Upload
themerciad
View
222
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 1/8
Tuitionincreases tokeep college
operating
Page 3
C A R P E B R E W EM?
Pair of ‘Hurststudents box inGolden Gloves
matches
Page 8
‘Complexions’presents
dichotomy of dance
Page 5
Jazz FM offersunique
work-studyopportunity
Page 4
V o l . 8 4 , N o.
2 0/0 3 / 3 0 / 1 1 , F R E E T h e Me r c
i a d
Biology student to beginbrewing beer in fall
MORE INSIDE AND ONLINE
Read the storyon page 2.
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 2/8
NEWSPage 2 March 30, 2011
David Whyte shares poetry, wisdom
The first of three events forMercyhurst’s ninth annual Literary Festival took place Sunday, whenpoet David Whyte not only recitedpoetry but also spoke words of
wisdom to the audience. Whyte described his childhood
and how he became a poet. Hebegan writing poetry at age seven.
“I was searching for a way of trying to be equal to the world. I
would stare at the stars until I got aheadache,” Whyte said.
For 10 years, he studied marinelife and spent two of those yearsdoing research in the GalapagosIslands.
“When I got there, none of theanimals had read any of my biol-ogy books,” Whyte said. “When
an animal would do something thatit was not supposed to, I foundmyself turning away.”
After spending time in the Gala-pagos Islands, Whyte had a desireto describe the things that he hadseen, but “scientific language wasnot precise enough to describethe world” he had experienced, hesaid.
Freshman Tye Schreiber wasimpressed with the transition Whytemade.
“It was pretty cool how he wentfrom a marine zoologist to poet,”
Schreiber said. At the event, Whyte recited
his own works as well as worksof other poets such as Dante andShakespeare.
Freshman Aaron Gomes enjoyedthe variety of poems Whyterecited.
“He was very good, and he had alot to offer,” Gomes said.
Whyte’s writings were on varioustopics, but the poems he recitedstressed the self. He discussed
undergoing hard times in life andgave advice about dealing withthese tough times.
“I could hear echoes of great writers in his work,” chair of theEnglish department Jeffrey Roess-ner, Ph.D., said. “He had a ter-rific emphasis on delivering linesof poetry so that the audiencecaught every word. He intently focused on connecting with theaudience.”
Whyte defined what being apoet means to him. He said a poetis someone who can see reality for
how it truly is.“One of the difficult arts of both
life and writing is meeting reality,” Whyte said. “The way we learn is by going through periods of visitationand absence… Knowing and notknowing.”
At the end of the event, Whyteleft his audience with a question.
“Will you turn your face back to the next great step in life?” heasked.
The next Literary Festival event
takes place Thursday, April 7, whenpoet Gary Myers will read his worksin Taylor Little Theatre at 8 p.m.
By Christopher JamesContributing writer
Poet David Whyte spoke at Mercyhurst College on Sunday,March 27, as part of the annual Literary Festival.
Jill Barrile photo
Sophomore biology major Drew Spacht will begin brewing beer aspart of an independent study in thefall.
This project, which involvesgrowing barley and hops on theMercyhurst College west campus,serves as a learning experience that
could potentially involve the entirecampus.
“The idea is to eventually, hope-fully, sell it here on campus,” Spachtsaid.
Spacht first heard of the ideaof brewing beer on campus whenbiology professor Michael Camp-bell, Ph.D., mentioned the idea inSpacht’s freshman interdisciplinary course. Spacht then expressed inter-est to Campbell during the middleof winter term this year.
Campbell is assisting Spacht inexperimenting with the ingredi-ents involved in beer making, andCampbell noted there is much tolearn about brewing beer.
Despite his idea to brew beeras part of a learning experience,
Campbell said he does not endorseselling beer on campus.
“The idea of selling alcohol is a whole other can of worms,” Camp-
bell said. “We can’t just distributealcoholic beverages on campus
without having a state license.”Campbell has not discussed
the idea with college administra-tion because they are years away from being able to sell or marketa beer on the Mercyhurst campus,he said.
Despite needing to researchLiquor Control Board laws beforebeing able to sell alcohol oncampus, Spacht discussed why he isinterested in brewing beer and theprospect of selling it.
“Beer has pretty much alwaysbeen a part of my life in a positive
way,” Spacht said.His grandfather owned Grape
City Beer, and his father, who hasdone home brewing, refers to him-self as a “beer snob.”
“I came to love and appreciatedifferent beer types and complexi-ties of beer,” Spacht said.
He said homemade beer tastesbetter than beer purchased from adistributor.
“When you actually make some-thing, it’s really good,” Spacht said.
Gerard Tobin, Ph.D., vice presi-dent of student life, said the col-lege would not be opposed to themarketing and distribution of any college-branded product, including alcoholic beverages.
The administration would,however, have to examine thelegal and mission-related con-cerns involved.
“It’s not unheard of for religiousorganizations to have distilleries,”said Tobin, citing groups like the
Abbey Beverage Co. run by Bene-dictine monks in New Mexico. “We
would just need to closely consider,‘Is this something in line with thecollege’s mission?’
“We could sell tires if we wantedto, but would that be consistent
with the mission?”Spacht’s goal of making a sus-
tainable beer would fit in with partof the college’s mission.
“We want it to be a sustainable,organic beer, if at all possible,
which so far, it looks pretty good,”Spacht said.
The barley seeds are organic, andboth the hops and barley will begrown organically, he said. The beer
will be produced locally. As of now, there are no name
ideas for a beer produced at Mer-cyhurst, but the creators do have aslogan idea.
“Carpe Brewem,” Spacht said.“Seize the beer.”
By Kelly LuomaManaging editor
Biology student to begin brewing beer
Sophomore Drew Spacht will be brewing beer as part of anindependent study in the fall.
Jill Barrile photo
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 3/8
Page 3March 30, 2011 NEWS
Correction The March 23 issue of The Merciad contained incorrect information about Mercyhurst’s
Equestrian Club. While the Equestrian Team currently competes regionally against 16 schools with
two members, the Equestrian Club has a 2010-11 membership of 17 students. Additionally, Chad
Redmond, Ph.D., founded the club in 2004 with the help of students at the time. Current club adviser
Mary Ann Owoc, Ph.D., succeeded him in 2005.
As it does every year, Mercyhurst College’s tuition will increase for the 2011-12 academic year.
According to the minutes from the Jan. 27 meeting,the Board of Trustees “approved an overall increaseof 5.17 percent (blended rate), representing a $1,839
additional cost for a resident student to attend Mercy-hurst College Erie campus during academic year 2011-2012.”
The board minutes broke down this percentage into what each additional expense will be.
This overall increase in tuition brings “tuition basedon flat-rate billing to $25,860 (a 4.92 percent increase);mandatory fees to $1,782 (a 4.96 percent increase);room and board to $9,738 (a 5.91 percent increase); fora total cost of $37,380 for a full-time resident studentto attend Mercyhurst College in Erie during academicyear 2011-2012.”
Mercyhurst Vice President for Finance and Trea-
surer Jane Kelsey said the total cost for a full-timeresident student who attends Mercyhurst next year is$35,541.
This cost, though, is only the standard cost, which
varies with housing and meal plan selections, shesaid.
As large an increase as this may seem, “compared tolast year’s total cost increase of 5.48 percent, this year’sincrease is 5.17 percent. The increase is lower comparedto last year,” Kelsey said. “Tuition only was increasedby 4.92 percent compared to an increase of 5.00 per-cent last year, and an increase as high as 7.61 percentin 2007-2008.”
Kelsey compared this increase to tuition increases in
the past.“The total cost increase is an average of 6 percent
over the past 21 years, so we are under our historicalaverage with a total cost increase of 5.17 percent fornext year,” Kelsey said. “The administration workedhard to keep it below the historical average due to theeconomy and financial struggles of our students andtheir families.”
Tuition increases every year because it “costs money to run the college, and a lot of it goes towards studentscholarships,” she said.
The excess money gathered from the tuition increasegoes toward “increased utility costs, a very modest
salary increase for faculty and staff and other operating costs,” Kelsey said. “Running a campus of this size isalmost like running a city.”
By Mike Gallagher
Staff writer
Tuition increases to keep
Mercyhurst operating
Students met with employers,handed out their resumes and dis-cussed career and internship oppor-tunities at last week’s annual Careerand Job Fair.
From a total of 518 students whoattended the event, 402 of them arefrom the Mercyhurst main campus,according to Executive Director of Experiential Learning Kyle Foust,Ph.D.
This is an 11 percent increaseover the number of students fromMercyhurst who attended last year’scareer fair.
“We are very pleased with that,”Foust said.
Many students who attended
the fair found it to be a helpful andpositive experience.
“I think it’s going great,” gradu-ate student Jimmy Strand said. “Ithink they have a great selection of companies, they certainly tried tocover all their majors, and I think the school has done a good job of letting the students know about thefair.”
Senior Kelton Macke went to thefair looking for a local internship.
“It’s been very helpful actually,”
she said.
Out of the 74 companies that were present, senior accounting andfinance major Tyler Rowley said hecouldn’t find any that appealed tohim.
“No one has anything to offer inmy major,” he said.
In order to cater to students whoare undeclared, Academic Supportfrom Mercyhurst was present at the
fair. Retention Specialist from theStudent Academic Support Office
Justin Ross said the office was therebecause the fair was a great oppor-tunity for undeclared students.
He said the career fair was help-ful for students to connect employ-ers with skills they would need forthe future. This could then helpthem decide on a major.
Ross said he was pleased withthe number of undeclared students
who attended the fair.
“We had a great turnout,” Rosssaid. “I wish all of them wouldshow up.”
The employers at the event toldFoust the students were qualifiedand presented themselves well. Theemployers’ comments show thatMercyhurst has properly preparedits students, Foust said.
Foust is working on survey-ing the representatives who cameto the fair as well as students whoattended in order to get feedback
about the Career Fair.
By Kelly Luoma
Managing editor
Career Fair showsMercyhurst studentsare qualifi ed, prepared
News Briefs A female student was threatened with a knife on Sunday,
March 27, at approximately 4 a.m. when she was walking
toward Warde Hall. A dark green car approached her, and a
white male asked if she had a cigarette. The male then showed
the student a large kitchen knife and ordered her into the vehi-
cle. The student ran into her residence hall, and the man drove
away. This incident is similar to a report earlier this school year
when a female student was threatened by a male with a kitchen
knife. This incident occurred in the CVS parking lot.
Student threatened with knife
Students interested in summer employment at Mercyhurst
College can pick up applications at the HR Office in Weber
Hall. Applications must be returned by Friday, April 15, to be
considered for the first round of job assignments. Students
who work at least 180 hours during the summer qualify for a
50 percent reduction in their summer housing.
Summer employment available for students
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 4/8
FEATURES March 30, 2011Page 4
What are youlooking
forward tothis term?
“I am looking forward
to the warm weather
and day-long ‘study’
sessions at the beach.”
-Amanda Crago,
freshman
“The fact that this is
my last term before my
senior year-this term is
one of the last speed-
bumps before
graduation.”
-Tim McAndrew,
junior
’Hurst to host second Relay for Life
Mercyhurst College offers plenty of options for students to have their
voices heard by the college and theErie community.
Through shows produced in thetelevision studio to stories in TheMerciad, students can add theircontributions and learn new skillsthat will help prepare them for lifeafter college.
At WMCE, Mercyhurst’s jazzstation, students are finding moreopportunities for their voices to beheard while honing important skills.
“The students help with every-thing from public service announce-ments to CD categorizing,” said MikeLeal, Jazz FM director of broad-casting. Students are also given theopportunity to work on “Top Jazz”and “Jazz at the Hurst,” the station’stwo shows, that air each week.
“Jazz at the Hurst” plays each Wednesday at 3 p.m., and currently has three students take turns creat-ing the show each week. “We try torotate hosts because students don’tnormally have the time to do itevery week,” Leal said.
Senior Lisa MacDonald andfreshman Ashley Ayers are two of the hosts. Their work with WMCEhas taught them skills that will helpboth in the future.
MacDonald is a biology major
who has been working at the radiostation since her freshman year.
Since last winter, MacDonald hasdone about 20 shows of “Jazz atthe Hurst.” Though MacDonalddoes not intend to pursue a careerin radio, she recognizes the advan-tages it has given her.
“I’ve become comfortable withthe sound of my voice, and I com-municate better,” MacDonald said.
Ayers, a communication major, is
also seeing the benefits of working atthe radio station.
“I love working here. Mike’s sucha nice guy, and it’s nice to get familiar
with the equipment,” Ayers said.She, too, feels more comfortable
and confident with her voice.Theradio station can be heard throughoutthe Erie area, but Ayers thinks moreMercyhurst students should tune intothe station.
“I wish that more students would
listen, because a lot of people puthard work into this,” Ayers said.
Leal plans to get a fourth host for“Jazz at the Hurst” next year, and“the door is always open for students
who would like to be here as a work study or volunteer to help continue
with the jazz format,” Leal said. “We would really be struggling without thehelp of our work-study students.”
Any students interested in work-ing at the radio station can contact
Leal. For everyone else, don’t forgetto tune into 88.5 Jazz FM.
By Christopher JamesContributing writer
Jazz FM provides entertainment, opportunity
The second Relay for Life at Mer-cyhurst College will take place out-side the Hermann Student Unionfrom 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30 to 1a.m. Sunday, May 1.
Students will walk in teams forthe American Cancer Society for12 hours, raising money for cancerawareness and research.
In 2010, Relay for Life was the
largest student-run philanthropy event at Mercyhurst. Junior Ethan Johns plays an important role as co-chair of the event along with juniorKatie Pieh.
Pieh is planning events that rep-resent Relay for Life and its new
affiliation, Colleges Against Cancer. Johns became involved in Relay
for Life after he was diagnosed with
cancer.“I was invited to Relay in the
spring as a survivor and realizedit was a great way to recognizeall that the Mercyhurst and Eriecommunities do to support those
with cancer, aim to prevent cancer,and ultimately fight for a cure,” hesaid.
There is hope that Relay for Life will become an annual event for theMercyhurst College community.
As a graduate of Mercyhurst Prep, Johns would like to see more par-ticipation from the high school andalso from the Sisters of Mercy.
Sophomore Kaleigh Hubert isanother student participating in
Relay for Life as a member and cap-tain of the Honors Program team.
“I participate in Relay for Life
because I want to make a differ-ence, and I find it to be a very funand rewarding event,” Hubert said.“There are a number of studentsinterested in walking and helping out, and because Relay for Life hitshome for a lot of people, I truly expect that we will gain a great dealof support from our program.”
Hubert participates because hergrandmother is fighting liver cancer,and her grandfather overcame pros-
tate cancer a few years ago.“I walk for the two of them and
for everyone else who is and wasaffected by this awful disease in thehopes that someday, a cure will befound. I have been participating in
Relay for Life for the past few years,including last year when Mercy-hurst hosted its first Relay for Life
on campus,” Hubert said. This year, Johns and the com-
mittee, which in addition to Piehalso includes Lorraine Frownfelter,system/domain administrator andtheir American Cancer Society rep-resentative, are planning to raise atleast $25,000 in order to beat lastyear’s amount.
Johns said they also want toincrease the number of teams andparticipants. There were 32 teams in
2010, and there are 32 teams signedup for this year’s Relay for Life withhope for more.
For more information or to signup for this year’s Relay for Life, goto relay.mercyhurst.edu.
By Alicia CagleStaff writer
“The thing I’m lookingforward to this yearis �inishing and �inallyshowing this year’sCommuniaction movie,
“Diary of Sarah Lucas.”We have all worked sohard on it and I’m reallyexcited to �inally shareit with everyone on May8 in Taylor little Theatreat 8 p.m. It’s going to bea blast.”
-Leah Hubbard, senior
Freshman Ashley Ayers above, and senior Lisa MacDonald are
two of the students who work at Mercyhurst’s Jazz FM.
Ethan Magoc photos
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 5/8
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Page 5March 30, 2011
‘Complexions’ presents the dichotomy of dance
The Complexions Contempo-rary Ballet performance on Sunday in the Performing Arts Centercan really only be described as a
visual fiesta of beauty and ath-leticism that left the audience very impressed.
The dancers moved with sinu-ous grace and utter control whilealso incorporating raw ferocity and
a degree of ruggedness in many of the pieces.
Freshman Emily McAveney described the performances as“the perfect combination of pureathleticism and exceptional art-istry.”
The performance featured thechoreography of Dwight Rhoden,a lauded dance figure and co-direc-tor of the company along with Des-mond Richardson.
The evening began with “Moon
Over Jupiter,” a piece memorablefor its lighting as well as the danc-ing.
The hazy lights created an atmo-sphere in which it seemed almost
like the dancers were dancing on amoon.
The choreography for this piece, with its many duets and solos inter-twined with group dancing, success-fully showcased the many talents of both the men and women of thecompany.
Next came “Spill,” a pas de deux(dance for two) performed in tancostumes that made the dancerslook almost nude.
This shorter piece incorporated
continuous motion that kept theeye busy to the very last second.
Though less memorable thansome of the other pieces on theprogram, “Spill” displayed theimpressive partnering skills of thetwo who danced it.
“On Holiday” gave some variety to the concert as it featured morejazzy movement elements and
women in ballroom heels ratherthan pointe shoes.
The piece included a series of
pas de deuxs which ended with anespecially raw, heated duet.
Music included jazz pieces like
“Come Rain or Come Shine” and
“My Man.” Another portion of Act II,
“Moody Booty Blues,” began with
a riveting trio of males jumping
with great vigor that melded into vivacious dancing with two femalemembers of the company.
This piece also had a bluesy, jazzinfluence.
Finally, the performance ended with “Rise,” a high-energy andintensely riveting piece set to musicby U2.
The combination of rock con-cert-like lighting, red costuming,and the dynamic performance by the dancers ended the evening witha definite bang.
One of the most visually appeal-ing aspects of the whole perfor-mance was the way in which thechoreography and lighting accentu-
ated the exceptionally well sculptedbodies of the dancers in the com-pany.
“They utilized dynamics toemphasize their extreme lines andarticulate bodies,” said freshmanEliza Davidson.
All in all, the Complexions per-formance left many impressed andexcited by the energy of the eve-ning.
“Their attack is so amazing but they still have perfect con-
trol over their movements,” saidfreshman Emily Reed. “They arefierce.”
By Sarah Mastrocola
Staff writer
Singers perform poetry in ‘Matchbook’
This past Friday, the Erie com-munity gathered for a collaborativeperformance of original poetry andclassical music compositions.
“Matchbook: An Evening of Poetry, Music, and Song” began at8 p.m. in a well attended WalkerRecital Hall to an eager audience.
Sponsored by the Poet LaureateInitiative of Erie County, the con-cert featured the poetic work of Beth Gylys set to the musical com-
positions of Dan Welcher.Gylys, an award-winning author
and English teacher at GeorgiaState University, formerly served onthe faculty of the English Depart-ment at Mercyhurst.
The concert began with a wel-come and introduction of Gylys by her husband, Thomas ForsthoefelPh.D., a Mercyhurst professor of religious studies and the 2010-11Poet Laureate of Erie County.
Gylys read a selection of her
additional poetic work prior to the
actual “Matchbook” performancecommenced.
The poetry in her chapbook “Matchbook” became the inspira-tion for Friday’s song sequence.
Gylys says she “had always hada fascination for the concept of personal ads in which people wouldsummarize themselves and whatthey were all about in a few, shortsentences.”
When making her “Matchbook,”Gylys thought of every individu-al’s personal ad as a character and
wanted to bring that character tolife in their poem or in this case,their poetic song.
The poetic song came to lifethrough the dynamic performancesof singers from the D’AngeloDepartment of Music under thedirection of Louisa Jonason.
The student performers included Andrea Baker, Sara Maitland, Brit-tany Barko, Katie Wagner andNathan Stern.
After seeing her peers perform,freshman Kathleen Reveille said“it was nice to see my friends per-form the songs of a well establishedpoet.”
Although the performance was adelightful experience for the audi-ence and performers alike, juniorKatie Wagner, who sang “LusciousLatina” in a fun, feisty characteriza-tion, said, “the songs were difficultto learn, but we all (the perform-ers) managed to have fun with ourcharacters once we got the musicdown.”
The concert was an enjoyableblend of original, witty personalads such as “Filthy Rich, In Searchof a French Maid,” “You Smell of Money,” and “In Search of Under-taker’s Daughter” and upbeat, clev-erly composed music.
The singers were able to bring Gylys’ characters to life throughindividual performances thatbrought smiles and laughter tothose who attended.
Sophomore Sara Maitland per-formed a piece titled “Reuben-esque.”
“It was a wonderfully refreshing opportunity to sing a such a modernoriginal work like this,” she said.“It was difficult on a certain levelbecause I wanted to give justice tothe true essence of the poem.”
By Natalie PertzStaff writer
Dancers from Complexions Contemporary Ballet dance a pas
de deux titled “Spill.”
Tyler Stauffer photo
Sophomore Sara Maitland performed“Reubenesque.”
Tyler Stauffer photo
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 6/8
September 3, 2008OPINIONPage 6 March 30, 2011
@mercyhurst.edu
editormerciad
newsmerciad
featuremerciad
opinionmerciad sportsmerciad
entertainmentmerciad
photomerciad
photomerciad
ejohns89
admerciad
wwelch
bsheridan
The Merciad is the official student-produced newspaper of MercyhurstCollege. It is published throughout the school year, with the exception of
finals weeks. Our office is in Hirt, Room 120B. Our telephone number is(814) 824-2376.
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signedand names will be included with the letters. Although we will not edit the
letters for content, we reserve the right to trim letters to fit. Lettersare due Mondays. by noon and may not be more than 300 words. Submit
letters to box PH 485 or via e-mail at [email protected].
If you don’t want it printed . . . don’t let it happen.
Editors
Ethan Magoc
Kelly Luoma
Alaina Rydzewski
Victoria Gricks Spencer Hunt
Alex Stacey
Kaitlin Badger
Tyler Stauffer
Ethan Johns
Daniela Carcamo
Bill Welch
Brian Sheridan
Positions
Editor-in-Chief
News Editor
Features Editor
Opinion Editor Sports Editor
A&E Editor
Graphics
Photo Editor
Web Editor
Ad Manager
Adviser
Adviser
The views expressed in the opinion section of The Merciad do not necessarily reflect the v iews of Mercyhurst College, the staff of The Merciador the Catholic Church. Responses on any subject are always welcomed and can be e-mailed to [email protected].
Uncovering the X-Files
This week, I’m going to take a
break from politics and social issues
and talk about something fun.
I was recently on my favorite fan
site for the “X-Files,” a show fromthe mid-1990s about a team of FBI
special agents who investigated
paranormal crimes and phenom-
ena. The show revolved around two
agents named Mulder and Scully.
Mulder believed that the paranor-
mal was real but Scully was a skep-
tic. By the time the show ended in
2002, it had a large and dedicated
fan base.
In the “X-Files,” the govern-
ment was always covering up muchof the work Mulder was doing in
order to prevent the truth about the
paranormal from getting out to the
public. Besides the flying saucers
and little green men, the “X-Files”
was a humorous yet dark show that
turned out to be one of the best sci-
fi shows ever.
What if I told you there really
were “X-Files” in the FBI’s proces-
sion?
In reality, there is no special teamdedicated to investigating the para-
normal. The FBI occasionally does,
and has in the past, investigated
paranormal phenomena. You, too,
can view these case files. In 1998,
the FBI declassified many of these
files and has them available on its
website courtesy of the Freedom
of Information Act.
There is a larger collection
of files dealing with conspiracy
topics such as UFOs, cattle muti-
lation, aliens, Roswell and Project
Blue Book. While almost all the
investigations were ruled to be
inconclusive, it’s exciting to know
there were a few lucky agents who
delved into the world of conspir-
acy theories and paranormal phe-
nomenon.
The FBI also maintains inter-
esting historical sections on an
assortment of criminals such as AlCapone as well as various directors
and agents such as J. Edgar Hoover.
They even have a good section of
frequently asked questions that
exposes the truth about the FBI’s
investigations into the paranormal.
On a more serious note, why
was taxpayers’ money used for this
stuff?
If you want to view any of these
files for yourself, visit the bureau’s
website.
By Mike Lado
Staff writer
Water crisis remains
Our planet is faced with various
crises, many of which are far-reach-ing or long-lasting. It often feels as
though new situations are springing
up daily.
Wars are waging; people are
starving or have nowhere to live; the
AIDS virus thrives in Africa; social
injustices and prejudices affect the
way we see the world.
These challenges, among others,
are what most people tend to think
of when evaluating society’s situa-
tion. They are very bold, in one’sface and immediate.
But the sheer weight they carry
often causes a shift in focus away
from other problems which might
present equal, if not greater, issues
in the future. One of these is the
water crisis.
Water has been of great impor-
tance since before biblical times. It
has been the basis of migrations
and allowed for the building of
civilizations. Crops are planted and
harvested based on aquatic rhythms. Water is the world’s greatest creator
and also one of its greatest destruc-
tive forces.
The World Water Council reports
that one billion people live without
clean drinking water and many lack
adequate sanitation. Nearly 4,000
children die every day from water-
borne diseases.
The daily per capita use of water
in residential areas is 350 liters in
North America and Japan and200 liters in Europe, compared
to 10 to 20 liters in sub-Saharan
Africa. Additionally, more than
260 river basins are shared by two
or more countries, mostly with-
out adequate legal or institutional
arrangements.
If allowed to continue
unchecked, many scientists and
historians believe that it could trig-
ger a third world war. The obvious
hope is that the issue can be ade-quately addressed before this point
is reached.
The question ultimately comes
down to who has access to fresh
water, who controls it, and how it
is distributed.
As one of the primary hold-
ers and consumers of fresh water,
it falls on this nation to begin the
movement of raising awareness
of the water crisis and propel the
attempts to rectify it. With World Water Day having
just passed on March 22, we are
presented with the perfect oppor-
tunity to begin this mission before
By Kathleen Vogtle
Staff writer
Mercyhurst men: Find Your MannersLindsey Crosby reveals the lack of
chivalry that exists on campus.
More Online...
Battle over unionsFor opinions on unions, read Thomas
Snippert and Caitlin Handerhan’s columns.
Both writers shed light on the current battle
waging in the political realm.
Why the situation should be addressed
An online look at the FBI’s cover-ups
The Good...Penn State Behrend will be hosting the
region’s second career fair. All Mercyhurst
students are welcome to attend.For Bad and Ugly, go online.
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 7/8
Page 7March 30 2011
8/6/2019 The Merciad, March 30, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-march-30-2011 8/8
Sports Page 8March 30, 2011
Mercyhurst students step into Golden Gloves ring
Two Mercyhurst students com-
peted in their first Golden Gloves
boxing matches Sunday at an Erie
east side church social hall.
Doug Kaluhiokalani, a wel-
terweight (141 pounds), won his
match against Keegan Lupori of
South Park. He advanced to a fight
in two weeks in Pittsburgh.
Andrew Barninger, a light mid-
dleweight (152 pounds), was not
as fortunate, as Bobby Osterrieder
of Butler defeated him in the third
round on an RSC (Referee Stopped
Contest).
Barninger competed and
perservered but it was not quite
enough in his first bout.
“I felt like I won the first round
because I had longer reach than he
did—kept him away. I just kept jab-
bing and jabbing,” said Barninger,
who then fell behind to Osterrie-
der’s second and third-round whirl-
wind attacks. “I just wasn’t ready for
that. It’s hard to deal with.”
Kaluhiokalani’s victory at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church’s social hall,
2220 Reed St., was a storybook,
come-from-behind win. Lupori
took control of the first round,
firing lightning-quick punches and
jabs left and right.
In the second round, Kaluhioka-
lani became angry.
“I was nervous, but when he
started punching me, I was like this
(guy) is going down,” Kaluhiokalani
said. “Technique won that fight.”
He patiently waited for the right
time to throw his punch and finally
connected with a murderous right
hook which threw Lupori off his
focus. In the third round, Kaluhio-
kalani’s victory became apparent, as
he connected with quick punches
until the official stopped the fight
and named Kaluhiokalani the
victor.
Nola Hessom, assistant direc-
tor of Mercyhurst’s mixed martialarts program, enjoyed watching
Kaluhiokalani’s first bout.
“Doug did really well. He was
very tactical and structured. We
teach a tactical defensive technique
called ‘Crazy Monkey,’ and he had
his head in the fight and waited for
the perfect time to strike,” she said.
The two Mercyhurst fighters
had been training hard for this
event and will continue to hit
the gym for fights in the future.Barninger has aspirations of fight-
ing again and Kaluhiokalani has
qualified for the Pittsburgh tour-
nament. He will compete for the
Western Pennsylvania Sub-Novice
Championship.
“They learned they have some
things to still work on in the gym,
but neither one embarrassed them-
selves,” said John Bruno, director
of the college’s MMA program.
“There aren’t too many people onthe planet who know what it’s like
to step through those ropes.
“But I told these guys, ‘If you
want to do it, do it. You’re still
young. You don’t have to become a
boxer, but you’ll know what it feels
like.’”
By Matt Cirell
Staff writer
Doug Kalukiokalani, left, and Andrew Barninger, right, competed in the Pennsylvania State
Golden Gloves Competition Sunday in Erie.
Ethan Magoc photos
Women’s water polo continues strong season
Water polo is somewhat of a for-
gotten sport at Mercyhurst. With no
pool on campus, it fits the definition
of out of sight, out of mind.
If fans want to see the Lakers
play, they have to travel to Gannon
University, Mercyhurst North East
or Penn State Behrend, to name a
few recent sites of men’s and wom-
en’s water polo home games.
This is the first challenge Mercy-
hurst water polo seeks to overcome
each year.
The next challenge is the division
Mercyhurst plays in. The Lakers
are in the Western Division of the
Collegiate Water Polo Association,
which is unlike the PSAC where
most Mercyhurst teams call home.
The PSAC is comprised of only
Division II schools and features
schools of relatively similar size like
Edinboro and Slippery Rock. In the
Western Division, there are both
Division I and Division II schools.
Mercyhurst will have to face rival
Gannon as usual, but also Division
I powerhouse Michigan. In the divi-
sion, three teams are ranked nation-
ally.
In order to prepare for this level
of competition, smart scheduling is
key. Robinette does his best to mix
the Division I powers with other
Division II schools for non-confer-
ence games.
“We start at a disadvantage in the
division, so we need to skew ourexpectations a little bit,” Robinette
said.
Despite the challenges facing the
Lakers, they have still competed
well in the division this year.
The men’s team posted a pro-
gram-best 18 wins in the fall, while
the women’s team holds a 9-7 over-
all record just past the halfway mark
in the schedule.
Since the team practices and has
its home games at Gannon, the
Lakers have one advantage after all.
This pool at Gannon is smaller than
those at the larger schools, and with
a smaller pool, teams cannot space
out like they traditionally would.
The Lakers can use that to their
advantage.
“Our practices mimic game situ-
ations to help prepare the mental
side of the game,” Robinette
explained.
Rachel Griepsma is one of 10upperclassmen on a team of 18.
This type of experience is a major
contributor to the team’s success.
“You can’t teach maturity and
experience,” Robinette said.
The Lakers hope the experience
and leadership from Griepsma and
other upperclassmen pays off.
Penn State Behrend is next up
for Mercyhurst— this Saturday at
10:30 a.m. at Gannon.
By Spencer HuntSports editor
Senior Rachel Griepsma
leads an experienced Mercy-
hurst team this year.
Tyler Stauffer photo
Check out stories
online at:
merciad.mercyhurst.edu
Featured this week:
Junior Ally Keirnand the women’s
lacrosse team are
rolling through the
first half of the
season.