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Vol. 80 No. 21
Student
assaulted
By Joshua Wilwohl
Editor-in-chief
Mercyhurst College Police and Safety
have reported a Mercyhurst junior was
attacked outside Citizens Bank on East
38th Street in the early morning on
Sunday.
The victim said he was walking from
the Mercyhurst campus to his residence
when five unidentified white males
attacked him.
“I was walking home from the campus
at about three in the morning,” he said.
“I walked past the Cornerstone near the
Citizens Bank and about five kids sur-
rounded me and told me to give them
all of my money.”
According to the student, the attack-
ers punched him in the head about
A construction worker lays bricks on the walkway to the multipurpose
court on East 41st Street.
Construction of senior
gift on schedule
despite late spring
By Casey Greene
Contributing writer
With weather finally breaking, con-
struction has begun on the 2007 senior
gift, a multi-purpose court and park.
Although construction was planned
to start at the end of March, the build-
ing is currently on schedule according
to Tyrone Moore, Associate Vice Presi-
dent of Administration.
The court is “designed to accommo-
date a multitude of activities,” explained
Moore, including hockey, basketball,
soccer, shuffleboard, tennis as well as
other sports.
The recreation area is replacing the
sand volleyball court that use to be at
the top of Briggs and Lewis avenues.
The volleyball court is being moved one
block north and will be equipped with a
new net, new posts and new sand.
The 2007 senior class gift will be the
largest ever donated, spanning two
blocks. Although a name has not been
decided upon, the gift will be dedicated
to Matt Milgate and Sarah Pesach,
members of the senior class who passed
away while attending Mercyhurst.
“The park is a nice way to give back
to the Mercyhurst community while
still remembering our classmates,”
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15 times.
“My shirt was bloody and ripped off
of my body,” he said.
The student said the attackers did not
get his money.
“Once they knew they weren’t get-
ting my money, I think they stopped or
just got bored,” he said. “They could
have…killed me, really.”
According to the victim, he is badly
bruised and suffers from two black
eyes.
The student said the five white males
were wearing straight-brimmed baseball
caps.
The incident is currently under inves-
tigation by the Erie Police Bureau.
Students who have information about
the incident can call Mercyhurst College
Police and Safety at (814)824-2304, or
contact their resident assistant (RA).
Andy Finkel photo
explained Adam Hicks, a member of
the Senior Gift Committee.
Commemorative plaques will be
placed on two benches, one for each
of the fallen classmates.
The senior class set two goals con-
cerning the 2007 class gift, according
to Ryan Palm, a member of the Senior
Steering Committee.
The first goal has already been met
by breaking the previous senior gift
donation sum of $14,900. Currently,
the 2007 senior class has raised over
$16,000.The second goal of exceeding
the number of contributing seniors has
not yet been reached.
“We are hoping the seniors who
haven’t given yet, will still show inter-
est so we can break the participation
record of the previous senior class,”
said Palm.
Seniors who donate over $100 will
have their name engraved on a brick
in the three walkways leading from
East 41st St., Lewis Avenue and Briggs
Avenue into the area.
The park should be completed and
ready for dedication on May 18 at 3
p.m. Seniors are encouraged to attend
the ceremony and show their support.
For additional information on the park
or donations contact Ryan Palm at
rpalm05@mercyhurst.edu.
A&E
Respondents split
Students unsure on arming Police and Safety
Blue - 52% Voted to arm Police and Safety
Green - 48% Voted NOT to arm Police and Safety
Gray - Students who did not respond
By Joshua Wilwohl
Editor-in-chief
A recent survey by the Merciad reveals
that students have mixed opinions about
arming Mercyhurst College Police and
Show helps student’s family
By Jen Gildea
Contributing writer
Mercyhurst’s Fashion Promotion class
is excited to present its annual fashion
show. This year’s theme is “A Walk
From the Past,” featuring style influ-
ences of previous decades in today’s
clothing.
From icons like Jackie O, Marilyn
Monroe, and Madonna, styles from the
past continuously make an impression
on the fashions we wear today. Incor-
porating vintage pieces and clothing
from today, the show’s premise is the
evolution of style. The show is pro-
duced entirely by students, with help
from advisor Amy Weaver-Kaulis.
General admission tickets are $5 and
$3 with a student ID. All proceeds from
the event will be going to Mercyhurst
senior Megan Wells and her family.
Just this past week, Wells father,
Campus news briefs
Compiled by editorial staff/from mercyhurst.edu
Sportsmed sponsors
a Walk/Run to benefit
Connor Geddes
The Mercyhurst College Sportsmedi-
cine Student Association will sponsor
a 5K (3.1-mile) Run/Walk on Saturday,
April 28, to benefit Connor Geddes,
the 14-month-old son of Pete Geddes,
Mercyhurst’s director of athletic main-
tenance, and his wife, Carrie.
Born with a severe heart defect,
Connor received a heart transplant at
just 13 days old, and proceeds from the
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Safety with firearms.
The survey stems from the recent
tragedy that struck the Virginia Tech
campus last Monday when Seung-Hui
Cho shot dead 32 students.
From Thursday at 5 p.m. until Monday
at 5 p.m., 363 students responded to the
Timothy Kardeen, received a lung
transplant and the surgery was suc-
cessful. Although medical insurance
covered the surgery, it does not cover
post-surgical expenses, including reha-
bilitation. Wells’ family will be moving
to Pittsburgh, where the surgery took
place, and will stay there until Kardeen
is well enough to return to Buffalo.
The largest financial burden will be
living expenses in Pittsburgh, since
Wells’ mother has been forced to take
a leave from her job, thus eliminating
any family income.
In addition to finishing up her senior
year, Wells has been holding numerous
fundraisers on campus to help raise
money for her father. Her “cut-a-thon”
of haircuts raised over $800 in dona-
tions. She’s also sponsoring bake sales
and an upcoming golf outing.
Wells hopes to someday create a fund
at Mercyhurst for students and their
families in times of illness. “There’s
run will help defray some of Connor’s
medical expenses.
Registration is at 9 a.m. and the race
begins at 10 a.m. at the athletic center.
Cost is $15 to register.
SAC presents:
Kids ‘n’ Sibs Weekend
April 27-29
Come work off the energy by playing
on an inflatable slide, obstacle course,
and master sinking baskets. Need to
relax a little? Then take it easy and be
creative with candy art, spin art, and
Seniors display
interior design
projects
April 25, 2007
survey that asked if students would
prefer police and safety officers carry
firearms.
Currently, the officers in the depart-
ment do not carry firearms.
Fifty-two percent voted to arm police
and safety officers, and 48 percent voted
not to arm police and safety officers.
Mercyhurst College Police and Safety
Chief Ken Sidun said the officers
should have firearms.
“Officers have to be able to protect
themselves so they can protect staff,
students, and visitors,” he said. “It (a
gun) is the tool of an officer.”
Sidun said officers need to have a
firearm on hand.
“It’s better to have it and not need it
than need it and not have it,” he said.
Sidun said such an incident as the
one at Virginia Tech could occur at
Mercyhurst.
“We could have a similar incident
here,” said Sidun. “No one is immune
to it.”
According to Sidun, Mercyhurst is the
only college in the community that does
not have armed officers.
Sidun said officers at Gannon Uni-
versity, Edinboro University, and Penn
State Behrend are armed.
Sidun also noted LECOM is thinking
of arming its campus officers.
According to Sidun, seven police
and safety officers currently have the
credentials to carry a firearm.
Director of Police and Safety Rodger
Gregorich agreed with Sidun.
“Personally, I feel police and safety
should carry firearms,” he said. “It helps
officers better protect themselves and
the college community.”
a need beyond my father,” says Wells.
“I want to help other people in similar
situations.”
For now, though, the concentration is
on her own family. It was a unanimous
decision by the Fashion Promotion
class to donate all of the show’s pro-
ceeds to Wells’ father.
“We all agreed without question that
there was no better person for the
money to go to then to help a member
of the Mercyhurst community,” said
junior Shelley Turk. “We just hope that
a lot of people will attend not only to
help support the fashion department,
but also to give to a good cause.”
The show will be held Friday, April
27 at 7 p.m. in the Taylor Little The-
atre. Tickets are being sold by select
fashion students and at the door the
night of the event. For more informa-
tion, contact Jen Gildea at jgilde54@
mercyhurst.edu.
sand art, or laugh and play with some
cute, cuddly animals in the petting
zoo. After all this fun join in a game
of BINGO and win some awesome
prizes.
Faculty Recital showcases
‘The 3 B’s’
On Thursday, April 26, at 8 p.m.
in Walker Recital Hall, this program
will showcase the beloved American
composer Leonard Bernstein, Eugene
Bozza of France, and the Italian Fer-
ruccio Busoni.
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Boris Yeltsin, who played a

Prose speaks
key role in the Soviet Union’s
demise and became Russia’s first
president, has died aged 76, the
Kremlin says.
Yeltsin - who had a history
of heart trouble - died of heart
failure in hospital.
about powers
He came to power after be-
ing promoted by former Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a man
of language
he then outmanoeuvred. my work. In my heart of hearts I
By Lakyn Bianco
He won international acclaim as am still the radical I was in 1968,”
Contributing writer
a defender of democracy when in she said.
August 1991 he mounted a tank Photo by Kelly Logan She did mention how litera-
in Moscow. Douglass puts the struggles of his great-great-great grand- Contemporary fiction writer ture can act as a response to the
In what became one of the father into a contemporary context. Francine Prose presented the negative aspects of mainstream
defining moments of his career, second installment of the 2007 culture.

Yeltsin is credited with Yeltsin rallied the people against
upholding democracy an attempt to overthrow Gor-
after Gorbachev’s regime. bachev.
Severe pollution hits China’s farmland
More than 10% of China’s farm land is polluted, posing a “severe
threat” to the nation’s food production, state media reports.
Arable land shrank by nearly 760,000 acres in the first 10 months
of 2006, government officials were quoted as saying.
Excessive fertilizer use, polluted water, heavy metals and solid
wastes are to blame, the reports said.
Rapid economic growth has damaged China’s agricultural ability.
‘Scream’ thieves are
sentenced
Three men convicted of steal-
ing two masterpieces by the
painter Edvard Munch have
been jailed by an appeals court
in Norway’s capital Oslo.
The Scream and Madonna were
stolen in an armed daylight raid
from Oslo’s Munch Museum in
2004.
The paintings were damaged
before police recovered them
last year.
The prison sentences range
from five-and-a-half to nine-
and-a-half years. The men were
also told to pay $263,000 in
damages.
The gang’s driver, Petter Thar-
‘The Scream’ by Edvard aldsen, received the longest sen-
Munch was stolen in tence for his role in the theft.
August of 2004.
Anger at Iran dress
restrictions
Two thousand young men
in Iran have protested against
new clothing curbs, reports say,
amid growing discontent about a
crackdown on un-Islamic dress.
The protest came as the judi-
Douglass IV
addresses very
important issues
By Casey Greene
Contributing writer
Although Frederick Douglass’s
great-great-great grandson, Fred-
erick Douglass IV, came to
Mercyhurst to speak of the ac-
complishments his grandfather
made almost 200 years ago, it was
present day issues in which audi-
ence members were interested.
Frederick Douglass is known
as one of the most prominent
figures of African-American his-
tory. He was born into slavery
but escaped in 1838 at age 20.
Douglass went on to become an
author, historian and abolitionist
who played a large part in the
Emancipation Proclamation.
Frederick Douglass IV spoke
in the Walker Recital Hall in a
speech titled, “Frederick Doug-
lass and the American Constitu-
tion.” The audience questioned
Douglass IV about his own,
personal views on current issues
and events. He addressed ques-
tions concerning race relations,
gun laws, the displaying of the
Confederate flag, as well as ho-
mosexuality.
With the recent tragedy at Vir-
ginia Tech, in which 33 people
were killed, many topics arose
about gun regulation within the
mosexuality and the struggle for
gay rights if alive today, he was
quick to say that his grandfather
was a believer in equality for all
people. In response to the on-
going opposition to gay rights as
well as issues with race relations,
Douglass IV said, “you don’t
have to like me but you must give
me respect.”
Douglass IV told the audience
in the Walker Recital Hall of
the life of his great-great-great
grandfather. He was adamant
in his belief that the years of
slavery need to be remembered,
respected and learned from as
their consequences are still af-
fecting us today.
Douglass IV’s wife of 34 years,
BJ, sang her own rendition of
“America the Beautiful” and also
interjected throughout the pre-
sentation, adding her thoughts
to the topics.
She told the audience, “Gone
is the day that the government
can sweep the story of slavery
under the rug. This is not an
African-American story but an
American story.”
Michael Federici presented
Douglass IV as part of the
American History Lecture Se-
ries, and said for him the “op-
portunity to spend time with
interesting and thoughtful people
Literary Festival on Thursday,
April 19th reading excerpts from
her nonfiction book, “Reading
Like a Writer,” and her most re-
cent novel, “A Changed Man.”
Prose, a professor at Bard Col-
lege, discussed her classroom
experiences in teaching her stu-
dents the craft of writing.
“One way to become a writer
is to read. You can learn from
literature how to write,” Prose
said.
She emphasized the impor-
tance for writers to read the
works of classical literary figures
and to learn from their work.
“I really liked how she empha-
sized that you need to read other
authors to help you in becoming
a better writer yourself,” said
senior Anne Munz.
Prose explained that she teach-
es her students to pay attention
to the use of language in what
they read.
“My hope is by the end of class
my students can read a piece
of literature or a newspaper
article, process the information,
understand what they are being
told and to critically evaluate the
writing,” she said.
Prose also discussed the ques-
tion of the moral duty of writ-
ers.
“The purpose of literature
is to show the world as it is,”
Prose said.
Keeping with the Literary
Festival theme, The Arts and the
Counterculture: Then and Now,
Prose related her work to the
politically radical counterculture
movement.
“The counterculture exists in
subtle and complicated ways in
“Literature does function as a
weapon against propaganda by
describing life accurately as it
really is,” said Prose.
Prose was a finalist for the
National Book Award in 2000 for
her novel, “Blue Angel,” a story
of sexual harassment on a college
campus. Her most recent novel,
“A Changed Man,” tells the story
of a former neo-Nazi who be-
comes a media celebrity after
publicly renouncing racism.
Prose’s nonfiction works in-
clude “Reading Like a Writer,”
“The Lives of the Muses: Nine
Women and the Artists They In-
spired,” and “Caravaggio: Painter
of Miracles.”
She published her first young
adult novel, “After,” in 2003.
Prose is also the editor of Best
New American Voices of 2005.
Coordinator of the Literary
Festival, Dr. Ken Schiff, empha-
sized the significance of bringing
contemporary authors on cam-
pus for the Literary Festival.
“I think the Literary Festival is
a great opportunity for students
and faculty to meet with con-
temporary poets, fiction writers
and performance artists and to
talk with them about their art
and what they have to say about
contemporary culture. And most
importantly it’s a way of framing
our own students’ creative work,
of celebrating their literary and
artistic accomplishments,” he
said.
The culmination of the 2007
Literary Festival will be the
unveiling of the creative arts
magazine, Lumen, onWednesday,
April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Walker
Recital Hall.

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than 1,300 women for dressing and movies to educate their Grants, which enabled Mercy-
immodestly on the first day of
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children and start taking a more
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A group of senior former World Bank employees has urged be- the Confederate flag, to which he American Studies, and Professor
leaguered head Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying he can no longer be
an effective leader.
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An Asian recipe
This meal is so quick and
healthy that anyone can do it. For
easier prepartation, buy frozen
bags of stir fry vegetables or get
rice that cooks in five minutes.
Well-rounded with carbohy-
drates, vitamins and minerals,
this is a healthy alternative to a
sandwhich.
Change ingredients and make
With Meg
this meal with beef, shrimp or
even just veggies; it stastes great
and will still be healthy. Chang-
ing the sauce every once in a
while will give many different
flavors.
Enjoy the nice weather by
and Kyle
taking your meat outside to grill make sure that you put down
the stir fry at the pavilion. Cook foil so they do not fall through
the vegetables on the grills, but the grate.

Stir fry
Ingredients
Equipment
Photo contributed by Paul Macosko

1 green pepper (sliced) Stove Members of the knitting club gather in the Campus Ministry lounge on Tuesday nights.
1 red pepper (sliced) Large skillet
1 bunch broccoli
1 onion (diced)
2 chicken breasts
Rice or noodles
Medium pot
Spoon
Spatula
Students knit for infants
Stir fry sauce
Freshman Emily Cranston starts knitting club
Olive oil
pler project: baby blankets. While knitting, each person
By Chelsea Boothe
She called around Erie and reflects on the family, baby or
Campus living editor
found that Saint Vincent Health person who will be receiving
Center would appreciate and ac- the gift as a way of making a
Directions Although many people associ- cept any baby blankets and hats connection with the receiver and
ate knitting with sweet little old that the students made. keeping the goal in mind.
1. Begin by heating the oil in a large skillet for the ladies, that is not the case at the At the beginning of the 2007 Sister Geri and Macosko each
chicken. Cut the chicken into strips and cook in ‘Hurst. spring term, Cranston began mentioned how students are
Sister Geri Rosinski, Campus advertising the project. constantly in the campus min-
the skillet until they are done. Ministry Director, noticed that “I didn’t really except many istry lounge knitting, no matter
2. When the chicken is done, begin boiling the water Paul Macosko, the Campus people to come, and I am sur- what day or what time.
for the rice or noodles. When that is done, put the Minister, was wearing a beauti- prised at the ever-growing turn- Cranston plans to continue
ful hand-knitted scarf, and she out,” Cranston said. this project next year, and will
vegetables in the skillet with the chicken to begin discovered that freshman Emily The group of 23 students, extend it to include knitting
cooking. Cranston had made it. both men and women, officially scarves, hats and mittens for the
3. When the vegetables are tender, add the right Sister Geri approached Cran- meet every Tuesday night. All homeless.
ston and asked her if she would that is required is $10 for knit- Although this is a service
amount of stir fry sauce to the chicken and be interested in starting a knit- ting needles, and the rest of the project it has also turned into
vegetables. ting group that would make supplies are provided by Campus a community builder, a social
4. Finish by adding the cooked rice or noodles to the prayer shawls for the terminally Ministry. event and a lot of fun. It is an
ill. Cranston will teach any and all opportunity to make new friends
chicken and vegetables and mixing together. After much reflection, Crans- who come, and newcomers are and do something to help the
ton decided to start with a sim- welcome at any time. community.

I Need a Seniors to sign Green Pledge

tasty,
the social and environmental No effort for improvement is
By Jen Helbig
consequences of any job I too small in our diverse environ-
Contributing writer
consider and will try to improve ment. All graduating seniors are

summer
these aspects of any organiza- invited to consider their role in

ERI
The coming month will be tions for which I work.” the world by signing the Gradu-
a busy one for the graduating If you have a difficult time ty- ation Green Pledge.

time treat?
seniors. Amid all of the prepa- ing an environmental theme to What has separated Mercy-
rations, students occasionally your career path, think again. hurst’s graduating seniors from
can find a moment to reflect on All working Americans are part any other seniors in America?

By Adam Hicks
Contributing writer
When thinking of sum-
mer in Erie, one may dream
up images of the beaches at
Presque Isle.
Residing at the entrance
to Presque Isle is Sara’s, a
restaurant that is synonymous
with the warm weather and
summer memories.
For owner Sean Candela, an
Erie native, “Presque Isle is a Sara’s is located at the entrance to Presque Isle.
treasure. Our goal at Sara’s is
to be a little part of the expe- vouches for the restaurant’s
rience of Erie.”
Sara’s is a 1950s themed res-
taurant, which offers fantastic can go through 300 pounds
burgers and hot dogs. The
restaurant has successfully
operated under the direction
of owner Sean Candela since
1980.
When Sean was a child, his
mother operated a hamburger pride and care that goes into
car-hop and, because of those
memories, he named and
themed Sara’s in honor of his
mother.
In addition to Sara’s, he also
owns Sally’s, his mother’s nick- Hot
name, which is a 1957 Moun-
tainview Diner for indoor
seating during colder days.
The owner still retains a
large stake in the physical
aspect of the business.
“I work at the hotdog grill
most of the time. I pride
myself in caring about every
order that goes out of here,”
Candela said.
Sara’s is open 10:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m., 10 p.m. during the
summer, from April 1 until
September 30.
The food at Sara’s is
fantastic and the 90 percent
customer return rate certainly
Try Sara’s
where they have been and where of the economy, and therefore Hopefully, not just a few service
they are going. can influence and even control learning hours and time spent in
This graduating class will end how the economy ties in with an ethics class.
up working all over the nation, the environment. An employee In past years, a green ribbon
even internationally. does not need to be an extreme was given to seniors to wear on
Mercyhurst grads can take environmental activist in order their graduation gowns. This
away the college’s mission stat- to be kind to the environment. year ribbons will not be offered
ment, holding “in highest esteem The pledge’s Website, www. so as not to interfere with the
the qualities of excellence, com- graduationpledge.org, suggests significance of the cords.
passion, creativity, and service green employment opportunities Graduating seniors will have
to others” while promoting from working for a governmen- an opportunity to sign the pledge
“the values of truth, individual tal regulatory agency to a grass- book in the Mercyhurst Book-
integrity, human dignity, mercy, roots environmental group. store May 1-11, Mon-Fri from
and justice.” If working in a large agency, 11-1pm and 7-9pm, and in the
Since 1998, Mercyhurst has being environmentally aware Service Learning Office at other
participated in the Graduation might be as simple as voicing times May 1-18.
Green Pledge, a national move- an opinion which stands against All students who sign the
Photo contributed by Adam Hicks ment to call students to environ- the norm and questions current pledge will receive a pledge
mental and social responsibility. policy. One person’s questions card and their names will be
The promise reads, “I pledge and ideas can blossom into a new listed on the Mercyhurst College
The most famous items on to explore and take into account policy for the entire company. Website.
ability to please its patrons. Sara’s menu include the foot-
In one day the restaurant long Smiths hotdog meal with
Spring into warmer fashions
fresh French fries for $5.39.
of hand-cut onion rings, and The toasted bun and grilled
400 pounds of French fries, hotdog are a fantastic compli- lengthener. Pastel tones and use and maximum amounts of
which are cooked in non- ment to a warm spring day, By Rebecca Tudi
light fabrics are being used for different looks without having
transfat oil to be healthier and and the owner suggests finish- Contributing writer
headscarves. to buy the whole store.
crispier. ing a meal with the orange For jackets, grab a lightweight, Shop around until you find
To show the amount of “sure-bet” sherbet for $1.79. Erie weather has taken awhile cropped or leather one to com- your signature style. Don’t
The sherbet is twisted with to warm up, but as sprinter plete your image. settle for a mediocre fit; find the
the creating of every meal, vanilla ice-cream and is a – spring and winter – comes to a There is always an array of perfect one.
the placemat on every tray wonderful treat on a hot day. close, the new season of summer eclectic styles that could become For men the biggest trends are
proudly states the top ten If the sherbet does not entice allows one to take time to update staples in a wardrobe, and if masculine, sexy and unique. So
reasons to eat at Sara’s: you, then the homemade their wardrobe. chosen carefully and taken care gentlemen, it is time to take pride
1) Smiths Natural Casing shakes will, available in tradi- Sometimes the array of choic- of properly can last for several in your style, because there is
Dogs tional flavors with additional es can be overwhelming, but years. something to suit each and every
2) Bakery Fresh Buns Daily favorites like peanut butter, achieving a cohesive look can be Hair bands are coming back one of you.
– Not Store Bought black raspberry and blueberry both affordable and fun. One both thick and bright or thin and All you have to do is to decide
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flame – Not broiled or fried “We try to go the extra mile closet to go out with the old and with beads or just plain black. sonality. Are you a prep, sports
4) Homemade Chili Fresh here at Sara’s. Hopefully when in with the new. Long cotton dresses are a fan, punk, retro, rocker or beach
Daily people come in the first time This summer’s biggest trends good garment choice for din- bum?
5) Fresh Sliced Kosher Dill they smile, because when you are varied, strong and exciting ner or a day outing. Gold and The preppy look is very in this
Pickles smile the food tastes better. – so grab the latest fashion mag- silver accessories are big, such as summer, but rock is still top of
6) Highest Quality Cheddar It may appear to be a little azine and quickly gaze through handbags or jewelry. the fashion charts, alongside
Cheese hotdog stand, but we put a lot and find the looks, shapes and Patent is in for the evening 50s chic for the bold ones out
7) Onions Diced Fresh Sev- of time and thought into it,” colors that suit you. look, but be sure not to overdo there.
eral Times Daily Candela proudly stated. For a confidence boost, grab it. Either choose it for your bag For more ideas about how to
8) Saras Own Hot Relish… If you are ready to celebrate a bright color and one key piece or the shoes, but not both. create your new look, go sup-
Try Some! the end of winter with a fan- of statement jewelry, or choose Prints are in, from polka dots port the fashion show and go
9) Heinz Ketchup…Of tastic hotdog, then I recom- a selection of smaller pieces to crazy florals and stripes. The through the decades of style on
Course mend a visit to Sara’s to enjoy clustered together – big beads key to not spending a great deal Friday, April 27 in the Taylor
10) French’s Mustard…Nat- the 1950’s theme and great and bangles are hip. of money is to find your signa- Little Theatre at 7 p.m.
urally food for an affordable price. For women, super wedges are ture pieces and mix and match
glamorous and an instant leg appropriately to get the most
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OPINION To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
this believe i
Freedom . . . what is it really?
Sister Geri Rosinski, RSM, Campus Ministry Director
When I was a college junior, our very challenging
ethics professor introduced us to some life alter-
ing French novelists such as Leon Bloy and Albert
Camus. Little did I realize then that my life would
be forever changed and enriched.
I must admit that when I first read the opening
line… “This place stinks of God!” spoken by Bloy’s
first character in “The Woman Who Was Poor,” I
was quite taken aback. After all, I was in my second
year novitiate with the Pittsburgh Sisters of Mercy
and I believed myself to be pious and idealistic and
I didn’t think that I would be asked to read such
seemingly trashy literature.
How wrong I was!
“
God does not
demand or coerce
my love or acts of
”
goodness.
I was totally unaware of what intellectual and
spiritual treasures awaited me.
It was the first year of teaching for this brash
young professor from Fordham University, a dis-
ciple of Dorothy Day and her Catholic Worker
movement, and here he was throwing all kinds of
new ideas at us!
Exactly who did he think he was?
I pondered this as I began to work my way though
Bloy’s novel.
In no time I was caught up in the real life dilem-
mas of its characters…people who were truly
struggling to live their faith authentically in the
most challenging of circumstances.
Little did I know then that this novel of Bloy and
Camus’s “The Fall” would radically change my faith
understanding forever.
A year or so after this course, one of the sisters
gave me a holy card with a disarmingly simple quote
from Leon Bloy on it. The quote, “Freedom…is
the respect that God has for us” has radicalized me
and become one of my core beliefs.
At first it seemed like a wonderfully unique
understanding of God’s love for us. But as I have
lived with it, I see it as an incredibly challenging
understanding to my personal relationship with
God. God does not demand or coerce my love or
acts of goodness.
I am free to make whatever choices I wish to
make…be they healthy or destructive…of self
or others.
In other words, God loves us freely…and wants
us to love freely in return. No “tit for tat” mea-
sures…this is a completely free love gift of God
SportsCenter for women:
Just blame it on biology
I presume both men and women would agree
that they spend much time complaining about the
opposite sex. Most of the time, this complaining
revolves around the stereotypes surrounding that
particular sex.
The differences between men and women are
quite prevalent when it comes to relationships
and, all too
often, those
differences
can cause a Jessica
relationship to Lamb
end. But I’ve
recently come
to a signifi-
cant conclu-
sion when it
Contributing writer
comes to men
and women: we’re just biologically destined to be
different. While this may appear to be a no-brainer,
many of us still try to change our significant others.
By attempting to make men more emotional or
women tougher, are we trying to trump biology?
Last week I read a book titled, “Sex on the Brain:
The Biological Differences between Men and
Women” by Deborah Blum, which raised a number
of interesting issues when it comes to men and
women, and actually, relationships in general. Take
the issue of monogamy: as it turns out, humans are
part of the small 3% of all mammals that attempt
monogamous relationships; 97% are quite polyga-
mous. But are humans really monogamous? We go
from one relationship to another and even when
we do get married, some of us cheat. Blum says
that some scientists characterize humans as “serial
monogamists” if not “slightly polygamous.”
Bonobos, a kind of chimpanzee that scientists
argue is most like humans, are not only polygamous,
they’re actually quite promiscuous (Google this…
really). If humans evolved from such a sexually
open species, why aren’t we still like that today?
If this is true – if biology makes it easier and
more productive for animals to be polygamists
THE MERCIAD
for us that I am talking about.
God loves us so much and values our freedom
even more than we could ever realize. So much
is this so, that God will not even try to coerce our
choices.
God respects us and our freedom more than we
can ever comprehend.
So it is that our world’s history contains the lives
of people making all kinds of free choices.…good
ones that are life-giving for themselves and others,
such as a Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King,
Jr., Mother Teresa of Calcutta, rescue workers or
fire fighters. These people freely choose to put
themselves at risk in order to help others in greater
need than themselves.
Then there are people who freely make bad
choices…ones that are self-destructive or harmful
to others…such as a Hitler, an alcoholic or drug
addict, a thief, a liar, a dishonest retailer or landlord,
or a selfish manufacturer who pollutes the environ-
ment putting people’s health in jeopardy. All of
these people made their bad choices freely.
Yes, God respects their freedom to choose…even
if their choices are harmful or unhealthy.
What amazes me is that God will not interfere
with our choices …unless and until we freely and
consciously invite God into our life.
Such was the case with a pitifully addicted alco-
holic by the name of Bill Smith, who found himself
spiraling toward death from his addiction.
At some point during his last night of a decades-
long addiction, he prayed to God and asked for
help…he freely invited God into his life of chaos
to help him with his uncontrollable addiction. That
night his life was transformed and he turned the
corner on his addiction. He became in time one of
the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Until that night, God did not intervene in Bill’s
self destructive choice-making, but once he freely
invited God into his life…everything began to
change.
Bloy’s statement “Freedom…is the respect that
God has for us” continues to humble, amaze
and inspire me. To think that our powerful and
loving Creator respects our creature freedom so
much…that God will not enter our life unless we
offer a consciously free invitation to enter!
This is truly an amazing act of love and respect
that our Creator God has for us!
So, go ahead and invite God into your life daily
…into your joys and your sorrows, your boredom
and your chaos…and experience the peace that
enfolds anyone who invites God into their life.
Do I believe this?
Absolutely!
Sr. Geri Rosinski, RSM, has served as Director of
Campus Ministry for the nine years she has been affiliated
with the college. When asked about her favorite aspect of
Mercyhurst, she states: “Its people - students, and all its
many dedicated employees - make this college so wonderful!
My next favorite aspect would be its rich artistic cultural
offerings.”
– why do humans bother with relationships?
Polygamy works for reproduction; it gets the job
done. So is emotional health – that satisfaction we
get from a committed relationship – really that
important? Should we give up the fight toward
monogamy and accept a more polygamous life?
Along the same lines of monogamy, another
question arises: Why are men more likely to cheat?
Here, we find ourselves back where we began: that
men and women are just different. Biology allows
men to be more sexually promiscuous than women
and, unfortunately, no matter how we try to slice
this issue up otherwise, biology tends to trump all
other arguments. We just have to chalk this one up
to a silly little hormone called “testosterone.”
By no means is this a justification for men to be
sluts; after all, I believe men can choose whether
the blood flows up or down. However, the fact
holds true that a man’s biology, both physically and
emotionally, make cheating more likely (but it’s his
duty to control this urge). And women, by their
very nature, are simply not as sexual as men. Sorry
guys, blame it on biology.
Just because biology dooms men and women
to be different does not mean we should give up
the fight toward better equality. It’s our duty to
recognize the inevitable differences between the
sexes and use that knowledge to better understand
our partners.
Seriously, imagine how boring life would be with
only one sex. Worse yet, imagine how boring life
would be without personality differences between
men and women. What if the testosterone and
estrogen were equally distributed in both sexes?
Ladies, let’s be honest…aren’t men attractive when
they’re muscular, “manly” and even slightly cocky?
When women find an emotionally adept male, they
freak out, right? And guys, I’d presume you find
women attractive due to their caring and compas-
sionate nature. We should stop trying to change
the opposite sex and just learn to deal with the
differences. After all, if these differences weren’t
so apparent, I’d have nothing to write about.
April 25, 2007
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
Editorial Staff
The Good
Congratulations to Nicole Zuloaga of the Intelligence Studies Department. She learned this
week that she has been named one of the FBI’s honors interns for this summer. Only a very few
students are chosen for this honor.
The Bad
The future of the Student Union still hangs in the balance after weeks of talks on expansion.
What is taking so long?
The Ugly
A lot of complaints have been heard regarding online voting for MSG. As a result, many students
were unable to vote in the recent election. Although online voting is convenient, it is apparent that
some kinks still need to be worked out so all students’ voices are heard.
VTech: A tragedy, not a record
Cho’s teacher Lucinda Roy had alarmed authori-
By Shannon Kelley
ties’ back in 2003. Something should have been
Contributing writer
done, perhaps mandatory counseling for the
student. If such had happened, 32 innocent lives
On Monday, April 15, 32 students were gunned possibly could have been saved.
down at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. All over
the nation on local and national news stations were
Instead of honing in on this terrible number of
fatalities, I think the media should focus on the
the headlines “Deadliest shooting in America,” but shooter and the actuality of horrific events. After
there lies the problem; the news stations are looking events such as these, copycats pose a threat.
at this as a record to be broken rather than a true Tamar Lewin from the New York Times said,
national tragedy. “Universities in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas
The media is making this horrible tragedy a re- canceled classes yesterday, searched campuses or
cord, almost tempting the next killer to strike and evacuated buildings in response to threats, and a
claim a piece in this rapidly growing, dark record Louisiana public school district locked down its
book. Many experts who have been interviewed middle school and high school.”
after this tragedy were also making the same com- The purity of the classroom on college cam-
ments. puses has been taken away from us. The focus
Copycats are always a possibility. should be on getting our society back in control,
An example in our everyday world is the magic we should focus on schools’ communication with
number 714. No, not what experts are predicting authorities, and professors, and students, with
the next horrible tragic body count is, but Hank administration.
Aaron’s total homeruns, the record Barry Bonds It seems as though many knew that the gunman
is trying to break. People fixate on a number or a was mentally ill, but nothing was done about it.
record, and once that attention is set, someone else Let’s stop inviting people to break this record,
wants to break it. and pay tribute to those 32 individual lives. The stu-
Americans are becoming more and more desen- dents and professors killed should not be grouped
sitized, but we as a nation must open up our eyes into a large number, but should be remembered as
and see this for what it is: a true loss of life. individuals.
Many are stunned by it, but many programs are Remembering this Virginia Tech tragedy as a
just depicting this as another brick in the wall, record is a way to shock Americans. I don’t think
with some news programs connecting this to the that we have become that desensitized; we shouldn’t
Amish schoolhouse shooting and the notorious need a large “record” to be affected and evoke
Columbine shooting. emotion.
As a college student, I look at it differently. Let’s focus on putting back a sense of safety back
Thirty two students, not including the shooter, were in the classroom.
gunned down for no better reason than the shooter Let’s pay tribute to those killed and let’s focus on
was suffering from a mental illness. how other colleges and universities can prepare for
What our society should be concentrating and emergencies such as this.
focusing on is the real tragedy here. Thirty two And mostly, our focus should be on the protec-
people, mostly young college students, are dead. tion of students.
Student response to arming Police and Safety:
While I do not think it is necessary for our police and safety staff to carry firearms, I do think
it is extrememly necessary that we heighten our safety/security here on campus. I feel that things
such as video cameras and safety call boxes need to be added here on campus that will help us to
feel more safe as a school community and also reduce any crime/severe matters that may occur.
Thank you.
Mary Lesjack
We have excellent police and safety officers who are more than qualified to carry firearms. I be-
lieve that it would be in the interest of everyone for them to do so, even though I recognize that it
is unlikely that they will have to use them. Just the presence of a firearm communicates a different
message of authority to the campus population when they see the police and safety officers.
Jill Long
I don’t think there is ever a time when guns make people safer.
Robin Gibbs
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Innovative interiors at gallery
By Melissa Brandt
A&E Editor
Ever wonder what it might be
like to eat underwater? The sub-
surface scape of a restaurant is
only one of nine amazing envi-
ronments created by senior inte-
rior design students this year.
Currently on display in the
Cummings Art Gallery, the de-
sign projects include inventive
interiors for three restaurants,
a day care center, one volunteer
fire dept, two spas, an apartment
complex and an “Out of the
Box” toy store.
Although the gallery is open
now, the formal unveiling is
tomorrow during the reception
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
where family, friends, profes-
sionals from the community and
students are invited to check out
the final projects.
If you attend, expect to see
something different from shows
in previous years. For the first
time, the designs are computer
rendered. The use of three dif-
ferent programs, autoCAD, (for
drafting) Sketch Up, (for model-
ing) and Artlantis (for rendering),
have afforded students a chance
to better communicate and dis-
play their creative designs.
Department Kathy Wieden-
boerner explains the 20-week
process that produces the de-
signs is the capstone course for
the interior design major.
“Students create a fictitious cli-
ent, and then research a problem
for that particular client need,”
she says. “The purpose is to get
them to explore novel design
solutions.”
One of the restaurants,
“Depth,” (pictured to the right)
designed by senior Tiffany Erb
uses aquariums overhead and
underfoot to create a feeling of
complete submersion in water.
Lighting fixtures are shaped as
sea creatures, and bubble towers
throughout the restaurant create
the sounds of the ocean.
Another design on display is
created by Mike Daddario. His
concept, ‘the Metro,’ is an apart-
ment building for design pro-
fessionals, incorporating living
spaces, studio spaces and shared
business support services.
Lisa Kirschman’s “Foxfire,” is a
restaurant that is truly customer-
oriented. At first, patrons enter
into a dark environment that
responds to their movements
with light. Every motion trig-
gers a reaction of moving light
and color.
The designs alone are impres-
ARTS &
To contact: entertainmentmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
ENTERTAINMENT
catches attention from an aes-
thetic eye.
“The way the students choose
to present is based on the na-
ture of their research and their
project,” says Wiedenboerner.
Janelle Di Fuccia’s “Out of the
Box” presentation incorporates
a 15-foot long curved wall.
Kelly Sigmund’s “Affinity” is set
against huge oriental doors and
Ad Grudlann is displayed with
the help of a few large wooden
barrels.
A great amount of stress and
revision accompanies the work
for these projects. During the
two-term period, students face
critique by interior design faculty
and community professionals.
Undergoing a jury process
throughout, students engage in
academic conversations about
their projects, which ultimately
shape the final design.
“One thing that people don’t
know is that these students put
in several all-night sessions. It is
not just a 20-week class session,
it is mornings, noons and nights.
It’s a tremendous commitment
for these students,” says Wie-
denboerner.
The exhibit will run through-
out graduation and can be viewed
Tuesdays through Sundays from
2 to 5 p.m. and on Thursday Mel Brandt Photo

Director of Interior Design sive, but their presentation also evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Senior Tiffany Erb’s interior design for her restaurant “Depth” on display at the gallery.

Blanchett and Dench in ‘Notes on a Scandal’

to handle and discipline the
students.
Barbara (Judi Dench) has been
a teacher at the school for many
years but is not liked by many of
her colleagues.
When Barbara notices Sheba
having difficulty maintaining
order with her students, the
veteran teacher steps in and her
strict attitude makes the students
behave.
Sheba is grateful for this ges-
ture and the two women instantly
become friends. When Sheba
invites Barbara to her house for
dinner, Barbara expects that she
has the perfect family and the
ideal life.
However, once she meets
Photo courtesy of PAC them, she realizes the family isn’t
Cate Blanchett and Judy Dench star in ‘Notes on a Scandal’ showing at the PAC. so perfect after all.
Sheba’s husband is consider-
By Megan O’Hare what she wants. The film quickly alter their lives forever. ably older, her daughter has an
Contributing writer delves into the differing lives of The film begins at a school attitude and her son has Down’s
two women and how, in an in- where Sheba (Cate Blanchett) syndrome.
‘Notes on a Scandal’ details stant, their friendship turns into a works. Sheba is well liked among After this Sheba begins to really
how far one woman will go to get dangerous obsession, which will the teachers but finds it difficult open up to Barbara, who now
sees a different side to her than
simply a school teacher.
Barbara describes it as “a nov-
ice confessing to a mother su-
perior.”
One night, Barbara walks past
a classroom and witnesses Sheba
having an affair with one of her
students, Steven Connelly, who
is 15 years old.
When Barbara confronts Sheba
about the scandal, she said it
began when she promised the
student to teach him art after
school; and Sheba felt entitled to
have an affair with him because
she had been good all her life.
Barbara realized it would be
to her benefit not to tell anyone
and “support” Sheba. Barbara
also thought they had a special
connection because they were
“bonded by the secrets they
shared.”
When Barbara does not get
to spend time with Sheba, she
becomes angry and begins to
blackmail Sheba. She then re-
ports Sheba to one of the other
teachers. Steven Connelly’s
mother finds out about the af-
fair, comes to Sheba’s house and
attacks her.
Sheba later gets arrested, which
subsequently draws Barbara into
the investigation. The school
believed Barbara knew about the
affair for months without saying
anything, which is a crime.
They advise Barbara to take
early retirement after suspicion
of her involvement.
After Sheba’s husband finds
out about the affair, he orders
her out of the house.
Barbara offers Sheba to stay at
her home, hoping they will be-
come closer. While Sheba stays
there, Barbara’s obsession with
her continues to grow.
Notes on a Scandal will be
shown at the PAC on Wednesday,
April 25 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets
are FREE for Mercyhurst Col-
lege students with ID (one ticket
per ID).

Streamline releases new CD at Sherlock’s

By Melissa Brandt
A&E Editor
Fans of Streamline, Mercyhurst
student Mike Hogan’s band, will
be happy to know the group is
releasing its new CD at 8 p.m. at
Sherlock’s on May 3.
Hogan says the group has
been “working on the recording
nonstop to get it done in time
for the show.”
The show at Sherlock’s will
be Streamline’s first East-Coast
show, and their new seven-song
CD will be released that night.
“We’ve spent the last few
months writing and recording the
new CD and we’ve been working
on solidifying our sound with our
new members (Brian Ireland on
drums and Brad Ourso on gui-
tar),” says Hogan.
Streamline began when singer/
guitarist Mike Hogan and key-
boardist Jon Scholl endeavored
upon a new project with heaps
of passion.
The sound was further refined
with the addition of bass prodigy
John Viavattine, whose unique
playing style gave the group’s
songs new life.
With the addition of veteran
drummer Brian Ireland the band
is finally complete. For more
information vist www.stream-
Photo courtesy of Mike Hogan
lineworld.com. ‘Streamline’ (missing is Brian Ireland) performs at Sherlock’s on May 3 at 8 p.m.

HURST TV Schedule for April 25- April 29 4:30 p.m. Zilo TV
5:30 p.m. Ladies Corner (new episode)
TUESDAY, April 25 6 p.m. MSGvening News
5:30 p.m. Communication Debates #1 (special series - premiere) 6:30 p.m. City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, frmr Gov of
6 p.m. Have Mercy on Earth (new episode) MD, author of “Failing A.m.erica’s Faithful”
6:30 p.m. MSGvening News (new episode) 7:30 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood
7 p.m. Communication Debate #1 8 p.m. Ladies Corner
8: 30 p.m. City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker 8:30 p.m. Communication Debate #1
10 p.m. MSGvening News 7 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood
10:30 p.m. On Air 7:30 p.m. PAC Preview
11 p.m. Have Mercy on Earth 8 p.m. City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Elizabeth Edwards
11: 30 p.m. Communication Debate #1 9:00 p.m. Zilo TV
WEDNESDAY, April 26 10:00 p.m. Global Communication – Dating Ga.m.e
3 p.m. City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker 10:30 p.m. Have Mercy on Earth
4 p.m. Communcation Debate #2 (new episode) 11 p.m. MSGvening News
4:30 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood (new episode) 11:30 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood
5 p.m. Zilo TV 12:00 a.m. Global Communication – Cultural Curiosity
6 p.m. MSGevening News FRIDAY, April 28
6:30 p.m. Communication Debate #2 11 a.m. Ticket to Hollywood
7 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood 11:30 p.m. Communication Debate #2
7:30 p.m. TBA Noon Ladies Corner
8 p.m. City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker 12:30 p.m. MSGvening News
9:00 p.m. Zilo TV 1 p.m. Communication Debate #2
10:00 p.m. Communication Debate #2 1:30 p.m. Have Mercy On Earth
10:30 p.m. Have Mercy on Earth SATURDAY,
April 29
11 p.m. MSGvening News 7:30 p.m. Have Mercy On Earth
11:30 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood 8 p.m. Communication Debate #1
THURSDAY, April 27 8:30 p.m. Communication Debates #2
11 a.m. Ticket to Hollywood 9:00 p.m. City Club of Cleveland – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
11:30 a.m. Communication Debate #1 10 p.m. Zilo TV
Noon City Club of Cleveland Speaker – Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker 11 p.m. MSGevening News
1- 4 p.m. Message Board 11:30 p.m. Ladies Corner
4 p.m. Ticket to Hollywood 12 a.m. Ticket to Hollywood
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Softball in third-place tie

By Finnella Annand
Contributing writer

Last Wednesday the Mercy-

hurst softball team was ranked 7th
in the Great Lakes region.
However, with three losses to
match their three wins in the File Photo File Photo

past week’s games it is uncertain Senior Mariano Fava Senior Lee Michael Marnik
whether they will still be on the

coveted list when the rankings
come out today.
“Going into this weekend we
knew that the pressure was on
us to perform to the best of our
ability. Being swept by Ashland
might affect our ranking but we
are still in good shape for this
coming weekend’s conference
games” said senior Kim Griffin.
The Lakers started last week’s
action with a pair of non-con-
ference games against Slippery
Rock.
Slippery Rock took the first
6-3 and Mercyhurst returned
the favor in the second with a
6-3 victory.
“From top to bottom we are a
better team than Slippery Rock,
but we didn’t come out complete-
ly ready to play” said Griffin.
Maureen Bailey led the Lakers
against Slippery Rock with 4-for-
6 hitting and two runs scored in
their doubleheader.
The Lakers are now 18-15 on
the year and Slippery Rock is
20-15.
Jen Feret took the loss in game
one but only allowed five hits and
four earned runs. She struck out
six batters.
Game two was tied until the
top of the fifth inning when the
Lakers put in four runs.
Erin Ratajczak singled to start
the inning then stole second.
Bailey singled to move Ratajczak
to third.
Megan Houston hit a sacrifice
fly to right field to score Ratajc-
zak.
Feret then singled to advance
Jen Feret has 10 wins and a 1.75 ERA for the Lakers this season. She also leads the team
in almost every major hitting category, including home runs with 15.
Bailey to second.
Back-to-back doubles by Rizzo
and Griffin scored Bailey, Feret
and Rizzo.
Griffin took the win for the
Lakers in game two by scatter-
ing six hits throughout seven
innings and only allowing two
earned runs while striking out
four batters.
On Saturday No. 7 Mercyhurst
came face to face with No. 3
Ashland. Ashland came out
victorious on the day with 6-4
and 9-3 wins respectively.
Anne Styn hit her first home-
run of the season in game two
for the Lakers.
Danielle Zubek also hit a hom-
er in game two and Feret hit her
leading and record breaking 15th
homerun of the season in game
one.
Feret took the loss for the Lak-
ers in game one.
Feret pitched 4.2 innings and
allowed seven hits, six runs, and
two walks and she struck out
five batters.
Brittany Strier game in for re-
lief in the fifth inning and only
allowed two hits in 1.1 innings.
In game two Griffin took the
loss for the Lakers by allowing
eight hits, six runs (only two of
them earned) and struck out one
batter. Carrina Crow pitched one
inning of relief and allowed three
hits and three runs.
Strier also pitched an inning
of relief and only allowed two
hits in the five batters faced in
game two.
After the disappointment of
the Ashland games Mercyhurst
knew that they had to bounce
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back convincingly against Findlay
on Sunday.
They did so by sweeping their
opponents 3-2 and 9-1 respect-
fully.
Rizzo led the Lakers with 4-
of-8 hitting in the two wins. She
ripped two doubles in game two.
The Lakers are now 20-17 overall
and 9-5 in the GLIAC. Findlay
is now 7-36 overall and 2-14 in
the GLIAC.
With strong pitching from
both sides, game one was forced
into extra innings. It wasn’t until
the ninth inning when the Lak-
ers struck to win the game 3-2.
Houston singled to right center
and was knocked around by a
double to left center by Rizzo.
The Lakers will play Grand
Valley and Ferris State at home
Saturday and Sunday.
Men’s tennis
fourth at GLIAC
tournament
By Matt Jackson
Co-Sports editor
The Mercyhurst men’s tennis
team has its eyes on the NCAA
Division II Tournament berth
after finishing fourth in the
GLIAC Tournament Saturday
and Sunday in Midland, Mich.
The Lakers are nearly a lock to
be in the tournament, but today
the team finds out what seed it
will be in the regional bracket.
“We would love to get the three
seed, but I don’t think that’s a
reality,” said Coach Neil Leroy,
in his first year as head coach of
the Mercyhurst men and women’s
teams. “Chances are we will prob-
ably get a four or five seed.”
The Lakers finished third in the
GLIAC regular season standings,
before bowing out of the GLIAC
tournament with a 1-2 record.
“The guys played really hard,
but the problem is that we are
an indoor team playing in an
outdoor tournament.”
The Lakers play their home
matches at the Westwood Raquet
Club, but with the recent nice
weather have taken their practices
outside in preparation for the rest
of the postseason.
The Lakers have made three
NCAA Regional appearances in
the program’s history.
“As far as I know, Mercyhurst
has never been out of the first
round so that’s definitely some-
thing we want to try and do,”
Leroy said. “I think our chances
are good. We have had excellent
senior leadership all season from
Mariano Fava and Lee Michael
Marnik and have gotten great
play from freshman Mateusz
Przybysz.”
The Lakers as a team have
been successful from top to
bottom this season, but three
players Leroy mentioned were all
honored by being selected to the
All-GLIAC Team.
Fava and Marnik were both
voted by the GLIAC coaches as
First Team members while Przy-
bysz madesecond team.
Fava and Marnik are undefeat-
ed in GLIAC doubles play and
are ranked fourth in the nation.
The two have not lost a doubles
match together since September
of 2006.
Regional play for the NCAA
Tournament will begin May 3 at a
site and time to be determined.

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Men’s lax beats Molloy to stay No. 1
By Jim McCann
Contibuting Writer
For the second consecutive
weekend, the Mercyhurst men’s
lacrosse team embarked on a
long, tedious road trip to Long
Island with hopes of defending
their No. 1 national ranking.
After a big win last weekend
at C.W. Post, the Lakers looked
to once again have something to
celebrate on the long bus ride
home as they faced off against
Molloy.
The last time the Lakers played
on the road against Molloy, the
Lions effectively ended Mercy-
hurst’s playoff aspirations when
they came back to win a thriller
in overtime.
With this in mind, the Lakers
knew that coming away with a
victory would be no easy task.
Led by senior attackman B.J.
Lindner, the Lakers came out
firing and took a 5-1 lead after
the first quarter of play.
Lindner notched three of the
first five Laker goals and added
another by halftime to give the
Lakers a 10-3 lead at the inter-
mission.
The Lions had a comeback on
their mind as they came out of
the gate with a quick tally, but
Linder again took matters into
Scott Sullivan (37) attempts a shot as Ryan Arnold (10) looks on in a game held earlier this season.
his own hands and scored two
out of the next three Laker goals
to give the Lakers a 13-6 lead go-
ing into the final quarter.
Mercyhurst continued the
drubbing in the fourth, scor-
ing four more goals, two from
Lindner, to come away with a
17-9 victory.
Joining Lindner with multiple
goals on the score sheet was
sophomore Ryan Arnold, who
had two goals of his own. Seven
other Lakers added individual
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goals in what was an impressive
win for the Lakers.
In scoring eight goals in a single
game, Lindner broke the previ-
ous mark of seven that was set
three times.
Troy Ledbetter set the record
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originally in 2005 before Mike
McLellan (2005), currently of
the National Lacrosse League’s
New York Titans, matched the
feat twice in his two seasons with
the Lakers.
With the win, Mercyhurst
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moved their record to 9-1 overall
and 3-0 within East Coast Con-
ference play.
The Lakers will likely maintain
their No. 1 national ranking this
week as they prepare for a critical
showdown this weekend with the
No. 2 seeded New York Institute
of Technology.
The Bears are undefeated on
the season and this game will
act as the deciding factor for the
team that will host a Final Four
game in late May.
Mercyhurst leads the all-time
series 3-1, with the only Bears
victory coming in 2002.
Senior captain Joe Thon spoke
on behalf of the team when he
was asked what is the mentality
going into next week’s game.
“It’s a must-win game. We have
to go into every game like it could
be our last because a loss to any
team this year could knock us
out,” Thon said.
After his big game, Lindner
added to Thon’s sentiment when
he was asked to comment on his
record setting performance.
“The personal accolades are
always nice, but this team has a
greater goal in mind,” Lindner
said. “We want to win a National
Championship and to accomplish
that, we have to put in another
week of hard work to prepare
for Tech next weekend.”

Water polo concludes season STUDENT APART-

By Andy Tait
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s water
polo team concluded their 2007
season at Ann Arbor, Mich., this
past weekend.
The Lakers were competing in
the Western Division Champion-
ships hosted by the Unicersity of
Michigan.
In the first round, Mercyhurst
came up against familiar oppo-
nent Slippery Rock University.
The two teams had met on two
previous occasions this year with
the Lakers victorious in both, 9-8
and 8-7, respectively.
Nothing less than a tight and
tense game was expected be-
tween these two teams and they
did not disappoint.
The Lakers led 7-4 at halftime
but a strong second half perfor-
mance from the Rock saw them
notch five goals and go on to win
the game 9-7.
Carrie Willison and Christine
Somera, two of the most consis-
tent players for the Lakers, once
again performed well. The pair
combined for five goals, five as-
sists and five drawn ejections.
Unfortunately, the Lakers
couldn’t find a way past Slippery
Rock, but still had the hope of
securing fifth place in the tour-
nament.
In order to make the fifth place
game Mercyhurst needed to find
a way past Washington and Jef-
ferson.
And they did so in style. The
Lakers ran out worthy winners
13-3, with Willison in scintillat-
ing form.
The junior from Grandville,
Mich., notched an incredible
six goals taking her past the 100
point mark for the season.
Willison is only the second
player in school history to achieve
such a feat in one season.
Somera singled out Willison for
special praise this season. “Car-
rie put an enormous amount of
effort throughout the season,
winning or losing she always gave
110 percent,” she said.
The Lakers led 7-1 at half
time against Washington and
Jefferson and were not about to
stop there.
Willison added an additional
three goals in the third period
and two more in the final quarter
to secure a comfortable win for
Mercyhurst, which helped them
advance to the fifth place match
against Grove City.
Earlier in the year, Mercyhurst
turned back Grove City 8-4 at
the Wolverine Invitational in Ann
Arbor, Mich.
Unfortunately this time it was
to be Grove City’s day, as they
defeated the Lakers 8-3 to clinch
fifth spot in the Western Division
Championships.
Somera once again notched
a pair of goals for the Lakers,
while Chrissy Genian added the
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“The upperclassmen have been
very supportive throughout the
season and overall I am pleased
with the way the season went.”
“Many of our games have re-
flected the hard work that we put
into practices,” said Korenich.
This year’s squad of players
did not possess one senior player
and next year they will have six,
including star players like Somera
and Willison, which bodes well
for the future of the program.
“They all add a different aspect
to the team that made it the kind
of team that I walked into in the
fall,” added Korenich when asked
about her junior teammates.
Mercyhurst concluded the
2007 season with a 12-14 overall
record.
Junior driver Somera is ex-
tremely encouraged about next
year. “I think this season went
pretty good considering half the
team were brand new players.
“Next year we’re hoping to
come together even more as a
team, now that we have played
with each other for a whole
year.”

Women’s golf finishes regular season

by competing in GLIAC Championship
By Kurt Campbell
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst’s women’s golf
team finished its regular season
conference play by competing in
the GLIAC Championships on
April 20 and 21.
The tournament was played on
the Lakers’ home course, Lake
View Country Club, in Erie.
Mercyhurst started off slow
in round one. The Lakers shot
a combined score of 385, 97
strokes over par.
Alanna Kirwan was the Lak-
ers’ top golfer, posting a score
of 91, good enough to put her
in 27th place of a 39-player
tournament.
After completing round one
the Lakers knew they had some
work to do in round two later
that day. Round two saw Mattye
Laurer make the most improve-
ment on the team, shooting four
strokes better than she did in
round one. Kirwan and Laurer
ended the first day of action tied
in 31st place overall.
As a team Mercyhurst was in
last place, posting a team score
of 767.
Before the second day’s action
Mercyhurst women’s golf head
coach David Hewitt said, “On
day two we required the team
to perform pre-round warmups
to put them in the best posi-
tion to be successful in the final
round.”
After the third round of the
GLIAC Championships, Kirwan
shot a team low score of 89 and a
total of 275 for the tournament.
The 275 stroke for Kirwan made
her the top golfer for the Lakers
,finishing in 32nd overall.
As a team Mercyhurst had its
best showing in round three post-
ing a score of 377, five strokes
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said, “We lost our three top play-
ers for the spring season and two
of them will be back for us next
year so that will be an immediate
plus. The rest comes down to
hard work.”
The Lakers will conclude their
season by competing at the
Washington and Jefferson invi-
tational on April 30.
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Laker Sports ‘Quick Hits’

This weeks results...

Baseball splits GV
Men’s volleyball................................................April 21, L 3-0, IPFW
Pitching key to wins over No. 4 Grand Valley
Women’s water polo.........................April 21, L 9-7, Slippery Rock
April 21, W 13-3, Washington & Jefferson
April 22, L 7-3, Grove City
Baseball........................................................April 17, L 9-8, Ashland
April 17, L 7-4, Ashland
April 21, L 2-1, Grand Valley
April 21, L 6-2, Grand Valley
April 22, W 7-1, Grand Valley
April 22, W 1-0, Grand Valley
Softball..........................................................April 17, ppd., Edinboro
April 17, ppd., Edinboro
April 19, L 6-3, Slippery Rock
April 19, W 6-3, Slippery Rock
April 21, L 6-4, Ashland
April 21, L 9-3, Ashland
Men’s lacrosse............................................April 22, W 17-9, Molloy
Women’s lacrosse.................................April 17, W 18-6, Seton Hill
April 20, W 22-7, Notre Dame (Ohio)
Men’s tennis....................................April 21, W 6-0, Michigan Tech
April 21, L 5-2, Grand Valley
April 22, L 5-2, Wayne State
Women’s tennis..................................April 22, ppd., Slippery Rock
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April 22, W 9-0, Tiffin
Adam Gray waits for a pitch in a game against Gannon. He also improved his pitching record to 3-0 last week.

In the news... By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
Athletes of the Week
In what was most likely the
Steven Grife of baseball and Melissa Rizzo of softball were most important weekend of the
honored this week by the Athletic department as the Athletes of regular season, a split proved
the Week. Grife, a red-shirt freshman, made his first collegiate to be an acceptable outcome
start,and shut out No. 4 Grand Valley State as he led the team against one of the nation’s top
to a 1-0 victory. Grife scattered six hits and two walks, striking programs.
out five batters in the process. This past weekend Mercyhurst
tangled with the Lakers from
Rizzo, a senior, hit .364 in six games this week, hitting five Grand Valley State University,
doubles along with driving in six runs. In a 3-2 win over Findlay, the No. 4 team in the country and
Rizzo broke the tie with an RBI double in the ninth. the leaders in the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-
The men’s rowing lightweight eight team earned Team of ence (GLIAC).
the Week honors. They remained undefeated this year after Although Mercyhurst was
knocking off defending National Champion St. Joseph’s swept in the first of two double-
at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) headers on Saturday, they man-
Championships this weekend. These men won by a length of aged to sweep their counterparts
six inches with a time of 6:11.4, three-tenths of a second faster on Sunday.
than the Hawks. A pair of outstanding starts
from Wes Craig and Steve Grife
shut down the high-power Grand
Men’s Rowing Lightweight Eight Wins SIRA Valley offense, surrendering only
Championships one run on Sunday while picking
up 7-1 and 1-0 victories.
On April 22 the lightweight eight remained undefeated and
knocked off the defending national champions, St. Josephs
Craig went six strong innings,
allowing just one run while scat-
tering seven hits. Although that
performance wowed the 400 plus
fans in attendance, the outing
turned in by Grife was even more
impressive.
He threw a complete-game
shutout, going seven innings giv-
ing up just six hits, walking two
and striking out five.
He needed only 107 pitches to
shut down the Laker offense, and
showed his arm strength late in
the game when he hit 90 miles
per hour on the radar.
Grife is a redshirt freshman
who improved his record to 2-2
on the season.
In game one Mercyhurst did it
with small-ball, taking advantage
of walks with follow-up singles
from Jeff Stoll and Joe Luli, who
made the game 7-1 in the fourth
inning. Dan Bertolini smacked a
two-run homerun in the second,
his first of the season.
In game two the Mercyhurst
offense consisted primarily of
one swing of the bat.
Junior standout David Lough
stroked a solo homerun off
Grand Valley starter Aaron Me-
lucci to give Mercyhurst a 1-0
lead in the third.
Little did either team know
that Lough’s run would be the
lone one of the nightcap, and
Mercyhurst took the game by
that very score.
After the weekend split Mer-
cyhurst has fallen to sixth place
in the GLIAC standings with an
8-8 conference record.
Going into the week Mercy-
hurst was named the No. 5 team
in the region; however, that poll-
ing took place prior to the two
games Mercyhurst lost to No. 19
Ashland on Tuesday.
Every game from this point out
is crucial for Mercyhurst to keep
postseason hopes alive.
Last season, Mercyhurst nar-
rowly missed out on making a
playoff appearance, and the team
hopes not to face that same fate
this year. The last time a Laker
squad made the postseason was
in 2000 when they lost 3-2 in 10
innings against Saginaw Valley.
The regional rankings come
out Wednesday of each week,
and that poll is commonly the
most accurate prediction of what
teams make the postseason.
The top six teams in each re-
gion make the tournament, and
as of last week Mercyhurst was
narrowly inside that bracket in
the No. 5 ranking.
Up next for Mercyhurst is a pair
of doubleheaders against Gan-
non on April 25. Following that
the team heads north for a pair
of doubleheaders against North-
wood University this weekend.
Neither of those two teams
stand up to Mercyhurst statisti-
cally, with Gannon sporting a
1-17 GLIAC record and North-
wood just a few wins better at
4-15.

Women’s lax sets record

(PA) at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA)
Championships.

Men’s rowing will be in action again this Saturday, April 28, at

the East Regional Invitational in Findley Lake, New York.
By Chris Davis
Contributing writer
Men’s lacrosse No. 1 for Third Straight Week
The finest performers know
The men’s lacrosse team increased its hold on the spot in the how to plunge themselves into a
latest Poll gaining one more first place than last week’s poll. role. They take on the identity of
the character they represent.
This week’s poll, issued by the US Intercollegiate Lacrosse Mercyhurst College sophomore
Association, has Mercyhurst with eight of the 10 first place attacker Breanna Haggerty is not
votes. The rest of the poll turned out as followed: close to appearing in a movie,
but she is definitely in the huge
1. Mercyhurst 9-1 198 print as far as Laker lacrosse is
2. New York Tech 9-0 189 concerned.
3. Le Moyne 10-2 182 Thanks to the valuable playing
4. Bryant 8-2 165 time she gained a year ago- break-
5. C.W. Post 8-3 162 ing the school’s single-season
6. Dowling 5-4 143 all-time scoring record as a
7. Limestone 13-1 137 freshman- she has an obvious
8. Molloy 7-3 133 understanding of her role with
9. Pace 7-4 102 the team this year.
10. St. Andrews 8-5 69 Haggerty and the Lakers have
not disappointed as they domi-
nated their past two games,
which they won by a combined
Linder Named ECC Player of the Week 27 goals. They have now won
three games in a row to improve
Byron Linder, a senior attacker for the men’s lacrosse team,
their record to 6-4.
who leads the team with 31 goals this season, was named
Haggerty, who scored 12 points
Player of the Week by the East Coast Conference (ECC) on
this weekend, made history as she
Monday.
moved into 8th in career goals
with her third goal of the game
He broke the program’s record for goals in a game with eight
against Notre Dame College.
in Mercyhurst’s 17-9 win over No. 7 Molloy this past Sunday. He
“Our team has stepped up
also added an assist in the contest.
and I feel we are playing some
of are best team lacrosse right
Linder scored three times in the first period as the Lakers built
now,” said Haggerty. “I’m sure
a 5-1 lead. He then added one in the second before adding two
we will be able to keep this
more goals in each of the final two periods.
strong momentum going against
our in-town rival Gannon this
Linder is the second Laker to be honored by the ECC this year as
weekend.”
goalie Jason Lashomb was named ECC Goalkeeper of the Week
Also contributing to the Lakers
three straight weeks.
success this week has been fresh-
man midfielder Meghan Dwyer,
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worthy of being a “quick hit” should be emailed to sportsmerciad@ 11 points during her past three
mercyhurst.edu. games.
She believes that this season
has been a growing experience
with learning how to play a new
position on offense at Mercy-
hurst.
“I never played offense until I
came here to college,” she said.
“I’ve gotten a lot more confident
on the offensive side of things,
which has helped me out.
“In order to beat Gannon, we
must have a good focused week
of practice and go into the game
confident, and not allow them to
intimidate us,” said Dwyer. “We’ll
definitely need to show up on
Saturday with our A-game.”
Kate Smith, who leads the
freshmen in points with 17,
believes this weekend’s game
against Gannon is a true test to
the season.
“It [playing Gannon] will be a
true test with our overall season,”
she said. “And we are confident
that we will come out on top.”
The Lakers have some major
confidence as they head into
playing their big rival, Gannon.
On Tuesday, April 17, Mercy-
hurst defeated Seton Hill, 18-6,
to bring its record to 5-4.
The Lakers started out the
game strong against the Griffins
young, experienced and under-
manned team by scoring the first
three goals.
Junior Cour tney Olevnik
scored the Lakers’ first goal on a
great feed across the crease from
freshman Kate Smith at 1:30 into
the game.
Haggerty then scored the team’s
second goal about a minute later
from a free position shot. Hag-
gerty led the team, scoring seven
points during the game along
with five goals.
She has now been the leading
point scorer in seven of the first
10 contests.
Once the Griffins scored to
make it 3-1, Mercyhurst tallied
the next 14 goals, with 12 of
them coming in the first half
to make it 15-1 at halftime. The
Lakers outshot Seton Hill 31-6
during the first half.
The Griffins played a strong
second half, however, as they
outscored the Lakers 5-3, but
Mercyhurst still out shot Seton
Hill 14-12 during the half.
After the Lakers scored the
first two goals of the second
half, Seton Hill re-gained the
momentum, scoring the next
five goals.
Freshman Katie Nagle ended
Seton Hill’s run by finding the
back of the net with about a min-
ute left to close out the game.
Dwyer had a career high with
five points, scoring four goals
and an assist.
Dwyer recorded the hat trick
scoring three goals in the first
half, after scoring her first ever-
collegiate goal during an earlier
April 3 game against CW Post.
Also scoring three goals was
junior attacker Kristen Toomey.
Senior Lauren Smith and sopho-
more Jessie Horeth each added
two goals for the Lakers.
All three goalies played. Fresh-
man Jessica Raniero played the
first 22:15 minutes of the game,
making two saves before giving
way to freshman Maeve McGoff.
McGoff, who played in her first
game since being injured, made
one save in the second half, play-
ing 26:20.
In addition, sophomore Megan
Foley finished the game in net
playing the final 12 minutes.
On Friday, April 20, the Lakers
played what may have been their
best game of the season as they
tied their team record by scoring
22 goals in a 22-7 victory over
Notre Dame College in South
Euclid, Ohio.
The only other time the Lak-
ers scored 22 goals was in 2004
against St. Andrews. As with their
previous game against Seton
Hill, the Lakers came out playing
extremely well, scoring the first
five goals of the game during its
opening 12:29.
Toomey scored the first two
goals of the contest and Horeth
assisted on both of the opening
goals.
At the half, Mercyhurst led 12-4
and outshot the Falcons 32-10
during the first period.
To start the second half, Notre
Dame went on a two-goal run to
cut the lead to six at 12-6.
The Lakers did not let up in
the second half. They continued
to show positive signs as they
added 10 straight goals to put-
away Notre Dame.
They held the Falcons scoreless
for 23:56 during the second half
to go up 23-6.
Lauren Smith started the scor-
ing as she scored four straight
goals to start the second half on
her way to leading Mercyhurst in
scoring with eight points, totaling
seven goals and an assist.
The Lakers will return to action
on Saturday, April 28 as they host
rival Gannon at 3 p.m. at Tullio
Field.