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Public The final plans for the

Mercyhurst Campus Center will be made public on Monday, March 1, in a series of sessions in the ] faculty lounge, Preston Hall.

All three sessions will be open to the entire Mercyhurst community. They are at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. |g;

Each session will consist of two presentations. The first will be given by Robert Prather, Vice-President for Development. . It will deal with the financial aspects of the Campus ^Center project and fund-raising - efforts to date. ,

The second presentation will -be given by Herman Weber, of the architectural firm of Weber 4 & Murphy. Weber will present the various architectural sket­ches for the new center, along with an explanation of "the design of the center. k*

According to Prather, the Campus Center project is still running on schedule. Com­plete surveys and soil testing

by Patrick Weschler, Herciad Staff Reporter

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Artist's drawing of the new Mercyhurst Campus Center.

v> PACE Dr. Alfred Farrell, dean of

students at Lincoln Univer­sity, will be on campus on March 4 and jj 5 as a representative of the Department of (Education to evaluate the Mercyhurst College PACE Program. \ \

This program is funded through a grant 'from <-the Commonwealth of Penn­sylvania under the Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act and is in its second year at Mercyhurst. % 5

The; program offers a variety of services to students among which are personal, academic, and career counseling along with the Self and Social Awareness Group Laboratory Program, the Tutoring Service, the Study Skills Laboratory \and the soon to be added Develop­mental Reading Laboratory.

of the building site have been completed,'; along with the

. architectural plans. \ I j At| the| present time, con­

struction contracts for ?the Center are being prepared and will be opened for bidding

Evaluated The PACE ^program also helps the College subsidize the English Clinic and jjthe Mathematics Laboratory. -%

Last summer, and to be continued again this summer, the PACE program offered an on-campus four-week ipre-college experience for in­coming ^Mercyhurst College freshman students. | §

The program is staffed by I Miriam i Mashank, Tyrone

Moore, Jean Lavin, Len Cyterski, and Karen Gilmore. Carol t Hill is the staff assistant and the program also has an Advisory Council whose function it is to advise the*. Program Director on program development. fThe PACE Program was

rated |fourth of the forty-six institutions funded throughout the state. ; *$

in the near future. ; Ground-breaking for the

center is now scheduled for April. \

Prather noted that the only difficulties with the project so far have been financial in nature. He disclosed that the cost of the project — building, furnishings, parking and landscaping — will be somewhat in excess of what it was originally anticipated!to

be. | \ 1 | Prather estimated the project cost to be somewhere in the vicinity of $725,000, and noted'- that the college presently has' $626,000 in pledges for the construction of the center. §||rff ] ! i$

The college will attempt to close the gap between these two figures in several; ways, Prather explained. fa

First, additional ' pledges

willf be solicited: there | are several foundations grants still pending, which are promising.

Second, some items presently in the plans can be eliminated or postponed until a later date. .; f \

Third, the college will make efforts to secure donations of various items] within the center.

100 Apply For •

Dean Position 1 Over 100 j applicants have

inquired about the position of vice president of academic services, J Marilynn < Jewell, chairman of ?the Search Committee announced. | ppf

The positionl will be left vacant when Dr£ William P. Garvey it steps down on June 30,1976. 1 ^ ^ M ^ r f S

Of the i total i number J of applicants, approximately 25 per !cent have • their files complete. J The Search Committee is now evaluating these files, jjr fi vl

"On the basis of the resumes, jjsome? candidates look outstanding/' com­

mented Ms. Jewell. "It will be difficult to make a selection from so many highly qualified candidates, j | & $ The applicants are from all parte of the United States as far as California and even from the island of Guam. ^Wk,\

* More men than women have applied, "but that's to be expected," Ms Jewell said, "since men have had more administrative experience." However, many of the women applicants are * highly qualified. JSf fe

Evaluated Report Finds

PHEAA Asks For Higher! Grant fads The Pennsylvania Higher

Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) and the ;Penn-

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sylvania legistature are in a disagreement over the ap­propriation of the Institution Assistance Grants (IAG)j to independent colleges Pennsylvania. ^ J| The I governor's budget allows only $6 million while PHEAA is{ asking for $18 million. For * the last*; two years, the appropriation has been $12 millions i

The IAG is an appropriation made by the state legislature to Pennsylvania independent colleges. For each student receiving a i. PHEAA scholarship |the state legislature allocated funds with a maximum of $400. The money goes to the college for use in its operating budget, f.

This year for the first time PHEAA has included IAG

funds in its budget requests. 1 In the i past 1 twot years,

Mercyhurst has received $358 per student, or a total of $160,000. J!' I i i i j§ f l

Since more students are applying for a PHEAA scholarship, PHEAA has asked for increased IAG funds. | ? & :M. $>m '4 President Marion Shane said that hopefully there will be a compromise! between what PHEAA requests and what the governor's budget allows. "Wefare quite con­fident thatjit will stay at the $12 million level," President Shane said. ,.

If only $6 million were allocated to IAG, Mercyhurst would receive $80,407, ap­proximately half this year s amount.

Last week the Mercyhurst Campus Ministry underwent evaluation by! -Fathers Francis M. Holland and John J.Bendik. § ^ ^r.M

This*evaluation, aimed at giving J the Campus Ministry an objective view of itself in order to see their worth as well as j their limitations, began Sunday, February 15, and j ended [Wednesday, February 18. | | | * ; i

The result of the evaluation, given to the ministers, Rev. Guy Patrick land f Dave Blanchfield. lincluded ob­servations # from the inter­views of various Mercyhurst community Tmembers , problems observed con­sidered j& independent! of Campus R Ministry, and suggestions for the additions to or improvement: of the present program. | P 'Observations obtained from

in t e rv i ews L included recognition by ad­ministration, faculty, and students of the importance of the Campus Ministry and the availability and ap-proachability of? campus ministers. >

Other observations in­

cluded; their successful presentation of programs of religious value such as the Soup Kitchen, Genesis II, Retreats, Liturgies, and the ideal location for campus ministry operations.

| The independent! variables cited as problems for the Campus Ministry included the lessening in number of clerical personnel and lack'of privacy for personal -coun­seling. * iM I Suggestions Imade by the visitors were such things as provision for private coun­seling and organising dif­ferent persons to meet on a regular basis for the purpose of prayer and spiritual guidance. These two especially Fr. Patrick sees as changes that could easily come about in the near future.

Other recommendations include the full-time or jpart-time employment of a woman in the Campus Ministry, more organized programs provided with students assuming some responsibility, and the provision, for ministerial services for non-Catholic students, ;

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Kirk As "Don Quixote"

From Rookie To Pro

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Mercyhurst Dance Dept. presents Gala de Dance Feb. 29. I would like to dedicate my bers. r

column this week to dance since it wilhbe "curtain up" on Gala de Dance \ at• Tech Memorial High School, Feb. 29. r"\ i l l JThe dance, an expressive

and involving art form, will come alive in r Ismet Mouhedin's direction of Gala de Dance.

One of Mouhedin's; ob­jectives for this "gala" event is- "to expose the Erie audience to different types of dance." j ^Incorporated in this dance presentation are a classical ballet, Symphony in C Minor by George Bizet with soloists Connie Curry and Jay Kirk as well as 25 other cast mem-

Another classical ballet with a Spanish flavor is Don Quixote Pas Deux performed by soloists Connie Curry and Jay Kirk. 11 J j ft

Moreover, to add spice to the production, soloist Denise Corbin and Bob Mikrut will perform a festive Ukranian dance; and Connie Curry and Allan Kinzie will perform he Corsaire Pas Deux with an Oriental flavor. | £ I Concluding! the Gala de Dance will be "Sunday 1900" with music by Johann Strauss and 16 year old* Liza Owens and Allan Kinzie as the soloist dancers.

The Mercyhurst Dance Dept. | has been in rehearsal

R.U.S. MEETING There will be an important R.U.S. meeting on March 3,

1976, at 3:30 p.m., in room 114 Zurn Hall. Everyone is welcome!

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since January and now all is in readiness for the Gala de Dance.

Performances at Tech Memorial will be on Feb. 29 at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. \

Tickets to all Mercyhurst students, staff J and ad­ministration are *free and should be picked up at Ismet Mouhedin's ^office $ second floor of Weber Hall.

Other students, Isenior citizens and children are $1.00 and adults $2.50.

Jay Kirk has the distinction of being one of the few dan­cers who has received all his training at I Mercyhurst College.

Before coming to {the college, Kirk? had never danced in his life.

"My mother dragged me to lessons with my sister, but I was too young -1 hated it," he commented. " $

Kirk came to Mercyhurst College as a visitor in the spring of 1974 and saw a performance by the dance, department.^He subsequently' entered!the college that fall and began taking dance classes. ''•;

Through many long hours and hard work, he Had ad­vanced from the ranks of a beginner to the level of the professional. ? § |Kirk is attending Mercy­

hurst on a dance scholarship. He hopes to someday become a professional dancer.

"It's like a goal - something I'm really working for. When asked what attracted him to dance, Kirk responded, "Dance seems to be growing all i the time. Larger audiences fare attending dance productions and there is more visible activity." jj .

"Three years ago I might not have noticed dance, let alone thought of becoming a dancer." ••

For the |Feb. 29 per­formance Kirk will be soloist in "Symphony in C."

He will also be partner to Chris Cottman in the "Don Quixote" Pas de deux.

Jay Kirk Tickets are free to the

Mercyhurst community for the two shows at 3 p.m. arid 8 p.m., Sunday, February 29.

Regular prices are $2.50 for adults and $1.00 for students. Reservations can be made by calling 864-0681, ent. 204.

Rochester Glee Club Gives Performance Friday, March 5, the

University of IRochester Men's Glee Club will bring to Mercyhurst College when the 55-man chorus performs "Songs of Our Politics," a selection of fmore than 20 campaign songs arranged by Glee Club director Roger Wilhelm. F j )

The concert, which is part of the Gleef Club's annual spring tour, will begin at 8:15 p.m. in Zurn Recital Hall on the Mercyhurst College campus. Admission is free and open to the "public. A reception for local alumni,

prospective students, and friends will| be held at the College following the concert.

"Songs^of Our Politics,, is only one of the unusual works by American composers!that form the repertoire for the spring tour. Heading[ the list of other works^s "The Spirit of 76" by Kirke Mechem. \

The repertoire for the spring tour also includes Mechem's "English|Girls, Opus 39," "I bought me a cat by Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson's "Tarantella," and "The

University; of Rochester Medley," arranged by Larry Crosley. In addition, the Yellowiackets, UR's 12-man ensemble specializing in music with the popular of folk touch, will perform.

In its 100 years of con­tinuous existence. The University of Rochester Men's Glee Club has toured from Boston to Colorado. The group has actually performed however, from coast to coast—via a guest ap­pearance on a nation-wide telecast of the Ed Sullivan Show. T

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Jonah Hits r Hurst by Nary Sue Sabol

Tired of switching on tht radio and hearing the; same sontfs over and over again? It seems that everv decent station in the Erie area continues to play the typical top40 (mostly old top40) with absolutely no diversity. Don't be discouraged, for on Tuesday night, March 2, you'll have the opportunity to hear 11VE some of r t he most fantastic progressive rook ever to hit Erie, By the way, the band responsible for such a w ©loomed change is known as JONAH! They 11 be here at the 'Hurst, in concert ...at 0:30 p.m. inZurnltecital Hall |

JONAH originates from Erie and is composed of tour young men and one woman, all mult i talented in the music field. & Angelo Natalie, the originator of JONAH, is-the lead vocalist and kovhoard player. He, incidentally, composes ana arranges most of JONAHs original material^ Natalie also makes use of an "Elks" which is an electronic device capable of simulating strings. This machine has a tendency of sounding very "spaco^liko,'1

creating a tremendous effect. Tom stone, the man behind

the drums, exhibits an ex* ceiient working knowledge of his f musical ; abilities, Surrounded by a percussion

tree (bells* triangles, gong)* conaas, temple blocks* in addition to a massive drum set, stone adds an exciting dimension to the overall sound of JON AM, ^ t f ^

Mike VVatson, bass guitaristi is; the only band memt>oe who never played professionally he fore his affiliation with JONAH It's realty hard to believe, for his playing bleiKls well with the more experienced musicians of the group, \$

Watson contributes mora than Just his musioai talent to the hand, Ho is the producer and announcer of a program aired on WMIH radio'every Sunday called "street Level. ^ Because of his training rin iradio, VVatson hrlugs to JONAII a growing insight of the music scene today," s TT kv S*fe

Paula tirack, the groups female vocalist^ creates a vast array of | moods H by capitalising on her extremely versatile singingirange. She can effectively breach an audience by singing either in soft, almost whisper like, tone or in a good oiv-rock and roll walll In any case* Paula handles it well. :,

Bob Tome, lead guitarist, Is tht most recent addition to JONAH. Hf, tOO. is a veteran In 1 the mUSlC scene, i thus combining his know-how with

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the Other I individuals Ho produce a truly unique style and presentation, M

Speaking of JONAH'S style, s a m e t I t i n g p ( | m o r e specifically, Momeone) haw grea t iv influenoad their material - the Lord, .ION AH is Kile's Christianrock^band, bringing the saving mew wage Of Jesus to everyone via) the 'inrert stage, f| f i^ l III

Now, don't get paranoid! JONAH win noi (WILL NOT) /ores theirTbeliafs on anyone In the audience, They simply

Spoon Becomes Reality Spoon River 'Anthology, a |

collection Of Short character| sketches, will bo performed! March 4,5, and 0 in the Little! Theatre. , 1 k » %M

writien by EdtfaH Leog Masters, the sketches [ firsts appeared In the newspaper, 11 Iteedy's Mirror1' on May 29J I9i4c| ;/' T m: . 1 1

Characters which! will J ho )ortrayed are supposed to be iving in the mythical town of

Spoon River. i I R ^ i i P ^ Because of the numerous

references to!the state of Illinois, WinCim assume that spoon River is located there.

Helationships: between the Individual charucters will be portrayed and the cast will include -'ii actors and lac* tresses. I 'f&J, . J

Among the women who win be Mrformlng are Marlpat Ranerty, Delia Mlrachi, Mnryann ROZSS*, Pat Sobell and Kosic Colette. "%

John DiOanal, Torn Jtouer, Fred Null, John Stark, Hick Stuart and Jean Klnert will be among the male performers.

Each actor and actress win take on between six and eight dlfferentnCharacters, Tney will be wqylred? Uh become these individual characters Ivith only a slight changa in makt*upandce*fUtt)<'< ] ^ H

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8Another unitiue item about Spoon River Anthology isitne fact that it is being done an "Theatre In the Round." MA

'•Theatre lot he Hound" hut technique that 1 brings |the actors and actresssfljihto the center of the audiencei^i 5p

Oaryl Smith, director, stated, "in arena theatre the audience jp, always close tO the performers, conaeauently they become more Involved/

Joining* the Cant will h< i>a vhij field i as the ^singer, Karon McCuliough M« the guitarist ami Kathy Htuar^as Ouidanear, IT >; WW^

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Letters To Editor Congratulations Lakers basketball season will be\ remembered as

J the year that the Lakers recaptured the On* February 23, 1976, RUS sent the imagination of Mercyhurst and Erie alike.

following letter to Mr. Davtd Markey, head The change which took place on this basketball coach at Mercyhurst. It is campus as the winning streak grew longer printed here f for the ^Mercyhurst Com- was noticeable. A special spirit of unity and m unity. Dear Coach Markey:

pride grew on this campus with each new victory. That the 4'impossible dream" was

On behalf of myself, \the other officers, almost achieved this year gives us trem-and all of the members of the Mercyhurst dous hope for next year, f ; I Representative Union of Students, I would like to congratulate the Lakers and their coach on their tremendous winning streak.

Thank you, Coach Markey and the Lakers for giving Mercyhurst the most exciting season in its short basketball

The remarkable achievement which the career. Here s to next year! Lakers performed, under your leadership, in the closing two months of the season, has not been eclipsed by our heart-breaking loss to Point Park. Instead, f the 1975-76

Yours truly, Pat Weschler Secretary, RUS J ...and all the members of RUS

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Guest Editorial

ord dges Youth The scope of this editorial goes beyond

that of the Mercyhurst community. However, being that we are all a partjof a larger community (our country), I feel that the message delivered below bears relevance.

the inconsistencies between theory * and practice in our'government. We learn of corruption in all of the highest positions. We hear promises, we see no action. Even when we; voice our opinions (as in|;peaceful demonstrations) we are most often shunned

What I heard from one of President as radical youths not worthy of attention. Ford's recent speeches (and I didn't bother to listen to much of it because, as you'll soon learn I'm in the alienated and cynical group as concerns our government) was that he feels many young Americans are alienated and cynical as concerns our goverment. Is this true?

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atrocities, and we've seen those to blame Sfor these acts swagger away, with their hands swinging freely at their sides,

1 whistling "God Bless America." Are we expected to simply look the other way, smile, and say *'America is good?" I think not.

Anyone might respond that I (that we) should work to right the; wrongs that exist instead of just griping \ about them. However, to say this would be wrong in the

a salvation for us. Mr. Ford calls upon the § fcontext of this letter. For, I believe that we

our young

thai I'm somewhat! acquainted with, the majority seems to be in the group with me.

But, have no fear. Our Pres. has devised

educators (teachers, professors and the whole lot of them) to come forwardUnd

alienated point of silence as regards the wrongs

help bring we young ^Americans into our government. If, indeed gripers awareness wrongs mental system. He is sure that this will Ford should try to help the American youth bring the proper image into|our minds ("America the beautiful," "from sea to shining sea," and so on.) 1 | j

However, it occurs to me that young Americans today are very much in tune with the way in which our government is set up, the issues it deals with and the actions that have taken place as a result of its decisions. I'm quiteteure that the twenty year old today is much more informed than the twenty year old of our fathers' day. The

wrong at least) of alienation and]cynicism. The only way to do this is to have a leader and an entire structure of government that will deserve faith and respect from us. We do have the men and women with this potential and they may find their way into the national picture. Such people could jpu 11 many of us out of the alienated state. |

For now though, Mr. Ford, £'11 remain alienated No educator can

great ha

Demonstrations (particularly! of the late 60's) show the fgreat! extent of young America's awareness and involvement.

So why the alienation! and cynicism? Simply because we are aware, as other generations before us haven't been. We see

change my state. Any that tried would most probably only reenforce it. s

Faith and respect in our government wUl only be restored when we are made aware of affirmative changes in its practices. We are already aware of its>present state and fu rationings.

John E. Palmer

LRC Curtains To the Editor, \ [

I-would 1 ike to report a "burnt curtain' 'in the LRC basement quiet study room [and other areas of the building. At the beginning of this; term our French class noticed that the edge of the curtain where the cloth barely meets the radiator is charred and each week this progresses. P ml afraid that the curtain might reach kindling point and we may one day find a part of the LRC a mound of burnt rubble. I'll bet if someone cut the curtains a few inches it would solve the problem, as the curtain could have no c ha nee of igniting.

lEsther Mar ie Schreiber

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Alumni Discusses Services

Officers of the Alumni Association are: seated left to right: Rick Fessler, secretary, and Mrs. John F. Dickey, president, and Ms. Eileen Quinn, vice president. m "M

| The recently elected of­ficers of the Mercyhurst College Alumni * Association met at* Mercyhurst for an executive planning \ meeting. Topics discussed at the meeting included the role of alumni, its \ service i to the college, recruitment of new students, and fund raising.

I The role of alumni includes organizing tthe eleventh Annual Alumni fund drive which; provides funds for various projects {throughout the year. i \

Therreason why the Alumni fund drive is only in its eleventh year is because previous to 1965, alumni used

Selections by Pat Wesdiler In I960, the editorial page of

the I Merciad| was||a lively place.f&Editorial writers in that year*had no qualms about speaking out on {the major social issues of the day and when the paper chose a target for its attack, it) was thorough and! merciless in dealing with it.jj | |

Among the Merciad's favorite targets in 1960 were : World Communism, the "myth" fof the Population Explosion, and those who favored the elimination of capital punishment and Birth Control. gH I if 1

The editorial arguments were strong, and the writers backed their arguments with facts, which true or untrue, backed up theirj arguments: "Contraception is a cause of sterility, ^neurasthenia, venereal disease and fibroid tumors" | | asserted one editorial written inj March, 1960, to prove the damnable evils erf birth control. *"" tin April of 1960, the

following editorial appeared under the headline: NO MORE RADICALS.

We of Mercyhurst have been challenged! In his\ ar­ticle! in the! March 19,11960 issue of America, IAndrew Greeley says that we- think only of beer, talk only of sex, and want only to get married. He adds: "The young people of the 1960,s| may? drinkf too much and fmay be |more relaxed about sexual talk, if not sexual morality, but at heart they are died in the wool conservatives.

"To those who believe that it is the function of the young to dream dreams and to inject new life into a tired society, this is a disturbing situatioa"

The author lists| examples of W formerly factive organizations which ihave fallen by the wayside because we are not interested in them. Y.C.S. (Young I Catholic Students) is mentioned among movements that have lost their fire.jjWe don't even get excited about sports—witness the poor attendance at high school and college football and basketball games and the predominance of adult \ fans

among those who do attend. Giving* us a final stab, Mr.

Greeley says that we know we're apathetic! and if someone attacks*us for being indifferent, "we take a few neat notes,, applaud politely, and then wind our way back to our comfortable homes." *

Can we rise to this challenge? Do we dare J to dream dreams? Are ^we concerned only with obtaining the! secure little niche in suburbia or do we really want to do something \ with| our lives—something big and different. Potential radicals, arise and be counted! 1 tM. |? Looking at that article in retrospect, I can only say that the Merciad seemed to have more influence on the behavior! of college students in Ithe^lMO's j thanf Mr | Greeley! | By? 1965, few people would have dared to call the students of the 60's the most conservative in history. * f PPerhaps if Mr. Greeley had locked Ms editorial away for fifteen years...?

by Mary Ann Crawley I to pay dues, and some gifts were pledged by alumni to the school. Because of the s in­consistency of incoming money, the Alumni fund drive was introduced.£&>-.•*

|Alumni are also responsible for contacting legislators for their support in the ap­propriation of federal aid r. to Mercyhurst. *

Anothe r role of Mercyhurst alumni is to alert the College of changes in public values. For example, if some colleges and universities] were .more aware of social unrest in the 1960's. much campus turmoil could nave been eliminated.

Alumni | [* are also representee of Mercyhurst College in various professional organizations such asjmedical associations and Chambers of Commerce.

Mercyhurst College, in turn has an obligation! to its alumni. The school must convey all new facts and news to alumni so that can portray a true picture to others who do not know about Mercy­

hurst. j! •* The College Community is

responsible for listening to its alumni, for their opinions may be valid in improvement of the school.-i £

The college helps its alumni by keeping its 'academic standards high. According to Sister Carolyn Herrmann, R.S.M., director of alumni, "this degree is only worth what Mercyhurst College is."

Thef officers of the Mercy­hurst College % Alumni Association^are Erieite Rick Fessler, secretary; and Ohio residents, Mrs. John F. (Kathy) Dickey, president; and Mrs. Eileen Quinn, vice president. i

Fessler, a 1972 graduate of Mercyhurst, is the college's first male alumnus to hold an office fin the [Mercyhurst Alumni |Association. During his college years, Rick was the first captain of the college's basketball team and in his senior year was recipient of the Dean Garvey Award as athlete of the year.

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PAGE 6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE FEBRUARY 27. 1976

Was the whistle blown before or after the shot? That's what Mike Molnar and the Miracle Gang were asking as Mercyhurst found them­

selves defeated Saturdav 80-77 by a stubborn Point Park ball club.

After eight consecutive wins in a row the Lakers, if

j —N.Willis Good-bye, Jesse. Jesse Campbell battles with number 54

(unknown) of Point Park for the last time. CampbeU is currently a«| senior at Mercyhurst. I §|

by Chris Van Wagenen| you can believe it, are without a play-off pos i tion.

With 12 seconds remaining in the game, Point Park's Kevin Walls drove for a lay up jiving the Pioneer's a 78-77 ead. |

Mike Molnar then drove the length of!! the court scoring a bucket that most Mercyhurst fans believed to be good. But Molnar's basket was no good and in the midst of screaming Point Park fans, Molnar found himself '< with a one and one situation. Molnar missed the shot,and Chandler Sirmons, who got the rebound, was then fouled. t s :•

Sirmons conversed on two shots and suddenly the Lakers found themselves down 80-77 which proved tofbe the final log on the Lakers season. *

For head coach Dave Markey and the Lakers the season ended quite abnptly. Jesse Campbell! had a fine game and f!one worth remembering getting * 32 points and 11 rebounds for his last game in a Laker uniform. -At one point the Lakers had

a 65-57 lead but the Pioneers came back and pulled within a point 68-69. S f . * ; !•

Saturday's game concluded the Lakers season for the 75-76 year. As for the Lakers themselves? Disgusted, shocked, and heartbroken are the only words to describe the club that almost made it.

Intramural Playoffs Bryant Jacobs announced

this week at a special jpress conference that "The City" (alias the '76ers) is on their way to another play-off championship. When asked about "The City's" recent encounter with the "Claim to fame" Ten j Rats, Jacobs said, "If Tom Seltzer breaks a leg and "Z" continues his on the ground rebounding at least there's one pushover in the league, m g" Meanwhile Norman Young announced "The Family" (which should not be confused with "The City") is indeed in contention for the Eastern Division Championship. Young felt that the only team in possible contention is "The Over The Hill Gang." Said Young, alias Dusty Lamar, "We're initiating a new defense for {thei play-offs." When asked what |this new defense could beJjYoung replied, "Your basic ten man defense." Young further went on to explain just how the ten man defense works. "Well, while OTHG brings up the ball we hire | ten Mercyhurst hockey players to| come running down the stands with banana peels. Just before they get toimid court, | the

by Mickey Mouth peels are thrown and all four starters slip and break their necks." * £

In the Central Division, Dan "Moon" Ryan was quoted to say,? "Craig Sampsell? has more luck than a four leaf clover." Replied Sampsell at a later date, "I don't have a four'}leaf clover; jit's a rab­bit's foot from the 'Roberta Everglades'." j |

In other news from the Central Division, Steve (Hey, that's me) Henderson {[an­nounced he received an ob­scene phone call just prior to his encounter with "Relatively High." Said Henderson, "There I was just sitting in this quiet restaurant by myself when this beautiful waitress announced I had a phone call. When I went over ..." Note. It was a traumatic experience for Henderson. He just could not finish the story .1

It was also predicted this week that Kansas City would be beated in the play-offs by either "Sweety Leaf"? or "Blonde in the Bleachers." Jack Daily, captain, coach and player of K.C., laughed saying:that if K.C. is beaten by anyone it would be the Boston Celtics. Jackt also promised that if Lamont

Prince | refs Kansas City's opening play-off game, he'll personally see to it that Prince has front row tickets to see him play Jim Conners for the Liberty Bell.v |

Bombers As expected, the champions

of women's intramurals basketball is 'the Egan Bombers. (Without a doubt they were the strongest and most together team, although the Ball Handlers did give them some worries. §v

This first tournament was to determine the team with the best record of wins and losses. Egan Bombers, 5-0; Ball Handlers,? 4-1; Cowboys and Indians, 3-2; Space

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Lakerettes Win And Lose !••• by Donna Walker

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Women's Varsity basketball team met Villa Maria College at Villa's gym on February 12.* Villa's women took the game 58-41. Sue Fagen led with 14 points, followed by Terri Slobodzinski with 10.

This is Mercyhurst's second loss to Villa this season.

Five nights later Mercy­hurst \ squeaked *by Allegheny 60-57 in a game played [home at Mercyhurst Prep gym. Val Ferro had an

excellent night with 23 big points. Mariann King added another high score with 17 points. j*

The Mercyhurst! Women's Varsity Basketba 11 team added another win to this season by defeating Behrend 58-46 on February 19th. Jane Kerstetter displayed a strong offensive performance with 22 points. Again, Mary Ann King pulled | in second with 13 points. "?' %

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Cadets II, 2-3; Superettes, 1-4; and Pumpkinettes, 0-5, j.

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It was the kind of game where you just wanted to yell. wWe've been robbed." For the Mercyhurst Lakers and especially Mike Molnar, you * almost had to feel disgusted that such a team could have ever been beaten.

When Saturday's fiascojended and the dust settled, I almost felt like going up to Molnar and saying "Mike, you still played one hell of a game." ^ | f

But somehow; you knew nothing you'd say or do would make Mike feel good. Still the fact remains Mike played his heart out Saturday and no one can deny that. *£

There is a lot of discussion as to whether or not the referee blew the whistle before or after Molnar's shot. § j

Well, it appeared to me that the referee did Mow the whistle after the shot. Either he wasrscared of the Point Park fans or he was just blind. Probably both.

Maybe I'm over reacting just a bit, but somehow I do feel the Lakers were indeed robbed of a play-off position. , / *I; believe it is time^ifor Mercyhurst students to

congratulate their team on a job well done. The Lakers did give them hell in Pittsburgh but now only time will tell. J

Congratulations, Lakers, on a job well done. And to Jesse Campbell, good luck in pursuing your basketball career. In my book, you're still the best. I