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Senate Reviews Master PlanPresident William P. Garveyaddressed the Mercyhurst Col-lege Senate on the Master Plandraft at its October 22 meeting.This forum was held so thatDr.Garvey might answer ques-tions concerning iMercyhurst'srecent "Master Plan" proposal.Edward Gallagher, senatepresident,: explained that theSenate Agenda Committee, alongwith the Senate President, decid-ed exactly what items in theMaster Plan would come underSenate jurisdiction. These area swere then discussed with Dr.Garvey, and a list of items whicheach specif ic Senate sub-committee would examine wasformulated.,; j *?

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l&itiirfalfi NOVEMBER 6,1981View Point Master PlanViewpolntM aster Plan is aneditorial series which will featurethe perceptions of randomlychosen students and faculty onthe Master Plan draft. ' -

The Merciad is running thisseries in order to provide thecommunity with a forum of unof-ficial ideas and opinions concern-ing the draft. In no way can the

opinions expressed in this seriesbe considered those of the col-lege, the student body as a whole,or representative of the entirefaculty. '^}'-""% . . B R U C E M I L L E R

After a thorough reading of theMaster Plan, I have no objectionswith its basic purpose as a goalstatement for the college in thenext five years. However, I havethree points of reservation. t-First of all, under Goal State-ment XIV, the Blaster Plan callsfor financing the greatly enlarg-ed college budget of 1986 by in-creasing the board base with thepurchase of, the Sesler Apart-ments. The only way to add to theboard base would be to require allSesler residents to eat in the.cafeteria - a proposal that is total-ly unacceptable.>One of the mainreasons for moving to Sesler isthe presence of a kitchen, a factreadily apparent to those of uswho pay the higher room costs ofSesler.In the section covered by GoalStatement VI much ink is given toa discussion of various programs

primarily for .freshmen entitledMKE, Renaissance, and Leader-ship. Although the concepts forthe programs seem encouraging,I would -question why they areunder-the purview of EnrollmentServices and not the AcademicDean. Although the argument isgiven that the personalities of thepeople presently holding thesepositions will insure ea se . ofoperation, I would remind thoseconcerned that these people willnot be around indefinitely, whilethe infrastructures they set upwill be. On another track, I have yet toses the sensibility of a programdesigned to create a master raceof leaders out the incomingfreshmen. Being a freshman hasenough inherent problemswithout being hand-picked to bethe leaders ofthe future. Besides,this business about early iden-tification of student leaders isplain silly. Leaders in studentcommunities, like Mercyhurst,arise naturally and are not prun-ed, vand nurtured like*- prize-winning roses. "J "pJSyfc? &thirdly, I have great reserva-tions about the creation of a posi-tion of Vice-President to coor-dinate activities below the Presi-dent. What does this institutionneed with another check on flowof information _to the Presixteot?

Our own history would commandthat we do not forget our ex-periences with the unrespon-siveness and isolation of theprev ious admin i s t ra t ion .Although the need for fundraisingand a sound endowment basecannot be denied, Mercyhurst isnot the University of Michigan,Penn State, or Ohio State wherethe issue is of paramount impor-tance and coordination of effortrequires a Vice-President.Additionally, who could be ledto believe that Dr. Garvey wouldever remove himself from theday-to-day operations of theschool? Why pay a person tooversee daily routine when thePresident will be forced by hisown personality to be intimatelyinvolved in this routine? We areleft a largely useless job now andin the future when the present ad-ministration is gone, a positionthat could cause so me conflict.

* Finally, I would like to add thatwhile I am in most instancesfavorably disposed to Dr.Garvey's First Five Year Plan, Iam disturbed by the fact thatsome of the proposed measuresare already being implemented. Iwould hope that true to the word"draft" on its cover, this is just aplan - to be debated and altered -not written in stone to remainforever unchanged- |DETMAR STRAUR. . .

The Computer Ser vice sDevelopment component of theMaster Plan .stakes out twoprimary areas of growth: the ad-ministrative support area and theacademic support area. Specificplans for bringing the College in-to the Information Decade of the80's are challenging and excitingto comtemplate.'Bringing th e College's ad-ministrative on-line is directlyunder my' supervision and theprocess here has already been along and productive one. A yearago at this time a ComputerCenter for the College was only avision. Through the support of thePresident ana the Board and theyeoman work of; Title I l l -sponsored staff, we now have analive and w ell Center, j I^.Administrative offices arecoming on-line according to the

priorities se t forth in the MasterPlan and, God willing; the Col-lege will be utilizing its own inter-nally produced information dur-ing the next calendar yearrlI c a n comment Ion th eAcademic side of the plan only asa faculty member: instructor inthe CMIS program, and in-terested observer. Dr. Platte isdirecting one j of th e \mostforward-looking programs in thisfield in the entire country. ^Thecurriculum is based on the modelprogram recommended by theData: Processing" ManagersAssociation and is one of the fewquality programs being offeredby Liberal Arts colleges. -^As part of my effort in in-vestigating computer hardwarefor the College last Fall* Isurveyed 550 universities and col-leges of all shapes and sizes. OurCMIS program stands out as a

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forerunner of things to come.Most institutions are ignoring theadvice of business Vas well astechnical computer subjects.The Mercyhurst program, onthe other hand, emphasizes bothareas equally. Under Dr. Platte'sexcellent leadership, I have greatconfidence that this program willbe one of the?College's highestquality; and mos t popular pro-grams in years to come.. . .SHEILA DELANEY i i I

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p-?Ea NOVEMBER 6,1981 PAGECults A nd SectsB r i g h a m Y o u n g:Lion Or Lambby George Garrelts"Brigham Young was a marvelof his age: th e husband of seventywives, the father of: fifty-sixchildren, the colonizer of vastareas of the West, the Yankeeprophet of God, the Moses of themodern chil- dren of Israel, thereligious imperialist bent on con-quering the world." Stanley Hir-shson, Lion of the Lord, abiography of Brigham Young, jgjWhat does it take to marryseventy wives and live to tell thestory in America? I would saythat it takes a Jma n; of con-siderable power and purpose. Itwould also 'take a n ighlyspecialized theology. | fBrigham Young had the powerand the theology. He developedthe power g by picking up thepieces after Joseph Smith invarious places the Mormons gotinto trouble - Palmyra NY,Kirkland OH, Far West and In-dependence MO, Nauvoo IL.Much J of his strenghth windeveloped on the trail fromNauvoo to Salt Lake City, Utah.Smith I saw that J the * Mormonscould not live any place anyoneelse wanted. So he chose thedesert of the Great Salt LakeBasin, about which w ere openingat that time because be knew]others would want to be there andwould.eventually drive off .hispeople. So'Brigham^Young,E e n e r M r o n ^ !cite two examples. First of all, itwill be very difficult for Mer-cyhurst to maintain a com-petitive cross-country team if atrack is not offered. The reasonthat the 'Hurst was able to recruitquality*-athletes this [year wasbecuase they (we) were led tobelieve that a track team wouldbe started this year. I know thatthe other, as well as myselfwould transfer to another collegethat has both sports, but by doingthat we would be ineligible tocompete for a year. Not only that,but it is not financially feasible.However, that is another story initself.*#The other example is that Mer-

organizer extraordinary, pioneerwithout peer, took his people tothe Great Salt Lake where he setup the Kingdom of BrighamYoung and the Kingdom of God.Remember that combination. Itis powerful.The theology he got from thatgreat mythopoet, Joseph Smith.Young bought it all, and put it allinto practice. Some of it he tookfurther than Smith, like the doc-trine concerning plural mar-riage. Smith had thirty wives(many secretly) but Young hadseventy. Young taught that Godwas married and everyoneshould be. He also taught thatwomen needed to be married toge t into heaven, so the unmarriedand widows were very noticeableon the Mormon frontier. Theyneeded to get married quickly tobe acceptable to God, to BrighamYoung and to Morman society.Fur thermo re , there w erecountless spirits in the spiritworld, where pre-existent soulswere waiting, anxiously seekingtabernacles or human bodies.Mormons had an obligation tomarry as many wives as possibleand wives and husbands had anobligation to get those waitingsouls into Mormon bodies.

Young also took Sm ith's edificecomplex to great lengths. Hecalk;ed upon Mormons to build manyTemples, as many as possible.cyhurst College would be able torecruit football players to par-ticipate in the track program. Inthe Master Plan, it states that theswim team will compete on aDivision II level. This suggeststhat partial atheltic scholarshipswill be available to theseathletes. And according to theMaster Plan, the scholarshipswill be equivalent to four-tuitionsin 1983 and five in 1986. Instead,Mercyhurst could distributeslightly higher* scholarships tofootball players {Who will par-ticipate m track. Thus footballprograms would remain in aDivision III level. Therefore, byhaving a track; team, aid in

These were not places for con-gregational gatherings. The Mor-mons had their own churchbuildings for that. These were'sealing* places, places wherebaptism of the living and the deadtook place, and where marriageswere sealed for eternity. Mentook the wife or wives theywanted to be married to for eter-nity to spend the night at theTemple.The Temples were also placeswhere the Mormon genealogywork was done and the orders ofthe priesthood' bestowed, in-structed, and exercised. Onecould be baptized for the dead, soit was important to keep accuraterecords of who was baptized andwho was not The priesthoods ofAaron and Melchizedech con-stituted the ruling classes of theMormon male population. Allauthority in the Mormon Churchdescends through them. JosephSmith set all this up and BrighamYoung continued it.Young proposed marriage toSmith's widow. Emma. She re-jected him and the polygamousMormons of Utah. She and herson Joseph Smith III went to theearly Zion Smith had established- Independence MO - and set up

the only successful Mormongroup not under the control of theU ta h M o rmo ns . The In-dependence Group is known asThe Reorganized Church of theLatter Day Saints. The UtahGroup is simply the Church of theLatter Day Saints. & | % * Mormons use water instead ofwine^at-their Sunday services.Young seems ito have beenresponsible fori that,* Mormons

recruiting for other sports will bepresent (accomplished).The instituion of a track teamwould seem to benefit the Hurstcommunity much more than aswim team. Although I am biasedin my opinion, I believe I speakfor the majority of the studentbody. I ask the students to pleaselive me their opinions. Drop off alittle note ; which states yourpreference, a track team'or aswim team, andalso if you wouldparticipate. This is very impor-tant if I am to continue to try tobegin some course of action.Sincerely, ? *'Greg Yoko211 McAuley

are also supposed to avoid hotdrinks such as coffee or tea andalcoholic beverages. Young alsoseems to be responsible for that.These things are unworthy of theTemple of the body. Young alsoindicates that in the spirit lifebeyond this life everyone will getanother chance to become a Mor-mon. Dead Mormons are evennow canvassing the spirit worldgiving people that second chance.Even Joseph Smith is out on theheavenly streets. ' ,According to the Desert News(Salt Lake s version of the NYTimes) August, 1877, BrighamYoung's last words were Joseph,Joseph, Joseph, those were ap-propriate last words becauseYoung had spent his life pro-moting the religious and politicalideas of Joseph Smith. When hedied, Mormonism began to ac-commodate itself more to theworld outside of itself and to ex-pand beyond the empire Younghad established in the West.As for Brigham Young himself,I find him to be more Lion thanLamb. He seems to have beendespotic and tyrannical at times,and sometimes he even seemsruthless and unscrupulous. Someof his wives remember him thatway. But some remember himtenderly, more lamb than lion.Somewhere in between he shouldalso be remembered as anAmerican pioneer who made thedesert bloom and who broughtmeaning and orientation intomany American lives. He shouldalso be remembered as a areligionist who managed to blendinterest in this life and interest inthe Kingdom of God into a mix--tli* lIBMWW fTlSfflfPrwffrglflcstill, successful, and to many,personally persuasive. J&j

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LiberalStudiesIdealby Bob O*The first sentence ot the Mcyhurst catalog identifies us liberal arts institution. Whatthis mean?It mean s Mercyhurst Colletrying to change persons, nottheir capabilities. The Collegconcerned with the mind, butwith the values, .affectiheal th, and happinessstudents. The College trieprepare graduates for leistime, a s well as for their wortasks.It means we are pursueducation, not merely trainThe educated person will alwbe creative, expressive, reand able to adjust to the futWe are familiar with terms training period and re-trainBut education is never-endnor is there ever need foreducating. Society needs handsomely rewards wtrained people. But educatedple usually devise the Jobssupervise the work of traworkers.

From what do liberal liberate or free us? Fromnorance, from narrow vpoints, and from prejudices...How does the|Mercyhliberal studies program achliberation? The seven FoundCore courses for Freshm a t h e m a t i c s , p h i l o s o phistory) are designed to pustudent in touch with the deeideas of the greatest thinkersmost beautiful work of the mgifted artists, the major eventhe most significant eras,most eloquent words of the mtalented writers. To the exthat we understand these sdimensions'of every humanwe are freed from confuabout ourselves and about ohumans. . "After the Freshman experistudents choose to concentraone majorJarea of specialterest The Ideal graduate have tried to know sometabout everything and everytabout something, r

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Jfeaturc NOVEMBER 6,1981Faculty FocusBu d Brown: hM air Of IdeasBy Theresa Sanders /..-"An enlightened mind is nothoodwinked; it is not shut up in agloomy prison till it; thinks thewalls of its own dungeon thelimits of the universe ' . . . " .These words of Longfellow'swere written in a time of intellec-tual renaissance; J the ideas' ofEmerson.Thoreau and their con-temporaries strained the walls ofmental prisons/until somethought the walls would crumblecompletely. But that same spiritof f adventure and intellectualpioneering is alive at Mercyhursttoday, i \ ?S5 IDr. Ludlow Brown, director ofthe Philosophy and ReligoiusStudies Department, is one per-son who is excited by what heterms the "elegance" of ideas:"I used to think that being ex-cited with ideas was somethingreserved for people over thirty -something that? came withbifocals and rheumatism. But Isee now that that's not true." mjjlThis same enthusiasm r forknowledge has led to the forma-tion of several projects withwhich Brown- is involved.He,

along with the other facultym e m b e r s , has begun anorganization called ForumOrganized Recreation of theMind WORM), which will be at-tempting the "world's hardestI.Q- Test," and indulges invarious kinds of mind games.Also, during Winter Term, aninformal discussion group willmeeet weekly to review Eins-tein's theory of relativity. In Spr-ing Term, a similiar group willdiscuss aspects of Darwin'stheories of evolution. i" V :"The nice thing about a smallcollege is that different depart-ments can get together and in-troduce each other to new con-cepts, new ideas. There is nothingmore exciting than stumblingupon an idea that is totally new,

something which you've neverencountered before.''Brown says he regrets not tak-ing the opportunity in college "tojust sit down and listen to otherpeople sharing their ideas." Hestresses mat there is more to college than "going to classes, tak-ing notes, and getting 4.0's." Forhim, fulfillment comess in ex-ploring new realms of knowledge,m seeing new relationships, inpushing back the walls of themind to reveal past horizons.

Human. > October 30,1981 f*The m headline "SenateReviews M aster P lan" on pagetwo was a misprint/ Theeditorial comments were partof the? "Viewpoint* MasterPlan" series and not the opi-nion of the college Senate.

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Review"Sierra": Practical And VersatMost bands in our area makeuse of extravagant light shows toproject a pseudo-surrealisticstage presence. Normally, thesebands lack raw, overall talentand incorporate lighting toenhance their performance.One of the more practicalgroups in the Erie area is a three-member band known as Sierra.Sierra was formed in Octoberof 1980 performing what could bedeemed as "soft rock".;Theywere deemed "soft '.f. Sierra is versatile aspractical. "We do aeverything," stated Plans are to incorporateSpringfield, Stephen SChick O'Rea into their p Futuristic plans includrecording time at the FState College: facilitiessome of their own compAll next month Sierraplaying at the P ic WickFriday and Saturday nreturn engagement is exthe Junc tion! sometJanuary. t * "f"Give ,the People WhWant" is the philosophyhence, Sierra is determcater to the musical taneeds of its audience inarea. 3%i&pffltew

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ATTENTION FRESHMANOn November 11 and 12 you will ethree members of the freshman clto? represent you in |the MercyhStudent Government. In order tosufficiently ^represented you neeperson who is active and is famiwith many of the organizations. GRYOKO is that person. g | |

ELECT GREG YOKOAs your Freshman Representativethe Mercyhurst Student GovernmeA leader in academics, athletics,clubs, and organizations.

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SfewuIn C riminal Justice Graduate AI Program #: JI For Students

T h e J am es V . K i n n an eGraduate Program in CriminalJustice Administration offersjunior and senior criminal justiceand social science majors the op-portunity to enroll in graduateclasses with the permission oftheir advisor and the D irector ofthe Graduate Program. Creditsearned can be used 5 to fulfillu n d e r g r ad u a t e d eg r ee r e -quirements or the student mayseek I early admission; to themasters program under a specialcourse of study. paS?S f?S3Qualified * students may earnboth the B.A. and M.S. in fouryears ' by \ beginning graduatestudies during the junior'year.Those interested in earning bothdegrees within five years enrollin graduate classes during thesenior ye ar. *? ! * ?s T h i S j . F a 11 s e v e r a lundergraduate students areenrolled* in gra dua te levelcourses. A few students are tak-i n g t h e s e c o u r s e s f o rundergraduate credit while theothers are putting the creditstoward an i eventual Master ofScience Degree. % fThe Spring Semester begins onSaturday, February 6, 1982, andcontinues until Saturday, May 22.

Saturday classes are held from9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., and12:00 p.m. This year a limitednumber of courses are alsoavailable on weeknights. Theseclasses run from 6:00 p.m. until8:45 p.m., one night per week.This Spring students are offereda variety of graduate levelcourses. Dr. Jack Williams willbe teaching a seminar in Foren-sic Science, an excellent coursefor those seeking to expand theirknowledge in the criminalisticsfield. Andy Roth of the Mer-cyhurst Business Departmentwill instruct the Organizationaland Human Behavior class. PeteBenekos, graduate faculty andmember of the MercyhurstCriminal Justice Department,will offer Theories in Corrections.Other Spring courses includeSecurity Management, Seminar:Managerial ^Development, andS e m i n a r :1 A d v a n c e dCriminology, each taught duringthe week, John Nee, AssociateProfessor of Criminal Justice,will offer the Security course. Dr.J e a n . L a v i n , D e p a r t m e n tChairperson of the MercyhurstBusiness Division, instructs thesecond course, and Dr. Frank E.Hagan, Director of the GraduateProgram, teaches the third,s Tuition for these course is bas-ed upon the student's registrations t a t u s . T h e r e g u l a rundergraduate tuition fee ischarged if the student is using thecredit toward the completion ofthe B. A. degree, however, should7a c student wish to count thiscourse toward the M.S. Degree,

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NOVEMBER 6,1981 PAhe or she would pay graduate tui-tion but become eligible forgraduatefinancialassistance.Dr. Frank E. Hagan, Director,urges any criminal justice orsocial science majors who are in-terested in registering for a Spr-ing Semester course to contacthim as soon as possible. TheGraduate Office is located inPreston Hall, Room 111, and isopen from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30p.m. Monday through Friday;and 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. onTuesday and Thursday.:

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IHEH i" Whate''happening,'" J?H Guess who? J/tjk eftjThe International Town Housesays hello to all their buddies!Halloween was great 1 iThanks Laurie and Barb, yourparty was magnific.For the French students: The fer-ciad est dispose* a accueiuir vosarticlles! &' VHey SisterGuess Who? , We Love You,R.A.Jim has been to the edge.Make your vote count... Elect"5*** r- ' -d'Choral "fConcert ^

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Free for student wearingWMCY T-Shirts50* for students wearing\ \ any i W | *"Thanksgiving Costume*'such as an Indian **Hope To See. You There!!!Campus LifeCommitteeTuesday,November 103 p.m. 200 MainTo discussMaster Plan

Greg Yoko your FreshmanRepresentative.Chris, what better way is there tospend HaUoween then to throwpumpkins in a swimming pool?"A VOTETORTONY SHALEYIS A VOTE FOR SUCCESS!!"Jesus Christ sends none awayempty, except those who are fullrfuieinselveSv^ t * ^ ; vMom, thanks for the scrapbookand the chicken wings. Love,Your daughter. *.': ';V J Kathy, have a wonderfulweekend at home. You deserveit! rviP 5^j^fe'jfeji !Tf ]^p'rT'MYRmsi'W VJeffS'uSinkrii ' l^'yoiL' | " Need to Scalp % 3 B N & ESome Tickets? k S & H I

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Eye Focusing $Depth Perception at nearEye Teaming jj JThis is not a complete visionexamination, (a complete ex-amination takes approximately.45 minutes). Eye health will notbe evaluated* J 3There* Is

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FromTheBeanstalkBy J. Beaner

As the fall sports season comes toa close it usually signifies timefor play-offs for the 'Hurst teams.In the past years women's tennis' and soccer h ave m ade regularplayoff appearances and donequite well. This year, because ofour rise to NCAA division IIstatus the soccer team will not bemaking a fourth straight play-offappearance because of the com-petition they have to competewith for play-off bids. Only alimited j{ few teams from theEastern portion of the UnitedStates get play-off bids and Mer-cyhurstis not one of them despitethe 9-2-2 record the soccer pro-gram sports. Normally thiswouldn't bother me but IS this season h as been the best ever forthe soccer program since its in-ception and because of our newaffiliations the best team the pro-gram has ever had has to sit athome,. This also hurts the otherssports that- don't set alot ofrecruiting money and don't bringin the "Top players". We will nowbe competing with better schoolsin better divisions and in my opi-nion we aren't s ready for it.Maybe in a few years after moreto compete but fornowitlooks asif we are doomed to a fewfruitless seasons, v-j tc .* -Cross jC o u n t r yEndsThe Mercyhurst Men's Cross-country team finished theirseason last weekend when theytraveled to Boston, Mass., to par-ticipate in the NCAA Nor-theastern Region Division IIQualifiers. Over 35 teams wererepresented at this regionalmeet. \The 'Hurst finished respec-tably, 22nd overall. Marc Jeknekpaced the Lakers with a 90thplace finish. The rest of the teamfollowed: Floyd Campbell, 120th:Ron-Verrilla, 134th; DarrylRickord, 140th; Len Donnelly144th; Matt Truesdell, 153rd; andGreg Yoko, 154th. Although the'Hurst didn't qualify for the Na-tional Meet, they were pleasedwith their inish,especially due tofact that they are a first-yearteam. All of the members of theteam will be returning next year.Neighboring colleges fared ju stas well. The Scots of Edinboroplaced 3rd in the meet andqualified to participate on Nov. 14in the National meet. GannonUniversity's cross-country teamfinished 20th ov erall.! " F

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In FootballLakers Rol l Over NiagaraThe Mercyhurst footballteam wrapped up their finalvictory of the season in im-pressive style as they crushedthe Niagara Purple Eagles26-8. The win gave the 'Hurst afinal record 4-2-1, and a winn-ing percentage of 64.28 in theirhistoric first season .The Laker backfield had atremendous afternoon pilingup 340 yards on the ground tolead the 'Hurst to the victory.L e a d i n g t h e w a y w a ssophomore fullback Jeff Joneswho picked up 138 yards on 21carries. This was the first100-yard game by any Lakerrunning back. But Jones wasnot the only star groundgainer that day. QuarterbackBill Hall ran for 85 yards on 7carries, Terry Colvin rushed10 imes or 71 yards and ToddSiple picked up 48 yards on 12carries. ^ i f| Mercyhurst began the scor-ing in the first quarter whenJones rolled over from 3 yardsout at the 8:11 mark of thequarter/ Craig Zonna ran inthe only conversion of the dayto give the Lakers an 8-0 lead.

The 'Hurst had to wait untilthe second quarter to scoreagain as Toad Siple punchedin from 3 yards out to build the

lead to 14-0. In the 3rd quarterit was Terry Colvin scamper-ing in from 17 yards out tobuild the lead to 20-0. Finally itwas Colvin again, this timefrom 5 yards out in the fourthquarter to give the Lakers a26-0 lead. At this point the Pur-ple Eagles made their onlyscoring drive of the afternoon,cashing in on a 22-yardtouchdown pass by KevinDaley. The 2-point conversionwas good and the final ended26-8 Mercyhurst.Once again the Mercyhurstdefense was awesome as theyheld Niagara University tojust seven yards rushing andonly 8 points. The Lakers alsopicked off four stray Eaglepasses to shut down theNiagara air lanes. The in-terceptions were made byDave Gregor, Jeff McShane,Dave Scarcella, and JimSturm. Things might havebeen even worse for theEagles except for the fact thaton the afternoon the Lakerslost 4 of 5 fumbles.Congratualtions go out toCoach De Meo, his entirecoaching staff, all the players,and to everyone else whohelped to make the first-yearprogram a winner.

Booters? Finish *#4 Best Season Ever

In the final match of the seasonthe Laker soccer squad emptiedthe bench in defeating GannonUniversity 8-2. The win ended theLaker' best season ever as,theyposted a 9-2-2 record. .KYJVVThe scoring began as theLakers hit the nets just minutesinto the game.',From Jfrere. the^Hurstr never ^ M ^ ^ C K #'$lwent on to one of the biggest vic-tories over Gannon ever. EdMascharka was the offensive staras he put 3 goals in to bring hisseason total to 16. Dave Cross ad-ded 2 goals while Bret Blomberg,Jeff Campbell, and Pete Galeeach added 1.The victory also marked the se-cond time in a row the Lakershave won the Big 5 title. Thetrophy, which exemplifies areasupremacy, will remain in theLaker trophy case another year

due to the 8-2 win over Gann9-2 thrashing of Alliance, ashut-out over Edinboro andthrilling fr&rovertime vicagainst Behrend. Jt was alsfD^rTjf*5 tiUelbr new hcoach Ceese Smit*-..Highlights of the season artremendous winning percenof 77 per cent, the fact thatLaker defense allowed onlgoals in 13 games an averag1.53, the defense of the Big 5a nd the se l ec t i o n o f Mascharka to the league all-team. Also worth noting isfact that the Lakers accomped all this with only 16 playthe smallest squad ever at'Hurst. Congratulations to CSmit and the entire team fgreat job throughout the seand good luck next year.Vol leybal l Cont inues

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