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Energy program undergoes changes

to make campus more sustainable

After much campaigning, the Green Team finally receivedthe passage of the Student Green Energy Fee. This fee willtake $5 from each students account every term to increaseMercyhursts commitment to renewable green energy.

The fee was approved after 1,000 students s igned a petition.

It was approved by a 2-1 margin in a student referendum.The Student Green Energy program was created in 2007

and has been working with various projects to make thecampus more green. Since the approval of the fee, thename has been changed to the Sustainability Fund in order toexpand the project and proposal list.

The name change will allow a broader option list of projectsto make the campus more sustainable. The former name onlyfocused on renewable energy and energy conservation. The

altered title allows the fund to deal with issues such as alterna-tive transportation, water conservation and water reduction.

Proposals may be submitted by students, staff or facultymembers, and are then analyzed by the Fund Review Board.

I dont have an agenda, but I would encourage any studentwith ideas to contact the board. Id like to make it more stu-dent driven, Assistant Professor of the Physics DepartmentDyan McBride, Ph.D, said.

The board is composed of nine members, which includefour students, two faculty members, the director of the physi-

cal plant, the executive assistant to the president and the sus-tainability officer. The four students consist of a MercyhurstStudent Government representative, a Green Team represen-tative and two students studying sustainability.

The two positions of sustainability students are new posi-tions, and proposal votes may still be taken without these posi-tions present, as long as the other two student positions arethere for the vote.

The Review Board meetings are open to everyone, and sug-

gestions and feedback are welcome. Non-board members maynot take part in the voting process.

The name change will not have a large effect on students,although more student input for uses of the funds is greatlyencouraged.

I think its a good idea to get the students opinions,because, after all, we are the ones that pay money to go here,junior Kyle McIntyre said.

Previous approved proposals over the years have been thepurchase of a solar safety-emergency lighting system and

increasing the colleges wind offset purchase by 20 percent ofthe campus electricity consumption in 2008.

Ideas like a bike share program where students can rentbikes and a compost facility have been proposed, McBridesaid.

The funds also brought the Egan plastic to-go meal con-tainers to replace the disposable ones and the purchase ofcarbon accounting software to aid maintenance of the Green-house Gas Emission Inventory this fall.

By Stacy Skiavo

Staff writer

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Saturday, Oct. 8

HarassmentThursday, Oct. 13

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Library upgrading to RefWorks 2.0

The Hammermill Library is upgrading the RefWorks

system to the latest version Saturday, Oct. 29, and

is holding training sessions for students, staff and

faculty.

The sessions will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, from

2 to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

and Friday, Oct. 28, from 9 to 10 a.m. in L100.

To sign up, go to library.mercyhurst.edu/RWregis-

tration.html.

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College considers calendar changes

Discussion of calendar changeshas recently become widespreadthroughout the Mercyhurst Collegecampus.

Debate has been raging over theidea of changing to a 4-1-4 semes-ter system. Although this change isbeing discussed among faculty andadministration, students have been

spreading the wrong idea that thiscalendar change has already beendecided on.

Michael Federici, Ph.D., presi-dent of the Faculty Senate, dis-cussed two calendar options at aMercyhurst Student Government(MSG) Senate meeting on Monday,Oct. 10.

The reason for discussing dif-ferent calendar options is that thePennsylvania Department of Edu-cation discovered that Mercyhurst

is out of compliance with its con-tact hours. These calendar optionsoffer solutions to the class timeissue.

Federici said the college has nochoice but to come up with a solu-tion to this issue. Even so, thatdoesnt mean we have to change toa calendar different than the termsystem, he said.

The options he discussed includedkeeping class times the same as theyare now by adding extra hours of

homework for each class in addi-tion to what is normally assigned.

The second option he mentionedwas a 4-1-4 term calendar.

Federici said there was no sup-port for the first option at the MSGmeeting.

The 4-1-4 plan

The 4-1-4 term calendar has two13-week terms plus a week of finalsafter each term and one 31/2week

term. The short 31/2 week term could

take place at the beginning of theschool year, in January or in May.

If this calendar option is chosen,the college would pick where theshort term would occur. This term

would not be a college-wide require-ment, but it could be a requirementfor certain departments, Federicisaid.

He said that as of now there is noreal consensus of where the termshould be. According to Federici,

the natural sciences seem to preferthe May term because they could dolocal field research when it is warmoutside. Some students prefer the

January term because they wouldnot want to have a six-week Christ-mas break.

During the longer terms, classeswould be shorter than they are now.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes would be one hour and five min-utes, and Tuesday, Thursday classes

would last one hour and 35 min-utes.

Classes during the short termwould be two hours and 40 minutesif taken five days a week. Classes

would be three hours each day iftaken four days a week.

Under the 4-1-4 term calendar,students would still need to take 10classes each year. It is up to the stu-

dents how they choose to do this.Some options include taking 5-1-4,5-0-5 or 4-2-4.

Federici discussed how this termsystem would affect flat-rate billing.He said the two long terms wouldallow a maximum of 18 credits,

which is six classes. He is unsureof how the short term would work,but he thinks flat-rate billing wouldcover three credits, or one class.

Benefits of the plan

He mentioned one benefit of the4-4-1 calendar is there will be fewerclass registration conflicts.

For this years winter and springterm, there are only three time slotsfor student-athletes to take classeson Monday, Wednesday and Fri-days because they are not supposedto take classes after 2 p.m. duringtheir season or practice season. On

Tuesdays and Thursdays, they onlyhave two time slots they can sched-

ule during. This leaves athletes, who make

up a little more than 20 percent ofthe student population, with fivepossible time slots. Under the 4-1-4term system, they would have eighttime slots during which they couldregister classes.

Proposal rumors

Federici dispelled the rumorsthat a proposal has been approvedby the Faculty Senate and that it ison the agenda for Saturdays Boardof Trustees meeting.

As of now, a proposal for the 4-1-4 term calendar has not even beencreated. The only thing Federici hasput together is an idea of the 4-1-4 model showing how it works andhow it would be different from thecurrent trimester system. Federicisaid the idea behind this is for stu-dents and faculty to begin discuss-ing calendar changes.

How could we have put togethera proposal in such a short period oftime? Federici asked.

I dont feel ready to put a pro-posal together, he said.

He said before he puts a proposaltogether he would need to consultdifferent groups on campus, which

would include the president, theprovost, athletics, student finan-cial services, housing, security andmaintenance.

I understand that people havevery strong feelings about the calen-dar, said Federici. We are simplytrying to find a way to put togethera proposal that will be tolerable tomost people on campus.

Student response

In order to create the best pro-posal, Federici is asking students,faculty and administration to emailhim ideas or to share ideas withtheir MSG representative.

All students are represented onMSG, he said. They can surelycontact their representatives andtell them what they think.

MSG president Meghan Hessurges students to share theirthoughts.

It would be awesome if everysingle student could have a vote, soI encourage everyone to leave theirpersonal opinion on the MSG web-site as soon as possible, Hess said.

Juniors Joe Reinhard andJeremy Dickey created a calendarproposal that they presented to

MSG on Monday. This proposaladjusts the start and end dates of

school in order to keep the cur-rent trimester system and currentclass times.

Reinhard and Dickey submittedtheir academic calendar proposal

Tuesday to Federici.Reinhard, an intelligence stud-

ies major, explained what he likesabout trimesters.

I think for one it fits the major

really well, he said. Im a doubleminor and intel major, and onsemesters I wouldnt be able to dothis, he said.

As a junior, Reinhard worriesabout students being able to gradu-ate on time if the term systemchanged.

Dickey explained his dissatisfac-tion with the way the college is han-dling the proposal.

He said that last time whenPresident Thomas Gamble, Ph.D.,

proposed changing the trimestersystem, he marketed them as semes-ters. This plan was not adopted.Now, the same plan is being pro-posed as 4-1-4 semesters.

Federici explained that Gambleproposed the 4-1-4 calendar in2007. The Academic Affairs Com-mittee of the Board of Trusteesagreed that the semester calendar

was the best option for Mercyhurst,but at the time it was too prematureto make the change. It was too soon

because the core curriculum need tobe changed and the college neededto institute flat-rate billing, accord-ing to Federici.

The college is now on flat-ratebilling, and the revision of the coreclasses is almost done.

Reinhard thinks it is still too soonto make calendar changes.

We had this dropped on us a week ago, said Reinhard. Thatisnt enough time for us, let alonethe departments.

Federici said it is very likely thata major calendar change would not

occur until the 2013-14 academicyear.

In all likelihood, we are justgoing to do next year what weare doing in the winter and springterm, Federici said. If we make asignificant change, it would be forthe following year.

Federici said he has not receiveda lot of feedback from faculty yet

regarding the 4-1-4 plan, but heexpects to hear more response atthe Faculty Forum on Monday.

I have asked the different aca-demic departments on campus todiscuss the feasibility of changingthe calendar, he said.

Process to change calendar

Federici discussed the processinvolved in changing the calendar.He said a proposal would have to

be created and considered by thefaculty, students, administrationand the Academic Affairs Commit-tee of the Board of Trustees.

Once these groups have theirsay, the College Council could

vote and debate on it. Even so,the administration could make itsdecision without the vote of Col-lege Council because this idea wentthrough this process several yearsago.

Federici said it is ultimately up

to administration to make the finaldecision on the calendar.

If we pass a proposal throughthe Senate, all we are doing ismaking a recommendation to theadministration, Federici said.

He said that for the decision tobe approved, the Board of Trusteesmost likely does not need to vote onthe decision. However, the board

will be informed and consulted.It may be wise to have them

approve it, even if youre not

required to have them approve it,Federici said.

By Kelly LuomaEditor-in-chief

Class schedule for short term

Four days a week

8:00-11:00

11:00-2:10

2:20-5:20

6:00-9:00

On the four day-a-week schedule, either Wednes-

day or Friday would be the day without classes.

Five days a week

8:00-10:40

10:50-1:30

1:40-4:20

6:00-8:40

I understand thatpeople have verystrong feelings about

the calendar. We aresimply trying to finda way to put togethera proposal that willbe tolerable to mostpeople on campus.

Michael Federici, Ph.D.

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Students at forum respond to term changes

More than 50 students attendedthe Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment (MSG) Forum to discusscampus issues, particularly pos-sible changes to the academic cal-endar.

The MSG Forum took placeTuesday, Oct. 18, in the HerrmannStudent Union Great Room.

MSG offered picture frames asincentives, as well as five VIP passesgiven at random for The BuriedLife. Mocktails were also providedto support Alcohol Awareness

Week.President of Faculty Senate

Michael Federici, Ph.D.; Assis-tant Vice President for Academic

Affairs Andrea Barnett; Vice Presi-dent of Faculty Senate Robert Von

Thaden, Ph.D.; and Vice Presidentof Student Life Gerry Tobin, Ph.D.;

were present at the forum to listento students concerns.

Federici addressed questions thatwere raised in regards to the uproarabout the academic calendar.

One of the possibilities is a 4-1-4academic schedule, which includestwo 13 week terms and one 31/2

week term.He addressed the response about

the issue that has been expressedpredominantly on Facebook,explaining that much of the infor-mation is misguided and misin-formed.

When I heard of this issue, Iwas extremely angry over changingthe trimesters, junior Aldyn Stew-art said. After hearing some of theopinions I am relieved and glad thefaculty is taking our concerns seri-ously.

Freshman Leah Voit was alsopleased about what was discussedat the forum.

There is no perfect solution, butI feel like both options have their

benefits and I like the idea of a 31/2

week J-term, she said.Even though the open conversa-

tion at the forum eased studentsconcern, some are still a bit skepti-cal.

Junior Andrew Miller said, Im very curious to see if there areother proposals besides 4-1-4 or

something else that looks like ourtrimester system.

I think the J-term is good intheory, sophomore Mark Ennisadded, but it leaves a lot of ques-tion about classes that have alreadybeen taken and planning ahead formajor classes.

The MSG senators and officersin attendance were pleased with theoutcome of the forum.

I feel like the forum is an awe-some opportunity for students

to come voice their opinions,senior senator Meghan Nye said.We had a great turn out today.

We had administration here whoreally care about how the studentsfeel.

This is the most students Iveseen at an MSG forum in the pastfour years, said MSG PresidentMeghan Hess. It says a lot aboutadministration that they came outto hear students voice their opin-ions.

Hess also explained how she isimpressed with the student responseand attendance at the forum.

At the end of the forum Fed-erici explained that he is proactivelyseeking answers to any studentquestion that he does not know theanswer to.

He welcomes any suggestions orconcerns students may have aboutthe issue.

Students can email Federici orVon Thaden with these suggestionsand concerns.

By Alicia CagleStaff writer

More than 50 students gathered at the MSG Forum to express concerns about and listen to the

proposed calendar changes for the 2013-14 school year.

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CollegiateChallengecreatescompetition

Get ready to show your schoolspirit during WQLN Radios Col-legiate Challenge.

WQLN Radio is Eries localpublic radio station, and on Oct.17 the station began its annualCollegiate Challenge. WQLN will

visit local college campuses to raisemoney for public radio.

Mercyhurst College students willbe competing against Pitt Titus-

ville, LECOM, Allegheny College,Edinboro University, Gannon Uni-

versity and Penn State Behrend in afriendly competition.

Donations will be made in thename of the school, and trophies

will be awarded to the school withOverall Money Raise and MostImproved. Currently the trophies

reside at Edinboro and GannonUniversities.

WQLN will be visiting Mercy-hurst on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Herrmann Stu-dent Union Great Room.

During this time, faculty andadministration will be heard liveon radio. This includes Mercy-hurst President Thomas Gamble,Ph.D., Robert Hoff, Ph.D., MichaelFuhrman, Msgr David Rubino,Ph.D., Joanne McGurk, Ph.D.,

Mary Ann Owoc, Ph.D. and juniorJeremy Dickey.Senior Courtney OBrien and

juniors Richard Molloy and Lind-sey Burke are helping organize theevent as a part of their internship inthe marketing and communicationdepartments.

Associate Director of PublicRelations Debbie Morton is super-

vising the student organizers.I think this is a great opportu-

nity for Mercyhurst to showcase

its school spirit and pride, Molloysaid. Its always good to beatGannon or Behrend, no matter

what the contest.Participation is not limited to

students. Faculty, staff, administra-tion and alumni are encouraged toparticipate as well.

Collegiate Challenge is a great way for public radio to fundraiseand get students, faculty and thecollege community excited aboutpublic radio and keeping it alive,

Burke said.If every student even donated adollar, this would be a huge help,Molloy added. Were not expectinglarge donations from students, butevery little bit really does help.

The live broadcast will be airedon WQLNs station 91.3 FM.

Pledges can be made now or theday of the broadcast when studentsare manning the phone lines.

To pledge in advance call 866-5454 or visit wqln.org/main/radio/

collegiate%20challenge/.

By Alicia CagleStaff writer

Paint the Campus Pink:Activities build awareness of breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, andthe Mercyhurst Chapter of Colleges Against Cancer isobserving the occasion by trying to paint the campuspink.

Paint the Campus Pink is a weeklong event that willtake place from Monday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Oct. 28.

Throughout the year we host different events, not tomake money but to leave an impression on people, Co-Chair of the Mercyhurst Chapter of Colleges AgainstCancer Jennie Politano said. This year we wanted tofind a way to involve the student body more, so since itis Breast Cancer Awareness Month we came up with theevent Paint the Campus Pink from October 24-28.

The other Co-Chair of Colleges Against Cancer,Melora Whalen, said, Trees will be decorated with rib-bons (and) pink signs (with) statistics. Essentially thegoal is to cover Mercyhurst in pink.

As part of the effort to turn everything on campuspink, the group will be tie-dyeing shirts in Zurn Park

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. As a way of capping off the week, students areencouraged to wear as much pink as possible on Friday,Oct. 28.

Committee members will have certain prizes forthose who get really into the pink theme, Politanosaid.

The Paint the Campus Pink event is also a way toraise money.

A bake sale to raise funds for Mercyhursts Relay forLife will be held in the Herrmann Student Union on

Wednesday, Oct. 26.

There will be more events like this in the future.One example is a Paint The Campus Purple event

that is planned for the spring. All of these events are inpreparation for Relay for Life in April.

This year Relay for Life will be a 24-hour walk, and,as always it will help raise funds and spread awarenessof cancer.

I think it is extremely important for everyone to beaware of how much breast cancer affects people acrossthe world, said Politano. Most of us have the mindset it wont happen to me, but the truth is if it doesnt

happen to you, its going to happen to your siblings orparents.If students are interested in getting involved in the

cause they can email relay@mercyhurst.edu or attendan informational meeting on Oct. 27, at 8:15 p.m. inHirt 207.

By Brady Greenawalt

Staff writer

Oct. 24 - Oct. 28Schedule of Events:

Monday: Wear a pink braTuesday: Tie Dye 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. in ZurnPark

Wednesday: Pink Bake Sale 11 a.m. - 3p.m. in ZurnThursday: Relay for Life meeting at 8:15p.m. in Hirt 207Friday: Wear Pink Day. Relay for Lifeexecutive members will be handing outprizes on campus to those who wearpink to support breast cancer.

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On her blog, A Grapefruits (many) Passions, senior Alaina Rydzewski writes

about her foray into cooking, along with movie, book and music re views. To check

out her blog, visit agrapefruitspassions.tumblr.com.

I saw this recipe in a Womens Health magazine article that pro-

vided meals all day for a thin stomach.

I didnt choose to make this recipe because of that, thoughfor

some reason it looked appealing, even though at the time I thought I

didnt like avocados. I love them now, and this is why I am glad I gave

it a try.

Not only is it super easy to make, but it is also a delicious, well-bal-

anced meal that keeps my hunger at bay.

Ingredients you will need: half of an avocado, half of a grape-

fruit, one piece of wheat bread and one egg.

1. Put the bread in the toasterthis is the step that takes the lon-

gest so I suggest starting it first.

2. Make a sunny side-up egg.

3. While these are cooking, cut and take the pit out of the avocado,

and then cut the grapefruit in half.

4. When the egg and toast are done, put the egg on top of the bread

and place it on the plate with the avocado and grapefruit for a pleasing

appearance.

The avocado substitutes for butter. Keep in mind that once you

cut the avocado in half, it browns rather quickly. You should plan to

eat the second half within two days because it will go bad after that.

Even if you dont like all of the ingredients for this recipe, I still

suggest you try it. The combination of these foods results in a surpris-

ing taste, as I learned with the avocados.

DIY College Style will be a weekly column featuring two college students blogs

on quick and easy tips about crafts and food.

DIY College style:Super-quickbreakfast

Rosewarne speaks

on gender equalityLauren Rosewarne, Ph.D., a professor at the Uni-

versity of Melbourne in Australia, came to MercyhurstCollege Oct. 11 to give a presentation titled, Cheatingon the Sisterhood, a feminist examination of the poli-tics of infidelity.

Her book Cheating on the Sisterhood Infidelityand Feminism argues that the phenomenon of infi-delity is an issue worthy of feminist attention.

The intention of all my writing is to encouragepeople to think about issues that they havent thoughtabout before or to think about them in new ways,Rosewarne said.

As an undergraduate, Rosewarne majored in politicalscience and culture studies.

I didnt begin calling myself a feminist until I starteduniversity and felt that the word had some power to it.Ever since, all my research has been in some way con-nected to issues of gender and sexuality.

The Mercyhurst Equality of Women Club, whichseeks to engage students in discussions of genderequality, helped to promote the lecture on campus.

Rosewarnes talk was more than just a discussionof infidelity it examined how women are sexualizedin the media and the workforce. Also the talk dealt

with the consequences of various expectations thatsociety puts on women or that we, as a group, put onourselves.

It was really interesting. I never thought of th isbefore, said junior Erico Sanchez. It was eye-open-ing.

Rosewarne said, I think anyone interested in issuesof society and humanity needs to consider a scope ofdifferent perspectives, but I think feminism really has tobe at the forefront of this. Over 50 percent of the pop-

ulation are women, and while (other issues) are impor-tant, statistically women remain the largest minoritypopulation.

Rachel Brown, a senior who attended the meeting,considers herself a feminist and found the topic veryinteresting.

It really brought together for me some of the con-flicts within the feminist movement and how that playsout in individual decisions, she said.

Before the presentation began, people were carryingin chairs from other classrooms, or standing at the backof the class.

I was excited that so many people got involved in

the conversation and showed up, Brown said.When asked about her visit to Mercyhurst, Rose-

warne said, Students and facultyboth men and womenseemed incredibly keen to engage in a dia-logue about feminist issues. It was a really warm andinviting environment for me to have visited.

By Faye ClarkStaff writer

Mercyhurst Equality of Women Club adviser, Lena Surzhko-harned, vice president Caitlin

Handerhan, Lauren Rosewarne, Ph.D., president Lauren Moss and treasurer Jeanette Long are

pictured above left to right after Rosewarnes lecture last Tuesday.

Alicia Cagle photo

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David Lanz

tributesThe Beatles

Grammy nominated pianistDavid Lanz graced the stage of theMary DAngelo Performing ArtsCenter (PAC) last Friday eveningfor a concert full of his own com-positions as well as ones inspired by

The Beatles.Lanz opened the evening with

some piano improvisation from hisfirst album titled Heartsounds.

The tunes were very melancholicand soulful as he played them in aheartfelt and expressive manner.

For several pieces flutist GaryStroutsos and cellist Gary Lanzjoined Lanz, and together they cre-ated a harmonious and intriguingsound.

The second piece, titled MadreDe La Tierra included both pianoand cello. According to Lanz, thepiece was written on Earth Dayand was written as dedication to theplanet.

The Earth Day piece was moreemotional than the first one andevoked images of leaves swirling inthe wind as well as autumn sunsets.

The third piece was called Liv-erpool, which was one of Lanzstributes to The Beatles.

After taking a trip to Liver-pool, England, Lanz became moreinspired to pay homage to them.He did not play exact covers of

The Beatles songs, rather he tookattributes from them.

It was interesting to hear thefamiliar melodies of The Beatles

songs played on more classicalinstruments like the piano or thecello.

At one point in the program,Stroutsos played a variety of Native

American flutes.His solo piece was a song he

composed for his Native Americanfriend from the Navajo tribe. Thepiece was about the Navajo River,

which he explained gives so manygifts to humans.

The flute he played sounded like

water drops and reminded listenersof the sound of the trickling river.

A Whiter Shade of Pale wasanother piano solo Lanz played.

It had sorrowful tones but wasvery beautiful, passionate and it wasdescribed as semi-classical/semi-

baroque.Following this was PennyLane, a much-loved melody by

The Beatles. It was youthful, joyousand reminiscent of childhood.

Aside from his talented playing,Lanz also related well to the audi-ence and shared many stories. It wasinteresting to see the progression ofLanzs array of tributes to differentinfluences on his life and career as amusician as he explained the inspi-ration for some of his pieces.

He explained that his renditionof I Am The Walrus has beendescribed as chamber rock, which isa type of music that involves bothclassical as well as rock n roll ele-ments. It was more intense than hisother works and included a dra-matic ending.

Although he did not do exactcovers of The Beatles songs, Lanzthinks that John Lennon and PaulMcCartney have strongly influencedhis composing style.

He said when he is writing hefeels as though he is collaboratingwith them.

Later Lanz played a love song he wrote during the courtship of his wife, which he called, Leaves onthe Seine.

It was very airy and imaginativeand transported listeners to a placeright alongside the Seine, in Paris,France.

The two last songs were fittingas conclusions to the performance.

The trio played Moody BluesNights in White Satin, a slowermelody.

The final piece was Sir George(Liverpool Farewell), which wasLanzs ultimate homage to theBeatles.

Lanz and his fellow musiciansreceived a standing ovation, as theaudience greatly enjoyed his music.

His personable performingstyle and familiar tunes created anentertaining evening and a time to

reflect, pause and enjoy the moreartistic things in life.

By Emma RishelStaff writer

Sedaris comes to the PAC

David Sedaris, Grammy Award-nominated humorist, best-selling author and radio personality

is coming to the Mary DAngelo Performing Arts Center (PAC) Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. Heis the author of books such as Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as his personal

essays regularly featured in The New Yorker. Since being discovered in 1992 when he read his

SantaLand Diaries over a public radio station, his fame has exploded. Tickets can be pur-

chased by calling the PAC box office at 824-3000.

Pac.mercyhurst.edu photo

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Students, local actors to bring

Dickens to life with Oliver!

Oliver! is one of the mostbeloved pieces of musical the-ater, says Lynn Dula, post-bacca-laureate student who plays Nancyin the Mercyhurst College pro-duction.

Lionel Bart was able to putDickens timeless story to musicin a way that allows an audience tobecome emotionally involved in thestory, she said.

Mercyhurst Colleges produc-tion is bound to bring this enduring

work to life.Music department chair Louisa

Jonason is acting as producer of theshow, and alumnus Andrew Fergu-son will be conducting the musicalslively score.

Placed in the intimate setting ofTaylor Little Theatre and with twocasts of talented actors and singers,audience members will feel like theyhave been transported to Dickens19th-century London.

Oliver! tells the story of ayoung orphan boy named Oliver

Twist who is searching for love andthe comfort of a happy home in theLondon underworld.

The story traces Olivers jour-

ney from a miserable workhouseto a band of thieving children, andfinally to the doorstep of a man

who can potentially give Oliverthe loving home that he has always

wanted. With emphasis on the person-

alities that he meets along the way,Oliver! presents an interestingperspective on the time period andsetting.

Oliver! was a good choice forus because it showcases the uniquetalents of Mercyhurst and allowedus to get involved with the commu-nity, said Mat Anderson, a sopho-more music major who plays Fagin.

It has given us the opportunityto share the stage with actors rang-ing from beginners to seasoned per-formers, he said.

There can be no doubt that thisproduction will feature a diversegroup of actors.

Ranging in age from five to 71,the show includes 21 Mercyhurststudents, 13 local children and ahandful of community membersand Mercyhurst alumni.

The students are so nice, and ithas been great for me to be aroundpeople older than I am with thesame interests.

It has helped me to learn, saidFrank Smrcka, a 13-year-old fromCorry who plays the role of Oliver.

The diversity of the cast, how-ever, is not the only aspect of theshow that has been beneficial to itsmembers.

Some students have been giventhe unique opportunity to take aleadership position with the pro-duction.

Senior social work major NikkiZeak is directing the show, andsenior voice and arts administration

student Alex Stacey is the produc-tion manager.Both women are members of the

Theater Advisory Board, which wasformed during spring of last year inan attempt to create a more stan-dard and organized theater programfor Mercyhurst students to enjoy.

Oliver! will be the debut per-formance of this new program.

Performances will take placein Taylor Little Theatre on Friday,Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct.

22, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday,Oct. 23, at 2 p.m.Tickets will be $15.50 for adults,

$12.50 for students and seniors,$7.50 for Presidents Card Holders,$5 for youth (12 and under) and$2.50 for Mercyhurst students.

Proceeds from the ticket sales willbenefit Mercyhursts new theaterprogram. Tickets can be purchasedat the performance or in advance bycalling the PAC at 824-3000.

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September 3, 2008 OPINION Page 9October 19, 2011The views expressed in the opinion section of The Merciad do not necessarily reflect the v iews of Mercyhurst College, the staff of The Merciad

or the Catholic Church. Responses on any subject are always welcomed and can be e-mailed to opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu.

I have a cautionary tale for stu-dents returning to school thismonth with all your sniffles andcoughs. Last year, my roommatesand I got sick. Two of us had sore

throats right away, but we survivedon the power of vitamin C and hotsoup.

When our third roommate tookill, we figured it was the same thing,only to find out later that this wasnot the case. One morning she

woke up with a sore throat and sureenough, little white blobs were read-ily apparent in her throat. I calledthe Cohen Student Health Center,

and made an appointment for her.Here is where the story derails

instead of being given the anti-biotics that kill the bacteria, she

was given allergy medication andtold that the pustules I had seenthat morning were nothing morethan scar tissue from when she hadgotten her tonsils removed. Mostimportantly, she was not given a

strep test.None of us were very happy with

this diagnosis, but we decided to letit stand. After all, we are not medi-cal professionals, and we trustedthat the nurses and doctors at theHealth Center knew what they weredoing.

At any rate, we had more impor-tant things to worry about. Betweenour usual work load of classes andlabs, we were organizing a fund-

raiser and making plans to visit ourfriends over the weekend and attenda wedding. A little sore throat wasntgoing to get in our way.

Except it wasnt a little sorethroat. It became difficult for herto hold down even soup and hottea, and by Friday she was in thehospital. We unpacked our over-night bags and called the friends

that we were visiting. There would be no visiting our

friends and no wedding. We neededto make sure that our roommate

was going to be alive by the end ofthe weekend.

Call me overdramatic, but a lotof things in college can kill you.Binge drinking, recreational druguse, suicide and reckless driving area few of the things that first cometo mind when you mention college

students dying. Even random actsof violence come to mind beforedying of strep and you can, if youget rheumatic fever from the strep-tococcus bacteria.

This is why it is so important tohave a functioning health center oncollege campuses.

Students are not likely to lookfor help in a timely manner on their

own, if it isnt readily available.Most of us dont have cars, or dontunderstand the bus system wellenough or simply dont have healthinsurance that works outside of ourhome states. Health centers canttreat everything, but they should beadequately supplied and staffed sothat they can treat small things andprevent bigger things from happen-ing.

But the flippancy with which the

students are treated at the CohenStudent Health Center is appall-ing. Everyone, it seems, has a storyabout the health center misdiag-nosing this or that your bug bitemight have been caused by diabetes,and your stomach flu is most defi-nitely a sinus infection.

What kills me is that the rapidstrep test used at the hospital costs

less than $20. For less than $20,my roommate would not have hada huge hospital bill, wouldnt havemissed a week of classes and wouldnot have missed the wedding.

I understand that healthcare pro-fessionals feel burdened by patientsthat are often less than patient and

who do not show their appreciationas well as they probably could. Butpatronizing your patients is no wayto earn their respect.

By Faye Clark

Staff writer

Health center called into question

Thirteen years ago last week, onOct. 7, 1998, University of Wyo-ming student Matthew Shepard was

brutally beaten by two men and lefttied to a fence to die, all because ofhis orientation as a gay man.

This senseless and tragic actbrought national attention to hatredand bigotry against the lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgender (LGBT)community, and starkly illuminatedthe critical need for equality forevery American. However, it wouldbe another 11 years before the fed-eral government would extend hatecrimes legislation to include sexual

orientation, gender, gender identityand disability. Today, the need for acceptance

of those who may be different thanus has never been greater.

In an attempt to foster thisacceptance, there has recently beena media focus on the huge amountof bullying in schools across thecountry and especially acts directedtowards LGBT teenagers. Overthe past year alone, we have heardterrible stories of young people

committing suicide because of the

discrimination leveled against themby others.

According to The Trevor Project,a national suicide prevention orga-nization for LGBT youth, teenagers

who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexualor transgender are four times morelikely to commit suicide than theirstraight peers.

What we, as a collective society,must show them is that there ishope and that life gets better. Thereare numerous resources teenagerscan look to for help, including the

Trevor Project and the It GetsBetter Project.

The latter was started by DanSavage, a gay columnist who madean Internet video with his hus-band. In the video, the two urgedyoung people to hold on just a littlelonger because there are so manygood things to look forward to inthe future. It has become a viralsuccess, and scores of celebrities,public figures and ordinary citizenshave made their own videos to showbullied LGBT teens that there is noshame in being themselves.

It is of the utmost importancethat we do not turn our back onthese teenagers who experiencediscrimination because they maybe different from their peers. In a

culture where people are straightuntil proven otherwise, we have to

show them that their sexuality is animportant aspect of their being thatmakes them unique, not a freak.

It is totally unacceptable to arguethat bullying is a part of life thatall kids go through. That impliesthat bullying, in any form, againstany person, is accepted by society.It should not be and it cannot be.It is this harassment and prejudice,and the hopelessness that there isno way out, that has taken too manyyoung lives from our midst.

While we have come a long waysince that October night 13 yearsago, we have such a long way to go.

By accepting the LGBT commu-nity as equals and showing bulliedteens that their future is bright, youcan actually save a life. By show-ing them compassion and shun-ning those narrow-minded groups

who continue to spread hate, wecan unite our nation and make ourcommunities a better place to live.

We must not just tolerate eachothers differences, we mustembrace them. One life taken is toomany.

Take a stand against bullying andprejudice in all its nasty formsforBilly Lucas, for Cody J. Barker, forSeth Walsh, for Jamey Rodemeyerfor Matthew Shepard-for all those

born into a world that should havetreated them better.

By Brian

Lombardo

Staff writer

LGBT bullying is shameful

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or the Catholic Church. Responses on any subject are always welcomed and can be e-mailed to opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu.

The Mercyhurst Cen-

ter for Applied Politics

completed its first survey

of the year. The results

of which have garnered

state-wide attention.

The football team lost to

Edinboro over the week-

end, making that the third

loss in a row for the Lakers.

Seniors were especially

affected, as it was a loss

during their last game at

Tullio field.

Rumors have been go-

ing around campus thatthe Faculty Senate voted

to do away with trimes-

ters without student in-

put. Considering this is

not true, maybe next time

students should do some

fact checking before mak-

ing a rumor go viral.

Online

Merciad.Mercyhurst.edu/Opinion

Should eReaders replace books?

By Larae TymochkoStaff writer

Palestinian confl ict raises concern

Imagine yourself living in a homein the same country that your familyhas occupied for generations. Imag-ine one day, being forced from yourhomeland and thrown into exile byother occupants of your homeland.

This is exactly what happenedto the Palestinian people who wereforced into exile in 1947 and are stillstruggling as a group to try to gettheir homeland back.

Currently, Palestinians areapproaching the United Nations(U.N.) requesting statehood withinIsrael.

The issue here lies within theU.N. process as a whole; if the Gen-eral Assembly accepts Palestinesrequest for statehood, Palestine

will be granted observatory state-hood, much like the Vatican holds

today.Although they will not have real

power, they will be recognized as asemi-state; this all changes whenthe U.N. Security Council meetsto discuss Palestines future as anactual state.

The issue that rises out of thissituation is that if just one ofthe permanent seats vetoes theirrequest for statehood, then they can

never attempt to apply for state-hood again.

Outside of the U.N. realm,rumors of Peace Talks betweenIsrael and Palestine leaders are caus-ing a lot of commotion in regardsto their conflicting beliefs.

Either way, the underlying con-flicts of the past still remain today,to the same extent and in someinstances, at a more forceful andrecognizable rate. Great. So the Pal-estinians have a place to live now,

but they have no say in anythingdealing with their home?

These Peace Talks arent goingto do anything for either party,

when a predominant cause of fight-ing is because of Jerusalem; bothparties desire power over the HolyCity because of their religious tiesto the city.

If Jerusalem is the biggest factorin Arab-Israeli dealings and if they

were to attempt to become theirown sovereign entity, what is left to

fight about?Obviously there is always going

to be conflict, there are going to beissues remaining, but the big issueof Jerusalem would be out of thepicture. There could be hope if,of course, this plan would actually

work. I mean, if the Vatican can doit, why couldnt Jerusalem attemptit, and be successful?

I honestly feel as though 64 yearsis far too long for this conflict. The

Arab-Israeli conflict is still con-

tinuing today within the UnitedNations as well within the groups

themselves. Although this may be true, the

Palestinians still have a long wayto go, and I feel as though they(the Palestinians) have the right toexpress the optimism within theirown culture.

Conversely, the Jewish popula-tion makes up a large populationof modern day Israel, and so whatgives the Arab nation the right to

take what is not rightfully theirs? That is the basis of the argu-

ments that are being made aroundthe world. Who rightfully deservesto have control of Jerusalemalong with the West Bank and GazaStrip in Israel?

Why cant there be compromise?Why cant they take Jerusalem outof the picture and let the nationsfight out territories by themselves?

These are, of course, just mythoughts, but it could work, if we

lived in a perfectly peaceful world.

By Jaslyne

Halter

Staff writer

There is a problem at Mercyhurstthat has been bothering me for a

while. This problem is our libraryslack of useful resources. Whetherit is books, periodicals or software,the Hammermill Library is beingleft behind as Mercyhurst is makingits steps toward university status.

Let me start at the beginning.Last year, two other students andI began a research project thatinvolved analyzing articles to find

the portrayal of Muslims in FOXNews, CNN and NPR. Our researchpaper ended up being awarded at

the Eastern Communication Asso-ciations Annual Conference.

This school year, we set our sightshigh and wanted to improve on our

work. We decided to look at not

only those original three sources,but also Al Jazeera, The New York

Times and BBC over a years time.However, none of us had a way toaccess The New York Times, so

we made a trip to the library to seewhat they could do for us.

After talking to a research librar-ian, we found out that the libraryonly has microfilm of The New

York Times, dating before 2007.Microfilm would not be compat-ible for the software needed for the

program, not to mention we needarticles from 2010-2011.

The employee looked at the

online databases as well and foundnothing. The librarian then sug-gested we could change our datesso we collect articles prior to 2007.

Since we do this research com-

petitively for a renowned organi-zation, I was taken aback whenshe told us to change the dates toaccommodate the limited resourcesthe library has to offer us.

My problems do not end there;I am also in Intermediate Arabic II.

When checking out the LanguageLab on the third floor, I was disap-pointed to find that there were noprograms to help with Arabic.

Putting a few language post-ers on the wall does not make it a

Language Lab. Thanks for re-teach-ing me the alphabet, Language Labposters, but that wont help me in

an advanced class.My final complaint, for now, is

that even the new books are copy-righted over 20 years ago. Dont getme wrong, some of those books

are wonderful staples for research,but up-to-date information andresearch would be wonderful.

Maybe Im a nerd and have astrange love for information, but Iam not the only one complainingabout the lackluster resources ourlibrary has to offer. I have heardother students, as well as profes-sors, wishing there was more theycould get out of our library.

As Mercyhurst becomes a uni- versity, it is as important as ever

to update our library and make itsomething a university would beproud of.

By Alicia

Cagle

Staff writer

Library unfi t for university status

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Mens soccer prepares for postseason run

A team that is 2-3 in their last

five games might be upset about the

losses and dwell on them with only

three games remaining. Others,

look ahead and see the playoffs as

a new season altogether.

The latter is the sign of experi-

ence and a team that is extremely

dangerous come playoff time.The mens soccer team fits that

description. The team currently sits

at 10-4 overall, despite losing three

of the last five. The recent stretch is

a result of some tough-luck sched-

uling and rough match-ups.

The Lakers lost back-to-back

games to California (Pa.) and East

Stroudsburg. The Cal game was

a hard-fought 2-1 setback against

a ranked opponent, which is cur-

rently second in the PennsylvaniaState Athletic Conference (PSAC)

and first in the Atlantic region.

The East Stroudsburg loss three

days later could be chalked up to

fatigue or overlooking an opponent.Mercyhurst is the biggest win on

East Stroudsburgs schedule, with

only four wins on the season.

The Lakers bounced back with

two straight wins in conference play.

Then, the Lakers lost to top-ranked

Millersville. The team was playing

its second game in as many days.

Its unfortunate scheduling, but

we played well enough to win that

game, Coach Dale White said.

White and the Lakers are con-fident going forward with three

games left and currently sitting

second in the Atlantic region. The

top four teams in the region head

on to the NCAA tournament.

We know what we have to do.

We are in the hunt for the playoffs,

White said.

The Lakers only have three

games left, and they are all on the

road. But this isnt a concern for

White.Sometimes on the road its

easier to play if you are focused and

ready for it, White said. The other

team has to come to us.

Hopefully, this holds true andthe Lakers can finish off the season

with three straight victories.

If we play up to 100 percent,

then I believe we can win, White

said.

The biggest game remaining on

the schedule is Lock Haven, who is

tied with the Lakers in the PSAC.

The next game is the toughest

game to us, White said.

Meaning the team is focused on

St. Thomas Aquinas, when theyplay on Oct. 19.

The Lakers control their fate

with regards to the NCAA tourna-

ment. If they win their final three

games, they should be in. But just

getting to the tournament is not

enough.

Last year we went in as the

number one and got picked off in

the first round, White said.

The Lakers are focused on

finishing these last three gamesstrong. For them, the real season

begins after they face Gannon on

Oct. 29.

By Spencer HuntSports editor

Volleyball has sights set on playoffs

With postseason excitement just

around the corner, the Mercyhurst

College womens volleyball team

intends to perform at their peak for

the remainder of the season.

Sitting at 12-12 overall, the

Lakers are coming off a tough 3-1

loss to Gannon. Standing at 5-8 in

the conference, big games remain

against Slippery Rock, Clarion,Edinboro and a re-match against

Gannon.

Coach Ryan Patton believes the

team has a few key areas to work

on.

We need to hit better and put

the ball away even when the first

pass isnt perfect, Patton said.

Finishing games has been an on-

going problem for the team.

We show good capabilities from

time to time, but we also waste a lot

of opportunities, Patton said. Its

mostly at the end of games wherewe are under performing.

He noted junior Elyse Texido

has been the best leader thus far

because of her leadership on the

court. Texido is consistently one

of the best servers and does a great

job of passing and digging. Texido

has 39 service aces and 433 digs this

year.

The biggest win of the season

came over Slippery Rock.

It was definitely our biggest winbecause they were undefeated until

we played them, junior setter Kiera

Rebert said.

Our toughest loss was to Clar-

ion. We lost quick in three, and we

couldnt re-group fast enough, she

said.

Patton noted the toughest loss

of the year, in his mind, was to

Millersville.

The team was very beatable,

and we couldnt finish out thegame after winning the first set

25-9, Patton said. It was very

frustrating and a low point in ourseason.

Juniors Gretta Freyermuth and

Becky Smith have been leading the

attack at the net. Freyermuth has

189 kills on the year while Smith

has 181.

Experience, mainly from the

junior class, has led the team up

until now. Rebert believes that this

experience has made them play

together.

We have had a lot of playingtime together, and it has allowed us

to get used to each others playing

styles on the floor, Rebert said.

Heading into the postseason, the

key will be to play like a team from

start to finish and to constantly

better the ball even when it isnt a

perfect first pass.

The Lakers have three home

games left, Oct. 25 vs. Ursaline

Nov. 4 vs. Edinboro and Nov. 5 vs.

Gannon. Both games will begin at7:05 p.m.

By Lindsey Burke

Sports writer

Kiera Rebert is one of eight

juniors who make up the core

of the volleyball team. With

only two seniors, the group

has had to step up for the

team to be successful.

Jill Barrile photo

Following a weekend sweepof Providence, two Lakers

earned College Hockey Amer-

ica (CHA) weekly honors.

Senior assistant captain

Bailey Bram was named CHA

player of the week following

a four-goal weekend. Bram

netted a hat trick Friday and

posted the game-winning goal

Saturday.

Goaltender Hillary Patten-

den was named CHA goal-tender of the week. Pattenden

shut out Providence in both

games.

The Lakers outscored

Providence 8-0 over the two

games, improving their record

to 4-2 overall.

The team has the week off

before traveling to St. Louis to

face off aga inst Lindenwood

University.

Womens hockeyplayers earn

weekly honors

The mens soccer team has received significant contributionsfrom a few familiar faces, along with some new ones. Senior

Billy Colton, left, leads the team with 10 goals, while fresh-

man Fernando Martinez, right, is third with four goals.

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Vendemia takes over as starting quarterback

Among the ways a college foot-

ball player can reach a starting role

is to redshirt and learn for a year

before gradually earning playing

time.

Anthony Vendemia had a differ-

ent route to the spotlight.

The redshirt sophomore who

was supposed to learn from fifth

year senior quarterback Travis Rear-

ick for another season before taking

over.

Those plans fell apart when

Rearick suffered a serious knee

injury against Gannon. Vendemia

was forced to take over the offense,

at Homecoming no less.

Rearicks injury brought back

memories of the 2010 season when

Rearick took over the offense. He

stepped in for then starter Garrett

Kensy who left the Gannon game

with an ankle injury.

The first play, coach made it

very easy for me, telling me exactly

where the ball was going, Ven-

demia said of the Oct 1 game. Ithelped calm me down.

Vendemia finished the game 8-

14 for 77 yards and a touchdown,

but the Lakers lost the game 30-27.

Vendemia was sacked five times inthe game.

Throughout his three games,

Vendemia has been sacked 15 times.

In contrast, Rearick was only sackedthree times in five games.

Thats the hardest part of the

growing pains, Vendemia said.

Most of them I just need to get rid

of the ball.

Despite the sacks, Vendemia

is doing his best Travis Rearick

impression in his two starts. He has

racked up 581 yards passing and six

touchdowns on the season. Despite

the recent losses, he has given the

Lakers a chance to win each week.Vendemias play is thanks in part

to the continued guidance from

Rearick.

He has helped out tremendously,

not just on the field, Vendemia

said. The main thing he has helped

me with is how to study film.

Rearicks presence has helped

keep Vendemia loose, and Rearick

intends to be there for his team-

mate the rest of the season.

He is doing great, and Imvery proud of how he has played,

Rearick said. I just want to stay

as involved as I can and help him

out.Rearick hopes to take back his

old job of signaling in the plays

from the sidelines in order to con-

tinue to help Vendemia. Rearick

said Vendemia has the potential to

be better.

He is more patient than I was

and has a big arm. He has made

plays already that most quarterbacks

cant make, Rearick said.

As for the sacks, Rearick said,

Its experience and something hewill learn.

Vendemia has not had as much

success as Rearick did, who reeled

off seven straight victories and a

Pennsylvania State Athletic Con-

ference (PSAC) West title once he

took over.

With the final four games on the

road, Vendemia will have his hands

full. The next two games are against

California (Pa.) and Slippery Rock.

They are the top two teams in thePSAC west.

By Spencer Hunt

Sports editor

Sophomore Anthony Vendemia, right, has played well since

taking over for injured senior Travis Rearick. Vendemia has

thrown for 581 yards and six touchdowns this season.

Jill Barrile photo