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• Hurst ToReceive Million Dollar GiftMercyhurst will receive a $1

million gift to found a school ofmusic from area^heart surgeonGeorge D'Angelo and his wife,Mary it was announced Sunday.

According to Preside nt W illiamP. Garvey, the $400,000 whichwas given by the D'Angelos up-front on Sunday, will be used tobuild an addition to Zurn Hall.The addition will house theD'Angelo School of music and

building is expected to beginwithin the next 86 to 48 months.The remaining $600,000 will be

established as an endowment forthe music school to aid in pro-gram costs. These costs includeequipment and an eight to tenmember faculty. rA

Garvey called the D'Angelodonation a "challenge gift," ad-ding that the college is now seek-

ing another $Vfe million fromother sources for scholarship andprogram support. Four founda-tions that might have an interestin funding have already beentargeted, and the National En-dowment of the Humanities isanother strong possibility. %k

One provision of the $1 milliongift is that for the first time a per-manent endowed choir will beestablished for the head of the

music school. Dr. Louis Menniniwill be the first chair holder.D'Angelo, who performed the

first area open-heart surgery in1962, gave a number of reasonsfor choosing to give his gift to thecollege.

"Mercyhurst College em bodieswhat a private college should beto me," he stated "It is movingahead and there is nothing

grea ter than moving forward andupward." *

In interviews with the»localpress D'Angelo cited an era of"academic renaissance" asanother reason for his donation.

"I believe there is a genuinepassion for excellence takinghold here and that it will extendto all areas, not just music," hesaid.

Garvey echoed this sentimentstating that he sees the D'Angelogift as "the first in a series of ma-jor contributions that the collegewill seek from benefactors "andfoundations to support the highlevels of quality in otheracademic programs at thecollege." -•£ I -;j

"Mercyhurst should be one ofthe most prestigious colleges,"

said D'Angelo during a speechMonday evening. "We cannot ac-cept medocrity we must moveforward in distinction.0

Chairman of the new school ofmusic Dr. Louis Mennini com-mented on the donation saying"There has never been anythingof its kind in the Erie area. I amelated that I am here to see itcome about."

The D'Angelo School of musicwill offer a bachelor's degree inApplied music and m usic educa-tion. Students Twill be able toselect majors from strings,woodwinds, piano, voice, andcomposition.

Fo r thejjpast four years theD'Angelo's have provided theprize money* for the D'AngeloYoung Artists Competition held

at the college every summecompetition is often consas one of.the most impevents of its kind in the UStates.

Late M onday, Garvey anned that D'Angelo had alcreased the amount of money for the competition,attracted international testants from Japan anSoviet Union this summer.

* "D'Angelo increased thfrom $380 four years ago tothis summer and it is mordoubled next year/' commGarvey.

"The revival of music aarts is the important tD'Angelo said. "Culture is portant because without itis no commu nity." i.

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V O L ^a N O . 1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE• — — — • — — — —

SEPTEMBER 19

Garvey Ushers InThird Spring At Hurst

Mercyhurst is ushering in anew era. With this week beginsthe celebration of the school onthe hill's "Third Spring".

Dr. William P. Garvey, Presi-dent of the college, acclaims the

1980s as the coming of arenaissance to Mercyhurst,noting the school's first two greathistoric periods and pointing outhow the new age w ill combine theideals of both earlier epochs.

Garvey emphasized the spiritof tradition formed during the'Hurst's First Spring, from 1926to 1968. He hopes to maintain thehigh goals that were formed dur-ing those ye ars by the Sisters ofMercy who founded the college.

The president also cited theperiod of change and transitionwhich marked the years from1968 to 1980, —the Second Spr-

ing— adding that this spirit ofchange, as well, will be incor-porated into the Jnew 'Hurstimage.

"This re-birth at the collegewill be a quantum leap to distinc-

tion," said Garvey. "It will be arenewal for M ercyhurst in everysense." Garvey praised .Dr.George D'Angelo and his gift of 1million dollars to the college asthe seed that will sprout furtherefforts for f undraising during the"Third Spring". He noted thatbesides the attempt to securemore resources for the school,the new age will be characterizedby greater challenge for facultyand students, the initiation of newand more developed programsand a drive to fulfill the hopes anddreams ;on which Mercyhurstwas founded.

Student Government Announces

Changed Spring Exam ScheduleFina l exa ms for 1981 spring

term w ill be held on a Friday andSaturday, it was announced byMercyhurst Student Governmentpresident Tim Seltzer at the firstMSG meeting of the year.

Since Activity Day is being heldon Tuesday, May 12, the examswill be pushed back a day to Fri-day May 29 and Saturday/May30. Seltzer explained that the

of the spring term wasa contributing factor in the Ad-mins rativ e, decision of alteringthe calend ar. Seltzer pointed outthat part of'the reasoning in the

decision was due to the fact thatActivity Day is a day with educa-tional purposes above and beyondclassroom experience. Addingthat it is also considered a day tounify the college community.

It was a lso announced that<heacademic calendar now in effectwill be abolished in the 1981-82year. Three new calendars wereproposed^ and are under con-sideration by the administration.The first would have three 10 V4week terms, classes held fourdays a week

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^ ^ ^ ^ '< Sun M ountainBrings the sound of Blue Grass to the Grotto during Saturdaysconcert sponsored by SAC.

After Six Years

New Athletic Field Completed;Construction Problems Overcome

After six years in pi« nniyig andconstruction, a new athletic fieldhas been completed here at thecollege. The new field, locatedbehind Baldwin Hall and adja-cent to the Tullio Baseball field,will be used for the soccer teamas well as intram ural football andSoftball. F I *

Troubles beset the constructionof the Held from the beginning.Explains George Kidd, Directorof Business Services, "The fieldbegan as a hill. It had to be level-ed and the base needed to beprepared."

Several times the area wasleveled off, fertilized and seeded.Because of the poor drainage inthat area, the seed never tookhold.

Director of Operations, RayJustice explained that drainage

was a problem since the field hadnever been properly sloped by agrade r before. That situation hassince been corrected.

This summer there w as; aserious problem with the com-pany contracted to construct thefield. 'The contractor was notliving up to the specifications ofthe job," said Kidd. Consequentlythe contractor was fired J

The college which is* now inlitigation with the co ntractor, hadalready paid a portion of the com*pany's fee in advance.

The field was finally con-structed by a maintenance crewsupervised by Justice. "If s a

very good field", he addedgood savings for the schoo

The field ha s 1 Ve inchesoil and 4000 square yardstucky bluegrass turf,:

Soccer Coach Dave Shirates the field as "one of tif not the top field in WPennsylvania."| As of yet no plans'aremade for the dedication aning of the new multipurpo

I N S I D E :Faculty FocusI Features

Dr. Platte

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inderella Hoursstudents with no place to go after

The establishment of the new midnight, is understandable.intervisitation hours has ca used How ever, there is no reason whysome discussion on campus. A students should lose the totalloss of one hour was sustained byresident students. Last year, in-tervisitation was extended onehour in the evening.

number of hours in the process.For example, the hour taken

away from the evenings couldeasily be substituted to those dur-

The hours are now one p.m. to ing the da y. The hours wouldthen be from noon to midnight on

during weekdays and noon to one a.m.during weekends. •

The administration has in-

midnight on weekdays and onep.m. to one a.rnweekends. * I ^ ^

While the cut in evening hoursis acceptable, one wonders why dicated that it would listenthe total number of hours favorably to suggestions concern-reduced. A student, and especial- ing the restoration of the totally a resident student, has a right'u a certain amount of intervisita-tion hours.

|s The cut in evening hours, madeto curb the large numbers of voice.

number of intervisitation hours.This is an opportunity the stu-

dent government ought to seize

in order to strengthen the student

Policy Stated In Open LetterTo the Mercy hurst Community: |

• The Merciad welcomes all ar-ticles and letters that you wish tosubmit to us. Therefore, we feelthat you deserve to know some ofthe rights that we reserve in theprinting of material. * jl. Th« right to revise copy intoNtandard Knglish. CT

z.yTh* right to revise copy intocorrect Journalistic form.3. The right to revise copy (butnot change meaning) to fill layoutdesign.i. And the rlghl to refuse the prin-

ting of material considered to beIn poor taste.In addition, letters to the Kditorrequesting to have the name

withheld will not be printed,along with those submitted undera false name.

The reasoning for this is sim-ple. Because we accept respon-sibility for everything we print,we expect tho se who wish to voiceopinions to do the same .

The Merciad wishes" to en-courage all members of the'Hurst community to contributeto the paper whenever possible.However, the Editor reserves theright to set certain guidelines forpublication in conjunction with

the standards of the college.Sincerely,Itebecca L. MartinEditor-in-Chief «

Participation Urged For Parents Weekend

This year Mercyhurst CollegeParents Weekend will be heldSaturday and S unday, October 11and 12. Highlighting the weekendwill the dinner-dance, which willbe held Saturday evening atErie's Hilton Hotel, Presque IsleBallroom) f

A letter has been sent to allparents of Mercyhurst students,which includes all.the informa-tion about this year's ParentsWeekend. Although last year'sParents Weekend was the mostsuccessful yet, improvementshave been made to make thisyear's even better.

We urge all students to par-ticipate in this weekend and to re-mind their parents as "the timegets closer.

Much hard work has gone intothe making of this weekendalready, but a lot more work isneeded to insure its success.Therefore, the Parents WeekendPlanning Comm ittee is asking forth e Mercyhurst* Community'sinvolvement.

Anyone who would like to helpon one or more of the committeesmay contact one of the followingfor more information: Paul Ur-banowicz: 334 Sesler. 868-224ft-

Alda Walker: 318 Baldw864-9320; Jimi Napol i : 2McAuley; Bonnie James: Egan, 825-9937. *P*

This fun-filled weekened hbeen designed to include the etire Mercyhurst Communits t u d e n t s , faculity .and ami ninstrat ion. We sincerely hothat everyone jvi11 take a dvatage of this wonderful chanceparticipate in this g special amemorable event.!1 Look for oposters for the complete scheduof the weeken d. '

Thank you, tParents Weekend Plannin

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Seltzer Explains Activity Day,Spring Exam Schedule For '81

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To the Mercyhurst Community:

* I'm quite happy to inform youthat thanks to the cooperation ofthe new adm inistration there willhe a third annual activity Day onTuesday, May 124 > •

I know that many of you wereunder the impression last yearthat there would be no more suchday s of unity for the Mercyhurstcommunity, but have no fear, a

committee is now being formedto organize the days events.As for you faculty members,

you also have no need to fret,because the day off, will in noway delete from your schedulednumbers of class da ys for the spr-ing term.

For those of you new to Mer-cyhurst, I'd better explain whatActivity Day is. It is first andforemost a day to unify the entirecampus community including ad-ministration, faculty, staff and,of course, students. It is a daywhere we can all be free tointermingle and communicate ona more personal level outside of

the classroom atmosphere.It is also a day of educational

and cultural events to enhanceeveryone's perspective on life ingeneral. With a dance recital andart exibits by our own verytalented students, and sucheducational demonstrations aswine and pasta making you can'thelp but learn something. : p *» ••]

Last but not least, Activity Day

is also a day to enjoy. A day tomake acquaintances into friendsand see "how the other halflives," so to speaks

As you can see Activity Daycan be nothing but success, andhas been the past two years. Butin the past it has been mainly thefaculty that led to a successfulday, and the students have suf-fered by losing valuable classtime thus decreasing the amountof subject matter.

Taking these facts into con-sideration, I worked with the ad-ministration to secure a da te forspring term, after a majority ofthe students last year expressed

a willingness to sacrafice a fday to continue the tradition.took a number of weeks to finway to schedule the day in a wthat would best suit the intereof the college and all involved

• The only way we found could schedule the day was push finals back one day. Thdecision wa s made after all othpossibilities were exhausted. S

this year we ca n all live the unmeaning of A ctivity Day until tend of the year by sacrificing oday of the long summ er vacatio

If there are.any questionscomments about this years Ativity Day please contact me the Student Union or box 636 the mailroom (Preston).

With" ever yon e's help acooperation we can make tthird annual Activity Day tbest day you will ever have Mercyhurst.

Thank you.Tim SeltzerMercyhurst CollegeStudent Government

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cont . fromoff. Each class would be S%credits and 70 minutes long. Itwould run from September 8 toJune 5. I

The second proposed calendarwould have two 14 week term swith students taking four classesf o u r d a y s a w e e k w i t hWednesdays off. Each classwould be four credits and 60minutes long. This would runfrom September 8 to May 15.

The third [would have two 15week terms with students takingfive classes. The three creditclasses would be held five days aweek for 65 minutes. I t would runfrom September 2 to May 15.

In other action, a new campusdor mi to r y has juniors an dseniors who would be elected intothe dorm on the basis of theirresponsibility.t The slower level of the dorm

would house a conference centerrun by the Hotel RestaurantManagement Association. Theestimated cost of the building isiVz million dollars plus $175,000for facilities. ;

Plans have the dorm tentative-ly being constructed facing thegrotto between McAuley Hall an dthe Campus Center.

After discussing the proposalsSeltzer mentioned that if a law ispassed in the next month it wouldenable the college to afford roadsigns placed in five differentplaces. j

He stated that if Mercyhurstwaited for his law to be passed,the college can save $6,000. Twosigns would be placed on 1-90, oneon 1-79, one at the State Street ex-it, one on 38th Street and one onOld French Road. ;

Seltzer added that funding for

the signs would notbe takenthe MSG budget.

Next, Vice President Rich Lan-zillo announced that collegepresident Dr. W illiam P. G arveyhas agreed to hold an open forumfor students to air any questionsthey have about the administra-tion or any college activity theyare concerned abou t

Seltzer stating that, "we arechanging ourselves," announcedthat new guidelines will be se t forthis years representative systemand responsibilities. He explain-

ed that more involvement is ex-pected from the representatives,not only in doing the work, butgetting the college communityinvolved.

To help expand involvement inMSG the goverment officers arein the process of forming anumber of committees. Amongthem a Radio Club, homecomingcommittees. Anyone interested isasked to contact MSF officers orrepresentatives.

Author DorisKearns Will Speak At 'HurstDonna Peterson

Doris Kearns, author of LYN-DON JOHNSON AND THEAMERICAN DREAM, will be the

first in a series of lecturers to ap-pear at Mercyhurst College thisyear. She will speak in the ZurnRecital Hall on Thursday,September 25 at 8:00p.m.

A White House Fellow underPresident Lyndon Johnson from1967 until his death in 1973, Ms.Kearns worked with LBJ on hismemoirs.

Her list of credentials include aPhD in political science fromHarvard, a Fulbright scholar and

a Phi Beta Kappa, and mostr e c e n t l y , t e a c h i n g T H EPRESIDENCY at Harvard.Mn^H LYNDON JOHNSON ANDTHE AMERICAN DREAM isconsidered a composi te ofpsychobiography, memoir, andpolitical history. ' 'Newsweek''magazine (May SI, 1976) callsMs. Kearns' book a "triumph."The August 1976 Commentarymagazine writes "She has suc-ceeded in letting him (LBJ)reach us through her."

The Director of the StudentUnion, Jan Gatti, says that, "Ms.

Kearns' speech will be especiallytimely in this* year of thePresidential election. She willgive insight on Presidents past,present, and future."

The Student Union will pay thebest-selling autho r $1300 plus ex-penses. Among other speakers toappear on campus this year areAbby Hoffman of the 'TheChicago Seven" fame, Chris Ed aforme r Moonie who will speak oncults, Ja n M ichael Cousteau, sonof underwater explorer JacquesCousteau, and ex-CongressmanWilbur Mil ls. >,

This woek's synapse scorcher requires careful attention to relations. Ifyou think you've gotthe solution, stop by Bud Brown's office (Room 223 Preston) and let him know whit it is. Dr.Brown's confidenceabout the solution to this one Is 6 on the t -10 confidence scale.

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MSG Buy s Ta r pFor Campus CenterMercyhurst Student Govern-

ment has purchased a durablecarpe t w hich will enable the Col-lege to use the Campus Center formore activities for the first timein the school's history.

The pros and cons of the carpe t

have been discussed in previousyea rs by MSG but it was not untilthis year tha t' it was actuallyplausible.

P r i ces and op t ions wer ethoroughly researched beforeMSG Vice-President Rich Lan-zillo purchased the carpet fromCarpet Town for $2,360.00. Lan-zillo stated that, "This is morepractical:for us because a,tarp

would have been much mpensive a nd less useful.*

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ed that the carpet doesnwhile dancing and it is mvenient to set up and cle

The carpet is made tight weave fibers whicburns and suffer minim

The carpet, first usedBack-to-SchoolDance onSeptember 12 sponsored seems effective since was allowed and no damsustained to the carpet.

Future plans for the cclude use Muring Conweekend and the SeniorDance which was previouin the cafeteria.

Th ird Spring Schedu

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20

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Soccer Game. Lakers vs BehrendGame to be played on the newSoccer Field at Mercyhurst College

Entertainment in the GrottoFeaturing "Cranberry Lake" —jug band an d old time music.From Ithaca, NY ^

Dinner Dance lor theMercyhurst Faculty, Administration,Staff, and their spouses guests.

Cocktails at sevenDinner at eightEgan Dining Hall

Dancing from nine until midnightCampus Center

Outdoor Film Festival > * %'Paper Chase" and "TurningPoint". Films will be shownon the

back cam pus, west of Zurn Hall.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21

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LiturgyChrist the King Chapel

Co-celebrants '•* £ *JThe Most Rev. Alfred M. Watson, D.DBishop of Erie *

The Most Rev. Michael J. Murphy £ 4\Co-adjutor Bishop of Erie

Sisters' LuncheonFaculty Lounge ISpeaker Dr. William P GarveyLunch will be served at noon

President's BrunchFor Clergy, Trustees, Associates,and Guests of the PresidentJHEgan Dining Hall j _

Line-up for Convocationindoor Tennis Courts •*In case of rain —Zurn College Union

Convocation \Zurn Recital HallSpeaker Dr. John R. ColemanFormer President of Haverford College

Installation of Dr. William P. Garvevas Ninth President of Mercyhurst Colle

President's ReceptionVteber Hall \

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In case of rain —bge Union

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W h e n t h e G o i n g W a s G o o d - A n d G r e e kn

I remember the summer thatGreece almost went to war withTurkey over the Cyprus invasion.That was the summer we decidedto go, my wife and myself andtwo friends, to Greece.

Other friends warned usagainst it because of the dangerof war, but we bought tickets onTWA packed our back packs andtook off. \ , ii

I'm glad we went because thegoing was very Greek and verygood. The war never happened.

The temple of Pallas Athena,the patron goddess of Athens,stands on the -Acropolis, thehighest point of Athens, and it canbe seen from every point of the ci-ty . I t was stronger, morebeautiful than I had imagined.

So was the less visible Agora,the Greek marketplace, whereu n d e r a c o o l c o l o n n a d ephilosophers and citizens used tomingle and discuss the eternaland the temporal.

The third great site in Athens isthe Poseidon restuarant, a placewhere we could get good food andgood service morning noon andnight.

The museums of Greece sur-prised me. They are an endlesssource of interest and excite-ment. Almost every Greek townof any size has not only a museumbut an archeological dig, and

some site such as an ancientmarketplace, temple or home ofthe oracle (as at Delphi).

• The mu seum s, d i gs andmonuments took us deeper anddeeper into the sources ofWestern Culture. In the museumsof Athens and Heraclion (Crete)for example, one can see rem-nants of the ancient matriarchalreligion that is said to havepreceded patriarchal religion .

We took a short hop to Agina,one of the many Greek islands,and found it to be everything wehoped . The ho te l s , food ,monuments and beaches were allcharming, clean, and first rate. Itwas on Agina that I saw a mangetting his octupus ready for din-

ner by tenderizing it on the pave-ment next to the water's edge.Later we hitched a ride on a

by George Carrelts

fruit and potato bo at out of Aginato Ancient Epidaurus. We landedin a quiet bay where a friendlyGreek named Michael ran asmall hotel and restaurant andanopen-air night club named afterZorba the G reek. The owner lov-ed music, dancing, talking totourists (especial ly womentourists), and showing off thewonders of the countryside.

We snorkled one day out to seethe remains of a city covered bythe water and we marveled at thea m p i t h e a t r e a t a n c i e n tEpidaurus which is still used fora few plays a year. It was to this

place that ancient Greeks camefor Olympic games, and forchthonic (earth) rites wherein

they offered honey cakes underground gods in searcures for thi r mentalphysical ills.

So much remains to be There are hundreds of isand sites waiting for all there. They will be more esive now and there will betourists on the scene now ththreat*of war is gone, butwill be just a s full of meanininterest.

If you get to the museumsbeaches, and restuaranGreece before we do, say heMichael at Zorba's place cient Epidaurus and all

like him you can find. The will always be good in GreeGreece.

As you know the key to the operation of a successful college senate is the strong par-ticipation of all of its constituent members—faculty, administration and students. Liketh e Senate itself, committees are represented by all three groups including those whoare m embers of th e Senate and the general college community as well. All committeesare appointed on a yearly basis. Those who have served previously are welcome to re-quest to continue their service on committees.

There are three standing committees of the College Senate, consisting of: AcademicPolicies, Campus Life and Administrative Policies and Operations. Please read thedescription oT each of the three committees. If you are willing to serve on any one ofthe committees, please fill out the form that is attached and return it to me no laterthan . Friday, September 19, 1980. The Agenda? Committee will meet on Tuesday,September 23, 1980 to make its recommendations for committee appointments to theSenate . If the Sen ate is to function properly, we need your support. Please volunteer to

serve.Return to: Ed Gallagher |

Box 22I wish to volun teer to serve on a Senate Comm ittee. My preferences are

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Featuring Donald PlatteDr. Platte (YThat's *platty', not

'plate' like the river!" he pointsout) has been a professor ofmathematics at Mercyhurst fornine years. He is also teaching

compute r sc i ence coursesavailable through a time-shareprogram with Edinboro StateCollege.

Although legendary for nevergiving perfect grade points, hedenies this adding that last yearhe administered eight.

Sitting behind his orderly desk,Dr. Platte's eyes twinkle whenasked how he became interestedin mathematics and computers."Well, when I was a kid I alw aysgot a kick out of solving pro-blems," he said.

Today, with a Ph.D. he is cer-tainly no longer a kid.\ Solvingprob l ems has become h i sbusiness rather than a leisuretime brain-teaser.

''There's no way th at we couldhave the society we have today

without computers . . . Impossi-ble . . . computers touch youreveryday life in too many ways,from the bills you get from theutility? companies, to the wayyour paper comes to you," heexplains., According to Platte, the key to

computer programming is not somuch mathem atics, but the abili-ty to think a problem throughstep by step to its conclusion. \

The problem is then program-med *irito*the computer for thedirty work of complex math-ematical processing.iHowever, Platte qualifies his

confirmed belief in the growingnecessity of computerized mathwith a touch of "old school" con-servatism: reacting against theprecocious introduction of com-puters in elementary education,he asserts that "he would notwant Hhe students in gradeschools using calculators in placeof multiplication tables."

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"It's ridiculous to call someoneeducated who cannot tell you theproduct of four times six withoutgetting it on his calculator;again, it is the ability to solve pro-blems that it comes down to."

Perhaps s temmi ng f romPlatte's ease with solving pro-blems in an orderly, structuralway, is his ability to structurereality with the same unblinkinglogic. '•*- * ^f: Reality to Plat te is a world thatis so highly technologized andbureaucratized that it literallycannot function without the expe-diency of the computer.

Platte says the computerserves us in two ways. First, itcompl e tes ted i ous , s i mpl emathematical tasks on a grandscale (such as payrolling) in a

fraction of the man hours it wouldotherwise take.

Secondly, the computer per-forms and integrates manyalgebraic manipulations at onceso that it can be used to solvemulti-faceted physical problemsthat require almost instantresults. Platte points out, "Wecould never have made it to themoon and back without thecomputer."

Platte is also realistic in hisoutlook on the job potentials inmathematics and computerscience. According to Platte, thedemand for computer pro-gramers will not even show anyof tapering off until the 1990's.

A simple Bachelor's degree incomputer science can offer astarting salary of $20,000 in thehigh technology regions of,ourcountry, such as California,Texas an d W ashington D.C.

A Master's degree will give 25to 30 thousandv "You'd be prettybad to get 25," adds Platte.

j. :A£Ph.D., which is so rare abreed that there are some twelvejobs for every applicant holding

>one, will draw from $35,000 a yearon upwards.

However , these rea l i s t i cthough "fantastic job oppor-tunities are for those withdegrees in computer science, andMercyhurst'" does not . offer adegree in the f eld.£j

Fortunately,^the prospects formathematics ««fce t almost asgreat. Graduates ip mathematics

are in demand in secondaryeducation, business and in theburgeoning field of researchoperations. J

With regard to the automatic

unemployment theory which isalleged dehumanizing and masstake-ova* of computers in ourlife-style, Platte has decisiveviews. While agreeing that thereis some truth to the theory, hesuggests that it is types of jobsrather than jobs themselves thatare being lost to the computer.

In other words, it is the recurr-ing sociological malady of theuneducated workingman beingsqueezed out to make room forthe technically skilled.

Furthermore, Platte affirmsthat there is a definite intimida-tion towards the whole concept ofcomputerization, and not justamong middle aged, lower classworkers bereft of their jobs.

•"Why pick on the outgoinggenerations?" demands Platte.

"Young students come into mycomputer classes and they're ter-rified, when all they're really do-ing is sitting down to a typewriterwith a piece of paper and perhapsa screen."

In spite of the pervasive in-timidation towards computersapparent in our society, Plattealso sees a gradual trend towardacceptance. The corporate worldhas been forced by the necessityof efficiency to accept com-puterization, and the consumingpublic is slowly coming aroundvia the availability of pocketca l cu l a to rs and e l ec t ron i cgames.

As Platte sees it, "a completelynew generation is coming up; it(the computer) will be secondnature , just like using the phone."But" . . . he adds, "there aregoods and bads to that." 1

Among "the bads" Platteforsees is .the possibility of a"1964 syndrome" due to the ex-tensive data on file for everyman woman and child in theUnited States. i 1

In the m idst of a society caughtin a conflict between loving andhating the metallic mentality ofi t s compute r coun te rpar ts ,Donald Platte sits back in hischair and smiles. "I * have nofears of living in a computersociety," he states simply, "thereare things that man can do thatthe computer will never do."

you _ _y o u rname, address

telephonenumber- printed

Jthis year'sd Ji ¥ e c t o r yplease contact

^ ^ StudentService'sfleeJ226.

WTERDISCIPLENAIIY COURSEThree (3) credits

INTD 177 : Contemporaryi 'British Culture

Depart: Dec. 1,1980747 PAN American jet

Return to New York on December 15TRIP London, England

Approximate cost - $900.00 This fee Includes:1. Round-trip airfare on a 747 jet rom New York to London2. Transfers to and from the London airport and our hotel (Royal N

tional) "•' I3.t Accommodations for 13 or 14 nights, two persons per roo

private bath4. Continental breakfast each morning5. All hotel service charges and taxis6. Three theatre tickets to plays/musicals7. A four-course Elizabethan Banquet with floor show and danci

(this Is loads of fun!) j£j y j8. A seven-day pass for unlimited subway and bus transportation

London 19. Membership and admission to two London casinos and to thre

discos 1 »10. A half-day of sightseeing inLondon11. Attendance at a"tea party"

hems not included are: evening meals, transportation to and rom yohome to New York City and the cost of your passport.

Side trips will be purchased to visit the following: Windsor CastHampton Court Palace, Oxford University, Stratford-on-AvoStonehenge and the Cathedrals of Guilford, Salisbury and WinchestIn London, we will our he British Museum, Tower of London /CrowJewels, National Gallery, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, et cetera.

Interested students should see Mr.I Edward Gallagher, 302 Main, make arrangements as soon as possible.

A P P L I C A T I O N SN E W BE IN G A CCE PTE D

0 for the positions ofGENERAL MANAGER

* and• SALES MANAGER

of Merchyhurst's new closed circucampus radio station. ^

The po sitiions are part-time,non-paying jobs .

Those interested in either position shou

contact Mr. Curcio in 224 Preston by Thu: day, September 25.

king For Chal lenging: A n d i » j

Reward ing Employment?The Writing Center, McAuley, Low

Level, presently interested hiriqualified students to tutor for the 1980-school year. Qualifications for this pot ion are las follows: the student shouhave at least a 3.0 QPA, he should be a:o get along with others, and he shouhave a working command of Lthe Englilanguage. If a prospective employee fe

has some deficiencies his baskil ls, he can have these reinforced durhis tutor training sessions in the WritiCenter.

Studen ts may 'apply; for th is positithrough work-study or student-aid, or may apply for volunteer wo rk.

Anyone interested tutoring at tWriting Center may contact* its staff Moday through Friday from 9 a.m|to 3 p;m.

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**0** THEMERCIAO September 19,1

1

Campus UndergoesIntense Renovations

By James N. Kopchuk

Incoming Freshmen may notbe aw are of several renovationsthe Mercyhurst Campus and itsstructures have ^undergone, butreturning students may havenoticed a few innovations.

Both Baldwin and McAuleyHall have undergone dramaticchanges including improvementsin their floor lounges, emphasiz-ing a type of home orientatedenvironment.

The Townhouses have sustain-ed extensive work, including newwall to wall carpeting and newlypainted walls. A

Other/campus improvementsinclude new carpeting in theclassrooms, campus centerlocker rooms, the resurfacing ofcampus roads, and a fenced offarea behind the Townhouses

which will provide the necessarysecurity needed for collegevehicles. m* After an overall review of the

col lege budget . PresidentWilliam Garvey has 'madesubstantial payroll cuts in the ad-mini stration to fund theserenovations which under past ad-minis trat ions have beendeferred.

Mr. George Kidd commented*The President is placing em-phasis on those areas in which thestudents and faculty co-inhabit.''

The students will; be heldresponsible for their help in theupkeep of these renovations.Damage done to furniture or theDorm itself will be extractedfrom the initial damage depositf ee . V w-Cvv k *ii

The Developmental Learning Centerwi l l provide tutor ing serv ices to al l ful l -t ime Mercyhurst stude nts in the fo l lowin g

subjects: ';.>*;•• I '? '• M

i t Pttnciptes ©f Economics I v

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Tutoring in these areas will take place inthe Tutor ing Center inthe fo l low ing t imes :

McAu ley Hali at

MWF10-11 a.m. }s Tu es. 9 :30 -11:30

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Thurs. 1-3 p.m.

N o A p p o in t m en t N ec essa ry !

if you have any questions see Sr. MarieCeline Jn the Tutoring Center at M cAuleyHall.

TUTOR ING SERVICESPACE PROVIDES FREE TUTORING SERVICES FOR

4 ALL FULL-TlfTiE STUDENTS...FUNDflmiNTLS OF CHimiSTRY

Mondays, W ednesdays, and Fridays3:0 0 - 4 :30 in Tutoring Room a t

fTlcfluley HalfTuesday an d Thursday evenings!' 7:00-8:30 in LRC 1 I

For further information slop bu theTutoring Room in fTlcfluley Mall

Students relax in McAuley's newly reenovated lounge. Renovations include wall to wall carpetingnew furniture, and an attractive mural.

N e w

One cannot help to notice all thenew additions and improvementshere on Mercyhurst Campus. Thegrounds look as lovely as ever,the dorms, the classrooms, andeven the hallways have beenrenovated. k

Now take a look inside and youwill find themost important of allour additions-the new faculty.The Hurst has gained thirteennew highly recommended facultymembers for the 80-81 schoolyear. ? * t .;

We have a new addition to theHotel Restaurant ManagementProgram, John Gable. Mr. Gablereceived his B.A. right here atMercyhurst in 1978. He workedwith the Sheraton Corporation inBoston for three years. While he,was here at Mercyhurst he was

the assistant to the Director ofPublic R elations. ' £There are two new members in

the area of Social Work. ChristineGagliano previously worked as asocial worker at Family Counsel-ing Service,Inc. in Erie —-

She has also had the experienceof teaching in the Erie area atVilla Maria. £ '(.

Miss Gagliano received herM.S.W. fat* Flor ida StateUniversity.;/#

Our other addition to the fieldof Social Work was a part-timeteacher for Mercyhurst one and ahalf years ago Mr. Carl Triola,formerly Director of Youth Ser-vices Department and Ad-ministrator of Children's Ser-vices of Erie County. * < *

When asked if it was a big tran-sition from dealing with childrento college students, he said it is a

big one, job pressures differ".<

His feelings about the College

and the surrounding area? "Ilove it, the faculty have beenhe lpful , cooperat ive andpleasant.''

Our addition in the MathDepartment|is Diane Williams,who comes to us with a M.S. fromRensselar Polytechnic Institute,where she was a teaching assis-tant. She also taught part-time atMercyhurst Prep since 1977.

Sister Rosann Zarecky R.S.M.and Sister "Lisa Mary McCar-thney R.S.M. will both begin inJanuary in the Business Educa-tion X>epartment. Both are ac-quainted with Mercyhurst Col-lege. Sister Lisa Mary receivedber B.A. here at Mercyhurst. (

Mercyhurst College alsoWelcomes Dr. John Watson whois the new head of our business

department. He has taught atseveral colleges in the Clevelandarea, and has worked in manage-ment positions in business 'forover 15 years. W< \ >M

Dr. Watson stated that he is,"ready to begin." He feels hehasalot of opportunities here at theHurst. \ f

Our music department extendsa warm welcome to Dr. RobertMaxham, an Erie native. Dr.Maxham received his BM., M.A.and Ph.D. at the Eastman Schoolof Music. J

In the field of science we haveDr. Lewis Lutton: Biology, andDr. Gerard MacMillian: - En-viromental studies. Dr. Luttonreceived his Ph.D. at CornellUniversity. He .has taught atSwarthmore, Cornell, and mostrecently Allegheny, and has oftenbeen involved with the NationalScience Foundation. &J

IDr. MacMillian has be

member of part-time facusince 1970. He has taughWestern Illinois University,College, and, most recently aUniversity of Iowa, where hereceived his Ph.D.

Mr. Stephen Curcio, in themunications department is excited to begin his work inRadio Lab. He has to his crewide range of past experieAmong them; being a teacassociate, to N ews ReporterSports Director at radio staWOMP-AM-FM, Be llaire, Oh

He believes we have excefacilities and a good progOuf communications prograunder way with changes, once Mr. Curcio gets "usedSystem", he will be on his

with many new ideas.. Although Mr. Willard RCC.P.A. comes t o t e frompi lo us home in North Carhe is not unfamiliar to the ar

Mr. Rice received bis M.BGannon University and wasFormer Controller here atHurst several years ago. -

Last, but certainly not leaJoy Kolb, who, has beemember of our part-time fain I Sociology and Anthrosince 1974. i. She says she is excited tomember of our full-time s"Being part-time I was consly moving from office to oand it was always hard tome. Now a s full-time I can smore time teaching insteamoving books.!" '3|Mrs. Kolb loves the outd

and is very enthusiastic abounew position.

j Recruiters and Sem inars On-CampSeptember 25 J United States Coast Guard

Office of Personnel Management(Federal Civil S ervice)

Seminar for Resume Writing and InterviewingSkills

e TI

CONTACT THE CAREER SERVICES OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION!!!204 Main or Extensions289-290. or 293

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September 19,1980 THEMERCIAD

Netters Place FourthIn Recent TournamentWhen Ravinder Sabherwal

dons a Mercyhurst tennisuniform, his opponents have asmuch difficulty in pronouncinghis name as they have troublereturning his swishing two-handed backhand and his rifleforehand. Sabherwal (Zab-er-wall) put these two viciousweapons into personal best actionlast weekend when he won thesingles championship in the topcategory and the* second leveldoubles event at the BloomsburgState College eight team invita-tional tourney.

The local Junior collected foursingles points toward the Mer-cyhurst total of twelve that putthe Lakers into fourth place in aprestigious' tournament won bythe U.S. Naval Acadamy at An-napolis, Md.

Navy took the trophy with ISpoints and were hotly pursued byHampton Institute and. PeonState, each with 14 points. TheLakers beat out Bloomsburg (4),Cornell (4), Temple (3), andHaverford (0) in the finalrankings.

"This was a very crediblefinish by our team." remarkedfourth year coach DennisRanalli.

The tournament was played insix flights; three singles bracketsand three doubles sections. Eachof the eight colleges placed twosingles players in the 16 mansingle elimination draws.

In the top singles flight,Sabherwal took the title with vic-tories over Bill Schillings (PennState) 3-6,7-6,6-2, Martin Coyne(Bloomsburg)« 6-4,5-7,6-4, LuizTadeau (Hampton) 6-2, 6-2, andC r a i g M o r r i s o n ( N a v y )7-5,3-6,6-3. In the same bracket,Andy Pindlay claimed two pointsfor Che 'Hurst with defeats of RobLitterst (Temple) 3-6,6-4,6-2 andEnrique Zapatero 6-2,6-2, beforebowing to Morrison 6-4,7-5.

Ravinder Saberwohl

Gaining seven points in singles,Mercyhurst's other singles win-ner was Gary Dagan, who toppl-ed Brad Rosenstein (Cornell) 24 ,7-5, 6-1 before being stopped byTom Beckhard (Penn State) 6-0,6-3. ?

Tom Chybrzynski bowed out toCraig Diehl (Bloomsburg) 6-4,6-3.Steve Spies lost to Jose DaSilva(Hampton) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, andWayne Ashmeade fell to BaylyTaff (Navy) 64, 6-3. *

In doubles play, Sabherwal andSpies took the number two title

with straight set victories overBloomsburg, Cornell, andHampton.

Each Laker pair gainedvaluable points; for the 'Hurst,who was still'in the running forthe championship on the finalday.

Tom Chybrzynski and AndyPindlay scored a useful win overthe top Navy pair, 3-6,6-4,6-4before falling to eventual victors,Hampton Institute. ,.

Wayne Ashmeade and GaryDagan upended Haverford'sthird tandem, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, thenlost to Navy, 7-6, 6-2.

The high flying Lakers finishedsixth in the nation in the NAIAlast year and when March rollsaround, will begin their quest formore national recognition.

| Mercyhurst College Recreation Club ProgramMs. Janet Price - Coordinator & Club Adviser

General Club M eetingMonday. September 22 8:00 p.m. CC

Provide fun, relaxation, exerciseAH skill levels welcome

B o w i i i * • • Alpfne SkfttogWacaat HnU Swt amt eg >Physical F itness Hiking/Campinglc« Skatin g Cross Country Skiing

Consideration will be given to other dubs if enough in-terest is shown.

Faculty, Staff. Students Welcome

Back A Winner

Saturday, September 27:00 p.m. Erie County Stadium

Mercyhurst «

Lakers Stall St. VincentRoll!By St. Bon a venture

The Lakers, aided by excellentpitching and some good fieldingdestroyed crosstown rival Gan-non University 21-0and 104 in thefirst game of the season. Twodays later Walsh College fell tothe Lakers 11-0 and 5-0. S

Gannon had a small sample ofwhat to expect in the first nning

as Russ Wilhelm singled and AlYoung followed with a 450 ft.blast to right centerfield. -j

In the fifth inning, the Lakerssent 20 men to the plate scoringthe runs and bombing three Gan-non pitchers. During the inning,

In Baseball

Frank Kudlac, Dick White, andBob DellaRocca had run produc-ing hits. The big blow was a threerun homer by Jos Rocco.

John Costello cam e within oneout of a no-hitter when Bill Grackbounced a ball off Costello's gloveand beat out an infield hit

The second game was much the

same as the Lakers collected sixstraight hits during the 3rd inn-ing. White, Delia Rocca and1

Hesse had run scoring hits and!Kudlac stole home on an ex-cellently executed double steal.

At * Saturday's game, the

Lakers had no problemWalsh College as they jumpa 4-0 lead in the first on twalks, a sacrifice fly and a 2triple by Mike Conroy.

In the second game the Lseemed to go a little flat, buJumped ahead early as Wilhand Kudlac had run scoring

Bryan Mohan and GeKosko both went the distancneither had any trouble keeping Walsh blanked.

The Lakers play St. Bonature on Saturday and at homSunday vs. Penn State Beav

Lakers Overpower GannonIn First GameOf Season

The Mercyhurst Soccer Teamstarted out the 1980-81 seasonwith a 1-1 tie in their openingaway game with St. Vincent.

Both teams played with the

season opener jitters, with noone showing any real offensivethreat. St. Vincent played hardwhich took its toll on the physicalshape of the Lakers.

Sophomore Jeff Campbellscored theonly Laker goal whichput the Lakers ahead. But apenalty gave St. Vincent a penal-ty shot which evened up the

score.In the second game of the

season, the Lakers were on theirnew home turf and fared muchbetter, defeating St. Boneventure6-2.%

The Lakers scored two quickgoals early in the first half fromSenior Don Smith and FreshmanDave Cross. Again later in thefirs t half Freshmen Shawn Bencescored the Lakers third g oal.

S t Boneventure also showedsome offensive power by scoringalso in the first half, leaving the

score 8-1 in favor of theLaIn the second half vet

Seniors Chuck Farina and Bence scored a goal apiece Shawn Bence scored his segoal of the game. This gav

Lakers a 6-1 advantage.St. Boneventure did not sand scored their last and goal of the second half, mathe final score 6-2 in favor oLakers.

The Lakers record stand1-0-1. They play again on Sday, September 20, at 1pmhome. 2

WOMEN'SFALL

i Tuesday, September UKVilla Maria 4:00 P.M. H

Friday , September 19Edinboro .4:00 P.M. A

Monday, September 22Gannon 4:00P.M.- H

Wednesday, September 24 1Behrend ...... 4:00 P.M. AFriday, Septem ber 26 P •

Thiel 3:00 P.M. H*H Tuesday, September 30

Gannon .....4:00 P.M. AThursday, O ctober 2

Villa 4:00 P.M. ASaturday, O ctober 4

Geneva „ .^,..,..1:00 P.M. H

TENNIS1980 •

Monday, October 6Westm inster 4:00 P.M.

Friday, October 10Grove City. 3:00 P.M.

* Tuesday, O ctober 14 |Behrend \ 3:00 PM

Wednesday, October 15Edinboro 4:00 P.M.

Friday, October 17 *]Allegheny 3:00 P.M.

Saturday, October 18Thiel ..1:00 P.M.

Monday, October 20^Fredonia 3:00 P.M .

Thursday, October 23 ']Allegheny ^ ...3:00 P.M.

MERCYHURST COLLEGEWOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

§ FALL - 1980

• 1 .OO Tickets on sale at Campus Center$

1 .O O

Tuesday, Sept. 23Fredonia &Niagara at Fredonia .....5:00 P.M.

Friday, September 26Clarion 7:00 P.M.

Wednesday, October 1Edinboro & AIA ....6:00 P.M.

J _ _ Tuesday, October7 c

Villa & Pitt-Bradford ....6:00 P.M .Thursday, October 9

St. John Fischer & :,Gannon at Gannon 6:00 P.M.

|Tuesday, October 14Behrend 6:00 P.M.( I Thursday, O ctober 16Allegheny & Thiel '"at Thiel 6:00 P.M.

Saturday, October 18Edinboro Tourney A

Monday, October 20Grove City &Westminster at 4'Westm inster 6:00 P.M. A

Wednesday, O ctober 22Villa 7:00 P.M.

Saturday, O ctober 25Gene va 1:00 P.M.

Tuesday, October 28

Allegheny 6:00 P.M.Thursday, October 30Thiel 7:00 PJH. I

Friday, October 31LaSalle Tourney ., .A

Saturday, November 1 fLaSalle Tourney L A

- t Monday, November 3Grove City .....6:00 P.M. H

Thursday, November 6Behrend ..7:00 P.M. H

Saturday, November 8Buffalo State & Gannon .1:00 P.M. HThursday - Saturday, November 20-22- Regional Qualifier.

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