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Kudo s to Dr. Galrvey

Congratulations to President William Garvey, who received the
Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Sales and
Marketing Executives of Erie on March 24th. Garvey was recog-
nized for his many accomplishments, including his work to bring
about coeducation at Mercyhurstiand his involvement in civic
programs such as Erie's upcoming Bicentennial Celebration.! By Craig Rybczynski heavyweight eight's normal prac- forced water over the hull of the
*• i s I
Merciad Sports Editor tice took a disastrous twist The shell. The soaked oarsmen con-
boat began to take on water and tinued to battle the conditions,
O n e test you can'tjmiss Hie sport ofrowing is graceful slowly sank in the cold, murky
and serene. The crews gl ide across water of the bay.
but the water became too unbea r-
able. At that point Annie
^There's no avoiding it All Juniors and Seniors who have not the water, fearing only their op- Chris Jurusik's initial reaction Schleicher, who accompanied the
taken the Writing Proficiency Exam need to show up in the lobby of ponent and the time clock that was one of concern. "It was sort crew by boat to guard againstjust
Zurn on one of the following dates: Tuesday, April 12th from 6-9 records their efforts. of a spooky situation because such an occurrence, surveyed the
p.m. or Thursday, April 14thfrom3-6 p.m. Juniors who miss this But there is another side to row- when we first went out it was not situation and began emergency
test might put their graduation plans in danger. If you're a senior ing. For eight oarsmen and one that bad," he said. "It was not procedures.
who hasn't taken the test you're really in bad shape.: coxswain, they found out that the until we started rowing against . "I instructed the crew to untie,
waters of Presque Isle are not the current that we started to take which isUo remove the velcro
It's timej for iWoogums tojgcf afways so accommodating.
Friday, April ljthe men's
on water." J
The frigid conditions of the bay
straps on their feet," said
See Crew.
If you are running out of space, or just looking for a good home fog
your large stuffed animals, Campus MinistryLWould tike to adopt
some of them for the new Campus Ministry Office at North East*! flanes discusses gender bias
Bad news for music majors By Ju le Gardner
Editor in Chief
dramatically since its 1970
edition to become gender fair.
bias is an endless cycle, she
said, with only three percent of
Society is turning its guitars into guns with the backing of sinister
The bad news is that the other the partners female. "You
drug lords. At least in "El Mariachi," the film for discussion being
Penny Hanes, assistant six texts analyzed a re still become a partner by bringing in
\shown on April 12th at 7p.m. The film is free for the Mercyhurst
professor of accounting, said biased, and in two cases had clients. Yet the only way to
Community. |
young women bel ieve the fight increased the proportion of bring in clients sometimes is to
is over. illustrations favoring men," take them to clubs. In Erie, and
27 Hurst students honored After listening to her discuss
gender equity in education,
according to an article in The
Science Teacher magazine.
in many areas, this is a problem
because women are not allowed
"Who's Who Among Students-in American Universities and clearly it is not During her Gist Hanes said gender roles seem in many of the dubs.
Colleges will includeithe names of 27 Mercyhurst students in its year of teaching at Mercyhurst, accepted at Mercyhurst 'How can you take your
1994 EDITION. If f { i f | 4 | six years ago, she said the "How long have you been clients golfing when you aren't
piurst students named this year are: Nicole Acquilano, dance; business textbooks used all here?" she asked. "Have you even allowed on the course?"
Michael Arrigo, business marketing; Gerard Battle, social work; male examples. "All the photos seen one female president of the In education, she said steps
Laura Blabac, dance; Grace Bruno, business marketing; Natalie in the books were of males, student body?" Hanes said she can be taken to break the cycle.
1
Catania, art; John Danknich, communications; Phyllis Dinicola, unless it was of a clerk or a asked former college president Thefirststep is to be aware.'
religious education and lay ministry; Nicole Donachy, business; secretary," said Hanes. Sr. Carolyn Herrmann when the She said she noticed male 1
Eileen Gill, elementary education; Heather Heid,I elementary/ She asked a class of mostly last female presided over students visiting her office mon
special education; Janice Hill, sports organization management; first-year students to picture a Mercyhurst Student Govern- than females when she began
Colleen Kipfstuhl, accounting; Daniel McQuillen, English ; controller and then a book- ment Herrmann told her it was teaching. "I consider myself a
David McQuillen, business marketing; Julie Minlch, social work; keeper. "I asked how many feminist, yet I realized I was
before Mercyhurst opened its •,
Nalika Nanayakkara, business; Jennifer Palmer, elementary/ pictured the controller as a directing more questions to the
gates to male students.
special education; Sherree Piechnick, music education; Karen white male. All of them raised male students in my classes."
When Hanes became inter-
Ponchak, art; Lucy Pratt, business education; Melissa Rogowski, their hands." It was also She remedied the situation after
ested in teaching accounting,
art; Kimberly Rudolph, businessfinance;Kris Rudolph, business unanimous when asked who this revelation. "Now there is anl
she asked a professor what he
marketing; Mia U-Rycki, English/communications; Melissa thought the bookkeeper was a evenness."
thought "He told me I had a
Waclawik, family ecology; and Catherine Zicarelli, elementary white female. nice clerk j ob and to hang onto Hanes also tries to use texts
education. 'This is ingrained in stu- it Basically he said 'You're a which divide the use of "he"
and "she" as universal pronoun
Weekend dents." She said she had more
hope about the situation before
coming to Mercyhurst as an
woman* You shouldn't look to
do anything more.' If I would references. "Professors should
be very aware of textbooks. If
Friday: have listened to him, I wouldn't
women don't see themselves in
undergrad in the 1970s. be here today."
Sunny and a bit warmer; Studies of chemistry text- their texts, it is treating them as
She encountered the same
highs in the upper 40s. books have backed Hanes' mentality as a public accoun-
if they can't do the things we
Saturday: observation. In 1973, Judith A. teach them."
tant Hanes was the only female
Bazler and Doris A. Simonis The next step is not to stand
Increasing cloudiness; in the group. I t was subtle. At '
analyzed examples given in§ first the guys wouldn't ask you for it, she said. "Let the
breezy and a chance of textbooks believed to represent publishers know. Don't send
out for a drink or to play golf
showers; lows in the 30s 60 to 70 percent of the high with them. I forced myself until your kids to a gender-biased
and high 55 - 60. / Jr . , * ' .•

school chemistry textbook they did." school.

market They then analyzed "I believe limitations are self-
Sunday: In that type of situation, she
imposed. I have female gradu-
1980s editions of the same or said it would have been her only
Chance of showers or similar textbooks. The good ates who write to me and tell
' / /
fj choice toward acceptance.
thunderstorms; lows in the news is that among seven Eventually they came around. me I was the only one who told
i 40s and highs in the mid current best-sellers, one 'They still call me to play golf." them they can do anything.
50s to low 60s. chemistry text has changed In the accounting field, gender They can," Hanes said.
 PAGE 2
Helen Mullen inamed interim
By Joseph Legler
Senior Writer
'Assistant Dean of Mercy hurst
and *Dean of Mercyhurst-
McAuley, Dr. Helen Mullen will
act as interim dean for the school
until the dean search committee
is able to recommend a final can-
didate to President William
Garvey/
The committee, which has been
scrutinizing possible replace-
ments for Dean Michael
McQu ill en for some time, recom-
mended an interim dean after they
became deadlocked in the selec-
tion process. Garvey asked Mullen
if she would be interested in the
position and she accepted.
"Dr. Mullen is highly respected
among her peers as a scholar and
administrator," said Garvey. "Dr.
Mullen's nomination had wide-
spread support"
Mullen said, "I appreciate the
confidence of the president and
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the search committee in appoint- down to three prospects and met
ing me as an interim dean. recently to discuss these candi-
"At this point of Mercyhurst's dates and possibly make a final
growth,Jit is important to keep selection. |
active the search for an academic However, the committeefwas
dean so that the excellent accom- unable to reach a consensus and
plishments made during* Dr. therefore could not make their
McQuillen's administration will best possible recommendation to
continue." the president.
Mullen graduated from Chairman of the search com-
Mercy hurst in 1947 and returned mittee, Brian McHugh, said the
to her alma mater in September of group had a general feeling it
1993. In between , she acquired would be best to keep looking for
28 years of senior administrative a more qualified candidate.
experience at Robert Morris Col- 'There was an inability to get a
lege in Pittsburgh. majority vote for one of the can-
She is interim dean because the didates," McHugh said. "The
eight-member search committee,
which she was a member of, did
not want to settle for a candidate
they were not 100 percent sure
about
Speaker buries clients
The committee has been look- By Jule Gardner
ing for a suitable replacement for Editor in Chief
McQuillen, who willj return to
teaching history full-time, since 'It's a strange phenomenon,"
October. They narrowed the field he said. <CI bury all my clients."
DrJ Robert Perelli, a Catholic
priest and family counselor, de-
scribed his line of work to a few
Mercyhurst students and .staff
gathered in the Zura Recital Hall
on Friday, March 25. He works
with AIDS patients. \ patients are poor people, strung
His youngest cl ient is six months
old^ fg y I i .
'It's a bastard little disease," he
saidl'The virus knows our three
biggest hang-ups: sex, death and
drugs. It knows our society has a
bard time dealing with these is-
sues and helps us not to deal with
it" I H \ ' | tal, he said. They drink, drive and story problems about the disease.
Perelli said AIDS is a double-
barreled diseascklt's different
not purely because of the vims
but because of the way we treat
it^he said.
*At AIDSfJFamily Service Jin
S mo k i n g
banned in
Old ;Main,
others
At the Senate meeting on
November 11, Alice Edwards
motioned to change the college
smoking policy. Edwards'
motion proposed prohibiting
smoking in all areas of college
buildings, including those areas
where it had previously been
permitted.
The proposal specified main
hallways, lounges and large'
group areas in Old Main, Egan,
Preston, Sullivan, Zura Recital
Hall, D'Angelo School of
Music and Weber Hall where
smoking was permitted.
Smoking had already been
prohibited in all auditoriums,
classrooms, conference and
meeting rooms, elevators.
APRIL 7,1994
dean
more we talked, the more we better person. She is ideal for the
thought we could do better for position. She ^is a Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst." graduate; she has experience; she
He said the search process will was on the board of trustees and
not be resumed immediately, but she knows the institution and its
in the fall. spirit," he said. "She is an out-
"Most of the strong viable can- standing professional and a lovely
didates have already committed
9
person."
themselves to a school/ he said. McHugh stressed that her posi-
'There should be better candi- tion is "strict! y temporary and she
dates available in the fall." expressed interest in this only."
The college will also use the Mullen will officially move into
assistance of a consulting firm to the position on August 1. She will
aid in the search next year. continue to act as dean of
McHugh praised the selection McAuley and McQuillen will as-
of Mullen as interim dean.A sist her with some of the duties of
'They couldn't have picked a the office.
BurIalo|N.Y., Perelli's job is to present What he sa id was "Sex
listen to people "infected and af- without a condom is not a good
fected" by AIDS. The fcmiiy is idea in the 1990s."
key in? treating AIDS, he said, He advised two forms of con-
because the victim is healthier if traception be used. Condoms
his or her family is. should be |a name-brand (not!
A stable I psychological state bough tl from the men's room)!
strengthens the immune system, made in the U.S.A. and include aj
according to Perelli. water soluble lubricant
He also works to dissolve the To women, he said if their part
stereotypes. "People think AIDS ner refused to wear a condoml
"Kiss him good-bye. I've buried
out on drugs. They look just like too many people.
y o u
4 , - i • * • . .
"We've got to stop responding
L i - a
"I have a client^a college gradu- 4o sexual issues as if they were
ate, 23 years old. He's not sup- dirty," he said.|Perelii believes
posed to die. His grandmother is oneway to get over the "sex hang-
notsupposed to bury him,"Perelli up" is to expose students to as-
said. pects of AIDS in every course.
Students think they are immor- "In math, we've got to have
have multiple sex partners. T h e In English, we need to read and
young adult psyche is like saying write about the effect it has had on
I'm incorruptible.'"
CTJ
our lives. I feel like a student of
^Perelli did not argue for absten- people with AIDS. We all need to
tion, promising to pray for won- feel this way." ^ |
derful* sex'•lives for all those
medical facilities, restrooms and
all stairwells. These restrictions
remain under the new policy.
New members
The Senate voted 17-2 to
approve the motion. It was proposed
submitted to administration on The college Senate proposed
January 13 and President
William P. Garvey approved on
the Senate Constitution be
amended to include two
March 1. additional student-at-large
members on the Campus Life
Committee, one from North
East Foundations Program and
one from Adu 11 Col 1 ege.
New maj or
opportunities
discussed
The College Senate will also
discuss adding two majors.
The Physical Therapist **]
Assistant major will be added to
the Sportsmedicine department
if approved. The possible
language major will begin with
Smoking is still permitted in Spanish, although other
private offices in those build- possibilities ma y open in the
ings*
future.
APRIL 7,1994
Paul's
By Anne L. McNeils
Asst. News/ Copy Editor
Klf you 've ever wondered if your
professors have a life outside of
their cozy little offices and class-
rooms, wonder no more. Howard
Paul, assistant professor of busi-
ness is just one example of a
Mercy hurst faculty member
whose life involves more than his
teaching duties.
'fin October of 1993, Paul and
his wife Amy opened
ImagiMAZE in Liberty Plaza.
Paul said ImagiMAZE is "a fam-
ily entertainment center based on
a soft play area."They researched
the idea for about a year and a
half, he said and finally settled on
Fun for Kids, accompany from
Meadville that had decided to
franchise.
The 14,000 square foot facility
houses a two-story play area, sev-
eral games, a play area for tod-
dlers and a restaurant. The major
play area consists of mazes, slides,
ball crawls and many other physi-
cal activities for children and
adults.
ImagiMAZE is for children of
all ages. There is a charge of $4.95
for children top play and adults
play free.
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Paul said many families come
to ImagiMAZE to "spend some
quality time together." There are
activities besides playing in the
large play area. Many patrons eat
orjust play the games, which Paul
said' are "educational and skill-
based" rather than simply encour-
aging competition or violence.
Children can also hold their
birthday parties at ImagiMAZE.
Paul said the parties bring!in a
great deal of business, averaging
about 75 parties per week. The
parties take place in private rooms
and guests are provided with play
passes, pizza and soft drinks.
Paul is not the only connection
between! Mercyhurst land
ImagiMAZE. In addition to six
employees*who arefor were
Mercyhurst students, 1993 gradu-
ate Chris Logero is the manager
of ImagiMAZE. Logero was an
education major*When he could
notfinda teachingjob, Paul hired
him. Logero said he is respon-
sible for "hiring staff, overseeing
daily operations, ordering from
different food companies" and
many other activities.
"I think it's great," Logero said.
"Erie needed something like this."
Paul added, "Erie is doing this
right when everyone else is. We're
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not five years behind the times
like we usually are." Paul said
this sort of facility is opening all
over the country and Erie has been
able to catch the popularity of the
idea.
Before ImagiMAZE opened,
Chuck E. Cheese was the only
place where families could go to
play and eat at the same time.
Paul said ImagiMAZE has been
successful so far. "We're doing
what we projected," he said.
Paul encourages students to
come and see ImagiMAZE for
themselves. t Stalsky, the Tim Rice and An-
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'Hurst review
Technicolor Dreamcoat
a Stalsky success
By Nick Krayger & Courtney
Nicolai
Merclad Staff Writers
Hopefully you had the chance to
see the Mercyhurst theater de-
partment perform Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat. Directed by Igor
*cWew*Lloyd Weber play-twas
T i n ->•"• ' *
brought to life here at Mercyhurst
by an "Amazing" cast, with unbe-
lievable scenery and supported
by a brilliant music section.
The play was such a success
thanks to the unmatched talent of
a wonderful cast, including Dav id
Bish as Joseph, Nichole Bruno as
the Narrator, Rob Bush as the
Pharoah, Michelle Ma lone as Mrs.
Potiphar, and our own Prof. Barry
McAndrew as Jacob and Mr.
Photiphar.
The facial expressions of the
eight! men and 11 women who
made up the chorus were enough
to keep you rolling in the aisles.
}§The story of Joseph goes a little
something like this: Growing up
in a family with 11 brothers, Jo-
seph was always his father's fa-
vorite. Joseph's father "bought
him a coat of many colors. His
brothers became jealous, ripped
D'Angelo announces 18th Annual
f
D Angelo Young Artist Competition
The D'Angelo School of Music
will present the 18th Annual
D'Angelo Young Artist Compe-
tition in Strings. This year over
116 taped applications were re-
ceived, vying for $10,000 first
prize. Approximately 40 violin-
D"?NKS "3
ists, viol is ts and cellists will travel
to Erie for the three-day competi-
A J • V I D E O
tion, which begins Thurs., April
14th. J |
The preliminary round will be
held all day Thursday from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. Preliminaries will
continue Fri., April 15thfrom10
a.m. to noon. Semi-finals will
also be held Friday from 3 to 5
PAGE 3
photo by Jim Doherty
his coat, and sold Joseph as a
slave.
Joseph went to Egypt and be-
came a slave totMr. Photiphar.
Mrs. Photiphar hits on him, and
her husband throws him in jail.
While in jail, Joseph predicts the
future ofa baker and a butler from
a dream. The Pharaoh gets wind
of this and takes Joseph out of
prison. Josephi predicts seven
|2^<
years of feast, then seven years of
famine. He brings Egypt back on
its *feet, andf becomes the
Pharaoh's right hand man. Mean-
while, Joseph's homeland is in
famine.S
The brothers decide that they
are going to try to find Joseph.
Unknowingly, theyfindhim and
Joseph decides to trick them. He
gives them each a bag of food,
plants a gold cup in the littlest
brother Benjamin's bag of food.
He then threatens to kill him and
put him in jail. The brothers real-
ize who Joseph is, and then they
give him back his coat of many
colors. r
The play ends with the family
reunited. %•
The Mercyhurst production of
this play was of the highest cali-
ber, and it earned a standing ova-
tionfromthe packed auditorium.
p.m. andfront7 to 10 p.m.
Preliminaries and semi-finals
will be held .at Zurn Recital Hall
and arefreeand open to the pub-
lic. Thefinalswill be held Sat,
April 16th at 7 p.m. at the Warner
Theatre*! Tickets are free to the
Mercyhurst community and?by
calling 824-2394
' Finalists will perform with the
D'Angelo Competition Orches-
tra, conducted by *D'Angelo
School of Music faculty member
Frank Collura. Each contestant
must perform works by Bach, and
sonatas from the classical and
fromantic periods.
PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD APRIL 7,1994

Weeding It Out
By Jule Gardner
By Anne L. McNeils probably also know that only two new housing policies were ex-
Editor in Chief
Asst. News/Copy Editor of those townhouses can be occu- plained. He said two reasons were
I propose we revise the works of great historians to reflect the given for allowing men in only
progress oftoday. Now I 'm not saying we should teach our children pied by men.
Go get your Mercyhurst Col- That's not really consistent with two of the townhouses; one was
that Thomas Jefferson pounded out the Declaration of Indepen- that there are fewer|men at
dence on his Mac keyboard. I'm talking about the universal "he," lege catalog. If you have a 1993- the remarks on page two. Tate
1994 issue, open it to page two. and I figured out that according to Mercyhurst and the other was that
that ambiguous pronoun that is supposed to include everyone. men are more destructive than
Why is it still accepted that "he," "him" and "men" means you, me Look down at the bottom right the statistics for the 1993-94 aca-
corner. demic year, this college is 41 .T women.
and everyone else? When I looked last, I was not a he and I cannot
It says, "Mercyhurst believes percent male. Under this housing I don't agree with the second
accept being referred to in this general context. reason at all. I know plenty of
that J all persons are entitled to policy, only 12.5 percent of the
Yes, but it is proper grammar, Jule, to follow a singular subject male residents who keep very
equal opportunity in all aspects townhouses are occupied by the
with the pronoun "he," my 7th grade English teacher would spit at good house and I know plenty of
of involvement with the College members of 41.7 percent of the
me. women (like myself) who won't
... no individuals are discrimi- student community.
What is so proper about it? It offends me, probably others. If I am be earning any good housekeep-
nated against because of differ- Since there are 16 townhouses,
to learn from such writing, I do not consider "offensive" and ing prizes.
ences such as race, color, creed, it is possible for 96 people to live ^
"proper" to be synonymous. Aside from how destructive men
seXy age, national origin, ances- in them. Based on 41.7 percent of
Call me a feminist Go ahead, I dare you. I'm not ashamed, are or are not, any students who
try, marital sta tus, disabilities, and this campus being male, 40 of
although some think it means I like leather more than men. For the damage theirresidencesmustpay
also education.'' [Those are my those people should be men. That
record: feminism is activity to promote the interests and rights of for it a t the end of the year. The
italics.] makes up more than six
women as equal human beings. charges for repairs are generally
I was talking to my friend Tate townhouses (6.67, to be exact).
I do not condemn the universal he because I think women are higher than the actual cost of the
and we don't really think this is Tate and I are not the only ones jj
better than men. I condemn it because it ignores the interests and repairs; this practice makes
true. Many of you probably know to think about this policy. Tate
rights of women. sense—the college must pay for
that we have 16 townhouses on said it was also discussed at a
I have heard professors say it is commonly understood that "The the labor and can also make a
lives of great men" or "All men are created equal" implies human thesoutheastsideofcampus. You I recent MSG meeting when the
little profit from students' imma-
beings as the subj ect, not men, exactly.
THEN SAY HUMAN BEINGS. J
Why do we have to add life to this inequity? Why is it taught in a
Campus turity. If the college thinks men
are more destructive tha n women,
they ought to encourage them to
classroom that men are great while we live in a world of great
women and their propensity to be leaders of nations?
When I realized what I wanted and went after it, I was complimented
uestion live in the townhouses—think of
all the profit that could be made
from the havoc the men would
because I "rose above the stereotype." Although I'm scared to know How do you feel your money is being wreak on the townhouses.
what was meant by such a comment, I know a stereotype exists. I think students have accepted
If it is this mountain I am "rising above," it is getting higher with spent at Mercyhurst?
this policy too easily. As Tate
ea ch use of the universal he. It harms my education because I cannot said, "So many men would love
concentrate on the message. I can only see my life and the lives of Rich Letnmon, Sophomore, RIAP:
"I don't like the way it's being spent I think its being squan- t to have a townhouse on this cam-
women negated. pus," but they can't. In the recent
.Right now I am taking a class called Leadership..It's a very dered. The fence was a stupid idea. They should pay maintenance
to plow more, or increase thejibrary budget for books as well as election campaigns, many of the
interesting look at what makes leaders tick and what makes follow- candidates have talked about the
ers follow them, from Hitler to Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the employees for longer hours# *
power of the students. Dr. Garvey
Cherokee nation. has told me several times that he
As much as I enjoy the subject matter, I am losing patience with Dan Chase, Sophomore, Sportsmedicine:
"I feel it's not being spent too well. The fence is a good example. values the opinions ofstudents. If
the text and its "great" theorists. students have power on this cam-
Thus far, we have studied Thomas Carlyle's "Great Men theory," I think the money should be invested in a new athletic complex
or in scholarships." pus—and I really think we do and
William James' "Great Men and Their Environment," Sidney if enough of them think this is
Hook's "The Eventful Man and the Event-Making Man" and Harold unfair, maybe something can be
Lasswell's "The Development of Political Man." Then there is ; Mike Buckman, Freshman, Police Science:
"I think the school is money-hungry. They should invest money done about it I
Erich Fromm and his appealing habit of "mankind" and "his"
society, although when born into such a world as a baby, the baby |^in the library and an inside track, like Gannon." Obviously, it won't change for
becomes an "it" i next year. But if it does change,
Although my professor does not use sexist language, the text he Mike Balbzicki, Freshman, Criminal Justice: and if enough people are aware of
"It could be put to better use for weekend activities for students. it, maybe more students will real-
uses does. Yet he is far from alone.
For the most part it's spent well, but more could be allotted for ize how much power they have
Another class this term, History of Philosophy, includes a text
students, like a larger recreational center." and maybe—hopefully—they'll
which explores the Thinking Man. I am neither vegetable nor man
and I deserve recognition when describing the existence of humans start to use it
in the physical world. | Erin McGuinness, Junior, Early Childhood/Elementary
,'. In British Classics, William Wordsworth answers the question, Education:
"What is a poet?" Obviously, "he is a man speaking to men: a man, ' It's being spent relatively well, but maybe too much is spent on
it is true,... who has a greater knowledge of human nature and a more landscaping. The money should be spent on educational necessi-
comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among ties for the student There's more important things to spend the 9
mankind..." 4
Perhaps it is radical to suggest we should change the words of
Freud, Descartes or Wordsworth to reflect gender equity. In such
| money on. They should ask the students how to spend the
money." help
Dear Editor:
cases, I suggest publishers print a disclaimer which explains the Melissa Burns, Sophomore, Family Ecology:
male dominated language in the context of the society in which the " I feel the fence is a nice addition to Briggs. It has improved how II want to know what goes
author lived. Another suggestion: instead of students reading "man* Briggs looks. For the most part I think the money is spent* through the Java Heads' minds,
kind," eliminate the word and print [humankind] in brackets. This wisely." that is assuming they have minds.
way, "impressionable" students understand the subject to be hu- Two weeks ago, Hypnotic Clam
mans, while it is clear it was not the author's original phrasing. Quotes compiled by Nicole Geraci. Bake played at the Coffee House
My suggestion to professors: do what Penny Hanes does - refuse in the Student Union, and it was
to buy texts with the universal he and tell publishers why. Econom-
ics is the only way to change things.
The Merciad great The band drew somewhere
Mercyhurst College's First Class newspaper asratedby the Associated Collegiate Press from 60 to 100 people. There was
Many publishers have already caught the boat and preface their Vol. 67 No. 19 April 7,1994 good, loud music, poetry, danc-
texts with an explanation that "he" and "she" terms will be divided Merciad ing, swea t a nd coffee. Wh a t more
evenly, and not according to career stereotypes. This college would [vie Gardner Editor in Chief Keith Courson E Sports Editor could you ask foriat a coffee
do a service to students by promoting such companies. lAauie L. McNeils Asst. News dk Copy Editor Craig ^^^ ynskl Sports Editor house?
To students, let's not be the ones to carry on this dehumanizing Michelle Ryan Arts A Entertainment Editor iph Legler Senior Writer
Srace Bruno Features Editor Mia U-Ryckl Advertising Manager I had a great time until it was
tradition. In our own writings and presentations, in the way we speak Jim Doherty Photo Editor Jerry Trambley Faculty Advisor time to clean up. After I put away
to peers and authorityfigures,let's be fair. We need to realize male Merciad Staff the coffee equipment, I came back
language is backward. Melissa Svitek Megan Circle Elizabeth Johnson downstairs and spent another 25
Tricla Webb
We have the rest of our lives ahead of us. We will become the Erin Hauberig Lee Ann Kelly Jim Doherty Jay Kennedy minutes straightening chairs and
Jennifer Trinidad KiiaPresIer Heather Ryan Suzanne Goneglio tables. There was garbage every-
publishers, teachers, bus iness people, politicians and| newspaper Mike Brown Janel McBride Nick Krayger Mark Shokalook where. I picked up as much as I
reporters. Language equity now and in the future is not a question Beth Nichols I Nicole Gerad Tonya Beebe Dan McQuillen
of political correctness. It's about moving forward, all of us. I David McQuillen Kevin Pude saw, but it was what I did not see
continued on next page
APRIL 7.1994 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

A modest sales pitch Behind the Wheel

By Daniel Mc Qui lien Take Roscoe, for instance. We eteria Morning," "New Zurn El-
Merciad Staff Columnist find Roscoe as he tries to study on evator on Fire," and "Dry Wisps
One of the worst things about a weeknight He waited too long of Stale Library Air." Closing his By Nick Krayger *
spring is that you can leave your to do his essay and now he's fin- window and unscrewing the yel- Merciad Staff Columnist
windows open at night. This is no ished unless he studies all week- low top of the shiny yellow bottle,
joke. This is a serious problem. end. Roscoe made the mistake of Roscoe is instantly transferred to Things didn't turn out like I
Anyone who has to get any work opening his second floor Briggs the ordered stacks of the expected them to. For months, I
done between now and finals apartment window before start- Hammermill Library. He smiles agonized overt the decision of
surely realizes th at wa rm wea ther ing his paper. His paper is, of blandly as he types, imagining whether or not to "come out" in
is the enemy. course, immensely important and himself cozy between the dusty my column in the Merciad. It
Onweeknights itmight be a 1 right contains valuable work on the stacks and far from the sinister was one ofthe hardest decisions
to open a window a crack —just home-life of Medieval sheep spring air. I ever made.
enough to get some air. But let it shearers. Roscoe's is the story of success. The night that I Anally de-
go just a little too far and focusing As Roscoe lifts the window he is Yours can bei too. Avoid the cided to do it, it was almost as if
on tomorrow's required reading instantly barraged by warm, night spring and unfinished work i by I were in a trance. I started the column about seven times, deleting
becomes absolutely impossible. air and the sounds of people stum- investing in a case of "Smells to it every time. Ifinallywent over to the Merciad and tried to write
What the student needs is stale bling around yelling and scream- Study By." Invest in your future. it there.
air, rancid air. Bottling the stuff ing and doing very unstudious Avoid temptation! Order now a nd After prolonged minutes of mind block, I just started typing, like
that's floating around now is of things. But the sheep shearers! receive afreeCD with an a u then- I am doing now. And as I typed, the words started flowing, the ideas
utmost importance, yet can be He must record their stories! tic d igita 1 recording offrigidwinds building, the sentences forming and feelings progressing until
time consuming and embarrass- Lucky for Roscoe, "Smells to tearing across the frozen plains of finally the CLIMAX.^ p W \ \
ing. Some mcy even say that Study By" is there for the rescue. North Alaska on their way to Erie. I looked over to Jule and asked her how to print it out on the laser
there's no way to avoidfreshair Roscoe chooses between "Caf- Studying was never so easy. jet Then I read it Then she did. Then Mr. Trambley did. Then he
as May gets closer. A voice cries looked at me and asked if everyone knew I was gay. I said no. I was
out from the wilderness, saying still in a trance. He said "You got a lot of guts." And I left
"The tyranny of spring is ines- continued from previous page I walked into my room and my roommate Chris and my friend
capable!" that got me in trouble. There were We are planning to bring in Heather just looked at me. "You did it, didn't you?" he said. I
There is hope. ketchup packets broken on the another band this month, if we nodded. "Are you okay?" Heather asked. 'I'mfine."I grabbed my
I hereby introduce "Smells to floor and T.V., cigarettes put out can control ourselves. Next year, keys and went for a drive, ironically blaring the song "Disintegra-
Study By," a unique collection of all over thefloor,salt-and-pepper we are discussing bringing in a tion" by the Cure at a deafening level. I drove for awhile, then I
dull, boring and mind-numbing shakers emptied and broken, and band every month. We will have stopped.
smells collected from select loca- garbage (cups) left 1 ying. better equipment and a brand new I got out, still feeling like I was in a trance. Thoughts drowned the
tions a round the Mercyhurst cam- We are all adults here and there stand for the new Espresso equip- surface of my brain. My mother with her "I don't think that's such
pus and packaged in nice, match- is no reason why we can' t pick up ment a good idea"...Chris with his "You have to do what you have to
ing, stackable jars. An airtight after ourselves. I was spoken to All I'm asking for is a little help do"...Jule with her "If you decide between now and 8 o'clock
so we can keep this wonderful tomorrow morning, I'll understand you don't want it published "...and
dorm room or apartment and one by two people in the Administra-
of these trusty jars and yotiftre tion and basically ifwe can't con- hump night alive and kickin' with I walked back to my room.
golden. A true scholar. faow^Xs trol ourselves, Coffee House will caffeine. Give a hoot, don't pol- The 24 hours between then and when the newspaper actually
your chance to fight back spring be canceled for good. We are look- lute (clean up after yourself). "came out" were the longest of my life. But I couldn't turn back.
with the confidence of one who ing for another place for it but we That Friday I walked into the ca feteria and thought I was going to
wields the odious power of have very limited space up here Relax, die. People I didn't even know were saying hello to me, and
Mercyhurst odors. Judah Sussmau congratulating me. It was the most empowering experience I have
on the hill.
ever had. Jg
I went to sit down and passed a table full of really big guys. I can't
say that I didn't expect anyone to make a negative comment; I
actually expected a lot of that \
The leader of the table looked over at me. "See that guy over there-
he's got a lot of (insert word here) to do what he did. "I looked around
their table as every guy shook his head and agreed. "Sure does," they
said.
When I wrote the column, I knew I was going to become the
spokesperson for every gay person at Mercyhurst on every issue
even related to homosexuality. I knew that I was to be the automatic
reference in every class when the subject came up, and I was
prepared for it
However, I wasn't prepared for the support that I received. I
wasn't prepared for the strangers' phone calls-faculty, students,
administrators- calling in support as fellow human beings (Both
hetero- and homo- sexual).
I wasn't prepared to spend my birthday surrounded by all of my
friends, amidst beer cans and shot glasses, in a hot pink shirt that
they had chipped in to buy for me that said across it in bold black
letters "Queen". %
I didn't expect to find countless letters of support in my mailbox,
almost every dayjfrom priests, and sisters, alumni and fellow
students. I
When I made my decision to come to Mercyhurst a little over two
years ago, I called asking if there was a Gay and Lesbian support
group on campus. The person I spoke to said there wasn't. I was so
impressed with the school, that I made a decision that if the school
community could not handle an openly gay person on campus, then
I wouldn't be openly gay.
But you know what, I got here and there was a Gay and Lesbian
support group (thanks to Marlene Lehmkhul, SCN). I explored the
campus and madefriendsfromevery clique.
And this February, when I sat down at that computer in the
Merciad and printed out the column that would forever change the
way every person on this campus looked at me I realized this:
Mercyhurst is not such a bad place to be. 5j
We have the perfect set-up, the people are nice, the classes are
good, and the school is small enough that each person has a chance
for their voice to be recognized.
Don't let yours go unheard.
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T h e Class of 1994 Scholarship under w a y

1 In 1996 there will be a new ship was the most popular idea," (the committee members) should ship a provision, to consider se- The committee hopes to make a
scholarship available to students said Bruno, "because I am veiy be given all the credit; they did a niors who have been receiving final decision about the eligibil-
of senior standing. The Class of aware of the financial need that fantastic job." financial aid and who would be ity by April 8th. &
1994 Endowed Scholarship is exists among students here. It "We are predicting*that the burdened with loan payments af- Pledges and/or gifts are being
currently being established by the also makes the committee's job a scholarship will be given for the ter graduation. We feel that this accepted from all graduating se-
Senior Project Committee mem- little easier because now we don't first time in 1996 because it is an scholarship could benefit a stu- niors and can be addressed to Se-
bers. have to worry about shipping and endowed scholarship," said dent withfinancialneed, to get nior Project *94, Office of Institu-
The senior project (gift) is handling a concrete, physical gift Bruno. "This means that the ac- him/her started toward his/her tional Advancement, Egan 49,
chaired each year by a senior cho- at the end of the term." tual pledges raised'will be put future." I f 824-2248. 1 M
sen by the Office of Institutional So far, a total of $4,164 in into an account and the interest
Advancement and Office of three-year pledges has been from that money will be the ac-
Alumni Relations. The purpose
of the project, according to Grace
Bruno, this year's committee
raised, according to Bruno. The
pledges break down as follows:
tual award, so depending on the
amount of money pledged | by Tell me voul Dreams!
for 1994; $1,597, for 1995, $1,289 graduates, it may take a while to "I have a recouping dream that I'm a Greek God." I f
chairperson, is to give the gradu- and for 1996; $1,278. (These accrue an amount substantial
ates a chance to leave something figures include pledges from both enough to be awarded." fOthello, Psychology major, Junior
for the College's community to traditional and associate/adult stu- Bruno and Dan Carbonetti,
remember The Class of 1994 by. dents graduating this year.) committee member, have been dreams,
Last year's graduating class left The bulk of the pledges was looking into different options as dreams
a baby grand piano, the class of raised by about 25 active mem- far as to the type of student eli- dream
1992 left the gazebo behind the bers of the committee during a gible for the scholarship. They with a baseball...! got them all though.
Student Union and the class of phonathon that took place from have gathered adcas from com- Communications
1991 left a park bench. | March 14-16and 21-24. The goal mittee members and have met with
"Discussion and planning be- of the committee is to get 100 Gary Bukowski, vice president of
gan in May of 1993," said Bruno percent of the graduates to par- Institutional Advancement, and
M
and activities regarding the ticipate by pledging some amount Cathy Crawford, director of fi-
project have gotten more and more Forty-eight percent ofthe 326 tra- nancial aid.
detailed as time has gone by." ditional graduates! have partici- "We are looking to give the
The senior class came up with pated, so far. § scholarship to a seniorwith a QPA
approximately 24 ideas, accord- M H
I was ecstatic with the amount of 3.0-3.5 and who is in 'financial My dog, Zeke, was being attacked by a psycho killer
ing to Bruno, and, after voting, ofenthusiasm shown by the com- need,'" said Carbonetti. "We bunny. The bunny was nipping at Zeke's ankles, and I
the graduates chose The Class of mittee members. Jen Suppa, Kelly examined the fact that many se- was standing on my back porch calling him., .but he
1994 Endowed Scholarship as Kings!and and Jen Beck, are just niors need to make loa n pa yments wouldn't come unless I called him Vietnam.'"
the gtfl to be given to the college. a few of the members who gave when they graduate. We have
"I was excited that the scholar- -Jule Gardner, Political Journalism major, Junior
110 percent," said Bruno. "They talked about giving this scholar-
"I had a couple of dreams about blue slippers."
-Pete Bax, Music major,>Junior

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APRIL
MERGIAD

Confident and
bowling over
th e competition
By Keith Courson f
Merciad Sports Editor

And who ever thought bowl-

ing could be so exciting?
What an event What an ac-
complishment for the city o f Erie
to host an event with such an
electric atmosphere.
Last weekend's nationally
televised fSplitOre Spark Plug
Open was a dramatic happening
that this community should hold fond memories of for many years
to come. You didn't even have to be a bowling fan to appreciate what
happened. $ ,,
\ bring the historic event to the foreground again because I was
fortunate enough to help WSEE-TV cover its dramatics all week
long. Furthermore, I bring it up because there were so many great
stories that evolved throughout its course.
One in particular comes to mind.
We've all heard the saying, "If you put your mind to the task, you
can accomplish anything/' A local bowler took it to heart last week
and did the unthinkable.
First, let me take you back a few years. Actually, it's 1984. We're
at Wilder Field in Youngsville, PA, playing for the bantam baseball
championship against Clarendon in the Upper Allegheny Hot Stove
League. The team I play for is Sugar Grove. . | Mike Paulick and T r o y Stiffler take full advantage of the Mercyhurst fitness center by
Now, let's keep in mind that the small towns involved| are pumping some iron. equipment
insignificant here. It just so happens that if you blink while driving Merciad photo/Jim Doherty
through any of them, you'll probably miss out. « r •*
Anyway, one of our coaches is R.J; Williams. He's a knowledge-
able guy who's trying to teach us the game, even when our minds are
seemingly elsewhere. He has his share of jokes and usually one of
us is involved in the punch line.
Hurst bats awaken in Florida swing
But, he made us better players and that's why we were in that title
game to begin with. He showed us that we could be winners if we By Craig Kybczynski hitting from thefirsthitter to the trip.with an impressive 13-0 trash-
worked at it He showed us we could beat that team if we did what Merciad Sports Editor ninth." ing ofAugsburg College. Cutshall
seemed impossible—keep our heads in the game. Mercyhurst's hitting machine (3 hits) and Jason Runtas (2 hits)
Well, utilizing his influence Sugar Grove beat Clarendon, 10-1 In the past, pitching and de- continued as I the Lakers rolled led the Hurst offensively.
that day. Sure, it was a league championship that doesn't mean a fense have been Mercyhurst Col- over their opponents, piling up "In the winter we did a lot more
whole lot today but it did then. What it was, I guess, was a lesson lege baseball's forte. This season victory after victory. Wisconsin- live hitting, instead of hitting in
about attitude and never counting yourself out the Hurst starting nine has ex- Stevens Point followed, falling the batting cages;," said catcher
ploded offensively en route to a twice to the Lakers, 6-3 and 9-3. and designated hitter Runtas. This
'In any yform of athletics or whatever the 9-3 record. Augsburg College, St. John's prepared the Lakers for what they
| The Laker hit parade continued University of Minnesota and Trin- would face in Fort Myers.
field, confidence* i^big. You have to put during their Southern road trip. ity College were next in line to be The pitching staff remained
1
forth an effort and you can do it. Mercyhurst scored 69 runs in the outslugged by Mercyhurst consistent Rich Runtas pitched
four innings of one-hit ball for his
eight games played at Terry Field "We've worked really hard of-
R.J. Williams showed that confidence again last week as he was hi Fort Myers, FL.£ fensively over the past three of Orst victory of the season.
one of the top 24 qualifiers in the $180,000 Splitfire Open. . Despite opening the trip with a four months," said Coach Joe Jordano, despite his surprise
Now you have to remember, this was a national tournament 5-3 loss to the Niagara University Jordano about h is team's improve- with his team's hitting perfor-
Anyone that's anyone was there. Hall of Famers like Brian Voss and Purple Eagles, Mercyhurst re- ment at the plate. "We saw some mance, expected his pitchers to
Marshal Holman lit the place up by throwing strike after strike. bounded to take the next seven. weaknesses»in the fall-and we live up to the seven year tradition
To work your way into the top 24 and match play out of over 150 The first game against tried to make some fundamental set by Laker hurlers.
bowlers that are attempting to accomplish the same feat 5 is an Westminster College set the stage changes with some ofour younger J "Pitching and defense are the
unbelievable occurrence for several pros, let alone a local. for things to come. Westminster hitters." £ cornerstones ofour program," said
That local made good. Williams continued to turn heads even in fell victim to the Laker power The Big Three for Mercyhurst Coach Jordano. "We are very con-
match play. He beat the likes of Voss and Walter Ray Williams, Jr., display. The blue and green have been Jason Runtas (.457), fident in the pitching program that
who is the hottest bowler on the professional tour. I slammed their way to a 15-1 vic- Pat Cutshall (.424), and transfer we have and it is one of of our
The more he succeeded throughout the week, the more he thought tory. Mike Koziara got the win Chris Snusz (.409). This corps of strong points."
to himself that he could bowl at this level. 4 for the Lakers as he evened his Laker hitters has also received
R.J. was accustomed to bowling maybe 20*25 games a week in season mark at 1-1. offensive i; punch from Jeff Yet in the trip to Florida the
league play. However,because of his incredible run hebowled in the "We pounded the hell out of Benedictwho has belted two home hitters stepped to the forefront
neighborhood of 60-65 games and eventually faded to 21st after the them 15-1," said center fielder runs this season. and have complemented the pride
Kevin Sweeney. "Our bats really With their new found offense of the program. That of course is
finalframebad been bowled. > .#
But, what a story it was and the crowd acknowledged that fact by came alive and everyone started the Lakers ended their Southern the pitching staff.
readily cheering him on each time he was introduced or when he
fired a strike. * f
When I got the opportunity to interview him, I reminisced a little
bit about those baseball days every summer. It made me feel pretty
good and I really enjoyed the moment f
f
Undoubtedly, his response to one of the last questions summed up
what he had accomplished, and also what we had done on that one It wasfonefof theimostffrightening moments of VI

Saturday afternoon in 1984.

"In any form of athletics or whatever thefield,confidence
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is big. myilife." —Kevin Kosco, Mercyhurst rower | Si

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Singles victories byfVyom Bhuta, Andy Davidson, Jamie

Pilkington, Tony Moran and Ron Rambally anchored a 7 |
1 match win over Slippery Rock last FridayiThe Mercyhtfrst
r^ men's team raised its match record to 5-6 this spring.
IThe Lakers also received doubles victories from the
teams of Davidson/Moran and Bhuta/Rambally. Mercyhurst
entertains Edinboro Unifersify April 12 at the Westwbo<|
Racquet Club, i f ; J

HURST SOFTBAIMtSWEPTBUGANNON

After serving four season as an assistant coach under Paul Demyanovich, Jim Webb is now
the head women's basketball coach at Mercyhurst College.
By Keith Courson
Merciad Sports Editor
The Mercyhurst athletic depart-
ment recently announced the pro-
motion of Jim Webbfromassis-
tant to head coach of the Laker
women's basketball program. He
replaces Paul Demyanovich who
resigned on March 23.
Webb inherits a team that won
itsfirst-everplay off game against
California in this past season's
NCAA Division II basketball
tournament
"This is the biggest opportunity
I've ever had," he said. 'It's good
that I've been here for the past
four years to make this transition
easier and Coach Demyanovich
has been a big help."
Webb has now been in coach-
Merciad photo/Jim Doherty
ing for seven years after begin-
ning his career in 1988 as boss at
Villa Maria. He wants to empha-
size that he'll serve as more than
just a coach to .the returning
women's players. "I hope I can
bring a family atmosphere to the
program," he said.
"I want to be a part of their lives.
I think it's the responsibility of
the coach to help build a good
foundation for the rest of their
lives, and I think they can make
me a better person as well."
The former Gannon assistant
also feels that his coaching phi-
losophy differs from that of his
predecessor. "We're going to put
more time in defensively, which
will keep us in games night in,
night out. Coach Demyanovich
focused on the offensive end first,"
he added, A
I Hie Ladyf Lakers struggled in a doubleheader against
Gannon last week as they dropped|l-0 and 8-0 decisions&t
ScotttPark JWith theio^ses, Mercyhurst fell to 3-6 on the
"I'm not really a yeller. I hope season;
to be a players' coach," he said.
"Establishing a relationship is
important and when I ask them to
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE!
do something, I expect it to be
done." Sunday, April10, at Point Parkf
This weekend will also play a
key role in Webb's future success ^londay^topy, 11, v$|£laripir@ 1p.m.
as he has several recruits visiting (DouteleT^^der^uNortn East) 4.-
Mercyhurst He thinks one or two
more players will allow the Lady
Wedne^ayjAj|P&3> at Gannoni® 3 p.m
Lakers to turn their play up an-
other level.
Consequently, after enjoying FWday^April 8, atpthaca
great success this past season, Saturday, April 9, at Colgate
Webb feels that Mercyhurst
should be able to compete with
Friday, April 8-Sunday, ApriljlO
anyone next year. "First, we have
to stay healthy and take it one. (Tournamentjat Edinboro)
game at a time," he said. "Realis-
tically, I expect to challenge for Tuesday, April 12, vs. IUP @ 3 p.m.
the east regional. I think we have (AtlBeUe Valley Field)
a legitimate shot to win it" gS&ffi

Crew
from page one
Schleicher. "They undid the straps struggled on. "I was numb from where the incident occurred."
IFfiftun© so they could get out of the boat
The major concern was to keep
the neck down in the water and I
was watching as I was coming
The Coast Guard, accompanied
by the Brie Fire Department, ar-
everyone calm and to have them toward the shore just wondering rived at the scene after the calls
HcDiinirs stay with the boat"
However, for one oarsman get-
if I was in shallow water," said
Sauve.
for help. The Coast Guard res-
cued the? rowers and coxswain
ting the straps undone was a very Sauve, with the help of and took them to the Niagara Pier.
difficult task. "I was soaked at the
Kaveney, rega ined control of the At that time an ambulance ar-
time and the. cold water was com- boat and brought it to shore un- rived to check the rowers for hy-
For Students: ing over my body," said Kevin
Kosco. "It was one of the most
harmed.
But just as the things appeared
pothermia. "We piled into the
ambulance and the Coast Guard
*Mon.&Wed. 9a.m.- frightening moments of my life." to be under control, Schleicher's asked some questions, while we
10p.m. Schleicher then began to rescue launch began to sink as she at- warmed up," said Kosco.
*Tues.&Thur. 9a.m.- the crew from the * waters of tempted to reach the team on the jDespite the satisfaction of be-
4:30p.m. and 5:30 Presque Isle Bay. As the boat concrete pier. Lucky for ing out of the cold water of the
started to submeige, she drove Schleicher, she was close enough bay, Sauve addressed a concern
to 10p.m. the launch to the scene and car- to the shore to just hop out and about the team's procedure to row
*Fri. 9a.m.-4:30p.m. ried Coxswain Nicole Drake, wade to shore. under harsh conditions.
•Sat. Noon-4:00p.m. Jurusik, Mike Bank, Kosco, Jakub Alertly, Kaveney went to call 'There is something to be said
*Sun. Noon-4p.m. & Svoboda, Mike Coco, John for help at one of the nearby con- for watching the weather condi-
Miljus, and Jim Kaveney to a dominiums. tions because this is not the first
8-10p.m. concrete pier and out of any dan- Schleicher also praised the ef- time it has happened," said Sauve.
forts of another man who hap- But he did praise the efforts of
At that time only Will Sauve pened to witness the emergency. one of the Laker coaches. "Annie
remained in the water-bound boat 'The Coast Guard had also been (Schleicher) did a wonderful job
as he tried to guide it to shore. called independently by a Dave and I don't think there's anything
Aided only by the wind and the Bierig, a sail maker who has a else she could have done consid-
desire to save the boat^Sauve house or a shop down on the bay ering the circumstances."