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By D.J. HaurinStaff writer

Defense wins championships. Coachesacross the nation preach this to every team.

Mercyhurst College football is no different.Although a Pennsylvania State Athletic Con-

ference championship has yet to come Mercy-hursts way, the teams defense has won some

big games during the past few seasons.Senior Fred Hale has led this defensive attack

the past two seasons.

Hale became a regular his sophomore year,starting every game at defensive end. He kepthis performance level high and earned thestarting job again in 2009.

Now, at the start of his senior year, Hale isplaying at his highest level as one of the keyleaders on defense.

I see myself as a leader. I try to lead byexample by always working hard and trying to

do right, Hale said.The right path on the field has sent suc-

cess Hales way since 2008. Last year, Halerecorded a career high 41 tackles, 13.5 ofwhich were for a loss of a combined 50 yards.Hale is off to a flying start in 2010, alreadyrecording 15 tackles.

Defensive end Fred Hale

tackles leadership role

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Hurst debuts in College Prowler

College Prowler, an Americanpublishing company that releases

guidebooks for nearly 300 differentcolleges, recently added MercyhurstCollege to its online college rank-ings list.

College Prowler helps studentsfind the college that is right forthem, and the Web site includestools such as financial aid calcula-tors, personality matching quizzesand scholarship opportunities.

The Web site gives each school areport card on various aspects ofcollege life such as academics, campus

dining and local atmosphere.Out of the approximate 100 stu-dents who were surveyed, Mercy-hurst received both Bs and Cs butnot a single A.

Gannon University earned simi-lar grades, although it earned an Afor its nightlife.

Although the majority of studentreviews are positive, some reviewsrated the Mercyhurst harshly. Stu-dents particularly complained abouthealth and safety, which earned a

C. Other bad grades lie beyond the

control of the college. Weather andoff-campus dining earned Cs as well.

The list of the worst things aboutMercyhurst was topped with apart-ments, availability of parking andcold weather.

Not all of the ratings painted

Mercyhurst in a bad light. The bestthings about the college include theacademic programs, The Hammer-mill Library and Mercyhursts beau-tiful campus, which were all given agrade above average.

Senior Kristen Grenga com-mented about Mercyhurst Collegeon College Prowler.

I really enjoyed my time spenthere at Mercyhurst. The campusis beautiful, and there was alwayssomething for me to do, she said.

The company relies on currentcollege students to write about thethings students really want to knowabout prospective colleges.

Junior Chrissy Mihalic was Mer-cyhursts contributing author forCollege Prowler.

I think the school could benefitfrom the ratings, she said. Mer-cyhurst could build on the posi-tive results, as well as improve on

what the students felt were negativeaspects of the College.

More than 50 College Prowlerusers have added Mercyhurst Col-

lege to their lists of prospective col-leges, and Mercyhurst can expect togain publicity from the Web site.

Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christopher Coons, who had not heard of CollegeProwler before, said, If the Web

site will be used by prospective stu-dents, we want to know about it.

Unlike Coons, Director of Mar-keting and Public Relations MeghanCorbin has heard of the site.

We are very cognizant of siteslike College Prowler, she said. Weutilize every vehicle possible torecruit students.

Corbin has ideas for ways Mercy-hurst can use the site.

She said she wants to post list-ings for the different Mercyhurst

campuses. She pointed out thatNorth East reviewers might postabout issues which do not affectMain Campus and those reviewscould affect the college ratings.

Corbin said she uses studentreviews on sites such as CollegeProwler to suggest campus changesto administration. She advises stu-dents to take note of renovationsand rewrite reviews if their opinionchanges.

Students can visit collegeprowler.

com/mercyhurst-college/ to writetheir own reviews of Mercyhurst.

By Jennifer McCurdyStaff writer

Students get involved with help of RSCO, Service Fair

Students explored possibilitiesand discovered opportunitiesat the safari themed RecognizedStudent Clubs and Organiza-tions (RSCO) and Service Fair on

Wednesday, Sept. 15. Within the Herrmann Student

Union, 60 RSCOs and 27 organiza-tions for service opportunities setup tables to inform students about

various opportunities for involve-ment on campus and volunteer

work.The Center for Student Engage-

ment and Leadership Developmentteamed up with Service Learning tohost the fair.

This was the first year the RSCOFair and the Service Fair took placesimultaneously.

Director of Service LearningColin Hurley explained why thefairs were combined.

Were able to introduce stu-dents to service opportunities and

allow service clubs to network,he said.

Sarah Allen, assistant director ofthe Center for Student Engagementand Leadership Development,said she estimated the networkingopportunities attracted 300 to 450students.

We hope students can connectand get involved this year, shesaid.

In that regard, the RSCO andService Fair served its purpose

well.Several newer clubs, such as

the Anime Club and Book Club,reported a doubling of membership

within the first hour of the event.Sophomore Judy Golden, who

worked at the Anime Club table,said, We have more people signedup this year than we had in the clublast year.

Likewise, sophomore AmandaStafford, treasurer of the BookClub, said, Weve gained many

new members through the RSCOfair.

Stafford used the RSCO fair totalk to prospective members anddirect them to the clubs new Face-book page.

Students looking for ways to getinvolved on campus filled the Stu-dent Union for a chance to meet

with members of various clubs andrepresentatives of local charities.

Freshman Kahla Wilson said, Icame to find out how to get moreinvolved and look for volunteeropportunities.

Due to the large amount of stu-dents who attended the fair and thenumber of clubs represented, themajor complaint of the day was thelack of space.

Junior Brandon Miller of thePublic Speaking Club said, Weneed bigger tables next year.

Overall students looking for ways to get involved and clubsseeking members considered theRSCO and Service Fair to be asuccess.

By Jennifer McCurdy

Staff writer

Students spoke with members of various clubs and represen-

tatives from local charities on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Tyler Stauffer photo

Lumen seeksstudent submissions

The Mercyhurst College Eng-lish Department is continuing itsannual tradition of the Lumen lit-erary arts magazine this year, butstudent submissions are requiredto do so.

The Lumen is a hard-copy pub-lication of students poems and

works of fiction. Along with thepublication is an interactive CDof not just the students writingsbut also of dance clips, musicclips, moving graphics and fullcolor art.

The art includes photos from thedance, music and art departments.

Dr. Ken Schiff and Dr. MarnieSullivan, English professors atMercyhurst, are co-advisers of theLumen.

No other college that I know ofhas the Lumen and the interactiveCD, Schiff said.

In order for the Lumen to be asuccess, students must submit theircreative works. The literary maga-

zine is not department oriented,as students in any department cansubmit their writings, music clips,dance performances and photog-raphy for possible publication.

The deadline for submissions isMonday, Dec. 13.

Awards for the top three Lumen writers are chosen by a panel ofjudges. The first place prize is $250,the second place prize is $150, andthe third place prize is $100. Allthree winners receive a framed cer-tificate.

Schiff encourages students totake part in the Lumen.

I feel this is really a student-runpublication, he said. It is also awonderful opportunity for studentsto feel the accomplishment of beingpublished.

Students interested in submit-ting their work to the Lumen canattach their writing in a Microsoft

Word document and e-mail it toSchiff at kschiff@mercyhurst.edu.

The awards and the unveilingof the Lumen will take place on

Thursday, April 4, in Taylor LittleTheater.

By Chelsee CallahanStaff writer

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Migration to mymail postponed

The migration from WebMail to mymail accountswas supposed to start Monday for Mercyhurst Collegestudents.

The migration is not expected to occur now untilMonday, Oct. 4.

System/Domain Administrator Lorraine Frownfel-ter explained the reasons for the delay.

Microsoft is installing upgrades on its Windows Liveaccounts, and Frownfelter said she did not want stu-dents to get used to a new system while changes are

still being made.These upgrades should be completed by Thursday,

Sept. 23.Another reason for the delay, according to Frownfel-

ter is, our password synchronization is broken.Students already using the mymail accounts who

tried to change their password last week discoveredproblems. When they changed their password, it wouldchange for their Blackboard and WebAdvisor accountsbut not their mymail accounts.

IT staff working on the mymail migration have notdetermined if the password problem is an upgrade

issue on Microsofts or Mercyhursts end.We hope to have it back in sync shortly, Frown-

felter said.The students who encountered the password prob-

lem not only include freshmen, but also graduate stu-dents and IT workstudy students who are part of a testgroup for the migration phase.

We are testing all phases so there wont be glitcheswhen we move 7,000 students because thats a lot ofphone calls, Frownfelter said.

She said that the migration would work if they wentahead with it now as planned, but due to the upgradesand password problem, there will be fewer issues if

they wait.The migration that will take place starting the first

week in October will most likely follow the same sched-ule that was already in place. Last names beginning withthe letters A-G will migrate on Monday, letters H-M on

Tuesday and N-Z on Wednesday.Frownfelter said she doesnt foresee any more prob-

lems arising that would postpone the switch to mymailagain because the problems that are occurring now aredue to the upgrades.

By Kelly Luoma

Managing editor

Visit The Merciad onlinemerciad.mercyhurst.edu

NEWS

News Briefs

This years Erie 2010 Buddy Walk will take place on Sunday,Oct. 3. The goal of Eries annual Buddy Walk is to promotethe acceptance of people with Down Syndrome. Anyone can

participate in the walk, which will take place at Liberty Park.Registration starts at 11 a.m., and the walk begins at 12 p.m.Contact Jackie Lupo at downsynerie@yahoo.com with ques-

tions.

Walk to support Down Syndrome

Writing Center in need of consultants

The Writing Center is looking to hire students who did well

in their college writing classes and are willing to help studentswith their writing. Students must be at least at a sophomorelevel to apply. Students interested in the position can apply by

visiting plato.mercyhurst.edu/writingcenter/jobinformation.html, filling out the application and returning it to Dr. GregBrown in the Hammermill Library.

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Hurst welcomes

new police chiefMercyhurst recently hired Robert

F. Kuhn as the new chief of Policeand Safety, replacing Ken Sidun,

who retired in June.Not only does Kuhn meet the

requirements for the job, he alsohas a personal connection to theschool.

This personal connectionbegan on Sunset Boulevard,

where Kuhn lived for 25 years. There, the campus and Sistersof Mercy became a part of hislife. He grew up a Catholic, and

went to St. John the Baptist gradeschool just 12 blocks away fromcampus.

Its kind of fun coming back

here at the end of my career, saidKuhn. Its a wonderful campus; itsbeautiful. [There are] nice peoplehere.

Beside his personal connection,Kuhn is very qualified for the job,boasting a very impressive resume.

Kuhn spent 32 years in lawenforcement before retiring fromthe Erie police force in March2004.

That same year he was hired as adetective for the Erie County Dis-

trict Attorneys Office. He workedthere for six years, while working

with the FBI for two, he said.Being a college police chief is

like an operating system on a com-

puter, (It) doesnt do much, butmakes sure all the work gets done,Kuhn said.

Kuhns job requires him tomanage the budget and watch themanpower, making sure he is nevershort-staffed.

[I] Keep my finger on the wheeland make sure the wheel keepsturning, Kuhn said.

Kuhn has some lofty goals forthe Police and Safety Department.

I would like to see an upgrade

in the current structure and thepay, Kuhn said. The reason isthe retention aspect of the job.People would use this as a steppingstone to move on to another police

department.Kuhn would like to see fewerpart-timers and more full-timers onstaff, hoping they become part ofthe Mercyhurst community.

Id like for them to get to knoweverybody and stay here for a longtime, said Kuhn.

Kuhn carries an optimisticattitude with him every day. Hehopes to lead the Police and SafetyDepartment beyond everyonesexpectations.

More importantly to him, he wants to continue to protect andkeep the Mercyhurst communitya safe place for students to callhome.

By Kristen RibelliContributing writer

Robert Kuhn replaces Keith Sidun as chief of Police and

Safety.

Jillian Barrile photo

Interior Design Clubawards makeover

to lucky professor

Does your apartment, dorm oroffice look dull?

The Interior Design Clubbelieves that any student or fac-ulty member should be awarded aroom or office makeover.

Since move-in day, the InteriorDesign Club has been selling tick-ets for their drawing of an extrememakeover. This extreme makeoverconsists of $250 for the InteriorDesign Club to redo an office,dorm room or apartment.

This drawing was done for thefirst time last spring, and is beingdone again to help the InteriorDesign Club raise money to helpoffset the cost of trips and eventsfor the club and its members.

Senior Kristopher Docter said,It was a big success in the spring,and we had a lot of fun doing itso we figured why not do it again?It gives students hands-on experi-ence meeting with a client, form-ing a design solution, and carryingit out.

The Interior Design Club servesto provide a way to gather devel-opmental and professional ideasin interior design. This extrememakeover helps involve the Mer-

cyhurst community as well as givethe club members an opportunity

to apply the design skills they havelearned in class and in the studio.

Jill Slomski was last springs winner, though traces of hermakeover space have been erased.

On Friday, Sept. 17, the Inte-rior Design Club announced Dr.Rich McCarty, assistant professorof Religious Studies, as the lucky winner of this terms extrememakeover.

I am very happy to supportthe Interior Design program,said McCarty. When I foundout I won, I was happy, and thenI said jokingly, Its about time. Ihad tried last year, but didnt win.This year I bought more ticketsto up my chances. Good thing Idid.

McCarty will meet with the clubfor a consultation to discuss themakeover arrangements.

Id like them to help make [myoffice] a more welcoming place,a place where I feel empoweredto do my research and writing, aswell as a place where students feelcomfortable for meetings, saidMcCarty.

The Interior Design Club hopesto continue their makeovers in thefuture.

It is our second makeover intwo years. Who knows? Maybeit will become an annual thing,Docter said.

By Priscilla ChavezContributing writer

Look Online:

Teacher feature: Mrs. Audrey Haag

Assistant professor of mathmatics enjoysteaching statistics and volunteerring at the Erie

zoo.

An Erieite appetite: El CanelosMediocre food for mediocre prices do not thrill.Good service and satisfying appetizers did not

gain this writers affections.

Videogame of the Week: The Curfew

A serious, thoughtful, mystery game where theplayer has to try to overcome an oppressivegovernment in a futuristic London, England.

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Legendary jazz group to perform at PAC

Jazz music and the spirit of New York City will be arriving at theMary DAngelo Performing ArtsCenter (PAC) on Wednesday, Sept.29, as Mercyhurst College wel-comes the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra.

This world-renowned group isled by artistic director and revered

musician, Wynton Marsalis, consid-ered the best jazz musician of hisgeneration.

The Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra is deeply devoted notonly to music, but to the promo-tion of jazz into the future throughample outreach into the communityby way of classes and lectures for

all ages.Marsalis himself is not only a

great leader but also a teacher andcomposer. He began his musical

career in his hometown of NewOrleans, performing with the NewOrleans Philharmonic at the ageof 14, along with other esteemedgroups throughout his teen years.

By age 17, Marsalis becamethe youngest musician ever to beadmitted to Tanglewoods Berk-shire Music Center and receive its

prestigious Harvey Shapiro Award.He attended the Juilliard School

of Music and began working at var-ious venues in New York City.

In this new environment, Mar-salis was able to work under manyjazz legends and learned his band-leading techniques from jazz master

Art Blakey.He then lent his expertise to

many aspiring musicians who laterbecame jazz legends themselves.

Among them were James Carter,

Harry Connick Jr., and Eric Lewis.

Marsalis started his own band in1981 and took them on tour. Manybelive he re-kindled the spirit ofjazz around the nation

As a composer, too, Marsalis isextraordinary for being the worldsfirst jazz artist to perform and com-pose across the entire jazz spectrumof musical styles, ranging from NewOrleans roots to bebop to modernjazz.

Marsalis co-founded the Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra in 1987,and it became a new constituent ofLincoln Center in 1996. Jazz at Lin-coln Center is a great educationalnucleus, in addition to being thepreferred spot for New York and

worldwide jazz fans.The Center includes Band Direc-

tors Academy, a concert series for

kids, Jazz for Young People, Jazz

in the Schools, a Middle School Jazz Academy, and an annualHigh School Jazz Band Competi-tion and Festival that reaches morethan 2,000 bands in 50 states andCanada. They also provide onlinelearning opportunities.

The French Ambassador PierreVimont once said of Marsalis jazz,Jazz is more than just a musicalform. It is part of American His-toryit is the sound of democracy.

And from this democratic nature ofjazz derives openness, generosityand universality.

Inquiries about tickets may bemade by calling the PAC box officeat (814) 824-3000 or online athttp://pac.mercyhurst.edu.

By Casey HarvillaStaff writer

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Contributed photo

Moving piano music could beheard from Walker Recital Hall last

week, as the DAngelo Departmentof Music presented the first of this

years Faculty Recital Series.The faculty member featured this

month was Mercyhurst Colleges Assistant professor of Piano and-artist-in-residence Dr. Shirley Yoo.

The recital took place last Thurs-day at 8 p.m.

Yoo picked impressive andmoving repertoire which set anexciting mood of anticipationfor the remainder of the concertseries.

Sophomore Adam Ferrari said,

from start to finish my attentionnever wandered from the magic Dr.

Yoo created.The night started off with three

sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti titled,Sonata in D minor, K.9; Sonata in

A major, K.101; and Sonata in Amajor, K.212. All three sonatas

were up tempo with a dance-likefeel, putting a smile on the face ofmany audience members.

Next on the program was apiece by Cesar Franck titled, Pre-

lude, Fuge et Variation, op. 18. This work was originally written

by Franck for organ and was laterarranged for piano by H. Bauer.

Yoo did an incredible job of mim-icking the big organ sound in thisdramatic piece.

An interesting addition to therecital was the Korean composerGeonyoung Lees, variations ona Korean Peasant Tune. Thismodern composition explored aKorean farming folk song by creat-ing interesting variations.

Next in the program were twopieces by Debussy titled, Etudepour les quartes and Etude pourles octaves. Junior Omar Roydescribed these pieces as, bothtechnically and musically astound-ing.

Concluding the beautiful eve-ning, Yoo played a large intenseSchumann piece titled, EtudesSymphoniques, op. 13.

This was just the first of thisyears faculty recitals. The next Fac-ulty Recital Series concert will be

Thursday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Walker Recital Hall at MercyhurstCollege. Performing will be Leagueof the Unsound Sound (LotUS).

Yoo is a founding core memberof LotUS. She describes the groupas a chamber group dedicated toperforming contemporary andexperimental music.

By Megan Duane

Staff writer

Dr. Yoo opensrecital series

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Look Online:Administrationdeserves thanks

Andrew Mayherpraises the

administration forimproving the Highland

Square Apartments.

While it goes against the policy

of Mercyhurst Colleges admin-

istration and the Office of Police& Safety to release information

regarding confrontations between

students and the police, stories of

these altercations are easy to come

by, as the apartments on campus are

filled with ready witnesses.

In the past, there have been

multiple occasions where Police &

Safety officers have dealt with stu-

dents hiding firearms in their apart-

ments, and one occasion where

officers restrained a violent studentonly to find a firearm in the same

room.

Despite your opinion regarding

the officers that walked into your

apartment to close down the under-

age party you were hosting, you

have likely felt comfortable know-

ing your hometown police officers

were armed. If you are from Erie

or Cleveland, the necessity of an

armed police force is all too clear.

Police & Safety officers are more

than simply the enforcers of Resi-

dence Lifes rules, and to say such

is to discount the vast majority of

their jobs here on campus. The Erie

Police Departments response time

to Mercyhurst Campus has been

reported in The Merciad as five

minutes.

Less than two weeks ago, whenemergency services were called to

a fight on Lewis Avenue, a second

call needed to be made, and another

ambulance sent out, as confusion

between dispatch and the ambu-

lance caused the first to turn around

when it arrived at Briggs Avenue,

and leave an injured individual with-

out medical attention for a longer

period of time.

There were two identifiable

assailants who recently attackeda student. The two attackers are

described as large, strong males.

At the time of the attack, only one

Police & Safety officer responded,

armed with a grand total of two

items pepper spray and a night-

stick.

Had the attackers turned their

attention to the officer responding

to the fight, the situation could have

become even more dangerous for

the officer and the victim.

However, if the officer had been

able to respond with a Taser, the

officer would have been entering

the situation with the upper hand.

Taser Internationals website notes

that the newest generation Taser

shoots three sets of prongs and is

entirely safe for use on belligerent

suspects. While there have been several

deaths circumstantially related to

the use of Tasers, multiple studies

have been conducted that dispel

such worries. In a study published

by Academic Emergency Medicine,

sheep injected with methamphet-

amines, which negatively affect

the cardiovascular system, showed

no life-threatening cardiovascular

symptoms after being Tased.

The assailants vastly outnum-bered their prey, and the Police &

Safety officer who responded could

have fallen victim to the same cow-

ards who decided to gang up and

attack the victim. The blood of any

student or officer harmed while the

officers remain unarmed will be on

the hands of the administration of

Mercyhurst College.

The administration is simply

lucky that on this occasion, there

was not more.

By Devin

Ruic

Staff writer

To Tase or not to Tase?

As students, weve been told

since the start of our application

process how safe Mercyhurst Col-lege is. What message will be sent,

then, if Police & Safety is permitted

to carry Tasers on campus?

For clarification purposes, a Taser

fires three small, dart-like electrodes

which are pointed to penetrate

clothing and barbed to prevent

removal once in place. The subse-

quent electrical flow interrupts the

ability of the brain to control the

muscles in the body.

Tasers have become highly con-

troversial, as their use has been

blamed for over 245 deaths and

innumerous serious injuries on pre-

viously healthy individuals, inducing

impaired breathing and respiration,

cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrests

and seizures.

Despite Taser Internationals

claims that the device causes inca-pacitation without pain, both

Amnesty International and the

United Nations (U.N.) have declared

that Taser electronic stun guns are

a form of tor ture that can kill.

Even volunteers who have been

Tased as part of police or military

training have said the experience

was inherently painful, even on a

healthy, calm individual in a relaxed

and controlled environment. How-

ever, the real-life target of a Taser

is, if not mentally or physically

unsound, in a state of high stress

and in the midst of a confrontation.

This heightens the risk of serious

injury or death.

The use of Tasers is also attrib-

uted to the increased and often

unnecessary use of force. Originally,

Tasers were only used when officersor the public were threatened with

a weapon; currently, they are being

used without warning to surprise

suspects before being arrested.

Overall, I believe that the use

of Tasers is, as stated by Amnesty

International, a human rights vio-

lation. Other methods of defense,

such as pepper spray, have been

used effectively against suspects

and without serious adverse effects.

Pepper spray can also be used from

a distance, just as Tasers can.

It would be an abomination to

allow Tasers on campus. We are a

school highly respected and well-

known for our safety, and we are

not situated in a high-crime area.

I think the presence of Tasers on

campus would cause people to feel

less safe, rather than more so.The mindset would quickly trans-

late from, theyre just a precaution,

to, are we at so much risk here that

Police and Safety needs to carry

around Tasers?

Until definitively proved oth-

erwise, the answer should be a

resounding no.

Splurging forquality productsVictoria Gricks

explains why it is OKto splurge every once

in a while.

By Kathleen

Vogtle

A&E editor

Tasers are unnecessary for a safe campus

Mercyhurst police need Tasers

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Fred Hale rules the trenches on the fi eldContinued from Page 1Hale focuses hard before each

snap in order to get the best reads

he can.I personally key on the offen-

sive linemans stance and where his

weight is distributed prior to the

snap, said Hale. I just try to do my

job and my responsibility, knowing

the person next to me will do their

job too.

However, the job of a defensive

end is not all that glamorous. Since

Mercyhurst plays a 3-4 defense,

there are only three defensive line-

men going up against five offensivelinemen.

Even though most of the time

the defensive ends are getting single

or double teamed, our nose tackles

are getting it worse with double and

triple teams every play, Hale said.

This challenge only motivates

them to play faster and harder,

creating opportunities for the line-

backers and defensive backs.

I feel Alex Trouten, Serge

Augustine and Dusty Galich, ourthree nose tackles, do a really good

job at taking on the centers and

guards, allowing our linebackers to

make plays, Hale said.

Currently, Hale stands with 91total tackles in his career, 25 of

which were for a loss of yards.

Hale has also forced two fumbles

in his career while recording nine

sacks as well.

Hales athleticism doesnt just

stop on the field.

After not wrestling since high

school, Hale almost qualified for

nationals last year.

Right now, Im really focused

on football, but Im also excited forthe wrestling season and what that

will bring.

This two-sport collegiate athlete

stops at nothing when it comes to

the sports he loves.

No one has to try to motivate

him.

He comes ready to play and loves

doing it.

I am primarily motivated by the

fact that it is my senior year and I

know Ill never get this opportunityto play again, Hale said.

Fans can get their opportunity to

see Hale play this weekend, as the

Lakers welcome the Eagles of Lock

Haven University for their annual

Homecoming game at 1 p.m.

Kristen Cameron: more than just a coach

Hard working, competitive and

dedicated are some of the words

that Mercyhurst College womens

hockey head coach Michael Sisti,

and assistant coach Paul Colontino,

use to describe Kristen Cameron.

On Sept. 12, shock and devas-

tation were the feelings running

through both Sisti and Colontino

when they heard a drunk driver hit

Cameron, an assistant coach for the

womens hockey team, as she was

biking.

I was shocked and saddened

when I heard the news, said

Colontino. It was our day off and

when you have such a busy week,

you use this time early in the season

like Kristen who used her day off

to take a b ike ride. Its the last thing

you expect.

Sisti shared a similar response.

I was devastated. She was just

going out for a bike ride to stay fit

and then she gets hit by a drunk

driver, said Sisti. I was called andthey asked me to come down to

the hospital and I went there right

away.

Sisti ended up staying by Camer-ons side throughout the night and

the next day.

Senior assistant captain Vicki

Bendus also released a statementexpressing the teams emotions

about the situation.

The entire Mercyhurst Lakers

Hockey family is devastated by this

terrible tragedy. Our thoughts and

prayers are with Kristen and her

family during this difficult time.

Kristen has always been a tremen-

dous role model for us girls., said

Bendus.

Last year she was behind us pro-

viding support and encouragementduring the hockey season and now

we are behind her as she battles

to recover from her injuries. Her

strength, will, and fight are inspira-

tion for the entire team to have the

most successful season weve ever

had.

The Lakers have rallied to sup-

port Cameron, sending her story

to various news stations. They plan

to wear a patch on their jerseys this

season with the initials K.C.Cameron came to Mercyhurst to

join the Organizational Leadership

Program, help coach the Lakers and

work as a graduate assistant in theanthropology department.

Every two years we bring in vol-

unteers to learn the ropes of wom-

ens college hockey at the highest

level, said Sisti. When she came

in, our past graduate assistant had

just left and our goal with all these

assistants is for them to move on to

become a full-time coach and that

was the goal with her.

According to Sisti, she was excel-

ling at the tasks she faced as anassistant coach.

She is a great coach. The girls

really look up to her competitive-

ness and how she is so ambitious

and always striving for excellence,

Sisti said.

The Lakers will play in an exhi-

bition game against Wilfrid Laurier

University at the Mercyhurst Ice

Center this Saturday at 2 p.m.

They will go into this game with

a K.C. on their jerseys and KristenCameron on their mind.

By Nick GlasierSports editor

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