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Political Science professorsheds light on Russian crisisBy Randall dem ons , Ph.D Director, Political Science De-partmentMerciad Contributing Writer

Although our attention is nowshifting to the turmoil and trag-edy of Somalia, the recent con-flict in Russia should not disap-pear from our table of concerns.The purpose of this article is toexamine the background of thesituation, to try to clarify whathappened, to discuss why theU.S.should care and to gaze tenta-tively into the futureJ*'J The history of U.S. and Rus-9sian relations (dating back toCatherine's refusal to "sel1" troopsto King George III to quell theAmerican rebellion) has been anemotional roller coaster based on

unrealistic pos itive, and unrealis-tic negative, perceptions of eachothertempered since the?Cu-ban Missile Crisis with the know1-edge that we held each otherssurvival in our hands.Despite the tensions a potentialNuclear Armageddon created, theCold War became a fam iliar andrelatively stable system. Ameri-cans i rooted for MikhailGorbachev, we cheered the lift-ing of the Iron Curtain and wereamazed at the implosion of theSoviet Union.II meant the Cold War wasover.Many proclaimed we had w on,that9 (as Fukuyama stated) the"End of History" had arrived, andcapitalism and Western democ-racy had p revailed.

A few lonely voices called outwe might soon look back on thegood old days of the Cold War.Today the volatility of the newworld disorder is startling to m any.In August of 1991 we watchedthe aborted coup attempt thwartedlargely by therefusalof the mili-tary to move against their Parlia-ment (many of the same troopsinvolved in the recent moveagainst that same building). BorisYeltsin literally stood up againstthe coup and increased his popu-larity. That popularity stood himin good stead in the recent crisis.As the reforms begun byGorachev progressed, Yeltsinencountered many opponents tothepace and scope o f reforms he,and the West, wanted.see "Crisis" on page 5,

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By Anne L. McNeilsAsst. News/Copy Editor

One of the seats on the collegeSenate must be f i l led. AtMonday's meeting, MSG repre-sentatives nominated senior-* -Kevin Nixon and junior ErinMcGuinness. Both nominees ac-cepted.Senior Sherlyn Celone, who iscurrently a member of Senate,explained some of the responsi-bilities involved. Celone said anumber of different committeesare formed to address various is-sues. "Whatever goes throughMSG g oes to Senate and then itgoes to the Board of Trustees,"

said Celone.Senate is made up o f students,faculty and adm inistration. Vot-ing for the open position will takeplace at a future MSG meeting.dfc MSG3 President . GeorgePaydock reminded reps, "We'regoing to d o this again," as otherseats are vacated.Representatives also approveda'motion for mandatory officehours. Eachrepwill be requiredto work in the MSG office for acertain number of hours per week.They will answer the phone andtake care of any computer orfixing needs.

Vice-President Kris ten Hurdaddressed election of n ew renre-

sentatives. 10 spots are open, butas of Monday evening, only oneletter of intent had been received.The deadline for letters of intentwas W ednesday.^Paydock discussed the phonelines. "Sixteen new lines...are sup-posed to be in place," ;he said.When the new lines are working,the campus will have as manyphone lines as Gannon has "andthey have m ore students than wedo," said Paydock.MSG meetings are held everyMonday evening at 8:30 p.m. in

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S e c u r i t y N e w s !Increased parking on BriggsAve. by Mercy hurst studentswhodo not want to pay the new $45campus parking feehas street resi-

dents up set IBrie police have warned cam-pus security that because of theneighborhood pressure, they willbegin to bootor tow cars that havebeen ticketed and fail to correctthe illegal parking.Cars have been blocking drive-ways and parking on the"No Park-ing" side of Briggs causing theproblem.Directorof Security, Bud Dever|suggests that students purchase aparking registration sticker be-cause the cost of a tow is about$60 and a parking citation runsfrom $ 19plus costs a fter 72hours-Security is being overwhelmedby requests to|open apartmentsfor students wh o are locked outM"It seems more students are notcarry ing their apartment keys, and[when room mates leave for class,they lockout fellow room mates,"aid Dever. "In other news, security is di-eting such requests to RAs and/r Assistant Resident Life Direc-rs first, as is outlined in stan-

dard operating procedures.ipever urges students to carrytheir keys to prevent a hassle."Most requests for security oc-cur in the evening when they* arethe busiest, resulting in delays inresponse," Dever said.^Dever said additional duties forsecurity staff members at the highschool and the Mercy Mother-house will make performing un-locks even more d ifficul tbetween6 and 9 p.m.Also securityireceived two re-ports of missing wallets/pursesfrom the dinner/dance for parentslast Saturday evenin g.A wa 1 let was reported missingfrom a purse, and a purse contain-ing prescription glasses also wasreported as lost or stolen, accord-ing to Dever.; 'The fyallet was a large, red,credit-card type wallet-contain-ing credit cards, but no cash,"said Dever.The purse had sentimental valueto the owner/he added.Anyone having any informa-tionftha twill assist security in therecovery should contact BudDever atExt 2329, orstopby 214Main.

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newsliy Noreen Roberts Merciad Staff ReporterMercy hurst College and the Sis-ters of Mercy have become fa-ns. In the 1994 edition of USiltNews and World Report's BestColleges Guide, "Mercy hurst'sThaw Point" was featured.This is a story that tells howMother M. Borgia Egan,Meicyhurst's founding dean andfirst president, bought ovr im-pressive wrought-iron gates for$600 from the Thaw Estate inPittsburgh.At that time, they were about tobe sold for scrap metal!Jo Ann Tooley, senior editor ofAmerica's Best' Colleges, isquoted as saying Meicyhurst'sentry was "one of the m ost inter-esting submissions they receivedbyco lieges andu ni versities acrossthe United States." *SftThe gate story was chosen as a she said.

result of a.letter sent to publicrelations officers requesting theysubmit "interesting, historical andbrief articles." Mary Daly, vicepresident of external affairs, sentin the story.In early summer, the gate storymadefirstand second cuts. As aresult, photos werere quested. Thecollege was contacted severaltimes for verification of facts."Some of the questions the re-search; reporters asked evenstumped those -of us who*havebeen affiliated'with the collegefor30 years and who have a piettygood handle on Meicyhurst's his-tory," said Daly. "At onepoint wesent a car to the Motherhouse topick up Sr. La we re nee to openthearchives for Mother B orgia's earlyrecords when they called andwanted to know how much thegates originally cost. That wassomething not one of us knew,"

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C o n c e r t R e v i e w :R o c k s C i v i c A r e n a ModeBy Heather RyanMerciadStaffReporter

l | 1Depeche Mode, the alterna-tive id a nee-rock group whichfirst emerged in the early '80s asa new wave act, gave a spec-tacular concert performance atthe Pittsburgh Civic Arena onFriday, Sept 17,1993. *The show openedjwith"HigherLove"from heMode's1993 release "Songs of Faith and Devotion. "The first thing theaudience heard were mysterious, alluring tones of "Higher Love."The band was h idden behind a curtain to add to the atmosphere.Their giant silhouettes loomed before the crowd.. Halfway through the first song, the curtains dropped and thegigantic shadows disappeared. The four man band in the flesh was

visible.Some of their other songs included "Knocking on Death's Door,""Stripped," "Policy of,Truth," "Enjoy the Silence," "Behind the.Wheel," "Never Le t Me Down," "Halo," "A Question of Lust "Dave Gahan , lead singer, dressed simply in a white tank top andtight flared jeans, and two tattoos onhis chest and shoulders, dancedprovocatively on-stage.Gahan sang b rilliantly, danced brilliantly and even got the crowdin the arena involved during "Personal Jesus."Not only was the crowd dancing wildly, they also responded wellto the lead singer as he encouraged the Arena to sing "PersonalJesus" along with him. Reach ou t and touch faith!Behind the dancing vision of Dave Gahan were video screensportraying nearly nude figures. When Martin Goiie descended fromthe upper stage to sing "A Question of Lust," the crowd went wild.The songs performed from the new album included "Mercy inYou," "I Feel You," "Walking in my Shoes," "Judas," "In YowlRoom,?*.'Higher Love? and "^~nA t;~" "p,L t Q I ^ , mjw in|Whort played guitar for a few num bers rather than synthesizer, andanother member of the band, A lan Wilder, played drums throughoutthe entire concertAs they were once a completely synthesized band in the '30s, theyare now moving toward electric guitars and even drums. ^Depeche Mode came back for two encores andsang "EverythingCounts" for one. .*The The, a band also from England, opened for Depeche Mode.The crowd was surprisingly ca lm during this opening show.Perhaps many of them were unaware that The The now includeslegendary artist, Johruw Marr, formerly of the Smiths and thePretenders. ^Although M arr maintained a low profile during the forty minutesThe The performed, lead singer Matt Johnson deliverecKstrongvocals and an overall brilliant opening for the Mode.The T he performed "Love is Stronger Than Death," and "SlowEmotion Replay,"from heir release, "Dusk," as well as some olderselections.Don't miss The The and Depeche Mode at the Richfield Coliseumon Tuesday, Oc t 26 in Cleveland!

KathySchubert take time from the Parents' Weekend dinner/dance to pose for a photo."I had awonderf ul time. The dance wasa blast. It w

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Weeding OutBy Jule GardnerEditor in Chief

We love the Cove, don't we?We love to call it the Cove in-stead of its 'Teal" name. (Thatwould be the Laker Inn for uni-formedfreshmen.)We love tohang out there.Heck, we love to eat there.So , have you ever heard the Lword "monopoly." Let's face it,kids. The Cove has us by the, we ll, you pick the partDid you know that a nutty buddy costs $1.60 plus tax? WhenI wasin high school, the student body was outraged when they raised thepricefrom25 cents to 35. O.K., we were a pretty shallow group.Now, at Mercyworld, it's more expensive than two nutritiouscheeseburgers at McDonald's. What's up with this?But if you have a hankerin' for a nutty buddy or a Choco Taco (amere $1.35), what are you going to do?The brand name of such products is "Good Humor." Is thissarcasm? After seeing Michelle Ryan launch her Cove Ice CreamBoycott, I'd have to say it resulted in bad humor.

Cove "chefs" had a sense of humor in making a friend's urkeysub. Mic Jagger couldn't get his lips around this puppy. The tomatowasnot sliced, itwas chunked. The northern hem ispheresat on a bedof lettuce, waiting to be attacked by an innocent co-ed. In caseyou 're wondering, the vegetable won.Tomatoes grow larger and fries diminish. Is the Cove telling ussomething? I doubt they are pushing health so subtlely. Perhaps itwas a rough summer for potatoes with the extreme weather in mostparts of the country. I'm sure that's why the number of Cove frieshas been cut in half.*So you bite the spud and buy them. And for your dining pleasureas you munch those cholesterol sticks, you can gaze at the temptingphoto of, yes, The Gardenburger.SJust in case you're wondering what the heck a Gardenburger is, theingredients are listed on the ad. And they saved the m ost enticingcomponent for lastBulgur wheat Mmmmmm.Mia U-Rycki at Greg's Place Restaurant downtown: "Skip thefamous strip steak. I'd like a nice bowl of that there Bulgur Wheat."I don't even want to know what bulgur is and why a type of wheatis named for it I'd rather chew cardboard.Then I want to wet my lips with 10 O z. of apple juice. It's only

$1.10 at the Cove, I could buy a bag of apples for that much.Apple juice not your thing? Mine either. I'm a caffeine addict I'drather drink tea .This is the biggest rub of all. A small tea is 50 cents. Reasonable.A large tea is 80 cents, plus tax of course.With a small tea, youget a small tacky styrofoam cupof hot waterand a tea bag. With a large tea you get big cup of hot water and a teabag. Are you sensing injustice?I IT'S THE SAME TEA BAG. IT'S JUST MORE WATER!!!Since when does it cost 30 plus cents for two more inches ofwater?? Inquiring minds want to know.I'm organizing a boycott ofmy own. I've got a pocket full of Irishtea bags (Thanks, Yvonne) and I'mgoing to STEAL hot water fromthe Cove.It isn't breaking the law. It's civil disobe dience. Thoreau's on myside, Glenhurst. |So , there I am, sticking to the ketchup residue on the table, tryingto study. R efusing to eat at the overpriced last chance corral but stillenjoying the "Coving It" atmosphere. That's when they decide tosweep around me eight times.I can hear their thoughts: "Just get the broom close enough toinvade her personal space without exa ctly com ing in contact withher shoes. Oh yeah. This sweeping thing is a great way to pass thetime." fI don't care about dirtyfloors!Leave me alone! I'll already smellof grease until my next shower. What more payment do you want?Don't answer that I'm scared of being ostracized and I can't livewithout the Cove Wednesday nights. I have no choice. Did I ever tellyou I never win at Monopoly?

Impact of an interviewBy Anne L. McNeilsAsst. News/CopyEditor

I have just written the scarieststory ofmy life. You can read it inthis very issue of the Merciad.I'm glad I'm done writing it, butI doubt I'll ever be satisfied withit m W$ &!When I heard that M ercy hursthad a writer-in-residence, Icouldn't wait to do the story. I'vealways wanted to meet an honest-to-God author, one who wrotereal books. Here was my bigchance.Even though I was looking for-ward to it, I figured this would bea typical interview; I would sitdown, ask some questions, takesome notes, go home and thinkabout it for a little while and thenwrite my story. The only thingthat would make it a little bitbetter was my ow n personal in-terest in the subject

Well, it w asn't exactly like that.I did all of those usual things, butthis interview was really differ-ent Ask my editor.I called her as soon as I finishedthe interview. I couldn't believehow well it went I have neverbeen so excited about a story inmy whole life.I went about organizing it in theusual way. I spent Ages trying togetin contact with W.S. Kuniczakand I called him as soon as I gothis phone number. That waswhenit started to be differentKuniczak sounded like he wasready for m e to come over rightthat second if that wasmy choice.I've never had anyone so willingto talk to me. Usually, we go backand forth for 15 or 20 minutestrying to figure out a convenienttime for both of us.Before I even left for DuvalWest, I was pretty excited. I wasnot let down in any way when

Kuniczak answered the door.From the moment we began talk-ing, I felt at ease with him.Usually, when I do an inter-view, it fee ls like work. Not that Ihate it, I generally like to inter-view someoneI like to get theinformation I need for m y story.But it always feels a little bit likedoing a term paper orbook reportNot this time. For the hour I satin Jack Kuniczak's living room/office, I felt like I was making anew friend. He made me a cup ofthe best coffee I've ever tastedand smoked a pipe while w e so-cialized.Sometimes I was so wrappedup in what we were saying, Iforgot to take notes. Someone wasmowing the lawn outside, but af-ter the first few minutes, I barelyeven noticed it. We talked aboutso many different things, I couldfill alleight pages ofthe Merciadand still have some left over. Butwhen I left, I felt like I'd onlybeen there for about ten minutes.Even though I was so pleasedwith the interview, when it cametime to sit down and write thestory, I started to get scared. I

mean really scared,I've never kidded myself intobelieving I'm a great writer, but Ido like to think I'm pretty fair atit But this time, a real-world writerwas my subjectOther real-world writers haveread my stuff before, but it wasnever about them. When JackKuniczak picks up this issue ofthe Merciad, he's going to see hisface gracing thefrontof it. Andright nearby he '11 see By Anne L.McNeils. If he hates it, he mightassociate me forever with the hor-rible story that was written abouthim. He might hate me .I don't want him to hate me . Heis one of the most interestingpeople I've met in my life. He'sdefinitely the most interestingperson I've met here i tMercyhurst.I want him to think I'm a decentwriter. I want him to look at thatstory and say, "She didn't do sucha bad job." I don't care if hedoesn't love it. I just don't wanthim to hate i t

I wish everyone at Mercyhurstwould take the time to go andmeet Jack. We're extremely for-tunate to have him here.To borrow from Dr. Schif hehas "European charm." It's notquite*that'simple, though. Hedoesn't come across with thatsticky kind of"Enchanted to meetyou" European charm. But he'smore than your average nice guy.I wish I could explain it, but it'sone of those things that defiesexplanation. You have to go meethim yourself. Look for himmaybe he'll be sitting in GarveyParksomeday. Stop and say hello.Maybe he'll offer you a cup ofcoffee. IEven if you're no t interested inwriting, you '11 probably be inter-ested in what he has to say. Talkto Dr. Schiff; he can put you intouch with him.Meanwhile, I'm just going totake some deep breaths and trynot to think too much about abest-selling author reading mystories.Campus

Question:From what you know, what do youthink of the new health care reform ?Elizabeth Lay, Junior, English/History:"Hillary is doing a great job. I don't think he would have come upwith something like this without her."Richard Hartis, Assistant Soccer Coach:"I think it's a good idea trying to introduce social health care. Sincewhere I come from we already have this. I have seen the benefits andthey are good."

Robyn Braunroth, Junior, Accounting:"There are things that sound fair but some of the changes he isimplementing are going to cost some people more. Everyone shouldbe entitled to the same health care benefits w ithout increasing theircost." n ^MRob W ilson, Junior, Criminal Justice:"I think we definitely need a health care plan, and although I don'tpersonally care for him I hope it goe s through. I think that Ross Perothad a better idea."Colin Hilton, Assistant Soccer C oach:"EE bye gum aire think its right good." f(Don't ask us. He's foreign.)Eric Anibaldi, Junior, Criminal Justice:"It's definitely a step in the right direction toward national healthcare, it may not be perfect but it's a step in the right direction."Wade Sarver, Freshman, C riminal Justice:"What I have heard is pretty goo d. I hope that it works out for thebest."Bill Steen, Junior, Advertising:"Not much unfortunately. I think it will be very difficult to effec-tively implement in the next few years. I think the middle class isgoing to get screwed. Overall, I think it is a good notion and Isincerely hope that it works."

Quotes compiled by Nicole Geraci

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Crisiscontinued rompage 2

Inside their White House (whereParliament meets) Yeltsin's op-ponents were able to block manyofthe initiatives and appointmentsthe President wanted.fit was gridlock; and Yeltsin's(and perhaps Russia 's) future de-pended on progress."A referendum on Yeltsin andthe Parliament was held, and onApril 25th Yeltsin could nowprove the public agreed with hiscall for early election s for Parlia-me nt Parliament would n ot agreeto Yeltsins' call for Decemberelections for the legislative branchand June 1994 (six months later)holding Presidential elections.

In violation of their old Com-munist-era Constitution (and per-haps what any new Constitutionwould allow) Yeltsin announcedin late September hewas disband-ing Parliament. They promptlyimpeached Yeltsin and their Con-stitutional Court backed up Par-liament.

This "Civil War Without Fight-ing" endured 12 days and thenexploded Sunday, October 3 .Yeltsin had the upper hand andwas waiting out his opponents.He may have underestimated thedanger and may have overesti-mated his Vice-President'scau-tion. However, Yeltsin hadpledged to the West he would userestraint, and perhaps wanted toavoid crating victims and mar-tyrs, especially since his actionhad been uncon stitutional.His opponents in the Parlia-ment; perhaps out of misreadingtheir strength, out of the d angersof group think, out of personalambition, and impatience; struckout and called for armed rebel-lion.Yeltsin, twice as popular as anyof his rivals, and in firm control ofthe armed forces, secu rity forces,and police, was now free to act

forcefully. A recent poll showed

that 70% of the 9 million Musco-vites did not care who prevailed -they wanted to go on with life,with eating better, and undoubt-edly they wanted order returned.Today, order has largely been re-established.In t he short term at least, Yeltsinhas won.The US . did what we could dur-ing this crisis - very little. Thetw o i most significant things wedid were things we did not do.We did not waver in our supportfor Mr. Yeltsin and we did notinterfere too much which wou Idhave weakened Yeltsin's hand (asour increasing support for Diemin Vietnam continually eroded his

legitimacy).Perhaps we could have donemore earlier. Former PresidentNixon argued during Mr. Bush'spresidency that we should be do-ing more to help the forces offreedom in Russia asthey strugglewith their transition. WhenYeltsin wanted to disband Parlia-ment and rewrite the Constitutiona long time ago, we discouragedthat. I]But, why should we care?First, the Soviet Union doesnot exist, but its missiles still do.Secondly, the outcome of thiswill affect nuclear stability, andthe proliferation of he ABCweap-p i o n s ' ( a t o m i c , " b i o l o g i c a l , aandchemical). The Start agreements,and the d ecisions being made inthe Ukraine and elsewhere hingeon what happens in R ussia.Third, the stability of Europeand particularly in the formerSoviet Union could b e affected.The situation in what was Yugo-slavia is an example of what canhappen when1 power vacuumsoccur.Fourth, cooperation at theU.N. made possible the PersianGulfeffort - an unfriendly Russiawould return the U.N. to the days

of relative impotence.Fifth, what happens there af-fects our military budget, our defi-cit, our domestic spending, healthcare reform and, potentially, themoney available for student loans.Sixth, th ere are increasing eco-nomic investments at stake.Finally, we can care becausehuman lives are affected and be-cause freedom and democracy areat stake.Today the first question for thefuture is whether or not Yeltsincan use this time to achieve suc-cessful reforms. Whether or not abold, charismatic, revolutionaryleader can create stability, cangovern, and can create the institu-tions necessary for his personalreign. (Max Weber, E. VictorWolfensteinand history have su g-gested this is not an easy task.)The second question is, willYeltsin resist the temptation topress his advantage? Does herecogn ize the importance of whatLippmann called "the indispens-able opposition?"Many of Yeltsin's opponentswere sincere, patriotic people.People who believed in the ruleoflaw, who I believed you mustamend or legally change a consti-tution you disagreed w ith, ratherthan merely changing the painton the fence as as the pigs did inOrwell's "Animal Farm." Thoseopponents are the exact peopleRussia needs.Finally, we can perhaps try notto judge too harshly the fitful startsof Russian democracy. Our ownpast includes the Alien & Sedi-tion Acts, Slavery and the CivilWar, McCarthyism, the intern-ment of Japanese-American citi-zens during World War.II,Watergate, Iran-Contragate, and20,000 murders last year includ-ing the politically motivatedmur-der of Dr. Gunn by a pro-lifefanatic.

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By Nic k KraygerMerciad Staff ColumnistWhile previewing the sylla-bus for our Religious Personsclass at the beginning of theterm, Dr. Snyder made a com-ment inrelation o the section ofthe course dealing with Sexual-ity and Sexual Violation.Addressing the class, shelooked directly at me and said,As a man, you don t knowwhat it reels like to live in constant fearof being raped."My initialreactionwa s that Dr. Snyder had an unrealistic fear. Sadto say, I realize that rape is not an unusual occurrence in this world.Personally, I know of two rape situations among friends, one maleand one female. Okay, rape is areality n this world. But"to live inconstant fear?" FI was running down at Presque Isle today. Walkman blaring. Bugsslapping me in the face. Staring out at the lake. Then I noticed thiswoman speed walking in front of me. She w as probably in her late20 ' s, early 30's. I g uess she noticed me as we went around the curve.Anyway, she began to look a little nervous. I continued running. Shebegan to follow my every move. She looked very nervous. At firstI thought, "Lady, get a grip." I guess I just never saw myself as anintimidating or threatening person. But "to live in constant fear..."Currently in my Religious Persons class, we are discussing Se xu-ality and Sexual Violence. Aside from class discussions we are alsowatching afilm on rape. As a student, I sit and try to remember the

sequence of events so that I can answer the questions at the end. Asa student, I take notes on "subm ission'' and "consent."But as a sensitive man, I wretch at the thought of the animals whoare capable of this. I get even more sick from the realization thatonein 15 men on this campus are those animals. To think that they areroaming this campus and even possibly sitting next to me is sicken-ing!Current statistics show that one out of every six college women israped. So if you are living in the new townhouses, statistics show thatyou or one of your roommates will be raped during the course ofyourcollege career. Those statistics and that idea terrify me , and I'm aman. But "to live in constant fear..."Before sitting in that class, I don't thinkI ever reali zed this massiveand devastating phenomenon was a common violation in oursocietyand on our campus. Dr. Snyder was right when she said somethingwas wrong.I do not pretend to comprehend what it must feel like "to live in

constant fear." But I no longer think that Dr. Snyder made anoverstatement Her fear is legitimate.Personally, my heart bleeds for anyone w ho has lived, through arape experience. No one should have to go through that As formyself, I hope to work toward a safer community and society wherean instance ofrape is not so common. M aybethen my daughters wil lnot have "to live in constant fear" of being raped.

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Fansbid farew ell to>Cleveland Stadium

By David J . KosobuckiMerciad Sports Writer * 'I have never felt sad before at a baseball game until last weekendin Cleveland. It was the final series at Municipal Stadium for theIndians;' IThe 62-year-old ballpark was going to be closed down for base*ball. I thought it would be nice to be part of history. I'm not anIndians fan. I doubt I ever will be . But I now feel I o we the Indiansa great deal for helping me grow up with baseball.

aiIt was about ten years ago when I saw myfirstIndians game. TheTribe played the Baltimore Orio les that day. I remember it like itwas yesterday. Cal Ripken went 3-for-4 for the Orioles. I waitedoutside the stadium after the game for autographs. I got Ripken'sautograph. It was probably the most thrilling moment in my life. ^

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Every time I go there, no matter how old I am, I feel like a littleboy. I watch the players take batting practice with astonishm entThe sweet swing of a major league baseball player is one of themost beautiful sights in sports. Baseball fields are places wheredre ams come true. It is the close st thing to perfection that I have everbeen to. %M ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ _ _Now i t was the final series. I sat far back in the bleachers. I wasso far away that I sometimes forgot there was a game going o n.The stadium was filled to almost full capacity for all three games.Over 216,900 fans came to see the series. This set a major leaguerecord. f . ' - ' . . -i

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The games by themselv es were boring. The White Sox won allthree without much of a threat. ' -5& < y rAs a matter of fact, two of the'most memorable moments of theserieshad nothing to do with baseball. T he irstwas when Chicago' sBo Jackson hit a home run into the left field bleachers. J *As he ran around the bases the Indians fans screamed for the fanwho caught the ball to throw it back on the field. After about 60seconds of coaxing, the ball came back. The entire stadium roaredwith pleasure. The fan had enough courage or stupidity depend ingon how you look at, to throw a piece of history in order to please thecrowd. f * .The second memorable moment came when a guy decided toclimb down the left field foul pole. When he got down to the field,a police officer slammed him up against the fence and took himaway. " ''*' 'p[" m4 '''$. J>*Even though there was very little drama involved, I still thinkthat I will remember the games betterthan all of the others thatI have

seen, I also believe that the unexciting games helped me to focus onwhat was really important that weekend . *.After the final out of the game on Sunday, I looked, around thestadium like a lost little k id. I almost wanted to cry. I sat around withmy friend until most of the stadium cleared out.: When I walkedtoward the exit, I felt like I was walking away from baseball andfrom my childhood. The thought of next season never crossed myIt wasn't until I walked outside in the parking lot when I heard,avoice over the P.A. system. It wa s a statement that I had heardbefore, but this time it was at the perfect moment, y ,The powerful vo ice of James Earl Jones said, "The one constantthrough all the years has been baseball. America is ruled by it likeon armv rf steamrollers. It hasbee n erased like a blackboard,rebuilt

and erased again. But baseball has marked the time, uus uei a, misgame is a part of our past, it reminds us all of what was once good,and could be again." * $ + .iAi that moment, a tear ran down my cheek. I don't know if it wasa sad tear or a happy one.As I walked to the car, things started to make more sense. This wasjust a fact of life being played out in baseball terminology.Leaving the stadium was like having home and all the things thatwere so wonderful that we took for granted. Moving on is some-thing each of us must do in our lives, whether it is a family, a highschool, a college or a close relationship with someone.Everyone must learn to let go of things in h is or her. life. Only then

will we know how special they are to us.

Baseball drops Fall Classic to ScotsBy Craig RybczynskiMerciad Sports Editor .

The Mercy hurst Laker baseba 11team advanced to thefinalsof theErie County Baseball Classic onTuesday in Edinboro, only to suf-fer a late inning loss to the hostFighting Scots, 5-2.The loss dropped the Laker'srecord to 2*4 in the fall season.Mercy hurst split a double-headeron Saturday. In the opener, theblue and green bombed Dowlin gCollege o f Long Island5-1. In thenightcap, Slippery Rock U niver-sity edged Mercy hurst 5-4 in eightInnings.Despite the team's record, theMercy hurst pitching staff has beenimpressive. If not for some lateinning heroics, the Lakers couldeasily h ave finished the road trip3-0. * : I *' ^Against Dowling, Rich Runtasopened the game with>two in -nings of work in picking up thev i c t o r y . ' * * l * 4 ^ -1'Meanwhile, the Mercyhurst of-fense pounded out six hits andalso benefited from-eight walks.The game was decided early!. Inthe * first liming, Mercy hurst

opened with three consecutivewalks to load the bases.0

Jason Runtas and Dan Messnerthen added RBI singles and firstbaseman Jeff Benedict also addedan RBI walk to plate three in theinning.Benedict led the Laker offenseas he went l-for-2 with two RB Is.In the second game , the Lakerslooked to improve upon their two-game winning streak against theSlippery Rock Rockets.Mercy hurst cracked 1 1 hits andbattled the Rockets into extra in-nings. Pat Cutshall was perfect atthe plate as he went 3-for-3 withan RBI.The Lakers rallied in the top o fthe seventh inning to tie the gameatfour. Eric Ridgely and BillPieloch singled land scored asMercy hu rst gave Jeff Hutchinsona chance for his second victory ofthe season,Hutchinson pitched four inningsof relief, but; surrendered th e-game- winning run in the bottomof the eighth on a bases-loadedsacrifice fly.Despite the loss, Hutchinsondisplayed a sense of accomplish-ment. "I felt,more into it men-

tally. It is easier to get in there andpitch with the team behind you,"he said. ItOn Tuesday, the Lakers deedtheir toughest challenge of thefall* With the contest tied at one,heading into th e bottom of thesixth, Edinboro loaded the baseswith two outs.tx Fighting Scot hitter Ron Lovetsran the count full and then drilledthe next pitch out for a grand slamoff of David Lee.

Assistant Coach JoelDombkowski commented on thetough luck of the Laker baseballteam. He said, "We played aswell as w e couId ha ve. The brea ksdidn't go our way . I w as surprisedhe hit it as hard as he did. If weplayed again, in the same situa-tion, David Lee could iust as eas-ily come out on top.'

One Laker who i s having goodluck is Kevin Sweeney a s he con-tinued to com e through at the plate,as he added a double and a triple.Mercy hurst will get to avengethe loss to Edinboro as it battlesthe host Fighting Scot s on Satur-day at 10:30a.m.

soooer fir two wins / ' ! ' ^ " . - - - . u f i e i * * ) * * ^ u j uByMiaU-RycldAdvertising ManagerThe men 's soccer team chalkedup another 'W' this past Saturdaywhen they narrowly beat North-ern Kentucky 1-0. "It was a verysolid performance from a teamthat has gotten into the habit ofwinning*" said assistant coachRichard Hartis.: Winning doesseem to be a habit for the men.This is the third win in a row forthe men who are ranked forth intheir region with a current record

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;F r e s h m e n l e a d M e r c y h u r s t o v e r C a n i s h i sBy Keith CoursonMerciad Asst. Sports Editor

iOn a night that marked thefirst ever football game played ona Friday in, Ca nisi us history,Mercyhurst and Canisius battledin an emotional game that saw athe Lakers prevail, 13-9.The game included sevenfumbles(two lost by each team),two interceptions, 11 punts, and17 pe nalties. From a fan's stand-point, it was entertaining. From acoach's .perspective, it was theworst and the best of times.Mercyhurst had its back to thewall after the very first play of thegame when Bryan Milliganfumbled and Canisius recoveredat the Laker 17-yard line .The Mercyhurst defense,which stumbled a week earlieragainst Dickinson, was superiorall day long."When that happened, it gave

t^-them great field p osition and it^ would' ve pumped them u p i f theywould've gotteni on gthe boardearly," said Coach Joe K imball."You sure don't want to do that\ but our defense did a tremendousjob recovering.*'

The Laker ground attack wasawesome in the first half, exceptfor one thingno points."We just didn't get it done in-side the 20 yard line and that is abig concern right now ," addedKimball. "That's something we 'reworking on very hard. We have toget consistent.Craig Woodard led the w ay ashe blitzed the Griffs for 96 yards,with 72 coming in the first quar-ter. Mercyhurst* rushed for 279yards on the day. However, pen-alties ended most possessions."We just*killed ourselves,"added the Laker boss. "Some ofthem were questionable, but that'sgoing to happen in every game.You just have to eliminate asmanyof those as you can."It wasn't until there was 1:45left to play in the third when thescoreless tie w as broken. G riffinsafety Greg Pe lletier interceptedfreshman George!Black's firstpassof he night, lateraled theballback toteammate Dave Fraterrigo,who then out raced everyone for68 yards and a Canisius touch-down. Any Lakermomentum hadbeen lost."Throwing the ball is a questioi)

INational ^Invitationalto Barry, lakers thirdBy Richard SheltonMerciad Sports Writer

The Mercyhurst women's soc-cer team suffered m ixed fortunesin the Mercyhurst National Invi-tational Tournament last week-end.In its first game against secon d-

ranked Barry University (FL), theLakers were comprehensivelybeaten 5-1. Top scorer ErinStewart scored the onlyMercyhurst go al.However, on Sunday the Lak-ers rallied to be at, top-rankedFranklin" Pierce, who fell toSonoma St.(CA) jn round one.Mercyhurst won 2-1.:ilrish forward Claire Scanlon andStewart managed t o break downthe Franklin Pierce defense toscore in the consolation contest.I The prestigious tournament w aseventually won by Barry, whoovercame Sonoma in thefinal2-1 in overtime. "The game against Barry wasdefinitely a good learning experi-ence for the girls," said Asst.Coach Rich Hartis. "I think wegave them a little too much re-spect. We tended to dropour headsand they became stronger.**The Lakers certainly didn't droptheir heads^ in the co nsolationgame. They attacked FranklinPierce, from the start'and werej rewarded with an early goal front

Scanlon.The goal seemed to boost theirconfidence as they attacked theFranklin Pierce goal from allangles.gindefense, captain Mia U-Ryckiand sophomore Sarah Connellykept the dangerous Pierce ffor-wards in check.Before halftime, the visitorsmanaged to grab \ an equalizeragainst the run of play. The scorewas tied at one.However, in the second half,Mercyhurst picked up where itleft off. With the help of a strongwind and some positiveplay, theLakers began to press forward*Wide midfielders Becky Millerand Lee Ann Kelly began to takethe game to their opposition insearch of the illusive goal. Timeseemed to be running out as theball broke free from midfield intothe path o f speedy* forwardStewart. She advanced on thegoalkeeper and calmly slotted theball into the corner of the goal."The win was an excellent re-sulrfor us," said Hartis. tfWeproved that we had learned fromthe firstgame, which looks g