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If all goes well, the M ercy-hurst Campus Center shouldbe a reality oy January, 1977.In an interview, RobertPrather, Vice President forDevelopment, stated thatfinal plans for the new Centerare progressing l at \ a rapidrate. I m iPrather stated that he hascompleted a series ofmeetings with students,faculty, and administration onthe subject of the design of theCenter. S * f JIn accordance with theresults of -j these meetings,final design plans for theCampus Center are now being

b y P a t r i c k W e s c h l e r , M e r c i a d S t a f f R e p o r t e rdrawn by the firm of Weberand Murphy. M;:-The final architecturaldesign twill be submitted bythe firm on Feb ruary 10.Ground-breaking for theCenter should take placesometime in March, withmajor construction takingplace throughout the summerand fall months of this year.As presently planned, theCampus Crater will include alarge multi-purpose gymnasium-auditorium, with atotal seating capacity of 1500.Seating? in the gym-auditorium will be composedof 500 individual seats and

collapsible bleacher seatingfor an additional 1000 pertPrather stressed that thenew Center*will be "muchmore than just a home for theLakers,V and that the newauditorium will lend itself tothe largest possible variety offunctions. ' In addition to the gym-auditorum, the new Centerwill feature a lobby-loungearea and a number of smaller'multi-purpose rooms. Fouroffices are also included in theplans, to be used by athleticdepartment staff m embers. The Center> willTbe locatedclose to * the Indoor Tennis

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Courts, to which it will bejoined by an enclosed walkway.Earlier plans to build theCampus Center in a "dome-shaped" structure had to bescrapped, according toPratner, because such astructure wa s; not feasiblefrom the standpoints offinances and durability.

Still under consideration Isthe possibility of using solarenergy to heat the; CampusCenter. % JFor the time being, theStudent Union will remain inus present location. Prather

stated that the planning groupwas faced with the dflemmaof being able to provide eithergood g y m -a u d i t o r i u mfacilities or a new StudentUnion, but not both.Prather held out the hopethat major changes could Bemade in the present StudentUnion, once the CampusCenter has been completed;It has not yet been determined whether additionalparking will be added with theCenter. Prather noted that"Our primary concern rightnow is getting the buildingbuilt"

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Rehearsal for 1776, Sherman Edward's musicaljplay, isjcurrently under way in the Mercy hurst Little Theater.Performance of the play will st art on January 29 and willIran to February 7 . & 'J3 Gary Smith, acting director of the Thea ter Arts Program,is the director of the play. Marianne Rozsas, a sophomoreTheater Arts student, is the assistant director.1 The performances are free to the Mercy hurst community.

B u c k - A - C u p F i g h t s ] C a n c e rThe Erie Chapter of theAmerican Cancer Society,under the* direction ofChairperson Sr. Eymard,sponsored the "Buck-a-Cup"fund raising drive in the ErieArea Wednesday, January 2 1 .The campaign wasdesigned on the basis thatanyone donating a "Buck" tothe American Cancer Societyreceived a button and thuswearing this button into anypar ticlpating r es t au rantreceived a free cup of coffeeall day Wednesday, the coffeebeing donated by theestablishment!

The Mercy hurst Community also took, part in thecampaign with the Snack Barand the Cafeteria beingparticipating establishments.To generate competitionbetween waitresses, Mercyhurst Students canvassedthe downtown merchants todonate gift prizes, such thateach waitress selling onehundred^' buck-a-cup. buttons received a gift.All the money raised in thecampaign will be sent to theNational Chapter of theAmerican Cancer Society tobe distributed where needed.

Acting Registrar AppointedThe job of MercyhurstCollege registrar jjhas temporarily changed hands fromThomas A. Billingsley toAllan D. Belovarac.This a change came whenBillingsley asked for and wasgranted a one year leave ofabsence from the office of theregistrar in order to fulfill hisPh.D. residency requirements at the; University ofBuffalo, r m Smm

MBelovarac assumes theposition;with the necessarybackground. This line ludes abachelor's of .arts degreefrom Mercyhurst College anda master of arts degree'inhistory from * Case westernReserve University. &* g j&He was, until the beginningof j this |term, the assistantregistrar and director ofInstitutional Research . *Now, his title ; is that of

acting registrar. As long asBillingsley is on leave ofabsence, he will have theduties of registrar. He retainsthe title of \ director ofInstitutional Research, but hewill have to perform the taskto a lesser degree than in thepast. * ^ fBelovarac sees the office of

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the-registrar as a somewhatinformal "clearing house" forthe f many coordinatingdecisions that are necessaryina well organized college. \He thinks it is there to servethe faculty, administrationand students in making surethat all operations flowsmoothly. fIt is useful to all threefactions not only in an administrative way. but also ina practical way, for example,to set up senior graduation.Concerning his plans asacting registrar, he chose notto make any major changesbecause he thinks thoseshould be made byBillingsley But he is makingsome minor ones, such asrevising or* simplifyingcertain forms and applications to make them lesscomplex and more direct.

H i g g i n s E x h i b i t s A rt In N e w i Y o r kThe works of EdwardHiggins, Associate Professorof Art at Mercyhurst College,are currently on exhibit atPair True Gallery in J NewYork City. 4 IHis entries in the bicentennial exhibit100 Artistscelebrate 200 Yearsincludean electroformed Upton's teabag entitled, "I t All Started inBoston" and "The FreedomTrain", a five car miniature

train depicting Americansoldiers from .the variouswars. The XEROX sponsoredexhibit will tour from N.Y.C.to XEROX Center jinRochester, N.Y.Higgins received both hisB.S. and . M.S. j from theUniversity of Wisconsin,where he majored in ArtEducation and Ceramics. -He is a much recognizedartist and has receivednumerous awards for hiscreations in sculpture,jewelery, metal andceramics. tDressed in artist's attire-overalls and flannel shirt-

sitting *in his conglomeratework area-office, Higginsexplained I that .he tries toemphasize the Importance ofcraftsmanship. "If you^canmake a good utilitarian bowl,then you can always do funkyart." He also philosophized,**l find at this moment, thatthe process of casting andassembling best expresses

my designs and formsandthese in turn express myemotions, attitudes andreactions. Being involvedwith today's college studentcompels the contemporaryartist to scream out hisfeelings. Ironically, 1 feel thatsmall sculptural forms inJewelery can do my bestscreaming." *

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tWebster* defines the wordmagic as charm or! enchantment; these attributescan justifiably b e applied to ayoung; performer known asMirabai. Mirabai (aliasKarla Major) is a singer,song-writer g uitarist w ho willbe performing entertainmentfor the 'Hurst community onTuesday,? January 27 in theCoffee House.* She is making

I4 b y M a r y S u e S a b o lunprecedented headway inthe* contemporary musicscene, as illustrated byfavorable reviews i |inBillboard, Rolling Stone,Variety, Cashbax an d variousother influential publications.Along 4 with such pressreleases, Mirabai can boast ofbeing the first American toever record an album on theSwan song label? owned b

Led Zeppelin. The samealbum was produced by BobJohnston, th e man responsiblefor also producing hit LP 's byBob Dylan and Simon andGarfunkel. To supplementthis, her back-up musiciansincluded Aretha Franklin'skeyboard players and IsaacHayes' drummer (known forh is performance on "Shaft'*) JMirabai's music Ms unique

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THE ENGLISH CLINICT h e English Clinic will offer a free class o n h o w to write aresearch paper o n Wednesday, Ja n u a r y 2 8 , a t 1 p . m . iT h e t w o hour session will b e held i n t h e English Clinic 3 0 8 ,Main j $ . $ ';_ i | '_Come to theyclinic to learn how to do a termipa percorrectly. Coffee a n d doughnuts will b e served. $^Everyone is welcome! m til I \ 1.c e l e b r a t e

During t the past fewmonths, Mercyhurst hasbeen exposed to some of thebest entertainment ever tobe iseen on this campus.Considering! the l imitedbudget, SAC has workedwonders in booking high-quality talent from NorthAmerica." T h e students havehad the opportunity to hearhilarious comedy, excellentmusical styles and see in-n o v a t i v e t h e a t r i c a l

m *production.' i*.Unfortunately, a greatnumber didn't take theadvantage of what's beenoffered. Remember, ifsyourmoney that brings theseperformers to the 'Hurst;aren't you the least bit interested as to how youractivities fee is being spent?Nobody's forcing you toattend, but don't say later onthat "There's nothing to doat Mercyhurst!" Get themessage? i-

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Power:Older PeopleThe Sociology Departmentwill hold a panel discussion onthe political power of olderpeople, Monday, iiJanuary 26at .7:30 p.m. in ethe facultylounge. &jPanelists for the discussionwill be: Sr. Brenda MariaVine s,, Assistan t SeniorCitizen Advocate of ErieCounty; |Gus Coccarilli,Chairperson of the ErieCounty* ISenior ft CitizenAm bula tory Care * AdvisoryCommittee; Bobby H arrison,Director of the J.F.K; NATOHI Community Center, andthe Reverend ThomasGuerdat from Legal Servicesof Northwest Pennsylvania.The future significance ofOlder ^Americans as apolitical^ force will b er themainHopici Mr. CyprianCooney, Coordinator of theSociology Department 'sprogram on Gerontology, willmoderate the panel. ]All members of the collegecommunitygare invited toattend. This events the firstinj an* annual ser ies ofprograms joffered by thedepartment of Social Sciencedivision of th e college. ' i

beautiful ballads. Her vocalrange is tremendous it can beas soft as^ whisper or aspowerful as an explosion! Inany case, the [result is inevery way, magical Personally, the two selections Ilike most are "You are mvReason",{and "Mirabai" .Pm praying she'll includethese in her concert onTuesday! T*Please don't take my wordfor tit! Come by the CoffeeHouse on January 27th at 9:30a.m$ for Mirabai's performance (remember-there'sonly one show) and judge foryourself Ms an added bonusSAC will be gtting away fiveof Mirabai's albums. Keepwatching for more details.SPECIAL NOTE*The "BoyS" (of "Timothy"fame) will be in concert at M Con Saturday, Jan uary 31st!!

and her Presentation unforgettable. She utiliies folk,rock, and gospel styles tocreate a style she can trulycall her own. The foundationof Mira ba i's songs stem fromher religious fbeliefs. Shesbeen involved with meditationand yoga'and haslher ownguru named Hilda. Althoughshe proclaimsino devotion toany one particular sect, herlyrics depict* elements ofspirituality. Don't let this laststatement turn? you offMirabai is not a soapboxpreacher. She's simply a verytalented women whoihas theability to make the positiveaspects of life even morepositive and appealing. *I've had the chance to listento Mirabai's album; for thefirst attempt,'its really quitegood. Somefof the cuts areheavy rock, while othfersfare]Cooney On Board

Health Counci l FormedOn Tuesday, January 27 , at 7 : 3 0 p . m . i n Zurn Recital H all,a public organizational meeting will be held to nominate andelect a twenty-one member Erie County Advisory Council ofth e newly formed Health Systems Agency (HSA). ? J* A ll citizens concerned about the future ra nge, quality, andcost of health care'services Jin Erie County and Northwestern Pennsylvania ?are urged to attend. All those attending will be able to nominate and vote on members-to theCouncil. -fm i * % J %SMr^Cyprian J. Cooney, Coordinator of the College'sProgram in Gerontology, is on th e slate of nominees tha t willbe presented by the H SA organizers. $ '! 35?i The H SA is a new federally m andated structure that willplan, review, approve, and to a limited extent, fund healthcare systems in each local area. It is intended to placehealth care se rvices under the direction of a re presentativelocally-elected board, withfconsumers of healthJcare services in th e majority.* i\. * , f |The HSA legislation is the culmination of approximatelythirty y ears of federal effort to give direction to the healthcare industry Jit replaces three major earlier planningprograms and represe nts transition from encouragement ofvoluntary local coordination of health resources to mandated local planning and control. -^ 1 f :All segments of the local HSA region (eleven counties ofNorthwestern Pennsylvania) are to be represented on theHSA Board and ^Advisory Council structures. Mr. Cooneyhas been nominated as a consumer representative withparticular'concern! forj the local development and improvement of health care syste ms pertaining t o t h e elderly.

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Tickets for Mercyhurst Community?(faculty, students,staff) to attend 1 7 7 6 are FRE E. However, you must makeyour reservation n o w . If y o u would like a ticket for 1776,clip this coupon, fill it out, and return it to Dr. Smith, 203Preston immediately e ither in person or by Campus Mailand your ticket^will be held at the Box Office until 10S . ?K W i * 6 urt?,in Ume tte da 1 6 of performance.fltt^H18 1 Ul5? lt ^U1 b e sold y u mus* have the confirmation card to get your ticket. If y ou would like to have r s f l o r m o r e together with another student, simplytogether -UF fequests toether and indicate "seatennmS!2 r p l e a s e g^e your student number (1 ticket percommunity person-additional cost)

NameSfudenf No.PERFORMANCE (check two indicating1st and 2nd preference):January 29January 30January 31

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Mereyhurstballet majors rehearseWould you ever attend asocial gathering, that youknew nothing about? Maybenot. Would your ever see aballet-if you knew nothingabout it? Probably not. Whynot learn something aboutballet as ? a physical andbeautiful art? Come andwatch a ballet class is session

> or watch a choreographybeing created at a rehearsalfor our i February i 28 per*formance. The classes arefrom 12:30 to 2:00 and 2:00 to3:30 daily with a Monday andFriday L a b classfrom6:30 to8:00 P.M. Rehearsals usuallyfollow the Lab class or startat6:30 every other evening.

After 143 years of theirexistence, the PittsburghSteelers who never won aSuper Bowl until 1975, had arepeat performance in 1976.After 50 years of its existence.Mercyhurst College did nothave a major in ClassicalBallet until 1075 and started aprofessional touring companyi n 1 9 7 6 . T o continue the DanceDepartment's success yoursupport is greatly needed.Support your dancers th e wayyou support your Super BowlChamps, : I I -To those who attended thefirst meeting of ""Friends ofthe BailerThank You!Those who would like tobecome .*a member cancontact Jay Kirk at 866-7886or stop b y Weber Hall, secondfloor for further information.There's still time to join! \

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I USED T O WALK*O N M Y T O S SI used to walk o n m y toes.it was the only way I knewh o w t o walk.People would say, "What's.; wrong with the child?"I used to walk on m y toes.M y parents both worried *That people would stareT o Y o u r F u t u r e

The search for employmentby the college graduate is,even.'at* best, an awesomeexperience. Many people findth e task so overwhelming thatits seems almost impossiblefor them to answer thequestion of where to begin.Studies have found thatstudents who had formulatedspecific ideas aboutgeographical preference,work setting, a nd type of workdesired,- were significantlymore successful in securingemployment than those; w h o .haa n ot done this, ^^fr :+jThe* task /then, for apotential jo b searcher, is howto begin. What questions needto be answered now? The JobSearch Barometer, availablenow at the Career Planningand -Placement* Office, ? attempts * to I provide 1 : a

Recruiters O nCampus:February 4Hillsdment Store. AllWelcome.;February 10U.S.Corps. AllWelcome. LFebruary 11University of

P i t t s b u r g h . S o c i a lS c i e n c e , ^BusinessAdministration, PhysicalSciences. f \ February 13Department ofEducation - Diocese ofE r i e . E l e me n t a r y Education, SpecialEducation-ElEd. ''t\February 25U.S. GeneralAccounting $ Office,| Business,\ Accounting,Math; and Phy sicalSciences* *Lv V*i2 mMarch 2Young Men'sChristian Association.Summer Employment -^ 'J All Majors. ?March 10Kaufmann's.Should have interest +experience in Retailing.March 29Anne ArundelCounty Public Schools.Special Education,$ Science, Math (secondary only). '3 f*Marcb 30Berea SchoolDistrict. I All iEducationMajors.|March 31Consumer Value!8 Stores. All MajorsWelcome. IApril aG.C. Murphy Co.t Business Administration,Marketing, Liberal Artsor Secondary Education.?'April 23Shaler Area School| District *AU "EducationAreas, f %1 April sj 27Xero* Cor-& poration. Business orSales Experience.

systematic method forassessing one's readiness toundertake the ijob; searchprocess. Stop b y a n d pick u p acopy today, ? ^ #The James A. FinneganFellowship Foundation hasannounced that, the |1976competion is now open.Winners in this seventeenthannual competition, open toall Pennsylvania collegestudents, interested Ingovernmental or politicalcareers, will receive ; paidsumm er | internships ingovernmental or politicaloffices, a -f '-.. \- '$&, >Three principal awards willbe made: the annual JamesA. Finnegan . Award;ptheDavid L. Lawrence Award;and the Richardson Dilworth

Award. Cash prizes and helpin summer placement asgovernmental or politicalparty trainees^- will beprovided for other:? finalists.Placements are largelyconfined to Harrisburg, Pa . |5 All entries must he onapplication forms providedby the % Foundation * andcompleted ' and * returnedbefore March f;i, 1976.Information | is I requiredregarding grades and extrac u r r i c u l a r l a c t i v i t i e s ,reference letters! must befurnished, and two essaysmust- be submitted. Reauestsfor application;forms shouldb e . sent ^immediately to :Phil l ip p p v l McGo vern,Coordinator, James As Finnegan Foundation, P.O. Box27255, Philadelphia v jPenna.

19118.Application forms for theFederal \ ^Bureau \ flofInvestigation J are ' nowavailable ,at the CareerPlanning and ^PlacementCenter, 204-Main.^l'i4- 5 f

A t this ne w infant bipedW ho just didn't care. \Ballerina, uptight tike?Nervous a na pensive?hUnaware, perhaps ignorant.It was the only way I knew>'howtowalk. T 7I used to walk on m y toes.I still walk o n m y toes,I realised just th e other day;I w a s pacing, no t caring,With both feet flexed, >High on th e balls of m y feet;.Arches stretched.M y angle w a s forward!M y posture at ea se; \I still walk o n m y toes.I've always walked on mytoes.? v *j*?It's the only way'I know howto walk. % *People will sa y ,. "What'swrong with th e childt"I still walk on m y toes. I

I SeniorsregisteredPlanningwho have* notwith! the Careerand PlacementOffice are asked to do so assoonjfas possible.! YourPlacement File is needed forrecruiters and*, prospectiveemployers. Jill* The CollegeI PlacementAnnual AND the Ascus

Annual are available at theCareer Planning andPlacement office, 204-Main.All interested seniors stop byan d pick u p your copy. 8 m

Another good method of jobhunting i s t h e newspaper wanta d s . T h e Career Planning andPlacement Office h a s theCleveland Plain Dealer,P i t t s b u r g h P r e s s ,Philadelphia Inquirer, BostonGlobe, Toronto Globe & Mail,and the New York Times.There is a world 5 of jobs inthese newspapers. ^Applications are beingaccepted orpolice officers inthe Philadelphia; area. Forspecific information see:Gary Bukowski. CareerPlanning and PlacementOffice, 205-Ma in . V

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EDITORIAL

TENNIS COURTS CREATE DILEMMAb y G i n a G a m b a c o r t oWhen a high school student faces th e dilemma ofwhere to attend college, he considers several things:academic standing, curriculum, housing and socialcalendar, among the most important ones. !Another big factor to many students is what sportsfacilities are availab le for their use. * J.Mercyhurst offers several of these facilities inthei r pamphlet cal led, appropr ia te ly enough,4 'Mercyhurst College." This is a small pamphlet thatgives a n overall view of the college. On e excerptfrom the pamphlet reads: y | 1"For recreation and athletics, yo u will find fouroutdoor tennis courts and a. sports,;,center whichhouses two indoor tennis court s and a sauna." 1 ;I Obviously, tennis is ^ pushed as th e big sport oncam pus since no other sp ort facility is mentioned.i James Lanahan, Director of Admissions, said thatin certain areas of the country! where tennis ispopular, students express th e desire to come here tous e our tennis facilities. Since Erie gets snow between November an d April, it is probably th e indoortennis courts that draw these students. 1It is really sad, then, that th e students wh o comehere to play indoor tennis will probably never get achance. ' T I * [i At'present , the ^Mercyh urst Corrtmunity has 14hours a week of court time. That means that these 14hours must b e divided b y faculty, administration,and students all these numbering about 1,500. '$&I Somehow these 14 hours don't sound like muchwhen put up against th e 112 hours th at a re availableper week. ^ i IThis means that th e Mercyhurst Community onlyreceives 12 per cent of all-!playing time; a s a d factsince it is th e money from student tuition that paysfor maintenance, security, an d secretarial time thatis applied to the courts. ] i W I ^Why do students ge t only 12 per cent of al l playingtime? There are many reasons, b ut th e main one isthat th e benefactors, the men who gave Mercyhurstthe money to build th e courts, want several hours ofcourt time each night. Their wives want court time inthe mornings. This leaves Mercyhurst students from12 to 2 p.m. to play, notfa good time since moststudents ar e in class. When looking a t the scheduleone would s e e mos t I of t h e day taken b y fthebenefactors. % * f| Of course, we are grateful fo r their donations, b u tthey ar e the only ones benefitting from it . Eight to tenhours of playing time a day is a b it much, especiallysince they don't pa y a cent for upkeep or taxes on th ebuilding. I t must b e nice to have a place to playf atyour convenience where you hold n o responsibility.TH MRCIhD

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It must be realized also that the benefactors ha ve acontract with Mercyhurst. b ut the amount of hours isnot stipulated there. W hy must they receive somany? ^ ^ T \ sAnother reason is two-fold, and also deals with th ebenefactors. It is th e fact that when some benefactors, not all, but some, play, they don't allow st udentsto play on the court next to them. This again cutsdown on student playing time and wa stes a court. %\ \ This^eads into th e second 1 problem that is ,benefactors'jtime is often wasted. Students are notaware that even if the schedule < is marked \ off,benefactors may not b e playing. So again, th e courtsar e left unused. For th e few stude nts who realize this,there is th e frustration of running over to play fo r afew minutes, then being thrown off th e court b y abenefactor who decla res: "I t ' s our time to play."The last reason is found right here at. Mercyhurst.The Mercyh urst tennis team is given time each week .Of course, this is understandable. What isn't un derstandable, however, is that! when th e team ispracticing, court time is sold to people to defray th ecost of maint enanc e, v 3$? . -

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PWouldn't i t be wiser to let the students use thecour ts at this ti me instead of selling it? If the studentsdidn't use it, it could b e sold. After all , we pay alarger pa rt than two or three people teaching lessonsCOUld. Up I f ;;ijv * I > Also, these lessons aren't clearly defined on theschedule. They a r e lumped together with thebenefactors or the tennis team. If a student is playingon a court, these people can buy court time awayfrom th e student and throw them off the court.The remedy to this situation seems simple. If th ebenefactors feel they own the courts, and a r e entitledto al l th e court time, they should b e th e only ones toplay. Besides playing, they should supply their ownmaintainence and pa y taxes on it. Mercyhurst shouldthen not count it as one of its facili ties.I feel a better approach would be to share the 112hours. After all, we do pa y for all th e maintenance,electricity, etc. that goes into th e building, whyshould we pay for other people's enjoyment? W ehave just a s much right to use those courts a s thebenefactors do, probably more. ; W^Gina Gamb acorto 3?M JL $ B

b y Pat W e s c h l e r |It was with some interest that I read th e article"Mercyhurst Ponders* i ts Goals", which w a spublished in the Janua ry 16th issue of th e Merciad. Iwa s not a student a t Mercyhurst when th e results ofthe faculty opinionaire were first published In 1973-74.Prior to reading th e article, I was only dimly awarethat such an opinionaire had ever existed.My Impression of the results of th e 1 9 7 4 opinionaireis that any message which th e faculty of Mercyhurstintended to convey is buried under a layer ofvagueness an d "nice sounding statements". I t i s myfeeling that the "top fifteen" goals of Mercyhurst, a slisted in the opinionaire resul ts, gav e little hint of thespecific directions which th e faculty of MercyhurstCollege wished the school to follow. *My complaint that th e 1973-74 opinionaire lackedspecificity can be broadened to cover the majority ofmeetings an d planning sessions that.I have attendedsince I came to Mercyhurst. I've always come out ofsuch sessions with th e strange feeling that I havebeen subjected to a pervasive "marshmallow torture", in which vague, "nice sounding", airy ideasare tossed about fo r An? indefinite tim e period.Immediate problems, real problems, an d "mundane

details" always seem to be left to solve themselvesor are!given to underlings to solve with varyingdegress of success.' Ye s , I tfeel t h e time h a s come \ for anotheropinionaire. I believe that it should b e aimed a t bothfaculty an d administratioa I strongly feel that boththe questions that it asks and the answers it receivesshould b e specific if they are to give our planninggroups any direction. Ideas a re never bad, but ideaswithout the direction that the presence of "specifics"ha s to offer are useless to a planning group. The jo bof as planning gro up is too big for that group toelaborate each new idea to the point where It can beconsidered.In May 1 9 7 5 , when I first heard about Blueprint III.I w as excited to learn that President Shane h a dalready submitted a plan "Helping Students to Livein th e Global Village for that body to consider. I twa s m y hope a t that time that th e Blueprint IllsCommittee would b e able to accomplish much,because they would have something concrete to workfrom.Nine months later, I stand on the conviction that th eBlueprint I II Committee could have accomplishedmuch more, had i ts members gone to work im-mediately on the consideration of Dr. Shane'scriticizing it; revisin g it ; perhaps even scrapping It inthe end. Instead, no concrete considerations nave ye tbeen made by the group. T T | l !$il fed that there is a fear of th e "concrete" whichbedevils many of'the persons who.are involved inplanning a t Mercyhurst. I t seisms that everyone,myself included, wants to sound wise an d intelligentso badly th at we shun the "mu nd ane " in favor of airy,elegant, (and useless) st atem ents of directions. |

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'February is just around thecorner and so is Mercyhurst'sadmissions month. %Admissions month,j[ whichbegins in February, is amonth totally dedicated tostudents who might like* toattend Mercyhurst upon theirgradua tion from high school.During Janua ry the collegeis preparing for the*: varioustours that will beplace. | ^' |^ ;f acu l t y , admi n i s t r a t o r sand students are going to beinvolved in making it a success. Much of the expectedsuccess will | come fromcooperation fromp th eoperations office ^and th edean's office.An admissions club, formedby about 20 students, will takecare of the visiting students.The students in this club haveall volunteered their help. Admissions^ month was anidea fput into effect by theadmissions% office, lit wasformed mainly to|introdiicethecollege.no these studentsand also save the college bothtime and money, fr |Admissions month workslike this.. Students who havealreadyf been)! accepted byMercyhurst |and who wouldlike to see the college andlearn what types of coursesare offered, can come during

by Darbe KeithFebruary and do just that.The admissions office setsup trips from various places.Some of these trips involvetransportation; such as vans,buses, and airplanes. Ifenough students from any oneplace consent to come, theyget a discount and the trip w illonly cost them $50.^This $50 includes rooms inthe dormitories, meals in thecafeteriat and various otheractivities such as free ticketsto the college plays. >jp %ltj$During I the time spent oncampus, the students mayattend classes, visit anywhereon campus and*j attend' anyactivity free of chargedSome of the trips, that havealready been?confirmed are,groups jj off students! fromPittsburgh, Philadelphia,Connecticut and even j LongIsland. These students will bestaying for ab out four day s.^Another? operation; that isset is aigroup of informationsessions scheduled around thesurrounding areas. Theseinformation sessions are setfor either Saturd ay or Sundayaf ternoons j t h roughou tFebruary. At these sessions,parents jand | prospectivestudents will come and listento speakers from the college.Som e! of the information

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Please respond. Drop your response in one of theboxes located in the dorms, Student; Union, yorCafeteria. Thank you! |

sessions will also be attendedby the:high school\studentsguidance counselors. |At Open House '76, whichwill take place in Zurn Hall onFebruary 15, each depart^'ment will set up displays.Prospective Erie studentsand other interested studentswill be invited to see whateach departments' goals are.James Lanahan and JackRiley of admissions are theheads in this operation. .Theyhave been busily working onthis project and setting up the IIschedule for February. \ ^ ^F a c u l t y * G o a l s Vs.

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by Paul Jurkowitz - David Blanchfield VS In lasttweek's^Merctad wepresented the* fifteeneducational goals that thefaculty opinionaire of 1973-74put ;forward| as most important 2 for a studentgraduating from Mercyhurst.The fifteen seemed to fallwithin three categories:reasoning and communicationskills, personality development, and acquiring valuesthat transcend | th e ^ in-dividual's self interest. |

This week we would like tocompare the I faculty goalswith the five areas that thestudent body of the sameschool year selected as theirmost important goals. \ tmiThe student opinions werecollected 4as part of thepreparation for the iMiddle

States evaluatioa A studentcommittee! assisted byvarious faculty members,composed a list^ of 49.questions that Fwere submitted to the student body.Approximately 667 peoplereturned the opinionaire,making the S rate of returnabout 50 per centj Question 46 -H dealt withstudent development. It askedthe students to choose the fivemost important are as from alist of 16. They chose (in orderof importance): (1) careercapabilities; (2) ability \ toclarify values; (3) factualknowledge; (4) interest in a

wide range of activities; (5)self directed stu dy. |Comparing the two sets ofeducational goals led to theconclusion that in some waysthe faculty and students wereoperating from two differentsets of educational ideals. Thestudents, for exam ple, rankedcareer capabilities \ as] theirmost important^ objectivewhile that goal was not evenmentioned among j thefacu lty's top fifteen. I

Although values $wereprominent in both lists, thestudents .were content withclarifying values. (In rankingthe 16 possible choices,students did not include |thefollowing |areas-.involvingvalues in their \ top five. c h o i c e s : E"persona lcharacter"; " v a l u e s " ;''social concern'9; "religiousbeliefs9 9; "appreciation ofc u l t u r a l a c t i v i t i e s 9 9 ;" r e s p o n s i b i l i t y 9 9 ; and"concern for physical \ fitness.99 This wouldfseem toindicate less concern withdeveloping values than withclarifying them.) \

The students9 third mostimportant^ goal, factualknowledge, was not includedin the faculty's top fifteen.The students' fourth goal,interest* infa large .range ofactivities,! was mirrored infaculty priorities. The fifthmost important student goal,

self directed study;- was alsohigh on jj the taculty list,almost making ittinto the topfifteen with a score of 2.06.If we are to believe theevidence | of the twoquestionnaires, -in 1973-74students were much moreinterested in career trainingand factual knowledge thanwere the faculty. If that wasso, did the situation affectfaculty and student morale?Were students * frustratedbecause they were not beingoffered what they had paidtheir tuition for? Were facultymembers frustrated becausetheir students t showed littleinterest in what they personally held very dear?Furtherm ore, what {aboutthe are as given high priorityby both faculty and studentsthe examination of valuesystems, the cultivation ofwide interests, anddeveloping {the ability todirect one's own study? Havethose priorities been givenenough attention? IThese questions, of course,are not of purely historicalinterest. Blueprint HI TaskForce is grappling? with thetask of defining Mercyhurst'sgoals and developingprograms to accomplishthose goals. The conversationon these vital topics cannotrely on two-year-oldopinionaires and vaguepersonal impressions. Yourcontribution is needed.*

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...Pat Malone recently captured third place in the 13thannual Times-News Open Bowling Tournament at EastlandBowl. Malone, a student at Mercyhurst, averaged 221 fori 8games. It was nice to know that a M ercyhurst student wasable to accomplish what he did. I, myself, usually fail torecognize student accomplishments off campus because ofmy own ignorance. I hope students like Pat continue theirfine efforts, for those individuals are just as important asthe baseball or basketball team . Congratulations, Pat !... I recently overheard a conversation about the Mercyhurst basketball team. Throughout the conversation I gotthe impression that these students didn't appreciate theirteam. Finally, one student was overheard to say, "Well, theteam m ay not be that good but that Jesse Carmel's a greatplayer." I , i M...Attention: anyone wishing to submit a story about theSki Club please leave it at the information office. I'd verymuch like to hea r about your plans for this year and comingyears.- f *M | , \...For those who missed the Super Bowl completely, itwas Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17. Certain students, whom I willleave unnamed, went down to Pittsburgh to help celebrate.After spending the afternoon at the Knights of Columbus,these students ventured downtown and managed to bringback some momentos of i the Super Bowl. The'followingitems were reported missing: two sheets, sprayed withpaint containing the sphrases "Destroy Dallas" and"Assassinate Dallas" and also a pennant of the'1975 SuperBowl. W ell, at least they didn't kidnap M.V.P. LynnSwann.On The Road To II76 Ib y R a q u e f R i c h a r dIn a brief statement fromhis winter home in Florida,Kent 4 4 Bones * Koch,Cafeteria worker, announced

today that his franchise is theM e r c y h u r s t ^IntramuralBasketball League, known as'Little Richard's Dicks. Thenews came as no surprise topErie sportswriters who havejuncovered the informationduring the summer by placinga bug in Mr. Koch's "Fruit oftheLooms". Once again, the Dicks willbe coached by RichardBirmingham, who,hinderedthe teamj to a play-off spotlast year, only to watch histeam choke to th e; nowdefunct, Buzzers Bomb ers.When asked to describe thisyea r's b all club, Birminghamhad this* to . say . "Wel l ,sportswriters, sportsfans, andother dull people. The Dickswill fbe a much * differentteam than lastjyear.fiWe'veadded some new p layers andtraded some old ones."| This year's new playersinclude 44-year-old forwardLarry Gray] "We hope to getone good year out of Larryand then send him out topasture," said Birmingham.Also newjis center TerrySullivan.iHopefully the Dickswill get one good shot out ofTerry. .Playersgjback from lastyear's squad include veteranJoe Kelly. Joe did*a fine joblast season and' was instrumental in the collapse ofthe Dicks during the play-itoffs. Along with Kelly are EdInscho and Kent Koch.j Theroster ' s most importantplayer returning is self-proclaimed Superstar Larry

Law. The Dicks' Championship hopes will be restingon his shoulders, right L arry?Players missing from lastyear's squad are John Teti,who wns deported home toPhiladelphia, along with theapple. Last, but not least, thewashed-up "Z", who wastraded to the Ten Rats inreturn for two Kohler beersand an undisclosed amoun t ofKaopectate. ^Coach Birmingham alsoannounced! the formation ofthe Dicks in "76" fan club,(see application form fordetails.) '*OFFICIAL APPLICATION- Approved by Major LeagueBaseball] ' >| Dicks in' 76' Fa n ClubFor only a $2.00 membership fee, you are entitledto attend two-free keg partiesplus numerous other benefits.Fill our the form below andreturn to Club President ChrisVan Wagenen in 111 Sesler or Vice President Tracey Kelly

Mm Course'Offers Aid To AthletesA new course, I ThePrevention and Treatment ofAthletic Injuries is beingoffered/this winter term atMercyhurst . Dr. ThomasMonaghan, the head of orthopedic surgery* at HamotMedical is the chief instructor

for the course. A graduate ofHarvard Medical school, hewill have a team of about 30orthopedic surgeons assistinghim throughout the term.The specific areas coveredwill be general anatomy, thetreatm ent of specific injuries,and taping of various musclepulls and strains. The tapingwill consist $>f a lab typesetting where each studentwill actually tape differentinjuries. fMr. Dave Shimpeno,

b y f l e r r y K e l l ydirector of the PhysicalEducation, who also coachesboth crew and soccer atMercyhurst, is auditing theclass. Mr. Shimpeno statedthat as a coach &&d director ofintramurals the course wouldgive him more of an insightinto injuries of his own teammembers and cited it to bevery interesting and in*'formative; "From learningmore about certain injuriesAnd why they occur you canalways find ways to preventthem," Shimpeno said.

The baseball coach atMercyhurst, Mr. Joe Cook,has also taken an interest inthe class. He was alsoauditing,* but said he wantedmore specific knowledge I of

the injuries occurring inbaseball. He stressed the factthat at Mercyhurst there is no(Ull Ume trainer for athletes.Because of this, he feltsomebody should know how totreat a pitcher's sore arm or apulled muscle in an out"fielders leg. Finally Cooksaid, "From learning moreabout injuries it is easier toconfer with the physicianswhile reaching a d iagnosis."Because *of the/large interest in this yea r's class, thecourse has a good chance ofbeing offered next year atMercyhurst. In additionfuture spinoffs from thiscourse, according to Dr.Monaghan, Includes a sportsmedical emergency* centerstrictly for athletes*

Women O ff To B o a n e eb y D a n a W a l k e rWednesday, January 14,marked the opening games inthe Mercyhurst Women'sI n t r a m u r a l [ B a s k e t b a l lcompetition. The RoundRobin Tournament boasts sixenthusiastic teams. f>Varsity or former athleticexperience is not necessary,in factithe majority seemitobe enjoying their first time atthe hoop*. % #3This is not to say therearen't some very competentand effective players utilizingsome very original plays tobring through a bas ket. IThe afternoon began withlast year's champs, Egan

in208 Baldwin. NameI AddressI Phone-;j (only if interested indating team mem bers).

iIIIIIThe Club is endorsed bytheir i respectable students-John Voikos (tennis star)"Th e Dick fan club is the bestfan club of its kind nex t to myown fan club."& Jackf Daly(Political Activist) "I can'tthink of a b etter way to waste$2.00." I %Martin Sturgess (MickeyMouse lifetime club mem ber)"What a great way to personally meet Donald Dick,Mickey ~Dick, land GoofyDick." I *.-

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Varsity Volleyball(Women) Practice inthe gym 8:00 to* 10:00p.m. every Tuesdayfrom now * to June.Anyone new interested iswelcome.;

WOMEN'S INTRAMURALI BASKETBALL' I ]January 1 4 m2:30 p.m. Space Cadets II vs. Egan Bombers (1-2)3:30 p.m. Superettes vs. Pump kinettes (3-4)4:30 p.m. Cowboy & Indians vs. Ball Handlers (5-6January 21 j ?2:30 p.m. Pumpkinettes vs. Cowboy & Indians3:30 p.m. Space Cadets II vs. Ball Handlers4:30 p.m. Egan Bombers vs. Superettes

Janifiary 28 * j I v 2:36 p.m. Superettes vs. Ball Handlers3:30 p.m. Egan Bombers vs. Cowboy & Indians4:30 p.m. Space Cadets II vs. PumpkinettesFebruary 4 %t | .2:30 p.m. Egan Bombers vs. Pumpkinettes3:30 p.m. Space Cadets II vs. Superettes4:30 p.m. Pumpkinettes vs. Ball Handlers *nFebruary 11 f [ ? * . OT ,.'2:30 p.m. Space Cadets vs* Cowboy & Indians |3:30 p.m. Egan Bombers vs. Ball Handlers4:30 p.m. Superettes vs. Cowboy & IndiansFebruary1 82:30 p.m. Egan Bombers vs. Superettes3:45 p.m. Cowboy & Indians vs. Ball HandlersFebruary 2$ I $2:30 p.m. Space Cadets II vs. Winner of 2 vs. 33:45 p.m. Pumpkinettes vs. Winner of 5 vs. 6M a r c h 3 > -.2:30 p. m.FinalsWinner of Feb ruary 25 games.

BombersAnderson led by Janeagainst ElisaGuida's very together SpaceCadets II. f"

' f The Bombers, primarilyconsisting of 5 music majors,came on strong dominatingthe backboards.High scorers, DianneBecker and Jane Anderson,sunk a combined! total* of 33points, leading the Bombersto a 43-8 victory. |Space Cadets II leadingscorer, Elisa, ^headed theteam with an inspiring performance of sheer effort andnatural moves vital to thegame of basketball. SallySchismenos is to be commended for ^ he r . sidelinesupport. *&$Next, the Superettes, ayoung team, took on thePumpkinettes. The strongperformance? of Sue Kraus,who dropped in 15 points, ledthe Superettes to a 21-10 win.However, % Pumpkinettecaptain, Peggy Victoria, tookit in stride and speaking forher team commented, "W e'reout tor have 4 fun and getexercise. " f '?In the final hour, JackieSoisson's Ball Handlersmanaged to skid by theCowboys and Indians led byGail Thompson.Patty Nestor swished seven

Photo by Bob Ronksley..of the 18 points that spelledvictory for the Ball Handlers.Gail Thompson and AndySofelo joined forces forthirteen points in a tight 18-17loss.. -M&When I auestioned LindaPazar if she thought 'thiscompetition was reservedonly for highly experiencedplayers, she answered, "Ofcourse, we j5 wouldn't havejoined if we weren't."k ?fActually, anyone can form ateam and enjoy these intramurals. By the generalattitude present on Wednesday, the fun and challengehas just begun.

| NOTICEThe indoor tennis courts will be reserved for theWomen's Varsity Tennis Team for practice from 8*10 p.m.on Sunday and 6-8 on Tuesday for the res t of the year.Any other girl interested in playing for the team in thefall of 1976-1977 is welcome to attend these practices. | *WOMEN'S VARSITY BASKETBALLJANUARY20 Tuesday-24Saturday26 Monday-27 Tuesdav-

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