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VOL. 68 NO| 18 MERCYHURST COLLEGE'S WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER FEBRUARY 16,1995

A week for women

By Jule Gardner
Senior Writer

It's not a week for women, it's

Put your box away I
a week about women—for every-
one.|
GAP recycling boxes must remain in your room or apartment If
The week of Monday, March 6
the boxes are left in the hall, they create afirehazard and must be
to Frida y, March 10 has been des-
removed (according to state law). ECCO thanks students for making
ignated Mercyhurst'sfirst"Cel-
the recycling program such a success.
ebration of Women Week."
Two Mercy hurst students, Jen-
Senior Project News nifer * Kochanek and Theresa
Schroeck are the parents of this
Seniors should have received a list of ideas submitted for the brainchild. They have organized
Senior Project. Seniors are asked torankthe Ideas and return the such events as a poetry reading,
survey to the Union desk or to Box 1319 by Monday, Feb. 20. entertainment at Coffeehouse, a
Anyone with questions can contact Committee Chair Beth Hurianko women's luncheon and an inspi-
at extension 2827. f rational movie-showing.
Bookmarks with the "Celebrate

What*s|your rhythm? Women" logo designed by

Schroeck and a poem written by
Dr. Lewis Lutton of the Biology Department will give a lecture Kochanek will be sold, with pro- The official logo, designed by Theresa Schroeck
entitled "We've Got Rhythms" on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in ceeds going toward women's
Sullivan Hall. Lutton will {explain how the 'internal biological studies books they will donate to dedicated to women in religion, Although it is not their goal,
9
clock works and will help you learn how to dance to your own the Ha mmerm ill'Library. They sports and the professional realm. Kochanek and Schroeck expect
ciicadian rhythm. The lecture is part of the Mind Weaving Series, will also sell logo buttons for the Mercy hurst may not be on the to get someflakabout celebrating
sponsored by the Academic Focus Committee. | cause. "cutting edge" of the women's women because of the connota-
Kochanek and Schroeck stress movement, Schroeck acknowl- tions of the women's movement,
it is not a week of "male bashing." edges, "but we did start out as a they said.
Finals Frenzy It's backed by a protagonist phi-
losophy.
women's college." "People mink because the bra-
Celebration of Women week is burning is over mat problems have
The library will be open for extended hours during exam week. "This is a gentle celebration," about women of this community, been solved and that's not true. I
The special hoursf are: Sunday, Feb.! 19, l!p.m. until midnight; as well as about famous artists think oppression is more subtle
said Kochanek. "We 're not going
Monday, Feb. 20 through Wednesday, Feb. 22,8 a.m. until mid- and writers. today, such as in media portrayals
for shock value. A lot of women
night The library will close at 8 p.m, on Thursday, Feb. 23 and at 4 have done extraordinary things, Women students will be show- —but that can be more dangerous.
$m^on Friday, Feb£24| | | g ^ JL and notjust the Joan ofArcs ofthe cased with a hand-printed banner "It's like this thread woven
Food for Finals will be held on Monday, Feb. 20 at 9 p.m. in the world. We choose to recognize listing their names. Women ad- throughout your life, said
Laker Inn. Bagels,fruits,vegetables and cookies will be available. that," said Kochanek. ministrators, staff and faculty Kochanek.
All students are welcome to fuel up for finals. § They also recognize that an op- members are invited to an infor- Schroeck added, "You can get
l-The cafeteria will be open for quiet study frornil 1 p.m. until 3 a.m. pressive past does not have to mal luncheon Thursday, March angry about it or you can recog-
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday|Feb. 20-22. Bring your own perpetuate. "Historically, women 9, where members of the commu- nize it, deal with it and grow from
drinks.
; artists and writers have had to nity have been asked to give a it" |!
take on male names because soci- three tofiveminute "portrait" of That is why they opt to organize

Tfcis Jweek in sports ety stifled their creative and intel-

lectual achievements.
an unsung heroine at Mercyhurst a celebration of women, rather
College. I
All are encouraged to attend
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man tell them they are victims.

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jrhe hockey team takes on Brocl ^ _ ^ "This week we will say to The two spend a lot of time
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There will be a van to the hockey game on Saturday in Fredonia. Sign Mercyhu rst women, 'You are cre- and participate in a poetry read- explaining what the celebration is
up at the Union desk by Friday at 8 p.rrtfWomen's basketball hosts ative. You are intelligent,'" said ing on Wednesday, March 8 from not "We look to the day when
Notre Dame College on|Saturday at 7:30|>.m.lColumbia Union Schroeck. 1 to 2 p.m. Two Girls Alone, a something like this can be done
visits men's basketball on Sunday at 2 pjiw| | ' They began brainstorming af- folksy-sounding duo, will play without questioning it or putting
ter noticing a calendar marking the Coffeehouse that night Other it on the defensive,"i said
March 8 as National Women's events include Sa speaker and Schroeck.
Where do yoil live? Rights Day. March is National
Women's History Month and
movie, yet to be announced. Or- Hopefully, they said, the
ganizations such as Mercy Center Mercyhurst community will be
It's time to start thinking about 1995-96 housing sign-ups. Hous- Kochanek, Schroeck and their excited about and interested in
for Women, the YWCA and Hos-
ing contracts for neyt year areiiow available in the^housing office. cohorts are not giving up a fter the pitality House will set up infor- applauding and celebrating the
The contracts Wilfcbe due MarclM3,14 and 1& first week* mational tables in the Union women of Mercyhurst and of the
The weeks following will be throughout the week. world.

Responsible drinking encouraged

Friday •-•_•_•-

sumption, but also in the circum-

By Craig Rybczynski able situation," said Leigh Ann
Partly sunny; iUpmis •ys?syvryvA>ys*'i
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y.v.v/fT Editor in Chief Kuenzli, Assistant Director of stances surrounding the use.
highs 40 - 45. Residence Life. Citing a study done by the
Alcohol and alcohol abuse are BACCHUS, this week, has had American Counseling Associa-
Saturday synonymous'with college and sign-ups for a Safe Spring Break tion, he said, "Students today
Partly sunny; university campus life. and was active in the distribution drink for painful events in their
lows in the 20s; BACCHUS has continued its of stickers and paraphernalia lives
work to enlighten the Mercyhurst about alcohol and its affects on Twenty years ago students took
highs 35 - 45. community about the effects and the user and the people they en- ownership oftheir drinking, now,
Sunday problems of the drug on campus. counter during the course of a for example, people drinkbecause
Partly cloudy; The organization has been very night t f they were abused or have per-
zealous in its activities to educate According to Bob Hvezda, Di- sonal -'problems, and think* that
chance of showers they have;no consequences or
students. Thegoal ofBACCHUS^ rector ofCounseling Services, the
late in the day; '\s to promote responsible drinking profile of a drinker has changed ownership. They believe it iswhat
lows 25 - 35; and to make sure that students considerably. Further, he has not See "Drinking," page 2
highs in the 40s. WWVWWWi
don't put themselves in a vulner- only seen a difference in con-
PAGE 2
Speaker to expose! Christianity
By Jule Gardner
Senior Writer
The Mercyhurst community
should be exposed to a bona fide
Biblical scholar to counter those
who use the Bible as a literal
instrument of power and control,
said George Garrelts, associate
professor of religious studies.
John Dominic Crossan, ifh.D.,
whose 1 a test book isThe Essential
Jesus: Original Sayings andEar-
liest Images, will speak about the
historical Jesus on March "16, at
7:30 p.m. in Sullivan Hall.
Crossan*s works demystify the
legends of early Christianity. For
they are supposed to do."
With depression on the rise, social acceptance in time of their
according to Hvezda, 40 percent lives when you have to make
of students in that type of situa- many difficult decisions."
tion turn to drug or alcohol abuse However, by the reaction to the
or neglect
BACCHUS'Jen Lowe gave her Director's office, some students
reason for the large alcohol use used the sheet ofpaper as a forum
by students.
"It is so ripe on campus because
people are searching for an iden- "Drinking kicks butt"
tity and are at a cross-roads in
their lives," she said. "It gives quick to point out that alcohol
By Anne L. McNeils
Copy Editor
A committee is being formed'to
evaluate the term system, MSG
President George Paydock said at
Monday's meeting. The commit-
tee will examine the effective-
ness of the system and make rec-
ommendations to the college re-
garding retaining the term system
or changing to a semester system,
said Paydock. Nancy
Eichelsdorfer of the computer
department is chairing the com-
mittee. Anyone with suggestions
can contact her at extension 2549.
Sophomore Rep. Amy Kovach
raised the issue ofproblems in the
computer lab. She said she had
trouble printing a paper over the
weekend. "I don't see why I have
to put up with this. I pay $25,"
Kovach said.'She was referring
the computer lab fee all students
Several other reps said they had
heard about problems with the
computer lab. Chris Kahle was at
Monday's meeting to submit a
proposalfora computer club. He
said, "I want people on campus to
realize how inportant computers
are." Kahle said the dub will try
to help solve some of the prob-
lems reps were discussing.
Vice President Kristen Hurd
said last week's lecturer, Rick
Burd "was okay." Burd spoke on
homosexual issues. She said some
students had indicated to the ex-
ecutive board that they would have
instance, Garrelts spoke of evi-
dence that Jesus was not born in
Bethlehem and did not actually
turn water into wine.
"Religious language is a tissue
of symbols. It is most powerful
when symbolic," said Garrelts.
Rather than suppress
Christianity's "myths," exposing
them as symbolic enhances their
value, he said.
What's important is the mes-
sage of the historical Jesus, said
Garrelts, although those trying to
unearth that message are not as
well-received as they should be.
"There was a tremendous thrust
toward understanding the sources
them confidence and provides
survey in front of the Union
to endorse their use.
For instance, one student wrote,
Yet senior Paul Capizzano was
preferred a speaker about hetero-
sexual relationships. "I wish
someone had approached me ear-
lier," Hurd said.
A new junior rep. will be se-
lected next Monday, Hurd said.
Letters of intent are due by Fri-
day, Feb. 17 at midnight #j
Treasurer Damn Tovtin told
reps that MSG will take a van to
the varsity hockey game on Sat-
urday, Feb. 18 in Fredonia, NY.
Reps unanimously approved his
request to payforgas for the van.
Anyone Interested in going to the
hockey game can sign up for the
van at the Union desk by 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17.
Reps also voted unsmimously
to give $90 to BACCHUS to cover
the expenses oftheir "Safe Spring
Break" promotion. The money
will payforprizes and other ex-
penses.
SAC Chair Rich Straub said he
selected Freshman Tom Bender
to replace Vyom Bhuta as tourna-
ment chairperson. Bhuta will be
in Pittsburgh during the Spring
Term. Reps \unamimously ap-
proved Bender for the position.
Commuter Rep Tom Gierszal
announced that he will graduate
I
at the end of the Winter Term and Medium 1
will no longer be a representative. I
Gierszal said he enjoyed working I
with the rest of MSG. "I had fun," I
he said.
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and literature during Vatican II."
That spirit has diminished, said
Garrelts.
"People now live in fear of their
jobs," he said, especially vocal
priests and those in academe.
"People are afraid they will be cut
down by Rome. We didn't have
that attitude (under Pope John
XXXm," he said. f. f ?
Research such as Crossan's is
therefore perceived as grass-roots.
"He is not a flaming liberal. He
comes from a bona fide Catholic
atmosphere, yet he is certainly
not featured by the establishment
"We need to catch up with Bib-
lical scholars," Garrelts said.
Drinking
continued from front page
should be used according to
school guidelines, i
"I don't think drinking on cam-
pus is a problem as long as the
student body abides by the rules,"
he said. I t is getting old for me
so I go to the bars when I'm not
playing hockey or studying."
But according to a national sur-
vey a new problem has jettisoned
onto college campuses.
That is binge drinking.
"On the rise is binge drinking,"
said Hvezda. "Defined, it is drink- 4
ing having five or more drinks at
one. setting fin a two week pe-
riod." '*
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Journal* of American Medical
Association, in 1993, incorpo-
rated data from 140 four-year
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Crossan, originally from Ire- i n taking aspects of the Bible
land, completed post-doctoral literally, people are charging off
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cal research at the Ecole Biblique garden of Eden. When we are not
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collections. writings — as having its own
The Bible, written by men liv- truth.
ing several generations after the J "We must not get in the way of
death ofJesus, is an important but its message," he said.
not the sole source of the histori- Crossan's talk is important to
if
cal Jesus. * the community, said Garrelts. l
Yet fundamentalist Christians want my students to be exposed
believe it to be literal, said to a Biblical scholar. I welcome
Garrelts, adding there is a strong the chance to talk with him and
fundamentalist strain within Ca- hear him speak."
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According to the survey, SO themselves."
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percent of female students binge BACCHUS is the president, Deb
drink. Baker.
And another problem that "We keep providing alternative
BACCHUS is addressing in-
activities that don' t involve drink-
cludes the improvement of the ing," she said. "We've done a
welfare of the student body. One weekend coffee house and Alco-
way is addressing die problem hol Awareness Week.
known as second-hand drinking.
We know people are still going
Like second-hand smoking, the
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Student dancers showcase n e w works

By Jennifer Lowe The Showcase will feature tion came in "flashes of 1
Merciad staff reporter * works choreographed by Susan
Lah, Kerry Wagner, Carrie
shapes." Laehn's piece, "Bal
includes a mishmash of
•Innovative, |
The Mercy hurst College Dunkowski, Erin Peitijean,
Dance Department offeis you a Julian Rhodes, Rachael Zak,,
different dancing. Danced to
Sade's "No Ordinary Love,"
creative
perfect opportunity to escape
the wintertime blues and finals
Katie Yost, Amanda Smith, Laehn attempted to "match* approaches are a
Heather Kronk, and Shannon different shapes to people's.
fatigue this Sunday, Feb. 19 at Fahey. Dance major Megan ies.
• : • ! • display of
2:30 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 20 Laehn, who took the course last
at 8 p.m. in the Taylor little spring, will also present her
Hunter explains the class as
an opportunity "for students to
individual
Theater as they present the New own choreographed piece.
Works Showcase. Julian Rhodes, senior dance #
explore their creativity and
learn the basic elements of
personalities
Under the tutelage of Dance major, is excited about this choreography." The perfor- emerging through
Director Tauna Hunter and opportunity to choreograph. "As mance includes an "eclectic" ff
Choreography instructor] a dancer, you grow by getting a array of pieces, including . choreography.
Michael Gleason, eleven dance chance to switch roles." Heir modern, jazz, classical,.and
students each present their own piece, entitled "Over Side neo-classical/contemporary. -Tauna Hunter
unique and innovative choreo- Back" is danced to Poulanc*s Since the process of choreo- hours ofrehearsal,the dancers,
graphed pieces. The choreogra- "Piano Concerto in D Minor." graphing is so intense, Hunter choreographers, and instructors
phy class studied musical, Rhodes describes the creative believes that (the dancers*^ are all excited to finally
structural, and rhythmical process she used to choreo- "innovative, creative ap-^ perform. According to Hunter,
analysis. Each of the students in graph: "I would sit down with proaches are a display of - those who attend will not be 1
(Season's choreography class the music and come up with a individual personalities emerg- disappointed. "I'm really Tickets to the performance are
were required to create, step I liked, maintaining that j. ing through choreography." excited. The majority of available at the door. Adults are
produce, choreograph and direct theme throughout the piece.'n Each performance is an students were taking a lot of $5, senior citizens and children
their own piece, with die only > The process was very differ- opportunity to learn about the risks and exploring beyond under 12 are $3. The
requirement limitation, a length ent for dancer/choreographer choreographer. what they ate comfortable j Mercy hurst College community
of 10 minutes. Megan Laehn. Laehn*s inspira- After many weeks and long with." .V L. i is free. .

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Festival concert series will be held
on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. in
Christ the King Chapel at
MercyhurstCollege. Guest organ-
ist for this conceit wilLbe Bruce
Gingrich who is a well-known
organ recitalist in the Erie area.
I Gingrich has been serving
numberous area chinches for the
past 25 years. He earned a
bachelor's degree iift, organ
performace and a bachelor's de-
gree in businessfromMejrcy hurst
College and is currently serving
as the full-time minister at Lake-
wood United Methodist Church,
nist for the Erie Symphonic Sing-
ersforthe concert tour of Poland,
Bruce is also a local instructor of
voice. He is married to Cecily , BY DAVID MAMET
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The Ryb Roast

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By Craig Rybczynski
Editor in Chief
an /5.*« / / / /

Why does the world put labels

on people?
You're either a feminist, an
extremist or a pacifist
Wow what it must be like to be i *

categorized as an "ist"
In today's society labels are
affixed to everyone and every- ,iti < • 4VM f r M v • - * •*

thing. r 3or
People introduce themselves as employee of company A or a IWp ?fff s ors movie
professor at Y University.
Gone aretinedays when a handshake and your name was suffi-
BRttdS.i i W¥4-
cient ' * • •'
This call * for labeling, I believe, is a direct result of political
correctness. People are searching for identities and label themselves
to feel a part of something.
But what individuals fail to realize in the United States is that we
are all Americans. I don't care what nationality you are or to what
religious denomination you are aligned. i|
We are all human beings and I think that the country and even
colleges and universities I are being devoured by the influx of
different labels that they must now adhere.
I need a political correct handbook to talk to people these days.
College is no better.
For instance, ask someone on campus to describe afriendof yours
or go to a party and introduce yourself and you will find mat a name
is associated with an occupation or a major.
With your name a title is affixed to it as ifthis in some way justifies
your existence.
The problem also lies in trying tofinda job while still rooted in
ttention Classpf 1995 dJi V I
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academia. ?• h ¥S\ •# mnr&mh fvodi a* vima
In all pamphlets concerning job openings the preferred major is
listed next to the description. •? If you did NOT have your senior portrait done with the
A job for Hilton is listed under HRIM or an opening for WJET is photographer on campus you CAN still get one in the
filed under the heading of Communications.
The school needs to do more to inform students that when yearbook. Photos from other studios can be turned in.
recruiters come to campus, all majors can interview for the position.
It shouldn't matter if you are a political science major or an Send a wallet size portrait to the Yearbook (Box 162) by
English major. | th
One student actually was caught in this administrative red tape
March 6 to be included.
when applying for an intern.
He was distraught after being informed that the job was open to If you have any questions, call 2990 and leave a message.
business majors.
Yet he was not a major.
He pursued the opportunity, despite that it was without the
school's help and he landed the job in a business field.
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Joyce Savocchio (History major) who has Worked in afieldnot
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Professors and students have long argued about this pigeon- Merciad Editors
holing of occupations. f , Craig Rybczynski Editor in Chief Leon Moraford Sports Editor
In die business for which I am employed, the individuals who
lAnne L. McNeils Advertising ManagerAnnie Schleicher A rts, Entertainment
work mere arefromall majors andfields,rangingfrombusiness & Features Editor
administration to communications to psychology. I $& Copy Editor
What an employer looks for is if you can speak articulately and lule Gardner i Senior Writer Megan Circle News Editor
that you can write well. Jerry Trambley Faculty Advisor
More importantly, most students don'tfindjobs in their particular
field after graduation and that is why you have a liberal arts core. Merciad Staff
But all the university/college system is doing is following the Lee Ann Kelly Jay Kennedy Jennifer Lowe Nicole Ponstingle
model of society. Heather Ryan Mike Brown Tracy Cross Mike Garnica|
Giving people labels in the academic or professionalfielddoes not
promote equality, but hinders it
Beth Nichols Nicole Geraci Tonya Beebe Damon Sterling
In the United States the current debate about abolishing affirma- Howard Wilson Heather Marshall Andrew Burck Greg Troyer
tive action is a clear cut challenge to political correctness. Chris FielyI Katie Petri Elizabeth Navarra DanHilfiker
But the real issue is that we should employ people and respect Joel Pentz Scott Williamson Nick Krayger Amy Hardner
persona because of their merit not because of their racial, social or
ethnic background. | is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College
In reality, however, I know this will never happen and I can crawl 501E. 38th St., Erie. Pa., 16546. Phone 824-2376
back into my Utopian shell and dream. • * The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor.
Yet, die school can change its policy and tell students that they will
not be categorized if they are athletes, artists or if they are a specific
major. 1
lEach Mercyhurst student is an individual and should not carry
The Merciad s editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board with the
around a label, but an identity. Editor holdingfinalresponsibility. The opinions expressed in The Merciad are
not necessarily those of The Merciad, its staff or Mercyhurst College.
FEB. 16,1995
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K o v a c h lambasts computer lab's malfunctions

Dear Editor.
As I sit here and type this, I
wonder if it will actually reach
die Merciad. Not because I will
have missed the deadline or be-
cause I will have forgotten to take
it there, but for a reason that has
probably affected everyone ofyou
who is reading this—the lack of
viable printers. This has happened
to me before.
Last Saturday I was in OUR
computer lab in Main, typing
away when people began men-
tioning difficulty with the print-
ers. Fine, I thought, I will save my
program and just print it out on
Sunday. Well, I was far off there.
You see, the printer to my right
made a horrible noise, then my
computer went off, completely
shut off, and took everything I
had just typed with it
I had two options at this point
One, start weeping uncontrolla-
bly or two, accept this as an act of
God and re-type it believing this
will only be die ever problem I
have in this lab. I chose option
two. This was very naive.
I returned on Sunday to finish
the paper and once again heard
these nasty rumorsfloatingaround
the lab of non-functioning print-
ers. All right, I thought, at least
one ofthan has to work; even if I
am here until two o'clock in the
from the computer department I personally feel this is not a large
If they don'tfixit, asking if it was in need of any sum ifthey were functioning prop-
'improvements. Looking through
we should refuse to the book, and adding my own
erly, but every time I have used
them (which is quite a lot) every-
information, every entry was a
pay for it. reference to the printers.
thing has not worked as it should
have. "This is great, but what can
This seemed very ironic since actually be done?" you might ask.
morning, at least it will print out we have been having this prob- The administration never listens
Wrong again. lem for the past three weeks with to students."
NONE of the mere four com- no glimmer of hope for funding to Perhaps, they would listen if
puters in the lab were functioning improye it soon, although we will you refused to pay your computer
and the evil computer monster have a very nice new performing fee unto you cold hit print on the
was still eating documents. It was arts center worth six million. computer and itwould work. More
now MY responsibility to make I am not trying to waste your than 2,000 students time $25, that
up for die malfunctioning of the time with my sob story. How- is a lot of money.
lab and find somewhere I could ever, I am trying to get people to Think about it
print die paper before 9:40 the realize that they HAVE to pay
next morning. * $25 each term for their computer Sincerely,
As I walked out with merely a fee, for printers and extremely Amy Kovach
disk in hand, I saw a log-in book slow computers that do not work. Sophomore, Biology

Krayger hears the message

Dear Editors: Through your classes, your col- not the birth of a feminist, but a
umns, your conversations, your recognition that there are other
I wanted to write this letter to choice of books, and your many people out there who do not live
the Merciadto acknowledgewhat diverse roles on campus, all of in the stone-ages.
afinecolumn Jule Gardner wrote you have in some way attempted Too bad they are labeled as
in last weeks issue aboutwomen's to break down the barrier of igno- feminazi on this campus.
role in the Catholic church. It was rance, however slightly, and in People will say of course, that
intelligent, direct, focused and some way or other, your mes- I can say all of this because I am
necessary. It's about time some- sages have come through. gay man, and that will dismiss my
one started standing up for I remember walking into Jackie credibility. But if I have no other
women's rights on this campus. Howey's Human Growth and motive for writing this besides a
I would also like to take this Development class first term deep understanding and respect
opportunity to recognize women freshMEN year tofind'thatexclu- for women as my equal and not as
and men of on this campus who, sive use of the pronoun "he" of- my tool, doesn't that say some-
in my experience, bring aware- fends and demeans women. At thing about the need for a move-
ness and enlightenment)to the first introduction it was awkward ment on this campus (and in this
women's issues NOT addressed because I had never been taught world?) i
on this campus, namely: Alice to do things that way- I went After all, wasn't Mercyhurst
Edwards, Cass Shimek, Mary through four years at an all-boys founded as a women's college in
Hembrow Snyder, Penny Ha ines, CATHOLIC high school. We the first place?
Michael O'Keefe, James Hood, weren't trained to respect women
Su Dean, Leigh Ann Kuenzli, with high esteem. So what Jackie Sincerely,
Caryl Unseld, Sally Ondrejcak, taught was new to me, but not at Nick Krayger
Jackie Howey, and most recently all based on a foreign principle. Junior, Family Ecology
Jule Gardner. What occurred in that class was But first
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The Vegetable
Kingdom f
By Jay Kennedy
Merciad Staff Columnist
F^SXSfV

I am now convinced that

there is a Hell, and I have
Valentine's Day to thank for %
providing sufficient evidence. MI^*

Even the color red, which

Valentine's Day prides itself
in constantly flashing in our
faces, is symbolic of the
nature of evil. Red can mean 1
the danger, blood, emergency, fire, hatred, and the Devil himself.
For as long as I can remember, I haven't had one Valentine's • •
Day on which I could say'good things happened, vl have a friend
who claims to wear black for V-Day every year. Another friend
of mine recently even went as far as toreferto V-Day this year
as Black Tuesday. |
In our case, we're about one weekfromfinals.It's crunch time
with projects, tests, papers and not to mention jobs. Who has
time to ask, "Will you be my valentine?" For this reason alone,
anyone should admit that V-Day is unjust at the very least. $%
In all fairness, I've always had girlfriend problems around V-
Day, which certainly adds bias to my opinion. I was either in thei
process of terminating my relationships or trying tofinda date.
This is the first year that I actually had a date for V-Day, but it
lasted about an hour because I had a test the next day and she had
to go to work early. Yes, once again, the word "evil" comes to
mind in big red letters made out of valentine's hearts.
3 I know a woman who had to serve at a bar for a couple's night
where she worked. Could you imagine being dateless and having iyiaO br&&
to serve an over abundant amount of ecstatic couples who- give
and receive Valentine blessings all night? Could you imagine
watching people hugging, kissing dancing and saying things like,
"I love you so much! You're just the sweetest thing!'' and then
turning quickly to you commanding, "Where' s my Tequila <
Sunrise, you overpaid waste of human DNA????"
What about the expense of V-Day? I mean, I'm still broke from
Christmas, and I considered myself fortunate to have been able to
afford gifts even then! Since then, some of you may even have
had to buy birthday gifts for roommates, dates, relatives or
Mends. If not, perhaps I may have just reminded you that
someone's birthday is coming up soon.
Naturally, a lot of you are going to be spending a great deal of
money going places over Spring break, especially if you're a
senior. Of course, I'm not going to leave out tuition and phone
bills. Now, here's another holiday for us, so we can watch all of
the television commercials telling us that if we don't fork out
$100 right now that we're going to be cheap disrespectful
insensitive remorseless scums of the earth. You can't even go
shopping for milk without almost baneful looking red roses being
inauspiciously pushed in your face next to the cast register.
For the people who are without dates on V-Day, cable televi-
sion naturally has a plethora of flagitious, puke-inducing,
invidious movies about couples falling in love that insult your
mentality. All night long, the cable world saply portrays for you
the fact that anyone who doesn't have a date has the aptitude of a ^Once you'vefinishedwith your textbooks, why pack 'em
sub-bestial existence that's currently border-lining the stage of a around. Research shows you'll probably never open them
vermin. There's nothing more excruciating then having to watch .{again. Cash them in while they still have market value.
love stories that harrow at the fact that you aren't out doing
something else. Even before the first agonizing tear sheds, many
dateless students on campus mayfindit more beneficial to turn|
off the tube and do homework, which looks more desirable thang
%**

procrastination for the first time. We buy all books with current market value
This all brings us right back to my main point: Hell is real, and •I

we have V-Day to remind us of it every year. It promotes the

social acceptance of a deed that has been considered to eliminate SPRING BREAK* CASH K V-

one's self respect throughout history. It doesn't take a genius to

figure out the difference between the concept of love, and the
concept of selling love. The former is honest genuine sensitivity,
the latter is prostitution. Celebrating Valentine's Day to me is 1 MON FRI
like celebrating cheap sex. Based on the media's representation
of V-Day, if you don't put money towards your date, you don't
get a date.
There's no reason, aside from making more money off gullible FEB 20th 2 4 tli
fools, to have a holiday that forces people to prove harder to their
dates what they are already supposed to be trying hard enough to
RKYOf
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FEB. 16,1995
Caryl sets sail
By Leon Mumford
Merciad Sports Editor
| Charlie Caryl , Director of Eric
Yacht Club's Reyburn Sailing
School is enthusiastic about the
prospect of a Mercyhurst sailing
team competing aga inst the likes
of Harvard and Yale in the not*
too distant future.
Presently a junior History ma-
jor, Caryle said, "I don't think a
lot of Mercyhurst students are
aware of the long-standing sail-
ing tradition here in Erie. There's
a little area on the lake, between
Presque Isle and the Canadian
side, for instance, that has been
responsible for 21 times more
shipwrecks than the Bermuda
Triangle." f *• i
In its centennial year, the Erie
Yacht club has managed to estab-
lish the largest 'learn to sail' pro-
gram in the entire Great Lakes
area, t
Fourteen nationally certified
instructors teach up to 250 junior
sailors in the summer season from
June to the end of August Mem-
bers are charged $300, while non-
members pay $340 for die 18-
session experience.
"Fifty-eight per cent of the kids
entering the program are non-
members, which really shows the
emphasis we place on providing
opportunities for the community,"
fg said Caryl,
Afte?
ling sailor can expect to be able to
read weather conditions, initiate
racing strategy and take control
of one of the 16 'flying-junior'
yachts at the club. -
Caryl said, "Watch your head
on a jibe: sailing has a language
all of it's own. Its an addiction to
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die natural environment which
surrounds us."
Perhaps Caryl is understand-
ably reluctant to enthuse about
the appeal of a sport that nearly
claimed his life. When he was 7
years old, Caryl went sail ing with
his father for thefirsttime. They
got caught in the eye of a storm
boasting 60 mile-per-hour gusts
of wind.
"Thirty foot waves raged on
either side of the boat Both of the
sails wererippedand we bobbed
around for two hours. It was re-
ally scary. We were at the mercy
of the storm and I thought we
were going to die," said Caryl.
"But sailing teaches you to re-
spect the natural environment and
minimize the element of risk
present in most sports," he con-
tinued. * * Merciad Sports Writer
About 25 years ago, the Erie
Yacht Club was one of the largest
in the country. Now, Caryl has
big hopes for the future of the
'leam-to-sail' program.
He envisages a community sail-
ing venturefinancedby the city
of Erie. In addition, Caryl would
like to see the inauguration of a
Mercyhurst sailing team.
"I think former crew coach,
Dave Baugh, submitted a letter of
recommendation to President
Garvey a couple of years ago.
Baugh thought it would be a good
idea if Mercyhurst College took
advantage of Erie's natural wa-
ter-front," said Caryl.
Last year, recruitsfromthe jun-
ior program competed in the qua r-
ter finals of the national champi-
onships at Put-In-Bay, Ohio. The
teamfinishedsecond out ofa field
of 20 but only the winner was
allowed progress into the semi-
Dual Air
^ ^ ^ ^ a s s j s t a n c e J u s t s e e y o u r participating
THE MERCIAD
finals.
Merc hurst
"I am willing to set up Monday
and Wednesday classes Yon.
Mercyhurst students in the S pring
and Fall terms. We have the fa-
cilities and the instructors to cre-
ate a \ competitive Mercyhurst
team. All that's needed is interest
from the students and sponsor-
ship," said Caryl.
Anyone interested in learning
how to sail should contact Caryl
at 824-2844. By the way, "watch
your heads on the jibe" appar-
ently means the sailing boom is
swinging towards you and you
are to get the hell out of the way. Charlie Caryl, (far left, second row)
Lady Lakers in-focus
Chris
An efficient arrogance is be-
ginning to radiatefromthe confi-
dent Lady Laker basketball team
after they inflicted another crush-
ing defeat, this time at the ex-
pense of Lock Haven by a score
of 53-47, to climb another four
rungs on the NCAA ranking lad-
der. * pressure, but it was left to Allison The Lady Lakers now have four
Now ranked 16th in the nation,
the Lakers exhibited the kind of
strength and balance necessary to
mount a strong assault in the play-
off season.
Julie McChesney racked up 18
[, Teresa Szumigala scored
17?and Connie Ralston shot in
two of fourfromoutside the pe-
rimeter as the Mercyhurst ma-
chine rolled on. | Szumigala was equally deter- Notre Dame College on Satur-
Going into the game, Lock
Haven's team was obviously
confident as they jj had recently
beaten second ranked East
| j
PAGE 7
Strousbourg. Mercyhurst started by any team so we must go into
slowly. Lock Haven forged ahead. every game thinking that we are
But the Lady Lakers kept their the underdog."
composure and waited for their Alhough they may be reticent
offense to spark into action. aboutwallowing in their own suc-
"I think the players have learned cess, die Lakers are almost cer-
to compliment each other well. tainly guaranteed of a berth in the
This time, for instance, Denise playoffs as they are presently ly-
Baginski took responsibility and ing in second place in the Eastern
ran the offense," said Ralston. region. The top six teams from
•Baginski may have applied the the region will go to the playoffs.
Marsden and McChesney to games to play, before their cru-
power in 12 points each off the cial season begins. If they end up
boards. topping the Eastern Region, they
It is clear that Coach Jim Webb will host the Inter-Region play-
has developed a very focused offs. That possibility promises to
team. McChesney said she was ignite great excitement w i thin the
satisfied*by the*result But she Hurst community.
went on to say, "It is crunch time
and every game counts. We have The Lady Lakers next two
to keep on winning."| games are at home. They play
mined to concentrate on the fu- day, 7.30"p.m. and they play
ture. "Being ranked is very excit- Ashland College on Monday at
ing," she said, "but we have to the same time.
remember that we can be beaten
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By Craig Rybczynski
Editor in Chief
The Mercyhurst Lakers entered
the Dann Memorial Rink, Satur-
day, with a chance to clinch the
ECAC West division tide, f
However, there was one ob-
stacle - a determined Canisius
College Ice Griff hockey team.
Mercyhurst, EGAC's number
one team, battled the third-ranked
Ice Griffs, for three periods and
settled for a 2-2 tie. J that arena."
Canisius sought revenge for the
6-2 drubbing they suffered at the
Ice Center, Jan. 20.
The Lakers extended their un-
beaten streak to 13 games with
the tie.
i "We played a great first period
and had opportunities to take con-
trol of the game and (Canisius
goaltender Derek) Slater played
well," said Head Coach {Rick
Gotkin. "Canisius played as tough
as they could. It was a game of
mixed emotions, we didn't lose,
but we didn't win."
Morse hope
By Dan Hilfiker
Merciad Sports Writer
After a convincing victory over
cross-town rivals Gannon last
week, the men's basketball team
carried that intensity and emotion
into their Feb. 11 match up at
Central State, coming home with
a dramatic 56-55 victory.
"Our coach got ejected in the
middle of the second half and
coach Nesser took overfromthere
on. The ref s were bad and we
were fortunate to come home with
the win," said senior guard Todd
Filipkowski.
Overcoming adversity is noth-
ing new to the Lakers, as evi-
denced in their latest come from
behind win. "We played hard the
whole game even though the ref s
were terrible. We got more deter-
mined as the game wore on, and
we prevailed," sa id Craig Young,
who came home with seven re-
bounds.
Joe Roe and Rahsaah Roland,
who hit the game winner with 11
seconds remaining were leading
scorer's with 14 points-a-piece.
IiHrarmirallNoies
* A 16 team single elimination baskebaliS tournament will take
Pace on Thursday, Feb| 16th at the MAC Brackets, teams and
times are posted on the MAC bulletin board. &
•The date of.thqice hockey championship;game bctweenathe
Spanks and the Scjeaming Beavers has been rescheduled toni
Wednesday,Teb. 15th to Sunday, Feb. 19th at 10.30p.m. at the Ice
Center. M
* A bowling tournament and fgolf lessons M i l begin after *the
itr*cite^lneaki
Fofmore details contact Coach Demyanovitch at:2221.
Slater, who stopped 73 shots in
his previous two games, was the
difference in the opening 20 min-
utes. The blue and green held a
16-4 advantage in shots.
The Griffs set the tone for the
contest early in the first period
when Russ Ciesielski was ham-
mered to the left of goalie Scott
Barber. Ciesielski received four
stitches above his left eye.
'There was a lot of hitting,'' he
said. "You don't have a choice in
The penalty-marred game fea-
tured 20 power-play chances, the
Lakers capitalized on two of its
twelve man advantages.
In the second period,
Mercyhurstfinallyfiredone past
Slater at 2:01. * i < was*a big goal, but we didn't question mark after the game. r
> Scott Cannam wristed the puck
past an outstretched Slater* The
play began when defenseman Jus-
tin Proudfireda shot in the slot
that the Canisius goalie kicked
out Chris Morgan followed with
a blast offthe goal post that led to
Cannam's 14th of the season.
"I'm really proud of the fact
that this team has held together
and worked hard throughout the
entire season," said Coach Bill
Morse. "It's something positive
that we can take with us into next
season.n
On Wednesday, the team came
back to the MAC to face regional
rival Pitt-Johns town.
^Unfortunately, the men came
out on the short end of the 80-59
scoreline.
The first half ended 33-32
Johnstown, but the second half
held a bag of disappointments for
the Hurst
The Lakers found themselves
between a rock and a hard place,
as Johnstown went on an 11-2 run
to openc the second half.
"We played poorly," admitted
Morse, "but our starters are'all
underclassmen. We have played
a very tough schedule, struggled
and continued tofightI think this
season has been a rebuilding year
in which we have gained some
invaluable experience," he con-
tinued.
, .
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by the
With the tempo of the game scoring opportunities, but Barber
Griffs
non-calls were horrible and the
subdued, Josh Ort's 60-foot and Slater stood their ground. game was poorly officiated. \
slapshot from the right point Canisius' Mike Messina had one "But it is not the reason for the
eluded the left pad of Barber. of the better chances on the power tie," he added.
The Ice Gri fEs awakened after play in the middle of the frame.
the second period tally, and at With Barber sliding across the Scott MacDonald added the
9:36 Andre Bourgeault back- crease, Messina fanned on a pass nature of therivalryand the con-
handed a pass by Barber in front and missed the net tours of the small rink promote
of the net to give the host team a fin overtime, Chris f Morgan the calling of more penalties.
2-1 lead. | . nearly stole the victory, but was
However, the Lakers wasted hauled down byj defenseman "In that rink the refs seem to
little time in evening the score Derek Sebastian. call more clutching and grabbing
and the goal came via the power That gave Mercyhurst their 12th penalties," he said. |
:
play at 10:50. I power play of the night The Lakers (19-1-1, 5-1-1
Jon Johnson streaked into the But the power play was short- ECAC) host the Brockport State
Canisius zone andfireda slapshot lived and lasted, lasting a mere Golden Eagles Friday and travel
over the right shoulder of Slater. 1:23. -j r | to Fredonia State Saturday in a
| "Just like at Pittsburgh, he Johnson's high-sticking penalty rematch of the 9-2 rout suffered
skated in and launched a shot from negated the power play. by the Blue Devils.
the blue line," said Gotkin. "It Officiating was definitelyjj a
The game at Fredonia is slated
think it would be the last of the "I th ink they were trying to let to begin at 7 p.m. The game will
scoring." the teams play, but didn't know be heard on WMCE 885 FM at
The final period featured more how to do it," said Gotkin. "The 6:50 p.m.
Fans Loud and Proud
By Leon Mum ford
Merciad Sports Editor
T o go, or not to go... well, I've
got a project due Thursday, finals
are* next week. I've got a full
laundry basket and my pet dog
needs stroking." And so on and so
on.
For the past two years, "the
|l crew" consisting of Nick Ferraro,
Eric Roberts, Jason Pullman, Jeff
Spitler, Scott Clark, Rob Vescio,
Matt Donley, Matt Minnick, Jim
Travarka and George! Paydock
have decided "to go."
They have regularly supported
various Mercyhurst teams. They
are loud and proud. They have
"seized the opportunity," even
when they were severely outnum-
bered. '"M
Matt Minnick, Nick Ferraro, George Pay dock, Matt Adams
"Jim's the ring-leader," said
Ferraro, but according to Travarka and Jim Travarka (back row). Scott Clark, Mark Williams,
its only when the whole gang gets Rob Vescio, Jason Pullman and Dave Taylor prepare to give
together that they really get the a Mercyhurst team their ftdl support
t *
f
atmosphere going. sung by the group. "But some- the partisan Elmira crowd. "They
This year, "the crew" have won body usually gets something go- got a bit upset when the Lakers
first and second place in the bas- ing, we all join in andfromthen got the lead, especially when we
ketball and hockey "spirit" con- on, we just have a really good started cheering," said Travarka.
tests, respectively. time," he said. They may be considered to be
According to Donley, it usually Donley will always remember loud and obnoxious. But they have
takes cash as an incentive to en- this years soccer game against great memories. "We don't care
tice a big crowd at a Mercyhurst Oakland* The Lakers needed to what anyone else thinks," said
game. "We go to as many games win this game to go through to the Spitler, "We will carry on having
. as we can," he continued, "and playoffs, they were tied after the a good time, going crazy for the
we have a good time no matter duration of regulation time and team we want to win."
how many people show up to the then, j us t before the start of extra- This sentiment was reflected
game, but the atmosphere is even time, one of the Oakland players by Travarka. He said, "Being a
better if there are more people was sent off for ungentlemanly little rowdy gets the crowd into
making noise." conduct the game and I think the crowd
Banging pots, waving flags and "We went nuts," said Donley. can be a part of the team. I mean,
winding sirens, "the crew" usu- "We were about ten foot away we enjoy their victories too, as
ally does whatever it takes to make from the field, so we did every- well as share in their losses."
themselves seen and heard. thing we could to put the other According to Donley, Hurst stu-
"We try to be the loudest at all team off. Therewas a great atmo- dents now have more reason than
the games we go to," said sphere in the last few minutes." ever, to participate in the school
' Travarka. But Spitler confessed, Paydock and Travarka have spirit because two of their teams,
"We are not the only ones who some fond memories too. They the men's hockey team and the
make some noise. Jeff Delumba il made the trip with the hockey women's basketball team, are
also does a hell of a job." team to Elmira, last year. currently vying for national cham-
The loyal fans are obviously "We painted our entire bodies pionships.
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