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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPEROF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929-.ARTS St ^ENTERTAINMENTRaw Edges HI: afeast for the eyespage 3

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Vol. 74 N o. 13 Mercyhurst Col lege 501 E. 38th St.Erie, Pa. 16546 January 31,2001

Gower to leave MercyhurstNamed president of Loras CollegeDr. Joseph F. Gower, vice president of aca-demic affairs and dean of M ercyhurst Collegesince 1995, will be leaving Mercyhurst to takea position as the 24th president of Loras Col-lege, a Catholic diocesan college in Dubuque,Iowa.Gower will assume the Loras College presi-dency July 1, becoming one of 232 presidentsofCatholic colleges in the United States. Lorasis the oldest college in Iowa and the secondoldest Catholic college west of theMississippiRiver. It is one of the only 11 diocesan col-leges in the United States. ;.

Dr. Joseph F. Gower File photo

Gower's presidency was announced in IowaMonday, Jan. 29 by Bill Lynch, chair of LorasCollege Board of Regents. He said, "We arepleased to have a leader like Dr. Gower, whocan bring a breadth of experience in Catholichigher education, from classroom teaching tomanaging budgets and developing strategicplans.When notified Monday of Dr. Gower s se-lection, Mercyhurst president William P.Garvey said, "We have always known thatbecoming president of a Catholic college hasbeen in Dr. Gower's plans, and so we are de-lighted for him.**Garvey said that Gower's replacement willbe discussed at the college's board of trusteesmeeting in April and that his successor will bein place by July 1. * r

Garvey added, "When Dr. Gower joinedMercyhurst six years ago, he was charged withbuilding a strong faculty, strengthening themission of Mercyhurst as a Mercy college andintensifying the academic rigor of the institu-tion. He has done all three tasks admirably andwe will m iss him as a colleague.'*In accepting his new position, Gower said,"I am honored to be named the president ofLoras College to lead an exceptional group ofwomen and men in advancing thedistinct mis-sion of the institution. My close working rela-tionship with Dr. Garvey at Mercyhurst hasprepared me well for this next phase in mycareer. I am fortunate to have had him as apresidential mentor and I look forward to thisnew professional ch allenge."see Grower page 2

Long-anjticipated shuttleservice to begin Feb .10By Betsy BudackiMerciad writerAfter many months of deliberation and antici-pation, the Mercyhurst Student Governmentshuttle bus has arrived.According to Billy Byrnes, MSG vice presi-dent, although the MSG logo still needspainted on the bus, MSG will neverthelesshave a trial run Feb. 4,2001. An official week-end run* including Friday night, Saturday af-ternoon and night and Sunday afternoon willtake place the following weekend, Feb.* 10-12. *.. I iByrnes said the shuttle bus route will includeseveral stops on upper Peach Street such asMillcreek Mall, movie theatres and Sam's

Club. Friday and Saturday night routes willinclude stops at Jr's. Last Laugh, close toCalamari's, and Cappucino's, which is next toPark Place. Another stop will be made at 1000French Street, a coffee shop in the vicinity ofThe Plymouth and Bleachers.There will be a sign-in sheet on the bus. AllMercyhurst students must present their studentID when boarding. Each student is allowed tobring one guest on the bus and will be heldresponsible for that person.Pick-up locations will be at McAuley Hall,Mary D'Ange lo Performing Arts Center andalong Briggs Avenue.According to Byrnes, MSG is currently inthe process of making a quick reference sheetof the schedule and route. He said it will bedistributed to students soon.

Agony and anticipation

% Annie Sltter/Merciad PhotographerThe lime has come once again for students to fill Mercy Heritae Hall to wait inlinewhile eagerly watching the closed class screen in anticipation of schedulingclassesfor next term. Congratulations Seniors, this is the last time you will ever have to gothrough this. As for everyone else, look on the bright side, we get a day off. *

'Hurst students help pro-vide free preschool inprieBy Heidi RaygorMerciad writerTheeducation department at M ercyhurst Col-lege, in conjunction with the M ercyhurst CivicInstitute is working to provide afreepreschoolin the city according to Phil Belfiore, associ-ate professor of special education and direc-tor of graduate education at Mercyhurst Col-lege. I ''The preschool, named the Center City ChildLearning Center, located at 139 W.24th St.,was made possible through a $3 million grantfrom the Heinz Corporation. It will be open tochildren between the ages of 3 and 5 who livein the area between 12th and 26th Streets, ex-tending fromCranberry to Ash Streets,"This new grant is a huge success for theeducation department but more importantly tothe children of the city of Erie," said Belfiore."We are excited about reaching out to the com-munity in such a positive way. This is a firstfor Mercyhurst and we can't wait to see wherethis project is in 5 years, how thechildren aredoing, and how far our teachers will go."According to Belfiore, the preschool willprovide an enriched curriculum that focuseson anti-bias learning, emergent literacy andphonetics. "Teaching children to sit throughthe reading of a story and the sound and rec-ognition of letters through creative expression-

ism, like singing, art projects and rhyming arecurriculum enhancers that teach respec t forallraces and cultures." Belfiore explained that thepreschool is part of Erie's Urban Revitaliza-tion Project and is tied into the Erie schooldistricts plans for a new elementary schoolbecause of the growing population in the area.Among the benefits to the children and theirparents, Belfiore cited that the preschool isintentionally set up to enhance parental con-tact with the teaching staff, children and otherparents. He said that it is the hope that expo-sure to this type of school will place studentsat a greater advantage for success in their el-ementary school."One of thegreat things about this preschoolis that everyone involved is in a win-win situ-ation," said Belfiore. "The teachers as well arereceiving several unique advantages previ-ously unheard of here at Mercyhurst. Theyreceive a stipend for their teaching services aswell as the thrill of seeing a child grasp a con-cept or idea previously unlearned."Belfiore said, "The most unique opportunitypresented to these teachers is no-cost gradu-ate classes in the education field. Typically,local colleges and universities donot offer mis.It will allow our teachers to reach their high-est potential academically while making ameaningful contribution to the. children, ourcity and to the teachers these children will betaught by in their future elementary schoo ls."

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CAMPUS NEWS2001 class; gift on display

Adam DuShole/Contributing photographer/Seniors have;raised $2,580

By Sara SeidleMerciad writerMembers of the senior gift committee, whichis co-chaired by Julie Weems, Danielle Reidand Marcello Vavala, along with adviser SteveZinram, have been working to raise the moneyneeded to fund mis year's project |

As of January 26,2001,58 members of theClass"of 2001 have made'a pledge to theproject. The class has raised a total of $2,580so far with the average pledge around $45.{To complete the project, the class must raise$4,000. The committee has set a goal to en-courage 125 students to donate. So far, theclass is still $1,420 short from reaching thatgoal.The money is going toward the constructionof a landmark bearing the college seal to belocated on the Mercyhurst boulevard. It will

replace the wooden M ercyhurst College signthat currently sits at the midpoint of the bou-. levard.Originally, the two-and-a-half ton, 6-foot-4-inch granite structure was to be 12 incheswide. The width has now increased to 18inches. The color of the landmark is RushmoreMahogany granite.A styrofoam model of the landmark is lo-cated in the lobby of Christ the King Chapel.It was delivered by ErieCity Memorials Fri-day, Jan. 26,2001. In the coming weeks, themodel will be displayed at various campuslocations and special events.The college seal will be engraved into thestone whereas the seal is attached to the modelon display.Weems, Reid and Vavala, along with the restof the committee, thank all who have pledgedtheir support to date and encourage those whohave not done so to consider pledging.

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Gower continued, "I also am grateful forhaving had the opportunity to serve as the chiefacademic officer at Mercyhurst. It is a veryspecial college. The range of my experiencesat Mercyhurst has enabled me to develop pro-fessionally, and it has been a privilege to bepart of this excellent academic community,genuinely concerned about students. TheMercy tradition is an empowering force inAmerican Catholic higher education,** headded.Gower holds a doctorate in theology fromthe University of Notre Dame/Before com-

ing to Mercyhurst he was dean of the Collegeof Arts and Sciences at Seattle University,Seattle, Wa., for four years. He previously dlPrected the master of arts degree summer pro-gram in theology at the University of NotreDame and was a visiting lecturer a t PrincetonTheological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. He wason the faculty at Saint Joseph's University inPhiladelphia for 17 years.Founded in 1839, Loras has an enrollmentof 1,700 students and a faculty that boasts 11Fulbright Scho lars. Its 60-acre campus over-looks the M ississippi River and the states ofWisconsin and Illinois.

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The Senior Class Gift Committee would like tothank members of theClass of 2001 who havepledged their support to thefthis year's75th anniversary year gift.Beth AmatiJanel BeaverNicole BonvouloirBetsy BudackiLindsay ChristopherLaura ChrulskiAndrew Cieminis*Ilana DelaneyEric Ellis

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By Robin L. CarpenterContributing writer ' $ Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerFreshman Nolan Brown helps out the team in a recent game at the Mercyhurst IceCenter. Inot equal quality however, as lona scoredI > M & ) S twice in third while Mercyhurst was un-^**& is&sf able to get one in the net during the cru-cial period.Outstanding goal keeping enabled theGaels of lona to escape with a hard foughtvictory over the Lakers. lona goalie BenBrady, MAAC player of the week, stopped38 of the 40 Laker shots he faced. Counterpart Peter Aubry of Mercyhurst made 25 saves on29 lona shots. This is only the second conference loss for the men's hockey team; they pre-

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pared to rebound after the disappointing de-feat in Saturday's gam e at Holy Cross.The first period did not go as planned forthe Lakers as the Crusaders scored three goalson their first 14 shots while Mercyhurst re-mained scoreless.The second period proved to be the exactopposite as the Lakers scored three straightgoals while Crusaders were shut out.

The Mercyhurst goals camefromsophomorewinger Mike Muldoon and junior winger, TomMcMonagle who scored the last two of thesecond period. Tackaberry added another goalat the 13:48 mark of the third period and fin-ished the game with the winning goal and twoassists for a total of three points.Freshman goalie Matt Cifelli picked up hissecond win of the season making 26 saves inless than 50 minutes of play. Overall the Lak-ers out shot the Crusaders 46-37, they were 1of 3 on the power play.The Lakers look to improve their record be-fore the playoffs, with Friday and Saturdaygames over the next five weekends.This weekend the icers are on the road againtaking on MAAC rivals Connecticut andQuinnipiac.Friday, Feb. 2 , the Lakers take on UConnat 7:30 p .m. and Saturday, Feb. 1 they playQuinnipiac at 7 p.m.

W o m e n ' s t e a m i p i c k s u p w i n S E N I O R S P O T L I G H T :o v e r r a n k e d P r o v i d e n c e Tdmlyprlnodeadstvolleyball teamBy Mike TannerMerciad writerThe wom en's hockey team broke a three- gameslump Friday, Jan. 26 in R hode Island againstProvidence. The Friars entered the gameranked 10th in the country and heavily favoredin the game.Providence appeared to be the dominatingforce they were built up to be early on. In themiddle of the first period, the Friars got onegoal in the net and then added another one alittle over a m inute later.

Tha t's where the Friars scoring ended, how-ever. C J. Ireland went unassisted for a goal, aminute and 37 seconds into the game. Threeminutes passed and Lyndsay Barch knockedthe puck in Providence's goal, assisted by Ire-land and Christy Vinge. Seanna Murphy slidtwo passed the Friars at 13 and 17 minutes,the former on a M ercyhurst power play, to putthe Lakers ahead and seal the win. The 4-2win gave the Lakers a 11-15-2 record overall.Saturday Jan. 27, Providence had a chanceat redemption, as the Laker's took to the iceagain in the Friar's rink. Providence wasted

no time, building a two goal lead in the firstperiod. Jenn Butsch scored for the Friars atthe top of the second period, increasing theLaker deficit to three. Finally, off a powerplay in the middle of the third, Randi Pilgerfired the puck in, with the help of Ireland, toprevent a fourth shutout in the last five games."We've had some real close games lately,and outshot our opponents in many of thembut then lost," said Ireland."Friday we got it together for the win, sowe're happy about that. We tied and lost lasttime we played them, so we are obviouslyimproving. If we want to regain the leaguelead, we need to come out on top in the nextfour games."The Lakers currently have a 3-1-1 recordin the Great Lakes Women's Hockey Asso-ciation.Mercyhurst faces Findlay this weekend inwhat will be the final home games of the sea-son. Friday, Feb. 2 the Lady Lakers play at 7p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 3 game time is at2 p.m. Come support the women's hockeyteam as the season draws to a close.

By Matt JensenMerciad writer

ATTENTION SENIORSTwo MSG senior representativepositions are available.Submitilettersf of intent to Cass Shimekin the Union by Monday, February 5.

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Playing in one of the toughest Division I vol-leyball conferences, the Midwest Intercolle-giate Volleyball Association (MIVA) the Lakermen's volleyball team needs experienced lead-ership.This year, they get this leadershipfrom6*5"middle hitter Matt Tamborino, a fifth year se-nior from Pittsburgh. Better known as "Tambo,"he came to Mercyhurst via Baldwin HighSchool, located just outside of the 'Burgh.After red-shirting his freshman year,Tamborino went on to start for the men's vol-leyball team all four years of his career. Hehas been a consistent part of the Laker lineupand has finished as one of the best block ers inthe country every year. Last year, on a muchdeeper and experienced team, Tamborino wasnot the 'go to guy.' |"We lost six seniors to graduation last yearand they were staples to this.team, so I'll haveto pick up my game to fill the void," he said.This year will prove to be much different as

he is one of only two seniors that lead the Mer-cyhurst attack.Last season, Tamborino compiled two Mer-cyhurst school records for most solo blocks (46)and hitting percentage (.452) in a single sea-son. The most impressive part of his game isnot these statistics and accomplishments, butthe fact that he has been chosen co-captain thelast three seasons by his peers on the team.This year the volleyball team is off to a slowstart with a 1-2 record after winning their firstmatch Friday, Jan. 26. The Lakers dropped thenext two, finishing last in the MercyhurstInvitational. Through these three matches,Tamborino racked up impressive statistics; hehad 38 kills and 11 block assists to go alongwith an impressive .390 hitting average. Last

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerTam bo" goes up for a block in thisweekend's Mercyhurst VolleybaHInvitational tournament.

weekend, "Tambo" was selected to the all-tournament team for his efforts against Findlayand St Francis in the Invitational.Tamborinoi's optimistic about the futuredespite his teammates lack of experience."I think that once we get a few conferencegames under our belt our younger guys willgain more experience, and we'll play just fine,";he said.The season will really start to heat up inthe next few weeks as MIVA play gets under-

. way and this Laker club will really need theexperience of "Tambo." The Lakers are in ac-tion at the MAC Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.