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Vol. 75 No .a 4 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St Erie, Pa. 16546 February 14,2002Offices offinancial aid andstudent accounts to combineBy Sara SeidleEditor in chiefThe offices of financial aid and stu-dent accounts will soon be combin-ing to form the office of student fi-nancial services, according to JaneKe lse y, vice president of finance andtreasurer of Mercyhurst College.*The goal of the reconstruction is tomake the financial aid and studentaccounts process more customer ser-vice oriented. The office will be un-der thedirection of Jim Theewius, thecurrent director of financial aid atMercyhurst.According to Kelsey, in terms ofphysical changes, the current studentaccounts office will now be the cen-tral location for the office of studentfinancial services. The office will bestaffed with both student accountsrepresentatives and financial aidstaff. Only w alk-ins with financial aidand student accounts issues will behandled by the staff. All telephone'

inquires will be directed to the EganHall office, the present location of hefinancial aid offices. Kelsey com-mented that by structuring the officesthis way, students will not have toworry about being interrupted byphone calls when they are trying to

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Jane Kelseytalk to someone about financial aidor student accounts issues.?'The goal is that the individuals atthe counter will be able to solve astudent's problems," according toKelsey. The more complicated issueswill be directed to the senior staff.

"We are expecting a few bumps intheroad while the staff adjusts to newduties. We are hoping students see thebenefit of improved service," saidKelsey. She commented that it is dif-ficult to provide good customer ser-vice with financial aid and studentaccounts separated as they are now.The office will have a combinedstaff of 10 employees, although theywill be restricted to certain duties,either dealing with financial aid orstudent accounts. Even though notevery staff member will be able todeal with both areas, the fact that theywill all be in the same location willstand to increase communication.According to Kelsye, "It will beeasier to determine such things asw hy a bus iness or f inancial aid ho ldhas been placed on an account.'*Kelsey commented that she be-lieves combining the two offices willhelp solve problems that, on the sur-face may look like a student accountissue which can actually b e remediedby financial aid.

MSG rejects SSDP's request for supportBy Sara SeidleMerciad writer

At its weekly meeting Feb. 11, Mer-cyhurst Student Government votednot to adopt the policies of the Mer-cyhurst chapter o f Students for a Sen-sible Drug Policy that advocate re-forms to the Higher Education Act.The Mercyhurst chapter of Stu-dents for a Sensible Drug Policy hasbeen working to gain student supportfor their cause over the last fewmonths. The organization asked stu-dents to sign a petition supporting therepeal of a 1998 amendment to theHigher Education Act that holds thatany student convicted of an offenseinvolving the possession or sale of acontrolled substance is not eligible to

receive grants, loans or work assis-tance. After SSPD4gained studentsupport, they looked to MSG for ap-proval. According to Rob Kosko, stu-dent government president, the votewas 13 in favor, 11 opposed and 8abstaining.Kosko said that the executive boardhas discussed the issue and believesit is a bill that needs to be looked at,despite the decision of he body. "Wewere upset with the high number thatdecided to abstain," said Kosko."They are probably fence-sitters.They don't want to vote either way,**said Kosko. He added that the bodyhad a week to research the issue, sug-gesting that this should have beenenough time to make a decision.Kosko said he expects SSPD topresent the issue again for MSG toreconsider. According to Kosko,

SSPD can not submit the same pro-posal again, but can submit some-thing similar, with few changes.The amendment that SSPDadvoactes repealing holds that for thepossession of a controlled substance,a student stands to be ineligible foraid fora period of one year after thefirst offense, two years for the sec-ond offense and indefinitely after thethird offense. Ifconvicted of sellinga controlled substance, a student willbe ineligible to receive aidfo r woyears. A second offense would resultin an indefinite loss of aid.SSPD is a national organization.Student government organizations o fcolleges around the country such asDartmouth, Yale and Ohio State Uni-versity have offered their support toSSDP. Formore information, visit theSSDP web site at .

Pop tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald HouseBy Sara SeidleEditor in chiefMercyhurst Student Government'shealth and safety committee is doingits part to help out the RonaldMcDonald House. The committee isasking students to collect the tabsfrom beverage co ntainers in an effort

to raise moneyfor he charity, accord-ing to Lexi Toy, chair of the healthand safety committee.As incentive for students to partici-pate, the committee is sponsoring acontest to see who can collect themost tabs. "Its funfo r students, funfor us and its worthwhile,** said Toy.First prize is $250. Second prize isan AIWA stereo and third prize is a

$50gift certificate to the Mercyhurstbookstore.*Students should bring the tabs tothe student union director's office by5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. An entrymust consist of a minimum of 300tabs to be con sidered for the contest.The winners will be announced at theMercyhurst vs. Gannon basketballgame Saturday, Feb. 16.

The countdown begins

Mercyhurst's Class of2002 started the countdown to gradua-tion Friday, Feb. 9 at The Plymouth with a reception hosted bythe senior gift committee. As of last Friday, 100 days remaineduntil graduation.

"Expand Your Mind" lecture seriespresents the legalization debateThe M ercyhurst Student Governmentlecture series welcomes its lastspeaker at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March12, in the Mary D'Angelo Perform-ing Arts Center, and the topic is sureto be of interest to many.Steve Hager, editor for High Timesmagazine and avid supporter of le-galization of marijuana, and RobertStutman, former Drug EnforcementAgency officer, will debate the legal-ization of marijuana.The two men take drastically dif-ferent approaches to the use and le-galization of the drug, and each willpresent their line of reasoning to theaudience. Hager often argues thatmarijuana is connected to his spiri-tuality and that should not be under

the control of the United States gov-ernm ent Stutman, a 25-year veteranof the DEA, takes the stand that thedrug, in anyform,should not be le-gal. IThe two have appeared before au-diences at dozens of colleges, includ-ing Kent State and M ichigan Univer-sity.^ The theme of the 2001-2002 seriesis "Expand Your Mind," and the se-ries included four speakers betweenOctober and March. The MercyhurstStudent Government lecture series isan educational supplement created toallow students access to topics notusually encountered in the classroom.The lecture is free and open to thepublic. For more information, call theMSG office at 824-2428. ^

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Annie Sltter/Merciad photographerJosephy Hefner, arianthropology student at Mercyhurst, analyzedrefrains from Ground Zeroi Hef nee worked wittythe New york CityMortuary forJWQ, weeks in {January Janalyzing and documentinghuman skeletatremaln v JSJh I .*. I

Ground Zero flag is officialU.S. flagffor gamesBy Micah DavisBrigham Young U.

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(U-WIRE)PROVO, Utah A tat-tered andworn A mericanflagknownas the Ground Zero flag will be car-ried in the Opening Ceremony of heOlympic Games on Friday, as the of-ficial U.S. flag for the Games.The 12-foot-by-8-foot flag wasfound at the site of the World TradeCenter the morning o f Sept. 11.After athletes representing all coun-tries have finished the main proces-sion and arrived in the stadium, the"Star Spangled Banner** will beplayed while the flag is raised.Raising the flag during the U.S.National Anthem was the preferredway to include the flag during theceremony,** said Anita DeFrantz, se-nior U.S. IOC member."While some parts of the openingceremony change to reflect the cul-ture of the host city, the processionof athletes is a part of the universal[ Olympic protocol that has essentiallyremained unchanged in the modernOlympic era,** DeFrantz said.While IOC rules bar political actsduring the Games, the IOC has madea special exception allowing the flagto be used during the opening cer-emony.The flag also flew over center fieldat the World Series last fall, and inlast Sunday's Super Bowl.Aaron Gray, 23, a senior fromEdwardsville, 111., majoring in eco-nomics, said he believes the experi-ence will arouse a new sense of pa-

triotism among the American people."I think it's going to stir feelingsof patriotism within all of us, simi-lar to the feelings that we had onSept 11 ,** Gray said. "Anything con-nected with that really touches us allinside."With the Salt Lake 2002 OlympicWinter Games the largest WinterGames ever, spectators from nearly80 countries will witness the open-ingceremony."Other nations that are coming toparticipate in the Games are goingtofeelunified with us as a country,**Grey said.Courtney Jones, 20, a junio r fromCarson City, Nev., majoring in nurs-ing, said she believes there will in-deed be a special moment of inter-national unity during the ceremonywith the flag present |"The flag is special and differentIt represents what everyone is goingthroughrightnow,** Jones said.Jones also emphasized the fact thatthe Olympics has traditionally beena unifying event in bringing togetherdifferent cultures and talents. Thiswill augment the symbolism of theflag. , ' ^Nearly five months after the eventsof Sept 11, the world has gatheredto witness the Games and rememberthe tragedy."The Olympic movement aroundthe world has expressed its sympa-thy for the victims of Sept 11 inmany ways since that tragic day.Showing theflag his respect is justone more wa y" DeFrantz said.

By Robyn RepyaU. Minnesota(U-WIRE)MINNEAPOLISFind-ing a job after college is never easy,but it's shaping up to be an especiallydaunting task for this year's class ofgraduating seniors.Struggling with a falteringeconomy, companies are implement-ing recruiting and hiring freezes anddriving up competition among eagerjob seekers, said University careerspecialists. "Students are having towork harder... this year," said MikeHenle, assistant director of Univer-sity of Minnesota's Carlson Schoolof Management Business CareerCenter.Ed Foster, chairman of he econom-ics department, said economic suc-cess is measured by the unemploy-ment rate, which is currently at 6.3percent. This time last year it was at3.7 percent, according to the Califor-nia Employment Development de-partment.You're not going to keep payinga worker ifyou can't sell what they'remaking," he said.Although layoffs are inevitable ina time of economic difficulty, Fostersaid, the newest members of the jobmarket are usually the ones who loseout the most.

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"A higher unemployment ratemeans it's harder to find jobs becausethere's more people looking for them particularly ifyou're just startingout," Foster said.There are many things students cando, however, to make themselvesmore appealing to potential employ-ers, Henle said. Students looking forjobs should explore as many optionsas possible for networking opportu-nities developing contacts and re-lationships within their job fields."We're telling students to makesure that they, do some advertisingthrough their network. Networking isreally critical in this job market,"Henle said.He said networking is also accom-plished though one's "inner circle,"including family and friends.Approximately 340 students cameto the Gateway alumni centerWednesday night to learn how to net-work everything from initiatingconversation to proper table manners.An etiquette consultant helped stu-dents perfect the art of making busi-ness contacts, creating a professionalwardrobe, exchanging business cardsproperly and engaging in stimulatingconversation. $Allison Bucknam, an advertisingsenior, said she went to the event tostrengthen her;networking skills.

Bucknam said she is both excited andscared about her approaching gradu-ation in May."I'm worried about not gettinghired, because that's not what com-panies are doing right now," she said.Bucknam said although she is frus-trated with the economy, she hasn'tlost hope for the future."During a recession, advertising isthe first thing to get cut. But it's alsothe first thing to bounce back," shesaid.Paul Timmins, lead career servicecoordinator for the University Careerand Community Learning Center,said he urges students not to waituntil senior year to plan for the fu-ture.Along with networking, Timminssaid, it is beneficial for students to.take advantage of internship oppor-tunities even after graduation.By volunteering or doing intern-ships, he said,: students give them-selves an upper hand over those whoare less proactive.Looking in just one place is alsoan ineffective way to find employ-ment, he said. The newspaperclassifieds are a good starting point,but Timmins said career services or-ganizations and professional associa-tions could also offer assistance.

Fire sa*fety^iid*awai tfilteySTSttWsSfeBy Megan EbleStaff writer

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Everyone at Mercyhurst, keep youreyes and ears open for fire safetyeducation. A new plan is underwayby the office of fire safety educa-tion, where students and faculty willreceive information on fire preven-tion and awareness.Last October, Mercyhurst hiredAre safety officer, R ick Sadlier whointends to make fire safety educa-tion c ritical to students and faculty.His first mission is a written cam-pus fire safety plan, which is in-tended to become part of the fresh-man orientation packe t"Fire safety is often overlooked,explained Sadlier. As for increasingawareness, the fire safety office istrying to work specifically with resi-dent life, and has already startedwith resident director, resident as-sistant, maintenance and kitchenstaff training. "They're very recep-tive to increasing fire safety aware-ness in any way, shape orform,"saidSadlier.In the college residency there aremany areas thatneed fire education.Sadlier's main focus is on preven-tion and awareness, the two mostcritical areas of fire education. Hewants individuals to know how to

Prevention:*Take responsibility Don't overload electricalcircuits Keep space heaters andhalogen lamps away fromflammablesDon't leave candles, incenseor cigarettes unattended Don't smoke while tired orimpaired Clean up immediately afterpartiesDesignate a non-impaired"event monitor" Good-housekeeping, don't|>e too messy*

ness is the mo st important factor insurviving a fire.Taking fire prevention and aware-ness seriously is critical to Sadlier."The only thing we ca n't control ishuman behavior." In that case, thefire safety office is prepared to doeverything possible in increasingfire safety education.Rick Sadlier has been a careerfirefighter for 25 years and has bigplans for the fire education atMercyhurst Colle ge." Being in thefire service for 25 years and nowhaving the ability to provide educa-tion and awareness for basic firesafety practices and principles, Ithink is terrific. It's proof of thecommitment the college has for thesafety of the people mat work andgo to school here."

prevent fires and know w hat to doif a fire does occur. However,speafter a party is over to make surenothing was left behind that couldcause a fire. "Cigarettefiresare theleading cause of death or injury,"said SadlierIn addition to understanding whatprevention methods are crucial,Sadlier also explained that aware*

Awareness:Know your building Check smoke alarms (Bsure they are working properland know the sound) & jPlan escapeeroutes (knowhere all exits are located inthe building and practice youiescape plan) jTake fire alarms serioush

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Eichelsdorfer enjoys|her job FEATURESOlympics at Mercyhurst

Annie Sitter/ Merciad photographerNancy Eichelsdorfer has been teaching for 41 years. She has beenat Mercyhurst since 1989.

By Megan EbleStaff WriterHer close-trimmed, unpainted finger-nails move the mouse silently on its padand a gold ring glistens as she scrollstowards start.Professor Nancy Eichelsdorfer sees noirony that in her 41st year of teachingshe is the master of technology atMercyhurst.Eichelsdorfer has taught elementarykids, college students, adult students, andnow, faculty and staff have become stu-dents of the computer.It seemed that Mrs. Eichelsdorfer wasdestined to teach. Her father was thecaretaker for St. Stevens School in OilCity and his'family lived on the thirdfloor of the school. Even before she wasofcrenougfe-for scholJ--she "often found;herself enthralled with cutting out let-ters and making bulletin boards for thenuns at St. Stevens. "It was fun, I got toplay school and the nuns depended onme," said Eichelsdorfer.Once she began school, it seemed likehome sweet home. Students were givena 45-minute break at lunchtime. Shecould be home in 30 seconds withenoueh time for a delicious lunch and atelevision program. ~*"It was great living upstairs, I neverneeded coats or boots or anything likethat, but for my mother it was difficultbecause she had to keep my little brothervery, very quietJAfter graduating high school,Eichelsdorfer enrolled in Villa MariaCollege's Cadet program, which allowedstudents to takeacademic courses for oneyear, and teach the following year. Bygraduation, she had an outstanding re-sume. 4After teaching for five years, she de-cided she wasn't happy with her job, and

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decided to look into other areasof teaching. She found an articleoutlining a career in computers.The article said if you are an ar-ticulate and nitpicky person thisjob may fit you. Thecharacteris-tics fit her, so she enrolled intoher first computer class, intro todata processing."I wasn't sure I liked it at firstbecause it was just hardware, Ihad to take some more classesbefore I really knew I liked com-puters."After*a few other classes,Eichelsdorfer found herse lf veryinterested and decided to majorin the field of computers. Shegraduated with a masters fromGannon University, and workedfor a company training employ^ees to use" aVompurer. The follow-ing year, she was hired to teachcomputer courses at HammermillPaper Company, and also taughtas an adjunct at Gannon, whereshe taught the first computer classshe had ever taken."I knew with my educationbackground, I could make introto data processing very interest-ing. I made pictures of old com-puters,/once 100 ft. long, andpassed them around in class."Eichelsdorfer decided to con-tact Mercyhurst for job openings.Being at thd right place at the righttime, a professor in .theMercyhurst computer department

had asked to be released of hiscon-tract, and Eichelsdorfer took over forthe remainder of that year."I loved Mercyhurst, and I feltbadly about leaving here."Eichelsdorfer returned toHammermill Paper, butthe companywanted her to move to Memphis.Before she could decide, she got acall from Mercyhurst asking her tocome back. In 1989, she returned toMercyhurst."I was very, very happy to comeback to Mercyhurst. There is a feel-ing here at Mercyhurst that doesn'tseem to be'duplicated at otherschools. I love it here."Now, in her nineteeth year of teach-ing students at Mercyhurst, she stillenters the classroom with a smile onher face, totally prepared, and stillloves what she does. She works ashard as she ever has, working lateevenings, helping students on de-mand, and giving as m uch weekendtime to her work as needed." I love teaching, and I work veryhard at it. I probably never teach thesame thing twice, I'm always tryingto improve myself.". Eichelsdorfer teaches both tradi-tional age students and adul t studentsat Mercyhurst. Some have either re-turned for their masters, or decidedto begin their college education later."I enjoy all of my students, but Ienjoy the adult students because theyare here to very seriously learn, andthey bring in a different perspectiveto college."This fall, Mrs. Eichelsdorfer foundthat many faculty and staff were com-ing to her with questions they shouldhave known. She felt specific com-puter training was needed. After ap-proval, she began volunteer classesfor all who were interested. The firstclass she taught was on file manage-ment followed by word, excel,powerpoint, and finally photo edit-ing. Eichelsdorfer has received posi-tive feedback on the courses, andplans to continue faculty and stafftraining.Mrs. Eichelsdorfer ends her day atthe computer, just as* she had begunher day. With her hand back in posi-tion, she scrolls towards the start but-ton, but this time she clicks shut-down.

Contributing photographerClaire Young recreates ancient Olympics for a class project.

Students participate in decathalonBy Leslie EchanFeatures editor

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The Winter Olympics are here andmany arecelebrating the spirit by at-tending the games in Salt Lake City.But for those who could not go to thefestivity, they created their ownOlympics . - "Senior Claire Young is a student inprofessor Howarth *s Ancient Greekclass. Howarth gave his Winter termstudents the option to take a final ordo a finalproject.|l chose the final project because Ithought that it would be more inter-esting to recreate a part of history,"said Young.Young did create her own Olympicswith her friends and roommates onthe school's fron t lawn. Her eventsconsisted of wrestling, javelin, dis-cus and a race.The first Olympics was constructedwith the 200 yard dash. Eventuallygaining more and more events. $The first Olympics evolved out ofmilitary training. This is clearly dem-

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onstrated with the run in Armorevent. They officially started in 776B.C. The Olympics were actually acelebration honoring Zeus, theGreeks father figure of Gods. Thisincluded sacrificing 100 bulls to him.They were held every four years inOlympia.The Ancient Olympics are not likethe curre nt Olympics. Where the ath-letes now'afe considered amateurs,meaning "they receive no monetarycompensation, in ancient times theathletes were professionals. Theircity-state would provide support forthem. In fact there are actually docu-mented cases of where competingCity-states w ould lure away compet-ing athletes. \tAnother difference is that in the an-cient Olympics females were not al-lowed to compete, instead they hadtheir own festival in honor of Hera.The Olympics, in ancient times,were performed in the nude, exceptfor the event in which they were re-quired to run in their armor.Young said that shehad a lot of rundoing the project and that all of thecompetitors enjoyed participating.

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If this were a shuttle launch, we'd be at T-minus 6 daysuntil the end ofWinter (read: evil) term and 6 days until thebeginning of Spring Break. Mad kudos to the Performing i!Arts Center for bookingsome great, Oscar-caliber film s for next term's screeningsin the PACi"Mulholland Drive," 'The Man Who W asn'tThere" and "Monster's Ball" are just some of the great filmswe will be getting that the local theatres wi$h they had. It'snice to see that there is at least on e theatre in town thatwould rather book good movies instead of three prints of"Freddy Got Fingered" or the latest Mandy M oore opus. All of you on-campus, underground bookies get ready toget your bet on: the 73rd Academy Award nominations wereannounced on Tuesday. Tolkien fans on campus should begetting all "Gandalf" over the fact that 'The Fellowship ofthe Ring" scored 13 nods, becoming this y ear's top nomi-nated film. Alas, it is kind of disappointing to see such highquality films like "Tomb Raider" and "Bubble Boy" go ig-nored this year. They just don't make movies about boys inbubbles like they used to.

THE BAD ... This is more of an "Ugly," but Christmas decorations arestill up at various places around campus (and you all knowwho you are). It's Valentine's Day, that means it's Febru-ary.lSo, for those in the cheap seats, TAKE DOWN THEDECORATIONS! Thanks. Mak Students have been complaining about Old Main beinglocked down too early at night. It would be nice ifthebuild-ing was opened later than usual, providing students with adirect route home instead of having to circumnavigate oursnowy campus.The price of our

* _____ *economic freedomIn today's economy-conscious soci-ety, an honest buck earned is just asvaluable as a dishonest one stolen.Economic freedoms allowfor such"money grubbing** and self-servinghabits to occur. And our individualliberties compel us to live accord-ing to the law, and not according toa collective moral code.Economic freedoms and individualliberties, two essential componentsof American ideology, are gifts thatfew really deserve and many oftenabuse.I love being an American. I lovethe opportunities that come w ithallthe freedoms and liberties my citi-zenship grants. But they come at aprice, one some say we pay in theNext Life. But I think we have morethan enough debt to pay in the here-and-now.Freedom is not just the absenc e ofoppression but also the presence ofmoral judgment.Society may be free, but the costfor abusing such gifts is more thananyone should bear. The fact that 1,a repeat offender, can recognize theerrors of my self-serving ways is apositive signal to anyone who has noproblem taking these fundamental

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rights for granted.Revolutionary War soldiers paidfor our freedoms with their lives.Their sacrifice was neither vain norempty, and we should not have toconstantly remind ourselves to honortheir memories.We should, however, remind our-selves ofhow better off our lives arethan those famine-stricken dictator-ships we see on CNN.We are not better off solely becauseofthe wealth and status our freedomsprovide, but rather because of ourability to embrace the freedoms pro-vided, tBut sometimes our embrace is asmothering one, suffocating thegoodness, the true essence, of whatit means to say "Land of the Free,Home of the Brave."And if the echo of our proud man-tra ever fades, should itbecome tar-nished by our greed and abusive self-serving ways, let us not forget whoour Forefathers were in order to helpus remember the people we can be.

Blowing off some "steam jThe topic I am going to discuss maybe a sensitive one for those whocon-sider themselves modest followersof all things ettiquette and MarthaStewart. vwBut for us regular folks, andespeically for those of you with stockin Ex-Lax, the issue I'd like to ad-dress will no doubt raise a stink, punintended. That issue is: gas.Yes, gas. The body's biologicalequivalent to a stink bomb. I'mtalkin' the gas you do not pump intoyour car at the Country Fair, but thegas you get after eating one of thefine "meals" at the Country Fair.So now that we got the topic outof the way, we need to address theproblem. The problem in questionis the social acceptance of the pas-sage ofsaid gasby the male species.But whenever women pull a "PepeLe Pu," the rules of society comecrashing in on us, accompanied by acacophony of finger-pointing andlooks of disapproval. y |Such a response comesfromhowwomen act, mostly how men thinkwomen should actWe all know about manners andabout passing the blame on to yourlittle sibling whenever you pass thegas, but what is it about female flatu-lence that can disgust the males sobad?As ifour foo-fers can even hold

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a candle to theirs. (If we could, itwould be fun to see guys run fromour fireballs for a change.)What really gets me is that guyscomplain amount ladies' gas morethan we do about theirs.And it is not like we embrass them,like they embarass us, by celebratingand boasting about our farts like theyare some kind of Olympic event.Guysfrownupon us because we pro-duce smells other than a rosy scent,yet it is okay, funny and socially a c-ceptable for a guy to let loose afterfinishing a vat ofbeans at "Flatulence-R-Us?" I II don't think so.And to those who think they are ex-cluded from this species of male justbecause they shop religiously atPenny's and wear their sweaters ZackMorris-style, think again.I have two brothers, two semi-so-phisticated hermanos, who find hu-mor in locking the car windows andquietly releasing themselves, with meholding my breath in the back seat. IfI were ever to try that, there is nodoubt that I would be left at the curb

with a trail of dust infrontof my face.ifWho do you think you mighty menare to discriminate against femaleflatulence, to make us hold inour un-comfortable gases just to be "ladylike?" It's not like we sit around light-

ing our butts on fire or even do it tomake each other laugh.;Instead o f doing it for a humorouseffect, we do it for natural biologicalreasons, for health reasons. (The onlyreason why it has become such a ta-boo is because you guys can't stopcelebrating it and rating it on a scalefrom 1 to 10). It is unhealthy to keepthat stuff built in. *Now, I am not saying to go outthere and cut loose, but live a healthylife and watch your manners with fullunderstanding that men need to watchtheirs, too.Just because you would not burp insomeone's face before a kiss, it doesnot mean you can let the other endloose because it ain't facing the per-son. Simply leave the room. Thatdoesn't seem too hard, does it, boys?So the next time you guys think itis uncool for women to do their thing,remember that it was your idea to treatus to Taco Bell in the first place. Keepthat stuff up, and our gas won't be theonly thing making you guys run forthe border. -

LETTER ToTHE EDITOR:The following article is by no meansmeant to be disrespectful, but as astudent at Mercyhurst College, I feelit is my duty to make some impor-tant observations. > iThis school is a Catholic institu-tion. Upon consent to attend thisschool, the students are confirming,not necessarily their Catholicism,but their respect forCatholicism.I am not Catholic. This is bychoice. When I wasa child I had theprivilege of attending a Catholic pre-school as well as CCD classes. Tosubject me to other beliefs, my par-ents sent me to a Lutheran kinder-garten as well as permitted me toattend Presbyterian masses with mybestfriend n my grade school years.As a student of a 1iberal arts school,I have torn apart every religious be-lief, and because I was allowed toquestion my faith, I put it back to-gether, making my faith much stron-ger than it was previous to this ques-tioning.Blind faith is not real faith.If one is not permitted to questionhis religion and find why it is he be-lieves in it, it is not true and pure

faith and it is not worthy of m ention.The SistgrsofJvlercyjitJvlercyhurstencourage blind faithTThey believeit is their duty to push Catholic val-ues, even when they are obviouslycontradicting other rules or valuesalready recognized, and this is nothealthy. Cicero would believe that theactions by the Sisters of Mercy aremore unjust than most actions. Whyis this? They act under the guise ofdoing things for the students and forthe good ofthe community when ac-tually they stick blindly to their con-victions without allowing logicandreason to help formulate their prac-tices. These actions prohibit ratherthan encourage respect for and fol-lowing ofthe Catholic faith. ."The Sisters need to recognize thatthose who have strong convictionsabout their Catholicism will stick tothem NO M ATTER WHAT, and thosewho do not will not no matter whatrule is an obstacle.'*What am I speaking about? Mostrecently the Sisters of Mercy did notagree with extending the freshmanvisitation hours for a few hours a fewtimes a year. It is a C atholic valueto

promote strong and healthy relation-ships, and Jhev are denying and ig-noring this value. They will not al-low ourfreshmen o spend a few ex-tra hours with their loved ones(friends or significant others), whichcauses these individuals, in manycases, to not be able to visit this com-munity at all.To the Sisters' claim that a few morehours will openly promote sexual re-lations (which, if you are not marriedis against the Catholic ideal), I say thatis ridiculou s. Those few more hourswill no more promote sex than will aboy being permitted in Baldwin atnoon or students of both sexes to beallowed to attend the same institution.I say to the Sisters w ho constantlyremind us of what it was like whenthey attended Mercyhurst, the socialdynamic has drastically changed.Men and women can befriendswith-out having sex, Catholics can ques-tion their faith an d remain C atholic,and Mercyhurst College can adoptrules to benefit all w ithout being he-donistic or in violation of Catholictradition.Anonymous Mercyhurst Student

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FEBRUARY 14. 2002 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7^ LAKERSPORTSW o m e n ' s h o c k e y d e f e a t s F i n d l a y e x t e n d i n g w i n n i n g s t r e a k t o 2 2By Stacey Abb ottStaff writerThe Mercyhurst^women's hockeyteam extended their winning streakto 22 straight games defeating visit-ing Findlay 3-1 Friday, Feb. 8 and 4-0 Saturday, Feb. 9 at the MIC. *The scoring began at 5:47 in thefirst period Friday night with a power-play goalfromFindlay. Three min-utes later, Mercyhurstfreshmanfor-ward Sara McDonald tied the scorewith her thirteenth goal of the sea-son. Although Findlay outshotMerychurst 7-3 in the first stanza,Mercyhurst took control of the sec-ond. Sophomore forward LindsayBarch scored on the power-play,whilefreshman,forwardLindsayDellow tallied her ninth goal of theyear at7:18 to round out the scoring.Freshman goalie Desi Clark tookhome her 10th win of the season as

| Melissa Chasse/Merciad photographer-.The Lady Lakers fight to get the puck off the boardsand away from Findlay. Mercyhurst defeated Findlay3-"Kand 4-0. v '.!>'!

Melissa Chasse/Merciad photographerFreshman goalie Desi Clark defends theMercyhurst goal. Clark gained her 10th and 11 thwins against Findlay this past weekend.

the Lady Lakers outshot Findlay 22-12.

Saturday, Feb. 9 notched another of 4-0 in another fmatch-up withwin for the Lady Lakers with a score Findlay. McDonald;recorded two

goals to secure the win. Her first ofthe game and 14thof he season cameunassisted at 11:45 in the first period.Sophomore forward Britney Millarand freshman forward Chrissy Yulehelped with McDonald's15th, whichcame during the second stanza at2:03. Junior forward Tracy Loganscored with assistance from juniorforward C.J. Ireland and junior de-fender Jennifer Jeffrey at 4:38 in thethird period. Dellow rounded out thevictorious scoring effort in the lastperiod with a power-play goal at18:21. Clark continues to assumenetminding duties with much suc-cess, stopping 22 Findlay attemptsand gaining her 11th win of the year.Mercyhurst's record now improvesto22-7|l. f- ^ | ;Next weekend concludes regularseason play for the Lady Lakers withback-to-back match ups with 6th-ranked Brown University at 2 p.m.Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

McNjellie p ro mo t ed , DefensiveiCoordinator n a m e dMercyhurst College Head FootballCoach, Marty Schaetzle, today ap-pointed ong-time assistant footballcoach^Mark McNellie, to assistant'head coach and hired Eric Hancockas the team's defensive coordinator.McNellie wi]| start his 13th seasonnext tall as part of the Mercyhurstotball program. He came tojthe

ursf inT990 and worked hisTirstthree years as defensive line coach.He was co-defensive coordinator in1993Jthen served as the team's de-fensive coordinatorfrom1994*2000.Last year; McNellie was the Lakers*offensive coordinator. McNellie hasalso served as recruiting coordinatorI95f3 to present. As assistanthead coach, McNellie will work^nall areas of he football program. Hewill also assist*in overseeing*the

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dogs' assistant head coach and de-fensive|coordinator. He graduatedfrom Susquehanna University in1993 with a degreejin economics,then served as defensive'line coachat Bates College (1994) and asKne-backet coach at*both^Susquehanna( l ^ ^ a r ^ ^ W a g n e r C o U e g e ^ c ^ -| 9 9 9 ) | 1$& | | | | | .^Schaet^e believesth*' AM But aijiy coming togqting together what, b e l i e v e ^ avery&fine itaf fi I'm glad to|haveMark's experience and I have everyreason to beliefe Bpc wilrjdoa greatjob with our defens^loe Lombardi,hired last inonth) will servefasjthe

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Men fs volleyball loses to nationally-ranked Ball State 3-0By Krlsta RossMerciad writerThe Mercyhurst men's volleyballteam faced Ball State University Sat-urday Feb. 9 at the MAC.Mercyhurst lost to the nationallyranked Ball State Cardinals 3-0. TheBall State men came out strong anddefeated the Lakers quick in theirfirst match 30-14. The next twomatches followed with the scores 30-20 and 31-29. The Ball State Cardi-nals, ranked tenth in VolleybaUMaga-zine and ninth in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll, improved theiroverall record to 9-1 and their Mid-west Intercollegiate Volleyball A s-sociation mark to 4-0. Mercyhurstfella to 2-4overall. Freshmen DaveSchmidt and Austin Siewert com-bined tor 21 of Mercyhurst's 37 kills

Melissa Chasse/Merciad photographerJuniorJon Samol s sets the ball for reshmanBillVanCise In Saturday'sgame versus Ball State. Mercyhurst lost 3-0.in the match. Schmidt had 11 whileSiewert had 10. Junior Jon Samolishad 33 assists.

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Men's hockey remains on top in MAACBy Stacey AbbottStaff writerThe Mercyhurst m en's hockey teamremains unbeaten inthe Metro Atlan-tic Athletic Conference after an over-time game Friday, Feb. 8 which re-sulted in a 3-3 tie for M ercyhurst andSacred Heart, and a 5-if win overAmerican International Saturday,Feb.9.1 * I ' MSacred Heart recorded two firstperiod goals to take the lead goinginto the second period. Within a four-minute span, junior defender R.C.Lyke and senior forward Brad Olsentied the game for the Lakers duringthe second period Sacred Heart tookthe leadagain on a power play at11:53 of the second Senior forwardTom McMonaglebeat Sacred H eart'snetminder with five minutes left inregulation play to tie the score onceagain. Both teams had many scoringopportunities but instead they skatedto a ieat3-3. The Lakers were outshotby Sacred Heart 42-40, while Lakersenior goalie Pete Aubry improvedhis record to 14-0-2, remaining un-beaten in the conference.

The Lakers accumulated anothervictory Saturday, Feb. 9 in a contestwith American International College,by a score of 5-1. Junior forwardAdam Rivers, sophomore forwardMike Carter and Olsen contributed tothe scoring to give head coach RickGotkin his 250th career win. Rivers'ninth goal of he year answered AIC'sfirst period goal to tie the game at 1-1 in the first period. Carter scoredback-to-back goals in the second torecord his ninth j-and tenth for theseason. Rivers and Olsen roundedout the scoring in the final stanza.Aubry posted his 15th win of theseason stopping 31 out of AIC's 32shots. This win preservesMercyhurst's standing as unbeatenin the MAAC with a \conferencerecord of 17-0-3 and 18-7-3 overall.The 2-2 tie between Quinnipiac andHoly Cross, also from Saturday nightputs Merychurst's chance atthe regu-lar season championship just twopoints away. -The Lakers resume play at home inthe MIC next Friday against UConnand Saturday with Quinnipiac. B othgames begin at 7 p.m.

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The Mercyhurst club hockey teamgot their revenge on Cornell Univer-sity Sunday, Feb. 10 defeating theBig Reds 6-3.Cornell began the scoring bysneaking onepast Laker senior goalieNick Lordi just 1:14 into the firstperiod. Senior Bubba Kaczay tied upthe game 1-1 with helpfrom uniorsRob Garber and Lee Penascino 44seconds later. Cornell then scoredtwo more goals to lead 3-1 going intothe second period. But the Lakerspicked up their defense as neitherteam scored in the second period.Mercyhurst came out strong to scorea goal at 2:54 in the third. The goalwasscored by Penascino and assistedby Kaczay and Garber. FreshmanBobby Spitzer scored the next goalunassisted with 13:33 left. Then

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSophomore defender Brian C apellupo passes the puck to a team-mate before Cornell can intercept. The Lakers defeated C ornell 6-3.

Penascino, Spitzer and freshmanMatt Krusey each scored in the lasthalf of the third for the 6-3 win.The Lakers clinched second placein the ECHL with a record of 14-13-1. Mercyhurst will face the Big Redsagain Thursday, Feb. 21 in the firstround of the ECHL Playoffs.Men's basketball defeats* Wayne State 66-60

By Krista RossMerciad writerThe Mercyhurst men's basketballteam defeated Wayne State in theirsecond meeting before falling toHillsdale College.The Lakers faced Wayne State Uni-versity Thursday, Feb. 7./TheMercyhurst men came out strong andkept it close for most of the first half.The Lakers led at halftime 26-24.Shooting nearly 50 percent from thefield, the Lakers were able to takeover the game and defeat WayneState 66-60. Four Mercyhurst play-ers scored in double figures..Sopho-more guard Justin Shouse led theteam with 16 points, junior centerScott Melle had 14 points, sopho-more forward Josh Helm contributed

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSophomore guard Justin Shousegets fouled by a Wayne State de-fender as he goes for the reverselay-up. Mercyhurst won 66-60.Brown finished with 12points. Mellealso pulled down 13 rebounds, whileBrown blocked four shots.13 points and senior forward Dion Saturday, Feb. 4, the Lakers went

up against Hillsdale College.Mercyhurst washeld scoreless for thelast five minutes of the first half asthe Chargers broke a 20-20 tie to takea 25-20 lead at intermission. TheLakers rallied to take one-point leadstwice in the second half, the last a34-33 advantage with 14:55 to play.But Hillsdale regrouped after atimeout and went on a 14-2 run totake control of he contest 47-36 withseven minutes left. Mercyhurst gotno closer than six points the rest ofthe way. Only the starting five scoredfor the Lakers. Melle led with 19points followed by Shouse with 15and Helm with 12.The Lakers will play the final gameof a five-game home stand Saturday,February 16, when they host Gannonat 8 p.m. Students with a student IDcan get tickets at the MAC.Women's basketball lose to Wayne State and Hillsdale

By Krista RossMerciad writerTheMercyhurst women's basketballteam fell to Wayne State andHillsdale College as they continuetheir six-game home stand.The Lakers faced Wayne State Uni-versity out of Detroit, M ich. Thurs-day, Feb. 7. The Lady Lakers startedout slow but picked up their play inthe last ten minutes of the first halfto trail by only two at halftime 45-43 . The Lady Lakers fought to theend, shooting 47 percent from thefield and 46 percentfrom he arc, butcould not play the defense necessaryto stop the Wayne State offense. TheLadv I .flkerc w#r* mjtscored in the

% seconu nan vy seven giving WayneState the win 92-83. Four Mercyhurstplayers scored in the double digits.Leading t he offense was senior guard

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSenior guard Jodie Maxim shootsover a defender as the Lady Lak-ers lost 92-83 to Wayne State.Maxim has 975 career points,Jodie Maxim with 18 points. Sopho-more forward Krista Ross added 16points, while junior guard KatieLorincz had 14. Senior center Krista

Usher also contributed 13 points.Ross had 11 rebounds, while Lorinczwent 4 of 6from he three-point arc.The Lady Lakers faced HillsdaleSaturday, Feb. 9. The Mercyhurstwomen began slow again and al-lowed Hillsdale to lead at halftime43-29. Coming into the second half,the Lady Lakers decided to go witha different line-up and change thingsup, but it was not enough to stop theChargers from winning 77-55. Rossled Mercyhurst with 17points. Usherwas the only other player in doubledigits with ten and has 974 careerpoints. Maxim washeld tofivepointsand has 975 career points with threegames left in the season.The Lady Lakers end their homestand when they welcome GannonUniversity Saturday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.Tickets can be acquired with yourMercyhurst student ID at the MAC.

Freshmen wrestlers hand Baldwin Wallace a 24-9dossBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe M ercyhurst freshmen w restlingteam improved its dual record to 9-6Saturday, Feb. 9 with a 24-9 victoryat Baldwin Wallace.

Ben McAvinew won the match witha pin at 2:08 that got the Lakers roll-ing. Justin Mautz won by forfeit andAngelo Caponi followed with a 8-2win at heavyweight. M ercyhurst for-feited the 125 weight class and lostat 133 for the nine Baldwin WallaceThe match began at the 184 class, points. Also winning for the Lakers

were Jake Squire at 141 with a scoreof 4-2, Aaron Rowe at 149 with ascore of4-3 andT.J. Fera at 157 witha score of 10-5.Mercyhurst concludes its dual meetcompetition next week when it trav-els to nationally-ranked Findlay Fri-day, Feb. 15.

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The Lakers have their last home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 16against Gannon at 8 p.m. The game will be featured on Hurst TV. TheLakers finish their regular season traveling to Ashland Thursday, Feb. 21for. a 7:30 p.m. game and Findlay Saturday, Feb. 23 for a 3 p.m. game.J Women's basketballThe Lady Lakers have their last home gam e of the season Saturday, Feb.16 against Gannon at 6 p.m. The game w ill be featured on Hurst TV. Theyfinish their regular season traveling to Ashland Thursday, Feb. 21 for a5:30 p.m. game and Findlay Saturday, Feb. 23 for a 1 p.m. game.

Men's hockeyThe Lakers begin a four game home stretch hosting University of Con-necticut Friday, Feb* 15 at 7 p.m. and Quinnipiac Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7p.m. The UConn game will be shown on H urst TV. The Lakers entertainAmerican international Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. and Sacred Heart Satur-day, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.fThe game against Sacred Heart will also be featuredon Hurst TV. They close out their regular season by traveling to ArmyFriday, March 1 for a 7 p.m. contest and to Iona Saturday, March 2 to playat 7:30 p.m.Women's hockey:The Lady Lakers finish their regular season with a couple of home gamesagainst Brown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 and at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17.Sunday's game will be shown on Hurst TV. The GLWHA Playoffs takeplace Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24.Men's tennisThe Lakers begin a four game hom e stand beginning with Edinboro at 6p.m. Friday, Feb. 15followedby Allegheny and Penn State Behrend Satur-day, Feb. 16 at 3 pan. and 5 p.m., respectively.The Lakers host Canisius at3 p.m. Saturday, March 9. ^ ^ " N ^ i i

I F ^ Women's tennis! M , , M - ^mmThe Lady Lakers host Edinboro Friday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. before travelingto University of Pittsburgh Friday, Feb. 22 for a 2 p.m. conte st T he LadyLakers will be competing against Alma Uni versity, Hanover Universityand St A ndrews in Hilton Head, SC over spring break. They host A llegh-eny and Canisius Saturday, March 9 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.* respectively.;;Men's volleyballThe Lakers host Lewis Sunday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. Over break, the Lakerswill be going up against CSU- Northridge, UC San Diego, La Verne, Lewis,Clarke and Quincy. They return home to host Quincy at 7 p.m. W ednesday,March 6 and Loyola at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9.

WrestlingTheLakers travel to Findlay Friday, Feb. 15 for a 7 p.m. contest. The wres-tlers compete in the Division 11 East Regionals at West Liberty State Col-lege Feb. 22. The Division 11 Nationals take place March 7-9 at Wisconsin-Park side.

BaseballThe Lakers begin their season by playing a few games in Florida duringspring break. They travel to Millersville Saturday, March 9 and ColumbiaUnion Sunday, March 10fo rnoon games.SoftballThe Lady Lakers begin their season in Florida during spring break.

Men's lacrosseThe Lakers open their season with a game at Mars Hill at 3 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 28. They travel to Lees-McRae for a 12 p.m. contest Saturday, March2. They will host theirfirsthome game against Pfeiffer Monday, March 11at 2 p.m.Women's lacrosseThe Lady Lakers have their first game of the season at Pfeiffer College at1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. They travel to Limestone Tuesday, Feb. 26 andGreensboro College Wednesday, Feb. 27 for 4 p.m. games.

Women's water poloThe Lady Lakers begin their first ever season at cross-town riva l GannonMonday, March 11 at 6 p.m.Club hockeyThe Lakers travel to the University of Rochester Friday, Feb. 15. TheECHL Playoffs take place Feb. 21 -25 and the ACHA Playoffs take placeFeb. 28-March 4. ? . *