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C L O S E T C E N S O R S U N F A I R T A C T I C Si; In any m icrocosm, a variety of people is likelyto be found. But lately, I've become aware thatMercyhurst has an overabundance of sniveling,opinionated, cowards. I'm speaking of thosefaculty, administrators, and students whosomehow believe that God has died and left themb o s s . fLI personally am becoming very weary of thoseat the College who believe it their right to con

fisca te a newspaper because they believe onearticle to be offensive. Those types of tac tics areneither fair nor mature and indeed smack ofNazism. I fI personally am disgusted upon hea ring from afellow student that a faculty member disagreed

with an article in The Merciad an d proceeded totake 45 minutes of her science class to derogatethe credibility of the staff. She didn't notify thestaff of her grievance, she merely felt it herplace to destructively criticize. \ ' '11 abhor the actions of those who maliciously tryto subvert the programs of anyone with whomthey disagree. Very rarely do those of this ilk tryto resolve their differences and state theiropinions in a fair and open way. ,It is no wonder that most of the letters to theeditor come in to The Merciad requesting "namewithheld" privileges. It is no wonder apathyreigns supreme. Why S should anyone subjectthemself or their ideas to these forms of unfair

I an editorialoppression?????????? At an academicinstitution there is no place for suppression of thepress.At a Christian institution there is no place forsomeone who ideologically disagrees withanother to resort to back-stabbing.At an acad emic institution there is no place forsomeone to sulk through the halls violentlyripping down announcements of programs whosesubject he opposes.I say this to all you self-appointed closetcensors if you don't have the courage to personally espouse your actions and beliefs, expectlittle more than to be regarded an idiot - full ofsound an d fury signifying nothing.

Colleen McManamon

T h e V o i c e of th e M e r c y h u r s t Commun i t yVOL. 47 NO. 14 MERCYHURST COLLEGE JANUARY 3 1 , 1975

H U R S T W E I G H S ! A B O R T I O N I S S U EEditor's N ote: It is often times the unpleasant taskof the newspaper journalist to report on very ex-plosive and controversial issues when the possibilityof being violently attacked exists on both sides. B ut itis of equal importance to report situationslas theyexist with a minimal amount of bias and a maximumamount of accurate observation. .?On Thursday, January 23, in the coffeeshop of theStudent Union, a very tense situation existed. As

previously advertised, a pro-abortion ffilm waspresented to the Mercyhurst student body by G ret-chen Krampf,|a senior on^the Student SexualityCouncil. But in view of the fact that this is a Catholicinstitution, the opportunity for an equal response bythe pro-life organization was made available. So, inaddition to the pro-abortion film J there was a slideshow depicting the stand of the pro-life organizationon the right to life by Mrs. Susan Stroh. JAt the meeting, there were also various otherpeople involved in the "Pennsylvanians for HumanLife" movement, who had just returned from a tripto Washington >to petition for a change in the constitutional decision on abortion to once again prohibitabortions on demand. There was also a sizeablerepresentation of the student body. W? j j , |Unfortunately, the meeting got somewhat out ofhand. First of all, it is important to note that bothsides 1 were given ? equal rightsto express* theiropinions, and any questions^or comments from thestudents in the assembly were welcomed. But, as inany serious and controversial discussion, manypeople are bound to become very em otional and upsetby seemingly personal attacks. Then again, in thissituation, it was not the individual who was beingconstantly challenged but the ISSUE. |At the very climax of this heated interplay, a manin a dark suit stood up and quoted the church lawinvolving this abortion issue which quite clearlystates that anyone who has an abortion or is in any

No, the Jolly (Srccii (Slant is not. as rumored, opening anoutlet store in the Mercyhurst Learning Resource Center(|,KC>! Th e giant fruits and vegetables are the "frails" ofthe labor of the ar t department's Visual Perception II class,and will be on display through next Tuesday. They will thenbe sold at m odest prices. J

way involved in performing an abortion will be excommunicated from the Catholic Church. To manypeople this seemed^ to be a very strong, tactlessstatement which was entirely out of line. But in viewof the fact that Mercyhurst is a Christian institution,this comment which indeedlis very powerful, mustalways be a serious consideration in the minds of theCatholic studen t faced with this controversy.In the enDue to thejarge number of* day students, twostudents will be assigned to usemost of the boxes.On Monday, February 3, Tuesday, February 4, an dWednesday, February 5, the mailboxes | will beassigned. It is necessary for each day studentdesiring a box to come down to the mailroom in thebasement of Preston to find out their box number,combination, and whom they will be sharing theirmailbox with. Any questions will be answered at thattime by Jean Coffey. '&

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L a k e r e t t e s I n s u l t e dDear E ditor,I have heard on several occasions that you werehaving a bard time getting writers for The Merciadbut until I read your "Guest Editorial" (G irls G o BigTime) in the January 24th edition of the paper, Ididn't realize ho w bad th e situation w a s . This columnwas so poorly written that several readers admittedto have read it two or three times to de-code its ob:scure an d insulting message.| ^A s a woman, even though I am n o t o n the Lakeretteteam, I am ; extremely insulted and even moredisappointed that y o u , the editor, would perm it sucha blatantly sexist column to appear in the Mercy-hurst n ewspaper. Most people should know that name Dear Student Body

you might like, I would caution you againstoverreacting to mere diction.The Lakerettes deserve* to be commended, Ipersonally feel they are worthy of much morerecognitionand" ' * " - - -*

hard independently? Are we so busy a complainingabout how "poor" our Intersession '74 was that wedon't want to try to make it better next year? Whyh a s In tersession failed in its usefulness?I don't believe Intersession has failed u s . I feel W E

calling is a highly irresponsible w ay of trying to get apoint across and that it is also a potentially crueltactic. Calling the women's varsity basketball team

Your suggestion to have The Merciad publish more have failed Inte rsessioa Everyone must work at thepositive articles on the L akerettes is a good one. program to make it a success. In 1967 , IntersessionConnie, would you consider covering the games and was a success because of cooperation betweenwriting the stories?????? ? * ' * students, faculty and the community. Intersession1975 can b e a successful challenge, t o o , if weall wantto take responsibility for it!!!!! *f Joni WheelerP . S . Thank you for your apologies concerning themangling of m y story on Herman 's Hermits. I realizenow what had happened. Too bad it had to be mystory, but at least yo u printed "Herman's Hermits"correctly!!!

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C a m p u s G o s s i pI'm really disgusted an d I hope that at least someof yo u can sympathize with m e .Never in my life have I heard more slanderousthe "Panty Brigade" shows a lack of school pride. If! remarks centered in one area than on this campus,anyone were to call the men's team an equally in- D o r f t y o u r&dize {eUow coeds> that ^ lendingsuiting name they would probably be hung by theirthumbs and forced into exile. Considering these factsan d th e other personal insults directed at individuals

stream of gossip spread faithfully day in and day outis quite harmful to those we speak about? Have thepeople in my generation who once shouted andC h e e r l e a d e r R e s ig n s

An open letter to :The L aker Basketball Team:. This is a rather sad letter for me to write. First ofon the team, I don't think it is unreasonable to suggest chanted songs of unity, friendship, an d love forgottenthat the authors of last week's sports editorial th e lyrics a midst th e tunes of life*'apologize to the Lakerettes. f G^sipi s found everywhere, but I can 't sit back and aU< " ^ i l w a n t to t h a n k t h e e n t i r e t e a m f o r **ingThe post script included in the column (This ignore the large case of it we have here. I've seen so g reat to me--jit's reallyibeen an experience' tocolumn includes speculations and opinions of events . . . . ..*in which we haven't been in attendance) should becorrected to read: "This column included prejudicesand incorrect information on events and situations ofwhich w e have n o accurate knowledge." Just for therecord, the Lakerette scrimmage with Edinboro wasplayed at Edinboro; not in the

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In light of the fact thatMercynurst College wasfounded as 5 a * college forwomen by women, it Is surprising to note that there weretwo men who played varyactive roles in the early daysof the colleceFr. WilliamSullivan and Dr.* MichaelRelihan. 7 TFr. ; Sullivan first? came toMercyhurst shortly after theCollege,, was t founded.Although he was stationed atthe college for only fouryears, the face of the collegewas considerably changed asa result of his "building"efforts. FS * %In the time that he was atMercyhurst. Fr. Sullivanpersonally laid out and landscaped the Mercyhurstcampus. He didn't have muchto start withthere were fewtrees on the seventy five acpieced of farmland that hadBecome Mercyhurst College,withv\the exception of, theorchard, and there was noshrubbery or planting done onthe campus. The only thingthat the college grounds had alot of was mud,Fr. Sullivair transformedthe campus, planting thetrees ana shrubs that havegrown large and given thecampus its shady spots.Among - hi s ? majorachievements was the construction of the mainboulevard that'comes up toOld Main from the 38th street

IS THERE ONE MliL-A R O U N D E X E R C I S EWHICH IS BENEFICIAL TOTHE HUMAN BODY? jTo say that there is only oneexercise that would sufficiently benefit the humanbody would J be Juntrue.However, we must realisethat certain activities orexercises are primarilyConcerned iwith ^ thedevelopment of ^certainaspe cts of* total fitness. Anexample would be an* individual participating inhandball? This activity isdeveloping or conditioning thecardiovascular \ system;however, it is also doing verylittle toward increasingflexibility, overall muscularendurance and muscularstrength. Consequently, this

entrance of the college andthe construction of the Grot to,which was designed by 4Fr.Sullivan "and built into* anartificial Mil created tor i tCountless shrubs personallyS lanted by him can-be ..foundiroughout the campus, and itcan be said that he truly lefthis mark at MercyhurstAnother male builder ofMercyhurst was Dr. MichaelJ. Relihan; a *man who contributed 'greatly? to Mer-cyhurst's growth and suc cessas a respected academicinstitution. *Dr. Relihan came toMercyhurst as one of its firstfaculty members in 1827. Hewould remain at Mercyhurstfor the next thirty-two yearsuntil ill health forced him toretire In 1950. In his tifrio'etMercyhurst, Dr. Relihanfounded the M college'se duc at ion de par tme nt /personally overseeing theprogress of all of the teachersthat the department trained.He served in the capacity ofDirector of Teacher Training-at Mercyhurst for 28 years.;Dr. Kelihan's interest InMercyhurst and its studentswent beyond the classroomhe was an extremely well-liked teacher, and he devotedmuch ot his spare time to thecollege and its students. Whenthe second edition of theProcter itu came out!in 1936,the book was dedicated to Dr.Relihan (the first edition had

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Nick DeMtntiti I give him erodlttor having snough gutu toft* make a decision like that,knowing *that the iport haimeant a great deal to htm.%jpbeen dedicated to Mother M.BorlgaEgan). i y i"A Good Teacher CanTeach Anything"- that w asD r. Kelihan's motto. In histime at Mercyhurst, he livedup to hisown motto very well,teaching both Latin andGreek, in addition to hisTeacher Evaluation courses.Next week: THrc O'NEILFAMILY.* f Im&m?

b y Sr . J o s e p h J M a r y S ^ ;Individual, in selecting! thisactivity, < is short changedbecause conditioning is occurring only In one factorioftotal fitness. \ 1 -5 f| *If an individual, how ever, Isto choose one activity whichwould co m e' closest tode velopi ng all oft the a bovementioned aspects of physicalfitness, .'ii swimming, {anddistance running would be hisbest bet This assessment Isprimarily based upon thecardio -vascula r! benefits ofthe acti viti es.! (Cardiovascular value is determinedby 'comparing heart ratesattained during participationin various j activities landrecovery j rate! measurefollowing participation).IS IT CORRECT I THATEXERCISE IS FOR! THE

YOUNG BECAUSE AFTEH86, IT HAS ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE HEART? j 6Through regular! exercise,the heart [ i s strengthenedwithout regard to agoof theindividual involved. It shouldbe noted, fhowever, that J byDr.lHlchardi J.xercGrochlis referring I to a"reasonable amount at thebeginning.^ of * a regularexer cise' program, followedby increases relative to theindividual.! The AmericanHeart Association says that"Regular, moderate exerciseis desirable for general healthand well being," and that"Some physicians^believethat exercise may be one ofthe many factors that tend toprotect against {card iovascular d incase." s r

A symbolic act tohelp fight the hunger crisis in the world isbeing attempted on the Men yhurst Campus* Severalstudents along with Mr. David Bianchfieid and the CampunMinistry are talking to board students and encouragingthem to give up an evening meal every two weeks,.If 90 percent of the students will agree to this, Saga will donate theprofits toa hunger relief agency f. i i t * i 'For those remaining "10 per cent who don't wish to partic i pa te, dinner will b e served in the Student Union* Jg;Mr. Blanchfield, reacting to the success of the campaignso far, stated, "I'm very pleased with the response we'vebeen given." Students Bob Curtis, Valerie Sherrange, KevinCook, Michael Carrig, and Jeffrey Best are in the process ofsoliciting signatures for the petition. If Interested in helpingworld hunger, contact*any of these students or Campus

Hon Hun mm till t I think it WSS agood opportunity for him toget out beoauie of titsrt rocuiTont III no*a and v doa%V think the toan will bekfMtodby it. Mr, Markoy it squally$ talonlod. Tholr f uturo mircom*g? will dopondT upon their desireHo win, \ . 4 ^ ,

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Rick Rfeatowi it's for the good ofpl tho team I SS I I *' f I

MlkeCarrigt I've known Mri i o*linQS lilgh Srliool aiul : ho'i*?v elweyi boon a man of p tonslill integrity j;and4s man whoknown iuN own mind. Moray-hurst in fluttering a IonhoraiiMO of M l roilgnntlon hu tI know ht'i doing what l* bent!* forhim.nHH H^BBH Mary Anno Crowlsyi ',Too hadthat he rsalgnsd nut if it'* forf tiio hotter ment of the team,m tiionIt's for ihobetter, HBs

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TO N I G H T! January 31BEER BLAST!!sponsored bySAC a t Presque Isle Hall3014 W. 12th St.. just west ofPeninsula DriveBus leaves%om in front of BaldwinHall atr?8:00Mercyhurst students! (I.D.'s and $2.00)Non-Mercyhurst$2.50 -TONIGHT! Re d White and Blueberry will be playing at theBeer Blastbe there for a fantastic time}SUNDAYFebruary 2MOVIERyan an d Tatum O'Neilar e a^couple of unusual con artists straight out of the1930's in PA PER MOONRecital Hall7:00 and 9:00Mercyhurst I.D. or $1.00 for non-Mercyhurst.MONDAYFebruary 3COFFEEHOUSE! fe a tu r in g"Brahma"shows at 9:00 an d 10:00 p.m. t,TUESDAYFebruary 4More ^"Brahma" at the Coffeehouse9:00 and 10:00 tWEDNESDAYFebruary 5Last night to see "Brahma"Coffeehouse 9:00 and10:00*;:.- It ;FRIDAYFebruary 6PRINT SHOW AND SALE!In th eI Student Union from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.H ere's yourchance to Ret full color prints of the greatest artists at areal bargain price! The works of VanfcGogh, Escher,Dali, Bosch, Picasso, and hundred of others will beALL THROUGH THE WEEK: February MO^-Video TapeI Network arrives at Mercyhurst, and brings with it EricClapton and Cream.-In ConcertEvery Day, StudentUnion, times to be announced?? J * ? i

Ar e you having trouble withyour roommate? Are constantlate night talks part of yourlife? Ar e you always trying tosolve each other's problems?YES! Well, so are R achel andAgnes! The"major differencebetween these characters andyou is that Rachel and Agnesdon't- go to Mercyhurst. Infact, they don't go to anycollegethey don't evenexist! i 1 ^Rachel and Agnes are thetwo characters in "LudlowFair", a comedy which willbe performed in the Mercyhurst Coffeehouse tonight,tomorrow night, and Sunday

night at 8:00 p.m. ^Th e re as no admissioncharge for this one act play,written by Lonford Wilson,the same , man who authoredthe original script of "Hot 1Baltimore", the new ABCtelevision series .ft The play stars Pat*Claryand Maripat Rafferty as thetwo''roommates and is beingdirected by Michael King. Ittakes place in the apartmentof Rachel Toth and AgnesMilligan,r two young careerwomen; alive, alert, and outin th e worldto survive! This particular play waspicked with * the college

R .U .S . S e ts O f fic e H o u r sBeginning January 28, the RUS office, located^in th e

Student Union, will be open on Monday and Friday from11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-3p.m. The office will be staffed with RUS represen tativeswho are ready to accept suggestions and assist you in anyquestions you might have concerning your studentgovernment ^he RITS r/f;c? sx^nsion is 281. Please seizethis I- >portunity A . i' n ou* what is taking place at theHursi. I i

S k a t i n g P a r t y S c o r e s S u c c e s sAbout two hundred peopleshowed up Saturday night atth e Glenwood Ice Rink for thethird SAC skating party of theyear. An added attraction at

this particular party-was th eMercyhurstTvs. Strong Vincent hockey game, which theMercyhurst team woa Afterthe game, everyone took toth e ice,T ending the livelyevening in fine form, and

putting the hockey teams toshame with their skatingskills! f* ]The evening was notwithout its darker momentstwo ska ters sufferedm o d e ra te in ju r ie s: o n e 'sfinger was sliced under theblade of her boyfriend's skate(that boyfriend is none otherthan "Meatball" Marzano, ofthe Hurst Hockey Squad) and

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the other girl suffered acompound fracture of the jawwhen she fell on the ice.Another highlight of theevening was the highjackingof the ice-cleaning machineby Gerry Sica,*a Mercyhurststudent. After a > victoriousrounds about the ice, shesurrendered the machine tothe authorities. * ;'All in all, the Skating Partywasfbut another of a line ofgreat SAC| sponsored su ccesses of the 1974-75 year.

This aroup of people seemed to be having a good time at Saturdayi*hts skating party. Not long after, senior Kevin McQuade, topf 3rd from lefT would have a fractured jaw-but all in good fun!rowTkt Director Company fxtMntsirtMoruhAii

M O V I I E SCinema I (Millereek Mall)Man W ith The G olden

Gun. v*jCinema II (MillereekMall)Earthquake.;Cinema III , (MillereekMall)Airport 75.Cinema 18Freebie and therBean.Cinema WorldThe LongestYard. 1Plaza (West EriePlaza)Towering Inferno.Warner (8th and* State)Abbey.Strand (W. 10th)GodfatherEastway IJeremiahJohnson. |Eastwav IISoldier Blue.

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audience in mind, considering |what they would like to say ona weekend night. I ' 'So, kidsthis is the TheatreArts Department of Mercyhurst College's jeffort toreach? youthe mixed up,insane, confused, perfectly^normal students of Mercy-'hurs t College. rRemember: admission isfree!!TH IS WEEKON IWQLN-FM'YOUR < SOUND ALTERNATIVE: 91.3 FMMondays at 10 om :" C o m m u n ic a t io n s: To wards A New Humanism."2-3-vieWs of G eorge G erb-ner, D e a n , , Annenberg Schoolof Comm. on the social valuesof mass media. JE ^2 10 an d 2 17-seminar tapedat recital hall on 'TheInfluence of Media on E vents-Historical and ContemporaryPerspectives" featuring Drs.McQuillen and Davis,M-HustSocial Science Dept. LenKholos, Editor* of the ErieDaily Times, and Hyle Richmond, i reporter-newscasterfor.WICU-TV. *

Evening With The Masterswith Dale Patterson and LouCannarozi, Sunday throughFriday at 11 pm.# i 1Just Jazz with GordonFrissora Saturdays at 1 1 pm .Composer's Choice hostedby Dr. Mennini Tues-Thurs at10 pm, this week: AmericanMusic. |35,000 watts stereo 35,000watts stereo t

C r eat i ve an d motivatedpersons needed to developan d to produce musical an dn o n - m u sical program s forpublic radio broadcast.Abili ty to solidify andsus ta in effor ts impor tan tParticularly needed at th i st im e are personn el toa n n o u n c e c o n t e m p a n dclassical program s, recordcampu s even ts forbroadcast, run tapedshows, an d work with C O Apanelis ts . C on cer n forcontent an d style vitalwewill train in radiot echn iqu es . % Underclass-persons especially en couraged. C on tac t Bar-bara Ann Hewitt, WQLN-FM-Mercyhurst, 308 OldM a i n ,

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The winter meeting of theNorthwest Planning Council(Region IX and X) was heldThursday, January 23, atAlliance College. PresidentShane, as Acting Chairpersonapproved the following items:1. At the request of theBradford Campus of theUniversity of Pittsburgh,Region IX will be invited tofull membership in the Northwest Planning Council,2. A proposal was approvedfor funding Council Activitiesfor '75 and '76, to be submittedto th e Commissioner ofHigher Education. I

3 . There was approval forthe establishment of a TaskForce to examine th efeasibility of regional community college. Named to theTask Force were Mr. CharlesMcGeary o f f the j.Er ieBusiness Center, representingthe proprietary sector, Dr.Irving Koch el of the B eh rendCampus, representing th estate related Institutions, Dr.H e r m a n - Szymanski of

Alliance College, * representing th e private sector, an dDr. William Vincent of theVenango Campus of ClarionState, representing th e statecollege Institutions.I 4, The Council requestedeach institution to devis e a l istof common concerns to beforwarded to Miss BridgetBrickner, a Council ResearchAssistant, by February 15.| 5. The Council also ap proved a * proposal fo rcooperation among th eregional institutions with theunderstanding that each institution in the Council wouldimplement t h e . proposalwithin its own regulations andtime schedule,6. The Council approvedand appropriation or $200.00on and ad hoc basis for sup-f >ort, of the Teacher*reparatlon Conference to beheld on February 22.; 1975.Many1 member institutions ofthe region are supportive ofthis conference.Reports were received

Placement HewsThe Academic Journal, January 1975 issue, is available forreference in the Career Planning Center. There are Collegeand University Openings, Secondary School Openings amiOverseas Openings listed in this Journal, which is published10 times per year. Also available at this time is the booklettitled *'Making the Most of Your Job Interview" and may bepicked up at the Career Planning Center Office by interestedseniors. * '

INFORMATION SOURCES.. .it is far better to understandthe nature of a graduate program or school and reject it ifnecessary than to misunderstand, enroll, and-drop out^Assess the information in college catalogues, ge t advicefrom counseling, placement and financial aid offices; andvisit that final choice campus, if at all possible, to learn firsthand about the faculty, students, courses, physical faculti esand other applicable special f programs. Graduate -Schoolcatalogues are available in the Career Planning Center, sobe sure and take advantage of this and visit this office forfurther information on Graduate Schools. |RECRUITER ON CAMPUS, j .The U.S. Air Force OfficerSelection Team will be in the Placement Office of Mer-cyhurst College on Tuesday, February nth, from 9:80 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. They will be interviewing young men andwomen for the highly competitive jobs available in the AirForce. According to Captain Jack Harris, a member of theselection team, today's Air Force is comparable with industry for starting salary and promotions - yet offers someof the best fringe benefits including free medical and dentalcare, career development programs, continuing education,ami job opportunities. For an appointment contact th ePlacement Office, or come by the Placement Office onTuesday, February 11 bet ween 9:3() a.m. and 4: oo p.m.Students interested in summer work,Career Planning Center OfficeSeeHawes.

please sign-up at theJohn Hakel or Mrs.RECRUITING DATES TO REMEMBER. . .Feb. 11, 1978,Bureau of Social Security, Veterans Administration, U.S.Civil Service. . Feb. 13, 1975, Diocese of Erie-Teachers-Grades 1-8. . .Feb. 18, 1978, Hills Department Store,Business helpful but all majors accepted. . .Feb. 27. 1978,Copley-Fair lawn School District. Sign-up in Room 207 Main.Business I and industry, government and educationalorganizations list thousands of job opportunities with thePlacement Office in addition to interviewing on campus.These are on file in the Career Planning Center. Studentsshould review these Job listings periodically, a s they serveas an excellent source;: of opportunities for graduatingstudents.

Bu rton Projectby Leigh Krcmer

A new service is being offered to Mercyhurst studentsin conjunction with th ePlacement Office. The CareerPlanning Center located inRoom 204 Old Main is headedby Mrs. Phyllis Howes. Th e

preparation, Aid in researching certification requirementsand in finding part-time jobsfor interested students is alsoavailable. IThe center is opened from8ISO a.m. to 4:30 p . m .Monday through Friday and

about Gannon CollegesCooperative medical programwith Hahnemann MedicalCollege, th e feasibility ofcooperation between RegionX and the Institute for HigherEducation of the University ofPittsburgh, located in RegionVIII. Allegheny College an nounced plans for a conference on Affirmative Actionto which faculty members ofCouncil institutions will beinvited. > "L P lanning Roomthe Burton project whichinvolves them in an ordinaryclassroom situation asteacher aides. Their daybegins early at 8: SO when theystart their work at BurtonElementary School on BuffaloRoad. Not only ar e theystudent aides but'they ar ealso able to teach coursessuch as math, reading, andscience and art able to applywhat they learn from theircollege courses in realClassroom situations.The participant* in thisproject are Lorl Weaver,

PhylllHllowrnAn interesting opportunityis being explored this term byfour juniors wh o major inelementary education. Thesestudents ar e participating in

Pi Margie Davis. VlckiLhnogglo, and Jot Polan.They will receive threecredits for this program andwill be aide to do their studentteaching next term instead ofwaiting until the spring termof their Senior year.POSITION OPEN:

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Well, the big story of ithispast week, ibelive it or not,was not the resignation ofCoach Fox as head basket ballcoachv The real story is thereasons why Fox resigned.The immediate reason w asthought to .have been poorhealth, as was indicated in a[jremature article by Jack,'olancy in Saturday's Times.But Coach F o x quicklydispelled it hat in a hastilycalled press conference bysaying it was one of the manythings that led up to that day.But even now, a week later,the questions of "what reallyhappened," ar e still beingasked. |Now if you think I'm goingto answer all of the vague andmysterious questions, then goback to reading the terrificErie Times sports page andfind out how boring sports canreally be. What I will do is tellyou what I think, and if youdon't like it,you can lump it,take it out and dump i tFirst of all, I always felt acoaching change w a seminent, although not thissudden. I thought Coach Foxwould step down at the end ofthis season, following his firstclass of freshmen out thedoor, but not ;because helacked anything in coaching,actually it may nave been Justthe opposite. There are Innateproblems with a new programsuch as ours, and they're tenfold when one new man runsthe show. Coach Fox was incharge of 4 scheduling,

by Garrett Kenilworthextent, the Lakers Club, and,oh yes. he also,coached theBasketball team, liSo when coach Fox said."the heat gets too hot. got outof the kitchen," he not onlymeant in the coaching but therest of -the variables of theprogram that were wood inthe fire. ,In other words, I believe theresignation w a s a com*"binat ion of things, which havebeen sneaking up on Fox sincethe day he took the job here. ? :Because Coach Fox did howown recruiting, ha got personally involved with hisplayers. Thus, when the teamwas under fire, Fox felt it.When th e students startedcriticizing-the team, of late,for partying too much betoregames and breaking schoolregulations, well, Fox took itto heart. 11 showed,

When the team overspent,which it has, or travellingarrangements go t screwedup, again Fox took the heat.There is a lot more Involved ina new basketball programthan meets the eye and CoachFox had the foresight to knowwhen to step down.The real deep facts behindit may never.*come out. Onething that can't be denied,Dick Fox did a great jobbuilding th e basketballprogram here at* Mercyhurstand should be;i congratulatedand praised for that. Now he'sgoing to work on the overallsports program here and Ihope Dick Fox does as good a

Well now, Coach Markey'sin a helluva position He camein with a bang and asserted anew wave of discipline on theteam by suspending JesseCampbell for oner game andMike Molnar for two. ?The first loss under CoachMarkey came quickly, losingin overtime to Salem onMonday night* But the gamewas a great one and besidesSmoke Jones playing super.Steve Albert played hi s firstlet!onmieie gaiiexcellent job.game and did anI even sa wbasketball players refusingbeer at parties this week.Things may be looking up forbasketball and the entiresports program at Mercyhurst, ' .>':

In girls basketball action.the Lakerettes crushedJamestown CommunityCollege 7.1 to 49. In as excltlna basketball game assee, Mary Drummond ayou1 . . , . - l e dwell rounded group of scorerswith 28 points. Drum mond'shot outside shooting brokedown the Jay hawks stingyzone defense and it was clearsailing from then on. JerrySica also got hot from theoutside and added a fewsteals to help breakJamestown's back early inthe game, iOur girls play excitingbasketball that Is a lot oi funto watch. So why don't we seeif we can get more people upto watch, or would you rather

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?JW\by Colleen NcManamonOn Saturday, January 25,Mercyhurst Head ^BasketballCoach Richard Fox resigned"effective i mmed i at el y ."Assistant Coach DaveMarkey replaces him at theLaker helm. | f j |

| In the hastily called pressconference Saturday, Mr. Foxexplained, "A light came onand I didn't want to do itanymore.No way." IMr. Fox dispelled rumorsthat his health was the reasonfor his resignation but indicated "When it came toputting myself back into theprogram| after being sick, Idiscovered I didn't want to doit. I didn't want to totallycommit myself to-; th ebasketball team." * '\Mr. Fox told the MerciadMonday, "Despite the fineefforts of the players, Ibecame very discouragedwith a lack*of dedication onthe team, which has beeninfluenced by many things. Ithink they (the team) feel it'sthem against the campus.... The majority ofstudents could ca re less aboutbasketball! f*# ; m.Fox believes -that th ebiggest problems thebasketball team faces is afinancial one, stating that"Scheules and programs farexceed our college's ability topay for th em.... An awful lot ofMercyhurst 's basketballprogram is glitter. There'snot a lot of foundation underneath." >?. k t #Although he resigned asbasketball coach, Fox willcontinue as AthleticDirector and will devote his

RICHARD FOXenergies to "showing up thefoundation underneath." Instepping down he said he feltthat after four years ofdeveloping the team and theathlet ic depar tm ent "notmany people could have donethe job I did."New Head Coach I DaveMarkey ^agrees.? "Nobodycould h ave done the job he hasdon e' here.... He deserves allthe credit in the world...."^ *Markey intends to impose" n o | | r ad i cal , ; sweepingchanges. We'll use basicallythe s am e 5* offense an ddefense." |'ijf. --At ithe? Saturday pressconference, Markey indicatedthat if offered the position bythe college next year he'daccept.

JANUARY 3 1 , 1975

Lakerette Star:Drummond Mary

lakeret teStats \| I N D I V I D U A L T O TA L SAS OF 1-28-7$P L A Y E R SM. Drummond 3 3J. Kerstet ter 42V. Ferro 43*S. Faga n 44J. Ska 24P.O'Polkal4S. Schismenos 25P. Voight 35D. Ouda 31Tota ls

Record 1 Wi n 1 Loss

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IntermuralsLEAGUE PLAY(Jan.-Feb.) sFriday, January 317 p.m.Moon Gang vs Ten-Rats-A I E8 p.m.Coletta's Clan? vsOver The Hill Gang9 p.m.Sweet n' Nasty vs G -iBallers iSaturday. February 12 p.m.Little Richard's vsSons of Suzi Cream-cheeze I3 p.m.B-Ball BogartsTenRats-B4 p.m. AnL 5 Eat er siP.fc.R.'sSunday, February 21 p.m.Buzzer Bombers vsMoon G ang2 p.m.Coletta's Clan vsYoungs Yardapes3 p.m.Tennis Team vs G-Ballers I4 p.m.Ball Busters vs Overthe Hill G angTuesday, February 48 p.m.Buzzer Bombers vsTen Rats-A.9 p.m.Deadwood Dicks vsYoungs Yardapesf jWednesday, Feb. 5 ip.m.P.B.R.'s vs Tennisj Team | -;2 p.m.Pepperoni vs Sons ofSuzi CreamcheezeThursday, Feb. 68 p.m.B-Ball Bogarts vsDeadwood Dicks

9 p.m.Losers vs Ant Eaters

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Spor t Opin ion

In the second edition of this column we intend to lend ahelping hand to the Meatball sports editor's Hockey column.We feel that after last Saturday's exciting victory over atough Strong Vincent squad it's about time for a littleHockey recognitioa E&We stated last week that we would report the sports as wesaw it happen. Well, we weren't seeing too well JastSaturday night, but we'll try our best to relay the facts as wesaw them, through empty beer mugs. fA huge crowd appeared at the Glenwood Forum to greetthe 38th Street Bullies as they skated onto the ice. Wethought it would be a tough n ight for the Bullies when Frank(Fats) G arwol almost broke his stick and his n eck by fanning on an easy practice shot, all which had Strong Vincentfans and players showing signs of relief., |The plan worked perfectly though, because, following theface dff, the Bullies looked as though they would ska te awaywith it as Joe (Dapper) Dolan, O'Polka'ed the puck into thenet with his eyes closed. The team then puckered around fora while before S.V. tied the score to end the first period; ft*Since Peter Puck failed to show for his intermission show,the teams quickly faced off again, this time with S.V. applying the pressure. They got lucky and scored after a hotlycontested stretch of time which saw Rut go to the penalty fortripping and Smacky Baxter for backing out of a fight.With S.V. seemingly in full control of the game, Terry(Flamingo) Sullivan tied the score* with a shot that surprised Terry as well as the S.V. goaltender. This set thestage for an exciting final period of action. B Wt. J;The Bullies, probably helped by all the foreign newspapermen in the pressbox smoking that foreign tobacco, came outsky high for the final period. Rut put the game away for theBullies with a slapshot Bobby Hull would have been proudof.President Frank (Uncle Jackson) Barry, trying to keephis Koehler secret, failed to see too much action because theteam thought! that since the rink was made out? of theoverflowing beer from the stands, he would eat up the ice.Jim (Meatball) Marzano, scrapping for all the gusto hecould get, got a good taste of the action, seeing h is face wasin the rink most of?his time on the ice. Ed (Inchworm)Inscho simply stunk.? Bob (Cathy) fDartnel impressed thenumerous scouts present from the Ice Capades while John(Hollow leg) Daley finally proved he was a dedicatedathlete by not joining the beer drinkers in the stands.Last Saturday actually proved to be a most excitingsports day without the boob tube or the addition of a men'svarsity basketball game. We sincerely wish to congratulatethe Lakerettes for an excellent display of basketball.|lt's ashame you haven't had a proper facility for practice or elseSt. Bonaventure would have, literally, been?blown off thecourt. J gbHockey is a reality at Mercyhurst in the eyes of theplayers who dish out their own budget, and fans whosenumber becomes larger each week..,We can only look to thefuture and guess that Hockey will become a club or varsitysport. But in order for this to occur, you the players and fansmust keep your determination equal to last Saturday'sperformance. Good luck and keep up the good work.Jacque Ro tFlaming Himorrois |

/ / THE WORLD IS YOURS"LET US ARRANGE YOUR TRAVEL

B Y J L A N D , SEA ANDiAIR.Cheer leader Op in ion

Dear Mercyhurst Community : ^ '%^TONIGHT'S THE NIGHTTHE TIME IS NOW iTHE MERCYHURST LAKERS WILL TELL YOU HOWTO PUT IT TOGETHERWITH SPIRIT AND MIGHTTHE LAKERS 0 AREMOVING, TONIGHT'S THENIGHT. i . fListen Mercyhurst, we haveth e mightour team. TheLakers are doing their job,but we're the spirit..* - T he. apathy on our; faircampus is enough to makeany team wonder whethertheir efforts are worth it. Surethey;, have; made theirmistakes, but they'rebuckling down and we thinkit's about time the Mercyhurst -Community buckledown and give a DAMN. \The only thing everyone has

on their mind is Kansas City.What's with this emphasis onKansas City and the pastfailures of Mercyhurst'sDream Team?jFace it, it's along .way to Kansas City andeveryone is going to have togive 100 per cent EVERYgame, and we don't mean justthe team ! If, that isn' trealized, Kan sas City will justbe another in a series ofbroken basketball dream s.Forget Pitt-Johnstown,Point Park, and OEdinborobecause we have an other shotat them.-Why don't'you getout there and support ourteam like their students andfaculty support theirs? j *So take your beer orwhatever else you need to getthere and support the onlyteam that has beaten Fairmont State this year; .theteam that beat West Georgia,

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