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M e r c y h u r s t l o s e s t a l e n t e d m u s i c i a nBy Craig RybczynskiEditor in Chief

"He was very upset over somepersonal things that happenedanddidn't what to play the game,"said Cathy Grant, mo thereofMercyhurst student JonathanDylewski who took his own lifeFriday, November 25, near hishome in Erie. 'qShock was the word most asso-ciated with the incident"When Ahmed said that Jondied I couldn't believe it," saidJason Giffen.Accord ing to Ahmed Kossongo,one of his roommates, "He liked to party just like anyother student play spades andpool," she said. "He also lovedthe outdoors and going camping."But to Mercyhurst students, hewill be remembered forhis musi-

cal ta lent and the school will honorhfm anefhis work in a memorialconcert.! giThe tribute is slated for Satur-day, May 6, at th e Taylor LittleTheatre at 8 p.m.

S e c u r i t y B r i e f s B r a w l l e a d s t o a r r e s tBaby Jesus stolenThe baby Jesus was stolen from the manger in the foyer of OldMain on Sunday, Dec 4 sometime between noon and 8 p.m. A $100reward has been offered to anyone offering information leading tothe identification of the thief. The figure is two feet long and white.

The fingertipson the right hand are broken. Anyone with informa-tion regarding the theft of he baby Jesus should call security at 824-2304. I h ISnow is on the way

Students who park their cars on campus should consult theirparking manuals to find out about snow removal. There will be aspecific schedule regarding removal of snow fromcampus parkingareas and some cars will have to be m oved prior to plowing or elsethey may be damaged in the process. Look for signsfrom securityregarding snow removal schedules.

Re-map MercyhurstThe campus roadways will soon be named Preston Drive,

Baldwin Drive, East Main, West Main and Mercy Drive. Thesenames,will make it easier for people to find their|way|aroundcampus. New maps of the campus showing the new road names willbe available in the new year.

By Jule GardnerSenior WriterStudents involved in a brawlearly Sunday may face expulsion.A fight involving three non-

Mercyhurst people and an un-known number ofMercyhurststu-dents and alumni erupted around3:30 a.m. Sunday when a womanfrom Behrend, her boyfriend anda friend came looking for an or-ange hunting suit allegedly takenfrom the woman by a Mercyhurststudent, said Bud Dever, directorof security.One of the strangers was alleg-edly assaulted and kicked repeat-edly while on the ground and thewoman was allegedly punchedtwice in the side of the head fol-lowing an "aggressive" shoutingmatch at an off-campus Briggs

Avenue residence, said Dever.glPeople spilled out of the partyduring the brawl; the two menallegedly grabbed a baseball batfrom their truck and others, some

of them Mercyhurst hockey play-ers, allegedly went back into theapartments to get hockey sticks,he said.fDever said those with hockeysticks allegedly smashed windowsof the truck and punched one ofthe men through the broken win-dow. Two other nearby cars werealso damaged, he said.

The hunting suit was allegedlytaken from the woman outsideFelix's Nite Club. Dever said thewoman was told she could pick itup at the Briggs Avenue party.During the fight, the womanran to a residence and called Eriepolice. Two canine officers re-sponded to the call said Dever. Astudent not involved in the fightallegedly insulted the two offic-ers, who were women, and wasarrested afterbeing given repeatedwarnings, said Dever. He wascharged with drunken and disor-derly conduct and underage drink-ing, said Dever.

The three non-Mercy hurst par-ticipants are considering theiroptions, including prosecution,Dever said. They are waiting tosee what disciplinary action willbe taken by the college, he said.

Erie police are likely to be in-volved if the charges include as-sault, he saidJ"particularly be-cause it involved punching awoman twice in the head. That'sthe lowest as far as I'm con-cerned," Dever said. *>The incident is still under in-vestigation. Those involved couldbe expelled for a term or indefi-nitely andwill be expected to payfor damage done to the victim'struck and the two cars owned byMercy hurst st uden ts not involvedin the fight:*Dever said some hockey play-ers were involved and the coach"backs us 100 percent." He alsosaid he did not want to paint thewhole hockey team as involvedor as the only participants.

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I n f o r m a t i o n a l s u p e r h i g h w a y s t i l l u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o nBy Jule GardnerSenior Writer

Like the Internet itself, the cur-rent structure of the "informa-t ional super highway" atMercyhurst resembles anarchy.P i t ' s here, it's working, but noone is officially in charge.Dr. Mario Diaz, largely respon-sible for bringing the Internet tothis campus, has shouldered theresponsibility of se tting it up andworking through access issues.This has been an involved andtime consuming process for Diaz,chairperson of the Physics de-partment."We don't have proper struc-t u r e , " he said and suggestsMercyhurst add a new dean - Deanof Aca demic Computing.Diaz has drafted a proposal for

administration detailing whatshould be don e to give all facultyand students access to Internet byMay.It would involve the purchaseof modems, although Diaz saidhe could not comm ent furtherbecause administration has yet tostudy his proposal.Diaz is conducting?Internetworkshops for faculty members.It is key for faculty to gain accessto and learn the Internet, he said,becaus e, as teachers, they can then"narrow the gap" in instructingothers, namely students."There is a serious commitmenton my behalf to give all the stu-dents access. The problem is thatthis as * new,and we have someorganizational problems,"!saidDiaz. The Pentium lab on the second

floor of Zurn contains 18 com-puters and was officially inaugu-rated November rl . Mercyhurstwas able to purchase this state ofthe art equipment mainly througha grant from the National Scie nceFoundation.The lab, he said, is designed forscience instruction and sciencemajors dohave priority, sa id Diaz."But some criticisms have notbeen fair. The lab is open to anystudent who needs it ." A bout 300students have Internet accountsand about one-third of those arenon-science majors, he said.Students who want to useInternet for educational purposes,(rather than sending e-mail to aboyfriend of girlfriend) can con-tact I Pauline Kraus, director ofPhysics Lab, at ext 2059.Physics work studies are avail-

able to instruct "newb ies," or newusers of the Internet."What we are trying to avoid isan onslaught of people. We canhandle the pace that is coming atus now," said Diaz.The computers and the Internetare not "luxuries," he said. 'Th isis the way instruction is going.Students should be pushing theirprofessors to integrate (he Internetinto their classrooms."There is a mentality jjthatstresses Mercyhurst as a 'teach-ing' college and that research andscholar activity would threatenthat goal. This is a very seriousmistake."I am not saying we should gofor the Nobel prize, but we shouldbe publishing injournals and otherpublications. Research and a wideknowledge base make better fac-

ulty." Research via the Internet isthe most complete and necessarymeans, he said. #"Of course they (professors us-ing the Internet) have to be able totranslate what they know."Some faculty members may notadapt well to this change. Theywill be limiting themselves, hesaid. "It's O.K. to be nice andfriendly w ith stude nts, but that isnot what makes good teachers.

"Many students, in the sciencesand humanities as w ell, will go onto grad school where they willstress research. We haveito beinvolved with training these stu-dents."The reason I'm trying to be upon scholar issues and research isso that I know what is on thecutting e dge," he said.

M S G N e w s : A W o r m a l ' d e c i s i o n i n j t h e w o r k sBy Anne L. McNelisCopy Editor

Sophomor e Rep S taceyFitzpatrick discussed the upcom-ing Winter Formal at Monday's | |MSG meetingt-She said she and .co-chair Matt Adams have dis- gcussed changing the structure of *vthe formal for this year.

Fitzpatrick said they are con-sidering having a dinner as part ofthe formal. The price of ticke ts tothe formal would be slightlyhigher in this situation, but wouldstill be under $1 5, she said.One of the reasons the formal

committee is considering chang-ing the formal, said Fitzpatrick, isto try to avoid some of the prob-lems that have been encounteredat previous formals. In the past,there has been damage to prop-erty . at tne places where th eformals have been hekKvPbis4am-

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age has resulted'in MSG beingunable to find places to hold theformals because marry locationsin Erie will not allow Mercyhurststudents there for large events.Some reps expressed concernsabout whether students would at-tend the formal if hey have to payfor dinner. Fitzpatrick said if the

plan doesn'twork for Winter For*mal, "walways have Spring For?mal." # If:MSG Secretary Jessica Cuffiasaid she is planning a wellnessday for late in Janua ry or early inFebruary.-She said the day Would"'involve resources available both** on&and off campus. Cuffia saidshe would like to have participa-tion from organizations dealingwith such issues as su icide, rapecrisis, and eating disorders.The day will feature speakersand other informa tion about theseorganizations. Cuffia said she wil 1have more information about theAn honorable pursuit

By Megan CircleMerciad News Editor

Of the 231 honors students atMercyhursti College, six werechosen as honors scholars. Thissmall group of honors studentswere chosen because of their ex-ceptional academic talent andleadership roles in the Mercyhurstcommunity.This yea r's honors scholars areBil l Myer , Michel le Mizia,Theresa Lacomb, Dan Hilfiker,Amy DcAngelo, and LisaLanders.The program for the honorsscholars is more demanding thanthe regular honors!curriculum.Instead of taking nine or ten hon-ors courses, the honors scholarmust take 14Each student must aIso create aone-credit seminar with the helpof one faculty member and nomore than two other honors schol-ars. Dr. Ludlow B rown, director

of the Mercyhurst College Hon-ors Program, said that these semi-nars would be open to all honorsstudents first, and then open to theentire campus if there is enoughroom for them. The ideal size ofthese seminars would be 12-15students.The honors scholar must createat least two works, such as sto-ries, pa pcrs, a rtwork, etc., for pre-sentation in an appropriate venue(ie. a journal, maga zine, confer-ence, gallery, etc.), not controlledby or directly affiliated withMercyhurst College.The student must create oneevent of intellectual interest*forthe Mercyhurst or Erie commu-nity. IP*There is also a 40 hour servicerequirement that must draw onthe honors schola r's intellectualabilities, such as tutoring.Brown said, "these studentsshould become wel l -known

around campus. They should beinvolved in many of the eventsthat go on, such as introducingspeakers, doing film series andthe like." He said he wants thesestudents to be models for the restof the campus.fBrown also said that a studentmust make the decision to be anhonors scholar as a freshman orsophomore because the task istoo monumental to try to com-plete in one or two years.

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wellness day w ithin a few weeks.M SG Pr es iden t Geor gePaydock discussed the SpringFestival. Hesaid the festival com-mittee decided to sponsor BrendanThompson, son of SusanThomp-son, assistant director of the li-brary. | j | jgThompson is a leukemia pa-tient in need of a bone marrowtransplant. He is scheduled forthe surgery in January and theThompson family is in need|ofdonations to cover the expensesof the operation and subsequentcare of Brendan. Reps votedunanimously in favor of festivalprofits benefiting the Thompsonfamily. IHeather Marshall and ChrisThompson, members of he Envi-ronmentally Concerned Cam pusOrganization (ECCO), requested$400 from MSG to help fund thepurchase of recycling containers.ECCO is starting a campus-widerecycling program in January.The request was tabled untilnext week's meeting because reps

must have at least one week tothink about issues involving re-quests for large sums of money.Treasurer Damn Tovtin saidECCO's request for funds #faljsright underneath" whatclub fund-

ing is suppbsed to be for. MSG1!Adv isor 'Cass- Sh iihek"''sa id if theclub' has soine?*money of theirown, that will give them "moreleverage" when they request as-sistance from adm inistration.Tovtin announced that SeniorRep Jeff Hutchinson was the Repof the Week because he is "relent-less." j % JPaydock said the Grotto candleswill be moved into the Prince ofPeace chapel in the*Union.~:Hesaid they are being moved be-cause the weather has caused thecandles to blow out. Paydock saidthe candles will be placed in theGrotto when the weather im-proves.MSG meetings are held everyMonday night at 8:30 p.m. in theGovernment Chambers. Themeetings are open to all students.

Forum scheduledBy Christopher JurusikMerciad Contributing Writer

A public forum entitled "E rie'sEnvironmental Agenda in theNext Decade" will be held Tues-day, Dec. 13 from 8 to 9:30 p.m.in Sullivan Hall.Speaking at the forum will beEd Leslie, a representative fromHammermill Papers Division,International Paper, and MartyVisnosky, the Chair of the ErieCounty Environmental Coalition.

Each speaker will be allotted a15-minute opening statement inwhich to discuss their competingconception of what Erie's futureenvironmental priorities shouldentail. V

Following their opening re-marks, a ?panel of experts willpose questions to the representa-tives concerning their respectivepositions. At the conclusion ofthis session, moderator J. PhilipRogers of theiPolitical ScienceDepartment, will open the floorto the audience for questions andconcerns.I This forum will offer theMercyhurst community the op-portunity to see how politics andeconomics influence the creationof an environmental agenda.The presentation is being spon-sored by the ^Political ScienceAssociation and the EcologicallyConcerned Cam pus Organization.

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Hold that thoughtHeather MarshallMerciad Columnist

It's amazing thedifference just a few monthscan make. About five monthsago I saw N ine Inch Nails inCleveland, on their Down-ward Spiral tour. I saw it atthe Agora Theatre, and forthose of you who aren'tfamiliar with it, the Agora is a small old theater tnat oncedramatic performances, with a seating capacity of about 1,500.Last week I saw NIN in Buffalo at the Memorial Auditorium,which for those of you who aren't familiar with the MemorialAuditorium either, is a large sports arena, with a seating capacityof over 10,000. Both shows were sold out and csthctically theywere the same performance, but comparibly, I noticed manychanges in the band. *

One obvious difference was the size of the venue, andthat definitely affected the feel of the crowd and the atmosphere.But the attitude of the band had changed slightly and it wasapparent to me during many of their songs. They seemed fed upand tired of the regimin that they had kept up for so long. Muchof the pow er to their lyrics and their singing was lost; theyseemed bored.The conceit began with a loud and crowd-rousingversion of "Mr. Self Destruct," off their latest album, Th eDownw ard Spira l. Following that song were other popularsongs off the latest album. Songs such as "Piggy ," "Reptile," and"March of the Pigs," lent a hand to the familiarity and popularityof the latest album. This showed me that the band seemed moreconcerned with their new found fans than with those who havebeen behind them frontthe start. f xDuring every song, one element that stood out for me inthe initial show was the power and atmosphere the lights and setsgave to the show. I realize once an area is expanded, that some ofthe effect will be lost, but comparing what I saw in the end ofMay, to what I saw now , there was a very big con trast. In the;beginning, the lights filled the entire capacity of the theatre, therewas not one person in attendence who did not feel the brightnessof the lights float across their bodies. Every v erse, word anddrum beat would resonate through one 's body, and one could feeltheir lungs vibrate with every twist in the song. Their music stillenters your ear and manages to reach every nerve ending in yourbody and rhythms are still as strong as they ever w ere. But theband did not seem to have their whole heart in the words theysang, the feelings were lost as they m ingled w ith the bodies onthe floor, while they tried to reach me in the bleachers. Trent /Reznor seemed to be playing into the pit and not to fill the entirevast complex of the auditorium. Clearly if you were not on the vfloor, dancing and getting crushed, you missed the true show..Although it sounds as though I am negative on thisentire concert experience, Nine Inch Nails is still, and willalways be, one of my favorite bands. It is just hard for me to deal

with a band wh o, despite the fact they have been the same bandfor many ye ars, has just recently received recognition. Thereforethey change, and seem to take on different qualities, whichcomply with the wishes of a more "popular,"mainstream audi-ence. i All in all the show was basically good, and if you havenever seen Nine Inch Nails, I'm sure their performance wouldhave blown you away. It is just a shame that we will never againget to see "Something I Can Never Have" or "Wish," played in asmall venue. We can never see Trent Reznor's face drip with thepain wrought expressions of show s past. His emotions can nevercome straight out of the speakers and shake us in our seats,because it gets pretty lonely up there in row "X ".

ECO-TIPi OF THE W EEKReuse old wrapping papers or create yourown permanently wrapped box to reuse andshare w ith the rest of your family for all yourholiday gift wrapping needs.|

By Katie PetriMerciad Staff WriterArc you a habitual couch potatoseeking fresh and diverse TV pro-gramming pleasures? Well,alrighty then! The student pro-ducers of M.C.iMagazine areproud to bring you creative'pro-gramming that features every-thing from NFL Sports Talks toRock n' Roll. To catch theseoutstanding productions tune inyour sets at 8 p.m. to^ErieCablevision Channel 62 or 19bstarting S aturday, Dec. 10 throughWednesday, Dec. 14.The following editions of M.C.Magazine were produced by tenstudents enrolled in the fall termT. V. Production course instructedby communications departmenthead, Dick Ragan. Each studentproduced a show with the techni-cal help of his/her classmates.Producer, JoAnna Shirey says,"Ithink all students in the classwould agree thatjthe hands onapproach really reinforced thelearning of the production processes we studied in previouscourses. We had to depend oneach other and work as a team to.make everyone's show success*

ful." Don tmiss out onyou friendsjid classmates productions. Theschedule of programming is asfollows:Saturday, Dec. 10f 8pm:Today in HockeyProducer: Craig ZaffaroniModerator: Jeff RomitoGuest: Steve Torriero*Jeff Romito talks with stu-dent and hockey player SteveTorriero.Saturdav P Dec. 10f 8:15pm:Fundamentals of BasketballProducer: Damon S terling

.. Moderator: CraigRybczynski*, ... .. ,j 1i aft Guest: Rahsaah Roland .a *Raksaah Roland demon-

strates the fundamentals of bas-ketbali. Rahsaah is asophomore star point guard onthe Men 's basketballteam.Sunday. Dec. 11. 8pm;NFL Sports Talk | f^Producer: Craig Zaffaroni^Moderator: Damon SterlingGuest: Dave Perry'"Dave, a junior student,talks professional football withDamon. Dave ftalks with em-phasis on the Pittsburgh Steelersand he estimates on howthey do this year.idav. Dec. l l r 8;]5pm;

Talking BaseballI Producer: Cra ig RybczynskiModerator: Bill Steen \Guest: Brad Rybczynski*Brad, a sophomore, was aformer baseball player for StFrancis high school. He talkswith Bill Steen about baseball.Monday. Dec. 12. 8pm!Flesh and Bones

Producer: Jeff RomitoModerator: Damon SterlingGuest: Monica Sertik*Monica, a senior, dis-cusses Forensic .Pathology withDamon, Monica talks - t % v t.about the- remains of a deceasedperson and how you can iden-tify the cha racteristics of age, sex,height, the cause of death, etc.Monday. Dec. 12. 8:15 pm:Another View on Getting aTattooProducer: Katie Petri,,y Moderator: CraigRybczynskiGuest: Mike Ski?'"Mike, a student atMercyhurst, owns his own tattoobusiness out of his home. Heshows us his equipment and dem-onstrates his artistic * abi l -ity on tattoo recipient Terri

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Tuesday. Dec. 13.8pmHammerheads A Rockin'Producer: Bill Steen]}Moderator: Ka t ie Pc l riGuests: Jim Ren nicksRon YaroszJason LewisJamie Houston*Mercyhurst band, "TheHammerheads," demonstratetheir instruments, and thenthey perform an original rockin'tune.Tuesday. Dec. 13. 8:15pmJava JiveProducer: Terri ResslerModerator: JoAnna ShireyGuest: Heather Marshall*Heather demonstrateshow to make the gourmet coffees,like- cappuccino.*

Wednesday. Dec. 14. 8pm:Munchin' with StaceyProducer: JoAnna ShireyModerator: Terri ResslerGuest: Stacey Tegmier*Mercyhurst student,Stacey Tegmier, demonstrateshow to bake lumber j ackcookies.Wednesday. Dec. 14. 8; 15pm:Trisha's Holiday TipsProducer: Mel issa T orresModerator: Bill Steen

^** Guest: *JTriciaJ Powers **Mercyhurst'srudent,Tricia Powers, demonstrates howto decorate a C h r i s tm a scake. I

Celebratet he |MessiahCome and celebrate thereason for the season with -Maestro Eiji Oue and the EriePhilharmonic Orchestra and

Chorus when they present twoconcerts of Handel's Messiahin St Peter Cathedral. As Ouewill be leaving Erie for theMinnesota Symphony next year,this will be your last chance tosee him conduct this majesticwork.Written in 1741 by GeorgeFrideric Handel and firstperformed in the spring of 1742at Trinity College Dublin,Ireland, The Messiah illustratesthe foundations of Christianityin a series of musical pieces thatparallel the prophecy, the life,the death, and the resurrectionof Christ.?This three hour longconcert will be performed onSaturday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.,- Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m.Tickets are $15 for front pewseats with $10 front seats forstudents and senior citizens.Tickets for the rest of thecathedral are $8. For reserva-tions call the Erie Philharmonicat (814) 455-1375, or stop by^the office, 1001 State Street,Suite 924.v a * * * V m * ' * - '

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the defender and slam that Nintendo'game into her shopping cart iA x U l t O r C S D O I l C i SThe women's bracket would beithe toughest, especially the I */-% T C P T I T I P H V ^ Qseniors division. I JGrandmas with fire in their eyes, slam dance their way into the I ^T\ f -J / - i - i cmc

Watch yourself. Yo u are fair game in this no-holds-barred gam eof gift gathering.Don't stand in the way of seasoned veterans, they will run youright over.But in this ultimate mayhem and greed, there is a true meaning tothe season.It is not only a time to get fat with your relatives.

Theholiday also includes exchanging gifts and then complainingabout the things you didn't receive.For instance, your uncle bought you a pair of sock s and a tie thatresembles something out of a "Welcome Back Rotter" episode.And the only response, when you ask him where your real gift is,

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