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South Afr ican;divestment issue gen erates debatecentered *around the?effecte of U.S.divestment on both the American andSouth African enconomies, as well ason American j corporations j and thep o l i c i e s o f ; t h e | Soythf A f r i c a ngovernment. WE MS^UAS"The mere fact that American companies themselves are producing tonsof anti-apartheid propaganda is an admission on their part that something isnot right (in their practices of*investment), " said Kumalo. "At least, divestment will force the South Africangovernment to realize it can't dependon the United States and other

Africa. The effect on the Sou th Africaneconomy, however, is substantial," headded. "Divestment will also hurt thecountries that depend on South Africaand it will be a long time before thoseeconomies can return to a vital state."% Although J Kumalo stated that 60universities, 40 cities and 12 stateshave agreed to * divest, Or. Lamontstressed that Congress alone has thejurisdiction to mandate policies of national divestment withjbinding force,"in the final analysis, we have very little power toIinfluence a governmentthat is not dependent on us unless we

Dumisani KumaloThe debate between DumisaniKumalo and Dr. Douglas Lamont onTues., Oct. 29 marked the first timethese two na tional figures explored the_ _ iSautfiJkfriraan opposing basts. *7S5f * *Kumalo, a South African Journalist Inexile since June of 1977, has been anactivist in familiarizing the Americansociety with the South African issues.Dr. Lamont, noted world economistand the author of a book on Americantrade, is a university professor who isconcerned about the effect divestmenthas on universities."I believe investments in] SouthAfrica are propping up apartheid,"Kumalo stated prior to the debate."Sou th Africa is the only country in theworld where people are legal lydiscriminated against by color. Ourwhole being is negated.* Legally we arenot there." Dr/Lamont also professeda personal opposit ion to apartheid,however, he believes that "capitalismand international business destroy Inherited racial casts."1 Questions fielded by the debaters

Dr. Lamont (I) and Kumalo debate in the Zurn Recital Hall.W e s t e r n n a t i o n s , b e c a u s e t h e a j e r *economic angle Is t he government 's A t M S Gweakest aspect. Blacks and wh ites are J""'doomed' to live together. What I amfighting for in South Africa is the rightto have blacks and whites realize thisand sit down and talk about how theyare going to work together.""The marginal effect of divestmenton American corporations Is relativelyi n s i g n i f i c a n t , " D r. L a m o n tacknowledged. "American corpora- >tions 'may* receive up to one percentof the revenue generated In South

Dr. Douglas Lamontcommit our troops," Dr. Lstated. "The only change canfrom w ithin. Divestment w ill onlth e government of South Africaaggress|ve jand theje wil l bebloodshed and ki l l ing," he contDr. Lamont also protestepollocalization of American sities that has resulted from debthe South African issue. Khowever, believes tha t sinceuniversities are benefiting from in South Africa through thevestme nts, we have every*, ridebate the issue ." * ;;

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By Susan MarcyA( | active MSG representatives andsenators will now have free access toMSG check cashing. The idea was proposed by CMIS representative BarbSayers at last Sunday's meeting. Theproposal was passed along with a second proposal calling for free accessfor representatives to the CollegeSenate. This means that the initial$2.00 check cashing fee plus the $.25fee for all checks cashed will be waived to a ll representatives and sena tors.MSG said that they earned over$1,000 from the nominal fee charged tostudents. This fmoney was used tocover insufficientsfunds, checks andother incidentals. |MSG President David Armstrong announced that by this co ming Sunday, adecision will be made as to whetherDonnie Iris and the Cruisers will be performing for the Mercyhurst community. The Special Projects Committeebudget will not be definite until Nov. 10.SAC Vice Chairperson Pat Callahanannounced , that "Psycho | l " land"Psycho II" wil l be shown tonight at

6:30 and 8:30 In Zurn Recital Hmission Is free. C allahan also salast Sunday's movie, "A SoStory," was cancelled becausmechanical problem with thprojector.Next Sunday's MSG meetingheld at 7:30 p.m. in 114 Zurn.

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1985-86 Y e a r b o o k t o b epublished^over s u m m e r A rt Instructor!m aster pro in ten n isBy Jackie RzompA s f a l l t e r m q u i c k l ybecomes h i s t o r y , m a n ys tude nts are ! ques t ion ingwhether there will be a yearbook to capture the memoriesof the 1985-86 schoo l year. Theseasons of football , soccerand volleyball are well in force,wh i le h igh l igh ts such asHomecoming and ParentsWeekend are al ready ex-periences of the past.Staff positions for the Mer-cyhurst yearbook, Praeterita,have yet to be f i l led. As u b s t a n t i a l n u m b e r ofstudents, all female, have ax-pressed interest i n editorialand staff positions.1 Interviewsfor the jobs wil l be conductedby Ernest Mauthe, Praeteritafacu l t y moderator,?and >arepresentative from the localpublisher, the* Herff Jon esCompany, ;-

A primary reason for thelengthy de lay , exp la inedMauthe, art instructor at Mer-cyhurst is that his assistancein producing the yearbook wasnot solicited until recently.The position of faculty advisorwas vacated bylast year'smoderator, Shelie Barron. I ^^Mauthe stressed that** thedelays-may not negatively affect thei pubUcation^ or tfieyearbook. In fact, he sees a

number* of positive points nproducing ayearbook whichwil l be mailed^to graduatingseniors inthe summer anddistributed to other studentsin the fall of 1986.One advantage is that summer yearbooks are less expen-

* Ernest Mauthe, "Praeterita"faculty moderator.sive toproduce than thosedistributed in the spring. Aslast year, the152* pagememory book will be madeavailable to all full-time Mer-cyhurst students through Administration funding." " the summeFTyearbook* isbecoming a trend for colleges.LfVAVO

T h e L a k e r S h a k e r s practicing.theird a n c e r o u t i n e s1985-86Laker Shakers chosen

The Laker Shaker squad for1985-86 has b een chos en.Returning from last J year'ssquad are sophomores KathyKunkle, Elizabeth Altilio, LisaA r m s t r o n g a n d C a p t a i nNatalie Raitano.N e w m e m b e r s i n c l u d efreshmen Kathi.Ferraro, LeeArm Gabriel, Laura Jannot,Jenn i fe rMcCr r t f sney , MaryVVamser, J en n fer Wa11, MelanWeidner and sophomore Deb-by D'Alessio.Raitano la choreographingthe squad's dance routinesWith the help of coach KathiD e e a n d < a d v i s o r - J e a nMoniewski, both former LakerShakers. *

According toDee, thisyear's Laker Shakers are"much jazzier than last year'ssquad and the routines havemore variety." *The squad will be performing to mostly soul-pop tunes.Some ^selections for thisyear's routines are: "Lisa, LisaTake Me Home", "Hot Spot"and "Object of My Desire".The squad is currently planning fund raisers to defray thecosts ofnew uniforms thatmust be purchased this "yeardue to new. members and in adequate sizes.The Laker Shakers will perform during halft ime atthefirst hom e basketball game onDec. 4 . :

Because of deadlines for highschoo ls , pub l i sh ing companies must alsoj bind colleges tostrict deadlines iftheir yearbooks are to bepublished at the end of thesch oo l* year.? This ; ye ar 'sPraeterita staff-will have fourdeadlines to meet. Aspringedit ion would have forced afirst deadline inOctober. Asummer edition allows thefirst deadline tobe met inFebruary. 1A major advantage to theclass of 1986 is that laterdeadlines allow the inclusionof graduation. Mauthe pointedo u t t h a t b e c a u s eunderclassmen still have college days toexperience, ayearbook is "basically for thesenior" and graduation is J ln -deed a highlight. * \Mauthe also addressed theconcern with omission of pictures of fall activities. He saidthat those with "an eye forbeauty who can captureseasons but distinguish whatIs not essential" are valuableas photographers. While as m a l l n u m b e r ofphotographers are currently atwork, the yearbook welcomesgood quality personal contri but on s i of fall activitiesifrom students. ?Mauthe is planning a yearbook with more photos thancopy. He comments, "Pictureshave their own unique way oftel l ing a story ". One candidatefo r editor-in-chief agreed withMauthe saying that no matterhow much copy one reads,"Pictures have a special wayof bringing back mem ories."

By Jackie Rzomp |Af'sil ly game" -that is th ephrase used by Mercyhurt'sar t Instructor Dr. Joe Pizzat todescribefthe sportlof 'tennis.P izzat recent l y | r e c e i v e drecognition not for his contributions to the world of artbut for his contributions to theworld of professional tennis.pfrhe Uni ted ! States Professional Tennis Associat ion, theworld's largest organization ofprofessional tennis instructors, which promotes teachingat all levels offabtlity, recentlydubbed Pizzatr Master Profess i o n a l ! irHresponsel to hisouts tanding fef forts | irif fourareas of tennis classification.| i n the area of research andp u b l i c a t i o n s , P i z z a t h a sauthored thejbook Tennis forChildren |and ihas also contributed articles to various tennis magazines! | j t

Pizzafs servicefto th e ten nis industry a nd the USPTA in*elude hiscommunftypandvolunteerJservice. Pizzatfeitesa year of volunteer ahe provided to Mercyhurst 'sown tennis teamand formercoach Bob S||)Nfeasanexample!His | ranWf igma| lev |^ee that of Master p r j | and__ __ __ _

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JohnWalper (r) assists "mystery cook** Dr. David Palmer initheClippers Gove as part of its Faculty Appreciation Day on Friday. October 25.2.0 QPA m ay be requiredto receive f in an cial a idBy Jennifer LairdCollege students receivingfederal financial aid in thefuture may be required tomaintain a " 0 " average. Thisgrade requirement is Just oneof the possible changes in theaid program which CongressIs presently debating as It con*siders passage of the HigherEducation Reauthorization Actof 1985. * 'V; * j iThis act originated in 1965an d Is renewable 'every. fiveyears. Technically, It expiredO c t * 1 , 1 9 8 5 , b u t w a sautomatically extended for

found that almost 20 percentof the students receiving aidhad less than a "C " average.Ten percent had a cumulativeQ.P.A. under 1.5. KCongress Is also debating abill that would allow graduatestudents who usually facehigher education costs thanundergraduates to borrowmore federally guaranteedloan money and pay it backover a longer period of t ime.If the federal loan programsare to be altered, the changeswill first come about duringthese Congressional reviewsessions:The M C ,r avefge stipulat ionhas been proposed before buthas nevertbeen.passed. Thechances for approval may bebetter this f t i me j however,since legislators are seekingless painful ways to cut thefederal budget. Also reinforc

ing the proposal is the recentpublicity about academicallyd e f i c i e n t s t u d e n t s w h oreceive federal aid.. Presently,90 percent of higher educationfunds are al lotted to studentaid. f P E|Students now receiving aidmust only be in good standinga n d m a k e " s a t i s f a c t o r yacademic progress" toward adegree. ?Senator Don Nickles (R-OK),one of the Instigators of therenewed proposal, feels thatth e CM rent definit ion is tooopen-ended and that morespecific standards should beset. NIckles originally pushedhis Idea after a? 1981 au dit

The grading bin would placeany aid rec ipient whoseaverage falls below a 2.0,onprobation for a term. If the student's grades faaiI to improveby the end of the probationperiod, he or she would bed e n i e d f e d e r a l a i d . A d ministrators would be giventh e authority;to extend theprobation period for hardshipcases .such as extendedillness. }# J {Congressman * Tom -Ridge,representative from Pennsylvania's "21st District, hasalways supported federal student aid. He Is against thereductions proposed because"budget savings measures Inh igher educat ion haven'treceived proper scrutiny in thecommittees.1 ' *jRidge's Washington officealso notes that the default rateon student loans decreasedbetween 1981-84, but actuallyrose in 1985. ! *

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S t u d e n t t r a v e l to NYC fo rIn te r n a t io n a l Ho t e l S h o wThe New York Coliseum inNew York City will be the sitefor the International Hotel andRestaurant Show being heldNov. 10-13. The HRM students

will be representing the HRMDepartment and f Mercyhurstwith an exhibit that will present information, pamphletsand literature concerning theHRM major and the college.The show will also contain exhibits from other hotel andrestaurant programs as well asseminars and competitions.To promote simil lar activities and establish professional contacts, Mercyhurststarted their own chapter ofthe H otel Sales and MarketingAssoc iat ion (HSMA). TheHurst's branch of the international organization currentlyhas 16 members. Officers areCraig Medvid, president; BillPetrel a, vice-president; SusanDurante, secretary; and AmySue Ward, treasurer.Activit ies considered byHSMA include a sales blitz inPittsburgh at the Hyatt Regency at the end of fall term. Theyare also planning on a ttendingthe HSMA student conventionin Boston sometime in April.The convention consists ofTameeting of all the schools involved in this organization,

with leaders in the hospitalityindustry conducting seminarsand workshops. 4 >On Sat., Oct. 12,22 studentsand John Wolper, director ofthe HRM Department traveledto the Radisson Mart PlazaHotel in Miami, Fla., for one ofthe sales blitzes that they attend every term. * fThe students travel to thehotel and become temporaryemployees of the establishment, gaining valuable experience in the hotel industry.While at the Radisson, thestudents received professional guidance and trainingby experienced sales personnel. According to Wolper, theprogram costs the hotel approximately $7,000 if or fournights. Meals and lodging areprovided by the hotel duringthe students' stay. The onlyitem that the studen ts have topay for is their air travel which,according to Wolper, is"minimal considering the experience gained! and the exposure they have to a very imp o r t a n t a s p e c t o f o u rindustry."Wolper has received severalphone calls asking thattthestudents of the m arketing andsales class*returnuto participating' hotels : for repeatperformances. The last salesblitz, which was held at the

Nashville Marriott, proover, 40,000, confirm edings^ in just three daysales and marketing clabe returning to the NaMarriott for the fourthduring spring term. Sevents have occuredSheraton New York CeN e w Y o r k C i t y , ?P h i l a d e l p h i a M a rCleveland Sheraton, Place in Boston, and Min Burlington, Mass.Wolper fee ls thah o s p i t a l i t y s a l e smarketing class Is theimportant class an HRMcan take with respect fessional grow th and dement. Wolper was asmove this class to the senior level due to the ity of work load, " rematurity and experiencnecessary to execute f u n c t i o n s . H e d ebecause s tudents fasophomore leve l qrealize the 4 need todevelopment on a numimportant variables suspeaking and writing ethics and appreciationferent- cultures. "Abothey ^realize, thi s! is thworld and not a controlv i r o n m e n t s u c h classroom setting,*said. P r #

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Cam pus po litic s :an educa tion inth eir own rightWere you there? 4 ^ By there, I mean at this past Tuesday's debate betweenDr. Douglas Lamont and Dumlsani Kumalo.#$ i |The debate, sponsored by Mercyhurst Student Government, showed that this college has an Interest in theevents that affect the world. ? **'The South Africa n issue , both the apartheid and divestment aspects, has caused protests and even arrests onmany campuses that have investments in ^corporationslocated in South Africa. Other protests stem from the(human rights angle of the black majority being ruled bythe white miniority. * 1 }The SouthrAfrican issue has brought students into theforefront by showing that college students are aware ofthe happenings of the ir own university and that they havean opportunity to let college officials know exactly howthey feel about those issues.

Dr. Lamont, a university professor, spoke out againstthe/'politicalization of universities11. He claimed that ifuniversities become too concerned with political Issues,the important issue of education will be pushed aside.Perhaps he missed the point, or was just talking to thewrong audience. College campuses are a vital part ofpublic opinion? because on them are housed ; the"educated and enlightened people" of our societies. Thetraditional college students are the 'next generation'taswell as the present day voters and also those eligible tobe drafted into military service*^ , v . JAren't these the groups that are supposed to be concerned with the events of the world? Aren't they supposedto deal with the;world's problems because those problems will soon be their own?Mercyhurst, as a liberal arts college, should promoteawareness of the issues that affect all of us.-By bringingthis debate on camp us, the college showed an Interest inthe need to be informed. :Politics on campus? You bet I As long as there will beissues that affect people, there will be opinions on thoseIssues. A few years ago, college students were accusedof being too caught up in themselves; the "Me Generat ion" they were calle d. Perhaps the pendulum has swungback and we are now the "We Generation".f. n.a.r/ T h e M e r c i a d

Naomi A . Romanchok , Editor 'Betsy L Lantz, Assistant EditorChris C ard ina l!, News EditorSusan Marcy, Perspectives EditorD e b b i e Hison, Co-Sports EditorR.J. Zonna , Co-Sports Editor $Jennifer Con my, Calendar EditorRena Z icarel l i , Photography EditorGary Laurnoff,Graphic ArtistTHURSDAY. OCTOBER 31.1985

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a A Typical Week n th eECOBy David Armstrong, MSQPresident j ? %If there is ever a time whenyou as a student wonder whatis being done with your student activity fee, I would asktha t you remember th i s"typical w eek" at MSG. Thereason being is that MSG andits branch organization SAChave combined for a very busyand exciting week. 4* Sunday there was the MSGmeeting and SAC's weeklySunday night movies whichwere, unfortunately, cancel leddye to a faulty projector. ^&Monday was a day off whileTuesday brought the most important day of the week. The

debate on "Divestment inS o u t h A f r i c a " b e t w e e nKumalo and Lamont. This wasThe Merciadwelcomes yourcomments and letters.Letters to the EditorJ should be typed, j5 double-spaced^ andsigned by thesubmitter. L etters aredue by noon onTuesdays to The. Merciad office,located in the *basement of BadlwinHall, room 81 . Aphone number shouldbe included at the endg of the letter forverification but willnot be published.

a very big und ertaking by MSGand hopefully jail studentsbenefi tted from this excitingand educational event.Wednesday, MSG com binedwith Dr. George Garrett's filmseries to bring "Stranger ThanP a r a d i s e ' ' a n d a J i mJaramusch party afterward.This Is one of the four times inthe year that an argyle sweaterIs mandatory for a social get-together, vTonight, I am not sure whatis happeneing because I wil lbe watching NBC from 8 'ti l l 11! p.m. That is a weekly event inmy book. ? ;-. > iAlso, tonight SAC is sponsoring two fi lms for Hal loween, "Psycho I and I I " . Al lyou so-called stable studentsshould be there forjthis filmextravaganza. I fFriday, SAC is sponsoring abus trip to " the n igh t -c l ubGenerations. Saturday, SAC is once aga inproviding shuttles to the homefootbal l game.?And to round out a ful lweek, there is the weekly MSG 'meeting Sunday evening andthe SAC movie "First? Blood"

pwith everyone's favotellectual Rambo. Also contained in thiwere preparations forevents, SAC;meetingscashing every day anups for the Florida tripp So you can plainly sthe people in MSG anare busy^ bringing you to do and we can onlthat you have taken advof our efforts.S Thank you for your timI would like to thank students who make"typical weeks" possib

"Off the Record" is dependent contributionMercyhurst Student Gment. The MSG ExComm ittee is solely resble for i ts content. "ORecord " appears oEditorial Page becaureflects*the d p l n l o nbeliefs of the electedofficers.

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Making new wavesWMCY fin d s its identityjbut is s till lookin g fo r youBy Jeffrey VonaFor the past four years,WMCY 880 AM has been searching for an identity;Our campus radio stat ion has gonethrough several transit ions.We've always tried to improveourselves. The evidence ofthis is very clear. Not only arewe a closed circu it stat ion serving the students, we alsobroadcast to the Erie Tele*Media audience on cablechannel 33. This was instrumental when we becamethe local affiliate for -Pittsburgh Pirate baseball gamesas well as broadcasting theLaker football games. &y However, there are someprob lems in rece iv ing amusical audience. We foundthat playing Top 40 music wasnot the way to Keep listeners.That format has been so overtly saturated that we cannotmake a genuine impact. Alternative programming is the key.Two years ago, our presentProgram Director Gary Laur-noff and his assistant KarlKovski began hosting the| "Metal Matinee". Campus andcounty residents respondedimmediately to their uniquepersonality radio approach.iOur staff was becoming moreaware of the need to offersometh ing d i f f e rent . For -j t u n a t e l y f u n d s b e c a m eavailable for staff members to[attend two national collegiater a d i o c o n v e n t i o n s i nWashington, D.C. From thiswe understood the importanceof college radio, to be more innovat ive and break newground. S J

WMCY has added specialtyshows to its programming.Robin Patton, programmingassistant, and DJ's KennyMoss and Matt Nesser con-'ceived "Super Soul Sunday". Imyself, as music director,have developed new.'* musicc o n n e c t i o n s . W M CY h a sreceived albums f rom independent record companies.

Also, there is more artisticcommitment. Many bands aretaking very personal andpo l i t ical s tances,*, s ingingabout what really matters. ISome of you may not knowwh a t I ' m t a l k i n g a b o u tbecause you haven't releasedyourself from the asphyxiatinggrip of commercial radio,which is pretty much MTV

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Gary Laurnoff (left)* program director of WMCY 880AM and JeffVon a. music director. Y %To promote these albums, Ihos ted ,a~program cal led"Radio Free Spirit** which hasmade its own special history.Through this program, the ideaOf changing our format to newmusic emerged.New music is a hard thing todefine. There are so many different kinds of music comingout today. The key word is

"revival". For the first time inover a decade, rock and roll isreturning to its roots. The synthesizer is not the mainstay.We are hearing raw guitars andthrobbing percussion again.

wi thout the pic ture. Newmusic isn't heard on K104,WSEG, WJET or a host ofother modulated neomorphsbecause not one of themu n d e r s t a n d s a n y t h i n g o f(substance. To those stations,(listeners are only a way tosatisfy their advertisers.Because college radio isnon-commercial, i t doesn'thave to bow down toladver-

tisers' selfish whims. It playsmusic that mat ters , andpresents it In refreshing ways.There are no formulas, justenlightenment. I| WMCY has changed its format to new music. It all beganthis summer when we becamea subscriber to The CollegeMusic Journal. Here we foundall the information necessaryto receive varieties of newmusic from majors and independent l abe ls . Everymonth WMCY features at least40 new albums and thenumbers continue to grow..Noo t h e r s t a t i o n i n t o w ndedicates a majority of itsbroadcas t t ime fo r newalbums.^ (C'mon, Bruce Springsteen is still being heard inheavy doses.) We play this nation's most innovative andt h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g m u s i cweekdays from 9 a.m. to 1a.m., and Sundays from 2 p.m.to 11 p.m. * jThe "Metal Matinee" is st i l lgoing strong, Mon.-Fri. from3-5 p.mT^Tnat show hasbecome so popular we'veistarted to give away albums.Record companies give us extra copies for promotional use."Super Soul Sunday " can stillbe heard from 8 p.m.-1 a.m,^Thanks to our new connections, WMCY receives about15-20 albums a week.Everything is in motion.WMCY has the best staff even.\They include Gary Laurnoff.

Karl Kovski, Robin PaPete Weberneth, Chris ADebbie D'Alessio, JenMontani and myself. Wowe a lot to faculty advSteve Curcio, who allowethe freedom to grow.The only problem Is Campus support of WMCpathetic. Audience resphas been nil, with the extion of the "Metal Matinwhich receives most olisteners from county ca n y w a y . Y o u r a p afrustrates us. If we can't pourselves with you, howwe prove ourselves as anstation? (Our applicationthe FCC was approved moago, but for some b ureaucreason, the red tapeendless.)>Our equipment still brdown. There aren't enDJ's to broadcast at leashours a day. What can wto get your attention? Isonally feel cheated. |This summer I volunteat WERG-FM, Gannon Uns i t y ' s r a d i o f s t a t i o npresented our pew jnusthem, and the response phenomenal. This townready. If Laker apathy perand we do go FM, you leano choice but to forget ayou. . \';;'- - Jeffrey Vona is a scommunications major.w i l l b e g r a d u a t i n gDecember.

J u s t a r e m i n d e r . Friday, November 1 is the last day to withdrawor declare a class pass/fail. *

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The J Nei Chapel containslegetidary halloween taleW o v e n t h r o u g h o u t t h e

history of Mercyhurst College.there have been a number oflegends and tales, many ; ofwhich center around theO'Neil Chapel,' Most of thesestories have little historicalbasis, but legen ds are a part ofany college's history and it isonly f i t t ing to tel l a tale on th isHalloween. So. here is Mercyhurst 's most famous tale.The incident centers aroundthe ring on the f inger of the"Infant of Prague" statue inthe chapel. As the tale goes,there was one Mercyhurst girlwho had a lover to whon shewas engaged to be marriedwhen he was called to fight inWorld War II. Just before thewar ended, it was reported thathe was ki l led in action.When the girl received thisshattering news, she sworethat she would never loveanother man, and eventuallybecame a Sister of Mercy.Shortly before taking her finalvows, she placed her formerengagement ring on the fingerof the "infant of Prague*statue In the chapel.A few years later, while busywith her work at Mercyhurst,she was shocked to receive aletter from the soldier, whohadn't really died after ail, buthad been taken prisoner andreleased only recently.He wrote to the Sister thathe was coming to see her. The

Sister, who still loved the manbut was now committed toGod, became so upset thatshe suffered a complete nervous breakdown and wasIsolated in the fourth floor ofOld Main. She never saw thesoldier and never recovered,but often used to gaze at thering on th e statue.'One day, inthe early fifties, she was founddead in her room. The rumorwas strong that she had committed suicide } by hangingherself.For a long time afterward,some of the Sisters nervouslyreported hearing noises andsighes in the fourth floor ofOld Main and especially in thetower. Then one night, anolder Sister entered the chapelto say some prayers beforeretiring for the even ing. As shewalked in, she noticed that aSister was sitting in the frontof the chape l. The Sister looked strange from the back, andas she was approached, suddenly seemed to disappear.Only a weird, strong odor remained. When the older S istertold this story to the otherSisters, she was dismissed asbeing senile. Yet few continued to visit the chapel lateat night.Some time ago, an engagedMercyhurst senior becamefascinated with the story.Since her boyfriend was coming to visit her at Mercyhurst

the next day, she decided totake the ring from the Infantand wear it herself to surprisethe boy. f

The next day, while she waswearing the ring, the phonerang. It was the boy's parents,who told her that he had beenkilled in an unusual type ofautomobile accident. The horrified girl blamed his death onthe ring and quickly took itback to the chapel. She soonleft the college, but the storypersisted that the ring wascursed and the chapel and thetower were haunted.To stop the the circulat ionof the stories, the administration removed the ring andplaced it in a box somewherei n t h e Q u e e n ' s Ch a p e l .Although the ring was gone,students continued to makestrange reports of weird lightsin the Queen's Chapel, as Ifthe Sister were looking for theTing. Stange sounds, l ikegroans, around the tower lateat night were also reported.Factualcontinuesare stillenough toat night.*'previousf r o m aBukowskcyhurs t

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or not, the;legendto grow, and therefew people bravevisit the chapel lateEditor's Note: Thelegend was takent h e s i s b y G a r yt e n t i t l e d "Mer-CollegeThe Firs t

WanderingjWido w es capedthrough doors'of Old MainHave you ever walked fromZurn to Preston and wonderedwhat purpose the doubledoors standing before Dr.Garvey's office In Old Mainwere for?Many years ago, the President 's Off ice was used as aviewing room, an area wherelast respects could be paid tothe deceased. After funeral

services in the chapel, afuneral car would ordinarilyremove the body through theback door and take it away forburial or cremation. However,on one January occasion, thesnowfall was.so severe thatthe funeral contractors couldnot get to the 'Hurst and sothe body of a young widow remained overnight.The night wa s bleak, winteryand dark as further snow settled . When morning came, theSister Superior came to checkon the room. She found anempty coff in, blown over by

the wind which had openedthe double doors. Through thesnow, she observed shallowinsertions that could havebeen the ghostly footprints ofth e former widow. % tTo this da y, no one has solved the mystery of the ahost in

the President's Office.'Manyreports have been circulatedof those double doors flyingopen in the calmest of conditions, and people have claimed s ight in gs of a, f luf fyskeleton-like figure scuttlingthrough the hallowed groundof Old Main. Z i s *

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The un fin ished towerf Here's a teeny tale of the un-finished tower which was builtwith the O'Nel l jChapel . Thetower was supposed to bemuch taller than it actually is,but certain circumstancesprevented it from reaching itsintended height. In the 1930'swhen the tower was being constructed, there were variousaccidents that kept it from being completed. High windsalways seemed to prevent construction work, and workmen

were said to have faltower to their dearesult of these winwere supposed to betower, but each timewefe due to be placepotential home, the tstruck by lightning.jjTo this day, the bnot been installedtower. This explains recorded bells, rathetual bells sound on t

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BulletinBoardTheatre PerformanceThe play "Five Finge r's" will

be having two performancesfree to all Mercyhurst studentswi th ID . These performancesare slated for Oct. 31 and Nov.7. The performances will beginat 8 p.m. Other performancedates are Nov. 1,2,7,8and 9 at8 p.m.. There will also be aspecial matinee on Nov. 3 at2:30 p.m. For more Informationand reservations cal l8250200 .Warner TheatreThe Warner Theatre will bepresenting the movie "Al ien"on Nov. 1 at 7 and 10 p.m.Prizes will bo awarded for thebest al ien costumes. "Al ien"is an Academy-Award winningmovie directed by RidleyScott. Admission will be $2.25for all seats. On Nov. 15 thetheatre will be showing themov ie "S i l kwood" s ta r i ngMeryl Streep and Cher. Showswill be at 7 and 10 p.m. Admission w ill be $2.25. The box of-fice*opens one hourlprior toeach show5*For more informat ion con tac t the ^WarnerTheatre at 452-4857. {James O zzello To Speak fJames Ozzello, presentlyteaching economics in theBusiness Dept at Mercyhurst,

will speak to the Erie community on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.Ozzel lo wi l l address "ThePolitical and Economic Situation in South America andMexico'*. Ozzello has 20 yearso f e x p e r i e n c e in t h edip lomatic serv ice as aneconomist.

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First loss of th e yearCan isius sh o cks LakersBy RJ . Zonna

The Canisius Golden Griffins used nine Laker turnoversand the running of tailbackMike Panepintq to hand Mercyhurst its first loss of theseason. 33-15.The 'Hurst, ranked* 15th InDivision III going Into thegame, lost six fumbles an dthrew three intercept ions.Paneplnto, a^ ' -e" , 176-pourtdjunior, rushed for 232 yards on39 carries sand scored twotouchdowns o n runs of 42 and58 yards. 1Canisius converted fumblesby John Loshelder and ScottGorring into Joe Ray fieldgoals of 30 and 31 Yards andquickly led 6-0.The Griffins went ahead 13-0as QB Mike McCarthy? hit awide open Glen Taplin for a 35yard TD strike. The drivecovered 46 yards and took onlyfive plays. T '&*[Mercyhurst got on the boardas they drove 80 yards in nineplays, Darryl Lewis scoringfrom the one. Laker QB EddieRicci had a 35 yard ran in thedrive and wide out Craig Zonna caught three passes, as theI Lakers pulled to 13*7.Pane pinto broke loose forhis 42 yard score with 7:16 left

Record now 14-11

in the second quarter to putCanisius up 21-7. McCarthypassed to t ight end JeffO'Brien for the two-pointconversion.Mercyhurst took the ensu-ing kick off and drove to a firstand goal at the Griffins' nineyard line. The Lakers used fourrunning plays and fullback TimRuth was stopped at the oneon fourth down.After* Canisius failed tomove the ball, they intentionally snapped the ball out ofbounds, giving the Lakers asafety and making the score21-9. Gorring attempted a 54yard field goal with :02 left inthe first half and although thekick had the distance, it waswide to the left.Mercyhurst took their firstpossession of the second halfand drove 75 yards in eightplays, f inal ly scoring onRicci's 13 yard scamper. Theconversion was misplayed andthe Lakers trailed 21-15.Canisius stretched theirlead to 27-15 when McCarthyhit Joe Dry for a 30 yard TDstrike on a third dpwn and 14.~TnV5core was set up by LanceTrott's fumble on the Laker 26yard l ine.After Laker Don Gibbon

L a d yspikers splitThe Mercyhurst women'svolleyball team had a busyweek playing eight matches.The spikers split the matchesto run their record to 14-11.The week began with at o u g h f i v e l o s s t oWestminster, 16-14, 16-18,154,12-5 and 15-9. The womenrebounded with three straightwins, 15-4, 15-0 over Laroche;an d 15-10, 13-15, 17-15 overAllegheny; and 154, 15-8 over

Villa Maria. In the Edinborotournament earl ier in theweek, the Lady Lakers did no tfare too well , dropping three oftheir four matches. The lonewin came over Clarion, 16-14,8-15 and 15-12. S > s yv_v, sc* mfi*si 5WTom Mulligan (11)* scores a goal again st St. Fran cis. Muscored a goal Infive consecutive matches.Eight straight wins

Soccer team on a roBy Debbie HisonThe Mercyhurst Laker soc^cer team won its eighth consecutive game Saturday with a4-1 trouncing of St. FrancisCollege. \. I \The team got balanced scoring from four- players in th ec o n t e s t . Freshman MikeNelson scored first in thegame at the 22 minute mark.Leading scorer Dave Delzellclosed out the first half, scoring his ninth goal of the year.Tom Mulligan and Kevin Lagosrounded out the scoring forthe 'Hurst. JFor Mulligan, the win marked the fifth straight game thejunior had found the nets.The Lakers had posted sixconsecutive shutouts and hada n i n e - h o u r 4 7 - m i n u t escoreless string broken whenSt. Francis-scored its onlygoal on a penalty kick In the27th minute. In the 12 hours ofplay of the last eight matches,goalie Gary Peterson gave uponly two goats. Mercyhurstagain dominated in . shots,36-4. *" O u r w o r k r a te w a ssuperiors We fworked themdown and totally dominatedthe second half," said coachRick Burns. "The guys areloose, confident, unified andhaving a great time. Theydeserve credit for their effortsIn the areas of Intensity andunselfish team play."

In a game earlierweek, the Lakers Niagara University 2-0Scoring for the 'HuDave Delzell on a paDallas Kaiser. Tom scored one minute laassist from Christoph"W e played ouperfectly today," saiafter the match.?Coach Burns gavethe Vaiento brothersand Tim, who were exthe back, adding thand Mulligan played tmatch of the year.The Lakers, sporecord of 12-3-1 andeighth in the Atlanticwill host nationallyGannon in their fingame of the season SGannon comes inday's encounter with record and ^a gameNiagara prior to mee'Hurst. The Goldenare ranked first in theRegion and second insion II polishAccording to BuGannon game will bciting opportunity toteam of Mercy hurst'"We have a chance twe are heavy unde rdoed Burns.The cross-town ri

be played at St. MaSaturday at 11 a.m.

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