Professional Documents
Culture Documents
News Brief
Students help others during spring break
P.U.C.K. at ‘Hurst
Photo essay by Scoot Williams
T
here was skating and “P.U.C.K. is probably one of
music, but this was the largest clubs on campus—if
no Disney on Ice per- not this year, next year for sure,”
formance on a recent said Co-President Evan Christen-
January Friday night at the Ice son.
Center. This club is not just for the
Instead, it was Mercyhurst’s gentlemen.
newest club on campus, Pick Freshman Brittany Shavatt is
Up College hocKey (P.U.C.K.) an active member who can skate
playing pick-up games to some of circles around many of her male
today’s hottest club tunes. counterparts (bottom left).
The group began this fall when “I heard they were starting
freshmen Alex Neri, Evan Chris- a club and decided to join” she
tenson, Randy White and Drew said. Shavatt also plays for the
Klobuchar first met. Neri, one Erie Lady Lions, a traveling club
of the co-presidents, played high hockey team.
school hockey and wanted to con- P.U.C.K. meets once or twice a
tinue on the ice in college. week and requires participants to
When he found other freshmen have a helmet and gloves for safety.
who shared his love of hockey, an Beyond that, P.U.C.K.’s only other
idea was born. Although relatively requirements are skates, sticks and
new, P.U.C.K. has gained promis- lively music.
ing support with 32 active student If interested, e-mail Neri at
members and a number of faculty aneri62@lakers.mercyhurst.edu.
who join in the action.