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B y J e n KelleyContr ibut ing wr i te rLast weekend, as par t o fH o m e c o m i n g 1999 ce lebra t ions ,Sis te r M. Eustace Taylor washonored as she ce lebra ted her70th c lass reun ion .A t t he A lum n i D in n e rSaturday even ing, theM e r c yhur s t C o l l e ge A lum n iBoard recogn ized Sr . Eustace ' saccomplishments and years ofse rvice to the co l lege .She was presen ted with a

! spec ia l co l lec t ion of le t te r swr i t ten by past s tuden ts ,assoc ia tes and admin is t ra t ionm e m be r s , a c kn o wle dg in g he rin f luence on the ir l ives and.wishin g her wel l in the future .Pa t Liebe l , d i rec tor of a lumniservices , commented on Sis te rEustace , " I con t inue to beamazed by her energy and

File PhotoSister M. Eustace Tayloraccomplishingreminded of the words of JonasSalk -1 feel the greatestreward for do ing is the oppor tun i ty to do more . h o w Sper fec t ly those words f i t he r !"Sis te r Eustace was chosen asM e r c yhu r s t College's Dist in

guished Alumnain 1982. In 1994,the Li t t le Theate r in Weber Hallwas named in her honor.? jjgSiste r Eustace has been a par to f the Mercyhurs t community fornear ly 70 years . She wa s a ful l - ktime instructor at the college for38 years and se rved as the *

Gerrit Shuffstall/Mercted photographerLaker football stand out Justin Gibson '00 has been named aDivision II College Football Scholar Athlete by the Burger KingCorporation. Burger King presented a $10,000 award to the generalscholarship fund in Gibson's name during halftime ceremonies atSaturday's game against the University of Indianapolis. Gibson, arunning back, has led the Lakers in rushing all three previous seasonsand after scoring four times against Wayne State to bump his careermark to 30, garnered the colleg e record. He suffered a torn Ach.lle stendon off-field and is sidelined for the season, but can return for afifth year of play. Gibso n, a native of Berea, Ohio, isi a^criminaljus^/pre-law major. H e carries a cumulative 3.4 GPA and has beenon the Dean's list since 1996. He is a member of th e criminal jusucenational honor society and the stock market club.

chairperson of the Englishdepartment.In addition, she served assuperior of the Sisters of Mercyand as college president from1954-60. Graduating fromMercyhurst in 1929 with abachelor's degree in English,Sister Eustace went on to obtaina mas ter's degree at DuquenseUniversity and a P h . D . from theCatholic University of Americain W ashington, D.C. iSister Eustace has contributedto the college in many ways. Aspresident of the college, she>obtained Mercyhurst's first grantfrom the Ford Foundation. Inrecent years, she has written andnarrated a historical video ofChrist the King Chapel, pro- iduced with the help of R ichardRagan, director of the communications department.In addition to her service toi the college, Sister Eustace hasassisted others by serving on theboard of directors at DuBoisHospital, the Mercy Center onAging and Mercyhurst Preparatory School. | *Despite her many accomplishments, Sister Eustacecontinues to feel that?teachingothers to teach" has been amongher more rewarding experiencesand one of the achievements shetakes most pride in.^ Also as a part of the homecom ing festivities, Sheryl tMuelman and Ken Fronczekwere named 1999 HomecomingQueen and King during halftimeof the football game againstIndianapolis Saturday.Muelman is a senior hotelrestaurant management majorfrom Portage, Mich. She is aresident assistant, on thewom en's volleyball team,secretary of the P rofessionalConventions ManagementAssociation and a member of thestudent athlete advisory commit-j tee. vFronczek is a senior commu-1 nications major from Buffalo,

N . Y . He is minoring in creativewriting. Fronczek is the senioreditor of the Lumen LiteraryMagazine, Arts and Entertainment editor for The Merciad, onHurst Rock Cafe and was a discjockey for WMCE. He a lso plays c lub hockey and playedlacrosse for three years. After hegraduates he wan ts to be a blackjack dea le r in Las Vegas and tourwith Phish.

x Gerrit Shuffstall/Merciad phoThe 1999 Homecoming queen and king, Sheryl MuelmKen Fronczek were crowned at halftime of Saturday's Change^for^educatibn departmeBy Kelly SchaffoldContr ibut ing writer^Renovat ions of the educat iondepartment, located on the thirdfloor of Old Main, were comple ted this summer .TTie improvements , comple tedin early September, includedpain t ing the wal ls in the ha l lway,laying new carpet and installingl ight ing. Many s tuden ts mayremember the orange couches tha tused to sit in the third floorha l lway. These were removed asj^part of the renovations in order toa l low room for whee lchair accessto the classrooms and offices.Educat ion professor Ed wardGallagher said that the old carpetin his office dated from the 1970s,when a member of the housekeeping staff discovered the greenshag carpet in a dumpster and =even tua l ly put i t in Gal lagh er ' soffice.Despi te minor inconven iencesand a tight time schedule (workwas comple ted jus t the day beforeclasses started), reaction to theimprovements has been posi t ive .Associate professor of education,Diana Bohl enjoys showing offthe renovations, and says thehallway looks brighter and lesscluttered than it has in the past.The educat ion department hasundergone another quite significant change as well. A one-yearfederal grant of more than ;$ 100,000 will enable Mercyhurst

educat ion majors to be prepared in using technthe c lassroom.Assistant professor oeducat ion Dr . Linda Lisand Dr . Joseph Lisowskinstructor at Mercy hursEast, co-direct Links toFutu re: A Capacity BuiGran t for Prepar ing TTeachers to Use Technp? The grant was awardMercyhurst as well as tSchool District and wileducat ion majors to usetechnology in the classran alternative learning Mercyhurs t will usethe grant in the CollegeII course. Students takicourse will conduct resthen design Web pageshyper links to their reseFurther benefits to tare that stipends will bto three graduate assist$25,000 will be spent osoftware for college faceducation majors will bprovided with practicumments using technologyc lassrooms."The overriding purthis grant is to preparetomorrow 's teachers , oeducation majors, to ustechnology as a learninthe c lassroom when theteachers," said Dr. LinLisowski .

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CAMPUS NEWSOffices move to new locations Graduate fair schedulBy Sara Seidle *Contributing writerTo accommodate the record numberof freshmen at Mercyhurst this fall, afew college offices and departmentshad to change locations over thesummer months.Due to the renovations of EganHal l| to provide more room for thefreshman girls' honors dormitory,the Counseling Center found a newhome on the first floor of PrestonHall, i T* IIt is now located in the officeshat formerly housed the CohenStudent Health Center, the on-?ampus extension for the counselingenter is 2561. The office maintainsours' every day of the week torovide counseling services to anystudents in need. *With the counseling center takingver the health center offices, a newlocation w as needed for the health905 Parade Blvd., in a house

It is connected to campus by atheRecreationalso parking both***ehind and in front of the house forprefer to drive toFor any students concerned that

in PrestonChris Dimperio, RN, andthe health center,ed that onc e students have"they haveand very ble with it "Dimperio, along with the rest ofstaff, feel that the new location"better atmosphere for stu

"It is homier and more confidenr remains at Ex t 2431.Becky VanRiper, receptionist for

through Friday rom3a.m. to 3:30 p.m. *If students are unable to make anwalk-in time is from12 p.m. to 1 p.m. daily. Dr. David

Gerrit Snuffstall/Merciad photographerThe C ohen Student Health Center's new location in a college-ownedbrick home at 3905 Parade Blvd. iKruszewski will also see patientsthree times a week.Two other departments alsoaffected by the m oves are admissions and the Adult College.The Adult College, formerlylocated in Weber Hall, is nowlocated on Wayne Street in theCatherine McAuley Adult Center.The new building offers offices andclassrooms suited for adult learning.Enrollment for the adult collegehas reached a record high this fall,with a total of 236 new students inboth the undergraduate and graduateprograms. Five years ago, the totalnumber of students in the programwas 535. | ^.In the spring term of 1999, totalenrollment was recorded as 65 6students. The program offers adultstudents an accelerated degreecompletion program, the MercyhurstAccelerated Program, that allowsthem to go to school w hile continuing to work outside jobs.The adult college offers 15advanced certificates to those adultsneeding to further their education tokeep up with changes in their careerareas. Jf IWith the adult college moving toWayne Street, the admissionsdepartment took over the officespace in Weber Hall. With theaddition of one more admissions counselor to the staff, the department was in need of more space.

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Thursday $k Fain 11 a.m-5 p.mfSecond Floor Student OnionDriving (Golf) Tourney: 6:45 p.m.,Student Union\ Friday JBode Fair: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Second Floor Student UnionMalt Scavenger Hunt: 6*9 pjn.,meet in Student Union at 5:45 pjn.

Saturday^^Breakfast/Cartoons: 9 a.m.-noon,|Laker Inn (wear pajamas)$ Ktiap-In: 11 a.m-5 p.m., &Elk Valley Sportsmen's Club, LakeCity, PA (for more information, callCathy Pedler at 824-2578)Sundayj&Knap-In: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Elk Valley Sportsmen's Club

TheAmbassadors C lub office .was moved to Weber Hall to allowthe admissions counselors to utilizethe former office in Old Main. BethSzulczewski, adviser for the Ambassadors Club, commented that thenew space is, "easier for families tofind, and offers a more comfortable,living room atmosphere." A lso, "itleaves the Bishop's Parlor open forcounselors to talk with familieswhile other tours are beginning."

By Mandy FiesNews editorIt is never too early for undergradu- Jates to begin considering graduate orprofessional school.^Gannon University w ill host theannual Graduate and ProfessionalSchool Fair, Tues., Oct. 5 . Representatives will be present from over 5 0schools from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. inGannon's Hammermill Center.Students will have the opportunity to obtain applications and*catalogs, as well a s speak withrepresentatives about financial aidissues and admission and graduationrequirements. Casual dress isappropriate for this event.Schools of law, education,business, nursing and social workwill be among the participants. Inaddition, graduate programs fromvarious universities will also bepresent j/Transportation accommodationsfrom Mercyhurst to Gannon isavailable for those students whoneed it. Kyle Foust, career counselor, can be contacted atExt. 2171 forfurther information on transportation, flp tThe fair, open to all undergraduates, is presented by the Erie CollegeCareer Cooperative. This consortiumPolice and safety incident log

Sept 19 Alcohol Violation/PublicIntoxicationA student was found to be under theinfluence of alcohol and becameverbally abusive and uncooperativetoward the officers. The student wa sreferred to administration fordisposition.Sept 19 Alcohol Violation IA young man was yelling andscreaming inside a Briggs Avenueapartment He was ound o be underthe influence of alcohol and wasunderage. He was referred toadministration for disposition.Sep t 19 Disorderly ConductA large group of students werecausing a disturbance in rontof aBriggs Avenue apartment One ofthe students was found to be underthe influence but refused to produceidentification when it was requested.The student was written up for hisactions andreferred to admin istra-

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Baroeque in the Park:4 p.m., Garvcy ParkMondayMSG Meeting: 8:30 p.m.,Government Chambers*,

| Tuesday ;vSAC Meeting: 8:30 p.m.,Government Chambers (Movie Night, *Varsity Blues**:9 p.m , Groat Room (free popcorn)

tion for disposition.Sept 22 Theft from Vehicle ^The owner of a car in the Mercy 100parking lot found it unlocked,possibly roma coat hanger, andtampered with. The lights were lefton, the license plate damaged and$40 taken rom he car.Sept 23 Disorderly Conduct/Underage DrinkingPatrol officers spotted a vehicledriving on campus without its lightson. The driver was intoxicated andbecame abusive toward theofficers.After refusing to giv e identificationand becoming combative with EriePolice Department officers, thestudent was arrested for disorderlyconduct and underage drinking andtransported to jail.Miss Am ericafinalist studied atD'Angelo *You never know where the manypeople who pass throughMercy hurst' s gates will end up.According to Sr. Helen JeanSullivan, director of the D' AngeloConservatory, Susan Spafford, ;second runner-up in the recent MissAmerica contest, began violinlessons at the age of ourat theMercyhurst conservatory. "Sheshowed a lotof promise and workedvery hard," Sr. Helen Jean said. Thefirst Asian-American Miss Pennsylvania and thefirstMiss Pennsylva-nia in 25 years to make it to the topthree in the pageant, Spafford playedthe violin for the talent portion of thecompetition.

is made up o f area colleing Gannon, Edinboro Mercyhurst, Perm StateAllegheny College. It isfall at G annon."It is really beneficiaeverybody; reshmen hseniors are welcome. Ifknows that they might bto graduate school, whydown, walk around andreps?" Robert Hvezda,career services, said.No adm ission is charevent and cash prizes wawarded. For arther nfcontact Gannon's Careeand Cooperative Educat871-7680, or visit theirhttp://walleye.gannon.edcsce/Also Tuesday, Penn SBehrend will host a job

Reed Commons BuildinPenn State campus. Thisfrom 1 to 5 p.m.Graduating seniors' stime employment and juinterested in completingare encouraged to attendare advised to be preparresumes to prospective eand should dress in profeattire. , The Career Services Olocated in Main 201 can students with resume preno charge. jMercyhurst will hostfair Nov. 4 .

Walk to beneAmerican HAssociationOnce again Mercyhurst Cparticipate in the AmericWalk. '{ &The walk takes p laceOct 10 at 2 p.m. Spannimiles, the walk begins atSquare, rain or shine.All the money raised sAmerican Heart A ssociaagainst the leading causein this country heartstroke.Walkers solicit pledgother people in advance otion. Based on the amoucollected, walkers receiv

In the past, Mercyhuramong the top 10 organicollecting for the Heart Wamong the top three in dcapita for team membersAnyone interested inneeding collection enveloadditional information caJanet Price at Ext. 2403Those people unable interested in making a cacontribution can also conor mail it to Box 15. Chbe made out to The AmeAssociation. All pledges received no later man Fr

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SEPTEMBER 29, 1999 THEMERCIADARTS &ENTERTAINMENTReznor finally releases 'the FragileBy Ken FronczekA & E editorFor over three years now, I, aswell as many other musicenthusiasts, have waited for therelease of Nine Inch Nails' fourthmajor album. The day ofadumbration finally came lastTuesday, Sept. 21 when "theFragilen was released from thesecretive confines th at leadsinger/writer/musicianandvisionary Trent Reznor hadkeptit in. And w ith that, all of theyears of terrible and excitingrumors have been put to rest.Before it was even released,many music critics believed itwould be the defining album forthe new millennium and perhapsthe most important and influential album of at least the lastdecade. It is the hallowed sequelto *m eT>ownward*5pirali''which, when released in 1994,put Nine Inch Nails at the top ofthe music industry and made ,Reznor the musical guru for thegeneration. "Spiral" changedmusic by pulling bands out ofthe then trendy grunge scene and

making them add mu ltiple drummachines, mixers, keyboards,pianos and computers to theirrepertoire in order to achieve anindustrial/techno/electronic sound .What will "the Fragile" bring to fillthe creative-void that most boringpop music has brought to contemporary culture?Reznor's masterful work on 'theFragile9 has created not a rockalbum in the classic sense, but arevelation for sound, noise andharmony. Combining immenseamounts of variable stimuli is whatthis album brings to you on silverplatters. Immense may not even bea strong enough adjective todescribe the fusing and mixing thatranges from heavy Ministry-inspired industrial drums and hard,ripping guitars ("Startu**ers, Inc."),to sweet, delicate BillyCorganespue piano harmonies ("LaM er ) to funky, David Bowie'ishtechno-beats ("Where Is Every*!body?"), while devilish lyrics andtortured vocals give it thenaturalNIN texture. From a whimper to asnarl, thefinalcollaboration doesexactly what it was aimed to dofrom such a nihilistic Goth it calls

If Double Jeopardy tJust The Ticket

Brandon BoylanThis movie is about a woman,played by Ashley Judd, who is jaccused of murdering herhusband while boating on anocean. Judd is convicted of themurder but soonfindsout thetruth about what happened; her

husband is not dead. He stagedhis death in order to waveembezzelment charges that werefiled against him. The only thingsOntheTMLKen Fronczek

Everyone's favorite church goer,Marilyn Manson, is rumored tobe working on a live albumentitled "The Last Tour on

Judd has left to hang onto is gettingher son back from her husband, anda theory called "Double Jeopardy".Double Jeopardy states you can notbe convicted of the same crimetwice. With a cat-and-mouse chaseinvolving Judd and her parolofficer, played by Tommy LeeJones, Judd is determined to findout the truth about what happenedand get her son back.All in all, I thought this moviewas rather entertaining. The actingwas well demonstrated by Jones, asusual, and Judd's unbeatabledetermination was just as strong asit was enticing. Though the storyEarth." It is supposed to includeperformances from his "Rock isDead Tour," which supported theband's third album"MechanicalAnimals". The album's tentativerelease date is sometime in lateNovember, just in time to make it agreat family gift for Christmas. Mr.Manson w ill also be taking his band

attention to every singlewritten note that leaves yourhead spinning from the geniusthat has just sunken into yourbrain, through your ears. "TheFragile" is like a snakehunting its prey it slowly,methodically twists andslithers its powerfully beautiful form into a tightly posi-tioned coil just before itstrikes in an explosion of pure,dominating force, and then allis silent, yet struggling untilthe final breath, then it is over."The Day the World WentAway", song two on the disc"Left" and also the first treleased single, is the blueprint for the entire conceptbehind "the Fragile". It startsas a quiet buzz then erupts,fades, mixes and erupts again.'The Fragile' is the rffidefinitive album ofthe 90sand will be a measuring stickfor allmusicians trying to rebuild the face of m usic. It Ahas already scored a rating of9 out of 10 in SPINmagazinewhich is usually very scroti-,nizing in its ratings and getsobviously emphatic fullthumbs from Your host.

line was weak at points, and Ithe climax was a little disappointing, the acting andspecial effects made up for i tSome ofthe scenes wereespecially intense especiallywhen Judd is trapped in acoffin and when Jones andJudd escape a sinking vehicle.I would recommend thismovie to anyone who is aJones or Judd fan and enjoysintense action movies. I gaveit a 7 out of 10.

on the road in early Februaryof next year as well.Elvis was recently sightedat a 7-Eleven in W itchita,Kansas purchasing snackcakes and a bag of chips. Thewitness claimed he wascarrying a loaded waterpipeand wearing a tie-dyedbandanna.

T h e skinny o n ErThe Erie Playhouse began its runof "Guys and Dolls" on Sept. 23to open its 1999/2000 seasoni"Guys and Dolls" is a criticallyacclaimed play and is consideredto be the most perfect comedy toever hit Broadway. The EriePlayhouse is located on 10 W.10th St. and will run "Guys andDolls" until Oc t 16. For reservations, ticket prices show datesand times, contact the Playhouseat 454-2852, Ext. 41.The Warner Theatre will b e-jumpin' on Saturday, Oc t 2 whenthe E rie Philharmonic's 1999-;2000 Pops Series opens with apopular program of classic

swing. Swing Time will featurelively tunes from the Big Bandera, internationally renowneddancers and a Grammy winningjazz artist. The show begins at 8

p.m. and thecost is $1students. T ickets can bchased at 455-1375.Robbie Krieger, guithe legendary band, thewill play theWarner onat 8 p.m with his newRonnie Yarosz, a Mercgraduate, and hisband Expansion, will open foin what is sure to be anible evening of music. Tcost $20.95 and can beat 455-1375. ^f

The Erie Art Museumhosting the excellent jazTim Berne and M ichaelFormanek on Friday, Op.m. Tickets for studenand are available througErie Art Museum, 411or call 459-5477.

Qn the big screenTonight on ly, September 29, theMary D'Angelo Performing ArtsCenter will be showing thedocumentary film "GreyGardens." The film focuses on ascandal in east Hampton in themid-70s that!became a greatembarrassment to JacquelineOnassiss. On October 6, thePAC will be showing the

Academy Award nomin(Best Foreign Languagemovie, "Tango." Rivetinnumbers take center stacoincide with the story,Ping the love and hate, thpart, the sins of the past a\jbhope for the future. Althe PAC start at 8 p.m. a$3 for general admission

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OPINIONForefront

Dave HermenauAges ago to us, but a mere \crumble off the immense blockof time that the earth has been inexistence, a people came upon aland so expansive, so rich innatural resources and promisethat the over-exploitation of saidresources would not be readilyapparent to them for centuries.He wh o felled a tree need onlylook around and instant reassurance was available. In a wilderness of timber so large one iseasily fooled into thinking thatthe harvest can go on forever.

The question one should ask,a question of much salienceindeed, is at what point in theone sided relationship betweenproducer and consumer does thatblanket of reassurance, reassurance that it is still OK to continue the harvest, unheeded, getripped off forcing the consumerto realize that the mirage ofendless resources has faded andin its place has arisen the needfor restraint and a change ofhabit j . ^The heart of ourpresentpredicament lies herein. Mainstream America is still living,consciously or not, beneath thisblanket It is because of thisblanket that environmental

movements remain just movements and have not escalated tosomething more. Conservationgroups are called bleeding heartliberals, tree-huggers andhippies. True environmentalistsare considered to be on the fringeof society, a pseudo-undergroundfollowing that attracts idealists,dreamers and, sometimes, 'wradicals. Because Americans arestill able to either find or createreassurance for their way of life,conservation of and respect for u\the environment have notbecome national priorities. Thatblanket of reassurance hasbecome misleading and callingenvironmental consciousness aspecial interest has becomeantiquated.The wealth of resources thatthis "new world*' offers is not as .infinitely abundant as was oncenaively thought. While wecontinue to hold the long-deadnotion that the frontier still existsand that America still hasexpansive wilderness, the drasticneed for conservation will not, infact, cannot, be realized. *Shedding the blanket is just;one stumbling block, however;this is a double-pronged issue.We need n ot just realization thatthe problem exists, but realization of the severity of theproblem. Once the problem hasbeen noticed, it needs to be >prioritized correctly. Though ithas been given recognition in thepast, the need for conservation

has never been at the forefront of

American, indeed western, ^consciousness. One needs to becautious, however, aboutpointing fingers where prioritiesare concerned.A starving man has moreimmediate concerns than thoseof one who is well-fed and mustshed off tempo rally superfluousconcerns. In the same vein, a *nation in dire straits in terms offeeding its people would beacting irresponsibility were it toexpend time and money in anattempt to conserve its naturalresources. While the "State ofThe Union," as our politicians socleverly like to call it, hasweaknesses of possibly greaterintensity, i.e. hom elessness,AIDS and, at times, foreigndefense, a re-prioritization ofconservation strategies is longover due. The severity of thisproblem resides in the fact that ithas been ignored for so long,and that false reassurance thatthe problem doesn't exist is soeasily found. 4This is the nature of theenvironmental problem inAmerica. Either we think thatthe earth can bounce back from|jyears of abuse or we remain ,:consciously ignorant of the factthat there is any problem at all.It is quite scary to think w hatwill happen should the pattern ofover consumption that hascharacterized modern civilization continue. One hopes it willno t

T h e m a i l b a g : In response to WoodstockThis is a response directedtoward the article written in lastissue of The Merciad pertainingto the third installment ofWoodstock. I must agree withthe author on the overwhelming^absurdity that the entire situationsustained. The author of thearticle stated that he or she would"attempt to disclose to you whatno one may w ant to say or hear."I am here to let him know thatthere are individuals aware ofwhat is going on in the musicworld today. IMusic, ever since humankindhas been able to create it, has^,been a means of communication.And with communication comesunderstanding, the understandingof others and ourselves. Throughmusic we can offer directintrospection, appreciation ofothe r's thoughts, philosophies,and life ways. Given just thosequalities, out of the infinitepossibilities that music offers,why do Ifind he current trendsmoving toward total

corporate assimilation?K Much of the music today is nolonger created for itself, for theexhilaration of escape, and forreflection. It is created toproduce revenue. I do understandthat musicians must scratch out aliving as the rest of us do. And Ialso understand there are manymusicians playing for the musicnot the money. But after beingexposed to the farce that transpired in New York, 1 wonderwhat has happened to theintegrity of it a ll, the integrity ofmusic.The purpose of the originalWoodstock was to show the nonconformist tendencies of theindividuals who attended andthose who did not It had thesupport of people who believedin causes much more worthythan some of today's... money.Much of the current musicproduced and mass-marketed ismade for the sole purpose ofproducingrevenueridiculousamounts of it A group of

musicians is chosen because _ _they are marketable, not becausethey have a com prehensiveunderstanding of their instruments or an understanding of"the way things are." They aresometimes hand-picked bycorporate conglomerates becausethey "have the look*' and showup quite well on film. It is trulysad to see where the future ofW *'music is turned toward thesedays. jSo, in ending this littlesoapbox speech, I offer thereaders of this piece and musicenthusiasts everywhere achallengedon't buy into thesystem. Do not subject yourselfto the candy-coated unreality ofmusic videos and outrageouslyoverproduced concert series. Goto a local tavern, coffeehouse orclub and watch a local group.Watch them play and bring backwhat has been so lacking inmuch of music today integrity.Z. Venable

C A M P U SE s r r i o NIf anyone in the world could teach one of classes, who would it be and why?

"Einstein,becausehe was a veryintelligent person and hasinflucenced me in the sciences.*1-Brian Colaizzi, Sophomore"Al Capone, because he couldcome back and tell us where hehid his money." j-Fired Carlson. Senior"God, because He is the onlyperson/thing no one on earth canfigure out"-Veronica Laulton, Sophomore'Th e Pope, because I'd ask himwhat he thinks the world needs.-Richard Smith. Freshman

"Einstein, because hiswould probably be vering, but it w ould be intsee what he was like asperson."-Megan Zuza, Senior"Joe Neuiendzck, becaplayed college hockey is a superstar in the NH-PJ . Hiscock, Freshm"Bruce Lee, because heshow me some kicks. Ybaby!" . %-Kevin Haswell, Senio

Student disappointed in secuThis past weekend, I witnessedone of theworst displays ofauthority by the security officersat M ercyhurst. On Fridayevening, residents of mybuildinghad a party to which they invitedover some friends to partake of *alcoholic beverages. The R.A.had been notified. An agreementwas made that if things got out ofhand, at the R.A.'s request, theparty would end.The R.A. was in the buildingand frequently monitored thehalls and outside to ensure thatthe party was under control.About a half-hour after theguests arrived, two securityofficers knocked on the residents1door and told everyone in theparty that they needed to see theirIDs. The residents asked securitywho called them to the party.They responded, "Your R.A."But the funny thing about thewhole situation, was that I knowwho called security... it was aformer student who stopped bycampus for approximately 10minutes and felt compelled to endsomeone else's good time. TheR.A. was never notified of aproblem, nor did he place thecall. But, he took the rap for it.Less than an hour later, afterthe party had already been brokenup, security knocked on the doorof these same residents againstating that the R.A. had calledthembecause of loud noise.

Ironically eno ugh, the Rnot call security. And, ttime security was thereasked that if there wereproblems, would they pnotify him .It seems to me that point to having R.As. Wthey get free room and security can't understanhierarchy of authority thbe followed if there is aOr perhaps it was a sloand because of Homecoextra security officers wduty. When things get stend to look for som ethWas security just lookisomething to do on theand thought these residbe a sure bust?In my estimation, thprocedure should have notify the R.A. that somcomplained about the pthat time, the party is ocontrol and cannot be hthe R .A., security shouinvolved.It is a shame that inclike this give security asuch a bad rap. The parunder control and didnbroken up. The R.A. diblamed for the call nor the chain of command.security starts being m owith us, we'll be more tive with them.Anonymous

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aking the MercySr. Geri Rosinski

I hear thecan I connectly get to know som ehere, Sister?"recognize the autumning to make new friend

Making new friendships is anual challenge in the beginthe school year. Howfind people w ho share

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F E A T U R E S F o r s t h o e f e l a t t e n d s c o n f e r e n c e w i t h D a l a i L a m aBy Dave HermenauFeatures editorFor Mercyhurst's Dr. ThomasForsthoefel, assistant professorof religious studies, The Synthesis Dialogues will be an event|that he will not soon forgetHeld in Dharamsala, India, fromSept 11 to 16, the SynthesisDialogues was a multi-disciplinary series of both formal andinformal discussion s whose aimit was to expand dialoguebetween the different religiousfaiths of the world.Scholars an d religious figuresfrom Thailand, India, England ^and the U nited States were inattendance as well a s HisHoliness, the 14th Dalai Lama,Tibet's temporal and spiritualleader.Forsthoefel w as asked toattend the Synthesis Dialog uesby the meetings' chief missionary, Brother Wayne Teasedale.Teasedale and Forsthoefel hadworked together at DePaulUniversity in Chicago andTeasedale w as interested in

Re PhotoTherese Forsthoefel, Anchok Rimpoche and Dr. Thomas *Forsthefel In Dharamshala. \ iForsthoefers work in promotinginterfaith dialogue. *Also invitedto attend the conference wasForsthoefers w ife, Therese, whois trained in yoga and alternativehealing methodologies.While ideasfrom he conference are still percolating forForsthoefel, he feels that theconference wa s a n exceptional

experience. One of the difficultthings about such a gathering isfinding ways to concretely applywhat was learned or realizedwithin the proceedings to the realworld. Considerations for thingsto d o now that the conference hasended include creating innovative educational mod els as wellas the development o f an

institute where people fromdifferent disciplines could gatherto advance interfaith dialogue, aThere was also discussionabout what could be d one inTibet, a nation that is strugglingto remain culturally distinct fromChina, who since 1959, and attimes before that, h a s claimedownership of the territory. T heDalai Lama, however, focuse dmore on the holistic aim of the?proceedings, which was toincrease interfaith dialog ue."It was very clear amongsome of us," said Forsthoefel,"and certainly clear to the DalaiLama, that the conference wa sn'tabout Tibet, the conference w asabout humanity.'9"[ *' Forsthoefel feels that hetakes many things, both professionally a n d personallyfrom heconference. Focusing mainly onSouth Asian religions, he had >|never been to Dharamsala, whichis in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains in NorthernIndia. He admits that while hisl-idea o f a grand synthesis o f theworlds'faith's is ambitious, the

conference was cocreative neverthe'*Meeting the Dcertainly a valuabfor Forsthoefel.

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Ancient history specialist joins Mercyhurst facultyBy Dave HermenauFeatures editorMercyhurst'sdepartment ofhistory once again h a s a n instructor specializing in ancient history.This fe ll, Dr. Randall Howarth ison board a s a n assistant professorof history.Howarth w a s interviewed thisspring to replace Richard Kubiakwho retired after th e 1997-98academic year. Howarth*s^expertise is with Roman Historyan d the Early Republic of Rome.Originally from Swanzsa,Mass., Howarth attended th e

University of Massachusetts andDartmouth f o r h i s undergraduatework. From there, Howarthattended th e University o f Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign. Beforecoming to Mercyhurst, Howarthwas with Cleveland State University an d part-time a t HiramCollege before that: Howarth will teach the Europeto th e Renaissance course formallytaught by Kubiak. Howarth willalso teach classes o n AncientGreece, Ancient Rome andMedieval Europe. Howarth is gladto be able to bring a n e w dynamicto th e history department

,; ^ " I can bring a prospective onth e very ancient period. Most ofthe department's expertise iscentered in more recent times,'9said Howarth.Howarth also commented thatcourses such a s t h e ones h e willteach give students a context!within which t o s e t t h e eventsabout which they learn in classesfocused on later time periods.D r. Mike McQuillen, formerdirector of th e department ofhistory, speaks favorably ofHowarth." I think h e is going t o b e a nexcellent addition t o t h e depart

ment a n d I think h e will b e able to,a s h e adjusts t o t h e college, ' idevelop some very interestingcourses that we hope will drawfrom th e general student population as well as from th e (history)majors," said McQuillen. 1

Gayer completesfederal internship inlaw enforcementBeing chosen as the only internat the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Center (FLETC) inArtesia, N .M. was quite anexperience according to ShaunGayer, a senior criminal justice/pre-law major. He spent 12weeks training with agents inadvanced firearm procedures,driver training courses, and a Iwide variety of high skill'procedures. '"FLETC is ru n through themain center in Glenco, Ga. Sixstudents from as far a s Californiaand Washington State werechosen for that internship,"Gayer said "I was lucky to bechosen to go to New Mexicosince u sually grad students arepicked."

During Gayer's stay in NewMexico , he trained with agents .from the Immigration a n dNaturalization Service, the USBoarder Patrol, US MarshalsService, the Secret Service andthe Drug Enforcement Agency.'These were great peop le...not only in their professions, butvery spiritual and kind-heartedpeople,** Gayer said. "I made alot o f valuable contacts and I stillstay in touch with some of theguy*"FLETC puts its interns u p indorm-style living quarters, wh ichinclude maid service. The internsare paid p er diem a n d issued agovernment car to use w hilestationed a t t h e base.'1 went through an intense

Spanish training program,''Gayer said. "For 1 0 daysstraight, we could only speakSpanish. It (the program)stressed conversational Spanishwhich is very important in lawenforcement today."*In addition, Gayer completedfirearms training a n d qualified inthe shotgun. He participated ingas chamber drills and dailyphysical training."On my last day, they had aluncheon for m e . The director ofthe center flew in from Georgiaand attended," Gayer said. "Ipresented them with a plaquethat hangs on a wall with plaquesfrom past interns that h a s myname and Mercyhurst College

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SPORTS SEPTEMBER 29,1999 THEMERCIADno mountain high enough as football team keeps climb

a k e r s s h o c k 1 7 t h - r a n k e d I n d i a n a p o l i s , s o a r t o W W s p o t i n D i v i s i o n II N o r t h e a s tKoskoski ^ ^ ^ ^ _hole upset thing is startingJust one week after stunning

Mercyhurst ^football team played its

; The Homecoming crowd ofsaw thei nfant NCAAII scholarship footballincluding a 2 -1 ledger in theIntercollegiateic Conference (GLIA Q.Unlike the week before, whenoffense carried the*lifted the Lakers to one of19-yearit s program.That's "D " as in defense.The 'Hurst's first score was

opening minutes, and the Lakervictory was sealed by seniorsafety Tom Palmer's clutchinterception in the closingseconds. Between those twopicks was a lot more stingydefense, and another steady dayfor the Laker offense, whichscored when it had to."(Indianapolis) came at us .3hard, they came and hit hard, butI just think we had it in here,"Ijunior wide receiver Ed Baileysaid after th e game while 1pointing to his heart.Wherever the Lakers had it,Bailey had some. The Euclid,Ohio native caught his 13th and14th career touchdown p asses, anew Laker career mark. The TDgrabs w ere among eight catchesfor 9 2 yards on the day forBailey. | |It w as the Mercyhurst defensethat provided the big plays,though. Brubaker's interceptionand 23-yard return to the Greyhound 19 just 2 : 4 1 into thegame set up senior quarterbackdefensive end*jm Matt KisselI's Five-yard TD rurBrubaker s acrobatic three plays later and the Lakersg

shines, 'Hurstoss country winhitting their stride in a

Behind senior Jennyrecord-breakingfinish atSt. Vincent Collegeional in Latrobe, Pa. The's squad also fared well atplacing third of four

] It was Standfest who stole thecaptain notmile affair with20:05, but set a new

well on her wayAthletic Confer

j "Actually, I had a really slow)," Standfest said'There were a couplethem;: I finished

Awards went to five other

'Hurst competitiors at StVincent for placing in the 74 -runner field's top 1 5 : captainKatie Conley (Sr), 4th, 20:36;Maura Donohue (Fr), 5th, 20:45;Katie Cywinski ( F r ) , 7th, 21:03;Janine Emke ( F r ) , 8th, 21:15;and Jamie Dudich ( J r ) , 9th,21:21. Krista Doutt rounded outthe Lady Lakers' top seven witha 22:25 finish, good for 25thplace."The team is definitely muchstronger than it was last year,"*Standfest added.* The M ercyhurst men, led bysenior Michael Tarbox, gave afstrong performance in their five-mile race to finish third overallwith 65 points. Tarbox finishedsecond out of 5 9 runners in27:46. Other t o p 1 5 runnerswere: Ciaran Brewster (So),11th, 29:02; and Ben Whitling( F r ) , 13th, 29:12.:Brian Colizzi (24 th), SteveGerics (25th), Tim M anstch(31st), and Brad Alvord (33rd)also ran respectable races forMercyhurst

led 7 - 0 . The seven pointsrepresented more than the 'Hurstcould muster in all of last year'sgame with Indianapolis.With 30 seconds remaining inthe opening period, Kissell andBailey hooked up on a 13-yardscoring play, capping a sevenplay, 59-yard drive, and all of th esudden the nationally-rankedHounds trailed 14-0.Indianapolis would not crackthe scoreboard until late in thethird quarter.}Fullback LanceRiegle took backup Q B KevinNicolini'shandoff seven yardsinto the end zone and theHounds' deficit was 14-6 (PATblocked). Kissell touchdownpasses to Bailey and juniorwideout Justin Siemon extendedthe Laker lead to 27 -6 before theHounds woke u p . fAnother Riegle scamper (fouryards) and a Nicolini scoringpass to wide receiver J.C.DesRoches, a Frenchman, cut thescore to 27-20 with 1:22 left to ; 1play. The Hounds then recoveredtheir onside krciPainl diWcftlownto the Laker 39 with half a

Gerrit Shuffstall/Merciad phHead football coach Joe K imball leads defensive leadBednarski (2) and Scott Platz (6) into Tullio F ield for SHomecoming game with Indianapolis. The Lakers w o n ,minute reamaining. Nicolinithen found Mercyhurst*s Palmerwide open at the three-yard lineto seal Indianapolis' fate.With their record now 3-1after the upset, the Lakers have*earned national respect foFthefirst time in their history.

Mercyhurst enters Satuwith GLIAC foe Hillsd2-1 GLIAC) as the 10thteam in NCAA DivisionNortheast Region/ SlipRock, ranked fourth in among D-II schools, horegion's to p spot1999 Lakers' summ er sports logjust because school's out for thesummer doesn't mean theMercyhurst sports world comesto a grinding hal t A look a t t h ecomings and goings during theSummer of '99: ?June 1 6 : Former Laker baseballplayer Pat Cutshall named headcoach at Mercyhurst-North East,replacing Chris Marchini.Cutshall set nearly every Mercyhurst hitting record while playingfor the Lakers from 1994-97.July 2 9 : Mercyhurst AthleticDirector Pete Russo names 24-^year old Seth Appert, formergrad assistant at the University ofDenver, assistant Laker icehockey coach and assistant IceCenter director. Appert resignsfrom Mercy hurst just days later.August 1 9 : Assistant SportsInformation Director CraigRy bczynski resigns fromMercyhurst to take a job withRochester Americans of American Hockey League.?August 1 9 : Assistant men'sbasketball coach Rahsaah Rolandresigns from Mercyhurst to takesimilar position at Wayne StateUniversity. Fogel calls Roland, a95 graduate and four-year starterwith the Lakers, "one of th e bestpoint guards I've ever coached.We wish him well in all but twogames." (The Lakers and W ayne

State play each other twice thisseason.) * * August 1 9 : Russo hires 23-year-old Kristine Pierce as assistant \coach of th e women's ice hockeyteam. Pierce played college vhockey at R.I.T., where she wasa three-year captain and 1999national Hockey HumanitarianAward winner.August 2 3 : Men's basketballgrad assistant Mike Wernickinamed full-time assistant coach,replacing Rahsaah Roland.Wernicki played for ErieCathedral Prep and University ofPittsburgh before coming toMercyhurstAugust 2 6 : Laker women'svolleyball team opens play underfirst-year head coach MissySoboleski at th e CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania *tournament Soboleski playedfour years of college volleyballat Gannon University andreplaces Carrie Roberts, whoresigned in May.August 2 7 : Nationally-rankedmen's soccer team opens defenseof it s 1998 Pinal Four appearance. The Lakers playBloomsburg and Truman State tostart th e season. Mercyhurstreturns offensive star RobYurkovich and goaltender D erianTuitt and is ranked third nation

ally at the start of the seSeptember 1 : Russo apJay Shay to second asscoaching position of Labasketball team. Shay pguard at Iowa a s a walkbefore graduating in 19During Shay's time at IHawkeyes reached the pseason twice and the NInvitation Tournament (September 1:21st-rankNorthern Kentucky hanLaker soccer team firstseason, 3-0 in KentuckySophomore Meghan Precredited with eight saveLady Lakers in goal.September 2 : Greg Klyassistant men's ic e hockcoach, replacing Seth Awho resigned after juston the j o b . Klym piayehockey at the UniversityHampshire, was varsityin 1992-93 and played fWest Palm Beach of SouHockey League for two September 4 : Laker footeam opens 1 9 9 9 season49-35 romp over visitinState University at TulliSenior running back JusGibson leads th e way wtouchdowns. Gibson neethan 6 0 0 yards rushing toCraig Woodard's all-tim

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I U U It's gut check timeNUMBERS &Overtime

Scott KoskoskiNumber of times the Lakerfootball team has been nation-ally-ranked in its 19-yearhistory. Mercyhurst iscurrently ranked 10th inNCAA Division II'sNortheast Region.:

Number of upperdassmen onthe Laker inaugural women'sice hockey team, which beginsplay October 9. The threejuniors join 15 freshmenon coach Mike Sisti's roster.

Number of B urger Kingscholar-athletes in Mercyhurstsports history. Senior runningback Justin Gibson joinedformer wide receiver TimBrediger ('98) asthe only Burger King winnersSaturday at Tullio Field.

10,000Number, in dollars, that wasgiven by Burger King toMercy hurst's general scholarship fund in Gibson's name.How many fans there w ere atthe last two Laker men's soccergames, combined. Mercyhurstis currently ranked 13th in thenation amongNCAA Division II teams.

It's the middle of the season.The magic from the dawn of anew season is gone, the excitement from the year's first goalhas faded away, and the season-opening large crowds have foundother things to d o.It's the middle of theseason,I the. time where games seem toblend together, scores all seem| the same, and fans and the m ediadon 't attend because, hey,there'll always be another game.It's the middle of the season,which means that, for the me n'ssoccer team, it's the m ostimportant part of the season.It's "gut-check" time alreadyfor the Lakers. Already, youask? The team's not evenhalfway through the season, yousay?As I sit at the sports desklooking at this year's stats andthinking about the nationally-ranked Lakers' season to date, afew sore spots hurt more thanwatching my beloved ClevelandBrowns blunder week afterweek.J First, let's not forget thatMercyhurst currently fields the#13 team in NCAA Division II.The Lakers went all the way tothe Final Four a year ago andreturn their bread and b utter inforward Rob Yurkovich,defenseman Mark Fitzgerald, andgoalie Derian Tuitt. Head coachJohn Melody has the talent, theexperience and the leadership towin not only the Great LakesIntercollegiate Athletic Conference, but the whole darnednational championship too.Through their first 10 games,

The week aheadThursday 9/30Men's golf at Slippery Rock,TBA f* fFriday 10/1Womens volleyball vs . FerrisState,7 p.m./Mercylwrst PrepMen's golf at Slippery Rock.TBASaturday 10/2Field hockey vs. C.W. Post at EStroudsburg Tnmt, noon

Football at Hillsdale College,2 p.m.Men's soccer at Gannon, 3 p.m.,Family FirstWomen's soccer at SaginawValley, 3 p.m. *Rowing at Head of the Ohio inPittsburgh, TBAWomen's Softball at Laker FallClassic, |Mercyhurst-North East, TB ASunday 10/3

the Lakers have suffered fourlosses by a combined total ofeight goals. Not incrediblyterrible... but Mercyhurst DOEShave a goal tender in Tuitt whocan play himself on a Nintendosoccer game and one of the mostexplosive offenses in the countryat any level. |Which is why some peopleare startled that the Lakers haveonly mustered 2.3 goals a gamethus far. That's not bad, though,considering Mercyhurst plays itsnon-conference games againstnationally-ranked, quality teams,not guys dressed like soccerplayers like many other teams dojust to pad their record.Another concern: Tuitt hasIallowed 14 goals through thefirst 10 games. Tuitt? Theshutout king? The guy who eatsup m ore turf between the posts;than a Lawn Boy mower?You 'd assume that with sucha potent arsenal, crowds wouldswarm to Family First to take inthe Lakers. The team 's largestcrowd this season has been apaltry 200 fans... and that wason the ROAD. A season-high150 fans crowded Family FirstSunday for the Mercyhurst/Charleston game. #13 vs. #21.Sure hope no British-style r iotsbreak outEveryone wants both soccerteams to reach the NCAAplayoffs. The wome n's squad ison a roll and could be headed fortheir first post-season berth since1995. What about the men'steam, though? The NCAAsoccer comm ittee, which picksplayoff teams, acts in strangeways, and a borderline performance by M elody's men mightnot win approval. It's gut checktime indeed; for the men's soccerteam, it's time to return tochampionship form. It's themiddle of the season.

Women's soccer at GrandValley, 1 p.m.Field Hockey at EastStroudsburg, 2 p.m.Sports on the Radio :Saturday 10/2, Football atHillsdale College1:30 p.m. "Countdown toKickoff" pre-game show2 p.m . Kickoff88.5 and 104.9 WMCE an dHurstT V (62/19B)

The Laker| L O G I Women's tennis: what a long, strangAs the song goes, what a long, strange trip it was for the wtennis team over the weekend. The Lady Lakers trecked Michigan's upper peninsula for three days of matches agaLakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) oppowent w inless. cLakeSuperior State University handed Me8-1 setback F riday, while Michigan Tec h's Huskies toppLakers by an identical 8-1 count Saturday. Despite the touMercyhurst freshman L auren Dujanovich Sunday, Northeoverpowered the Lady Lakers 7-2. Dujanovich played NMMichelle Somers tough Sunday before falling 1-6,6-4,6-2rallied to win her doubles match.Field hockey>tops Elmira |Two of Division II's perennial field hockey powers visitedField for matches last week and just slipped by the Lady Lnation 's seventh-ranked team, Indiana University of Pennneeded tw o late goals to break a 1-1 tie on their way to a 3| Wednesday. Saturday, #1-ranked Bloomsburg dealt Merverdict behind three late second-half goals. The Lady Lakback with a 4-0 shutout of E lmira at Tullio Field. Coach KCooke's team (3-4) faces C.W. Post and East Stroudsburgtournament action hosted by East Stroudsburg Uni versify

Golf teams debutln^tournamentsFor the first time in Mercyhurst history, Laker golf teams ing both genders competed at the same tournament AtPeBehrend's Fall Invitational Thursdayifireshman Ryan Parito lead the men to a third-place finish out of 11 teams. ThLakers found themselves bested by Gannon at the Invitatia team-low 96 from freshman Stephanie Frankiewicz. Mmen competed at the NCAA District IVFall TournamentHaven, Mich. Through Su nday's first round, the Lakers rout of 15 teams and continue play Monday before road mSlippery Rock and W estminster Thursday and Friday.Volleyball falls in "home away fromDue to renovations in the athletic center, the Lakers womvolleyball team must play home matches at Mercyhurst PSchool. After two straight lopsided home losses, the Lakthemselves longing for the MAC's friendly confines. HilCollege swept Mercyhurst in three straight games Friday,Lakers' losing streak reached five Saturday against W aynWarriors topped M ercyhurst 5-15,5-15,10-15to drop theLakers to 5-9 (0-5 GLIAC). Mercyhurst travels to Edinbday before hosting Grand Valley State in a 4 p.m. match Men's soccer slips, women's team soThe M ercyhurst wom en's team outscored opponents 15-3matches to improve their overall record to 6-2 (3-0 GLIAonly blemish was a 3-2 double-overtime loss to nationallySlippery Rock Wednesday at Family First. Mercyhurst leunder a minute to play in regulation but the Rock tied it aeventually w on. The Lady Lakers rebounded Saturday incoming match against conference rival Northwood. SophJessica Krueger notched a hat trick against the Timberwoway to a 7-1 victory. The Lady Lakers made it a perfect wwith a 5-0 triumph over Northern Michigan behind M elisPoliseno's first two collegiate goals. The men's team slidoverall (1-0 GLIAC) after home losses to #25 West VirgWesleyan (3-1) Friday and #21 Charleston (2-1) Sunday.plays Gannon Saturday at Family First in a "road" conteswomen travel to Lock H aven today.

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