The Merciad, Oct. 5, 1979

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VOL. 52 NO . 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE OCTOBER 5, 1979

Community College" Not Likelyi

Hurst Nixes O'RourkeJJ John P . Millar, dean of Mer-cyhurst College, presented ob-jections to the idea of a com-munity college in Erie Se ptember27 at a meeting of the Ene SchoolDistrict. ,;

His objections ^ reflected th eoverall evaluation of the proposalpresented by Schools Superin-tendent Thomas O'Rourke. T heproposal called for the establish-ment of a community collegewhich would derive one-third ofits funding from th e state.

Joseph Bruno, state coor-dinator for community colleges,stated that th e economic impact

to Erie of the community collegewould be a four million dollarincrease in additional ta x basebecause of the higher salaries th ecollege graduates would earn.

Millar said a more likely figureof on e million dollars would b erealized by the city of Erie withtota l added taxes in Er i eamounting to $15,000. T ;•ft" Mr. Bruno thinks there won'tbe an y competition with th eex i s t ing ins t i tut ions ," Mi l lar

said. " I disagree with him.Citing ' thejju declining

enrollments a t most colleges,Millar pointed out that that th estate would enter a competitionwith itself in the Erie area withBehrend, Edinboro State College,and a community college. s

He f also contradicted } as t a t e m e nt m a de by - Bruno,presenting facts that snowed thatvery fe w community* collegestudents would have gone on to anexisting school.

Millar j presen ted figur esshowing a need for an outlay of$500,000 in cash an d contributed

services to get 2,200 students inthe first three years of% it sexistence . He noted that with onlythe Erie School District spon-soring th e college, students fromother school districts would haveto pa y more to attend.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t O ' R o u r k edeclared a moratorium of his.task forc e for 60 days, saying thatthe existing data would be re-evaluated an d then once againsnared with the Erie com munity.

Senior Am y McNicholas an d Junior Paul Urbanowicz form th enucleus of a very strong effort to make this year's Parent'sWeekend th e best attended in the history of the event.

Parent's WeekendPlans AnnouncedPlans have been finalized fo r

this year's Parent's Weekend,scheduled for Saturday, October13, through Sunday, October 14.

This year n e w emphasis i sbeing placed on the weekend thathas become a n annual event a tthe college. Upperclassmen ar ebeing urged to inv i te theirparents to come. A m y McNich-olas, chairperson of the festivi-ties, commented, "Every stu-dent's parents have received aletter inviting them to come. Nowit's time for the students to en-courage their parents to come."

The weekend will officially g e tunderway Saturday at 9:00 a.m.with morning registrations beingcoupled with a coffee a n ddoughnut breakfast at the BackPorch Cafe. At 10 . a.m. theparents will have an opportunityto take a tour of the campus.

After lunch, which commencesat 11:30, there will be a con-frontation between the young a ndold as the Mercyhurst baseballteam takes on a team of alumniat Tullio Field at 1:00 p.m.

The parents an d students willbe given an opportunity to"close th e gap" from 2:30 to5:30as they come upon th e leisuretime provided in the schedule.During this three-hour hiatus th efamilies will have a chance to goshopping an d touring in the cityof Erie. . S '

At 5:30 Dr . Marion Shane willbe host ing t h e P r e s i de nt ' sReception in the Faculty Loungein th e basement of Preston Hall.

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At 7:00, a buffet cocktails will b eon th e agenda a s students an dtheir parents will travel out toMetin s for the highlight of theday, th e dinner-dance. M

Those parents who wish to staythe night will be able to attend al i turg ica l ce lebrat ion in theChris t f the King Chapel th efollowing day. The weekend willthen come to a close with a noonbrunch being served in the EganDining Hall. *£ ';•

McNicholas | and u PaulUrbanowicz,. th e co-chairman,are expecting in the area of 400pa r e nt s fo r thi s year' scelebration, Sr . Carolyn Her-mann, the head coordinator of th eannual affair, is also hopeful of asuccessful weekend. •*

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In he r undergraduate days at Mercyhurst, Debbie Stumpf (with tambourine) was an activemember of the folk group as well as the Campus Ministry. Now at the University of Chicago,Stumpf hopes to serve th e church in another way. Sf^ T v?

On Network News

1Hurst Co-Ed Seeks PriesthoodQuestioning th e role of the

woman in the? Catholic church,Mercyhurst graduate DebbieStumpf was th e focal point of theparochial feature done on theMondayJ Edition of the CBSMorning News. . i *3£

Stumpf, a 1977 graduate of the'Hurst, presently attends th eUniversity of Chicago TheologySchool with th e ultimate goai ofbecominga priest. She faces anuphill battle, however, as theCatholic Church does no t allowfor female priests.

"71 accepted God's storieswithout question a s a child," sh ecommented. " But now, 1 a mbeing refused th e opportunity tobe th e fullest person I can be."

Stumpf hasf remained 'ex-tremely active!??within ftheCatholic church, serving as anacolyte, or liturgical assistant,for Father William Guindon, th epastor other parish, who is verysupportive of her cause. 'Hisfeelings a r e shared by many,most notably Thomas Fitzgerald,director of the University of

Discusses Moot Proposal

Millar Addresses MSG

Chicago Theology School.R e v e r e nd G uy 1 Patrick,

chaplain of Mercyhurst College,stands firmly behind th e effortsof Stumpf, who he came to knowthrough he r participation in thecollege folk group. He com-mented,.*' She's right on target."^However, while many peoplesupport th e idea of f e m a l e

priests, there does not appear tobe Tany movement* towardschanging th e status quo. Thisbothers Stumpf, who-sa id, "Itfrustrates me when I know that Icould s a y something good. Th etime ha s come for somebody tonotice that I am also made inthe likeness of god." I *

Dean Mi l lar addressedstudents an d representatives onthe topic of the defunct proposedprogram review at the October lm e e t i ng of the f MercyhurstStudent Government at theFaculty Lounge, f g

Millar informed th e studentdelegation about a petition whichhad been passed among facultya t th e beginning of last week.Over 70 per cent of the facultysigned th e petition, expressingobjection to what M illar termed a" working paper." 5

" It was written with the in-tention of getting a reaction, an dI believe it did just that," com-mented th e second-year dean.

While th e proposed format ofacademic review w a s rejected,Millar noted £ that alternativecourses of action were presentlybeing consider ed." We have to doreviews. As an institution it isnecessary," he remarked. %&.

Opening th e floor to questions.Miliar found himself confrontedwith students expressing concernover th e potential loss of majorprograms presently being of-fered. Millar explained that an yaction taken in'that directionwould not be r e t r o a c t i v e .Students whose majors were cu twould be given every !* feasible"opportunity to c o m pl e t e t h erequirements of their degree.

In other business, a petition £|from the representatives to move Sthe intramural football games to J

CORRECTION ^Last week Hie Merciad stated

that D r. William Garvey ha dannounced his candidacy to r th epres idency of- Mercyhurstcollege. This statement should berevised to more correctly statethat th e former dean of thecollege ha d submitted his ap-plication for the office. * \ f

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Tullio Field was given unanimoussupport. The student governm entdid this in hope r of preventing

further student injuries resultingfrom th e hazardous play ingconditions on the:north lawn ofthe campus, j, j ^ S l a

Jean Lavin w a s chosen to beAcademic Advisor for the 1979-80academic year. She is a professorin "the Busine ss d ivision whereshe has served a s a full-timefaculty membe r for the past tw oyears. jj

In other new business, D r.Joseph Pizzat, division chair-person of the Creative Arts, cam ebefore th e student governmentseeking funds fo r artistic eventssponsored by his department.Motion w a s made an d secondedto table .this, .business until thenext meeting .';.';; ;&7#]

UnionVandal ism

RampantPinball machines in the studentunion were vandalized for thefourth time this term, accordingto a statement made by uniondirector Ja n Gatti. This case otvandal i smlmay repeat i tse l fmany more times a s a shortageof work study people have madethe local J pinball aren a e a s \pickings for larcenists. %7 -v

" Anybody that wants to ri p u&off can, a nd- t he y do , " com-mented Gatti, who has beendirector of the union for the pastfour years. She added. " We havenever had the vandalism to thepinball machines in the fouryears that I have been here."

A bi g part of the problem thatthe student union currently fa ceshas been traced to the suddenlack of student* workers. Gatticited that money was being takenfrom* th e upperclassmen an dbeing given to the freshmen whohave shown no ^interes t inworking in the Zurn basement.

Security has been another softspot with those working a t tfceunion, as the blue-shirts a r escheduled to work until 4:00 p j

On Tuesday Gatti w a s tola bythe supplier of pinball machinalto th e college that i al l fourmachines would be removed ifthe situation was not remed ied inthe near future. Due to th erepeated cases of vandalism,repairs, costi ng up to $70 have hadto be made. * Sift? .1

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One year ago an administratorat the college called a meetingwith the*four officers of thestudent government.The purposeof the meeting was to discuss thestate of affairs as far as thecollege social life was concerned.

R The officers were told that themain problem that MercyhurstCollege faced was not so muchattracting students to come to thecollege as it was g etting them tostay here. The fact of the matterwas that there was nothing goingon during the weekend at thecollege to keep students fromgoing home. 1 J Jg

After a bit of verbal exchangethe administrator intervenedstating that one of the realmissing factors was the lack ofparties on campus. Ever sinceclasses were scheduled for every

day of the week, no one ever heldparties at the apartments duringthe week anymore . Couple withthe, fact that the PLCB wasbreathing down the necks of theSesler people , | the school wasfaced with a " no party" image.

C Up until that time, one of theselling points of the college wasthrough high school weekends inwhich high school seniors had anopportunity to experience thecollege scene. Invariably therewere alwaysJ parties, andhopefully freshmen were im-pressed, i i

I What to do" ' now that theparties were gone? A couple ofsolutions were proffered by thisadministrator. One of thesuggestions consisted of the MSGoffering an identified partier to

live in one of the apartments w ithhis room and board paid Tor inexchange for some good times .

R- The other suggestion consistedof the student governmentholding some parties off campus,and yet close enough foreveryone to go to. Although thisproposal received mixed reviewsfrom the officers, it was tried.Student reaction to I the get-

MIKE PHILIPSKnee Surgery. Not the most

pleasant of experiences to say theleast. Especially for} a youngman, lets say, between the agesof 18-22. You see, when a bone isbroken you can set it and it willmend. But when ligaments aretorn they are never the same. A

certain degree u of pain ordiscomfort is always ex-perienced, no matter how muchtherapy is used.

This week a Mercyhurststudent underwent knee surgeryfor no other reason than heplayed intramural football on anunsafe field. A field completewith assorted ruts and ditches,completely equipped for invitingunneccesary ankle and knee in-juries- SB^sE '

Why is the M.F.L. playing onthis field? That is an excellentquestion, especially if you takeinto account that prior to the 78-79school year the M .F.L. existed intotal harmony with varsitysoccer .and baseball. Also, onemust take into account that whenTuilio Memo rial- Field wasconstructed, it was designed to be

an ALL sports field. A field th atwas to be enjoyed by everbody,including those who's tuitionfoots the bill around here, thosewho's parents bucks buy all thebaseballs and all the bats and allthe i bases and all the athleticscholarships. \ \. I* J

The Mercyhurst StudentGovernment, acting in the bestinterests of the safety of thosewho participate in- intramuralfootball, has sent a unanimousproposal to both the A thletic andbean's office requesting that theM.F.L. be rescheduled ontoTuilio Memorial Field, the saferfield where the M.F.L. originatedand where it belongs..

So, if the administration takes

togethers, a pseudonym forparty, was enthusiastic, i Twomore followed during the year,each getting the same response.

Picking up where they left off,the student government has onceagain got the ball rolling with theOctoberfest scheduled for thisFriday night. The {expectedturnout for this event is high.Hopefully, a little foresight'willaccompany the enthusiasm .v

Whether this yea r's officers areaware of it or not, this past yearthere was an important piece oflitigation that is directly relatedto those activitie s! that involveunderage drinking, $pp»

To be brief, Delaware ValleyCollege, a small Pennsylvaniaschool, was sued by a student whowas crippled in a car accidentthat followed an off-campus

party sponsored by an activitiesboard. He was under 21 at thetime. The nature of his accidentleft him a quadraplegic, havingvery little movement outside ofhis wrists and fingers. $

This îndividual proceeded tofile suit against the automobileoperator (another student), thetown in which the accident oc-curred, the beer distributor, theactivities board and the collegeitself. The defendants attemptedto settle out of court for the sumof $900,000, but this sum wasrejected by the boy's counsel. .

The defendents J were taken tocourt and a jury verdict wasrendered against all of them forthe total of 1.18 million dollars.This verdict has been appealed,and a final decision will be

rendered in December. If thedecision Is affirmed afrlrmed.âlot of money will be changinghands. |£j £m 8B It

Witha this case in mind, it'samazing that the college ad-ministrators are just sitting backand taking all of this in. However,in that they are, let's hope thateveryone has an enjoyable andaccident-free time. I

THE M.F.Lthe student body seriously, theM.F.L. will once again play itsgames on weekend mornings andwhenever varsity soccer andbaseball are not tuning i up onTuilio Field. j

If the adm inistration .considersM.S.G. a joke, comprised of

people who sit and nod theirheads at anything their told. Ifthey consider M.S.G. just a groupof people who represent a ll thoseyoung people who pay the top-heavy salaries around here, theM.F.L. will continue to play theirgames on the Northeast Slopejust waiting for someone else tostep in a ditch and tear everyligament in his knee. \ ''•-

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LETTERS THE EDITORDear Editor: £ "|

As a faculty member atMercyhurst College, I would liketo take exception with theremarks Mr. Kubiak made in thelast paragraph of his interviewwith The Merciad (Setember 28,1979). I feel a personal need to goon record that his views do notrepresent my feelings about theMercyhurst student body.

[p Iam beginning my eighth yearas a (faculty mem ber a t Mer-cyhurst College, and I am glad tobe a part of the community. Tome,! one of the greatest joys Ihave, is walking into myclassroom. When I leave-myclassroom, I generally have afeeling of great satisfactionbecause something of value hasusually occurred in each classsession. I feel very positive aboutthe interaction that takes placebetween me and my students. fl|

>41 work very h ard at trying to bea good teacher. I do a good bit ofplanning, reading and generalpreparation for the classes Iteach. I want very much to be aneffective tea cher who has e arnedthe respect of his students;therefore, I pu t my heart and soulinto what I do. I expect no lessfrom my students!

IgSome of my students are verybright and some are not verywellprepared for College. It is myresponsibility to work with all ofthe students who show up in myclassroom. I try J to help themmove from where they are towhere they should be. I try tointerest and motivate them. To a

great degree, I have been suc-cessful. I care about what I do forand with my students. They, inturn, seem to react in positiveways that help them focus in onlearning. J |

To my students, both past andpresent, it is a pleasure to serveas your teacher. By workingtogether, we have developed apositive feeling of mutual resp ectand interest in teaching andlearning. ] }-

Sincerely gEdward J. Gallagher &Associate Professor of Ed.

October 1.1979

Dear Mr. Frisina, #jI wish to e respond to the

published interview with Mr.Richard Kubiak which appearedas a front page article in theSeptember 28 issue of th Merciad.

I was disappointed to read Mr.Kubiak's responses to BonnieJames'. Questions regarding thequality of the Mercyhurst Collegestudent body and I was surprisedto learn of his apparent lack ofinformation regarding some ofthe steps Mercyhurst has takenand continues to take to "nurturethe desire to learn." *

Mr. Kubiak defines a qualitystudent as "a serious student whois not going to come to school towaste time but to- really studyand get the best possibleeducation." i i * i i

There can be no quarrel withhis definilioriT bunêacTnothingin his interview, other than someimpressions he gleans from timehe spends talking with somestudents in his office.that sub-stantiates his claim that we donot have quality students at-tending Mercyhurst at this time.

Mr. Kubiak follows hisdefinition I with some notionsregarding things we used to dowith and for freshmen and seemsto J imply that because, in hisopinion, we no longer do them, weno longer have quality students.

It is true thatjwe no longerinvite all freshmen to th LittleTheatre to hear a panel of fivefaculty members discuss;*JohnGardner's Excellence; however,we do continue to have a group ofcaring, artic ula te, facultymembers and administratorswho serve as Mentors for ourfreshmen students | jgL W*<

During the summer fifteenMentors spent two days on twodifferent occasions on campuswith our freshmen. D uring thosedays. Mentors explored with andhelped students set directionalgoals, assessed their strengthsand limitations, and select ap-propriate educational programsfor their first year at Mercyhurst.

I can assure Mr. Kubiak thatduring those days the Mentorsconveyed a message to freshmen

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which said, "your iprimaryfunction is to study, we'reserious about it, and we expectyou to be serious about thisbusiness." \

Furthermore, the message that"studying is the student's func-tion here" gets repeated manytimes over in the course of thefreshman year. I thinks the in-stitution is very clear on its policyof nurturing the desire to learn,Mr. Kubiak.

Mr Kubiak seems also to implythat J Mercyhurst is populatedwith a new species of student—the underprepared student, andthat we should in some wayoperate with some kind of a " turndown rate" rather than givestudents an opportunity forhigher education. There have

always been academically weak,poorly prepared, and un-motivated students—atf Mer-cyhurst and every other college&A glimpse at the hisory of highereducation in America is indeedrevealing. | iSS \ 3

Mercyhurst can be proud thatin its history the Sisters of Mercyrecognized that there were dif-ferences in individual talent andcapacity among students, gavethose I students "chances tosucceed", and that students: dids u c c e e d . U n d e r p r e p a r e dstudents will not go away fromcollege campuses. Mercyhurstshould see itself as attempting toprovide;a quality*education byopenly dealing with thedevelopmental needs of studentsso that they might get on withpursuing the excellent education

which Mercyhurst can offer tothem. jk $ WfeWe are not "pandering to the

crowd" by giving equal acce ss tohigher education, recognizingdifferences among students, andattempting to deal with theseapproproately; the days of beerblasts as part of freshmanorientation to - Mercyhurst areover for now; sand facultymemb ers are in J there tellingfreshmen that "studying is theirbusiness." ft ff\ Returning to the past is notalways the answer, Mr. Kubiak,nor is continually defending thainstitutional ego; nor is to con-tinually com plain about the lowerskills of entering stude nts and thedisintegration of academicstandards while at the same time

to continue the steady inflation ofgrad es. This* contuses ablestudents and robs less ablestudents of their incentive tolearn. It is a fail proof coursewhich improves neithermotivation nor learning. 9

Perhaps part of the answer tomaking Mercyhurst an evenbet ter institution f lies inrecognizing, that • most of ourstudents, prepared and under-prepared, do care about re-ceiving a quality education.Please continue to deliver, as youhave done so well in the past, aquality experience in yourClassroom.Miriam Mashank, O.S.B.Directory D e v e l o p m e n t a l

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Hi! t J £Q. What's green and travels ahundred miles an hour?A. A frog n a blender! (One briefhand-stand.) LI Hooray for riddles! The riddle'is the stock in trade for us clowns.Our grease paint and baggy pantsis a silent riddle .\ "Who do you

. think I a m ? " And when I ask you"At what tim e of day was Adammade?" I expect you to come upwith "Oh, a little before'Eve.(One small cart-wheel.)

One of our oldest riddles esfrom ancient Greek mythology.The Sphynx, a ferocious monsterwas terrorizing the Thebans andthe oracle told them that theywould not be delivered until theysolved her riddle which was"What is it that has one voice, is

four-footed, two-footed and at lastthree-footed?After a number of candi-

dates tried, failed and weredevoured, the Hero Oedipusanswered it and declared it wasMan-who creeps on all fours as aninfant, as a man goes on two feetand when old uses a staff - a thirdfoot. At this the Sphynx threwherself I to earth and perished.

% Apparently if you answer the,-A riddles right -you can save the/ world. (One complete flip.)

This summer, Sr. Peg sent mea riddle from school in Indianaand didn't send the ; answer -obviously an attempt to get me toanswer my mail? (Unfortunately,I only answer ultimatequestions.) ^It's an old riddle,

mr somewhat updated and goes:You areiocked in a room that

has two identical doors. You cansafely open one door and leave. Ifyou open the other door the wholeplace will explode. There are alsoin the room two identical com-puters. One always \ tells thetruth, the other always lies. Youare permitted to ask one com-puter one question to discoverwhich door will save you. What isthe question? \

I'm sure you trust that there isan answer to that riddle. Butthen, why should you? And if,after about three days of trying t ofigure it out (like I did) will youcontinue to believe there\ is ananswer? (One very longjhead-stand.) " 'A

What I'm trying to point out isthat between the question and thepursuit of the answer there is a

serious moment of decision:either to believe there is asatisfying answer or not.

Every life is an unansweredriddle which constantly calls usto a radical choice - despair orbelief, hopelessness or an un-conditional* surr end er to amysterious, unifying, totallysatisfying explanation. (Onequick spin.) $. £j

Next issue, I'll give you theanswer to the computer riddle,and if you haven't discovered itby then you can experience theAH-hah, - so that's the answer, -that makes riddles fun.

It will give you an idea of what Ithink the ultimate (there's thatword again) and final AH-HAHwill be after being a riddle for a

.lifetime. (A loft of balloons and aflight of pigeons.)

1Th e Miracle! Worker

The Mercyhurst Theatre Department proudly an -nounces the cast^of i ts production of Wil l iam Gibson'sdrama The Miracle Worker, under the direction of MissChristie Warnick. The castl includes: Betsy Herzog(Helen Keller), Kathy Compernolle (Anne Sul l ivan), TimWeeks (Captain Keller), Phoebe Price (Kate Keller) andMike Smith (James Keller), also in the cast are DaveRogers, Danel le Mi l ler, AnnetteiKreamer, Mary AnnD'Angelo, Randy Murzynski, Barbara Washnock, AnitaBonamino , Maureen Doyle and Diane Sherer.

Performances dates for Th e Mirac le Wcffce? areNovember 1-3 and 8-10 a t f 8:00 p.m in the Li tt leTheatre. I

Comprehensive CalendarOctober 5 - FridayBaseball vs. Fredonia - AwayPeggy Krider Art Exhibit *.-Christine Whipple Gallery,Colony Plaza f6:45 a.m. - Mass - Chapel9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK CenterStudent Drawing Exhibit -GECAC Lobby J4:30 p.m. - Mass - CM •:6:15 p.m. Folk Group ParcUce -CM8 p.m. - Erie Travel Club -program of Yugoslavia & Vienna: Knox Hall, Church of theCovenant - FREE k8-11 p.m. - Intercollegiate SquareDance - Gannon Commons - Signup in CM forr ride 18-12 p.m. - Octoberfest -iPolishFalcons (19th Ash) Busses leaveBaldwin at 7:30, 8, 8:30 p.m .

October 6 - Saturday I faSoccer vs. Grove City - HomePeggy Krider Art \Exhibit(Cont'd.) , 110 a.m.-9:30 p.m. - Erie Guild ofCraf smen Fair - Millcreek Mall -displays and demonstrations,such as burlap dolls, shell art,tole and china J -1

painting, dried flowers, quilting,and more gj plus handcraftedarti cles for holiday shopping7 p.m. - Mass - Faculty Lounge8 p.m. - Prague Orchestra - E rie

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October 7 - SundayBaseball vs. Canisius - HomeGreat Am erican Cities - Eri e ArtCenter - Interpretive drawings of30 American cities by in-ternationally known artist HenryKoerner t11 a.m. - Mass - Chapel7 p.m. - "Cassandra Crossing" -ZRH M I9:30 p.m. - "Cassandra Crossing"- ZRH ;; ?. October 8 - MondaySoccer vs. Geneva - HomePeggy Krider 'Art Exhibit(Cont'd.) Ik | !Great American Cities (Cont'd.)6:45 a.m. - Mass - Chapel jg9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK CenterStudent Drawing Exhibit(Cont'd.)

4:30 p.m. - Mass - CM5:15 p.m. - CM Dinner Meeting -Faculty Dining RoomgOctober 9 - TuesdayFarmer 's2 Market - DowntownMall £Great American Cities (Cont'd.).Peggy Krider Art Exhibit(Cont'd.) W- \ M8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - PancakeFestival - First Baptist Church -$2 - 135 West 10th St „9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK CenterStudent Drawing Exhibit(Cont'd.) 18 p.m. 2 Gil Eagles "The Theaterof the Mind'!- Behrend College,

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. . . What this country needsisn't a good, five-cent cigar, achicken in every pot, or even alate night talk show with anopening monologue as funny asJohnny Carson's. E K ^ H SH j

What it needs is a hardier breedof ratal ^ §£ iTj.8 JLTThe present breed of rat s are

the'puniest, sickliest, the * all-around crummiest rats>in theentire world. | J • {

Stuff a rat with the equivalentof 400 tins of diet pop a day andwhat does he (or she) do: Keelover and develop bladder trou ble.

It's the same story if you ask arat to puff three packs of non-filter tips a day, heap cyclamateson its din-din, take it out on thetown for 10 of 12 martinis beforebeddy-bye for 500 to 600 nightsrunning. $• 8 $ l$ In fact, you can't seem to doanything with a drat without itgoing belly-up, coughing its lungsout, or wandering around with aliver that's in tatters. As a result,

we all suffer. Every time a ratcomes down with the m iseries orhas its nose fall off some scien-tists come along, J attribute thetrouble to something the rat hasdone, and want to take away fromus another of life's littlepleasures.

So far as we know, the rat can'thandle saccharin, butter, bloodyarys, excessive TV watching,homemade blueberry pie with icecream for dessert, fried eggs forbreakfast, bacon, and heavenknows what else. .j

Why is the ratfsuch a limp-wristed, party-pooping drag?Why can't he enjoy a doubleorder of lasagna, some artificialsweetener, a good smoke, oranything else without whiningabout a sore stomach, or drop-ping? B . m ^ ^ ^ •*.Is the rat really that frail, or is

he a hypochondriac? Is he in sucha sickly health because of amisspent youth in the garbagedump, or is he faking to make lifemiserable for human beings?

No one can say, but obviouslyscientists must develop a stur-dier breed of rats beforethere is nothing left in life for usbutnuts, berries, and mush madefrom the bark of trees. - ^

We need a rat with a stomachlike cast iron, one that can tossback junk food and wash it downwith a big beer without so muchas a burp ..; . a rat with cleareyes, teeth that ar e impervious todecay, and a system that canhandle The Pill with no side ef-fects.* Is this too much to ask ofscience? | i #

Instead of feeding banana

cream pie to a rat that looks as ifit would fall over if you blew on it,let them come up with a labanimal that can stand up to thestress and strain of modern life.

If my future is in the paws ofrats, l I don't want it to beswaybacked, knock-kneed and-narrow-chested. What I want it tobe is a rat built like Bobby Hull,not Don Knotts, especially ifsomething as important as T-Bone steak or sex involved.

As far as I am concerned thepresent breed of rat has n't shownenough" stamina in the nation'slaboratories and should be*firedfrom its present 6 position aswatchdog of the country's health.

Reed Union Bldg,f ym <V\

9 p.m. - Erin Isaac - Back Porch

Cafe [J &October 10 WednesdaySoccer vs. Gannon - HomeGreat American Cities (Cont'd.)Peggy Krider Art Exhibit(Cont'd.) "i r £6:45 a.m. - Mass - Chapel ?9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK CenterStudent Drawing Exhibit(Cont'd.) %4:30 p.m. - Mass - CM9:30 p.m. - Ecumenical PrayerService & Rap - CM hOctober 11 - Thursday 3Farmer's Market - DowntownMai J S IGreat American Cities (Cont'd.)

MABIPOSA

•A COLUMN B Y

REBECCA L.MAHTIN"Better Late Than Never?"

It was 8:15, I was well intoRhoda and he was 15 minuteslate. The minutes s ticked by,Rhoda's dilemma was solved, butmine was just beginning. Panicbegan to peel away my ego andI was having my doubts aboutblind dates when a knock at thedoor came. Infinitely relieved, Iconsoled myself s with that oldcliche "better late than never" asI grabbed my purse and sweaterand ran to the door. I opened thedoor as off-handedly as I couldmanage, and got my first peek."Cri pe!" I thought "How do I getmyself into these?" There stoodmy blind date with big wigglyears that were blushing. To thisday that Is the only physicalfeature I remember. While he

was nerdishly helping me put m ysweater on, it occured to me thatI wasn't a package deal either, soI tried not to make my first im-pression too harsh. After all,people thought Clark Gable hadbig ears, and look where he wastoday! * *M I was not prepared for thesteady drizzle which greeted methe minute I stepped out the door.Rain makes my hair kinky, so Ibolted to his car . He bolted rightafter m e and I felt the adrenalineshoot through me. I decided Ididn't like blind dates as he cam eup behind me to open the door.Now that I was calm, it ocurredto me that he was really up on hismanners. I w as still thinking thiswhen he discovered the door waslocked. While he struggled withthe from the inside, I . Then I

began to feel the follicles of myhair spring into millions of tinyfrizzled ends, and he began totalk. T W *"Sorry I took so long. You see,we're painting the house.""That's okay" I said, "Don'tworry about it." It sounded like aresonable excuse. He went on asif he hadn't heard me. *£" I was* carrying the paintdownstairs, and I tripped andspilled orange paint all over thecarpet and it spattered all overthe walls." ? 5

"Orange?" I asked. I wonderedwhat kind of people paintedtheir house orange."Yea h." He looked sheepish. Healso blushed and his earswiggled.-„I figured he was ner-vous, j J I"My mother", he continued,"started to hyperventalate'cause she thought we would haveto re-paint the entire stairwa y/'"Oh." I couldn't think of anythingelse'to say. I would have beensatisfied with 'we had to paint thehouse'. A dead silence followed."Nice weather w e're having, "hesaid. f ? j 1"It's raining." I replied."You've probably noticed howself conscious I am .. .| ' Wepulled into the pizza joint, and Itold him not to worry about it. I

then began to struggle with thelock. *A $We ran in since itwas still

raining, and found a seat. :."You knowijwhat's^ gross?" htasked. I wasn't sure I wanted toknow but I said what anyway."Anchovies., They're' littleJ fishwith their eyes still on.""YUCK!" I thought. But I smiledand I agreed "gross."? Th ewaitress took his order: onesmall pizza with pepperoni andanchovies. Yuck Yuck Yuck -that word revolved in my head, Icouldn't think of any other. I satthere sm iling; I figured it wouldbe easier than trying to talk tothis guy. t' j§"Nice weather we're having."hesaid. i{F§j£. | 3 |"Yes" I answered, "Rain is an i c e _ e h a n g e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

*'Have you noticed* how selfconscious I am ?" The {pizzacame. I couldn't bring myself towatch as he chomped right intothe anchovies. His eyes rolledback in his head. "Ummmmmm-mmmmmm!"he declared. I wasthinking hoW; disgusting an-chovies were, when I noticed hewas picking them off the pizza."Don't mind me"he said, "I thinkanchovies are gross." I couldn'tbelieve it! if hought maybe hewas testing me out, to see how

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NEXT WEEK:I . POPE IN DES MOINE

JESSICA SAVITCH

JULIAN BONDALL IN THE MERCIAD

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The mirror stood readyas I planned my attack.My eyes met his, .*?his eyes sneered back.I readied my fist and swung,but the fiend guessed rightas he blocked my blow.*I came with a flurry. |but again he was quick-lefts met by rights, rights byquick lefts. Jl?How clever a foe!He saw all my moves,and countered with ease.But he had flaws- *$5§:I saw distress in his eyes.And as he looked back,

his gaze was defensive, not thatof attack.. J 4J * w QIt was then that I swung,and as our two-fisted bludgeonscollided j( j 3?he lay shattered.I stood ••''•-'

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Prologue

Poor Sally Ann.. She went out with the

. and met an old man.The old man said,"I like you enough. 'So come with mebefore I get rough." fPoor Sally Ann, poor dear,never again will she go out, forfear. , ' ÊpilogueWindowa tcan be a painful thingwhen she looks out from hem. and sees life as she'd like hers tobe. >Glimpses of laughter. can awaken the longing, jthe numb longing that neverreally died, f

Her love was dandelions in thewind. "i <$A seed pod she kept,rightfully hers,even if a little late: •;gold coins, dimmed and clangy,buried in a drawer.And out of that drawer cam e theold suit, •and in went the jeans, on thebottom. vShe went back to the sensible life

where silence issound, i

Olivia Longo

the saddest

ON THE DEATH OFGARY GILMORE

Although he's nowin celebrity and, vhe'll not sit \at Johnny Carson's right hand,speak to you and Iof 'the agony and the ectasy'of fame, the privilegesand petty annoyanceof being knownin supermarkets. \Gary Gilmors's got his wish:he's famous. He's also

dead. :However, I won't beshocked, if this summer,on some sharp beachfronthustler's stand, £I see "Gary Gilmore l ives"halter-tops, $2.98; for men,Bullseye tee-shirts, Gilmorelikeness, - 9 4$3.50.II.To David Brinkley,it was a wasted,worthless life:Gary Gilmore's. And,indeed, it would be hardto differ w ith so sagaciousa commentator.

In this one • 7 jinstance, Barbara'spenchant for the trenchant,"' pithy . interview went ^jjunsatiated. M*&**W '^î^«

Walter Cronkitearched his brows: an artist's?rendering^ sketched the scene :canvas wall with marksmen'sholes, -fijold office chair, paddedrestraints, »> \a punctured target and 3 or 4short pop-pops

Larry schiller,(sometimes it's odd, howgenealogy supplies a nameentirely too apt): Schiller,Gilmore's agent, ^j%said Gary, when shot, quiveredonly a little, slumped and died.His, Gary's, last words were,"Let's do it." V ?&-\-

Did he read Hemingway, i jjg)all that about "grace underpressure," I t i-i* ôr see John Wayne, imagine S

this some final Red River, con-jure jup Clint Eastwood, tough,or only poorly paraphraseJerry Rubin and the Beatles?IH.fFor Gary Gilmoreone feels scant sympathy :fafterall, he got what he wanted:he's both famous and dead.Who, today, grieves *

for Bennie Bushnell?Or, the other?Rather grieve,;;*'if its grief you want,for you and I and everyone awith pretense to be human,that at this late, this very late,date, 1 « &for Gary Gilmore we could do nomore , f, £ '$than shoot ihim, cage him, orforget him.

Rather grieve,if its grief you want,for you and I and everyonewith pretense to be human,that at this late, this very late,date, lfor Gary Gilmore we could do nomore • j. £than shoot him, cage him, orforget him. * &o£

In this O so modern era, w hen Iby electric eye to Utah go, jfewarm on electrical coil instantcocoa { l « Jfi iand patter about in polyesterslippers >• i t$+lmy summer heated housein coldest January, I sigh,tomyself. « « - ..i"We are still such who for GaryGilmore<; can do no{more thansTioowJim ifcage him, or forget him."

It is, the weatherman says,the coldest Winter in history,this Winter of 77 . Televisionglowing a Utah sunset, fjstreaks pink and blueagainst - | #& .a yellow ochre mountain pass,Pennsylvania wind from centralCanadahowling down the driveway bymy |neighbor's house, I think, Dantefusing in metaphor with StarTrek. I"It's as if the sky's crackedand the cold of outer-space, thebreath £f t | "of God, whispers, then hisses in:blue frost *J

and skin like marble, bloodthickening, £the soul shrieking in its rattlingcage, - {-# j iStar-shine: vast ease: soft-machines : $%Ice-nine and a few short pop-pops: one final, ?. .last, slowly fading, whimper, 'Wedid it.'" ;

Andrew Paul Roth

Pharaoh

I have attained eternity.I—the son of the Sun—am immortal as the Sun is im-mortal, \\ 7j JS-Sbarque-borne toward theof each new dawn V J |Now I rest in immortalitywithin the splendor and solitudeof my tomb £ '9Myriads of my people laboredthat I may so survivein dignity and honor and glory,I alone, .a promise of eternityto all other men.I rest atone in immortality,the apex of human yearning

toward the divine, 1alone in splendor and glory,alone in the echoing tomb,I alone left here Jto thrust toward the heavensyet root in the earth *where my people still are bornand liveand return to nourish the land,a mighty river of humanity,blessing the earth ZUlike the bountiful Nile.I alone am here- 7suspended within the intersectionof transcendence and continuity,encased in*the cold and silentstone # 'SSSESfcs!for all time,alone in immortality,forever enduring,forever alone. *

CIRCULAR SEASONSRushing watertearing winterdivines the spring

cleansing warming fieldsEarth receives the plowand seed Ptrembling

as the vernal creedis etched by every rootand leaves

The spectral flow of lightpurifying white £§'pauses Mand is greenThe God-faced sun unitescarbon fuses V-and is lifePerfect flowers :'tbeauty in a moment spentlay their essence

on the faded summers breastRebirth jjcompletes all seasons

Within the mysterylies all reasonA Ian-James Lewis

THE FILINGThe reluctant Past protectively gathers,^g v

holds fast to former memories, Files them with Non-essential

Beckoned by the Siren's Song on Data. -the radio. -^ Barbara Matlak The sagaciousThe efficient Present' quickly Future closes the drawer.

ON THE ERIE DOGAs I travel the townon foot; on the walks,Up Ash Street, Twenty-Seventh,or Pine, |

The Erie Dog waitsfor me to go by: JHe barks, and then growls 'ponmy sight %

His eyes look so mean,His teeth stare at me;I quicken my pace to escape.

"I am no bandit,the sidewalks are MINE!Go back to your dog chow, Fido!"

Your persistence must come toan end. ~r

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1 • RECRUITER ON CAMPUS | g £ « M ^K-Mart Apparel will have a recruiter on campus, Wednesday, October 10, 1979.

K-Mart is a division of the S.S. Kresge Company, today it's America's fast-est growing retailer, accounting for over 95% of the parent company's totalsales* \» flpffiP? BB£ - Sfr -'t IK-Mart Apparel is seeking people that are interested in a demading career, 9with plenty of advancement potential. Challenges well met at K-Mart Apparelbring recognition and fulfillment. as Sf I

Students with Marketing, Business, and Retailup in the Career Services Office at 204 Main,this opportunity .BSa '1 I

Management J Majors should signin order to take advantage of

On October 26, Mercyhurst College will proudly present the Watchmen a nationally-knowngospel group, at the Campus C enter. Next weekJTHE MERCIAD will present a closer look atthis musical group. *~ H ' flrl 3 K W U I B E S B 't£il

NEW ADDITIONS IN THE 1

CAREER RESOURCES UBRARY

The C areer Services Office has been updating and revising the Career Resources libra r\ • Many new books have been added dealing withall three areas of career-related information. These books deal mainly with Career Planning. Placement, and Cooperative Education, v-fm

There are a variety of new books dealing with specific career opportunities. Some of these are "Recreation and l^eisur#g0me Careers.""Opportunities in Environmental Careers", opportunities in Acting Careers ", and "(Jelling Into Film". These books, along with the manyothercareer-related books in the Career Resources libra r>. should benefit any student looking for more information in hisparticular field.'•Books dealing With different phases of caree rs have also arrived^The New Executive Woman^' deals w ith strateg ies for women whowant to cflrnb the male-dominatedcorporate ladder, "do Hire Yourself an Employer" is agreat book for job seekers. It gives some ideas()n how to get the ight ob. In the sam e text as the previous two books mentioned; "The Career Game" is a step-by-stepguide op the ladder

"Stopout! Working Ways to Learn" is a book dealing with internships and volunteer programs . It is basically a directory that tells dif-;ferent organizations who can be contacted.Each organization answers the following questions for students. What's It Do? What Can I Do?Can I Get In? Do I GetPaid. Expenses,orCredit? How Do I Get In? Where Can I Get More Information? * T• xhe Career Resources librar\ has received various directories. One of these is the 'Directon of Christian Work Opportunities." Dif-

ferent job opportunities in the christian-related ield are listed. Much detail is given on each job. For exam ple: job classification, agencyname for ob . duties, number of openings, location, length of job. contact, age - minimum and maximum, major desired, etc.

Another direct on isentitled "Career Guide to Professional Associations." This is adirect on of organizations b> occupational field.The most important addition to the Career Resources library is the set of "Standard & Poor's Register 1979. There ar e three hardcover

books in this set. Volume 1 Is a list of corporations in the United Slates. They are listed in alphabetical order containing various pertinent in-formation regard ing thecertain corporal ion. Volume 2 is a list or directors and executives of various corporations in the United Stales.Valume 3 is the index onl\ presented invarious ways. This set ofbooks is valuable in that there are many names and addresses ofpeople tocontact in a variety of organizations. Before and after gradu al ion,plans should be made todetermine what kind or position > ou wish to ob-tain and wit h what*t\ pe of compam. These books are helpful inplanning and starting > our career. * f

New books are continually coming into theCareer Services Office and hopefull> the students of Mercyhurst College will lake advantageof the resources available to them.

i Co-Op;*Patti McShea is a junior ac-counting business major. Pattiwas employed as a co-op with theFederal Home Loan Bank Board.

My summer co-op with | theFederal Home Loan Bank Board(FHLBB)i was? a

v tremendouslearning experien ce for {meconcerning both personal andprofessional development. \ m

The FHLBB is an agency of thefederal government that has the

responsibility of supervising andregulating all Federal Savingsand Loan Associations in theUnited States. One way in whichthe FHLBB I accomplishes thistask is by conducting periodic,on-site examinations of I allFederal Savings and Loans.g My co-op was that of a fieldexaminer. Field examiner workin teams and travel to assignedsavings and loan associations toconduct examinations andsupervision. As a | Fieldexaminer* I learned a great dealabout the savingsI and loanindustry, and had the opportunityto employ some of myaccountingskills. I also had the opportunityto observe the!management

techniques that are used by theFHLBB and various savin gs andloan associations. $ | t§f

1 £ participated in threeexaminations which took place inErie, Pittsburgh, and Hun-

tington, West Virginia. Workingout of town involved living in ahotel from Monday to Friday,and either driving or flying homeevery weekend. In the districtsthat I worked in, there were aapproximately 201 fieldexaminers, which included onlythree women. I found that!working in a team that wascomposed primarily of men couldbe a very challenging and

sometimes » frustrating \ ex -perience, especially when I wasthe only woman in the team in anout-of-town job. 'L At the sametime, I learned how to deal withmen on a professional basis,which is a skill that I will con-tinue to iuse and d evelopthroughout my career. 1 fir

5 Through my co-op experiencewith the FHLBB, I had the op-portunity to learn and developmyself both personally andprofessionally. I gained ex-perience in analysing financialstatements,*. preparing andreconciling reports and manyother skills that will strengthenmy job opportunities in thefuture. I also have the op-portunity to continue my co-opwith the FHLBB again this year.My co-op proved to be a veryrewarding and£ beneficial ex-perience. 3-

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BfcJHJA MERCYHURST FIRST

"Carpe Diem" - A Weekend to Remember *,SENIORS * "Seize the Opportunity" to interview with major corporations on our cam-

pus theweekend of November 3 and 4 There a re approximately 30 companies registeredfor this event. More com panies a re expected to register as we get closer to the date of thisevent. This is your opportunity to interview and gather information on a wide variety of

employ ers. l&S&^xfegt^^^^Sign up for interviews at theCareer Services office at 204 Main with such companies as

Crown American < 18th largest corporation inAmerica). IBM. Kroger, and Owen-CorningFiberglass to name just a Tew. Don't miss out on this opportunity .• aW^sBS^KS^BB

In conjunct ion with these major corporations being on-campus. Mercyhurst has invitedten other Northwestern Pennsylvania colleges to participate. We expect approximately:*50 students from these colleges to register and interview with these same companies. « K

All seniors graduating this academic year ar e eligible to interview. Please stop in t*»da>

at the Career Services office in 204 M a i n . _ ^ _ _ kH- *&\ % «fc5te*

There are twoforms to complete in order to particip ate in the Carp?l>iem Weekend,one form is a registration form. This form is for you to register with a m aximum of eightcompanies. Whenever feasible, four interviews will be scheduled each day for a total ofeight m the two-day weekend. Theother form is a Carpe Diem resume. These two formsshould be ly ped or printed indark ink and returned to the Career Services office as soon aspossible These forms must be completed and returned by October 19. This is the lastpossible dale for registration since student's schedules must be prepared, relumed, andconfirmed in the ensuing weeks.

Begin today preparing yourself for this opportunity* Prepare b> reading the literaturethe companies have sent, role playing interviews, and forming > our plan of attack in thismost important step in your career plans.'f -i

• A completed list of these companies is posted in the lighted bulletin board on the

second floor of Main.

PRESENTS [ IDENNY ALEXANDER

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Editor's Note: Sporty is,* amythical freshman writing tohis parents in the Spring of 1980.

Dear Mom and Dad, f.-" Now I have heard everything. Ijust learned that last fall a well-known candidate applied for thepresidency of Mercyhurst and

was turned down. When you hearthe reason for his rejection I amsure that you will be as shockedas I. J #..

This candidate had everythinggoing for him. He had an earneddoctorate, and at the same timewas Student centered. Thecurrent, president liked himbecause this candidate didn't justreact to crises, he planned ahead.Why, this person planned as farahead as the guys who schedulethe Notre Dame football games-that's what I call being pro-active, j

The candidate appealed to boththe board of trustees and to thefaculty, no easy task. The boardliked him because he had a highrecognition factor nationally. Thetrustees figured that'with thisguy as president we could raise

more money than Boys Town.The faculty liked him becausehe was an intellectual? Evenadministrators liked this in-tel lectual . He addressed theentire community on the topic "The Nihilism of Negativity andone key administrator said thiswas the first intellectual thatever said anything intelligent.And this guy even likes sports.

Of course the candidate didhave some drawbacks. I am notsure how good an adminstratorhe was. He got an hour behindschedule because he spent anhour at the child development labplaying with the children. I forone thought that he could haveused his .time more con-structively, t. J

But he didn't get the job. Canyou imagine a Catholic college

refusing to hire Pope John Paulas president? And the board usedthe dumbest reason. They said hewas too Catholic for the job.•One member of the boardhastened to say that such astatement^ could be interpretedwithout an explanation. What theboard meant, he said, was notthat the Popewas too Catholic forMercyhurst. What was meantwas that our having thecollectiveheart attack when Gannonlearned that John Paul was ourchief honcho ( can someonepolish be our chief honcho?). Theboard member said that Injustice we just couldn't do that toa fine school like Gannon.

One thing makes me wonderthough. Why did he want to bepresident of Mercyhurst? I'veheard that someone sends him

copies of the Merciad. Maybe heread that another candidatethought we should be a PolishCatholic Amherst and the ideaappealed to him. Or maybe afterreading the interview with aprominent faculty member heimagined how nice it would be toassign all incoming freshman toread Redemptor Hominis andthen have five articulate facultymem bers discuss it: Knowing ourfaculty I can just picture thescene. Well. I have to go now.

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'cool'I was. Not to be outdone, Ibegan to peel the cheese off mypiece, roll my eyes around in myhead, and make profoundstatements, like "mmmmmmm-mmm" and "Aahhhhhhhh" and

"yum-yum." He didn't bat aneye. I decided he w as a wierdo.Finally we finished the pizza

and left for the movies, which Ithoroughly'enjoyed, because oflack of conversation. Then atlast, ultimately, home. It was stillpouring so I told him not to botherwalking me to the door, I ,wasgoing to run anyway. He lookedrelieved as he shook my hand andsaid he'd call.

I think I'll alwa ys wonder if thebright person who coined thephrase 'better late than never*ever went out on a blind da te. Butthey probably didn't have suchthings as anchovies then,"*

campus paperback bestsellersI 1. THElWOkLD ACCORDING TO GARP, by

John;irving. Hilarious adventures jof a son of afamous mother, $jg&F?m BK v »3rS- %

2. THE FAR PAVILIONS, by M.3M. Kaye.High adventure and love in the Himalayas. W:

3. CHESAPEAKE by James Michener. Multi-family saga along Maryland's Eastern Shore: fic-

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H. EVERGREEN by Belva Plain. Jewish im-migrant woman's climb from poverty on lowerMan hat ten.,if;- • W^d*

5. WIFEY by Judy Blime. ^Housewife's experiences on road to emotional maturity: fiction.

* 6. SCRUPLES, by Judith Krantz. Rags toriches in the fashion world: fiction.

7. EYE OF THE NEEDLE by Ken Follett.British/Nazi espionage thriller: fiction.

8. THE WOMEN'S ROOM by Marilyn FrenchPerspective on women's role in society: fiction.

9. MURPHY'S LAW byf Arthur Bloch. Andother reasons why things go w ro ng ! J *$ .• 7

10. BLOODLINE by Sidney Sheldon. Womaninherits power and international intrigue:fiction.

THE FIRST SEVEN BOOKS.ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LRC.

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Mercynurst students may have the opportunity to witness theearth erupting this intercession.;The chance to see a volcano in action is included in a two week

backpacking and mountain climbing tour of Guatamala. Fullcourse credit will be given for the trip. |

This excursion, led by trail guide Patrick Steenberge, will ex-plore the unique terrain and culture of Guatamala.

Plans for the trip include: a visit to the Mayan ruins at Tikal, acanoe journey down the Rio Dulce to the Caribbean, and a clim-bing trek to Lake Aitlan located amid the volcanoes at analtitude of 5000 ft. r.

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Specific questions concerning the trip may als o be answered bycontacting Patrick Steenberge at 518 West Arlington Rd., Erie,Pa. 16509. Ji»LM. „±± -*. i

MERCYHURST COLLEGEPARENTS WEEKEND

OCTOBER 13-14.1979v! Saturday, October 13

9-10 a.m. Registration - Coffee and donutsBack Porch Cafe, Zurn Building,Lower Level. r.

10-11 a.m. Conducted campus tours11:30 a.m. Lunch -- Egan Dining Hall orI off campus.1 ip .m. Alumni/Varsity BasebaJJ Game --

Tullio Field2 p.m. Performing Arts - Recital Hall and/or

Little Theatre2:30-5:30 Leisure Tim e5:30-6:15 President's Reception - Faculty Lounge

Preston Hall, Lower Level.

7 p.m. Cocktails - Cash Bar - Metins onPresque Isle.

7:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner - $8 per person - Metins9-1:30 a.m. Dance (Informal) -- Metins

* i Sunday, October 1411 a.m. Liturgy - Christ the King Chapel

Main Building $12 Noon Brunch - Egan Dining H all

There will also be a TENNIS TOURNAMENTall day Saturday at the Tennis Courts

.*. I wish I could stitch my ideastogether 5 with the brilliant em-broidery of a poet's phra se! As itis though, I sometimes havetrouble coming up with a simplesentence for my column lead.

Last Sunday I wa s reminded ofmy passion to be a poetess when Iattended a splendid performanceof music and poetry recitations atthe Zurn Recital Hall. (Mr.McAndrew did the readings;good job Barry.) % 2? •-•

One of the poems on theprogram happened Ho be afavorite of mine by GerardManley Hopkins. It is called"God's Grandeur." { J

From the moment I first readHopkins' poems, I have beenconvinced he was a genius. I'venever heard poetry that couldconjur more beautiful imagesthan hisj 1 f^J

He was born around 1844 anddied in a 1889; therefore,chronologically at least, he maybe considered a Victorian poet.He is .however, not to be judgedwith his contemporaries. Neitherin style nor content does H opkins'poetry reflect the pristine writingetiqu ette] popularized by theVictorians. Rather, his verse isintensly vibrant and modern.(Here I must interject that by theword modern I do not refer to astyle of simpering]romanticismcharacteristic of such pseudo-poets as Rod McKuen.)

Hopkins' work sparks withsound .vision,, taste, touch andsmell. He is capable of combiningall these sensattons^irti smgleprinted phrase. IConsider, forexample these lines from "God'sGrandeur": %

The world Is charged with thegrandeur of God

It will flame out like shiningfrom shook foilIt gathers to a greatness like5

the ooze of oilCrushedThink of the number of im ages

evoked by those few words. It isamazing. One thinks of elec-tricity, of crackling fire and thesharp tingling sound of thincrumpled metal, of lightreflected to unbearable bright-ness and of a permeating ever-presence . |

These verbal images maketangible for us the grandeur of aGod we cannot see. \ >

Hopkins' life , like his work, wa samazing. At 22 he became aCatholic convert. Two years laterhe joined the Jesuit Order, atwhich time he destroyed all thepoetry he had previously written.

For many years he abandonedwriting, claiming that creatingpoetry was too much a luxury forone Whose life was dedicated tohumility. I

Fortunately for the history ofliterature, however, Hopkinsresumed writing in 1875.

Perhaps it was the discipline ofhis holy order that inspiredHopkins to such precision andbrilliance in his verse.

JT Or perhaps, more simply, itwas faith that stirred his muse.He closes "God's Grandeur witha pentacostal image that seemsto give credence to the lattersupposition;: •

Oh, morning.!at the brownbrink eastward, springs— i

Because the loly Ghost over^ h e © e n l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

World broods with warmbreast and with ah! brightwings. *' ™

Now, why can't I write stufflike that. I i& M

Music MagicOn September 30, Tambous, a

flute and percussion " duo per-formed in the Zurn Recital Hall.There are two members ofTambous: Holly Stackhouseflutist, and Theodore Frazeur,percussionist. 5

Tambous is the only flute andpercussion duo in America. Mostof the pieces played by Tambousare transcribed from otherworks. This changing is done toaccomodate the percussion in-struments and the flute.

The first piece of the concertwas "Sonata number three in Eflat major" by Johann SebastianBach. A sonata is a- multi-movement composition for one ortwo instruments. 3j£

The combination of flute andvibraphone could be heard in"Thoughts for Flute andVibrapnone" by Neil DePonte.

Lively strains of marimba andflute could be heard in "CanonicSonata number one" by GeorgePhillip Telemann. This work ofmusic was transcribed to ac-comodate the combination offlute and marimba. Prioi to thistranscription, music for per-cussion and flute was dated from1960 on. Telemann's piece hasprovided for the percussion and

flute Sand dates back to theBaroque period, y"The unique combination of

music and poetry moved manypeople in the audience. The ex-plosive readings by BarryMcAndrew of Psalm 46, TheWorld is Charged \' byG.M.Hopkins, My Father Movedby E.E.Cummings and GeneralBooth Enters Into Heaven byVac he 1 Lindsay, came more alive

with musical accompaniment of"Four Visions" by .4TheodoreFrazeur. "Four Visions" usedpercussion and flute in-strumental to viviidly expressthe actions of the poems.

"Variations on a Swedish FolkTune" by Ingolf Dall utilizes allfive flutes of the flute family.Frazeur has updated this piece toinclude percussion instruments.

A vivacious combination offlute, tambourine, andS drumclosed the t program with"Introduction and Rondo" byIeon Stein. jL

"Le Cordes Trio Milliere," astring trio from France, willperform in the Recital Hall onOctober 9, at8:15 p.m. This stringtrio will combine violin, viola,and cello in their performance.

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On September 30 twelvemembers and pledges of UpsilonPi explored the meaning of thesecond Beta of Beta Beta Beta(three Greek letters portrayed onthebiological society's ke y). Thissecond Beta, standing for theGreek word Boudetase, meaninglittle bird/; represents life in theair.

On Sunday morning Jim andJean Stull, official licensed bird-bander f or | the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service, demonstrated

the capture, holding, banding,and age scalping of birds atPresque Isle. They also reportedon the banding of Monarchbutterflies that they perform as aservice to further the research ofa university in Toronto.

Members in attendance wereAmy Bohm, Anne-Marie Dixon,Tim Zahn, Dolores Wiater, M ariaCaruso, Paula Hess, LoriAleandri, Nancy Foust MaureenDoyle, Linda Lochner, and Dr.Justice. &

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Dick White takes a full cut in the second game of the Sunday double-header with the BeaverCounty campus of Penn State. White and his cohorts rallied to take the second game 4-3 in ex-tra innings, completing the doubleheader sweep. £ ; £ . i =

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Flanked by Lakers (left to right) Jim Hesse, Craig Nicholsonand Al Young, Joe Hepflinger takes a break between the first andsecond games of the Gannon doubleheader. An important mem-ber of the Laker squad, Hepflinger enters his eighth year of ser-vice to the "school on the hill". i

"Delaware Here We Come /

Spikers WinTwoMaking their debut at Gannon

College the Mercyhurst women'svolleyball team knotted twovictories in a triangular^matchagainst* the ^Lancers an dJamestown Community College.

The Lady Lakers defeatedGannon 15-11,15-10 then recordedtheir second win by taking JCC15-1, 1 5 - 1 . * * * • j m J^^*

"We definitely got off to a goods tar t , " ^k, Co-captain j SueCavalancia said. "In |bothmatches we worked well as ateam, each player hitting shotsvery weU.'^ I •" ^

According to Cavalancia,Mercyhurst has a youngvolleyball team consisting of sixfreshmen three sophomores andtwo seniors. "We seem to havemore 5 depth this year,"Cavalancia continued, "we havemore bench strength and I alsothink our spiking has improvedsince last year. Because we havea taller team .this year, Jourblocking has also become much

stronger.One of the main goals Coach

Suzanne Jarrett's volleyers hopeto obtain is a bid to the Regionalplayoffs held in Delaware inmid November. "To earn a bid,"Cavalancia spoke, "we need awinning record against goodcompetition. f Our schedule istougher "thi^year as we* faceEdinboro, Clarion Jjjj andYoungs own. If we perform wellagainst these schools we shouldbe £ in Delaware beforeThanksgiving."! t

The 'Hurst volleyball teamfinished 14-6 last season tied forthird in the Keystone Conference.Grove City, last year's Con-ference winners, again prove tobe the Lakers toughest com-petition in the Conference, ac-cording to Captain Cavalancia.

Monday, October 8 is the nexthome match for the Lakers asthey take on Villa Maria Collegeand Fredonia in a triangularmatch. Action begins at 6:00.

In many schools across thecountry the method of recruitinghas played a very big role in thesuccess of athletic te ams. This isno exception at Mercyhurst. Mostnotably is the schools baseballteam. Two years ago the teamwas pitiful as it resembled as oldversion of the Bad News Bears. Itcould only m anage 12 victories in32 tries. It was indeed thelowpoint of most of the player'scareers as it was for the first yearcoach Mike Cusack who hadtaken his previous team (QueensCollege) to the NCAA playoffs onseveral occasions, ''i *^1«

Cusack had promised to turnthe ^program around and justthree later in the fall season itwas obvious he meant what hehad said. With a host of recruitedplayers from the New York andErie area, the team compiled avery impressive 11-4 mark andheads began to turn. k ,

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The 'Hurst Lakers continued toease through their schedule asthey posted ninth and tenthconsecutive wins without a lossby beating Penn State at BeaverCounty by scores of 12-0 and 4-3in eight innings.^ £i #

>} The day ended on a b itter noteas word came back that shortstopTony/Viera had broken his legsliding in the second game.4 The 'Hurst erupted in the thirdinning as they broke open ascoreless deadlock by scoringtens runs on ten hits leaving ahigh spirited Penn State teamtotally silent^ 4 jm

Joe Rocco did the heaviest ofthe Laker hitting inNthe thirdcollecting two hits, driving in tworuns and scoring two himself.

Tony Acabasio earned the winin his first college start as hescattered four hits in his sixinnings of work before giving wayto George Kosko who pitched theseventh, u s&g

The costly second game wasclose throughout as the Lakerslost leads of 1-0,2-1 and 3-2.

| Brian Mahon, another of thenew Lakers making bis firstappearance, kept the 'Hurstgoing for six innings and Koskoonce again came in to pitch thefinal two innings for the win.

Frank Kudlac led off the bot-tom of the eighth with a double opth e left-center field alley, hissecond hit of the game.

Sent in to pinch run, Roccoscored the winning run on AlYoung's single to centerfield.

Members of the defending Keystone conference champions are(front row, left!to right): Millie Choice; Holly Brinig; SharonConnors; Denise Mall; Maureen Cray; Joan Podolinski.' (Backrow): Dennis Ranalli (coach) Debbie Chilcott; Mary Gausman;Judy Reiber; Debbie Ims; Chris Stoebel. Ik *,.?•.-&L

Tennis iTeam RollslOnChris TomczaK *? WEI

Keeping the consecutive winstring alive at 15, the Lakerstennis team won their fourth andfifth victories of the season.Geneva and Behrend were thevictims this time both defeatedby 6-1 scores. Both matches wereConference wins.

Playing on the Geneva courts,Debbie Chilcott bounced KellyBaily 6-1, 6-3 and;Laker HollyBrinig trounced Betsy Griffin 6-4,6-4. In the other two singlesmatches, Millie Choice won 6-2,6-2 over Jo Kadleck of Genevawhile Denise Mall knocked offKaren Cunningham 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles action, Kathe Lowryand Chris Stroebel ? teamed todefeat Mandy Kimmer an dDianne Peiffer 6-3, 6-2. The onlyGeneva win £was in seconddoubles as Lynn Binder andKaren Chun won 6-4, 6-2 overJudy Reiber and Jo an Podolinski.

Lakers Debbie Ims and Mary-Gausman outhit their opponents7-6, 5-7, 6-3 to wrap up the win.T

In the Behrend contest, Chilcott; *quieted Sue King 6-3, 6-0. Brinigconquered Janice Carll 6-0, 6-0and Choice o uthit Lorie Lansat 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 Mall rounded out thesingles victories clipping JeanHenchy 6-3, 6-2. ji |

Lowry and Stroebel continuedtheir winning ways beating theCubs Robin Ruin and NancyBaker 6-3, 6-4. Reiber andPodolinski won 6-2, 6-2 over PatMartin and Cheryl Lipakowski ofBehrend The duo of MaryRazanarskas and Carol Simonscombined for the Cubs onlyvictory, a 6-4,3-6,6-1 combinationover the Laker's Ims andGausman. i

The Lakers tangle with ThielSaturday, O ctober 6 at the 'Hurstcourts beginning at 1:00. b

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