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T H E CIADVOL. XLV NO. 8 MERCYHURST COLLEGE NOVEMBER 3, 1972

Paul Soldner. Artist

Coming To 6

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Hurst

Next Thursday, November 9,Mercyhurst College will conducta Kiln building demonstration andworkshop under the masterfulinstruction of Paul Soldner. Mr.

Soldner will build a stone kiln anda raku kiln, which is a specialtype of kiln used for variousworks which Paul produces. Mr.Soldner will be using 743 bricksand will be aided by 20 Ceramic

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1 A s s i s t a n t E d i t o rstudents from Allegheny Collegeand hopefully some Mercyhurststudents.

For many of u s , there might besome confusion as to a few of the

terms used. A kiln is an oven inwhich pottery is placed to bake toa finish. A raku kiln is an oven inwhich pottery is placed in ashesto insure an even greater effect.The average temperature in

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P A U L S O L D N E R

these kilns is about 2400 degreesfarenheit. The two kilns will beused by the Ceramic students ofthe ar t depar tment . Theworkshop will take place in the

Ceramics lab between the hoursof 9-12 and 1-5 on Thursday,November 9.

Paul Soldner is presently aprofessor of Ceramics at ScrippsCollege in Claremont, California.He has also < taught at IowaUnivers i ty and ColoradoUn iversit y.; He h as publishednumerous articles for severalpublications and has written abook called Kilns and theirConstruction. His *works havebeen reproduced in leadingCeramic textbooks . Paulreceived his B .A.{from Bluff onCollege in Bluff on, Ohio, his M. A.from the University of Colorado,and his M.F.A. from Otis ArtInstitute, Los Angeles, California.His type of work includes bothfunctional and {non-functionalpieces z with the emphasis onartistic expression. He has said,"The problem is not whether it'sfunctional, but- whether it'sgood.'' * Th e , Mercyhurst community welcomes Paul Soldner todemonstrate his ability and skillsin kiln construction. R A K U P O T R R Y

Intersession-1972To most upper-classmen

Inter: ^ssion is looked onas a timefor leisure or a time to do someear ly Chr i s tmas j shopping.Intercession is j also the mostcriticized part of Mercyhurst'sacademic year due to the lack ofinteresting courses and generaldisorde r which of ten! accompanies the familiar ^ threeweek term. i

This year, M r. Igor Stalsky is incharg e of organizing Intercession,and being awar e of past problemshas decided to revamp this year'scho ices . \ Intersess ion wasoriginally planned as*a time of

I G O R S T A L S K Y

guided independent study wh ere astudent could tackle a narrow ordifferent area to go into depth onthat subject . Too of ten,Intersess ion £ courses havebecome crammed carbon-copiesof regu lar ten week courses. Inorder to "remedy this problem,Mr. • Stalsky ha s offered, thefollowing^ guidelines to facultymember s : \ % *1. Courses should be prepared asIntersession courses instead of

pre-packed ten week courses.

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2 . Due to the difference in thenature of Intersession, a difference in class ^presentation ismandatory. &3. \ Courses should all allow roomfor flexibility and opportunity forspontaneity of ideas, allowingstudents to find his own objectivesin the course.4 . Student evaluation shouldcoincide with the achieveme nts ofthe objectives that the studentsets for himself.* | i5 . The grading method should beup to the student. (Most coursesthis year give thefstudent anoption). })f • • I6. Courses should be limited t o n omore than 20 students. ,* g|

Intersession this ye ar will be 4weeks- long instead of th eprevious 3 week term. Teamteaching is also being considered,not necessarily for Inter

disciplinary! courses, .althoughInterdisciplinary courses will beoffered and can be used to fulfillother credits. Many courses willbe concerned with off-campus

study-' along with many travelIntercessions. Faculty membersare asked to be available tostudents app roxim ately ! fourhours'a day and many of thecourses are trying to switch fromthe term-paper*project to moreconstructive \ self-originatedprojects such as video-tapes,slide-programs, e t c . i

The Intersession-booklets willsoon be in the students' handsand shortly after an IntersessionDay is planned to provide information to students | aboutcourses prior to registration. All

faculty members teaching

Intersession courses will beavailable to discuss courses or

answer questions of' any interested students. Studentsshould then pick four courseswhich appeal to them. If uponregistering, a student discoversthat all of his four course choicesare closed, he should then go toMr. Stalsky'Mr. Stalsky is theonly one who can reopen anyclasses and.' is guaranteeingstudents that they will be placedin one of their four coursechoices. The only courses whichMr. Stalsky will not reopen aresuch courses as photographywhich are limitedj in availableequipment. Mr. Stalsky alsohopes to balance courses toprevent an overload of students inone course or a deficient numberof students in another. $~

Total student involvement in an

Intersession course should equalapproximately 35 to 40 hours aweek both in a n d o u t of class. It isn o t a vacation time but it can be apleasant time." Steps have beentaken this year to assure studentsthatI*even their f fourth coursechoice will be a good one.Intersession is very important tostudents because it is their timeto experiment, and experience.Student apathy could eventuallyeliminate Intersession. In thefuture; Mr. Stalsky would like to

see Intersession completelystudent originated , giving;, thestudents a chance to say Whatthey would like to learn.; f

m In short, this year's coursesshold offer smaller classes, newexperiences, independent study.

student choice grading and

COFFEE H O U S E

CLOSED?} Jb y R i c k ? L a m b

On Monday October 30, theMercyhurst coffee house wasclosed to the use of the students.Signs were posted informingstudents that the coffee housewould be closed during the daysand open only in the evening.

Like good little kiddies theunion crowd obediently abandoned their coffee house as ifthe paper* signs w ere God-sentcomm andme nts. A few peoplemumbled and groaned and oneofficial commented "I don't knowwhy everyone's up in armsbecause their e coffee house isclosed". ? *

The reason for the eviction is tokeep the garbage inone place. Noopen coffee , house; no messycoffee house, j If this kind of

thinking were followed the wholeunion should be ^closed, then itwould be neat andI clean. Ormaybe the whole campus shouldbe closed. TWe already have anice clean parking lot, saved fromth e clutter of all those car s.

While it is true th e coffee housedoes get dirty, but that doesn'tmean it should b e | closed.According to M r. Herring, it is notthe responsibility of his workersto clean the;,coffee house. Asdirector of the Student Union, it isHerring's responsibility to keep it

student objectives. The changesare long; overdue but only abeginning. Let us hope that m orschanges follow ^and that thisintersession is something- to

remember.

students and their use. It makeslittle difference whether they arelistening to a folk singer or eatinga sandwich. ,, g

The coffee house should be reopened. If it is not, the studentsshould have the guts to re-open itthemselves.cle an/: or appoint someone toclean it or find who is responsiblefor keeping it clean.

Astfor the attitude that thecoffee house isl!not|a lunchroombut a coffee house, it makes aslittle sense as the other excuses.The coffee house exists for the

Weekend Away4-College 'Encounter'Jat Dunkirk, N.Y."

is* 7:00p.m. tFriday/ Nov. 10thTo Sunday2:00p.m.

Dunkirk, N.Y.

Sponsored by :CAMPUS M I NI STRY

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MerciadEndorsesMcGovern

b y Tom H e b e r l e

A s s i s ta n t E d i to rThe presidential election of 1972 promises to be a very curious

spectacle indeed. Richard Nixon is predicted to win by a landslidemargin. T h e latest polls show him as having 59 per cent of the votecompared to 36 per cent. Logically, you begin to Swonder whyMcGovern only has 36 per cent of the popular vote so far, becausehis positions are not as spurious and nebulous as Nixon's are. Forinstance, why did Nixon wait until two weeks before the election tcdisclose his secret talks about peace in Vietnam? Is it because h€felt people would say, "At least he tried," or "He finally broughtpeace to Vietnam"? Either way, he feels he has won popularsupport through h i s ingenious scheme. Also, w h y hasn't Nixon comeout either o n e w a y or t h e other in reference to the Watergate affair?Does Nixon condone campaign bugging and snooping? Does Nixonrespect t h e rights and privileges of priva te citizens? ^^

Now lookjjat the differences in the platforms of|the two candidates.-Nixon advocates internationalism, he demands "that wereject the policies of those who whine and whimper about ourfrustrations and call on us to turn inward." This is an obvious in

ferenee to George McGovern who advocates a redirection of interests back to the American people and out of the rice paddies ofVietnam. Nixon opposes amnesty o n the grounds that they desertedtheir country. McGovern follows in the footsteps of AbrahamLincoln and every other American president, who after ev ery w ard id grant amnesty t o a l l conscientious objectors w h o did not want toserve because of strong moral objections. Nixon talks of curbinginflation, but h e hasn't done i t . Prices are soaring and yet wages ar efrozen. Nixon promises an end to crime in the streets, he does thisby enacting stiffer laws against the accused. Instead of going to theheart of the problem -the- ghetto, the school, and trying to dosomething about that. Nixon feels users of drugs should be punishedas much as pushers. McGovern feels that Nixon has once againavoided the hard-core problem of drugs/ McGovern believes'instiffer penalties for pushers of hard drugs and liberalization, notlegalization of marijuana . M § | p . |

Uemployment has risen in this country from three m illion to fivemillion since Nixon took office. McGovern believes that we shouldwithdraw our support from Kin^Thieu and redirect our interests tofinding jobs for o u r own people at home.

S o i n ending, ona point b y point basis, (taking into consideration ofcourse that what McGovern says isn't necessarily what McGovern

is going to do, although you could Hook at his past senatorialrecord), considering various problems of the nation such as Vietn a m , inflation, jobs, drugs, amnesty, corruption, and foreign policy,it seems that George McGovern, the "p rairie populist", should getour endorsement.

S t i c k y T o n g u e s

AndS o r e | F i n g e r s

b y A. J. A d a m sHelen E. Adams, noted

homespun philospher, oncestated: "If wishes were horses,beggars would ride."

As : the elections reachMcGovern's Palm Sunday, fhisdisciples at least some of those onthis campus, are in a state ofconsternation. The poor showingsin the polls and the peaceproposals Jn ? Vietnam areoverwhelming obstacles. Quite

frankly, the skinny cats willprobably find themselves wailingon the fences, until 1976, whenthey will again rise, stuffingenvelope after envelope in hopesof choking the rampagingelephant, (that is if there areelections held), i % i

Is -a sticky-tongue or a sorefinger a proper^means.to reach

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November 1st

RECYCLING DRIVE SETThe Environmental Problems I

class invites you to a trash-in.Beginning November l j | th ecampus will be invaded withcolored bins for the collection ofrecyclable products. Each binwill be marked for either cans,bottles, or bundled pap er. W e ar especifically in? search f ofn e w s p a p e r , m a g a z i n e s ,notebooks, a n y kind of flat pap er.

Judging I b y the daily consumption of these I products oncampu s, we know that* you'll

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comer through by disposing ofthem in the designated recep

tacles.

Not only will w e be the cleanestcampus in the "north, south, eastor west", but we'll be helping tocreate a healthier environment inthe future by recycling productsalready created.

It is easy to criticize industryfor polluting, but we are ailguilty. And if w e d o nothing abou tour own pollution, we a re as bad

as the notorious offenders. 9 9Hesitate before you dispose of

cans, bottles, and papers. Savethem and dispose of them in thedesignated bins, which will beplaced at easy access foreveryone. *

If we all "pitch in" we will doour part in saving the earth. Soremember th e date N o v . 1 as kickoff date. Day students bring therecycling items from home. Let'smake this trash-in the best ever.This is our b ig chance!

ACCORDING TO THE LAW

HitchhikingSome of our students a re under

the impression if Ihitching andstopped by the police they cannotsearch you o r your belongings.

A college student was hitchingalong an Interstate Route whenstopped by a state trooper. Uponquestioning him the officer wasoissatisfied with his answers andput himi into custody in accordance with the statue of"unlawfully soliciting, a ride onthe highway.1' The officer thenfrisked the defendant and searched the two suitcases on the

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ground next to h i m . The criterionfor doing so was ' to search forweapons. When searching thesuitcases t h e officer found a largequantity of marijuana in o n e . Hethen arrested Xhe defendant forunlawful jpossessions ofdangerous drugs.

In the pre-trial proceedings thedefendant tried to suppress theevidence saying that it was anillegal search on the grounds ofTerry vrs Ohio. The superiorcourt disagreed saying that theofficer was justified underChimel vrs California. Under

Chimel, after an arrest is madeand before the arrestee is takeninto custody, the officer mayautomatically search the immediate area for his own safetyand the defendant's for anyweapons. | j

InI this case, the court felt alogical|extension of Chimel:wasmade and that the suitcases werein the defendant's immediatecontrol therefore subject tosearch. "The exigencies of thesituation made that course imperative.

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

NOVEfTlBER, 1972

Election

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Ar t i s t - Cr a f t sm en,K i l n B u i l d i n gdemonstration andworkshop 10 a.m. to5 p.m. 2 ur nCeramics Lab.

Student Union£ Dance *> Concert

Concert FeaturingCata Air Ape

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Little Theatre, FallProductduction. 8:15P-m. Dark of theMoon

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NOVEMBER 3, 1972 MERCYHURST COLLEGE

Letters To The EditPAGE 3

orHello Miss American Pie!

After all of the "Bye! Bye!", Iam surprised to find you are stillaround Mercyhurst. How can Itell you are still there? Your faceis not to be seen in the Merciad.Your name is not under theheadings of the Merciad articles,notfin the Line-up of editors. (SeeMerciad, Oct. 13* and Oct.f 2 3 ) .Your name was not mentioned inthe recent ? *'Athlet ics-Academ e," deba t e Where ,then, are you? Mg You are in your usual place,aren't you? You are:jcheenng onthe teams, coxie for the crew-

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American Pie!

team, and you are in the long lineof females listed under "staff"for the Merciad. What does the"staff" do? Can I guess? But, itshould be that way;' I sn ' t it anaccepted fact? Women are theweaker sex, intellectually andphysically. I

Perhaps, yo u fit into the picturedescribed in Intellectual Digest,November, 1972, i* inj HenryE d w a r d ' s a r t i c l e ,"Desegregating Sexist Sport".He says that American sport has

all the resemblance to "formalr e l i g i o n - t e m p l e s , s a i n t s ,ritual...And once again the ladiesserve from the sidelines."

Women of Mercyhurst! Do youknow the accomplishments of thewomen who have gone beforeyou? Have you read in theMerciad Gary Bukowski's articles about the work of theSisters in the early days of thecollege? Have you heard aboutt h e s e a l u m n a e - C a t h e r i n eDurkin, llawyer? and JaneMatjasko, physician, two of thefew women who have made it inthese professions? Ms. CatherineDurkin is an attorney and anorganizer of political campaignsin Cleveland. Dr. Jane Matjaskowas graduated "cum laude"from Women's Medical College,Philadelphia.> There are otherst o o . Dr. Anne Crowley marchedwith Martin Luther King inChicago. Sr. Anne Francis, twiceelected Chairman of the Board ofTrustees at Mercyhurst College,addressed | the - nationalorganization of women religiousthis September*, in Seat t le,Washington. Sr. MaureenFied l er , R.S.M. is present ly

working in Washington, D.C. withthe National Committee for theMcGovern campaign.v Women of Mercyhurst, wherear e you! |

g Sister Rita Brocke, R.S.M.

Dear Sister Rita Brocke,I wholeheartedly Jagree with

you. The question is what are theopinions of the cheerleaders, theCoxie, and the rest of the Mercyhurst female population? Sendyour comments to:

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Preston MailroomB o b Parks, Editor

P E A C ENovember 1972

Give up a meal - hamburger,

a pack of cigs , etc. etc. etc.

GIVE THE $MEDICAL \AID

FOR INDOCHINA

S O M E B O D Y W i l l B E I N T H E C A F E T E R I A A T L U N C H

A N D D I N N E R T O . C O L L E C T T H E S H E C K E L S

Sticky Tongues •

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such an unassailable end? Ofcourse not!? You m ight as welltake that tongue and or finger andsit on it. Sure, you're "stuffing"ha s helped;^not in |attainingvictory but in preventing a landslide. You are stabilizing aterminal pat ient , instead oflooking for a cure. There hasbeen talk of "taking it to thestreets" even at Mercyhurst.You know that4f we're talking,

they'll be action elsewhere.; I'mnot saying that this is the answeror if it is it's the only o n e , but it'san idea. Students have the timeand the energy, all the pro-McGovernites need is thechannel.; M

In the 10th century,Nostradamus, an Irish monk-

philosopher, foresaw J a greatdemocracy that would last

exactly 20 0 years coinciding with

the downfall of the CatholicChurch with the assassination ofthe Pope.| There has been agradual progression of extra-constitutional power undertakenby the President. There has beendocumented evidence of lies anddeception (i.e. Thej PentagonPapers ) in | the^ present administration. Admittedly, this isnot proof-positive, but i ts undoubtedly something to thinkabout.

As your lives will be lm-measurablypshaped by theelections this week, please, ifnothing else , votei If you're pro-Nixon, fine, call me and I'llarrange counselling. If you'repro-McGovern, fine,?,get to thepolls for it's quite possible that inplanning for the coronation, the

fat-cats just might forget.

MERCYHURST HERITAGE

Ghost Of Egan Hal l

In the last few years there hasbeen a great growth in thenumber of legends and tales,many of which center around theO'Neil Chap el. Most of thesestories have little historical basisin fact but legends apart of anycollege's history. ^f

So here is Mercyhurst's mostfamous tale. The incident centersaround the ring on the finger ofthe "Infant of Prague" statue inth e Chapel. Just recently the ringmysteriously dissappeared.

As the report goes there wasone Mercyhurst girl who had alover, and they were engaged tobe married when h e was called tofight in the Second World War.Just before the war ended it wasreported that he had been killedin action. ?j$ *g&

When the girl received thisnews she was so shattered thatshe sworejthat she would neverlove another man, and eventually

became a Mercy*Nun. Shortlybefore s h e took her final vows sheplaced her former engagementring o n the finger of the "Infant ofPrague " statue. L .25 8

A few years later while busy inher work at Mercyhurst she wasshocked to receive a letter fromthe soldier w h o wasn't dead aftera l l , but pvhoi had been takenprisoner, and only recently beenreleased. I |

He wrote to the Sister that hewas coming to see her. TheSister, w h o still loved the man butwho was now committed to Godbecame s o upset that she suffereda complete nervous breakdownand was finally isolated in theFourth Floor of Old Main. Shenever saw the soldier and neverreally recovered but often used to

gaze at the ring on the statue.3One day, in the early 1950's, shewas found dead in her room. Therumor was strong that she hadcommit ted suicide and hungherself.

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Fo r a long time afterwardssome of the Sisters nervouslyreported that they kept ^hearingnoises and sighs in the Fourth

Floor of Old Main and especiallyin the Tower.; Then one night anolder Sister entered the Chapel tosay some prayers before rearing.

A s she walked i n s h e noticed th ata Sister was sitting up frontlooking at the "Infant of Prague"statue. T h e Sister then proceededto the front of the Chapel becausethe Sister looked strange from theback, but as she approached, theperson suddenly seemed to

wearing the ring the phone ran g,and it w a s the boy's parents, whotold her that he had been killed inan unusual type of automobile

accid ent. The' horrifiedIgirlblamed his death on the ring and

quickly took it back to the Chapel.Soon after she left college b ut thestory persisted that the ring wascursed and the Chapel and Towerwas haunted. $ 9

To stop the | stories the administration removed the ring afew years ,ago and place it in abox somewhere in the Queen'sChape l. Although thek ring was

I n f a n t of P r a g u e S t a t u e

disappear. Only a weird strongodor remain ed. When the Sistertold this story to the other Sistersshe was dismissed as being a bitsenile. But few went to theChapel anymore late at night.

A few years ago a MercyhurstSenior who was engaged becam efascinated with the story.Because her boyfriend wascoming to visit her at Mercyhurst-the next day, she d ecided to takethe  ring rom the Infant and wearit herself to surprise the. bov. St

The next day while she was

eone students continued tp makestrange reports of weird lights inthe Queen's Chapel as if th e Sisterwere looking «fon the ring, andstrange sounds like groansaround th e Tower late at night.

Real or not—the legend continues to grow.}; J While theAdministration continues todismiss the whole matter, therear e few people braveferibugh tovisit the Chapel jarea late atn i g h t — i n c 1 u d i n g t h eAdministration, 4 •*

I ^ ^ ^ ^ M t t W W i ^ M ^ ^ ^ t t B m p H i W ^ H H ^

Licksb y 6 . T . B a r r o n

"Have I n o t been fair enough?And how many times do you

have t o d i e now? * \H ow Many sets has it been?N o t another o n e , God, no... " |

from * More often than not''

B y D . WiffenI'm sure these thoughts have

echoed in every musician's mindBwhen he looks at himself as ga performer. Too many daysalone on the road wondering what$in the hell you're trying to accomplish by singing your songs tostrange faces night after nightcan wear on any folksinger on hisclimb to stardom—unless,J ofcourse , said folksinger includes inhis repertiore the patience of Joband the uncanny ability to makean audience feel like kinfolk.These qualities Robinf Williamsha s in abundance—along with alot of simple talent. This youngSouth Carolian cum Nashvilleancontinued to mesmerize everyaudience he got his hands onduring his recent stay on campus

with his innate ability to transform the coffeehouse into hislivingroom. After three years onthe coffeehouses circuit, Robinstill has all the enthusiasm thathis newcomer If rlends, theftDawson Brothers, exuded simplybecause h e thinks the coffeehousecircuit is the best means for himto be heard both as a musicianand a s a person. What else can besaid about I his recent per-gformances on the stage of thewatermelon bal l room except ,"Thanks, Robin!"—to which I'msure Robin would affably reply,"Sheeeit, 'twarn't nothin," andride off into a Gene Autry sunset...A PLEA when the ballroomopened in September of 1970, itjoined with Gannon's StrawberryFields in establishing a showcase

F O L K S IN G E R E M E R I TU Sfor wooden mu sic. For two years ,th e two coffeehouses? haveworked together to give localfolksingers a chance to be heardfar from] the ^atonal drone onebecomes accustomed to Iwhendining o n a fare of get-your-rocksoff rock and roll. And for twoyears,«.- both coffeehouses havesuffered, through sparse studentsupport and a scarity of goodlocal performers.. We seem tohave remedied the secondproblem this year with the coffeehouse circuit, which providesus once a month with a new facefor three days—and judging fromthe consistent overflow' crowdsboth the Dawson Brothers andRobin Williams drew, we're notworrying too much about thefirst. But unfortunately, while we

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enjoy a renaissance in folk m usic,and our students have finally"d i scovered" the^watermelonbal l room, St rawberry Fields 'star is o n the wane. Since they donot have the scope of studentgovernment backing, we arefortunate enough to, they mustrely heavily on the funds gleanedfrom admission charges to exist.It's really a circular thing, theycan't seem to draw a crowd forthe "same old faces" no matterhow talented they may be—andthey can't afford out-of-townperformers because they can'tguarantee the attendance to payThem.

'And so, they hav e com e to thisregret table state of affai rs.

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Rebels On Top

M.F.L. TODA YOn Wednesday, October 25, the

MFL'S only undefeated team , theRebels trounced the Bud Brigade53-12. | The powerful \ Rebel offense, led by quarterback RalphSortino, scored at will. \

The scoring highlights for thisunmerciful contest 'was *asfollows, Sortino, the

4'doublethreat quarterback, proved hisaerial competence by completingseven touchdown pass es. Threeof the seven were by speedsterJack Riley, who through an injury, is now playing tight endinstead of his usual flankerposition. ? \ mi? "Play bov*'$Ken Antlak, also

scored 12 ma rke rs from Sortinoaer ial {touchdowns. Antlak'sother score stemmed from aninterception in which the league'ssportiest? dresser (on the field)scamperedil2 yards for anotherRebel touchdown. I

Jack "Smack" Baxter J alsotallied a touchdown for theleague-leadingf Rebels on *a 20yard screen pass for the golden-arm of Ralph Sortino. m

Seconds after the itouchdown,Baxter added another PAT, nowin solev position of PAT'S andlooking for the league crown inthat division, with two otherselsewherej throughout JPrthemassacre. f 1jAnother Rebel coming into the

limelight of stars is "Long IslandE d" Childs.l Subbingffor Bob

$35Ck PRIZE

Raffleb y J u d y S m i t h |

How would you like a chance atwinning a big $350.00? Well, it's

easy and here 's how you can win.The sophomore 8 class of Mercyhurst College is having a raffleticket sale for $350.00 The ticketsar e a quarter a piece and five forone dollar. The drawing date is tobe November 4th at 10:00 in theStudent Union . Tickets will beavailable in the cafeteria, StudentUnion Also you'can buy themfrom members of (the class.Anyone interested in sellingtickets may obtain them in Room128,110or 112 Baldwin Hall, f

"I stake my hopes in 1972 inlarge p art on the energy, thewisdom, and the conscienceof young people... "

George McGovern

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDSaturday-Sunday I

Go to McGovern Headquarters, 456 East 12th St If youneed transportation, call 455-1397. % S i

B y T o m ; F r a n kOchsenrieter, Chi Ids collectedeight points w ith a 20 yard touchdown pass from golden-armSortino, \ and two more pointsstemming from a safety. Childs,teamed with ijRoy Feinberg

combine for one of the betterdefenses in the M.F.L. *-| \The only scoring for the Bud

Brigade, now with four losses onthe year, came from two TomMalthaner touchdown tallies one30 yard s to Rich Guzak and theother 20 yards to MikeRazanaukas. S 4 ,

Next Wednesday, "the game ofthe year" will be played with theRebels dueling the Hot Tunas II.This gam e will undoubtedly be ablood and guts game, between thefirst and second |place teams inthe league, f X Jgl u?

',$• If you have never been to aMFL at the Tullio Athletic F ield,be sure not to miss this one.

In other action W ednesday, theMother Truckers, also known asthe "Mercyhurst Redskins" wontheir third game of the season.The old men off football weresparked by coach Jim "Truck"(Bulldozer)% Caldwell 's ftwotouchdowns? enroute to a 24-6victory over the Spartans.

The two other tallies for theMother Truckers were by RustyFelix. His first of two touchdowns came after I a DarioCipriani miscued an aerial whichfell into the speedster's hands inthe endzone, the play covered 35yards. |; * ;**?

The ex-Prep star's other touchdown came after the staunch

SENIOR iCLASS I

MEE TINGb y | P a i t y J u r e w i c z

On Wednesday, October 25,1972the Senior Class of 1973 held theirfirst class meeting! Those attending decided j that theChristmas Senior-Faculty dinnerwould be held Decem ber 19,1972.It will be catered by Saga FoodService and held in the schoolcafeteria. Semi-formal or formaldress was also decided upon.Further details will be given at alater date, i | £

By a vote of those in attendance, it was decided that (betraditional graduation gownwould be worn for the gr aduation

ceremonies. Sharyn Staso,President, I told the group shewould look into the possibility ofhaving . graduation ceremoniesheld on camp us instead of at TechMemorial. Various \suggestionsfor the graduation speaker weregiven. Suggestions are stillwelcomed. Contact^ Sharyn inTownhouse 7.» S

defense of Bob "Wiley Cyote"Pietesch, Tom Humphries andJimmy Boback forced theSpartans to punt on fifth down.

Frank Warwald lofted a high,spiraling punt back to the

Truckers five yard 'line. Felixthen caught the punt and showingthe true Mother fTrucker styletwisted and turned his way 60yards and another touchdown. *The Spartans only score capped a40 yeard pass play from quarterback Jeff McCann to split end

Mike Miller. |£ $39Although the Mother Truckers

led 12-6 at half time, TruckCaldwell, the brutalizing linemanshowed his outstanding passcatching and running by catchingone pass from Tom Heberle andthe other from Jimmy Boback.passes for 40 yards and 20 yard srespectively. The latter touchdown came through a ^perfectscreen pass in which jthe* 'bulldozer' \ rambled twentyyards over two Spartans and into

the end zone. f x|The Truckers now have a oneweek bye |and on Wednesday,November 8 play; the BudBrigade Malthamer,beware! M iPSS ,. f H ^ S B i !

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T . D . H B^fflbieJHRiley-3/pass 'E^f^l^BBS^HAntlak • 2, pass r ^ j &S^^BHAnt lak - 1 / pass '£»aKraAnt lak - In te rcept ion ^ ^ J SBaxter - 1 , pass $$g£Childs - 1 , passSafety i \ & ?5 !Al I passes by Sort ino sfgP a t : y. i \$

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ATTENTION! I—ALL CREATIVE

HURST STUDENTS-

Your ideas forI.D. slogans |

YourI ideas for I.D. slogansfor WGLN-MERCYHURST91.3 FM are still being accepted at Mr. Bingnear'soffice 3rd floor Old Main or inradio box at the snack bar.

Slogans!should include calllet ters and-or frequencysometimes mentioning Erie.

You already have one in youso let's hear it on the air!!

LicksStrawberry Fields will be openfor the next few weekends on atrial basis only, and unless weshow them by our attendance wecare if they stay open or not, theywill be forced by our indolence toclose?their: doors. The Watermelon Ballroom owes a debt ofgratitude no Strawberry Fieldsand its personnel over the years

for showing us how beautifullythe concept of a campus coffeehouse CAN work—if given thechance by the student body. It isthe responsibility of everyone inthis town who care s about woodenmusic to make this decision forStrawberry ^Fields. God knowsthere a re precious few places leftin Erie to really hear a folkperformer" in an atmospheredesigned expressly for thatpurpose. Wz§ M \

LET'S SAVE|STRAWBERRYFIELDS—there are other thingsin town to listen to when you'reloaded S besides \YES and . RubyPort... | ^ M i ' * ST

I I 20 20 News 3 M MYES will be appearing Sunday,

November 15 at the Gannon

Auditorium, j Ticke t s ! fa reava i l ab l e ! at Gannon, IsaacBaker's, or both Record Bars.Appearing with YES will bePhweet Pwheew (whistle it) whowill also be appearing November18 at Mercyhurst in concert,complete with a light show, if orthose of you into fhippienostalgia details forthcoming.. v.'Jimmy 4 Daly I recentlyresigned | as manager j ofStrawberry Fields, to be replaced

Stage Crew

(Continued from Page 3) "jSby 7& M JimCongratulations,tremendous joband vl thanks

B Wilkenson.Jimmy, iott# a

over the years,IS fori? * th e

memories Marty and Fred areback! Yes, fans, that's right—twoof the finest classical'and*folkguitarists evert to grace I a coffeehouse stage in Erie will appear at Strawberry Fields \ on

Friday, November 10, and ourown "t Wa termelon j Ballroom * onSaturday, November 11. Both arecurrently> studying music; atc o n s e r v a t o r i e s i inBoston Kentuckian ' j songbirdMike Clark Iwilll be our nextcircuits performer, .ruising intothe big E for six shows on ourcampusfNovember 13-15 Mike'sforte' is that good old countrymusic that people used to listen tobefore rock and roll was invented.P l a n ! to give | a t listen...TheBal l room's fi mostly recentacquisition has been f a | brandspankin' new shure sound systemwhich is certainly good for yourears. Kudos to RUS and lastbut not least, Mercy hurst's ownresident folksinger will grac e ourn£w sound sys tem ! with* his

mellow mus ic! this Friday,November 3, from 9 to 1. PersonalPredispositions aside, Michael isone performer I can't say enoughabout, so I won't even try. Justcome on down Friday night andset a spell to see what I'm jawin'at ya 'till nextlmonth, dearfriends, remember our corporatelogo— 1 * 1 I

GIVE WOODEN I MUSIC |ALISTEN—CHECK fOUT$||ACOFFEEHOUSE TONIGHT. US !

Dark Of The Moon

M r . L a r r y G l a i s te r , M i c h a e l K i n g a n d L a u r a M e y e r .The artistic ability of the stage

crew of Dark of the Moon willproduce a colorful and excitingspectacle for its audience The

scenery enhances thetlocale andatmosphere of the SmokyMountains. Mr. Larry Glaisterand his crew are {workingdiligently towards this end. Mr.Glaister has been previouslyaffiliated with the iMercyhurststage in The Prime of Miss JeanBrodie, and Private Ear. With hisability and his crew's enthusiasm, all visual aspects of theplay will be intensified.

Dark of the Moon is coming

soon, November 9-12. Box officeopens October 30th. Be sure to ge tyour reservations. Call 864-0681ext .27l / v I f t *

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