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VOL. 62 NO. 18 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, MARCH 16,1989

Moslem leader violates free speech

she said. The author, according to her, uses
By Michelle Bosh many clever tricks in the novel, but these
Merciad staff editor techniques don't create an artistic unity they
show how brilliant the author is. «
By the threats on Salman Rushdie's life, Although Elston didn't like Satanic
author of The Satanic Verses, religious Verses, \ she said that the prose style was
leader Ayatollah Khomeini also threatens "exuberant"
freedom of speech, according to a Mercy hurst Arjamand Shah, a Moslem Erie business-
English professor who has read the book. man from Pakistan, isn't happy with
Dr. Angela Elston, an author herself, Rushdie's book but doesn't find it a threat to
explained that some writers said this is the real his religion. Shah told the Erie Daily Times
issue and they would defend freedom of Feb. 26 that "Rushdie's book is not a real
speech to the death. "Freedom of speech," threat It may be an insult but it is just one
Elston said,' * is as sacred to us as the Moslem person's opinion which in no way under-
religion is to them." mines Islamic values." §
* * There can be no freedom without re- Many people disagree with Khomeini's
sponsibility," she added. "Freedom of handling of Rushdie's novel. Snyder said that
speech may be an idea worth dying for, but Westerners may not take the book as seriously
would I die to publish someone's child por- as Moslems because, "the problem we're
nography?"
On Feb. 14 Khomeini called on Moslems
dealing with is a difference in culture.'' She
added however, "His (Khomeini's)response
Burning mad
around the world to execute Rushdie for his is extreme." | f ERIE FIREFIGHTERS WERE again called to
novel, which blasphemes the Islamic religion. Elston said,'' He should have ignored the McAuley Sunday morning about 1 am.for the
:
Satanic Verses offends Moslems because MaryfSnyder whole thing." *•' f r second false alarm in two weeks. Thefirstone
it makes fun of a Mohammad-like character Although Khomeini has gone too far, was reported to thefiredepartment on
and has a group of prostitutes adopt the names one of their managers said that although according to some people, Elston said that Tuesday, March 7, and the second one was
of Mohammad * s wives. employees have some fears about the bomb- Moslems anger over Satanic Verses is justi- reported this passed Sunday, March 12. Al-
To put it in a Christian context, Elston said threats, they are still working. ' *We all feel fied because Rushdie doesn't understand though thefiremendon't want Mercyhurst to
it was like reading about the Virgin Mary that it is a matter of principle," the manager ;
Islam. ' 'If anyone is going to attack excesses burn down, their stern faces show they don't
getting gang-raped while a crowd ofbystand- said. "We believe in therightto read." ffj it has the responsibility to understand that appreciate getting prank calif.
ers cheered the rapists on. Because Satanic Verses is addressed to religion in greater depth," she explained. Photo by Kevtn McHugh
Religious Studies professor Mary Snyder just a highly literate international audience,
compared Moslems to fundamentalist Chris- Rushdie never expected his book to earn itself
tians because "Their religion doesn't allow a household name, according to Elston.
for other view points.'' "You need two doctorates in order to read MCCI program helps students
Snyder said the controversy with some it, *' she said.
Christians over the film The Last Tempta- The book isn't addressed to the common
tion of Christ is like the situation with reader, according to Elston, because plot and
Rushdie. She added that thefilm'sproducers character development aren't primary in the
leave unemployment lines
made no claims that thefilmwas an authentic book. ' 'There is no central vision in terms of
interpretation of Christ content'' she added. By Robi Taylor MCCI program. MCCI currently has a place-
Besides the threat on Rushdie's life, The two main characters, Gabreel Merciad staff writer ment rate of 70-80 percent with 10-15 percent
bookstores carrying Satanic Verses on their Farishta and Saladin Chamcha, are in conten- returning to college to earn a higher degree,
shelves have been threatened with bombings. tion with each other but nothing is ever re- The federal government is spending about usually at Mercyhurst
Many I Erie bookstores are still selling it solved, according to Elston.* 'And you never $676,000 a year on a job training program at I The tuition for the one-year, 30-credit
however. ' 'We have always had it,*' a man- know what kind of reality you're in,'' she Mercy hurst that has given some 1,400 stu- programs is currently $4,100 pear year. Thirty
ager of Waldenbooks said. added. > dents an opportunity to get off welfare and people pay their own way, but the majority of
The Erie Bookstores also carry it And "In terms of style it is self-indulgent'* unemployment via a one-year degree. the students get federal funds and only have
The certificate will not get you a job as a the expense of their books to worry about
bank president, said Sheila Richter, associate That expense is covered by Pell grants that can
director of admissions, but it will either help be as much as $1,800. MCCI students are
get you a job or start you on the way to a given this to cover not only books but also
college degree. | transportation, day care, and other expenses
About 1QO students attend MCCI classes connected with their educations.
in eight training neids ranging trom ousiness/ One administration official said that the
office and accounting to HRIM and munici- federally funded MCCI students get rebates
pal police training. Most classes offer intern- of all their grant money to use at their discre-
ships for students to get a hands on feeling of tion, except for the money used for books.
what the jobs are like. Most students use the money for such neces-
The one-year certificates are good for sities as food or clothing. But sometimes their
getting your foot in the door, according to discretion extends to die extreme, like one
HRIM professor Michael Barnes. When 1988 MCCI graduate who used her federal
promotions come, the person with a four-year grant rebate to go on a vacation over holiday
degree will get the job. Some of the larger break. *
;
chains, such as Hyatt or Regency, will not Some students have mnixed jjfeelings
consider a job applicant with less than a four- about the programs, partly bescause they
year degree, he said. perceive abuses. "I enjoyed the program at
HRIM major John Douglass said the train- first," said Pamela Szymanowski, MCCI
ing he gets through MCCI teaches ] him medical technology major, "but the attitudes
enough to put him one step above the compe- of some of the federally funded people ruined
tition in thejob market He also said he will not it for me."
return to go for a four-year degree. She said that about 30 percent of the
Just for fun The purpose of MCCI is to get people off funded people brag in class about only being
welfare there to get the "free money "from the grants.
A GROUP OF Mercyhurst men enjoyed the warm weather Monday by playing a game of and unemployment, according to
basketball outside McAuley. i Photo by Kevin McHugh Lupe Billingsley, assistant director of the See 'MCCT, pg. 2

INSIDE: STABBING. PG. 2 ST. PATRICK'S DAY, PG. 3 IRISH SPORTS, PG. 8
 PAGE 2
Senior stabbed on Jamaica
By Karen Sampson
Merciad staff editor
A Mercyhurst senior was
stabbed three times during a rob-
bery of his hotel room March 1 in
Jamaica where he was vacationing
on a MSG offered trip. |
Tim Valento, an accounting
major sustained wounds to the chest
and his hand. He was slashed by a
knife twice in the chest and has
almost a three inch cut on his left
room with Valento; his sister, Gina
Valento; and Janet Holzhaeusser,
she was alerted to the presence of
the burglars when she heard papers
shuffling in the " living area" of the
room. Smith thought it was Gina
hand held together by ten stitches.
He received three stitches in his
chest and was treated with antibiot-
ics in a Jamaican hospital.
4
MCCI 9
from pg. 1
One girl bragged that she went
from program to program in order
to get the grant money," Szyma-
nowski said. This student didn't
r-_r _ <•
rhfcve from'program to program at
:
MercyhursC' Bitf she went from
institution to institution offering
MCCI training. I |
Billingsley said that abuse of
grants happens on the main campus
and not only with MCCI students.
The only criteria for entry to the
program is a high school transcript
and testing in the* basic skills of
reading, writing, and math. Feder-
ally funded students have to be re-
ferred by the Penn. Office of Unem-
ployment
Freshmen entering the MCCI
program would have to take the
subjects that are offered by MCCI,
which can sometimes be used to
help with degree requirements.
Billingsley said that she can tell
whether a student is just trying to
save money on a four-year degree
by the attitude of the student If this
is found she will recommend that
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According to Debbie Smith,
Valento's girlfriend and a junior art
education major, who stayed in the
Valento | returning from visiting
friends. * i
fe "We went to bed Wednesday
night around 12:30, and around
3:30 Gina got a phone call from
some guys that she had met down-
stairs to go down and party with
them,'' Smith said." So she left the
door unlocked because she thought
she was coming right back up."
! Smith then received a prank
phone call from friends, so she was
awake when the burglars entered
the suite." I heard a noise by the
table of people shuffling through
papers. I thought it was Gina, so I
hollered 'Gina,' and no one an-
swered." Smith became alarmed
when there was no answer.
"So I rolled over and sat up in
the student transfer to the lower must
campus as a traditional student!
Traditional students and MCCI they rushed in with their knives up.
students often share classes in sub- That was the first thing I really saw,
jects like English composition and Whether the assailants were return-
public speaking. The only differ- ing the purse or were trying to find
ence is at the end of the month other items to steal is not known,
MCCI students carry green calen-
dars for backing attendance.
Some students are sent up to
MCCI by the college when a prom-
ising student is found whose SAT
scores are too low for admission,
Billingsley said. But the faculty is
generally impressed with the MCCI
students, saying that they are more
"intention learning and less on
getting drunk on the weekends,"
she added.
Butt an MCCI student is not
guaranteed > admission to Mer-
cyhurst "But we've never had one
turned down," Billingsley said. "
Those who do not perform while at
MCCI would mostjlikely have a
harder time getting in down be-
low." w Summer ($100 - $150 per week)
The Merciad MARCH 16,1989
'
trip
the bed and when I did that I saw two according to Smith. avail. However, Smith said, "The
guys leaving the apartment They "I just saw the knife coming at next day the STS guy hands Tim a
were outside in the hallway and had me and I went to grab the guy's $100 Jamaican bill, which is only
9
the door cracked open,'' Smith said. wrist,' Valento said, "and that guy $20 American and says, 'Here, I
She added that she heard whispers got me with the knife." Valento hope this covers alls the problems
and later found out that the men said he was unable to grab the knife you have had.'"
were looking through Gina in time because he was distracted by
Valento's purse for money and the second burglar. Valento did, "I identified the guys
valuables. They stood out in the hall however knock the assailant into the
wall as the man slashed Valento. the next day...But I
to use the light
"Then Debbie started screaming,"
didn't push it. I just
"They must have heard Valento said.
Smith did manage to turn on the wanted to get out of
me coming because they lights and did see the faces of the Jamaica.
rushed in with itheir men whom she described as Jamai-
can. Holzhaeusser, who was also in
knives up." the room at the time did not see their --Debbie Smith
faces. The Jamaicans made off with
-Tim Valento $30 in U.S. currency from the purse. Smith and Valento feel that STS
According to Valento and Smith, is partially to blame for what hap-
hotel security consisted of two men pened because the company recom-
She then woke up Valento and who they described as young, mended that the students stay there.
said that shejust saw two men leave skinny, and "looked pretty de- Smith was also angered because the
the suite, n He told her to stay where fenseless." They also said that the hotel did so little to apprehend the
she was, but Smith followed him. representative from Student Travel assailants. "I identified the two
Service (STS), the company which guys the next day," Smith said
"He got up and I followed
behind him," Smith said. "He got
about 10 to IS feet (from the bed)
when they came back in." "They
offered the trip could not be reached when she saw them in die guest-
by phone. Valento said he did not only hotel dining room. "The hotel
receive medical attention for almost people didn't do anything about it
2.5 hours since he was looking for But we were leaving in two hours so
have heard me the STS representative who was I didn't want to push it I just wanted
coming," Valento added, "because supposed to know of an America to get out of Jamaica."
doctor. Valento was also delayed There were various specula-
by the police who did nothing, he tions about the identity of the rob-
was a knife coming at me." said. » bers, but because Valento and Smith
>, They tried for several hours that feltthat the hotel was uncooperative
night, according to Valento, to they suspected it was somehow
reach the STS representative to no involved.
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H i s t o r y o f Saint Patrick is r e v e a l e d
By Maria Kelly ica everyone is \Irish and has fun several tribal leaders and soon made mission in Ireland, even though charmed the snakes of Ireland into
Merciad staff reporter being Irish. * i many converts. Patrick is said to many British clergymen opposed the sea!so they were drowned.
ThefirstSt Patrick's Day cele- have founded more than 300 him and the way he organized his According to another legend, Pat-
It has always been a source of bration in the United States was held churches and baptized more than churches. Patrick preached in Ire- rick used a three leaf shamrock to
amazement to the Irish in Ireland in Boston in 1737. Today more than 120,000 people. land for the rest of his life. - * illustrate the idea of the Trinity.
how their holiday is celebrated else- 100 cities hold parades. But, sur- Patrick brought clergymen Many stories about Saint Pat- Many people believe the shamrock
where. ? prisingly most people don't know from England and France for his rick are based only on legend. One came to be the traditional symbol of
Even though St Patrick's Day is much about Saint Patrick, where he new churches. He succeeded in his of the best known talcs tells how he Ireland as a result of this legend.
an Irish national holiday, it is cele- came from or how he got to Ireland.
brated in many other countries. The Patrick was born in Britian
United States, having over 40 aroundj: 389. His father!was a
million Irish, celebrates St. wealthy alderman and a Christian.
Patrick's Day more so than in Ire- When Patrick was 16fyears old,
land. * g pirates captured him during a raid
In Ireland, St Patrick's Day is and sold him as a slave in Ireland.
primarily a religious holiday. He served as a shepherd of an Irish COMMUNICATION TEXTS SAC EVENTS SPAGHETTI DINNER j
People stay home from school and chieftain in Ulster. WANTED I § i Fri. March 17, St. Patrick's Day fAll-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti
T Former Human Communica- Dance in Cafeteria, 9 p.m. Dinner to benefit Mercyhurst Foot-
work to attend church in honor of During his captivity Patrick
Saint Patrick. Parents bring their dedicated himself to religion. He tions students who want to sell or Sun. March 19, H.B.O. Movie ball Sunday, March 19 from 2 p.m.
young children to see parades. lease their Understanding Human in the Union, 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. in die cafeteria. Adults are
escaped after six years of slavery Communication texts should drop a CAN COLLECTION $4 and students are $3. Students on
If an American were to spend St and returned to his home in Britian.
Patrick's Day in Ireland, he would As a result of his experiences in note with their name and phone The women's soccer team is the meal plan get in with their meal
be surprised at the lack of green. Ireland, Patrick became driven by number to Box 102. Second or third collecting aluminum cans in order card. Children under 12 are free.
Only those involved in the parade the idea of converting the Irish to editions are acceptable. ri§H $ to buy new uniforms and defray RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS
dress in green and the beer is cer- Christianity. SCHOLARSHIPS ' AVAIL- traveling costs. |If interested in The following recruiters Will be
tainly not dyed green. | a ABLE donating, the team will even pick up on campus to interview interested
To prepare himself for that task, Applications for the following
People in Ireland tend to cele- he studied in the monastery of the cans at your home. Please con- students. Students interested in
brate the day differently. For some Learns on an island off of the south- scholarships are available in the tact Andy Roth at Ex L 240, or stop interviewing with any of these re-
it is a family occasion, but for many east coast of France. Patrick also Financial Aid office. The Presque by the Admissions Office. cruiters should come to the Career
it's into the pub after mass for the went to A uxerre, France and studied Isle Chapter of American BALLOONS I Services Office, Main 204, to sign
remainder of the day and night By religion under Saint Germanus, a Businesswomen's Association for Campus Ministry is selling bal- up for an appointment
the end of the night, these pubs can French bishop. women withfinancialneed. Dead- loons for all occasions to raise funds 3-16-89 Abraxas Foundation
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be very noisy places with everyone p Partly because Patrick's earlier forcharity. There are two types of for Counselors. Majors in Psych.,
linking arms and singing Irish songs education was inadequate, his reli- Joseph G. Olszewski Scholarship balloons on sale, Latex for SO cents, Sociology, Soc. Wk., Human Serv-
and ballads. Fund for residents of Erie county. Mylar for $2. The sale will continue ices, etc. j I y.
gious superiors were reluctant to let Must possess good scholarship and throughout the year; * « ; 3*22:89 .Marriott Food V d
In the United States, St. him return to Ireland as a mission- character and have financial need.
Patrick's Day is primarily a secular ary. But Palladius, the first Irish BULLETIN BOARD «. Beverage - Division f for:. Wanage-
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Here, people go crazy, throwing ern and western Ireland where no present a joint concert on Sunday, material is appreciated. Items must
parties and joining in on ^ the pa- one had ever preached Christianity. March 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Christ the be received by noon on the Mon-
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hidings is suffering from peritonitis, an infection of the abdominal concert Admission isfree,and all the Baldwin Lobby.
lining, according to Igor Stalsky, director of the theater department are welcome. I
hidings was admitted to the hospital on February 1, two days before the
opening of Our Town which he was scheduled to direct, Stalsky said.
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Satanic Verses controversy Kovski Korner

( f

raises censorship dilemma Recent false alarms,

The Ayatollah Khomeini's or-
der of execution for author Salman
Rushdie, is a direct threat to the
United States freedom of speech.
* If Khomeini can get away with
bringing down a death sentence on
this British author, whats to stop
him from doing the same to an
Mary Snyder mentioned mat funda-
mentalist Christians banned the film
The Last Temptation of Christ
from movie theaters.
Christians creating an uproar
over the movie thought they had a
moral obligation to remove such
garbage from the screens. Baloney.
obligation to remove Rushdie from
Gannon acquisitions
the face of the earth. His reaction to
Satanic Verses is more extreme
than those who opposed The Last
call tax exempt status
Temptation of Christ, but there is
actually little difference between into question
the two. %
It is admirable that people can ft

American writer? |p | If they don't like the movie they hold a belief so strongly, however,
:\ Right now Khomeini has only don't have to watch it, but if others in a democracy people must have •

found something offensive with want to see it that is their right therightto express their own opin- &*&#»&&&&
By Christopher J. Kovski
Rushdie's book, but little incidents ions. Merciad Editor !
always have a tendency to escalate. I A similar situation involving
Hitler's plan to conquer one small When a person'srightto freedom of speech concerns Ma- In the past week or so, there were
country to expand his empire soon donna. Some Americans ?have two false alarms in McAuley Hall.
included conquering all of Europe. read is inhibited, it essen- banned e her newj video j " Like a Last term, there was a false alarm in
Pretty soon Khomeini will find tially is restricting that Prayer'' because they find it offen- Baldwin Hall. : J
something wrong with another sive. Each time, Erie firefighters had to
book, then another, then another, person*slight to think. The video may be scandalous come to the school and check on the
then Stephen King's books won't but that isn't the issue. Freedom alarm. Each time, Mercyhurst Col-
meet his standards of * 'proper lit- Maybe the movie was in poor carries with it the sponsibility to ^^^ lege was charged money.
erature." taste but as long as it isn' t endanger- keep the good along with the bad. When Gannon University bought the old Carlisle's building, the
Although Americans haven't ing anyone's life, the producers are By restricting some forms of the evil Erie newspaper had an editorial stating; that the school should start
gone to such great lengths as the free to present whatever views they media, it sets up excellent works for paying money to the city, as this was a major building (and a major
Moslem leader, many have re- want 4. % restriction also. potential source of revenue) being taken off of the city's books. |
stricted our freedom of expression. Khomeini thinks he has a moral Most people consider pornogra- gi So the nonprofit status of many institutions comes under question
phy degrading and would like to see again. Who cares if the major goal of Gannon is to educate? They're
it removed from bookshelves, buying buildings, so they should help with the city's revenue problem.
These same people would point to the recent alarms at Mercyhurst
l movie theaters, etc. This is again
M er*ciad
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admirable,but it has often lead to the as a reason for the local colleges and universities giving money to the
banning of the classics. city. If the school is going to use the city's resources, such as the fire
Americans who were zealous department, it should pay a fair amount to the city.
Mercyhurst College's First-Class newspaper about banning pornography, over- Residents of the City of Erie have to pay taxes based on the value
night became soldiers marching to a of their property. In light of recent acquisitions by Mercyhurst, such as
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press different drum. They suddenly the apartments on the lower part of Briggs Avenue, it is obvious that
Vol. 62 No. 18 March 16,1989 wanted Mark Twain's novel Huck- Mercyhurst is getting a great deal of protection -- even more than the
leberry Finn banned from book- average person. Mercyhurst has more property, and should be kicking
Christopher J. Kovski Editor shelves because they didn't under- in more to the city. I \
stand the use of its southern dialect
Michelle Bush Editorial Board Other censored literary .works
Karen Sampson People could point to therecentalarms at Mer-
were the Grapes of Wrath, 1984,
Animal Farm, The Catcher and
Matthew J. Clark Sports Editor cyhurst as a reason for the local colleges and
the Rye, Sister Carrie, and Native
Kevin McHugh Assistant Sports Editor
Sun. WL M universities giving money to the city. If the school
is going to use the city'sresources,such as the fire
Patty Coneglio Business Manager Americans who were I department, it should pay a fair amount to the city.
Liz Richards Photo Editor zealous about banning
Alexa Potter Circulation Manager po rnography, overnight
I realize that Mercyhurst is an educational institution which
became soldiers march- ostensibly nonprofit. But in recent years, Mercyhurst's endowment has is
PatSteckman Photographer
ing to a different drum. increased to over $5 million dollars.
Kerry Rimdzi us \ Add to this the amount of money that Mercyhurst is getting from
Steve Rush Cartoonists tuition, and the school is doing well - certainly well enough to contribute
Mara S weterlitsch to the city.
Textbooks for schools weren't I realize that Mercyhurst provides cultural events for the city, yet if
John Kupetz Faculty Adviser inunune to censorship either. Texas you ask most people, I think they'd rather have some cash up front
schools banned books for teaching So what should Mercyhurst do? A proposal that would seem to make
Charles Darwin's theories. They sense is for the Board of Trustees to look at thefinancialsituation at the
Reporters also banned bodes for not teaching end of the year, and see how much can be given to help the city. This
enough about religion. wouldn't even be giving until it hurts, just until the College can sleep a
Amy Lynn Austin Maria Kelly Even poetry was censored when little better. ;
Jill Chiccarino Theresa Kloecker Walt Whitman's verses were This amount could be determined by an analysis of the city services
Margaret Coffey I \ Sara Linehan thought to have too many sexual that Mercyhurst uses.' Then the Board could make adonation to the City.
Bill Darling Brian Maiden connotations. Other poets like e. e. Or an alternative could be whatHamot and Saint Vincent's did, and
Brian DiPlacido cummings and Allen Ginsberg also
Jennifer Montani still do. These hospitals give free medical care to needy members of the
fell victims to censorship.. community. •',
Tina Fielding Andy Penhollow
Robi Taylor Khomeini's death sentence on Mercyhurst could give money to the poor, such as through any one
Holly Fulmer
Andrea Tipton Rushdie, and the United States own of a numbca- of charitable organizations. Or it could help out the United
BUlHogan
censorship policies, effect more Way of Brie County by giving an amount equitable to the amount of
than Americansfreedomof speech services the College receives.
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst however. Like one bookstore man-
Through a number of ways, the College could compensate the
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825- ager said, it effects therightto read. community for what it receives. These people pay for services, so why
0376. Material for publication must be submitted bv noon on the Censorship's purpose is to keep can t the College, directly or indirectly? 1
Monday before publication. people from reading, viewing or y spee l es a n d
listening to certain materials. When ur .Ek 5? ?l concerts are nice, but they are not quite enough.
With a financial contribution to the community, Mercyhurst could
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed, a person's right to read is inhibited, improve its unage in the community, as well as give a more Christian
but the writer's name can be withheld by request it essentially is restricting his/her example to the area.
right to think.
MARCH 16,1989
The Merciad PAGE 5

St. Patrick>

Reminiscences of Ireland: T h e night before leaving

By Kevin McHugh salty air as it pounded sense into my
Merciad staff writer on having to drink ** piss- water leave the dampness and stagnation| Now they have large families so that
numbed brain. I reached a familiar beer" and to warn me not to return for sunny skies andfriendlysmiles. they can qualify for state grants.
bench that overlooked the dark, if I ever picked up an American How could I ever need to convince Connor is trying to make some
As I sat at the bar, my fingers mysterious sea in its never-ending accent \ myself that I should go? Why cash by setting up a puncture repair
loosely clutching one of many bid to reach the land. The sea raged shop at his house. He isn't making
glasses of mind-numbing vodka, its eternal war against the glossy- would I ever wish to cling to this
dispensed by a liberal hand J felt my black, jagged rocks as if frustrated
I hugged myself at the septic isle, this sinking ship? any money.
When I
thought of leaving this thought that Ireland could offerwas in Ireland I never
head begin to spin. Turning around, by its failure. Before long we had
I gazed through the puffs of smoke Must I exchange this wild beach one-horse town and * all much and looking back that may be
and psychedelic lighting at the for the wilderness of concrete? true. Jim is doing a one year certifi-
meandered our way to the
dizzy, whirling crowd. ? Must I leave this rugged land for the those wasted afternoons. cate in engineering as hedidn' t have top of the lane that led to
As I watched a group of my land of rugged individualists? Must What joy to exchange the the points to do a degree course.
friends as they tried their best moves I make my mother cry? With so many people unemployed
my house. As I left them
to the "Hippy hippy shake," I felt I left the bench and walked over prospect of a dole card for who have degrees he will find it they shook my hand,
as if I was already apart from them. to the edge of the embankment that of a pay check and to virtually impossible to get a job. I'm
I wouldn't see any of them again for Edging slowly down the slope, my sure he still has lots of girlfriends
something they never did
at least a year and a half. Tomorrow feet suddenly sped ahead of me. leave the dampness and and maybe he's happy that way. before. They were drunk
nightl would leave Ireland and head Landing with a thud, I was glad of stagnation for sunny $ Frank, who was an A student, and this was good bye.
for The States. the alcohol I had drunk. Asllayon did what was customary for A stu-
jThe incomprehensible babble the beach, • slightly a stunned, I skies and friendly smiles. dents and picked a course that re- When I was in Ireland I freely
that emerged from their flushed reached to pick a moonlight shining As we reached the outskirts of quires the best points. After a gen- referred to Ireland as a septic isle but
faces fought to overcome the throb- sea shell from the moistened sand. the town we sat up on a white- eral secondary or high school edu- not now that I'm in America. Now
bing, 'enduring music ithat blared Caressing its smooth surface I re- washed wall as Frank routinely bent cation that included math, physics, I think of Ireland as a place of
relentlessly in my ears. Hie sights membered the night I offered such a over to vomit Connor, who never history, English, French and chem- friends, good times, beautiful coun-
and sounds magnified my distorted, shell to Liath to see her beautiful got sick, stood laughing in his face. istry, he decided to enter a four-year tryside and great beer. I'm not sure
disoriented state? of mind and smile and receive an affectionate When finished, Frank reclaimed his degree course in Aeronautical Engi- that Jim, Frank and Connor have the
pushed it beyond endurance. All of kiss. What could I do with a shell in fries and with a moronic grin stuffed neering. He hates it but cannot same impressions. 1 suppose it's a
a sudden I wanted to cry. I had to get the land of malls? ^ a greedy handful into his mouth. change courses as it would mean the case of you don' t know what you' ve
out A shell is small and so is Ireland. Before long we had meandered loss of his grant $ got until it's gone.
America is huge. People earning our way to the top of the lane that led All grants for degree courses in
America isr huge. huge wages and shopping in huge to my house. As I left them they Ireland are means tested and to
malls. Huge
People earning huge players playing in huge stadiums. basketball and football shook my hand, something they qualify,! the applicants' parents, Editor's Note: Kevin McHugh is
never did before. They were drunk usually the father, have to have an the; Assistant Sports Editor for 1II
wages and shopping* in Huge crime rates in huge cities. and this was good bye. I annual income of around $10,000 The Merciad.' He is presently a
I brushed the
huge malls. Huge basket- and set oil to rejoin the boys and sand from clothes I sat on my bed with my head in and have around eight children. freshman, and is here through the
my hands and looked around my In the old days the Irish had large Irish American Partnership pro-
ball iandifootball players head for home. I found them as room, empty except for the packed families in order to run the farm. gram. I
expected propped up against the suitcases. Please let me stay, I don't
playing in huge stadiums. Take-Away window, laden, with want to go. •-
Huge crime rates in huge greasy french fries. We waited for With the sun came a new day
Jim to kiss one of his girlfriends and 5with sobriety came reality. I
cities. good night and then began the two- hugged | myself at the [thought of
I walked cautiously down the mile walk home. leaving this one-horse town and all
litter-scattered, pot-holed street that The boys never really talked those wasted afternoons. What joy
led to the windy beach. I heard the much about my leaving for America to exchange the prospect of a dole
crashing waves and felt the fresh, except to give their commiserations card for that of a pay check and to

At Wit End By\Steve Rush

MiMtmtt mmmJSk
SOME DAYS HER OFFICE
DOUBLES AS A CLOTHING BANK
That's because Mercy Center in
AsburyPark is for many the last stop
on the poverty express. In serving the
poor of this resort town, Carol Ann
Henry has to feed the hungry with one
hand and summon the richly endowed
with the other. f With donated food, clothing and
She arrived here after teaching for
12 years, including several in an inner-
city school, and after rinding yet an-
other way ofexpressing her concern for
the poor. f
In a community of contrasts -
wealth and poverty, education and
ignorance - she and two other sisters
opened a Center for the hopeless, for
the mother out of food stamps,forthe
school kids without a change of
clothes, for the old man without a
mattress. For those who had fallen
through the safety net and hit rock bot-
tom.
furniture, and the generosity of grant
monies she helps secure, Carol Ann
makes the vow of mercy her daily
prayer. 3
For more information on a life of
Mercy, contact Teresa Okonsld, RSM,
Sisters of Mercy of Erie, Pa., 814-825-
0516.

The Sisters of Mercy

SERVING IN EDUCATION. HEALTH CAKE. PAR/SH MINISTRf AND SOCIAL WElfARF.
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PAGE 6
Tom Hanks shines
The Burbs sheds new light
i
on view of odd neighbors
By Robi Taylor
Merciad staff writer
The' Burbs is the kind of movie
that really defies description. Is it
funny? Yes, but it's not really the
kind of movie most people think of
as a comedy. ^
Is it scary? Yes, in a funny sort
of way some people might consider
it scary. Actually, I guess it could be
called I a psycho-drama-comedy,
with about equal doses of laughter
andfrightto make it fun to watch.
Of course, there is just a touch of
suspense to keep you on the edge of
your seat I 3
The 'Burbs offers
everything that anyone
could want from a night
out with a date — laughs,
suspense and a reason to
puddle in the back row.
The neighborhood where the
movie takes place is pretty much the
way an average American commu-
nity lives — the kind with an ex-
military man living on the corner
and a little furry dog that lives up the
block who leaves gifts on every
lawn but his own. And every neigh-
borhood has to have a run-down
house in the middle of the block
where people live but they are never
seen. No one comes or goes, but you
know that somebody lives there.
v An old creepy looking house
with almost human occupants,
STYLES b y LINDA KAMPPI
1008 East 3 8 t h St.
825-2737 i
Welcomes PAT ALDERTON
formerly of Morningstar Creations
Pat specializes in pivot point and
punk cuts
Open Tuesday through Friday
9 a«nie to 9 p.m*|
Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MARCH 16,1989
The Merciad
r •••
The Merciad \e> having an Oscar contest
Enter your guesses for the following
categories, and you may*win a
larepf two-item pizzafrom5arbatos
and two movie passes from
nosey semi-adult neighbors with good movie...and it showed. Even
Ithe Plaza Theater.
problems of their own, and some the women in the movie, although
bones and strange power outages they showed an unnecessary
lead the men in the neighborhood on 5est Picture
a kind of witch hunt that gets them
into some hilarious trouble. But it is After the ^success of Best Actor
the kind of stuff that most of us are Big and Punchline in
guilty of. I
1988, Tom Hanks Best Actress I
That makes it easier to laugh at,
because we are laughing gat our- showed that his talent is Best Director
selves. This makes up pretty m uch
the plot of The 'Burbs. almost unlimited by plac- Best Screenplay
Tom Hanks and Bruce Dern star ing a third jewel in his
in this movie as the ring leaders of
everything that goes on. Both stars crown with The 'Burbs.
showed what they were made of, Only one entry per person, please.
including doing their own stunts. amount of, cleavage, were not
After the success of Big and Punch" shoved into the background. The Submit your on the entry form
line in 1988, Hanks showed that his characters they played were made to
talent is almost unlimited by placing be just asjjimportant as the male at the bottom of this box by 3/24.
a third jewel in his crown with The leads. t
' Burbs. It is not very often that one All in all The 'Burbs is a very
star will put out three hit movies in enjoyable movie to watch. It offers
one year, but it couldn * t happen to a everything that anyone could want Best Picture
more deserving actor. from a night out with a date —
Bruce Dern plays his usual type laughs, suspense and a reason to Best Actor
of character—a kind offringeluna- cuddle in the back row. More than Best Actress —
tic who is not quite nuts, but not that though, you will neyer think
quite sane either. He added a kind of about that freaky old cat lady that no Best'Director *-!
craziness that countered the normal- one ever sees who lives in the house Best Screenplay
ity that Hanks tried to bring to the across the street in the same way
film. i again. .
Joe Dante directed The * Burbs I know that I see my neighbor in Your Name:
the n way; that all good comedy a whole new light After all who
should be done. Considering that he knows where she is getting the meat Phone Number: »
was also making a suspensefilmat that she feeds all those wild cats. Campus Address:
the same time the result was, to say Submit your guesses to The Merciad, Box 161
the least, admirable. The story was My Rating 89/100
not boring or too complicated and Some language, implied gore
the action was almost constant
He took some major stars and
made them equal on the screen.
Nobody upstaged anybody else,
everybody worked hard to make a
Record Review
XTC makes the break to the U.S
while An miction breaks its mold
By Bill Hogan J This two album set is a great production. It has
Merciad record reviewer a lot of pop appeal, but it is not just a mindless pop
project Listeners are affected by the lyrics, and
can sort of visualize what they are saying.
Hey, gang, how was your break? Mine was At times they will remind you of the Beatles,
fantastic; I'm ready for Spring. So this week we'11 really. XTC is a band worth listening to, and
i look at XTC and Animotion. believe me, they will be a household name. So go
XTC is one of the longest-playing English out and buy Oranges and Lemons.
bands to comeoutof the new music era. Theirtrue Animotion, the dance-pop band of the early
rock form is what has carried them on as one of the 80's, is back with a different sound and two
best bands in the U.K. Their songs have a lot to different lead singers, Cynthia Rhodes and Paul
say about life and the lyrics arefreshand bright Ergemann.
Their last LP,"Skylarking," won critical ac- The group moves a little bit away from the total
claim, and the video of their hit single "Near dance theme to a more general pop theme, but the
God" won best video of the year. Now the band album still moves.
is ready, after all this time, to break through in
America.
4
• Send it Over' * and * * Room to Move'' are the
first two high-paced tracks to listen for. Also look
You probably have already seen their first for "Best Mistake," which was produced by
video and hit single, "Mayor of Simpleton," on Rhodes' husband, Richard Marx.
MTV. Now FM radio everywhere will be playing This album is the best Animotion record yet
f
XTC. % Try it - you'll like it See ya next week.
MARCH 16,1989
The Merciad PAGE 7

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Jordano brings young, talented
squad to the diamond in 1989
J O E JORDANO
Mercyhurst Head Baseball
Coach Joe Jordano will continue his
second season at the helm when the
Lakers take to the diamond this
Spring. I and actually our defense i was," top hitters return. However, a
Jordano's youthful troops, who
completed the Fall portion of the
schedule with an 11-8 record, open
the 1989 campaign with a nine-
game road trip to Florida.
The sophomore head coach has
injected the Laker program with
plenty of young talent Twenty of
the players on the 23-man Mer-
cyhurst roster - including i nine
Cafeteria Menu .
Shortstop: 1
Ruppel has 'no regrets' about season
By Matthew J. Clark
transfers - have been with the 'Hurst turns virtually intact Senior John Merciad Sports Editor
for less than two years. *f Ritz and sophomores S teve Hall and
The influx of talented players is Bill Jones accounted for IS Spring No Regrets'' reads the sign on
not a surprise to Jordano. victories last year. i Luke Ruppel's office wall. The
I 'The way we have approached The trio will be joined by five women's head basketball coach says
baseball *here att Mercyhurst in- newcomers, including a pair of he has no regrets about his team's 21-
creases the interest of good student- impressive transfers. Tim Kirst 8 record and appearance in the EC AC
athletes,'' Jordano explains. "We joins the 'Hurst from St Bonaven- championship game.
have good J facilities, a solid pro- ture and Tom Morawski comes here In just three years, Ruppel has
gram, a strong commitment: from after playing his freshman year at transformed the Lady Lakers from
the college." f 1 -• S Hilbert Junior College. ? pretenders to contenders. It's hard to
Despite the fact that 14 players, Hall finished last Spring with a imagine that just last year the Lakers finished a dismal 7-16.
including five of the top seven hit- 6-3 mark and a 3.14 ERA in 58 ' 'Probably the highlight of the year was getting a bid to the ECAC
ters, from last year's 27-22 squad innings and one save. Jones was 8- tournament," Ruppel says. "One of the goals I set when I came to
are gone, Jordano feels that Mer- 2 last year with a 3.24 ERA, striking Mercyhurst was to get us into post-season play and we* vedone it in three
cyhurst will be solid in all aspects of out 66 banjo's in 62 2/3 innings. He years."
the game. §£ also recorded one save. No regrets. • |
* 'Last year we thought pitching Offense is the largest unknown Although the Lady Lakers are a talented ball club, their inexperience
was going to be our weakest link entering the season. Only two of the coming into post-season play was notable. After all, this was the first
Mercyhurst women's basketball team to win more than IS games, let
Jordano says. "This year, if we put strong contingent [of newcomers alone play in a postseason championship tournament
everything together, we will be very will have a major impact The Lakers wobbled by Kutztown 58-54 last Saturday before taking
competitive. Junior outfielder Mark Wil- on host Keene St in the final on Sunday. JE|i J
4
"However, if one area of the liams and junior infielder Keith 'When we got into that championship game I told our kids to just
team is lax, we'll have to make some Parry will provide the veteran go out and let it fly," he says. "KeeneState is the best team we've played
immediate adjustments because we punch. Williams batted .333 in 36 all year and we played nose-to-nose with them all day."
are not simply going to be able to games last year. ' * Lisa Maxson scored 28 points, Chris Kindlin had a good night
roll over opposing teams." He had nine doubles and tied rebounding while Cheryl Tomczak and Nancy DiLallo burned up the
I The pitching staff that was an nets from three-point range. Despite their great performance, the Lady
early question mark last year, re- see 'Baseball,' ipg. 8 Lakers could not get past Keene St I I*
According to Ruppel, Keene's depth enabled them to defeat the
Lady Lakers, 75-64. The Eagles scored the last six points of the game
at the foul line. ;2T
ILii?
t±£L
i Keene's bench, more experienced than Mercyhurst's, features four
players who can come in and shoot as well as the starters. The night
before, the Lakers had to play their starters most of the game while Keene

March 17- March

St. had a relatively easy time with their opponent and were able to play
their bench a lot more.
The Lakers played great defense both nights, particularly Saturday
Fit March 17 Dinner* night, holding Kutztown 5 All-American Shari Szczuka to just eight
Breaded Turkey Cutlets points, nine below her season average. .
"Kelly Sullivan and Ruth Henderson did a great job defending
Lunch I Ziti & Meat Sauce (Szczuka),hesays. "Hendersonplayedthebestgamerveeverseenher
California Torta French Toast & Sausage play. ft

Hungarian Casserole Despite playing great basketball, the Lakers weren't able to win the
Tues. March 21 championship - but to be one ofjust 36 teams remaining at season's end
Dinner;; is quite an accomplishment J
Corned Beef & Cabbage Lunch "If someone would have come to me at the beginning of the season
Batter Fried Haddock Grilled Cheese Sandwich and told me I could have a 21-8 season and an ECAC bid, I would have
Polish Sausage Sandwich Chili Fritos taken it and ran," Ruppel says smiling. I
.No regrets. ;
Dinner fThe most notable aspect of the 'Hurst's success is that it comes from
Sat. March 18 a relatively young team. There are no seniors on the team and two major
Grilled Pork Chops 1
contributors are Ruth Henderson and Cheryl Tomczak - a sophomore
Lunch Sweedish Meatballs
and freshman respectively.
Hamburgers 1/4 pound Hamburgers "Wehave some areas that we'll have to get deeper at," Ruppel says,
Cook's Choice Casserole tt
and some things we need to improve on. i
Wed.sMarch 22 "We need to get another perimeter shooter in the program and
Dinner another big player and then the best available athlete after that We'd
New York Strip Steak Lunch like to bring in three players. »t

Breaded Shrimp ' Bar-B-Q Pork Sandwich After next season, Mercyhurst will be losingfiveplayers - Kindlin,
Stuffed Chicken Breast Beef Noodle Casserole Maxson, DiLallo, Sullivan and Peggy Hogue. Ruppel feels that it's
especially important to make the right recruitment decisions now to
Sun. March 19 Dinner avoid scrambling to fill the void after next season. '#
1
Southern Fried Chicken 'But with everybody back, we'll have a real good nucleus for next
Chopped Steak w/onions year," Ruppel says. Indeed, one can't help but be excited about the
Brunch team's prospects. If there are no major injuries to impact players like
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Scrambled Eggs Maxson and DiLallo, there's a very good chance of the women getting
Sausage Patties another post-season bid. | | \
Buttermilk Pancakes Thurs. March 23
But for now, Ruppel says he doesn't want to think of next season just
yet He's going to take a week off and just reflect on the great season
Lunch that44he and his players have put together, f |
Dinner I Meatloaf Sandwich
Roast Fresh Ham We were nationally ranked on offense and defense," he says. "We
Macaroni & Cheese had Maxson, DiLallo and Tomczak ranked nationally for individual
Beef Porcupines
performance. It's just been a great year. 1 >
Nacho Cheese Dogs Dinner
4
'You don't have season's like this all the time. That's why you've
Ham & Broccoli Rolls really got to enjoy them when you can.'' -M
Mon. March20 • •
Ruppel notes that this team didn't get where it did by luck. They
Turkey Tetrazzini *
accomplished what they did through hard work and determination.
Beef & Bean Burritos| Despite the hard work, Ruppel knows it was all worth it.
Lunch %•
Sloppy Joe Sandwich all menus subject to change "It was fun," he reflects. "We really had a ball this year."
Tamale Pie No regrets.
PAGE 8
title game
Lakers fall to Keene, 75-64
By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad Sports Editor
The Mercyhurst Lady Lakers
came just one game short of an
ECAC championship, falling
powerful Keene St, 75-64 Sund
The blue and green completed
their season at21 -8, making the first
postseason appearance in the his-
tory of women's basketball at the
'Hurst Lisa Maxson led all scorers
with 28? points while Cheryl
Tomczak added IS points on five
three-pointers.
The 22-9 Eagles broke open a
close game with an 18-8 spurt mid-
way through the second half. The
Lakers used three-point shots to get
back into the game, cutting the
margin to five at 69-64 with 1:12
remaining, but Keene scored the last
six points to seal the victory.
Keene and Mercyhurst, the no. 1
and no.2 teams in the nation in
three-point shooting respectively,
both hit 7 of 21 three-pointers.
Keene outrebounded Mercyhurst
47-46. £ > f and Cheryl Tomczak both made the
Laker head coach Luke Ruppel
was pleased with his team's per-
formance despite the lossVJ II
Part one of a series:!
differences between U.S., Ireland
By Kevin McHugh>
Merciad Asst Sports Editor
I So what do you think of Amer-
ica? A question that no doubt all of
the Irish students in Mercyhurst
have been asked many times by
Americans. A pretty tough question
to which I often respond by asking
them what they think of America.
However one of the aspects I have
noticed most about America is its
almost fanatical emphasis on sport
So why is sport such a big deal in
America? $'
Sport here is a big deal no doubt
because there is so much money
involved. Players have the incentive
of earning millions if they make it
big. Television stations have the
incentive of high viewing rates if
they can televise the big sporting
events. Fans have the incentive of
SCOREBOARD
MenIs pasketball (8-20)
L-Westminstei|89-51
L-Buffalo 61-50
E-Gannon 92-69
Women's Basketball (21-8)
I W-Kutztown 58-54|
L-Keene 75-64
Congratulations to Coach Ruppel
and the Lady\Lakers on a great season!
We played very well," he
said. "Keene is the best team we've
played all year."
On Saturday, the Lakers supped
past Kutztown, S8-S4 to advance to
the championship J game. Lisa
Maxson led the Lakers with-23
points, but as a team, they were ice
cold from the floor, converting just
23 of 72 FG attempts. Nancy Di-
Lallo was the only other Laker in
double figures with 10 points.
Tomczak, suffering through a poor
shooting night, had just six points.
But three of them came on a critical
three-pointer with 2:08 left, giving
Mercyhurst a six-point lead, i
£ Chris Kindlin led all rebounders
with 10, while Maxson added eight
Prior to the tournament, the Lak-
ers were afforded some honors.
Headf
named; MECC "Coach of -the
Year'' and Lisa Maxson was named
to the 1st team - All Conference.
Nancy DiLallo was named \ 2nd
team - All Conference and DiLallo
"all-rookie team."
Look for a profile on the Lady
Lakers in next week's Merciad*
watching top class sporting enter-
tainment in relative comfort when
they attend big sporting events. All
of these aspects of the sporting
business require big bucks.
In ^Ireland the most popular
sports don't have those big bucks.
The players in the All-Ireland
Gaelic Football Final, Ireland's
version of the Superbowl, are not
paid. The game is televised but most
of the games leading up to the Final
are not The facilities for fans at the
Final, which is held every year in
Croke Park in Dublin are quite good
but in general the football fields
around the country have poor facili-
tiesforboth fans and players. I
Gaelic football is played by two
teams of fifteen aside and may by
described as a cross between
American Football and soccer. The
ball is round and players are permit-
The Merciad MARCH 16,1989
Rough season ends
for Laker men,
new head coach
By Kevin McHugh \
Merciad Asst Sports Editor
The men's Laker Basketball
team ended its season with a 92-69
defeat at the hands of the Gannon
Knights on March 4. ^ ' |
The Lakers played well in the
first half of the game but as with
their last two confrontations with
the Knights they failed to execute in
the second half.
The team's overall record for
the 1988-1989 season is 8-20 com-
pared with last year's record of 11-
17. Their record in the Mideast
Collegiate Conference for this year
K M A was 2-11 which is also a drop from
'4^O0 ^D^PJ^/I
BKv last f year's record of 3-8.
«
jfcy Patrick Odhiambo and Phalon Bass
returned to the Laker line-up for the
iH &*£fi?
team's last three games after miss-
JkM
ing, almost the entire season due to
LlSA MAXSON (45) hauls down another rebound in the Laker's win over academic difficulties but failed to
Gannon at the Campus Center. Maxson and the Lady Lakers celebrated end the Laker's losing streak.
manyfirststhis year. They defeated Gannon twice in the same season, won The Lakers lost to Westminster
20 or more games for thefirsttime and made theirfirstappearance in post- on Feb.22 (89-51), to Buffalo on
season play. Photo by Kevin McHugh Feb. 25 (61-50) andfinallyto Gan-
non and so not having Bass and
Odhiambo on the court may no
longer explain the Laker's poor
performances this year.
ted to knock opposing players off " "One way to improve the stan- I Freshman, Dave Constantino
the ball with their shoulders. The dard of football, to improve the led the Laker's scoring against the
goal posts are H-shaped. If the ball conditions for both fans and players Knights with 22 points, which in-
is kicked under the cross bar and and to reward the players for the cluded four three pointers and was
between the posts three points are time and effort they put into the followed by Bass with 18 points.
scored and if the ball is kicked over sport is to allow sponsorship Eric Franos and Chris Mindach,
the cross bar and between the posts money to be used to pay players and top scorers for the Lakers, were
one point is scored. improve facilities. successfully shut outof the game by
It is a game that requires great Sponsorship and a greater em- Gannon both failing to make a
skill as the only way to advance the phasis on money however may set single 44
field goal.
ball is either by simply kicking it Gaelic athletics in the direction that I was concentrating; on my
forward or by toeing the ball from athletics in America has taken in defense," said Mindach, "We
toe to hands while running forward. which winning at all costs is the needed three pointers so I never
Taking more than four steps with- main priority. The high degree of looked for the shots myself," said
out toeing the ball is a traveling professionalism in America has led Mindach.
violation. to the widespread use of steroids "They wouldn't let me get the
Ireland is divided into 32 coun- and has created a tendency to push ball and I just couldn't get into the
ties and each county enters one team children at an early age into serious flow of the game,'' Franos said.
in the All-Ireland Football Compe- training. | ^ | Top scorer for the Lakers against
tition. All the players are almost I shall deal with these contro- Westminster was Bass with d\
invariably living and working in the versial issues as well as giving while the top scorers in the Buffalo
county for which they play and have further information about sport game were Odhiambo with 12 and
lived there all their lives. in Ireland in next week's issue. Bass with 10.
Baseball starts Spring season >»»,„.7
ful. We significantly upgraded our internally, this will equate to victo-
for the team lead with five home schedule in an effort to obtain a post nes. • *t
runs. Parry led the team initotal season berth. An 11-7 Fall campaign enabled
bases while finishing the season 4
'We want each player to be- the Lakers to take a step4in the right
with a .294 batting average. | come the best player)that he can direction. Last year the Hurst was
tfie led the team "with three become while obtaining a quality 4-5 during the Fall slate. J •• 1
triples while tying for the team high education, j* Other than that, our 4
"With 14 new players the Fall
in doubles with ten. season was crucial in allowing our
Among the most potent new- younger players to receive playing
comers are Kurt Altman, Todd 4
This year, if we put eve- time,'' Jordano says. J
McTighe and Jeff Crosta. What we were able to see then
"Obviously our three junior rything together, we will imencouraging. We are heading
college additions and our other key be very competitive. * into the Spring season cautiously,
transfers are going to strengthen the - - Joe Jordano optimistically. We look forward to
team, but three to five guys do not — — — — • the challenge." 5
make up the team," Jordano em-
phasizes. I Coach Jordano and his squad
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goals are simple. We want to im- will make its 1989
We have a 54 -game schedule prove upon last year's record (27- April 8 when the Lakers host Gan- Erie debut on
and it will take contributions from 22). However, if we accomplish the non on the Laker Park at Kanty
the entire squad for us to be success- goals and objectives we have set Village.