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Jazz on Erie radio appears to have harmonized well with local

listeners and at Mercyhurst College during the past 18 months.

Since switching from opera and classical music to nearly

exclusive jazz programming in January 2009, Arbitron ratings for

Mercyhursts WMCE 88.5 and 104.9 FM campus radio station

have steadily climbed.

Arbitron, the radio equivalent of televisions Nielsen ratings

system, provides stations with listenership numbers every six

months.

Shortly after switching its content type, Arbitron calculated

WMCE as having less than 11,000 weekly listeners.

WMCE ratings upwardBy Ethan MagocEditor-in-ChiefDespite a limited transmitter,

Mercyhursts WMCE has grown its

listenership in the metro area of

Erie County since January 2009.

Weekly listenership since Jan. 2009

Erie public radio station transmitters-WMCE: 750 watts

-WERG: 3,000 watts

-WQLN: 35,000 watts

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College repairs apartments in response to complaints

After many student complaintsand extensive Merciad coverage lastyear, the Highland Square Apart-ments have been renovated overthe summer.

Renovations, which costroughly $450,000, included the

replacement of carpets, repairs to window frames and some kitch-ens, replacement of all windows with energy-efcient glass andnew paint for the building interi-ors.

In fact, for the rst time ever,the college used colored paint forupperclassmen housing. Severalapartments feature one wall painted with a bright color, which addsinterest, according to Assistant Vice President of Student LifeLaura Zirkle.

Resident of the HighlandSquare Apartments, sophomore

Alicia Cagle said, We enjoy theblue wall. Its a nice splash ofcolor.

The repairs also contribute tothe green initiatives of MercyhurstCollege.

Last year, students complainedof snow coming in through cracksin the windows. The new energy-efcient windows will reduce heat-ing while keeping precipitationoutdoors.

I just hope its warm in the winter because I heard that wasa problem with the windows lastyear, Cagle said.

Vice President of Student LifeDr. Gerry Tobin said, Its a quali-tatively different living experiencewere trying to create.

Last year, numerous residents ofthe Highland Square Apartmentscomplained about dismal hous-ing conditions within the rst fewweeks of classes.

This year, by contrast, no com-plaints have been led, and onlya few minor repairs have been

reported to maintenance. The four apartment buildings

on Briggs and Lewis, constructedshortly after World War II, have

never been in as good condition asother student housing options. Inthe past, the college has struggledto maintain conditions comparableto other student housing, but therecent renovations have allowedthe college to leap ahead in termsof repairs.

Junior KC Stoyer said her High-land Square Apartment is betterthan the apartment she lived in lastyear.

Students and college ofcialshave been concerned about theHighland Square Apartments forseveral years.

Zirkle said, The Merciads beena big help. The newspaper closelyfollowed the situation last year when students protested worsen-ing conditions and the collegeconsidered razing the apartmentsaltogether.

We hope that students will feeltheyve been heard, Tobin said.

The college plans to continuerenovations next year, but no spe-cic plans have been released.

By Jennifer McCurdyStaff writer

As part of the renovations to the Highland Square Apart-

ments, one wall in each living room is painted with a bright

color.

Ethan Magoc photo

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With the constant need for lis-teners to nancially support thestation, the previous classical mixsimply wasnt helping the stationgrow.

The spring 2009 total was thelowest among Eries three publicradio stationsWMCE, Eriespublic radio WQLN and GannonUniversitys WERG.

We needed to nd a format that

could support itself, said MichaelLeal, who began as WMCEs stationdirector in May 2007. In publicradio, we dont play commercials. We have to nd funding from thelisteners.

When fall 2009 ratings came out, WMCE jumped 2,000 weekly lis-teners.

And the most recent round con-

tinued Mercyhursts positive trend,putting the station at 13,500 weeklylisteners, 37 percent of whom goto 88.5 as their rst choice on thedial.

The station has just become alot more listener-conscious, saidfth-year senior Pete Marjenin, astudent employee at the station,located in the basement of BaldwinHall, since his freshman year. Ithink we have a great jazz followingin Erie.

Judging by the numbers, thegrowing loyal target audience of WMCEadults 45 and olderwould seem to agree.

Based on Arbitrons spring 2010ratings, the station now has morelisteners than ever, dating to itsinception in 1989, when it beganplaying classical music and mixingin campus sports broadcasts.

Eries only all-jazz station alsostacks up well against the local NPRafliate, WQLN.

During weekday morning hours,NPRs nationally-syndicated Morn-ing Edition blows both Gannonand Mercyhurst away.

You cant beat NPR MorningEdition, Leal said.

But during the afternoon andinto evening hours, before mostlisteners trade the radio dial forthe television remote, WMCE tops

WQLNs programming of classicalmusic and All Things Considered(NPRs main news program) among50-plus listeners.

One such newly-devoted listeneris Patricia Tellers, a 66-year-oldretired teacher from the Erie SchoolDistrict.

About a year ago, Tellers joinedJazzErie, a 15-year-old local organi-

zation promoting awareness of jazzmusic.

WMCE has helped to spread thatmission by opening some doorsfor me, Tellers said.

I was never a big jazz person,she said, but now in the car, pri-marily, or alone in the house, Illtune in.

With a 60 percent budget cutsince 2007, WMCE has capitalizedon devoted listeners like Tellers tostay alive and begin to thrive, as evi-

denced by the ratings.The biggest listener demographic

missing at this point from Mercy-hursts campus station?

Students.For the most part, not many on

campus are even aware that werehere or of what we play, Marjeninsaid. Its kind of disappointing.

But Leal offered his 23-year-old

daughter as an example of why hedoesnt see students automaticallyshunning WMCEs current pro-gramming.

This generation (current stu-dents) listens to different kinds ofmusic. When I was growing up itwas all top 40, he said.

Given the widespread iPod crazeand the ability to obtain musiconline at any hour, students nowaccess all music types, includingjazz, more easily than before.

With todays technology, stu-dents are listening not only to whatthey like, but experimenting withdifferent genres of music, Lealsaid.

Tellers agreed, offering advice toMercyhurst students.

Turn it on. Give it a chance,she said of 88.5s smooth sounds.It kind of carries you away.

WMCE ratings swing upward


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An Erieite appetite: Wegmans Market Caf

As a college student newlythrown into the world of havingto shop and pay for my own meals,nding something lling for a goodprice has become a job itself.

After my freshman year Ireturned home to Columbus,Ohio, where I was spoiled by allthe sushi, tea and general goodeats I could possibly want. Sincereturning to Erie, I have made itmy mission to nd places whereI could feed my cravings for for-eign food while keeping enoughmoney in the bank for generalexpenses that come up when youlive on your own.

My roommates and I decidedwe would try out several differentgrocery stores to see which had thebest prices and selections, and oneof the stops on that list was Weg-

mans. The rst thought in my head when I drove into the parking lotwas that it would be full of preten-tious buyers of organic produce,and everything would be expen-sive beyond belief. I was pleasantlyproven wrong; Wegmans was anormal grocery store lled withnormal people and the kind offood I actually wanted, including asushi bar.

We settled on eel rolls, a plate

of dumplings and lo mein. Thecost was $10.49 and fed all of useasily. Eight rolls of sushi doesntlook like much, but it is extremelylling, and we had the dumplingsand vegetable lo mein to eat, too.

For people who havent hadsushi before but are thinkingabout trying it, the eel roll mightbe a good place to start. The waythe eel is cooked makes it saltyand it tastes, quite literally, a little

like chicken. The avocado andcucumber, which are wrapped inrice and seaweed, also add someavor. The tastes blend togetherquite well.

The vegetable lo mein anddumplings were the same familiarmeals you nd in Chinese take out,but the dumplings were absolutelysuperb, especially for being from asupermarket caf.

Wegmans Market Caf hasmore to offer than just sushi. In

the same area near the front of thestore they have a classic subma-rine stand, a pizza place, a coffeeshop and a salad bar to feed therest of your cravings. I know itshard to think of a grocery storeas ve-star dining, but the qualityof meal for the price we paid willcertainly keep us coming back formore.

By Faye ClarkStaff writer

Eel rolls, a bowl o lo mein and dumplings provided these col-

lege students with a delicious and afordable meal.

Faye Clark photo


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This Thursday, the LiturgicalDance Ensemble will join in theMercyhurst celebration of the Massof the Holy Spirit at 11:10 a.m. atthe Christ the King Chapel.

The Mass of the Holy Spirit, therst major Mass of the year, rings in

the spiritual beginning of the aca-demic year.

As is the annual tradition, thedancers will join with the Mercy-hurst choir as part of the celebra-tion.

The Liturgical Dance Ensembleis a Recognized Student Club/Organization within the DanceDepartment at Mercyhurst. Thisstudent directed ensemble worksto provide leadership, service andperformance opportunities to

enhance the enrichment of spiri-tual life on campus and in the com-munity.

Led this year by senior and stu-dent director Christine Wilbur andfaculty adviser C. Noelle Partusch,the Liturgical Dance Ensemble isbeginning its year of service andspiritual outreach with this campusmass.

Throughout the year, membersof the Liturgical Dance Ensembleperform at several different Mer-

cyhurst Masses and communityreligious services, at holiday presen-tations and retirement homes.

Moreover, the Ensemble hasattended Project Dance, a spiri-tual gathering of dance groupsfrom around the world, for thepast several years in such locationsas New York City and Atlanta,Ga. In October, members of th e

E n s e m b l e will travelto Sydney,

A u s t r a l i a ,for the Proj-ect Danceevent.

S e n i o rL i n d s e y Smith, whoserves as

vice presi-dent for the

Ense m b l e ,c h o r e o -graphed the dance that will bepresented at the Mass. Smiths lyri-cal and sinuous movements match

well with the smooth and upliftingsounds of the musical selection,If Ye Love Me, Keep My Com-mandments, that will be sung bythe choir.

Smith said of liturgical dance,As I have discovered the intercon-nectedness of dance and religion, I

realize the magnitude of its impor-tance - not only for the Christiantradition, but for many trations; notonly for our culture, but for manycultures.

Dance is a universal languagethat brings people together toshare in lifes sorrows and in lifesjoys, said Smith. When usedin a liturgical setting, it can be

one of the mostpowerful ways toexpress worship.

Wilbur saidof the upcom-ing Mass perfor-mance, I thinkthat the Mass ofthe Holy Spiritis a great way forthe Church tostart the year offin a spiritual way.

Using dance withthe choir accentu-ates the love for God, and that useof dance shows how there are dif-ferent ways to express ones faith.

Smith described the importanceof the Mass of the Holy Spirit.

Mass of the Holy Spirit is a timeto focus and dedicate the schoolyear to God. What better way to dothat than for dancers, singers, andmusicians to give back their talentto God? said Smith.

By Sarah MastrocolaStaff writer

Dancers to perform at Mass

Will join with choir at Mass of the Holy Spirit

Album review:

The Ones That Matter

Over the course of just twoyears, Jesse Ruben has released twofull-length albums, played count-less shows, and through touring thecountry, has gained an impressiveamount of followers.

The 24-year-old graduate from

Berklee College of Music enjoyed agreat deal of success with his self-released debut album, Aiming forHonesty, with songs featured on theCWs One Tree Hill, as well as othertelevision promos.

His sophomore effort, sentimen-tally titled The Ones That Matterhas been the recipient of muchacclaim, shooting Ruben ontomust-listen lists and into artistto watch status.

The Ones That Matter con-

tains 14 tracks, each of which recalla certain situation or person whohas helped Ruben get to his cur-rent point in life. Ruben has a way

with words that allow the listener tobecome a part of the music, takingin the lyrics and relating them totheir lives.

The album also exhibits JesseRubens ability to combine severalaspects of music into a record thatseamlessly ows together.

The album opens with Unbreak-

able, a song about learning to

accept the uncertainties in life. Thisis presented in the chorus, ...howcan something so simple become sohard, and why do we keep believ-ing that we should be where we are,how can a problem so little becomeso large, we started off unbreakableand then it all fell apart.

Halfway through the album isSafe, a track which ts Rubenslife as a traveling musician to a T. Itexpresses the human desire to nd

a place where one can feel safe nomatter what, a sentiment to whichmost people can relate.

Rubens emotions regarding theones that matter in his life areremarkably strong in Cant MakeIt Alone, a melody in which listen-ers can actually feel the elementsof frustration, gratitude, hope, andloss that we all encounter in rela-tionships.

The Ones That Matter comesto a close with the jazz-inspired

Too Tired. In this closing tune,Ruben discusses using music asan escape and an outlet instead oftaking the easy way out of a situ-ation.

Jesse Ruben writes and performswith the humility and wisdom of aseasoned veteran, while creating artthat appeals to listeners of all agesand backgrounds.

He will perform this Friday at 9p.m. as part of SACs Coffeehouseevent at the Student Union.

By Casey HarvillaStaff writer

Commencement provides light-hearted distraction

Looking for a light read to startthe term but dont know where

to start? Search no further than J.Courtney Sullivans Commence-ment.

Commencement followsthe lives of four friendsApril,Sally, Bree and Celiawho meettheir rst year at Smith College.

Although all of them are funda-mentally different from each otherand are dealing with their ownproblems, they quickly become bestfriends and keep in touch even afterthey graduate.

Between April being a radi-cal feminist, Sally dealing with the

death of her mother, Bree losingher anc and Celia trying to thekeep the peace, these girls learn todeal with the typical issues of col-lege life.

When rst reading this book,it seems like the clich novel tothe testament of a perfect col-lege lifewhere money andlooks arent a concern, perfectgrades are achieved because ofbrilliance and even boys dontmatter because the girls are beau-tiful. The writing style of Sullivanseems to match this theme, usingan oversimplied technique andplenty of dialogue.

While the above is certainly trueof this novel and at times it is pain-ful to read because it all appearsto be too perfect, each of thegirls undoubtedly have their own

problems to work through, andSullivans concentration on thesestruggles is what makes this storytasteful instead of tacky.

The girls lives after college pres-ent struggles that are more real,

which results in a more interestingplot line, and thus the pages turnquicker.

April is working for her feministhero Ronnie Munro, Sally is mar-ried and pregnant with her rstchild, Bree is living with her partnerin San Francisco and Celia is livingalone in New York City working ather dream job.

While the other girls livesare as normal as to be expectedof recent college grads, Aprilsjob with Munro is slightly oddand makes the other girls worry.Munro makes April move in with

her, has her do dangerous jobs tocomplete documentaries and con-trols who she talks to and whereshe goes.

At this point, the serious sub-ject of sex trafcking is developed.

April and Munro are making a doc-umentary about prostitution andthe child sex trade in Atlanta, Ga.,and are living in a neighborhood

where these behaviors occur on adaily basis. None of the girls haveany idea that April is in Atlanta untilthe unthinkable happens: April dis-appears.

While the ending of the novelis easily predicted, the novel itselfis saved when Sullivan takes thegraver route and talks about issuesthat need light shed upon them,rather than have this story fall intothe happily-ever-after genre.

By Alaina RydzewskiStaff writer

Commencement by J. Court-ney Sullivan

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language that brings

people together to

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and in lies joys.

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Chicken threatens mealtime

Why did I even offer to dothis? I muttered to myself.

I was in the process of cookingchicken parmesan for my brother,cousin, and roommate somethingI had never tried to do before. Truthbe told, the most difcult meal I

had ever made was a salad, and we

all know how easy that really is. Allyou have to do is put some lettucein a bowl, cut a couple vegetables,add a little dressing and voil itsa salad.

Anyway, I was frying the chickenexactly like my mom told me. OnceI thought the pieces were brownenough, I put them in a glass pan sothat I could bake them later. At thatpoint, I was pretty proud of myself,because it looked like I knew what

I was doing.

Boy, was I wrong.When dinnertime nally arrived,I put the chicken in the oven sothat it could nish cooking. While

that was going on, I boiled waterfor noodles and heated sauce in apot, and my roommate made garlicbread.

Everything was going smoothly,so it seemed as though my rst

attempt at preparing food would besuccessful.

After 30 minutes went by, I tookthe chicken out of the oven to makesure it was done. Using a knife, I cutinto one of the pieces.

Would you like to know what Isaw?

It was still raw inside; apparently,I hadnt fried them long enough.

Not knowing what to do, Istarted to panic. My brother andcousin were supposed to showup at any minute, and the chicken

wasnt even close to being ready.Thankfully, my roommate came to

the rescue and suggested that wejust turn the oven up 100 degrees.Eventually, the chicken was

cooked through, the sauce was hotand the noodles were boiled. Sure,the garlic bread was slightly burnt,because my roommate and I acci-dentally forgot about it, but it wasdenitely still edible.

Remember when I asked myself why I was making dinner? Well,once the four of us were sitting

around the dinner table, my ques-tion was answered it was thecamaraderie of it all.

So, why does any of th is matterto you? Well, I think that everyoneshould take the opportunity to gettogether with friends or family andbond over some good food. Youllbe making memories that will stay

with you forever.I mean, seeing as how I almost

served everyone raw chicken, I

dont think I will be forgetting thatnight any time soon.

By VictoriaGricksOpinion editor

Mosque battle confounding

What good is the Bill of Rights?Or, more specically, what good is

the First Amendment, since manypeople seem content to ignore oneof its earliest and clearest tenets:Citizens of the United States of

America have the right to freelypractice their religion. If this isindeed the case, then why has therecent controversy over a mosqueand community center being builtin New York City been such a hottopic of contention?

On one side of the argumentare those who believe that buildinga mosque so close to the former

World Trade Center site is an insultto those who died, and that the

community center will become ameeting place for planning anotherattack on the United States. Coun-ter to this is the view that in hinder-ing the building of this mosque and

community center, we are deprivingthese people of their right to prac-tice their religion freely. Further-more, there have been no gleaningsthat the reportedly well-respectedimam or the community he will leadhave any sympathies toward a moreradical form of Islam.

There are an unforgivably largenumber of people who believeMuslims destroyed the World TradeCenter nine years ago. This mis-conception needs to be claried

immediately: the entire Muslimcommunity in the Middle East didnot get together and plot howto terrorize those vermin in theUnited States. To believe so dem-onstrates a narrow-mindedness

which is truly unfathomable. Let usmake one thing clear: A small groupof highly radical Islamic extremistsis believed to have been behindthe attacks, and to hold the wholeMuslim community accountableis as absurd as it is unfair. GoogleIslam and one will nd it an inher-

ently peaceful religion. As to the argument that build-

ing a mosque at this particular siteis an insult to the victims of 9/11,anyone who has been to New Yorkknows how limited space is. Morethan likely, the site in question wasselected because it was the only oneavailable of appropriate size, not asa slight against the victims and theirloved ones. Also, as many have saidthroughout the controversy, build-ing the mosque at this particularsite will demonstrate that not all

Americans are full of hatred andprejudice.

These Muslims in New York arenot trying to laugh in the faces ofthe people whose lives were tornapart on Sept. 11. They are notsadistic religious extremists who

will turn on us once we look away. They are simply people trying togo about their lives, provide forthemselves and their families, andpractice their faith freely as theyshould.

By Kathleen VogtleA&E editor

FEATURES -- Market teaches sustainability

As part of the sustainability project,Mercyhurst brings fresh produce to campus.

FEATURES -- Dr. Richard ODellDr. ODell, Associate Professor of Special Education,

entered his ninth year of teaching at Mercyhurst.


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Football team plays with added incentive

Mercyhurst Colleges footballteam added extra motivation forsuccess this season by Making aPoint to Take Away Cancer.

Head coach Marty Schaetzledecided to personally donate $1 forevery point scored and $5 for everytakeaway (interception and fumblerecovered) during the 2010 season.

The team will donate based onthe same guidelines.Schaetzle was inspired during

summer camp to aid in the battleagainst cancer.

It [was] a combination of hear-ing something, seeing an ad andhearing about other coaches doingsomething, Schaetzle said.

This combination prompted himto think of what could be donethrough football.

I came up with the slogan, Makea Point to Take Away Cancer, [and]it covered all the possibilities andtied into football, Schaetzle said.

The players accepted this cam-paign without hesitation.

I think its great. We have acouple guys on this team, myself

included, that are faced with dev-astation of cancer, senior quarter-back Garrett Kensy said. Ninetypercent of the guys on the team

have been affected by cancer per-

sonally, whether it be a friend,family member or anything likethat. I think its great to all rallytogether and give back.

Both Kensy and junior offensivelinemam Jeffory Pollard are cancersurvivors.

In 2007, Kensy, a sophmore atthe time, was diagnosed with cancerand missed the entire season.

Last season Pollard was diag-nosed with with cancer and missed

the 2009 season. The connection that both of

these players have formed throughtheir ghts with cancer is very

strong.The team has also formed a a spe-

cial sensitivity to the battles foughtby cancer patients as they have seentwo teammates beat cancer

Both students, through supportfrom the team and Schaetzle, havereturned from these ordeals.

Kensy, the starting quarterback,has been a exceptional success storybattling back from cancer.

The football team encourages

other teams, students, faculty and

members of the community tojump on board.

[Many would benet] if other

teams would do a pledge andraise as much money as possible,Schaetzle said.

Hopefully, we can get a littlemomentum with the guys on theteam and their families, and itcatches re throughout the year,

Kensy said.Another member of the athletic

community agrees.I am going to try and encour-

age my team, as well as my friends,to help out this cause, senior base-ball player Craig Denman said.This is denitely something great

that everyone schoolwide can getinvolved with and help out.

The Mercyhurst Athletic websiteprovides a link to those wishing tomake donations to the initiative.

The John Kanzius Cancer

Research Foundation of Erie will receive the money raised bythe Make a Point to Take AwayCancer initiative.

By D.J. HaurinContributing writer

Freshmen give Hurst a fresh start to season

Mercyhurst College ootball players junior Jef Pollard and senior

Garrett Kensy serve as inspiration or their team.

Tyler Staufer photo

The Mercyhurst College wom-ens soccer team won impressivelyby completely dominating theiropposition in their opening twogames of the season.

In the season opener Sept. 3, theLakers crushed West Virginia Uni-

versity Institute of Technology 7-0.The win showed the strength of

the recruiting class as six new play-ers scored.

Freshmen Gabrielle Catraboneand Perrin Kern led the way withtwo goals each, and Maria Antunezand Katie Michaelis each scored.

The Lakers then continuedtheir dominance Sept. 5 when theydefeated Davis & Elkins College4-1.

Marsh added another two goals,and freshman Aina Torres andjunior Paige McDowell each scoredone.

Catrabone, a McDowell High

School graduate, added threeassists, starting off her collegecareer very strongly.

She believes the team has strong

unity, which has showed throughits performances.

I think our team has a lot of

depth and is clicking early in the

season, said Catrabone.A strong desire to improve and

do well, plus good coaching, are the

main reasons for the team clicking

so well and so quickly, Catrabonesaid.

Senior Jamie Schroter says thestrong start is a result of a solidpre-season.

We have been able to startplaying very well as a team, saidSchroter. We are just trying toimprove from game to game so

web are ready for our strong Penn-sylvania State Athletic Conferenceschedule.

The Lakers were disappointedto nally give up a goal in the 89th

minute to Davis and Elkins.It was a good reality check thatwe need to stay focused all 90 min-utes, but that goal was still disap-pointing, Catrabone said.

Though disappointing, theLakers continue to dominate andhave high hopes for the season, asthey defeated Ohio Valley Univer-sity, 4-0, on Tuesday.

The game was shortened at 71minutes due to lightning.

By Billy ColtonStaff writer

Freshman Gabrielle Catrabone maneuvers past a West Virginia University Institute o Technology

deender as the Lakers would rout the Golden Bears 7-0.

Tyler Staufer photo

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