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Mercy hurst Student Govern-ment voted in favor of calendaroptionZ with the revisions addedby the college.senate at theJanuary 19 meeting. |

The representatives changedtheir * previous, decision aboutshortening spring break so thatstudents get outone week earlierin May. They9 approved thestipulation ofSpring Break being

a minimum of nine days.. Senate memberAlda Walkersaid that the Senate was"think-ing of people, who will not go

home for 15 weeks." It was ex-pressed that a five-day breakwould not be j enough of a restperiod between terms forstudents. * j i

MSG treasurer Mary Gausmannoted that the spring break is anecessary "mental rejuvenationon thepart of the students."

Next,' the representativesdiscussed the fact that therewould be classes with approx-imately40-45 studentsin thenewcurriculum's freshmen founda-tion core, as originally proposed

by the Academic PoliciesCommittee.

One faculty member proposedto bring that number down to30-35 students and the Senateagreed. The: representative sdecided to stay with the largernumber because fewer studentsin classes would require thehir-ing ofsix newfaculty.This wouldraise tuition$100 per student over

and above any other increases.In other business, Vice Presi-dent Rich Lanzillo and SecretaryClaudia Englert announced that

the athletic Task Force will bediscussing the possibility of awrestling team. The Task Forcehas decided that a swimmingteam is not feasible in the nearfuture.

It was clarified that the issuesbeing discussed by the task forceare not necessarily going to beimplemented. Ratherthey are in-vestigating and researching

areas in which the students haveexpressed interest. fA sample newsletter was

presented to thebody < by the

newsletter committrepresentatives voted13one con for the newslepublished bi-weekly. negative response statefelt therewas enough covthe Merciad and to bnewsletters wouldbe a w- In the student activiLanzillo announced twouldbe a skating partyLodgeon Saturday.BusBaldwin a t1030 pm.It wadded that the Wintewillbe held on Februar

VOL 53 NO. 12 MERCYHURST COLLEGE

Campus RenovationsScheduled? C hrisEdwards Gives Lecture

Ex-Moonie Describes CultLifeill Aid Handicapped Students

by Donna PetersonPlans are currently underway to renovate areas ofMer-cyhurstCollege in order to better facilitate thehandicapped-

According to E. William Kennedy, director of studentser-vices, a temporary ramp is now under construction on theground floor, north side of the LearningResource Center. An ad-ditional renovation plan, stated Kennedy, involves modifying afirst floor bathroom in Egan Hall in order to accommodate thehandicapped.

Specifics for the Egan renovation are presently undetermin-ed, said Kennedy, who pointed out that Dr. Raymond Justice,director of operations is now in the process of developingspecifications for the project. \*

John Nesbit, assistant to the president for government rela-tions, described the law involving building regulations for the

. handicapped. Section504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 pro-hibits"discrimination on the basis of handicapin programs andactivities receiving federal financial assistance."

Since Mercyhurst receives closeto onemillion dollars a yearin federal financial assistance, stated Nesbit, the college mustcomply with thelaw. Nesbit said Mercyhurst"meets the intentof that law."

Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act was summarized byGeorge Kidd, Vice-president of business services. The sectionstates thatall employers and buildings of a quasi-public n ature(such as colleges and universities) are required to provide ac-cess to the handicapped.

Kidd remarked that "a ccess"is abroad termwhich can referI to providing readers for the blindor access to buildings forthosein wheelchairs."We are now in compliance with the law," hestated. l J/ _"*:; Al thebuildings are equipped forthe handicapped, according

to Kidd, who stated that the only dormitory equipped to housethe handicapped is McAuley Hall."In time," said Kidd "Wewant to equip all of the dorms and increase the access for thehandicapped." [ c . g

Kennedy commented that Egan Hallwill,be renovatedbecause it is difficult for personsin wheelchairs totravel fromMcAuley Hallto other buildings in the snow.

Co-op Program Evaluated* j

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Mercyhurst's Co-operativeEducation Department has Justreceived the findings of anevaluationdone last November3.

The study, conducted by Dr.Harry N. Heinemann, Dean ofCo-operative Education atLaGuardia Community College,showed encouraging trends in the'Hurst program.

Specifically, Dr. Heinemannhighly commended Mercyhurst'sefforts to keep the departmentgoing in 1979-80 despite fee cutoffof federal funds for thatyear, j

His contention was that Mer-cyhurst demonstrated a sincereinterest and commitment toco-operative education. Though Dr.Heinemannsaw the beginnings ofa viable, well-managed program,he indicated the need for furtherdevelopment. 1.--

Particularly, he suggested thatgreater faculty support and in-volvement is necessary for co-opto become an integral part of thecurriculum. u f

In a recent interview, TyroneMoore, Director of thecollege co-op program, said feat he is pleas-ed with the progress his depart-ment has made this year.

In response to the allegationthatsome students have had pro-blems with their co-op Jobs,Moore commented that thoughall reports are not "glowing",most students have worthwhileexperiences. 5 .

Students in certain disciplines,particularly the sciences, claimthere are few co-op positionsavailable. Moore say shis depart-ment wouldbe inclined to concen-trate on finding such positions if

Former ex-Moonie Chris Ed-wards gave an account of his ex-periences in cult life and the tac-tics used by the cult to recruitnew members during his speechlast Thursday. 'X-

Edwards explained thathe wasa prime target for moonierecruitment.He noted that85 percent ofthe people led into the cultare undergoing three, major lifecrises simultaneously and35 percent are undergoing five lifecrises.He describedlife crisis asincluding uncertainty about thefuture and death in family.

Edwards, at the time of hisrecruitment by thecult, was inCalifornia to check into thepossibility of Graduate schoolsince his graduation at Yale. Hehad Just ended 'a serious loverelationship and was unsure ofhis life at fee time.

Edwards claimsthat the wasapproached by a stranger whothen started a polite conversa-tion. Edwards noticed tha "heseemed too friendly, too in-terested." However,he agreed tohave dinner withthe strangerwho later introduced himself asJacob. ...,. % r- ? "There was no mention ofanything controversial" Ed-wards said. He was then invitedto spend a weekend in the moun-tains with Jacoband a group. Ac-cording to Edw ards, the processof brainwashing took placethroughout the weekend.

Edwards describedhow he wasnever left alone and how there

was no communication allowedbetween the people who werethere for the first time. Instead,new recruits could only talk toestablished moonies.

A member of fee m oonie cultwould"pick a m irror ofhimself,so he knew how to persuadehim." Itwas,therefore easier tomanipulate potential members,explained Edwards. "When peo-ple join groups they do it on the

students informed him of theirinterest. 1 J? JZ&u. ??

Co-opnow bases most ofits job-finding iefforts, in those areaswhich reflect highest studentenrollment. i v gy

This term22 students ore par-ticipati ng in the co-op program

Chris Edwardsphotoby Rich Forsgren

basis ofhow nice and friendly thepeople are, not the beliefs/'hoemphasized. Hr ? ^*' ^^!I During the weekend, moonieswould a tempt to makethe peoplefeel like children, he explained.Established members took therole of a parentwho was guiding

the first-timers. "Thhibited acting like anadadded. f

Edwards went on tohow the moonies wochildren's games achildren's songs wrecruits. "You were achild taking orders?parent," he said '*** *

Edwards admitted tgroup pressure that mstay after the first weetotal process of his bratook about two and' oweeks.: f .*- If you had any doubmind about the cult, pEdwards, you never them because you wpunished in a very susuch as the lowering position. -

After nine months inEdwards was kidnappparents who had deprogrammer to sweekend helping him rinvolvement in the culsion convinced him tocult land analyze theplayedin i " j

As a part of his rehaEdwards kept a diary perience in tne mooniediary is now publishedform under the titleCrGod. \

Chris Edwards was speaker in the StudenCommittee's lecture snext speaker will bMicheal Cousteau.

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In Search Of PepperThe student government has

been doing a great deal ofsoulsearching regarding their ef-fectiveness lately. Their conclu-sion? That the representativesand;officers need to establishmore recognition on campus viavarious modes of public rela-tions. An interesting observationwhich just won't cut the mustardif it is the only solution applied.

What the government needs tobe more effective is to have an af-fect. MSG has thepower to affectpolicy, they just don't use it often.Let's take one case in point and

follow it through as an example.

On September 18, 1980 thisnewspaper presented an editorialsuggesting the government at-tempt to change the new policyregarding intervisitation hours.Instead of beginning at onep.m.; hours could start at 12noonsincean hour was cut in theeven-ing from the previous year. Theadministration stated it wasreceptive to the idea, and thegovernmentwas informed of this.Nothing happened,^_ ^

On November 3, 1980, Vice-president Rich Lanzillo submit-ted a proposal to the body sug-gesting a survey be taken to seehow residents feel about chang-ing visitation hours. Two monthshave passed * since- the originalidea.

On January 19, 1981 Lanzillo

reported that the question ofvisitation hours will appear on a

survey which will be distributedin the very near future. Elevenweeks have passed sincethe pro-posal was actually presented.

So, the time between when theissue first surfaced and whensome effort was finally put forthtotals six months and one week.Whew!

It reminds one of that in-famous commercial for Raid*"Stop: that's no way to killroaches!" And it's not a way to beeffective either. Like thosefeverent flamingo dancers tryingto kill cockroaches with theirheels, MSG must stop, andrealize that it's useless to spendso much time considering theissues. They need to spend timetaking action on the issues.

Granted student input is vital.However, representatives aresupposed to be student leaders.As such, it shouldn't take half ayear to resolvejust one issue.Forany leader to be effective, inputfrom the constituency and actionmust take place promptly.And ifa representative knows his con-stituency, this is sure to follow.

Perhaps a P.R. campaign onthe part of government will bevaluable in the body's future ef-fectiveness. After all, lookwhatP.R. did for Dr. Pepper, "themost original soft drink, ever, inthe whole wide world." |

However, one hopes thegovernment is aware that public

relations turn sour when there isno action to back it up.

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J Wftll,Pete,*/re ^ones [Ao^u>M^eA ^S*/AI life. 7:

Le tte rs The EditorReporter Feels Students "All Talk No ActionwDear Ms. Editor,

As a reporter for the Merciad, Ifeel that it is my responsibility towrite or report, if you will,on thestories that ar e ofmajor concernto students of MercyhurstCollege.^ T-J

There are various aspects oftype of stories ranging fromeditorials to actual reporting. Irecently developed a story ideafor the paper concerning thecafeteria. There were numerouscomplaints on the food served inthe cafeteria and ideas for im-provement of the food service.Based on this story line, Ideveloped a survey, a verbal doorto door type, asking whatstudents thought of the food andwhat could be done about it. i-\

I randomly picked 50 students.

It was then brought to my atten-tion that this survey did not

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LESS THANA TANK ERASExplorations In American Religion

George GarreltsHandsome Lake: Iroquois

Prophet-Founder, (Seneca),1735-1815).

On Rte. 17 just short ofSalamanca NY you will noticesigns for the Cold Spring LongHouse. That Long House is theworship center and meetingplace ofthe Seneca Nation of Iro-quois Indians. It could also beregarded as a monument to thememory of the great Seneca Pro-phet-Handsome Lake.' Handsome Lake is the prophet-

founder of the religion or thegospel known as Gaiwiio, whichis a record of the teachings Hand-some Lake derived from the vi-sions and insights of the last six-teen years of his life, 1799-1815.Arthur Parker, historian of theIroquois, refers to theseteacnings of Handsome Lake asthe basis of the so-called "newreligion of the Six Nations,"J| |Parker on the Iroquois, p. 5.

The priest and priestesses ofG a i w i i o a r e k n o w n a sFaithkeepers among the Iro-quois. It is their responsibility toproclaim the gospel of Gaiwaiiotwice a year for three con-secutive f mornings in. the LongHouses where the religion ofHandsome Lake is in effect. In

this exposition Handsome Lakeurges his followers to abstainfrom all strong drink, refuseChristianity, to oppose sterilityand abortion, to reject lovemagicand witchcraft, and to give uptheir secret societies.

By the spring of1800 Handsome

Lake had experienced three ma-jor visions out of whichhe formedis Gospel of Gaiwiio. That

gospel is apocalyptic, dualistic,and savioristic. It is apocalypticbecause it emphasizesand insistsupon the imminence of world-destruction. It is dualisticbecause it teaches that the GoodTwin and EMI Twin are divinitieswhich are pitted now againsteach other in cosmic warfare, awarfare which will culminate inthe destruction of the world. It issavioristicin that those who wishto be saved must identifythemselves with the gosDel ofGaiwiio, with HandsomeLake, tofind personal salvation from theimminent destruction. ',, ~ *

In the Gaiwiio system sin isbasically the refusal to acceptand follow Gaiwiio. The way toheaven lies in the direction ofsolitary - confession > of sin,avoidance of strong drink, andperformance of correct public

rituals as laid out in the Gaiwiio.Certain Christian* ideas such asheaven and hell, along with con-fession of sin, are skillfullygrafted onto Iroquois belief andpractise. .-* *

The four rites that are especial-ly approved in the system arealready existent in Iroquoisliturgy but they are emended andundated by Handsome Lake.They are: the worship Dance, in-cluding the sacrifice of the whited o g ; th e T h a n k s g i v i n gceremony: the individual sons ofthanksgiving, and The BowlGame. These rituals and therecitation of the Gaiwiio itself

were to be earred out by theF a i t h k e e p e r s w h o w e r edesignated as the religiousleaders of the comm unity. /

At first Handsome Lake ismerely a preacher of "new" doc-trines and an advocate of "new"rituals. Later he assum esmore power, become d ictatorial,claims clarivoyance, hints atdivine status for himself. Some ofthese claims and some of hisbehavior are not reassuring whenwe read them at this date andfrom this distance. His faultswere many. I

On the positive side it was hisinsistence on the dangers ofalcohol for his people and hisrenewal of the Iroquois pantheonand ritual that helped to infusenew vigour into Iroquois life. Hisattacks on magic and excessivepreoccupation with death andmourning were also salutary forIndians in those tim es. "

Together with his brother, Cor-

'All we want youto do is supervise 150

land amulti-million dollar

operation.And do it well.That's the kindof job a General,Manager of a Hills DepartmentStore has o nhis, or her, hands.And it takes a special kindofperson to doit. I \ 4 * ' %

We're looking lor talented,hard working college g raduatesto be the new generation ofHillsGeneral Managers.It mean s longhours an d relocation, but it canbe a rewardingcareer, j 1

"We ha ve o ne of the mostadv anc ed training programs inthe industry. It's des igne d aro un da C areer Advancement Program

that has seen a nu mb er of ourAssistant Mana gers beco min gGM's in less time tha n almost anyother major retailer. *

If you'd be interested in hearin gmore about the outstandingopportunities Hills has tooffer,why not talk to one of us.

Just bring your resum e to theplac em ent office,so we're certainto see you when w e'reon yourcampus. tWell be there on Febr uary 2.Contact your placement officefor details.

Talk with us about your future.

Jim Wingqrd

Jell Hudak

Harvey Dolliver

JessEaly

Bob Murphy

nplanter, Handsome Lake replac-ed despair and decline among hispeople with the challenge ofhopeand responsibility. In Salaman-ca, New York the Iroquois, seem

to be alive and flourishsome of that vigour ito the vision and theteachings of thepropheHandsome Lake.

ecruiters On CampUNITED STATESCOAST GUARD

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* MAIN HURDMAN AND CR ANSTOUNWednesday, January 28,1981.Main. Hurdman & Cran

an international public accounting firm that providerange of accounting, audit,'tax and management servclients.throughout the free world. They maintaiyi its noffice in New York. Accounting majors only. All seniors. - \

COOPERS & LYBRANDCoopers and Lybrand is growing in more than 300 off

tered from Atlanta to Anchorage, from London to Tokyo

. .by S t e v e C u r c i o. ."The ramblin' wreck to

Georgia trek." That's howpolitical satirist Mark Russelldescribed a certain Southernfamily 's depar ture f romWashington, D.C. earlier thisweek. Russell made his descrip-tion, based on a slogan ofGeorgiaTech University, m iring h ishahour show on public TV lastweek. In the same show,Russellsang an adaptation of thechildren's song "This Old Man."I'll let you figure out who he wassinging about there. % * I

So what does it all mean? Heckif I know. I don't think; anyoneknows how to judge JimmyCarter or Ronald Reagan at thispoint. Reagan's future is in hishands, but Carter's is done(assuming he doesn't make it tothe presidency again, which Idoubt). So what has Carter's fouryears in the White House left us?

I suspect the major thingCarter mil be remembered for isthe hostage crisis. Surely thisperiod in time has changedforever the attitude that theworld has for the United States.And Carter was President whenthe whole thing happened. SoCarter will be remembered forthe hostages. J

I'm sure Carter would like us toremember him for the CampDavid accord between Israel andEgypt, of which he played acrucial role. But theMiddle Eastis not what I would call stable,and the leaders of both countriesface serious problems at home.Begin may notbe in power by theend of this summer, and Sadathas been criticizedby some ArabDictions for his efforts towardnormalization of relations with

Israel. Carter would like thatagreement he was part ofstick, ?not only because he was part of it,but (hopefully more important inhis mind) to help keep peace in atroubled part of the world. Judg-ment at this time must be that theagreement was not worded aswell as the intentions behind i t

Other issues thatassociated with Carpresident include the

and SALT II. Both cafailures at this point, wreceiving the brunt ofb

Add all these up,andis not very good. So wrong? I do not wijudgment, but insteadopinions with you. Soright, and some maymay have left out amor two, or maybe I'meverything out ofpropoask is that you read anIf you have anything dress it to me in cMerciad.

In 1976, I was a Democrat From the bethat presidential cam pturned off by Cartebecause of his stathought he was justtoo much, and he couduce. I voted for Ford insti l l considered Democrat. L^ By the time 1980 rollea few things in my liTwo major changes was married, andz. thearned wasn't worth vI like to hink that I hadcontrol of the first evcouldn't control the semuch. I blamed the scumstance, in part, oCarter. (By the way, Iabout the first change

So, in 1980. I regpolitical affiliation Republician party. Thwas no easy decision,I am glad I made. I doto think that one party is sobetter than the other, that the Republican pohas become closer tthinking.

The one thing I'll Jimmy Carter for is ththe focal point for mychange political pawhat it's worth, thatthink. How about you??

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To the Nieces: Anotheroneleaves behindher teens. Prettysoon we'll all be young adults.Auntie Em

"Stock Up": Happy Belated Bir-thday . . . from a 'friend"

Gina-Wemadei it! We made the

48! Couldn't do it withoutyou!Love, Flan ,

Happy Birthday bar-Baby!Love, YourBig Sis.

Happy Birthday Damien!! fromyour jacks partner

FEENY AND'BIRDY * This" e abust! put the m ...up ! Scary.;

Another one drives the bus.

Mom, Dad, Lynda, Wasn'tmyfault she fainted!!! Her ItalianRoomie

the sneaker Fitz by gym shoePablo and Leo- I don't thinkHollywood was discovered inyour time. Doris and Shirley

Mrs. Hwhiggens- Open that win-dow and let the breeze in! Turnon those high bea ms!

Beagle: Thanksfor being withme. Love, Bassett

Italian Roomie:youcents!! TheMerciad

owe 25

Barb L. Happy Birthday!! Love,"Our House* (TH 3)Bernie, have you heard anyghosts lately?Tucson -

Seaf riend,To the best roomieever!! Can't wait for N.Y.C.!!(Ihope) Ratty '-"

Happy Birthday Bertha!! Fromthe Merciad

Damien, Happy Birthday.' Fromyour first Boss!J

T and Ugly: Thanksfor keepingmy feet happy. Love,Alda

Jul- Happyh-day and good luckwith the Koepke factor thisweekend. Mar

B J ^a ' ' G d i i a ' T i i ^a God forSportos!To" my" feliow J.D.'s "Siir latable!!" "No, on theregister!!"The namesand faces have beenchangedto protectthe innocent!!Trail Blazer

Jim Kopcniik- Thanks for thebucksbaDy!-the ex-convicts

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Michael: Here'sa great title:If

Doughnuts- Peace and LoveBaby! -The Stars Salute

Denise"and Debbie^ Thanksforthe good timeat the Marathon.Thanks for telling me I couldstart at8:30. Love, Chris

Crankie, I really like youa lot -jt's over with her! LoveYa,Neurotic.

Christopher,I miss you already.Love, Rebecca.

W.M.C.Y.-8.80AN Radio D.J. StaffFor Winter Term 1981

Sun. 4-5 Jeannie Bertalan5-5 Kathy Kohnke6-8 Chris Settlemire

8-10 .Stephanie Hultberg10-12 .Scott McAuley"

Mon. 6-8 Shelbert DuRant8-10.. Mike Huntoon10-12 Jim Kopchuk

Tue. 6-8 Reggie Holland8-10 Antoinne Thompson10-12 .Tom Miller

Wed. 6-8 PeteMcKenna .8-10 Joh n Broderick >10-12.... .Chris McGowan

Thur. 6-8. Gerald Corso8-10..... JlodFuquay10-12 .Rich GaUo

S n a c k B a r Gets N ew M a n a g e m e n t

(Left to right) New snack ba r man agers JohnMetzger and Ed Eccles. Not picturedis Deneanhof f. photo by Rich Forsgren.i ck

The snack barfin the studentunion is now under new manage-ment accordingto John Gable,snack bar advisor.,

"Each new managem ent teambrings in needed fresh new ideasand approaches," said Gable."The last management team pro-vided us improvements and nowthe present team is* improvingmany areasalso." *

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Areas of improvement a re dai-ly luncheon specials, soup,fullbreakfasts, and a sa lad bar whichopened January19. Under con-sideration at this timeis a lunchticket programfor $4.50 weekly.44 We will be getting a deliverysystem for the dormitoriessoon," stated generalmanager,John Metzer. " T h e HotelR e s t a u r a n t M a n a g e m e n t

Association will be doidelivery."- *"They're doing a trem

job of keeping the snasanitary," observered "The employees* morhigh and the people wotogether."

The first assistantto MeEd Eccles and the secotant is DeneaneInhoff.

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AuditionslFor Carousel amawa"Carousel" Auditions:TheErie Playhouse announces audi-tions for the next musical presen-tation,* Carousel, to be heldJanuary21 and 22 at 7 p.m. at theplayhouse rehearsal hall,1025State St.

A large cast of ;i singers anddancers, teenager and- older,are needed. There are alsoa fewchildren and non-singingr rolesavailable. All parts are open withthe exception of Nettie Fowlerwho will be played by. RitaDoubet.

This Rodgers and Hammers-

tein hit will be performed atMillcreek Intermediate LittleTheatre Feb. 26-March 1 andMarch5-7. \

Anyone needing private audi-tions ar e asked to call DavidMathews before Jan . 21 at455-5101.Musicians will alsobeneeded for the ' orchestra andanyone interestedmay call thePlayhousefor more information.Carousel will be directed byD a v i d M a t h e w s a n dchoreographedby Charles Cor-ritore ana Judi Green. Musicaldirection by Judy M athews.

TripThe Alumni Associ

sponsoring a trip to JaApril 11 through April18

The Jamaica trip is oAlumni, faculty, studepeople in the surroundinTotal cost forthe trip is $8includes three meals da

If anyone is interestedtrip, contact the Alumni

It promises to be atime", said Gary Budirector of alumni relati

Winter Formal ComingThe Winter Formal will onceagain be held at the Rainbow

Gardens and this yea r's theme is"The Days of Wine and Roses".The Formal is to be heldonFebruary13,1981 from 9 p.m.to 1a.m. andisB.Y.O.B..Thefirst50tickets are$8.00 while all othersafter that ar e $10.00. "The

Machine" will play and theyfeature four men andone femalevocalist and are comparabletoDon Mooreand his Rainbow ofSound. People are neededo workto makethe Winter Formal asuc-cess that it has beenin previousyears, *

Phone-A-TAnyone interestedin d

ing a posterto be displayecafeteria to show the doalumni contributions, coalumni office immediate

Crew Raffles TJF.^ The Crew Team issponsoring araffle andtee-shirt sale o benefita Spring training tripto Ten-nessee. Beingraffled off is aPanasonic Black and whitepor-table TV. The ticketsare a dollarand are available from any crew

member. The tee-shirts are inhonor 1 of Mercyhurst Crew's 10thanniversary of rowing and areavailable from Allen Belovaracin Preston Hall. Your donationswould be greatly ap preciated.

The Egan ScholarsLimContestis being offeredfor the month of FebThe theme must dea

oundhogs. or Grouy, and wmning entriespublished in the Feb

tion of the Merciad. Emust be original and win 5 lines, standard limform. All entries to besidered must be submiJan. 30, and winnerreceive a $5.00 Drize.

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Two Surveys Rating Cafeteria TakenResults Show Praise, D islike, Apathy

In an effort to discover howstudents feel about the cafeteriaand the service, a random verbalsurveywas taken and a question-naire was circulated among thedorms.

Last week a random verbalsurvey was taken from 50students. The vocal survey askedthe students w hat they thought ofthe cafeteria food and service.The results of thesurvey were81percentfelt that the food andser-vices were below par, while theother 19 percent did not speakbadly of the food service.

Out of the verbal survey, themajor com plaints of the studentsconcerned the variety of food of-fered. "There is no variety infoods from week Mo week,"replied Jac k Bour, a sophomore,

| By Chris Settlemire4 I can tell you what we're goingto have for dinner almost everynight."

Another complaint of thestudents was that the food wascold."You get chili that's suppos-ed to be hot and you go to eat itand | it's like eating tomatopas te," said one freshmen.

The comments were not allbad. Some of- the s tudentssurveyed found good qualities inthe food and service. "It's (thefood) better than75 percent of theother colleges and universities,"stated Mike Thompson.

The students were happy withthe weekly regularssuch as steakand {shrimp night and sundaemaking Sundays. It was alsoremarked that theK.C. Food Ser-vice wasdoing the best the1

Pho to by Rich Forsgren

In C ampus Ministry

with what they had.In an effort to. accurately

reflect the male-female ratio ofthe college, 30 females and20males were surveyed.

Because a verbal survey didnot always reflect the total opi-nion of the college community, aquestionnaire was circulated in

the dorms.The questionnaire was placedin mailboxes, under doors, and atthe front desks at Egan,McAuley,and Baldwin Halls. Thequestionnaire inquired thestudents personal opinions of thefood, what they felt the food com-pared to, and even improvementsuggestions, & |

There were numerouscom-plaints and manygood ideas. Thecomplaint that came up the mostoften in the questionnairewas the fat and starch content inthe food. A freshman,ReginaZeyzus stated, "The diet is verypoor K mostly starches areserved." 2" ,,

Anothermajor complaint of thestudents was tha t ofthe excessiveuse of leftovers. Virginia Conrad,a senior commented, "Much ofthe variety ofthe food is recookedleft-overs. After the first cookingof foods,, vitamin and mineralcontent decreases with additionalre-reheating." 0\%

Quite afew improvement ideaswere raised. One mentioned byjunior ChrisMcGowan was, "puta toa ster out in the main dinningroom so that your toastis hot andnot cold.";Several people com-mented on the lack of dietingfood. A solution to that problemwas pointed out by a junior

Correspondence FromPoland!Subject Of Coffee Hour Discussion

"Women who havethe desire tobe priests show amisunderstandding of the Church's teachings, alack of humility, and a lack ofawareness of theirvocation;inlife," stated MaciejDoruchowskiin one of his lettersto Walt Greenfrom Warsaw, Poland.Maciej'sviews and the current state of af-fairs in Poland were the subjectof a coffeehour presented by'Hurst history professor RichardKubiak and former history majorWalt Green in the CampusMinistry last Friday morning at10:00.

The correspondence betweenDoruchowski and Green, whichwas the basis ofthe presentation,was started after Maciej spentsix weeks at the'Hurst in 1978.Maciej's visit to Erie was theresult of an exchange programwith an Erie firm,Perm Brassand Copper, which had par-ticipated in an indu strial displayin Warsaw. .

While in Erie, M aciej stayed ina guest suite of McAuley Hallwhere Greenwas a resident. Dur-ing this period, the two came todiscuss their opinions on a va rie-ty of topics; since Maciej'sdeparture, the discussion hascontinued through the mail.

In comparison to Americani d e a s a b o u t w o m e n ,Doruchowski V views may belabeled conservative.This con-servatism extendsto other issuessuch as birth control and abor-tion, both of whichhe is adamant-ly opposed to. Mr. Kubiak,Knuriivpr maintains thatMaciej s

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opinions are representative ofPoland andmucn of the rest ofEurope. This appliesespeciallyt o t h e a t t i t u d e w h i c hDoruchowski holds toward PopeJohn Paul II.

Although generally not seen asa progressive leader bymanyChurch Leaders in the U.S., toMaciej the Pope is the embodi-ment of ecumenism and*pro-gressiveness, and is seen as thesource of hope for the Church'sfuture. Noting the Pope's open-ness to the Episcopalian priestsand his efforts to bring the

Eastern Orthodox church closerto Rome, M aciej fails to see whythere is such controversy intheU.S. over issues such as thereturn to habits for nuns and thequestion of birth control. ToDoruchowski, in many w ays thechurch in the U.S. is a blacksheep. ,, *^v

A discussion followed thepresentation, but few, if any, inattendance were swayed by theopinions and a rguments statedinMaciej Doruchowski's lettersfrom Poland.

female who suggestedmore freshfruit and vegetables.

Another suggestion to solvemonetary problemswas given byJeanine Baas, a senior, "I have topay for every meal in thecafeteria whether I eat everymeal or just one a day, so if wehad meal tickets, I would savesome money." I ^

These were the only majorcomments gathered from thequestionnaire due to the apathyof the students. A total of 384questionnaires were distributedto the resident students and only

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18 were returned.The dorms were g

tionnaire for each dorms,63 in Egan,13and 182 in Baldwin.Erespondents for aresponse. McAulereturns giving onlycent answer anlikewise hadfour anquestionnaire for a two in total questio

The low questionwhich equaled oneevery 21.3 people, ble conclusion impo

Breakfast Series StThe conference Center held the

first of its new breakfast series,"Good Morning W orld," Jan uary15.

Carolyn Heltman, conferencecoordinator, reported tha t58 peo-ple attended the first breakfastwhich featured a discussion byDr. Michael McQuillen on theSoviet Union after Brezhnev. J

Heltman said the purpose of theseries "is to give a backgroundofcustoms of other parts of theworld where news is happening.

"The breakfast series givesMercy hurs ta , chance to sharewith the community what it hasto offer with the faculty andspeakers," sheadded.

The series is scheduled for thethird Thursday of every month,from 7:30 A.M. -8:45 A.M. Admis-sion is $3.50 and the seriesis opento anyone interested.

The next breakfast willbe heldon February19.Richard Kubiakand Michael McQuillen willpre-sent a lecture entitled,"Poland;The Rest of The Satellite."[1 Fur the r i n fo rma t ion i savailable from CarolynHetman,

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"Missed again!" The Agony OfDefeat." '%

MI I'm glad Im a littlegay. Thetoo much pressureon court."

O.K. Team, let's go! We've got "C'mon little guy, show your "All right kid! Take another "Mmmm, toobad, he would "Let's hear it for the litta lot of little guys watching." stuff." shot!" have made a great pivot man." with the big spirit!"

Developmental Studies Center\ -Ground Floor McAuley-

Tuto r ing in :Princ of Acctg IPrinc of Econ I;Elementary AlgebraArithmetic mM-W-F 10-11 a.m.Tues 9-11:30 a.m.Thu rs 1-3 p. m. \

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Fundamentals of Chemistry

M-W-F 3-4 p.m.

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Evening Study Session in Acctg

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Submission Due 4:00Mondays

Visit the Mercyhurst CollegeWRITING CENTERAt its new location in McAuley Hall, Lower Level

Services provided include: tutoring in mechanicand rhetorical* skills, a ssistance; in writing resumthemes,and;research papers, and help in preparingfor essay tests and graduate record examinations.

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Lakers Shoot Down CardsGet Scratched By Eagles

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By Mike Fitzgerald

The Mercyhurst Lakersevened their record to 7-7 as theyannihilated the Wheeling CollegeCardinals and lost a squeaker tothe Clarion State Golden Eaglesin back-to-back games in theCampus Center.

In the Wheeling College gam e,the Lakers overcame a sluggishfirst half to explode for58of theirseason high 93 points in the se-cond half. Freshmen MarvinWilliams played a sensational

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game as he inished with a careerhigh 18 points and 10 rebounds.Danny Brown was again the highscorer for the 'Hurst as he poppedin 23 points. Greg Becker con-tinued his fine rebounding with14for the evening. The final score,in a runaway; Mercyhurst 93Wheeling 68.

Monday night saw the ClarionState Golden Eagles, last year'sdistrict 18 champs, venture intoour campus center to battle withthe Lakers. The Lakers' im-mediatly took control of the game

and jumped in front of the Eaglesby as much as 13 in the first half.The Eagles, however, werenot tobe denied and by making use oftheir superior height came backto pull out a 76-73 victory over the'Hurst Dan Brown finished with17points and Greg Becker pulleddown 17 rebounds but they were

not enough for a Laker 'victory.Alvin Gibson of Clarion was thegame's high scorer with 25.

Laker Notes: Danny Brownmoved into fifth place on the all-time Laker scoring list. -

C a r d s Conquer L a d y L a k e r sBy Jack BOUT

In the first game of adoubleheader with visit ingWheeling College the LadyLakers fell prey to theCardinals66-57. The first halfwas a see-sawstruggle as the Lakerettes mat-checibucket for bucket with thevisitors due to the fine play offreshman Elaine Cross, who

finished the night with a gamehigh 19points.

In the second halfthe game re-mained tight until the closingminutes when the visitors pulledahead thanks to superior reboun-ding and inside play. Wheeliniwas paced by a balanced attaciwhich saw Lally hit for 13 whileMissig and Cunningham eachcontributed 12. Mercyhurst was

led by Cross and Trish Mahoneywho threw in 16. *"

The loss dropped the LadyLakers to an even 2-2 on theseason whilethe Cardinals uppedtheir record to 4 and 6. The LadyLakers play, again Wednesdaynight as part of a double headerwith Behrend College. Tipoff isset for 6 p.m. in the CampusCenter. *

Frisco Sabherwal ReturnsParticipating in the ITCA-

Adidas National Collegiate In-door Tennis Tournament* at SanFrancisco Tennis Club, Mer-cyhurst's Ravinder Sabherwalbowed out in the opening round toGreg Neuhart of Cal. State-Bakersfield 6-4,1-6,6-3. However,Saberwal advanced through thefirst round of the consolationbracket walloping P ete Lovell ofWashington and Lee 6-1,1-0.

In the second round of theloser's event the talented Lakerfell to Steve Poorman of Clare-mont, Ca. 6-4, 6-2. ,, c t,x At press time, the probablewinner of the tourney, which wasa national championship forNCAA Divisions. II and IIIplayers, was Doug Burke ofSouthern Illinois at Edward-sville. ."It was great to nlav ntthe national levels especially in

California," remarked Sabher-wal earlier this week. "Thetourney gave me some useful ex-perience and lots of confidencefor the upcoming season," hecontinued. \

The Laker Tennis Team is nowtraining daily for its pro-seasontour of the east coast during spr-ing break. The regular seasonbegins with a home dual againstBlooms burg, April 5.

Art Show

SnackBarFeb. 8-25

Learning Resource Center G allery"DRAWINGA CROWD99

Exhibition WorksSen ior Art Majors of 1 9 8 1 , 1

Reception February 8 9 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Lakers Marvin Williams and Greg Becker go high for rebounClarion State. X .

Central State Crushes Mercyhurby Andy Findlay

A six hour trek to play CentralState at Wilberforce,OH, broughtno reward for the men's basket-ball team last Wednesday; theMarauders crushed the Lakers93-65.

"We couldn't play the ball,catch the ball, or shoot it,"remarked Coach Dan O'Connorafter the game. "In fact, we justdidn't play a good gam e.'

Most of the damage wasdone inthe first half; Central registereda 46-27 half time bulge mainly dueto the accurate shooting of EricLove who collected 20 points inthe game. I

In the second period, Mer-cyhurst fared better-scoring 38

points to the M araudersIt was from the field

home team proved'strcentral had 38 field goalMercyhurst's 22. At throw line, the 'Hurst wasand Central was 17of 26

Top Laker scorer wHall with 17 poinBlackwell connected 14Brown 11. T T F *

The rebounding sfavored Central 55-31-

Nate Morgan grabbing sfor the Lakers, 'jThe lossevened out th

record at 6-6. In a gaforgotten the Lakers memory of playing Centeams remains at a doutory over the Maraude1977-78 season. >

rf** ^ja NWIVT& JunctionE. 38th and Pi ne Ave.

-Draft and Battle Weekwd- iFriday and Saturday

Sat. D J. John Oldies to rt Goodies9:30-??

Wanted - 2 Bartenders lyatthe Junction after 8:00 p.m.

This week's Intramural Spotlight features Mark Moosa aKorsch for their outstanding performances in their respectand divisions.'

Denise Korsch, a'junior from North Massebequa, N.Youtstanding girls performance with 14 points, seven rebothree assists in leadingher team to its opening victory. Mark the men's division,registered the first 20 point phis game wdefeated Blue Ribbon in a narrow, 54-58 game. Moosa hitfo

The Merciad would like to congratulate Coach Moosa aKorsch for their outstanding efforts and wish them luckfmainder of their schedules, t V y

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