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Bulletin BoardJan. 23-27 - Bake sale inZum lobby from 8 a.m. to 5p.m.Ja n. 23 - Pax Christi meet-ing in Hirt M206 from 8-9p.m.Ja n. 2 4 - H ansel and Gretelopera in the PAC at 7 p.m. pJan. 24 - Western WingNight in the Union from 10p.m. to 1a.m.Jan. 25 - Trip to Peak-P-Peak. Bus leaves the Unionat 9 a.m.Jan. 25 - Karaoke in theUnion from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.Jan. 25-26 - Hansel andGretel opera in the PAC at2:30 p.m.Jan. 26 - Superbowl Partyin the Union at 6 p.m.Jan. 28 - Gay/S t ra i gh tAll i ance in Hirt M205 from8:15-10 p.m.Jan. 29 - "Mostly Martha"f i lminPACfrom8-l lp.m^|Guess Who?

Campus surveillance increasedBy Kristin PurdyEditor-in-Chief

It should come as no sur-prise that Mercyhurst is con-stantly expanding its campus.Students returning this fall werewelcomed by the latest addi-tions to campus: the Hirt Aca-demic Center, the new town-houses, and the newly ac-quired apartments on lowerLewis Avenue.With these additions to cam-pus, more activity and popu-lation in those areas has fol-lowed. In order to insure sur-veillance and security, Policeand Safety has taken extra pre-cautions and measures sincethe beginning of the schoolyear.Four new security camerashave been installed on campusthis semester, totaling to 33

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cameras feeding live video toPolice and Safety for surveil-lance. In addition to the camerason Mercyhurst's main campus,there are 10 cameras on Mercy-hurst Northeast, which feed canbe monitored from Police andSafety on the main campus.4"As we acquire new; areas, weget new cameras,'* said Ke.n Sid-dun, Chief Officer of Police andSafety. "The camera systemoverlaps areas in order to get themaximum coverage."While many cameras are visi-bly mounted on the sides of build-ings and apartment complexes,there are several cameras that arenot as visible, yet just as effec-tive.As Siddun said, most of thecampus is covered and underconstant surveillance. A majorityof the cameras have the ability topan, tilt, and zoom, allowing them

"Preserving thepLegacy"Every%ift counts for 2003 PhonathonBy Kelly Rose DuttineNews editorWith 25 percent of its$100,000 goal achieved, thefirst few days of the 2003Phonathon a re proving to besuccessful. Over $25,000has already been raised byphonathon volunteers sinceSunday, Jan. 19, 2003.Students and alumni willcontinue to call benefactorsuntil Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2003.Annual requests for financialsupport of Mercyhurst Collegeand the endowment fund areraised yearly by the phonea-thon. This year, money fromthe phonathon will be used forrenovations and updates in OldMain and Zurn Hall. Othergifts will go towards scholar-ship funded aid for all students.The theme for the 23rd an-nual phonathon, "Every Gift

Counts" is a message that allvolunteers are learning to stressto callers. Every contributioncounts for Mercyhurst becausethe number of donors helps thecollege to receive regional andnational rankings, such as U.SNews and World Report.The 2002 Phonathon had a 25percent participation rate forcallers. This year, another pho-nathon goal is to have a 27 per-cent participation rate for allcalls.Student volunteers from over15clubs will help to make thisphonathon the most successfulever. Members of the Ambas-sadors Club, Men's and Wom-en's hockey teams, volleyballteams and dance department willall help to call alumni and par-ents of current students andgraduates to help to impact thefuture of all current students atMercyhurst.

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Security camera keeps a watchful eye near Preston Hall(left) In Police and Safety, new equipment allowsofficers to view campus (above.)toessentially be programmed ona pattern of surveillance. Thoseobserving the cameras evenhave the ability to zoom in toread license plates on vehicles.Students who are concerned

about their safety should be putat ease knowing that securitycameras are digitallyvideotapingvirtually every angle of thecam-pus including main drives andacademic buildings, parking lots,

apartment entrances, alleysalong side and behind apart-ments and townhouses, andeven the parking lot across thestreetfromCVS.

Wireless? Internet 4 -fspreads across! campusBy Scott MackerAssistiant news editor

As the school year approachedMercyhurst College the admin-istration knew they had a prob-lem on their hands. That prob-lem was more students thanthey had available for housing.So they decided to use the oldtownhouses to house the extrastudents. This also gave theman extra problem. The schoolwas going to use the townhous-es for offices for the faculty,and took out the Internet con-nections. To get an answer forthis problem they installed awireless Internet service for thestudents housed there.Pat Benekos, director of com-puter service at Mercyhurst,decided that the w ireless Inter-net would be a good way to pro-vide the students with an Inter-net service,; She said that theyhad tested the wireless Internetin the Warde Townhouses lastyear and it was partly success-ful."The feedback we receivedfrom those students was about50-50, some really liked it andothers thought it was a little.

slow," she said.The wireless Internet providesstudents with more convienencethan anything else. As of now,all Internet connectionson cam-pus are through jacks and do notprovide the students w ith muchmobility when placing their com-puters in their housing."It's not a faster or a more re-liable connection, but it is a moreconvenient one," Benekos said.The old townhouses are not theonly access students have to thewireless Internet. Just this yearthe college installed in the library.Here they offer students a fewlab top computers where theycan take advantage of this ser-vice. Expanding this service isnot out of the question for therest of the campus."Hopefully we can expand(wireless Internet), and we arealso looking to add it to the Stu-dent Union in the near future,"she said.Benekos said the College doesnot have any current plans toexpanding the wireless Internetihroughout the campus as ofnow, but it's not out of thequestional think as wirelessgrows and becomes more reli-

able, we will be expanding itacross campus, there's noquestion about that," she said.Current townhouse residentMike Cikra said he really enjoystheconvenience that the serviceprovides."I was able to set up my com-puter anywhere I wanted in thehouse, which gave me and myroommates more space in ourrooms," said Cikra.As for Mercyhurst seniorSteve Bearer, the service hasprovided many options whenusing his lab top. He said theservice is a little slow, but forhim the positives out weigh thenegatives,"1 like to use instant messen-ger to talk to my friends,andwith this new service I can takemy lap top all over the housewithout missing anyone's mes-sage," Bearer said.The way technology hasevolved in a short period oftime, it is not out of the ques-tion that the wireless servicewill be faster and m ore reliable.And soon Mercyhurst will beconnected into a wireless In-ternet college.

Danielle Prokop/Contributing PhotographerDr. Federici volunteers to be duct taped to the wall Inthe Union for a Model UN fundraiser last Friday. Testing for wireless Internet In the Hammermalready available In the Warde Townhouses._. , File photoLibrary is underway. The service is

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During much of the civilrights movement, the Rev. Jo-seph Lowery stood in the shad-ow of the Rev. Martin LutherKing Jr.Like many of the foot soldiersthat marched and rallied in de-fiance ofsegregation laws in theSouth during the 1950s and1960s, Lowery helped to bringthe movement to the forefrontof America's consciousness.Yet much of his work went un-noticed, overshadowed by thememory of a beloved martyr.On Monday, the nation wasobserving King's 74th birthdayas a federal holiday. Whilemany Americans believe therewould have been no nationalcivil rights movement withoutKing, activists agree that with-out people such as Lowery andothers who were not in thelimelight, the war on segrega-tion could not have been won.When King needed someoneto deliver the list of demandsto Alabama Gov. George Wal-lace during the historicmarchfrom Selma to Montgomery, heturned to Lowery, a respectedMethodist minister who had ledlocal protests in Alabama.When King was gathering agroup of ministers together inAtlanta to form the SouthernChristian Leadership Confer-ence the group that fueled themovement Lowery came upfrom Mobile to become a co-founder. And when King deliv-ered his "I Have a Dream"speech in Washington, Lowerystood only a few feet away.

Following King's assassina-tion in 1968, Lowery wasamong those left to carry on the

mission. For some, finding theirown voice was not easy. ButLowery rose to the forefront,and 35 years later, he is stillfighting for the economic pari-ty and social justice that eludesmany Am ericans."The civil rights struggle isnot over," Lowery, 81, said inan interview at his office onAuburn Avenue, once the hubof civil rights activities. "Someof us are living the dream, butmost people, including whites,are not. Today's generationdoes not have to worry aboutlunch counters and sitting at theback of the bus. But they dohave to deal with police brutal-ity and getting unj ustly fired andabused at the workplace. Ev-erything has change, and noth-ing has changed."People sometimes ask Low-ery if he resents so much ofthe attention going to one man.In a demanding, raspy voice,he quickly answers, "No."He does worry, though, thatthe message of the civil rig htsmovement has been lost in thehoopla. Across the country, theholiday was celebrated withconcerts, parades and a day offfrom school or work. Saturdaynight, the King Center in Atlan-ta hosted its annual $200-a-platebanquet at a glitzy downtownhotel. Lowery was not there.He never has been.

"I think Martin would appre-ciate the honor and respect. Ev-erybody does. But that was nothis main thing. I think he wouldbe disappointed that peoplehave too much honor-the-preacher and ignore the ser-mon," he said. "He was com-fortable with kings and princ-es , and with paupers andpimps. He was man of the

streets, a ma n ofthe people."Inrecent years, Lowery also hasreceived honors. Ebony maga-zine named him one of the na-tion's "15 Greatest BlackPreachers" and the NAACPhailed him as "dean ofthe civilrights movement." In addition,the Joseph E. Lowery Institutefor Justice and Human Rightswa s established at Clark Atlan-ta University, an Atlanta streetwas named for him and the At-lanta Public Schools systemcreated a lecture series in hishonor.One of the things that madethe civil rights movement work,according to some historians,is that there were many com-petent people involved in it. AndKing, they said, understood thatas well as anyone."All of these people wereunique individuals, and King un-derstood that he was not betterthan the others by some incal-culable measure," said DavidGarrow, a historian at EmoryUniversity.Rev. Lowery was actively in-volvedfrom he beginning,buthe was less well-known large-ly by accident of geography.When Birmingham was in thenews, he was in Nashville, andby the time he got to Birming-ham, things had moved to Sel-ma .

"We have an old saying thatfor everyone, voting is a sacredright. But for us (blacks), it isa m oral obligation. One of ourbiggest problems is gettingyoung people energized," Low-ery said. "That kind of spiritualenergy has to come from with-in. And the old people havefailed to give our young peoplethe kind of stuff they need tolight the fire in their belly. Al1

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O2oosmrSouro* Naftontf C M R i* MU MU T I . Matru Con*p*oGraphic Lart WfotMr mnSPhi 0*6, Chicago TltunftThis graphic summarizes the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, inMemphis, Tenn. by James Earl Raywe can do now is stimulate andagitate."An eloquent speaker with asharp sense of humor, Lowerytravels across the country de-livering the message that begana half-century ago. He hasspearheaded economic agree-ments with Shoney's Restau-rant and the Publix grocerychain, and he instituted a gunbuy-back program that has tak-en more than 20,000 guns off

the streets. He was vice presi-dent of the SCLC from 1957to 1967, during the time Kingwas president. At the time, theSCLC was $ 10,000 in debt andits chapters and affiliates haddwindled from 11,000 to 400.Looking back, Lowery said heis proud ofwhat the civil rightsmovement accomplished, andfor the role he played in it.

But as a generation of civilrights icons slowly dies out,

Lowery, who has been married56 years to his wife, Evelyn, isthankful that he is still able tocarry on the work that needsto be done. His next goal, hesaid, is to finish writing hismemoirs."Martin always said he wouldnot live to be 40, and he didn't.My greatest accomplishment isthat I am still alive," he said."And I thank God for letting mebe here."Bush a-flawedmessenger to opposeaffirmative action, Democrats say

By Michael TackettKnight Ridder NewspapersWhen George W. .Bush wa sapplying to college, and later tograduate school, he could relyon something far more power-ful than affirmative action: Hecould count on affirmative in-fluence.After an undistinguished aca-demic career at New Haven, hewas accepted at Harvard Busi-ness School.With the Bush administrationfiling a brief opposing the Uni-versity of Michigan's use ofwhat Bush calls "quotas," Dem-

ocrats contended that the pres-

ident, who clearly benefitedfrom a legacy of preference, isa flawed m essenger to inveighagainst affirmative action."It's the inherited advantage,"said Democratic consultantFrank Greer. "There is a degreeof hypocrisy with his grand-standing against Trent Lott be-fore an African-American au-dience and taking a position onan issue which he could havestayed out of." Republicanssaid Bush was standing up fora core belief.

By weighing in on one of thethird-rail issues of.Americanpolitics, Bush ensured thatthere will be a battle over civilrights between now and the

2004 election, especially fromthose Democrats who wouldlike to succeed Bush as presi-dent and thus need to win overa Democratic Party base thatstrongly favors affirmative ac-tion.Indeed, administration offi-cials emphasized thatBush wasaddressing only the Michigancase and not making a sweep-ing statement about whetherother affirmative action pro-grams are constitutional.Affirmative action has hadanuneasy place in American poli-tics since President RichardNixon implemented the "Phila-delphia Order" in 1969 that in-cluded goals and timetables for

including minorities in federalcontract awards. Now Presi-dent Bush has staked out hisclearest position to date by la-beling affirmative action pro-grams at Michigan unconstitu-tional because they includerace-based quotas.

Affirmative action is a nu-anced issue, and the level ofsupport for it often depends onhow it is defined.If an affirmative action pro-gram is seen as imposing nu-merical quotas, an overwhelm-ingly majority of Americansopposes it. [fit is seen as mere-ly creating a level playing field,the public is more likely to fa-vor it.

Four Yale studentsdie afteria carfcrashBy Fernanda SantosKnight Ridder Newspapers

Rumsfeld supports asylum for IraqiPresident SaddamlHusseinto avoid warByJodi E n d a |Knight Ridder Newspapers

Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld said Sunday he wouldsupport granting Iraqi PresidentSaddam Hussein immunity fromprosecution if he would leavehis country in order to avoid awar.Despite Rumsfeld's com-ments, he and other adminis-tration officials continued whatappears to be a march towardwar. Rumsfeld and Secretaryof State Colin Powell said thequestion was not whether Unit-ed Nations w eapons inspectorsfind a "smoking gun" in Iraqwhich they say they have notbut whether Saddam is assist-ing the international effort tofind and dismantle weapons ofmass destruction."The test is, is Saddam Hus-sein cooperating or is he notcooperating?" Rumsfeld saidSunday on Fox. "That's whatthe U.N. said file a correct dec-laration, open things up, show

the world what you have. He'snot doing that. I mean, youcould spend years and yearsroaming around a country thatsize trying to find undergroundtunnels and see where he's lo-cated things."Both Rumsfeld and Powellsaid separately Sunday that theUnited States expects to knowquickly whether Saddam is ful-filling his obligations under aUnited Nations resolution call-ing on him to disarm. If Iraq isgoing to cooperate, "that 'ssomething you're going toknow in a matter of weeks, notin months or years," Rumsfeldsaid. "Time is running out,"Powell said on CBS.

"We can't just keep bounc-ing this ball down the street."On a weekend of large anti-war dem onstrations in Ameri-ca and abroad, Powell, Rums-feld and National Security Ad-viser Condoleezza Rice madethe rounds of Sunday talkshows to signal PresidentBush's frustration with what

they said was Saddam's lack ofcooperation.They said that when weaponsinspectors update the U .N. Se-curity Council Jan. 27, the U.N.and the administration will haveto judge whether Iraq's coop-eration is sufficient to avertwar.Meanwhile, Rumsfeld andPowell endorsed a notion re-portedly being floated by theSaudis and others that Saddamshould consider seeking asylumfor himself, his family and topIraqi officials in another coun-try. I *r-

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Form al funds a good cause Tocontact: new8merciad@mercyhurst.eduNE WSBy Kelly Rose DuttineNews editor *:{What are your plans, for Fri-day, Jan. 31? Most likely theydo not include donating moneyto the Erie County Rape C risisCenter. But, if you plan on at-tending the Mercyhurst Stu-dent Government's WinterCharity formal, you will bedoing just thatFor one of MSG's outreachfundraisers this year, the groupof student leaders decided todonate the. profits from;theWinter formal to this worthycause.The Erie County Rape CrisisCenter was founded in 1973 asa private, non-profit social ser-vice organization to provide

free, confidential services tovictims of sexual violence andtheir significant others. Theservices are provided regardlessof whether the assult was re-ported to local authorites.The Rape Crisis Center has amain office and five satelliteoffices in the county to makeservices accessible to all peo-ple inneed. Thecenter providesservices to over 1600 individu-als every year, including manychildren and adults who wereabused as children.The agency provides servicesin sexual violence. Examplesinclude indecent exposure, sex-ual harassment, spousal rape,rape and attempted rape andsexual assault of children.Mercyhurst College commu-nity benefits from the services

offered by the Rape Crisis Cen-ter. Rape Crisis counselors arecalled w henever sexual assaultis reported on campus. Addi-tionally, all resident assistantsA*-are trained by an Erie CountyRape Crisis Center counselor inorder to provide assistance tostudents.

Autumn Keller, MSG Fresh-menrepresentative believes thatall students should try to attendthe winter formal. "The fundsare going to a very good cause,so students should attend notonly because it will be fun, butalso because they will be help-ing people in the Erie commu-nity," said Keller.Tickets for the formal are$10 and will be sold in theUnion next week.Parking: w h a t youts h o u l d k n o w

By Emily CrofootContributing writer

Traffic and parking regula-tions have been developed tofacilitate parking and smoothmovement of traffic at Mercy-hurst College, including theMcAuley Division Complexand the North East campus.They are enforced by Policeand Safety personnel and arebased on meeting the follow-ing objectives:1. To provide for the mostefficient use of available park-ing spaces and theorderly flowof traffic at all times.2. To ensure fairness to allmembers of the MercyhurstCollege community by desig-nating parking lots at variouscampus locations that providesaccess to parking and allowsrapid campus ingress andegress.

3. To fairly and consistentlyenforce the rules and regula-tions for all members of theMercyhurst College communi-ty, and to make everyone awarethat traffic andparking controlsmust be a concern to all of uswho live, study and/or work oncampus.Registration ofa vehicle doesnot guarantee a parking space,but only permits the holder ofa permit to park on the privateproperty ofthe col lege in avail-able spaces. The permit assistsPolice and Safety in determin-ing vehicle ownership, in caseof emergency.Unregistered vehicles aretreated as a visitor's vehicleuntil the owner is determinedto be a member of the Mercy-hurst College community. Iden-tification of vehicles on cam-pus is a serious concern of theDepartment ofPolice and Safe-ty. !gg

| In accepting a registrationsticker, the holder agrees toabide by al I traffic and parkingregulations. Failure to do so

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may result in loss of parkingprivileges on campus property.All vehicles being parked onMercyhurst College property,which include the McAuley Di-vision Complex and the NorthEast Campus, must have a cur-rent vehicle registration sticker.Failure to park in the assignedareas, or parking in restrictedzones or other parking areas notassigned to that vehicle will re-sult in a fine, vehicle booting,or towing at the owner's ex-pense. This policy applies to allmembers of the college com-munity.Anyone who is cited for aparking violation has 72 hoursfrom the date ofthe violation tofile an appeal orpay the amountof the fine at the Police andSafety Department. Failure todo so will result in forfeiture ofany right to appeal, under allcircumstances. After 30 daysthe amount of the fine will becharged to the student's ac-count. The Personnel Depart-ment will handle the payment offines for staff, faculty and ad-ministration after 30 days haveelapsed.Students failing to pay fineswill have the amount chargedto their account in the BusinessOffice and transcripts andgrades will be withheld until allfines are paid. Students failing

to properly register are subjectto having their vehicle immobi-lized with a wheel boot, ortowed off campus, regardless

of their residence status.Students or employees thatarebuilding up significant finesare also subject to having theirvehicle immobi Iized. The wheelboot will not be removed untilarrangements are made to payexisting fines, o include an ad-ditional cost to have the bootremoved. A notice outlining theprocedure to have the boot re-moved by a Police and Safetyofficer will be placed on anyvehicle beTng booted.

A vehicle will be towed if heowner cannot be located or ifthe vehicle presents a hazard,hinders snow removal, appearsto be abandoned, or if the own-er fails to move at the requestofPolice and Safety personnel.Towing without warning willoccur as posted in the lowerramps.All members of the Mercy-hurst community may be re-quired to move their vehiclefrom their assigned lot forsnow removal purposes. TheDean ofAdministration will de-termine a snow emergency inconcert with the Chiel of Po-lice and Safety. A snow emer-gency shall remain in effect untilthe conditions giving rise to theemergency have been correct-ed to the satisfaction of theDean ofAdministration and hisadvisors. For more informa-tion, contact Kenneth Sidun,Chief of Police and Safety, atext. 2104, or Ken Kensill, Po-lice Sergeant, at ext. 2514

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Interface: science atyour fingertipsCompi led by MeganFialkovichContributing writer

London, U.K.:TheRMX2010, invented byRadian scientists to be the ma-chine which cloned "Eve,"will be on display at the Sci-ence Museum beginning thisweek, for an undisclosedamount of time. The processis initiated by an electricalshock delivered to the com-bined nuclei of an adult andegg cell, in the incubator ofthe former; better yet, theequipment's price tag is lessthan ten grand.In addition to creditingwise and benevolent other-worldly beings with the cre-ation of human beings,Clonaid, a Radian offshoothas also recently claimed thata second and, indeed, thirdcloned, to arrive sometimeTuesday. A Florida court hasalready subpoenaed Clonaidveep Thomas Kaenzig for fail-ing to disclose materials per-tinent to verifying his compa-ny's lofty claims. Further-more, Raelian representativeshave denied external scientistsaccess to the inner workingsofthe RMX, or blood samplesfrom the clones or their pro-generator.The banner on Clonaid'sofficial homepage reads:"Eternal life thanks to science."'Besides the plot to Boys fromBrazil comes another thought:why the name Clonaid, which:sounds like it was ripped fromone of the lousier MichaelCrichton novels? Scientists

and church leaders, as well asethical advisors and govern-ment officials, are eager to seeconcrete evidence before cry-!ing ' Eureka! - Proving theseclaims to be false or legitimatewill surely take time, so, untilthen, try all four delicious vari-eties of Clonaid: Radical Ribo-nucleic Razzberry, PrimordialPunch, and Spacecadet-SectStrawberry.{Sources; Reuters andClonaid.com)Pittsburgh, PA: XThe Carnegie Museum ofNatural History is hosting theNational Geographic SuperCrocexhibit through the Jan , 26.The hall features a sprawling60- foot-long epoxy-resin moldofSarcosuchus imperator (Lat."flesh crocodile emperor"), agargantuan of the Triassic. Su-perCroc looks a bit like an ar-mor-plated Winnebago withteeth, and themain diorama fea-tures a Dr. Paul Sereno (seepicture), a Columbia U. paleon-tologist, acted as Explorer-in-Residence for the excavationteam in 2000. With the tantaliz-ing tagline, "[It] didn'tjust walkwith dinosaurs, it ATE them,"what seven-year-old-totingfamily, or prodigal dinosaur|buff, can resist? Well worth avisit to the south, where it av-erages ten degrees warmer thanBriggs Avenue, the Carnegiemuseums now encompass thejoint Oakland-based NaturalHistory & ArtMuseums, down-

town's hip Andy Warhol Mu-seum, and the stadium-viewScience Center, which isacross the street from the new-est member, UPMC Sports-works.

Weighing in at 10 tonsand about 40 feet in lengthwhen alive, SuperCroc is thelargest known specimen ofits species, and was suitedfor life amid the mega-faunaofthe Ageof Dinosaurs. W ith6-foot jaws and a large reso-nating chamber in its upperjaw, one can only imagine thebellowing presence of sucha beast(Source; Carnegie Maga-zine and supercroc. org)Somewher e in theEarth's orbit:Scientists aboard the spaceshuttle Columbia unknow-ingly captured a rare sightlast Sunday: high-speed pho-tographs taken onboard cap-tured the appearance of"spr i tes" and "elves," orbrightly-colored flashes ofelectricity which last about a

tenth ofa millisecond. Scien-tists at Cape Canaveral werethe first to view the thunder-cloud-straddling phenomena,which were discovered onlyin the last 14years. Leapingfrom 13 (for elves) to 193(for sprites) miles into theouter layers of Earth's iono-sphere , these bioluminescentdisplays reveal astronomicalsights unseen even so closeto home. The first Israelijoins veteran Mediterraneanastronauts, together formingthe aptly named MEIDEXexperiment, are along for theride on this 16-day informa-tion-gathering tour. The dis-covery is expected to be thefirst of many for the ambi-tious crew.(Source: Reuters)

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By Katie KrupkaContributing writerAs a college senior, all Iheard was, "What are youdoing after g raduation?*'Like many nervous seniors

wI knew I had many options.Very unsure as to whether ornot I had enough enthusiasmand energy for graduate schoolto receive a Masters in ArtTherapy, 1 began exploringother options.One thing I was sure of wasmy continued desire to dosomething meaningful withmy life, so I began investigat-ing AmeriCorps National Ser-vice.After months of researchand contacts, I discoveredFort Worth Area Habitat forHumanity in Texas, and com-mitted.During my four years atMercyhurst I was able to getinvolved with Habitat.Freshman year it began withmy community service hoursthrough Dr. ForsthoefePs Re-ligious Persons and Traditionsclass.

I joined with another class-mate and did Habitat in Erie.Then, for spring break mysophomore year I went to Tal-lahassee, Florida.I became the president ofHabitat on campus and led the

next group to A nniston, Ala-bama for another spring breaktrip. My experience at Mercy-hurst is where it all began.Habitat was founded byMillard and Linda Fuller in1976, is in over 82 countries,

Katie Krupka File photohas built more than 100,000homes and has more than2,000 affiliates.Habitat is a hand up, not ahand out, nonprofit "ecumen-ical Christian housing minis-try" which strives to eliminatepoverty housing and home-lessness.There is no interest on loans,since the houses are built byvolunteers, and the money thatis put forward to purchase thehouse by the homeowner isput into a revolving doorwhich helps other houses tobe built.

In order for families to qual-ify for the program their in-come must fall between 40percent-60 percent of the me-dian income of our county,must not have owned a homein the past three years, held thesame job for a year, have aneed for housing, and must bewilling to partner with Habi-tat, just to name a few.Also, the homeowners mustcomplete a total of 300 hoursof "sweat equity" (physicalwork) on their home and oth-er homes.Currently, I am living in aHabitat built house with threeother AmeriCorps members.Through AmeriCorps I amgiven a living allowance aswell as an educational awardof $4725 to put towards pay-ing off loans or for furtheringmy education once my termof service (one year) is com-pleted.

Our home was built by ahigh school group specifical-ly for AmeriCorps members inthe summer of 2001.I enrolled into the programas the Assistant Volunteer Co-ordinator as well as C onstruc-tion worker.While I juggle from job tojob, I am very fortunate togain experiencefromboth per-spectives.Not only is it great fun towork with so many power

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tools, and hammer so manynails, but Habitat has alsogiv-en me an opportunity to meetso many amazing people,flexibility, allows me to meet-new people every day, andmost of allgives me an oppor-tunity to build homes for fam-ilies that need shelter.Through Habitat I have dis-covered how giving peoplecan be when it comes to oth-ers needs.I must thank my family,friends and Mereyhurst stafffor being supportive of mydecision to dedicate a year ofmy life in service to others.Without them I would nothave allowed my wings tostretch. I could not be moreblessed in my current situationand encourage any of you whoare unsure about what to dowith your life to search yourheart and think about taking ayear to dedicate your life toothers.

If you are interested in find-ing out more about Habitatplease go to www.habitat.org,for the Fort W orth affiliate g oto www.fwhabitat.org, or forother AmeriCorps programsgo to www.americorps.org. Be wise with your decisionsand follow your heart. May

God bless you in your endeav-ors! A fellow Mercyhurstalumni, Katie Krupka

Some words are out of styleBy EUena F. MorrisonKnight Ridder Newspapers

Now more than ever, someover-used and generally annoy-ing phrases must suffer anuntimely death to prevent anextreme material breach, makeno mistake about it.Like "win-win" and "think-ing outside the box" beforethem, several of the aboveexpressions, among others,have been found guilty of rep-etition, misuse and generaluselessness.And so, they have been ban-ished, according to the 28thannual Lake Superior StateUniversity list of blacklistedwords.

9 "This is ah unpopularity co n-test," said John Shipley, one ofthe list's compilers. "Words arelike fashion. Sometimes wewear them longer than weought to.Mj 'The list of banished wordswas compiled from roughly3,500 nominations frompeoplearound the globe.Construction of a 2004 list isalready under way, with about2,500 votes in. This year, "ma-terial breach," historically partof military lingo , was one of hephrases to garner the mostvotes, with peel-and-eat shrimpa surprise list arrival."Do they think that if thename did not contain instruc-tions we would pee!-and-throw-on-floor?" asked Miguel

McCormick of Orlando, Fla.,who voted to have that one castout.Idioms tend to go in cycles,fading in and out of popularity,said Tim Morris, English De-partment chairman at the Uni-versity of Texas at Arlington.

"I remember when (some ofthese phrases) were hip the firsttime," Morris said. "A fewyears ago we would have saidthese phrases are 'totally' over-used. We stopped saying that."But don't despair, lovers of"chal lenges" instead of prob-lems and people who have "gotgame."On rare occasions, a wordcan make it backfrom he dark,dank obviously cliched land ofits banishment

Back in the rocking '80s, theapostrophe was exiled becauseso many people misused it."It was reinstated the nextyear," Shibley said.Some banished words andphrases on out www.lssu.edu/banished: material breach,must-see TV, untimely death,black ice, on the ground, weap-ons of mass destruction, makeno mistake about it, homelandsecurity, extreme, now, morethan ever, branding, having saidthat/that said, peel-and-eatshrimp, challenge, it's a goodthing, as per, reverse discrimi-nation, there is no score, gotgame, mental mistake, in col-or, such as "green in color", fro-zen tundra, undisclosed, secretlocation.

JSurvival at collegeSpecial to MerciadMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Tips from three collegefreshmen:1. Don't feel pressured tobe friends with the first peo-ple you see. Take your timeand you will find the right peo-ple for friends.'

2. Your roommate does nothave to be your best friend oryour m other.3. You are not the only onewho doesn't know what to dowith the rest of your life.4ADorm food is not as badas you have heard. It's worse.5. Don't fall into the twohours or 12 hours of sleepgang. Find a happy medium

because time is a bitter ene-my.6. Try to remember names ofpeople you meet.

It will be difficult, but benefi-cial in the end.7. Be ready for a big sched-uling adjustment. A lot of peo-

ple are used to only an hourof homework, but you aregoing to be d oing a lot more.8. Try to ask a lot of ques-tions during orientation aboutdifferent classes. Don't justaccept what is written on thedescription.9. Be open to new groupsand ideas. You are starting overagain and you want to meet asmany people as you can.10. Find a club or a nicheso that you don't get lost inthe crowd.11. Have fun but rememberto work hard, too. Don't everlose sight of either.12. Visit the campus beforeyou agree to attend.Get

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-NeWscholarships availableBy Jen RuffaContributing writer

A prestigious scholarshipprogram has been implement-ed at Mercyhurst College,which as many as five stu-

wdents are expected to apply.EThe committee includesfaculty members: CandeeChambers, Michael Federici,Thomas Forsthoefel, DavidHoch, Mary Ann Owac, andAndew Roth( ham hers heads the com-mittee and works to recruitqualified students for the es-teemed awards.

These scholarships includethe Rhodes, Fulbright, Tru-man, Watson, and Goldwaterscholarships in which Rev.Steven Simon has researchednecessary criteria needed to bemet for student achievement.The scholarships providefinancial means for tuition orstudy abroad programs, aswell as an honorable recogni-tion to help maintain futurecareer opportunities.

Not only will the student berecognized for his or herachievements, the school willbe recognized nationally byway of its academic accom-plishments.

The real deal with philosophySpecial to MerciadMilwaukee Journal SentinelA professor can be loved orhated, approachable or aloof.lively or dull. Whatever his orher qualities, a professor canhave extraordinary influence instudents' lives.Remember the professorwho gave only one A a semes-ter? Yet students still consid-ered him a god. Or the one whostuck MCAT questions onphysiology exams? Not only

did she cultivate future doctors,she likely launched the careerof many a car salesman.Tim Riordan has taught phi-losophy at AI verno College for26 of his 54 years.1 le's also associate dean foracademic affairs at the privateliberal arts Catholic college forwomen.In a recent interview with theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel'sNahal Toosi, Riordan offeredsome thoughts on teaching atthe college level.Q. How did you end upteaching philosophy?A. W ell, I first got interest-ed in philosophy in college, and

I actually got interested in itthrough psychology.When I studied psychology,i t was the first time I realizedthat what we think and howwe act and what we believeis- it feels like it's just ours,but actually we've learned it,we've been taught it.And so I started realizingthat maybe there were somethings that I thought, that Ibelieved, that were worthy ofquestion.So philosophy kind ofhelped me do that, to ask ques-tions about things that I'd sortof taken for granted all mylife,W " ^ P ? SSJI*So I thought I'd like to helpother students do the samething, and so 1 did a master'sdegree in philosophy and adoctorate in the philosophy ofeducationQ. What kind of advicewould you give to studentsapplying to collegerightnow?/ A. Don't assume that be-cause a university has a verybig reputation as a greatschool that it's a good placefor undergraduates to learn.I would tell them t o . . . find

out how the school and the fac-ulty help their students learn asopposed to going there just be-cause you're interested instudying something.Q. What about college lifewould you say is overrated andwhat is underrated?A. From my experience whatI would say is underrated ishow much students can learnfrom each other as opposed tofrom teachers.I think there's a big differ-ence between going to class

and being part of a class. Over-rated?I think assuming that becausea school has a great researchreputation that it's going to bea great place for undergradu

eate students to learn is over-rated.Q. Do you recommend phi-losophy as a major?A. Myfirst esponse is no, butI'm going to modify that.Of course I think it's a majortha t . . . is something that canhelp just about anybody. Butfrom my point of view, I'mmore interested that philosophybe something that people canuse no matter what their majoris.

So, in a way, I'm more in-terested in making sure thatbusiness majors and nurses andpsychology majors learn howto think philosophically than Iam in making sure there are alot of philosophy majors.

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To contact:featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edusuccessBy Kristen MaillardContributing writer

Diversity 101 held its thirdannual Coat Drive this year.The Coat Drive is a projectthat encourages students andfaculty to donate coats as wellas sweaters, scarves, gloves,mittens, and even toys andbooks to those less fortunate.Boxes were located allaround campus in mainbuildings like Zurn and theStudent Union and inresidence dorms.j$ All proceedsfrom he drivebenefited the Erie Saint MartinCenter which is located onSeventeenth and Parade.The Erie Saint MartinCenter washes the coats, andcollects other donations andsupplies them to those in needaround the Erie community.One of the members ofDiversity 101 and also anorganizer of the Coat Drive,Leela Barney said, tfWeusuallyhave a pretty good turnoutfrom Mercyhurst. This year

we averaged around 100 coatsand that doesn't include thesweaters, or gloves."Diversity 101 is anorganization that is dedicatedto promoting awareness tostuden ts. Their office islocated at 3809 #3 on BriggsAve They hold meetings onThursday night's at 8 p.m. andthey encourage anyone toattend. If nterested, the officecan be reached at ext. 3188.

Kristen Maillard/Contributing photographerMercyhurst senior Leela Barney orangized the drive.

Kristen Maillard/Contributing photographerMarvin Jones, Director of Diversity 101.Here is a list of up eventsgoing on at Mercyhurst whichare sponsored by Diversity

101 | ]Monday, January 20th -MLK Memorial March12:00 pm. a City Hall locatedon Sixth and State St. fheshuttle will pick up behind theStudent Union at 11:15 a.m.and 11:45 a.m. The shuttlewill pick up students again at12:45 p.m. at MLK Center,located at 312 Chestnut St.and return to Mercyhurst and/or the Warner Theatre.

Monday, January 20th -MLK M emorial Service1:30- 3 p.m at the WarnerTheatre. The shuttle will leavefrom behind the Student Unionat 1:10 pm. and pick up a theWamer at 3 p.m.Monday, January 20th -The movie "Boycott"10 am. - 4 p.m. in the StudentUnion.Also sponsored by Multicul-tural Affairs.The movie chronicles the1 i feof MLK Jr from Selma, AL tohis assassination.;&

Monday, January 20 -24th - "Human RaceMachine"The Human Race Machineallows you to see yourselfwith the facial characteristicsof sx different races mappedonto your own visage.Sponsored by MSG CulturalAwareness Committee.Saturday, February 8th -Cultural Food NightStudent Union at 8 - 9:30 pm.Also sponsored by MSG Cul-tural Awareness Committee.Taste foods from Poland,Italy, France and African SoulFood cultures.Saturday, February 8th -HipHop Dance PartyStudent Union from 10 p.m.- 2 a.m. following CulturalFood Night.Monday, February 17th -African American CinemaGallery Black TravelingMuseumStudent Unionfrom11 am. -7 p.m.The museum will have severaldisplays depicting the life andtimes of prominent AfricanAmericans in the Fine Arts.Presented by MulticulturalAffairs.Tuesday, February 18th -Dr. Jawanzaa Kunjufu8:30 p.m. in the D'AngeloPAC. | | jMSG Lecture Series presentsrenowned African AmericanEducator, Dr. JawanzaaKunjufu, the writer of over 20books.

Verse and coffeecomfe togetherBy Courtney NicholasFeatures editor

iThis past weekend somestudents from MercyhurstCollege braved an audience ofstrangers to read their poetryat the Starbuck's Coffee Shopon Fifth and State Street.The readings ranged fromlove poetry to cut-up poetry.Each of the poets read aloudafter introducing themselvesto the crowd.Some of the Mercyhurststudents that read were KatePaone, an English major, Ri-chard Johns, a Political Sci-ence major, Jose Otero, anEnglish major, Jessica Ro-man, a Biology major, andNatalie Lentz, a Musical Per-formance major.

The event was organized byan employee of Starbuck'swho is working towards herteaching degree atMercyhurst, Kristi Josson.Josson was very excitedabout the poetry reading. The

only thing that was better thanseeing so many Mercyhurststudents in the crowd was thetremendous poetry that wasread. It is really great to seethat creative writing still hasan outlet.****My roommates and I wentto the poetry reading. We hada lot of fun reading our po-etry but we hope that nexttime there is a better turn out."Paone said.The audience consisted ofstudents from the other col-leges in Erie. Maria Greek andSteph Yasick, twoMercyhurst juniors, enjoyedthe vast variety of poetry thatwas presented."Although there were notmany participants, it was funto hear other people'swork.. .hopefully in the futurethere will be a bigger turnout."Yasick said.Starbuck's is looking for tal-ented individuals to participatein open-mic nights. They areplanning another night for Fri-day, Feb. 23, 2003jf

Do you have something interesting that youthink people would enjoy reading about?Did one of your friends do something greatover Christmas break? Let the Merciadknow...submit th e namefand s tory tofeaturemerciad@mercyhurst.edu and it maybe in an upcoming issue of the paper.

T h i s w e e k : R o m a n c e i s a d i s t r a c t i o n f o r A q u a r i u sBy Lasha SeniukKnight Ridder/Tribune News

Jan. 20-26, 2003Aries (March 21-April20). Social and romanticinvitations have a powerfuleffect over the next few--days. Many Aries natives willnow experience increasedattraction in all keyrelationships.Late Wednesday someoneclose may request that achoice be made betweenfriends. Take your time;!before February lovers andlong-termfriendswill expectreliable promises.Thursday through Sundayalso highlights financialprogress or new job options.Study the comments ofauthority figures for valuableclues. *jTaurus (April 21-May 20).New workplace informationwill soon reveal mismanage-ment or unethical behavior onthe part of employers. IThis week some Taureansmay feel a strong need to eval-uate career options. Remainsilent, however, and wait foradded facts to arrive. Earlynext week business relationswill return to normal.U After Friday riendshipsandromantic passions will flour-! ish. Respond quickly to last-minute invitations, coy com-! pliments or subtle overtures foryour affection. t \Gemini (May 21-June 21).Career ambition now re-I turns. Over the next few dayscreative proposals will bringfinancial luck and revised jobroles. Ij This would be an excellentI time to make new businessIplans or enter into partner-' ships. Stay balanced andwatch for surprising increas-es; research and patience willsoon ensure worthwhile re-wirdsTuesday through Fridayalso highlight rekindled rela-

tions with family m embers ordistant riends.After Saturdayrest, contemplate, dream:There's much to do.Cancer (June 22-July 22).Early this week afriendorwork mate may offer unfaircriticism or subtly attempt toderail your confidence.Respond with distant, philo-sophic thoughts; at present,there is no need to publicly ad-dress the ego needs of dis-gruntled colleagues. After mid-week workplace power strug-gles begin to fade.Friday through Sundaytravel plans or unusual educa-tional programs may be ap-pealing. Openly discuss al cre-ative ideas with loved onesand provide a fresh perspec-tive. >;!*Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).Business relationships maybe unproductive this week.Don't expect colleagues towork efficiently before rhurs-day. |A private awareness ofworkplace limitations willsoon arrive. It may be wise,however, not to share yournew observations with others.Early next week others willregain their confidence andmotivation: Be patient. Fridaythrough Sunday a close friend

may ask for special consider-ation. Romantic introductionsand rare group invitations areat issue.i Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).Powerful memories maycaptivate attention this week.Expect loved ones to be high-ly focused on yesterday'sevents or failed expectations.Letfriendsor colleagues re-live past moments of glory andwatch for slow progress. Self-esteem may now require anextra boost.mAfter mid-week business re-search proves rewarding: newpartnerships or financial ven-tures will soon begin.Remain cautious, however,until paperwork is completeand verba I promises are final-ized, nLibra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).Monday through Wednes-day watch friends and loversfor signs of family stress orsocial misunderstanding.Some I ibrans may now beasked for delicate advice con-cerning an emotional triangle.If so, offer empathy but re-main dedicated to the ethicalor fair treatment of others.After mid-week public crit-icism is easily forgotten. Paceyourself and let others findtheir own solutions, A com-

plex few days: Stay calm andavoid unnecessary argumentsor power struggles.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22).Before Tuesday pay specialattention to revised instruc-tions and official paperwork.Workplace communicationsmay be politically complexand, if not properly handled,could easily become unman-ageable.? vRefuse to let minor tasksturn into major undertakings.After Wednesday new finan-cial information will work toyour advantage.Provide loved ones withclear deadlines, payment datesor records. Accuracy is nowvital to lasting success in thehome.Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.

21). m ?;Follow your first impres-sions this week. Over the nextfew days a subtle social dis-pute may reveal an importantturning point in a new relation-ship.Some Sagittarians have re-cently witnessed unethicalconductfromafriendor busi-ness associate. If so, opt tosearch out new friendshipsand expect a clearpath to soonbe revealed.Later this week business fi-nances may be unusually com-plicated. Avoid new invest-ments or last minute agree-ments, ifpossible.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.20) Late Tuesday new financialinformation or workplaceplans may trigger seriousgroup discussion.Revised business methodsmay be the result of moodydecisions by key officials.Inappropriate reactions willbe brief. Remain patient andwatch for an attitude of ac-ceptance to soon reappear.Thursday through Saturdayenjoy the company of interest-ingfriendsor potential lovers.Before mid-February flirt a-tion and uniquely seductive at-traction ;wi 11 be an ongoingtheme.Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.19)- MRomantic intrigue may bedistracting over the next fewdays. I |New relationships, howev-er may be chal lenging and un-reliable. Subtle comments cannow be easily misinterpretedas overtures of seduction.Avoid complicated emotionaltriangles, if possible, and waitfor obvious signals. After Sat-urday an olderrelativeor friendmay require delicate family ad-vice.?Financial mistakes, missedbusiness opportunities andpast disappointments may bea key concern. |Pisces (Feb. 20-March20) f I 1

Co-workers and key offi-cials may be unpredictableand easily annoyed this week.Avoid discussing controver-sial solutions to office prob-lems. At the moment, long-term colleagues are not opento revised business methods.Mid-week a close friendmay request assistance witha continuing social or roman-tic dilemma.Vague loyalties, canceledplans or unreliable promisesmay be at issue. Don't allowyour emotional resources tobe drained 'Mistrust will beongoing.If your birthday is thisweek... close riendshipsandnew romance will steadily ex-pand in the coming m onths.Before late April expect keyrelationships to demand add-ed emotional dedication.Loved ones will soon ask forspecific dates, times or prom-ises. #Remain balanced and clear-ly express your needs. Youwon't be disappointed. Aftermid-May a 10-month periodof fast business advancementarri ves Key officials or men-tors will press forfinaldeci-sions, new goals and realignedpriorities.Don't hesitate to offer yourskills. Valuable career oppor-tunities and new partnershipswill arrive throughout thesummer months.

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OPINION To contact:opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.eduTHE GOOD .

The Human Race Machine, displayed this week in the Union, proved to be both a popularand interesting venue for students to see what they would like as Indian, A frican-American,20 years older or suffering from a disorder. The Machine provided a worthwhile excuse tobrave the chilly weather and take part in a unique activity.

THE B A r t . . . Rumor spread quickly that tuition is going to increase next year. That's great, more of ourmoney will be spent onflowers,which is so justifiable. Do schools ever lower tuition ? Just aquestion...

Less Bush economics, more solutionsI have not been seen amongthese pages for quite sometime, and yet now I feel that Ican no longer remain quiet.This sudden change of hearthas come about due to onefriend who reminded me of

Plato's "allegory of the cave,"and the responsibility that isimplied in it. This responsibil-ity is that everyone is morallyresponsible for trying to helpeach other attain a higher lev-el of thought. This is notmeant to imply any sense ofsuperiority on my part, butinstead to present a view thatwill hopefully force you tothink about my claims andcompare them to your own.It is a dead campus; intellec-tual conversation is rare to befound.Maybe I just don't hear it,

but if I don 't, then that meansothers don't either. So mymain goal, week in and weekout, is to present my view onsome subject and hopefullyelicit some response.I want to receive letters andemails, especially from thosethat think I am an idiot andhave a reason why.To begin, I find mysel-fdrawn to what could be themost important thing going onin the news right now: Theproposed economic stimulusprogram.This is the most influentialthing going on. It affects ev-erything in our life. The econ-omy drives this nation. We area nation founded upon the be-lief that we can advance our-selves economically and inturn socially.The economy is a fragilething, which is obvious. With9/11, our economy has gonedownhill fast. We have gonethrough numerous interestrate cuts by the government

BandCBilly Elliott

trying to stimulate the econo-my. So now we have the gov-ernment stepping inwith Pres-ident Bush's economic stimu-lus plan.This plan calls for the elimi-nation of taxes on stock divi-dends and by cutting taxes thisyear for nearly 100 million tax-payers, at a cost of some $600billion to the federal Treasuryover 10 years.This plan benefits therichpri-marily. According to the Dem-ocrats, 25 percent of the sav-ings would go to those peoplewho make over S1 million a year.They would receive an average$27,097 wh i le those people whomake less than $75,000 a year,over 80 percent of the workforce, will receive a averagerebate of $42dollars.Look at these figures - Hon-estly, who is receiving the great-er benefit?^Bush's plan relies on those-rich people spending this bene-fit and not hoarding it. Yet howcan we hope for this? The peo-ple receiving the largest amountalready have more than enoughmoney; if they wanted to spendmoney they can.It is the middle and lowerclass that don't have the eco-nomic means to spend money.Yet, he is relying on the rich ospend this extra income.I mean, my god, look at thosenumbers; a total cost of $600billion over 10years?! Thegoalof most economic stimulusplans is to spur growth in theeconomy, not bury it in the def-icit.Over the last 40 years or so,

the top 1 percent of the popu-lation has gone from controllingroughly 23-25 percent of thena-tion's wealth in the^1950s, tocontrolling 40 percent of he na-tion's wealth in 1999 and 2000.This is a dramatic shift.What does this really mean? Itmeans there has been a shiftfrom the belief that everyonecould advance themselves to thePidea that only the rich get rich-er.It is no longer the Americandream of capitalism. T he dreamis gone due to the favoring ofthe rich which is readily appar-ent from these figures.So where does this leave us?In my mind, there is only oneoptionstop favoring the rich.The benefits should be equal.In actuality, it should be slantedtoward the middle and lowerclasses. But the rich control thepower and those who controlthe power control the decisions.To effectively make anychanges, we need to reevaluatethat which we value.No longer should we look topower and wealth as markers ofa good leader. Instead, we mustturn our attention to the educat-ed - -

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Campus! Question:What^are the moral and ethical problems of human cloning?"I feel that scientificadvancements made withinthe past century have beennothing short of amazing andto actually have the ability toproduce and clone isphenomenal. I feel that it isokay to clone animals and, ifmere is such a thing as partialhuman :cloning, used toregenerate human tissues andorgans for health carepurposes, that is okay as well.When, however, scientistsuse this phenomenal power tocreate another human, theyare not just creating a sheep,a farm animal or a lung, theyare creating a human life andsoul.}/' Rachael Confer, junior

"I think that cloning is simplytoo big to be in human hands.There are great? medicalbenefits like organ growth andreplacement but where do youdraw the line? There are toomany scary science fictionsituations that could becomereal." ^Mike Kovanis, junior"Creating humans from otherhumans and animals fromother animals is morally andethically wrong. Life is to becreated as a natural processnot a laboratory process. Tricia Phelan, freshman

"In regards to cloning, onequestion that should be askedis whether or not it is evenworth attempting to achieve.According to recent studies,90% of cloning attempts with,animals fai I to achieve live birthsand the births that do surviveoften are plagued with highrates of deformity. Do w e wantthis scientific "experiment withlife" to produce deformedhuman beings before we can"work-out the kink s? "| I t isNOT our righte; to "playGod" and attempt to create ordestroy human life with the"hopes" of a^profitableoutcome.Joe Betz, junior

in f either"Cloning is something thatstems from selfishness. Anyonethat believesfcreation or evolution should findsomething wrong with itbecause it is not natural. Cloningis just an excuse to flaunttechnology." Dan Lopez, sophomore"I believe that it's wrong...toplay God. 1 think it's completelyimmoral and disgusting the waythey are trying to bring peopleinto this world through testtubes and other such ideas. Ju l i anne . Randazzo ,sophomore

"1 think it is immoral to clonebecause a human should bemade from two lovingindividuals, not by scientists." Vicki Morley, freshmanr l think that every person isunique and therefore it is!wrong to recreate the sameperson. Everyone is a differentindividual and there should notbe more man one of the sameperson." Annie Shafer, freshman"Cloning is unethical becauseit is not natural. A humanshould be made the way Godintended them to be, throughsexual reproduction."Katie O'Donnell, freshman"I believe cloning is badbecause it could get into thewrong hands and then get outof hand. Cloning is alsosomething created byscientists. It is not a naturalthing*?' f fj L indsay Ke z la r ia n ,freshman"Cloning goes against God'soriginal plan because you areacting as God and going againstthe Bible." [j| $

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Too early to tell if U.S. should go to warBy Jane EisnerKnight Ridder Newspapers

What is that wafting overIraq? ?**;.,Is it the telltale wisps fromthe smoking gun inspectorsmay have detected Thursdayin the form of 12 empty chem-ical warheads in an Iraqi desertammunition dump?Is it the huffing and puffingof Saddam Hussein as he seeksto portray himself o the world,especially the Arab street, as awarrior ready tofightall com-ers? IThe cause of the smoke maynot be as important as whatcould burn beneath it.Face it, Saddam Hussein isprobably hiding weapons ofmass destruction or materialsto make them.Because he has been so reck-less in dragging his countryinto war, because he is a mas-ter of miscalculation and de-ception, because he supportsPalestinian terrorists and theunholy weapon of suicidebombingf and most of all, be-cause earlier international in-spections found evidence of

worrisome weaponry, Hussein'scontrol over such a deadly ar-senal cannot be ignored.The question isn't whether themadman is a threat.The question is this: What'sthe best way to neutralize thatthreat if Hussein wil I not com-ply? 1?{| Unknown: Is the United Statesprepared for a war with Iraq thatcould quickly explode into anArab conflict against the UnitedStates and Israel? W ill Israel beable to show the restraint it didin the first Gulf War if Husseinsends chemical weapons itsway?Unknow n: Even if an Iraqi in-cursion is as easy as WhiteHouse hawks suggest it will be,there will come The MorningAfter the United States has de-feated Saddam Hussein.On that morning, the UnitedStates must be prepared to con-tinue responding to a humani-tarian crisis.For lessons in how repressedgroups react after a dictator isremoved, look to the retributionin Kosovo between ethnic Alba-nians and Serbs following theNATO operation there in 1999.One other question has gottenlittle attention: Will Americans.

still off-balance from the Sept.11 attacks, be made safer orplaced in greater peril if he Unit-ed States goes to war with Iraq?If Sept. 11 taught nothing else,certainly it taught that the Unit-ed States no longer can be smugthat a foreign war will not comehome.Setting a precedent of fight-ing a pre-emptive war shouldnot be done w ithout strong ev-idence of an urgent threat thatcan be contained in no way oth-er than through military action,with allies at our side.I The warheads could be a signthat international inspections areworking. More inspectionscould lead to more discoveries.

At the least, sticking with in-spections for now allows timefor Iraqi scientists or govern-ment officials to defect and pro-vide vital information. It allowstime for President Bush tofill nthose unknowns.If the president's hawks arewrong and fighting drags onwith mounting American casu-alties, the White House will needas much public support as pos-sible.Otherwise, that smoke overIraq may turn into flames thatare far harder to extinguish.

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To contact:opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu OPINIONCampus Question: Second OpinioCloning is not an option

By Dana M oderickContributing writer

The forefathers of the Unit-ed States of America designedthis country to stand for free-dom, independence and indi-viduality.The successful cloning of anadult sheep, announced inScotland this past February, isone of the most dramatic re-cent examples of a scientificdiscovery becoming a publicissue. f, During the last few months,various commentators sci-entists and theologians, phy-sicians and legal experts, talk-radio hosts and editorial writ-ers have been respondingto the news; whether it is incomplete support, or completefear.Many say that cloning is tak-ing a huge step in technologi-cal advancemen ts, but cloninga real person is NOT morally-or ethically right.We have been brought up ina society which has led us tobelieve we are unique individ-uals. There is no one else inthe world like us.However, if we begin toclone human beings, wherewill it end?[ Dolly, the sheep, was thefirst major living thing to becloned Because of this, sci-entists want to move on to big-ger and better advancements,humans.Do we know what the out-come of this will be? Can thescientists involved guaranteethere will be no harm done tothe clone or the humancloned?

Photo courtesy of vwm krtcampus comScience fiction becomes fact as cloning debate goes on.I believe that humans are sup-posed to be individuals who havetheir own beliefs, practices,eyes, ears and DNA.Regardless, if science can doit, do they have that right to?We already have Invitro fertil-ization, the act of transferringembryos. We can impregnate awoman without her even hav-ing to partake in any sexual acts,so why must we make a "car-

bon copy" of a person?Why must we take the geneticstructure handed down fromparent to child and duplicate it?Procreation was intended totake place between a woman andman in order to create afamily.This is the natural way to con-ceive a child, not by making acopy Iexistent human being.of... an,...-already

Personally, I do not want anexact replica of myself runningaround this world, and I donot understand why anyonewould want it What about thechildren who are not cloned?Will they be as valued in soci-ety as the clones? Or, how willthe clones be treated?We cannot guarantee that asa society we will not look atthem as scientifically engi-

neered, and if it is true thatthey are regular living, breath-ing, human beings, they willhave feelings as well.Being treated as inferior istough for a natural child;whatwill the pressure be for a childwho is a clone? Both sidesmust be looked at. Until theyare, we cannot make thechoice whether or.nojtto "playGod" H 1 ZT 'Facing urban tru th about sexual assault"This [alleged sexual assaultJis an urban legend. We wantto know if things [assaults]have been covered up." Dr. Garvey

Sexual assault isn't some-thing most of us like to talkabout.[^When all is well, the subjectjust doesn't come up.Say it's personal, say it's ter-rible, but for goodness sake,say it quietly. That way, we canmake sure that our belovedMercyhurst College can main-tain its squeaky-clean imageand polished reputation.And isn't that what's mostimportant?Sure, when harsh realitypunctures that shiny exterior,we do a great job at beingalarmed, concerned and out-raged.But what do we really doabout it?We throw flyers on doorsthat feature the enemy sport-ing a black trench coat with adark scarf and wide brimmed*hat. How does nobody noticethat guy lurking around?We give the girls on campustheir handy checklists on howto be safe and everybody be-comes a spokesperson for thebuddy system when it comestime to stumble home on a Sat-urday night.

The whole campus becomesproactive, safety consciousand aware for about a weekand a half. After that, it 's backto business as usual.The problem with all of thisis that it makes it all seem so

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unreal, so disconnected and re-mote.We so easily forget the wake-up calls that made us understandfor a moment that we are notimpervious to the evils of theworld. We go back to being h ap-py, comfortable and so terriblyvulnerable.So what's to be done aboutthis? >Women can do a lot by takingthe preventative steps to protectthemselves: Lock the door, walkwith a friend and all that jazz.Men, on the other hand, needto respond differently.i It seems like a lot ofguys thinkthat they are doing their part ifthey just go about their day with-out raping anyone.This isn't enough.So far, the most passionatestance I've seen any man atMercyhurst take against sexualassault, is: "Not cool man, notcool at all."^Perhaps truer words have nev-er been spoken, but we shouldstill demand a bit more fromourselves.So many of the incidents thatend i n sexual assault start in typ-ical ways and, a lot of times, aroom full of people will watchthe whole thing unfold.A girl has had a bit to drink,she starts getting a little tipsy;maybe a little sick, and the nextthing you know somebody'smoving in on her. They offer her

an escort home or point her to-ward the nearest empty room.We've all seen it, but doesanyone put a stop to it?The good news is yes, thereare a lot of guys on campuswho won't let crap like thatslide. Once everyone thinksthat way, we will have gottensomewhere. In the meantime,we have a long way to go.I guess it's pretty tough totake a stand like that in a placewhere the moral of the storyalways seems to be shut up andforget about it.But that is just what you canexpect from a school whererape poles (or "emergencypoles," if you'd like to be po-litically correct about it) arenonexistent because they don'twfit with the image the adminis-tration would like to project.Denial is one of our greateststrengths.Rape and other forms of sex-ual assault are a reality. Theyare a reality everywhere.Let's quit pretending thatwe're any different from therest of the world and stop set-tling for being brushed off byadministration and securitywhen we hear **pending inves-tigations," "no formal com-plaint" and/or "urban legend."Sexual assault is a serious is-sue, and it is righteningwhenthe figurehead of our school

will barely admit that it exists.Calling it an urban legend isjust another means by whichto look the other way. It s dis-missive and it's irresponsible***]Let's not put up with it anymore,C(

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Ticket StubBy Phil PirrelloOpinion editor

It's hard to watch 'Chicago'and not scrutinize over everyframe to see if director RobMarshall's musical deserves allthe buzz and praise.Surprisingly, it does - andthen some.*Chicago' is the type of en-tertainment that embraces theera of movie musical, a timewhen "sexy" meant a serenadeatop a piano and cabarets werespeakeasies for the soul. Themovie erupts with a furious,inspired excitement that neversteers into self-parody or sat-ire. If 'Moulin Rouge' broughtback the great movie musical,'Chicago,' in all its neon glitz,proves that its here to stay./ The Plot: Screenwriter Bill('Gods and Monsters') Condonstays true to the Broadwaysource material, opening withthe number "All That Jazz" toset the stage for Roxie Hart(Renee Zellweger) and VelmaKelly's story. The former is abackground starlet wanting thespot light, the latter being onethat has it but faces jail time forkilling her-sister/former duetpartner. Roxie bel ieves an illicitaffair with her furniture sales-man will bring her the fame amarriage to "Mr. Cellophane,"aka John C. Reily'sAmos, failedto do. Ultimately; Roxie ends upkilling her lover and ending upin jail, where she is manipulat-ed by a marionette of a warden(Queen Latifah) and a head 1 ine-

WephotoRenee Zellweger plays the sexy and naive Roxie Hart, bringing the seedy cabaret underworld of Bob Fosse's'Chicago' to a new generation of enthusiasts.

craving lawyer, Billy Flynn (Ri-chard Gere).Soon, Roxie finds celebrity ina "world filled with no's" and acity where the stuff of tabloidsis the price of fame, even whensaid fame hinders on Roxie'smurder verdict and a conniv-ing tap dance by Flynn; onewhich proves that justice isblinded by the flash bulbs andmarquees just as easily as acraving public can be whendrunk on jazz, liquor and theprospect of infamy via fleetingnotions of fame.The Good: Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Velma with a sul-

try sass mat surprises, turningthis one-time talented eye can-dy into a formidable entertain-er. Zeta-Jones sings and danc-es and caveats with great pre-cision and attitude; the kind ofcharge only great talents getwhen they believe in the m ate-rial so truly, that their exerciseof it is nothing short of Oscarworthy. The best bit in themovie is the brilliant opening"Jazz" number, juxtapos it ionedwith Roxie's fantasy stage inher mind and editor MartinWalsh's brilliant cutaways to1920s night 1 i l e | ' -Such editing tricks provide

insight into Roxie's psyche,where most of the musicalnumbers originate, thus givingsudden bursts of song and cho-reographed dance a sense ofunforced purpose that 'MoulinRouge' never.quite achieved.Nothing here is contrived andeverything is played to the hiltwithout spilling over into abloated mess of jump cuts andempty lyricism./Zellweger is the perfect foilto Zeta-Jones' Velma, loosen-ing her permanent- pucker toportray Roxie as a naive B-typedestined for great things at herown moral expense. Zellweger

does her fair share of singing,too, reminding the audience thatshe is nothing short of a cha-meleon actress; able to "haveus at hello" as well as blind uswith sequined glam and perfectsolos.Gere, surprisingly, deliversthe performance of his career.His tap dance number is pureshow-off, but exceptional none -theless. Watch how his glori-fied ambulance-chaser eats thejury's sympathies' alive in theclimatic trial of Roxie: Gere hasnever been more successfulwith a role as wantonly over-the-top as Flynn and we would

accept nothing less.Throw in the catchy, if sa-distic, "Cell Block Tango" andRoxie and Velma's show-stop-ping duet, and we have a purecarousel of polished entertain-ment, a movie that captures thespontaneity of the stage unlikeany movie musical before.The Bad: Even though Ifound myself wanting to clapat the end of most of 'Chica-go's' numbers, I found myselffrequently checking my watchalso, wondering when suchbloated songs as Queen Lati-fah's "When Your Good toMama" and Velma's "I Can'tDo It Alone" were gonna end.And John C. Reily, while de-livering a standout supportingrole as the slightly oafish hus-band with a slightly Neander-thal-ed brow, is all but comicrelief and the only characterwhose arc is not fully satisfied.(If Reily's "Mr Cellophane"number seems a bit random, it'snot the actor's fault, but hischaracter's lack of coherence.)"Stub 's Bot tom Line":'Chicago' is definitely one ofthe best movies ofthe year. It'sconsistently run and edgy in al Ithe right places; it referencesfamous examples of infamywith its use of celebrity justicecatchphrases as "trial of thecentury." It tells the story oftwo talented actresses puttingon the performances of a life-time for a pop-culture immersedin the hypnotic fog of fame,with fame being the one thingworth doing anvthing for,where one woman's crime ofpassion is another headline, an-other 15 minutes.

Roxie and Velma get awaywith it all; their audience letsthem, as will we. For to deny'Chicago all its flashy, guiltypleasures would be the worstcrime of all.

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"Nothing everstarts where wethink it does. So of course thisdoesn't begin with the viciousand cowardly murder of anF.B.I, agent andgood friend... Ionly thought that it did."

The opening lines of bestsell-er-list darling James Patter-son's latest forensic thrillerthrust the reader headfirst intoa spiral of madness, obsessionand communion with the depthsof human malignance. *fe In Violets are Blue, Patter-son's 13th number one bestsell-er, forensic psycholopgist De-tective Alex Cross, who wasportrayed by Morgan Freemanin two screenplays adaptedfrom earlier novels, is chal-lenged by death-artist the Mas-termind.The stakes are raised fromthe get-go, as the vicious sex-ual assault and murder ofCross' partner (both profes-sional and private) opens thebook, followed by a savageanimal attack in the parks of SanFrancisco. Never to be outdoneby, well, himself, Pattersonpushes the palate of his devot-ed readers more to the left, in-troducing a supernatural ele-ment once more. 1999's Whenthe Wind Blows features a gift-ed young girl with wings, andthe author pulled it off then; hedoes once more with \ loletsWilliam and Michael Alexander,whom patrol Bourbon Street(Anne Rice take umbrage) forthe perfect sacrificial victims.

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really strong martinisBy Adam DuSholeArts & I ntcrtainment editor

Located on the less-than-ide-al corner of 3 rd and GermanStreet, Scotty's Jazz & Cigars,is all the more surprising onceyou work though the front door.With only a handful oftables tochoose from surrounding theauthentic antique bar, Scotty'sexudes the intimacy and famil-iarity of a 1920s speakeasy.Walking into Scotty's you feela touch of class not available atthe usual college hangouts.There are no top 40 hits blast-ing, annoying dance floorhootchies or even the ail-too

familiar aggressive-drunk-guy-looking-for-a-fight. Chancesare you won't find too manyrecognizable faces from the'Hurst down at Scotty's - thecrowd tends to be on the old-er, post-college sideAs if that's not enough, theaccommodating bartenders cansupply you with a wide varietyof cigars from the humidor or,at $6 a piece, you can choosefrom the equally wide varietyof martinis. A word to the wisethough - after four or five ofthe martinis, plan on walking(or stumbling) to your nextdestination.Of course, Scotty's alsohosts weekly performance bya revolving roster of local and

tr-state area bands. Typically,the music is, as the name mightimply, jazz. For those not fondof all that saxophone, Scotty'salso features a few bands spe-cializing in blues and early rock.One thing to be wary of how-ever: the bathrooms at Scotty'sare the size of the overhead lug-gage storage spaces in an air-plane.Otherwise, check Scotty'sJazz & Cigar if yo u're lookingfor a bar where you feel free torelax, sip a few martinis, andget in touch with your inner EllaFitzgerald. Trust me, you'll feelcooler for just having beenthrough the doors.Scotty's Jazz & Cigars is lo-cated at 301 German Street.cult which The Mastermind,;whom memorably first ap-peared in - you guessed it! -2000's Roses are Red, returnsfor psychological warfare withthe classy and tortured Cross,who faces up to the ultimate"evil that men do," which is inabundance between the twosets of villains in Violets. &

Patterson has a penchant fordeveloping realistic situationsfor the over-worked Cross,who juggles a seemingly end-less caseload of psy< liopathsand personal tragedy. The trueskill, however, lies in the rav-enously-readable books thatPatterson continues to churnout like the Raelians produceclones. 11 mm, too soon for thatjoke? | /- JPatterson pares down hisdescriptions to the intelligentbasics of a brief-chaptered,gullet-grabbing thriller, hookinghis readers from the first sen-tence to his typical partial res-olutions. His voice is as invit-ing and easy as Cross' lifelong

friend Sampson's D.C. drawl.I daresay that Patterson hasreplaced Patricia Cornwell asthe Law & Order, serial-killergenre's darling, at least forthose readers who have beenfinally put off by Cornwell'sarrogant and preachy patholo-gist, Kay Scarpetta.At least Hollywood agreeswith Patterson more: any num-ber of his books are said to beoptioned for the next MorganFreeman's next vehicle. Theending of Violets is ominous forCross, though, and fans won'thave to wait long to find outthe fate of the unassuming manwith the ferocious intellect. Atthe rate he's been going, Patter-son should have some answersready by late this year or early2004. V I ?His next release is the histor-ical-thriller The Jester, due outMarch lld Amazon.com carriesmost of Patterson's novels for,literally, pennies.(Warner Vision: New York,2001) ;!> $

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nLAKERSPORTS o contact:8portsmerciad@mercyhurst.eduS u p e r B o w l X X X V I I s h o u l d b e f i r s t - r a t eM w y )By Rick GosselinKnight Ridder Newspapers

PHILADELPHIA It took37 years for the NFL to finallydeliver the Super Bowl match-up that football purists havebeen craving.For the first time, the NFL'sNo. 1 offense w ill play the No.1 defense in a Super Bowl. TheAFC champion Oakland Raid-ers bring the offense, led byNFL MVP Rich Gannon, andthe NFC champion Tampa BayBuccaneers bring the defense,ledby NFL Defensive Player ofthe Year Derrick Brooks.The best offense in footballis favored to win this game, andit's easy to see why Americahas become enamored with theRaiders. They ring up points

like a pinbaU machine.Gannon passed for an NFL-high 4,689 yards and 26 touch-downs. With a pair of Hall ofFamers on the flank in TimBrown and Jerry Rice, Oaklandled the NFL in yards and fin-ished second in points. TheRaiders storm into the Super'Bowl averaging nearly 400yards and 30 points per game.But don't be fooled. Offensehas longbeen a postseason teasein the NFL. Defense wins thechampionships.The most explosive offenses,the Dan Marino Dolphins, theJim Kelly Bills, and the KurtWarner Rams, all came undonein Super Bowls by defensesthat wouldn't allow them tothrow the football.So history tells us the Bucswill emerge as champions of

the 2002 NFL season.The Bucs lack the offensivefirepower of the Raiders. Theydon't have a Hall of Famer onoffense, much less two at widereceiver. But the Super Bowlhas rarely been decided by whogained the most yards. It's allabout which defense allows thefewest points.The Bucs allowed the fewestyards and points in the NFL thisseason. They are the eighthfranchise since the merger in1970 to take the No. 1 defen-sive ranking to the Super Bowl.Their predecessors have com-piled a 6-1 record.Miami, Pittsburgh and Dallasall won in the 1970s with No.1 -ranked defenses, Chicagowon in the 1980s and Dallasand Green Bay won in the1990s. The only loser was theGannon-Mercyhurst rivalrycontinues with Alumnae game

The Gannon-Mercyhurs trivalry will now rage into thealumnae ranks. Officials atGannon University announcedFriday, Jan. 17, a first-ever |Gannon-Mercyhurst women'sbasketball alumnae game. Thegame is scheduled forSaturday, Jan. 25 at Gannon'sHammermill Center. Game timeis scheduled for 1:30 p.m.Twenty Mercyhurs tbasketball alumnae and 12 fromGannon are scheduled tocompete in the affair. The gamewill consist of two halves witha running clock. Admission tothe game is free.

The alumnae game will be partof a Gannon-Mercyhurs trivalry weekend. The school'swrestling programs will battleFriday, Jan. 24 at MercyhurstCollege. It will be only thesecond meeting between thetwo schools on the wrestlingmats. Gannon won last year'smatch 18-15 at the Hammermi 11Center. *|Gannon and Mercyhurst willthen match basketball skills onSaturday, Jan. 25 at theMercyhurst Athletic Center.The women's game tips off at6 p.m. with the men's game to

follow at 8 p.m. FormerMercyhurs t p layers to *beparticipating in the Jan. 25alumni game include fiveplayers in Mercyhurst's all-timetop 10 in scoring. TeresaSzumigala (2,024 career points,2nd), Connie Ralston (1,274points, 5th), Lori Morth (1,240points, 6th), Amy Galla (1,230points, 7th) and Mere