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Legler attacks pro-choice
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Russo takes charge in revamping theM
By Keith Courson
Merciad Staff R eporter
"Our basketball team is much better
than it has ever been and we're going to
try to encourage more fans. I think that it
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Friday, January 29
7;30 p.m. Hockey hosts
Hobart!
9 p.m. to 12 a.m. iRo-
tunda Restaurant.
Winter Fonnal.fTickets
cm sale in Student Union.
Saturday, January 30
7:30 p.m.
Elmira.
Sunday, January 31
1:3 0 p.m. Zurn Recital
Hall. Music Conserva-
ll tory Recital! Free Admis-
sion.
Monday, February 1
8 p.m. Men's Basketball
hosts Pitt-Johnstown.
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"Gardner. Weeding it Out"
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IMERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOBfHILLS, ERIE, PA.
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is important to have an attractive house,"
said Director of Athletic, Pete Russo.
Indeed, Mercyhurst's basketball home
is shining as Russo has led the charge
toward remodeling the Mercy hurst Ath-
letic Center. "We're trying to dress it up
intramural assistant
Thefts increase with number of 'outsiders
By Joseph Legler
Editor in Chief
Thefts that allegedly occurred over the
last two weekends have Bud Dever, di-
rector of security, concerned about die
number ofoutsidersfrequentingthe cam-
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pus ori weekends.
"We are getting a cross section on this
campus of a lot of outsiders; high school
types are trying to crash the parties and
we are getting several studentsfromother
colleges coming in and partying on our
campus," said Dever. "Whenever these
kind of things start to occur, you tend to
see thefts like this occur."
The thefts Dever is referring to oc-
curred on the January 8-9 and January
22-23 weekends.
At some time over this past weekend,
Dr. Jack Williams, director of chemis-
try/physics department, had a portable
Sony am/frn CD stereo player and a disc-
Hockey hosts man CD player with earphones removed
from his office on the thirdfloorof Zurn.
"He (Williams) believes the door to his
office was locked," said Dever. "If it was
locked then entry was made with a key
somehow."
The missing property has an estimated
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Friday: Winter Enchantment ^Formal
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atjthe Rotunda, 9 p.m., free shuttles.
Saturday: Winter Acthites
Interested teams of four guys and four girls
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Sports profile: Jeff Faflik
16546 JANUARY 28,1993
a bit and make it a little more exciting,"
he said enthusiastically. J "As you've seen in several games this
"We've got three more scoreboards,
courtesy ofPepsi," noted Russo. Adver-
tisement panels are also located in prox-
imity to the scoreboards and will be sold
to potential buyers, adding a touch of
class to the M.A.C. Other additions in-
clude new shot clocks, carpeting, pa in ted
logos and signs, and a new ticket booth.
| i However, perhaps the most noticeable
difference to the face lift is the removal
of the large overhang wall directly be-
hind the player benches. "We took down
the wall and opened up the place," said
Russo. 'It now looks more spacious. I
did it primarily for visibility, but it is also
good for the building's ventilation."
The displacement of the old scoreboards
and clocks should save operators some
unnecessary trouble during Laker con-
tests. "The original boards were placed
here when the building opened in 1977,
" added Director of Athletic Mainte-
value of .$300.
Dever said that they have entered.the
serial number and make of the equip-
ment with the Brie police and the NCIC
(National Crime Information Center) in
the event that the merchandise may turn
up elsewhere.
The other theft that occurred over the
January 8-9 weekend involved a resi-
dent of 4008 Briggs and a coat that she
has reported stolen.
"A resident of that apartment alleges
that she had a black, full-length, suede
leather coat taken at some point over the
night," said Dever. There had been a
small group of friends at a party; at some
point when the party broke up, the apart-
ment was left unlocked for the period of
two to three hours. She believes that at
some point during this time her coatwas
taken." * "I caution the campus community to be
The only person left in the apartment at
the time the theft is said to have occurred
was in bed according to Dever. The other
residents were out of the apartment, but
they left the door unlocked.
"There were other coats piled on the
chair with this coat, but they were left
there," Dever stated. "However, keys
were removed 'from the pockets and
begin at^noon.
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nance Dave Cherico,
season, the clock has gone out several
times during the game. It was time for
them to be replaced," he commented.
The new locations of the scoreboards
• should also prove beneficial to the play-
ers themselves. Since they are now lo-
cated on the baselines of each end of the
court, players will now have an easier
time singling them out when time is
counting down and the big game is on the
line. The four-sided counter at center
court was also taken out
The renovations certainly have made
the athletic center an exciting arena to
take in a ball game. The changes, as in a
basketball game itself, have involved a
total team effort "The new ticket counter
was made by Bob Buettner and Joe Kiss
of the maintenance department," noted
Cherico. "All things have been improve-
ments to the building, which were greatly
needed."
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thrown on the floor." Dever added that it
a ppears that somebody shuffled through
all of the coats apparently looking for
goods, eventually making off with just
the black suede coat ,
There was no estimate on the value of
the coat available.
"In regards to both of these matters, I
have a very deep concern," said Dever.
(We have, in the past weekend,raninto
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two different groups ofroving high-
school students—onefromMercyhurst
Prep school and another group we be-
lieve to befromMcDowell. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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Dever doesn't directly relate either of
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these incidents to die "outsiders on cam-
pus but he a dds, "In the past, we have had
things removed from apartments when
there have been parties with several out-
siders present tl
very careful about outsiders crashing
their parties or to at least be aware of
what outsiders are doing in their apart-
ments."
fijHe also encourages people to mark all
of their goods with their Pennsylvania
license number to make it easier for the
police to determine whether a recovered
article is stolen and who it belongs to.
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Graduates seekin ment:

Ccum Moore forsees bright future
By Joseph Legler denced by job applicants. living. However, he doesn't be-
Editor in Chief In regards to recruiting, Moore lieve that there is a worse area

Qu&s In the Winter edition of the Col-

Should homosjxual people be legiate Trends newsletter, a re-
port indicated that 1993 repre-
allowed to serve in the military? sents the fourth consecutive an-
nual decline in hiring intentions
of college graduates among em-
By Jule Gardner ployers. However, the drop also
Merciad News Editor represents the lowest rate of de-
cline in the last 12 years.
Editor's Note: This column is designed to represent different Tyrone Moore, director of ca-
viewpoints of Mercy hurst, students about current, newsworthy reer services, cooperative educa-
topics. The opinions are obtained through a random telephone poll tion and internship programs,
of on-campus numbers. (That means you should keep up on the thinks that this will shrink even
issues because next week I might be talking to you.) - ; more over the next few years.
"I think that the economy has
Bridget Murphy, freshman, Elementary Education; reached a point where it is going
"Sure. The way you are shouldn't make a difference if you are to really boom within the next six
defending your country." to nine months," said Moore.
'That along with a number of
Paula Burkhart, junior, Family Ecology: corporate entities, who"'I think
"Yes. I don't think personal sexual preference should mattes, have been on the ('bubble' for
That's not what they're really there for." quite some time regarding expan-
sion, growth, and development,
Jim Travarca, sophomore, undeclared: is going to all combine into some
"Hell no because they don't belong. They will undermine the positive things for prospective
integrity of out national security." t college graduates."
horn the perspective of campus
Jefim Gattozzi, sophomore, Business Management: recruiters, the report indicated that
"If they're not out to look fresh or cause problems it's O.K. There the most serious problems facing
shouldn't be a lot of womanizers in the military bothering females recruiters are limited numbers of
either." § minority and female candidates,
unrealistic expectations of gradu-
Tom Shine, freshman, Sport smedicine: ••'*«. ating students and a lack of ca-
tj"I don't care. If they want to die for their country, that'sfine.It's reer-related work experience evi-
their prerogative."
stated that his office does every-
thing humanly possible to assist
graduates finding work through
on-campus recruiters, job fairs/
career expos, alumni job listing
newsletters, and a Career Service
newsletter.
He pointed out two specific out-
of-town events that have helped
and may help students this year:
1) the PNC Career Expo held this
past January 5 in Pittsburgh and
2) the Pittsburgh Educational
Recruiting Consortium to be held
on Wednesday, March 17.
He called these off-campus job
expos extremely beneficial to all
majors, but especially to majors
on our campus where we may
have only five or ten graduates.
"If we have only a handful of
graduates in any given major, that
makes it cost prohibitive for a
company to want to come to
Mercyhurst College and recruit
that few students," Moore said.
"So we try to avail these various
opportunities to those students."
The report added that job avail-
ability is somewhat better in the
southeast and north central re-
gions and more competitive in
the southwest, south central,
northeast and north west regions.
Moore believes that it is stron-
ger in Southeast ana southwest
regions because of the low cost of
anywhere. "There are appropri-
ate positions available for indi-
viduals everywhere," he said.
"They must be wil 1 ing and able to
be geographically mobile to move
to the areas of the country that
have a significant need for their
kind of credentials."
The study reported that employ-
ers continue to be very selective
about new hires and some em-
ployers will not consider an ap-
plicant with less than a 3.0 GPA.
"The GPA of a student is cer-
tainly a factor for a number of
companies," Moore said. "How-
ever they will rate out, as being
far more important, the level of
related and/or interrelated expe-
riences that a person would have
within their field of study."
He added that "I strongly urge
students to be involved in as many
diverse experiences related to their
major as humanly possible."
Moore encourages graduates to
stay in close contact with his of-
fice.
"Any student, in any major...it
matters not; if they are interested
in 'impacting' any organization
throughout the country...all they
need to do is make an appoint-
ment with myself and we will
begin that process of personaliz-
ing their career search," Moore
concluded. ~ '*

Katie Johnson, sophomore, Chemistry: /

"I don't think determining who is qualified to defend our country
should be based on sexual preference. If anyone is wil ling to risk his Celtic Program on Sunda y nights a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parish hall, $5foradults, $2.50 for children 6
or her fife to defend our country, he or she should be given the ' from 6 to 8 p.m. Those interested located at 520 East 13 street The through 12, and kids under 6 eat
chance," are asked to contact Mr. Leisering menu will consist of ham, sau- forfree.There will also be a "soup
at ext. 2264. I sage, chipped beef, eggs, home sale with homemade duck-soup
Dan Handel, junior, History: fries, fruit cup, breads and past- and vegetable soup available for
u
I don't know. There are a lot of questionable factors there." The Honor Society is now sell- ries, juice and coffee. The cost is ta ke-out
ing PAAL alarms, or persona 1
Jennifer Katona, junior, 1IRIM: attack alarms for their second
M
No. It seems they will bring about problems in the military. n fundraiser. They are water-resis-
tant and can be purchased for $28
Gary Welgoss, sophomore, History: from Preston 124. For further d e-
"No. It would cause too many problems with housing and the point tails, contact Shirley Williams or
of view of other soldiers. They would not be able to work with Sherrie Mishrell at ext 2266.
them."
The Erie Area Fund for the Arts
Brian Parker, senior, HRIM: is sponsoring an arts in education
u
Sure, why not? They have therightlike anybody else. »
workshop on Saturday, January
30 from 9 a.m. to noon at Zurn
Nicole Don achy, j unior, Finance/CMIS Hall, Villa Maria Campus in Erie.
"Yes. I don't think it makes a difference whether a person is The Arts Fund is creating a direc-
heterosexual or homosexual. A lot of people think that they want to tory of individual artists and arts
have relationships in the military. If someone is not there to have a organizations that can provide
relationship with a female, a homosexual will not necessarily have curriculum-related programs.for
one with a male." grades K-12 at schools in Erie,
Crawford and Warren counties.
For more information and regis-
Sherree Pfechnkk, junior. Music Educations tration, call the Arts Fund office
u
Yeah, equal opportunity for everybody at 452-3427. *

Watty Gagric, junior, Marketing: A change in doctor's hours has

"I disagree with it. If I'm in the military, I would not want to be been made in the Health Office.
showering with a fag." Dr. David Kruszewski will be fill-
ing in for Dr. Cohen who will be
Pan Cammarata, senior, HRIM: away for eight weeks. Those who
"Sure. It doesat matter what kind offeelingsyou have toward a need to see the doctor may do so
person as long as you can protect the US. It shouldn't matter if you on Monday mornings from 9 to
are gay or lesbian, as long as you defend the country.". • -£ & 10 a.m. In the Health Office. **

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Jen Porak, freshman, Business: Hie Saint Stanislaus Mom's

"Yes. There should not be discrimination. club will be sponsoring a Sunday
brunch on February 7from8:30
JANUARY 28,1993
Smith attacks campus counseling
Dear Editor,
I would like to take some time
to comment on our counseling
program !here at Mercyworld.
They have made some changes
since last year and they've been
good changes. They have an ac-
tual counseling department now
and you can actually^find them
which was next to impossible last
year.
However, there are still a few
things tha t need to be worked out
For example, there's only one
counselor and one psychologist,
neither of which is full time. Be-
cause of this, it can take up to a
month before some people are
able to see a counselor. Does any-
one here see a potential problem
with this? I always thought that
this kind of perceptual blindness
was typical of most colleges. I
found out differently over break.
Most institutes of higher learn-
ing, including Gannon and Perm
State Behrend, have at least Gve
counselors. I 'in sorry, gang, but
two isn't even close to equaling
Ave.
Of course, getting into the pro-
gram is half the problem. Then
comes the exciting challenge of
trying to schedule appointments.
I personally had a nice little gap
of a bit over two months between
my last two appointments. That's
ridiculous. If I'd gone in to See
Taylor ^advocates for responsible fraternity
Dear Editor,
I just finished reading an article
in the January 21 issue entitled
"Vegetable Kingdom" which
shows exactly what can be done
when a reporter is not informed
well enough to write an accurate
article. The subject of this par-
ticular article is the silliness, and
potential damage, that follows a
fraternity.
'Although the statements made
are true in a large number ofGreek
fraternities, there are also a lot
who are decent, hard working
groups who place service and
education above social activities.
Among these are the Alpha Phi
The Merciad
Cbss pews pa per asratedby the Associated Collegiate Pless
" January 28,1993
VoL 66 No. 13
Joseph Legkr Editor in Chief
Jule Gardner New* Editor
A u e McNeils 7 : AdkE/Featuru Editor
Craig Ry bczyn ski Sports Editor
Merciad Staff
Dave McQuillcn Mary Medure
Erin Hauber
Megan Circle
Sean Wall Tonie Bolan
David Kosobucki
Leon Mum ford
RichShelton Beth Nichols
John Shtna ban David Rumsey i
Liam Barron Steph Szabo
Stephanie Wainright Karen Trapolsi
Merdad is the student-produced newspaperot Mercyhurst College, Box 161,
501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 16546" Phone 824-2376
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor.
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Editor holding final responsibility. The opinions expressed in The Merciad are
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them about something relatively tration with a semi-automatic
minor, that would be ignora nt but
if you take into consideration that
I had a rather major problem, it's
just asinine.
weapon from the -roof of Old
Main? Wake up guys!
As'I see it, there are several
things they could do to better the
whaiteven »
How would the administration program. First, they could increase
here explain'to the parents of a the hours of current staff. Second, By Joseph Legler
student who had just Committed hire, a few more people. Finally, Editor in Chief
suicide why there wasn't coun- how about setting up a peer coun-
seling available to their'child? sel ing program? You could try Abortion is the killing of a hu-
"Well, she/he looked fine so we setting something up through the man life. There is roughly one
thought she/he-was fine." That Psychology department. It would and a half million of these 'kill-
honestly seems to me what the be wonderful experience for the ings ' per year taking place. There
administrators here really think. students going into Clinical and have been at least 27 million of
"No, none of our*students have Counseling Psychology. these 'killings' since the Roe vs.
any problems. This is Speaking now as a psyche maj or Wade Supreme Court ruling in
and future Clinical Psychologist 1973. \* * *>' !
as opposed to a frustrated and /President Clinton has said thatt ^ ^ ^ _ _ ^ ^ ^ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^
"As I see it, there are sev- rather irate counselee, I'd be very i£
he will sign the Freedom, of Choice Act (FOCA) if congress
eral things they could do to interested being a peer counselor approves it This bill, as introduced in Congress in 1992, says that
better the program." ! and I know of several other stu- "a state may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate
—Sharon D. Smith dents that would also be inter- a pregnancy — 1) before fetal viability; or 2) at any time, if such
ested. These could be set up as termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman."
Mercyworld, where nothing bad work study positions or as volun- Its only qualification was that states may "impose requirements
ever happens to anyone. Look at teers and would require some form medically necessary to protect the life or health of women."
our students. See how fine and of training. You've taken the first This bill, if passed and signed, would basically get rid of informed
normal they all look. If every- couple steps; now prove you can consent, a waiting period and parental notification When a minor
thing looks fine then it must be run the mile. Until then, I'm sure seeks an abortion.*
One." 'L^ \ that myself and the rest of the This bill, if passed and signed, would permit abortion at any time
Yeah, tell that to the girls who students who pay far too much during pregnancy for the sake of the woman's health, including
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were allegedly raped last term. money to go here really appreci- mental health. ••! ^ ^ ,%
What's it going to ta ke before the ate feeling that the administrators This bill, if passed and signed, would virtually legalize abortion on ffi
people who run this place wake think it's far more important to demand, even into the ninth month of pregnancy.
up and realizeJthat appearance buy more flowers than secure our This bill, ifpassed and signed, demonstrates the lack of morals that
isn't everything (or anything, for j mental health. people have in regards to the protection of an unborn life. *
that matter)? One of the students This bill, if passed and signed, will enable every third child
going ballistic9and picking off . . _. conceived in the United States to die because the U.S. government
random members of the a dm in is- Sharon D. Smith allowed them to be a "choice." X*
This bill, if passed and signed, will stop millions ofbeating hearts.
This bill, if passed and signed, will allow use of your tax dollars to
pay for abortions.
This bill, if passed and signed, will require states to allow abortion
even as a method of birth control.
Omega national service fraternity, needed any help wjth anything. I could go on and on with the atrocities that this bill will provide,
which currently has over 250,000 There ? is a fraternity at but I don't want to sicken you with anything extremely offensive
brothers, and the Gamma Sigma Mercyhurst College; it is a peti- regarding tiny mutilated bodies.
Sigma sorority. tioning group offAlpha Phi I believe that human life starts at conception.
M graduatedfromMercyhurst in Omega. With all their hard work During the third week of pregnancy the body and head of the child
1991 and went to Edinboro Uni- in working to earn their charter can be distinguished. The heart begins to pulsate at this time too.
versity for my master's degree. I they do not need to be judged by Around day 28, eye lenses begin to appear.
knew no one until I met a couple prejudicial statements made in By the sixth week, the components of the upper jaw are prominent;
of A-Phi-O brothers. Within a The Merciad. They are not a bunch the formation of limbs, hands, and feet are evident »
week, the men and women I met of drunken, stoned, stupid semi- By the end of the eighth week, the major external features (ears,
had become my brothers and I students that you might see as a eyes, mouth, upper and lower limbs, fingers, toes) are formed and
had 70 more just like them. We fraternity in movies like Animal the major organ systems have been established. > *
worked together to raise money House. They are sportsmedicine What does it take to be considered a human life? Do these people
for the Edinboro Fire Department, majors, education majors and advocating for abortion on demand believe that a human 1 ifc isn 't so
the Red Cross and The Second da neers. until it is actually birthed? If this is the case, then I guess you can
Harvest Food Bank. We had study They are also the 15 people rightfully say that it is OK to carve up a fetus at nine months during
tables three times a week to help who raised $245 to help feed the the labor period because it hasn't been born yet t
maintain our GPA and I could hungry. They are the ones who I've heard several arguments; here are two: 1) "lean do what I
call any one of my brothers if I worked as Hairy Carrys and want! It's my body, notyour body. ?—maybe you should have held
moved the freshmen into the more responsibility with your body before you'ilet yourself get
dorms. They are also the ones
who spent a rainy, cold Saturday
pregnant and you wouldn't be in this position. You couldn't have
that life in your body without • man's fertilization, so it's part of us
afternoon working at a recycling too. We should have some input into the decision process. 2) " Why
John Danknleh Asst. Sports Editor center. In other words, normal should I bring a child into the world if it's not going to be wanted
Michelle Ryan I Copy Editor and decent Hurst students. by anyone." There are a countless number of people out there who
Y vonnc Maher Advertising Manager Saying that fraternities are all
Timothy Morfaity Faculty Advisor would love to adopt a baby.
the same is like saying all Hurst I would like to point out tha 11 would condone abortion in the event
students are snobs. I know for a of rape or incest, but I would not condone it for anything else.
Susan Lee Eback Tate Davidson fa ct that neither statement is true. I think that a man should always stand by a woman who is going
Monica Sertik Eliz a beth Job nson
Keith Courson
There are a lot offriendlypeople to have a child. So many women ha ve abortions because men decide
Nick Krayger
Katie Johnson Ja y Kennedy at Mercyhurst and there are fra- to 'up and leave' when they hear the news. Men should realize their
Nicole Gend Heather Ryan ternities who actually care about responsibility if they impregnate a woman. However, women should
John Furlong Suzanne Concglio other things than where their next not automatically go out and have an abortion if a man leaves. They
Beth Haas Tiffanie Williams
Grace Bruno Jay Fitch pa trick
beer is coming from. I sincerely partook in a sexual act with their mate and they knew that they stood
hope that your writers will think the chance of getting pregnant If they get pregnant, they should at
seriously before they make gen- least do the moral and responsible thing...have the baby. Don't kill
eralizing statements in the future. this unborn life.
Abortion is a sin. Abortion should be stopped. &
Sincerely yours, Fight the Freedom of Choice Act...contact your legislators today
and voice your objections. ^
Robi Taylor '91(
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Moriarty feels impact of suicide

Gardner: Dear Editor.

The paper began, innocently

my office several hours after the
class to drop off the paper. As is
my policy, papers turned in last
Lee Shuster, a professor of so-
cial work at Mercyhurst, shares
the following information to help

" Weeding It Out »f

enough—a student writing about are the "last" to be graded. I
communication skills he/she had placed the paper at the bottom of
learned in a human communica- a stack of papers. I remember
you become more aware of risk
factors for suicide among your
roommates, friends or loved ones.
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tion class. It read like so many telling myself that it would take Someone might be considering
previous papers. the better part of a week to grade suicide if he or she frequently
By Jule Gardner But then, page three hit me flush, the papers. write and talk about death or dy-
Merciad News Editor similar to an unseen elbow in a I grabbed a dozen or so papers ing; | j3
pickup basketball game. Unex- to take home that afternoon. I Suicidal people often give away
The Merciad sucks now that we see what the Freedom Zone can pected. Certainly attention-get- locked the office door—and then prized possessions such as jew-
ting. hesitated. I re-entered my office, elry, music collections or cloth-
This is a phrase I overheaid at a party. I chose to ignore it at the time The student's paper read, "Last grabbed that student's paper at ing; ' h v jiid
since it was not directed at me and. despite popular opinion. I am not Monday I attempted suicide. I the bottom of the stack, placed it They;may write a suicide or
a nim-nose propagandist whose only goal in life is to get the scoop. took an overdos e of sleeping pills. on top of the dozen or so papers I "goodbye" note well in advance /

From previous conversa tion, I arrived at the conclusion that the boy Since then, I've been hallucinat- had and left After several er- of a planned suicide attempt
didn't possess gray matter, anyway, and his remark didn't really ing... ^ ^
U rands, I arrived home two hours
• •
Don't "blow them off;" take
affect me. I was stunned. For the third time later and went to my study to such signals very seriously and
So now I hear similar accusations frequently; and this time, people in less than a year, a student had begin grading several of the pa- get them immediate help, even at
are usually in my face about i t It's as if I have the infinite power to revealed to me his/her intentions pers. the risk of alienating them. Call
change the college newspaper into a student government, semi- to commit suicide. I made several Guess whose paper was on top?? their relatives. Call someone on
underground publication. Here's a big due: The Merciad is a hurried phone calls to college of- Was it fate? Luck? The hand of campus: Counselling Services, a
student newspaper with news, sports, features, photographs and, ficials. A counselor trained in God? * priest, nun, professor or staff.
yes, some opinion. The Freedom Zone is 16 pages of pure opinion. crisis resolution suggested that I I believe "the hand of God." , Suicide is the second leading
Did you catch the difference? make the initial contact with the I' m not about to present the d i f- cause of death among college stu-
If it were up to me, I would transform the Merciad content to 90 student since he/she had initially ferent sides ofthe suicide discus- dents. Those who give signs of
percent opinion. However, it is not up to me, this would get me into disclosed the attempted suicide to sion. Clearly this student was in contemplating suicide will often
-considerably more trouble and the Merciad would not be considered me. a state of high anxiety and duress follow through with an attempt,
a credible college paper. Besides, such a transformation would be "My life is so messed up," the and reached out according to experts.
futile because the Freedom Zone already does afinejob of this. student disclosed over the tele- In my human communciations I'm thankful that I've been in a
Yes, I like to read the Freedom Zone as much as the next person. phone. "Money problems. Fam- classes, students write papers in position to help. With finals ap-
I am not its enemy in any sense. I also think opinion is a hell of a lot ily problems. Big problems in a which they relate class terminol- proaching, perhaps you too can
more interesting than, say, reforms of student evaluation surveys. relationship." ogy to their real-life experiences. be more aware and sensitive to
Yet, both media serve a useful purpose on this campus. They express i'No health' insurance—no re- I amAdeeply moved by the per- the needs of someone who reaches
different aspects of this institution and, being unequivalent, should sources, the student said, to reach sonal struggles so many students out to sa v. HELP ME!
not be viewed as in competition with one another. out and get assistance. Nowhere encounter: from alcohol
One aspect., that I have already mentioned, in which these publi- and no one to turn to. addicitions, pregnancies, anxiety,
cations are somewhat alike is opinion. Each publication expresses Arrangements were made for the depression, abusive parents and
individual views about the worlds inside and outside of the gates. student to receive counseling suicidal thoughts or attempts. In Sincerely,
For example, this is some of my opinion: the more people who through the Office of Counsel- a typical class of40 students, about
publish what is on their minds, the better it is for every mentally alive ling Services, secondfloorMain, half will self disclose a vast array
student attending this college. The more forums for debate that phone 2555. * of personal struggles. - Professor Tim Moriarty
exist, the more opportunity for minds to be expressed. Today the student says his/her
If you don't like a view expressed in either paper,respond*Say life "has turned around." The
what you want. It doesn't really matter which medium you use. student was lavish in praise of The Merciad welcomes let-
That's a simple idea, but this fabricated competition has compli- Bob Hvezda of Counselling.
cated the message. Maybe you don't like an opinion expressed in the "He's such a great listener and ters to the editor.
Merciad just because you think the Merciad is not a comparable so compassionate."
student voice. Maybe you don't like an opinion expressed in the This incident has a happy end-
Letters must be si gned. but the
Freedom Zone just because you voted for George Bush and that ing. But it easily could have had name can be withheld ibv re-
paper is just too darn liberal. This is asinine. a different ending. The student
To me, the dangers of this idiotic contest are clear. It seems we had not been in class to submit a quest under certain conditions.
would ratherfighteach other than fight for what should be ours: the paper. The student showed up at
truth and fairness we are entitled to aa the paying components of this
college. It seems some would rather stretch out some competition
because it is easier than stretching out the wool that is being pulled
e
over our eyes everyday. Two papers that speak out in their own way 8y \\ /fc) \uW
are not opposing forces and this is not a war.
I've expressed many times that I value the Freedom Zone. But I
live inftthe real world, too. I need to learn what it is to apply ONE A DCS€ 0Ay5>ALICE! ONE W*\
journalistic standards because it is quite probable that when I leave
this ha 11 owed ground, I will not be writing opinion on the injustices -Start talking out problems-
of my world. If I'm lucky, I might get to write about traffic reports. CONFIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL
The point is that right now is a crucial time in our lives. We all have M 209MAIN
the opportunity to express the way we feel. That should be the most COUNSELING SERVICES
important factor of both media, not which one "sucks" and which
one is better. I believe people should think about the true purpose of * A PERSONAL TOUCH ,*
expression before they open their mouths in unnecessary compari- M I H REALLIFB CONCERN
son and criticism.
RELATIONSHIP ISSUES
I spend enough of my free time and keyboard action trying to rip SUICIDE ? |
aspects of this school apart However, I feel that I should not neglect SEXUAL/PHYSICAL ABUSE
one of the most positive and unique elements of Mercy hurst. I am I DEPRESSION
referring to Academic Celebration. Many students take this event so SELF ESTEEM
lightly ("Academic Inebriation**) when Wt should see what an DATE RAPE
extraordinary opportunity these seminars present. I know of no SUBSTANCE ABUSE
other college that goes to such d istances to enlighten its students and v PREGNANCY
the community at large. For those of you who could not And the EATING DISORDERS
stamina to crawl out of bed, you missed Mcrcyhurst's highly
accurate version of a ChiUuqua: people coming together to share TO ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINT
their knowledge in open forums. No pressure. No grades. It's called MENT CALL EXT 2555 OR STOP
real education and I commend Mercyhurst for going where other BY209MAIN fe \
colleges dare not tread*
JANUARY 28,1993
MERCIAD PAGE 5

Competition encourages hidden talent

Shoe Gazing By Tate Davidson
Merciad Staff Reporter
To encourage die growth of the
By David McQuillen
arts, for the past-three years
Merciad Staff Columnist
Mercy hurst has hosted the annual
"Scholarship Art Awards" com-
I was sitting next to a couple petition. The ceremony features
from Puerto Ricowho were busy artwork from students at several
gurgling at their newborn baby. high schools in Erie and Warren
They were gurgl ing and cooing counties as well as from
in Spanish and it occurred to me Cattaraugus, Chatauqua and Erie
that baby gurgle in any language counties in New York state.
sounds the same. So, I cooed to This year, 438 works were re-
the baby .in English and it must ceived and 150 of them were se-
have understood me. It spit up. lected for exhibition. Currently,
the show resides in the Cummings
Tired of the baby, I thought of gurgling in English to the parents Gallery an the Hammermill Li-
to see if they could understand me, since they spoke Spanish gurgle brary here on campus.
so well. As I was about to introduce myself, though, the plane began Categories of work range from
to descend and the "Fasten Seatbelts" light came on* drawing to photography. A team
r
of three jurors helped choose the
I've always thought that one of the coolest things aboutflyingis winners; Dr. Jerry Lindquist of
being above the clouds. You know that the earth is below, even SUNY at Fredonia, Lee Rexrode
though you can't see it; and you know that you are as close to outer of Edinboro University and Sara
space as you are going to get unless you get that space shuttle Bauer-Michalak.
invitation that you're waiting for. > Tom Hubert the exhibition co-
ordinator of the Gold Key Cer-
emony, und erstands there "a re not
many opportunities for students
to show their art work and be
given recognition for their extra
time and efforts." This competi-
tion provides that opportunity.
Students in grades seven
through twelve were considered
for several awards; including the
Silver Key Award, which desig-
nates regional winners, tWorks
chosen to compete in the National
Scholastic Art Awards Competi-
tion in New York City receive
The Gold Key Award. Five par-
ticipants receive the Hallmark
Honor prize for best in show of
the painting, drawing and mixed
med ia categories. The Presid ent's
office of Mercyhurst selects one
work for the Presidential Award—
this winner gets $100. Each of
these works is marked with a la-
bel designating its award.
This competition is very impor-
tant to high school students. Since
artistic talents are often not moti-
vated by their environment, the
scholastics ceremony is a high
goal to reach for promoting some
powerful art 'This is the only
regional exhibition available to
the students in the five counties,"
said Hubert
On Saturday, Jan. 23, winners
visited Mercyhurst to accept their
awards and enjoy a reception
while viewing other students'
works. This' process encourages
the future in overall education as
well as art; many students jour-
neyed through our art department
after the show, possibly survey-
ing their future.
To promote the arts in the
Mercyhurst Community, I have
left out the winners' names as
well as descriptions of any spe-
cific works. In turn, visiting the
show in the gallery is a necessity
for anyone even mildly interested.
Please view this inspiring exhibi-
tion.

Op eralprovides tips for revenge

Up above the clouds, everything seems calm. Especially on a day
like today, when the clouds are thick enough to walk on and they
cover the ground like a heavy blanket, so heavy that you can't see
anything but white below and sunshine and blue sky above. Yeah. By Erin Hauber to.
And although the captain said it was cold and snowing heavily down Merciad StaffReporter The cast of characters ranging
there in Philadelphia, it was sunny and warm out my window.! from Mercyhurst graduates and
Is it possible that a person our students to faculty members and
Fastening my seat belt, I left my chair in the reclining position just age could relate to an opera? This the amount of time put into this
to see if the stewardess would notice and throw a fit. My little weekend you'll have three production is incredible.
attempt at rebellion. As usual, the stewardess came by and insisted chances to find out According to Rotman, "There's
that I put my chair in the upright pos ition. Hmmph.,.. _, *40n Thursday, Friday and Satur- a great sense of pride to have all
day, Jan. 28, 29, and 30,. the studentsfromMercyhurst except
Gradually, the plane came down from the atmosphere and the D'Angelo Opera^ theater will one great artist"
view from my window faded to nothing but smoky white stuff as we proudly present Die Fledennas jOverall, Rotman is just over-
flew into and through the fluff. When we broke below the clouds (The Bat) by Johann Strauss. whelmed with the entire produc-
there was a problem. The planet was gone. The D'Angelo School of Music tion of Die Fledennas and is ex-
and the Mercyhurst Dance De- tremely proud of everyone who
Whoa, It just wasn't there. The whole thing. Gone. There was no partment have joined together has made the opera success.
place to land. I, and I suppose everyone else on the plane, had taken since September to produce this So make your plans now to go
it for granted. It had always been there for us. Sure, we abused it "high quality" opera, Sam see Die Fledennas in the Little
every once in a while, but we never thought it would leave! So there Rotman, director of the D' Angelo Theater in Weber Hall. Each per-
we were, floating around in the space the planet used to occupy and School of Music, said. formance is at 8 p.m.
surrounded by the clouds that acted as if nothing was happening Die Fledennas is a humorous Who knows? The opera may
opera that takes place near Vienna more, Dr.Falke, played by David inspire a great idea to get revenge
Eventually, the frustrated captain noted his fuel gauge and decided in 1850. It's about a man named PeMetier, plans an elaborate on that certainfriendthat played
that maybe we should head for the moon. Popular opinion on the Gabriel Von Eisenstein, played scheme of revenge to get his a joke on you.
plane, however, held that we should just stay put and see if Earth by Steven Stull, who plays a joke Eisenstein back. It's definitely an
comes back. on his friend, Dr. Fa Ike. Further- experience everyone can relate

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Friendship survives despite miles of separation

By Anne L. McNelis was in Germ any... it was too hard filled with evidence of their com-
A&E and Features Editor for her to say good-bye in per- mon interests, one of which is
son," said Loughran. Because hockey. Bolan had never seen a
Remember high school? Re- Bolan's father is in the Army, her hockey game until this year, but is
member how much best friends family of four has had to move now one of the Lakers' biggest
relied on one another to cope with several times throughout her life. fans.
all the troubles of life, no matter The move from New York to Loughran said the first game
how trivial they were? Imagine Hanau, Germany was just another was fun for her because she had to
dealing with all those events with- in a long series of moves. Bolan explain everything to Bolan. "I
9
out your best friend, who's half a said, "I feel like I'm always pack- was clueless, ' Bolan said. "Staci
world away. ing and moving..." expla in e d everything to me. I was
That's exactly what freshmen For the next three years, Bolan in awe."^Loughran even had to
Tonie Bolan and Staci Loughran and Loughran kept in touch teach Bolan'how to pronounce
had to do. The two met when through weekly letters. In their Saskatchewan.
Bolan transferred to Loughran's junior year of high school, They said that even though they
high school in Buffalo, NY from Loughran visited Bolan in Ger- like to go out together and have a
Louisiana during their freshman many. Loughran said, 'It was the good time, they don't have to be
year. Loughran said of Bolan, best experience of my life...I re- doing anything in .particular to
"She was in a couple ofmy classes member running to her in the air- have a good time. They find fun
and within thefirstcouple weeks, port" Tonie Bolan (left) and Staci Loughran in just about everything they do
we became best friends.'' After Loughran's return to the together.'
One day, shortly a,fter Bolan's 1 United
^ ^ States, they continued ^ ^ ^ to she was going to do, even in June Loughran received "a wonderful Even though they may not see
arrival, she didn't show upjw keep in touch, but not as frequenay 1992. She had been accepted to card" from Bolan'saying she eye to eye on everything, there is
class. Loughran, who Bolan calls as in the past They were both several schools in America, but [Bolan]Tiad been accepted to always some thing that holds them
"a worry wart," went to the busy with the rush of senior year; none really appealed to her so she Mercyhurst and asking Loughran together.
principal's office to see if anyone trying to make college decisions began to plan on going to School if she wanted to room with Bolan. Loughran said, "We've had so
there knew where Bolan was. No and preparing for graduation. in Germany. Then, three days It is now almost impossible to much fun together [this year]. I
one did. ^Loughran decided to attend before gradu at ion, the a ccepta nee find one of them on campus with- guess I'm really lucky but I'm
"A couple weeks later, I got a Mercy hurst in October of 1991, Bolan had hoped for arrived. out the other. • scared to find out where she'll be
letter from her saying that she but Bolan still wasn't sure what A few weeks later, in early July, Their room in Baldwin Hall is next »

Depressed find comfort zone

By Nick Krayger -
Merciad StaffReporter
Do you oftenfindyourself star-
ing blankly at the wall ? Letting
your homework pile up? Scream-
ing at your roommate(s) fbr no
reason? Eating while you're not
hungry? Sleeping when*you're
know what you're thinking—tell
me something we don't already
know!) OK, I will. Many of the
changes—chemical, emotional,
psychological and educational—
are perfectly natural, and gener-
ally non-problems tic in usual situ-
ations. But when we dwell on
Maybe your boyfriend/girlfriend
seems to have lost interest in you,
and it upsets you because you
thought this was "it". All of these
things could cause depression, and
they all could be dealt with ratio-
nally once you* take control of
them. No matter what the prob- . . .•AV.W.V. vvX«&^%\<4W«tfX
« *«•- - •

these problems and become de- lem—big or small—someone has

not tired? Drinking when you're
really not in the moodforit?
fit could be that you feel like
there's no light at the end of the
tunnel and you feel like you're
going to be in school forever?
Maybe you're a senior this year;
pressed they become issues that
need to be dealt with.
For example—let's say you're
an upperclassman—and you've
been here at Mercyhurst for a few
years. The party scene is okay,
but after awhile, you want some-
been mere before and can help
you.
Talk to you're friends—with-
out totally exposing yourself—
and see if they are dealing with
some of the same feelings. If you
don't want to talk to your friends V .•,".•.•»•
W v*»»>Y

you're * about to graduate—and
although you're ready to move
on—y oufindyour roots are stuck
in the "mud" of this here
"Mercyworld." All ofthese things
can be classified as different forms
of depression, and just because
you may be feeling one of them
does not»mean that you are a
psycho... it just means you are
just like every other college stu-
dent
As college students, we're go-
ing through lots of changes Q
MSG drives students to drink
Karen Trapolsi
Merciad StaffReporter
As of Friday, Jan. 8, shuttles
have been departing on Fridays
from campus and heading down-
town to the plethora of bars for
thing more—you're tired of go- or feel that the problem is too
ing to the Same parties with the overwhelming, go to the Campus
same people doing the same
things; yet you' re drawn to these
Counseling Center in Ol d Ma in—
or contact Bob Hvezda, director Check out WMCE...We
same "social gatherings" every of the counseling center, at ex-
weekend. You may question your-
self—why do I do this? Am I
tension 2555. He could have a
few useful suggestionsforyou.
Whatever you have to do,take
what you want to
drinking too much? Should I stop
altogether? The more you think
about it, the more depressed you
control of the situation, but don't
let depression eat away at you. hear!
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JANUARY 28,1993 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

The Cheap Seats DeCoteau concludes career

By Li am Barron on proved to be a huge success as "We've come a long way from
Merc lad Sports Writer an integral member of the team. the 6 a.m. trips to the Glenwood
DeCoteau remembers that fall ice rink, and although many faces
By John Danknich "We've done in five years what well. "I had never seen Mercyhurst have come and gone, the future of
MerciadAsst. Sports Editor other, hockey programs have myself but my dad had visited the program looks very bright in-
struggled to achieve u in fifteen once before and said it was a nice deed." * jjj I
Changes, they are a com in'. years." Senior tri-captain Tom place* so I decided to give it a DeCoteau hopes to attend medi-
In just the past week, both the DeCoteau, a native of Saskatoon, shot,"sa id DeCouteau. DeCoteau cal school when he graduates in
NHL and Major League Base- Saskatchewan, may have begun also spoke with Scott Burfoot May, following in the footsteps
ball have come up with propos- his final year under the Laker about the Hurst hockey program of his father and brother. He may
als for divisional realignment spotlight, but he still carries the and was very impressed by what also explore the possibility of
How will,,.these proposed same enthusiasm for hockey that he was told. going to law school, but medical
changes affect each sport? Will he had when he,first arrived in In his four years as a Laker, school is his first choice. He is'
the effect be good or bad? How Erie. DeCoteau ha s reached the ECAC currently looking at several Ca-
long will it be before they hap-1 DeCoteau wasfirstrecruited by playoffs on three occasions, and nadian and American schools. On
pen? All of these are valid questions that bear answering. Head Coach Rick Gotkin to play in 1991, he was a vital member of the ice, DeCoteau hopes to con-
With the addition of the Florida M a rl ins and the Colorado Rockies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- the team that made nationals. tinue playing when he graduates,
tute, but when Gotkin took over at Number thirteen had the distinc- and he also hopes to give some-
this coming season, the number of Major League baseball teams
the Hurst Jn 1988, he remem- tion of scoring thefirstgoal in the thing back to his favorite sport by
increases to 28. Under the "three-division proposal," each league
bered the youngster he had seen new ice center, and at the start of coaching young kids.
would divide its teams into an Eastern, Central and Western Divi-
playing junior hockey in Canada the season, he needed just three Teammate Paul Capizzano
sion with five teams in the former two and four in the latter.
and asked DeCoteau to consider power^play goals to surpass the summed up DeCoteau's contri-
The major point of having three divisions is to add an extra tier and
Mercyhurst. DeCoteau accepted school record. :
bution to the program \ when he
two extra teams to the playoffs. Under this system, the three d i vis ion
champions along with a wild-card team would make it to the post the offer on the condition that he He has fond memories of his said, 'Tommy is a great leader,
season. The wild card team would be the club with the best record! could bring his brother Bill along time at the Hurst "I love to play and he has a tremendous presence
who did not win its division. The first round playoff games would with him. Bill hadn't played or- hockey, and being a part of such a both on and off the ice. He always
be the best of Gve with the championships and World Series ganized hockey for two years but successful program has been very puts the team ahead of himself
he could play a bit, and the walk- exciting for me," DeCouteau said. and is an exa mple to all of us."
remaining the best of seven.
It's very obvious that the real reason this has been proposed is
because of money. More playoff games means more TV exposure
and more money. Teams need all the money they can get with the
ever-escalating player salaries.
Hockey team crowns the Royals
However, the fans will also benefit from realignment Divisions By Craig Rybczynski other different players would night. Montminy gave
are usually decided by September. Fan interest would be sustained Merciad Sports Editor score in the period. This, includ- Mercyhurst a 19-0 lead, with as-
throughout the final month if teams were vying for the wild card ing Madia's first of the game, sists going to Kevin McKinnon
spot It's very possible that a second place team could even win the Entering the game Sunday night staked the Hurst to a 8-0 lead. and Moir. Montminy's second
World Series. t > against the University of Scran ton, I Bohun and the MacDonald made- it 20-0. Art Thorn?s and
One other thing that might interest you is that baseball is also fans and players alike thought they brothers led the Lakers in the sec- Moir picked up assists.
considering interleague play - as many-as 48 games. While this had seen It all when Mercyhurst ond, each with two goals. Madia Coach Gotkin stressed the team
might detract slightly from the World Series, I think the excitement beat the Royals of Scranton 19-0 however would not be denied, as can't look past Hobart to the
at the Mercyhurst Ice Center, al- he chipped in with four assists. Elmira game. Hobart is currently
of watching the Cubs playing the White Sox or the Mets playing the
most two weeks ago. He contributed to three straight ranked eighth in Division, III
Yankees outweighs it I have always been in favor of interleague
This time would different Mercyhurst goals. First Bohun's hockey.;
play. 4; . $
Right? Wrong! & goal which made it 10-0. After With the victory, Mercyhurst
Don't expect realignment to come right away, though. Remem-
Even with |third| string Craig MacDonald's goal, Madia goes to 11-6 on the season and 7-
ber, former commissioner Fay Vincent resigned because he tried to
goal tender Richard Gobbatto in again assisted on a Bohun tally. 2 in the ECAC. The Lakers have
^realign the National League last year. However, the same owners
net and the insertion of Joel In the third, the Lakers contin- two divisional ga mes a t home this
who forced Vincent out seem to be in favor of this radical overhaul
Montminy (four goals) into his ued their scoring ways as Madia weekend against Hobart College
of our national pastime. Executive Council chairman Bud Selig
first game, the Lakers improved add Montminy each scored two. on Friday and archrivalElmira
hopes a vote will be taken on the possible changes at the owners'
upon their home whipping of the Montminy made sure he left no College on Saturday. Both games
meeting in March. *
Royals and won at Scranton 24-0, doubts about his ability as these start at 7:30. The Elmira game
Needless to say, baseball purists aren't going to like this, but need
pushing their winning streak to two goals gave him four on the can be heard on WMCE FM 885.
I remind you that before 1969, there were no divisions at all? Only
four games, j
the best team in each league made it to the World Series. Fans got
The Lakers methodically dis-
used to divisional play after a short time and will get used to three
mantled the Royals^,byiscoring
divisions, too.
eight goals* in all three periods.
The NHL's plan for divisional realignment isn't as radical. Only
They wore down the Scranton
Sports Hall of Shame by Nash & Zullo
four teams (Pittsbuigh, Tampa Bay, Winnipeg and Toronto) would
goalies by putting 104 shots on ViUCtt SCOTT HA5fW66 PUM£D FOR TUE AUANTA
be affected. The major problem in realignment is the addition of the
net. In comparison, Laker goalie IAMKS \UTU£ A980*, WSIXNB? 1 0 *R8NHf •
expansion teams in Miami and Anaheim. Toronto would enter the TtAMMATC VZEZ ROUAW? \WVM> VAOTCU ROOM.
Gobbatto faced only twelve shots.
Northern (Ada ms) Division, a move that is geographica 11 y sound. In Reflecting on this one-sided UA6TU&& VJO0UD SNEAK TO ROUMS' CODR LATE
turn, the Penguins would move into the Central (Norris) Division AT M\GHT AUP 6K0JE TTAREE PBAttffiS BETVIEfcN
victory, coach Rick Gotkin said, THE D00RAWO THE POOR FRAME, J AMM\N& TttE
with Winnipeg, which makes no sense at all. "You see in a school like Scranton,
The addition of Miami and Tampa Bay to the Eastern (Patrick) BOUT. ^f^mv£7daiiAf^mBNANceMv^4f6^
that has little or no commitment
Divisionforcesthe Penguins to play teams in the Central time zone. to\ the hockey program. Unlike fC7?^mMJ>UAUE WAKE-ur&ui$/&> 4AM. av
Pardon me, but isn't realignment done to prevent teams from Mercyhurst that has a very good. 6&AMYPWJt6Tme£5U&HeP4AV££AX^ ,
playing in divisions not in their respective time zone? commitment to the hockey pro- T/M£W6e^Fm'A^{Dcm/^&7EAM&&
If the Penguins do change divisions, they lose their natural gram, as well as all the sports
rivalries with the Rangers and the Flyers. Don't expect Penguins
here." "k ]
owner Howard Baldwin to vote in favor of this proposal.
The Lakers were cert a inly com-
t Another thing that the NHL is proposing is dropping the names of i)
mitted on Sunday night. Eighteen
the divisions, which is also ludicrous. The names of the divisions playersfiguredin the scoring. Rob
I hearken back to the old days of theNHLand serve asa tribute to its Madia led the blue and green with
founding fathers. Realignment may be necessary, but I draw the 1 ine four goals and four assists. Bryce
at changing the names of the divisions.* Bohun (three goals and four as- V
Change is inevitable in all things, especially professional sports, sists) and Paul Capizzano (two
whether we like it or not However, these proposed changes arc not goals and four assists) also im-
set in stone and may be altered before they are implemented. # proved upon their season statis-
For once, I would like to know howmy readers feet Whatare your tics.
feelings on realignment in the NHL and in baseball? Do you think It did take Mercyhurst time to
it's good or bad? How would you change things? -get started, as it took six minutes
Write tome with any comments or questions you might have c/o to open the scoring, Bohun beat • W 3 1*1

"The Cheap Seats" Box Dl 171. Anything that Ifindinteresting or Scranton goalie George Bosack
amusing will be used in my next column in two weeks, so write in. with the assist going to Andrew
From the cheap seats, this is John Danknich signing off. Go Bills! Moir (four assists). Seven other
 PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD JANUARY 28,1993

Sports
Women ease past Seton
By Keith Courson
Merciad Sports Writer
If you sat a basketball coach
down'and asked him what the
keys to winning were, he would
most likely reply, "We have to
shoot well and be strong on the
9
defensive end of the floor. *
!
Last Saturday, the Mercyhurst
\ Lady Lakers executed both keys
and promptly routed visiting
Seton Hill College 81-66 at the
Mercyhurst Athletic Center.
Head coach Paul Demyanovich
will be the first to concede that
early on this season, his team shot
miserablyfromthefloor,its field
goa 1 percentage hovering the low
30s. However, Mercyhurst ripped
the twine 53 percent of the time
against Seton Hill and ran away
in the second half.
The game-clinching spurt came
half, as Mercyhurst pulled out to
a 61-37 lead * and never looked
back.
The third t year head man,
Demyanovich, and his team im-
proved their record to 8-9 after
the triumph. "We played a good
overall game," he said. "Now
we've got to get set for the road."
Teresa Szumigala, coming off a
23 point performance a week ago
against Gannon, posted 19 in the
Seton Hill win and paced the squad
81 66
in the;firstnine minutes of the
second stanza as sophomore Julie
McChesney initiated a 29-10 run
with twelve of her game-high 22
points. The Laker scoring out-
burst decided a fairly close first
kicked off on Wednesday evening
at Oakland University, which cur-
re ntly leads the nation in three-
point field goal percentage. Fol-
lowing tha t contest, the Lady Lak-
ers will be occupied with a four-
game road swing that is to be
played over the next two weeks.
Games versus formidable op-
ponents Lock Haven and Pitt-
Johnstown should prove to be
highlights of the trip. "Johnstown
is young like we are/' added as-

with seven rebounds. Reserve sistant Jim Webb. "So, it should

guard Karin Salem shot for 15, be a real good game."
and Denise Baginski netted 11 | The Hurst defeated Oakland 64-
points for Mercyhurst 62. Szumigala led the Lady Lak- Krista Kivilo fights off s
The arduous road schedule ers with 25 points. defender for a lay-up.

Tracy Komar boxes out a Seton Hill defender during the

Faflik makes most out of life
By David J. Kosobucki can be translated directly through Faflik knows will help him down
Lady Lakers' 81-66 victory. Photos by Jay Fitchpatrick Merciad Sports Writer his basketball career. "During my the road is teamwork. "Teamwork
sophomore year," he said, "I sat is what you need infife,you have
Men drop third straight be
For most people, life is a series on the bench a lot I learned many
of ups and downs, and no one can things during that time. Everyone
sure what will'happen next
to be able to work together with
people," Fafli k sa id.
By John Danknich had four fouls. has to pay their dues. This was the Faflik is a Hotel and Restaurant
Merciad Asst. Sports Editor The Pioneers took the lead for For Mercyhurst's Jeff Faflik, life first time in my life I felt I was a Management major, and he's not
good at 45-43 at the 16:04 mark couldn't have been better, and nobody. That type of situation really sure where he's headed af-
of the second ha 1 f. Houston' s short suddenly, ifcouldn't have been built me a lot of character." Faflik ter he graduates this spring. No
The road woes of the
worse. wondered if things would ever matter what it is though, he knows
Mercyhurst men's basketball jumper pulled the Lakers to within
team continued Monday night six, 76-70. However, the host team Faflik grew up in Huron, Ohio. get better. They did. * one thing is for sure, he'll work
The Lakers lost their third straight cashed in on eight of 10 free He played sports all day and Faflik entered an Alcoholics hard. "I know that you have to
game on the road to the Oakland throws down die stretch to put the dreamed about them at night. "I Anonymous group after the sum- start out on the bottom if you
University Pioneers by the score victory away. always wanted to go to Duke mer of his sophomore year. He's really want to get to the top," he
of 84-74. The loss dropped the Battle led the Lakers with 23 University and play basketball," been sober ever since. He still said. "I'll put my faith in myself
Hurst's record to 11-6. points on 11 of 16 shooting. he said. Faflik graduated from attends the Wednesday meetings and in God and I'm sure things
* At the end of the first half, the Reviere added 18 points. Baker Huron High School as a local held at Mercyhurst He realized will turn out OK."
Lakers held a 39-35 lead. How- and Houston chipped in with 14 basketball star, but his dream was that life was worth more to him Two years ago, Mercyhurst bas-
ever, a flood of second half free and 10, respectively. out of reach. Faflik insists, how-
throws by the Pioneers enabled Also contributing to the Pio- ever, that aiming high is how you
them to overtake the Lakers early neers' victory was their torrid field get the best out of yourself! "The
in the second half. Despite mak- goal percentage. Oakland shot a higher you set your goals," Faflik
ing three less fields goals than the blistering 64 percent for the night said, "the closer you '11 be to your
n
Hurst, Oakland earned the vie- (27 of 42). Despite taking twenty potential. f
tory by making 28 of 35 free more shots than the Pioneers, the Faflik came to Mercyhurst in
throws. . Lakers were at 48 percent (30- the fall of 1989 on a basketball
The Lakers' troubles at the free 62). scholarship. He got quite a bit of
throw line continued. The Hurst playing time as a freshman. This
The Lakers will try to break
was to his liking. Everything
went to the line only 2 L times, their three-game losing streak
seemed to be falling in place for
making 11. The Lakers were in when they return home to the
foul trouble throughout Monday 's Mercy hurstAthletic Center Mon- him. That's when things began
contest. Kerry Baker and Rashe day night to face Pitt-Johns town. falling apart "I began drinking
Revicrc both fouled out. Gerry The game starts at 8 p.m. and will heavily during my first year of
Battle and Jamie Houston both be broadcast on WMCE 88.5 FM. college," he said. 'Things began Jeff Faflik
to get really bad. I was beginning
to become an alcoholic."
Student skating times for For the next year and a half,
Faflik wondered if he could help
Mercyhurst Ice Center himself anymore. He saw very than he thought it was before.
little playing time as a sopho- 'There a re so ma ny wa ys to enjoy
ketball suffered through the worst
season in its history with a record
(Winter term: December 1 - February 24) more. His grades dropped. "There life without using alcohol," he of 4-22. That same year, Faflik
-excluding Christmas break, Dec*18-Jan. 3-- were times when I just wanted to 11
said. Faflik enjoys walking suffered through the worst year
quit," he said, "just leave every- through the mountains and mar- of his life. Fortun atel y, things have
thing behind that I had worked veling at nature. This is where he changed for both Faflik and the
Mondays |7:30 - 9 p.m. for." strengthens his relationship with Lakers.
Wednesdays 6:15 - 8:45 p.m. Luckily for Faflik, there was God. * Faflik enjoys going out in [ Remember, no matter how bard
still one person that be hadn't boats and jet skiing. things get in life, it is important
Fridays 6fl5 - 8:45 p.m. *No ice on Jan. turned his back on yet, God. Most people have trouble moti- not to give up. You owe it to
15,29, Ffeb. 5|19 duetovarsity "When I let God into my life, vating themselves. .Faflik uses yourself to fight your problems,
things changed for me. I owe ev- sports to give him that extra drive. whatever they may be. In the long
games. erything to Himfrommy olothes "I love basketball beca use itkeeps run, overcoming these obstacles
Saturdays ;? 3:45 - 6:15 p. m. to my abilities to my life," he said. me going," he sa id. "I need sports. will only make you a better per-
Sundays Until about 14 months ago, I'll really be sad when the season
3:30 - 6 pjn.;*Ice time change on Faflik was living the hardest part is over. »»
son. And usually, the farther you
fall, the higher you'll rise the next
Dec 13to|7- 9pjm. No ice on Jan.24 his life. Every step of that journey One,aspect of athletics that time.