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VOL 51 , NO. 20 MERCYHURST COLLEGEStudents]Likef HurstSRC Survey Says mFRIDAY, APRIL 6 , 1979

bv Sue Fuss WKS K E B H S B II The results are in - and ac-cording to the Student Reactionto College j(SRC) I survey,students app ear to be (pleasedwith Mercyhurst. HMwi*>J*lS3% 'The students are very im-pressed," said Dr. John Millar,dean, of the college and. vicepresident of academic services."Many individuals N werepleasantly surprised." 1 ^ff JSThe survey, distributed to 257students last February highlights19 different area s of the collegefrom the quality of instruction tothe campus climate. According tofigures released by the office ofstudent services - which spon-sored the survey - Mercyhurstfavors much better than theaverage of at least six other in-stitutions including CaliforniaState University and! WestVirginia State. giHJIj jgjfgfiOf t he 257 students sampled, 81were freshmen, 52 sophomores,68 juniors and 47 seniors. Thestudents indicated that they werepleased with thelquality ofacadem ics and J seemed com-fortable with the way things arenow. SSSJ. aaffiaW , pK"I was impressed that the

students felt their courses wereworthwhile," Millar said. ^ 9 |8 "Our students appear moreacademically conservative thanthe national sample," said E.William Kennedy, J directo r ofstudent servi ces. Very* fewsiudents favored no classes, pass-fail grades only, or no grades atall . ggag 5 >g In the areas of counseling andadvising, the college againscored well - 62 per cent indicatedthat they used the services.! "We have two problems in thisarea , ( thoug h, according tostudent perceptions,"*Kennedysaid^lFigures s showed I thatstudents have | " tr ied tr un -successfully to meet with facultyadvisors or counselors" moreoften than the national average.3 Forty-two a pe r cen,t of thosesurveyeornoted that they wereunable to use the library whenneeded because it was closed and54 ffiPer K c e n t { expresseddissatisfaction with the libraryservices. Both figures are nine to18 per cent j below the nationalaverage. ^ ^ i "I don' 11hink the library is thatbad - but I do think it's under-9iM ^ Continued onj'age 6) ^^k^td

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Father - Daughter Weekend chairperson Vicki Martlnago, left, andco-chairperson Judy Tischler.j^^ ilxfcJaB * ' I B S ' iOM*5Dad, Daughter DaysApr iMany of the social andacademic programs at the 'Hurstare based on tradition. Despitethe many changes within thecollege, it has been able to blendinto the present some of the fineraspects of the past.g One such tradition is Father -Daughter Weekend, which will beheld April 7 and 8. All students

attending the weekend festivitiesmust register in the facultylounge between 10:30 and 12:30 inorder to Secure tickets for theevents.?A | luncheon buffet in thecafeteria is planned for Saturdayafternoon, followed by a |talentshow in the'recital hall.Saturday evening's dinner -dance will be held at the Edin-boro Holiday Inn, with the socialhour beginning at 6 p.m. Thedinner menu includes appetizer,salad, boneless stuffed breast of^chicken with*wild rice, bakedpotato, peas and carrots, roll andbutter, beverage and dessert.'Hurst* Vice President of^Development Robert Prather will*be guest speaker. The Jerry

Weekend fCandela Trio - a band that per-forms oldies as well as popularselections - will provide themmusic. A photographer will beWpresent at this year's occasion inorder to take photos of the dadsand daughters. fA five adollar9package will be available whichBincludes two wallet and two fiveby seven pictures. *

According to Vicki Martina go,Father - Daughter Weekendchairperson, approximately 150reservations have been made todale which provides anestimate of some 300 attendingthe events.??*"The re turns have beensuper," she said. "But I want toremind students that they canmake reservations within thenext few days. Reservations areessential and greatly ap-preciated. If you've lost thereturn card, give me a call."It's all planned for this up-coming weekend, butpreparations have been long inthe making in order to provide aweekend of enjoyment for the"two erf you.1' tk.. * '

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Apres Diner Panel - from front to back, Bonnie Jam es , Steve Frisin a, Pie rre PriestleyCol lege'sf Qual ity fEducationDebated jBySEganfScholars

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As part of the Egan Scholars*Apres Diner series, six studentspresented their^ views las tThursday on the question "Whatis a quality education?" ":%*v\\li,Walt Green, a junior historymajor, emphasized the need for atotal education with room forpersonal growth. He stressed theneed for social and spiritual asIwell as academic education.With the idea that the quality ofeducation is equal to the qualityof students, Sue Fuss, a juniorenvironmenta l s tudies major ,spoke on upgrading the quality ofthe student at Mercyhurst,"I venture to say that studentsmust be recruited not just| fornumbers to fill a quota or as awarm body that pays the bills,-rj!said Fuss. "Students should berecruited for academic ability orproven potential." BL I ."Students must be motivated tolearn," added Steve Frisina, a

junior business managementmajor. Frisina also noted thatadequate resources are neededfor a good education along with"free sjace" for the student togrow. He maintained that it is themotivated Student who looks forand receives a quality educationCathy Bete her, a sophomoreEnglish , educa t i on! majoistressed the challenge of aquality education. %A student must seek a qualityeducation," she said.*"It can beobtained if the challenge is ac-cepted."Sophomore accounting andpolitical science major PierrePriestley centered his talkaround what he considered thethree main areas of an education- knowledge, wisdom anddevelopment. * He explainedknowledge c as the actualeducation* and* wisdom * an ddevelopment as th e application ofthat knowledge. 2J

Bonnie James, a freshmenEnglish major, defined educationas "not necessarily knowingeverything, but being able to findknowledge." ^ B | BSf! **3 "Education should Jmake youhungry for more education," shesaid. "Education is learning houlo learn." Jt j ^| t -Af t er t h e ir talks , all s ix of thepanel members answered Iquestions from those attendingthe dinner. The panel discussedi he level of academics at Mer-cyhurst as well as the value of theliberal studies core. *W In response to a question fromDr. Robert Hoff, professor ofpsychology, the panel agreed thatthere was a definite lack of anintellectual atmosphere outsideo| ihe classroom.3 The Apres Diner was one ofmany sponsored by the EganScholars 8 to promote campusdiscussion on a variety of topics..

MSG Officers Offer Job SynopsisIt s that time of year again. Thephasing out of the "old" and theinstituting of the "new" withinMercyh urst Student} Govern-ment. Not only is it time for theelection of MSG officers, but ea chdepartment will soon be selectingits representative to government.Candidates must file a letter ofintent for a specific office withSecretary Darlene Wawrejko byThursday, April 12 at 4 pm. Thecampus election will be heldWednesday, April 25. Candidatesmust speak to the present officersand representatives of MSG onApril 23, and must also speak inthe cafeteria on April 24. Cam-paign regulations will be postedon the MSG office door.* g '>'According to Mike Heller,current MSG president, theduties and responsibilities of thefour offices cover a variety ofareas. I"The president's office is not apowerT position. It may be in*fluential because of theresponsibility j an d f decisionmaking that is involved whendealing with students, ad-ministration, faculty, board ofTrustees and A ssociates." 'Rightnow the job involves at least sixhours a day, but this varies. Itusually averages about 20 hoursper week," Heller said.According to Linda Raven-stahl, MSG vice-president, he rmain duty is being the liason to

SAC. "As vice-president Ibecame an active member ofSAC and helped in the planningand initialing* of ideas , plusworked at the various activities,"Ravenstahl stated. J v iTreasurer Steve gFrivinasummed up the duties for hisoffice in terms of devising thebudget for the school year,keeping the records and then re-evaluating the budget at the endof each term. "In addition to thefinancial aspects, it becomesobvious that creativity in allofficers is the key differencebetween an adequate and a goodgovernment," he said.Darlene Wawrejko, current

secretary, defined h er position asprimarily dealing with theorganizing and preparing ofminutes, and the maintenance ofgovernment files. "The secreta rymust be available to thepresident when he needssecretarial help in typing lettersand memos" vThis year's MSG officers-dealtwith the issues concerning thecalendar change, yearbook, thecollege's admission standards,and the proposal of challengingcourses. In addition, representatives and officers participatedin workshops based on the topicof motivation and student in-volvement.

L.S. Visitor Ignores 'HurstAn arlicle in this week's LakeShore visitor, the newspaper ofthe Erie Catholic Diocese, seemsto be causing some stir at Mer-cyhurst . The article, which appears onthe front page of the March 30issue, highlights enrollment atvarious diocesan schools. Inreference to college's in Erie thear t ic le s ta tes " the f igures(mentioned earlier in the article)do not include the studentsenrolled at the gtwo Catholiccolleges in the Diocese: Gannonand Villa Maria College.'lipIn a letter written in responseto the article, 'Hurst Chaplin F r.Guy Patrick speaks of fine

"Catholic realities about Mer-cyhurst College."x "After much reading on thequestion. I have yet to discoverexactly what requirements art*necessary to designate a collegeas Catholic." Patrick said in the*letter. Nevertheless, he feels thatthe title is important.. "I would like to believe that th eLake Shore Visitor article was in'accidental erro r' when it omittedthe name of MercyhurstCollege." said Veterans' Coun-selor lAn CyterskiJ He noted thatthe community tak es pride in theheri tage es tablished by jtheSisjers of Mercy and looks for-ward to (he continued service.

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Harrisburg Hassle It's the State capital getting(nationwide attention, folks. Is itor isn't it a catastrophe inHarrisburg? Nobody knows forcertain - as of this writing. But nopolitician - none less than JimmyCarter - is taking any chances.Jimmy went to the site at Threei Mile Island last week like he wasthe nation's daddy - comfortingall of us in the dark- protecting usfrom any potential harm we thinkve might receive from a badnightmare or a severe thun-derstorm. And there he was -i'resident Teeth - giving the site aorn-again blessing. Golly, I hisippearance there must have>een equivalent to tucking allhose local residents in beforehey went to sleep that night. Andfa slept soundly they must have -because big daddy was there andwhat harm could have come to allGod's children? Carter's vigil to Three VMileIsland brought to mind a similart rek former PennsylvaniaGovernor Milton Shapp made afew years ago when he spent thenight in that hotel in Philadelphiawhere Legionnaire's Disease wasfirst uncovered. The analogydoesn't stop there between thetwo politicians. They are alsoboth Democrats (Harry Trumanis still spinning in' his g rave),they both ran for President (thelesser of the two clowns won) andthey are (Shapp was) bothineffective with ?authority. Butthat's another story.?The tale in Harrisburg is apolitical bombshell in itself. .-Itdidn't need Carter's appearance.Stay away, Jimmy - unless you'reshopping around for a Three Mile

Island to be built on your block.'Hurst Happenings iNICE TO KNOW the SRCSurvey showed that, for the m ostpart, students were pleased withthe 'Hurst. *A cross-section ofstudents enrolled here was madeup of 257 students who filed thesurvey. That 's a reasonableamount to "poll." Unfortunately,the same people also said theythought that euthanasia was aThird World adolescent, Worldadolescent and that the "Mup-pets" were real.But seriously, I'm personallypleased students like this college.It has its positive and negativeaspects but, for the most part, thepositive is always bestremembered - like in a survey.After all, 257 people can't bewrong. Right? . . . | J *I DON'T KNOW about any ofyou out there in Mercyville, butI'm already getting psyched forthai May 16th Activity Day. MSGPrez Mike Heller has manyactivities - all of which shouldgenerate a lot of interest - still inthe planning stages he hopes willtake shape. MSG hopes thiscollege holiday goes over in a bigway so it will remain a traditionh e r e . . . jPrA CERTIFIEDTRADITION will take place thisweekend when fathers anddaughters h ave the run of" thecampus. It's that time of yearwhen dad and "the apple of biseye"?get together and have agood old time.-It started yearsago and - fortunately - is stillimpor tant here. Rememberdaughters, I'll be disappointed ifI don't here at lea st one of you tellme that it was the best date youever had . . . nHPBnriilfe 3

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