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FormerMerciadeditor diesat27 Secu rity office m o v e s around the coBy R ichard C oste lloeMerciad Writer

Former Merciad editor KevinMcHugh died on September 10,1997 at a g e 2 7 . McHugh died inhis sleep a t hi s home in Manhat tan. McHugh graduated fromMercyhurst i n 1992 with a degreein comm unications. H e attendedMercyhurst ona scholarship aftercompleting his secondary education in Don egal, Ireland.Before graduating, McHughworked as an intern for T h e C o rryJ o urn a l as well as for the

M ercyhurst P ublications Office.Most recently, he worked as theA its and Entertai nment Editorfo rThelrishEcho, a prominent newspaper in the Irish-American community.Mercyhurst junior StephenNolan, who l ived wi th M cHughthis past summer, remarked thathis death at 2 7 was tragically premature.The Irish ambassador to theUnited States, Sean O'Huiginn,expressed his sympathies forMcHugh's family and the Irishcomm unity in America, describing his death as "a sad 1 oss to IrishJournaUsmj

i B y J im G o rm a nNews EditorOver th e summer, Mercyhursthas made many changes that haveimproved the image of the cam

p u s . Because of al1 these changes,i t was necessary to move the security office to a new location.The previous site of the NorthCoast School was th e final decision, an d this area now h ouses a ll ,the security offices and Th eMerciad.When asked about th e changes,Director of Security Ken Sidunsaid, "we are happy with the tran

sition because all of our officesarenow centralized wh ereas theywere spread out last year." TheNorth Coast School had twoclass-rooms that have been altered inorder to create several offices.With'the amount of availablespace, i t is the hope of security toupgrade the surveillance andcommunicatonssysterns,andthenmove that equipment into theircurrent office. T his w ay, securityand all of i ts operations will beconsolidated and better able torespond, h e said. * \According to Sidun,"Mercyhurst is in the process ofexpanding to Wayne Street , (a

move that may take abut this will expandresponsibilty for secresult , security has pSuzuki 4x4 u tili ty vede r t o g o where the scan not T his vehicle sto b e very advantagebecause it provides s

th e me ans of assessinand arriving at em ermuch faster rate.All the facets of seundergone som e seriwhich h ave been inider to service the necollege and the studreadily.

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At8:30 p . m . Monday, Sept. 22 ,M ercyhurst Student Governmentheld i ts second meeting In th eMSG Chambers on the secondfloor of the Student Union. *Secretary Emilio Colaiacovoannounced that elections forHomecoming Queen and Kingwill be held in the Union O ct. 2 Jand 3. Four mailboxes for each ^comm ittees. These comm ittees

cantpositionswithScottKoskoskiand R ebecca Batcherie winningsophomore and senior representative positions, respectively.Ballot-casting for a new juniorclassfcepresentativewas postponed until next week becauseonly three out of the seven juniorreps were present at th e meeting.Bender also encouraged everyone present to becom e involvedin oneof the seven differentM SG

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class a re also being placed in th eM S G office, h e said.On Tuesday , Colaiacovo andVice President T o m Bender metwith Tom Billingsley, to discussthe library, problems with theweight room and the need to increase weekendhoursforthecom-pu t e r l ab s . |Accordi ng to Bender, the 1997/9 8 MSG Lecture Series begins onThursday, Sep t 2 5 with D r. JackLevininthePerformingArtsCen-terat 8 p.m. L evin's presentation,entitled "Ov erkill: Serial M urderExposed" exam ined the cases o fkillers such as Ted Bundy, JohnWay ne Gacy and JeffreyDahmer.The lecture was free to theM ercyhurst comm unity.Si x n ew fresher representativeswere sworn inat Monday's meeting. They were DomeniqueDelafleld, Josh Heimburg, AmyMarie Murty, Bruce-Leon Snead,Sue Talebi and Marshal Walden.Elections were held for two va-

are open to non-representativesa s well.|MSG representatives overw helmingly approved a measure to donate$300- to the Jim McKeever GolfOuting. According to PresidentKevin Segedi, the money will beusedforascholarshipfunddesignedfor incoming freshers.Segedi also discussed the fivegoals for th e year that were developed during th e retreat o n Sept. 20and 2 1 . The goals include 1) encouraging an d insisting up on a stu

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erciad WriterMercyhurst has undergoneome drastic changes over theummer . From the new park tothe library, we see Mercyhurstimproving before our eyes. Yet,some aspects of Mercyhurst 'srenovation have not been as obvious. This summer , after long an ticipation, theD'Angelo C enterwas finished with the addition ofa new dance center.At the end of last year, theM ercyhurst dance department bid"farewell" to the Weber Hall

dance studio, the place that theyhave called home for m ore than20 years. The dan ce departmentnow finds its home in Zurn Hal l .A few classrooms were removedand the empty land in the middleof Zurn and the D 'Angelo Schoolof Music was used to create thisbeautiful dance center.

M ost of the dancers had no clueas to what awaited them whenthey returned to school. All wereamazed to see the two new studios, each measuring 36 by 60feet, the male and female dressing rooms which include showers, an d the student lounge , usedfor wanning up and resting during breaks.According to Tauna H unter,directorof the dance department,the new dance center could n o t ^ ^ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^have come at a bet ter time. As ful one yet, she said.M ercyhurst is growing, so is the!dance department. W ith morethan 62 majors and minors, thedance department is bigger thanever, Hunter said."In terms of recruitment, I thinkthe new dance center w ill make

dance department was already ata very high level of professionalism, but in order to enhance theprogram the number of classesper week has almost doubled,Hunter said."The new space otters us anuplifting environm ent for focused work," said Hunter. All ofthese aspects of the new dancecenter have everyone excited inhopes of making the upcomingseason the best and most success-

us more com petitive with otherhigh caliber programs,'* she sa id.The new studio space also allows for the dance department'slevel offintensity to grow. TheTheNature of Rights

The M ercyhurst Student DieteticAssociation will sponser the "CropWalk"tohelpfighthungerSunday,Sep t 28 at Presque Isle State Park.A t 1:30p.m. the walkerswill departfrom W aldameer Park 's east parking lot for a round trip w alk to thePerry Monument Donations canbe sent to Charlene Glispy, BriggsAnnex # 20 . Fo r more informationon the walk, contact KarenKoscinski or Carrie Sm ith at ext*2929Jtfft ffllrflrfilimariiifi^il.i

By Chr i s WlochEditor-in-ChiefMore than 20 students and!

faculty took part ina discussionon the legal rights of naturalobjects Tuesday, Sept. 23 , at 4p.m. in Zurn 213. Dr. KevinSullivan , assistant professor ofphilosophy, led the discussionenti tl ed "Do Trees Have Standing?" which was held as part ofthe Roundtabl eon Sci enee, Pol i -tics and the EnvironmentThe hou r-long discussion b egan with Sullivan's presentation of a legal suit on behalf ofa wilderness area. In 1970, th eDisney Company received.apermit to construct a $35 million resort complex in M ineralKing Valley located in the S ierra Nevada Mountains. Con-sequently, a sui twas filed whichchallenged Disney's right todevelop the area. This case, Si e rra C lub v. Mo rt o n (1972), wasdismissed on the grounds thatthe plaintiffslacked legal standin g . The ruling held that theyhad no right to sue because theywould not be directly injured asla result of Disney's intendedtact ions. f 1

According to S ullivan, thiscase opens up the po ssibility of.decentering human priorities inthose areas of legislation pertaining to the environment Thediscussion also focused on themeaning of personhood in d etermining howjirightsare de-Jfined under the law"Winning legal rightsfor natural objects can be seen as a strategy for rethinking our connections to nature. If the environment is held to have independent rights and values that weare bound to respect, than hu-man beings must sacrifice theassumption hat wehold priorityof interest," he said.The roundtable is a series ofmonthly meetings sponsored bythe chem istry and political science departments. Past discus-rsions have focused on other environmental issues such as global warmingandattemptsat con-trolling nuclear weapons, especially in areas like the formerSoviet Union. S ullivan said thatthe purpose of hese discussionsis to a rticulate the responsibilityof scientists to provide information on the environment in response to the claims made byIpoliticians and corporations.

Mo del U. N.By Randy Hil l iardC a m p u s Life Editor' An informational meeting washeld on Thursday, September 18,1997 for a Model of the UnitedNations Gub to be sponsored bythe Pol i teal Science and Historydepartments. According to Dr.Brian Ripley, Assistant Professorof Political S cience, "The formation of this club will allow thosestudents who are interested ininternational politics olearnmo reabout the inner workings of theUnited Nations an d to participatein a collegiate com petition on thenational level."In addition to the experiencegained, students w ill be eligiblefo rcredit inan International Studies Sim ulation from the PoliticalScience department. There is anintense interest in this new cluband anyone who may be interested should contact Dr. BrianRipley in P reston 123 ex t 3054,or Dr. R honda Clark in Preston124, ext 23311 f

A reccirdjyearforthe' HurstBy J im Gorm anNews Editor I

The 1997/98 academic year atMercyhurst marks the 71st yearof thecollege's history. W ith enrollment at an all time high of2,830students,numerouschangeshave been made.This year the college has recruited 1,050 new students, including a recordbreaking fresherclass of482 students. Last spring,M ercyhurst received 1,827applications as well as 310 transferapplications, m arking yet anotherrecord y ear in terms of prospective students, i4The new Mercyhurst population is very diversified both ethnically and demographically, attracting students from 30 statesandfiveforeigncountries. A trendthat started about five years agoand seem s to be accelerating isthe fact ha t Mercyhurst s gathering a large portion of its studentsfrom the Northeastern states.Academ ically, the school hashigh expectations for the incoming freshers,'who have a meanSAT score of 1085 and a gradepoint average of 3.42. AndrewRoth, Dean of Enrollment S ervices said, "the students are representing a wide variety of majors and are one of the most academical ly soundi ncomi ngclassesin Mercyhurst history." He saidthat the freshman seem to bedriven by high academic standards, rather than a con centrationon athletics.Ano ther interesting feature isthat one third of the incomingfreshman are not Catholic, whilethere is roughly a 50/50 split be tween Catholics and other denominations as a w hole on thiscampus.As a result of the influx of students, the school has made several necessary changes and additions. Over the sumrnMercyhurstpurchased fourapjment complexes on East Briggjand Lew is, and Egan H all w[turned into an all female facilit;toaccommodatethestudentbod]All dorms and apartments are als]in the process of being linked t

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Ballet Folklorio Sells OutBy Car r i e TappeA & E Editor

Ballet Folklorico de M exicodazzled o n stage in front of a fullhouse in th e Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center o n Wednesday, Sept 24. Direct from thePalace of Fine Arts in MexicoCity , Amalia Hernandez's presentation was full of lavish costumes, breathtaking sets andsome of themost beautiful musicand songs in the world.The ballet is celebrating its45th a nniversary tour. Sixty-fivedancers and musicians took partin the spectacular k aleidoscopicpagentry, celebrating life withmovement, music and color, encompassing Mayan and Aztecrituals, dramatic events? fromMexico's past and many facetsofth e diverse Mexican cu lture.Folklorico has survived overthe y ears through the closenessand family-like atmosphere. Itsmatriarch, A maliaHernandez has

Road ho use Fam i ly VaBy Richard CostelloeMerciad Writer

Lavish cos tum es adorn the set t ing for B al le t Folklorio .pfrom the foot of the Sphinx inEgypt, to the ruins of the GreekParthenon.Folklorico was the first eversold-out performance in ftheMercyhurstPerformingArtsCen-ter. Studen ts, faculty and thecommunity were entertainedfrom start to finish of this two anda half hour show. Tickets werereasonably priced at $ 5 for nop-

given her all into each production. Her youngest daughter,Viviana, is the lead dancer andteacher. Her oldest daughterNorma is the administrative director of th e ballet and he r grands o n , Salvador, handles the scheduling for th e traveling com pany.The company has travelednearly 500,000 miles to48 different countries taking their elegant:i depictions of Mexican culture stop exciteme nt

Now playing at th e RoadhouseTheater for Contemporary Art,145 West 1 lthStreet, is one of hemost interesting and disturbingplays staged in this area in quitesomet ime. '"CoyoteUgly," w ritten by Lynn Siefert, is a curiousexploration of an extremelystrange instance of fam ilial life.S et in the outback regions of A rizona, the play deals w ith the interactions between members of asmall family, th e Pewsys, whosedefinition of 'family' is fortunately quite bizarre.Almost every perversion ima ginable is somehow w orked intothis 'comedy, ' including incestand pedophilia. These aspectsalone provide the basis for a intriguing tale, however it is themore technical aspects of he performance which create itsmagnificance.The play is n ot set into sepa

rate a cts, as with tapproach, but'is inout over a series ofeach co ncluding ascommences. Thisworks very effectivement the unnervingte r as,it rejects thframeworkof be gi nend, in favor of a mous presentation ooccurrences.Theplay takes plaset which is used thperformance as tki tc he n and yard.Tever, is not bound tthe characters frequaround the aisles ofAs director Scotcommented before tof the play, "If youbeen to the Roadhthis show will be or"Coyote Ugly"willevery Thursday, Frurday a t 8 p . m . untiD i D e m i s e T V goes ,toO| fa

B y Ca r r i e T ap p eA &E Ed i t o rA u g . 31,199 7. Princess Diana,not only Princess of Wales, but asymbol to th e world is dead. Fo rsome , Princess Di's death took amother, a sister, a friend,a hero, asign of hope, and, p erhaps, everytabloid TV show's lead story.Princess Diana was an international igure of strength, ndividuality an d character.S ep t 6 ,1997 . Princess Diana,a public figure subjected to bothcriticism and praise, is buried.Di's death was not only historic|*in itself because of the tremendous outpouring of grief and lovel from all ends of the worlds bu talso because it was one of thebiggest television even ts ever.From th e moment th e car carrying Princess D i, Dodi al Fayed,Land others crashed, until long afte r th e unforgettable p rocession,funeral, and burial, every major[*TV network across the world carried uninterrupted coverage.Theseplay-by-playaccountscov-ered Princess Diana's life, her

children, the people's lives shetouched and the R oyal Fam ily'sreactions toall of the attention theaccident was getting.During the w eek followingDi's death, $45 m illion worth offlowers were sold in London andit seems as though every petal andstem was filmed and broadcast inthe United States.This year, th e Super Bowl ha sbeen outdone. President John F.Kennedy's assassination and funeral coverage were m arkers ofcomparison t o t h e extent of coverage Princess Diana received.Her funeral marked history astelevision's most-watched worldevent ever, zoning in over onetrillion viewers world-wide. Anestimated 3 3 million Americanstuned into live coverage of thefuneral, which began at3:30 a.m.Eastern time." Did TV exploit or exposeDiana to the w orld? On almostany given day during the week,someone could turn to "Hard

f :Copy" orany trashy tabloid showand find some desperate camera

person tracking down Diana, be itat a health spa, a friend's house,or at Gianni Versace's funeral.Every aspect of her m arriage anddivorce with Prince C harles, herattempted love life and possiblerelationships made headlines inthe "National Enquirer" and"Star." It seems as though thetimes she visited desperate, starving an d dying areas of the worldto encourage countries to stopusing land mines or to give hopeto a dying culture were almostalways out-shined by headlinesof her possible "affairs" and "love r s . " Until...her death. The pro-ducers of th e majority of tabloidsand some book publishers wereshocked, fearing what they woulduse for the following week astheir headlines. What is thei r grieftruly for? 1Did the TV networks overdotheircoverageof PrincessDiana' sdeath? Were they insensitive tcthe emo tionally charged individuals whose lives were touchedbyDiana, and those who will trulyfeel the void of her death? Di'

much of society jump on a bandwagon? Where do we place theblame for Diana's death?1. The Paparazzi - - desperatereporters and photographers whowill stop at nothing to catch apeek at Diana or the royal family.W as it truly their fault for engaging ina high speed chase with thecar and it crashing , resulting indeath, or perhaps it was,,.

2 . T h e Driver - - a blood alcohol level 3- 4 times past th e legallimit Or is Princess Diana'sdeath...

3 . Her own fault - - for herabsent-mindedness in gettinginto a ca r with a drunk driver?I wasn't there and neitherwereyou. How can^, we blamesomeon e's death on another individual based o n "facts" whichare sketchy and changing d aily.Everyone is so quick to jump onth e paparazzi, but w ho keeps th etabloids in business? W e do. Ifth e paparazzi are at fault, then sois every person who has everbought a tabloid magazine pa-1

per or watched o n e oTV shows. The patthe long r u n , t h e reaspaparazzi a re in busiI think T V has again with their cDiana 's death becr ight to privacy thaclose friends deserveother hand, it is raretire world is ever unitelevision for one cos o n , other than war.T h e controversy aning opinions over wnetworks have pushlimits or done w hatbusiness to do con tithe controversy oBrown Simpson's dO J. tr ial and the alTV coverage has bedebate, s o t o o i s t h ePrincess Diana's dmake thecall. Whento o far; Perhaps nowis dead, she can finapeace.

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Big Band "SierraMaestra" in PAC Saturday iT a p ( p e ) IlltO . . . TBy Ky lelyn SansoneMerciad WriterT he 1997-98 Cultural Series atM ercyhurst College will host theworld renowned bigband "SierraM aest ra" on Saturday, September 27, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. in th eMary D' A ngelo Performing ArtsCenter. The g roup, a nine-piecebig band from Havana, Cuba, iswidel y known as one of the m ostdistinguished g roups performingin the Spanish-CanDbean.The band specializes in the tradit ional "son " style of music. Thisincludes the tnfmpet, nine stringguitar called a t ies, guiro, mara-cas and vocals. With their deep

melodious vo ices, these musi-'jcianshave almost re-invented thetraditional acous tic music of theirhomeland, Cuba. The "son" styledfrom the 1920s now has a moderntwist with; a more upbeat andlively rhythm . Theba nd relies ononly one electric instrument, thebass.Traditionalinstrumentssuchas the maracas are the main instruments used by the band.The group originally started ou tplaying at local universities inCuba. How ever, within the pasttwo decades , the band has exploded, onto the internationalscene. In 1981, they traveled ontheir first international tour-to

Nicaragua. The following y ear,they won theGirasol prize for themost popular group of the year.Since then the group has touredthroughout Europe, A sia, Africa,Canada and Australia. Their aimwas to revive an d re-explore th epopular Cuban music style of the1920s which was feared to beforgotten^Named after the mountain rangein the eastern part of Cuba, S ierraM aestra w ill only be performingone time. For more informationor to reserve tickets, call the BoxOffice at 824-3000. Tickets arepriced at $5 for students andPresident 's Card holders.

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Air Force One: Not that specialBy J a m e s H ainMerc iad C o lumn i s t *

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Th ere's nothing really specialabout Ai r Force On e. Takeawayth e president-in-peril angle, andyou've got Die Hard on an a i r-plane. But for what it is, it works,thanks to tense direction byWolfgang Petersen and theshrewd casting of Ail-Am ericanhero Harrison Ford as thebeleagured chief ex ec.President James Marshall(Ford) is returning home from astate dinner in R ussia when theunthinkable happens. A band ofterrorists, disguised as a Russiandocumentary crew.takesovertheplane. Compflcating matters isthe fact that the F irst Lady andFirst Kid are also on board. In alameplot development, he President pretends to escape in anApo llo-like pod. Buthe'sstill onboard,runningaroundthebowels

of the plane and sending his ap proval rating u p w ith each badguy he t akes ou tThe film doesn't really get intothe hows an d why sof the terroristattack there's some halfhearted mum blings about themwanting a return to Communism and their dem ands are prettystandard for the genre. And, ofcourse.wegrttheusuaTAmerica-cannot-afford-to-cave-in-to-ter-rorists" debate on the ground.What thefilm lacks in originality,i t more than makes up for insnappy visual's, including an incredible, action sequence that\ takes place during a mid-air refu-eling.But w hat raises Ai r Force Onea notch or two above the usualsummer sludge is a talented castof seasoned pros. Unfortuntely,theyare un der-utilized. Fordca ndo thi s good-guy routine in his

sleep, but once again he investsfar more into the role than it perhaps deserves. Glenn Close isn' tgiven much to do as his stone-faced Vice President. Her rolepretty much requires her to shout"We need more t ime!" into aspeaker phone on one or two occasions. Unfortunately, GaryOldman, who can be coldly menacing when he w ants to be (seeThe Professional) seems to be i n itfor the paycheck. Several othergood actors, .especially DeanStockwell and William H. M acy,are completely wasted.Air Force One is extremely lightin the head, but i t 's a lso a lot offun.? Unlike the disposable cartoon characters in most of he othersummer blockbusters, you actually care about what happens tothese people. Th at used to be thenorm in mov ies, not the exception.

By C a r r i e T a ppeMerciad A&E EditorOnce again, i t 's the imeofyearwhen viewers across the mapare tuning in to catch the seasonpremiere of all of their favoriteTV shows. Some of the most an ticipated season premieres included "Party" of Five", "ER,""Beverly Hills 902f0," and"NYPD Blue." #

44Party of Five" ended its season w ith a terrible car accidentleaving Sarah hospitalized andBaily (Scott Wolf) facing drunkdriving charges. Julia 's (NeveCampbell) sudden marriage toGri ffin(Jeremy London) shockedthe family, in addition to the distress they were already feelingabout her moving out The newseason premiered on Sept. 17.Julia came hom e from Paris andtried to readjust to married life.Owen "adopted" his preschoolteacher to fill the void in his lifefrom the missing mother figure.Claudia (Lacey Chabep rebelledancUried to obtain a personalitymakeover. Sheftrred out forcheerleading but only m ade mascot. The biggest m ystery centersaround Bailey and|Sarah. WillBailey do time for drunk driving?The crew of "ER " kick off theirseason Sept 25 with alive seasonopener. There were no secondchances in the Em ergency Roomin Chicago. Joining the returningcastfromlastyearareMariaBello,theoverachievingpediatricianandAlex Ki ngston, a visiting Eng lishsurgeon. Jeanie (Gloria Reuben)and Al Boulet (Michael Beach)are st il l figh ting -a tough battlewith AIDS. Not always in theERcan lives be saved*'Perhaps Beverly Hills, 90210around

campus. Th e lobbies men dorms here at Mwere ful 1 for the season S e p t 10 . (The respus waswithoutcableThe new season intronew faces. Hilary Swthe cast as Carly, a swhom Steve (Ian Ziunder hiswing, afterfired from her first objob at the Peach Pit.new face turned heaValerie's (Tif.Thiessen).Noah(Vinreturned with the gantrip to Hawaii to Donna (Tori Spellingjob assignment. Upturn, Kelly (Jennie Gtim to a drive-by shnow h er loving boyfdon (Jason Priestly) way to help her recoamnesia she is suffBrandon turned dow^ffSeaniero stay widecided instead topaper in cooperationCould Noah stepinbeand B randon ?Tune idays at 8:00 p.m . onwhat 's happening iHills, f ILast, but certainl"NYPD Blue" entersson w ith a credible tfor best one-hour dramseasonended when mSalvo was sho t Whman? Is i t Andy Siponis Franz)? W ill the resolved in the premion Tuesday, Sept30?oflastseason,DetBob(Jimmy Smits) lostMany viewers are anif Simone and Sipowlain partner

Serial Killer Lecture ThursBy C a r r i e T a ppeMerciad A&E Editor

The M ercyhurst College Stu-i fdent Government will host Dr.Jack Levin as part of the 1997-98Lecture Series. "Overkill: S erialMurder Exposed" will be presented in the Mercyhurst CollegePerforming Arts Center, tonight,Sentember 25.1997 at 8:00 PM .

A C riminal Justicat Northeastern UnBoston, Dr. Levin eminds and motives obrutal serial murderJeffrey Dahmer, Tedmany others. Levin many books includinM ass M ulder and SeExpose4wandotherscriminal law books.

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As the '97-'98 school year be gins, I cannot help but feel a highlevel of amusement. As you cansee with vourown eyes, our campus is in a shameful state. Thegrounds, dorms and library areall in various stages of disarray,due mostly to the poor planningof the college. To our record-setting enrollment of freshmen.Mercy-hurstmustcome across asthemost unorganized comm unitygoing.I was present on campus for th eentire sum me r, doing practicumhours on ou r campus radio stat ion, WMCE. Each day, I witnessed one of the most laughableand haphazard renovation jobsI've ever seen.:The crew em ployed for the library roof renovations are amongthemost unorganized and incompetent units that I've observed. I

watched as it took them roughlyfive to six weeks to fill in thefront lawn after digging it up torun new wires in; as it took themmore than a month to beginerecting the framework on theroof; as they sat f during theirbreaks, spitting and cursing ad-nauseum w ith little or no regardfor who was nearby. 'A good friend of mine workedmaintenance on cam pus over thesummer. One of her jobs was toclean the inside of the library(which they had to do on m orethanone occasion as the buildingflooded during ever j* rainfall,since the roof was incomplete).The stories she related to mewould almost be comical if theyweren't sosad. Am ong the catastrophes she saw w ere numerouswater puddles, the beginnings ofmold, loose and dangling w iresand a celling that was ready tocave in . What a safe and comfort-Ing atmosphere, huh?

I'll never forget the siStrausbaugh and anothhurst administrator stanside of the library, waroofers accom plish thslapping attempt at thHie looks of dread antion on their faces wereall to see. I almost felthem (well, almost,Once again, the brill iantegic minds of the Madministration are shotheir glory.In closing, I would l

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Weld, the moderateformer governorM assachuse tts, recently lostht tosavehisnomi nation asMexico. Severalago, President ClintonWeld to be America'stoa countrycritical importance toonal security. H owever,Senadie Foreign Relamittee, refusedtograntor W eld a h earing citingion on th e legalizaof marijuana for medicinal

to influence the comm itteea hearing, W eld assaulted

W eld's tirade displayed hisity to utilize the basic skills

of diplomacy which are criticalcomponents associated with anambassador'sroletoarticulatethepolicy of the United States.Given the procedural rules thatwere at Helms' disposal, he hadeveryright o deny Weld a hearing. W hile it mayjiave been unwise to answer W eld's imm atu-rity with abrasiveactions, here isno doubt that Governor Weld didnot have the votes tobe confirmedby the Senate if indeed he weregranted a hearing. *Nevertheless, Weld acted out*rageously as he attacked Helms*beliefs and resolve. It w ould beunwise and dangerous if an am bassador, for example, were toapproach Mexican PresidentErnesto Zedillo and question hispersonal and political integrity.Remarks such as those would nodoubt damage Mexican-American relations and at this criticaljuncture, it is a setback we can notafford to make, y * 'iAc mentioned earlier; Helms

objected to Weld's calling for thelegalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Never mind thefact that various groups such asthe American M edical A ssociation, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, he Am erican Glaucoma Society,/ the Am ericanAcademy of O phthalmology, andthe Americanj Cancer Societyhave a ll rejected the suppositionthat m arijuana has demonstratedany .ability to relieve medicalailments. According toTrentLott,the Senate M ajority Leader, "thegover-nor's stand on marijuanaundermines his ab ility to represent U.S. interests in Mexico.Senator Lott happens to be exactly correct on this matter. Howcan a diplomat who disagreeswith his own government on tissue of extreme importance, actas an agent enforcing this issueinternationally? Mo re jsignificantly, would it have been impossible for Weld to h ave enforcedstrict drug policies ina nation that

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is wracked with corruption regarding narcotics trafficking?W eld, for all intents and purposes, is a politician who by na ture seeks personal advancementan d aggrandizement It wouldhave greatly-, aided GovernorWeld to fatten his internationaland diplomatic resume if someday he decided to run for he presidency. W hile I believe a president must have international experience. It would be unwise andperilousfora presidential hopeful to learn on th e job especiallyin a nation which is of extremeimportance regarding trade anddrug enforcement issue s.W eld conceded that his fight tobecome ambassador to Mexicowas over saying only that he wasnot ready to "kiss anything" toreceive 1Helms* approval. Thisresponse will no doubt place himin high standing in the anna ls ofdiplomacy. As I conclude mythoughts here I am reminded of aquip I once read: "A skillful p olitician is one who can stand upand

"Syncracy," cont 'd fromthe paper because I knewexcept myself could opposeI really w anted i t Back in Mdidn't take me very long tovince myself that I thoughtNow thatI'm sittinghere ater to six on Thursday m oI'm not so sure I made thedecision. Most daysmy resgone before I even roll outI know that I can achievetacular esults.But in ordeso I have to fight stronglyforced tendencies to daydwander around, get studroned,procrastinate, scapsleep until after noo n, cutscream at people, ignore othem, devote myself to fleinfatuations, shirk my respbilities and conco ct credibcuses for myown shortcomI guess I feel that namingis the first step in learning deal with them, i

rock* the boat, then makbe 1 ieve he ' s theonly one wsave you from the storm." WW illiam W eld did rock thehe was unable to save evenself from the storm tha t follo

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i DE O SYN CRACYBy Ch r i s WlochFifth Year SeniorThis week: An Egotist C onfronts Failure,Responsibility and Celebrity Status

What a difference a little bit of time can make. Two and a halfyears ago I had never even looked at this new spaper before. Nowhere I am running it. Even ust six months ago I never would havethought I'd be sitting here in the basement of M cAuley, writingabout my life for just anyone to read.Captain Ireland has flown off to the Big A pple, and I'm incharge now . I no longer have a boss telling me what to do. Butthen again, I also don ' t have anyone above m e to fall back on ustin case I feel like blowing off my work for a couple of days.Now that I find myself in the role of leader, I find that it'sdifficult for me to order people around and tell them what to do.I'm also having a hard time accepting the fact that I will be heldaccountable for more than a dozen other people besides myself.With this column, I hope to expose people to some thingsthey've never heard of before. B asically, it will be a forum forcultural criticism and radical ideas from a nascent progressiveLeft perspective in dialogue with other points of view. I fullyintend on using this space as a megaphone for my own idiosyncratic views on various topics such as gender, race relations,sexuality, religion, drugs, hom elessness, books, art, po litics, etc.The tem ptation is great to use this newspaper as a vehicle forself"promotion, and so far I must admit that I've succumbed. Itstill feels w eird having adm inistrators saying "hi" to me in thehallways, but it's even stranger when people that I've n ever seenbefore com e up to me and already know my name.I consider my position to be that of the highest paid, non-electedstudent representative. As such, I plan on making myself moreaccessible once I have things under control here in the office. I'mfairly open to reasonable suggestions, but I don't want to hearthatyou don ' t l ike wh at 's in this newspaper unless you are w illing tocontribute something that will make it better. If you 're looking tojoin the staff you shouldn't approach me empty-handed.Like the library, I've had quite a few challenges and setbacksover thepast few weeks in getting this first ssue out eviction,waiting, settling into our new space,*waiting, ordering newequipment despite a lack of experience with com puters but Iwant to thank the many people who have helped me out over thepast m onth. At the very least I've learned that getting anythingdone around here involves what you know and who you knowand what they know and are able to do for you.So far this year has proved to be the most difficult one yet. I havenever felt m ore alone. Mostof h e friends whom I enjoy spendingmy time with have moved on. Not that I have ti me for an actualsocial life right now .Which leads m e to my next point To all the freshers andtransfer students in College Writing I classes , PLEASE STO PC A LLING M E! I simply cannot return dozens of messages adayor set up an appointment with someone w ho is not interested inwriting for this new spaper. I am only one person, and there arehundreds of you. ? * ^ dj

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If you must know, I'm interested in any number of the changesthat have taken place at M ercy hurst over the past several years. Alot of new buildings were constructed, there were many differentstudents and faculty here and developmentsin im portant academicdepartments and sporting programs. Ask the older student whomyou are interviewing what strikes them as most significant aboutthechangeson thiscampus. That's what I would like to read about:whatever they want to discuss.

Besides, I'm more interested inwh at's happening now. Likehowmuch of my tuition money is be -big spent on efforts to make th ecampus more beautiful. Or wiry Ihave to pay a computer fee if thelabs in Zurn and the basement ofOld Main are closed on Saturdays. Yahwehmay want us to reston the seventh d ay, but I haveway too much work to do at thispoint? to afford a day off.

My own experiences at M ercy-hurst over he pastfour years haveserved to teach m e a great dealabout my potential, but evenmoreabout my w eaknesses and limi ta-tions. I'm probably the first person inthe history of he college toreceive a prestigious divisionaward the night before w alking ingraduation w hile simultaneouslyreceiving an "F forrayseniorpracticum In psychology.

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C h a n g e s S w e e p E n g l i s h D e p a r t m eBifl Melville

In the last few m onths, severali thin the Mercyhurst Collegengl i sh Department The mostprominent of these changes arethe additions of D r. Beth Gylys ,assi stant professorof En gl i sh, andDr. Ralph P errico, visi ting associate professor, and the appointment of Dr. H eidi Hosey, associate professor of English, to director of the English department.A1 so , accordi ng toHosey, Sr.LisaM ary M cCartney, Director of the

Humanities and former directorof the En glish D epartment, willspend the entire 1997-98 schoolyear on sabbatical. According toDr. Joseph Gower, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Dr.M ary Hembrow Snyder, directorof the R eligious Studies Dep artment, w ill direct th e HumanitiesiirMcCartney'sxibsence.^ For Hosey, th e newsof her a p pointment came from Gower atthe end of the 1996-97 schoolyear , a s S r . Lisa Mary began hersabbatical. Hosey hasmany plansfo r th e future of th e English Department, including solidifyingthe required courses, about w hichshe says , "Much departmentalenergy is going towards that."Hosey also plans to broaden th escope of the department by add-inga W orld Classics course inth espring t e rm. This\ class

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C o u n s e l i n g * C e n t e r D o u b l e s H o u r s , R e c e i v e s N e w D i r e cBy Chris WlochEditor-in-Chief

This year th e Mercyhurst College Counseling C enter will beopen longer than before, havingdoubled its hours for the 1997/98academic year. "The center n o whas the equivalent of one and ahalf coun selors/ ' h e addedAccording to Dr. VivianTamburello, ne wdi rectorof coun-seling services, the center i s n o wopen more than 5 0 hours a week ,including Sunday. In addition toTam burello, the counseling center is staffed by W arren Hohwaldand Maria Hvezda, who a re eachthere 1 5 hours a week, MTamburello said that the center'sapproach to counseling is onewhich attempts to aid students in

learning healthy ways to overcome difficulties in the shortestpossible period of t ime. "We fo cu s o n a brief model of treatment jthat is problem-focused. It 'sn otalong^never ending process because we seek to work with astudent on definite goals."Tamburello also stressed that allsessions a re strictly confidential.No information will be releasedwithout written consent from thestudent r'There still seems tobe a st igmaattached to seeking cou nse l ing"Tamburello added. Some peopleare* under the impression sthatcounseling is for people who a recjazy. I'd like to see these att itudes changed. College counsel-ingcentersservenormalindividu-|als who are dealing with situational and developmental types

of problems. W e've had studentscome in who are jus t t rying toadjust to college life," she said.fTam burello, w ho accepted thenewpositioninJuly,isnostrangerto Mercyhurst . Last year, shetaught courses o n human sexuali ty and child development for th efamily ecology department, co ordinated services for|learningdisabled students, and served aspart time counselor on the NorthEast campus.Tamburello received a P h . D . incounseling psychology fromTexas A & M University. Beforemoving to *Erie last year sheworked for college counselingcenters at Johns Hopkins andTowsonStateUniversityinBalti-more. $? ;Tamburello also said that she

would like t o s e e monities for group psycmade available to studMiasn't been a reatmenthat 's been used muchI'd like to se e if w e c a nthatby organizing grovarious themes," s h e"Now that w e havecounseling center, stuopportunitiesforlearniways to reso lve their p

"And," she added, "service. I hope that ptake advantage of thaThe counseling centein Egan 38 and 4 0 , onfloor. Weekly hours ar e4:30 p . m . o n Thursda3 p . m . on Friday, andon Sunday. Appointmmade bvcal line ext 24

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B y M arc ia Fa r re l lContributing WriterJunior Rae Ann W eaver, a math!education m ajor, did not spend

her summer lounging around atth e beach. Rather, she lived in atiny village in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica with a group o fwomen as partof the G lobal Volunteer organization.Weaver w anted t o g o to a placeover summ er vacation where shecould /help children, so shesearched the internet for ideas.There she found information onthe Global Volunteers program,which sponsors trips to SouthAmerica, Vietnam and variousother places around the wofld.After reading what was on thewebsite, W eaver decided that sh ewanted to pursue a trip to Jamaica." A lthough Jamaican culture andAm erican culture are very different," she said, "i t is comforting torealize that some things are fundamental to both. Friendship andlaughterareuniversalfeelingsthatanyone can share whether youspeak th e same language or not."From July 19 to A u g . 2 , Weaver

lived with eight women betweenthe ages of 20 and 60 in the villageof Mt Vernon, which hasa population of approximately 100people. While there, Weaverhelped build a water filtrationSystem arid r u n a summer schoolfor th e children of th e village."It is amazing t o s e e h o w complete! y happy people canbe without the luxuries of life, wh ile wefeel that w e need them in order toachieve that kind of happiness,"Weaver said.Weaver emember s he childrenofthe village with great fondness.She said that the children werevery happy because the womenwere there to teach them. Most ofthem h a d never seen a white per

so n before, but that w asn't a barrier. They were "always happy"andth e"nicestlitUekids'\ W eaversaid, remembering h o w they h adplayed all d ay long b u t were alsoeager to learn. S h e added that thechildren constantly asked the volunteers to read to them from thebooks they brought with them .Since she needed to pay a service fee and airfare, Weaver!listed Sister Carol Ann Voltz,

Practicing for the play. Rae Ann Weaver! (third from left) reascript to several of the school children from the Jamaican vDirector of Service Learning forhelp. Through the Sisters ofMercy, W eaver was given a $500grant to help h er afford the tri p .Sister Carol Ann was veryhelpful and she encouraged metog o , " Weaver said.Ad

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. ng to Voltz, Weaverwas able todeal w ith al l obstacles

in order to complete her goal,which reminded S r. Carol Ann ofth e late M other Theresa's words,"We can do small things withgreat love ." Voltz said that shebelieves these words describeWeaver."Rae Ann is one of th e most determined young woman I have

met in pu rsuing the visioin being a missionary,"T h e experience in Jama w onderful o n e , Weaveanyone ever gets the cexperience another cultshould definitely d o i t . Ieye opener to see what and take for granted."

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Lacrosse Team R eady For SeasonJE N HARWELLSports Writer

O n Oct 10 the m en 's lacrosseill play its first pre-seasonhope to improve onroster that has doubled

As one of the few NCAA D iI sports at M ercy hurst Colthe Lakers lacrosse schedy tougher thanwatchful ey eurst will be fighting for recin a conference which istop class opposition.

"The word is out on us . Wear enot going to be abl e to sneak uponteams like we did last year. Peopleare speculating w hat we m ightbelike," said Ginnegar. K.With 24 fresh faces and growing talent, it will be tough to obtain one of the starting positionsonthis already strong team. How ever, there is still: a sense offriendly competition within theprogram. That can only help theLakers excel to g reater heights.Ginnegar sees the co mpetitionas a way to stay on top of things."Everyone will need to fight toget and keep a starting po sition ortop spot on the team," he said.The L akers are pitted against

top opp osition in theirfirst gamesof the season as they compete forthe Fall Classics. T he Lakers willgo head to head ag ainst Navy andPerm State and this will give theteam a good idea how good theyreally are."There is no p ressure for any-one to winor ose,"saidGinnegar.If the Lakers are to establishthemselves as a lacrosse powerhouse throughout Division I, thenthey w ill 1 ook to B nice Alexander,M att Nililey, Justin Bushee, EdGotovich, J.D. Jones , Paul Ful-lerton, Jeff R owland, and Freshman G avin Prout f or both inspiration and experience. W here's the Ball?Lacrosse PlayerDuring Pre Season Practiceen i Soccer R ank ed 8th in Nation

icult start to the '9 7season, wi th twoLakers are back onsixstraight wins. Thisthe Lakers a6-2 record and;theHurst playedUni versity in

alive. The team did maniron out a victory courtesyaher goal in the

"Northern Kentucky was aWegot there andth ewas ter rible . We went outhard and dom inatedf the game. W e justcaptain Stewart Hogg.he L akers did manget a goal before the finale to en sure victory. "Theseupiece we have

ew the ball long tothe back post*9was an important win forthe win didithout a p rice, as se

ury and is now

doubtful for the weekend. Irishfreshman Alien? O'Brien f w asgiven his marching orders whichrules him out for the next gameagainst Lew is University.This year marks thefirstseasonin charge for Head Coach JohnMelody and also new assistantcoach R ichard Sh elton.M elody replaces Richard Hartiswho took the Lakers to the f inalfour two seasons ag o and it willbe a difficult job to em ulate hispredecessor H artis.aI don ' t th ink there was anypressure, to be honest. Just thepressure you put on yourself tosucceed. The men ' s team came inand we thought we were going tobe very good. We had a couple ofinjuries coming into preseasonand w ent out to Quincy, 111., forthe first two games of the yearan dgot beaten 2-3 twice. Since thenth e boys have worked extremelyhard in practice and in games.W e've turned things around a bitand they've got the results that|they deserve over the last twoweek s," said M elody.As important as the coachingstaff is, it is nothing without itsplayers, especially the incomingfreshman. "We had big shoes tofill inDarrenMurry Jimmy Reen,Jack Lengle, Keith Selvitlli, andIan Dickerson (all have left theLaker line-up)," said M elody.Unix/ever, the Lakers have tried

to balance their losses by recruiting some very talented players."We have as strong a squad thatwe*ve ever had coming in forpreseason," said M elody. Incoming freshmen who have m ade abig impact on the squad aregoalkeeper Darian Tuitt , defendersMark Fitzgerald and John Zadorand striker A llen O'Brien.The teams current winningstreak can be attributed mainly tothe strong Laker defense led byAll-AmericanGlenn*Hard-Man'Francis,AverytCool-Dude'Jonasand Brian Alexander. Along w ithfreshman Mark Fitzgerld who, at

sweeper, allows Francis to dominate, and the last line of defense,keeper Darian Tu itt has five cleansheets. ^"We 've got a strong back four,we hav en't let inany goals, we 'veonly conceded one goal in the lastsix games." said Shelton "Wheny ou 've got good backf oir you ' vealways got a chance." *The Lakers next two games areagainst Lew is University on Saturday at 2 p.m. and WheelingJesuit on Wednesday at 4 p.m.Both games are at home in theFamily First sports center .

Anthony Maher full of concentration as he takes on a defender

G olf S eaTees ofBy L au r a Ru shSports Writer

The Laker golf team action this fall and the:-ready started the seasostyle. The Hurst hasnotched up two victorithe Pitt Greensburg BradfordTournaments.Apart from their twothe team has also recosecond place finishesGannon Tourney aMercy hurst InvitationaThe teams lineup chanweek toweek dependingtice scores and that can othe Lakers to be more ctive *Th e team is led by upmen ChadHoisek, CurryRich Buriett, Brandon Sson, Bill Reed andMcKinnon. John GaydJosh Hoffman, are the cruits and they hope toname for themselves inpart of the season.The freshmen are doso far," said Huskes. I 'ming forward to seeing thprove this year. I thinkgoing to do great once tused to college, level pcol lege life in general.Huskes said that this yeaisalot strongerthan last yhe feels that they will colof honors.

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B y Stephen NolanSports Writer

prThe '97 women's soccer season got underway on much thesame track a s their male counterparts with a loss on the road atOakland University. However,since then the team has boostedits record to 5-1-1.Last weekend the H urst traveled to Northern Kentucky insearch of a victory. They werenot disappointed and they wonthegame3-1. SophomoreTheresaRoach continued w here she leftoff last year scoring two of thegoals, and senior Nicky E spositosealed the victory with a thirdgoal scored from th e penalty spot.This year marks John M elody'sfirst season as head coach of thewom en's team and so far he has

done a reputable j o b . "The incoming freshmen have done ab solutely fantastic. We only returned seven or eight girls so weha d to bring in 11 or 1 2 n e w girlsand right o w five freshmen startfor u s , an d have done extremelywell. Who would have thoughtthat at this t ime of the year thegirls would be5-1- 1 , an d they'veworkedincredibly hard," M elodysaid

9The player to watch for o n thisyear's team is without a doubtsophomore Theresa Roach, w hohas scored 15 goals and h as fourassists in only seven games. "Roach is without a doubt one ofthe most dominant forwards inDivision II wom en's soccer and'sh e h a s ye t to reach her full abili ty," said Melody.

Melody is happy with thewom en's start to the season andhe has attributed th e good start tolack of injuries throughout thesquad."Knock o n wood, w e've stayedrelatively injury-free and that 'simportant. A lotof the people thatwere freshmen last year comingback inas sophomores have usedthat years experience to great advantage. Th ey're in great shapean d have worked extremely hardso far. Hopefully we can keepthingsgoing,stayhealthyandwhoknows w hat will happ en.";The women are away \ thisWednesday fat Wh eeling Jesuitand return home for NorthwoodUniversity on Saturday a t 12p.m.,and Northern M ichigan on Su n-day at 2 p.m. Jul ie Ann Chiodo holds off a Sl ippery Rock P layer asa t tempts to launch a Lak er a t tackC o a c h K i m b l e n o t D e t e r r e d b y P o o r L a k e r S t a

By: Todd ZielinskiMerciad Sports WriterLast week's game against theUniversity of Findlay ended w itha disappointing 44-14 loss for th eLaker football team. Th e team

has a record of 1-2 fT h e season opener a t Baldwin-Wallace proved to be a tough contest as th e Lakers took on a program that h a s been very successful athome. Since 1 9 7 1 , Baldwin-Wall ace has gone 157-17 at homein Division III and according toMercyhurst Head Coach JoeKimbal l, T he y are oneof the to pr. Di v i sion III non-schol arshipfoot-l ball programs around."The Hurst struggled throughout the game and looked verysluggish in spots, w hich led to a30-13 loss. "We played like afirst game team," said Kimball.

The Lakers then faced IthacaCollege in w hat looked like another po tentially difficult g ame.However, the H urst managed toput the opening defeat behindthem, winning the game 10-5.Ithaca football has been an impressive team over the last fewyears, winning four nationalchampionshi ps and being runner-up four t imes. They were unde

feated i n t h e last 1 0 years in theirhome openers with anoveral187-17home record. T h ey were asgood as or even better thanBaldwin-Wallace," I explainedcoach Kimball. iLast Saturday m arked the L ake rs home opener against the formidable opposition of FindlayCollege, Findlay hasbeen rankedas high a s t h e number o n e Division II college in th e nation in theNAIA conference.^About 1350 people showed u pforMercy hurst'shomeopenerlastSaturday atTullioField. The Lakers struggled tofeel out Findlay*8defense as they took th e openingkickoff. On their second possession, the Lakers started to roll,with runs by Brian H amlin andJustin Gibson and several quarterback keeps from DarneaM cKinney. From there they satatfourth a n d four on Findlay's 3 5 .When the attempt to fake thepunt went astray, Findlay tookover, capping off the drive with a30 yard touchdown run . At thehalf Findlay had put up 17 pointsto Mercyhurst*s0 w ith 216 yardsof total offense and seven morefirst dow ns. rT h e second half w as a differentstory a s t h e Lakers tried to recap

some of the magic they displayedin Ithaca. Matt Kissell blew upatthe 2:30mark completing severalpasses into F indlay territory. T h eLakers kept the drive alive get-tingafirstand goal situationwhichthey capitalized on a down lateras Kissell completed a two yardpass to Angel Roman for he Lake r s ' first score of th e day.Findlay answered right backwith a 68 yard touchdown run,and a series later drove the ballfrom their o w n 2 3 into th e Lakerend zone making the score 44-7with 3:34 left to play. Th e drivemight have taken th e wind out ofmost teams, but not the Lakers asthey moun ted a final drive start-ingat ihe Lakers* own 13yardline.With completions by Kissell toByron Cu rry, Mike M ilanovich,Ed B ailey, and a six yard touch-down catch by Justin Siemon, theLakers left the field with confidence in their scoring ability..After th e horn h ad sounded, theLakers ended O p compiling 101yards on the ground headed byAngel Roman with 34. MattKissell led theair attack throwing9-15 for 8 2 yards an d two touchdowns, while Tim I

total in the air and 260 yards oftotal offense. In contrast wasFindlay's410yardsonthe groundand 77 yards in the air, for 487total yards from scrimm age.On defense the Lakers spreadout their con tributions b y having42 different players m ake tackl e s . Defensive back DougBrinkley led the way w ith 17 tack

l e s . Other game notables nclude:defensive back Tim Bednarskiwith 11 tacklesanddefensi veline-man Lou D'Ambrosio with ^10tackles.After Saturdav's loss, coach

Kimball explained tworried atall aboutand "I st il l think wewith a winning seas"We didn't play ascould have, but w egroup of football they'll battle back,"T h e Lakers hope tothe winning track thSaturday against St on the road. As for thgame at Tullio Fieldwill play on Hom ecoOctober 4th.

caught four p asses for 6 2 yards,raising the Laker total to159 yards Coach Kim ble offers some w ords of wisdom t o h i s footb