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Editor's Note : This column is designed to let the Mercyhurstcommunity know what is happening in the international, nationaland local arenas. The new s is gathered from a variety of sources.

By Beth NicholsMerciad Staff Reporter

INTERNATIONAL:Afghanistan - A new leader, Sibgatullah Mojadedi, has taken overpower from the government in Kabul. Mojadedi is the leader of abroad coalition of Afghan Islamic groups>He announced thecreation of an Islamic republic and granted a pardon to everyoneexcept the former president. Najibullah. Mojadedi was elected lastweek to head a ruling counsel of Islamic guerrillas, religious leadersand intellectuals. Germany - A new foreign minister, Klaus Kinkel, was chosen toreplace Hans-Dietrich Genscher. The housing minister was sur-prised because he was nominated then rejected.Mex ico - On Monday, April 27, Mexican authorities arrestedseven officialsheld responsible for sewer explosions thatclaimed atleast 191 lives. Theofficials are accused of negligent homicide. InMexic o, arrested defendants are assumed guftty and must provetheir innocence. The average sentence fo^negligent homicide isabout live years. ^ *Israel - Israel declared that it will not take part in the regional talksif the United States insists that Palestine refugees from the outsideWest Bank and Gaza Strip attend.NATIONAL:Pennsylvania Governor Bill Clinton w as victorious over JerryBrown in the Democratic primary, while George Bush scored overPat Buchanan in the Republican primary on Tuesday, April 28.Lynn Yeakel won over Mark Singel in the Democratic Senateprimary and will face Senator Arlen Specter.New YorkIn Buffalo, fiveanti-abortion leaders were arrested byfederal marshals for violating a jud ge's order prohibiting them fromblocking abortion clinics. The ruling came as 1 SO demonstrators oneach side of the abortion issue gathered at a clinic, resulting in 7 8arrests. Arrested demonstrators have refused $ to pay r bail. Fourabortion clinic s in the Buffalo area have remained opened despitethe demostrations.North Carolina A military cargo plane crashed into a lake insouthern North Carolina, killing all nine people on board. The planewas used to transport troops and equipment 1Florida Miami agents have arrested U.S. managers of C olum-bia's Cali drug cartel and linked them to 22 tons of cocaine seizedin shipments of frozen broccoliLOCAL:Police have continued to search for additional evidence in t themurder ofLila Ebright The ive-year-olddied of asphyxiation andsuffered a stab wound to the left side of her chest, although policebelieve the wound did no t cause Lila's death. The girl's body wasfound Saturday, April 25 , in a Franklin Terrace dumpster by a mansearching for aluminum cans. A 17-year-old has been charged withcriminal homicide asan adult, while his 16-year-old brother and 12-year-old friend are charged with obstruction of ustice and aiding inthe crime. The two brothers are non-blood nephews of Ebright OnTuesday, April 28, Eb right was buried.

Students learn staggering lessonBy Karen McGuireEditor-in-Chief

44I'm still not drunk. I coulddrive home.'*After four screwdrivers total-ing eight ounces of vodka, ChrisDamico, a junior criminal justicemajor, was legally intoxicated. Onthe intoximeter he registered .122 .Damico started drinking at 9:35am . After two drinks, he blew a.063 at 10:31 a.m. His weight, adetermining factor, is 155 pounds.On Wednesday, April 15,Damico was one of the volunteerdrinking subjects for StandardizedField Sobriety Training inWesley ville. Th e participants spentthe entire day assisting j- in policetraining.Three other criminal justicestudents and three professors alsoparticipated in the*exercise. Thestudents were Renee Unik, senior;Kathy Kreuzer, junior; and Mich-elle Stroup, junior. The professorswere Harry Dammer, criminal jus-tice; Pete Benek os, criminal justice;and Michael Storms, political sci-ence.The tests were conducted byetheWesleyville P olice Departmentin conjunction with the DistrictAttorney's Office. DUI Law En-forcement Coordinator and Mer-cy hurst Alumus Larry Dombrow-ski said the purpose of the testingwasto teach police officers to lookfor the subtle signs of drivingthe influence (DU I). , %w

In the long run, it makessafer by keeping people off tlstreet," said DombrowskL44It givthe officers a chance to see he : ) . \ act under the influence, whatthey would do, and how the offi-cers would ac t" vDombrowskr said 16 policeofficers were involved in the three-day field sobriety training. He addedthat 24 citizens volunteered theirtime.For the Mercyhurst participants,the day started at 8:30 am. whenthey met in the criminal justiceoffice. Then, they boarded a vanthat took them to the police sta-tion. They all had previously filledout a voulunteer application in-cluding medical and personal h is-tory. They also agreed not to drive

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for 10 hours following the testing.After the application informa-tion was verified, the bar wasopened. Larry Kopko, a certifiedalcohol closer, measured each drinkto make sure it contained only twoounces of alcohol The participantschose from gin, whiskey, vodkaand bourbon. They also chose themixer.The entire exercise took placein a controlled environment The

volunteers were not allowed toleave the room without an escortEven trips to therestroom requireda partner. ?After two drinks, each personwaited ten minutes and then blewinto the intoximeter to measure hisparticipant registered at differentlevels based on such factors asweight, metabolism and how muchfood they hadconsummed prior totesting.Renee :Unick, weighing only117 pounds,finishedher first twodrinks in 28 minutes. At 10:39ajn. she registered at .112. Shewas legally intoxicated.According to K opko, " Aftertwo drinks all of the participants*driving skills w ould have been al-tered." He said driving skills areinfluenced at .04.H All of the volunteers reachedthe legal intoxication level ' bylunch time. Once they reached thatlevel they were fed lunch and givenmaintenance drinks as necessary tokeep up their intoxication level.

After lunch the fun started. Theparticipants were each given sobri-ety tests as if they were pulled overforDUI. Thetest consisted of threeparts.The firstwas a horizontal gazenystagmus test The officer askedthe volunteer to follow a pen withhis or eyes from left toright n ahorizontal pattern. The officerwatched for an involuntary musclespasm in the eyes induced by theconsumption of alcohol.The second part involved walk-ing in a straight line and turning.The participants were asked to walknine heel-toe steps counting eachstep out loud. When they reachedthe end of the line they had tof return back to the starting position.Each The officer watched for such thingsferent as balance, raised arms, prematurers as: ;-starts and improper turns.

Fire breaks outin Baldwin HallOn Saturday night, April 25 , afire broke out in Baldwin Hall. Thesource of the fire came from abathroom on the second -floor. Atowel was set on fire and was thecause of the evacuation.Due to the cold temperatures,the people evacuated from thebuilding were taken to the CampusCenter. According to Bud Dever,head of security, "The evacuationwas orderly and all the fireequip-

ment worked properly.* *The Fire Marshal reported thatthefire 4was not a natural or acci |dental fire ."Dever said a female residentadmitted to causing thefire."Theyoung lady admitted to causing itand was asked to leave the col-lege," he said.

Damages from the fire in-cluded a burnt bathroom door andrug outside thedoor. | %

The finalstep in thefieldsobri-ety test was a on e leg stand. The-person is asked to stand on one legand count out loud. The officerlooks for sw ays, raised arms, hopsand putting the foot down.If the participant fails any one!part of the three tests, he or she isarrested.* Shirley Williams, executiveassistant for the criminal justice,coordinated theevent for theMer-cyhurst volunteers. She said par- Aticipating in thefieldsobriety test-ing was an educational pro cess forthe students. "They should knowthe ramifications of drinking. Beingcognizant of the process eliminatessome of the fear of sobriety tests,"she said. *4It's also important sincethese students are hoping to enterthe criminal justice field. Some ofthem may have to enforce it "Kopko said the sobriety testsand intoximeter readings are veryaccurate. The students learned thatthere's no way to fool the intox-imeter. Kopko explained thatcommon remedies like slipping apenny under the tongue, sippingvinigar and drinking mouthwashsimply won't work.


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APRIL 30,1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

T h e A l t O f S h r e d d i n g I T h e E d i t o r ' s E d g eBy John J. BrunoMerciad Staff Columnist

I guess that you have all proba-bly heard that I won the MSGelectionfor he office o f presidentI would like to take this fleetingmoment to thank everyone whowent out of their way to help onmy campaign, as well as all of thepeople who went to the polls andvoted forme. I couldn't have doneit without each and every one ofyou. I would also like to give anextra special thanks to Mr. Ken-nedy for encouraging me to runfor the office of president Thatreally took guts on his part It isadministrators like Kennedy thathave given me the conviction re-quired to make me run for office.I would like to inform every-one that this, to my regret, will bemy finalcolumn in The M erciadfor as long as I hold the office ofMSG President It is not my choice.If I were to continue writing mycolumn, it would be a conflict ofinterests. < **,%..My personal opinion on this

but the name ot my column is notmy own original idea. I took thename from one of my favoritePantera songs, "The Art ofShred-ding / ' which go es like this:

matter is that Mercyhurst only hasone newspaper and any studentshould be able to contribute to thatone newspaper. Maybe it is timefor Mercyhurst to become a sch oolwith more than one student publi-cation.Not many'people know this

"Unity is a rare thingBlind ey es Of society bringThe category of minorityNow what are we supposedto be? |pi |Bornfree o bePowerless to change the worldWith our lives in the handsof madmenNow is the time when societyneeds usThis is where the sin beginsWe're aware they're going tofree usRage fromour hearts withinBorn of this worldWhich is a living hellButwe'11be closer to heaven''Chorus'So now, this is the art ^ ^To shred...it's only emotion.''Finally, before] I take off, IThe Merciad

Mcrcyhurst College's First Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate PressVOL. 65 NO- 21 APRIL 30,1992Karen McGulreAngela M. Camp Jute GardnerAnne L. McNeilsJoseph LeglerJohn Furlong JMichelle Ryan & John DanknichP.Kevin McHughYvonne Maher & Maria KellyTimothy Morlarty

Editor-in-Chief;P News EditorFeatures EditorArts and Entertainment EditorSports EditorPhoto EditorCopy Editorsi Senior WriterAdvertising ManagersFaculty Advisor

MERCIAD STAFFDanMcQuillenAdriaStalskyTricia KuharAmy FitzgeraldTodd PalmerSteve RushLeonMumfordChris FielyJohn DanknichGrace Bruno

Garth McCurdySuzanne ConeglioJason; HervoyavichDave McQuillenNicole GeraciMichelle RyanKeith CoursonCraig RybczynskiLisa BrownSusan Lee Eback

Rich SheltonKatie JohnsonJohn BrunoMia UrickiLaura Blabac .Beth NicholsHolly McBrideGlenn OndickMelissa PotockiStcph Wainwright

The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper ofMercyhurst College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St,Erie, Pa., 16546. Phone 824-2376 |Material for publication must be submitted by noonon the M onday before publication.

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Th e Merciad*s editorial opinion is determined by theEditorial Board with the Editor holding finalresponsibiThe opinions expressed in The Merciad are not necesthose of The Merciad, its staff or Mercyhurst C ollege.

want the students to know that asthe president, I would like to main-tain an open door policy for allstudents and faculty. If ever anyonehas questions* ideas, suggestions,comments, concerns, or anythingelse of relevance (or even if it isirrelevant) feel free to stop by thethird floor o f the student union wheremy office will be located. And I domean that $'Also, I would like to thank P.Kevin McHugh for all that he hasdone to help bring my writing abil-ity to the level that it is. I will notstop working on it either. Hope*fully, someday I will be as good ashim. And one more thank you to theentire staff of Th e M erciad and themembers of SAC (if any of you aresaying,"thanks for what?" Thankyoufor putting up with meall year).And just for "old time's" sake:As I wander aimlessly in thedirection of the building my class isin (That sentence is dedicated to allthe cement heads that think aimlessis a word which can only be appliedto mean lack of direction. After allyou should be very familiar withwandering aimlessly \ toward thebuilding that your class is held in.).

. . . I want the s tudents tok n o w t h a t a s t h e p r e s i -d e n t , I w o u l d l i k e t o igmm a i n t a i n a n o p e n d o o rpol i cy for a l l s tudents andfacul ty .

I am struck numb with fear anddismay. What shall I do? Whereshall I go? i f l l T c - | ISuddenly some unexplainedforce draws me into the Mercyhurstcafeteria (Sounds scary, huh?). Inall fairness, I haven't eaten in thecafeteria all year. So, I guess I can'trip on it, can I?Oh, yes I can. When,at 4 a.m., people come to my doorsweating and covered in festeringboils as a direct result o f the foodthey ate in the cafeteria, then I cansay what I want Just kidding! Don'tbe so damn serious. By the waydon't forget to go to the Smither-eens and Tom Cochrane conceiton Friday, May 1. ;

The word for today is "la w-su it" The word for the year is"justice!" Peace, h *

By Karen McGulreEditor-in-ChiefDuring my jfreshmanyearRichard | Kubiak, professor ofhistory, told my class, "Collegeis where you go to learn how tolearn." | jI looked at him with that blankstare that students get when theydon* t have aclue about what the

professor is talking about "I don't get it," I said to myself.S Jit took me four years, but it finallysunk in. Mercyhurst hasserved as a lab for me to find out just how much I don't know.Confused? . t. Let me see if I can explain in anotherway. To put it in the wordsof Socrates, "Wisdom lies in recognition of your ignorance."During my educational experience here at Mercyworld I realizedjust how ignorant I am and how much more there is to learn. *College has given me the tools I need to grow into a responsibleindividual. It has made me more open-minded; more critical inanalyzing situations; and more aware of the world around me.For some people graduation may symbolize die. end of theeducation pro cess. For me, though, I'm just getting started. I havea lifetime of learning ahead of me. If things work out right, ten yearsfrom now I'll be more ignorant than I am today... but I'll be wiser.There has jbeen many different things that have aided myeducation at the 'Hurst, but I think The Merciad has taught me themostIf anyone would have told me four years ago that I would beeditor today, I would have laughedhysterically at such a ridiculousidea. The truth is that I didn't even want to write for the paper, letalone run it T, k&Come to think of it, I don't know how I ended up here. It justsorta happened.

?I*m glad it did, though. There's something about working for anewspaper that puts you in tune with what's going onout there. Thisawareness becomes addicting. -'=It also gives you a slap of reality. Journalism has a lot ofresponsibility' attached to it I've learned that you can't be a truejournalist without taking the responsibility of your own actions. Iwish all students could learn that important lesson. It's a hard oneto learn, but a valuable one. $ |11 think the character Eugene in the play Biloxi Blues sums it upthe best when he says,' 'People believe whatever they read. Some-thing magical happens once it's put down on paper. They figure noone would go to the trouble of writing it down if it wasn't the truth.Responsibility was m y watchword."Having that kind of responsibility is quite a task. I've made myshare of mistakes over thepast year, but I hope my involvement hasin some way made The Merciad a better, more responsible,publication. i MI don'twant to scare next year's editor. Sophomore Joe Leglerhas his work cut out for him. But, I have a lot of confidence in hisability. W hen it all comes down to it, Joe, it' 11 all be worth it Thehardest part is learning how to learn. %

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PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD APRIL 30,1992Pe^pectiMesRedneck Fancy ReviewB y D a v i d M c Q u i l l e nMerciad Staff Columnist

Wh ile the band playe d, 1 stooda t the bar and l aughed wi th myfriends. The smoke was everywhereand the drink was obvious in eve-ryone's behavior. Some people weredancing, some were talking andsome jus t i stared at each other.Everyone was in their own littleworld, sharing it with a few chos enothers.*- I #9The band was on tonight andthey were playing well; you coulds e e it on their faces. They weresharing their world with everyonein the bar that night If y o u w e r esitting there, you would have ap-preciated how much they weregiving to the audience.* B e t w e e n s o n g s , I turned andlistened to the bearded guy twoseats down harass the bartender. Inthe background, I heard the bandgo into another song. I didn't hearwhat they were playing but then Ifelt i t I sa w i t

When the s inger sang the firstl ine, someth ing happened . I wa s nolong er in that bar. I wa s in a d iffer-ent time and a different place. I hadheard die band play the song be -fore, in Cleveland. That wa s on e of

the best times that I had ev er had.The song made me miss what Ihad. The song was not about me,my friends or that moment, but ithad come to represent it all. Ihadn *t thought about that night in al o n g t i m e / b u t now it wa s rightthere.* ?With each chord and word thatthe band played, the memories grewstronger. With every sound, thepicture in my mind's ey e sharp-ened; the people I was wi th , whatwe d id , how w e laughed. It both-ered me that a son g could bring outsuch strong emotion in m e. I hatedthe s inger for doing this . Didn't h ek n o w ?I f you ha d been there, it proba-

bly would have been just anothersong. You wouldn' t have not icedwhat I wa s going through. Bu tmaybe if they had played a differ-ent song. Maybe i f you went homeand turned on the radio, and TH ATs o n g c a m e on. The on e* that * issomeone , someth ing or somet imeto you. You hadn't heard it inmonths , maybe years . But, eachtime you hear it, i t reminds you ofsomeone. Perhaps you keep l isten-ing, perhaps yo u change the sta-t ion. Either way, that song meanssomething to you that it could neve rmean to someone e l s e . I k n o w .I don't think that we attach as

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many memories to anyth ing, saveperhaps photographs, as we do tomusic. Think about your parents .Do they keep l istening to *' their"music because there i s no g o o dmus ic on the radio today? Or, dothey l isten to i t because of what itreminds them of ? Whatever thecase, music has a powerful affecto n us all.If you were looking for a C Dreview this week, then I h a v e nodoubt disappointed you, But whydon't yo u take out som e of that oldmusic that you haven't played in awhile. See what it reminds you of.Summers past, lost lov e, great times,bad times. You won't regret i tNext column I have my handsfull . T here are new a lbums out byIan McCulloch, The Church, TheCur e, | The Charlatans UK, TheBeautiful South, Th e LightningSeeds, Peter Murphy, Jesus andMary Chain, Cracker, They MightBe Giants , and The Soup Drag ons .Maybe I' l l review the new Spring-steen. M a y b e no t

L e t t e r s of intent for the Stu-dent Act ivi t i es Committee ex ecu-tive board are due Friday, May 8.There are eight positions a vailableincluding SA C chair. Letters shouldbe submitted to Nick Roberts orC a s s Shimek in the student union.

I f y o u ' re interested in wo rkingfor Mercyhurst College this sum-mer, now is the time to do s o m e -thing about it! App ly at the Person-nel Office, Egan 3, by Tuesday,May 5. Positions wil l be availablein maintenance, painting, house-keeping, jvario us administrativeoffices, media services, dorm desks,l ibrary and others. Placement wil lbe based on financial need, QPA,aclass standing and position availa-bil ity. Hours wil l range from 1 0hours to 40 hours per week. Stu-dents wil l be notified of place mentin writing by the second week inMay. I

Erie Ci ty Spec ial Olympicsare holding a track and field c o mpet i tion at Academ y High SchoolField (Veteran's Stadium) Sat-urday, May 2 from 9:30 a.m. toapproximate ly 2 p.m. Volunteersa r e w e l c o m e -

Th e Erie P layhou se i s present-ing Nei l S imo n's B i loxi B l u e s . Th eplay depicts what gro wing up is al labo ut Sho ws are on Fr iday, May1, Saturday, May 2 and Thursday,M ay 7 at 8 p.m. There is a matineeperformance on Sunday, May 3 at3 p.ms For more information, call4 5 4 - 2 8 5 2 . I mAunt Dan and Lemon is nowplaying at the Roadhouse Theatre.Performances are on Friday, May1 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 2 at5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission foradults is $7. The show is recom-mende d for mature audienc es only.T o m a k e reservations,?call 459-8215. I m

Check It OutF r i d a y , M a y 18 p.m. Student Union. LipsyncCompet i t ion . | iM o n d a y , M a y 44 to 5:3 0 p.m. Little Theatre, WeberHall . Sensitivity to Handicapped.W e d n e s d a y , M a y 6 %8 to 9: 30p .m. L ittle Theatre, WebeiJHal l . Hate Crimes and Groups . \T h u r s d a y , M a y 7 $8 to 9:30 p.m. LittleTheatre, WebeijHall . Racism in Col lege Sports .F r i d a y , M a y 89 p.m. Erie Plaza. Spring Formal.

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G r a d u a t e s e c u r e s b o r d e r f r o m d r u g ! t r a f f i c k i n gBy Jule GardnerFeatures Editor

Nancy j Emmi, a graduate ofMercyhurst, interacts with thou-sands of people six days out of theweek. Illegal aliens, tourists, col-lege students and drug smugglersmake up just some of these thou-sands with whom Emmi meets inher line of work.Emmi is a customs inspector atSan Ysidro, California, located justoutside o f San Diego. San Ysidrois the largest port of entry into theUnited States, and the busiest in theworld.Picture 24 lanes of inspectionbooths where the inspectors arelooking for anything that wouldviolate regulations set by customs.On a daily basis, what Emmi andher co-workers find s drugs."You don't want to get com-fortable (in this job), you want toset acclimated,'* Emmi said over

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N anc y E m m i jthe phone, t* We're cross-trained inalmost all types of enforcementGenerally, 99 percent of inspectorswant to catch drug smugglers,"she said.

It's a typeof job where you'reon a team. It's amazing that nomatter who you are, somebody isthere to back you up,'' Emmi said.Emmi has quite a few storiesconcerning this aspect of her job.Most of the information, however,could be dangerous to disclose.Drug trafficking is not the onlyemphasis at San Ysidro.' 'We helpout immigration,'' Emmi said. Theinspectors check VISAs, passports,licenses, and other credentials toverify citizenship.They handle thousands of pe-destrians coming from Mexico intothe United States. In an eight-hourshift, an inspector could interactwith as many as8,000people walk-ing across the border. JI "The things you see here everyday, you wouldn't see almost any-where else. You'd be amazed,"Emmi said.Extensive training was neededbefore Emmi landed the job for

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static to move on and to make anew life for yourself.iIf you're one of the thousandsof graduates relocating for employ-ment, you probably have mixedfeelings of excitement and appre-hension.*Remember your irst ew monthshere at the 'Hurst? You had toadjust to such things as new ac-quintances, your new \home, re-sponsibilities and to being awayfrom the secure family life thatyouwere so comfortable with. *Get ready, because relocatingwill carry you J through;many ofthose adjustments again, but thistime they'll be much more difficultto take.1 For nstance, loneliness is noth-ing new to college freshmen,butasan entrant of the working world,the loneliness may be much stronger.Not only will you be one of theyoungest people working for youremployer, but it is also very prob-able that no one will notice you, letalone sympathize with you and theadjustment you have to make. Don'tbe surprised if you're not easilyaccepted by your fellow workersand employer. Sean O'Rourke, a1991 graduate of Mercyhurst C ol-lege, said, "People didn't acceptmeeasily because they didn'tknowwhether they could trust me." \According to Chris Caswell, a

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Cornell University graduate,also hard to be farfromyour fam-ily. He left his whole family in theNortheast and moved west, so if IKwanted to visit his family hehad tcuse the little vacation time he hadAlso, if you are located too farfrom your family to easily driveand see them, you'll have to spendmany weekends alone, not know-ing what to do with yourself, jjA big worry that new gradu-ates must deal with is expenses.College graduates often think thatbecause they'lli'be'working fulltime they'll have lots of money to

saveor spend. But most of the timethat isn't the case.jFirst, moving expenses are highand often your employer won'tpay your moving expenses. Sec-ond, setting up a new home is alsovery costly, especially because momand dadaren* t around the corner tolendyou a can opener. Furnishing,decorating and, of course, rent, caneasily take away one-fourth of yourpay. And what about those longdistance phoney bills? If you'rehomesick, your phone bills will beastronomical.Denise Ryan, a 1991 Mer-cy hurst graduate, moved to Man-hattan after graduation. She wasraised in Elyria, Ohio and, aftermoving to New York, said thatshecouldn't believe how rude peoplewere. *Getting familiar with your newresidence and trying to networkinterviews will be difficult. Toaddto this pressure, you may not havea permanent address and phonenumber for potential employers toreach you. A lot of your time willbe spent getting familiar with thearea so that you won't get lostgoing to interviews and you mayknow where to bring your suit fora cleaning.It is reality that adjustmentswill have to be made and that you'llbe so pressured that you'll want togive up and move back with yourparents, but don't : JBecause your apartment onlyneeds to be furnished and deco-rated once, your bills will stabilize.You'll quickly become accustomedto the "rude19 people and will beable to focus on the more positivethings yourtownhas to offer. You'llalso get used to the fact that yourparents won't always be there foryou. ISo, grab that well-deserveddiploma and move on your way tothe rest of your life. It's waitingjust for you .

customs. Her training began whenshe came to Mercy hurst College inthe fall of 1983. Emmi was a veryinvolved student during her yearsat Mercy hUTSL Her eadership posi-tions included being the hall direc-tor of Baldwin Hall and the apart-ment buildings, the assistant soft-ball coach and she a lso worked inFinancial Aid. She earned herMaster's degree in criminal justiceat Mercy hurst in 1989 and workedfor the college for a year."My job is people. As HallDirector and working with studentsand the administration, I learned todeal with all ypesofpeople," Emmisaid. "I couldn't have asked forbetter training in dealing with people.I often told students that college is80 percent people and 2 0 percentbooks. If you let that 20 percent godown the drain, you loose the peopleaspect,'' said Emmi.Emmi said that Mercyhurst isrearto her heart' 'Mercyhurst he I VI

me grow and mature as an individ-ual, both as a student and, later, asan employee,'' she said.Once she got the job, she wasrequired to undergo further trainingin Glynco, Georgia. She was therefor nine and a half weeks for verybroad training in many differentareas of enforcementAccording to Emmi, the job itselfis extremely broad. She said, "Thereare a lot of thin lines. Some thingsare black and white, but much is leftto discretion.*'

As for career longevity and goals,Emmi said, "I can see myself incustoms for a long time to come,but, as an inspector, no, not really.There arela lot of opportunities.There is a lot more growing you cando, just like at Mercyhurst"Emmi said,' 'I have to credit thepeople it Mercyhurst. It's a veryspecial place and I'm the type ofperson who doesn't forget where Icame from."tttsftfa

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J o h n G r a t t d r e c r e a t e s ' J o a n o f A r cBy Mary MedurcMerciad Staff Reporter

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major, will presentof a work that took a year and ahalf to com-plete on Sat-urday May 2at8pjn.intheLittle Theatre.G r a t t osaid he beganwriting thesongs and lyr-ics in Novem-ber of 1990 fora musicalbased on thestory of JoanoTArc. "Ibegan to de-vote a seriousamount oftime to it just about five monthsago/* he said. *According to Gratto* he chosethe life of Joan of Arc for hismusical because it would be achallenge. "I find the story itselfboring, but I thought I could makeit work,** he said. fHe also chose the story be-cause of its French origin. "Sto-ries that involve France or theFrench seem lo wok well as Broad-

way musicals," he said.4 4I want to see this show in NewYork,'* Gratto said.At the age of 20, Gratto setshigh standards, particularly in thiscase, when he writes. *f He be-came inter-inmusicwhen he was16 and asophomore inhigh school"I took pianolessons, but I

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sic." Grattomade tapes ofhisown work.He said he took most of the trueevents of the story but expanded ona few o f them. In Gratto's versionof Joan of Arc she has a love inter-est named Simon, a m ember of theEnglish army.IFor Saturday's performance,Joanof Arc is played by Mary BethQuashnock, senior music educa-tion major. Simon is played by DavidPelleuer. I f f fIncluding the two leads, Gratto

said there are seven music students the songs,*' he said.performing on a volunteer basis.They include David pi sh , fresh-man music education major, NicholeBruno, sophomore vocal perform-ance major, Doleen Hughes, sen-ior performance major and officialaccompanist, Sherree Piechnick,sophomore m usic education majorand Patrick Thiem, reshmanmu-sic education major. IGratto said he will sit back,watch the concert and see whatareas need work. "I am also look-ing for the audience's reactions to

Gratto hopes to present the fullproduction next year. Gratto's other accomplishmentsinclude a long piano piece basedon Ralph Waldo Emerson's essayon nature and a suite based on theFour Horsemen of the Apocolipse.Gratto said he listensto all kindsJ excluding rapmusic is the only kind of 'othepeople 's music* I like to play,'' hisaid. Two rock groups in particular, Rush and U2 , are his favoritesAccording to Gratto, he is in

fluenced by composers such as JohnWilliams, Andrew Lloyd Weber,Tchaikovsky and Prokofieff.These influences contributed toGratto's success as a composer.Aside from his music, Gratto hasalways been active in theatre. Hewas last seen on stage in The Fan-tasticks as Henry.Gratto se es theatre composi-tion and film scoring in his future.But his irstgoal is to put his musicalon Broadway.Admission isfreeand open tothe public..

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APRIL 30,1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 8SpoMjsn ranked 19thTennis team,' excels Golfers perform in!poor weather

By Liam BarronMerciad Sports Writer

The men's tennis team recentlycompleted its season with a highlycreditable 14-6 record, and man-aged to retain their team ranking of19th in the country.Before Easter, the Lakers en-joyed a successful road trip toBloomsburg University where theycame up against some very strongDivision n competition. The Hurstcomfortably defeated MillersvilleUniversity. Queens College, andConcordia College. Yet, they wentdown to their 9th ranked hosts on ascore of 5-1. After such a hecticweekend, they were entitled to arest, but upon their return they facedup against the Fighting Scots ofEdinboro University. 5The Lakers ^ played inspiredtennis against their local rivals, andwon a tense affair 5-4. The victori-

ous pair in the decisive doubleswere Greg Dickson and Jam iePilk-ington. The Lakers regained theirnational ranking as a result of thiswin, which made it even more sat-isfying, iThe Hurst had further winsagainst Hie University of Minne-sota and Slippery ; RockUniversity .and also took a loss toS.W.Baptist College, which com-pleted a successful season consid-ering their limited resources.Individually .some members ofthe team recently received recogni-tion for their efforts when the rank-ings for the East region were re-leased. Captain Phil Clark ranked10th, Greg Dickson, 12th; and PatO'Keeffe, 15th. I

Greg DicksonJPhil Oaik and J;Hervoyavich are all graduatingseniors who will be sorely missednext year. Another person movingon is Head Coach Frank Clark whohas been at the helm for the last 5years. Our best wishes go with allof them.

By Richard SheltonMerciad Sports WriterDue to poor weather conditions,

the Mercyhurst golf team had troublegetting into the swing of thingslately. kThe team, which consists of MarcBeen, Scott Burfoot, Mike McPher-

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son, Dave Murphy, Tom Sacco-manno, Joe Schmitt and RichardStraub, have found the snow andthe rain more of an obstacle thantheir opponents.The season opened up on April12, at the Edinboro University SpringInvitational. Top performers for theHurst were junior, McPherson, whoshot an 80, and freshman, Straub,who chipped in with an 84.i From there the team moved o nto the 29th Annual Invitational atIUP. McPherson again proved tobe the best on theday with a roundof 77 . Schmitt backed him up withan 80.1 I*On April 23 . Mercy hurststagedtheir own tournament at the Law-rence Park Golf Club. On that oc-

casion, Team Captain Saccomannoled the way with a round of 78.The team brought their sched-ule up to date on April 27, whenthey competed in the Spring Invita-tional at Westminster College. Onceagain it was McPherson with an 81who proved to be the most compe-tent performer for the "lursL '* '* 'Because of the weather wehaven't really played together as ateam," said Saccomanno, "As aresult, we have failed to find anyconsistancy against our opponents."The team, which completes itsCycling team cap tures eightSmedals

When Mercyhurst cyclists MikeAlioway and Leon Mumfordcrossed the finish line of the Edin-boro University Road Race together,taking first and second plac e, it wasa sight that had the other schoolswondering how it happened. ^Alioway and Mumford finishedmore than 30 seconds ahead of thethird placerider n a performancethat capped a weekend of racingthat saw the Mercyhurst cycling

race, the team raced at Penn StateBehrend in the fourth even t of thesix race MAT Oil Collegiate Cy-cling Series.The Hurst's performance attheevent was an jindication that theteam was not far from a victory.The 19-mile novice men's raceended in a field sprint of thirtyriders, with Alio way takingsecondand Gary Ondick, third.Marce Dziekonski finishedteam take home eight medals and second in the women 's race, whilecapture second place in the teamcompetition. |The day before the EdinboroDavid McQuillen placed third inthe 27-mile expert men's eventOverall, the Hurst placed fourth.

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In Edinboro on Sunday, theHurst proved that Saturday's re-sults were not a fluke. Compet-ing on a hilly 18-mile circuit thatsaw more than a few riders walktheir bikes up the steeper inclines,Alio way and Mumford broke fromthe Novice Men's pack with fourmiles to go.The other riders could only lo okon as the two Hurst teammates rodeaway. With his victory, Allowaylook over the series* leadership whileMumford moved up to secondoverall. With one race left in theseries, either rider could emerge asthe series* cham pion.In the Women's race, MarceDziekonski finished second whileMia Urycki look fourth. In the thirty-sue mile Expert Men's race, DavidMcQuillen finished third after break-ing away with five other riders.

Big Jim McKeever suprised even* himself with a ninth place finish.

*Although IUP continued to domi-nate the team standings, the Hurstpushed Slippery Rock Universityinto third place, while CarnegieMellon took Fourth.This weekend, the learn will travelto IUP for the final race of theseries. A lthough the team has beenhampered by the loss of top riderSean Wall, who is out with a brokencollarbone, expectations for victoryare high.With Alloway and Mumfordholding first and second overall indie Novice Men, Dziekonski hold-ing second in the Women's andMcQuillen, third, in the ExpertMen's, the teanvwill close out aseason that has been more success-

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By Chris FielyMerciad Sports WriterWith two of the inal our gamesbeing played today, theLadyLakers softball team hope to endon agood note. The Lakers will tryto end a five game losing streakwhen the team plays Edinboro.After their 1-7 southern tour.the Lakers won their;first game

against Clarion, 2-1. ThetLakersthen lost five in a row includingtwoto Slippery Rock and SL Bonav-enture.The team then beat rival Gan-non, 6-2, on April 23. However,the team is now on a second five-

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game losing streak including twoto Brockport State and Allegheny.''Defensively, we have im-proved quickly,' * said coach TobyEichas. "We have given up sueruns or less in the regular season.'*p The Lakers, in theirfirsteightgames, gave up 8.4 runs a game.

They scored 4.12 runs a game. Intheir last 12 gam es, the Lakers havelet their opponents score 3.5 runs agame. This is compared to their1.57 runs a game. I"Offensively, we have scoredsix runs once, and every other gamehas been three runs or less/* Eichassaid. "Losing close games hasn'ttaken the ladies out emotionally.Even though they have been insome close games this season, itshould help them to have a moreproductive season next yea r."|Coach Eichas credits the pitch-ing duoof Alii Klopfer and WendyTullar on a fine job this season.Christy Puz leads the team in bat-ting with a .486 average. FreshmenJackie Hinz and Amy Baxter areamong the top fi ve in hitting.

After today's two games againsttheFighting Scots, the Lady Lak-ers look to travel to Grove City onSaturday with the season's finaltwo games with the Eagles.

season on May 2, in Alliancc,Ohio,will be hoping to have learned uponthis year's experience/"We have j some* competentfreshmen and one or two goodrecruits coming in next year /' saidSaccomanno. "Hopefully, .if theweather stays fine and the playerscontinue to improve, we could dovery well next year."

Women'eightunbeatenCraig RybczynskiMerciad Sports Writer

On Saturday, April 25 , thewomen's varsity eightdefeated thecrew from Marietta to improve itsspring regatta record to 4-0. It servesas preparation for this Saturday'sMidwest Championships in Co-lumbus, OH. The crew has beatenall 17 opponents en route to theirunbeaten record. 1The regatta at Presque Isle Bayfeatured the University of Buffalo,AH. Myer from Canada, and*Marietta College of Ohio. The

Women's eight followed up theirsuccess at the LaS alle Invitationalon April 11. Andrea Peterson said,We have earned it; we workedour way from no-name, non-ath-letes to the top team to b ea t"Manus Walsh ended his col-lege rowing career this weekendwhen he rowed in the men's pair,along with Adrian Spracklen. Walsh,a senior fronv Ireland, has beenrowing here for four years. CoachBaugh said, "I'm sorry to losehim. Eight men like him and Mer-cyhurstwould be national champi-

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ons. The m en's freshmen eight alsowon their race against Marietta.They also did w ell in LaSalle, fin-ishing third. The eight, however,lost to Marietta's varsity eight intheirnextrace. According to CoachBaugh they were only 15 secondsoff the men's eight that won theDadVails. IMercyhurst* s lightweight men'sfour defeated the .University | ofBuffalo. Their record stands at 25 -1 with their only lo ss of the seasonto Foidham at the LaSalle Invita-tional. They will look to qualify forthe Dad Vails National Champion-ships and avenge their only loss ofthe spring. Dad Vails will be held

on May 7-9 in Philadelphia. PA.'> In other races, the women'sJ.V.Ight lost to Marietta Both the men'sand women's novice fours also wereV\Udefeated The men had toraceagainstthe team that won Dad Vails theyear before. All three crews will tryto reverse their fortunes in Colum-bus and qualify for D ad Vails. f |I Coach Baugh said he hopes SOpercent of their crews qualify thisweekend. The field of forty crewsat Midwest Championships will raceto become oneof the select crews togo Dad Vails. i

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