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BROWNMAKES CHANGESAS RES. LIFE DIRECTOR

By Kevin M cHughMerciad Editor

p* •Tm not the big bad wolf* looking tothrow students outof their apartments,*' says

Dr. Gary Brown, the new director of residence life at Mercyhurst college.Rumors that he has "cleaned up" three

campuses already and that lie now intends tomake Mercy hurst a dry campus are totallyunfounded. Brown says.

Brown, who has worked in only onecollegeprior to Mercy hurst, Southern IllinoisUniversity at C arbondale, says mat it is morethat students abide by the college's policiesrather than he enforce them.

The policy causing the most controversyon campus is the new Mercyhurst Collegedrug and alcohol policy in which the majorchange is the banning of bottled beer oncampus. Although Brown was not involvedin drawing up the policy he says, the reasonbehind the new law is the danger posed by

broken glass.

C .Brown says that he , along with his staff,will not seek out misconduct but will beobliged to deal with any trouble they comeacross.

When Brown took a walk around the

campus in tne ear I y nours 01 me i irsi weesenaof college, he said that students yelled at himfrom windows and someone threw a full canof beer mat narrowly missed him. He alsosaid mat people were running into their apartments to turn up the volume on their stereoswhen he walked b y.

• Th e alcohol policy was drawnup beforeI came to Mercyhurst and I'm just doing myjobby enforcing it,' ? Brown said. * Throwingbeer cans at me isn't going to change thepolicy." An important change that has takenplace in the department ofhousing, accordingto Brown, is that he is not the director of

housing but the director ofresidence life.With a doctorate ineducational admini-

responsibility. Students need to learn socialnorms, how to live with other people and to bepart of a community."

Replacing Phyllis A iello, the former director of housing, Brown has the added responsibilities ofthe maintenance departmentand of handling any disciplinary matters relating to housing or residence life._j_ Other new developments in the area of

housing include the introduction ofmonthlyhealth and safety inspections* and the settingup ofprogramming funds made available toplan social gatherings and community oriented activities.

The health and safety ch ecks, previouslyheld at the end ofeach term when students hadleft camp us, will be increased because of theunhygienic conditions found in a number ofapartments last year, according to Brown.

The inspections willbe announced a weekin advance and in 99 percent ofcases shouldonly take about two minutes to complete,according to Brown.

The new programming funds are an attempt to improve the community atmosphereof the college by providing acti v ities in whichstudents can meet each other, according toBrown.

" I was very surprised to hear that last yearmany students hadn't met the people living inthe apartments below mem ," Brown said. "I fthe college has no community men it has noidentity." ' ^ > | J

Under the programming fund each student is allocated $7.50 for activities. 3 I havetaken the first stop increating a communityspirit and the rest is up to the students,'Brown added. I

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W M C E TO BEGIN NEWFORMAT

By Kevin McHughMerciad Editor

WMCE-has been

that he has the role of an educator I am as ^ ^ i£meat b me m bc r s o f ^ s m .much a teacher as any professor he ay s d e n t ^"MyjobistoteachstudenUabouthfeouBide ^ ^ j o h n Leisering.the classroom, about life skills and about The yet to be completed format change

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By Robi TaylorMerciad managing editor

I S Considering the nature of his past productions in the Erie area. Night Like A Cat

should make for an exciting evening at theNight Like A Cat, a new play by Mer- Roadhouse.cyhurst writer-uvresidence Randall Silvis, 'Night Like A Cat is more naturalisticwill have its world premier atThe Roadhouse than Voice Of The Seventh A ngel," SilvisTheatre, 1505 State on SepL 28 and will run said, "It is more like my other plays."through Oct 14. Silvis said that hegets the ideas for his

Silvis, the popular playwrite of the Na- stories from con versations that he hears in thetional Playwrites* Sho wcase, w ith plays like few minutes just before he falls asleep. "I doDriven To Acts Of^kindness and The not know where the voices come from, if it's

)f The Seventh Angel, which was something that I heard during the day or

ied by the M ercyhurst Little Theatre something in my dreams, but they give meteaching creative writing at the col- story ide as,'' he said

~ — J i class that he is teaching this term is For information about Night Like A Cat

Ibtfo To Fiction, but his winter class will or any *>ther play at the Roadhouse Theatreplaywriting, Silvis said, call *

will include-a cutjfrom 85 percent to 38percent in the amount ofclassic rock played

on the station and w ill include more diverseprograms such as international, classical andtraditional m usic, Leisering said.

The way in which the format change wasannounced and the fact that the studentexecu-tive had no input in the change are whathaveupset the student staff, according to the musicdirector, Garth McCurdy. i

"After working all summer researchingthe old classic rock format I was shockedwhen I was told the news when I arrived back

Garth said. "Who's going todo all these|new programs? I don't knowanything about German music. Where's allthe money going to come from to buy all thenew records and how will the budget be

distributed."McCurdy added that he thought the old

format was serving thecomm unity. * *Wehad

good ratings and lots of phone calls,"McCurdy said. "I don't mind a little diver-

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job. A44Asa non-comcrcial radio stauon, we

are not concerned-with ratings/4he said.

"The more they can put on their resume, themore music they are exposed to, the moreinterviewing and producing they do, the better off they will be," he said.

"People resist change especially;whenthey feel they haven't had much say in it,which thev haven' t,but the y' 11 find out whenthey go to work for a commercial station thatthey're not going to have much say downthere either,'' Leisering added. The

reason for the format change, according toMercyhurst College President Dr. William P.Garvey, was that the present classic rockformat did not serve the whole community.

* The music shouldappeal to everyone inthecommunity not ust 18 -20 year-old men,''Garvey said.

The presen t WMCE format is not whattheschool administration was promised jwhen

they allowed the stauon to go FM, which wassupposed to include all popular music re*sificauon but one rad io station can t saiisiy auged between 1960and 1975, according toeverybody and that's why there are so many Garvey. f • * k-different stations onthe air." i - The Garvey said that the station managementformat change was announced at an organ iza- }s playing musk for its own personal enjoy-tional meeting onSep t 7 . "Th e majority of ment instead of playingwhat the communitythose who spoke, were disappointed and wants to hear. Tupset,Leisering said.' * But once I gained their Theperformance of the station has been aconfidence telling them that no one on this "disappointment" because the$ hard rockstation will work harder to make this a profes-.played on the station do es not reflect a goodsionally sounding'Station, I. got their sup- public image for the college, he added.p o r t " 'H * I

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Fanta replaces Penh oilowBy Monica GibsonMerciad Staff Reporter

Gerry Fanta, a candidate forMSG president last year, has takenover the position of SAC chairperson after Andy Penhoilow resignedfor personal reasons.

Under the new I* SACconstitution, if he SAC chairpersoncannot fulfill his or her responsibilities, the vice-president will takeover. Pen hollow ap pointed Fanta asSAC vice-president and so Fantatook over when Penhollow resigned. |

"I can work well with peopleand can have an effect on howthings run, '' Fanta, a senior historymajor, said. *'I have a good Iwhat students w ant I give my truefeelings about whether or not anactivity will work and I have fundoing it"

Fanta said his objective for theyear is to work on a calendar. Highlights for the*year include the

Homecoming Formal coming uponOctober 7 and Spring ActivitiesWeekend, which is in April. Fantasaid that the problem with activitieson campus is that peop le don't thinkthere is enough offered or peopledon't like what is offered.Fanta added that he is willing tochange that but he needs the continuous support of the student body.

Other changes that have takenplace from last year include bettercommunication between MSG andSAC and the dropping of the position of marketing director, according to Fanta. * Communication withMSG will not be a problem this yearbecause we have an excellent working relationship," Fanta said. "I

communicate well with MSGmembers and|we've been friendssince reshmanyear." As far as themarketing director position is concerned, Fanta said that every SACofficer is amarketingdirector." Weareall trying to market an activity,''he said. "I n the past, people wouldhold their positions, respond to their

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WMC E station m anagerBy Kevin McHughMerciad Editor

Gerry Fantaown dudes, and not feel obligated todo anything else. Every membershould try and make that particularactivity work,"

Fanta said he is confident thathecan get the job done and that ifpeople just give him a chance and alittle time, he willget things moving.He added that he is .very open tosuggestions and !j encourages students to come in and see him. "Myoffice is everyone's office," Fantasaid.

The former director of athleticsat Mercyhurst, John Leisering, whosaid that he resigned because heneeded more time to spend with hiswife and children, has been giventhe job of station manager forWMCE FM .

Leisering has had 12 years experience in commercial radio ofwhich eight were spent in the Eriearea. From 1974 to 1985, L eiseringgained a wide range of experience,notably in advertising, interviews,

sports, and news. jjI Leisering said that if he remained as director of athletics hewould not only be doing himself adisservice but would also be doingthe college a disservice. However,whenhe decided to leave the athleticdepartmentat he endof last year, hesaid that he had hoped it wouldn'tmean leaving the college.

Future S.A.C. chairperson will be appointed

By Monica GibsonMerciad Staff Reporter

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A motion to amend theconstitution regarding the electionof th e; SAC Chairperson p ositionwas passed by the Mercy hurst Student Government on Sunday.In the p ast, both theMSG Presidentand the SAC Chairperson wereelected p ositions, but the two didnothave the same power. The amendment to the constitution makes theSAC Chair an appointed position,since SAC is a subcommittee ofMSG. / ;

The guidelines J to the amendment are as follows:~ Applications Ifor the SAC

Chairperson position w ill be takenat the same ime as letters of intentfor MSG officer positions.

— The SAC Chair position willbe an appointed position since theorganization is a subcommittee ofMSG. : f }

— All applicants will be reviewed within'two weeks of theelection of new MSG officers.Upon completion of this interviewand < selection process, the newlyelected MSG Executive Board willnominate a candidate for the advertised position. L

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ment will be subject to a 2/3 majority vote of the jpresent StudentGovernment Body.I --Up on obtaining confirmation,

the .newly appointed SAC Chairshall work in conjunction with theoutgoing SAC Chairperson untilsuch time thatan appropriate transition has been facilitated!

- The SAC Chairperson is anEx-Officious member of the MSGExecutive Board.

- Upon advertising and interviewing for open SAC Officerpositions, the SAC Chair shallnominate candidates for the following positions:M Vice-President,

Treasurer, Secretary, and Transportation Director. All nominationsmade by the SAC Chair are subjectto MSG Executive Board approval.

- In the event of the resignation

or removal of .the SAC Chair, theVice-President of SAC shall suc

ceed to the open position.— In the event of a vacant SAC

officer p osition, the SAC Chairperson shall once again advertise andinterview for the open position(s).

Tod George, MSG Treasurerand supporter of the amendmentsaid, "We are proposing thechanges to try and settle a two yearrift between MSG and SAC. Theremust exist some sense of an abilityto work with each other.*'

George said that the amendmentwill be useful for future classesbecause it settles the power struggleand allows MSG to appoint peoplethat they can successfully workwithJ

JohnLeisering"I made it very clear to the

president (Dr. William P. Garvey)that I would very much like to stayatthe college and he made it clear tome that if things could be workedout he'd like to keepme,'' Leiseringsaid.H However, Leisering says thatthe position of station manager,which is a newly created position,was established not for his need butfor the student staff of the radio.

Previously, the radio station w asmanaged by the present communications director, Richard Ragan,who will now concentrate more ontelevision broadcasting, accordingto Leisering.

Leisering, who was on thesearch committee for his successor,says that he is extremely happy thatPete$Russo wa s picked- asMercyhurst's new director of athletics.

I was asked for my opinionabout Pete and I told the presidentthat I was very pleased that his namehad surfaced and that he had decided; to accept,*' Leisering said."I've known Pete for about 10years. He has tremendous administrative experience and I think he'lldo a fine job."

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Garvey also said that a stationunder the current format cannot berun as an. educational tool, and thatchanges have to be madein the typeof music that is played or else thestation would either be shutdown orwould operate w ithout any connection with the school.

The new format will be for thecommunity during the day and forthe students at night, according toGarvey. Thenew format which willbe made by the Board of Trustees,which is the licensee of the station,

will include programs from the

golden age of radio, such as Abbotand Costello,and Sherlock Holmes.

Also included will be a Mer-cyhurst hour on Mondays throughFridays featuring debates, discussions, speeches and interviews fromstudents, faculty and allumni andAmerican music featuring country,Broadway, blues and jazz J

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Thanks to you we raised over $700.00 to help,including matching funds from their bank so thattheir house could recieve the much needed repairs.

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What defines "classicl

rock"?By Robi TaylorMerciad managing editor

There is no definition in thedictionary and every radio stationgives theterm its own special meaning. Most commercial stations callany styleof popu lar music recordedmore than five years ago classicrock. A

Others classify the singer andnot the song as classic. This allowssuch artists as Neil Diamond andLionel Richie to be played along

with the Rolling Stones and BobDylan. This type of programmingallows a greater variety of music tobe p layed and allows a greater freedom of expression for the DJ's.

There is supposed to bea classicrock format at the M ercy hurst College FM station WMCE. The onlyproblem is that everybody has different ideas about what should orshould not be played at the station.No one has come forward to setdown a policy in w riting as to whatclassic rock, WMCE style, is.

Dr. William:P. Garvey, Mer-cyhurst College president said thatthe present *'classic rock" playedon the station is not what the schooladministration was p romised bv the

Communications Departmentwhen it allowed the station to go toFM. He said that "classic rock" issupposed to include "all types ofpopular music recorded between1960 and:!975." * & *

With a few exceptons most ofthe 3000 songs on the curren t playlist are white, male, and have beenrecorded in the last few years suchas; White Lion, Tin Machine, andGuns And Roses, allof which havebeen on the POP and Rock charts.

* The reason that some modemmusic is play ed/ ' according former

WMCE music director PatBotwright, "is that someday it willbe considered classic rock. *' %

With that logic Madonna andTone Loc should be played for thesame reason. After all, their songsare also on the same charts usuallyin a higher position than theartistsmentioned above.

Any music or artist that the station management considers a little

poppish or has a beat that can bedanced to is not considered classicand is forbidden from the station.

Motown and Atlantic Recordsartists who have had number onehits, like1 Diana Ross, MichaelJackson, and Stevie Wonder, whohave been p erforming rock and roll

The MerciadMercyhurs t Col lege ' s F i r s t-Class newsp aper

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Vol. 63No. 1 September 21,1989

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The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of MercyhurstCollege, Box 161,501 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825-0376. Material for publication must be submitted bv noon on theMonday before publication.

The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed,

but the writer's name can be withheld by request

artists for at least 20 years, areonlyallowed to be 'played on Sundayevenings during the Intro-2-Soulshow.

Other artists with Top 20 songsover five years old, such as MacDavis andNeil Diamond are bannedon the station as being pop insteadof rock and roll. Their songs arebanned even though their songsappeared in the Billboard rockcharts for many years, usually in thetop 20. * IM Even though a lot of the DJ'sbring in these other styles of classicrock the reason the station management gives for not playing, theseother types of music is that theydon't getany into the station and thecollege doesn't give them enoughmoney to buy some. Some of theDJ's have the original rock songs bysome modern artists but they arenotallowed to play them because theartists are now considered p op.

A lotof the problem is that mostof the WMCE staff are too young toremember that at one time, (whenthey were about five years old) therewas no pop , disco, country crossover, or dance music.everythingthat had a beat to it was rockand roll.

In a community where the most

popular concerts include, AliceCooper, The Monkees,%^d*the1950's revival* show with LeslieGore, The Shirelles, and The Coasters it is not hard to tell what thepeople want..old fashioned classicrock and roll.

Listeners are tuning •WMCEout in favor W RKT , a new classicrock station in Erie, that plays a littlebit of everything from Barry Ma-nilow to Aerosmith. In the dormsand apartments most of the radiosthat can be heard* are tuned toWRKT. The same thing can can beheard outside .the doors of theWMCE studios. .,

Their programming takes the

community's interest in music fromthe50's 60's and 70 's into accountwhen they set up their format Theaudience that WMC E had when itstarted out quickly switched toWR KT . They changed, according jto students, because of the wider]variety of music that WRK T plays.

It is not right for a college tohave a station that itsown studentswill not listen to. The school and thestudents should be able to listen toour station with pride and the stationshould have enough pride in itself towant the community to listen.

The new format recently! announced by the station is not goingto stop this problem. The same old4'classic rock" is going tobe playedafter 4:00 without any changes.

It's up to the student management of WMCE, its new adviser,and the college administration-towork this out and try to give Mercyhurst a station that people willlisten to instead of turn away from.Expanding the types of classic rockthat!the station management willallow on the station is a good firststep that they should consider.

Alcohol policy willjchangestudents* behaviors

By Kevin McHughMerciad Editor

Complaints are being heard allover campus about the new Mercyhurst College Alcohol and DrugPolicy and about Dr. Gary B rown, the,new director of residence life, who isin charge of enforcing the policy.

The major changes the introduc-^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ tion of the law banning bottled beerand the implementation of die keg law. The reason behind the new lawon bottled beer is the hazards of broken glass. The reason behind thekeg law is that it complies with the Pennsylvania Liquor Code.

It may beokay banning people from wandering around campus w ithbottles of beer, but why ban someone from drinking bottled beer in theprivacy of his own apartment? This is a good argument, as bottled beerusually indicates more sociable drinking than would a keg. •

When we hearof bottled b eer, wetend to think of imported beer, andwhen we drink bottled beer, we usually do so for quality rather thanquantity. And that's w hat the college should be promoting: qualityrather than quantity in regard to drinking.

In effect, the college seems to contradict itself by banning smallgroups from drinking quiedy and responsibly. But wait a minute. If agroup is in its apartment drinking bottled beer quiedy and responsibly,how could they ever get busted. Gary Brown or his staff isn 't going togo around peeking in people's windows. So where's the problem?

So what about parties in apartments? What's so bad about partieswith only 15-20 people? I know I don*t like getting crushed up againsta wall or waiting half an hour in line for a beer, j

Now that parties will predominantly be fueled by cans rather thankegs of boer, students will and should be much more aware of thefinan cing of their parties and of whom they let in.

A keg of Budweiser costs $30, whereas the same amount of beer incans (7.5 cases of 12 ounce cans) costs about $93. This again promotesquality rather than quan tity.

It is obvious that not all students are happy withsmall gatherings but want prig parties, lit is alsoobvious that they want to drink at these functions,as shown by the dismal crowd of around 80 thatshowed up for the Saturday night dance at the cafe

compared to around the 300 that attended an unofficial function off campus where alcohol wasserved.

However, it is obvious that not all students are happy with smallgatherings bu t wantbig parties. It isalso obvious that they want to drinkat these functions, as shown by the dismal crowd of around 80 thatshowed up for the Saturday night dance at the cafe compared to aroundthe 300 that attended an unofficial function off campus where alcoholwas served.

There is very little po ssibility that the administration would ap proveof any function on campus that would involve alcohol; so it looks likeif you can 't drink at large functions on campus then you have to go offcampus. This presents the obvious problem of drinking and driving, sowe hope the organizers of off-campus functions will give it careful

consideration.!Another issue raised^by the new drug and alcohol policy is now that

loud, crowded, drunken parties have been banned, there is nothing leftto do on campus. I

The ob for oiganizing activities other than such parties lies with theMercyhurst Student Governm ent and the student activities committeewhoreceive $75a year from each student to cany out that job.

This year"! MSG and SAC are doing a lot more than in the past toprovide actmties such aspicnics, DJ's, dances and comedy shows.TTieywill have to continue with such events and to research what studentswant on campus to make sure that drinking is not the only source ofentertainment on campus.

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Even though drinking by college students is against school policy and illegal in die state of Pennsylvania, punishable by fines of upto $300 and loss of driving privileges for up to one year, it is still apopular pastime.

The Beer Drinkers of America'sParty Smart Education Programurges anyone who d rinks alcohol toremember these tips to help themparty smarter and get home alive:

Know your limit and staywithin it - Many factors affect how

much k a {person can safely drink:how much he weighs, whether ornot a person is in good health, and

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Let's talk life. Life and how tolive it, as far as the Utopic

nan year. The apex. A pinnacle of life's splendor and con-

>us vigor all piped in to yourf the four year mission to eek

out your niche in life. College is abeautiful thing, and your freshmanyear pretty much se ts the tone for thefollowing years' songs ofsuccessordismal social failure. f

| There are a handful of sugges

tions that one may decide to followreligiously to en sure that his freshman year does not wind up a blur ofdrunken nakedness. Some of thesenotions have been handed downfrom senior to freshman here atMercyhurst for eons, others I 'vejust made up. The key factor,though is that they may very well bethe best wa y to ensure that, asfreshmen\women, you too may liveon the razor's edge, laugh in the faceof death, and chuckle in the eyes ofcatastrophe as every student on our

vibrant campus should on a dailybasis. ^ |

First, as far as study habits, onephilosophy stands tall. Cheatersnever prosper; copiers do! Copyeverything. Stay on e step ahead ofthe competition by always copyingtheir work. Also, the library is noplace to get in any 'serious* studytime but as far as social intercourseit's a veritable welispring of community interaction. Not to mentionthe feeling that one experiences...kind of like that York Pepp ermintPatty feeling, just saying, " I spentnine hours in the library!". •

For God's sake, as well as your

own, don't take 8:15's.t It 'snot asthough freshmen\women a re out allnight drinking and can 't make itoutof bed on a half an hour's sleepbecause you all know darned wellthat's unlawful!

This year Mercy hursthas put itsweighty disciplinary foot down,and discourages any member of itsstudenti family ^not to ,wade inpuddles of vestegial wickedness.One way or another it still makes

sense that if a happy-go-luckyfreshmanXwoman should stumbleacross a case or five on the way back

from the library, heNshe should nothave to get up for class until at leastthe crack of noon. J

Do yourself a favor and find acheap, yetj substantial, salad ba rsomewhere. Get there by three orfour and j ust eat like crazed weasels!Salad Bars were made for collegegluttons, and besides, they're nutritious, huge, and most mothers prefer salad bars for their children whoea t If they could send you a saladbar care package they would.

These few ips may change yourconcept of college reality, or theymay hold! some hidden meaningrelating to your childhood somehow. Regardless how you see it,

freshman year at times may not bethe easiest year of your life, but itvery well may be the best.As a senior this year the most practical hunk ofadvice I can offer is this- You can flunk as many classes asyou want, lose as many vital organsas you can via alcoholism, and basically partyllike the champions youare because IT * JUST DOESN'TMATTERfclT JUST DOESN'TMA TTE R! Besides that, you canalways transfer. •>

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This summer had to have beenthe best season in the last 20 yearsfor the movie going public. With excellent movies like Dead Poet Society competing with trash like NoHolds Barred it was harder thanever to pick what was worth your$4.50.; L ^ I

One movie that made jit evenharder eventually became the biggest movie of all time. With all thehype an d marketing surroundingthe summer movie, Bat man , it is nowonder that it has se t records byearning almost $300 million. Th ebig suprise is that the movie lives upto its publicity.,.

| When I first heard that MichaelKeaton was going to play Batman, Ihad my doubts that he could do the ^role without making it look stupid, MiCHAEL KEATON (BATMAN) stars in the highest grossing filmmaybe a carbon copy of B e * • ^ {^^ $300 million dollarstlejuice. I am pleased to say that I UJ m ' 6

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culture toyHurst

was wrong.Keaton played the role as seri

ous as any role he has ever played.That may have been the one faultwith his character he was a little tooserious. There were none of the oneliners that Batman had when I wasgrowingup and that took somethingaway from the performance.

£ The Jack of«humor did giveBatman the sinister appearance thathe will become known for.

Jack Nicholson was perfect asthe Joker. Th e character had thesame sense of black humor \thatNicholson has if only he could havelet go a little then the Joker wouldhave been perfect. This was the rolethat he was born for, it's really greatthat he finally gota chance to play it

I ' It was not until the last 20 min-utes^of Batman that some of (hehumor that was part of the old TV

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series showed through. Iff theycould have spead that around therest of the movie it may have givenKeaton an d Nicholson the oneadded spark that this movie needed.

Batman is a fun mo vie, but it isnot funny. Maybe that's fwhatmakes it the hit that it is. People are

getting tired of the clean-cut heroeslike Superman.

This movie is going to become a

cult classic and will probably bearound for many years to come. Iacn bet that this movie will show up

i at a lot of midnight movies after itsinitial run. « ,'

All that I can say is that if youhaven't already seen Batman,

Idon' t pass it up . It was the hottestmovie of the summer and wellworth the price of a ticket fMy rating 86/100 I

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A series that began as a fewpeople getting together to discussfilms on Friday nights w ill begin itseventhyear on Tuesday, Sep t 26 at8 p.m.

The Films for Discussion seriesis sponsored by the religious stud-ies^hilosophy department Th efilm series began as a gathering of afew people to discuss films and Iwas encouraged to make the serieslarger in scope, Dr. George Garrelts,head of the religious studies/philosophy department said.

The Films for D iscussion seriesis aptly titled because the films thatare shown will make you ask questions about a variety of things. B u t

don't le t the; academic soundingname scare you away from comingto the films, this is not a gathering ofprofessors discussing intellectualtopics in a haze of pipe smoke.

The films to be shown in thecoming series all have internationaland political significance butithisdoes not mean they are boring. T heThin Blue Line, the first ilm n theseries, is the true story of an Ohioman almost executed for a crime hedid not commit With a plot like thatit could be a made for televisionmovie. -

Each film in the six part series

will be introduced by someone whois knowledgeable on the subject ofthe film. The T hin Blue Line willbe introduced by Leonard A mbrose

III, a criminal justice lawyer from alaw firm in Erie. | IIHaving introductions to the

films makes the films series uniquealong with the discussions that arehosted afterward. The discussionoffers an opportunity to talk aboutthe films afterwards rather than justwalking out of the theater and goinghome once a film is done, Garreltssaid.

The topics of the films are worthy of discussion. The subjects include such topics as apartheid, betrayed and jilted lovers, facing adversity and overcoming it, Shakespearean tragedy in an opera form,

and the decline of living standards

in a steel town.I The Fall Films for Discussioninclude: Sept26, T he Thin BlueLine, Oct 3 , Women on the Vergeof a Nervous Breakdow n, Oct 10,Voices of Sar a fina, Oct 17, Peilethe Conqueror, Oct 24, Otello,and Oct 3 1 , Lightning Over Brad-dock.

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The Mercyhurst golf team be-*gan its bid fora place in the n ationalsfor the coming year ina tournamenton Sept 11 last M I

Under the new leadership ofMike Barnes the team headed forthe B ud/ElwellGannon Invitationalat the Lake Shore Country Club.

The team for Mond ay's invitational was Gelded during try outsand qualifiers that were held on theDowning golf course during the

past two weeks. The scores were:Tony Saccamano 79, MikeMcPherson 83, Steve Deitch 84,Tony Sartini 86, and Kurt Johnson89. . | r

The team teed up again on Sept.18 against Ashland College at theBrookside Country Club.

McPherson,a freshman fromWa rren^ a. shot a brilliant 72 on avery ugh tcourse,birdieing a total ofsix holes. He later went on to win aplay-off spot against the numberone for Wright State, an NCAADivision I school, witha very auspicious golf team. 1 n

The team scores for theday afterthe round were as follows: MikeMcPherson 72, Tony Sartini 77,Tom Saccamano 79 ,John Deasy 82andlsteve Deitch 85 . The teamplaced fifth overall in a hard foughtvictory over many D ivision I teams

without the the advantage? of anextra man. " "|Barnes commented | that« he

holds one particular quality aboveall the others, good conduct fromthe team. "I' m very concerned withrepresenting the college well as ateam." he said. Barnes added that

he was pleased by the quality of theteam's performance during its firstouting. *'I see a veryjpromisingseason ahe ad," he said. I feel reallygood about the people and the workethic/' Barnes said.

On Monday last the Mercyhurstgolf team headed \for Pennhillscountry club,the homecourse of theUniversity of Pitt-Bradford. Lastyear,Mercy hurst were beaten outofsecond place by a solitary shot at the

same tournament.it Despite the absence!of Tony

Sartini,one of the schools more

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it you have ventured towards the soccer field ately, you are boundto have noticed that some members of the mens team are of foreignorigin. In fact, five oreign members of the team are regular starters.

John Melody, Joe Devoy, Liam Barron and John Shanahan camefrom lreland.|Nick Roberts is English.* The latter three are freshman,and in only the preliminary partof the soccer season they have made anoutstanding impression. The reason for imrjortin^foreign players toplay soccer here is simple. They are good.

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\ To compete at the national collegiate level in the United States, youhave to attain a very fine standard of play . John Shanahan and LiamBarron have come straight? from Ireland where last year they weremembers of a you ths team which captured the most prestigious trophyavailable at that level. For 18 year olds, they have a wealth of playingexperience. This experience can undoubtedly be exploited by Englishhead coachTrevor Warren to the benefit of the team as a whole.

The transition from European soccer to the American style of playcan be difficult The game i$ still soccer, but the way in which it is playedcan vary substantially. " •

The first point of contention which comes to light is the standard ofrefereeing. Nick Roberts, an attacking midfielder puts it down toexperience on the field of play. He contends that the refereeing is badbecause "the referees haven't played themselves, they don't allow thegame to flow as it should, and get caught up in the technical aspects ofthe game." % ?

Nick comes from Manchester in England where soccer isnot merelya game, it's a religion. When you are involved in the sport, as almosteveryone is in some way or another, it becomes an importantpartof yourlife. You grow up kicking a ball on the street with your mates. Laterin life your social life will probably revolve around the game.

Soccer is everything there, unlike the United States, where it isconsidered an insjgnifipantSjPQitby the majority. Nick says "it 's naturalfor us to play soccer, everyone just does i t " '* '

In England and Ireland, the season usually lasts 9 months of the yearin contrast to the short season of 2 to3 months of the yearoverhere. Nickshows he is impressed by the work rate of the home-based players bysaying, "th e lads are willing to work hard over a short space of ime oattain the level of fitness equired." '

One of thecaptains of thisyears team is Blair Thompson, the otherbeing JoeBehr. Bla ir's originally from Scotland where his father playedprofessional soccer for years. The most striking difference for Blairconcerning both styles of play is purely physical.

Although being well known as someone who never shirked a tacklein his life, Blair believes that an American side competing at the worldlevel would be physically overpowered. He says, *' we have to learn howto play the p hysical game toour advantage, to do this, we have to watch

how the Europeans play." Blair adds,* I think there is more heart in

[soccer over there, I like the intensity. I want the game to be taken moreI seriously because until it is, we'll never be taken seriously on a worltfwide level." I' \ * •

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Blair also sees the increased discipline as a healthy departure fromthe lackadaisical individualistic style which had begun to creep into theteam over the past, few years, "Last year we had 7 seniors, it was hardfor a new coach to make them play ina totally different manner." Nowit's different, the niceties aregone , thete is a ob to be done, and everyoneinvolved knows what it's going to have to take.

Blair is impressed by the new players. They play his type of game.The no prisoners type. That attitude is reinforced by Trevor Warren,theheadcoach. Theprimary difference for him between the imports andthe home-based players is their savvy on the field. He remarked on thisby saying, "They havelbetter field sense, their, gamesmanship isrefreshing to watch." I *•••

There isa very real danger regarding the mass importation of foreignplayers. Americans obviously won 't have the opportunity to raise thestandard of their game. Mercyhurst's policy is to keep the number of

non-nationals ata minimum. It's hardly necessary considering there aresome excellent American players on the side. There are however,colleges within thecity,Gannonbeing one which has saturated their ownsoccer program with non-nationals. This in my opinion is rediculous.The game will never make serious steps of progression in this countryunless a limit on foreign players is introduced. The foreign influence ishealthy, but an overdose will only starve the Americans of the competition they need to play on par with the rest

Soccer at Mercyhurst is alive and well The level of play achievedhere is as good as can be seen on any college campus in the United States.What the team needs is you. It needs support on a level which minorsits achievements to date. So the next time you make it to the soccer fieldstay awhile, you wo n't be disappointed.

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By John Deasy

Merciad Sports Editor

The 1989 mens soccer seasonhas started well for MercyhurstAlready the team has posted 4 winsand 2 ties with the only loss comingon the road from highly rankedLockhaven. , *

Chicago was the venue for thefirst tw o games. M ercyhurst managed to tie Lewis Uuniversity 1-1 .They then went on to beatSUoseph's, (Illinois) 1-O. Lewis

had beaten M ercyhurst last year. Onreturning the team soon found itselffacing a tough Fredonia squad.They eventually had to be contentwith a 1-1 tie.

The next opposition came fromLockhaven University,a toughsquad with som e excellent E nglishplayers. The L akerswent down by ascore of 4-0. It was a disappointingloss so soon in the season but thenext day the team made amends bybeating Keene State 2-1. Keene

State were ranked fourteenth in the

country at the time. Keith Carneyand Robin Engle did the scoring.OnTuesday .September 12JPitt-

Bradford were hosted on the soccerfield,w hich incidently is behindBaldwin Hall. This turned out to bea relatively easy game with theHurst chalking up a 6-1 victory.Liam Barron^ freshm an striker,notched up two goals,one comingfrom a penalty kick. Freshman NickRoberts also got two with ShaneBangs and Keith Carney completing the scoring.

Head coach Trevor Warren saidafterwards,"It8 went just as weexpected.we did concede a sillypenalty but we were allowed spaceto play in,and eventually w e brokethem down."

The next game took placeagainst Niagaras tough side thathad beaten Mercyhurst last year.Niagara took an early lead in thefirst half. An equalizer by KeithCarney in the second half forced thegame into extra time. The superior

work rate of Mercyhurst paid divi

dends when a defensive error allowed Liam Barron the chance tohammer home a shot from  25 yards.Robin Engle, Keith Carney andNick Roberts added a goal apieceleaving the final score at 5-2.

Coach | Warren singled outfreshman midfielder John Sha-nahan for some special praise afterthe game,"Shanny played a greatgame, the standard of his crosseswas excellent" Referring to thenew recruits Coach Warrensaid,"I'm pleased with theiradjustmentthe team is beginning togel together."

The next game to be played is atWestminster onWednesday. CoachWarren hopes to use this game as abuild-up for next weekend's&bigtournament here in Erie whereMercyhurst meets nationallyranked Bridgeport and either EastStroudsburg orGannon. Twogoodresults would put Mercyhurston theroad to post-season play. The tournament will be played this Saturdayand Sunday at Scott Park.

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Lady Lakers continue where fy left off

against rival Duk es

By John DeasyMerciad Sports Editor

By Carl TriolaMerciad assistant sports editor

After doing so well in his first yearas head coach of die MercyhurstLakers, Coach B rasing ton will havea rough time doing better.

While losing many good offensive players such as Charlie Wertz,Craig Galovich, and Greg Haski tograduation, Brasington believesthat this year's offense is capable ofperforming as well as last year'ssquad.

- The defense was also hit hardby

graduation. The biggest loss wasAll American Linebacker CraigLatimer, .but other losses includePaul Smith, Doug Kama-, and RickAndrejchak. While these losses hurtthe Laker's, new faces are preparedto step up and takethe challenge putbefore them.

-Training camp went well thisyear for the Lakers and the team

came away w ithout any major injuries and the team's overall attitudewas positive even though conditions during camp were less thanperfect r I

This year's offense will be ledby Junior Quarterback Dave Gordon who is expected to do well even

without tremendous varsity experience.

•i Through the air Gordon will belooking to connect with All-American Tom Hemer or Greg Fitzgerald.The offensive 4 line anchored byJohn Koulianos, Tom StilleyjandDave Parmeter will have the responsibility of opening holes andproviding protection for the back-field, ij I «(# |

Leading the Laker runninggame will be Jeff Andrejchak,

All-American Brian Haberstock,and Ted Wilson. Both Andrejchakand Haberstock had fine '88seasonsjiowever Haberstock hasbeen sidelined for the time beingbecause of injuries. I *

With Haberstock out the running chores hive ffallen onAndrejchak's shoulders and he hasresponded with 221 yards and fourtouchdowns.

On the other-ride o f the line All-American Paul Mocho, Perry$ £ * r . and M a r k . J — J "workthepits. Leadingthehneback

ers will be Jason Dapra wh ile preseason All American Vaughn Jonesheads up the defensive backfield.

The defense showed their potential against Grove City by causing fi ve turnovers and sacking thequarterback s ix tim es while holdingthe Wolverines to seven points.

As a result of such a fine preseason, the Lakers have, openedwith two victories with the offensive and 'defensive teams doingwell. In these early victories, Gordon is 17 for 27 and 256 yards with

one touchdown."Waynesburg was the team's

first real challenge of the season,"according to Gordon, "each game

isa challenge and each game will befaced one by o ne."The Lakers, who have sailed to

easy victories in the early going,will meet the undefeated Dukes of

The Mercyhurst Collegewomen's soccer team has picked upwhere they left off last year. Thelady booters have run their record to5-0 with some very impressive vic tories. The latest national rankingshave them placed at number six inthe country and number o ne in theEastThe team opened the season with a

victory on the road against O berlin.Head Coach Andy Roth commented, "We couldn't have askedfor a better record than undefeated,untied, and unscored on . Travelingto Oberlin, the team found that theywere marked. Oberlin came right at

them,butthe girls rallied toasecondhalf goal to win the game 1-0."

In the game against Fredonia.Joni Connelly scored twice to leadMercyhurst. Renee Dahlkemper,Veronica Sansom, and Jennie Reuleeach added goals. IAndrea Colaur-rotolo and Karen Trapolsi* com bined for the shutout goal. AndyRoth commented on the Fredoniamatch, * Once again we started offslow but got stronger to score fivegoals in spite of the sweltering heatWe pulled the starters with 20 minutes left in the game. W e were verypleased with the result,"f

Both of these games were of

Duquesne U niversity on Saturdayat Veteran's Stadium at 1 P.M.

The only time Duquesne defeated Mercyhurst was back in1981, die first yearof football atthe"Hurst The last time the Lakers metthe Dukes, in Pittsburgh, the Lakerscruised to a 31-10 victory.

some significance considering theimportance of their next encounteragainst the Lady Royals from theUniversity of Buffalo. Mercyhurstgot off to a dream start when SeniorAll-American Joni Connelly brokeloose and smashed the ball into thetop right-hand corner o f thenet afteronly four minutes of play. The firsthalf ended with die Lakers leading1 -0 hut onlv after soak ing up someintense pressure from the Buffaloforwards. In the second half theBuffalo onslaught continued! buteventually determination turnedinto frustration p and a defensiveblunder allowed Veronica Sansomto slip in and apply the finishingtouch with a goal coming 32 m inutes from full-time. Buffalo hadbeen ranked number one in the

region and fifth n the country.,Andy Roth, obviously de

lighted said, " What really impressed me was that 24 hours afterthe Fredonia game the girls playedan aggressive and emotional gameagainst a ranked team with a seriouschip on its shoulder.

We are a defensively orientedteam and Buffalo could not pene-trateour defense. We got our opportunities and scored with them."

The second "big" game wasthat against Allegheny, one of thestrongest NCAA division IIIwomen's soccer teams. Theyhanded the Lakers their only loss ofthe regular season last year. Once

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again however, it was VeronicaSansom who put the game awaywith some great finishing. Her two

goals came, *within the first fiveminutes.£This allowed Mercyhursttoplay a defensive gamefor the restof the match.

The women's soccer team isgoing I from strength to strength.After already-having beaten theirtwo main rivals they look set tomatch or even emulate their stunning success of last yearbarring k eyinjuries or a sudden loss of form.Once again some splendid recruiting has strengthened the squad.i The Lady Lakers also playedLemoyne this past Sunday,onMercyhurst's home field. The teamlooked a little flat after some gruelling encounters with very tough

opponents but they still managed toemerge victorious with a 4-1 finalscore. |

| Jen Hart opened the scoring inthe 38th m inute after a goal mouthscramble coming from a corner.Early in the second half a great runand cross from Joni Connelly resulted in another goal which wasputaway by Veronica Sansom J Thefloodgates then began to open andfreshman Lori Hamblin added two

mom goals to ensure another victory for Mercyhurst

Lemoyne scored a late consolation goal in the 85th minute. By thenhowever, the game was systematically over. M We played well,considering the intensity of othermatches wasn't there/* Roth said.44Its a sign of a good team to win soconvincingly even when you are alittle flat," Roth added.

All in all,j the progress of theteam has been more than encouraging. With three new  freshman start-ers and a junior transfer also startingthe future looks bright.. HeadCoach Andy Roth feels that thechances of making nationals aregood, but there is a long way to goy et i