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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
Criminal trespass
Saturday, Oct. 8
HarassmentThursday, Oct. 13
3829 Lewis Ave.College discipline
Egan Cafeteria
College discipline
Larceny/theftThursday, Oct. 6
Student UnionCollege discipline
Larceny/theftFriday, Oct. 7
Adult Education CenterCollege discipline
Oct. 6-13, 2011
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 [email protected] 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.
By Katie Wagner
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or the Catholic Church. Responses on any subject are always welcomed and can be e-mailed to [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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