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More than 50 students turned outBilal at 8 p.m. in theBilal's lee-

is the third in this year* s MSOBilal, a 27year old poet and leadwith*-the band "Midnight

World* show a few yearswho died of AIDS com-ons in 1996.

Originally from Washingtonal has lived in San Fran-Philadelphia, New York,Baltimore, W ilmington,Delaware.He graduated from the Universityfornia at Berkeley with a"According to Bilal, learning toappreciate diversity involves be-ing open to what can be learnedfrom other cultures. Doing so alsomeans recognizing that it is a diffi-cult, and at times unnerving, pro-cess.

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Our society i s i n a state of traumaaround racial issues," he said. "Un-til we address it openly, a lot ofpeople are going to be uncomfort-able. ^ _ _ i ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _Bilal pointed out that the polar-ization ; between "white" and"black" people is starting to spreadthroughout the world as a result ofthe media All around the globe,people are acce pti n g the crazy ideathat lighter skin is better," he said."It is ironic that neo-Naziskinheads and klansmen tal kabout"mud people'* in a pejorativesense"Bilal added. "Without thefertile earth and water hat sustainsus, no life could exist"BHal's approach involves a se-ries of recommendations for ex-posing oneself to different culturesand getting along with people whoare different His steps need notbefollowed in any particular order.Bilal said that his approach wasloosely modeled on the 12 StepProgram used by AlcoholicsAnonymous and other * supportgroups.Accordingly, the first step in-

volved admitting that one is an"inverse," by which Bilal meant aperson who is turned inward andfocused g primarily yon his/or herown culture to the virtual exclu-sion of others.Among the*next 9 steps Bilalincluded 2. Know yourself, 3.Look for similarities, not differ-ences when you meet someone ofanother culture, 4. Use such op-portunities to learn and teach andJordano Accepts Coaching Job at PittBy Stephen NolanStaff Writer

Head baseball coach Joe Jordanohas resigned. He has accepted thehead coaching job at the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh where he willreplace Mark Jackson. Jordano'sassitant, Joel Dombkowski, hasalso resigned to assist at P ittJordano compiled a 285-118-1(.706) record at Mercyhurst and iscurrently ranked seventh in thenation for winning percentageamong active NCAA Division IIcoaches.

In his 10 years as coach Jordanohas taken the Lakers to six post-season toumamenls.includingfourNCAA appearances in the lastfour seasons. The 1997 seasonended with a 40-8 record, themost Mercyhurst wins in thehistory of the program."I deeply appreciate the oppor*tunity Dr Garvey gave me and thetremendous support the adminis-tration has given to the program.Although the timing of this an-

nouncement is not ideal, the base-ball program is extremely healthyand should continue tobe success-ful. *"One of the most painful thingsabout leaving is not being able tocoach this team. Mercyhurst is awonderful place and this collegewill always have a special place inmy heart," Jordano said.During his time at the Hurst,Jordano coached four A11-Ameri-cans, 30 All-Region, and 15 All-Conference players. Seven formerplayers were si gned to professionalbaseball contracts.The Lakers, under Jordano, wonGLIACtitlcsin 1996 and '97 theirfirst two years in the conference.Jordano was named "Coach-of-the-ycar" in each instance, and in

W1995 was named NCAA DivisionII Independent "Coach-of-the-year."Jordano leaves Mercyhurst as thewinningest coach in the history ofthe program, which began in 1972.Jordano's Lakers w ere constantlyranked in the top 15 of NCAADivision II baseball.

While at Mercyhurst, Jordanohas also been co-op internship co-ordinator, academic advisor to ath-letes, sports information director,and is presently the assistant ath-letic director at North East"I think that it is definitely a lossto the program, but he has to dowhat is right for his career and hisfamily. T his is a great opportunityfor coach Jordano and the team isgoing to miss him a l ot-He is leaving some very largeboots behind him which are goingto be very hard to fill. The teamunderstands why he is doing thisand we wish him the very best ofluck," junior Adam Tills said.Mercyhurst Director of Athlet-ics, Pete Russo said he is sorry tolose Jordano but understands theattractiveness of a Division I job:"Joe Jordano's excellent recruit-ing and hard work are evident inthe tremendous success of ourbaseball program. We wish himall the best. His successor willhave big shoes to fill" Russo said.The search for his successor hasalready begun.

avoid generalizations, 5. Try nottojudge initially, 6. Break one habitwith another and try somethingdifferent at least once a month, 7.Be sensitive, respectful and learnto apologize because mistakeswill happen, 8. Travel, 9. Read,and 10. Learn another language.For step 11, Bilal encouraged theaudience to learn how to distin-guish between prejudice and truedislike. 'There are going to bepeople from other cultures whomyou don't get along with just asyou,,don't necessarily get alongwith someone from yo ur own," hesaid. For Bilal, liking someone isbased on whether that person istrustworthy..Bilal's final step involves turn-ing to God, or whatever consti-tutes one's own source of spiritu-ality,} as a source of strength inlearning about others. Althoughraised as a M uslim, Bilal is open torecognizing faiths other than thetraditions of Western monothe ism."Try to look at everyone else asyouIview yourself," he said. "Afew years ago, I started to look at

all people as one, as mysel"It's easy to be an individualso part J of a collective,added.* Following the speech, Bfour of his original poems aa discussion relating to issdiversity on campus and greater Erie community.Bilal's speech was the spoint in the Multicultural Aness Passport Series for the98 school year. AccordingShimek, Director of Studetivities, passport booklets ing handed out to be stamevents affiliated with the seAny student who attends40% of the scheduled eveligible for a drawing in Apgrand prize is two plane ticanywhere in the continentaAny campus organizationcome to participate in the although events must be apby the Multicultural- AdBoard. Any questions canrected to Shimek in the HerStudent Union at 2433.

Munson Plaza to be DedicaBy Neil N orberg *Contributing Writer

On Sunday, Nov. 16, at 1:30p.m. a ceremony will take placededicating the Robert B. MunsonPlaza, and its centerpiece watersculpture entitled "Blessing ."The entire college community isinvited to attend,along with mem-bers of the Class of 1997 whomade Munson Plaza a reality.Scheduled as part of the festivitiesare remarks by Dr Joseph Oower,vice president of academic affairs,and a blessing by Fr. StephenAnderson, college chaplain.Also in attendance will be artistArchie Held, who created thesculpture. Held will say a fewwords regarding how Munson in-spired him and why he chose thedesign of the sculpture we havetoday. The Mercyhurst ChamberSingers, under the direction ofMark Riley, will provide musicABob Munson truly-loved thisschool. Upperclassmen rememberthe warmth and enthusiasm that hebrought to the Mercyhurst com-munity as "Mr. Help." He was a

self-made man whokne w thout education a lot is missinlife. It would do him a tremhonor if for once the camputogether to honor one of its'No matter how tired you arfive minutes Saturday andup. It is the least we can dman who would do anythius, the students of MercyhuGower offered these wogarding the importance of themony to Mercyhurst, "Theceremony signifies the coacceptance of Robert Mugift to Mercyhurst studentspresent and yet to com 5." Othe plaza was chosen in hoMunson, Gower said, "It iminder of Bob* s work at tlege rather than a memoriaconvinced that the sculpturetitle, 'Blessing' implies-have an enduring positive on us all.The recent unexpectedmeans that there arc plansmove the ceremony indoorsessary^ "In case of inclweather, the dedication wilthe Mercy Heritage Hall," h

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Display Musical TalentsCarrie Tappe

It's a large celebration unitingSchool of Music on16, at 2:30 p.m. inhe King Chapel. The co n-the col le ge's Cham-r Ore he s tra and Wind Ensemble.The program will consist pre-

rst, as well as faculty andom the tri -state area.Mo-Copland, Alvinoni, Hovha-

Albinoni's Adagio in Gfor strings."This concert was designed tocally show case the students

in small chamber music settings,"said Glen Kwok, director of theSchool of Music. "What'sexcitingis that the talents of our studentsare highlighted in a more indi-vidual and personal way than largeensemble concerts." *Frank Coll ura, Assistant Pro-fessor of Music, will conduct theevent He has conducted with suchprominent orchestras as the Mex-ico City Philharmonic, the Lon-don Philharm onic, and various or-chestras throughout the UnitedStates. Collura has held academicpositions at Buffalo State U niver-sity, the University of California,Santa Barba ra, the Hartt School ofMusic (UniversityofHartford),andNiagara University (New York).'The concert features membersof the college community provid-

ing top-class entertainment in aworld class facility," said MichaelFuhrman, director oftthe MaryD'Angelo Performing**Arts Cen-ter. "This student performance re-inforces the college's dedicationto the arts and to providing supe-rior quality student performancesto the community. It is also a reas-suring statement for the promotionof classical entertainment in theErie area."Each production presented atthe D'Angelo School of M usic isconsidered part of the 1997-98Cultural Series with other sched-uled events such as The Glory ofChristmas (Dec. 13) and Vienna inErie (Jan. 1)a symphony or-chestra concert with Collura asconductor.

Quartet to PerformBy Heather CvitkovicMerciad A& E Writert On Su nday, Nov*. 30, the M aryD'Angelo Performing Arts Centerwelcomes the St. Petersburg StringQuartet. The Quartet has-' beenhailed as one of the greatest youngchamber music ensembles in the

world. The Quartet'honors include a 1996 nomination.The performance wi 12:30p. m. T ickets are $8$6 for seniors and free towith valid MercyhurstCoTickets should jbe purcadvance at the box office

St. Petersburg String Q uartet

a h l b e r g B u r n s U p t h e S c r e e n i n B o o g i e j N i gHain -

Only twice before have I sat in ahistory in the

JFK. The second was in1994, when I saw QuentinPulp Fiction. In bothit was exhilarating to ob-erve filmmakers at the topof theirraft pushing the envelope andrevolutionizing the way we look atmovies. Both of those pictures arenow widely considered to be wa-tershed films, trendsetters. And Ithink that Paul And erson'sBoogie Nights will join them.

Anderson has almost literallyappeared out of nowhere. Thewriter-director, who is only 27years old, grew up in SouthernCalifornia, very near to whereBoogie Nights takes place. His fa-ther, Ernie Anderson (who diedearlier this year and to whomBoogie Nights is dedicated) wason the fringe of show business,kind of like the characters inBoogie Nights, yet at the sametime miles away from them.

He was a television announcer,best known as the voice of "TheLove Boat." Paul Thomas Ander- hmke into films this year in a

big way. His first film, theunderseen drama Hard Eight is amasterpiece of character and dia-logue (and definitely worth check-ing out on video). His second,Boogie Nights, is the film that hasalready put him on the map as theheir apparent to Tarantino.But Anderson isn't as likely towear out his welcome. He's not ashameless self-promoter likeTarantino, and Anderson's filmsare more about his characters thanthey are about his own knowledgeof cinema and pop culture. Thathaving been said, Boogie Nightscontains some astonishing film-making which, ultimately, maygive Anderson more staying powerthan Ta ranti no. A nderson is clcarlyin control.This is evident from the openingshot. After "New Line CinemaPresents" appears on the blackscreen in spare white letters, thereis a long silence, followed by anelectric blast of music as the titieappears on a marquee that fills thescreen. The camera pans downinto a discotheque, where, in onecontinuous shot, we meet all theprincipal characters.

The camera finally settles onEddie Adams (Mark W ahlberg), asemi-lunkheadeddishwasher whohas one special ... urn ... endow-ment, and I don't mean govern-

ment funding. He soon catches theattention of Svengali^like porn di-rector Jack Horner (Burt Rey-nolds, in the best performance ofhis career), who initiates Eddieinto the world of "ex6tic pictures."The film takes place in the pe-riod from 1977 to 1983, whenporno films were still viewed inseedy, rundown theaters. Withthis in mind, Horner, somewhatnaively, wants to make films thatare as much about stories andcharacters as sex.But Boogie Nights isn't reallyabout porn as much as it is a multi-character study on the order ofRobert Altman's Nashville andShort Cuts. Horner's actors, film-makers and business associatesform a tightly-knit family unit.In a way, it's like an orphanagefoi kids who should be oldenough to take care of themselves.

The mother figure is a porn queennamed Amber Waves (JulianncMoore), who refers to the otheractors as her "babies" while at thesame time fighting a losing battleto regain custody of her biologicalson. Many peripheral characterspop up, all extremely well-writtenand w ell-acted.Don Cheadle is perfect as nice-guy Buck Swope, who, in a sadlyironic scene, finds that his nightjob is standing in the way of his

dream of owning a stereo empo-| r ium.William H. Macy, always bril-liant, turns up as the cuckolded||MLitde Bill," who figures in thefilm's most horrific scene. Hea-ther; Graham is Rollergirl, anapple-checked teen who neverremoves her roller skates (noteven to ... well, you know). JohnC. Reilly, co-star of Anderson'sHard Eight, is quietly effective asthe none-too-bright Reid Roth-chiId, who yearns to be a magician.Even this fringe group has itsown fringe elements, from ther chubby Puerto Rican club ownerwho longs to be in adul t films, andwinds up playing a bartender whogets clocked with a bottle in hisfirst scene, to Philip Hoffman(Twister)as asad homosexual whois on the outs even in this group.All arc three-dimensional charac-ters, and each has his or her ownmoment of revelation.But the film belongs toWahlberg. His character adopts thenom-de-porn Dirk Diggler andbecomes a superstar. But there is aprice, of course. As the seventiesgive way to the eighties, all is notwell in Pornvilie. The advent ofvideotape is widening the market,and cutting into the crew 's liveli-hood. Worse, members of the

come involved in the sederworld of drugs and tion, culminating in a ming scene in which Dirk,a dangerous buddy attemoff a rich crackheadMolina), who isn't as dulooks. Throughout it aberg gives a credible, imperformance, and hopefilm will put all that Matalk to rest. This guy is aAs with last year's Thvs. LarryFlyntt which wized by some for daringsuch unsavory subjecBoogie Nights is about pwhat drives them to the setry. While Flynt's tone wcomic, Boogie Nights iserious, gritty, realistic, s1y violent While the filcriticized for glamorizingindustry, it can't be actaking the easy way out.

Anderson gets us to cthese people, so their dare even more painfuwatching this film all through, 1 doubt manconsider adult films as career option. I hope thOscar time, the Academpast the subject matter oNights and will honor Aand his cohorts for daringgroup begin to break off, and be- us think at the movies ag

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[Letter to the Editor:Men's Lacrosse Team Singled Out Unfairly

Dear Cam pus,We are writing this letter partly in response to The Merciad articlewritten by Carrie Tappe on campus drinking, but mainly on behalf ofthe Mercyhurst Men's Lacrosse Team, of which we are members. InMs. Tappe's article she wrote of several incidents involving drinkingoncampus. Sh e spoke ofseveral assaults butonly specifically referredtoone focused on the Me n's Lacrosse Team. Weare truly d isappointedwith this type of journalism.There were other students involved in incidents mentioned in thearticle, however, she failed to mention the names of their extracurricu-

lar activities. Everyone on this campus belongs'to some group,whether it is a spo rt, an activity or a major. We didn 't read about anyhistory majors in the article, or any student government members, etc.If one group is mentioned all groups should be.The "singling out" of the lacrosse program in this way surprised mesince Ms. Tappe is a m ember of the Crew Team. Since she is a studentathlete one would think she would like to see a new program succeed,especially since we are one of the first teams to go D ivision I. If ourprogram succeeds then the adm inistration is likely to m ove others tothe same levehNow about the Mercyhurst Men's Lacrosse Team, we have heardevery negative thing there is to say about our team this year. Some ofit we deserve. The one point we w ant to get across to everyone is thatthree or four people do not make up the entire team. We have deal t withour problems and have cut he "dead w eight" We want everyone toseewhat we see everyday, a bunch of winners, forty guys who arededicated, motivated, and bust their humps everyday on and off thefield. W e just want the students to see that the good outweighs the badon our team and it is about time that everyone realizes this.Help us represent our school to the best of our ability. Come to ourgames and support us. We guarantee you will fall in love with thetoughness, speed and action of lacrosse. We won't let you down!.

Dominic H arrisJustin BusheeMatt BarnesGinnegar Addresses Misperceptions

I "Our players are not the hood-lums and thugs that some people1 perceive us to be," he added. "Themajority of them are guys of im-peccable character."B "This incident involves non-stu-dents being belligerent and aggres-sive towards our students. I'm notdefending the people who're re-sponsible. There's n o doubt whatI they did was heinous. But I hesi-late to say what another personwould have done in the same situ-ation."Ginnegar said that the team islooking to put this incident behindthem and learn from it. I"We had a meeting Monday nightand we decided that we need to liveto a higher standard. We're notI going to dwell on this any more.We're going to move on, becomethe best we can and earn back theI respect of the campus," he said. 1

By Chris Wloch ,Editor in-ChiefIn an interview on Wednesday,Nov. 12, Pete Ginnegar, headcoach for the men's lacrosse team,discussed the aftermath of an inci-dent which resulted in the team'ssuspension until February 1. Theincident was an on-campus fightduring the early morning hours of

October 22 involving three for-mer lacrosse players."The actions of three individualsdoesn't neccssari ly dictate the ac-tions of 48 individuals. This isn't areflection of the team as awhole. Ithink that my players are moreupset about the negative percep-tions of the team than they areabout the sanction s. It bothers themthat they are being classified withthe three guys*who didn't thinkabout the consequences.

STA SIS: DRUNKEN STUPOBy Joe GallagherMerciad Columnist

The claim has often been madethat violence erupts with alcoholconsumption, and that* legalitiesconcerning the topic of alcoholare unfair. In plain reality, alcoholdoes inhibit one's perspective justas any drug, and the user uncondi-tionally is accepting responsibil-ity for the consequences of anyactions whichjthey may be in-volved in as a result of its usage.You cannot definitively predictthe future or how you will act in asituation there. By doing drugsthe risk of behaving in an irregu-lar manner greatly increases.Violence is by no means limitedto the confines of college cam-puses and protected environments.Outside of riots and other majorscale events, it is still a reality tobe dealt with almost anywhere,and it nearly always takes one bysurprise in its instigation. Thispastweekend an acquaintance was as-saulted to the neck and elsewhereon her body, cornered in an en-trance, then chased through a mallnot to be seen again.It was never speculated that suchhesitancy would be p resent in step-

ping into such an immediate situa-tion. But given that the terms ofthe individual situation werecompletely unknown beforehand,how could one know they wouldnot end up'procrastinating theirassisting a victim? This goes toshow how an unpredicted situationcan sometimes land right in ourmidst. Yet, in the above situation,no drug use was in place with anyparties and it still happened.Drug use impairs people's judg-ment regarding their actions, or atleast alters their perspectives totheir surrounding atmosphere.Unless someone else forces thesubstance into your body, it is in-evitably your own choice that putsit there. In so do ing, the responsi-bility is accepted for whateverramifications result from your ac-tions in the near future in whichyou are affected, by whateverdrug(s) are taken. The more that istaken of any impeding substance,the higher the risk for involve-ment in undesirable or irregularbehaviors for the user is likewiseaccepted. When the future is al-ways unpredictable, why take it toa more difficult level thanneeded? Danger is fun, and it canbe fruitful. Yet people m ust accept

respon sibility for theeven in dangerous situAdministrators everto make laws like driand drug bans to suppduce the amount of diffthis issue. When oneamount of drinking oring that takes place "legal drinking age" ofrom ages of mid-teetwenties, it is obvioumeans for such a goacounterproductive. Ruauthority overal 1 do nosituation by any m eansThat is not to say that. drugs is evil, however- of their effects is riskyI does choose to partakthena realization of poteis necessary (similar to accidents). If you sinceto have better laws (orexisting laws) then it isto show why it so and sible in your lives. OtheI will present yoursel vesI impaired inferiors, anthe authorities will viesuch. So at least do not valiated in doing so. Yosome ground to break foing the plot you truly de

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PAGIjl.l.lmmmKthiSimmmr to the Editor:Continues What's Up With That?

My article two weeks'ago,fied my positions on alitical issues, was in-

Mr. Gallagher's diatribe thatMerciad wri-11 was my intention to inform

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Yet, as this un-ate display ha s unfolded, Mr.er apparently sees anyonereligion, moralitypatriotism ? as someone who

anarchic standards ofcall these inad-be i t!articles are consistent with a

thesame cannot beof yours Joe. Wemust remem-my article two weeks agotonce did I take anything out ofHowever, your articleshave cut and pasted

that,yoursuppositions. If youh to continue this little spat, beyou think my articlesconclu-istaken if

truth and expect the people onII hope that this response endslittlerivalry.Yet being a real-I sense that it will not. Let us no

By John DedadMerciad ColumnistHousing Troubles?

Are theIs it us t me, or are horror movies just a mere shadow of what they usedto be? When was the last time you viewed a horror film that literallyhad you pulling the blankets over your eyes? When was the last time youhad to sleep with the light on or heard things go "bump" in the night afterwatching one? To be fair, there have been some decent attempts in re-cent years, but a truly frightening horror film? It's been a while, folks.. It appears that the horror flick s of recent years are almost solelyfocused on the gore factor, omitting any semblance of detailed plots orquality acting. This Was not always the case.Remember "The Exorcist"? Upon its release in the early 70's, the filmwas accompanied by more fuss and uproar than a nudist at a Mormonchurch. People actually told their friends and family not to see the film,as it was too extreme and disturbing. T oday's horror films are perpetu-ally embellished with tired cliches, predictability, cartoonish "mon-sters" and abysmal attempts at humor.I realize that there are many folks who watch horror films solely for thegore and/or cheese factors, and th at's fine. However, there are a greatmany of us who long for the days when terror-filled epics held us intrance throughout the film and made us timidly walk past dark cornersof the house. Back then, each film had itsown identifiable characters andqualities. Today what's the difference between Jason, Michael Myers,Chucky or Pinhead outside of appearance and reason of existence?^The point that I'm trying to make here is that there are many of us whodon't care for romantic movies, are tired of the current lacklustercomedies and relish the thought of another horror gem. That 's not asking for too much, is Wf^^ _, 2

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Environmental Law: The EPA1 s PerspectI On Saturday, Nov. 15, Timothy Chapman, aI attorney for the EPA will discuss current issueI environmentI mnrp i n f o .

policy at 2 p.m. in Zurn 203*contact Tom Wall at ext 2387

longercloud The Merciad withourpersonal differences. If you wishto discuss these issues further, Irecommend we debate each otherin front-of the entire campus. Ihave no qualms about defendingmy positions. The question to beanswered is whether or not you areready to defend yours.

Respectfully submitted,Emilio Colaiacovo

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A m e r i c a n a : C h i n a a n d t h e H u m a n R i g h t s I sBy Emilio CoiaiacovoSenior Writer

Last week, the buzz among thepolitical establishment in our na-tion,centered around the arrivalof Chinese President Jiang Zemin.While the'visit was to promotenew economic agreements andefforts to Stop the spread of nu-clear material, President Jiang wassubjected, and possibly rightfullyso, to protests centering aroundvarious concerns, i ncl udi nghumanrights abuses and the attempt toform an independentTibetWhile I doubt that some of ouridealistic protests have made anyprogress to change the communistgovernment in China, it was bothfoolhardy and foolish to inflametensions between China and theUnited States over an issue thatwill not be changed by Hollywoodactivists like Richard Gere.In order]to better familiarizemyself with the Chinese visit, Ifound myself watching a re broad-cast of "Inside Politics Weekend^

which is hosted by Wolf BlitzeronCNN. Mark Russell,to politicalsatirist, stated that President Jiang,|fr uponhis arrival to the White Housewas greeted with a 21 gun salute.He added that in China, when 21guns are fired, 21graves are dug.Nevertheless, this humor didbring light to an issue that has nodoubt strained Si no-American re-lations. Since the massacre atTienanmen square, the U, S. gov-ernment has attempted to threatenChinese communist officials thatall economic benefits would betied to their efforts to improve thehumanrightssituation. While notattempting to sound like a coldhearted individual, I must admitthat by threatening China, we arecertainly not helping our situationanjCNor are we helping those whoare being oppressed by the com-munists in Ch inaAt almost every stop, PresidentJiang patiently explained to ourradical, uninformed students thatthey did not understand the com-plexities of Ins natfonTVurther-

more, he added that their incom-prehension reveals an enormousgulf between the two nationswhich hold two entirely differentperceptions of human rights.While President Jiang may be cor-rect in his supposition that Ameri-cans do not understand the culturalrift that exists between both na-tions, I am forced to disagree thatthere is an ambiguous definitionof human rights. It is purely evi-dent that f the political system inChina is built on suppressing hu-man rights.President Jiang can tryto hide from this reality, yet, thesuppression of rights is a centralprinciple in maintaining powerand order in a communist nation.

Although I believe human rightsare an important issue, I think thatthe U.S. government must moveaway from positioning humanrights as a paramount issue whenconducting negotiations with theChinese. This lofty idealism hasnever brought about the collapse-.of a communist nationjhough Ibelieve that like tneSovietAJIUOIT

China is destined for the ashheapof history, the United States mustpursue other alternatives to helpbring about its ruination. Whilenot purely communist anymore,the penetration of energetic capi-talism into the Chinese economyhas made them the fiscal power-house that they are. Yet, idealisticliberals like Richard Gere seemto believe that we can topple thecommunists only by making hu-man rights a definitive issue. Thiswould be dangerous to say theleast.^Sino-American relationshave come a long way. It wouldbe tragic to jeopardize them.'Though serious problems existin China, progress has been made

in terms of liberalizing theireconomy. The politburo in Beijinghave realized that they can nolonger remain competitive in ad-vocating a traditional communi-tarian-style economy. This|wasthe case when Mikhail Gorbachevintroduced Glasnost and Pere~\stroika in an effort to improvethe Soviet economy. Eventually,

the Chinese governmenize that communism isbeneficial system and towards a more democof governm e n t as the RChange is somethigradual, not radical. Wvatives like myself oppuntary collectivism, weize that small, imperfecneeded before societyprove. This is the caseChinese communists. I lieve that the only wayStates can topple the cois to continue to flood Cthe benefits of the capitem as well as remaincentral arms control pvisionary leader 10 yeaganized and devised suto topple the Soviet coWhile Bill Clinton is nReagan, Clinton has theity of fashioning a plan eventually topple the cgovernment in China.

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For the Mercyhurst educationface, Dr.n Bukowski, assistant pro-

According to Bukowski, teach-ercyhurst represents a re-

Bukowski also received aty anda Doctor-munications,

Pittsburgh. Bukowski has donework at StShe views her position atMercyhurst as a way to give some-thing back to her profession, since

she spent the last 22 years workingin pub l ic educat ion , mos t ly innearby Mi llcreek. Having workedin both teaching and administra-tive roles, Bukowski said teachingat Mercyhurst represents a finalphase in her career,?because'it

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takes the knowledge of>her othertwo roles and shares it with futureteachers."A large part of my administra-tive career involved hiring newteachers, so I know what employ-ers look for. Hopefully this infor-mation can be passed to educationstudents," she said.Bukowski said Mercyhurst wasright for her because "Mercyhursthas a good reputation among edu-cators, and has kept up with trendsin education. 1 wanted to take partin a program I could be proud of.Bukowski considers her basis inelementary and special educationto be a strong asset to her teachingskills. |"I have seen these areas (specialand elementary education) changedramatically in the last ten years,and believe I offer a current viewof the skills teachers need to beeffective," Bukowski said.Bukowski said she believes somechanges need to be made in theEducat ion Department so it canremain competitive through the

next century. First, she said shesees the need for teachers to bequalified at integrating curri-culum, which means teaching

across subjects instead of keep-ing them separate."To teach through themes willbetter prepare teachers in thatmethod," Bukowski said.Bukowski also believes the edu-cation department needs to bemore assertive in instructing fu-ture teachers how to use new tech-nology in the classroom, -jFirst,Bukowski said, the teachers needbetter access to technology, andproper guidance on how to use itwith students. "If our teachers are going to becompetitive, they'll need a propertechnological background," Bu-kowski said.Outside the classroom, Bukow-ski spends her time with her nineyear old twin sons, whom she calls

"the highlight of my life," and herhusband Dan, who teaches atErie's Central High School andalso graduated from Mercyhurst.Kings Rook Club* Waiter W a n t e d ^ *|Male/Female|Apply in Person 11921 Peach St.Fri/Sat/Mon after 8 pm Dr. Kathleen Bukowski Photo: Jessica Russ

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By Karl WellsContributing WriterDr. Randall Clemons, associateprofessor of political science anddirector of the political sciencedepartment, will begin a two termsabbatical starting'winter term.Clemons' sabbatical will lastthrough the rest of the 1997-98school year.Clemons has been working atMercyhurst for 81 /2 years and wasentitled to a sabbatical after work-ing for seven consecutive years at

the same institution. Clemons saidhe considers this is to be a time of"intellectual reflection and profes-sional growth."Clemons has many projects linedup including a book on policy he iswriting with a former graduate student from Mercyhurst He is alsoattending a conference in Marchbeing held by the Western Politi-cal Science Association in LosAngeles. At this conference.

Clemons will be presenting a pa-per on how the devolution of fed-eralism is going }to influenceAmerican foreign policy and hewill also chair a round table discus-sion on American foreign policy atthe same event. In March, Cle-mons will attend an InternationalStudies Simulation in Idaho.ClemonS said there are many otherprojects he would like to work onif time allows. During May,Clemons will be traveling toWash-ington state where he will spend2-2 l/2wecks resting and writingat a cabin on a lake.Clemons was also enthusiasticabout having time to catch up onhis reading, especially bookswhich are* not from his field ofstudy.Clemons will not have regularoffice hours because he said a sab-batical should be "time away fromnormal activitiesand daily duties.**Clemons will, however, make op*

portunities to meet with adeven though this is not norma professor on sabbatical.Many at Mercyhurst widemons' absence. ChStratthaus, a senior politicence major, commented,demons' sabbatical* is wserved and, with this beingtwo terms at Mercyhurst, hbe missed.**Clemons is confident thecal science department willin his absence."Having two solid eolle(Dr. Michael FedericiandDrRi pley, assistant professorsbal science), I feel I am lthe department in good handsaid.

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Last Saturday, the MercyhurstLakers football team finished theseason at Tullio Field with a 31-7victory over the Ohio WesleyanBattling Bishops. This victorygives the team their sixth winagainst only three losses. Againstopponents who were nationallyranked, Mercyhurstended theyearjust as exciting as they started off.Next year, the Lakers will enter theMidwest Intercollegiate FootballConference.The Battling Bishops proved tobe no match for the high-scoringLaker team which outgained themby 237 total yards. The BattlingBishops themselves could only tiethe difference, gaining 177 yardsin theair and 60on the ground, fora total of 237. Mercyhurst on theother hand, ended up with 16 morefirst downs, 269 yards rushing, and205 yards in the air, to total 474

yards..The Lakers only needed six playsto get into the end zone after theopeningkickoff. Quarterback MattKissel1 threw bullets to TimBrediger, Joe Liotta and JustinSiemon for all big gains to lead theLakers to a 7-0 start From there,the defense held tough, stoppingthe Battling Bishops* offense onall three of their first quarter drives,holding them to only 61 yards in 14plays.At the 12:57 mark of the secondquarter, Justin Gibson decided itwas his turn to run the show as herushed 5 times for 31 yards to setup a 17-yard scamper by Kissel1

forthe Lakers* second touchdownof the game.On the very next possession, theLakers decided to mix both airandground attacks by orchestrating atouchdown drive from their owneight yard line.Kissell had completions to BrianHamlin for 12 yards, Tom Wilson

for 25 yards, and Ed Bailey for a29-yard touchdown. On that samedrive, Gibson had two runs for 10yards or more.As the whistle sounded to endthe half, Ohio Wesleyan continuedto look baffled as they went intothe locker room with a 21-pointdeficit. The Lakers seemed to be incontrol, having compiled 10 morefirst downs, 83 more rushing yardsand 50 yards more in the air. NAt the half, Gibson already had69 yards on 14 carries, Kissell hadtwo touchdowns and 175 yards inpassing, and Brediger w as in thebooks for 45 yards on 4 catches.The second half saw a differentOhio Wesleyan team which cameout battling their way into the endzone for the Bishops* first score ofthe game. The'Lakers then an-sweredrightback by scoring theirfourth touchdown' of the day.Kissell ran the option often, keep-ing it himself five times for 41yards and also providing Gibson

with a chance toget his first touch-down of the day. And that he did,scampering in from seven yards toget back Mercyhurst*s command-ing 21-point lead, a lead the Lakerdefense never relinquished. Theystopped the Battling Bishops againthanks to Tom Palmer who hadtwo interceptions within the nextfive minutes. From there, EricWicks put the game out of reachhitting from 29 yards out, makingthe score 31-7.For the Lakers, success has notcome easy, butwith success comesa chance to set records and thatthey did.Wicks set five new kickingrecords, including most punts(196), longest field goal (52yards), most consecutive point af-ter touchdown P.A .T. s (27), high-est punting average for a season(403 yards), and mostfieldgoalsattempted and made (20 of 31).Tim Bednarski found himselfatop the Division II leader board

for interceptions perfinished the season wThe team set severaits own. The Lakers* +ratio was the highest inof the program. With tions, they tied a sinrecord set back in 198This ye ar's team brobest in Laker footbalfirst four games, thete2-2, but that did notthem in the least sincehard work would payend. From there, theydominating teams 1 ikeOhio W esleyan. The Lup outscoring opponefinishing out the yeawins and three losseshas made for an excboth for themselves aas well. Anticipationyear is already starting

leers BeatCanisius \By Scott VanceSports EditorThe Mercyhurst ice hockey teamextended its winning record to 6-1this past weekend by defeatingCanisius College 4-3.However, i t took the Lakers al-most 14 minutes of pressure be-fore they were rewarded with agoal. The goalfinallycame fromBob Atkin as he collected his ownrebound and lifted it over thekeeper to give the Hurst a 1-0lead. .The Lakers were unable to hold

the lead for very long as Canisiusdrew level two minutes later.With less than three minutes left

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in the first period Canisius tookthe lead with a power play goal.The Lakers missed a chance todraw level before the end of theperiod when freshman JodyRobinson was unable to capitalizeon a perfect pass by senior cap-tain Mike Massis.The Hurst leveled the scoring at2-2 within the first five minutes of

Ab o v e : Junior Left Wing Scott Ludeviks (#32) getsready for a shot on the net. Photo: Scott Vancethe second period, courtesy of aJohn Evangelista goal. Atkin gavethe Lakers the lead with hissecond goal of the game withjust over two minutes remaining.Both teams had chances to win

the game in the third period, but itwas the Lakers who were victori-ous when thefinalbuzzer rang.The Lakers play Findlay this Sat-urday at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice Cen-ter-.

Friday night's game in the MACpitted the Mercyhurst Lakers Bas-ketball team against'the Centen-nial Colts. The Lakers dominatedthe court commanding a 108-47win over the Colts., Their recordnow stands at 1-0.The Centennial Colts, a Cana-dian Junior College, were notmuch of a match up against theLakers' superior ability. TheColts were not only outshot andoutrebounded, but outskillcd.It was a good night for the fresh-men as they scored a total of 41points.Assistant Coach Rahsaah Rolandwas impressed with the freshmenplayers and the overall cama-raderie of the team.They 're sticking together andhopefully we can continue to sendout a positive vibe," Roland saidBrent Swain dominated theboards with 19 rebounds, 11 in thesecond half. Swain said,*4We defi-nitely had the height advantagewhich helped us dominate on thedefensive and offensive rebound-ing.** Junior Jeff Wolebcn scored22 points, sophomore Demond

Stewart had 20, and jThielker had 18.44Re bounding is goiimportant test for us. Wa good rebounding teaand without Mo Profitgood chance of gettibounded badly," HeadFogel said.The second half openLakers sitting on a 21-Fogel stressed team plcreased intensity.

WThe Lakers squad helto 17 points in the seFreshman Kris Lynn overall team defense diCentennials1 game planAIthough the team haups and downs, they atogether. Every membteam scored on Fridayhibits excellent depth a"Without Mo Profit, I feable to step up as a techallenge,," said freshBurgci. Coach Fogel hosome gains,without Pbelieves this is the teamdoit On Friday, Nov. 14will play Lock Havenround of the Knobloch RClassic.