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by Sue Fuss V$w 3K Following tabling action by thesenate last spring, the administrative policies committeewill begin discussion and debateearly in November on thecollege's affirmative action plan.Tile action plan is designed toeliminate and guard againstpossible discrimination on thebasis of race, color, creed, sex,a g e , national origin, ancestry andmarital status. jjSBj 3gjT he Civil Rights Act of 1 9 6 4 setthe. stage to ban ^ alldiscrimination in employment,housing, recruiting and transportation. A revision in that actrequires all federal contractorsto develop an affirmative actionprogram to assure against suchdiscrimination. * sjB Zj"It's unfinished b usiness of thesenatef from lastTyear," saidMarilynn Jewell, assistant to thepresident and affirmative action

officer for Mercyhurst. "Our goalis to have an affirmative actionplan by the end of this academicyear." *& .*. *^*" ;l JT**The original proposal writtenby Jewell and Robert Prather,vice president of development,was sent back to committee bythe senate because it lackedprovisions fo r accessibility by thehandicapped, gpt i 9 3Since then,, a committee wasformed, headed by Bob Sheeny,director of operations, to studythe campus plan and thepossibility of changes to J a c-commodate the* physicallyhandicapped. jjti &T he restructuring of the senatelast spring incorporated th e workof the affirmative faction com

mittee into the adminstrativepolicies committee. A questionstill remains as to whether a newaffirmative action committeewill be formed. ?& *$ ." T h e y ( a d m i n i s t r a t i v epolicies) may appoint a subcommittee," said Jewell, "but atpresent they are taking over theduties." | 4; Jewell noted that Mercyhurst i snot required by law to have awritten affirmative action plan

but that "it's good to have it allwritten down." >t"^ ;gjFederal la w does require that agrievance proceedure be set upand made available to all employees of an institution. Jewellemphasized that any person whofeels discriminated againstshould j contact her with theirgrievances.S p ; i fS At present the adminstrativepolicies committee, chaired byJudy Zewe, director of personnel,is unsure of th e action it will taketo revise th e "plan to make itacceptable t o t h e college senate.

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> Admissions Director Karen Schultz, in foreground of photo on steps of the L R C , gives one of the manycampustours offered at last Sunday's Open Hous e.|| |l g S K | (photo by Diane Crandall)l o u s e O p e n s , i G e t s i M i x e d R e v i e w sIn keeping with what seem s tobe an unwritten | tradition atMercyhurst, the weather againproved to be the limiting factoro n t h e success of the Open Houselast Sunday. *** fB "We were pleased witheverything except for theweather," said Karen Schultz,director of admissions andcoordinator of the event. Themorning brought hail and sleetwith periodic downpours of rainin the afternoon, rThe Open House provided achance for the Erie communityan d interested students to see thecampus, Imeet {faculty, ad-

mi nst ration and students andlearn more * about> variousprograms, i iJi Sn rfrW'tAlthough the final figures wereunavailable, Schultz estimatedthat 130 prospective freshmen -high school seniors - had been oncampus as well as many otherswho were interested in adulteducation and special programs.f* "We're very appreciative of allthe people in the community whohelped," said Schultz. 35 3J|'1Some faculty members andstudents noted a dissatisfactionwith some : areas of the OpenHouse program. Tours runthrough Zurn Hall often ranthrough various labs or missed

them altogether. .>i< * T*"If m ajors are asked tor puttogether presentations or todemonstrate their facilities,"questioned Linda Lochner,biology instructor, in a letter toSchultz, "should not all of thesedisplays be brought to the attention of*all of the visitors?"Of particular concern was thegeology ^department fiwherestudents ha d put together variousdisplays which were viewed byfew people. Admissions tourguides were instructed not to got o t h e upper floors of Zurn wherethese displays were *unless avisitor expressed interest. w,-v-

Also questioned was the use ofthe Campus Center for departmental booths. Schultz noted thata tent dose to Zurn to house thetables was in the original planbut that* weather had ruled outthat possibility. ; ; -r$Schultz said that it was;-notfeasibly to have the whole operation located in Zurn because oflack of hall space an d noted that amajority of the faculty wanted touse the Campus Center. ^The switch of Open House tofall term was made with hopesfor better weather and to emphasize recruiting , among jjun-decided high school up-perclassmen

CalendarTalksAgain Consideredby Kevin Downey K S \The possibility of a calendarchange I has been Srumoredthroughout the college, since lastMarch when Dr. Jerry M.Trimble, former dean of thecollege, advocated the move. 3Efforts > to receive opinionsabout a possible change havebeen made recently as memoeshave been sent to divisionchairpersons and area d irectorsto gather information about apossible change;-^ %The effort is "an informalprobe into the possibility of achange," according to Dr. DavidPalmer, associate professor ofEnglish. In an interview with theMerciad, he stressed that nodirect movement has yet beenmade to initiate a change.Palmer stated, "This is an effortto investigate the necessity, if in

fact there is one, of a change."Dr. John J. Millar, dean of thecollege in November, said thatthe administration, "is no t takingthe issue (of a calendar change)lightlyJ; W e won't just lower theboom and say a change has beenmade. It requires serious consideration."H! The first mention of a change,according to Palmer, was madelast March at a J meeting of

divisional chairpersons. At themeeting, it was pointed out thattoo few classroom meetings wereheld during a trimester term.Possible solutions made by thechairpersons included a study ofa calendar change. Tins study iscurrently i n t h e works as Palmera n d D r . Joseph Pizzat, professorof art, are gathering input fromvarious sources and will compile(Continued on page I) "*Parents Weekend Plans Set

'SSS:a-SM ggLeft to right, Webb Durant, Parents' Association vice president,Darlene W awrejko, chairperson of P arents' Weekend, an d Mel Kofod,Parents'*Association president, check over the schedule of events forthe upcoming three-dayaffair. *,

Plans have been finalized forthis year's Parents' Weekend,scheduled for Friday, October 20 ,through Sunday, October 22. ?Darlene Wawrejko, chairperson of the festivities, said,"Mel Kofod (Parents'Association p residen t), and Iencourage full student: par**;ticipation, since we recognizethat their interest in any eventensures its successfulness.) W ehave students from almost every division contributing their effortstoward this Weekend." \T h e weekend will officially getunderway Friday at 8:30 p.m.with an evening of musicprovided byf Jim Ritchey andBeJae Fleming in the Back PorchCafe. An opportunity to sample avariety of teas and coffees will ,

also be offered.Saturday's busy schedulestarts at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast andregistration, both in the BackPorch Cafe. Andat 10 a.m. guestswill have the option of meetingwith various faculty m embers ortaking a tour of the campus.After lunch at noon in EganDining Hall,;two one-act playswill take place in the Recital Hallat; 1:80 p.m. At 2, a tennisexhibition will be held in j th eindoor* courts of the CampusCenter. Zurn Recital Hall will bethe scene for student dance presentations at 2:30, followed bystudent musical performances at3. A " % ^

College President Dr. MarionL . Shane's reception will* com

mence at 4 p . m . in th e Weber HallStudio. At 5, a buffet dinner willbe served in Egan Dining Hall,followed by after dinner remarksiby Kofed. . Av '*A nd from 8:30 p.m. t o 1 a.m. aninformal dance featuring themusical group "Casablanca" willbe held in the student union.Refreshments and a mixer willbe provided. *1t jSunday's festivities begin at 10a.m. with coffee and donutsserved in theBack Porch Cafe. Atllsp.m., an (optional) mass inChrist the King Chapel, featuringspecial selections by the Mercyhurst Concert Choir will .takeplace. And, to conclude theweekend, brunch will be servedin Egan Dining Hall at noon.(Continued on page 3)

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OCTOBER 13,1978 T H E MERCIANC o l l e g e [ S h o p p i n g F o r R a d i o { E q u i p m e n tSometime next': week the I chase in the college budget.college will apply to one or moreeducation foundations for$120,000 to buy enough electronicgear to outfit a "modest yetfunctional" campus radio stationand color television studio.Chances are good the equip

ment will be installed and readyfor use by next fall term 1979,college officials said."I have every confidence theschool is committed to this," saidAndrew Roth, chairman of thecommunication arts department."If it can't be done it will bebecause th e money is not there tobe found."i-Mercyhurst is first looking forthe money from public andprivate foundations; applicationswill befiledwith perhaps two orthree of them next week, according to Vice President ofDevelopment Bob P rathe r.If a foundation gift cannot beobtained th e college will apply fora federal grant, Prather said. Asa last resort school officials willtry?to make room for the pur-Calendar'"; (Continued from page 1),.-.',the information for a presentation in November. >The reasons cited in favor of achange include the possibility ofdecreased attrition, insufficiencyof classrooms and fewer costs foradministration. Intersession andproblems connected with it couldalso possibly be alleviated, according to Millar. M I"Attrition could hypotheticallybe cut," Palmef said, "becausethere would only b e t w o start-upsand endings in any year withsemesters. Costs could also becut with the decreased work withthree registrations." * '1

Millar stated that, "There are"two basic problems \ with thepresent calendar as it nowstands. T h e first is the problem ofintercession and th e second is theshort spring term, gg 3 \" T h e main q uestion is what arethe outcomes of the learningprocess as it no w stands? C a n y o udo what you were supposed tohave learned from class? If n o t , achange h a s t o b e made. If s o , thenwe can leave things alone." raI P a r e n t s | | |pp (Continued fro m page I ) jS

"W e recognize th e necessity (o fhaving on-campus radio and TVfacilities) if we are to have aneffective communicationsdepartment," Prather said.If the money is found, Mercyhurst will then post bids for asupplier. A shopping list ofmaterials was provided lastspring by Warren Radio Co. ofErie.The TV equipment \ listed includes one portable and twostudio color cameras, a videotape '.recorder and editor,. aspecial effects generator andmixer;, color and black-and-whitemonitors and a.video editing

cassette recorder, plus accompanying hardware and astudio lighting system.The audio gear will do doubleduty for radio and television andincludes a mixer, tw o turntables,two cartridge machines,microphones a n d a monitor, all ofbroadcast quality.The school's effort to buy itsown equipment represents inseveral ways . a crossroadsmoment for the departmentT h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n scurriculum originally was builtaround the cable television industry and most of its present 47majors are interested inbroadcast, rather than print,

media.' . Bohl headed th e parent-teacherconference, a panel discussionwhich brought together about 30parents of TMR students. Shewas pleased with the attendance,saying, "Usually when you inviteparents, y ou don't get to o many."But this year it seemed thatmany | pa rents and studentsreturned because of the success^Friday Night Fever was the tone set by the TMR students a t the j * l a s t year's dance and con-Back Porch Cafe last week. Ifr5 ! ference. *

"There were a lot of familiarfaces, which is a good sign," Bohlsaid. | \% The format of the conferencewas a discussion during whichparents questioned members ofthe panel. Topics includedplacement of children in schools,special * education teacherevaluations, training of Mercyhurst special ed. majors, andmainstreaming. i

"With mainstreaming, thestudents have the same facilitiesand teaching options as the otherkids," Bohl explained. j jThis practice is being used inclasses such as a rt and physicaleducation. '>After the conference theparents joned their children inthe Back P orch Cafe for the finalhour of the dance. I

Caribbean AdventureMany interesting trave l courses a re being offered during In-tersession 7 8 . O n e that has attracted a great deal of student interest is Caribbean A dventure, a study-tour of the U . S . VirginIslands. The course will include a study of the biological,geological a n d ecological aspects of th e environment o f t h e coralreef tropical islands. Astrophotography of the Southern Skieswill also b e included. ?Headqu arters for 18 days will b e Maho B a y , a camp located inthe Virgin Islands National P ark on S t. John, U . S . virgin Island s . The resort is a community of tent-cottages located on theshore above the pristine beach and blue-green water of theCaribbean.The cost of the Intersession is $460 plus food. Definite reservations for th e flight m ust b e made by October 2 5 . Reservationformsand further informationcan be obtainedfrom

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*l THEMERCIAO OCTOBER 13,1978MSG Officers^Representatives

U The MSG officers for 1978-79 are, left o ight, Linda Ravenstahl, vice president, MikeHeller, president, Darlene Wawrejko, secretary and Steve Frisina, treasurer.

Front row, left to right, JoAnn DeSantis, law enforcement, Reggie O'Connor,business and Kathy Lance, alternate rep parole. , :r& Back row, left to right, Pierre Priestley, political science and Jim Tarasovitch, accounting. f; '-W.Va .* j*rt'v'[;.-. "v ?- '* :

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Left to right, Mark Nungesser, hotel-resturant management, Tami Keener, elemen-$tary education, Mary Ann D'Angelo, sociology, Michelle Ortengren, special educationand Holly Booth, social work. ' ^Missing from photos ar e, Nancy Sigler, den tal assisting, Dianne P arsons, nursing,Cathy Betcher, english, P auline Cote, psychology, Lisa M cGee, early childhoodedu' Jon, Mary McLain, parole and probation and Karen Kelly, art.

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MSGiBails OutYearbook AgainMembers of the MercyhurstStudent Government (MSG)unanimously voted at Monday'smeeting to begin funding of a1978-79 Mercyhurst yearbook. ^MSG members discussed theyearbook for the greater part of

the meeting and decided to allotapproximately $3,000 for theinitial funding. - v?' -,

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OCTOBER 13,1978 IHEMERCIAD PAGESEx-N.Y. Cop Joins'HurstLE'Facultyby JoAnn Alexander '-f-.- -v* fThirteen facul ty membershave joined th e 'Hurst staff thisacademic \ school year. One ofthese new faces is J. Gary Cor-d e s , the new member of the LawEnforcement Division.

Cordes received his Associate!Bachelors Degree in Po l i ceScience while in-service for theNew York City Police Department. He went on to complete hismasters studies at the John J a yCollege of Criminal Justice an dpresently has several creditstowards hi s doctorate from th eUniversity of Virginia.Selected by the New York CityPol ice Commissioner, Cordeswas one of three men among th e28,000 Ne w York City police officers who attended a session of

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the National FBI Academy. Thiswas quite a distinguished honorconsidering that since 1933, only11,000 people have graduatedfrom the Academy.In early June, Cordes was on eof several hundred applicantswho applied : for the facultyposition here at the 'Hurst. H estated in an interview with th eM e r c i a d ^ "After twenty-fouryears with th e force an d havingHie education behind me, I waslooking for a new life style."Hence, Detect ive SergeantCordes, supervisor of the CrimeScene Unft of the N.Y.P.D.,retired after 24 years of service toaccept the job here. On September 1,1978, the Cordis familymoved to Erie . Four-year-oldHeath Cordes attends' th e ChildDevelopment Lab in BaldwinHall.

Cordes indicated if he had notPursued a career in the lawenforcement field, h e could havemade his living playing baseball.At one time he was under contract for the Pittsburgh Piratesas a third baseman and outfielder. Today he enjoys runningan d is often seen jogging aroundcampus.

Robert Ronksley, chairman ofth e la w enforcement division,stated, "I t has been our policy tohire individuals that had practical experience in the field a swell as an academic background.We felt hi s (Cordes) practicalexperience is outstanding and weare most pleased to have hi mhere ."

Drama EpatJ?dansmafl'Haunting9 DebutThe Mercyhurst chapter ofAlpha P s i Omega, th e nationalhonorary drama fraternity, willenter a. city-wide competition a tthe Haunted House in Fairview,October 20-31.

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- LKC Director Joanne Cooperand Reference Librarian JudithBradley said the )> additions ofseven sets of nationally orientedencyclopedias to the referencelibrary are the most extensive inErie. | i*WJm IBesides an updating of the"Encyclopedia Canadiana", th eonly known P olish la ngua geseries in E r i e , th e *"WelkaEncyklopedia" is also available.Other encyclopedias featureda r e , th e Italian "Dizionario En-ciclopedico", the French "GrandLarouse", th e German "GrosseBro ck h au s" , S t h e Sp an ish" D i c c i o n a r i o E n c i c o p e d i c oS a l v a t " a n d t h e "A u s t ra l i anEncyclopedia." ff8R f. .The seventh series , th e" J u d a i c a " , fis^ on e that en co m p asses m an y a rea s f ofJudism, having a strong in-tercultural approach to Israel. I twas donated by the Max Funkfamily of Erie .The series a r e written in thenative language of their respect ive country a n d providebiographical . informat ion onprominent personalities, as wellas specific cultural and historicalmaterial.An extensive range of foreignlanguage d ict ionaries , supplemented with overpOO areahandbooks, a r e also feature d. "4

The Iota Zeta Cast chapter,formed here in 1944, is perhapsthe oldest fraternity on campus.Its main function over the past 34years has been to support thea terin general and, when possible, tohelp other local theaters. V \iThe fraternity's involvementthis year in the second annual H-aunted House competition, whichis sponsored by the Presque IsleJay cees a n d JWRIE Radio ,rep re sen t s a n a t t em p t torevi ta l ize th e local chapter,according to President , . Tom! McDermott. S^S^^^^^S^^,"Fo r th e last five years or sothe fraternity was kind of dyingout," McDermott said. "This isthe first in a series of things w eare planning to try to revive i t ."Members of the fraternity willbe provided a room and al l necessary i decorat ions in theHaunted House, where they will'perform a 3 skit based on thetheme of Dracula and his brides.Those attending th e HauntedHouse will vote on the skits. Theperformance judged best willrecieve $500, with th e runner-upwinning $250. E 315? The priz e money, if Mercyhurstwins, will be used to pay an elect ric ian to insta l l the new

lighting system that w as donatedto th e college theater last year,according to Theater InstructorDennis Andres. % Members of the fraternity a reurging th e college community tovisit th e Haunted House an dreview th e skits. Performanceswill be staged at R t. 20, Fairview,Monday through Thursday, from7 to 11 p.m., and Friday an dSaturday from 7* p.m . ijto midnight. %

s&SraSB: M ercyhurst Concert Ch oir P JrPictured above is Angelo Chiarelli, director of the college choir (seated a t piano) and choir members.The participants are rehearsing for the music department's production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors",which will be prese nted on campus in December. v f v " " v ^'-^*v: v -"""".. (photoby Diane C randaII)

Billingsley At tends WorkshopTom Billingsley, On-CampusCoordinators OCC) for the Small

College Consortium (SCO,represented Mercyhurst at theOCC workshop at Airlie House,Warrenton, Va., last week.Billingsley believed the eventto be successful when hesaid, "This was an opportunity forMercyhurst to evaluate itssuccesses and failures over a twoyear period in the SCC in comparison with 51 other similarcolleges."The workshop was comprisedof three groups: an eight personcommittee, forming the SCCstaff; all 52 OCC's and an independent external evaluationgroup, Systems Research Incorp-orated(SRI). All - membercolleges were represented.The conference emphasizedevaluation of th e SCC and the re

maining two years of the project.Interchange between similarcolleges across the country andthe sharing of knowledge werethe mam advantages of theworkshop.Federal funds support the'Hurst in this venture with a

$20,000 grant. The gr ant is used to.,.cover the salary of the OCC, apart-time secretary and ' most expenses needed to participate inthe program. ' } : ' t^s- Airlie House is a conference -retreat area 50 miles south ofgWashington, D.C. $r -|

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HEALTH SERVICE OFFICEFlu vaccines will be given, freeof charge, the entire month ofOctober in the Health ServiceOffice. Better Health is BetterEducation! .* iS A C 1 % |Tlie Student Activities Committee (SAC) will sponsor aHayride on Saturday, October 14.All you can eat for $3.00. Hotdogs,potato salad, and refreshmentswill be served. Buses leaveBaldwin Hall at 5:30 p.m.An Ice Cream Social will takeplace in the Back P orch Cafe onWednesday, October 18, | beginning at 8 p.m. Nineflavorsof icecream will be featured.SAC will sponsor "The StanWaterman Show" beginning at 8p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, inZurn Recital Hall., Stan is anunderwater photographer whowas responsible for the workfeatured in the film"The Deep."CAMPUS MINISTRY gThe Campus Ministry will bepresenting an intercollegiatesquare dance on Saturday,October 114, at 8 p.m. in the.cafeteria. Other colleges invitedare Gannon, Behrend and Villa.P at Sabol, a 'Hurst student andthe leader of the Erie AmnestyInternational group, iwill begiving a slide show presentationon October 19 in recognition ofPrisoner of Conscience Week.The presentation is scheduled for8:30 p.m.lin the CampusMinistry, 212 Main. P at "willdiscuss the work,l of the ErieAmnesty group and answer anyquestions after f the slide show.For more information, contactP at Sabol in McAuley 333 or a tthe Camous Ministry. * ^

WRITING CENTER The Writing Center, 308 Main,will sponsor a research paperworkshop from l to 4 p.m. onMonday, j| October 16. Bringquestions and problems concerning your paper and we willtry to help you. No appointmentnecessary, f f*Hie tutors of the WritingCenter will now be in BaldwinLounge on Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. to helpstudents with essays and termpapers. No ? appointmentnecessary. % .*';?CAREER PLANNING ANDPLACEMENT OFFICE CarsonDunbar of the F.B.I, will pay a

recruitment visit to Mercyhurston Tuesday, November 7,from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss careeropportunities with thatorganization. He will be availableto speak to those studentsgraduating in 78-79 as well asmembers of the junior class. Ifthere is an overflow of students,Dunbar will return the followingday. Interested students shouldsign up for an appointment in theCareer Planning and PlacementOffiee.&? f sg f 5S&

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C R E A T I V ECENTER fr 1* W R I T I N Gm "A loaf of bread, a jug of wineand thou." That's all we need forthe opening of the new CreativeWriting Workshop. Bring anyprose, poetry or criticism youhave, and the wine, cheese andcider will be waiting. See youWednesday, October 18 , from 3 to4.30p.m. in308Main (the W ritingCenter). Our premier guestspeaker will be P . iBarry

, McAndrew, so make sure youI remember the Creative WritingWorkshop I

FATHER-DAUGHTER WEEKEND . |3:4 HS lAnyone with suggestions on aband for the dinner dance at the1979 Father-Daughter Weekend,please contact Vicki Martinagoat 866-7370. m (jtINTERNATIONAL STUDIESPROGRAMS f 1 |-In conjunction fwith theInternational 5 Studies * ProgramSusan Hall, a consultant to theAfro American Institute, willvisit the college on October 16

through 18 . ^i fSfrBesides lecturing in?sevenclasses Hall will speak at a CoffeeHour in the Campus Ministry onTuesday, October 17, from 10 to11 p.m. The topic will be Neocolonialism. i | That evening Sr. ElisabethLintsen, one of the 'Hurst's Inter-cultural Studies lecturers whospent ten yea rs in Africa, will joinHall in presenting a panel: "TheWest - A Model for the AfricanWorld? " The panel will be held inthe Faculty Loungefrom8 to 9:30p.m., and will be followed byrefreshments. The entire Mercyhurst community and guests willbe welcome. & \

NOTICE ^ _* Anylstudent not wiihing hisor her name published in thestudent directory please contact the Director of StudentAffairs as soon as possible. L J

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by Reg gie Holland |The Laker baseball team hadmixed fortunes last week,splitting a double-header withRobert Morris College on*Tuesday and Hosing 7-1 toCanisius College on Sunday. Theteam's record is now9-4.In the first game? againstRobert Morris, the 'Hurst'produced a 6-0 shutout thanks tofirst-rate pitching by RussWilhelm, who allowed only-twobits. H e boosted his record t o 3 - 0 ,throwing six strike-outs andgiving upno walks. I n h i s last twopitching performances, he?has

thrown 16 consecutive innings ofshut-out baseball. *Rick Shaheen topped th e Lakerscoring with a three-run homer inthe firsw inning. "I didn't think itwas going out, but it was mypitch," Shaheen said. Y-

In game two Rick Rickgauerhad difficulty getting the ballacross the plate, according tocoach Mike Cusack. Sparky M illsrelieved him in the third inning.Morris College used a secondinning grand slam to beat theLakers 7-1 in game two. >T h e only Laker r u n produced inthe game against Canisius cam ein the seventh inning when JimHess h i t a triple followed b y an AlYoung walk. Jim Radiloff h it intoa fielder's choice, scoring Hesswhen Canisius attempted adouble play. '*. IThe Lakers were responsiblefor three errors in the fifth,whichscored a r u n . Other Canisius runswere scored off a passed ball inthe third, one more in the fourthand still two more in both thesixth and eighth innings. Wildpitches were also responsible for

runs scored by the opposition.'The Lakers next game will beagainst Cuyahoga CommunityCollege .at home at noon onSunday, October 15. J |HandballTourneyUnderwayThe First-Annual James V.Kinnane Handball Tournamentbegan October 10 at the downtown Erie YMCA. Fifty par

ticipants will vie in the ten day-affair. [KBa *. *$ Kinnane, who died last summer, was th e college's director o fthe law enforcement. He was alsoone of the founders of the ErieHandball Club and a n avid playerof th e sport f o r t h e past 20 years.Gary Dagan, a seventeen year-o ld 'Hurst freshman, competed inthe Great Pittsburgh MagazineMarathon last Sunday andfin ishe d 117th out of over 2,000starteQ with a time of 3 hours, 8minutes and 19 seconds, iV; Dagan said he was satisfiedwith th e run and said he hopes tofulfill his ambition of qualifyingfor the Boston Marathon by thetime he's 21. ^"This was my first experiencein^aimarathon," Dagan i

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Mike Tomczak, champion handball player. fc^E^M^pj^^^f^^K * JlffigBBg (photo courtesy of King's Court)

T o m c z a k 's R a p id R is e nF o r e t e l l s P r o C a r e e r I j g Jby Andy Findlay * jgaErie is a handball * town,believes 20-year-old MikeTomczak. This premise hasushered the Mercyhurst law enforcement major part of the waydown; the path to akpro sportscareer. I| j Born in Erie and graduatedfrom Cathedral P rep, Tomczakwas introduced to the sport of8 handball in 1974 by his father, a; prominent local player. He tookgto handball with exceptionalsharpness, achieving immediate^success and quickly climbing theladder"~ to higher levels; hispersonal success, incidentally,coincides with a recent rise inpopularity of handball, a sportwhich arrived in America fromIreland in the 18th centu ry. g*Starting in 1974 Tomczak wasthe city ag e group champion fourconsecutive ye ars, during whichhe collectedj a showcase oftrophies. Other honors won byhim are numerous. They includea 1977 win the IntercollegiatePenn State Open, second place inr-j the Lake Forest Invitational inChicago and a number threenational ranking in the 19-year-old age group.In 1978 Tomczak was alsoranked number three nationally,but this time hi the 23 age group.This year also saw him becomethe Great Lakes champion in thelargest local competition, playedat the downtown YMCA."I hope to play on the pro tourin the near future;" Tomczak toldThe Merciad this week, in(Seating his immediate ambitionin the sport.Since he has already played inthe qualifying events for two p-rofessional tournaments, winningtwo rounds in one of them, thisgoal does no t appear t o b e beyondhis reach

Tomczak, an A merican LegionAward winner in 1972, has playedhandball competitively in suchcities *as Knoxville, Tenn.,Tucson, Ariz., San Diego andDenver. T h e travel has given h ima seasoned background intthesport. W fe'^MpPffil"Handball has given me manyexperiences and I have met manypeople through myj t rave l ,"Tomczak said. "I hope that Ihave gained- something to putback into the game."His observations from the pas tare converging to point to hisfuture. j f &Tomczak met the late James.Kinnane while playing handballand Kinnane was instrumental inbringing him into the law enforcement ^program at Mercyhurst. | | V gKinnane was a proficienthandball player, as are DaveThomas, associate professor ofearth science, and Dave P almer,associate professor of English.j& Tomczak acknowledges that,even with the present growth ofthe sport, handball alone cannotyet provide f ifelong careersecurity. H is ambition outside thesport is to become a U.S. Marshall or to be involved in sometype of federal government work.He both teaches and playshandball and racquetball at theKing's Court Club, is fan avidreader on both sports andpossesses an extensive personallibrary. % |5 His college courses are supplemented with parttimeteaching at King's Court; he alsoworks two nights a week for thecity sanitation department, fg Tomczak's next endeavor is tocompete in the Rochester, N.Y.,Open in .October and in theCanadian Open in November.

C r e w T e a m s T oD y n a m o s C o r n e l IThe Laker men's and women'screw teams trav el to Ithaca, NewYork this weekend for a gruelingtwo mile race against perennialDa d '. Vail; contender Ithac aCollege and internationallycompetitive Cornell University.Coaches 4 Clarke Wray, AlBelovarac and Jay Marcinowski

have been working their crewshard for the past several weeks inpreparation for what they see asraising Mercyhurst to the "nextlevel" of rowing competition.Coach Wray noted tha|, "We'redeveloping a first-rate programhere at Mercyhurst, and we'regoing to go up against firstratecompetition in order to do it. )urmen's and women's varsities arereally beginning to click. We'regoing t o b e a hell of a surprise to alot of people in Ithaca.".Does he feel the 'Hurst is readyfor such high level competition?"We certainly don't expect toblow Cornell off the water," hesaid, "but if we can keep up withthem and give them a competitive race, |w e will havefulfilled our I purpose of beingpushed to our limits'and then

some. This is what I want. Ourcrews must grow and this is theway to do it." > ^? JThe . Laker coach also emphasized the unity of both men'sand women's squads. "This is theonly true co-ed sport," he said."Our men and women are considered t o b e part of on e team. Allour races are scheduled withschools that also nave women'srowing,, so w henever we race,both men and women representMercyhurst College as a wholerather than separate programs.", _ The "Laker oppon ents thisweekend ' are recognized asnational powerhouses. IthacaCollege ranks among the topsmal l4 college, teams in thecountry, its women won theprestigious Dad Vail Regatta inPhiladelphia several years ago.And Cornell, one of the IvyLeague rowing clubs, has sent itscrews;.to the Henley RoyalRegatta in England; in the lasttwo and has been a consistentwinner over the likes of Harvard,[Columbia, Northeastern and

M.I.T. Incidentally, Cornell isalso Coach Wray's alma mater,

and he guided its oarsmen for 14years. o-;-,\ --l/;.:** * S jT h e * Laker crew - teamwelcomed Coach Wray on boardlast summer. He is a?nativeBostonian and has been involvedwith rowing;since be was sixyears o l d . Rowing is in his blood;his father coached Harvard fortwo decades.f| f ^ & , is fe' 8Since his retirement from thebusiness world, Coach Wray hasdevoted himself to fosteringrowing in colleges and? highschools wherever possible.During the .past t decade,g hedeveloped 5 a powerhouse atMorris Harvey College and firm ly established the sport at WestVirginia U niversity ., He alsoguided t h e ! development ofseveral high school programs inFlorida. \ |Coach Wray noted that the fallseason is an important prelude tothe spring, as it is during thistime that the style of returningoarspeople is corrected andnovices are taught the basics.5 "We'll b e able to see where ourweak*spots are and make thenecessary J adjustments beforethe spring," he H fa "jT'

Members of th e 1978-79 Women's Crew Team are: f | i I SSI '- \ Firs t row, left to right, Colleen Dugan, Tracy Fu ller, Colleen Hottel, Helene Armitage, Darlene M arsh,Jeanne F o x , Gail Lewis and Ann-Marie Dixon. an * ' & ' wSecond row, left to right, Beth P aletta, Sue Gouse, Laurie Foster, Nadine Belovarac, Joann Rice, MaryEllen Gerrity, Am y McNicholas, Elaine Loftus and coach Jay Marcinowski. 3J* * ikfr S f 3 2 ^ 2 p ' ^ S S ^ J S - * i -ii ' ' li * S (photo b y T i m Hiles)

Members of th e 1978-79 Men's Crew Team a r e : "j*JRow one, left to right, Bill Parlock, Dave Smith, Bob Konclin, Casey Cronin, Laurie Mahnken. ScottMcAuley, Russ Clark, Mike P hillips, Chris Meyers and Bob Heftka. -v * .Row t w o , left to right, Dennis Riley, Frank Dix, Nick Grandinetti, Dwayne Blore, Al Nase, Jim Morris,Kevin Burns, Kevin Gilmarten and coaches Al Belovarac and J. Clarke Wray. A? (photo by Tim Hiles)