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Home, a movie madefor television, will air this fallstarring actress -Bette Davis.Included in the cast of stars andstarlets will be*some familiarfaces to&he Mercyhurst Comm u n i t y ^ ? vB Denise Corbin,'? a ? 1977 Mercyhurst graduate, suggested theMercyhurst dance department toUniversal | Studios 9J whenUniversalSwas seeking dancersfor their upcoming movie. | fBThe* studio agreed, and thusfifteen members of the dancedepartment performed in Harvest Home: Suzette Boyer, SheilaMurphy, Kitty Megnin,:'JeannePalmer, Carlee Kanopka, JanetArtuhevich, Lori Shadley, Tami

Keener, Sharon Artuhevich,Jenny Isabela, Chris Cottman,Denise Corbin, Liz Casey, Jennifer D onnelly, ' and SharonWester. \ | | | |All rehearsals andfthe actualfilming of the movie tookplace inMentor, Ohio. The dancerscommuted three* hours a dayduring their five-day job assignment! J3j JrTheir two rehearsa ls consistedof six hours each day, while thethree filming idays involvedtwelve hour da ys. ^ |I "We all complained," saidsophomore Suzette Boyer. "Itwas!hard work; the days wereextremely long and the filmingall took place i outside in the'Petitions ] Were Pa rtOf Psych Experim ent| And lyou ^thought lyou iweregetting involved in campuspolitics. flg | jY o u t h o u g h t s o , t h a t i s , if y o uw e r e o n e o f s o m e 7 0 s t u d e n t s w h ol a s t W e d n e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 28 ,s i g n e d i p e t i t i o n s t o " m o v e t h ec u b e . " j g i JLjMfe The petitions were fakes.| Or,more prectselyfltheywere part ofan experiement conducteof by 14members of Dr. John Stewart'sSocial Psychology class. X"It was a conformity study,"Dr. Stewart explained. He addedthat the test was to determine, orat least suggest, mat the numberand "perceived status" of namesalready on a petition influenced astudent's decision to sign or not tosign. I j ig I WMI The petitions were, of course,rigged. Five models bearing thesame question but differentprearranged s ignatures weredrawn up and shown separatelyto 15-25 students each.;; JOne form had no names on it;th e J person! who 1 signed ^ thusthought he was putting himselffirst on the Mist. Other petitionscarried the names of one or 10students, or one or 10 faculty.The "perceived | s t a tus "variable came into play on thosewhich carried the bogus facultysignatures?. Whaf hese tested, ineffect, was whe ther or not it wasthought "safe" or "right" to signsomething a < professor or

professors had already put theirnames on. |6 About 60 per cent of; th e 120students approached signed oneof the petitions to move the cubefrom the front of O ld Main to thefront of Zurn Hall. Dr. Stewartsaid he anticipated a 50-50 splitand concluded that "the issuewas notas controvers ial^ wethought; there Was noLas muchresistance to signing. "^"^~ P?Of 23 persons shown a petitioncarrying 10 phoney studentsignatures, 16, or about 70 percent, agreed to sign. The resultswere almost identical in tests ofother models. |"We did not find the effects wehad expected," Dr. Stewart said."Neither of the variables seemedto make much difference." |T h e o n e exception showed u p inthe "blank" group, where onlynine of 20 students, or 45 per cent,signed. | J* \ *? ^"I would be cautious ingeneralizing," Dr. Stewart said,"but it would seem that peopledon't wantjrto be first."In retrospect, Dr. Stewart said,he wished the demonstrationwould have studied more closelythe reasons for not signing."We recorded^ refusals," hesaid, "but we really didn't probethem as much as might wehave." 3 W f; jThe exper iment wasf held- (Continued on Page 4 )

B y Vicki Mar tinagofreezing cold weather." "But,"she added, "it jwas a veryvaluable? experience; that I willalways remember."|j The dancers received $25 a dayplus all meals and gas expenses.They drove themselves torehearsals, but school vans wereprovided during the shootingdays. | P |^The dancers, in general, werevery? enthusiastic towards theirreception from the actors,^actresses and particularly thecrew. But difficulties did arisewith the other extra actors andactre sses.| Competitiveness andjealousy were problems thedancers had to confront. >[3'They weren ' t dancer s , "

comments Carlee Kanopka. "Butthey tried to tell us what to do."The rehearsals J and! filmingdays were to follow consecutivelybut because of J the rain, theschedule was constantly beingpushed ahead.Bet te Davisjj performed innumerous scenes with the dan-"She was very considerate,"sophomore Carlee Kanopka said."You wouldn't think she'd careabout u s little people, but she did.She would get us be nches to sit o nbecause she knew how tiring ourwork was." 5T tOn the shooting days the castand crew would work until earlymorning. One 'Hurst-dancer

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With another fall festival and parents weekend under ourbelts, life a t th e 'Hurst continues. Everyone who contributedt o t h e success of th e weekend should b e congratulated.Parents, G o d h o w w e take them for granted! Three yearsa g o , I left home for Mercyhurst and little did I realize thatm y association with them would become almost extinct. *, For my parents, the weekend was a time for reminiscing.I hadn't seen them in a long while, but the time we spenttogether brought u s much closer as a family. ~What was most? impressive about th e weekend was itsorganization. Everything ran on schedule, according toplan. T h e only disappointment was th e weather. A ll in a ll theweekend was filled with a lot of memories and a lot of happiness, i % \Thanks again to all those w h o made th e weekend possible.I think it is safe to say that pare nts' weekend has become atradition at M ercyhurst. IOn Friday, September 30, K-104 (WCCK-FM) asked forsuggestions concerning alternatives to the controversial"Duck Mascot." | J \ M ;\ $The idea of our mascot was mentioned on Bill Shannon'sshow, who is a disc jockey for K-104. At 10 a.m. the phonesbegan ringing during Shannon's show and continued intoTerry Lee Collins' shift for a total of 44 minutes. Thesuggestions made included a sailor, pelican, fisherman,lifeguard, mermaid, turtle, sea gull, lake trout and akingfisher. So what d o y o u think of those ideas?B T o ease th e minds of th e people in Operations, may I makea correction in an article that appeared in the September 2 3issue of The> Merciad. Bob Sheehy, director of operationshas been here a total of four months, not three years as wasreported, although some of us feel like he's been here forthree years. i* > | |I would like at this time to clear u p a rumor about myself.It's been said that I've been seen in a suit. Not true!

Someone's getting their jollies impersonating me. I wouldappreciate any information leading to the whereabouts ofthis deviant chara cter.It w a s an informal gathering on Tuesday, October 4 , as ahandful of people showed up in the office of Sister CarolynHerrmann to wish her a happy birthday. ! .: fSeveral friends dropped by to wish Carolyn a happy birthday and she deserves it. Happy belated birthday, Sr.Carolyn, from T h e Merciad toyou. >r3 Good news about the yearbook. According to sources,there will be a yearbook for the 1977-78 year. There was aconcern among several students about the survival of theyearbook for this year but everything worked out for thebest. 1 | jE 1BJElections for the office of vice president of Mercyhurststudent government will take place on Friday, October 14.As of now only one candidate applied for the position.Anyone interested in the position contact George Venuto in322Sesler. J ? f I &g Jj?s*In order for a candidate to be recognized by the government, a formal application must b e submitted to Venuto orany Student Government representative. Applications mustbe submitted no later than October 7. f\ I encourage y o u r u n if you're interested. A s of no w there iso ne official can didate.* T o anyone interested in self defense or karate, a meetingwill be held at 7 : 3 0 p . m . on October 4 at the campus center.Tim Pastore, w ho holds a black belt in karate, will be thereto explain the program . |Dr. Lyle Lehman, division chairperson of education atSU.N.Y., will address all education majors. The topicdiscussed will be "Do You Know What You Are Getting Int o . " Following the address, a reception will be held in thegfaculty lounge. JSf 1*P The event will take place Sunday, October 16 , at 7 p . m . inZurnll4. I * J * 1 1'It h emerci

Editor r... Chris V an WagenenNews Editor Gary WesmanFeature Editor . .>.'._-'' T\ Darlene KeithSports Editor. g p g | | Terry KellyGraphics and Layout: Melissa McMurray, Darlene Keith,Gary Wesman and Terry Kelly. * /.Typists. JoAnn Alexander a n d Jocelyn PiccutaWriters and Creators: John Bruno. Vicki Martinago, BobDerda Jr., Mark Cipriani, Chris Tomczak, Mary Mahon.Amy Chizmadia, Denise Moles, Sue fFuss, MaryannFerraro, Richard Birmingham, Lisa Manendo, JudyAnania.Photographers S u e Carlson and Randy MinkBusiness Manager f.... .Lisa ManendoFaculty Consultant William ShelleyA rt Editor Patrick Dunn

Staff EditorialsFile NowAs The Merciad went to press, only one candidate hadfiled for the office of vice president of the?MercyhurstStudent Government. S h e is JoAnn Alexander, a sophomorelaw enforcement major a n d Egan Scholar..As it now stands, Ms. Alexander will win the secondhighest Student Government office unchallenged. Thedeadline for filing for this special election is Friday, October7 . That's today. The deadline was already pushed back oneweek, but still there i s n o indication that this will b e anythingbut a n unopposed election.! & \The MSG charter allows uncontested elections, but forseveral reasonsall of them good onesthe officers andrepresentatives of M SG wants this to be a re al contest between at least tw o strong candidates. A n d s o d o w e .The present group of officersPresident George Venuto,Secretary Gerard NeCastro and Treasurer JoeNeCastrowas elected more or less as a ticket. Collectivelythey campaigned for an MSG based on deciding issuesrather than student activities. | | f IAfter a ; lively campaign marked by intelligentdebate o n both sides, and a robust voter turnout, the currentofficers w o n a victory of ideas a s well a s personalities. \A repeat in the upcoming V.P. election (scheduled forFriday, October 14) would prove that the student body hasmaintained the conviction it showed last spring, hasfollowed the pro gress of M SG to date, and wants to protectit s interests in government. % | SB |The problem is notrepeat, notapathy, as is so endlessly charged. We know of several students who expresseda desire to run for th e office, b u t for reasons of their o w n , didnot. | i W e urge them to file, n o w . A n d then to campaign like hell.iln truth, it would please us greatly if M s. Alexander eventually w o n t h e election, anyway. |L *Even though she has no previous experience in collegegovernment, we feel Ms2 Alexander would become a finevice president. Our reasoning stems, not incidentally, fromher work as a newcomer to The Merciad staff. If sh e showsas much promise at government as she has at journalism,MSG ana particularly the women's role in it will begradually strengthened. f W e would endorse her candidacy outright* in fact, exceptthat she is unopposed and has been for two weeks. An endorseme nt would be pointless. * * *We hope that, with one good candidate already entered,next Friday's election is not also pointless." 5

P r o c e e d i n g W i t h C a u t i o nLast week's issue devoted some 50 column inches to aproposal to convert Mercyhurst's various Internships to afederally-funded Cooperative Education prog ram.It is a complicated and important issue. W e relied heavilyo n the patient and thorough explanations of M SG PresidentGeorge Venuto, Senate President Dr. David Palme r and inparticular of Grants Director John Nesbit.jWe hope ournews articles and Dean Trimble's column, in turn,adequately, explained to our readers Cooperative Ed . andthe college's currently limited commitment t o i t . | |in any case, explaining is not the same as judging, and wed o not feel it is time to come out for or against Cooperative

Ed. At present, no one else on campus is choosing up sides,either, at least not dramatically. This we applaud.N o o n e w h o was on campus last spring need be remindedof the bitterness and mistrust * between faculty and administrators which simmered privately and boiled overpublicly. One problem was that so many major changeswere proposed for Mercyhurst last year. Another awascharges that the normal means of reaching decisions haddisintegrated into games of political tug-of-war, muscleagainst muscle. * J $ t k ^ ^ ^So far it seems that Cooperative Ed. will be discussedthoroughly in the Senate, MSG and private conversations,some of which, hopefully, will take place in dormitories andth e Union. Discussed openly a n d then voted o n openly. *Pa rt of the reason for the calm handling of CooperativeEd. m ay be that some of last ye ar's more touchy problemshave yet t o b e resolved. Another part may be that sensitivediscussions of faculty contrac ts are now beginning.*W e hope that the greater part is a desire on the part offaculty and administrators to decide on major*proposalssuch a s Cooperative E d . o n their merits alone. | I W&

ReviewG arden's Su ccessfu lB y Darlene Keith 5A s an avid film goer, I will try to present the Mercyhurstcommunity with a critic of various films shown throughouttheErie area this year. This might provide both the Studentsand th e faculty with a n idea of th e film's worth. ]I Never Promised Y o u A Rose Garden w a s thought t o b e acheap spin-off of the film O n e Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.It was definitely not. Besides the setting being the sam e,that is within an insane asylum, the plot and theme weredrastically different, g fRose Garden, contrary to Cuckoo's Nest, was a veryserious movie. Although it did have its amusing points, itw a s basically serious a n d in some cases s a d . I

The film is a true story about a young woman, Deborah,who imagined she lived in a different world than otherpeople. She thought that the only way to get to her specialworld was toCcommit suicide, something she tried three'times. - W. %*. tHer world was in illusion of war, sex, brutality, andsometimes peacefullness. Why she wanted to go there andher disillusionments about i t w a s t h e theme of the story.& The director, Anthony Page, brought about this unrealworld well by using blank, white backgrounds which emphasized it s unreality. *i3| * ^ JAnother plus for the movie was the sometimes unflattering and realistic camera angles that Page used. Instead of giving the audience something attractive to look at,he did the opposite. Show the audience the true facts andthey will become more interested i n t h e movie, fHumor that was perhaps not intended to be was a goodquality a t times in th e fUm, when it became to o realistic. Heportrayed this with scenes that contained other chara ctersof the institution. Some of these characters were womenwith deep emotional problems that appeared funny anyway.j One of the women was a sex fanatic. She was constantlyyelling rape to the guards and other people. Then there wasanother woman w h o insisted she was an actres s and recitedplays a l l t h e time. % | jfThroughout the film though, Deborah , skillfully played byKathleen Quinlan, progressed until she was granted permission to leave th e institution.Anthony Page described her jo y well by th e symbolism heshowed at th e end of th e film. D eborah w a s allowed to take awalk with a friend and they visited a ball park where youngmen were playing. She was jubilant as she h it a home runand a s s h e passed each base, th e ball missed h e r . I think thissignified that n o o n e could harm her n o w . N o t even those b a dmen in her dreams, jff $ |A t t h e end of th e film, perhaps corny, sh e kicked her shoesoff in the park and did cartwheels as you could see the institution looming in th e background, i t J WI think I Never Promised You A Rose Garden was a sensitive, humorous and educating film. It showed real thingsthat happen in an institution and how th e people within survive, a n d believe m e , survive i s t h e only word I c a n u s e .

A A A workshop I for seniors on the artof resume writ ing will be* conductedby Gary Bukowski, Director of CareerPlanning and Placement.This meet ing is scheduled forThursday, October 13 , at 2 p.m. in Ma in 201.It islimperative that seniors who wishto begin their job campaign at tend thismeetingA meeting for all seniors who are interested in beginning their job cam paignwil l be held on Wednesday, October112,at 3 p.m. in Main 201. jOn-campus recruit ing, resumes, lettersof recommendat ions, personal data for

m s , etc. wil l be discussed. It is importantthat seniors begin this process immediately. ;?

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- &Departing temporarily from its musical format, th e Back-porch Cafe will feature the Bob Myers Magic Revue in itsnext scheduled show Tuesday, October 11 . i I | ;;'.Myers and his female assistant, Sandy, combine magic,illusions, esc apes and comedy in their show. They have performed extensively in Washington, D . C . , and have appearedat m ost of th e major hotels and ballrooms of Harrisburg.T h e doors will open at 8:15 Tuesday night, admission i s 5 0cents. W. * WF S

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It was incorrectly reported in last week's Merciad thatM SG agreed to pay for $562 of the cheerleading budget. Thecorrect figure is $262. 1 jbody. Renee Arnold

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OCTOBER 7.1977 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3M e d i a l i sV a l u a b l eThe media service departmentis an academic service which isof vital im portance to the studentbody at Mercyhurst. '*It is located on the second floorof the L earning Resource C enterin a room which contains variousresources and materials for theuse of the students.jg It enables a student to conducta project of research with the useof such .aides 5as slides, films,video-tapes, and music recordings. J * *| The academ ic function not onlyrevolves around the student, butalso the institution as well. Theservice is responsible for settingup classes when the faculty callsupon them to provide the specificmedia $ needed to assist the;in-structor. fjfB | &S Ms. Sharon Sisco, Director ofmedia services, is very m uch likea social director whose task it islo co-ordinate everything. 5 jYou explain your{project toher, informing? her Tof v thematerials and facilities you willneed. She in turn helps you inobtaining the specific tapes orpictures you require, J *8She also gives you ideas on howto assemble your project in aneffort to'obtain the* maximumeffect possible in the medium youuse. S H | I IAnother part of Ms. Sisco's jobis to handle all films for the lawenforcement department. She iscurrently involved in) the LawEnforcement Resource Center, aslide presentation. I m SETWhen* it is finished, it willcompile a storehouse of fin-formation where the student canobserve at his own pace and time.j The* department * i s | alsoresponsible for all equipm ent andordering all software materialssuch as records, 16mm film, andtransparencies. |? ffccSE 1 1|The Sunday movies areJalsohandled through this departmentas well as the video-taping ofte lev is ion and* record ing ofmusic in the audio room.j|Parents | | |! Weekend... H H K^ (Continuedfrom Page 1 ) tim&Plat ters |who Iplayed I theiroriginal works as well as songsfrom the O'Jays. The Plattersperformed for two ] hours andsang till l a.m. l j | PB On Sunday, a liturgy was heldat Mercyhurst's j chapel, $ concluding a {long, I but eventfulweekend, fi I f fjjf As of now, there is little doubtamong the people who plannedthe event that the success of thisParen ts W eekend will enable thecollege to continue it as an annualevent. " K-S? vi WW- 4s

K * J x DonCooper (alias the duck) * mThe\Man\Who\W ould Be\MascotHe has become a hot topic of conversation both inside and outside the college in recent weeks with his one-made crusade tobecome Mercyhurst's first official mascot at sporting events.He is mentioned in Student Union gossip, bull sessions in thecampus center, and on local radio. He has become known, to

those who know him and those who don't, as "Don the Duck." 1The man who would be mascot is Don Cooper, a bearded andbalding 32-year-old student in his first year at M ercyhurst. He isa transfer from Syracuse University. And he is dead seriousabout the mascot idea. We think. M f ? M . 3 WCooper is a hard fellow to figure, actually. He makes the rounds of most of the campus parties and throws quite a few of themhimself. Yet, he is typically low-key and speaks softly in a lowregister just this side of a monotone. He has taken his m ascotidea to the Sudent^ Government and to the offices of{thePresident, the Dean, and the Assistant Dean, as'well as thenewspaper. | f I I s *? .StL f * fSo why are some people, including this writer, still not convinced that Cooper is not quietly pulling off some giga ntic hoax?While making the rounds of campus early this week, InquiringReporter ran across Don Cooper and held this brief and informalinterview: 5 ? J K S SB B ": iS The Merciad: So why are you pushing this mascot idea ?H Cooper: "I think the kids need me. I mean, what the schoolneeds is spirit, because there is none now."^The Merciad: Why a duck? g g | **& fCooper: "I'm not really going to be a duck. I'll be whateverthenna jority of the students want me to be. ' |The Merciad: Is part of the reason for this to become a kind ofcelebrity? * *Cooper:*"Nah. People know me already. They may not likeme, but they know me. j^"I really like this little school and I would like to do somethingfor it. * % J ^ftlf | * f"I'd like to help the cheerleaders so I'm going to throw a partyto raise some money for them." * .8 The Merciad: The cheerleaders? You weren't getting alongwith them last week, f- f j ^Cooper: "Well, I came on wrong with them, when we met, andthey came on wrong with me. But I want to help them out now."(Editor's note: The cheer eading squad was appearing beforeMSG and other campus departments to get budget money at thetime Cooper's mascot proposal first became public.) |B The Merciad: Tell us about the party. L& | *Cooper: "October 28, starting at 6 p.m. in 222 Sesler. It's the32nd annual Halloween Part y. My 32nd annual H alloween part y;I don't know how many other people have had."It's going to be the biggest party this school has ever had. I'lldonate about a third of the money we raise to the cheerleaders, ahundred dollars, maybe. We've got to cover our expenses, andall, and make some for ourselves. We plan to raise a couple hundred out of it. The kids want parties, so someone should givethem parties." , L -Jg % t

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Sr. Joseph Mary Kosarsky,R.N., College Health? NursePractitioner can remember backwhen Mercyhurst College was anall female school, and the healthoffice was located in what is nowMcAuley Hall.) The officesisted of just one cabinetaspirin and bandaids in it.Because Mercyhurstattended by only women, theHealth office wasn't used thatmuch. When the college went coed the office moved out ofMcAuley and to Preston.Sr. Joseph Mary says she isvery? happy about Ithe men oncampus because it% gives a newdimension to the community. Shesays I the boys come there witheverything from sprained anklesto lacerations^ JfThe purpose of the health officeis to provide professional healthcare for those who need it.

The office is open on Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdayand Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.and Saturdays and Sundays foremergencies only. A doctor is inthe office on Monday from 10:30a.my to 11:30 a.m.The health office's staff consists of six people: Sr. JosephMary, Ms. Alice Kenton, R.N.,Dr. Cohen and three work studystudent. ^t

The nurse says her duties include treating colds, sore throats,minor burns and cuts and otherminor injuries and illnesses.Sr. Joseph M ary feels that onlyabout 80 per cent of the studentbody make use of the health office. But anyone who needs itsservices is urged by Sister JosephMary/to take advantage of freeservice provided i by the healthoffice. f

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Bob Williamsfreshman law enforcement' Classes are a.*big factor.They probably aren't well advertised. I usually find outabout them after they happen."

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Bridget Becksophomore nursing"Wednesdays' aren't freeanymore. A lot of people do n'thave the money to go either.' #

Mike MalpiediS freshman ar t 3|A lot of people never wentand don't know what it's like.If they did go maybe they'dlike it." IConrad MetcalfJ*j freshman art"50 cents is hard to come byfor a college stud ent."

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Dr Gary Smith PHOTO BY GARY WESMANY o u C a n F i n d H i mU n d e r T h e M e m o sDr.3 Gary Smith, I AssistantProfessor of Drama, f w as

recently appointed jnew chairperson of thej, creative'I a r t sdivision. aj Stra fes jsI His j main duties consist ofmaking money for the division,helping with the department'spublicity, watching $thescheduling of each department,and making 3 certain that! theproper people are coming to theevents. B5j a 1i Amid the many phone calls thatwere coming to his office an d thesomewhat hectic atmosphere,Dr. Smith shrugged ana said,"people f are crazy here .Everyone is always sending mememos. They're not asking foradvise?but asking for money."| Among his various ideas abouteach of the departments in thedivision, is his strive for correcttraining of tine arts student.""Everyone is always sayingihaUhre arejiojobs for creativearts graduates, butTthere are.You can9go to New York andthere a re dozens of off-Broadwaycompanies. The student can getthem if he is well-trained."Dr. Smith insists that it is hardfor the graduate to find a careerbecause he may not have theability to perform the job wellK4 Patrick.Or if you run across a man injeans and a sweatshirt puttingtogether furniture or laying a rugor sailing on the bay then you'verun into Fr, Patrick. JHow does a village idiot choosehis career?"When I was*a sophomore inhigh school we had that excitingand stimulating assignment to gohome and write, "What I Plan ToBe When I Grow Up." I wenthome and wrote this essay. Iremember I worked on it sodiligently. I decided I wanted to

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\ F r. G u y Patrickbe a hobo. I * w "I brought that essay intosister and she was appalled andshocked and said, 'You'll do nosuch thing!' and sent me back tore-do it. I think I must have satthere and said, 'Being a hobo isnot r espec table. How can I do thesame thing and be respectable?'And here I am!''F r. Patrickilikes to {identifyhimself with the dancing Snoopyof the famed Charles Schultzcartoon "Peanuts" and there isno doubt that Schultz could findinspiration for many s trips fromthe actions of FrlPatrick/SJust as Snoopy has a dance forjust about any occasion, Fr.Patr ick will always come up witha reason for celebrating."Somebody has to keep callingpeople to celebrate," he emphasizes. To him there is nothingthat a smile or a laugh will nottake care of at least temporarily.Like Snoopy leading his rabbitand bird friendsjFr. Patrick canoften be seen leading snakedances through Garvey park andsquare dances at the studentunion.i As the Don Quixote of Mercy-hurst, Fr. Patrick is out! tosave the world or the 'Hurst,whichever comes

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.Ms. Beverly DiCarlo, assistantprofessor of business, is actingchairperson of the businessdepartment. She was appointedto this position after extensiverecruiting last summer toreplace David S. Pines, associateprofessor of accounting, who wasasked to step down last year.I "Many students were called inand asked to* meet variouscandidates the school was?interested in," she said. "We wereinterested in several candidatesbut as it turned out their plans

didn't coincide with the college."To assure that her position isonly temporary, i; Ms. DiCarlopointed out that ads were goingout in various trade publicationsand newspapers advertising for abusiness division ^chair-person.| According to her, the type ofperson the college is looking tor isone who is well-educated, notnecessarily with a doctoratedegree, but "someone who is richin business experience."? "If you talkgfto the administration," she said, "you'llI s ; Operator

Hope L. HobenPerhaps one could honestly saythat the head \ switchboardoperator, Hope M. Holben is thecenter of Mercyhurst College.Although, some of you have

never met her, you've probablychatted with her many timessince she receives all the calls tothe information office. *Ms. Holben has been workingas a switchboard operator for ayear now and has been veryhappy with the job. "You get tomeet and interact with a lot ofpeople," she stated. *&As 5a J switchborad operator,Hope comes in contact with manydifferent people such as, guests ofthe college, students, and facultymembers. She also hears andtalks to more people than anyoneelse on the campus. %&Ms. Holben's work scheduleconsists of an eight hour day, fivedays a week. She is the busiestbetween the hours of nine andeleven in the morning and fromtwo until four in the afternoon. Onan average day, she receives sixhundred phone calls a day.At the beginning of every term,Hope is very busy because of themany freshmen and parents whoneed assistance in locatingpeople and places. Hope says, "Ifyou are here to please people, thejob can be very enjoyable."In addition to being a swit-

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chboard operator, Hope is also apart time freshman} at \ Mercyhurst. She is working towarddouble degree in Education andTheology and isletting the response, the feedback from the students, whicheven makes thee paperworkworthwhile. I couldn't imagine ajob that just centered?aroundpaperwork."^

N atu re Discoveredby SueFussSmoke stacks, auto em-missions, garbage, shoppingcenters, glaring lights, loud noise- how can one find "na ture " in theurban environment? And evenmorel important, how can5 onediscover the wonders of nature ina city Such as Erie?Obviously wegdon't have theforests, mountains, and babblingbrooks so oftenjassociated withmother earth, but thanks to theconcern and foresight?of a fewpeople, we do have Asbury WoodsNature C enter. ,Located on Asbury road justsouth of 38 Street, Asbury Woodsprovides av; unique and vitalservice to the Erie community asa center for environmentaleducation. |Although the center wasfounded mainly for use by theMillcreek school district and isfunded by them, it offers manyservices for the general community. All these activities areopen to the public with only t aslight fee charged to coveroperating costs..Included in their fall activitiesare natural T communitiesworkshops , in te rp re ta t ive

workshops and a Presque Islescavenger hunt.The natural communitiesworkshops, which are a series offield trips, will be continuingfrom now until December.Included are such activities as acanoe trip and cross-countryskiing instructions.Five c lasses' on differentaspects of the environment willtake place on O ctober -10 toNovember 28 with topics such asleaves and colors, pond life, andbird behavior.The scavenger hunt on PresqueIsle will be a good chance to testyour knowledge of the peninsulaas well as to learn some more.The hunt will begin on D ecember10 at 9:30 a.m.These are only a few of themany things going on at AsburyWoods year-round.To learn moreabout this center or any of theabove activities stop by AsburyWoods or drop them a line askingfor more information. ^ &Their addr ess is Asbury WoodsNature Center? 4105 AsburyRoad, Erie, Pa . 16506. They'll behappy* to served you in any waythey can. -

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