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- THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929
Vol. "7tMiih
The Merciad is also availableat merciad.mercyhurst.eduf
NEWS:
New pool tables inthe Student Union
PAGE 2
FEATURES:
Is your room a
mess? Try thesetips to clean it!
PAGE 3
OPINION:
Fond offruitcakes?
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ARTS&
ENTERTAINMENT:
C h r i s t m a s
C a b a r e t
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SPORTS:
Wrestling upsetsN o. 4 UPJ
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Upcoming Campus Events
Wednesday D ec. 15
Film : The Return, 2 p.m. and 8
p.m., PAC.
Annual Mercyhurst ChristmasConcert: 7 p.m., St. Mary'sChapel, Mercyhurst No rth East.
Ice Sk ating: 9:30 p.m. -10:45p.m., M IC.
Thursd ay De c. 16
Christmas Cabaret: 8 p.m.,Walker Recital Hall.
Friday D ec. 17
Christmas break begins
Index
iiil&IEfc'UI UBSBlii SLt Erie- Pd. mm December 15. 2004
5H urst w elcom es w inter
Katie McAdarns* Photo editor
First snowfall of the winter arrives on campus and is continued in the forecast for the next several days.
W ho got your (campus nu m be r?Students receive anonym ous phone calls asking for more than just namesBy Joshua WilwohlLayout assistant
Hate having trouble with thosepesky telemarketers? One wouldguess in college you would not haveto deal with them anymore; however,lately, there hasbeen a non-stop spreeof calls to dorms and apartments
on campus that keep pestering stu-dents.|; The caller - a foreigner - asks forsimple information including name,phone number, and address, but thenasks for your social security number.
When asked what this is for, the callerquickly hangs up. These irritatingcalls have been angering students to
no end and they want them to stopimmediately.
Freshman Chris Geer, who receivesat least six calls daily said, "I am justsick of these people. I told themseveral times I was not interested,
but they just keep calling." Geer isonly one of several victims of theseirritating marketers.
Freshman Christine Ferranti said,
'1 get Calls pretty much every otherday asking for a variety of people. Weshould not have to put up with thiswhen we are in college."
Supposedly, these marketers arewith some sort of credit card com-pany, but will not specify who. Policeand safety's Sergeant John Pattersonwarns everyone of these calls. "Stu-
dents should be weary. I advise thatno student ever provide informationover the phone, especially when itinvolves their social security number,"
said Patterson. 'These types of casesevolve to be identity theft, thoughwe cannot prove that is what thesetelemarketers are after."
As for obtaining student's informa-tion, Patterson remarked that it is
relatively available. "Anyone can walkin and obtain a student handbook thatcontains student information. Theinformation is even posted on ourInternet site."
Nonetheless, students just wish forthe calls to stop. "I want to be able topick up the phone andnot hear some-one try and pronounce my name, then
ask for a social security number," saidGeer. According to Patterson, Policeand Safety is "working o n i t / ' ,
"The number is not on our 'hot*
or *watch' list and therefore cannotdetermine whether or not it is areputable company,'?said Patterson.
But students may come to Policeand Safety if they have a problem .We have already dealt with about a
dozen complaints."Tips for avoiding telephone scams:•Hang up if the caller calls before 8a.m. or after 9 p.m.
Resist high pressure sales tactics.Just say "NO !" I I f•Keep information about your bankaccounts and credit card numbers toyourself;;
9izza, cookiescake? No than ks !Prevent weight gain by following healthy nutrition tips
By Hol ly BurnsContributingwriter
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Now that the warm weather haspassed and the winter season isupon us, there is nothing better thansnuggling up with a warm blanketindoors.
However, along with this comfortcomes the risk of weight gain becausestudents are not as active and, as aresult, they are eating more.
First-year college students knowthis all too well and it's called the"Freshman 15."
However, if you are a freshman,there is no reason that you have tosuccumb to this phenomenon. Youcan avoid gaining those unwanted15 pounds by following a few simplerules.
First of all, don't panic if you no-tice yourself gaining weight
Panicking causes you to try short-term diets and restrict yourselfcompletely from eating the foodsthat you love.
As a result, you end u p making alate-night run to a fast food place ordonut shop. Instead, you can take amore logical approach.
Allow ime o eat three solid mealsduring the day to keep your energyup and then you won't feel the needto binge at night
Secondly, as with anyone, youshould only eat when you arehungry.
You may eat on study b reaks, make alate night pizza run o r eat simply be-cause there is nothing better to do.
However, these are all times whenyou are not physically hungry. So,youshould always make sure that youareactually hungry and not eating forother reasons.
There are many other study breakhabits that students can get into in-stead of eating.
For example, you can go for aquick run and a breath of fresh airfor a change of scenery and a bit of
exercise.Also, you may want to put on your
favorite CD and practice deep breath-ing or yoga. These are all ways toprevent you rom eating when you are
not hungry. They are also activitiesthat can reduce stress.
Of course, one of the best waysto prevent the "Freshman 15" is towatch what you eat and drink.
Fruits and veggies are key to ahealthy diet and are great alterna-tives to other snacks high in fat and
sugar. 2Baby carrots with a low-fat dip
or strawberries with a spoonful ofyogurt are low-calorie, high nutritionfoods that make great snacks forstudy breaks.
Women need at least ive servingsof fruits and veggies each day, whilethe recommended intake for men isat least seven servings.Please see Weight on Page 2.
Erie police officertells of shoo tingBy Elisabeth JohnsonContributing writer
Terry Dawiey, a former Eriepolice officer, and LieutenantLes Fetterman, spoke to Mercy-hurst students about their expe-rience on the force. "Survivingan Armed Confrontation" washeld Thursday night, Dec. 9,at 8:15 p.m. in the Taylor LittleTheatre.
The evening focused on Daw-ley, who was shot on two sepa-rate occasions and, as a result,was forced to retire from thepolice force.
Dawiey, who was shot in thechest on March 14, 1991, dur-ing a drug raid, said it felt like
someone had whacked him inthe chest with a baseball ba t
The second incident, whichoccurred on July 7, 2000, leftDawiey with gunshot wounds tohis knee, thigh and hand.
"It all started over a trafficstop, but in policework, younever know who you're stop-ping-you just never know. Andthese are things that you have to
think about" said Dawiey.Fetterman emphasized the
difference between a struggleand a police ight. "If you're in apolice ight, you're in a f ight for]your life" Dawiey agreed "notwanting to be handcuffed isn'tthe same as actually fighting a
police officer, If ^somebody'scrazy enough to fight a police
officer, I mean to really fightthem, then you are in a fight foryour life," said Dawiey.
'It's no t the best out of threeor Vow, you got me this time JFil get you next time,1 You rein a fight for your life. They'rqgonna try to get your gun. Thething about having a gun is thatgun can belong to either one of|you," Dawiey said.>i The event was sponsored bythe Mercyhurst Civic Instituteand the Criminal Justice Club.
Th e club's-adviser, Dr . Art
Amann, Director of the CivicInstitute, said the goal of the lec-ture was to increase the knowl-edge of the police work force
amongst students."We wanted to expose thestudents to the realitiesof policework by having actual street of-
ficers come In and talk to themabout some real horrific thingsthat happened to them on thejob " said Amann.
Vice president JortlannaLehman said, "We think it'sgood to get the students thatate interested in the criminaljustice field to see officers thatareactually in the field and havegone through the different kindof scenarios that we could befacing in the future when we doget out in the workforce."
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NEWSWeight gain can betprevented^by nutrition tip
To contact: [email protected]
Continued rom Page 1.
Studies show that people whoeat these foods weigh less. So,
make it a point to include someof these foods in your daily diet
to avoid gaining unnecessaryweight -1
Also, a good way to reduceyour calories is to stay away fromalcoholic drinks.
They ate a major source ofextra calories that can causeweight gain. Freshmen, as wellas any students underage, are
not permitted to drink alcoholanyway.
The extra calories that it con-tains are a good reason to avoidthem.
If you are 21 andovet, althoughyou are of age to consume alco-
holic drinks, you should still fol-
low the same rules as those whoare underage.
Also, you should drink a glassof water after every alcoholicdrink. This will rehydrate youand slow dow n your drinking.
Most importantly, do not focuson the numbers on the scale.
Instead, place your focus on ahealthy lifestyle. \
In addition to good nutr i -
tion, be sure to stay active andexercise.
Bundle up and take a walkacross campus.
Incorporate some higher in-tensity cardio activities about
three to five times a week andadd weight training two to threetimes a week.
Make your exercising fan andpractical. If you don't enjoy it,you are not likely to stick withit
You can also get exercise byjoining an intramural team or a nactivity-based student club.
There are many benefits that
•_ -_
come from getting involved ini * »
Besides weight control, stu-dents who spend some time awayfrom their studies involved inother activities are less stressed,
feel more energetic and feel bet-ter about themselves.
So, as winter approaches, beatthose winter blues and say good-
bye to the "Freshman 15 "
All youhave to do is stay active,eat only when you are hungry,and m aintain a healthy diet Youwill be able to enjoy the seasonand feel good ab out yourself.
Blockbuster plans to do away with late fees
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By Dan Fil lerKnight Ridder Newspapers
F O R T W O R T H , T e x a s £
Blockbuster is tired of beingthe butt of jokes on Leno andLetterman. And, even closer tohome, it wants to eliminate whatthe company's president calls
(those unpleasant conversationsat the register."
So> beginning Jan. 1, the videochain is ending late ees on videoandgame rentals. Of course, lag-
gard renters won't get an entirelyfree pass:
Past due on that Chuck Nor-|ris video? You'll have a seven-day grace period to return latemovies, DVDs, or video gamesbefore Blockbuster duns youraccount for the price of the item,less the rental fee.
So, what if you really don'twant to own "Delta Force 2"?
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Bring it back within 30 days.The purchase price, charged toyour credit card or Blockbuster
account, will be credited backand you'll be charged a $1.25"restocking fee."
The fee elimination will reducethe Dallas-based company's rev-enues by up to $300 million nextyear, but it hopes to make up forit by generating more traffic fro mcustomers, Blockbuster CEOJohn Antioco said Tuesday.
"We hope that customers' per-ception of us will improve, andthat they'll spend m ore time withus," Antioco said.
In test markets, Blockbusteremployees repo rted a huge surgein their morale when they no lon-ger had to give customers the badnews on their late fees. The feeswere so reviled that consumerssued over their legitimacy and,earlier this decade, Blockbustersettled several lawsuits.
The end of the fees is Block-
buster's latest effort to protect itsembattled movie and game rentalstore empire from competitionby online subscription services,led by Netflix, and mass mer-
chandisers. Blockbuster and twoother suitors are also bidding toacquire the rival Hollywood E n-tertainment video rental chain.1 For the first nine months of2004, video rentals, which makeup 75 per cent of Blockbuster'ssales at its 4,500 stores, fell 3.1percent to $3.28 billion. Thatcompared to $3.39 billion for thesame period in 2003. In compa-rable stores, those ope n at least ayear, rental revenues declined 6.6percent as a result of weak rentaltraffic industrywide.
"Based upon our continuedbelief that the size of the videorental market has contractedas a result of the simultaneousavailability of rental and retail
product, we expect the rentalmarket to decline throughout theremainder of 2004," Blockbustersaid in a third-quarter securitiesfiling.
One industry analyst,Jim Hur-ley of Bear Steams, questionedthe timing of Blockbuster's an-nouncement
"Why now?" he said. "The in-dustry has known of the late feeproblem for th e entire history ofthe rental business."
Antioco acknowledged thatthe rise of video subscriptionbusinesses such as Netflix, whichdon't charge late fees, played amajor role in Blockbuster's dcci-sion to scrap its own late fee.['" Reed Hastings, the founder andCEO of Netflix, said Tuesday in
response to Blockbuster's movethat "I'm no t sure that customerswill consider it an improvementif they are charged a purchaseprice for the entire product."
Police and Safety Crime Log
Theft .*•McAuley Hall IUJUQJ mli4v5-December-! 2004, r b . i lElectronic equipment taken from dorm room.Investigated
College ViolationsLewisAve _5-December-2004
Student was under the influence of analcoholic beverage in public creating adisturbance and being verbally abusive to acollege official. -rInvestigated
College ViolationsBaldwin Hall4-December-2004Two male students entered the dorm after visitinghours and refused to leave.Investigated
Liquor Law Violations3809 Briggs Ave3-December-2004
Students while being under the age of 21 yearsold were in consuming alcoholic beverages.Investigated j r
BurglaryLower Level Baldwin29-November-2004 |Unknown person(s) took cash and che cks fromthe ootball office. J
Investigated
Criminal MischiefParking Lot #1529-November-2004'Plow marker broken from plow truckinvestigated
Criminal MischiefParking Lot#1529-November-2004Eggs thrown on a student's vehicleInvestigated
Controlled Substance3808 Briggs Ave ./<28-November-2004 *Student was in possession of suspectedmarijuana and paraphernaliaInvestigated •
Criminal Mischief3810 Lewis Ave21-November-2004Windows, screens broken In basementnvesti gated
Theft ;:•Parking Lot #1018-November-2004Unknown person(s) removed the license platefrom a vehicle.investigated
Play pool?Students can no w play pool on campus
Katie McAdams/Photo editor
El izabeth Bates takes a shot a t the Student Union.?
By Jaime MyersContributing writer
If youate sickof paying moneyto play pool off campus, you cannow enjoy playing for free righton campus.
Two pool tables are now lo-cated in the lower level of theStudent Union for students toplay withou t spending all of theirquarters.
Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment purchased the new tables
for all of the students' enjoy-mentStudents must sign up to use
the pool tables in the Union atthe main desk. Time slots areavailable for 45 minutes, but ifno one signed up in the next slot,
students can stay as long as theywant to play.
Students can play betweennoon and midnight Sundaythrough Thursday. On Fridays,
students can play from noon un-til 10:30 p.m. And on Saturdays,the tables are open between noonand 8 p.m.
The idea for a pool table hasbeen under discussion since lastyear. Because the Bookstore re-located last year, space opened updownstairs in the Union, and theplans were set in motion.
Until the beginning of Decem -ber, the room was used for din-ing. But those tables and chairshave made their way up to theGreat Room to free up space for
the pool tables.Dan Schuler, treasurer of JV1SG,worked to finish (he plans andgot the job done.
If pool table use continues likeit has, there is also a possibility offuture additions including an airhockey table or a foozball table.About 100 groups of studentshave signed up to play pool inthe three weeks since winter termhas started.
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Nam es in the ne wsBy Tirdad DerakhshaniKnight Ridder Newspaper
He's like the Trojan h orse, thisRegis Philbin guy. We showerhim with adjective-laden acco-lades for stepp ing in for an ailingDick Clark to host ABCs "DickClark's New Year's Rockin' Eve2005." And before you knowit, he's nabbed a job cohostingthe live part of Thursday night'sthree-hour finale of "The Ap -prentice 2" (yes, this show is ITHAT important).
And when Reege gushes aboutit all, you can just see the excla-mation marks fly like red-hotsparks off an anvil: "Me and the
Trumpster, what a team!" Threewhole hours of Reege AND
Donald Trump? That's probably]the one thing this holiday season: that'll make us shuffle off this]mortal coil.
Pamela Anderson, who has dis-tinguished herself as an author("Star: A Novel"), will grace theboob tube again! According tothe Hollywood Reporter, she'llstar in a Fox sitcom be ing devel-oped by "Just Shoot Me" writer-producer Steven Levitan.
This one'U force Pam to stretch!her acting skills: She'll play awoman who's trying to break thehabit of falling in love with irre-sponsible rebel dudes. Like Tom-my Lee of Kid Rock, maybe?
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FeaturesTo contact: featuremerciad@mercyhurs t.edu
H ave a red and especiallyGreen Christinas seasonB y M i c h e l l e B r e w e rContributing writer
Environmental concerns are
constantly gaining attention with
ou r generation's application (or
lack thereof) of their knowledgetoward the planet Earth.
The stereotype of hippie green
party members may stand strong
in your mind, bu t face it, we have
to start to realize the importance
that o ur actions have, especially
the negative ones such as global
warming, increase in watte pro -
auction and pollution^
A s I recently learned, Mercy-
hurst has a group of students,
administration, staff and facultymembers who have gathered
I together to work to better our
environmental situation on cam*
pus.
They are known as MercyhurstGreen.
This organization, though es-
tablished in '99-*00, is really just
starting to pick up momentum.
Members from the team in-
clude Dr. Chris Magoc, Cathy
Pedler, and student leader JoEl-
len Taylor.
The group is working togetherand possibly with Mercyhurst
Prep to collaborate on some
goals the y all have*
In addition, they are working
on compiling a program similar
to the Academic Celebration tha t
would involve the students in
their classes with environmental
protection, no t just in academics
and service learning
As most students probablyknow, Mercyhurst is a school
whose effort to recycle is no-
ticeable.
The 3000 students generate
the most waste here on campus
and we are only recycling about
'30 percent
The goal of Mercyhurst Greenis to raise that to at least 50
percent
I If you don't know, there arerecycling bins RIGHT NEXTto most of the garbage bins so
simply put your recyclables into
a separate bag and throw them inthe recycling bin.
Mercyhurst Green is trying to|
get more bins around campus,
as well as generating awarenesswith the housing staff an d other
faculty about things they can do
to recycle.There are some things to do
(to recycle during this holiday
season, and everyday,
For those with fireplaces at
home, use gas logs instead of
wood. It reduces air pollution.
Use gift bags that can be used
again and again instead of mul-
tiple boxes and paper. i
Ge t a live tree and put it out in
the yard after Christmas for the
birds. After that, your city prob -
ably has a recycling program that
you can take it to where itwill becomposted*
Use cards printed on recycled
paper and recycle the bows and
decorations you use ne xt year.
If saving money and express-ing your holiday spirit are on your
"to-do list," why not decorateusing pine cones or sprigs ofberries from outside?
It's free and you won't have to
buy a scented candle.
To find out more about Mer-
cyhurst Green you can check out
their Webpage that is accessible
from the La kerne site.
Here you can f ind their
history, some eco-friendly tips,
how to get involved and more.
Don't wait for spring, give w intercleaning a try with room m ates!
B y J o s h u a Wilwohl
Layout assistant
Spring cleaning seems so cliche,
especially when it is winter. But
why not get an early start?
Very early, yes, I know. : '" ;
But, "winter cleaning" may in-
deed be the very thing that could
jumpstart your holiday spirit
Now, I understand that many
think "oh that's so lame" or "I
don't even spring clean;" but, think
of die reward in having a clean
room — more space, better luxury,more "party" room.
So, grab that trash bin - or bag
—equip yourself with some Clorox
wipes and get ready to clean!Now, as far as freshmen go, you
either live in the dorms or thesuites, varying only by one differ-ence: a bathroom.
So, those of you living in thedorms, be happy you don't haveto put up with going through thatmess.
But for those of you privyenough to acquire a suite—a Brillopad, equipped with Comet can bean amazing thing for those grungybathrooms that probably have notbeen cleaned since move-in day.
Upperclassmen, you have this)problem too — don't deny it - makesure you clean in the same fashionto avoid the spread of germs and
diseases.Looking past the bathroom,
however, we come to the bed-
rooms - the primary cleaning
targets for all students.
Now, it's understandable that
we at times are messy - I mean
we're college students - we define
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
Look at this mess! Try avoiding this by having a regularcleaning routine in your living area. A few hours a monthcan produce wonderful results.
" m es s y" '
H o w e v e r , w h e n p a p e r s a r e
strewn everywhere, clothes inhabit
every square inch of the carpet and
that pop tart you were looking to
eat for breakfast appears to have
gathered mold - you've got some
problems.Let's start with that pop tart
Toss it, unless you want a dis-
ease.
Nex t, all those papers that seem
to have no sort of order, pile them
up - DO NOT throw them out
— you probably have no idea what
they are and don't want to toss
something impor tant <
Once they are in some form of a
pile, shuffle throug h them : separate
by class and rank their importan ce
(Le. this term or last term).
I If the papers are from last term,
they probably can be discarded,
unless you wish to keep them as
reference tools.A
And as for this term's papers,
well I advise keeping them and
placing them in an appropriatefolder for the correspondingclass.
Now that the papers have beencleared, the clothes are next on thelist to tackle.
1 know all college students arelazy. That's a fact. So, when going
to bed, we would rather just takeoff our clothes and throw themsomewhere, anywhere, but thelaundry basket — heck it's easierthan searching for the thingl^However, eventually thoseclothes begin to pile and pile andpile and pile until your carpet be-comes unrecognizable.
I <$Ancl having used the phrase "111get to laundry tomorrow" about adozen times now, leaves you withtwo problems: a messy and nowsmelly room. First and foremost,pick up all the clothes and place
them into a laundry basket and im-mediately wash them — nowaitinguntil "tomorrow."
Secondly, rom nowon once you
take off y our clothes, dispose ofthem in your wash basket and try torefrain from putting off laundry.
Well, you are almost there, butjyou still have a problem—the roomreeks I My guess is that laundrythat you were supposed to do daysago or it could have been thosepop tarts.
But, either way, there is nothing
that a vacuum and Clorox wipes
cannot handle. Any vacuum willdo; simply sweep the length of theroom fro m wall to wall.
Next, believe me when I tell
you that these Clorox wipes are
amazing.They can be used for cleaning
just about anything from your
desk to your coffee maker to yourelectronics.
Depending on the dust and dirt
in your room , you can use as little
as two to as many as 20.J Wipe down just about everything— desk, lamp, window ceil, TV, ra-diator — and when you inish, yourroom now has the wonderful smellof "freshness."
Well, you did it, you are all
cleaned upl No more randompapers, no more acrid smells andthe carpet is clearly visible.
Winter cleaning involves little
effort ~ maybe an hour of your
day every three weeks — but the
end result is wonderful.
Thrifty HolidaysBy E l izabeth Johnson £Contributing writer
Need some unique gift ideas for
Christmas? Shopping on abudget?Everyone knows that college stu-
dents are broke.
| -Don't be afraid to shop at dis-
count stores, especially those with
the word dollar in their name.
These stores are great for buying
items ranging from essentials such
as wrapping paper to inding one-
of-a-kind specialty items. |
The Merciad recently visitedDollar Tree at the Keystone Plaza,Dollar General at 824State Street,
andD&K at 826 State Street Hereare some of the goodies found:
. Essentials
Wrapp ing paper : D&K 99cents
Cards: D&K 88 cents for packsof 6 and 15; Dollar Tree $1 forpacks of 10-15
PhotoHo lder Cards: Dollar Tree
$1 for packs of 4 or 6
Musical Christmas Cards: 2/$l
Curly Christmas ribbon: D&K88 cents
Gift bags: D&K 88 cents
Bows: D&K 68 cents for a 3
pack
Tissue paper: D&K 2 for $ 1Giant Gift Bag with easy draw
string: Dollar General $1
Holographic CD Boxes: 3 PackDollar General $1
Holiday tins: Dollar Tree $1
Accessories: I
Plush Stock ing Cap : D&K
$1.79 IVelvet Sparkle Christmas Stock-
ing: Dollar General $3
fr Christmas paper cups, plates and
napkins: Dollar Tree $1 each
S anta and E l f Ha ts ; Dol la rTree $1 f
Various Christmas eds: DollarTree $1 S
Stocking Stuff err.
| Novelty notebook s: D& K 39cents
Christmas Coloring Books:D&K 19 cents \
Little Debbie Snacks: Dollar
General $1-$2.50
Season Greetings holiday pen-
cils: Dollar General $1 X
Spiderman stickers: Dollar Gen -
eral $1Buttercup Powerpuff Girls pop-
toppers candy: Dollar General 50
cents
Hair Accessories: Dollar Gen-
eral $1 | £
^Picture Frames: Dollar Tree $1
J .Infant clothing: Dollar Tree $1
Giftr.
Disney pillows: D&K $5.99
Anim a l S l ippe r s : D&K s izes
5-11 $3.99 E ;
| Kid um br e l la s - cho os e f r om
ladybug, panda, and frog designs;
D&K $1.59 ¥&
Var ious Ca lenda r s : D&K 88
cents
Powerpuff gir ls and Looney
Toons m yla r p ic tu r e s : D& K
$3.99 I
Various porcelain dolls: Dollar
General 50 cents -$5Barbie of Swan Lake Game:
Dollar General $5
George Foreman Grill Play-Doh
Playset Dollar General $6
Dishes and Cookware:
Assorted dishware (bowls, nap-
kin holders , pitchers) : D&K 88
cents
Christmas mugs: Dollar General
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Foil cake pans: 3 pack Dollar
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Be creative.
Design and personalize a giftbasket using odds and ends found
at the various stores.
For example, put a brownie mix
inside an oven mitt or place cook-
ies on a festive Christmas plate.
Try putting a bag of gourmet
coffee, tea or hot chocolate with
a m u g
Use your imagination and you
will be surprised at what you com e
up with.
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can vary among stores, so try shop-
ping at more than one location.
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ity, you can make this Christmas
unforgettable without spending
too much money.
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Well, ifs us again! The coffee afi-
cionados of Mercyhurst; this time
traveling to iaCtSoFfee shop that isright here on campus. No, not thebookstore. That will come later;right now it's Cafe Diem.
Nesded in the heart of the li-
brary —the second loor—this ittle
cafe is abreak from the books and
the constant grind of school.
Th e aromas were not as pleasur-able to the nostrils until enteringthe glassed complex th at separatesthe cafe from the bookshelves andthe humming computers.
Decorated with aNe w YorkCity
theme that includes photographsof streets, bistros, signs and build-ings, the cafe breaks away rom hework environment of the library.
Employees seemed calm, eitherdoing some kind of work orwaiting to ask, "How can I helpyour
We were served by a friendly
barista, (coffee talk for waiter)who showed us the menus.
And yes, I mean menus, whichoffer about 20 different cold coffee
drinks and one that offers about
20 different h ot drinks.
Overwhelmed by the menu andtaking varying recommendations, Iordered a grande rocky road.
It was a rather tasty espressodrink that contains toasted marsh-mallow, chocoIafiPand hazelnut[.Ashley, who has the menu al-ready memorized, ordered a smallturtle mocha that is ,". . .one of thebest drinks offered. It is the perfectbalance between chocolate andcaramel that makes it delicious."
Ashley took a seat at one of the
jazzy tables that contain sketchesof a steaming coffee cup thatblends nicely with the colors ofthe chairs and carpet
Striking up a conversation w ithone of the managers, junior BobRuggeri, we caught up on somecoffee talk about Mercyhurst's pio-neer cafe, first discussing the b estselling drink of the shop caused astir amongst employees.
'Tm not sureif we have just one'best seller*," Ruggeri said. "But if
I were to choose, rocky road wouldbe good."
However, freshman employeeBen Van Balen disagreed, sayingthat It is the turtle mocha.
Putting an end to the dispute,
they came up with the top three:
rocky road, caramel chai and then
turtle mocha. Sorry, Ben.
As for popularity, Ruggeri saysthey easily get 100 people per day"but the majority come at night,"
he said. * \ - » « * ^
fy Vjm Balen noted theyget socrowded come inals hat "...thereis sometimes a line out the door."A regular of the shop, freshmanKatie Cahill, said, "It's so deliciousand I love how it is right there inthe library. Th e chai is amazing!"
An extra perk to this venue is
that money on campus cards canbe used to make purchases, so ifyou are out of cash you can stillstop in and get something warm.
Also, after break, fair trade coffeeis going to be offered as a choiceat a slightly higher price. It will bebrewed in small amounts to startwith as this is a new procedure ofthe store, but to those concernedfor human rights, the choice willbe available.
So, next time visiting the libraryand needing a place to relax whilehitting the books, Cafe Diem is th eplace to be, and a wonderful sho pthat, as far as Ashley and I can see,serves a superb cup of coffee.
Rating; 7.8/10
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Sharon R ocha, left, mother of Laci Peterson, can't hold back her emotions after Monday'sdeath penalty verdict.
The pun ishm entfits th e crim e:Peterson is rightfully sent to decithlroiv
By All ison MooreOpinion editor ^
This week, jurors condemned Scott Petersonto death. While I'm n ot a huge fan of the deathpenalty, I have to agree with the jury's decision inthis particular situation.
The death penalty is a very final punishment,one that is not handed out lightly. In this case, I
j believe killing your wife and your unborn child onj- Christmas Eve is worthy of such a punishment.W I often doubt the United States legal system.
There are times when guilty men and women gofree due to technicalities and times when innoc entmen and w omen are punished for crimes they didnot commit
1 remember sitting in a fifth grade classroomwhen I heard the 'not guilty' verdict in the O.J.
Simpson trial. 1 was 11 years old at the time, but Istill remember feeling like the legal system in thiscountry had failed.
The Scott Peterson trail was another high profile,high stakes situation similar to OJ.'s. Only this time,the justice system came through.
1, like many others, have no doubt in my mind thatScott Peterson did in fact kill his wife and unb ornson. I think his arrogance and lack of emotioninside and outside the courtroom attests to that
For a man to kill his wife in such a m anner whileshe was eight months pregnant is disgusting anddeserves the highest degree of punishment in ourlegal system.
What is even m ore disgusting, and quite frankly
disturbing, is Peterson's complete disconnect fromwhat wasoccurring around him. It has been said byjurors that Peterson's face was like a blank slate andhe even appeared to be happy at times. He showedabsolutely no rem orse for his actions.
The only disappointment I have in this verdict isthat Scott Peterson will not suffer enough.
Being on death row, Peterson will live in isolationfor what could be decades, considering Californiahas a line of 641 people waiting to be executed.Since the death penalty has been reinstated in the"sunshine state" back in 1978, o'nlyten people havebeen executed.
This leaves Peterson with a lot of time, time I'msure he will use trying to save himself and keep hishope of freedom alive.
If Peterson was awarded life without parole, hewould be subjected to a life of torture provided byhis fellow inmates.
Peterson is to be sent to San Qeu ntin State Prisonin California. T his prison is known for its high ratesof abuse by inmates, especially for those involvedin high profile cases like this one. If Scott Petersonwas charged with life in prison, I bet he'd be wish-ing for death after being in a hostile environme ntlike this one.
Undoubtedly, Peterson will appeal numeroustimes extending the inevitable. B ut in the end, theresult will be the same. Scott Peterson will eventu-ally die, either by natural causes or by the hand ofthe legal system.
Either way, Peterson will have many years to re-flect on what he's done, living as a prisoner, labeledas a cold-blooded murderer.
The GoodJ the B ad, & th e UglyThe Good
Playing in the snow provided a much needed break from the academic world, not to mentionthe prospects of a white Christmas is looking pretty darn good.
Christmas break is coming. Even though we have only been back for three weeks, it seems likean eternity. Already a break is very much nee ded.
The Bad
Salad dressing in the Laker should come complimentary with sandwiches as well as salads. Manypeople enjoy dressing as a condiment as much as ketchup or BBQ sauce, so why not include it?Charging fifty cents for a packet of dressing is a bit ridiculous. We pay enough in tuition, is it toomuch t o ask to get salad dressing for free?
Th e Ugly
Instead of *the ugly* this issue should be labeled 'the pathetic.' The holidays are a great time ofyear illed with symbolism. When talking about Christmas, the first symbol that comes to m ind isthe beloved C hristmas tree. A couple weeks ago, Mercyhurst had its annual tree lighting ceremony.While this event is adorable and organized with the best of intentions, the actual lighting of thetree was somewhat, well pathetic. The lights are carelessly placed on th e tree in a very haphazarddisplay which actually creates laughter from those th at walk by. T he idea arou nd the tree is lovely,but would it be too much to make it look like a Christmas tree worth celebrating, not just a sadsymbol of what could potentially be.
Christmas break is an inconvience for professors and students alike under the trimester system.While students understand they will be required to do work over the holiday, they would also liketo have time to relax and enjoy the holiday. Most students are returning home to a part-time jobas well over break. So, between time for work, school related assignments, spending time withfamily, and spending time with old friends, there isn't much time left to recharge. The amount ofwork being assigned to most students by professors is demanding-Newsflash: We do have livesoutside of Mercyhurst and we'd like to live them.
Campus Ques t ionOn Monday, December 13, a Juryagreed unanimously that Scott
Peterson should be sentenced todeath. What Is your opinion about theScott Peterson verdict?
I think he should die. I agree with the verdict.Just imagine if that wasyour daughter andunborn grandchild. Does what is right, moral,ethical, proper or any of that matter? Trytaking to the family about morals or ethics.
Kill him and make an example. I
Ryan McCullough, Senior Intelligence Studei
The crime of killing o ne's wife and unbornchild is a monstrous atrocity, but the verdictof this to me really concerns one's pre-established view on the death penalty. Notonly is the death penalty a more expensivealternative to a life sentence, but it alsodestroys the foundation of one's ethic in the
attempt to bring about justice.
Katherien Leggiero, Senior Anthropology ©
He was found guilty, and should not be giventhe easy way ou t, a lifetime of incarcerationis more punishment than a needle prick and afew minutes to think about what he done. Lifeof misery is worse than seconds of pain.
Jo n Barton, Junior HRIM
© Let thepunishment fit the crime!
ie Alud, Junior Business Mangement
© True justice can never be served because wecan't do the opposite of taking the lives of Laciand Connor. If the punishment is in part meantto help heal the damages caused by this crime,and those damages are too great to ever bemended with human hands, then what can bedone? Our two choices bring different typesof closure to different audiences. «Where doestrue closure come from? I have often heardthat forgiveness isn't so much for the personwho has wronged but for the person whohas been wronged| In this case many peopleare wronged and we can all begin to heal by x-v
forgiveness. y y y
Paul Macosko, Campus Minister
©I don't think killing Scott Peterson willaccomplish anything. Two wrongs don 't makea right. Besides a guy like Scott Peterson wholived a lavish lifestyle would p robably ratherdie than live in a small cell the rest of h is life.
Jennifer Ciccone, Sophomore Com munications and Marketing
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By Corr i e Thear l eContributing writer:
As I was walking to class the other day, I side-
stepped an Ambassador giving a prospective stu-dent a tour of M ercyhurs t I overheard a small partof the rehearsed speech the guide was giving thestudent and was somewhat angered and annoyedat the direct contradiction I interpreted.
The Ambasstdor was saying, "Mercyhurst isknown for its small class sizes and close-knit com-munity. That is something you won't find at manyother colleges in this area."
Instinctively, I wanted to pull the student asideand tell them just how "close-knit" or, in real-ity, "cramped and overcrowded" the college wasbecoming.
The ideal image of a small, and let me repeat small
college wasone of the mo st influential factors thatcaused me to decide to come to Mercyh urst I wasfed the exact same speech while on my tour andwas fooled into believing that Mercyhurst wouldindeed rem ain a small college.
Unfortunately, as the Mercian" and other reportsthroughout campus indicate, Mercyhurst has beenundergoing an incredible wave of growth and ex-pansion the past couple of years. W hat many stu-dents across cam pus seem to wonder each year asthe incoming freshman class grows larger and largeris, "Whatever happened to our small college?"
When I moved onto campus in the fall of 2002,I received the first of many shocking experiencesat Mercyh urst I was assigned to live in Egan Halland, to my surprise, I had no idea where it waslocated. When I took my tour of Mercyhurst I
was shown the Mercy Suites and Baldwin Hall, butsuspiciously never Egan (which would have been aquick detour while seeing the cafeteria).
When I found my room in Egan the disillusion-ment began to sink in. I lived on the first floor in aroom that was a double, but had three girls placedinto it You cannot even imagine the cramped quar-ters I lived in during my entire freshman year.
Now what seems amazing to me is that thisinstance occurred over two years ago, and sincethen each freshman class has been getting larger.Where are these students being placed? Where willall these freshman m ove to ne xt year?
The handful of Wayne apartments that wereopened this year for upperclassmen are not goingto compensate for the influx of sophomores whowill be moving onto Briggs and Lewis next year.
Rumors seem to be circulating throughout thecampus that the larger rooms in the apartment
buildings will be forced to occupy three students,bumping the normal four roommates to five.
Housing is already an extremely unorganized, ill-
structured process. I can't even imagine the chaosthatwill descend upon the student union this springwhen we all have to fight for housing next year.
The problem is that although Mercyhurst hasplans for continued construction in the future toaccommodate the growth, this process is not oc-curring fast enough.
Has the administration been blinded by theirnever ending quest for continued prestige andreputation, to the pressing issues of limited timeand space for development?
One of the most frustrating problems Mercy-hurst upperclassmen find themselves experiencingis the lack of parking on campus.
To the astonishment and anger of many people,the demolished area next to the Mercy Suites thatwas intended for another proposed parking lotis now going to be turned into a playground. APlayground?! As students continue to be issuedparking tickets and fight over the limited parkingspaces available, the college is going to build a nicenew playground.
So don't worry everyone, because you can justlaugh your worries and frustrations awaywhen youvisit our playground on campus between classes.
First of all, having a parking lot near Parade Stwhen all the students wh o drive live on the otherside of campus is not such a great idea. Secondof all, this idiculous new development only bringsmore problems into focus.
Where would new parking lots be built that wouldservice the Briggs and Lewis apartments? I t doesn'tseem like there is any space available, unless the
college comes up with an enormous amount ofmoney to buy out local residents so we can paveaway our p roblems.
Seeing as how this possibility was rejected by theinhabitants on Parade St, it doesn't appear that itwill work in the future.
Once again, maybe, just maybe, the adm inistra-tion should think about dealing with these issuesfirst before accepting more students in the fall
With an ever increasing amount of students, thefaculty and number of classes offered should riseas well. This reasonable conclusion has led to aslight change in scheduling this year, but not onethat benefits upperclassmen.
Classes were added and opened up for freshmena week after sophomores registered this fall.
Although this seems to alleviate some of the
scheduling problems freshmen endure (we haveall endured far worse in the past years - standingin line for hours in the Heritage Hall as everythingclosed) the academic schedule has been lookingquite sparse the past few terms. A s upperclassmenbegin to narrow down on the courses required fortheir major, many find that these classes are onlyoffered once or twice a year and with only one ortwo sections available.
These limited options are beginning to causemany students to encounter problem s with gradu-ating on time and seeking credits at other institu-tions during the summer months. The reoccurringproblem concerning the influx of students and thelack of planning by the adm inistration is causingmany people to become dissatisfied and angeredby the incompetence of this institution.
Although growth and expansion does not seemto ebb in the coming years at Mercyhurst, the
expectation that the administration will deal effi-ciently and rapidly with the necessary constructionto compensate for their continued "legacy," doesnot seem as foreseeable.
I hope that the college does not think thatstudents will simply stand by and sacrifice theircomfort and expectations while more students arecrammed onto campus each year.
The number of students that transfer mayincrease in response to these problems. In a sad-dening way, this scenario may actually help to fixthe problem at hand.
I trust I'm not giving the administration too muchcredit in assuming that this response is not the onethey intend.
Left out in the cold Fruitcake:Lack of housing is a major issue
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Congress is not doing anywMte near enough tohelp the poor meet their housing needs.
In the appropriations bill that just passed, Con-gress raised by 5 percent the amo unt it spends onthe Section 8 housing program to subsidize rentpayments. But this amount covers only a tiny frac-tion of those who need support, i ±
Then Congress went in the opposite direction andcut funds for housing assistance to the disabled, theelderly and the homeless.
Housing is by far the largest expenditure formost lower- and middle-income families. Some 13
"pre-homeless," temporarily doubling up withrelatives or friends.
Poor housing conditions contribute to serioushealth and safety problems, such asthma, lead
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million American households must spend half ormore of their income for rent or mortgage pay-ments, according to the most recent Census data.This leaves insufficient money for proper food,health care, transportation to w ork, child care andother basic needs.
Sadly, housing costs are rising far faster than in-comes. To pay rent for a two-bedroom apartmentin a typical metropolitan area requires an hourlywage of $15.21, reports the National Low IncomeHousing Coalition. That is almost three times th efederal minimum wage. With the national povertyrate up for the third straight year, a decent placeto live is almost unattainable for tens of millions
of Americans. ^Added to these financial realities is the steeply
rising cost of heating fuel, which is eating up evenmore of the family budget
Due principally to housing costs, between 2.5million and 3.5 million people are homeless, ac-cording to most estimates. And many more are
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poisoning anFar too many or the poorly housed are con-
centrated in minority ghettos, leading to whatsociologists term "hyper-segregation." Millionsof low-income families, mainly black, are isolatedfrom the mainstream. Confined to such ghettoes,they miss out on the contacts, job opportunities,
schools and community facilities that enable social,economic and geographic mobility.Part of the problem is old-style discrimination.
Laws notwithstanding, there still is rampant dis-crimination by landlords, Realtors, lenders, insurersand other gatekeepers.
Urban Institute studies, done for the U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development, using"paired testers," are documenting blatant differ-ences in how blacks and whites seeking to buy orrent housing are treated.
Discriminatory residential patterns rob manyminorities of the ability to accumulate wealththrough rising home values. Racial wealth dispari-ties are far larger and more significant than incomedisparities.
Fifty-five years ago, Congress established aNational Housing Goal of "a decent home andsuitable living environment for every American
family." <We have fallen woefully short of that goal.Housing ought to be a right- like free public
education, Social Security and Medicare andMedicare.
Congress can and must do more.
that keeps on givingBy Ashley Breen, Contributing writer
The holidays: a time of celebration with friendsand family, a time of giving and a time for the eve rpersistent fruitcake.
The fruitcake in my family has becom e a familyheirloom. It is the only food I have come acrossthat can stand the test of time and never go bad,or, should I say, get worse.
It's that cake that comes out of the freezer everyyear and acts as a centerpiece for the Christmasdinner table. No one ever touches the fruity rock,but, nevertheless, it makes its way to the table eachand every year. And, likewise, each and every yearthe fruitcake makes its way back into the freezer,until next Christmas.
My family isn't alone in the fruitcake battle; over21 million fruitcakes were sold in the U.S. alonelast year.
This is something I don't understand. I mean,if no one is eating them why are people buyingthem? This is a question that on e may never findan answer to .
The traditional fruitcake had the Canadian gov-ernment so concerned they banned it from anyflight going in or out of Canada.
Their reason: The cake is so dense not even an X-ray machine can penetrate it, making it impossiblefor screeners to verify it as safe. If this doesn't tellyou to stay away from the fruitcake, I don't knowwhat will.
If you are passionate about fruitcake, wellyou're not alone. There is an official organization
While ruitcake makes a nice decoration, ItIs not often described as a favorite trea t
that fights for the preservation of this traditionaltreat
The Society for the Protection and Preservationof Fruitcake is an organization that provides sup-port for those who love fruitcake and tips on howto educate those who don't Their website, www.fruitcakesociety.org provides recipes, fruitcake
links and a slue of information regarding thefruitcake.
The holidays are a time of giving. Hiis year whynot give the fruitcake a chance? If it turns outthat fruitcake isn't for your family, do yourself afavor, save the freezer space and please throw thefruitcake out Happy Holidays!
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DEC 17. Christmas show.Wayne Newto n. Palace The-atre, Cleveland.
DE C. 17. Kissmas Bashwith Avril Lovigne, SimplePlan, Jo Jo, Vanessa Carl-ton, Sky Sweetham, SevenDay Faith. HSBC Arena,Buffalo.
DEC. 20. Mushroomhead.lHouse of Blues, Cleveland.On sale Nov. 20 at Ticket-master.
DEC. 21. Christmas show.Clay Aiken. Palace Theater,Cleveland.
DEC. 26. Donnie Iris and
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DE C. 26. Carlos Jones andthe PLUS Band and theLatin Connection. Houseof Blues, Cleveland. On saleNov. 20 at Ticketmaster.
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JAN. 8. Wish You WereHere . House of Blues ,Cleveland.
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JAN. 12-23. Ice show Dis-neyon Ice Presents D isney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo."Gund A rena, Cleveland. Onsale now at Ticketmaster.
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i Let your heart be light: A Christmas cabaretBy Meghan SullivanArts & Entertainment editor
Twos nine days before Christmas in
Walker Recital Hall, J ;The choir rehearsed their Holiday
show I recall
The students sang carols and danced
Sh e As ain,
For soon the "Christmas Cabaret"
won d be there/
Thursday night at 8 p.m. theMercyhurst Concert Choir willbe performing "Let Your Heartbe light: A Christmas Caba-re t" ] g . ^ i
The student run productionwas organized by junior compo-sition major Richard Rockage.Rockage also arranged the open-ing medley "Jingle Bells ThroughThe Ages," which brings youfrom madrigals and fox trot to
hard rock and rap.The delightfully merry pro-
duction features many soloistssinging Christmas classics andfavorites.
Sophomore's Kade Tredent,
Caitlin Dupsky, Leah Zahnenand Jessica Provenzano willcharm you with their perfor-
Meghan SuHfvan/Arts S Entertainment editor
The Concert choir will perform their "Christmas Cabaret" on Thursday at 8 p.m.
mance of jingle Bell Rock,"asfeatured in <cMean Girls." Juniorvoice majors Kimberly Foradoraand Mark Donlin will perform"Baby its Cold O utside" in thisyear's Cab aret
J*:You can catch best friendsJohanna Brehaut and MichelleThompson singing "Sisters"from the 1954 movie "WhiteChristmas." Senior Blake Gor -ity will perform "My Favorite
«
Things" from the musical "TheSound of M usic"
My Grown up Christmaslist" will be sung by ElizabethCartwright. The classic song"Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas" will be performed bysenior Jennifer Coffman.
Other Christmas songs suchas "Merry Christmas Dar ling"
"O Holy Night," 'The Christ-mas Song," "Surabaya Santa"from the musical "Songs for aNew World" and "Who WouldImagine a King" will also beperformed.
The choir closes the showtogether with the always senti-mental "TU be Home for Christ-
mas."There is no admission for this
production, but donations willbe token at the door. All of thecontributions received at thisperformance will be used to helpfund their 2004-2005 choral tour
to Italy.Over half of the performers
that will be seen in this Thursday'sproduction were also involved inlast weekend's opera "T he Talesof Hoffinan." The enthusiasticgroup of musicians will continueto impress their audiences withthis production.
From carols to rapping reindeerthis show has everything to getyou into the Christmas spirit
Mercyhurst students get creative for the Darfur Awareness CampaigBy Katie G oodwinContributing writer
The Cummings Art Gallery
was the location for Monday's artauction organized to benefit thevictims of ethnic violence in theDarfur region of Sudan.
Conflict in Sudan's Darfurregion has been a growing con-cern since February 2003. Ini-tially, problems arose from thegovernment's crackdown on th erebel uprising.
It soon led to the use of ethnicarmed forces and resulted incrimes against humanity. Thesecrimes included acts of ethniccleansing committed againstcivilians.
More than on e million civiliansin Sudan were forced out of theirhomes and villages and into gov-ernment-controlled areas underrebel control.
Aside from limited humanitar-ian help, there has been littleimprovement in the region.
Katherine Leggiero, a senior atMercyhurst, briefly heard aboutthe atrocities in Darfur in herethics class and, after furtherresearching the ongoing prob-lems in Sudan, she decided totake action by coordinating anart auction.
:;/j"It [the art auction] provided!
more of an active stance thanmerely a discussion would andenabled everyone to benefitSudanese victims would receiveaid rom Oxfam and the students
would be able to showcase andsell their art to the community."^Leggiero was not the onlyprominent figure who was in-volved in the art auction. Manystudents offered their help andtheir art to th e cause.
In fact, the auction consistedof pieces solely contributed bystudents of Mercyhurst. Theirpieces included paintings anddigital photography which wereshowcased and sold to art loversin the E rie Community.
Apart from the art donators,Leggiero applauded the profes-sors and students from Mercy-hurst \fcho offered their help andthe Erie community who offeredservices in advertising in order tomake the auction a success.
The proceeds raised from the
sales are being sent to Oxfam,an international agency whois assisting re-establishing theeconomy of victims of disasterand war.
g5Leggiero wants to be remem-bered for her actions for thecauses she believes in.
The Sudan Darfur AwarenessCampaign is the most recentproject that Leggiero has in-volved herself in, but she isquick to po ints out that it won'tbe her last.-M Leggiero reminds students thatall acts, no ma tter how sm all, cansupport changesv rjra
"Being a senior, I will be leav-ing, but, as well as other activist,
will always be seeking innovativemechanisms to educate and assist(where they can) in the causes
they advocate.The International Student
Organization in collaborationwith Peace and Justice and R O-TARCT Club encourage Mercy-
hurst students who are interestedin humanitarian issues to attendthe Panel Discussion De c 16 inthe great room of the StudentUnion.
The speakers will include Dr.Thomas Donahue, Dr. MaryBreckenridge, Dr. Christine Co-lin-Burns and a native Sudanesespeaker.
Students will have the oppor- itumty -fb'sigQ petitions askingthe Sudanese government forpeace and to buy t-shirt. Througheducation and support change,no matter how small can beimplemented.
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Upcoming performances at the Performing A rts CenterCome check out the exciting performers coming to Mercyhurst irifhe new year
By Christina FerrantiContributing w riter
Here is a sneak peak into whatexciting performances you canexpect to see at the Perform-ing Arts Center after Christmasbreak.
Vienna in Erie VIII takes placeon Janurary 1 at 3 p.m. Theperformance is m odeled on theVienna Philharmon ic's glitteringNew Year's concert
Vienna in Erie is celebratingits eighth anniversary with a65-member orchestra under thedirection of Frank Collura.
Paquito DTRiveraand the AssadBrothers will be performingSunday, Jan. 23 , at 7 p.m. Thenumber one Latin-Americansaxophonist joined by the great-est guitar duo play an explosivemix of jazz, rock, classical andtraditional Cuban music
The Victor Prieto Jazz Trio
can be seen on Friday, Feb. 18at 7:30 p.m.
Victor Prieto is an accordiongenius who has invented a newtechnique for playing the instru-ment that involves chordal play-ing on both sides. Prieto jamsalong with a bass and drum s tobring an excellent jazz perfor-
mance to the audience.
Eileen Ivers and ImmigrantSoul will perform on Thursday,March 3 at 7:30 p.m.[v The prominent fiddler accom-panied by her band, Imm igrantSoul, impresses people world-
wide with a combination ofAfrican, Caribbean, Latin, jazz,classical and country fiddlingwith an Irish spin.
Matt Haimovitz will be per-forming on Sunday, March 13,at 2:30 p.m.
This superb cellist with anunusual performance style willamaze you with his app reciationof classical music just to mellow
out after a difficult day.The Koresh Dance Company
can be seen on Sunday, March19, at 7:30 p.m. i
Th e high-energy dance compa-ny is an exciting blend of ballet,modem and jazz structured intosomething emotional and grace-ful. You will leave your seats withan exhilarating, intense feeling.
Sandip Burman and Friendswill perform on Sunday, April 3,at 7 p.m.
The veteran Indian drummer
brings us a fabulous series ofcompositions played with a dis-tinctive Instrumental technique.
He will snatch the attentionof the audience and keep youriveted in your seat with his pre-cision and outstanding musicalability.P Les Yeux Noirs (French GypsyKlezmer) will perform o n Friday,April 15, at 7:30 pm. The groupblends together a twist of Gypsymusic, throws in Jewish klezmer,
mixs with the mainstream jazz-swing and French musette cafemusic The audience will get theurge to get up and dance along tothe seductive rhythm and beat
Burning River Brass will per-fom on Sunday, April 17, at 2:30p.m.
This group of 12 people ismade up of the finest brass andpercussion players across thenation.
They join to perform origi-nal compositions for brass and
contemporary arrangements of
classical literature which leave theaudience captivated.|$ Bill Frisell and the UnspeakableOrchestra will perform o n Satur-day, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.
This phenomenal guitaristbrings us his own genre of musicintertwining jazz, country, rockand Americana, played by notonly the guitar but bass, drums,violin, viola and cello, to cre-ate a marvelously synchronizedsound.
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By Mark DonlinContributing writer
^Tonight the D'Angelo Depart-ment of Music will bring its an-nual Holiday Concert to the S tMary's Chapel of MercyhurstNorth East
The program will begin at 7p.m. and will feature a variety o fensembles, both instrumentaland vocal, including the ConcertChoir, Carpe Diem Chorale, theMercyhurst Chamber Orchestraand a woodwind ensemble.
Faculty members Rebecca Ryanand Robert Frankenberry willconduct the concert of Christ-
masSongs, including favorite andsome less familiar songs.
The highlight and finale of theprogram is the "Magnificat inC" by Franz Schubert, featuringtwo separate student quartetsand sung with the ChamberOrchestra.
Students v \\ be showcasedas soloists including Eric Mar-
shall, Jennifer Coffman, NicoleGasse, Jessica Bunker and MarkDonlin.
Senior composition major M.Joseph Rendulic will have anoriginal Christmas song he wroteperformed, itled "The Shepard'sTale." ; \ I
Other favorite songs performed
will include "Silent Night," "OHoly Night," the "CoventryCarol," "Gesu Bambino" and the"Jig" from Hoist's St. Paul Suite,among others.
"It's going to be so wonderfulbecause it's in that chapel," saysRebecca Ryan.
The North East Chapel maynot be very large,'but what itlacks in size, it makes up for inbeauty.
The sound of music will echooff the marble walls of thisgorgeous space, so be sure toarrive early for this free HolidayConcert,
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W o m e n h o ck ey s w e e p sT h e p a i r of w i n s m o v e s t h e L a k e r s u p t o N o . 5 i n t h e D i v i s i o n I h o c k e y r a n k i n g s
By Eric Meacham
Contributing writer
The No. 5 ranked Mercyhurstwomen's hockey team has caughtfire at the perfect time in theirschedule.
The tanking is the highest inthe history of the program, be-ing ranked above teams like Ne wHampshire and Harvard.
In the last six games, the Lak-ers have won four against teamsranked in the top 10, includinga sweep this past week againstNo. 10 Yale. %
"I'm very proud of our team,"noted Coach Michael Sisti. "We
played a skater short here andhave been without one of ourtop scorers in Jackie Jarrell fornearly a month."
Because a scheduling mishap,Mercyhurst took to the roadTues. and Wed, Dec 7-8, head-
ing to New Haven, Conn., to takeon the host Yale Bulldogs.
On Wednesday afternoon, se-
nior Sara McDonald and juniorSamantha Shirley accountedfor all four goals as the Lakersblanked the Bulldogs 4-0.
McDonald started off the scor-ing with an unassisted goal mid-way through the first period
Just over a minute later, Shirleyput the Lakers up 2-0 with assistscoming from senior Chrissy Yule
and freshm an Sherilyn Fraser.After a scoreless second period,
in which the Bulldogs outshotthe Lakers 13-2, the Lakers putthe game away early in the thirdperiod.
Shirley tallied her second goalof the game just a minute intothe third frame, w ith assist com-ing again from Yule and Fraser.
McDonald closed out the scor-ing a couple minutes later withher second goal of the game onthe pow er play.
Sophomore Ashley Pendletonpicked up the lone assist on the
goal-Senior Desi Clark made all 29
saves, picking up her eighth winof the season and 55 th of hercareer.
Clark only needs one more winto tie Gary Bowles, who leadsMercyhurst with all-time wins asa goaltender with 56.
Tuesday night saw almost thesame result as Wednesday af-ternoon, but Yale did wreck theshutout with a goal late in thethird period.
The Lakers scored three goalsin the first period to put downany chance for the Bulldogs tojump out early.
Shirley scored her third goal ofthe weekend halfway throu gh thefirst period with an assist given
to Fraser.Yule put the Lakers up 2-0 just
The offense for the women 's hockey team has come alive, outscoring Yale 8-1 on Dec. 7-8File Photo
over a minute later, withher thirdgoal of the season. SophomoreJill Nugent picked up the loneassist on the goal.
Senior Teresa Marchese ex-tended the lead to three with theassist coming from freshmanStephanieJones.
| McDonald closed out the scor-ing for the Lakers on the powerplay midway through the thirdperiod for her third goal of theweekend.
Junior Danielle Lansing andShirley were given assists on thegoal.
Shirley ended th e weekend witha four-point weekend, thr ee goalsand an assist
Freshman Laura Hosier madeher second consecutive start,picking up her second collegiatewin.
The Lakers finished the first
half of their season 9-4-2. Mer-cyhurst will now take time offfor the Christmas break, andwon't return to play until Jan.8-9, as the Lakers will play hostto Providence a nd the Universityof Connecticut
W i n l e s s w e e k f o r m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l i n O h i oBy Matt Jackson dContributing writer
Th^rJ lercyhurst men's basket--1ball team learned this past weekthatyou can't play at your best by
playing in spurts if you want tobe successful in the GLIAG
The Lakers went on a two-game road trip and came awayempty handed in both contests,
losing to Ashland University61-55 and to the No. 13 FindlayOilers, 72-51.^
In the first game the Lakers,
playing without injured juniorAndy Kubinski, tied the gameat Ashland with a three-pointerfrom sophomore Mitch Bren-nan with 17:35 remaining in the
game.However, the next 10 minutes
proved to be atrocious for the
Laker offense as they did notscore another field goal until afast break layupby freshman Ro-
land Andris at the 7:32 mark.•Playing with their backs to
the wall, Gary Manchel's teamshowed that they do indeed haveoffensive potential by scoring 13points in 6:30 starting with theAndris lay-up. \
But in the end it was not enoughas Ashland went on to outscore
the Lakers 4-0 in the inal minuteof play for the victory.
The second game against Find-lay proved to be a tale of twohalves for the young M ercyhurstsquad.
Th e Oilets outscored the Lak-ers 43-24 in the first half despitebeing ahead by just four overhalfway through the period.
Once again, the Lakers wentover ive minutes without a field
goal late in the first half andtrailed by 19 with the last 20minutes still to be played.
It was the second half what theLakers msblageato get the gameplayed defensively, exactly theway they like it. |
They held Findlay's powerfuloffense to just 29 points in thehalf while scoring 27 themselves,but by giving up 43 in the firsthalf the Lakers were left with
virtually no chance.While the Lakers certainly
won't be packing it in and givingit up so early in the season, abright spot shown by the Lakersin the previous two contests wastheir future.
Two freshmen stepped up andplayed key roles in the offense,when the offense was present
Terry Smith scored a combined29 points in the two games while
freshman Roland Andris hada combined 21, including 15against Ashland.
Add that to Kubinski's 16points against Findlay and youhave a legitimate offensive threatreturning for next season.
The Mercyhurst Laker futurealso took a hit on the negativeside in the previous week.
Freshm an Kyle Jeffery an-
nounced that he would be leavingMercyhurst College.
Jeffery was one of the fresh-men that Manchel noted at thebegifihihgf'of^the season as anewcomer that could be an im-mediate help to the team.
Jeffery is the second freshmanbasketball player to leave Mercy-hurst College this season., as ear-
lier in the season, Darrell White
withdrew from Mercyhurst dueto personal reasons.
Manchel] and his staff learnedthis two weeks prior to the team'sopener.
The men host Sheperd onWednesday, Dec. 15 and thenthey will travel to play in theQuincy ournament his weekendwhere they will open play againstSaginaw Valley University.
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Plenty of entertainment forsports fans this holiday seasonBy Matt Jackson £Contributing writer COMMENTARY
It's that time of year again.Christmas day is less than two
weeks awaySo that means less than two
weeks a way rom a day illed withjoy, filled with giving and filledwith...sports?
In re cent years sports have be-come as much a part of the holi-days as the presents, the mealsand the family get-togethers.
This Dec 25 will be no differ-ent and should not disappointthose avid sports fans that wouldrather give their attention to their
overpaid idols than their lovingfamilies. \
After a the presents have beenopened and the food has beencooked, you can begin your holi-
day sports viewingwith twoNB Agames that both have intriguingstory lines behind them .
At 12:30 p.m. youcan tune intoESP N to watch the first meetingbetween the Detroit Pistons andthe Indiana Pacers since the nearriot occurred between the twoteams and the fans at the Palace
on Nov. 19.Neither team has enjoyed too
much success since the brawlwith the defending champs going
6-6 and the Pacers going 3-7 with
a six-game losing streak.This is not all that surprising,
however, when you considerthe fact that the Pistons werewithou t their defensive force BenWallace for five games, and thePacers have been playing withouttheir top three players, JermaineO'Neal, Ron Attest and Stephen(haymaker) Jackson.
After you finish watching theteams behind the physical brawl,it will be time to pick up theremote and turn the channel toABC to watch the two playersresponsible for a two-year verbal
brawl through the m edia.At 3 p*m, Shaquille O'Neal and
the Miami Heat travel to LosAngeles for the first time sinceShaq's signing with his new teamto take on Kobe Bryant, who wasthe other half of the he said-shesaid encounter, and the Lakers.
In this game you can probablyexpect Kobe to try and be a oneman show to prove he is the bet-ter player, while Shaq will prob-ably still dominate and includehis teammates to ensure his teamwins the battle.
After the NBA games are fin-ished it will be on to CBS wherethe real fun will begin. Who could
ask for more than gifts, a goodmeal, and the NFL?
At 5 p«m. it will be the NFI/sturn to show a game with badblood between the two teamswhen the Oakland Raiders takeon the Kansas City Chiefs at Ar-rowhead Stadium.
These two teams hate eachother and although neither hasa legitimate shot at the playoffs,you can expect both teams to begoing all out
If you're one who likes a gamewith big hits then this one shouldbe a treat for you.
It will be back to ESPN towrap up the full day of sportspleasure.
At 8:30 p.m. the TennesseeTitans will host the DenverBroncos in a must-win situationfor Denver,[— Also, assuming he is heatlhy,it could be one of Steve "Air"McNair's last games in the na-tional spotlight.
He has recendy hinted aroundthat he might be retiring at theend of the season.
So don't worry sports fans,Christmas will not be a day offfor you.
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By Ryan PalmSports editor
Following the huge win forth e eighth-ranked MercyhustLakers wrestling team over No.4XJPJ last Wednesday, coach TonyCipollone told his wrestlers thatthey needed to validate theirperformance.
Does three wins over DivisionI opponents in one day soundlike validation?
The Lakers traveled to SlipperyRock University this past Satur-
day and came back 3-0with winsover Eastern Michigan, SlipperyRock and George Mason.
Freshman Hudson Harrison
continued to prove he can hangwith some of the best by going3-0 on the day, recording a pinand two decisions.
Harrison stepped into the start-ing lineup after Will Tedder wasinjured at the Simonson Invita-tional on Dec 4.
He provided a huge spark forthe Lakers in his irst dual matchwith a 6-4 win over Matt Ron-colato, ranked No . 6 nationally,ofUFJ. \ ' W*
He is now 10-1 on the season,and is beginning to be no ticed.
'Tm a little disappointed thatWill (Tedder) is probably goingto be out for the season" saidCippolone, "But it's good thatthere's somebody behind him
that's stepping in and wrestling
just as good or at least somewhatnear the same level."
"He's only 11matches into hisfreshman year so he has a littlebit more proving to do, but hehas beaten some quality kids sofar," Cippolone added.
Fourth-ranked Zach Schafer,
No. 8 Justin Mautz and AngeloCaponi also went 3-0 on the daywhile No. 6 Ricky Randazzo andNo. 4 Ben McAvinew were 2-0before sitting out the last matchdue to minor injuries in the firsttwo.
In the first match of the daythe Lakers pounded EasternMichigan University, the teamCipollone figured would be the
toughest competition, by a scoreof 25-10. | ;
K McAvinew came through in abig way with a 9-8 win over Ed-die Magrys.
Magrys is the returning MidAmerican Conference champand a Division I national qualifierlast year.
The second match pitted theLakers against a Slippery Rockteam that theyhad already domi-nated earlier in the season.
Saturday proved to be no dif-
ferent as Mercyhurst used twofalls and a major decision on theirway to a 34-3 victory.
After watching G eorge Mason,their inal opponent,lose to East-
em Michigan, Cipollone assumed
N o
j L_ ,Freshman Hudson Harrison has gone 10-1 for the Lakers this season, provided an unexpected spark.
it would be okay to take theforfeit at 125 so that Randazzocould rest up.
It seemed early as if the planmight backfire when the Lakerswere down 15-0 after the firstfour bouts.
It was th e Lakers that prevailedin the end, winning five of the
last six bouts including a pinfrom Frank Zatta at 184, for a2148win ^T ¥ 1
"(Frank) Zatta has been work-ing hard all year and got a goodchance to get in there, and heproved himself that he can win a
big match," said Cipollone.The three wins improved Mer-
cyhurst's record to 6-1 with theironly loss coming to Division IClarion University.
Next up for the Lakers willbe the fifth-ranked AshlandUniversity.
The two teams had wrestlers
square off in every weight exceptheavyweight when they compet-
ed at the Simonson Invitational.• Although A shland was victori-ous in the tournament and themajority of the matches, mostof them could have gone eitherway.
"If we can beat them we will be
in the top five" said Cipollone.'That's our challenge."
M e n ' s h o c k e y g o e s w i n l e s s o n h o m e a n d a w a y w e e k e n d
By Chris Van Ho rnContributing w riter
Jjae Mercyhurst men's hockeyteam played two tough contestsoyer the weekend of Dec 10-11,and could not manage a victoryin either game,
Th e Lakers lost 4-3 to Canisiuson Friday night at the MercyhurstIce Center in front of a crowd of
over 1,000^
On Saturday the Lakers man-aged a 2-2* tie with Canisius inBuffalo, N .Y
The loss on Friday knocked theLakers out of f irst place in Atlan-tic Hockey, and it was their firstconference loss of the season.W Mercyhurst gained a 2-0 leadin the game on goals by juniorDave Borrelli and senior RichHansen but could not hold thelead as Canisius came back withtwo goals of their own.
With the score tied at 3-3 witha little over a minute left, Canisiusmanaged to slip one past goalieAndy Franck which proved to bethe game winner for the Golden
Griffins.Franck stopped 31 shots in the
losing effortOn Saturday in Buffalo the
Lakers spent most of the gametrying to rally from two one-goaldeficits.
After falling behind 1 -0 at the2:22 mark of the second period,the Lakers came back with agoal nine minutes later on a goalby sophomore forward Jon As-selstine.
Three minutes later, Canisiustook the lead again 2-1 on a goalby Andrew Dawe.
The Lakers tied the game forgood at 2-2 at the eight minutemark of the third period ona goal by sophomore forwardScott Champagne.
Champagne's goal was on abreakaway, and he was trippedup right in front of the Canisiusgoal.
The sophomore forward stillmanaged to get the puck pastthe goalie, literally lying fiat onhis stomach as the puck waspushed in.
The contest was a little sloppy
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The scoring for the Lakers has not been up to what coach Gotkin is looking for. §
on both sides as both teams com-mitted 11 penalties and went acombined 1 16 on power plays,with the Lakers failing to scoreon any of them.
Th e weekend's results gives the
Lakers a 4-1-2 record in AtlanticHockey play, which pu ts them inthird behind Canisius and SacredHeart, and an overall record of5-9-2. |
Laker Head Coach Rick Got-
kin feels good about the team,although he was disappointedwith the weekend performance."It's frustrating to only get onepoint from this weekend whenwe could have gotten four,"
Gotkin said.'
While still in good shape inConference play, the Lakers havesuffered tough losses early in t heseason to several highly ranked
non-conference teams.Among these losses include
two to the University of Wis-consin^ ranked third nationally,the University of New Hamp-shire, ranked fifth, and Colgate
University, who is ranked ninthnationally.
The Lakers have not beenplaying particularly well in closegames as they have six one-goallosses. I "Our main problem isthat we just haven't been scor-ing enough goals. W e've beenplaying hard and executing oursystems well, but we haven'tconsistently taken advantageof our opportunities to score,"Coach Gotkin said.
The Lakers are now off untilJan. 4-5, when Atlantic Hockeyrivals Bentley and Quinnipiaccome to Mercyhurst
Each contest will start at 7:30p.m. in the Mercyhurst Ice Cen-ter.
H o c k e y ' s G o t k i n h o n o r e d b y c o l l e g e f o r w i n N o J 3 0 0
By Ryan PalmSports editor
On Friday night, Dec 10, Mer-cyhurst College honored men'shockey coach Rick Gotkin forhis 300** win which he notchedearlier this season with a 2-0 roadwin at Army.
Gotkin, in his 17th season atMercyhurst, was honored byDirector of Athletics Pete Russoand also by several others.
This was the first chance for theschool to honor Gotkin since heearned the win on the road.
Atlantic Hockey commissionerRobert M. DeGregorio, Jr. con-gratulated Gotkin via email,expressing his gratitude for hislongstanding efforts with theprogram.
Gotkin holds a career recordof 303-178-3 at Mercyhurst, byfar the winningest coach in theschool's history.
Last season he passed formerbaseball coach Joe Jordano forthat distinction.
During his years at Mercyhurst,he has taken the program to the
of play, from the days of Divi-sion III in 1991, to mo st recentlythe Division I playoffs in 2003.
No other college coach canboast that feat, a recognitionwhich landed him in the 'Taces inthe Crowd" in Sports Illustratedin 2001.1 |; J
The program made the leapto the Division I level in 1999,and made it to the Frozen Foursquaring off against powerhouseMichigan in 2000-01.3?Gotkin has seen hundreds of
players over his years and hashad seven Ail-Americans andnumerous all-conference selec-tions during that period.i^Thc reputation of the programat Mercyhurst has led to the
Lakers being picked to win theconference in five of the last sixyears, a sign of the type of leader-ship and year after year successGotkin brings to the program.
In the five years the programhas been at hockey's top level, theteam stands at 103-42-4.
Gotkin has led the Lakers tothree regular season itles n thatspan, dating back to the days ofthe MAAC, where the Lakers
The Lakers have won 18 ormore games 11 times, and 20or more eight times in the G ot-kin era, and look to increasethat number for many years tocome.
ff*Gotkin is also very active inhockey outside of Mercyhurst.
He has long been participatingin USA Hockey, having coachedseveral USA Select teams, as wellas taking part in clinics all over
the country.This past year he was invited
along with 11 others amonghockey's inest coaches to partici-pate in the NCAA Youth Educa-tion Through Sports programs,which took place at the 2004
Frozen Four.During his years a Mercyhurst,
the team has been active in thecommunity in many differentways, including providing manyyounger children with the op-portunity to skate.
The team failed to bring homea win for Gotkin, as they droppeda 4-3 contest to Canisius.
Gotkin looks for win N o. 304Jan. 4 when Atlantic Hockey rivalBentley come to Erie. Men's hockey coach Rick Gotkin (left) was honored by several different peopleFriday, Dec