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Mercyhurst books Blues Traveler, concert j a m s in April
By Mary Medure
Merciad Staff Reporter
Good things come in pairs. That's what
Nick Roberts, (MSG) vice president,
hopes for on Friday, April 30th when
Blues Traveler performs.
"The Smithereens-Tom Cochrane con-
cert was a huge success last year," said
Roberts. When the "New York quartet
performs their hybrid rock sound at 8:00
p.m. in the Athletic Center, it will be the
biggest event of 1993.
The band consists ofvocal ist/harmonica
virtuoso John Popper, guitarist Chan
Kinchla, bassist Bobby Sheehan and
drummer Brendan Hill-with David
Swanson, the group's long-time studio
engineer and sound man.
Roberts said Blues Traveler are the
hottest to hit the college circuit this year.
They have entertained on the stages of
Late Night With David Letterman and
the Tonight Show as well as been inter-
viewed by Rolling Stone.
Among their works, 1991 's Travelers
and Thieves combines the heated, jam-
oriented instrumental prowess with deep-
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Wednesday, March 31
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Thursday, April 1
8 p.m.: Great ^Room, Student
Union. Diversify Yourself, "Spirit
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Guitarist Chan Kinchla once remarked
on the band's creativity,"We drew from
our experiences of living in and around
New York City, playing and practically
living together for the last three years."
Their new album, Save His Soul, was
inspired by a few downfalls. One of
which was Popper's serious motorcycle
accident that left him temporarily con-
fined to a wheelchair. The group had a
month off to reflect on their past works.
The extra time and effort is reflected in
the 14 outstanding songs of the album.
Following the recording of Save His
Soul, Blues Traveler began touring with
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names such as Lynyrd Skynrd, the
Allman Brothers Band, the Jerry Garcia
Band, the Neville Brothers and Carlos
Santana. They hosted the 'H.O.R.D.E.
Tour' (Horizons of Rock Developing
Everywhere) with friends such as Phish
and Spin Doctors, whose sound re-
sembles Blues Traveler's.
Blues Traveler was one of the groups
that were on a list Roberts received.
Through talking to agents and conduct-
ing a survey, Roberts narrowed it down
By Jennifer Trinidad
Merciad StaffReporter
Bill Demby, disabled Vietnam veteran
and star of a Dupont commercial, spoke
in Sullivan Hall on Saturday, March 18
at 8 p.m. on disabilities.
Demby, who lost his legs in Vietnam,
asked who thought he was handicapped.
He explained that he was not handi-
capped; he was disABLEd. He said that
people should not judge others because
of a disability.
He had not been selected for a job
because of his disability. He was sitting
in an interview that was going well. The
interviewer told Demby that he was qual i-1
fled for the job. Demby thought that it
was important that the interviewer knew
that he had a disability. The interviewer's
face changed, a nd Demby did not get the
job.
While in school, Demby had dreams of
becoming a professional basketball
player. He went to his guidance counse-
lor for advice. She told him that all ball
players needed a college education to
play. Since he was not college material,
he was told to give that dream up.
After graduation, he went to work in a
factory. He worked there until the gov-
live became the desire to go home and
play basketball again.
When he was driving a truck, he was
hit with a rocket that took off both his
legs below the knees. His dreams of ever
playing basketball again died in that
accident
While recovering in a hospital, Demby
began to feel sorry for himself. He went
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to them. After two months on the phone, unfamiliar with Blues Traveler, Roberts
he received the confirmation call over admits the effort spent will assure a good
Spring Break. time for all.
Tickets for the event are $15 for the Rocket 101 is sponsoring the event and
general public and $9 for Mercyhurst will broadcast from the Athletic Center
students. On Monday, March 29th tick- that evening.
ets will be on sale in the Student Union "I have been getting a lot of positive
from 4 to 6p.m.. For more information, response for it," he said. Mercyhurst is
call the Concert Hotline at 824-2093. becoming recognized for its efforts of
"I personally think the tickets will go bringing well-known artists to entertain
pretty fast I urge students to buy tickets the community.
early," Roberts said. Even ifstudents are
to see a doctor who asked, aside from his and turn away. Because of this shame, he
legs, was there anything else wrong with drowned his pain in drugs and alcohol.
him. Demby yelled at the doctor to fix
him. The doctor told him to stop feeling
sorry for himself. The doctor said that if
After eight years of substance abuse,
he started to slowly rehabilitate himself.
He decided to get bis life together.
he wanted to feel sorry for someone, feel He got fitted for prosthetics and learned
sorry for the guys back in Vietnam who to walk again. He went back to school.
had to continue to fight He got a col lege degree in business man-
When he arrived home hi a wheel- agement.
chair, people asked him how he lost his I^Dupont was testing a new kind of plas-
legs. At first, he proudly told them Viet- tic for artificial limbs. They asked Demby
nam. He felt that he had something to be to test tbem out while on the basketball
proud of. His country called on him, and court He got another chance to live his
be answered without hesitation. dream. A dream that died the day he lost
Soon that pride turned into shame when his legs in Vietnam.
people began to look at him strangely
Board approvesftuitionjhike
At the February 18 meeting, the Mercyhurst College Board of Trustees approved a 5.5
percent tuition increase, or $485, for 1993-94. This tuition increase, along with a three
percent increase, or $107, for room and board, and a $50 increase in the building
assessment fee, represent the lowest annual percentage increase in direct costs at
Mercyhurst College inthe past twenty years. Since the early 1970's, Mercyhurst annual
tuition increases have averaged 8.5 percent, ranging from a low of 6.4 percent in 1992-
93 to a high of 15.1 percent in 1982-83. ;
Mercyhurst College*s tuition remains about average for private colleges in Pennsylva-
nia. The national average for tuition increases in 1993-94 is expected to be in the 6.5 to
seven percent ra nge. Even though the Mercyhurst tuition increase is being held below the
national average, the College will add another $250,000 to the financial aid budget, so
that nearly $3.5 million of college financial aid will be available to students in 1993-94.
The 1993-94 costs for full-time students will be:
Tuition ..I,... * $9,275
Room and Board $3,650
Building Assessment Fee $404
Registration Fee ($20 per term) $60
Student Government Fee, $99*
Total • » ~ $13,488
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Criminal
Exhibit set in Erie stone
By Richard Shelton
justice group
The exhibit area is approxi- will be constructing a 70-foot long
Merciad StaffReporter mately 15,000 square feet. Sur- time-line on a dividing wa 11, which
rounding the creatures will be in-
A fascinating dinosaur exhibit formation about the lives of the
is coming to Erie this summer at dinosaurs and how they related to
depicts how the dinosaurs
evolved. Animals and Ggures will
be painted onto the wall. Second,
travels I to
the JMC Ice Skating Arena at W. zoo animals.
38 and Cherry Streets. " The main priority of the ex-
The project, called Dinamation, perts working on the Dinamation
at the exit of the exhibit, the An-
thropology Department will have
a special site where people can
Kansas City
is being organized by the Erie exhibit is to work in conjunction experience their own archeologi- By Sherrie Mishrell
Zoological Society and the with the schools in the commu- cal dig and examine fossils. Merciad Contributing Writer"
Mercyhurst Department of An- nity," said Dr. Dirkmaat "We hope Dinamation will be
thropology. It runs May 3 through 'There has been a great interest of interest to the Erie publ ic," said Alpha Phi Sigma, National
August 7. in dinosaurs for the past few years Dr. Dirkmaat Criminal Justice Honor Society,
"Dinamation is an exhibit of and we hope to get the school kids "We will also be giving lectures attended the Academy of Crimi-
life-like dinosaurs that move, roar in to get a feeling of what it was on dinosaurs during the summer nal Justice Sciences 1993 annual
and even feel like real dinosaurs. like;during that period in time. at Mercy hurst Our ma in problem meeting in Kansas City, MO on
They represent the latest paleon- Having said that, Dinamation is is finding enough artists to paint March 15 through 18. The theme
tological research available. This not purely educational and we the 70 foot wall. of the conference was "Class,
collection of dinosaurs is the most hope to see many adults attending "We are looking for anyone with Race, and Gender." The students
unique and longest running ex- the exhibit," he said. artistic ability to paint the wall in attended numerous panel discus-
hibit in the country," said Dr. The Anthropology Department their spare time. If anyone is in- sions on topics such as "Women
Dennis Dirkmaat, who is heavily -will be involved with the exhibit terested they should call me on and Prisons," 'Theory in Crime
involved in the project in two specific ways. First, they ext 2105," said Dr. Dirkmaat. and Punishment," "Legal Issues
Facing the Police," "Sentencing

Mercyhurst College enjoys the
reputation ofbeing a safe place to
go to school. Compared to other
colleges in northern Pennsylva-
nia, students have a feeling of
being safe, fwith their property
and their persons.
Generally this is warranted, but
there is still a factor that causes a
lot of concern to Bud Dever, di-
rector of security. This factor is
the apparent disregard in protect-
ing one's own property.
Just a week or two before the
spring break, there were several
instances where a student's prop-
erty was stolen from unlocked
apartments or storage rooms on
campus. Dever said most of the
cases involved students leaving
their doors unlocked, resulting in
somebody entering and remov-
ing among other things: an ex-
pensive coat, bottles of cologne, a
small amount of cash, a walkman,
and in a very strange case, bags of
food placed outside in the snow to
keep them cold while a refrigera-
tor was defrosted.
The most expensive loss was a
bass guitar which was stolen from
an unlocked room used for the
storage of musical equipment.
This could have been a loss of
nearly $1,200, but Dever said se-
curity has since recovered the in-
strument which was taken by a
non-student
Had the guitar not been recov-
ered, Dever said it may not have
been covered by the student's in-
surance company because "rca-
: Attention juniors and seniors!
» If you arc a jimiofwho is planning to graduate in 1994 or if you are a senior
• who expects to graduate in May and who has not yet successfully completed
• the writing proficiency requirement for graduation, you must make arrange-
• mcnts to do so as soon as possible. Test dates|
• iTIiuciday, April 15from3 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 17 front 9 a.m|to 12 rwn*§ § i
•
• Students should report to the lobby ofZt},m at least 15 minutes before the exam
• jsschechiied tobegin. Ifyou need mformation ,cotttactHeidi Hosey at ext 2336
You must complete this requiiemeigh ordertoreceive your degree.
w a n t s a lock u p
sonable care to protect the prop-
erty" is questionable.
The security sta ff tries to cover
all bases, but Dever said there is
no way that they can be every-
where, nor can they know who
belongs in an apartment, and who
does not.
Once property is removed from
campus, security must depend on
the cooperation of the Erie Police
Bureau to follow up on names of
suspects. This becomes a hassle
when "non-students" are in-
volved, Dever said. 'The police
are not interested hi small thefts
of the type we incur. This means
that if the student cannot recover
a loss .from the homeowner's
policy of his/her parents — they
are out of luck for restitution."
Dever would like to see every-
one make an effort, take a little
time, and lock up their personal
belongings, their apartments, their
vehicles and even college prop-
erty after use. This could cut the
incidents of theft to a bare mini-
mum, according to Dever.
Dever takes each theft person-
ally. He tries his hardest to iden-
tify the thief and recover the sto-
len goods. Mercyhurst has a re-
covery rate of about 30 percent.
This is much lower than the na-
tional average of 20 percent. Even
though Mercyhurst has a better
average, Dever finds no consola-
tion in it because "statistics don't
ease the pain of the loss."
['Deverwants everyone involved
in "locking up."
"We are our brothers'/sisters'
keepers," he said. "Let's look out
for each other's property and
safety.* Report strangers in or
around living quarters, offices and
educational facilities. Security
will check them out"
Security has cleared up several
burglaries of offices in Zurn Hall.
It has identified a neighborhood
youth and four of his friends who
had stolen keys from openjof-
fices.
All are juveniles, so no names
can be released.
A large quantity of items stolen
By Anne L. McNelis
A&E and Features Editor
The Mercyhurst Student Gov-
ernment (MSG) meeting on Mon-
day, March 22 opened with a dis-
cussion of the possibility of start-
ing a rape support group for mem-
bers of the Mercyhurst commu-
nity.
The idea was presented by se-
nior Dara DcDad, who requested
inputfrommembers of MSG con-
cerning the way the group should
be structured. DcDad said the
group may be formed as a satel-
lite of the Erie Rape Crisis Cen-
ter. Student Union Director Cass
Shimek pointed out that "We have
a rape crisis advocacy group,"
made up of 12 faculty members
who were trained by Erie Rape
Crisis last Spring Break. Shimek
was in favor of starting a support
group; the advocacy group's pur-
pose is to be the "first contact" for
rape victims. After much discus-
sion and input, it was established
that the group would be similar to
Alcoloholics Anonymous.
Following the discussion about
the rape support group, Brian
Spinks presented more informa-
tion about the proposal for a wil-
derness club, which would begin
from offices and siorage rooms in
the music wing were recovered aprison is of high security and has
incl ud ing the prior mentioned bass I population
guitar, compact disc players, ra- 2,000 inma tes, incl ud ing approxi-
dios, tapes, etc.
All of the recovered property,
with the exception of a few items,
has been returned to its rightful
owner, Dever said.
Dever would like to express his
personal thanks to the adminis-
tration of Mercyhurst Prep who
assisted his office in the investi-
gation and recovery of the stolen
property.
next year. Spinks mentioned some
of the financial problems the club
is likely to face, most notably,
obtaining equipment for ex cur-
sions. He has looked into several
different possibil ities for pu re ha s-
ing or renting equipment from a
number of different places. He is
still looking for a solution to this
problem. Any suggestions can be
made to Spinks or to Dr. Diaz of
the Physics Department
The next issue was the approval
of the Mercyhurst chapter of Na-
tional Organization for the Re-
form of Marijuana Laws
(NORML). MSG representatives
had the opportunity to ask ques-
tions about the group's constitu-
tion, which had been presented at
a previous meeting. After a few
minutes of discussion, a motion
was made to take the vote in the
form of a silent bal lot. The ballot
resulted in approval of the
NORML chapter.
President John Bruno then
brought up the need for a commit-
tee to "evaluate how (the Free-
dom Zone has) gone this year."
Some of the representatives
present volunteered to participate
in the committee.
Treasurer Hea ther Heid sa id tha t
tickets for the Blues Traveler con-
Patterns in Corrections" and "Se-
rial Murder in America." While
in Missouri, the group toured
Leavenworth, the U.S. Peniten-
tiary. Leavenworth is the oldest
prison in the federal system. The
of approximately
mately 250 Cuban detainees.
Alpha Phi Sigma's National
Meeting was held concurrently
with the ACJS Meeting. During
the meetings, national outstand-
ing chapter awards were pre-
sented* Mercyhurst's chapter re-
ceived the "Outstanding Scrap-
book Award. "This award is given
to the chapter, who demonstrates
leadership and service to the com-
munity, i
cert will go on sale beginning
Monday, March 29 from 4 p.m.
until 6 p.m. every day in the Union.
Tickets for the concert, which is
Friday, April -30, cost $9 for
Mercyhurst students and $15 for
non-students.
Mark Korcinsky brought up
plans for Earth Day. MSG and
SAC will be sponsoring collec-
tion of used tires, newspapers and
magazines. The materials will be
collected every Saturday through-
out i April from 9 a.m. until 12
p.m. A certain amount of money
will be earned for each tire and
each ton of newspaper and maga-
zine collected, Korcinsky sa id the
money raised would be given to
the MSG general fund or to the
Recycling Committee's fund.
'Korcinsky also mentioned the
upcoming Rcdcl iffconcert, which
is this Friday, March 26 at 8 p.m.
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in the Union and the Shuttles to
the Mall scheduled for Saturday,
March 27, leaving Baldwin at 1
p.m.
The next MSG meeting is sched-,^
uled for Monday, March 29 at
8:30 p.m. in the government
chambers in the Student Union.
All MSG meetings are open to the
Mercyhurst community.
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A four-year-old boy was killed the wounded but hundreds o f refu- to comprehend what I'd read. I
in a bomb blast in London. A gees clamored aboard in despera- didn't get very far. How? Why? By Joseph Legler I
nine-year-old Palestinian boy was tion anyway. I wanted and needed someone to Editor in Chief
shot in the stomach by Israeli sol- I buy the Erie Daily Times ev- talk with. How can this be? I
diers in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds ery Sunday. This Sunday I didn't wanted to ask someone — some- lAs} write this, my bead is 1
of others were also wounded. get passed page 3 A, where I came one with an answer. Why does throbbing, my throat is so sore it
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, more upon these three stories about the this happen? Do the Irish really hurts to swallow, my eyes arc
than 600 people were transported British and Irish, Palestinians and hate the British? watering, my nose is running,
by truck to the government con- Israelis, and the Serbs and Bosnia. Then I thought, how can I help? my entire body is drained and I
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should all take her word for it Oh yeah, now that I think of it, I had
$5,000 in my desk drawer and now it too is gone. Could you even
The Merciad imagine? Can I get MSG to reimburse us for our losses? See Anne
McNelis's column on page 4 to interpret this paragraph.
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Vol. 66 No. 18 March 25,1993 means: A) Security simply forgot to write it down, B) Somebody
Joseph Legler Editor in Chief John Danknichl AssL Sports Editor that shouldn't have a key has a key, C) Security was under ihe
Jule Gardner News Editor Michelle Ryan Copy Editor impression that anybody who is or was on The Merciad staff has
Anne McNeils A&E/Features Editor access to the office at all times or D) Everyone is lying.
Yvonne Maher Advertising Manager The Merciad computers had Freedom Zone files all over their
Craig Rybczynski Sports Editor Timothy Moriarty Faculty Advisor hard drives, which a re now dumped—so I hope you boys don't need
it for anything.
Merciad Staff This was a major insult, and quite possibly illegal. This type of
Dave McQuillen Mary Medure Susan Lee Eback Mia U-Rycki action tells me everything about the individuals who perpetrated it
It tells me they are rude, unthougbtful, disrespectful, impulsive and
Megan Circle Erin Hauber Monica Sertik Elizabeth Johnson a few other adjectives I can't list here.
Jennifer Trinidad Tonie Bolan Nick Krayger Keith Courson Maybe they have been doing this all year, and I only found out now.
Leon Mum ford David Kosobucki Katie Johnson Jay Kennedy The fact is they did it How would members of MSG (which to my
RichShelton Beth Nichols- Nicole Geraci Heather Ryan understanding is the normal location,for the production of the
John ShanahanN David Rumsey John Furlong Suzanne Coneglio Freedom Zone) like me to take my entire staff over to their offices
and use their computers to produce The Merciad? I think their
Liam Barron Steph Szabo Beth Haas Tiffanie Williams members would be furious.
Stephanie Wainright Karen Trapolsi Grace Bruno Jay Fitchpatrick These computers aren't for random use by anybody, 1 have lost a
lot of respect for the entire staff of the Freedom Zone.
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College, Box 161, 1 have since instructed security not to let anyone into The Merciad
501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 16546. Phone 824-2376_ that isn't on a list that I provided for them. 1 am also planning on
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. having the locks changed.
I guess you gentlemen will have to use some other club's comput-
ers while they are away. I hear the business club will be going out
The Merciad's editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board with the of town some time soon.,.
Editor holding final responsibility. The opinions expressed in The Merciad are My super cold from hell has regenerated into a major threat to my
not necessarily those of The Merciad, its staff or Mercyhurst College. physical well being. I think 1 am going to take a friend's advice and
go see the nurse. Bye.
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the shortcomings of other groups on campus—sports teams, the t .jftne-hatir trip
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heard a lot of it here at the Merciad as well as from a number of other
people. First there was the trouble about the band MSG booked for
this year's concert, Blues Traveler. Have you heard the most recent _aiwe hid taSn ilk take||y# b e c a u ^ w e ^ r c ^ p t as greeips
one, though? thUwrong routelatjid that our t | i j » | m
I MSG President John Bruno had a large amount of money in his was going to take
office and $90 of it was stolen. He went to our representatives and ipHted. Did welliiNoiiitbe ||ib would p^tobl^
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asked them to reimburse him with MSG funds. When I heard about
this, I thought it sounded a little bit ridiculous, but itgot worse—the l i g l ^ i i c k i a i i a c k s and-:treats for IJbe
reps voted to give him the money! I couldn't believe it; I could
understand if $90 of MSG money had been stolen, but this money
was for the trip to Florida that Bruno organized. ffi^Si^liiiind%e|^i^i)^li^$tevMiilittotliii: hottlwbercweloadcduplhevahi
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I can't quitefigureout why, because they don't do anything. They i|;&:a4n«$wi drivers |jf cars that we we|e pass^
sit at the meetings, not listening to what anyone else has to say, seal pulling oufalllhe stopspiW i^t<^h|ig) ^ d f i e ^ ^ f c
whether the speaker is a member or representing a group—they
stare off into space, play with their hair, do anything to pass the time. iinlHpligJjiPe gesips, fflimi p||^a te cop cars and la ughe
They vote the same way as the people sitting closest to them, and m c # s | swishing W®0 «•• W a l l f f t r hours. Yeah Right!
they're just waiting for someone to make a motion to adjourn the I M S did it |MW.:^ IM^slpiiemorabie momenis pd|
meeting so they can go home and wash their hair or watch TV. jgei inu^ihe^hotel wiSopwilugl comm^ts|w^|:
Before I sat down to write this column, I went to talk to MSG Vice- e so thatwe could attettd some ^ c | i G e t aM||ipf| ......1:::
President Nick Roberts so that I would be sure to get another side to | >Sw??x^»iiiSivii
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involved with MSG for a few years now, so he knows how to play ffi&% ^Moiiiihierry Ifiti j a sma!| furrypreature||
the game. And he did run me around a 1 ittle bit, but I was surprised lajtespii^ngltip foipiMirsS« ie: Whlftsihe tore o ^ ^
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vote was taken, it resulted in the exact number necessary for a 5V^!i:'o H lecture| ^e|e |>f Michelle!I never knlwf
majority. |eiii/ance|kins. I at- rable | I A s we wmk to meet ib<|d could look so good the s|c-
Roberts said that if people are concerned only because this seems ^ ^ cfci^fctlsing jjphose apartment was oiid time around.
to be a waste of money, they have a lot more to be concerned about and a|othcf on resume writing c o i ^ i # | l < | # d oyer a Chf Jule: Joe, can we go tot
because "there's been a lot more wasted (by MSG) than $90." For Intervilwr
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If Iteseftakeloutt fWe grabbed a lvfoonal(|s? Answer: NO!;H|
example, 200 t-shirts were purchased*for Winter Activities, of thfip^her Jibctures attended over couple ofcases ofCoke and hailed .„ Wtpull this wjllf get blue sltfj
which 40 were sold. He said this was a "little mishap...student dielwo day period mciude<|prob~ yctfanother native Brooklyner, on my hand?;
government could reimburse that." Roberts pointed out that if lc|ns with libel, ethical decisions SantoJ Now here*s a guylyou Anne: Jule, get down, there's
people are not pleased with MSG, they are more than welcome to fcditoirs must make, and dealing want|td take home to|Mom| | detruck!" Most c^utmonly use|
come to the meetings, to speak up, to help out with advisors and administrators. donU think I laughed as much in quote was: "Would you like t
While the days belonged to aca- such a short space in my life. This lick my cheesy Danish^
But no one does. We all seem to be pretty content with our
demics, the nights were ours; and cabby did not believe in lanes or The _MercJadL staff tha
individual niche here at Mercyworld and unwilling to move out of
it, even if it might make things a little better. Only seven people boy didwe abuse them! The first blinkers; the streets were his|
night we met with two Mercyhurst After Kevy-boy's bash wefwent Mercyhurst for allowing us
signed up to run for next year's Executive-Board.^That's sad, opportunity to experience the rea
especially because participation in student government looks good i i l l | Kevin McHugh '92 and to his local, McSwiggans, where
Joe Devoy *92> now working in closing time is a myth. At around New York and for the chance t
on a resume, along with the fact that Executive Board positions offer serve the Mercyhurst communit
scholarships. So it might not be the easiest job in the world, but you New' York, We decided to go to a 6:30 a.m.|we decided for once
notable eatery and play Yatzee or that night that our beds were more in a better way through alllth
might like it or (gasp!) learn something. knowledge acquired at the setnl-j
Monopoly, NOT! Instead we de- inviting than a pitcher of amber
It's pretty damn easy to sit around and whine about how bad things cided that a strobe light in the tiquid refreshment and braved the nars.
are around here, especially if we're only going to do it among our building next door looked entic* elements to hail yet another cab|
friends. We have the ability to change things, but I really don't think ing, and we were sucked in by an Right outside the door, we jumped
anybody cares enough to make the effort. It's called apathy—I've unidentified vacuum. On imme- into the cab to meet Ben who
talked about it before in this column and I continue to see it almost diate entry of the establishment, informed us that we were the first
everywhere I turn. I see it at MSG meetings, I see it in my friends, jail doors systinaticaliy locked passengers in his brand spanking
I see it in people I don't know very well, I see it here at the Merciad.
So if you don't think MSG is being run properly, DO something and would not reopen until the gleaming new cab. He also fold
about it—go to a meeting (they're every Monday night at 8:30 p.m. time lock kicked in at 4 a.m.! Ha! us that we could get a £r£e ride
in the Government Chambers), write a letter, call the office, tell Wc cried into our pops and anywhere in the city. Well|atthis
your representative. This year, when you get the ballot for next munched on some popcorn If or stage the only ones still up for
year's offices, think (it's not that hard) before you circle the names | about five seconds until the beer 42nd street, where hookers and
of the best-looking candidates—these people may be faced with started flowing! The rest I leave cocaine were available, were
The Big Apple ..Jp.S. You
some pretty important decisions! How much will their looks help? up to your imagination. struck by an evangelical beam
The following day was Ipent at that forced them to utter|he words had ti bMherek
(March 25,1993
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The Back Row Campus Profile: Albert Glinsky

By Megan Circle
By John Danknich Merciad Staff Reporter
Merciad Movie Critic M

For those of you who believe

Well, it's that time of the year that the music instructors here at
again. The time of the year when Mercy hurst do nothing but teach,
all of Hollywood becomes anx- f ' " ^ you are sorely mistaken. Yes, it's
*

ious because the Academy true that,Dr. Albert, Glinsky

Awards are only four days away. <m teaches .music in the D'Angelo
Of course, as I did last year,-1 m School of Music, but this is just
X.
will attempt to divine this year's one of the many accomplishments
winners. As you may or may not m
of Glinsky.|
know, I predicted five out of the 7&
i ^His official title is Composer-
six major categories correctly. Let's see Siskel and Ebert do that! In-Residence and also Associate
Before I get into the nominations a nd my predictions. I wouldonce Professor of Music here at
again like to remind all of my readers that I do not see everyfilmthat Mercyhurst. He has been teachr
is released to the general public. So, my opinions on movies that I ing at Mercyhurst for six years, has been premiered by such per- 'denza. The second was written
haven't seen are based on the reactions of other critics and the and has just recently obtained his forming groups as the boys' Choir for Glinsky's two-year-old-son,
public. Oh, one more thing, if you haven't seen The Crying Game doctorate from New York Uni- of Harlem and the Zurich Cham- and is entitled "Fantasy in Noc-
and don't want to know the secret, ignore the Best Supporting Actor versity. He also directs the Visit- ber Orchestra. His works have turne (Luka's Lullaby)." Glinsky
and Actress categories. ing ArtisUSeries, which brings also been presented at the Lex- said that while composing this
Let's start out with Best Supporting Actor. The nominees are: Jaye well-known musicians to ington and Wilkes-Barre Ballets, part, "I thought of my son, asleep
Davidson (The Crying Game); Gene Hackman (Unforgiven); Jack Mercyhurst to perform]recitals the Merce Cunningham Dance in his room, and reflected on the
Nicholson (A Few Good Men); Al Pacino (Glengarry Glen Ross); and in-depth workshops in their Theatre, the Marin Ballet and at idea that be might be dreaming to
David Paymer (Mr. Saturday Night). This should be a tight race. particular field of expertise. universities around the country. the background of this melody as
If you saw The Crying Game, then you know all about Davidson's Glinsky was born in New York iMost recently, however, is his I played it." The third movement
performance. Both Nicholson and Pacino always have to be consid- City and was studying the violin composition of Albert Glinsky's is very "fast and exciting."
ered favorites, but this is^Hackman's year. His performance in by the age of 5 1/2. By age 11, he Piano Concerto No. 1. This work Due to the bad weather condi-
Unforgiven was outstanding, and he is as close to a sure thing as had realized^that he wanted to was performed at the Erie Phil- tions on March 13, Glinsky's con-
there is this year. become a composer. Hisfirstcom- harmonic on March IB during the certo will be performed again on
Next up is Best Supporting Actress. The nominees are: Judy position was published in his sev- "GreatBlizzard."Despite the fact Saturday, April 17 at the Warner
Davis (Husbands and Wives); Joan Plowright (Enchanted April); enth-grade yearbook, and was that only about 200 people were Theater. Student tickets are $7. A
Vanessa Redgrave (Howards.End); Miranda Richardson (Dam- entitled 'Titanic: A Night to Re- able to make the concert because few weeks after the show,: the
age); Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny). This is difficult for me member." of the, weather conditions, the performance will be broadcast on
because I know very little about Davis, Plowright or Richardson. As an adult, his music has been concert was said to be marvelous. WQLN. For those who miss both
However, I thought Redgrave made thefirsthalf of Howards End. performed in the Aspen Music The Erie Daily Times said that it shows, however, you can still hear
Also, Tomei was hilarious as Joe Pesci's girlfriend. Redgrave is still Festival, Lincoln Center, was "a wonderful piece. Master- Glinsky's work by picking up a
not in good graces with the Academy over her anti-Zionist speech Kennedy Center, England, fully performed." copy of the CD that he is featured
France, Belgium, Germany, Swit- There are three movements to on, due out in August of this year.
several years ago. So, if I had a vote, I would probably be for Tomei.
Before last year's Oscars, most people knew who was going to win zerla nd and the Far East His work the piece. The first is a big ca-
Best Director. This year is very much the same. The nominees a re:
Robert Altman (The Player); Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman);
Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven); James Ivory (Howards End); Neil
Jordan (The Crying Game). Altman received a lot of acclaim for
Voice icom approaches
The Player, but because the film was not nominated for Best The D'Angelo School of Mu-
Picture, his chances are slim. Eastwood has racked up many pre- sic, Mercyhurst College, is proud
Oscar directing awards and is the clear favorite. Jordan or Ivory to present the 17th Annual
could sneak in, but I expect Eastwood to take home the Oscar. D'Angelo Young Artist Compe-
Now, we come to the major categories. The nominees for Best tition in Voice. A total of $20,000
Actress are: Catherine Deneuve (Indochine); Mary McDonnell in prize money will be awarded,
(Passion Fish); Michelle Pfeiffer (Love Field); Susan Sarandon including $10,000 for first prize,
(Lorenzo's Oil); Emma Thompson (Howards End). This is a two- $5,000 forlsecond prize^and
woman race. Most critics didn't like Love Field, so Pfeiffer's $3,000 for third prize. I
One hundred and eight formal Evelyn Lear Franco Corelli
chances are very slim. Both Indochine and Passion Fish were not
[^widely released, making it difficult for Deneuve and McDonnell. typed applications were received, w: ;*:
of which 35 vocalists will travel
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Isarandon will get votes from people who thought she should have
gwon for Thelma and Louise last year. However, Thompson has to Erie to compete. Some of the JOIN
racked up numerous pre-Oscar awards and should win easily. world's greatest performers in the
field of voice will judge the com-
Unlike last year, picking the Best Actor should prove to be very THE THIRD ANNUAL UNITED COLLEGIATE
petition, including renowned Ital-
difficult for both theAcademy and myself. The nominees are: I ilVING ORGAN DONOR CAMPAIGN
ian soprano Renata Scot to, Ital-
Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin); Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven); AJ
ian tenor Franco Corelli, Ameri-
Pacino (Scent of a Woman); Stephen Rea (The Crying Game);
can soprano Evelyn Lear, soprano APRIL 19 TO APRIL 23
Denzel Washington (Malcolm X). You can throw out Downey right
Judith Blegen, and vocal coach
away, most critics panned Chaplin badly. Rea deserved his nomi-
and pianist John Wustman, who
nation, but the odds are really against him this year. Since Eastwood YOUICAN GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE & SIGHjT
is accompanist for Luciano
will probably win Best Director, it may be difficult to win both. As
much as I think Washington really deserves to win, history is on Pavarotti. M I ISIGN A DONOR CARD TODAY
Pacino's side. Not only is he double-nominated, but no one has ever The preliminaries begin Thurs-
earned eight Oscar nominations and not won. Pacino's the man. day, April 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 10 Sponsored by AlphafPhi Omega at|Edinboro
p.m. at the Zurn Recital Hall. The
Finally, we come to the category you've all been waiting for. The
preliminaries will continue Fri-
nominees for Best Picture are: The Crying Game; A Few Good
day, April 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 Beta Beta Beta at Gannon and
Men; Howards End; Scent of a Woman; Unforgiven. While I am
p.m.. The semifinals will begin
1 overjoyed that The Crying Game received a nomination,I wouldn't
Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7:30
count on it winning. A Few Good Men might have made too much
money to be considered. Even though Scent of a Woman did win
to 10 p.m. The preliminaries and Tau Kappa Epsilon at Penn State-Ben-
semifinals!a re free and open to
a Golden Globe, I believe that a Western will win for the second time
in three years. My vote goes to thefirsttruly psychological Western the public at the Zurn Recital Hall,
Mercyhurst College Campus. The Student Government Association at
I since High Noon. Unforgiven wins|in a squeaker over Howards
finals will take place on Saturday, Mercyhurst College
Well there you have it, my Academy Award predictions. We'll April 3 at 7 p.m. at Central High
find out if I am as accurate as I was last year when the winners are School Auditorium, 3325 Cherry
announced on Monday, March 29. If I get all six right, I m going to Street Tickets are free to the (In conjunction with the Greater Erie Eye &
ask for my own movie show on HTV. This is John Danknich signing Mercyhurst community. For tick- I | Organ Bank)
off from the back row. ets, call ext. 2364. I
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Student discusses h o m o s e x u a l lifestyle 9

couple of years you are going to helped tofilla female void. "You
By Jule Gardner Ben believesjthat the greater have certain stereotypes about
Merciad News Editor population at Mercyhurst is fairly who a gay person is or what a gay be comfortable and if you're not, have certain feelings for people
understanding of the gay lifestyle person does." He explained that tliere is something wrong. The such as friendship and love. It's
"I'm not a homosexual student. although not many are openly gay. when a friend reveals him or her- longer you wait the harder it is to just that my experiences of attrac-
I am a student who happens to be He encourages people to be in- self to you or you find out later come out," he added. tion have not been for women;
homosexual," he said. Ben* is a volved with Gala 10. "It's a shame that someone you care about is a Ben's parents and siblings are everyone needs both sexes in their
member of Gala 10, a homosexual that a minority group does not gay person, you begin to have an aware that he is homosexual, al- lives, gay or straight Relation-
support group of Mercyhurst The have the self-interest to want to understanding that their sexuality though at first discussion was dif- ships do not have to be physical to
accepted statistic from which the relate to people in their own envi- does not make them any less valu- ficult "It was hardest telling my be rewarding," Ben said.
group's name is derived is star- ronment The attendance is so low able. dad because of the way he was When you talk with Ben about
tling to some; it suggests that if when I know it could be much Ben knew at an early age that he brought up," be said. Ben and his his homosexuality, the most no-
you have tenfriends,one of them higher." * was gay.-Hc also very candidly father suffered a rift in their rela- table characteristic you will find
is gay or has had a homosexual Coordinator of the group, Sister disclosed an abusive experience tionship for a few years. Now, is confidence. Later he adds that
encounter. Ben is one who leads Marlene Lehmkuhl, has done an he had. When he was 14 he was however, he has accepted it and sometimes he is trying to con-
this common lifestyle and agreed "amazing" job in trying to bring raped by a 22-year- old man. "He they are much closer. "He real- vince himself to disregard the in-
to discuss his experiences. I people to the group, according to wa s to ta 11 y forcing me to do things ized it wasn't a choice, that it was hibitions on the outskirts of his
"It's a restriction being in a Ben. "Her wisdom, understand- I did not want to do just because like being born straight or being mindset Still, you wouldn't know
smaller environment At a bigger ing and drive is inspiring. I hope he was able to. He had the upper born black. When he knew I this.unless you dug deeply into
school it's a lot ea sier to be who the group grows and I'm going to hand and abused it because I was wasn't just trying to make myself his psyche.
you are, no matter what you are," do all I can to help." naive," he said. The experience different we reached an under- "You control your own destiny.
he said. "Still, I'm here for an Ben said that sometimes people happened during a time when he standing." If you let yourself be open to
education, not to be gay." get a bad rep for being intolerant. was trying to reach out to and gain As for the women in his life, prejudice; ifyou let people know
To the people who really know "It's a shame that the homophobic awareness about others who felt Ben is vehement in defending his you have a weak spot they will
him, Ben is very comfortable with population gets all the credit. like he did. "It forced me to come relationships. "I don't like the walk all over you. If you have
his sexuality. He asserted that Homophobic people ^are more out. I was traumatized and I had association that gay men are only enough pride in yourself to not let
every person he has told has been likely to speak up. It's easier to to talk to my family andfriends.I interested in men. At least in my peopledo that, they won't That is
very tolerant, especial ly his room- say Tags are gross' than to say, had to tell them how the situation case that is not how it is. Every- why I've had positive experiences
mates. "Friendship comes to a 'My best friend is gay' or i ' m came about" thing is not a conquest" Women at Mercyhurst with being gay,"
certain point and if you are going gay.'" He said that although the rape like his mother, grandmother and he sa id.
to have a real relationship, people Yet, snide remarks and lack of was psychologically damaging it best friend have played pivotal
should know. You can't base a compassion are enemies of real- did not ma ke him gay or push him roles in his life and the strength he *Name has been changed to pro-
friendship on a lie or something ity confronting him every day. further in. "I've been out for has within himself. He said that tect the individual.
that will never be," he said. "It's too bad that some people awhile," said Ben. "Within a his friendships with girls have

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March 25,1993
THE MERCIAD PAGEA7

Craig optimistic about the future

The Blue Line
By Craig Rybczynski
By David Kosobucki
Merciad Sports Writer
tremendous ability to play the
game itsel f. Craig tries to put him-
beyond that. "I think th a t the Major
League changes the players atti-
Merciad Sports Editor self in a similar mold. tudes after they're in the league
Baseball is America's National Craig is optimistic about the awhile," he said. "When they start
To all of us professional athletes seem invincible. That's what Pastime. Every young boy, and Lakers' success this season. He out, most of them have a great
makes the tragedy o^the Cleveland Indians' Steve Olin and Tim girl remembers going to the feels that patience will have to be love for the game."
Crews that much harder to swallow. These two men who had ballpark with mom and dad to a key ingredient in the winning Baseball is sometimes called,
promising careers and families both lost their lives on Little Lake watch the local team play ball. formula. "We are an extremely "the game of percentages." Even
Nellie in Orlando, Florida. The authenticity of the game of young team," he said. "There still though numbers are important,
They, along with fellow pitcher Bob Ojeda, went boating Monday, baseball is as pure as the love that is a lot everyone has to learn. It Craig knows that there are many
night, but only one returned alive. Crews' boat approached the 185-* its fans have for the game itself. will take some time." more important things that can be
foot long dock and slammed into it at head level. The force of the Mercy hurst senior Tom Craig The Hurst is currently 4-5 after derived from the sport. "Baseball
collision killed Olin instantly, while Crews died on Tuesday due to shares the same feelings about is definitely going to help one in
head injuries. t the game of baseball. "All young life," Craig said. "The teamwork
Ojeda will recover from the accident, and so will his teammates. kids dream about baseball, "Craig is important as is the mental as-
But I think manager Mike Hargrove said it best when he stated, "I said. "I always wanted to play in pect of the game." Baseball is
don't think the Olins or the Crews' ever will..." It will take a long the pros." Unlike most people his indeed a game of perfection and
time for their friends and family to cope with the loss of these two age, Craig still hasthat dream "1 *_

men. Their memories will live forever. alive. When the Major League precision, i i i
Baseball Association holds their Craig is a Management major
When I heard the news of the tragedy, thoughts began to race in
annual draft this June, Craig hopes and would like to move South to
my head of past experiences I had with the death of friends I had
that he is no stranger to the list of look for further employment. Th is
grown up playing sports with. 11 comes unexpectedly and takes time
draftees. "It would be very nice to could mean the work force or
to get over, but the feeling will never go away. I remember when
get drafted, but that would only minor league baseball, which is
New York Yankees catcher Thruman Munson died in a plane crash
be the beginning of it," Craig said. more prevalent in the South,
in 1979. Everyone felt the grief, but I was young then and couldn't
This may be true, but it would be their series of games in Georgia f A When Tom Craig graduates this
realize what had happened.
anjj opportunity that Craig well over spring break. As Craig sees spring, one thing is for certain, he
A few years later, I experienced the tragedy that I had only seen will be ready for life no matter
on television. When I grew up pla ying hockey, I was a teammate for deserves. it, the season has just started. "At
which path he takes. Baseball has
two years with a kid who had cancer. We also attended the same Craig grew up in Hubbard, Ohio, times, we played very well. At given him many memories which
school. Outside of the ice rink, it seems the few tunes I went to which is just outside You ngstown. times, we played poorly. We still will stay with him forever. The
Buffalo Children's Hospital for a checkup for asthma, he also was He enjoyed playing all kinds of have 50 games on our schedule accomplishments and memories
receiving treatment At the time, I knew nothing of the struggle he sports while he was young. Base- for us to come together," he said. can never be taken away.
was having fighting cancer. ball was on the top of his list of When you talk about the game
I think that Madonna's song,
As time went on and we grew apart, I played against him and favorites, though. Craig looked of baseball, people have mixed "This Used To &t My Play-
noticed his disease was becoming worse as he began to miss a lot of up to Cal Ripken Jr. of the Balti- opinions. Most people are frus- ground" is filled with lyrics that
games. Then one afternoon, I found out that he had lost his battle more Orioles. This personal trated by the amount of money can be incorporated for anyone
with the disease. At that time I didn't know how to cope. As I get choice says enough about Tom the players earn. People feel that who is leaving something they
older, I always think about his life and how I can learn from his Cra ig the person as it does Tom both the players and the fans are love, especially baseball. The song
courage. " Craig the athlete. Ripken is a man losing touch wi th a ga me th a t was says, "don't hold on to the past"
However, the most trying time in my life was when a high school whose fine character and work once so innocent. Craig feels the and have "no regrets" because
classmate and friend of mine died. He lived next door to my best cthicsoinetimes overshadows his same way, but he is able to look "life is short" L 1
friend and we all played hockey and football together. It's odd that
I can remember the last time I saw him, since I saw him everyday in
the hallways at school.
Tennis Iteamfinishes2-3 in Florida
On that fateful day, I was delivering newspapers in my neighbor- By Chris Kull Bhuta said, "We played a lot of added Daeschner, "and in the up-
hood and decided to help out the other kid with his route. I went up Merciad Sports Writer competitive tennis and have per- coming years, I am looking for-
to his house I handed him the paper, said "Hi," and went on my way. formed well. The secret behind ward to the unlimited success
The next morning when I woke up before my baseball game, my our success is not only our indi- which we can obtain."
parents told me the news of his death. This time it really sank in. A vidual hard work but also coming The tennis team has a busy
1 The Mercy hurst men's tennis
kid who I had known for years and saw less than twenty-four hours together as a team and appreciat- schedule this upcoming weekend,
team splayed five matches in
ing each other's talents." playing the ^University of Buf-
ago was now gone. Florida over spring break, win-
"We have a very young team, falo, cross-town rival Gannon and
Like my other friend, he was an athlete. This tjme, however, I was ning two and losing three.
more aware of the concept of death. He had just graduated and was The Hurst defeated Florida Tech only graduating two members," Malone College.
on his way to college. Like Olin and Crews, he was a top athlete who
had a promising career ahead of him. Tragically, he died in a car
accident on a poorly lit road in Fort Erie, Ontario. Both tragedies
4-3 and St. Francis 9-0. However,
the team dropped ^matches to
Eckerd College and Armstrong
Hurst cyclists gear up
changed my life and brought me closer to God. State by scores of 3-6 and 1-8, By Andy Davidson this year.
That is why the deaths of these two Indians caused me to rehash respectively. The Lakers also Merciad Sports Writer McQuillen is looking to team
the memories of my two friends I lost when I was young. We take matched up against Rol Hands, the members Sean Wall and Leon
number two ranked team in the Mumford to lead the team to new
for granted the people we see everyday until they are gone. I saw
Olin pitch two years ago against the Boston Red Sox. I also saw country but lost in a very com- The Mercyhurst Cycling team heights on the roads. "Wall,
Crews pitch numerous times on TBS against the Atlanta Braves. petitive match. has begun to gear up for a gruel- Mumford and Marci Dziekonski
To me, it always seems like tragedy strikes those human beings "Our team has been injury- ing schedule over the next few have really improved since last
who were role models and good people. Those who knew both Olin plagued, but everybody should months. Under the leadership of season," he said, "and over the
and Crews stated the utmost respect and admiration for the two. be ready for this weekend. For the advisor Jim McKccvcr, captain straights and hills, I feel they can
Both were categorized as familymen and decent people. They both remainder of the season, the team David McQuillcn and the team handle any team in the District.
leave behind a wife and three young children. should hold their own," said will race against colleges such as Our novice guys are really look-
On thefield,they were role models. Olin was a key member of the
m
sophomore Markus Muenck. £ IUP, Carnegie Mellon and Slip- ing good, too, and this will be a
rebuilding Indians pitching staff. He was a 27-yearold reliever who According to Muenck, Pat pery Rock in the Western Penn- learning year for them."
was tobe the closer outof the bullpen. Crews,31,like Olin, was also O'Keefe, Vyom Bhuta and Jamie sylvania District The team faces Mumford is very firm on the
Pilkington are the key players on its biggest challenge at the team's chances this year. "We've
a pitcher who brought experience and leadership to the club. Their
this year's team. Muenck also said regionals on Sunday, May 2, really ridden our (butts) off in
presence will be greatly missed. 5 where it will have to race against training," said Mumford, "and I
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I'm sure the next time I go to Cleveland's Municipal Stadium I that since there are only six play-
ers on the team, everyone is teams from Harvard and Yale, feel that if we keep our (butts) in
will look on the scorecard for those two names. The first time the among others.; top gear, we'll really surprise our-
Indians play and call up the bullpen they will also remember their equally important.
Muenck believes that the youth McQuillcn is optimistic about selves."*
fallen teammates. The call by the public address announcer, "Now this year's team. After sweating it The team rode four hours a day
pitching for the Indians, Tim Crews or Steve Olin," will never be of this year's team will have a
positive impact as the season out in Georgia over spring break, in Georgia, and during the aca-
heard again. t he says that the team has never demic year, it's on the road for
I In my case and in theirs, the loss of those you grow up with and progresses. Two freshmen, Bhuta
and Kevin Daeschner, will prove been better prepared. After fin- two or three-hour rides six nights
play with causes you to reflect upon your own life. For me, life is ishing fourth in the district last a week, weather permitting.
viewed as a sacred thing. Each of us should enjoy life and live each to be valuable assets for the Lak-
year, a notable achievement con- The cycling team sees its first
day like it is the last. That way, you have no regrets, j ers in coming years. Another
to the freshman, Henry Helff, played sidcring it was the team's rookie action of the season this Saturday
The Merciad would likejto express its^condole year, McQuillcn hopes that the afternoon at Slippery Rock Uni-
friends ancfomily of Steve Olinfand Tim Crews. well in Florida, winning two
matches and losing onejj team can pull offa top three finish versity^ _^__^__^
PAGE 8 • •>...««,
THE MERCIAD IH* March 253993 • ifti

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M e r c y h u r s t b o w s to B e m i d j i St. in Div. II finals

By Craig Rybczynski •-—..... .-.-.

Merciad Sports Editor Beavers with a goal and an assist

The Mercyhurst Laker hockey
team skated into the NCAA Divi-
sion II National Championship
with the chance to bring home the
title, but its J hopes were swept
away in Bemidji, Minnesota by
the host Bemidji State University
Beavers.
The Lakers were defeated in
two straight games by the Be a-
vers. In the first contest
Mercyhurst was soundly beaten
10-6, as two consecutivefivegoal
periods keyed Bemidj i's win. The
next night, Bemidji State shut
down the Hurst 5-0 en route to the
national title.
Despite the team's performance
in Minnesota, Head Coach Rick
Gotkin stressed his team's
achievements this season. Hesaid,
"I am absolutely proud of our
guys, they did a terrific job this
year. No one was ever expecting
us to challenge for a national
championship...we didn't win it
but at least we can say we were
there."
The blue and green entered Fri-
day night's opener at the John
Glas Field house in front of a
3
crowd of over 3000 fans. The
game's first few minutes set a
precedent for the rest of the game.
Both teams showcased 'the of-
fenses that got them to the finals.
Bemidji State was led by Jamie
Bib who had four goals and one
assist Andrew Moir captained the
Hurst by adding three assists.
In the first period, each team
traded goals in*the first 4:11.
Bemidji State's Kris Bj ornson and
Mercyhurst's Ken Gushie both
found thei net. That's when
Bemidji State started to get to
goalie Mirko Pellizzari, as it beat
himfourmore times. The Lakers
got a late goal by Bryce Bohun to
close the gap to 5-2.
However, period two belonged
to Beavers winger Erb. He did all
he could to deny the Lakers a
chance to get back into the game.
The senior tallied three times in
the second frame, forcing
Pellizzarifromthe net Scott Bar-
ber faired no better as he allowed
two goals on three shots. Pell izzari
hadtto assume the goaltending
duties once again.
Mercyhurst did achieve respect-
ability by dominating:the last
frame. The Lakers got goals from
ECAC West Rookie of the Year,
Kevin McKinnon, Rob Madia,
Kevin Gauthier and Jon Johnson.
Bemidji goalie Robin Cook faced
15 Laker shots and stopped 11.
Heading into Saturday's match-
up the Lakers hoped they could
build upon the last 20 minutes of
play. \ I * This time, the Hurst defense
The Lakers did play solid
hockey, but Bemidji State bottled
up the Mercyhurst offense en route
to a 5-0 victory. Goalie Todd
Kriebich turned aside all 23 Laker
shots. For Mercyhurst, Pellizzari
backstopped the Hurst as he
blocked 44 Bemidji State shots.
As in game one, Bemidji State
got on the scoreboard early as
Craig Matatall beat Pellizzari 35
seconds into the game. Accord-
ing to Assistant Coach Craig
Barnett, getting behind early was
a key to the Lakers' downfall. He
said, 'They have a goodfteam,
plus they got off to a much better
start than we did in both games.
It's an uphill battle when you're
on the road in front ofthat crowd."
held Erb scoreless, allowing him
only a single assist Moir and Co.
on defense limited Bemidji State
to two even strength goals. The
Beavers prospered with the man
advantage as they scored three of
theirfivegoals on the power play.
On offense, Bj ornson led the
The first period once again saw
Mercyhurst get down by three
goals and never have the opportu-
nity to comeback.
The final two periods were vin-
tage Pellizzari, as be stopped 35
of 37 shots. He allowed only two
goals in the final 40 minutes of
play. The first to Eric Monsrud at
16:38 of the second period and
the series-concluding goal to
Bjornson at the end of the third
frame. \
Even though the Hurst lost the
national championship, Coach
Gotkin summed up his optimism
for next season. Hesaid, "I looked
at the last minute of the second
game and we had all freshmen on
the ice. The experience they have
at that time will have to come
back to help us one day."
Coach Gotkin does have a very
young team returning next season
as they have only one senior,
Kevin Gauthier. The Lakers fin-
ished 18-10 and second in the
nation in what everyone thought
would be a rebuilding year. De-
spite the loss of Madia, Moir,
Tom DeCoteau, Gushie and
Randy LaGue, Gotkin feels that
the championship could once
again be a reality for his team.
The Division II National Cham-
pionship will be rebroadcast on
Mercyhurst's HTV, channel 62
or 19B, on Friday and Saturday
night beginning at 7 p.m. both
nights.

Lakerfootballsets new jacademic goals

By Keith Courson the team in an attempt to improve Pasquerell was perfect during the
Merciad Sports Writer the current average of 2.51. winter tenn.
Other team programs included Meanwhile, Kimball has had a
in Kimball's planareanacademic very successful track record
New football Head Coach Joe study hall and a 3.0 GPA club. throughout his years as a football
Kimball made it clear when he The study hall would require play- coach. His teams have posted sig-
accepted the vacant head coach- ers to work four nights a week. It nificant GPAs and an almost per-
ing job at Mercyhurst that he was would also include tutoring, aca- fect graduation rate. By John Danknich Mercyhurst include Sam Rotella
here to teach more than "Xs" and demic advising .and study skill At St Lawrence, Kimball's Merciad A sst. Sports Editor and Ma rk McNellie from th e foot-
"Os." •& sessions. The study hall will be teams showcased a 2.7 overall ball staff, Matt Nesser, Corey
The proof can be demonstrated monitored by the coaching staff. GPA over an eight-year period. On Sunday, April 4, the Na- Taylor and Jim Webb from the
in the set of academic goals imple- Current Laker players that have Most importantly, every student- tional Football League's Buffalo men's and women's basketball
mented by the former St. shined not only on the gridiron athlete except one received his Bills will challenge the teams; faculty members Randy
Lawrence University mentor. but also in the classroom the past diploma during the same span. Mercyhurst football staff and Clemons and John Leisering; and
"My goal is to get the best stu- few terms include Mike Holman, Coach Kimball's message goes other faculty members to a fun trainers Brad Jacobson and Dave
dent-athletes that L can and to George Pay dock, Jason Hillegas well beyond football. "Footba 1 is and exciting contest on the hard- Jacenski, to name a few.
keep the athletes that we have up and Joe Pasquerell. Holman, just one aspect of the student ath- wood of the Mercyhurst Athletic The game starts at 2 p.m. at the
to snuff," said Kimball. Paydockand Hillegas each posted lete," he said. "The real competi- Center. MAC. Tickets can be purchased
An overall team grade point a 4.0 average during the fall term tion come three or four years from The Mercyhurst staff, led by for $5 at the Mercyhurst Football
pverage of 2.75 has been set by when football was in season. now in the working world." new Head Coach Joe Kimball and Office (phone number 824-2560)
Offensive Coordinator Dave or at the door the day of the game.
Armstrong, will be looking for There will be a raffle, conces-
Blizzard strands team in Youngstown revenge after last year's defeat at sions, an autograph session at
the hands of Webster Slaughter halftime, and everyone in atten-
Men's volleyball team opens season and the Cleveland Browns.
Last year's game was featured
dance receives a team picture.
A reminder for the Mercyhurst
by the Erie News, WJET's Sun- community: the President's card
By Craig Da vie the top USVBA BB teams in the Saturday and Sunday due to the da y Sports Extra, WSEE's Sports land student ID cards will not be
Mercyhurst Volleyball Coach Ohio Valley region. Blizzard of 1993. Watch and Hurst Television. The accepted for this event. A ticket
The team lost four close matches Despite hav ing to wear the same game is already a major event on must be purchased for admission.
The Mercyhurst Men's Club by scores of 10-15, 14-16 to clothes and not being able to brush the Erie sports calendar. WSEE A sellout is expected, so please
Volleyball team traveled to Budweiser; 8-15, 11-15 to their teeth for three days, the team sports anchor Gary Drapcho and purchase your tickets in advance.
Youngstown State University on Outback Red; 12-15, 10-15 to did manage to end up being inter- Rocket 101's Mojo McKay and The Erie community is encour-
Saturday, March 13, for a United Oberlin VBC; and 13-15, 12-15 viewed in their hotel room by a the "Weasel" join the Mercyhurst aged to come to the MAC when
Sta tes Vol 1 eyball Association to Spike This. local television station. staff in its quest for victory over the Buffalo Bills come to Erie on
(USVBA) BB tournament, Not only were the men shut out The club volleyball team re- the three-time AFC East champi- Sunday, April 4, for an entertain-
Despite a great effort, the men on the day, but they ended up turns to action this Saturday, ons. ing afternoon of basketball and
were unable to unseed some of being stranded in Youngstown March 20, at Slippery Rock. Other representatives from autographs. *