The Merciad, March 4, 1977

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VOLUME 49, NO. 17 MERCYHURST COLLEGE MARCH 4, 1977

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Some discrepancies have beenfound in Mercyhurst's handlingof state education grants by thePennsylvania Bureau of SpecialAudits, college officials

acknowledged last week. ;^Although the final report hasnot yet been filed, Vice Presidentof Business Services George Kiddspeculated that the main problemuncovered by the audit may bethat

r a number of studentsdeclared eligible by Mercyhurstto receive funds did not meetstate requirements to be considered full time students.

The state requires that a fulltime student earn at least 24credits per year, distr ibutedevenly over three terms. A fulltime student rby Mercyhurst'sstandards is one who takes eightcourses over a year,

gsgff Our system doesn' t meet theirguidelines," Kidd said. "This wasthe main reason for thediscrepancies."

. Kidd emphasized the school'sresponsibility in determining astudent's eligiblity status.

In a statement released earlier,college President Dr. Marion

WeekendCollegeReadying

Registration for WeekendCollege spring term beginsMonday, March 7. Studentsplanning to take courses canregister in the Special ProgramsOffice, located on the first floor ofOld Main, across from the

Information Office.Some of the 33 credit coursesoffered this Spring include Sportsin American Society, Economicsof Aging, Marketing Research,Human Growth and Development, Intro to Career Education,Writing, Counseling and theYoung Adult, and Ethnics ofBusiness.

Among the 18 non-credit andSpecial Interest Programs offered through Weekend Collegeare Conversational French,Geology in Erie County, Im proveYour Vocabulary, and BeginningTennis.

And twocourses, Adventures inAttitudes and Management ofVolunteers, offer .two credits aswell as being offered for a non-credit fee.

According to Program

Specialist Kathy Skerlong, "theweekend classes are generallyscheduled for people who find itconvenient to attend collegeweekends.

"However," she added, "full-time Mercyhurst students arewelcome to take any of ourcourses and are encouraged todrop into the Special ProgramsOffice to pick up the springschedule.",. Weekend College runs inconjunction w ith the regul ar full-time spring schedule. There willbe no weekend classe s scheduledover the Easter weekend. Classeswill conclude Saturday, May 28.

Shane attributed the errorsprimarily to rapid rise in studentenrollment which"created heavyburdens for an overworkedfinancial aid office."

"(From now on) students willhave to meet PHEAA guidelines

to "be certified eligible," Kiddsaid. "We've almost got theproblem straightened out."

Changes PromisedKidd said the college's

financial aid staff will be expanded and that a full timefinancial aid director will beappointed this summer. JamesLanahan currently is director ofboth financial aid and admissions.

In addition, Kidd said, studentbilling records will be computerized next year and tied inwith the financial aid office.

Dr. Shane said the college tookcorrective steps last year when itfirst learned of problems in theawarding of student grants. As aresult, Shane said, "the audit just

completed reveals very fewerrors relative to this year'sgrants."

Dollars Not DiscussedCollege officials say they have

not been told how many errorsmade during the four years underaudit were uncovered. Kidd saidhe did not know the amount ofgrants money Mercyhurst willhave to repay the state.

"We won't know for sure untillate spring," he said. "Although Isuspect that we'll have to payback something, the amountshouldn't be that large."

The next step will be a "pencilreport" during which schoolauthorities will discuss thepreliminary, unofficial findingswith the auditors.

The auditors will then submitan official report to Harrisburg,where a decision will be made onhow much Mercyhurst must payback to the state.

Kidd said the auditors, who a recurrently beginning a similarinvestigation at Edinboro StateCollege, "left the door open" tofurther investigate here.

School officials still claim theydo not know why Mercyhurst waschosen for the audit.

"For all we know," Kidd said,"we could have been drawn out ofa hat."

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AvailableThe American College andUniversity Service Bureau has aservice to help students obtainfunds from grant giving foundations. \> -r« r ......

The bureau offers its help todeserving students by supplyingnames of foundations andguidance as to how to go aboutobtaining funds from theseplaces.

For more details on this service, students may write :American College and U niversityService Bureau, Department S,728-5050 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tenn.f 38157.

BREATHIN' FIRE - The Mercyhurst men's basketball team qualified for a spot in the District 18Playoffs for the first time in five years with last Saturday's rout of California (Pa.) State. But not eventhe courtside growling of head coach Dick Fox (pictured above) could prevent a narrow loss, andelimination, at the hands of Pitt-Johnstown Tuesday. Tournament coverage is included in this week'sexpanded sports section, which begins on page 7.I GARY WESMAN PHOTO

ByJohn BrunoMercyhurst's annual Open

House for prospective studentsdrew varied opinions but earnedan overall satisfactory ratingfrom college workers directlyinvolved with the event.

The four-hour Open Houseshowcase, held last Sunday,February 27, in the Student Unionand several classrooms in Zurn,hosted what one student workercalled "a steady but modest"flow of high school students andtheir parents.

Jack Riley, assistant director

of admissions, was more enthusiastic, calling the day "atotal success."

"What made it work was thecooperation between studentsand faculty," Riley said."Everyone showed up in fullforce and everything seemed toflow and come together."

An admissions officespokesman later said this year'sOpen House turn out was thelargest on record. I

Dr. Barbara Weigert, chairperson of the education department, complimented the studentguides for "doing a good job oftouring the students.'

She added that organization ofthe event was the best in memorybecause of "an excellent advertising campaign"—whichincluded several local televisionand radio spots.

Vincent Ward, assistantprofessor of home economics,observed that two types ofstudents attended: "Those whoasked pointed questions andthose who stood and stared andstrolled bywith a vast disinterestin everything."

Music major Elaine Lucas,remarked that "the kids know

what they want to do with theirlives better than I did when I wasin high school."

James Kinnane, associateprofessor of law enforcement,noted with some: surprise thatmany of the female students

inquired about police work. Themajority of women presentlyenrolled here, Kinnane said, areinto probation work.

Captain Mike Konopka,assistant professor of militaryscience at Gannon College,represented the ROTC programat the Open House. Konopka saidhe founa the women to be "moremature in judgement" and "notas leery as the men are concerning military service."

Student Activities Director JanGatti said the people who stoppedby her office snowed a variety of

interest."They asked good questions,which surprised me," Ms. Gattisaid. "They wanted to knowabout clubs on campus and whatwork there was in the Student

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Final Edition NoticeThis edition of THE MERC1AD marks the last of the winter

term.Publication will resume April 1. Th e deadline for all copy

and photos to appear in that issue is Tuesday, March 29.

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PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD FEBRUARY 25,1977

Staff Editorial

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s L a k e r s 'I would like to express my sincere

congratulations to the Laker basketball teamand their coach for the fine performance they'vegiven the Mercyhurst community this pastseason.

To The Editor: §

F e a t u r e s A r e C h i l d i s hr

To the Editor: JBefore :I go any further, I must apologize for

my bluntness, bordering on crudeness, for it isnot a lack of means in expressing my opinions,moreover just wanting to be direct, cuttingthrough any pretense of tact. It isfmy personal

Trye,J the Lakers did lost to U.P.J, in the .opinion that the majority of The Merciad'sopening playoff round omMonday, but the pe r- ^feature articles are childish, totallyirrelevant,formance they gave was jutterly exciting. Forthat m atter, the performance they've given allseason has been utterly exciting.

What is truly encouraging about this year'steam was the depth on the bench. Each man,from Ed Jones to Bill Link, played up to the

standards of a playoff tea m. •&What is even more encouraging is the fact thatonly one person will be leaving the team , whichof course keeps the Lakers with playoff potential for next season. That one person who isgraduating is Jeff Davern. Davern has contributed his share in making this year's team abetter ball club. 1 |

Of course, there is not a standout on this team.There is not that one man who shines more thanthe others. It's a group effort and so it should be.

The day of Jesse Campbell is over ;fthe day ofthe team is here. The team, such an easy wordto sa y, but* easier said than done. Yet, itheLakers did it. |

Even after losing such close knit ball gamesas Edinboro or Pitt Johnstown,* they still

managed to bounce back. To sum it up, they saidinnheir own'way,*''We're for real" and theywere.

{With the completion of the cam pus center fornext season, I can only hope that students willgive next year's team the-support that theydeserve.f

But. for awhile, let's catch our breath. With

and insulting to anyone who spends $1,200 somedollars a year to attend school to be educated.

Since I began attending Mercyhurst this winter, I have been following the M erciad and haveyet to read an article that is atcontinuem of thethinking process. \I'm > sorry, but I see no

redeeming value in articles about Graffitti orPinball Machines or three pages with spaceallotted for the ad "I did it", whert obviouslynothing has been done. *

Articles that seem to|state a message, suchas, in February 25th's article "Could We Sur:

vive", end up being a spood fed pablum. I don'tmean to personally criticize anyone, but I'm allfor a paper that has humor and reports thecurrent business—social events surrounding ourcollege, but please not exclusively. Let's consider the world we're entering upon graduationand develop a realistic approach so as to m akefor a smooth integration. I

I could go on and on, but it is easy to lambast.So, as a gesture toward controversial journalism, I submit an article on something I

believe relevant to all: the future politicos whohave a hand in our lives, to the future momswho'll feed us (sic) and to the rest of us asunavoidable consum ers. • {

Karen Croot 'Editor's Note: The article submitted by Ms.

Croot appea rs on Page 5 . j?I would like to mak e one point clear, as far a s

only one senior graduating, it's pleasing to know the space allotted for the "I did it" ad, it wasthatjthe Lakers will once againjin a year haveplayoff potential.

paid for by the advertiser and since |it is advertising that helps to pay some of the produc-

Once again, congratulations on a fine and ex- tion costs for The M erciad, the placement^ofciting season.

Chris Van Wagenenthese ads is primary in our newspaper.

To The Editor-

B e c o m e M o r e I n v o l v e d j §I would like to congratulate everyone who par

ticipated in the World's Largest Snowball contest, which took place on February 19.f Mercyhurst should be proud of their contribution to Multiple Sclerosis. I do feel,however, that Mercyhurst should get involvedin more activities! of this nature. The Dance

at Mercyhurst. We had the largest number off Marathon for Exceptional Children! and the

To The Editor- fS u c c e s s A t O p e n H o u s e

A very\specials thanks to all members ofltheMercyhurst Community for their help, patienceand cooperation over the last two months. OpenHouse wasfthe climax of Admission Month. Its

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people on campus for any Open Housemost of all the largest student attendance.

Thank you!JimLanahanJack RileyKaren Schultz

Dianne Walsh

Snowball contest met with a good dear of support and enthusiasm<from the Mercyhurst andErie com munities. \

I think that MSG should take advan tage of thissupport and enthusiasm in the future by helpingout with other worthy causes such as these.

SuzetteBoyer

To The Editor:

S o m e P e r s o n a l R e f l e c t i o n sThe next 40 days are important ones for my

Christian and non-Christian friends. I suspectthey can be for all of us here at Mercyhurst. Iwould like to sha re some thoughts with you, thestudents, faculty, administration, all of whom Iconsider my friends.

About a month ago, I twisted my knee. To saythe least, Ut has affected my lifestyle: I walkmore slowly; I step more deliberately; I reactwith caution.

As I reflect on this, I see good in my situation.This enforced lessening of pace-has given metime to look around me from a different perspective. More as an observer than participant;more as an outsider than insider; more objective than subjective.

For these next 4 0 days of Lent or reflection, letus all step back and reassess w hat we are doingto each other; let us during this time of specialmeaning, rededicate ourselves in our own waysto being what we are capable of being, personswith compassion and ca ring for each other.

Let us replace negativism with positivism.Let;us speak to each other, not,about each

other. ILet us forgive, not blame.Let us not judge so quickly.Let us fast from discontent but give gratitude

for what is good in our own lives.Let us fast from complaining but be ap

preciative and supportive. 'Let us fast from suspicion andi gossip but

rather reach out to understand.Let us treat each other with the love, respect

and trust each of us would welcome.These are trying times in our society today,

yet here at Mercyhurst these days can be;thebeginning of growth for all of us.

Let us all be friends with each othe r. No needfor all of us to twist a knee.

Joseph Pizzat?

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F e a t u r e D e p a r t m e n t : D a r l e n e J K e i t h , M a r k N i c o l a z z o .M a r y An n e F e r r a r o , L i s a M a n e n d o .

S p o r t s D e p a r t m e n t : B o b D e r d a J r . , Donna Walk er , M i k eP h i l l ip s . K i t- h ar d B i r m i n g h a m . £& t

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M ak e the Merciad your formof communication.

1ATTENTION GIRLSCommittees are now forming for the 14th Annual Father-

Daughter weekend, April 23 and 24. We need girls who cancombine work with pleasure insuring this year's Father-Daughter Weekend as a memorable one.

All those interested please contact:JoAnn DeSantis302 Baldwin H all

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T h e M er c i a d a c c e p t s , In f a c t e n c o u r a g e s , th e s u b m i s s i o no f a r t i c l e s , l e t t e r s , a n d s t o r i e s f r o m a n y a n d a ll m e m b e r s o ft h e v M e r c y h u r s t C o l l eg e c o m m u n i t y : s t u d e n t s , f ac u l ty , ad m i n i s t r a to r s , t r u s t e e s , a n d f r i e n d s o f t h e s c h o o l . ' H o w e v e r .

I r e s p o n s i b l e J o u r n a l i s t s w e ? m u s t ; r e s e r v e ? t h e f o l lo w i n gr i g h t s :

1 . T h e r i g h t t o r e v i s e c o p y i n t o s t a n d a r d E n g l i s h ;2 . T h e r i g h t t o r e v i s e c o p y i n t o c o r r e c t j o u r n a l i s t i c f o r m ;3 . A n d , f i n a l l y , t h e r i g h t to r e v i s e c o p y ( b u t n o t c h a n g e

m e a n i n g ) t o f it l a y o u t d e s i g n . ' * |I n a d d i t i o n , L e t t e r s to t h e E d i t o r m u s t b e s i g n e d , m u s t b e

f a c t u a l l y v e r i f i a b l e , a n d m u s t b e w r i t t e n in good t a s t e .N a m e s w i l l b e w i t h h e l d u p o n r e q u e s t , b u t f a l s e n a m e s w i l ln o t b e u s e d .



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Psychology preferably in arttherapy or in counseling afield.

Cindy Belczyk}

I'd like to get', a job inmanagement or public administration or get a fellowshipto get a|MBA or MPA. %

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Juvenile Domestic Relations ordoing summer theatre.

PHOTOS^BY:BOB RONKSLEY

Art Expressions Exhibit

Displayed!By StudentsTwo Mercyhurst students,

Carolyn *Pommer and * Annoel

Krider will exhibit their artexpressions at the Erie PublicMuseum, 356 West 6 St. fromMarch 6-27M »j £& |

Various art dimensions will bedisplayed including fiber-fabric,printing, painting, ceramics anddrawing.

'Ms. Pommer attended PennState and will graduate fromMercyhurst in 1977 with a B.A. inArt Education. |

Ms. Krider studied art inMexico, specializing in weavingand ceramics. She attended LakeErie College with a major intheatre and will also graduatefrom M ercyhu rst in 1977 with aB.A. in Art Education.

Both f-students*- belong tonumerous art organizationsincluding the Northwestern Pa.Association

of Artists (NPAA).

On March 6, the opening day ofthe exhibition, a reception will be

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Monday, March 7. . * / $ . . | . . I. .? 8:45 a.m .- 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8. |. ."# . j 8:45 a.mi- 10:00p.m.Wednesday, March 9 . * .1 I . I. . . 8:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m.Thursday, March 10. . J l . 1 8:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Friday March 11 w. J 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Saturday, Marc h 12 1 i I . ! I CLOSED

Sunday,March 13 . . | . J CLOSEDMonday, March 14 | . . . . 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.mJTuesday, March 15 | . . . 112:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.}

Wednesday, March 16 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.mAThursday, March 17 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.|

Friday, Ma rch 18 \ 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m .Saturday, March 19^ CLOSED

ISunday , March 20 % CLOSED•Mon day , March 21 .. J. Regular schedule resumes

SPRING TERM REGULAR HOURS: {

Monday-Thursday . . . 1 . . . I f. 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

F r i d a y . . .m &••••• &:45 a m * I * : ^0P-m -Saturday. | 4 i . 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday A. J|2:QX) p.m.-10:00 p.m.l

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Pictured above are ca s t members o f "Flowers f or Algernon**-who per formed in the dres s rehearsa lSunday,!February 27, (1 . t o r . ) Tom McDermot t w as Charl ie ; Su e Datz, Chairlady; Sa m C ohen . J oe ;Joan N orr i s Mrs . Fe ldm an; Jan K ramer a s Gina : and Glenn Hollenbach as Frank . I

M a y o r S p e a k s O m L e a d e r s h i pErie Mayor Louis J. Tulliospoke on February 28 to the Art ofLeadership class on the subject of"the Mayor as Leader."

The interdisciplinary class is

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conducted by Dr.. Jean Lavin,Associate Director of CounselingServices and Lecturer A| inSociology, who cited the Mayor'svisit as a "marvelous expose* ofleadership in action". i % \

According to Dr. Lavin, MayorTullio spoke for 40 minutes ontopics as the/redevelopment ofdowntown Erie, as well as thedifficult task of finishing theconstruction of the Erie Hilton,and the negotiation of a community center of athletics landcultural affairs. §§

Dr.| Lavin commended MayorTullio fori the experience! of hisinteracting with the student formore than an hour. She also notedthat the mayor hinted that he

might like to fteach at Mercy hurst after his tenure asmayor ends. i

The Mayor's appearance wasscheduled by Robert PratheiyVice President of Development.

The mayor's visit promptedDr. Lavin to reflect on her"exciting experience" as lecturer of the Art of ^Leadership

class. sShe stated that the class

"brought together theoriesfandliterature of leadership with theactual implementation."

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Business Classes

Will Compete SundayIn preparing for a caree r, in

business, .•' th e jMercy hurststudent is attentive to this factand learns how to utilize?theconcept! of constructive competition in the classroom setting.

At the,senior level, prior to

entering a business field, manystudents ar e required to enroll ina \ course known as BusinessPolicy. $•

This particular subject ispresented by in-depth analysis ofactual case studies, with thestudent responsible for determining a corporate plan-strategywhich can feasibly be implemented by the organization inquestion. He m ust draw from hisprevious knowledge acquiredthroughout his undergraduatestudies in finance, management,market ing, ^accounting an drelated areas to support hisultimate decision. Following hispersonal analysis, the tstudentmust then present his findings tothejj class p with accuratedocumentation and be.prepared

to clearly defend his position.Typically, two or three m embersaretindividually -assigned to acertain case with an alloted timeto state;each view. Once'.this

takes place, rebuttals among thestudents are permitted, with theopportunity to compete with oneanother for a viable solution tothe overall situation.

| | A S one can suspect,\ such anexperiential type of learning canprove to be quite interesting andexciting. For this reason, the twoBusiness Policy classes fwillcompete against each otherJin atournament on Sunday, M arch 6,from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. inH4Z to finalize the term's efforts.Judges for the event will be Mr.JerrypKenwood (course | in-

structor), Mr.^Tony^Lucas andMr.iJim Trottas) The afternoon'sformat includes both preparedand improvisational discussionsand rebuttalsL by S the J variousgroups. J 8| |

Undergraduates in theBusiness division fare urged toattend all or part of thesesessions so asjto see what they

will be involved in once theyreach their senior year.

In addition, this session is opento all members of the Mercy hurst community (students,faculty, ^administration) whoenjoy good, productive com

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SeniorsUrged ToJob Hunt

Don't wait until graduation tostart looking for a job.-If you hopeto find a* ob by July* you shouldhave begun your job hunt by now.Ally seniors who have not, as ofyet, stopped by the CareerPlanning and Placement Officeand registered with us, should doso right away. jUpon registeringwith the Career Planning andPlacement Office, we can startyour credential file and put youon our job newsletter list. Also, atthis time we can give you tips in avariety of career planning areassuc h! as resume writing, andinterviewing to name a few. Also,seniors who have not picked uptheir free|copy of the magazine"Graduate" are urged to do so.

UPCOMING RECRUITERSj ON CAMPUS:

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and Education majors. £ lAnne Arundel * County PublicSchools, 5 Annapolis'MD - Thur-

,sday| March 31.$ Interviewingprospective teachers in thefollowing areas only-: Industrialarts.jScience, math, special ed.and secondary language artswith emphasis in reading and orjournalism/ 4i I

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C r a n b e r r y C r is i s ? IBy Karen Croot

1 I distin ctly! recall my cousinmaking a tug point about noteating the c ranberr i e s onThanksgiving of 1959 . . . but letm e go back to the beginning.

W hile I was sitting at my kit

chen table, plowing through my10-page thes i s paper Fridaynight, I decided to take a well-needed „ ^ ^

read an interesting article in the March 1977 issue of theAtlantic Mon thly. W ell, althou ghthis article may read slightlytongue-in-cheek, this one in theAtlantic Monthly wasn't, for itdealt with the environmentalcatastrophies the JUnited Stateshas experienced ever sin ce 1959,beginning with the cranberrycrisis . i

The era nberryfcrisis was J forthose Who have forgotten, ausage of -the cancer causingherbicide;and aminotriazole inthe; states of Oregon andW ashington.^ This cri s i s hasseem ingly passed, but what of the

many that have not or are yet tocome. £ I

Though DDT has, been bannedsince 1963,Swe may not feel itseffects for at least a few d ecades.There is unassailable evidencethat DDT has been carried by air,sea and living organisms as faras the South Pole, ?and thequantity of DDT used sin ce firstintroduced in 1942 "has allowedfor a long term build up in«thefatty tissues in both man andanimate." f J 3ffi

This should be nothing new,w e've been DDT' d to death(facet iously speaking) s inceRacheal Carson's book SilentSpring was released. But what ofth e alternatives that havereplaced *DDTf jare they any

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W * ***•*y The herbicide most commonlyused now, as in the grape crops ofNorth East, is destroyed by rainand other natural elements in am atter of days but this sub stance"comes from the same m olecularfamily as the nerve gases in thisc ount ry ' s chemica l weaponsstockpi le ." Draw your ownconclusions but the fact is thatthese organophosphates, throughmisuse, have sickened and killedchildren, spray-plane pilots andfarm workers who inadvertentlyabsorbed this chemical throughthe skin or by mouth.

The cyclamates ban enacted in1963, because of its relation tocancer and genet ic defects ,continues being processed andsold, though not in the United

States but to Canada,, Germ anyand o ther c ount r i e s wherecyclam ate is used{[in beveragesand food products lust as it was inthe United States before the ban.

A more recent controversy isthe chlorofluorocarbons theory

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that has not yet been banned butwill most likely be in a coupleyears . The^ bel ieved inertpropellent, found in most allaerosal spray cans, has beenfound to eventually reach thestratosphere where is "attachedby ultra-violet radiation and isbroken down chemically andreleases a chlorine atom. This inturn reacts with a single ozonem olecule (compo sed of threeoxygen atoms) setting off a chainreaction which doesn t stop untilhundreds of thousands of otherozone molecules are destroyed."It has been estimated by thescientst who began the wholeozone layer study—RowlandMolina, ch emist at the Universityof California at Irvine—that atthe present | rate. ofchlorofluorocarbons use (%million tons a year) by the year2000 (23 years), 7-14 per cent ofthe ozone will be dep leted.: Thatdepletion is enough to destroycrops -and interfere with theworld weather patterns, not to

mention increase the susceptibility of skin cancer among faircom pi exed individuals. Th\s isone incident that can be stoppedby you, the reader, in your hom eor dorm room. *

The mercury scare has seemedto have been forgotten, but not ifone heard about five Indianfishermen r while fishing in theJames Bay area of Quebec inAugust I976'i who contracteddefini te s igns of j> mercurypoisoning from the fish they w erecatching. This ban, in p articular,is one that was enacted but nottotally enforced due to thepolitics of the companies. As ifthe pol i t ical goverment andbus iness don't already \ reactslowly enough to these ills, a ban

proposed March 1976 against theu se of imercury fungicides inpaints was 'turned down by theE nv i r o nm e nt a l P r o t e c t i o nAgency. The reason being "theban would cost the jobs of 40employees and wipe out expectedsales of 4 m illion in 1076.' jgNjj l

And I'mjust sk imm ing over afew, for like I said I've got this 10page thesis paper to do, but wh atof the threats to come. Since the1920's asbestoes has been knownto cause asbestosis, a type ofpneumonia related to a buildingup of fibers in workers' lungs butsince the 1930's it has been knownthat breathing and even indirectcontact with asbestoes is thecause of two types of cancer, oneis lung cancer, the other ismesothe l i oma , "a.*:rare and

deadly cancer that affects thelining surrounding the lungs andbody cavity." The crazy thing isthat in spite of all the statistics,still! no regulations have beenimposed and, only now is theproblem beginning to be viewedas a serious threat. £M.

But what can one do? (Inkeeping with Kerrigan—a goodargument ive art ic le âlwayscontains alternatives so here'smy bit). W rite ridiculous articlesthat only hassle people's minds? Ipersonally believe that there area few routes of action as in thechlorofluorocarbons , just thatthey not use aerosal cans; inshopping for foods, read labels,discriminate between the foodwith the m ost chemicals and theleast; the cafeteria I honestly

don't know, butfreally it doesn'thurt to know wh at's hurting you.

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As you stroll into the StudentUnion;- som etim e and pass theping pong tables, it would be agood Idea to duck.

If you're wondering why. theanswer is flying ping pong ballswhich are being hit very h ard byIbrahim (Abe) Mentesh, theforeign student from the island ofCyprus**

I like Mercyhurst because thestudies here are fairly easy andyou have time to socialize. In

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teachers and activists an intensive course on major socialjustice issues ,with la specialemphasis on working toward

solut ions through academicresearch, public, education andcomm unity organizing. For moreinformation and applicationforms, I write: Coordinator A,Grindstone School, 562 JohnsonStreet, ^Kingston,* Ontario,Canada, or phone (618) 549-4129.Space is limited and inquiriesshould be; m ade] as soon aspossible.

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Turkey, your studies take up allyour time.'' t j"

Before coming to Mercyhursthe .attended the Ûniversity ofBosphorus in Istanbul for twoyears 3$ studying* chemicalengineering,; T ^

W hile attending the un iversity,a conflict broke out between the

students who w ere socialists andthe government which wasf a s c i s t s . •' •

Consequently the studentsboycotted and theclosed the university. ^ ^ ^

"My decision to comeltoMercyhurst was because I w as inErie once before and I liked itpretty much } 1 j

"I was a foreign exchangestudent in 1972 at the Harbor-creek High School. I stayedwith the Faulhaners , anAmerican family." §! Majoring in chemistry, Abewould like to either go to medschool or enter a graduate schoolto study for a .career in the oilindustry.

Now studying here, ho lives inMcAuley Hall and finds it quite

different from the dormitories inTurkey.uln Turkey,! the dormitories

are constructed and furnishedwith the students in mind.

"They do the student's laundryand make their beds. It's likehaving a maid."

Another thing Abe finds different is the activities we havehere. £ j

"Although there isfping pong,which I enjoy and other activities

here, there are much more InTurkey. At the university we hadan actual disco on campus and areal theater, too.

"I m iss scuba diving, too. It'simpossible to dive in Lake Eriebecause it's too polluted. In theMediterranean Sea, it's great." j

Moving from the area of ac

tivities at Mercyhurst to thestudies, he had some favorableremarks about the classes andthe faculty. Jj * JL - j h

"Small class sizes are nicebecause I can get to know theteachers and get into the subjectmore. The faculty is really veryfriendly and some of the studentsare too.

"My favorite group of peoplethat I ve met in Erie since I camehere last April is the Polish.I "They nave great person alities. That's all I'm going tosay about them. The rest is asecret." &

One thing that isn't a secretabout Abe is his great playingstyle in ping pong.

So, if you're ever in the Unionand see Abe, ask him to play ping

pong with you.> You may encounter a few painful momentsbut it will be worth it.

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Statistics!Can B eConfus ing

By SueFussv,As I sat down to my daily Saga

surprise the other day, I startedreading a booklet called LifestyleIndex-76. Thumbing through I

came upon a fact which seemedto apply to the moment's activity: "AH in all,?we use abouteight calories of energy to obtaina single calorie of food.'' 1

At first glance it seemed likejust another statistic and Istarted to read on. But then Istopped *and started thinkingabout a ratio of 8 to 1.

I started to brings it down tosimple terms. For every 8 apples,I only get 1 . For very candy bar inthe machines, 7 are "used up".Seven turkeys never make it tothe store counter because mine ispre-basted, -injected, andequipped with a pop-up timer. Ifthere are -8 of? us sitting at thetable for dinner,2 it* took all theenergy on the trays of the otherpeople there just to produce my

meal. ( | -1 | §Everyday we i are deluged bynumbers and facts and it is oftenhard to put them into perspective. One thousand begins: tolook like one I million, for onehundred, and besides, who's everseen a thousand of anything at4>ne time? The governmentspends millions and even billions,but who has ever seen a milliondollars at one time? p .

O b v i o u s l y , c o n s i d e r i n geverything in terms of £candybars or* trays is being verysimplistic and overlooks a lot ofimportant facts and conditions.But maybe we need to reducesome of our numbers to see justwhat we're talking about.rEight-to-one is easier to grasp than 64 to8. The next time ; you |get Ja

number thrown at you,f tr yswitching your^ perspective toapples and oranges and see whathappens.

Cour se S etO n Co m ed y

A new interdisciplinary course,Comic America On Stage (INTD170), will be offered this SpringTerm.|Concentration will be oncomic author's view of A mericansociety. * * J |

This course will study severalrecent American comedies withthe purpose of drawing a profileof present-day reality. ; *

Contrary to current rumor, this

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Movie Review

K i l l s ' C a s t L o s e s K i c k fBy Rocco Riazzi £

BUGSY MALONEA motion picture of a different

style!! "Bugsy Malone" stars acast of numerous children in theleading roles portraying mobsterleaders and cabaret singers.

Bugsy Malone was the toughestman in the city of Chicago andFat Sam needs him to overthrowhis enemy. The plot of the movieoutlines the same styles of theearly gangster pictures ofHollywood: boy meets girl, boyloses girl, boy wins girl. |

"Bugsy Malone" is entertaining up to the point where thenovelty of children gangstersbecomes monotonous. The idea ofhaving a children all-star cast istruly a different idea, but itcomes to the point of ridiculous.The children seem like theMunchins of OZ who after thirtyyears become hoodlums. |

The picture is produced byPaul Williams. I fknow thatWilliams has a hang up on beingshort, but I didn't think that hewould resort to this! I'm notreally saying that you will notenjoy the movie, but I, myself,would not be tempted to attendthe movie twice. (Now showingExclusively at Cinema World. In

u c *nd week. Rated G»)

Flowers For Algernon

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Andrea Kupetz and H. CharlesSchmidt have both taken; onduties above what is required ofthem, ifor their Senior Thesis,Flowers For Algernon.

The basic goal of ithe show'sdirector, Andrea Kupetz, was toprove that, "a Senior Theatermajor could direct a main stageproduction that was of the qualityfor an audience to see, and w ithina month's rehearsal." j j

H. Charles Schmidt, who playsthe lead role of Charlv. also tookon the responsibility of light andse t design, b f ku

Since the choosing of FlowersFor Algernon last March, Schmidt has put in an "easy couplehundred hours work." ? K

Schmidt believes that a "SeniorThesis should be above what a

student would normally doshould show? a student's accumulative knowledge of the pastfour years." | |""Theater Arts is everything to

do with theate r. I want to prove tomy advisors that this is what I'velearned." - .* $ ^

Of course no production can gowithout the hard work of the castand crew. Ms. Kupetz summed itup nicely. I | |

"I've got one of the best castsand crew I could possibly havefor this particular show."

Mr% Schmidt portrays- thecharacter of a mentally retardedman who under goes [ surgery toimprove his intelligence.

He soon becomes a genius andlearns that life is not only full oflove and laughter, but also tur-

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H. Charles Schmidt and Andrea K upetz

moil and bitterness.Pertaining to his character,

Mr. Schmidt feds that, "There'ssomething lacking in all of us, sowe can relate to him.

"I'm hoping that through thisplay, if just one person goes outand doesn't laugh at a handicapped person, I've achievedmy purpose." y ;..,

Ms. Kupetz explained,

"Charly, |in Flowers $ ForAlgernon, speaks to all of us whohave ever been through any kindof pain, and yet at die same timehave experienced .;;happiness."

Both Andrea and Chuck haveproven their point as can be seenin their production which will beplaying nightly through March 5.

The shows will start at 8 p.m. inthe Little Theatre.

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L a k e r s R e a d y T o H e a d S o u t hF o r S p r i n g S e a s o n

C o a c h S a n d s L e a v e s ' H u r s tt

The Mercyhurst baseball teamhas been practicing for the pastthree weeks in . preparation for

their southern spring trainingtrip.The Lakers will be leaving

March 11 for Augusta, Georgiamere they will play AugustaCollege. T h e team will then swingto Aiken, South Carolina wherethey will play the University ofSouth Carolina, i a branch camp u s .

Next on the trip is a toughGeorgia Southern team followedby Armstrong State in Savannah,Georgia. The remaining threeschools on the trip are theUniversity of Montevello, Montevello Alabama, SouthernBenedict College, Oilman, Alabama, and Austin Peay in Knox-ville, Tennessee. M

Coach Joe Cook said he wassatisfied with the indoor

workouts in regard to attendance, attitude, and hardwork. IP? |

"Because of the disappointing

Jeff Davern I BEBI

fall season/' said Cook, "thespring trip holds more importance to a successful spring

season."* H I

With four players from the fallteam not back in the spring , andpitcher Jo e Williams returning toMercyhurst after sitting out, theLakers currently have an 18 manroster.

Heading the pitching staff willbe Tom Barringer, along withRay Olszewski, Williams, CraigNicholson, ; Sparky Mills, andGordy Karstedt. <5 I • 1

The rest of the roster is comprised of a few players whichCook referred to as "positioned"players, plus the I one-positionplayers. $§|Nj

The first of these positionedplayers is player-coach FrankTrigilio. Trigilio can serve as acatcher, play third base and alsofirst. Randy Mink can also catch,

play third base and some outfield. Ron Coleman movesaround in the infield, either firstor third. Bo Henning is the last

P e r s o n a l i t y P r o f i l eI Jeff Davern I ha s {been arelatively unknown I basketballplayer during his four years atMercyhurst. But not to his coach,Dick Fox, who had words ofpraise concerning the ^ seniorcaptain of the Lakers. \ |

"Jeff has been the most contributing ballplayer since our

BBS O l d n o . 2 1 Jeff Davern ; -; >program began. His leadershipcan't be measured • in stats,although his stats are darngood." Davern finishes seventhon the all-time Laker scoring listwith 575 points, only 3 shy of sixthplace Nuke Emick. Jeff hasaccomplished this despite notbeing a regular sta rter during hisfour years here. \ v

The 5' 10" guard was honored

in his]last home game!againstBehrend College a n d bowed out instyle with 25 points and 9 assists."Personally, I feel this was mybest game," said Jeff, "But asfar as the team goes, the turningpoint' was our win over PointPark. We had to win that one."

Jeff has been associated with

winners since*'his high ^schooldays in Meadvilie and every yearat the 'Hurst. Despite this, he hasnever been involved in playoffcompetition with the Lakers untilthis year.

"I feel that this has been mybest year. I want to go now(playoffs) This is my year."

Jeff h ad praise for all his Lakerteammates, but gave specialcredit to Ed Jones and CoachFox.

"E d is the best guard in thedistrict and I had no complaintsabout playing behind h i m . He hasmade me a better ballplayer."

"But it is really Coach Fox thatmakes us go. He gives us incentive. Hes a great coach." .

With graduation approaching,Jeffs plans include settling inErie for awhile and jo b hunting inhis major field, Probation-Parole.

"Since I'm the only o n e leaving(the team) this year, I'm lookingforward to following them nextseason. They should be reallygood." -,•

Jeff Davern has indeed been acontributing factor to Mercyhurst for four y ears a n d h e closedout his stay in a fitting manner:fighting for a trip to Kansas Cityand the N.A.I.A. NationalChampionship. .

positioned player while doingsome pitching, playing first, andoutfield, his normal position.

T h e remaining players that ar estrictly infielders ar e KevinCook, Terry Kelly, Dan Sienicki,and Tom Circle.

Ken White, JimJDiTullio, andRick Shaheen comprise theremaining outfielders. l'-i

Rick Konkolewski serves as acatcher and sometimes getssome action as a * designatedhitter. I£ Coach I Cook states that themost important thing the teamwill have to accomplish downsouth is producing run s. He saidth e defense will b e lust a s solid aslast year and the pitching may bea hair less. I I |

"Overall, I'm looking forwardto the spring season more than Iwas last fall," said Cook.E In a final note, Cook said. "If

everything falls, we still could beDistrict 18 playoff contenders."

The Mercyhurst sports community has lost a great contributor and competitor in FrankSands.

Frank has left the 'Hurst tobecome head crew coach at theUniversity of Nebraska, atLincoln, As a "Cornhusker",Frank will head the entire crewpr og ram ^ vars ity men' s ,women's, and freshmen. * „

This past season at Mercy

hurst, Frank served as a coachfor the freshmen team, whichperformed well in the races. Hesaid that the program at the'Hurst is in good hands with headcoach Jack Gartner, andassistants Al Belovarac and JayMarcinowski. »; Frank thanked Mercyhurst foreverything and said that he wasreally treated well h ere. "I haveregrets in leaving, but Nebraskahas everything I've alwayswanted," stated Sands. Ijfe His high points at Mercyhurstcame during h is first tw o years ofrowing. His biggest thrill camewhen the 'Hurst made the finalsat the Mid-Americas in 1973 atMarietta, j Ej Bpfftf * M £§

Frank had a few words for thefreshmen rowers at Mercyhurst,

saying to go out and give thesame determination to the staff

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that they gave to himithis pastfall. J

Special thanks from Frankwent to William Garvey, DaveShimpeno, and Gartner pluseveryone at Mercyhurst who

helped him get the Nebraska joband get him established

Lakerette coach Khonda Carlson points out the game strategy toMary Beth Kiselica (33) as Amy McNicholas looks on in a recentwomen's basketball game. ' P h o t o b y G a r y W e s m o n

Grots TownBBehrend BeatsLakerettes B

The Mercyhurst Lakerettebasketball team lost to crosstown rival Behrend last Thursday77-65.m The loss brings the Lak erettesrecord t o 5 - 6 o n t h e year with twogames remaining with Thiel andWestminster, both j havingalready been played.

Mercyhurst jumped ou t to a 39 -32 halftime lead over the Cubs.Behrend took the lead from theLakerettes with 10:25 remainingin the second half. The 'Hurst tiedit up with a little over ninemi nut e s t o g o f>1-51. T he Cubs, ledb y A n n Abbott with 24 points, hada surge and broke away from theLakerettes to secure the win. i,^

Mary Ann King led the Mercyhurst scoring with IB tallies. SueFagan added 17' points, I AmyMcNicholas 11 markers, DarleenWebb 10 and Val Perrofeightpoints to round out the scoring.

The Lakerettes hit on seven of13 free throws and 29 of 92 fieldgoals. w. ' • "'-^&*v>:''••



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The Mercyhurst Lakers wereeliminated from the NAIADistrict 18 playoffs last Monday,bowing 72-69 to Pitt-Johnstown atIndiana, Pa - |

Foul trouble and poor outsideshooting were the biggest handicaps Tor the' 'Hurst.

^Mercyhurst was called Ifor 13first half fouls "with starters JoeFord and Don Jackson eachcollecting three personals.

Meanwhile, Pitt-Johnstownconverted on eight of these attempts while being called on justfive fouls themselves and [wentahead 38-32 at the half.

Offensively, the Lakers shot amere 34.6 percent from,the floor(27 of 78) against a regularseason average close to 50 percent. « 1-

The Mountain Cats alsorecorded 27 field goals, howeverthey attempted only 58 shots for a46.6 percentage.

Coach Dick Fox stated tha t theteam's inability to organize offensively was the main cause for

the Lakers poor shooting per

formance."We were hesitant offensively.Our team depends onorganization, however, we lackedauthority," said F o x .

Missed foul shots also hampered the 'Hurst chances late inthe game. K

With 3:20 left in the game andthe Lakers behind 65-59, KevinBradley missed a;one and oneand two seconds later John"Sweetwater'^Burrow did thesame.

Laker Kevin Bradley (33) takes a shot over the outstretch ed a rmof a California State player. Bradley and his teammates went on towin the game 104-90 and secure a District 18 playoff spot, i a.

Photo by Gory Wesman

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Don Jackson then missed hisfirst attempt {but 1 made thesecond, thus inching the 'Hurstcloser, 65-60. T

Down 68-62 with 1:21remaining, Pox called a time outto organize his charges. Sevenseconds later, Paul Young wasfouled by the Cat's Rich Ragan.Young calmly dropped in twofree throws, thus leaving the'Hurst down by four. .

A •'Sweetwater*\ drive, aMountain Cat turnover and aFord tip-in at the 36 second mar kleft the Lakers down by a bucket,70-68. Kf • | !

With much reluctance, Foxcalled his,last time out with 33ticks left on the clock.

The Lakers missed a goodopportunity seven seconds laterwhen Young stole the inboundpass but dribbled the ball off hisfoot and lost it out of bounds.r; Fox remarked that he had touse his time-outs early to get theteam situatied.

4' If we had been organized, wecould have beaten thatt team(Pitt-Johnstown) by 10 points/'remarked Fox.

Young stole the ball again withseven seconds later however EdJones' 20 foot shot fell short andon the ensuing rebound, Jacksonfouled Cat Don Elzer. J ]$ Elzer converted on both shotsand iced the Mountain Catsvictory, 72-69. * |

Burrow led the 'Hurst*with 21points and. 16 rebounds, 11 ofwhich were in the second haln

Young with 13 points and Fordwith 12 were th e only other doubledigit scorers for Mercyhurst4

The Mountain Cats fashionedthe scoring of Mike Black whocanned 19 points and Ragan whohad 17. 3 | ^T jgfc

All time leadingfU.P.J. scorerElzer had 12 points and i14rebounds for the 17-5 Cats, whomet Clarion last Wednesday forthe District ? 18 NAIA championship. " ¥ 9 i 9

The 'Hurst captured the\thirdplayoff berth! by downingI California State (Pa.), 104-90 âstSaturday at 3 WestminsterCollege. J g . Wk

Penetrating point guard Joneswas the | whole show for theLakers as he hit 13 of 17 shotsfrom the field* for 32 \ points,dished out six assists, snaggedfive l rebounds 1 and playedaggressive defense for the greenand blue. \ & M

All-American candidate DelBeshore topped Cal. State with 27points for the 14-10 Vulcans. |

Rounding out the Mercyhurst

scoring were Burrow t with % 18

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points and 11 rebounds, Ford 16and Bradley 14 points as theLakers gained a playoff spot forthe second time in their short sixyear history.

Coach * Fox happily admittedthat he has never enjoyed

coaching as much as this year."We exceeded (everyone's ex*

pectations, we were a good,exciting basketball team and wemade the playoffs," said Fox,Myou*can't ask for much morethan that."

Joe Ford (white shirt) passes the ball ^between the legs of aCalifornia State player in the Lakers 104*90 victory to qualify forthe playoffs. |

Photo by Gory Wesman

Of Exciting Season

L aker High lightsby Mark Cipriani

iThe I Mercyhurst Lakerssecond-ever trip to the N.A.I.A!District 18 playoffs - endedjin afirst-round defeat but this certainly does not detract from theaccomplishments and the exciting brand of basketball thatthis team exhibited throughoutthe season. | r

Almost insurmountable oddsseemed to face this year's Lakersquad. They would have to copewith the loss of its all-time

pleading scorer and rebounder,Jesse Campbell. On top of that,

(three more starters were gonefrom a 13-8 team that almostreached the playoffs, j

Also the realization that' thea team would not have a regular^home court again was another•obstacle for the Lakers to jump a t•the beginning of an expected "so-*so" season. 3 m 9K#f*|

Highlighting the 16-9 seasonIfewere seven 100 point-plus performances, incluaing? a school• record of 126 point explosion•against! Eisenhower, many j key* victories, and the beginning of a• local basketball rivalry, Mercy-I hurst vs. Gannon College, |I This yea r's Igame, at*the

Gannon Auditorium, showedwhat kind of club the Lakers had.Though considered^ underdogs,the 'Hurst hustled and' foughttheir wayI into overtime beforefinally succumbing to the GoldenKnights, 81-77.8 I f| ?

The Lakers won pivotal gamesagainst Point Park, |SlipperyRock and'; Frostburgf as theseason came H o an end. Thesevictories were essential? asMercyhurst received a chance toreach the playoffs, and did sowith a rout of California State in apreliminary playoff deciding thethird-seeded team.

A third meeting fwith Pitt-Johnstown resulted and finally athird loss tofthatHeam as theLakers Iwere elinimated fromfurther playoff activity.

When not much was expected,the Lakers produced more than

many had thought they would orcould.! $^Mercyhurst has high hopes fornext season. With only onemember graduating from thisyear's squad, the Lakers mightmake that elusive trip to KansasCity next year.

Crew Row s In D.C.i For the first time in the Mercyhurst crew team's fives yearhistory, they Jwill be ^travellingsouth to Washington D.C. forspring water workouts. ';

In the past, the team hasalways missed the spring timethat would make f them com-petitivein the early season.

The team will be rowing out of

G e o r g e t o w n Ûniversity'sfacilities and staying in the guestquarters apartments inAlexandria, Virginia. $..; Jack Gartner,|coach of themen's | team,4 is anxiously an

ticipating the performance of histeam in the spring. With theteam's weight training programand the spring break water time,Coach Gartner expects Mercyhurst to have a highly competitive squad this season.

rj Since I the crew team is incurring no cost to the school fortheir trip, they are running araffle to help expenses. The prizeis a?basket of cheer and ticketsare available from any crewmember. Hie drawing will beheld March 5 in the cafeteria.

William Shelley Preston

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