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M e r c y h u r s t s t u d e n t s m a r c h f o r p e a c e i n t h eBy Karen McGuireMerciad News Editor

^ War is on the minds of thousands ofAmericans all over the nation. Mixedemotions of fear, angerand -frustrationhave bonded Mercyhurst students togetherwith a common concern. On Tuesday,

Jan. IS , a peace m arch from the studentunion to St Peter's Cathedral gave stu-dents a chance to express concern forthose in Saudi Arabia.

OverSO students, faculty and admin-istrators walked the distance in hope thatpeace willcome in theMiddle East Thepilgrimage for peace was sponsored byCampus Ministry. "Th e pilgrimage wasmade up of people whose opinions aboutthe Persian Gulf crisis ranged the entire

Jpectru m/ said Sr. ElisabethLintsen

41 including those who have friends andmembers of theirimmediate family serv-ing in the armed forces in theGulf, andreservists who may be called up in thenear future." a

1 The walk for peace was only one ofthe many ways students have been ex-pressing their feelingstoward what's goingon in the Mid-East The crisis has beenthe topic of classroom d iscussions, forumdebates and casual conversations amongfriends and peers.

*As I sit here at my desk at8 p.m. onWednesday, Jan.16, bombs fillthe air inBaghdad, Iraq. The reality ofwaf is here.History is is the making at thisvery momentStill, the hope for peace still very muchrem ains in the hearts andminds of manyaroundthe world. ?

VOL.64 NO. 10 GLENWOOD HILLS,ERIE, PA. 16546 THURSDAY, JANUARY17,1991

Area students chant pro-war slogans through Erie Streets

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By Angela M. CampMerciad Staff Reporter

Thursday, Jan. 17Women's Basketball vs. Gan-nonat the GannonHammermiUCenter

Friday, Jan. 18Mercyhurst Winter Formal atthe Quality Plaza Hotel9 p.m. to1 a.m.

Around 2:00a.m. on Tuesday, Jan.IS, acombined force of Gannon and Mercyhurststudents gatheredin support of Americantroopsin Sauffi Arabia. They began their rally in

downtownErie mainlywith Gannon students,and decided to gather together more studentsfrom other colleges in*the area. The groupformed, not in protest of the imminent war,but rather inSUDDOUof their friends andfam-

Saturday, Jan. 19Winter Activities:Weekend -Time and place to be an-nounced. :L ' I

Comedian Jimmy Tingle in theZurn Recital Hall at9 p.m.

Sunday,Jan* 20, \MSG meeting at 7 p.m. in theGovernment Chambers

Monday, Jan . 21Martin Luther King Celebrationat 4 p.m. inthe ChristThe KingChapel ' . I T

Tuesday, Jan . 22Raps On Religion at 4 p.m.Campus Ministry

EucherTournament: time to beannounced

Wednesday, Jan. 23Prayer group at 6p.m. in Cam-pus Ministry

ling to Marcy Allen, a Mercyhurstfresh man . They paraded through Erie carryingUnited States flags while singing , TheStar-Spangled Banner. They were also chantingthingssuch as, "U.S.A.-All the way",*'Kickhis ass and take his gas,'f and' * We support ourtroops."

According to Gannon security, the groupstarted outwith about20 participants gatheredin PerrySquare and snowballed to around 300stL dents atone point j

Heidi Meyer, a senior atthe'Hurst, wit-nessed the budding of w hat would turn out tobe a m assive rally. "I t started just after m id-night downtown - itwasn't organized a t all,"said Meyer, ^

Robert Cunie,a Mercyhurst security guard,said that he and Jo e Spusta, a security g uard,and Steve Peck, maintenance, stayed with thegroup while they were on cam pus to ensurethat nothing got out of hand. "Th eErie policecalled usto letus know they were coming, butwe only got a two-minute warning," saidCurrie.

The Erie police chose not to get involvedexcept to escort the students from Gannon toMercyhurst, and then again on the return trip."I t was really not a problem ," said the officerin charge.' Our impressionwas that the dem-onstrationwas completely nonviolent" ;«

David Revak, a sophomore MechanicalEngineering major at Gannon, said that someof the G annon students organized the rally onthe spur ofthe momentto support our troops,and that it was not a pro or an ti-war demonstra-tion. "W e are all scared ofthe draft, and thathas kind of bonded the studentstogether,"

said Revak.According toRevak, the plan was ust I

to Perry Square, but they weresoon joined bya few Mercyhurst studentsand i also someEdinboro students. Thedecisiongwas thenmade to march to the'Hurst to recruit evenmore students, according to Robert Currie,which was when campus security was calledby the file police.

The hike took the students past the Veter-ans* AdministrationHospital where they sloppedunder the flag and sang the national anthemand prayed for the soldiers in Saudi Arabia.The veterans witnessing the display were wavingfrom their windows and applauding.

The students continued up to the'Hurstwhere they were joined by Mercyhurst stu-dents.The group stoppedin Garvey Park for aspeech made by a Gannon student ReneeFennell, a Mercyhurst freshman, said that thespeaker was trying to show support for oursoldiersas our way of helping from over here."N o one wants to go to war, but we have to

pray for the soldiers,'* saidFennelLKelley Huffman said that the Gannon guys

wanted tosui J III their friend s and family."Whether weagree with the war or not theydeserve our support," said Huffman.

"Spirits were very high last night" saidJim Manning, a Mercyhurst freshman. "W e

had a moment ofsilence in Garvey Park andeverybody*joined hands,and after that therewas a lot of cheering/* said Manning. M an-ning said thatthis was the firsttime he'd everseen Mercyhurstand Gannon football playersjoined together in a common cause.

At the encouragement ofcampus security,the march continued down BriggsAve., againsinging the nationalanthem,and chanting.Security escorted them until theyleft campus.The Gannon students inarched home, and the45-60 remaining'Hurst students, includingManning, returned for a final singing of theanthem at the VA Hospital and a recitation ofthe Pledge of Allegiance. "The vets werecheeringand clapping outthe windows," saidManning.

Community forum j IStudents debate Persian Gulf issues .

J Hussein the impression thatthe U.S. wouldnotintervene if he took over Kuwait "On e yeary Kevin McHugh

Merciad Editor •

Facultyand members of the Erie com-munity combined to make a standing roomonly crowd onJan. 10to discussthe crisis inthe PersianGulf. /

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Tammy Northern, an army reservist andMercyhurst student, openedthe discussion infavor ofU.S. military interventionin the Gulf.She compared Hussein to Hitler andspoke ofHussein gaining nuclear weapons within fiveyears. She also spoke ofthe * deplorable acts ''that Hussein is inflicting on the people ofKuwait. She said that sanctions would notwork and that the U.S. should no t procrastinateany more, bu t should interveneto defend free-dom, i

Janet Holzhaeusser, a senior sportsmed.major,was next at the podium, arguing againstmilitary intervention. She began bysay rg thatU.Sanconsistencies in its foreign po licy gave

he is our pal and the next year our enemy," shesaid. She added that the reason Iraq invadedKuwait was becauseKuwait was sellingits oilat a price lower than a mutually agreed setprice. I *

She said that the U.S. wouldnotbe defend-ing freedom f it intervened because KuwaitandSaudi Arabiaare not democratic countries,so theU.S. would simply be defending dicta-torial regimes.. :.

[ discussion was then opened to the

floor. Doug Staab, a junior politicalsciencemajor said that economic sanctions could notwork because neighboring countries such asJordan wouldeak supplies. Dan Desmond, aseniormusic major,also doubted the successof sanctions, and said thatwe should supportthe government if it decides on war. Dr.Thomas Donahue saidmat sanctions may ormay notwork, but the fact that they may is

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INTERNATIONAL:

THE UNITED STATES INVADEDBAGHDAD AT 6:30 P.M. ONWEDNESDAY, JAN. 16. Theoperation^has been termed, "DesertStorm." Thfe U.S.started the attack with massive airbombings on thecity of approximately four million people.

Baghdad, Iraq—Iraq's Parliament joined in an extraordinary war rallyon Monday, Jan. 14. The Parliament voted unanimously today tofollow President Saddam Hussein into combat againstdie UnitedStates and its allies. Husseinalso ordered the design of Iraq's nationalflag changedto include the word s,'"God is great,'' the rallying cry ofIslamic martyrs in time of war. * f

Lithuania — Violence continues as thepro-Soviet National SalvationCommittee captured the independence government's lastradio outletand threatened more bloodshed if the government did not capitulate.

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Tunisia—The Palestine Liberation Organization saidWednesdayleaders and • : • : • lyguard had been assassinated

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NATIONAL:

Americans remain divided over war, though a majority say they aresatisfied that President Bushhas done all he could to prevent it, a newNew York Times pollshows. Most have gloomy expectations aboutwhat a war would be like. 5 i

Prayer vigils and anti-war protests were held all over the country. InNew York City , demonstrators marcheddown Broadway and clashedwith police officersat Union Square.

From page 1Late nightirallyshows student supportfor Americans in the Persian GulfIapproach to the issue. "He(Hussein)took hand now he mustgive it back," h e said."What isthere to negotiate?"

Dr. Bud Brown said that hefel( there were better argumentsmade for a peaceful rather thanviolent solution to the crisis. Hesaid that from listening to thearguments from both sides, hewas able to make a rational view.He ended by asking how you getother people to realize what isgoing on?

Sister Elizabeth Linsten, di-rector of campus ministry, saidthat "whether we are pro war oranti-war, we are all looking forpeace," and stressed the impor-tance of prayer in trying to securepeace. She encouraged people tojoin her in a march for peace fromthe student union to St Peter'sCathedral on Jan. 15.

Jack Baublitz, the organizerof Out Now , said that the peopleof America can stop the war byincreasing awareness and by put-ting pressure on politicians. Bau-blitz is organizing a trip to Wash-ington, D.C. on Jan. 26, to dem-onstrate against the war. Anyoneinterested should contact LaurieQuiggle at 455-3819. |

The discussion was presentedby Forum Organized for Recrea-

tion of the Mind (F.O.R.M.). Itwas monitored by BillGreenleaf,and was sponsored by MercyhurstStudent Governmentand Phi EtaSigma. jj1F.O.R.M. is a "loosely organizedgroup of individualsat MercyhurstGouege who have a commonto explore and discuss interestingideas outside ofthe classroom orother formal collegiate settings.''For futher information contactLudlow "B ud" Brown, 82*035 6.

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VCRsand plaques stolenin pre-XmastheftsBy Robi Taylor

Merciad Entertainment Editor

On Dec. 9 , two video cassetterecorders were stolen from he MediaServices* office located in 200-BOld jMain. According to MerrillDever, director of security, * 'Thetheives kicked in the front door ofthe office and made off with twoVCRs.'j Dever said that the VCRshave a replacement value of morethan $1,000 J W * *

"The same day,'* Dever said," Monsignor Dave Martin, residentpriest for the Mercy nuns, con-fronted an intruder he found in hisapartment The intruder asked Msr.Martin about giving confession andMsr. Martin told him to go to StLuke's. It was later found that theintruder had been going throughthe closets and drawers in the apart-ment" I

He said the problem is the fact

that Mercyhurst has an open cam-pus. ' 'At the time of the break-inthere were a lot of non-students on

"We are taking steps to preveîthis from happening again," Deversaid. Thosesteps include replacingthe door to the media services of-

campus because of MBA'sChrist- fice and the installation of a newmas On Campus festivities. Theevent had a full day of activitiesscheduled for the children visitingthe campus and that brought a largenumber of people on campus wh owould not normally be here," hesaid.

Dever said he is working closelywith the Erie police to determinewhether a group of young peoplearrested recently are connected withthe Mercyhurst theft "They havearrested a group of non-students

who have been stealing VCRs andcamcorders throughout east Erie,''Dever*said. He said he sent theserial numbers of the missing VCRsto police in the hope that they arepart of the recovered property.

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schedule announcedDan LanganMerciad Staff Reporter

^ T h e time has arrived for 'Hurststudents' annual quest for ,goodtimes. Winter Activities i 1991 ishere, and Mercyhurst Student Gov-ernment (MSG) ftivities Committee (SAC) have afull schedule of events planned toplease each of ourfun-loving stu-dents.

The weekendbegins on Thurs-day at 8:30 p.m. following themeeting for captains ofteams par-ticipating inSaturday's events (Fora listing of events andtimes, seesidebar). •

Kierstin Stager, SAC chairper-son, explained that, following themeeting, scavenger hunt partici-pants will receive a list ofitems tobe found.MEach team will haveuntil 8:30 p .m. on Saturdayto col-lect and return their found objectsto Zurn Recital Hall. Following the9 p.m. comedy show, pointswUl betallied and the top three teams willreceive cash prizes totalling $110.Stager also noted that any groupsof four or more people are wel-come to join the hunt regardless ofwhether or not you participate inSaturday's events.

The highlight of the weekend

will be Friday's Winter Snow Ballat the Erie Plaza Hotel. A limited650 tickets have been made avail-able for the formal, with first pref-erence given to Mercyhurst stu-dents. Brad Fairfield, MSG vicepresident and coordinator for thisyear's formal, is hoping thiswill beone of the best formats on record.

p"I think it'll be aw esome," saidFairfield. "It is the first time that

The band, Modern Man, is adance band! from the Pittsburgharea, and, according to Fairfield,has received great reviews fromthroughout Pittsburgh.^Heâlsonoted that the cost for the band is a"great J deal" considering theirreputation and the distance they aretravelling.,I M J J f i !r a m i t to the band, DJ RickyFlash from the Rochester, N.Y.area will perform. Flash is theformer DJ for rap stars Kid *N Playand will play between the band'ssets.Mercyhurst's Walt Cusak willalso perform his own production-quality songs.

Music and dance are not theonly things students should expect,according to Fairfield. A variety of

finger foods including cheese sticks,stuffed mushroom caps and nachoswill be provided. Four cash barswill also be set up throughout theballroom. Students must have il l IWM

we willhave both a band and aand I hope that everyone will

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identification to purchase alcohol.Fairfield noted that a special foodset-up will be conducted at 12:30a.m. for students who have beendrinking and wish to eat beforethey leave.^

Fairfield stressed that studentsshould take advantage of the shuttleswhich will be provided to and fromtheQuality. "The shuttles are therefor I the students' use. We wanteveryone to get to and from the

formal safely," he said. & |Shuttles will begin leaving

Baldwin Hall and the townhousesat 8:30 p.m.and will continueeveryhalf-hour until 10 p.m.. Returnshuttles will also be provided.

Both Stager and Fairfield saythey are excited about this week-end and encourage students toparticipate and have a good time.Fairfield ended by saying there willbe a special surprise at the end oftheeveninjr. <

__,wr__ alarm ^ ^ ^ ^ În a separate incident, Mer-

cyhurst security is also looking forthe individual or individuals whoremoved severalaward plaques fromthe entrance hall of the communi-cation department The plaques werediscovered missingsometime aroundthe end of November, and theirdisappearance was reported to se-curity, according fto Richard Ra-gan, director of thecommunicationdepartment

The awards are made of a numberof brass plates placed onja darkwood backing. "They are of noreal value, except to those* peoplewho worked so hard to*win theawards and to the department .be-cause it is a record of our pastwinners,' J Ragan said. |

The plaques are engraved w ith:The Brian Sheridan ; A ward forJournalistic Excellence,The BetsyLantz Editor's Award, The Com-mun ication Department ScholarshipAward, T he Merciad,* ServiceAward and|ThejWMCE ServiceAward.

' *We are asking whoever tookthe plaques to bring them back noquestions asked. Weave asking thosewho tookthem to lea ve the awardsin front of my office located in thebasement of Baldwin Hall, at theWMCE studios or in The Merciadoffice. We just want them back,"Ragan said.

Dever said anyone with infor-mation about either theft can call

All callsstrictest

I WINTER ACTIVITIES DAY1991 -S at , Jan. 19

V SCHEDULEOF EVENTS

Noon fVolleyballTownhouse sand court2 p.m. S A C RacesTownhouses2: 30 ^ p.m. Tug-o-warTownhouses3:30 p.m| Obstacle Course

Briggs Avenue BasketballCourt4 p.m. Winter SculptingTownhouses .$8:30 p.m. Scavenger HuntFinish Zurn Recital Hall?9 p.m. Comedian JimmyTingle Zurn Recital Hall

Winners are based on a pointsystem derived fromthe first, sec-ond and third placed teams in eacheven t At; the end of the wintersculpting event, theteams with thetop three scores will receive cashprizes. \ The first place team willreceive a $ 100 prize; second placewill receive $75 and third placewill receive $50.

Free doughnutsand hot choco-late wUl be provided throughoutthe day.

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An open letter to President BushDear Mr. President:

I am writing to urge you not touse military force until the eco-nomic sanctions have been givenseveral more months to induceSaddam Hussein to comply withthe United Nations Resolutions.

No oneknows withany degreeof assurance whether or not thesanctions will work. However, tilisunderscores the moral importanceof giving them more of a chance to

work. It is morally indefensible toundertake a military action which

will cause the deaths of thousandsand the suffering of tens of thou-sands when such awfulconsequences may be unnecessary.

You deserve ^considerablecredit for helping to engineer;aremarkably; comprehensive eco-nomic embargo against Iraq. Evenweaker embargoes have been suc-cessful on several past occasions,either by persuading leaders tochange their waysor by persuad-ing others to topple their leaders.

There are possible risks o giv-ing the sanctions more timeto work.However, there will inevj|afrlY behorrible costs in goingto war now,costs which might be avoided if wefollow a more patient course ofaction. ?Shouldn't a; * 'pro-life* 'President err on the side of refus-ing io kill countless innocent humanlives when he does no t know andcannot know that such sacrificesare truly necessary?

Sincerely,Dr. ThomasJ. DonahueAssociate Professor ofPhilosophy

Gulf crisiswarrants

military interventionTo the EditorI belie ve u ^t j military force

should be usedto force SaddamHusseinout of K u w a i t I fullyrealize that death and des tructionwill result from this action, how-ever I feel that military actionisright for the following reasons.- Saddam Hussein's aggressionmust be punished. I g- Sanctions are not and will notwork within any reasonable time.- The rape,murder an d torture o fpeople in Kuwait goes on.- We can not al lowa mad man tcthreaten the w o- I t would be impractical 4fnotimpossible , to keep our t roops

and their allies in place anotheryear to wait for diplom acy. In all

probability the coalition and sanc-t ions would break down,thenw ewould not have the abilityto us eforce.- W e must no t allow Iraq to getnuclear weapons . H e ha s already

1 used poisongas on his enemies1 and his own peoplej ie can not be

a l lowed t o get and use nuclearweapons. The saf tey of the wholeMiddle East depends on this.- We have madea commi tmen t toget Iraq out of Ku wait^ince a worldpower must make such commit-ment s we m ust be prepared to backthem up .- To those who say "why>us?"Ianswer thaiw eare the only onescapable of stan ding up to Iraq, justas a bully wi ll pick on the weak and

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small until stood up to by a strongerperson . Th e bulliesof the worldwill pickon the small and weak'until someone like us stands up tothem.,

I propose that only military forceis sure to accomplish the purposeof getting Iraq outof K u w a i t W emust rememb er that Hussein startedthis and he can stop it Hisaitenrptsto muddy the waters with talko fIsrael and the Pa lestineans are ir-relevant He took Kuwait andhemust give i tback! Anything else isnot acceptable!

Thank you for your time andplease joinme in praying for th emen an d women se rv ing ' inth eMiddle Eas t May God bless themand protect them.

MarkMat i s s

Gulf crisisSisters of Mercyissue statement

To the Editor

The Leadership Councilof theSisters of Mercy, meeting in Fort

Lauderdale Nov. 29, - Dec. 2, is-sued the enclosed statement on theU.S. military buildup in the Per-sian Gulf:

We, the leadership Council ofthe Sisters of Mercy, addour voicesto those of the many Americanswho have spoken out against theU.S. military buildup in the PersianGulf.

?We deplore the expense ofhuman and materia) resources onthis primitive method of conflictresolution. This expenseis espe-cially deplorable at a time whenwe, along with others committed toeducation, healthcare and socialwelfare, are struggling and oftenfailingto find the meansof provid-ing these basic human rights for anincreasing number of people.

^We concur with;the Catholicbishops' position that the requisitesfor a just war are lacking in thisMiddle East situation. We urgethat U.S. iAvolvement be focusedon supporting all efforts to peace-fully negotiate the preventionofthis impending global disaster.

Long warmust be avoided

By Kev in McHughMerciad Editor

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The U.S. should never haveat-tacked Iraq. However, it has and sowhat now? Unless the war is shortlived,the people of America shouldcampaign for peace talks betweenBush and Hussein. A ^^^^People, for and against war, have used, and no doubt will use,marches as a form of campaigning.

I support this type of demonstration, but not in the manneradopted by the pro-war demonstration that was held by studentsWednesday morning. I don't know how anyone could condone agroup of students screamingand shouting through residential areasin the early hours of the morning.

As for shouting such slogansas, "Kick his asand take hisgas,''the mind bogglesat the mentality of these people. Do peopleactually believe thatto kill peoplefor oil isacceptable?

War may havebeennecessary. War may have been inevitableand unavoidable, but it is disgusting that some people appear torelish the whole idea of war. f W f 1*:

War is a somber issue.!How people can marchin rowdycelebration of war, awakening people from their beds, is beyond.

me. *.The "Pilgrimage for Peace," epitomizedall mat a demonstra-tion march shouldbe. The other demonstrated all mat is wrong witha demonstration.

As for shouting such slogansa s , ' 'Kick his a sand take his gas," the mind boggles at the mentalityof these people. Do people actually believe thatt okill people for oili s acceptable? I

At the Community Forum meeting dealing with the crisis in thePersian Gulf (see this week's front page), Sr. Elisabeth Lintsenannounced a "Pilgrimage for Peace." She said thatthe purpose of

the march would be solely to pray for peace. Shesaid that sherealized that those who attended the gulf debate were divided onmilitary intervention but said that both sides were,in essence,striving for peace. Therefore everyone, regardless ofhis position,was welcome to attend.It was awell-planned, peaceful demonstra-tion showinga unified appeal for peace. The students marchedquietly, not imposing themselveson anyone. t

* When the pro-war demonstration began at Perry Square atmidnight, I am sure the intention was not to maraud throughresidential areas twoor three hours later, but that is what happened.When I saw the pro-war demonstrators parading down BriggsAvenue, I was reminded of European soccer on the rampage.Thedemonstration by this stage was not opento everybody,onlytoloud mouths. Nobody is entitled to wake people from their beds.Nobody has the right to impose his opinions on others.

Whether in favor of the war or not and, on the premise thateverybody has made a rational and well informed opinion of thewar, people should express thein views through peaceful andrational means.

With early signs of successful airraids, it is easy to support thewar. But what happens whenthe war beginsto drag; when soldiers

[bags? Will George Bush look for theeturn • : • : •

sibility of pea cetalks,or will he let his personal vendetta ag ainstssein blur his thinking?Maybe Bush wil l succumbto Hussein's cultural conceptofng face.Losing nicein Arab countries mustbe avoidedat allts. This should n ot be the case in the Western World. How could

thatno t losing faceis more important than achieving• : • *

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* Fantasia*finally makes it to thelist •£

Jacob's Ladder' earnsthe # 1 spot for 1990 jBy Robi TaylorMerciad Entertainment Editor i

Every year about this time I sit at my terminal to make up a list ofthe five best and die five worst movies ofthe year. This year makingup the list wasparticulary hard since Hollywooddidn't put out verymany really bad movies.So, I decided to change the norm and only listthe movies of 1990 which I feel deserve to be called the best of theyear.

1) Jacob's Ladder -The story of ayoung man, JacobSinger, (Tim Robbins) who isbeing chased through his life bythe mental demons of his ownmaking. % *

This movie took the ̂ audi-ence's collective minds throughpure hell. You would be sureyou saw something during themovie...only to find out at theend dial you neversaw what you

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TIM ROBBINSthoughtyou saw. Jacob's Ladder was votedone ofthe' 'best moviesnever produced" in 1988 and when it was finally made, it set thestandard for others to follow. It is an obvious contender for best

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picture that the Others had better watch out for. Originally rated99M00. { • * f

2) Ghost - A murder victim (Patrick Sw azey) returns from

the dead.to seek justice, protect his fiance and, in the long run, gaineternal peace.^ *^f . " * IGhost has to bedie longest running movie in Erie history. The

secret of its success is the fact that the writer, producer and directorScared about their project To put it simply...they wanted to make a' movie that people would remember. They got their wish. Their mov ie

has the best shot for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Notoriginally reviewed for The Merciad.

3) Pretty Woman - The Cinderella story of a millionaire| (Richard Gere) and the $3,000 a week hooker (Julia Roberts)he falls

in love with.This movie took everyone by surprise.It was not supposed to be

a hit, but once it got a hold on first place it refused to let go. After itsrelease in March of 1990, it settled into place at the MillcreekMalltheaters and stayed there until late September. The first wo monthswere sold out for almost every show. P retty W oman will be themovie to give G host its toughest fight or this year's O scars. Origi-nally rated 10CM00. | f- 1 ^

. . 4) Misery -JWhen writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) isinvolvedin a car accidentand later found byhis,' 'number one fan/'(Kathy Bates) everything appears fine until she finds out that he killedoff the main character in his latest book. |

The team of Stephen King and Rob Reiner worked miracles withMisery. The story, the characters and the action involved the audienceto such a level that the hatred toward the character of Annie Wilkesactually added to the story. This was the first movie since The RockyHorror Picture Show where audience comments were encouragedby others in the theater. Originally rated 100/100.

5) Fantasia - Walt Disney'sdream movie Fantasia is, what

most critics consider, the ultimate animated feature. It is made up of aseries of short animated sequences matched to classical music.

The movie turned 50 thisyear and, although an initial flop, t hasgrown more popular as it gets older. This year technicians cleaned theoriginal negatives and enhanced the colors!and sound to bringFantasia back to its original quality. There is onlyone problem withFantasia...that is, it only comes around about every ten years.Originally rated 100MOO. ? *

Other 1990 movies to earn* honorable mentions include DancesWith Wolves, Edward Scissorhands and Avalon. J

What was the worst movie ofthe year? Simple,Joe Versus TheVolcano,which I originally rated as 2/100.1 believeit will eventuallybecome known by the moviegoing public as not only the worst movieof 1990 but as the worst movie of all time.

Normal people withmqjor league dreams

Fantasy baseball: an old pastime's new lookBy Robi TaylorMerciad Entertainment Editor

Every time there's a sportingevent on television, there are mil-lions of Americans who are arm-chair managers and coaches sayingone thing in common,**If I man-aged or owned the (Insert favoriteteam name), I would have done itthis way.**

However, there are also thou-sands of average people watchingwho may decide to put Indian sec-ond baseman Jerry Browne orOakland's Jose Canseco on the

bench for a week because they hada particularly bad series. Others tryto trade LA Dodger FernandoValenzuela for Cleveland's ace reliefpitcher Doug Jones becauseValenzuela lost two games and Joneshad three saves. ~ |

Ihe growing phenomena whichgives ordinary people such powerover major league sports stars iscalled fantasy baseball,more oftencalled rotisserie baseball. Fantasybaseball aDows people to buy teams,for a cost of up to $195,made up ofactual players from different proteams, then compete against otherowners throughout the United Stales

and Canada. 4 *• ! i | . iSimulated Sports Service (SSS)

of W oburn, !MA. is one o f theoldest and largest of the numerousfantasy sports services. "W e startedback in 1984,then went national in1986. At the timethere were onlythree or four other leagues around.After only six years, we currentlyhave about 1500 owners, some ofwhich own three or four teams,**said Steve Sipress, league commis-sioner and owner of SSS.

One such owner, Joe Shadrockof Greensburg, PA.,has owned atleast 24teams in the last few years,

including the nine teams he cur-rently owns, most of which haveearned playoff spots. "The bestthing about this (fantasy sports) isthat you don't lose money.In fact,if your team does well enough toget into the playoffs, you can win

somegreat prizes,* \ he said."Owners draft their players

either through the mail or, in themore experienced major leagues,during a live phone draft where Ihave the 16 owners in the league onthe phone at the same ime and theydraft their favorite players,** Sipresssaid.

Players|are chosen-from therosters of all major league teams.Owners often choose one or twoplayers from one team such as theMinnesota Twins, then afcouplefrom the S t Louis Cardinals and soon until their roster is filled. It's upto the owner to run the team, waive,play or trade players as he seesfit* 'Because you manage a team ofplayers from a lot of different teams,I feel it adds to the enjoyment ofwatching the real games,** Shad-rock said.

* The rules of fantasy baseuai.are simple: a player's performanceduring the week reflects,by a point

system,on how well he does for thefantasy team. Pointsare scored forhits, runs, stolen bases,runs battedin (RBI)and also for victoriesin theteam's pitching. For example, ifAtlanta Braves outfielder DaveJustice hits five home runs and threeruns batted in during the week, thefantasy team he is on scores ?23points...four points for each run andone foreach RBI. If he then hits adouble and steals third base, theteam would receive an additionalthree points for a total of 26 points,and so on.

Sipress said that he is constantlyoffering new sports as customersrequest them.' * We started offeringhead to head competitionsin base-ball, basketball and football. Twoyears ago we added hockey and inJanuary we're starting leagues for

professional golf,'* he said.In addition to die traditional

sports, fantasy sports fanscan findother companies offering soccer,auto racing, baseballusing playersfrom 30 to 40 years agoand evenprofessionalwrestling leagues.Theircosts range from $65 for baseball,to $3 plus a match fee to join awrestling league.

Like others involved in theMill I' Shadrock said he origi-

nally got into fantasy sports to.aaa spice to me sports I was

watching Son cable TV withoutgambling.** Fans of fantasy sportsfind that spice,but they also get thesatisfaction of fulfillingthe dreamthey may have had on many Sun-day afternoons. They get to fire hepitcher after a 15-0 loss.

People who want informationon owning a fantasy sports teamcan call Simulated Sports Servicesat 1-800-832-6777. ^M I i

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(Mercyhurstand the U.S.S.R \ begin talks)

By Laura BlabecMerciad staff reporter

"One of the! most fantasticdreams of an aspiring dancer is tobe able to travel abroad. Agoodmany ballet hopefuls envision thepossibility of trainingin one oftheworld's best known countries forballet..the Soviet:Union/* MaryPrice! Boday, dance departmentdirector said. J

This time, the dream is comingtrue for the dance department atMercyhurst*because Mary PriceBoday has initiated an exchangeprogram with a reputable schoolinKharkov, U.S.S J*. §

Ht all began in the summer of1990, whenMs. Boday received aletter from Vladimir Lepisko, atwenty-three year old graduate ofone of the mostjjacclaimed balletschools in the jjworld, the KirovSchool. He had heard of her, and

wanted to arrange a program work-ing with her. Excited with such aprospect, Msj Boday, responded,and the two have corresponded manytimes since. Ms. Bodaylhas re-ceived pictures of the new BalletTheater and information concern-ing the financial backing of: theprogram.! -;

Lepisko said he is eager to havehis dancers come to America tostudy as well. He hopes to studymodern and jazz dance as well asballet! | I £

It * ill take awhile to get this offof the ground, but Ms. Boday saidshe hopesvthat in approximatelyeighteen to twenty-four months,their plans will becomea reality.

Thus it seems that the dancedepartment is heading toward anexciting future!

Be sure and read moref aboutthis **dream coming I true" laterissues of The M erctad.

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i Hurst ties with Div. I Kent StateBy M ollyMcCormickMerciad Assistant Sports Editor

The Mercyhurst Laker Hockeyteam laced up their skates and tiedup their gam e against the D ivisionI Golden Flashes of Kent StateUniversityon Tuesday, Jan. 9. Thefinal score was 4-4, with a hat trickby Scott Burfoot*and a tallyf byTroy Winch.

Bur foot, a Junior from Win-nipeg, Canada has scored five hat-tricks this season, including three-

in-a-row and the Lakers are onlyhalf way through the season. Inrelation to this game, B urfoot said,"They were a good team and weshould have beat them. We kind ofwent through a defensive lapse inthe third period and that's why w edied." I HI P

| Willi a record of 6-9-1, the'Hurst leers are off again Jan. 16 toconquer Colgate University. Theschedule gets no easieras the yeargoes on, but the team is gettingbetter. $

Burfoot sets the pace for'Hurst hockeyBy Rob VanderWoudeMerciad Staff Reporter

When you hear the name ScottBurfoot mentioned around cam-pus, you may automatically asso ci-ate him to his recent accomplish-ments in the hockey arena But,who is this player with the out-standing number of goals for theHurst, and what makes him sospecial?

He personally feelsthat he is nodifferent from any other student at

MercyhursL The twenty-three yearold jun ior does not stand out in acrowd of students as a mammothhockey player,nor does he appeararrogant in his success. Yet, beingcredited with 49 points,on 26 goalsand 23 assists to this season alone,sets him apart from any Mercyhurstathlete.

Burfoot was recruited fromCanada [(Winnipeg, Manitoba tobe exact) to enhance our up andcoming Laker hockey team threeyears ago. Coach Rick Gotkin isimpressed with the player he re-ceived andjthe results he is stillproducing. "From day one he'sbeen the catalyst here. He's reallystarting to show that he's an All-America candidate and I think hehas proved himself as one of thenremier. if not, THE premiere

Division III hockey player in thecountry." Gotkin said?To add tothis record of p raise, a recent ErieDaily Times article on Burfoot tracesthe steps of his recruitment, tellingof rejections from other schools,due to his size. But with his per-formance as of late, he has trulyproved himself worthy ofthe league,becominga Cinderellastory athleteof intercollegiate hockey.

Even with | all the attention,Burfoot remains modest in hisoutlook of his own achievementsfor this season.When asked to givethe attributes leading to his suc-cess, h e found it difficult to com-mend himself in any way. After along silence, obviously Irving toavoid bragging, he grinned andsaid he just does his job. * 'Every-on e on the team has a job to do andby working togetherthe team getsgood results.It just so happens thatmy job is to get the puck in then e t "

Alongwith acknowledging histeammates, Scott also promotes the

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This dedication to teamworkind winning seem sto be the key toBurfoot's success. iHowever, ittakes more than this to scorea goal.What is it that he has that no oneelsedoes? It is not only his sense ofcompetitiveness, but as i DaveMurphy, a friend and a formerteammate, puts it, "He just has anatural feel for the puck. He knowswhere the puck is going to be andhe always gets open ." The restmust be easy. He takes the puckand scores.

As for hockey afterthe 'Hurst,he remains very optimistic. {Ad-mitting that he does not have the

size for the N.H.L., he sees greatchancesin many other leagueson anational or international scale.

Off the ice, Burfoot plays nodifferently. He applies his hard workethic to m ost everything he does,whether it be other sports or schoolwork,although he claimsto be a bitstressed out lately with so manythings going on in his life.

For the future, he wants oremainopen to opportunities in both hockeyand a business career. It appearsthat hockeymay have a priority ashe says, "I haven't thought aboutanything specific (for a career).There is lots oftime for work after

hockey." This is no wonder for aman who has loved the sportall hislife.Especially with a number of newleagues arising around the globe .

Overall, everyone I talked toabout the team's stick handler hadsomething good to say about him.Since hecomes in as a riendly guywho enjoysa good timeand loveshis sport, die campus feelings forhis performance with our hockeyteam is appreciatively commen

Men's basketballLookinglimelight

By Nick RobertsMerciad Sports Editor

The students of Mercyhurstdon't seem to have a great deal tocheer about these days. A disap-pointing season from our foot-

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ball team and our other " limelight" sport, basketball, appears to befollowingsuit tHalf-way through the regular season, the basketballteam has adisappointing 4-1 i record. Head Coach Dr. Barry Copelandcommented on the|disappointing start to the season, saying theproblem w as a lack of: "offensive efficiency, and taking care ofthebasketball particularly at crucial times of the game.It's got to the pointwhere we have to decreaseour turnovers by almosthal f." For the teamto decrease turnovers by almosthalf, will certainly a tough job forCopeland and the team, and this must be an area for great concern.

The basketball team, according to Athletic Director Pete Russo,has been * 'average,'' but Russo also realizesthat there is a long wayto go this season.' 'We are all hoping for the best and that it turnsaround, but it is a little early to predict because there isstill a major partof the schedule left,' 'hesaid addin g,'' Admittedly we are going intothe tough part of the schedule." The toughestpart of the schedule isnow approaching,and the team is almo st half waythrough the season,*it is not going to be easyto turn the team around after coming off sixstraight loses

The students and everyone involvethe M ercyhurst comm unity notice"limelight" sports are in the shad

"The big game of the year is undoubtably against cross town rivalGannon. The competition is usually tense,and local pride is always atstake. In recent years the rivalry seems to be dying as the two programsare showing a trigger divide than ever. Both programs are equallysized in regards to the amount of scholarships they give aw ay, bothteams give away12 full scholarships. Althoughwe all should look atthis as, "just another gam e," the students of Mercyhurst ate alwayshungry for the win. One of the reasons that Gannon seems to be aheadof Mercyhurst is that Gannon has a stron^tradition of winning. Theykeep on winning ami we seemto be drifting further away, rather hanbuilding our own tradition of winning. ?

Copeland has beenat the helm for the past three years, and feelshere has been progress in the program saying,"The progress w e'vemade is something that is not measured on paper. We have made a lotof improvementsin a lot of different areas.Our kids are good studentsand active in the community." These are very important to a success-ful program and are sometimes forgotten intoday's "win at all cost"society,Yet again, this is Division II NCAA basketball, and weplaybasketball to com peteand to be successful. \

The students and everyone involved with with theMercyhurstcommunity noticethat our "limelight'! sports are in the shadows. Wedesperately need a sport that can bring pride toour college. Let me

leaveyou with an interesting thought, alsoin the shadows away fromErie traveling countless hours on the road, isour very successfulhockey team. Hockey is a great spectator sport. Erie is an ideal locationfor a great hockeyprogram, also for attracting players from he U.S.and Canada. A thletic Director Pete Russo doesn't rule out the possi-bility of bringing our hockey team back to campus and mentioned that

because of new NCAA legislation the the whole athletic departmentwill he . a the center of at massive self study.We will all wait and hope

t that can bringI:Swill havea traditonal American spectatorNational Championship, w hetherit be basketball, football

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Veronica Sansom in action for Lady Lakers

LADY LAKERS' RECORDBy Liam BarronMerciad Staff Reporter .

Wh ile most of us were enjoyingour Christmas break, the Lady Lakerswere competing at the prestigiousLady Classic w hich was heldat S tJoseph's University(Hi Dec.21 and22. The g irls returned to Erie withan even slate, having lost 84-69 toOakland Universityfrom Michiganand defeating Winona State fromMinnesota by a score of 81-63 inthe consolation game. SeniorCap-tain Ruth Henderson was the stand-out, scoring 14 points in the first

game ands adding 21 points andnine rebounds in the second.j Head Coach Paul Demy anovich

was happy with the weekend's worksaying,I 'Our shooting left us downa little against Oakland, but bounc-ing back to win the second game

dco.sively showed the g irls' greatcharacter. The weekend was a goodexperience for us ."

The Lady Lakers then took awell-earned break before returningto action on Jan. 8 at Althouse Field-house, the home of the Lady Ramsof Philadelphia Textile. This wasthe first Mideast Conference gamefor theLady Lakers and they rose to

the occasion by gaining a hard-earned win on a score of 61-58.Cheryl Tomczak led the scoringwith twelve points and Ruth Hen-derson and Pam Croweiladded tena piece. Becky Schmidt pitched inwith twelve rebounds for the LadyLakers.

Coach Demyanovich was par-ticularly pleasedwith this win. "W eovercamesome adverse officiatingand although we didn't play par-ticularly w ell, w eplayed very hard,and the girls *tenacity won the gamefor us."

On Jan. 12 the Lakers enter-tained the high ly talented MountainCats of Pitt-Johnstown and fell by ascene of 80-56. The 'Hum girlsbattled hard but wentdown to theirmore experienced opponents whoare now ranked as high as 5th in thenation.

The Lakers are now 7-6 andface several tough opponentsin theupcoming weeks. f I

The Lakers entertain their greatrival, Gannon University, in theCampus Center this Thursday in amatch-up which is always eagerlyawaited by both sets of fans and

also by Coach Demyanovich whois looking forwardto his first asteof the cross-town rivalry as headcoach.4i Gannon is a huge game forus and the girls don't need anymotivation for this one ," Demya-novich said.

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Steven Gran t under pressure from Cheyney defense

By Ed HessMerciad Sports Repc rter

In the basketball season wherethe wins are hard to come by, it justgoes to figure that you are nevergoing to catch a break. In anotherfrustrating lo ss, the 'Hurst basket-ball team once again had victorywithin their grasp only to see ittaken away. The loss occurred onMonday night at Clarion in theclosing seconds as the Lakers fellby a score of 82-81.

The loss to the Golden Eagles isthe 'Hursts sixth: straight defeatwhich left them with a 4-11 record.The loss was especially hard be-cause the 'Hurst held the lead until

the last minute. The Inkers startedquickly and eventuaHyvDuilt a twelvepoint lead. Their lead was trimmedto nine as the Hurst settled for a 42-

33 edge going into the intermis-

sion. The Golden Eagles slowlywore down the lead,and at the 1:20mark in the second half camedie

turning point o f the game.With just over a minute remain-ing, C larion's Paul Vizza stole anerrant Laker pass and drove thelength of the court for an easy layup. His deuce gave the Eagles theirfirst lead of the game and onetheyheld onto.

In the dying seconds, the Lak-ersihad one more opportunity topull out the victory a s they playedfor the last shot The game slippedaway as Cliff Be ck's shot bouncedof the rim as time expired, givingClarion a narrow one point win.

With local rival Gannon Uni-versity loom inglarge on the'Hursts

upcomingschedule,now isdie timeto break their losing streak. It iscritical for the team Id gain someconfidence and momentum goinginto the heart of conference play.

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