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Heibelj analyzesPresident Bush'recent actionsBy Phil PirrelloMerc iad writerOne week after the terror attacks onNew York City. President Bush ad-dressed the nation in no uncertainterms about his administration's re-lentless plans to pursue justice for theacts of war against America. Manynew strategies, such as the now Cabi-net position of Homeland Defense,were discussed in the President'sspeech; leaving many Mercyhurststudents uncertain as to the specificsof our resolve. But Robert Heibel,head of Mercyhurst's Research/Intel-ligence AnalystProgram and formerdeputy director of counter-terrorismfor the FBI assures students and fac-ulty that the President's main pointswill become clearer as the first warof the 21st century rages on.

46 There w illalways be cells,but it is possibleto go after thosenations thatsupport them.

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"Our response can't be submissive,**Heibel said of the President's bluntspeech. "(President Bush] said all theright things that night. Americanswill never accuse him of possessingaverage intelligence again.*'The last few weeks have focusedon the President's push to not justpunish those responsible for the at-tacks in NYC and Washington* butto destroy all terrorist cells world-wide. Such a broad plan has drawncriticism from Bush's constituentsand fellow Americans. What con-cerns Heibel is the feasibility of suchan undertaking. 'There will alwaysbe [terrorist] cells, but it is possibleto go after those nations that support

them." Heibel says that if an imme-diate connection can be made to anation like Afghanistan, th e target ofour investigative focu s, then military"retaliation is imm inent." And sucha connection may be close to confir-mation. USA Today reported last Fri-day that U.S.'Special Forces are al-ready deep within the Taliban con-trolled nation.The office of Homeland Security isalso pulling together its own army,

its soldiers government analysts, itsartillery intelligence reports. TomRidge, former govenor of Pa., is thehead of Homeland Security, a choiceHeibel said he agrees with."Ridge has had both administrativeand combat exp erience," he said.Governor Ridge served severaltours in Vietnam, as well as five termsin Congress. Heibel believes Ridge'ssuccess will depend on his proxim-ity to both the President and the re-sources of all intelligence agenciesat his disposal."The National Security Agencywill be Homeland Security 's primarysource,** said Heibel.

Homeland defense, which is theoperational superior to the FederalEmergency Medical Agency(FEMA), will be in control of Cus-toms and the Reserves. The officewill also conduct operations underthe coda of "coordinating in full foroptimal success." Heibel agrees thatsuch a guideline is essential if theU.S. is to face the threat of chemi-cal/biological warfare.

"[Chemical warfare] is unlikely.But we must be aware of its controland disposal, and watch those withthe funding to do it," said Heibel. Headded that only those with extensivefinancial and scientific resourcescould fund the spread of contagionsnecessary to conduct this type ofwarfare, especially on U.S. soil.The nation remains on alert as weenter the next year of the 21 st cen-tury and first war of the newmillenium.For the U.S. to claim victory dur-ing this volatile climate, it must, likeHeibel suggests, "be able to not justlook forward to [intelligence] fromthe present, but also from the past"in order to ensure a victorious future.

Homecoming royalty

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSarah Kassab and Dan O'Brien were crowned 2001 Homecoming queen and king at halftime ofthe Mercyhurst-lndianapolis football game, Saturday, Sept. 29. Kassab and O'Brien are bothspecial education majors. Kassab is from Pittsburgh, Pa. O'Brien is from Medina, Ohio. Homecoming royalty from 2000, Gina Guttoso and Todd Marshal), returned to M ercyhurst and crowned thewinners.

Meningitis vaccines offeredBy Sara SeldleEditor in chiefMercyhurst's Cohen Student HealthCenter has organized a meningitisclinic to take place Thurs. Oct. 4 from1-7 p.m. at the health center.There will be several nurses onhand to administer the meningitisvaccine to students, but ChrisDimperio, nurse director of CohenStudent Health Center, said studentsshould expect a wait because it is awalk-in clinic.The cost is 85 d ollarsand can be billed to the student'shome address or to a credit card, in-cluding Visa, MasterCard and Ameri-can Express. Although it is not nec-essary to make an appointment to re-ceive the vaccination, studentsshould be prepared to wait 15 to 20minutes afterwards before they willbe permitted to leave the health cen-ter, according to Dimp erio.

"We are mostly targeting freshmen,but upperclass students are wel-come,*' said Dimperio. She explainedthat although there has never been ameningitis outbreak at Mercyhurst,the health center is administeringthe'vvaccme as a preventive measure.Because college students, espe-cially freshmen, live in such closequarters, they are at risk of contract-ing bacterial meningitis if an out-break were to occur. Lifestyle is alsoconsidered arisk actor. Exposure toactive and passive smoking, alcoholconsumption and bar patronage in-crease the risk of contracting menin-gitis.Meningitis is a serious disease thataffects the brain and spinal cord. Itmust be diagnosed and treated earlybecause it is a life-threatening illn ess.When not fatal, bacterial meningitiscan lead to permanent disabilitiessuch as hearing loss, brain damage

or loss of limbs.According to Dimperio, the symp-toms of m eningitis closely resemblethose of the flu and can include a fe-ver and especially a stiff neck."Sometimes it's hard to tell and itdoesn't help if students do not visitthe health center," she added.Although the meningitis vaccine isnot a required immunization, theAmerican College Health Associa-tion and the U.S. Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention recommendthat college students be informed oftheir risk of contracting the diseaseand the potential benefits of vacci-nation.Dimperio also said the health cen-ter plans to begin HIV testing some-time this month and will be releas-ing more information when plans arefinalized. The test will be free andhighly confidential.

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Mercy hurst students should be awarethat despite the nation's recent trag-edy the economy is still stable andjob opportunities do exist, accordingto Bob Hvezda, director of careerservices.Some of the effects of the terroristact have been economic, hitting theairline industry and many hotel andrestaurant industries the hardest.Hospitality majors may have the

. hardest time rinding obs at the endof the school year. If people don't flyas much, they aren't staying in ho-tels or eating out as much, saidHvezda. Some students might want

dents aren't panicing. They are stilleager and motivarted to get out intothe workforce."We want to assure all of our stu-dents, especially graduating seniors,that we are here to aid them in theirjob search and that we support them,especially at this time, when theeconomy seems unstable," saidHvezda. "We strongly encouragethem to come and open up a seniorcredential file."The credential file consists of a re-sume, any letters of reccomendation,and a transcript."When the economy does rebound,and it will, if the seniors have a cre-

dential file, everything they need willbe in order," said Hvezda.Students can start the process bystopping into career services, locatedin Main 201 any time between 8:30a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday and picking up a resume con-struction form."Students must be prepared forwhen things turn around and beginthe resume writing process as soonas possible " said Hvezda.After completing this sheet, stu-dents make an appointment to meetwith a staff member to finalize theresume. Th e office types the finishedresume and stores it for possible up-dates later. This service is free for allstudents.

By Annie DeMeoNews editor

Spear throwing part oflannual Knap-in. .

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerThe Prometheus Club hosted its annual Prehistoric Technology Fair and Knap-In Saturday, Sept.29, and Sunday, Sept. 30, In addition to the traditional activities there w as an internationallysanctioned atlatl (spear throwing contest). Brandon Gabler, Mercyhurst senior, attempts to throw aspear at the event. | *

Police and SafetyLog rom 9/16 through 10/2

September 16Lot #7 |Alcohol poisoning incident.Victim taken to hospital andcharged with underage drinking.September 21Mercy A partmentsCell phone stolen from apart-ment.September 223810 Briggs AveKeys and wallet stolen fromapartment but later founddiscarded ou tside of the building.September 2d.Case from 9/22 was unfounded.Items were misplaced.September 30Lewis Ave Apartments

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ARTS&DinnerChzckJBleasiBy M elissa NewellContributing writerI "If you don't wanna have fun...don'tcome in!" proclaimed the large,Imounted sign above the entrance toThe Roadhouse restaurant. As Istepped across the threshold andheard the twang of country-westernmusic echoing from the speakers, Iwas instantly apprehensive. IPeanut shells, littered across thefloor, crackled beneath my shoes asI made my way to the table and no-1ticed the countless neon beer signsdecorating the walls. However, theatmosphere was extremely relaxedand the service was friendly, so I didmy best to block out the backgroundmusic and focus on the menu. 1Every greasy, but delicious appe-tizer imaginable was offered: fromonion rings to potato skins, mozza-fi el la sticks to breaded mushrooms(all about $5.99). ? W * T ? "I recommend the "Loaded 6-GunChicken Breast", but not for thehealth-conscious crowd. The dishconsists of a large piece of grilled Ichicken, smothered in cheddarcheese and topped with bacon andmushrooms ($9.99). Other popularchoices include a variety of sirloins,rib platters, and even fish dinnersfrom the"Ole Waterhole" (all priced!under $20). And yes, they all haveappropriately western-style names.I highly recommend trying a"Song-of-the-South" baked sweetpotato as a side dish, or even as awhole meal in itself. The potato isbaked and then topped with hugepats of cinnamon butter - a very tastyconcoction. My waiter nformed methat the Roadhouse will not serve asweet potato that weighs in at lessthan one pound, and the portions aregigantic for everything else the res-taurant serves as well.The Roadhouse manages to pullyou into that true rustic atmosphere.A large barbecue spit is the focalpoint of the lower dining room, giv-ing you the opportunity to watchyour dinnerbeing prepared. Betteryet, the cooks willoccasionally ringa large triangle bell once your din-ner has been completely preparedjust as if you 're in the middle of anauthentic cattle drive.Although The Roadhouse is a bittoo country for my usual taste, thefood is excellent and you're guaran-teed not to leave hungry. Again, themenu is definitely not suggested forthe health-conscious or vegetariandiner. Just about every entree and appetizer is prepared with someamount of meat.Th e Roadhouse's environment definitely communicates a rugged,western feel, but still offers an over-all comfortable and enjoyable expe-I rience for its guests (even if the ex-cessive crunching of peanut shellsbecomes a bit annoying at times).I the Roadhouse Restaurant, lo-cated in the MillcreekMall on PeachStreet* is open Mon through Thurs.I // a mi to 10 p.m.; Friday and Sat-urday. II a.m. to II p.m.; and Sun-day /ttunno 9 p.m. The Roadhousealso has a bar for those 21 and older.

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ENTERTAINMENTBy Phil PirelloMerciad writerThere must be a law in Hollywoodthat says John Cusack must star inall films featuring a goofymiddleaged guy torn between thepossibility of love and the hand offate. Such a struggle is the blatantdriving force behind Cusack's "Ser-endipity," a film that bask s in its sapfactor to the point where theaudience's heartstrings are stretchedto the limit.The Plot: Jonathan (Cusack) meetsSara (Kate Beckinsdale) in themiddle of a department; storeswamped with Christmas Eve shop-pers. Their onenight of fun includesthe obligatory cute pop-culture ref-erences, romantic city settings un-der a city skyline and plentyof love-lorne looks. But when it comes toplanning a future at the end of thenight, destiny sets up a scenario thatforces them to pin the re-discoveryof of each other on the discoveriesof a five dollar bill and a book, bothhaving their respective names andnumbers on them. Plash forward afew years and both have moved on,yet have not forgotten abou t that onespecial night. Jonathan is engaged,as is Sara. Their best friends (JeremyPiven and Molly Shannon), go withthem on their way ac ross country tofind out if true love is possible out-side the movies.The Good: The chemistry betweenthe two leads is so natural and in-spiring that one thinks.they arewatching and American-based"Notting Hill." Beckinsdale's natu-ralacting ability and screen presencereminds us of a celebrity-less JuliaRoberts, one that the audience can'tstop looking at.Cusack*s craft is bestdisplayed when he is not trying toplay off the contrived plot convolu-tions.* Together, they make everyscene worthwhile. Their periodicabsences during the film-are partiallycompensated by Piven and Shannon.Cliches abound in the film, as dosuspensions of disbelief one couldonly buy in a movie with such a feel-good atmosphere.[$ The Bad: Your head is repeatedlyhit by " SerendipityV constanttheme of "destiny-is-what-you-make-it, love-is-where-you-find-it"and any other baby-boomer ideal lostin our g eneration's sea of cynicism.There is no doubt in the audience'smind that these two are going to gettogether. They are characters whospend way too many scenes missing!each other on the way to the eleva-tor or hailing a cab. If director PeterChelsom has to fill out the ninetyminutes, I wish he did so withouttaking away the suspense of "willthey or won't they."{"Serendipity"eventually gets too comfortable withits own predetermined destiny. Thereare moments where where we thinkSara might not end up in .the same. place as Jonathan, but the film getsrid of these potential twists.

1 did like "Serendipity." I enjoyedrooting for these two characters asthey traveled down the road of the"happily ever after" plot. I onlywished that getting there involved afew more bumps though.

Emmy night dramaWho will walk away with a hunk of gold-like plastic?By Phil PirelloMerciad writerDue to recent attacks on the U .S.,the 2001 Emmy awards, hosted byEllen DeGeneres, were postponeduntil Sun, Octf7th. *But all shows must go on, and thisyears telecast promises to be oneworth watching, albeit less comicaland satirical than past broadcasts.Certain comedy routines have beenscrapped and replaced by vignettesfocusing on the TV news industry,which has popu,arized our airwaysthe past few weeks. The show, air-ing next Sunday at 8p.m. on CBS,will still carry the suspense of ts pre-decessors, as m illions will gather toseewhich of their favorite TV showsand stars will take home Emmy.Here is a guide to the nights topnominees and my pick for who willstroll victoriously down the red car-pet. \Best Dramatic Actor: This is a deadheat between The West Wing's Mar-tin Sheen and The S opranos JamesGandolfini. Last season may havebelonged to the Wing, in terms ofratings and overall buzz factor.However, no actor on TV last sea-son, or the last five seasons, hasshown more range and growth that

Gandolifini playing the patriarchSoprano. Any man who can turn amafia boss with a penchant foradu 1 try and murder into a house-holdname and charming figure deservesan award.Best Comedic Actor: Everybodyloves Raymond . . . except for me.But Emmy is going to unfortunatelymake a comfortable bed-fellow w ith

actor Ray Romano. His CBS sitcomhas garnered many accolades, view-ers, and rating jumps these past twoseasons, usurping former sitcomking, Praiser *s Kelsey Grammar.Some think the two may canceleach other out, but you can expectno love will be lost when Raymondupsets the former Cheers star at theshow.Best Comedy Series: Raymond isanother front runner in this highlycompetitive category, which all con-tains such virgin nominees asMalcom in the Middle and Sex andthe City. fAll three shows face-off withsitcom staples Fraiser and Will andGrace. Tough choice.here, mostlikely Malcom 's humor is too freshfor the stale Emmy voters.So look for staple Fraiser to cap-ture its elevnty-millionth win in thiscategory.Best DramaticfSeries: Umm,maybe I am a little partial because Iwatch the show religiously, but I gotone word for ya: Sopranos.Sure, I might be a tad impartial be-cause I watch the show like its theZepruter, but despite its many un-even high and low notes in its thirdseason, it maintained its rep by be-ing, by far, the most dramaticallyconsistent show on the tube* TWHj

So, i uggh e abou t i t West W ing, seekre-relection some place else. ERneeds a DNR order and stat, ThePractice seems just that: a routine.AndLaw and O rder hasbeen aroundsince parachute pants were popular,yet is still great TV.* A mob is gonna rush the stage thisSunday night, leaving its competi-tion whacked in its w ake.iL Call for Submissions:Mercy hurst's literary m agaz ine,T h e L u m en ,is accepting submissions of Poetry, Short Fiction,Photography, and Illustrations to be included in this year'sissue. A cash prize of $100 will be awarded to the F irst

place selction in the Poetry and Short Fiction categories.The deadline for submissions is December 20th. Worksshould be submitted on disk.Submiss ions can be placed in Box #694, Pres ton .

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(BuzzOct 3 thru Oct 14Lake City and WellsburgMethodist church i$ sponsoringtheir annual Cornfusin* CornMaze. Admission is $3 perperson. But can you really put aprice on this kind of entertain-ment.Oct3 thru Oct 17"Furtive Fusion*'the GlassGrowers Gallery is nowtexhibiting the paintings of 5Noreen Finn and the ceramicscu 1ptures of Brian Jensen.Oc t 3 thru Nov. 3The Roadhouse Theatre ispresenting the t999> award-wining play, "Side Man."Oct 6 f7:30 p.m., the Warner Theatre ishosting Dig for D iamonds,where a $10 donation gives youth opportunity to dig forprecious and sempreciousstones buried in a sandbox. *Maybe "Dig for B ooze" wouldbe m ore appealling?Oct 7 * J"Dinner in Old Russia"-TheCommunity Center of Russi anOrthodox Church of theNativity is hosting a traditional^Russian dinner. Admission is$10 for adults. Traditional #?Russian wares and foods w illalso be sold, don't expect tofind any cheap vodka though.Oct 14 l |*The Blessid Union of Souls|concerL originally slated toappear Sept. 5?15,willnowbeplayingSundayO ct 14 on the Mercyhurst Tcampus.O c t I T | v|The Warner Theatre is present-ing a Lake Erie Ballet,

If4DracnJa4lt,s haPd to picture aconvincing Dracula in aleotards....??Oct23|JPor those of you who care, Rod*35tewart will be playing at Erie'sTullio Arena. JTOct 26 | ! .. *The State Street Tavern isholding a Halloween costumeparty. They will also be ^featruring local bands SelfInflicted, Criminally Insane andForced Under.Nov. 6 *The world-renowned Japanesedrum core group, Yamato, w illbe appearing in the PAC at 8p.m. f#1 Spr ing B reak Vacat ions !C a n c u n , J a m a i c a , Bahamas& Flor ida Earn Cash & G oF r ee !Now hi r ing Campus Reps 1* 800-234-7007 *Endles s summer tour s .com

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Beware of emotional vampiresGet your stakes and mallets\ready

It was nice to see so many alumni here for Homecomingand other ceremonies. ;The leaves on the trees are changing colors and beforeyou know it, Halloween will be here.It was nice to see the football team only lose by three.Students now have four venues to pick from includingthe cafeteria, the Laker Inn, Lunch on the Run and thenew international themed lunch in Mercy Heritage Hall.fiIn addition, Cafe Diem has snacks and vending machines

THE BAD .. .Students have yet to see the newspaper racks in theapartments filled. What happened to USA Today and ErieTimes News always being there?Ouys around here take advantage of the girl to guy ratioway too much. They are constantly moving on to the nextscantily clad drunken female.Whatever happened to the law about pedestrians havingthe rightof way? Students have to check oncom ing trafficat least twice to avoid getting mauled over by speedingcars, especially on Briggs Avenue. *|&j^i i &|Why doesn't Mercyhurst have a college radio stationwith a normal college program? Honestly, who listens tothe station besides senior citizens?

THE HJGLY . . .The willow tree in front of Briggs 3908 and 3910 has

*been mutilated. It looks like someone put a bowl on thetop of It and started chopping.It's becoming harder and harder to have fun at partiesbecause all of the windows need to be kept shut for fearof getting a noise violation. This leads to people leavingparties drenched in sweat... not too attractive.

Tell me if his happens to you: You'rerushing to class or to work and youbump into an acquaintance of yours someone you're familiar withonly from a mutual course. You tossa casual "Hey, howya' doinT * theirway as you speed pass, expecting thestandard reply. Instead, you'restopped in mid-step by the kiss-of-death response "Oh, I'm okay Iguess, well actually, I'm not doingtoo good." Before you can excuseyourself, you've been subjected to a45 minute dissertation on the fullgamut of horrible burdens and painsin their life. Time creeps by painfullyand more and more ofyour preciouslife is drainedfromyou by this "emo-tional vampire."You all know someone like this, ormaybe you're, in fact, the culprit. Atany rate, beware of this individual.They 'll suck the life right out of you

Left to WriteAdam DuSholewith their incessant complaining.We all have busy schedules, and themajority of us have some sort of part-time job obligationsjW in a relativeperspective, college is the last respitebefore entering the "real" world ofmortgage, bills, two-car garages anda family with 2.5 children in the'sub-urbs.Next time you open your mouth,think "hey, does this person reallywant to hear me gripe?" The Magic8-Ball says "most definitely not."

Let me sum it up for you, collegestudents have it pretty easy, it's a timewhen being self-involved and self-

centered is accepted and the burdensof life are minimal at best. \If yourun into an "emotional vam-pire," remember, garlic and crosseswon't work on these things. I pro-pose that excessive whining beingpunishable by a tax levy on noisepollution. Repeat offenders wihave there head lopped off and astake soundly rammed through theirchest cavity.These vampires know no bounds,no one is safe as they feed their hun-ger for the attention and sympathyof others. Once you've been markedby the beast, there's little chance ofrecourseyou'11 continue to be fedon until you to turnbecoming oneof these undead; probably spendingyour late-nights writing editorial ar-

ticles that complain about how otherpeople complain too m uch. Be pre-pared. L

Laughter needed more than everBy Abbye MeyerThe DartmouthV(U-WIRE) HANOVER,?N.H. - -I've listened to friends decide to goto medical school because they wantto help humanity and make theirlives worthwhile^ So many Dramamajors, Studio Art majors. CreativeWriting majors sit around"and agtf-'nize over the selfishness of theirarts; they worry that they're ignor-ing opportunities to do somethingmore. Well, medicine may keep usalive, but art is what makes lifeworth living. That's what I alwayssay when attempting to justify ournon-medical existence. Without art both ''highland "low," pop cul-ture or the classics w e'd lose allthat makes humanity so special, sogreat, so fulfilling.

Particularly in the wake of theSept. 11 tragedy, we've all been re-evaluating the way we spend ourtime. Jokes aren't as funny anym ore,and if hey are, we feel a little afraidto laugh at them. W e've been watch-ing television and movies with a

much greater awareness of what'sgoing on in reality, quicker to pointout triviality. W e're questioning en-tertainment.Indeed, we don't necessarily wantto be taking classes right now; wedon't want to ignore everything fora couple of hours andgo to a movie;we don't want to read a novel purelyfor the pleasure of it. But we're do-ing it anyway, and I think w"s OlCAs long as we're not forgetting thesorrow in the world and in ourfriends, I think it's OK to celebratehumanity. Just as violence and suf-fering have been able to bring us to-gether both in support of moral-ity and in support of peace per-haps a beautiful song or a momentof laughter can bring us together, aswell. SIn many cases, of course, this sur-vival comes in the form of escap-ism: laughter in place of hought, ofsorrow, of awareness. And while itmay not be*the most helpful or pro -ductive thing to do, trying to escape

momentarily from reality and seri-ousness can make everyone feel alittle better. * v

I d on't think we need to feel guiltyfor watching movies and readingbooks, or for painting, writing andperforming. It's how w e cope, howwe grieve and celebrate; art is howwecome together, allowing ourselvesto continue as w ell as refusing to letourselves;forget. And with this inmind, wecan change the mainstreamculture of the United States. Maybethe boundaries drawn by entertain-ers and their audiences will notelimi-nate the joy of humanity, but willactually enhance it. Maybe we'll loseour tolerance for offensive humor,jokes made without thought, withoutsensitivity, and at the expense of oth-ers.Television and movie producersand writers, no doubt, are reevaluat-ing their boundaries. And hopefully,they'll redraw their lines morethoughtfully this time. No .longerwilling to gloss over tragic world is-sues or to use serious and violentcrime as plots in thoughtless actionmovies, we can enter a world culturethat perhaps will be more tolerant andaware. Yet we can still maintain anappetite for beauty and for laughter.

Homecoming..- is som ething missing?This past weekend markedMercyhurst's 75th AnniversaryHomecoming celebration. It wascelebrated with the traditional foot-ball game, the crowning of a kingand queen and, well, basically thatwas it. I know there was a specialdinner for alumni and the Am bassa-dors were on hand to give tours of]campus, but, other than that, I wouldsay it was a pretty disappointingHomecoming'.

Coming from a college town andtalking to friends from other col-leges. Homecoming weekend is nor-mally quite a big deal at otherschools. There are parades, parties,a homecoming dance and activitiesallweekend for students and alumnialike. CIt is a time for alumni to return totheir alma mater, remember theircollege days, visit old friends, talk

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to current students about how thingshave changed, celebrate and have agood time. It's a time to bring thepast and present together, strengthenthe ties to Mercyhurst and build tra-ditions. Some ofthese elements thatmake Homecomings so special seemto be missing at M ercyhurst.If 1 were already an alum, I don'tlthink I would be too enticed to comeback for Homecoming. Not onlyshould the alumni be having a goodtime, but so should the students.It is the time spent here as studentsand memories made that makealumni want to come back.

How about a Homecoming dance,maybe a conceit and cookout inGarvey Park? At least something toget everyone involved w ith activi-ties sponsored by different clubs andorganizations that would give allalumni a reason to return, not justthose that want to watch a footballgame.This would be an ideal time to helpstudents make connections withalumni and someone needs to takethe initiative to bring them together.Maybe Student Government or Stu-dent Activities Committee couldwork together with those respon-sible for planning Homecoming tohelp target both students and alumni.Maybe Fall Fest should be incorpo-rated with Homecoming weekend.In other words... maybe Homecom-ing at Mercyhurst could be a littlemore exciting.

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"Mighty Taoo. Everyone fromwest-era New York knows it's the bestwhen you' re wasted." Joe W iertel, junior"Wendy's... if s got thebest fast food!and frostys!" Michelle DeLong, freshman"McDonald's because I loveHappy Meals. They make mehappy.**Sara Seidle, senior"Subway because subs are wonder-fully filling and, oh, so good." Carla Valyko, sophomore

"I would have to pick Wegman'ssubs. They'rereally not fast food butit's good. Truthfully they taste betterg- they're heartier subs."Billy Elliott, freshman

"I would have to say Wendy's be-cause of the 99 cents chicken pock-e t s * \ J ^ f | | i j I Mackenzie Dexter, junior

"Burger King because it comes outfaster than it goes in."pord Mennel, senior

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If there couldlonly beone fast food restaurantwhich one would youpick and why?

Matt Cifelh, sophomore"Wendy's/One word...frosty!" Kate Rdey, junior^"McDonald's because you can'trrind a better combination of frenchfries and a refreshing fountainCoca- Gola." | pLeslie Echan, senior

"McDonald's breakfast! What a won-derful w ay to get rid of a hangover!" Shivani Suri, junior

" M c D o n a l d ' s . . . wait...BurgerKing...uh...Wendy's...I just likefood." |Matt Jensen, senior

"Taco Bell.'because of m m mmyyyyy chalupa!"Geoff Pelc, senior

"KFC is good. They serve realchicken... Although you do hear astory every once in a while about aKentuckyfried at being found." Adam DuShole, junior

Is the end of the world at hand?In light ofwhat happened September u, 2001...In the immediate aftermath of theWorld Trade Center/Pentagon disas-ter, I had that question posed to me.I want to begin by saying that it is anatural reaction to that which wefind difficult, if not impossible, toexplain.From the standpoint of the Bible,and particularly the Christian scrip-tures, it is made clear that no one,not even Jesus, knows the day or thehour of the end of the world. Froma Catholic perspective, very little iswritten about the subject for that rea-son.There are those who appeal to theBooks of Daniel or Revelation toexplain the events that are continu-ing to unfold before us. That is fine,up to a point. While there are those

Questioning Faithj Fr. Jim Piszker

who choose the particulars of thosebooks to make analogies about cur-rent events, 1 prefer to look at themin their context and through theiroverall message. And that messageis one of hope.?Both the Book ofDaniel and that of Revelation werewritten during times of turmoil, aspeople searched for answers andraised the question, "What do wedo?" J h

The answer came via highly sym-bolic language and imagery that inboth instances said that ultimately

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goodness will triumph, that God willprevail. The books do not provideany escape from the realities of life,as harsh as they may be, but if wethink about it, neither does the mes-sage of Jesus in the gospels.| .Jesus never promises to take awaythe realities of life but invites his fol-lowers to enter into them more fullyand learn from them. Learn aboutone's self, learn about others, learnabout our Creator and always do sofrom a position of hope. ^ ^ - ^ ^ ^ JWe are living in a period of greatuncertainty as we do not know howall of this will play itselfout, but onething is certain. As Christian believ-ers, we have the consolation of hopeand the faith knowledge that, ulti-mately, good will triumph over evil.

Peacemaker to speakMonique Misenga Mukuna, apeacemaker from the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo, will visitour campus Tuesday, Oct. 9. from2:30-4 p.m. in the Prince of PeaceChapel. She will speak of the "Warand Violence in the Congo and theEffects of Efforts at Peacemaking."Her presentation will include theuse ofa video and photographs, fol-lowed by opportunities fori ques-tions and discussion. All students,faculty and staff are invited.Mrs. Mukuna is a member of theCentral Com mittee of the WondCouncil of Churches, the NationalSecretary of the ecumenical Orga-nization of Protestant Women andthe Director of the Women andChildren's Department of the Pres-byterian Community of Kinshasa.She has degrees in French and his-tory. She has been trained in lead-ership, conflict resolution, market-ing and management. Sheprovidesleadership in counseling women

and children to workfor a peacefulfuture.International Peacemakers areleaders who are engaged in peace-making in their own areas of theworld. They are invitedvby thePeacemaking Program of the Pres-byterian Church (USA) to sharetheir experiences and further ourunderstanding ofdiepeace and jus-tice concerns of others around theworld.In an often unjust and increas-ingly violent world, we are calledand challenged to understand andaddress the root causes of violenceand injustice.^Dialogue with the peacemakersoften brings about a better under-standing of he peace and justice is-sues in our own communities.Mrs. Mukuna's visit is sponsoredby Campus M inistry.'For more information please con-tact Rev. Lyta Seddig, campus min-isterforProtestants, at ext. 3348.

LETTER TO THEEDITORA prayer for discriminationIn the wake of the terrible events ofSeptember 11 and the very sad re-cent threat to our sisters and broth-ers at the Erie Islamic Center, I of-fer a humble prayer for discrimina-tion. I do not mean of course the alltoo common use of the word, typi-cally used when referring to unfairpartiality or prejudice. I ask that wereturn to discrimination's originaland primary sense, that is, to sepa-rate apart or distinguish between.

As me cascading waves of pain,anger and uncertainty wash over us,let us be brave enough to admit theseheavy and dark feelings in the inter-stices of our being, but also admit awisdom which humbly, sorrowfullypenetrates to a more complex real-ity of relationships.Minimally, let us ask for the giftof discrimination, in the first case todistinguish, for example, betweenthe faith o fIslam and its cynical ma-nipulation by those driven by con-suming ideological ends. Surely, wecan be subtle, more nimble ofmind,and discriminate between the pro-cess of personal and social transfor-mation embodied in the surrender to

theDivine (Islam) and the brute, bru-tal, inhuman violence obscenely ex-ecuted in God's name.Failure to do so easily segues intoan unconscious history of religions:wemust not forget Christian Crusad-ers crying out, "I slay you in thenameof Jesus Christ," some Christian bish-ops in Nazi Germany saluting "HeilHitler" (while the terrible smell ofburning flesh wafted from deathcamp crematoria) and the seeminglyendless anguish of sectarian strife inIreland, where the cardinal preceptsof faith and love are often over-whelmed by the fires of violence.Le t us discriminate betweenreligion's surface, sadly so often co-opted by the human tendency to con-trol and dominate, and religion'score, which, minimally, calls for radi-cal love, radical healing, radicaltransformation, of self, society,world. Let us also not only pray forbut demand discriminationfromourleaders, who themselves must nowdemonstrate a keen ability to distin-guish between justice and vengeance,proportionate and disproportionateforce and subtle, more complex re*

sponses and the brute reaction ofblind rage. iFinally, let us train this discrimi-nation upon ourselves, personallyand socially, and recognize-withabject humilitythat we all have diefrightening potential for inhumanedarkness: slavery, Dresden,Hiroshima, My Lai, Hutu v. Tutsi,Kampuchea Killing Fields and cur-rently two million dead in the Congo.With the prayerforwise discrimina-tion, let us add a soul-deep prayer forprofound compassion, certainly andalways for the dear victims of lastweek's terror, but also for those soblind to their humanity that they feelcompelled to choose inhuman strat-egies.

We need only recall thewords ofJesus in his darkest moment, "theyknow not what they do." May wis-dom, compassion and courage pen-etrate all our responses, global andlocal, in the wake of last week's ca-tastrophe, that a deeper bond, a moreconnected humanity, might emerge.Thomas A. Forsthoefel, Ph.D. *Assistant Professor, ReligiousStudies

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FEATURESA special homecomingwith* new memories and old friendsJen KonsContributingwriterIn addition to the numerous home-coming events to commemorate the75 thAnniversary of Mercyhurst Col-lege, a special tour was organized tobring alumn i, parents and friends ofthe college back to the beginnings ofMercyhurst College and PreparatoryHigh School and the Sisters of Mercy.From Sept. 6 to Sept. 14, 30 par-ticipants traveled through Ireland torevisit the roots of he Sisters and themajesty of Ireland. While on this tripthe group traveled by bus to citiessuch as Galway, Shannon, Killarneyand Kenmare, with three days spentin Dublin. Saturday, Sept 8 the groupwas given a p ersonalized tour of Trin-ity College, which included a view-in g of the historical library thathouses the Book of Kells. Later inthe day, the tour reconvened at theMercy International Center, alsoknown around Mercyhurst as theHouse on Baggot Street. Sister ofMercy Ruth Mulligan, who is cur-rently heading the Mercy House,treated them to a comfortable cup oftea and a very personalized three-hour tour.Many on the tour felt this to be areal homecoming for them, espe-lcially Sister Damien, a member of heorder and Missy Lang, who felt shehad come full circle as a Mercyhurst

Student, Mercy Corps volunteer andfinally as a visitor to where it all be-gan.Gary Bukowski, vice president ofInstitutional Advancement, notedhow the huge expanse of the Sistersof Mercy to all areas of the globe in-cluding Africa, Japan, Taiwan, Phil-.ippines, South America and NorthAmerica, all began from the ideasand teachings of his one woman andfounder of the Sisters of Mercy -Catherine McAuley. Besides just be-ing the origin of the order and thehome of McAuley*& grave, the MercyInstitute still serves as a center foroutreach in the city of Dublin.With the visiting of historicalplaces, came the fellowship and shar-ing among alumni. Missy Lang, cur-rently an admissions counselor atMercyhurst College, especially ap-preciated five graduates on the trip,all of whom have celebrated or areapproaching their 50th reunion fromMercyhurst. They were able to sharewhat life was like at Mercyhurst fiftyyears ago, when the college consistedof wo or three buildings, all the girlswore uniforms and nightly curfews

were in place.?Besides visiting sites important tothe Sisters of Mercy and Mercyhurst,the group toured various sites in Ire-land, including the beautiful Ring ofKerry. On this 110-mile drive alongthe Irish Coastline, the group was

struck with the news of the tragicevents of September 11. Upon finallyreaching a town, they found a typi-cal Irish pub. Obviously these events,left a cloud over the final days of thetour, as the group urgently sought toreach all their family mem bers. Luck-ily no one on tour was directly af-fected by the disaster, but like the restof those in America, the eventsseemed so surreal.In the following days, the Irishpeople were incredibly supportiveand sympathetic. Friday, Sept. 14, theentire country of Ireland closeddown, including the pubs that onlyclose on Good Friday, in remem-brance ofthose affected. And at 11:00a.m. the country observed three min-utes of silence. That day the group,in accordance with 3000 people, at-tended a Mass at a cathedral nearwhere they were staying.Everyone returned home safely,after only a day or two delay. Thejourney home was rerouted to a stopin Baltimore. On the way there, thetour flew over New York City wherethey still saw smoke rising from theruins of the Twin Towers. Even withsuch a tragic ending, the tour was anoverall success, bringing 30 alumni,parents and friends of Mercyhurstback to the place where it all beganand made some newmemories alongthe way. ^ * f f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

ROTC cadets take on thechallenge of rappelling

w.-. W } 7 Annie Sitter/MerciadPhotographerROTC cadets engage in a rappelling event each year to sharpentheir skills.Becoming a leader takes effortCDT Patrick DunklebergerContributing writerROTC program, w hich includes stu-dents from Gannon University,Mercyhurst College, and BehrendCollege conducted their annualrappelling event Saturday. EdinboroUniversity is ROTC members alsojoined the cadets. The day is eventsincluded learning how to build a ropebridge and how to get across a ropebridge.But the main focus of their train-ing session was rappelling . Everycadet had the opportunity to first testout how to stop themselves when inthe rappelling ropes, whichiwasclosely monitored by cadre membersto make sure each cadet knew whatthey were doing before going to thethirty and seventy foot walls. Eachcadet had the chance to rappel downa thirty-foot and then a seventy-footwall on cadre is approval.Mercyhurst un ior Jeffery Halladaywas very excited to get the chance torappel the walls one more time be-fore the summer was over. CadetHalladay is no stranger to rappelling,because he recently graduated fromair assault school conducted at FortCampbell, Kentucky were herappelled roughly fifteen to twentytimes while at the school.

Cadet Keyes said, "as most cadetswent to the thirty foot wall for the'first time they said they were a littlescared and very nervou s. However,]as they came off the wall most ca-dets had a big smile on there facesand were excited about first whatthey had accomplished and secondabout getting the chance then to go

to the seventy foot wall. JAll the juniors in the program this ?|Iyear will be attending the Army \ROTC National Advanced Leader-

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By Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst women's soccerteam defeated Northwood 2-0 andNorthern Michigan 2-1 this pastweekend.r In Friday's game againstNorthwood, freshman midfielderKate Dobson, named GLIAC Playerof the W eek earlier this season, scoredthe two goals for the Lady Lakers.Dobson*s first goal came with fourminutes left to play in the first half.The second goal scored by Dobsonwas scored 16:36 into the secondhalf. Senior forward Jessica Kruegerassisted Dobson on both goals. Se-nior goalie Meghan Prey got creditfor the shutout. Mercyhurst outshotthe Timberwolves 15-2.The Lady Lakers played a hard-fought game against visiting North-em M ichigan Sunday afternoon, win-ning 2-1. Mercyhurst started the scor-ing with an unassisted goal by fresh-man midfielder Julia K owzan 33:56into the game. Northern Michigantied the game 1-1 with a goal 4:04

volleyballsplits weekend homegamesBy Jess KapustaStaff writer

_ ^ KT fc i *T JR" T 1 Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerJunior Jess Hoppe sends the ball downfield past a NorthwoocTplayerinto the second half.Junior midfielder Mercyhurst outshot the Huskies 16-Shannon Jacksy' s first career goal at 5. Mercyhurst goaltender Frey made

i*froy#f I69:10 proved to be the game-winner.Jacksy was assisted on the play by two saves.The two wins improved the Ladysophomore forward Jessica Morgan. Lakers * record to 6-2 overall and 2-0

TT Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerFreshman Katie Dobson scores?a goal against Northwoodin the GLIAC. ?Mercyhurst*'wil 1 host defendingGLIAC champ and nationally-rankedAshland Saturday,October6at 12:00p.m.Field hockey suffers loss to #1Lock HavenBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorTh e women's field hockey team lostto #l ranked Lock Haven 5-1 Sundayafternoon. ^Lock Haven scored quickly, gettingtheir first goal 1:11 into the game.Mercyhurst senior forward LaurieSienkiewicz tied the game 1-1- withher third goal of he season with 10:48left to play in the first half. LockHaven scored twice more in th e firsthalf, taking the lead 3-1. Lock Havenscored two more goals i n the secondhalf, the first coming with 13:52Jeftin the half and the second with only5:40 left in the game. Lock Havenoutshot Mercyhurst 20-12. Juniorgoalkeeper Summer Kraatz madeseven saves for the Lakers. Also play-ing well were un ior midfielder Mariel

Katy Gehringer/Merciad photographerJunior Sarah D'Emilio pulls theball around a defender}Zummo, sophomore midfielderDanielle Jerschefske and sophomoredefender Christa Mancini. >1 The Lady Lakers fall to #8 in the

Katy Gehringer/Merciad photographerGoalie Summer Kraatz and the M ercyhurst defense fight to get theball away from Lock HavenNational Field Hockey C oaches As-sociation polls and theiroverall recorddrops to 6-4vThe Lady Lakers return to actionSaturday when they host Washing-ton and Jefferson at 3:00 p.m. andsixth nationally ranked BloomsburgSunday at 12 p.m. on Tullio Field.

Women's vol ley ba 11 split their gamesagainst Wayne State and Hillsdalethis past weekend in the MAC.The Lady Lakers got off to a greatstart Friday night in game one defeat-ing the Warriors 30-25 and then fin-ishing ouuhe match winning gamestwo and three 30-27 and 30-21, re-spectively. An outstanding match was'played by all the ladies. Junior LeslieMacko led the team with thirteenkills, whi le sophomore Jen Barb a andsenior Stacey Theiser each had eightkills. Macko and freshman LyndsiHughes each had fourteen digs. Over-all, the team finished the match witha total of thirteen blocks and a hittingpercentage of 0.282, with six servingaces. This game gave the Lady Lak-ers their twelfth win of the season,surpassing their win total of last sea-son.Match twowas played Saturday night'against Hillsdale, ranked #2 in theGLIAC. Un fortunately, the Lakers

could not pull through for a win thistime, but put up a valiant effort, los-ing to Hillsdale 21 -30,30-32and 28-30. Th e girls combined for an ov erallhitting percentage of 0.164. Hughesled Mercyhurst with ten kills whilesenior Sarah Antonette had 23 as-sists.Mercyhurst has a record of 3-4 inthe GLIAC and 12-11 overall.The Lady Lakers travel to GrandValley State Friday for a 7:00 p.m.game andplay at Ferris State 12:00p.m. Saturday.

Governmentbans (lightsnear sports stadiumsThe government has banned allaircraft from flying within threemiles or major professional andcollege sporting events and anyother large open air gathering. TheFederalAviationAd ministration'snotice to pilots became effectiveThursday,September 20th at noon.The "no fly zone" extends up to analtitude of 3,000 feet. The noticeapplies to all aircraft includingsmall planes, blimps, balloons andgliders, she said.Bonds En Route toMakeHistoryFor the remainder of the MLBseason, all eyes will be on BarryBonds. Bonds is now on pace to hit71 home runs this season, break-in g the record set by MarkMcGwire in 1998. Bonds onlyneeds two home runs in his last sixgames to break the record. Bondshasbeen consistent throughout theentireseason.Through 156 games.Bonds has 69 home runs. In 1998,1McGwire only had 64 home runs Ithrough 156 eames. I

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PAGE 8 THEMERCIAD OCTOBER 3. 2001LAKERSPORTSFootball loses Homecoming frhe week Ahead...game to Indianapolis 17-14 fBy M ackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst Lakers footballsquad was defeated by Indianapolisin a bitter 17-14 loss this past Satur-day.Neither team was able to score inthe first quarter, leaving the score tied0-0 going into the second quarter.The Lakers took the lead in the sec-ond quarter with senior quarterbackScott Farison's touchdown pass tojunior Faheem Williams 8:53 left toplay in the half. Junior Vinny Repuccikicked the extra point and the Lak-ers led 7-0. Indianapolis tied thegame 7-7 late in thequarter on a one-yard plunge.

Mercyhurst scored its first rushingtouchdown of the season with 1:08left to play in the third quarter as jun-ior Phil Provenzano completed a 76-yard drive in just six plays with afour-yard scamper. Repucci *s kick forthe extra point was true andMercyhurst led 14-7 entering the fi-nal period, setting the stage for thefourth quarter Indianapolis come-back.Indianapolis scored on an 8-yardrun with 7:49 left in the game to tiethe score 14-14. The Greyhoundskicked a 19-yard field goal 3:30 later

Annie Sitter/Mcrciad photographerJunior Craig Joseph runs past an Indianapolis tackle attempt inSaturday's gameto complete the scoring. The Lakershad one last chance to tie or win thegame but the officials ruled thatFarison fumbled when trying to spikethe ball and Indianapolis recovered.The Greyhounds then ran out theclock, winning the game 17-14.The Lakers played with a lot less-mistakes in the Homecoming game.The defense played well with great

coverage and pressure, stopping therunning game of Indianapol is .Farison had a good game as he wasable tofindopen players. Provenzanoran extremely well, gaining a total of114 yards for Mercyhurst. JuniorCraig Joseph also showed his quickspeed, gaining a net thirteen yards.Mercyhurst will travel to SaginawValley State to play Saturday at 12:00p.m. *Men's soccer wins sixth straightlgame:Senior Anthony Maker breaks scorind\recordsBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst men's soccer teamwon two straight games this week-end beating Northwood 8-0 and WestVirginia Wesleyan 3-1.The Lakers opened up conferenceplay Friday afternoon against visit-ing Nonhwood. They scored all eightgoals in the first half.Senior Anthony Maher opened thescoring for Mercyhurst 4:47 into thegame. M aher scored again 3:59 laterto give the Lakers the 2-0 lead. Se-nior John Kitcho then scored 11:40into the game. Freshman MikeBIythe increased the Mercyhurst lead4-0 with his goal 22:14 left beforehalftime. Maher scored his third goalof the game 2:59 later. SophomoreShane Hogan finished the scoringwith three goals of his own that camewithin a Mercyhurst record span of2:01. Goalies freshman MattSullivan, junior Mike Franks and un-ior Shane Sutton combined in goalfor the shutout.The 3-1 defeat over West VirginiaWesleyan Sunday afternoon gaveMercyhurst its sixth straight win.Maher scored the first goal of thegame, his 17th of the season, on apenalty kick 18:37 into the first half.Maher's goal tied Mercyhurst's one-season record for goals which was setby present head coach John Melodyin 1990. BIythe tallied his fourth ofthe season at 24:54, giving the Lak-ers a 2-0 lead at halftime. West Vir-

Annie Sitler/Merciad photographerJunior forward Rory Hussey dribbles past the Northwood defensein the Lakers' 8-0 winof the game with 19:30 left to play.Junior Chris Whalley finished thescoring,: his fifth of the year, with8:46 left in the game. BIythe and jun-ior Rory Hussey each had an assist.Sullivan made two saves in goal forthe Lakers. Mercyhurst outshot theBobcats 19-6. - -ginia Wesleyan scored their only goal With seventeen goals and eight as-

sists, Maher now has 42 points thisseason, leading NCAA Division II inscoring, which tops the former recordof 41 set by Mercyhurst forward RobYurkovich in 1998.Mercyhurst will compete againstAshland Saturday, October 6 at 2:30p.m.

en's Golf > f ? ?he men's golf team travels to Ashland, OH this weekend to play in the)LIAC championships.o m e n ' s G o l f ) * i -^ 5The women's golf team will be playing at Gannon Monday night, but wil>e back Tuesday to host the Mercyhurst I nvitationa l.'

Women's Volleyball 4rhe w omen's volleyball team will playat Grand Valley State Friday nigh\t 7:00 p.m. and travel to Ferris State Sunday to play at noon. |M e n ' s V o l l e yb a l l* | IThe men's volleyball team begins their season as they host their previev|ournament Saturday in the MAC.

en's Soccer ^ gf[en's soccer will seek their seventh straight win as they host Ashland Sat]rday at 2:30 p.m.omen's Soccerjomen's soccer will host Ashland Saturday at noon. The Lady Lakers alsclost Wheeling Jesuit Tuesday at 2:00 p.m .

Football i V $ iThe Mercyhurst football team will travel to play Saginaw Valley State aloon this Saturday. I jField Hockey ] 1 i ^rhe field hockey team will compete against Washington & Jefferson orjTullio Field at 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Lakers also have a home gameSunday at noon against #6 Bloomsburg.Men's Water Polorhe men's water polo team will play three matches Saturday at Washtngtoift. Jefferson. The Lakers will compete against Gannon, Slippery Rock andtenn State Behrend.C r o s s C o u n t r y T ^rhe men's and women's cross country teams will be traveling to SyracuseVY to compete in the LeMoyne Invitational Saturday.Men 's Tennis ^ "*? Jrhe men's tennis team will play their first match at Edinboro Tuesday a3:00 p.m. >Women's Tennis | jrhe women's tennis team will travel to Edinboro to play Tuesday at 3:0(J3.m..

en's H ockeyen's hockey debuts as they host Brock in an exhibition game Tuesday a;:00 p.m.omen 's HockeyThe women's hockey team will open their season with two games againsInnesota-Mankato. Saturday's game starts at 8:05 p.m. and Sunday's gamevill begin at 2:05 p.m.

Cross country womenwin race, men finish thirdBy Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe men's and wom en's cross coun-try teams competed at the Walsh Uni-versity Co-Ed Classic in Canton, OHFriday, September 28.The men finished third of threeteams. Walsh was first (27), Woosterwas second (36) and Mercyhurst wasthird (69). Top runners for the Lak-ers were senior Ciaran Brewster fin-ishing seventh in 17*31.63, juniorStephen Gerics finishing 12th in17'47.05 and freshman Scott Bishopfinishing 15th in 17*55.55. Sopho-more Timothy Fox finished 24th in18*40.29. Juniors Kyle Bohrer andDaniel Fairbanks finished 28th andJ 1st, respectively. Freshman CraigAndrews finished 34th and freshmanDaniel Check finished 36th, while

junior Christian Pedersen came in3 8 t h . T 5 The women won their four-teamrace. Mercyhurst had 39 points todefeat Wooster, Walsh and Seton Hill.Top runners for the Lady Lakers werejunior Kate Cywinski finishing thirdin 21*09.28, freshman KatieMieczkowski finishing sixth in21 '29.72, freshman Julie Dickinsonfinishing eighth in 21*43.51 andfreshman H eidi Irons finishing ninthin 21*46.40. Freshman Karen Tho-mas finished 13th, while sophomoreSerena Loder placed 19th. FreshmenStephanie Schnacke and RachelRogers finished 28th and 29th, re-spectively, sophomore Anne MarieRomano finished 30th and freshmanHope Magee finished 38th.The cross country teams will com-pete at the LeMoyne Invitational inSyracuse, NY Saturday, October 6.