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VOL 54 NO . 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGESEPTEMBER 11,1981

WMCYlEquipment Stolen *A distribution amplifier stolen fromWMCY caused the station to

delay the beginning of the1981-82 broadcast season. * ;;According toWMCYS Program Director ChrisSettlemire,the

distributionamplifier was stolen from the boilerroom where it wasinstalled during the summ er months, fI | p M fe*

The stolen amplifier enabledthe station's transmission waves tobe transmitted, to receivers located invarious areas on campus.Settlemiresays they have found a wayto work aroundthe missingamplifier and the station is broadcasting as usual.j2 ^

Settlemirealso noted that he has no hopes ofthe amplifierbeingreturned. However, he did state that plans have been made toreplace it. J* \

During the same break-insome phone hook-ups were vandalized.Phyllis Aiello, direc tor ofsafety,stated that since the break-in "th eentire area has been enclosed to prevent any further-disruptionofEhone services.'*She said therewere noleadson who was responsi-le for thetheft and vandalism.

Student Fee*J

Charge ExplainedIn the 1981-82 school year

students are being billed$15 perterm which is known as a "stu-dent fee." i ? ^ S p *

According to college president,Dr. William Garvey, studentshave paid a student fee for thepast four years although it wasonly$15 per year. ;9L

The fee was increased, saidGarvey, in order to improve thecollege budget. Approximatelytwo-thi rds of the moneygenerated bythe student fee, $33thousand, was added totheFinancial Aid budget.J

The remaining $15 thousandgenerated by the student fee willgo directly into the collegeGeneral Fundwhich pays collegeexpenses of$388 thousand bring-ing that department's budget to$500 thousand. /

The additional Financial Aidfunds were necessitated in orderto accommodate a greater;number of students receivingscholarships in the D'AngeloSchool of Music, and HonorScholarshipsfor freshmen. : f? FinancialAid funds arealso be-ing used to offset federal cut-backs in student aid. *

The $45 each student pays as a

student fee could have been add-ed to the 1981-82 $370 tuition in-crease said Garvey. Instead, heopted for the student fee. * t

"The reason we chose the feewas because it went directly backto the students," stated Garvey.

Stocked and shelved,even the bookstore awaits academically starvedstudents to eat Into theircoarse work afthe summer's vacation.

Studies Reveal StudentsSelf-Centered, StUliLibercdThe annual^UCLA-American

Council on Education survey hasshown a steadily-decliningnumber (, of students who callthemselves "liberal," while thepercentage subscr ib ing to''moderate and "conservative"labels increased. j * --

A Fe bru ary , 1981 studydiscovered that68 percent of thestudents at Stanford agreed that'preparing myself for a career

will be at least as important tomef as acquiring a generaleducation." -

Yet 84 .percent of Americans tuden t s be l i eve s tuden tdemonstrations "have a place oncollege ca mpusestoday, accor-ding to a 153-campus poll con-ducted by the Em hartCorp., Inc.

The same survey foundstudents not only optimistic (83percent expected to be happyduring the eighties), butsharingmany of the anti-big business at-

titudes that marked the hey-dayof campus liberalism.>J- J

Business Today mag azine un-covered similar anti-business,pro-environment attitudes in asurvey of202 schools released in

June. &| 'S j. The mag azine asserts

results of its study mean students areno less liberal in the past.

Hurst Happenings.. .Page 6

Child Care CenterNow Open In McAuley

Mercyhurst College has initiated a Community Child Carevice to help the child care needs of the college faculty, staffstudents. The service, which is also available to the Staff of Luke's School and Mercyhurst Preparatory, began officiallAugust31. * j %&. S

Nancy Sawyer, director of the Service, said there a re stricquirements"for workers at the Service. She added that soprevious experience with children is helpful and the Servicetries to incorporate students who have an academic workwhich dealswith children. In this way the Child Care Serviceprovide*experience toysupplement the classroom work, saSawyer, i * g 5 h *C *.. *

Sawyer, whosebackground is in daycare, explained that the Svice cares for children from four weeks to twelve years of agcan handle a maximum of43 children, ^ ^ J -

There is also anafter school program offered for childrenwho attend St Luke and Jefferson schools."?: \& . f

ft Future plans for the Service includes a kitchen areafor thpreparation ofsnacks and an expansion of theafternoon program

liie Service is located in the lower level of McAuley Dorm

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Editorial[editorialcomment

Rebacca L . Mar t inD Editor fflj

Donna PotoraonAssistant JB

D. Peterson R. L. Martin

Distinction WithoutIntegrity I

It seems the 'Hurst^is not above challenging the image of thelocal university with an advertising slap. The Mercyhurst AdultEducation Ad of August 30, which appeared in the local section ofthe Erie Daily Times, stated: "An Education without caring is likea University without a football Team."

Bluntly, that ad was a cheap shot that went way beyond the limitsof healthy collegiate competition. Mercyhurst has demonstrated tothe public that it is not above petty put-downs in the class ic strugglebetween the big university and the smaller private college.

That advertisement was distinctive only for its snide ^quality.Mercyhurst becomes a jealous, insulting entity in the eyes of thepublic. And for what purpose? The college isn't braver or moreheroic for actually printing what some people may feel. How canMercyhurst command respect for recent achievements when itisn't even capable of showing respect far a competent rival?Granted, football is a decided coup for the college. But is thereany glory in kicking your opponent when he's down? And sincewhen is football the crux of our "Caring Education"? Our traditionfor distinction is grounded in-pur academic standards. hLjt

P The damage is done. No one person can be* blamed, but thesystem that allowed such an advertisement to pass through can beheld responsible. Perhaps, as a method of preventive maintenance,tins system should be examined more closely, ? \

And the University? They responded by placing an advertise-ment in the Erie Dairy Times the day of our first football game:"Good Luck Mercyhurst Laker Football Team.** This tunaUniversity showed that enrollment isn't the factor that mak es onecampus bigger than another. - TE*^ IT

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Schedule EventsSeptember 9

Wednesday!- SaturdaySeptemberWednesday f

Welcome Back To School CelebratioSpecials, Specials. ..

K-104'sDJ.D. Alexander wBlm9:30-2:00 ;HfJ **!&&&& r** '??

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Ladles Night with Mike and Stu's OldieReview From WJEJ

a n d Sierra9:30-1:30

Draft Night "EveryMonday"

DJ. J J. Kelly9:30-2:00

September 18 andFriday and SaturdayjS e p t e m b e r 2 3 K-104's D.Alexander

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"The Sounds ofNight Hawk"

September a n d Rock with f'Easy" (small verI Friday and SaturdayS e p t e m b e r 3 0 b. Alexander

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F e a t u r e September 11,1981Announcing The

GRAND OPENINGOf

formerly the Mercyhurst Snack Bar

Introducing New Menu Items- mCLASSIFIEDf Personals ? Wanted

Hurst Graduate Is |New CampuslMinisterThe Campus Ministry has

welcomed Mercyhurst graduateMarie Martone to its staff. Mariewill replace SrxPeggy Anibaldias Assistant D irector of the Cam-pus M inistry. She discussed hernew role in the Campus MinistryProgram. f_ % I j

"Mainly I will work with theChaplain in conjunction with theliturgy; jalso I will advise thestudents concerning the serviceprojects."

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News September 11.1981 PStudies Reveal Student* MSelf-Centered, Still Liberal

Calendar Change Considered;how the students mostly careabout themselves," summarizes _ _ .- *-v* * %-*- i -w *Phyllis, Meek, up*s associate Merciad Seeks Student Inputdean of student affairs, who *

(CPS) The 1961student body is either more con-servative than students of thepast, no less liberal, or both ac-cording to two recent studies ofpolitical and social v alues.

A Rutgers University survey of205 campuses concluded studentstoday are a s politically active asever. * (*"&"The only major differencebetween now and the sixties is

that there was a central issuewith Vietnam that drew" a greatamount of media coverage," con-tends Michele Lamoal, one of theRutgers researchers who over-saw the survey, 'JP

The study found that thenumber; of demonstrations oncampuses has decreased only 11percent over the last two years.

A University of Florida study,on the other hand, "seems to

helped poll the student body. 1Florida I students * preferred

alcohol to marijuana at partiesby a three-to-one margin. Theirmost | pressing concerns aregrades, inflation and unemploy-ment, all of which Meekcharac te r ized! as >personalconcerns, gjf fig -^ f

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