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For a period of three years.Sister Evmard and her dedicatedresearch team have been workingon a compound which wasdeveloped in the CancerResearch Lab, Zurn 113. Theactual idea for the cancer drugwas suggested by one of themembers of4the adultresearch program. DamienGallina, an Erie pharmacist.Together, Sister Eymard and"Dan", as Damien is called,worked steadily at improving thecompound; which Tin theoryshould have inhibited cell division(mitosis), and finally cure cancer. The compound was made 86times and about 186 experimentswere tried About a year ago, thebreakthrough cametwelvehealthy white mice wereinoculated with a transplantable

tumor called "Krebs 2, Carcinoma". Six mice were treatedwith the new compound, and sixmore were set aside as controls.To the surprise of the research ersmany of the mice were cured.Since that eventful day, May 26.1973, the * new compound,"Mercytamln", named afterMercyhurst, has been graduallyimproved. At present Mercytamln has cured hundreds ofmice with transplanted tumors.

When asked \(i she thoughtcancer was as prevalent 100 yearsago as it is now. Sister said."Based on reading I have done, I|don't believe so.-Today, smoking,smug, radiation, dyes on food,carbon monoxide, are probablythe cause of the growing numberof cancer deaths. 1

b y G a r y Z a f f u t o"Smoking of course, has provento be a major cause of cancer, |especially cancer of the larynxand lungs. Yet, even With theconcrete evidence there is againstcigarettes, I've found it hard toconvince young people thai it is ahealth hazard. Unless it hitshome and they see someone .theylove die because of smoking, theyare not impressed.

Although Sister's research is*within the limits of a college, sh efeels that jobs available tostudents in * research aretremendous, especially * inpharmaceutical companies,research lab, and hospitals. "1often hear fr om my old studentsand classmates, many of whomhave excellent jobs," says Sister;Sister Eymard has many othertalents. She paints in oil and

wateroolor. Many Erieites,alumnae and alumni* students.and faculty members proudlydisplay a painting done by Sr.Eymard. Some of these are reallyexcellent and many are hangingin her lab or office. When askedabout her art work she said,"Instead of spending houreading the newspaper or watching TV, I spend thatpainting -i t IS my 1relaxation". Invited to put

timeonlyon aone-woman show* by the EriePublic Museum, Sr. Eym ard soldfifteen paintings. Last April, shehad another display at themuseum, and in May, she had adisplay In Zurn Hall Last year,sh e had yet another inHawthorne, California.When asked what s he intends todo with the new cure for cancer,Sister said, "Last summer we

bad a patent search done by apatent attorney to find outwhether or not anyone in theworld might be working on asimilar compound. Nothing wasfound, Today. I completed thepatent application and soon it willbe on its way to Washington to befiled." She went on to say, ,TWealso sen! a sample of Mercytamlnto the National Cancer Institute, adivision of National Institute ofHealih, for them to do the toxicitytests on rabbits and monkeys, TheNational Institute of Health alsotries new compounds clinically,so Mercytamln may be tried onman under the supervision of theNational Cancer Institute. Theresults of these tests will beforwarded to Mercyhurst as theyare completed so keep yourfingers crossed and pray, pray.pray.'1

Sister Mary Kymard, headof the Cancer ResearchInstitute here, will soonpresent a paper on a newbreak through in her work.Se e imgik 4 for; furtherdetails L

VOL. 47 N O . 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE OCTOBER 4, 1974M IDDLE STATES VISIT:THE TEN YEAR ITCHOn February 24. 1975. TheCommission of Higher Educationwill send a seven-person panel toMercyhurst College llor Itsdecennial re-accreditation of theschool according to the standardsof the Middle States Association.The.success of this visit is important to both the school and itsstudents for: two reasons:first |schools in good standing with theorganization (Middle!StatesAssociation of Colleges ,andSecondary Schools) are eligiblefor programs which could resultin funds for the school (such asthe Work-Study Program );andsecondly, transferring credits areeasily done between members ofthe Association. j& j5 |f9The Middle States Associationof Colleges and SecondarySchools consists of all collegesand secondary schools in Perm-sylvania. New York, New Jersey,Delaware. Maryland, the Districtof Columbia, Puerto Rico, theVirgin Islands, and the: CanalZones. To stay accredited withthe Associationand be eligible forits benefits, a school is evaluatedevery 10 years bv a panel of itspeers (professors and teachers ofa school the. same size and

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b y G a r y S u m i n s k ical iber) . 'They investigatewhether faculty,! students andalumni feel that}the school isliving up to its goals I and! objectives. nHHB lira I fMercyhurst was last visited in1965. This coming February 24, apanol led by Rev. Joseph DorseyC.S.B , Associate Professor'ofKnglish fat St. |John FisherCollege, and six other teacherswill come to Mercyhurst andevaluate it according to a "self-study" program that hasibeengoing on since last March. Theresults of this evaluation will bethe basis of a recommendation byRev. Dorsey \s team of Mercy-hurst's standings, in the; MiddleStates Association. ^ JAnd just how has this "selfstudy" program been conductedhere at Mercyhurst: Last March6th, a steering committee wasformed, headed ;b y | Sr. MaryCharles, in order Mo study andevaluate the school's goals andobjectives. The rest of the boardconsists of Dr. Mennini, Mr.Billingsly, Sr. Maria, Mr.Gallagher, and two students-Karen Schultz and ColleenMcManamon. A dozen| subcommittees were formed, witheach m ain goal being to evaluatea certain area of the Institution.;Q u e s t i o n n a i r e s ," w e r edistributed in the followingManner: ^A Student Committee Wroteand distributed an 8-page surveylast May, of which 50 per centwere returned, This return-rate

was considered a good response.The Faculty Policies Com jmit tee J drew up a questionnairefor faculty members. *IP, JT9-Surveys were sent to alumniduring the summer ,jgFreshman were asked to fillout a survey during orientation. JWhat will happen is that afterall of these surveys are tabulatedthe results will be presented!tothe Rev. Dorsey s panel,] alongwith school jbrochuros--andpamp hlets, in order that the panelget a clear picture of MercyhurstCollege. During their three-daystay. the panel will interview i hefaculty and numerous students tosee if the "Self Study" results areaccurate. From this, the panelwill make a recommendation tothe Commission of HigherEducation, ^concerning thestanding of t he school.What can you, as siudents, do toinsure Its succe ss? Sr. Charles'committee .encourages al lstudents to learn as much abouthow the school is run as they can.Knowing of the various programsand comm ittees the school has tooffer is important. If the Rev.Dorsey's panel chooses you tointerview, and asks about theIntern progra m, . or In-tei disciplinary classes, you as astudent, should be able to explainjust what these things are allabout.The success or failure of thisevaluation depends on you. Be -aware - be interested -r becomeinvolved!

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Just a reminderRegistrationfor the Mercyhurst session of theNikon School of Photography isstill going on. Contact theDepartment of Media Services,located on the 2nd floor of theLearning Resource Center. ACTFAST. THE PROGRAM STARTSOctober 11!

U n d e r g r o u n d P a p e r F o u n d e dA group of interested Mercyhurst students gathered Sundayevening in Zurn Hall to lay the ground work for a new undergroundnewspaper on the Mercyhurst campus. \ \ .The new paper is currently planned to go under the name "LaVerite", which is French for "the truth." Its foundersMartyMlgloretti, Kevin White, and Dan Crawfordsee the purpose o! thenew paper as "filling the gap in community communications."As of Sunday night, it is planned to issue the new paper bi-weeklyOne of the new paper's aims is to publish controversial articles.which had previously had no place in print here at Mercyhurst.Tentative staff members include Gretchen Kramph, CandyYanker, John Palmer, Will Ursprung, Bill Byron, John Stark, MikeEmick and Rich Viall. The first issue is expected soon. *

Wondering what th ese people a re doing? Turn to page 3 and findout all about WQLN-FM, the voice of public radio at Mercyhurst. Acomplete program schedule for the coming week Is also Included inthis issue of the Merclad! p.

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b y D a v e B l a n c h H e l dOn page of this week's issue you will find a story dealing with the College's Evaluation by MiddleStates. Next February when th e Middle States Team v isits Mercy hurst, the College will begin anotherera. It's in a way like starting a ne w grading period.Many, many eons have already been poured into work on this self-evaluation and many, manypeople are involved! This includes You-for each individual is involved in depicting the true Mercyhurst picture, . MLast week 1 received a copy of the first issue of The Merclad from a Sr. Rita Broche. Next to mostof the major articles were the biological symbols denoting male and female. Sister's conclusion wasthat: "In T h e Merclad, the male is the person with a name a n d a message, th e female has no name andno messa ge." In answer to this charge I would like to point ou t that the Mercladdoes not manufactureth e news! It is also no t the paper's fault that the president of the College, Executive Council, and Rl ishappen to be "engendered*1 males!! : *I believe that anyone who would judge The Merclad (on the basis of only one issue) as being toochauvinistic Ineither direction is not commenting qnTJie Mfpladat alL but is depicting himselfas aperson to o hung-up on formnot content. ^ , f* - /* / . 7 * *

i Have you ever noticed that when one tries to make the best impressions one usually makes theworst!! Consider the case of one of our student teachers. L ast Saturday night she attended her highschool's football ga me to show her support and general enthusiasm for the school. Returning from atrip to the refreshment standi she carefully threaded her way up the stands to her s eat. Suddenly, ithappened !! She tripped and pitched headlong into the crowd. Luckily, she landed spread-eagle, butunharmed, on some poor unsuspecting spectator's head . The woman w ho broke her fall and absorbedher pop was none other than (you guessed it) her cooperating teacher's wife!! That Klass with acapital K. 1 J

Understanding often comesslowly and at times the process Isa painful one. Americans in 1974seem to be at the beginning ofsuch a process of understanding.Slowly, many of us are coming tosee and beginning to respond tothe world food problem.

The statistics of the food crisisare starting to touch at a levelwhere some kind of response isalmost unavoidable. People arehearing and some are believingthat while some Americans waitI for gasoline, a billion people InIndia, Bangladesh, Pakistan,Northeast Brasil. and parts ofAfrica wait for starvation A fewpeople are realizing that whileIndia uses S'u million tons offertiliser in her total foodproduction, American golfcourse s use an equal amount Woarc told that for every $100 spentby developed nations on arms,

Le t t e r s t oEDITOR'S NOTE-THEFOLLOWING LETTER WASFOUND'IN THE MERCLADMAILBOX VERY EARLY QNSATURDAY MORNING. IN OURDRIVE b TO I PRESENT BOTHSIDES OF f : EVERYARGUMENT, WE AREPRINTING' IT IN FULL, FORTHE BENEFIT OF THE

MERCYHURST COMMUNITY.T o the Editors of the Merclad,As one of the spirits who haveput in long hard hours performingthe difficult job of haunting thehalls of Old Main, I would like tovoice objection to that obviouslyunfair article published in lastweek's M erclad.I feel that my friends a n d I havebeen grossly misrepresented. No,wc are not melancholy shadowsthat wander in and out of theeaves of Old Main, moaning andgroaning throughout the night.We are, on the contrary, a veryhappy group, covering a widerange of ages and shapes. I, forexample am a male spirit, approximately six feet tall. I haveno weight and am presently 18-44years of age. (It should be notedthat spirits have a two numbersystem of giving their ag es. . .thefirst number is their age at death,and the second number is theamount of time In years sincetheir entry into th e spirit world). Iam at Mercyhurst because this iswhere, in 1930, I met my death.Rumors have it that I died from ashotgun blast directed my way byan over-protective house m other.. In truth, my end was far lessdram atic; my death! resultedfrom a three story fall from a tree

as I attempted to enter Egan Hallthrough a window.One of the points in yourotherwise poor story that youwere correct on is the fact that aspirit is bound to the place wherehe or she m et their death. In thecase of O ld Main Hall, there are acouple complainers among usw ho wish that they had died in theStudent Union or the CoffeehouseInstead! 1* Wc fail to understand why ourreputation includes so muchmoaning and groaning. Exceptfor the night after a particularlywild party, we do not do m uch ofthat. There is one exception to therule, and that's Soggy Sam.Soggy Sam spends most of histime around the Merciad office.He enjoys his booze a great deal,but he is cursed with some of theworst "morning after" hangoversthat I've ever seen. (I n the case ofspirits, the "morning after" tendsto be about l:00 in the morning.)This ma y be?groaning that washeard in the Merclad Officeduring your last deadline. |>.One of the reasons that SoggySam is attracted to the MercladOffice is that he was once anewspaperman himself. At theage of 24, he went out to Mer*cyhurst one d a y t o get a commentfrom a prominent college administrator, who shall remainnameless, Sam died of old age,several years later, and frets tothis day over his inability to getan interview.Another of the spirits who werespoken of in your; article was thenun in the Grotto. Her name isSister Magnolia Daisy, and she

THE M E R CI ADYears of ServiceP u b l i s h e d weekly dur i ng the co l leg e year, ex cep t T hank sg i v i ng , In-t e r s e s s io r v C h r i s t m a s a n d C a s t e r v a c a t io n s / a n d examination periodsb y the s tudents o f Mercy hurst C o lleg e, E r i e , Pa., 16501. M a i l i n g a dd r e s s : M e r c y h u r s t M a i l r o o m , P r e s t o n H a l l , Sox 3*.

VE d i t o r :E d i t o r i a l B o a r dN ewsF e a t u r eSports IB u s in e s s M a n a g e rCopy EditorPhotographer \F a c u l t y A d v i s or

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The goal th e MercyhurstStudent Health Service is topromote healthful living and tofurnish high-quality professionalcare to those in need. The* mainobjectives of the Health* Serviceare: To keep healthy an d well-functioning students in class; tomake provisions fo r care in thecase of illness in order to receiveoptimum advantages from youreducation; to help students b eresponsible for their own health;and to , educate students [to th ehealth resources available in thecommunity and how to utilisethem. T he Health Service isavailable j to ^allJf] registeredstudents. ,,,~ *,Sr. Joseph Mary, R.N J is incharge of the program. Her officeis located on the first floor ofPreston Hall. Students in need oftreatment or health counselingmay 'come to her office eachweek-day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m.; Saturday and Sunday arefor emergency onlv. He r phonenumber is 8644681. 'ext. 279. After10:00 p.m., the 1 number is '866-3532. *

Sr._ Joseph Mary has had anextensive background inanesthesiology and was certifiedat Brigham Young University a sa College Health Nurse Practitioner. According to Sr. Joseph,the operation of the StudentHealth Service- wilh not differfrom last year.I L & 1,In October, the chest-x-ray unitwill come ?to ]Mercyhurst. Sr .Joseph recommends that a llstudents take advantage of thetesting. I ife Flu shots will also be given

during October. Although theseinjections do not guarantee im munity from influenza, if con*tracted, the Illness should be lestsevere. To date, Sr. Joseph hasbeen seeing an average of 20 to 30students a day. She urgesstudents to contact her for anyform of medical counseling. Moststudents are aware of parenthoodand contraceptive climes, yet forthose in doubt. Sr. Joseph Marycan supply th e needed in formation. |J F 4o

In cases that require moreserious treatment, students willbe referred 7>to Dr . ^WilliamCohen. His office hours a r e :Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday,10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The HealthService will-arrange for an appointment.' The hospitals in our area are St.Vincent Hospital, 459-4000;Hamot Medical Center, 453-6711;Doctor's Osteopathic Hospital,455-3961;,~ and Bri e Ost eopa thicHospital, 864-4031.Other vital services a r e :Inhalator Squad. 456-8588;Ambulance Service, 456-2989; andCampus Security, ex t. 231.

The Health Service Staff willrespond to emergency calls oncampus during regular day-hours(9-3:30). If Sr. Joseph is not oncampus, immediately contact theEmergency Room at oneNrf th elocal hospitals.The Health Service benefits allof us. Get to know th e timeschedule and phone numbers andbe sure to take advantage of thisservice provided to you as astudent of Mercyhurst College.

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Program summar y for the coming week is as follow s:r_ Friday, October 4:9 - 1 1 p.m. Inside Rock with Tom Heur and 11m Kosarskycountry rock ^Flying Burrito Bros., New Riders of the PurpleSage, Byrds, others, f *l l - l a.m. Evening with the Masters with Dale PattersonJ: Mozart: Concerto in F Major for 3 PianosHummel: Dble. Concerto in G|Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

Saturday, October 5: ^5-7 p.m. Folk 'n* Blues with Don Burger \ | |1 0 - 1 a.m. Just Jazz with Gordon Frissora hHancock. Harris, Tyner, Coltrane, Sanders, Mingus interviewwith Frank Williamsj | Sunday, October 6*:*10 a.m.-l p.m. Big Band Swing Show with Andy Cameron10 p.m.-11 Sight and Sound with Andy Rothmovie review s, poetry and best seller overvi ews11 p.m.-l a.m. Eve with Masters JMiaskovsky: Cello Concerto, O p 6 64Khachaturian: Suite from Gayaneh

Monday, October 7:10 p.m .-11 Northwest Heritage ) " $ $ * . '**you-are-there with the Erie men who fought in the civil war11-1 a .m. Ev e with Masters with Dale Patterson , $f Tuesday, October 8:10 p.m.-l 1 Composer's Choice with Dr. Louis Mennini

Folk M us ic - Art Music: derivation and assimulation11 p.m. -1 a.m. Eve with Masters with Lou CannaroziVivaldi: Gloria iBeethoven: Cello-hjPiano SonataWednesday, October 9:7-8 p.m. Aquarius COA ft- kVoice of senior citizens in this areaa light-hearted look at their problems and interestsphone in appropriate announcements at 868-6213 &1 0 - 1 1 Montage .'I -% ;this week's hour is aimed primarily at high schoolseniors and their parents to underline college-' financial aid and adm ission procedures11-1 a.m. National Public Radio's Concert of the Week coordinatedby Larry Osiecki i j I i p j .-

j j & * '{^Iliursday, October 10:10-11 p.m. Composer's Choice with Dr. Louis Menninicontinuation of folk music art m usicBartok, Vaughan Williams, Dvorak, others11-1 a.m. Eve With Masters with Lou CannarozisBrahms: Requiem V fr

C a r e e r O p p o r t u n i t i e sE x p l o r e dThe Home Economicsdepartment of MercyhurstCollege will begin a programto inform students of themany career opportunitiesavailable \ to HomeEconomists. This programwill be held on Monday.

October 7 . .? ?The first of theseprograms will entail, ageneral overview of thevarious careers opened witha slide show courtesy ofPenelec and the AmericanH o m e E c o n o m i c sAssociation (AHEA). 0The faculty as well as thestudents feel there is a greatneed j to make* tTffsift-formation known to allstudents whether they are inHome Economics or not.The slide presentation willbegin at 7:30 p.m. in theRichards Room, ZurnHall.Following th e presentationthere will be a small panel ofprofessionals from variousareas of Home Economics.Briefly they will discuss theduties of their- respectivej o b s , r e q u i r e m e n t snecessary and the outlook forthe future of that* field.Questions will b e answeredfollowing the panel. Refreshments - will be served afterwards.^ .i $ ti s f

iNow that you have mastered the appetizerand the salad it is timeto expand your repertoire. Remember the good old days when youcame home from school lo that luscious smell of home made rolls?You'd sneak one or two from the tray white they were still warmand gobble them down. After today's lesson you ca n bring thosememories back, p % \.We'll begin with a basic recipe. Read directions thoroughlybefore beginning. Have all ingredients at room temperature unlessotherwise stated, Take 1- package active dry yeast, V\ cup warmwater, 1 cup milk-heated to just below boiling (scalded), \\ cu psugar, V A cup margarine, 1 teaspoon sa lt, 3Vfc cups flour and 1 egg.Dissolve yeast in warm water (about body temperature). Setaside. Next mix the milk, sugar, margarine and salt. Cool to body

temperature. Add l Vg cupsflour o mixture, beat until smooth. Mixin yeast and egg. Add remaining flour till it forms a soft ball (notquite as stiff as play-dough). 2 F I * '%Grease sides of bowl with margarine and place dough into bowl,coat dough with margarine. Cover with wax paper and place on topof refrigerator till dough doubles in bulk (1%-2 hours).Take out of bowl and place on floured surface. Roll dough to Vthick. Take water glass and use to cut out circles. Fold almost inhalf. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake in 400 degree oven for12-15 minutes until brown. ) I ',It's really not as sticky as it sounds. If it doesn't work the firsttime don't give up, eventually you'll ge t rolling, W**%practicingboth this recipe and the old ones. You're almost '4 y to a mealthat will entice Betty (Crocker). Happy Eating.

+Next week: Escalloped potatoes.

) | A J 1 1 1 V J i l y i > | nWQLNiFM ROUNDUP91.3 . In stereo. I FM. 35,000watts. That's Mercyhurst radio.Emerging ;from it s limitedsummer schedule, the studio hasinitiated ten different programsstarting Monday. September 30 .Highlights of the shows may befound elsewhere in the Merciadand th e staff J encourages your

response and your participationin planning each o f f theseprograms.Twenty-seven hours of air timeinvolves a great deal of effort,creativity, an d production workon th e part of -the programcoordinators. However, with sucha fine broadcasting medium a s

Getting in Tunet A symphony concert for less than a dollar? That's a bargain madepossible to L/ie area students by the Erie Philharmonic this season.Season tickets for the six regular series concert to be given in thedowntown Warner Theater range from $ 5 t o $15 for a reserved s eat.Concerts are at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings on October 8,November 12, January 18, March 18 and April 16. Soloists joiningthe orchestra conducted by Harold Bauer include duo-pianistsPhillipa and Renzulli, guitarist Ernesto Bitetti, pianist Susan Starr,guest conductor Ion Baciu of Rumania, Kathryn Asm a n . mezzo-soprano, Lorna Haywood, soprano, Vahan Kahanzadian, tenor,Frank Pullano. baritone, Judith Hughes, mezzo-soprano, plus theErie Philharmonic Chorus, i | -'*'- Music ranges from the Classical to the contemporary. -\The Philharmonic also offers a Pops series on Saturday nightsOctober 26, February 8, April 5, and May 3 at MemorialAuditorium. Student reserved seats ar e $8.50 general admission*/.00. * $

Purchasing a season ticket to the regular series actually breaksdown to a free concertsix for the price of five. |Students interested in tickets should contact th e Philharmonicoffice. 7 2 0 Baldwin Bldg., Erie, Pa l 1 6 5 0 1 phone 455-1375.W-

the college has to offer to the tri-state area, we are encouragingy o u , the student, you, the facultymember, an d you, the ad-t rninistrative member, to take fulladvantage of this opportunity. 'The following students* andfaculty members have alreadybecome, actively involved inprogram production: DalePatterson, Lou Cannarozi, LarryOsiecki, Gordon Fr ssora. Dr.Louis Mennini, 5 Chuck Stevens,Charlie Brooks. Mr. Andy Roth.Don Burger, Tom Heur, JohnHlusko, Bob Kristufek, TimKosarsky, Eileen McCormick,Chris VanWagenen, Ms . J o yKolb, and Joanie Wheeler.In addition, members of theCollege of Older Americanscoordinate an hour for seniorcitizens, including host GeneGraney, hostess Mary Graf, RitaNorris. Oletha Johnston, LillianWasielewskl, Charles Swider,Helen Warfel, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Schnatter, Tom FlaMeyand Ruth Deutsch.Many individuals have in dicated also an interest inI presenting a special type ofprogram or a two- or three-partseries on a particular subjectmatter. These proposals will beconsidered also. Hopefully, th efaculty will encourage theirstudents to create audio tape 3 . inlieu of the traditional term paperso as to share the-information

with a greater number of perrc*u&.The studio also welcom es no< i cesof cultural events taking place* inthis area so as to bring them tw-'jthe tri-states attention. f .Personnel a r e particularlyneeded for the Montage show, anhour encompassing campus and* Jcommunity events throughdebates, discussions. . performers, speakers, interviews,and such, and also for the Northwest Heritage show whichpresents the folklore and historicdevelopment of institutions an dpeople in this vicinity. Announcers and programmers for themusic shows are welcome as wellas persons interested in publicityana studio maintenance.Just contact Barbara? AnnHewitt or come up to he studiosee the facilitiesmeet the staff.It's al l happening in 308 Main ofcourse, the source of your supersound at 91.3 stereo.

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Placement OfficeATTENTATTENTION\SENIORSSeniors who are interested in Law School-Graduate School-TheForeign Service-The National Security Agency or GraduateStudy in Business should stop by the placement Office forRegis tration Forms. T^ | Registration.. TestDeadline' ..DateAdmissions Test for G raduateStudy in Business (ATGSB)Law School Admission Test (LDAT)Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

National Teacher Exam (NTE)U.S. Civil Service ProfessionalAdministrative Careers ExamForeign Service Officer CareersExam ^ p s1 ~ my National Security Agency Test

10-11-7411-11-7411-26-7410-17-7410-31-74

11-2-7412-7-7412-14-7411-6-7411-16-7410-31-7411-15-74 12-7-7111-23-74

If interested in Federal Em ployment, it is im portant to registerfor the PACE now since the next test w on't be given until Janu ary1975. 1 'Applications for* State Civil Service Commission Test forvarious positions are available in the Placement Office.Seniors are also reminded to stop in the Placement Office toobtain their copy of the College Placement Annual which providesinformation on the positions customarily offered! to Collegegraduates by principal employers.CANCER RESEARCHER

b y G r e g Z a f f u f o |Sister Mary Eymard,Professor of Biology and Directorof Mercyhurst Cancer Research,will be giving a paper on the"Results of Research In Cancer"a the J XI International CancerCongress (ICC) Florence. Italy.The title of thegpaper is, "Offsetting Toxicity of :Anti-CancerAgents." Only the abstract will bepublished in the proceedings ofthe I.C.C. Recently.^the wholepaper w as^ accepte d forpublication in the ) Journal ofSurgical Oncology.Sister has published nine otherpapers in scholarly journals, andpresented papers at the annualmeeting of the Ohio Academy ofScience, the Tenth InternationalCancer Congress, in Houston,Texas, and the Cancer Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. Thisweek, Sisterlhas been invited tospeak at the) Mercy C enter onAging on the subject of cancer. Inaddition. Sister Eymard hasw ritten laboratory guides in:His to logy , Mic ro techn ique ,Botany,'^Zoology, Microbiology,and Photomicrography. All ofthese have been copyrighted.A grad uate of Mercyh urstCollege, Sister received her M.A.from the U niversity of Pittsburghand her doctorate in Biology andExperimental^ Medicine from St.Th om as| Institute, Cincinnati,Ohio. The title of her dissertationwas "Mitotic Activity ; ofProl iferat ive Tissue". Sis terEymard ; did additionalstudy at the National ScienceFoundation Institute forMicrobiolgoy, Durham, SouthCarolina. She also spent \ thesummers of 1965 and 1971 perfecting Tissue Culture and BoneMarrow Techniques at RoswellPark , Buffalo, New York. Inaddition, many summers ofconcentrated research w ere spentat St. Thomas Institute.Sister's experience comprisestwenty-seven years of teaching a tMercyhurst, including freshmanchemistry and biology at alllevels. She has been the Directorof Cancer Research since itsinitiation in i960 and the Head ofthe Biology Department from1965 to the present. Her honorsinclude-a Magna Cum Laude inher, undergraduate w ork; doctoral and 1 post-doctoralfellowships at St. ThomasInstitute; Tri-Beta Honor Societymembership. Sister also serveson the Board of Directors, ErieUnit of the American CancerSociety and was GeneralChairperson of the CancerPrevention Study of the local unit.A member of the Sisters ofMercyhurst, Sr. Eymard is also adedicated scientist,,, spendingmany hours a t night and over theweekend in her laboratory.Presently,! Sister has twoongoing programs in CancerResearch at the College, theAdult I Cancer ResearchProgram" and research offeredto Senior Biology Majors. Thestimulus behind the Adult CancerResearch is the bringing togetherof local citizens who have acommon interest, to educate andfoster a group of dedicated

research assistants who wouldlend some continuity to the cancerresearc h program now in its 15thyear. ;$The Adult Cancer ResearchProgram was announced ontelevision and in the new spaper,requesting applicants. Theresponse was encouraging, andthe training program sta rted w ithtwelve members in attendance.Now, after six years of hardstudy and laboratory experience,one man and four women, alldedicated to a common cause,volunteer, their 'services in aneffort to fight cancer.?" . On the undergraduate level.Sister has opened the option toSenior Biology majors who maywish to work in the area of cancerresearch. This is ' incorporatedinto the curriculum under thename of "Seminar and Research". Two terms are devotedto research and the studentsreceive eight credits.When asked about herdiscovery of a possible X cancercure, Sister said, "I feel veryconfident that this cure for cancerin mice will someday cure cancerin hum ans." She further s tated,"Anything that canine found toinhibit cell division is a contribution tow ard a cancer cure."Sister Eymard has beenworking on cancer research forfifteen yearsj Now she is continuing to devote more time toresearch in the fight againstcancer, [believing thatjjbasicresearch will be the thing thatwill trigger the key to the wholeproblem. iBecause of a burning desire toalleviate the suffering of thoseafflicted with the dreaded diseaseof cancer. Sister Eymard spendsherself doing constant researchShe has kept this goal in sight foralmost her entire lifetime. Let'shope it is realized in her lifetime.

Campus Security

M EN INMercyhurst Campus Securityw as established in the fall of 1971.In its first year. Security wasunder die direction of DaubsAssociates. The college administration w as not pleased withthe way Daubs Associates handled matters. Daubs always hada turn-over of men every feww eeks. The frequent turn-overmade it impossible for the guardsto know the student s..,., ;.

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When the administration tookover the job of guarding thecampus, they appointed A.J.Fisher as director of security.Mr.iFisher held this position forapproximately one year, when heresigned his office. After theresignation of Mr. Fisher, WillSydow w as working as actingdirector of Campus Security- Mr.Sydow w as not appointed directoruntil the middle of 1974. ;, >

At the present time Mr. Sydowis interviewing candidates for afull-time position on the securityforce. The security departmentw as 1 lef t :> short-handedwhen Bob Williams resigned. Mr. Williams is;not thefirst to resign. Two persons haveresigned the same job in less thana year.- When asked the .reason forleaving^ the answer w as simply"money.*' The officers in thesecurity department *% are alsoinitiated by the obstacles a standing in the way of their performing their duties. When askedwhat* these obstacles were, theanswer given was " the ad-fiiinfetfafioil *% * :ri 1 *

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:y "Research Is Searching ForThe Truth*'that's the sloganthat Sister Mary Eymard and herassociates at the CancerResearch Institute live by in theirquest for victory over cancer.

S t u d e n t P S E A T o M e e tErie Educational AssociationPresident Mr. Edw ard Christywill be the featured speaker atthe first meeting of the student

A t t e n t i o nH o t e lM a j o r sATTENTION SEThe Walgreen Company ofChicago, Illinois will be oncampus to interview anySeniors with a motel-res taurant i managementbackground as well as thoseSeniors majoring in Businesswho may want to enter thisf i e l d . I K %Interview s are beingscheduled from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. on'October 10, 1974.Please stop in the PlacementOffice as soon as possible tomake your appointment, ifinterested.

PSEA. The meeting will takeplace on October 7. at 7:30 p.m. inRoom 206. Old Main.Subject of Mr. Christy's talkw ill be the Erie City school strike.The above activity is only one ofthe many 'Student PSEA;-endeavors that will take place thisyear On September 27 and 28, aleadership conference took placein HarrisWg. The highlight ofthe conference turned out to be adialogue between PennsylvaniaSecretary of Education, JohnPittinger and State Representative C. Sieber Pancoast. Thedialogue revolved around theplatform and philosophy of theirrespective candidates forgovernor of PennsylvaniaMr.Pittinger favoring Milton Shappand Mr. Pancoast favoring DrewLewis.Workshops and labs w ere alsoon the agenda of the Septemberm e e t i n g , f M e r c y h u r s trepresentatives in attendance atthe meeting fwere KathyJurkiew icz, Laura M ontpetit,Tom Hubert, and Ed Gallagher.

b y D a v i d W a l li nEven w hen a new full-timeguard is hired, the departmentwill still be short-handed. At thepresent tim e they only have threepart-time officers and approximately ten work-studystudents. Workstudy students arelimited in performing dutiesbecause they are only permittedto work along with regularsecurity of fleers.

1' Hie duties of our security forceare basically turning off lights,locking up buildings and manningthe radio and telephone in thelobby of 'Baldw in. Day-timetraffic is a daily headache forSecurity. Between the hours of 9a.m. and 12 noon, parking lots arepacked due to the large numberof students registered for morning classes. It is security's dutyto ticket all unregistered vehiclesin order to rid the lot of unnecessary vehicles. \

Mr. Sydow has reported thatoff-campus persons have beensiphoning gas and stealing batteries from student cars. Hewould appreciate any informationleading to the apprehension andconviction of any persons tarn-pering with /automobiles onAny in-be held in

and staff cooperation. Pleasereport all theft, disturbances, andacts of vandalism that you witness or that are brought to yourattention. For better security,record all serial numbers of yourvaluables. Keep your roomlocked at all times to protect, notonly your valuables, but also yourself and your roommate.

campus grounds,formation given willcomplete confidence.SECURITY SUGGESTIONS. The security departmen t ishere to protect the Students andtheir property as well as college

personnel and property. To beeffective, they must have student

WANTEDThe Merciad is looking fora talented artist who iswilling to fill the position ofstaff cartoonist.No experience is necessaryfor the job, only a sense ofhumor and a willingness toshare it w ith the Mercyhurstcommunity. The job is notlimited to Art Majors. *

%\il interested, pleasec o n t a c t C o l l e e nMcManamon. or leave a notein the * Information Officeaddressed to the Merciad.*. Whoever you are out there,w e're looking forward tow orking with you ItfVls s s s SS& SSg " 6***

Happeningsb y H e l e n ^SchryverThe Council of ExceptionalChildren, or CEC. began this yearof projects and J worthwhile jactivities, as a | result of earlySeptember meetings. This year,the Mercyhurst Chapter of CEChas been expanded to includetwenty-five st udents.Initially, this chapter willjourney to Philadelphia onOctober 11th and 12th for theState Convention. This conventionwill be led by renowned persons inthe Special Education field whowill give those attending agreater understanding of exceptional children, and how towork and help these children intheir educational endeavors.Anyone interested in attendingthis convention is welcome and isencouraged to sign up in theEducation Office before September 28th.Halloween will become ahappier day for the infirmchildren and elder people of E rie.On October 31st *CEC memberswill visit thse people and entertain them with a party and anopportunity for meeting in a

social and humanistic atmosphere. IOne of CEC's most successfulendeavors is coming up late thisFall in the annual Plea Market.

This year the market will be heldat Mercyhurst PreparatorySchool. At the market, citizens ofErie present] and sell their artworks, handcrafts and personalgoods. The market lasts an entireday and is open to the public.Profits of this day will be used tohelp the retarded children ofErie.

L A S TC H A N C EA few tickets are, as ofpress time, still available fortonight's Mercyhurst NightAt The Races at CommodoreDowns.The tickets can be obtaineduntil 2:00 this afternoon atthe S.A.C. office, which islocated off the- StudentUnion. No tickets can be soldafter 2:00, so H urry, Hurry,Hurry!

StudyIn -May. 1974,* the 1975-76competition for grants forgraduate^studv abroad offeredunder the Mutual EducationalExchange Program (Fulbrlght-Hays) fand by foreign govern-merits, universities and private/do nor s w as officially opened bythe Institute of winternationalEducation. Now, only a few m oreweeks remain in which qualifiedgraduate students may apply forone of the 550 aw ards w hich ar eavailable to 52 countries.Most of the grants offeredprovide round-trip transforation,tuition and maintenance for oneacademic yea r; a few provideinternational travel only or astipend intended as a partialgrant-in-aid.Candidates must be U. iS.citizens at the time of application,hold a bachelor's degree or itsequivalent by the beginning dateof the grant, have languageability commensurate with thedemands of the proposed *studyfprojects, and good health.Preference is given to those!between 20 and 35 years of age.Application forms and furtherinformation for studentscurrently enrolled in MercyhurstCollege may be obtained from thecampus Fulbright ProgramAdviser David DeSante. who islocated in 207 Main. The deadlinefor filing applications on thiscampus isNovember 1.1974.

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The Mercyhurst Collegevarsity cheerleaders are alreadyhard at work preparing for theupcoming basketball season. Thisyear's varsity squad, withcaptain, Kathy Jurdiewicz andRose Scott as co-captain, willinclude Beverly Welsh, DebbieDuda, Judy Mahonev, CindyBartolo, and Mary Sue Sabol. Thespirited group* is bursting withmany new ideas and goals for thenew season . With the help of theiradvisor, Mr. Gallagher, and theiroverwhelming enthusiasm, theywill undoubtedly help make theMercyhurst Lakers a winningteam. However, they will not beable to do it alone. .'In the past, fan participationatbasketball games has been nil.Too often the cheerleaders, arefaced with the Job of backing theteam alone, while the crowd sitsback to watch the entertainment.The cheerleaders have tended tobe looked upon as performers atgames when their real roles, theroles they want: people to beaware of, are not as performers,but as leaders. L eaders whose jobis getting the fans psyched intoactive participation with their;cheering to help the team in theirefforts. IOne of the varsity squad's goalsthis year will be to work towardsestablishing som e type of rapportbetween the fans and the teamThey will try diligently to orientthe crowd towards a new feelingof what reallvfis and should beteam support. They will try to actas mediators between the crowdof fans and the team bringingthem both together to work

)towards a winning season for theLakers.Some of the steps the squad hastaken in trying to solve theseproblems are new cheeringtechniques. They have revampedmany of their old. cheers whichhave at times been one of thefactors hindering the fans activeparticipation. Keeping the fans inmind, they have designed theircheers in a way that limits themto short, simple phrases whichcan be learned ana rememberedquite easily and with a rhythmthat makes it hard for almostanyone not to get involved. >In addition to this,,there*"hasalso been some talk of possiblyholding bonfires and organizingpep rallies fop all of the games.The girls feel this would also playa very important part inmotivating the fans to participatemuch more actively in support oftheir team. The need for a pepband has also been discussed anamay very well be the answer towhat is needed to help liven up theoverall game atmosphere. *'/ Dedicated to their always not-so-easy job. the MercyhurstCollege varsity cheerleadersproject a proud image for theirschool and themselves. They arethe girls who are always there,full of spirited energy, backingthe team wholeheartedly. Theydeserve to be commended fortheir fine job and supported by allin their lefforts in workingtowards a season full of victories.As one of the girls on the squadsimply put it "to have a winningteam you have to have a winningcrowd." 1

Women's Tennis1974 RESULTS

AS OF OCT. 1September 16,1974Mercyhurst 1. Grove City 4September 19,1974Mercyhurst 2, Behrend 7September 23,1974 *Mercyhurst 1, Grove City 4September 30,1974-^

Mercyhurst 1, Geneva 4Overall Record 0-4

TENNISROSTERJane Kerstetter. FreshmanBetty Gardner, SeniorRose Ann Bauer. SophomoreBecky Pickrell, SeniorSharon Ann Sm ith, JuniorMickey O'Neil, JuniorMargot Le Stranse, SeniorSue Gandrean, SophomorePatty Nyce, FreshmanBridgit Voigt, FreshmanKahe McCaffery, FreshmanNancy Ross, Sophomore

R a c q u e t s \Up*> The women's varsity tennisteam, entering into its^ secondyear of existence under headcoach pave Williamson, droppedtheir first three matches of theseason this past week as they tookon Grove City College twice andthe Behrend Cubs once.

Despite the losses, CoaehWilliamson is optimisticv aboutthe remainder ot the ten matchslate. He cited the inexperience ofmany of his players as a*ma inreason for the triple setback. *This year's Laker squadconsists of thirteen hard-workingplayers led by co-captains SeniorBetty Gardner and SophomoreRose Ann Bauer $ jkThe squad appears to be verypromising and is ready to settleddown and play their best for thebalance of the season.

porWomen's Vars i ty Athle t ics

The 1974-75 school year should be a successful one for the Mercyhurst College women's athletic teams. .The Lakers, who will not only add one more sport to their currentvarsity roster, but will also expand the schedules of the threeexisting sports, seem to be arising from oblivion into respectableteams in lust a few short years.This fall, both a tennis team and a volleyball team will see action,With competition comingfromclose to ten different teams in the tri-state area. * . . >l * ** ^ ?The winter line-up will involve a fifteen game basketball seasonwith such excellent competition as St. Bonaventure coming intoErie. , 7Come spring, Mercyhurst will hopefully be inaugurating the firstvarsity Softball team in its history. As of now, the initial schedule isnot complete, but should be at an early date.Last year, the women's varsity sports program centered aroundapproximately thirty-five ath letes competing in three sports* Withany luck this year, that number will increase. The main reasongiven for the low turnout of athletes is the time factor. At Mercyhurst, women seem more concerned with their studies or haveoutside jobs and just don't have the time needed to play on a varsitysport. 5 j * : 'u At a school where women's sports take a back seat to those of themen, the program led by Ms. Janet Price is forced to cut corners atevery chance and mold around a $1,700 budget for the year. This is a$450 increase over last year, but less than half of the $3,500 Ms.Price says she needs to operate the program. To help raise additional funds for the program, a booster club may be formed, aswell as other varied fund-raising ventures. iThe budget is used to pay for equipment, officiating, transportation and all other aspects necessary to make a sporting eventa reality. *The women athletes are a very dedicated group who must, onoccasion, supply their own equipment and pay for their own mealsat away match es. Sure enough, the hard work has paid off for thegirls a s they are evenly matched in most sports with Behrend andVilla Maria, but they still have a way to go to catch big andpowerful Edinboro State College.The future of the women's athletic program looks bright.According to Ms. Price, much depends on the facilities available.Many gins have expressed interest in a field hockey team. but as ofnow there is no facility for it. Also, there is a possibility of Mercyhurst joining the E astern Association of Intercollegiate A thleticsfor Women (EAIAW). This is the female counterpart of the NAIA.In the distant future there could also be a chance of athleticscholarships for women to lure them to Mercyhurst. Right now, Ms.Price depends solely of advertising the program, with no recruitingof high school women athletes.The way it appears now, the varsity program will either grow orremain the same depending on student interest. Ms. Price is alwaysopen for advice ana wants to get some feedback from the womenathletes at the school. s

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