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16 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1989

Mercyhurst commemorates 20 years of coed

It was 20 years on Hi., Feb. 3, that Sister transition, said it was interesting when men
Carolyn Herrmann and the board of trustees were allowed in the classroom. The young
surprised the Erie community with the an- men were excited about being so outnum-
nouncement that Mercyhurst College would bered by young women, according to her. •
begin accepting men after a 43-year tradition McAndrew said that he believed it was
as a prestigious women's college. difficult for men to be the only male in class.
The decision to become coeducational "Those men felt a great deal of pressure," he
was made by seven Sisters of Mercy and two explained. r ,
lay trustees. For many, it was an unpopular Although there may have been problems
decision. | i for students adjusting to the transition,
English professor Barry Mc Andrew, who McAndrew said teachers didn't have many
was teaching at the time of the transition, gave problems. "I don't recall any differences in
some reasons for opposing the college be- terms of teaching," he said.
coming coed. "We were in many ways Thefinancialgrowth since the transition is
abandoning what we had been," he said. impressive. In 1969, the college had an
McAndrew added that Mercyhurst had operating budget of about 1 million. Today,
established itself as a very good women's the college has an operating budget of more
college and many saw no need to tamper with than $14 million, including a college endow-
that Many of the alumni refused to donate ment that has increased by $2 million in the
more funds for they attended Mercyhurst past several years. i
DONALD L. KELLY, owner ofClassy100 radio, speaksat thepressconference which hailedspecifically because they didn't want males in Fundraising efforts have increased dra-
notonlythe startoj'Mercyhurst sFMradio stationtout also thewth anniversaryof'the collegetheir classes, according to McAndrew. matically since coeducation. In 1969, the
going coed. Seated are Sr. M. Loretta McHale, a former president ofMercyhurst College, The record has shown, however, that the college received $137,127 in supportfromall
and Judge James B. Dwyer, one of the nine original trustees. Photo by Theresa Kloecker decision was not only an historical one, it was of its constituencies. Last year, the college
die beginning of unprecedented growth - raised over one million in outside support

Homelessness discussed growth so dramatic that it sometimes has been Alumni giving alone last year totaled about
called Mercyhurst's "Second Spring."

dent body has grown from 620 students to a

$ 100,000, afigurethat has doubled in the past
In the past 20 years, the Mercyhurst stu- five years. § % j$ i
The physical plant of the college has also

dmmg 'celebration!
By Theresa Kloecker
record-breaking enrollment this past year of increased since coeducation from a'*three
2,066 students, including 940 men. building complex to one of 13 buildings
In 1969, Mercyhurst enrolleds12 fresh- valued at $35 million. «* *
out and count the numbers of homeless on the man males and 173freshmanwomen, com- 1 Since 1969, the collegei has built the
Merciad staff reporter streets every night fr pared to this year's statistics of 205 freshmanHammermill Library, Campus Center, Bald-
It is also possible that all the homeless men and 220freshmanwomen that is also the win Hall, three on-campus student apartment
On any given day in America there are an people in Erie are not being counted because largest class in the history of the college. buildings, eight townhouse units, Sullivan
estimated three million homeless people they live with relatives or friends while look- ^ Sociology professor Judith Wieczorek, Hall, a new maintenance building, the $1.5
wandering the streets, according to Mitch t * & 9
i see 'Homeless', pg. 3 who was also teaching during the time of the see *Coed 9pg. 3
Snyder, advocate for the homeless who spoke
on Weds., Feb. 1, as part of the Mercyhurst
College Academic Celebration.
There are many types of homeless people,
not just drunken bums who can't find a job.
There are the so-called new homeless, whole
families who live (Hi the streets for various
reasons. Families constitute about a third of
the homeless people on the streets, Snyder
said. Snyder helps to run a shelter for the
homeless in Washington, D.C.
Further statistics on the homeless indicate
that about 15 percent are women, and of these
70 percent to 80 percent have some form of
mental illness. Half of the homeless are war
veterans and of these half are Vietnam War
veterans, Snyder said.
The number of other war veterans and
Vietnam War veterans is extremely high. The
numbers, "both of which are exceedingly
disproportionate, imply that we don't take
very good care of those who fight our wars --
and we don't," Snyder said.
Homelessness is not just a problem in
other cities in the U.S.; it's a problem right
hereinErie. Oil any given night in the city of
Erie, an estimated 20 to 25 people have no
where to sleep, according to the Associate
Director of the John F. Kennedy Center,
Rubye Jenkins-Husband. I
It is very difficult to determine the exact
number of homeless in Erie. Definite statis-
tics cannot be determined because there is no
method to prevent the duplicating of numbers
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when people sleep in different shelters every LORI VINCIGUERRA, a sophomore communications major, speaks to new listeners as Mercyhurst s first FM disk jockey.
night There is also no means available to go Photo by Kevin McHugh.
 The Merciad FEBRUARY 9,1989
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Fingers m a y point at G e o r g e B u s h , journalist says

By Kevin McHugh man newspaper Die Welt (The questions. He blames the messenger
Merciad staff reporter World), also discussed the question or in this case, the bearer of bad
of leaks in the government "Leaks questions," Guerrein said!
are a legitimate way of spreading "Reagan was a special case
When something goes wrong, it information and for a lot ofjournal- because he specialized not in being
will be easy to point the finger at ists are the only way to get at in for- a bureaucrat or even a politician but
President George Bush because he mation," he said. in exploiting the glamour of the
gives the impression of being in He added that using leaks puts a presidency. Nobody expected him
charge, according to a journalist lot of responsibility on the journal- to do much else. So when lapses
speaking panel Feb.l at the Aca- ist * 'Everybody who leaks infor- occurred, no one cared. Bush does
demic Celebration. mation does it for a purpose, which not give that impression.''
"He pointed out how early he is seldom to get the truth out in the One panelist accused the press
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came to work and how late he left," open, ' Brueggemann said. "The of allowing Reagan to getaway with
said Bob Guerrein, editorial writer journalist has the responsibility to corruption, bad policies and wrong
for the Erie Morning News.'* who find out why the information was decisions j "The press| was pur-
was one ofa panel ofjournalists and leaked and then decide how to use posely easy on Reagan because of
community leaders discussing the it" ! I I ! the failure of the Nixon administra-
Bush presidency. "This air of brisk All of the panelists agreed that tion." said Ernest Denny, executive
efficiency and decisiveness means major differences exist between the director of Primary Health Care STEVE DREXLER (STANDING) compares George Bush with Ronald
Reagan at the Academic Celebration. Otherpanelists (from left) are: Gerd
that he can be blamed for decisions. Bush and Reagan administration. Services of Northwestern Pennsyl-
Reagan couldn't because it was nap Reagan was a very detached vania and the Booker T. Washing- Brueggemann, Robert Guerrein, Ernest Denny and Richard Ruth.
Photo by Kevin McHugh
time for eight years." president and was often sheltered ton Center. |
from the press to prevent him from "Although the Reagan admini- AIDS, drugs and health education claim that' 'Hustler" committed an
making public blunders,
• [Drags] got national at- to Steve Drexler, news director for according stration had a high sleaze factor, the as examples. S intentional infliction of emotional
press and the public never wanted * 'Drugs were not a problem so distress. The case went to the Su-
tention when white folk WJET-TV,the Erie-based ABC him to fail. Neither Mr.Bush nor long as they were confined to the preme Court, which voted 9-0 that
began flying high and television affiliate. journalists as a body ever gave a Afro-American community," the award made by the jury was an
As an example of a Reagan tinker's damn about Afro-Ameri- Denny said. "But got national at- infringement of * 'Hustler''
flipping out.' blunder, Drexler cited Reagan's cans over the past eight years. Our tention when white folk began magazine'srighttofreespeech.
^-Ernest Denny announcement during a radio view was for majority rule in South flying high and flipping out*' However, Bush may replace
broadcast that the bombing of Rus- Africa. Journalists and the admini- People should not let their views three Supreme Court judges who
Guerrein, whose "News In- sia would begin in five minutes. stration went along with the concept be decided by the press, are close to retirement and in doing
quest' ' column appears regularly in Reagan thought the microphone of constructive engagement, what Denny added. * 'I analyze what I so could give the Supreme Court a
c te a
The Times'! Weekender, * ^ was switched off, according to we call destructive engagement, read and see and understand it by the more conservative tone, according
recent incident involving . Bush* s Drexler. ^ S - Sgi4t•.". g. g Denny said. | sav* prospective Of my own experience to Ruth. Those justices are Thur-
chief of staff, John Sununu, as an ^^BhsOTnayTiave a (liferent rela -at- .
because I don't trust anybody's good Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun
immediate area for concern. tionship with the media he added. 'Although* the |Reagan experience except my own," he and William J. Brennan Jr. and are
Sununu complained to reporters "Bush appears to enjoy meeting said.. i considered to be liberals.
about Congress' leaking plans to with reporters," Drexler said. "In administration had a high Richard Ruth, an American The meeting, entitled I The
put a 25-cent fee on every $100 thefirstweek he held a 40- minute sleaze factor, the press Civil Liberties Union attorney, dis- Journalist's Agenda under George
deposited in a savings and loan press conference which was un- cussed the legal implications of Bush,'' showed a consensus among
account The plan was dropped as heard of in the Reagan days. Thirty and the public * never Bush's administration. "There is a the five panelists that the govern-
soon as it hit the press, according to minutes, and it was put the door." wanted him to fail.1 more restrictive attitude toward the ment should not set the agenda.
Guerrein. | If Bush continues to allow re- First Amendment and this is cause They agreed that it should not be
—Ernest Denny
• | This displays the most incred- porters greater access to informa- for some concern," he said. How- solely up to the government to de-
ible naivete in a man who has been tion, it will be "the best and healthi- Afro-Americans were insulted ever, to think that the -Supreme cide what should be covered by the
in politics for how long?" Guerrein est thing for all of us, not only by the invasion of Grenada and by Court is on a right wing turn is press. i
said. "He doesn't realize that if you journalists," he said. America's involvement in Angola probably "overblown," he added. Ruth and Drexler said the
give Congress an idea like this, However, nobody knows how and the Caribbean Basin, Ruth cited the recent Gerry Fal- agenda should be set by a combina-
they're not going to babble on you, Bush is going to behave with the according to Denny. These inci- well, a televangelist, versus "Hus- tion of both journalists and the
isn't that amazing?" press because how successful he dents were treated in terms of tler" magazine case as a victory for government Denny and Guerrein
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Complaining about information will be is unknown, according "heroic patriotism* and as "back- the First Amendment A cartoon in said it should be determined by a
leaks to the press is like complaining to Guerrein. "A president's rela- burner issues'' by journalists and the magazine depicted Falwell responsible media and by events
about the "rising of the moon or the tionship with the press depends on the administration, Denny added. committing incest in an outhouse that take place. i
heat of the sun," according to how well he does in office," Drex- Only when black issues are tied with his mother. If The meeting was held in Sulli-
Guerrein. "This kind of attitude is ler said. to white, are they recognized by Falwell sued the magazine, and van 1A and was attended by about
going to cause Bush problems," he If Bush complains that the press journalists and the administration, lower court awarded him 30 staff, students and public.
added. is against him, he's got problems, according to Denny, who cited 00.000. not for libel but for a civil
Gerd Brueggemann, U.S. eco- Guerrein added. "What that means
nomic correspondent for the Ger- is that he's being asked difficult
Phonathon seekslline on funds
to helplstudents pay for school
The Annual Alumni Phonathon year's goal was $55,000 and wejust ' 'What's so amazing about that
that began Sunday at 2 p.m. hopes to fell short," she said. "We believe is that our top team last year col-
raise $60,000 in the next two weeks, we've improved the procedures and lected $7,700 and here is Sr. Dam-
according to the Director of Alumni should able to meet our goal this ien getting $4,926 on her own," she
Relations Bonnie Clark. year." added.
Over ISO members of the Mer- • Thefirstday of the phonathon is All of the money raised goes to
cy hurst community will be attempt- usually the best, according to Clark, the general Mercyhurst College
ing to contact nearly 4000 alumni because Mercyhurst alumni are Scholarship Fund to benefit current
located in all SO states and Canada. calling other Mercyhurst alumni. students. In addition, however, the
From February 5-16, Sundays "Last year our alumni callers col- 50th year anniversary alumni are
through Thursday, calls are made lected $ 13376, almost 25 percent of asked to donate to a special scholar-
from 6:30-9:30 p.m. An additional the total amount," she said. ship fund. & •
2-5 p.m. calling session will be Individually, no single caller The winter graduatesfromthis
conducted on Sunday afternoon. has raised as much money as Sister year, the Class of' 89, are also asked
GERD BRUEGGEMANN EXPLAINS that when an official leaks vnfbrma- Clark said that the target goal for Damien, who last year was respon- to donate to the senior project in-
Hon to the press the purpose' 'is seldom to get the truth out in the open.'' this year is $60,000, which is more sible for almost $5,000 in contribu- stead of the scholarship fund.
Ernest Denny (seated) was another panelist at the Academic Celebration. than they raised last year. "Last tions, Clark said.
Photo by Kevin McHugh
FEBRUARY 9,1989 The Merciad PAGE 3

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M S G tempers grow short over grass

By Laura Jannot
Merciad staff reporter
Last Sunday's student govern-
ment meeting centered on the ques-
tion of whether or not MSG should
be held responsible for the damage
that was done to the lawn outside of
Baldwin on Saturday* January 28.
As a result of the heavy rainfall that
occurred just before this Winter
Activities Day, die ground was too
soft and muddy to endure the rigors
of tug-of- war and football. Because
it was MSG and; SAC that spon-
sored these activities, they have
been asked to take responsibility for
the cost of rolling and reseeding this
particular area. '
Although Chris Mohr, Presi-
dent of MSG, suggested that they
They also discussed the proba- suspected that alcohol may really be Winter Activities Weekend, how- alcohol may have increased the
bility that even if they had not spon- at the root of Kennedy's concern. ever, the damage was not nearly as rowdiness of the students, he re-
sored these events, they still would Mohr did not feel that this, either, extensive. The grass would have gards the alcohol problem and the
have taken place. They feel that, was the responsibility of MSG. grown back, whereas now it will problem of the torn-up lawn as two
especially because of the warm i Although several of the repre- need to be entirely reseeded. distinct issues. He thought that he
weather that we had that weekend, sentatives expressed a concern over Regarding the comparison of had made that clear to all of the
students would have been playing an implication that Kennedy made the school to a business with busi- officers. i
football on that lawn anyway. As about the elimination of all future ness expenses, Kennedy could not In closing, Kennedy stated that
one student put it,' 'We just wound activities a weekends if the group see a correlation since there was no he feels that MSG and SAC are
up being the scapegoat" I j refused to take responsibility, they contractual relationship, and MSG made up of truly good people.
A third argument was that Mr. felt that this is ariskthey would have was not charged rent In fact, they "They need to know that I think
Kennedy, who has asked them to to take. They did not, however, feel were given use of Sullivan Hall in highly of them, and that I prize
pay for the damages, was present that it was fair. order to hold a dance. Although them. As their advisor, I don't want
when the activities were taking According to Kennedy, he did they were not charged for its use, to battle with them. I like them."
place. They feel that it was his not intend the three meetings that he they charged an admittance fee to Kennedy is still hoping that they
responsibility to put a stop to the had with the MSG officers and die the dance. will be able to reach some kind of an
activities as soon as he noticed the SAC officers over the problem of Although Kennedy feels that agreement on this
damage being done, rather than the torn up lawn was not intended to
waiting until it was too late, and then | b e taken as a scolding. • "In fact,"
expecting them to pay for a lawn says Kennedy," I opened the con-
that was in bad shape to begin with. versation by complimenting them
One student compared Mer- on their efforts. The other activities
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Coeducation 9
frompg. 1

help the school through partial
payment of the project, they idea
was shot down by a majority vote of
MSG. They do not feel that they
should have to take any responsibil-
ity for this problem. They discussed
several arguments in support of
their position.
First is the charge that the school
does not provide the proper facili-
ties to hold such activities. There-
fore, they had no alternative to hold-
ing them on the lawn outside of
Baldwin. .«-.-. 5
Sexual Harassment
plagues workforce
By Andrea Tipton
Merciad staff reporter
cyhurst to a business and MSG as went very well." Kennedy claims million D'Angelo Music building marketability of Mercyhurst
their customer. This student feels !^ that the point of the meetings was to and three athleticfields.In addition,
that the damage done to the lawn explain the problem and "suggest" alumni, j* | \
die college has purchased eight Through the change that has
should be considered a business that MSG and SAC help pay to apartment buildings on Briggs characterized Mercyhurst over the
cost - a risk that all businesses, correct it * Avenue. past two decades, the college has
particularly colleges, must take. Addressing each of the argu- Evenf with this growth, this tried to retain a traditional sense of
Along with this, Mohr, who was ments individually, Kennedy began year's enrollment has nearly ex- elegance and a strong commitment
(me of the people who attended the by saying that he is not aware of any hausted the college's available fa- to both the liberal arts and to the
meetings with Kennedy, expressed facilities that would be I * adequate'' cilities. For that reason, die college importance of moral and ethical
some confusion over what the ac- for holding such outdoor activities. trustees have capped the freshman values in education.
tual issue was. Claiming that Ken- Unless, of course -the students class at about 400, and the total This is the tradition that the sis-
nedy continually mentioned the wanted a firm surface, in which case ters were worried 'about losing
enrollment at about 2000.
excessive alcohol consumption that they could have moved the activities when the college became coeduca-
was taking place, he admitted that he to the parking lot More reasonably, By placing these limits on the
college enrollment, Mercy hurst has tional, according to McAndrew.
they could have either canceled the opted for a higher quality -rtudent Sister Carolyn Herrmann had .a
rigorous activities, or simply post-
poned them until the ground hard-
When informed that MSQlfelt
body consistent with its long-range
goal of becoming one ofthe premier
colleges in the tri-state area.
mighty job to perform in 1969 to
convince the sisters that it was the
right choice, he said.
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As a result of § the college's 'It was 4.courageous position to
that it was his responsibility to put a
stop to the events before it was too
late, Kennedy was surprised. He
change to coeducation, the business
department that was closed in No
vember 1969 was reinstated, and
undertake," McAndrew said.
" She was highly admired because it
WJJS a magnificent courageous
gender, and makes that gender feel thought it was "interesting" that today it is the largest single major at •decision that she made."
the responsibility should rest on
itself to be in a hostile, intimidating, Mercyhurst f ^^ Lie Mercyhurst coeducation
him, even if he had arrived before
unequal environment, and thereby The college also began the sry was certainly one of high
the damage was done, which he • 9 M

Sexual harassment has cost ap-
proximately $6.7 million to the
Fortune 500 companies alone in the
United States because of absentee-
ism and decreased productivity,
according to an author of two books
on the problem.
jj Dr. Billie Wright Dziech, co-
author of The Lecherous Profes-
sor and author of the forthcoming
book, On Trial: Sexually Abused
denies that gender equal opportu- claims he did not I Adult College since coeducation, risks, but the long-term effects have
nity for education or work,'' Dziech and has broadened its placement positioned the college to meet the
Kennedy admits that the lawn
said. £ I services to carefully track employ- challenges of the next century.
was already damaged before the
Dziech claims that sexual har- ers' needs while monitoring the
assment flourishes due to miscon-
ceptions between the sexes, such as
i
the idea that college women dress
provocatively or are highly promis-
cuous, which she said is "ridicu-
lous." i&j&iM
Sexual harassment also affects
\
Homelessness 5
from pg.l

Children and the Courts, said in a "I would watch as people

speech last Tuesday'at the Aca-
demic Celebration that women are
often sexually harassed in the
workforce. $ Commission was formed within the
In her talk, which also focused
on sexual harassment in higher
education, Dziech said that a recent
survey of Fortune 500 companies
showed 90 percent of them had
complaints of sexual harassment
Of those, 30 percent had law-
suitsfiledagainst them and 25 per-
cent had been sued repeatedly
•
men, although they are not as likely
to be victims. Dziech said males
may feel jthey are not getting an
equal education if they have a pro-
fessor that "likes the girls.* * f
Dziech said the number of col-
lege professors who are sexual har-
assers is very small. \ "So many
people have this idea that all college
professors are out there to get young
women," she said. "The percent-
ages are high because sexual haras-
ses have multiple victims and
multiple opportunities."
ing for someplace else to live, ac-
cording to Jenkins-Husband.
t An Erie Task Force Homeless
past year. The!commission has
representatives from various
groups which deal with the home-
less on an every day basis.
A number of agencies in the area
deal j with the homeless. Among
these are Community Shelter Serv-
ices, Stairways, the John F. Ken-
nedy Center, and.hospitals. The
the U.S. all have stories behind
being homeless. "The paths to
homelessness include unemploy-
ment, j underemployment and a
minimum wage that has remained
the same for about eight years
now," Snyder said. The paths are
varied, but the end result is the same
—people with no where to sleep out
on the streets. >
The numbers of homeless has
grown in recent years because of
budget cuts, according to Snyder.
hobbled in on crutches and with no
legs, folks who left their legs in
Vietnam, and I would watch J as
blind people walked in with canes to
lead the way. I would watch as little
old men and women walked in
mumbling to themselves and star-
ing vacantly. It was a sight to render
a person speechless > with pity,"
Snyder said. I •
The Mercyhurst Student Gov-
ernment donated $3,000 to
Snyder's cause at the end of the
speech. The lecture was sponsored

•• 'That means that within th< ^ ^
tion, people hadn't learned much,"
Dziech said, t
The assistant dean and professor
of language arts at the University of
Cincinnati also said 20 percent to 30
oercent of female students in a re*
cent poll responded that they were
sexually harassed in one way or
another.
^"Basically, sexual harassment
is behavior that singles out one
§| She also stressed the importance
of victims coming forward. "My
feeling is that people really want to
do something about it," she said.
"We really do want to know, and
unless you, as students, tell us, we
can't help you."
Dziech was optimistic for the
future. "We stand on the threshold
of what may, where men and
women are concerned, be a kinder
and sender time." she said.
agencies provide help to the home-
less in various forms, including
health care, mortgage assistance
programs, and shelter for the night
Stairways and some hospitals
also provide counseling for those
who are mentally ill or for those
who are having a difficult time
dealing with the stress associated
with being homeless.
4 The people who wander .the
streets of Erie and the other cities of
| 'The budget cut has put millions of
people in die precarious position of
choosing between having food to
eat and a place to sleep,'' Snyder
added.
The conditions in which the
homeless are forced to live are often
substandard at the best "I .would
often stand on the steps of that shel-
ter at night and watch as hundreds
and hundreds of people poured in,
literally oozed in," Snyder said.
by the Senior Social Work students
at Mercyhurst and was part of a
three-part informational series on
homelessness.
Questions or inquiries about the
homeless situation in Erie can be
addressed to Community Shelter
Services, Stairways* the JohniF.
Kennedy Center, or the Erie County
Homeless Case Management Pro-
gram.
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Kovski Korner
M e d i a C O n t r o l O f n e W S C O n t e n t I The green, green grass of home

essential in democratic society By Christopher J. Kovski

Merciad Editor _._

i 'News is news," Bob Guerrein Who should control what their pet topics in the news all of the During Winter Activities Week
of Jthe Erie Morning News said people read or watch? Should it be time. end, some grass was torn up. No big
during the panel discussion, "The the government? If this were the But, according to many, it is deal.yousay. Grass gets torn up all of
Journalist's Agenda under George case, we would be in a situation like impossible for some groups to get thetime. Well, notlike this, it doesn't
Bush." proper representation, as the media The grass by Baldwin jB wing
Guerrein was answering a ques- One example of the way are owned by big business. Busi- (between Baldwin and die Campus
tionfromthe audience dealing with nesses, according to these people* Center) was torn up in the tug-of- war
why newspapers print only bad the media made issues don'tcare about many social issues. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ during the weekend. Sfc
news. important to people is It is true that some issues don't At the MSG meeting of Feb. 5, it was brought up that the area was
Guerrein went on to say that get covered. But if these issues going to have to be completely redone. "The area was completely
news is only good for bad when |AK)S. In 1982, the media aren't important to enough people,
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defoliated, ' Mr. E. William Kennedy, director of Student Services,
someone sees it that way. News is brought it to people's at- they get bumped to another time. says.
an occurrence that is?unusual?or Also, many issues didn't receive grass was torn out so bad that the roots were removed
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noteworthy. ~ tention and made it one of any type ofattention until the media have to be completely replaced."
I When questioned further about the most important issues stepped in and made them important Kennedy has suggested that MSG and its subsidiary committee,
die content of the paper, Guerrein to people. SAC, pay for the damage. This idea was voted down by MSG.
noted that the reason that papers in the century. '- One example of this is AIDS. MSG President Chris Mohr stated that the area is a popular one
include crossword puzzles, the When AIDS was diagnosed in "We have nowhere to go for activities," Mohr says.
horoscope, and other features is that that of Russia. For a democracy to 1982, die media brought it to Besides, it was brought up at die meeting that other students use the
people want diem. If they didn't, the function properly, the electorate people's attention and made it one area for football games, which also tear up grass,
people wouldn't buy the paper. needs to be informed. of the most important issues in the billed. "We just wound up being the scapegoat,' Michael j ^ ^ Falk
As interesting as this avenue of Should the people control what century. representative for secondary education, says.
discussion was becoming, it had is in the paper or on die news? It is I Another example is die Iran- "They're trying to push it off on us."
gotten off the point of the discus- impossible for people to have direct Con tra affair. Had the government But this reasoning lacks some facts. For one, people who tear up the
sion. But it raises an issue that was control over this content, as too been allowed to set die agenda, the grass haven't done the damage that was done that weekend. In addition,
touched upon in this exchange. many people would want to have people would never have found out these people do pay-as do all of us-when damage of any kind is done
anything. The reason that the scan- on campus.
dal received so much coverage is We pay through our building assessment fee, which covers normal
that people wanted to hear about it wear and tear on the buildings and grounds, according to Kennedy. *j
If big business was controlling Another argument stated that Phyllis Aiello, director of housing, and

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the media completely, this wouldn't Kennedy were at the event, yet did nothing to stop what was happening.
have happened, as many business- Kennedy has stated that if students act responsibly, he would not
men are Republicans, and would interfere. Atfirst,this seemed to be the case. Yet after the tug-of-war
Mercyhurst College's First-Class newspaper not want such a scandal to rock the was over, people were still tearing up the area. When something of this
White House.
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press magnitude happens, involving so many people, it is difficult to stop, |
Besides, the event was an
News is only good or bad SAC step in to make sure there weren't any problems? Ashostsofthe SAC activity. Why didn't anyone from
Vol 62 No. 16 February 9,1989
Christopher J. Kovski Editor when someone sees it event, this seems to be their responsibility.
Students ask to be treated as
that way. News is an oc- making at the College. Yet they are not willing to take responsibility for adults and included in die decision
Michelle Bush Editorial Board currence that is unusual their own functions, so how can they be trusted to dictate standards for
Karen Sampson
or noteworthy. others? 7 f f f i.
Matthew J. Clark Sports Editor According to Rod Power, the marketing representative, MSG is a
For businesses that run newspa- customer of the College in this situation, and the damage to the grass is
pers and other media, they are in to partof the cost of doing business. He says this is a risk that colleges face.
Patty Coneglio Business Manager
make money.'" There is no other But this argument is invalid, as well. When someone rents a banquet
reason to put forth the resources that hall or other facility, they assume some responsibility. If the place is left
Liz Richards Photo Editor are necessary to print a newspaper a mess or destroyed, the people who rented it will send a bill and expect
or magazine, or run a television payment! | \
Alexa Potter Circulation Manager station or radio station. So far, the College hasn't demanded payment But it could, I believe,
So why criticize them fori per- and rightfully so. If someone destroyed my yard, I'd make them pay.
PatSteckman Photographer forming a service, informing the According to MSG Vice-President Beverly TVick, when asked for a
public, as well as making money? [place to hold such activities, Kennedy had no answer. This is under-
Kerry Rimdzius As is evidenced through history, standable. Every activity has different effects on the area it is held, and
Steve Rush Cartoonists when people want news, the media every area changes with the weather. f
Mara S weterlitsch have given it to them. This country
was founded on the traditions that If this Winter Activities Weekend had been moved back one week,
John Kupetz Faculty Adviser prevailed in the penny press and the to Feb. 4 and 5, there would have been no problem. The ground would
colonial newspapers that rebelled have been hard enough to sustain such activity.
against the king. f There are other events that probably could have been substituted for
Reporters the tug-of-war. Had there been contingency planning, one of these could
Sure, there were times in history
Maria Kelly when problems arose, such as Yel- have been implemented, and no damage would have been done.
Amy Lynn Austin If this is the attitude taken over some grass, which will not be overly
Jill Chiccarino Theresa Kloecker low Journalism, but these ended
SaraLinehan because people wanted something expensive, what will the attitude be when the proposed pavilion is built?
Margaret Coffey £ Such a structure will be abused, as are all areas where parties are held.
Brian Maiden different, and bought what they
Bill Darling But who will be shouldered with the burden of repairing that?
Brian DiPlacido Kevin McHugh wanted.
Jennifer Montani No matterjjwhat happens, the Repairs to an outside building will be expensive, without a doubt
Tina Fielding Yet if both parties are arguing over who has the responsibility to pay,
Holly Fulmer Andy Penhollow media have provided ?information
Robi Taylor even when people didn't want hard noonewill. If this situation occurs, the pavilion will be left to rot
Bill Hogan When any event takes place on campus (or off, in the name of the
Andrea Tipton news, and will continue to do so Jlf
pie can be informed through a
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College), there must be clear lines marking responsibilities. When there
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst featuristic or stylized news story, let is no policy over who is responsible*or damage, everyone suffers.
College, Box 161,501^38th St, Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825- them have what they want I i In this case, if the College takes the burden of responsibility, it will
0376. Material for publication must be submHted by poon on the Let the. marketplace decide. not be likely to approve such events again. If MSG takes responsibility,
Monday before publication. This saying is the cornerstone to this could set a precedent for many other campus activities. ,
free enterprise, and it is the guiding If there was a policy, responsibility will take on a whole new
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed, force in journalism, as well. People meaning. I twill not mean taking the blame when something goes wrong.
but the writer's name can be withheld by request get what they want, as well as what It will mean acting in a conscientious manner to insure that everything
they need. :oes welL \
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Valentine history has many customs

By Karen Sampson
Merciad staff reporter
The history of Feb. 14, or Saint
Valentine's Day is vague and some-
what uncertain, fbut the customs
which have arisen through the years
to celebrate this day are interesting
and (somewhat) humorous
Since the Merciad is not fond of
running blank; pages and I had
genuine interest in the history of St
V Day (ok, so I had a great fear of
having scholarship money revoked
for running a blank page) I trekked
over to the' Hammermill Social
Club, uh, I mean library, and broke
out my childhood friend, The Ency-
clopedia Brittanka. This literary
treasure once again set my young
mind ablaze by imparting to me its
wisdom that can only be used in
grade school book reports, cocktail
parties and (as is proven by this
article) small, student produced
newspapers of dubious origins.
\ Modern St Valentine's Day
may have its roots in an ancient
Roman festival called "Luper-
calia." This festival took place on
Feb. 15,:and its purpose was to
ensure protection from wolves
throughout die year. To celebrate,
young men struck people --^usually
women because it was thought to
make them fertile— with animal
hides. (I have no idea what this has
to do with love, it sounds like some
kind of social problem to me).
The holiday may have also
originated^because of a Christian
martyr, named Valentine who was
beheaded on Feb. 14. One story said
that in AD 200, Roman emperor,
Claudius n, forbade young men to
get married because he thought that
single men made better soldiers. A
priest named Valentine disobeyed
the order and married young
couples. | esting ways tofindone's true love introduced in: the 1800s are were says Iddings.
Another story said that Valen-
tine * was an early Christian who
befriended children. When the
Romans threw him in jail for refus-
ing to worship their gods, the chil-
dren threw him loving notes
through the bars of his cell window.
Another possible reason for a first to rise to the surface was the
lover's holiday in Feb. 14 is that it is name of the woman's true love. I
said that birds pair off on that day though t of trying this one, but I have
and spring is die time for lovers. a feeling that by the time the name
Most likely the holiday evolved as a rose to the top, it would be too soggy
combination of all three. (Person- to read.
ally, I think the bird one is a bit far- If a woman prefers, she could
fetched. Have you ever seen any pin five bay leaves to her pillow
bird calendars?) } \ (one in each corner and one in the
Despite the unclear beginnings, middle) on the eve of St V Day.
many nations around the world That night as she sleeps on the pil-
celebrate the holiday in a variety of low, her future husband will appear
ways. In Great Britian, for example, in her dreams.I
the children sing Valentine songs, In Derbyshire, England, it is a
and give gifts of candy, fruit, or custom for young women to circle
money. In Italy, where the good the church three to twelve times at
Italian food never goes to waste, the midnight on Valentine's Day while
people have a feast | chanting verses such as "I sow
There is a legend in Great Bri- hempseed. * Hempseed I sow. He
tian| and| Italy that if unmarried that loves me best, come after me
women get up before sunrise on now." The man whom the woman
Valentine's Day and stand by their has feedings for is supposed to come
window, they will many the first and lead her off. I have a feeling that
man who passes under the window there are a lot of Derbyshire chicks
or someone who looks like the man left standing by a church in the
who passed under the window middle of the night feeling just a
within a year. I don' t know how you wee bit foolish. CARYL UNSELD AND Tony Naples discover the bonds of holy
know whether or not the man who ^ In one of; the oldest St 9
passes is the one, or if you should set Valentine's Day customs, names of matrimony in the Little Theatre production of 'Our Town.
out a search party for his clone, the women were placed on pieces of Photo by Kevin McHugh
ol' EJ . is only so helpful. paper and drawn from ajar by the
In Denmark, the people send men of the area.) The woman who
pressed white flowers called was drawn then became that man's
"snowdrops" to friends, and the "valentine." The man then paid
Play appeals to all
Danish men send "gaekkebrev" to special attention to her, gave her 4
X Our TAKA." ^Thorioni first act depicts daily life, the second
the women that they fancy. gifts such as a pair of gloves (quite Wilder's Pulitzer Prized winning represents love and marriage, and
Gaekkebrev are funny verses which romantic, eh?), or threw a formal play will be celebrating its 50th year the third deals with the future.
rhyme. The men, however, sign ball in her honor. 'Sometimes after in production this month with a The production features good
them with dots rather than their the men drew the names, they performance at Mercy hurst performances,-particularly in the
names, allowing one dot for each pinned the paper bearing the name '"Our Town' is probably the third act by David McNeill as the
letter in the man's name. (I guess to their sleeves for several days. most universal play written in die stage manager who leads the audi-
this is for those who always have This is where the saying "wearing 20th century by an American play- ence through the j show. Tony
trouble spelling anonymous.) If the his heart on his sleeve'' originated. wright,' ' director Paul Iddings says. Naples and Caryl Unseld as the
woman guesses who sent her the In the 1700 and 1800s books "It appeals to all ages." young couple who falls in love and
letter, the man then gives her an egg known as " Val. Writers' * were sold That appeal shows in the play's gets married are a highlight
at Easter. I may be a little material- so that men could write love notes. popularity; it's been produced "Our Town" will be performed
istic, but I'd want something of a These' books contained verses every night somewhere in the world Feb.3,4,9,10,andllthat8p.m.and
little more value than an egg: a carat which could be copied and sugges- since 1938. I - Feb. 5 and 12th in benefit programs
would do nicely. tions for making,special valentines. for the AIDS Council of Erie, at
* * Mercy hurst is proud to give it
There are a couple of other inter- Commercial valentines were a golden anniversary production," 2:30 p.m. All performances will be
' held in Weber Hall's Little Theatre.
on St Valentine's Day. ^A popular similar to valentines today. The play deals with the lives of The cost is $6 for adults and is free
way in for 16th century English- Maybe this year you can sur- two ordinary families in the early to Mercyhurst students with*I.D.
women to discover their true love prise your special someone by re- 1900s, with each act showing a Due to the shows popularity, seat-
was to write the names of several viving a historical St Valentine's particular aspect of their lives. The ing is expected to be limited. I
men on scraps of paper. They Day tradition, and for those who do
would then rolled the paper in bits of not know who this person will be
clay and drop them in water. The yet, there is always the bay leaves.

SAC EVENTS FOR THE WEEK
Fri,Feb. 10
"We Can Make You
Laugh,'' comedians at 8
p.m. in the Union.
Sun., Feb. 12
Vans to the Millcreek
Mall. Depart from Bald-
win at 1 p.m.
MATH CLINIC i Bus., Mkt (2-09)
Do you need help with your
math? Do you need to review for a
math test? Why not come to the
Math Walk-in Clinic on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30
p.m. in Main 207 for some assis-
tance? See your math professor
now. or hist walk in.
SENIOR RECRUITERS
The following recruiters will be
on campus to interview interested
students. Students interested in
interviewing with any of these re-
cruiters should come to the Career
Services Office, Main 204, to sign
up for an appointment
First National Bank -JAcct,
Fin., CMIS,0RM3us. Adm., Inter.
N.Y. State Police - Crim. Jus-
tice (2-14) i
French Creek Council, Boy
Scouts of America - All majors (2-
15) I PA, WVA and certain areas of OH.
Hoss's Steak and Sea House «
HRIM, Business, etc. (2-15)
FisherCamuto Corp. (9 West) - BULLETIN BOARD J
Fashion Merch. (2-16) If you have an announcement a career in politics or government or
Marriott- Marco Island — for the Bulletin Board, submit it toplanning on teaching government,
HRIM (2-16) £• i Box; 161, campus mail, or hand- economics, or history. "Must pos-
deliver it to The Merciad office, sess a Democratic family back-
ground or be an active participant in
81B, Baldwin Hall. Typewritten
ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCI- Democratic Party activities.
material is appreciated. Items must
ETY SYNOD OF THE TRINITY
be received by noon on the Mon-
OnThurs.,Feb. 16, at9 a.m., the APPALACHIAN Scholarship
day before publication. Any items
Erie Zoological Society will be (deadline 5/26/89) - Presbyterian
after that time will be given consid-
hosting an informative meeting
eration only if space permits. students from PA, WVA and certain
about their Volunteer Program.! areas of OH. * * i
Come and learn what volunteering OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS |'«j
SYNOD OF THE TRINITY
for the Zoo's Education Dept is all ' Applications for the following MINORITY Scholarship (deadline
about The meeting will be held in scholarships are available in the 5/26/89) - Minority students from
the Zoo's Education Room. The 1 Financial Aid Office:
meeting is free and open to the PA Federation of Democratic
public. Refreshments will be pro- h Women (deadline 4/15/89) - PA
vided. woman, junior, who is interested in
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Three Fugitives
escape comedy
By Robi Taylor While riding with them hejokes that
Merciad staff writer he would rob the bank just to make
(me of the cops, played by James
When Martin Short and Nick Earl Jones, happy.
Nolte star together in a movie the While trying to open an account
odds are that the audience should the bank is robbed and Lucas is
end up rolling on the floor laughing. taken hostage. Of course he gets
But, in Three Fugitives the laughs blamed for the robbery ...and the day
are too few and far between. only gets worse from there.
Martin Short plays the same Nolte did a brilliant job in his
J wimpy character that he has become part He allowed the character to
I famous for. The only problem he change as it was needed to make it
had in this movie was that he was true to life. Some of the best parts of
I directed too much. Directors should the film were the interaction be-
learn that a talent like Martin Short tween Lucas and a little four-year-
WORKS BY ARTIST Shirley Passle HordinsH including
should be left alone and allowed to old named Meg.
1 9
I do what they do best display in the Cummings Gallery until Feb. 27. Many of HordinsH s pieces such as 'Shrine (abo
Sarah Rowland Doroff stole the their themes in nature.
Most of the time his character show without hardly saying a word.
was the bumbling klutz type that Her cuteness and small size made
Short is known for, but there were her the center of attention anytime
times when he was a sensitive, she was on the screen. The character
warm, caring father. This side of his of Meg upstaged both Short and
acting is entirely different from Nolte whenever she put on that sad CALLED
anything that he has done in the past face that she wore throughout the
Short did a good job in the role, film. |
but the part may have been too Sarah only said about six words
different from his normal character in die whole movie, but when she
for his fans to accept Maybe he did talk I found it very hard to keep G O D . . . ME?
should have backed off and let the from crying. She will get to you if
role go to someone who would have you let her. I think that we are going
fit the serious parts better, f
to see a lot more of this lovely little
On the other hand, Nick Nolte*s girt
role of Daniel Lucas could not have {Some films have problems but
been cast any better. He has the can still be enjoyable and fun to
rough looks and attitudes that make watch. Three Fugitives is one of
him believable as a convict Hej these, it has quite a few funny spots
seems to have mastered this kind of and some sad ones too. But if you
character. As the role of Lucas and can overlook the mistakes that the
the character that he played in the director made this movie can be an
movie Weeds will prove. entertaining night out
Lucas starts the movie having
the kind of day that any of us would
consider a nightmare. After being Most men never consider
released from prison he is given a PRIESTHOOD.
ride to a bank by a pair of rather My Rating 75/100 1
stupid cops to cash his prison check. Some strong language Some others say.. ."NO.
Many continue
their.. ."MAYBE."
Crosby still has it 27 men are currently
saying| "YES" j
By Bill Hogan album proves it I So instead of
Merciad staff writer Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, ins seminary studies for the
it's just Crosby and Oh, Yes I Can Diocese of Erie.
Hey gang. How do you like this proves he can still go it alone.
weather? Anybody want to dig my The next album we'll look at is
car out for me? Didn't think so. The Replacements' Don't Tell.a Which are YOU?
Now its time for rock-n-roll. This Sou t This is the third album from
week we'll look at David Crosby's the rockers from Minneapolis, and
Oh, Yes I Can and The it's their best to date. They have
Replacements' Don't Tell a Soul. gotten better with each release. This
First David Crosby??? Isn't he
with Crosby; Stills, Nash and Crosby in his own won-
Young? Yup. Crosby is so happy to
be song writing and singing again derful way talks about his
after his imprisonment due to his addiction to drugs and
cocaine addiction that he has
blessed us with two works. His solo how not to run from your
album, Oh, Yes I Can is more or problems.
less a celebration of life for Crosby.
His first single, "Drive my Car"
sets the toneof the album forCrosby album really moves you with the
in his town wonderful way talks beat and with the lyricsfromPaul
about his addiction to drugs and Westerberg. Don't Tell a Soul is a
how not to run from your problems. good album and The Replacements Is it time for you to contact:
v Other songs to look for is will certainly get their due.
"Melody" and "In the Wide Listen for "I'll be You," which Vocation Office \
Ruin." This album makes you is getting a lot of air play and P.O. Box 10397
think, and at the same time makes "Darlin'One." The Replacements Erie, PA 16514-0397
you thank God that Crosby is still are good, fast moving Rock-n-RolL (814)825-3333pxt. 225
alive^ He has a lot to offer and this Give them a listen.
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The Merciad PAGE 7

Young hockey squad faces\ Shortstop:

tough test vs. national champs Former Laker Costello hurls
major league fastball
tougher challenge against Wiscon- anyone here not making the team
sin-River Falls. next year," he says. "The guys that
Win or lose, this trip is bound to are here now will get the benefit of for St. Louis Cardinals
be a good experience for a young the doubt next year. It's their job to
team that's still learning. Gotkin lose. | I By Matthew J. Clark
says he is very aware of this and that "So they need to be in shape, $t\
Merciad Sports Editor
it was one of the major reasons he they need to work hard over the 3
scheduled a game against a team of summer." Former Mercyhurst baseball
this magnitude. * Gotkin says the team is going to I«JJ
standout John Costello, who domi-
"We want to see how far or how be doing weight training during the
<*«*••*•

nated opposing batters with his fierce

close we are to actually competing off-season and' 'they need to come fastball and impressed professional
with the elite," Gotkin says. back hungry and ready to play."! Oh'.

scouts with an NCAA Div. II leading

* "It's going to be a good trip this ' 'If they do that, we'll be fine,'' '$bm
ERA of 1.12 and a strikeout average
weekend,'' he says.
&

he continues. "We'll just have to m ms of 10.7 per game, is now pitching in

Again, win or lose, Gotkin is, for add*a few key players here and the major leagues for one of the pre-
RICK GOTKIN the most part, pleased with his there." mier teams in the National League -
team's performance this year. \ Gotkin isn't looking for a
' 'The kids have been working house-cleaning, but merely to add Louis Cardinals
By Matthew J. Clark Pro scouts taking notice of Costello was no accident, as the late Gary
Merciad Sports Editor hard and it's been a good year so depth to his roster.
far," he says. "I can remember a Cordes, who was manager of the Lakers at the time, played a major rote
in attracting scouts to Costello. $ i - |
This weekend, the Mercyhurst time when people were asking if we "In 1982,1 led the nation in ERA arid strikeouts per nine innings,"
Laker hockey team will travel to could win 10 games and we've done Costello recalls. "He took (those statistics) and sent them to the NCAA
America's dairyland to play the that 'We want to see how far and then he started pushing for me to get scouted. *
University of Wisconsin-River ^Hopefully we're not done o r h o w c l o s e w e a r e | t o fe really helped
44
me along from a small school to getting known
Falls. This will be a major test for yet nationally and he's>the one who got me signed by the S t Louis
the young Laker hockey program as I Obviously, with such a young 1 actually competing with Cardinals."
Wisconsin is the defending Div. Ill team, Gotkin isn't only referring to the elite.' tiis senior year on the hill, Costello was drafted by the Cardinals.
national champions and are cur- the rest of this season when he says >stello, it was the thrill of a lifetime.
rently ranked eighth in the country. "we're not done yet" I got the call while I was staying here in Erie with some friends and
44

J "There's a good nucleus of - - Rick Gotkin

The odds are seemingly against lit was great," he recalls. "The next biggest thrill was when I finally got
the Lakers, but as head coach Rick student-athletes here that I think we called to the big leagues. It was the highlight of my life."
Gotkin explains, this is a trip the can build around. Costello got his start in professional baseball in 1983, playing for the
team wanted to make. ^ As for this season, Gotkin says Erie Cardinals, St Louis' Class A farm club. | i
"We're going out to their barn, tha&he didn't win as many as he 2; "That's going to be our plus,''
he says. "If we can keep this team Lven while pitching at Mercyhurst, Costello had the major leagues
so it's going to be interesting/' he wanted to but quickly adds that is mind. In fact, like a lot of young boys, he dreamed of playing in
says. "ButI think it could be a good every coach probably says that in tact, in the next two or three years
we should really have some suc- najors while he was playing little league. ?'
trip for the kids. \ "I think over the next couple of 44
Jven though this school is not known for its baseball, I knew that
* 'There are a lot of people in the years, we'll hit a level of consis- cess."
Despite all the talk of the future, 1 well enough I'd get noticed," he says. "Things worked out
hockey circles that don't give us a tency where we'll be a consistently well." • | |
real big chance to win out there, but good hockey team." which surely looks bright for the
Laker hockey program, there are While at the 'Hurst, Costello relied on being able to throw the ball
I think we might surprise them. Gotkin knows t that there are it by his opponents. His fastball, which is consistently in the 88-90
still
j " We're not going out to Wis- areas to improve upon in the hockey year's schedule. four games remaining on this
>.h. range, was devastating in college and even at the lower levels in
consin to lose. We want to play the program. & minor leagues. { |
defending national champions and "Every team needs to im- After battling Wisconsin-River
Falls, the iters will trek to Fredonia But in the majors, you need more than one pitch and Costello knows
see how it goes." prove," tie says, "We'd like to | Now that he's worked witha wizard like Joe Roarke, the Cardinals*
bring in a couple of defensemen, on Feb. 13, then to Hamilton Col- :hing coach, he says he's teamed to mix his pitches.
As a matter of fact, Gotkin maybe one or two forwards and lege to face the number two team in
dropped two | games which were possibly another goaltender. the nation on Feb. 16 and close out Tie fastball 44
is still my main pitch," he admits. "But now I mix
scheduled against club teams this ches up a little more and my slider and change-up help me a lot"
"I have a great bunch of guys the season with a Feb. 18 contest at stello says he feels no special pressure from playing in a big
weekend in order to face the much and I'm not looking forward to the Civic Center against Canisius.
baseball town like St Louis. One of the big reasons for this, he says, is
attitude of Cardinal fans.
M FrL Feb. 10 Dinner Veal Parmesan "St Louis fans are probably the best fans in baseball," he says.
E Beef Burgundy I' 'They *re really knowledgeable of the game, so you're not really uptight
Lunch - Fish Sandwich 1/4 pound burgers when they're there.
N TunaalaKing
U "They're not like the New York fans who'll get on you if you're
'Dies. Feb. 14 playing bad. (St Louis fans) kind of pull for you when you're doing
Dinner - Baked Haddock £ bad and when you're doing great, they cheer you on," the former Mets
F Taverne Ham w/mustard sauce Lunch - BBQ Ground Beef fan says. .{. Jr"'v
O Tacos I Ham & Scalloped potatoes
Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog, whom Costello sees as the best
R manager in baseball, has told him that he'll be the set-up man for short
Sat Feb. 11 Dinner - Spaghetti & meat sauce |
l Chopped Steak w/onions relievers Ken Day ley and Todd Worrell. i
T Lunch - Hot Dogs * Chicken burgers In fact, Costello could find himself being the stopper if Herzog
H German Potato Salad chooses to give Worrell a day off or if Worrell gets injured in any way.
E Wed. Feb. 15 jj "I've proven in the past that I can handle those types of situations," he
Dinner - New York Strip Steak says. "Whitey has told me that I'll have a chance to be more of a role
W Breaded Shrimp Lunch - Hamburgers player this year.
E Chicken Nuggets Chicken Chow Mein "Whitey told me the job is mine and that the only way I'll lose it is
E Dinner - Seafood Fettuccine if I pitch myself off the team," he says. £ |
K Sun. Feb. 12 "But I don't foresee that happening. This is the first time I'll be
Swiss Steak Jardinere
Pepperoni Pizza going (to spring training) with a secure job."
Brunch - Scrambled Eggs, In past years, Costello would return to his native New York and drive
Hash browns limousines to earn extra money. Now that he's in the majors, his annual
Sausage Links Thurs. Feb. 16
salary has increased from a paltry $ 12,000 to nearly $70,000 including
Turkey a la King incentives.* $» . • •£
Lunch - BLT Sandwich :
Dinner - Knockwurst & Sauerkraut I Shells & Sauce w Costello says he wasn't really surprised by major league hitters and
Roast Turkey & dressing thathe'snotintimidatedbyanyofthem. He says he uses situations like
Dinner - Baked Chicken if facing Mike Schmidt, whom he used to watch irom the stands as a kid,
Meatball Stroganoff to fire himself up. «• «i .••; •
Mon. Feb. 13 Fritters As for the 1989 race for the league championship and World Series,
Lunch - Grilled Pastrami & Swiss Costelloquips "Every other year it seems the Cardinals ^ pennant
* Turkey Fried Rice Last year was the Mets' year, this year is our year."

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'

Lady Lakers go cold

against Philadelphia
By Bill Darling Although lately the 'Hurst has
Merciad sports reporter been struggling they have contin-
ued to lead several categories in
The Lady Lakers came into three point shooting. The Lady
Saturday's game with Philadelphia Lakers main weapon recently is
Textile in an emotional peak only to fresh man sensation Cheryl
have their dreams of a conference Tomczak, who connected on six of
title put on hold, losing to the Lady 17 efforts at Lemoyne and tallied 23
Rams 71-69 in a classic battle at the points.
Campus Center. Against Philadelphia Textile
Then on Monday, Lemoyne Tomczak made 3 of 10 from 3 point
added salt to Laker wounds by range and contributed 15 points in a
dumping the 'Hurst 60-50, handing losing cause. f * M
die women their third conference Also, Nancy DiLallo continues O.K. W H O ' S NEXT? Nancy DiLallo beats one Textile player and takes on another. DiLallo is on course to
loss and second-straight defeat For to hit from long range as she has become an All-American. Photo by Kevin McHugh
the first time this season, Mer- upped her season total to 49, five the boards has helped relieve Kin- probably would have scored 40 if which includes conference foes,
cyhurst is struggling. behind Tomczak's leagqe :leading dlin and Maxson especially when Coach Ruppel hadn't taken her out Immaculatta Friday, Buffalo on
Abig factor that has been critical 54. She is averaging just over 14 they get into foul trouble. early in the second half ^ Wednesday, and finish the swing
in the two Laker defeats is the foul points per game but feel her role as ft In the Textile game Sullivan and Tomczak played her usual con- with a tough contest on Long Island
shooting. a shooter to more of an assist spe- Ruth Henderson did a superb job sistent game hitting 3 three pointers against Queens next Saturday.
TheLady Lakers were eight of cialists. * grabbing rebounds and intimidat- and 15 points. Nancy DiLallo also All these games are pivotal if
20 on the line against Textile and One of the mos t unsung heroes ing opposing shooters in the paint played well on defense and hit 4 the 'Hurst is to make the playoffs in
nine of 17 versus Lemoyne..; Mer- of theLady Lakers would have to be Tuesday at the Campus Center three pointers as the 'Hurst obliter- either the MCC or receive a bid in
cy hurst is at the bottom of the MCC Kelly Sullivan. | f Mercyhurst took out their \ recent ated LEC 84-31. J -j i the NCAA Tournament.
in free throw shooting and near the The 5-10 junior forward is not a setbacks Ion Lake Erie?College. Unfortunately, Mercyhurst will
basement in the NCAA. hi eh scorer but her effectiveness on Maxson poured in 26 points and hit the road on a three came stint

SCOREBOARD
Lakers failjto execute against Textile
Men's Basketball (7-9)
L-Philadelphia(69-71) By Kevin McHugh
Merciad staff reporter
i
Women's Basketball(ll-3) jThe;Lakers took an early 6-0
W-Lake Erie College(84-31) lead and held it for four minutes
1 L-Philadelphia(65-76) after which Philadelphia Textile
went to work quashing any hopes
\ for a 'Hurst victory.
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Dave Quinn, and Eric Franos
L-Niagara scored 18 points a piece but could
not stave off the 65-76 defeat at the
hands of the nation's.No.3-rated
Division II team.
« Textile went on a 17-point surge
Niagara sinks swimmers in the first half to lay the Lakers in
their coffin. The Laker's coach, Dr.
Barry Copeland didn't blame his
The Laker swim teams had a drifted to a 106-90 win at Tech defense for Textile's early attack
rough outing against Niagara last Memorial. but praised Textile's abilities - nota-
Saturday. The women lost 119-85 It was a big day to many of the bly those of Mike Louden.
and the men fell 101-80. * | lady swimmers, with Bothe, Grant, "Rich Lipscomb and the other
For the women, the twoe first- Kaliszak, Rush, BJ. *Brannick, fellas pressured Louden as best they
place finishes for Mercyhurst were Kathy Nicholson and Mary Jo Pen- could,'* he said. "They made shots
taken by Vicky Bo the, who won the bcrthy all taking first place in at least with people on them and they shot
1000-yardfreestyleevent and Col- one event each. when the clock was down, I guess
leen Grant who won the 200-yard Giant won the 200-yard frees- that's what great players are made
breast-stroke. tyle, 200-yard backstroke, and was of." I ^ { S
There were many second place part of the medley team of Grant, Louden contributed 28 points to
finishes for the women, with Kaliszak, Bothe and Nicholson put the nails in the Laker's coffin
Kristina Rush falling just short in which won the 400-yard event and helped Textile to their 18-3
the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle * Bothealsotookfirst in the 1000- record. \
events/ Christina Kaliszak took yardfreestyleand 100-yard frees- Free throws were the name of
second in the 50-yard g freestyle,tyle events, while Kaliszak grabbed the game in the dying minutes of the
while Bothe placed second in the honors in the 50-yardfreestylerace. second half as Mercyhust
200-yard fly event | & • I I BJ.Brannick,inoneofherbest scrambled to pull up an 11 point
For> the men, senior John Ritzoutings of the season, beat deficit. Textile had effort and inten-
starr U, taking three events, two of Buffalo's Meg Leary to the wall by sity, said Copeland, but the 'Hurst
then .Jivdual races. He placed .75 seconds in the 200-yard individ- didn't have intensity.^"
first |fihc 200-yard medley and the ual medley.
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[We'replaying teams thatpres-
200- ard backstroke and was on theI In awesome fashion* Rush won sure us a little more than we can QwMVVrsthekUlinthebasketashepMinonecfhisc^
team of Ritz, Kris haltiner, Dan Herr the 500-yardfreestyleby over 30 handle/! Copeland said. " It's been Romances against Philadelphia. ! Photo by Kevin McHugh
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and Ian Hessel which woo the 400- seconds, crushing her opposition. that way all year. ' *. » 74. The Lakers, who take on Gan- cause of its greater crowd capacity.
yard free relay. The swimmer'sfinalmeet will Philadelphia was beaten by non on Feb. 14, have decided to play Tickets are on sale at the Campus
On?Feb. 1, the Laker women be oo Sat, Feb. 11 against Gannon on the previous night 84- the game in the Erie Civic O Center for $2 each until-Feb.13,
look on Buffalo University, and Duquesne at Tech Memorial rather then the Campus Cente
.£8
after that it's $4 at the door.