The Merciad, April 3, 1997

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MERCYHURST COLLEG E,GLENWOOD HILL S, ERIE, PA. 16546 rll 3,1997

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Pg5 - ReservoirDogs comes tothe RoadHouse

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thefts

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Disciplinary Procedure Raises Conce

Pg7-MSGboard election

candidates

Pg 11 - Baseballranked sixth inthe nation

Attention Seniors!This is a reminder that pay-ments fortheSeniorPipject aredue April 9 in the InstitutionalAdvancement Office, *: rt

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By John MurphyEditor in Chief

Two weeks ago,The Merciadfeatured ani article which ad-dressed the issue of sexual ha-rassment and outlined Mercy-hurst's policy towards this con -troversial top ic Thisweek *s storyis an attempt at highlighting thedisciplinary procedure currentlyin place on campus for dealingwith cas es invo lving students andsexual harassment The Office o fStudent Services estimates thatthere are four to five such casesevery year.

William Kennedy,Dean of Stundent Services, explainedthat whena student approaches his officewith a sexual; harassment com-plaint; both he and normally thehead of security, Ken Sidun, aitdown with the victim and listen tohis/her complaints.

Security then investigates thecase based on the informationprovided by the victim. Kennedysaid that when confronted by col-lege a uthorities,"many times theindividual accusedappears to usas being oblivious to the fact thatwhatever he has been doing isirritating the victim. They usuallysay that the victim laughs ordoesn't protest" A formal warn-ing is then issued and the disci-

plinary procedure continues,Kennedy said.If there is an open and shut case

of sexual harassment then pun-ishment is imposed by the Deanof Student Services. The studenthas die right to appeal the casebefore the col lege V "JudicialReview Board," or "J Board." Allappeal are heard before this boardwhich consists of two facultymembers, twoadministrators andtwo students.

According to Kennedy, theproblem with incidents involvingsexual harassment is that they areseldomopen and shut cases. Thereis normally no proof and no wit-nessesonly accusationson be-half of the victim and denials bydie accused.'They are very diffi-cult casesto prove,some are evenimpossible,"said Kennedy. Th ey(the J Board) do not react well toaccusation anddenial.They needproof to acVhe said.*lt is only incases where the accused throwscaution to the wind and begins toharass in front of other peoplethat we can usually take action,but most ofour cases are not ofthis type," he said.When a case does continue, spe-

cific guidelinesmust be followedin accordance with the StudentHandbook. First, the J Boardmeets and decides whether it is

m than thirty students, faculty and administrators turned out on Monday, March 24 to celebrateyears ofPax Chrfcti USA at the Fifth Annual RomeroLecture In tha Mercy Heritage Room. Front:ather Beckey, Krtsten Ifcoa. Backs Amy DeAngelo, Steph Szeraer, Dr. William Garvey,PCUSAitional Coordinator Nancy Small, Program Coordinator Dasid Robinson, ChrisHerbobheiraer.

even going to hear the case. If itdecides in favor ofa hearing, theca se must be heard within three to

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five days. Both partiesait noti-fied and die Board requests alldocumentation fromthe two sides.

Furthermore, in accordancewith die rules of disclosure, thedefendant must receive all oftheprosecution's evidence. Essen-tially before the case is heard, thestudents accused of harassment

>ws who is going to testifyagainst them and what they havesaid to security.

This situation could resultin awitness being approached by anaccused before a trial even be-gins. "You could be walkingacross campus and have the ac-cused come up and tell you not totestify, or the accused may get toa witness indirectly through "afriend," said Kennedy. This isno perfect system* We have hadcasesgo to the J Board and lose. Ithappens all the time. It happenedmis year," he said.Out of the two sexual harassmentcases that went beforethe J Boardthis year, neither of the victimshas remained on campus. One ofthe victims attempted suicide.

According to Kennedy, mostvictims of sexual harassmentarereluctant to proceed to the J Boardbecause they don't wantto haveto geton a stand and relate theirordeal again. In a recent case,thevictim did not want to proceedwith sexual harassment charges.

Instead, the victim let the ha-rasser face the board on chargesarising from an unrelated inci-dent involvinga fight at a campusparty. According to the victim, itwas felt that sincethe student hadalready been accused of sexualharassment,then th is further Ira ns-gression would result in satisfac-tory punishment.

However,since the victim wasnot prepared to testify at the hear-ing, the previous sexual harass-ment charges were never dis-closed tothe J Board The resultwas that the studentwas not con-victed on the ighting charges andthe victim was left eeling usticehad not been served.

"We would prefer victims topursue criminal or legal recourse,but they aren't about to do thatThey would rather we solve thisdifficulty for them,but we don'thave the same kind ofresources a

police department wosaid Kennedy. .

f\ Kennedy also relahas advised studentstection from abuse othese have to comecourts.

The worst punishmlege can ever imposein cases ofsexual haremoval from the scever, expulsion is rarThe punishment as oudinStudent Handbook co50 hours communityappropriate organizwritten apologyto thec) social probation. infraction is committstudentis put on discibation and if any furdoing is committed, thexpelled.At all stagedent has the right to apJBoard. &

One victim of sexwho preferred not to said that she was let docurrent system. "I felno one to turn to on seek justice.I know Igone tome police,but wI have to go off of caand get my assailant she a sked.The victimsaid that sh

that there were not enoin positions of authorwith sexual harassm"The people with thedecide these cases arSometimes Ifelt as ifnot able to underswoman's perspective wand that they were sympthe male,0 she said.Regarding the udicia

the victim1 bellevesshould be some sort committee set up that dcifically with cases of

rassment She believeingJ Board can be swaopinion based on simsuch as the appearancecused, orthe 1 e v el of t

"Something is wroncurrent system. The vjot have a strong enouLook around you,howtims who pursue their caon this campus? Ifs pknow, but can you reguys for being abusiveare not getting in trouGo to "Harassment,"


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PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD April 3,

L e h r N a m e d L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r nBy Chris Wloch

News Editor

Tw o weefcs ago, Mercy hurstsophomore Jennifer Lehr receivedword that she had been chosen asthe new Lieutenant Governor forthe Erie Division ofCircle K, an

p international collegiate serviceorganization. On Saturday > March15, Lehr was electedto be one ofsix lieutenant governors for thestate of Pennsylvania at a con-vention in Pittsburgh.

"I was surprised when I foundout that I had been chosen. It's s

' unique opportunity to be able toj take advantage of. This is d ie first

time that the Erie district has hada leader from Erie," Lehr said.

As head of the Erie division,\ Lehr willreceive monthly updates

from die presidents of CircleKchapters at Allegheny, Clarion,Edinboro, Grove City, SlipperyRock and Thiel, in addition toMercy hurst Lent's duties as lieu-tenant governor will include at-tending the Gve board meetingsheld throughout die state for dis-trict officers and preparing a

month 1 y report on theseven col-

leges under her jurisdiction deal-ing with issues of membership,assistance in completing serviceprojects and anyproblems whichmay arise. .'

At Mercyhurst, Lehr has beenactive in Circle K for two years.She served as*president:>of thecampus chapter during this pe-riod and hasfbeen involved involunteerwork at the JFK Center,where she tutored schoolkids andat the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home,where she performedvarious du-ties such as cleaning, servingmeals and leading arts and crafts.

Lehr said that she became in-

volved with the campus chapterbecause she "enjoys taking partin service projects."

"Circle K is anexcellent learn-ing experience which enables youto get involved with communityservice and meet new people,"she said.

Sister Carol Ann Voltz, direc-tor of the service learning depart-ment and advisor to the campuschapter of Circle K, said that sheis extremely happy for Lehr be-

Jen Leh r (left) and Sister Carol Ann Voltz>rV

cause the responsibility involvedwith this new position reflects herabilities, accomplishments andcommitment to service in boththe colle ge and local communi- are

***** i- i jfc- ik. aL - .-"Jennifer was very generous and

dedicated as theformer presidentof C ircle K here on campus. We

lieutenant governor We will be working Jennifer on our servicthe future," Voltz sai

Housing, Cafeteria Rise to the OccasionBy BUI Melvilleand Chris WlochMerciad Writers

Unlike past years when the col-lege closed down the residenceha Us and ca f eteria during the Eas-ter break, the dorms and dininghall remained open over the four-day holiday weekend. Althoughthe offices of residence life andfood servicesdid not receive wordabout the decision to s ta y openuntil about a week before thebreak, they neverthelessovercamethe obstacles ofstaffing these cam-pus facilities on such short notice.

Director of food services JohnWashington said that the cafctc-iria was informed less than oneweek before the break that theywould have to remain open overEaster because students would bestayingin the dorms. On the sched-ule made at the beginning of theyear, the cafeteria was to be closedduring the four-d ay break, accord-ing to Lisa Gicrszal, assistant di-rector of food services.

Since no non-permanent caf-eteria workers were expected towork over the break, sign-up

sheets were posted in the cafete-*ria so that any student employees

staying over the break could signUp to work. On both Friday andSaturday, about 60 people camein for dinner, and approximately

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15 came in on Easter Sunday.ResidenceLife Director Tyrone

Moore said that the decision tokeep die dorms open was madebecause ofthe many students wh oeither could not a(lord the trip or

^would have had tospend most ofthe break on traveling time to andfrom their homes."Because of the number of stu-

dents that needed to stay this year,it made more sense to maintainthe residence halls over theweek-end. Regardless of whether thereare 200 students in Baldwin, oronly ten, the same services stillhave to be provided," he said.

"I have to applaud the entireResidence Life team.They certa inlyrose to the occasionand the coop-eration between members of thestaff is commendable. I'm par-ticularly proud of Assistant Di-rector # Shawn McMisters,Baldwin DirectorKim Kelley and

McAuley Director Chriswho all stayed duringthe break.McMasters Was able to providefor security and night desk work-ers as well as R A s and dormdirectors," Moore said. Manywork studiesand a few grad assis-tants were called in so that thefront desks in the dorms werecovered ft all times and. aMcAuley R.A. was movedintoEgan for the weekend,he sa id.

"We feel that we shouldnotdose the dorms when we havethese kinds ofshort breaks. Thisis something we're looking intofor the future so that we can come

up with a w ide variety of mea-sures that will benefit students,"Moore said.

Attention Seniors!It's stillnot too late!Return your seniorsurvey to Preston 102by Monday, April7 Inorder to bee

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the drawing. Tlie firstprize will be $25 inpizza del iveredrighttoyour door. For moreinfo,contact Dr. Jamie

Yule at ext 2369. *

Why should the vicsuffer? Why istheharathe hook and not ished?," she questio

In describing the ovplinary system, Kennschool authoritiesdo tcan given the difficuloften jesult from thesexualharassment catimes evidence is scnesses may change Itve seen witnessesgree turns on thewitnhe said.'

Kennedy describedtas adedicated group oals who attempt to bthey possibly can whwith the cases that geto them. He did quesistingpunishments. Thably should be stricteforceful penalties thafor some of the offemoment" he said.

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S e c u r i t y r e p o r t st w ot h e f t si n j l e s s t h a nwBy Dan HilfikerSenior Writer

The security department is ask-ing for your help in learning thewhereabouts of two items lostdue to theftin the past few weeks.

On Saturday, March 15, a bustwas stolen from the foyer ou tsideChrist the King Chapel on thefirst loorof Old Main. The bustis made of a m ilky-white coloredgranite stone and is arepresenta-tion of Michelangelo's David.

"The bust was probably takenbetween 4 p.m. and midnightThe housekeeperwho ca me in todean mat evening noticed mat itwas missing. The busthas been

there fo r years and now all of asudden it's gone," said Directorof SecurityKen Sidun.The other item liftedwas a ban-

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made of blue satin, fringed withgold and bears the college em-

blem across its front The banneris worth about $75," said Sidun.

If anyone knows the where-abouts of either the bust or thebanner, contact.:the security office at extension2541. "Any and all help that wecan get from he student body inresolving these two events ishighly appreciated," Sidun said.

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ner that bore the college emblemand was displayed in SullivanHall.Th is item was taken some-time betweenMatch 14-17.It is [

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explore the confusion aculty of doing just that reading.

MIIK thend recovery. Sometiflippancy ofKay sen's account is

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After speakingto a doctor shehad never seen before, an 18-year-old

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Hollywood Tidbits AR YOU60NNA BARKALL >AV L l T l L O O ^OR. Afc YOU GONNA BITS?By Carrie TnppeMerc ad Columnist

In our fist-ptced world, every-thing seems to change m inute byminute, including Hollywood,Here's s run-down o f the latesthappenings: "

Ricki Lrke and her husband;Rob Sussman, becam e the proud

.parents of am eight pound, fourounce baby boy,Mflo Sebastian,on Match 22. Despite the recentpregnancy, Lake remains among

-t the top-rated talk show hosts*Cuba Gooding,h. provingto be one of the hottest np^and-

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ing by his excitemen t during hisacceptance speech, he seems de-lighted with his newfound suc-cess. WillGooding bemore well-known for his work in the movieor for his speech? 1Dannie Brasco marked chartsat number six, w i n a weekendgross of $3.3 million. JohnnyDepp stare jj as Erie native Jo ePIstone,^n undercoverFBI agentwho infiltrated the Mafia in themid-70a. Al Pacino co-starsasLefty, a hitman who is willing t ohelp Pistone (a.k.a. "DonnieBrasco"), despite me ultimate

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By John MurphyEditor in Chief

Hello,my name Is John Murphy and I would like yon to vote for mein the upcoming MSG elections. Iam a senior so I won't be here next year, I probably won't even be in the country, but don 't worryabout this. Just elect me president,give me the $5,000 scholarship and write to me each week with all your

complaints.Then I'll write bade to the necessary authorities and say really forceful things like,"please puta phone in thehallway," or, "would you kindlykeep the soup warm in the cafeteria." That's right folks,Iwill be your leader. Iwin solve crucial issues like these that face students onthis campus*

Now don't expect me to go solving anytrivial issues you might haveabout housingshortages,lack ofcounselingservices or sexual harassm ent And of course,please don't expectme to have any ideas of myown.Remember, I will be your president Ican't be parading around like someone who posesa threat toa dministration, like someone they mighttake notice ofand respond to my demands. Surelyyou mustnot expectme to question and criticizetheir policies? Of course no t I must becomeone with them. I mustbe as accepting, gracious and naive as Ican be - this isthe stuff ofgreat leaders.

So don't be sillythen, give me your vote. I'll ensure that everythingremains exactlythe same around here.I can assure you that I, as your president and your leader, willnever do anything that might make you the

t' remotest bit interested in what goes onin Student Government I wil lspare you this terrible task, honestly,you would hate it

It is so intense sitting there every Monday nightat MSG meetings. You have to go through all these

strenuous situations like hearing this committee and that committee present reports, indeed, it is soexhaustivethat at the end it is difficult to keep your eyesopen. And you know,the crazy thing is that all of

h these procedures are so engrossingthat there is seldommuch time to get anything actually don e.So come on, be sure to give me your vote, I promiseto keep up the fine tradition of MSG .You can be sure

that with me as your president there will be nothing to worry about concerning all that money you sograciously hand over; I will k eep it safe and away from everybody.I truly am the logical choice forpresident,but you know, ifyou don* t want to turn out and vote for me thenyou don't even have to. I can just get a few of my friendsto come outand give me the voteand I'll win theelection anyway;Th is is the beauty of political electionson this campus - they are a popularity contest W honeeds issues when you've got friends,ehK < , * >

Students at this college don'teven realize how lucky theyare. In other schools thereare such annoyingthings like political rallies, numerous candidates'debates, and would you believeit, electioncampaigns thata ctually last longer than a week. Herethings are much better. A fewposters are put up, some evenwith nicebright colors, then candidates speak for about five minutes, neverboring you with serious plans they have,and finally,best ofall, the elections are sprungon you a weekafter Easter break. Theyare over before anyonehardly has time to notice mem goingon. This truly is a smooth systemwe have here. j

So remember now, don't forget o vote for theMurph on election day. My absence nextyear should be

perfect to keep our special form of governmentintact at Mercy hurst

going ft as heartbreaking news to many ofyou out there, but thereare only fivemore issues ofTh eMerciadlctk this year. And so ,with the view of continuingthis fine publication next year,we are beginning our annual hunt for editors , reporters, photographers, columnists and typists. Essentially,we are looking fora whole newstaff. * ' $ s.

Now I know a lot ofpeople are scared away bythe very mention o f writingfor the newspaper,but let metellyou, there is nothingto i t I mean look at me,I am practically illiterateand they gaveme the job as editorin chief If someonewith my handicaps can do tills ob,well then, anyone can be an editor. Qualificationsire minimal,all you need to be able to do is B.S.a little, just ask Rybczynski and Vance- that's all they'vegot going for them. '* ' ' *

Given that it is such an easy job, you would think theft w as no reward for it but guess what, there isscholarship moneyavailable!Yes,just for all of you w ho are honestenough to admit your greed, workingfor The Merciad offers the lure of money.All joking aside,working here at the paper can be very rewarding. In case you haven't noticed,I am quite

the cynic,so when I say workinghere can be fun and rewa rding, you'd better believe i t So if you think youhave what it takes to be a part of our staff, or if even if you don't think this, drop off an application at theoffice or submit an article. Our meetings are Sunday nights at 8:30 pm. and all who are interested in joiningus are welcometo stop over, or call us at ext 2376.

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A CultGuyDanHiffikerSenior WriterI With all the attention theHeaven's Gate cult in San Diegohas been getting in the last week,it seems as though the media hasnothing better to do with its timethan cover the mass suicide of 39cult members. This may not bethe most important story on thefront pages,but it is at least a nicedeparture from the usual politicalscandal and law and order out-rage.

The one problem that I reallyhave with this entire incident isthe gullibility ornaivete that thesepeople showed in following thiscul t It seems very scary to meJthat many affluent and highly in-telligent people would join a groupthat believed a flying saucer fol-lowing CometHale-Bopp was go -ing to resurrect their lifeless bod-ies and recycle them, taking themto the next level.

I believein extra-terrestrial lifeas much as the next guy, but I addin no hurry to kill myselfin orderto come in contact with it Maybethese people were right Maybeit's the rest of us who are allscrewed up in our thinking andour religion. Even if thisis true, Iam not going to castrate myself,shave my head and commitsiuV j lcide in order to reach a higherlevel. I think I '11 stick it out here J

on Earth. .Some people in the

these people outto becan't see how they awhen they choseto dotheir own free will.Inif they even left behitives or loved ones,thestranged from hem foThey themselves askbe sorry for them,but for them. Ted Turnercalling theirdeath a b

Other peopl e in the mescared by the*role th

played *in their recMaybe if more familiesvided their children form of religious trainpeoplewould be swayecults. There is a great inform a tio n on the Intgood, somebad. Regthe importance it playincident, I do not think tbe blamed for the wword of the cult Tincident has brought more attention than a mon the Internet could hjr For a few more daysable to see theHale-Boby lookingto the NortYou rea 1 y ca n't missis so unique. Pay clo semaybe you'llseen UFOmembers following.Thmaybe you w on t

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April 3,1997 THEMERCIAD PAG

M S G E x e c u t i v e B o a r d CPresidential Candidates

Kevin Segedi

1 have the intelligence,expe-

rience , qualities and energy of aleader. These are what make methe best representative for YO U,the students of Mercy hurst

Jennifer Houck ^

"My name is Jennifer Houck.lama sophomore biologyeduca-tionmaj or. I am running for presi-dent I have been a Student G ov-ernment Representative for twoyears and SAC Secreta ry this year.(I make those calendersthat youget underneath your doors.) I wa schosento be one of three to be theLaker Masco t I have the skills to

be the best person for the job.Ilove Mercy hurst and will do thegreatest job I can, if elected.

Steve Torriero

"I am a Junior RIAP majorand have SAG experience. I planto make the presidency more re-sponsible or he desiresand needsof the student body. I believ ethatI can make the Student Govern-ment a very approachable and in-touch organization.

Melissa Lang *'.'

"My name is Melissa Lang. Ia m a sophmorc biologymaj or whois currently the MSG secretary. Ihave been? involved in StudentGovernment since my freshmanyear. I have been involved in thePublicity committee, theFund raising commitee'tand theFormal committee. Last year, Iserved as the spring formal co-chairperson and I was named thefreshman representative of theyear. If elected president, I intendto re-establish the President'sa ub In order to keep communi-ca tion between other dubs and

the Student Government I alsointend on m eetingwith class rep-resentatives on a more frequentand personal basis to make surethat all questions and problemsare being handled. Thank you foryour time and remember to voteLang on April 7 and 8.

Vice-President Candidate

Tom Bender

"My name is Tom Bender. Iam a junior, SPMD major who itcurrently the MSG Vice-Presi-dent I have been involved inStu-dent Government or he ast threeyears and have served on manycommittees including the StudentSenate* If re-elected vice presi-dent, I intend to keep my open-door policy and maintain theworking relationship I have es-tablished with the faculty andadministration. With my experi-ence m this position,I have learnednot only how to workWith stu-dents, but also how to get thingsdone. Thank yon for your timeand consideration. Remember tovote Bender.

Secretary Candidate?

this campus, I have tried to dothings that made senseto our stu-dents. As your secretary, I willcontinue to fight for accountabil-

ity sad responsibility inMercy hurst StudentGoverenment Our students havereal concerns and real problemsand they need to be addressed. Ifyou desire change and if yonwant action, please voteorme ssyour next Secretary. I'm takingyou to MSG with me. ,

Colleen Nardi

"lama well organized, spir-ited individual with aa impec-cable work ethicwho wouldlove to be of serviceto

ition of:ivMSG by fining thesecretary. So on April 7 and 8,check the box by C olleenNardiand I promise you won'tbe disap-pointed.TVeasurer Candidates

Emilio Colaiaco? o

Tor the past three years onTi n Conway

"I am running for MSG Trea-surer. I am qu a 1 fled for this posi-tion because I have the experi-ence. Presently Iam thetreasurerofMercy hurst Business Associa -tion. I am alsoCoffeehouse cha ir-person on SAC* I am a sopho-more representative in MSG,where I have taken responsibilitytr the Residence Life Committee.I feel I would make a good MSGTreasurer because I sm s doublemajor in business managementand computer systems. Throughmy majors, I have taken several

nting classes which will helpme if I becom e M SG Treasurer.Overall, I am interested in repre-senting the Mercyhurst Collegestudents. Remember: The onlyway is Conway 1 ^

Brian "Boston" McCarthy

"Hello, my name is BrianMcCarthy, but everybody know sme as "Boston." I feel asthough Iam thecandidate for MSG Trea-surer because I am a business

The CandidateFront Row L to R: MelisJennifer Houck

Second*Row L to R: Novak, Tom BenderKennis

Third Row L to R: Tim CColleen Nardi, Kevin Jodie Polk. 1

Back Row L to R: Steve

Br ian | McCarthy, Colaiacovo

management major withground of financial expAlso, I feel I am die cabecauseI am hardworkinligentand willingto get thfor yourmoney! So makechoice andvote f or'Bosto

ocentfJodie Polk

"My name is JodiePolkrunning for he position oSecretary. I am currently amore biolog y education ma cla ss representative for SGovernmentWith my expand the understanding ofstuneeds, I know I am morqualified for this positionfor me and I will not et yon

Ryan Kennis

"My name is Ryan Kand I would like to be youStudent Government Treas

% amS sophomore and have bstudent council Representatthe past two years. One majors is accounting and Iextensive experience withputcrs. I fed my qualificcan fulfill nil your needs ansires SS next year's MSG surer.

to

Jenny Novak

"She'll show you..MONEY I" ft i

M S G Voting i sto t a k e p l a c e Monday a n d Tuesday, AS e v e n t h b e t w e e n1 1 1 a m and 4 p . m a tt h e Student U n i o n


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Let'sTHkAbout L e t t e r s T o

SexualHarassment

EditBy Michael J.oppermanMerciad Columnist

The bane and boon of ournal*ism is the prohibition againstprint-ing anything without a source whowill go on record. This protectsboth the innocent and the guilty,but usually not at the same time.This is definitely the case wheresexual harassment or assault isconcerned.It is difficultfor vic-tim of sexual harassment or as-sault to speak out whenhis/hersafety or respect within amunity cannot be guaranteed,

There is generallya reason'everything that I do or say. Tfawas a dear and urgent reasonwriting the article on sexualrassment at Mercyhurst ColleIt is happening here and littjibeing said. This harassmentcurs between fa culty and studeand between students. I am acerned that this harassment is i

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11 li tconducive to l learning -\sphere. I am, however,more con-cerned that this behavior is dan-gerous and destructive. This be-havior hurts people.

In many areas, there is a "boyswill be boys9 attitude which is

condescending and dismissive.This attitude does nothing butencourage this behaviorand dep-recate the victims. This attitudealso poses a great danger to theinstitution. Failure to addressproblematic situations or poten-tially problematic situations couldresult in severe repercussions. Theinappopriate behavior of the fewimpedes the progress of the many,

incidents of sexual harassmentand assault are not hard to find fone begins asking. I have askedand I have heard. I agree thatindividuals need to come forwardand report these incidents. Some*** < **'J* however, necessary to

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refuses toengage in the discourseof the community, there may notbe a place for them here.

Students NeededMr. Joseph Vidas is looking-for babysitter to watch his10 year old boy everyday,except weekends, from 3-11:30 pjn. Student would bepaid $80-90 s week. Dinners Jwould be provided,as wouldtranspof Ution if needed^ Mr.Vedas livesat 3915 Green fGarden in Erie. Call Sr. CarolAnn at exL 2473 if interested.Availableto three stud ents'

create a situation where victims 'of sexual harassmentand assaultfeel comfortable incoming for-ward. These individuals need toi-(know that their accounts w illbejmet with respect and a desire to rend sexual harassment and as-sault on the Mercyhurst Collegecampus. Until this happens, thesepeoplewill not come forward andthis problem will continue.

This isthe hope of some. Someare interested in "sweeping thingsunder die carpet9* However, thisonly works for so long. The di-lemma involved with"sweepingthings under the carpet99 lies withthe voices of the ilings. In otherwords, whilethese things are un-der the carpet, they speak to oneanother and to individuals whoare not under the carpet

When incidents rise from thedust under the rug, it is inevitablywith a vengeance and an angerthat willnot be silenced.This canbe avoided very easily. Commu-nication and conversation and re-spect are crucial. This is a dis-course.

It is time to take a long, hardlook at what occurs on this cam-pus. Very few want itSobe hap-

pening.Even many of those in-volved in sweeping wouldratherthat it was not happening, be-cause it onlymeans more sweep-ing for them. It is time to forceindividuals to take responsibilityfor their actions*

Maintaining a constructive andsa fe lea rning environm ent speaksmore to the idea of communitythan the desperate protection ofindividuals who refuse to respectothers. These individuals havemade their choices. If someone

To The Seniors OfMercyhurstCoFrom Bob M unson

My Friends,

Andy Warhol once said thatevery person has fifteen min-utes of fame.You have extendedmy time ad infinitum by dedi-cating your Senior CI ass Projecttome.When I began my undergradu-

ate studies at the age of fifty-

nine, after some eady trepida-tion,IfeltthatIhadreally foundmyselfin this new world. I fin -ished my studies in 1993at theage of sixty-sevenand was im-mediately offered an adminis-trative position. Aftera term inthis assignment, Dr. GaryBrown invented "Mr.Help99andit was in this role I truly foundfulfillment NothingI had everdone in my entire life fit me so

well. Your acceptaa friend, a guide, was truly overwhenow this!

I thank you. Youored and humbled munique way and Iforever to be wopraise. 3

Education Needed OnFeminisDear Editor,

I applaud the efforts of thosewho organized this month's

"Celebrate Women99 activitiesthough as a woman, I do notbelieve die overall participationof many memberson this campusleave me feeling celebrated. Here

lam sitting in die Union listening tou beautiful vocalist duet(Va Dae)

and I am only one of fouror fivepeople actually listening to the

.voices and words of two verystrong women speaking out oneverything that the meaning ofwomanhood encompasses.

Maybe everybody just has abig test tomorrow, maybe manypeople just believeyou must be awoman to celebrate the month, oreven that women no longer needto be celebrated. Iwish the latterwere the case, but sadly enough,it is my opinion (as a woman),that we have not yet reached su chequality.&f Perhaps the reason very fewmen show up to such events isbecausethey feel the events them-selves are initiated by the femi-nist movement (Feminism being

a movement for women)-Ifthis is true, then I feel t necessary

to let people knownism'* is ultimatel

ment of equality sexes. A "feminist9*that everyone potebe and should be.Become educated

ment (and on womsocietyin general)I win meet you at a or in the Union for aduring Women's Hi

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Losing an ActivisBrad RybczynskiFeatures Editor

Brad Rybczynski

Features Editor

At this point in theyear I think that I have just about angered everyoneI possibly can without gettingknocked on my back. Really I do not try todo this. Sometimes it just comesnaturally. i

I have oftenbeard the words, "You only hurt the ones you love." Maybethat Is why it isso easy to pick outthe things wrong here at Mercyhurst Ijust want to see everything get better.

Let us all strive for a "utopia on the hill." This place has room forimprovement

I have been labeled a "troublemaker" over the past weeks b y differentpeople at the collegeand was even asked if I was strivingto be the mostha ted person on campus.

I am goingto open up here a bi t I often sayI do not care if peopledo notlike me and that is true. I do not care if people hate or do not like me, butI want to know why.

I would imagine many peoplefeel the same way. IfI have a friend andthey are upset with m e, Iwant to know why, but it is even more intriguingto know whya person who barely knows me does not like me.

Now,this is not a pathetic plea for sympathy. It may seemthat way, butI am only trying to make a point I do care if peopledo not like me.

The second part to my point is that although I do care, I will deal with thenegativity if onlyI can make some sort of positivechange on this campus.My writing ismy vehicle to achievethat goal., Someoneonce told me that I talk too much about apathetic students anddo not do enough to combat that a pa thy. I wonderwhat more I can do. Tomy recollection,this is at least the third column in two years Iha ve writtenabout the topic I won't givea resume, but I do other things besides writein these pages.

Back to the poin t It is a disturbing phenomenon thathas envelopedsocietyand it can be summed up in onlyone way. Me.We may be seeing were,a resurgence of 70 *s fashions, but w esure have a resurgence of the 80's ,"Me Generation" attitude. J

Amy Kovach,a senior biologymajor, Willi bid farewell to

[iMercyhurst at the end o f springterm. Through her four*years

there, she has been described as a"go-getter and self-starter"; byMich ael Fuhrman, advisor of theAmbassadors Club.

Kovach isfrom the small townof Kennedy Township, which i sjust outside of Pittsburgh*In her senior year of high school,

Kovach searched for the perfectcollegeto attend. Her quest tookher to Elizabeth town College,

Indiana Un iversity of Pennsylva-nia and the University of Pitts-burgh. It was not until she camethrough the gates of M ercyhurstthat, as she said," I knew exactlywhat I wanted." " *?

*A meeting with Dr. MichaelCjmpbell, associate professor ofvbiology, solidified her decisionsmVtadyatMercyhurst^hecitedhis enthusiasm for h is work andsaid ," I wanted to be at a placewhere people wereexcited,happy,friendly and enjoyed where they

I feel like I am beating a dead horse when I say this, but no one seems toca re about snyone but themselves with a few exceptions.Search and find an issue. It does not need to be about a Mercyhurst

concern. Just ask yourself if you care about anything. Does somethingexist that you would fight, or dare I say, die for.

The greatest people in h istory tooka stand. You do not read about JoeAverage who did nothing and cared about nothing.You read about SusanB. Anthonyand her fight for suffra ge ,Martin Luther King and his Gght forequality and others who believed in somethingand foughtWhat does all ofthis have to do with being a "troublemaker" and someone

disliked? What does it have to do with apathy? It has everythingto do withthem. Mercyhurst will ambledown the same path without the voice of thestudents. * I ,

We are lucky to have able administrators for the most part with anoutstanding visionary in Dr. WilliamGarvey at the helm of Mercyhurst,but all of that does notadd up to perfection. Iam sure they would tell usthat they need students to apeakup. *

Administrators and faculty have one view of matters and studentsanother. If the two are not coupled,suocess cannot be me t Speak up, havea voiceand be heard. Tell mem what's wrong and get it fixed.

I am not tiirfng about light fixtureshere either. Policiesand courses ofaction need to be reviewed every once in a while, Services need to beimplemented or upgraded. Make your needs known.

During her tenure atMercyhurst, Kovach has exhib-

ited that same enthusiasm to pro*spective students through hermembership in the AmbassadorsClub. Fuhrman said, "She issomeone we'd like to have stayhere at die college because shewould benefit the collegegrca tly.n

Fuhrman cited not onlyher en-thusiasm, but also her depend*ability and dedication. Over onesummer break w hile Kovach washome, Fuhrman ca 1 led her to meetwith a prospective student" andshe was "more than willing" to doso.

Kovach has also been a classrepresentative on Mercyhurst Stu-

dent Government in each o f herfour years at Mercyhurst CaseShimek, advisor for StudentGov*eminent, said,"Amy has alwaysbeen willing to voic e her opinion,regardless of whether it was thepopular opinion or not and thathas always been veryval uable toStudent Government'9''

Of her Involvement, Kovachcited one of the reasons for beingon MSG is to "be aware of things

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Amy Kovach(rt.) With friends (It. to rt), Stacey Fitzpatrick anMichelleMizia'firsthand,* and theabeing.able to*tommunica te to s tudents the deal-ings ofMSG and the upcomingevents sponsored bythe body.-

Communication is key forKovach, especially in the class-room. Dr. Michael Federici, as-sistant professor of political sci-ence, said," It is refreshing to see

a student that has the confidenceto not just accept everything sheleadsand to cha llenge it and ques-tion'it She is one of the bestcritical thinkers I have ever had inthe classroom,especiallywhen it

tea to the environment"The environment and its safe

trip1.With Campus MiMyrtle Beach, SC; duspring break for her jusenior years. Habitat foity is a program that endents to help in the buhomes for those in nee'v Michelle Garvey,

CampusMinistry,said s

Kovach is, "awesomehard worker.19 She wenta story of how Kovach sa foremanwho said thatcould use power toolsinsisted that she and

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keeping have beena passion forKovach during her attendance a tMercyhurst For that reason sheWas integral in the formationand continuation of E.C.C.O., anenvironmentalclub that has over-whclmingly supported recyclingat Mercyhurst

Dr. Randall de mo ns , director

Ofpolitical science, seesKovach'sinvolvement in E.CCO . as being"instrumental" to its success, somuch that her graduation bringsabout concerns whether or not i twill continueto be a viable forceon campus without her.

Kovach's concernsdo not stopwith the environment They arealso evident in her care for othersthrough her work with Habitat forHumanity. Kovach has made the

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S A C !N e W S M u s i dL e s s o nF o rT h e YBrad Rybczynski

Features Editor

The Student Activities Committee promises that April will be anexcitingmonth and to kick it of SA Cwill be offering i double event onSaturday. At 9 a.m. abus will be leaving Baldwin Hallfor ashopping tripto the Grove City Outlet Mall. The buswill depart from Grove City at 4p.m. and have everyboby back to campus and in time to fuelup with ahearty dinner at approximately 5 p.m.

Altera day of shopping, theweekends committeewill be leaving campusagain for a trip to "Shot In The Dark,* 9 a complex that offers all of theexcitement o fa battleground with Laser Tag effects at 7:30 p .m. fromBaldwin Hall. , '

On Sunday the SACmeeting will be heldat 7 a.m. at the Studnt Unionin the Student Government Chambers. All those interested in getting

involved by helping with this month's eventsor offeringfeed bade or ideasfor future events arc welcome to attend. Events for May are still beingconsideredand your opinion willbe greatly appreciated.

Tuesday willhave offerings of excitement forall toenjoy. A ping pongtournament will be held in the Student Union beginning at 8 p.m. Cashprizes will be awarded forfirst, second andthird place finishers.After the tournament; Coffee House will bring back the ever popular

Jamie Notarthomas. The music; coffee and fun all start at 8:30 p.m. asusual. ^

The big screen will be set op in the Great Room of the Union onWednesday at 9 p.m.. The action packed thriller ftansom .starring MelGibson and Rene Russo, will keep you in suspense fo r his evening-ofexcitement * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -

On Thursday, a presentation entitled "Communication Stylesand Gen-der Differences'*by Melinda Zampcgna will be offered at 4 p.m. in theStudent Government Chambers.

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pre-school were invited to view arehearsal of the Erie Philhar-monic. Thetrip by Kwok, a vio-linist in the philharmonic, was afollowup to the rehearsal view*ing.

Kwok wentto the school to, asCrofootsaid, "give the children apersonal experience witha musi-cian and to see th at real people areplaying music,not just images onthe television or voices on theradio."

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Glen Kwok palys to the chidren of "Growing Places

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The interaction between Kwokand the children also a llows themto be exposed to classical music,a genre most ofthem would notnormally hear.

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B a s e b a l l T e a mR a n k e dN o 6 I n T h e N aBy Scott VanceMerciad Sports Editor

The men's baseball team is offto Its best start in its history witha 19-1 record. The Lakers havealso climbed the national rankingsfrom 11th place to 6th place dueto their excellent current form.

This impressive record, whichsees the Lakers undefeated in 17games can be attributed to bothtop quality offense and defenseby the team which is currently ona high and full of confidence.

. The team is playing well be-cause of a burning desireby bothcoaches and players to reach oneultimate goa l,a national champi-onship," said Steve Soprano.

The Lakers faced conferencerivals Ashland University in adouble-header this past Friday.The Hurst was hoping to keep itscurrent winning streak alive andwere able to achieve this feat asthey won both games. . j j

The first game saw BobBalazen tis pitch the whole gamefor the Hurst and he did an admi

fable job only allowingtwo runs.On the offensive side,itwas KevinGiles who led the way, for theLakers as he went three for threein the game. The Hurst ended thegame with a 5-2 victory. In the secondgame of he double-

header, it was Clay "Boomer"Wood's turn to pitch. "Boomer"pitched a three hit shutout withsix strike-outs. "I went out andmy pitches worked for meand Ilet thedefense do theirjob," saidWood. ,**;:" m.

Once again it was Giles whowas making the headlines withtwo hits and wasmatched by Jeff"Eggs" Benedict who also hadtwo hits in the game.

On Saturday, the Lakers hopedto finish off their sweep overAshland." The Lakers achievedthis goal thanks to some fine hit-ting by BUI Mamourieh andBenedict "Conditions made it

fillough and we were lucky toout of this game with a victory,"said Pat CutshalKAshland is one of the best teams

in the GLIAC conference and this

Mike Dombkowskiwaits in anticipation for a pitch.> *

sweepwill only help to build both

die.confidence in the team andhelp them win their conference."Going into the conference,Ashlandwas one of our big rivals..We wanted to start off well and

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This past weekend the LadyLaker * Lacrosse team playedNiagara in agreat competition tothe final seconds of the game.During at point in die match, theHurst was matching theirpetitors, and stayed within therange of two goals. Much of thescoring was back and forth be-tween the teams. Athalftime theLakers were only down by two,and their intensity was up andstrong, especially when they tookthe field or the second halfofthe

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game. In the last 15 minutes, theHurst tied the game at 10-10. Thegame was foughtto the end as theLakers took the lead by two goals,taking die score to 15-13, with vJust two minutes left to play.Niagara came back because ofball possessionand out scored theHurst with just 20 seconds left, torede the game. Niagara ended up 1scoring the last goal to end die ^ I f *

game played by an improved and istrong team. This game broughtiout a major positive for theLak- ers asthey scored morepoints in !this game alone then their total Sfrom last year. The team has be-!cords intimidating to their oppo- |nentsfespecially with the strong Soffense and defense.the team has |been playing.' Top scorers were*RebeccaDubisz with seven goals,\Kodi Marx with three goals and!one assist,and Brig it Hulzhcimer Iwith two goals, her first goals of idie season and 12 ground ball!

controls. Other goals were shot\by Cynthia Hickaway, Wendy*Lam pert and ErinTraeger, who Jled the team with three assists.

aWc worked well as a team.]We hustled really well and the Jend had nothing to do with them'being better than us, it wasjust {lousy luck. We had 16 goals Jwhich was awesome forus. -We Jare doubling our goals this year Jwhich is great," said Dubisz. {

The men's lacrosse team cur-rently holds a 30 0 record so farthis seasonwith a 4-4 record. Lastweekend the Lakerswere handeda 20-5 thrashing by Butler Col-lege. "We dug ourselves a deephole in die first quarter of play.The team did a tremendous jobcompeting against a team ranked17th in the nation," said coachPete Ginnegar. pThe Lakers started off the game

very slowly as they found them-selves 11*1 down. However, thelast three quarters of the gamewere a different story as theLa leers tried to battle their way backinto the game. "Even though.welost,we can learn rom his/9 saidGinnegar. % \

Bruce Alexander led thewayfor the Lakers with hisfine often-sive display. "His offense gavegreat leadership for the attack,vsaid Ginnegar; **/i . 1I .The team has seta heftygoal forthemselves for the rest.of the seal

son andthat is to win the remain-der of their seven games.Ginnegar feels that this team is"relcndess."

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Saturday tat l$p.m . agaiVincent as diey try toachieve the goal of winnrema inder of their games

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By ScottVance].Merciad Sports Editor

This week I had the pleasure oftalking to two senior tennis play-ers about their trials and tribula-tions over the past four years atMercy hurst It hasbeen a bumpyride for Ronald Rambally, whofound himself off the team hisfirst year. Rambally bounced backand he won the deciding match indie 94-95 seasonth at sent the Lak-ers to California to compete in thenational championships.

Carmel Dougherty has experi-enced similar ups and downs in

her career. Dougherty inished nan impressive ourth place in theconference last year,although shewas predicted to finish 11th or12th. She has beena true leaderand captain of the Hurst'sWomen's tennis team and will besorely missedboth on and off thecourt for her contribution to theMexcyhurst^mmunityrf^?"l^r"

Memories

Both ofthese athletes have manymemories of their times here atthe Hurst

"My first memory is withCarmel (Dougherty) during fre sh -man initiation. The tennis teamdecided that they were going totake us out and show us a goodtime and that was the first timethat I experienced team unity hereat Mercyhurst When we madenationals that was probably themost fun trip I've ever had Forthe rest of our liveswe can say thatwe made NCAA Nationals. Itwas the highlight of my tenniscareer probably, because it soundsso prestigious, even though wewere probably on the court forcollectively a half hour," said

Rambally.**I remember our spring breaktrip last year to Hilton Head. Itwas a lotof fun," sa id Dougherty.

Teammates

Throughout the four years bothof these players have played withmany people from different cul-

tures and they have enjoyed theirexperiences.

I t has gotten drastically bettersince reshman year. Now thatI'm captain I can tell the girls thatwe are all togetherand all friends.Everyone was supportive of eachother," said Dougherty.

Tve met some pretty interest*ing people to saythe least on theguys'team. Right from he verystart, I remember .JamiePOkington, Andy Davidson andTony Moran, collectively prob-ably the three most craziest guysand then Scott (Vance) came alongthe next year. My tennisexperi-ence is nothing that I ever ex-pected it to be, probably becauseof die four of diem. It actuallymade it really interesting. Wedefinitely had a good time be-cause of it" said Rambally.

Regrets

The one real regret that these twotennis players have is that thereare no courts here on the campus."We had to drive twenty minutesto practice and back each day Ifwe had courts on campus thenpeople would see us practicingand they would know that therewas a tennis team. Students woulddefinitely usethe courts becausethe court across the street (Briggs)is always full,"said Dougherty.T d agree with Carmel, it's defi-

nitely uncomfortablewith the vansituation, we don't always havevans. Withoutthe courts OQcam-pua, we don't have the fan sup-port tha t we probably would have.I* m not say ing that we would have500 people atour games or any-thing, but we'd still have peoplewatching our matches," saidRambally.

On theCoaching

"I remember when we were sup-posed to play Elon Collegeand ifwe beat them, then we went tonationals. Coach Quinton saidthat if I beat Daeschner I'll get toplay and Ibeat the pants off him,but I still didn't get to play. Ididn't understand the way hecoached andwhat he was looking

Brief Notes

for.I thought that Ray (current head

coach)was ajoke to begin with,but the more that I got to knowhim, the more I respected him.Even if he wasn't alwaysthe bestperson on the court, he alwaystook care of us off the court Ithink that our tennis was betterjust because he took care of us,"said Rambally.

"Gordon (Quinton) was ourcoach reshman year. He didn't

e to one matchand he watchedillus practice once. We had ChuckKeenan the entire time who wasjust a couple of years older thandie seniors. There was no teamunity. Then Ray Yost took over.1 respect Ray a lot for what hedid for us, considering what Chuckand Gordon did for us as far as the.women's team. He gave us a fairsho t He cared about us and heshowed that be cared about us. Ithink that coach practiced with usas much as the boys team andsometimes her worked with usmore because he knew that wedidn't have the background thatthe boys'team had. Ray taught usnot just through tennis, he taughtus about life. He actually caredabout the people onthe team andnot just what your record is aalong a s you tried," said Dougherty.

Future1

Their four years at Mercyhurstis up and it is nowtime for thesetwo seniors to graduate.

"It's amazing. I can't believethat I'm graduating. It went fastereach year, it was just a lot of fun.I met a lot of peopleand I did a lotof things that I didn't think that Iwoulddo. Now I have to go homeand find a job in my field market-ing) In regard to tennis, 111 beone of these old ladles that plays

in a country club,but I '11 be pound-ing the ball," said DoughertyNext year, I will be here doing a

grad assistantship. I'll be doinggraduate work in biology, helpingadvise the ambassadorsclub, help-ing in admissions and help outcoaching the tennis team(women 's)," said Rambally

American this past week

Jeff " Eggs" Benedict was named theGLIACagainst Ashland University to earn,this award,

Ronald Rambally hashad four successful yearson the mincluding a trip to California to play in the national chaa

Carmel Dougherty is ready to leaveMercyhurst and bec"old lady in a country club.*

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By Scott VanceMerciadSports Editor

The^ men's volleyball team im-proved its record to 11-17 lastweek as they defeated St FrancisCollege in five do se sets. TheLakers managed to win a closelyfought inal set by a score of 17-15

Adam Tokash was the shiningstar for the Lakers, as he had 24

kills and eightdigs inimpressive victory. It game which saw Richarecord a game high 63

The Lakers have hopening year consideof the top oppositionfaced.The Laker's season coend this week as they plaWayne and Loyola Un

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