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Ridge helps Amerasians in VietnamBy Michelle BushMerciad staff editor

CongressmanTom Ridge said ina speechMonday that he doesn't fe d any prisoners ofwar are still alive in Vietnam. He added,however, that even though their being a live isdoubtful, the United States should continue toact as if they are alive in their relations withHanoi

fc In other remarks in his keynote addressfor the Academic Celebration in Zurn RecitalHall, Ridge reflected on his recent trips to

Vietnam and Israel. He said that the UnitedStates is interested in helping the Amerasianchildren in Vietnam.

)Ridge, who was elected to Congress in1982, is the only enlisted Vietnam combatveteran in the U.S. Ho use. He has thereforetaken an interest in military affairs and wentback to Vietnam to help the plight of theAmerasian children., 2

"They know we are very interested inAmerasian children." Ridge said. But headded that the communist party in Vietnamdoesn't know how to deal with the UnitedStates yet

jWhen Ridge got off the plane in Hanoi, heobserved that nothing had changed. "Myfirst reaction was that the country was stillfrozen in time,'' he said.' 'You got a feeling,

ifjjojof despair or hopelessness, an accep-tance of a way of life that was very difficultand very dem anding with very little hope forthe future." * ' : * * H

Traveling into South Vietnam, JintoSaigon, the atmosphere changed, accordingto Ridge. "In South Vietnam and in Saigonthere were bright colors, there were flowers,*'he said. They still had a hope of somethingbetter, he added.

There was little difference between Viet-nam today however and the Vietnam R idgevisited during the war. "Nothing hadchanged ," he said. "There were still two

Vietnams." 5 t " •After Ridge left Vietnam, he spent five

days in Israel and his first stop there wasat theHolocaust Memorial. "It is clearly in my

mind one of the two or three most intensecouple of hours that I have spent in mylifetime,'' he said.

4 'Through a series of photographs andpresentments of one form or another, you

relive the tenor and horror o f the Holocaustnot only in Germany but throughout all ofEurope,'' he added. '

The people of Israel are also concernedabout their fragile democracy and their free-dom, according to Ridge. "They are in aconstant state of alert, and you just can't missthat," he said. l

) LThe concern for their government leads

diem to be involved in it ' 'Everybody is apolitician," Ridge said. "People in Israel eat,sleep and think government'' >

After seeing Vietnam and Israel, Ridgecompared their governments and culture.

Vietnam has been around in some form oranother for centuries, Ridge said.

Although their country is relatively stabi-lized, the stabilizing is in the eye of diebeholder Ridge said. "T o some it hasmeantoppression, famine and forced labor."

Israel is ina different situation because itsmilitary is new. "The one thing that im-pressed me is that nothing is gold-plated.They do n't worry about spit-shine boo ts,"Ridge said.' 'They worry about having goodsoldiers and machines and equipment thatwork." I ft' * f • [

Healso added that they are in a defensiveposition and spend 15 percent of their GNPtoprotect their fragile democracy.

I Comparing their economies, h owever, theVietnamese are among the poorest in the

world, according to Ridg e. Their technology

isn't advanced, and it will be a long timebefore they look to the West for help.

Israel's economy is growing, and it isusing m odern, technology from the West,such as building sophisticated aircraft equip-ment, Ridge said. I

Despite all the problems in SoutheastAsia, Ridge said the countries there wantpeace. "They all want peace, but they won'tgive it away," he said.

After coming back to the United States,Ridge said he didn't have to go away toappreciate his life here, but he said it didreinstate his idea of what it was to be an

American. IWhen Ridge finished speaking on Viet-

nam and Israel, he answered questions fromthe professors, students and public there.There has been immense pressure from thepublic about the pay raise for Congress, ac-cording to Ridge, who opposes it "I havenever been very good at math," Ridge said"but SO percent has never been small."

Healso added that politicians shouldn' tbeattracted to public service for the money, butsome editorials in large cities have been infavor of the pay raise.

Ridge also explained a proposalto bailoutthe troubled savings and loan institutions.Many are failing due to greed and misman-agement by their owners, Ridge said.

The government is proposing a 25 cent

insurance fee for every $ 10 0 put in an S&L.

Tom RidgeRidge said that people are upset over payingthe insurance fee , but die American taxpayerwill pay for it either directly or indirectly.\* He also said thatthe people with moderateincomes would be most affected by the insur-ancefee. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

The issue of abortion again came up.According to Ridge, he and the president partcompany on this issue because he said hebelieves the decision is so innately personal,it isn't up to the government "The bottomline is that that is not a decision the govern-

ment should be making for women," he said.

Crime watch solves vandalismBy Andy PenhollowMerciad staff reporter

The Campus Crime Watch program, es-tablished last yearat Mercyhurst, is proving tobe a good preventive tool against crime oncampus. Because of the attendveness of twoMercyhurst sophomor es, a thief/vandal wasarrested on January 30th in connection withthe damage that occurred to seven automo-

biles in the Briggs parking lot early Mondaymorning.

Mike Schwabel, a sophomore CriminalJustice major, was walking home to hisBriggs apartment at approximately 5 a.m.

Two TEAMS BATTLE it .out in tug of war over winterweekend. More

photos inside. Photo by Karen Sampion

Monday. W hile walking through the Briggslot, he noticed an individual look ing into theclosed window of anautomobile with a heavy"security" flashlight

He approached the individual to find o utwhat he was doing. The individual ran to awhite Volkswagon station wagon and thengot in. Th e suspect then fled the parking lotand drove up the campus toward the BriggsAvenue entrance (behind the D'Angelo

building). I

Schwabel sprinted between the apartmentbuildingsand down to Briggs Avenue. As theVolkswagon went by, Schwabel {read thelicense plate number.

When daybreak came, Schwabel, alongwith die victims of the vandalism, met withcampus security and the police in the parkinglo t Listed in the damage report were manybroken car windows, a stolen radar detector,stolen stereo components, and a stolen NorthCarolina license plate. I

One person on the scene was a girl fromVilla Maria College. She remembered storiesabout a student with a white" Volkswagonfrom Penn State Behrend that had causedtrouble at Villa. I

Two students later drove down toBehrend and! spotted; the \ station wagon

parked outside o ne o f the fraternity houses.They wrote down the license number of thevehicle, and noticed a North Carolina licenseplate in the back seat of thecar. Theyimme-diately called the police, and the owner of thevehicle was arrested. £E "It was the Carolina plate that gave usimmediateproof,'' said Mercyhurst SecurityDirector Merrill Dever. "That evidence andthe license plate match fromSchwabel, wereall we needed to catch this guy," Deveradded. "It's encouraging to se e Mercyhurststudents responding to crime the way Sen-

wabel did on Monday. He should be com-mended by his peers," Dever said.

Dever said that if anyone had damagedone to their car Monday morning andhaven't reported it, they should contact thesecurity office, as well as the Erie PoliceDepartment as soon as possible.

The Campus Crime Watch program wa simplemented last year as a response to theseverity of vandalism on campus. The pro-gram is headed by Dever and twoMercyhurst

students, chosen by Dever in the spring ofeach year.Dever is currendy looking for two stu-

dents to headnext year's program. He said hewould like one male and one female CriminalJustice or Communications majorwith atleasta 25 QPA. The two students selected will betrained by Dever and certified as crime pre-vention specialists.

Once in place, next year's program willbevery effective. During September and Octo-ber, Mercyhurst students can get their per-sonal,belongings marked. This is accom-plished by using an engraving tool and aninvisible-ink marker. All commonly stolenitems will be marked, including: stereos,computers, hubcaps, tires, car stereos, allother electronic equipment furniture, and

luggage. ^The purpose o f the marking is so thatoncethe stolen items are recovered, the police willbe able to determine the proper owners."You would be surprised at the amount ofrecovered items sitting in storage at the EriePolice Department The items aren't markedand nobody has claimed them, so they just sitthere,'' Dever explained.

The next step in the Campus Crime W atchprogram will occur during-November and

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Knitter calls fbnreligious dialogue

Circle K lends

helping handBy Karen SampsonMerciad staff editor

Dr. Paul F. Knitter, a professorof theology from Xavier Univer-sity, gave a speech and discussionentitled ' World Religion andWorld Peace" to a full house inSullivan H all on M on., Jan. 30, asone of theopening seminars to theAcademic Celebration.

decreasing human suffering. Thiscould act as a starting point fordialogue.

There is agreat need for libera-tion on several issues that must beconsidered by all'i people of theworld in a united way, according toKnitter. Some of these issues in-clude liberation from physical suf-fering. This he defined as thosewithout basic needs such as food,

Knitter's talk focused on theneed fordialogue between religionsin order to attain world peace and tosolve world problems. "Bypeace," Knitter said, "I do notmean only theabsence of war."

According to Knitter, rihave not lived up to their own vi-sions, and apply ideas like unity andlove only to their own! kind. Headded that religions are simply ig-norant of oneanother, and have nomotivation to learn about one an-other because each religion is con-vinced that it is THE religion.

Knitter said that motivation isincreasing, though, due to thenumber of issues that involve hu-manity, not religion. Hesaid that allreligions have the common goal of

'By peace I do notmean only the absenceof war.' |-P au l Knitter

uncontaminated water, and medicalattention. Knitter also pointed outthat the majority of the world popu -lation fits into this category.

Another issue is liberation fromsocioeconomic oppression. This iscaused by the way humans treatother humans. Racism and sexismare two examples of this kind ofoppression.

Thirdly, according to Knitter,

there is the need for liberation fromnuclear oppression and holocaustHesaid that we notonly have weap-ons for suicide, but also for'

4huma-

nocide."I The last issue Knitter called for

was the liberation from ecologicaldisaster. * The industrialrevolutioncaused profiteering of the earth,"Knitter quoted from Thomas Ba rry.The preservation and conservationof the planet is an issue that tran-scends all religions and nations.

Knitter said that religionsshould "listen to the voice of expe-rience of the oppressed" and setupa liberative praxis to act uponneeds,

rather than simply talk. After theneeds are fulfilled, he said, then thereligions can talk and compare be-liefs.' Finally, Knitter called for hu-

man-based communities, ratherthan religious based communities,and the need for religious toleranceand open-mindedness. Knittersummed up his talk by saying thatevery religion has its own form ofafterworld o r "mo re to com e," buthe added that we must take care ofwhat we have here on earth first

By Andrea TiptonMerciad staff reporter

For anyone out there who likesto lend a helping hand, Mercy hursthas achapter of Circle K,an interna-tional service club, on cam pus.

Circle K is an extension of theKiwanis Club and their main goal istohelp those that need it Right nowtheir' petproject,'' according totheclub's president,Jana Dreibelbis, isthe Greisinger Heart Founda tion, anorganization for children with hearttrouble whose families cannot af-ford the medical bills.

In the past Circle K has alsoworked with Special Olympics, theSalvation "Army, and the Councilfor Exceptional Children, saysDreibelbis.4'We also try to make itto the Shriner's (Children's Hospi-tal) about once every three weeksand we visit the nursing home everyweek."*

The club has also been involvedrecently with the AIDS Council ofErie, a group the C ircle K is plan-1ning on joining. " I think it will be Dreibelbis.

a worthwhile effort,* * said a mem-ber.

According to Dreibelbis, thereare social rewards to the club too.* One of the main goals of the or-ganization is to meet people." Theytry to havea social every month andthere are annual district and interna-tional Circle K conventions.

"It's good forJob opportuni-ties. Kiwanis is really well knownand it gives you a chance to makeconnections outside the college,"Dreibelbis says. £

But according to Dreibelbis, thebest thing about it is that, "I t's

really fun. You get to meet peoplewho care about other jpeople.People who want to help, withoutneeding a reward."

Currently, Circle K is workingunder the supervision of GaryBukowski, butthey are in need of apermanent advisor. If anyone isinterested in the position or w ouldlike to join the club, there are meet-ings every Tuesday at 9 pan. inMain 205 or contact Jana

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SAC EVENTS FOR THEWEEKRri.,Feb.3 fa \

Movie at Eastway Plaza,vans depart from Baldwin at7 p.m.

jjSat,,Feb.4 Ping Pong Tourna-• ment at 2:30p.m. Sign up in theUnion, p

SENIOR RECRUITERSThe following recruiters will be

on campus to interview interestedstudents. Students interested ininterviewing with any of these re-cruiters should come to the CareerServicesOffice, Main 204, to signup for an appointment

Stouffer Restaurant Co. -HRIM. 5FBI - All majors. *Electronic Data Systems -Accounting, Finance, CMIS,Math. '

OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPSApplications for the following

scholarships are available in theFinancial Aid Office: .

PA Federation of DemocraticWomen (deadline 4/15/89) - PAwoman, junior, who is interested ina career in politics or government or

planning on teachingigovernment,economics, or history. Must pos-

sess a Democratic family back-ground or bean ac tive participant inDemocratic Party activities.

SYNOD OF THE TRINITYAPPALACHIAN Scholarship(deadline 5/26/89) ~ PresbyterianstudentsfromPA,WVAandcertain

areas of OH. «™ ~,SYNOD OF THE TRINITY

MINORITY Scholarship (deadline5/26/89) - Minority students frompA w v A and certain areas of OH .

BULLETIN BOARD A

If you have an announcementfor the Bulletin B oard, submit it toBox 161, campus mail, or \hand-deliver it to The Merciad office,81B, Baldwin Hall. Typewrittenmaterial is appreciated. Items m ustbe received by noon on the Mon-day before p ublication. Any itemsafter that time w ill be given consid-eration o nly if space permits.

ATTENTION SENIORS J | ^ |Phi Eta Sigma National Honor

Society will be awarding graduate

and undergraduate scholarshipsand awards to selected members ofPhi Eta Sigma. gg|

Any eligible senior member ofPhiEta Sigma may apply for one ofthe graduate scholarships. ? For theundergraduate award, a sophomoreor junior must be nominated by thelocal chapter. \

For applications or more infor-mation, contact the chapter adviser,Dr. Bud Brown, in room 223 ofPreston Hall. The local deadline isFeb. 3.1989. JALL EDUCATION MAJORSAPPLYING FOR FALL TERM,1989 STUDENT TEACHING

Applications for fall term place-

ment can be obtained in theeduca-tion office (third floor ofOld Main).Applications must be picked up,completed, and returned to Sr.Kathleen Cribbins no later than Feb.

10.

ATTENTION EDUCATIONMAJORS •; ft

P.S.E.A. will be holding an in-formational meeting on Feb. 2 inroom 312 Main. *

MATH CLINICDo you need help with your

math? Do you need to review for amath test? Why not come to theMath Walk-in Clinic on Tuesdaysand Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30p.m. in Main 207 for some assis-tance? See your math professornow, or just walk in.

CAN COLLECTIONThe wom en's soccer team needs

help. In order to buy new uniforms,warm-ups, and to help subsidizetraveling costs, the team is staging

an aluminum can collection. Ifyouare interested in donating, the teamwill even pick u p the cans at yourhome. So get in touch with AndyRoth in the Admissions Office atextension 240, and start saving thecans.

BALLOONS |Campus Ministry is selling bal-

loons for all occasions to raise fundsto charity. There are two types ofballoons on sale, Latex for 50 cents,Mylar for $2. This sale will con-tinue throughout theyear.

tCrime' from pg.i

ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCI-ET Y

r OnThurs., Feb. 16, at9 a.m., theErie Zoological Society* will behosting an informative meetingabout their Volunteeri Program.

Come and learn what volunteeringfor theZoo 's Education D ept is allabout The meeting will be held inthe Zoo 's Education Room. Themeeting is free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will be pro-vided.

GANNON/HURST GAMETICKETS '•'*

Tickets for theFeb. 14 Gannon/Mercyhurst Men's Basketball gameat the Erie Civic Cento* w ill go onsale Weds., Feb. 1, at the CampusCenter.

All lower level seats will be $5.Upper level seats will cost $4 foradults, $3 for students and seniorcitizens. 1

Mercy hurst students with J avalid I.D. card may pick upan upper dlevel ticket free of charge from Feb.1 to4:30 p.m. onFeb. 7. From Feb.8 to noon on Feb. 13, Mercyhurststudent tickets will be $ 1 . Fromnoon Feb. 13 until game time, tick-ets will be av ailable only atthe CivicCenter, and they w ill be full price.

ID ' ANGELO SCHOOL OF MU-SIC

*On Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m„Baritone William Riley will presenta master class in vocal performancefor students of vocal study. Thefollowing evening, Feb. 8, at 8:15p.m., M M Riley will otter a fullrecital program with pianist JoanEighmey. The concert will includearias* from Handel's Messiah,

Mozart's The M arriage of Figaro,and song s of Ravel, Richard Straussand Samuel Barber. Both events arefree and open to the public. Formore information call 825-0364.

December. This stage concen tratesonthe problem ofdate rape. Repre-sentatives from the *Raj» Crisis

Centerof Erie will come to BaldwinHall to talk to residents about daterape., A hotline number will bepassed around so that victims ofrape can get help. ||

There will also be a securitysurvey conducted by the studentcrime prevention specialists. Stu-dents all across campus will bequizzedon their knowledge of secu-rity and safety. After results aretabulated, the specialists will for-mulate a presentation that will in-form the students about misconcep-tions about security,as well as other

things students can do to make thecampus more safe. *j

A sign up sheet will be passedaround for students willing to jointhe Campus Crime W atch program.

The Campus Crime Watch pro-gram is effective when students arewilling to tellsecurity what they see.

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If you do get the flu, try to getadditional rest, drink plenty olfluids, take Advil or Tylenol for thebody aches and fever, dress to keeiwarm, and eat well balanced meals.You may also try cough medicineespecially at night if the cough iskeeping you awake.

I As with any virus, antibioticsare not effective in treating flu butmay be needed if complicationsdevelop such as pneumonia andbronchitis.

A reminder- the flu vaccineadministered during the months ofSeptember, October, or Novemberdoeshelp. Good hide and don'tthe flu bug bite.

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Americans want politicians elected

who want the job, not money iCongress doesn't need a pay

raise, Congressman Tom Ridgesaid Monday nig ht Most Americanfamilies that have both spousesworking, still don't make enough tomatch a politician's salary.

Many people argue that in orderto attract decent people to run forpublic office, they need to be of-fered agood salary. Does this reallymake sense? \ 4 ;

Senator John Heinz said that Dav

is oneof the least rewards forpublicservice. There are other more im-portant reasons for taking the job,according to Heinz. j |

Wanting to make a differenceand having a desire to help theAmerican people ' should be thedriving force behind running foroffice. If a perso n's reason iforrunning is simply the pay, theAmerican public doesn't want thatperson in a position of power.

The thispeople governingdemocracy ought to be there be-cause they are dedicated to improv -ing life in the United States, not toimproving their paychecks. \

And even if Congress is entitledto a raise like every other Am ericancitizen, nothing justifies a 50 per-cent raise. If every employer of-fered that much of a raise to itsemployees, they would be out ofbusiness.

U.S. expected to bail out S&L9

SIn Congressman Tom Ridge's

speech on Monday night, he said thegovernment was proposing an in-surance fee of 25 cents for every$ 100 put in Savings andLoan Insti-tutions.

He seemed to be in favor of theinsurance fee because he said thetaxpayers will pay for the troubledcompanies either directly or indi-rectly anyway.

Why should the American

people have to bail out the Savingsand Loan Institutions that the gov-ernment deregulated in the firstplace? •? {

This "insurance fee*" as thegovernment calls it (President Bushwouldn't want to call it a tax) isgoing to affect people of moderateincomes the most, according toRidge. Those with moderate in-comes include most families in thisarea and college students.

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The MerciadMercyhurs t College's First-Class newspaper

as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press

V ol 62 No. 15 February 2,1989

Christopher J. Kovski

Michelle BushKaren Sampson

Matthew J. Clark

Patty Coneglio

Liz Richards

Editor

Editorial Board

Alexa Potter

PatSteckman

Kerry RimdziusSteve RushMara Sweterlitsch

John Kupetz

Sports Editor

Business Manager

Photo E ditorCirculation M anager

Photographer

Cartoonists

Faculty Adviser

Reporters

Amy Lynn AustinJill ChiccarinoMargaret Coffey**Bill Darling

Brian DiPlacidoTina FieldingHolly FulmerBill Hogan

Maria KellyTheresa Kloecker

SaraLinehanBrian Maiden

Kevin McHughJennifer MontaniAndy Penhollow

£ Robi TaylorAndrea Tipton

TheMerciad if the student-produced newspaperof MercyhurstCollege, Box 161,301 E. 38th St , Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825-0376. Materia^ for publication must be submitted fry noon on theMonday before, PUblkatlonT

The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed,but the writer's name can be withheld by request

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Perhaps some students don'tmind paying 25 cents on every $ 100they put in a savings account, butmost don't have that kind of moneyto waste. It defeats the purpose ofsaving money, if it isjust going to betaken away by insurance fees.

Notonly that,butitpunishes theSavings and Loan Institutions whoare ingood standing. If he proposalgoes through all of theS&L 's willcharge thefee, not ust theones whoare in trouble.

If the government does pass thisproposal, it stands to reason that

many people who now have theirmoney in savings accounts willwithdraw it This will only hurtS&L's more because they won'thave the money needed for loaningit ou t I

And the m ore people withdrawmoney outof S&L's, the moreother

ile will follow suit* making theSavings and Loans even more un-stable. |

* Ridge said that.'many peopledon't know the difference betweenBanks and S&L's, but the banks inthis country are financially stable.Since many Americans do n't knowthe difference, however, if theS&L's are charged some might take

their money outof savings accountsinbanks , thinking theyare the samething. ji

The withdrawal of families'savings from banks could causeanother financial crisis in this coun-try. * # * * | I

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Congressman Ridge also said ifthe government does incorporatethe insurance fee for S&L's, theywill probably go across the boardand make the banks charge the feetoo. If Americans haven't becomeworried enough to take their moneyoutofsavings accounts by this time,the charge with the banks will sendthem running to withdrawal theirmoney.

What is the answer to bail out thetroubled Savings and Loans then?This isn't an easy question, but the

answer certainly isn't charging a25-cent insurance fee (PresidentBush still won't call it a tax).

The government should workon coming up with an alternativeplan, one that includes regulatingthe S&L's again. After all, theproblem with them didn't occuruntil after the government deregu-lated them in the first place.

Kovski KornerFM station is another step

in the bettermentof the College

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By Christopher J. KovskiMerciad Editor ••" #*.

Mercyhurst College has gained anFM radio station. W hile that may notmean much to many people, it meansa great deal to the Communicationsdepartment, as well as the College asa whole. | \

The department gains students,who will be attracted from the com-

munity by the fact that they've heard the station, and from outside thecommunity because they want a Mercyhurst-type education, but theyalso want to work on an FM radio station.

The school benefits in a number of ways. For example, the commu-nity will be more aware of what Mercyhurst is doing. People win hearof events on campus from a source other than the Erie newspaper. .

Inaddition, people would realize that Mercyhurst sponsors so manyaspects of community events — plays, concerts, speeches and manyother activities, as evidenced by die Academic Celebration.

Other departments will find that the community learns more aboutthem, as more and more people hear about their activities on campus.

The acquisition of an FM station shows the perseverence of theCollege in important areas of the school: HRIM was supplied with afully-equipped, modernized kitchen; theD' Angelo School of Music has

a new building; the newspaper has acquired new equipmentover the pastfew years; the new library books -f the list goes on and on. •(•••£ *•

There areother campus changes that aren't so apparent: more andmore lights are put up around campus all of the time, there are additionalsecurity personnel working, and more scholarships are being added.

All of this sheds some light on a growing question in America rightnow — are people getting a good value for their education dollar?

Gannon University hasannounced a proposed $1,000 (16 percent)increase in costs for the 1989-90academic year. Mercyhurst is expectedto increase less than half that amount

The acquisition of an FM radio station shows theschool's comm itment to bettering the resources heschool has — like the HRIM kitchen, the D'Angelo

School of Music, and the books added to the library,

as well as security improvements, like improvedlighting and added security personnel.

The Board of Trustees was scheduled to m eet Tuesday afternoon todiscuss nextyear's tuition, room and board. With Mercyhurst'sincreased enrollment, the revenue w ill increase, so students don't haveto absorb the total expense of improvements and rising costs.

But along with!more money comes more problems. There arehousing problems, which will probably be offset by the purchases ofmorebuildings, security problems, which are being worked on nowwiththe hiring of additional people anda closer studying of the problems weface, and other logistical problems, such as those with registration andstudent accounts, both of which have been experimenting with variousmethods of solving the problems.

So life at Mercyhurst is idyllic, correct? Probably no t We can 't stopconsidering the problems of the campus or the community. We ust canface them from a position of strength. I T

This newfound strength isn't just for the administration to work onproblems. It is also for students, who can suggest changes to theirrepresentatives in student government, or, if necessary, can take themright to the administration. '•,

Mercyhurst is really in a unique situation. As a private institution,Mercyhurst enjoys freedoms hat state institutions don't have. Also,students are permitted more latitude, whether they believe it or not, atMercyhurst than students at most comparable-sized schools get

So useyour situation to the fullest Seize the opportunity and makeyour campus a better place. Speak up for your rights, and use themwisely. Remem ber, for four years (or more) this is your home, your ob,and your family.

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M e r c y h u r s t g a i n s F M s t a t i o n a f t e r 5 y e a r w a i tBy Christopher J. KovskiMerciad Editor 1L

Students can now crank itup on88.5 FM in Erie and listen to thecampus station on FM . |

• Due to the need for more signaltests, the station will not be operat-ing at full power this weekend.Students in the dorms may experi-ence some ^reception difficulty.WMCY-FMwill go full power nextweek. jj 4

Owned and operated by-Mer-cyhurst College, WMCY-FM is a350 watt non-commercial station.The transmitter will be located on

Classy 100's tower, thanks to thegenerosity o f Don Kelly, owner ofClassy 100 (WXK C). The StudioTransmitter Link (STL) is locatedon campus, and carries the signal tothe Classy 100 tower by micro-wave.4We want to serve theMercyhurst and Eriecommunities/

— Richard Ragan

\A\' In return for the use oi die tower,Mercyhurst has established a sch ol-arship tobe given toan Irish studentmajoring in communications in

Kelly's name.

^The format for the new stationwill be different from any other Eriestation. t

U "What'sessentialistofindyourniche in the marketplace and servethe community," M r/ RichardRagan, Mercyhurst College C om-munications Department directorand faculty adviser to WMCY, says.

WMCY is relying on classicrock to fill that space for the com-munity. "We'll be playing quite abit of music from he 60's and 70*s- like oldHeart, Led Zeppelin, PinkFloyd, the Eagles, the RollingStones, some Doors. We'll also beinterspersing some current hard-rock hits - Guns V Roses, VanHalen, Metallica," says WMCYStation Manager Brian McAndrew.

WMCY will feature alternativecommunity programmingon Satur-day evening and Sunday. Thisprogramming includes Christianrock, ethnic musicnrock and rollfrom the 50' s, big-band music andclassical music. i |

For sports fans, WMCY willcover most of the Mercyhurst Lak-

ers sporting events. "We 'll coverthe Philadelphia Textile basketballdouble header on Feb. 4, and thehockey game against Canisius onFeb. 18. In addition, we'll cover theMercyhurst-Gannon game," Ra-gan says. * *• |

Training for the students is amajor reason for getting the station.Before, the College relied onan AMon-campus station to train students.The interest in the communicationsdepartment has already doubled thenumber of students seeking workon the radio station.

The key to the new station isservtee:»***We*want to -serve? theMercyhurst and Erie communi-ties," Ragan says. "We'vecounterprogrammed for greatervariety, so we are not duplicatinganything the other stations are offer-ing." ! 1 \

station for quite a while. "When Icamefhere, one of Dr. Garvey'sgoals was to see if there was anavailable frequency fora non-com-mercial FM station," Ragan says."So we hired an electrical engineerwho specializes in | radio and acommunication lawyer."

The engineer did a computersearch of the area, listing all of theareaFM stations, including those inAshtabula, OH, and in Canada.

'We'lllbe playing Heart,Led Zeppelin, PinkFloyd, the Eagles, etc/

— Brian McAndrew

The search narrowed the fielddown to two available frequencies- 88.1 and 88.S. fit was decided totry for 88.5, as it is higher on the FMradio dialand peoplearemore likelyto tune to it

When Mercyhurst first appliedin 1983, it was assumed that no oneelse had applied for a slot As itturned out, Family Stations, a Chris-

tian broadcasting network out ofCalifornia, had filed for 88.1 , andthe Martin Luther King Center hadfiled for 88.5. * *f

Since a station operating at 88.1would cause interference for a sta-tion at 88.5, the three parties at-tempted to work out a solutionamong themselves. Over the nextfew years, a variety of ideas werepursued, including each of the par-ties' efforts to buy out the others (bypaying all legal fees and other costsincurred), but to no avail. \r. Then, the Federal Communica-tions Commission (FCC) placed asix month freeze on all applicationsfor FM licenses in the lower part ofthe band, as Canadian TV stations

near the border were complainingof interference from existingvsta-tions.

I About one and one-half yearsago, the Martin Luther King Centersold out to Mercy hurst, deciding notto pursue a radio station.

Thisleft Mercyhurst and FamilyStations each wanting a station. It

tookover a year for the engineers towork out a plan which would causeminimal interference (less than 10percent). | %

The FCC ruled against this ar-rangement, as the zone of interfer-ence was in the center of the city.

Mercyhurst then moved its pro-posed tower site five miles south-east, while Family Stations movedits site five miles we st This wouldplace the interference to the south ofthe city. v

TheFCC approved this arrange-ment in August of 1988. Then, theapplications were turned over to theCanadian government, which has toapprove any station built within acertain distance from he Canadianborder. This approval came inJanuary of 1989.

Mercyhurst has been issued aConstruction Permit, which allowsit to go on the air. If there are noproblems, WMCY w ill be issued alicense in the next few months.' 'Basically, the FCC waits to makesure there aren't any complaintsfrom other stations,'' Ragan says.

I WMCY, the campus radio station at Mer-

cyhurst College, is now going to be an FM stationoperating at 88.5. -!

_ The station will have acilities comparable to[many commercial stations, and will broadcast in

stereo. > " 7 ^Zf

In recognizing the significance of this event,

the station manager for WMCY t$Brian\McAn-drew, wanted to take an opportunity to tell stu-

dents the new ormat for the station.In addition, Bill Hogan, the graduate assis-

tant to the radio station, wanted to take a chanceto thank the people who have made this eventpossible, especially Mr^ Richard Ragan, the

"Communications department director, who has

been striving toward this goal or five years now.Take an opportunity to listen to the station

this weekend, and eniov the classic rock, i

wanted to find an FM The station manager:

WMCY-FM joffering classic rock

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By Brian McAndrewWMCY Station Manager

Fri., Feb. 3, 1989 is a historicday for the Mercyhurst community.Why, you ask? The radio voice ofthe College, W MCY, will officiallybe on the air, operating in FM stereoat 88.5 on your dial.

I The music format will be a blis-tering array of classic rock, pains-takingly selected by the WMCY

management: The Who, RollingStones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd,etc., along with current rock artistssuch as Van Halen, Def Leppard,Guns V Roses and a little Metal-lica.H On Sundays, WMCY will fea-ture alternative community pro-gramming. "We'll be playingmusic from he Big Band era, rockand roll from he SO's, ethnic songsfrom Italy and Germany, and some

soul m usic," Richard Ragan, headof the Communications depart-ment, said, t '

Laker sports will also be airedon WMCY. The men's andwomen's basketball games on Feb.

4 against Philadelphia Tex tile, start-ing at6 p.m., can be heard with BillHogan and Greg Fitzgerald callingthe action. j| *

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Erie radio will never be thesame, and I mean it WMCY 88.5FM w ill giv e Mercyhurst a stationthat will benefit the community,and, of course, the school.

My partner in crime, 'BrianMcAndrew, and I have worked,waited, and prayed for the day thatwe "will go FM. Now'it's rightaround the corner, and all of thehard work has paid off.

WMCY-FM will be a showcaseof Mercyhurst talent for the com-

munity, and will hopefully, in time,will be]one of the finest collegestations in the Mid-East

DickRagan, headof Communi-cations, has waited and worked foralmost five years, and now he willsec his hard work pay off.

Tony Zgela, our promotion andprogramming director, has done afantastic job for the last two yearsand deserves a great deal of credit,as does our Music Director, PatBotwright, who has done a great jobin our music programming.I The wait is inally over and all ofour FM DJ's have worked hard

preparing to make President Gar-vey, faculty, and student bodyproud of the new station.

I think'you are going to lovewhat you hear, with our classic rockformat as Brian has described, andour sports department is the best inyears with your sports voice, GregFitzgerald.

All in all, WMCY is ready, andI hope you give our newFM stationa listen. I think you're going to lovewhat you hear. Remember, 88.5WMCY-FM. < *

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i In All Seriousness' appears on campusBy Theresa KloeckerMerciad staff writer

If you've had enough academ-ics this week to last you the rest ofthe semester, someone is coming tothe s rescue, In All Seriousness, acomedy improv troupe is coming toZurn Recital Hall on Fri., Feb. 3.

Mercyhurst is the troupe's firststop on their 1989 Galactic Domi-nation Tour.

"Captain, In All Seriousness isIfast approaching do we have any

data on them ," Scotty said. "Yes ,Scotty," Captain Kirk said.

Captain's log, stardate Feb . 2.In All Seriousness, a 10 membercomedy troupe, that has been anErie institution for over five years.They have over 180 years of com-bined t theatrical experience withindividuals from drama, ballet,opera! and stand pup comic back-grounds. * j

InAll Seriousness started about

up comic night and it has grownsince then. "It s turned from a beinga backyard fun type of thing, nowwe're a full blown corporation,"John Stockhausen, Vice Presidentsaid. The group became incorpo-rated in June 1987.

fThey have worked with Penn-sylvania State University, NationalFuel Gas, and the University ofPittsburgh. They have also goneinto the field of charity with theircomedy with such groups as theNational Leukemia Societyand the

lions Club. They recently did avideo for Stairways in Erie on howtodeal with individuals with mentalhealth problems.

Their comedy has been highlyaccepted in a number of differentsettings. They were the only groupto perform for 10 consecutive datesat the Pittsburgh Summ er Arts Fes-tival in 1987. They were the winnerof the 1986 USA TODAY "funni-est videos in America" contest

WRIE in Erie during the morningand doubled their listening audi-ence. 3

There is still another dimensionto this troupe, they teach. They havetaught classes in the past on how toperform comedy, "another class isgoing to be offered in a few weeks."W e hope |j to get ]more into theteaching end,'' Stockhausen said.

On a more logical note.; theagerange in the group is from 21-35 and"its a bunch of women and a bunchof dudes,"said Stockhausen.! The

type of comedy presented is mod-elled after Saturday N ight live typeof comedy. ^

Mark it on your calendars and besure to come, Fri., Feb. 3,8 p.m. inZurn Recital Hall. After all, "it s arousing good? time for the audi-ence,' LouisJ. Tullio, Mayor of theCity of Erie, said. This night ofcomedy is provided free to mem-bers of the Mercy hurst communityand is sponsored by SAC.

five years ago at a bar during stand They also did radio comedy for

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TflE C H A M B E R M U S I C Society of Lincoln Center, which will be appearing in Erie at Tech Memorial.

Chamber Music Societyappearing in Erie

The D • Angelo School of Musicis proud to present the ChamberMusic Society of Lincoln Center inconceitonSun., Feb. S,at2:30 p.m.

at Tech Memorial High SchoolAuditorium, 3325 Cherry St

The New York Times praisesthe Chamber Music Society as "themusical success story of thisgeneration...the best in chambermusic, played by the finest musi-cians around."

The Chamber Music Society,which isin residence atNew York'sAlice Tully Hall, has performedover 1,000 concerts to date.

Their subscription series of 30

concerts is completely sold outThe Society makes a point of

engaging the finest artists in NewYork City of all the instruments,

including woodwind, brass, percus-sion, strings and piano to perform atall its concerts.

They have been presented na-tionally and internationally on tele-vision under the auspices of the' Live from Lincoln Center'' series.

They have recorded extensivelyfor the Music Heritage Society labeland all of their New York programsare broadcast nationally over Na-tional Public Radio. t

premieres of 47 compositions andhas commissioned 69 works fortheir presentation. They have per-formed over 800 works by 220

composers.Their conceit in Eriewill feature

works byjjFaure, Mozart and theSchubert "Trout" Quintet| Of special note, their programwill premiere for the first ime Sep-tet by Peter Schickele.ji The concert will feature Violin-ist James Buswell, Violist WalterTrampler, Cellist Leslie Parnas,Contrabassist Alvin Brehm, PianistLee Luvisi and Bassonist Lauren

Speed-metal review1

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Letyour friends getPestilence for you

By Brian McAndrewWMCY Station Manager

Did you miss me? Don 'tanswer that * WMCY has$ justreceived two brand-spankin * newmetal albums (I wish they wereCD's), and I just had to tell youabout them.

•First of all, I must say that ifyou hate "thrash" metal, youshould read no further.

JRealm blares out of Milwau-kee and is the pride of themetalMidwest This band reminds me

of my favorite group, Metallica.Marc Antoni's vocals are clearand powerful, and so is theguitarwork of Tanis Kinis and PaulLeganowski.

These guys have the rightstuff to make it,possibly, as bigasMetallica, butthey still havesomelearning to do. Their album"Endless War" shows creativity,power, and progression*with anemphasis on rhythm and melody.This is a must for m etal maniac

speed-metalheads everywhere.< y (Pestilence has been aroundsince; 1986, releasing two otheralbums before their latest, "Mal-leus Maleficarum." This four-some will-have some problemsbreaking into the metal world fortwo reasons.

IOne is that their singer is in-distinguishable from a lotof other

singers. The second is] that hestinks.f I couldn't understand on eword — I guess that's what thelyric sheet is for.

Other than that, Pestilenceshows promise.I They |; play atlightning-paced, crunchingspeed. Their rhythms are prettyintricate and heavy, so if yousettle down with a bottle of Tyle-nol and putthe stereo on 10 you'llbe in heaven.

I say, go ahead and tella friendto buy die album (or CD), thentape it off him and save yourselfeight dollars!

Remember, Bang the, headthat doesn't bang!

Young brings harmonyback to old groupBy Bill HoganMerciad staff writer

The two bands we're going tolook at this week are New Orderand Crosby, Stills, Nash andYoung.

New Order isback with another

The Society hs given world Glickman

synth-dance LP, "Technique."New Order is in the forefront ofEnglish techno-pop music and havereally gained a name from their lastLP, "Substance." J

I Their new album picks up rightwhere they left off with theirtechno-pop hit, "Fine Time" andthe very danceable "Round andRou nd." This album keeps youmoving from beginning to end, andis perfect for all ofyour Dance MTVaddicts. ; |

New Order is an accomplishedband, and their type of music is fastand sharp, so watch out for NewOrder's 'Tech niqu e" playing at adisco near you. I

Crosby, Stills, and N ash. uhh.

and Young? That's righ t NeilYoung is back with C, S,and N fora reunion of music.

This long-awaited collaborationis definitely worth the wait Crosbyis outof prison and off of drugs, andthe group is in perfect harmony.

This is Neil Young's best workin years, and it makes you wonderwhy they don 't work together allofthe time.

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The melodies and harmonies areintastic,especiallyon their new hit,

Got it Made." CSN&Y's LPAmerican Dream " is a dream of

an album and classic rock and ro ll-ers will love this work. Itisgoodtosee that old dogs can still learn somenew tricks. | .fe;5

"American D ream" is a greatalbum, and is worth having in anycollection. Thumbs up to "Ameri-can Dream." Guys, don't keep uswaiting another 10 years for thenext collaboration. .

That's it for now—seeyou nextweek. *

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I Mindach ManeuversTh^I^r?^J

ER Cn^sM^h attempts a fade-away shot in lastweeKs thrilling victory overBuffalo State.The Lakers overcame a irst-half deficit to win at the buzzer, 61-59. Later that week, the Lakers would lose at

the buzzer to Geneva 50-48. ', Photo by Kevin McHugh.

SCHEDULE FOR FE B. 2 TO FEB. 8

Sat.. Feb. 4

Swimming (M*& W) - at Niagara 2 p.m.W om en's B asketball - Phil. Textile 6 p.m

M en's Basketball - Phil. Textile 8 p.m.

Lady Lakersranked in 6NCAA stats

Sun. , F eb . 5*«fr**m>. . . . -r^^^s . • r Mini

Hockey - at St. Bonaventure 2:30 p.m.Men's Tennis - annual Alumni Match 12 noon

Mon.. Feb. 6

Wom en's Basketball - at LeMoyne 6 p.m

Tues.. Feb. 7

W om en's Basketball - Lake Erie College 6 p.m

Gannon-Mercyhurst

TicketsTickets for the Gannon-Mercyhurstmen's basketball game on Tue., Feb.14, go on sale Fe b. 1 at the Campus

Center. Students with valid ID maypick up am upper-level ticket free ofcharge from Feb. 1-Feb.i7. From Feb.8-Feb. 13,'Mercyhurst student ticketswill cost $1. On the day of the game,tickets will be full price.

from Mercyhurst sports services

i The Mercyhurst and Philadel?phia Textile women's basketballteams will square off this Saturdayevening for sole possession o f firstplace in the Mideast CollegiateConference.

The Lady Lakers, ranked in sixNCAA Div. II statistical categories,enter the game "Wth a 15-3 record,the best mark in the history of theprogram. Coach Luke Ruppel'ssquad is 5-1 in the MCC and cur-rently tied with the Lady Rams.Mercyhurst has won seven con-secutive games and IS of the last 16.The only defeatduring that stretch isa 69-62 decision to PhiladelphiaTextile in Philadelphia.

Mercyhurst currently leads thenation's Div. II teams in three-pointfield goals made per game. TheLakers are connecting on 5.5 longrange shots per game. Individually,junior Nancy DiLallo and freshmanCheryl Tomczak are fifth and ninthin the country, respectively, inthree-point shoo ting.

; While DiLallo and Tomczakshoot from the outside, junior LisaMaxson has handled the,interiorduties. Maxson,a6*1 "Erienative,is currently tenth in the country witha 21.5 scoring average. • She isshooting over SO percent from thefield. ii - •_

Offensively, as it is illustrated,Mercyhurst is-.fortunate with an

inside and outside game. Similarly,the Lady Laker defense is solid.

Mercyhurst's S6.7 defensivescoring average is fifth best in thecountry. Likewise, the squad's 36.9field goal percentage defense israted ninth bestamong NCAA Div.II. * L

The result of this superb offen-siveand defensive mix ture is a plus-17.3 scoring margin, good enoughto place 11th in theNCAA D iv. II.

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Shortstop:Lady Lakers battle Ramsfor first place Saturday

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By Matthew J. ClarkMerciad Sports Editor

The two top teams in the MCCmeet at the Campus Center this Satur-day when the Mercyhurst Lady Lak-

ers square-upagainst arch-rival Phila-delphia Textile. ;,

\ This could be the biggest game ofthe year for the women, as they con-] tinue their quest for the league title.

' * We feel that the one team we haven't beaten - that we need to beatto find out if we are the best team in the league - is PhiladelphiaTextile,"head coach Luke Ruppel says. £

-Mercyhurst lost 69-62 at Textile on Jan. 4, and there may have beenI some questionable officiating down the stretch in that one.

| Despite the lo ss, Ruppel says the Lady Lakers aren't looking forrevenge on Saturday. Th ey'll just be trying to prove themselves.

"We don't have a revenge mentality," he says. "I think we justwant to play as well as w e can. I don't think (revenge) is a goodmotivational tool. Wejust want to prove that we're as good as anybodyin the league." $ A

/ Ruppel says that Mercyhurst's ability to handle Textile's tenaciousfull-court pressure will b e a major factor in the outcome of the game.

"They pressure the ball extremely well - al l over the floor," heexplains.' 'They change defenses a loL Their defensive schemes changealmost every possession." f * •

^Point guar4 Nancy4>iLallo will be on the spot againstjextile, butRuppel says she handles thepressure very well. DiLallo's performance,perhaps more than any one's, should play a big part in thegame.

"Nancy w ill have to play well," Ruppel says. "We'll have to beaggressive offensively and look to score against their pressure. Ifwecando that, I think we'll be successful." % f

Another important piece of the puzzle will be the Lakers' backcourtshooting. One of the big guns is Cheryl Tomczak. Ruppel saysTomczak will have to continue shooting the way she's been and thebackcourt must produce itsaverage o f 25-28 points in order to win.

Peg Hogue will be coming off the bench to relieve DiLallo, and herperformance could play a big role in the game.

4 'Peggy 's the best defensive guardI'veever coached,*'Ruppel says."She just gets up on p eople and makes them spin-dribble and reallymakes players change direction. m f

I" It doesn' t matter if it's a big player, frontcourt player or backcourt- Peggy can contain anybody that we ask her to. She's done it all yearfor us." I f I

Ruppel says that Hogue's offensive skills are more than adequate,too.j Shedoesasolid job atthe point forus," hecontinues. "She moves

theball well, sees the court well. We're pleased with the way she's beenplaying." •... ,jg . > ^

Some key play ers the Lakers'will have to control for Textile are KimDeCa ve, Karen Keane, Terry Coleman and Valerie Ridge.

DeCave, one of Textile's starting forwards, is a great shooter.4 *We '11 have to contain her,*' Ruppel says. I W\

c They have a very strong backcourt led by Coleman and Ridge.According to Ruppel, both can handle the ball and shoot well and arevery physical.

"Philadelphia Textile, overall, is a very physical team," he says.The Lakers, who ha ven't played since Sunday's impressivewinover

LeM oyne, are going to be well-rested for Textile. But, as Ruppelexplains, long layoffs are not always g : • : «

"(The layoff) can either help us or hurtus," hesays. "We'veplayedso well. Sometimes you need to keep playing. But I think we need a

couple of days off to get our academics together, to get our headstogether. : IThe kids are here for an education irst, so they'll be hitting thebooks

a little bit this week and then we'll get ready for Tex tile.''Ruppel and his players are approaching this game with a "business-

as-usual" attitude. But, Ruppel says the team will definitely be readyfor battle. *

"We just have to take care of business and work on execution -whatwe have to do to stop them. If we do that, we'll be successful"

jRuppel knows he won't have to do much to m otivate his players."Athletes that are legitimate players know when there's a big

game." And a big game it will be. The tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

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Hot Lady Lakers drive is onfor conference playoffs

By Bill DarlingMerciad sports reporter

A seven game winning streak, apair of victories in the MideastConference, have propelled theLady Lakers to a first place tie in thestandings with Philadelphia Textile.This can be attributed to some fan-tastic team performances by the4Hurst in the last two home gamesagainst*1 Geneva and LeMoyne.Mercyhurst, who have now won ISin its last 16 games, which was a 69 -62 decision at Philadelphia Textile,get a chance for revenge against theLady Rams Saturday when theteams play here at the CampusCenter in a 6 p.m. showdown.

In the Geneva game M ercy hurstnever trailed as Lisa Maxson led allscorers with a season high 33 pointswhile taking down? 15 rebounds.Chris Kindlin also had another fineperformance while getting 12 re-bounds. Peggy Hogue*and RuthHenderson continue tobe bigassetscoming off the bench to play greatdefense and contributed to the scor-I H i f e f l t t r t M i t H 6 7 7 - 3 1 m t b i p f i •

|ln Sunday's contest againstconference rival LeMoyne, Mer-cyhurst shot out to a surprising 23 -4 lead early jj before the Dolphinswere able to cut the lead to 2,27-25

but freshman sensation CherylTomczak hita buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the 'Hurst a 32-27halftime advantage.

|In the second half it was allMercyhurst by as much as 20 w ith

Tomczak and Maxson scoring atwill to rip apart the Dolphins by thefinal 70-57. Danielle Lips provedshe is a prime time player, scoringlOipoints and hitting the boardshard. Becky Schmidt has playedwell in a relief role of Maxson andhas shown to be a dominating threatat both ends of thecourt However,the best performance was put in byTomczakwho hit 5 of 6 three point-ers, scored 19 points, andis provingthat she is beiter-than the average

freshman. She shot 65 percent fromthe field and totally shut down the

LeMoyne guards. Cheryl's partnerin the backcourt has also been a bigreason for the Lakers' success.

NSHfy DiLallo is currently third til

three-pointer's in women's Div. IIbasketball and although she has notmademany long-range shots of lateshe says her role is to assist inswinging the ball to Tomczak andMaxson who may have better op-portunities to score. I

TheLady Lakers have their nexttwo conference games at homeagainst Textile and Gannon. Victo-ries in both would not only assurethe 'Hurst a bid in the MCC tourneybutmight make theNCAA pollsterstake notice of this small Erie sch ool

Ruppel says that winning homegames will be the key to winning theMCC. This Saturday's home gameagainst Textile should be a greatone. ,;

4! It could be a great ball game,"he says. "Good officiating w ill bethe key." $£ I

"It will be a very emotionalgame," said Tomczak. "Bothteams will be up. It'll be a matter ofwho wants it more. .g

<4We haven't lost at home. I think

the odds are in our favor."

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SCOREBOARD

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Lakers-Saturday atCampus Center

leers oust Fredonia

The Mercyhurst hockey cap-tured its fifth consecutive victorywith a 3-2f decision over SUNY-

Fredonia on Sunday afternoon.Thein, at home in theErie CivicCenter,ogives the Lakers a 10-12overall recored and a mark of 4-10in the ECAC West Fredonia fell to4-13 and 3-11 with the loss?

Freshman Mick Keen openedthe scoring for Mercyhurst with apower play goal late in the firstperiod. Second period goals by theLakers' Scott Burfoot and "LewMcClain propelled the 'Hurst to a 3-0 advantage after two periods.

K I N D L I N (34) fights for the rebound during the Lady Laker

Buffalo Photo by Kevin McHugh

Laker slide continuesBy Kevin McHughMerciad staff reporter

The Lakers made a fightingcomeback in the second half againstGeneva on Jan.26 only to be beatenat the buzzer by an awkwardly re-leased jump shot that put the final

score to 48-50.» | iThe Lakers were also beaten on

Monday, by Clarion who provedway too strong for the 'Hurst, hit-ting a 27-point lead more than oncein the second half. The final scorethere was 58-79. ' I

The 'Hurst coach, Dr. BarryCopeland said that his team made agood comeback, it should not havegotten so far behind in the first halfof the Geneva game. "I didn'treally feel that we needed to be 17-pointstbehind, we shouldn't havegotten into that position/* he said.

4'If the kids fought as well aswell in the first half as they did in thesecond w e would never have gotten

into that position,"he added.Dave Constantino is still shoot-ing relatively poorly - on ly scoringeight points against Geneva and 11against Clarion. * -,

don't like to harp on him, he'sstill learning notjust our system butcollege basketball. It's a differentgame from high sch ool and he has tolearn what.it takes to win at thislevel," commented the coach.

The bottom line of the Laker's

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nudge as he loses out to aBuffalo re-bounder. Photo byKevinMcHugh

ineffectiveness under the back-

boards. They were out rebounded27-40. |

"You could talk about a lot ofother things butjl7 offensive re-bounds by Clarion says what hap-pened. They got shots and they gotsecondshots. We did a bad job onboxing out on the second shot,"said Copeland. ^

The Lakers take on the nation'sNo.3-rated Division II team, Phila-delphia Textile on Saturday. "Webelieve that if we play well andexecute thenlwe'll be in the ballgame," said Copeland.

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