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Vol 73 No. 19 Mercyhurst College • 501 E 38th St. • Erie, Pa. 16546M

F a s h i o n e u e n t O f t h e S e a s o n S p r i n g F e s t t h i s w e e kBy Leslie EchanMerciad writer

The Fashion Promotionsclass held a fashion 4show Friday in theTaylor Little Theatre.The show, presented |every three years by thefashion merchandisingstudents, was once againa success.

Th e event was £,commentated by Angie

. Dickson of WICUchannel 12 news and

Mercyhurst footbal 1coach, Joseph Kimball.The show featured avariety or styles andfashions from local .sponsors.

Fashion showcoordinator Ashlee

• Tecza said, " We held JSjrehearsals one to twotimes a week for the pastfour weeks. Somestudent models werechosen through a sign upand some were re-,cruited."

Music and lightingset the mood for a nigh tof fashion. Ed

Kosceinik, owner of

Gerrit Shuffstall/MerciadphotographerTracy Bott and Justin Siemon strike a pose at "Beneaththe City Lights," a fashion show sponsored by theFashion Promotions class last Friday.

Colossal Lights, used r ™ ? Vlighting effects and sm oke for some scenes. The models used their own dance movesand skits to add character to the already entertaining show.

Commentator A ngie Dickson cal led the show ," the fashion event of the season."That it was, model for the show and senior Justin Gibson sa id," It was really nice to seethe turnout of support with faculty, students and other members of the community."

MSG class representatives electeddisappointing'voting totalsBy Zack VenableMerciad writer

This past Thursday and Friday marked thefinal elections of the 1999-2000 schoolyear at Mercyhurst Underclassmen were

asked to vote for candidates whom theyconsidered to be the best suited to repre-sent the student body.

The sophomore class representative-elects are Kristen Brown, Joe Fallon, FranHollemback, Kern Ruschack, MichelleSchaefer and Hizabeth Wilson. The juniorrepresentatives are Matt B erdysz, AnnieDeMeo, Jeff Jones, Carlton M organ, TimPoherence, L aurie Sienkiewicz, MeganVerbanick and Jennifer Yope. The seniorrepresentative-elects are Amy Ludwig andPerry Wood and the two comm uterrepresentatives are Joe Crotty and Josh

Johnson. Six senior representative p o si -tions were not filled, but will be voted onin the fall elections.

Billy Byrnes, the elected vice presidentof MSG, was disappointed with the votingresults. "I was somewhat displeased with

the turnout. It wasn't what I was lookingfor." According to Byrnes, only 213students voted. These numbers are verylow, given the total number of studentswho attend Mercyhurst y

One factor in the poor turnout is thelack of advertisement due to the shortenedweek. Many students did not come backfrom Easter break until late Monday orearly Tuesday and may not have beenaware of the elections . Only a few flyersand advertisements were posted aroundcampus announcing who w as running.

By Carrie TappeEditor in Chief

If students want bands, then bands theywill have. Spring Fest 2000 — Battle ofthe Ban ds, will be held Saturday, May 6from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Baldwin HallParking Lo t The event will feature sevenlocal bands including Organic V00D00Machine, Urban Idiot, Gloss, 20 Palms, 5to 1 Missing Link and Alexander's Way,as they battle it out for the crowd favorite.

Each band will be given 20 minutes toperform. The winners will be judged bythe crowd's reaction and cheering for the

band. The event will be hosted by D ebbieOsry. The festivities will be moved to theMAC if there is inclement weather. * 'i

In addition to Battle of the Bands, SACwill be sponsoring a number of eventsincluding a bar-b-que with hotdogs,hamburgers, veggie burgers, snacks andbeverages near the townhouses and southBriggs quads.

The following activities will be1 to 7 p.m. on south and east BrAvenue around the townhouses• Spin Art — make your own Fthis timeless classic,• Sand Art — choose from a vacontainers to fill with the sand cdesign of your choice.• A irbrush Temporary Tattoos —you want the real thing? Get a tone to satisfy you r curiosity.• Fun Photos — get pictures wifriends on buttons, key chains ato remind you of this incredible• Wax Hands — make a wax rep

your hand in any position for a uconversation piece.• Caricatures — get a drawing oor with your friends for rememball the good times yo u' ve had th• SAC will also sponsor basketbvolleyball tournaments and NAComedian of the Year Buzz Sutthe Taylor Little Theater at 8 p.m

Schedule changes slated for By Carrie TappeEditor in Chief *

Many students have raised concerns in thepast regarding the scheduling of classesand finals. A vast majority of students feelit is unreasonable to have classes on aMonday with finals Tuesday and Wednes-day I

As a result of the debate over this issueat the recent MSG student forum, theadministration has worked out a schedulewhere students will no longer have classthe day before a final.

According to Dr Joseph Gower,academic dean, beginning in the fall, allclasses will end on a Thursday or Friday.

Students will have the weekend studying. Finals will be schedulethree days instead of two, beginnMonday.

To compensate for the changeschedule, Monday, Wednesday aclasses will now be one hour andfive minutes instead of the currehour and fi fteen minutes. TuesdThursday classes will shift fromand fifty minutes to two hours. Tmake up for time lost by eliminaextra classes surrounding the webefore finals.

'These changes should accomstudents better than the current sGower said.

Students win interior design awaTwo Mercyhurst College interior designstudents took high honors i n the A mericanSociety of Interior Designers WestPennsylvania Design Competition.

Senior interior design student JenniferRoss received the First Place Chester LeMaistre Student of Distinction Award.Junior interior design student BetsyRim linger brought home the third placeChester Le Maistre Award.

Ten Mercyhurst College studentsentered the com petition, which includedsix other schools and nearly 40 entries.Other schools competing for top honorswere La Roche College, W est VirginiaUniversity, Indiana University of Pennsyl-vania, Fairmont State College, the Art

Institute of Pittsburgh and Seton Weidenboerner said the honor

especially significant since Mercinterior design program is much

than those at competing colleges,schools all have large programs,meaningful for us to win as we hsmallest number of students and she said, i-

A design project by Ross willthe seven on display in CummingMay 8 through May 19 as part ofInterior Design Senior ExhibitionCummings Gallery is open Tuesdthrough Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m., andday 7 to 9 p.m. It is free and open

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Richard Ragan helps student Kristin SmithBy Jen HarwellNews editor

May 21 will be the last time thatRichard Ragan, director ofcommunications, will participatein commencement exercises at

Mercy hurst College . After 40years in the communicationsfield, Ragan announced thatfollowing his 18 years atMercyhurst, he is ready to retire

In 1982 Ragan, who wasemployed at WQLN, was asked

by Mercyhurst College to serveon a search comm ittee to Andthe right person to head u p thecommunications departmentWhen other candidates for theposition did not work out forone reason or another, Raganwas offered the position, .*•having all the right qualifica-tions.

"I wasn't even looking for adifferent job, nor was I lookingfor a college position, butsomehow everything justseemed right," Ragan saidabout accepting the position.

Ragan grew up in theSeattle/Tacoma, Wash, area,

and went on to W ashingtonState University. He received abachelor of arts in televisionand radio, and a bachelor ofscience in psychology. AfterWashington State University,Ragan went on to earn amaster* s deg ree in communica-

Sixth annual lecturein memory of "Lou";TullioTo commemorate the 10th ^anniversary of the death of ErieMayor Louis J. Tullio,Mercyhurst College and ^Leadership Erie will hold thesixth annual Louis J. TullioMemorial Lecture Wednesday,May 3 , at 7:30 p.m. in theTaylor Little Theatre,

The Tullio Graduate SeminarRoom on the fourth floor of theHammermill Library will bededicated and a 22-inch bronzesculpture of the late mayor bycelebrated artist H. RichardDuhme Jr. w ill be unveiled.

"We are deeply grateful toGrace Tullio for her gift of thebust of Mayor Tullio, which willbe the crowning touch of theTullio Graduate Seminar Roomat the college,** said Dr. WilliamP. Garvey, president ofMercyhurst College andlongtime friend of the Tullio

family.* "When Lou w as mayor, he

used to love to take visitors tothe window of his office on thetop floor of city hall and showthem the progress that was K *taking place in Erie. With that inmind, we made sure that the Louis facing the window thatprovides a panoramic view of*,the city he loved and served sowell,*' Garvey exp lained.

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when he gave the eulogy at themayo r's funeral. g. The Tullio Graduate Seminar

Room will be open to the publicstarting May 4 during regularlibrary hours. ..

This year* s speaker is MyronOrfield, nationally recognizedfor his expertise in the area ofmetropolitan planning andpolicy making, who will speakon "Regionalism and :*Metropo litics." Orfield, a fifth-term member of the MinnesotaHouse of Representatives, is thepresident of the MetropolitanArea Research Corporation,Minneapolis, Minn.

He has authored severalstudies on metropolitan areasand his book, "Metropolitics: ARegional Agenda for Commu-nity and Stability,*' was releasedin 1997. A former assistant 'attorney general in M innesota,Orfield earned his law degreefrom the University of ChicagoLaw. In addition to his work in

the legislature and in business,Orfield is an adjunct professor atthe University of Minnesota Law

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tions from Stanford University.Following college;he held

several positions includingconsultant for Instructional TVand Radio for the Oregon StateDepartment of Education, anddirector of the NorthwestPennsylvania TelevisionCouncil.

The communications depart-ment is located in the basementof Baldwin Hall. When Raganwas offered the position, he wasput in charge of restructuring thefloor plans and designing adepartment where a dentalhygenist lab had taken most ofthe area.

The communications depart-

ment has seen huge strits development One olargest was the getting station, WMCE, on thetook a total of five yearthough legal proceedinFCC. }

One of Ragan* 8 moing accomplishments isstudent creation of ile pHurst Rock Cafe.

"I was no longer stathere over their shouldetelling them w hat to do,said. "After teaching thallowing them to see alcan do was a satisfying plishment**

"Spring Fling" Formal planBy Carrie TappeEditor in Chief;

The annual Spring Formal,"Spring Fling," will be held*

Friday, May 5, at Sabella* s ofUnion Station at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale Wednes-day from 3 to 5 p.m. in theunion for $15 and include abuffet dinner and dancing. For *ithose of age, there will be a cash

bar. Softdrinks are provcharge. Each student indance will receive a frefavor.

Transportation will bvided to and from Sabelbeginning at 7 p.m. andmidnight The buses wicontinuously from Duvaments, the ownhousesBriggs Avenue by the wtree. I

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One glass slipper please !Comedy artistENTERTAINMEN

Charon Hribar ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Merciad writer

Th e Erie Ballet Theater, spon-sored by M ercyhurst College andLake Erie Ballet, will present f"Cinderella" this comingweekend at the M ary D' AngeloPerforming Arts Center. Perfor-mances will be held Saturday,May 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,May 7, at 2:30 p.m. The balletwill feature internationallyacclaimed principle dancers,Gina and Jordi Ribera asCinderella and her Prince, along-:

ith Mercyhurst's own E nglish ?jprofessor, D r. Ralph Perrico, as

inderella's father.

In talking with Perrico abouthe show, he appeared to bepart in

he dance department's produc-"Cinderella." He said,

I'm thrilled to think that at mymaking my debut with

ionally known danc ers."

supportfrom the dancers

in scenes with himwould like to thank

giving him the ',

coming to 'Hurst

opportunity to be involved inthis year's production.

Cinderella is a timeless tale ofhope and possibilityJi t repre- | |sents the fulfillment of ourdeepest longings for love andaffirmation. It will be an*evening of enjoyment for oneand all with the spectacularcombination of classical ballet,

magical fairies, and the boister-ously entertaining step sisters.Do n't miss this enchanting eventas the magic ball comes alive onstage. Tickets are now on sale at(he Mary D'Angelo Performing

Arts Center box office.Mercyhurst students are freewith ID. President Card holdersand children under 12 are $5.Non-Mercyhurst students andsenior citizens are $8. Regularadult admission is $10. To orderrickets or for additional informa-tion contact the Mary D'Angelo

Performing Arts Center boxoffice at Ext 3000.

sten at her bestPark," by director

bitingly wittyfollowing the life

Brice, ato live with

second class. It will be screenedin the Mary D'Angelo Perform-ing Arts Center Wednesday,May 10, at8 p.m. Call Ext3000 for more information.Students are free with ID.

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Broccoli Spears, Hot Ham &Swiss, French FriesDinnerStuffed Shells, Honey-glazedPork Roast, Au Gratin PotatoesFrench-fried Okra 1Sauteed Fresh VegetablesChicken Patty

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LunchNew England Clam Chowder,Chili Fritos, Macaroni & Cheese,Baby Whole Carrots, SteamedPeas, Fish Sandwich, Cheesebur-ger, Nachos & CheeseDinnerStuffed Chicked, Garlic-vegetable Pasta, MashedPotatoes & Gravy, SteamedCorn, Steamed Broccoli

SATURDAYLunchChicken Wings, BroccoliFettuccini, Steamed Carrots

NACA's 1998 and 1999Comedy Artist of the Year,Buzz Sutherland, is a manwhose smooth blend of £homespun characters andoutrageous facial expressionskeep audiences rolling withlaughter. Buzz has performedon hundreds of collegecampuses across the country,in addition to H BO's "ComicRelief," MTV's "Half HourComedy H our" and as the hostof Disney/KPLR "Kid'sConnection."

Buzz's style of comedy iscontagious as he plays with theaudience rather than talking to

them. Keep your eyes and earsopen! Buzz Sutherland is onecomedian you must see as wellas hear.

"Keeping the F

Just the Tick

Sutherland will be atMercyhurst, Saturday, May 6,

at 8 p.m. at the Taylor LittleTheatre. Call the Taylor littleTheatre at Ex t 3000 for moredetails.

Educating with artPat Smith, an elementary anteacher for the General McClaneSchool District, spoke to the ArtEducation Club on the subject ofStudent Teaching Wednesday,April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Room221 Zurn Hall. I l £

Smith hasbeen teaching for30 years and was nominated theOutstanding Elementary ArtEducator by the PennsylvaniaArt Education Association in1994 & J ]

She spoke about the impor-tance of advocating the ails ineducation and ways in which tointegrate art into all aspects ofthe elementary curriculum.

Smith emphasized the needjfor career comm itment She alsoexplained how art is a means foreducators to build self-esteem inyoung students. *

"Teaching itself is an art and

it is done most effectively wheneducators teach from the heart,"said Smith. Even after 30 yearsof teaching, She finds a rewar dfor her classroom effortseveryday.. She passed out a listof circumstantial problems withwhich an educator could beconfronted and there wasdiscussion regarding possiblesolutions. The National Visual

Arts Standards were alsodiscussed and students wereencouraged to incorporate theminto their objectives as educators.

$ Her presentation concludedwith an exchange of ideas onways in which art can be ameans to enrich the experienceof students at all elementarylevels in areas such as problemsolving, skills, motor-coordina-tion, and perceptual ability.

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Sirloin Steak, Breaded ShrimpEggplant Parmesan, BakedPotato, Corn CobbettesBurger Bar, Onion Rings

SUNDAYBrunch .Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Links,French Toast SticksSeasoned Potatoes, CheeseRavioli, Grilled Ham & CheeseFrench FriesDinnerBaked Virginia Ham, LasagnaScalloped Potatoes, M arsalaCarrots, Pasta Bar

MONDAYLunchHam & Potato SoupChicken Pot Pie, VegetarianPasta, Spinach, Sliced C arrots withHoney, Jumbo Hot Dogs, Cheese-burger, French Fries *DinnerSliced Roast BeefRiga on i with Italian SausageMashed Potatoes & GravyGreen Beans, Fried Okra IBBQ Pork Patty, French Fries

TUESDAYLunchFarmer's Market Soup, TacosSesame Chicken & Pasta

Brandon Boylan

Spiritually weak? Checko"Keeping theFaith." Groas childhood friends, NortStiller are reunited with thtrio member Jenna Elfmansexy, prompt businesswomFire and feud comes betwerabbi (Stiller) and priest (Nas their love for Elfman inover the short time they habeen with her.

Wonderfully funny andheartwarmingly true, this smakes you think twice aboreligion and the unfortunrap" it gets. The messageillustrates that it is not enojust to have faith in God, bmust also put a little faith ipeople whosurround you.story unfolds, the audienceat the religious, ronic enliment and questions their owspirituality and what is impto them. All three performwere very well done, and thstory was original and stroAlongside Norton, Stiller, aElfman are Anne Bancroft Milos Forman. I gave it aof 10.., "Keeping the Faith"playing at Tinseltown at 12p.m., 3:40 p.m.,7 p.m. and

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OPINIONW hat's Happening ... What a long strange trip it's been

THE GOOD.. .• M ercyhurst was well represented at Sunday's 'WalkAme rica" to benefit the M arch of Dimes at Presque Isle State

Park. Many students raised money to support this cause. Ti • The upco ming weekend is filled with activities including

Battle of the Bands for Spring Fest. There are tons of eventsplanned ...don't m iss out.

• Congratulations to Kelly Brown and Nikki Mangine whowere baptized S unday at the 11 a.m. Mass in Christ the KingChapel.

THE BAD .. .• Flashing lights and sirens attracted much attention Satur-

day as the Erie police swarmed campus to aid a situation o n

Briggs Aven ue. One student was arrested .for disorderly con-duct. Liquor Control Board agents were present on campus butdid not encounter any incidents.

THE UGLYL." • Many buildings are using the newspaper stands as props

for their apartment building's front doors an d the newspapersare blowing in the w ind. In addition to the fact that technicallythe doors aren't allowed to be propped open for security rea-sons, please don't use the new spaper stands on windy days. Itleaves quite a mess. * >'

THE BOLD . .. <• The Erie Police will join forces for the remaining week-

ends with the M ercyhurst Police and Safety Department in aneffort to maintain a safe and respectful atmosphere. Ken Sidun,chief of police and safety, said, T o n . can have fun, just don'tget stupid and destroy things."

THE BEAUTIFUL .. . • r• The cam pus has com e to life once again with the warm

weather and bar-b-ques. Students are out and about studyingand relaxing. Don't forget to clean up after yourselves!

Parking Lots ClosedResidents and commuters need to removetheir cars from the Baldwin Hall parkinglot Friday by llO a.m.to make room for J

Spring Fest activities. ALL cars need to be|removed for the weekend from this lot.

Additional parking is available behindjtheAthletic Center and in'Lot fl 3 beside!1

McAuley Hall.

By Carrie Tappe

Editor in Chief, Class of 2000

Annie Sitter/Merciadpho

The 1999-2000 Merciad Staff. (L to R) Scott Koskoski, Carrie Tappe, Jennifer Harwell, GShuffstall, Dave Hermenau. Not pictured are Brandon Boylan and Jennifer Kelley

A lot can happen in four years. A lot can change in four years.Perhaps what most people can't read about in the Mercyhurst catalogue is what makes our co

experience most valuable. The most influential things about college and the things we will rememost are the little things... the people we met, the mistakes we made, the classes we hated the

arguments over whether or not our professor wore a toupee, the way our cute neighbor walked tclass at 8 a.m., the countless pots of coffee needed for pulling all-nighters, and who kissed whoweekend. ' I

A million people will argue that it is the curriculum that makes the college what it is, but I bediffer. It's the community, the opportunities for extracurricularactivities, learning to live a well-rlife and making and losing new friends that make the college experience what it really is.

We should all be thankful for even having the opportunity to pursue a college degree, let aloncollege such as Mercyhurst It's easy for us all to complain about everything that happens in a dasomeone else put down Mercyhurst, I'd bet there isn't a person on this campus who wouldn't defschool. * J *

Soon we all start to realize that the things we took for granted for the past four years will no lpart of our lives. How anxious we al I are to leave, but how scared to not belong to this school aAnd so comes the time to say goodbye.

In the past four years, I have seen Mercyhurst and The Merciad change and grow. Today is soof a sad day for me. From today on, The Merciad will be only a fond memory of my college exp

From my freshman year until now, I have seen The Merciad grow from a publication with old

dated equipment and a bad reputation to aprofessional production with state-of-the-art technology

innovative people and dedication to the task at hand. But as with all good things, it must come toTo the majority of students, The Merciad was nothing but a weekly paper they read and tossed

those of us who worked diligently on the paper week after week, it was way more than that. Eacwas an accomplishment It was hard work and challenging, but an experience we will never forg

Before I sign off from the paper for good I would like to thank everybody, especially Mary DSharpies, Scott Koskoski, Dave Hermenau, Gerrit Shuffstall and Jen Kelley for toughing it out alland Brandon Boylan and Jen Harwell for stepping up to the plate when we needed you most. I thspeak for most of The Merciad editors when I say that it has been challenging, time consuming angrueling, but I wouldn't trade one minute of it for anything.

I hope everyone in the Class of 2000 can relate those feelings to something that they have-expin college. As we all take a giant leap forward in less than 18 days, the best of luck in everythingbut never forget where you came from and the experiences that have made you who you are toda

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MAIL BAG: Lectureopposes not supports

capital punishmentDear Me rciad,

[>; I attend ed die lecture by Dr. Elizabeth LinehanjR.S.M, andread with interest, the recent article about it inThe Merciad. i*

While most of the article was well-written and informative,one paragraph (the second to last) attributed views to Sister JElizabeth that I believe are directly counter to those she holds* JqBased on my understanding of her comments, Sister Elizabeth isspecifically opposed to "lowering the age at which children mayljbe tried a s adults, establishing more and longer mandatory prisonsentences; speeding up the process between a death sentence andexecution, taking away educational and jo b training programs inprison, and removing recreational opportunities for those incar-cerated." I believe that Sister Elizabeth used these contemporarymovements in criminal justice as examples of instances where i

mercy does not currently season justice.I think the essence of Sister Elizabeth's comments is that

mercy can and should season justice, but in order for that tooccur, w e should move away from an approach to ustice basedon retribution ("retributive justice") and toward a "restorativejustice'

7 modeL The restorative justice model assumes that when acrime is committed, the offender incurs a debt to the individualvictim and to the comm unity. Part of the criminal justice system'sresponse should be to have the offender repay that debt. In order -to m ove in that direction, the criminal justice system should takethe unique characteristics of individual offenders and victims intoaccount in determining how cases should be handled. Doing so isa necessary, though not a sufficient, condition for mercy to seasonjustice. '*— Thom as J. Gam ble, Ph.D., Associate Professor of CriminalJustice and Psychology

Editor'sNote:

TheMerciad regrets the misinformation in lastweek's article on Sister Unehan'sspeech and recognizesher views as opposing capital punishment. Our apologiesparticularly to the Sisters of Mercy. Thank you, Dr. Gamble,for setting the record straight.

Carrie TappeJen HarwellScott KoskoskiDave HermenauBrandon Boy IanGerrit ShufTstallJennifer KelleyCarrie TappePublisher

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OPINIOWhy? For goodness sake, that's whyfBy Geri Rosinski, RSM ^ ^ ^ ^

Campus Ministry

Have you ever wondered if some ofthe good faith efforts that you madeto help someone or prevent harm toa person were really appreciated ...or even worth it? What about thosetimes you held your tongue fromspreading gossip or offering somenasty response to someone's hurtfulremark, or perhaps you went out ofyour wayf being patient withsomeone who was especiallydifficult. I

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An act of verbal restraint istruly and authentically an act ofgoodness. When you makeconscious efforts to make suchchoices for the sake of goodness,you are literally making the worlda better place for yourself andothers. Each action or word youutter or withhold impacts yourown life, as well as die lives ofothers.' >Go ahead — keep making

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FEATURESE l l i s c l o s e s M S G L e c t u r e ! S e r i e s P s y c h o l o g y c l u b b r i n g s A D H D s p e c i a l i s t t o HBy Dave HermenauFeatures editor

"Usually people expect to seepretty wildlife pic tures... tonightis going to be different," saidwildlife photographer Gerry Ellisopening his presentation lastWednesday, April 26 in theTaylor Little Theater. Ellis'presentation, "Earth 2000," wasthe last installment of theMercyhurst Student Govern-men t's 1999-2000 lecture series.

Several years ago, Ellis setout to teach people how big a *foot print we leave on the E arth.He stressed that everyone canmake choices and that even thesmal lest of choices (for example,decreasing the amount of

shampoo with which you wash!your hair) can affect the environ-ment

"At a point we separatedourselves from nature; we sawnature with one eye and us withthe other. That is not the way itis," said Ellis. *

A photographer for 20 y ears,Ellis's work has appeared inNational Geographic and hasbeen used by organizations likethe Sierra Club. He has traveledall over the globe and been partof many research expeditions. •_

On one of his trips, Ellis hadan epiphany. As he sat on a -mountain top, he discovered thatthe globe was interconnected,

that he and all the other creatureson the planet affected each otherin both good and bad ways. Fromthat point on, Ellis had a mission.[*[ I thought, T ve got to changethe way I do what I do. I can'tjust go around taking pictures;there has to be a point," he said.

It has been a bumpy road forEllis who, a few months ago, £almost lost faith and canceled the

lecture tour of which hisMercyhurst appearance was a

part. ^"Why don* 11 just tell themthat the planet is going to hell ina hand basket and get it overwith," Ellis said to himself.

His dedication to protectingthe planet persevered however,and Ellis continued on . r

During his presentation hereiterated scary statistics aboutthe environment; he also lookeddeeper.

Ellis analyzed how ourperceptions of nature influencehow we treat ourplanet He oncetried to ask an aboriginal childwhat the child thought of nature.

Why don't I just'tell them that theplanet is going tohell in a handbasket and get itover with?

Gerry Ellis"He won't know what you'retalking about," said the inter-preter. For many people nature isnot a separate entity; they exist init and are part of it.| l One of Ellis' s last slides wasof his mountain bike and hisSubaru station wagon in front of

his Portland Ore. home. He useshis bike to get to work every dayand for any trip within five milesof his home. For him, like theaboriginal boy, we are nature.Ellis doesn't just travel aroundpreaching this philosophy, healso lives i t

Keeping healthy at North East—

| Gerrtt Shuffstall/Merclad photographer

Mercyhurst North East students participate in a health fair,

Thursday, April 27.

Dr. William Pelham, professorof psychology, SUNY Buffalo

By Dave HermenauFeatures editor

Last month, Dr. William Pelhamspoke of a disorder with whichmost M ercyhurst students willcome in contact at some point intheir lives: Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Pelham* s lecture, 'TheComprehensive Treatment ofAttention Deficit HyperactivityDisorder? Psychological, *Pharmacological and Combined |Intervention,'' was sponsored byMercyhurst's Psychology Club.The event also marked the end ofthis year's Academic Celebra-tion, the M ercyhurst CollegeHonors Program's annual week-

long cultural and intellectual

presentation series.Three to five percent of the

population have ADHD. Itoccurs most commonly inchildren and its main threesymptoms are inattention,impulsivity and hyperactivity.Whether teachers, psychologistsor simply parents, students havea good chance of running into thedisorder at some point.«

Pelham presented researchthat he had done on treatmentprocedures for ADHD. For thepast 10 years, Pelham has^directed the Children's SummerTreatment Program first at theUniversity of Pittsburgh andmost recently at the StateUniversity of New York atBuffalo. Pelham's program has

been recognized by professionalpsychological associations a ssuccessful and cutting edge.

"All we are talking abouttonight is treatments that havescientific evidence in support ofthem working," said Pelham tothe crowd of M ercyhurst studentsand concerned parents.

Pel ham's summer programworks with both the child and theparent If being a parent is achallenge, being an A DHDparent is taxing to say the leastThe summer camp programteaches parents, in night sessions,how to deal with ADHD chil- [dren.

The program works to help

the child function in ssituations and require

medication, Accordingtpelham, "the vast majADHD children are mpoorly.** I

Through his innovareport card system, Peto balance therapy w ittion. The beauty of thecamp program is that pgists and counselors cawith children in their nenvironments and h elpdevelop skills that enalive with ADHD as wepsychologists decrease

amount of medicationrequires.

"We work in the cabecause office-based tdoesn' t work for peer ment," said Pelham. Peimpairment is caused band adversely affects thpeer relations.

1 -; "He has a m odel prpicked up by people arcountry," said Dr. MarLivosky, assistant profpsychology.;:& Pelham* s M ercyhuance showed psycholostudents an example ofin the area of ADHD. Hpresentation was also vADHD paren ts, for whdisorder is frustrating aconfusing. £

Criminal Justice students represent 'HuBy Sara SeidleMerciad wri ter I

The Criminal Justicedepartment* s trip to New Orleanswas more than just an excuse toescape Mercyhurst for MardiGras fun, swamp tours and tripsto a voodoo cemetery. Twofaculty members and six studentsfrom the Criminal Justicedepartment attended the 37thannual meeting of the Academy Jof Criminal Justice Sciences ;.

(ACJS) and Alpha Phi Sigma,the National Criminal JusticeHonor Society meeting, onMarch 21-25 in New Orleans,

La. :•; &Amy Doane and Kari

Repenning, both graduatestudents in the Administration ofJustice program, and HeatherPowell and Heather Dunkle,undergraduates in the CriminalJustice department,presentedoriginal research at the confer-ence. Their paper was titled"Unveiling the Myths of School

Violence: A National, State andLocal Perspective on thePhenomenon of School Vio-lence.**

In January, the four studentsbegan researching this topic inpreparation for the conference,said Doane. According to her, amajority of the information aboutschool violence is a myth.

Both Doane and Repenningsaid that the presentation wentwell. They were pleased with agood turnout of both students

and professionals; even CNNcorrespondents and prominentprofessors attended the presenta-tion.

Lisa M. Ro berts, graduatestudent in Adm inistration ofJustice, presented research on theErie County Drug TreatmentCourt Program. Roberts is theprincipal researcher for theCenter for Justice Research &Policy, a division of theMercyhurst Civic Institute.

Dr. Frank Hagan, director ofthe graduate ad ministration of

justice program and prosociology/criminal justiDr. Peter Benekos, chasocial sciences divisionof criminal justice and of criminal justice, bothsented research of their

According to Benekstudents is an impressivfor a school the size ofMercyhurst Benekos saMercyhurst professors afaculty have been on nacommittees and involve

the Academy of CriminSciences for many year

Next year*s conferenbe held in Washington,due to its close proximiBenekos expects even mMercyhurst students to aHe said the conferenceexcellent opportunity toand meet academics andsionals in the field. Theence also allows studentmore about job opportugraduate school program

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S PO RTS

Laker baseball tops North Central regionR e s u r g e n t M e r c y h u r s t b l a s t s G a n n o n , Hillsdale, m o v e s t o # 1 i n . r e g i o r i a n d n e a r top of G

By Annie DeMeoSports writer

Being number one is never a badthing. The Mercyhurst baseballteam can attest to this. The •Lakers are ranked in the N orthCentral region for the first timesince 1996. Their unprecedentedfirst place ranking puts them inprime position for post-seasonplay. This weekend's victoriesmoved the Lakers up from thirdplace in the, region.

The Lakers started theweekend Thursday, beatingcross-town rival Gannon in bothgames. They continued to buildtheir seven game winning streak

by beating H illsdale in all fourgames this weekend in Michigan.Spano says the reason for thesuccess was the teams* ability tostart aggressively and take theearly lead. "We didn't sit back,

we came out hungry and got'. ahead quick ly." Two homeruns

from Neal Croston and one eachfrom Ryan Nietupski and MikeRussell helped the Lakers take a

; confident lead. Though the ;:.baseball team didn't need todepend on the mound for thevictory, Mike Palano and JohnSechler got the wins on Satur-day, and great pitching fromNate Goodrich and LukeCarothers helped the Lakers winthe following day. Mercyhurstswept H illsdale with wins of 10-2 and 15-2 on Saturday, andagain on Sunday w ith scores of6-1 and 8-3. r

I Despite the baseball team 's I-

7 start to the season, theirtenacity against ranked oppo-nents fueled their improvement.Playing tough teams has earnedthe Lakers the highest powerrating in the GLIAC and the

region. The rating incorporatesboth the team's record and thedifficulty of its schedule. Sincethe rocky start to the season, thebaseball team has won 2 8 games,and only dropped eightThebaseball team has improved to29-15-1 overall, and 19-5-1 inthe GLIAC. \ ^ |

Mercyhurst's success underfirst year head coach Joe Spanois amazing. The Lakers havecome together as a team andplayed with intensity recognizing)their potential for success. Theplayers are devoted to each otherand their coach. Freshmansecond baseman M att King saysthat "the -team chemistry is

incredible." Whether it be teamunity, a tough schedule or talentthat lay the foundation forsuccess, the bottom line is thatthe Lakers are right where theydeserve to be, at number one.

•J Gerrit Shuffstall/Merciad photo

Laker unior designated hitter Neal Croston (44) swings stroke; the Beaver Falls native homered twice in a weekdoubleheader sweep of Hillsdale College. I ,

By Scotty KoskosklSports editor

Some people buy a car becau se of its sleek designand cool color. But how many people buy onebecause of its radiator pipes?

This concept is generally true in basketball, too. |Most fans want to see the Michael Jordans of theworld. Who's going to come to see reserve role

players work hard off the bench night after night?Fortunately for Mercyhurst women's basketballseniors Sue MacMaster and Regina Ely, manypeople ap preciate the blood, sweat and tears theypoured into their sport, despite their lack of fame.

Which is why we honor them here, before theydrive out the Mercyhurst gates and return home.

Home, however, is such a long way from Erie.MacMaster, 23, hails from the frigid village of SaultSt. Marie, Mich. You need not ask Ely, 21, whereshe's from; a few seconds listening to her LongIsland accent gives her away.

The two p layers traveled different roads, literallyand figuratively, to get to Mercyhurst. After twoyears at local Lake Superior State University,MacMaster had had enough. She settled on Mercy-hurst and called Lady Laker coach Jim Webb theday before she arrived in 1997. Ely, meanwhile, wastouted by W ebb at a recruiting camp at Lehigh

University in 1996.Four years later, both women are set to graduate

and move out of Mcrcyworld. MacMaster will wedMY 22 2000 in Michigan, while Ely will return tothe Big Apple and look for a job in social services

BcforcJy leave, ^ ^ ^ ^ T t ^ ^two of the most colorful and hard-working athletes

on this campus:

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b; caring and accommodating.

3 S S S S m one on the floor wen someone„cts hurt He'll reschedule practice .f we haveoincrS I T o do that day. If we need to get to the mrpon! S e b u s station. Coach isthe - t o n ^ dn ve us. | gEly: "I see such a passion tor Hie in w * u

Regina Ely

He gets excited just walking to his office everymorning. His energy and focus are incredible,puts all of his effort into coaching." %

On the 2000 GLIAC Playoffs:MacMaster: "It was great to be there, but wefelt cheated. We started the season 9-1, then lostraight in the middle. We didn't control our dso our hard work didn't all pay off. Still, it's b

than sitting hom e." £<Ely: "Nobody expected to play Michigan Techit was obvious we wouldn't win that game, Coplayed S ue and I for the last few minutes, but t

thing on my mind was basketball. I had to fighthe tears and I cried like a baby afterward.**

On Team Travel:MacMaster: "I'll remember the great food...lack of it Sometimes I prayed that we could drfruit juice instead of water on the bus and we'about what our ration of food would be that daEly: "Being together with my teammates was tJust relaxing in our hotel rooms, sharing gossipour friends and laughing together is what it's aabout I loved being with the team more than athing; we're so tight-knit."

On Beating Rival Gannon 80-74 Feb, 14:MacMaster:

"Coachwanted

us to play well foeverybody who 's ever worn a Lady Laker unifothe past, but I wanted to win for myself more thanything. I was more focused than I'd ever beebefore, and it was great to win at home ."Ely: "You 're playing for your school and the crespect... it's just a completely different game.knew we could beat them, and it convinced usbelonged in the playoffs.**

Advice to Next Year's Lady Lakers:MacMaster: "Don 't ever stop trying to reach ypersonal g oals." ,iEly: "Don't take your time at Mercyhurst for gr... cherish every minutcj

Sue MacMaster

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