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VOL 51, NO. 8, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1978

Funding And Grading Issues

Discussed \ At MSG Meeting
Some of the business discussed stated that this is an important the freshman by providing him a
earlier this week at the Mercy- stipulation because if students second chance. *?*§$ jftfitt
hurst i Student \ Government are able to take classes mare Other Business &£ *S| 9
(MSG) meeting included that of than twice, ? the ' college's ; The remainder of the meeting
additional funding for the Laker academic standing - will be was spent ''brainstorming" on
cheerleaders and the issue of lowered. '".\I £ 'V' ; \. ideas in order to improve the
pass-fail or regular grading when •^The proposal*!to change the "social i atmosphere" I of £ the
repeating a course. •"*' ; automatic pass/fail in a college. <§*->% 3 iffiggMMgi
• After considerable debate last repeated course to the regular % Many j suggestions 2 were
year, the athletic department grade was unfavorably accepted presented. including I the
decided to take responsibility of by some representatives. One possibility of providing discount
the cheerleaders, and provided in commented, "I don't think you tickets and buses {to concerts,
their 1978-79 budget $500 for new should give a student who has to looking into the feasibility of a
S Garvey Meets The Media - Members of WJET-TV were at the Hurst uniforms. ; But the * eight repeat a course the gift of a major concert, using "Boston" as
on election eve to get comments from Dr. William P. Garvey, cheerleaders are still in need of grade." Others stated that it was an example; the possibility of a
professor of history, on the gubernatorial race. Garvey reflected off an additional $500 in order to buy unfair for a student who had minor concert, organizing a pep
how he thought the voters of the Pa. would cast their ballots. Yes, he shoes, tights, _ socks and to flunked a course once, to have the club, I initiating a "Home-
predicted a Thorn bu rgh winlr* y$£J***^r^' .^jr*" **?* . v*^**$l9F P? provide meals for "? 11 away option of wiping out the failure coming,"! and sponsoring ac-
with a possible higher grade. tivities around sporting events.
games, j&i'^rj ?- iP *• Many felt it was unjustified to Mike Heller, commented on the
The government will consider
NORML Speaker Meyers their situation after additional in-
formation is * gained. "MSG
show no distinction between the
student who received a 3.0 in a
course the first time, and the
idea of a major concert. "The
feasibility has been discussed
many times, and there is just no
gudelines limit club support to money to do it,"he stated. "We'd
student who received a 3.0 after
Cites Facts
$150, and all funding for the
cheerleaders will be determined
under these terms. ^ -i: ^,
failing once. :
^.^ t
This proposal was originated in
have to supply the stage, lights,
promotion and for a group like
Mercyhurst was NORML-ized After his lecture, which cen- Another item discussed was the order to protect freshmen who "Boston" you're talking $30,000"
last Thursday evening. A lecture tered heavily oh a discussion of (Senate's proposal of - allowing might do poorly in a course when' After much brainstorming, a
on decriminalization and other several states and their laws students the option of selecting first adapting to the college. It is handful of reps decidedtolook at
facts surrounding marijuana concerning decriminalization or pass/fail' or regular grading believed that the option to take a the suggestions, with the in-
took place in^the recital hall. punishment for the use of when repeating a course. This course over and receive i the tention of organizing definite
About 200 people were"_ in at? marijuana, Meyers fielded was stated under the stipulation higher grade,would encourage plans. > ;..* ™& izgtfrSI
tendance ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ q ues t ions_fromJfee audience^^^ tha-t^no, .£Qurse jna^J^e talj&n^
refer Meyers, a iawyer and One inquiry was, Mow^nuch more than twice, according to
spokesman for the National has marijuana use changed in the Joann DeSantis, MSG represen-
Organization for the Reform of states where it? is now tative and Senate member.
Marijuana Laws, | discussed decriminalized? Meyers replied Presently, if a student retakes
historical, medical, social and that the 1 use has remained a course, a pass/fail replaces
legal aspects of marijuana. He "basically the same." & their original grade.jBut the
described his job as "coor- ^Two movies with overtones of student must have permission of
dinating the legal side of NOR- propaganda were 5 offered for his department in order to take a
ML." | W I I viewing. The first was "Reefer major course pass/fail J Si^gr-j
The organization,? with its Madness", from the 1930s. It was ^ Considerable t ndiscussion». cen-
headquarters in Washington, followed by "Assassin of Youth", tered! around e c
' a u s e
' "°f
D.C., has been in existence since produced in the 1940s. Most of the taking a course no more than
1973. It employs a full time staff of audience
message
treated the tone and the twice.'' Many representa tives
the jj films were at-
10 and relies on volunteers to tempting to convey as comedy.
help, on a state-by-state basis, to Be NORML, which boasts itself as
"work in more than 35 states and a "non-profit, public-interest
the U.S. Congress to decriminal- group", has noteworthy support,
Admissions Claims
ize marijuana." S55& ranging from Senator Jacob
>v "I came to NORML because I Javits of New York to Rolling 94600 Inquire I i
wanted tofilea lawsuit to legalize Stone magazine. jOgj'C^-
marijuana in one's own home,"
Meyers recalled. ftiifTiTwS^ I* The organization's legal plea,
; About Mercyhurst^
which would "remove all 4lt appears the! number of
criminal penalties for private inquiries by perspective fresh- e Interim Dean Sr. Mary Matthew, left, presents Roberta Bogart •
AMSCOI Donates m possession "f and \ use of men for the 1979-80 school year
marijuana", has, reportedly, has taken an upswing.
certificate for academic achievement at the Dean's List Dinner held
last Monday, ftr & f J*
been endorsed, or recommended, & According to Karen Schultz,
Autoclave |
To College
by the likes of President Carter, director of admissions, over 4600
the American Bar Association, students have written for more
the Director of I the National information about I Mercyhurst
Institute on Drug Abuse Dr.
Dean's List Dinner
Robert L. DuPont and Ann "Dear and it's programs. 1
The American Sterilizer Abby" Landers, j
Company (AMSCO); recently
announced the donation of a new
autoclave to Mercyhurst.
ffe & "We have as many now as we
did at the end i of last year,"
Schultz said. -
w

Honors 152 Students

The autoclave, which will be
installed in the biology depart-
ment later this month, is used for
steam-pressure ^sterilization of
various media and solutions used
for tests and experiments.2
The AMSCO donation, valued
at $13,885,. is considered to be a
major£ improvement for the
department at the 'Hurst £ %
& "Hopefully, AMSCO's donation
will provide a major resource for
your science programs, and
contribute in a vital way to both
the welfare of Mercyhurst
College and the Community,"
stated Henry E. Fish, president
and chief executive officer of I
AMSCO in a letter to College
President Marion L. Shane.
: • Dr. Raymond Justice, head of
the biology department, noted
that the new* autoclave
"represents science, education
and industry working together."
A new computer system and a
student search mailing list have
helped with the increase in
numbers. The admissions office
has stepped up the number of
high school visits and college
nights as well as advertising in
£'College:: Outlook" andf other
student search magazines,
f"Computer capabilities has
improved our correspondence,"
said Schultz, noting that students
who inquire are automatically
put on a computer mailing list
> * * #
and receive sail the new in-
formation * as it becomes
#.
available, c
0 In light of the current budget
problems, Schultz said that the
increase in inquiries could mean
a larger freshmen class for next
year. But she was quick to add
that there is no way to anticipate
how many students will apply
rVp * i T i i ' i ^ i V i f V i V / ^
and how many will choose to
Peter Meyers
come to Mercyhurst,-
With an emphasis on students
and the academic quality of the
college, Dr. John Millar, dean of
Mercyhurst, addressed the pres-
idential scholars and guests at
the annual Dean's List Dinner
last Monday.
"Being dean - that's a very
responsible occupation," Millar
said, "but the most important
position is {that oft a 8 good
student."
Millar spoke ^before 152
students and various divisional
representatives at a-buffet dinner
at the Holiday Inn.
He stated that the most im-
portant aspect of education is the
actual learning.
"We (the faculty) have a
responsibility -, to show you
methods and inquiries," Millar
told the students, encouraging
them to test their limits.
Citing his first job, Millar noted
his amazement that no one
handed him a quiz at the end of
the first week,
"We truly become human
beings, we truly become people
when we use our knowledge," he
said.
j§ Millar placed the future of the
college in the bands of the
students, saying,"What you do
with your learning, what you
become, will determine the place
of Mercyhurst College in the
public eye."
Student's on the dean's list for
1977-78 received a certificate for
y excellence in academic
achievement.
Also present at the dinner were
Sr. Eustace Taylor, former dean
of* the college, Sr. Carolyn
Herrmann, director £ of
development and alumni
relations, Dr. Marion L. Shane,
president of the college and Sr.
Mary Matthew, interim dean.^
PAG! 2 THE MERCIAD NOVEMBER 10,1978

Talking Marijuana I * | f M tl
The Pennsylvania legislature will vote on November
15 on the issue of marijuana decriminalization, (hie
doesn't need be a wizard to predict that the majority of
the votes cast will say' 'no. *I I i
It's safetosay that the trend of politicing in the state
is conservative. After all, conservatives give the im-
pression, however false it may be, that they'll keep the
voter feeling secure. Liberals scare people; especially
voters. i
Still, some conservatives like columnist William F. ^

Buckley,| Jr. have at least recommended that

marijuana be decriminalized. And it should be. Even
though the; Pa. legislature won't buy it next *Wed-
nesday, marijuana use is going to continue statewide. I
can't help but wonder who will help make the
marijuana users feel a little more secure. '{ &
The impression I drew when NORML spokesman
Peter Meyers discussed pot at the college last week
was that he was a crusader fighting for an issue that's
practically lost all of its contoversy. (I'm not so sure
many users of pot would like to see the weed TH€ ST/N& J P/1RT a
decriminalized. Maybe they feel the illegality behind it
is half the fun.) | f *f i f 3
Anyway, Meyers talked about many things with
which his audience was already familiar. He may have
badly misinterpreted what many of us were up on in
these parts. $ * \ If
outsi me
What annoyed me most about Meyers presentation
though was his need to spread capitalism with his Gorilla Talk B H B S j *• '*: valuables, ate a bowl of cereal starve to death. s9E3S§
message. Even though NORML is, as it bills itself, "a Koko, a seven-year-old gorilla, and some chicken, then went to The trap's effectiveness as yet
non-profit public-interest group", Meyers still passed has become the first of |her sleep in Schimmel's abed- and is undetermined but crews say
out literature J a bout the organization.! One flyer species to master the art of sign slept through the]police in- they are catching fewer mice
described how a person could send for a tee-shirt with language. I g e ^ J ! vestigation. | ?*} ' « g ' through the conventional method.
After six yeaiwof intensive Police , said k Schimmel The machines, which are also
the^JiQRMLp^aJ.pxiriteiJ oroj^Jjorgot^o^ask hinyf training from a Stanford Univer- discovered -the theft when he supposed to^ relieve 9 problems
his group was going to move onto frisbees n e x T ^ ^ ^ ^ sity doctoral candidate, Koko's returned home from work in the presented by pigeons or roaches,
Be that as it may, Meyers still had his job to do and vocabulary consists of 375 signs, evening, and called police. also claims to eliminate the smell
he pulled it off fairly well. The fact that he also offered including such diverse terms as Officers arrived, investigated, associated with rotting flesh
the audience the opportunity to see "Reefer Madness" airplane, belly button, I lollipop, made out their report and left. because of a mummifying effect.
friend, and stethoscope. Schimmel settled down in front The mice, designers claim,
made the lecture seem worthwhile. "Madness" was a P Koko responds to and asks of the television set and}fell
propaganda film from the 1930s which stands as high questions and also shows an asleep on the sofa. * f simply shrivel-up and rot away.
A spokesperson for the Senate
comedy? these days. The [other film, "Assassin of impish sense of humor, insults fife awakened around midnight maintainence crew says he dou-
Youth", was in the same genre. In the latter film, human companions, talks,in and decided to go to bed, but,
rhymes, and even lies on oc- found a stranger sleeping in it. bts the effectiveness of the device
marijuana was declared as "the weed with its roots in casion to avoid blame. <? £ ;i i.4 Again, Schimmel called j the because " I've seen some awfully
Hell." I Koko communicates in the police, whoI awakened k the fat and hungry mice lately." it-
Most of us know now that that's a bunch of bull. same language used by 200,000 uninvited visitor and found Refuses Billion $ Bribe | 1
Marijuana should be decriminalized. It's not so much deaf Americans/The language Schimmel's pocket watch in the Egyptian Prime Minister
consists of {gestures, each stranger's possession. 1 f! Anwar Sadat turned down a $50
advocating the use as it is seeing people punished for signifying a word. ^ S I W The man was arrested by billion bribe from hard-line Arab
Now Koko has a new challenge- police and police said he would be countries to get out of the Camp
a computer keyboard link-up given a S psychological David Middle East peace lac-
Editorial
j§ This may be a first. I ft jg difference immediately. All of us
which will allow her to com- examination, i
municate by pressing buttons. Have A Mice Day S S ? jpsgf
Reportedly, the gorilla's IQ
2jjg 8£t
In their continuing war to repel
cords. I afft n
Sadat did not receive the the
delegation sent to him jfrom
ranges from 85 to 95, only slightly the mouse invasion of Senate Baghdad, but told the Egyptian
I It may be the first time that the saw a smile and felt a feeling of lower than the human's average. office buildings in Washington, Parliament that "All the world's
newspaper formally praises the warmth coming from the office of Goldilocks Lives g* >§§i^ M mafntainence crews are ex- billions could not buy * Egypt's
administration, but this time it's the dean. i$E| * f e i* A Michigan man learned the perimenting 5 with | a I fiendishly will." f
long overdue. 1 G| 3ffb g And now as she returns to the story of Goldilocks last week better mouse trap. 2 | I
Ed Gallagher introduced her as ranis of faculty, we hope that the Sadat also praised President
the woman who "proved that the smile and the warmth will have through actual experience. I ^ It's an electronic device that Carter as a "giant of a man" for
rubbed off on the office and the A burglar ~ broke 2 into *: the supposedly disrupts the rodent's mediating the Camp David peace
idea of an interim dean was a Thomas Schimmel residence in magnetic field and! takes their
godsend." He couldn't have been rest of the administration, g 8 accords between Egypt and
more correct, i S K S y| We'd like to go on the record as Detroit, a rounded > up ithe appetites i away I so the fmice Israel. i n S R s - Jra: I
Those of us who returned this saying: Thanks, Sr. Matthew, for
September and found Sr. Mat-
thew behind the desk noticed a
giving us back some hope in
Mercyhurst. & ^Is&dBSue Fuss INTERPiSaWm^Jzaiy^S

merci ?
CAR£:
Editor John Bruno
News Editor Sue Fuss •vndiolduAL •* c^rouup •pro,
Feature Editor Vicki Martina go
Sports Editors Andy Findlay, Chris Tomczak w
dvnof
Contributing Writers JoAnn Alexander, Judy Anania, H '(ohoo*ee> About ue&ktcmMitui'
i fcifl wffifufiij Amy Chizmadia, Kevin Downey
Photographers Diane Cranda 11, Tim Hiles,
I I 8 ffimSPillfS i Pierre Priestley
Contributing Artists Jeff Paul, Suzanne Rieker, ffphfKHj lhe£ Concepts M npu/L-
m m w 1m Eugene Weber
Graphics and Layout.... John Bruno, Kevin Downey
Copy Editors Mary Beth Barrett,
Cathy Betcher, Carol Lnkowski, Joyce Sparrow
Faculty Advisors . . . . Andrew Roth, William Shelley
NOVEMBER 10, 1978 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

Frank
> *tf/JUr*
by JoAnn Alexander ' y
One;* of two new faculty
members added to the staff of the
hotel restaurant management
division is Prank Pauze, a native
of Boston.
Pauze received his B.S. degree
in hotel administration from the
University of New Hampshire in
1976. While working towards his
MBA in finance at Boston College
Graduate School earlier this
year, he started a small hotel
program for Boston's Newburry
College.
As for his job here at the
'Hurst, Pauze indicated that he is
satisfied.
"I like the teacher-student
ratio," he said. "My largest class
has twelve students and they are
extremely motivated, which is an
important factor."
Mercyhurst was recommended
to Pauze when he was a finalist
for a job at Florida State
University. After writing to
Business Instructor Beverly
DiCarlo, who was on the search
committee to replace former
HRM instructor Linda Parrish,
Pauze came to the college for an
interview.
"I was very impressed with the
complete interviewing process,"
he recalled. "I was interviewed
by the dean, faculty and
students."
Besides his work with the HRM
department, Pauze is an advisor
for Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE), which is a project that
helps inform the public about free
enterprise in the local area. He is
New
Frank Pauze
also an advisor for the Hotel-
Res tur ant Management Associa-
tion, which sponsors trips to
different hotel shows for HRM
students.
Aside from his academic
duties, Pauze will be coaching in
the Erie Youth Hockey League
with Dr. Robert Cisek, assistant
professor of philosophy.
Pauze also cited that he enjoys
playing tennis and golf and that,
"I have always been a big sports
nut and a super Boston fan."
Pauze, whose parents and
girlfriend reside in Boston, in-
dicated that, "I enjoy Mer-
cyhurst and am going to stay as
long as they keep me!"
\VviNVw^^^Ws*"«^wW^ IMSSM
I Your Money At Work - Yes Virginia, there is maintenance at Mercyhurst. Workers Brack Smith and Tom
Latimer do some repair work on the south side of Old Main. Can the library door be far behind?
Trimble Lands Dean Post In South Dakota www.
Dr. Jerry Trimble, former very strong community."
dean of Mercyhurst and in- Trimble noted that the faculty
structor in the graduate program and administration of Dakota
Wesleyan seemed really com-
in law enforcement, has accepted
the position of dean at Dakota mitted to the students.
Dr. Helen Trimble, wife of the
Wesleyan University.
Beginning next Wednesday, former dean and division cha-
irperson for business, will con-
Trimble will officially begin his
duties. He was offered the tinue on at Mercyhurst until the
end of the year and will then join
position about three weeks ago
and accepted soon after. her husband in Mitchell.
Pending approval of Dr.
Dakota Wesleyan is a four-year
liberal arts college located in William Garvey, head of the
graduate program in law en-
Mitchell, South Dakota. Trimble forcement, the remainder of
was the unanimous choice of the Trimble's Human Behavior and
search committee made up of six Organization course will be
faculty, two administrators and taught by his wife or by himself
two students. on a commuting basis.
"1 feel like I'm going there "If I have to, I'll fly back," said
with a strong base of support,"
Trimble commented, "I sensed a Trimble.
Dr. Jerry Trimble

I n.q. ui rx ng. R epo rte r LAsk&.A K

What You Think Of The Intersession Courses? ^^^p^gj^aEaMass^ msmstm^^***^ *

Mike Murdock, Business -

Accounting Major
"I feel that there are a wide
range of subjects to take and
some look really interesting. I
think it's good that you can fulfill
your college credits in such a
short period of time."
Joe Rocco, major undecided Anne O'Neill Human Ecology -
Chris LaJohn, Dental Assisting Education Major
Major "I think I'll enjoy the course
I'm taking because it's about "I think they are pretty good
"I feel fortunate that I'm able and there are a lot of courses I
to take a major course during sports and I'm a baseball player
intersession." and it will be interesting for me." could choose from."
9&&&&^J9^&:

mt

IP
Mildred Choice, Accounting
Major
"I really didn't think there
were enough courses offered in
the morning that I liked."
Chris Meyers, Geology Major
"To put it mildly, they stink.
More emphasis should be put on
major subjects instead of cake
courses. I couldn't find a course
to take, so I'm going to the
Caribbean."
Joyce Long, Environmental
Studies Major
"I like the idea of intersession,
but there are not enough math or
science courses offered for fresh-
men.• t
Bruce Hennings, Business
Major
"I think they're unfair for
business majors because there
are no courses offered that I can
take."
 PAGE 4 TH

CAMPUS MINISTRY |YEARBOOK STAFF

^ ^ * W « M * f iM r&cgB organization of MSG is good, but
*c****e«
it can be better." He noted that The Campus Ministry will ; The yearbook staff is presently,
k
>>%\>S\\ .
the, surveysI that many sponsor an Intercollege Cof- conducting a survey among
ggSPS^S&vSw::-:-.
K>®<«! representatives use to reach feehouse beginning at 8 p.m. in seniors regarding their portraits
prf* students in their departments are the Back Porch Cafe on Satur- and their directory. Any senior
often useless. day, November 11. who has not received a survey but
"There isn't apathy, there's a would like to participate can ob-
R^KSSvfSSSSSSj"
Hi lack of communication," Frisina WRITING CENTER tain one in the student union.
JftVS stated. H IS The Writing Center, located in

^l?Si
|E. William Kennedy, ad- 308 Main, will be open during
ministrative advisor to MSG intercession. Students can submit Library Hours
&SS£
noted his pleasure with the and analyze creative works and - The Learning Resource Center
silliS presentation. | >$ \ or brush up on and enhance their (LRC) will remain open until
-:*% "Vm impressed with your writing skills. Hours are from 9 midnight on $} Wednesday,
enthusiasm," he said. He ack- a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through November 15, and Thursday,
nowledged the I problems Friday, other hours by appoint- November 16, of exam week.
presented as very real, but cited ment. H? *
that he has been working with the
£'~o«8»>" . ^ ^ same problems for many years. ^ CEC DANCE MARATHON A reference librarian will be on
^T 'WKjii
I "If we can't even get the reps to i The Council for Exceptional duty each evening until 10 p.m. to
return a survey, what chance do Children (CEC) chapter of help students with last minute
we have with the students?" he Mercyhurst will hold its 4th projects and take-home exams.
asked. \ \ ?§ ? S 1 Annual When the building closes, the
Steve Flatley, left, and Kate Monroe Dance Marathon
Flatley, along with the rest of beginning Friday, January 5 at 6 Montgomery^Room will be
by Sue Fuss professional leaders in MSG," the group, emphasized i that the available for quiet study at the
I As a course project lor Jean Monroe stated. She did note that presentation was not meant as a p.m. and ending Sunday, January discretion of Security. |
Lavin's Human Behavior and very few surveys were returned criticism of MSG, but rather a 7 at 6 p.m. The 48 hour marathon
Organization class, five students, by the representatives. % serious look at a number of will be held in the student union.
Dancers and sponsors are
recently B completed and As a result of their survey, both
presented an evaluation of the Flatley and Monroe agreed that
factors involved in organizational
planning. | $ needed. The dancers are Borowicz' Riddles
Mercyhurst Student Govern- the officers and* the represen- responsible for finding sponsors
ment. * tatives of MSG are striving willing to pledge money for each
In a presentation before toward the same things. Students hour danced. \ •_•
various faculty, administration cited the need for more organized Sponsor Jsheets will |be
and students, Steve Frisina, meetings with more decision available shortly and may be
opened the program by em-making on the part of all the picked up in the information
phasizing the importance of representatives. Mike Heller, office, education office, student
MSG. * ? 4 president of MSG, stated in the union or college dorms.
Rick Propis followed Frisina survey that he felt the need for
by explaining the purpose of MSG more organization and more PACE
and briefly its con- input on the part of the The PACE Program will
stitution. Melanie Tetzel representatives. present professional hair stylists
discussed the communications "They (the representatives and from Nardy's on Tuesday,
and perceptual problems of MSG. Heller) want the, same things, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. The
In surveying students on the they just have to get together on stylists will cut and style hair of
effectiveness J of their it," said Monroe. fifteen I'Hurst students who
representatives, Tetzel noted | Frisina closed the formal volunteer as models. The scene
that, "most students said,'Who's presentation by speaking on the for this experience will take place
my rep?' " % % £ motivation behind MSG. He cited in the lobby of Baldwin Hall.
Steve Flatley and Kate Monroe participation by students as a Steve Frisina
discussed their survey of the necessary factor for motivation
quality of leadership in*the within the government.
government. ' ]P "MSG>is not filtering down to 1 marsha cisek
• 'There\ is a potential {for the students," Frisina said, "The
DANIEL BURKE
a
Mother Courage Limited sr. ange
» »

fernest mauthe
Entertainment Value
by Andy Findlay The play featured seven
joseph pizzat;
Last Saturday saw the final leading roles and ten other
performance^ of Brecht's character parts. Peggy Mudery
torn potofeki
"Mother Courage" by the played the title role, Denise Ricci
Mercyhurst Theatre Depart- was Kattrin, Mike Even acted the
ment. | I part of a character named "Swiss
The play seems to be valuable Cheese" and the character Elif
as an academic work but itswas portrayed by Kevin Rozich.
format puts a restriction on the Tom McDermott was a cook,
entertainment value. The two-act David Sinclair a chaplain, and
play, which is basically per- Kathy Campernolle played the
formed oni one circular set, role of Yvette. I
| inhibits the audience's grasp of To offset the epic drama of
the play. "Mother Courage," the theatre
"I feel that the director and the department is looking forward to
cast put everything possible into the lighter side of drama with a
the show," remarked Kevin production of "Oklahoma" in
Rozich, who played a leading February&
role. "It was a difficult show to Tryouts for "Oklahoma" are
perform and no one can ask for open to all and are on November
more than we put into it." 13,14, and 15. S3
To understand the play, one
needs to understand its author,
Bertolt Brecht. He was a German
theatrical revolutionary who was
instrumental in introducing "epic
drama" to the world. This is a
narrative rather than a dramatic
form of acting.
The play, directed by Gary
Smith, took place in the *l7th
century during the 30 years war.
It is about a mother and her three
children whom she must support
by selling goods to the soldiers.
Her primary concern is to make
money from the war. She loses
her, children as the play
progresses.
FAEULTY EXHIBIT %

Smith chose the play as a

learning tool for both the per-
OCTOBER |22 -NOVEMBER 17
fomers and the audience. Kevin Rozich portrayed "The OPENING SUNDAY,OCTi22
"It was a learning experience Miser'* fori those who attended LEARNING
that gave us the opportunity to the Intra Arts Happening at the iM..~ i RESOURCE:
- CENTER
,, , P
I ; " " " ~*- " - < GALLERY
WM-LtKY III
attempt the type of drama that college last Thursday. Dance,
many colleges would not try, musical numbers and artists
* >

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INTRAMURAL CO-ED
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VOLLEYBALL
Standings
Eastern Division Won Lost
OVERHEADS
OEDIPUS W R E C K S . . . .
KILLERS KREW • m • 9 • •

CENTRAL DIVISION
SUPER SPIKERS
SPIRERS • • • •
...2
STUMP JUMPERS • • • • 9 • • • • • • • m

WESTERN DIVISION
WHATEVER 1
TASMANIA* DEVILS 3
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TEAM A 2
Watch Closely Now - Billiard artist Paul Genii pulls off one of his numerous trick shots.

i INTRAMURAL ?A
Pool Pro Gerni Plays Hurst To u c h- F oot ba 11 %

With one smooth stroke the cue binations of my older tricks and
ball is sent gliding down the using chain reactions. If you can
Sweden just last month. He
played 274 exhibitions last year
Final Scoring *
table. It rounds three banks then ^ sink three balls in one shot you and was instrumental in some % Noma - Team - Touchdowns Pot Totals
returns and rolls into a small can place three more on the table famous trick, pool scenes in
popcorn bag, flips it over, then and work them into the shot. Ik movies. Hie was responsible for Heller - Joint E f f o r t . . . . . . . « « « * . . . . . 13 j § 3 J | 81
rolls out and knocks another ball Fafiey • Henri's 8 1 49
into the corner pocket. "It's great when the table does Paul Newman's trick shots in the
everything right. I have never film "The Hustler."
Grass • Joint Effort 6 2 38
This is one of the 185 trick and played on two tables that were Germ has been involved in
fancy shots of world pocket playing pool since he was six. In Rickgauer 'Sons of Sam 5 ^ 0 ^ 30
billiard trick shot champion Paul alike and this makes my the last 24 years, he has per-
Gerni. He used about 40 of his traveling show particularly Fori Henry's i f ! 3, 27
formed in such countries as Hong
favorite shots to impress an difficult." Kong, Japan, Germany, Spain, GuirJas • Henry's 3 3 - 21
audience of 100 in the student France and Denmark.
union last Tuesday. ? ; i£* • - ^ ' Gerni has sunk 21 balls in one Haftka • Henry's 3 f-1 > 19
shot - a Guinness Book Record -
Gerni;often applied Newton's and has pocketed 166 consecutive One student who assisted in one DM-ID 3 ? Or; IB
third law of motion, "..for every shots - two less than the record. of Gerni's demonstrations said,
action there is an equal and "I thought he was great. Wat- Siraicki • Joint Effort 2 2 14
opposite reaction." He used this He has been world trick shot ching a player of this standard in-
principle to perform such tricks champion for the past four years? fluenced my game. He gave me a Deffner - Joint Effort 2 2 14
as pocketing six balls in different copping this year's title in different outlook on technique."
pockets using various angles on
the cushions. :v ,«£,' T
& "Using the forces of friction,
speed of the ball and other fac-
tors, you can make the balls spin
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in opposite directions for., some
shots or have some balls hug the A Wm& JrVTCPSeSSlD^ §Ootfse; p0& - l<?7&
rails and not others," said Gerni.
"In fact, when you think about it,
you can make the ball do
anything you want it to. r ;~u 5p
v- "Really, one shot generates
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another. Most f of it is com- ( XHT D & t # r )

Intramural Spiker 1
Playoffs Set i
For Sunday | | | | |
The ^intramural volleyball — J /|DV£i4TuAE § f
tournament playoffs will fbe
Sunday November j 12 at lpm.
Four teams j are J involved;
Overheads J Super Spikers and
Whatever enter as division
winners jj and Oedipus Wrecks
take the wild card place.
t The competition will be a round
£ robin tournament. • Each team <fa>£i*iu.| ST7W id TfcttfVfe&o B6ACH fifk
will play the other three teams
once and the unit with the best
record will take the title. Matches fteGlSTCft GflRLY CbMTACT
will be the beat of three sets.
if
\, Should two teams finish equally
at the top of the division there will
be one playoff game with the best tfsjTTEftesTe^ 1
of five sets. I ? \ H
 NOVEMBER 10,1978 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

Wilhelm ERAses Opponents

by Andy Findlay
Nineteen-year-old - Russ
Wilhelm's pitching could prove to
be a major factor in Laker
baseball action next season. His
statistics this season are one of
the reasons why the Lakers
produced an n-4 record.
Wilhelm was 3-0 and, in*23
innings pitched, he gave up only
three runs and one walk with a
season of j controlled pitching.
These figures gave him a very
batter/'Wilhelm remarked. "In
the first pitch of the game I hit a
home run over the left field fence.
It was ironic that in thefirstpitch
of the second game an identical
ball came at me. I hit it to the
same place, but this time it
rebounded off the fence for a dou-
ble." J
g His favorite baseball memory
so far is when he pitched against *\... -m « «
a strong California State team in OrvvP-"^^*^^ • •

low Earned Run Average of 1.17.
"In my 14 months at Mer-
cyhurst I fed that Coach Mike
Cusack has improved my game
the spring. "They came to us with Wide Open Receiver - Craig Njcholson, at extreme left of photo, signals for a pass. Also pictured, from
a 14-4 record and we sent them left to right, are Jim Morris, Wayne Anderson, Aflke Phillips, Bob Heftka, ;
Frank Dix, Rick Sethman and
home on the wrong end of a 6-1 TomGnidasib* * ?••%..'•. <&: a is^S* ^ ^ i C i \ k ^^SSB^^S^^SSSmsKSB^KHKi
scoreline," he recalled.* ft*'

Heniys Win IFootball fCrown I

by teaching me a lot of the filler
points of pitching," commented
Wilhelm. "I haven't received this
kind of detailed instruction in the
past." I [,-• "Ji
"Wilhelm has shown the
ability to control both his fast-ball
and his breaking pitch," said
Cusack. "He has been an ex-
cellent ^competitor and has
developed into our number one
pitcjier." i M
Wilhelm was recruited to
Mercyhurst i by the previous
baseball coach Joe Cook. He
His ERA this fall of 1.17 speaks
for itself for those who un-
derstand baseball statistics. For
those readers who understand
this figure merely as digits it The Henrys upset Joint Effort Effort's Mike Heller caught an 18 back, and in the dramatic last
means that Wilhelm conceded by a 20-18 score last Friday to win yard touchdown pass putting his seconds of the game Rick Seth-
just one run each game he pit- the intramural football crown. team ahead 12-7. £j jgg
ched. ;ir,'. ' . 't 1 man caught a winning pass from
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Henrys did it by scoring two The lead quickly reversed sides Mumford and Henrys became the
Against Beaver Community touchdowns in the last minute of on a 24 yard t.d. pass by Max 1978 intramural football cham-
College and Robert Morris play, avenging a loss recorded in Mumford. Ford scored and the pions. { j ^SP I ?
College, Wilhelm pitched 16 ;the"The regular season.
game was very physical
Henrys were up again, 14-12. Joint fr Effort reached the
consecutive shutout innings. and well-played On what appeared to be the last playoffs after going unbeaten in
by both teams," play of the game, Joint Effort's the regular season. They also
"Due to fine recruiting this year said Henrys captain
Joe Ford.
by the coach, we now have a lot of ;**The key to our-victory was Mike Kucenic unloaded a 40 yard beat TKB in the semi-finals.
A '-V^
sy«fl<^ *c*«vx«B«w««^ ! bomb pass to Heller, who made it The Henrys lost to Joint Effort
tough defense." v'•• •• ••-.,..• 18-14. in regular season? play but
Entering" the fourth quarter, But with only 25 seconds left to reached the playoff final by
the Henrys were up 7-6. But Joint play, the Henrys came fighting ousting Sons of Sam 21-20. ^F*

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BEHREND' VS.! MERCYHURST
DISTRICT IIPUYOFF: HMMHONSHIP U K
g£S#£:
JSSM* Saturday. November 1 1 - 1 p.m.
Laker pitcher Russ Wilhelm Buses leave Baldwin Hall at 12:15.1 Round Trip - 50*
came with three colleagues from fine ball players on the' team that Admission Charge $1.00 Place: Behrend Campus
Highlands High School g in have given me great support this TELEVISED GAME. J
Natrona Heights, Pa. i ] | d fall," he said. ' mSL
t
Jim bo Walters has left I the » Wilhelm is not the only com- li^ila^'nmmt^ CHANNEL 54.I1 I p.m. K
college and Mike Conroy no petent pitcher on the Laker staff.
longer plays baseball here but "We have two basic starting'
Frank Kudlac is still a Laker rotations on our pitching staff,"
athlete, doingi|fine work as an he explained. "For double-
outfielder. % ? Sjf ?£§533E header games they are fRick
Wilhelm, who .is a com- Rickgaure and myself as well as
munications major, came to the Gordy s Karstedy and ICraig
'Hurst in September 1977 and in Nicholson. Sparky Mills and Tim
the fall term pitched only one Titko are the I relief pitchers."
game, losing it to Gannon. S George Kosko, a transfer student
On last year's spring trip, to from Slippery Rock, will be
Oklahoma, Wilhelm had ten- joining the Laker pitching staff in
donitis , in his elbow and did very the spring. mBt HCT fSffflj
little pitching. 3S j j j J f t ^ S
3? In the spring fc-.season, "If the team plays the ball that
sophomore Wilhelm was 4-1 with they are capable of," said
an ERA of 1.72. Wilhelm, "we may now have a
His skills are not limited to the good chance of making the NAIA
pitching mound. "In the Behrend District 18 playoffs in the spring
game last year I was the lead-off season." -'^Si *

Basketball Team Wins

Scrimmage! Contest
"Pleased but wary" is the way
Coach Dan O'Connor sum-
marized the basketball team's
second scrimmage win off; the
season. Daemen College of
Buffalo wasithe victim in last
Saturday's game at the Campus
Center. ••&
"We played sloppy at times and
this resulted in too many tur-
novers," O'Connor said.
The Lakers outscored the
talented Buffalo club in all four 20
the contest with an eye infection, a
Bill Link and Mike Fusco made
their season's debut, returning
from minor injuries. jar-
O'Connor indicated that he was '
pleased with the performances of
Sherrard Bennard and Greg
Powell. .1978-79 Cheerleading! Squad
"Powell was very effective on
the boards while Bennard is justM Pictured above are members of the 1978-79 Laker Cheerleading Squad:
beginning to show us his poten- Front row, left to right, Betsy Herzog and Melinda Minckler. | J
tial," he said. | gg 'A Second row, left to right, Laurie Jo Kelyman, Diann Petulla and Sherry Duda. /

minute quarters, even though litis weekend the Lakers travel Third row, lefttoright, Mary Ellen Gerrity, Jane Ebert, Mary Beth Barrett and Tami West. Jg j_
: r
standout Bruce Hennings sat out to Indiana, Pa. & %: £»• •r f P & ^ M I S i! ; (photo by Diane Crandall)
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PA0C8 THE MERCIAD NOVEMBER 10,1978

I The NAIA •• District 18 soccer Behrend to be hosting ^the Weber and Don Smith. * ^j^Sf 'p(
I playoff game is scheduled for championship same." The winner of this game travels
•Saturday, November 11, and the Shimpeno's probable starting to West Virginia to play the
S'Hurst is in it. Behrend College line-up consists of Tom Moffat, winner of NAIA District 28 on
Swill host the j Lakers and the John Woodruff, Jim Grimes, Saturday, November 18. The two
championship match starts at 1 Bobby George, Jim Riley, Bret districts are together titled
$p.m. Blomberg, Markjj Richert, Ron "Area 6" and the area winner
The Lakers have£ lost {all Rosintoski, I R.T. 5 Bence, Gary will travel to the University of
previous Rencounters with Alabama at Huntsville for an
Behrend and have yet to score eight team national playoff
against the Cubs, but this is a competition. -"SrS
championship game and the only In the Western Pennsylvania
statistics that count are the goals 'Intercollegiate Soccer Con-
that have yet to be scored. ference, Gary Weber and BLT.
"We'll do very well .against Bence have been selected for the
Behrend," I assured 1 Dave all-star second team. Freshmen
Shimpeno, the Laker coach. "I Bret-Blomberg and Don Smith
have fully expected to beat have attained honorable mention
Behrend in the last two seasons on this team. -%\ BfcWHW

and it should happen soon!" In the NAIA statistics charts, mm

Meanwhile the Cubs' Coach
Herb Lauffer had comments of
his own. "We, at Behrend, are
looking forward to Saturday's
match," he remarked. " I a n -
ticipate a very close game played
with the type of intensity that one
would expect a championship to
be made of."
. "It's good for the promotion of
soccer in this area," Lauffer
concluded, "and it's an honor for
Gary Weber is ranked seventh in
the goals and assists per game
figures.' He is placed eighth in the
goals per game chart. Laker 3-1
Defeat
P?fi!T?
-Last Saturday's game at home
against Buffalo State College
Pl§&^? **
ended in a 3-1 defeat for the
a***- Lakers. This brought the regular
season record to 8-3-1. ;J
. No scoring was tallied until the
Bret Blomberg second half. Buffalo rushed to a 2-
Up and At 'Em - Laker John Woodruff (No. 6) is not coming in for a
landing as much as he is heading the ball. Also pictured is Jim Riley
(No.12). '*.•.£<..: ' ."*..-, •?.?&!?' \
0 lead before R.T. Bence, put juries were to Moffat and Weber
some 'Hurst momentum into the but both expect to be ready for
game with his penalty goal. $fe the Behrend gamej t
Saturday's game will carry a $1
v "This was a very physical admission charge. This money
game," remarked Shimpeno. will go directly to the NAIA
"We were lucky to come out of a headquarters to defray the cost of
strenuous encounter with only travel to Alabama for the area
two minor injuries." These in- winners. B r a ? $

Women's£VolleyballaSquad Out
91 Keystone j Conference Play'
Just like day and night, the
Lady Laker volleyball team
played their last two contests.
The team won in a triangular
match Saturday,• then got
trounced Tuesday evening.
Saturday afternoon the Lakers
combined consistent serves and
well placed spikes for an easy 15-
8, |15-2, 15-12 win over visiting
Geneva.I The contest 1 lasted a
little over 45 minutes.'
Mary Mahon got the team off to
an early 4-0 lead with serves just
clearing the net. Freshman Lindy
McCartney served eight points in
a row j the second game and
Cheryls Beam spiked four win-
ners. | umblemished Conference record
In the third game of the match,
the 'Hurst got an early 6-2 lead
and held off two Geneva threats,
one at 6-5 and one at 13-12, to pull
X tramural joggers can often be
\
Spiker Strike - Laker Kim Dodd (No. 1) attempts to score in a volleyball match against Allegheny. Also
pictured, from left toright,are Sue Cavalancia (No. 12), Mary Mahon, Cheryl Beam (No. 7) and Lindy Mc- Erie. |
Cartney,
u (photo by Jim Daley), men's basketball and tennis
out the game and the match. 3
;'v The second contest of the day
went five games as the Lakers
lost the first two games to Villa
Maria College then won three
straight. The final score was 4-15,
$-15, 15-1,15-8, 15-10. That is the
good news. £ jf 3j£-
Hie bad news came Tuesday
against Grove I City. K Mer-
cyhurst had beaten Grove City
and if Allegheny defeated Grove
City in a Saturday contest, the
Keystone Conference would have
had a three waytieforfirstplace.
The situation never arose.
Grove City used their height to
their advantage and gained an
with the 15-2, 15-12,15-8 victory.
The Grove City gals had one six
foot one inch player, one five foot
ten inch and three five feet eight
is i 4
inch j team 5 members who
dominated the contest with hard
spikes and excellent serves.
Susan Tritsch of Grove City
served ten straight points for an
early lead the first game. The
Lakers were down 14-0 and could
not regroup J gr* j?
io In the second game Mercyhurst
rallied for ten points on serves by
Kathy Chudzicki and Sue
Cavalancia, but Grove City held Sports are a large part of social
off the threat and pulled out the life at college and at the 'Hurst
game, fpk there is a lot happening. Varsity
The Grove City team came and intramural action is constant
back strong the third game as with the athletic department staff
they led 10-1 and won the match all doingfinework to ensure that
15-3. *? 5? *R events run smoothly. 9HH%jl
Grove City J must defeat B "In season" are the baseball
Allegheny to win the Conference and soccer teams as well as the
title. Mercyhurst caps afineyear women's tennis and volleyball
finishing third in the Conference teams. ]^H3y2sp?^y3 Ifsg
and 14-5 in overall standings. It was party time for Coach
Dennis Ranalli's netters who are
the J Keystone i Conference
Champions for the first time •
well done, girls! fi
The baseball team turned in an
impressive 11-4 record following
a strengthening of the squad with
a group of players from the New
York City area, Oklahoma and
Erie
'fe & l
Dave Shimpeno's soccer team,
spearheaded by Gary Weber^js
heading for the NAIA District 18
Title at* Behrend on Saturday
afternoon. If ?*&&,.
Suzanne Jarrett's volleyball
squad have been bumping, set-
ting and spiking their way to a 14-
5 record and are looking stronger
every time they go out on the
court. k 1
The unpredictable weather has
given the 'Hurst crew teams their
first break in two? years, by
sparing ithe busy month of
October»for them. Under the
auspices of Head Coach Clarke
Wray, Laker crews have had the
experience of competitive rowing
1in Canada, at Cornell and here in
fpfO & Scrimmage seasons for the
tested
teams show promise for solid
winning | records this year for
coaches Dan O'Connor and
Dennis Ranalli, respectively.
The men's "hoops" performers
tip off at the Clarion tournament
November 28 and go on display at
the Campus Center on December
1 , with! the -M Mercyhurst
Invitational Tournament.
The 17 gamejjr women's
basketball schedule commences
in mid-January, j * SjK z
£ The intramural program en-
sures each interested student an
opportunity-to participate in
supervised recreation. You'd
have a to be as daring as Evil
Knievel to say that O'Connor is
not £ doing a good job in this
department. jj
Touch football has provided a
fierce, competitive} outlet for
guys. The Henrys surprised Joint
Effort in the dramatic last
seconds of the final game last
Friday.a* I | |
B Co-ed volleyball has, twice a
week, enhanced fun, exercise and
competition as well as allowing
freshmen 4to integrate into the
sporting scene. | •$
Golfing opportunities were
provided for those budding
"Arnold Palmers" among us.
Bobby George outswung and
outputted the opposition which
included two of the : athletic
department staff, Mike Cusack
and O'Connor. | 'sC
The trotting footsteps of in-
both seen and heard running
around Zurn and the hallowed
grounds around Egan. Steve
Heufner and lindy McCartney
lead the field in this section.