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J After a long, butt anticipatedwait, the official; unveiling J ofMercyhurst's campus center tookplace during the week of Nov. 28.The peak of the dedication weekcame on Friday, Dec. 2, as theMercyhurst Lakers took to thefloor before a jam packed-rebelraising crowd, 3 i SjR S| j Excitement continued to mountjust prior to the Mercyhurst vs.Malone basketball game, "inwhich £Dr. Marion L:£ Shane,president of M ercyhurst College,thanked everyone "who madethis day possible," he said.

Student based support gave thefinishing - touch to the center'sdedication as rows upon rows.cheered the Lak ers on to a 96-77victory over Malone. (details onpg. 6). *g§ i W i I

^fLaker-j coach, Dick Fox,couldn't have been anymoretickled about his first 're al' homegame. "I feel like we belong tothe school now," said F o v Hefurther commented that, "justhaving our own court to practiceon, takes some of the pressureoff," he said. q

S Meanwhile, Erie media peoplewere highly impressed with thecenter's functional capacity tohandle bothHhe education and

athletic events. "They indicated

£3m By Chris Van Wagenento me, that they feel we got ourmoney's worth and *I^haven'theard any major|complaints,"said Michael Cusak director ofphysical development, athleticsand recreation. a BflFBS Both Fox and Cusak, commented on the amount of studentsupport given to the opening ofthe center. "I like it," said Cusak,"and I think they're j( students)tremendous as well as enthusias tic," he said.-. J

;It's so gratifying to see'somuch support coming from guysin other sports. This has reallyhelped the spirit of the team,"said Fox. *-The week Jong dedication

couldn't have ended on a morepleasant note as the Lakers tooktheir own tourney, supplying theschool with a first place trophyandan u nblemished record of 5-0.

Besides serving as a homecourt of the Lakers, Cusakpointed out other characteristicsof the center J "It's exactly whatit's named. It's a center forstudents, faculty etc. to do manythings," said Cusak.

He also stressed that the centerwill serve all facets of physicaldevelopment, be sides being |ahome for the Mercyhurst Laker

basketbal l team. " I t ' s more

important than just a home forthe Lakers," he said. *

Though the idea of the buildingcame over just recent years, the

actual realization! of »the needcame in 1969 as Mercy hurst m adeth e Jmove to 2 become coeducational.

£ Dr.: Marion L. Shane, alongwith Dr. William r

.P. jGarvey(former dean of Mercyhu rst) feltthe college was in?need of an

athletic facility that would serve.both the educational and athleticneeds of Mercyhurst.

Rober t Ff Prather vice-president of development, soontook over the reigns of turning thecampus center idea into reality.Prather, headed both the construction and planning end of thecenter.

Funds for the center were soonraised after that, through contributions^ m ofi var iousorganizations, firms and individuals from the Erie are a andthe Mercyhurst community.i Construction* costs of thecampus center are set at $850,000,along with ] af $45,000 a yearoperation costs. A slot of jmoneyperhaps, but money that's finallybrought Mercyhurst Iathletics

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Bukowski Reflects On WinFor County {Council Seat

by Vicki Martinago

Gary Bukowski, Mercyhurstdirector of placement, waselected Nov. 8 to the new post ofEr ie fA County Council,representing approximately37,000 residents of the 4thDistrict. | |

As one of the first mem bers ofthe new ^county coul

•by John Bruno IBukowski, a 1973 'Hurstgraduate, will take part in asignificant process that will beresponsible for setting/thefoundation for future councilofficials. 3?$ *

"Unlike City Council, we'relaying the groundwork," he said,','and it's going jto be (important

we lay!* the correct framework ibecause from this point on |everything is going to be built on Jit." f sag j "

On the subject oft conflictbetween city and county officials,Bukowskif said "he anticipatesvarious problems, but none that

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Dance depar tment directorKen Miller resigned his positioneffective Jan. 1, 1978, after 11weeks as Mercyhurst danceinstructor.^ His reasons explain, "Becauseof undo pressure £ and criticismfrom members of| the administrative staff I can no longerfunction to t the best of myabilities."

Miller stated thatpromises were madeduring /visits prior toceptance of dance/director. Hecontinued, "Promises have beenbrokenJIi .

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Jerry M. Trimble, dean of thecollege a ndi vice president %oacademic ^services, commented,"The only promises welwouldmake would be in writing in hisletter of appointment and none ofthose have been broken," he said.

He believes his office has gonebeyond fund exp enditures for thedance department*"We have farexceeded %hat|was budgeted."

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Well, Dick Fox, you 're finally home. It's been a long timein coming, but the Mercyhurst Laker basketball team iscelebrating a grand old time on their new court. | 3

The campus center would not have been possible had it notbeen for the hard work of several individuals. In fact, thecenter was criticized from its start. j B§ 2 g

No, one knows this better than Bob Prat her, director ofdevelopment at Mercyhurst. Prather and many othersshould be thanked by the Mercyhurst community for puttingin the time to bring the hpme court advantage to HOME!

Perhaps we lost so many of those home games by one ortwo points because the home court wasn't really HOME!Just before press time, the Merciad discovered that Mercyhurst had beaten Clarion 82-72 at C larion. The win put thesailing takers into a 6-0 position. Winning tradition canbegin now. ^0fiS^ 2 iSB ? I

Basketball players, Paul "YO" Young, Kevin "K.B."Bradley and John "Sweetwater" Burrows can appreciatethe home court advantage better than most. MiS^e; During the years of Jesse Campbell, "Sm oke" Jones andCurtis Hixon, ps t to name a f;ew, Laker home games areusually remem bered as bitter losses by usually a bucket.

We at the Mercjad dedicate this paper to Dick Fox and theLaker basketball team, along with the number of individualsand companies that ha ve made this day possible. B K S E J S I

One aspect and an important one at that is the fact thatstudents have made the opening day one worth remembering for years to come. \ jd \% $i ? fyVlBFy m

Just slightly before game time, students ^mounted acheering section that drowned out even the determination ofDr. Marion L . Shane to thank the people who m ade the center possible, i l | ||| |tjk j ^A fcaaEfc i J a B B i

Mercyhurst students love<their team and vice-versa.Chills could be felt up to the last second of the tourney'sfestivities, when Paul Young raised the 'Hurst first placetrophy high in the air, in acknowledgement of the recep tivecrowd. I a *

Young and company represent the true winning spirit oft he college. We at the Merciad are proud of our team ardproud of the competitive spirit which exists among all ourplayers. 5 <

Besides basketball, we view the campus cen ter a s an important asset to all mem bers of the college community. Observing the attitudes of the students during recent months. Ibelieve I can say the skepticism towards the cen ter ap pearsto have buried itself. J 8 § | I j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i Ijjif.** This is our new home, with a new team to highjight itsexistence.^Thanks to vast number of contributions.^thedream of a campus center is reality. Let us thank the manypeople who have made this day possible at Mercyhurst.

Finally, good luck, Lakers, in your quest to win NAIA'sDistrict ia.

F ro m G e o r g e K id d c o n t i n u e d |with a m o r e e f f i c ien t so d iu m v ap o r l ig h t , th u s in creas in g t h ei l lu m in a t io n a n d lowering t h e us e of e n e r g y . * &ft!

B But the re is only s o m u ch th a t t h e inst i tu t ion can d o to conserve energy. Much of the rea l savings must come throughthe individual efforts of each of us—you and me. We must bewilling to turn off lights, radios, televisions and other appliances when we are not using them. • ) 5 %

Each of us has lived in a world where energy has beenviewed as a free good. We have been encouraged to use it aswe wanted, and even to waste it. Energy is no longer a freecommodity—at Mercyhurst, each * full-time student pays$63.97 for utility costs. Energy may no longer be in unendingsupply. We must change our ways—the burden is on each ofus. BPfe£jS$$! i I i | K? W: *

If you see energy waste on our campus, please report it toBob Sheehy. If you see an energy waste r, please tell him orher that we cannot afford to indulge in such luxury IP M *•

| . . . S u z e t t e B o y e r ja What has happened to the arts? Are sports and businesstaking over the aesthetic world? i j » £ J K "n I cannot deny that athletics and sport program s play animportant role in our schools, but is it right to emphasize oneaspect of our culture to such an extent that we virtuallyignore other asp ects? S 9 5 ! | M | f$ £- f

Why is it that Mercyhurst finds funds for a new soccerfield and new tennis courts but cannot find them for additional rehearsing or performing are as for the dance department, a department of the college? These additions, alongwith the new Student Center will add much to the 'Hurst. Thesoccer, tennis and basketball team s now all have "H ome s."but doesn't the dance department need a "hom e" to performin? Why is it that certain teams at the 'Hurst give fullscholarship regardless of financial need? I have yet to see afull Academic or Creative A rt scholarship. | * Btb

Why is it that to keep an Honor scholarship one must maintain a minimum 3.0 average, and to keep a Creative Artscholarship one must maintain a 2.7 average in their major,while to keep an athletic scholarship one does not have tomaintain a minimum academic average? This is not to saythat these students do not deserve their scholarships. There

are many students who achieve high academic averages atthe same time being fully dedicated to their sport. #I've been told that sports provide a good image for the

college, yes I agree. But don't the performing arts music,dance and theatre, and high academic standing also do thesame? Obviously there a re different images the college canpresent, but wasn't this institution founded a s a liberal a rtscollege? H H w I :&^^3&$y

I realize I have my own personal prejudices, but we al l do.If any is offended - that is not my intention. The questions Ihave asked are asked rhetorically, as I'm sure there are noclear cut answers. These are just points I have brought outfor membe rs of the faculty, administration and student bodyto consider. ^SJE j L j£§i&i 1 -£&m Suzette Boyer t

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. . . F r o m G e o r g e ; K i d dWhether one believes that the world is in the midst of anenergy crisis or not, I can assure you that MercyhurstCollege is in the throes of an energy cost crisis. Last year ourutility costs increased nearly thirty-three per cent (33%)over those of the previous year. Those of us who were, hereremember the College being asked to cut back on its fuelconsumption last Winter, and we all anticipate a similarrequest this Winter, Mercyhurst was lucky last—we did nothave to close down to conserve fuel—others did

The heating system in the Old Main, Egan, Preston,Weber complex was installed in the days when utilities wereviewed almost as free goods. Gas, oil or coal was not veryexpensive, so heating systems wereu designed with theoriginal cost in mind, not the efficiency of the sy stem . In order to heat one room in Preston Hall, the system now sendssteam to every radiator in the entire complex. The systemprovides no gradation ofjieat—it is either full-on or full-off.'

We have just entered into a contract with Honeywell, Inc.to install zone control therm ostats in the Old, Main, Egan,Preston, Weber complex. These controls will enable us to

heat certain zones without pouring heat throughout the complex. This thermostatic- control will allow the tem perature tobe maintained at 68 degrees during normal operating hours,and to be set back to 52 degrees in all but the living areaswhen the College is not operating. 5 #* & S

The cost of installing mis control system is approximately$25,000. It has been conservatively estimated that thesavings generated by the control system wifi produce a two-year payback of this cost.$& &|t* §

The heating system.in McAuley Hall has been replaced,and either storm windows or new windows will be installednext Spring. Both of these changes will save energy. Theshower heads have been replaced in McAuley Hall withwater saving (and energy saving) devices.

The shower heads will also be replaced in Baldwin Hall,and in the townhouses with similar devices. The heatingsystems in Zurn Hall and the LRC are being repaired andserviced so that they, too, will operate more elfUaently:

We are gradually replacing the campus's outdoorlighting—<•

The re hav e been man y booksS writ ten questioning t h ev a lu e of sports from t h e ro le of s p e c t a t o r o r p ar t i c ip an t .

While observing t h e recen t Mercy h u rs t In v i t a t io n a l Bask e t b a l l To u rn am en t , o n e possiblej j answ er b eca me quiteev id en t . Sp o r t s i s a n ac t iv i ty th a t u n i t es . It w a s a wonderfulex p er ien ce to witn es s t h e g a th er in g of s tu d en t s , facu l ty a n da d m i n i s t r a t i o n — g a t h e r e d for the f i r s t t im e i n ou r beautifulCam p u s Cen te r for the p u rp o se o i | su p p o r t in g a n d e n co u rag in g a g r o u p of y o u n g m e n t o d o their best , t o t r y t owin. That is wh at sp o r t s i s ab o u t ; in fact , that is what l ife i sab o u t . j ?

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The Mercyhurst Athletic Department organized an excellent tournament. -? !§S#8 The Mercyhurst * coaches employed excellent gamestrategies. J $

The Mercyhurst Lakers played with excellence.The Mercyhurst fans, especially the7 students and the

cheerleaders, supported the team with excellent cheering.Perhaps, Vince Lombardi, the late great

1football coach,said it best: "the quality of man's life is directly proportionate to his commitment to excellence. \\ i s p *

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Bulletin Board.$$ PLACEMENT OFFICE | p £Xerox Corporation will be recruiting seniors on Tuesday,

Dec. 13 . If you wish an interview, you must reserve a time assoonas possible. f- MS

Seniors who wish to be placed on the Newsletter mailinglist and desire other assistance from the Placement office,must register w ith us. Please stop in our office to obtain thenecessary forms if you have not already done so.

Job Fairs will be held during the Christmas vacation inCleveland, Columbus, Jersey City, Lynchburg, andPhiladelphia. These career-workshops provide the*opportunity for employers who do not recruit on college campuses to find prospective employees. Additional features ofthese days include resume writing and interviewingtechniques seminars as well as individual career counseling. Contact our office for further information .J- 'J

An Egyptian Cultural Event •-* iAll mem bers of the Mercyhurst College faculty, staff, and

{Bulletin Board Continuedadministration are invited to an Egyptian tea which will beheld on Sunday, Jan . 8,1978, between the hours of 2:30-5:00p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Two members of the Egyptiangroup will make a formal presentation related to theirrespective academic disciplines. David Thomas will speakabout the influence that geology has played in the life of theEgyptians both past and present, Vincent Ward will talkabout the Egyptian people and their cultural values.

ATTENTION BUSINESS MAJORS! jOn Dec. 19 Mercyhurst College's three business frater

nities (Phi Beta Mu, Phi Beta Lambda, and the Hotel-Restaurant Management Society) will sponsor: A HolidayHappening (in celebration of the coming Christmas andNew Year's Holidays) to be held at the Holiday Inn Down

town (18th and State street s).For Frat Members: 6:30 p.m. - Cocktail Hour7:30-9:00 - Buffet Style dinner and programPrice-$6.25 (Paid Reservations only) |

Make reservations by contacting one of the followingpeople: Beverley DiCarlo, Warren Snyder, S usan Longo, orLinda Parrish and send name and remittance to the PrestonHall mailroom in care of Cheryl Sterm - Box 509) For allBusiness ma ors: •£ t - k *

] | | * | Dancing after 9:00 p.m. (Free)x Celebrate with us ! A good time for all!' ; •»$% w '& I Chemistry Departmentif The Chemistry Department will buy complete used HGSMolecular Model Sets for $4.00. Contact Dr. Blessing, Dr .Williams or Sister Josephine. -1 & I '% ' f Ski Club

I f an y o n e wan t s t o b uy a m e m b e r s h i p t o t he S k i Club contac t Kathy , Room 102 Baldw in. 864-0503.Wi

M Used Book Sale m •P h i B e t a L a m b d a is now collecting books fo r th e i r an n u a l

book sale, which wil l r u n t h e f i r s t week of Win ter t e rm inZurn Lobby. Drop off p o in t s f o r t he b o o k s a r e 2 05 Pres to n ,124 Sesler, a nd 119 Baldwin. $ | § § fc * § = P

H PACE IPACE Students are invited to the PACE Program Christ-

mas |Party a t 8 00 p.m. on«December 11 in the FacultyLounge. This Jis a good occasion for upper class PACEstudents to see old friends and for freshman PACE studentsto meet upper class PACERS. Come! 8 p.m., Dec. 11,Faculty Lounge. t • i% | $CEC ' h

CEC's third Annual Dance Marathon. Jan. 6,7, and 8 in theStudent Union. If you plan to dance; please be in the Unionby 5:15 on Jan. 6. Bring a pillow, sleeping bag, change ofclothes, sponsor sheet and friends to cheer you on. The bandCalypso will be playing F riday night from 9:00 p.m. -1:00.m .

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You know what's wrong with Am erica.The injustices, even in a land that's just.Too many poor people. And there's still toomuch ignorance and hunger. Generationsof people running as fast as they can, just tostand still. Everybody's talked about it foryears. Talk is cheap. And the road to Hell,you know what that's paved with. It's up toyou, do something about it ! Something called VISTA. Volunteers in Service toAmerica It's coming aKve again. And itsounds like it just may be the icket for you,YouTl work in your community or som eoneelse s. Whether you're 18 or 80, whether

your income is high or low, we don't care.The people you help to organize a St.Louis poverty project or an Appalachiancommunity co-op won't care as longas you help. And you will. Notallofit, butsome ofjt And we won't lie to you, youflbe working long and hard and the pay, it'snottong to brag about But youTl be gettingJetting back more than you've given. Andme progress you've made, that was nodrop in the bucket either, | * i|l

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The dean stated that at no timedid his office ever criticizeMiller. On the contrary, the deanspoke with him on two occasionsconcerning his decision to resign.

Miller stated on this subject,"The administration has beenvery fair about the resignation. "BHe continued,*"I've created anuproar, not many people resign inthe middle of the year." I |

p|After speaking with thepresident, dean, departmentheads, and dance majors it wasrumored that Miller mightreconsider his I resignation. Herevealed "I cannot reconsider."

Questions arose concerningstudent complaints in relation toMiller's decision to leav e. £*

Complaints are commonrealities of students, faculty andadministration at the close ofeach term.;; But a ngers areusually {calmed down with thepassage of time. jj\ I •

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dean. Miller stated that studentrepercussions occurred after heh a d ! resigned. He* assured thatthese complaints had nothing todo with his recent decision.,'

His belief as that dance istotal ly subjec t ive . "There forethere is no foundation for complaints." W I

Miller agreed with the dean."We did spend a lot of money."He stated that expenses did arisewith the renting of MillcreekIntermediate. But Ihe insistedthat the portable floor'had beenpreviously budgeted. jg i

Miller J com ment ed thatPres ident Shane was total lyshocked at his resignation£"Hehad n o idea," added Miller. "Thisshows a communication breakdown within administration," hesaid. »5

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p| Attention Seniors!Senior Dinner

* & Monday, December 12Cocktails " " .?**?* at 6:30Prime Rib Dinner. f | ff\ . 7 . ? . ,51Eat7:30Senior Dance beginning at 9 p.m.

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can't be resolved together,"I'm going in optimistic but at

the same time realistic/' hestated. "I can't be pessimistic."

| When t questioned on how effective he ; thought CountyExecutive-elect Robbie 8 Robisonwill be heading the new form ofgovernment,!Bukowski said itdepends on the people hesurrounds himself with.

"It's important that he getsthree strong and callable individuals to nil those three mainadministrative pos i t ions , "Bukowski replied, "because theyar e going t o b e performing dutiesthat reflect him." Igg

Former Mercyhurst deanWilliam j Garvey, professor ofhistory, who was Bukowski'scampaign manager is beingconsidered by Robison to fill oneof those positions. % j

The councilman-elect said hedidn't change to win and that thewin hasn't changed him. He willdevote his full-time to his workhere at the 'Hurst. t

"I'm very much interested indeveloping the office of careerplanning and placement n*w~and more," he established. "Mywork

here|ismy first priority.

Council council is a p art-time joband comes, second.

When asked why he preferredto run for county and not citycouncil, Bukowski said hefavored the former "because ofthe change? and the morerepresentative ways of looking atpeople than presently exist. '

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Bukowski, jj26, who calledhimself "the youngster in thepolitical arena", sa id he felt thatthe time was right/and the newform of county government wasready for young people. | |

"I think this form of government will sort of breed youngerindividuals or more non-politicaltypes of figures, which I am."

On the topic of whether or not

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he was building a career,Bukowski stated that he mightlike to after he establisheshimself and is no longer a novicein ti.v i /Aitical spectrum.

He then talked about President

Kennedy, whom he said served a sa role model for him. £ y $ |"Under Kennedy government

was good, it has possibilities, itwasn't just for certain groups, itwas for everyone," he noted."I'd want to generate that type ofmentality." I %&

"Government doesn't have tobe just bills and legislation," hecontinued. "You want to look athow it's going to lift humanity orlift your district, county or stateabove and beyond what w as donebefore."

Bukowski gave some credit tohis victory and others l ikeRobison due to the novelty of thegovernment and the new imagesthey both projected., ^v^

This "New Faces of '77"

syndrome is much like the onethat in last year's presidentialelection catapulted jJimmyCarter into office. Wr!<4

We^ need more people whoI be l ieve in the system. The

i system really needs a lot of work,! b u t what the system represents isIreally a good thing.' ''We need more younger peoplei to walk into government to try tochange things. I'm suggesting asort of peaceful revolution,because you just can't deal in thepolitical arena and blow peopleoff.

"You've got ! toi* use com promise, be a diplomat. There isroom in the political world and Ithink now is the right time foryoung, idealistic people if theyshow respect ana capability, 'Bukowski concluded.

Bukowski will be sworn intooffice on Jan. 2. County Councilmeetin gs, are scheduled forTuesday evening. *£>"•

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MERCYHURST LAKERS

PITT-JOHNSTOWNWednesday, December 14 1

Campus Center 8 p.m.

INQUIRING REPORTER ASKS:

T h i n k T h e l a k e r s A r e F o r R e a l ?

Donald Duck*

If we were to become District 18champs, just think of the prestige itwould bring the schoo l. This could lurethe good athletes here. This could meanmore students for Mercyhurst.could m ean more....MONEY.

Snoopy A n d WoodstockMy favorite part of the Laker's

games is waiting to get your tickets. Itgives me and Woodstock a change tocuddle up in our blanket. It get s prettycold ou t here, doesn't it Woodstock.

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Andy Capp

I enjoy the post-game parties thebest. >

Nancy

Don't bother me now. I'm late for thegame.

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Grief!Looking for an enjoyable

evening of entertainment anafun? Mercyhurst Dinner-Theatrehas the solution. *

The popular Broadway play,"You're A Good Man, Charlie

Brown," will be presented Dec.16,17,18 by the Dinner-Theatre.

The play, based on the comicstrip Pean uts by C harles Schultzis a musical scenario 'made up oflittle moments i picked from all

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Kathy Muften, 'Hurst grad of "47" I% As stated in the second issue,& rom time to time the Merciadf .vill jprint a feature article on anft alumnus from i Mercy hursti College. This week's stosy* features Mrs. Helen Mullen whoy was among the members of the1 Hurst's class of 1947. jjj | 9j | - Married with three children,* Mrs. I M ullen is , truly \ one ofI Mercy hu rst' s most successful8 graduates.; JHerSf list I ofE achievements > is 1 most j im-| pressive. Mullen graduated cum| laude from the College with a".B.S. in Business Education. SheA also attended the University ofj4 Pittsburgh and l majored in| curriculum and Jsuper vision.1 Today, Mrs. Mullen is assistanth • o the president of the college and

dean of admissions at RobertMorris Co llege.^ i • ^ *Outside of. her college

responsibilities, Mullen is amember of the Divine Redeemerparish and has been a CCD

5 'eacher there since 1958. She has1 served on the Board of Advisorsi for the Diocesan Confraternity ofI Christian Doctrine and was the:jvfirst lay program coordinator forJ&A he Pittsburgh Diocese to develop5 *nd coordinate the teacher-graining program for thefCCD.5f|gMullen co-authored the firstft iwo diocesan handbooks on the

CCD I schools and designedclassroom materials that are stillin use in the CCD classes. Cardinal Wright appointed h er to theNational Lay Committee afterwitnessing the woman's greattalents and capabilities.' Mrs. Mullen stated that [ herspecific interests are learningstyles and values in education.She has jus t completed designinga graduate level course in value-based education. %f i ?? Through her teaching in Inter-group relations > and Value-Clarification to students atRobert Morris, Mrs. Mullen hasbeen recognized and selected toselected to serve on a com mitteeto revise the guidelines for inter-group education as \part of thePennsylvania Department ofEducation's General? Standardsfor education. & * Kj \ I 1

Mullen's other interests lie indeveloping programsJ fori themature woman who wishes tobegin or continue her collegeeducation. She feels that one ofthe most interesting facets of thistype of continuing education isthe ] counsel ing and? careerorientation for the woman whohas not been in school or at worksince her early twenties. This isonejof her most* rewardingaspects of adm issions. Since sheherself did not begin working onher mas ter's degree until she was"past 39", Mrs. Mullen can appreciate the problems andconcerns of the women she comesin contact with.9 HL £,•g Reflecting upon her educationat Mercyhurst, Mrs. Mullen hadthis to say, "I feel that Mercyhurst gave me the opportunityto become liberated long before itbecame fashionable^We learnedthat life can be exciting andfulfilling; but that it must also bemore than just taking, it must bea giving, not of mere activity andmoney, but of * real giving, of

oneself." m im^ ^ i| Mrs. Mullen is one of many ofsuccessful |'Hurst, graduateswhose education here was thefoundation* upon which 'morerewarding experiences werebuilt.

H u r s tthedays of Charlie Brown and hisfriends.'

Prior to this entertainingmusical, a gourmet buffet will beserved by the Apple OrchardRestaurant consisting of mouthsavoring appetizers, entrees anddesserts. f

The Dinner-Theatre, directedby Dennis Andres, cuisine coordinated by Linda Parrish andchoreographed by MadamValentina Belova is not new toMercyhurst,^ | p jL Last year, a similar course wasoffered \ during , Intersession.However, some operations4:aredifferent this yea r than last, suchas type of stage and location. J

Unlike last year, the stage forthis year will be an arena inwhich the audience will be in themiddle with Uie stage surroun-.ding" them. ?f?J '*-,Bfe !'•

Also, location of the play will beheld at the1 Mercyhurst Prepschool.. 2* I

lri According to Mr. Andres, thepurpose of this course is to equatestudents to experience dinnertheatre in all its components-business, advertising, costumed e s i g n i n g , i r e s t a u r a n tmanagement, theatre and so on.I A children's luncheon Theatre

will be held Dec. 17 with lunch at12 noon and show at 1:00 p.m. Thecost-for this is $2.95 per person.

Fo r the evening performances,dinner will be at 7 p.m., show at 8 yp.m. The cost is $7.50 per person. 3

For rese rvatio ns, call 864-0681,ext. 271. Tickets must be paid 481hours after making*the reser-|vation. S | 8 § | s I *r^ sjj So, for an evening with variety]and fun, "You're A Good Man, £Charlie Brown" is the answer. I

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I With two tournament championships and* wins over keyDistrict| 18 competition, theMercyhurst \Lakers are off t totheir best basketball start ever.fTheir six consecutive victories

is a school record for most winsleading off a season. (TheWheeling gam e was played afterpress time), g I I

The Lakers Swill attempt! tocontinue!their twinning waystomorrow night against CentralState in Ohio. Central State is theiefending District 19 champ andmade the trip to Kansas City fori I NAIA Nationals. S ! p *

9 Mercyhurst's next home game^Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.igainst Pitt-Johnstown Jin the

stampus Center. | | 1jfi The Lake rs could be looking at

Mis game ^to settle a few un-ertainties. Not f only are the

Panthers a top contender for theDistrict 118 title . (as fare I t heLakers) but they handed Ith eHurst three defeats last^year;

the final! o n e i eliminating I theLakers from the playoffs. K g |Pitt-Johnstown returns many

of the players that were on lastyear's squad. Leading the wayare 6'7M Chuck Brazil, 6'5" RichRagan, and! 6*1" guard, MikeBlack. s S S * f 8 K

B Buttthis year's Laker?squadseems ready and able to meetany challenge this season. Theyopened the cam paign up north inWaterloo,! Canada £ and I th eWjlfred-Laurier tournament.

Waterloo! University was theLakers' first opponent and firstvictim. Mercyhurstlbombing theCanadians 106-65. P H | Jg *S5 Ed Jones, last year's leadingscorer, paced the 'Hurst with 25points. Bruce*Hennings, a 6'1"junior college transfer, had 14while Kevin Bradley and DonJackson chipped in with 12. Infact, the whole team pitched in aseveryone scored m the rout.*W The finals were played the nextnight and the Lakers metj hostWilfred»Laurier. T h e results weresimilar as Mercy hurst proved tobejrude guests and ripped thehometown favorites 106-74.9J

This time, I five Lakers hitdouble figures.,Bradley had 18,Jones 1 7 , Hennings 12, Greg Kurt1 1 , and John Burrow at 10. I WyjEd ! J ones was named thetournament 's MVP | whileBradley joined him on the all-tourney team. J ;;g Mercyhurst then headed backto the USA, Thanksgiving dinnerand Edinboro State. g

The two area rivals met onNov. 30 at McCbmb Fieldhouse in

Edinboro. ?t^The Laker offense did not put

10 0 points on the board this time,in fact, they didn't come close;but they still prevailed 61-52.

$ Actually! it was" the |'Hurstdefense tha t clicked this time,* adefense which* Coach Dick Foxpraised by saying, "They playedsome of thejiest defense playedanywhere in rthe country'•»night." * M . |

The tough defense was typifiedBv Captain Paul Young who heldKdinboro's Don Lovett, normally

^i 20-per game, performance toK-nly four points. *j§ Young led the sporadic offense•?vith 15 points;. Joe Ford, 6'9J', had

?• while Jon es notched 12. iThe Scots* stalwart Garycanton.led all scorers with 17

.'-Mints.With three wins under their•elts, the Lakers came home for•>t only the first time this y ear ,•ut for the first time ever.

It was time to officially openand dedicate Mercyhurst's own

! I'ampus Center. The Lakers'home floor was opened with the

, start of th e Mercyhurst InvitationBasketball Tournament lastFriday. 5 1

The Lakers opened againstMalone College. A team with onlyo n e senior. But the Pioneers gave

• the Lakers a real test beforesuccumbing at 96-77. *

Malone led in the middle of thesecond half before the-Lakersout scored them to the buzzer at38-13. i \ -:;•-

Mercyhurst's balanced scoring

was led Iby Bradley with | l8,Hennings\ with 15, Burrow andJackson each with 1 3 , Bill Link 12(most of those off the bench in afine first half performance) andYoung had 10. k \

Tom* Volarich kept Maloneclose most of the night with a 26point performance. jib

Coach Fox said after the game,"We knew M alone would b e toughand w e were prepared." If he wasworried aboutfMalone, hen hisnext opponent must have givenhim ulcers.,: | {

Mercyhurst would play in thechampionship against BuffaloState, a team that won their firstround game over a favoredClarion State gteam$ 80-77? inovertime. f »>•, S^5jK^&?

Buffalo showed, poise, speedand quickness I in their iupset

B y Mark C ipriani

victory and expected and neededanother such game against theLakers. 1 r

They were never given thechance. i ^ f

From the opening tip, Mercy

hurst exploded into the lead andnever looked back, blasting theBengals 98-66 and with thecham pionsh ip of theirs owntournament. ?

The Lakers led 8-0 and at onepoint ripped off 15 consecutivepoints for a 2 7 - 6 cushion and a 50-20 halftime blitz, from which theNew Yorkers 'could neverrecover. ^

Jones once again led theMercyhurst machine with 21points while Bradley had 16,Jackson 13 and Young 1 2. J

Paul Young was' named the

tourney's MVP, not on the basisof point productive but by theleadership he* showed guidinghis offensive and defensive un its.

Don Jackson also found a spoton the all-tournament team along

with Buffalo's Bennie Bison andconsolation F game i winner,Clarion's Reggie Wells and DonChojnacki. I

In college: basketball, |a teamvery rarely gets a chance to reston their laurels and such was thecase for the Lakers as they had totake their spotless 5-0 slate tounfriendly territories and visitClarion State Monday night.

The defending District 18champs, who split their first twogames in the Mercyhurst^ tournament, were eager to meet theteam that is looking to dethronethem. \ *

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9Kevin Bradley (32) shows his defensive form in the final game of (he first Mercyhu rst Invitational Tournament. Bradley tallied 16 points in this championship victory 98-66 over Buffalo State.

The Golden Eagles seemedeager indeed jumping off to a 7-0lead that had the home crowddelirious. I X \

But the Lakers held together,fought back to within two at 1341

and erupted for a ten-point spurtthat erased the last Eagle lead ofthe night and led Mercyhurst to aconvincing 82-72 victory and a 6-0record. 3 k J } *

Jones paced the "Hurst with 22points, Bradley hitting keyjumpers all game, had 20 whileHennings tossed i n 1 5 and Burrow1 0 . *£ fc r*B

Burrow led a strong Lakerboard game with 15 rebounds an d"Helicopter" Hennings snatched1 1 . ? * f* 9i

Dan Chojnacki scored 24 pointsto lead the Eagles while ReggieWells, a key performer forClarion, had 16 before fouling out.§ LAKER NOTES: |

— Leading scor ers for theundefeated Lakers are Ed Jones(16.6), | Kevin Bradley *(13.0),

Bruce Hennings (12.0), *PaulYoung (9.4), John Burrow (8.6),and Don Jackson (8.6). i %

—Lome Killion of gWilfred-Laurier scored 39 points againstMercyhurst which was a pointaway from tying the record formost against a Laker team.Archie Talley of Salem had 40points two years ago.

— Mercyhurst set two schoolrecords .recently. The first, atotal of 36 fouls whistled againstthem in the Waterloo game andthe second was the first halfshooting percentage of 72.9 percent against Buffalo State.

—Tom Volarich of Malone.College was the leading s corer inthe Mercyhurst tournament with43 points yet could not get a spoton the all-tourney team.

^—Against ^Clarion State, theLakers, in an oddity, shot betterfront the field *30 %f 52»f57 percent) than from the free throwline where they had a terrible 22of 41 (53 per cent) mark.i

— Although averag ing 91.6points a game, Coach Fox insiststhe Lakers aren't a | "run andgun" team. "Our defense dictates our offense," said Fox. "Ifw e get the opportunities to run offturnovers and rebounds, then wewill, butfl would rather set up.'W

—The crowds, following theLakers, home and away, havebeen loud, boisterous, antimattersix games, very happy. \

BASKETBALL

vs.£Pitt-JohnstownDecember 148pm tipoff

Campus Center

I n s i d e T h e ! B a s k e t b a l l T e a mB y Richard Birmingham

C -HE -Mb equals VThe above* formula is {not

another new math formula tomemorize. It is much moreimportant than th* .. The formularepresents the ingredients foundin this year's basketball team.Under Coach Dick* Fox theLakers have CONFIDENCE plusEXPERIENCE added to a wellplanned and tight DEFENSEwhich equals VICTORY and u p tilnow an undefeated season.

The Lakers already this season

have beaten two top District 18i^ams in the names of arch rivalEdinboro and Clarion State. L astyear the cagers lost all threegames involving these tea ms. Tome the reason for this reversal isnot that the other teams areweaker but the improvement inour squad. T h e team as a whole ismuch more poised and confidentthan any other .Laker team I'vewatched in the past five years.Individually, not one player ishaving an off year. In addition,when the games are close in thelast 10 minutes, it's Mercyhurstthat steals the ball, forces thei urnover, and hits, the importantbucket to take control of thegame. With this type of play weshould have the most? excitingseason of basketball at Mercy

hurst and* the new CampusCenter fits in beautifully as thehome of the Lakers who thinkKansas City will be great in 78.

BACKBOARD BULL. . . The 1977-78 season started

out on af nutty note for JimMcElrath. In the hotel roombefore the first game in Canada,Mac attempted to eat a peanutbut a small piece of shell landedin his-eye. After spending twohours in the emergency ward,Mac!had it removed and waspronounced ready for action.

. . . Two Lakers receivedindividual honors while in.Canada. Kevin Bradley wasvoted to the tournament all-starteam and Ed Jones was thetourny MVP§ §

J. . . Those students who thinkthe ^basketball players £ aretreated royally ^shouldn't worry.While in Canada the squad a te a tMcDonald's twice, Roy Rodgers,and Ponderosa. &

j , . . Congratulations to PaulYoung and Donald Jackson forbeing named MVP and all-starrespectively in the first Mercyhurst Invitational Tournament.Also, ^Young did a fine jobsinging, "America the B eautiful"before the game Friday. 4

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Laker Paul Young (12) takes a shot over tw o Buffalo State defenders in the Mercyhurst Invitational Tournament. Young finishedthe game with 12 points and was named the tourney's MVP in theofficial Unveiling of the new Cam pus Ce nter. PHOTO BY RANDY MINK