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SAC sjpofnsorsf im - fill 1 ed weekA Micro Rave DanceParty will be heldo n Friday, Sept 16 in the

Student Unionfrom 10 p.nvto 1 a a n . This event is being sponsoredby S A C a n dWMCE Radios | fOn S aturday, Sept.17, S A C i ssponsoringComedian B o b Philips

at 9 p . m .in th e Laker I n n . Come down to relax after the first full weekof classes. . JA V olleyball Tournament will b eheld on Sunday, Sept 18at the

Townhouscs Court at 1 p.m. A sign-up sheet,rules sheet an d moredetails are available at th e Uniondesk. Ii Mond ay Night Football night will take place in the Laker Innstarting at 9 p.m. F oodwill be available at halftime.

^Wednesday's Coffeehoose will feature live music by HypnoticClambake in the Laker In n from 8 to 11 p.m. j

The movie of the week City Slickers II wilLbe shown in theGrotto at 9tp.ni. OIKThursday, weather permitting. Bringiyourblankets an d popcorn becausethis mightb e t h elast outdoor activityfor a long time. *

C o m e s u p p o r tth e h o m e t e a m

The Women's Volleyball team will be hosting Lock HavenUniversity on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. in the AthleticCenter. *

The M en's Soccer team will be playingAlderson-Broaddus onSunday; September 18 at 1 p.m. at the soccer field.

Don't m iss the action^The Mercyhurst Football Game will be heard on WMCE 88.5

from Frostburg State Universityin Frostburg, Maryland. Coveragewill begin on th e radio at 1:20 p.m. ..,

FridayPartly sunny and warm;

high 80- 8 5 . *

SaturdayPartly sunny and warm,

chance of late-daythunderstorms;

high 7 5 - 80, low5 5 -6 5 .

Sunday Showers andthunder

storms; low50s,m high 70s.

N a t i o n a lc a t a s t r o p h e j f e l ta t M e rc y h u r s tBy Craig RybczynskiEditor in Chief

"There is no conventional w ayto describe it," said Dr. JamesAdovasio, Mercyhurst Directorof anthropology/archaeology andgeology departments, about thecarnage left by the US Air Flight427 crash.'The scene is grotesquebeyond belief."

Dr. Adovasio is oneof.fiveMercyhurst representatives currently involved in surveying thecrash site. .

Archeologists JosephYedlowski and Alan Quinn areassisting Adovasio in the mapping of th e 100 by 100 foot area.

The three are responsible formapping the remains ofth e passengerswhich are scattered in thesmall charred and waste riddledravine.

The group was one of the firstteams o n the scenean d began theprocess on Friday and continuedon through Sunday. Their nextventure into the field will be this

Friday a s they concludeth e mapping.

Further expertise is being offered by forensic anthropologistDr. Dennis Dirkmaat an d his student Lisa Sienccki.

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According to Adovasio, theyare providing counsel to thecounty coroner and pathologistsinvolved inth e identification process.

Mercyhurst, which h as some ofthe finest and most sophisticatedmapping equipmentin the world,was asked t o m a p t h earea by theFAA, Beaver County and theNational Transportation SafetyBoard.u

Dirkmaat was also instrumental in the decision to allow theMercyhurst archeology*and anthropology departments to examine an d study the area.

He has been involved with theAllegheny County Coroner's office for just such an e vent

In spite of all their experience,th e force of the crashwas so pow

erful that th e sights an d smells ofthe site horrified everyone involved.

"This is not your average planewreck, i t was aviolent accident,"said Adovasio. "The remainsareso shredded that even medicalpeople had never seen anythinglike this before."

Quinn, like Adovasio, was awestruck by the wreckage he witnessed."I was overwhelmed, there aresmall pieces of bodies all over,"he said. Th er e are torso's stuckin trees and imbedded in theground, the only thing I can image being thisba d would maybebe trench warfare in World WarI." ^ ," I !

The images of the crash, according to Quinn, will haunt himfor the rest of his li fe. |

'The smell of flesh and jetfuelwill stay with me forever,'' saidthe archeologists "I saw countycoroners pass out because ofit."

iRetentionwlan initiatedBy Megan C ircleNews Editor

Retention at Mercyhurst College at its highest has been 80percen t. According to Dr. GaryBrown, the percentage of thefreshmen cla ssthat will return toMercyhurst for their sophom oreyear at present is at the nationalaverage of 76 percent

The* n ew Retention program a tMercyhurst is trying to encourage everyone now attending thecollege , to return next year.Brownstated that one way in wh ich theywill be doing this is in makingMercyhurst more "user frien dly .""Instead of giving students theru n around when they have questions or problems, we will try tohelp them more efficiently."

To help with the efficiency ofthe college, and any other problems that students may have,a 24hour hotline (824-CALL)has.been employed. A , studentcancall this number at an y time of theday for night with any kind ofproblem and receive a responsewithin 2 4 hours, although [BobMunson stated that it has never'taken that long,j i '

Munson (or "Mr. Help" or"Uncle Bob") sa id tha t h ewill goto "any extreme" to help studentswith the problems they are having at college, His goal is "tokeep students at Mercyhurst ithas been mostly freshmen that

have called sofar, but I have ha da few sophomoresand also a fewjuniors."

Another critical part of the program, according to Brown,h a s t odo with an early warning system.Brown said that "there are 4 9 indications that a student is thinking o f transferring, or is not goingto m a ke it through the yea r." Sin cethe retention steering committeecovers a vast array of areas oncampus, it would be easy to findout if a student is having problems.T h e committeeca n then tryto solveth e student's problem orhelp him o r h e r t omake th e rightdecision concerningthe problem.

Finally, th e committee is tryingto make the first few weeks ofcollege life as pleasant as possible for the incoming freshman

class.For instance, the convocation for the freshman in odeled thecommencement activities thisyear. The idea behind' this is tomake th e entrance into collegeasexciting as the ex it, according toBrown. Many other activities ar ebeing planned for the freshmanfor the first wo weeksin hopes ofeasing their home-sickness, andmaking them feel more apart of

the Mercyhurst community,Brown said.

T h e goals of the committee areto ra ise the percentage o f Frcsh-man who graduate fromMercyhurst to 65 percent; thepercentage of sophomores whograduate from Mercyhurst to 87percent; and theoverall retentionof the collegeto 82 percent in twoyears.

Roommates Nikkl Geraci, "Crossy" (front) and MeghanHcrregesell frolic at the beach party Saturday. H e y, where's the fourth?

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The Rave is the thingTheMicro Rave 2 dance on Fri

day, September 16 begins at 9p.m. and ends at 1 a.m. in theStudentUnion.It is sponsoredbySAC and WMCE.SAC is providing the funds andWMCE is providing the music| This isWMCE's first publicrave dance, aswell as the firstpublic rave ever held atMercy hurst College. Two of themost knowledgeabletechno DJ'sat WMCE will be spinning theCD,sforthedance,WMCE,sSta-lion Manager Jay Kennedy"DJJay" and'WMCE's ProductionDirector Paul Smith "Paul Ryan."

WMC^i for the firs t time in itsG e o r g e Paydocfk mans the barbecue atthe beach* partyotfai hjst0ry , now has a topen techno

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NewsBy Anne L . McNeilsCopy Editor

The Winterand Spring Formats

for the'1994-95-scTio6T year have' been booked alreadyaccording toMercyhurst Student Government(MSG) Secretary Jessica Cuffia.MSG decidedto book the dancesearly in order to avoid canceling aformal this yearas happened lastspring.

Cuffia said the W inter Formalgwill bea t Union Station and the

Spring Formalwill be at the ShrineClub. Mercyhursthad previouslybeen bannedfrom the Shrine Cluband MSG had to makea? $500security deposit on th esite.

~" If you ha ve a strongopinion about anissue, get on a SenateC o m mi 11 e e . ff

-Paydock

Paydock announced the resultsof the Make-A-Wish Festival.Paydock said the festival raised$6,800 andthe-proceeds granted

wishes for two children.' One boy from Sharon was ableto go j to Disneyworld with hisfamily, saidPaydock. A boy fromWaterford received a new computer and software. Paydock said,"I wasmoved," whenhe receivedthe lettersfrom the Make-A-WishFoundationrega rd ing the w ishes.

SAC Chair Rich Straub announced plansto hold a contest tocreate a mascot for Mercyhurstsportsteams.Straubsaid studentscan submit proposals and drawings for a mascot The studentbodywill then vote on the mascotand SAC will obtain a costume.

Vice-PresidentKristen*Hurd

announced that letters of intentwill be accepted until midnightFriday for one junior representative and for freshmen reps..

Otherissues raised at the meeting include installation of phonesjut, Zurn Hall for when studentsare working after pro fessors' office hours end. Th efacilities usecomm ittee will lookin to this andalso into a proposal to keep OldMain open until midnight.

MSG meetings are held everyMonday night at 8:30 p.m. in theGovernment Chambersof he Student Union. All students are encouraged to attend.

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Senate meeting. She said the"major [Senate] project for thisterm is the Strategic Plan"whichis still confidential.MSG PresidentGeorge Paydock encouragedstudent participation in Senate."If you have a strong opinionabout an issue, get on a Senatecommittee," he said. *

Beginning with the meeting*Sept 19, MSG meetings will betaped.One of the reasons for thisis to "better develop minu tes" ofthe meetings, saidPaydock.'

zine,CMJ (College Music Jour-nal), on a weekly basis.vAtMicroRave 2,|the students canexpect to hear the most populartechno dance songs regularlyplayed in the most progressivedance clubs in the US, Europeand Japan.

Because WMCE is charted inCMJy all the major techno recordlabels m ail| WMCE the latesttechno hits and the most cuttingedge imports.1 The equipment,rented from RavenSound, is guaranteed to be the most ideal forrave dances this size.

When askedwr^informatfonconcerning? the originalMicroRave,?Paul Smith responded, "The original rave was

held in my apartment and wassupposed to bea lot smaller thana typical 5,000 member rave,hence the term, MicroRave. Despite the fact that the rave wasprivate, theresponse was too largeand we ended up having to lockthe door. Moving to the StudentUnion was good choice.It waseasierto geta hold ofdian the ErieCivic Center."

When asked for comment onwhat the students should expectfrom the upcoming MicroRave2,Jay Kennedy responded, "Itwillput the local rave scenein Erie toan eveli deeper shame than it already ft, whencomparing it to themajor markets."

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M a r s h a l la t t a c k s * t h eC l e v e l a n d m u s i cBy Heather Marshall

Merciad Columnist

For the most part my summerwas pretty uneventful.I spent thesummer brewing cof fee * a ndspending the measly dollars Imadewhile doing it goingto concerts.As s a d a sthat m ay sound tosome ofyou, I had a lot of runseeing shows. I didn't get to seeevery concertthat came throughth e area, but I did get to see manyof myfavorite bands. They weregreat shows and experiences Iwillnever forget

My summerbegan by catchingthe tail en d of James' tour, in theend of May. James as a wholegave a very strong performance,from th e eclecticse t and lightingto the actual vocal performance.Lead singer Tim Booth was theone that stood out the most though,with h is skirt covered hips swaying in time to themesmerizingmelodies and powerful lyrics. Theband workedwith the crowdsthatwere gathered around the stage,although I found some of thecrowds'J behavior to be a littleextreme. Many ofh e rowdy littlegrangersbegan moshing during arousing rendition of "Laid" and

actually sat down during "Sit

Down", a song from James s eco n d album. Other than these som etimes annoying distractions, theconcert was great Every personleft feelingthat they h ad seen oneof the best alternative bands ofthe times.

The next stop on my concertb u s w a sTori Amos. Ask anyonewho knows mea n d they willtelly o u that I amthe biggest Tori fan.To see her in concertw a s adreamcome true.

I may be slightly biased, but Iwould haveto say that her concertwas the best I've ever seen. But

on the unbiased side,I'm sure thateven ify o u don't like Tori Am os,you would have liked this concert Never before have I seensuch a personal performer.Throughout the concert, fanswould yell things to heran d shetook th e time to answer them personally.

During one of her songs sheactuallystopped to say " G o d blessyou" to a fansitting half way backin th e theatre. She began her concert with a tribute to K urt Cobain,by singing an unaccompaniedversion of "American Pie" thatlead into her version of "Smells

it

it

Like Teen Spirit". S h e played all

ofher most known songs,such a sGod", "Cornflake Girl", andSilent All These Years",plus a ll

the best songs off her two fulllength albums,along with h e r r emake of "Angie", which wasbeautiful. f

Anyone who had the opportunity to see h e r witnessedh e r r a wtalent, as well as her down-to-earth, human quality which makesh er such a pleasure to see live. Ididn t want the showto end.

If nothing else I urge anyonew h o hasn't heard her or given hermusic a chance, to pleaselistenand give yourself upto the beautyof her voice and piano, and thepower of her lyrics.

Next I w a soffto Lollapalooza -twice. I subjected myself to theheat, sun and inflated prices of thewhole tour twice. To be honest,once was enough for me, but Iwas unexpectedlytold that a tickethad been bought for me for thesecond show. Howcould I turn itdown? $

It turned out to be worth mywhile because the firsttime I wentI had an opportunity to concentrate on th e main stage. This included suchlbig bands as the

Breeders,L 7 ,Tribe Called Quest

and , of course, the Beastie Boysand Smashing Pumpkins.Overall, the main stage was very

entertaining, except for a slightsound problem from he Smashing Pumpkins. *

I must say that the first time Iwent to see thetour in ColumbusI thought th e Beastie Boys gave agood show.When I sawthem th esecond time in Deroit,they bleweveryotherband away. Their performance lasted longer and wasmuch stronger, they seemed muchmore into the Detroit audiencethan the audience'they encountered in Columbus.

O n my second trip, the secondstage was where I could be found.There, such bandsa s T h eVerve,Flaming Lips and, my favorite,Luscious Jackson performed awesome new songs. Being at thescond stage I feel that I got anopportunity to see some bandsthat next year might be headlinin g their own shows. |jj

Overall, the Lollapalooza tourwas well worth all the experiencesit gave m e . I w a s pleased tosee th e Beastie Boysan d Smashing Pumpkins, so pleased in factthat a review of them alone might

D 'Angeloconcert to ber

sure success**The D'Angelo School of Musicis.proud to present the openingconcert of the1994-95 Great Perform ers Series. For the first timei n t h eseries,th e concert will feature a duo piano team. The husband and wife team of Misha andCipa Dichter will preform anallRussian program ofRachmaninoff, Arensky,Shostokovich and Stravinsky.

The conceit will take place onSunday, September 18th at 2:30p.m at the Central High SchoolAuditorium, 3325 Cherry Street.

Misha and Cipa Dichter, whomet as students at theJuilliardSchool,made their debut togetherwith the Los Angeles Philharmonic.They have performed withorchestras a n d i nrecital through-out the UnitedStates an d Europe,

and are frequent guests at majorsummer festivals throughout theworld. *'

Misha Dichter was the silvermedalist in th e 1966TchaikovskyPiano Competition. He has recorded extensivelyon th e Phillipslabel, a n d h a smade a n illustriucssolo career. Cipa Dichterwas bornin Brazil and made her debut att h e a g eof 1 6 with th e Symphony

Orchestra of Brazil. Sheh as, likewise, performed with numerousorchestras a n d i nrecital. The LosAngeles Times said, "Each is apianist offundeniable virtuosoqualifications...The Dichters attack precisely,can ma in tain somedaring tempos without strain, an dcounter-balanceeach other i n t h ecreation of varied orchestral colors .

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Don't forget to come down o n Sundays for KaraokeandDJ music

be a topic for another ofm y columns. I gotto see a wide varietyof bands all at once and, I mustadmit that I amhappy to say thatI saw the tour twice.

Finally,m y summer o f conceitscame to abig finish i n t h ebeginning of August whenI got to seeth e sold out Stone Temple P ilotsshow. The Meat Puppets andJawbox opened and bothdid fagood jo b of preparing the crowdfor the main show. The Pilotscame onto a stagestudded b y t w ohuge lava lamps on either side,while thebeginning of "Vasol ine"started u p , as wella s the crowd.

BeforeI knew it, the crowd wentwild and was surging back andforth in time to the music TheStone Temple Pilots played alltheir Billboard stuff such as"Plush", The Big Empty","SexType Thing", and "Wicked Gard e n " , plus a few new songs offtheir latest album.

I w as surprised a t what such agood performanceit was a n d howthe crowd was so intoth e music.Everyone was having a reallygood time,and*that helped theentire mood of the concert %

As always I welcom e all comments and suggestions this year.B y the w a y -ifthe urge to see ToriAmos, Live, orLuscious Jacksonstrikes,tickets are on sale n o w f o rthese shows in Cleveland.

Scenery,song and

shfcfakebabsB y Andrew BurckMerciad Staff Reporter

Last Saturday, there w a s a cook-out in fron t of theHammermillLibrary sponsored by SAC.Students came from across campus between 4:30 to 6 p.m. andcelebrated the victory> of>theMercy hurst Lakers football team.,** At th e cookout,there were barbecued shish kebabs and filets or

dinner. There was a volleyba 11 n etset up and people played f fewgames.There w a s aradio playingtojJhelp the cookout'mood. Besides th e food,games an d music,student interaction was greatEven after the cookout ended,people still werehaving run hangin g out a n d talking to each Other.

This event wasa great start t o anew year herea t Mercyhurst JJ

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The Ryb RoastBy CraigRybczynski j

Editor in Chief

It's time to dust offthe grill,uncover the Mac and start thegrillin'. Welcome to the newand hearty edition of the RybRoast. I have picked my brain forhours for the ideal topic to burnonto the pages of the paper andI' have decidedto put the Merciad j1grillmaster on low flame.

The Master Chef will avoid roasting for a week in order toenlighten you aboutthe true meaning of the college experience.

1 College has different meanings to all who attend. It may meanI studying until the break of dawnto pull straight A 'sor exploring thelocal watering holes in search of the cheapest beer ontap.$^In my extensive travels to various colleges and universitiesI haveuncovered the real"college experience."

Growing upis what college is all about A sk a seniorhow much,they hive learned in the past three years.

J Not only willthey tell you aboutthe classes they hatedor the onesI they recommend as easy A's, the major theme will involve howmuch they have matured.For me,growingup has mea nt learningto appreciatethe life I have

been given by a higher power.In the past three years, I have encountered situations that have

taught me about the w orld around me.This summer I putmy new found philosophy into action.Lastweekend, I playedin the Make-A-Wish Softball tournament

that benefited terminally ill childrenin Erie County.Winning did not really matter because it was for a worthwhile

charity. ^ . *I'm notsaying that everyonehas to run out and devote all of their

time to charitable organizations.But when called upon to aid the school in its community relief

programs think aboutthis column.However, havinga good time isn'tbad either.Likemy father, says, "Relax and have a good time. You have to

take it easy sometimes."Words to live by, m y friends. LThis theMerciad gourmet signing off. .Butbe careful because you neverknow who the main course will

be on the Ryb Roast

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Viewooint 1: Haiti

Life i s the q u e s t i o ni t

By Greg TroyerPolitical Columnist

Life is about upholding principles, politics apparentlyis not

The Clinton Administration ispreparing to send this nation towar in Haiti.Despite the fact thatthe military superiority of theUnited States is unquestionableand the final outcome of an invasion predictable,human lives areat stake.

Blood, both American and non-American, will be spilled.

Mothers and fathers will beforced to ind a way to deal withthe loss of the lives they valuemorejthan their own. Childrenwill try to fill the emptiness created when "daddy" or"mommy "never comes home. Widowedspouses will hear thedea feningsilence at night that used to bedrowned outby-the ones theylove. The value of human life isthe true questionat hand, despitewhat is happening in Washington. |

Republicanshave risen to armsproclaiming that Clinton isassailing* the Constitution.* Theystress the fact that President Bushobtained Congressional approvalbefore takingmilitary*action inKuwait The fact that such approval was only a"courtesy toCongress" as Neil Lewis wroteon Sept 12 in TheNew YorkTimes,seems tohave slipped theirminds. You can rest assured thatthe Bush administration wouldhave proceeded in defending therights of theKuwaitis (What oil?)without Congress' consent.

The Democratic leadership,who rushedto the White House toconfront PresidentBush's actions in Kuwait, has been slow tocome forward and defend thelegality of Congress' Constitutional war power, against oneoftheir own party mem bers. It appears that party loyalty still controls political actions in D.C.

Senate Majority Leader GeorgeMitchell, D-Maine, was quotedin 1990 as saying,"The Presidenthas no authority, acting alone, tocomm it the U ni ted States to war."Now Mitchell claims that Congressional approval is not necessary fora "military action."

Mr. M itchell,a horse is a horseby any othername.

If Mr. Bush needed approval toplay with human lives, sodoesBill Clinton. This holds true regardless ofsemantics.It also holdstrue regardless of the historicalreality ofthe numerous Presidential military deployments without Congressional authorization.

Some members of the EggoParty (you know, waffling) havestuck to their beliefs and challenged Clinton. RepresentativeRobert Torricelli,D-New Jersey,a member ofthe House of Representatives ForeignAffairs Committee has challenged theAdministration's actions. Evenstaunch Clinton supporter Representative Pat Schroeder has criticized the current course of action.However those in opposition havebeen far too quiet, fearingreprecussions in the future.There is also a debate as to what

the!U.S. interests in?Haiti are.

The stated goalis the reestabl ish-ment of he democratically electedPresidentJean-Bertrand Aristidegovernment and the removal ofGeneral Raoul Cedrasjfrom

ppower.| Several sources, includingjLawrence Harrison in the June

1993 issue of The AtlanticM onthly, challenge Aristide'srecord of freedom and refonn.Harrison argues that Aristide may

ibe no better than Cedras. Hefurther argues that certain cultural traits may be so inherent inHaiti that Aristideis predisposedto turn into a dictator much likethe lastidemocratically electedleader of Haiti, the infamous"Papa Doc" Duvalier.

Regardless of the results, theUnited States should work to uphold the principal of self-determination. Over70 percent of thepeople of Haiti voted for Aristide.The majority of the oppositiontohim has come from! themoniedelite he sought to destroy. If indeed there are principles worthdying for, they are self-determination and? equality, not* cheap

gas.I I

Trying to convincethe spoiled,materialistic American public ofthis may be hard.

We as a people tend not to beconcerned about foreign affairsunless it affectsour pocketbooks.Haiti does not Before action istaken,I just sincerleyhopePresi~$dent Clinton remembers the principles involved and balancest h e |need for humane living conditions forHaitians and the value ofhuman life.

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Viewpoint 2 : Haiti

Aristide not reason enoughBy Jule GardnerSenior Writer IBillClinton is shaking big stick

military in H aiti so the rattle canbe heard globally. The questionis, will it soon explode into m orethan a rattle?

Almost inevitably, yes.Pundits * have been issuing a

collective cry: Tell us why, Mr.Commander in Chief. Why is invasion of Haiti-'in our nationalinterest?

They, along with the rest of

America, may be appeased (impossible?) when Clinton at lastexplains for the TV fcaudienceThursday why America shouldkill Haitians and risk Americanlivesto put a shady character likeJean-Bertrand Aristideback at thehelm.

Who is Aristide? Is he a lover ofdemocracy, a true humanitarian,as we may havebeen led to believe?

No. The defrocked Jean-Bertrand Aristide advocated themasses kill the oppositionslowly,with a flaming tire around theirnecks. It's what they deserve, hesai |jtf . % i: l "I -

But in 60 years, when I'm sitting on a plane with God-knows-wiiogoing God-knows-whereand I can't even remember my name, it'snot going to matter that I did all of those things.Because id didn'tenjoy them while Iwas doing them, all the successin the world willnot compensate for having never taken the time to enjoy the talentsand gifts that I CHOSE to exploit ' |

Hopefully there are people out there who don't sell out like I did.And maybe nextyear when I'm dead all five of them cantake myplaceflHiBBHK

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A d u l t s t u d e n tt a k e su s o n a d iffe r e n t k i n dof t r i pBy Howard W ilsonMerciad Contributing Writer

Each week of he upcomingyear,the Merciad contributing writerHoward Wilson will rememberthe trip he took around the worldwith his family by printingex-cerpts from a report on hi s jour-ney. * . I

The year was 1974.It was November, and tfae weather was beginning to show signs of the impending winter. The deck of thePolish freighter was slick withfalling rain. My brother Dannyand I had just finished stowingour gear in our cabin and went

topside to explore. I was 17,m>brother 13, and this was the be-ginning of the better part of iyear.

Our father was a teacher due foia sabbatical leave from his position at a localhigh school.I think

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it had been a life-long dream olhis to travel the world. After yearsof planning and preparation he,my mother, my brotherand I werestanding onthe deck of the Zvir y aPolish freighterwith room for 50passengers,also knownas a trampsteamer. .

"My parents were not ones forguided tours or classy ocean liners, and they had decidedwe were

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ginning in Italy and travel east,taking an ancient overland traderoute through the K hyber Passinto India, where we planned tostay for awhile.We would makeour travel arrangements as wewent . i

At 17, havinga girlfriend andgenerally m isplaced priorities, Ialmostmissed out on what turnedout to be one of the most thrillingand educational experiences ofmy life. All the children in thefa mily were given the choice ofgoing on the trip or staying athome. My two sisters declinedthe offer. I decided to go a long. Itwas the single best decisionthat Ihave ever made.

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MercyhurstBy N icole Pons tingle

j Mercfad Contributing Writer

As the trees begin to change

colors and summer comes to a "close," wetoo must change (ourclothes,that is)...Yes,it is time to

"pull out those long sleeves andsweaters. Once again, those of uswho follow the fashionworld hitthe stores and turn the pages ofour fashion magazinesto see whatthe industry holds for us this season.

The new Fall styles are diverse.!There really isnot one particular

['look that will dictate. This is notbad though.

It givesus room to be who andwhatwe want to be, and that is thebeauty o f fashion.* We have an

array of things to choose from.The key is hot to becomea cloneofwhat you see on the pages or in

the stores. JJFashion is a way to expressyourcreativity by picking and choosing the items that make "You"

^who you are. \To begin, there is the"School

[Girl" look?-made up|of mostlyplaids.As is traditional in fall, thekilt has again made an appearance.This tune though, colors arekey. It is not just your traditionalred, navy and green plaids. Nowcolors like rust, plum, charcoalgray and black have also been

oduced. Besdies the plaids, thislook utilizes itemssuch as croppedtops and woolsweaters with both

short and long sleeves.Another look that will be big for

women comes from London. It

comes from a back culturearea|known as "Carnaby Street" Thispiook includes things like wide leg

dress pants that are especially classics,as well as warm,so get themout - especially here in E rie!

Oh a final note,be comfortableStay with looks that makeyofhappy or only buy the stuff the

p YOU like. You are the one whohas to wear it and if you are uncomfortableor feelself-conscious

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and I had explored the ship fromstem to stern. It felt great to be onthe open sea,and in our excite

ment we never gavea thought toseasickness, unlike, most of theother passengers who were rathergreen for the first couple of days.I can still remember the feel of thespray as the ship cut through theocean swells, and the phosphorescent glow in the water at night,while we leaned out as faras wedared over the side.We met somevery nice peopleaboard the ship,some of whom we wouldsee aga inlater in our travels.

Our voyageto Genoa lasted 12days, and we all enjoyed it verymuch. But we were ready to getour feet back on dry land. We haddevelopeda seaman's swagger soto speak, and I was anxious tobreak i t

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Yesterday's NewsBy LeonMum ford

Merciad Columnist

Shafts of sunlight pierced thehazy morning mist, leavingavivid silhouette of the SwissAlps in the background. Onlythe random sound of cowbellsdisrupted the hypnotizing tranquillity ofthe view.Not the kindof place you would expecttomeet a straight-talking, down- jto-earth English porter with an extravagant taste for gawdy ties.Philip Getty retired from he English police force because he w asbored. He becamea n igh t porter in a Swiss hotel and wrote this abouthis experience:

Within the shelter of he innocence that we call our youth,

We blindly search in darkness for the light we call the truth,We haven't seen enough to know what is right or wrong,We do not know the words weneed to write our own lifesong.Advice will flow like cheap, cheap wine, and most advice is free,And people allhave reasons to giveadvice to me .Protected from he chance o f failure they laugh behind your back,The real truth is that they are scared they 're caught in the life trap.Hiding beneath the big hard hat they call security,Can they say with hand on heart they're what they want to be?

Their televisions,access cards and glossy magazines,Dictate their style, their CUnique smile, they're an advertiser's

dream, .The aftershave, the stonewashed jeans is money down the drain,They want to be like someone else, the sheep have stonewashed

brains. "*Flying with th e crows looks like a dangerous place ._ ._ ^ ^Don't be a clone, just stand alone, be what you want to be?

You once despised me, criticized me , could that be jealousy?For if I find ust what I want, yo u 'd want to drink with me ,Yo u 'd. raise a glass, and kick my ass, the insincerity,Yo u 'dsay three cheers, well I hope the beers wash down hypocracy.

Fo r ifI should all and have to crawl, I think you all wouldshout,"That willteach the dreaming fool, fo r trying to break out,"

| M y one big sadness in al l this madness is plain for a ll to see,I didn't care when you didn 't dare, be what you want to be.

You made your choice, yo u built your jail,An d now yo u 're willing me tofail, and by the windof fate yo u sail,Becalmed at its ownpleasure.If I should break the misery by beingstrong and breaking free,Then that would make a mockery, "'Of every hin g you treasure,

But I will only wish you well,I hope you smash that prison cell,That traps you in your own sweethell yo u call your destiny.Break down those walls, you know they're weak,They only serve to keep the meek,From finding what they really seek or what they want to be .

The bubble that surrounds you, you must break it with a pin,No t only does it keep things out, it keeps you trapped within,Get out of hathole, that goldfish bowl, that rabbit hutch, tha t tree,Just be strong, there's nothing wrong with what yo u want to be .If I succeed in breaking free, hen would you tryto copy me?For if you do, you 're still not you.Be what you want to be , --By Philip Getty

Before you cast thesewords into meaninglessex ista nee, thinkback to when you werea freshman. Were you excited? Were youscared? Everything was new until you became accustomed toit .Then everything settleddown and you began to imposeorder in yourchanged life. Homeworkon Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Seethe same friends on Saturday and Sunday. Leisure time, exercisetime, T.V. time....a regular routine.

Yep! The senior's world is comfortable, safeand familiar. Butisn't it strange how that freshman year stands out? Phil says,"Don'tbe afraid of change." After reading his poemI knew that he wastrying to be a 11 that he could be. I then began to questionmyself: AmI becoming.predictable? Maybe that's a question you can askyourselves, too. "f-

L a s t m i n u t eT.D.Chris FielyMerciad Football Writer

Sophomore quarterback MatiGolga led the Lakers to a thrillingcomeback win by the score of 13-12 over the Ca nisi us GoldenGriffs. For the Lakers, the play ofthe game came with 50 secondsleft. Golga connected on a 39yard pass with classmate widereceiver Jeff Andres.And res wasstopped at the five. On thenextplay Golga took theoption acrossthe goal line forpaydirt His twopoint conversion attempt failed,leaving it up to the defense topreserve the one- point lead.

The Lakers started the scoring

with a 68,-yard 11-play drive.With 7:53 leftin the first quarter,senior!.tailback Shea Berkleyrammed in from he two yard line.Senior place kicker GeorgePa y dockkicked in the extra point.Canisius,a division I-AA team,

found a hole and scored on a 35-yard run late in the second quar-

Laker'sc r u s h !

By Joel PentzMerciad Contributing SportsWriter*

With the experience of fastyear's Final Four appearance under their belts the Lady Lakersentered the 1994 season witharenewed desire to become National Champs soccer team. Thepast week saw the team liveup toit's #3 national ranking witha 19goal onslaught intwo victories.On Sept 7, Wheeling Jesuit was

the unfortunate guest in a 7-0 win.Looking for revenge from lastyear's defeat, the Lakers talliedsix first halfgoals and cruised therest of the way.

The University of Charlestonproved to be no challenge to theLakers on Sept. 11. An amazing61 shotspummeled the visitor'sgoal. An easy 12-0 victoryresulted. Stewart shined with twogoal s, ca pta inTracy Cross provedto be back to form following lastyear's season-ending kneeinjurywith two goals, MaureenGallagher hit from 20 yards andFiona Lee notched2 goa Is as well.Scanlan, K elly, Bridget Anderson,and Erika Barone each foundthe back of the net once in therout Coach Hartis reacted to thevictory by saying,"This is a solidstart to the season. It will be interesting to see if we maintain ourstandards against top qualitycompetion."

The team returns to action September 17 and 18 in Florida inwhat could possibly bea preludeto this year's NationalChampionship.The Lakers face #1 rankedBarry University, hoping to retaliate for the two defeats Barryhanded them last year. NAIApowerhouse Lynn University willbe the other test the Lakers face.

ter. Another important play wasmade by Brian Burton, who

blocked the point after attempt.The Lakers maintained a 7-6 leaduntil the Golden Griffs scoredasix on a 12 yard run with- 48secondsto go in the third quarter.Th e pointa f ter kick waswide andthe score remained 7-12 J Aftertwo more changes in po ssession,the exciting finish broughtthe1500+ crowd to their feet

Second year head coachJoeK imball said, "We knewthat'itwould be a very physical and adefensive game. Itwas a true testofcha ra cter and we kept our com-posure. We did lack some consistency: but we executed the run

well."Golga threw 9 completionsin 21 attempts for 117 yards ofgain, while Berkley led carrieswith 95 yards.

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