submissions for the mascot contest and he has extended the deadline to October? 27 . He said,"We're expecting six or sevenmore." |i MSG meetings are held everyMonday evening at 8:30 p.m.

lines to my knowledge read thesame as they did in 1989."Triola said "Guidelines weredeveloped (in 1989) and haveevolved each year." Hutchinson has drafted a letterwhich he plans to submit to theCollege Senate. He said the letteroutlines his desire for the J-Boardto be more fair to all parties involved in controversial cases.Hutchinson said he also wantsstudents to be more aware of theJ-Board. "It's here for the students to use," he said. "I'm here toprotect the rights of the students.Those rights are definitely beingviolated by the present J-Boardguidelines.''

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that area despite the discrepancybecause all residents are not thereat the same time or have foundalternative parking.There are 140 spaces availablein this area, 161 permits havebeen issued.'This is a problem that is hardto solve and it can't be solvedright away. Th e administration isnot trying to ignore the problem,"said Dever"The fact that they wanted asurvey done in the firstplace saysthey are working to alleviate thesituation."Dever will suggest to TomBillingsley, dean of administration, a commuter lotwith 12 to 20spaces be built behind McAuley,near the Grotto.It's a start, he said.When the new recital hall isbuilt, sea ting capacity will doubleor most likely triple and parkingwill have to be increased. Deversaid another ramp may be builtbehind Zum . "*:J?~fA third tier on the first ramp orparking at a nearby site such as achurch may also be solutions forthe future, he said. In the meantime, they will put spots in placesdeemed "unobtrusive to thebeauty of the campus," he said.|'It would be nice to give students their own individual spaces,but let's face it. That would bewould be la-la land. To be fair to

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JfflfffflfeCampu s Qu estion:Do you think library hours should be extended,and how do you feel aboufaposjble cut in generallibrary funds in-order 4>hire a S h e r librarian?mraul Stanzaki, Junior, Management: p ^ *"Yes, I think so. The library should be open longer. No, the budgejL^ w MW.~.. - -~ -. ^ians do a good jobrightnow, they are very helpful. It might be toJ|n|ta work to extend the hours andnot increase the budget." S | need to increase. The librar-Mike Brown, Senior, Sportsmedicine: I"Yes, the library could use longer hours, especially Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The library is oneof the most important buildings on campus for students to study. More money should be put into thebudget so that it will be betterfor he students, through materials and accessibility."Mary Long, Sophomore, Art Therapy:"During the weekday the hours are good, but the weekend S|rs pould be extended. There does notseem to be a big enough crowd at night to extend the hours dffmg the week. The library should not cutback on resources just to hire another librarian for extended hours."Sondra Dorwart, Sophomore, Dance:"Yes, especially Fridays because there is nowhere else on campus that is quiet enough to study. I thinkit's important for students to have a place to study. Concessions should be made for the academic part ofcampus."Ten Shurnway, Sophomore, HRIM:"The hours during the week are fine, but the weekend hours are too short. The library staff is already'short-handed as it is, extending the hours would unfortunately place greater strain on the staff.Moremoney would have to be allowed in the budget."Chris Kaul, Junior, Risk Management:"I think the hours are OK as it is. The hours should be left the way they are especially if an extensionwould cause cutbacks in other parts of the library."Chris Kullman, Junior, SocialWork:Yes, the library should have longer hours. It would benefit the students, as a result of extended hoursthe student population would be able to put more time into their studies. We pay a lot to come to thisinstitution, our needs should be met when it comes to academics. If more money was needed to hireanother librarian than it should be granted so that it benefits the students."Tina Gowen, Alumni '85:On weekdays the library should be open till at least 12 or 1 o'clock.The weekends the hours are all |right A budgeting transfer should be done if needed; the other areas of the library should not be decreased to hire another librarian. I'm sure there are funds out there that could be used for this reason."!

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Roxanne Vietmeier, Freshman, Elementary Education:"The library is not open long enough on Saturdays; other than that the hours work for me. It's definitelymore important to have the materials in the library so if it means cutbacks here then leave the hours theway they are."Kim Kings land, Sophomore, Sports Management:"I think the library should be open until at least 1 o'clock. We pay enough money here, there should beno reason why the hours can't be extended without causing cutbacks elsewhere."Toscha N ewton, Freshman, Archeology: j"Saturday's hours are too short, not to mention during the weekdays the library should be open until!o'clock.Hiring another librarian and not increasing the budget will not help the students any."Kevin Kosco, Sophomore, Undecided: f I"I think that if you extend the hours you put a greater strain on the staff and that's not fair to them.Cutting back on the budget to get another librarian for the extended hours is not going to benefit thestudents any. It already seems as though we are struggling for materials compared to other schools."!Quotes compiled by Nicole Geraci.

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the rare exceptions. Researchshows that the vast majority ofassistance recipients are unableto work. Why? Most are singlemothers orchildren. In manycases, the father/husband is not inthe picture. Assistance programsshould encourage the father toplay a role, which, admittedly,they often discourage. However,should the child be punished for

the father's actions? Of coursenot. Reform \the system? Yes.Dissolve it?No, not unless we'vestopped-caring about kids withbadparents. Let's face it, government assistance does empowerpeople. It empowers those whoare often powerless, a nd not thosewho already have the power.That's what scares most conser

vatives about liberal social programs.Last, I would just like to challenge Colaiacovo's fairy tale image of the Reagan/Bush years.History will not be kind to RonaldReagan's actions. If you want tosee past the glitter of the over-romanticized 1980s, tune in herenext week,

D i s i n t e g r a t i o nBy Nick Krayger IMerciad Staff Column ist

I just nuked a frozen pretzel with some melted buy-one-get-one-free Wegman's cheese on it, and I want another. But I guess I'llpractice that "all things in moderation" principle now. Besides, myfavorite jeans are getting tight in the waist.It's funny how surreal things can seem sometimes. Here I amsitting, thinking about my waist line, when, just a few minutes ago,I got a phone call from a goodfriendof minefromhigh school.Sean called to tell me about one of theguys we went to high schoolwith, and about how, last night, he blew his brains outAnd here I sit and obsess on the significance of how good cheesetastes when you know that you got it forfree.It's reassuring to seethat I've learned to cope with death so effectively. If only that weretrue... f-Two weeks ago, the old aunt with Alzheimer's, with whom Itraveled cross-country to California to settle in, had a stroke anddied. I called to wishmy dad a happy birthday and he told me. Ihungup the phone and I really, honestly forgot what he had told me.Later on that night, while having dinner with my roommate, I justblurted it out, "Oh, remember my old aunt who gave us all thisfurniture? Yeah, well she died today. Can you hand me the spaghetti?" w * 9 i? * 1 !I guess I am the type of person whom death doesn't hit until later,because I really don't think that I even considered her dead until justthe other day. mI was in the Irving room, on the futon couch that I got fromherbasement when she moved to California, and J just suddenly

thought, "Wow, I'm sitting ona futon thatmy AuntSueboughtbackin the 1960's, probably before she was widowed for the first time."At the end of my college career, or when 1 am finally financiallycapable of buy ingnew furniture, I will throw out that futon. And thatphysical representation of her w ill be gone, much like the physicalbody that once housed her soul.What will happen when I don't have a roommate to remind me ofhow I should mourn? What will happen when I no longer have afuton's physical presence to remind me of a unique and specialbeing who once was but is no longer?I'll tell you what will happen. It will probably not be much unlikewhat is going to happen when I walk into the deli where my friendfrom h igh school used towork.For the first couple of times when I walk into the deli where Frankused to work, I' m sure I will unconsciously look behind the counterto where he used to scoop my tuna sandwiches every Friday andexpect him to be standing there, waiting for me to order what Ialways order, then defiantly refusing to serve me while there wasany other customer in the store just to make me lose time on mylunch break.After a while, I will not look forFrank, but just remember himwhen I walk into the deli. I'll think back to Algebra II, inmy junioryear of high school, and how he and Sean and I would comparegrades after every test, and about how I would always do terrible andbe the laughing stock of the lunch table while Sean and I stoleFrank's fries.I will look back to memories like that and realize that memoriesare all that I have now.

I won't run into Frank in the deli ever again. I would be handlingthis differently, just as I would if my old Aunt Sue was mygrandmother.But the bottom line is this: Just has the dog I grew up with had tobe putto sleep, Ino longer haveher, my Aunt Sue ormy friend Frankin my life. There is no need for me to question why that is becauseI have just simply accepted that it is.Hopefully, the spirit of Frank will live every time I walk into thedeli where heonce worked. And the spirit of my Aunt Sue will shineevery time I drive by her house on "Hope" street back in Philadelphia.And now, in memory of all those whose time has come and gone,I will go into my kitchen and nuke myself another pretzel with buy-one-get-one-freeWegman's cheese. And tomorrow, when I cursemyself for having stuffed more unnecessary calories into my body,I will remember that eating and dieting and memories are all a partof life.Maybe realizing that will keep me in touch with my own mortality.

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PULP FICTIONBy John McCormickMerciad Guest Columnist

The movie of 1994 ha s finally arrived in Erie. With all the inanean d boring movies that Hollywood usually sends us, I have finallyseen one that restores my faith (slightly). Attending this movie islike having your cargo careening off a cliff. Because of th e movie'senormous amounts of energy an d originality, m y head was a ctuallyblown o ff after watching it.The movie? Pulp Fiction The name is a 1930s term for apredictable d etective or crime novel printed o n cheap "pulp" paper.Although I'm on a limited budget, I still plan to see it numeroustimes to enjoy all the nuances and craftsmanship that only writer/director Quentin Tarantino could injectWith such movies as Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, andNatural Born Killers under his b elt, Tarantino surpasses them allby this film an d leaves y o u gasping fo r more. Clocking in at aboutthree hours, y o u will want th e movie to continue an d go fo r anotherthree hours. I'm a smoker an d I d i d n o t even take a break during thisfilm. I was glued to my seat

The cast consists of John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Sam Jackson,Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman an d Christopher Walken. T he storyis a trilogy of tales in the B-Movie tradition told in a surprisingmanner. T he best acting j o b , b y far i n t h e film i s b y Bruce Willis. Ifyou're used t o h i s d r y and boring Die-Hardfilms,watch this an d seea real actor at work.He plays Butch, the shady boxer with a heart full of pride, wh o ispaid to take a fall during a boxing match. The fun begins with therepercussions of his actions and makes for an interesting showdown. Let's ho pe he plays roles like this in the future as his talentreally shines through.Another great performance is by John Travolta as Vega, thetalkative assassin. In this role he totally sheds h is image a s a discodancing, Mr.jKotter type. Yet the tango scenefbetween UmaThurman an d Travolta reminds me of h is dancing days. T he mu sicby Urge Overkill adds to the scene. iWith bits borrowed from D eliverance, Miss M e Deadly and a

slew of other B-movies, you will find this movie to be somethingthat might give you a shock or thrill yo u stupid. R eservoir Dogswa sremembered for its biting dialogue and intensive violence. PulpFiction will be known as the film that is full of such intensehumoristic violence an d unpredictableness that y o u will be leavingthefilm with your mouth open and a glazed look in your eye.There were only a few drawbacks to this film: The first was thewaste of Harvey K eitel, reprising h is role of M r. Fixit from Point ofNo R eturn (a remake of L a Femme Nakita). Another drawbackw a s the misuse of Christopher Walken. H e could ha ve been used forsomething a little bit longer, not a simple flashback.Other than that, th e crisp dialogue, interweaving o f th e stories an dhumorous attitude were superb. The Cannes Film Festival evenvoted itthe Palme D ' O r e , t h e equivalent of our Academy Award forbest picture.The movie takes place in parts in the first installment, JohnTravolta teams u p with Sa m Jackson, th e Ezekiel quoting, philosophizing tough guy. Uma Thurman plays a gangster's moll with anihilistic outlook on life. John Travolta's assignment is to accompany her for a night on the town, since the boss is busy for theevening. The slapstick adventures are heart-stopping to say theleast Sam an d John just can't get anything right in thisfilm.Lookfor the Eric Stoltz and Patricia Arquette cameos as wacky drugdealers.

Bruce Willis stars in the second story a s t h e previously mentionedprideful boxer paid to take a fall. Some of th e best dialogue occursin this section. The inevitable showdown between Butch and hisboss contains such unusual twists that even a hint will giv e it away.Courtesy of a couple of rednecks, the Deliverance theme is revisited. With that as a plot device, how can you go wrong?;Bc prepared for the ending. It's a real trip. The rednecks aresomething else, especially their fine dialogue and creative use ofleather. FThefinalsection ties up all the loose ends created in thefirst wo.Harvey Keitel makes h is goo d, albeit short, appearance. T h e direc

to r himself plays a cuckolded husband with a fear of h is wife a n d astrange mania for cleanliness. When the boys visit him (John andS a m ) , they make life real interesting for their anal-retentive ho stAnnoying as he is, he ends up becoming quite funny.Summing up this movie is really impossible,"yet I will try*]Remember all those public safety mov ies about the evils of drinkingand driving? Remember th e poor souls that always seem t o ru n intothings? Well, that is me after watching this m ovie.The acting was good, the dialogue was crisp, the action wasintense and realistic. Make your friends see this or it will be ahorrible loss for them. If yo u arc made squeamish by some heavythemes or violent material, stay home an d watch the Disney Channel. The rest of y o u , see this.

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Laker Hockey Team off to Great Start

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By Craig RybczynskiEditor in Chief

The youth movement has invaded the Mercyhurst hockeyteam.With the infusion of 11 freshmen this season, Head HockeyCoach Rick Gotkin sought to utilize more players in the offensivescheme, but a fte r the results Sat-urday, it seemed like old times asKevin McKinnon and JonJohnson netted three goals eachin the 10-2 rout of the SenecaCollege Braves."Everything considered, Ithought that a lot ofournew peopledid some good things," saidCoach Gotkin.Freshmen Trevor Brandt (1goal), Steve Torriero (2 assists)and Scott Cannam (1 goal, 1 assist) contributed in their first collegiate hockey gam e.'Trevor Brandt is tough aroundthe net," said Gotkin. "SteveTorriero made two or three goa lshappen just by getting in front ofthegoal tender and screening himwith his big size."

(Brandt netted thefirstgoal ofthe game and the season. Hebanged in a rebound past Braves'goalie GavinMcKnightat2:18 ofthe first frame. .In goal, for the Hurst, ScottBarber stopped eigh tofnine shotsen route to his firstvictory of the

team's leading scorer last year,McKinnon, and assistant captainJohnson led the rebuilt Lakers.McKinnon attributed his success to his new linemates and amore disciplined style of play.

'The coach started me out thisyear with two players as the likesof John Evangelista and MikePattison,":said the Laker leftwinger. Th os e guys havewheels- that are unbelievable.'Those guys get the puck andfly," he said. 'They take it (thepuck) in for me and set me up inthe slotThat's all I can ask for," headded.

McKinnon has also realized his

Johnson fired in the next power-play goal, when he wristed a lowshot past the left pad of Seneca'sMcKnight to increase the Lakerlead to 4-1.Johnson completed his hat trickearly in the third. At the 7:17mark, Johnson fired a shot between the pads of M cKnightThe goal increased the lead to7-1 and began the four-goalthird-period o nslaugh tThe Lakers fired 18 shots atMcKnight in the period.Johnson commented on his reaction to being named a captain."I feel more responsibility," saidthe Laker captain. "I put the teamfirst and stay out of the box a little

year.But besides the freshmen making an impact offensively, the

game is not one-dimensional."Coming in my first year Ithought I'd have to score," saidMcKinnon. "You soon realize thatonce you push the puckoff everyone else is capable of scoring."So I figured ifI can score goalsas well as dish off (the puck) andlet other people score it is just asgood." iThe Laker offensive prosperedon the power play and M cKinnonwas thefirst o benefitFour times the Hurst capitalized with the man advantage.Seneca fought to contain the

Mercyhurst offense and narrowedthe lead to 2-1with a power-playgoal at 2:25 of thesecond period.But the Braves could get nocloser as they accumulated > 36minutes in penalties, 18 alone inthe second frame.

more. ^McKinnon. finished his three-goal performanceJ*with a greatindividual effortHe slid the puck between theskates^ of defenseman MarcusMiddleton and broke towards thene tMcKinnon, while falling to theice, backhanded the puck pastMcKnight at 13:58. j *Johnson and McKinnon taketheir scoring act to Buffalo thisweekend. Mercyhurst travelsRoute 90 to battlethe BuffaloState Bengals at 7 p.m ., Friday."They are very improved overa year ago," said Gotkin. "It istheir home opener on the big icesurface and I bet it is going to bea better game than Seneca College." t

Laker Football Drops toBy Chris Fiely IMerciad Football Writer

Last year, the Laker footballteam fell to C W . Post 34-3, intheHurst's first ever playoff gamebut this year a post- season bidseems to have dissappeared as thePioneers beat Mercyhurst convincingly by the score of 42-3.Post's quarterback in last year'sepic was Perry Klein who hassince moved on to play for theAtlanta Falcons of the NFL. Without Klein this year, the alack wastaken up by Joe Brusca, whorushed for 226 yards and (fivetouchdowns on Saturday.

Brusca scored twice in the firstquarter, once in the second andtwice in the third quarter. The

Laker defense creaked landgroaned until it gave way to theconsiderable pressure of Brusca'simpressive performance.TheLakers' only scoring driveresulted from 11 plays whenGeorge Paydock's executed a 27yardfieldgoal attempt in the sec ond quarter. j |Sophomore Brian Hamlin ledthe runners with 10 rushes for 77yards while Jeff Andres led thereceivers with two catches for 25yards, but nobody could atop therot as the Hurst dropped to 2 -5 forthe year.

Senior Jason Myers said, "Weplayed an extremely strong team.I feel that the score could havebeen closer. We made too manymental mistakes to beat a techni

cally superior team. W e have tolearn to rise to the occasion in biggames such as this one."As the Lakers have done for themajority of the season, they hitthe road once again this weekendwhen they travel down 1-79 toGrove City C ollege. This will betheir last away game of the season. Quarterback Matt Golgasa id /Th e longroad trips certa inlyaren't helping our cause but threebig wins in the remaining gamesof the season will make a 5-5record easier to stomach."Regardless of Wins and losses,Mercyhurst football team will beplaying for pride against Gannonin a fortnight's time. The seasonis not over as there is still a lot toplay for.

V-Ball Com es Up ShortBy Dan HilfikerMerciad Staff Writer[While competing against toughcompetition at the Ed inboro University Tournament last Friday,the women's volleyball teamdropped their opening matches instraight se ts to Ed inboro andGannon."We experimented with a newoffense on Friday and we quickly

learned that it is too late in theseason to make changes like that,"said Coach Cra ig DavieSaturday, even w ith the old offense, the Lakers did not fare muchbetter, losing in four games toMillcrsville.The ladies' best match of thetournament w as against a toughsquad from Hillsdale, Mich., butagain the Lakers came up short,

losing yet another four-game decision.On Wednesday, theLakers willbe trying to improve their recordagainst a scrappy Slippery Rockteam."It is do or die. If the girls loseto Slippery Rock, they have basically no chance at the playoffs,Davie said, i

Co-Captains Justin Proud and Trevor HuntMission PlayoffBy Leon Mum fordMerciad Sports Editor

With the season w inding to aclose, the women's soccer teamplayed and won three importantgames over the past week whichconsolidated their position asnumber one in theregion.Last Wednesday they facedLemoyne away from home. Asprinkling of rain created a slippery playing surface for both

teams as they clashed in whatturned out to be a physical slog.Coach Richa rd Hartis sa id, Twa spleased with the ability of ourplayers to keep their composureeven without protection from aseemingly biased ref."Thanks to the help of a crispvolleyjfrom defender Cynthia"Nails" Nay or, Mercyhurst tookthe initial lead midway throughthe first half. However,vit wasgoing to take more than one goalto extinguish LeMoyne's fire.Early in the secondhalf,LeMoyneequalized with a scrappy goalwhen Mercyhurst failed to clear

the ball off a comer kick.It was in overtime thatMercyhurst found the well-deserved result they hadbeen searching for. Goals r om Claire Scanlanand Becky Miller capped off theLaker's scoring, securing a 3-1victory for theHurstSaturday, the women traveledto Canisius to face theDivision Iteam on their turf. The first half

proved to be frustrating for theMercyhurst team as they struggledto adapt to the different surface.But in the second half theLakersstepped it up a notch, boostingtheir work rate to win the game 4-0. Scanlan and Becky Miller recorded two goals each whileStewart, Naylor and Connellyoffered assists.Sunday, Shippensburg provedto be no match for the experienced Mercyhurst squad, whooutshotkthem 25 to 1. BridgetAnderson started off the scoring10 minutes into the game with agoal off an assist from StewartTwo minutes later, top scorerClaire Scanlan burst the netonceagain after she rece ived MaureenGallagher's de fense splitting pass.Fiona L ee proved to be a tremendous impact in the game posting three goals for the day, onebeing a tremendous header offan assist from Erica Barone.Stewart, Miller and Scanlan eachadded goa ls to ma ke the final score8-0 bringing victory once againfor the Laker squad."We still have two tough gamesto win before we can secure a

place in theNCAAs," commentedHartis on theclose of theregularseason. "That is our goal and weintend to achieve it," he said.This week the lady Lakers travelto the Big Apple where they faceregional opponents New YorkTech. and LIU Southampton.

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