The Merciad, Sept. 25, 1981

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a ^student publication VOL. 54 NO. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. Goals Of Mercyhurst i | Outlined In Master Plan Th e office of President William P. Garvey has >composed a master plan in order to : more clearly define the goals and am- bitions of Mercyhurst College. This plan, covering the years 1981-1986, outlines objectives to be realized in those years, as well as strategies  for his realization. The plan relates to all areas of the college, including academic developments, student services development,- an d the develop- ment o fv, the school's fin an cia l resources. As of now, theplan is simply a proposal; it ha s not been approv ed by the Student Senate, nor by the Board of Trustees. This formal review g process should be completed by November of this year. j; Much of the Master Plan's text deals with enrollment manage- ment According to the proposal, the college wishes both to in- crease the size of its enrollme nt, Graduation Requirement Reduced By 8 Credits * * President William Garvey and Dean. David Palmer rescinded an earlie r decision and reduce d the graduation reouireme nt from 12 8 credits to 120 during thesum- mer months. * Jl j£_ This reversal, in a memo dated August 18,1961, overroad advoca- tions of Q w Senate, the Student Government, and the Board of Trustees last Spring's liberal studies proposal, which included the 128 credit graduation requirements * ^This change In college policy was fully within the powers of th e Dean David Palmer Living Section: Sealer and Briggs iSee Page 4 and to adopt a more selective ad- missio ns policy based primaril y on high school performance and class rank. Other goals in this area include: the development of a special loan program for students, the computerization of registration procedures and the development of a program for marginal students. Another area given much em- § basis in the plan is athletic evelopment. Goals* in inter- collegiate athletics •, include the women's swimming team, the construct ion of crew tanks by the year 1984, and the hiring of a full- time women's athletic director- coach. The college also hopes to invol ve at least 5 0 percent of the student bod y in some aspect of In- tramural athletics. Mercyhurst also has a number of .construction plans. Some*of thesej are: the development of handi cap access to Baldwin and Old Main, construction of a Physical FtftnessSi'rail throughout campus, construction of a new PfryslcafFitriess Cerilier, purchase of Sesler Apartments, and the repl acement of Baldwin's roof. President, 1 explained Dean Palmer. ^The reasons for this change, said Palmer, was that at ost liberal arts colleges, the 1 2 8 credit limit is cons idered a level that is appropri ate. However , at Mercyhurst "There were several problems with the 128 credit re- quirement," said the Dean. "It was inancially mpossibl e to go along withthat given the publis h- ed tuition.**] Palmer also .revealed that there was a necessity in making sure Mercyhurst's science pro- gram Is competitive with other area colleges. Science students were always charg ed for the ex- tra lab credit they took with every science course, he said; The Dean explained that the administration wrestled with several different proposals then reverted to the original credit system jwhich created the least amount of difficulty. There is no longer a change for he one credit lab, said Palmer. The credit will appear* onf th e ^student's transcripts; however, if a student wants it to count toward gradua- tion, he must pay for it. As a slight counterbalance, the lab fee was raised  from $25 to $75. Dean Palmer added that he'd be will- ing to cooperate fully with the Academic Policy Committee in working ou t a new proposal. Scholarships: Egan Scholars V S. Valedictorian/Salutatorian ZStory page 5 Editorial page 2 Loan Changes Explained; Parental Loan Begins : 0££ * % Changes in the student loan programand th e additi on of a bower, the Director of Financial Ai d at M ercyhurs t College. After October l, 1981, students whose parents have an ad- justed gross income of $30,000 or more must complete a "needs test" in order to be considere d for a loan. < jL-i "Th e needs test is relatively liberal," said Zembower. He added that the form is approximately only 10 lines long and will only be "a couple of minute's work." f A student's expected family contribution plus any financial aid received by the student subtract ed om he total college costs determine the amount of loan a student may borrow. The impact of the needs test will not be as significant at Mercyhurst as iUwould be*in a public college, stated Zembower. -JJP t > * 'Because tuition is usually less in the public sector, th e ex- pected family contribution together with other inancial aid awards may equal or be close to total college costs. This would mean the student wou ld not be able to take ou t a stu- dent loan, t 1 Private schools fared well with this type of federal finan- cial aid cutback, said Zembower. considering other options which mayhave been chosen. A $2 5, 000 need s te st w as one of the alternative budge t cut options.! , A new parental loan program has recently begun, said Zembower. Parents can now borrow up to $3,000 per each dependent child for each academic year. -3 The parental loans w ere approve d under ormer President Garter at a 9 per cent interest rate. I f the loan monejbis disbursed before Octobe r 17 the interest rate will remain atsT pe r cent Funds given after October 1 will be at a 14 per cent interest rate. i ^ < J * \£&£& Parents are given 10 years to repay the loan, said Zem- bower. Repayment begins -60 days after the first disbursement. 7 \ •*£ Jf ''As opposed to coming up with the money ou t of the pocket, it's a super deal," said Zembower,. * * There have been no federal parental loans in the past, ac- cording to the Financial Aid director. Insurance companies have bad loan progr ams in the past but at higher interest rates. r T J? & $5 ,: Parents'can only borrow the difference between the students' other financial aid and the total college costs, stated Zembower. ^^ ££? A typical repayment plan for a parent who borrows $3,000 and pays it back over a 10-year period would denote a mon- thly payment of $46.58. * 4 ?&m* ( P T Zembower said the parental loan program has a significant impact on college students., : g \ k. Although the financial aid changes mean much more paperwork for the Financial Aid Office at Mercyhurst, said Zembower, they "will- make the ^college much more affordable." i f , Merciad Rated "First Class 9 Mercyhurst College's student newspaper, the ^ MERC IA D, h as achieved a rating of "First class" from the National^ Scholastic Press Associ ation for the winter an d spring terms of 198l7 g f ' Hie top rating was awarded to the weekly student publication on the basis of comparison with other newspapers from colleges across the nati on of similar size. The first-class rating-is an im- provement over the second-class rating the Merciad received for the fall term of 1980. Stephen J. Curcio, the MERCIAD's faculty advisor, said the first-class rating reflects the effort mat all students working on the paper put toward making the MER- CIAD ' a ""top-notch journalstic effort* * ' The newspaper .was judged against P other papers in five AtMSG ^ - j Visitation Hours f:-*' a . * To Be Changed ^5^? %he Mercyhurst Student Government discussed how the visitation hours in the afternoon will be changed from 1 pm to 12 noon at the ^September 22 meeting. These hours will become effective once a memo has been dispersed to all staff in- volved, said Rich Lanzillo, MSG areas: coverage and content, writing and editing, opinion con- tent, design, photography, Ait and graphics. The rating system NSPA/ACP uses five classes of performance. The MERCIAD received a total of 3,365 points, with a minimum of 3,100 needed for a  first class rating. ^5§j 4The MERC IA D^ evidences a number of attributes which attest to the quality of the publicati on" wrote NSPA/ACP* Judge Bernon Peacock in the evaluation, ad- ding that the rating reflects "the diligence and skill of its staff". Peacock added that 2 foremost among the diligence and skill the student reporters exhibited were Villingness to investigate and report on f local issues of, significance and to offer editorial opinion and comment on issues of local concern.** i i A team of students will f o e for- mulated to discuss the pros a nd cons of the ive-year plan propos- ed by Dr. Garvey^ Th e amount of credits needed to graduate was discussed. An earlier decision \to change graduation requirements from 12 0 to 12 8 was changed back to 12 0 credits by the Presi dent and the Dean this summer. The reason- ing behind mis sudden decision was due to the new billi ng system that would have to be proposed if 128 credits were needed- to graduate, explained Student Senator, Bonnie James. , A motion was made by Mike Smith to send a letter to the Dean recommending that he agree with  five days taken of f the begin- ning or" iTianKSgiving vacation and adding four days to the begin-i ning of Christmas vacation. The g motion passed ll to 7.2* IB .i The SAC report was given by Vice* President Mary Baldauf. Some of the upcoming events will be Mr. Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who will speak on September 24, at 8 pm in the Zur n Recital Hall. It is free to Mercyhurst Com- munity and $1.00 for all others. There will be a Fall Get-TogetherS on September 2 6 at Belle Valley Fire H all, fro m 8 pm to midnight. I! Admission is $3.00 and buses will^ be provided.* In the coverage and content section, the MERCIAD scored betwee n very good and excellent in J criteria including scope of sources, i timeliness of stories, and content. A perfect score was given for the newspaper's balance of sources. Student reporting earned a rating between very good andex- itcellent^ for new s, featu re, and ^sports stories. Highest scores ••were earned in the opinion con- tent section, where excellent ratings were, given for opinion content, editorial cartoons, and opinion feature writing. Also, editorail iwriting received a perfect score. ,i \ - » « j "Naturally I'm proud" said MERCIAD editor Rebecca Mar- tin. "The  first class rating shows that a college newspaper can achieve disti nction as a student- opera ted publication." Letters T o Th e Edit or Page 2 f

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a ^student publ icat ion

VOL. 54 NO. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA.

Goals Of Mercyhurst i |Outlined In Master Plan

The office of President WilliamP. Garvey has >composed amaster plan in order to : moreclearly define the goals and am-bitions of Mercyhurst College.This plan, covering the years1981-1986, outlines objectives tobe realized in those years, as wellas strategies for his realization.

The plan relates to all areas ofthe college, including academicdevelopments, student servicesdevelopment,- and the develop-ment ofv, the school's fin an cia lresources. As of now, the plan issimply a proposal; it has not beenapproved by the Student Senate,nor by the Board of Trustees.This formal review g processsho uld be co m ple ted byNovember of this year. j;

Much of the Master Plan's textdeals with enrollment manage-ment According to the proposal,the college wishes both to in-crease the size of its enrollment,

Graduation Requirem entReduced By 8 Credits * *

President William Garvey andDean. David Palmer rescindedan earlier decision and reducedthe graduation reouirement from128 credits to 120during thesum-mer months. * Jl j£_

This reversal, in a memo datedAugust 18,1961, overroa d advoca-tions of Qw Senate, the StudentGovernment, and the Board of

Trustees last Spring's liberalstudies proposal, which includedthe 128 credit graduationrequirements *^This change In college policywas fully within the powers of the

Dean David Palmer

Living Section:

Sealer an d Briggs

iSee Page 4

and to adopt a more selective ad-missions policy based primarilyon high school performance andclass rank. Other goals in thisarea include: the development ofa special loan program forstudents, the computerization ofregistration procedures and thedevelopment of a program formarginal students.

Another area given much em-

§basis in the plan is athleticevelopment. Goals* in inter-

collegiate athletics •, include theaddition of both a men's and awomen's swimming team, theconstruction of crew tanks by theyear 1984, and the hiring ofa full-time women's athletic director-

coach. The college also hopes toinvolve at least 50 percent of thestudent body in some aspect of In-tramural athletics.

Mercyhurst also has a numberof .construction plans. Some*ofthesej are: the development ofhandicap access to Baldwin andOld Main, construction of aP h y s i c a l FtftnessSi'railthroughout campus, constructionof a new PfryslcafFitriess Cerilier,purchase of Sesler Apartments,and the replacement of Baldwin'sroof.

President, 1 explained DeanPalmer. The reasons • for thischange, said Palmer, was that atmost liberal arts colleges, the 128credit limit is considered a levelthat is appropriate. However, atMercyhurst "There were severalproblems with the 128 credit re-quirement," said the Dean. "Itwas inancially mpossible to goalong withthat given the publish-ed tuition.**]

Palmer also .revealed thatthere was a necessity in makingsure Mercyhurst's science pro-gram Is competitive with otherarea colleges. Science studentswere always charged for the ex-tra lab credit they took withevery science course, he said;

The Dean explained that theadministration wrestled withseveral different proposals thenreverted to the original creditsystem jwhich created the leastamount of difficulty. There is nolonger a change for heone creditlab, said Palmer. The credit willappear* onf th e ^student'stranscripts; however, if a studentwants it to count toward gradua-tion, he must pay for it. As aslight counterbalance, the lab feewas raised from $25 to $75. DeanPalmer added that he'd be will-ing to cooperate fully with theAcademic Policy Committee inworking out a new proposal.

Scholarships: Egan Scholars VS.Valedictorian/Salutatorian

ZStory page 5

Editorial page 2

Loan Changes Explained;Paren tal Loa n Begins :0££

*% Changes in the student loan program and the addition of aparental loan program have been announced by Barry Zem-bower, the Director of Financial Aid at M ercyhurst College.

After October l, 1981, students whose parents have an ad-justed gross income of $30,000 or more must complete a"needs test" in order to be considered for a loan. < j L - i

"The needs test is relatively liberal," said Zembower. Headded that the form is approximately only 10 lines long andwill only be "a couple of minute's work." f

A student's expected family contribution plus any financialaidreceived by the student subtracted rom he total collegecosts determine the amount of loan a student may borrow.

The impact of the needs test will not be as significant atMercyhurst as iUwould be*in a public college, statedZembower. 2£ -JJP t > *'Because tuition is usually less in the public sector, the ex-pected family contribution together with other inancial aid

awards may equal or be close to total college costs. Thiswould mean the student would not be able to take out a stu-dent loan, t 1

Private schools fared well with this type of federal finan-cial aid cutback, said Zembower. considering other optionswhich mayhave been chosen. A $25,000 needs te st was one ofthe alternative budget cut options.! ,

A new parental loan program has recently begun, saidZembower. Parents can now borrow up to $3,000 per eachdependent child for each academic year. -3

The parental loans w ere approved under ormer PresidentGarter at a 9 per cent interest rate. If the loan monejbisdisbursed before October 17 the interest rate will remain atsTper cent Funds given after October 1 will be at a 14 per centinterest rate. i ^ <J* \£&£&

Parents are given 10 years to repay the loan, said Zem-bower. Repayment begins -60 days after the firstdisbursement. 7 \ •*£ Jf

''As opposed to coming up with the money out of the pocket,it's a super deal," said Zembower,. * *

There have been no federal parental loans in the past, ac-cording to the Financial Aid director. Insurance companieshave bad loan programs in the past but at higher interest

rates. r T J? & $5,:

Parents'can only borrow the difference between thestudents' other financial aid and the total college costs,stated Zembower.^ ^ ££?

A typical repayment plan for a parent who borrows $3,000and pays it back over a 10-year period would denote a mon-thly payment of $46.58. * 4 ?&m*(PT Zembower said the parental loan program hasa significantimpact oncollege students.,: g \k. Although the financial aid changes mean much morepaperwork for the Financial Aid Office at Mercyhurst, saidZembower, they "will- make the ^college much moreaffordable." i f

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Merciad Rated "First Class9

Mercyhurst College's studentnewspaper, the ^MERCIAD, h asachieved a rating of "First class"from the National^ ScholasticPress Association for the winterand spring terms of 198l7 g f '

Hie top rating was awarded totheweekly student publication onthe basis of comparison withother newspapers from collegesacross the nation of similar size.The first-class rating-is an im-provement over the second-classrating the Merciad received forthe fall term of 1980. Stephen J.Curcio, the MERCIAD's facultyadvisor, said the first-classrating reflects the effort mat allstudents working on the paperput toward making the MER-CIAD ' a ""top-notch journalsticeffort* *' • The newspaper .was judgedagainst P other papers in five

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Visitation Hours f:-* To Be Changed ^5^

%he Mercyhurst StudenGovernment discussed how thvisitation hours in the afternoowill be changed from 1 pm to noon at the ^September 2meeting. These hours wibecome effective once a memhas been dispersed to all staff ivolved, said Rich Lanzillo, MS

areas: coverage and content,writing and editing, opinion con-tent, design, photography, Aitand graphics. The rating systemNSPA/ACP uses five classes ofperformance. The MERCIADreceived a total of 3,365 points,with a minimum of 3,100 neededfor a first class rating. ^ 5 § j

4The MERCIAD^ evidences anumber of attributes which attestto the quality of the publication"wrote NSPA/ACP* Judge BernonPeacock in the evaluation, ad-ding that the rating reflects "thediligence and skill of its staff".Peacock added that2 foremostamong the diligence and skill thestudent reporters exhibited were•Villingness to investigate andreport on flocal i s sues of,significance and to offer editorialopinion and comment on issues oflocal concern.** i

i A team of students will foe fomulated to discuss the pros ancons of the ive-year plan propoed byDr. Garvey^

The amount of credits needeto graduate was discussed. Aearlier decision \to changgraduation requirements from120 to 128was changed back to credits by the President and th

Dean this summer. The reasoning behind mis sudden decisiowas due to the new billing systethat would have to be proposed128 credits were needed- graduate, explained StudeSenator, Bonnie James. ,

A motion was made by MikSmith to send a letter to the Derecommending that he agrwith five days taken off the begning or" iTianKSgiving vacatioand adding four days to the bening of Christmas vacation. Tmotion passed ll to 7.2* IB

The SAC report was given bVice* President Mary BaldauSome of the upcoming events wbe Mr. Arthur Schlesinger Jwhowill speak on September 2at 8 pm in the Zurn Recital HaIt is free to Mercyhurst Community and $1.00 for all otherThere will be a Fall Get-Togeton September 26 at Belle VallFire H all, from 8 pm to midnigAdmission is $3.00 and buses wbe provided.*

In the coverage and contesection, the MERCIAD scorbetween very good and excellin J criteria including scopesources, i timeliness of storiand content. A perfect score wgiven for the newspapebalance of sources.

Student reporting earnedrating between very good and

itcellent^ for new s, featu re, a^sports stories. Highest sco••were earned in the opinion c

tent section, where excellratings were, given for opincontent, editorial cartoons, aopinion feature writing. Aeditorail iwriting receivedperfect score. ,i \ .® -

"Naturally I'm proud" sMERCIAD editor Rebecca Mtin. "The first class rating shthat a college newspaper cachieve distinction as a studeopera ted publication."

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Op-EdSEPTEMBER 25,1981 P

^Biking Jp*%.,MtHolland jgSjJJ » By George Garrelts

I heard that Holland was "fullof bicycles," but hearing aboutsomething and experiencing arenever the same for me. I wantedto see that "fullness" for myself.My wife, Louise, and I decided tojust leap overfall the obstaclesand go. We dropped off ourchildren at her parents' home in

Minneapolis,?put;our bikes onNorthwest Airlines, climbed theramp and took off for Gatwick,England. From Gatwick we flewimmediately to Amsterdam onBritish Caledonia, got our bikesfrom the luggage people, putthem together, changed clothesand headed out of the a irport onthe bikepath (fietspad in Dutch),direction Leyden. ' r

Louise and I had done somebiking in Europe, mostly inFrance and Belgium. So we hadsome experience with airlines. Ithelps to have snap-on wheels sothat you can take the front wheeloff easily, turn the handle barsaround to fit inside the wheel andattach them both to the bikeframe with tape. We also take offthe pedals ana I lower my seat.On the return flight the bikescame up on the conveyor! belt,thereby passing as our luggage,which is the ideal situation. Wecarried our clothes in a back packwhich fit easily under the seat orinto an overhead compartmentAll this plus the guts tobehave asif this is a ll normal procedure isenough to get you where you" ar e

Tjoingm" EurbperThe dominateimpression I brought away fromour 12 days of biking in Holland

wasfone of being part of thetransportation system.; Here inAmerica v it is "catch as catchcan"*«for the cyclist, but inHolland the bicyclist has beenbuilt into a system. The cyclist isnot on a completely equal levelwith the motorists but he doesfigure in the construction ofroads, j crossings, rsigns, Jand(believe it or not) the stop and golights. He has a set of lights allhis/her own. There she is on abicycle in red, amber, a nd green.'Sometimes the fietspads are n°teasy to find, but they;are there.You have been provided for onevery street, at every intersec-tion, between every town andvillage and every other place towhich you want to go. \Duringthose entire two *weeks I ex-per i enced cour t esy f rommotorists and truckers in everycity in Holland save Amsterdam.There the*crush of traffic andconstruction has produced moreaggressive motorist behavior.

There are five .kinds <offietspads. One isfmade outgofbrick, and that has a tendency tobe bumpy. So do the ones madeout of rather-, large v- cement

blocks. The asphaltpaths seem tobe more recent and they aremarvelous. They come in two col-ors, black and red and they areboth superb to encounter. Other-wise, they are the asphalt coun-try and city ^roads* and streetswhich the bicyclists sometimesshare with the motorists. In thecities the paths are marked in thestreets awhile in the countrysidethere are no markings but therear e signs showing (he roads to bebike lanes? i •*

Bikelanes are sometimescrowded in the cities, before andafter working hours.;At all timesthey are well travelled and it is agood idea to keep one's eyes peel-ed for faster bikers and mopeds.

^Through The Looking Glass^ Editor's Note : ' ,^ This is the first of a series of reprintedaj Merciad articles which'will feature all stories withi3 relevance to the new. ^s. '^£ * ?4

™ This article, which appeared in part in the September 12,& 1975, issue of The Merciad, College an interesting perspec-^ tive to recently released * * /H ~ :w ^| "Master Plan" Blueprint III: Hurst in 1980 j ^ § Jg |

A group of eight persons - representing the students, facul-ty, adm inistration, and trustees of the College - has embark-ed on the project of designing the Mercyhurst of the 1980's.

The group known as the Blueprint III Task Force was

organized in May of this year at the behest of Dr. MarionShane, President of the College. & S * 1 *The task force takes its name and heritage, from the

Blueprint I and Blueprint II planning projects of the late1960's and early 1970's. According to Dr. William Garvey,Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chairman of theTask Force, it was the first two Blueprints that transformedthe Mercyhurst of 1965 into the v ery different Mercyhurst'of1975. [ ] : jg

When asked what the purpose of Blueprint III would be, Dr.Garvey stated: "I still believe that the statement 'the needfor change is the only thing that doesn't change' is anoperative statement at Mercyhurst . ••? . I t ' s absolutelynecessary for the college to continuously consider significantchanges if it is to continue to meet the challenges to itssurvival. M i J *£ "v ? -.". )

It was at the organizational meeting in May that PresidentShane spoke to the task force on their goals and presentedthem with the guidelines to be incorporated into any p lans forthe Mercyhurst of the future. Those goals were:

1) an optimum enrollment for Mercyhu rst of 1500 FTE(Full Time Equivalency) S tudents. S 1" 8

2) A continuing movement and commitment to interinstitu-tional cooperation through the Erie Consortium of Collegesand Regionalization. +-£ *oLI 3) Preserv ation of the Christian heritage of the College.£*4) Development of programs which would relate to the liv-ing and ca reer needs of students and society in gene ral, in-cluding consideration of the market appeal of new programs.

5) Development of Mercyhurst's role in the Continuum andits commitment to life-long learning. fifcgSiri ~i i

One of the important duties for the Task Fo rce will be toformulate a purpose and a set of goals for Mercyhurst as acol legeTDfT Shane stated: *'Before BfuepHnTi. the purposeand goals of Mercyhurst were quite- clear. Since Blueprint I,the changes have come so rapidly and the college now has somany different things going that it is time to sit down andcreate a new sense of identity, direction and purpose. I con-sider this one of the main d uties of the Blueprint III TaskForce." I i

With the start of the academic year, the members of theTask Force will be meeting weekly, according to Dr. Garvey.

H a r v a r d :A Living Art

Editor's Note: This is the secondof a two-part series in which Bon-nie James, Feature Editor ofTHE MERCIAD concludes herexperienceat Harvard. He re, shediscusses atmosphere anduniversity facil- ities as i theyrelate to her personal revelationsabout the oldest educational in-stitution in America.

•J Harvard houses more than justrare people; the university andits vicinity comprises a physicall eg en d which;landmarkshistorical events, famous poetsand breathtaking New Englandscenery. I i * 1

The Charles River dons all the.grandeur and majesty befittingof its name? Christened afterKing v Charles i I,. this naturalsovereign^ is crowned by theLongfouow bridge in downtownCambridge. It is no wonder thatwith all the bridges crossing theCharles, New England poets suchas Robert Lowell and Hart Cranebecame inspired by their conceptof I connecting one place toanother, one culture to another,one life to another.

The preservation of T.S. Eliot's•Time Past" within "Time Pre-s e n t ? ' i s m a n i f e s t e d i n"Grendels", a restaurant erectedback in Harva rd's turbulent '60's.It is a beautiful Bostonian man-sion transformed into a periodpiece. Classical music floatsthrough the upstairs dining hallwere shishkebob and pate'embellish the menu, whiledownstairs pipecRh "Jazz muslc~'compliments the bacon-burger-and-cherry-coke crowd. I wastold that Grendels is the last ofthe remaining "hang-outs" oncepeopled with hippies, yippies and

flower children during Harvard'sradical era.

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You can often lose that concen-tration when you are biking along

canals which are full of in-teresting things to see like wind-mills, boats, of all shapes andsizes, almost infinite numbers ofducks, fisherfolk, and wind-surfers, or people just sitting inthe sun. The farms are also worthscrutiny. They are'"handsome,groomed, giving more of an ur-ban than rural impression, plot*ted and pieced by* their owns i m i l a r c a n a l s , g r a c e dsometimes with precision that-ching on the roofs, dark- brownsheep, countless cows. Along allthese lanes from city to city thereis a stream of varied bikers ingood weather, families of four orfive.expert riders going swiftly,older men and women people ofall ages, sizes using bikesfforrecreation or transforation.

Our routine developed so thatwe found ourselves in museumsand important areas of the citywe were visiting in the m ornings,on the road in the afternoons andearly evening, in our hotel by 6:30or 7, dining leisurely at a placethat looked good to us in the laterevening. Sometimes we took in amovie or a concert; otherwise weare reading and getting ready fortomorrow or'1 having a lateespresso at a sidewalk cafe. Oc-casionally, as at the Hague westopped for a swim in the NorthSea or visited with a Dutch fami-ly with whom we were ac-quainted. Travel in town could bedemanding and even frustratinguntil you found out more about

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Living Section

MovementlTo - Sesler And Briggs

E I By Mary Jo Allen 2Every fall term.I Mercyhurst

College witnesses a small migra-tion. It's not the geese, swallow,

or the ruffled grouse,; It is Mer-cyhurst students trading theirresidence hall rooms for the openspaces. In our case it's the Seslerand Briggs apartments. 3 fl |

What causes this annual re-location on our campus? Mostagree it is the feeling of in-dependence, the increase ofresponsibility offered by* theapartments. *•••i§r& *

Many students choose to live inthe Sesler apartments. These arelocated on the western edge of thecampus center. Sesler has the ad-vantage of offering both privacyand a sense of belonging. Theresidents can choose to ive away

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from the campus activities orbecome actively involved. Beingon campus also adds to their safe-ty, with Mercyhjirst^ security

patrolling nearby .; .Sesler residents often becomelike a close-knit family., Withwinter weather limiting theirouter excursions, they learn to re-ly on each other. Living in Sesleradds on definite responsibilities.Sesler residents may choose toprepare their own meals, comeand go as they please, and settheir own personal standards.They learn Co be responsible forthemselve and to show concernand* tolerance for their room-mates and consideration forother residents. It provide a basicpreparation for one's future lifeafter Mercyhurst. % r?T ^ {l!

Sesler Apartment: where students trade in residence halls for the open spaces.

Briggs avenue holds an attrac-tion for many studen ts, also. It of-fers the same freedoms as Sesler,but in a more t residential at-mosphere. The residents don't re-ly on each other as much as inSesler, in most cases, but they dohaye a basic respect. Some ofBriggs apartmen ts ar e owned by

Mercyhurst College. These arepatrolled* by - the Mercyhurstsecurity and are under the direc-tion of a Briggs resident assis-tant. Most  residents of theseapartments are upperclassmen.

A few f apar tments housefreshmen. Although Briggs is anice place to live, most agree it is

photo by Rich Forsgren

not ideal for freshmen It is easy to build friendships asa residence hall. *?5 >

Whether they live in Brigin Sesler, most studen ts not in the residence ha lls are dofor the added freedom livingapartment allows/ ^fHT

The "Pretenders" New LP150

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Receives Criticismby James N. Kopchuk; v ^ .;

^ The Pretenders long-awaited Lp, 'Pretenders IT, has final'ly been released, but, has been met with a dichotomy ofcriticisms. * * 2*

"She seems to have sung "Pretenders II" while she washalf as le ep .. ." , muses Anastasia Pantsios of the Cleveland

y. Plain Dealer. ""She'iis .ghrissje Hymjg jeajier ojf the band and ungues

Uonabiy one ofjtocks premiere leadingladiesTHer sseductive prowess stimulates audiences to near hy steria. ^

Criticisms stem from the Lp's lack of simulating the dar-ing, unabashed energy of then* day-view Lp, "Pretenders".But, after starting their ll-week tour of the U.S. on August 8,in Ft. Pierce,, audience reaction to the new ten tracks wasoverwhelmingly positive. T ? * wPHynde,* along with band members James Honeyman Scotton guitar, Pete Frandon on bass, and Martin Chambers ondrums seems to rise above criticism and just keeps movingforward.

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While the band methodically produces a hard-drivingbeat,the music is balanced by Hynde's unique, somewhat tawdry,beckoning lyrics. "Such a drag to want somethingsometimes, one thing leads to another I kn ow .... ", as takenfrom "Talk of the Town", a track that was originally re leas-ed on the "Times Square" soundtrack and "Extended P lay",and now has found its niche on "Pretend ers II". J- Xr Other bracks, ''Bad Boys Get Spanked" borrows from"Tattooed Love Boys" (Pretenders I) and a segment of the"Wait" pops up in the old Kingsmen tune "Louie Louie". |

As the Pretenders wind down their tour of the U.S. they willsurely be met with more c riticism from the media. Tom Car-son, a mu sic critic for the ROLLING STONE, leaves us witha glimmer of optimism. "This is a brave record and a goodone: The fiercely ambitious work of a woman determined, bywhatever means, to make herself the greatest heroine in thehistory of Rock and Roll. The odds are certainly against her.I hope she makes it.'\ £%fc$§P -*>•* > *i

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Other tracks include, "The Adultress", "Waste Not WantNot", "Message of Love", "English Roses", "Pack It Up","Birds of Parad ise", and "Jealous Dogs".

Sisters OfMercy Celebrate£• Did you ever think anythingcould be older than Old Main?The only establishment that isolder in spirit and growth is theSisters of Mercy. 1981 marks the150th anniversa ry of the foundingof.their^estabiishment. UnSatur-

tegreeraytwe ^istewistMercy 'will celebrate their Ses-quicentennial ®at MercyhurstCollege. vpThe day of the celebration willbegin at 1:30 at the little Theatrewith a lecture given by SisterSharon Burns from BaltimoreThe lecture is entitled "We HaveBeen Called By Name - Mercy."The lecture will conclude with aslide presentation called "Mercy- Erie". i I i

W M C YThe on-campus radio sta tionof Mercyhurst College

has issued the following schedule forI Fall Term 1981 : | ^ |

Sunday through Thursday 2 p.m. -11 p.mFriday and Saturday 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 pirn,fe Tuna in to WMCY

880 on your AM dial

Radio Club Meeting^Sunday, September 27,6:30 p.m.

In The Radio S tation All Invited!!!

Blacks AreFilm Topic

Two films for discussion, bothdealing with the blacks* predica-ment in South Africa, will beshown Wednesday, Sept. 30, inroom 200 Main beginning a t 7:30.

The first, "Last Grave at Dim-baza," has been called by the SanFrancisco Chronicle "A powerfulfilm which details the govern-ment's systematic attempts towjpe out black family life "

This will be offset by "Genera-tions of R esistance," a film thai

portrays blacks as makers oftheir own history. It is said bycriticst to provide "a^positivecounterpoint to the grim mood ofLast Grave at Dimbaza."

"South Africa is the last coun-try in the world where; blacks arenot at least legally free," com-mented Reginald Herring, presi-dent of the Association of BlackCollegians, which also sponsorsthese films. "The actual slaveconditions of the blacks in SouthAfrica are so bad and so unjust -that it is hard to believe thepoverty and slavery and injusticethat does exist:" «?

"These prize-winning filmsshow those conditions in waysyou will long remember," headded.gf *

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xj Everyone will then proceed onto the LRC for an art display ofvarious works of the sisters. Thepaintings done by some of thesisters include, Sr. AngelicaCummings, Sr. Jochim Stablerand Sr^EymardPoydock, Otherdisplayswv iluviMfwicIudeP'ttiechange of habits throughout theyears, and the original constitu-tion of the Sisters of Mercy.Following the display Will be theSesquicentenniall Mass at 4:30 inChrist the King Chapel.* BishopMichael J Murphy will be thecelebrant.| After the Mass, the dinner,j which will be prepared by theHotel Restaurant Managementstudents, will be served in the stu-dent dining room. Various peopleI from the community such as themayor, county executive, andrepresentitives of the boards ofthe Mercy institutions will be inattendance Sr. Mary Charlesfinds that "Letting people sharein our celebration is to snare inour prayers of gratitude .andthanksgiving." ^ |

150 years after the establish-ment by Catharine McAuley inDublin, Ireland*, the Sisters ofMercy have grown to be thelargest English-speaking con-gregation of religious women inthe world with nearly 20,000members. They conduct colleges,secondary schools,.hospitals,

social service center, childcenters and homes for the120 of the Sisters of Mercy here in Erie.

One may begin to wondemade the Sisters of flestablish their motherhou

9t aIMbegart*When Ffarae rame to Pittsburg

1843. Bishop Tobias Mullenof their establishment andthe Sisters of Mercy to coTitusville, Pennsylvania. Athem was Mother Borgia whom Egan Hall has been nafter. She wanted to - buschool of higher educationfound that Titusville wasuitable. Mother Borgia was then drawn to Erie beof its wooded and vast availability. Between 1924Mercyhurst College was buithe doors opened in the f1926. In 1929 the first gradu

j class consisted of four;wThe institution did not turn until 1969. Mercyhurst Collnow a growing communi1,300 men and women obtainhigher education, i *

The dedication and carintitude over the ye ars is whamade the Sisters of Mercunified congregation it is tSr. Mary Charles finds thequicentennial a special evecelebrate because "It is ategral part of our history."

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Hurst Administrator Since '70 *T' .

Thomas Billingsley \ \ ''J#p#r*$Named Director Of Admissions

Tom Billingsley

Thomas A. Billingsley has beenappointed as Director of Admis-sions by President William P.G a r v ey . ^ f e^ ^ J K ^ a r ^ i i - ^

Billingsley has been a Mer-cyhurst Administrator since 1970and this, past year he served asassistant to the President. Hewas the assistant director of Ad-missions at Mercyhurst for twoyears. For six more years he wasthe College Registrar. Then in1978hewas appointed the directorof planning and instutionalresearch.! aBmriTri

Billingsley has also served withseveral other organizations suchas the College Senate, the col-lege's cooperative education ad-visory board and academic

policies committee during histime at Mercyhurst College.£l "I enjoy the challenge and theopportunity to advance theenrollment service concept atMercyhurst," commented Bill-ingsley. "This is an exciting timebe at the college. There is ahighly positive spirit at the col-lege wich makes the admissionsjob fun to do."

Colleges Facedl WUh^Extreme Budget! Cuts

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Colleges varound the countryare already? struggling withdeclining enrollments, risingcosts, and a slack in standards.Along with these problems, col-leges are now faced with extremebudget cuts brought about by theReagan A dministration. The cutsin the Reagan budget affect theState funds which in turn lowerthe amount of spending the Stateallocates. The cutbacks in theIHdgerrerta lnly^iffecre^etyone

but most importantly it affectsthe student seeking-a highereducation.^

Institutions all over the countryare feeling the budget * cuts.Schools are having to adjust tothe sudden lack of funds, some af-fecting school scholarships andfinancial aid. A lot of schools areso hard hit by the cuts th at wholedepartments are being dropped.At Duke University a $4,000,000building has just been con-structed for the school of Nurs-ing. This fall, the school is accep-ting no new students into the pro-gram, and, as soon as the currentStudents graduate, the only thingleft wiU be an empty buildingiwith an uncertain future.

The cuts can be especially feltwhere economic problems plague

the State Education budgets.Oregon is having to make drasticcuts in ± its higher education.Michigan State plans to close itsr e s i d e n t i a l S c i e n c e a n dMathematics College, I and theUniversity of Michigan is plann-ing on shutting its GeographyDepartment down completely.

This September MichiganStateUniversity (MSU) is looking at a$30 million deficit according to aSeptember 15,1981, article in theCollege *PreSg* Service. MSUPresident Cecil Mackey tried tocut many of the Departments,and lay off many tenured facultymembers, while eliminating one,of the largest Nursing schools inthe country. Class boycotts andcountless demonstrations forcedthe President to adopt" a •.lesssevere plan which barfly coversbasic expenses4 I"C'Every University President istightening the ir operations in oneway or another. Many collegesare having to choose drasticsurgery in order to cope with thebudget cuts which the State haslevied on them. By makingbudget cuts across the board likethe larger universities are beingforced to do, they are cutting thequality education which has been

a standard of these state schools.£ With the loss of whole depart-ments comes a loss of teachingjobs: In colleges like Trinity inHartford, Connecticut, Milton inWisconsin, Duke in NorthCarolina,«and Carnegie-MellonUniversity in Pittsburgh, PA, thecolleges* ar e having:to relocateprofessors whose departmentshave been dropped or worse yet,let them ;go. There! are alter-natives to dropping a departmentsuch as merging two or three dif-ferent departments into one inorder to save it and the teachingjobs.; One collegesdid! this bymerging the^German and Rus-sian Departments with the Orien-tal- and African lang uag edepartments. « w * *

Massachusetts and Californiaeducators expect more budgetcuts next year.

Di spa r i ty F oundIn Scholarship Al lotments

Recipients of the newly ins t i tuted Valedic-torian/Salutatorian scholarships at Mercyhurst must par-ticipate fully in the Egan Scholars Program, according toThomas Billingsley, director of admissions. However, SATscores for Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholars are lowerthan those of the Egan scholars, stated an administrationsource, -;

The nine Valedictorians and Salutatorians in the freshmanclass each receive full-tuition scholarships. Egan scholarsreceive $1,000 per year providing they maintain a 3.5academic average. There are 15 freshman Egan scholarsthis year. » * * _ .

In order for Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholars to retaintheir funds they must maintain a 3.0 QPA. "%.—• V* *- T be an Egan Scholar, incoming freshmen must havereceived a 500 in each section of their SAT's.

Any Valedictorian or Salutatorian in high school canreceive!the Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholarshipregardless of SAT score. .** * * ~ ;• j "

The SAT scores of some of the Valedictorian/Salutatorianscholars said the source, are lower than the minimum scorerequired by the Egan Scholar. - **£

According to Financia l Aid Directoi Barry Zembower, theValedictorial/Salutatorian Scholarships were created "to at-tract a quality student." V P^"^- >•

Em e r ge nc y Loa n

Fund Sta r ted *An emergency   loan fund forstudents has been formed byMercyhurst Alumni, according toDirector of Student Services E.William Kennedy,^

The Carpe Diem Society hasdonated an estimated $2,000 totheCarpe Diem laon fund. Loanshave a 90-day interest free pay'backhand students have 24-houraccessibility^© thrmonev. erf-plained Kennedy.

The money can be used bystudents in emergency situationssuch as plane fare should a deathin the family occur and short-term tuition shortages.'

Kennedy .added that theamount of money available tostudents will increase as themembership of the Carpe DiemSociety grows. More information

canbe obtained from the StudentServices Office, Old Main.

In Appreciation fo r the fine, expertwork of the copy center. Thanks to.*? t Shirley and Stef.&& | S

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students at this time, will being at the football and baskgames' during the 81-82 yeacording to Dr. Mennini, chason of the music departmen_ "The music department iing together thehand to kethose students^who haveprevious experience in muchance to practice and enjoLakers", said Dr. MenninU

The initial idea of a pepcame from Mr. Chiarelli an

Mennini. This fall 16 braswoodwind ins trumentaenrolled and the music dement felt that if the studentsome people to practice withwouldn't lose "that tremengift which they received".

The music department isting instruments to studentsplay. Interested students a reed to contact Dr. Mennini in

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Defense proves troublesome

Mistakes Cost Lakers Victory

Last Saturday evening theMer-cyhurst football team traveled toPittsburgh for a game against theDuquesne Dukes. The Lakersplayed an exceptional gamedespite the fact that they lost 19-6.The game was played in  front of2,250 fans, of which 1,000 wereestimated to be Mercyhurst fans.

The first quarter contained

conservative play by both teams,each trying to determine theweaknesses of the other. The firstquarter was a tough one for theoffense as they committed twofumbles while trying to establisha running game.!However, theDuquesne offense was havingproblems of its own, they couldn'tpenetrate the Laker defense. Thequarter ended with neither teamgetting on the scoreboard.. *.

The second quarter* openedwith the Dukes threatening on theMercyhurst 11-yard line, hut onthe first play of the quarter,Laker. James Sherrod pulleddown a Duquesne pass andreturned it 14 yards to the Mer*cyhurst 25-yard One. However,'the Laker offense again stalledand they were forced to punt. BobNies unloaded a 49-yard punt that

sent Duquesne back deep intotheir own territory J% The Mercyhurst defense con-tinued to cause the Dukes troubleand they^were again-forced toturn the ball to the Lakers. Then,as the Mercyhurst offense beganto drive down the field, the of-ficials^ decided to make theirpresence-felt. It seemed they]would be called for a pen alty. In

The first haifaioneT me tSkerswere called for penalties seventimes for a. total of 62 yards.These, along J with'the threefumbles committed in the firsthalf,*made things tough for jthedefense.^ ^v %£ |

Duquesne wasn't able to crackthe 0-0 score until less than sixminutes remained in the ihalf,however,.their extra-point>at-tempt was blocked by Sherrod.

The Dukes' second score camewith just 43 seconds to go in thehalf. i ..

The Lakers, however, puttogether their own* hurry-updrive, only to come out short.After returning the kick-off, theteam began its own drive. JohnMoore took a hand-off and raced46 yards down : the _ sidelinesbefore he was driven out-of-bounds. But two incompletepasses and a fumble quickly end-

ed their threat. The: half endedwith the score 13-0, Duquesne.;fe Hie Mercyhurst defense beganwhere they left off as Duquesnewas forced to punt on their firstpossession, T The Laker offensethen proceeded to marchdownfield, only to face a 4th downand 12 yards to go situation on theDukes' 27-yard line. Craig Zonnathen tossed a 27-yard touchdownpass to John*Moore for Mer-cyhurst's only score of the night.The snap for the extra point wasmishandled. '2gf 2 ? 1

The i*Hurst ;defense, led byfreshman noseguard MikeHanes, who was involved in 12tackles, and James Sherrod, whowas credited with an intercep-tion, avblocked extra point, andassisted in ten tackles, held Du-quesne in check for the re-mainder of the third quarter.S The Dukes added their finalscore on the firsL play of thefourth quarter. The conversionattempt w as again blocked, thistime by Bob Nies. The score, 19-6,Duquesne. j2£*£fc gb The Lakers gained 194 yards onoffense, but they licke d a balanc-ed attack. Mercyhurst completedonly two of the 18 passes thrownTorjusF39 yards.

Besides the defense, theLakers' other bright spot wastheir kicking game. Punter, BobNies, averaged over 38 yards akick, including a 55-yard bootAnd th e! Mercyhurst specialteams also played w ell, limitingthe Dukes to only 26 yards on sixreturns, while the Lakers gained96 yards on nine returns. >

Mercyhurst will take on St.Francis this Saturday at StFrancis. \ &

In Soccer . g I ;* Lakers Boost Record To 4-0-2The Mercyhurst soccer team

kept rolling along last., week asthey won 3 games increasingtheir£recor<H> to 4-0-1. LastWednesday the 3 Laker offenseshowed signs of greatness as theypounded Big 5 rival Alliance 9-2.The Lakers walked all over theEagle defense as Ed Mascharkascored 4 goals in the winning ef-fort. Dave Cross .struck for 2goals and Randy Voiles, ?JeffCampbell, andiDon Smith eachadded a goal to aid in the victory.

Saturday against Behrend Col-lege £in a battle lior areasupremacy the Lakers emergedvictorious in a 3-2 overtimethriller. The Hurst jumped out toa quick 2-0 lead as Ed Mascharkaand Don Smith scored^ Behrendcame back on two beautifullyplaced goals to tie the score at 2-2and send the contest into over-time. In the overtime periodsenior Don Smith came through,for the Lakers as he slipped in thewinning goal on an assist fromDave Cross. $ | p j 22PL Finally, in the second homegame of the season the, Lakerslooked absolutely awesome as

they trounced the visiting JohnCarroll Blue Streaks 3-0* in agame which looked almost pic-turesque. * Despite the wet fieldthe Lakers passed the ball verywell and jumped out to a 1-0 leadas Ed Mascharka scored on abreak away. Next it was fullbackBret Blomberg, who had pushedup from his d efensive spot, scor-ing on an ever-dangerous volleyshot to give the 'Hurst a 2-0 lead.Senior Don Smith capped off thescoring as he threaded the nee-dle! weaving inan out of the JCUdefensive to score the final goal.

In-5 games the 'Hurst hasoutscored opponents 19-7, whichaverages out to 3.8 goals pergame offensively, while thedefensive led*by Jim Grimes,BretiBlomberg, Jeff Campbell,Tom* Budz, f and goalie GaryPeterso have held oppenents to1.4 goals per game. f

The Lakers take the field againthis Friday a s they travel to Pitt-sburgh to meet the University ofPittsburgh in an £ attempt toavenge last year's 5-2 drubbing inErie Veterans Stadium, - t .

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^Despite the football team losingto Duquesne, Mercyhurst Collegebad a successful week^as the

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The Mercyhurst girls'volleyball team opened theirseason on a winning note,defeating the Behrend Cubs15-9,15-13,9-15,15484,

& In the first game, it ap-

peared to be all Cubs as theyjumped out t a 7-1 lead, butsuddenly thegirls came to lifeand ran off 10 unansweredpoints and eventually won thegame. Leading the way for theladies in the first game wasHeidi May who had fantastic"sets".

The second game was morelike a war as Mercyhurstjumped out to a 6-0 lead butthe Cubs battled back to closethe deficit to 9-6. The tide turn-ed back toward the 'Hurst ontwo timely spike blocks byFreshman Darci Weidner asMercyhurst won the secondgame 15-13. *

In the third game the Cubscame back jumping out to a5-0 lead and Mercyhurst nevercame close as the girls from

Behrend played f their bestvolleyball of the evening. Adominating • attack and goodteam balance earned the Cubsa J5-9 victory. * #

However, this was the onlybright spot for the Cubs, the.fourth game was all Lakers.After^jumping out 4-0,Freshman sherry* Putnamrattled off eight service pointsin a row to put the Cubs down124. A balanced attack fromthe 'Hurst ended any hopes for'Behrend as they put themaway 15-2;, Lisa Jacobitz alsoplayed an important part inallfour games for the Lakers.

Women's Volleyball and soccer,teams downed arch rivals theBehrend Cubs, volleyball winning3 sets to 1, 15-9, 15-13, 9-15, 15-2and soccer b eating the Cubs 3-2.As a matter of fact both of theabove teams" are undefeated,

volleyball 1-0 and soccer 4-0-1 ^Speaking of undefeated teams Ithink it's about time we paid at-tention to Mercyhurst's "other"teams. Since the initiation of thefootball program almo st all othersporting events are now playingsecond fiddle! to the footballsquad„ At the present momentwomen's "tennis , ; wo m en'svolleyball , ! cross _country,baseball, and * soccer are inseason, T>u are gelling very 1itfl«Tcampus recognition. True, soccer

ghas been getting a little morg public attention than the othe

forgotten sports but still footbais the limelight, everything els

ji£ lives inthe shadows, p$ I remember when the billboa^in front of a Zurn F would re

« Baseball vs Slippery Rock oit Volleyball vs Behrend, now it oly reads Football vs Duquense.

l am not trying to take credit aw* from the football team becaus* they have done an excellent jogand I am impressed with theiM performances so far, but wheawe start supporting inter$collegiate sports let's not suppo^only the football team but ever^athletic team that takes .the fie

representing" MercyhurstT ansupport them all equally.

Revamped Cross Country TeamOpens Season^

The Mercyhurst cross-countryteam opened their seasonWednesday with a four-team

meet at Allegheny College. HieLaker team, composed of mostlyfreshmen, didn't fare too well asa team ; The Lakers lost 19-42 toBethany, 20-51 to A llegheny, and81-40 to Slippery Rock.

Despite their losing effort, theLakers had some outstanding in-d i v i d u a l p e r f o r m a n c e s .Freshman Marc Jelinak placedthird and Darryl Rickard placed15th, out of fifty participants.

Rounding out the team resultMatt Truesdell 26th, Floyd Cambell 27th, Greg^Yoko 33rd, LeDonnelly 35th, and Ron Verrill37th. ^

The Lady Lakers didn't field ful l - t ea m , - ho wev er KellJohnston, Colleen Farley, anDawn Baron finished 19th, 23rand 30th respectively.

Hie Lakers will travel to Indiana Universityof PennsylvaniSaturday for the IndianInvitational.

Basebal l To Begin

TH E MERCIAD

The Mercyhurst CollegeBaseball team a opened theirseason in impressive style asthey blanked downtown -riv alGannon University-12-0 atAinsworth field. J

Sophomore Glenn Allen openedthe first inning with a single, stolesecond, and came on to score on aLancer error. Lou Alverio addedto the lead with an RBI single inthe 6th to secure the Laker vic-tory. John Costello struck out 12,allowing only 4 hits in picking upthe victory while loser JohnBoyles allowed only 3 hits andstruck out 10 J sv

Against Slippery Rockiin thehome opener the Lakers didn'tfare as well as they dropped theopening game of a double header1-0. Slippery Rock scored the onlyrun of the game in the 6th on abases loaded walk to John Semsa.Tom Begley picked up the win forthe Rockets while Scott Lucas

was tagged for the loss.g[ In the second game the visito

iumped out to a 2-1 lead until Jless trigged a 4-run sixth innin

which gave the 'Hurst a 5-2 leaThe Rockets came back with 3

. the seventh to tie the game at 5Neither team was able to scorethe 8th and the gam e was calleon account of darkness.

The Lakers return .to actionSunday asithey travel!tFredoma.

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