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inside

this

issue

News

Delve into the secrets

of the dead with the

Forensic Anthropology

Department.

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Building at Mercyhurst

North East (left) dedi-

cated to Michele and Tom

Ridge.

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Opinon

Compare points of view fromeach gender with Mr. and MsMalarky.

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Index

News...............................2

Features.........................3

Opinion...........................4

Opinion...........................5

A&E.................................6

Sports.............................7

Sports.............................8

Features

Put down that bag of

potato chips and open

up to healthier eating!

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MERCIADVol. 79 No. 1 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie Pa. 16546 September 14, 2005

THE

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929

Picnic tables beckon Erie residents to a beach-side feast. The last sun filled days ofsummer attract many Mercyhurst students to Presque Isle to barbeque, play volley-

ball and soak up the sun.

Many think the summer is coming to a close, but the warm sunny beaches provide adaily getaway from the stress of a hectic college schedule. For more information on

these activities and numerous others, turn to page 3.

Bask in the last rays of summer...

Every academic year, MercyhurstCollege introduces many new programsand activities for the student body,especially freshmen.This year, the decision has been made

to introduce a mandatory online alcoholinformation course for all incomingfreshmen. Alcoholedu, created by the group

Outside The Classroom, is a methodof al cohol education that is less of atest and more of an online survey. Thesurvey takes students responses to aseries of questions and shows a possiblescenario based on the decisions that onemakes when answering.

Penny Przybylski, Hall Director of theEgan Dormitory, is one of the mem-

bers of Residence Life who is helpingwith the project.

We know that students on campusare going to drink, Przybylski said.

This program is not intended to stopthem, but to increase a students knowl-edge of the consequence of alcoholconsumption.

Residence Life staff members arehoping that this form of alcohol edu-cation will help students make betterdecisions before drinking based on whatthey have learned from the program.They will be comparing the number

of this years alcohol violations to thoseof the past, hoping to find a drop in thenumber of occurrences.To make this program a success, Resi-

dence Life staff needs to have a seriousresponse from the freshmen class.

In the hope of enticing the studentsto take the online survey seriously, theywill be walking around freshman areasand asking questions about what the

students learned from the survey.Please see Alcohol on Page 2

Freshmen must take

online alcohol course

As another year begins at Mercyhurst,the college is engulfed in a wave ofactivity.

Students across campus juggle aca-demic schedules and extracurricularactivities. Fall athletic teams havealready been in full swing since the endof summer.

Mercyhurst takes incredible pridein its athletic teams, praising studentsfor their excellence both on and offthe field.This fall however some faculty mem-

bers are extremely concerned about the

additional load many athletes undertake.Students not only deal with full courseloads, they have extremely large athleticschedules to follow as well.The Athletic Department has an

attendance policy that lays downspecific rules for student athletes toadhere by.Athletes are allowed to miss up to four

classes per term on Mondays, Wednes-days or Fridays. These students are alsopermitted to miss only three classes onTuesdays and Thursdays.

If students miss any classes beyondthe ones they are allotted under theacademic policy, they are subject to afaculty members absentee policy.There is a rising concern that some

sports schedules may jeopardize thispolicy. At the beginning of the year some

freshman athletes missed the first dayof classes to attend sports events. Somefaculty members feel that the first dayof class is extremely vital and do notwish students to be absent.

However there is no specific rule inthe attendance policy that forbids ath-letes to miss the first day of class. Thisabsence is considered one of the onesallotted to athletes.The general concern among some

faculty members is that student athletesare being pressured to break the atten-dance policy.

Many students are under team policieswhich require attendance to all sportsgames and practices. When push comes to shove, these

students may find themselves between

a rock and a hard place. Students areforced to choose between academicsor athletics.

Many students have athletic scholar-ships that they may depend upon toattend Mercyhurst.Athletic Director Peter Russo firmly

supported the Athletic Departmentscommitment to the attendance policy.He stated that academics always takepriority over athletics.The department has the authority to

withold a student from an athletic eventif necessary.

Mr. Russo has promised that the Ath-letic Department will revist all sportsschedules and prevent any attendanceproblems that may arise.

Mercyhurst College is a place ofhigher education and the Athletic

Department promises to enrich, nothinder that process.

Busy athletic schedules may forcestudents to jeopardize academics

By Jack ThearleContributing Writer

By Corrie ThearleNews editor

Student athletes Jaque Sluga and Don Cummings dedicate time tostudy while balancing a busy athletic schedule.

Katie McAdams/Photo editor


Arts & Entertainment

Art Gallery showcases

work of Professor Cardot.

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Sports

Womens Volleyball is red

hot at 10-1.

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On Wednesday evening, Sept.7, Father Andrew Greeley de-livered a lecture to about 900

people at the Performing ArtsCenter.

Greeley was the first speakerin the McHale DistinguishedSpeaker Series. The Dr. MarthaHaley Lecture Series co-spon-sored the talk.The turnout was extremely

impressive, the PAC was filled tomaximum capacity.

Greeley is an avid storyteller.He entertained the large crowd

with various stories relating tograce, imagination and ideas con-cerning the Catholic Church.When he spoke of grace, Gree-

ley used a small anecdote aboutan experience in the OHare

Airport in Chicago during the

Christmas season.He encountered a womanamidst the hustle and bustle ofthe airport, clinging to her infantchild.When she saw Greeley, she

immediately lit up and smiled

brightly at him. This encounterinstilled a vision of hope anddefined the true meaning of lifeand religion.

Greeley described another actof grace. On the way to Erie,he had a near death experienceon the small airplane he was

flying in. Thankfully, the plane landed

safely. By the grace of God,Greeley was able to deliver hislecture which was in high de-mand among the Erie public andMercyhurst students.

Greeleys discussion concern-ing Catholic and Protestantimagination dealt directly withthe presence and absence of Godin each affiliation.

He professed that as a com-munity, people need to come

together and recognize this dif-ference, accept it and apply it totheir daily lives.

Greeley filled this part of thelecture with combined featuresfrom each denomination. Heused these to describe the uniquecharacteristics each affiliationcontained.At the end of the lecture, the

audience was permitted to have aquestion and answer session.

Some of the questions con-sisted of thoughts on the con-troversial novel The Da VinciCode.

Greeleys response was thatthe book was considered non-sensesical in accordance with thebelieved tradition of the Catholicculture.Another question involved the

conclave, to which Greeley re-sponded that the conclave shouldnot just include the cardinals.

It should include all those thatthe Pope presides over. This ismore inline with a democraticidealism.

Overall, the lecture was enter-taining and influential. Greeley

was able to use personal experi-ences to create a much morein-depth and engaging lectureabout the current state of theCatholic faith.

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Correct answers will result

in students receiving prizes.This program known as GetCaught, will work as an incen-tive for students to get caught

with the knowledge of gooddecision-making.The survey will open on Sept.

15, and the deadline for comple-tion will be Oct. 6. The survey will take roughly

two and a half hours to complete.Students can work on it at theirown paces, stopping and restart-ing at any time from the point at

which they left it.After 30 days, there will be a

second survey for students to

take. This will test to see if thesurvey has had an effect on theirdecision-making skills over the

course of one month.Participation in this program

is mandatory. Students will notbe able to register for winterterm classes without havingcompleted it.

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Unlocking the secrets of the dead

Mercyhurst continued show-ing its strength in the field ofapplied forensic science whenthree members of the Mercy-hurst Colleges anthropologydepartment traveled to Chile in

August.They provided seminars in

their field on the tactics used when identifying crime sceneinformation and also humanremains.

Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, associateprofessor of anthropology anddirector of forensic science, Dr.Steven Symes, associate profes-sor in forensic and biological an-thropology and applied forensicscience, and Luis Cabo-Perez,director of laboratory studies,made the trip to Chile. The three professors con-

ducted short lectures to policeinvestigators and medical exam-iners in the country.

This information would beused to identify and deal withdiscovery of human remains.

These lectures included infor-mation on identifying the traumathat occurred to the body, the age

and sex of the victim.Because of terrible incidentsthat occurred in the past, thereis a great need for the officialsin Chile to know information re-garding forensic anthropology. According to Dirkmaat, the

military dictatorship that ruledChile in the 1970s and 1980s isblamed for the disappearancesof many Chilean cases involvingthose missing people continue tosurface today.The military dictatorship led by

General Augusto Pinchoet ruledChile from 1973 to 1990.

During that 23 year time spanmore than 3,000 Chileans wereexecuted or disappeared andanother 27,000 were imprisonedor tortured. The Chilean government re-

quested that the three Mercy-

hurst professors travel to Chilescapital Santiago. This was after they had sent

three of their investigators toErie during the summer of2004 to learn forensic sciencetechniques during the forensicanthropology departments an-nual short courses.

The governments main con-cern was to educate police inves-tigators and medical examinersso they are able to use expertknowledge on the identificationof human remains so they canpass that information along tothe right people, said Dirk-maat.While in Chile, the trio not only

presented a week of lectures, butalso conducted hands-on-work-shops in which they worked withChilean officials on open cases.

Dirkmaat, Symes and Cabo-Perez each presented lectures intheir fields of specialty.

They also focused the lectureson basic forensic anthropology.

We taught the basic informa-

tion that can be learned fromexamining human remains,commented Dirkmaat.

Symes presented to the groupthe basics of bone trauma, muti-lation and dismemberment along

with how to recognize cases deal-ing with those topics.

Cabo-Perez set the ground-work on general anthropologi-cal issues, statistics and how toanalyze bones.

Dirkmaat lectured on his spe-cialty: outdoor crime scene re-covery, forensic anthropology,mass fatality and victim identi-fication.The three faculty members not

only assisted the governmentand police, but gave the Chileanpeople hope for the future as

well.

Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat and a Chilean law enforcement official

help Chilean police investigators and medical examiners.

Photo by Dennis Dirkmaat

By Katie WalkerContributing writer

North East building dedicated to Michele, Tom Ridge

On August 26, MercyhurstNortheast dedicated its newHealth and Safety building inhonor of former Gov. Tom andMichele Ridge.The new building, located on

the North East campus, is pro-viding space for an ever-growing

enrollment size at the two-yearsatellite campus.

Mercyhurst named the buildingafter Michele and Tom Ridge onaccount of their contributions tothe Erie community, Pennsylva-nia, and the United States.Throughout their professional

lives, they both have taken an ac-tive role in supporting educationand literacy.

For 16 years, Michele was the

Director of the Erie CountyLibrary system.

I look forward to seeing thisbuilding filled with books, jour-nals, computers and most ofall, students using them, saidMichele Ridge.Tom Ridge served as Pennsyl-

vanias governor for over eightyears. He then served as Secre-tary of Homeland Security forthree years.

He praised Mercyhurst North-east as a fine institution that

would give hundreds and thou-sands of students an opportunityfor a college education.The Michele and Tom Ridge

Health and Safety building willinclude five classrooms, twonursing labs, a computer lab, alibrary and offices for 18 mem-bers of the faculty.

Mercyhurst President Dr. Mi-

chael McQuillen sees the build-ings beauty as remarkable.

This building is a wonderfulblending of striking architectureand functionality, he said.The funding for the building

came from a capital grant of$2 million that was awarded toMercyhurst in 2003.The grant was made possible

by Ridges successors, both Gov.Mark Schweiker and Gov. Ed

Rendell.The total cost of the building

was $5.5 million. In addition tothe state funding, $600,000 dol-lars was given in congressionalearmark grants from the De-partment of Health and HumanServices and the Department ofEducation, thanks to the supportof Congressman Phil Englishand Senators Arlen Specter andRick Santorum.

Although much of the fundingwas provided by the state andfederal governments, that moneyalso came from taxpayers, in-cluding the taxpayers of NorthEast and of Erie County.A $1 million gift was given by

the Orris C. Hirtzel and BeatriceDewey Hirtzel Memorial Foun-dation to support the construc-tion of the new building andestablish the Hirtzel Institute

on Aging.McQuillen says the building is

a terrific addition to the Mercy-hurst community. It providesus with badly needed classroom,office and library space at Mer-cyhurst North East and does soin a way we can all be proud of,he said. We are very grateful toall those who worked so hard tomake it a reality. Former Gov. Tom Ridge spoke at the dedication of the Mi-

chele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building.

Ed Bernik/Photo

By Robert HodgeContributing writer

Freshman online alcohol program

Father Andrew Greeley lecturesBy Christina FerrantiContributing writer

Fr. Greeley gave the homily

at Mass of the Holy Spirit.


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September 14, 2005 PAGE 3THE MERCIAD

Unfortunately the college we allelected to attend for four years ofour life is located in a snow belt.Better known as Dreary Eriefor its lack of sunshine, we areall familiar with the lake-effect

snow and pounding wind of thewinter, into the spring, months.

Although many of us are nothere to experience an Erie sum-mer, which are said to be quitebeautiful and pleasant, we can allenjoy it for a brief month before

the bleak winter settles in. Thuswe should take advantage in theone convenient oasis to do this:Presque Isle.

Only an 11 mile drive fromcampus, Presque Isle is a haven

of relaxation and entertainmentto soothe the spirit and engagethe body for those both will-ing, and not willing, to spendmoney.

Presque Isle provides you withthe choice of 11 beaches whereyou can enjoy the sun, water and

sand. If soaking in the rays isyour activity of choice, any beach

will do.If you wish to test your com-

petitive edge, Beach 6 has eightsandy volleyball courts where itseasy to lose track of time.

Beach 6 is also the most popu-

lar beach for teens and college

students.If you are planning a picnic

and you dont want to deal witha milling crowd, Beach 7 is whereyou want to head.

Presque Isle also provides

many other activities besides theobvious beaches. There is a 13.5mile bike trail that loops aroundthe peninsula and there are also10 miles-worth of hiking trails

within the peninsula.There is plenty of time during

the winter to workout indoors ona treadmill. Now is the time to

get outside and enjoy the sightsand sounds of Presque Isle on

foot, rollerblades or bike.If you arent scared of spend-

ing a little cash to have some fun,and to get a good workout, rent-ing a single or double kayak for a

few hours is a unique experiencethat the Presque Isle Canoe andBoat Livery provides.When the sun is high and the

water is smooth, gather a groupof friends and strike out on yourown exploration of one of Pr-

esque Isles many inland ponds.For a little more cash you can

rent a motorboat to explore the

bay.Besides simply being a place of

recreation, Presque Isle is also aState Park and nature preserve,

and has been since 1921. There exists six distinctive

ecological zones on Presque Isle,many of which contain theirown unique plant and animalspecies.

Bird watching is a favoritepastime on Presque Isle. Because

of its location along the Atlanticflyway many migrating birds stopon the peninsula to rest, feedand nest.

Over 320 bird species havebeen recorded on Presque Isle,45 of which are considered spe-

cies of special concern.Many times people who visit

Presque Isle, especially teenagersor college students, dont venture

farther into the peninsula thanBeach 7; however, there is muchto see the farther in you go.

Gull Point, which is one of themost dynamic and fragile areason Presque Isle, is at the end ofthe peninsula jutting out intoLake Erie. It is designated as anatural area on the State Park andis nationally known as a birding

hotspot.To get to Gull Point you must

pass a historic area of the park:Perry Monument. This scenicarea boasts a new display de-

signed to draw people to themonument, and also explains thehistorical events and significance

of the peninsula.

Driving past Perry Monumentand Gull Point eventually bringsyou to Sunset Point. This beachis famous for its views of thesunset, and was even ranked oneof the best views in the world.

Once passed sunset point youare now on your way out of Pr-esque Isle, but there is one otherspot of interest on your drivenorthwest: the lighthouse.

Once you have seen and visited

these places you can finally beginto experience and appreciate how

lucky we are to have the beautyand luxury of Presque Isle right

in our own backyard.However, the last place you

must visit before you can trulysay you have fully experiencedPresque Isle is Saras.

Saras has been open on Pen-insula Drive since 1980 and canbe thought of as the Gateway toPresque Isle.Those visiting the peninsula

are beckoned by the red and white striped awning, the old

fashioned nostalgia and the justplain tastey smell of grillingSmiths hotdogs.After enjoying a sunny day at

the beach it is almost a traditionto enjoy the outdoor dining atSaras while sipping on one of

their old fashioned milkshakes.Pick your pleasure. Whateveryou choose, Presque Isle givesyou an outlet. We all know that winter will

soon rear its ugly head. However,dont be one of those people

who complains about it, yetdoesnt take advantage of whatErie has to offer during the shortamount of time that we get toexperience the more pleasantside of Dreary Erie.

By Melissa JackFeatures Editor

Its the third week of classalready, and that means the fresh-

men are finally able to find theirway through the halls from Eganto Preston without getting lost.However, some of them maynot realize that their teachers arealso adjusting to the climate ofMercyhurst.

Ericka Hoagland, a professorof English new to Mercyhurst,hails from Washington, whereshe completed her undergradu-ate degree. She then advanced toPurdue University in Indiana to

work on her Masters and PhDand to teach classes.

Hoagland expressed an interestin a smaller student body, and

said that Mercyhurst fit the billwhile she was job searching.

When looking for a job, I hadin mind a small, liberal arts col-lege, where there is an emphasison teaching, Hoagland said. Ilike that the classes are intimate

here. In Indiana there werethousands and thousands ofstudents, I would have them ina class once and never see themagain. Im looking forward toseeing students for all four yearsof their time here.

Hoaglands PhD is near com-

pletion, and it is on Theory andCultural Studies.

What I have been studying is

post-colonial literature and the-ory, feminist studies and rhetoricand composition.

Hoaglands PhD topic mightseem overwhelming to a fresh-man in one of her classes, butshe also has a guilty pleasure

in a more contemporary form ofEnglish: science fiction fantasy.

Sci-fi fantasy is all about StarTrek, the Harry Potter fanatics,the Lord of the Rings series,

wizards and sorcery, Hoaglandexplained. It also includes tech-

nology, and it covers sourcesacross the board, from literature

to TV and film.Hoagland hopes to tie her Eng-

lish expertise in with interestsof the student body, by possiblyforming a sci-fi fantasy club onthe campus.Also new to Mercyhurst is Dr.

Christina Riley-Brown, a profes-sor of English.

Riley-Brown studied at the Uni-versity of Arkansas for her bach-elors degree, and then moved tothe University of Mississippi forher Masters and her PhD, which

was in Early American Literatureand Southern Literature.

All along, she said that she hadbeen moving in the direction ofEnglish education.

My mother was a teacher,

and since my sophomore yearof college, I knew that I wantedto teach literature, Riley-Brownsaid.

Riley-Brown went directly fromcollege into teaching at the Uni-

versity of Mississippi, which was

a bit different from Mercyhurst.My husband and I were really

excited about the job at Mercy-hurst, because I would have thechance to teach small classes,she said. I have found alreadythat the students are very high-

caliber. I am teaching CollegeWriting I now. The students areso talkative in class, Im reallypleased.

Riley-Brown also will teachclasses in her specialty in thecoming terms.

I will be teaching an AmericanLiterature class some time thisyear, she said.

Similar to Hoagland, Riley-

Brown expressed interest inbecoming involved with studentactivities outside of the class-room.

At this point, Im trying tofigure out what the student bodyneeds, Riley-Brown said. One

teacher is doing a project withpoetry online; another is work-ing with fiction on film. I think Ineed to become involved wherethe students need it.

By Jen HelbigContributing Writer

Two new English professors share talents with Mercyhurst

Gina Christoffersen and Andrew Lapiska test their kayak-

ing skills.

Melissa Jack/Features Editor

Make the most of Presque Isle

Pat OKain and Brian De-

Francesco battle for the

ball.

Melissa Jack/Features Editor

Its 8 a.m., 3 p.m., or maybeeven 3 a.m., and your stomachis making unusual noises. Youthink of the last supper yourmom cooked for you, and yousalivate. You then think of French

fries in Egan and a sense ofhelplessness overcomes you.

Its only been a few weeks inyour apartment, and you arealready running out of cannedsoup. Believe it or not, its timeto make a trip to the grocery

store.But what to buy? The pletho-

ra of convenience food choicesis tempting, but after making itout of freshman year withouttoo many extra pounds; youknow that you should opt for

some fresh produce.Here are a few ideas for what

to do when you finally find yourway to the grocery store.

Even if you are not comfort-able grilling a portobello sand-

wich for lunch, you should not

feel like you need to resort toHungry Man on a white bunfor every meal.When you go to the store, you

need to think of buying fromeach of the food groups: veg-etables, fruits, carbohydrates,

meat and beans, and dairy.Dont buy in surplus from thefats and sweeteners g roup.Whether or not you are famil-

iar with serving sizes of eachof the food groups, a great

website to check out is www.

mypyramid.gov., because thefood pyramid is not the same

as when you were in elementaryschool. It has been improvedand simplified, and is a greattool to consider before a tripto the grocery store.The new pyramid is interac-

tive online. It takes into account

lifstyle and gender to give ageneral idea for daily calorieintake.Also, if in doubt, pick up an

extra vegetable or fruit insteadof an extra pack of hot dogs.There are many creative ways

to eat these foods, and mostof us are lacking the fruits and

veggies that we need in our dailycalorie intake.

Its a great idea to pick outdark green vegetables, likespinach (raw or cooked), green

peppers, broccoli, or a darklettuce. These vegetables willprovide you with important

vitamins and minerals that arenot found as plentifully in otherlighter choices such as a head oficeberg lettuce or a cucumber.

Also, try to buy orange veg-gies such as carrots and sweet

potatoes.Most college students prob-ably consume potatoes, Frenchfries, potato chips, and corn astheir usual vegetables. However,

it is important to eat vegetablesthat are not starchy (such as thespinach and carrots) rather thanpotatoes all of the time.As for fruits, you can glance

around the produce section andpick out whatever looks good to

you. Fruits contain fiber, whichis very necessary to keeping

your digestive system regular.If you do buy fresh produce

though, dont just bite into itstraight out of the bag. You cancontract bacteria from fruit and

veggies just as much as fromundercooked meat.

If you are not crazy aboutpreparing fresh fruit, try buyingcanned fruit in its own juice,and then draining the juicebefore eating. The nutrition in-formation on the side of a can

of fruit applies to the drainedfruit, not the entire contents.If you buy canned vegetables,make sure you drain and rinsethem.When buying grains, opt for

whole grains. But dont simplybuy any brown bread on the

shelf. Check the fiber content,and make sure that it is aroundthree grams.When buying milk and cheese,

try to buy skim, or if you wereraised on whole milk, try to stepit down a notch. Moving from

whole to 2% is much easier tobecome acclimated to than go-ing straight to skim.

Cheese can also be low fat,

but if you eat it in moderationthen you can feel free to buyany type.

When purchasing meat, trybuying the ground beef withthe lower fat concentration.Also, poultry and fish are

healthier than red meat, becausethey contain less saturated fat.

Keep your eyes open in this

section for a weekly recipe arti-cle, which will give you creativeideas to utilize the healthy foodsthat you are purchasing.

You may have read last yearabout the prospects of environ-mentally friendly apartments forstudents of Mercyhurst College,intended to be up and running

this year.Well, the year has begun and

with it, green apartments. Thedesignated building is 3807Briggs.

Students that took the initia-tive to live in these apartments

are benefitting from some greatearth-conscious undertakings

which include a discount at theFood Co-Op., bikes designatedspecifically for their use, recyclebins for paper, plastic and glass,a compost bin and a garden in

the back of the building.Each apartment was outfitted

with recycled paper and bio-degradable cleaning supplies,

which the students are expectedto replace once they run out.

These apartments consider all

parts of living.Each student in the building

is entitled to a 2% discount onfood at the Co-Op (15% on the15th of each month) and has theability to increase their discountto 20% per each four hours that

they volunteer at the Co-Op.This is completely optional foreach student. The Co-Op pro-

vides totally organic food, bulkproducts, vegetarian and veganfood, recycled and biodegradableproducts and a cafeteria. The

Co-OP is located at West 26thand Brown.

Besides buying healthy foods,the students are invited to growsome of their own. Over thesummer, Kathy Pedler, Dr. Ma-goc and two citizens of Erie,

under the direction of a local

master gardener, planted a fiveor six row garden in the rear ofthe building. It contains common

vegetables and is easily accessiblefor pickings.

The students are the onesresponsible for maintaining it asthey are the ones benefiting fromit. Part of maintaining the gardenis the creation and maintenanceof a compost bin.

For many, the idea of a com-

post bin comes with visions offlies and a garbage can smell.However, compost bins, receiv-ing no meats, cheeses or othersmelly foods, can give off a sweetor otherwise pleasant aroma.

Once the bin is started, itsproduct can be used as fertil-izer for the garden. Due to theimpending winter the compostbin and garden should be in fullcycle next year. Also in the basement of the

green building is a green com-

munity area. The room, which allcan enjoy, is going to be outfitted

with all environmentally respon-sible materials. All the materials used are

biodegradable or otherwise

green. The room, which hasno TV but does have a counter,

was designed by the graduating

interior design students last yearand will be completed by interiordesign students this year.

For all these environmentallyfriendly features, the students areexpected to keep track of theirenergy use and take count of

their recycling. There seems tobe a sense of compliance amongthe students and as Lisa Gillis,one of the green apt. tenants,pointed out, A lot of what wedo is try to make this more prac-tical The students are urged

to think of things as simple as

turning off a light in an emptyor unused room.This sense of environmen-

tal responsibility seems to bespreading and recycling bins havebeen distributed for student use.

The goal here is to get the stu-dents aware, and though many

will inevitably use these as justanother garbage can, some stu-dents will join the ever growingpopulation of environmentallyaware persons.

By Michelle BrewerContributing WriterGreen living up and running

By Jen HelbigContributing Writer

Writer introducesA Healthier Column

The new garden outside the Green Living Apartments.Katie McAdams/Photo Editor

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Unless you live in complete isolation of the worldoutside of Mercyhurst, you are be aware of the

total devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina onthe Gulf Coast.The media has been covering the story day in

and day out, particularly highlighting the failuresof government and the disaster relief effort. While

blame extends toall levels of gov-ernment, federal,state and local, the

media has beenparticularly criti-cal of an admin-istration that goesout of its way to

avoid criticism.Its about time.America spends a vast amount of its time and

resources trying to better (in our view) peoples

lives throughout the world. We are fighting a warfor that very purpose. But it is a sad day when ourgovernment is unable to provide for the peopleof this country.

On Sept. 11, 2001, this nation was blind-sided

by an attack in downtown Manhattan. After thathorrific day, the Department of Homeland Security

was formed to protect and prepare for nationaldisasters. After watching the events of Hurricane

Katrina unfold, I think its safe to say the Depart-ment of Homeland Security is a joke.The Federal Emergency Management Agency,

or FEMA, has done a pathetic job of aiding thedesperate victims in Louisiana and Mississippi.

People went for days without food or water inunsanitary conditions, begging for help. The oldand the young were dying as conditions weredeteriorating.

The incompetence of federal aid became disgust-

ingly clear. Headlines around the world showcasedthis incompetence. The Daily Mail in Londonproclaimed Third World America, and thatsexactly what it looked like.

How could this happen in the richest nation inthe world? The answer to this question lies in poorleadership and incorrect priorities.When FEMA was placed under the larger entity

of Homeland Security, there was a great deal of

protest on the Hill. As an independent body,FEMA could control its funding and operation

with much more efficiently than it currently canunder the large clumsy Department of HomelandSecurity. While this alone is a problem, the person

at the helm of FEMA is grossly unqualified forthe position.

Before being in charge of FEMA, Michael D.Brown was a failed Republican Congressional can-

didate and the Judges and Stewards Commissionerof the International Arabian Horse Association,

where he ensured judges followed the rules andinvestigated allegations of cheating.

Browns ticket to FEMA was Joe Allbaugh,

President Bushs 2000 campaign manager and veryclose friend. After Brown was let go (thats right,fired from the International Arabian Horse As-sociation), he expected to be inline for a good job

when Bush was elected. Allbaugh was appointedby Bush to head FEMA, and after his resignationin 2003, Bush then appointed the oh-so qualifiedBrown to replace him.

Browns pitiful performance climaxed on national

television, when NBC news informed him thatpeople were starving to death in the conventioncenter. NBC news anchor Brian Williams askedBrown why food and water were not being air liftedto these people, to which Brown replied thats a

good question.Surely President Bush, the King of Accountabil-

ity, would condemn Browns lack of preparation .. . right? Wrong. With Brown by his side, Bush

commented to reporters, Brownie, youre doing a

heck of a job. However, due to pressures Brownwas relieved from Hurricane Katrina operations,and recently resigned under heavy criticism citingit was best for FEMA and the president.

And what about the president? Well, when thehurricane hit, Bush was on his ranch in Crawford,

Texas, probably chopping some wood for a photo-op. The day after, the president boarded a plane,

one would assume, to get back to Washington tomobilize the federal government. Alas, his plane

went west, instead of east, to Arizona to lead atown hall meeting about Medicare.A full three days after the hurricane hit, Bush

kindly cut his five week vacation two days shortto deal with the mass chaos erupting on the GulfCoast. What a guy. When Bush finally reached theGulf Coast, he sadly commented on the loss ofRepublican Trent Lotts home (well one of them)

and hoped he would rebuild. And people say

Compassionate Conservatives dont exist!In fact, former first lady Barbara Bush was theposter-child for compassion when making this

comment regarding the refugees seeking shelterin the Astrodome, [they were] underprivilegedanyway and this is working very well for them.Somehow I think the thousands of people that justlost everything and were subjected to conditions no

human should ever experience, would disagree.Dick Cheney, who was fly fishing in Wyoming

and buying a new waterfront property in Marylandwhile the people of New Orleans fought to survive,

finally arrived on the scene over a week after thehurricane hit.

Celebrities Harry Conick Jr. and Sean Penn havedone more than any public official, actually goinginto the city and rescuing people, literally giving

them the clothes off of their back.However, I sincerely want to acknowledge the

wonderful work all members of the military, lawenforcement, first responders and medical person-nel have done, their efforts are genuine and should

be honored. The same cannot and should not besaid about most government officials, Democrator Republican.

With FEMA and government being a complete

disappointment, thank God the Louisiana and Mis-sissippi National Guard were there to restore orderand provide hope . . . oh wait, thats right theyre inIraq. Well its a good thing our tax money providesenough funding needed to aid the relief effort . . .

or it would if the war didnt cost six billion a week.So, once again, it is up to the generosity of Ameri-cans and the international community to providerelief, because Lord knows we cant wait around

for the government.America has been looking abroad for far too long.

It took a natural disaster of epic proportions to

expose all of the weaknesses we have at home. Thepoverty gap is existent and growing, our disaster

relief is a joke, arguably racism is still alive and ourgovernment officials are out of touch with the realissues Americans face.

Its time America focuses on America again. How

can we push ourselves on the world based on claimsof superiority when the Gulf Coast looks like oneof the countries we are trying to save? Its timeto open our eyes, and Hurricane Katrina was onehell of a wake-up call.

The open relationship hasbeen tried and tested for yearson college campuses in situa-tions where two people like one

another but cant seem to fullycommit.

I have battled with this verydilemma several times in my life,and when the dust settled I knew

I had made the wrong choice. Icame to the realization that un-less you are fully committed tosomeone who is far away, there

is no point in having a relation-ship. While the guidelines of con-

duct we follow in relationshipsarent there, the emotion associ-

ated with the relationship canbe. In my opinion you are set-ting yourself up for heartache,jealousy and maybe the loss

of a friend, none of which areworth experiencing over a vaguerelationship.

My suggestion to you is re-evaluate the situation, and find

out what you are really want outof this other person. Do youlike them enough to commit andgive up your freedom in COL-

LEGE!?! Or do you like themas a friend but in a more physical

way? I realize that your situation

may not be as finite as this, but ifyour answer is not the first optionthen for your own sake it shouldbe the second.

I am of the opinion that in thissituation you can have thingsboth ways. As contradictory asthis may sound to what Ive saidabove I think I have a point.

What Im trying to say is thatyou actually preserve your rela-tionship with this person betterby not entering into an openrelationship with them. If you

are not together in any way witha person, they cant legitimatelyhave a problem with anythingyou do. That is to say that you

can still hook up with anyone youwant, as well as this so-called spe-cial someone and still come out

on topor bottom whicheveryou fancy. This does not excludeyou from visiting or hooking up

with this person either.

What makes the open relation-ship so hard is that ultimately,there are no guidelines.

Even if there were a manual tothis tight rope walking act, the

amount of drugs and alcoholcoursing through the average col-lege students body would impairtheir ability not only to abide by

the manual but even to read it.If there is one time in any

persons life to be single it is incollege. This short, four-yearspan is filled with so many glo-rious experiences I cant even

remember them allor any ofthem for that matter.

My suggestion to you is tohold this person dear to yourheart, but dont sully your future

with him by involving yourselfin something that isnt likely tolast.

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Katrina exposes incompetenceMother Nature opens Americas eyes to weakness as government fails to assist victims of Katrina

Two Louisiana men reach for a rope, while a friend tries to right a charter fishing boat sunk by Katrina. The hurricane caused massive amounts of damage on the Gulf Coast.

Ask The MalarkysAre open relationships possible in college?

KRT

It is a relief to hear someonesay that they dont have timefor a committed long distancerelationship while away at col-

lege. Too many people try tojuggle class, work and keepingtheir significant other happy, atthe expense of a social life. Ihate to say this well actually I

dont because in many instances(but not always) it is the truth:couples are a drag. There I saidit! Someone has to.

I can hazard a guess that cou-ples who are reading this oncampus are frowning and think-ing to themselves, Im not lame,I still have fun! Unfortunatly,

but some of these people arefooling themselves. There area great number of impulsive,exciting things single people can

do that couples cant. Routineand security are the twin thievesthat rob us of spontaneity andfree-spiritedness. As to your question about a

possible open relationshipwith this guy from summer, Ithink its possible as long as youremember one thing, this is not

a relationship. This boy is notyour boyfriend. Repeat that toyourself a couple times, because

you cannot have your cake andeat it too. Keep it simple; dontinject drama or emotion intocertain situations. You cant call

this guy on the phone constantlyand expect him to engage incomforting boyfriend conversa-tion. You cant get upset whenthis guy does not send you lame

Hallmark cards for Sweetest Day.Certainly, and this is the most im-portant thing to remember, youcannot get angry when you findthat he is dating other girls.

If you want to date otherpeople while you are here atschool, thats fine and actuallyextremely healthy and natural.

Do not think for one moment,however, that your summer flingis pining away for you, waiting for

the moment when you can seeone another again. You are nota couple if you have the freedomto date other people. You can bet

that he will exercise this opportu-nity as much as you will.

I think that the stigma thatcomes with the term openrelationship needs to be eradi-

cated. It is ok to want to dateother men. You are not wrongto not want to erase this great guyfrom your life. Look at your ring

finger; its still nice and comfort-ably bare.

Dont let the lure of warmfuzzy security fool you into put-ting all your time into a commit-

ted long distanced relationship.College is the time in your life

when the opportunities are lim-itless! Dont compromise yourchance to experience everything

you can. As much as the Sistersof Mercy would cross themselves

when I use the school motto inthis situation, it applies directly to

your question: Seize the day!

Mr.Malarky

MsMalarky

Ms MalarkyOpen relationships are possible

Mr. MalarkyOpen relationships just dont work

Opinion editor

AllisonMoore

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Welcome back to Mercyworld. In the land of Erie,Pa. where a body of water determines the weatherand you can tell the term by the intramural sportsthat take place.There is yet a new freshman class, and the newly

deemed sophomores move to the East side ofcampus and

life resumes asnormal.

However, ad-aptation mustbe made in or-der for us allto live amongste ach o the r .

This college, asmany others, truly qualifies as a college community

where students and even staff all live, work, learnand play in each others presence.

By now Im sure everyone has had their meetingswith the Resident Assistants and Assistant Direc-tors and have been informed of the quiet hours,alcohol policy, etc.These rules are all fine and dandy; however,

each individual must take it upon themselves tobe conscious of the volume coming from their

apartment, car, voice and any other devices thatproject sound.

Let me give a scenario: it is a Friday night in upperclassmen housing, the weather, decent through themonth of September, is beautiful and thus windows

are left open.Not everyone on the block wants to hear the

argument that you and your significant other arehaving while you yell obscenities at each other inthe front lawn until 2 a.m.

Please be aware that, voices do echo, this is asmall campus, news spreads very quickly and RAs

are everywhere.The second complaint that I have heard numer-

ous times deals with car radios.Even with windows closed, a car stereo blar-

ing at midnight when people have 8:00 classesis absolutely absurd. Once again, not everyonelistens to Tupac and 50cent in the wee hours ofthe morning.There have been problems inside of the fa-

cilities as well, whether it is sports teams singingfight songs after a losing match at 1 a.m. or yourneighbors TV blaring.

If you find it bothersome, do not be afraid togo and ask your neighbors to please lower the

volume.At the same time you must be polite in doing

so. As the receiver of such a request, do not beignorant, do what is asked.

In the words of the Black Eyed Peas, Realize that

you can change the world by changing yourself. Ina smaller gesture, do the Mercyhurst College com-munity a favor and please keep the noise down.

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The

The Good, the Bad, & the UglyBy Katie Tillman

The Good

The good news is that were back on campus. This doesnt sound particularly good, but it reallyis for the following four reasons:1) We once again have the opportunity to make foolish decisions without being questioned later

on (Aka: were free from our parents!)2) Getting reacquainted with old friends. Three months was far too long to be away from

themthats a lot of gossip to catch up on.3) Temporarily having money from our summer jobs to spend unwisely. Buying textbooks directly

from the bookstore, however will quickly remedy this.4) Lastly, there appears to be a few good days left to trot around in our worn out flip-flops and

to work on the nonexistent suntans.Another good on campus was the Hurricane Katrina fundraiser at the pavilion on Sunday, as

well as remembering 9/11. Its really heartwarming to see that the campus isnt just about beinganti-Bush.

The Bad

The bad news is that the money we have carefully stored away during the brief summer monthsdoesnt last very long. The necessities of life dont cost as little as they should. As a result, wereback to working for a pitiful $5.15/$5.75 an hour as workstudies.

Another negative event on campus was the rainstorm during the Mass of the Holy Spirit picnic.As a consequence, it was moved into the cafeteria where I am told people freely took chips andpop. Another result of this rainstorm was that a small herd of ants sought my apartment as arefuge. The ants promptly died the next day on the living room heater. Hopefully, my apartment

wasnt the only one victimized by ants that day.

The Ugly

As the warm days continue, water just doesnt quench our thirst. On such a balmy day, imaginemy surprise when my dollar didnt work in a vending machine. The revelation quickly came thatpop is now $1.25. Now, that is just ugly in my modest opinion. It may not seem to be a big dealto some, but having to carry around some unnecessary change is just a hassle Im not about toput up with.

On a less ugly note, problems with roommates may arise in a few weeks. Such as roommateswho constantly snore at night, roommates who have their significant other over so much thattheyre becoming a resident, or just simple things like taking out the trash. These minor issues maybecome major problems. My advice is to handle the problems now before a molehill becomes amountain, as they often do.

This concludes this weeks the good, bad, and ugly. If anyone seess something on cam-pus and thinks it worthy of being published ; simply email the famous Hotmail address [email protected].

Courtesy hours do apply

KRT

Dear Editor,While attending Mercyhurst College, I have come to the conclusion that the Information Technol-

ogy Department stinks! I would use another four-letter word to really express my feelings but knowingalready that The Merciadwill not print it, I decided not to even make an attempt.

Receiving an email around the last week of school from the IT department regarding next years setup,I quickly disgarded it thinking, Yeah, yeah whatever its almost SUMMER! Coming back to schoolfor my senior year, I was pretty excited, but that didnt last long.

First of all, I am one of the very few Americans that would stand up and say I am not a huge fan ofMicrosoft. I dont mind most of the products that they sell, but let me just say their web browser akaMicrosoft Explorer just stinks. So like other people that know about it, I prefer to use Mozilla Firefox.So when I had to register my computer on the schools website and was not allowed to use Firefox,needless to say I was fuming. One of the explanations I received from our IT department was a simpleI dont know. Just dont use it. I dont knowisnt that your job?The next reason has to be our Internet speed. We are connected on a high speed network but honestly

I feel like I am using dial up! Isnt anyone else upset about this? Hasnt anyone have ever tried to con-nect with your friends at other college universities and realize how much faster their connection is? Nomatter what you try to do to slow our networks down people are still going to download pornographicmaterial, and steal music. So its pointless to even try to make them stop!

Last, but not least, could someone please tell me the big deal about using wireless routers in your ownfreakn apartment. I know I am not the minority on this one, but unlike everyone else on this campus,I get a whopping four hours of sleep a night, so instead of keeping my roommate awake, I decide togo work in the other room but cant because my wireless connection doesnt work. Thats some majorcrap.

And oh yeah, ladies and gentleman, youre better off trying to find a geek on campus than getting anyresponse back from our IT department.

Sincerely,Katie McAdams

Returning to campus after my freshman yearproduced a feeling of zeal that only few can explainin words. I moved in, with my parents help, andthen quickly ushered them out with a Goodbye,see you in November! Then, I took a giant sighof relief a catharsis that officially marked thefreedom of living on my own, once more.

Most upper-classmen proba-bly realize what Iam talking about

when I explainsuch an emo-tional rescue,to refer to themost importantrock tour of thedecade. But, freshmen are experiencing this emo-tion for the first time in their lives. And, I am sure,they are enjoying every moment of it.

I remember becoming independent for the firsttime last year and experiencing the pleasures ofmoving away from home. No more chores. Nomore curfews. No more accountability. Instead,it was now all up to me. I was nervous I dontthink I met one person who wasnt especially

when it came to saying goodbye to the parents.

And especially when the music of some hip-hoprapster began to blast from the adjacent room I

am more of a Stones fan.I was petrified that I wouldnt make any friends,but, as quickly as my worries came, they subsided asI befriended my entire Suite 300 building. The guysacross the hall and downstairs, and the girls upstairsbecame best friends. My cell phone quickly filled

with numbers and my IM buddy list tripled.However, never have I experienced such friend-

ship and such laughter as I have thus far at Mer-cyhurst. And, might I say, isnt that what collegeis all about? Sure, academics are always numberone, but developing good friendships is equallyimportant.

Nowhere else would I have danced down thehallway to the Pointer Sisters Jump for My Love

mimicking Hugh Grant or catapulted waterballoons into an undisclosed location.

Making the best of the freshman year althoughclich is worth ones weight in gold. And thatfirst year will provide the defining moment in col-lege life, for the friends one makes then, will be thefriends whose memories remain forever.

So, strive hard, do well, and most importantly,have fun. After all, its college.

Letter to the Editor:

Its college, live it up

Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political ScienceHonor Society will be selling 9/11 remembrancepins this week to recognize those who lost their

lives in the tragic event four years ago.The pins are two dollars a piece and part of theproceeds will be donated to the Twin Tower Fundas well as Catholic Charities USA for Katrinarelief.The Twin Tower Fund donates money to the

children that lost a parent or parents in the terror-ist attack. The money helps with education, healthcare and general living costs.With the devestation caused by Hurricane Katrina

on the Gulf Coast, partial proceeds will also be sentto help with the relief effort.Although not directly related to 9/11, Hurricane

Katrina has caused great loss of life and damagethat will take years and billions of dollars to recoverfrom.The pins will be sold at the Club Fair, Wednes-

day, September 14th from 3:30pm-5:00pm in theStudent Union.

If you would like to purchase a pin after Wednesday, you can contact Maeve Kelly,[email protected] or JoEllen Taylor,[email protected] .

Please be generous and buy for families andfriends! This is a desperate time in our nation andevery little bit helps.

9/11 remembrance pinsBy Maeve KellyContributing writer

Editor-in-Chief

JoshuaWilwohl

Contributing writer

EllenKoenig

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The title alone, Schultze Getsthe Blues, can stand as an al-legory of what the story is trulyabout. So, here is a side note tothe audience; what blues doesSchultze really get?The main character, Schultze,

is unmarried, frumpy, old andhas worked at a salt mine inGermany his entire life. He isa rather bizarre man that enjoyshis garden gnomes, taking naps,playing chess and in generalgoing back and forth from hisjob daily.

Sounds monotonous, butthere is one more hobby thatcan be added to the mix whichSchultze focuses his undividedattention on: his accordion.

His everyday routine contin-ues on this solitary life of noth-ing, until one day his life sur-prisingly takes on a whole newdimension known as retirement.Schultze and two of his friendsare suddenly laid off from theirjobs at the salt mine.After a large farewell party at a

local pub, Schultze thinks he hasnothing else to live for. The only entertainment or

pleasure he finds in life is play-ing polkas on his accordion for

the locals.Even this begins to lose its fla-

vor, and unlike his two friends,Manfred and Jurgen, Schultzedoes not have a family to comeback to at night.

One night, as Schultze is chan-nel surfing on the radio, he dis-covers a new, innovative soundthat redefines the accordionstimbre.

He is so appalled at how thisstrange music has transformedthe sound of his beloved ac-cordion, but it is so captivatingcannot get enough of it. Soonenough, Schultze pulls out theaccordion and experiments, heplays the song on the radio overand over again.

The music he heard waszydeco, brought to him all the

way from Louisiana.

This new sensation provides alight for Schultze, who takes thismusic extremely seriously.

He even goes so far as tryingout the culture of the UnitedStates by making jambalaya andplaying his zydeco polka exces-sively for his friends.

Eventually, to get Schultze outof town, his friends and othersagree to send him to Texas fora music festival, which is notexactly the place he would liketo go, but close enough. Thisleads on to even more of anadventure into the unknown forthe German.Who knows what to expect,

especially since he does not

know the least bit of English. This movie captures the es-

sence of a man who has noth-ing to live for but goes for hisdreams in a strange, new place.

That sounds like a fairy tale, butthis story displays a down toearth man just exploring whatthe rest of the world has to of-fer him. This is the first movie play-

ing here at the Mary DAngeloPerforming Arts Cente.You will find, as the audience,

that the movies chosen to airat the PAC are unique and arenot likely to be shown at localtheaters.

Since the Sister Angelica Cum-

mings Gallery was first introducedto the Mercyhurst community in1984, it has played host to numer-ous art exhibitions.These exhibitions have included

works from near and abroad pro-

duced by both widely renownedand newly emerging artists, includ-ing bi-annual juried student andfaculty showings.

Most recently, the CummingsGallery is fortunate to play hostto Geography Lessons: Photog-

raphy of the Industrial Triangle, aphotography exhibit produced byGary Cardot, Assistant Professorof Ar t at Mercyhurst. Through a variety of photo-

graphic media including black

and white, color and infraredphotography, Cardots exhibitionexplores the rather depressing andunfortunate topic of urban expan-sion within the geographic triangleshaped by Pittsburgh, Clevelandand Buffalo.

The idea for the exhibit wasconceived over three years ago

when Cardot was approached for,and received, a federal grant tophotograph the industrial regionsof Buffalo.

In 2003, the photographs cre-

ated to fulfill the obligations ofthis grant were exhibited at theCEPA Gallery in Buffalo. Duringthis project, Cardot took an inter-est in the juxtaposition between

the beauty of the outlying Buffaloregion and the decay of the city. The unfortunate toll of time

that Cardot noticed in the Buffaloarea reminded him of the simi-lar fate of both Pittsburgh andCleveland that share comparableindustrial and economic histories,and the idea for such an exhibit

was instinctive.Drawing from this inspiration,

Cardot began to photographCleveland, Pittsburgh and sur-rounding territories under thesame agenda that was used inBuffalo. The images fashionedduring this period were progres-sively shown at an assortment of

galleries throughout the locale.Finally, inspired by the fact that

a great deal of the students andfaculty of Mercyhurst hail from

within these major metropolitanareas, a culminating exhibition

was slated for a showing in theCummings Art Ga llery.

For this reason, Cardot hastaken a special liking to this proj-ect, as he feels it hits a topic closeto home for both himself andthe remainder of the Mercyhurst

campus.Within the exhibition, there is

a small display publicized as aninstillation piece throughout thearea entitled, Death by Park-ing Lot. The showing includesenlargements of numerous post-

cards of the district that Cardotcollected at flea markets and fromfriends over the years.

He began collecting thesepostcards many years ago and re-

alized, through extensive reading

and outside research, they reveala phenomenon known as NewUrbanism. This practice includes the de-

struction of landmarks and otherhistorical mainstays to makeroom for new development and,

in many cases, obliteration toproduce nothing more than a newparking lot to make room for theoverabundance of vehicles. Manyof the postcards are illustrationsof bu ildings in Erie that have been

demolished and no longer exist.Several images of the Mercyhurstcampus have found their way intothe piece, alluding to its expansion

and changes throughout the years.

Anyone from the Erie area canattest to the negative effects thatgrowth has had on the economicand environmental condition ofthe greater Erie area, and the im-ages are a pictorial testament to

this sprawl.Cardots connection to the

Mercyhurst community has beeninstilled upon him during the 15years he has spent on campus as aprofessor of Art. With his Masters

Degree in Photography from theCalifornia Institute of Art and aminor in Art History from TheUniversity of Massachusetts,he has taught an abundance ofclasses exploring the medium of

photography as well as seminars inSenior Thesis and Art Histor y.

Beginning in the winter term,Cardot will introduce a new classto the extensive repertoire alreadyoffered by the Art Department,

Digital Photography. The idea forsuch a class has been brewing forseveral years, with Cardot being

the main enthusiast and advocateto such an addition.This summer, Cardot partici-

pated in the two-week, Maine

Photographic Workshop at theRockport College School of Ar tlocated in Maine in an effort tofurther extend his knowledgein the subject in preparation forthe class.

Lawrence Gartel, an interna-

tionally recognized digital artistwho once studied under and as-sisted the famed Nam June Paik,instructed the course.

Even after being in the pro-fessional photography field for

many years, Cardot noted that thecourse enlightened him to many

new techniques and processesthat he is anxious to share with hisstudents in the upcoming term. The Mercyhurst Art Depart-

ment is very fortunate to not

only have Cardot on staff as anart scholar and historian, but alsoas a practicing and exhibited fineartist.The show in the Cummings Gal-

lery, located in the lobby of the

Mary DAngelo Performing ArtsCenter, runs through Oct. 8th.

ENTERTAINMENTARTS &

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Chen Reiss, a soprano singernative of Israel, comes to Mer-cyhurst College to adorn us withher magnificent repertoire com-piled with renditions of classicalmusic.

Her performance at Mercyhurst will include songs composedby Handel, Mozart, Donizetti,Schubert, Senesh, Shemer, Cho-pin, Verdi, and Rossini.The collection of songs is from

various cultures and time periods, which allow her to accent herbroad soprano range.

Reiss also served two years ofcompulsory military service inIsrael. She was chosen to be thelead singer of the Israeli DefenseForces Orchestra.

This alone brought her nameto the world scene and fromthere, her career skyrocketedlanding her acting and singingroles in various shows.

She has been showered withpraises all around the world inaccordance with her debuts atthe Bayerische Staatsoper inMunich as Gilda (Rigoletto) andNannetta (Falstaff) conducted byZubin Mehta, as Oscar (Un ballo

in maschera) and as Blonde (DieEntfhrung aus dem Serail), arole she has also performed atthe Semperoper, Dresden.

Reiss has also donned the stageas leading actress, Maria, in WestSide Story, which allowed her totravel and perform throughout

Japan.

The list does not end there.Her upcoming appearances in-clude Mendelssohns A Midsum-mer Nights Dream, conductedby Paul McCreesh at the SalzburgFestival.Additionaly, she will perform

the Carmina Burana with thePittsburgh Symphony conductedby Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos,Marie (La fille du regiment) withFlorida Grand Opera, and Sophie(Der Rosenkavalier) with theNew Israeli Opera, conductedby Asher Fisch. This show isguaranteed to be entertainingand relaxing.

Attend this inspiring perfor-mance on Sunday, Sept. 18 at2pm.

Adult: $17.50, Senior/Stu-dent/PC: $15.00, Youth: $5.00,Mercyhurst Students w/ ID:$1.00.

Reiss performs Sept. 18th

Photo courtesy of PAC

Mercyhurst brings Israeliborn Chen Reiss to PAC

Film Series premiers withShultze Gets the Blues

By Christina FerrantiContributing Writer

Mercyhurst students, faculty and Erie locals observe and discuss Cardots work.Katie McAdams/Photo editor

Hurst gallery hosts faculty artistBy Andrew LapiskaContributing Writer

Pleasing notes from Shultze.

Photo courtsey of PAC

By Christina FerrantiContributing Writer

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SPORTS

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LAKER

Turnovers equal losses for football

The Mercyhurst College foot-ball team has gotten off to a slowand painful start this season, andnot in the sense of injuries.The Lakers have been putting

points up on the board; unfortu-nately they havent been able tostop their opponents from doingthe same. The Lakers have dropped all

three of their games to this point

and each loss has been by 10points or less.The Lakers opened the season

on Aug. 27 at Gannon Univer-sity.

Mercyhurst fell behind early

14-3 and trailed 28-10 at thehalf.

The Lakers mounted a come-back in the second half but stillcame up short as they fell to theGolden Knights by a score of

35-26.The Lakers turned the ball over

eight times and allowed 240 yards

rushing.

Mercyhurst quarterbacks JeffNowling and Brandon Staleycombined to go 13 for 36 for 194yards with six interceptions. The Lakers next contest

against Northern Michigan on

Sept. 3 fared a little better, butnot much as Mercyhurst stillcame up short in the end.The Lakers led 28-20 heading

into the forth quarter but thedefense surrendered 20 points inthe final session and the Lakers

fell 40-35.Mercyhurst saw much improve-

ment from the quarterback posi-tion as Nowling and Staley com-bined to go 20 for 29 with 363yards passing, four touchdowns

and only two interceptions. Tight end Dan Schuler and

wide receiver Calvin Kelly led theMercyhurst receiving attack.

Schuler had six grabs for 168yards and two touchdowns,

while Kelly had four snags for114 yards.

Run defense was again the is-sue for the Lakers as NorthernMichigan racked up 216 yards

on 38 carries and four rushingtouchdowns.

In their home opener, theLakers led 20-17 against No. 18

Michigan Tech with less than

a minute to play and could nothold the lead.Tech drove down the field on

their final possession and scored

the go-ahead touchdown with

just 24 seconds to play.Brandon Staley led the rush-

ing and the passing attack byrunning for 94 yards on 12

carries including a touchdown,

and throwing for 192 yards andanother score.The Lakers as a team rushed

for a season-high 229 yards on45 carries but also surrendered

215 yards to Michigan Tech on37 attempts.

Mercyhurst also turned theball over four times comparedto only one takeaway.The Lakers have allowed 200-

plus yards rushing in each oftheir first three games and al-lowed an average of aroundfive yards per carry as well as 10rushing touchdowns.

There are some bright spotsfor the Lakers.

Senior wide receiver CalvinKelly has started out the season

with 11 catches for 327 yards andtwo touchdowns.

Senior free safety Ben Bluemleleads the Lakers in all-purpose

yardage with 381 kick returnyards.

Red Shirt freshman Zac Wildhas tallied 22 tackles and 2.5sacks, and sophomore linebacker

Jim Kokrak has racked up 37

tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Senior wide-receiver Calvin Kelly has totaled 327 yards on 11 catches this season.


Womens soccer standing strong early on at 5-1

After a fourth place finish inthe GLIAC last season, it appears

the Mercyhurst womens soccer

team is poised to climb the con-ference ranks this season.The Lakers are 5-1 after six

non-conference games due inlarge part to a strong defensiveeffort, and the goal scoring

from a newcomer to CoachKeith Cammidges squad, SarahPowell.

In the six games so far, Mer-

cyhurst has outscored its op-ponents 22-6, including a 3-1

victory over Salem Internationalthis past Sunday.

The team goal is to make itto the playoffs, said sophomoremidfielder Jaque Sluga, but we

are going to take it one game ata time, looking at each game asthe biggest game.

Sluga, named Second Team

All-GLIAC last season, hascontributed both offensively anddefensively for the Lakers thisseason and is third on the teamin goals with four.

Leading the team in goals,

averaging one goal each game, isSarah Powell.

Powell, a freshman out ofGeneral McLane High School,

is gracious for the help the olderplayers have given her and theother freshman.

They are always encouragingus and they keep a competitiveatmosphere that makes us want

to get better, said Powell.Powell also has a team-leading

seven assists. The win over Salem Interna-

tional made it four in a row forthe Lakers.

The last two wins have come

without captain and ALL-GLI- AC senior Jessica Lamb whohad to sit out with a sprained

ankle and a strained ligament inher knee.

Its always tough watchingfrom the sideline, said Lamb,

But I do everything I can tokeep the team motivated and

focused for the game.Lamb hopes to be back on the

field at home for Sundays non-conference game against West

Virginia Wesleyan.She is ready to start a run that

she hopes will land her team inthe playoffs in her last season.

I think the playoffs are a veryrealistic goal for this team, said

Lamb. The playoffs are whatevery collegiate athlete dreamsof, and it would be a big disap-pointment for me not to make itsince its my final year. We have

a very talented team and I amexcited about our potential.

The Lakers are one of the topcontenders in the GLIAC.

However, but took a big hitto their chances with their oneblemish in their record this sea-son at the hands of Concord.

The soccer playoff qualifiersare drawn from a ranking based

system and each loss will be evi-dent to the voters of the Great

Lakes Region.That loss makes every game

bigger since we cant afford tolose many more, said Sluga.

Lamb feels that the defense will

need to stay strong to achieve thegoal. As we get further into theseason the games are going to gettougher, said Lamb.

One goal could make thedifference between going to theplayoffs and not. We still have a

long way to go and every game isimportant, but I am confident wecan make a great run for it.

By Matt Jackson

Contributing writer

By Chris Van HornContributing writer

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LAKER

Volleyball red-hot at 10-1

Alright, take a deep breath. Ifyou follow Mercyhurst womens

volleyball, it may have to last youfor a while.The Lady Lakers are currently

10-1, but their fans are holdingtheir breath, waiting to see howthey size up against their GLIAC

competition, as the impressiverecord amassed thus far has been

compiled exclusively in tourna-ment play.

However, we will all be able to

let it all out at 7 p.m. on Tuesdaynight as the team takes on GLI-

AC rival Gannon University at

the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Three tournaments havebrought the Lakers to their 10-1

standing.At the Shippensburg tourney

over the last weekend in August,

the ladies downed Holy Family(3-0), Shippensburg (3-1), South-ern New Hampshire (3-0), and

Daemen (3-0).Last weekend, the women

faced tougher competition as

they hosted their own Mercy-hurst Invitational and toppedShepherd (3-2), Fairmont State(3-2), and Davis and Elkins (3-0),

while falling to Indiana Univer-sity of Pennsylvania (3-0).

This passed Friday and Satur-day, the team traveled to the WestChester tournament, where they

once again went undefeated.Not only did the Lakers win all

of their matches this weekend,

they dropped only one gameas they defeated Concordia,

Alderson-Broaddus, and UNC

Pembroke.Concordia proved to be the

stiffest competition, taking the

first game of the match 22-30.

After that the Lakers provedtheir mettle. They came back to

with the next three games, 30-25,30-26, and 30-25.

Sophomore Christine Nisbet

turned in a remarkable perfor-mance, collecting 13 kills and

four aces, both team highs..Junior Megan Fargo also contrib-uted substantially with 10 kills.

Defensively, the Lakers were

led by junior libero Cara Nelson,

who finished with 18 digs, andfreshman Jenny Matson recordedan impressive seven blocks.

Saturdays Alderson-Broaddusmatch was competitive as well,but Mercyhurst handled their

opponent in three games (30-26,30-26, and 30-13).After a stellar defensive effort

on Friday, Matson proved herworth on offense by leading theteam with 15 kills.

Fargo once again made an im-pact from the middle hitter posi-

tion with 14 kills, while Nelsonsdependable defense turned in13 digs.

The Lakers concluded the tour-ney by defeating UNC Pembroke

handily in three games (30-16,30-22, and 30-22).Once again Jenny Matson

appeared amongst the team sta-

tistical leaders, with a team-highof 15 kills and sharing the teamlead with Cara Nelson after each

contributed 12 digs.Another freshman, Jenny Ob-

lock, made her presence felt

during the match by reaching

double-digit kills of 10.Mercyhurst is led by new head

coach Ryan Patton this year.

Patton joins the womens teamafter being the mens head coachlast year, a position he will con-

tinue.

Sarah King, who has spent thepast three years as Thiel Collegeshead softball and womens vol-

leyball coach, assists Patton thisseason.

Is your face blue yet? Just holdon a bit longer.

Tuesdays 7 p.m. start time willbe here before you know it, and

well all find out if the Hurstcan continue their early winning

ways.

By Brady Hunter

Contributing writer

Jenna Matson (5) and Christine Nisbet (4) have proved to be a force for the Lakers.Katie McAdams/Photo editor

Injury-plagued mens soccer off to slow startBy Chris Van Horn

Contributing writer

Field hockey struggles to capitalizeon early home field advantage

Although the Mercyhurst field

hockey team started its season with six straight games on itshome field, it has been unable to

take advantage of the home-fieldadvantage.

Unfortunately, the Lakers have

dropped five of their six conteststhus far, winning only their Au-gust 31 game against Mansfield.

The season began with two

heartbreaking losses.The first, against Bellarmine,

saw the Lady Lakers make aninspiring comeback late in the

second half, only to fall short bythe score of 3-2. The next was against East

Stroudsburg, where again theLakers were defeated by a singlepoint.

The team enjoyed their firstlead of the season during thisgame, but it lasted only two

minutes.At the conclusion of the first

half, the score was 2-1 and nei-

ther team could manage a goal inthe second half. After two losses, Mercyhurst

showed that it was able to re-group and gain its composure bydefeating Mansfield 4-0.

This game saw many highlights,including two goals by juniorLauren MacEllven and the first

career goal by freshman AliciaGuzzo.

Just a few days later, however,the Lakers once again succumbedto their opponent.

This time it was UMass-Lowellwho ended up on top with thescore of 5-3.

Shippensburg also proved to bea powerful team as it dominatedthe Lakers in a 7-2 win.

This game was remarkable in

that three goals were scored over

the course of just 55 secondsearly in the second half.The barrage stunned the Lady

Lakers, who never recovered andfell by five points.

Saturday s game against

Bloomsburg also resulted in anotch for the L column (leav-ing the Lakers at 1-5 on the sea-

son), but it was filled with moregood news than its 3-0 score mayindicate.

For instance, consider thatBloomsburg is not only the Divi-sion II National Champion from

last year, but have amassed a 5-0record so far this year. Also, you should know that

the Lakers posted a season-highshots-on-goal percentage of

.571. This matched the percentage

of the Shippensburg game, and

is higher than the shots-on-goalpercentage of Mercyhurst op-ponents.

This sort of efficiency is akey element in scoring, and mayprove to be the first step towards

greater improvements.

Thus far, Lauren MacEllven

leads the team in goals with fiveand shot percentage at .333.

Senior Misty Dennis has posted

team-highs in number of shotswith 19 and number of shots ongoal with 10.

While junior goalkeeper JulieSmith has received the lions

share of playing time at goal,as well as starting each game,freshmen Jen Macri and Jennifer

Coleman have each logged some

playing time.Overall, 21 of the teams 23

players have been given chancesto contribute on the field, a situ-ation that is sure to pay dividends

down the road. The decisions of head coach

Stacey Gaudette and assistant

coach Cecil Pilson are sure tobenefit this team with eight fresh-men on board.

The next challenge ahead forthe team is a road game againstPhiladelphia at 4 p.m. on Friday,

September 16.

By Brady Hunter

Contributing writer

Haley Brochu is third on the team with two goals scored.Katie McAdams/Photo editor

The Mercyhurst mens soccer

team has gotten off to an un-characteristically slow start thisseason.

Through their first six gamesthe Lakers are 1-4-1 overall andhave managed to score only four

goals in those six games whileallowing nine.The Lakers were used to fast

starts under forth-year headcoach Keith Cammidge, who has

tallied a record of 46-8-3 in hisfirst three years at Mercyhurst.

This season, however, injuries,

graduation, and an overall youngroster have attributed to the Lak-

ers inability to score goals andthus, win games.The Lakers opened their sea-

son in the Northern Kentucky

Tournament on Aug. 27-28 inHighland Heights, Kentucky. The Lakers dropped both

games in the tournament.Against Bellarmine, the Lakers

were defeated by a score of 2-0,

and against Northern Kentucky,the Lakers fell 3-1.

In their home opener against St.Josephs of Indiana, Mercyhurstpicked up its lone victory of the

season with a score of 1-0.

The Lakers then proceeded todrop their next two home con-

tests, 1-0 at the hands of Lewisand 2-1 against Seton Hill indouble overtime.

Mercyhurst then played itssecond double overtime game ina row in a 1-1 tie against Findlay

on Sept. 10.Scoring the lone Laker goal was

Sean Spangler, with the first score

of his collegaite career.Fortunately for the Lakers,

there is still plenty of time left in

the season to turn things aroundand hopefully pick up a few more

victories.

Obviously we did not get offto the typical start that we havebeen used to, Cammidge stated.

Weve had several key injuriesand lost a handful of productiveseniors to graduation last year.

Among those graduating se-niors was Mercyhurst all-timeleading scorer Mike Blythe.

The Lakers have been gettingtheir shots on goal and scoringchances though.

The Lakers have outshot theiropponents on net by a tally of46-27.

Cammidge hopes that through-out the rest of the season, theLakers chemistry will continue to

improve and that will translate tomore goals.The Lakers relatively young

team includes seven freshmenand two sophomores.Sophomore Kyle Jackson leads

the team in scoring with one goaland one assist for a total of threepoints.

Freshman Tyler Emerick andjunior Jeff Oblock have bothcontributed with goals so far

this season.Another freshman that is play-

ing a key role this year is DanielMudd, who has logged all theminutes for the Lakers in goal.

Despite his blemished record,

he is only allowing 1.40 goals percontest.

Hopefully the freshman will

continue to, develop and wecan find a line up that consis-tently works that will find ways

to score, Cammidge said.The Lakers next several con-

tests include a road contestagainst Ashland on Sept. 14 at4:30 p.m.

Mercyhurst then returns homefor two contests; one againstSaginaw Valley State on Sept.

18 at 12 p.m. and against theirrivals from Gannon on Sept. 28at 4 p.m..

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