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T e n t a t i v e A g r e e m e n t R e a c h * ;S h o w i n g O f S A O M o v i e sEditor's Note: In last week'sissue, the Merciad ran a storywhich concerned a number ofstudents who boycotted theshowing of the SAC film series inthe Back Porch Cafe. A studentfrom the music department feitthe article did not do justice to theplight of the music division.

Featured below is a follow-upstory concerning the same topic.We hope we have covered allsides equally, for now, as it willbe in every future issue, that willbe the major objective of theMerciadby Sue FussAfter a series of meetings,memoes and debates, the StudentUnion has finally found analternative to showing movies inthe Back Porch Cafe.According to Jan Gatti, uniondirector, the Thursday eveningmovies will be shown in the L ittle

Theatre and the Sunday showswill be run in the Recital Hall.A dispute began two weeks agowhen students boycotted moviesshown in the Cafe. They citedpoor visability and bad ventilation as reasons for theirprotest.Because of misunderstandingsand a reported lack of communication between Gatti andDr. Louis Mennini, director of themusic department, moviesoriginally scheduled for therecital hall were moved to theCafe.

Since the Sunday movies weremoved back to the Recital Hall,attendance has improved, goingfrom two to about 40.In a memo, dated September27, Sr. Mary Matthew, interimdean of the college, stressed theneed for cooperation. "No area

on the campus can be consideredthe exclusive domain of anyindividual department ordivision," the memo stated, "Weshould all strive for equitable useof all Mercyhurst facilities."Bob Lowry, a music major,noted Mennini's concern for thestudents in his department."He (Mennini) doesn't want tosee the music department deprived of the Recital Hall,"Lowry said.The hall is often scheduled forother outside events such asmeetings and conferences byother college departments andoffices.Gatti forsees a few difficultiesin using the Little Theatre, buthopes to straighten them out withmedia services as soon aspossible.

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Co-op D i r ec t o r To m ThompsonExplains Hte 'Program To M SGTom Thompson, director ofcooperative education, addre ssedthe Mercyhurst StudentGovernment (MSG) meetingabout the new program initiatedthis year for job experience.Thompson pointed out to thegroup that the cooperativeeducation program is an on-the-job training class to furthuracquaint the student in the actualprofession behind his major."The program wasn't approved until last May," Thompson lamented, " But, over 300employers have been contactedthis summer to hire the studentsin the program."Representatives questionedThompson about the necessity ofpaying the college for the credit-hours earned in co-op when thestudent has to work for wages inthe program Thompson statedthat" most 'good' employers ar emore apt to get involved and ta ke'a full interest in something forcollege credit." iltek-V*'.-v ?*

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Save the Praeterita .A healthy majority oflast year's graduating classcouldn't have cared less whether they had a yearbook.Of the 250 who earned degrees in 78, only 121 orderedcopies of the Prae terita . Th at's less than 50 per cent ofthe class. A s it stands now, no copies need be orderedby the clas s of '79 because there won't be a yearbook.Too many m embers of the class of 7 8 were apatheticand lacked insight into the personal value the yearbookwould give them late r on in life. To make m atters worse for those who will gradu ate next year and would liketo see a Praeterita, the funds it will take to accomplishthe task hav e already been spent bailing out last yea r'spublication, which isn't even completed yet.It would take approximately $5,000 to produce ayearbook for the class of 79. And at least 600 copieswould have to be sold to break even. MSG could budgetthe money for the yearbook. A few caring members ofMSG have already begun to brainstorm ideas to helpsave the publication.A nother major obstacle comes readily to mind in thecrusade to save the yearbook. T hat's the problem of attempting to organize a staff. Obviously there arecapable people at Mercyhurst who can handle theworkload. A nd the requirem ent for workers who wouldlike to get involved is not limited to seniors.The villain here, naturally, is time. It seems mostpeople don't have time to do anything around here. Butwith time and effort pu t forth in creating a Pra eter itafor the class of 7 9, the finished product could please alotof people.g Apathy toward the yearbook developed rapidly inmany of the minds of those who graduated from Mer-~ rin 1 9 7 8 . G r a d u a t e s of the*class of*79 s h o u l dsta rt now by gen erating interest in the publication ofthe yearbook.The possibility of a Praeterita for the class of 79looks dim at this stage. If something isn't done soon,the chance of the class of 1980 having a yearbook won'tappear much better.

themerciEditor John BrunoNews Editor Sue FussFea ture Editor Vicki MartinagoSports Editors A ndy Findlay, C hris TomczakC ontributing Writers JoA nn Alexander, Judy A nania,Amy Chizmadia, Kevin D owneyPhotographers D iane C randall, Tim Hiles,Pierre PriestleyC ontributing A rtists Jeff Pau l, Suzanne Rieker,Eugene WeberGraphics and Layout.... John Bruno, Kevin D owneyCopy Editors Mary Beth Ba rrett,C athy Betcher, C arol Lukowski, Joyce SparrowFaculty A dvisors . . . . Andrew Roth, W illiam S helley

The Merciad accepts, in fact encourages, the submission of articles, letters , and stories from any andall members of the Mercyhurst College community:students, faculty, adm inistrators, trustee s, and friends of the school. However, as responsible journalistswe mu st reserve the following rig hts: . L ~ -1 . The right to revise copy into standard English; ,-'2 . The right to revise copy into correct journalisticform; -y i '; v'..*?. .'."'*'>" '*** -'-^l^y.' 3. And, finally, the right to revise copy (but notchange meaning) to fill layout design . ^ ~_ ^k;'.".'^jjln addition Letters to the Editor must be signed,must be factually verifiable, and must be written ingood tas te. Nam es will be withheld upon reque st, butfalse names will not be used. &&>. SSfe ;& &fe

outside linePope DiesPope John Paul I, the humble'little man' elected pontiff of theRoman C atholic Church, died lastFriday ending his 34-day reign.

The 65-year-old pope, who hada history of health problem s, diedin his sleep of a heart attack.John Paul's reign was one ofthe shortest in history, but hiswarmth and good humor had

endeared him to millions.Edinboro ScandalEdinboro State College hasbeen the victim ofan intensiveinvestigation by State AuditorGeneral Al Benedict.The investigation was initiatedto confirm reports offraud usedby some ofthe 'Boro athletes to

lessen their tuition. and finally jellyfish stings forcedher out ofthe water.Taylor was 20-miles from herAllegedly, 21 college employeeshelped nearly 120 students tofalsify their registration formsfor tne cheaper Pennsylvania goal when she quit,resident tuition. Most of thestudents were from New Yorkand Ohio.Losses to the Pennsylvania| 'ate Education Association havebeen set at $193,000. MMMaM.Noarrests have yet been made..

Swimmer Gives UpMarathon swimmer StellaTaylor gave-up her attempt tocomplete a record breaking swimfrom Cuba to the Florida coast.However, Taylor did achieve arecord for an endurance swim.Sharks, a navigational error

Cancer CureTwo teams of Philadelphiar doc tors say that they have foundevidence that cancer is caused bya virus. Scientists also claim tohave produced a vaccine for thecancer viruses.

The research has been done atthe Children's Hospital inPhiladelphia. Experts claim theexperimentation has surpassedany cancer studies underwaycurrently in the nation.The cure, however, does notapply to the scores of other formsof cancer viruses.

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ff 1I 11OCTOBER 6.1978 T H E MERCIAD PAGE 3Fal l Fash ion Forecas tFull And Ta i lo re d Lookby Gretch en N arcisi and VickiMartin agoFall provides a new beginning,with different challenges andperspectives for the collegestudent. Summer jobs, humidweather, t-shirts and shorts areput in the past, while classes,"co-ops," levi's and sweatersonce again reign on the college

campus. But this fall, fashionsextend beyond the levi with theintroduction of the oversizedshirt, p e g pants, dohlman sleeveddresses and the suit with thelayered look.The newest look for fall thisyear is the peg pants and bigshirt. The pants ar e tightly fittedto the leg and tapered close to the

Left to right, Lyn Molinaro, Susan Wengert and Laurie Mahnken(photo b y Diane Cranda U)i i c h a e l LewisSINGERHMIST

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1 ankle. The material for thesepants range from solid cottons,wools, to leather. The shirts areloose fitting, long and pulled in a tthe waist with a rope belt. Cottonwith banded collar, guaze, andsilk are the main fabrics shownfor the oversized shirt.I The total look demands acareful selection of shoe and boot.The "mule" shoe, a thin highheeled slip-on, is shown with thepeg pant look along with the allnew ankle boot.

With the introduction ofdesigner jeans such as, CalvinKlein, Gloria Vanderbuilt, andVidal Sasoon, the denim peg pantis considered a style in itself.Topped off with a blouson blousedenim is appropriate for casualand dress occasions.The "neat", tucked in look isgone, and the loose fit dom inatesstyle for this fall.D resses are back this fall withthe flowing look of the dohlmansleeve and soft prints to match.

"Feme nine" is the look and thesedresses add that certain look allwomen desire. The high, thinheeled, open shoe adds a "touchof class" to this feminine dresslook.Designers have created a newdimension to fashion with theintroduction of the "slit." Skirts,shirts and dresses are all caughtup in this look. The "slit" indresses range from knee to mid-calf in order to promote analluring, but yet innocent look.The oversized look is alsoapparent in dresses for fall. Thebanded collar shirt dress with tiebelt one of the favorites.The layered look of the suitcoordinates well with the fallweather here at school. Thepants, vest and Jacket are eachtailored and fitted. Wools thatvary from plaids to twed, cour-doury and seudes head the list forsuit fabrics. The blazer and vestcoordinatesare ideal for mix andmatching with shirts, skirts, andslacks. The classic suit isdefinitely a fashion winner thisyear.These latest fashions are seenat the 'Hurst, intermingled withthe jean and levi "prep look".The photos on this page showstudents modeling the variousfall fashion designs.

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Harolyn GaudetteG a u d e t t e N e w D a n c e I n s t r u c t o rby Judy AnaniaBallet, jazz and basic dance a reonly three of many differentdance styles in which HarolynGaudette, the new dance instructor at the 'Hurst, has participated.

She has been involved in dancefor 12 years and has taught fore i g h t y e a r s . P r i o r t o Mercy h u rs t ,she taught dance at the University of California, the Universityof Wisconsin, St. Tyeresa C ollegein Minnesota and NorthernIllinois University."I like teaching at Mercyhurstbecaus e, so far, it has been a niceexperience," she said . "Thestudents are really good. Even Ididn't start dancing until I wastwenty."Besides ballet, jazz and basicdance, Harolyn will also instructdance history and composition

here at the college.She mentioned that in the pastten years she has studied variousforms of ethnic dance. Her firstexperience was in East India.Her interests eventually expanded to Spanish and Hawaiianstyles."It was mentally challengingb e c a u s e y o u h a d t o t h i n k a n dlearn how to use space," she saidof ethnic dance. "I found themore you know about d ance themore you learn about yourself."Harolyn is a native of Boston,Massachusetts, but has livedmost of her life in C alifornia. Shereceived her B.A. and M.F.A. indance at the University ofCalifornia.In November, Harolyn willchoreograph two ballet and onejazz numbers in a danceproduction here at the college.

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Order you r corsagesan d boutonnieres forParents W eekend in theStudent Union Off ice.

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENTAnyone who would like to runfor Mercyhurst Student Government (MSG) as la businessrepresentative for the 1978-79academic school year pleasesubmit names to ReggieO'Connor, Box 342 Baldwinbefore October 11.THEATRE DEPARTMENTThe Theatre Department islooking for a harmonica playerfor a featured role in the forthcoming play 5 "Mother

Courage." Contact Dr. GarySmith in 206 Preston if intere sted.COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT | mI Students majoring in Englishor Com munications and thinkingabout a Co-Op internship cancheck with Andy Roth inj 217Preston. i - |?A daily newspaper inCleveland, Ohio is looking for anintern for winter or spring term.The job description indicatesthat the paper's city editor needsa reporter for 40-hours a week for10 weeks. Much of the work will

be done at night.'J- Qualifications stipulate that theintern be a junior or senior interest edf in | a career as anewspaper reporter or editor.WRITING CENTER

Mid-term jitters? Essay testsgot you down? Perhaps we canhelp make taking exams a littleless easier for you. The tutors atthe W riting Center, 308 Main, canhelp you prepare for essay tests.Our hours are from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday,other times by appointment.

A ttention A ll Students ;*'The 1978-79 Mercyhurst C oncert Choir would like to be the best ever. Ifyou like to sing, you will be needed 1 '* fCome and see Mr. C hiarelli in the Music Department today. Don't let afantastic opportunity pass you by! ^Hope to see and bear you soon Susan BechtelC oncert Choir President, 78-79

Scheduling of the LITTLE THEATER or the RECITAL HALLmust be made at least one week infadvance with the flfollowing individuals: r'^OS^^i^M^^ji^SS3^J!^snt^' i^^Little Theater. .Dr. Garu Smith (ext. 116) 'l ~ _: ",* ,,Cj** Recital H a Z l . S . j J . > . . i . D r j k L o u i s MennindJ^ C e x t . 1260/ 32 3/324)

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Sp orting Events UnderwayIn In t ram ura l Program BLaker head basketball coachDan O'Connor will direct theintramural program at the 'Hurstthis year.O'Connor has introduced some20 sports for students, such asmushball, touch football, golf,volleyball and jogging.Commenting on how theprogram is shaping up for thisterm, O'Connor said, "Participation so far has beenmoderate. The men's teamevents are well supported, but I

Dan O'Connorwould like to see a higher entry inthe individual sports such as putt-p u t t ,* j o g g i n g a n d g o l f 1 WOtTfOalso like to see more womenparticipating."Sporting events will be heldboth on campus and in the Erie

area. Supervisors in charge ofeach sport will assist O'Connor.-Monogrammed jackets will beawarded thefivemen and womenchosen most outstanding in theintramural program. Awardswill be presented to the champions and championship teammembers. Individual winnerswill receive trophy mugs andteam champion "T" shirts.The intramural sports committee will base their selectionson sportsmanship, competitivespirit and cumulative intramuralpoint totals. ~~~

Intramural Sports News The 'Hurst intramural footballleague started last week andhighlights include Henry's defeatof T.K.B.'s 24-12 in which T.J.Fahey caught three pf BobHefka's touchdown passes. MikeHeller contributed 14 points asJoint Effort buzzed by Son's ofSam 27-6. And the Raiders, usingtough defense, knocked off LastStraw 24-6.Four co-ed mushball teams gointo action this week. The teamsconsist of ten members, five men

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Crew Still Prepar ingThree of the members of the Laker crew team, from left toright,Mike Phillips, Nick Grandinetti andCasey Cronin continue working out in practice until the crew season officially begins. The first crew racewill be against Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, on Sunday, October 15. (photo by Tim Hiles)

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S h i m p e n o ' s i S o c c e r S q u a dS t a r t s ! W i n n i n g i W a y s |by Andy FIndiay | 'Following recent victories overMalone and St. Vincent, theLaker soccer squad's record isn o w 3 - 2 . T h e wins help forget lastweek's defeats by Behrend andFredonia. t JE | ^ ^Fredonia gave the Lakers asoccer lesson by inflicting a 9-1defeat, a The opponents wereslightly stronger in all departments and more impressive infront of th e goal. With a half-timedeficit of 4-0, the Lakers had amountainous task facing them irthe second half. > % f S SGary Weber was able to pull

Delbach and a second J halfpenalty by Paul Heasiey proveddisasterous to the Laker effort.Even with the loss, LakersJohn Woodruff a n d Mark Richerthad an outstanding game. Teamcaptain Gary Weber excelled inthe front line. &^^^SSn'&^S Coach Shimpeno was notdisturbed with the result. "I waspleased with the team's performance," he said. "The playwas very even, but Behrend hadthe breaks. With this now behindu s , I expect good progress for therest of the season/' '. ^Sfc^S

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Lakers R.T. Bence, No. 1, and teamma tes Chuck Farina, No. 2 andRandy Voiles, in background, TC Hback a goal with an assist fromChuck Farina. However, theLaker effort proved | to be ofminor significance as Fredoniacruised on to a nine goal tally.

H Commenting after the loss,coach Dave Shimpeno said, "Wewere outclassed by a Fredoniateam that must surely be thestrongest side on our schedule.Six out of the nine goals weredefensive errors that we will beworking on in j practice thisweek." IE The Laker loss to Behrend lastweek w a s by the same 2-0 score oflast year's encounter. The 'Hursthad 17 shots to Behrend's 1 4 b u t afirst half goal by opponent Jeff

H E j (photo b y Pierre Priestley)Winning Ways 3 g& | SSomebody up there likes whatDave Shimpeno expects, asevidenced by the winning waysthe J Lakers j resumed lastSaturday, courtesy of a secondhalf hat trick by R.T. Bence thatsecured a 5 - 1 victory over Maloneat Tullio Field.Ron Rosintoski put the 'Hurstinto an early lead, but Maloneequalized I soon after, only towitness Gary Weber put the hometeam in front 2-1 at the half.In a collision just before th e endof the half, midfielder ChuckFarina was injured and rushed tothe hospital, i t was laterdiscovered that he*suffered a

dislocated knee, but he has sincemade a good recovery and expects to resume play by the nextgame. $>*S(f 1 * ^The Bence Blitz came in a 12minute spell early in the secondhalf with the three goals pullingback the 'Hurst record to 2-2.The Laker offense statisticallydominated the visitorsjwith 34shots to 6. Malone had only on ecorner to the Lakers' eight. Th eback line was particularly strongin this match with Bret B lornbergoutstanding in a formidableblocade. '. ."We never beat Malone beforeand we p u t everything together inthis match to beat them handily,"Shimpeno said. "It was convenient to have a comfortablegame at this stage of the season. Iwas able to try out such newplayers as Foesett, Voiles,Krawiec and Iacovetti and theyperformed Swell ." %! -W.Tough Encounter S J^Monday night's game at St.Vincent might have been coachShimpeno's most fruitful gamethis season. The Lakers cameback to w i n a tough encounter 4 - 3 .St , Vincent took th e leadfollowing a mix-up in the Laker^oaimounr, our