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August 29, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES YEAR OF THE INTERNET PROGRAM
A grant from the State System of Higher Education will enable Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania to put more faculty and staff in touch with the Internet. The grant funds a year­
long program called the Year of the Internet that will demonstrate how the Internet can be used
as a resource tool.
In announcing the grant, Edinboro President Foster Diebold said, “As educators, we must
chart our way on the Information Superhighway and equip students and graduates with the skills
needed to adjust to rapid technological change, and hopefully, contribute positively to that
change.”
Andrew Lawlor, interim vice president for academic programs, said the Year of the
Internet will make it easier to learn how to use the Internet and discover what resources are
available through the world-wide computer network. The ultimate purpose of the program is to
improve educational opportunities in liberal arts, physical sciences and education.
“While access to the Internet has been available on Edinboro’s campus since January
1993,” said Lawlor, “the amount of material available, as well as a variety of access methods,
can be daunting to both novices and experts. We want to make faculty and staff comfortable with
using the Internet and eventually get their students interested as well.”
The University plans a number of methods for demonstrating the Internet’s capabilities.
Using the Baron-Forness Library and the Computing and Communications Center, the
University will offer more than a dozen training sessions, issue an Internet newsletter, and create
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an Internet users group. The key to developing interest in the program, Lawlor believes, is to
focus on the resources available in specific subject areas, rather than treating the issue of Internet
access as simply learning a set of skills.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO GRAD FACES CHALLENGE AS PITTSBURGH’S FINANCE CHIEF
Paul Hennigan has a very difficult assignment - rescue a city that has had deficits as high
as $20 million for three years in a row. A 1983 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
Hennigan is the finance director for the city of Pittsburgh. He was hired by newly-elected mayor
Tom Murphy earlier this year to help turn the city’s budgetary problems around. It won’t be easy.
Hennigan has as good a chance of pulling it off as anyone. Since leaving Edinboro with a
degree in political science, he has assembled a mixture of education and experience that serves
him quite well in city hall. He earned a master’s degree in public administration from the
University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in 1986. He was
accepted into the prestigious Pennsylvania Management Intern Program in Harrisburg, an
intensive 12-month training program through the governor’s office of administration. He was
one of only 18 people selected from graduate schools throughout Pennsylvania. Each was given
six-week assignments in eight different areas of state government. The year-long program
covered the last six months of the Thornburgh administration and the first six months of the
Casey administration.
“It was an incredible exposure,” said Hennigan. “We were given consulting assignments
where we experienced applying theory to policy analysis. I really learned how to do policy and
management analysis.”
Following that experience he was hired by Carnegie Mellon University as a senior
management analyst in the School of Urban and Public Affairs. During his four years there he
worked with Allegheny County as a project manager for the strategic planning process.
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“We did a comprehensive analysis of all 36 departments in the county. All goals and
objectives were tied to the budget. When we were finished they knew the cost of every project
and what they were getting for their money. It gave them a tool to reduce expenditures and to do
it wisely.”
Salvatore Sirabella, then director of administration and chief clerk for Allegheny County,
hired Hennigan to be his executive assistant. When Sirabella joined Mayor Murphy this year as
deputy mayor for government operations, he encouraged Hennigan to apply for finance director.
The first thing Hennigan did as director was to send each of the 130 workers in his
department a copy of Mayor Murphy’s philosophy - a philosophy that was very different from
the way things had been done in the past. Hennigan’s job was to get the department to adjust to
the Mayor’s philosophy.
From his first day on the job Hennigan knew the department would have to change the
way it did business. He hired a quality control manager to facilitate the changes and instructed
the employees to document how everything was done. He began tearing down organizational
walls that put people into boxes, preventing them from being more productive. Such
bureaucratic rigidity hurt the department earlier this year when the person responsible for issuing
wage tax refunds got sick for several weeks. No one else could pick up the slack, and the checks
were not sent out.
When Hennigan arrived the city was using three sets of financial data - one each from
the controller, the budget office and the finance department. Now there is just one set of data.
“Technology in the department is very behind,” said Hennigan. “We still don’t have a
good accounting system.”
Hennigan knows it will take more than technology to solve Pittsburgh’s budgetary
problems. In the short term the city will be forced to continue downsizing and contracting out
more services to reduce spending. Much of the problem is demographics. The city has been
losing population for decades while trying to support a massive infrastructure.
“The mayor’s long-term solution is to grow the city - increase the revenue base. Because
Pittsburgh cannot expand its borders, it must develop its river fronts,” said Hennigan.
One of the hottest debates going on in Pittsburgh this summer is the city’s role in
keeping Pirates baseball in town, which included an $8 million loan from the Murphy
administration. “The lease between the stadium and the Pirates is of keen interest in city hall.
The $8 million is not a long-term solution. We are saying to them ‘major league baseball has two
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years to get its act together, or small markets like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and Seattle are going to
disappear.’ The Mayor thought it was important to make the offer to the Pirates,” he said.
Hennigan got his start in budgets and governments while a student at Edinboro. He was
elected president of the Student Government Association (SGA) in the middle of his junior year.
During his term the student government constitution was amended to allow SGA to put aside
one third of its budget to support athletics. SGA also funded the refurbishing of the student
union which included a fireplace and restaurant, and the purchase of a 28-passenger varsity
cruiser.
Following graduation, Hennigan worked for a few months as an admissions recruiter for
the University. It was Edinboro President Foster F. Diebold who advised him to go on to grad
school. “He convinced me that grad school was the way to go.”
Although Hennigan routinely puts in 12-hour days at the office, he does find time for his
family and a social life. He and his wife Colleen, who works for Allegheny General Hospital,
are in the process of moving to Pittsburgh’s north side and are expecting their first child in
November.
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By THOMAS OLSON
DOWNTOWN — Paul Hennigan could be a
Ginton cltme, a caitxan copy of Mayor Mur­
phy or a character straight out of “Reinvent­
ing Government,” the White House’s
governing Bible.
What he is, in fact, is Rttsburgh’s new fi­
nance director and treasurer who will oversee
the city’s $345 million curating budget The
articulate 32-year-old is most definitely a pro­
ponent of recasting city government as a more
responsive or­
ganization.
Paul Hennigan
“The first
Finance director,
thing that at­
Pittsburgh^
tracted me to this
32 years old ►
job was reading
what was then
Mr. Hennigan, while
working for Allegheny
Tom Murphy’s
County, began tracking
campaign man­
government budgets by
ual,” Mr. Henni­
examining programs,
gan said of “City
rather than line items. >■
Management in
the Murphy Administration: A Customer-First
Approach.”
“It blew me away that some guy running
for mayor shared the same philosophies (of
government) that I have,” he said.
Asked to elaborate, Mr. Hennigan has little
trouble ticking off the tenets of modem mu­
nicipal government The Pittsburgh bcM^n and
bred bureaucrat rattles off such concepts as:
• Customer-service orientati<»!.
• Emphasis on quality.
• A highly participatory/bottom-up style of
government
While many of the Murphy administra­
tion’s staffers embrace such new thinking as
government guide posts, many denizens of the
smoke-filled room no doubt dismiss the ap­
proach as so much M.B.A.-babble.
“I had a suspicion of him when he worked
for (Carnegie Mellon University) in 1988,”
said Salvatore Sirabella, former director of
administration and chief clerk for Allegheny
County. Now the city’s deputy mayor for gov­
ernment operations, Mr. Sirabella hired Mr.
Hennigan to consult with the county in 1988.
“Initially, you see a kid from a university
come in and try to run things,” said Mr. Sira­
bella. “But he convinced (county officials) he
was there to help them. And he convinced
them of his credibility and his expertise, and
they learned to trust Wm.”
deferring the private life, Mr. Hennigan
likely will represent a contrast to his prettecessor, Ben Hayllar, who doubled as a MaslofT administration spokesman.
For instance, when auditors told the Mur­
phy administration of a steep financial short­
fall in mid-March, Mr. Hennigan privately
encouraged the mayor to step frxwaid imme­
diately to disclose the findings in a press con­
ference. But when that event todc place, Mr.
Hennigan stood quitely beside the mayor and
Mr. Sirabella, “just to make sure what they
said was accurate.” Then, Mr. Hennigan
slipped out of the gathering.
“I have no desire to be a spdeesman for
the city,” he said.
In his new capacity as finance director, Mr.
Hennigan again needs to earn die trust of a
legion of employees in a new administration.
As finance (tirector, one of his charges is to
reassess the functions of some 130 woricers in
his department and to redefine their responsi­
bilities to the “customer,” namely, the tax­
payers.
“It’s clear to me what we need to do here
is re-engineer city government,” said Mr.
Hennigan. “We need to tear down otganiza-

Paul Hennigan, Pittsburgh’s finance director, said he will bring efficiency to the city’s financial
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tion walls and set up teams to accomplish
that”
His role has been made even more chal­
lenging with the recent disclosure that Pitts­
burgh’s deficit is actually several times larger
than it was when the Murphy administration
took office in January. Results of a prelimi­
nary, independent audit show diat shtWall is
actually about $27 million, not die $5 million
first drought
“Our biggest challenge — and this is going
to sound so trendy — is to become a highly
efficient operation,” said Mr. Hennigan. Spe­
cifically, he cites the need to:
• Reduce workers’ compensation and health
care costs.
•Return tax-delinquent real estate to the
tax rolls.
• Improve collection procedures.
• Improve the departments’ — indeed, all
of city government’s — computer capabili­
ties.
“It’s incredible diat fra- an organization this
size, I can’t call up on the computer screen
our financial situation,” he said in unmasked
disgust
“I could do it at the county, on a mondily
and a quarterly basis,” he said. “But here, I
can’t do it, and that’s a disgrace.”
Mr. Hennigan is literally a student of gov­
ernment going back to his days in high
school in die North Hills, said Trudy Wil­
liams, quality coordinator for the finance de­
partment
She recalled ho’v, as a classmate, Mr. Hen­
nigan was active in student government and a

“civic-minded person” — much like Mayor
Murprfiy, who headed a North Side develop­
ment group prior to his years in the state leg­
islature before becoming Pittsburgh’s mayor.
Mr. Hennigan was involved in civic projects,
as well as volunteering for the Red Cross dur­
ing the summer months, she said.
“Paul is a very above-board person who
tells it like it is,” said Ms. Williams, whom
Mr. Hennigan hired.
“He is very diplomatic and he understands
bodi sides of an issue,” she said.
Trim and athletic, Mr. Hennigan enjoys lift­
ing weights and exercising on a cross-country
ski machine. Formeriy a runner, he now is an
avid swimmer.
Mr. Hennigan can trace his government
bent from high school onward. He received
his bachelor of arts degree in political science
and communications from Edinbcm Univer­
sity of Pennsylvania in 1983 and earned a
master’s degree in public administration from
the Graduate School of Public and Interna­
tional Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh
in 1986. He then interned for one year with
the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Ad­
ministration.
Mr. Hennigan’s longest assignment was
with Allegheny County from 1988 to 1992^ as
a senior management analyst for CMU’s Coa­
lition to Improve Management in State and
Itocal Government There, he performed an
entire analysis of all 36 county government
departments, identifying all their functions,
measuring performance and extensively eval­
uating the cost of those functions.

Students from Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse High School took part this summer in the George
Westinghouse Science and Math Program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The program,
which was taught by professors from the University’s physics and technology department, gave
students the opportunity to conduct college-level research. Receiving certificates upon
completion of the program were: (first row 1-r) Jamie Grace, Renita Moore, Camille Patton,
Ardene Roach, (second row) Fred Barker, Devin Brock, Charles Barnett.

EDINBORO- Dr. John Fleischauer/^Ck^HBV, provost and vice president for
academic affairs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Li Qing
Zhen, president of Jinan University in the Peoples' Republic of China,
formalize the agreement that links the two universities in a "sister
schools" relationship.

The original terms of the academic linkage

were concluded in China earlier this year by Edinboro University President
Foster F. Diebold.

The agreement — whic^ calls for the exchange of

to the linkage Edinboro has maintained with China's Zibo College since
1987 as an outgrowth of the "sister cities" relationship between the cities
of Erie and Zibo.

Jinan University is located in the City of Jinan, the

capital of China's Shandong Province.
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August 22, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO PROFESSOR NAMED DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR
Dr. James R. Flynn, chairperson of the educational services department at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, recently received the Distinguished Educator Award from the
Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Inc. (IDEA).
A participant in the 27th annual IDEA Fellows Program for outstanding school
administrators, Flynn was recognized for his dedication to the improvement of education and
named to the Academy of Fellows.
IDEA is the longest continuing in-service program for school administrators in the
nation. Over the years, the Fellows Program has provided professional development for more
than 8,000 participants from North America and overseas. IDEA was established in 1965 by the
Kettering Foundation of Dayton to encourage constructive change and excellence in elementary
and secondary schools.
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August 18, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 1994-95 GALLERY EXHIBITS
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery will host seven art exhibitions
during the 1994-95 academic year. The public is invited to attend the traditional 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday evening opening receptions.
The first exhibition opens on September 7 with selections form the University’s
Permanent Art Collection. This special show emphasizes old and new 20th century masters with
a special focus on recent acquisitions. Featured are famous artists - Matisse, Picasso, Chagall,
Rouault, Dali, Chaim Gross, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Mel Ramos - and not-so-famous
artists who have achieved national or regional recognition. Highlights of the exhibition include a
suite of color silkscreen prints by the Neo-Plastic abstract artist Ilya Bolotowsky, two prints by
Paraguan artists Osvaldo Salerno and Josefina Pla, a large ceramic platter by the famous clay
artist Peter Voulkis, and an Ektacolor print by Detroit photographer Bill Sanders. A folk-art
talent is part of the appeal of Peter Minchell’s two watercolor and ink pieces, “Amazon with
Sunrise” and “Lucifer Cast into Hell.”
That show will be followed by an exhibition that showcases the talents of the Edinboro
University art department. Opening on October 5, the show is a wide variety of media and styles
that showcases the work of talented artists-teachers who have won honors and recognition
throughout the United States.
“Power, Landscapes, Desperation, and Hope” opens November 2. A three-artist
photography exhibition, this show concerns itself with social concerns and issues. This is one of
several provocative exhibitions meant to stimulate viewer thinking and aesthetic appreciation.
The “Three Painters” show which opens December 17 looks at paintings of traditional
subjects - still life, landscape, and figuration - in formats that are different and innovative.
Drama, story, memory, place, and focused reality are all addressed in this exhibition.
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1994-95 GALLERY EXHIBITS, continued

Natalia Raphael’s “Excavations,” opening February 1, goes beyond art categories to
elicit strong viewer responses. The human body is presented in an unusual, and possibly
disturbing, way.
On March 1, the Gallery will host a large group exhibition of work by artists from a
Texas-based women’s art organization. Many different kinds of art are included in this show to
provide stimulation for every viewer.
The season will conclude with the Art Student Exhibition, an undergraduate and graduate
show running from April 12 through May 6. In this jury-selected exhibition, the artwork
demonstrates the considerable diversity and creativity of Edinboro University’s art students.
Bruce gallery is located on the ground floor of Doucette Hall on the Edinboro campus.
Hours are 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to
9:00 p.m. For additional information, call 814-732-2513 or 2406.
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EDINBORO GRADUATE HELPING AREA LAND OWNERS PRODUCE TIMBER
Ed Morris doesn’t look like Paul Bunyan and he doesn’t have a blue ox named Babe, but
he is as at home striding through the hardwood forests of northwestern Pennsylvania as the
mythical lumberjack. Morris, a 1989 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is vice
president for G & R Logging of Spartansburg, a company his father founded in 1947.
On any given day, Morris is likely to be out in his pickup truck, scouting out sources of
timber, knocking on doors, offering his services to thousands of small landowners in Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania. He is looking for wood for the furniture industry: beech and hickory for
chair and stool legs, maple and oak for furniture solids, and the most sought after wood in the
market - cherry, a tree especially prized for its veneer. “It’s a hot ticket,” said Morris. “It’s been
hot for two or three years.”
Northwestern Pennsylvania is the nation’s hardwood capital, but it is one of the least
understood of the area’s industries, even by local residents who have hardwoods on their
properties. Morris said finding good trees is the easiest part of his job. The hardest part is
convincing landowners that harvesting those trees is in their best interests.
“People don’t know enough about their trees or loggers to trust someone,” he said. “They
know they have trees, but they don’t know which ones are valuable or who they should call to
cut them. There’s so much negative propaganda out there. People think: ‘loggers are bad, they
kill the spotted owl.’”

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Publicity about the clear-cutting of vast forest areas in the Pacific northwest has made
many people wary of loggers and the damage logging might cause to their property. Morris
frowns on logging companies that buy up all the useable timber on a property and cut it all down
without regard to how long it will take to grow back or what the land will look like when it is
done.
“That’s not the way we do it,” said Morris. “The biggest difference between us and other
timber crews is that most timber crews are paid by the thousand - the unit of measure for
trucking, insurance and labor. Those guys are only interested in getting out as many trees as they
can. The more logs they get out in a day the more money they get. We pay our crews by the day.
My father figured out a long time ago that if you pay them by the day you get a totally different
outlook from your people. We’re more interested in taking our time, doing it right, and doing a
better quality job.”
The philosophy Morris has - the one his father had when he started the business with a
crosscut saw and a team of horses - is that a wood lot is a long-term investment which should be
tended over many years the way a garden is tended every day. A clear-cut forest takes 60-70
years to grow back. Morris works on a 12-year cycle. “If people are interested in farming their
timber on a long-term basis, then I can afford to go in and cut out the wild grape vines, cut down
the low grade, low value trees and weed it out, just like a garden. Our philosophy is to grow as
much money per acre as you can. It’s an investment. You paid for it. You’re paying property
taxes on it. If you can yield something out of it you’d be foolish not to.”
It’s important to weed out the low grade trees - trees Morris calls “junk” - so that the
other trees will have room to grow. Any tree that is full of knots, has too many limbs, or has a
big top that takes up a quarter acre of ground is considered junk. “If you harvest only the
valuable trees and leave the junk trees standing, then eventually all you will have left will be the
junk trees. It will never get better,” he said. “My advice is to weed them out and grow trees that
can produce veneer.
“The worst thing people think is that trees are money in the bank. They think: ‘We don’t
need the money right now. We’re going to wait.’ That’s not good logic. If you wait too long,
then sooner or later you’ll walk through the woods and discover that all you have left is a park
full of big trees and then it’s too late to thin out, and you’ve achieved somewhat of a clear-cut all
by yourself. The best wood lot is one with all sizes of trees, because you have a growth every
generation in different stages.”

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Ironically, as the demand for wood of all types is increasing, the problems facing the
logging industry are also growing. Morris has no patience with people he calls preservationists.
“They live in a wood house with hardwood floors, use paper products, and have wood furniture,
but are opposed to logging.”
Another problem faced by small logging companies is the disappearing family farm.
“Take a look at all the development that has gone on, especially in the last ten years. When
people buy a piece of land to build a house, they want to build in the woods. A farm that may
have had 500 acres with 100 acres of woods that used to yield timber is now going to yield only
people,” he said. “Eventually, all the land will be owned by the government or huge
corporations.”
Morris is doing his part to help produce veneer-bearing trees. He is in the first year of a
red oak reseeding program. On its own, the red oak has trouble reseeding because animals tend
to eat the acorns. Morris has already planted more than 100 seedlings this year under the
protection of fallen limbs and tree tops. By the time the covering vegetation rots away in
approximately 10 years, the seedlings will have grown too large for predators.
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Jason Miller, a skidder operator for G & R Logging,
Inc. of Spartansburg, uses a chain saw to cut a tree to
log length. G & R Logging is one of several timber
companies in northwestern Pennsylvania that harvests
area hardwoods for the wood industry.

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ATTEND SSHE CONFERENCE
Two Edinboro University of Pennsylvania professors, Ken Felker and Linda Mukina,
both from the University’s health and physical education department, recently attended the State
System of Higher Education Conference on the Use of Computers and Computer-Based
Technology Across the Curriculum. They demonstrated a microcomputer program that can
enable students to analyze their diet and make appropriate recommendations for improvement.
At the end of the nutrition unit in a personal health course, the students would be
required to maintain a food diary of all foods and quantities consumed during the previous
48-hour period. Students are then taught how to use the dietary analysis computer program to
create a personal printout. The printout lists all calories consumed, the ratio of fats,
carbohydrates and proteins, and an analysis of 56 different nutrient categories. All information
listed in the printout is specific to the Recommended Daily Allowances for each student. The
information can then be used by the students to make specific recommendations for improving
their diet based on the Surgeon General’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Mukina said that
the personal printout is very important for the learning process. “Students can see in black and
white what they need to do to improve their diet.”
Using this microcomputer program, students have access to the technology that can
specifically answer their questions regarding their own dietary habits and how to improve these
habits to maintain a balanced diet. The program is simple to use and can be incorporated easily
into the classroom setting.
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BRADLEY P..FOX, M.D., has
opened an office in Erie at Liberty
Family Practice.
He is a recent graduate of the
Saint Vincent Health Center Family
Practice Residency Program. He
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from Cornell University and the
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University, recently attended the
State System of Higher Education
Conference on the Use of Comput­
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LEUENBERGER JOINS FACULTY AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Dr. John A. Leuenberger recently accepted a position at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania as an assistant professor in the University’s department of educational services.
Leuenberger was previously employed as executive director of the Northwest Tri-County
Intermediate Unit.
Leuenberger earned a bachelor’s degree in science at Thiel College and a master’s
degree, also in science, at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his doctoral degree from
Case-Western Reserve University. Leuenberger is also certified as a school superintendent.
He was named to the Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and received
the Outstanding Young Man in America Award. He has published numerous articles on the topic
of education and has given national presentations regarding the quality movement in education.
Leuenberger currently lives in Fairview with his wife, Deanna.
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August 5, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Programming and Activities Coordinator, Cindy
Clark, recently announced the schedule of events for the month of September.
Scheduled to perform on Saturday, September 10, is Brownie Mary, a “shake your
bones” rock and roll band. Brownie Mary originally began as an acoustic duo consisting of
Kelsey Barber on lead vocals and Rich Jacques on the acoustic guitar. The duo has since
expanded to include drummer Steve Kazinski and bassist Mike Marks.
Brownie Mary’s style includes a mixture of sounds from bands such as 10,000 Maniacs,
Edie Brickell, Janis Joplin, and The Allman Brothers. Brownie Mary’s catchy, melodic sound
was very popular with judges and fans alike at the 1994 Bud Light/Graffiti Rock Challenge, held
in Pittsburgh.
The band performs original and cover tunes from such bands as Toad the Wet Sprocket,
Melissa Ethridge, Bonnie Raitt and the Indigo Girls. Whether Brownie Mary is playing original
or cover tunes, be ready for an unforgettable, can’t sit still, no holds barred, guaranteed good
time.
Kevin Hughes, Canada’s 1993 comedian of the year, will give the audience a dose of his
unique style of stand-up humor on Saturday, September 24. Hughes was quoted by the Shenago
Valley News as being “Either the funniest lecturer or the most informative stand-up comedian
you will ever see.” Hughes is known as the world’s funniest advisor on life, love, and laughter
for relationships in the ‘90s. He is entertainingly funny and thought provoking. His subject is
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sex, his message is love, and his tool is laughter. He covers subjects as diverse as the mating
rituals of the praying mantis and the rudiments of becoming a successful lover.
Hughes has performed on Caroline’s Comedy Hour on the A & E Network, Showtime’s
Comedy Club Network, and The Comedy Channel. He has performed at The Funny Bone
comedy clubs in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, the Honolulu Comedy Club,
as well as many colleges and universities across the country.
Both shows begin at 8 p.m. and will be held in the University Center on campus. The
shows are free of charge and open to the public.
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, Barber be^an when the two,attended West
Virginia's Bethany College toge^er. Jacques said
he and Barber have been through “about (me million
bass players and drummers,” even touring Barber’s
^ home state of Ti^ phtying accrustic sets when
> there weren’t artyplacements available. The cur;triwRaiMikeMaiiB.ix>w seem to be attached for the
VBut aft» .toiiring natitmally, why would a
young band settle cm Pittsbw^ as a permanent
home?^e knew so manj^people living here. It’s
nice to h^e your friends itouncl,” Jacques said. He
admitted behg well aware of the otetacles local
bands face in becoming more than local, but he
^ refuses to be discouraged.;
Part of his confidence obviously stems from
•the:|^||i|^jl£,iliwiiie Ma^’s catchy, melodic
*smmd»lacqiify lists Bdie Bri^fl and Britain’s
^’FoMkihe Wet ^arodoR among his mentoi* Ele­
ments of rock’s more ethereal side are also evident
in the crisp but sometimes moody arrangements.
Jacques said that second place winners, the
dynamic and jangly Dharma Sons, had him a little
concerned, but Brownie Mary’s impressively light
set proved to be'a fiworhe vrith j^ges tmd fans

For the past eight years.^hBCwlBiill8d^QriaBi8P has sprung iq) in the d^ths of winter to pose the
city’s best new bands at each other’s aeative
throats. They compete for a Holy Grail-like prize
package ~ enough studio rimott) produce a limited f
CD pressing. Eveiy year the event spawns its share
of sore losers and inevitably, its ha^y winners.
“It’s beaxne an institution of sorts and this
year has been very different,” said event sponsor
Jack Tumpson, owner of Next Big Thing Produc­
tions. Tumpson noted an “increase in energy and
more of a positive attitude from the participants.”

Although the number of cassette entries was
down this year
just 95 demo t^ crossed
Tumpson’s desk — he believes, “It’s fewer in
number but quality-wise it’s been a tcrriric year.”
Attendance figures, particularly for last Friday’s
final conqxtition, were the highest he’d seen in

two consecutive Rock^Qiallenge competitions.
Those were their first gigs ever,” Tumpson said,
“and now kx)k where they are.”
^ It’s difficult to tell if a winning band will end
up back in obscurity (like 1990 champions
niuminatus), or like Rusted Root be propelled into

years.
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event’s past winners. He beams at the mention of
Rusted Root, who recently signed with Mercury
Rich Jacques, guitarist for this youthful band,
Records. The band first gained local notoriety for its
said his musical relationship with singer Kelsey
rhythmic, tribal andiems when it came in second in

^dil^g^cques attributes this to near-constant prac­
tices ^ gigs, averaging almost a dozen every
month,
And the band’s name? “Brownie Mary,” the
baby-faced Jacques said, “is an elderty woman from
San Francisco who had gotten in trouble for passing
out marijuana brownies to cancer patients. We
thought the name was catchy and we respected her
integrity for doing it”
If you haven’t already, you can catch Brownie
Mary at the Artery on Thurs., March 17 and back at
Graffiti on SaL, March 19.
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conceived in the fall of 1991 -'a®? acoustic
'duo consisting of Kelsey Barber (lead
vocals) and Rich Jacques (acoustic guitar
and all around cool guy). After honing
their craft in Houston and colleges in
West Virginia and the tri-state area,
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everywhere chills with their reworkings |
of classic and new songs carried by
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• guaranteed good time fueled by Jacques'*
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