VOLUME 48, NO. 14 MERCYHURST COLLEGE FEBRUARY 6.

1976

by Bonny Merriken, Merciad Staff Reporter

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The search for a new Dean

at Mercyhurst College«began
Wednesday, January * 21,
subsequent to Dean Garvey's §H^£
notice of resignatioa $ I
A search committee,
chaired by Marilynn Jewell.
Director of the Department of
Intercultural Studies and
part-timefS administrative
assistant to the president, is
being formed. I | \\ |
The committee will consist
of two members of the Senate,
The residents of McAuIey Hall have been complaining of the lack two faculty i.] members, jftwo
of heat in their dorm. To come to grips with the problem, concerned RUSf members, one trustee
residents met with Sr. Phyllis Aiello, director of housing, and E. and |three individuals I ap-
William Kennedy, director of student services, on Tuesday, pointed by President Shane, g
February 3, at 6 p.m. in the lobby of McAuIey Hall. W'
WSKE TV, Channel 35, broadcasted the students' complaints on Thefisearch committee
its 6 p.m. news. u f
| f
-*™*- ; f ^$8? ;•* members are being chosen
Although there was a sleep-in scheduled for Tuesday at 11 p.m. in through elections within the
the McAuIey lobby,2 it was cancelled. Kennedy and Sr. Phyllis various! committees | and
promised the residents to check into the^ problem and possibly should J beg? formedlljby F i » ^ * n V

resolve it. $ f $& Nj fc^lB February 11. jawti | : | Marilynn Jewell, director of the Department of Intercultural
b Their function! will I be to Studies and assistant to President Shane. WaKKf^S-W^ f
1 - Photo by Jim Varhol

advise the President in his i The|word of Mercyhurst's

Seminar Deals With Environment

l I by jerard NeCasho, Merciad Staff Ren
screening and selection of a search for a new academic
competent individual to fill vice president (the title
the shoes of Dean Garvey as Dean" now'being obsolete)
<<

vice president I of I academic is being spread nationwide by

This weekend the Mercy-
hurst Environmental
Science Department,* in
conjunction with the Campus
Ministry, will sponsor? a
seminar on conservation and
the environment called the
Eco- Justice-Crisis and
Response Seminar. $m .jL
Leading the seminar will be
a group of people from mid-
New York who have been
associated in the past with
Cornell University and with
many programs of this type.
The seminar will be held on
Friday, February 6, from 5 to
10 p.m. and ^Saturday,
February 7, from 9 a.m. to
approximately 10p.m. Sjagfl
Last year, Sr. Maura
Smiti>,| R.S.M., head |of {the
Environmental Science
Department, attended f a
seminar by the same name
and was prompted by J the
experience to bring; it f to
Mercyhurst. } to rejec t a 11 files subm i tted. \
Since the seminar will in-
volve the moral? respon-
sibilitiesfin handling the en-
vironment, David Blanchfield
and the Campus Ministry will
elude factual presentations of
subjects like I poverty,
economics, food* problems,
overpopulation and
suggestions on taction that
may be taken against | the
abuse of the environment^
It will include a varietyiof
forms of ^presentation: f lec-
tures, discussions and group
gatherings, j W i will also vote. W ^ ^ ^ ^ w "student life-long learning in
Interested people from the
Erie area, as well as people of
thefMercyhurst {community,
wm
will participate in the
seminar.
The seminar aims at aiding
students in the Environmental
Science field in doming to a
rounded understanding of the
problem. It is also aimed at
creating a sense offrespon-
sibility to the environment in
the Mercyhurst community.
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services, i Wm ! friends and!members of- the
Under $the direction of Mercyhurst community, and
Maruynn Jewell, and with by way of announcing the
assistance from President position in "The Chronicle of
Shane, inquiries, letters and Higher Education", fa
applications will be analyzed nationwide! magazine
by the search committee. Any distributed to colleges
disagreements will be settled throughout the United States. |
by a committee vote and if a f The College is looking for a
tie should occur, Ms. * Jewell leader who [can Idevelop
^ I n addition to the search both intellectual and affective
committee, members?of the areas," and integrate "liberal
College community are being arts and career programs in
urged to encourage possible close working?relationship
candidates i in higher with student (services",
education \ to submit ap- President Shane said. £>2g *|
plies tioij for review, t
By Thursday, March 11, the f^The f position frequires | a
person who bast earned | a
search committee „should
have the names and resumes doctorate land has previous
of five persons to be presented academic administrative
experience: a person able to
4o President Shane for con-
sideration. He will then select act as leader in helping the
one to three candidates for an faculty to experiment with
on-carnpus interview, or opt different methods of teaching
and learning; a person who
can competently* make
•A" V
If*
t. The applicants who are decisions toward long range
chosen for on-camplis in- goals; and a person who, as
terviews will •'meet with the President | Shane said, "is
m search j committee, in- committed I to human [in-

also be involved. &| ? I
The ^seminar not only inr.
volves i the moral im-
plications, but will also ;in-
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Sr. Maura Smith, R.S.M., head
| David Blanchf ield, campus of the LKnvironmentaI* Science
minister.! 1 f I J | * . < Department.] I r W :J
. - ' ^ H H Photo by Bob Ronksley St^Ell Photo by Bob Ronksley
dividually * with area .direc- ter dependence." f^Rpilarai
tors, with President*35hane,
and S certain^ individuals | The new i Academic I vice
designated by?|Presid€pt president will begin on August
S ha ne. J^-s3i mi^^^t'^&i I* 1976. H M I

Committee! Wants ToiPromoteiLeadershipiTrainingilngEducafion

The Teacher Preparation
Conference Committee |has
finalized its efforts for,- the
conference entitled, "Teacher
Preparation Conference* II:
Effectiveness Training
Communication Skills." The
February 21 at Villa jMaria overall betterment of higher
College. '{•%.% i E i . T edu ca tioa lBBffip|pSJ' Hi
Four members 1 of the The February 21 conference
Mercyhurst College com- has j been £ in the planning
munity —^Dr.P Barbara stages since last spring, with
Weigert*M and ||Edward the committee meeting every,
Gallagher, i instructors of month. • A M * * * .

conference will be held Von
PSEA MEMBERS:
^Important. ;PSEA
Members. General
Meeting. February 11 at,
8:00 p.m. Room 301 Main.
Speaker'- Jeffery Stern-
leib. Topic -4 Course
Evaluations 1
education, andjtwo students, y$The *two students
Eileen Del Sordo andipiane representing the committee
O'Conner—are members % of from Mercyhurst, *pelcSordo
this planning committee.^ \: and 0'Conner,j have; been
The committee was in*; involved in suggesting ideas
formally started by con- for this year's conference.]
cerned college professors, Many area? colleges, in-
including Weigert and cludingjGannon, Villa Maria, Top (from left to right): Diane O'Conner (Mercyhurst College),
Dr. John Jarvie (Intermediate Unit 5) J Or. Man lev Johnson
Gallagher, to promote more Behrend, Edinboro and (Allegheny College). Bottom: Eileen DelSordo (Mercyhurst
leadership training in call Allegheny have been included College)» Dr. Barbara Weigert (Mercyhurst College). Katie
areas oft education and the in the conference. Sullivan (Villa Moria College).
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I by Andrea Kupetz
by Susan Weiner strengths and tries to make bawdy, witty| tactful and
Intro, by Andrea K.
u ,,
the best of the weaknesses of * 'extemporaneous."
fThislweek's ^ CurtainiUp the Edwards-Stone play. % Also giving a fine per*
column has been written by With few exceptions, formance is Sean Casey as " 1776" has proved to be a huge success on ca mpus.
Susan Weiner, a 1975 Mercy- director Gary Smith draws Tom * Jefferson. Unfor-
hurst graduate and member the best out of his large cast. tunately, Carol Miller does Southern family. Held's compelling voi
of the Erie Theater Art Dave Winston is a dynamic not infuse his Martha with any Gary Szymanski as the conveys the mood and feel of
Institute. & * John Adams and Mary Lou character. s flamboyant Richard Henry capturingw slaves in "Molasses
Ms. Weiner wrote this Stockhausen, % a spirited In the opposite camp, the Lee is tremendous here in an to Rum. f i I
review for The Merciad and I Abigail with a beautiful voice. conservative| John Dickinson otherwise annoying per- The darkened stage and use
value her honesty and ob- of Pennsylvania is master- formance. of spotlight contribute to
jectivity, f l | The pair truly become the fully rendered by Duane "CoollCool Considerate Rutledge's emotional expose
••1776". Unprecedented, historical Adamses when they Butler. The maturity of his Men," in which the wealthy of both northernand.southern
historic, revolutionary.'What sensitively dramatize the acting lends professionalism conservatives present their colonies' role in sla very J -'
other country but America delightful (easing and serious to the production. v1 view, is appropriately smooth Perhaps;, the most exciting
would portray its birthfin a upbraiding contained in the His compatriot, Edward and well-planned (like a good moment is the final vote on
musical comedy? couple's letters,f£ ' Rutledge of South Carolina, is business) from Duane the Declaration. The focus on
Mercyhurst's production of Tom Edwards is an a {striking, imposing per- Butler's effective .lead to the James Wilson is enough to
"1776" capitalizes on the authentic Ben * Franklin — sonality and orator through harmony of ^voices! and make the faceless Penn-
David Held's skillful por- flawless choreography. ^ sylvanian turn in his grave,
trayal. I 1 * The Courier depicts $the John DiGangi as Wilson is
RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS: Among minor characters, sense of human loss in war in certainly memorable but too
unsettling; he needs to learn
February 10—U.S. Marine Corps. All Majors Welcome. H. Charles: Smith makes a the very moving "Momma,
February 11—University of Pittsburgh. Social Science, delightful old codger, Look Sharp." subtlety. - \
Business Administration and Physical Sciences. Hopkins; 'Fred jSNull, a not- Young Larry Roschi's The economy of the set and
February 13—Department of Education - Diocese of Erie. headed Scotsman; and Peter simple but effective singing is the visual device at* the
jf Elementary Education, Special Education-Elementary Libra, a painter whose face is enhanced by the . mood signing of the Declaration
Educatioa 1^ •• worth a thousand words, i created by mutedi lighting, exhibit good design*
February 25—-U.S. General Accounting Office. Business, y Particular songs land quiet, and two attentive Also to be commended is
moments*in the play convey listeners. the orchestra, which lacks the
Accounting, Math and Physical Sciences. | 1 1 something of the spirit and Rutledge's move to strike "unity" sound accompanying
March 2—Young Men's Christian Association. Summer history of our country. the clause on slavery from the m o s t non-professional
Employment -All Majors. I 1 * The'first of these is "The Declaration consititutes the musicals.
March 10—Kaufmann's. Should have interest -h ex- Lees of Old - Virginia," a most dramatic moment in the Two technical flaws on
perience in retailing. *| I hilarious representation of play. & i m opening ± night * were: j
March 29—Anne IArundel County "public Schools. Special the pride and tradition of the . The d^tffflmusiif and David Franklin's makeup, which
Education-Science, Math (secondary only). 4 appeared thickly mask-like at
March SO—Berea School District All Education Majors. INTRAMURAL WRESTLING PROGRAM the jaw line and on the neck;
March 31—Consumer:Value Stores. (Management and a glare from the light
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Trainee). All Majors. |* * Practices will be held at St. Luke's School. I
The weight classes are every ten pounds from HO - 210, and stage lef t^
April 8—G.C. Murphy Co. Business Administration, Aside from the rum, banter
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April 23—Shaler Area School District. All Education fc An organizational meeting will be held February 11, Wed- and song, "1776" seriously
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The Buoys Prove Favorable First-Aid Information

by Tern Fiumara
The Buoys concert here at the 'Hurst on Saturday was a I Your knowing what to do ambulance doesn't know how
great success. These comments kept coming in the Student may save someone's life. The to get to where you are
Acitivities Committee office.. general rule to follow is: located due to your anxiety
The Buoys had a hit single "Timothy" that brought them GIVE FIRST AID. f and hanging up the phone
to fame but due to the fact of difficulties that arose through . If the person isn't breathing before giving this in-
Septer Record Company, they decided not to record and has no pulse, start cardio- formation.
anymore songs. ; f > i pulmonary resusitatioa Stay with the victim until
The five guys'who played atHhe concert have played Stop gross bleeding by trained medical attendants
together for the past five years making them the originals applying direct pressure with arrive. Do you know how to
who brought "Timothy" to home. €i 1L your hand or wrap a piece of give CPR}( cardiopulmonary
When asked whySand how they all stayed together for so cloth tightly around the resusitation?)
long they commented "they don't want to (give up," bleeding point. Do not use a AIRWAY - Make sure the
everybody feels it isfin the cards", and "music is ad- tourniquet.' person has a clear airway
dicting". They also enjoy playing at colleges more than at Call tor help, yell to a friend with nothing blocking the
regular concerts. * or passerby or call the mouth and throat. |
The Buoys write their own songs but Saturday, the only telephone operator; but do not a If there is, such* as the
one* they did was "Timothy".
4
Tney played a medley of abandon the resusitation tongue or a foreign object,
Beatles hits including! 'All My Loving" and "She Loves efforts in trying to trade down remove it or hold it out of the
You". They also did "Bee Gees , "Nights on Broadway". help. » 1 way. ,. *
At the end of their performance they came back for two Even seconds count when S Lay the person on Ws back.
encores and said they heard Mercyhurst was full of dead it comes to breathing and face up. with'the head tilted
beats and they found that very hard to believe, f -•' heart activity. Get the patient back and chinjut ting up.
The members are Carol Siracuse, Fran Brozena, Bill to a hospital. 4 BREATHING- Start
Kelly, Jerry Hludzik, Chris Harltonand Tom Fox, manager. When calling for an am- breathing the victim by
bulance, be sure to give giving mouth-to-mouth
specific directions on how to resusitation. J ; *.
'^RGtHi 'et to where you are - many Grip his nose shut one hand
ives have been lost while the and hold his chin and mouth
RAM NAIR with the other. | j" •
Mercyhurst College would like Blow air forcefully into his
to welcome Ram Nalr, a new mouth once every five
student from India. Ram Is a seconds, making sure a seal is
Hotel-Restaurant | Management
major. *
• Foot Notes formed over the victim's
mouth. i
Photo by Bob Ronksley by M. Miglioretti If the airway is open and
/ /

1776" f Seagull Poem you are breathing the person,

There's some seagulls out- his upper abdomen and lower
* side. i m chest will expand as you blow

Cast Designs Costumes

Declaration of Independence. she wisely chose the pastel
I hate seagulls.
Seagulls are free.
Sezhoo? -;-
Nothing is free. |
in.
Adjust his chin and neck
*
position and try again if you
aren't successful at first.
Free to the Mercyhurst There must be a tax on CARDIAC- Start cardiac
community, ^thef Theatre The entire show was colors, and silk brocade type seagulls. 4 activity by pushing against
department presents fthe designed by sophomore material forfthe Southerners, Go ahead and fly vou the breastbone downward at
lively musical "1776" at|the theatre . major, Mary Ann while the Northern delegates illegitimate son of a least two inches with each
Little Theatre, February 5-7 Rozsas. It was her $ respon- wear the darker, more pigeon. * push, at the rate of one time
at 8:00 p.m. nightly. £ sibility to see that each somber colors in coarse, You are ignorant to I what per second.
PicturedT above are costume was made properly, heavier material. others speak of and.about If you're alone with .the
costumes j used in this according to the period and The overall look of the show you. I victim, 'alternate ^between
production depicting the final style of the time. Because of is colorful, pleasing to the Those who! exploit {your giving his 15 cardiac pushes
days before the signing of the Mary Ann's artistic ability, eye, and adds a great deal of nature to soar; i I j and two t Quick I mouth-to-
authenticity to the show. These cretins withjthe knack mouth breaths. I .
Director Gary Smith is to bore. I • i | f If vou haveja helper, one
extremely pleased |with her What do you know about should take breathing at once
SUNBOUND STUDENTS creative productivity. freedom, 1 every five seconds, the other
A Mention: "Sun Bound" Mercyhurst students Because she and her staff
"Special Elorida Tour'* From March 12-19. You dumb, cackling, cawing, cardiac the heart at the rate
f made the costumes instead of brain-of-a-raisin? j of once per second. <
Travel to Daytona Beach for only $159.00* renting them, the Theatre
Five full days of sun: | — You, who don't know the color Keep this up until spon-
department; saved $1,200.00, of your own droppings. taneous breathing and heart
j You will stay at a hotel on the ocean side. All tips and and now the costumes belong
taxes are paid for. Leave Mercyhurst on the 12th and I think 1*11 write a poem £bout action (pulse) appear, or
to the department. See the a mail order catalogue. ^ trained help arrives. -J
returtionthel9tiu\ •f P f show this weekend - make The best area to feel the
$For additional information please call Cappabianca Or a used match. > I '
your reservations today - Rather "rthan write .about a pulse is deepl in the neck by
Travel 453-5686, or visit our office :in the Boston Store, tickets are going fast! . seagull. • ) "\ Uie larynx. Z: ^ *-v
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Writing this column becomes difficult when we are

in the midst of a winter term slump, but I positioned
myself behind a desk with paper, pencil and
irrelevant thoughts. *
It was Tuesday Feb. 3 at 10:25 p.m. as I sat in the
Merciad office occupied with three remaining staff
members hard at work. (REMEMBER, this is a
To The Editor: i | J | f i ,f. party night for
In the seven years that I have been reading the deciding what to complain about* this week, a most/Hurst students.) As I was
It was a night, unlike most others, when the Buoys M.C. publication. I can'tiremember ever being so
layed before the most enthusiastic group of Mercy- entertained and humored as when I read the above security guard entered the ^office i dressed in his
E urst students ever assembled under one roof. *
Overtaking the crowd like an air raid, the Buoys
policeman type garb,
mentioned column. It's as if it were an article in the necessary to lock up Old Main: therefore, it was time explaining; to us that it was
managed not only to hold their audience's attention National Lampoon! As a matter of fact, I can see it for Jus; to evacuate "the building. Of course, we
but to Keep them chanting, even when the group left now: Brian McConachie, Sean Kelly/Bruce McCall, disregarded his command, but it upset me to think
the stage. "We want" more/' came the shouts of the and Richard Birmingham. Again, my compliments that our work input reserved no precedence.
hungry mob. Hungry, not only for the music, but for on some fine literary humor. {We have acquired a number of problems this year
the excitement of finally having a nationally known regarding access to the Zurndark room and security
Thomas Richter v * f again becomes the villain. I am, by no means,
band on campus. Yes, finally SAC (Student Activities s

Committee) appropriated money for the concert of downgrading our security system at Mercyhurst. I
the year at Mercy hurst. | % P.S. Brian \McConachie, Sean Kelly and Bruce would only appreciate that our job also be respected.
McCall
Two things-occurred to me after the concert. One, Lampoon. are contributing editors of the; National We print the news. Sometimes top news stories
that Mercyhurst should have* more big- concerts. f \ %;* ?* arrive hours before', our deadline. Although is it
Two, that SAC should spend less money on small time ry that we find excuses for our labor? The
performers. I ft 1 i Merciad deserves rightful privileges, and with the
Wouldn't it be wise to have one big concert, where community's consideration, our job will be less
everyone can enjoy themselves rather than spending tedious. . ? s
money on performers whom no one is familiar with?
More people attended Saturday night's concert and To the Editor: ;Wf * .
enjoyed themselves than attended any three night The heating problem (emphasis on problem)
performance at the Coffee House. continues to plague resident students of McAuley
I'd like to thank Frank Sirotnak, who finally, Hall. The heat is turned on sporadically during the
after five months pulled off the ultimate concert. I'd day and night and as a student living in McAuley. I
also like to thank all the others who donated their find it uncomfortably cold most of the time with the
time in making Saturday's concert the best of ^the wind blowing through the closed windows.. ^
year. £ |' * | I * If we are in fact in another "energy crunch",
# Chris Van Wagenen sealing the windows in the dorm rooms with plastic
or even carpeting the hall could help suppress the
To the Editor: • * f *| w problem. The idea of electric blankets was likewise
I would like to take just a few lines to express my suggested; But who is to get the blankets in the dorm
? "CUEING IN TO A GOODIWARM SLEEP." McAuley and who has to go without? Whatever the solution to
feelings, for Raquet Richards' column in The Mer- resident escapes recent heating problem by retiring in the this heating problem, it needs to be recognized as an
ciad. & dorm lobby. £ %&•
immediate issue^since the 5students need heat now,
not two months from today. jgj !£& S
I question, furthermore, therfact that money * is
being spent in this college for unnecessary purposes
Guest Editorial A wcr
while the students of McAuley freeze and attempt to
study and sleep in unlivable temperatures (almost
like another Exorcist). | ; |
The sleep-in which started Tuesday night at 10:30
in McAuley is an attempt to open administrators'
eyes to the fact that heat is vital to the students* well-
Cable television on the Mercyhurst Campus could cooperation between departments would improve the being a nd more tha n a problem—a crisis! *<
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be beneficial to everyone in? the college. An inter- quality , of each | other's department. The Law i Moreover, just talking about this heating issue
building cable connection could be constructed* at Enforcement department would f have* at their may relieve tensions, but as jjtime progresses, we
little cost. 3. .lit ? may find 'several
disposal a qualified crew of people to produce their students unwilling to live in the dorms next year.f hundred "frozen pMcAuley
Many students do not realize what value this can be programs at no cost to the department. This would A Concerned McAuley Resident i '
to their own education. Video tape facilities already free Media Services for I other things. Also the Name Withheld •'.!
exist on campus with production equipment as well. Communications Department would have a training
Instead of an entire class moving to occupy the and learning center where they get practical ex*
projection room (which could be used| for other perience on campus fwhich is non-existent at this
purposes) the program could be sent to some other time. ^ ji! •
TH€ MGRCI&D
room without moving the video tape ^machine. Mercyhurst needs a facility that is operated in-
Programs could be produced for exclusive use of the dependently of Media Services. Media Services could The Vdc« of the Mercyhurst Community

school. The dorms could be wired and these school control software (tapes, etc?) but the T.V. center
programs shown there also. Any program on the tape would make schedules and plan production under the
machines could be seen in any room in the school or direction of the Communications department;^ u Editor Ca r ol Qu a rtucclo
dorms. If, for some reason, a student couldn't be in News Editor Olivia Longo
The T.V. center need notjbe
class that day of the showing they could watch it in munications majors;^ but open to all interested exclusive to com- Feature Editor Mary ami Crowley
their room. Schedules can be made to work in Sports Editor Chris Van Wagenen
productions for all departments. § j> students. Operation would be set up to closely
resemble an actual station with time schedules to Copy Editor Susan Barrle
Who would do the production work? The most coincide with class times.-Professors would*only Melissa McMurrav
practical choice is to have the communications have to request that a;: program be taped, as is Art Editor
department handle it. Media services has enough presently done now through Media Services, and a Photographers f Darla Malone
work to handle now. The communications majors playback time agreed upon. ;. Bob Ronksley
would work it as the radio station was once operated. Nancy Willis
The advantages are l). More than one person would % Jim Varhol
Students could man the production equipment *and
make the* schedules underf the directions of some be capable of taping it. As the system is now. very WRITERS AND CREATORS: |
appointed student manager who is qualified to do so. few people are allowed to actually tape something. In Darlene Keith, Pat Weschler, Terrl Flumara,! Tony
What better way for practical introduction to the fact only a very few members of the Media Services Mancuso, Diane DeLeo. Holly Chiappazzl, Richard
operating, of a station ps there? All television staff are allowed to tape. 2.) More use out of the Frasca, Richard Birmingham, Esther Schreiber, Dave
productions could be donef there freeing Media machines could be utilized because more qualified WalUn, Martin Miglioretti. Jim Varhol, Don Berger. Terry
Services for other duties. } t- . 1 jj | people would have access to them to make more and Kelly, Cindy, Jarzab, Gerard NeCastro
The production would be done by qualified better tapes on a regular basis for all departments BUSINESS MANAGER
members of, the television staff which are' now requesting them. | i Bonny Merrlken
available thanks to the communications department. Programs on the Video Tape Network (which the FACULTY CONSULTANT
Instead of having this production and playbackdone students pay for) could be shown^al night in the William Shelley
by Media Services, the same could be done as well or dorms and Coffee House at the same time thereby
probably better. Also it would give experience to getting wider circulation and more use for the mission The Merciad accepts. In fact encourages, the sub-
of articles, letters, and stories from any and all
people that will be doing production professionally money. members of the Mercyhurst College community;
after graduation. Practical experience in a working Programs of campus or department interest could students, faculty, administrators, trustees, and friends of
station, however small, is invaluable. ~ J .§t i be shown also at night or in class for all to see instead the school. However, as responsible Journalists we must
Why should one department such as ^Media Ser- of just one closed class. As the system is now, a reserve the following rights:
vices have complete control of a facility that could request must be made to tape a program. Usually the l. .The right to revise copy Into standard English;
benefit the entire Mercyhurst community by allowing class that is to see it must then request the projection
a more effective, productive, and inexpensive crew room. If the room is not being used, that one class 2..The right to revise copy Into correct Journalistic
operating it! J i> \ I i£ \ c • ' must move to (lie projection/(the equipment cannot
is Most of the video equipment belongs\to the Law leave the area as it is now) room to see it. A T.V. 3..And. finally, the right to revise copy (but not change
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V Enforcement department through various grants. In center giving students 1 experience in T.V. meaning) to fit layout design.
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this respect two departments can be very beneficial management and production would eliminate this in addition, Letters to the Editor mutt be signed, must
to each other. Quality production can and would be and the countless other* problems involved with the be factually verifiable, and must be written in good taste.
made for the Law Enforcement department (as well present system. , Names will be withheld upon request, but false names will
not be used. t .' • '•/
as other departments) by the T.V. center's staff. This f / by Don Burgeri
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Camburn Read by Marvin Comburn f

Goal Statements
iThis article is my personal no immediate j[ use is not interpretation I of this templa tion. f
reaction;to the recent Mer- valuable. I reject this view sophomore studies program
statement, fis that it was a Serious learning is hard with the understanding that
ciad article by David Blanch- and assert that there?need be reaction against attempts by work,? and requires'deep in- an increase in structure does
field and Paul Jurkewitz, no contradiction between some faculty to ^buy volvement by the student. Too not mean a diminution of
from the| viewpoint toff a training for immediate popularity through high often it is implied that college student* responsibility*.
faculty member. T 1 results and education for long«j grades. is primarily a social in- Thirdly, the junior-senior
Taken as a whole, the goal term goals, f; * In my interpretation, there stitution with a few academic program should involve less
statements' provide insight Ostensibly! Mercyhurst is a sense in which grading hurdles thrown in to keep structure than imposed now
into the hopea for outcome of College offers certain career- reflects a faculty member's students on their toes.fOne of so that it would be Impossible
a student's experience a s a oriented programs because it expectations of students. Goal the? main contributions r that for a student to spend four
graduate of Mercyhurst. The believes that thefjiberal arts' s t a t e m e n t ^ number ffour can be made bf faculty" and jears at Mercyhurst without
1973-74 faculty expected our influence on their ^programs emphasizes!the fact that administration is to create an accepting at some point
graduates! to be? literate, be will develop a more effective student expectations are also atmosphere! which is ^con- almost the entire initiative for
able to thinkn reason) be able human being as well las a involved and these ex- ducive to serious thought. his-her own learning. ]3
to |communicate*^ their more effective career pectations -should not-; be Within the | financial
thoughts to jj others, and bespecialist.^ Many human based entirely on grading limitations of the college, an The 1973-74 opinionnaire
able to integrate and act upon beings) require more practices. It seems to me that admirable job as being done; served to bring isolated
their ideas. F u r t h e r m o r e , satisfaction—especially more many faculty members and however} it is not enough. W faculty members together
faculty responding ^wanted mental satisfaction—than can administrators consider As a means of creating an and demonstrated there were
our graduatesUo be able j to be gained! from routinely faculty input exclusive of improved intellectual at- some principles on which they
form theiifown value systems performing isolated* tasks. It student input in* evaluating mosphere. I feel we must do agreed. What is needed now is
and lifefstyles*.in a way that is towards human develop- their colleagues. |High ex- three|things. |First,|we must a reunification of the college
would lead to personal ment *that the liberal |arts pectations of 1 faculty input improve existing programs community around a core of
fulfillment. Finally, they makes its greatest con- couple with low expectations which? allow students to very basic specific principles
wanted the experience^ at tribution, i I m I for student input will remove deficiencies! in which can be directly im-
Mercyhurst 1
1 tof aevelop the Goal statement number frequently lead to a|lowering reading, -^writing* and plemented 1 into the
students curiosity and enable four says : thati we should of the quality of courses. The mathematics. Secondly, JI curriculum and classroom.
the graduate to continue!the "help students recognize and structure and organization of believe fit is desirable to in- There is little i doubt in!my
educational process begun at appreciate that the value of a a* course's content? a r e troduce more structure early mind that the college com-
Mercyhurst after leaving the course is determined by both presented in class but the in the academic experience of munity ^possesses the ability
college. I k II faculty and student input, not actual learning process is students in| the form of a to do the job. The question is:
However, t h e r e \ is no by the ease of obtaining a accomplished by individual freshmaiw or freshman- "Do we possess the will?". I
mentionf of t h e need for 'good! grade'.'f One possible students fin individual icon-
students to be able to deal
effectively with
mathematicallconcepts. The
lack of emphasis on
Study Skills Lab Initiated
mathematics is Sin direct Have you ever studied all deficiencies into efficiencies.
contrast to the classical night for an examination only The laboratory hlis com-
curriculum and tends to give to find that you studied the pletely voluntary on the part
an unrealistic view -jof the wrong material? AreJ your of the student, but*instructor
w o r l d | of commerce and notes clear while in class but and counselor referrals are
science where u s e of confusing when studying for
mathematical techniques is exams? Do you .fall asleep
quite in evidence. $ while £ reading! or doing
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welcomed. The lab is being
provided at|no cost to the
student| through ? the Iskills
sferlCl Qnqelita
There is-^a definite lack of homework! assignments? Bank ^component of the Act
specificity |n the goal Well, if so, the? new Study- 101 program. *
statements that undoubtedly Survival Skills Laboratory 'Two students! Mark Rut-
stems ffrom The degree of canhelpyou!^ T i tenberg ami Susan Baer, have
agreement about ^theiij im- j&This new/ laboratory will been hired to supervise the
portance. As was pointed out address £ itself toi helping laboratory. They have
in the Blanchfield-Jurkewitgi students in three veryIbasic
article, there is no specific skills f that all ^students must,
mention of acquiring bodies of have or acquire if they are to
knowledge! | fe successfully complete their
backgrounds in education and
have completed their student
teaching. #fe
We hope tha t the idea of
Gannon
eoen ros
Liberal arts came about academic programs.] These Students helping students will
because of the basic questions ills are examination attract them to the lab|
formulated by humans and preparation, efficient | note- Students who|wouldflike to
the recognition of the role of taking and good study habits.
the mind in the|evolutionary g More and more students are
take advantage of the service
should come to room 202 Main
ours: QOon
development^ of civilization. entering college ill-prepared
This curriculum is under in|these areas because fthey
beginning this Thursday 6:30 -
7:30; Tuesdays 3:30-4:30and oon oar
attack from several quarters have either ^developed bad Mondays 3*30 - 4S30 or 7 - 8
now as | irrelevant, too habits or never developed any p.m. Anyone^ desiring .'more
general^ and too theoretical. habi&atall.** information should contact • -

What seems to bejadvocated The goal or objective of the Karen Gilmore, Co-ordinator ruar
is that knowledge which has laboratory is to Stum at Room 202 Preston, ext. 277.

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PAGE 6 MERCYHURST.COLLEGE FEBRUARY 6, 1976

Laker's OnThe Verge

This is do or die week|for Coach Jerry Conboy's 5). • •<£
Ptafoffs
the Mercyhurst Lakers in round bailers are 12-6 this *• Mercyhurst will be seeking
their quest for a berth in the season with a game scheduled revenge against an Edinboro
post-season NAIA District 18 at Penn State --Behrend on outfit that edged past the
playoffs. - Wednesday night. Lakers, 73-72, in the opening
The Lakers face' district The Pioneers, who upset round of the Erie Classic.
contenders Point Park Edinboro State last week, In that contest Mercyhurst
(Thursday 8:15 p.m., Erie have played a difficult trailed by 20 with 12 minutes
County • Fieldhouse) and schedule. They have suffered to go but a furious rally fell
Edinboro State '(Saturday, setbacks to small college one point short.
8:00 p.m., ECS's McComb powers Fairmont State The Fighting Scots, 15-2 on
Optimistic is the only word to describe Mercyhurst Fieldhouse) and they j must (twice), Ashland, Wittenberg the year with a game slated
basketball coach Dave Markey. With the season coming to win both contests to remain in and major'; college St. against Alliance Wednesday,
its high point, Markey has all the reason in the world to be contention for a playoff spot Francis. Their remaining ran off 13 straight victories
worried about his team. So dose yet so far are the Lakers, The Lakers tenter this setback was** to Frostburg before suffering defeat at
who could very well be on the verge of a play-off berth. For week's action with two State. Slippery Rock State, 68-67.
coach Markey beating Point Park and Edinboro State would straight impressive triumphs r
Senior guard Bobby Coach Guy TConti's entire
be a dream come true. After Sunday's performance against over district oppositioa Franklin leads the club with a starting quintet averages in
Frostburg State the team certainly must be thinking in Coach Dave Markey's crew
terms of play-offfs. Its hard to believe with a 7-7 record the demolished • Pitt-Johnstown *

team still has a chance, but in fact they do. If ever a team 91-72 and last Sunday T&^
needed your support the time is now. . i tj defeated Frostburg State 93-
69. J ?
In the latter contest the
Baseball Team Announces Lakers displayed why they
are * one* of * the finest
rebounding teams in the
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country as they outrebound

Spring Practice the Bobcats 55-22. j£7
For the season Mercyhurst
is averaging 50.2 points per
by Terry Kelly game, while limiting their
The Mercyhurst baseball the entire fall season with a opposition to 33.6. &
team is set to begin workouts leg injury, but will be ready to All-American Jesse
on February 16 and have high go when practice begins. < Campbell, theifATA's eighth *\v—" * * « • * • « * * ,
^«3L,
hopes of being. District 18 Bob "Bones" Weismiller, leading rebounder, continues
contenders. According to who pitched for the Lakers to pace the Lakers in scoring
Coach Joe Cook, if the Lakers last spring, has another year and rebounding.
duplicate their 10-4 fall record of eligibility left and has The»{}-9 senior center from
k
this spring, that will be good decided\ to come back this Stockbridge, Michigan is
enough to secure as playoff spring. He -' will add more averaging 22.0 points and 16.0
spot. • * ^ depth to an already solid reboundsper game. 1.
The players, back from the pitching staff, J 1 f? He leads the team in seven
fall season, include pitchers Joe Williams, who com- offensive categories. ta •
Dan Hill,*Ray Olszewski, Joe piled a 1-3 record in the fall Paul •Young, a 6-3 sop-
Williams; pitcher-outfielder after losing only one game all phmore forward from Pitt-
Randy Cooneyf along with last summer, had some^ ex- sburgh, ranks second in
Tom Barringer who pitched planations for his showing. "I scoring and rebounding at 12.5
only one game then suffered a thought I pitched pretty good and 7.4, respectively.
bad arm. the first game, but after that Paul Yoong, a ^-S sopho-
my arm became sore and the more < forward from Pitts-
^Catcher Butch Herrmann; cold weather didn't help it at burgh, ranks |second in
utility man Frank Trigilio; all," he said. T ^3£y scoring and rebounding at 12.5
and designated hitter Dan Ranyi'Mink, who currently and 7.4, respectively. *
Sienicki; along with infielders attends the Springdale S£lfe*g f(mowed by play-
Curt Brooks, Kevin* Cook? Campus of Mercyhurst, had a maker Mike Molnar,j a 6-1
Terry Kelly, Kent "Hawk" few comments to make about berth, Jim Harris (6-1, sopho- I wanna take you higher. Jesse Campbell, number 53, goes on up
Williamson, and Ron Coleman the team; "With good pitching more, guard, Elizabeth, NO during a recent game against Frostburg State. The Lakers and
also return. | | f 1L and a good defense," he said, has upped his point Jesse won 93-69.
Outfielders; Timl Burrows, "we can concentrate more on production average to 7.9. j«* ' 24.6 mark. He's followed by a double digits. J
Jim "Bo" Henning,tand Ray hitting." & -^ Jeff Davern (5-10 junior, 6-4 freshman forward Carlton Tim Smiley, a 6-1 guard,
Gruss return although From the outlook of some of guard, Meadville) and Kevin Richardson at 17.9. * i leads the club with * a 19.7
Burrows missed some of the the players and CoactyCook, Bradley (6-0, sophomore, Kevin Walls, a 6-6 forward, average. «i
games due to a knee injury. the coming season looks like a guard, Pittsburgh) [remain is the third Pioneer in double He's followed by 6-7 center
Players eligible this spring bright one for Mercyhurst. If the top two subs with 7.9 and digits at 10.3.^ I W * Gary Stanton, 11.8 and 10.9
are catcher-outfielder Randy they can play the same type 7.2 figures, respectively. J | | Rounding out j the I starting rebounds; 6-3 guard Alonzo
Mink, land outfielders Ken of ball they played in the fall, .§ The Lakers face a stiff line-up will be 6-4 ^forward Craig, ll.lppg; 6*5 forward
White and. Jim DiTullio. the? record will speak for*it- challenge from POfrit Park's Dale Smith (9.6)£and< 6-8 Dennis Hampton, 10.9 and 6-3
Infielder Pat Malone. missed self.- if Pioneers. ^iffSlfflfflHM center Chandler Sirmons (6- forward Don Childs, 10.8. ?•

i I by Pat Condrin I
TheE Mercyhurst Hockey clubs. J IS flawless hockey passing and
team continued its winning The first victory came on checking j like the* true
ways this past week, with a Tuesday night when the high-
pair of impressive victories flying 'Hurst squad crushed
champions they are. B *£
The 'Hurst's onslaught was
over the Seedsyand the the Seeds by a 6-1 count. The led by the >'very| humble"
Plymouth Tavern hockey 'Hurst skaters played almost John (Smiley) Zucconi who
had4 two goals :
Muring I the
game. ® ML i very hard earned 4-3decision.
Other members of the team
to score were Doug Skelly, Ed
Inscho, Jim Hay, and Chris
Shumacher. Once again the
hard body-checking by the
'Hurst skaters kept the Seeds
off balance the eptire game.
On Thursday of last week
the 'Hurst played an inspired
game, and hung on to a slim
lead to-defeat the very
physical Plymouth Tavern
Club. j' i«m
It took only one minute and
forty seconds for Plymouth to
only seconds* gone vin f the you would ever want to see.
eriod, to take the lead again Once again, the games were
E y a 2-1 count, k I l l s
Second period goals by Jim
played in front of a screaming
capacity crowd. &
Hay and Doug Skelly put the I was requested by the
'Hurst in a lead that < they management of the Glenn-
would hold onto to pull out a wood Ice * Arena to inform
those fans who take-bottles
Jim Hay, who put on a fine and cans into the games that
display of hockey talent, either they stop littering the
finished the night with a hat- bleacher area, or all bottles
trick to his c red i t. and cans will be banned from
In this game, as well as in the building. * The
Tuesday's game, the management has been
defensive line of the'Hurst, as tolerant with us in the past, so
well as the goalie, Ron Hunt, let's not exploit their kind-
played as good a defense-as

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get in the board and takejan
early 1-0 lead.* J
Jim Hay soon tied the score
ERIE BOOK 1ST0RE
up at 11:60 of the first period 717 French Street
with a beautiful spinning
wrist shot. 1
| John (Smiley) Zucconi (front, right) and Joe (Dapper) Dolan
Plymouth starter out the PHONE 452-3354
second * period in ;much the
(back, right) look on as an unidentified teammate, number 3, same way they started the
preparet to face off. The 38th St. Boys won 6-1. > ? §58 first, by scoring ?with