VOL 60 NO. 1 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21,1984

Homecoming weekend kick off tonight

Brian Sheridan * This weekend the atmosphere

on campus will be one of celebra-tion asj Mercyhurst alumni and students get togetherifor the fifth annual Homecoming.

As opposed to previous years, this year's Homecoming is being held in mid-September instead of late October. VThe main reason for the

change," says Gary Bukowski, director of alumni relations, "is that the alumni board felt that peo-ple really did not get to see the •beauty of the campus.0

| SAC C h a i r p e r s o n , Jean Moniewski, agreed that the move was a wise decision. Hu^We^had a problem with last years (Homecoming)-because it was the same day as Hallo ween.?lt was just bad timing." 1

The Laker football game, which the weekend is centered ,! around, also played a role in scheduling this year's event. The Lakers will take on the Red Flash of St. Fran-cis on Saturday,^September 22 J at 2p.m. at the Erie Veteran/s Stadium.'

A full slate of activities for both alumni and students are schedul-ed before and after the game. * Mercyhurst students will be able to take part in a tailgate party ;on Friday from 8-10 p.m. on .the Egan Deck. j E

"The tailgate party is something new," Moniewski adds, "and I think it will be a.great opportunity to meet a lot of new people."

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Past! and present members of the crew team will grab their oars for the annual alumni crew's race Saturday morning at Somerheim Park. "The crew race is a tradi-tion,"Bukowski said. "It started & Prior to kick off time a car|parade will leave Zurn parking lot and pro ceed to the Erie Veterans Stadium At 2 p.m. alumni and students meet for the game and the crown ing of the Homecoming King and Queen. This year, Jean Monjewsk will crown the second Homecom ing King and Queen of Mercyhurst Last year, seniors Antoine Thomp son and Barb Hanley won the title

After the game, the alumni will attend an "After Glow" party and a buffet supper at St. Markfs Center. At59 p.m., both groups wJll^then have^the opportunity to attend the Homecoming dance at the Cam-pus Center. . f *

Bukowski expectsf*aboutl 250 alumni? to return to their? almal! mater. J | | ;

"It's definitely grown every year and it's becoming a bigger and bigger event/' Bukowski; said. Plans are already underway for nex t y e a r ' s H o m e c o m i n g Festivities. . - *• > •

Moniewsk i also bel ieves Homecoming is becoming bigger and better as the years progress. | "I thinkfall of the activities will generate a lot of school! spirit."

Rain or shine, this year's Homecoming will be a:wonderful chance forlstudents to start new friendships or rekindle old ones.

WELCOME ALUMNI

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jWMCY, the campus radio sta-tion, has added another feature to its programming. i

Along with supplying the cam-pus and the Erie community with all of the Pittsburgh Pirate games, WMCY now also provides both communities with the Mercyhurst Lakers and Buffalo Bills foptball games. \j£ £ i

In the Spring, WMCY confirmed a contract with the Pttsburgh Pirates l and began broadcasting their games-in xfune. £& %

Two montha-later, the station made an agreement with the Buf-falo Bills making it the only station in Erie to broadcast! both the Pirates and the Bills.

The exclusive coverage of these two professional teams ^extends beyond the gates ofhhe college.

Through the cooperation of Erie Telemedia, subscribers to this cable company are able to hear all the games of the Pirates, Bills and Lakers on Chanel 33 \ : About a half a dozen students

and faculty members helped bring the games to the'college and the Erie area. i

WMCY Program Director, Rick Wendt said many of these new developments have come about because of the possible addition of an FM radio station. "Many institu-tional programs were developed now so that they could be used in the future," Wendt said

Steve Curcio, faculty advisor of the station^ safd, "WMCY is taking steps toward fufilling radio needs in the community and in providing all kinds of programming."

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New faculty join r

By Susan Marcy E i g h t n ew f ac u I ty

members have joined various departments throughout the college as of this Fall term.

New in the area of political science is Dr. David Allen. Allen will take over pre-law advising and law-related courses in the absence of Dr. Barry Grossman who wil be on a leave of absence this year. Allen received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D from the University! of Wisonsin-M i l w a u k e e . Dr. A l l en especially likes the! small c o l l e g e a tmosphe r e because it will allow him to get to know his students on a one-to-one basis.

Mark Gridley, a new member of the psychology deaprtment, will play a dou-ble role at Mercyhurst. Gridley will be teaching courses at the D'Angelo School of Music in addition to his psychology courses.

H i red in the hote restaurant management pro-gram is Samuel Veneziana, a

1975 Mercyhurst graduate. Veneziana will teach all

basic$food courses and is in charge of the Clipper's Cove, Top of the Hill Club, catering and meal prepara-tion for the seminarians^ at St. Marks. ? a? A native of Erie, Veneziana has been employed with the Marriott Corporation in Pitt-sburgh, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

Jean-Marc Baier is the new director of the dance depart-ment. He received his B.F.A. from Southern Methodist University. Accompanying Baier in the dance depart-ment will be June Lee Hines.

Frank Scalise is a new member of&the business department; Scalise receiv-ed both his B.S. and M.S. from Purdue University.

New in the philosophy and religious studies department is Dr. Frederick Keck. Keck is originally from New York City J and was J previously director of religious educa-tion ^n*Long Island? New

York. Dr.fKeck graduated from Fordham Universitylas a graduate student in May. j

J o h n ! Campbe l l has become | a | member of jthe biology department, he will serve as assistant professor of the department, while Ray-mond Buyce will be an assis-tant professorfin the depart-ment of geology. ? | I 1 f Kathy Wachterfis new in the fashion merchandising program in human ecology.

Additions to the faculty on a full-time basis jjinclude; Irene Brown, math depart-ment; Alan Gick, ^business department; Robert Dolwick, music Idepartment? and An-t h o n y v G r i m a I d i , I a r t department. J^ jp jB 5r|3

These four members previously taught at Mer-cyhurst on al part-time basis.

Shelle Barron, another graduate of Mercyhurst, joins the art department on a part-time basis while William Erickson becomes a part-time employee of the. Com-munications department.

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The recently completed sidewalk allows Townhouse and Briggs Apart ment residents more accessibility to the campus. *f •> i

Po|p go the prices! m Those who utilize the pop machines I on campus [may have noticed Ian increase in the price of*a single can of pop. One can is now 55 cents, an Increase? of five cents over last spring. |

William Kennedy, director of student services, explain-ed that the price hike is a direct result of an increase in the price of sugar.J

Tie further pointed out that

when the price of soft drinks in the supermarket is raised by 2.5 cents or more, the price of a can at the vending machines must be raised a nickel. | I |

The elevation of the ven-ding machine prices is simp-ly an indication of how things are all over, not just here at Mercyhurst, jsaid Kennedy. * """

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Donnelly joins Campus Ministry team

By Gena Kost Walking through 211 Main,

an unfamiliar voice may be heard. The distinctive accent is that of Karen Donnelly, the new Campus Minister.

Donnelly will oversee the duties of Marie Martone who resigned in July.

The new Campus Minister is responsible for coordinating such volunteer programs as the Mercyhurst folk group, convalescent home visiting, the Emmaus soup kitchen and

organizing the lEucharistic Ministers ;for each Sunday Mass in the chapel. W f

More student involvement in planning each weeks liturgy is one of many ideas Donnelly has initiated. 1

She has also added an even-ing Mass to the Sunday liturgy schedule to accomodate those students who go away for the weekend.

Beginning in£ October, a|10 p.m. Mass willlbe said each week in the Blue Room,

Fall magazine due in October

The Mercyhurst Magazine is expected to be published at the end of October. This will be the fifth issue put out by the External Affairs Office in conjunction with the!Alumni Office. * * ^ P

The magazine, which premiered in November of 1982, is published in the Fall and Spring of each year.# J | ^ .Accord ing 8to Corrine Halperin, assistant to Mary Da-ly in External Affairs, the pur-pose of the Mercyhurst Magazine is "to keep" alumni and the general (Mercyhurst) community informed." It also contains articles that relate

the college's involvement the Erie community.

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Past contributions have in-cluded articles from the alum-ni, ? professors, and current students. Halperin notes that the Mercyhurst Magazine is an "outlet*for some people in the community to have their work published." |# | H & |

gThe External Affairs Office welcomes contributions from the entire community. Students and faculty with ideas for the upcoming publication, are asked to stop by the External Affairs Office in 102 Main. *r

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are Interested in pJanning the weekly liturgy to attend their committee meetings held every Tuesday. | | Donnelly believes the Cam-pus Ministry should provide a welcoming atmosphere of Christian hospitality for all of the 3 Mercyhurst community. "Campus Ministry^is vital to the college community. It's a comfortable i place where students, faculty and ad-ministrators can get together informally," she stated.

The new environment seems to be accomodating to Donnelly who is a native of Rhode Island. "I feel very much at home here," Donnelly said. The people are friendly and the campus is congenial. "I'm adjusting better than I ex-pected," she added J

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warm welcome The word "welcome" has been a!common greeting

around campus for the past couple of weeks. The word is simple, yet it Is a congenial way of greeting a new face or making one feel more comfortable in a new environment.

Every Fall term we are greeted with a welcome. The first steps through the dormitory lounges conveys a sense of belonging. Professors, administrators and roommates alsoexpress a feeling of friendship by transmitting this word through verbal or written communication.

Welcome; it's more than just a word. It conveys one's hospitality and friendliness. A doormat may be a{non-verbal form of communication, however, a visitor can sense the environment will be invititing.

Making one feel at ease in his new surroundings is the initial step to creating a new bond of friendship. Most often, actions speak louder than words. |

We should take the time to welcome an individual with newt ideas, dreams and hopes. Newcomers will remain timid until they are welcomed warmly. I |

It is not January yet, so it is not time to make^resolu-tions, but it is the time of the year to extendia warm welcome to the freshmen, transfer students, new faculty members and especially to the alumni; f j

Homecoming is always the opportune^time to say"welcome." It's such a simple word. %

THE MERCIAD welcomes the expressions of its readers inP'Your Opinion". All let ters|must bejsigned and shquld contain an address or telephone number to be us-ed for verification purposes only. Con-tributions will be edited for grammatical or spelling errors.

Letters must* be submitted by noon on Tuesdays preceding.publication.

The Merciad Frances M. Moavero, Editor

Naomi A. Romanchok, Assistant Editor Brian Sheridan, News Editor Laura Ruby, Feature Editor Greg Yoko, Sports Editor

Leslie Hafenmaier, Photography Editor Gary Laurnoff, Art Design

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Kevin Armstrong Lisa Bauman Shane Brown Katie Brown Michael Fachetti Cindy Ferraro Dale Frederick Amy Groover Greg Hernandez Debbie Hison

Reporters Tim Hoh Jack Holland,-Jennifer Laird Loretta Layer Brenda Lowe Susan Marcy Brigid Nee Mathew Nesser Quintina Patterson

Robin Patton Gary Peterson Mary Jo Rice Lisa Riforgiato Monica Stewart Sandy taylor Jeff Vona Rick Wendt Robert Zonna

Typists Cindy Lochner, Rena Zicarelli, Chris Cardinaldi, Mary Marchwinski

v Matt Duska, Cartoonist , % Grace Ricci, Copy Editor f £ Richard Prem, Business Manager > Z Stephen H. Curcio, Faculty Advisor

Letter

encou involvement

Dear Fellow Students, ^^'Weld'ome baclWei^he 'Hurst. | M y j fellow! officers and I hope you had an en-joyable summer and are ready for the coming year.

Many changes have taken place at the 'Hurst over the summer. Two such changes directly affecting you, the students, are the reinstating of the yearbook and the renovation of the Student Union.

Through the combined ef-forts of the Student Govern-ment and the college ad-ministration, we were able to come to terms and bring back a 1985 Praeterita. This is a completely new year-book. It has been expanded and every full-time student shall receive one. Another change is its delivery date. The Praeterita will now arrive

on campus in mid-May. I en*-courage those interested in being on the staff to contact the MSG office in 209 Main for further information. The other major change has been the further renovation of the Student Union. With the help of many people, we were able to repaint, add new lights, new ceiling fans, and construct a half-wall border. |As many of the Seniors can tell you, today's Union is a far cry from the Student Union when we were freshmen, t

Now on to the coming school year. The biggest single issue in the past four years will be decided this year. | That tissue > is f the school calendar. As many of you know, this is the last year of the present trimester

year system. Next year we will be operating under a new calen-dar. Which ^ca lendar , semester, trimester, or other, will be the subject of debate. I strongly urge all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to think it over and let us know how you feel. It's up to you to make a stand one way or the other. You will be the ones directly affected by this calendar decision.

There are many other i ssues tha t y o u , the students, will have an in-terest in this year. The only way to be completely inform-ed is to attend the MSG meeting. Look for times and dates of the meetings in the Merciad . Get involved.

Thank You, Patrick Songer MSG President

Letter

Freshmen studies extends!appreciation Dear Editor: \

Over this,past summer, we welcomed our new students to|the Mercyhurst Community through two orientations.

• Faculty, administration and staff members, too many to name here, gave their

time to assist the Office of Freshman Studies. I am most grateful and \ thank them for their assistance.

A special thanks goes to MSG Vice President Sue Bennett and the up-perclassmen she recruited to assist our office during the

orientations. We couldj not have done it without them.

Again, thanks to all who helped make our summer a little easier.?

Sincerely, Robert L Pagni \ Director of Freshman

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Paula Tofil, first floor Egan RA

Time well spent By Paula Tofil £

JPrior to the start of every school year, the department of ! housing brings together a group of selected students for a week of intense instruction called Resident Assistant Training. Th is^ September marked the second year which I've succumbed to the wishes of Phyllis Aiello by packing my teddy bear a week early and learning how to help students through the catastrophies of college life. The "Week, of EhTlghtenmen™providesfone with a degree of understan-ding regarding school policies and procedures for handling various emergen-cies; but somehow fails to in-form | the aspiring RA that every student who walks into the dorm will be a case unto itself. |

What I have continually found amazing is that none of the old stories seem to come back and haunt the school ex-actly as they have in the past. The ind iv idua l s tudent stresses individuality by doing

and being what no other could. Suddenly, the RA who has gone through a week of "preparation for everything" finds unpreparedness knock-ing at the door at 4 a.m.. in the form of an eighteen-year-old freshman who is sleepwalking and looking for her tent. A quick explanation that this is Erie, Pennsylvania and not

Saudi Arabia along with escort service back to bed seemed to have done the trick, but if who told me to expect this??? I

Obviously, employment as an RA is full of little surprises. Some surprises are entertain-ing. For instance, last week I returned to my room one day to find a resident languishing in my bathtub. No l big deal. I asked if she'd like a towel but was | informed that she'd already brought her own. Other surprises are not so amusing. College students are often people with very real problems and concerns. Trou-ble at home, pregnancy, in-terpersonal difficulties, and substance abuse are situa-tions which come to an RA's attention more often than many people would like to believe. Handling these dilem-mas frequently requires that the RA act as a Mason between the student and some profes-sional agency. It is in cir-cumstances such *as these that the Resident {Assistant becomes fully aware what the college living and learning ex-perience Is all about. Seeing people grow, sometimes pain-fully, sometimes joyfully, but always moving toward a new form of individuality, is the most rewarding compensa-tion that one could expect from such a task.

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RA J arefreallpeople too By Steve Seymour9Hg&

I'll never forget that rainy spring morning. Dressed in my best suit, I nervously awaited

my future boss' first question. 'Twas RA interview day. Some of my friends who were RA's said, "walk in like you own the place and remember all the coaching we've given you."

Phyllis' questio was,"Mr. Seymour, why would you like to be a Resident Assistant?" Although I cannot fremember my answer, I'm sure It was far from brilliant.| The interview went /well. In the I f inal analysis, I became one of the "chosen", f |

After slightly over a year in my position,; Merciad editor, Fran Moavero asked me to write about being an RA. It was only then that the nightnare of Phyllis' first ques-tion came back to haunt me.

There are the obvious reasons for wanting a job that can be very unpopular at times. Money certainly was a motivator (for the first year, anyway).

T h e r e ' s ! a l s o f t h e philosophical position that-

simply do it! for the personal gain and glory, but?l do not think this would apply here. Having my own room was a big factor, but that bowed outlto being able to choose my own

Steve Seymour, RA of Mercy Apartment. 1

roommates as an RA in the Mercyhurst jApartments.

Relating some* of my ex-periences is probably the best way to^tell my story. 4 ..One day I was caught in the

center of about 500 pounds of football playershrying :to kill each other as well fas me. I questioned my decision to be an RA. The countless evenings that I'm interupted to unlock a door or fill out a maintainence form j cannot | | i be spefic reasons why I wanted this job! J Being an RA doesn't sound so great, but I wouldn't trade my postion for any other job. So why am I an RA? Being able to work with many fspecial people, including my boss, fellow RA's, and students makes^the job worthwhile. Meeting everyone who comes to my door looking for their room key, knowing that not all of them think of me as a disciplinarian, but as a friend who will help them in ! whatever possible at any time of the day or night.

Helping people; I think that's why I like this job. Assisting someone with one's problems is the greatest feel-ing l i n the £ world \ to me. Remember housing residents, your Resident Assistant isn't there to "write you up", he or she is there to help vou. Z

I Film For Discussion: "El Norte" - Wednesday at 7:30 in Zurn RecitallHall. Admission free.

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Class of 1988

MSG Mercyhu rs t S tudent

Government meetings are held every Sunday at 7:30 p.m.in 114 Zurn. i |

LECTURE Representat ive John

Anderson will kickoff the 1984 lecture series on Tuesday, October 2 in the Zurn Recital Hall at 8 PM. The Countdown 1984: The Third View Party will be his topic of discussion.

DP MA MEETING CMIS-and Business ma-

jors; there will be a DPMA meeting on Monday, Oc-tober 1 in 207 Zurn at 8:15 PM. Special welcome to freshmen.

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COLLEGE SENATE Any student wishing to

participate in the College's government structure can volunteer to serve on one of three standing committees of the College Senate. For more information»contact Dr. Ludlow Brown jj in 223 Preston.

NEED HELP! Study skills workshop.

Learn to take organized notes and how to budget your time. A study session will be held "Wednesday, September :26, 7-8 p.m. the Mercyhurst Library Projec-tion Room.

WEEKEND LITURGY Beginning in October,

weekend liturgy will be held at 10p.m. in the iBIue Room. i

CHECK CASHING | Mercyhu rs t S tuden t

G o v e r n m e n t " w i l l be cashing checks for all students. Temporary hours are set up until Oct. 1. The hours now in progress are Monday 2:30-4 p.m. Tues-day and Thursday 1:00-3:30 p.m. and Friday 11:30-1:30 and 2:30-4:00 p.m. The Cost is $2.00 to open an account and 25 cents*to cash each check.

NAUTILUS | The Nautilus^ Fitness

Center, located in the Cam-pus Center is open ;to students Monday thru Fri-day 1:30-4:30 p.m. Evening hours are 8-TO p.m. Sunday thru Thursday. 1 J isffiii

ATTENTION $ During the months of

September, October, and November, flu fvaccines will be administered to students, faculty, and ad-ministration. NO CHARGE! Health Service hours- are Monday thru Friday, 9a.m.-noon and 1p.m.-4p.m. Also, allergy injections wil be given on Thursdays and Fridays thoughout the year.

MSG RECEPTION All students are invited

to meet the representatives of the Mercyhurst Student Government. ,A special reception will be held Thursday, Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Back Porch Cafei '*- • I I I

Faces! from near and far It's a new academic \ term

and the/Hurst has attracted new faces to its campus. This year students have come from all over the United States and from as|far away as England and Ireland. | k

Approximately 360 students make up the freshmenlclass, 45? percent of them being males and 55 percent of them being females, according to the Director of Freshmen Studies, Robert L. Pagni.

Seventy-six percent of the freshmen live on | campus, while Wtwenty-four | percent commute. | Pagni said that there has been a decline in students from New York while the number of, students from I

Are you gaining weight?

By Cindy Ferraro Avoiding weight gain is an

obsession with most in-dividuals, but freshmen col-lege students should expect to put on a couple of pounds

A PIZZA TRIVIA

For all you trivia buffs, The Mer-ciad will soon be having weekly trivia contests. Answer the question cor-rectly and win a piz-za ^courtesy of Jhe Clippers Cove. So get ready to get a "pizza''̂ the action;!

Ohio has risen. The departments of Accoun-

ting, I Business, HRM, and Criminal Justice attracted the most freshmen.

This year there were approx-imately eighty transfer students | that!came to Mer-cyhurst, according to Rick Bengel. Bengel urges transfer students to get involved in school activities as|soon as possible to make the transi-tion easier. s t '* ^

It* seems St hat* the small school with its friendly at-mosphere ^and career pro-grams |were| some ^specific reasons the Class of 1988 made f Mercyhurst their home for the next four years. £ U

"I like a small school with a friendly atmosphere," \ said freshman criminal justice ma-jor Sheila Bond from Pitt-sburgh. Another freshman, Jannie Colby said, "I chose Mercyhurst because of jits dance program." iShei also stated that being away from home would be a hard adjust-ment, however, improving her academics is a primary goal.

While:the atmosphere was one element that has brought the largest freshmen class, others found the atheletic pro-grams another strength of the college. The football program, for instance, was freshman Vic Morini's reason for atten-ding the 'Hurst. i

throughout their;four years of college. As freshmen-begin their college life at the 'Hurst, their eating habits will most likely change. s

A study conducted at Penn State University, revealed that freshmen gained a total of nine |pounds. iWhy? Food: is more easily | accessible, and therefore eatingK habits of marly students change.

Food is not the only factor in freshmen weight gain. Studies indicate that lack of exercise, emotional and psychological factors, such

as moving away from home, and additional stresses of col-lege life makes it difficult to maintain one's weight. 1

Weight contol can become a constant battle leading into yourj sophomore,aLunioriand senior y edits .*P4t(1f Stdte* SftSb surveyed the upperclassmen. S t u d i e s s h o w t h a t sophomores fi gain about 7.3 ponds, juniors gain an average of 7.8 pounds while seniors are expected to put on about 6.5 pounds, although some seniors' said they lost weight, due to exercise. * . 1

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f Sherlock's Home -Come listen to the sounds of Drive She Said Friday and Saturday night, 10pm to 2pm. 508 State street.

Shenanigans -It's just around the corner! Friday and Saturday night, Kidder from

10pm to 2pm. £3728 Pine Avenue.

Laker Benefit -After'the football game join the fun at Skinnys 5 to l l 1pm. A DJ will be playing your favorite sounds. Located at 26th and Hazel. $3.00 Cover charge at the door and bring your own mug. ' *

Peninsula Inn -For a long weekend of excitement come listen to Contour Friday, Satur-day, and Sunday night. 44 Peninsula Drive.

Wagners AM -Wagners is open 1am to 5am at the corner of State and 14th streets.

September 21-Homecoming Tailgate Party, Egan Deck, 8 to 10pm.

22-Car Parade begins in Zurn Parking Lot at 12:30pm£ Homecoming Football game, Lakers vs. St. Francis 2:00pm. Homecoming Dance, 9 to 1am in -the Campus Center. 50 cents admission.

23-Movie:Police Academy at Zurn Recital Hall. 7 and 9pm. 50 cents admission.

i25-FYI, John Karate Expert, Cafe, 8:15pm.

B. Lichaczh: Back Porch

28-Bus trip tolGenerations Night Club in New York. Must be 19 years of age. Proper ID required. Leave at 8:30pm. 3.00 admission.

Cinema III III Milcreek Mall -Gremlins and Red Dawn at 130, 3:30,̂ 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30. All of Me at 1:45, 3:45, 5:45,

7:45 and 9:45. AtHhe 7:30 showing of Gremlins there will be a sneak preview of the film Irreconciable Differences star-ring Ryan O'Neil and Shelly Long.

Cinema World -Tightrope and Until September at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and! 9:30. Ghostbusters at 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 69:45. The Evil That Men Do at 1:40,3:40,5:40, 7:40 and 9:40. 4

Concert Series -Tuesday September 25th at 8pm Cellist Claudio Jaffe will perform. Concert at the ] DiAngelo School of Music in St. Marks Auditorium. Free admission.

Reviewing the summer How would you characterize

your summer vacation? Good? Bad?' m Unproductive? You're not quite sure? Well, there is one aspect of the summer you can safely characterize as be-ing mediocre: The Box Office hits. | : i | Pf In the early days of your vacation you may have had the chance to view Robert Red-

ford in THE NATURAL. This "fairytale" film traced the life

of baseball superstar, Roy Hobbs. |THE NATURAL stret-ched oyer the realm q^eality and into never-never land." In my opinion, it was one, two, three strikes: a natural out.

The Block Buster of the summer? There's no doubt about it-GHOSTBUSTERS! With the combination of Dan Akyroid and Bill Murray, what e lse* can &you expec t? GHOSTBUSTERS incor-

porated non-stopable humor, tension, fright, and amazing visual effects. Not only that, it left the American public fearless. If a situation should arise and vo^jeed^e[p battU ing the supernatural, "who ya' g o n n a*' *c?a I* I ? '3 GHOSTBUSTERS! ?

My sentimental favorite this summer was Spielberg's GREMLINS. How can one not fall in love with a Mogwai? But as cute as they are, they can sure bring about terror. Get-ting one wet causes multiple

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A different type of film hit the Box Office this summer. Singer-Songwriter" Prince made hisfacting debut in the film PURPLE .JRAIN. The big-gest of Prince fans can be assured to feel empty at the&

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So if' being back In school has. you .feeling down, find your way to the theatre. Even if the quality isn't- there, the variety will be. Afterall, to the filmmakers,; "varietys is the 'splice* of life."?

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Lakers stun "Team of the 17 By Robert Zonna

and Greg Yoko i "This is obviously the big-

gest win infMercyhurst Col-lege football history!," claimed Coach Tony DeMeo after his Lakers shocked the Pioneers of Widener Univer-sity last Saturday, 17-7.

Widener, .participants in the} NCAA Div is ion III playoffs six times in the last ten years, entered the con-test ranked fourth in the divi-sion, as well as 22 point favorites. i

Using a ball control of-fense and a stingy defense, Mercyhurst overpowered the "winningest team of the

'Hurst CC team wins

Sophomore Don Beveridge led the Laker running squad to a 18-36 dual meet victory over^/est m i nslenasf Satu r-day. The meet was the first ever held at the Mercyhurst campus. Beveridge's time of 25:08 over the 4.5 mile course is obviously a course record. £

The victory marked the team's first dual meet of the 1984 campaign. '"|j

F o l l o w i n g f b e h i n d Beveridge J were the Lakers' Ron Verrilla and Ken Dyer. Although over a minute after the leader, Verilla captured second with a clocking of 26:10. Dyer tied for third with Westminster's number one runner at 26:55.

The Blue and Green's Dar-ryl Rickard finished fifth while Laker freshman Tim Mitchell took seventh place. Mercyhurst easily won the meet by taking five of the top seven places.

"Beveridge and Verrilla ran well within themselves," commented Coach Mike Speros, "I knew the team was ready for Westminster." >. The Laker runners will now spend next I week preparing for the Notre Dame Invita-tional, their next outing. This invitational will include a very large number of teams and will feature races for Division I, II, and III teams. The meet, which is slated for Saturday, September, 29, will be held in sSouth Bend,

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decade" (95-12) to extend their record | to 2-0. | The Pioneers, who last captured the national championship in 1981, fell to 1-llf j I j Mercyhurst outgained

Widener 267 to 229 injtotal yardage. The 'Hurst also showed a|143 to 91 edge in rushing yardage, whi le Widener managed a 138 to 124 edge in the passing department.

Calling it the team's "sweetest victory," offensive lineman Mick Stepnoski and the rest of the Mercyhurst of-fense used two short runs and a 34 yard field goal by Tim Wilkins to account for the* scoring. Widener's only score coming on a 14 yard TD pass. ,.> The defense, led by Jerry Spetz and James Sherrod, swarmed all over Widener and never^ let up. Spetz recorded three sacks. The Lakers managed seven total. Sherrod was in on ten tackles and had two sacks to receive defensive MVP honors. ^

After a Ricci fumble,

Intramurals set to start

Since 1970, the Mer-cyhurst community has been involved in intramurals. They are organized not only for the student body, but also for any faculty member or administrator.! t

During ?the|fall term, the following sports are schedul-ed to take place. They are Men's Flag Football, Co-ed Volleyball, .and Cross-country. To participate in football or| vol ley ball, teams must register at the Campus Center. Rosters are available at the Campus Center from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The last day that rosters will be ac-c e p t e d i s T u e s d a y , September 25 at 4:30 p.m.

lAs for cross-country, run-ners are placed* in different classes for competition and one week before Thanksgiv-ing they run in the Turkey Trot. This race is a 1.5 mile across campus run and the winners receive a 12 pound turkey as their prize.

| R e m e m b e r , j a i l a re welcome to take part in these activities.

Widener drove 88 yards in 11 plays. iThe first quarter score coming on a 14* yard! pass from Dan Guy t o f f All-American receiver^ John

AHTLETE OF THE WEEK James Sherrod J a senior defen-

sive end from Cathedral Prep, is the "Athlete of the Week" for the period of September 10 to September 16. Sherrod recorded 10 4tackles, including 2 quarter-back sacks,while causing one fumble and recovering one fum-ble in the Lakers 17-7 upset win at Widener.

Yokes Over Easy!

Roche. Nick Pulos' conver-sion|made|it|7-0 * and gave Widener its only lead..? I On Widener's next posses-sionlBob Nies intercepted a Guy aerial and returned it to the Pioneers 34 yard line. Facing !a |fourth-and-four from the 28, Ricci connected with Tim Ruth for a 21 yarder. After a gain of one, Ricci scrambled in from the six. Wilkins extra point tied the game at 7-7. i

In the third quarter Wilkins ended a 65 yard drive with his 34 yard field goal. The score put the 'Hurst on top 10-7. The drive was fueled by a 61 yard hook-up from Greg Harada to Alby Blevens.

Midway through the last stanza the Lakers added the clincher when Ruth bulled over from the one yardfltne. The run capped a 13 play drive that covered 56 yards and used up almost six minutes of the clocki

Perhaps the biggest defen-sive play of the game ^oc-cured with just 3:36 remain-ing in the contest. ATte^ne Lakers* final J score,&£ the Pioneers took the; ensuing

kickoff and marched down to the Mercyhurst* nine yard line.

It was at this point when the 'Hurst's Mark Petrasek sacked Widener's QB, Dan Guy, • from the blindside causing a fumble which was recovered by $ Laker Mike Hanes. |

The Lakers hope to make it 3-0;this week as they play host to St. Francis(PA) in the annual homecoming affair. The Red Flash of St. Francis bring an 0-2 record into the game under first year coach, Hugh Conrad. They dropped their opener to Bluffton, 17-0, before falling victim to a revived i Thiel squad, 23-6, this past week.

Mercyhurst goes into tomorrow's game as 31 point favorites, but as Head Coach Tony I DeMeo states, that could possibly present a problem.

"The obvious |thing we have to guard against is a let-down," concedes the fourth M year coach, $"We jntend j t o ^ return to Take^Bal l ^^h ls week."! Kick-off j s slated for -2:00 at the stadium.

Well, here we are again! Another academic year |is underway, and for some of us, this is our last go-around.

The Class of 1985 will mark the graduation of the first recruited football players, the first group of Billy Kalbaugh's basketball troops,Jand the in-itial members of the?'Hurst cross-country^ team ^among others.

There have been a lot of ups and downs over the past three years, but the hard work and patience is finally beginning to pay off |

Cross-country \ senior rRon Verrilla flatly statedfthat this year's opening invitational sawfthe team's improvement finally surface as the Laker squad finished sixth in a twelve team field, f f %

"We beat more teams in

that race than Mi any previous year.'lll t \

This move towards the top in|the cross-country program is * symbolic of jjthe whole athletic department. Let's take a look at last week's results.

GOLF j f I Although it took them a few

rounds to get warmed up, the 'Hurst linksters have begun to take charge. * f? f H?

Last Wednesday, the team traveled to Buffalo \ for f a f quadangular -.match with Canisius, Nazereth, and St. John Fisher and came back to Erie with an impressive victory. * $Jf

Led by medalist Greg Ashton,*wno shot; a 73, the Laker| squad | easily out-distanced their nearest com-petitor! (Canisius) by |33 strokes. Tom Whalen (76), Dave Hewitt (77), Tony Marino (77), and Tom Buckley chip-ped in with impressive scores to record the win.i at*

Just two days earlier, Mer-cyhurst conquered:>both Pitt-Bradford and St. Francis. Whalen took medalist honors in this competition with a round of 76. Kevin Kaye shot a 76 to take the runner-up position! T * .

WOMEN'S TENNIS The L&dy Lakers opened

their new season with a 6-3 loss to a tough Grove City squad, only to bounce back to defeat 1-79 rivals, Edinboro|by a 5-4 count, j

Coach Ric Harden received victories from his third through sixth singles players and one doubles combination to take the win.

Dawn G o o d w i l l , Jan Johnston, Amy Arrowsmith, and Terrie Thompson record-ed thef singles points, while Johnston and Lisa Heidelberg won their doubles match.

SOCCER ^ I m After losing four straight

hard fought contests, the Mer-cyhurst soccer team entered the win column Tuesday, when they downed the ;Alliance Eagles 2-1 in double overtime.

Freshman Gary'Jamieson's recorded both Laker markers. His first goal opened the scor-ing Jjust :33 into ther match before hitting the game win-ner at *17:53 oft the? second overtime. Jamieson now has five goals for the year. |

Coach^Duane Zimmerman's squad now sports a 1-4 slate.

My two predictions:^MER-CYHURST 38 St.Francis 3; PITTSBURGH 27* Cleveland 17J2[ P

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