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by Sue Fuss £*g§ x ^ |K As a result of a la rge reductionin the I number of full-timeequivalent students, Mercyhurstis preparing to face what hasbeen called a "serious budgetproblem." A HH | J.

In a memo to all full-timefaculty, dated October 19, Sr.

Mary Matthew, interim dean,and Dr. John J. Millar, dean ofthe college and vice president ofacademic services, requested areview of all area budgets.

The memo stated, "It becameobvious that steps J should betaken immediately by all areas ofthe college to establish a viablefinancial position. %*3&?

"It's a serious problem," saidKidd, "but a manageable one."H e noted that there is currently ahiring freeze within the collegeand that open positions are notbeing filled.-j * 8g If* Jj

j? "We are trying to reduce theexisting budget and reduce theexpense budget for next year,"

he added. 9 IPS fIn an interview with theMerciad, Matthew noted that thepresent budget problem has beena "slowly growing thing." i JBS"We're a little slow in makingthe cuts," she added.; "We didn'tread "j the * handwriting! onI thew a l l . " | J I II "There is no fat in the budget,"

Dr. John J. Millar, left, and Sr. Mary Matthew

To account for all full and part-time students, the college uses asystem based on Full TimeEquivalent Students (FTE ). Thetotal credits taken by part-timestudents is divided by eight, theminimum number of creditstaken by full-time students. The

addition of full-time and full-timeequivalent of part-time studentsgives the FTE number. i

Preliminary reports in September snowed that the FTE wasdown by 48 students. The latestfigures from the office of GeorgeKidd, vice president of businessservices, show that the FTE isdown by 131. Multiplying bytuition costs of $2720 gives a deft*cit of approximately $356,000. $

said Millar. "91 per cent of anydepartment's budget is devotedto faculty salaries with theremaining nine per cent going tothe material needs of the department, such as Xeroxing, papersupplies, etc." m i |jjg£Five options have beenpresented to the divisionalchairpersons to discuss with thepeople in their departments.

The first option is to wait outthe ^situation and see if enrollments and revenue increase nextyear. The second is to develop aminimal staffing plan whichwould cut across all departmentsand are as of the college,* Thiswould reduce faculty and staff inall areas "across the board.' ISK

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Theatre Production - Friday, October 27, is opening night for theplay "Mother Courage.'' A few members of the castar e shownherein rehearsal. They are, pulling the wagon, left to right, KevinRozich and Mike Even. Seated in wagon are, left to right, D eniseRicci and Maggie Mudery.

Option number three concernsthe possibility of reducing facultyin certain programs relative tothe needs of a given department.The* elimination of someprograms is the fourth option thatwas presented, while the fifth issome combination of thejj firstfour. M ft i | I afeja

I Millar noted that cutbacks arealso being considered in the non-academic areas of the school, f

"W e have to look a t the wholeinstitution. We can only do somuch; we have limited ^sources," he said/ | S3 §§1

H College President Dr. MarionL. Shane has asked that area directors submit recommendationsto the dean's office listing the"minimal human and materialresources necessary to teach andserve our reduced enrollment forthe remainder of this year and aprojected enrollment of 1050 FTEstudents for the 1979-80 academicyear." 9 ^W' I1P&

"W e'd like to keep this aspositive as possible," Shaneadded. "The students can help us

_a great deal with this."* %?*Millar saidfthat Mike Heller,MSG president, has been briefedon the situation and is scheduledto meet with Kidd and KarenSchultz, director of admissions.

Matthew noted that GannonCollege had gone through thesame financial trouble in 1972 andis "alive and strong now." J S ^ *

| "I do not see closing as anoption at this college, addedMillar. -: 1 ^ * ? g

gp*Millar further stated thatrecommendations '^must | besubmitted^to the president byDecember 1 and strongly urgedstudents to voice any concernsand suggestions to their divisionchairpersons or the dean's office.

E "We want to continue to be thecollege that the students cameto," he said. 2 ISplSk S

L E I P P r o g r a m IP l a c e s S t u d e n t s

I n H a m s b u r g jAs part of a continuing effort on

the part of the goffice of cooperative education to inform th estudents about various opportunities, Barbara Miller,director of the Life ExperienceInternship Program (LEIP),came to the 'Hurst last week totalk > to students, facultyij andadministrators.

The LEIP program is designed

to place students with $ variousa g e n c i e s , n o n - p r o f i torganizations, legislative officesand state related associations inHarrisbUrg for a one semesterinternship. Juniors and seniorscan earn from three to 18 creditsfor such work. j

Miller specified that any majorcan participate and noted thatLEIP has over 180 placements

.available. # *' Students in the program live inH arrisburg and commute towork. H ousing is obtained by thestudents themselves from an up-

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Meet the Prez - At Pare nts W eekend, one of the social highlights wasthe opportunity to meet with College President Shane, pictured herethird from left. Also in photo, left to right, ar e Mrs. Mel Kofod and Sr.Carolyn Herrmann^I J E * K ^ j I ^-$ «& *Sm

Parents Enjoy W eeke nd

Of A ctivities At 'Hurst I !Mercyhurst's Annual Parents

Weekend,! held October 20-22,enjoyed moderate success.& Darlene W awrejko, chairperson of the festivities, might

have _summed up the outcomebest. "E ven though the responsewas not large, the turnout was asexpected," she said. "All theparents expressed their enjoyment in the weekend's events.Those parents "who did comeseemed to have a good ime, andthat's what it's all about."

The weekend offered a varietyof activities and entertainment.The s creative art s: divisionpresented musical and danceperformances and a one-act play.The athletic department put on a

tennis exhibition. H E 1 E'^Parents had the opportunity ofmeeting with College PresidentMarion L. Shane and facultymembers. Tours of the rnmmwwere also featured.

Musical entertainment wanprovided by Jim Ritchey aaiBeJae Fleming,** folk duo fromTexas, at the Back Porch Cafe onFriday evening..The musicalgroup "Casablanca" performedstandard and contemporarytunes at the informal dance onSaturday night,'which had thelargest attendance of tal l, activities. PS

Reportedly, all the functionsoffered ran smoothly and theweather, for once, wasn 't a factoror an excuse for a low turnout.

N O R M L J S p e a k e r T o D i s c u s s P o t L a w sSAC will sponsor a lecture on

Thursday, November 2, entitled,

"Marijuana: 1 The NewProhibition." It will take place inthe Recital H all beginning at 8p.m. t

Peter Myers of NORML(National Organization for; theReform of Marijuana Laws) willbe the guest speaker. H e is chiefcounsel and director of legalchallenges toemarijuana laws.

H is presentation will include thehistorical, medical, social and

the legal aspects of marijuanaAlong with the lecture twoshort films, "Marijuana:Assassin of Youth" and "ReeferMadness", will also be featured.

The |Pennsylvania H ouse ofRepresentatives will vote on theissue of marijuanadecriminalization on Novemberis. -fi

Memo From&he President

Editor's Note: Thefollowing is a statement byDr. Marion L. Shane,

^president of the College,^concerning the currentp| budget problems.

Mercyhurst College this;year is facing a challengewhich many colleges

I throughout the nation, bothEprivate and public, have!

faced: an abnormal drop inenrollment in a given year.| This development givesus an opportunity toemerge in the comingyears as an even stronger

^institution for it is forcingus to take a long, hard lookat everything we do. 23P

In order to meet thissituation, we will take

. three major courses of ac-, tion: (1) reduce ex

penditures this year, (2)create a budget for nextyear which will be in linewith our income, and (3)concentrate on increasingour income.si While taking these cour

ses of action, we must keepin mind at all times ourultimate objective: toprovide as fine aneducation as we can for ourstudents.• 1 This will be a challengingtime for the entire Mercyhurst family. I am confident, however, that theend result will be a betterMercyhurst. Toward thatend, I solicit the help andideas of the entire collegecommunity.

Dr. Marion L.I Shane

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Budget Battle y« | | MThe present budget problem the college is faced with

is not going to be discussed and worked out among theselect few. It's serious business; administrators areseeking input from members of the entire community.

Administrators appear open:and candid with theissue. Some, like George Kidd, give the impression ofthe eternal optimist; he admits the problem is serious,but •manageable.' Hopefully, his attitude will rub offon the outcome. i „

News editor Sue Fuss hit on a relevant point when

she told me, "The important thing is that communication is open and people are talking about theproblems of Mercyhurst." | § |

Indeed, with candid and concerned administratorslike Dr. John Millar and Sr. Matthew, who, in thebudget article on page one, more or less indicated thatadministrators may have lacked insight \ into theproblem, we stand a better than average chance ofdefeating the dilemma. * i 'W m ^ H B |

Credit must also be attributed to College PresidentShane who has taken time to inform the community, inwriting, what steps the college must take to ensure thatthe end result will be one of a workable solution. ®32lk

Administrators are often easy targets for jokes andoccasionally regarded as condescending types. But

when they operate in the open with concern and needfor all of our input, we owe it to ourselves and what thisinstitution means to us, as well as to others who sup-.port its existence, to offer any ideas we may have and>to follow this particular problem through until it'ssolved. ggpF | i a ^ ^ B H I S S f t f f i p

Too many times apathy got the best of what Mer-cyhurst had to offer. The budget problem is far tooserious for us to snub.Sskffif?% W W

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Editor John BrunoNews Editor! Sue FussFeature Editor! Vicki MartinagoSports Editors Andy Findlay, Chris TomczakContributing Writers JoAnn Alexander, Judy Anania,^MMBSm flmAmy Chizmadia, Kevin DowneyPhotographers Diane Crandall, Tim H iles,•H I HHJf TBJJficHI | m Pierre Priestley

Contributing Artists Jeff Paul, Suzanne Rieker,pig*'? »J§ i B w B H a l H H B R I Eugene WeberGraphics and Layout.... John Bruno, Kevin DowneyCopy Editors Mary Beth Barrett,- \§ Cathy Betcher, Carol Lukowski, Joyce SparrowFaculty Advisors . . . . Andrew Roth, William ShelleyI The Merciad accepts, in fact encourages, the submission of articles, letters, and stories from any and

all members of the Mercyhurst College community:students, faculty, administrators, trustees, and friends of the school. However, as responsible journalistswe must reserve the following rights: -10$*. | wEm| l . The right to revise copy into standard English; I2. The right to revise copy into correct journalistic

form; I ! B BHf I Wt, 9 E K § S3. And, finally, the right to revise copy (but not

change meaning) to fill layout design. X? | £§a In addition. Letters to the Editor must be signed,

must be factually verifiable, and must be written ingood taste. Names will be withheld upon request, butfalse names will not be used.

S t a f f S p e a k o u t1 After two years with a 3-1-3-3 system, I wouldnot like to see theschool go to a semester system.I do agree mat the attrition rate is high after tenweeks, but the answer is not to see that thestudents stay for 15 weeks. The reasons whystudents leave should be looked into. Changingour calendar is not the solution. S • £ |* The 3-1-3-3 calendar makes Mercyhurst uniqueamong most colleges. Students seem to enjoytaking only 3 courses per term and J 5 persemester (although they would not be 4hours/week) would seema much heavier burdenas opposed to what we now have, f ™

I do agree that many intersession courses arenot beneficial to the student. However, carefullyplanned and more thought-out courses could helpmake intersession what it is meant to be:*aunique learning experience. \ JoAnn Alexander

Let's fight boredom at Mercyhurst and get ridof intersession. v r,-;" -.'•-, ^ "

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As a freshman it's exciting. You get to choosefrom some 70 different courses. Sophomoreshave to narrow it down a little because they havealready filled in Jsome liberal arts studiesrequirements. '£•?£. . *] £ - ., '-'.^ij

By junior year, panic begins to set in when youneed a course from a certain department andonly one is available - and you don't like it. I g

With course choices limited even more and thethought of "another" interdisciplinary course,the senior gives up and takes a job at home forthe Christmas rush. &£§£)*&? f i&SSSfl

;-• Let's eliminate intersession and offer somegood, solid courses ina 4-3*3 calendar. Sue Fuss

g If the college revises the calendar to two 15-week semesters, the 'Hurst will lose one of itsmost attractive features, the possibility of aflexible schedule. 8aS' ;£ But to keep the three term calendar, with a 14-week fall term, appears to be a feasible alternative. After realistically evaluating the 1978 intersession course schedule, one must questionthe value of the courses offered. kj§t. •__ g

With this minor change, students would be ableto schedule classes in conjunction with work and

extracurricular activities. •**>->- w • • » *•In addition, tuition for a three-credited, three-week course during intersession is $279.00, theequivalent price of a 10-week course offeredduring the regular term. WBS&Biuit *& '

'2Many students are partial to the three termand intersession calendar with classes on Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday, but this wasrevised in 1977 to the present schedule. m

The { distribution of classes on . Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Tuesday-Thursday aresubject to negative criticism from students andfaculty. Classes that meet for only two hours jmTuesday and Thursday involve too long a timespan between classes. W: 'fcSSs

5 To maintain the present schedule is jamistake. The college should follow the 14-weekfall term, eliminating intersession, and keepwinter and spring on a 10-week term. It shouldalso replace our present class days with the oldform, Monday-Tuesday-Thursday and Friday.Vicki Martinago B r u£ J§ 9

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Lynette Fleming, right, and Scott K unkel, senior biology major.

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Is Outdoor Type 9by JoAnn Alexander J J

Lynette Fleming, a new facultymember with the environmentalstudies department, is an outdoors person. She told «theMerciad that, "Risk taking ac

tivities are exciting."m Her interests include siding,sailing, rafting, canoeing andbicycling.-In fact, a few yearsafter she graduated from PennState, where she received? herB.A. in 1 mathematics and herM.A. in environmental education,she returned to the University toinstruct college students and highschool I and elem entary2 schoolteachers in outdoor education.

She is originally f fromTitusville, Pa. and has {taughtmath at schools in Pittsburgh andPhiladelphia. She also spent fouryears J at the'JMcKeeverEnvironmental Learning Centerin Sandy Lake, Pa. as an administrator and r colleee^in-

s truetor. JltailBtiHfcjftttli *This term Fleming is teachingtwo of the introductory environmental courses and said she is"anxious to start teaching someoff the more- in-depth m ediacourses." Iff lSSB B f e ' - ^

K "There are some changes Iwould like to see made," she continued, "and hopefully I will soonhave the time to review some ofthe graduation requirements and

courses in the department. Iwould also like to work to getmore students jobs because I feelthat the jobs are there."% Fleming w as recently selectedas president of the PennsylvaniaAlliance "for EnvironmentalEducation, a group involved withdeveloping environmental ed.legislation. ^ W?§Siv "I would like to see educationand environmental ed. majorsinvolved in the organization," shesaid. "They can find out aboutjobs and get involved in statewideefforts to unify different organizations dealing with industryand commerce." | >^Besides her teaching duties andoutdoor interests, Fleming is alsointo traveling. Last summer shespent a month in Hong Kong and

•other cities hfthe Orient:*She wiH<

accompany" Sr. Matthew andDave Thomas on the Caribbeantrip during int >rsession. -,- "The b|est thing about,, thecollege," she concluded, "is thefriendly nature of everybody."

MSG R equests Mo re In putO n Proposed Co lend or Issue

Representatives of the Mer-cyhurst Student Government(MSG) decided to gather moreinformation from students abouta possible calendar change attheir Open Forum held lastMonday in Zurn Hall. I

The student turnout for theevent was poor as one observer

said that'15 students were 'inattendance^ >lj||& \ W

The discussion centered aroundchanging the academic calendarfrom the {pres ent trimestersystem to one which would havefour courses in the fall*termfollowed by three courses in boththe winter and spring terms.

According to MSG PresidentMike Heller, the basic questionconcerns intersession. B MgaBm Members brought up the unpopularity of f the intersessioncourses and how the 4-3-3 systemwould alleviate the problem. MJS Jim JTarasovich, accountingrepresentative told the ! membership that he had run a personal poll on the issue and hadcome to the conclusion that the

majority of the students do notfavor the present intersessionsystem. "SSahffiSBsSE^^SK S^

H I P , c o mto-date housing list provided byLEIP. * f,

LEIP participants receive an$80 stipend each week from theiragency .; Along w ith the workexperience, students .- are alsooffered seminars, speakers andsocial events. y-5 j. f I *

"We're very excited aboutletting students know about this,"Miller said.- "The program givesthem ^a f chance to ? applyclassroom experience."

The program began in 1973 andis funded by the PennsylvaniaAssociation of Colleges andUniversities. ^^*^

Applications for the LEIPprogram must be made threemonths in advance of placement.Any student interested should seeThomas Thompson, director ofcooperative education.

Reasons cited in favor of achange included i decreasedtuition because of fewer administrative costs i with a newsystem, also the possibility ofdecreased attrition.

The faculty and administrativeviews were not represented a t themeeting due to the absence of

faculty representative JeffreySternlieb, and administrativerepresentative ? E. ° WilliamK ennedy. J *$££ »

In other MSG business, LindaRavenstahl, vice-president ofMSG, reported the outcome ofher trip to Harrisburg as the'Hurst's representative at aseminar of the Coalition of

andndependent Collegesi Institutions (COPUS). £t COPUS is a private lobbying

interest for college causes in thelegislature.

Mercyhurst was a topic ofdiscussion at the seminar* as aspeaker mentioned that Mercyhurst receives the least am-

mount of aid from the state for aprivate institution. |Ravenstahl also said that

approximately* $100 would beneeded to set up a charter oncampus. m

Members took the matterunder advisement and woulddecide on the issue at a later date.

H o l d C o - O p S e m i n a r F o r I n t e r n sA pre-employment seminar on

how to prepare for a job was heldlast | Sunday. Director ofCooperative Education ThomasThompson J lectured on joblearning opportunities as part ofa student's college education.

Some of the topics included inthe lecture; held in 206 Main,were job applications, resumesand interviewing techniques.

£•• Terry K elly, a senior communications major presentlyserving in a co-op internship,talked about his experiences withthe program thus far and commented on why he thought it wasvital. S<Sg r jJJB *& .

,; "I think that co-op is ideal for |many reasonsJ' he said. "You'reJetting [paid, obtaining cla ss

credits and gaining experience inyour field." |

Thompson said the most important thing a co-op studentshould be is enthusiastic, willingto work hard and reliable.

p "One of the best things about

co-op," continued Thompson, "isthat it provides a meaningful jobin the student's major field."

Reggie O'Connor, a juniorbusiness major who attended theseminar, remarked, "I thought itwas very worthwhile and it willhelp us prepare for jobs after oureducation." * | * S fe\ Jj

About 43 3 prospective co-opstudents attended the lecture.. Junior and senior studentsconsidering a •co-op experiencefor spring term should contactThompson in 207 Main. L , 1

R O T C O f f e r s C o l d W e a t h e r C o u r s eThe Army ROTC Department

of Gannon College, in cooperationwith Mercyhurst, is once againoffering , their "Winter

Operations" course on campus.The one credit course will coverinstruction in cross countryskiing, snow shoeing, coldweather survival techniques andfirst aid for cold weather injuries.

There will only be two sections

offered at Mercyhurst this year,and w ill be limited to only twentystudents per section. The first

section will be taught | duringintersession Trom9 to 12 a.m. onNovember 29, December 6 , 1 1 , 12and 13. The second session will betaught during winter term

Students interested in takingthis course can sign up at theregistrar's office.

Inquiring Reporter A sks:. . . .DoYou Favor A Calendar Change?

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S;' Mary Mortocci,«\J? '0 '••fLaw Enforcement Major

•', "I think it should be left theway it is. It makes the schooldifferent because everyone elseis on semesters." \ ?• . -• fc

v ' ^ Kobert Prather.Vice President of Development

"I feel there are a greatnumber of benefits to be derivedby a change in the calendar.These benefits, in my opinion, areboth academic and administrative in nature. The keyelement however, is the impact itwill have on both present andprospective students." i«£«P*T3

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Business Ed. Major * ."I am in favor of the present

calendar because intersessiongives everyone a break; you onlynave to take one course. It alsogives you more time to work."

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Amy Choboy, Education Major"I'm for a calendar change

because it would allow for moretime for each course. Most of thepresently taught courses wouldfit better in a 15 week semester.Also, we would miss out on thewinter in Erie because we'd be onvacation." "*i\-

Dennis J. Andres, - TheatreInstructor ^jai ^ \ m

"I am in favor of a calendarchange because it would havefinancial advantages for theschool. Intersession is not servingits originally intended purpose.Also, my courses w ould fit betterin the semester system." B j H

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Members of the Mercyhurst Opera Company are, seated at piano, left to right. Elaine Lucas and ChristineSchley. Standing, left to right, Karen Bowlby, Eileen Kazin, John Burton, Dale Allgeier, Bob Lowry and instructor Joseph ChiareOi. Missing from photo are pianist Stacey Scott and singer Suzanne Mover. a*

( I O pera C o m p a n y De bu ts In D e c e m b e r |I W ith the vision of some m usicmajors and many long hours onthe part of volunteers, Mercyhurst will see its first home

grown opera .-j^BVrv <Bfi8KThe newly formed Mercyhurst

Opera Company, under S thedirection a of Joseph Chiarelli,instructor of music, will stage"Amahl and the Night Visitors"in December. The opera, performed in English, will also bedone at various high schools inErie throughout the month. S5EB

"Opera has been * neglectedalmost totally at Mercyhurst and

in Erie," said Bob Lowry, amusic major. Both Lowry andanother music major, JohnBurton, formulated the idea of an

opera company at the college andapproached Dr. Louis Mennini,head of the department, with theidea last spring. J5K& iS

g "It's something that was longoverdue," said Burton. "We hopeit will get students more active inperforming." flMBf M

At present, the opera companyhas no funds and is looking forsponsors. Meanwhile, volunteersfrom the department have beenmaking and building much of the

needed equipment and gettingsome aid from the theatredepartment. Both ? Burton andLowry expressed concern over

student acceptance of opera. I"I didn't like this kind of musicbut I was exposed to it and now Ilove it," Lowry said, adding hishope that students would just"try it." & J * Y ' 8

"Amahl and? the flightVisitors" is based on a C hristmasstory and features six principalroles and a chorus. The collegeconcert choir will»fulfill ;, thechorus parts and accompianmentwill be in the form of piano andofc©e.5i^*©^S3i5 Ss§i3££

£j HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE gFlu vaccines will be given, free

of charge, the entire month of October in the H ealth Service Office, jBetter H ealth is 'BetterEducation! $

P LA CEM EN T O F F I CE1.Fisher's Big W heel, a discountstore chain of 6 stores in Ohio andPennsylvania, will be holding interviews for a District SecuritySupervisor in the Placement Office on Thursday, November 2from 9 a.mTto 4:30 p.m. ;Can-didate must have a degree incriminal justice or a related field,with some experienceiThe company benefits include hospitaland dental ^insurance, butrequires relocation in Ohio andPennsylvania. Interested seniorsmay pick up a list of the position'sresponsibilities and sign up forinterviews in the PlacementOffice. T

2. Seniors seriously interested inworking in the field of financialplanning are encouraged to interview with Tony Scalise JofInvestorsDiversified Services onThursday, November 9 from 9a.m. to noon in the placementoffice. This company deals with

estate planning, |s tocks , insurances, etc. and is interested ingraduates who would considerentry level positions^! (J

S.Mrs. Nicklos of the PittsburghSchool District will be on campusThursday, November 2, from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m.I to interviewteachers of math, music, art,special education, library andelementary teachers interestedin teaching r'6th, 7th and;8thgrades. %

Interested seniors may sign upfor an appointment in the Plave-ment Office. JS8& -J f

DANCE DEPARTMENTThe dance department will

present "An Evening of Dance",performed by senior dancemajors, November 9 through 11injthe Zurn Recital H all. Different styles of movement, suchas neo-classical ballet and jazz,will be featured. Choreographywill be done by Moss Cohen,

director, of dance, H arolynGaudette, assistant professor ofdance, and artist-in-residenceValentinaBelova. ?

PACE Midterm exams * arebehind you but finals arescheduled for less than a monthaway. Miriam Mashank, directorof educational developmentprogram, would like to remindstudents that * the PACEProgram has some serviceswhich may be of some benefit toyou. '* V <i 1

PACE offers tutoring, in 215Main, in all academic areas ; assistance with research and termpapers in the writing lab, 3rdFloor Main; study skills help in

the reading lab, 3rd Floor Mainand academic and personal counseling in 201 Preston. 25 i.

The services are free to all'H urst students.

SAC*:Saturday, October 28, at mid

night means the start of Devil'sNite. It will be launched off withthree spine-tingling thrillers :"Night Visitor", "The Night ofthe Living Dead"J,and "OldDracula." During the moviesSAC goblins will brew a breakfastin the Back Porch Cafe. fK

§ On Sunday, October 29, at 7:30p.m. a pumpkin carving contestwill be held in the Student Union.

[5 And on H alloween night, therock group "Justin Time" willperform at the costume dance. Tostimulate your mood an electricchair and coffin w ill be availablefor you morbid folks who wouldlike to send a recent picture Jomom and dad. The fun begins at 9p.m. and will continue to 1 a.m.Admission is $1.00 and prizes will

be awarded for thebest costume.

SAC will be? sponsoring anevening at 2001 in Jamestown,N.Y.ton Friday, November 3.Sign up now! I Buses will leaveBaldwin H all at 7:15 p.m. Thetotal cost is $10 for males and $8for females. Charge includestransportation, cover charge andall you can drink! H urry I Thereis limited seating.

Borowicz' Riddles

A f t e r n o o n " S o a p s

A t t r a c t M a n y C o - E d sby JoAnn Alexander and VickiMartin ago Jk *9

Did you know that Tom * hasbeen talking to his dead girlfriendabout punishing Faith, his newbride, who, at the same time, hasbeen a victim of mysteriousaccidents? * -

W ell, if all this sounds familiarthen you are one of*the many"soap" fans. 1I Research studies show that theaverage American spends fourhours a day watching television.Soap operas ar e a daily force tha tdraws many to the tube, such ashousewives, blue and white collarworkers, professionals andcollege students, including 'Hurstcoeds. S 8 3 | T i l

After surveying 35 students, 24females and 11 males, only five$three gals and two guys, said theynever watched and weren't addicted to soap operas. \ 1 fiSM£ One off-campus male wascaught totally engrossed in "TheDocto rs" one afternoon. H eexcused his behavior with, "Youcan go to all three channels on the

set from one to four p.m. andthere's nothing on but soaps," hesaid with a smile. W.

' Over at Sesler, Sparky M ills, ajunior HRM major, said he hadtwo favorite "soaps" he liked towatch. "I got started on All MyChildren' in high school 'cos mygirlfriend watched it. And thissummer while working in LasVegas I got hooked on 'GeneralH ospital'," he said. £

5 His roommate added, "There'snothing else to do between•M*A*S*H ' so I plop down andwatch The Guiding Light'." |

I In another apartment one co-edadmitted, "I watch 'Ryan'sH ope' because I think all of theguys are so cute." A But she

Sophomore Lyn Molinarostated,'' I watch about five soapsbecause I get tired of fiction andsoaps are true to life." -,>•;:. A contrasting view w as givenby a sophomore human ecologymajor. "Soap I operas are sodumb. They're not true to life.

The characters make fools ofthemselves most of the time andthey drag out situations." ^*

But junior Mark Richertprovided i a compromising explanation. "I think some of thesituations are true to life, like thecharacters'? problems £ inmarriage and theinlove lives."

Many reasons are cited whypeople watch* soap operas , asthese following female studentsprove. J B jjB &

" 'General H ospital' is myfavorite," a freshman nursingmajor said. ''The show is funny attimes and I often wonder if tha t'swhat really goes on;inside *ahospital." Wtf%

B Kathy iMcMuIIen, a juniorspecial education major, said,

"It's nice to know people haveproblems w orse than you. Plus, Ilike to see how people can be suchstupid fools." g &kHjAfter compiling the many

responses and results, the topthree popular; shows w ere,"Ryan 's H ope",} "All MyChildren" and "The Young andthe Restless." The award for themost addicted soap fan goes toMary McLain, a junior* law enforcement major. « £JShe explained the severity of

her addiction. "I watch 'Ryan'sH ope' and 'All My Children'. Idon't cut classes to watch thembecause I schedule my classesaround them. In high school I'dstay home if I thought something

Some of the girls at BaldwhvHall take time off between classes tocatch up on the latest doings of one of their favorite soap operas.

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Another dorm * student supported the previous statementwith, "I watch 'Ryan's Hope'because Seneca i Beulac isadorable and pi love watchingwhat Deliah is going to do next."

Although some students laughat soaps, others become involvedwith them because they see themas representing life.

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Jo int Effort Heads Football LeagueJoint Effort has emerged the

favorite to take the Mercyhurstintramural football crown.

The team is undefeated with a5-0 record.

The high scoring machine is ledby Mike H eller, who leads*the1 pa P I if; in scoring with 56 pointsfollowed by Ray Gruss with 20points. B !•• I

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r^ Gannon took control of the match from here on, winning thenext two games and the match. ^

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L a d y L a k e r s W i n K e y s t o n e C o n f e r e n c e T i t l eb y Chris Tomczak v* "We're the best," Coach Dennis Ranalli proudly spoke of thewomen's tennis team . N o o n e canargue the fact. For the first timein the history of MercyhurstCollege and the establishment o fthe Keystone ? Conference, 5 theLakers have taken th e crown, -i:

"It has been an excellent yearfor bom the College and the participants," Coach Ranalli continued. " We wanted to win andw e h a d fun doing it.'' $

The team finished with a 10-1record and the best, 6-0, in Conference play. Allegheny Collegetook second place with a 5- 1 tally

Fredonia match, which theLakers lost 2 - 5 , t h e closest matchw a s a 4 -3 victory aga inst Geneva.

Ranalli credited the seasonwith a good positive attitude."The team gave 100% on thecourt, but they also worked hardin practice. This hard work paidoff." ^ i i * ? '

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Keystone Conference Champions - The Mercyhurst Women's Tennis Team a re: Front row, left to right,Mary Reiber, Kathe Lowry, Judy Reiber and Debbie Chilcott. Back row, left to right, Coach DennisRanalli, Mary A n n King, Pam Scandarito, Mildred Choice, Denise Mall a n d Holly Brinig.

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This year's team set n ew record s in doing s o . Never before h a d ateam won ten straight games.Never before had a team claimed

tw o shutouts in competition. Andnever before , had Mercyhurst

College received the Conferencetrophy, i , V H 5 S S ^

followed by Grove City with a 4-2mark.} W estminster, Geneva,Villa and Behrend completed thestandings, g y s K *L &

The 'H urst shutout Behrendand Gannon with a 7-0 score.

Against Villa, the team recordedtwo 6*1 wins. Beside the opening

T h e following are th e KeystoneConference Champs, the 1978Mercyhurst College women's tennis team. *

Inv< first singles, /DebbieChilcott, freshman, compiled a 9-

2 won-loss record. H er two losseswere both against Amy Strayer

Laker Crew T e a m s in kW e s t Vir g in ia OarsmercThe .Mercyhurst crew team

took 6 of 7 events o n Presque Islebay against W est VirginiaUniversity last Saturday afternoon, k I * I t 9 B s §

H ead Coach Clarke W ray expressed his pleasure at-the outcome of the meet, but added,The team still needs a fair

cmount of w ork. They were a little too short and washed out at

times." He noted, however, thatthe crew is improving week byweek, and by spring should havesmoothed out several problemswith technique experiencedduring thefall season. } . §j j&

I n t h e women's events, the varsity eight boat outstroked theWest? Virginia team and heldthem safely at b a y throughout therace, crossing the finish line 15seconds ahead of their opponents.

In a similar show of power, thewomen's varsity four were in topform, taking command of therace from the start and drivingthrough the finish 201 secondsahead of the WVU four. F |

The 'Hurst women's novice

against the rival WVU noviceboat. T h e W V U women's J V eightalso competed unofficially in thisrace, outdistancing both noviceboats. &£& | ?j fi£ In the men's division, 'Mercyhurs t's eight-man * shellsteamed down the rcourse ,leaving the West Virginia eight

in their wake. They crossed thefinish with an impressive time of4 : 4 1 . This compares with theiropponent's time of 5:04. f

The 'Hurst men's lightweightfour held off their opponentsthroughout the race, defeatingthem b y a margin of 18 seconds.

The most hard-fought battle oft h e d a y came in thelast race. -J*.

Mercyhurst men's junior varsity eight pulled off to an early

lead and kept in front of WVUduring th e body of th e race. However, in the last 500 meters theWest jjVirginia team moved updangerously close. The 'H urstmen stubbornly held off; thisthreat and J w o n the race onesecond ahead of the competingboa$*f \> _ + S* H v

D.iThe only loss for the Mercyhurst men's crew came fromthe novice four boat. This boatgot off to a shaky start givingWVU the edge. W est Virginia

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of Villa Maria College. I n t h e firstouting, Strayer won 6-4, 6-4, and7-6,6-4 the second time. ^

Sophomore Holly Brinig playedat second singles. H er overallmark was 8-3. As a double duo,Brinig and Chilcott won the onlymatch they played againstFredonia. J g

Third singler was junior MillieChoice. S h e lost the opening match of the season then finished outthe year with the team's bestwon-loss record at 10-li

Mary Reiber, freshman, recorded a 9-1 chart losing to Genevain the fourth singles spot. 1 98

Denise Mall also a freshman,played at fifth singles. She losther opening match then streakedto nine consecutive singles victories, fc t "^'i'2k 3 53E*

^Freshman Pam Scandaritoheld a l-l record in singles. >s

The doubles team of seniorMary Ann King and sophomoreKathe Lowry recorded * a; 6-5mark a t first doubles position^

Judy Reiber , sophomore, andScandarito combined for play insecond doubles. Their mark end e d o n e game below . 5 0 0 at 4 - 5 .

Coach Ranalli1 was proud notonly of the quality of competition

b u t also of the sportsmanship theteam possessed, f

As far as the future, Ranallican see a growing dominance inthe Conference. "W e're good andwill continue to get better," heconcluded. 'SSfc M»£!& SK&

Soccer Team (StingsScots AndiPenguins!W ith af 12-1 vic tory ! at

Youngs town State last week, theMercyhurst soccer record of6-2-1makes the' NAIA District 18

playoff spot a reality.Six Lakers put their nam es on

the scoreboard after GaryWeber started the rout with a hattrick in the initial 12 minutes.New names such as Bret Blom-berg, Soheil Pourmehr and JohnW oodruff also found the n e t . SSS

W eber's three early goals setthe Lakers off to an excellentstart. D o n Smith scored tw o firsthalf goals, bringing his sea son'stotal to six. Woodruff scored hisfirst goal of the year just beforethe home team scored to leave ahalf-time deficit o f 6 - 1 .R W eber began the second halfscoring spree and R.T. Bencefollowed with two more quickgoals. Pourmehr chalked up twogoals near the end of the gamewhile Blomberg came throughwith some first-rate defensivew o r k . ^d&'^wPr&i ' Zyy-'s^iSf

to a 7 - 2 - 1 record.JuB n H"In th e last three o r four games

we are starting to play like acohesive unit," said Don Smith,

who scored two goals in thisgame. Smith continued,"We arenow playing to our potential andW ill hopefully ente r th e play-offsin top form. ~f* f

Smith scored th e first tw o goalsin a game where the Lakers frontand back line strength proved tooformidable. for ^ th e FightingScots, f 2*5 f g3 •?

Rich Ingram took over indefense for the injured {BobbyGeorge and proved to be a moreplan adequate replacement, contributing good clearance work inthe shut-out. Jim "Bulfly"Grimes produced another consistent performance in the backl i n e . '< • ? & ^ f a f a f c . * t ^ E

The first goal came when GaryW eber shot the ball through theopposing 'keeper's legs. A defender then cleared the ball directlyto Smith who was convenientlypositioned to shoot hom e. .f?5s#

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Fullback Rich Ingram performed well for the injured BobGeorge in W ednesday's soccer win atEdinboro.'

The team's leading scorer isW eber with 13 goals. Bence andSmith tie for second place withs ix apiece, £ W

"We completely outclassed thePenguins," remarked Lakergoalkeeper T o m Moffat, who sa wlittle action in the game. "If wecontinue to play t h e w a y w e haveI might apply to the coach for astriker's position s o I c a n bemoreinvolved i n t h e action."

W ednesday's 3-0 victory atEdinboro State College saw the

T h e half-time score w a s 1-0 a n dth e {second goal came in J thesecond half when Smith's pass toW eber was returned t o h i m , permitting a shot a t (go al. The'keeper made a good save butdid not retain the ball, allowingSmith to follow up a n d score.

R.T. Bence put the final na il inthe Edinboro coffin when hescored the third goal from closerange. I JjjM a I

The Lake rs will host W heelingCollege at Tullio Field on Satur

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