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Hurst celebrates Earth Day events

Earth Day, April 22, is a day torecognize the role our planet plays inhuman health and the ways humansaffect the earth in turn.

In honor of Earth Day, Mercyhursthas hosted several events around

campus spread out over a few weeks.Wednesday, April 17, there was ascreening of The Island Presidentin Zurn 114. At Taylor Little The-atre on Monday, April 22, NancyHuehnergarth, Director of the New

York State Healthy Eating & PhysicalActivity Alliance, gave a speech aboutthe built environment, or the envi-ronment that humans create, aroundNew York and Erie in particular.

Tuesday, April 23, Taylor LittleTheatre saw keynote speaker Rosa-lind Creasy, National Pioneer of Inte-

grated Food Gardens, speak on the

subject of edible landscaping.The events were planned as a coor-

dination of three entities: MercyhurstUniversity Public Health Department,Evelyn Lincoln Institute for Ethics &Society, and the Mercyhurst Sustain-ability Office.

On Wednesday, May 17, the movieThe sland President illuminated thestory of the Maldives Island.

At sea level, the island and its entire

people are at risk of disappearing.Due to climate change and globalwarming, the area is being extremelyflooded, so President MohamedNasheed has a lot on his hands todeal with. What this movie hopesto express to its audiences is raisingconcern over the important issue ofclimate change.

After the movie there was a webi-nar for a National Conversation onDemocracy and Climate Change.

It is developed countries that havethe greatest impact on our climate,

said Sustainability Officer Brittany

Prischak, so climate change is animportant issue.

Before Huehnergarth spoke onMonday, a panel of speakers gave anupdate on Eries healthy built envi-ronment and was interested to hearfrom Huehnergarth new ways to keepstaying healthy.

On this panel, moderated by AndyGlass, director of the Erie CountyDepartment of Health, were the

following: Ben Pratt, Director ofResearch, Erie Regional Chamber &Growth Partnership; Eric Brozell,Bike Erie, Lake Erie Bicycling Club;Kim Beers, Safe & Health Com-munities Coordinator, Erie CountyDepartment of Health; John Morgan,Erie County Department of Plan-ning and Erie Metropolitan PlanningOrganization; and Brenda Sandberg,Director of the City of Erie Depart-ment of Community & EconomicDevelopment.

Huehnergarth talked about the

built environment, such as sidewalks,

bike trails, parks and other man madecreations. Her main points were abouttaking care of the Ear ths health bychanging urban design for better side-

walks and other innovations such asveggie and fruit food vending carts.These suggestions have already beenput into effect on a big stage New

York City.Studies found that obesity rates

dropped in a few years after efforts

such as these [the veggie/fruit vend-ing carts] were implemented in NewYork City, said Eileen Zinchiak, Pro-gram Coordinator at Mercyhurst Uni-

versity for Public Health.Zinchiak cited these innovations as

having more positive impact on peo-ples health than an individual tryingto keep healthy on their own.

On Tuesday, Creasy sold out TaylorLittle Theatre.

There were no seats in TaylorLittle Theatre on Tuesday, saidPrischak. There was standing room

only.

Creasy encouraged people to growtheir own fruit trees and veggie gar-dens in their own front yards. This

would allow people to grow organicfood for their family but also create abeautiful gathering area for neighbors.

According to Zinchiak, the audiencewas excited to see Creasys examples.

David J. Dausey, Ph.D. and Deanof the School of Health Professionsand Public Health, was very pleased

with the turnout to the events inhonor of E arth Day.It [the turnout] was above and

beyond expectations, said Dausey,and it was great to learn about posi-tive things going on in Erie and how

we can continue to make more posi-tive changes.

To learn more about the efforts theSustainability Office at Mercyhurst isdoing to keep the earth and humanshealthier, visit and like their page onFacebook.

By Kierston BromleyStaff editor

Movie screening and speeches kick off campus events

Edible Landscaping bringsfresh gardening ideas

Rosalind Creasy, known for coin-ing the term edible landscaping,paid a visit to Mercyhurst Universityon Tuesday, April 23, to bring ideason the topic of using vegetables andfresh produce to spruce up their gar-dens.

Edible landscaping takes vegeta-ble gardens from the traditional rowpatch and turns it into artwork. Itsplanting produce to draw the eye,

working with color and textures tomake something beautiful, sustain-ability officer Brittany Prischak said.

Creasy, who started off playingaround with her garden and usingthe produce and plants in unconven-tional ways, began raising awarenessof the movement after she realizedhow great this art was, as most of herneighborhood noticed her work andthoroughly enjoyed it.

It breaks out of the shell of veg-etable gardens and makes them morefun, Prischak said.

The school hopes to promote theconcept with two of their projects:

the greenhouse that is being built aspart of the senior class gift, whichbrings gardening to the students ofthe Main campus.

There are also plans to plant theSister Maura Smith garden, which

will combine perennial and nativeplants with berries and herbs to

bring life to the area near the MercyWalkway.

For more information on ediblelandscaping, visit http://www.rosa-lindcreasy.com.

By Juan MendezStaff writer

Members of the Erie community sold out Taylor Little Theatre to see

Rosalind Creasys lecture on edible landscaping.

Taylor Rollins photo

News Briefs

Student premieres film

Aspiring director Caitlin MacBride took first place in the Commu-nication Departments annual scriptwriting contest for her screenplay

100.The film premiered on Sunday, April 28, at a special screening in

Taylor Little Theatre.100 is set in a small-town high school, and deals with a class of

100 seniors who are connected by a string of good deeds. Most ofthe film was filmed at Mercyhurst Preparatory School.

For more information on 100, please contact Caitlin MacBride atcmacbr51@lakers.mercyhurst.edu.

North East farm sells shares of produce

The recently relocated Mercyhurst farm, now in the North Eastcampus, is making shares of produce available to the public.

Around 40 shares will be sold at $165, each of which include sixbiweekly shipments of fresh produce, starting in late July.

Over the season, clients can expect a variety of fresh fruits andvegetables, which can be picked up from the Erie, North East orWest locations.

For more information and an application form, please visit https://portal.mercyhurst.edu/CampusLife/Sustainability/Pages/Mercy-hurstWestFarm.aspx.

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Tuesday, April 23

Harassment by Communication,

Criminal Trespass

3830 Briggs Ave.

Referred for discipline

Sunday, April 28

Liquor Law, University Violation

Campus grounds

Referred for discipline

MercyhurstUniversity

Police & Safety Police Log

Colloquium

set to impressFor the past few years, students

have had the opportunity to conductstudent research for real-world issuesand to share that with the campuscommunity.

On Wednesday, May 1, students will

come together to present their researchin the Carolynn Hermann StudentUnion for the campus to engage in.

The Student Research Commit-tee, which is a section of the FacultySenate Committee, supports thisannual event.

Over the past few years, the con-ference has changed and shifted, andaccording to committee chair, Jona-than Ivy, Ph.D., this years colloquiumis set to impress.

I am in awe over the amount ofwork and the type of work that thestudents and my colleagues have puttogether to present for this years col-loquium, Ivy said.

Not only is this a presentation ofstudent research, Ivy describes it as acelebration of the scholarship that stu-dents possess at Mercyhurst.

There are around 60 presenters witha broad range of topics in the socialand economic fields.

Presentations include studies con-ducted in various fields such as: chem-istry, sports medicine, psychology and

more.Presentations are in the form of post-

ers and micro-presentations of Power-Points in order to be viewer friendly.

The colloquium gives students theopportunity to express their hard workthat they have put into their fields ofstudy.

Students will be located at differenttables in the great room of the studentunion and visitors will be able to walk

around and interact with the research-ers, said Ivy. It is a way to view socialissues and the global impact that theyhave in the world.

Ivy hopes that with this years collo-quium, more students and the campuscommunity will engage themselves inthe future to view their peers work.Ivy extends a personal invitation to theentire campus to attend this event.

This is a wonderful opportunityto have scholarly conversation and tolook at what students on campus arebecoming involved in and what future

research opportunities there may be,Ivy said.The Student Research Colloquium is

being held on Wednesday, May 1, from1-5 p.m. in the Student Union, and isfree and open to the entire campuscommunity. Food and refreshments

will be provided. For questions, con-tact Jonathan Ivy by phone at (814)824-3371 or via email at jivy@mercy-hurst.edu.

By Garrett ErwinStaff writer

The psychology department has moved to Briggs Hall, located next to Warde Hall, which was previ-

ously occupied by the Interior Design department.

Michael Murphy photo

Psychology departmentmoves to new building

Recently, the psychology depart-ment made a move to their new build-ing on Briggs Avenue, located next to

Warde Hall.Before their move to the new loca-

tion, the Psychology Department waslocated in the Audrey Hirt AcademicCenter since the buildings construc-tion in 2002.

Many students have no idea wherethe psychology building is when asked.

As this is a major problem, recognitionfor the building needed to be estab-lished.

Student and Research AssistantShannon Shaffer was happy with thedepartments relocation.

I think the move was fine, I think

the fact that it isnt known is the prob-lem. Weve had people call and emailand say they dont know where it is,so trying to explain where it is is hard.Police and Safety didnt even know

where it was, Shaffer said.Over the past few years, the depart-

ment has experienced an increase indeclared majors and, as a result ofthe growing program, the departmentneeded to grow as well.

Along with the surge of new psy-chology students, there has been the

addition of Matt Weaver, Ph.D..The new building provides both

the students and the professors witha larger laboratory space for indepen-dent research. In the immediate future,the staff believes that this is a perfectfit for their department.

The psychology department wasalso eager to announce the new offer-ing of a concentration in AppliedBehavior Analysis (ABA).

Originally, this was an area of inter-est introduced to the department byRobert Hoff, Ph.D.. Those trained inthe field of ABA help people change

their behavior in desired ways; the pur-pose of these courses is to provide thetrainee with a world certification.

It is very rare to be certified atthe undergraduate level, but, with the

ABA program, you can be, MarilynLivosky, Ph.D., head of the Psychol-ogy department, said.

She also stressed that this programis not only limited to the educationand psychology fields, but it can alsobe applied anywhere where there is aform of social interaction.

By Michael MurphyContributing writer

The relocation of the department allows it to accommodate the

increase in its students.

Michael Murphy photo

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Students joined together to dec-orate Garvey Park with t-shirts tocreate awareness for mental illness.780 shirts were collected acrosscampus to symbolize the number ofcollege suicides per year.

Aside from the Out of DarknessWalk at Presque I sle, t he 1100 eventis the only suicide awareness eventheld on campus.

Active Minds is a national non-profit organization that works toraise mental health awareness amongyoung adults as they transition intoadulthood.

The national 1100 event is heldOct. 2, but Active Minds held theirevent in the spring on Monday, April22, due to the weather and lack oftime to raise the t-shirts.

After the event the t-shirts weredonated to homeless shelters acrossErie.

Last year, awareness was expressedwith glow sticks, but this year theclub decided t-shirts would be abetter option that would also benefitothers.

We needed something that cre-ated a powerful visual image, said

Vice Presi dent Emil y Dietri ch. Lastyear we chose to do glow sticks, but

we were l eft with 1100 broken glowsticks, so this year we wanted to dosomething with a benefit.

The shirts were hung in the parkto symbolize those lost to suicide.

Dietrich continued that the shirtsheld multiple forms of symbolism.

It is also the size of the shirts,you can almost imagine a studentstanding there, Dietrich said.

The t-shirts were collected fromacross the country, but primarilycame from the Erie community andMercyhurst campus with help fromclub adviser Missi Berquist.

It truly meant a lot that Mercy-hurst supported us, over half ofthe donated shirts were from our

campus, Dietrich said.In the future, the club hopes to

branch out the event by includ-ing other college campuses in thearea. This extra involvement wouldinclude the collection of shirts as

well as spreading the word past Mer-cyhurst campus.

Too many students suffer insilence with their stress and it onlyproduces negative results. We onlyhope we can meet our goal of 1100shirts, but if not, as long as some-one who needs help realizes there areother choices, Dietrich said.

By Stacy SkiavoNews editor

Students raise mental

health awareness

After the event took place at Garvey Park, the t-shirts were donated

to homeless shelters across Erie.

Caitlin Mininger photo

Story and photo by Taylor Rollins

LAKER MOMENT

The steeple on top Queens Chapel, located off of the Christ The

King Chapel in Old Main, is framed by magnolias.

Spring is here at lastAmid the occasional sighting of flurries and dreaded downpours, spring has

finally arrived at Mercyhurst.The sun dares to shed its warmth upon us, despite the ever-present lake

effect threat of precipitation.Students have become more adventurous in their outdoor activities, and as

a result campus actually resembles a college fill ed with students rather than theghost town of seasons past.

The promise of summer is within our grasp, and we can nearly taste thesunshine-soaked freedom we long for.

The vast migration of students into the various green spaces on campusfrom the cold-weather hide-aways of dorms and apartments not only signifiesthe advent of spring, but also the end of the school year.

Both a blessing and a curse, as the frustration of registration and the inevi-table end-of-term crunch often prove to be only slightly less than unbearable.

Many succumb to agitation with an increased course load and intensifiedprocrastination as third term dwindles to a close, punctuated by angered out-bursts as we watch our hoped-for classes fill up seat by seat.

Thus begins the countdown to the days in which we can forget about ourinherent distaste for end of term responsibilities until next year.

What if we took a step back from the complications of college life, anddecided to breathe for a second to just enjoy where we are and who we areat that present moment in time?

As students, we occasionally lose sight of what is around us, what led us toMercyhurst, and choose instead to immerse ourselves in the future.

So enjoy this spring, admire the beauty that is campus bathed in sunshineand stop wishing away time. College will be over before we realize it.

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TOMS club video receives recognition

This year, as a way to spread aware-ness of the TOMS One Day withoutShoes, a large group of students gottogether and made history with thefirst ever foot dub video.

TOMS is a shoe company that has

popularly adopted a one for onepolicy for their shoe sales. For everypair of shoes they sell, one pair isdonated to people of need in Third

World countries. The TOMS OneDay Without Shoes is an event puton by TOMS every year to promotetheir cause and spread awareness ofextreme poverty in the world.

The video, created by MercyhurstsPublic Relations Student Society of

America (PRSSA) president Joe Pudlickand senior Casey Krein, features over

70 Mercyhurst students from differentclubs and organizations as well as vari-ous faculty and administration officials,dancing in their bare feet to We ComeRunning by Youngblood Hawke.

We were thankful to get so manypeople involved to support the TOMSphilosophy, said Krein. I think mostdepartments were up to get involvedbecause TOMS is not just promotingtheir products. They are also trying toraise awareness for citizens in under-developed countries that are below thepoverty line lacking the ability to pur-chase shoes, which can affect health,education and even self-esteem.

Shortly after the video was releasedon the Internet it was noticed by the

TOMS company itself, and it wasincluded as part of their annual thankyou video, thanking people and groupsthat made a significant contribution tothe Day Without Shoes.

The video being featured byTOMS was truly the ultimate goal,said Pudlick. This project was a fulllearning opportunity beginning withthe challenges that came with creatingthe vision, orchestrating it, editing it

and publicizing it.But the hard work paid off for

Pudlick, the large crew involved in thevideo and for Mercyhurst University asa whole.

We are the only university in theworld that was pulled out in the TOMSannual thank you video, Pudlick said.

Mercyhurst TOMS club President,

Adrianne LaGruth, was excited to seethe foot dub video featured on thethank you video.

I am ecstatic and overjoyed aboutour video reaching all the way to head-quarters, said LaGruth. It meansa lot to put Mercyhurst Universitys

TOMS Club on their map and radar.This success is such a big win for me

and for the club.The TOMS One Day Without

Shoes happens every year, and theresno doubt that TOMS Club membersare already thinking of ways to top thisyears video.

Students interested in joining TOMSclub can contact Adrianne LaGruth atalagru01@lakers.mercyhurst.edu.

By Brady GreenawaltStaff writer

Students get ready for Spring Fest

With the year coming to an end,everyone deserves a fun night of activ-ities and free music. SAC and MSG arehosting the annual Spring Fest.

In the past, Spring Fest has been aweekend of festivities, but this yearthey have decided to organize allevents for Friday, May 3. This plan wasdue to the lack of student attendanceat the Saturday freebies and games.

Seniors Adam Borgman and Jenna

Dascanio believe the new pre-concertevents will be a good flow into thenight of music and a way to incorpo-rate the whole campus community.

Friday pre-concert activities beginat 3 p.m. with a photo booth, airbrushtattoos, spin art shutter shades, carica-ture artists, shirt cutting and freebies.

The free street food will start at 4

p.m. In addition, DJ-Henry GQ will be

providing the entertainment during theoutdoor fun.

Also, if you missed your chanceat getting a neon hat, you will haveanother opportunity to gain thispopular freebie. SAC and MSG willbe handing out free hats prior to theconcert, and to receive one you simplyhave to attend Fridays 3 to 7 p.m.events, being held in Garvey Park.

This years performers are The WhitePanda and Super Mash Bros. They areunique because they offer music mash-ups of the top 40 hits on the radio. SAC

and MSG decided to pick this type ofelectro dance music to compete withthe downtown bars and clubs.

If you cant beat them, join them,Borgman said.

This will be a non-conventionalconcert that will provide students witha similar experience of the downtownErie nightlife.

Although you might be expecting

the atmosphere to mimic The CellBlock, SAC and MSG have invested alarge portion of money into produc-tion. This is based on previous studentsurvey results of what students want.

Therefore, the production will includeprojections and effect lighting to con-tribute to the music vibe.

This will be a super fun event, thatmost students dont remember is puton by students, who want everyone tohave fun, Dascanio said.

SAC and MSG encourage everyoneto attend the pre-concert events and

concert because they have workedhard to put together the festivitiesand truly want to provide everyone anexciting Spring Fest.

Honestly, I dont want people tomiss out and regret it, Borgman said.

For more questions about theupcoming Spring Fest contact SAC orMSG.

By Kayla KellyFeatures editor

A collage of pictures shows off

what TOMS is all about.

Taylor Rollins photo

TOMS paints a mural with a variety of colors to show off what it is all about.

Taylor Rollins photo

The White Panda is one of two acts who will perform at SpringFest.

www. twitter.com/thewhitepanda photo

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Alums provide career insights

Every year, Mercyhurst alumscome back to the school to talk tocurrent students about their jobs,real-world experience, and how theyare doing in general. Students in theHospitality Management program

were among those who listened toreturning alums.

Two guest lecturers, who are alsoalums of the hospitality manage-ment program at Mercyhurst, spokein front of hospitality managementProfessor Dave Scypinskis Conven-tion and Tradeshow Managementcourse.

The two guest speakers wereCleveland Convention Center SeniorDirector of Sales Tony Prusak and

Walt Disney World Swan and Dol-phin Resort Director of Sales andMarketing Eric Opron.

Prusak spoke to the students inthe classroom on Tuesday, March12. Prusak was joined by a panel ofother industry professionals. Amongthese industry professionals wereKey Bank Meeting Planner StacyStarnes, who is also a Mercyhurstalum, the meeting planner for Sher-

win Willi ams and an executive di rec-tor for a large medical association.

While Prusak was physically inthe classroom speaking with the stu-dents, the panel of other industry

professionals was speaking to theclass through video live from Cleve-land. Prusak and the panel spokeabout topics such as site selection,event destinations and fulfilling con-tractual obligations.

Opron spoke to the hospitalitymanagement students on Tuesday,

April 16. Opron talked to them

about strategies for convention setupand attracting customers to a resortproperty.

He also talked about how hotelemployees can supply the needs of

various groups of people. Thesegroups of people include business-men, organizations and tourists whocome to stay at the hotel.

Hospitality Management AssistantProfessor Daryl Georger suggestedthe alums should come back andspeak to current students in the hos-pitality management program.

I think it is great to have alumniback in the classroom, said Georger.Not only that, but it is a greatrecruiting opportunity for students.

Scypinski thinks the two sessions

went very well because of the exper-tise of real-life alumni teaching whatthey learned in the classroom andapplying it to what they do now.

Alumni have really bonded withthe institution, said Scypinski. Thisis great for current students becauseit shows them real-life experienceand provides possible recruitingefforts, job placements and intern-ship placements for them.

If you would like to know moreabout the hospitality managementprogram, please contact Daryl

Georger at dgeorger@mercyhurst.edu or 814-824-2340. You can alsocontact Dave Scypinski at dscyp-inski@mercyhurst.edu or dave.scyp-inski@conferencedirect.com.

By Daniel TarrStaff writer

I think it is great to

have alumni back in

the classroom.

Daryl Georger

As spring arises flowers bloomand trees blossom. Mercyhurstcampus houses Bradford pear treesthat are beginning to have a bad rep-utation. This particular tree gives offan unwelcoming stench of rottingflesh that has several students walk-ing around in disgust.

The sc ientific name for thi s tree isPyrus calleryana. The tree was first

brought to America from China in1908. Today, it is seen in urban set-tings all over North America.

This particula r tree is known forits gorgeous white flowers that comeout in the spring. Many refer to thistree as easy on the eyes, not thenose.

In small doses many do not recog-nize the unusual scent, but in great

numbers, the smell is unbearable.The smell comes from th e flower ofthe tree that blossoms in early springand dies in the fall time.

Thankfu lly, the Mercyhurs t com-munity only is introduced to thisstinky species for a short period oftime before returning home for thesummer break.

By Daniel TarrStaff writer

Bradford pear treesgive off troubling smell

The trees have students chal-lenging each other to take a

whiff.

Zach Dorsch photo

These are the flowers that give

off the troubling scent.

Zach Dorsch photo

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Online

View upcoming performances:

www.pac.mercyhurst.eduwww.merciad.mercyhurst.

edu/arts_entertainment

Full list of events can be

found on the PAC website

ocalL ventsEThursday, May 2:

12 p.m.

National Day of Prayer

Erie City Council

Chambers

5 p.m.

Come Fly With MeArt Fundraiser

Erie Art Museum

Friday, May 3:

4:30 p.m.

La Fille Mal Garde

Special Preview

Performing Arts Center

Saturday, May 4:

8 p.m.

Hot Chelle Rae

McComb Fieldhouse -

Edinboro University

Sunday, May 5:

2 p.m.

Erie Explosion

Playoff Game

Erie Insurance Arena

Wednesday, May 8:

5 p.m.

Communications

Trade Show

Student Union

On Thursday, May 2, the FashionMerchandising Department will beunveiling their annual fashion show,

with a theme that is set to upcycle thecrowds: re-purposed garments andtrashion, which uses everyday wasteand turns it into wearable garments.

The purpose of upcycling is to turngently worn clothing into trendy pieces.Some of the garments include skirtsmade into scarves and button-downshirts turned into skirts. The studentsof the Fashion Promotion course atMercyhurst have also designed runwaylooks made with materials such asnewspapers and magazines.

Junior Fashion Merchandisingmajor Emily Isbell thinks that the ideaof g oing green is very fitting for thetimes. Its something that everyone isinto, regardless of their major or whatthey do. Recycling and going greenhave recently become important issues

and we wanted to use that, Isbell said.The show, put together by fashion

merchandising students and organizedby fashion students, is a dramatic turnfrom the themes used in previousyears, which were more geared towardsthe upscale, haute looks. The trash-ion theme, however, is a creative and

very refreshing twist to the event.Proceeds from the show will be

donated to the Caring Closet, an Erie-based charity that provides clothingfor needy families.

There will also be a raffle at the show,which students can partake in by pur-chasing tickets or donating garmentsfor the organization. Prizes include giftcards to the Mercyhurst bookstore,

Teresas Deli, Corner Stone Bar andGrill, Little Caesars, Dairy Queen andNail Creations as well as jewelry piecesby Courtney Simmelkjaer.

Tickets will be sold on Wednesday,May 1, at the Carolyn Hermann Stu-dent Union from 5 to 7 p.m. and onthe day of the show. Prices are $3 foradults and $1 for students. Refresh-ments, repurposed garments, trans-formed t-shirts and local vendors

products will be available for purchaseafter the show.

By Juan MendezStaff Writer

Fashion merchandising department

prepares to display re-fashion

This week we will dive into the surfrock duo Best Coast in a continuingmission to create a soundtrack forthe summer.

Best Coast formed in 2009 afterBethany Cosentino and Bobb Brunokept meeting each other at variousshows in Los Angeles.

The bands two fu ll-length albumsreally show off Cosentinos writingstyle. Her style focuses heavily onfeelings of yearning and alienationfrom the world. These lyrics fit per-fectly within the bands balmy, surf-

rock sound.Though some of the songs seem

very similar and listening to a com-plete album by them may seem dulland unsatisfying to some, Best Coast

still has many great songs that will gogreat in your playlist.

Did you ever have a feeling that

the love of your life is dating thewrong person? Well, Boyfri end isthe song for you. T his relatively shorttrack gets the message of I wishhe was my Boyfriend across pretty

well as Cosentino s voice swel ls overfuzzed out guitar tones.

The Only Place is much moreupbeat and great for a road trip toyour favorite place or hangout. Thissong discusses living in your favoriteplace because it has everything you

would ever need to be happy.The last track, Angsty, is one of

my all time favorites; gone is the balmysound Best Coast does so well. Do not

worry, though, because it is replacedwith heavily reverberated guitar partsthat feel radioactive as they decay away.

This song almost feels like a song fromHearts discography.

Surf rock is getting more populareach summer and this summer wont

be any different. So before you leavefor that big trip to the beach, grabsome of their music, and make what-ever sand you land on the Best Coast.

By Zach DorschPhotography editor

Best Coast playswith popular sounds

Best Coast uses a blend of music techniques to create an upcom-

ing popular genre of Surf Rock.

www.windishagency.com

Students of the Fashion Merchandising Department will be pre-

senting their annual fashion show.

Sami Rapp photo

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Kathleen ReveilleJunior Recital

Sunday, May 5

5 p.m.

Walker Recital Hall

Featured composers include:

Handel, Mozart, Donaudy,

Brahms, Saint-Saens and Verdi

pac.mercyhurst.edu photo

Mary DAngeloPerforming Arts Center

Saturday, May 11, 2013at 12 p.m.

Approx. Runtime:4 1/2 hourspac.mercyhurst.edu photo

Met HD Live:

Giulio Cesareby Handel

Interior Designers play a dramaticrole in the life of not only roomdecorating but the entire design ofa building, from picking out fab-rics, chairs, curtains, rugs, accesso-

ries and other major design aspects.Major aspects reflect the purpose ofthe building in which they are beingdesigned.

The Interior Design show opens onWednesday, May 1, and features thethesis works of g raduating seniors.

The exhibit highlights the finalprojects under the study of Kathy

Weidenboerner, the interior designdepartment chair.

The theme for the exhibit is Salva-tion by Imagination, which is takenfrom a quote by Frank Lloyd Wright:

An Idea is Salvation by Imagination.With this theme in mind, the imagi-

native minds worked all year to designand present their concepts for theinstallment.

These projects are the culmi-nation of a year-long research anddesign effort of the students, said

Weidenboerner. It appeared thatthis year the projects were inspired bya social problem of our times.

Senior Aimee Plante used studies ofthe overuse of pain medication in theUnited States to express her abilities

in her thesis work to create an interior

design for a therapy establishment.For my project, I decided to

design a physical therapy facilitythat incorporates elements from thenatural environment to aid in painmanagement through the therapyprocess, Plante said.

The exhibit expresses design so lu-tions that benefit a community in

different ways, thus creating qualityand visually interesting aspects ofinterior design.

Other projects include full designsfor buildings that are useful for peopleof all ages such as: rec centers, win-eries, nightclubs, fire stations, greenhouses and other various designs.

I think we all hoped to expressthrough our senior projects howinterior design, when done properly,benefits people in positive ways,Plante said.

The senior Interior Design Show

is in being held in the Cummings ArtGallery beginning on Wednesday, May1, and extends until Tuesday, May 21.

The opening reception is on Thurs-day, May 2, from 7-9 p.m.

The Cummings Art Gallery isopen Monday through Friday from9 a.m. 4 p.m., and Saturday andSunday from 2-5 p.m.

For more information, contactKathy Weidenboerner at (814)-824-2368, or the Cummings Art Galleryat (814)-824-2092.

By Garrett ErwinStaff Writer

Interior design

students presentthesis designsFor the first time, the Mercyhurst

Dance Department and the MercyhurstSymphony Orchestra join collaborativeforces to present the comedic ballet LaFille Mal Garde, May 3-5, at the MaryDAngelo Performing Arts Center.

The performances will run 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, through 2p.m. Sunday, May 5. A special previewconcert will be held Friday, May 3, at4:30 p.m., with balcony seating only.

Premiered in 1879, La Fille MalGarde returns to Erie following a19-year hiatus.

Featuring choreography by esteemedchoreographer Bruce Marks, the balletis one of the highlights of MercyhurstsFreedom Season.

Translated in English to mean ThePoorly Guarded Girl, the story ofthis ballet revolves around a lovesick

young lady, Lise, who is challenged byan arranged marriage to the rich butdimwitted, Alain. Lises mother, the

Widow, tries her hardest to invoke thisplan.

This three-act comedic ballet offerslaughs for families of all sorts whilemaintaining its dedication to the free-dom of choice.

Funding by ArtsErie supports thisquality production staged by Saman-tha Dunster of the Hartt School inConnecticut. R. Scott Tomlison willconduct the Mercyhurst Symphony

Orchestra.This quality production, staged by

Samantha Dunster of the Hartt Schoolin Connecticut, is funded and sup-ported by ArtsErie. Dunster took upresidence during February and Marchto work with the Mercyhurst Dancers.R. Scott Tomlison will conduct theMercyhurst Symphony Orchestra inaccompanying the ballet.

Cuban-trained and internationallyacclaimed guest artist Eddie Tovar willperform the leading male role, Colas.Returning to Mercyhurst, courtesyof the Louisville Ballet, is alum JustinMichael Hogan (09) to perform therole of Alain. Ashley Cook and EmilyMcAveney will share the leading roleof Lise, while the role of the WidowSimone, usually played by a man, is asuperb vehicle for the talents of Wil-liam McNeil.

All of us have been laughing hys-terically at Wills antics, said TaunaHunter, dance department chairwomanand artistic director. This is simply

one of the funniest ballets ever created,and the entire cast is having a ball withit. Im sure the audience will laugh rightalong with us.

The Mercyhurst Dance faculty isworking diligently with a cast of 50dancers for this performance, which

will feature new costumes and sets

courtesy of Orlando Ballet.Following the Saturday and Sundaymatinee performances, The Mercy-hurst Dancers will host a Talk Back,

where audience members will have anopportunity to discuss and ask ques-tions about the production.

Ticket prices are $15.50 for adults,$12.50 for seniors and students, $7.50for Presidents Cardholders, $5 foryouth 12 and under and $3.50 for Mer-cyhurst students who present their ID.

Tickets for the preview concert are $5.All tickets are available by calling the

box office at 814-824-3000 or by visit-ing miac.mercyhurst.edu.

By Kayleigh FergusonStaff Writer

La Fille Mal Garde

expected to impress

Thursday, May 9, 2013

at 8 p.m.

Walker Recital Hall

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OperaScenes

Program

La Fille Mal Garde is opening this weekend in the Mary DAngelo

Performing Arts Center.

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More articles online about

Americas response to the

Boston Bombing.

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Yosts article: a flawed argument

Last weeks opinion article writ-ten by Zach Yost about the Boston

Bombings sounds like propaganda

straight out of the Democratic Peo-ples Republic of Korea.

Mr. Yost claimed that the govern-

ment, media, and public responses tothe Boston Bombings were by far

the most embarrassing and ridiculousspectacles [he] has ever seen.

Yes, the government made someoutrageous statements that I cannotspeak for, but the false reports putout by the media and public can bedefended.

The public wants news as quickly aspossible in situations like the Boston

Bombing and the media did their best

to deliver.

The ignorant Americans that Mr.Yost says were mistaking Chechnya forthe Czech Republic are the result ofa flawed educational system that was

mention in his previous article.Mr. Yost stated in the April 17

issue of the Merciad that he does not

believe in public education and thinksit is foolish, stupid, and outright crim-inal.

Mr. Yost, the reason people weremistaking Chechnya for the CzechRepublic is because of people like youthat do not support the educationalsystem.

With a lack of support and funds,the educational system cannot hireenough teachers which results in adecrease of learned information, likethe difference between Chechnya andthe Czech Republic.

Mr. Yost also made statementsabout the bombers and their ability toput the entire city of Boston on lock-

down and calls it simply unthink-able.

He must not remember the 19men that shut down every single air-port in the United States on Septem-ber 11, 2001.

If those 19 men were able to shut

down an area spanning 3.8 million mi2(200,000mi2 per terrorist), then two

men shutting down an area spanning89.4 mi2 (44.7mi2 per terrorist) should

be a relatively easy feat.The thing that disturbed me the

most about the article was when Mr.Yost asked, How many millions ofdollars did this cost?

It disturbs me that this is somethinghe was worried about.

Mr. Yost essentially said the loss ofeconomic activity by shutting downBoston because of a terrorist attack

was what the public should be con-cerned about.

Apparently bringing in more police

officers, FBI agents and gas guzzlingtrucks to catch the two men respon-sible for the murder of 3 people,

wounding over 100 others and strikingfear into the American public is a badthing.

Finally, I would like to point outhow Mr. Yost claimed that the UnitedStates is not the greatest nation onEarth, but is certainly in the runningfor being named the most ignorant andstupid.

Im sure I speak for a lot ofpeople, in a much nicer and less

vulgar way, when I say, Yourewrong, Mr. Yost.

Yes, we do have some flaws in our

society, but remember, do not blamethe entire bushel for the rotten apple.

By Joseph DeFeoContributing writer

Yostsresponse

I am very happy that there has beena response to my article from last week.

Any dialogue at all is an improve-ment over silence when it comes to

such important issues.I can assure everyone that I standby what I said, and that everything wassaid in a spirit of fostering honest dia-logue and making people think on thematter.

By Zach YostStaff writer

Student stands up for America

Writing in regards to last weeksopinion article, Americas behaviorembarrasses, I am hurt, offended andappalled at such an opinion.

Our country and the people in it didtheir jobs to the fullest for the first time

in history. People have been attacking

our country far too frequently in thepast few years to think they can still getaway with it.

The citizens are tired of watch-ing their loved ones get killed for noreason at all. The response the gov-ernment, media and other citizens hadtowards the Boston Bombing is admi-

rable.Terrorists will not be getting off

easy in this country anymore. The gov-ernment proved that this was the final

straw.

Instead of being embarrassed bythe over-the-top reaction to the trag-edy, those who feel this way should beembarrassed by their lack of compas-sion for others.

Whether three individuals died orthree-fourths of the country, we asa nation have the power, technologyand union to fight and work in a state

of urgency when it is needed, andthat is exactly what went on last week.

People took a stand and showed theycared.

As a citizen I am tired of not feel-ing safe because of shootings andbombings coming from our own cit-izens.

It could be worse, as in several othercountries, but that does not mean oneshould be desensitized to the horrorsof the world.

Instead, we need to fight together

and do whatever we can to help healthe wounded and put a stop to these

travesties.That is what America did last week,

and that is what America should rep-resent.

Our ancestors fled their homes to

come and live the American dream, amelting pot and a safe haven for those

with individual beliefs who wanted tobe free.

They all came here to work togetherand make this country and our forefa-

thers would be heartbroken to see thiscountry blow itself up because of afew angsty people and a country thatis self-centered and inconsiderate oftheir suffering neighbors.

Last week, despite the bombing, Iwas proud to be an American.

Patriotism has been scarce for thelast few years, and the peoples pulllast week brought it right back tothe hearts of every loving citizen outthere.

By Brianna CarleContributing writer

We do have some

flaws in our society,

but. . . do not blame

the entire bushel for

the rotten apple.

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With the academic yearcoming to an end, students willfind plenty of reasons to put off

studying for finals. This procras-

tination is aided by Spring Fest

weekend quickly approaching.

Although the Center forAcademic Engagement (CAE) is

only in its first year of habitation,

complaints have popped up fromstudents and professors alike, espe-cially as temperatures rise. It seemsthat the second floor and only the

second has the odor of dirty socks.The CAE is an academic building,not a locker room, right?

Students have noticed pricesand additional charges poppingup at The Laker. Sauce prices are

75 cents and Cantina de Lakerchips cost extra with certain spe-cials, causing quite a few studentsto be upset pretty chipped off,even.

With many prices alreadypushing the limit of unreason-able, how much can Parkhurstreally squeeze out of thestudents?

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Career Development Center disappoints

To compliment a quality education,I would expect a solid source of guid-ance when preparing for the future.

As seniors, we are anxiously plan-ning for our futures and hope to comeout with great job prospects and skills.

While the Career DevelopmentCenter (CDC) has helped people, there

are many instances where students find

themselves worse off than when theyfirst sought out help.

Problems students have complainedabout include poorly done resumes, lackof organization and misinformation.

Resumes are not well done.We have both used the resume tem-

plates provided outside of the CareerDevelopment offices.

When Vaccaro heard back fromone of the academic counselors, shereceived a sloppy, bulleted list format

with very little detail included.Cagles experience was slightly dif-

ferent. She used the resume formatprovided by the CDC for classesand had professors review them.

The response was always the same:the resume was not in an acceptableformat.

The problems dont end herethough, and we arent alone.

Sophomore Zainab Javed consid-ered transferring simply because of thesupport she was not receiving.

I considered transferring because Iwas using resources from other univer-sities for my career search, she said.Most universities assist students inplacements at Capitol Hill we donthave a program.

If it wasnt for a professors guid-ance, she would still be lost.

Junior Emma Capps didnt receivehelp when finding an internship, stat-

ing that they constantly forgot to getpaperwork and then would force herto go find it.

Capps roommate and junior Chel-sea Zakostelecky had similar problems.

Those in Career Development leftout crucial information about herinternship, including that she had topay to do the internship. Additionally,much of her internship paperwork was

forgotten by the office.

Zakostelecky found that there weremore excuses than answers when itcame to asking for help.

Many students end up expressingthe same sentiment, Career Develop-ment doesnt care if you are not intelor hospitality.

Friends, acquaintances and both ofus have found that we have been betteroff helping ourselves than receivinghelp from the CDC.

We all used to seek career assistance,but now we rely on our own hard

work, professors and our family toacheive our goals.

Hopefully the department can cleanup their act so future Mercyhurst gradu-ates are able to receive quality assistance.

By Alicia Cagle &Danielle VaccaroEditor-in-Chief & Staff writer

Student expresses views on politics, religion

When I was about 14, my father gaveme the first rule of polite conversation:Son, never ask anyone about their reli-gion or their politics. When I pesteredhim as to why, he told me, You justdont do it.

I believe that the phrase Dont ask

about politics and religion is a euphe-mism for do not speak of what a manbelieves because politics and religionare the ways someone expresses hisbeliefs. It is a rule for avoiding conflictin conversation, and I have found it tobe about as pointless as mud flaps ona rowboat. Ive actually found quite theopposite to be true.

Some of the best conversations Ivehad have been about personal beliefs,and theyve often been with people whodisagree with me. I was told not to speakof these things in polite society; I have

found that I should because then I willfind who is not polite at all. It is throughdiscussing my Catholicism or my con-servatism that I have found people who,

while claiming to see the virtue in allthings, choose only to see the vices ofeveryones view but their own.

For this disease, I have one diagnosis:lack of sunlight. It is natural for individ-uals to have differing views of the Bible,and of the Constitution; just as it is natu-ral to have differing views of The GreatGatsby and the New York Times.

What is unnatural and ineffective isto discuss the latter pair of texts vehe-mently, while ignoring the former pair

with all of our strength. It seems thatwe have become so worried about notinsulting another mans opinion that wehave forgotten to nurture our own opin-ions. The best way to nurture viewpoints,as with plant life, is to shed some lighton them.

Beliefs are like seeds. They start smalland require care to grow. Sometimes,they are misplaced, like a rose in sand,and wither. That doesnt mean the ideais automatically faulty, but maybe that itsfoundation is poor. Thats why it must beexposed to light and open air.

More than anything, the biggest crimeof an educated and polite society is notto merely misunderstand ideas, but tomisunderstand why others believe inthem. To not merely misunderstand the

plant, but to even misunderstand the soilin which its planted.

It is bad sense to say a subject isoff-limits to prevent inadvertently sayingsomeones idea is laughable. If it is laugh-able, it should be called so. Maybe peopleshould laugh, and the believer shouldlaugh loudest of all. It is no shame to callsomething laughable. A man can onlylaugh at something which seems secureand harmless to him, not something

which is dangerous.

A man can easily laugh at a skyscraperbecause it is firmly set in stone; he cannotlaugh at the Sword of Damocles becauseit dangles by a thread. The believershould laugh loudest because he is themost secure of all; if he cannot laugh, heshould run before he finds himself hurt.If a man cannot laugh at something, itis because he is afraid of it, and a manshould never place something he fears inhis personal creed.

Fear implies a lack of faith, and a manshould be faithful to his beliefs. Theyshould be as close and as vital to himas his own heart, and just as deadly toremove.

Beliefs are vital to a man, and heshould be proud of them. He shouldnthide them, but willingly speak them

when asked. The phrase no commentis a politicians answer because it saysnothing. They dont give straight answersbecause they dont wish to alienate

voters.Weve chosen to never discuss our

personal beliefs because we dont wish toalienate anyone as well. Its like were allrunning for political office and trying toget everyone to vote for us. Its a waste.

You learn about a man when he actuallyanswers a question, and even if you dont

agree with him, you can respect his hon-esty.Whether a man shouts his support of

gay marriage in front of the WestboroBaptist Church, or shouts his dissent ofabortion in the middle of Planned Par-enthood convention, he states his beliefsand goes to the grave an honest man.

Despise what he says, but neverdespise him. Voltaire once said, I maynot agree with what you say, but I willdefend to the death your right to say it,and I agree with him. There are manyopinions and beliefs, each one carrying

varying degrees of validity.They should all be heard, but they

never will be if manners and politenessdecree that we cant speak of politicsand religion.

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Van der Veer named to All-PSAC team

Finishing up a college career is abittersweet moment for any collegiateathlete, but senior Jorn van der Veer isending his career with a proud momentto say the least.

Van der Veer was named an All-PSAC selection in singles as announcedon Friday April, 26.

The senior from Hoofddorp, Neth-erlands adds this honor to his PSAC

Champion Scholar Award he won lastweek prior to the latest Mercyhurstmatch against Kutztown at the PSACChampionships. Van der Veer has alsomaintained a 4.0 GPA throughout hiscareer as well.

Making the list in singles this yearis a nice way to finish my career. It is

great to see that the hard work andmy results are being recognized by theleague van der Veer said.

Being one of two seniors leaving the

team this year, van der Veer has made a

strong impact on the team throughouthis scholastic career.

The team has struggled ever sinceI got here, because of various reasons.

Although tennis is more individualthan most college sports, it has always

been hard to see the team struggle likethat. But I feel like the team is on the

right track now. This season we did alot better as a team than last year van

der Veer said.Playing at No. 1 singles, van der

Veer went 9-7 in singles competitionduring his 2012-13 season, and a 8-5

record in dual matches.

The biggest moment in my collegecareer would probably be during myfirst year here, being only one w in away

from making it to the national tourna-ment in doubles. Leaving the leagueas the Champion Scholar-Athlete anda three-time All-PSAC selection isdefinitely something that I will always

remember, van der Veer said.Van der Veer is finishing his career

at Mercyhurst with a 26-27 record insingles and a 36-21 mark in doubles.He also has received All-PSAC selec-

tion in doubles twice, but this was hisfirst postseason honor in singles.

I started playing tennis when Iwas six years old, and competing inmatches has been an important part ofmy life ever since. Ill miss having theopportunity to go out and compete,being able to do what I practiced formy whole life, van der Veer said.

The Lakers are ending their seasonwith a record of 6-11, with their lastgame being at Kutztown University onSaturday, April 20.

By Samantha BanteStaff writer

Womens rowing competes in CarDuPitt Regatta

Mercyhurst University mens andwomens rowing teams had a reward-

ing weekend while competing in theMid-America Collegiate Rowing Asso-ciation (MACRA) Championships in

Ypsilanti, Mich. over the weekend.All in all, the Lakers snagged two

gold, one silver, and two bronzemedals on April 27 and April 28.

Mens rowing earned a gold medalin the morning, a bronze in lightweight8+ competition, and ended the day

with a bronze finish behind Michigan

and Grand Valley State in the light-weight 4+.

Womens rowing received a gold

medal in novice 4+ play, and a silver

medal in the finals, placing behind

Grand Valley State.Prior to the weekends races, the

Lakers competed in the prestigiousCarDuPitt Regatta on April 20 against

crews hailing from University of Pitts-burgh, Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne.

Conditions were intense for theCarDuPitt Regatta, with headwindsnearing 20 mph causing a vigorouscurrent in the direction of the race.

Racing at the CarDuPitt was quitethe experience. Race conditions werea little less than spectacular withstrong headwinds and waves, and itmade for some tough competition,said Erin Burns. It was discombob-

ulating, but we had spent time this

season rowing at Presque Isle with

similar conditions, which in the endwe were all grateful for the experi-ence.

Senior Jordan Herbert learned thatthe team can preserver through any-thing if they could handle the turbu-

lent currents they overcame during theCarDuPitt Regatta.

The wind was very rough, whichcreated a lot of waves in the water. It

was what I imagine rowing in an oceanfeels like. Luckily our team was usedto rougher conditions, said Herbert.Overall, the team learned that we canhandle whatever the elements throw atus, and that we work very well togetherin the lineups our coaches had us inthat weekend.

Womens rowing varsity four boat

came in third behind University of

Pittsburgh and Duquesne. Their novicefour boat grabbed a second-placefinish just behind Duquesne. To end

the competition, the Lakers varistyeight finished second overall with a

time of 8:22.4.

Overall, the race was a learningexperience for us all. It was a reminderto us to keep our heads cool and in theboat, and to work together as a team,said freshman Erin Burns. When

the water gets rough, rowing can getvery hard and sloppy if you dont stayfocused. We learned to deal with the

weather because we cannot change it,and to trust our coxswain to keep uson course.

Coach Adrian Spracklen has keptthe womens rowing team on direction

towards another chance in the NCAA

Championship.The racing conditions in Pitts-

burgh were less than ideal; the waterwas very turbulent and actually sankthe University of Pittsburgh varsityeight boat at the finish line, said

Spracklen. We have been reshufflingthe line-ups in the eight and four boatsto see if we can find the speed needed

to get to our sixth consecutive NCAAChampionship.

The Mercyhurst University mensand womens rowing teams will nextcompete in the Dad Vail Regatta onFriday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11.

By Joe ChiodoSports editor

Senior Jorn van der Veer went 9-7 in singles, and 8-5 in doubles this season.

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Womens golf ends

2012-13 season in style

The Mercyhurst Womens GolfTeam finished its 2013 spring season

with a third place finish at the Gannon

Invitational.The Lakers shot a combined 681

for the 36 holes. Junior Caitlin Kemp-ton tied for sixth. Kempton scored a

169 (83-86) in the two rounds. Soph-omore Gaelin Carrig tied for eighth

with a combined 170. SophomoreAndrea Novoa and freshman MeganFinley tied for tenth with totals of171. Freshman Emily ODonnell shot185.

The Lakers will only lose twoseniors to graduation, Andrea Carne-

val and Breda Knott.

Carrig acknowledges work in theoff-season as being crucial to theirsuccess.

Over the winter we practiced golfevolution twice a week and that reallyhelped everyone improve their shortgame Carrig said. During this time,the freshmen were able to becomecomfortable with college tournamentstyle play.

Additionally, the team went througha coaching change from the fall season

to the spring season.The changing of coaches gave

us a little lift in spirit, said Carrig.Coach Coleman worked with us onour swing and short game techniques

while incorporating mental games andcourse management skills.

Carrig expects next years team to bevery successful as well.

Our team is looking very prom-ising for the fall, said Carrig. Onlygraduating two seniors, we have a lotof talent coming back and the additionof freshman can help us grow.

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Junior Caitlin Kempton drives one down the fairway.

Dave Leisering photo

Womens water polo

headed to CWPAChampionship

On Saturday, April 20, junior CailinJope and senior Lisett Calderon ofMercyhurst University womens waterpolo were named to the Collegiate

Water Polo Association (CWPA) Divi-

sion II Easter All-Tournament Team.Its always nice to be named to a

tournament team. It lets you knowyour hard work paid off, Jope said.

During the CWPA Division II East-

ern All-Tournaments two games, Cal-deron notched three steals, three goalsand two assists. Additionally, Jope wenton to score three goals.

At an impressive 14-14 on theseason, the Lakers are headed to Mich-igan this weekend for the CWPA East-ern Championship where they will faceBucknell University.

We try to focus on being a closeteam, and part of that involves drink-ing chocolate milk, said Jope. Goinginto this weekend we just want to playour hardest and finish successfull y.

By Joe ChiodoSports editor

Senior Lisett Calderon recorded three steals, three goals, and two

assists in CWPA Division II Eastern All-Tournament play on Satur-

day, April 20.

Brian Vail photo

The changing of

coaches gave us

a little lift in spirit.

Coach Coleman

worked with us on

our swing and short

game techniques

while incorporating

mental games and

course management

skills.

Gaelin Carrig