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C o a c h l e a v e s d e c i s i o n t o p l a y e r sBy Kevin McHughMerciad Editor

T h e decision to suspend tw o members ofth e Mercy hurst me n's soccer team w a s madeat half time in Saturday's game against Bridgeport, not by the coach but by the team,according to head coach, Trevor W arren.Team members Nick Roberts and LiamBarron were in the locker room with everyone else when they were told to geton the b u s ,according to Warren, but when the teamarrived at Scott park t h e t w o players weren'tthere. I^Roberts and Barron who are the team'stopgoal scorers, with 10 goals between them,said that they were still tying up their bootswhen th e bus left.jjWarren said that t h e t w o weren 't noticedmissing until a few minutes before th e kick-off. 4

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Briggs apartment's still incomplete PlumbingBy Maria Kelly 4Merciad staff reporter

Returning to college after alongsummer break c a n be pretty hectic,but this year n o one banked on theadditional strain of being woken upa t 7 : 0 0 a.m. every d a y to loud drilling noises, or having to contendwith strange men perched on lad-outside windows.!V This was how it w a s for SouthBriggs apartment residents the firsttwo weeks of school. Much neededrenovations got underway on SouthBriggs while students were goneforthe summer, and work that wassupposed to be completed by theirreturn is only now finishing."The renovations took longerthan anticipated due to a number ofreasons; contractors not meetingdeadlines being one of them,9' accordingto Dr.Gary Brown, thenewdirector of residence life at Mcr-cyhurst college.Changes were also made fromthe original plan. Initially, thewindow frames were paintedbrown, but in retrospect it w a s decided that yellow windows wouldlook better and also would matchNorth Briggs. .*Brown also said that renovatingbathrooms and kitchens took longerthanexpected, but the biggestproblem was the brickwork."Hie contracters had no idea howmany bricks were going to beneeded until they removed the ycl-lowstuff, which was more a thicksubstance than a paint,"saysBrown.When the job was finally completed there were still some thingscontractors were called back. Students living in the SouthBrjggs apartments have also beencomplaining about .incompletedpain workand toilets that havebeenleaking. "Bathrooms that were notrenovated last year were renovatedthis year and were installed witheverythingfromceiling tofloor,so

with new entrances, windows andbrickwork. Gutters and shutterswere repainted.Kitchens a n d bathrooms wereremodeled andl fitted with newaunits.Basements were dried out,waterproofed and converted intofour new apartments with newwalls, new heating systems, andnew furniture. |New carpeting was laid inmost rooms a n d i n a l l thestairwaysand entrances.-Lantern lights in front of thebuildings were replaced and newlighting was put in thehallwaysand

on Briggs Avenue. . *.Every apartment was suppliedwith a couch, tw o chairs and smalltable, and a new key system wasfitted.Brown said that trying to get theapartments u p t o a reasonable standard wasa difficult j o b . *'We had todo major overhauls on some of theapartments," he said. "Some were

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Bagnoni added, that a s far a s heknows until now there has neverbeen a variance issued by thePlumbing Commission and "oneshould not have been issued toMercyhurst"'-- After the variance was issuedBagnoni complained that th e hearing was not held under the "Sunshine Law", which opens all governmenthearings to thepublic, a n dwanted another vote taken. Lookinginto his complaint it w a s found thatno other meetings had been heldunder this l a w , ami that it appearedthat some people wanted to changethe vote againstj Mercyhurst, Dr.Garvey said.At this point, Mercyhurst hasagreed to correct a n y mistakes thatwere foundand topay anyfines hatmay be placed against the college.' If theinspector had not been fired,this all would have been over withlong ago,*' D r. Garvey said.

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we will have to look into what isgoing wrong with them," Brownsaid. yFor four people to live in SouthBriggs this year it cost $1,615 perperson, an increase of about $125per person from last year* It stillcosts $185 less to live in SouthBriggs than any other apartmenthousing on campus. 1 jj |But next year this is due tochange. At the cost of $185 extra.South Briggs residents will get newkitchen furniture and new desks.Junior and SouthBriggs appart-menls resident, Orla Stevenson,said that she was pleased with thebadges to the apartments but she

Photo by Derrick Christieadded, "even with extra furniturethere still will be obvious differences between South Briggs andother campus apartments, so I don'tthink they're worth the extra$185."; fBrown said that it would beimpossible to make all apartmentbuildings the same. "You reallycan't make facilities alike," hesaid."For the most part, they will beequivalent"{The total cost of renovatingSouth Briggs was $641,423, whichincluded the following list of improvements:-Exteriors were remodeled.

By Kevin McHughMerciad editorshould have known about the policyon suspensions. v -. " , ; > ! . ' . . < > ; $

The director of athletics at Mercyhurst, Pete Russo wastaot informed by the men's soccer coachTrevor Warren, of the suspension oftwo players on Saturday, despite adepartmental policy by which allsuspensions mustbe reported to thedirector a s soon as possible.This policy is written in theathletic department's policy andprocedures handbook used lastyear, according to former directorof athletics, John Leiscring.Warren said that he sa w noneedto tell the director of athletics of thesuspensions. Russo said that heassumed thateverybody h a d acopyof the handbook, and that Warren

* * T o givelum th e benefit of t h e -doubt, in theold system they didn'td o these kinds of things, s o they gowith the old style and forget,"Russo said. "I t seems that half m yday is spentgetting them to getbackin th e grove of getting things doneas they should be done."Russoadded that in thepast, theathletic staff must not have followedthe policy and procedures handbook. 4< Ifthe process w a s strong inthe past and they were reportingsuch things then it wouldhavebeenhuman nature to do it again," hesaid. "So it tells me that they'venever done it before. .. .;' 'They must have been runningtheir own little thing and makingtheirown decisions, a n d not inform-ing the department," he added."That h a s all changed now."D a y c a r e c e n t e r o p e n f o r n e w b o r n s t o p r e - t e e n s

By Robi TaylorMerciad Managing editorDedication ceremonies for theMaura Smith Child Learning Center will take place on O c t 2 9 at thecenter situatedatthe Briggs Avenueentrance of th e college.The learning center is to benamed in honor of S r. Maura S mithwho has been a champion for thecause of daycare o n the Mercyhurstcampus. Smith h a s always shown astrong commitment to the youngpeople of the community a s well asa concern for their Well being andeducation. MThe center is licensed* b y * thestate and uses only certified teach*era. However, there a r e a few workstudy students and other studentswho need to fulfill practicum re

quirements who help out at thecenter, according no CandyJaruszcwicz, director of th e center.Jaruszewicz added that exceptfor the work study students and afew support services, such a s main-tenence and postage, which aresupplied by the college the center isfunded only by the fees charged toth e parents.Thosefeesrangefrom $1.60perhour to $65 for a week which,Jaruszewicz said, are "generallylower then others found anywhereelse in the community." The ratescharged in th e community averagefrom $75 to $100 per week forinfant care and vary with eachdifferent age group."Instead of having .separaterates for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers,we ust chargeone flatratefor everybody," Jaruszewicz said.

YOUNG INFANT RECIEVESterder loving a t n e w d a y care center.To makeit easier for their youngstudents the new center has color-coded rooms for each age group:yellow for infants, green for toddlers, blue for three-year-olds, andred for ages four and Ave.

Photo by Robl Taylor^ Floors and countertops alsomatch the colors chosen for theparticular age group, but placed intothe design of the floor are playingfields for baseball and hopscotch.Also incorporated into thefloorofeach room is an American flag.The childrenhave a largemainplay room for group activities andseveral other smaller rooms forplayand j learning sessions just amongtheir own a g e group.The facility, which has the capacity to handle up to 9 1 children,ranging in agesfromfour weeks to12 years at o n e time. The center h a sa current enrollment of 160becauseof the part-time students,Jaruszewicz said.The interior design departmentof the college helped in designing

the center and the features that children need to help make their stayeasier. These features include: security monitors, furniture and plumbin g designed tofit hechildren, a n dth e elimination of many hazardousobstacles." Mostchild care centers havetofit into a space that was designed forgrownups and to meet the state'srequirements. They will dowhatever's necessary to meet theminimum I requirements,"Jaruszewicz said,' but that doesn'tmean that the space would be appropriate for children."Two day care experts, four-year-olds Meghan Kohmiller andAnnaDanko, said that they liked th enew building and thought that it isbetter than theold center, which waslocated in Mc Auley Hall.

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Classicsroek artists continue to thriveBy Garth McCurdyWMCE m usic directorAnderson, Bruford, Wakeman,and Howe >(Self Titled)'

Welcome to th e first full year ofWMCE-FM. "t '? * 1This summer a crusade of classi c rock artists began marching forward with ne w material. Artists likeQueen, Paul McC artney, DavidBowie, and more recently Aeros-mith and the Rolling Stonesjhavecontinued to prove that they ca n stillproduce, while securing their pensions. Unfortunatly this need forfinancial security h as rubbed off onsoftie-poor rfelfeases.^/' Recently T had the chance towitness Anderson, Bruford,Wakeman, & Howe in Torontoan d with a mixture ofold Yes material and new music from their self-titled album, prove that progressive

rock is still alive..The album itself consists of ninesongs showing that all restrictionsweredropped when displaying theirmusical expression. The band decided not to deal with possible limitsassociated with radio airplay untilafter th e album was completed.Steve Howe displayed m ore ofhis unique guitar talent throughoutthis album m an he h as shown in hisprevious, more commercial, effortswith GTR o r Asia. Rick Wakemanhas come outof the film soundtrackbusiness to bring his textured andfrenzic talents into an age of preprogrammed, synthesized garbageto remind us that there are still realkeyboard players ' around. BillBruford, who is still noted for his early work:with Yes and KingCrimson, presents a rythmic performance on a complete electronicpercussion system which providessome bizarre, yet effective, sounds.What tops off the album is the an

gelic voice of lead singer Jon Anderson andhis lyrical translations ofthe imagination.Also included on the album isbassist Tony Levin, who is taking .the place of Chris Squire, w h o stubbornly refused to give up th e nameYes even though he was out numbered four to o n e . 3Songs from the album currentlybeing played on WMCE-FMinclude Order Of The Universeand the political track dealing withthe British government's decision -totest nuclear weapon s inth e 1950' sentitled Birthright. \- . *I The futurq;or:meia)ang^5^ti^known, but observing thesrnanjrlMJchanges in Yes over the years has ; |taught u s t o expect any hing, and atthis point of time the music industrycan be thankful that these four talented musicians reformed to createan album that reminds us of theroots of progressive rock, and givesus new hope for the future.

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f'D arfPo^te frgives meaning to 9Hurst mottoBy Robi TaylorMerciad staff movie critic

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Everyone has memories of atleast one teacher w ho changed hislifeby being more ofa friend than anauthorityfigurewho stood in frontof a group of kids and just lectured.I have been lucky enough to havethree of them (two of them here atMercyhurst) an d seeing th e character of John Keating in the movieDead Poet Society made me remember th e fun that I had learningfrom them.The story centers around agroup of very straight-laced students in a strict Catholic high schoolan d the influence that a n ew teacherhas on them.The first thing that hei . '.-..- ' - -. . . .

CarpeDiem Iteaches them is the true meaning o fthe latin slogan "Carpe Diem"(Seize TheDay) or as K eating says,Pick the bud while it is stillireslu.*'referring to taking a young girl'svirtue.Throughout the movie h e keepsreinforcing th e thought thea personshould live for th e moment and notworry about the future.Following JKeating's examplethe boys re-form the organizationcalled the DeadPoet Society, whichKeating founded when h e attendedthe same school. At that time themembers of the clubs almostwrecked the moral fibertof theschool in order to learn the meaningof life through poetry and how touse it to pick up girls.JL While they ponder th e meaningof Carpe Diem, the purpose of the

organization, they become moreand more rebellious; eventuallyquestioning all of .the decisionsmade by th.e..schoQl .axip .their nar-ents. ^

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Access at last for handicapsLast year in an editorial col umn

Dr. William P. Ga rvey, p resident ofMercyhurst, wa s challenged tomake the campus handicapped a ccessible. "- iThe school met this challengeand surpa ssed it, by not just puttingin one handicapp ed ramp, but three.There is now a ramp into SullivanHall, a ramp into the cha pe l, and aramp into the we st end of Old Main,al so known as Preston Hall.An elevator shaft was drilledthis summer to acc omodate an el evator up to the third floor of PrestonHall. When Preston Hall wa s originally built it was designed to have anele vator but: the money iran out,according .to a spokesperson fromthe maintenance department, t h e

ramp and the ele vator together willmake Preston Hall accessible tothose in wheelcha irs.Preston Hall house s most of thefaculty office s on campus and it wasnot accessible to those in wheelchairs before this time. The ele vatorshaft is comple ted, but the ca sing isnot yet in pl ac e it is scheduled to becomple ted sometime in November,according to the maintenance departmentDr. Garvey and the board oftrustees deserve praise for their efforts in making the campus handicapped accessible. S o many improvements were? made on thecampus this summer with the sixmillion dollar bond that the ramps

may be overlooked. WThey shouldn't be because theywill attract a different type of student to the school* and they are a lsorequired by federal la w. If a ca mpusis no t handicapped accessible itstands the cha nce of having all of itsfederal money taken away. Federalmoney is what pays a ll the workstudy chec ks on this campus.So this campus will not lose itsfederal money and it will gain abetter reputation among those thatare concerned with a camp us beinghandicapped ac cessible. Not a baddeal for a summer job. We hope thetwo other proposed buildings oncampus will be handicapped acc essible al so.! I wLetters To The EditorTo the editor, jf A s I returned to Merc yhurst thisfall, I recognized many improvements completed and in progressaround campus, the renovation ofBriggs A venue " apa rtments, th ebrick entrance way n front of OldMain, newly p aye d roads and parking lots a nd a n additional floorbeing added to Preston Hall.How are the impro vments benefiting u s , the students of MercyhurstCollege? ^Bea utiful surroundings our stayvery,pteaa ng,tQ jfc tw^ tot t wjign

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we graduate are we going to send apicture of the campus along withour resumes? No, we are going tosend our grades and the expe rienceof our four years a t MercyhurstCollege.Of all the money the collegerecieved last year for improvements, how much of it has beendonated to improving the programs? A few p rofessors have beenadded to the staff, but what newclasses have been added to the curriculum?Of- all the majors offere d a t * 4' ws utsftu o : o r < ^ \ v o " i i i H 4 h . --. z*The Merciad

Mercyhurst College's First-Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate PressVol. 63 No. 2 September 28,1989Kevin Mc HughTheresa KloeckerRobi TaylorJohnDeasyCarlTriolaPatty ConeglioLiz Richards

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Mana ging EditorV Sports Editor

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ReportersCassie BakmazAnn Marie BythewayBethCasteel * gDerrick ChristieGina GiachettiMonica Gibson Caryl Unsel d

Maria Ke llyJohn KleinerGarth McCurdyTricia ReiberDeborah SchmidtTracy Schultz

The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst1College, Box 161,501 E. 38th S^ Erie, PA; 16546. Phone: 825-0376. Material for publication must be submitted bv noon on theMonday before publication,.The M erciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed,but the writer's name can be withheld by request WnBP

Mercyhurst, ho w many of themallow us to specialize on certainasp ects within a major?Most o f the degrees earned atMercyhurst send the graduates outinto the real world with only abroadasp ec tof every thing possible withinthe field of their study. In order tospe cial ize in our main interests wemust further our education whichcosts more time and money.Shouldn't we , with the amount oftime and tuition spe nt here, be prepa red to enter our field? I feel thatwe should, but the majority of, usWhere did all the l n don't you think that it could havebeen sp ent in more beneficial wa ys?Sincerely, |Stacy A , UrmannTo the editor,Frequently the students of Mercyhurst have been disturbed aboutdie parking situation on campus.During class hours, as well a sother times of the day, w e havenoticed that there are no possibleparking spaces in Lot Two foriBriggs Avenue residents. As ap artment residents, we do not feel that $we should have to park clear a crosscampus near the D ' Angelo Schoolof Music or behind Baldwin Hall..Consequently, we do not think thatwe should be penalized for utilizingthe only possible sp ac es, outside theboundary lines of existing spac es.Students can barely afford topa y for groceries let alone the ex pense of a Mercyhurst parkingticket, which costs more than theCity of Erie parking tickets *Not only d o residents find proble ms with the park ing situation, butcommuters have similar dilemmas.They often commute from longerdistance s only to And that they mustbe tardy for class due to the lack ofavailable parking spa ces.

Something must be done to relieve this pa rking p roblem. Perhapsa p ark ing lot could be built near themaintenance gara ge, or another areaon campus could be used for commuter parking only.If the Security Office can issuefifteen dollar parking permits forvehicl es, then Mercyhurst Collegecan surely *provide convenientparking spaces for all Mercyhurststudents. Sincerely,| Disgruntled Driver

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One of the hardest things aboutbeing the head coach of an a thleticteam is to mak e tough decisions underpressure. When a coach fails to dothis, he fails to do his job. JWhen two soccer players, NickRoberts and Liam Ba rron arrived la teifor a match (for whatever reasons), head coach Trevor Warren was!obliged to make a tough decision under pressure. Roberts and Barronare the teams top scorers; the team wa s down 2-0. Bridgep ort being anationally ranked tea m, it was a crucial game ; a nd many seniors werepla ying their last season. \Warren said that because he doubted his decision to suspend thepla yers he thought he would ask the team. "It wa s a crucial game a ndyea they did miss the bus so should we give them a c hance to p la y?"Warren said.

The men 's soccer team itself must,have a pretty poor sen se of team spirit andunity if it can come to a consensus that:v iviMtffbl)fitk members fromptaffiigF

Warren must not have been thinking straight Coaches are paidprec isely to make such de cisions. What good would it do to ask the teamanyway? A ll it would and did ac hieve wa s to cause animosity amongteam members. Warren had no moral or professional right to imposesuch a dec ision on the team. What Warren did in effect wa s to pa ss thebuck.Warren had a chanc e to intervene when the team couldn' t decide buthe didn't Instead he forced the decision on Blair Thomson as teamcap tain. Thomson wa s app ointed by Warren and wa s not electe d by theteam further disputing his ability to make a decision on behalf of theteam. m -t \Blair said that he wanted the hoys to play but didn't think it was4 'morally right'' that they d o . Wo w! Things had gone way too far whenwhat was primarily a tec hnical and coac hing decision of disciplinaryprocedure develop ed into a que stion of morals. fThe men's socce r team itself must have a pretty poor sense of teamspirit and unity if it ca n come to a consensus that prevents two of itsmembers from pl aying. A side from it being wrong that they were give nthe decision in the first pl ac e, it must have bee n hard for Roberts andBarron to p la yihe ne xt day with a team that had made it known it didn'twant them. \By not reporting the suspensions to the athletic director, Warrenshowed that he didn't think the incident on Saturday was importantenough to to tell the direc tor. Whether or nothe is familiar with the polic yand procedures handbook, which he should be ,Warren should have toldRusso of his decision and the circumstances in which two top p layerswere suspended. | i

A h! but it wasn't Warren's decision, wa s it? It was Blair Thomson'sdecision and that's where the problem lies. If it had been Warren'sdec ision, none of this mess would have happ ened.Athletic director Pete Russo said that Warren should be given the*benefit of the doubt bec ause things may not have be en a s stringent in thep ast Wrong! A s the director Russo should lay down the la w. The teambegan its socce r camp on A ug. 20, over a month ago, so how long canRusso go on giving his staff the benefit of the doubt Russo shouldensure that all his staff is familiar with a ll policies and proceduresbecause just as it's a coa ch's job to make dec isions, it's the director ofathletics job to inform and discipline his staff.

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UFE WITHFUZZ"A Pole By Any Other Name,.."By FuzzMerciad staff reporter

Perhaps you've noticed an oldyellow pole right where the sidewalk! branches toward the MercyApts. and the Campus Center. Perhaps you've asked yourselves thequestions, "Why is it there, andwhere did itcomefropi?" "Whatmeaning(s) does it hold for me inmy life?" "WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THAT LITTLE YELLOW POLE?" *r

I know I was curious. At first Ithought it could very well be somestrange visitorfromanother planet,disguised as a yellow pole. Maybeit's a monolith of some kind. Maybeits more attractive relatives occupythe cliffs at Easter Island. I decidedthere was only one way to clear mycuriosity, and that was to try tomakecontact with the pole.Likeany other educated senior Iwent abo ut collecting various dataon my subject and began observingitona regular basis before I actuallyapproached the pole with any spe

cific questions. ^ ^AtfirstI tried to win its favor byleaving it offerings of fruits andvegetables early in the morning,saying "Hi" to it each time Icrossed its path in as many languages as I could try. f 1Finally, after^about four days ofprobing, I felt confident enough totry an interview. Man to pole.Much to my surprise, the polewas more than receptive. In fact, ithad assumed I wanted to question itall along and figured it was only amatter of time before it could speakou t 11 seems itdoes havea purposeand pride all its own, and a veryimportant message to convey; andit's a shame that no one's tried toreach it prior to our interview. IBefore I learned a little bit aboutthe pole as a philosopher, I tried toresearch poles in our library oncampus. There was little to offer inthe subject catalogues, so I askedlibrary employee M. Bavisottowhere she thought a place I couldgather some good information

How 're yoiifgoing to do it?' 'My chem lab report is due Monday.I 'My English lit. paper is due Tu esday.I My economics paper is due on Wednesdayf 3 And the big grimes tomorrow."

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poles? ??". Needless to say, thelibrary seemed to be a dead end.Next I consulted various disciplines on campus to gain some insight, some shred to work with, as tothe origin of our fine yellow poleand its purpose, before actuallyspeaking to the pole directly.C. Haulage, i senior ReligiousStudiesNPsychology student, gaveme some insightful suggestions bystating, i4I suppose it could be kindof phalic. How do you think thewomen on campus feel aboutseeingphalic symbols everywhere? It's|no t cool!' * As far as suggestions asto what could be done to or for thehpole she said, "Get rid of it".\ When I asked D. Yurkov, juniort HRIM major how shefeltwhen shesaw the pole just standing there shesaid it looked "stupid" and weshould , " Dress Jt up like a Mr,Potato Head." Some annonymous jArt majors felt the Art Departmentshould design a mural for the pole,or dress it up in some way. FashionMerchandising students feel as ifsome cosmetics would be appropo.Some students had been wondering about the purpose of thepoleand were happy to share with metheir insight G. Fanta, SAC chair-person, revealed his interperetation," There are good people, and thereare bad people. I fFor the bad people who go outand drink too much it's a beacon. Alighthouse for people to find theirway home at night And for thegood people who walk by it every

day and see its yellowness it givesthem a smile andlbrightens theiriday!" 2Armed with these insights then,I didfinallyspeak with the pole, asI mentioned. It was surprisedpeople hadn't taken notice of itbefore. " You mean I've (beenstanding here for God knows howlong, and you guys still don't get it?" , was its initial response.Apparently the pole has beentrying to convey a message to theentire Mercy hurst family and theworld all along. " I know I'm nolama or anything, " said thepole,"butI stand for an important conceptthata lotof people seem'\ As people walk around

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even/ilayj4 thejfhardly *stor> andthink what I could possibly bedoing **:here. I mean, they don 'thave aclue fas i to my existence! They walk 'around me, or trip over meand don'tgive it a second thoug ht"I "I represent all things that neverget second thought," says the pole.t" People are basically stumpted asfaras their own existence. 'WhyamI here', so on, but you can spot meand simply useyour imaginations asto what I could be ."I think that the pole is challenging us to do something imaginative -for it give it some meaning. I knowI complain about some of the thingsaround campus being lame, like apole in the middle of a sidewalk; but there's an opprtunity to show some WLcreativity. Maybe as a part of theMercyhurst family lean spark somekinterest not in just a pole, burinthings that we just don't see asopportunities. I |M*A*S*H had its signpostwe've got a pole!? If there's anysuggestions out there, students orfaculty or staff, write the editor andby gum let's see if we can't workwith the pole's idea of imagination.If you would like to see the poleornamented, or dressed up, orpainted red, white, and blue, let meknow and I'll see what I can do.Hopefully something beautiful will Jcome of the pole's challenge. ~f

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By Caryl Unseld ;jMerciad staff reporter *p A nationally published authorand play write is the new writer-in-residence on the M ercyhurst cam-pus| I Randell Silvis isithe$newestmember of the Creative WritingDepartment His name is not ne w toErie theatregoers. Three of his p layshave already been produced in-frontof Erie audiences. These wereTomatoes And Beer, Driven ToThe Seventh Angel. Enthusiastic r ubut not adventurous,".was howSilvis described Erie audiences. Night Like A Cat will be hisfourth play to premier in Erie.!Itopens on Sept 28 and will runthrough Oc t 14 at the roadhouseTheatre, 1505 State. * J |

Silvis* w as first introduced toMercyhurst in 1984 when he wonthe National Playwrights Compti-tion with his play Tomatoes AndBeer. Paul Iddings, director of theNational Playwrights Showcase, informed Silvis of the open position inthe Creative Writing Department in

1 9 8 8 . $ f"I applied and was contacted byDeari Me Quillan., It all happenedrather quickly," Silvis said.Even though Silvis is bestknown for his drama he says that hehas not always been interested indrama a nd! prefers fiction. "Indrama you can make a killing, butnot a living," Silvis said.J *Lately, Silvis h as been trying torestrict himself to only one*fulllength play peryear. ? *:Partof diereason Silvis does notlike drama as^niuch as {fiction isbecause of the different interpretations a plays undergoes during theproduction pro cess. " It isa collaborative process that dilutes the individual vision. ^The more peopleinvolved, the less true art work isdisplayed," said Silvis.In the near future the CreativeWriting Department would like tosee Silvis read three of his works.The first would take place in November and the second at th e Academic Celebration. Tenative plansare being made for a state wide highschool short story competition. Ifthis takes place, Silvis will be the

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By Theresa KloeckerMerciad News EditorDo you remember those heatlittlepins you gotin grade school forgiving a dime to United Way? 'United W ay is still around, and

they're coming toLthe; Mercyhurst1 cdnipu^s6rh rime in thenear funirfc!United Wayof Erie Cotmt^recdiu>kicked off its 75 th annual campaignwhich will continue through Nov. 9with a goal of raising $5 million. Allthe College campuses? n the Eriearea are to participate in the fun-draising efforts.1 Children's dimes along withcorporate and individual contributions will be used at approximately4 0 area agencies i n 2 7 human service areas. United Way services dealwith high profile problems in the

Erie area including, lo w cost healthcare, teenage drug and alcohol abuse, and stresses on thelfamilydue to high unemployment rates inthe area. JU$ One in every three people inErieCounty will usea United Way service this year. The United Way in; Erie also helps to fund girl scouts,i boy scouts, boysand girls clubs, andprograms, at the, YMCA andYWCA. I ' S * *1^. More thanf90 percent of thefunds raised go directly to neededservices in the community. Administrative and fundraising costs arekept lo w through the payroll deductions and thousands of volunteersdonating their talents and time. |Further details on United Wayfundraising efforts will be published when they are availible.

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main judge an d read from one of fiisworks, f $ *^Silvis is notnew. to teaching. H etaught a Ohio Staux Clarion University an d Indiana University of Penn-sylvania. AtO.S .U. this past spring,he w as the writer-in-residence andtaught advanced creative writing.A t Mercyhurst in addition to teaching creative writing Silvis also expects to teach play writing. ^ ^ J-;Among Silvis* favorite play-.writes are Sam Shepard, TenneseeWilliams,'and Eugene O'Neil.Silvis says** hat-, if *he could Shavewritten any play in existence itwould have been either > SamShepard's Paradise In Texas orBuried Child. "I wouldn't*keepeverything the? same, but I reallyenjoy Shepard's work,'' Silvis said.Silvis spends h is free time writi n g , reading, and with h is wife andhis four-year-old son. Silvis saidthat he and his wife are expectinganother child in the near future.Silvis said that it is to soon to tellhow he feels about the students atMercyhurst. But with of RandallSilvis' experience, the Mercyhurstcommunity should benefit from thisnew member of its staff.

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A wor4from Campu^wsti^ ^ftfft " o w l isdrnnnT h e staff of Campus Ministries(Mam 211) welcomes all returningstudents and the incoming class of1993.] f.ff . f j WWe are anxious this year to usethe Merciad to reach the campuscommunity jAvith information andthoughts each week for your consideration and reflection. It is ourhope that these articles will enableus to encourage the personal growthof our campus and give us helpfulideas a s t o h o w w e c a n extend ourselves to others through services tothe campus and the surroundingcommunity. ,Together this .year "can be anenriching time for us and others.The year is off to a good start assome of the programs have alreadybegun. This week w e would like tointroduce two of them to you.One really convenient programfor people with busy schedules an dappeal to many is the Adopt-A-Grandparent project It is a minimum commitment of o n e hour perweek and participants have theflexability to fix th e time when it ismost convenient for them.That one hour often becomesthe most rewarding hour of theirweek, bringing an hour of companionship, joy and meaning into, the

life of th e lonely "grandparent". It but then, thankful for thatsimple actis amazing to see their faces light he responded', "Thank you, Godwhen they see one of us w h o regu- bless you." ilarly come just to see them. An invitadon is extended to theVisiting is done at the Erie campustocomeinandvisitCampusCounty Home Annex on Gore R d , Ministry to see and hear more aboutwhich is less than a mile and a half these programs an d the other ac tivi-awayfrom hecampus. T ransporta- ties offered. We are proud of Cam-tion w ill be provided if necessary:One word of caution: It is veryeasy to adopt th e grandparents andfall in love with them and the lovethey return is a: genuine bond offriendship. Oneof our people refersto the annex as a "storehouse oflove". 4. Sophomore Terri Biss, a regularvolunteer last year, through theprocess of this bonding, felt a rewarding attachment to her "grandmoth er". Terri enjoyed th e experience so much thatshe found the timeto twice make the tripfromCleveland, during the summer break, todeepen the friendship.I This past summer, one studentfelt the reward of helping Erie'spoor while walking down the StateStreet She took the time to acknowledge one of the homeless ashe satwith what little he owned. S h esimply said, "H ello ," which obviously was unusual for hi m to hear. Itleft him speechless for a moment

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D O R N Y , G I G G E R , A N D Murph show their* Mercyhurst spirit at the football gamePhoto by Liz RichardsQuintonwins atE.CA.C.

By Carl Triola \ 8Merciad assistant sports editor,On Sunday last, Gordon Quinton once again proved himself to bea major force in regional tennis.Presentlyplaying as the number twoseed for Mercyhurst,Gord beat thenumber two man*from-TuftsUni-^versity to win his singles comfortably. The score was 6-2,6-3. Themen's tennis team was competing atthe ECAC championships atAlbany,N.Y. '% R a u lRay m undo,M ercy hurs t ' s numberthree seed ,was beaten in the final ofthe number three singles.The scorewas 3-6 ,6-3 ,6-1. \After completing ; successful1988-89 seasons the Laker Tennisteams are set to try for better resultsunder the guidance o f head coach,Frank Clark. Expec ta t ions a re high

that strong finishesjlast year willhelp early on this; ear. jjjFirst seed on the men's squad isCoen Buys a f reshman an d h e i sfol lowed by Gord Qu inton w h o lastyear was invited t o the Division IISingles Championships for the second time. Rounding out the rest ofthe men' s team a r e senior" Raul^R ay m u n d o , sophmore Phi l Cla rk,| f re shma n ^Pat r i ck j fO 'Keefe, a n dJason Hervoyvich, a sophom or e .O n t h e women's team Jane tHolzhaeusser occupies first posi-I t i o n an d i s co-capta in . Fol lowingher is Kate Calhoun, then KatherineO'Rei l ly , and Shannon Regan. T h efifth a n d s ixth women a r e M a r yMcKenna , a lso a co-capta in , a n dKatie Burns . So fa r this year t h eLady Lakers are 2 and 3 , but they ar eonly a few wins away from becoming a s s t rong a s they were last season.

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By John Deasy 1Merciad Sports Editor

DUTCHMAN COEN BUYS inaction. Coen is a freshman and isthe number on e seed on the tennisteam. PHoCO by Lit Richards

The women's volleyball seasonis already in full swing . The team'srecord now stands at3-10. Themostworrying factor facing Coach Fleetis inexperience? "Th e team is veryinexperienced volleyball is a totallydifferent ballgame at college" ,hesays. Four of his key players werelost to graduation. Four of his sevenstarters arefreshmen,which makesfor a very young team. The schedule that has been prepared is a tough one. Only fivegames will be played here on campus. The start of the season has notbeen outstanding, according toFleet "I can 't ask for any morefrom the girls", he said. "If welearn something new every gameand learn something from the sea

son we will have accomplished alot". ;The most successful part of theseason so far has undoubtedly beenthe Carnegie Mellon tournamentMercyhurst beat CarnegieMellon.West Virginia Wesleyanand Baldwin Wallace. SophomoreBecky Schmidt was named on theAll-Tournament team.Four of the seven losses havecome against nationally rankedteams. Six of their opponents areDivision I schools. Coach Fleetplaces great emphasis on the academics of the team. "My main goalas a coach is to graduate students I drather putup an academic award onmy walls than any other,"he said.This weekend the team plays atthe University of Buffalo tournament

Unsungoarmen thrive9 1under pressures oftough competitionBy John DeasyMerciad sports editor

The 1989 crew season begins this weekend with the Head ofOhio at Pittsburgh. Despite losing somefinesenior rowers the teamlooks as if it can once again pose a strong challenge to the best crewcollege in the U.S. . f : . t411 IJ6!l*icV rtSlI * .The large number ofno vice s that have come out for the team has ha dan encouraging af ectaccording to the head coach, Derreck Hartwick.1 *W e J did lose a few j good seniors , b u t there a r e some goodfreshmen," Hartwic k said. "Th e team has more quality this year ratherthan quant i ty ."

*The team did well last year. They came away with top honors at theJack Speakman regatta. They also won the Governors Cup at Charleston, West Virginia.Hartwick says the team can show strongly this weekend after arelatively slow start to the pre-season. He says he would like to seeMercyhurst take the points trophy at the Mid-American regionalchampionships and also place two crews in the top six at the nationals.He even says that the winning of medals is conceivable at the nationals.The coaching staff at M ercyhurst has never been as strong. DanMoran, a former heavy weightreturns to coach the novice women. MaryEllen ^Abraham is coaching the varsity women. Former oarsmen Jim

Wh itley and Chris Niebauer arealso ready to assistwith the novices. Dr.Alan Belovarac is the team's advisor once again.Crew isa very demanding sport, some would say themost demanding, especially t at it's I highest levels. Bill Laidlaw, a senior fromBrockville, Ontario commented, "W e don't have a base as broad invarsity this year. At the novice level we do have a lot of people joining,it's exciting to seeso many novices trying ou t The ones that want it themost will succeed." H.-The level of commitment which is needed to com pete at the nationallevel is sometimes extreme. Sacrafices of both a m ental and physicalnature have to be made. * It 's probably the most demanding sport I haveever participated in,* L aidlaw says. |Practice for the team begins at the crack of dawn or even a littleearlier. The boathouse is located on theBay which makes for a long hauleach morning. According to Bill, " it' s aboutself-motivation,youbeginto attain goals you never thought were there." b. IF | Athletes are supposedly meant to experience a certain kind of high.

This is definitely trueof rowers. Bill tried to explain thisby saying, "it'sthe boat going through calm water with;aU the,oars synchronized. Thefeeling is emotional, although you can't show your emotion. The onlysound you hear is the water. It's almost hypnotic."Kelly Quinn, the women's captain this year said something similarabout the mezmerizing effect of the oars, * * the synchronization gives m ean awesome feeling, its hard to explain to someone that hasn't experienced i t " i J| Kelly, whose father is an Olympic referee at the sport, is alsoimpressed with the novices, "the y have a lotof potential, there aresomevery strong no vices."For Kelly the sport has a strong social appeal, "the people on crewarelaid back, carefree and very accepting in attitudes. You really feel likeone of a flock."\Thereare approximately 65 members of thecrew team. Over the pastfew years they are the only team which has competed regularly on a parwith someof the elite colleges of the country. The recognition deservinghas never really been forthcoming. The problem with crew is that itsnotas glorious as other sports. Satisfaction is from achieving a goal as ateam, sweating, moaning and crying all the way. Once that boat hits thewater there areno prima donnas. The boat is one, you win asone or loseas one. * j Last year, Hartwick told his team that for every practice misst 1 itrepresented one stroke that had to be made up,for the nationals. Thisgives you come idea of the amount of effort w hich goes into every race.The dedication of the team is noteworthy but this is a sport wher thehuman limits of strength, endurance, and technique are normallystretched to the very lim it 100% is expected. Some burnout, some quit,sometimes I can hardly blame them.

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Men y | soccer loses vital games atHamot tournament

By John DeasyMerciad sports editorOn Sept 20, the men's soccerteam travelled to Westminster. Thegame was not without controversyas head coach Trevor Warren onlyagreed to play the game under protest, insisting that the soccer fieldwas not within NCAA regulations.Westminster took the lead in thefirst half from a corner. Mercy hurstfound finishing a problem and

missed some clear-cut. chances.Freshman striker Liam Barron thentook the game into overtime with awell taken goal.With ! both teams deadlocked,things looked bad for Mercy h urst ina game they couldn' t afford to lose.Once again however, it was a freshman who saved theday. After somegreat work from sophomore ShaneBangs, it was Nick Roberts whomanaged to latch onto the ball,

sending it into the net The goalcameonly two minutes from the endof the second overtime period.Coach Warren landed Captain JoeBehr for this role. "Even when hewas injured, Joe came onstrong,' W arren said.The Hamot classic soccer tournament kicked-off last Saturdaywhen Mercyhurst met the University of Bridgeporuranked ninth inthe nation. Early in the first half anerror by the M ercyhurst goalkeeperallowed Bridgeport to take an undeserved lead. Then more misfortunewas dealt out when the ball washandled resulting in a penalty,which was duly converted. gWithout the services of theteams top goal scorers, Liam Barronand Nick Roberts, the teamcrumbled against a very averagesquad. Another successful penaltykick sealed Meicyhurt's fate. A lateown goal left the final sc ore at 4-0.The second lee of the tourna

ment was played the following da y.Mercyhurst matched up againstGannon, who were ranked number18 in the nation. A well taken goalearly in the first half gave, Gannonthe lead. Despite outplaying Gannon for periods in the second halfMercyhurst found it hard to capitalize on numerous chances. Gannonextended its lead with a penalty kickand hung on for the final victory.Coach Warren said' We lostbut it was encouraging to see usscare them. W e played a much better game than the previous day ".starters are freshmen, which makesfor a very young team.The schedule that has been prepared is a tough one. Only fivegames will be played here on campus. The start of the season has notbeen outstanding, according toFleet "I can't ask for any morefrom the girls", he said. "If welearn'something new every gameand learn something from the sea-

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JOHN SHAN AHAN IN action against Bridgeportson we will have accomplished alot". I f f j *The most successful part of theseason so far has undoubtedly beenthe Carnegie Mellon tournamentMercyhurst beat CarnegieMellon,West Virginia Wesleyanand Baldwin Wallace. SophomoreBecky Schmidt was named on theAll-Tournament team.Four of the seven losses have

frx Photo by John Deasy kcome against nationally .rankedteams. Six of their opponents areDivision I schools.! Coach Fleetplaces great emphasis on the academics of the team.' My main goalas a coach is to graduate students I'drather put up an academic award onmy walls than any other,*'he said.This weekend the team plays atthe University of Buffalo tournament

D spellsdoom for Dukes

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B y Carl T r i o l a ^ 4-vidBi'Merciad assistant sports editorPlaying in bad \weather, theLakers poured it on and handedDuquesne its first loss of the '89campaign. |During periods of hail, rain,strong winds, and sun, the Lakersseemingly cruised to a27-0 victory.The score, however, can be deceiving. The Dukes had their chancesand failed to capitalize. Trying toprey on the defensive backfield, theDukes came out passing and failedmiserably. The Lakers shut downthe run and were helped out by thestone hands of some of theDuquesne receivers.;- The Lakers only passed the balla few times becau se of theweather,so the chore fell on the Hurst's coreof running backs. "The gameimproved the quality of all therunnning backs, since the conditions weren't favorable to passing,and we had to put the ball on the

ground ,' Jeff Andrejchak, a running back, said: 1j Quarterback Dave Gordon onceagain was an important part of theLaker victory. He worked the offensive like a seasoned veteran, notletting the fact that the Lakersdropped the ball twice in the firstthree possessions bother him .The Dukes seemed to believethat Mercyhurst's defensive back-field was the weakest part of theteam because they initially passedthe ball more than ran it The defensive backs, led by .Vaughn Jonesand Al Craig, snagged three interceptions between them,' 'The defensive backs were put

to the test and passed it well, and inthe process helped set up f twoscores, Craig Galovich, assistantdefensive back coach, said.Brian Haberstock,who was hurtin practice, is stillon the injured lis tOther than Haberstock's injury, theteam is healthy. %

Women's soccer remainswith perfect 6-0 record

By John Deasy \Merciad sports editor

The wom en's soccer teams success continued with a comprehensive victory over Kutztown lastweekend, rThe victory over Kutztown,achieved at St Francis (PA) leavesthe team's record at6-0. The team'sdefense has conceded only onegoalso far this year. The game wasplayed on a waterlogged field,which didn' t make for great soccer.

An aggressive Kutztown sidedidn' tmake it easy for the Lakers. However it was Veronica Sansom onceagain who opened the scoring witha goal in the first half. &I Jen Thcis completed the scoringthe second half. The next opposition comes at the Budweiscr Soc-ccrfest to be played at St Louis,Missouri, kThere the team will play University of Missouri at StL ouis,Southern Illinois University andQuincy College.

Diamondscrew starts wellBy Carl TriolaMerciad Asst Sports Editor

The Mercyhurst baseball Lakers qualified for die ECACPlayoffslast year, a feat unmatched by previous teams.Even though they were eliminated early, the experience gainedshould help this year. Entering histhird year as coach of the Lakers,Joe Jordano is looking forward tothis season.The Lakers return many of dieplayersfrom he 1988-89squad, plus there are several recruitswho could have a definite J

impact on the team.Some of the key upperclassmen areJoel Dombkowski, Kieth Parry, JeffCrosta, George Baran, Steve Hall,and Tim Kirst An injury toKurtAltman, who spent most of thespring season on the disabled list,has lef agap in the team's offensivestrength. The pitching staff willbe anchored by Steve Hall, TimKirst, andfreshmanPaul Dlugosz,who earned a spoton the roster witha strong preseason. U| Jordano believes that a goodrecruiting* season has broughtplenty of good players to Mercyhurst Included in this list aremany players who could have adefinite impact Besides Dlugosz

there is Jeff Evancho, who catchesand has plenty of offensive potential. ;The team has started off welland owns a record of five winsagainst two losses. If the team staysinjury free and the new recruitscome through, their success shouldcontinue.