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To seek out truth and fightmediocrity is the challengethat was given to a group ofstudents attending the Dean'sList dinner, but even more toa symbolic world-wideaudience, by Sr. EustaceTaylor, f MMSr. j Eustace , ProfessorEmeritus of MercyhurstCollege ] and General fCoordinator of* the Sister s ?ofMercy, in an address givenlast Thursday night, October30, \ a t [the Ramada Inn,presented i that challenge inresponse to 3 "the need tobecomelan educated personwhile preparing for acareer." I iSr. Eustace, quoting AliceBeeman, sPresident of| theCouncil for the Advancementand iSupportl of Education,was disturbed by "the insistence upon* direct connection ? between education,

jobs, and earnings." | % give one a design for living:fa"A c olleg e e xp eri en ce '' view of reality, set of values,said Sr. Eu stac e, "should power of diction and a sense of

Are these students attending the Dean's List dinner having anintellectual conversation? m Iffi Photo by Bob Ronksley

A c a d e m i c P o l i c i e s C o m m i t t e ef M a j o r s , G r a d u a t i o n

The Senate Committee onAcademic Policies met forthe first time on October 27,1975, electing officers ! anddealing with requests forimmediate action on pertinentacademic issues.The meeting was convenedby Jacqueline Howey, amember of the CollegeSenate,! who oriented themem bers of the comm ittee totheir duties. Following Ms.Howey's orientation, thecommittee elected AndrewRoth, fInstructor in English,

chairperson and MartinVisnosky, a senior Sociologymajor, secretary.The first|major item dealtwith by the comm ittee w as aclarification of the major-minor proposal which hadbeen passed b ylthe Senate in

the spring of this year. By avote of6-0, the committeemembers decided i that nomore than 23 courses could betaken by a student in any oneacadem ic division. | rA second major item involved the method ofevaluation used to determinegraduation honors for Mercyhurst students. By aunanimous vote, the committee members voted tobase graduation honors on thetotal QPA accrued by astudent at all colleges whichthat person attended. Thischange was aimed at avoidingthe situation where studentswho transferred into Mercyhurst near the end of theircollege! education werereceiving graduation honorson the basis of a'few coursestaken at Mercyhurst.

style."The 4th Annual Dean's ListDinner was held in honor ofthose 129 students who earnedacad emic' ^a enlevementreflected in a 3.5 or abovequality point average for the1974-75 academic year. **Also attending the \ dinnerwere several departmentchairpersons representing thefaculty^ and some administrators including Dr.

and Mrs. Shane and DeanGarvey. |After dinner, PresidentShane introduced Sr. EustaceTaylor, referring to her as"the quiet lady in the siste r'shabit, and as "a masterteacher." J |Sr. Eustace congratulatedthe students and expressed ahope that they will continuethe effort which placed themon the Dean's List now. "Forwherever f you go intobusiness, the [professionalworld, industry, world affairsthere wifi always be aDean's List| by whatevername it is known,v' she said.te. Sister cited the emphasisplaced on service by our age.In a college ^environment theservice is primarily tostudents, but it can and shouldbe extended jjin a I universalway to society.."This service,"Sr. Eustace, "is ato* all to seek ipropagate t he | truth."xconcluded* by saying, "maywe allteachers and learnerscherish the light?*^Each student was awardeda smallp volume"Shakespeare - Wisdom andWit"in recognition ofacademic achievement.| As 3a* final note to theevening, -Dean Garveycongratulated the students.

continuedchallengeout andSheSr. Eustace Taylor giving heraddress at the Dean's List dinner.Photo by Bob Ronksley

"You are the exemplar ofwhat Mercyhurst College isal l aboutteaching andlearning/' he said. After having taken a countof students from the differentdepartm ents, the (Deannoticed that' the EducationDepartment had the mostrepresentatives. f ?

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Rosie Coletta fand John DiGangi in the Mercyhurst Collegeproduction of " Se agull." If you haven't seen "Seagull" yet. there is,still time. The play will continue through Novemb er 0.

For the second successiveterm, the % AssociatedCollegiate Press (ACP) b*awarded The Merciad a FirstClass rating. ! i i :This award applies to thoseissues of the ^Merciad whichwere published during thelatter part of Winter term andall of Spring term in 1975. WIn addition to the FirstClass award, a special "Markof Distinction" was awardedto the paper for achievementin the field of "writing* andediting". Strengths that werecited as meriting the awardinclude stories that |were"objectiv e*... dealt withspecifics... were direct and tothe point' ?. i^Andrew Roth, facultyconsultant to The M erciadcommented on the award:"As far asfl can determine,this Spring was the first timesince 1958 that TheiMerciadreceived any award. fThesecond award indicates thatlast year's editor. fColleenMcManamon, and her staff,were successful in performing the remarkable taskof taking an "extinct" newspaper and re-creating it."Mr. Roth went on to explainwhat the ACP is: "This groupis an adjunct of the NationalCouncil of "yCollege PressAdvisors, and the ratingscome out of the journalismdepartment of the Universityi

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five area s on which the paperis evaluated - Writing andEditing, Layout and PhysicalAppearance, ^Photography,Editorial Leadership, andContent and Coverage. Mr.Roth believes such an awardis possible, if- the papercontinues toiimprove at? therate which it has for the pastyear, by Spring 1976.

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PA C E 2? MERCYHURST COLLEGE NOVEMBER 7, 1975

Jose Miguel

Y u c a t a n F l a i r FH u r s tby Holly Chappazz

Grease

N e w R o c k R o l l M u s i c a lIt's here in all its engagingabsurdity, the,tribal rites* ofteen-agers as they boast ofconquests they have not madeand sing their songs of lamentfor such terrible sorrows asbeing "Aloneat the Drive-InMovie" and finding that "It'sRaining on* Pro m .Night.""Grease" is a | musical ofexplosive spontaneity, 70'sparody of a rock 'n rollin'bunch of high school kids inthe late 50's. "Grease" made its firstappearance with an amateurcast in the spring of 1971 in atheatre *in Chicago calledKingston Mines. It drew incrowds of people, enough to

fill fall the seats in KingstonMines topfull capacitythroughout that . % spr ing;

summer and fall,eightmonths in all. * f They opened it with abroadway cast, (not onbroadway), on February 4,1972. Jack Krall in Newsweekcalled fit "hugely * entertaining." Ted Kalem inTime Magazine said that"laughter cascades over thefootlights." 2 - \Now Mercyhurst is havingthis very same production ofGrease at 8:00 p.m. in theG a n n o n A u d i t o r i u m ."Grease" has beenfall over,to N.Y., Los A ngeles, Londonand 95 other cities. It's a fast-dancing musical that does forthe* 50's what "Hair" did forthe 60's bringing an era endearingly back alive.Nostalgia comes in pleated

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prom jackets, taffeta skirts,the sounds of Bill Haley andthe Comets, fgreasedducktails on the boys, andbeehives on the girls are allpar t of this winning musical.The authors of this showme t in 1963 at the ChicagoStage Guild. WarrenS Caseygave up teaching and came toChicago Tribune along withworking in the advertisingdepartment. They bothshared the ability to writesongs, so in|1969 transferredtheir acting performancesfrom the 5 Stage Guild andbegan to work up a series ofsongs from the early rock'nroll periods and the book ofmusic to go with it. When theyfinished they called the show"Grease" in reference to theoily stuff the boys put in theirhair during the 50's period.Remem ber F abian, AnnetteFunicello and Paul Anka, theheros of the beach party era?"Grease" brings them backto life in a rollicking, vibrantmusical reminiscent of thedays of 1950. The best of itssongs and dances and therituals Joff youth \ is what"Grease" ia all about Thosehandgiving moments at I thehigh school prom , those pangsof first love and those trialsand tribulations of growing up the fifties. DON'T MISS IT!

Adding an internationalflair l to the MercyhurstCommunity is our foreignstudent, Jose Moguel, who isa Junior this year. $Originally J from Erie 's"sister city",!Merida, thecapital of Yucatan, Josereceived his ffirst and

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JOSE MOGUELi Photo by Nancy Willissecondary education from theCentral Universitario J Monte o, e staffed by the Brothersof Maristas. After completingone year at the University ofYucatan in accounting, Josedecided on a more activecareer that would develop hisinterpersonal skills. Throughthe- Foundation* of ^Inter-national Cooperation helearned about the businessprograms offered at* Mercyhurst. HeSs working towarda degree encompassing ^bothMarketing-Management andHotel-Restaurant Management, which he plans to use ina ^managerial position inMexico. I &When asked to express hisviews on the cultural differences between the U.S. andMexico, Jose related manycolorful, *S personal experiences. He humorouslytold about his first experiencewith American slang; "I wassitting at the dinner table andsomeone said ^hold J yourhorses!' Shaking his head,Jose said, "It took me quite awhile to understand what theymeant." Jose explained that

he developed an understanding of body language,and gradually, the Englishlanguage, as it is commonlyused, became clear. He alsocited, as a cultural difference,what he felt to be' the slowmaturing process of theAmerican youth. "Fore xa mple , " he*f said, "inMexico there is no drinkingage and therefore the youthlearn, at an early age, toenjoy alcoholic bever ages andnot to abuse them/,It is hardfor me to underatand why thestudents here at Mercyhurstplace so much importance onthe 'beer blast.' Personally, Ifeel lit is immature." Josealso observed, regretfully,that since he ha s been living inthe dorm, he hasn't been ableto*keep abreast of currentevents. "At home, my friendsand I always got into veryheated discussions about theworld situation! But here inthe dorm, you have very littleaccess/to the news media;even in the daily newspaper.!!? Relaxed and strumming agentle improvisation on theguitar, the personable Josetalked about the MercyhurstInternational Club, which hecreated. He said, "My majorconcern was in trying to give aclear * idea* of [what life inanother country is really like.I hoped Itoi'.erase the falseimpressions that have beengiven."In addition to guitar music,this pleasant young manenjoys the art of photography.Jose closed the interview bySaying, 4 4 I wish: thateverybody could have theopportunity to experience theliving culture of anothercountry. It is a learning experience that cannot betaught." Buena suerte (goodluck), Jose!! H

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NOVEMBER 7, 1975 MERCYHURST COLLEGE PAGE 3Women And The Priesthood

M e r c y h u r s f J u n i o r G i r lA t t e n d C o n f e r e n c e

Debra A. Stumpf, a junior,at Mercyhurst College, willattend conference at the

" S e a g u l l " o p en e dHalloween night in a flurry asthe Mercyhurst Lit t leTheatre provecL that \ it canignore trick or treating and aStudent Union dance andcome up smelling like a rose.Maripat\ Rafferty as fthechr ac t e r Masha with aslightly snobby * Pittsburghaccent had me laughingcontinually as she began theshow.; Her black potato-sackdress, her slumped shoulders,listless nature and superiortone with Medvedenko, theteacher enhanced * her performance as Masha. i SeanCasey as Medvedenko worebeautifuL stage make-up andplayed a -delightfully dulllovesick character. fTreplev, enacted by JohnDiGangi, literally exploded onstage as an arrogant neuroticwriter with a seething n ature.Mrs. Mina SEisenbergBasalways had superior acting asArkadina.* Treplev'sonother.Mina graced the stage as anaging, yet still lovely actres s.At times, the character of

characterization^ of a self-indulged, 1 absent-mindedwriter was excellent. Trigorinrepresented age and experience in "Seagull" versusNina as youth and naivete.Both Maryann and Tomperformed *this themeskillfully, r fGle nn, Hollenbach asShamraev, the jolly yetdoleful caretaker, was a treatto watch. He addedj comicrelief to the? show. RosieColetta ? as | Paul ine,Shamraev's wife, waslikewise a joy to behold indrab old ladyish clothesiwitha crabby? personality%tomatch. Chuck 'i Schmidt asYakov also enhanced thecomic side of "Seagull" a s hecarted trunks across thestage.On the whole, the entirecas t of "Seagul l" cametogether opening night tocomplete one enjoyableevening of entertainment'forthe audience. The highs andlows of the characters, theanger and reconcil iat ion

j^kt A SCENE FROM "SEAGULL ftArkadina remindedrme of atempermental spoiled child.John Reed in thejrole ofSorin, an ag ing ^ hypochondriac, was convincing. Dorn,portrayed by Mr. PeterLibra, was pleasing as acharming $5-year old doctorwho^was forever "giving around of tranqu ilizers" to theinhabitants^ of Mr. Sorin'sestate.W>Nina, the sweety actress,played by Maryann^ Rozsas,exemplified youth groping foranswers. Maryann played thesugary-sweet Nina ad mirably. | | Tom Edwardslikewise performed the role ofTrigorin with ease. jHis

scenes and the excellentcharacterizations made theshow well worth watching.Moreover, |the set was att ract ive , "the l ights wereperfect, but in all honesty, thepaper mache seagull and fakeChristmas trees, in myopinion, detracted** But aspecial round of applausegoes out to Igor Stalsky,Chuck Schmidt, Fred Nulland alMe otKers on the stagecrew who sweated to createthe pleasing set? IFurthermore, in the entireplay, the audience f merelyseemed to be intrudingfin thecharacters' lives. We wereinnocent by-standers at the

competitive sport of life. Wefelt the stagnated boredom ofthe * characters whichChekov intended us to feel.We laughed, but we identifiedwith, the cast otf "Seagull."And we walked away feelingexcited, f yet saddened,knowing all the while thatthere is a little Masha, Nina,Trigorin, Arkadina in all ofus. ; 1? I -'"Seagull" is better 'thanfine inmy opinion. Don't m issthis theatre experienceplaying November 6,7,8,9.After all, it's free to Mercyhurst students and excellententertainment... MS. DEBBIE STUMPFPhoto by B ob Ronks leyI n t e l l e c t u a l F u n

University of Detroit, Detroit,Mich., on women and thepriesthood, on Nov. 28 to 30,1975.The conference called"Women in* F ut ur ePriesthood Now: A Call ForAction," Is geared to developstrategies for effective actionto make the priesthood forwomen a reality now.Debbie ., has alway sdisplayed an interest andconcern to the question of thewomen's role in the RomanCatholic Church. She ismajoring in Humanities witha concentration in Theology.Debbie will go to theUniversity of Detroit as arepresentitive of the Mercyhurst ; College CampusMinistry. She is working forFr. Guy Patick and DavidBlanch f i e l d , C a m p u sministers. feAlso attending the conference will be Sr. RitaPanciera and Dorothy Stoner.T h e S u n

Impossible? No, at least notfor 15 Mercyhurst studentswho will participate in themarine biology course duringIntercession in Palm Beachthis year. Under the directionof Sisters M. Eymard and M.Matthew, students will probethe myste ries of sea andseashore life, blend study andfun, suntan andTwonK, searchand research for three weeksbetween J Thanksgiving andChristmas.-1 * |The orientation programfor the course started the lastWednesdaypn September andcontinued every Wednesdayfor two hours. This lightensthe number of hours requbedfor thes course in Florida,allowing forbathing*4 The Marineand dormitoryavailable to Mercyhurst sincethe college is a member of theSt. Thomasf Institute Consortium. The * students willreside in Donner Hall, a two-story, double-winged buildinglocated within a stone's throwfrom the warn sunny beachand rolling'* ocean of PalmBeach. The first floor housesthe Reception Room, dining-room, kitchen, lounge, libraryand laboratories. Labfacilities include Micro Lab,Stock Room, Tissue CultureLab, Work Shop, Marine Lab,Animal Room, Microscopy,Dark Room^ Offices tendStorage Rooms. The secondfloor provides sleepingquarters. The East Wing,which serves as a dormitory

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b y f r i g i d C u s i c kfor men, has >17 singlebedrooms; while the Westwing, with 15 rooms, housesthe women. A "large, sunny,sheltered patio between thewings, * where classes areoften held and lunch is oftenserved , li s b eautified bytropical trees and sh rubs.Two senior home economicsstudents ^are acting asdieticians for the trip. Theywill provide their own transportation, but will receiveroom and board as paymentfor their services.On the intellectual side, thelocation in Palm Beachprovides a wide ra nge | oftropical biota (special plantsfound in that particular area)for the study of marine forms,and the environment assures

all degrees of exposure fromrocky to sandy snores. Fieldtrips will also be taken tobroaden: and! enrich^ thestudent's experience, andacquaint them with- th esurrounding tropical plantand animal life. Such fieldtrips will | include:Seaquarium, the Keys, GulfCoast, Peanut Island, a CoralReef, Tram Ride through theEverglades, narrated by anaturalist :(one who studiesanimals and plants), and thetour through RosenstielSchool of Marine1? an dAtmospheric Science, thisincluding a slide show. On thefun side, a visit to DisneyWorld, Lion Safari andMonkey Jungle j are recommended for the weekendsJ

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Staff Editorial

C a m p u s D r i n k i n gAt last count, the re were well over 1,200 persons atMercyhurst College pursuing a "higher education."In light of this fact, it has always been baffling to m ethat so few persons ever bother to apply the problemsolving ^techniques which they pick up in theclassroom to the practical problems of everyday life.Let's take a case in point: It's obvious that amajority of Mercyhurst students f do not wantrestrictions ^on on-campus drinking. Since thebeginning of the term, ^student frustration has runhigh as rules regarding alcohol on campus h ave beenmore strictly enforced. | The first point to examine in the problem is this:

Why would Mercyhurst College want to hassle itsstudents o n t h e subject of alcohol? i *i There are some students at Mercyhurst whocherish the idea that the college hassles them for thesheer joy of doing so . One doesn't have to dig far tofind out that this is more myth than fact. As Mr.James Lanahan of Admissions would probablyagree, Mercyhurst;*College has a product to sell"the Mercyhurst experience;" The customers forthis product a re studen ts. No business will go out ofits way to create an undesirable productin terms ofMercyhurst, the college will not go out of its way tomake th e campus atmosphere unpalatable.Still, a b a n o n campus drinking could be consideredto make \ th e campus* atmosphere unpalatable? tomany people. There has got to be some other reasonwhy the college would enforce such a ban, and thatreason is called the State of Pennsylvania. IAccording to the laws of this state, n o person under21 is allowed to consume any alcoholic beverage.That 's, jthe law and for the most part it's strictlyenforced. T h e only major exception to eotorpement ofthe law has to do with situations where alcohol m aybe served to underage persons in a private home.Here, the law is unenforceable; few police agencieshave the time or .evidence to go* around raidingprivate homes on suspicion of underage drinking.Unfortunately, a college-can't be treated as aprivate homeindividual administrators cannotassume the responsibilities that ja privatehomeowner can, especially when those responsibilities extend over 1,200 persons. Because of thisfact, student arguments to the tune of "just wink atour drinking, because were drinking in our 'home' oncampus" don'tfwork. The legal ramifications gomuch further, i L& *

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Andy RothThe Merciad accepts, In fact .encou rages, the* submission of articles, letters, and stories from any and allmembers of the Mercyhurst College community:students, faculty, administrators, trustees, and friends ofthe school. However, as responsible Journalists we mustreserv e the following rights: fe*.1. .The right to revise copy into standard English; Vy2..The right to revise copy into correctj- journ alisticform:;* -:t.. A n d , finally, the light to revise copy (but not changemeaning) to fit layout design.in addition. Letters to the Editor must be signed, mustbe factually verifiable, an d must be written in good taste.Names will be withheld upon request, but false names willnot be used , ^

The ultimate - point of the whole argument aspresented thus far is this: Mercyhurst College is notin a position to supersede the laws of die State ofPennsylvania. Where d o w e g o from here? H ow aboutchanging the laws of th e state! 'In past discussion of the problem, this *is wherethinking o n the part of most Mercyhurst students hascome to a halt. A great many persons curse the statelegislature for failure to lower the drinking age. Thestudent* discontent can best be summed up in thequestion: " W h y don't they listen t o u s ? " Let s look atsome facts^ that may provide an answer' to thatquestioning & ''* \Pact One: A good many persons sit in the generalassembly of this state with o n e goal in mindgettingre-elected. j t x pFact Two: Re-election depends on votes, and theeasiest J w ay to gather votes is!: to collect them ingroups. ; v kFact Three: interested in gaining group support,legislators will attempt to "work in the interest of thevot ers" (and groups of voters).Fact Four.: The students of this state represent ahuge group in terms of population,? but are a lousygroup in terms of organizing student blocks ofregistered voters. % {Four years ago, the right to vote was extended toall persons 18 and older. Today, studies of votingshow that college-age, persons consistently scorelowest in terms off voter registration and turn-out.Because they have made little u se of th e right to vote,college students are no more powerful today thanthey were prior to getting th e vote. iIt's about time that Mercyhurst students realizedthat the h eart of the on-campus drinking question isbeyond the g ates of this collegein Harrisburg. Thelast few attem pts at lowering the drinking age in thisstate have failed by very small marginsoften byo ne or tw o votes.Those deciding votes have been cast, in somecases, by legislators from the Brie area!Why don't the Erie area members of the GeneralAssembly listen to us? We^have;, no influence, nopower at the polls. These men could care less thatMercyhurst has the potential for an organized groupof over 1,000votersthey know the reality. H owever,if such a group were ever? formedif we "gotsmart"things might begin changing fast.Pa t W escnler

Richard AltmireGlenn AndersonJane Anderson ' *K a re n B a r r yJohn Beck ,Ma ry B e th BetzoldChar les Bo leNancy BorowskiWesley BossmanGuadalupe B i l l i ngs leyAAadatyn Brooks.K a re n S mi th B u c kWill is C a rd o tM i c h a e l C a r r i gCynth ia Cifell i w" . \M a r y Clare CIanceyChr i s topher CoffeyKevin-Cook " Susan Seiders CroweJohn Da ly ../* %Edward Danie lCarmine DeCar loE i l een De lSordo 'AV i rg i n i a DenaleJ a me s DiLoretoDeborah DudaR o s e ma ry D u rk i nP a t r i c i a FerretWP a t r i c i a F l a n a g a nDeborah F loundersWi l l i a m G l i n k aK a th e r i n e GodlewsklL isa Gomes H f rMary Beth Gra f *Rodger Gregor i chStephen Gr i ceRebecca Gro lemundL a u ra G ro tz i ng e rMa ry D . H a r tma nDanie l Hed lundDarce l He is tP a me l a HeynoskiH a r ry H i l l W

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Joan Rakowsk i - .Roy Reeves -Thomas Rob ieDorothy Robinson-Cami l l a Roche j -MaryAnn Rozsas %Jean Rugg ier iR a y mo n d RyanKaren SchausJohn Schm ff jMichae l SchweingruberRegina ScuraCarl Sheldon ,{L inda S impson ?AM a t t h e w Siuda *>Jud i th SkrzypczakP a t r i c i a S mi thSharon Smi thRona ld Susmarsk lRebecca SwensonJeanine TedescoP a t r i c i a TtvnanCynth ia TolanKathleen T u re kMarsha Lou TurosA l i ce ValoskiDouglas Verno iaSusan Viner )kAlber t Vota qDavid Wa l a c h * 'Kathleen WalczakR ichard WashekLeonard WashingtonBever l y Welsh *Ma ry A n n Flecken WelshRoberta WenstranPatr i ck Wesch lerT i mo th y Y eagerBon i ta YostKathleen Zaff i naPhi l i p ZamierowskiSusan ZelenakDeborah Zera

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As fall term of 1975 draws to a close and studentsanxiously await Thanksgiving vacation, M ercyhurstcampus is chaotic; last minute papers to write, oralreports to give a n d , o h y e s , y o u forgot to read only BOOpages i n o n e of your texts.You know that nicotine and caffeine are stimulantss o y o u stock u p o n cigarettes, coffee an d toothpicks tokeep your eyelids open for 48 hours of cramming.Among your study time set aside for final exams, youmust find room in your suitcase for your toothbrush.But these years will quickly pass and our memorieswill b e unforgetably ennoyable.THE MERCIAD will print one issue duringIntersession t o b e distributed on December 12 .

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The Work-Study - Student-Aid Program will continue to be in effect during Intersession. All studentswho wish to work during Intersession should consulttheir supervisors b y N o v . 7 . k * i IThe hours accrued during Intersession are in*eluded in the total hours awarded for the year. Forsome students, this period is a n opportunity to makeup hours missed during the fall term; for others itmay provide a time to accumulate some hours thatmight b e difficult to fit in when schedules are tighter.For a third group of students, the job schedule willcontinue at the normal rate of hours per week.Sr.^Michele, Assistant Financial Aid Director,wants to'remind students who want their Nov. 14checks sent home to put their home add resses o n theback of th e time sheets dueN o v . 1.*Looking ahead is always a good-policy and nowmight be a good time to start thinking about summerJobs. The Overseas Custom-Maid Agency expects tohave 40 0 to 500 openings for college students wishingto work as a "Mother's Helper" in the New Englanda n d N e w York^area. * *A "Mother's Helper" i s n o t a maid or a dom estic inthe true sence. The student lives with a family andhelps the care of children and light household choresana h e o r s h e i s treated a s a member of th e family.These summer jobs start in June and terminate inlate August or early Septem ber. Salary range is $75t o $ 8 5 per week and room and board.jSalary; will

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Careers / / Energy For The Future #CAREERS IN 'ENERGYFOR THEj FUTURE* AREHERE NOW - According to anexcerpt from a recent issue ofthe Pittsburgh Press - Coal,which this nation has inabundance, is a "dirty" fuel

and its use presents amultitude of environmentalproblems. So conversion ofcoa l | to d t clean gas wouldseem to be the ultimate answer to this countryVenergyproblem. On this Wednesday,a plant in Bruce ton, Pa .,designed to do ju st th at will bededicated. ?* | | The Synthane (syntheticmethane) Coal GasificationPlant! of the U.S.7 EnergyResearch and DevelopmentAdministration | (ERDA) isnot expected to "flare" *itsfirst coal-produced gas untillate nextjmonth| It will thentake an estimated six monthsofP'shakedown" operation

before the single -gasifier atthe plant produces Synthanein usable quantities, RobertLewis, project manager,estimated. And the plant willnever produce enough gas tobe used com mercially, Lewissa id. & j f | 1in laymen's terms,gasification is freally justburning the coal underarefully controlled conditions. The -raw coal iscrushed! to the approximateconsistency of table salt andE ut under pressure in a "lockopper." This pressure isnever relaxed ana the productgas leaving the plant willhave the same pressure(about 1,000 pounds a square

Shall W e Help Ki l l Th e Classics?Any area of knowledge isworth studying whether it*seems practical or not. At thebasis of ^fhei Western,Civilization are concepts ofJudai sm, Chr i s t i an i t y ,Greece and Rom e. If we don'tknow about Greek and Latin,we are ignorant of ourbackground, of part of ourheritage, of cultures thathave helped mold Americanculture. If the past?had beendifferent* our hvesgwould bedifferentj. To be^gijorant ofthe pasris to'bepgnorant ofpart of life. pThere are other practicalaspects to the study of Greekand Latin0 per cent of ourEnglish ?words are derivedfrom Latin and the?Romancelanguages (which "evolvedfrom Latin); 40 per cent ofour words come directly fromLatin. We have taken 25 percent of the Greek languageinto our own language. Thus,

b y Dr. B e r n a d e t t e H i l i n s k ithe study of Greek and Latinincreases our Englishvocabulary.1 Our Uprose writers andpoets, our dramatists, artistsand musicians have used andstill do use Greek and Rom anthem es! and allusions.Familiarity with Greek andRoman literature and historyhelps us f gain a greater appreciation and understandingof the arts. The Greeks! and Romanswere^peo ple: i they * lived,loved, worked, fought anddied. They left us records ofthoughts and experiences.Thus, we can see how successfully- or unsuccessfullythey? jlcoped with theirprob l ems . ^Experienceteaches'9 is an axiom, but thecomplete quotation is "One'sown experience teachesfools." True, we learn fromour experiences, but we canand should profit from the

experience of pastgenerations. "To be ignorantof the mistakes of the past isto be doomed to repeatthem."j I t IHow can students be deniedthe right to study Latin and orGreek? Must the knowledgeof these | languages l diebecause no one will be able totranslate them? Atfthe veryleastJ can we not provideclassical courses in translation so that students -mayrecognize the value oft andderive profit from T theClassics? ? IiWhat is the task ofeducation? Is it not to teachpeople to think, to solveproblems, to cope with life, tofind pleasure and inspirationin literature, in j the a rts, inphilosophy, and even in theirown thought? -Its task is tobring students into contactwith great minds, not only ofthe present, but also? of the

inch)"that a gas pipelinenormally maintains fortransmission; Bounced around in amixture of steam and oxygen,the surface of the pulverizedcoal is altered so It will notcongeal and plug the gasifierwhen heated, *

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Meet the fair weathe r fans known as M ercyhurst stude nts.They're with you when you 're winning but the second youlose, guarantee they're the first to open fire.As the Laker basketball season fast approaches Mercyhurst students will anticipate a-winning season and if theLakers start off on a winning note, these same fans willfollow. These same fans will rave'to their friends in Edinboro, at Slippery Rock and Gannon that they have the bestsmall college team . Of course these same uloyal to the end"fans will be the first to put down their team just whenthey're needed the most. I feel this year, unlike past y ears,the students offc Mercyhurst should pull themselves awayfrom the "fair weather syndrome*' and support the Lakerswhether the y're winning or not. Mind you since the beginningof the basketball program at Mercyhurst, the Lakers havenevert had -a losing season.' This is something that allstudents should take pride in. f &This > yearsj team can be awinner but not without thesupport of the students. It's very possible that I myself willwrite "columns that do not exactly place the Lakers in thestars but I can definitely say I'll slick by this years team totheend. > |

Hurst Soccer Team Splitsb y Pat C o n d r i n

The Mercyhurst Soccerteam managed to slip andslide their way to an impressive 8-2 win over ErieCathedral Prep this pastSaturday, in front of one of (hesmallest crowds of thisseason. The 'Hurst boostersstarted off sluggish, but oncethey settled down they beganto dominate the smaller, lessexperienced Pre p squad. BobCcfrtis led'the 'HurstTwith animpressive^ five goal afternoon. Once again the Hurstdefense, jplaying in theirfamiliar rough andaggressive fashion held thePrep offense in check for thebetter part of the afternoon.-{t On Sunday of this pastweek the 'Hurst's winning

streak was quickly brought toa halt by the Erie Atoms. Thismatch was also played on thequagmire ^behind BaldwinHall, which seemed to causeproblems for both of theteams. Mercyhurst jumpedout to an early lead via thefoot of Jose Moguel, but couldnot magage to hold on to theslim lead for very long. Thepatient Atoms, who seemed tobe using the miserableplaying conditions to theiradvantage soon tied the scoreand later took the lead whichthey were not to relinquish ontheir way to a hard earned 4-2victory. Jose Moguel wasresponsible forboth of the'Hurst's goals. I

Tennis Wrap-UpMercyhurst's Women's varsity tennis team is becomingmore successful each year. They have won 25 per cent oftheir matches this year as opposed to 0 per cent last year.This year's team consisted of the following mem bers:Rose Ann Bauer, a junior from Pittsburgh , Pa.Cindy Casali, a freshman from Pittsb urgh, P a.Julie Collins, a freshman from Greenlawn, N .Y..Jane Kerstetter, a sophomore from Em porium, Pa.Mary Ann King, a freshman from Cunmore, Pa.Paula Pizzat, a freshman from E rie, Pa.fDonna Walker, a sophomore from Ra ritan, N.J. IThe results of the matches are as follows: IMercyhurst vs.: i *: M | | ?

I Villa 5-lAllegheny 1-3I Edinboro 0-7Gannon 0-3 1Clarion 2-3Gannon 2-3|Behrend3-5 *Clarion3-2i Grove City 2-3*Behrend2-6Villa 6-0

f When a school is notaf-filiated with a conference, themajor goal of the season is towin enough games to qualifyfor the post-season playoffs.At Mercyhurst College,Coach Dave Markey, whotook over from Dick Fox at

mid-season last year, figureshe has the horses to contendfor a berth in the NAIADistrict f18 tournament #inMarch. ) % \ \Three starters return fromlast! year's* 15-11 squad thatfailed \ to reach It s goalprimarily because they couldnot avoid the close lossesseven by five or less points.The top returnee is seniorJesse Campbell, the first Ail-American in the brief jfouryear history of intercollegiatebasketball at Mercyhurst.* A6'9" center \ from StockBridge, Michigan,**Campbellowns or shares 23 schoolrecords. He has been namedto several All-American, All-District, and All-Area Contingents, including first teamAll-State (includes majorschools) and the NAIA Ail-American Second Team. Heaveraged 20.7 points* per.game and 14.6 rebounds lastyear despite being double andand triple teamed. For hisfirst three seasons in a Lakeruniform, Campbell averaged18.1 points and 14.8 reboundsper outing. \ . \

Although his statistics areimp ressive ,. Campbell a lsoexcells on the other end of theJeff Davern

court. .He plays aggressivedefense and is very intimidating under the boards.Joining Jesse under theboards at one forward slotwill be 6'5" senior Bob Repko.Repko averaged only 7.6points per contest, but he wassecond behind Campbell inrebounding with a 7.7average, %The other returning starteris Mike M olnar, a 6 1 " seniorback court performer.Molnar, who transferred toMercyhurst from Saint ClareCommuni ty C o l l e g e ,Michigan, lea theclub inassists with -91 and set aschool season free throwpercentage marked by hittingon I over 86 per cent ofhisCharity tosses.: 4

The remaining two startingpositions are up forgrabs.Jeff ;Davern, a 6'1" junior,and 6'2" sophomore JamesHarris have the inside trackfor the other guards spot.Davern played in all 26games last year but averagedjust 5.8 points per contest. \,Harris, the best defensiveguard on theijclub, played inonly iseven contests lastcampaign. But hehas improved considerably from agreat deal of \ summerpractice and his defensiveability may earn him astarting assignment.Thre e! performers, PaulYoung, John Burrow andConnie McCoy, are n n | contention for the ^remaining

forward slot. Young, a 6'3" sophomore, isthe most versatile performeron the squad. He is equallyadept at forward or guard andsaw action in 13 contests lastyear. M :|:McCoy, a6'4" senior, sawspot action in 19 games;'lastwinter. He is also the backupcenter to Jesse Campbell.A 6'4" sophomore, JohnBurrow is the other contenderfor a starting forwardposition. He has good naturaltalent and fine leaping ability.Depth at the guard spotswill be provided by 6-0sophomore Kevin Bradleyand 6'1T* junior Jim Oshlick.Providing relief at theforward spots are 6'3" juniorTom Barringer and 6f6"freshman Dick Brickell, thelone new comer on the squad.The*major concerns forMarkey are on overall lack ofheight and shortage of gameexperience for half the squad.Outside of /Campbell, theLakers don't have a performer ab ove6'6". They mustbe considered a small ballclub in size and strength.Despite *good potentialamong die returning non-starters, five of them playedin ten or fewer games fastseason. . iThe Lakers will receivetheir baptism under fire earlyas half of their 22 games areslated for late November andDecember. This segment ofthe schedule includes eightgames in four tournam ents.

Personality Profileb y C h r i s V a n W a g e n e nJeff Davern came toMercyhurst College in 1973and since that time he hasplayed with the! Lakerbasketball team. A ^graduate' of MeadvilleHigh School, Jeff playedthree \ years of varsitybasketba ll where he compileda 17 point average over thatsame amount of time. Jeff'sbest year at Meadville camehis senior year when 4 heaveraged IB points a game.During high school Jeff waselected to his section's all starteam every year, :S HNow in his third year as aLaker, Jeff hopes for a j goodseason for his team. He wasdisappointed in the Mercyhurst students attitudetowards the Lakers. SaidJeff, "they're behindjlyouwhen your winning but as soonas you lose they look forexcuses as to why the teamlost." As for this season Jeffwishes that some of theI Women's

games in December weremoved over into January.As the Erie Classic nearsthere isonly one team Jeffworries about and that ' sEdinboro State. One interesting point that Jeffbrought out was the fact thatthe Lakers are fortunate ifthey get to practice everyday. He also emphasized thepoint that the Lakers need agym very badly. Jeff pointedput that Edinboro practicesevery day and that their gymis opened any other time forthe players to use, where as

'iPhoto by Nancy Willisthe Laker team will practicethree days in a row then havea day off, then practice twodays in a row and?, haveanother day off.As -for the up comingseason, Jeff, like everyoneelse remains very optimisticbut chances|are the Lakerswill? have a very successfulseason.- "* \

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