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For the third year:

Academic Celebration is back

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By Holly FulmerMcrciad staff reporter

^Instead of the usual pressures and sched-ule Remands o fglass,Mercy hurst will host itsthird annual Academic Celebration, Where avariety o f current issues and other areas ofinterest will be covered by a carefully-se-lected 54 events between January 31 andFebruary 1.

The primary organizer for the Celebra-tion, Dr. David Palmer, special assistant to thepresident, says that the events consist ofspeakers, demonstrations, films, panel dis-cussions, and performances which are in-tended to benefit all who attend in severalways.

The Celebration is an opportunity to learnand become involved in important and inter-esting issues, according to Palmer. "It alsohelps students be exposed to things theywouldn't be exposed to otherwise," he

added.Palmer said that he hopes the departmentswhich are sponsoring the* 'Celebration of theMind" will also support it "We are encour-aging all students and faculty to attend andbecome involved,'' he said.

On Monday, January 30 , the Hotel Res-taurant and Institutional Management De-partment will assist in preparing an interna-tional buffet, which will replace the usualdinner for those students on the mealplan, and$5.50 per person for other members of thecollege community.

U.S. Congressman Tom Ridge w ill wrapup the evening with his Keynote Address:"Reflections on Vietnam."

' 'We try to kick off with a good speaker,''said Palmer.

On Tuesday, January 31 , the geologicalhistory of Erie County w ill include a lectureand a slide presentation by DavidJ. Thomas,associate professor of geology:

Also on Tuesday, everyone will have theopportunity to discover how to melt off thosefew extra pounds a s Sports Medicine majorshere talk about nutrition, exercise, and behav-ior in relation to the social, psycholog ical, andphysiological aspects of these areas.

In the evening, there will be a presentationto enlighten those interested in psychologyandjbiology called, "The Parasitic Brain:Connecting Mind and Body.***

"I thinkjjwe haver some very excitingspeakers," said Palmer, who estimated that

there are n ine more speakers this year than lastyea r.' 'Th e number increases every year,*' hesaid.

An open forum moderated by GaryMyers, assistant professor of English will beheld on Wednesday to discuss any concernswithin the community.

Students in the Mercy hurst Student Gov-ernment have organized a presentation on" Homelessness in America," featuringspeaker Mitch Snyder, nationally acclaimedhomeless advocate.

^ "The students have worked very hard onthis," Palmer said, adding that the Celebra-tion relies on the students as well fas thefaculty. "It takes the cooperation of thewhole Mercyhurst community,** said Palmer.

Cooperation also plays a part in theplan-

ning stage of the Celebration, and Palmerexplained -that he and the committee try toevenly balance the speakers and presentationsin addition t o setting aside appropriate roomsfor each even t

In the past, the Academic Celebration h asbeen a success, which is why it is held everyyear, according to Palmer.

This year, Palmer believes it has improvedin many ways. In addition to more speakers,the event has improved in quality, accordingto Palmer.

"Palmer says that Mercyhurst alwayshopes to learn from the year before; however,he says, "I think that the Academic Celebra-tion is going to be better than last year."

TOM RIDGE,U.S. Congressman(21st DistricuR) from Penn.willgive the keynote address entitled,"Reflections on Vietnam andIsrael" for the third annual Aca-demic Celebration,

A FIRE ALARMsent Baldwin Hall residents out into the night last Tuesday. The firedepartment was summonedwa s harmed, Photo by Chris Kovski

Students go to InaugurationBy Karen SampsonMerciad staff reporter

Three Mercyhurst seniors drove to Wash-ington, D.C ., this past weekend to attend theinauguration of the 41 st President of theUnited States, George Herbert Walker Bush.

Bev Tuck, a social work major; CarolineRobaskiewicz, a sociology major, and DebbieBonniger, an elementary education majorpacked up last Thursday night and drove tothe District of Columbia area. They arrivedon the doorstep of Tuck's aunt around 4:30am . They sacrificed on two hours sleep inorder to attend the inauguration, Tuck said.

The next day they attended the inaugura-tion where they stood almost five blocks a wayto see the new president take his oath of office.4 'You could seehim, but you had to weave inbetween p eople,''Tuck said.' 'There were somany people," she added, "There werehundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds ofpeople." Tuck added that there were hun-dreds of people, who also had tickets werebehind them. Sh e said that The Mall was alsofilled with people.

'Hick said that the area for ticket holderswas cut into pie sections with isles goingthrough each of the sections. The seating inthese sectionswas moreor less on a irst comebasis. ' 'It was like a maze getting in there,''she said. "You had to figure out which wayto go in to get to the point where you wantedto be at Then we stood there for an hour toan hour and a half and it was just wall to wallpeople around you." f

"They had speakers set up so you couldhear him (George Bush gi ve his acceptancespeech) but the w ind was really strong andyou cou ld hear different parts (of the speech)when the wind blew one way, then the windwould shift and it would carry it across theother way," Tuck said.

The women then watched most of theparade while standing on top of a park bench,

a relati vely tow stop since people were sittingon top o f phone booths, climbing intrees, andwatching from buildings in order to get a viewof die parade, according to Tuck. The paradeconsisted of a motorcade, the new Presidentand Vice President and then each state wasrepresented by a float of the state seal and aState parade entry. "Each state brings some-thing," Tuck explained. "They either bringa float or a band of some kind...somethingrepresenting their state." The states werepresented in alphabetical order. "It was socold we never made it to Pennsylvania,"Tuck said. (She added that they did make it toNebraska).

The group was supposed to g o to one ofthe twelve Inaugural Balls but their ticketswere somehow los t They tried to locate sometickets, but they had long been sold anddistributed. To ease their disappointment theydid some shopping and took a trip to Geor-getown for some evening entertainment

They received tickets by requesting themfrom Congressman Tom Ridge. People whorequest tickets are placed on a waiting listEach D istrict receives a set number of ticketsto be distributed in a first-come, first-servemanner. The number of tickets each districtgets depends on the population of the district,according to Tuck. She added that the Inau-guration was free o f charge, and there was acharge for tickets to the B alls.

"It's a really good experience overall,because you are part of history. You arestanding right there," Tuck said. "It wasdifferent from watching it on T V."

Tuck said it was a great experience, butshe doesn't think that she'll attend anotherinauguration. She said it wascold,crowded,and there was a lot of planning involved inorder to go . Tuck said," All that aside, it wasa lifetime experience.* * i

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C o o p e r a t i n g w i t h s e c u r i t y o f f i c e r s o n l yh e l p s , } K e n n e d ys a y sBy AndyPenhollowMerciad staff reporter

The Mercyhurst Security Staffis an integralpart of our campus thathas come under intense scrutinyinrecent months.

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Rumors of delayed response tocalls,inconsistency in party controlprocedures, and questionable writ-ten reports have angered the stu-dents involved in such incidents.

The policies governing punish-ment for keg parties and other vio-lationsare also being questioned by

Mercyhurst students. Mr. WilliamKennedy,Directorof Student Services, tried to explainthe situationas he sees it. "We havesix men on our securitystaff, eachwith his own tolerance level,"Kennedy said.

He advises studentsto becoop-erative with security when theycome knocking."Security notices aparty: Ifthe hosts are cooperativeand the party slows down, thenleniency will usually be exercised.If he hosts are pushingit and are notcooperating, then stiff penalties willbe handed down ," Kennedy said.

There are many students whoare not satisfiedwith that statementIt seems that the report that ends upon Kennedy's deskdoes not agree

M E R C Y H U R S T C O L L E G E D I R E C TO Rof Security, Bud Dever:' 'The security officers deserve our cooperation, as well as a

pat on the back once in a while.9'' via Webster'sNew have been handed down by Ken-

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with the story told by the host of theparty. " ^ .vsssRnw v "*>r*8 Kennedy explained that eachsecurity officer interprets things inhis own way. The definition of

cooperativeCollegiate Dictionary isby a willingness and abilityto workwithothers."The interpretation ofthe situation is almost completelyup to the individual security officer."Fo r that reason, everyone shoulddo everything in their power toComply with the wishes of the secu-rity officers," Kennedy stated.

The next stage of debate is theissue of the inconsistent fines that

nedy.Underthe curren t policies Ken-

nedy has greatleeway in fining forkeg violations. A first offense in-volves confiscation of the tap, aswell as a $25 dollar fine which canbe distributed perhost, or as a totalfine;' *A*second offense involvesconfiscation ofthe tap,and a $100fine that may jibe distributed pperson, oras a total fine.

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if Dr. Garvey, as well as moststudents on campus, adamantlyopposes this policy. Garvey sup-ports the idea that Kennedy shouldhave leeway in the penal process,but he feels that finesshould! beconsistent *

Garvey plans on working out astandard fine schedule with Ken-nedy and Housing and Safety Di-rector Phyllis Aiello, taking inputfrom the Mercyhurst Student Gov-ernment

Many students are probablywondering what happens to thekegs and thetaps after confiscation.According to Aiello, the kegs areplaced in a storeroom where theyeventually spoil.

She also said that the taps aresimply kept in Kennedy's office.Accordingto Kennedy, all fines orkeg violations go into the CarpeDiem Fund.The Carpe Diem pro-vides short, term \ "emergency"loans for students.Anyone in needshouldstop by the Student ServicesOffice. 5 |1 i As far as the debate about incon-sistency in otherpunishment, inves-tigative reporting I has shown thatpunishment has been stricter thisyear thanit has ever beenin the past

Passage of theClery Act hasmotivated the college to becometougher. The Clery Act states thatall colleges are required to publishcrime statistics of allon-campuscrimes. Prospective students andtheir families will have access to

these statistics.Schools like Gannon have an

advantage because most of thecrimes there occur off-campus.More effective measures are beingtaken to reduce all incidents ofcrime on-campus, since our reputa-tion depends on i t

Because of the confidentialityof specific cases,many students donot hear accurate, unbiased detailsof he cases. This makes the admini-stration look like the bad guy inmost cases.

Students should realize, how-ever, that the grapevinehasa way ofaltering facts and opinions into in-credible acts of injustice. "T headministration is n't here asa stum-bling block,but as a helper,''claimsAiello.

Aiello gives creditto this year'sMcAuley residents. "Crim e mayhave increased, but incidents ofbreakage and vandalism has de-creased greatly," Aiello said.1 Students a re finally realizing thatfor four years, this campus is theirhome. It 's theirmoney that pays torepair whatis broken."

In a recent interview with Headof Security,Bud Dever, changes insecurity measures were discussed.Dever recognized a-fundamentalproblem in procedures involvingnight duties. Apparently, securityofficers h ave fallen intoa pattern of4 * doing their rounds," which in-

see ' C o o p e r a t e ' ,pg. 3

A c a d e m i cC e l e b r a t i o n ( S c h e d u l e o f E1-4 p.m., Heritage RoomThe technology of tomorrow- here today1:30-2:30 p.m., 210 MainThe origins of American first names

5 p.m., Egan Dining RoomInternational Buffet

1:30-3 p.m., 206 Main ^ ^ ^Social science students forum: video".Rankin: The Woman Who Voted No"

7 p.m., Sullivan Hall tWorld religion and world peace 8 p.m., Zurn Recital Hall

Keynote Address "Reflections on Vietnam and Israel" 8 p.m., Hunger fast begins (social work students),

1:30-4:30

Jamaican3:30-4:30 p.m., 206 Main > .Video: "Ethnic notions: confronting racism*'3:30-3:30 p.m., Sullivan 2Semiotics anddeconstruction: an introductioi

4-5 p.m., Registration, Faculty Dining RoomKnowing your college

Tuesday, January 314-5:30 p.m., 213 ZurnThe parasitic brain: connecting mind and body

9-10 a.m., 206 MainCentral America Today9:30-10:30 a.m., Zurn 114Pres/sent art presentation10-11 a.m., 214 ZurnThe geologic history of Erie County10 a.m.-noon, Sullivan 1A

Drugs: are we winning the war?10:30-11:30 a.m., 206 MainVideo: "God Bless the Child"10:30-11:30 a.m., 114 ZurnThe snowman syndrome: Melting off those excess winterpounds

6-7:15 p.m., 312 Main ^ ^ ^Today's child is non-divorcable7-8 p.m., Zurn RecitalHall1992 - United States ofEurope?7-9 p.m., 114 ZurnFrom individual differences to different individualsPathways to substance abuse8-9:30 p.m., Sullivan HallMen and women: the power to change8:30 p.m., Zurn RecitalHall Polish film festival,"Without Anesthesia"

8-9:30 p.m ., Sullivan 2 1The environmental crisis: thoughts on economics,politics, and the environment

11 a.m.-noon, 203 Zurn *A discussion of evolutionary theory11 a.m.-noon, Sullivan 2Law and the college student11 a.m.-noon, 206 MainAIDS: here in our communityj

Wednesday, February 1 I

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Noon, Sullivan Hall - Speciallunchtime lecture:"U.S. and Canadian Trade Agreement1-2 p.m., 213 Zurn TThe "golden ratio" -- an example of math in art

8:30-10:30 a.m., Sullivan 2Academic celebration scholarship test10-11 a.m., 210 MainThe open mike10-11:30 a.m., Sullivan1A ~

agenda under George

10:30-11:30 a.m., Zurn Recital HallMusic of America I10:30-11:30 a.m., 206 MainOne year later: Investing in a new era11 a.m.-noon, 314Z u r n ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Gem stones to dazzle someone special jNoon, Sullivan HallSpecial Eat Hearty Luncheon: "Advances In HeartTreatment" % ? v Noon-2 p.m.,HRIM kitchen"Tofu" food for the 80s1-2 p.m ., Hammermill Library, Cummings Gallery, andMontgomery RoomGallery talk /exhibition 41:30-2:30 p.m., Sullivan 2The decline (?) of the American empire1:30-3:30 p.m.. 206 MainFilm: "The Ninth Configuration"1:30-3:30 p .m ., Zurn Recital H a l l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^The issue of homelessness in our community

p.m., 114 ZurnFrom the American Declaration of Independence to theFrench Declaration of Rights: A revolutionaryadventure of ideas2:30-4 p.m., Grotto Dining RoomWines of the region3-3:45 p.m., Sullivan 1APolitics in poetry

4-5:30 p.m., 312 MainTactics for the front line: drugs in the classroom7-8:15 p.m ., Sullivan H a l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Working women and the U.S. Bishopswomen's pastoral7-8 p.m., 214 Zurn3-dimensional sound imaging - an adventure instereophonic sound7-8 p.m., Zurn RecitalHallWhat is good teaching?8 p.m., 114 ZurnPol i sh film festival, "A Short Film AboutKilling"

heat re!.m., LittleTheatre production: "Our Tow n"8:30-10 p.m., Zurn Recital HallHomelessness in America

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Anticipation makespeople winnersBy Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D.Merciad Stress Series

: caused the poorPlan and rehearse

Most people forget how goodthey are. They dismiss past suc-cesses andhave a tendencyto high-light failures,losses and weak areasof performance. I call this negativehighlighting the "uh ohs/oh nos."

Say you get 20evaluations on apresentation you ; made in class.Seventeen are very good,3 are very

poor. What do you dwell on? If youst people, you dwell ontne poor evaluations, convincingyourself you did a lousyjob. Youdownplay the 17great evaluations.

Dwellingon past failures, espe-ciallywhen they are not representa-tive of yourperformance, will causeyour stress to climb and confidenceto fall, and serve as a rehearsal forpoor perfomance.

And coll ege students are expertswhen it comes to reliving past fail-ures and creating unnecessarystress. In fact, the Nuprin PainReport, documented that morepeople 18-24 are likely to sufferfrom stress and pain than a _ ^ ^ ^age group.

To avoid stress caused by "ohno'' thinking, review your currentsituation realistically. Did you re-ally do a lousy job orare you high-lighting and exaggeratingthe nega-tive? If you did do a poor job, learnfrom it. Examine your thoughtsand

you will approach the same situ-ation the next time. When a similarsituation comes up again, reviewyour past successes, not failures.Visualize yourselfdoing well

Have you ever walked out of anexam and remembered the answersto the questions you left blankorguessed on? That indicates that itwas stress, not lack of know ledge,

that caused you to blank out on theanswers. This , is the, "mentalblock."

If the first question on an examis difficult, you might begin tothink, "Uh oh, I don't know any-thing; I'm going to fail." Stressbuilds, confidence decreases. Youbegin to feel like a failure and dwelltoo long on that first question. Thestress and panic will likely remainand prevent you from concentratingon the rest of the exam.

Instead, start off a test with avictory. Look over the exam andfind a question that you do knowa "can do." Answer that one firstStarting out with a win will buildyour confidence and startyou off ona roll. J

Winners, prior}to a pressuresituation,plan for every ev entuality.They will anticipate anything thatmay arise, including the unexpectedand undesired.

Cooperation frompg.2volves systematically locking upthe b uildings. t\

Because each officer is busylocking up, there is sometimes adelay in reaction time. "Polic eare

reactive, whereassecurity guardsare proactive," explained Dever."A combination is great," Deveradded.

To solve the problem Deverhas added a sixth security guardwhose duties are solely that of apatrolman. There will always beone patrolman on duty at nightwho will respond immediately toany call for security.

"The high action times oncampus are on Thursday, Friday,and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. toaround 3 a.m.'' Dever said.* 'The

added security will prove to be ef-fective during these times," D e-ver explained.

Dever encourages students toacknowledge the efforts of the se-

curity officers. "They are an inte-gral part I of our campus. Theydeserve our cooperation, aswell asa pat on the back once and awhile,'' D ever said.

These changes in procedurewill help to improve theefficiencyof our security staff.

Next week's article will dis-cuss programs designed to pre-vent violence on campus, as wellas advice from Bud Dever andPhyllis Aiello on how to protectyourself while living at Mer-cyhurst

The Winter Formal is sold out dueto the limited number of ticketsthat were available. More could

not be sold duetojsafety regia-Itionsat the banquet room.

BAKE SALE 'Alpha Phi Sigma is holding a

bake sale on Tues., Feb. 7, from 8a.m. to 12 p.m. in Zurn and OldMain. The purpose of the sale is toraise money for a trip to Washing-ton, D.C. for the annual CriminalJustice seminar.

SENIOR RECRUITERSThe followingrecruiters will be

on campus to interview interestedstudents. Students interested ininterviewing with any of these re-cruiters should com e to the CareerServices Office, M ain 204, to signup for an appointment| Stouffer Restaurant Co . -HRIM. I

FBI All majors.Electronic Data Systems

Accounting, Finance, CMIS, Math.

FOOTBALL RAFFLEThe football team will beraf-

fling dinner for two at the OakRoom restaurant for the night of theformal, Fri., Jan. 27 .Tickets are $1.

BULLETIN BOARD

If you have an announcementfor the Bulletin Boar d, submit it toBox 161, campus mail, or hand-deliver it to Tne Merciad office,81B , Baldwin Hall. Typewrittenmaterial is appreciated. Item s mu stbe received by noon on the Mon-day before publication. Any itemsafter that time will be given consid-eration only if space permits.

ATTENTION SENIORSPhi Eta Sigma National Honor

Society will be awarding graduateand^ undergraduate scholarshipsand awards to selectedmembers of

Phi Eta Sigma.Any eligible senior member of

Phi Eta Sigma may apply for one ofthe graduate scholarships. For theundergraduate award, a sophomoreor junior must be nominated by thelocal chapter.f For applications or more infor-mation, contact thechapter adviser,Dr. Bud Brown, in room 223 ofPreston Hall. The local deadline isFeb. 3.1989.

FILM FOR DISCUSSION |On Tues., Jan. 31) the film

Without Anesthesia, a story of aPolish foreign correspondent wholoseshis wife and fights the divorce,will be shown in Zurn Hall. Theintroduction will beat 8:20 p.m.and

the film will begin at 8:30 p.m.There is no admission for Mer-cyhurst students, faculty, admini-stration, or staff.

On Weds., Feb. 1,A Short FilmAbout Killing will be shown inZurn 114. It is a contemporary storyconcerning the morality of capitalpunishment The film begins at 8p.m. There is no admission chargeto members of i the Mercyhurstcommunity. | I

SACEVENTS FOR THE WEEKFri., Jan. 27Winter Formal at Raymond's

Banquet Hall. Transportation willbe provided with buses leavingBaldwin at 8:30, 9, 9:30, and 10p.m. Buses willreturn at 12,12:30,Land 1:30. ^

NY CITY TRIP

The theater department and di-rector Paul Iddings are offering athree-credit course titled Introdu c-tion to Professional Theater . Theclass will includea trip to New YorkCity, where the students will enjoynine Broadway shows, comedyclubs, and walking tours. The vanwill be leaving Feb. 23 and return-ing Mar. 2.; If you are interestedplease contact Paul IddingsASAPat 825-0253 or 825-0255. I t

CAN COLLECTION \The women 's soccer team needs

help. In order to buy new uniforms,warm-ups, and to help subsidizetraveling costs, the team isstagingan aluminum can collection/ If youare interested in donating, the teamwill even pick up the cans at yourhome. So get in touch with AndyRoth in the Admissions Office atextension 24 0, andstart saving thecans.

BALLOONSCampus Ministry is selling bal-

loonsfor all occasions to raise fundsfor charity. There are two types ofballoonson sale, Latex for 50 cents,Mylar for $2. This sale will con-tinue throughout the year.

NOISE ANDBANNER NIGHTThurs., Jan. 26, is Noise and

Banner Nightat the Campus Center,The game is against Geneva. Pickup sign-up sheets at the StudentUnion desk. All entries must beturned in by 4 p.m., and all bannersmust be up by 6 p.m. Prizeswill beawarded.

ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCI-ETY

OnThurs.,Feb. 16,at9a.m.,theErie Zoological ^Society will behosting an informative meetingabout their Volunteer Program.Come and learn what volunteeringfor the Zoo's Education D ept is allabout The meeting will be held inthe Zoo's Education Room. Themeeting is free and open to-thepublic. Refreshments will bepro-vided.

OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPSApplications for the following

scholarships are available in theFinancial Aid Office: '% I

AAUW Scholarships (deadline1/27/89) - Erie County women infull or part-time four year degreeprogram. Must have 3.5 QP.A.

PA Federation of DemocraticWomen (deadline 4/15/89) - PAwoman, junior, who is interested ina career in politics or government orplanning on teaching government,econom ics, or history. Must pos-sess a Democratic family back-ground or b e an active participant inDemocraticParty activities, f

SYNOD OF iTHE TRINITYAPPALACHIAN \ Scholarship(deadline 5/26/89) - Presbyterianstudents from PA, WVA and certainareas of OH . | .

SYNOD OF THE TRINITYMINORITY Scholarship (deadline5/26/89) Minority students fromPA, WVA and certain areas of OHL

MATH CLINIC |Do you need help with your

math? Do you needto review foramath test? Why not come to theMath Walk-in Clinic on Tuesdaysand Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30pan. in Main 207 for some assis-tance? I See your math professornow, or just walk in.

ATTENTION HOCKEY FANSOn Sun., Jan. 29 , the Mer-cyhurst Lakers will take on Fre-donia State at 2:30 p.m.at the CivicCenter. This gamewas not listed inthe Winter Sports pocket schedule.There is only one home hockeygame left after this, so be there onSunday and cheer on the Lakers.

GANNON/HURST GAMETICKETS ,

Tickets for the Feb. 14 Gannon/Mercy hurst Men's Basketball gam eat the Erie Civic Center will go onsale Weds., Feb. 1, at the Campus

Center.All lower level seatswill be $5.Upper level seats will cost $ 4 foradults, $3 for students and seniorcitizens.

Mercyhurst students with avalid I.D.card may pick up an u]level ticketfree of charge rom Feb.1 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. From Feb.8 to noon on Feb . 13 , Mercyhurststudent tickets will be $1 . Fromnoon Feb. 13 until game time,tick-ets will be available only at the CivicCenter, and they w ill be full price.

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All the President's women Kovski KornerThough somema y no t be}so

happyto seethe former President ofthe United States leave,I (for one)amglad to see the former First Ladygone. As of this past weekend,Nancy Regan and her patrician atti-tude was replaced by Barbara Bushand her practical attitude.

It will be nice to havea FirstLadywho doesnot evoke images ofAlexisCaning on. *

Barbara Bush is a women of

She is also unafraid to speakher mind. When the Bush cam-paigners were considering whetheror not to run certain negative cam-paign ads, she spoke up saying thatshe saw nothing wrong withthe adsand they wererun. But shealsoknows when to keep her mouthshu t If her viewswillhurt Georgein some way, she(keeps them toherself. Fo r instance, she offersa

'It will be niceto have a

evoke imagesof'Alexis

respectful practicality. Maybe it is Iher large family that has made her F i r s t - L a d yw h o d o e s n o tthis way, and despite the origins she

has shown in several ways that sheis a women of action. I have respect C a r r in g to n . 'for a women who i s willing to walk -her dog while wearing her bathrobejin front of reporters. When she seesa need, she fills it. Hopefully someof this practicality will ruboff onGeorge and his administration.

Barbara Bushis genuine. Sheknowswho she is and does nothaveto hide under an elaborate (andof-ten expensive) facade. Goodby estage make-up and Hollywoodmemoirs, and good riddance. FromBarbara's snow white hairto herless than youthful skin, she is whosheis .

44 no comment" fo r he nviewsonabortion, presumably because theydiffer from theofficial views heldby her husband.

Maybe all this genuinenessofopinion will lead notj only to a"kinder and gentler" nation buta4 * truer and clearer'' picture of howthis nationis run.

Barbara will not have problemswith the definitions of the words"borrowing"an d "abducting"ofdesigner clothinglikeher predeces-sor, becausesh e buys mostof her

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clothingoff of he rack (Ohmy God,just like th e commoners). TheClothes Horsehasbeen replaced bythe Silver Fox.

I predict that First Lady Bushwill do a first class jobin hernewrole. After organizing the livesoffive children and several grandchil-dren, the White House staff shouldbe a piece of cake. % *

In the past she has madeherown contributionsto the causesofcivil rights, AIDS,and often visitshospices. Her involvement in suchcauses brought no glory or recog ni-tion because sh e got started he rinterests when]people were stillsaying "George Who?"

If GeorgeBush'schoice ofmateis an y indication ofj the typeofchoices he will be making in theWhite Ho use, this will indeedbe afour years to look foward to withexpectation, f.

So long Dynastyand hello toThe Brady, uh, Bush Bunch.

Impressions of th e other newlady inf government, MarilynQuayle, leaves me only with ques-tions.She metJ. DanforthQuayleinlaw schoolan d married him.Shelater quit her career in lawin orderto care for the threeQuaylechildr en.

My mainsinquiry is simply,"Wh y did she marry him? "I havetruly pondered oversthe thoughtseveral timesandl^ ust can't figureit out. Maybe Dan is not the pump-kin head he appears to be, or possi-bly JMarilyn wa s blinded by hispretty exterior and figured shecould add some substancelater.

*Why did she many him?I have truly ponderedover the thought severaltimesand I just can 't fig-ure itout.\

The only logical reasonI couldcomeup with for the Quayle union

is this was Marilyn 's way into highpolitics. The oldwith-your-looks-and-my-brains-we'U-go-places-kid routine. It had been rumoredthat Mrs. Quayle read all the litera-ture giventoher husband, andoftengave advice on his handling durin gthe election.

Even if this was herreason, Itend to think thatsh e would havedone better than her husbandif sheran herself. After allweren't thererumorsof her filling her husband'sspot on the Indiana senate?

In her mastermind, though,Iguess her planis much better.Sh ecan do all the plotting whileDa nattends all kinds of functionsan dforeign cou ntries.He is the onewhohas to look good in public, give thespeeches and kiss the babies. Thisway he has to do all the dirty workand allshe has to do is smile, wave,and defend her hairdo.

For you romanticsou t there inreadership land, thereis oneother

possibility. Marilyn could simplyhavefell in love with the guy for noother reasonthan-"it happened."

Stranger things have happened.After alllook who is Vice Presidentof the United States.

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If Mercy hurstis serious about fighting crime,it would not merelvadvise students that they have the right to call in police or themagistrate. It would do this for the students, on their request and aidin the pressing of charges. That would take away a great deal of the fearin dealing withthe unknown,in this casethe American judicial system.

In addition,itis difficult for students to reportcrimes atthe timetheyhappen. On weekends and weekdays after five, security calls have tobe directed to the campus switchboard, which transfersto the BaldwinHall front desk. Seeing that there is only one line atthe frontdesk,it isdifficult to get through at times.

To make matters easier for students, there ought to be two lines, oneof which is a carry over for the other- if one is busy, the othe r will ring.This will allow people to get through easier in case of an emergency.Also, there ought to be a postingof the fact that this is the after-hoursnumber for security. Right now, people could waste valuable timedialing the wrong number. / } \

The construction of a new pavilion i s seen as a panacea for a numberof the problems on campus. For instance,it is seen asthe answer to largenoisy parties that bother residents on Briggs Avenue.

But this isn't the answer. One of the biggest problems on campusis vandalism. This pavilion would fbe destroyed,or damaged sofrequently that it would be prohibitive to fix t

With parties being held in peop le's apartments, the people hostingthe party tendto be concerned with the amount of damage done,as theywill eventually have to pay fori t / " |

Strict enforcement of alcohol policies seemsto be an answer, as theKeg Law and thestate drinking lawsare tough enoughto makeadifference when enforced.

The money from enforcement of the Keg Law should be returned tosecurity, in order to strengthen forces and help make the campus safer.Instead, this money goes into the Carpe Diem fund, which is used forloans to students in need of money.

Make it worthwhile for securityto pursue the offendersof.the KegLaw. Give security the money from fines, and it will be better able tofunction in all areas. Perhaps the money could be used to subsidizeequipment such as radios, new uniforms, or other useful items.

Only whensecurityis able to benefit from its actionswillit tryto doimore. It is human nature.If you give someone incentive, they willperform. Don 't make the money from fines availableto studentstoborrowand recycle. Spend itusefully,and the moneywillbe morethan[returned.

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Mercyhurst gates designedfor estate of murdererBy Theresa K loeckerMerciad staff reporter

When you drive under the gatesat the entrance to Mercyhurst youare driving under a part of historythat rivals the plots of today's m ini-series. C I

Two participants in a love tri-angle were housed behind thosegates in the early 1900 's. Passion,murder,and betrayal were elementsin the love triangle that shocked theentirenation. *|$ i

The gates once graced the estateof HarryK. Thawin Pittsburgh.Pa.They are now highlighted withlights,so they can grace the Mer-cyhurst campus inthe same manneras they did the Thaw estate.

HarryK.Thaw wasan infamousplayboy son of a wealthy family inPittsburgh. He married EvelynNesbit in 1905,who had a lurid pastherself. Part of Evelyn's luridpastwas a yearlong affair with StanfordWhite, a well-known architect ofthe time. \ *

Despite her \ marriage, Whitecontinued to support Nesbitaftertheir affair was over by providingher with a bank account Also,photographs taken during White'sand Nesbit's affair surfaced from

time to time andfollowed Nesbit herentire life. The photos were pub-fished, and in many ways itwas likethe Vanessa Williams photographsin "Pe nthou se". It ruinedNesbit'sreputation.

The Thaws were enjoying anevening out atthe Roof Garden atthe original Madison Square Gar-den on June 25, 1906.j White

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walkedinto the restaurantand Eve-lyn called itto her husband's atten-tion, "There's the so-and-so whoruinedme," she whisperedto him.

After the meal Thaw walkedoverto Wh ite's table and shothimthree times in thehead, killing himinstantly. |

Thaw 's defense tooktwo trials.The first trial in January 1907 re-sulted in a hung jury. The secondtrial resulted in a verdict of notguilty by reason of insanity.

v Evelyn testified onf herhusband's behalf to establish his

forgivable instablity." Thaw'sdefense also introduced the word

"brainstorm" into the Americanlanguage. %The gates were purchased by

Mercyhurst in the 1950* s when theestatewas razed fora housingproj-ec t The gates, which were designedin England andmadelin Francespecifically for the Thaw estatewere headed towardthe scrap heapwhen purchased.

The main entrance to {Mer-cyhurst was dedicated on May 9,19S0 by Bishop John Mark Gan-non. The gates of Mercyhurst aresomething that j everybody whodrives on 38th St cansee and theyare a significant part of the imagethat Mercyhurst projectsto the city,

Gary Bukowski, Director of Institu-tionalAdvancement, said. Bukow-ski wrote his senior thesis on thehistory of M ercyhurst

Next time you drive under orpast the gates atMercyhurst remem-ber all the historythat has takenplace behind those gates, both oncampus and before theywere on thiscampus.5fc

TH E GATES AT Mercyhurst, designed in England and made in France, have seen many interesting peopass through them, including infamkous Harry K. Thaw and the coveted *

Deibert switches from dance to designBy Theresa KloeckerMerciad staff reporter

Matthew < Deibert is a seniorwhose interests range across theboard, from rowingto the fine arts.

Deibert enteredMercyhurst fiveyearsago as a transfer student fromGlasboro StateULNew Jersey. Hecame hereon a rowing scholarshipas an accounting major.

He later switched his major todance. "My freshmanyear I took aBasic Danceclass here and did re-ally 5 well," Deibert said. "Th eDance Director offeredme a schol-

Woodring testswindfor qualityBy Margare t CoffeyMerciad staff reporter

For manycollege students alco-hol is a vital part of theirsocial life,but for Pam Woodring wine hasbecome a part of her academic life.

Woodring has been involved intestingwine sinceJune of last year.Mercyhurst received a grantthroughPenn State Behrendto fundthe project and over the summerWoodring researched theproject byfindin g out what others before herhad done. &

She has tested approximatelyten wines for phenols, an organiccompound. She tests the wine tofind out which phenols arepresentand in what quantity. Woodring

explained that the phenols predictcharacteristics such as color andtexture. %

The wines being tested are allfrom the North Eastern UnitedStates and specifically from thisarea. Thewines that are donated fortesting by wineries, are allVidalBlanc (a French-American hybridwhite wine). \

They are all made from non-vinefera grapes,which are grapesfrom this area as opposed to vitus-

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Pamela Woodringvinefera, which are grapes used inCalifornia wines. *

Woodring said the ultimate goalof the project is to improve theability ofsmall regional wineries toproduce high quality products.

Local wineries, according toWoodring, face a problem withgrowing conditions that producegrapes with a different chemistrythan that of California.

When testing wines, Woodring

matography machine, i nis ma-chine separates phenols out of thewine and a standard solution with

phenols in i t * *Woodring said she is testingthese wines as part of her seniorresearch projec t She has a 3.89QPA and is listed in Who's WhoAmong American UniversityandCollege Students, and OutstandingCollege Students of America.

For being.the valedictorian ofher senior class at Harborcrcek,Woodringis also the recipient ofaVal/Sal Egan Scholarship.

Although she has plentyofwork with her senior project,Woodring still has time1 to be inactivities on campus. According toWoodring, she is a member of PhiEta Sigma, a representative ofMSG,an R A, a chemistry tutor, anda member ofthe LibraryAdvisoryComm ittee. She has worked atBurhenn's Pharmacy for the pastthree years.

After graduation from Mer-cyhurst Woodring said she wantsto attend graduate school to studypharmacology/toxicology,which ishow drugs affectthe body.

Her basic career goal is to beinvolved in research in the area of

arshipbecause therewas a need formale dancers to partner thewom en," according toDeibert KI "Th e second yearhere I was on

the crew team and I did dance recit-als,' Deibert said. The dance recit-

als **were reallyfun because I hadnever danced before or done anyperforming onstage beforeand if itwasn't for- me coming- to Mer-cyhurst 11 probably never wouldhave had the opportunity," saidDeibert He was also in the LakeErie Ballet production of the Nut-cracker for two years.

His third year jj at MercyhurstDeibert switched his majorfrom theperforming a rtsto the finer arts,thefiner arts being an emphasis in thefield of graphic design. He willgraduatein May with a Bachelor ofArts degree with an emphasis in

graphic design. I may returnnextfall for studentteaching to becomecertified to teach art depending onhow job interviews go over springbreak," Deibertsaid. )

Deibert currently holds an As-sistantship under Ernest Mauthe,the chairpersonof *the Fine ArtsDepartm ent He is also getting hisportfolio together togo on job inter-views and working with other artmajors onthe design for the invita-tion to the senior art show.

The senior art show begins onMarch12 at 3pm in theCummingsGallery, refreshments will be pro-vided.Deibert's worksand those ofother senior art majors will be fea-tured inthe show.J ' The works will be on exhibitionuntil April 12. \ .

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THE COMEDY IMPROV group "In All Seriousness/ is based in Brie and will be appearing Friday, Feb. 3in Zurn Recital Hall at 8 p.m. and isfree to the Mercyhurst Community, SSBiaf | M W ^ S S i i

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Bette\Midler\matureson'Beaches'By Robi Taylor ;Merciad staff writer

When I first heard aboutBeaches"I thought, * 'Good herecomes another Bette Midler com-edy." I couldn't have been more

wrong. '!

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stantino at one side o f the courtandleft the other side open and I justtook it down as far as I could andthey didn't pick me up so I wasfortunate to get the shot off,*'Lipscomb said after the gam e.

The Laker's coach, Dr. BarryCopeland said that*he was veryproud of his team. "I think weplayed with a lot more intelligencetonight, I'm just really happy withall of them," he added.

Eric Franos scored 16 and ChrisMindach, Constantino andLipscomb each scored12, to leavethe final score at 61 -59.The 'Hurst,however, was not as successful onJan. 18. I?

I The Lakersmade an even-pacedand controlled start against die ri-valingGannon Knights to put themon level pegging, 29-29at the half.However,as the Lakers began to tireand as the I thousands of Gannonsupporters got behind their team,the Knights began todominate.Thefinal score was 61-78.

' 'Fatigue may have been a fac-tor but it was also because w e con-trolled the tempo in the first halfwhereas they controlled dtjin thesecond.They were able to get somesteals andwhen we get into that typeof game it doesn't favor us," saidthe Laker coach.Copeland however remainsconfident of beating Gannon whenthey meet again the Civic Center onFeb. 14.He said that the Lakers hadto put a stop to Gannon's fastbreaks. "For us to win we havetoplay five on five, we can' t play threeon three," Copeland said.

"We've got to do abetter job onCassWright and Chris Hollan,''

he added. Wright scored 18 andHollan scored 21 . The top scorers

game against Gannon.

for the'Hurst were Eric Franos with19 and Rich Lipscomb with 12.

Constantino was effectivelyclosed out ofmost of the game andonly scored 10,1a relatively lowscore for him. 'He was markedclosely in offenseand was made toplay the ball when he was defend-ing- b$ *

He did, however, score two rare

lay-ups in the second half, some-thing that Copeland is encouraging."He was catch and shoot,catch andshoot but now their coming out tohim so he has to learn to get aroundthe defenders," said the coach.

Chapman said that if Con-stantino was stopped thenthe Lak-ers would be beaten. Copelanddidnot entirely agree. "I think so farthat when Dave has played well,theteam has played wellbut I certainlydon't think he is our only scorer.Certainly Eric and Chris can score,

vop the shot in the Laker's loosingPhoto by Kevin McHugh

and Rich has shown that he canscore,'' he said.

The Lakers also fell at the handsof LeMoyne, 59-84, on Saturday.The 'Hurst?went through a 7:47period in the first half during whichthey didn't score a single point.

"I think that s was the worstweekend of my life,in the first halfwe were down by 20. We just gotclobbered," said; Lipscomb thehero of Tuesday's game.

"I know we didn't have inten-sity, we weren't very aggressiveand we missed some easy shots. IfI knew the problem at the time, I'dlike to say that it wouldn't havehappened."

The Lakers take on-Genevatonightat 8 p.m."I saw them.] play against

Behrcnd in Geneva. They're bigguys can shoot and they hustle,"said Copeland who added that itwould be a tough game.