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i H u r s tB y Chris Van Wagenen| The Mercyhurst maintenancecrew is learning about an age oldproblem this winter as it continues to fight the record buildupof \ snow wh ich. is curren tlyburying the cam pus, i ^ ^w "W e miry have to cart th e snowaway in trucks," Mercyhurst'sDirector of Ope rations / LouisNecci, told The Merciad.t Necci is battling the samesnowy syndrome that is plaguingmost of the Eastern* and M idwestern states, jj |& iIS"This iftthe worst winter I'veseen," he said. No one is disagreeing. ^- - * .. ,A record 84 inches of snow hasfallen in Erie County already andthe!National Weather Serviceforecasts another 3-4 inches areon the way before the Ja n. 22-23weekend. W&^*$m&U&^J&I In compliance with state-widerequests, the college last weekbegan turning down thermostatsin all gas-heated buildingsOldMain, McAuley, Egan andPreston halls.The major snow problem oncampus concerns driving andparking in it. A s of n o w , all maintenance can do is push it backinto piles which surround theparking lots. The more that snowaccumulates, I the less spaceremains for parking. f ;jjpiEven under \ the best circ u m s t a n c e s / M e r c y h u r s t ' sparking fspace is barely

adequate.fin the past, few weeksthe shortage has become serious.Several students and collegepersonnel hav e complained aboutthe condition of the lane whichleads from the main gates up toand around the LearningResource Center. You can't driveup the hill without getting stuck,they say, or drive back downwithout sliding.Replied Necci: "We've placedthree boxes of salt along the hill.If a car gets stuck at night, theycan help themselves to the salt."Another problem is that halfthe maintenance force spendsmost of its time shoveling. Whichin turn brings u p a third problem,repairs. ._ With half the crewalready occupied, repairs andother routine maintenance jobsare delayed or go undone.Necci indicated that contractors could be hired 5to cartaway the snow, but said thatwould be "an extreme m easure .""We won't do that unless itbecomes absolutely necessary,"he said. ".It's very costly."If the snow continues to fall,Necci said, he may be left with noother alternative,v Mercyhurst's snow removalequipment includes three plows,two tractors, a snowblower andsalt spreaders. It has not beenenough to keep up with MotherNature. ^

GULP - Maryann R ozsas (right) gulps incredulously as Diane Liggett (left) ser ves dinner with amanic flourish. The scene is from rehea rsals of the upcoming Theater Dept. production of And MissReardon Drinks A Little. Story app ears on page 3 . \ . ' * ;* - . . . * " - B O B R O N K S L E Y P H O T O

D i e t e t i c s P r o g r a m G e t s A p p r o v a lStarting with the . 1977-78academic year, Mercyhurst willoffer a new undergraduateprogram in dietetics under arecently-approved CoordinatedUndergraduate Program (CUP).Mercyhurst, along with VillaMaria and Edinboro StateColleges, five local hospitals an dseveral community agencies,joined to construct a four-year,26-course program leading toeligibility for membership in theAmerican Dietetic Association

(ADA).T h e A D A recently approved theC U P plan, which is detailed in thecurrent college catalog. Prior toapproval, the dietetics programincluded 22 courses but alsorequired. a fifth year of internship.Students will apply for admission into the new programafter completing the freshmanand sophomore level coursespreviously approved by the ADA.Courses will be offered atMercyhurst, Villa and Edinboro

or one of several clinicalfacilities; among them HamotMedical Center, Saint VincentHealth Center, VeteransAdministration, Erie County andDoctors Osteopathic Hospitals.The Lutheran Home for theAged and other agencies withnutrition facilities are , participating.M s. Linda Schmidt has beennamed acting director of theCoordinated Undergraduate Pr ogram here. \. \..^--

B 3 Q J By John Bruno >t J A nd Gary W esma n T *$#.f Ed I Sadlowski, the ^ cont roversial \ candidate i forpresident of the United * Steel-workers of America Union) saidlast Saturday that J| "democratizing the union internally is thebasic issue of this campaign."Sadlowski gave an unpreparedspeech and answered questionsfrom a modest* crowd hr ZuraRecital Hall. He told 40-50 Erieunion members and Mercyhurstpersonnel that "the greatestvocation in life is working for theworking people." f ' $ j&>At the same time, he criticizedthe union establishment -; forbeing "ou t of touch with the men

and women on the shop floor.""(Union officials) speak of therank and file membership almostin a ^contemptuous v e i n , " ^Sadlowski said in one of his mostheated attacks. "There is thispaterna listic attitude tha t the ;membership doesn't know whatis best for them."The f positions Sadlowski hastaken on decision making,wor kers ') benefits, the duessystem and the union's no-strikeclause under the 1973 Experimental Negotiating Agreementhave created his image as anout spoken , * non-conformi s tcandidate. M ;.'- X - r< - f a ' ~ > - > - :A ? &> Saturday, Sadlowski in effect

called for a reduction in dues,saying the present system is"unfair to the little m an."b. H e noted that the average steelworker makes about' $7.60 anhour, while an employee in fabrication may make $2 less and stillbe required to pay similar dues.Also, h e said, part ime workersmust pay as much as fulltimeemployees.Sadlowski promised to fight togive all USW members votingrights on their contracts. He alsostressed full support for equalityin workers' benefits and amembership vote to eliminate theno-strike clause.Sadlowski pointed to his recordwhen a Merciad reporter asked

him to defend allegations that heis inexperienced in high-levelcontract negotiations.Sadlowski answered that heh as served as director of the hugeChicago-Gary, Ind. District 31 forthe past two years. He said heserved both th e Wage Policy andBasic Steel Negotiating Commit-tecsSadlowski, 38, is a native ofsouth Chicago and a formerSteelworker. His opponent in theupcoming national election isLloyd McBride of St Louis, aveteran union official w ho has thebacking of the retiring president,I. W. Abel. ;rM -Sadlowski gained nationalprominence in 1974 when he won

the directorship of D istrict 3 1 , thenation's largest. Sadlowskiproved massive vote fraud afterapparently losing a narrowdecision to incumbent Samuel C.Evett. In a second electionclosely watched * by the U.S.Labor Department, Sadlowskiwon by a 2-to-l margin, ANow, he says he is trying tolead a movement to win backcontrol of the union lor themembership. The steelworkers ofAmerica will go to the poDsFeb. Ito elect or reject Ed Sadlowski.Saturday's presentation wasjointly sponsored by the Mercyhurst political science j department and BUI WelchA programdirector for radio station WMDI.

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Letter From Dean TrimbleT o undertake wor king o n and propo sing a newcalendar was a difficult decisionit would havebeen muclusim pler and taken much l ess of m ytime to r etain the Systran which is in operatioh.Additionally, whenever change is proposed, afew'feathers ar e bound t o be ruffled and itprobably would have been wise to keep to aminimu m the numb er of ruffled feathers in myfirst year as Dean. But, as Dean an d ChiefAcademic Officer of the College, I felt that not

To The Editor? *B a l le t P e r fo r m a n c ej D a n c e rAs one of the dancers in the Dance Department's last performance at Strang VincentAuditorium , I was glad to s ee that performancewas reviewed and reviewed favorably. Althoughthe; critic did not seem to have an extensiveknowledge of ballet, I feel that it may have beenm or e beneficial to hear h is ho nest, unprejudicedsecurity in the status qu o and accepting secur ityis easier than risking th e unknown. Maintainingthe* status quo,< however, impedes progress, yjpro gress which could help Mercyhurst becom e a ;.better Col lege. The Middle States repor t of Mercyhurst commended the College fo r Its ability tochange and stand up for what it believes in. Anexcerpt from the Evaluating Team s um s u p thisobservation: M * *t"When o n e becom es any kind of a pioneer, one - , . . , _tnil .. T , .. .. . *- .inds oneself in a lonely ^ eitio n andTthiscollege fwm anceso f VUlella, Heltany disappointment

opinion. ni However, I;felt it was u nfair to comp are Edward VUlella and Allegra Kent in such an unfavorable m anner to the Dance Department. IfVUlella's performance w as disappointing toso m e, consider th e disappointment of n o t havingseen him at a l l . From viewing previous per-responding to the hundreds of dissatisfactions finds _ r mmmm _ . _ - . . ,*. *-* u t w u i 4 * e x p r e s s e d b y m e m b e r s o f a l l c o n s t i t u e n c i e s h a s p l a c e d i t s e l f b o l d l y a n d d a n g e r o u s l y o n a m a y S v ? * * " J 8 / * ? " j? 1 * ? - H o w e v e r ,w i t h i n t h e C o l l e g e w o u l d h a v e b e e n * a n a b - n e w f r o n t i e r o n A m e r i c a n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n . "< t t c a t t a a e f m y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . & J # &. V I h a v e l i s t e n e d v e r y c a r e f u l l y t o f a c u l t y ,s t u d e n t s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d I h a v e h e a r d

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r not only as i t affects you personally,but also as it will affect Mercyhurst as a wholeand decide wh ether *the advantages outweighthe disadvantages . k : IT > \The CoUege Senate wUl vo te on this p rop osaland m ake a recomm endation in late Febru ary.Prior to that meeting, fMr. Ed Gallagher,President of the Mercyhurst CoUege Senate, willcaU three open forum meeting to discuss thisissuetimes to be announced by him. The administration win consider very carefuUy th erecom m endation of the Senate before making afinal decision. I will no t recommend to thePresident adoption of ? the proposed calendarwithou t adequate' support from I the CoUege9W ' t ia % . m m t m T m .Senate. ."* 2Mercyhurst is a fine CoUege. W e can imp rove,however. Fo r ex amp le, "we lose m any studentsfo r a variety of reasons. The present attritionrate fo r Freshmen i s approximately 50

To The Editor: # fThere are som e students in every collage whowould prefer to attend5classes* o n a semesterbasis. 5 $ f There ar e other students who would preferclasses on a trim ester basis. 1 t ,_There are others yet, who would prefer an intersession or "presessions" in addition to asemester or trimester. 1 j '- fAnd, there ar e those who p refer 85 minutesclasses to 55 5 m inute classes, an d those wh oprefer 5 days of classes to three o r four days, jThere ar e also, unbelievably, students wh o"would prefer to be biUed twice aeyear ratherthan qu arterly. |

Each of these positions has merit, and eachcan separately, be* a* credible schedule for acol lege to follow. juiNfe 4 # # *^However, when all are combined-and im -plemented th e end resu lt is confusion and loss ofcredibility. | II am in strong opposition to Dean Trimble'scalendar proposal. It! could only lead to acent 30 p er cent do not enroll fo r their^r laugh able repu tation for Mercyhur st CoUege.Sophomore year and another 20 per cent nevergraduate. The proposed calendar is.an attemptto help Mercyhurs t do a better j o b . f ^ \?Change is ver y difficult. WhUe w e m ay no tagree with&the present situation, there is

Dean Trimble, I for one am seriously considering transferring from Mercyhurst if youallow th is coUegetobe turned into a com mu nityJoke.? ( \I only ho pe other stu dents will f oUow m y leadRobert P . Rodyiszewski J \

even that did not mar his fantastic s tage presenc e . I hardly felt that h is performance was(4 nothing really to get excited abou t."I strongly disagree al6o with th e statementthat Allegra-Kent was "extremely shaky onpoints, no doubt both out of shape ami out oftune." Watching her from th e wings, I couldonly admire her secu re p oint work and smoothperformance. She was far from being out ofshap e and I can see no s ens e in describing a dancer as " out of tune." t T,, Although I tod wish I could have seen VUlelladance without a back injury in this perfo rm ance,! can only say that we all were fortunate to see th ese artiste perform at all. I d o n o tfeel that anyone was "cheated from what couldhave been a rare and creative experience." Iwish the writer had described the hypnotic effect of Edward VUlella and Allegra Kent uponth e audience. < iLisa O wens.

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JANUARY 28.1977 THE MERC1AD PAGI3 It*i fM i s s R e a r d o nO p e n i n g C o i n i n g"And'Miss Reardon Drinks ALittle" will be opening Friday,January 28 at 8:00 P.M. in theLittle Theatre. Other per*formances include January 29,and February 3-4 at 8:00 P.M. |The play evolves around thelives of three sisters w h o are NewYork City school teachers; theeffects of the hardships of theirpa st i lives reflected on thepresent; and a look at whathappens when they are forced toview life individually. ^"Miss Reardon" combineshumor and anger to depictsociety much the way it is inreality. It is a play that, mayleave you laughing or m ay leaveyou crying,*! J. ITickets are free to the * HurstCom m unity, $1.00^ for non-Mercyhurst students and Seniorcitizens and $2.50 (or adults. Forreservations call 864-0681 ext. 271or the L ittle Theatre Box Office.

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Mercyhurst College will onceagain be the scene of discoveryfor aJfresh'group of prospectivestudents/^ yHailing from Long Island.Cheschire, CT., Sparta, NJ., anaCentral Islip, NY, the high schoolseniors will be arriving at ErieAirport o n January 2 7 , to spend afew days at Mercyhurst.The Admissions Office hasplanned an exciting and informative program for their briefstay. pa* mj Events include a tour of thecampus, a financial aidlpresen-tation, and the debut of theTheatre Presentation of "AndMiss Reardon Drinks A Little."In addition, the group will betalking| with faculty, administration and students, concerning such topics as classes,major programs, I students * activities, and general campusatmosphere. J\ || jStudents from Buffalo, Olean,Dunkirk, a n d Fredonia, will b e o ncampus in the .future. Th eAdmissions Office . a sk s i thatstudents help i to make eachgroup' s visit here an I enjoyableand rewarding experience. ,.

Maxlne Krasowskl, Andrea Kupetz and Maryann Rotsas portray their roles at three sisters,Catherine, Ceil, and Anna respectively In "And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little." The play p remieresFriday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m . in the L ittle Theatre. u f 1 \i E m e r g e n c y ' Q u e s t i o n s A n s w e r e d

" . . . And-all residents areasked to turn down their^ther-mo states to 55 or^lower."What? And freeze to death.What's wrong, don't we haveenough fuel??What are they goingto do - shut off the gas?These questions and manymore *like them were askedduring the height of last week's"weather emergency" declaredby the governor and NationalFuel Gas. In an effort to answersom e of these qu estions, I talkedwith National Fuel Gas, Pennsylv ania Electric Company, and

the iNational Weather Service.Here's what I fo und: J 5 |9 5 per cent of the ho uses in thecity of Erie a n d 8 5 percent in thecounty are heated ny* g a s . Of thegas coming into Erie, 8 3 per centfrom 5 p ipeline companies out ofthe south-western gulf states, 8-9per cent fro m Buffalo, and 4 percent from local sou rces. Althoughthere was a n extreme demand onthe gas pipelines, there wasnoactual cutback of( gas toresidential customers, out industry h a s been cutback b y 4 0 percent until October 31. South of

A S P A C h a p t e r A t ' H u r s tA student chap ter! of theAmerican Society for PersonnelAdministrators (ASPA) is beingformed on the MercyhurstCamp us. This* org anization isdesigned for all students,regardless of major,, who areinterested in pursuing a career inbusiness, a n d particularly in theareas of personnel and industrialrelations. 1L CORAL GABLES. Florida(Novem ber 12)- Pet Candle Inc..a Coral Gables, Florida basedfirm, has recently developed afascinating new pro duct, the PetCandle, which com es with acomplete set of operating j in -structions to train th e Pet Candleto sit up , stand, light u p , and fly.The Pet Candle with fulloperator's training manual isavailable in three sizes: small$1.50, m edium $2.75, and large$3.95, all postpaid. Pet CandleI n c . , 110 Giralda Avenue, CoralGables, Florida 88134.Could this really be Florida'sanswer to the Pet Rock?

INQUIRING REPORTER ASKS:

H a s T h e G a s S h o r t a g e E f f e c t e d ! H e a t I n M c A u l e y H a l l ?

Tim Mies^Itfs 1 always been coldespecially at'night. It's no teven, It's either hot or cold, j

1 n n n i TW MTTT ' T ' i ' T f i f ' w m' H rM r. Dennis AndresIt's not effecting m e , my wifeor m y children. I'm hot per*sonaliy. The* heat is on for ishours a day* Just as much asbefore. The west sidejof thebuilding is colder because theyget th e wind. I agree som ethingshould be done butjj I have nocomplaints;

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Esther SchreiberSometimes m y room is like asauna and other tim es there'sno heat. Something should bedone tofix t. O n e person h a s noheat at a l l . f*& ;.

It was too hot before thesho rtage; they hav e cut back alot* Sometime's It's too hotother times I t ' s freezing, It's noteven. They should keep it at 62degrees instead of extremes.

Keith MadarIt's cold all over. They shouldfind some other form ofauxiliary heat.?

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PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD J A N U A R Y 28.1977Staff Review .I n t r a - A r t s H a p p e n i n gP l e a s a n t ? E x p e r i e n c e , S e e n B y F e wby Chris VanWagenenMusic,* Theater? and Dance

were the themes as the Mercyhurst Creative Arts Divisionpresented an Intra-Arts Happening on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in theZurn Recital Hall. , _The event, which took place atnoon, presented a variety of

N e w F a c e sI n A d m i s s i o n s.Biology students coming backto college!this year, foundsomething new in the laboratory.Robert Zapf. ? ri r'Wt&^? |IgNot only was this a new experience for them, but it was anew experience for Mr. Zapf. |You see, ' he had "earned amasters degree ? of science atDuquesne University in Pittsburgh and then completed twoyears of graduate studies at thePittsburgh School of Medicine.This is his first full-time facultyposition naturally it was differentfor him. Considering himself abiologist, a profession which heenjoys, he would like to do extrawork and some experiments.|'' "I'm noti getting Unto anyresearch now because I want todedicate all my time to thestudents. I will do it laterthough."^ m $ : i 4 m *-Because of the recent problemswith intercession a nd the stress itis putting upon the sciencecourses especially,.I thought itwould be a good idea to ask Mr.Zapf his opinion on the subject.With a boyish smile on his face,he answered, "Naturally I wantto cover as much material as thestudents can handle." g"I'D put it this way. If thelaboratories were longer thanthey are presently, I wouldprobably cover cmuch morematerial than I do now." &'

talent from piano selections toballet, f "* p {:' The music department openedup the hour-long mini performances with pianist ChristineHeald playing F rederic Chopin'sWaltz in B minor op. 69, no. 2. Ms.Heald performed remarkablywell before a somewhat smallaudience of forty-five. \The afternoon's second pianistwas even more impressive asDiane Liggett played Sarabardefrom Pourle by Claude

S u b m i t W o r k s T oL i t e r a r y M a g a z i n e, Are your days setting withoutvisible signs of productiveness?Is your creativeness getting lostin the clouds of obscurity inevejryday life? ;Well, rise and shine, friends.Shine like?'the sun, roll like thebillowing clouds, breeze like thewind, flow like the tides, buildlike the sand, drift like the snow,bloom like the rose, fly like thebirds, sail free and easy like aship. * | *Gather those loose thoughts,collect those unreflected visions,and spew forth your creativeintellect by submitting yourpoems, short stories, plays,essays, Iphoto essays,photographs, sketches, etc., toSETTINGS - the?1977 edition ofthe Mercyhurst LiteraryMagazine. \Submit all material to:SETTINGS - EditorBox 62 Egan Hall Be sure to include on eachsubmission your name, localaddress, and telephone number.Deadline for submission isFriday, February 25. fFor more information, contactMarianne Dolan, Egan 25Ka hy Cordaro, Egan 292 M or call 866-9937.

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Debussey, Ms. Liggett's piecewas the high point of the event.She played smoothly andaggressively as if she had writtenthe piece herself. It was enjoyable, rFollowing the final piano p iece,Dale Allgeier, the afternoon'sonly soloist, sang Shubert'sHeiden-Roselein and AaronCopland's Simple Gifts. Allgeierwas accompanied by anotherpianist* Elaine Lucas. Allgeierhas a fine voice but he needs toperform more before audiences]*The theater department thenpresented a series of lipsynchlsby freshman Jan Kramer andPaula Kelly i < y.Ms. Kramer, dressed in a whitegown, performed a selectionfrom "Candid". Using severalfacial and hand gestures shemanaged to hold the attention ofeveryone and received| a |fewlaughs along the way. Ms. Kelly, who performedafterwards, was equally appealing as she performed BetteMidler'si"In the \Mood".i LikeKrameri she received a round ofapplause.^ The flast performance of theafternoon was a ballet excerptfrom the Verde Ballet Suite. JayKirk and Bernadine Borinskidanced the scene as well aspossible considering the floor wa svery slippery. ~Maryann Rozsas, the hostessfor the event, commented afterwards that she was pleasedwith the Ievent. "I was verypleased, I only wish more peoplewere aware of this". She also saidthat the Intra-Arts Happeninggives each person in the C reativeArts Division, a chance to showtheir ta lent to the MercyhurstCommunity.For the forty-five poeple whoattended, the Intra-Arts Happening was a pleasant experience, on that* Mercyhurstneeds more of.

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Robert Zapf pictured above is a new member of the MercyhurstCommunity in the Science Department. Bob Ronksley photoN e w F a c e In L a b o r a t o r y ,F o r S t u d e n t s A n d P r o f .If you walk into the AdmissionsOffice sometime and miss theusual faces of Dianne Walsh andKaren Schultz, don't worry.They're not sick.Both of them are probablyworking on their new jobs whichconsist of travelling through theeasternJJand mid-Atlantic statesand recruiting prospectivestudents. ' \Dr. Jerr y T rimble, Dean of theCollege and Vice} Preside nt ofAcademic Services, recentlypromoted Ms. Walsh and Ms.Schultz to the position of assistantdirectors of admissions. JFormerly, they had held the'positions of admissions counselors which dealt primarily withrecruiting? and interviewingpossible student sirSince fthe promotion, Ms.Walsh's duties are focusedtowards contacting possiblestudents, designing variousfolders for the college, andworking \ as a public relations

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Academic Policies Committee Meetingg&A special meeting of the Academic Policies Committee will beheld on Friday, January 28,1977, at 12:00 p.m. in the small diningroom adjacent to the Faculty Dining Room to com plete oldbusiness .

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person. Internal office preparations,local Erie County recruitmentand host to visiting students oncampus are Ms. Schultz's jobs.Before becoming members ofthe M ercyhurst staff, they werepart of the Mercyhurst studentbody.P Graduating in 1975, Ms. W alshmajored in elementary educationand Ms. Schultz in homeeconomics.M e n n i n i S y m p h o n y jP e r f o r m e d I n E r i eThe Eriei; Philharm onicOrchestra, conducted by WalterHendl, presented Dr. LouisMennini's Second Symphony "DaFiesta " in their performance lastTuesday evening, t $ tfDr. Mennini, director of themusic departme nt, created - thissymphony in "1963 as a commission for the* PerrySesouicentennial celebrations. Ithas been performed on numerousoccasions since its first publicpresentation in 1963 by the EriePhilharmonic Orchestra.Last week's^ performancedespite the bad weather and fearof the gas shortag e! was performed for a full and supportiveaudience.

\ Creative A r t ClubThe Mercyhurst Creative Art Club issponsoring a trip to Pittsburgh HeinzHall to se e Alvin Alley's Dance Companyperform on Wednesday, February 2.if interested there Is a sign up sheetlocated in the information office. Buthurry, space is limited. >~ _..

I M P O R T A N T C . E . C . M E E T I N GTuesday. February l. Sesler Apt. 324.Refreshments p rovided - we have a lotof business to cover. It will be appreciated if all members would pleasemake an effort to attend. Thanks!

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PHOTO BY BOB RONKSLE YDavid Thomas, AssociateProfessor of Earth Science, explains Moon Rock sam ples, ondisplay at Mercyhurst severaldays last week, to s tudents.

Personnel at the LearningResource Center want to remind'Hurst students: about what theReference Room in the libraryhas to offer.The Reference Room is located'on thefirst l oor^ and' containsdifferent types of referencematerial. \ i }Officials at the L.R.C. note thatthere are* six different sets ofe n c y c l o p e d i a s i n c l u d i n gEncyclopedia Britannica and theWorld Book.They also say that ithere aremany reference catalogs andmaterials for theology, socialsciences, law, education,m edicine, fine arts,fl andliterature. ?P$$ WL.R.C. people also want toremind students? of f the* manyindexes for periodical material.Some of the areas covered hereare: bu siness! art, education,applied sciences, and socialsciences. Also included are in-"dexes for the New York Times,the Reader'sGu ide for P eriodical

Literature and the Catholic andInternational ;v index formagazines.-:They also point out that theReference Room also containsdictionaries, a pamphlet file,college catalogs from across thecountry, telephone books frommany major U.S. cities, andatlases of the world. | . *L.R.C. workers say they willhelp you with any problem f youmight have finding referencematerial. ?Y e a i t o o k S u b s c r i p t i o n s> Yearbook subscriptionswill be sold Tuesday andFriday from 12:30 to 3:00 inthe Union. \ t% This will be the last opportunity to buy a 1977yearbook. If this time is notconvenient yearbooks mayalso be purchased in Mr.K ennedy's o ffice, gThe price of the yearbookis $10.00. I > m

MENUFriday, January 28 (Lunch: Bar-B-que ham sandwich, m acaroni and cheese.Dinner: Spagh etti with m eat sauce, breaded fish, pizza.

Lu nch: Hot meat loaf sandwich, tuna ala king. |Dinner: Steak, shrimp, whopper.Brunch: Eggs, Hash Browns, Sausage *Dinner: Roast 3eef,Pork chow mein.

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They depress brain fund,and in large doses depress thebrain centers responsible form aintaining the rhythm ofresp iration. Accidental death,due to the taking of a largeramount of p ills then intended arenot uncomm on.- m 'Death can also occur vcapsules o r tablets are swallowedS f someone intoxicated withcohol. I * * IThese drugs act as synergistsand are addictive in their effects.

On Campus RecruitersS o m e I of the upcomingrecruiters on campus that will beinterested in interviewing seniorsinclude: Diocese of Erie, SagaFood Service, ConnecticutMutual Life Insurance Company,Hill's, Kaufmann's, Action-PeaceCorp s-V ista,| Baltimor e Countyu m m m m mturnMeeting Monday, January 317:00 in the Faculty LoungeCommittee members this is. ^mandatory.New Members are W elcom e!

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by Terry KellyWhile I was keeping stats at the Mercyhurst and Pitt-Johnstowngame, I h ad the misfortune of sitting directly behind U.P.J.*sh The U.P.J, players and coaches were on Dick Fox's back th eentire game because of a slowdown, freeze type g am e that* Fo xdecided to play. * < L* ^ - * & ^ $ jf9* '* Lakers h ad an * exhibition against* variousplayers at the Westwood Racquet Club. * $.* = :--Vl -r/'The Lakers sport many new faces including Antero Pulkkinenfrom Finland, who los t to form er Mercyur st star Marty Stur gess 8-5. Pulkkinen is a freshman. t * i * MAnother Finnish freshm an, K aj Bogdanoff, defeated Steve Fro st,8 - 3 . i H 4 & I *Fernando Sotoaguilar, of Chile, another ne w Laker, downedRobert Strayer. ML | * & i32pf> P *Bill Bonds, a senior transfer from Lancaster, California defeatedFrank Taylor 8-6. */ *Al Culbertson, a Laker of last year's team , lost to Frank Bova, 9-7. Another Laker from last vear, Ph il Dubsky, beat Ray Yost, 8-5.Richard Birmingham, a former Laker who will b e eligible thisspring, lost along with Dave Lafuria of Westwood to Bonds andCulbertson in doubles 6-4, 6-4. 8 I I Bf" M W$fy

Although the team is new, all in all it looks like a good year intennis. \ ', tM U S S S I I S P \ *Just a bit pf information, th e Jamestown!Comm unity Collegeteam that barely beat th e Mercyhurst junior varsity (97-93), iscurrently ranked seventh in the nation a s a small college team.They are undefeated at 10-0. * ^ v >$ Ja g: B |$ i .BHEfif-

JANUARY 28.1977

M B A A c t i o n - Off To A B a n gThe Me r c yhur s t Baske tba l l !Association (MBA) got f under Iway last week with some very!heavy intramural action. M |The first game * last Tuesday!pitted two Mid American division Bteams, th e Henry's and Minute 4Men. The Henry's came out on |top, 53-38 a s Bob Georg e netted 23 cpoints *and Al Lonczak 15 . R a y jHaskins h ad 11 points to lead th e

losers . ! |$ , iEastern ^f divi s ion actionfollowed as \Relatively High A-downed P o t Luck 7 2 - 6 5 . Craig iNicholson l ed the High with 241points followed b y Mark HoakJwith 20 . Mike: Molnar l e d P o t 1Luck with 30 points an d MikeHarrington chipped in 19. \Last Wednesday in the Western-'divi s ion, SOB's defeatedSomewhat riSober \ 4 5 - 2 8 ^ S O B ' s . ,were led by Jim Ward who netted!19 points. Robert Dubick le dSom ewhat Sober with nine p o i n t s .In Central divisio n paction,Kansas City stopped O ver the HillGang 8 5 - 7 0 . Phil Dubsky netted 30points, Marty Sturgess 21 , a n dRi c h ar d B i r m i ngh am 1 8 f o rKansas City. Dave t Shimpenocollected 22 points a n d TyroneMoore 21 fo r OTHG. *I Th e final game o f th e eveningsa w Relatively* High B defeatGenesee Creams 66-43. R a yOlszewski led the Highs B teamwith 24 points. T.J. Fah ey led t h e 'Creams with 15 points. % ''In Eastern division action, Riotdowned* Erie' s El ite 81-58. .';Lamont Prince h ad 26 'p o i n t sfol lowed b y Connie McCoy with2 2 . Walt Clark l ed Elite with 30points . p g P !#3jp i - *The second game s aw RollingThunder Review down Blood 68 -5 2 . Mike Kucenic tallied 29 pointsand R o n Coleman 1 7 f o r t h ew i n n e r s . ! Harrison Rickman h itfor 19 and Tom Moffat 15 pointsfor B lood.! 7 M jtfj ;- *s i n ] l a s t . S atu r day ' s action,Looney Tuned beat f 6 8 - 6 0 . Pau lGornick netted 25 points lan dDave ? S am m ar c o 121 f o r " th ewinners. Mark Cipriani h ad 30and Bob Derda Jr. had 12 for the

l o s e rs . f H s f S f e l S l f e 1 *Genesee Creams defeatedHenry's 59-55 as T.J . Faheynetted 1 8 a n d Frank Sands 15points. Bo b Heftka tossed in 16 .George 14 and Tom Patton 13 fo rth e H e n r y ' s .Blood then defeated KansasCity in a Central division game,5 1 - 4 6 . Moffat notched 17 for Bloodwhile Sturgess netted 22 1 fo rKansas City. ^ * i. iAgftJlSunday SOB's defeated LooneyTuned 55-49. J i m Ward h ad 22points an d Steve Frisina 12 f o rth e S O B ' s . - Gorniak had 23 pointsfbr Loo ney Tuned.} I' P o t Luck followed b y cleaningup on Erie's: Elite 8 1 - 4 3 . Molnarled th e winners with 2 2 * pointsfollowed b y Mark "Z" Zamewiczwith 19 and Steve Ryan with 17 .Barry .Stur m l ed Elite with 15points. x fl # "it. * -.In Monday's action, RelativelyHigh B defeated th e Minute Men6 5 - 4 8 . Olsz ewski led the High with29 points while K e n Whitechipped in 18. Haskins led MinuteMen with 12 points. ;; - tIn the second g am e on Monday,Riot defeated Relatively High A5 8 - 5 0 . McCoy l ed Riot with 21pointsg while Pr ince netted 17 .Hoak pop ped in 16 and Nicholso nand Steve Henderson had 14 eachfo r th e High.In Tuesday' s action, ? defeatedSomewhat Sober, 57-35. BernardKishton netted 24 and Cipriani 18points fo r th e winners. CharlesKib ler h a d , .12 points f o rSomewhat Sober.The second game s a w RollingThunder Review down th e Overthe Hill Gang 7 9 - 6 3 . ; Kucenicpumped in 25 points a n d R a yGruss hit for 19 m or e for RTR.Chuck Rosenthal netted 23 pointsfor OTHG.The final game o f th e eveningwas an Eastern division gamebetween P o t Luck and Riot. Riotdominated th e entire game an dcame away with a 71-49 win.Prince had a good night, netting34 points along with McCoy wh oh ad I B . Molnar had 12 as did JimRiley f o r P o t Luck.

1 W O M E N ' S I N T R A M U R A L B A S K E T B A L LB l i l S 1976-773:30 p.m Ball Handlers v s . Hoop Shooters4:30 p.m.> | Hardi's vs. Taka Taka3:30 p.m Hardi's vs . Hoop Shoo ters4:30 p.m , t Taka Taka vs. Sp ace Cadets III3:30 p.m Hardi's vs. Hoop Shooters4:3 0p.m .. Ball Handlers vs . Sp ace Cadets III | g B 8 H B H ^ ^ ^ ^ Fabtuory 23 (ft f ' i ,.3:30 1 Ball Handlers vs. Taka Taka4:30 p . m . . . * . . . . ? . * Hoop Shoo ters vs . Space Cadets III

The Mercyhurst Lakers playeds u c c e s s fu l J " s l ow d o w n "basketball f o r t h e first threeS Barters o f th e game; however,^ley r a n into a (brrrr) nineminu te cold spell and lost 49-37 toPitt-Johnstown. /V iCoach Dick F o x admitted thatthe stall w a s a gamble , b u tnevertheless he had no other wayof getting around th e injuries o fJ o h n ! Burrow a n d J o e For dagainst a tall U.P.J, team."Burrow'was not!ready andFor d was only 7 5 per cent. If bothhad been ready, w e would havenever | p l aye d ; s l ow-downbasketball ," commented F o x .As it w a s , the game began with6*7" Do n Elzer netting a bucketfor U.P.J, tw o minutes into th efirst half. | f e f f *&Don Jackson recorded t h eL a k e r s ' first score on a drivinglay up a t th e 15:38 mark.-Both - t e a m s ; traded baskets,Mercyhurst b y way of a'five manweave a n o ! th e Mountain Catsunder |th e leadership o f Elzer,thus leaving th e score 11 to 10 at(h e 7:32 mark. | f .Steals r by ^ Paul Young a ndJackson and a pair of free throwsby JefHDavern stretched th eLaker lead to seven points, 17-10with 3:58 remaining in th e firsthalf.At th e half, Mercyhurst led anobviously frustrated U.P.J. five,1 9 - 1 4 . $Z ;. The start of the second half wasa re-run o f th e first with Mercyhurst holding a three pointlead. ivj-djftjrf Sim m n J *

% Howe ve r , ? a t i 16:43, E lzerstuffed i n aimissed U.P.J, shot(his 1,000 career point in 4 years

at U.P.J.), thus trimming Ith eLaker lead to 21-20. p Pf The "Fox Fr eeze" came aliveagain as the 'Hurst reeled offthree "slow'? baskets in a fourminute time span, giving th egreen and blue another sevenpoint bulge, 29-22, with 12:29 leftin the game. 1^M ercyh ur st maintained a threepoint lead for the next threeminutes and a Davern drive with9:22 remaining, gave the 'Hurst a33-28 edge.^ J I ] fThose 33 points rem ained fixedon t h e McDowell Highscoreboard until there were only44 seconds remaining in th econtest. '- :* v i f e f e "> "We were emotionally as wellas p hys ically drained,*1 said Fox."We s imply ran out o f g a s . " 1Tony Mazonkey g o t t h e ! Catsclose with tw o foul shots and anensuing 18-foot jump shot.Sub Hermit Koenig then p u tU.P.J, in front for the first time,3 4 - 3 3 , with 7:39 left.After a Laker turnover, one of13 in the second half, th e U.P.J,crew applied their own version ofthe freeze, featuring th e ballhandling o f guard To m Mitchelland th e clutch shooting o f MikeBlack. %"I didn't account for the factthat five men working their tailsoff fo r a shot would tire quickerthan a defense that moves tw ofeet an d rests ." said F o x .Sub Bill Link finally broke th eic e f o r Mercyhurs t wi th 4 4seconds remaining, thus endingthe nine minute drought. |] Jackson and Ed Jones both h itdouble figures while Do n Elzer

connected on eight field go als fo r16 points fo r U.P.J.The Lakers trave led toFredonia last Wednesday an dwill be at Slippery Rock for an 8p.m. game against th e Rockets.This season, the Rockets are 6-1 0 , a record coach F ox believes isdeceiving. |"Slippery* Rock ca n beat an yteam in the district on an y givennight. They're very strong u nderneath, especially 6'8" centerChuck Link (brother o f Lakers'Bill Link)." t"But then again," F o x added,"we'll have everyone back. BothBurrows a n d Ford will playagainst Slippery Rock."Still o n th e road, Mercyhurstwil l travel t o Alliance nextMonday. January 31, in a g a m eFox believes , " we should win."The final game of their currentthree game road trip will b eplayed next Wednesday againstEdinboro. #*:4 & % q 4Thi s return grudge match(Lakers lost to Edinboro 70-69 ina hotly contested affair at theErie County Fieldhouse) coulddetermine the fourth entrant intothe N.A.I.A. District 18 playoffsthis year., H * However,. much will dependupon the play o f titleother teamsto determine wh o will get* thatfourth berth. & "Clarion, Westmins ter a n dU.P.J, all-jwill.get seats," saidFox. "Waynesburg (9-4) seems tohave th e best chance at gettingthe fourth spot because they playsuch a weak schedule. Po int Parkis there, Edinboro has an outsidechance, and we have an outside-outside change/'

- Kevin Bradley (holding ball) looks disgusted after a charging call, which is acknowledged by Pitt-Johnstown players. ' . ;;.. PHOTO BY GARY WESMANW omen TopBehrend

The Mercyhurst L akerettesputon a s u r ge in th e second half oftheir basketball game againstBehrend last Saturday to pull ou ta victory and even their record at1-1.The Laker ettes los t the iropener to Jamestown CommunityCollege last Wednesday, 55-34.High scorers f o r that gamewere A m y McNicholas with 12points including four of four freethrows, and Sue Fagan with 10points.Against Behrend, Fagan l e dthe scoring b y hitting on six fieldgoals and six free throws for 18p a i n t s . Val Ferro also connectedon s ix field goals an d added tw ofree throws fo r 14 points. MaryAnn King hit on five field goalsand two free th rows fo r 12 points.i Rounding out the scoring wereMary Beth Kiselica* with s i x

W e b b , a n d S u e Cavalancia a l lwith tw o a piece.I The Lakerettes are on the roadto Westminster, Allegheny, an dat Villa on Monday, January 31before returning home o n

Saturday, February 5 against S t.Bonaventure.Thi s game wi l l b e apreliminary to th e men's gameagainst Point Park a t McDowellHigh School. Th e doubleheaderstarts at 6:00 P.M.

MERCYHURST INTRAMURAL^ f t BASKETBALL 1977;:??:> ?.. Mens Interdivisional Pay f l B2500 Minutemen v s j ' ?1:00 #< .? G enesee Cream s vs . S.O.B.'s2:00 Relativ ely High A. vs . Rolling Thunder Review12:00 Erie's Elite vs. Kansas City1:00 Potluck v s . Blood8:00 Henrys vs . Looney Tuned9:00 Riot vs . Ov er The Hill GangS ^ 1^L^^'^K^f ' ' Wednesday. February 2 ' ^ 3 f e w ^ B ^ ^ > |H:00 Relatively High B vs. Somewhat Sober12:0o> Erie E lite vs. Rolling Thunder Review1:00 ; Genesee Creams vs. ?