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FUND DRIVE SEEKS$ 1,000,000

MERCYHURST COLLEGE DECEMBER13 . 1974

The money-raisers at Mercyhurst have setthemselves to the massive task of raising the sum of$1,000,000 for the construction of the Mercyhurst''Campus Center". y . j i ;Jj

The fund raising drive, which startedon November,13,-and will run through January 27, 1975, was announced at a pr ess conferenceheld on the kick-off dayby President Shane. | 1~i> Speaking on the Campus Center Project and itsimportance to both Mercyhurst and the community,Dr. Shane noted that '"The construction of thisbuilding is critical to|future well-being of?' Mercyhurst. This building is essential if we are to meetthe total needsacademic, social, cultural, spir itual,and ?physicalof more than 1400 Mercyhurststudents. Itis essential ifwe ar e to become mo re of acultural center for the citizens of the* Eri e community/' I & m *

Dr* Shane went onto'mention that the CampusCenter wouldbea necessity if the college wished toattract new students and retain those alreadyenrolled.He pointedout that *'Students are aware, asare ed ucators, that much of the learning which takesplace during the college years takes place outsideofthe classroom. This building will provide a physical

| site where that part of the learning process will beencouraged".^ '^5f I | * | 4

The new campus centerwill be located in the northwest sector of the camp us.In the open space betweenthe Sesler Apartments and the main part ofothecampus. Among the facilities ofthemew center willbe an open classroom and multi-purpose area; spacefor physical education, recreation, and intra mur als;office space; a student lounge; a food servicearea; aconcourse;and an outdoor activityarea. -SP ^

The design of the building is such that it will encourage'greater involvementby the citizens of theErie area i n the cultural and social life of the college.There will be rooms availa ble' for m eetings ofvarious groups in the community, facilities for thepresentation ofplays, ballets, and concerts, a concourse for art[ displays, and room for commencement, major lectures and other events whichdraw large crowds.-In the past, there has been agreat need on the campus for facilities that can accommodate a groupof more than 250 people at onetime. jj ? f f

:?Dr. Shane mentioned that the launching of the. - - _ * . . _ . -VAV > - _

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Artist rendering of the new Mercyhurst Campus Center, as seen from(he outside.

campaign is the culminationofjover jtwo years ofstudy and planning by task forces consisting ofstudents, faculty, administrators, and others fromthe Erie community, g? P l s s i I 3 S

"I t willfbeFcalled a Campus!Center", said Dr.Shane, "because it will act a s a -magnet to drawStudents, faculty, landI visitors fctogether fromthroughout the campus and the community. It willbenefit students ranging in age from the three-year-

olds attending one of the three pre-schools on thecampus to the 80-year-oldsattending the CollegeOfOlderA merleans." $BR. I IR Owing to a number of importantfactors-that ar enot yet certain, acompletion^,date for the newCampus Center has notbeen projected.It is hoped,however, that the Center te?f.ill be completed by thebeginning of the1976-77 school year, which is alsothefiftieth anniversary ofthe college's foundingin1926,

. _ _ _ $400,000fDOWN;i$600,000iTOGO

With the fund-raising drive for thenew MercyhurstCampus Centernearing the end of its first month, theMerciad sought out Mr.'Robert Prather, Director ofDevelopment,for a progress reporton the drive, ygjjAccording to Mr. Prather, the sum of $400,000, or

forty per cent of the driv e's $1,000,000 goal had beenpledged by December 9. This wasonly slightlybehind the schedule set for the drive at its beginning.One of the m ore gratifying aspects of the drive thu sfar has been the tremendous faculty staff response.The donations of facultyand I staff are1 fast \approaching their$20,000 goal. M i l m

Among the large gifts to the drive is a pledge of$100,000 by a donorwho wishes to remain anonymous.Mr. Pratheralso mentioned anotherpledge of $25,000

by an individual donor.2 | | K jff& K ffi IffWhen asked ifthe presenteconomic depression washaving any effect on thesuccess"of the drive, Mr?Prattler responded that he did not feel so, as thedonors realize that the CampusCenter Is a vitalnecessity. He added that inflationwould i make theCenter even more expensive if itwere postponed, andthat donors are aware that the least expensive timeto build is the present. | f ^

LAKERS BA TILINGT H R O U G H S E A S O N

In order to more fully reach the$1,000,000 goal, theclosing date of the Campus Center Fund Drive hasbeen extended from December19 to January 27,1975.I f sufficient pledgeshave been gatheredby that time,and other factors permit,ground-breaking j wouldbecome a possibilityin the Spring of next year. fl^H

l W ho is this man? Turn to page two to find out! S E E PA G E14

M I M P O RTA N T ! !ftjrai WINTER TEHM REGISTRATION fJ r a jK o B Seniors * ^1 Tuesday morning,December 17, 9:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m., R egistrar's O ffice.S f M*#ffi

f& Juniors ! | m J\g Tuesday afternoon, December17,1:30 p.m. to3:30 p.m., R egistrar's Office. * J #jj | |

% ** 9 Sophomores fix.i Wednesday morning, December 18, 0:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m., R egistrar's O ffice. jj i* * * Freshmen &

I Wednesday afternoon, December18,1:30 p.m.to Si30 p.m.. R egistrar's Office. *

AllStudentsThursday and Friday, December 19 and20,

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., R egistrar'sOffice;? i :30p.m. to 3:30 p.m., R egistra rs Office

STUDENTS MUST REGISTERiBYDECEMBER 20 TO AVOIDAF$10 LATEREGISTRATION FEE .

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DECEMBER13, 1974 M E R C Y H U R S T C O L L E G E PA C E 3

Jay K M : "Sunshine to melt thesnow."

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Lori Weaver:showers inEgan."4

"Cleaner

Pat Hood: "A field house."

Gary Klaas; "Food".Tom George

in McAuley."'Clean showers

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Sue Schmidt: "A party."

Max llayden: "A new boys*dornir"

Ed Daniel: "I hope moreIsraeli students at Mercy hurstnext fall,?and a special Hi as arepresentative from Galilee."

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Ed Inscho: "A hockey rink."

N a t i o n a l Te a c h e r E x a mLess than two weeks remainfor prospective teachers

planning to take the National Teacher Examinations atMercyhurst College on January 25, 1975 to submit theirregistrations for these teststo Educational Testing Service,Princeton,New Je rsey DavidDe Sante, D irector of Testingannounced today. R egistrations for the examinations mustbe forwarded so as to reach the Princeton Officenofclaterthan January2, De Sante advised. f >

Bulletins of Information.describing registrationprocedures and R egistration Forms may be obtained fromMercy hurst College Testing 'Center*or directly from theNational Teacher Examinations, Educational TestingService,Box 911, Princeton,NewJe rse y 08540.

At the one-day test: session a candidate m ay take the>Common Examinations, which include tests inProfessionalEducation and General Education, and one of thetwenty*four Area Examinations which are designed to evaluatehis*understanding ofthe subject ma tter and methodsapplicable^to the areashe may be assignedto teach.

f. by Olivia LongoI wantjto*write a crazy

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jangles. gVoices?No, notvoices.S c r e a m s , s h r i e k s .

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ERIE MOVIESCinema18 - lif e of Xaviera Hollander AM a i&fea _Cinema I.II. HI * (Millcreek Mall) - Airport, Odessa File, LawClrema World (15th and Pittsburgh) - The Trial of BUly Jack, The

Dove,French Connection - The SevenUps, Phase IV *Ptoza (West EriePlaza) - The Longest Yard j*Warner (8th and State)-Shaft,Five on the Black Side

S S S ^ i 1 J S T S " - W f t l of Billy Jack. Devil's Wangle,UFO's SnoopyCome Home

Regent Adolt Theater (Parade) - Memoirs of a Madam, DoubleLuck i.

every time that buzzersounds forth. ?

I want toJ write ad mad poemabsolutely furiouswith the wholewrath of

Godcoming from me, in

jurious. IWhip in my right handin my left two lashesThe entire!*!'' world

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for standing me up *for lettingme downfor letting the buzzer go

off in my brainfor making me mad and' insane.

FinanciaLAid

It's that time of yearagain.Just whenyou thii*you havesolved allyour money problems for 1974-75, you have tothink ahead for 1875-76.We all know how hard money is tocome by, these days.Miss Windy McCabe,the FinancialAidDirector, andMrs. JacqueMazanowsH ,her assistant, wantto make sure we take advantage of every opportunity forreceiving financial aid, either federa l,state,orfrom Mercy-hurst, i t

Stop in the Financial Aid O ffice in215 Old Main andpickup a financial aidpacket. It might take a little extra time tofill outthe forms, but isn'tit worth it? A college educationisa fine thing, but It is also expensive. There are agencieswillingto help the "poor college student." You neverknow ifyou are eligiblefor financial aid untilyou apply.

The most common applicationis the Pa ren ts' ConfidentialStatement, better known as the PCS.Tlie PCS is to becompleted by parent(s) of the applicants. Information andinstructions are attachedto the form.The PCS hasto be sentto Princeton,N.J. byMarch1,1975.

Pennsylvania students should also be familiarwith thePennsylvania H igherEducation.Assistance Agency, orPHEAA.The application for this g rantis due in Harrisburgby May 1,1975.

Allstudents applying for financial aid should apply for theBasic Educational O pportunity Grant (BEO G), with theexception of those who will enter their senior year in September,1975. TheBgOG applications a reto be filed by June1,1975."R emember: unless you apply, you won't knowif youqualify.PCS, PHEAA,BEOGr-th^y all spell MONEY.

Record Review

P r o c o l H a r u mf

Q u e s tby Dale Patterson

) At a time when glitz andglitter j music by; suchdehumanized units as AliceCooper, The N.Y. Dolls and T-Rex promote the philosophythat western society is at itsnadir"so,ivhat the he ll youdesperate people, you mightas well abandon your lives to

^decadence and despair 'causethis life isone big septic tankany way'in such a dark timeit is encouraging that ProcolHarum is still on a quest fortruth, j i *

In their latest album,Exotic B irds andFruit*Procol Harum wonderswhathappendto the enlightenmentWhy have somany given uplooking, when; inside theyknow that there is somethingmarvelousto find?

SideOne: "Nothing but theTruth", "Beyond the Pale","As Strong as5Sampson1',"TheMol". *Yes, the title of the first cutexplains itself, and as a goodhard rock number, it startsthis search off at an appropriate^pace. Cut two ismusically reminiscentof*thecabaret music of pre-warGermany. 'Ironically, itswords explore the purpose ofa quest for something otherthan decadence and despair.

The thirdcut, a lyrical ballad,considers the inner strengththat is inherentin each humanbeing. Finally, the last cut,"The Idol", examines oursecular gods and discoversthat they aremade of clay .

Side two develops theithemes of sidefcone. It beginsw|th a real horror song,'TheThin End of$ the Wedge".Then, via a hard rock number"Monsieur R. Monde",the listener arrives at"FreshFruit" i a light spotto stop andbop, although the'message isthat fresh fruit can be garbage, too. With "ButterflyBoys (guess who* this one'sabout), Procol* Harum indulgesin the same badmuskthat earnsbig bucksfor. thosepeople.* New Lamps for O ld"concludes the album with awarning: Don't tirade in themagic of the old lamp for anew lamp which merelyglitters. . ^

Truth is hard to discover,and Procol Harum doesn'tpretend to- know what thetruth is. Instead, they inviteus listeners to join a quest.The point of departure is theknowledge we alreadypossess about the true andnoble nature of our humanity.

Search For M issPo.Applications are now being accepted from all over theKeystone State for the annual-MISS PENNSYLVANIA

PAGEANT to beStaged for the 5th consecutive year atWashington, Pa.,in the Grand Concourse of the FranklinMall in early March. The MISS PENNSYLVANIAPAGEANT is an O fficialMiss USA-Miss Universe Contest

There is no "Talent"requirement, all judging is ontnebasis of poise, personality and beauty of face and figure.Applicants mustbe between18 and 28 , never married and a tleast six month residents of Pennsylvania-thuscollege dormstudents are eligible. All girls interested in competing forthe T itle must applyto MISS PENNSYLVANIA PAGEANTHEADQUARTERS 35 WEST CHESTNUTJWASHINGTQN.PA. 15301 B YDECEMBER 31st Applications should include a recentphoto,a brief biographyand phone number.

The girl chosenas MISS PENNSYLVANIA,will represen tthe Keystone State in the Miss USAPageant, nationallytelevisedon CBS-TV from Niagara Falls, N.Y. inMay. Thenew winner win be awarded a host of prises including anexciting11 day stayin Niagara Falls,

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P AGS 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE DECEMBER 1 3 . W 4

Hockey team

Undefeated

With basketball?season upon us the Lakers have comethrough with a 3 and1 record and a tournament win undertheir belts. Mercyhurst looked quitehighly impressive intheir victories over Western New England and WestGeorgia. The St Vincent and Slippery Rock games wereanother story. The Lakers, although defeating St. Vincent,played a poor gam e, being outshot and out rebounded by th eopposition. They lost to Slippery Rock whom they couldhave and should have beaten. Don't get me wrong, SlipperyRock is no pushover but the Lakers should have won. TheLake rs ar e a tough team and h ave the potential* to go

somewhere (Kansas City?) but they are going to have toprove their a bility with consistency.

Th eMerctad wishes Coach DickFox a speedy recovery.

Sports Editor's Note: The following is a copy of a lettersent to Jack Polancy of the Erie Morning News concerningadmission costs to Laker gam es.Sir: i

Your December 2nd headline appears: Erie Classic:Wherehave all the peoplegone?*

May I give you some insight as to why my entire familydid not appear.^ ** 1i My husband^and myself and two young children wouldenjoy very much attending all H urst gam es. But the ErieCounty Field H ouse and whoever else deems it necessary tochar ge a five and six ye ar old child full adm ission price hasruined that. | 1.

At $2. $3,or $4 for admission for allseatsThe four of usat best, could get by'with $8 (not, to mention J $1 for the

parking) and with a box of popcorn and Pepsi, w e are now a tapproximately $11 for a funnight, at the Field House.'CoureJf 4we want the better seats$12 plus.$l, plus $2,equals$14. t >- Sr J %

I know everything's expensive,but please at least halfprice for thekids. ; |

Dick Fox, If read about your boys in the pap er:Congratulations, we're proud of Mercyhurst.

f R espectftdly, \Mrs. John P. Howard

The Mercyhurst Hockeyteam which*plays in the industrial league at the Glen-wood skating rink is currentlyoccupying first mace. Theteam isundefeated after theirfirstffour games with everywin coming as a solid victory.

The team is playing welldue to the ability to get a goalwhen they neetf one which isvaluable for any team. Theteam, which missed severalgames, due to theThanksgiving break,, will beplaying their next few gamesfor double point value in orderto mak e up formissed games.

The team will now be ableto get fin m ore skatin gpractice when the pondbehind Zurn freezes. Thesupport! for the team is increasing, but even greater fanturnouts are hoped-for. Fo rthose who are interested inattending an exciting gam e ofhockey comeoutrand watchthe team^and give them yoursupport . ;The games areusually I scheduled* "forTuesday and Thursday nightsat 11 p.m. *

The Mercyhurst Lakers ran into a hotSlippery Rock onSaturday night and dropped their first game of the season,81-70 but bounced back the next afternoon to top St Vincent70-65,and move their season recordto 3-1. i *

The Lak ers, playing under Assistant Coach DaveMarkey,as head m entor Dick Fox w as bed-riddenwith th e flu, ell toa victim to the R ock ets' hot second half shooting (18 of 27from the floor)after trailing by ju stfour at the intermission.Slippery R ock also forced Me rcyhurstinto 22 turnoverstheir tough jnan-to-man defense, which has been acharacteristic of Rocket teamsthe past severalyears .

.Jesse Campbell again led the bakers with 18 points andhauled down 20 rebounds,1- and both C arl Jones and JeffDavern added 12 markersto the H urst attack.

St. Vincent led bytwo at the half on Sunday and upped th atmargin at the outset of the second canto. But the Lakersfought back, took the lead late in the game, andhit someclutch-free throw s in the final m inutesto seal the victory.

Again Campbell, theLakers'6-9 junior All-American, hadgame highs of 24 points and 18 rebounds despite spendingmuch time on the bench with personal foul problems. MikeMolnar canned18ma rkers, including eight of eight from thecharity stripe and Curtis Hixon dumped in 12 points andpulled of f eight rebounds. ^ ^

It was a pleasing victory for theLakers,who won despitea cold 32 per cent shooting chart from the floor and whowere outrebounded bythe? visiting Bearcats by a 55-47margin. * * j * j |

Editor's Note: R elease* prepared by Sports InformationDepartment. *f I > |

L A K E R S T A K E E R IE C L AThe Mercyhurst Lakers

captured, the -Erie ClassicCage Tournament with a"touch ,1 of c l a s s " onNovember 29th and 30th.They accomplished; this bydefeating Western NewEngland and highly ratedWest' Georgia. The 'Lakers

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