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December 15. 2004
Hurst welcomes winter
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at merciad.mercyhurst.eduf
NEWS:
New pool tables in
the Student Union
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FEATURES:
Is your room a
mess? Try these
tips to clean it!
PAGE 3
OPINION:
Fond of
fruitcakes?
Katie McAdarns* Photo editor
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First snowfall of the winter arrives on campus and is continued in the forecast for the next several days.
Who got your (campus number?
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ARTS&
ENTERTAINMENT:
Students receive anonymous phone calls asking for more than just names
Christmas
Cabaret
By Joshua Wilwohl
Layout assistant
Hate having trouble with those
pesky telemarketers? One would
guess in college you would not have
to deal with them anymore; however,
lately, there has been a non-stop spree
of calls to dorms and apartments
on campus that keep pestering students.
|; The caller - a foreigner - asks for
simple information including name,
phone number, and address, but then
asks for your social security number.
When asked what this is for, the caller
quickly hangs up. These irritating
calls have been angering students to
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SPORTS:
Wrestling upsets
No. 4 UPJ
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Upcoming Campus Events
Film: The Return, 2 p.m. and 8
p.m., PAC.
Ice Skating: 9:30 p.m. -10:45
p.m., MIC.
Thursday Dec. 16
Christmas Cabaret: 8 p.m.,
Walker Recital Hall.
Friday Dec. 17
Christmas break begins
Index
Opinion
Opinion
A&E,
Sports
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ask for a social security number," said
Geer. According to Patterson, Police
and Safety is " w o r k i n g o n it/' ,
"The number is not on our 'hot*
or *watch' list and therefore cannot
determine whether or not it is a
reputable company,'? said Patterson.
But students may come to Police
and Safety if they have a problem.
We have already dealt with about a
dozen complaints."
Tips for avoiding telephone scams:
•Hang up if the caller calls before 8
a.m. or after 9 p.m.
Resist high pressure sales tactics.
Just say "NO!" I I f
•Keep information about your bank
accounts and credit card numbers to
yourself;;
Pizza, cookies
cake? No thanks!
Erie police officer
tells of shooting
Prevent weight gain by following healthy nutrition tips
By Elisabeth Johnson
Contributing writer
By Holly Burns
Contributing writer
Annual Mercyhurst Christmas
Concert: 7 p.m., St. Mary's
Chapel, Mercyhurst North East.
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dents should be weary. I advise that
no student ever provide information
over the phone, especially when it
involves their social security number,"
said Patterson. 'These types of cases
evolve to be identity theft, though
we cannot prove that is what these
telemarketers are after."
As for obtaining student's information, Patterson remarked that it is
relatively available. "Anyone can walk
in and obtain a student handbook that
contains student information. The
information is even posted on our
Internet site."
Nonetheless, students just wish for
the calls to stop. "I want to be able to
pick up the phone and not hear someone try and pronounce my name, then
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Wednesday Dec. 15
News
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no end and they want them to stop
immediately.
Freshman Chris Geer, who receives
at least six calls daily said, "I am just
sick of these people. I told them
several times I was not interested,
but they just keep calling." Geer is
only one of several victims of these
irritating marketers.
Freshman Christine Ferranti said,
'1 get Calls pretty much every other
day asking for a variety of people. We
should not have to put up with this
when we are in college."
Supposedly, these marketers are
with some sort of credit card company, but will not specify who. Police
and safety's Sergeant John Patterson
warns everyone of these calls. "Stu-
Now that the warm weather has
passed and the winter season is
upon us, there is nothing better than
snuggling up with a warm blanket
indoors.
However, along with this comfort
comes the risk of weight gain because
students are not as active and, as a
result, they are eating more.
First-year college students know
this all too well and it's called the
"Freshman 15."
However, if you are a freshman,
there is no reason that you have to
succumb to this phenomenon. You
can avoid gaining those unwanted
15 pounds by following a few simple
rules.
First of all, don't panic if you notice yourself gaining weight
Panicking causes you to try shortterm diets and restrict yourself
completely from eating the foods
that you love.
As a result, you end up making a
late-night run to a fast food place or
donut shop. Instead, you can take a
more logical approach.
Allowtimeto eat three solid meals
during the day to keep your energy
up and then you won't feel the need
to binge at night
Secondly, as with anyone, you
should only eat when you are hungry.
You may eat on study breaks, make a
late night pizza run or eat simply because there is nothing better to do.
However, these are all times when
you are not physically hungry. So,
you should always make sure that you
are actually hungry and not eating for
other reasons.
There are many other study break
habits that students can get into instead of eating.
For example, you can go for a
quick run and a breath of fresh air
for a change of scenery and a bit of
exercise.
Also, you may want to put on your
favorite CD and practice deep breathing or yoga. These are all ways to
prevent youfromeating when you are
not hungry. They are also activities
that can reduce stress.
Of course, one of the best ways
to prevent the "Freshman 15" is to
watch what you eat and drink.
Fruits and veggies are key to a
healthy diet and are great alternatives to other snacks high in fat and
sugar.
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Baby carrots with a low-fat dip
or strawberries with a spoonful of
yogurt are low-calorie, high nutrition
foods that make great snacks for
study breaks.
Women need at leastfiveservings
of fruits and veggies each day, while
the recommended intake for men is
at least seven servings.
Please see Weight on Page 2.
Terry Dawiey, a former Erie
police officer, and Lieutenant
Les Fetterman, spoke to Mercyhurst students about their experience on the force. "Surviving
an Armed Confrontation" was
held Thursday night, Dec. 9,
at 8:15 p.m. in the Taylor Little
Theatre.
The evening focused on Dawley, who was shot on two separate occasions and, as a result,
was forced to retire from the
police force.
Dawiey, who was shot in the
chest on March 14, 1991, during a drug raid, said it felt like
someone had whacked him in
the chest with a baseball bat
The second incident, which
occurred on July 7, 2000, left
Dawiey with gunshot wounds to
his knee, thigh and hand.
"It all started over a traffic
stop, but in policework, you
never know who you're stopping-you just never know. And
these are things that you have to
think about" said Dawiey.
Fetterman emphasized the
difference between a struggle
and a policefight."If you're in a
policefight,you're in a fight for]
your life" Dawiey agreed "not
wanting to be handcuffed isn't
the same as actually fighting a
police officer, If ^somebody's
crazy enough to fight a police
officer, I mean to really fight
them, then you are in a fight for
your life," said Dawiey.
'It's not the best out of three
or Vow, you got me this time J
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Fil get you next time, You re
in a fight for your life. They'rq
gonna try to get your gun. The
thing about having a gun is that
gun can belong to either one of|
you," Dawiey said.
>i The event was sponsored by
the Mercyhurst Civic Institute
and the Criminal Justice Club.
The club's-adviser, Dr. Art^
Amann, Director of the Civic
Institute, said the goal of the lecture was to increase the knowledge of the police work force
amongst students.
"We wanted to expose the
students to the realities of police
work by having actual street officers come In and talk to them
about some real horrific things
that happened to them on the
job " said Amann.
Vice president Jortlanna
Lehman said, "We think it's
good to get the students that
ate interested in the criminal
justice field to see officers that
are actually in the field and have
gone through the different kind
of scenarios that we could be
facing in the future when we do
get out in the workforce."
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December 15.2004
THE MERCIAD
NEWS
To contact: [email protected]
Weight gain can betprevented^by nutrition tip
Continuedfrom Page 1.
The extra calories that it contains are a good reason to avoid
Studies show that people who them.
eat these foods weigh less. So,
If you are 21 andovet, although
make it a point to include some you are of age to consume alcoof these foods in your daily diet holic drinks, you should still folto avoid gaining unnecessary low the same rules as those who
weight
-1 are underage.
Also, a good way to reduce
Also, you should drink a glass
your calories is to stay away from of water after every alcoholic
alcoholic drinks.
drink. This will rehydrate you
They ate a major source of and slow down your drinking.
extra calories that can cause
Most importantly, do not focus
weight gain. Freshmen, as well on the numbers on the scale.
as any students underage, are Instead, place your focus on a
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not permitted to drink alcohol healthy lifestyle.
anyway.
In addition to good nutri-
tion, be sure to stay active and
exercise.
Bundle up and take a walk
across campus.
Incorporate some higher intensity cardio activities about
three to five times a week and
add weight training two to three
times a week.
Make your exercising fan and
practical. If you don't enjoy it,
you are not likely to stick with
it
You can also get exercise by
joining an intramural team or an
activity-based student club.
There are many benefits that
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come from getting involved in
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Besides weight control, students who spend some time away
from their studies involved in
other activities are less stressed,
feel more energetic and feel better about themselves.
So, as winter approaches, beat
those winter blues and say goodbye to the "Freshman 15"
All you have to do is stay active,
eat only when you are hungry,
and maintain a healthy diet You
will be able to enjoy the season
and feel good about yourself.
Play pool?
Students can now play pool on campus
Blockbuster plans to do away with late fees
By Dan Filler
Knight Ridder Newspapers
FORT WORTH, Texas £
Blockbuster is tired of being
the butt of jokes on Leno and
Letterman. And, even closer to
home, it wants to eliminate what
the company's president calls
4t
(those unpleasant conversations
at the register."
So> beginning Jan. 1, the video
chain is ending latefeeson video
and game rentals. Of course, laggard renters won't get an entirely
free pass:
Past due on that Chuck Nor-|
ris video? You'll have a sevenday grace period to return late
movies, DVDs, or video games
before Blockbuster duns your
account for the price of the item,
less the rental fee.
So, what if you really don't
want to own "Delta Force 2"?
Bring it back within 30 days.
The end of the fees is BlockThe purchase price, charged to buster's latest effort to protect its
your credit card or Blockbuster embattled movie and game rental
account, will be credited back store empire from competition
and you'll be charged a $1.25 by online subscription services,
"restocking fee."
led by Netflix, and mass merThe fee elimination will reduce chandisers. Blockbuster and two
the Dallas-based company's rev- other suitors are also bidding to
enues by up to $300 million next acquire the rival Hollywood Enyear, but it hopes to make up for tertainment video rental chain.
it by generating more traffic from 1 For the first nine months of
customers, Blockbuster CEO 2004, video rentals, which make
up 75 per cent of Blockbuster's
John Antioco said Tuesday.
"We hope that customers' per- sales at its 4,500 stores, fell 3.1
ception of us will improve, and percent to $3.28 billion. That
that they'll spend more time with compared to $3.39 billion for the
same period in 2003. In compaus," Antioco said.
In test markets, Blockbuster rable stores, those open at least a
employees reported a huge surge year, rental revenues declined 6.6
in their morale when they no lon- percent as a result of weak rental
ger had to give customers the bad traffic industrywide.
news on their late fees. The fees
"Based upon our continued
were so reviled that consumers belief that the size of the video
sued over their legitimacy and, rental market has contracted
earlier this decade, Blockbuster as a result of the simultaneous
settled several lawsuits.
availability of rental and retail
product, we expect the rental
market to decline throughout the
remainder of 2004," Blockbuster
said in a third-quarter securities
filing.
One industry analyst, Jim Hurley of Bear Steams, questioned
the timing of Blockbuster's announcement
"Why now?" he said. "The industry has known of the late fee
problem for the entire history of
the rental business."
Antioco acknowledged that
the rise of video subscription
businesses such as Netflix, which
don't charge late fees, played a
major role in Blockbuster's dccision to scrap its own late fee.
['" Reed Hastings, the founder and
CEO of Netflix, said Tuesday in
response to Blockbuster's move
that "I'm not sure that customers
will consider it an improvement
if they are charged a purchase
price for the entire product."
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Electronic equipment taken from dorm room.
Investigated
Criminal Mischief
Parking Lot #15
29-November-2004'
Plow marker broken from plow truck
investigated
College Violations
Lewis Ave _
5-December-2004
Student was under the influence of an
alcoholic beverage in public creating a
disturbance and being verbally abusive to a
college official.
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Investigated
Criminal Mischief
Parking Lot #15
29-November-2004
Eggs thrown on a student's vehicle
Investigated
College Violations
Baldwin Hall
4-December-2004
Two male students entered the dorm after visiting
hours and refused to leave.
Investigated
Liquor Law Violations
3809 Briggs Ave
3-December-2004
Students while being under the age of 21 years
old were in consuming alcoholic beverages.
Investigated
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3808 Briggs Ave ./<
28-November-2004
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marijuana and paraphernalia
Investigated
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3810 Lewis Ave
21-November-2004
Windows, screens broken In basement
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Theft ;:•
Parking Lot #10
18-November-2004
Unknown person(s) removed the license plate
from a vehicle.
investigated
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Elizabeth Bates takes a shot at the Student Union.?
students can play from noon unBy Jaime Myers
til 10:30 p.m. And on Saturdays,
Contributing writer
the tables are open between noon
and 8 p.m.
If you ate sick of paying money
The idea for a pool table has
to play pool off campus, you can been under discussion since last
now enjoy playing for free right year. Because the Bookstore reon campus.
located last year, space opened up
Two pool tables are now lo- downstairs in the Union, and the
cated in the lower level of the plans were set in motion.
Student Union for students to
Until the beginning of Decemplay without spending all of their ber, the room was used for dinquarters.
ing. But those tables and chairs
Mercyhurst Student Govern- have made their way up to the
ment purchased the new tables Great Room to free up space for
for all of the students' enjoy- the pool tables.
ment
Dan Schuler, treasurer of JV1SG,
Students must sign up to use worked to finish (he plans and
the pool tables in the Union at got the job done.
the main desk. Time slots are
If pool table use continues like
available for 45 minutes, but if it has, there is also a possibility of
no one signed up in the next slot, future additions including an air
students can stay as long as they hockey table or a foozball table.
want to play.
About 100 groups of students
Students can play between have signed up to play pool in
noon and midnight Sunday the three weeks since winter term
through Thursday. On Fridays, has started.
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Names in the news
By Tirdad Derakhshani
Knight Ridder Newspaper
He's like the Trojan horse, this
Regis Philbin guy. We shower
him with adjective-laden accolades for stepping in for an ailing
Dick Clark to host ABCs "Dick
Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
2005." And before you know
it, he's nabbed a job cohosting
the live part of Thursday night's
three-hour finale of "The Apprentice 2" (yes, this show is I
THAT important).
And when Reege gushes about
it all, you can just see the exclamation marks fly like red-hot
sparks off an anvil: "Me and the
Trumpster, what a team!" Three
whole hours of Reege AND
Donald Trump? That's probably]
the one thing this holiday season
: that'll make us shuffle off this]
mortal coil.
Pamela Anderson, who has distinguished herself as an author
("Star: A Novel"), will grace the
boob tube again! According to
the Hollywood Reporter, she'll
star in a Fox sitcom being developed by "Just Shoot Me" writerproducer Steven Levi tan.
This one'U force Pam to stretch!
her acting skills: She'll play a
woman who's trying to break the
habit of falling in love with irresponsible rebel dudes. Like Tommy Lee of Kid Rock, maybe?
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Have a red and especially
Green Christinas season
By Michelle Brewer
Contributing writer
Environmental concerns are
constantly gaining attention with
our generation's application (or
lack thereof) of their knowledge
toward the planet Earth.
The stereotype of hippie green
party members may stand strong
in your mind, but face it, we have
to start to realize the importance
that our actions have, especially
the negative ones such as global
warming, increase in watte proauction and pollution^
As I recently learned, Mercyhurst has a group of students,
administration, staff and faculty
members who have gathered
I together to work to better our
environmental situation on cam*
pus.
They are known as Mercyhurst
Green.
This organization, though established in '99-*00, is really just
starting to pick up momentum.
Members from the team include Dr. Chris Magoc, Cathy
Pedler, and student leader JoEllen Taylor.
The group is working together
and possibly with Mercyhurst
Prep to collaborate on some
goals they all have*
In addition, they are working
on compiling a program similar
to the Academic Celebration that
would involve the students in
their classes with environmental
protection, not just in academics
and service learning
As most students probably
know, Mercyhurst is a school
whose effort to recycle is noticeable.
The 3000 students generate
the most waste here on campus
and we are only recycling about
' 30 percent
The goal of Mercyhurst Green
is to raise that to at least 50
percent
I If you don't know, there are
recycling bins RIGHT NEXT
to most of the garbage bins so
simply put your recyclables into
a separate bag and throw them in
the recycling bin.
Mercyhurst Green is trying to|
get more bins around campus,
as well as generating awareness
with the housing staff and other
faculty about things they can do
to recycle.
There are some things to do
(to recycle during this holiday
season, and everyday,
For those with fireplaces at
home, use gas logs instead of
wood. It reduces air pollution.
Use gift bags that can be used
again and again instead of multiple boxes and paper.
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Get a live tree and put it out in
the yard after Christmas for the
birds. After that, your city probably has a recycling program that
you can take it to where it will be
composted*
Use cards printed on recycled
paper and recycle the bows and
decorations you use next year.
If saving money and expressing yo ur holiday spirit are on your
"to-do list," why not decorate
using pine cones or sprigs of
berries from outside?
It's free and you won't have to
buy a scented candle.
To find out more about Mercyhurst Green you can check out
their Web page that is accessible
from the La kerne t site.
Here you can find their
history, some eco-friendly tips,
how to get involved and more.
Don't wait for spring, give winter
cleaning a try with roommates!
By Joshua Wilwohl
Layout assistant
Spring cleaning seems so cliche,
especially when it is winter. But
why not get an early start?
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Very early, yes, I know.
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But, "winter cleaning" may indeed be the very thing that could
jumpstart your holiday spirit
Now, I understand that many
think "oh that's so lame" or "I
don't even spring clean;" but, think
of die reward in having a clean
room — more space, better luxury,
more "party" room.
So, grab that trash bin - or bag
—equip yourself with some Clorox
wipes and get ready to clean!
Now, as far as freshmen go, you
either live in the dorms or the
suites, varying only by one difference: a bathroom.
So, those of you living in the
dorms, be happy you don't have
to put up with going through that
mess.
But for those of you privy
enough to acquire a suite—a Brillo
pad, equipped with Comet can be
an amazing thing for those grungy
bathrooms that probably have not
been cleaned since move-in day.
Upperclassmen, you have this)
problem too — don't deny it - make
sure you clean in the same fashion
to avoid the spread of germs and
diseases.
Looking past the bathroom,
however, we come to the bedrooms - the primary cleaning
targets for all students.
Now, it's understandable that
we at times are messy - I mean
we're college students - we define
"messy"
'
However, when papers are
strewn everywhere, clothes inhabit
every square inch of the carpet and
that pop tart you were looking to
eat for breakfast appears to have
gathered mold - you've got some
problems.
Let's start with that pop tart
Toss it, unless you want a disease.
Next, all those papers that seem
to have no sort of order, pile them
up - D O N O T throw them out
— you probably have no idea what
they are and don't want to toss
something important <•
Once they are in some form of a
pile, shuffle through them: separate
by class and rank their importance
(Le. this term or last term).
I If the papers are from last term,
they probably can be discarded,
unless you wish to keep them as
reference tools. A
And as for this term's papers,
well I advise keeping them and
Thrifty Holidays
By Elizabeth Johnson £
Contributing writer
Accessories:
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Plush Stocking Cap: D&K
$1.79
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Velvet Sparkle Christmas StockNeed some unique gift ideas for ing: Dollar General $3
Christmas? Shopping on a budget? fr^ Christmas paper cups, plates and
Everyone knows that college stu- napkins: Dollar Tree $1 each
dents are broke.
Santa and Elf Hats; Dollar
| -Don't be afraid to shop at dis- Tree $1
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count stores, especially those with
Various Christmas eds: Dollar
the word dollar in their name.
Tree $1
S
These stores are great for buying
Stocking Stuff err.
items ranging from essentials such | Novelty notebooks: D&K 39
as wrapping paper tofindingone- cents
of-a-kind specialty items. |
Christmas Coloring Books:
The Merciad recently visited D&K 19 cents
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Dollar Tree at the Keystone Plaza,
Little Debbie Snacks: Dollar
Dollar General at 824 State Street, General $1-$2.50
and D&K at 826 State Street Here
Season Greetings holiday penare some of the goodies found:
cils: Dollar General $1
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$3.99
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Various porcelain dolls: Dollar
General 50 cents -$5
Barbie of Swan Lake Game:
Dollar General $5
George Foreman Grill Play-Doh
Playset Dollar General $6
Dishes and Cookware:
Assorted dishware (bowls, napkin holders, pitchers): D&K 88
cents
Christmas mugs: Dollar General
50cents-$1.50
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Foil cake pans: 3 pack Dollar
General $1
Square cake pan or cookie pan:
$3
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Muffin and cookie pans: Dollar
Tree $1
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Spiderman stickers: Dollar GenBe creative.
Wrapping paper: D&K 99 eral $1
Design and personalize a gift
cents
Buttercup Powerpuff Girls pop- basket using odds and ends found
Cards: D&K 88 cents for packs toppers candy: Dollar General 50 at the various stores.
of 6 and 15; Dollar Tree $1 for cents
For example, put a brownie mix
packs of 10-15
Hair Accessories: Dollar Gen- inside an oven mitt or place cookPhotoHolder Cards: Dollar Tree eral $1
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ies on a festive Christmas plate.
$1 for packs of 4 or 6
^Picture Frames: Dollar Tree $1
Try putting a bag of gourmet
Musical Christmas Cards: 2/$l J .Infant clothing: Dollar Tree $1
coffee, tea or hot chocolate with
Curly Christmas ribbon: D&K
Giftr.
a mug
88 cents
Disney pillows: D&K $5.99
Use your imagination and you
Gift bags: D&K 88 cents
Animal Slippers: D & K sizes will be surprised at what you come
Bows: D&K 68 cents for a 3 5-11 $3.99
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up with.
pack
| Kid umbrellas-choose from I Keep in mind that merchandise
Tissue paper: D&K 2 for $ 1
ladybug, panda, and frog designs; can vary among stores, so try shop¥&
Giant Gift Bag with easy draw D&K $1.59
ping at more than one location.
string: Dollar General $1
Various Calendars: D&K 88
With patience and some creativHolographic CD Boxes: 3 Pack cents
ity, you can make this Christmas
Dollar General $1
Powerpuff girls and Looney unforgettable without spending
Holiday tins: Dollar Tree $1
Toons mylar pictures: D& K too much money.
Brewin' up another review
By Joshua Wilwohl
Layout assistant
Well, ifs us again! The coffee aficionados of Mercyhurst; this time
traveling to iaCtSoFfee shop that is
right here on campus. No, not the
bookstore. That will come later;
right now it's Cafe Diem.
Nesded in the heart of the library —the secondfloor—thislittle
cafe is a break from the books and
the constant grind of school.
The aromas were not as pleasurable to the nostrils until entering
the glassed complex that separates
the cafe from the bookshelves and
the humming computers.
Decorated with a New York City
theme that includes photographs
of streets, bistros, signs and buildKatie McAdams/ Photo editor
Look at this mess! Try avoiding this by having a regular ings, the cafe breaks awayfromthe
cleaning routine in your living area. A few hours a month work environment of the library.
Employees seemed calm, either
can produce wonderful results.
placing them in an appropriate cannot handle. Any vacuum will doing some kind of work or
folder for the corresponding do; simply sweep the length of the waiting to ask, "How can I help
your
class.
room from wall to wall.
We were served by a friendly
Now that the papers have been
Next, believe me when I tell
cleared, the clothes are next on the you that these Clorox wipes are barista, (coffee talk for waiter)
who showed us the menus.
list to tackle.
amazing.
And yes, I mean menus, which
1 know all college students are
They can be used for cleaning
lazy. That's a fact. So, when going just about anything from your offer about 20 different cold coffee
to bed, we would rather just take desk to your coffee maker to your drinks and one that offers about
off our clothes and throw them electronics.
somewhere, anywhere, but the
Depending on the dust and dirt
laundry basket — heck it's easier in your room, you can use as little
than searching for the thingl
as two to as many as 20.
^However, eventually those J Wipe down just about everything
clothes begin to pile and pile and — desk, lamp, window ceil, TV, rapile and pile until your carpet be- diator — and when youfinish,your
comes unrecognizable.
room now has the wonderful smell
I <$Ancl having used the phrase "111 of "freshness."
get to laundry tomorrow" about a
Well, you did it, you are all
dozen times now, leaves you with cleaned upl No more random
two problems: a messy and now papers, no more acrid smells and
smelly room. First and foremost, the carpet is clearly visible.
pick up all the clothes and place
Winter cleaning involves little
them into a laundry basket and im- effort ~ maybe an hour of your
mediately wash them — no waiting day every three weeks — but the
until "tomorrow."
end result is wonderful.
Secondly,fromnow on once you
take off your clothes, dispose of
them in your wash basket and try to
refrain from putting off laundry.
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20 different hot drinks.
Overwhelmed by the menu and
taking varying recommendations, I
ordered a grande rocky road.
It was a rather tasty espresso
drink that contains toasted marshmallow, chocoIafiPand hazelnut
[.Ashley, who has the menu already memorized, ordered a small
turtle mocha that is,".. .one of the
best drinks offered. It is the perfect
balance between chocolate and
caramel that makes it delicious."
Ashley took a seat at one of the
jazzy tables that contain sketches
of a steaming coffee cup that
blends nicely with the colors of
the chairs and carpet
Striking up a conversation with
one of the managers, junior Bob
Ruggeri, we caught up on some
coffee talk about Mercyhurst's pioneer cafe, first discussing the best
selling drink of the shop caused a
stir amongst employees.
'Tm not sure if we have just one
'best seller*," Ruggeri said. "But if
I were to choose, rocky road would
be good."
However, freshman employee
Ben Van Balen disagreed, saying
that It is the turtle mocha.
Putting an end to the dispute,
they came up with the top three:
rocky road, caramel chai and then
turtle mocha. Sorry, Ben.
As for popularity, Ruggeri says
they easily get 100 people per day
"but the majority come at night,"
he said. * \ - » « * ^
fy^Vjm Balen noted theyget so
crowded comefinalsthat "...there
is sometimes a line out the door."
A regular of the shop, freshman
Katie Cahill, said, "It's so delicious
and I love how it is right there in
the library. The chai is amazing!"
An extra perk to this venue is
that money on campus cards can
be used to make purchases, so if
you are out of cash you can still
stop in and get something warm.
Also, after break, fair trade coffee
is going to be offered as a choice
at a slightly higher price. It will be
brewed in small amounts to start
with as this is a new procedure of
the store, but to those concerned
for human rights, the choice will
be available.
So, next time visiting the library
and needing a place to relax while
hitting the books, Cafe Diem is the
place to be, and a wonderful shop
that, as far as Ashley and I can see,
serves a superb cup of coffee.
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Campus Question
On Monday, December 13, a Jury
agreed unanimously that Scott
Peterson should be sentenced to
death. What Is your opinion about the
Scott Peterson verdict?
I think he should die. I agree with the verdict.
Just imagine if that was your daughter and
unborn grandchild. Does what is right, moral,
ethical, proper or any of that matter? Try
taking to the family about morals or ethics.
Kill him and make an example.
I
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Ryan McCullough, Senior Intelligence Studei
Sharon Rocha, left, mother of Laci Peterson, can't hold back her emotions after Monday's
death penalty verdict.
The punishment
fits the crime:
The crime of killing one's wife and unborn
child is a monstrous atrocity, but the verdict
of this to me really concerns one's preestablished view on the death penalty. Not
only is the death penalty a more expensive
alternative to a life sentence, but it also
destroys the foundation of one's ethic in the
attempt to bring about justice.
Peterson is rightfully sent to decithlroiv
By Allison Moore
Opinion editor ^
This week, jurors condemned Scott Peterson
to death. While I'm not a huge fan of the death
penalty, I have to agree with the jury's decision in
this particular situation.
The death penalty is a very final punishment,
one that is not handed out lightly. In this case, I
j believe killing your wife and your unborn child on
j- Christmas Eve is worthy of such a punishment.
W
I often doubt the United States legal system.
There are times when guilty men and women go
free due to technicalities and times when innocent
men and women are punished for crimes they did
not commit
1 remember sitting in a fifth grade classroom
when I heard the 'not guilty' verdict in the O.J.
Simpson trial. 1 was 11 years old at the time, but I
still remember feeling like the legal system in this
country had failed.
The Scott Peterson trail was another high profile,
high stakes situation similar to OJ.'s. Only this time,
the justice system came through.
1, like many others, have no doubt in my mind that
Scott Peterson did in fact kill his wife and unborn
son. I think his arrogance and lack of emotion
inside and outside the courtroom attests to that
For a man to kill his wife in such a manner while
she was eight months pregnant is disgusting and
deserves the highest degree of punishment in our
legal system.
What is even more disgusting, and quite frankly
disturbing, is Peterson's complete disconnect from
what was occurring around him. It has been said by
jurors that Peterson's face was like a blank slate and
he even appeared to be happy at times. He showed
absolutely no remorse for his actions.
The only disappointment I have in this verdict is
that Scott Peterson will not suffer enough.
Being on death row, Peterson will live in isolation
for what could be decades, considering California
has a line of 641 people waiting to be executed.
Since the death penalty has been reinstated in the
"sunshine state" back in 1978, o'nlyten people have
been executed.
This leaves Peterson with a lot of time, time I'm
sure he will use trying to save himself and keep his
hope of freedom alive.
If Peterson was awarded life without parole, he
would be subjected to a life of torture provided by
his fellow inmates.
Peterson is to be sent to San Qeu ntin State Prison
in California. This prison is known for its high rates
of abuse by inmates, especially for those involved
in high profile cases like this one. If Scott Peterson
was charged with life in prison, I bet he'd be wishing for death after being in a hostile environment
like this one.
Undoubtedly, Peterson will appeal numerous
times extending the inevitable. But in the end, the
result will be the same. Scott Peterson will eventually die, either by natural causes or by the hand of
the legal system.
Either way, Peterson will have many years to reflect on what he's done, living as a prisoner, labeled
as a cold-blooded murderer.
Katherien Leggiero, Senior Anthropology
©
He was found guilty, and should not be given
the easy way out, a lifetime of incarceration
is more punishment than a needle prick and a
few minutes to think about what he done. Life
of misery is worse than seconds of pain.
Jon Barton, Junior HRIM
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Let the punishment fit the crime!
ie Alud, Junior Business Mangement
The GoodJ the Bad, & the Ugly
The Good
Playing in the snow provided a much needed break from the academic world, not to mention
the prospects of a white Christmas is looking pretty darn good.
Christmas break is coming. Even though we have only been back for three weeks, it seems like
an eternity. Already a break is very much needed.
The Bad
Salad dressing in the Laker should come complimentary with sandwiches as well as salads. Many
people enjoy dressing as a condiment as much as ketchup or BBQ sauce, so why not include it?
Charging fifty cents for a packet of dressing is a bit ridiculous. We pay enough in tuition, is it too
much to ask to get salad dressing for free?
The Ugly
Instead of *the ugly* this issue should be labeled 'the pathetic.' The holidays are a great time of
yearfilledwith symbolism. When talking about Christmas, the first symbol that comes to mind is
the beloved Christmas tree. A couple weeks ago, Mercyhurst had its annual tree lighting ceremony.
While this event is adorable and organized with the best of intentions, the actual lighting of the
tree was somewhat, well pathetic. The lights are carelessly placed on the tree in a very haphazard
display which actually creates laughter from those that walk by. The idea around the tree is lovely,
but would it be too much to make it look like a Christmas tree worth celebrating, not just a sad
symbol of what could potentially be.
Christmas break is an inconvience for professors and students alike under the trimester system.
While students understand they will be required to do work over the holiday, they would also like
to have time to relax and enjoy the holiday. Most students are returning home to a part-time job
as well over break. So, between time for work, school related assignments, spending time with
family, and spending time with old friends, there isn't much time left to recharge. The amount of
work being assigned to most students by professors is demanding-Newsflash: We do have lives
outside of Mercyhurst and we'd like to live them.
©
True justice can never be served because we
can't do the opposite of taking the lives of Laci
and Connor. If the punishment is in part meant
to help heal the damages caused by this crime,
and those damages are too great to ever be
mended with human hands, then what can be
done? Our two choices bring different types
of closure to different audiences.«t Where does
true closure comefrom?I have often heard
that forgiveness isn't so much for the person
who has wronged but for the person who
has been wronged| In this case many people
are wronged and we can all begin to heal by x - v
forgiveness.
yyy
Paul Macosko, Campus Minister
©
I don't think killing Scott Peterson will
accomplish anything. Two wrongs don't make
a right. Besides a guy like Scott Peterson who
lived a lavish lifestyle would probably rather
die than live in a small cell the rest of his life.
Jennifer Ciccone, Sophomore Communications and Marketing
December 15,2004
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was shown the Mercy Suites and Baldwin Hall, but
To the astonishment and anger of many people
suspiciously never Egan (which would have been a ,the demolished area next to the Mercy Suites that
quick detour while seeing the cafeteria).
was intended for another proposed parking lot
When I found my room in Egan the disillusion- is now going to be turned into a playground. A
As I was walking to class the other day, I side- ment began to sink in. I lived on the first floor in a Playground?! As students continue to be issued
stepped an Ambassador giving a prospective stu- room that was a double, but had three girls placed parking tickets and fight over the limited parking
dent a tour of Mercyhurst I overheard a small part into it You cannot even imagine the cramped quar- spaces available, the college is going to build a nice
of the rehearsed speech the guide was giving the ters I lived in during my entire freshman year.
new playground.
student and was somewhat angered and annoyed
Now what seems amazing to me is that this
So don't worry everyone, because you can just
at the direct contradiction I interpreted.
instance occurred over two years ago, and since laugh your worries and frustrations away when you
The Ambasstdor was saying, "Mercyhurst is then each freshman class has been getting larger. visit our playground on campus between classes.
known for its small class sizes and close-knit com- Where are these students being placed? Where will
First of all, having a parking lot near Parade St
munity. That is something you won't find at many all these freshman move to next year?
when all the students who drive live on the other
other colleges in this area."
The handful of Wayne apartments that were side of campus is not such a great idea. Second
Instinctively, I wanted to pull the student aside opened this year for upperclassmen are not going of all, thisridiculousnew development only brings
and tell them just how "close-knit" or, in real- to compensate for the influx of sophomores who more problems into focus.
ity, "cramped and overcrowded" the college was will be moving onto Briggs and Lewis next year.
Where would new parking lots be built that would
becoming.
Rumors seem to be circulating throughout the service the Briggs and Lewis apartments? It doesn't
The ideal image of a small, and let me repeat small campus that the larger rooms in the apartment seem like there is any space available, unless the
college was one of the most influential factors that buildings will be forced to occupy three students, college comes up with an enormous amount of
caused me to decide to come to Mercyhurst I was bumping the normal four roommates to five.
money to buy out local residents so we can pave
fed the exact same speech while on my tour and
Housing is already an extremely unorganized, ill- away our problems.
was fooled into believing that Mercyhurst would structured process. I can't even imagine the chaos
Seeing as how this possibility was rejected by the
indeed remain a small college.
that will descend upon the student union this spring inhabitants on Parade St, it doesn't appear that it
Unfortunately, as the Mercian" and other reports when we all have to fight for housing next year.
will work in the future.
throughout campus indicate, Mercyhurst has been
The problem is that although Mercyhurst has
Once again, maybe, just maybe, the administraundergoing an incredible wave of growth and ex- plans for continued construction in the future to tion should think about dealing with these issues
pansion the past couple of years. What many stu- accommodate the growth, this process is not oc- first before accepting more students in the fall
dents across campus seem to wonder each year as curring fast enough.
With an ever increasing amount of students, the
the incoming freshman class grows larger and larger
Has the administration been blinded by their faculty and number of classes offered should rise
is, "Whatever happened to our small college?"
never ending quest for continued prestige and as well. This reasonable conclusion has led to a
When I moved onto campus in the fall of 2002, reputation, to the pressing issues of limited time slight change in scheduling this year, but not one
I received the first of many shocking experiences and space for development?
that benefits upperclassmen.
at Mercyhurst I was assigned to live in Egan Hall
One of the most frustrating problems MercyClasses were added and opened up for freshmen
and, to my surprise, I had no idea where it was hurst upperclassmen find themselves experiencing a week after sophomores registered this fall.
located. When I took my tour of Mercyhurst I is the lack of parking on campus.
Although this seems to alleviate some of the
By Corrie Thearle
Contributing writer:
scheduling problems freshmen endure (we have
all endured far worse in the past years - standing
in line for hours in the Heritage Hall as everything
closed) the academic schedule has been looking
quite sparse the past few terms. As upperclassmen
begin to narrow down on the courses required for
their major, many find that these classes are only
offered once or twice a year and with only one or
two sections available.
These limited options are beginning to cause
many students to encounter problems with graduating on time and seeking credits at other institutions during the summer months. The reoccurring
problem concerning the influx of students and the
lack of planning by the administration is causing
many people to become dissatisfied and angered
by the incompetence of this institution.
Although growth and expansion does not seem
to ebb in the coming years at Mercyhurst, the
expectation that the administration will deal efficiently and rapidly with the necessary construction
to compensate for their continued "legacy," does
not seem as foreseeable.
I hope that the college does not think that
students will simply stand by and sacrifice their
comfort and expectations while more students are
crammed onto campus each year.
The number of students that transfer may
increase in response to these problems. In a saddening way, this scenario may actually help to fix
the problem at hand.
I trust I'm not giving the administration too much
credit in assuming that this response is not the one
they intend.
Left out in the cold Fruitcake:
gift
Lack of housing is a major issue
that keeps on giving
By Chester Hartman
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
• S\j
Congress is not doing anywMte near enough to
help the poor meet their housing needs.
In the appropriations bill that just passed, Congress raised by 5 percent the amount it spends on
the Section 8 housing program to subsidize rent
payments. But this amount covers only a tiny fraction of those who need support, i ±
Then Congress went in the opposite direction and
cut funds for housing assistance to the disabled, the
elderly and the homeless.
Housing is by far the largest expenditure for
most lower- and middle-income families. Some 13
million American households must spend half or
more of their income for rent or mortgage payments, according to the most recent Census data.
This leaves insufficient money for proper food,
health care, transportation to work, child care and
other basic needs.
Sadly, housing costs are rising far faster than incomes. To pay rent for a two-bedroom apartment
in a typical metropolitan area requires an hourly
wage of $15.21, reports the National Low Income
Housing Coalition. That is almost three times the
federal minimum wage. With the national poverty
rate up for the third straight year, a decent place
to live is almost unattainable for tens of millions
of Americans.
^
Added to these financial realities is the steeply
rising cost of heating fuel, which is eating up even
more of the family budget
Due principally to housing costs, between 2.5
million and 3.5 million people are homeless, according to most estimates. And many more are
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"pre-homeless," temporarily doubling up with
relatives or friends.
Poor housing conditions contribute to serious
health and safety problems, such asthma, lead
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poisoning anfffiresJ -II.fair
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Far too many or the poorly housed are concentrated in minority ghettos, leading to what
sociologists term "hyper-segregation." Millions
of low-income families, mainly black, are isolated
from the mainstream. Confined to such ghettoes,
they miss out on the contacts, job opportunities,
schools and community facilities that enable social,
economic and geographic mobility.
Part of the problem is old-style discrimination.
Laws notwithstanding, there still is rampant discrimination by landlords, Realtors, lenders, insurers
and other gatekeepers.
Urban Institute studies, done for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, using
"paired testers," are documenting blatant differences in how blacks and whites seeking to buy or
rent housing are treated.
Discriminatory residential patterns rob many
minorities of the ability to accumulate wealth
through rising home values. Racial wealth disparities are far larger and more significant than income
disparities.
Fifty-five years ago, Congress established a
National Housing Goal of "a decent home and
suitable living environment for every American
family."
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We have fallen woefully short of that goal.
Housing ought to be a right- like free public
education, Social Security and Medicare and
Medicare.
Congress can and must do more.
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By Ashley Breen
, Contributing writer
The holidays: a time of celebration with friends
and family, a time of giving and a time for the ever
persistent fruitcake.
The fruitcake in my family has become a family
heirloom. It is the only food I have come across
that can stand the test of time and never go bad,
or, should I say, get worse.
It's that cake that comes out of the freezer every
year and acts as a centerpiece for the Christmas
dinner table. No one ever touches the fruity rock,
but, nevertheless, it makes its way to the table each
and every year. And, likewise, each and every year
the fruitcake makes its way back into the freezer,
until next Christmas.
My family isn't alone in the fruitcake battle; over
21 million fruitcakes were sold in the U.S. alone
last year.
This is something I don't understand. I mean,
if no one is eating them why are people buying
them? This is a question that one may never find
an answer to.
The traditional fruitcake had the Canadian government so concerned they banned it from any
flight going in or out of Canada.
Their reason: The cake is so dense not even an Xray machine can penetrate it, making it impossible
for screeners to verify it as safe. If this doesn't tell
you to stay away from the fruitcake, I don't know
what will.
If you are passionate about fruitcake, well
you're not alone. There is an official organization
Whilefruitcakemakes a nice decoration, It
Is not often described as a favorite treat
that fights for the preservation of this traditional
treat
The Society for the Protection and Preservation
of Fruitcake is an organization that provides support for those who love fruitcake and tips on how
to educate those who don't Their website, www.
fruitcakesociety.org provides recipes, fruitcake
links and a slue of information regarding the
fruitcake.
The holidays are a time of giving. Hiis year why
not give the fruitcake a chance? If it turns out
that fruitcake isn't for your family, do yourself a
favor, save the freezer space and please throw the
fruitcake out Happy Holidays!
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Let your heart be light: A Christmas cabaret
By Meghan Sullivan
Arts & Entertainment editor
Twos nine days before Christmas in
Walker Recital Hall,
J;
The choir rehearsed their Holiday
show I recall
The students sang carols and danced
She As tain,
For soon the "Christmas Cabaret"
wonId be there/
Thursday night at 8 p.m. the
Mercyhurst Concert Choir will
be performing "Let Your Heart
be light: A Christmas Cabaret"
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The student run production
was organized by junior composition major Richard Rockage.
Rockage also arranged the opening medley "Jingle Bells Through
The Ages," which brings you
from madrigals and fox trot to
Meghan SuHfvan/Arts S Entertainment editor
hard rock and rap.
The delightfully merry pro- The Concert choir will perform their "Christmas Cabaret" on Thursday at 8 p.m.
duction features many soloists
singing Christmas classics and mance of jingle Bell Rock," as J*:You can catch best friends Things" from the musical "The
favorites.
featured in <cMean Girls." Junior Johanna Brehaut and Michelle Sound of Music"
Sophomore's Kade Tredent, voice majors Kimberly Foradora Thompson singing "Sisters"
My Grown up Christmas
Caitlin Dupsky, Leah Zahnen and Mark Donlin will perform from the 1954 movie "White list" will be sung by Elizabeth
and Jessica Provenzano will "Baby its Cold Outside" in this Christmas." Senior Blake Gor- Cartwright. The classic song
charm you with their perfor- year's Cabaret
ity will perform "My Favorite "Have Yourself a Merry Little
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Christmas" will be performed by
senior Jennifer Coffman.
Other Christmas songs such
as "Merry Christmas Darling"
"O Holy Night," 'The Christmas Song," "Surabaya Santa"
from the musical "Songs for a
New World" and "Who Would
Imagine a King" will also be
performed.
The choir closes the show
together with the always sentimental "TU be Home for Christmas."
There is no admission for this
production, but donations will
be token at the door. All of the
contributions received at this
performance will be used to help
fund their 2004-2005 choral tour
to Italy.
Over half of the performers
that will be seen in this Thursday's
production were also involved in
last weekend's opera "The Tales
of Hoffinan." The enthusiastic
group of musicians will continue
to impress their audiences with
this production.
From carols to rapping reindeer
this show has everything to get
you into the Christmas spirit
Mercyhurst students get creative for the Darfur Awareness Campaig
By Katie Goodwin
Contributing writer
The Cummings Art Gallery
was the location for Monday's art
auction organized to benefit the
victims of ethnic violence in the
Darfur region of Sudan.
Conflict in Sudan's Darfur
region has been a growing concern since February 2003. Initially, problems arose from the
government's crackdown on the
rebel uprising.
It soon led to the use of ethnic
armed forces and resulted in
crimes against humanity. These
crimes included acts of ethnic
cleansing committed against
civilians.
More than one million civilians
in Sudan were forced out of their
homes and villages and into government-controlled areas under
rebel control.
Aside from limited humanitarian help, there has been little
improvement in the region.
Katherine Leggiero, a senior at
Mercyhurst, briefly heard about
the atrocities in Darfur in her
ethics class and, after further
researching the ongoing problems in Sudan, she decided to
take action by coordinating an
art auction.
:;/j"It [the art auction] provided!
more of an active stance than
merely a discussion would and
enabled everyone to benefit
Sudanese victims would receive
aidfromOxfam and the students
would be able to showcase and
sell their art to the community."
^Leggiero was not the only
prominent figure who was involved in the art auction. Many
students offered their help and
their art to the cause.
In fact, the auction consisted
of pieces solely contributed by
students of Mercyhurst. Their
pieces included paintings and
digital photography which were
showcased and sold to art lovers
in the Erie Community.
Apart from the art donators,
Leggiero applauded the professors and students from Mercyhurst \fcho offered their help and
the Erie community who offered
services in advertising in order to
make the auction a success.
The proceeds raised from the
sales are being sent to Oxfam,
an international agency who
is assisting re-establishing the
economy of victims of disaster
and war.
g5 Leggiero wants to be remembered for her actions for the
causes she believes in.
The Sudan Darfur Awareness
Campaign is the most recent
project that Leggiero has involved herself in, but she is
quick to points out that it won't
be her last.
-M Leggiero reminds students that
all acts, no matter how small, can
support changes v
rjra
"Being a senior, I will be leaving, but, as well as other activist,
will always be seeking innovative
mechanisms to educate and assist
(where they can) in the causes
they advocate.
The International Student
Organization in collaboration
with Peace and Justice and ROTARCT Club encourage Mercyhurst students who are interested
in humanitarian issues to attend
the Panel Discussion Dec 16 in
the great room of the Student
Union.
The speakers will include Dr.
Thomas Donahue, Dr. Mary
Breckenridge, Dr. Christine Colin-Burns and a native Sudanese
speaker.
Students will have the oppor- i
tumty -fb'sigQ petitions asking
t
the Sudanese government for
peace and to buy t-shirt. Through
education and support change,
no matter how small can be
implemented.
Upcoming performances at the Performing Arts Center
Come check out the exciting performers coming to Mercyhurst irifhe new year
By Christina Ferranti
Contributing writer
Here is a sneak peak into what
exciting performances you can
expect to see at the Performing Arts Center after Christmas
break.
Vienna in Erie VIII takes place
on Janurary 1 at 3 p.m. The
performance is modeled on the
Vienna Philharmonic's glittering
New Year's concert
Vienna in Erie is celebrating
its eighth anniversary with a
65-member orchestra under the
direction of Frank Collura.
Paquito DTRivera and the Assad
Brothers will be performing
Sunday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. The
number one Latin-American
saxophonist joined by the greatest guitar duo play an explosive
mix of jazz, rock, classical and
traditional Cuban music
The Victor Prieto Jazz Trio
can be seen on Friday, Feb. 18
at 7:30 p.m.
Victor Prieto is an accordion
genius who has invented a new
technique for playing the instrument that involves chordal playing on both sides. Prieto jams
along with a bass and drums to
bring an excellent jazz performance to the audience.
Eileen Ivers and Immigrant
Soul will perform on Thursday,
March 3 at 7:30 p.m.
[v The prominent fiddler accompanied by her band, Immigrant
Soul, impresses people worldwide with a combination of
African, Caribbean, Latin, jazz,
classical and country fiddling
with an Irish spin.
Matt Haimovitz will be performing on Sunday, March 13
,at 2:30 p.m.
This superb cellist with an
unusual performance style will
amaze you with his appreciation
of classical music just to mellow
out after a difficult day.
The Koresh Dance Company
can be seen on Sunday, March
19, at 7:30 p.m. i
The high-energy dance company is an exciting blend of ballet,
modem and jazz structured into
something emotional and graceful. You will leave your seats with
an exhilarating, intense feeling.
Sandip Bur man and Friends
will perform on Sunday, April 3
,at 7 p.m.
The veteran Indian drummer
brings us a fabulous series of
compositions played with a distinctive Instrumental technique.
He will snatch the attention
of the audience and keep you
riveted in your seat with his precision and outstanding musical
ability.
P Les Yeux Noirs (French Gypsy
Klezmer) will perform on Friday,
April 15, at 7:30 pm. The group
blends together a twist of Gypsy
music, throws in Jewish klezmer,
mixs with the mainstream jazzswing and French musette cafe
music The audience will get the
urge to get up and dance along to
the seductive rhythm and beat
Burning River Brass will perfom on Sunday, April 17, at 2:30
p.m.
This group of 12 people is
made up of the finest brass and
percussion players across the
nation.
They join to perform original compositions for brass and
contemporary arrangements of
CAFE DIEM
Northeast concert performed today
Mercyhurst Musicians perform 'Christmas Carols and Classics'
By Mark Donlin
Contributing writer
mas Songs, including favorite and
some less familiar songs.
The highlight and finale of the
program is the "Magnificat in
C" by Franz Schubert, featuring
two separate student quartets
and sung with the Chamber
Orchestra.
Students v \\ be showcased
as soloists including Eric Marshall, Jennifer Coffman, Nicole
Gasse, Jessica Bunker and Mark
Donlin.
Senior composition major M.
Joseph Rendulic will have an
original Christmas song he wrote
performed,titled"The Shepard's
^Tonight the D'Angelo Department of Music will bring its annual Holiday Concert to the St
Mary's Chapel of Mercyhurst
North East
The program will begin at 7
p.m. and will feature a variety of
ensembles, both instrumental
and vocal, including the Concert
Choir, Carpe Diem Chorale, the
Mercyhurst Chamber Orchestra
and a woodwind ensemble.
Faculty members Rebecca Ryan
and Robert Frankenberry will Tale." ;
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conduct the concert of ChristOther favorite songs performed
will include "Silent Night," "O
Holy Night," the "Coventry
Carol," "Gesu Bambino" and the
"Jig" from Hoist's St. Paul Suite,
among others.
"It's going to be so wonderful
because it's in that chapel," says
Rebecca Ryan.
The North East Chapel may
not be very large,'but what it
lacks in size, it makes up for in
beauty.
The sound of music will echo
off the marble walls of this
gorgeous space, so be sure to
arrive early for this free Holiday
Concert,
V
classical literature which leave the
audience captivated.
|$ Bill Frisell and the Unspeakable
Orchestra will perform on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.
This phenomenal guitarist
brings us his own genre of music
intertwining jazz, country, rock
and Americana, played by not
only the guitar but bass, drums,
violin, viola and cello, to create a marvelously synchronized
sound.
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Women
hockey sweeps
T h e p a i r of w i n s m o v e s t h e L a k e r s u p t o N o . 5 i n t h e D i v i s i o n I h o c k e y
By Eric Meacham
Contributing writer
The No. 5 ranked Mercyhurst
women's hockey team has caught
fire at the perfect time in their
schedule.
The tanking is the highest in
the history of the program, being ranked above teams like New
Hampshire and Harvard.
In the last six games, the Lakers have won four against teams
ranked in the top 10, including
a sweep this past week against
No. 10 Yale. %
"I'm very proud of our team,"
noted Coach Michael Sisti. "We
played a skater short here and
have been without one of our
top scorers in Jackie Jarrell for
nearly a month."
Because a scheduling mishap,
Mercyhurst took to the road
Tues. and Wed, Dec 7-8, heading to New Haven, Conn., to take
on the host Yale Bulldogs.
On Wednesday afternoon, senior Sara McDonald and junior
Samantha Shirley accounted
for all four goals as the Lakers
blanked the Bulldogs 4-0.
McDonald started off the scoring with an unassisted goal midway through the first period
Just over a minute later, Shirley
put the Lakers up 2-0 with assists
coming from senior Chrissy Yule
and freshman Sherilyn Fraser.
After a scoreless second period,
in which the Bulldogs outshot
the Lakers 13-2, the Lakers put
the game away early in the third
period.
Shirley tallied her second goal
of the game just a minute into
the third frame, with assist coming again from Yule and Fraser.
McDonald closed out the scoring a couple minutes later with
her second goal of the game on
the power play.
Sophomore Ashley Pendleton
picked up the lone assist on the
goalSenior Desi Clark made all 29
saves, picking up her eighth win
th
of the season and 55 of her
career.
Clark only needs one more win
to tie Gary Bowles, who leads
Mercyhurst with all-time wins as
a goaltender with 56.
Tuesday night saw almost the
same result as Wednesday afternoon, but Yale did wreck the
shutout with a goal late in the
third period.
The Lakers scored three goals
in the first period to put down
any chance for the Bulldogs to
jump out early.
Shirley scored her third goal of
the weekend halfway through the
first period with an assist given
to Fraser.
Yule put the Lakers up 2-0 just
The offense for the women's hockey team has come alive, outscoring Yale 8-1
over a minute later, with her third | McDonald closed out the scorgoal of the season. Sophomore ing for the Lakers on the power
Jill Nugent picked up the lone play midway through the third
assist on the goal.
period for her third goal of the
Senior Teresa March ese ex- weekend.
tended the lead to three with the
Junior Danielle Lansing and
assist coming from freshman Shirley were given assists on the
Stephanie Jones.
goal.
rankings
on Dec. 7-8
Shirley ended the weekend with
a four-point weekend, three goals
and an assist
Freshman Laura Hosier made
her second consecutive start,
picking up her second collegiate
win.
The Lakers finished the first
File Photo
half of their season 9-4-2. Mercyhurst will now take time off
for the Christmas break, and
won't return to play until Jan.
8-9, as the Lakers will play host
to Providence and the University
of Connecticut
Winless w e e k for men's basketball in Ohio
Laker offense as they did not
By Matt Jackson d
score another field goal until a
Contributing writer
fast break layup by freshman Roland Andris at the 7:32 mark.
Th^rJ^lercyhurst men's basket--1 •Playing with their backs to
ball team learned this past week the wall, Gary Manchel's team
that you can't play at your best by showed that they do indeed have
playing in spurts if you want to offensive potential by scoring 13
be successful in the GLIAG
points in 6:30 starting with the
The Lakers went on a two- Andris lay-up.
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game road trip and came away
But in the end it was not enough
empty handed in both contests, as Ashland went on to outscore
losing to Ashland University the Lakers 4-0 in thefinalminute
61-55 and to the No. 13 Findlay of play for the victory.
Oilers, 72-51.^
The second game against FindIn the first game the Lakers, lay proved to be a tale of^ two
playing without injured junior halves for the young Mercyhurst
Andy Kubinski, tied the game squad.
at Ashland with a three-pointer
The Oilets outscored the Lakfrom sophomore Mitch Bren- ers 43-24 in the first half despite
nan with 17:35 remaining in the being ahead by just four over
game.
halfway through the period.
However, the next 10 minutes
Once again, the Lakers went
proved to be atrocious for the overfiveminutes without a field
goal late in the first half and
trailed by 19 with the last 20
minutes still to be played.
It was the second half what the
Lakers msblageato get the game
played defensively, exactly the
way they like it. |
They held Findlay's powerful
offense to just 29 points in the
half while scoring 27 themselves,
but by giving up 43 in the first
half the Lakers were left with
virtually no chance.
While the Lakers certainly
won't be packing it in and giving
it up so early in the season, a
bright spot shown by the Lakers
in the previous two contests was
their future.
Two freshmen stepped up and
played key roles in the offense,
when the offense was present
Terry Smith scored a combined
29 points in the two games while
Plenty of entertainment for
sports fans this holiday season
By Matt Jackson £
Contributing writer
COMMENTARY
It's that time of year again.
Christmas day is less than two
weeks away
So that means less than two
weeks a wayfroma dayfilledwith
joy, filled with giving and filled
with...sports?
In recent years sports have become as much a part of the holidays as the presents, the meals
and the family get-togethers.
This Dec 25 will be no different and should not disappoint
those avid sports fans that would
rather give their attention to their
overpaid idols than their loving
families.
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After all the presents have been
opened and the food has been
cooked, you can begin your holiday sports viewing with two NBA
games that both have intriguing
story lines behind them.
At 12:30 p.m. you can tune into
ESPN to watch the first meeting
between the Detroit Pistons and
the Indiana Pacers since the near
riot occurred between the two
teams and the fans at the Palace
on Nov. 19.
Neither team has enjoyed too
much success since the brawl
with the defending champs going
6-6 and the Pacers going 3-7 with
a six-game losing streak.
This is not all that surprising,
however, when you consider
the fact that the Pistons were
without their defensive force Ben
Wallace for five games, and the
Pacers have been playing without
their top three players, Jermaine
O'Neal, Ron Attest and Stephen
(haymaker) J ackson.
After you finish watching the
teams behind the physical brawl,
it will be time to pick up the
remote and turn the channel to
ABC to watch the two players
responsible for a two-year verbal
brawl through the media.
At 3 p*m, Shaquille O'Neal and
the Miami Heat travel to Los
Angeles for the first time since
Shaq's signing with his new team
to take on Kobe Bryant, who was
the other half of the he said-she
said encounter, and the Lakers.
In this game you can probably
expect Kobe to try and be a one
man show to prove he is the better player, while Shaq will probably still dominate and include
his teammates to ensure his team
wins the battle.
After the NBA games are finished it will be on to CBS where
the real fun will begin. Who could
ask for more than gifts, a good
meal, and the NFL?
At 5 p«m. it will be the NFI/s
turn to show a game with bad
blood between the two teams
when the Oakland Raiders take
on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
These two teams hate each
other and although neither has
a legitimate shot at the playoffs,
you can expect both teams to be
going all out
If you're one who likes a game
with big hits then this one should
be a treat for you.
It will be back to ESPN to
wrap up the full day of sports
pleasure.
At 8:30 p.m. the Tennessee
Titans will host the Denver
Broncos in a must-win situation
for Denver,
—
[ Also, assuming he is heatlhy,
it could be one of Steve "Air"
McN air's last games in the national spotlight.
He has recendy hinted around
that he might be retiring at the
end of the season.
So don't worry sports fans,
Christmas will not be a day off
for you.
There will be plenty on the
schedule to get you through the
day and last you late'into the
night.
freshman Roland Andris had nounced that he would be leaving
a combined 21, including 15 Mercyhurst College.
against Ashland.
Jeffery was one of the freshAdd that to Kubinski's 16 men that Manchel noted at the
points against Findlay and you begifihihgf'of^the season as a
have a legitimate offensive threat newcomer that could be an immediate help to the team.
returning for next season.
The Mercyhurst Laker future
Jeffery is the second freshman
also took a hit on the negative basketball player to leave Mercyside in the previous week.
hurst College this season., as earFreshman Kyle Jeffery an- lier in the season, Darrell White
withdrew from Mercyhurst due
to personal reasons.
Manchel] and his staff learned
this two weeks prior to the team's
opener.
The men host Sheperd on
Wednesday, Dec. 15 and then
they will travel to play in the
Quincytournamentthis weekend
where they will open play against
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By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
Following the huge win for
the eighth-ranked Mercyhust
Lakers wrestling team over No.4
XJPJ last Wednesday, coach Tony
Cipollone told his wrestlers that
they needed to validate their
performance.
Does three wins over Division
I opponents in one day sound
like validation?
The Lakers traveled to Slippery
Rock University this past Saturday and came back 3-0 with wins
over Eastern Michigan, Slippery
Rock and George Mason.
Freshman Hudson Harrison
continued to prove he can hang
with some of the best by going
3-0 on the day, recording a pin
and two decisions.
Harrison stepped into the starting lineup after Will Tedder was
injured at the Simonson Invitational on Dec 4.
He provided a huge spark for
the Lakers in hisfirstdual match
with a 6-4 win over Matt Roncolato, ranked No. 6 nationally,
ofUFJ.
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He is now 10-1 on the season,
and is beginning to be noticed.
'Tm a little disappointed that
Will (Tedder) is probably going
to be out for the season" said
Cippolone, "But it's good that
there's somebody behind him
that's stepping in and wrestling
just as good or at least somewhat
near the same level."
"He's only 11 matches into his
freshman year so he has a little
bit more proving to do, but he
has beaten some quality kids so
far," Cippolone added.
Fourth-ranked Zach Schafer,
No. 8 Justin Mautz and Angelo
Caponi also went 3-0 on the day
while No. 6 Ricky Randazzo and
No. 4 Ben McAvinew were 2-0
before sitting out the last match
due to minor injuries in the first
two.
In the first match of the day
the Lakers pounded Eastern
Michigan University, the team
Cipollone figured would be the
toughest competition, by a score
of 25-10.
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K McAvinew came through in a
big way with a 9-8 win over Eddie Magrys.
Magrys is the returning Mid
American Conference champ
and a Division I national qualifier
last year.
The second match pitted the
Lakers against a Slippery Rock
team that they had already dominated earlier in the season.
Saturday proved to be no different as Mercyhurst used two
falls and a major decision on their
way to a 34-3 victory.
After watching George Mason,
theirfinalopponent, lose to Eastem Michigan, Cipollone assumed
j
Freshman Hudson Harrison has gone 10-1
it would be okay to take the
forfeit at 125 so that Randazzo
could rest up.
It seemed early as if the plan
might backfire when the Lakers
were down 15-0 after the first
four bouts.
It was the Lakers that prevailed
in the end, winning five of the
for the
Lakers this season, provided an unexpected spark.
last six bouts including a pin
from Frank Zatta at 184, for a
cyhurst's record to 6-1 with their
only loss coming to Division I
2148 win.
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1 Clarion University.
"(Frank) Zatta has been workNext up for the Lakers will
ing hard all year and got a good be the fifth-ranked Ashland
chance to get in there, and he University.
proved himself that he can win a
The two teams had wrestlers
big match," said Cipollone.
square off in every weight except
The three wins improved Mer- heavyweight when they compet-
Men's hockey goes winless on h o m e and away
By Chris Van Horn
Contributing writer
Jjae Mercyhurst men's hockey
team played two tough contests
oyer the weekend of Dec 10-11,
and could not manage a victory
in either game,
The Lakers lost 4-3 to Canisius
on Friday night at the Mercyhurst
Ice Center in front of a crowd of
over 1,000^
On Saturday the Lakers managed a 2-2* tie with Canisius in
Buffalo, N.Y
The loss on Friday knocked the
Lakers out of first place in Atlantic Hockey, and it was their first
conference loss of the season.
W Mercyhurst gained a 2-0 lead
in the game on goals by junior
Dave Borrelli and senior Rich
Hansen but could not hold the
lead as Canisius came back with
two goals of their own.
With the score tied at 3-3 with
a little over a minute left, Canisius
managed to slip one past goalie
Andy Franck which proved to be
the game winner for the Golden
L_ ,
Griffins.
Franck stopped 31 shots in the
losing effort
On Saturday in Buffalo the
Lakers spent most of the game
trying to rally from two one-goal
deficits.
After falling behind 1 -0 at the
2:22 mark of the second period,
the Lakers came back with a
goal nine minutes later on a goal
by sophomore forward Jon Asselstine.
Three minutes later, Canisius
took the lead again 2-1 on a goal
by Andrew Dawe.
The Lakers tied the game for
good at 2-2 at the eight minute
mark of the third period on
a goal by sophomore forward
Scott Champagne.
Champagne's goal was on a
breakaway, and he was tripped
Katie McAdams/Photo editor
up right in front of the Canisius The scoring for the Lakers has not been up to what coach Gotkin is looking for. §
goal.
The sophomore forward still on both sides as both teams com- Lakers a 4-1-2 record in Atlantic kin feels good about the team,
managed to get the puck past mitted 11 penalties and went a Hockey play, which puts them in although he was disappointed
the goalie, literally lying fiat on combined 1 16 on power plays, third behind Canisius and Sacred with the weekend performance.
his stomach as the puck was with the Lakers failing to score Heart, and an overall record of "It's frustrating to only get one
point from this weekend when
5-9-2.
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on any of them.
pushed in.
Laker Head Coach Rick Got- we could have gotten four,"
The weekend's results gives the
The contest was a little sloppy
ed at the Simonson Invitational.
• Although Ashland was victorious in the tournament and the
majority of the matches, most
of them could have gone either
way.
"If we can beat them we will be
in the top five" said Cipollone.
'That's our challenge."
weekend
Gotkin said.'
While still in good shape in
Conference play, the Lakers have
suffered tough losses early in the
season to several highly ranked
non-conference teams.
Among these losses include
two to the University of Wisconsin^ ranked third nationally,
the University of New Hampshire, ranked fifth, and Colgate
University, who is ranked ninth
nationally.
The Lakers have not been
playing particularly well in close
games as they have six one-goal
losses. I "Our main problem is
that we just haven't been scoring enough goals. We've been
playing hard and executing our
systems well, but we haven't
consistently taken advantage
of our opportunities to score,"
Coach Gotkin said.
The Lakers are now off until
Jan. 4-5, when Atlantic Hockey
rivals Bentley and Quinnipiac
come to Mercyhurst
Each contest will start at 7:30
p.m. in the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
Hockey's Gotkin h o n o r e d b y college for w i n N o J 3 0 0
By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
On Friday night, Dec 10, Mercyhurst College honored men's
hockey coach Rick Gotkin for
his 300** win which he notched
earlier this season with a 2-0 road
win at Army.
Gotkin, in his 17th season at
Mercyhurst, was honored by
Director of Athletics Pete Russo
and also by several others.
This was the first chance for the
school to honor Gotkin since he
earned the win on the road.
Atlantic Hockey commissioner
Robert M. DeGregorio, Jr. congratulated Gotkin via email,
expressing his gratitude for his
longstanding efforts with the
program.
Gotkin holds a career record
of 303-178-3 at Mercyhurst, by
far the winningest coach in the
school's history.
Last season he passed former
baseball coach Joe Jordano for
that distinction.
During his years at Mercyhurst,
he has taken the program to the
NCAA Playoffs at all three levels
of play, from the days of Division III in 1991, to most recently
the Division I playoffs in 2003.
No other college coach can
boast that feat, a recognition
which landed him in the 'Taces in
the Crowd" in Sports Illustrated
in 2001.1
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The program made the leap
to the Division I level in 1999,
and made it to the Frozen Four
squaring off against powerhouse
Michigan in 2000-01.
3? Gotkin has seen hundreds of
players over his years and has
had seven Ail-Americans and
numerous all-conference selections during that period.
i^Thc reputation of the program
at Mercyhurst has led to the
Lakers being picked to win the
conference in five of the last six
years, a sign of the type of leadership and year after year success
Gotkin brings to the program.
In the five years the program
has been at hockey's top level, the
team stands at 103-42-4.
Gotkin has led the Lakers to
three regular seasontitlesin that
span, dating back to the days of
the MAAC, where the Lakers
were the perennial powerhouse.
The Lakers have won 18 or
more games 11 times, and 20
or more eight times in the Gotkin era, and look to increase
that number for many years to
come.
ff*Gotkin is also very active in
hockey outside of Mercyhurst.
He has long been participating
in USA Hockey, having coached
several USA Select teams, as well
as taking part in clinics all over
the country.
This past year he was invited
along with 11 others among
hockey'sfinestcoaches to participate in the NCAA Youth Education Through Sports programs,
which took place at the 2004
Frozen Four.
During his years at Mercyhurst,
the team has been active in the
community in many different
ways, including providing many
younger children with the opportunity to skate.
The team failed to bring home
a win for Gotkin, as they dropped
a 4-3 contest to Canisius.
Gotkin looks for win No. 304
Jan. 4 when Atlantic Hockey rival
Men's hockey coach Rick Gotkin (left) was honored by several different people Friday, Dec
Bentley come to Erie.
10, Including Director of Athletics Pete Russo, who presented Gotkin with a plaque.