Volume 29, No. 13
November 14, 1997
Scott A. Miller
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NEWS
"Aliens" invading Yellowstone
"Aliens" are putting roots down in Yellowstone National Park and a Mansfield biology professor will give the details at a lecture Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Allen Lecture Hall.
Kenneth A. Meyer will explain how plant species not indigenous to the park are threatening those that naturally occur there in his talk "Plant Ecology in Yellowstone National Park."
A slide lecture, the presentation will show that of the 160 alien plant species found in Yellowstone, about 20 pose a serious threat to the animals in the park. This is largely due to competitive problems with the native vegetation eaten by the park's buffalo, elk, antelope and bighorn sheep, Meyer says. Similar problems exist outside the park, costing ranchers millions of dollars and making weed research in the West extremely important.
The lecture is prepared for a general audience and is the final presentation in the university's Fall Lecture Series. Refreshments and a discussion will follow the slide lecture.
The lecture series is sponsored by the MU Provost's Office.
Sunday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Steadman. Prize-winning composers Sy Brandon and Garrison Hull will be featured guests when the MU Symphony Orchestra and MU faculty members perform. The 3 p.m. concert features Brandon's "Celebration Overture," which won first prize in WITF-FM's 25th Anniversary International Composition Competition, as well as Hull's "Of Prayer and Praise," winner of an international composition competition sponsored by the Louisville Orchestra. Both composers will be on hand to introduce their works. Under the direction of Kenneth Sarch, music, the orchestra will also perform Copland's "Outdoor Overture" and MacDowell's "Second (Indian) Orchestral Suite." The 7 p.m. evening recital will feature two works by each composer performed by Edward Brown, piano; Joseph Murphy, saxophone; Sarch, violin; and guests Matthew Kanon on guitar and Gary Boerckel on piano. A reception to meet the composers will follow the recital.
Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Elmira. Kent Hill, retired music faculty member, will perform the 75th anniversary organ recital on the E.M. Skinner organ at Trinity. The organ was given by Elmer Dean, senior warden, in memory of his son, the Rev. John Clark Dean. The dedicatory recital was played on Nov. 25, 1922, by the renowned organist Charles Courboin. Hill will perform some of the works originally performed by Courboin during the 1922 recital.
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Sophomore running back Lee Brannon rushed for a career-high 166 yards on 35 carries, and sophomore quarterback Lucas Smith passed for two touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers to their first win of the season with a 20-7 victory over Cheyney. Cheyney (0-10 overall, 0-5 PSAC-East) jumped on the board first on the opening kickoff when James Long returned a Mountaineer fumble 19 yards for a touchdown. Mansfield (1-9 overall, 1-5 PSAC-East) tied the score when Smith connected with receiver Pete Herchik for a 34-yard touchdown with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter. Mansfield took the lead for good on a 24-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Randy Teter in the second quarter. Smith would hook up with sophomore fullback Nate Davis for an 18-yard touchdown pass just before the half, to give Mansfield a 17-7 lead at the break. The only scoring in the second half came on a 33-yard field goal by Teter, capping a 14 play 35-yard drive by the Mountaineers. Freshman linebacker Gabe Kamarousky had 12 tackles, and senior defensive back JJ Cleaver added eight tackles, two sacks and a 38-yard interception to lead the Mountaineers defense. The Mountaineers travel to Clarion for their final game of the season Saturday at 1 p.m.
Todd Stewart capped off an outstanding freshman season by finishing 26th at the NCAA Division II East Regional. Stewart posted a time of 35:42 over the 10,000 meter course behind Edinboro's Travis Kuhl's winning time of 33:55. Nearly 200 runners finished the course. Mike Lane was 77th with a time of 37:21 while Ron Mash was 195th at 45:03. Freshman Brianne Liddick took top honors for the women's team which finished 21st out of 25 teams. Liddick was 69th in the 184-runner field with a time of 21:18.
Freshman Candace Cipolla was a part of two record-breaking performances in the Mountaineers' 93-79 loss to Bloomsburg. Cipolla's time of 2:20.59, in the 200 back event, bettered her own record of 2.43.33 in a meet with Millersville earlier this week. Cipolla, Katrina Cibula, April Hart and Jamie Ragukonis teamed up to set a new school record with a time of 4:35.95, breaking the 400 medley relay record of 4.36.14. The Mountaineers (0-2 overall) will dive into action at Lycoming on Nov. 15 and at home against King's College on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m.
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