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For the Students by the Students

VOL. 63 NO 111 MERC YHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD Hn|LSiERIE#A 16546 THURSD AY, ANU ARYp8

CHECKOUTTHURSDAY, JAN. 18|10a.m. to 12 pan. Mercyhursttudent Government represen-ive elections for commuters^communications majorsill%e held in Zurn lobby*?

RIDAY, JAN. 19W| p.m. Student Activitiesommiuec sponsored pingbong competition to be held inhe studentunion. There will bezash prizes. Sign up in the un-ion.

UND AY, JAN. 21The Cummings Gallery inammermill Library, will ex-ibit the works of Mercyhurstuates Richard Ohman '72d Ronald Radiff.The exhibi-ion runs until Feb. 26*:JAngek) Visiting Artiste Se-ies presents a performance byeverrylMorgan (soprano) inurn Recital Hall at 2:30 p.m.

iONDAY, JAN. 22p.m. The Laker Men's Bas-

etball team will host Pitt-bhnsto wn in the Campus Cen-. Go Lakers!UESDAY, JAN. 23p.m. "New York Stories" iste Film For Discussion, which11 be held in Zurn Recital

Preparations readyffor Celebration >90Preparations are beingsmade for thefourth annual Mercyhurst Colleg e! Aca-demic Celebration to be held on campus Jan.29 through Feb. 1. Since 1986, the Collegehas set aside this time to focu s on the intel-

lectual, artistic and cultural life of the Mer-cyhurst community. The Celebration alsoprovides the opportunity for others outsidethe College to share in the culture Mer-

By Theresa Hewitt,Merciad Staff ReporterOne hundred and forty-four students par-ticipated and more spectated at last Saturday' sWinter Activities Day, sponsored and refe-rred by the Mercyhurst Student ActivitiesComm ittee. Comm ittee Chairperson GerryFanta was pleased to announce that theschool's participation was "excellent*' andhas high hopes for the 1990 Spring ActivitiesWeekend.Twelve teams of twelve members eachtook part in the Winter Activities, which wereheld on or around the basketball courts and inthe * 'courtyard' * of 4010Briggs Ave. The sitewaschosen by the Administration and GerryFanta in favor of last year's location nearBaldwin Hall. 'Events for the? '90 Weekend includedvolley ball, an obstacle course, tug-of-warcompetition, and a blindfolded donut eatingcontest The games began at noon and lasted

until4:30 p.m. Competition wasfierce,but inthe end -came out on top in the scoring.Prizes awarded included $100 for the firstplace team, $75 foar the second and $50 forthe third. We can only imagine Iwhat thewinning teams did w ith their money .Activities Weekend was wrapped up withan informal dance held in the caf Saturdaynight W ith music by DJ John and free admis-sion, the cafeteria was packed with students.Fanta believe s that this dance in particular wasa success because o f the atmosphere of activi-ties weekend. He would also like to expressappreciation for the participation and coop-eration received from the Mercyhurst com-munity.

cyhurst has to offer, and to discuss worldissues that affect everyone. *The format for this year's Celebrationhas been adjusted slightly, s o that there willbe one full day of events and lectures; duringthe remaining three days, presentations willbe held in the evenings. Films for discussionwill also be pre^n ted on three even ings. anda noon luncheon with guest speaker will beopen to everyone on the second and thirddays of the Celebration, g cKj The 1 990 Celebration will kick off withan International Dinner, which will be fol-lowed later in the evening by the key note(speaker. This year's speaker will be Rev.Richard McBrien, a theologian from N otreDame. His topic will be the Church in theTwenty-first Century. Other highlights ofthe Celebration include the premiere Mer-cyhurst \performance of MozartV comicopera Cosi Fan Tutte, j.put on by theD' Angelo School of M usic and directed byMr. Paul McPhail. 1 I ;

Presentations and lectures for the 1990Celebration will cover a wide range of sub-jects, including apartheid in South Africa,

Amnesty International, modern problems with the Great Lakes, drualcohol addiction, wine and ch eese and animal experimentation. A fullscheduled events and times will be isThe success of the Academic Cetion depends on a number of factorsthe cooperation and contributions ofin the com munity, but participation important The 1990 Academic CelebThe format for this year's

Celebration has beenadjusted slightly....

Committeehas been at work since ththe school year 1989, lining up kespeakers and events , organizing the band space requirements, and getting ifor this year's celebration. The Mediices and External Affairs offices arutilized to insure the success of the Ction.

Garvey releases official statemeon recent off-campus lasThe following press release was releasedby administration at 7 p.m. Tuesday.College officials have thoroughly inves-tigated an off-campus assault that occurredon Dec. 17,1989. Immediately upon learn-ing of the incident the college advised thevictim to contact the local police.filed criminal chargesto date, but after a thorough investigation bythe college's student services staff and thesecurity department, the four students .in-volved have withdrawnfrom he institution.f xMercy hurst's policy for dealing with the"Status of Students Involved in Off-Cam-pus Incidents" is:f |W"... In the case of pending criminalcharges, the college may act to protect itsintere st..." (Mercyhurst Student Directory1989- 90, unnumbered page 13). (Federal and state laws, such as the Fam-ily Education and Privacy Actof 1974, also

protect the confidentiality of studentsprohibits-the administration from fcommenting on this matter.^The college administration sharsense of moral outrage that has beepressed on campus and is studying m eto prevent as far as possible, such inin the future. Among the measures studied is restricting off-campus housseniors only next year, jMil members of the college commmust be aware that the values of thistion will not permit assaults of any nwhatever the reasons, and violators oncampus w ill be vigorously punished*

Dr.William P. Garvey IPresident Mercyhurst College

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P AGE' 2 T h e Merciad JANUAN e w sNews At AGlance

Editor's note: This column is designed to let the students knowwhat is happening in the international, national and local arenas.The news Hems are gathered from a variety of news sources.INTERNATIONAL |{Martial law was lifted last week in China.i After a Saturday meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev Lithuania is stillcontinuing to strive for independence. Lithuania's leading lawyers arewriting a new constitution that would turn Lithuania into a Western-styledemocracy.Czechoslovakia said it would enforce a ban on the export of theplastic explosive Semtex. Semtex has reportedly been used by the IrishRepublican Army and M ideast extremists, fOn Monday the Soviet Union declared a state of em ergency in parts

of Azerbaijan. The Soviet army, navy and KGB security forces wereordered there to help contain ethnic hostilities between Shiite Moslemand the minority Christian Armenians.NATIONAL ; 1NewYorkAt any time there could bea courtruling on the Buckeycourt case. It has been the longest criminal trial in U.S. history lasting28 months. Buckey is on trial for alleged molestation of children at apreschool where he worked.In case you had trouble making a long distance call early this weekyou were not alone. AT &T suffered a major failure in the computerprogram that operates its new long distance switching equipment

San Antonio For the first time, researchers have linked smokingand blood cholesterol levels to hardening of the arteries in men under35 years old. rWa shington - The U.S. spends relatively less on elementary andsecondary education than do 13 other industrial countries, according toa report made public Monday.Miami- On Monday in a reversal of legal tactics, lawyers for Gen.Manuel Noriega said that they would argue that their client be freed on

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NewYo rk - A federal study has found that acid rain has turned manylakes and streams acidic in parts of dieNortheast, East and Midwest U.S.The researchers said that overall acidification of the nation's waters wasless extensive then w as feared when the research was begun 10 yearsa8 - i TSTATE | | 1>A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania blocked sections of the state's newabortion law from taking eff ect The Harrisburg judge issued aninjunction against requirements that women notify their husbands andwait 24 hours before an abortion. *LOCAL | I

* Patrolman John Joseph Kerr, 32 of the Union City Borough policedepartment was shot by a suspect he stopped early Sunday morning.Kerr died while undergoing emergency treatment at Hamot MedicalCenter at4:20 a.m. Sunday. Union City is26 m iles from downtown Erie.Kerr graduated from MCCI last year.The |Erie Area Chamber of Commerce previewed its new adcampaign lastweek,f 'Best Things in Life Are Here'' is the campaignslogan. Partof the campaign hypes diebenefits o f theErie area's winterweather, such as sk iing, ice skating, and ice fishing.Eric Mayor Joyce Sa vocchio announced Monday in herfirststate-of-thc-city address that she has appointed a team of pO volunteer"partners" from private industry to streamline city government in thenext 100 days. The team's goal will be to cut $2 million in spending.

'Hawaiian' formal sets attendance recoBy Kevin McHughMerciad Editor I

a capacityj for only 500 people,which did not accommodate allwho wanted to attend, according toGraham.Five off-duty Millcreek policewere hired by MSG at a cost of$200 to collect tickets, administeralcohol stamps, and to oversee theproceedings in general.Having security guards ratherthan students collecting the ticketscut down the numbers;-of thoseadmitted free, according to Gra-ham."Internal controls on the issueof tickets has enabled any fraudu-lent behavior to be followed up,"

he said. 1

This year's Mercyhurst StudentGovernment sponsored WinterFormal was attended by a record700 people, and was deemed a greatsuccess by die organizers, fThe formal, held at the ShrineClub on West 38th Street Street,had a Hawaiian theme that encom-passed leis, palm trees, balloons alittle Hawaiian music, and a limbodancing competition. "It was thebest ever attempt at! followingthrough a the me," Scott Graham,Formal organizer said. "It was alsothe first time the food didn't run he said. "At possible reprimand Joel Miller, will a lso bout" I J | \ may be to ban those guilty of fraud 27 at the Shrine clubMSG 's last formal, held at the from attending the next formal." sible 7S0 tickets beingQuality H otel Plaza dow ntown, had The Spring Formal, with DJ cording to Graham.The ultimate goal is to save lives

By Theresa KloeckerMerciad new s editorfrom drinking and driving, accord-ing to Kelli Crawford who beganthe chapter on campus.

Every 23 minutes a person iskilled in an alcohol related crash,and drunk driving is the numberone killer of young people in theU.S.* Students Against DrivingDrunk (SADD) is starting a chap-ter on Mercyhurst campus. SA DDdoes not want students to stop

E v e r y 2 3 m i n u t e s aperson i s k i ll ed in analcohol - re la ted acc identSADD has goals it-wants toreach at Mercyhurst Theywant toset up a hot line that students candrinking we want to stop students call to get a safe ridehome when

they are too drunk toCrawford said.SADD would likedent on campus to sigtract for Life which isto drink and drive. Thof SADD is to make pthatdrinking and drivlem. The ultimate goalives.Only six people weSADD meeting which13, according to Crawstudents at the meetinto tell about someonewho had been killed oa drunk driver. Crawftoo bad that someon

problemMy mother wasdrunk driver when syears old, Crawford sahad 18 operations anda |wheelchair and on times.jThe second SADDon Wednesday Jan. 24Main 207 . Crawfordstudents to attend andabout what drunk drivIf you are interested ining in SADD before thing, Crawford can be 825-1246 or reached t#255.

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JANUARY 18,1990 The MerciadFeatures P\A letter to a B irmingham jailBy Heavy DMerciad Staff Teller

One evening during an out ofbody experience I had run intotheconscience of Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. scuttling around the Mer-cy hurst walkway in the form of aa green leaf. It struck me as odd to seela green leaf blowing around inJanuary, even forah OBE, let aloneto recognize it to be the huge con-science ofDr. King, sol held itin myattention and soon joined the mag-nificent leaf on its next tumble."Do you remember what theysaid about my being in Bir-mingham?",the Leafsaid, turning in to a point oflight reflecting off the sidewalk,waiting for me to catch up. As Icame to be near Him '?in this dribble of light I found

myself drawn into the speck. Aspeck of such magnitude that Icouldn't see where I came in andhad no way of seeingtits ends.Somewhere from inside theinfinite speck of light (or m aybe itwasfromoutside) I heard Him say,"They didn'tget it Even after Igave them my a piece of my mind,they still have no clu e."" I was invited to Birminghambecause injustice was there.They deplored the demonstrationstaking place there, as I abhored theconditions that brought about thedemonstrations. I would suggest to

apparently he intended me to writethis letter reminding me how weare all 'tied in a single garment ofdestiny, and what affects one di-rectly, affects all indirectly * and so

on so I couldn'thelp but agree.INext week is a very importantweek for me because that's when Itry to bring some ofiDr. King,seriously, back into our conscious

as a college family, and as asomething really BIG J Soback next week and see thirmibecause this mayportantBulletin BoardThe following recruiters will beon campus this week to interviewstudents. Interested students maysign up at the Career ServiceOffice, Main 204.1 | fTaco Bell I All Majors:

Harborcreek Youth Services Grim. IJust, Sp. Ed., Psych.,Socio: Counselors, Special Edu-cation teachers.you that you offer me a favor...", I Manager TraineesHe went on to say.What would you say j to theconscience of Dr. King if he askedyou a favor out of body?a "No problem," I blurted.He went on to outline a 'Let-ter to a Birmingham Jail', and

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Students, faculty, staff woik to beat campus problem....*Apathy down, activity support increasesB y R o b i T a y l o rMerciad Managing Editor cerned about alcohol use. an d Th e thing is that students are

We ll, it's the middle of January,the temperatures ar e hoveringaround 55 degre es and all the sno wwe received over Christmas isa lmo st g o ne .The winter doldrums are stillhere but there are a lot of new brightspo ts on the Mercyhurst campusthat wer e not here last year, or e venlast month.The best thins that came with

the beginning new year is a reduc-tion in the amount of studentapathyco ncerninge v e n t s and issues at theco l leg e .Students have organized atleast tw o g ro ups to work towardgetting fraternities ' o n ca mpus .S A D D has been brought to Mer-

Amnesty International is organiz-ing students to work on the issue o fhuman rights.Gerry Fanta and the StudentActivities Comm ittee ha ve put in alo t o f t ime and effort to ma ke atleast one, so metimes two, ev entsavailable to students. The increasednumber of? game s, tournaments,mo v ies and trips have helped tomake life at the 'Hurst somewhatmore enjoyable than it has been inthe past few years. Some 670 t ick-et s for this year's Winter Formaldisappeared at a record pace.

The Academic Celebration is ayearwider varietyco v ered whic

cyhurst by students who are co n- subjectintellectualsih a passing

starting to show up at events. W henSA C and the college brass see that,it helps the people w ho plan futureev ents say, " T h e s e p e o p l e ar elo o king for so mething to d o . j S olet's g ive them something worth-w h i le ." I l l f| |Hurst students, faculty and staffshould give the mselves a pat on theback. They have taken it upo nthemselv es to reverse a trend thathas been alive for too many years.They have begun to stop the prob-lem o f student apathy. IThe year i has started with theattitude that Mercyhurst studentsca n g iv e a da mn. If, or should wesay while w e keep that attitudebuilding through the rest o f theyear, the complaint^ that there i snothing to do at Mercyhurst willnever be heard again.

To the Edi to rThere is a certain issue that Iwo uld l ike to address: an activitythat has recently beco me a comm on

occurrence on this campus. Steal-ing .I as wel l as others have foundthat some that some individualsfeel that it is their right to takedesirable property of others. W hat-

ever motives these people mayhave, it is totally unacceptable andabominable behavior.In die past, individuals wh owere ca ug ht s tea l ing were punish-able by having their hands or fin-gers severed due to ea ch o ffense .Obviously , this i s an ex a mple ofprimitive and barbarous I behaviorin this present state. Though it is analmost justifiable reactionw h e n it is your property that hasbeen violated. *j

I must admit that I am angry anddisappointed with the few peo ple

The MerciadM e r c y h u r s t C o l l e g e ' s F i r s t - C l a s s n e w s p a p e ra s ra ted by the A s s o c i a t e d C o l l e g i a t e P r e s s

Vol. 63 No. 10 January 18,1989Kevin Mc HughTheresa KloeckerRobi TaylorJohn DeasyCarl Trio la |Patty ConeglioLiz RichardsSteve Rush

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on this campus who are compelledto steal from fello w students. Therewere some unfortunate studentsw h o had their coats stolen at theWinter Formal last Friday night Iw a s o n e of them . It wou ld certainlybe nice to think that all people wereho nes t Nev erthe les s , I wo uld l ikethe student : : Mercyhurstaware of this problemParent

Cassie BakmazAnn Marie BythewayDerrick ChristieTheresa HewittMaria Kelly

Garth McCurdyTammy PethtelNick RobertsDeborah SchmidtTracy Schmitz

The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper o f MercyhurstCollege, Box 161,501 E. 38th S t, Erie, PA $16546. Phone: 825-0376. Material for publication must be submitted bv noon on theMonday before publication.Th e MercUd welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signe d,hut the writer's name can be withheld by request

New advisor sets gofor The MerciadB y T i m M o r i a r t yDepartment of Communications

Our founding fathers had little inkling of what the futhold when they so deemed that this country have a v iableand fa watchdog of the community that would expose corruption aprotect rights. f 'Perhaps Thomas Jefferson, himself a masterful invvisionary, envisioned a press that would use the highest technology to get the message across. | ICould Ben Franklin as editor and publisher of somnation's first magazines see the future of that industry evpresent state of more than 10,000 magazines, of whichspecialized magazines that cater to every interest and avocaAs someone once said, "You've come a long way, you still have a ways to g o . " IAnd so it is with the student pressthat medium oexpression that at times can make college presidents feel a cause the hairlines of their faculty advisers to recede even mencourage directors of student services to keep a steady suppstrength Excedrin and Pepto Bismol within arm's reach.In reality, a co l leg e newspa per is an o ng o ing ex plearning laboratory searching for new and b e t t e r ' ' t h i n g s . " Tnebulous term, ye t in so me o dd way describes the directioncampu s newspapers. Student editors and writers each wee k loofor and discover unusual, comical, serious, banal, macabre atimes inspirational "things" to write. W f f vAnd along that road of discovery, they sometim es stumall do from tim e to time in our daily wor k and recreation. Staffda ng le a modifier, split an infinitive and misspell words.S o m e t i m e s in their zeal to c o v e r a story, or write ab"th ing, " an editor or writer can lose s ight of fairness or needin reaching some level of i t !W e as k y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g , t o l e r a n c e and pa t ien

underta ke cha ng es tha t sho uld he lp to s treng then the Merit s staff. $One change that perhaps you've noticed i s in theappearance of the publication. B efore joining Merchyhurst, waged Kevin McH ugh, Merciad editor, to consider a different fopage size. He agreed, and the result is a format and size that more pleasing to the eye and facil itate eye movement; in othmake the paper easier to read. |Our next suggestion was to a chiev e co ns i s tency infa ces , not the ho dg epo dg e o f type fonts used in earlier idetracted from the pape r's graph ics. f iA number of you have commented about the grammaticAgain , we ask your patience. Som e staff memb ers have falle

inex cusa ble -a nd da ng ero us -ha bi t of not editing their copy.W e nee d y o ur he lp a nd sug g es t io ns . The pa per i s put oor five students; the staff should be at least triple in size. Thoswh o do put out this publication should be com men ded for thto g et inv o lv ed . .n iThe presen t staff of ten stays up to the wee ho urs of a Wmorning laying out pages and waiting for lale stories . T h i s i s a dpractice because it invites error. ?' f |Spea king o f cha ng es , a no ther cha ng e y o u wi l l s ee in futurtte ty pe o f s to r ies to be co v ered . W e need i better balanceWe w ant and encourage agg ressive reporting, but there also ifo r a rt ic les tha t t* g nize in div id ua le ffo ff ca mpus . Yo u wi l l rea d so m e o f the mo re po s i t iv e s to r iesi n n e x t w e e k ' s i s s u e .

Ag a in , y o u ca n he lp by g iv ing us y o ur sug g es t io ns . Dro pin my camp us mailbox (B ox 102) or stop and see me in my offby the Merciad office in Baldwin H all to speak with Kev in Manother staff mem ber. Identify and encourage students tomv o ly ed We nee d a ddi tio nal wri ters , ph o to g ra ph erand ad sales people.need y o ur* - * ' *

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JANUARY 18,1990 The Merciad Pectives. . i iH i t t i n g t h e s l o p e s . . . . i n V e r m o n t w i t h S A

By Theresa Hew ittMerciad Staff Reporterle Mercyhurst Student Ac-s Committee has recently1 off their most successfulltrip" ye t Thirty-three of theit's finest skiers|and all-idpartiers braved the gruelingn hour bubblebus ride, cap-

tained by Gerr y4TheDeerslayer' \Fanta, to a little place calledMontgomery Center, Vermont forthree days and two nights of skiingat Jay Peak and...other forms ofwinter entertainment and recrea-tion; f,Thejjbus and equipment vanpulled!away from? Baldwin Hallaround 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, andno

sooner had they passed the frontgates than the fun began, and con-tinued until late into the night Toolate for some; only Senior HRIMmajor Leon Kulasa had the energyto party all night The rest*'actedlike freshmen" as they tried to getsome sleep for the{next day'sskiing. #|)iDue to a few m apping mistakes

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announces [ |enhancementto the PSA high-speedloan.

|jf you're like most students , you're often runn ing on em pty when itcomes to ready cash . That's why we've come up w ith the IBM PS/200Loan for Learning. 1 t's easy. It's last. A nd it's affordable. :?m Interest rates aw substantially lower than those of most consumerloans. Just 1.5% above the P rime Rate (as published in The Hall

Oualitied students (or their parents), laeulty and staff ean borrow from $lv>0 toV 2 ** i n n iv ._Jtl C ui A l t o *

Street Journal).$8,000 for the purchase of an IBM Personal 5ystcm/2*The o ne-page application m akes it as easy as applying f ora credit card.Pay for your PS/2 in easy bites. Take five years to repay.Choose from two paym ent plan s: Standard (fixed) orGraduated, tin der the G raduated plan, you pay as little as$33.32 tf month** for a PS/2 Model 30 28 6 preloadedwith software.Here's the sm art way to get the money you need, forthe PS/2 vou need. Visit your campus outlet for an japplication or call the Nellie Mae Loan Hotline at1 (800) 634-9308.

I 1 I J ,, . c. rtn.c laeuiu and stall who purchase IBM PStfs through parl.cpai.hg campus *utMStTheioan offer ,s ava.iabie only .o quiUhM etudens acuU>ana ^ * v TJ T , Apphcants must have a combed m,n,murrah^ahhcom^ ZtoifZZm .ns.a?men,s based on .hechar. oeow and . n e t f * |hft"The monthly paymen. .s Dased upon M o K g JP? mo n, h J & 1 1i . guaran.eelee The .n.eres. rate .s variable subject to cnange ^ , jAmount* Monms M " * " |F.nanced 112 j- . &, 1 , _S M S 22 :: S3332 W k80i:;ra,.ona.Bu S.ness>ach,nesC.orpora..on c 8 M | 1989tBM PS 2 and Persona. System 2 are reg-sterw trademark o. i * _ S ^ * I

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made by a certain SAC Chairper-son, who w ill remain nameless, thebubblebus pulled into the ^ ^lot? of B the Greymoor Ski Dormthree hours behind schedule,around 9 a.m. Tired but undeter-red, mostof the travellers unloaded

challenging runs of Jay Pethe nights were spent sleddbehind the Dorm, or in the atmosphere of the Drecroom. Complete television,VCR, fireplace atable, this basement roomtheir luggage and promptly took ideal place to unwind afteroff for the slopes. Those whostayed behind discovered othermethods of amusing themselves. Afew explored the shops and oldNew England bed-and-breakfastinns of Montgomery Center's onemain drag, while others (GerryFanta and Gordon Quinton, to beexact) discovered the joys of sled-riding on plastic cafeteria trays.This fast paced activity soon be-came the sport of the weekend, andwas introduced to the skiers whenthey returned. Night sledding withflashlights became popular later inthe evening, and before the end ofthe trip the first Mercyhurst Com-petitive Sledding Team had beenestablished and w as ready ! forcompetition. Happily, injurieswere kept at a minimum.The days were for skiing the

day out in the cold.The bubble bus loadedheaded for home around Sunday evening, full of ctired but very happy sBut plans are althe making for the VermTrip Reunion W eekend, alo

a number of other activitieplanned by Gerry Fanta Committee. Information oor any other SAC activitieobtained in the SAC officein the Cove. you happen to see a memb'Hurst Sledding Team shdown into the Grotto on arowed" caf tray, remembeyour support to our; neweganized'' winter sport

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PAGE* T he Merciad JANUARYEnter ta inmentBy Robi Taylor f |Merciad Managing EditorBorn On The Fourth Of JulyStarring Tom CruiseDirector - Oliver StoneUniversal PicturesRated - R O

There are a few movies madewhich are not entertaining, not funto watch and don't leave you witha good feeling. Born On TheFourth Of July fits into this cate-gory . It is shocking, depressing andleaves you with a i numb feelingbecause it makes you think aboutwar and the men who come home.Hollywood has made a big dealabout the Vietnam War in the last ^ ^few years. Movies like Plato on, war-

war movie, the story barely touchesthe war, but centers on the life ofRon Kovic before and afterthe war.Kovic, played by Tom Cruise,grows up as a patriotic boy whoenlists*in the Marines after highschool. During his second tour inVietnam his unit accidentally! at-tacks a hut full of women and chil-dren. This attack leaves only on ebaby untouched.After finding the baby, a NorthVietnamese attack causes theAmericans to retreat Th e lastAmerican soldier over the hill isshot by Kovic, who mistakes himfor the enemy. The attitude of theMarines that the incident never

the war, the military and America inhis life. Vietnam veterans.According to Variety, BornOn The F ourth Of July has beennominated for five Golden GlobeAwards. It would not surprise me ifit swept allfiveand then went on toTom Cruise gave the necessaryspark of life to this role. His actingwas what made both Born O n TheFou rth Of July and Kovic believ- sweep the Academy Awards.able. Add to his talent the appear-ance of Willem Defoe (The LastTemptation Of Christ), as a dis-abled veteran who hides in Mexicoto escape the pain he received backhome, and Tom Berenger (MajorLeague) and you have some majorleague talent working together tomake a hi tAbbie Hoffman, revolutionaryleader of the 60s, also j makes* a

My Rating - 99/100Graphic violence, stroguage, goreNow showing at the MMa ll Cinema 6at 1:009 4:00,6:50,9:00Sopranoto performat Hurst1984 Dede

Full Metal Jacket, and!Apoca-lypse Now all showed the horrorsof the war, but they also glorifiedthe cause. I f 1 yThe one thing the writers of theother "Vietnam movies" left outwas the way the war affected themen once they go t back home.Although Born On The FourthOf Jul y was previewed as another

happened changes jKov ic's feel- cameo appearance as himselfings {toward the military and the speaking at a veterans rally inWashington back in 1968.This movie is definitely not foreverybody; the story is strong andovic is later shot, criticallywounded and placed i n a V A hos- ^ sceties ^ v e r y graphic. B ut, ifpital where conditions, to say theleast, are deplorable. Rats crawlaround the beds and when on epatient complains, the staff tellshim, "Feed it and it'll leave youalone.'* This and later events forcesKovic to rethink his opinions about

you want to see an excellent movie,Born On The Fourth Of July isthe one to see....if you can get a seat.The showing I went to only hadthree seats left, and that?was?20minutes before the movie wa sscheduled to startIt's hard to tell if the directorwent overboard on the special ef-fects. The way he shot the moviedid achieve his goal: he got thepublic to think about plight of the

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By Karen McGuireMerciad Staff ReporterAcclaimed soprano BeverlyMorgan will be performing for theMercyhurst community on Sun-day, Jan. 21, at 2:30 p.m. in ZurnRecital Hall. The performance ispart of the D' Angelo Visiting Art-ists Series and will include worksby^ Debussy, M ussorgsky, Rach-maninoff and Tchaikovsky."Morgan has sung "in majoropera houses all over the world,"said Albeit Glinsky, composer-in-residence at Mercyhu rst * She is avery talented woman with a power-ful, lyrical voice. I'm very excitedabout her visit to Mercyhurst Itshould be;a wonderful perform-

ance."Morgan made he r debut in

as ue ae in LBernstein's world premieQuiet Place. Bernstein wconductor for this perfoMorgan later performed trol at the Kennedy CenterMorgan has performeLincoln Center as wellnumerous opera compaScotland, the NetherlandsSanta Fe , Boston, PitOmaha, Sarasota and Hawhas sung in roles ranging frdard repertoire to world prHer commitment to threpertoire has led to perfwith major American symShe has recorded for CBWorld, CRI, Margun aneastern record s.Morgan will jprese *world-class'' performSunday and conduct a maon Tuesday , Jan. 23 , at 3Zurn Recital Hall; Th e mawill include students fromcoming opera Cosi Fan Tpublic is invited to attend.

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JANUARY 18,1990 The MerciadSportsMen 5 ' 'basketball slumpsagainst Textile, AdelphiThe Mercy hurst College m en'sbasketball team lost two games thispast week to conference opponents.The Lakers fell to the Rams of returned home to host the Panthersof Adelphi University and, after,the first 20 minutes of play theLakers looked as if they were abou t Golden Tornadoes of Geneva Col-lege.) Mercyhurst stands at 4-9 over-all and 0-3 in the Mideast Colle-giate Conference.hiladelphia Textile 98-64 and at to break their two game slide. But!home to Adelphi University 92-84 . after a 14 point run by the Panthers Jeff Faflik was named MCC

I I Jp midway through the last half, the freshman of the week for the weekThe Lakers were unable to get Lakerscameoutontheshortendof of January 7 to 13. The 6-2 froshon track against the Rams, fallingbehind at the half 51-29.; Sopho-more forward Jeff Fink led theLakers with 14 points and sevenrebounds. The Blue and Greenoe/j

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