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Vol. 75 No. 8 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 3.8th StJErie, Pa. 16546 December 6, 2001O pen visitation perm itted S tarting to take shape.. .By Sara SeidleEditor in chiefT h e perennial call among Mercyhurstfreshmen for a more lenient visitation policy is finally b eing answered.Due t o t h e efforts of Mercyhurst Student Government's residence lifecommittee, two weekends per termhave been approved as open visitation weekends in the freshmen residence halls. T he first open visitationweekend will take place D e c . 14-15,the weekend of the Winter Formal.Year after year, freshmen complainabout th e policy that does not permitmembers of the opposite sex in resi-'dence halls overnight only to give upthe battle as sophomore year approaches and the freedom of the* 4apartments moves to view. Last year,two MSG representatives! KristenBrown and Liz Wilson, despite thefact that they were sophomores andliving in the apartments, continuedto press th e issue. A ccording to BillyByrnes, chair of the residence lifecommittee and a senior representative, Tracy Fisher, last year's MSGpresident, presented the idea to Dr.William P. Garvey, college president.Garvey approved th e initial proposalthat would allowjfor a certain number of weekends throughout th e yearto be designated open visitationweekends for various reasons. "I'mwilling t o s e e it happen o n occasion,"said Garvey. H e added that visitationwill not expand to more than twotimes a term.Byrnes added that, despite the initial approval, MSG's executive boardtook no further action on the issuelast yearUNevertheless, again this

year, the freshmen representativesignited the debate. Mike Foglio, afreshmen representative, explainedthat th e residence life committee tookAon the issue and collaborated withLaura Zirkle, dean of residence life,to establish a plan for open visitationweekends. T h e plan was then submit-ted t o t h e MSG Executive Board andwas approved.Foglio and Byrnes both commented that th e new policy is receiving mixed reviews. ^There are somefreshmen that don't want full visita-tion," said Foglio. A ccording toByrnes, "There has really been amixed response from freshmen."To combat this mixed response,Byrnes said that th e policy does comewith some guidelines. He explainedmat all guests will still have to signin and that there must be a "mutualagreement among roommates" be fore a member of the opposite sexwill be permitted to stay over. Zirkleadded that any guests that are notsigned in before the open visitationweekend begins will be in violationof the policy.A ccording to Zirkle, th e number o fresident assistants o n duty during thisfirst open visitation weekend will beslightly increased. "T his is the firsto n e . W e just want to make sure it issuccessful. Because if it isn't, thereprobably will^not be another one,"said Zirkle.A ccording to Byrnes, the weekendsthat are tentatively designated openvisitation will include Homecomingweekend, formal weekends in boththe spring and winter. Little Sibsweekend. Parent's weekend andValentine's Day weekend.Christmas on?Campus totak e place D ec. 8i

By Sarah Beth K ingeryContributing writerMercyhurst College will promote theholiday spirit by once again holdingits annual Christmas on Campusevent,' an occasion that gives underprivileged children from the Eriecommunity the chance to celebratethe magic of Christmas.

T he event will be held o n Saturday,D e c . 8 in the Carolyn Hermann Student Union from L p.m. until 4 p.m.During this time a variety o f activities are planned, including a photowith Santa, a gift shop with crafts andface painting*To conclude the day, BarryMcA ndrew, english professor, willread the story The Night beforeChristmas. Gifts will also be distributed to the children. A pproximately1 00 inner-citychildren will be in attendance.

"1 think it is one of the best thingswe do on this campus and it is evidence of the Mercyhurst mission toreach out to the community," saidPenny Hanes, associate professor ofaccounting. Hanes, along with CassShimek, associate dean of studentdevelopment, advises the event.A ll Mercyhurst C ollege studentscan participate by signing up to bebuddies or dress up as characters.Buddies will be assigned a child whothey will be in charge of for the afternoon. T hey will help them withtheir crafts and encourage them toparticipate in activities.Christmas on Campus is put together by the business departmentClubs and organizations on campus,including the dance students, arttherapy students, Circle K,A lpha PhiSigma, Diversity 1 0 1 , campus ministry. Council for Exceptional Children and the education department,help out by collecting donations.

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By Megan EbleStaff writerT he student body at Mercyhurst isfilled with a variety of differentfaiths. A pproximately 800 studentshave identified themselves as Protestant, because of this Cam pus Ministry decided to take action in providing those students' with the opportunity to develop and further theirProtestant identity. Led by Protestantminister R e v . Lyta Seddig, a Protestant worship has been developed foFanyone interested.Mercyhurst welcomed R ev. S eddigto Mercyhurst in S eptember and sheimmediately put together worship forProtestant students. The worship w asheld on Wednesday evenings lastterm. However, because of low participation, Rev. Seddig knew something was not working out to fullybenefit th e students. After a n a l l campus survey, she found that Wednes

day evenings were not as availableas she had thought. After surveyswere sent back, Rev. Seddig foundSunday evenings to be most requested.A ccording to R ev. Sed dig, one ofthe central focuses in worship is tojoin together in corporate worship toform community. In coming togetherthe Protestant worship will sing, gaina perspective on life, listen to theword read, affirm the faith that isheld, pray, participate in the Lord'ssupper and resolve to bring faith intoeveryday life. T hrough this all members will growjin their identity asChristians.Rev. Seddig is working with herhead and heart to develop this worship service in th e best and most creative way she can."Th e focus of the traditional Protestant worship was preaching theword. T he sermon was central, itbecame very scholarly, and it need

not be there," said Seddig. "I'mworking to try and be m ore creativein the text. Worship is the work ofthe people and we are all meant toparticipate."R e v . Seddig initially formed a Protestant worship because the studentswere concerned that there was nosense of a Protestant community oncampus. "I'm hopefully going to encourage that," said Seddig, "but Ican't do it alone."T h e new scheduled Protestant worship will begin on Dec. 12 at 7 p.min the Prince of Peace Chapel. Allstudents are welcome and encouraged to attend.For anyone interested in the musi-cal aspects of the worship, Rev.Seddig would love for you to bringyour talents and instruments to further capture the essence of worship.For additional questions or concernsRev; Seddig can be reached at ext.3348. -T- i A * S

A nthrax hoax remains under investigationBy Kristin PurdyManaging editor

A month after the anthrax scare atMercyhurst, the investigation is stillongoing, with little progress or newinformation. So far, the most infor-mation reported from the investigation is that there were no harmfulagents in the envelope, but the substance is still unknown.- The FBI is currently investigatingthe false threat, but the identity oftheletter sender is still unknown. Withthe continuation of the w ar againstterrorism, the investigation remainslow on the FBI's list of priorities,

with the security of th e nation as amore significant priority.A week after the anthrax scare atMercyhurst College, a firm in Cleveland, Ohio received an identical letter. T he appearance ofthe letter wasidentical to the letter received atMercyhurst. A long with a postmarkfrom Cairo, Egypt, the envelopeshared the similarities of an identical message inside, as well as identical penmanship.Strikingly, the envelope was notproperly addressed, as the envelopedelivered to Mercyhurst College wasnot either."The FBI is wondering if the m ail[sent to th e rum] w as meant for Capi

tol University," said college President William P. Garvey.The second identical letter suggests that someone is randomly selecting an address for these falseanthrax scares, said Garvey. H e continued, " T h e F B I said there is almostnever a repeat of these incidents."With heightened alert in all offices,a repeat of an anthrax scare at thecollege is not likely.Mercyhurst College is waiting forth e total costs ofthe investigation atthe college, which usually takes 45days. All costs w ill come out of acontingency fund, which sets aside$ 150,000 for college emergencies.

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Police and S afety7 i|ogfN o v e m b e r 9,2001West Duval apartments ]Failure to comply witlfcquiet hours!at 3:05 a.m. R equest was made bythe RA on duty. Police and S afetywere called twice, at 2:40 am. andat 3:05 a.m. . VNovember 9,2001Mercy hurst A thletic C enter ]Subject's clothes and credit^cardlwere takeifltolong with|B47.00 incash. Hie cash and credit card werein a wallet, and placed in a plasticbag along with the clothes when theyIwere taken. '* jNovember 9,2001Briggs A ve. apartment IR esident reported the theft of a V CRl

i from the living room. Case closed,VCR was found, it wasborrowed byla friend. 1N o v e m b e r s , 2001 *Briggs A ve. apartmentComplaintant states that their cefflphone was taken from theapartmentby an unknown person while having a party.N o v e m b e r J ^ 0 0 1 | y ^ j | ^Lewis Ave. apartmentComplaintant called Police and]Safety to report loud music from aroommate's bedroom. Thedoor waslocked and unoccupied. The dooihad to be removed by maintenanceto turn off the music.November 15,2001Baldwin Hall

' M sVictim received phon e calls from anunknown female who left messageson the answeringmachine. The mes-Jsages were obscene and sexual innature.

November 24,2001Mercy apartment 1Possession of alcohol in freshman]housing, under (21)years of age, alcohol in substance free housing. Illegal garnering, furnishing alcoholto*person's underage (21).N o v e m b e r ^ , 2 0 0 1Briggs Av e . apartmentVictim was receiving harassingphone caUsfroman ex-boyfriend.

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Radio format to appeal to studentsBy A nnie DeMeoStaff writerA lthough Busta R hymes will mostlikely never be a reality on WMCE,it is likely that students may tune into hear something otherjthan theclassical music that currently mo-nopolizes the campus radio station'sformat >Students have taken the first stepstoward changing the format of theOn campus radio station, WMCE. Agroup of students joined by formerMercyhurst communication majorswho are now employed at radio stations in Erie met with Dr. Garvey,college president, about theprogramchange.

T he meeting was sparked by a general feeling of discontent with the station, according to John Hesslera junior Mercyhurst Student Governmentrepresentative who initiated the endeavor."I wanted to change the format,because students don't like the current programming on the station,"said Hessler. "We conducted a survey and in a small pool of 60 stu-dents there were three who like theradio station and listen to it."T he meeting with the president didnot go over as well as Hessler wouldhave liked, though he said that thereare definitely some avenues forchange. :>*There were some things that wedidn't realize going in," said Hessler.

"A pparently there was a time wherestudents had an open format, meaning that they could play whateverthey wanted, however the board oftrustees and the administration decided to stop this after some inappropriate comments were made."Garvey will not allow students toconvert the campus radio station intoan open format, for fear of contaminating the image of Mercyhurst, according to Hessler*,I However, there are still some options that the students are working onto create a more appealing radio station. Dr. Garvey is open to hearingproposals for changing the classicalformat of the "station to one thatwould incorporate jazz, blues, bigband, or as Hessler put it, "Frank

Sinatra"-type music. The next stepfor the students working to changethe program is to develop specificguidelines and present them to thenecessary individuals said Hessler.Hessler added that another optioncould be creating a secondary, low-band radio station that is entirely student run, but does not reach the samemagnitude of people.Hessler said, "Most colleges havetwo radio stations." "Right now MSGis exploring that option. Maybe therecould be something like The Freedom Zone on air. T his option will bemore difficult to achieve, so we areworking on determining student support and evaluating how it will benefit the department."

Elevator under? renovation Stoll offers computer cautionsBy Annie DeMeoStaff writerThe days of getting trapped in theOld Main elevator because someoneneglected to close the door havecome to an end.[f As part of the Capital Campaignlaundry list of improvements tomake to Old Main, work on the outdated elevator is underway.Mercyhurst College maintenance ishandling the project."A s money became available forthe renovation project for Old Main,we've been able to take care ofsomeof the items," said Bill Kerbusch,]director of the physical plant. "Wejumped on this project because oftheproblems we have been having withthe elevator." J IA ccording to Kerbusch the elevator is being renovated to complywith the standards set forth by theA mericans with Disabilities A ct."We are getting as close to thestandards as possible," SsaidKerbusch. The A DA does not require full compliance in already ex-

Annie Sitter/ photographeristing structures.The elevator will have the samesize car, though all operational aspects will be updated/T he controlsfor the elevator are beingand the door and gate will be automatic.T he project, barring any unforeseen problems, will befinishedwhenstudents return from Christmasbreak."Everything is going verysmoothly with the project," saidKerbusch. "The goal is to have itcompleted by Jan. 2."'Hurst European A dventure

Mercyhurst hosts summer abroad programMercyhurst's hotel, restaurant andinstitutional management departmentwill host a summer abroad programfrom July 17 to Aug.* 15,200 2, "Students from all colleges are invited to participate, as are non-students from the Erie area. Participantscan gain up to six college credits between two course offerings.T he first course,fromJuly 17-30,is International Gastronomy. Thishospitality related elective will introduce students to the concept of global food belts, regional eating habitsas well as the etiquette of gastronomyand the relevant cultural aspects offood and drink.The second course, offered Aug. 1 -15, is Europe on the World Affairssince 1945. This liberal arts coursewill analyze various aspects ofEurope's political and economicalevolution since 1945 placing an emphasis on the East-West relations.Faculty ~from Mercyhurst andSchiller International University willteach the courses. Classes will beheld on the Schiller campuses andwill use field trips to local h istoricalsites.

The program package includesround trip airfare, room and board,field trips and a Eurorail Pass basedon the length of stay. Participants mayattend either or both of the courses,or may opt not to take a course andsimply travel. Participants may alsochoose to customize their package inorder to arrive early or stay longerthan the set schedule of events.!> Damn Stern, program director ofMercyhurst College's Summer European A dventure, said the program isdesigned to broaden students' understanding of Europe's culinary andpolitical history.P "Whatever the student's major, heor she will learn in an internationalenvironment that will provide a newinsight into the world. T his is an opportunity for students to see and tas teEurope, and to earn college creditwhile doing it "A pplications are available throughthe hotel, restaurant and institutionalmanagement department atMercyhurst College at ext. 2084.R eservations must be received byJan. 14,2002,' 2

By Brad HooverMerciad'writerThursdayknight, a packed MaryD'A ngelo Performing A rts Centerlistened to the second speaker in theMercyhurst 75th A nniversary Distinguished Speakers Series, Dr. Cliffordstoii. iStoll, a University of California -Berkeley astronomy professor, dis-cussed computers and their impact oneducation, ,Stoll, whose hair is in the samestyle as Albert Einstein's (long andwild), outlined his argument to theaudience in a manic, passionate styleasking the audience not to agree withhim, but to prove him wrong.In his lecture, Stoll discussed theneed to be skeptical of people with"blind optimism ofwhat the Internetand computers will do for us." Hewent on to describe what he calledthe myths about computers: goodjobs of the future swill only go to"wired people"; poweribelongs tothose who are connected; and schoolsmust be "brought into the 21st cen

tury" to prepare students.In these myths Stoll cautioned theaudience, "You will find a little bitof truth and a whole lot of falsehood."He went on to say, "In education,anything that separates a teacher anda student will be of dubious value forlearning."Several students after the lecturesaid they liked the topic but questioned Dr. Stoll's ideas. "1 really likedwhat he had to say, but he ignoredthe computer's value as an informational tool," said junior A ndrewEricson. "However, computers stillshould not be seen as a panacea but[should be put in the proper context." "Prior to the beginning of the lecture, Mike Skrypczha, a retiree whoI lives in Erie, expressed his doubts."I was planning on coming tonight,but then I saw a wild guy on the newswith hair like that, I didn't know if Iwould attend. But then I thought Iwould still come down and see whathe had to offer."A fter the lecture, Skrypczha said,"It wasworth it. He did what everygood teacher does, he teaches everyone something."

PR agency offers p ractical experienceMercyhurst's Communication Department has established Hurst Public R elations, a full-service, student-run public relations and corporatecommunication consulting firm.Both communication majors andnon-majors are involved.Clients include Mercyhurst organizations such as the S tudent A ctivities Committee, hotel restaurant in-stitutional management department,Hurst TV, Channel 19 on Erie'sCablevision and The Merciad, thestudent newspaper. iDr. R ichard Welch, associate professor ofcommunication, started thepublic relations program as part ofthe department's curricular activities."This not only provides students withreal world public relations experience but will also give clients eager

and creative public relations practitioners,'' Welch said. >The program has taken shape under thedirection of gemeral managerJulia Wanzco, a senior communication major. *Hurst Public R elation's objective isto create and produce materials andcampaigns needed to maintain andenhance client's reputations. According to Wanzco, students participatingin the agency gain real experiencesin the field of pubic relations byworking w ith clients and developingmethods to attract a larger audiencefor particular organizations.Hurst Public R elations' goal is tobuild recognition"for MercyhurstCollege and the communication de-partment'through community involvement and service.

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PAGE 3 TH E MERC1AD DECEMBER^ 2001FEATURESDivers i ty ' lOl h a s a full plate Of Coalition works to easeactivities this holiday season \ tensions in uncertain timesBy Megan EbleMerciad writerTheChristmas season is here and inthe traditional spirit ofgiving, members of the Mercyhurst communityare always ready to contribute. Diversity 101, led by president LeelaBarney, is currently running theirsecond annual coat drive with visionsof a promising outcome.From the Carolyn Hermann Student Union to just about every building on campus, you can find a boxlabeled "coat drive" in every comer,hoping for many donations. The coatdrive started just last year collectingabout 50 coatsfor he less fortunate.This year,rising above and beyond,Diversity 101 has already collectedover 100 coats. .r The coats will be given to the St.Martin's Center, the center will thendistribute thecoats to those in need."We decided to give the coats to St.Martin's because we wanted to makesure we were giving them to a non

profit organization," fexplainedBarney.This year the coat drive began Nov.7 and the final-day for donations isDec. 17. "We want to keep our focuson the coats^ however, any type ofclothing is accepted," said Barney.Diversity 101 is still getting theirfeet wet in bringing the diversity ofthe world closer toMercyhurst. Inaddition to the annual coat drive, Diversity 101 has an extended list ofevents planned for .the upcomingmonths. Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m. a traditional A frican-A merican celebrationcalled the Kwanzaa celebration"isscheduled to take place. It is a holiday celebration, which involves singing, dancing and a candle lighting ceremony where each candle representssomething. A ccording to Barney, thetradition is amazing.In addition to the Kwanzaa celebration, Diversity 101 plans to celebratetheman who made it happen. Jan. 15will mark a memorial for,MartinLuther King Jr. and freedom will becelebrated. Official plans are still un

derway.Finally, February 8, Diversity 101suggests that students should be readyto w ear beads and dance their heartsout. Diversity 101 will be holdingtheir second fundraising dance witha Mardi Gras theme. T he fundraisingis intended to help students raisemoney for a black history museumtrip. The dance will begin at 10:00p.m. and go until 2:00 a.m. The location of the dance is to be decided.Diversity 101 is very excited aboutthe upcoming events planned for theyear and encourages everyone to at-

?*tend. "I want students to be there,"explained Barney. "Diversity 101 isnot for a particular group of people.It's for anyone who wants to show hisor her culture of any kind. I want thestudents to experience the differenttraditions and celebrations/'For anyone interested in joining Diversity 101, president Leela Barneycan be reached at ext 3257. "A ll students are welcome," said Barney "Ourmotto is 'For me people, by the peopleand down with all people'." ' - v

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^BARTENDERS -s 2W A I T ER S A N D WA IT R E S S E SI i COOKS 2 ' I 1 2BA R B A C K SS E C U R I T YA pplications can be picked up inthe student government chambers on the third floor of thestudent union Dec. 5,6 and 7between 9am and noon

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerDeanna Blose and Rich Johns, both Mercyhurst students, are active participants in CAPE, the Coalition to Advance Peace and Justice through Education. CAPE is a new campus organization formedin response to the recent terrorisf attacks on the United States.

CAPE promotes sense of securitymaking WavesS tacey Abbott

T he events of S ept. 11 left manyfeeling unsettled, unstable and alittle scared. Some members of theMercyhurst community respondedimmediatly with action in order toease the hearts and minds of facultyand students alike. Deanna Bloseand R ich Johns are two such students. A long with the vision andguidance of Dr. Mary HembrowSnyder, professor of religious studies and director of the departmentof philosophy and religious studies,Blose and Johns have helped to establish a new organization on campus called CA PE: Coalition to Advance Peace and Justice throughEducation. *Blose, a sophomore studying earlychildhood/elementry education,from Punxsutawny, Pa, felt thatthere was a need for some type ofvenue Tor students and faculty toshare ideas and concerns. S he alsopointed out that the purpose of thegroup is "...to not only informpeople, but also to promote a senseof security.** Junior R ich Joh ns, who

majors in political science, with aminor in creative writing, also tookan active effort in thegroup becausehe feels that "education is the onlyway to really achieve peace and justice.** He added that he is happy tobe apart of this group and thinks "...itis great thatDr. Snyder has taken theinitiative to start something like thison campus.** * * Dr. Snyder echoes the remarks ofthese students by stating that shewanted "to do something positive tohelp our students cope with the S ept11 tragedy.** S he felt that this wouldbe best accomplished by forming a"coalition of students, faculty andadministrators in order to get a broadbase of ideas for im plementation.'*I -During the short history of CA PE,the group has managed tobe very active by holding monthly meetingsand planning various activities. Bloseand Johns have helped to coordinatean interfaith prayer service, whichwill be under the direction of Dr.Thomas Forsthoeffel on Dec. 4. Intheupcoming months similar eventswill be planned as well as monthlymeetings scheduled.Deanna Blose and R ich Johns aretwo Lakers who are working hard tocreate positive waves as well as promoting unity and providing supportfor the entire Mercyhurst community.

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THE GOOD ...The students and faculty that worked to form the Coalitionto A dvance Peace and Justice through Education inresponse t o the recent war in A fghanistan and the terroristattacks on the United S tates deserve recogn ition. It isgratifying to see members of th e Mercyhurst communityreacting tocurrent events in such a positive way,A s always, Christmas decorations adorning the campuslook beautiful, putting the campus community in a festivemood. It was nice to return from T hanksgiving break andsee Mercy hurst ready for the holidays, j

THE BAD ...It seems that Mercy hurst will have towait for sometimebefore the investigation into the anthrax hoax yields anyconcrete findings. Due tocontinuing threats across t h e !nation, the investigation of Mercyhurst's hoax hasunderstandably taken a back seat tomore important matters.

THE UGLY! .M S tudents seem to almost shutter at the sight of the price tagson most of the books required for classes, especially whenthe miniscule refund from last term's books has only had afew weeks to sink in. Will there ever be an answer to theconstant plea for a reduction in textbook costs?.

THE CONTROVERSIAL ... Freshman are expressing mixed emotions about the openvisitiation policy, especially tho se w hose nigh ts will bespent on a couch in the lounge, rather than in their bed, inorder to provide their roommates with privacy.^

Boo ks: always an obstacleto collegeistudetilifrug^lily

Left to WriteKristin Purdy

.A s if registering for the classes youwant (and actually getting into them)wasn't hard enough, the bookstore isa headache in itself. Once studentsescape from the seemingly endlesslines in the Mercy Heritage Room toprint out their schedulesfor he nextsemester, the journe y to find reasonably priced books may be considerednear impossible.*I've moved off campus to get myown room for a fraction of the priceof room and board; I've faced thechallenge of learning how tocook(and actually using the stove) to cutdown on the ridiculous prices for ameal plan that was as costly as it wasinconvenient to my schedule; andI've learned that by combiningwhites and colors, I can cut down onlaundry costs. All ofthese efforts helpcut down costs, while helping mesave the extra money for textbooks.Maybe by chance you saw a flyerthat advertised used books for at leastone of your classes at reasonablecosts. Did I say reasonable? 1 meantslightly discounted from the outrageous prices at the bookstore. Ifyou're one of the people leftover,scrambling tosave as much moneyas possible on books, good luck.T he money I received from returning my books last semester may bebarely enough to cover one bookalone. S till, I find myself in line onceagain, schedule in one hand, creditcard in the other, with more debtcreeping around the next corner.Last week I finally made the

dreaded trip into the bookstore, wondering if my credit line was highenough to cover this, semester'sbooks. Not really, but one must wonder about things like that. At thecounter, the student assisting measked if I would prefer used books.Who in their right mind wouldn't?Maybe that was a trick question, orjust a teaser. A ctually, I can't remember the last time that someone actually found a used book for me, whichis one of my grievances against thenew system in the bookstore." A longwith .the sky-high prices, studentscould add the charge of pushing newbooks in lieu of used books to themany injustices here at college.Drumming my fingers on thecounter, I think I waited a good sevenminutes while I waited for the student toreturn with my books. Shehanded me four books out of the sixI needed, saying that two weren't instock. Turning around to my friend,who had just nicked up one of thosebooks M.I.A. off the shelf adjacentto the desk, I told him it was apparently not in stock. Loand behold, thatsame book was sitting on a shelf,obviously well stocked. Maybe if thebook's jacket had flashing neonlights, she could have found it better.A lthough the setup in the bookstoreis less cluttered, I wonder how efficient it is in actually helping studentsfind their required texts. Obviously,I'm annoyed at such negligence.]Though I might not be thrilled withspending so much money on books,it would be nice if they would beavailable (in stock or onorder.. .hopefully) to use for classes.I'm not asking for a miracle, but thenagain that might be what it wouldtake to offer students reasonablebooks that stocked in time forclasses.

*R egretfullthoughts of an optimisitc mindWhy is it that the words we say ofwrite for ourselves are never as goodas those we write or say for others?Inhindsight, why do we always comeup with those cool sound bites wewished we said to that ex, to that bossor to that friend' later rather thansooner? We deliver these statements,in all their unspoken glory, to ourbedroom surroundings or topeoplewho have better things to do than hearus bitch. Nevertheless, we get on ourmental soap boxes and re-play these"shoulda, coulda" statements untiltheir every syllable consumes ourthoughts with the one feeling we replace with only more instances of it:Regret.A s I get closer to entering the realworld, minus the safety net providedby youth and the home my parents'combined salaries and trial-and-errorparenting provided, I become moreafraid of the roads not taken thanthose I still have before me. For thoseroads are paved with regrets: ShouldI have talked tothat girl when I hadthe chance? Should I have gone withmygut feeling on that true/falsequestion? Should I have turned left whenall signs signaled right? The kickerabout all these questions isn't theamount of times I ask them, but thatthese questions, if forever asked, willnever yield any answersi For a blackand white thinker, this adds a considerable amount of gray that I nei-

And Another Thing.Phil Pirrello

ther can nor want to sift through. Inthis sea of possible outcomes and impossible actualizations, I hope totread carefully rather than drown ter*jribly. ? ^As I prepare myself for challengesoutside theconfines of my parents'home, outside a life raised according toinstead of lived for, I realizethat I am nomore ready tolive onmy own, free from regret's debt, thanI am toiron that Structure shirt thatonly my mom can get wrinlde-free,or make a Tony's pizza without burning it or having my dad watch it forme as I attend tomora selfish concerns. Some, at this point, may viewmycontemplations a s negative, as aninvitation to a pity party for one. Thatis not my intention. In fact, it is theexact Opposite. For to come to termswith one's past faults is a sign ofone's ability to acknowledge theirfuture successes. The negative maybe what catches our attentions first,but it is the successes, the *atta boys,that stay with us on the long run. Andour run is going to pace us until ourlungs burst, until our hearts beat outof our chests, until we realize that lifeis going toofast for us to catch up

and too slow for us to remain oncruise control. We c annot travel backinto the past, but we can go, headfirst, into the future, our baggageproudly still in tow.Time is not the fire in which webum, but rather a companion that tapsus on the shoulder once in awhile,making sure we know mat life isn't acountdown to an inevitable end, butto a prosperous beginning. I have,God willing, one year left of collegelife. I haven't really lived "AnimalHouse's" depiction of it, but I haveoccasionally dabbled in some funeven Belushi's "Bluto" would envy.It was during those fast times that Irealized that 1 can't slow down whenever I hit regret's speed bump. Wecan't fix our mistakes, but we can accept responsibility for them, especially those that materialize in thewake of "what ifs" and "maybes"T his article is not intended to provide a moral or an enlightened, self-help seminar-esqueapproach to life.It's not even meankto provide apreachy rhetoric that all who read thismust understand. Hell, I don't evenunderstand it. But in my lack of understanding is the knowledge that Iwill someday be able Ho iron thatshirt, cook that pizza, and li ve a life,a life not totally regret free, but hopefully full of more days that I seizedthan ones I let slip through my fingers.

Labyrinth acts aspath for meditation andprayerQuestioning Faith. . ..*. \Rev. Lyta Seddig

December 13, from7:30-8:30, in theUnion's Student Government Cham-bers, Mercy hurst students will havean opportunity to walk'a labyrinthand then reflect on (hat experiencein the Prince of Peace Chapel. |Why walk a labyrinth? The labyrinth has long been used as a tool formeditation, prayer and relaxation.Historically, labyrinths were paintedin caves, chipped into rock walls, andmarked out at both burial sites andin fields. The labyrinth is an inter-faith, universal meditation tool. T heword labyrinth means confusion, but,in reality, walking the labyrinthbrings order tosuch confusioni Byfollowing the way to the center of thelabyrinth, while maintaining a recep-tive state of mind, walkers becomesensitized to their inner being's spiritual journey and creative potential.Christians adopted the labyrinth asa symbolic journey when the Crusades prevented safe passage to theHoly. Land. The church instead encouraged pilgrims to travel to o ne ofseven European cathedrals, wherethey could walk a labyrinth, reach itscenter - symbolically the New Jerusalem - and thus complete a sacred taskas Christians. T he labyrinth we willbe using is patterned after the oneinlaid into the floor of the nave ofChartres cathedral in France in 1220C.E. V - ... ftA labyrinth is not the same as amaze; there are nodecisions to bemade, notricks, nodead ends, indeed, the whole always is visible.There are three stages of the walk:shedding- a releasing, quieting, letting go of al 1 the busyness of life thatdistracts us and keeps us from hear

ing God's voice; illumination - in thecenter, a place of meditation andrprayer, of opening our heart and mindto receive what is there for us fromGod; union - a sense of oneness w ithGod and bringing back out into theworld the spiritual energy wehavereceived. T he labyrinth provides insight and self-knowledge, while atthesame time connecting walkers ina spirit of community. In a sense, itis a metaphor for life, giving us asense of synchronicity as we passothers who are at different stages ontheir journey, reminding us of peoplepassing in and out of our lives. Although the walk is on a single path,we find ourselves crossing from onequadrant of the labyrinth to another,again mirroring life, which is notstraight and to the point, but leads usin many directions with twists andturns. >-We each bring to the labyrinth ourown reason for walking/Everyindividual's walk is likely tocenterondifferent n ough ts and vary in theirimpacts and benefits. We m ay use thelabyrinth simply as a quieting tool tolet go of thoughts and reduce stress.

to experience a sense of sanctuary.If we have a decision tomake, theinner calm flowing from thewalk canhelp us to receive images and messages from our deep intuitive self.We may choose to ask a question andlet the answer arise from within:What's my next step? What's mygift? What am I failing to see in thissituation? What is blocking myprogress? As we put one foot in frontof theother, we look for insight andstrength, rather than yes or no responses.Many walk the labyrinth toopenthemselves to the Spirit, to nurturethe connection between the humanand the Divine/It can be a place torelease sorrow, embrace joy and seekhope. Walking in a sacred way canand should be a soul-nuturing expe-

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**It h a s helped m e set the necessityof non-materialism/* A ndrew E ricson, junior^"Being a student, I do not havemuch money, but my dad workedfor a steel company and lost his j o b ,so that has affected me.**Carii Wilson, freshman'T am concerned because everythingis getting more a n d more expensive.But with Christmas coming, thingsmight get better if I am working."Leah Corrigamsenior[*No at all. IJwas poor to-fceginwith? I | | % JTodd Krajnak, junior.*

DECEMBER 6, 2001 OPINION"Not for m e , personally. T he loans Ihave taken out are n o t in jeopardy a n dI don't really think my job i s i n question." -J * { j& ;Courtney Nicholas, sophmore"It has been hard looking for a parttime job because there are a lot ofpeople looking for them,*?Morse, sophmore

CAMPUSQ U E S l r j I O N"It is^affecting my^parents, but notmy paying for school.'*Claire Spiggle, freshman*TU woWy when m y wallet's empty."-Nick Perkins, sophmore

How* has j the ^currenteconomic recessionsaffected Mercyhurststudents?_

"No, I am not more worried. I havealways been worried about paying forschool."Kate Paone, sophmore^#

"S o far, it has not affected m e . But ifthings stay the same, I'm sure it willeventually affect ev eryone,"Patty S chulz; senior'T o m e , times seem to be just a s hectic as(Usual."Betsy Donner, sophmore[i*I don't think it is affecting collegestudents because what is being%f-py it, students are not necessarily spending their money onjNatalie Gollnick, sophmore

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'T he current situation in the economic environment h a s caused meto renew m y faith in the churchwith such a passion that I feel Ihave had a rebirth in faith."Rory O'Farrell, junior" N o , not really. M y dad works forth e army and my parents are paying for ray sch ooling/' mNatalie Lentz, sophmore"-So far, n o . But, it would be verymuch appreciated if the price of tuition w a s dropped a little bit Mostof the money we pay for schoolmight, espeically now, be betterspent to help us?'L sophmore

L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R : i I jE t h n i a m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s b e c o m e r e a l i t y f o r M e r c y h u r s t s t u d e n tEriePennsylvania is considered byoutsiders to be a town of blue collar,white A mericans with stereotypessuch as buffalo wing specials andNascar fanatics. Coming from a moreurban area of New Jersey, Erie introduced m e t o some radically differentviews on life and the world in general. ^ $! am not a white, blue collar A merican. I am an East Indian A merican,student I am not a Christian. I amHindu. ^Inevitable clashes with theBrie culture were bound to occur.September 11,2001 simply gave methe guarantee of such instances taking place.> ^ . *, nI stand about 5* 11," with-dark hairand skin - the appearance of an everyday terrorist.After September 11, I receivedplenty of wisecracks from my collegebuddies about m y family smugglinganthrax, or about my coat being fullof-plastic*j explosives. I simply

laughed along and didn't let them gettome. I a m Indian, n o t Muslim. Whyshould I worry? India is an ally of th eUnited S tates. A fter all, I have morereason to hate th e Muslims than mostAmericans do.^During the territory wars betweenPakistan and India, my great grandparents were forced to burn their jewelry business and their home in orderto flee the militant Muslims. Duringthe escape, m y grandfather w a s killedby an arrow tired from a Muslim'sb o w . A s a result of that incursion, m ygrandmother and family now live inNew Delhi, India.. Like a ll other A mericans, includingmyself, I was hurt a n d angered by* theterrorist attacks. Things were awkward when people began to ask m e ifI w a s Islamic. I w a s startled. Couldn'tpeople tell that I wasn't Islamic?*I started a n e w job in Erie where Iclearly received looks from th e mainlyCaucasian staff. A fellow co-worker

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revealed to m e that m y questionablenationality w a s the topic of conversation a t lunch one d a y . When I triedto purchase a book of stamps at thepost office, I received more rasiedeyebrows than a n obese, naked m anwould.My occasional trip to the localbars in Erie became more of a chore46 / stand about5'11" with darkhair and skin -the apvearanceof an everydayterrorist

R o b Bahlthan a release. Everywhere I turnedsome middle-aged factory workerwas eyeing m e down like I w a s binLaden in the flesh. I just wanted tostop and scream, *1 am an Am erican, damnit!" I was fuming. On S e p -tember 11,1 felt significantly angrytowards th e militant Islam ics. A fewweeks after th e attack, I felt pure h a tred against them. They made allbrown skinned individuals come

across as nothing more than violentterrorists. A s hard as I attempted toavoid doing so, I had no choice butto accept the fact that terrorism hadofficially affected my life.Going homeforT hanksgiving wassomething to look forward to . Theratio of minorities is extremely higherin New Jersey and New York City,and it made me feel more comfortable. I w a s not treated different!y, and .I never received any type of demeanin g looks from people assuming I w asa terrorist. Back home, people aremore educated when it comes to ac-cepting those in their surroundingsthan peopje in Erie. No offenseto Erieand its people, but it is* a fact thatminorities diffuse from the coasts. A tthis point in time, a large number ofminorities, especially A sian minorities, have not settled in Erie, andmany residents of Erie are currentlyuneducated about how to differentiate Muslims from Indians, and allother non-white or black minorities.T he common consensus of " T hey'reall the same!" is taking place rightbefore our eyes in the year 2001.I* m not blaming the people of Eriefor their ignorance. After all, whenthe government asks a country to beon a state of alert, it basically translates to people w h o took like m e getting a lot of dirty looks, lb be wary

and not discrimatory is a difficultthing in present d a y , yet it is our jobto set an example. Mercyhurst Col:lege and the students and staff thatencompass it a re educated people, Ina community, knowledge stems fromcolleges a n d universities. From mereon, it gets passed on to society andthe public. I am proud of how thepeople of Mercyhurst College havehandled the 911 attacks a n d h o w theyhave reaeted towards m e . Spreadingnon-predjudice attitudes and teaching people about the problems ofmistaken discrimination is a job ofours that h a s been assigned naturally.^We are know ledgeable enough tp_understand that mistreating people ofMuslim decent, in the wake of September 11, is imm oral. It is unfortunate that some Americans label a foreigner as a terrorist, regardless oftheir possible A merican heritage.

What makes A merica A merica?Freedom. T he ability to be treatedequally is a remarkable trait of theUnited S tates. A s the young, intellectual generation of college studentsliving in the United States, it isou rjo b to keep that trait alive a n d strong.

x R ob Bahl, juniorrobbiebahl@hotmail.comU Brave NewfWorld" cloned to life(U-WIRB) PHILADELPHIA]For many, last Monday's news thatscientists have successfully managed to clone a human embryo conjured u p images of Aldous Huxley's"Brave New World." T houghtsswirled of a society in the not-too-distant future in which the humanrace is com prised of clones w h o aresubliminally conditioned into socialclasses from birth. A society wherethe few remaining breeders arerounded u p . A society that is cold,heartless, robotic ... wait a second,isn't this getting a little bit unrealistic? i \Perhaps, b u t that seems to b e whatconservative politicians and religious sects (not to mention a greatdeal of the public) are afraid of TheWhite House and Vatican have bothdenounced the experiment as "immoral," and Congress is looking tooutlaw a ll human cloning. The Na

tional R ight to Life Com mittee evenwent so far as to speak of "embryofarms opening for business soon.*'Meanwhile, the biotechnologycompany* responsible for all thehubub AdvancedCell T echnology,I n c . , from Worchester, Mass. h a sno plans to create some massive armyof clones, or even to create a fullfledged human being. T heir aim is toextract stem cells that can be used inthe treatment of diseases.

S o what we've got o n t h e table aretwo legitimate concerns. One sidesays that these technological/scientific advances are tampering with thecore of humanity, and could grow tohave disastrous results, and th e otherside wants tq. use said advances toactually help humanity.It's a difficult issue to tackle, butit's not one that we should blow outof proportion. T hink about it ; theuseof stem cells could help terminally il l

people, easing or even curing theirsuffering. It cou ld advance m edicaltechnology b y leaps and bounds. Andthis is a bad thing? Itsrisky,yes ...its a little strange, but it isn't anything w e should b e afraid of..A t th e same time, th e medical labsundertaking this, practice have tomake sure they keep themselves incheck. If they d on't keep cloning limited to disease treatment, if they allow th e technology to grow and growand reach Jess positive ends specifically, actual human replicationthen that's a little scary.But when ft comes down to it , thela b currently working o n t h e projecthas no motive b u t t o help humankindand cure disease, and that's justsomething we can't argue with. Sountil w e s e e a disturbing jum p In th enumber of blond hair, blue-eyedpeople out on the street, there's noneed to worry.

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Dec.6-Dec.22 ,"T he Mutilated" - a Christmascomedy in one act by TennesseeWilliams is showing at the Road-house Theatre. Tickets are$10.Dec. 8 I *Weezer, Tenacious D, JimmyEat World. CSU ConvocationCenter, Cleveland.Dec. 15 I |Kissmas Version 2.0 featuring O-Town and NellyFurtado at the Palace T heatre,Cleveland,OH. www.tickets.com Dec. 15R e d m a n , Method 'Man areI kickin* it old-skool at the Agora\Theatre in Cleveland. ContactTicketmaster for further informa-

. *0 $Darkstar^Orchestra,an Erie favorite, are playing the M. in Pittsburgh, PA . Go to www.ticketweb.com for more ticketinformatioaFeb. IS | I I 1Kings X and Moke are playingat the Rosebud in Pittsburgh. Goto www.ticketweb.com for moreinformation.Feb. 25 * ^ ^ 'Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.Gund A rena, Cleveland. On saleDec* 8 at 10a.m. atTicketMaster.Feb. 28 f * 1Nell Diamond HSBC A rena,Buffalo. On sale now at .T ops,www.tickets.com, andby phone at(888) 223-6000. Yeah, Neil Diamond, whoo. rock on.

T h i s is one uR e n tw orth paying forBy Phil PirrelloOpinion editorJonathan Larson's "Rent" is an all-encompassing procession of operaticrock tunes that allow its main cast oftwelve characters to sing what theyfeel, for verse is the only mortal expression powerful enough to tell theirstory, it is real life, easily adaptablefor the silver screen, but better depicted on the theatrical stage. T hestage's conventions easily allow theaudience to foot-tap along with themusical's lyrical pop-culture ballads,which sweeten, rather than sugar-coat, the social subtext of the urbanhell these twenty-something NewYorkers live in.

R oger, an aspiring filmmaker, andMark, are roommates, each pursuing creative dreams in the most detrimental of places: a rundown apartment whose rent is late and whosewalls provide little inspiration forthese two wannabes to get a chanceto be. R oger's girlfriend, the fieryMaureen, has left him for anothergirl. SMark is suffering from A IDS andmourning the suicide of his girlfriendwhose smile he sees in Mimi, a junkiewhose beauty becomes Mark's m use..Ironically, the outside world they lament is what saves them from their'poverty^A local heavy is trying to musclein on the property with the goal oferecting a "virtual reality" music arcade in place of Mark and Roger'sapartment, which happens to be arefuge for the homeless.While trying to stop the club's development, R ogerandMark enlist theservices of theirfriends; he sexuallyambiguous A ngel; "her" lover,R eggie; and Maureen, whose postmodern ode to "cows" brings downthe house and brings these lost soulstogether as they collectively assesstheir individual issues of life, death,happiness and fulfillment, all againstthe backdrop of the beginning of anew year, whose times they will continue to measure by "a year in thelife." * . *? W r"Rent" is one of those rare showswhere an ensemble cast works sowell together, with none of its members trying to distract or out do eachother. They are one focusedunit, a

machine, and as actors, they make themost truthful choices and stay loyalto the great material the late Larsonhas provided them.But this machine is too well oiledfor its own good. Some routines seemjust that, routine, giving the show an"assembly line " feel that the audienceeasily detects. And sometimes, themusical numbers and the actors sing-ing them (specifically "T angoMaureen" and "Today 4 You") evokea "been there, done that" to the performances, performances whichseem to be more interested in hittingtheir marks rather than telling a story.* T hese faults are sporadic, showinghow well director Michael Greifsucceeds at making the audience wantto have their lives accompanied byas great a syncopated, pop surgingsoundtrack as this musical has.

To call it a musical is an insult "Rent"plays out like a live film,with each diverse area of the stagesimultaneously being used like cutsand split screens are used in movies.Such constant barrages of activitiesmay trip up the viewer's attempt tounderstand the lyrics, or link theplot's events together, but at least itkeeps us entertained.Most entertainment comes fromSara S chatz as Maureen. She adds amuch needed spark to the latter halfof Act I, an act whose creative juicestail to segue into A ct 2's lethargic,over-dramatic, pacing. T he songs arememorable, especially "La VieBoheme," a musical "Last Supper"for the. MTV set, and "Will I?/**abeautiful showcase of what perfection within a 12-part harmony soundslike.) :v f I ' IFrom what began as a guilty pleasure has evolved into a culture phenomenon, "R ent" is a staple for anyfan of entertainment. Its flavor maybe lessfreshdue to its manyridesonthe pop-culture bandwagon, but itsheart and soul remain pure and true.Conventionsand political correctnessbe damned may be its message, but"R ent's" goal is to entertain, inspireand ignite a passion for art portraying, rather than imitating, life.

'"Rent" achieved this-goal with asuccess that still resonates withinanyone who saw the show at theWarner last week. Few artistic presentations can say they've achievedsuch a wide cultural influence.

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Coach K imball resigns S P O R T SMen's soccer team loses toA shland mifirst round of playoffsBy S tacey A bbottStaff writer*Throughout the past decade theMercyhurst football program hasundergone many phases of changeand transition.In 1993, the team moved to a Division II non-scholarship program fromDivision 111 status. Five years later,the Lakers joined the GL1AC conference as a Division II scholarship program. The one constant throughoutall of these transitional phases washead coach Joe Kimball For.nextfairs season, Mercyhurst footballfaces yet another period of ransition.T his time it will be without K imballhowever, as he steps down from hispost.

Pete R usso, Mercyhurst Collegedirector of athletics, announced theresignation of Kimball on Monday,Nov. 12. \p?Kimball's career at Mercyhurst concluded two days prior with a 47-21loss to A shland to end a disappointing 2-7 overall season record. W hileat the helm of Mercyhurst football,

File photographMercyhurst's Joe Kimballresigned as football head coachNovember 12. Kimball held thispoistion for nine years.Kimball led the Lakers to their firstplayoff game*1h history during hisfirst season in 1993, as the team w asmaking the transition from a Division III to Division 11 non-scholarship program. In 1995, the team recorded an impressive 7-2 season under the leadership of Kimball. Thiswas the most successful record theLaker football program achieved

since 1985 when the team hit the 8-2mark.| In the years to follow, Kimball builta new squad from the bottom up andeventually led a team comprisedmainly of sophomores and juniors toa winning 6-3 record during the 1997season. T his success earned the teama national ranking of 26th in pointsallowed with just 16.7.3 Junior wide receiver Tim Siemondescribes coach Kimball as "a goodmotivator. He always knew what tosay and when to say it." When askedhow he feels about the leadershipchange for his senior season atMercyhurst," Siemon said,"[Kimb all] will definitely be missedby me."

Pete Russo echoes these remarksby stating, "You can't find a betterperson than Joe Kimb all. He gave us100%." However, he also said, "T hisis a football matter and we m ust getour program back on a winning f jtrack." 1JoeK imball leaves Mercyhurst withan overall record of 41 -46-1 talliedthroughout his nine seasons as theLakers head coach.

By Mackenzie DexterSports editorThe Mercyhurst men's soccer teammade their fifth playoff appearancein history Saturday, Nov. lO.TTheLakers, ranked fifth nationally, weredefeated 2-1 by 24th nationally rankedA shland in the NCAA Division IIGreat Lakes R egion Men's S occerChampionship. The loss was the firstin history to A shland.A lthough the Lakers dominatedmost of the game, A shland scoredtwo goals late in the first half for theupset. The first goal was scored at37:15 for an A shland 1-0.lead.A shland scored the game-winninggoal just over a minute later.Mercyhurst's only goal was scoredby senior midfield Brian Jankowskilate in the second half. Senior defender S hawn Burke assisted the goal.Mercyhurst had two more excellentchances in the match 's last three minutes, including one that bounced offthe goal post, but could'not:scoreagain. Mercyhurst outshot A shland

26-6, including a 1*5-1 margin in thesecond half, and had nine comer kicksto just one for the visitors.Burke, Jankowski, senior forwardA nthony Maher and unior midfielderChris Whalleywere all named to theAll-GLIAC first team. Maher alsoearned his second-straight GLIACmen's soccer Offensive-Player-of-the-Year award. Burke played in all18 games and had 10 assists. Heanchored a defense that gave up only18 goals during the season. Jankowskiscored two goals and had eight assists, finishing fourth in scoring with12 points. Whalley finished third inscoring with seven go als, six a ssistsand 20 points.All-GLIAC second team honorsw e n t totffreshman forward MikeBlythe, sophomore? forward ShaneHogan and junior midfielders R oryHussey and Brian Jungeberg. Blythealso received the league 's Fresh man -of-the-Year award. Hefinishedsecond on the team with 12 goals and 28points, leading Mercyhurst in g ame-winning goals with six. V

^ ^ ^ Boyd namedtMercyhurst1sSeniorSpotlight:S occer player A nthony Maher n e w assistant rowing coachBy Tony CruzMerciad writerA n t ho n y Maher/ a senior atMercyhurst, led the Lakers soccerteam to one of their greatest seasonsever.[^Originally from Cape May County,New Jersey, Maher is an Elementary/S pecial Education major who is set tograduate this year. Maher is a goodstudent in the classroom,but the placewhere he excels the most is on thesoccer field ,T his summer Maher competed inthe Profess ional DevelopmentLeague (PDL), a semi-pro league thatconsists of numerous D ivision I players anda select few D ivision II players. He played forthe West M ichiganEdge, setting a franchise record forgoals (13) and points (36) in a season.He made second team all-PDL in the45-team league. \"This summer was a great experience for myself. It has led me tobelieve that 1 can compete at the nextlevel." 'I fmMaher came to Mercyhurst fouryears ago as a freshman and didn'tknow, what to expect, HeUlwayswanted to play Division 1 soccer, butdecided to come to Division 11Mercyhurst instead."Coach Melody was the main reason why 1 chose Mercyhurst He toldme that the tradition at Mercyhurst

would go on for years. He basicallyguaranteed that we w ould be nation-ally ranked every year and he hasbeen right,'* he commented.A s a freshman, M aher scored fourgoals and made the all-GLIAC second team. He scored seven goals andmade the all-GLIAC first team hissophomore year. Maher was used asa midfielder those first two years,until the coaching staff realized thathe was talented enough to be aprimetimescorer. Thecoaching staffdecided to m ove him to forward forhis final two years at Mercyhurst.Maher went on to score 17 goals hisjunior year and was named conference player of the year. *"Themovc to forward really openedup my game as a player. It was a greatmove on Coach Melody's part and 1can' t thank htmenough for it,*Mahersaid.This season Maher set a high goalfor himself, "1 want to be an A ll-A merican.M So far Maher is well onhis way to achieving his goal. Maherhas scored 24 goals this year, givinghim 53 forhis career, which is a newrecord at Mercyhurst. He also ledDivision II in scoring this season,which is a remarkable achievement.He led the team in assists with 15,was second in game-winning goals(4) and hada shot percentage of 264 .Maherhasbeen named ECAC Player-of-the-Week three times and wasnamed GLJACfpiayer-of-the-Week

By Tony CruzMerciad writer

Annie S itter/Merciad photographerSenior Anthony Maher dribblesdownfield. Maher has beennamed Offensive Piayer-of-the-Year.on two occasions this season. He hasalready earned his second-straightGLIA C men's soccer OffensivePlayer-of-the-Year award by theleague's head coaches, announcedNov. 28 . He was pleased the way the2001 season ended overall. "We hada great chance at the national championship. The team hada great groupof seniors mixed in with some youngtalent. This was the best team I havebeen a p art of at M ercyhurst*' |A nthony Maher has had a greatathletic career with a complete resume of accomplishments atMercyhurst and hopefully he will geta shot to play professionally. Histalent should take him a long way inlife. J* f L

Grant Boyd was named the new assistant rowing coach at Mercyhurstearlier this year.Boyd, 29, is from Welland^Ontario.He graduated from Brock Universityin Saint Catherine's with a bachelor'sdegree in both physical educationand sports management. Before com-ing to Mercyhurst,Boyd coached numerous high school andclub teams inOntario.Earlier in his career, Boyd Was amember of the Saint Catherine'sRowing Club team that won the Canadian Henley.*This is an international tournament that consists of

numerous teams. Boyd considers itone of his greatest achievements todate.'"This victory w as so big because ofthe amount of teams that competed inthis Henley," Boydsaid. "Teams fromall over the world competed and coming out on top wasa defining momentin ray life."When he first heard of hejob opening at Mercyhurst,Boyd read up onthe program and was very impressed"The program's tradition was themain reason why I chose to comehere when 1 was offered the ob," saidBoyd. "Everything else just fell intoplace for m e." -#Boyd .was also really impressedwith the campus, "This campus is

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerGrant Boyd was namedMercyhurst's new assistantrowing coach earlier this year.justbeautiful, and thepeople areevenbetter. I have been welcomed into theMercyhurst family with open arm s."Boyd also mentioned that athleticsin Canada aren't as big as they are inthe United States."It really seems like people careabout athletics a lot more here in theStates* The goal is to develop theseyoung student athletes into men,which can lead into a professionalcareer for some of them.** vBesides coaching, Boyd assists Inrecruiting efforts and markets the program so that the proper exposure canhe received.Boyd hopes to get a head coachingjob ofhis own someday. He knows hecan learn a lot from the Mercyhurstprogram, helping him in his futureendeavors.

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Freshman wrestling team wins^fourth place at invitationalByMackenzie DexterSports editor JT he M ercyhurst wrestling team finished fourth out of seven schools atthe Fifth Annual'Simonson Invitational held S aturday, Dec. 1; atA shland. T he Lakers finished with84 points overall as 160 wrestlers

participated in the one day doubleelimination.Freshmen Jake S quire and AaronRowe tied for second place. Squirewon allfourofhis matches w ith eighttakedowns and four escapes. Rowewon two matches with fivetakedowns, one reversal and six es

capes. Freshmen I Ben McAvinew,Justin Mautz and A ngelo Caponi allplaced third for the Laker squad.McAvinew won three ou t ofhis fourcontests, Mautz won twice andCaponi won three ofhis matches. Hehad three takedowns, three reversals,three escapes and two pins for the

day. Freshman Ryan Finn placed fifthfor the Lakers and freshmen CoryKing and Frank Egan each finishedsixth!Mercyhurst will have its first everhome dual match Wednesday, Dec.5, when Thiel College visits theMercyhurst A thletic Center at 7 p.m.

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