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High school] students 4 dig 9 the 6 HurstBy Angela M. C ampMcrciad News Editor

A program for gifted students from areahigh schools is underway at Mercyhurst inwhich students can work with the Archaeol-ogy Department in cleaning and cataloging

artifacts recovered from the Native Americanburial grounds at the North East site.'Thestudents are washing and preserving bonesand help us with all of the artifact processing atthe North East site,*' said Cathy Pedler, aresearch assistant The students come fromStrong Vincent, East, Tech Memorial! andAcademy High Schools.

"The Gifted Program had an affiliationwith Mercyhurst before, and thestudents wereinterested in Archaeologyso the program justgot adopted," said Chris Wesshler, the high

D r. Dirkmaat instructs area high school studcAnthropology Department's program for gifted

school students' counselor. The other pro-grams offered by Mercyhurst include variousscience and technology classes,mentorshipprograms and creative writing with Dr. Ken-neth Schiff. '

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It's nice \o be able to work with some-thing that's a couple of thousand years old,something out of the past," said John Cle-

mens, a senior at Strong Vincent He said thata lot of people are interestedin what he does atMercyhurst "We're helping out with the manualtasks like cleaning bones, numbering bones,figuring out what parts of the body they'refrom, how they died, and their sex and age, "he said. * *

I The Archaeology \Department has of-fered to help the students and to let themparticipate in what really is a once-in-a-life-time experience," said Wesshler, "and thekids keep comingback.*' I

CHECKOUT

Thefts strike MercyhurstBy Karen McGuireEditor-in-Chief

Fr iday, March 27

4:30 tO;5:30 pan. CampusMinistry. Prayer Group.9 pan. Union. Folk Band,Guaranteed Irish.

Saturday, March 28

7 p.m. Ice Center. Westminster Figure Skating Group.SAC Midnight Bowling.

Sunday, March 291

Spring is here and theft is in the air. Ac-cording to Bud Dever, head of security, cashfrom Dr. Barbara Weigert's, professor ofeducation, wallet in Main 300 was stolen onMonday, March 23. Another theft occurredWednesday, March 25 between 11:30 a.m.and 12 noon when Diana Bohl's, associateprofessor of education, walletwas stolen fromMain 208.

In both cases, an unfamiliar Individualdescribed as being a young black male ap-peared to be in the area of the crime. An exactdescription is under investigation. Witnessessaid, however, that the man did not appear tobelong in the area.

Deversaid," Pm always concernedprior to breaks because there

7 p.m. Government Cham-" I alw ay s see ms to bea n u m b e r ofbers. MSG Meeting.

M o n d a y, March 30

7 p.m. Campus Ministry.Scripture Study.8 p.m. Sullivan Hall. "Op-pressed but not defeated:500years of struggled and the sur-vival of Andean Culture"

Tuesday, March 31

3 to 4 p.m. Campus M inistry.Adopt-A-GrandparenL

4 to 5 p.m. Cam pus Ministry.Raps on Religion.4:30 p.m.-jUnion. Reconcili-ation.6:30 to 7:30 pan. CampusMinistry. Prayer Group.7 p.m. Zurn Recital Hall.Film for Discussion: "TheMission."8 p.m. C ampus M inistry. Al-Anon Meeting.9 pa n. Union.SAC Meeting.

thef ts in apar tments and l ivingareas . Thieves take home th e stolengoods an d leave it there.19

- A man following similar descriptionswasreportedly seen in Media Services. When askedwhat he was doing, he didn'thave a reason forbeing there. Coincidentally, the man was re-ported by Media Serviceson both Monday andWednesday.

The Erie Police Department is involvedand a full investigation is in progress.AllMercyhurst staff have been warned to securetheir goods and belongings.* A $25 reward is being awardedas a result

of another theft on campus Tyrone Moore,director ofcareer services, is prepared toawardanyone for information leading to the recoveryof a gold Cadillac hood crest stolen sometimeTuesday, March 24. The vehicle from whichthe crest was taken was parked in theramp inlot four.

r Dever said that theft is the most commoncrime on American campuses. The items which

are stolen the mostare money, jewelry, tapesand compact disks (cds). Largeritems includetape decks, cd players and walkmans.

Items are usually stolen from acquain-tances of the victim according to Dever. The

most likely crime sites are residence halls,athletic facilities and parking lots. Dever saidthat thieves aren't likely to stand out becausemost of them are students.

"Statistics show that one in every threepersons have stolen sometime in theirlife,*'said Dever.'' In turn,one in every seven peopleare victims of theft at some time in their life.On campus, three out ofevery five thefts arecleared mainly because \ they're unfoundedthefts/ *33l :%

and jewelry lockedin a safe placeout of sight;3) Make a record of your valuables (includingserial numbers); 4) Avoid leaving a notethaisays you're not in; 5) Report broken locks, :

To keep your room or apartment safe fromthieves, Dever offers the following advice: 1)Keep doors lockedat all times; 2) Keep money

irs, windows and lights to maintenance; 6)Don't hide a spare key outside your room orapartment; 7) Never prop doors open.

Dever said, "I 'm always concerned priorto breaks becausethere always seems to be anumber of thefts in apartments and livingareas. Thieves take home the stolen goods andleave it there."

According to Dever, a student's parents'homeowner's insurancemay cover his or herbelongings at college. He suggests, however,that students invest in supplemental fire andloss insurance. For more informationaboutinsurance or campus theft prevention contactDever in Main 214. :

Alphi Phi Omega launches activitiesMercyhurst's first raternity held itsorgan

izational meeting on Wednesday, March 18The meeting was attended by severalstudent:and many representatives of Edinboro Universky's* chapter oflAlphaPhi Omega.44All of the broth-ers are really ex-cited to be in-volved,"said RobiTaylor, the officialliaison between theEdinboro chapterand Mercyhurst

This schoolneeds a service or-ganization that willget in contact withthe community aswell as the schoolsaid PattyUndh ^ ^ ^ ^sophomore sports medicine major atMccyhurst Other Mercyhurst students whoitended the meeting said that they are happysee an organization?on^campus|that has

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national affiliation.| **We are a service fraternity that also hasfun," said Caroline Bergmark, a junior atEdinboro and former vice-president of the

(fellowship.'Alpha Ph i

Omega's first or-der ofbusiness willbe to select threeadvisors. One ofthese advisors mustbe a ScoutingAdvisor. BillSmith, a program-mer and computertechnician at Mer-

cyhurst, has alreadyagreed to becomethe chapter'sScouting Advisor.

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Omega's next appearance on campus will beon Wednesday, April 1 at 8 pan. in the Cove.Everyone is welcome to come.For more infor-mation, call 824-2840. f


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lesigned to lettthe Mercyhurstcommunity know what ishappening in the mtemauonal, national andlocal arenas. The newsi s gathered from a variety o f sources.

By Angela M. CampMerc ad New s Editor

INTERNATIONAL:

Moscow - A nuclear power plantleaked some radioactivegases intothe atmosphere but officials see nodanger. The leak from the plantoutsideSt. Petersburg immediately raised an alarmsince the designofthe plant is the same as the Chernobyl power station which hadaneruption six years ag o. I

United Nations With th e threat o f sanctions hanging over theirheads, Libya decided to hand over the two Libyans accused o fblowing u p the Pan A m Flight over Lockerbie, Scotland. Thetw oofficials w ill probably proceed to stand trial ineither the United Statesor Britain, f

Joha nnesb urg After getting overwhelming support from whitevoters last week, the white minority announced that it would stillreserve th e greater power over th e transitional government T h eAfrican National Congress accused the Governmento f reneging on

the understanding of a multiracial executive : :

NATIONAL:

New York - Twenty-s even people were killed onSunday,March 2 2when a jetliner veered of f a snowy runway zs it tried to take off.Twenty -four we re injured. Federal investigatorsare looking into whythe plane went down but say it is too soon totell. The planewas tryingto take of f from La Guardia Airport, slammed into an embankmentand rolled into Hushing Bay.

Washington D.C.TheSupreme Court decided to uphold a Floridacity's ban on animal sacrifice. The case could beused to redefine theconstitutional limits of government interference with religious prac-tice. The case is an appeal byfollowersof an ancient African religionin which animal sacrifices (suchas chickens, doves, ducks, goats,sheep, etc.) playa central role.

Adult students seek changeBy Susan L e e EbackMerciad Staff Reporter

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its findings o n the Needs Assessment Survey it distributed earliethis year. fj

The'survey w a s sent to 65 -adults wh o are attending the college or have graduated in the pasyear. A total o f 14 2 questionnairewere returned. Results were co mpiled and tabulated from this group.

According to th e report, 5 2percent of the replies were fromstudents seeking their degrees. Thenext largest group wa s 11 percentwho were earning credits towardtheir teaching certificates. Six per-cent were returning fo r their sec-ond degree. |

The report states that a majorityof th e adults that responded findthe current course offerings meettheir needs. However, accounting,

businessmanagement, psychologyand criminal justice majors wouldlike tosee their programs expanded

so their degrees could be obtainedby attending evening and w eekendcourses exclusively.

The area that a large percent-age, 9 2 percent, agreed upon w asthe suggestion for course schedul-ing improvement T he request wasfor more evening land weekendclasses. *

The report states that 2 4 per-cent were looking for more varietyin class scheduling. Other sugges-tions included a wider variety ofclasses offered each term.

A large portion, 5 9 percent,suggested more information con-cerning the adult college w ouldb ebeneficial.

Areas mentioned * were adultcourses, activitiesof special inter-est, services, costs, child care, co-

ops, financial aid and maps of thecampus mailed to them on a regularbasis. Another area addressed was

the hours o f th e adult college.Suggestions from 24 percent re -quested evening office hours.

One suggestion that cameupwas the possibility of an adult stu-dent being able to drop/add classeswithout his or her advisor's signa-ture.

The report shows that someadults were not awareof the advan-tages available to them. There wasmention of evening campus bookstore hours when in fact the bookstore does extend its hours for thefirst couple of weeks of each term.

The adult collegeis now exam-ining this report and will take thefindings into consideration.

The report will b e sent to theadult students via the adult news-letter at the first opportunity.

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Upcoming elections 1

Murphy jproposes revampingof MSG

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It's time to take our eyes off ofBushand Clinton and focus onou rcampus elections which are rightaround th e corner. T h e electionsare even more important in fthisyear of change. | I

Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment (MSG) is considering ^ ^ ^turing itself.I "We're currentlysuffering problems with apathy,"said Dave Murphy, president o fM S G . ' 'The system is not condu-civeID keeping students stimulated."

A proposal is being made inwhich representatives will beelectedby class (senior, unior, sopho moreand freshman) rather than b y ma -jors. Also, extracurricular repre-sentatives may be added such o&athletic representatives, a club presi-dent representative and a non-tra-ditional student representative. The

proposed breakdown will includeeight seniors, eight juniors,s ixsophomores, si x \ freshmen, tw oathletic representatives (one maleand o n e female), o n e non-tradi-tional student representative, on ecommut er, on e representative frompresidents of various clubsand tw oresidents. Murphy is not proposingany changes madeto the ExecutiveBoard since it "functions fine thewa y it i s . "

MSG will b e discussing th echanges on Sunday, March

29, a t the regularly scheduledmeeting. Anyone interested iswelcome to attend. If approved,the changes will be made effectivein the upcoming election.

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April 3 Executive Board lettersof intent due

April 5 meeting with candidatesI for procedures at 7:30 pjn.

campaiging begins andlasts through April 15

April 9 - speechesand open forumi in government chambers

at 8 p.m.April 14 executive board elec-

| tions ,April 15 executive board elec

tionsApril 2 7 representatives letters

of intent dueArpil28April 29

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Ma y 3 new Executive Board'sJ first meeting

Grotto Dining Room MenuLos Angeles Edwin M. Ives, a rancher, has been accused o fenslaving hundreds of Mexican workers.H e has agreed to pay $1.5million in back pay in order to plead guilty to reduced charges.T h e

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indictment said the workers had toiled 16 hours a day for aslittle as $1an hour and were forced to buy their food and good s from a companystore at inflated price s.

Dozens !> I i were arrested on federal drugcharges in what is being described as the largest methamphetaminebust in Pennsylvania history. T h e arrests came after a three-yearinvestigation. Police arrested5 3 people. Tw o others were alreadyinjail on other charges.

Washington D.C. - In the last decade, the imprisonment of wo menhas increased 137 percent with a large part ofthe crimes drug-related.Based on a random sample,the study showe d that onein three womenwas imprisoned for drugcrimes.Th e percentage of w omen detainedon violent offenses decreasedin the same period.

LOCAL;

Robert GrinneU, 19,accused of a robbeiy conspiracy that resulted inthe death o f Donald Kremer, is asking that his case b e dismissedbecauseprosecutors failed to charge a juven ile involved. The defense

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Light and Springyf Friday, March 27

General Manager. Casey NeubergerDreaming o f spring salad - boston,red leaf and romaine lettu

yellow peppers served with a vinaigrette dressing Hot French bread

Grilled chicken cutletswith exotic fruit served with cranPecan orange rice long grain brown

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A Taste of the Tropics*i Tuesday, March 31General Manager: David Milani

strawberry soup with a dollop o f sour cream1 Whole wheat toasted walnut rolls

Orange glazed roast pork with pineapple dressingsugar snap peas with brown butter'Uciouscoconut cream Die I

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Country CookingWednesday, April 1

General Manager: Laura Weirichy Garden Cole Slaw with French dressing

Light as a feather angel biscuitsB ya later" potatoes-creamy potatoe casserole

Golden fried chicken breastSugar snap peas and baby carrots

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MARCH 26,1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

Student calls for aerobic clean-up

Dear Editor:

e beginning of the year,students have been able

to attend step aerobics classes fourdays a weekin the student center.During the class times,there wereothers using the facilities-playingsoccer, basketball, football and,toward the end of winter term, thewomen's softball team held prac-tices. There neverseemed to be anyproblems with sharing the facilityuntil the beginning o fthis term.

On Monday, March 16,1 wentto aerobics at the scheduled timeand discovered that we had been

moved to the platform in the Ath-

letic Center because the men'sbaseball team was practicing in thestudent center. I perfectly under-

stand that the baseball team needsto practice, and I didn't really carethat we had been moved until classbegan. The floor surface of theplatform is extremely slippery,which causes our steps to slidearound. This problem is relativelyeasy tosolve simply by being morecareful when doing the exercises.

As long as it didn't get anyworse than this, I didn' t really mindthat the location ofthe classes hadchanged. However, whenthe timecame to do floor work, we dis-coverd that the floor was filthy.Our clothes, towels and almosteverything else stuck to the floo r.

My gripe is not with the fact

that the baseball team is using thefacility, it's with the fact that ourclasses do not seem to merit any

sort of level of importance withpeople around here. It's bad enoughthat we have a huge audience everyday consisiting ofpeople paradingin and out of the gym;does it reallyhave to be made worse by the factthat we cannot even enjoy cleanfacilities?

I imagine all that really needs tobe done to solvethis problem is forsomeone (maybe from mainte-nance?) to take a few minutes tomop this floor once or twice aweek! If this gets done, I will becompletely shocked and very happy!

Sincerely,

Anne L. McNelis

Individuals control AIDSDear Editor.

First, I must admit that I havenot read KevinMcHugh's article; Iam responding specifically to BillDeCoteau and Sharon Smith's ar-ticles in the February 13 issue ofthe Merciad. S' With that brief apology ou t of

the way, I would like to turn myremarks to the question at hand (asI see it). AIDS: an individual orsocial problem. I'm afraid bothSharon and Bill missed the boat

completely. Society ismade up ofindividuals, and it is their * 'indi-vidual' ' adherence to societal rulesand regulations that * promotessocietyas a whole or diminishes itfrom within.Society is like an army,and it is only as strong and aseffectiveas each individual's dedi-cation to supporting the "id eals"of combat, war, etc.

Within society, there are groups,collections of individuals who havecommon ideas, ideals, etc. Churchesare groups, so are the masons,boyscouts and the KKK. They all have

The MerciadMercyhurst College's First Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate Press

Vol. 65 No. 18 March 26,1992Karen McGuire Angela M. CampJule GardnerAnne L. McNelisJoseph LeglerJohn Furlong

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agendas that not everyone agreeswith or supports. That's how soci-ety is; a collection of individualswho fragment into ideologies. Now,some of these ideologies purportsocial responsibilities, such aschurches, and many of them areaddressing the AIDS question in amanner that is consistentwith theirideology, which,for want ofa usefulgeneralization, is the Christianperspective. The Christian perspec-

tive, biblically speaking, certainlysupports helping oneanother, fi-nancially, prayerfully, physically.However, the Christian perspec-tive is not without its requirements:we are to live as Christ lived ("H ewho has my commands and obeysthem, he is the one who lives me,''Christ's words).We are to call sin,sin, which, by the way still in-cludessex outside o f marriage, andhomosexuals (who are among thoselisted who will notenter heaven).

We all, as a society, want tohelp one another, but the facts aboutAIDS,according to John Langone(1988 - available in our campuslibrary) is 3 that it is only an epi-demic among homosexualsand IVdrug abusers and will never be aheterosexual epidemic.This doesn'tmean that we should ignore theproblem, but currendy, we*areignoring other, more critical prob-lems, such as cancer. Cancer stillkills more men, women,and chil-dren than AIDS,and yet, AIDS isreceiving more research dollars.It's the "squeaky-wheel effect"

The effects of someonewho you love having a disease, anydisease, is tremendous, and somepeople who have contracted AIDSwere innocent! of any immoral

behavior; they are not faced with achoice and listened to their loinsinstead of their minds. But themajority jfof those "individuals"who arc HIV positive,or have AIDSare not victims ofan "equal optunity disease" such as cancer;they are living,or rather, dying, asa direct result of a "chosen" life-style,or self-indulgent behavior.

Francis A. LaGrandeurNorth East, Learning DifferencesDepartment

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The Editor's Edge

MSG needsrestructuring

By Karen McGuireEditor-in-Chief

Finally, there's space for meto write an editorial. Last week,The Merciad received so manyletters that there wasn't room formy editorial. Notthat I'm com-plaining,mind you. I would muchlather hear from our readers than

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Speaking o flettersletters of intent for anyone wishing to runa Mercyhurst Student Government (MSG) executiveM a i n

are due Friday, April 3.Holding aposition of that magnitude is an awesome task but not

an impossible one. I think everyoneshould seriously consider aboutrunning for office.After all, what do you have to lose? Holding thaikind of position adds valuable experience to your resume. Studentsdon't have that many leadership opportunities,so take advantage ofit. Don't forget the scholarship either. That can't hurt!

Last year, five candidatesran for vice-president, three ransecretary and both the treasurer and president wereThat's pathetic! ?' *

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responsibility and leadership. What else could explaindieturnout of candidates last year? I'd like to see a better election this'

I'd like to have a choice in die voting booth. fI'd also like to seea serious campaign where candidates tackle

the real issues at MercyhurstThe biggest problem the new president will face is student

apathy. Trying to get students involved on this campus is a real trick.Even keeping the student representatives interested in the MSGmeetings is atask. i f

I attended a couple ofMSG meetings, and I have to say theywere depressing.It seemed to me like the representatives were onlyinterested in onething - gettingout of there (thatis ifthey even showup).I think the i4MSG Notes'* that The Merciad prints every weekprove that the meetings are short and to the point. Where'sthebrainstorming and discussion?x ? ^

' Tm not trying to criticize the whole body o f government,butthere arc some representatives that need to igure out their priorities,because MSG certainly isn't one of them. I tp There are a handful of representatives that really do needcommending, though. Itseems like a handful of reps are doing allthe work, and the others are riding on their

I think current MSG President Dave Murphy's proposalrestructuring the way student representativesare chosen

I don't know if the current proposal (see page 2) should beblindly accepted,but I like the idea of change.Something has to bechanged.Maybe this new system will giveMSG the effectivenessit's currently lacking.

I like the idea ofelecting representatives from classes rather thanmajors. I have a problem with the extra reps, though.Why have twoathletic reps? Are there going to be reps from the music or theatre?Or, what about a Merciad rep - now there's something to Jhinkabout. I'm not so sure we need a resident rep or someone represent-jing the club presidents, either. Adding a non-traditional rep is agreat idea, though (It's about time!).

In theory, the new proposal looks likca good plan,but the detailsneed to be worked ou t The proposal willbe discussed atthe nextMSG meetingon Sunday, March 29. t

Meanwhile, the upcoming executive board elections should betaken very seriously. The president you elect will be called upon onnumerous occasions by the trustees. Dr. Garvey and the Senate tovoice student opinion. Who d o you want representing yourinterest? " \

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Arts & EntertainmentRedneck Fancy Revie

By DavidMcQuiUenMerciad Staff Columnist

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I remember telling myselfback in high schoolthat I wouldnever grow old. Forever young.You probably had similarthoughts. I wondered at whatage it was that people becameold. At what age did they stoplisten ing to fast music, stop danc-ing, stop partying, stop having a Igood time, and stop enjoyinglife as I enjoyed i; at the time? I vowedthat I would never change, never grow old. f-

I had a convictionthat old age waseverything that I wasn't TheCure was one o fthe bands that I turned to to reassure me that I wasright Here was a band with a new sound,a non-conformist message,

and a lead singer with q haircut that could fill a room. Songs likeKilling an Arab", and "Boys Don't Cry", brought The Cureinstant fame and a cult following thatwas the origin of the dress-in-black crowd.

A funny thing happened, though. While I remained the same,The Cure changed. That wasn't supposed to happen. Robert Smithand crew began spending less time talking about social issues andmore time talking about relationships. I resisted atfirst; I didn'treally like what they were do ing. Eventually, I began to like theirnew sound and I realized thatI was wrong about change.

I realized that whenever anything, oranyone,ceases to changethat thing becomes old. Imagine if you still dressed thesame way,acted the same way and thought the same way that you did threeyears ago. Not only would yoube out of fashio i, but you would beold; hanging onto the way you were. w

To me, old used to represent uncoolness and unhipness to theteenage way o flife.But now, as I've grown older (but not old),my

fear of * 'old'' lies ? in an unwillingness to be open-minded, anunwillingness to truly have fun, and an unwillingness to continuelearning. Robert Smith made me notice a lot ofthis.

When I first saw him, I figured that this wasa guy that wouldalways be cool as long as he didn'tchange. But Rob has changeda lot since his early days and he's stillcool.For a while I doubtedhim and wondered ifhe had a stable home life as a child, (let's facei t no guy shouldwear that much m ake-up)but with the new maxi-single "High," I'm not wondering anymore.

' ' High *' is the irst effort from he upcoming album ' 'Wish'*, andit contains four songs. Three of the songs, " Play," a remix of"High," and "This Twilight Garden," aren't available on thealbum. For those thatt liked "Disintegration," this maxi-singlewon't disappoint

The title track, also called " Hig h," is curen tly in rotation onMTV. In the video, Ro b's hair isa little tamer, which isa surprise.What isn't a surprise is that the song soun ds nothing like early Cure.This band has always built upon each con secutive album, alwayschanging their sound gradually. Slow enough that their fans cankeep up, but fast enough that they don't grow o ld. 2

This could have be en' 'Disintegration'' material, and it's great

Rob has always been fascinated with others (just look a t''WhyCan't I be You?* *),and this continues that fascination. "When I seeyou high asa kite, as high as I might I can't get that high. But howyou mov e, the way you burst the clouds makes me want to try.''This song is a lot like "Just Like Heaven" in both melody andfeeling. It's upbeat and danceable, almost playful.

' 'This Twilight G arden,' * the second single,is more somber andit's similar to "Pictures of You." This is slowerand darker, but itdeals with the same subject of devotion.I guessyou would call thisthought music. Lots of bass, heavy undercurrentsand Rob's emo-tion-filled vocals. |1 "Play" evokes the image of The Cure thatalot of people have:

depressing. It isto this band's cred it how ever, that they can handlesuch a broad range of emotion so we ll. Inthe pas t when Rob sangof relationships gone bad, he expressed his anger. Here, he's notmad, just sorry. "Da y after day, I let y ou dow n. Promised you tochange, then changed my mind. Every time I promised youit willall be fine, t won't be like this next time. You gave everything youhad, to try and melt my heart but I let you down.''

Although "Wish" isn't out yet I suggestyou pick up this maxi-single to tide you ov er untilthe album is released. Fans of the oldCure may be a little disappointed,but remember, that is the old Cureand nothing stavs the same.

April 1 at 8 p.m.

Hurst debuts 'FantasticksBy Jule GardnerMerciad Features Editor

The longest running musical inthe world is going to be performedat Mercyhurst The Fantasticks,with words by Tom Jones and musicby Harvey Schmidt first appearedin New York injl960 and is stillrunning in the same theatre theretoday. Igor Stalsky is directing theMercyhurst debut It will open onWednesday, April 1 in the LittleTheatre and will run every nightuntil Sunday, April 5. All showsare scheduled at 8 p.m.

The plot involves the cycle of

lovebetween two somewhat naiveteenagers and the elaborate plansmade for them by their parents.Louisa (Shenee Pieehnick) and Matt(David Bish) gaze longingly intoeach other's eyes by the moonlitshadows ofAct I. Their love seemsto strengthen in their belief thattheir parents (Nichole Bruno andPatrick Thiem) are feuding, there-fore forbidding their love.

The irony comes into play whenthe audience realizes the feud is ascheme to actually;bring the twotogether. "They (the parents) wantto help nature, not knowing naturealready helped itself,'' Stalsky said.

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Pelletier), who promises a" pretty jjrape,'' and he, in turn, hires players(John Gratto and Bo b Kowalkow-ski) to add to the confusion of thenight The whole plan is to forceMatt to save Louisa from theirclutches, making him the hero thatends the "feud."

Act II, however, is not set in theromance of the night The daytimesun sheds light onto the steadfasted-ness of Matt and Louisa's love. Theirflaws glare in the light and are nothidden, as previously, by shadows.The lovers taste reality for a periodof time and learn they must grow

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Throughout the play, the mute(Jennifer Hancock), acts asa glori-fied stage manager, constantly vis-ible and passing out props as thecharacters need them, a techniqueadapted from early Chinesetheater.

i Stalsky has directed between 30or 40 shows at Mercyhurst TheFantasticks is "bygfar the mostdifficult" he said.

"The play requires absolutehonesty and sincerity by theformers. This is difficult to achieve

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notes,but they have to hit the right

Stalsky has seen eight or nineproductions of The Fantasticks, buthe said that the New York experi-ence was the only one that? trulyworked for him. H e said that, thiswas "on e of the few shows whichwas almost areligious experience.' *

Fart of the reason forthis type ofimpact was the se t Other produc-tions had elaborate sets which, ac-cording to Stalsky, "shadowed theplay and made it too much of aspectacle ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

The set for the M ercyhurstpro-duction is simpleand consists of afew platforms and steps that areentirely black. It represents "the

simplicity ofthe Ne wYork produc-tion so that the performers*standout" Stalsky said.

The stagehas also been extendedto the front row of the theatre. Stal-sky thinks this willmake it close tothe audience;almost itimate."It hasto be in the lap of the audience," hesaid. |

* 'There is something about thisshow which makes it eternal. There*is a reason people have not alloweditto close ," said Stalsky. Headded, |"It is a memory trip. People canrelive theiryouths through the loveof these young and naive kids.t

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D'Angelo hosts famous competitionBy Suzanne C oneglioMerciad Staff Writer

Mercyhurst College and theD' Angelo School ofMusic is proudto present the 16th AnnualD'AngeloYoung Artist Competition in pi-ano. ' 'The D'Ang elo competitionis a yearly comp etition alternatingbetween piano, string and vo ice,"said Sam Rotman, assistant pro-fessor o f music.

The contestants range in agefrom 18 to 30. In order to be acompetitor, there is an extensiveapplication process, and the con-testants must send tapes of theirmusic. The screen ing , committeethen listens to the tapesand decideswho to invite,p p &

An international jury is beingassembled. Never in the previousyears of the competition have thepianists represented so many coun-tries, making it an international eventTo name a few, thecontestants willrepresent such countries as the

ompehtoro f S h a n g h a i . C h i n aUnited Stales, Japan, Taiwan, Franceand Russia.

The D'Angelo competition cameabout from a partnership betweenMercyhurst College and Dr...andMrs. D'Ang eloto showcase youngpremiere talent in the United Statesand abroad. The competition hasbecomeso famous and well-knownthat 16 countries are being repre-sented.

Rotman said, "Our main goalof the competition is to define tal-

ents and acknowledge on e'sabil-ity. The competition!helps thecompetitors to broaden their hori-zons." |

The jjcompetitors; are judgedtechnically, wh ich is demonstratedby the way they play and"alsomusically, which is a very subjec-tive category.* 'We are very fortu-nate with our winners and encour-age M ercyhurst to come, even foran hour,' I Rotman said. |

The preliminaries and semi-finals are Thursday, April 2 andFriday, April 3 and will be held inthe Zurn Recital Hall, these tworounds are open to the pub lic Thefina ls will be held Saturday, April4 at 7 p.m. atthe Warnerwith the inalists performing withe D' Angelo Competition Orches-tra, conducted by Frank Collura.

: Tickets are fre e for the Mer-cyhurst Community. To get tick-ets, please call the D'Angelo SchoolOf Music at 824-2364.

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Irish Festival. *The group, which toured Ire-

land in 1989 and intends to returnagain this summer for festival and

'Guaranteed Irish 2 will entertain Mercyhurst with IrishJmusic. They are, from left to right: Pat Folan(vocals, guitar),Bruce Foley (vocals, guitar, whistle,pipes) and Jim Lamb (vocals,base guitar).

Critical thinking stimulates the(mindBy Suzanne ConeglioMerciad Staff Reporter

What is critical thinking? Forsome it's being able to look be-yond an advertisement's meaning.From another angle, critical think-ing helps students to think for them-selves.

Each and everyday Americansare bombarded by advertisements.No matter where we go, what wemay be listening to, or what maga-zinewe may be reading, there is anadvertisement They are simplyinevitable.

According to Professor RobertHoff, of the psychology depart-ment,critical thinking isbeing ableto look beyond the message beingsent out to the audience and look-ing deeper into what the productreally does ordoes not do. Criticalthinking is realizing that, even

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"Critical thinking is askingyourself questions, ideas and alter-native explanationsto the situation.It becomes a natural thing in orderto think this way and being able tolook at something from a differentangle," said Hoff.

Hoff added that the Americanpublic is highly persuaded by ad-vertisements and persuasive mes-sages. Through critical thinkingweare able to sort out what is crediblefrom what is noL The idea of criti-cal thinking is healthy skepticism,not cynicism, and, by always leav-ingroom for doubt in a product, wecome to the conclusion that-wemust be skeptical about claims inan advertisement

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ers in all aspects- in the way weshape our agenda and career aspi-rations. We're not always thinkingthrough the choices ami evidencebeing offered," said Hoff.

Americans are too big on im-ages and emotions, according toHoff. i ! K

On the other side, critical think-ing can be seen in the classroom.On Saturday, March 14, Dr. MarkWeinstein, associate director of theInstitute for Critical Thinking, gavea workshop for faculty on criticalthinking across thedisciplines andacross the curriculum.

Dr. Marilyn Jewell, director offaculty development,organized theworkshop. * 4Dr. Weinstein was askedto give a workshop becausehe is anexpert in an area that we and thefaculty are interested in. We allwant to make our teaching moremeaningfulto the students/ j statedJewell.

According to Jewell, criticalthinking is to help students concep-tualize problems, think logically,test their thinking through dialogueand make judgements. The goal isfor students to become independ-ent, responsible and self-efficientadults.

The faculty and administrationstrongly believe the workshops arebeneficial and work for the students

For those who enjoyed themayhem of St Patrick's Day anddidn't want the mania to end, do notfear. One ofPittsburgh's most hap-pen in* Irish bands, GuaranteedIrish, is set to rock MercyhurstFriday, March 27, in the studentunion. f

jWith an array of instrumentsincluding acoustic guitar, bass gui-tar, tin whistle, uillean pipes andaccordion, the three piece band cranksout a variety sounds from lullabiesto tunes comparable to thebest ofThe Rogues' slamdancing favor-ites.*

Guaranteed Irish lias been billed/

as one of Pittsburgh's premierecontemporary celtic folk groups. Hiegroup has appeared at all majorvenues in Pittsburgh including liveon WKPA's Irish Hour, WYEP'sAmerican Sampler, and at the Mel-ody Ampitheater during Pittsburgh's

...the three piece bandcranks out a variety ofsound s from lullabies totunes comparable to thebest of The Pogues'

pub performances, has released anew fifteen track CD.

Entitled Out In Front, the CDincludes oneoriginal called Acrossthe Water, a slow air written bylead vocalist Bruce Foley, and ahost of some celtic classics.% The night ofIrish entertainmentis being co-sponsored bythe Mer-cyhurst International Student Or-ganization as part of Irish Aware-ness Month and Mercyhurst Stu-dent Governmentp The band will play two one hoursets beginningat 9 p.m. inthe base-ment of the student union.

Ryan survives NY C4 Hurst grad bites 'the apple 9By Michelle RyanMerciad Staff Writer

No doubt you have heard howbleak the outside world is for col-lege graduates and those youngadults on their own for the firsttime. However, I learned it's notas awful or wonderful as somemay think, after talking to DeniseRyan.

Ryan, my sister and a memberofMercyhurst's class of 1991,madethe transition from college kid toworking girl last June. After re-ceiving a degree in fashion mer-chandising, she packed her bagsand left the cornfields of Ohio forthe crime of New York City.

Ryan survived a few frustrat-

subway to Baby logs. It isn'tunusual for Ryan to complete herwork day, only to move on to herpart time job at the Limited Ex-press. Free time is sparse, andresponsibilities are'numerous atthis stage in her life.

r "Life gets harder as you getolder," Ryan mused. "You can'tcall mom for decisions."

' * I miss the security, my room-mates, the parties," Ryan said,"and the Mercyhurst family at-mosphere," adding that New Yorkis a "cold city."

Ryan usually works seven daysa week between the two jobs, andwhat little free time she has, is

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own good,as wellas the teachers, ing weeks of interviews, sparseJewell said, "Such workshops arethought-provoking.They stimulatefaculty to more discussion aboutwhat goes on nf die classroom.Whenthis makes teaching, and therefore,learning more effective, then, ofcourse, the students benefit."

money and endless job hunting,and finally was offered a positionas an assistant to the sales depart-ment at Baby Togs, a children'sclothing wholesaler.

Now Ryan rises at 7 a.m. everymorning to take a jam packed

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spent "finding time for myself,"she said, listing exercise, a boy-friend, bars and her stamp collec-tion as top choices of leisure timeactivities.

It's easy to imagine one wouldbe rich working 60 hours a week,but after paying for bills, Manhat-tan rent, groceries and subwaytokens, Ryan's paycheck vanishesrapidly.6 "I feel independent," shesaysofher new lifestyle,"and I thoughtI would be living paycheck topaycheck, but I'm actually able to

save money for the future." Ryan'sfuture expenditures are .not CDplayers or trips to Florida; but ahouse, married life and protectionagainst an unpredictable economy.

Living the life of a collegegraduate is not all stress and hardwork; in fact, "I thought it wouldbe a lot tougher," Ryan said, "Iexpected the worst" I *v Her advice to present colle-gians is simple. "Enjoy collegewhile it lasts, because it goes sofast (Your college years)are thebest years of your life." i 1

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win NCAAtourneyBy Keith CoursonMcrciad Sports Writer

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And then there weresixteen.At last, "March Madness" hasi-finally reached full throttle inthe |NCAA (National CollegiateAthletic Association) basketballtournament For basketball unk-ies like myself, it feels like para- !dise; nothing but three weeks offantastic college hoops, thousandsof screaming fans, and abig- screen TV to watchit all on.

? So, what have you noticed about the firsttwo rounds of mac1

ness?I don 't think thatthere have been as many upsets in this year's editionof the ' big dance." However, something specialalways happens thatabsolutely boggles the human.mind. You know what I'm talkingabout | j < I If Let me set the stage.It's Saturday,March 21. Second-seeded USC,with superstar Harold Miner, has ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference)combatant Georgia Tech on the ropes in the Midwest region. Theclock reads 0.8 seconds. . | |*

As seven-foot center Matt Geigerattempted to inbound the ball,who couldhave ever imagined that the Ramblin'Wreck would go onto live the improbabledream. Geiger, who was almost nailed with afive second violation, passed tofreshman teammate James Forre stForrest buried a 25-foot rainbow from the wing. Fifteen thousandGeorsia Tech crazies rose to their feet As a certain, one-eyedannouncer would say,* It's awesome baby,with a capital4 A'!" Itcanonly happen in March.

How about the M iners of UTEP? What a coaching job by DonHaskins.Itwas unbelievable!Top-seeded Kansas loses to UTEP? Are.you serious? That one hurts justa bit in the pools, especiallyto a guythat figured the Jayhawks would breezeinto the Final Fourin a repeatappearance. i

The lowest seed left from the field of 64 is a number 12. NewMexico St is still alive in the Wes t TheAggies have a fantastic homecourt advantage byplaying in Albuquerque inthe West regionals. 118jwon't matter thoughbecause Murray, MacLean,and the Bruins willmove on to the elite eight ."

Then, thereare the high classhoop programs that get the job doneevery year. They're still playing roundball well into March. DeanSmith is a master in the NCAA tournament It d oesn't matter what theodds are against his Tarheels. They win, bottom line. Just ask44 Wim p" Sanderson and Alabama.

My other salutegoes to the Bearcats of C incinnati. Who? That'sright, Cincinnati.The Bearcats have only four losses all season and aquality*'W '' over MichiganSt in the tourney. With Kansas out, lookfor Cincinnati to make a serious move indie Midwest

Hey, just hang on! I hav en't forgot about Jimmy Jackson and theBuckeyes for all ofyou die-hard Ohio St fans. Can


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SportsErie Wave embarks on new seasonBy Glenn Ondick

Merciad Sports Writer

"March Madness*' is windingdown. The National BasketballAssociation will soon be over, butdon't worry basketball fans, Eriehas its own summer basketball team-- the Erie Wave of the WorldBasketball L eague.*

This marks the third season forthe Wave, and it could be the mostproductiveone ye t The reason forthisjwill be the 10 players theyprotected from the expansiondraffMeadville,star. Michael Burnett;last year's WBL leading scorer,Jamie Walker; Bill Johnson out ofSlippery Rock; former St John'ssuperstar, Greg "Boo" Harvey;Ex-Celtic, AJ. WyndenfDarellePorter out of Pitt; Rod . Mason,winner of the nationwide PizzaHut Hoop-it-Up contest; last year'steam MVP, Richard Hollis; andRoscoe Patterson. ,

I had the pleasure to work forthe Wave six months last year duringthe season. As an intern in thepublic relations and marketingdepartment I was able to workbehind the scenes* and

and preparing stacks ofpaperwork.There are also sponsors that mustbe found, talked to, and used asadvertising during each game. TheWave staffand I did this day in andday outito make sure that eachgame ran smoothly from begin-ning to end. i

The Erie Wave opens the sea-son on Friday, May 1 against theSaskatchewan Storm at the Erie

staff members working hard to makesure that everything is preparedand ready. The Wave staff spendslong hours setting up the-CivicCenter, getting visiting a teams in,

Civic Center. Other teams the Wavewill befacing this year will be thedefending WBL champions, theDayton Wings, the Florida Jades,the Youngstown Pride,the Calgay88 's, the H alifax Windjammers, theHamilton Sky hawks, the W innipeg

/Thunder and the Jacksonville Sting-rays.Working for the Wave was a

dream com e true for me. It wasn'tthe NBA,but the players I met werequality individuals who either playedin fthe NBA before or will morethan likely play there indie future.

On Tuesday, March 24, the ErieWave {had a free agent draft inwhich they added 12 new playersfrom the Continental BasketballAssociationand the Global Basket-ball Associationto their roster. Thethree big players they selected wereDanny Jones, a 6-foot-6 forward/center from he University of Wis-

consin; Curtis Kidd, a 6-foot-6 centerfrom Ball State; and Eddie Bird

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State.iWith these new playersand theveterans from last year* s squad, theErie Wave will be a force to bereckonedwith in the third season ofprofessional basketball in Erie.

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Donnelly leads Hurst softballBy Chris FielyMerciad Sports W riter

With the 1992 season within aweek away, Coach Toby Eichaslooks for leadership not only onthe ield, but off also.He can find tfrom senior Lori Donnelly.

This year Donne lly is the loneon this season's squad. She

will be playing irst base. Last year,in the team's 15-12?season,shewas playing behind the plate. When

asked about the transition, she

commented,"I feel more comfort-able behind the plate,but I can playat irst also. I try my best whereverthey put me. I'm here to play."

On the* team's spring tour,Donnelly batted .352 . She had sixhits, including a triple. She wascredited with five runs scored, fourruns batted in (RBI), and threestolen bases. She committedoneerror.

"I feel that California will bethe toughest game of the season,"said Donnelly.The California game-is the first one of the season onMarch 31.

"The team is young, and we

need a lot of work. However, theoffense is adequate. We have po-tential," Donnelly said. "My hit-ting has improved since last sea-son. This is my final season ofsoftball, so I will try to produceresults at the plate."

For future plan s, Lori wants todo some travelling in Europe. Beingin art therapy, she eventually wantsto work with children in the artfield. "I want to help them withwhat I have learned," sh e said. Shewould like to stay in the Pittsbilrgharea when she begins her career."For right now," she said, "I'm

just happy playing softball.''

Baseball players discuss seasonBy Jason HervovavkhMerciad Sports Writer

The Mercyhurst baseball teamhasn't been very active because ofthe heavy amount of snow cover-ing much of the upper east coa stThe team hasn't played sinc e theirFlorida trip three weeks ago. Theplayers practice almost every dayin preparation for games that willbe played down the road. Playing

and practicing with the same peopleeveryday builds some very strong

friendships.Ed H ess, a senior squad mem-

ber, and Kevin Schultz, a juniorplayer have seen their friendshipgrow through their years togetheron the team. "There is never a dullmoment when we are together,''said Schultz.

They both have similar inter-ests in baseball as well as in theiracademic careers. Communicationsis the field of study that both have

chosen to be their major course ofstudy here at MeryhursL Hess is

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leaning toward the writing aspectof communications whileSchultzwants to get involved with sportsbroadcasting. Both carry QPA's near3.0.

They hope, like all aspiringathletes, to eventually play in themajor leagues. How ever,they bothare successfuly able to pursue acareer in their field after they gradu-ate.

They were roommates on ear-lier baseball road trips and havebeen great friends ever since.

Their biggest disappointmentsince being at Mercyhurst is the

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College World Series last fall byonly one game. Theyhope that thisyear will be different, but with aslow start and a rigorous scheduleahead, it could be tough.

They both look forward tothechallenge with a team that is basi-cally young and*always gettingbetter. "The season is stillup in theair," said Schultz. "We've beenoff for three weeks now; I don'tknow whether we willget off to afast start or no t" Hess added, "If.we get out of the blocks quick w eshould havejust as much of a chanceas anyone."

Mercyhurst was their collegeof choice because ofthe programsit offers and the excellent baseballreputation it has developed overthe years.

"They hope to'always stay intouch because they're more thanjust teammates on a baseball squad;they're good friends.

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The Merciad, April 2, 1992