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by Sue FussA certain amount of guardedoptimism seems to be
surfacingamong the divisional chairpersons concerning the"
presentbudget situation.In personal interviews with theMerciad this
| week, all eightchairpersons recognized theseriousness of 1 the
budgetproblems, but stressed the importance of cautious action.Last
week, a large deficit in thecollege funds, due to a drop
inenrollment, was announced.Since that writing, various plansof
action have been suggested byadministration and
divisionalchairpersons, who were asked torespond with the needs of
theirrespective divisions.!"We have a serious budgetproblem/but not
a crisis," saidDr. Michael McQuillen, associateprofessor of
Ihistory and socialscience divisional chairperson.He noted the *
considerableamount of uncertainty in theissue and stressed that the
idea ofa crisis cou ld, create a false
general attitude. *Robert I. Ronksley, chairperson of the law
enforcementdivision, shared that sameopinion and further stated
that hedoes not feel his division is ingreat danger."We have always
been understaffed and will continue tobe," he noted. /'We're not!
asthreatened by this as somedivisions b ecause we havea largenumber
of majors.Still, the possibility of change ispresent for some
divisions. Dr.David Palmer, Q associateprofessor of English and
head ofthe humanities division, indicated that his division is
still inthe data gathering stage."I would like to s ee
everythingcontinued in this division, butsomehow I doubt that will
happen," he said. i
Dr. Joseph Pizzat, creativearts divisional chairperson,
notedplans for a brainstorming sessionto asses s the divisional
needs anddevelop a positive plan of action."This can be a good
thing if it'shandled properly," he said."Personally, I'm
optimistic."At least one division appears asif it cannot cut back
to any greatextent. Dr. Donald Platte,chairperson of the
naturalscience and math division,mentioned that his division
isrunning on two less faculty and aminimum operating budget
this
Dean's List DinnerS e t For Novem ber 6Dr. John J. Millar, dean
of thecollege and vice president ofacademic services, will be
theguest speaker at this yearsDean's List Dinner on Monday,November
6. PThe event will honor 218Mercyhursv scholars for theiracademic
excellence during the1977-78 year . y *The dinner'starts at 6:30
p.m.at the Holiday Inn South, locatedat 1-90 and Route 97.
B u d g e tyear, l"There are certain things youabsolutely need
to run a science and math department," hesaid. |Both Brian McHugh,
head ofthe education division, and Dr.Helen Trimble,
businessdivisional chairperson, cited theneed for more information
beforebeing able to make concretesuggestions and decisions."I'm
just in a holding pattern ,"noted McHugh. "We just don'tknow." $
**3"I don't feel panicked aboutthis, but I .feel we need
moreinformation," indicated Trimble."Our division is in good shape
interms of numbers and enrolledstudents."Dr . Jaiwie Yule,
humanecology divisional chairperson,called the current
budgetsituation "an opportunity" andnoted that people were
responding in agconcerned an dreasonable manner.H 5L /ee* a s e n s
e fthe facultyworking together closely*! andworking with the
administrationto try to resolve the situation inthe best possible
way," she said.All division heads werescheduled to meet with Sr.
MaryMatthew, interim dean, and Dr.John J. Millar, dean of the
collegeand vice president of academicservices, ! on
Wednesday,November 1, to present minimaloperating plans and
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A G E 2 THE MERCIAD NOVEMBER 3,1978
Fantasy Fee g SLast May the Merciad reported that tuition was
increased $195and that a $15 fee, neatly labeled "m iscellaneous",
was tacked onto our bill. We also reported that the fee was
funnelled back into thecollege's general fund. *That means the $15
we all had to pay has noimmediate purpose. jWrong. Inactuality,
we're paying $210 more this year for tuition,not $195. The' reason
for the shrewd m ove? W ell, according to oneadministrator, the
colleg e didn't want to g o on record for hikingtuition over $200.
So what happened? Students were slipped themade-to-order
miscellaneous fee which, reportedly, serves thesame purpose as that
of the tuition payments we make.I don't know about any of you out
there in "Apathyland", but Ifeel now, as I did last May, that my
intelligence has been
threatened. Why not tell us to follow the yellow brick
road?Creating new f ees for students to pay is downright
ridiculous. I fthat extra $15 w as for tuition purposes, sayso.The
term "miscellaneous fee" has a ring of fantasy to it. I t wouldbe
nice if those who created the fantasy would define, as clear as
anazure sky, what it actually stands for.In the future,
administrators, don't try to fool us with untruthsabout our money.
We may be young, but that doesn't mean we haveto be treated likewe
were born yesterday.Playing Politics | | ?It's election time again,
and this year Pennsylvania will elect anew governor. Locally,
voters of the 24th District will elect acongressman. i .In the
congressional race, incumbent Marc Lincoln Marks, theRepublican,
faces Democrat Joe Vigorito, whom he unseated inVigorito had a 12
year tenure in Washington before losing to
Marks. Hopefully, he will not win back his seat. j jDuring his
years in the House of Representatives, Vigorito accomplished
doodley-squat. He also had the dubious distiction ofbeing named one
of the ten dumbest congressmen by "NewTimes'', a credible feature
news magazine. :.Marks should have little trouble getting
re-elected. As a freshman congressman, his record is hardly
tarnished and it's not easyto attack it with much success. Besides
being a charismatic and impressive politician who knows and likes
his job, he has a lot ofmoney endorsing his candidacy; a great deal
of it his own.It almost appears as if Democrats in Erie and the
county mayhave given up winning this se at, considering no other
party member challenged Vigorito in the May primary. *If the polls
are any indication of what will transpire on electionday, it looks
like a lot of Democrats across the state will be crossingover
tovote Republican in the race for governor. . -- tWhat could be the
greatest hindrance to Pete F laherty's race forthe governor's
mansion is the fact that he is a Democrat. iThanks to eight
notorious years of Governor Milton Shapp, also aDemocrat, Flaherty
has an uphill battle with which tocontend. It'sgoing to f oil ow
him until the last vote is cast. If the majority of people in the
state ar e voting party instead ofman this year, the Republican
candidate Dick Thornburgh will bethe next governor of Pennsylvania.
rBut lest the voter be fooled, Thornburgh is a questionable
candidate. He doesn't have m uch of a platform. He's running on
hiscrime fighter image, which ought to put him in big with those
whoenjoy Dick Tracy. In fact, the Erie Fraternal Order of Police
endorsed his candidacy, which doesn't sit right with me. In the
past,the police have remained neutral when it cam e to endorsing
candidates. & -' f * *Flaherty is not much more impressive, but
his qualifications forthe job-are. As mayor of Pittsburgh, though,
he earned thestereotype of "maverick" which, reportedly, is turning
off hardcore Democrats in droves. ji ;Having viewed both candidates
in their televised debates was no
great help in my decision to choose one over (the other.
Neitherseemed to spend as much time informing the public what
theywould do if governor as they did attacking eacn others
credibilityand harping on what kind of m onetary contributions w as
backingwhom. WThornburgh may be a point or two behind in the polls
right now,but look for him to win the race in a close election. He
does have thebig time bucks behind him, including that of
Pennsylvania SenatorJohn Heinz. And as Bob Dylan once wrote, "Money
doesn't talk, itswears." f'However, because of his experience as
mayor of Pittsburgh, Ipersonally feel that Flaherty deserves to be
the next governor.
viewpoint
The previous opinions are my own and do not reflect theof the
Merciad staff mem bers, who didn'twant to get involpolitics.
When you registered in the fall,most of you were presented witha
bill for (tuition, in accordancewith the number of credits youwere
taking; room and board, ifliving on campus; a registrationfee of
$7.50 and $50 in fees ($35 forstudent government and a $15'student
fee.') - Not being a fulltime student, Icomplained about the $50 in
feesthat were, for the first time,tacked onto my bill. As m y
husband and I are raising a familyand paying a good sized mortgage,
we didn't have $50 extra inour account. Raising a littleruckus at
the time, the $35(parttime students are notrequired J to pay j the
studentgovernment fee) was removed;the $15 fee was not.I realize
many students are putthrough college with parentalassistance and
may have just,passed these fees on to them. Butothers probably
questioned eitherthe amounts or the necessity ofthese fees./ i.
*After five weeks and countlessphone calls, not to mention
beingreferred from one person toanother, I finally hit upon
thegeneral breakdown of these fees.The student government fee isan
activity fee of $35 per year. Itis charged to anyone who is
afulltime student (6 or morecredits a term.) This amount wasvoted
on by legal studentrepresentatives in the CollegeSenate. There is
no representation of parttime students, asthey are not required to
pay thefee, which has seen a $10 increasein recent yean due to the
cost ofliving. However, they do try toget us "older" students
involvedin some activities, but with littlehick as I understand
it
Student government hascomplete control over how thismoney is sp
ent You get a lot faryour contribution, though, sincethey fund all
campusorganisations, most campusrelated functions, such as
thestudent directory. Most studentsprobably get more out of
theirthan they put in.
G u e s t E d i t o r i a lHowever, the $15 student fee isnot in
your catalog, as it waspassed Just this spring. It wasconceived by
the administrationbudget committee of 3 (2 facultyand 1 student),
and passed by theBudget and Finance comm ittee,
then by the Trustees. The committee determined a cut-off lineat
6 or more credits, feeling thatit was not fair to the studenttaking
only one course to pay it(is it any more fair to sock it tothose of
us who ha ve finally sav edenough money through thesummer to take
two courses?)There was no representation ofparttime students -in
the finaldecision, although half of themare subject to the fee.
/This fee isused by the college to pay itsbills. Isn't that what
tuition isfor? } :When I asked why a new feewas"needed instead of
placingthis money in the tuition increase, I was told they needed
noreason to create a new fee. Whata lesson to students in
governingpolicies: if you need more money,just create another tax !
\Wouldn't it have been more
practical, especially kinder, tohave ra ised the- tuition
theamount actually needed' to helprun the college? Shouldn't all
ofus who help finance the collegeknow the real amount neededthan to
get hit every time theydecide to create a new fee?lam not objecting
to paying the$15.1 am objecting to its creationas a means of
wheedling aroundthe need for a larger tuition increase. I am upset
that no one inthe administration building whohad contact* with its
collectioncould explain it.While I was researching thisfee, I w as
not allowed clearancefor classes until it was paid. I amappalled at
the runaround Ireceived in trying to get answersto my simple
questions aboutboth of these fees, t i ji ^But I am glad I decided
to investigate what I did not know, forI have learned a great deal
abouthow Mercyhurst functions. I nowknow who passes the buck,
whoanswers questions honestly andeffectively and where problemslie
in respect to communicationbetween the payer and the
payee.Charlotte A. Wltoskv
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Dr. Vivetta PetronioE g a n S c h o l a r P r o g r a mH a s N e
w D i r e c t o rDr. Vivetta Petronio, professorof French, is the
new director ofthe Egan Scholars Program. An18 year faculty member,
she saysshe "takes great pride in being an
active part of the Mercyhurstcommunity."Besides French, she
teachesEnglish and is also a member ofthe College Senate and
chairperson of the Academic PoliciesCommittee. She said she
was"excited" by the opportunity tointeract with more students inher
new role."It's a Joy to work with EganScholars," she noted. "I
believein them and want this program toenjrich their career at
Mercyhurst. I would love to meet andtalk with anyone involved in
theprogram in any way to get theirinput." T ' iHer duties .include
selectingfreshmen Egan scholars, advising Egan and honor
studentsand coordinating the EganCouncil, a group of students
whoprovide input on student needsand desires in the program. Sheis
also responsible for considering revisions in the programto fulfill
continually changingstudent needs."The Egan Scholars Programshould
help fulfill the intellectual,cultural and social needs of
theacademically talented student,"
Petronio said. "It should be avehicle which will help himdevelop
as a multi-faceted personin his own right and allow him toexert a
force for growth in hisenvironment."She indicated that her
goalsinclude getting to know more ofthe Egan scholars !
personally,adapting the program to theirneeds and making them a
vibrantforce on the campus. She hopesthe scholars will assume a
moreprominent role in campus affairsand plans to lend her support
byletting mentors, advisors, facultyand students know Just what
theprogram represents.In attempts to establish whatshe calls an
"Egan Identity",Petronio is working with? theEgan Council in
planning variousactivitie s including a Mercyhurstlogo contest,
Christmas party,informal rap sessions as well assupporting cultural
activities oncampus such as "College Bowl"and guest speakers. J ?To
allow the Egan Scholars toget to know each other better andto
discuss strengthening theprogram, there will be a meetingon Sunday,
November 5, at 8 p.m.in Baldwin lounge. Students-involved in the
program are invited. Dr. William P. Garvey,professor of history,
will be theguest speaker.
D e S a n t e R e a p p o i n t e dP l a c e m e n t D i r e c t
o r
cpreviousass-y*Jllm
David DeSante has beenreappointed to the position ofdirector of
placement He formerly occupied the position from1970-1074.Gary
Bukowski, thedirector, resigned thetime a position at]College in
Meadville. MDeSante, most currentlydirected the office of
testing,orientation, and academic advising, i"My main duties,"
DeSanteexplained," "are to get as manyrecruits on campus by
makingfeasable contacts to providepotential sources of either
part-time or full-time employment forstudents."DeSante occupied two
differentoositions during the two yearsfrom 1972-1974. "After
74,"DeSante noted, "the collegeenrollment increased and a
needarosefor wo people to divide thedut ies' of placement
andacademic advising. That is whenBukowski became
placementdirector."After Bukowski's resignation,DeSante was
reappointed asdirector of placement, lea ving hisformer position
unoccupied.DeSante's other di
directing seminars for freshmenand seniors in order for them
tobecome acquainted with the Jobfiles, which include
obtainablecareers.
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M e r c y h u r s t H a s U n t i lC o m p l y W i t h R e h a b
A c t- - * W * :by Patrick DunnReportedly, Mercyhurst willhave
until June 1980 to complywith federal regulations to makethe Campus
Center accessable to
the wheelchaired handicapped,or stand to face possible
suit.According to Robert Sheehy,former operations director,
thecenter, at present, does not meetfederal requirements as set
forthby Section 504 of theRehabiliation Act of 1973. "But,"he
added, "they will have to bemet at a cost of between $25 to
$50thousand dollars, or be inviolation of the law."!Section 504,
which is under theBureau of Rehabilitation, adepartment of H ealth,
Educationand Welfare (HEW), requiresthat all public
businesses,resturants and institutions bemade physically accessable
tothe wheelchaired handicapped byJune 1980. |The accessabilities
are in theform of either covered or non-covered ramps. In addition
to theCampus Center, both second floorOld Main and second
floorPreston are the only other areason campus currently
withoutphysical accessability for thehandicapped.Sheehy, who was
the chairmanof the committee to evaluate thecollege on Section 504,
said, "It'squite strigent in that you cannotisolate the handicapped
studentsand]provide separate services;you must mainstream
thesepeople and allow them the sameentrance." ;He cited a two-fold
reason whythe administration didn't heedthe regulations imposed on
the
Campus Center by Section 504 attime of construction. ""First,"
he said, "Section 504states that any institution whichreceives
federal funds or anybuilding which is built withfederal funds must
comply withSection 504. Obviously, thiscampus receives ' ederal
fundsbut at the time that the CampusCenter was built it was
builtstrictly with private donationsand no federal
funding.Therefore, the arch itect used thethen existing
Pennsylvania Statehandicap standards which are alittle more lenient
than theSection 504 regulations."Secondly, Sheeny stated
thatdespite the fact section 504 waspassed in 1973 and signed
intolaw, few in the country gave itmuch attention.
"The college's administrationwasn't really aware of
theregulations with regard tohandicap accessability underSection
504, because there waslittle publicity a t the time it waspassed
and there was absolutelyno enforcement of the standardsof the four
years between 1973-77," he said. 1But Sheehy was quick to pointout
that the handicapped studenthimself will be responsible tochallenge
the school in the eventthe Campus Center is physicallyunaccessable
after the June 1980deadline. I \"If a handicapped studentwants to
take some kind ofathletic program and thefacilities aren't up topar
then it isup to that student to file a suitwith the Bureau of
Rehabilitationor with a federal court. And thatcourt will then have
the duty of
iseeing whether or not thefacilities are, in effect, accessable
thus seeing if thiscollege is in compliance with thelaw."When asked
whether thecollege would take immediateaction, Sheehy said he
thoughtthey would wait. "B asically," headded, "because of the feet
thatthe college hasn't got that kind ofmoney." iStill Sheehy
further stated thatSection 504 doesn't advocate aninstitution go
bankrupt trying tomodify its physical facilities tomee t
handicapped standards.Section 504 regulations haveIbeen made law
for architectualbarrier free design no matterwhether the building h
as federalmonies or not.Presently one wheelchairedhandicapped
student is enrolledtat Mercyhurst.;-C h a r l e n e G e e K e e p s
B u s yby JoAnn AlexanderThis'week the Merciad's newfaculty member
feature looks atCharlene Gee, an instructor infoods and nutrition
at the 'Hurst.Charlene is a graduate of[.Howard /University
in^Washington, D.C., where shereceived her B.S. degree in foodsand
nutrition. She completed hermaster's work at New MexicoState
University in Las Cruces,N.M. > i -'After she completed a
dieteticinternship with the U.S. PublicHealth Services Hospital
inStaten Island, N.Y., she workedfor three years at the St.
VincentMedical Center in Staten Island.She then spent three years
at theM a n h a t t a n V e t e r a n sAdministration Hospital in
New.YorkTCity.[ J ^When asked what brought herto Mercyhurst,^
Charlene said,"This job offers a rare combination of teaching,
administrating and supervising. I.like the small'local
community'here and the college campus andldecided that it would be
a good!change of pace.""I am very interested inworking ith students
at anunder g r aduate level," sh econtinued. "I am also very
enthused about the CUP Program,which is a consortium of
threecolleges (Mercyhurst, Echnboroland Villa.) This makes for
a
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Charlene Geestronger program in consolidating the facilities
andfaculty of the three schools."Currently she is teaching advanced
nutrition at Edinborq,"team teaching" and Dietetics Iat Hamot
Medical Center.| Charlene, who this pastsummer instructed at both
NewMexico State University and theUniversity of Texas at El
Paso,indicated that she likes to traveland-that "most of my
outsideactivities are centered aroundmy five year-old son,
Terrence."
iW ild And C r a z y B u y s ' Run S h o wWisconsin-Madison
UniversityThe President of the,StudentGovernment at the University
ofWisconsin-Madison has his fingerfirmly on the pulse of his
40,000constitutuents."All the average student caresabout is sex and
drugs and rockn' roll. In that order," says thestudent body
president JimMa lion. IChairing student, senatemeetings with a huge
plasticgavel or cavorting on campus inclown suits, Mallon and his
vice-president, Leon Varjian, havebrought new humor to thecampus, a
hotbed of? anti-warradicalism in the 1960*8.
l l ^ C include David DeSante
Mallon, 22, a communicationsarts senior, and Varjian, who at27
is in his 10th year of college,founded the "Pail and-Shovel"party
last spring, uThey proposed convertingstudent's funds into pennies
anddumping them into a \ campus
fountain, so students could dig inwith pails and shovels."Pail
and Shovel is dedicatedto the four-year-old in all of us,"Mallon
said in his disheveledstudent union office, whichfeatures a filing
cabine'marked"Toys." v
Mallon and Varjian began bybuilding a giant campaign"platform"
outr of Popsiclesticks. Now, they're the dominantfigures in student
politics - 29 Pailand Shovel candidates wonelection to the
36-member studentsenate this fall."We have two more than a
two-thirds majority now and no onecan stop us," Mallon gloated.Stop
them from what?Their < promises include:Flooding the football
stadium fortmock naval battles, stuffingand mounting all deans,
converting parking meters intogumball machines and runningclocks
backwards so that classes
will end before they start *And they are apparentlyserious about
some of their plans.Last week, the student senatechanged the name
of the school tothe University of New Jersey."That way kids from
Wisconsincan say they graduated from aprestigious Eastern
school."Mallon said. "And we should beable to get the New York
Times alot cheaper."Earlier,> Mallon and Varjianhelped plan and
okayed funds fora wild " toga party", attended byabout 12,000. And
then there w asthe marijuana "smoke-in,"which drew 5,000 to the
state Capitol, fPaul Ginsburg, dean ofstudents, said the rise of
Mallonand Varjian means the studentsare seeking a little
light-heartedrelief from academic and socialpressures. "People are
lustlooking for something lessserious." he said*.
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Inquiring rterAsksW i o W o u l d Y o u L i k e
T h e N e x t G o v e r n o r>T I f f i f l W r n - W / / M :
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Mark Chaffee, HRM Major J"Because he's a bit moreconservative,
I'd like to seeThorn burgh win. Some ofFlaherty's qualities,
althoughsome are good, could hinderPennsylvania at the moment."
Mary cKay Lieb, Director ofDevelopment Services"Even ' thought I
am aregistered Democrat, I will bevoting Republican in
theGovernor's race because I 'm notimpressed with Flaherty's
recordas Mayor of Pittsburgh."
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J eff A bel Theatre Major"I'm for Flaherty. He's done alot for
improving Pittsburgh, liketh e roads an d taxes, a n d h e couldd o
\ th e Isame for the rest* ofPennsylvania."
J ud y Zewe, Personnel Director"I'm for Pete Flaherty becauseI
think he's a fair an d honest m anwho tells it like it is. He's
notafraid to speak up for what hebelieves in."
Jody Cane illa. Special Ed.Major"I'd like to see Thornburghw i n
. He and his wife are advocates for the funding of exceptional
children."
JimKopchuk, CommunicationsMajor"I'm for Flaherty because Ifeel
he will clear up what Shappdid t o o u r Pennsylvania offices."
Maribeth stitt, Human EcologyMajor ."I would like tosee
Thornburghgovernor because, as a native ofPittsburgh, I was not
impressedwith what Flaherty di d during hisadministration as
mayor."
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Kim Barbarini, Special Ed.Major jjj"I'm for Thornburgh becauseof
the recent ignorant statementa Flaherty aide m ade concerningthe
education of deaf children."
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WRITING CENTER IIt's that time again when termpapers are due and
essay testsare scheduled. Don't panic! Theutors at the Writing
Center, 906Main, can help you improve andevelop your writing s k i
l l s !dividual and* group tutoringssions are offered Mondaytrough
Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.nd also Tuesday and Thursdayights 7 to 9
p.m. in-Baldwin'smin lounge. .jjC R E A T I V E W R I T I N
GWORKSHOP WThe members of the CreativeWriting Workshop ar e looking
forstudents, faculty and administration who enjoy writingprose,
poetry and essays. Weusually meet Wednesdays from 3to 4:30 p.m.
Please feel free todrop in with samples of yourwork to share with
us. For further information contact theWriting Center i n 3 0 6
Main at extension 239. .EDUCATION DEPARTMENTAttention Prospective
StudentTeachers: Students expecting tostudent teach winter term
must
pick up'an application in theEducation Division Office, 306Main,
n o later than November 17 ,1978. J *jApplications should
bereturned to either Mrs. Kalisak,education division secretary,
orMr. Infantino in 302 Main.CAMPUS MINISTRYO n Thursday, November
2, andFriday, November 3 the CampusMinistry will conduct
aThanksgiving Food Drive. Onthese nights, volunteers willgather in
the ministry at 6 p.m.Students and faculty who have
volunteered will go door-to-doorin the neighborhood asking
forcanned goods and other non-perishable items. The neighborswill
be alerted about the fooddrive through th e media. All
foodcollected will be then given toagencies like the real soup
kitchen- and homes such asHospitality House and Community
House.Still another project theministry will support i s t h e
effortb y t h e Minority Health EducationDelivery System to start a
foodcooperative. Roy McDonald, aformer lay missionary, is starting
what 'he calls the jFoodBasket Co-operative.The co-op is designed
to meetthe needs of the poor in censustracts 1 3 a n d 1 4 i n
Erie. This areahas great needs, the medianfamily incomes are well
belowthe city average of $8,927,' andthere is a high crime rate in
thisdistrict.f; T he co-op will t r y t o cu t t h e costof
nutritious food for 600 lowincome households, achieve aworking
model for self-helpdevelop ment, and assist lowincome families in
acquiringskills 4 in nutrition, food
preparation and basic farming.T h e co-op is also going to
startan emergency food programcomponent, which will providefree
food for anyone w h o h a s runout of food. Part of the food
theMercy hurst volunteers collect intheir food drive will go to
thisemergency unit. ^i If there are faculty members,administrators
or students whoc a n n o t make the food drive, theycan drop off
cans of food in theministry office in 212 Main.SENIOR DINNER
DANCEAnyone interested or w ho havesuggestions for working at
theSenior Dinner Dance inDecember please contact BethBeal i n 2 1 1
Baldwin or phone 884-4608. The event will take place inthe school
cafeteria.! % T M S G *On Tuesday, November 7,students from Jean
Lavin'sHuman Behavior1. inOrganizations class will bepresenting an
evaluation ofMSG. *The group, comprisedMelanie Tetzel, Stove
Flatley,Kate Monroe, Rick Propis andSteve Frisina, will .deal with
thestudent eovernment hv mm -
theof
paring its practices to preferredmanagerial techniques.T he
presentation w ill b e held inth e faculty lounge beginning at
10a.m. A coffee service will commence afterwards.BUSINESS
DEPARTMENTCongratulations to KevinRozich w h o h a s now been
electedthe new business representativefor MSG. The .election was
veryclose, in fact, there was a threeway tie for second
place.Thanks to all the candidateswho ran and thanks to all
thepeople w h o took the tim e to vote.SAC -Take those after
mid-termblues and pre-final frustrationsout at 2001 in Jamestown,
NewYork. The cost is,only $10 formales and $8 for females,
whichdoes- include transportation andall you can drink. Buses
leaveBaldwin Hall at 7:18 p.m. onFriday, November 3 . Sign u p
nowin the student union,O n Tuesday, November 7, PaulGerni, pocket
billiard trick shotchampion,, will give an entertaining
presentation* in thestudent union at 11:80 a.m. Gerniuses wit and
audience participation in his performances.
PLACEMENT OFFICE IA number of recruiters will beon campus next
week, if interested, students are asked tocontact the Career
Planning andPlacement Office for more information.1 Seniors
interested withworking in the field of financialplanning are
encouraged to meetwith Tony ScaUse of Investors^Diversified
Services. He will beon campus in the PlacementOffice on Nov. 9 from
9 a.m. to*noon. JHis company deals with estateplanning, stocks,
insurances, andother financial asp ects. I nvestorsDiversified S
ervices is interestedin graduates w h o would considerentry level
positions.M s. Betsy Johnson and Mr. R.Katz of Carlisle's
DepartmentStore will be on campus on Nov.8. Seniors interested in
retailcareers are invited to interview.M r s . Nichlos of the
PittsburgSchool District will b e o n campusNov. 9 to interview
teachers ofmath, music, art, specialeducation, library end
elementary teachers interestedin teaching 6th, 7th, and
8thgrades. iInterested seniors may sign upfor an appointment in
thePlacement Office.Seni ors \ and upperclas smenlooking
forpart-time or full timejobs during th e Christmas seasonar e
encouraged to check with thePlacement Office.Retailers, especially
in theMillcreek Mall are eager to hireseasonal sales help and
haveindicated the positions couldextend into the spring andsummer
monthsS I M 1
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A possible calendar changewas the continuing topic ofdiscussion
at Monday's studentgovernment meeting.E. William Kennedy,
administrative advisor to the groupexplained the * possibility
ofreducing 4; student costs bydropping intersession.The reduction,
he explained,"would be because of the fewerfeeding days necessary
forresident students,"Few er feeding? days wouldreduce the, cost of
board forresident students as much as$24,000 collectively during
intersession. & jjThe body voiced morecriticisms of the
intersessionsystem stating that an intersession schedule should
beavailable during fall registrationso that a student could
determinethe necessity of overloadingduring that term or taking
anintersession co urse.Jeffrey Sternlieb, facultyadvisor, told the
group thatstudents were paying for intersession along with the
regularfall tuition, so they "might aswell see what you (the
students)are getting." ]
Kennedy also expressed whatne felt to be a general acceptanceby
students of a 4-3-8 system, but,a dislike of the
semesterproposal.Sternlieb commented that thegroup has "six weeks
to work" on.a consensus toward a change.The division .chairpersons
ar egathering information currentlyand a decision is expected in
sixweeks. Parent's weekend was alsodiscussed and a change of
theformat was suggested.Members suggested switchingthe present
parent's weekendformat to that of Ithe father-daughter program.The
change was suggestedbecause of the past apathyconcerning the
program,especially by faculty!Stern lieb ,! the
facultyrepresentative, told the groupthat a student's request for
afaculty members attendancewould be more (effective than arequest
fby the division chairpersons, jMembers also decided toorganize a
platform for futureparen t's weekends and to appointa chairperson
and co-chairperson.
MOTHER COURAGEAND -HER C M L D R E N ;
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COLLEGEBOWL tC ollege Bowl is the "varsity sport of the mind."
Perhaps you haveseen college teams engaged in rival mental struggle
on television. Ifyou have, you know that big time colleges compete
for cash prizes.Now Mercyhurst is looking for your support in
forming a varsityCollege Bowl team. WWe are looking for team s of
four to match wits in intramural competition to select the varsity
team. The varsity team contends withother area colleges for the
Regional C hampionship. Then, in March,the National C hampionships
will be held, followed by the World'sC hampionship Tournament in A
pril. Finally, a United States All-Starteam is chosen to compete
against the British All-Star team inEngland, al l expenses paid.The
competition itself involves a series of academic Toss-up questions.
The first person to signal answers, the question. If heor she
doesso correctly, his or her team scores points and is given a
chance at abonus question. The entire team can confer on this
question.If you are interested in participating in intramural
competition andare a fulltime student at the 'Hurst, please fill in
the coupon below andreturn it to Dr. Vivetta Petronio in 205
Preston.Name ]Campus Address = j - S -Phone
Mercyhurst College Little Theatre501 East 38th Street, Erie, RL,
165461 October 27, 28,29 8EM.November 8EM .For Reservations C all:
ex t814/ 864-0681 m
Please check all that apply:I would like more informationI would
be interested in com petingC omments about bringing College Bowl to
Mercyhurst:
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BillingsleyReports OnConsortiumTom Billingsley,
Mercyhurstrepresentative to j the SmallCollege Consortium, is
currentlyinvolved in a study>* to comparethe 1977-78 catalog
course listingswith those actually taught in thatacademic year's
schedule."It is hoped that publication ofthis data will contribute
torefining course schedules, toimproving academic programsand to
providing accurate information for catalog listings/'said
Billingsley. \The study provides informationuseful for planning
academicprogram s, catalog course listingsand yearly schedules of
courses.The data has been organizedalphabetically into division
orsubject area classifications.There are to be five columns
ofinformation:the catalog coursenumber and description, wheneach
course is to be offered, wasit offered in 1977-78?, the termsand
number of sections where thecourse was offered and lastly, thetotal
year's enrollment.Thedata h as a potential use forstudying
enrollment patterns indifferent level courses. Thenumber of majors
by classstanding categories can becorrelated.
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Members of the group "Justin Time" in the middle of oneof the
hard rock numbers theyperformed at the dance.
3RKBH39H W&?,The Devil Made Her Do It - Lisa Boss, left, and
Ed Negron mighthave been trying to tell us that the old cliche, "
Never the twain shallmeet", is a bunch of malarkey .
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good tune. I'll give it a 95. It has a great beat. I sure
A few of the pillow people, or as they preferred"Kids."
Which way to the Emerald City? - Pictured from left to right are
Tom "Tin Man" Chybrzynski,Andy "Cowardly Lion" Findlay, Shelagh
"Dorothy" Murphy and Phil " Scarecrow" Dubsky."Justin Time" also
got down with a UtUe jai i offering.
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Later B.B. Scrimmage - Pictured above is Manzie Williams,
withball, going for two points. Also show is Jim McElrath, farright
No.115). f 1The Mercyhurst basketball team opened its scrimmage
season withi a crushing win over Hilbert Community College last
Saturday at theI Campus Center. iM"We outclassed them and I think
we were a much stronger team,said Head Coach Dan O'Connor. "We did
some things very w ell buthave a lot to learn." -i LWhen asked how
the new men on the team performed, O'Connorreplied, "I consider
everybody on the team new, as I am in my firstyear as head coach.
Nobody played poorly and the attitude wassuper." i (fr I .
gEverybody on the squad played for at least ten minutes.
Walterdark, Mike Fusco and Bill Link could not get in the action
due to injuries, but all expect to recover for the regular season,
which beginson November 28 with the Clarion Tournament.The Lakers
continue their scrimmage season with a home gameagainst Daemen
College of Buffalo at 9:90 a.m. on Saturday, Novem-ber4 4 ' (photo
by Jim Daley)IntramuralsG e o r g e G a m e r s M e g F o r G o l
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Bobby George, a seniorbusiness major, has won the golftitle on a
technical decision afterfinishing equal with DanO'Connor.George and
O'Connor bothobtained nine hole scores of 38 butGeorge, taking the
individualholes as match play, .won 5 toO'Connor's S. ,George wins
a Mercyhurst mugfor his efforts. Other competitorsin golf play were
Mike Cusackand Craig Mourton.In intramural badminton news,sign-ups
are now available forbadminton competition. Fiveevents will be
featured: mensand women's singles, men's andwomen's doubles and
mixeddoubles. . . j .Each tournament, scheduledfor November 10,11
and 12, w illte double elimination.Equipment will be provided
bythTatnletic department; rulesare available upon rotation.Deadline
for sign-ups is 4 pjn. onFYiday, November 10.s58i to come is the
annualTurkey Trot, scheduled forMonday, November 13, aU pm^ trot is
a M eoanto * around campus, i*om men women can compete. .Ficht
turkeys are to be1*AIA tor four levels ofawarded i0^1*"* *- ooen
tocompetition, lfce race is open i
UK Mercyhurst community andwill be divided into categories ofmen
and women over and under30years of age.Registration will be at
theCampus Center and the deadlineis 3 p.m. on Monday November13.
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by Andy Findlay jFor those readers who areacquainted with
basketball atMercyhurst, the name PaulYoung will surely be
synonymouswith the sport on campus formany years to come. *Young, a
native of Pittsburgh,was the captain of last year'ssuccessful Laker
team and!basketball has kept Urn in theErie area. He is now
involved!with the sport at Edinboro, asgraduate assistant. tYoung's
four years atf the'Hurst saw an amazingdevelopment in Laker
basketball,both in facilities land also inplaying standard."Sitting
down in high school in1974 and dreaming of my future,"recalled
Young, "the Mercyhurstlife that lay before me was toexceed \ my
wildest expectations."' In his four year period as aLaker, Young
saw the teamtransformfroma talented groupi of individuals achieving
mixedresults, to a cohesive unit win-, ning nearly every contest
entered, culminating in the NAIADistrict 18 title in 1978.; "I
ndividually," said Young, "Ifelt that my second year was mybest
offensive year for theLakers." His sophomore yearL was productive,
developingcohesiveness in the team.However, the Lakers were not
yetstrong enough to contend for anNAIA District 18 play-off spot.In
1976, Young was selected onthe Ail-Star team at the
IndianaChristmas Tournament.In 1978, the Lakers won theMercyhurst
Invitational Tournament, a Canadian tourney atKitchener, the " Big
5" championship and the coveted District18 title.The final play-off
game* wasagainst St. Vincent College. FoxYoung, only this game
shoftvPAfi him and I a lifetime
ambition. It was one of the mostnerve-racking times in the
livesof the team and the coaches.^The final buzzer in this,
gameproduced, perhaps, the greatestmoment in Mercyhurst
athletichistory. M'A."That second was a momentous occa sion for me
' andculminated a lifetime experience, making all my effortsseem so
worthwhile," recalledYoung.' f- Young was captain of the teamthat
went to the nationalchampionships I in Kansas Citywith a 26-2
record; the best in thenation. However, the Kansas tripproved to be
a short visit for thei Lakers, who were eliminated inthe early
stages of the}. petition. \
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Mary Ann King
by Andy Findlay Jr"Idon't see how they can keepus out of the
play-offs,'* saidCoach Dave Shimpeno, afteranother win for the
Mercyhurstsoccer team. Wheeling Collegewas the team on the
receivingend of a 4-0 shutout at Tullio Fieldlast Saturday. 4, \
\"We have the best won-lossrecord in the district, and alongwith
Behrend are the only teamsto have better than a .500 record,"
Shimpeno said. The Lakerrecord of 8-2-1 is the best since
theprogram began. |"I started this program as aclub three years ago
when theonly experienced players we hadwere Gary Weber and
JonWoodruff, who are both still withus. It's a pleasing
accomplishment to come this farthis soon."The eLakers have scored
40goals and conceded only 22, nothaving lost since the Fredonia
game on September 26."We're a different team nowthan we were in
the two defeatswe had in September," Shimpenonoted. "We now have a
differentoffensive and defensive set up."The Lakers are using m
idfieldersR.T. Bence,?Mark Richert andJim Riley more
extensively.Weber's hat-trick in Saturday'sgame brought his
personal tallyto 16. Ron Rosintoski opened thescoring early in the
game andthis 1-0 margin held out until half-time. ? fWeber, the
team captain,scored all of his goals in thesecond half as the
Lakerssystematically began todominate the game with a seriesof
offensive plays down the leftwing. "&?In the final regular
seasongame, the tough Lakers face astrong Buffalo State
Collegeoutfit on Saturday, November 4,at 2 p.m. at Tullio
Field.
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Soccer Coach Dave ShimpenoSoccer Footnote
Gary Weber has been rankedeighth in an NAIA soccerstatistics
chart.Weber, who after nine gameshad scored 13 goals, now has
agoals per game average of 1.44.This figure makes him numbereight
in the nation.
S p o r t s - M i n d e d M a r y A n n K i n gP o s s e s s e s
' C o m p e t i t i v e ' S p i r i tby Chris TomczakFor the past
few years thename Mary Ann King hasbecome almost synonymous
withMercyhurst College women'sathletics. \King has participated in
tennis,basketball and softball at Mercyhurst since her freshman
yearthree years ago7She has not onlyperformed but has excelled in
allthree sports. |-In her freshman and junioryears. King was named
MostValuable Player in softball. Shewon the MVP award in tennis as
ajunior. ?'The best part of athletics hereat Mercyhurst is the
uniquepeople I've met, "Mary Annsaid, "Especially the manyteammates
I came to know."Mary Ann King grew up withfive brothers and two
sisters. Sheattributes her athletic ability tothe many years
competing withand against her brothers. "If theyneeded another
player 1 wasavailable," she recalled abouther childhood.King is a
native of Scranton,Pennsylvania. Aged 23, she is asenior law
enforcement studentmajoring in parole and
probation. She has maintained a3.0 average throughout hercollege
career.As a high school student atBishop O'Hara High, Mary Annwon
the MVP award in basketballher junior year and receivedwoman
athlete of the year as asenior.The greatest athletic thrill forKing
at Mercyhurst was being amember of this years KeystoneConference
tennis champs. "Thisbeing my senior year," she said,"it really felt
great beatingAllegheny and being a part of theConference
champions."What is the future for MaryAnn King? " I plan on working
ina group home for juveniles aftergraduation. I also would like
tocoach, preferably basketball,some time in the future," shesaid.
She also plans on beingactive in individual sports andwants to
learn to play racquet-ball. \-The mark King will leave insports
here at Mercyhurst will behard to dent. Perhaps CarlySimon spoke of
Mary Ann King'sabilities as she sang, "Nobodydoes it better."
The Laker men's varsity fourkept the Mercyhurst flag
flyingplacing fourth of seven in theBrock Invitational Regatta
inCanada last weekend.The men's and (-women's varsity eights and
the women's fourfailed to qualify for the mainevent when they
placed last intheir respective heats."The atmosphere was so intense
that our rowers may havebeen overwhelmed by its s cale,"commented
Al Belovarac, ttie*men's coach. "We have to getused to the large
regattas asthese are increasingly becoming :the trend.": ^ \"I
think we've come a long waysince September," remarkedClarke Wray,
the head coach."We've already surpassed WestVirginia University who
beat us,last year, but, make no mistake| about it, we still have a
long way
! > g o . " .. vThe Laker men's lightweightfour battled down
the world-renown Canadian course againstsix Canadian boats and
placed a
respectable fourth.This race ended with a stroke-for-stroke
battle between theLakers and the University ofToronto with the
Laker crewsuccessfully * holding theCanadians off at the line.The
Canadian^ rowing seasonbegins June 4 and ends inOctober, as opposed
to the springseason for the Lakers. "Meetingthese teams in the
height of theseason is tough," said Wray, "butin the spring we will
be hard tobeat." ;
The Henley race course boastsstarting gates, a large
boathouseand an enthusiasm for rowingequivalent to that exhibited
forcollege football in this country.The Lakers now enter a
wintertraining schedule that will be acrucial factor in determining
theperformances next spring. "Mostimportant," said Coach Wray,"is
for our team to dedicatethemselves for excellence. If wecan put our
souls into this, we'llhave a successful springseason."
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Play Offsv a r e n o w underway. T h e final isbetween Joint
Effort a n d Henrys a n d is slatedfor Fr iday November 3 a t 4
p.m.Standings are as follows : As Of Octob er 3
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s t e r n D i v i s i o n C O E D I N T R A M U R A L S J O G G I N
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