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from itThe merciad" editors and staff

T H EVO L . XLVI N O . 9 :ilw

*1 .%... ' *0PEV LETTERStudentl CenterStill MaybeTO: Members of the Mercyhurst CommunityFROM: RobertF.Prather| | Vice President of Development IRE : College Center > |

As you know, we recently engaged th e fund-raising firm of Ketchum , Inc., oconduct a feasibility study to determine if MerchurstCollege could: raise-the funds necessary to construct a vitallyneeded CollegeCenter, i J|1 I I I '/ M 1 S3" I *Robert L. Thompson, vice president of Ketchum, made a reporton the study at the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees.Among th e very encouraging aspe cts of the report was the fact thatboth Mercyhurst and President Shane enjoy excellent reputation s inthe Erie community, f i ' f | |I The report also indicated a generally favorable reaction to theconstruction of a College Center, although me re was som e opinionexpressed that the real purpose of the Center is to provide a hom ecourt for the basketball Lakers. This, of course, is not the primaryreason why the Center is planned. None of you in the Mercyhurstfamily need to be told of th e critical need for a center of activitiesfor the entire community; a place where there will be*studentgovernment offices, some academic areas, settings to encouragesocial opportunities, and facilities to meet the physical educationand intramural needs of the community. We also need to explore theuse of the facility as a? means of encouraging inter-generationaldialogue. | % i P p | | fThe study revealed that a substantial part of the money neededcould be raised from the Erie community. The report also pointedout that a considerably larger sum would have been available wereit not for the pressing financial needs of Gannon College and theimpending capital campaign to be conducted by th e YMCA.After a lengthy discussion following the presentation of; th ereport, th e Board of Trustees voted unanimously to refer the reportto the Board's Development Committee for further study andrecommendations. The Development Com mittee is in the process ofdetermining the lowest possible cost at which a satisfactory CollegeCenter can m eet th e needs of the College for years to come. Also, weare seeking additional support both within the Erie community andoutside of the community, primarily from foundations and thefederal and state government. This support could be in the form of.grants or long-term, low-cost loans. &We will keep you advised as progress is made.

Guide to1973-74 Winter Term RegistrationI I T IM E S T O R E G IS T E R 1 1 II. Early registration (Occonber 18th to December 20th)

forSENIORS?'JUNIORS^SOPHOMORESFRESHMEN (A-H)FRESHMEN (N-Z)Alt STUDENTS

0*December 18th (Tueft)December 18th (Tues)December 18th (Tues)December 19th (Wed)December 19th (Med)December 20th (Thur)

T im e P U c e )8:30 - 10:00 A . H | Registrar's Office

10:00 - 12:00 Noon Registrar's Office1:00 - 4:30 P.H. Registrar's Office8:30 - 12:00 Noon Registrar's Office1:00 - 4(30 P.N. Registrar's Office8:30 - 4:30 P.N. Registrar's Office

II . Regular registration tfty - (January 2. 1974)

S E N I O R S ^JUNIORSSOPHOMORESFRESHHEN (A-N)FRESHMEN honored 78students, representing 7 per centof the student body, includedcocktails, dinner, and an awardceremony. II ->f f ^ K ^ | # -B The academic scholars wereaddressed* by President! Shaneand were presented awards byPresident Shane land DeanGarvey. First year |Dean's Liststudents were the recipients ofinscribed plaques ana secondyear Dean's List students werethe recipients of inscribed desk

sets. | rS Sp 'ggfgl I% The Dean's List is composed ofstudents who have earned at leasta 3.5 quality {point av erag e ineight courseSfeOf which at leastseven were for numerical grade s.The following students aresecond year Dean's List scho lars:Mary Ambron, Allan Belovarac,Barbara Betzold, Beverly Bretz,Mary Dahlkemper, Gail Gerono,Louise Herbst, Ann Howard,Maureen Hunt, Patricia Hunt,Susan Hurley, Cheryl Lossie,Tina Pastore, Rebecca Pickrell,Joan Popovich,^? KathleenThompson, Susan Weiner,Deborah Zera.

The following students are firstyear Dean's List scholars: A. J.Adams, Tod Allen, Patric ia Beck,Kathleen . Bennett, EvelynBogdanski, Gary Bukowski,Kenneth Burkhart, Renee Clark,Nancy Cooney, Holly Crist, GaryCrolli, Hra Crowe, ^VirginiaDeNale, Russell(Felix, TheresaGrzankowski, ? Paul , Hanes,Michael Harrington, John Heise,Thomas Hixenbaugh, John Holt,Margaret Hughes, Karen Hunt,Jill Judge, Kathleen Jurkiewicz,Patricia Kazy, Cynthia Kern,Charlene pK olup ski^ NancyKotsenas,? Stephen Kovacs,Rebecca Lander, ChristineLawson, Patricia Lutton, BonnieLynch, Yvette Maier, AnneMashinic, StellaJ^Matusak,Katbieen^Maurer, Laura Mont-petit, Sandra Nickerson, KathrynPilewskie, Janet Rectenwald,Susan Robinson, John m os s,James Sams, Steven Schaffher,Jane Scura, Rudy Sechez, CarlSheldon, Fredrick Suleski,Ronald

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PAGE 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE DECEMBER*! 4, 1973Spiritual GuardiansMERRY X-MAS

Twas t he last night off in-tersession and all through thecampus 1 ?Not a person was stirring, thecampus was dead. jThe s tudents f were merry-m aking (making it with Mary)while visions of great partiesmessed up their heads. > *| The mugs were all placed bythe keg with care, hi hopes thatthe tap would soon be there. f &The apartment was'decoratedwith things of good cheer, a pipe,some dope and a bottle of beer. %And a good time was had by all.TheEnd.Christmas is a time forremembering good friends,making new friends and also for

forgiving people who maybe ain'tsuch good friends. ?Remember the true spirit inwhich Christmas is celebratedami help make Mercyhurst abrighter place to live.At this time yourfc SpiritualGuardians would like to wisheveryone at Mercyhurst a veryMerry Christmas and best wishesfor a blessed NewYear!' "!W aiting for all the guysat Mercyh urst under ourmistletoe, e' Your SpiritualGuardiansP.S. Let the whole world knowwe are a thle tic suppor tors .Congratulations to our greatb-ballers.*wDorms Open Upb y M a r t y K e e n e yI In a move towards a new maturi ty in dealing with t h e residentstudent, the student policy has passed a recommendation for newhours in the dorm s. Hating to have someone hold me on the edge ofmy sea t , I' l l pass them on to you immediately. The recommendedhou rs are as follows: 1 $ 1 i f fSunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday h ours would be from1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. to 2 a .m.Now a t first glance, you conservative Nixonites might s a y"shocking, more free love in the dorms." OK...being a Liberalist[g(of whom t he re ' s no one personification, Thank God), you could b eheard yell ing, "If they're gonna...they're gonna. We shouldn' t evenhave hours." True, and bravo for both sides, a t first glance that is.What th e student policy has done, using the good argument s fromboth, is devise a set of dorm hours that allow a student to enjoy t h efreedom h e so rightly deserves, but set him a guideline t o remindhim that any good thing can be misused. Need I say more, exceptbravo to the student policy committee for taking the time and effortthey did for a d o n p policy that satisfies a ll parties without compromising principles held dear to an y student, administrator and oh gy e s , paren ts! Let us hope i t is passed all the way through.