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Coach Morsegets win #500after Lakersglide pastMalone.

page 8Editors serve up their beers with the Cove page 4Feature editorial: Townhouses new, not perfect. page 6Get set for W inter ActivitiesWinter Formal will be held at Union Station from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.with Jim Bean rocking the place with all types of music. Shuttleswill leave from Baldwin on the top of every hour. Saturday is thegreat winter face-off as teams try to capture or retain the W interActivities crown. Dress warm!?

Don't forget writing proficiencyAttention Seniors! If you have not yet successfully completed thewriting proficiency requirement for graduation, you must makearrangements to do so as soon as possible. The next administrationof the W riting Proficiency Exam will be on Thursday, February 10.There wilifbe two sittings of the exam on this date. The^firstadministration will befrom3 to 6 p.m. The second administrationwill beffrom 6 to 9 p.m. Plan to report to Zurn 114 at least fifteenminutes-'before the exam isscheduled tobegin. Iffyou plan tograduate in May, you must attend oneof these test sittings. If youneed information, contact HeidifHosey atext. 2336 as soon aspossible.New doctormoursannounced!New doctor hours are being provided by Student Health Services.Dr. Kruszewski will be at the Student Health Office in Preston 101on Mondays and Thursdays from 1 to 2 p.m.

Special lOlympicstdate ChangedA reminder to all volunteers planning to help at theSpecial Olympics Ski Meet, the date of the ski meet has been changed to Thursday,Feb. 3. A meeting will be held on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. in 312Old Main to discuss what will be taking place at the meet.FreeiskateltimesannouncedSkating times for the free skate for the college community will befrom 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. on Sunday,and 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Monday.WMCE openslhouseHelp WMCE celebrate five years on-the-air and attend the openhouse on Thursday, Feb. 3 from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. TheWMCE Studio is located in the lower level of Baldwin Hall,oppositethe football office.

Weekend ForecastFriday:Periods of rain, high 40 degrees.Saturday:Partly cloudy with a chance offlurries, low in teens, high 20.Sunday:Partly cloudy, chance of snow,high in 20s, low 5 to 15.

Construction flaws leaven e w b u i l d i n g s c o l dBy Joseph LeglerSenior Writer

While Erie sunk into its mostintense deep-freeze everjjlastweek, most Mercyhurst studentswere staying warm in their placesof residence, except for those residing in the newest buildings.Students in the Wardetownhouses and Duval apartmentsexperienced extreme cold becauseof initial designflaws n the construction of both.Dean of Administrative Services and Finance, ThomasBillingsley said more insulationneeds to be put in W arde and theair intake system in D uval mustbe altered to correct the problem."There was a time period ofdiscomfort, an erratic period ofabout 36 hours last week, butmaintenance 'worked on it continuously to solve the problem,"Billingsley said.The problem w as worse on thethird floor of the Duval complexand most of the residents therewere grveifspace-heaters-tokeep'their apartments warm.According to Bill Kerbusch, director of environmental services,the entire incident started lastTuesday morning when two boilers went down in Duval. M aintenance found that blocked exhaustpipes were causing the problemand cleaned them out.A short time later, two otherDuval boilers went downwith thesame problem and Kerbuschcalled*Rabe Environmental Services to see what was causing theproblem.At this same tune, another problem appearedthe pipes startedto freeze in the tow nhouses.

"I have no idea whythey were built thatway: I hate to say it butsomething was probably overlooked d urin gconstruction."-Bill KerbuschKerbusch said the contractorwho built the facilities will beheld responsible under warrantyto repair the construction flaws."I have no idea why they werebuilt that way; I hate to say it,butsomething was probably overlooked during the constructionprocess," Kerbusch said.[;"Weworked Tuesdaynight adding more insulation to thetownhouse walls and putting inspace heaters to thaw out the pipes."I was here for about 24 straighthours," he said.

The situation seems to be undercontrol now, however some students still see a problem."It's either freezing here or anoven," said townhouse residentHeather Ryan. "The heat eitherpours out or doesn't go on forhours. There is not enough insulation." iShe was disturbed because theproblem was not seen ahead oftime.[; "It's winter! Didn't they thinkahead of time ... Erie winters arevery cold," she added.Ryan and Jodi Zupancic, another townhouse resident, said themajor problem with thetownhouses is the fierce draftscoming in through the windows."My room mate and I are freez-ing because of the drafts. I w okeup freezing the other night and Iwas covered in a down com

forter," Zupancic said.Residents of Duval voiced theirconcerns."For three days, we were keptalive from the heat of our oven,"said Jeff Roinito. "I think theyshould have put a bit more time inplanning the construction."Amy Horsley said Duval experiences "maj or dra fts" and the heatdoesn't come on very strongly."Weput towels on the windowsof our apartment to block out thecold air. The towels are now frozen there," Horsley said.Billingsley said the problemsare being solved as much as possible, but students should keep inmind "this is the most brutal winter in Erie history."Students needing space heatersshould contact their RA's to seeabout theprocedure in acquiringone.

Firs t China, then Germany, now Mercyhurst. Any way youlook at it, 'sher is apurty fence.' Merciad photo)'Jim Doherty

By Joseph LeglerSenior WriterThe individual known as "David"who has been making sexuallyexplicit phone calls~to women on*campus has been taken intocustody.With theassistance of a female student who read an article in last

week's M erciad, the culprit was identified on Tuesday."He is incustody and has allegedly admitted tomaking theobscene series of calls that Mercyhurst women have been receiving," said Director of Security, Bud Dever.Sixteen women have filed reports with Dever in the past twoweeks about the individual. D ever said Mercyhurst will place thesecomplaints into a blanket charge of harassment through communications on the women's behalf.The student who identified him had telephone contact with"David" over a period of time and met him off campus before,according to Dever."She contacted me the same day I was with three students at thepolice station doing a composite sketch of the individual," DeverSe e "suspect, * page 2

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By Anne L. McNeilsAsst News/Copy EditorAt the MSG m eeting Monday,Jan. 26, Treasurer Heather Heidraised the issue of increasing thestudent government fee that students ipay. The fee*is currently$33 per term. MSG executiveboard members propose raising itto $45 per term.President George Paydock saidthe fee has not been raised in the

last four years even though thenumber of activities provided byMSGhas increased. Heid said theincreased revenue would primarily be used to fund activities organized b y t h e Student A ctivitiesCommittee. Paydock pointed outthe increase will have "long termbenefits."Representatives decided to tablethe discussion and continue toinvestigate the idea over the nextfew weeks.iHeid also discussed a plan tohave the5MSG budget auditedtwice a year. Currently, the bud

get is audited every August. Heidsuggested MSG pay for a j>re-audit in January so the audit inAugust will be easier.The cost of this measure is undetermined since ; the aud itorscharge by the hour.Representatives voted to approve the idea of holding a pre-audit in January.Paydock discussed the recentBoard of Trustees meeting. Hesaid the Board did not discuss thestrategic plan, although attendeeswere given a list of assumptions,

or suggestions concerning futureplans for tlie college.Paydock said M S G i s concernedwith one of the assumptions,which is about the conversion ofthe Rec Center. He said the assumptions list suggests movingactivities from th e Rec Center inth e Athletic Center area which iscurrently occupied by th e FitnessCenter.JPaydock said theplan will bediscussed in more depth at the

What started out as a class assignment led to a $1,000 prize forsenior interior design major Jennifer Beck. Beck won first place inthe American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) PennsylvaniaWest competition.Beck had to design a plan for a corporate day care center.Two other students from Mercyhurst entered the competition.This is thefirstyear Mercyhurst has participated.Beck's entry w a s chosen from a group of nine.

Panel explores violenceBy Noreen R obertsMerciad Staff Reporter

Lauren Suher, senior SocialWork major, said dom estic violence is "an ongoing problemwhich needs focus."Domestic violence is a seriousproblem that everyone needs tob e awareof. Wednesday, January9 at 7:30 p.m. in Sullivan Hall,there will be a panel speaking ondomestic violence. The pa nel wasput together for the senior socialwork project

There will be several peoplespeaking on domestic violence,and two of th e speakers will talkfrom irsthand experience.Mercyhurst staff member,Phyllis Aicllo, will be speakingon violence and relationships.There will also b e a n expert fromChildren Services talking o n howdomestic violence affects children.According to Suher, "Itwill bevery beneficial for everyone toattend, It affects everyone sometime or another."

next Board m eeting.Representatives voted to giveth e Council for Bxceptional Children (CEC) $200 toward a Special Olympics s k i meet scheduledfor February 3.CEC had previously asked for$300 to fund th e meet a n d socialsthe group holds for mentally retarded students in the Brie area.Senior R e p . Chris Haslett said th evote w a s "a good compromise."^Representatives voted to fill twospots in the Senate. Sophomore,MSG Secretary Jessica Cuffia a n dHaslett w ere elected.M S G meetings are held everyMonday at8:30p.m. All studentsare encouraged to attend.

sa id. v* W"She furnished a possible last name for the suspect."Dever, w h o h a s been working with Erie police detectives, said thename-"jived with another last name security had received ." *Erie Detective Sgt. Ron Slupski assisted by Detective JamesSkindell, w h o had previously dealt with the suspect, picked him upand were able to clear the many calls made to the college."Skindell had recognized his M.O. (method of operation) fromprior cases and was able to place the guy ," Dever saioV"David" is a 27-year old recovering alcoholic who has been indetox!and has been charged with lewd behavior before, accordingto Dever."I'd like to thank all of the students who came forward and gavestatements or assisted with the artist's composite and especially tothe woman who furnished the last name of the possible suspect,"Dever said.Dever said because the case is still under investigation, n o furtherdetails can b e released at this time. Victims of the c alls who wouldlike to learn more abou t the caller c a n arrange a private m eeting with

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in the Mercyhurst College Little TheatreSeeking a cast of 12 men and 6 womenThe roles of Narrator, Jacob and Potiphar are pre-cast'Production runs March 18 '-through March 27

tiearsals begin \February l.-No rehearsals during spring breakNo preparation necessary for| auditions |If a lead role is desired, a prepared song is requiredFo r additional{information, please contact Mr. Igor Stalskyat (o) 824-2347 or (h) 825-0711

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in the Mercyhurst College Little TheatreSeeking two casts of 4 men and 4 womenCast A will perform in June and JulyCast B will perform from August th rough mid-Octoberprepared song and a comic ?or farcical monologue required

year's show will be based on Moliere's THE FORCED MARRIAGEFor additional information,1 please contact Mr. Igor Stalskyhor aoaiu ^ 824 _2347 or (h) 825-0711

It's ba ck! jDancers to perform Little MermaidThe Mercyhurst College DanceDepartment is proud to presentT he Little*Mermaid of L a keE r i e , an original ballet production choreographed by Mary PriceBoday and Jay Kirk. ,4

The production premiered atMercyhurst last spring and isbackby popular demand. This year ,The L i t t le Mermaid of LakeErie will be performed at theWarner Theater on Friday, Feb. 4at 7:30 p.m.Music has been arranged by LeeWilkins, and the faculty and stu-

NineshakesPlayhouse;senior Brunoperforms!f The Erie Playhouse is gearingup for the-musical Nine andproudly boasts Mercyhurst seniorNichole B runo as one of the performers.

"She is fabulous," said JeanMalthaner, marketing director .The mu sical also casts ProfessorShawn Clerkin, from Gan non, aswell as other students from areacolleges.According to director DavidM a t t he w s , N i ne , w r i t t e n byArthur Kopit and Maury Yeston,"is thebrilliantTonywinning BestMusical hit created by mastershowman Tommy Tune .The story line illustrates thecharacter Guido Contini, a moviedirector, and the 21 women in hislife, said Matthews.

Nine opened on May 9 , 1 9 8 2 ,on y Broadway, sa id Mat thews."And after years of doing the impossible, we are doing it."He sa idNine is avoided by theaters because of the difficulty level forperformers and production crew.

Nine will open at the Erie Playhouse for eleven performances,Feb. 3-6,Feb. 10-13,andFeb. 17-19. Student tickets are $7.For more information, call 454-2852. I

If you have any questions fordirector David Matthews, call theabove number and ask for himpersonally.

Quote of theWeek:"Of the many hard lessons that*I have learnt,the hardest andlmostpainful now faced me;that it is not possible torely on anyone...to relyon others is to inviteheartbreak,"Jawaharlal Nehru

dents of the D'Angelo School ofMusic wil l join him. TheMercyhurst Dancers will performwith children who auditioned forthe Little Merm aid.. . *The Mercyhurst College ArtDepartment h responsible for artinvolved with the production andthe narrative has been created byDr. Herbert Goldberg of Erie.Tickets are $ 7 for adults and $5for children under 12 and seniorcitizens. For Mercyhurst students,one complimen tary ticket is available with presentation of student

ID. Faculty and staff may receivefree tickets for themselves andtheir families with a President'scard.Please note: For ei therPresident's card or student ID,you must call and reserve yourseat, and you must pick up yourtickets before 5 p.m., on or beforethe day of the performance. Nocards will be honored at the door.Ticket purchase and pickup canbe done at the Erie Civic Centerbox office.

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By Daniel McQ uillenMerciad Staff Columnist

Over in-Japan they are diggingbig holes and living in them.Really.It seems the Japanese are planning to build huge undergroundcities; massive underground metropolises where you can eat,sicep, work and do Japanese thingsthousands of feetbelow the earth'ssurface. To me this sounds a bitexcessive.What if you're claustrophobic?What jif you 're walking toMcSushi and, say, you stop andthink of the fact that you aresurrounded and entombed by amillion tons of sweating, suffocating rock with no escape untilthe end of the world! This mightdisturb you.Not to fear, though. The newcities call for J a huge dome tostretch over the empty center ofthe city. Then all the businessesand apartments and McSushi'swould look out on this stretch ofprecious air and everyonewouldn't mind being so far underground. People could look upa couple thousand feet a t the treesaround the dome and imaginethemselves actually walking onthe surface (Oh, one day! Oneday!) fo

hurry these days. Big changes arehappening everywhere. Changesthat will affect the way we?liveand even think. Maybe >mostchanges and inventions willjbefor the better. But sometimes thenew developments taking placesound just a little too weird.There's a new hormone thatwillsoon be injected into cows, greatlyincreasing milkf production andturning Bessie into turbo-Bessiethe milk fountain. Trouble is, noone is absolutely sure what willhappen to the people who drinkthe milk, or what to do when littleBilly is a healthy, cud-chewing48 pounds on his second birthday.Even simple foods like tomatoes aren' t safe from themad scientists. A new experimental tomato is now being introduced instores.Notonly is it fresher, tastierand less likely to bruise than othertomatoes...it's also part fish.Honestly.Scientists have mixed fish genesin with the tomato genes to makea super tomato they call Flavor-saver or something suspiciouslyinnocent like that By splicingfish genes into tomato genes, theflavor and shelf-life of the tomatoare supposedly greatly improved.This is very strange.I do not know what fish geneshave to do with tomatoes. Do IThe future is arriving in a big throw them in bowls and feed

them fish flakes until it's time tomake a sandwich? Maybe someone could stick tomato genes incows and we d haveketchup swirlburgers. JTechnology is speeding up really fast. Really fast. And nobody seems to know where it'sgoing.Back in the 30s and 40s peoplegot excited when a new refrigerator came out The new machinesactually made their own ice-cubesmy God, they were practicallyalive! Th e j new | imp roved ironsdidn't explode or bum clothes.Someone made a big, stupid,plastic hoop and called it "hula-hoop" and everybody flipped outand loved it and spun around allday until they fell down.How about those old black andwhite commercials where lovelyMargaret shows us the new no-smear kitchen window ? Lookhowhappy Margaret was. Thesewereunderstandabl e inventions. Happyinventions. Simple inventions.t Now, a new fiber optic cable asthin as a human hair can transmit20,000 phone calls simultaneously a whole nation ofpeople can babble to each otheron a little plastic string.

People can shop right throughtheir 200 TV stations whileslouched in their Lazy Boy, buying all kinds of nice things to gowith the other nice things stuffedthe beefA Merciad Staff EditorialD oes anyone remember thelast time they ate chicken^ ^ ^ , fingers, fries or a minitaco at the Cove? We didn't thinkso. How long has itbeen since theCove has had a fryer?Howmany days have we wal kedin and seen those paperplate signs:"Sorry, no fryer today "?How many times have we askedthe Cove workers when thefryer will be Gxed?How manytimes have theysaid, "Soon," orj"Next week," or"I': \ don ' tknow."? jPlenty.:*But the questionremains, when will the fryer befixed? It's been out of order forwhat seems like ages. Oh, wait, itha s been ages.Wou ldn't it be easier to temporarily rent a new fryer while it isbeingfixed?They'reprobably losing revenue without akfryer, butapparently, they don't mind.The cove is a business and theirgoal should be to please the consumerthat'sus students. The y'renot pleasing the consumer rightnow.On the other hand, maybe thatdoesn 7 really matter.After all, theCove doe have a monopo on

Mercyhurst fast-food business. Ifyou want a hamburger or grilledcheeseand let's not forget theGardenburger (a Merciad favorite)you have to go to the Cove.There is no other choice unlessyou have a car or can bribe someone who does.Since they have no fryer anddon't appear to be in any hurry toreplace it, they are not providingth e l

consumer with the best possibleproductwhich is supposed tobeanother business goal.Now the cocoa machine is broken too and it is decorated with thefancy paper plate signs. How longwill those be there?So far this year, we have had toget used to the new Cove policiessuch as asking for cups, returningour receipts and asking for crackers and now we can't even orderthe foods we want Where does itend??? | I 1 |It ends when you order a BLTand only get a BL. You have to askfor 'he tomato, only to get the

response, "You wanted a tomatowith that?" J | | |Or did you ever take the time toadd up the "specials?"It's cheaperto ask for the Si terns separately,sometimes by as much as adollar.That's the truth.Forget thefried ood, pay $1.99for a salad filled with yellow lettuce, old celery and a tiny plasticcontainer hopefullyfilledwith thedressing you asked for. (Some ofthe employees don'tknow whichdressing isw h i c h ) .(That's al lright. We'lljust settle fora hard donutthat couldserve as a paperweight. Or maybe we'll pick up akiwi fruit only to have it fall apart

in our hands, it's so old.This isn't so funny. O ne femaleMerciad staffer ordered something, and two boys working behind the counter held up a bananaand two apples in the shape ofmale genitalia and asked, "Youwant this too, honey?"Ask for ketchup on your burgerand you get the response, "Thisisn't McD onald's." Don't worry,we didn't think so.We're not trying to start a warhere, ve're just trying to get someresults.?

in the closet. Biologists can nowclone human cells and theoretically let people give birth to anexact copy of themselves.Giving birth to yourself is veryunnatural. IiHow is the average person supposed to know what's going on?If you bought that new iron backin thefiftiesandshocked yourselfsilly with itand burned your housedown, you knew it wasn 't an improvement over the old one.Now someone's supposed to beable to tell if he tomatoes they areeating are turning them into goldfish. City planners a re tobe trusted

when they say that living in ahuge city-sized hole in thegroundis the hip thing to do in the 21stcentury. With things getting sobig and so complex, who knowswhat the effects of new changeswill be?Technology is exciting. Technology is crucial. But technologyhas to be monitored and regulated, andpeople whounderstandthe stuff will need to write aboutthe developments add warn ofany potential problems. |Untilthere' s more of these typesaround, skip the tomatoes withgills. J

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The Merc iadMercyhurst College's First Class newspaper as rated by the Associated Collegiate PressVol. 67 No. 13 January^ 27,1994MJule Gardner Editor in Chief Keith CoursonAnne L. McNelis Asst. News & Copy Editor Craig Rybczynski

Michelle Ryan Arts & Entertainm ent EditorGrace BrunoJim Doherty Features EditorPhoto Editor

Sports EditorSports EditorSenior Writeroseph Legler IMia U-Rycki ^Advertising ManagerJerry Trambley Faculty AdvisorMerciad StaffMelissa SvitekErin HauberJennifer TrinidadDavid KosobuckiRich Shelton

Megan CircleLee Ann KellyKira PreslerMike BrownBeth N icholsDavid M cQuillen

Elizabeth JohnsonJim DohertyHeather RyanJanel McBrideNicole GeraciDan McQuillen

Tricia WebbJay KennedySuzanne ConeglioNick KraygerTonya BeebeMark S hokalook

The Merciad is the student-produced newspa501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 1654* Ir of Mercyhurst College, Box 161,Phone 824-2376The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor.

The MercEditorholding]not necessarily t*iad's editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board with thedinefinrtlresponsibility. The^opinions expressed in The Merciad areI } of Th

their caboose to one of two divided camps."Well I'm pro-life, so I think they should be able to p rotes t"I'm pro-choice and I don't w ant them telling women what to dowith their bodies."Never mind the decision involved interpretation of federal racketeering charges and physical damages, not when life begins.Why ca n't all people be rational when a sensitive issue is involved?For example, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry called thedecision a 'Vulgar betrayal of over 200 years of tolerance towardprotest and civil disobedience."I don 't think blowing up clinics is Thoreau's or M artin LutherKing's idea of prote st It's called violence, no matter where youhitch your caboose.We have to learn to see physical violence as it is. A bomb is abomb, not "righteous" action.The pro-choice camp is calling the ruling a 'Victory." It is not avictory for pro-choice, but a victory for fairness and common sense.That is why the decision was unanimous. It Was clear to thejustices that violent protest cann ot be protected by the First Amendment.Twenty years ago the court, in a close ruling, said abortion clinicscan legally exist That is the law.Granted, laws are not always right or just and sometimes we musttake a stand against the system to change itYet I fail to see how harassing clinic workers, blowing up theirworkplace, physically barring women from making their legalchoice, and murdering people like Dr. Gunn will aid in bringingchange. Instead it becomes necessary to interpret laws to deter suchaction.Si made this argument to the photographer on assignment with me.He then launched into why the only right argument is pro-life.There is a definite right and wrong and he informed me hwaswrong. Period.He is close to retiring, which tells me why we should all try tothink rationally about sensitive issues now. Wisdom does notalways come with age.

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M o l d sgarden g r o w s in n e w t o w n h o u s e sImagine, if you will, the FrancisWarde Townhouses. The pride of

Mercyhurst with their elegant furnishings, creamy walls, brightshiny kitchens, and air condition-w

Not tha t we're complaining. Wejust weren't sure anyone knewwe lived there.

mg-?Now imagine sharing such1uxury with five other roommates,and a phantom. Imagine heat sohot that you wake up a raisin.Imagine your mouth sticking together , your throat parched andlungs dried enough so you cannotsay "good morning" toyour roommate.

Imagine walls so thin that yourneighbor's phone rings and you spick yours up. Walls so thin thatconversations|are broadcastthroughout the townhouses andmusic several units down can beheard.

After three weeks of beingsnowed in someoneg finallyplowed our sidewalks, thankgoodness. Climbing a slick three-foot snow moundfto get to thegarbage bin was life threatening.One of our roommates wiped outcompletely trying to get over themound. A pat on theback to thosewho plowed us outWas it the phantom? Is there aphantom? According to severalmembers ofWarde4, food disappears, strange odors are emitted,and peculiar sounds 5fiJ11 emptyrooms.

The walls are cracking, the ceilings, as well asgthe sinks, areseparating from the walls. Wearen't too concerned. If the roofflies off and blows away, well,there must be a few empty roomsin Baldwin, right?Imagine being told to leave yourwater running all night in order toprevent the pipes from freezingand bursting, because some tightwad didn't invest in installation.(The Pink Panther isn't so stupidafter all.) Incidentally, all theheat is blown out through thinwindows and doors.

We say it's haunted. Who elseleaves crumbs on the;counters,drops onthe toilet seat andhairballs in the tub?

Not to m ention the contractorsvisiting us in the early morning tosaw a hole near the toilet pipes tokeep them warm or to mentionthe sour smell under the [bathroom sinks caused from the pipesleaking into the carpet and cultivating a mold garden.Eastern waves groupflooded with ideas

By Grace BrunoMerciad Features EditorThe Eastern Waves Group,

headed by Keiko Takioto Miller,assistant professor of Japanese,has a full year of activitiesplanned, including the upcoming"Noodle Theatre." \i The "Noodle Theatre" will lastapproxima tely three to fou r hourson a coming Saturday. According to Miller, who was born onthe Noto Peninsula of Japan, thegroup will make their own noodledinner using Ramen noodles butwill make their own broth withvegetables.After making the noodles andbroth, the group will sit down to"slurp" their noodles (as is acceptable in Japan) while watching the Glm by Juzo Itami calledTampopo, which translates dandelion.Miller said the film a is a "storyof a woman who begins a smallentrepreneurship of a noodle shop,but wants the best one possible."She tries to perfect her noodle bycreating the faultless broth."She becomes obsessed withperfecting it, " Miller said, "anddoes whatever she can to investigate recipes and methods."Her silhouette is really charming, " said Miller, "because she isso serious about a silly thing suchas noodles."After the showing of the film acritique/discussion will takeplace. The tentative dates of the"Noodle Theatre" are February 5or February 12.Last term, the Eastern Wavesgroup conducted a Za Zen m editation session w hich had an attendance of about 30 students, according to president of the groupNalika Nanayakkara .-During Za Zen "one can try toempty one's mind and be able to

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The Za Zen meditation was a"tradition ofZen monks and Japanesewarrior Samurais, who practiced these things in order to become better swordsmen. Hopefully, if a student could participate they would be able to use themethod to enhance focus abilitiesin studies, sports or pleasure,"Miller said."The purpose of the club," according to Nanayakkara, "is toexpose the Mercyhurst community to the Eastern way of life."The group is hoping to hold apanel discussion on environmental issues and the different meth-

Hmagine changing out of yourpajamas late in the evening tomove your car so that the snowcan be removed and waking upthe next day, not only tofind helot not plowed and your parkingspace taken by faculty or commuters, but also to find your carticketed in another lot.Imagine being told, another timetopush yourdead car out of thelotto Zurn parking lot to allow forplowing, and waking up again tofind notaflakeof snow or particleof ice moved.iHave you ever had the experience of trudging through mountains of snow, laundry basket anddetergent in hand, to do laundry

and finding no water availabledue to frozen pipes?*It was actually comical thatbrisk morning when we were toldthe contractor was on his way toshutoff he water andwork on ourfrozen pipes. Six females had tofight and push to wash their facesand brush their teeth. We filledabout five pans of water that dayout of fear of losing our water fora long period of time. (Oh, by theway the waterjwasfnever shutoff.) ? |Thank goodness for mainte

nance. As my roomm ate pluggedher night light in it blew up leaving the westsideof he townhousepowerless.Maintenance is answering callsin a whirlwind. On the one morning I had the luxury ofsleeping in,roommates at class, I was visitedby this same whirlwind shoutingon the path up the stairs, "Goodmorning."Fearful they would enter myroom la s I snuggled inbed, Ijumped up put on my coke-bottleglasses and emerged into the hallwhere they stood, smoking pipes.They apologized for waking meas I pointed the way to the electrically deprived bedroom .Oh, they fixed our sockets, allrightly And left their trace withfurniture thrown .'aside and myroommates' belongiagasSearoiped*on the floor.If you visit Warde 3, you'll notice their crafty usage of closetdoors. The doors never reallystayed on track, so the girls usethem to hang hats and scarves inthe corner of the room.When people ask us how welike living in the "newtownhouses" we put on strainedsmiles and chuckle, "They'rnre

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ods used by Eastern and Westerncountries to deal with these issues.Other activities that have beencontemplated arean internationalfood festival featuring foods fromcountries such as Indonesia, Japan and Thailand; a film and discussion on the ways women aretreated in Eastern countries compared to the ways they arc treatedin Western countries and a discussion, in conjunction with theeducation department, regardingthe Japanese^educationcompared to the American education system.

The activities, according toNanayakkara, may not all be executed this year. Keep your eyesopen for signs regarding Hhcactivites or for more informationcall Miller at extension 2134 orNanayakkara at extension 2854. i

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Say am soBy Keith CoursonMe re iad Sports Editor

A h h h . . . the Super Bowl. Themost recognized sporting event$in America, viewed by millionsof people around the world.The pageantry. The BuffaloBills. The media blitz. The Buffalo Bills. Two hour pre-gameshows. The4 Buffalo Bills. Anadvertising extravaganza. Andyou guessed itthe Buffalo Bills, again.The team that almost everyone wants to see get buried for thefourth consecutive time versus the team everyone either loves orloves to hate. Hey, Dallas just wins too much, right?You know, I really haven't decided what to make of this wholedeal. I mean, it's a couch potato's ultimate dream.Everywhere you look, it's Super Bowl this, Super Bowl that It'slike a pitbull latching onto your leg. It won 'tgo away. But for somemysterious reason, I just keep coming back for more.Click. ESPN. Live Super Bowl co verage with the best of the best,Chris Berman. Click. CNN. Leon Lett sweating in agony becausereporters won't let him forget about a couple not-so-forgettablemistakes. Whoops. Click. Local sports casts. More Leon LettJimmy Johnson. "How many more times can Buffalo lose?" MoreLeon Lett. Injury reports. A Super Bow l rematch. More Leon Le ttFour-timeJosers? The Cowboys* The. Bills.. The Cowboys. TheBills. * STOP! My head is beginning to hurt.But wait a minute, I can 't seem to get enough of this stuff.And isn't the Super Bowl supposed to be a football game? Youknow, the best of the AFC against the best of he NFC. Crashing hits.Aerial bombs. Come-from-behind victories.Okay, good. I thought you'd agree with me.Then why do we have to sit in agony at ha 1 (time and watch thesedul 1, ludicrous, waste-of- time, bore-me-to-death, star-studded musical disasters that seem to last for at least four hou rs? -Give me a break. This is football, not Hollywood. I don't want tosee Michael Jackson disappearing in a magic cloud of dust andreappearing on top of the scoreboard. Why do they put me throughthis? ': ? "* - 1Why do they have to waste money on this nonsense? I don't tunein to watch mascots dance in circles with Michael Jackson orcountry hoe-downs/Let's have the normal length half ime, talk about a few key stats,draw up a couple of plays on the telestrator and play some ball.That's all I ask.But actually, I am looking forward to the game itself. I think thisSuper Bowl rematch of a year ago just might turn out to be a prettygood game.I doubt however, that NBC is very pleased with the match-up. Iwould've hoped fora clash between Kansas City's Joe Montana andhis former mates in San Francisco. How could you miss on thatgame? Montana, in my mind, is the greatest quarterback of all tune.Wouldn't you love to see h rn stick it to the team he led to four SuperBowl triumphs/ fToo bad Buffalo and Dallas had to ruin the party.,And what about the Bills? Here's a team that's lost the game ofgames three straight timesactually four times if you happened tocatch Jimmy Jo hnson's comments on media day. You suppose they are striving for embarrassment yet again?That 's what is so great about living in this part of the country. Youget to hear that team called everything in the book. But seriously,you have to admire a team that continues to fight for a goal that haseluded it for three consecutive|years despite all of ihe*negative jjfeelings that seem to hover over it f *So I'm trying to figure out who I want to root for on Sunday.Somehow, it won't be the halftime show. iCan the Bills find a way to get the media and the fans off theirbacks or will the Cowboys win again and further establish NFCdominance in the big game? | .ffEither way, I think I'll just sit back, relax and hope Leon Lett findssome way to enlighten my evening.

Club icers put squeeze on O rangemenBy Craig RybczynskiMerciad Sports Editor

The Mercyhurst club hockeyteam's defensive core played apivotal role on Saturday as theypounded the Syracuse UniversityOrangemen, 8-1 at the Ice Center.The defensemen accounted forfour of the Mercyhurst goals inthe rout Brian Cote led the blueliners with two goals, while BradRybczynski and Bill Guzy addedsingle tallies.Forwards Ron Yarosz, \ twogoals, and Jason Lewis, one goal,continued to play well together.Jim Rennicks also chipped inwith

a goal.

But this game belonged to themen who guard the blue line, holding Syracuse 0-7 on the power-play."We're doing a lot of 3-on-3drills in practice," said penalty-killer Yarosz. "It has let the guysfeel comfortable on the vice ascompared to earlier this year."

Mer cyhurst's offense clicked inthe first period as Cote's first ofthegame highlighted the two-goalfirst p eriod. Cote spun around atthe point and fired afshot thateluded the Syracuse goalie between the pads at 13:25.Yarosz opened the scoring forthe Hurst and according toRennicks set the stage for the

game.The team continued to poundthe Syracuse goaltender, as theyerupted for three goals in the finalperiod. Cote again provided theoffense as he blasted a shot fromthe blue line that beat theOrangemen goalie to give theHurst a 7-1 lead.Yarosz expressed the importance of the victory heading intothe weekend. "It was a big confi-dence booster," said Yarosz."We've played: a lot of closegames and it's nice to blow a teamout and have fun a gain." Y [Mercyhurst embarks on a critical road trip as they visit CortlandUniversity Friday and SyracuseSaturday.

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