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O n Su n d a y , A p r i l 7 , t h e S a i n tThomas M ore C lu b o f G a n n o n C o l lege will hold i ts n i n t h a n n u a l f o r - ju m " T h e M o r a l i t y of V io le n c e . "The purpose of th i s f o ru m i s t o r e search th e c omp le x s oc i a l th ou g h t !behind th e e v e n t s t e m p e r i n g t h eviolence i n o u r s oc ie ty , t o f o s t e ra perception of the m o r a l i t y o f v i o lence, a n d t o g a i n a n a w a r e n e s s ofthe aspects personal ly affecting i n dividuals .

T h e p rog ra m of t h e f o r u m w i l linclude th e f o l l o w i n g e v e n t s : apanel discuss ion; speeches b y M r .Floyd M c Kis s i c k , $ N a t i on a l D i re c to r of C O K E , a n d M r . J a c k C o o k ,associate editor o f T h e C a th o l i cW orke r ; a w o r k s h o p s e s s i o n ; a n da coffee hour.T h e p a n e l d i s c u s s ion i s d e s ig n e dto give a n ov e rv ie w o f t h e p r o b lems of violence a n d t o p r e p a r e t h eaudience f o r t h e i d e a s o f t h e t w oma in s p e a ke rs . T h e p a n e l w i l l b ecomposed of f o u r m e m b e r s : D r .Aris tides d e L l a n o s of T h ie l C o l

lege; F a t h e r J o h n P o u x , i a s s i s t a n tpas tor of I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o nP a r i sh ; A t t o r n e y F r e d l A n t h o n y o fErie ; a n d D r . M a t t i M o o s a , P r o f e s sor of H i s t o r y a t | G a n n o n C o l l e g e .M r . M c K is s i ck is e x p e c te d t o d i s c u ss i n ju s t i c es th a t w a r ra n t v io le n t I U n i o n - f o l l o w i n g r e g i s t r a t i o n , a

means of a l t e r i n g c e r t a i n s o c i a l conditions. M r . C ook , o n t h e oth e r !h a n d , w i l l p rob a b ly p r e s e n t s e v e ra lp ra c ti c a l a l te rn a t iv e s t o v io le n c e .T h e a u d ie n c e w i l l b e a b l e t opartic ipate active ly i n t h e {forumduring th e q u e s t i o n - a n s w e r p e r i o d sfol lowing both major speeches a n dduring th e w o r k s h o p a n d t h e coffeehour.A l l i n te re s te d M e r c y h u rs t s tu dents a r e invited to p a r t i c i p a t e inth e f o rum. R e g i s t ra t io n f o r t h e fo r um will b e l imi te d , h ow e v e r , a n d

theme for father-daughter weekendannounced as: make room for daddyO n S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y , M a r c h3 0 a n d 8 1 , M e r c y h u r s t s t u d e n t sw i l l h o n o r t h e i r f a t n e r s d u r i n g t h e

series of s h or t c l a s s e s i n t h e Sc i ence a n d Fin e A r t s B u i ld in g w i l l be held a t t h e Z e m Z e m T e mp lei n d o w n t o w n E r i e . T h e m a i n s p e a k -g iv e th e d a d s a n idea of how th e i r e r a t t h e d in n e r w i l l b e M r . E . J .fifth,1 a n n u a l F a t h e r - D a u g h t e r d a u g h t e r s s p e n d a ty p i c a l s c h oo l Fu n a r i , V ic e -Pre s id e n t of W e s tW e e k e n d . M a r y A n n B os c o , g e n e ra lc h a i r m a n J of t h e w e e ke n d , h a s ? a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e t h e m e f o r t h ed a y .

Af buffet luncheon i n t h e cafe- B e n d P o w e r C o m p a n y . M r . F u n a r iis th e f a th e r of C a r o l , a j u n i o rt w o d a y s r e s e r v e d fo r M e rc y h u rs t s h ow in f th e L i t t l e T h e a t re . Ea c h

te r i a w i l l j b e f o l low e d b y a t a l e n t 5 h ome e c on omic s ma jo r . Fo l low in gd a d s w i l l b e " M a k e R o o m fo rD a d d y . " |R e g i s t r a t i o n i f o r th e

c l a s s w i l l c on t r ib u te one ac t to thet a l e n t s h ow . A n e w f e a t u r e of theth e d in n e r , th e re w i l l b e d a n c i n gto G ib P o r s c h ' s B a n d .M a s s o n S u n d a y m o r n i n g w i l l b ew e e k en d F a t h e r - D a u g h t e r W e e k e n d , t h e held i n C h r i s t t h e K i n g C h a p e l ,w i l l b e held o n S a t u r d a y f r o m P r e s i d e n t ' s R e c ep t i o n , w i l l b e h e ld A f te r b re a kf a s t i n t h e c a f e te r i a ,1 0 :0 0 a . m . t o 1 : 0 0 p . m . a n d f rom5:0 0 t o 6 : 0 0 p . m . i n t h e S t u d e n t in th e Stu d e n t Un ion f rom 4:00 to5:30 p . m . th e f a th e rs a n d d a u g h te rs w i l l b ef ree to p la n th e i r o w n a c t iv i t i e sO n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g , d i n n e r w i l l fo r S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n .

r e s e r v a t i o n s m u s t b e m a d e i n a d v a n c e . A r e g i s t r a t i o n fee of $2.00fo r t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c a n d 75 1 fo rs t u d e n t s m a y b e p a i d o n t h e d a y o ft h e f o r u m .I A l l s t u d e n t s w h o w i s h t o m a k er e s e r v a t i o n s s h o u ld w r i t e t o t h ef o l l o w i n g a d r r e s s :

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be launched a s p a r t of the M e r c y h u rs t A lu mn a e A s s o c i a t i o n F u n dDrive. T he c a m p a i g n w i l l h a v e atw o-f o ld p u rp os e : t o e n c o u r a g epartic ipation i n t h e A l u m n a e A n n u a l Fu n d D r iv e a n d t o e m p h a s i z ethe in d iv id ua l re s p on s ib i l i ty of e a c hstudent. W ith i t s s u c c e s s f u l i n i t i a t ion las t year 8 0 p e r c e n t o f t h es en ior c l a s s p a r t i c ip a te d .

In p re p a ra t ion f o r t h e c a m p a i g n ,ft qu e s t ion -a n s w e r s h e e t w a ssent to e a c h s e n io r o n M a r c h 8.I t s p u rp os e w a s t o e x p l a i n t h edetails of the c a m p a i g n t o t h e s t u dents . Du ring the :* week of thea c tu a l c a m p a i g n , t w e n t y | s e n i o r s* i l l p e r s on a l ly c on ta c t th e i r c l a s s mates to a s kf th e m to m a k e apledge.- This year, i n a n e f f o r t t o i n clude th e e n t i re s e n io r c l a s s , a

d e n t i a l i ty of s tu d e n t re c o rd s , a n dthe f reedom to f o rm w h a te v e r o r -s tu d e n t s w i s h . T h ea l s o r e q u i r e s t h a t i a c a -t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e P l e d g e P r o g r a m

a d op t ion l a s t w e e k , i t s t i l l f a c e s d e mic a n d g d i s c ip l i n a ry re c o rd s b ema n y ^ p rob le ms b e f o re i t c a n b e -1 ke p t s e p a ra te ly , th a t d i s c ip l i n a ry

re c o rd s of s tu d e n t p o l i t i c a l a c t iv i tyo r v ie w s b e k e p t .Other sections of the J o i n t S t a t e m e n t a r e n o t a s s t r o n g a s m a n ys t u d e n t s m i g h t w i s h :( C on t in u e d o n P a g e 3 )'-

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I; JOne has only to read the recent issue of the Gannon Knight to realize that at Gannon the student body lis unsatisfied with its representation on the Student Senate, sucnunrest has provoked an inquiry into the workings of not only the Gannon Senate, but alsothe Student Government Association here atMercyhurst . At Gannon the Student Senateacts in an operational role as the formal voice of the students in relation? to the adm inistration. Here at Mercyhurst the Student Government Association acts in a Similar c & P ^ j 7 . 1a sth e official representative of the student body. Though both college organ izations fulfill likepurposes, it would seem that the similarity ends there. While the Gannon Senate appearsto be highly ineffective and confusing as a functional organization, the M ercyhurst S.G.Ahas continuously displayed an efficiency and*effectiveness t ha t has vcontributed much tothe?order of the College. "0-m '$ | | I 4 I

The government at Mercyhurst has in the past been able to secure powerful innovations for 'Hurst studen ts. Among these innov ations are sole controk an d coordination ofcampus activities, and ankualimited cut system for sophomores, juniors , and seniors . In addition the Dorm Council, a branch otffthe S. G. A., has been ab le to secure extended 1:00 permissions for Friday and Saturday evenings and m o re a p p e a l i n g r eg u la ti on s co nc er nin gsports attire on campus and off. The Student Government Association has also assumedfull responsibility for|the?furnishings of the new Student U nion, a task which is both dif-f cultfand expensive. ^ | r I 1 l toIt would seem obvious tha t the effectiveness of the M ercyhurstfS. G. A . has beendu e ta|the more than adequate leadership of the government members and especially of itspresident,|Kathy Icardi. T he orderly governm ent meetings which are held eachjweek in dicate a sense of purpose and dedication that has characterized past government actions.

At Gannon, on the other hand, one sees that the Student Senate has been unable tocope withrmany of Gannon'sputstanding problems. The most pressing of these]difficultiesappears to be the parking problem that ha s plagued!Gannon students in the past and willlikely do so in the futu re. *niough|this is a perplexing problem, it seems that the GannonSenate lacks an organized, efficient investigation into its possible;solution. | |

I t also seems that the Gannon Senate has some difficulty co-ordinating its socialevents with those being held in other Erie colleges. This is specifically to be noted in theconflict that has developed between the Gannon Prom andithe Mercyhurst Father-Daughter W eekend. Both events w ere scheduled fori March SOilt is impo rtant to note that M ercyhurs t reserved the d ate first , and thefGannoii Jr. Class through an obviously careless, irresponsible ov ersight, failed to no tice itwhile scheduling their Prom. Though*the GannonSenate hasipromised to be more careful of such conflicts in the future, it appears that theymust firs t re-evaluate the effectiveness of their orga nization in order to do so .In conclusion let it be said that the Mercyhurst S. G. A. is to be commended for it soutstanding effectiveness as the student governing body. P

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{referendum introducedfor student b o d y approvalSessTt was decided tosubmit three of the major issues to each , .ETShooT fo r an a l l - s tudent re fe rendum. By tins decis.on, each .*.w ^ t Mercyhurst has the oppor tun i ty to voice her opinion on tteSack P o w e " D r u g , a n d D r a f t r e so l u t io n s of the N. S. A.

three w h e nthey were passed at the Congress . Because of the controversy 8 % c tmatter of the proposa ls , however , it was decided to see if they ,t ru ly representa t ive of s tudent op in ion throughout the country. ThUs

The High Priest A nswersDear Edi tor ,

O n J a n u a r y 3 , | l 9 6 8 , the celebra ted high priestfof the Registrar's Office was visited by 353 ofth e alleged! "800 Mercyhurst virg ins ." This figure is high comparedto prev ious reg is t r a t ion | periodsb u t for several valid reasons."The r ite of Registration \R o u lette was fantast ically unbelievable" because:1. Fifty-seven students preregis-tered for the Winter Term using astudent number!other than theirow n hence, "no tickeei nowashee."2. Twenty-eight students pre-registered leaving the alternate selection on the regist rat ion formblankso, when the preferredcourses were filled, no cou rse couldbe subst ituted by the high priest 'sgod, the I.BM. 360/20 .:?3 . Approximately two hundredstudents were ill-advised at pre -regist rat ion byeither faculty advisors, student advisors or well- to-do fr iends w ho had the inside scoopon? the course, the teacher, et cete ra . Many of these two hundredwere not informed on such mat t e r s a s :a . The curr iculum specificallydevised for each class, 'Freshman through Senior .b* The degree of high school

preparat ion needed for certainlanguage, science or imathcourses,c. The nature and personality ofcertain faculty.4. The remaining sixty-eighttook the "purification test" for several miscellaneous reasons rangingfrom:a. Courses being offered at thewrong hour .

b. Courses interfering with jobs.c . Course sect ions being taug htby the wrong instructor .F rom this s ide of the desk, it isfelt that the regist rat ion proceedings went smoothly considering thehuman ifoily involved.Obviously, as with most things,the hardships lessen as the system matures. Once the students

acclimate themselves,find this to be t rue.Respectfully, *David A. DeSanteRegis t r a r

Letter from the StudentGovernment

"The Student Governmentishallbe the official representative of th estudent body. I t sha l l make theviews of that body art iculate andclear for l&ts^best interests withthe College Administrat ion andfaculty . . . This power derivedimmediately from the student bodyand ult imately from the administ rat ion that the College grantsto the student j body is vested bythe s tudent s in the Governmentwhich it selects torepresent it ."

they will this is only a cross-sect ion ofw h a t tyour Student Government iscapable of effecting.So much effort has been expended on the pa r t of Student Government to improve communicat ion between itself and its s tudent jbody .We, your representat ive body, haveth e potential\to put our power intoposit ive act ion. Rut it requires' , acatalyst called student interest .Certainly the Student Governmentca n act as a separate body, performing expected dut ies such j a sdirect ing cultural events, e lect ions,variou s social happening s, J andcampus a ffa i r s . But will you besatisfied with j the basic funct ions,

knowing tha t your Student Govern-4 -ment has the power todo so muchmore'for youfor usfor the ent i re studentibody ? * ' * Power. This is an impor t antword in the above quote takenfrom the new Student GovernmentConst itut ion. It denotes abilitywhether it be mate r ia l or mora l ; Dea r Edi tor,b u t it connotes mo re: | influence,capability, and potent ial above all .

I Sincerely, . |f< aKathy Kelley

Grades At Mercyhurst *

Your Student Govenment is th ehea r t of the ent ire student body.Yo u are the Student Governmentan d we are you. We are your"bones of content ion," your suggest ions, your desires, and yourconstruct ive cr it ic isms. We arepowerless;: to use our potent ial,however, unless we hear from you.Ideas expressed over coffee in theUnion or dorm lounges will stayright there unless brought t,totheStudent Government|throughi ap propriate committees which arelisted at the end of yourJ StudentDirectory. I

Do you realize wha t you, the student body, have accomplished thisyear because of your interest andact ion? We now have a beautifulStudent Union; there is a correspondence committee for cadets outteaching; library condit ions are being improved; we have had an extended weekend; Art and MusicAppreciat ion have become pass-fail

With the close of the winte rte rm, I feel it necessary to comment upon a situat ion that has interested many istudents in pr iva tediscussions, but which has neverbeen clearly explained by anyonewith * authority? to do so. It hasbeen a rumored tha t the faculty atMercyhurst has been instructedthat the average student grade is aB and that , therefore, ourprofessors should achieve a lower gradingpolicy. If this is truer-and m a n ygir ls believe it isthen it wouldseem that Mercyhurst is s t r ay ingfrom her at tempt to be an unaver-age inst itut ion. With the inaugurat ion of the three term systemthis year and especially with thebir th , of intersession, Mercyhurstmade a fantast ic departure fromthe t radit ional! methods of collegeeducat ion. She became one of th epioneers in a field that needed improvement . Does it not seem odd,then, that she kwould st ill t ry* tomaintain t radit ional grading standards, or even worse that she wouldt ry to maintain a t radit ional gradelevel,

*hTstudentTeferendum came into being. Through this referendum, eachmemb er school can either re-a ffirm or rej ect an y o r a ll of the proposals.If they are rejected by the students, they will be stricken from officialN . S. A. policy. % ' 5 5 ' #-' \ |* On Apr i l 5 , when e lec t ions wi l l be he ld for the new Student Gov-eminent officers, students will a lso be able to c a s t a "yes" or "no" votefor each of the resolut ions. J 1The Black Power re solu t ion defines black power as "the establish-ment of racial pride, identity, purpose, and direction to secure economic,polit ical, social, and cultural power and influence for the black peoplesin Amer ica ." Among othe r th ings , it directs the USNSA to establish aBlack Commission to s tudy the problems of black peoples in this count ry . This b i l l was passed at the Congress by a vote of 257 to 96. Thede lega tes represent ing Mercyhurs t voted aga inst it because of itsexcess ive ly r ad ica l t ones . An example is the sta tem ent "Black Poweris th e unification of a l l b lack peoples in Amer ica for their liberation byany means necessary." This statement seems contradictory to the natureand purpose of a sma l l , C a thol ic wom en ' s col lege. Is it ?f

The re solu t ion conce rn ing drugs ca l l s for more equitable drug lawslegislat ion. It recommends that druig abuse should be treated as ahea l th problem and tha t it should not be a criminal offense. The resolut ion a lso advoca tes lega l iz ing jthe sa le and possession of Cannibis(mar i juana) . Whi le the Mercyhurs t de lega tes agreed that drug abuseshould be t reated as a health problem , they could no t agree that itshould not.be a criminal offense. Therefore they also voted against theMore Equi t ab le Drug Laws leg is la t ion . . The legislat ion on the Dra f t inc ludes a major resolution (becausei t was passed by the requi red two-third major i t y at the Congress), anda minority report (which received one-fourth of the votes at the Cong r e s s ) . Students will have the opt ion of upholding the Draft Resolution , replacing!* it w ith jthe Draftf Minor i t y Report,! or rejecting bothof them. ' ?J* - 4T h e m a i n r e s o l u t i o n a d v o c a t e s r e p l a c i n g t h e present SelectiveS e r v i c e s y s t e m w i t h a v o l u n t a r y a r m y . C i v i l i a n s w o u l d d o civil servicework and fulfill their obligat ion in th is manner . Aclause in the legisla t ion s t a te s tha t "Unt i l consc r ip t ion can J be completely abolished, it

should be m a d e as equitable a s ! possible." This refers to the deferment an d exemption p olicies. The reso lut ion further states that Congress should have the r ight to call a military conscript ion only in timesof declared war and only for the dura t ion of the national emergency.The Mercyhurst delegates supported this.major resolut ion.The minority report lists a lternat ives to the draft which would giveeveryone the "opportunity to se rve his na t ion in a field?which wouldbest serve his convictions."!Suggested a l t e rna t ives tothe armed forcesare the Peace Corps, VISTA, and the Job Corps. Each eighteen year oldmale and fema le would reg is te r for a two yea r t e rm of altern ate service, which could be completed within five years, either before or aftercollege. This resolut ion also affirms the r ight of Co ng ress to designatereg is t r ant s for mi l i t a ry se rv ice in the case of a national emergency.

h It is readily seen that each of the three resolut ions is radical innature. They are, nonetheless^ indicat ive of issues currently being discussed by s tudent s througho ut the na t ion , an d at present , they are supposedly indicat ive of th e opinions held by these students. Whether theyare t ru ly representat ive rema ins to be seen by the results of the referendum. It is essential, therefore, that each student vote on these issuesas she sees fit . f aStudent power m the Uni ted S t a te s is a formidable voice, and it isthis voice which will bef heard in y e a r s to com e. Many times in thepast , the N.S .A. hasbeen criticized for being too radical; and thusstudent s throughout 1ihe na t ion were branded a s far lef tis t Now is thet ime to determine if this is true. The final vote from the referendumwill indicate the ult imate representat ive value of N.S.A.; it will alsodetermine if col lege s tudent s a re a s r ad ica l as they are believed to be.In orde r for this referendum to be effective, therefo re, each studentmust make herself .aware of the issues being voted upon. She ustrealize that this referendum is her opportunity to voice her opinions asa student m ember of the N .S.A., her orga nizat ion . She should accept herresponsibility to th is organ iza t ion and in doing so contribute to its effectiveness as a mouthpiece for student opinion in the country.

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J Mercyhurst College, Erie , Pa.W $W. . W 5 p e r ^Py * th e mereiad *$3.00 per yearEd itor in chief Chriss StrongExecut ive Edi tor !'.'.'.'.'' Marv Ann Morton Ela ine Marsh, Mary Ann D ursp w gS& s Jud ith B radley, Rosalie HooasPhotography Edi tor Kathy KellyTyping and Copy Edi tor . . . . Cathy VarcaExchange Edi tor Emily "Fatican ^ x f E d i t o r '//."''.'.'/.//////.'//..'/.Lo'rraine TuckerClub News Co -Edi tor Kathv Humphriesp r a t e r ' .V.V. M r ' B a S McAndre*" * * " * * ::::.\'janeCameTs-anSutto\% ' Jeann e A ndra ska, D anise Bonadio,Rosanna Pi la r ski , Ka thy Humphn e# Pam Poyer, Chris Bogdanski

W t a S * * W i S t * b e * * ^ would seem fair to Jfound in the overwhelming number - - - * L" a1iA **of gir l s on th e bean's;List. Cer-T ' f w thC Dean>SUBt is large' butcourses beginning next fall . And It hasbeen deduced that th* i L ~ **?* ^ ^ m o n y to the cali-I I e r o f s t e n t s found at Mercy-that the gir ls worked long ^duously for their grades, ano ^they well deserved the honor |corded them. |(Contnued on Page 3)

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rubioW great sense n f in terp reta tion." (Ma drid). "A master o f thegu i ta r" ; (Bern ) . "Anf a r t i s t com-Lately aware o f h i s ro le as in terpreter" (Journal de Geneve). Thesegre just a few of the g lowing reviews left in the wake of MiguelRubio. Born in M adrid, Senor R u bio brings to the musical world thefinest tradition of the class icalguitar. The l ight of his talent i llumines the world of modern clas

sical guita r. IRubio studied u n d e r D . F o r t e a ,himself a student of P . T arr egawho is the father of modern c lass i cal guitar. Tar rega is consideredto be the ma ster of the gu itar jus tas Chopin is considered the masterof the piano, or Paganini the master of the violin. Rubio's l a t e r

the merciad Page 3in concertstudies were conducted under E.Sainz de la Maza at the RoyalConservato ry o f Music at M adr idfrom which he g raduated wi th theh ighes t honors . Even after th ecompletion of his formal studies,however, he continued for five summers under the tu te lage of mas terAndres Segov ia to ach ieve ex t rapolish on his already magnificents ty le . * Although s t i l l qu i te young , M iguel Rub io has a l ready a t ta inedthe success of world renown. Hepresen t ly occup ies the chai r o f Pro fessor of Gu i ta r a t the Conservato r ies o f Bern , B ienne , and Lausan ne (Swi tzer land) . %

Senor Rub io wi l l be appear ing a tM ercyhurs t on Tuesday , M arch 26at 8:15 in the Little Theatre.greens/eevesf f o presentbrecht's threepenny operaOnelAct

The Greensleeve Pla yer s onMarch 3 and 5 (dates selected todraw a u sua l ly d i sappo in t ing on -eampus audience)presented a one-act play.Miss Kathleen McManus directedThe Chairs, an Ionesco piece of theAbsurdist school, representativeof a dramatic form new to theMercyhurst stagehand i l lu s t ra t iveof the unique style of actin g, sta ging, and interpretation necessa ryin absurd d rama. The p lay wa s en thusiastically received, and students requested tha t a disc ussio nof it be held following spring vacation.Christine Stro ng and T ony W al-ly and Rich Guardina |(both G a n

non juniors) comprised the ca st. |Children's Production

As a resu l t o f l as t y ear ' s success in children 's dram a, ano therrecent project, The Secret of theIce Palace, wa s perfor med for elementary school children. A projectof the Stagcra ft c lass, i t w asstaged by Joyce M osciaro andacted by Sue Walsh, M ary SueBrandt, Bonnie Boury , Lou ise D urr ,Barb Smerich, Pa t Tur any i, K ay^ampogna and Molly Rose. 1

Next Term's Product ionNow in p lann ing i s nex t te rm ' smus ica l p roduct ion : Th e | Threepenny Op era by Berto ld Brecht . Anansw er to the d i lemm a of the modern s tage , torn between the dramatic delight of entertainment onone hand , and the import wi thou twhich delight would be steri le onthe other, The Threepenny Operais a timely and theatrically excellent choice of scripts. It is a richand colorful representativelof th edirection of modern theater whichis no t absu rd o r dada i s t . A read er's theat re in terp reta t ion o fBrecht on; Brecht w ill precede theperfo rmance as a more theat r i ca lfo rm of the u sua l and und ramat ic"coffee hour" preparation. Brechton Brecht is a collage of Brecht'ssocial and political I thoughts; his

theories of theater*and act ing ; h i ssongs , poems , and t r i a l s befo re theHouse Commit tee on UnAmericanAct iv i t ies ; and d ra ma t ic scenes andp a n t o m i m e s .Both p roduct ions wi l l requ i remuch ta len t in a l l a reas o f p ro duction. A nyone; interested in thea t r i ca l o r mus ica l workf who hasn ot yet^been involved in a Mercyhu rs t p roduct ion i s u rged to learnand to par t i c ipate . An un p receden ted lack of cooperation between depar tmen ts has lef t the theater inpar t i cu lar need of mus ic ians .C . Strong

sodality givesmeditation

It is a good thing for man toknow that someone caressomeonewho recognizes more than his existence, someone who senses hisessence as human being as expressed through his individual personality . It is in man's nature tobe dependent as well as independent; he thus identif ies with specialfriends and organizations. The costi s no t too much; it only requiresan initiation period of coming toknow the others and a giving ofself. This gives the realization ofa special function within the broadcommuni ty .

There is , however, a communitymuch g reater and more per t inen tthan is usually ecognized; this isthe community of Christianity .The cost depends on self-commitment, but the more man gives, themore he receives. Yet even thoughman can exercise his dependence,he tends to forget that C hr i s t i s a l ways present, ready and will ing tohelp, and tu rns to Him as a l as treso r t . I In any social group, i t isexpected that man will participateand perfect the nature of the existence of the group, that he willmake his participation meaningfulnot only to himself, but for othersas well . Yet in the Christian community, does man extend himselffar enough to determine how hecan help others, his brothers?

Christianity is to be a close?relationship, but in order to make itfully meaningful, every individualshould be totally alive in i t . "Weare all one in Christ" can never beoutdated or overdone. It is a wayof l ife, not just once a week atMass, but a daily giving, receiving, and experiencing of the members with each other. It beginswithin a| small relationship andmultiplies a thousand times toreach the whole world, with Christas i t s head .

a.a. u.p.: speak outThe Mercyhurst Chapter of AAUP requests this space so thatthe facu l ty may speak up . AAUP may d i sag ree wi th what lasaid but endorses the idea of say ing i t .I By Barbara WeigertL a s t year i the merciad J printed an article-entitled "Why Can ' t AWoman Be M ore Like A M an? " The wri t ing suggested that cu rr i cu lumin a woman's college should be geared to suit the special needs ofwomen. It would be interesting to have a look at such a curriculum!Probab ly under the new p rog ram at M ercyhurs t , as under the o ld ,it is the students who teach each other how to become women. Probablythe curriculum has l i ttle to do with it.Recently , students have been deeply concerned with The Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students. They have put their headstogether and have worked very hard to come up with a statement expressing what Mercyhurst girls think about this Issue. They haveworked so dil igently , in fact, that they may have skipped right over amost significant right and freedom for which they stand; this is theright to be a woman, the freedom to love.There are many things which clearly say, "This is what is importan t a t M ercyhurs t ! " S*g Last spring an informal survey was conducted to see how muchtime our students give to volunteer work. Ninety-six of our studentswere contributing 171Vz hours every week to twelve organizations. Thebreak-down looked l ike this:

Number o fVolunteers1411232, 1

28111111

Organ izat ionsVeterans H osp i ta lExceptional Children 's CenterBooker T. WashingtonHarbor HomesTeaching SwimmingRetarded ChildrenTeacher's AideErie Guidance CenterTu to r ingOrgan is tAn t i -Poverty Prog ramCCD H m WBabysitSt. Luke ' s

Tota l HoursPer Weke1 6 :26 %36 J41623141224

news exchange notesfrom other campusesH Hope you didn ' t miss the coverage St. Bonaventure's basketballteam received in the February 19thr** of Sports Il lustrated. Theyar e fourth in national basketball ,nly below Houston, TJQLA, andNorth Carolina . . . The Bona boysand coeds are anxiou sly aw aitingth e completion of their $50,000.00campus Rathskeller . . . Look fora team from Im mac ulate C ollege, a?na11 Catholic woman's college inj?macu la ta, Pa . to ap pear on thepE College Bowl . . . Mercyhurst**ft alone with its registration^oblems. Canisius College in Buf-a>, New York recen tly sen t a^ttlti-multiple choice questionnaireJ*> the student body with one ques-m Pertaining to registration. The^ t t o n was : "Reg is t ra t ion i s (1)^!8t ot talked about (2) a meansSaining merit in heav en (3) th episius College answer to the8uhi e f( 4 ) a b a d d r e a m ( 5 ) astitute for a physical educationofT ^ * # ' T h e ed i to r ia l co lumnlh e January issue of The Logos,ea L C a n i P U S ne wspaper of the In -**te Word College in San An-J> Texas, began: "Ho HuminthU a b o u t f o r an editorial topicWeek, Icame to the conclusionthi thin 8 are incredibly dull on^ Ca m Pus ." (At leas t Mercyls never at ailoss for an edi

t o r i a l t o p ic ! ) . . . T h e e d it o ri a lstaff of the W heeling College campus newspaper , The Spokesman ,recently came out in favor of oneof the candidates running in theStudent Government election. Thefollowing issue of The Spokesmanwas f i l led with numerous Letters tothe Editor concerning the "audacity of the editorial staff" dur ingthe campaign period. The staff 'scomment can be summed up by"we wou ld ra ther be hated than ig nored ." The le t ters were p r imar i lyobjecting to the school-financeds tuden t newspaper be ing u sed asa vehicle for "their" candidatechoice . . . Duke University 's Cultural Arts Committee is offeringclasses in both modern and balletdancingfree of charge . Also a tDuke, the Pi t t sbu rgh Free Un iversit y IB underway . "The vFree Un i versity makes no distinction between s tuden ts and teachers . I tplaces emphasis on learning as acooperative ventu re. The coursesare non-lecture in format and theys t ress g roup par t i c ipat ion and in volvement in the discussions. Boths tuden ts and teachers a re thoughtof as equal par t i c ipan ts in an active learning process. The co\xrB eB tor more properly speaking, studygroups, have topics ranging from"-'-* +* CML Liberties."

cps analysis (con't)PreambleThe preamble typifies! the entire document. It begins witha s t rong asser t ion that "as mem-j bers of the Academic Community,students should!be encouraged to^develop th e capacity *for criticaljudgment and to engage in a sustained and independent search for

truth." Then comes the way outfor a college president who l ikes torun h i s campus wi th a f i rm hand :"Institutional procedures forachieving their purposes may varyfr om c a m p us t o c a m pu s . . . "Studen t PressThe s ta tementencourages f inancially independentcampus newspapers and calls foreditorial freedom and due processi in f iring editors. But i t also offerstwo escape clauses. One says that| the university "may have to bear| legal responsibilty" for studentI publication when it is not f inancially autonomous. The other saysfreedom "entails corallary responsibilities to be governed by f th ecanons of responsible journalism,

integrity , and techniques of harassment and innuendo." While not objectionable in themselves, interpretation of "canons of responsiblejou rna l i sm" have fjbeen used bymany college presidents to justifycensorship of student publications.Freedom off-campusThough itsays u niversities should provide. information about legal rights andcounsel to i ts students who are arrested, this section otherwise fol-lows up strong statements of rightswith vague escape clauses.On the key issue of universitypunishment of law-breaking stu-

To this l ist could be added the fifty cadets who teach children inthe Erie Diocesan Parochial Schools and 5 who conduct CCD classes.coach ^basketball, o r o rgan ize Gi r l Scou t p rog rams on Satu rdays , the i r"day off ." This isn ' t al l . Many students didn ' t see the questionnaire;many prefer to contribute anonymously. SHere is one example. A few weeks ago, an a rt s tudent wa s offereda considerable sum of money for one of her paintings. She needed themoney. Even so, she refused the offer. W hy? She wanted to give thepainting to someone who had been a help and an inspiration to her.Another incident is worth relating. Fifteen Juniors traveled to Buffalo during Intercession to observe in a Montessori School. After theirvisit , the Directress of the Academy wrotefto the College telling herimpressions of, the students and their reactions to he children and themethods being used. She concluded her statem ent by sa ying, "If you askm e, there is plenty right with today 's young people!"Yes, there certainly is! But does the curriculum make themrthatw a y ?

dentsdouble jeopardythe statement says "institutional authorityshould never be used merely toduplicate the function of the general laws ," but then it offers a s

escape clause: "Only where the institution 's interests as an academiccommunity are distinct and clearlyinvolved, should the special authority of the institution be asserted."Exact ly when that happens i s un clear.

Due process in disciplinary proceedingsThis is the longest andmost explicit section of the statemen t . I t guaran tees many s tuden tsrights including: the right to havea statement of the charges againsthim, the opportunity for refutation of the charges, o rderly d eliberation of those charges, and! th eright to appeal. Also included arestudent participation in formulating rules, and the right of studentsto rem ain in school while theyawait disciplinary action.

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