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EdBor'ssNote: During the p a s tfeW weeks t here ha s be en a g r e a tdeal of di srupt i o n co ncern i ngi nt ra m ura l fo o t ba l l , t h e n o r -theast slope of th e c o l l e g e , a n dthe use of T ul l i o Fi e l d . In anattempt to a r r i v e a t s o m e c o n -crete conclusions, T H E M E R -CiAD talked with Mike Cus ack ,athletic director of t h e c o l l e g e .Q: Why were tne g a m e s c a n -celled? i\: When t h e p e t i t i o n c a m ethrough we looked at it and I t r i edt0 talk to the dean. I hel d on i t a ndI planned to ho l d on i t unt i l th edean go t b a c k . B u t s o m e b o d ywent to the president an d spo ke tot he h i m . T he pres i dent sho wedconcern, as he should, an d c al l edme and said that he wou ld r athe rthe games at that points not b eplayed there and play ed on Tul l ioField if p o s s i b l e . It* w a s n ' tpossible be cau se of t h e w e a t h e r ,t he num ber of so ccer g a m e s a nd

t h e b a s e b a l l p r a c t i c e s a n d g a m e sg o i ng o n- t here . S o we f e l t t ha t t hes a f e t y f a c t o r w a s a p r o b l e m , as e r i o u s p r o b l e m to th e s t u d e n t s ,t ha t t ha t w a s a v a l i d co n-s i d e r a t i o n . W e wo ul d t herefo rec a n c e l ? t h e g a m e s o n that f ieldunti l suc h t ime as ei th er the f ieldsw e r e f i x e d u p o n t he no rt hea s ts l o p e o r - t h e teams f inish theirs e a s o n , a n d t h e n t h e i n t r a m u r a l sw o u l d go on f ro m t here .Q:? W o u l d t h e f i e l d pr i v i l eg esbeen g i v en m o re co ns i dera t i o n I ft h e p a r t i e s pet i t i o n i ng had a p -p r o a c h e d y o u d i r e c t l y ?A : l N o t r e a l l y . I w o u l d h a v e a n -s w e r e d i t the s a m e . It w a s n ' td o n e in a fit of a n g e r o r a n yc o m p u l s i o n . I n e v e r c o n s i d e r e d ap e r s o n a l a t t a c k .Q : T he f i e l d h a d . b e e n used by t hes o c c e r , b a s e b a l l a n d i n t r a m u r a lf o o t b a l l J l e a g u e s . W h y t h ec h a n g e ?

A: What they iwere doing w a srunni ng i n t ra m ura l s at al l od dt i m e s ; ; S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g s ,S unda y m o rni ng s , a ny t i m e t ha ti t wa s a v a i l a b l e . T ha t seem ed topresent a pro bl em t o a l l s t udent s .T he l ea g ue wa s endi ng up bei ngco m p l et ed duri ng " i n t ercess i o n .In one case, the f inal , I bel i ev ein 1977, was played in s n o w . Wet r i ed to e l i m i na t e t ha t wi t h ou rt h r e e t e r m s y s t e m . We try an df i n i sh i n t ra m ura l s wi t h i n a t erm .If possible we l ike continuity . Wetried this other option of g o i ng tothat f ield so that the league wouldr u n m o r e s m o o t h l y f o r t h estudent, that was the f irst thing.S eco ndl y , t he f i e l d g o t chewedup terribly during that fal l bet-w e e n i n t r a m u r a l s a n d s o c c e r .B a seba l l do esn ' t chew th e out-field u p ' a t a l l so l t ha t ' s not aco ns i dera t i o n . It w a s c h e w e d upm uch m o re t ha n it is no w. I t wa s

Tulliogate 11present i ng {pro b l em s wi t h t he ! m a k e a f ield avai lable to or fixnee . T ha t wa s t he up so m e l o ca t i o nco ns i dera t i o n . vp.Pri m a ri l y t o g et t he s t udent s t obe able to play and we did in facti n c r e a s e th e n u m b e r of t e a m st ha t we were a b l e t o ha v e f ro m 6to 8 an d 8 to 10. That was in termsof safe ty with going from flagf o o t b a l l . . to touch footbal l .

t ra m ura l s ca n be p l a y ed a nd t heyn o t h a v i n g t o w o r r y a b o u two rki ng a ro und t he v a rs i ty t ea m. If t ha t ca n ' t be done, then ob-viously Tul l io Field i s g o i ng toh a v e to be co ns i dered .Q: W ha t pro g ress ha s been m a dewith the new soccer f ield? Wil l itQ; W o ul d t he so ccer t e a m ' s m o v e be rea dy fo r nex t y ea r?to the ne w f ield open the door for A : We exp ec t i t to be. Dr. Jus t iceintramural footbal l to use Tul l io indicates to m e i t h a s ! s o m eF i e l d ? . ? dra i na g e pro bl em s on the southA : I don't know. That would be end of th e field. Hopefully, w et he l o g i ca l s t ep \ to ta ke. Ther e wi l l be able to get it rea dy . T hi swo ul d b e so m e co ncern a g a i n ra i n ha s he l ped a nd t he g ra ss i sa bo ut th e pra ct i ce t i m es a nd co m i ng in .pro bl em s wi t h schedul i ng . It ' s real ly a long w a y from

a I t wo ul d o bv i o us ly chew up t he be i ng rea dy , but we ha v e a fullf ield, bu t I think again a s I ' v e y ea r bet ween now and t hen tosa i d , if t here is a c h o i c e b e t w e e n h a v e it ready. Hopeful ly th et he s t udent s and the, f ield, w e snows wi l l f latten i t down. We areh a v e to pi ck t he s t udent s . ? g o i ng to h a v e to put s o m eIWha t w e would l ike to do i s . dra i na g e t i l es o n t he so ut h end .

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Service Bureau Discussed At MSG Meetingby Rebecca!MartinR e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w e r e * i n -troduced to the pro po sa l o f astudent service bureau a t t h eOctober 15 m eet i ng o f t he s t u dentgovernment i n t h e F a c u l t yLounge. 2 & j 5 ,Jul ie Ann Vann Volkenburg, ase l f -em pl o y ed ^bus i nesswo m a n,presented th e pro po sa l t o ? t hes t udents , T o f f i ce rs? f a n dr e p r e s en t a ti v e s e x p r e s s i n g >adesire to ini t iate a col le ge ser vic ebureau.T hej burea u w o u l d o p e r a t ebusinesses man aged an d staf fedby students sellin g g oo ds a n dservices to o t her s t udent s a nd t heErie community rat la rg e.Services that were m e n t i o n e das possibil it ies wer erb abysi t t ing,bookkeeping and t a i l o r i n g ,among others. * \ According to Vann Volk enbu rg,each service would be h ead ed bya student manage r, who in t urnwould be respo ns i b l e for theoperating of th e s e r v i c e . T h e r ewould be an order of p r o m o t i o nver 350 A ttend

w i t h i n \ e a c h b u s i n e s s b e g i n n i n gw i t h w o r k e r and e n d i n g up a tm a n a g e r . " S o m et h i ng l i ke t h i sw o u l d b ui l d u p e x p e r t i s e , " a d d e dV a n n V o l k e n b u r g .U p o n s t a t i n g th e p u r p o s e a n dfunct i o ns of the b u r e a u , V a n nV o l k e n b u r g c i t e d th e n e e d for

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$2,000 an d office spacesomewhere in the college.Following brief discussion, it wasdecided that the final decision toloan the money would be tableduntil next meeting.In other business, treasurerJim Bolger presented th egovernment with a list of receiptsfor the month of September.Among the expenditures for themonth were $531.10 for thechanging of locks in the studentunion and $600.00 for the back-to-school dance. $ iTim Seltzer informed th estudents and representativesabout a letter which the officerssent*to Dean John P. Millarrequesting that play be resumedon the northeast slope i of thecollege. As a result of the letter,play has been scheduled | toresume on October 16 at 4:00 p.m.Until then, t Dr . RaymondJustice, director of operationswill take steps to have the ruts inthe field filled with soil, Seltzerpointed out.

Parent's Weekend Celebrated < HurstJ ^ k ** miserable weathercondfaoit Mercyhurst Collegegosted one of its largest events oftLE** a s Parents Weekendwrned out to be the highest at-nded in the history of the event.th2!e!J*5s Parents pas sed^oughthe banner*.bearing gat esHall J0 re 8ktatton at Zurn"*u early Saturday morning. *rwere

Following the registration, toursof th e campus were given,reacquainting the parents withthe various parts of the college.After lunch the agenda suffereda setback when the baseballgame between the current Lakerteam and Laker alumni waspostponed due to the poor fieldconditions. However, attentionsdiverted to the Weber

Jea Johl| p MiUarfsChrij l Frtel na , and her mother^get toW S e S e anathe r a t t he Pres i dent Recept i o n duri ng Pa rent s

Da nce S t udi o where s t udent s int h e d a n c e d e p a r t m e n t e n -tertained their Audience withbal let and folk dancing.T h o s e w h o c a m e to w a t c hbasebal l got their opportunity a sa num ber of th e fa t hers in at -t enda nce f l o cked to the B a c kPo rch Ca fe to w a t c h th e thirdg a m e of t he W o rl d S er i es . B eera nd sna cks were pro v i ded fo rt hese peo pl e , a m a j o ri t y o f who mwere suppo rt i ng t he Pi ra t es .P a r e n t s w e r e g i v e n t h e c h a n c eto meeiffi f a c u l t y - a n d a d -m i ni s t ra t o rs a t Hhe Pres i den t ' sreception later in the afternoon atth e F a c u l t y L o ung e. Ov er 30 0p e o p l e s q u e e z e d i n t o t h eg a t heri ng whi ch f ea t ured ho rsd ' o euv res prea pa red by t he HRMS o ci et y . :' kS a t urda y ev en i ng f ea t ured t hehighl ight of th e weekend a s 3 6 6s t udent s a nd * pa rent s g a t heredou t a t Metin s for co ckt a i l s ,d i nner a n d a a opportunity- toda nce wi t h f r i ends and fa m i l y .T e r m i n g th e di nner a s u c c e s s ,McNi cho l a s sho wed so m e i ns i g hti n reserv i ng 370 seats j for th edi nner . *Fo l l o wi ng th e s u c c e s s o f t h i sy e a r ' s p a r e n t - s t u d e n t g e tt o g e t h e r , c o - c h a i r m a n P a u lUro a no wi cz ha s beg un p l a nni ngfo r nex t y ea r' s ev ent whi ch istentat ively scheduled to*be helda t Ra i nbo w Ga rdens .

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Tracy McMil lan dances with her father at th e di nner da nceduri ng Pa rent s W eekend.College To Host Carpe Diem Weekend

From November 2nd to the 4thMercyhurst [College will besponsoring a first as represen-tatives from 24 companies will beon campus to interview seniorsduring Carpe Diem Weekend.i The weekend, whose name is'derived from the motto of thecollege meaning "seize th eopportunity*'., -,was organized" byTyrone Moore.: The director ofcounseling services stated that^the purpose of the weekend was>

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During the past few yews, thecollege has taken steps to providethe student, body with variousopportunities to expand; theircareer possibilities. Co-operativeeducation and Career Servicesare the [two chief vehicles bywhich the school has attempted toachieve these ends. ,Through the efforts of differentadministrators MercyhurstCollege has recently devised anew avenue for;,those studentshoping to rater the work force attheend of the academic year. Thetitle of this new project is CarpeDiem W eekend. *u This event, which will be takingplace on November 2nd, will giveseniors the chance to interviewwith a possible eight of 24 com-panies. Business representativesfrom - companies and cor-porations such as I.B.M., theC.I.A., General Telephone andXerox (among others) are goingto be interviewing candidatesfrom all area colleges as well asthose from Mercyhurst.

At this writing there are eightseniors who have signed up forthe event. This would lead one toone of two conclusions: (1)students that graduate fromMercyhurst are independentlywealthy, or (2) there are a lot ofseniors that would be wise to runover to Career Services andregister for Carpe Diem WeekendLetter

by Friday , October 19.:! Hie Selling of a MottoBut why did the administratorsin charge of this event decide togive it the school motto as itsname? The application of theschool motto for something aspragmatic as an interviewsession seems: to delete valuefrom something the Sisters ofMercy took great pride in whenthey first I opened the doors in.1926. S - | &*Granted, students that come tothis college do so in hope ofestablishing ^careers for them-selves. However, while the in-stitution does its part to helpthese seniors, it should be em-phasized that Mercyhurst Collegeis not a $5,000-a-yearway stationbetween high school and a jo b. Itis a college. H- ;. One wonders if Harvard ever

hosted an In Veri Tas Weekend.A Very Nice Time P |Amy McNicholas and herhelpers are to be commended fortheir work in making this year'sParent's Weekend one of themost successful in the history ofthe college. Despite less thanideal! weather conditions theweekend went over well, except,perhaps, for those who spent amajority of Saturday watchingthe World Series. * fThefMerciad congratulatesAmy andher cohorts on a job welldone. * I*

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EngagementAnnounced

The Merciad wishes to an-nounce the recent enga gemen t oftwo of its staff members* J oAnnAlexander, contributing writerand Bob Delia Rocca, sportseditor.JoAnn is a senior law en-forcement major and J vice-president of student government.Bob is a junior communicationsmajor and a member of thevarsity baseball team. $They met on April Fool's Day,

1978, after Bob was recruitedfrom Bethpage, N ew York.JoAnn, also a Long Islander fromCentral Islip, says there is nodefinite date set. " Bob and I plana long engagement due to ourcareer goals. Hopefully I will beentering la w school this Sep-tember and Bob will still have ayear or so to go at Mercyhurst.I'd like to finish school and thensettle where he has secured aposition in his field."

by Dawn D ayStudents call him toughdemanding, an d downrightunreasonable. The new chairmanof the business division buys twoof the three. His name- ThomasTeeters.Originally from Brackenridge,Pa., Teeters attended ClarionState College where he graduatedat the top of his cl ass. A recipientof the Wall Street Journal StudentAchievement Award, Teeterswas granted a full scholarship toColorado University for hisgraduate work.'Once again he graduated at thetop of his class. He continued atthe university as a graduateteaching assistant. Following atwo-year teaching stint a tSouthern Colorado University,Teeters came back to theKeystone State, this time as afaculty member 4 at KutztownState College.In.seven years at'the stateschool, Teeters made rapidstrides up the divisionalheirarchy, going from instructorto assistant professor to chair-man of w hat was Ghen a fledglingbusiness division. In deciding tocome to Mercyhurst, Teeters lefta division which ha s grown intoone of the largest at the easternstate school.Arriving at Mercyhurst,Teeters ha s brought with himsome very pragmatic and, whathe feels to be , realistic goals."My main goal here at Mer-cyhurst is to design a qualityprogram that will give studentsthe background they need to besuccessful in the business world,aM S G S p o t l i g h t M a r y a n n D'Angelo

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MattSchaafWhat! makes ou r politicalsystem work ? It's people wh ocare enough about them selve s totake a stand on the issu es of theday.to insure" a bright futuretomorrow. One of these people isM&ry Ann D'Angelo, a womanwith a bright future. .4

A Senior with a double major inSociology and Law Enforcement,Mary Ann prepares for lawschool next fall. Her interest inlaw was heightened when she wassent as a representative of thecollege to the Felony Division ofthe U.S. ,'Attorney's office inWashington D.C. last winter tof u l l f i l l a n i n t e r n s h i prequirement.Active ion campus, sh e willappear in the Little Theatre'sproduction of " Hie MiracleWorker", a s Aunt E v. - |A three year veteran of MSG,sh e is the Sociology Departmentrepresentative. Mary Annbelieves that there i s realstrength in this body of d edicatedand motivated student senators.She states, "At every meetingissues- arise which coulddrastically change the collegecommunity. It's up to us asrepresentatives for our faction ofthe student body, to pursue futuregoals or to oppose proposalswhich we deem to be detrimentalto th e college." ^When faced with new proposalsfrom th e administration, sh etakes into Am mediate con-

sideration, that it ^ is the ad-ministration that works for thestudent body. ,Hardfelt recentlyhas been the projected depart-mental overhaul based primarilyon th e college'si monetarysituation at perhaps the studen-ts'sacrifice. :: :-"I will support any plans thatwill make our college sociallycohesive and academically soundin both th e present. and thefuture."She adds, "This year's officersand representatives have thegreatest poten tial! have seen,inthe time that I have served, to beessential elements in molding ourcollege's future."She continues, "But thecapability of our studentgovernment remains only alogical possibility. Until th estudents whom we representdecide to act and react, as wemust, with a willingness to standbehind us and the decisions werpschShe reiterates herself with aplea for the re-awakening of theslumbering scholar to come backto life in theSspirit of "CarpeDiem" I

Comprehensive CalendarCourtesy of Egan ScholarsFriday, October 19 ]*nends of the Library Book Sale- Millcreek Mall '* ]M5 a.m. - Mass - Chapel10 a.m.-4 pan. - Harvest andHolly Bazaar - Women's Club,6th & Myrtle homemadegoodies * - Christmas or -naments, delivery orderskken for fresh-cut greens -pts, white elephant sale,

1A books, JewelryStf11'*I>m- - Thelma WrschWater Colors - Tanglewood In-N n ^ r i o r s ' 3 4 3 5 w - L a k e R o a dNoon-4 p.m. - Drawings an dpaperworks by Robert ScottBrooks - Gannon -Gallery, 7thSassafras* P-nt - Cities UJSJL - a seriesf photographs accenting th ePositive aspe cts" of 29 cities- Erie Art Center. 838 W. 6th1 MJ. - Merciad staff meetingl' 30p.m.-Mass-CMPJSL-" ''Stolen Ki sse s" - (film) -ZRH-FREE I

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Rough HandsAs we sit,side by side,In our silent inquisition,I inspect your handsRough hands - *Hands twice my sizeand stained from pride(a craftman's prideI slowly look them overFirst, backs ^and then, palmsRoughened palmswith hard, battered callousesfrom hamm ers and wood("You would like to hammerme, Rwouldn't you?'*)Yes, your hands ar e so roughThey could easily bruise,Rip into my flesh iand cause open woundsthat would bleed *,and then oozebefore they, too,became large and persistent.(Like these deadened soreson your ;Rough hands)Rough hand sYet, still they respondYour finger joints bendas my tip runs along themFirst, one jointThen, tenAnd-my frail, helpless paw

'till DreamsDo Usr^wt;When she looked Up into thesky; ; . *She saw castles, fairies iand cotton candy. He saw only clouds.When she looked out into theopenfields;she saw courage,freedom, and daring.He saw only wild horses.And when she looked into hiseyes;She saw love, hope, anda future.He only saw a crazy girl in

blue jeans v * .that lives on imagination.Kathy Sodersten.

Becomes prisoner withinAny your fist is first shelter,Then torturer-friendA rough friendRough handsRough handsHighly able to chisel andchopTo remold my structure,To reshape my frame.'Your fist may not open,But hold fast my pawwith razor-like weapons(those deadening tow)once oozing and once rawas the wounds in my fleshthat your tight grip couldcause me %^~*. . . that your rough handswould cause . . . * \ *|

I continue to sit *(It's a self-inquisition)I continue to feelfor the sandpaper surfaceSent back to its workbench,Sent back home, alone.Alone with the dead skinand hammering sores "So talented a t creating;Too capable of m or e. ..Yet,his finger joints did bendWhen my tip ran along them.Joanie Stevenson

Rain andDustRain releasing the dawningdust -I hear, remembering earthly.The summer-hot ash and tnerain * J | jPlay for me their naturalnocturne.; iKnowing now other greensummers, \Of rocking alone on a slightraft, ' :^rGazing at the rolling setting,A > musing .j ode filling myheart. TJI turn Westerly crying toThe golden glowing wings of

the > ILaughing Gulls floatingabove me - hThe silent flow comes to me.The waning day plays amonody - ;I am the matter for thatdirge. * ^ (The life-giving candle, therain, ^pFecund dust, ceaselesslysinging. v I

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Little KidIt's hard to be a little kidFor instance, there's your* size. * /Grownups < are so tall, you" knowYou never see their eyes.Big folks can ta lk face to faceIt's done with so much easeBut when you're small, and ina crowdYou just see people's knees.It's hard to be a little kid'Cause everything that's funIs not allowed or dangerousAnd you're spanked when youare done.Making pictures on the wallsOr climbing trees or stoolsAnd even sitting on the dogAre all against the rules.

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t ^ " S S K / * S : e 8 8 f u ' Interviewing starte with th e beginning of any job hunt- Th*Inquiry. The book explains and gives exa mples of a telephone inquiry and a letter of i h S rvIn preparation for an interview, a person should resea rch the Company.TO em o r eH w t ed eea person has about a prospec tive emplo yer, the bette r the interview will be Knowledge Before going to an interview, define th e job. Be able to state precisely what you can doAnalyie what th e job is , then analyze your own credentials abjectively. Work on yZ?tZc%The book Successful Interviewing, gives you some sample questions that you ma v as kduring an interview or ones that m ay be asked of you. Be prepared for these buesUonl ^^ There are three important things to reme mber d ^ t h S l c t S i ^ ^ ^ ^ a n dIn dressing; foi" an interv iew, a general ruslshould be to dress as others do in the same oc-cupation. Usually one is safe in wearing something conservative in na tare l B e 5 a m e wThe toterviewee should be alert to the tone of the interview a s it de velo p^. To determine thetone, observe the feedback in the interviewers face as questions are answered Be oS St a tae

SlfaS * a tU g h q U e S t in ]WQLN-TV-FM is seeking to fill th e position of Secretary-Receptionist, needs good typingskills. Apply in person or call 868-4654. The Statio n is located a t 8425 Peach St.'_ The School Board of Ede n P rai rie Minn., is looking for a Superintendent of Schools, a MA a tleast is required, but a PhD is preferred, plus previous experience. Application deadline isNovember 15th., salary is $40,000 - $45,000 plus fringe benefits. Send resume an d recom-mendations to : Search Comm., District Office, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55344v:make to the at-tention to : Dr. Van D. Mueller, Cha irman of the Departme nt of Education Admin.The Keystone School District needs to fill the position of Business Education (p art-time). Theassignment if Business Engleis, General Business Salary is depending upon teaching ex-perience and degre e status. Th e Keystone School District is located in Knox, PA 16232. F or Fu r-ther information please con tact Dr. William L. Regester, Superintendent, at (814) 797-5921.Richmond Brothers at the Millcreek Mall is now looking for Christmas help in their SalesDepartment. Apply in person any da y except for Wednesday to Mr. Nelson. They ar e lookingfor Afternoon an d Ev ening Help to sell Men's Colthing. The salary is $2.90 plus commission.

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Monday is clown's day off fromthe circus. Sounds of caliopes,barkers and crowds are gone.Merry-go-rounds and ferriswheels have stopped. Silencefalls over the Big Top. 1Costume hung up, I wander offfrom the smell of grease paint,popcorn and sawdust to find aquiet, slow moving stream andwatch the multi-colored leavesflutter down into the underbrush.At a deep hole in the stream Isit and watch the little water-walkers- spider like insects thatflit across the surface of thestream with silky ease. How theyget enough friction to skim soquickly and to stop so suddenlyamazes me.In my fascination,,I grow alittle envious of their capacity toskip over; the surface of thewater, to be so superficial, to beso -uninterested in the depthsbeneath their tiny feet. After onelittle Dorothy Hamill does a longskillful smug skate * across thestream, I harbor a secret wishthat a trout would surface like aminiature Moby Dick and makemy mat er skating show-off alatter day Jonah. \kBut it's not the water-skimmerthat I'm angry at It's myself. It'smy own incapacity to see into thedepths of my own existence andit's. the institutionalized super-ficiality of the circus . Why try tomake anyone laugh?And I think- of my RubeGoldberg machine. When it'splugged in, the motor turns, therod goes around, the gears roll,

the cylinders pump, the fly-wheels whirl and the whole thingdoesn't do anything. Each part isas absurd a s the whole machine.And if in a few billion years thewhole solar system is just agalactic ash pile, how can mymeasly life (not to mention anymoment of it) have any moresignificance than anant moving agrain of sand around an ant hill?The ant and the water-walkerdon't seem to care. Most of thechildren don't seem to careeither. But I believe they reallydo. They enter into whatever theydoso whole-heartedly. They buildtheir sand castles and do theirfinger paintings with such in-tensity. Would they, if theydoubted?Unfortunately, there is too

rarely an invitation to bring toconsciousness that private senseof cosmic importance and onlyoccasionally is i there acelebration of this fragile hope.I, too, cannot understand thewater on which I move but I seemto detect that I am asked to makean act of radical hope i that atwhatever time lam drawn into it,it will be meaningful and good.Only when I trust that it is socan I don my down face andbaggy pants, go into the centerring, let my Rube Goldbergmachine kick me in the seat ofthe pants so that the children canlaugh- not a hollow, cynicallaugh, but a full throated, whole-hearted belly laugh. For to laughin this way, is to have hope.

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- HAVI Y OU EVIR SEEN TORONTO?On e of North America's most fascinating cities, Toronto offers International shops, restaurants,llteotre and music, and the famous Ontario Science Center.'Trip; Via Grove City Bus LinesLeaving Mercyhurst Saturday, October 27 at 8:15 a.m.Returning 10 p.m. Sunday, October 28Open to all 'Hurst students! Your price of $35 includes travel, lodging, and one smorgasboard dinner.$5 deposit due Monday, October 22 and remainder by Thursday, October 25 to Dr. Petronla, 205Preston during office hours.

Rain-drenched days make methink of love. Now mind you, I amnot of thin-skinned and simperingnature, and though on such a dayas just described, I may bychance pick up a book of poetry topass the time, it should not bemistaken) that I would be thuswallowing teary-eyed.in tenderthoughts of past romance. IContrarilv, on such days I oftenlaugh v good humoredly (thoughperhaps a* bit sarcastically) atthose poor souls who have beenensnared in the inescapableclutched of love.The most inspired discourseson love's sour aspect may comefrom Lord Byron, and th ese I liketo read on rainy days. To wit:' Oh love what is it in this world ofours 1 v f \Which makes it fatal to be loved?Ahwhy \ \-.\With cypress branches hast thywreathed thy bowers *#And made thy best interpreter asigh?These lines come from hisfamous ^satirical work "DonJuan" which *Byron beganwriting in 1818.George Gordon >Noel LordByron (6th baron), was an expertif not on romantic love, then atvery least on lust. He was quitethe ladies' man. Women flockedto him, not for his money (this hehad squandered in traditionalplayboy fashion ) but for hisAdonis-like quality. iByron is said to have been anextremely handsome man,though he was prone to'being

overweight and he had a defor-med foot. Women did not seem tomind the physical imperfections,however. Apparently, Byron'sThe New WaveCrosses The A tlant icby Matt Schaaf . ^The New Wave in art, musicand film seems to be hitting theNorth'American continent fromacross the Atlantic.Our European neighbors haverecovered from the psychedelic60's and have settled into whatmight be called hope for thefuture- the New Wave.The National Endowment forthe Arts and Humanities hasbrought to the students of Mer-cyhurst and the citizens of Erie afirst rate series of cinema bysome of the finest filmmakers inmodern day France.gin cooperation with* the ErieArts ; Center, Mercyhurst hasagreed to run the entire series atotal of ten films, at the ZurnRecital Hall on Friday eveningsat 8 p.m. The price of admission -FREE.So bring some popcorn and afriend and ride the New Wave.

pudgy little face coupled with hispitiful limp evoked somemothering instinct in than all.Indeed, at least two of hiswomen proved'their motheringtechnique by bearing himchildren. He had an illegitimatedaughter, Allegra, 1>y hismistress Claire Clairemont andalso a daughte r Ada by his wife,Ann Isabella Milbanke.Byron's wife Ann had quite asum of money, and for that LordGeorge seemed willing to staywith Her for a while. Lady Byronhowever, found out that herhusband was having an affairwith his half-sister, AugustaLeigh, so she packed up the kidand left for greener pastures.Perhaps his ill-fated marriagehelped inpire this stanza fromCanto 3 of "Don Juan"."Th ere's doubtless something indomestic doings 5^Which forms, in fact, true love'santithesis;Romances paint atfull leng th people's wooings,But only give \ a bust ofmarriages;For no one caresfor matrionial cooingsThere's nothing wrong in a con-nubial kiss; |Think you, if Laura had beenj Petrarch's wifeHe would have written sonnets allhis life?"Students may wish to takenotice that "Don Juan" is writtenis the ottava rima style. That tid-bit/may come in handy .in aliterature course. tAfter the | scandal of hisdomestic life reached the publicear, Byron found it impossible tolive in EnglancUJKe thereforetravelled to Geneva ?where* hetook up residence for a while.Shortly afterwards, he movedon to Venice. Here in . thepassionate Italian environment,he established a harem. Byronhimself estimated that thisdebaucherous group includedmore than 200 women.The Italian women seemed notonly to excite Byron's libido, huthis creative muse as well. Thiswas the period of some of hisgreatest literary efforts. Heworked on his "Childe Harold",began the "Don Juan" andcompleted the tragedy. "Man-fred*.Following the break-up of hisharem, Byron again becameensnared. This romance was withthe Countess Teresa Guicciola.She was so enamored of the poetthat 25 years after the affair shestill insisted-upon being referredto as "the . former mistress ofLord Byron". JByron died in Greece at the ageof 36. There in April of 1824 [uttered his last words: "I must goto sleep now."After a life such as his, it is nowonder he was tired. 5

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The 1979-80 CheerleadingSquad was selected Thursday,September 27 by a panel of sixJudges. | *The following girls will cheer atall home and away basketballgames. Mary Beth Barrett,Teresa Borowski, SamanthaChavers, Sherry Duda, BetsyHerzog, Bonnie James, ChrisKaten, Diann Petulla, alternateMichelle Caratelli and JohnBurton. -'Approximately 30 girls at-tended thefirstmeeting in which

the basketball schedule washanded out and the cheerleader'sresponsibilities were reviewed.The cheers with which the girlswere to try out with were taughtMonday and Tuesday night. Afinal practice session was heldWednesday before the tryoutsThursday In the Campus Center.The squad of eight girts and twomen will begin practicing newcheers and possibly a half-timeroutine for the basketball seasonwhich opens November 23.

The 1979-80 cheerleading squad, top row (1-r): Eleanor Winiarc-zyk (advisor) , John Burton, Bonnie James, Sherry Duda, Saman-tha Chavers, Mary Beth Barrett, and James Penten. Middle row(1-r): Theresa Borowski, Michelle Caratelli, and Chris Katen.Bottom row (1-r): Diann Petulla and Betsy Herzog.Celebra te V ic toryCrew Team Attend Regattas

by Kevin BurnsThe Mercyhurst Crew teamtravelled to the West Side RowingClub in Buffalo, New York for aregatta with Ca nisius andNiagara College last Saturday.Due to inclement weather, theteams had to travel.to WeUundiOntario for the race.In the opening event of the day,the men's varsity heavyweightfour finished a close third , onlyone quarter of a boat lengthbehind Canisius. The boat con-sisted -of Fred Addamus, JimMorycz, Kevin Burns'and BobHeftka. * " -* IThe women's J varsityj, fourfinished a respectable secondbehind Canisuis. Representingthe women's team were coxswainPatty Stoler, Anne Marie Dixon,JoAnn Rile, Mary Ellen Gerttia,and Elaine Loftus.The men's novice boat deservea special congratulations forwinning their first crew raceagainst Canisius. The boat was

rowed by Kevin Murphy, TonyParadiso, Randy Patterson, BobBreslin, Tim Malin, JimBrachen^ Bruce Pancio, andDave Iacovetti and coxswainMike McLaughlin. * jThe varsity eight finishedsecond behind Niagara, losingonly by three seconds. Mer-cyhurst beat Canisius in openwater.. The eight was composedof Fred Addamus, Jim Morycz,Kevin Burns, Bob Heftka, MikePhillips, Bob Breslin, ; DennisRiley, Dave Smith andcoxswainLaurie Mahnken.*Coach Al Belovarc was verypleased with the performance ofthe team, since 'the northernteams are in the peak of theirseason, practicing daily, and theLakers have only had three daysper week on thewater.This week the Lakers travel toMorgantown, West* Virginia- to"face" forma*; Coach ClarkeWray and the University of WestVirginia. J f H

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The Men's Tennis team wonthe 1st Annual MercyhurstQuadrangular Tournament onSaturday. The Lakers gained thechampionship with 8-1 victoriesover the University of Pitt-sburgh, on Friday, and EdinboroState College, on Saturday.The Fighting Scots of Edinborotook second place in the tourneywith a 9 -0 trouncing of the PittPanthers. ?Pitt was thirdalthough they lost 8-1 to the KentState Golden Flashes. The Ohioteam mysteriously dropped out ofthe tourney late Saturday. Theyhad beaten Pitt but had lost to theScots 5-4rff r J Wr ; | r-;Laker sophomore RavinderSabherwal, of Erie, was un-defeated as he beat the number

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The defending Keystonechampions, the Lakers, need onemore victory to repeat last year'sglory. . -The w omen's! tennis teamclaimed first place by defeatingunbeaten Grove City and lead theconference with a 5-0 record.This year's team has won tatotal of ten victories. In two yearsthe Lakers have racked up 20consecutive wins.Grove City managed only onewin against the Lakers.The duoof Meg Manson and Nancy Brownof Grove City shot down MaryGausman and Maureen Cray 6-2 :6-4 in the third doubles position.The first singles team, KatheLowry ; and ChrisStroebel ,defea ted J e a nButkavage and Val Lilko. Thefirst set Lowry land Stroebelutilized placem ent of the ball andquick reflexes for a tie-breakingwin*7-6. The Grove City girlscame back to take the second set6-4 but.the Lakers blasted theGrovers 6-1 Ho take the match.Judy Rieber and Joan Podolinskiof Mercyhurst i were also ex-tended to three sets. The teamswon the firstset 7-6, then lost 3-6,then came back for a third 6-4 setand match.w In singles, Debbie- Chilcottdefeated Betty Gray 6-1, 6-3.Holly Brinig pounded Lisa D avisof Grove" City 7-6, 6-4. Third andfourth singlers Millie Choice andDenise Mall also won in straightsets. Choice aced Marilee Melia

one men from Pitt and Edinboro.Also going undefeated were TomChybrzunski, Andy Findlay,Gary Dagan and Steve Spies.The doubles pairings of Findlayand Chybrzynski, the Spiesbrothers, and Sabherwal andDagan, cruised through all theirgames in sparkling form."It. was pleasing to see theteam trying hard and playingwell to win the tourney,"remarked third year coachDennis Ranalli, "but I was verydisappointed when Kent State lefton {Saturday without, stating areason."^ 5 JLThe Golden Flashes were in-volved in a minor accident bet-ween their bus and . . > _ . _* ___ .__HNS

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