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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929

ENTERTAINMENT"Cosi Fan Tutte," anopera Mercyhurst style

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MSG executive board candidate debatesWednesday, April 4

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Vol. 74 No. 18 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie, Pa. 16546

Scarpo pledges $25,000 to alma materBy Annie DeMeoMerciad writer

Brent Scarpo, '84presented more than one giftto Mercyhurst College last night.

In addition to presenting his documentary"Journey to a Hate Free Millennium," Scarposuprised theMercyhurst community by unveil-ing a scholarship dedicated to the memoriesof slain University of Wyoming student Mat-thew Shepard and Scarpo's mother Betty, whodied of cancer four years ago. Scarpo pledge$25,000 in support of the scholarship.

For the presentation, Scarpo brought JudyShepard, mother of the student brutally beatento death, and Randi Driscoll, who performeda song for the film.

Scarpo, an independent film producer in

Hollywood, Calif., is a Warren, Pa. native. AMercyhurst graduate, he began his presenta-tion by candidly speaking about his bygonedays at the college. He told a story about hisfirst day at Mercyhurst College 21 years ago.On that day he enthusiastically signed up fortheatre courses only to find that the major wasno longer being offered. He satin Garvey Park,feeling thoroughly depressed about his futurewhen a man came along and listened to theScarpo's precocious complaining. This manbrought Scarpo into Old Main and introducedhimself as the president of thecollege.

Dr. William P. Garvey told Scarpo that hepromised he would leave the college know-ing how to "read, write, think and philoso-phize."

Toward the end of his presentation, Scarpo

invited Dr. Garvey on stage for a special pre-sentation, f

I was given a lot here at Mercyhurst, it is

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Scarpo (right) is pictured with Randi D riscoll who performed a song for his docu-mentary "Journey to a Hate Free M illennium."

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important for me to give back because so muchof who I am came from my four years here,"said Scarpo. "I knew from the time I was incollege here at Mercyhurst that I wanted togive something back someday, and this wasthe time and the place to do that."

He explained that theShepard/Scarpo schol-arship fund would be for students who are cur-

rently enrolled at Mercyhurst and are facing afinancial situation that has the potential to pre-vent them from graduating from the institu-

tion. S carpo lightly described himself as astu-dent who struggled financially for every mo-ment of his college career.

Garvey spoke briefly in acceptance of thegenerous gift. He said what was likely on theminds of all attendees.

"The gift you brought tonight was the giftof this film and this message," said Garvey.

"We are extremely impressed w ith this gift, itis the gift that we will remember."

Qualified candidates vie for secretary?and treasurer

By Kate CywinskiMerciad writer

With many highly qualified candidates run-ning for the positions of Mercyhurst StudentGovernment secretary and treasurer, the elec-tion is likely to be a close one. Elections forthese positions, as well as president and vicepresident, will be held Thursday, April 5 andFriday, April 6 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. in the

student union.Juniors Annie DeMeo andJennifer Yope arevieing for the position of secretary.

DeMeo has served three terms as an MSGrepresentative. During her time as a repre-sentative, she was a residence life committeemember. According to DeMeo, being on MSGand the residence life comm ittee has given hera lot of experience that will help her as secre-tary.

As an English major, DeMeo said she hasbeen able to enhance her written and oral com-munication skills. She is also a Mercyhurst

Ambassador, another position that requires herto possess these skills.

"I think I would do a good job as secretary,"DeMeo said. "If students want me to repre-sent them, I'm willing to give my time andwork hard."

Yope has served on MSG for three termsthis year as well as a term and a half last year.During her time as a representative, she hasdone work on the MSG Website, chaired thepublicity comm ittee and was also actively in-

volved in organizing Fall Fest and the seniordinner dance."I think I'm very organized and deal w ell

with pressure and stress,*' Yope said. Sheadded that because of her job at Erie Insur-

ance and her work study position in the Dean'soffice, she has gained secretarial experience."I want to be secretary because I have alreadydone so much and think that it's time to moveup," said Yope.

Freshmen Erin Cunningham and Dave DelVecchio are competing for the treasurer posi-tion.

Cunningham has served three terms onMSG. She said that she has worked with thecurrent treasurer over the past year, giving herfirsthand experience with the position.

Cunningham served as class treasurer allfour years of high school. She was also thetreasurer of her choir during her junior andsenior years. Cunningham said, "I really wantto get student voices heard and make sure thatthings they want to happen get done."

Like Cunningham, Del Vecchio has also

served three terms on MSG. As an MSG rep-resentative, he has been part of the sexual ha-rassment board, college senate, Middle Statescommittee for technology, constitution revi-sion committee and the college services com-mittee, i

Del Vecchio said, "I have had a lot of expe-rience in MSG and in high school. I feel I havethe leadership, experience and personality tofit the position." He was chief financial of-ficer in high school and has been working withthe current MSG treasurer on the pre-audit.

April 4,2001

Academic

Celebration|fbcuses

on environmentalissuesBy Julia WanzcoMerciad writer?

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Mercyhurst's longtime tradition of AcademicCelebration, an annual event that promotes thesharing of academic research, projects, ideasand discussions among Mercyhurst studentsand faculty, is just around the corner.

The four-day event will run from Sunday,Ap4t22 to Wednesday, April 25. | j

The theme for this year's Academic Celebra-tion, Inspired by Mercyhurst's Greening of heCampus, is 'What on earth are we doing?"*vTo remain true to the theme, all planning and

organization of the event was done using en-vironmentally friendly practices. The major-ity of correspondence between pre senters andthe organizers was done through e-mail. Allprinting and reception supplies were selectedtaking economic andenvironmental ramifica-tions into consideration as well$

A total of 20 events will be presented overthe four days$all of which are in some wayrelated to caring for the earth and its inhabit-ants.

Three main events will serve as highlightsof Academic Celebration! Sister M ary S cul-lion will present a lecture titled "The Journeyfrom Homelessness to Home," in which shewill address the challenges society must faceto overcome the problem of homelessness.

|A lecture encompassing the theme of the

event,^George Bandy:"Creating the GreenCampus, ThePromise and theChallenge," willprovide a chance for those in attendance tolearn more about the campus greening pro-gram as well as current environmental issues.

"Green Politics M Progressive Dissent inNorthwestern Pennsylvania," will be a paneldiscussion in which members of Erie C ounty'srecently formed Green Party will base theirdiscussion on how many of Mercyhurst's,Erie's and the surrounding region's environ-mental issues relate to the 10 values that serveas a basis for the party.

Other events include student presentationsof environmental research, exhibits of studentartwork, dance presentations and lectures ontoday's politics.

Academic Celebration 2001 is an affair spon-

sored by the M ercyhurst College Honors Pro-gram, Dr. Karen Christensen serves as the fac-ulty adviser, w hile sophomores Jenn Kons andDanielle Aloshen are co-chairs of the event.Junior Katie Krupka also assisted with theplanning.

A complete schedule of events appears onpage 2 of this issue of The Merciad. All Aca-demic Celebration events are open to both theMercyhurst and Erie com munities. Fundingfor Acadmeic Celebration is provided by anAcademic Enrichment Grant.



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CAMPUS NEWS

News feature: Candidate Q & ACandidates agree that student apathy isone of Mercyhurst's biggest problems!What role do you think student governmentshould play in the Mercyhurst community?Billy & Kate: MSG is a voice for the students.Students elect us to hear their issues, elay heirmessage to administration and keep them up-dated on what is happening. We are a closelink to the administration and although we areonly a recommending body, the people whomake the decisions respect student govern-ment.Rob & K risten: MSG is the vessel for stu-dents to voice their concerns* It is our job to

stray from the status quo and not act as pup-pets of the adm inistration, so students can getwhat they want and deserve. MSG should alsotry to provide students with the best possiblehome away from home.Do you plan to make any major changes toexisting MSG program s such as student fo-rums, the lecture series, shuttle service...?Billy & Kate: The shuttle service scheduleneeds fixed, but that will take time. We mightchange the lecture series to bring in biggernames like Capitol Steps, which might meanlimiting it to two lectures rather than three dueto cost. The Constitution Revisions Commit-tee has formed a Government Task Force tolook at other schools to see how their govern-ments are set up.

Rob & Kris ten: We want to make some in-ternal changes especially with representatives.The changes will help expand the opportuni-ties for students to get their voices heard. Wealso want to implement a eward program forMSG reps as an incentive to get them to re-main epresentatives hroughout the year.Do you have any ideas about how to main-tain or enhance MSG's relationship withadministration?Billy & Kate: Last year, the new executiveboard met withDr. Garvey the week after theywere elected and have kept up that opencom-munication, meeting with him once a m onthor on an as-needed basis, but we might like tomeet with him every .two weeks. We have agood elationship with other adm inistrators,such as Dean Gower and Mr. Billingsley, as

well as others who are concerned with the is-sues.

Mercyhurst StudentGovernment Lecture Series

presents

Joe Clark

Tuesday, April 10. 8 p.m.

Mary D'Angelo

Performing ArtsCenter

This event, originally scheduledto take place on Feb. 6 was re-scheduled because a snowstorm prevented Clark fromtraveling from his home in NewJersey to Erie, Pa.

Rob & Kristen: There needs to be more openand consistent communication between MSGcommittees and the administrators they areconnected to. Sometimes the administrationfinds out about things the committees areworking on through thegrapevine rather thandirectly from thecommittee, which cancauseproblems.What do you think will be your biggest chal-lenge as president and vice president ofMSG? I i ^ > "Billy & Kate: Unity is our goal, but to unite3,000 people and build tradition and spiritdoesn't happen overnight. We might not see itnext year, but when we come back in 10 yearsand we see the tradition and spirit, we ' 11 knowwe've done our job.Rob & Kristen: Trying to satisfy the needsof all the students. It's not easy to always makeeverybody happy, you can't always do it Thegoal is to m ake the majority happy. Anotherchallenge will be to maintain a full body ofrepresentatives the entire year. Also, a lot ofadjustments need to be made due to the largerfreshman classes. ? |What is the most valuable asset that youwill bring to the position, if elected?Billy: Experience. This has been a goal of minesince I entered Mercyhurst my freshman year.I see my position as vice president as a step-

ping stone. I know what it takes to»be»presi^dent and will continue my dedication.Kate: I think I bring a freshness to the bosi-uon, another perspective. I have been as in-volved aspossible as a freshman as well. Thesewill be advantages for accomplishingour maingoal. WRob & Kristen: Experience, diversity andleadership. We've learned a lot working withSAC. Through SAC, you meet so many peopleand get to know them. You have to learn aboutthe students before you can govern them.What is the biggest problem facingMercyhurst? f jj

Billy & Kate: Apathy and student involve-ment. People just don't go to things and getinvolved. There are so many great things go -ing on at Mercyhurst such as Fall Fest, Spring

Pest and some of the SAC events that many

2001* Academic CelebrationiCalendar of EventsApril 22-25All times

All timesApril 23-258 a.m.-5 p.m.All timesAll times

Zurn Art Area

Shane RR

Inspiration from Nature

Logic Puzzle

danceSpaceZurn FoyerZurn Foyer

Sunday April 221 p.m. I Zurn 114

3 p.m.5 p.m.

Heritage HallZurn 214

Dance LivesSharing Psychological ResearchUpdate of the 1999 Nourishment SandMovement on the Presque Isle Peninsula

Apes to Humans: How Big is theJumpand What Does it Mean to You?The Journey From Homelessness to Hom eEvaluating the Benefits of Animal Experimentation

Monday April 2311:45 p.m. Heritage Hall12:30 p.m. HeritageHall4:00 p.m. MSG Chambers4:00 p.m.* Zurn 314 ,djfe

5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.

Zurn 314

Heritage Hall

What Do We Live For?What Do We live For?The United Nations and International SanctionsCancer and the Discovery of Meaning in aTraumatic Experience * IWho Wants to Be Less Than a Millionaire?George Bandy, Creating the Green Campus

Tuesday April 24 $|

4:00 p.m. ^Sullivan 25:00 p.m. Zurn 314

7:00 p.m. Zurn 314

Rediscovering A merica's Political PhilosophyGoing Green Scavenger Hunt Presents! 1What onEarth Are We Doing?frj^Green Politics - Progressive Dissent inNorthwestern Pa.

Wednesday April 254 p.m. Shane RR5 p.m. Zurn 214

8 p.m. Zurn 214

Logic Puzzle Discussion/Closing 0 IChildren of Tibet: Caught in theCrossfireof War and PoliticsDiapers, Male Inferitlity, and Social Ramifications

students just don 't go to, so they don't knowhow great they are. Some clubs are so inac-tive as well. In our platform, we suggest en-couraging a different club to sponsor aneventevery Wednesday night to get them more ac~Wet' C ~

Rob & K risten: Student apathy. MSG andSAC, as well as other campus clubs and orga-nizations need to work together to bring outthe spirit of the student body. We need to in-crease student awareness and involvement notonly in these oragnizations but when it comesto opinions and problems as w ell.

What is the most positive aspect of Mercy-hurst?*; ^ | 1 \Billy & Kate: It's like a home. Expecially forthe two of us who came so far away from

home* It feels welcoming and safe with sucha rarmiy enviiUfHiiciw It's *malf*toof Here,you actually have a name. Another positive isthe administration's role with the students. Theadministration does listen.Rob & Kristen; Definitely the students. A lotof people here are so friendly. So many peoplejust really go out of their way. It builds such asense of community.•.{

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As tuition inc reases ,' Hurst students head toHarrisburg to lobby for more financial aidBy Zack VenableMerciad writer

In an effort to raise both state funding and fi-nancial aid awareness, Mercyhurst's financialaid department sent three students and an ad-viser to the state capital March 20 to lobby formore state funding and assistance. r

Freshman Abbie Brenoel and seniors ShawnBasile and Zachary Venable, accompanied bystudent loan coordinator Julie Hofmann, ven-tured to Harrisburg on behalf of the Associa-tion of Independent Colleges and Universitiesof Pennsylvania (AICUP) to make a case forincreasing Governor Tom Ridge's proposed2001-2002 higher education budget S

The students' agenda, along with over 80other private schools and universities locatedin Pennsylvania, consisted of meeting with avariety of representatives and senators to dis-

cuss the soaring costs of private education inPennysivania and what could bedone to lessenthe burden for hose wishing to attend a non-state college or university. -The students dealt specifically with six items

included in next year's higher education bud-get These six items included the increase ofPHEAA grants and matching funds, new tech-nology scholarships, the higher education

graduation incentive, higher education tech-nology grants, institutional assistance grantsand addressing the governor's proposed bondissue for sprinkler installation.

The group had the opportunity to talk atlength with two legislators from the Erie dis-trict — Senator Jane Earl 1 and RepresentativeLinda Bebko-Jones. Both discussed the im-portance of earning a higher education andwere very receptive to the students' ideas andsuggestions.

Representative Bebko-Jones pointed outthat

students must be attentive to both what tran-spires on their own campus and off. Shecom-mended the three students and Mercyhurst'sfinancial aid department for choosing to lobbyfor better state aid. I

pp "By making the effort to come here to Har-risburg you have shown that you have a voiceand that you must be heard. Now, if only m orewould take the ime o do this the better off all

colleges would all be," said Bebko-Jones.In previous years Catherine Anderson, dean

of student development was responsible fororganizing and choosing students for thisevent. This year it was decided that the finan-cial aid department would have theresponsibilty of making the students' concernsheard. Hofmann said she was delighted to seestudents taking such an active role in their edu-cation and hopes to again make a strong show-ing at next year's meeting.



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ARTS&

Cosi FanTutte invades 'HurstBy Kristin Elizabeth P urdy

Merciad writer

For the opera fans on campus and those whoare not opera fans, Cosi Fan Tutte is a must-see this weekend. Mozart's opera has beencontemporized to modem day, set on our cam-pus. If you are worried about understandingwhat the performers will be belting out, theopera is inEnglish, so we can all understand.

Cosi Fan Tutti (translated as Women areLike That) revolves around a comic plot basedon mistaken identity and trickery. Two menbet each other that their girlfriends will notremain faithful to them. Each woman pro-claims herself devoted to her fiancee wholeaves town (or campus) and returns with adisguised identity. The men try to persuadetheir lovers to fall in love with their alternateidentity, in a test of true love (unbeknownst

to the women).Characters will be dressed in casual clothes

and the males dressed in various Mercy hurstathletic uniforms. The two leading men, Billyand Johnny, are disguised as *Hurst soccerplayers when they return to campus to fooltheir girlfriends.

Things seem to go in threes for this perfor-mance — there are three casts performing ona revolving stage with three sets. The sets in-clude Garvey Park, a dorm room and a classroom. Sitting in your seat, the cast and set

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer

will transport you to the campus outside,while watching Mozart's opera.

"Its modem setting will hopefully drawmore students in(not just anopera group) withits casual setting. I think Mozart would hav ewanted it (the contemporized setting) to bemodernized," said Diane Kalinowski, assis-tant director of the opera.

The opera will be on April 6 at 8 p.m. andApril 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the Mary D'AngeloPerforming Arts Center. An additional perfor-mance will be on Saturday, which is open tolocal groups, churches, investors and selectindividuals. *

Under thedirection of Louisa Jonason, theopera has been described by theater legendAlfred Luint as "a string of jewels .... Stu-dents have been rehearsing since January andhave put long hours into practice these pastfew weeks.

Pianists- from around the world competeThe talents of27 young pianists from 12 coun-tries on five continents will be showcased atMercy hurst this m onth at the25th D'AngeloYoung Artist Competition. The goal of the

international competition, which rotates an-nually between strings, voice-andpiano, is toidentify musicians whose talent and poten-tial are likely to lead to major performancecareers.*

The com petition runs from Thursday, April19 through Saturday, April 21 at the MaryD'Angelo Performing Arts Center.

On Tuesday, April 17, three'formerD'Angelo Competition first place winnerswill take the stage in a special anniversaryalumni concert. Pianist Eduardus Halim, vio-linist Michael Ludwig and lyric soprano

Theresa Santiago will perform at the 7:30p.m,concert. «?

This year's contestants were chosen from afield of 52 applicants who submitted record-

ings of their playing. Some of the countriesrepresented are Japan, South Korea, SouthAfrica, Lithuania, Uruguay and Canada. Theinternationally known pianists on the panel ofjudges will be Jacob Lateiner, Gyorgy Sandor,Abbey Simon, Susan Starr and Lorin Hol-lander.

Any member of the Mercy hurst communitywho would like to receive an invitation to thecompetition should contact Mary Daly at Ext.2285. £ |

Finals in piano will be free for President'sCard holders and students.

Movie starring singer Bjork screens^at PAC

ByPhil

Movie criticNext Wednesday, April 11, at 8 p.m., the PACwill present writer/director Lars von Trier'saward winning drama, "Dancer in the Dark.**

The film stars world renown singer Bjorkin her big screen debut, playing Selma, aCzech immigrant in 1964 America.

Her salvation from working in a factory isher passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in clas-sic Hollywood musicals. j ,

Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losingher eyesight and her son, Gene (VladanKostic), stands to suffer the same fate ifshecan't put away enough money to secure himan operation.

"Dancer in the Dark, also stars character

actors David Morse ('The Green Mile**) andPeter Stormare ("Fargo'*). This year, at theCannes Film Festival, "Dancer** managed tostun the international film industry by win-ning the coveted Golden Palm award forbestpicture.

Bjork also won the award for best actressand sang the film's Oscar nominated songat this year *s Academy Awards.

The film is showing at the PAC nextWednesday and is free for students. Don'tmiss the award winning film Roger Ebertcalls "a brave throwback to the fundamen-tals of cinema.**

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— ENTERTAINMENTDinner and a movie

Patti'sIPizza

Check, pleaseBy Sara SeidleMerciad writer

As a college student w ith little more than $7in my checking account, going out to eat isnot something I do often.

When I was assigned to write this restau-rant review, first I assessed my money situa-tion and then went straight to the cheapestrestaurant, besides McDonald's, that 1 could

think of— Patti's Pizza.Parti's offers a wide variety of hot o r coldsubs that cost between $2.50 and $2.75.

If you'd rather have pizza, take your pickbetween a large, with 10slices or a small with6 slices. A large with cheese is only $5.15.That certainly beats Pizza Outlet or PapaJohn's prices.

Now you're probably thinking, with suchcheap prices the food has to be pretty bad.Well, it's not exactly gourmet, but it's good.Their pizza is pretty basic. The crust is kindof dry, not the fresh dough style typical ofmany of the chain pizza shops.

The subs are good, though. I suggest thecombo with salami, ham and cheese. Theirveggie sub is also great. It's loaded withmushrooms, onions, green peppers, hot pep-pers, black olives and cheese. In all, the menu

includes a variety of 15 different hot or coldsubs to choose rom. They all include lettuce,tomatoes and Italian dressing.

If you're not in the mood for a sub, try oneof their five salads, either the antipasto, tur-key club, turkey and cheese, chef or Patti'svegetable. For the less health-conscious,Patti's has five different kinds of chickenwings, including hot, mild, butter and garlic,cajun, honey mustard and buffalo, as well asthe ever-popular pepperoni balls and pizzaballs.

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Any Mercyhurst student who has not dis-covered Patti's yet is missing out on one ofthe best ways to save yourself rom cafeteriafood or an overkill of bagel sandwiches fromthe Laker Inn.

Not only does everything on Patti's menufit into a ight budget, the restaurant is withinwalking distance from campus, located onPine Avenue across from Arby's and rightbehind the former Antonio's grocery store.There is one catch, it's carry-out only. Patti's

doesn't deliver and there are no tables to eatthere. Now that the snow has almost meltedand the weather is getting nicer, it gives youan excuse to escape from your apartment ordorm room to take a walk and enjoy theweather.

Patti's is open from 11 a.m. to midnightSun.-Thurs. and until 1 a.m. on Friday andSaturday.

Sara Seidle is a junior Political Communi-cations major.'

'Tomcats '

Ticket stubBy Phil PirrelloMovie critic

"Tomcats should be put to sleep.You know a movie is in trouble when Ebert

gives it zero stars out of four. "Tom cats" isn 'tthat bad (at least an eighth of a star), but it isfar from good... or funny.

The plot: Using the word "plot" for thisbawdy comedy is being kind, for its story is

as old as the lame 1980s style animated open-ing credits.A group of players are terrified that mar-

riage may end their bachelor ways. Mike(Jerry O'Connell) is the "hero" of the groupwho, with fellow Tomcats, makes a bet thatsays the last one to not get hitched will get$500,000 from a mutual fund they have set

up. /^ S i 'Mike's $51,000 gambling debt forces him

to trick buddy Kyle (Jake Busey) into marry-ing Shannon Elizabeth's cop character,Natalie. V

Mike eventually falls for Natalie and thetwo... I've gone crossed-eyed. Not because of he"plot's" wannabe complexity, but because ofits IQ deficiency. •?• j

I've read nutrition labels with more origi-nality.

Th e goodr Director/writer Gregory Poirierrapidly fires plenty ofgags at the viewer, rang-ing from a testicular cancer operation with atwist, to a hilarious parody of "Mission Im-possible-2," which is the movie's best bit.

Poirier's aim is way off and he is too eagerto please the "American Pie" crowd, as is hisyouthful cast

Jerry O'Connell's charm is on overdrive, buteven he can 't escape the cruise control pac-ing and mindless execution of the jokes.

Busey's raspy overacting makes Joan Riv-ers sound angelic. Beautiful Elizabeth, and the

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other gals, serve as pleasing eye-candy. Acameo by Bill Maher is the only funny actorin the movie.

Th e bad: Too many jokes are ripp ed offfrom funnier movies, like "South Park's"

Winona Ryder Ping-Pong gag. The scene in-volving Mike retrieving half of Kyle's m an-hood in a hospital is more disgusting thanfunny.L

Any college guy expecting gratuitous nu-dity can see more on Discovery's AmazonTribe specials. 'Tomcats" teases and never de-livers, but thinks it does.

Tomcats'* is the definitive gross-outcom-edy. It makes us nauseous to the fact we actu-ally paid to see it.

'Tomcats** is Playing at Tinseltown dairy at1 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 5:40 p.m., 7:50 p.m. and10:10 p.m.- :

Phil Pirrello is a sophomore English majorwho resides in Erie.

The Street Beat!MERCYWORLDCosi Fan Tutte—Opera in the PAC A pril 6 at 7:30 p.m. and April8 at 2:30 p.m1

Karoke: Say W hat? in the UnionApril 6 at 10 p.m.

Ballerina AUegra Kent — lecture in Mercy Heritage Room April 9 at 8 p.m

Joe C lark Lecture in the PAC April 10 at 8 p.m.

AROUND TOWNCollege ID night at K ing's Rook Club April 4 a t 9 p.m.

Th e Sandman—hypnotistat Jr's Comedy Club April 5

"Art" — play at the Roadhouse Theater April at 8 p.m

Tuff—playing at Sherlock's April 11

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PAGE 4 THEMERCIAD APRIL 4. 2001

OPINION • • • -

THE GOOD . . . Quit your: w hining• MSG elections are this week. If you are concerned with issues on campus, then make

sure that you vote in the MSG executive board elections. These are the student leaders whohear and address our concerns.

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• There is a new stained glass window in the Walker Reading Room in the library. It a veryattractive edition to the room.

• Congratulations to the men's lacrosse team for its win against West Chester University^this weekend. The team is now 5-2.

• This year's opera, Mozart's Cosi l?an Tutte, will be performed this Friday at 7:30 p.m.and Sunday at 2 p.m. All looking to add a little culture in their livesshouldattend and support the Mercyhurst students who have devoted many hours to making this agreat show. For more details see A & E on page 3.

• The men's hockey team earned the MAAC Hockey League's first-ever national ranking— 12th in last w eek's USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's Collegiate Hockey fPoll. In addition, junior goaltender Peter Aubry was named to the All Regional Team at the

NCAA West Regional. Aubry was also named MAAC 2001 Goalie of the Year. Congratula-tions to both the team and Aubry on an exceptional season.1 x

• The women of Mercyhurst would like to thank the maintenance staff for installing themuch needed sanitary napkin dispensers in the bathrooms around campus.

THE B A D . . . jjj• In a men's varsity four race the Lakers were cheated out of a fourth place win by bad

officiating, and finished in fifth place. Despite video proof and complaints from othercoaches, the referees wouldn't admit to their faulty judgment

Dear Mercyhurst College Students,I thought that when I came to college things

would be different from high school. Whoops,my mistake. Perhaps it's the unfortunate con-sequence of our ultra-competitive Americancapitalist society, or maybe it's the overbear-ing pressure to succeed that students are sub-ject to from the time they enter pre-school. Theunfortunate result is a college filled with re-sentful, apathetic students.

Maybe I shouldn't generalize; I know a goodnumber of students who are genuinely dedi-cated to their college education. But the other50 percent seem to be doing enough bitchingto more than compensate.

As an editor for The Merciad for the pastschool year, I can literally count on one hand,the number;of non-practicum students whohave approached the staff with a story or evena story idea. I know that sounds cliched, butI'm sure the editors of the other on-campuspublications, such as the Lumen or the Free*dom Zone, can agree that student involvementwith student publications is decidedly limited.The impression may be that we enjoy writing,all the stories by ourselves, this just is n't true.Actually, I know that we'd all be thrilled toreceive your input. .*

Some clubs on campus, like Diversity 101,

Left towrvte

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attempt to host a variety of events, with littlesuccess, due to poor turnout.5H0W many of you have made your voice

heard? True change cannot be affected with-out the input of the entire student body. Ormaybe I'm wrong, and you are, in fact, con-tent to let the administration and the selectminority of involved students make the choicesaround here.

I just don't think many of us appreciate theopportunity that college has given us. It's one

of the few places that afford you the freedomto express your intellect with relative ease. Ofcourse, you may end up paying back enoughloan money to fund a South American drugcartel, but that's all the more reason to makeyour time here coun t If you're being heldhere against your will, by parents or friendsor whatever, you're excused. Otherwise,please stop your whining and do somethingabout it. .4-

THE CONTROVERSIAL . . .• An interesting, and rather disturbing tidbit related to the search warrants for anyone still

concerned: according to police and safety, three off-campus apartments were searched bythe Erie Police Department as a result of the information given by the "reliable" source.Maybe someone should crack-down on the pushers rather than the users.

• A joint m eeting of the executive committee of the board of trustees and the budget and

finance committee will be held April 5. Although this is good news, they will be dis cu ss^ing whether the proposed academic building will be built this summer or in the summer of2002. Students are eager to know what is going on with housing and when they will havethe new building. \ \ f

Apply for summer employment at Mercyhurst College,ytPickiup applicationsAn Main 101. Deadline for applications isApmiZOs

Most of the jobs available are in m aintenance, housing, the dining hallanda|few administrative offices?The jobs pay $5.5&tir. - $6/hr. Students

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The story of d soccer "Band-AidIt'sjall about the game, not thetfame

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"We are not groupies. We are in it for the mu-sic. This is Penny Lane the original Band-Aid."

That is the infamous introduction of KateHudson in one of the greatest movies, at leastin my opinion* "Almost Famous." I kind ofliken myself to Penny Lane and the rest of theBand-Aids. OK, I do not travel around with aband of really hot guys and hang out with themafter show s. I do not get to ride on the bus andiron their shirts or party with anyone famous.Although, I do think that would be really cool.

No, I am not a Band-Aid in that sense, and Iguess that technically I amnot a Band-Aid buta Soccer-Aid, because you see I love soccer.A lot. And like Penny Lane and her girls, it isnot about the band, or in this case the players,but a love of the game itself. And like PennyLane who was not in a band, I do not playsoccer, which is, I think, what makes me ap-preciate it more. j

When I was little my dad was a soccer coachfor the longest time. I was too much of a prin-cess to even consider playing sports, but bothmy sister and my brother played. And becauseI was little I was dragged to every single soc-

per game and every single soccer function.At first I hated it. I would do everything butwatch the game. I would brush my hair, talkto my friends, hide in the car. But then oneday this lady with a wig came to watch herson play and she was eally oud and she yelledat the refs and all of a sudden soccer becamevery interesting to me.

I no longer felt like brushing my hair or hid-ing in the car. I felt like watching the game.Even when it was snowing and really cold, Iwould just bundle up and sometimes the lady

Famous last words

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with the wig would give me hot chocolate,and I never stopped watching the game.Then came indoor soccer and I really didn't

think that soccer could get any better. It waswarm and dry inside and things got a little bi tcrazier. And my love for soccer grew.

In high school some of my good friendsIplayed soccer and I went to a few of theirgames, but slowly I stopped going. I neverstopped liking soccer but I just found ess andless time to attend the games. My friends keptme posted on the scores and their standings,but I was involved in school and that tookpriority.

When I came to college I attended a fewgames, but I find that I like soccer when Iknow the people who are playing. And myfreshman year I did not really know anyoneon either the men's or women's team. But Istill went to a few games throughout my fresh-Iman, sophomore and junior y ears, as I got toknow a few people on the team.

Then last year when I went away to schoolI lived with a Mercyhurst women's soccerplayer, Katie, who had given up playing forthe year to come to study in New York City.She really m issed playingand she talked aboutit a lot, reminiscing about all the fun she hadhad. I started to remember what it was that I

loved about soccer all those years ago , partlybecause of her dedication to the spor t *• $; One time I went to Chelsea Piers, a sports

complex in Hew York, and a group of guyswere playing indoor soccer. I stood there withmy face pressed against the glass and watched,recalling all the time s before when I hadwatched the game and loved it. ftWhen I eturned o Mercyhurst my roommate

introduced me to a few girls on the soccer teamand watching the game became fun again. Iwould go to almost every women's game andsit on the sidelines, no m atter how cold it wasoutside (and we all know how cold it can getwhen you are sitting idle for two hours on metalbleachers) or how much work I had to do. Ihad to be there to support m y friends becausethey were the ones who had given me back thegame. I became good friends with a few moreof the girls and found myself hanging out withthem outside of soccer. And then through thegirls I met some of the guys on the men's soc-cer team and I had officially become a soccerBand-Aid, and the rest is history, as my friendMegan knows all to well. X

I don't mind, I really do like the game. I sup-port my friends and have a good time doingso. And I am not a groupie.A groupie is in itfor the people, the chance to be next to some-one famous (although, of course, noone in myinstance is famous, yet), someone cool. Theyare in it for the chance to be important. Theyare in it for the fame, notthe game. But a Band-Aid is in it solely for the love of the gam e (orband). So if you see me at one of the games, Iam not a soccer groupie, please refer o measa soccer Band-Aid.

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EDITOR I I P PIn esponse o a "Left to Write" column en-titled "Surprise its maintenance," that was inthe March 21 issue,it seems the authoris notvery comfortable with the circumstances thatsurround our maintenance procedures hereat Mercyhurst

fpMhe author seemed to be insecure and ner-vous that maintenance has the ability to en-ter campus housing without the consent ofresidents, and feels that something should be

done about this.&Well, I nust disagree with her entirely. Theidea of maintenance having to wait untilsomeone is home forthem to be able to con-duct repairs in the residences is preposter-ous. Nothing would ever get don e, consider-ing that just about every student on campushas a different w ork and class schedule.

As for her concern about maintenance.walking imwhile she or her friends werechanging or in the shower; 1 know for a factthat, maintenance knocks very loud, so evenjtf y0u were changing you could hear them]without a problem. If you don't sit aroundnaked of walk around naked thenlfmainte-nance would not be able to walk in on youbeing naked (they don 't enter the bathroomswith locked doors, or ^t h running showers).

It seems all around campus people are al-

ways complaining about maintenance andhowjthey never get things done, but they failto see just how muchwprjc actually needs tobetlone. There are over20 buildings on cam-pus that maintenance must keep up and run-ning, and there are only a handful of employ-ees.^Maintenance; gets calls for both majorand^tinor — whether it is,no heat in oneroonvto a clogged'grain in the next, kg*lf i t bothers ^ou that much buy someDraino. jL £ ft .$£— Rich Burkholderastudent



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iQ U E S T I O N JWhat is your opinion on the issue of

search warrants;bemg served|on campus?

"I think the 'reliable' source hadwas unreliable, considering thatseveral people that were searchedhad never done drugs. I think theauthorities acted completty un-professional and I would b e out-raged ifjsomeone came andsearched my apartment*'— Billy Byrnes, junior

"I do not agree with it at all. Thewhole thing seemed rather wrongto me and a little shady."— Matt Spence, sophomore^.

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'1 don't have a problem with them as long asthey are based on valid suspicions."— Brian Erdos, freshman

"It is very unfair that when they are searchingthrough apartments for drugs mat they can alsopunish people living there for such minorthings as having a candle in the apafiment."

— Lesley Rockw ell, senior

"If they are going to search someone's place,they better have a solid story and a v alid rea-son. »

— G arrett Mays, freshman

p don't mink word of mourn is a probablecause tor an apartment to be searched nor do Ithink they have the right to searchian aparument without properly informing the studnetsahead of time." i— Meredith Koncsol, senior^ $

"I think that the search warrants on campusare appropriate to a certain'extent.Substanceabuse on campus is obviously a big concern.However, I think that the authorities areSatJ]tempting to completely prevent the use of il-legal drugs and underage drinking. They have

good intentions, butI think that it is anoverallimpossible-goal. People will do what they wantto do whether there are search warrants ornot.People will just continue with more caution—f Sarah Perrino, sophomore

"It is good that our campus js concerned aboutdrugs,' but they do not need to blow things outof proportion and invade peo ples' privacy."— Kristina Frazita, freshman I

**The situation is just wrong, andI totally do not agree with peoplebeing able to come and just search1

my apartment on what someonesaid." I p P i ? p • f ? !— Steve Bearer, sophomore

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OPINION

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Hot or not?

Megan Cvitkovic

So often the men of this world, and their fash-ions are forgotten. And so often we tend to for-get that just like the women, men do have highfashion that disseminates into the ready to wearwe see being sported aroundcampus, well some-times.

So wh at's been going on for spring in men'swear, you ask? One of the biggest trends beingshown ight now are plaids. Now of course mostguys own some type of plaid shirt. But this sea-son designers are moving from the boring world

of "Forrest Gump" plaid shirts, into thestrangelyfascinating world of plaid....well, everything.Plaid has it's roots in fashion history and has

been part of many countries cultures fordecades. The names of plaids, in fact, originatedfrom Scottish families who wore only the plaidspecific to their tribe (think Braveheart). So sincemen have been wearing plaid for a very longtime, it's refreshing to see it come back, and withflavor!

Many designers, like Tommy Hilfiger, are play-ing it safe and remaining with (he classic oxfordshirts, ties, bow ties and the like in a variety ofplaids. But others like Burberry, Ralph Laurenand Hugo Boss, are branching out to include ex-citing pieces of plaid such as sweaters printedwith the famous Burberry plaid, sports coats andblazers with plaids/stripes that are a little largerand stand out a little more and yes, even pants, jy

Now I realize that most guys reading this areprobably thinking, yeah rig ht" I wouldn't becaught dead in plaid. But since men have beenwearing plaid for centuries, I say why not? It'sabout time some of those drab guys out there geta little variety in their wardrobe. And who knows,you could be wearing someone's history?

So while this trend may take some ime o seepinto the mainstream, if you're feeling bold, ad-venturous and on the cutting edge of fashionthendon your coolest plaid, whatever it may be, andbe mad about plaid! >

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Life or death? W here do you stand?Where do you stand on the issue of capitalpunishment?

My, what an interesting question for reflec-tion during these last days of the Lenten sea-son.!

Here we are on the threshold of Palm Sun-day Weekend, the beginning of the holiestweek of the Christian calendar, Holy Week.This is the time when we reflect on the eventsin the last days of the lifeof Jesus of Nazareth,Christ our Savior. Keep this in mind as youread this article. %

Personally, I believe that the killing of onehuman being by another is morally wrong.This is rooted in the belief that my Creator isthe Lord of Life and is, therefore, the onlyone who has the right to end life. *

It is my belief that it is also morally wrongfor the state or government to take the life ofanyone by capital punishment Capital pun-

ishment seems only to serve the purpose ofrevenge, not justice. It is a violent act usedby the state to punish a person conv icted of aviolent act The logic of this escapes me.

Even if I were to be killed violently bysomeone, I am opposed to my kilier(s) re-ceiving capital punishment for that crime. Asa matter of fact, I signed a document to thiseffect several years ago called the Declara-tion of l i fe . It is on file with my will and

Questioning faith

Sr . Geri Rosinski

other legal documents. It can then be used inthe trial of my murderers, if there are any.

If you are interested in knowing more aboutsuch a document for yourself, let me know, Ihave extra copies.

Then there is the issue of inequity. About90 percent of all people facing capital chargescannot afford their own attorney. In 1990, theU.S. Supreme court noted "a pattern of evi-dence indicating racial disparities in charg-ing, sentencing and imposition of the deathpenalty." Is this equal justice?

Considering all the above, let us remem-

ber that this Lenten season that we are expe-riencing, is the Christian season to reflect onthe life, death and resurrection of Jesus ofNazareth, the one we follow as our Saviorand Redeemer. Jesus only did good wo rks.Yet, He was tried, found guilty and sentencedto death. His sentence of death by crucifix-ion was an early form of capital punishmen t

So, where are you on the issue of capitalpunishment?

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On Night's Shore?

Critically acclaimed author returns to Mercyhurst

By Adam DuSholeMerciad W riter

Continuing Mercy hurst's 75th anniversary lec-ture series, the college hosted critically ac-claimed author Randall Silvis. Although Silvisis currently a faculty member at Seton HillCollege and Antioch University, he onceserved as the resident author on ourMercyhurst campus. On Tuesday, April 3,Silvis brought his latest literary offering, a his-torical mystery entitled "On Night's Shore,"to a packed Mercy Heritage room.

"On Night's Shore" is set in the less than

glamorous streetsof 1840s New York City. Thenovel follows the path of Augie Dubbins, ayoung street urchin and product of a motherwho is both drunkard and prostitute.

Augie soon finds himself in the pivotal roleas sole witness to a gruesome murder on thebanks of theHudson River.

Augie's information places him in directcontact with then investigative reporter EdgarAllen Poe. The two become partners in asearch for the truth behind the murder of MaryRogers.

Silvis is widely known for his dynamic dra-matic productions that have played to packedhouses in local Erie venues.

In "On Night's Shore" we see Silvis at hisbest.

The story is both complex and layered, in-corporating actual historic information about

the infamous Gothic writer Edgar Allen Poeand the tale of the murder of Mary Rogers.

Silvis* incalculable months of research, sift-ing through records and documents, definitely

shine through. The reader will no doubt feel,smell and taste the poverty-stricken streets ofindustrial New York City.

Silvis read a short passage from his noveland closed the lecture with a short questionand answer session, gi ving a number of use-ful tips for aspiring writers.

As Su H arrington, a contributing writer forthe Erie Daily Times leaves us with thisthought about "On Night's S hore," "How do

you describe a prefect dive .. or moonlight onsnow? You can't; They must be experienced.'On Nigh t's Shore' attains that kind of perfec-tion.".

Freeing Tibet one* step at a timeBy Erika BrownContributing writer

Continued Chinese oppression in Tibet forcesmany refugees, including children, to flee toIndia. SFT (Students for a Free Tibet) is plan-ning a benefit just for the children. Saturday,April 28 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. in Zurn 214.There will be information on the the situationin Tibet as well as other countries, music,raffles, and food for the Mercyhurst and Erie

communities. Admission is free, but SFT willbe accepting donations.

Bands and several Erie businesses will beon hand, offering their support for the cause.Ever HalfAwake, Drive, Years From Now, ThePeabodys, and Alexzander's Way have gra-

ciously donated their time and musical talents.Businesses such as Media Play and Bob Evansare also donating prizes for the raffles. T-shirts,food and beverages will be sold at the eventand of course, all proceeds will benefit thechildren of Tibet.I i'Rich Troast, the head organizer of theevent,expresses gratitude for the support receivedfrom both SAC and MSG. Lindsay Christo-pher, Rich Johns, Jessa Jones, Rob Kosko andLisa Tredway have also been working hard to

make the benefit as successful as possible.According to Troast, the main goal of the

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As if being a full-time student at M ercyhurstCollege isn't busy and challenging enough,Junior, Sara Strand also puts in about 40 hoursa week at her family's local business.

Nick's Place, a family owned banquet hall,is located in Edinboro and entertains suchevents as wedding receptions, proms, bridalshowers and Christmas parties.

Adjacent to the banquet hall is a seasonalrecreational area including miniature golf,batting cages and a driving range. •

Sara, along with her three siblings, works atthe family business and takes on a variety ofresponsibilities. Sara does everything frombooking the events to preparing and servingthe food and is often the hostess.

Oneof Sara's favorite things to do is to help

a bride and groom coordinate their receptionand book the event. Sara said, "It is such aspecial time in their lives and I really enjoyhelping them.**

According to Sara, wh o is an HRIM major,working at her family's business is not onlyfun, but is also helping her gain more experi-


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job is that I have the opportunity to m eet andinteract with so many new people. **

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LAKER

Lacrosse

SPORTS

wins two, after ThursdayBy Mike TannerMerciad Writer

In their last four games, the Mercyhurstwomen's lacrosse teamhas scored a total of 50goals. For some teams that number is an entireseason's worth. Since March 28 the ladieshave played two top ten teams, West Chester(third) and C.W. Post (10th).

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Before the weekend, the Lady Lakers wereranked 7th, but since have risen o 6th.

Wednesday's game against IUPwas the firstof two recent blow outs, with the Lakers claim-ing victory with an 18-7 final score. AttacksMichelle Wellington, Amy Perry. LaurieSienkiewicz and Shannon Griffith had two

goals each, while m id-fielders Nadia Shabanzaand Mariel Zummo had two and one, respec-tively.

Third ranked West Chester hosted the girlsMarch 26 where the game went into doubleovertime. At the half, the girls were up 5-1,thanks to Shabanza, Zummo and Amy PI urn leywho each had a goal, and Jennifer Meyers,who popped in two. In the second half,

Shabanza had one more, affording the girls a

6-4advantage. In the last two minutes of regu-lation play the Rams evened the tally at 6-6. Despite Nicole Bonvouloir' s 12 saves, West

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"Weworked hard but made some mistakes.The game is over and we need to leave it whereit belongs, in the past," said Shabanza.

Any loss is painful in the Lakers' run for thefinals.

'The only way to bounce back from such asetback is through blowouts," said CoachKevin Cooke.

Central Connecticut State hosted the LakersMarch 30. The home team barely saved itselffrom an embarrassing shutout, scoring its onlypoint in the first half. The Lakers dropped ananchor on Central Connecticut State, 12-1.

But why stop the blow-outs there? TheLady

Lakers fooled around with C.W. Post on Sun-day, April 1 soundly thrashing them 14-6. Plum ley had six goals and one assist and

Amy Perry had two goals and five assists.Wellington also contributed two. Bon vouloirand Diana Rapacki split 10 saves and the

Lakers out shot the Pioneers 28-22.While the girls have a 7-2 overall record,

their regional record in 4-2."The first thing that the officials look at

regarding tournament qualification is the

team's regional record," said Cooke. **We're4-2 and ranked 6th but this weekend willdecide a great deal, as many of the top teams

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Lac rosse nabs road win

Men'steam improves to 5-By Matt JensenMerciad writer

The me n's lacrosse team got off to a quick startby scoring three goals in the first three minutesof the game in about with West Chester.

The game was a story of two different halveswith the Lakers getting the betterofthe GoldenRams in an 11-9 win. The win improved Mer-cyhurst to 5-2 while the Rams dropped to 2-4.

At the 13:42 mark of the first period juniormidfielder Steve Pecori picked up his seventhgoal of the season, while fellow junior TimGarbach followed up with two of his own just

40 seconds apart. The goals were Garbach'sseventh and eighth of the season, and they putthe Lakers up 3-0 early in the game.

The rest of the period was hard fought withboth teams finding the back of the net once toend the first quarter 4-1 in favor of the 'Hurst.

The second period belonged to junior attackman Ted Jenner as he scored the quarter' s onlytwo goals, for his team. He leads the team in

scoring, and netted his 20th and 21st of the

season in the second stanza.

Jenner finished the game with four goals andtwo assists bringing his season numbers to 23goals and eight assists for a total of31 points.

Though the Lakers led 6-1 at half-time,West Chester had an offensive break out in thesecond half.

With three goals in the third period and fivein the fourth, the Golden Rams put the pres-sure on Mercyhurst.

The Hurst lead was too much, however. TheLakers got enough offense behind five secondhalf goals to secure the victory.

Pecori scored three goals in the game, and

Garbach contributed his early two, while

sophomore midfielder Owen Jones and fresh-man Troy Ledbetter each scored once forMercyhurst.

Freshman goalie Mike Rispoli had 13 savesfor the Lakers. Mercyhurst out shot WestChester 39-26, while capitalizing on two of

five oppo rtunities w ith the man advantage.Next up for the Lakers is an away game

Saturday, April 7 versus the Golden Lions ofDowling, who are 4-1 and coming off a 23-5trouncing ofFarmingdale.

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are playing each other."Thenext two gam es against Division I teams

Ohio University and Canisius will not count inthe Lakers vie for a tournament spot, allowing

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The Lakers then split a conference doubleheader against visiting Grand Valley StateMarch 31 . Mercyhurst won the opener 5-3, then dropped the eight-inning nightcap 3-1. Steve Strohm went the distance in game one, striking out ten and allowing just fivehits. Five different players had runs-batted-in. |

Mercyhurst and Grand Valley split a doubleheader again on Sunday, April 1.

Mercyhurst won the first game 2 -1 . Matt King had three of Mercyh ursfs four hits. In thenightcap, Mercyhurst starter John Hall was victimized by three errors which led to twounearned runs. Marlon Hernandez's fourth inning single plated Mercyhursfs only run.

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R o w e r s m a k e s t r o n g s h o w i n g i n o p e n e rBy Mike Tann erMerciad Writer

The Laker crew team traveled to Camden, N.J.

for Villanova University's Knecht Cup andfaced off against 43 different collegiate row-ing teams, including the likes of Temple, Bos-ton College and Princeton.

Plagued by the frozen w aters of Erie, sub-stantial injuries and team downsizing, the crewscontinued to train using indoor tanks and ergo-met ers.

[B ut simulations of on-water rowing are justthat simulations. Race day was the first timethe crews had the opportunity to actually launchin real conditions since spring break someweeks ago.

In the Division n/HI men's varsity eightfinal, Mercybust squared off against Lafayette,Lehigh, Catholic University and the UnitedStates Merchant Marine Academy. The Lakercrew (Chris Bouffard, Bob Furgal, Pat Fore,Brian Erdos, Jeremy Wozniak, Andrew

Cieminis, Martin Heitzmann, Dave McCoyand Mario D' Anna) broke away from the packearly on, dueling with Lafayette for the lead.

With less than two hundred meters to go, theLakers notched ahead of them by three seats,

but in the waning few meters of the race,Lafayette inched ahead to w in by a bow ball (acap roughly the size and shape of a tennis ballon the bow of the boat). Mercy hurst crossedthe line with a time of 6:41.71, but were edgedby Lafayette 6:41.11.

The men's varsity four, outfitted in theirnew shell, against Manhattan, Temple,Lafayette, Loyola and Dowling C ollege. Thecrew of Bouffard, Furgal, Fore, McCoy andD'Anna finished fourth but due to lack-luster

officiating, the final results pasted Lafayette'sfifth place time of 7:35.7 on the Hurst, andhanded the fourth place time of7:24.54, right-

fully earned by the Lakers to Lafayette. De-spite video proof and complaints from othercoaches, the referees would n't admit to theirfaulty judgm ent.

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*They executed the game plan and performedwell in terms of hat plan. But we need to workon that killer instinct. We rowed this week-

end, not raced. Overall, I'm very pleased.They're on track to achieving their potential.We know where we areand what weneed tododifferently ,'* said coach VeronikaPlatzer. "We

need to unleash the hounds."The Laker women had a productive week-

end as well. The varsity eight, consisting ofMegan Pierce, Nic Senese, Nat Senese,AmandaCullen, Cindy Billyard, Carrie Frank,Lindsay Murry, Man DeMarco and KaraDunnreaped a third place showing in the Division 11/m varsity eight's race.

Pit against two Vassar boats, Hamilton,

Lafayette and Skidmore, the Laker womenrowed away with a time of 7:46.12, ustedgingout Hamilton by seven hundredths of a secondSkidmore and Vassar took first and secondplaces, respectively.

"Considering our lack of water time, com-pared to those crews that have been on the

water for weeks now, I believe we finishedwell," said Senese. "Things need tobe tweaked,but coming from dead last to third place isn't

bad." I I J

The womens four (Elizabeth N ici, ShandraBrown, Laura Rush, Claire Folan and ErinHennesy) took 5th in an extremely close race.

Dowling College crossed the line first witha time of 8:05.30, six seconds ahead of thepack. Villanova, George Mason, Temple, and

Mercyhurst (8:14.20) finished a second be-hind each other, andLa Salle meandered to thefinish 11 seconds after.

The crew team takes on the University ofBuffalo Friday, April 13 at 10 a.m. in theMercy hurst Invitational on Findley Lake, just

across the N.YVPa. b order.

By Carla KeiblerMerciad writer

The Mercyhurst Lady Lakers' spring season isin full swing. The softbal 1 team played its firstGLIAC games last weekend.

Saturday, March 31 , the Lakers were upagainst the Wayne State Warriors. Mercyhurstwas defeated inboth games, however, the losswas not without its bright spots.

Rachel Confer, freshman catcher, was theleading hitter in game one. Her performanceshowed strong leadership on a team that ispredominately made up of freshmen.

In game two, the leading hitters were fresh-man Tracy Crumb and senior Jackie Hudec.

Sunday, April 1 the Lakers split games withHillsdale taking the first game 6-3 and losingthe second by the narrow margin of 3-2.

The leading hitters were Dayna Shelkeywith two of three hits and one RBI, Shelly

Hafner with two of four hits and one RBI, andHudec with two of four hitting, a double andtwo RBI's.v

The good hitting in Sunday's doubleheaderwas topped off with excellent pitching byStacey Pastua and Jess Taylor, said CoachTriola.

Coach Carl Triola is in h is second year withthe team. He is working hard to develop thetremendous, though young, talent that the teampossesses.

Triola is very optimistic for the season and isrelying on the senior experience to lead thefreshman crew. Eleven of the 21 members ofthe team are freshman, expect a deep andtalented team in the future.

By Jessica KapustaMerciad writer


(Above) Lynn Falbo Is up for theLakers in their first conference game.(Right) The Lakers' pitcher throws oneover home plate in a recent game withGrand Valley State.

North East) this weekend.The ladies take on two local rivals, Gannon

University on Saturday, April 7 and EdinboroUniversity on Sunday, April 8. The rivalryweek will be complete as the ladies travel to

rthe Golden Knight's field Tuesday, April 10.

* ~* H^m*

And yes, the rumors are true: there is a newsoftbal1/baseball field coming to the Mercy*

hurst campus.However, it is a work in progress. The

unfortunate Erie weather has forced the con-struction to be put on hold until the groundhardens and equipment can be brought in.

Hopefully, the work will be completed soonand the girls will be home at last, and thestudents will have the opportunity to showthem the support they deserve for all theirdedication.

The Lakers will be home (at Hirtzel Field in

MSG REP ELECTION

.

Letters of intent for freshmen, sophomores andjuniors interested in running for representative

positions are now being accepted.

All letters must be turned in to Cass Shimek or Billy Byrnesby Monday, April 9 at 5 p.m.

A mandatory meeting will be held for candidates at 5 p.m.in the government chambers. i

Hopes for a Laker volleyball play-off berthgrow dimmer everyday. The m en's team has

been struggling through its difficu It scheduleso far this season and have not had a momentto come up for air This is a surprising turn of

events for the Lakers and one that they may behaving trouble getting used too.

The men 's program at Mercyhurst has tra-ditionally brought home a winning season forits fans and for themselves. The last fourseasons, the Lakers have made it to the MI VAplayoffs. And last year for the first time theyreceived enough votes to earn them a nationalranking after a thrilling defeat of Ball State.The 2000 season concluded with the Lakersposting a respectable 16-11 record. But, italsoended bitter sweetlywith theteam losing eightof the players on the roster.

Hoping to fill the shoes of these players,coach Craig Davie recruited hard and brought

in eight fresh faces, two of whom have seenconsiderable playing team this season (fresh-men James Ax and Nate Sample). Lack ofexperience and unfamiliarity with each otheron the court seems to be accounting for themounting losses and things do not seem to belooking up for this young and struggling team.

The men faced Ball State University andLewis University March 30 and March 31,respectively. Lewis is ranked 11h nationallyand brought in a first place position in theMIVA. Ball State is tied forthird in the MTVAwith Ohio State University.

Both of these teams proved to be formidableopponents with the Lakers losing in three inboth matches. The men were swept by Lewis21-30,19-30 and 30-19 and finished the dayhitting only 0.156 percent while Lewis posted

an overall team hitting percentage of 0.507overshadowing the Lakers' humble effortThings did not get much better on Saturday

night against Ball State. While theteam playedbetter overall, they added another loss to theseason w ith the scores of 22-30,20-30 and 23-

30 bringing their overall record to 1-12 in theMTVA and 6-18 overall. i

The Lakers play again at home Friday, April7 and Saturday, Apri ls at 7 p.m. Theteam willbe squaring off against Clarke College andOhio State University.

the merciad, april 4, 2001

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