VOLUME 59, NUMBER 15
Student Services Director
issues position paper on
fraternity - sorority issue
By Betsy Lantz
Fraternities. Do they belong on Mer-
cy hurst's campus? Would the social
benefits to the college community
outweigh the problems these organiza-
tions have created elsewhere?
"No," responds Mercyhurst's Direc-
tor of Student Services E. William Ken-
nedy, in a position paper on social
fraternities which he presented to the
President's Board of Associates in
December.
^^^^—i— of Student Services
B S E. William Kennedy
I? "I limited my research to the pur-
poses of fraternities as related to the
purposes of higher education/' Ken-
nedy said. "I read 114 articles 11
on frater-
nities • all of them negative. ^ nedy Estates, "but the demographic
"Although I went Into my-research
from a neutral, almost positive stand-
point, I now think the college would be
a better college without fraternities,"
he continued. "I don't have analytical
proof for this; it's just my perception."
In his paper, Kennedy acknowledges
the advantages to a college that frater-
nities can provide: improved social life,
increased retention of students,
lasting linkage between alumni and the
Institution, opportunities to hold
leadership positions, provision of
public service projects, and creation of
an atmosphere that facilitates adjust-
ment to college life.
Despite these benefits, within the
past-six years Amherst, Williams and
Colby ^Colleges have banned fraters
nities, organizations that had been a
part of these institutions for over 140
years. "In reaching my conclusions, I
was most influenced by Colby Col-
lege's reasons for eliminating frater-
nities," Kennedy said. Articles In the
Mar. 7, 1984 issue of The Chronicle of
Higher Education explore both the Col-
by and.Amherst decisionsjto abolish
fraternities in an attempt to "improve
residential life."
U With respect, to Mercy hurst, Ken-
nedy outlines three disadvantages that
fraternities would present both to the
students and the college. According to
Kennedy, fraternities usually require
initiation fees of $126 to $225 with ad-
ditional costs of $150 to $250 per year
to cover dues, national assessments
and house maintenance fees. He
writes, "At Colby College, members of
Tau Delta Phi spent another $100 to
$150 per member per year for parties.
These amounts are conservative, but
significant on*a campus with 80 per-
cent of its enrollment receiving some
type of financial aid." J.
A second problem involves housing.
As Kennedy reports, the only realistic
*
option for the college would be to use
one of"" the. four Baldwin Garden
(Briggs) apartment complexes it
already owns, or to purchase the four
remaining buildings north of the col-
lege's property to be used as fraternity
housing. "The Investment for the col-
lege would be over one million dollars.
This may be a financial burden versus
the advantages of a fraternity," Ken-
nedy writes. | and painting.?
He continues to point out that other
colleges may "use" fraternities to pro-
vide alternative housing. But si nee
Mercy hurst only houses 230 male up-
perclassmen, a fraternity house would
be in competition with the school for
residents. "The only condition that
would make this feasible is a 25 per-
cent increase of male residents," Ken-
predictions for the 18 to .22 year old
market show a declining pool."
"The last and most serious objec-
tion to a fraternity at Mercyhurst is the
recent court decisions relating to col-
lege liability and alcohol abuse,'* Ken-
nedy reports. Such decisions "have
held colleges responsible for liability
related to Incidents of underage drink-
ing." He explains, " Fraternities
operate with a code of silence and
organization that defies enforcement
of reasonable rules and regulations.
Aggressive implementation of an
alcohol policy is much more difficult
1 on a campus with fraternities than on a
campus without them." i I 8254381.
Kennedy also believes that frater-
nities would serve as a "divisive" force
within the student body; however,*a
study conducted at Bucknell Universi-
ty, which he quotes In his research,
found this not to be the case. The same
study did find "that the values of frater-
nities andv sororities were contradic-
tory to the values espoused by the
faculty." | Ip J |
"A fraternity is an organization
whose purpose appears to be the provi-
sion of brotherhood and parties," Ken-
nedy said. In his paper he states that
any serious advantages provided by
W ^ " 1 Another heavy snowfall blanketed ihe campus Ibis week.
Burke awarded arts'fellowship
By Chris Alessi
^ Daniel Burke, director of art at Mer-
cyhurst College, was recently awarded
a $5,000 fellowship for; his painting.
Awarded annually by the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, the fellowship eiv
compasses six areas of visual arts in-
cluding photography, sculpture, in-
stallation works, book works, criticism
* residents with a minimum of three
r One of only six painters to be given
the fellowship, Burke stated that winn-
ing the award carries no stipulation for
exhibiting or completing a certain
number of paintings. "The grant Is
Daniel Burke* standing next to one of
recent works.
fraternities can be realized through
other avenues. "On a small, personal
campus such as Mercyhurst, the disad-
vantages seem to clearly outweigh the
advantages," he concludes.
^Students will have the opportunity to
voice*their opinions on the fraternity
issue in an open forum to be held at
the Feb. 2 meeting of the Mercyhurst
Student Government. The meeting will
be held in the lobby of Baldwin Hall at
7:30 p.m. f I
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30,1986
simply to allow for 'creative work'," he
explained.
"I'm currently working on museum
size works in the neighborhood of 10 to
12 feet," Burke added. *g2 3* ??
fc Eligibility rules do exist, however,
for fellowship applicants. AH in-
dividuals must be professional artists
with, serious career commitments.
Theyr must also be Pennsylvania
years In the art field.
Burke stated that^500 applications
were accepted by the Oct., 1985,
deadline, and'that the award is for
fiscal year '85-'86. This past year, the
council granted a total of $70,000 to
Pennsylvania artists. u
Burke has received much attention
over the years for his artistic
endeavors,'He has won 21 national and
international: art awards! including
Mainstream's Award of ExoeUence, the
Chautauqua Art Association Award
and honors at the Greater New Orleans
International Exhibition.
Since 1973, he has been listed In
Who's Who In American Art Interna-
tional Directory of the Arts and Interna-
tional Who's Who In Art ahd Antiques,
along with many other publications. $
Burke, a member of the Mercyhurst
community for the past; 17 years, Is
presently asking for donations for his
artwork. He is in need of pieces of old
leather, of any-shape or size, ahd old
umbrellas. He can be* contacted at
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Pittsburgh sales blitz gives HSMA

students professional
By Jean Kellick
experience
"It was a big success for the
students. We were able to
represent Mercyhurst as pro-
fessionals in the Industry,"
said Craig Medvid, president
Of the college's chapter of the
Hotel Sales and Marketing
A s s o c i a t i o n (HSMA), in
reference to the organization's
recent sales blitz. *$
From Jan. 20-23, a group of
12 students from the Hotel
Restaurant Management
Department visited Pitt-
sburgh. The students went to
work for the Hyatt Hotel
located in Chatham Center,
The blitz was centered around
upcoming renovations plann-
ed for the hotel from June
through September of 1986.
Medvid also stated, "Part of
the success was the valuable
Industry experience." The
Hyatt Corporation set a goal
for the students of 700 calls to
local businesses over a period
of two days, which the
students were able to surpass
by nine visits. The HSMA feels
confident they will be asked
back again, according to Med-
vid. The group included: Mike
Fazio, Scott Donnelly, Susan
Durante, Ann Colvin, Andrew
Lucchino, Jackie Keller, Craig
Medvid, Tim Mulhull, Bill
Petrel la, Kerry Putnam* Amy
Ward and Mary Lynn Portzer.
In addition to the group
goal, Individual achievements
were awarded. The sub group
with the greatest number of
calls Included Donnelly, Ward
and Petrella. The highest
number of Individual calls was
made by Ward, while the most
calls for catering were made
by Keller. The largest number
of calls for group businesses
went to Medvid, and-Mulhull
made the most calls to travel
agencies. -5
This blitz was different from
others made by the HSMA in
several ways. Because no
faculty accompanied the
group, It was especially
challenging. The students
were on their own to make
"cold calls." In this oase, all
business, rooms, catering and
banquets were personally
solicited by the students.
In the past, the department
has dealt with the Marriott
Company. This was the first
time Mercyhurst has been
associated with the Hyatt Cor-
poration because they have
never recruited on campus
before last year. Impressed
with the records of • 1985
graduate, Tracy Tyiman, the
personnel director of the Pitt-
s b u r g h H y a t t came to
Mecyhurst to* investigate the
HRM program. Medvid made
contact with the company and
finalized plans for the blitz
over Christmas break.
The group's agenda was
hectic. The students were
given a welcome reception
when they arrived on Monday
night and had the chance to
meet the people with whom
they would work. The Hyatt
provided free accomodations
for all students? T * * r sburgh native Lucchino, "Be-
At Tuesday morning's
breakfast, an organizational
meeting took place where the
students went over plans and
divided themselves into sub
groups. Downtown Pittsburgh
was split Into four sections,
with three students responsi-
ble for each section. At the
end of the day the groups turn-
ed in call sheets which told
*
where they had been, whom
they talked with and what kind
of services the firms desired
or could use from the hotel.
Wednesday morning student
groups were given different
assignments. One group made
sales calls in the suburbs,
another at the offices of the
University of Pittsburgh,
another in Monroeville and the
fourth went to the Greentree in
south Pittsburgh.
"It was my first blitz," said
Ann Colvin. I was nervous in
the beginning but the ex-
perience was definitely wor-j
thwhile." Medvid said on one
of his calls, he ran into another
graduate of Mercyhurst. "It
was amazing to run into
another person who went to
Mercyhurst, especially since
we're such a small school."
Fortunately for Lucchino,
his worst problem was finding
the elevators in one of the of-
fice buildings in Pittsburgh. "I
had to ask the same recep-
tionist for directions twice,"
he said.
The trip concluded Wednes-
day night * with * a banquet
where all the achievement
awards were presented. All
those involved felt the blitz
was a good experience and
worth the trip. Concluded Pitt-
ing from Pittsburgh, I knew
better how to confront the
businesses. The Hyatt people
were (great, they treated us
well and would help in any way
possible.*! felt we conducted
ourselves* appropriately,
especially with no professors
accompanying us. We got a
real feel for the industry."
IJsreal honored byj
Rhodes nomination
| Jo-Ann Isreal, senior
political science major, was
recently nominated for the
p r e s t i g i o u s ! Rhodes
S c h o l a r s h i p s *|| was
honored to Denominated
seeing aslfnoughithere are
only a certain number of
nominations from the coun-
tr>|and a certairlnumbeppf
nominations from Penn-
sylvan i a ^ K e saidi
m f E f e n f f f l dtdoTlget to
study in England, it was
helpful to be recognized,*
shejstated.. fj ;§§ f
I f s r e a i t who was
nominated lor t i e scoter-
ship by Dr> Davidp|ten|of
the political science depart-
m e r | § has a c g l * ' * *
background In serving the
Mercyhurst community*
Jo Ann IsreaJ
She fiaslbeen a member of
student govern|hentS|for
three years asJthe political
science representativeJ As
a sophomore she was a
member of the College
Senate and a coxswatnffor
the women's! crew| teamj
Her|3.7f CfpJIl has earned
her a spot on the Dean's
Lfet|for|each year she has
been at Mercyhurst. Wl
I The NewMlersey native,
who now resides ifc Arizona,
was p feandldate ft or She
Ttuman Scholarship hem
sophopnore^ear^Thi^ear,
as a senior, she is a R . A B
Baldwin Sail|and jmslbe«l|
honole<Mtl&eing named
to Whofs Who Among
Students In Aim erica n Col
legerand Universities J
I Isrealf is curref$y|appivi
ing to law|schoot|pw$h an
Interest! In |corporate lawg
She cites her present in-
ternship with an Erie at-
torney! as the I best e x |
perience she has had in her
four years of college. While
working for thai; assistant
|district attorney, she has
gotten a flavor for both
private practice and D.A.
work. Though it takes up
most of h^r time this term,
she feels she has been exfj
posed to a variety of areas
within the legal system by
doing tegai research, orief-!
ing cases and ^attending
court heaiings| J | §
ilShe concluded^ that it
was rare fof af smaller col-
lege|p|ke Mercyhurst | b
have fcoth a female and a
male 1 candlAteigfor ,;#he|j
Bfodes S c b j a r f p p | * | |
thai It was$i honor;

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Photo Opinion

D o you!thinkfFraternities|should{be apart oflMercyhurst?

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Forum Greek life on campus: Pro

needs-
input Having a fraternity or sorori-
ty on the Mercyhurst-Campus
would influence we students
and the Erie community in
By Mary Beth Tripp, MSG treasurer many positive ways.
Fraternities have the reputa-
This Sunday, there will be a meeting on the possibilities tion of being the "leaders" of
the school. As leaders, the
of bringing fraternities and sororities to our campus. alumni can guide their fellow
There will be an open forum, which President Garvey and students 'toward more school
Mr. Kennedy will attend to give their report and opinion on spirit. Mercyhurst always ap-
the subject. f * \ p r e d a t e s having more
students involved withj, ac-
Students are encouraged to attend. Your opinion does tivites, such as Student Ac-
count. Many feel Mercyhurst is too small for fraternities tivities Committee (SAC)
and sororities^while others feel they would bring more events, fans at the sporting
activities. | games and leadership within
This meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Baldwin Lobby. \he\ Mercyhurst Student
Government^ *
Come, find out what it's all about, and give your input.
I With these initiators of in-
Being treasurer of MSG, I realize how important your in- volvement present on the Mer-
put is. I've seen how much money - your money - is spent cyhurst campus, maybe others
on activities and such, and it Is important you know where would follow. Fraternities
it is going. would also have a better out-
come with fund raisers or
"Off the Record" is an Independent contribution of the sponsoring community
events, because there would
Mercyhurst Student Government/ The?MSG Executive
be more people involved,
Committee Is solely responsible for its content. "Off the enabling the effort to get the
Record" appears on the Editorial Page because It reflects attention of more contributors
the opinions and beliefs of the elected officers.* or participants.t & IT ri
Fraternities give a student a
place to make friends and a
©COfi <3£W&8 8 [sense of belonging. Lifetime
friendships are made within
3M@ n fraternities. Knowing that, if
dcic they have difficulty making
friends, there will always be a
fraternity or sorority available
may attract prospective
freshmen. This union would
give Mercyurst a family image,
which would help make this in-
stitution a better place to go to
college.
By Caryn Bausch
So Mercyhurst is thinking
about getting fraternities and
. . . w
sororities.
It's true that these organiza-
tions generate a wide variety
of a t t i t u d e s . And after
weighing the pros and cons of
the Issue, I can't help but feel
it would be in the best interest
of everyone that the .organiza-
tions not be established.
* The f r a t e r n i t i e s and
sororities that I am specifical-
ly referring to are those that
possess the overtone of
"social clubs." I am not incor-
porating departmental frater-
nities into my opinion.
I have been a member of a
sorority at a large university
and I have also been on the
other side here at Mercyhurst.
* It strikes me that this cam-
pus does not have the
facilities that are necessary
J
to
create a true Greek? at-
mosphere. Not to mention, it's
hard for me to picture the
students here going through
pledging and all that accom-
panies it. Especially hazing&J
know hazing has been ruled il-
legal^ but it still happens.
$ It's so important to maintain
a type of unity within the stu-
dent body at a school of this
size. The organizations under
discussion tend to create
cliques.
There is a need for • such
organizations at large univer-
sities, because trying to
establish a sense of belonging
is harder there. It's harder
because you have to contend
with thousands of people and
hundreds of buildings. The
and
Con
you're living in a totally dif-
ferent world.
^The sense of unity is also
I
split up by the continual com-
petition between groups. The
element of competition, being
the "best" on campus, is ex-
t r a o r d i n a r i l y h i gh w i t h
fraternities.
It's a difficult subject for
discussion, especially on this
campus. The organizations of-
fer many positive things, too.
It's Just that, at this school at
this time, I can't see the pros
outweighing the cons.
I fear that fraternities and
sororities could sow the seeds
for violence, bitterness and
further segmentation among
such a small but special stu-
dent body.
By Wendy Kaufman
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your comments* and
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Editor should be typed,
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N aoml A. Rom anchok, Editor
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 3071986
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Letter to the Editor
Students encourage others
to* voice opinion at Forum
Dear Editor, they have been mildly con- not right for Mercyhurst.
sidered in the past, there has The results of this discus-
This coming Sun., Feb. 2, been increasing interest by sion are to be essential in the
the Mercyhurst Student the students of possibly form- administration's decision as
Government will meet in the ing Greek societies this year. to whether or not students will
Baldwin Hall lobby. Afterward, The benefits of such societies, be allowed to form fraternities.
an open-forum will be held to as stressed by their sup- What do you feel? Anyone in-
discuss the topic of frater- porters, include such aspects terested is strongly encourag-
ed to voice their opinion either
M*+ tion on the Mercyhurst dards, social and scholastic
way at this important meeting
campus. * •'. involvement, and brotherhood. Sunday night at 7:30. t f
Recently, fraternities have The opposition's argument
been the topic of much debate against such societies include Richard Porter and James
by both the student body and lax academic standards and
O'Connor ,
the administration*,: Though the basic feeling that they are
JANUARY 30,1986 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

By Humayun Ahmed to the U.S.A. It's a small coun- ship, fully supported by the young people take drinking,
Listening to the Boss", Similarly, in America, going
try, approximately the size of U.S. Under Islamic laws dancing, and dating girls for to the bar and bringing home a
Bruce Springsteen, singing Texas, in southeast Asia. The adultry. Is punishable by ston- granted, and rightly so, your girl is a big shot in the ego for
"Born In the U.S.A.", can be a national language Is Urdu, ing the "sinners" to death. A rules of the game allow it. It's many of us; but back,home,
little depressing if you were which is a mixture of'Arabic word of caution: If1 someone a lot of fun to play this game just getting a girl's attention
not born in these United and Farsi. Almost 96 percent Invites you eto go to Pakistan and that one look can get the
States. Especially if you are in of the population Is Muslim. It with them and get "stoned", adrenaline pumping in your
a bar or at a party and you are
surrounded by people who are
is surrounded by India, China, make sure you know what he "If someone invites veins. Simply holding a girl's
Iran, and Afghanistan. I
screaming at the top of their If one tries to look for
or she is talking about.
Even though punishment
! you to go to \ %
hand is a very exciting but
dangerous experience. If that
lungs, "I was born in the
U.S.A."-At times! like that I
similarities between American this severe has rarely been Pakistan with them girl's brother or father or some
society and Pakistani culture, i leveled on anyone in Pakistan, other male relative finds you
wish I had a video camera and one might have to look for a it's hardly so jjdue to j the and get 'Stoned', messing around with his
I could record that at-
mosphere. Everything f about
long time as there aren't too humanistic views of the make sure you "possession", he is liable to
many. Unlike t h e " United military dictators. It's because get mad and tear you to
of the ridiculous conditions know what he or pieces. } % U f
that must be met in order to she is talking All our schools and colleges
carry'out this sick punish- 9 are segregated. All our lives
ment. For example, the act of about. ' R we are completely kept apart
sexual intercourse must be from each other, and we grow
witnessed by at least four here. But in Pakistan, where up knowing very little about
adult males or eight females. the rules are tough and the each other's feelings and
(Women's testimony is one- penalties are cruel and cold, physiology. When we are of
Ihalf of a male testimony.) One the excitement is not in the "right" age, our parents find
has absolutely nothing to game itself, outbreaking the us the "right" girl. Usually it's
worry about while having sex rules that stop you from play- not a bad deal if you are a
as long as there are less than ing the game. Breaking the male. We males, quite often,
four males in the room. You rules is a lot of fun, too. It's get to pick the girl we think is
can have seven adult educated sort of like eating the forbid- appropriate for the job. But
women sitting and observing den apple. For example, here even under such conditions,
you, but there is still not in the States, you can go to a people fall In love, even
enough evidence to prosecute bar,? buy? yourself Jdrinks all though it doesn't always work
you. f * night, and get drunk. It's too out for the couple. If the family
All this talk about the stiff simple and too easy. Back doesn't want the two of you
» Born in Pakistan, Humayun Ahmed plans to return to his native and rigid penalties might give home you have to contact-all together, you are a sure loser.
country once his education is completed. ^T * * you the Idea;that Pakistani kind of sleezy and criminal
that place Is so Americana; the States, social life of Pakistani youth must be .bored to death people just to buy some beer.
smell of beer, music, beautiful people does not revolve and they have no excitement You <knowfMhe risks\ and . Humayun Ahmed is a senior
American girls with their around alcohol and women. In their lives. On the contrary, dangers involved, and that hotel''restaurant management
painted faces, and huge and There are no bars or discos in young people there have dif- makesJMt very exciting. Old, major. He Is currently presi-
healthy football players gulp- Pakistan. In fact, it's illegal to ferent concepts about fun and stale and warm beer In dent of the Mercyhurst Inter-
ing down beer so vigorously as drink or sell alcohol. It's a excitement. Let -me explain^ Pakistan tastes like French national Students Organiza-
if their lives depended on it. crime punishable by one Here In the United States, champagne. T £ tion (MISO). f I
IIt's an environment that can year's imprisonment and 10 to
not be described fairly to so- 15 lashes, depending on the
meone who has never been to "kindness" of the judge. ! d Forum|s designed to allow you to share an experience an opinion on a cur-
the States.I You have to be Pre-marital and extra-marital rent issue that wfl expand the outlook of the Mercyhurst Communityflflyou are
there. sex are also crimes, with
Well, I wasn't born in the punishment far more severe interested in writing a Forum colipnn|contact BetsjfLantz atfThe Merciad, 825-
jU.S.A. I was-born in Pakistan, a than that for d r i n k i n g .
country in complete contrast Pakistan is an Islami dictator-
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"Arts in prospective displays

talent of Mercyhurst seniors
By Matthew J- Clark
"Arts In Perspective",cthls
year's senior art' show, will
feature the works of nine Mer-
cyhurst College seniors In the
Cummings Art Gallery of the
Hammermlll Library. The nine
seniors featured during the
Feb. 2-11 show are Nona Hess,
Michelle Lesnak, Kass Favo,
Gary Laurnoff, Rena Zicarelli,
Marie Tarasovitch, David
LaPlaca, Cindy Ferraro and
Tonl Padovani.
According to Dr. Anthony
Grimaldi, professor of art and
director of the Cummings Art
Gallery, the gallery exhibits
about 12 art shows a year.
"These shows are community
outreach programs designed
to detect prominent talent and
give artists exposure by
publicizing that talent," said
Grimaldi.. Grimaldi stated
Gary Laurnoff s "creation* 1
Rena Zicarelli's piece "Leap"is an acrylic painting on canvas.
that the work of Mercyhurst's
art students is above average.
"We have no competition In
town," he* stressed. "Mer-
& - %
j Marie Tarasovitch, an
cyhurst art students are above
average In talent, and dedica-
t l o n and are very
knowledgeable about their
trade," he said. Three of the
nine seniors who will par-
ticipate In "Arts and Perspec-
tive" commented on their
work their interest in art today.
"Throughout 1985, I did
studies of women, not erotic
study, but merely the form of
the woman and I used that
knowledge in creating my
piece for this show," said Gary
Laurnoff, an art- communica-
tions major. J is usually very energetic.
laurnoff said thai he gets
his artistic ideas by brainstor-
ming. "I put all of my ideas on
pieces of paper and then I
start eliminating until I come
Marie Tarasovitch created this stoneware piece called "Vessel Form*'
up with one basic idea," he
explained.
After graduation, Laurnoff
plans to work in the cinematic
visual arts as an animation
artist. j ly a few years ago. "I was in
English and art major, explain-
ed her piece. "My piece for
this art show uses the concept
of illusion versus reality," she
said. "Illusion versus reality is,
for example, using photo
copies of flowers and real
flowers and blending them
together."
"Art isigreat because it's
very expressive and always
challenging," she concluded.
A f t e r she g r a d u a t e s ,
Tarasovitch wants to earn her
masters of fine Aits degree
ancrTeacn ceramic^art^on a
university level. Rena Zicarelli,
an art studio major, likes to
make people feel good when
they view her artwork. "My art
Through the use of color and
composition combinations I
create art that Is energetic and
appealing," said Zicarelli. "I
don't want to depress people/'
she added. ijt
Zicarelli actually didn't get
involved with artwork until on-
high school when . my art
teacher got me interested in
art and made me realize my
talent," she said v
What does she enjoy most
about art? "I enjoy incor-
p o r a t i n g some sort of
message, emotion, or intrigue
into my artwork," she said. "I
believe aiwork off art should
capture your attention, hold
you in its spell for a" while,
then leave you with a ques-
tion, idea, and-or emotion.'
Zicarelli plans ons working
as a photo-negative retoucher
for a year'ancHhen^irtending
graduate school for her
masters. She has expressed
an interest in teaching art on a
university level. *
The opening reception for
"Arts and Perspective" will be
on Sun., Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. in the
Cummings Art Gallery.

pews
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presents:

AND THE CRUISERS This airbrush work was done by Kass Favo and entitled "Marilyn."

Featuring opening band: Answer the trivia question

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Date: Saturday, February 22,1986
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: Mercyhurst Campus Canter
Tickets: $8.00 General Admission
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determine a winner. The winner will be
announced in next week's issue.
Deadline is each Sunday at 9 p.m.
This week's question - Who was the last
president to serve more than two terms?
j* \ Last week's question - Which Super
Bowl was the first to use Roman numerals?
Answer - Super Bowl VI4 Ray Brewer is the winner of this
week's Pizza Trivia
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Concert Tickets Phonathon '86 1986 and are available In the

Tickets for the Donnie Iris Team and Individual sign up
Concert, to be held Feb. 22 in forms for the Phonathon '86
the Campus Center, are on are available in the Alumni
sale at the MSQ Office and the Relations Office, 216 Main.
Student Union. Tickets are Cash prizes will be given along
also available at Gannon and with gift certificates. For more
Edinboro student unions, and
information contact Gary
at Dahlkemper's, Millcreek Bukowski or Bonnie Clark In
Mall. Cost is $5 for Mercy hurst 216 Main, ext. 245 or 248.
students, $8 for the general
public. | r'^2 Curriculum Library Hours
Check Cashing The following^are the new
curriculum library hours for
MSG check cashing hours winter term: Sun. 6 to 10 p.m.,
for winter term are as follows: Mon. 9 a.m. to noon and 1:35 to
Mon. 8 to 8 p.m., Tue. 11 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Tue. 9 to 11:30 a.m.,
to 1 p.m., Wed. 11 a.m. to 1 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m.,
p.m., Thu. 1 to 3 p.m., and Wednesday 9 a.m; to noon,
Fri. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. < l:35«to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m., Thu. 9 to 11 a.m., 1 to 3
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.
to noon. If there is a need to
use the library at other times,
organizations please see Sister Bernadette
in 308 Main. If the Iibrary is not
who would like open at times posted, contact
fto publicize Sister Bernadette at ext. 469 or
453-5399. 1
their events in
the "Bulletin Scholarship Available
Board" should A scholarship is being of-
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II. Applicants must be female
items to The residents of Erie County hav-
ing good academic standing
Merciad, Box and character. They must be
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Co-op
All majors Interested in do-
ing a co-op at Walt Disney
World in Orlando, Fla. must at-
tend an Informational session
on Feb. 4. The session starts
at 7 p.m. at the Top of the Hill
Club at St. Mark's Center. In-
terviews will be scheduled for
a later date.
Volleyball Marathon
A coed volleyball marathon
will be held Fri., Feb. 21 in the
Campus Center from 8 p.m. to
6 a.m. Anyone interested In
participating should contact
Coach Ruggiero, ext. 300, 206
Preston. Proceeds will benefit
the Lady Lakers' European
Sports Tour.
Hyatt Recruiter
The Hyatt Corporation will
have a recruiter on campus
Feb. 13 for all interested HRM
majors. To set up an Interview
appointment see the Career
Services Office, 204 Main. All
people Interested must have a
completed senior credential
file. * *
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Fri.. Jan. 31 Monte Carlo Cinema World will be
Night at the Back Porch showing the following
Cafe begins at 8 p.m. ~f' movies: "Rocky IV", "Jewel
of the Nile", "Spies Like
Us" and "The Color Pur-
ple". For times and more in-
Sun., Feb. 2 "The formation call 454-2881. £
Breakfast Club" will be
shown in the Zurn Recital | Plaza Cinema will be
Hall at 7 and 9 p.m. The showing the ^following
cost of the movie will be $1. movies: " I r o n E a g l e " ,
"Twice in a Lifetime",
"White Nights" and "Hot
Pool Tournament Sign Targets".* For times* and
ups for the pool tourna- more I n f o r m a t i o n c a l l
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continue thru Feb. 7 in the
Millcreek Mall Cinema
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will be showing the follow-
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"101 Dalmatians", "Troll"
and "Journey of Natty
Gahn". For times and more
Information call 868-5151 V
Erie Golden Blades The Laker Basketball The
Erie Golden Blades will women'8 basketball team
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Fall to 17th in rankings

Lakers win eighth [straight Men's Basketball Women's Basketball

By R.J. Zonna
The Mercyhurst Lakers
men's basketball team upped
their winning streak to eight
with two wins tast week.
The 'Hurst staged a second
half comeback to edge Davis &
Elklns 85-70 and overwhelmed
Saint John Fisher 108-85.
The pair of wins improved
the Lakers' record to 16-2,
while dropping their NCAA
ranking to 17. J v
in the St. John Fisher con-
test, the Lakers topped the
century mark in scoring for the
fourth time this season, while
handing the Cardinals their
fifth loss in 12 outings.
Mercyhurs t played to
perfection in front of 1,150
contented fans. The 'Hurst
shot 56.3 percent from the
field, with an outstanding 61
percent| in the second half.
The Lakers also hit on 18 of 24
free throws. The Blue and
Green pressured the Cardinals
Into committing 31 turnovers,
while they endured just 12;
this despite playing the entire
Laker roster.4 .. ^ ^ j
| Todd Lde led the scoring at-
tack with 27 points, while Nate
Harris hit for 24 and Kenney
Moss added 17. % > stanza.
Mercyhurst needed to shoot
the slights out because St.
John Fisher out rebounded
the 'Hurst 36-30. The Cardinals
shot an impressive 52.5 per-
cent from the floor and canned
21 of 26 free throws.
"This was really a team win
for us tonight," noted Head
jCoach Billy Kalbaugh. "Their
front line players are very
good, but I felt going into the
game that we had a lot more
people that we could use ef-
fectively than they did."
The Lakers used an 18-8
spurt'at the end of the first
half to break away from the
determined Cardinals to lead
47-36 at intermission, i
"I would have liked to see us
get out of the gate a little bet-
ter; we're not starting par-
t i c u l a r l y w e l l , " added
Kalbaugh. "We've been kind of
lucky the last couple of games
in being able to come from
behind, but it's going to hurt
us one of these nights."
In the Davis & Elklns game,
the Lakers trailed by four at
halftime, 42-38. However, the
'Hurst stormed out to capture
JUears'win, f alsc> predict ec(M£ on-11 of 19 shots
the lead early In the second
J
Mercyhurst 85 Mercyhurst 52
Once again it was Todd Lee Davis & Elkins 70 Seton Hill...., 90
and Nate Harris leading the
Lakers' scoring parade with 19
points each. Matt Nesser Mercyhurst 108 Mercyhurst 62
scored 11 and Marty Cams ad-
ded 10 points as the only other St. John Fisher i 85 St. John Fisher 76
Lakers in double figures.
Mercyhurst also got plenty Men's Swimming Mercyhurst 51
of help from their bench
against -the Senators? as Mercyhurst 28 Gannon 86
Chuck Brower had five points
and freshman Earl Moncrieffe Edinboro 76
netted eight. Fellow frosh
Chris Mindach added* six
markers. > * > Drop t o 0-12
»The Lakers begin a three
game stretch of away games
this Thursday when they travel
to Ashland to battle ' the
Lady Lakers lose
By R.J. Zonna floor, and going five for five
Eagles. Mercyhurst then goes
from the free throw line. $
to Edinboro and LeMoyne. The Mercyhurst women's Murphy was nursing an
basketball team failed to 'elbow injury in the Gannon
"The last month of the register a win In three games game and managedjust nine
season is^the toughest, con- last week. potnts as the Lady Lancers
sidering not only the number j The Lady Lakers were pounded? the ^Hurst ^86-51,
of games we have away but trounced by Seton Hill 90-52, Jeana White picked up the
also the competition," noted edged by St. John Fisher 76-62 slack and had 11 points and
Kalbaugh. Of the remaining 10 and dropped by Gannon 86-51. seven rebounds before leaving
games, just Jhree are ^at. the The three losses left the the game with an ankle Injury.
Campus Center, plus the Gan- 'Hurst with a 0-12 record, i Sophomore Jean Deegan also
non match-up at the Civic Sophomore Kelly iMurphy helped out with 10 points and
Center. '*£ continued to shine for the eight rebounds in her most ex-
Lakers. She had 12 points in tensive action this season.
readjust week's^LakerJWijjjtes. the Seton Hill loss, while Gina
If you did, you knew the out- Torchia had 11. In the St. John The Mercyhurst women
come of Super Bowi XX before Fisher contest, Murphy netted travel to Thiel on Monday
frhe ktckoff. i predicted a 27-6J a career high 27 points, hitting before hosting cross-town
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Junior Todd Lee has been
named to the East! Coast
Athletic ^Conference 4ECAC)
Honor Roll for the second time
this year. In addition to the
ECAC award^Lee has-been
chosen as i t h e Mercyhurst
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Lee ledlhefLakers;1o|three
wins last week* helping the
'Hurst to a 16-2 record. In wins
over |Pitt-Bi$tfford*Jp. John
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averaged 24 points,* 8.7 re-
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