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From the WorldArenaBy Gagan SuriMerciad News Editor

Blizzard Causes Havoc on the EastCoast MThe weatherman could see it coming, but no one expected thesevere snow storm. The monstrous, crippling blizzard attacked theEast coast this past week with snow from two to four feet, thus

disrupting life and commerce for millions. 1Thousands of travellers were stranded at airports, bus stations andthe highways. Public officials were suggesting mass transit as theonly salvation. 'i. "For the cities from Washington to Boston, this is probably goingto be the greatest snow storm since careful records began 125 yearsago',"sa id Fred Gadomski, a meteorologist atPenn State University."There have been other storms with higher winds or more snow inother areas. But if you focus on the snow and hazardous conditionsin the highly populated areas, this is it."Many of the gas station companies and the large grocery stores alsoclosed due to the snow storm.Freedom atlast for Willy the WhaleWilly the whale, who was featured in two of the very successful!Hollywood movies and Michael Jackson's video has finally been

freed in real life.The catrttve of the American children, Willy, a 7,700-pound whalethat starred in the^film, "Free Willy was sprung today from acramped, tepid pool in an amusement park inMexico City, hishomefor the last decade, to an enormous and dcliciously chilly custom-built tank in an aquarium on the Oregon coast The whale was airlifted and transported to the new 1 oca tion.Approximately $9 million has been spent on the relocation and thesettlement of thewhale. The real name of the celebrated whale isKciko. The whale performed three shows a day at the amusementpark before becoming an international hero. The 800number listedat theend of themovie received more than 300,000 calls from theWilly fans to free the whale.

Francois Mitterand Dies at 79Francois Mitterand, theFrench politician, diplomat and reviver ofFrance's Socialist Party, took to his heavenly abode on the 8th ofJanuary. The former president died athis official residence in Parisof prostate cancer. He was 79 . *'I t is a greatfigurewho has left us, and I salute himwith emotionand with respect," said President Jacques Chirac, a conservativeGaulist and longtime political adversary ofMr.Mitterand, whom hesucceeded last May.Mr.Mitterand will be buried after a private funeral Thursdaymorning in Jarnac, the southwestern French village where he wasborn. As president, Mr.Mitterand embraced thecause of Europeanunity as his intended legacy. fJewish Rights Group Urges Ban On*HateiMessages on Internet

A leading Jewish rights group sent letters to major Internet accessproviders and universities asking them to refuse to carry messagesthat promote racism, anti-semitism, mayhem and violence."Internet providers have a First Amendment right and a moralobligation not to provide these groups with a platform for theirdestructive propaganda," Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the centre'sassociate dean, wrote in the letter that was sent to America Online,CompuServe, Prodigy, the M icrosoft N c twork and dozens oflntemetservice operators.Dozens of groups, from white supremacists to anarchists, havepublished documents on the web about their points of view. Someare racist tracts denigrating blacks, Jew s, homosexuals and minori-ties. Such liate speech is not illegal under Federal law and isgenerally protected by First Amendm ent guarantees offreedomofspeech.

The Grotto Dining Room Opens AgainAbove: The Grotto Dining Roomin business.Below: The Lab's back area withthe students getting ready for service.

Tom HanksTakesHurst toHollywoodBy Gagan SuriMerciad News Editor

Finally the world will knowwhere Brie is on the w orld map.The official news at the college isthat Tom Hanks will be using theMercyhurst campus for his newmovie | That Thing You Do!"The movie is currentlyjbeingshot in Orange County, Califor-nia. The movie relates the storyof some young musicians fromErie who get theirfirstbreak at aMe rcy hu rst talent show, a nd makeitbig after that The movie is setin 1964.Vice president of academic af-fairs, Dr. Joseph Gower, received

the first contact from 20th Cen-tury Fox in the form of a fax onNov. 18 requesting the use of thecollege name. The irony is thatthe college was an all women'scollege in 1964.When Tom Hankswas told that the college was anall women's college he said thathe didn't care and that he stillliked the name. Mary Daly,vice president of external affairssaid that she received news fromthe film's publicist that theMercyhurst scene would surelybe in the movie. A copy of the1964 yearbook, Merciad editionsand also Mercyhurst College logoclothing have been sent to themovie makers to be used in themovie.RuthTruitt,who currently worksin the college book store, used towork there back in 1964 andshe said that muchof he cloth-ing from today was in Vogue in1964. Sister Carolyn Herrmannwas the college president in 1964,and Dr. Garvey, president of the

college now was an instructor.

MOUTH-WATERINGGRUB AT ASTONESTHROWBy Gagan SuriMerciad News Editor

Hate cooking butjlove food?Have a hot da te but no ca r to driveyour d ate off campus? You do notneed to go off campus for gour-met meals and you do not needthe big *moolaf to dine atPufferbelly's or the Olive Gar-den. The Grotto Dining room runby the HRIM department of ourcollege serves excellent lunchesand dinners at economical rates.The dining room has been serv-ing the college and the Erie com-cont pane 2..

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C o m m u t e rCornerBy Jennifer LehrFreshman CommuterUPDATE: TheComimiter Coun-cil met on January 10th. It wasdecided to start working on aconstitution so that we could be*come a recognized organizationon campus.UPCOMING EV ENTS: Join inthe; laughter with the comedianRandy R iggle at the Laker Inn onTuesday, January 12th at 8:00p.m. Saturday, January 13 wi llbring a battlefor he hockey teamas they skate against Fredonia at7:30 p.m. in the Ice center. Don'tforget to bring your spirit to th espirit contest at the game.REMINDER: THE WEEKOFJANUARY 15-19 IS THEWEEK OF MID-TERMS.

Every Monday the MSG meetsat 8:30 pan . in the Student Gov-ernment Chambers. Tuesday,January 16 will bring the SACmeeting to the Student Govern-ment Chambers at 8:30 p.m. S o,join in and get involved.^If you're not interested in at-tending the meeting, then go andwatch the men' s basketball game.The game i s January 1 6. There isa chance to win $25 if you getinvolved withthe three-point con-test . ?Interested in playing cards? Ifso , head to the Laker Inn for theSpades journey on Wednesday,January 17th at 8:30 p.m.Also on January 17, you canwarm up with some coffee attheCoffee House from* 8f p.m. to11p.m. at the Laker Inn. $Come watch the hockey teambattle Canisius on Friday the 19that the Ice Center. Thegame startsat7:30 p.m. So be there and cheerthe home team on.

Saturday, January 20th a trip toToronto is planned. A $10 de-posit is required. The bus'willleave at 8:00 a.m. and wil l returnaround 11:00 pm.Remember if you have any ques-tions or concerns regarding any-thing on campus try to locate aCommuter Coun cil member andwe will help youout; _

com from page 1munity for several years* now.However, for some reason notmany students at the college havetapped the opportunity of experi-encing the Grotto dining serviceand the classic menus, in spite ofthe publicity done by the studentmanagers. y. uStudents, especially the fresh-men grapevine, has establishedthat the Grotto is either a providerfor the old age home or conductsthesocial functions of the college

AnnouncementsTown Meeting ScheduledOn Thursday, Jan 11, at 8 p .m. in Sullivan Hall, the M ercyhurstCollege Honors Program w ill conduct a college and Erie commu-nity town meeting. The subject of the meeting will be 'The Bosniasituation demonstrates two things - the world needs U.S . leadershipand Americans don't care to provide it How are we to solve thisdilemma? What role do we want for this country(today?" Dr.Michael McQuillen, Emilio Colaiacovo, and Joseph Wong willintroduce and briefly discuss the topics so that the audience mayengage in a conversation about the destiny of Am erica and its rolein Bosnia.Mar tin Luth er King to be HonoredThe office of Multicultural Affairs, in conjunction with theminority student union, has tw o events scheduled to celebrate thelife and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Sunday, Jan 14, at4p.m. there will be a music recital in Christ J the King Chapelfeaturing alumnus Robert Lornax, lyric tenor. He will be performinga selection of classical, spiritual, and gospel selections. On Monday,Jan. 15 there will be a service in Christ the King Chapel at 7:30 p.m.featuring the Shiloh Baptist Church Young Adult Choir as well asguest speaker, Rev. Stanley K.Smith. Smith is the prison ministerand pastor of S t John Baptist Church in M eadville.Residents Assistants Positions O penAll Juniors and Seniors who are interested in becoming a ResidentAssistant (R.A.) for the 199 6-1997 Academ ic year should contactKim Coughi in at ext. 2422 for additional information.

Zurn Computer Lab OpenThe Zurn Computer Lab, located in room 203 has announced itswinter term hours. The lab will be open during the following hours:SundayMondayTuesday

6 p.m.11 p.m.3:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.Wednesday 3:30 p.m., Thursday -,.Friday iSaturday3 :30 p .m.3:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

p.m.11p.m.11p.m.11 p .m. ft 1 . * 1p.m.5 p.m.Crimina l Justice Club Announces RaffleThe Criminal Justice Club, in conjunction with Alpha Phi Sigma,is holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit their annual trip to the Academyof Criminal Justice Sciences Convention in Las Vegas. Tickets areavailable from any club member and cost only $1. For additionalinformation contact Shirley Williams at ext 2266.New Libr ary ServicesThe Hammermill Library has added a host of new services to aidthe Mercyhurst community. The library will now be open fromSunday through Thursday until Midnight Reference services havealso been expanded. A reference librarian will also be available at

the reference desk on Sunday even ings from 6-9 p.m .Two additional CD-ROM workststions have been added to thelibrary's serv ices. An additional CD-ROM database will be addedsoon.* f #J J

A dollar bill changer has been added to the ma in level photocopierfor dieconvenience of obtainingchange to make copies.Sydow to RetireA long time employee of Mercyhurst College, Witl Sydovy hasannounced that he will be retiring at the end of M arch. Sydow hasbeen the Chief of Security here at thecollege for a number of years.Maintenance j "To all those interested in shoveling snow around this campus,please contact Mr. BUI Kerbush at 824-2273 with the ne^saryinformation (name and where you can be contacted, salary is 54.25per hour.

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Nicole PonstingleAiScE EditorHappy New Year and all ofthose little seasonal cliches. Ihopebreak was good! I can say that formyself it was splendid, but nowon to other matters of more inter-est, or so I ho pe.As you may or may not know,The "American Music Awards"will be coming up on Monday,January 28from 8-11 p.m. Thereare 21 awards to be presented,including Favorite AlternativeArtist, Favorite Rap/Hip HopArtist ancTthe usual Favorite

Male/Female Artists.There is also a special "Awardof Merit," that is given to oneartist for her/his talents and ac-complishments. Some who havewon this award were "The KingElvis* Presley, James Brown,Prince and some other older per-formers.Some of the performers for theceremony will be LLCool J, GarthBrooks, Reba McEntire. As forthe presenters, you willmost likelybe seeing Coolio, Sophie B.Hawkins, Joey Lawrence, Seal,Tori Spelling, Hootie and theBlowfish,so it may be safe to say

that there was a run on celebritiesthis year.Now, for the good or not sogood stuff, here are a few of thenominees:Favorite Female ArtistMarian CareyMelissa E the ridgeAlanis MorissetteFavorite Male ArtistMichael JacksonElton JohnSealFavorite New ArtistBlues TravelerHootie & The BlowfishAlanis Morissette

Alternative ArtistGreen Day*Nine Inch NailsPea rl JamRap/Hip HopBone Thugs 'N * HarmonyCoolioNaughty By NatureSo, it is aII up to the 20,000 peoplewho are sent ballots to decide. So,I am'going to go fill out minenow! Until next time...

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"Heat," Michael Man n's newcrime drama, slaps new life intothecop movie gen re, which latelyhas been cluttered with mindlesstrash like "Seven" and "Jade."This electrifying concoctionpromises much more than just thehistoric teaming of two actinggiants (Al Pacino and RobertDeNiro) and actually delivers onits prom ise. "Hea t" is a break-neck heist film, a cops and rob-bers epic, and a dual characterstudy, wrapped up in gorgeousphotography and whiplash edit-ing. After a year of dull d rive-inflicks, finally we g et to the goodstuff. *Pacino plays Vincent Hanna, amiddle-aged robbery-homicidedetective assigned to track downthe culprits behind a meticulousarmored car robbery that^esca-lated into a blood bath.On the flip side, DeNiro playsNeil McCauley, the soft-spokenmastermind beftmd the heist, aman who lives in isolation, notbecause he wants to, butbecausebe has to, given the nature of hiswork. The film alternates its fo-cus between the two men, theirwork and hom e lives. Hanna is inthe process of steamroiling mar-riage # 3,.Miile De Niro findshimself falling in love, against his

better judgment j-The secondary characters arejust as fascinating, especially Val

Kilmer as one of McCauley*scro-nies. Kilmer's relationship withhis wife (Ashley Judd) provides"Heat" with on e of its most emo-tional subplots. Diane Venorabrings conviction to her role asPacino's wife , and** Am yBrenneman (formerly of "NYPD,Blue") is fine as the object of DeNiro's affections.But, of course, the real drawingcard is the teaming of Pacino andDe Niro, although anyoneexpect-ing a "Butch and Sundance" kind

i.jtwo mega-actors share just twoscenes together - one a smartlywritten coffee shop sitdown mid-rway jthrough the^lilm^in whicht they clarify - their predator-preyL relationship. It would be nice tosee them have more screen timetogether, but that's another film."Heat" lives up to its title insome of the most electrifying ac-tion sequences ever filmed, andthat's no exaggeration. The. mak-ers of lame thrillers like "Assas-sins" should pay close attentionto "Heat 's" pivotal bank robberysequencers an example of theright way to stage an action scene.Let's hope they take ^ ^Even at nearly three hours,"Heat" is nevcaboring. There'sal wayssomething to look a t evenso, this is onefilm hat is likely tobe underrated, and I wouldn't besurprised if it becomes a cult film.In the world of Cops and RobbersCincirra, "Heat" rises to the top.

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Tunes on TailsBy Jason UleryMerciad ColumnistWell, we're back at Mercyworldfor the remainder of another fun-filled term. I hope and trust all ofyouhad a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year (no offense tothose of you who d on't celebratethose holidays). I did and I'mwriting to let you know about awonderful new release that I re-ceived as a present (via Camelotgift certficate). Aglio E Olio, thenew EP from the Beastie Boys,had hit record stores just in time

for Christmas. This release dif-fersfrom heir normal stuff, how-ever, as they left the hip-hop be-hind for this one and just con cen-trated on the punk rock aspect of

their eclectic range.They hooked up with B-Boybuccinator AWOL (aka AmcrySmith) on drums as the other threetook their respective spots on theroster. This one clocks in at 11minutes and contains eightsongs.From "Brand New" to "I WantSome," this is just a sick album.They go back to classic crappythrash hardcore on "N ervous As-sistant," which is a mad 40 sec-onds.tr'Bcl ievc Me*' is a new approachlyrically for the band, which re-flects punk attitudes from morethan a decade ago. This releasedoes deal with some different is-sues than they may rap about onthejr albums, and it is a refreshingchange. I think!! this one was along time in coming, but don't

expect too many more like thisone out of the band.This is only the second all-punkrelease for the band, the otherbeing the eight-song PollywogStew EP that marked the band s'beginning. Thirteen years is a longwa it Besides, they get more rec-ognition for their hip-hop, whichis the artisticgenre they havebeencontinually wo rking to recreate.This is "only cheap $," so ifyou're into music like this, I wouldget it. These guys do know whatthey're do ing, which is more thanI can say for most other bands inthis particular genre. Continue tokeep a look ou t for new materialfrom Porno For Pyros andA TribeCalled Quest They're both pastrelease deadlines for their newstuff, so justwai t It'll be worth i tWhat ? Up...

The Erie Art Museum has a April lOth.Togetmoreinfo. i i o , 1996 there will be a newgreat deal to offer this monthas well as in the comingmonths. For instance, Thereis an exhibit entitled "Dali's

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In Theatrical news, "Who'sAfraid of Virginia Woolf']is playing at The RoadhouseTheatre. The play will runthrough Jan. 27th on Thurs-days, Fridays and Saturdaysj at 8p.m. The Roadhouse istage photographs and the a v e r v affordable way to I o c a t edat 14511Tb Formore

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HELMETBy Dan HilfikerEditor-in-Chief

Once again it has been a long time since I sat down at the oldcomputer to sp ew fortha few notes to those loyal readers of theMerciad, but the break awayfrom he office waswell deserved andwanted. I am sure that a great ma ny of you fel t the same way aboutyour Christmas holiday breaks. Un like many of the students here atMercy hurst College , I was one of thefew souls wh o decided tocomeback to school for the New Years celebrations. It was not in myinterests to go to yet another packed keg party hereon campus so mygirlfriend and I decided to partake in much of the festivities andexcitement that the city of Brie could offer us for the festive even tThe two of us decided to enjoy the events that were happening atthefifthannual First Night Erie celebration downtown. Even thoughthe featured performer, Bo Diddly, did not even show up for theevening, the two of us endured long lines and m obs of p eople, andgenerally had a great time at all of the events.I think that it is great that a city like Brie would care enough to goto the trouble and cost of preparing and planning an event of thismagnitude for its citizens. Although I think that some of the eventswere a little bitmismanaged and some of the venues were slightlyinappropriate, the entire event seemed to go off without a hitch.When I say without a hitch I mean that there seemed to be no majormistakes or injuries associated with the event yIt is because of this that I was astonished and truly shocked to hearthat a 14 year-old girl had been shot during the fantastic fire wo rksdisplay that topped off the ceremonies.The shooting apparently occurred wh ile the girl was standing nextto her mother in a crowd that was estimated to be in excess of 30,000people. Itwa s later revealed that the bullet was probably ired roma distance by someone who was shooting a gun up into the air tocelebrate the coming of the new year. It seems unfortunate that anevent that was so carefully planned and expertly conducted willforever be marred by this traumatic shooting. The First Nightcelebration is totally a family affair, with children, parents, and alsograndparents in attendance. |It is now up to the ph ysicians and the Erie Police Department todo their best to help the poor girl recover fully and to capture theperson associated with firing the gunfromwhich the bullet came.The scary thing associated with this unfortunate event is that itcould have been myself or even a loved oneof mine that was struckdown by that bullet My girlfriend and I could not have been morethenfiftyyardsfrom hevictim when she was struck. An event likethis one really makes one think about how quickly a 1 ife canbe takenand how precious a life can be. It seems that in this day and age, toofew people realize what it really means to be alive. It seems obviousthat many people also do not think about the consequences of theiractions before engaging in them. bWhat kind of idiot would shoot a -gun straight up into the air?Haven't they ever heard the old saying "What goes up must comedown?" I sure hope that the person wh o is responsible for iring hatgun up into the air feels a great deal o f remorse associated with whathe has done and quickly finds in himself the courage to comeforward and admit his m istake to the Erie P olice DepartmentToo often w e se e peop le engage in actions that are injurious tothemselves, or have the potential to cause injury to those people

around them, without th inking twice about i t Itonly takes one smallmistake to ruin the lives ofentire families, and a good dose of realitymustbe ingrained into the minds of people everywhere in responseto this tragic accident here in E rie.The unfortunate victim in this accident w as not a criminal of-fender, or a drug dealer, or even the victim of a drive by shooting.She was an innocent girl attending a family event in the safety of hermother's protective presences She merely happened to be in thewrong place at the wrong time and is now paying;the price forsomeone else's own negligent behavior.The one thing that has seemed to me to be the shining light in thiswhole incident is the outpouring o f support that theErie communityhas shown for the girl and her family. It seems that it is always intimes of crises like these that bring the community closer togetherin a common bond, and rarely i s it a positive event that creates thiskind of mass support within the community and its leaders.1| Maybe in the long run, a great many people will learnfrom hemistake that one individual made and wiU play it safe during festivetimesfromnow on and keep those irearmssafely locked and out ofharm's way. That is the on e pos itive thing that can be learned byeveryone as a result of this whole situation. Maybe now we wUl bea little more careful in the ways in which w e celebrate our trium-phant occasions.

Ryb RoastA Tribute to Unsung Heroes

By: Brad RybczynskiMerciad ColumnistFirst and foremost I would liketo welcome you all back to thisWinter Wonderland we all callMercyhurst I hope everyone en-joyed a safe and happy holidayseason. I also hope that you allgotflannels.Before I go any further, I wouldlike to inform you that Jamie Onkcordially invites each and everyone of you to his dinner in theGrotto dining room. The dinner'smain course will open with a freshtossed salad with ranch dressingfollowed by grilled sword ish ,rice

pilaf, and steamed broccoli. Towind up the affair, anoreo cookieand raspberry gelatin chocolatepiewill be served for desert Allof thisfor hevery low price of $7plus tax.The seating for dinner will be-gin at 4:45 p.m. this Friday withdinner being served soon after.Mr. Onk has also told m e that ifyou mention the Ryb Roast youwill receive one handshake fromnone other than Jamie Onk him-self, at no extra charge.To makereservations you: can call 824-2565.Mercyhurst College will soonbe a household name across theUnited States. If you think that Iam joking, guess again. For thoseof you that haven't heard, TomHanks is making a new movie,some of which will involve theMercyhurst name.Some time ago, Hanks wasmaking his way back t?fromToronto and became bored withthe scenery. He subsequently de-cided to visit Erie. It was then thatHanks found a certain affectionfor the city.His movie will be about a ga-rage band that wins a talent con-

test at Mercyhurst Theband goeson tofemeand fortune, or some-thing like that. That's not reallythe issue. The issue is that ourschool will be in the movie.What this means is that we, asMercyhurst students, have onemore thing to be proud of. Wehave a beautiful school, an out-standing athletic program, aca-demically, we are getting betterevery year, and now a movie star-ring Tom Hanks will have theglorious Mercyhurst name on itI* As a service not only to TomHanks, but most important toyour college, I encourage all ofyou to talk this movie up. Encour-age yourfriends, amily, and allof the High School seniors thatyou know to go see this movie.To wrap up the irst"Ryb Roast"of the new year, I would like tobegin my tribute to the unsunghero. This tribute will be done tospotlight those in our communitywho otherwise would not get therecognition that they deserve.Since these are "unsung heroes" Iwill be writing about, I urge youto contact me and let me know ofanyone you think deserves somerecognition. Anyone who goesthrough the daily grind o f collegelife, giving their all and quietlycontributing to a team, a club, ortothe Mercyhurst community wi llbe given full consideration.' To kick off my tribute' to theunsung hero, I would like to di-rect the spotlight on Senior Busi-ness Finance major, David Priebe.Dave is an all around great guy.As a matter of fact myself, MattGolga, and Jamie Onk have al-ways been convinced that in Ger-man, Priebe imeant "all that isgood andright n the world."

If it weren't for the fact that Ihad the extreme pleasure andprivilege to live with Dave last

year, I may have never realizedjust what a great guy he is. D aveis a man of few words. He is quietand reserved. D ave never tries toshow anyone up, or put anyonedown. He is a true gentleman inevery respect of the word.Academically, Dave sets veryhigh standards for himsel f, main-taining his QPA above the 3.0level. Scholastically, Dave appliesthe same "never say die" attitudethat he does in every other facet ofhis life.To round out his life, Dave isalso a member of our outstandingLaker football team. WhenI talkedto captain Matt Golga, he hadnothing but the highest of praisefor histeammate and good friend.He told me of Dave's continuedcommitment over the past threeyears to help maker the team asgood as it is. Golga cited Dave'sdrive saying "Dave always comesto practice ready to giv e 100%."Golga was also quick to point outthat he is one of the most re-spected members of the team andalways encourages others to do-their bestjWt&^\v * 5f* T^ *L Dave is one of the true leadersin our Mercyhurst community.His good natured and friendlypersonality, as well as hiscommitment and drive for excel-lence, in every aspect of his lifeshould serve as a model for all tostrive for. Dave is a rarity, a dia-mond in the rough. He is a gentle-man in a world where too fewexist, but most of all he is a truefriend and a man destined to dogreat things and bring joy andsuccess wherever he g oes.

Dave, you w ill be truly missedby your friends and teammatesafter graduation. All of them, aswell as the Onk and myself wishyou all the su ccess in the future.The Merciad

Vol. 69 No. 11 January 11,1996Merciad EditorsDan HUfikerJohn MurphyGagan Sari

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W&INTEGRATIONBy: Nick Krayg erMerciad Columnist

For some people, Christmas isjust another day.I was walking around the cor-ner from my housed to mygrandmom's on Christmas day tovisit and give her a gift. It wasnothing spectacular, just somecandle holders that I picked upwhen I signed up for a new Searscredit card.I already have a Sears creditcard, bu t the kid that I signed upwith didn't know that Allfhewanted was to reach his quota.All I wanted was the free gift Sowe used each other.Yes, you are sitting there call-ing me cheap. But I bet you willremember that tip when you'reout Christmas shopping nextyear.Anyway, I was on my wayaround the corner and I saw thisolder woman from down the streettrying to work her way towardsthe avenue on the^ice. She washaving a pretty hard time. So wasI for that matter.I ran over to help her get over toa dry spot, and I struck up a con-versa lion about the "weather.(Here's a little tip for people who

don't get along with senior citi-zens because they don't knowwhat to say to them: They love totalk about the weather and food.Bring up either of these topicsand you'll have them going forhours.)So we're walking' down thestreet and she's yapping abouthow the ice isso terrible and abouthow when she'was a girl "theweather in Philadelphia wasbeau-tiful all year 'round". I amusedher as we headed to the cornerstore.It turned out that she was downto her last slice of bread andneeded milk for her cats.I remember calling her "the pi-geon lady" with all of my friendswhen I was a little kid, becauseshe would always hang out in thesupermarket parking lot around

my house and talk to and feed thepigeons all day. We thought shewas crazy.That was back in the day whenI had n o idea what senility was. Iknow after we m ade fun of her Ialways used to feel really bad,and I used to always give her littlecards on holidays and stuff likeythat'But, back to reality. I can't even

afford to buy my family gifts, letalone a card for some old sen ilewoman.I asked her if she was all readyto celebrate Christmas, and if shewas going to "hang out with hercats;' It turned out that she didn'teven know that it was Christmasday.That's when the social workerin me kicked in. The first thingthat I wanted to do was invite herto my house for dinner. To share

in the spirit of Christmas with the"fern P :i , i I guess thesad thing now is thatI realized that I can't take care ofall the'people in my life that Iwant to. I don't have the resources.Besides, I guess I don't reallyhave the right anymore. I mean itwas one thing when I would draghome every lost or wounded ani-mal when I was a kid, but drag-ging home every senile old womanor homeless person is a wholeother story.

I mean, the Kraygers are goodpeople and all, but they're nottheWaltons, and they 're not respon-sible for making my Christmasesspecial anymore. I am, I guess.I guess I realized that therecomes a time in our lives whenwe

make our own families. I saw it inmyself this holiday. Yes, I spentlots of time with my niece andnephews and parents, but I alsospent a whole lot of time withseveral friends.I had the luxury of two Christ-mases. Two trees. Two trips tothe kitchen.There are some people whodidn't even have

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Service Learning Open to AllBy Jessica RussellMerciad Features Editor

We Learn to Serve and We Serve to Learn, is the motto of the Service Learning programon campus. Although service hours are not a part of he requirements for graduation as theyare at some of the major colleges in the U.S., community service has been a part ofMercy hurst tradition since the Sisters of Mercyfirst ounded the college back in 1926. Todaymany teachers assign service hours as part of the students' final grade.Sr. Carol Ann Voltz, the Director of Service Learning, said the definition o f communityservice is "doing something for someone whocan never repay yo u." She alsosaid that "sincethe service is coming from an assignment, the students cannotbe called volunteers. Insteadthey are called service learners.""The students must sign a contract, acquire 10-25 hours depending on the teacher, andwrite a reflection paper after they have completed the service hou rs," said Sr. Carol Ann.In the reflection paper the students must answer qu estions such as, "Do you feel you madea difference? What are you learning about the people you are working with?" and manymore. . 2 * -v?"Reflection is not the same thing as informal sharing of feelings or reporting ofexperiences. For real learning to take place, participants must be challenged to look at theirvalues, assumptions and attitudes, and make connections between their service and otherparts of their lives," said Gerhard Casper, President of Stanford University according to apamphlet given to service learners."The g oal of service should not be to turn participants into skeptics who begin to viewsocial problems with h elplessness and despa ir. To the contrary, the vision of service learningis to empower participants to find then* voices and to work as agents of social chan ge," saidRalph N ader, consumer advocate further on in the pamphlet.So far this year 520 studentsserved during the first term and 418 will be serving in the second term. 'This is an excellentrepresentation for a small college," said Sr. Carol Ann.Students who a re not involved in a class are still able to do service work. Sr. Carol Annhas a list of the opportunities open to anyone who wishes to help. These opportunitiesinclude working at neighborhood centers, food pantries, soup kitchens, life skills classes,special services for women and children, senior citizen centers and nursing hom es. "Ourstudents have a vision of how things ought to be, and are out there giving their bes t Theyhave a great desire to become part of the solution. Service will help each student to movefrom being an observer into an advocate. They know that they play a role in helping todevelop a strong, compassionate com munity," Sr. Carol Ann said.

MercyhurstConcert Choir UsesMusicto Connect withilnmatesHandel's Messiah Touches All

Courtesy of Monday MorningOver the H olidays, Dr. Garvey received the following letter from Louisa Jonason andStephen Colantti of the voice faculty of theD'Ang elo School of Music. "On Thursday, Dec.14, a m ost extraordinary event occurred. The Mercyhurst Concert Choir under the director-ship of Rebecca Ryan performed H andel's Messiah for the prisoners at the Albion StateCorrectional Facility. A num ber of inmates joined th e choir and sang some of the solos. Theinmates were under strict orders not to speak to or touch any of the choir membe rs, and thechoir was not to speak to or touch any of the prisoners. Consequently, an aisle separated thoseprisoners who sang from the choir."After the overture, a prisoner delivered the opening recitative. A t the words "Comfort ye!"and ".. . her iniquity is pardoned," the import of these words and Ha ndel's great music strucka chord so deep that many openly we pt The audience of prisoners applauded each numberand, according to tradition, stood for the Hallelujah C horus. When itwas over, nota word had

passed between prisoner and choir. WAs our students filed out, one of them turned to the prisoners and began to applaud - aspontaneous outpouring of brotherhood and compassion. The prisoners later sent the choir anote that reads as follows. "You have shown us the greatest talent we have ever known - theability to love . We will remember you forever. God bless you." For our students, this was atranscendent experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives. For the prisoners,we can only hope that the exp erience will lead them toward a higher pa th. *With thanks to Rebecca Ryan, who has transformed our choir into the most expressive ofmusical instruments and who was formerly director of music at the Albion prison, and toCharles Kennedy, Jr., who presently holds that position, we offer you this story in the samespirit in which ou r students offered their music to the prisoners-the spirit of Christmas." iIt was not only the Mercyhurst Concert Choir that felt the spirit of Christmas here atMercyhurst. We have all heard of Christmas on Campus, but many of the residents of the St.Mary's Adult Day Care homewere touched by the efforts of he M ercyhurst College CriminalJustice Club as a group of members sat, talked, and sang with the residents. The S t Mary'sBells performed their rend ition of Christmas favorites while the students interacted with manyof those at the home. The Christmas spiritwas felt by all involved as everyone had a great time.CI . u-K ?ic ; V ; - v ' : ,r : " ' ': ; r : :>*D^r. I ^-K^ fet^; WLiI

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m^wm^$. * 'm : # # : * : The Playoff PictureNFL ReportBy Dave PerryMerciad Sports Columnist

Well, it's settled. T he NFL's final four have finally emerged and aresady to slug it out one more round in the AFC and NFC conference[championship games. Four teams remain poised to challenge for theLombardi Trophy in Arizona, while the losers prepare for a long winter of(golf in Florida*.Starting in the AFC , the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills inhhe much-hyped Blue-Collar Bowl at Three Rivers Stadium. The return ofa healthy trio of running backs, Bam Morris, Erric Pegram, and John L.Williams, helped Steeler offensive coordinator Ron Erhardt get back tobasics and establish the power running game needed to complement analready potent passing attack for a January stretch drive. '-'',Without a doubt, the Steeler offense is much more complete than its 1994counterpart Quarterback Neil O* Donnell con tinues to do his best TerryBradshaw impersonation wh ile Yancy Thigpen continues to amaze withlutch catches. Factor in Kordell-SIash-Stewart as a multi-purpose threatand by gosh... could it be afifth Lombardi Trophy for the display c ase inthe lobby of Three Rivers Stadium? | 1All right, I realize that I'm getting ahead of myself. The S teelers madethis same mistake last year and so did I. W hile the team began to create it'srap video. I and just about every other Steeler fan started talking trash,getting delusions o f grandeur, and underestimating the San Diego Charg-ers.This year, the situation is eerily similar. Th e Steelers got a nice presentwhen the Indianapolis Colts dumped the Kansas C ity Chiefs to send theAFC championship game back to P i ttsburgh. N ow, the Steelers don' t haveto face the team with thebest record in theNFL, one of the best defensesin the NFL, and one of the loudest and most hostile stadiums in the NFL.Last year, San Diego beat Miami and there was another collective sigh ofrelief in Steeltown because Pittsburgh would not have to face Dan Marino.Sadly, we all know the outcome. *SHowever, history will not repeat itself and the Steelers will w in nexthveek for three very big reasons: (1 ) The Steelers remember last year andare too focused to let this one slip away. (2) As good as Jim Harbaugh, ZackCrockett, and Shawn Dawkins are, their 22nd ranked offense is no matchfor the Steelers 3rd ranked defense. (3) Hell will freeze over before a dometeam wins three straight playoff games on theroad. t. 'f \The matchup in the NFC championship game will prove to be muchmore interesting. This weekend, Green Bay disproved the pundits bydefeating the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49er's 2 7-17 in Candlestick Park while the Dallas Cowboys disposed of the Phila-delphia Eagles 30-11 in Texas Stadium.Both teams are close in terms of offense and defense, but despite EdgarBennet's 1,000 yard season, the Green Bay rushing attack is still patheti-cally ranked 26th.This could be the weak link unless the best quarterbackon the planet, Brett Favre, can duplicate his sterling performance againstthe 49er's when he was a sharp 21-28 for 299 yards and two touchdowns.I also like the fact that the Packers have unearthed aging tight-end K eith

backson to complement Pro Bowl tight-end Mark Chmura. This givesGreen Bay the luxury to use a two tight-end set to help spring the runninggame, andJackson's threat as a clutch receiver over the middle will helpfree-u p Robert Brooks. IOnpaper, Green Bay has every tool needed to beat Dallas, but must firstovercome the nightmare of playing in Texas Stadium, where they havebeen shown the exitfrom he NFC playoffs the last two years. Will thatpattern change this year? I don't know because the game is really too closeto call. I like Green Bay,|but Ifbelieve that whichever team betterestabl ishes therun will win. This clearly benefits Dallas... as long as CoachBarry Switzer doesn't get in theway. _ _

. &L& Tftflkinikas set to live a dream playingPoised and ready ..senior John Tsa wnixas scifor his native Grcece in O lympic q u a l i f i e r ^ story next week.

Sophmore Forward Trevor "Stinky11 Brandt drives to control the puck in the corner for the Lakers. Brandtand his teammates had a successful weekend in Maine an d now stand at 10-4-1. Photo: Mike Lorenzleers Start' 96 on Winning NoteHockey Review JLBy Scott Vance

The Mercyhurst hockey teamover the Christmas holidays wentto 10-4-1 and are 3-0 in their last3 games. i ^** 1The Lakers traveled to AIC(American International College)on December 9th and delivered a10-1 crushing defeat to the hometeam from Springfield Mass. "Itwas a good result for us as AICis in die division II league, andit's important to win thosegames,"said coach Rick Gotkin.Next in line for the Lakers wasdivision III powerhouse RIT, andalthough the Lakers practiced in a. smaller ring to get themselves pre-pared for the game, they werehanded a 7-4 defeat, their heavi-est loss of the year. "The team hasnever done well down here. Wehad a very good first period butthen we fe 11 apart," said Gotkin.The team returned home low inconfidence and needing a winagainst the team they lost to thenightbefore to rekindle their win-ning streak. And that they did,reversing the result of the previ-ous night by 9-6 in what was afantastic game, with end to endaction. ?Coach Gotkin saidi'The teamknew they really needed to winand they did. It was a great resultagainst a great team."fLeading the way for the Hurstwas senior Kevin McKinnon withfour goals and two assists.McKinnon has been the backbone

of the Hurst this year as. he hasaccumulated 25 goals and 22 as-sists already for a total of 47 pointwith only 15 games played.VAt the moment M cKinnon is onthe track to break the legendaryScott Burfoot 's recordof96 pointsduring the 1990-91 season. CoachGotkin said that, "Kevin has ma-tured a lot* over the 4 years atMercyhurst both on and off theice. Scott Burfoot and Kevin arevery different types of players asKevin is much bigger and stron-ger, but they do have one thing incommon land that's their unbe-^lievable skills. Kevin has a lot toprove to other people this seasonand he is a man on a mission. Heis certainly as good a player asBurfoot and he'll be just as suc-cessful."Last weekend the Lakers re-sumed play. After the holidaybreakthey traveled to the University o fMaine for a doubleheader againstthe homeside 'Huskies'. Thehome team were definitely thesi o wer one to shake off their new

year hangover asfthey weredowned by the Hurst 10-1.Once again Mckinnon led the

way with a hat trick, also to score^wereOtoHlincik, Mike Pattison,

John Tsakanikas, Steve Torriero,Scott M acDonald, and a pair ofJ goals from Chris*;^Kodi" Mor-gan. Although the team won com-fortably, Gotkin commented"We struggled in thefirstperiodpossibly because we had two| weeksoff,wh lie Ma ine were prac-:.ticing all during Christmas. Mainereminded me Of the Mercyhurst

pteam five or six years ago whenwe were first set up."The Lakers furthered the Hus-kies hangovers the following nightas they dished out another crush-ing victory by 6-2 and it couldhave been more as.Gotkin said,"only for the goal tender we couldhave won by a lot more goals, butwe played a lot better in thisgamealthough we didn't win by as biga margin."The team faces a solid PennState side this Wednesday eveningwhile on Saturday they face divi-sion III powerhouse Fredonia atthe ice center. The Lakers will b e

out for revenge as they lost earlierin the season to the New Yorkside.

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Compiled by John M urphyMerciad Sports Editor&Lakers Fifth in Nation

After a strong fall season, Mercyhurst's athletic program is currentlyranked fifth in the nation among all Division II program s. This isaccording to the latest "Sears D irectors' Cu p" standings which appearedin a recent edition of USA Today. At the end of the spring season, thecollege with the athletic program ranked first in theU.S. in Division I, IIand III respectively will be recognized by this prestigious cup. The Lakersare very much in the hunt for this year's honor in Division II.Athletic director for the past six years, Pete Russo, the man behind thesuccess of the Lakers program, commented, "We've made tremendousprogress in the last half dozen years, we have a strong and well organizedprogram with a broad base in both me n's and wom en's sports.""A key to any successful program is to be good across the board," he said.All-American Girls

Scanlan CrossSeniors Claire Scanlan and Tracy Cross were recently named to theNCAA All-American ladies9 soccer team. Both players hail from theRepublic of Ireland and have played for their native country. Over the lastfour years the two have been key components in a very successful Lakerssoccer team that has gone to the NCAA finals on no fewer than threeoccasions.T>It's an honor to receive the recognition," said Scanlan, "but I waslucky to be able to play around such quality teamma tes that made me look

There was some surprise when senior Greig Waddell,who led the men 'steam to their most successful season in 20 years, failed to be named to theAll-American men's team. However, both he and teammate GlennFrancis did make NCAA All-Mid Atlantic team.Intramural NotesThree-on-Threebasketball is in full swing with nine games out of a 22game schedule completed. The 'Too Good" team of Mike Domm, JackLengel, Shawn K roener and Steve Dobis are proving just that, as they areundefeated in seven games . ""Intramural Ice Hockey will begin play Sunday, Jan. 28th. All entryforms must be in by noon, Friday, January 19th. Forms can b e obtainedat the MAC bulletin board. Any questions or information, contact coachPaul Demvanovich at ext. 2221. f

GLIAC Basketball Standings

Men GoBy Jean Mcfeely.Merciad Sports Writer

Over the Christmas holidayswhile many of us were gulpingdown turkey and trimmings theMercyhurst mensbasketball teamwas hard at work here on campus.On Dec. 28 , the men headed forAlbany N.Y. to participate in theSt Rose Tournament, and sincethen have pi ayed two other games.Their current standing is 7 and 4,but as far as conference play goesthey're 3 and 1. As of now ourmen are tied for first in the GreatLakes Conference.At the St Rose tournamentthe Hurst took on three otherteams. Quinnipiac College, Col-lege of S t Rose, and Pace Uni-versity. In the Quinnipiac gameMercyhurst came out on top witha score of 89-73. Maurice Profitwas top scorer for Mercyhurstwith a total of 14 points.Unfortunately the E next two

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games of the tournament didn'thave the samel ou tcome.Mercyhurst los t to the team of S t.Rose with a final score of 83-94.Again Profit was top scorer forthe Hu rst In their final gameagainst Pace University the scorewas 67-70. It was a close gamebut the Lakers couldn't make upthe three-point difference. JimRoe was top scorer in this gamewith a total of 16 points.Mercyhurst was in a bit of foultrouble throughout the game, andthis fact certainly didn't help thesituation.

After a long and disappoint-ing few days, the Lakers returnedhome and began preparation fortheir next game against HillsdaleCollege. The Lakers won thisgame 75-70. Rahsaah Rolandscored 18points, earning him topscorer title. Mercyhu rst playedwell in this game with 11 stealsand16 turnovers.

The last game Mercyhurst

played was,5a conference gameagainst Saginaw Valley . MauriceProfit again was top scorer, buthis 14 points couldn't help histeam defeat Saginaw. The finalscore of |this game was 56-75.Saginaw was able to gain posses-sion of the ball more often thanthe Hurst and seemed to be a lotmore aggressive off the boards,as far as rebounds wentMercyhurst plays its nextgame tomorrow night againstLake Superior. It will be theirsecond conference game and it'ssure to be a good one as LakeSuperior is rumored to be a prettytough team. It will be the Lakers'first home game in over fourweeks. The team has been work-ing on rebounding the ball andgeneral court aggressiveness sohopefully this will help them outtomorrow nigh t Their next gamewill be January 13th atMercyh urst, and it will beagainstNorthern Michigan.Ladies Over Hill, Caught By Valley

By John MurphyMerciad Sports EditorThe women's basketball teamhad little time to adjust after theChristmas break as they took offfor a two gameroad trip last Thurs-day. The ladies squared up againstHillsdale'and Saginaw Valley,both GLIACopponents.The teambeat Hillsdale by a narrow 67-65margin but were outclassed bySaginaw! 66-52 on Saturday,which was the La kers' first con-ference loss. Coach Jim Webb'sside has slipped back to .500 witha record of 6-6.The long journey to Michigantook its toll on the Lakers as theytrailed Hillsdale throughout theopening 10 minutes of Thursdaynights game . Some tenacious play

from the vis itors, number 4 4,Renee Burns, kept the Lakers inthe game and with seven minutesto go in the hal f the score was tiedwith a Lori Morth free throw.Morth came alive for the Lak-ers and with two consecu tive lay-ups she gave her team the lead forthe first ime in the game. Hillsdalecame right back though and endedthe half leading 33-29JThe second half saw the home9 - 0 side add to its lead and with 13:29

On Saturday night againstSaginaw the Lakers took an earlylead butthe home sidewent ahead13-11 midway through the halfand never relinquished the leadfor the remainder of the game.The Lakers fought hard to stayin contention but despite the bestefforts of junior Connie Ralstonand her teammates, Saginawproved too strong and pulled awayto win by a comfortable margin of14 points, 66-52.Ralston led the Lakers in scor-ing over the two games with 30

points while Morth was nextwith25 . "We played well againstHillsdale and did some goodthings to get the win," said coachWebb. "Saturdaywe looked a littleflat as the girls were tired, it'salwaysy-tough on the road," hesaid.[|This weekend the Lakers are athome and will be hoping for .vic-tories against Lak e Superior Stateand Northern Michigan Univer-sities. Saturday's game againstMichigan tips-off at 6 pm.

left in thegame Mercyhurst tra iledby 11 points.JBut as they had inthe first half, the Lakers camestorming back. Again itwas Burnsand Morth who led the charge forthe visitors with junior ConnieRalston also contributing.With five minutes to go, theLakers led 59-58 but Hillsdalemade one last effort to go 65-61ahead and under two minutes togo . Morth was no t to be deniedhowever and her two quick lay-ups tied the score. In the end jun-ior Allison Marsden netted twofree-throws to give the Lakers ahard-fought 67-65 victory.

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