Today, the C-CUE is “a regional association of colleges and universities committed to developing and expanding the appropriate use of computing and other information technologies in undergraduate education.”

For about 20 years, Behrend has been a member of the Consortium for Computing in Undergraduate Education.  C-CUE governing board representative for Behrend, Ron Hoffman, said it was brought to Behrend because “we wanted more student involvement and came up with the student forum idea.”  The C-CUE student forum is held every spring, for any students who take interests, and this year is taking a new route as a film contest.  “In the past, students have made live presentations.

“Because of issues with travel, we decided this year to try the video format.  It is an ‘experiment.’  We’ll see how it goes.  If it is a success then we will go with videos again next year.”

The only criteria for participating require that the film relate to an IT process.  The entry form states, “Express a creative technological based solutions to a real world problem.”  Hoffman states a few presentations in the past, when presented live, were “innovative photo gallery viewer; a cost analyzer; sports management simulator and safety science simulator.”

The governing board members from each of the colleges become the judges that meet in Grove City College April 26 to review the videos together and vote.  The C-CUE cash prizes have budgeted a minimum $1,000 that will be divided up after the presentations are judged.  Hoffman encourages any students interested to submit their videos as soon as possible because the deadline is Monday.

JEN PRECHTL

editor@psu.edu

The event, planned in conjunction by Mercyhurst Student Government (MSG) and the Student Activities Council (SAC), is a student favorite, and this year will hopefully not be an exception.

The decision is a sharp turn from previous performers, which include Plain White T’s, Hellogoodbye and Sean Kingston, who are more renowned in the pop scene than the DJs set to perform this year. Both artists are known for their mash-ups, which combine various Top 40 hits into one track.

“[Top 40 hits] are songs people listen to when they go out,” SAC Chair Adam Borgman said. “We want people to come out to dance and have fun at this year’s Springfest.”

A major difference regarding this year’s announcement was the manner in which it was done. As opposed to having a reveal party like they have the past years, SAC decided to cut on costs so they could add to the production of the event itself.

“Last year for Sean Kingston, we had a low turnout. Around 30 people showed up to the reveal party and, within an hour, the entire school knew. Since the rumor mill runs at the speed of light, we decided to use that instead,” Jenna Dasciano, events coordinator for MSG said.

“We told one of our MSG Senators, Emily Carrier, who the performer was. She was the only one who knew, but we wanted to test how fast [word] spread. We really wanted people to guess who it was, so this was a great way to see it happen,” Borgman said.

Student response has mainly been positive, with students excited to see a different kind of performance at Springfest.

“It’s a hundred times better than what we’ve had in past years. I’m definitely attending the concert this year,” sophomore Brendan Mortimer said.

Sophomore Damir Demirovic expressed growing interest with the announcement of this year’s performers.

“I’ve gotten into White Panda over the last year and can’t wait to see them at Mercyhurst,” Demirovic said.

Although they have not faced any negative feedback regarding the decision, Borgman encourages students to attend MSG meetings. The meetings take place in the the MSG Chambers in the Student Union on Mondays at 8:30 p.m., and are open to the students and voice their opinions, positive or negative.

Springfest will occur Friday, May 3, and the ticket release date will be announced closer to the event.

JUAN MENDEZ

jmende03@lakers.mercyhurst.edu

“A couple of weeks ago when we were told that GE was matching [up to $20,000 in donations] we were at about $14,500,” Hennon said. “Over the past few weeks we’ve worked real hard, along with other clubs and organizations on campus, to reach that 20k goal.”

So far, THON is ahead of their scheduled goal. They’re predicting to break the $20,000 goal well before THON weekend.

“When I tallied our total up this morning, I was shocked,” Hennon said. “We’ve beaten last year’s total, and with GE’s donation, this will be the most Behrend has ever raised for THON. We’re encouraging students, faculty and staff and alumni to get behind the fight so we can get over $40,000 THON this weekend.”

Every year, the Behrend THON committee makes a specific goal to work toward. This year’s goal may be doubled with GE’s potential donations, but THON doesn’t plan on stopping there.  They have set up a network of fundraisers with several companies in order to reach the $20,000 on schedule.

“THON sent out letters to companies asking for donations as well as other individuals within THON. We sold T-shirts and had a fundraiser at Pizza Hut. SAAC raised around $1,100 for us through penny wars,” Hennon said.

“It’s exciting to know we are so close to reaching the $20,000,” Piatek said. “We have another fundraiser that will be coming up in the next couple of weeks that will help us come close, plus all the donations that we are still getting.”

GE’s potential donation will support children who are battling cancer. Employees at GE will also benefit from the THON / GE partnership.

Money raised solely by THON fundraisers is added to the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The funds will support research and treatments that are not covered by insurance.

The main event for THON is on Feb. 16 at University Park in the Bryce Jordan Center. This will kick off the 46-hour dance marathon hosted annually by Penn State students and faculty.

Since 1977, THON has raised more than $89 million for cancer related treatments and research.

ANDREW MOULTON

editor@psu.edu

The Waste Not program at Behrend has partnered with the Erie City Mission in a dual effort to rid campus of impractical waste and to help those in need through the winter. Waste Not is run through Behrend’s Newman Association – a Catholic led organization involved with community service and other social events. The Waste Not plan is to collect food from Dobbins that would otherwise end up as a new addition to the Erie landfill.

Junior Stephen Galdo is one of several students who brought the Waste Not program to life. Last fall semester, Galdo worked as a supervisor at Dobbins. He saw thousands of pounds of good food thrown away and decided to take action.

“I used to hate being in charge of throwing out the leftover food. I had always complained about it while working there, but now I felt like it was time to do something. It was time to give some of that food to someone who needed it,” Galdo said.

Galdo met with friends, Behrend administration and science instructor Ann Quinn to jump start the program at Behrend.

Dan Quigley is the director of operations at the Erie City Mission. He says although the program has taken a year to start, the donations from Behrend are already making a huge impact in the community.

“I’m overjoyed with the donations from Behrend. It’s the right thing to do. The holidays are particularly trying for the poor and needy, so we do whatever we can to help,” Quigley said.

The Erie City Mission typically distributes 14,000 meals per month. Among those meals are the leftover ziti, tilapia, macaroni and cheese and desserts from Dobbins dining hall.

Student organizations at Behrend volunteer their evenings to pick up the pre-packaged food from Dobbins. The organization then transports the food to the Erie City Mission where they store the leftovers in a cooling unit. The food is reheated the next day.

“What’s great about this relationship (with Behrend) is the quality assurance of the food that comes here. I would not do this with some other organizations,” Quigley said.

Waste Not’s goal is to eventually help other homeless shelters such as E.U.M.A. They also plan to organize an event where students can serve the homeless and later dine with them. Galdo says he’d like to see the Waste Not program expand to Bruno’s.

“It’s such a blessing to watch Penn State Behrend make a difference in the community. We are helping feed the homeless and at the same time reducing our waste expenses. It’s a win- win situation,” Galdo said. “I hope this program really inspires the campus to continue its outreach to the Erie community and make a difference.”

ANDREW MOULTON

editor@psu.edu

“I know the cheapest place to fix screens is at the mall where they charge $90 for that,” Kedzior said.

Kedzior knew he had the ability to do that himself, and he could do it for less.  He decided to start a personal business where he fixes broken screens for people.  He got the idea when he saw so many people using iPhones with cracked screens.

“I’d say one in every five people I see with an iPhone has a broken screen that needs to be fixed,” Kedzior said.

Fixing an iPhone 4 screen isn’t something anybody can do.  It wasn’t this way with the iPhone 3.  The screen was the first part that came off on the iPhone 3.  This made it easy to replace.  Kedzior used to fix iPhone 3 screens for friends and family just because they needed it.  Now, the iPhone 4 is out, and the screen is the last piece that comes off the phone.

“[Apple] realized that people were replacing broken screens easily so they decided to make this model much more complicated.  Now, you have to take apart the whole phone in order to get to the screen.  There are at least 50 screws you have to take out,” Kedzior said.

The iPhone 4 is one of the top selling products of the Apple Company.  Apple charges $200 to replace broken screens or parts.  Steve says he does it for $60.

For a college student, $60 might still sound like a lot of money, but that money isn’t all profit for Kedzior.  He uses that money to buy new parts that he is going to replace.

Kedzior asks his customers what needs fixed and which model the iPhone is.  When he gets that information, he goes online and orders the parts for that phone.

After he gets the parts, he meets the customer on campus and replaces the part of the phone that was broken in about an hour.  It wasn’t always so easy for him to replace broken parts.

“The first phone I worked on took me about an hour and a half to fix, but now I have a piece of paper with all the parts labeled so I can take apart the whole phone and fix it in about 40 minutes,” Kedzior said.

Kedzior says he gets some good experience doing this type of work, but he isn’t looking for a career in fixing iPhone screens.  He wants to work for a successful company as a software engineer.

PAUL BURYKIN

editor@psu.edu

The purpose of THON, as stated on www.thon.org, is “to conquer pediatric cancer by providing outstanding emotional and financial support to the children, families, researchers and staff of the Four Diamonds Fund, an organization that is used to help families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer.”

Although THON is an event held at University Park, students at Behrend are doing what they can to make an impact at this event.

A THON committee has been created on campus and is sending two students to University Park to dance during THON.

Right now, this group of students is working hard in order to raise as much money as possible to donate to the cause. The Behrend students dancing crazily on Peach Street in rain or shine are students from the THON committee canning to raise money.

One weekend alone, they raised $3,091.89, and they seem to be raising more money every time they fundraise.

Not only does Behrend help raise money and send students up to participate in THON, but they allow students who are not able to go to University Park to get a taste of what THON is like, and donate to the cause if they please.

They do this through a program called 24 For A Cure, also known as 24FAC. 24FAC is “a 24-hour no-sit, no-sleep dance marathon” held right here in Erie Hall.

This year’s 24FAC started on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. and ended 24 hours later.

Dancing is not the only event to participate in at 24FAC; there will also be “games of Bingo, Penn State Hour, video games and much more.”

All of the funds collected at 24FAC go directly to the Four Diamonds Fund. The Behrend THON committee has already raised an amount of money that has surpassed last year’s total for 24FAC.

LEXIE PELCHEN

editor@psu.edu

Latifi and Loshaj came to Erie through the International Institute when they were forced out of their native country of Kosova, or “Kosovo” as it is called by The West.

“Kosova is the second newest country after South Sudan. It was a province of Yugoslavia at the time, now called Serbia. The Serbians claimed it for themselves. Yugoslavia was mostly Christian while the Kosova province was mostly Muslim,” Loshaj said.

In 1999, the Serbians invaded Latifi’s hometown, Gjilan, in May and told her and her family they had 24 hours to leave the country. Latifi said it happened without warning.

“We heard it happening in other cities around, like Drenica, but we lived in a really small town of around 400-500 people. We didn’t expect it,” Latifi said.

“The Serbs wanted to take over. They wanted the Serbians to stay and kick out the Albanians. They threatened to burn down our houses if we stayed. I know people who took their scarves off to try and blend in,” Latifi said.

She compares the tragedy to World War II.

“They cut my hair so I looked like a boy. They raped women. It was like WWII in Japan. It was the same thing, but it’s not known since it’s a small country,” Latifi said.

She remembers hiding in her uncle’s basement when the Serbians came to take her and her family.

“My cousin, who was mute, saw them coming and warned us, and we went to my cousin’s house and hid underground. It was all because of a baby that started crying that they found us. Then the dogs came and divided the men and women. I remember my grandma grabbing a Serbian officer and saying ‘please don’t kill my son,’” Latifi said.

They were taken to a taxi station where they were told to leave the town or be killed. However, Latifi was not afraid.

“I wasn’t scared. I was intrigued. I wanted to be one of them wearing uniforms and holding guns – I was nine years old,” Latifi said.

The Latifi family went back to their house, where they played “hide under the sofer” in case the officers were to come again. The sofer is their equivalent to the dining table.

They spent the night packing very little and left the next morning for Macedonia.

Loshaj’s story is not much different from Latifi’s.

The Serbians came to take Loshaj and her family on her birthday.

“You could see the Serbian tanks from far away,” Loshaj said.

The Loshaj family moved from house to house for months until they, too, ended up in Macedonia. There, they stayed with a family for half a year.

Upon escaping to refugee camps in Macedonia, both Loshaj and Latifi, along with their families, lived in tents for the next couple of months.

“Since it was so crowded in the tent, I slept outside and then got soaked because it rained,” Latifi said. “Imagine living in a little tiny tent for 16 people.”

After months living in the tents, their parents got the chance to move to another country. Both families got chosen to go to the United States.

The Latifi family was initially brought to Fort Dix, a military base in New Jersey. They got acquainted with a family that was later taken to the International Institute in Erie. The family requested the institute to bring the Latifi family to Erie and within a month there was a bus full of the Latifi family headed to Erie.

The Loshaj family had already been there a month when the Latifi family had arrived. They were excited for everything that awaited them in the United States.

“It was like our golden ticket. We came in 1999 and didn’t know a word of English. I picked it up really fast. I went to ESL classes for only one year. I felt so smart.” Loshaj said.

“The first thing I remember saying was ‘are you OK?’ when a girl had gotten hurt, and that’s only because everyone around her was saying that, so I did, too.”

The change in the environment was drastic for both the families.

“It was weird because we never had houses close to each other,” Loshaj said.

It was different for Latifi’s family, many of them went back to Kosova when the war ended, including her grandparents.

If given the choice, both Latifi’s and Loshaj’s parents would move back to their homeland if it were not for their kids.

“My parents want to move back, but all their kids are here–it’s for the better,” Latifi said.

“My parents sacrificed everything to be here. My dad used to be a chemistry teacher and did what he loved. My mom was a doctor. Then they came to America where their degrees didn’t count. My dad works as an inspector and my mom works at Wal-Mart. It breaks my heart,” Loshaj said.

“I wanted to go to school a little farther away, but my mom just looked at me and said ‘please don’t leave me.’”

Both Loshaj and Latifi are happy for the opportunity they have been given in America and are making sure they finish their education and make their parents proud.

They are both seniors who attend Behrend. Latifi is majoring in the general arts and sciences and Loshaj in international business and finance. They both hope to continue their education and at least get their masters.

Even though the war kicked Albanians out of their home country, it has led Loshaj and Latifi to greener pastures. The war is bittersweet for both of them.

“If things didn’t happen the way they did, we wouldn’t be here. I’m happy to have gotten the experiences. It makes me more curious and open minded. It gives me more advantages and perspectives,” Latifi said.

“It’s different here because in Kosovo, you would make about $2,000 a year even after working 12 hours a day. The war was a blessing in disguise,” Loshaj said.

PUJA MAZUMDER

editor@psu.edu

Just walking around Old Main and Egan Dining Hall throughout the day can seem a little creepy with the statues that seem to be staring you straight in the eye and the elevator older than your parents in Egan. Now imagine staying in these buildings until the next morning. The Merciad staff took on the frightening task and stayed in the connecting buildings until 3 a.m. to observe if anything eerie might occur.

The night started off after a tedious assembly of the latest issue of the Merciad around 11 p.m. We all met up in the main lobby of Old Main, awaiting for the night to take off. The decision was then made to split up in groups and continue our adventure.

Walking through halls of Old Main we ran into a cleaning lady who gave her insight on the matter of whether the campus was haunted.

“No, I haven’t seen anything spooky in this building, but those that clean in Baldwin Hall have told me they have there,” Denise Snyder said.

As we continued our adventure we found some very creepy locations in the buildings. Headed to the lowest level of Egan we found a creepy, tiny door. It was unknown what was on the other side, but by the looks of it, I didn’t really want to know.

Near the mysterious door we came across a room that resembled a scene of a slaughter film. Water was dripping and a filthy staircase that led to another unknown room. We peered up most of the stairs, but decided going much further was not an option. The situation was getting a little too creepy for our liking.

Soon we reunited with the rest of the crew, who had not experienced anything too spooky, just also shared some creepy atmospheres. Then it was time for Ouija to begin.
The best reading occurred in the girl’s bathroom in Egan. Sports editor Joe Chiodo and entertainment editor Mat Anderson volunteered to see what ghosts they could conjure.

As the game begins you ask the spirit if they are from the sun or the moon, meaning if they are a good or bad spirit. The spirit let us know it was from the sun, meaning it was a good spirit, and that it was a female. The question of her name was then asked. We all stared in awe as the triangular plastic piece spelled out N-O-R-A.

Things were starting to feel real as the propeller fan went crazy in the corner of the bathroom. Nora then revealed she had died in 1946 and still remained on campus for revenge. She told us she sought out revenge from her brother Duncan who had killed someone. That was enough information for us, as we then wished the spirit goodbye.

Our experience in Old Main and Egan was a very creepy one just as many other students have experienced throughout their time as a student on campus.

Sophomore Michael Starry recalls the time he became a believer of Mercyhurst being haunted.

“I was walking into Old Main and heard the piano playing, but didn’t see anyone playing it,” Starry said.

Senior Abby Robinson shared a similar story when she was participating in phone-a-thon calling.

“As we were all in the room for the phone-a-thon a gust of wind blew throughout the room and all of the papers and pens flew off the desk, but all of the windows were closed. We all freaked out and got out of there immediately,” Robinson said.

Others just hope to have a paranormal experience before they leave the university.

“Unfortunately, I’ve never had any scary encounters on campus,” said Chris Gaertner, a junior ambassador. “I totally believe that Mercyhurst is haunted and would love to have some sort of scary encounter on campus. I’ve walked around late at night by myself, went to all the haunted places alone, and have even participated in a séance freshman year, but still have never had an encounter with the paranormal.

“I’m holding out hope though. I want to have a scary encounter before I graduate next year.”

Several well-known stories exist around campus. Many of which are told at Haunted ’Hurst each year. One of the most well-known tales is the story of the ring.

The legend states that many years ago a couple was engaged at Mercyhurst. The man proposed and gave her a ring for their engagement right before he was shipped off to war. While he was away at war, the woman received a telegram stating that her husband-to-be was killed in battle. The woman was devastated, removed her ring and became a Sister of Mercy. She then placed the ring on the statue of baby Jesus in the chapel, as a symbol that Jesus was now her true love.

A few years later her love returned and she discovered he was still alive. Unfortunately, she was now a sister and was unable to marry him. Hysterical, she made the rash decision to hang herself in the tower of Old Main. Since then, the rumor continues that she haunts the building and that the ring is cursed.

It is rumored an engaged Mercyhurst student decided to steal the ring years later to wear it when her fiancé arrived to visit her at the college. The day of his expected arrival, she answered the telephone while wearing the ring to hear the terrible news that her fiancé had died in a freak automobile accident.

Ambassador and senior Aldyn Stewart has celebrated Haunted ’Hurst for several years. Her favorite is the tale of the sister’s body in the South Parlor in Old Main.

The room was used in the past as a space to store the deceased as a viewing room. One day a deceased sister was placed inside the room in her coffin for the night. When the sisters had returned the next morning they found that the coffin was empty. The two main doors were open and footprints were found leading away from the room. The mystery was never solved of what exactly happened, but the doors have remained permanently closed since.

Many wonder if these stories are just stories, but Stewart is a believer of the tales.

“I totally believe parts of Mercyhurst are haunted especially after taking a Ouija board to random spots around campus my freshman year,” said Stewart. I had never believed in that kind of stuff but after experiencing some weird things that my logical and rational brain couldn’t explain, I guess it kind of just stuck and now many places on campus creep me out at night and I find myself walking through them quickly.”

Whether the tales are true or not the Haunted ’Hurst event is still one enjoyed by all. It gets everyone in the holiday spirit for Halloween and adds character to our school.

“I love the uniqueness of the Haunted ’Hurst event and how it brings the community together for some seasonal fun with the twist of history. I enjoy working it and having the opportunity to make it fun, and a little scary, but mostly fun,” Joe Pudlick, a senior ambassador, said.

STACY SKIAVO

sskiav35@lakers.mercyhurst.edu

October is dedicated to sexual and domestic violence awareness, so it was fitting that a speaker came to the Reed Union Building to talk about this issue.

In 1932, right before WWII had started, the only women that “worked” in these “comfort stations” were prostitutes.  But as the world sank deeper into the war, that category broadened to young girls from Asian countries because they were considered cleaner and didn’t have as much risk for STDs.

It was thought that if the soldiers were having sex they would fight better and become more focused. This dehumanization was only a form of sexual relief.

Although this is a hard topic to speak about for these women, after decades of silence they found the strength to talk about their experiences.

In most cases, the women who fell victim to this war crime had never spoken out about their experiences for fear that, even 70 years later, it would ruin their family’s reputation.  Many women wouldn’t even tell their own children or husbands for fear they might see them differently.

Because this topic is so personal, Hsiung worked with a small crew and always connected with the women on a certain level before asking them any questions about their experiences to avoid being invasive.

Hsiung described these women’s stories as “quite unbelievable” and felt that they were very powerful because sexual violence is still a problem today.

She feels her documentary is “not a historical document” because these issues are as real today as they were during WWII.

The documentary is a “journey of women fighting against shame, their family, their government, and themselves.”

After Hsiung had interviewed these victims, she shared their stories with young women from today’s generation and recorded their reactions to show the stories’ impact.  The reaction was as expected; it “blew them away,” Hsiung said.

They were inspired and “admired their strength, bravery, and courage,” while feeling “sympathetic and empathetic,” Hsiung said.

But most important, the girls felt that these comfort women should “have no shame.” Their stories were life-changing and very relatable to many struggles that women face today.

Hsiung said she never planned on making a documentary but after spending two weeks in Shanghai in 2009 and meeting these women, she made a short teaser in Canada.  Her audience and viewers encouraged her to turn it into a film.

She confessed to feeling guilty that she’s put off finishing the film, but feels it is necessary to perfect the film for these women that became her “grandmothers.”

She is still very close with them today.  Hsiung hopes to have her film completed this time next year after making “people feel what I felt.”

JEN PRECHTL

editor@psu.edu

The extent of the disciplinary action is a confidential matter by federal law, college officials said. The names of the students and the action taken cannot be revealed.

What officials can say is that on Monday, Oct. 31, Residence Life received a tip that two students were storing several guns and ammunition in a college apartment.

Possessing weapons of any kind on campus by a student is a violation of college rules.

Police and Safety and the Residence Life staff reacted immediately to the tip and searched the apartment to confirm the report.

According to Gerard Tobin, vice president of student life, the weapons were confiscated on sight, and the students were questioned about them.

The weapons were military-style firearms that were disassembled, locked and stored separately.

According to one person close to the investigation, one of the students had hundreds of rounds of ammunition and the other had about two dozen rounds. The ammunition was kept separate from the guns.

Residence Life and Police and Safety examined the scene and determined that the students did not pose a real threat to the students or to the community, Tobin said.

The students were very cooperative throughout the entire incident and are going through the student conduct procedure, Tobin said. The students were suspended until their punishment was determined. Just what the punishment is, cannot be reported, Tobin said.

After questioning, it was concluded the guns in the apartment were not a danger, but rather the students had made a poor judgment call by storing them there, Tobin said.

An email was sent out to all students three days after the incident to inform students of what had occurred and let them know there was no potential threat to them on campus.

“I was just upset it took Mercyhurst so long to come out and tell us about it,” sophomore Angela Staszak said.

“First I heard it through word of mouth and then on the local news.

“It upset me to think Mercyhurst didn’t tell us because I’d hope they would have our best interests at heart.”

The Student Handbook, which can be found on the portal, says: “Weapons of any kind are strictly prohibited. Use or possession of any item on campus that could jeopardize the health and/or safety of the community is prohibited.

The College reserves the right to determine whether a specific object jeopardizes the health and/or safety of the community.”

Punishments listed in the handbook include a $350 fine, 70 hours of community restitution and disciplinary probation.

Also listed are “possible counseling assessment, possible removal from college housing, possible suspension, possible expulsion, possible arrest and prosecution.”

According to one source close to the investigation, one of the students was suspended from campus during the winter term.

He can take classes remotely during the winter term and return to campus in the spring.

“On one hand this was a really unfortunate occurrence,” Tobin said. “Anytime there are perceptions that people could be in a dangerous situation, we always want to avoid it.

“The upside is we live in a community that tries to take care of one another.”

Tobin termed a local news station’s coverage of the matter “highly dramatized,” particularly in characterizing students as being upset and feeling unsafe.

The station’s linking of gun violence in the inner city to the Mercyhurst matter was also unsubstantiated in any way, Tobin said.

“I did not feel threatened by the gun incident on campus,” sophomore Megan Banizewski said. “I didn’t think the situation would turn into anything dangerous.”

Asked if it would be possible for students to store guns for hunting or recreational purposes at the Police and Safety office, Chief Robert Kuhn said, “No, we do not have the facility to safely store weapons here on campus.”

STACY SKIAVO

sskiav35@lakers.mercyhurst.edu