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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Monday, February 10, 1997
Volume 1, Number 13
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) Seniors vexed by diploma changes
2) Student Council adopts voting procedure
3) Candidacies declared for Student Council special election
4) Raich ’97 awarded Rotary scholarship for study in Hong Kong
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) The weekend’s results
2) Coach Wimberly earns his 100th career win at Swarthmore
3) Women’s basketball crushes Bryn Mawr
4) Tonight’s and tomorrow’s contests
NEWS REPORT
1) Seniors vexed by diploma changes
Represented by their senior class officers, significant numbers of
seniors are taking issue with Registrar Martin Warner’s new diploma
policy. After Friday’s Phoenix publicized the Registrar’s new plan not to
include majors and concentrations on students’ diplomas, senior class
officer Tony Cheesebrough ’97 circulated an email among seniors “to gauge
the opinion on the class” on the new policy. If enough seniors lent their
support, he and the other officers planned to present Warner with a
petition to reinstate the printing of majors and concentrations.
According to Cheesebrough, 116 seniors replied in support of his message
in the 26 hours after it was sent. The message, which asked “how many [of
the seniors] would be willing to sign a petition,” did not specifically
request the replies of those who were opposed to the petition or those
who were undecided. With the support of more than a quarter of the senior
class already, however, the officers now feel confident in approaching
the Registrar with their findings.
“We plan to meet with Registrar Warner tomorrow,” Cheesebrough said
Sunday night, “at which time we will report the opinions expressed by the
numbers above. Then, if it is absolutely necessary, we will back the
numbers up with an actual hard-copy petition.”
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2) Student Council adopts voting procedure
At the end of a heated meeting Sunday night, Student Council decided to
adopt a democratic decision-making procedure for the rest of the
semester.
Sunday’s meeting was the second this semester dedicated to discussion of
whether to make decisions by vote or by consensus. Debate focused on
whether it would take too long to make decisions by consensus, whether a
voting procedure would increase partisan infighting on Council, and
whether Council could adequately represent all students’ interests
without consensus.
At several points SC appeared ready to adjourn without reaching a
decision. Towards the end of the meeting, several Council members walked
out of the room in frustration. Earlier, after SC apparently reached
consensus on what procedure to use, then dropped the plan because some
members felt consensus had not been reached, SC member Trang Pham ’00
said: “We look pretty stupid right now.”
But most Council members ultimately decided it was more important to get
on with business than to find the perfect procedures for doing business.
“It doesn’t really matter what the model is as long as we’re all
committed to it and we stick to it,” said Alyssa Rayman-Read ’99.
In a “consensus” decision that did not get the full support of several
Council members, SC chose to operate by vote for the remainder of the
semester. Precise rules and procedures have yet to be written, but will
likely involve time limits on debates. Rayman-Read, Pham and Josh Kramer
’00 said they were standing aside with reservations, meaning that they
did not agree with the decision but did not want to stop Council from
proceeding.
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3) Candidacies declared for Student Council special election
Seven first-year students and one sophomore have declared their
candidacies for seats open in next week’s special Student Council
election, according to Josh Kramer ’00, who chairs SC’s elections
committee.
Jeannie Gallego ’00, Ford O’Connell ’00 and Vonalis Pina ’00 are running
for Appointments Chair, Kramer said.
Kramer said Sarah Bergstrom ’00, Shari Bloom ’00, Mike Klunder ’00,
Mandara Meyers ’99 and Elida Salcedo ’00 are candidates to serve as
student representative to the Council on Educational Policy.
Voting will take place Monday, Feb. 17 and Tuesday, Feb. 18 at lunch and
dinner in Sharples Dining Hall, Kramer said. The polling station will be
located at the north entrance all day Monday and during lunch Tuesday,
and at the south entrance during dinner Tuesday. Students living
off-campus will vote at Sharples; however, they will not need to pay for
a meal in order to cast a ballot.
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4) Raich ’97 awarded Rotary scholarship for study in Hong Kong
Jaime Raich ’97 has been awarded a $22,000 ambassadorial academic-year
scholarship from the International Rotary Foundation for graduate study
next year. Raich plans to attend the University of Hong Kong and focus
his studies on the politics and history of Hong Kong and China.
“My interest in this area of the world stems from the classroom” at
Swarthmore, Raich explains. Yet even though he will be fully enrolled as
a student in Hong Kong, “the nature of the scholarship is basically to
spread international goodwill, partaking in cultural exchanges” as a
cultural ambassador.
Raich applied for the scholarship through his hometown Lancaster, PA,
Rotary Club, and was given the award as a representative of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania district. He chose to apply because “it was an
interesting combination of scholastic pursuits and adventure and
old-fashioned fun.”
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) The weekend’s results
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Swarthmore 146, Ursinus 42
Claire Arbour ’00 set a new school record in the 200m freestyle with a
1:59.42 mark. The garnet improve to 9-4 overall, and 5-1 in the
Centennial Conference.
MEN’S SWIMMING
Swarthmore 146 Ursinus 41
The men are now 8-4 overall, and 4-1 in the Centennial Conference.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
The Garnet took second in a seven-way home meet against Franklin and
Marshall, Ursinus, Mulhenberg, Johns Hopkins, Mary Washington and Bryn
Mawr, scoring 116 points to first-place Mary Washington’s 140 points.
Danielle Duffy ’98 easily won the open 200m and anchored the winning
4x400m relay team to help Swarthmore’s effort. The women’s team are now
5-1 on the season.
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
The men comfortably defeated all competition this past Saturday, with
their closest competitors a distant 40 points behind the Garnet. Eric
Walton ’97 broke the 40-foot barrier for the first time ever in the shot
put competition, contributing to the men’s pristine 5-0 record for the
season.
BADMINTON
Bryn Mawr hosted the PAIAW tournament this past Saturday. Catherine
Chomat ’97 placed second in the singles contest, while Becky Fischer ’97
and Wendy Kemp ’99 won the consolation bracket of the doubles tournament.
MEN’S CLUB VOLLEYBALL
Swarthmore def. Widener 15-7, 16-14, 15-13 George Matula ’98 had 12 kills
and three stuff blocks. Matt Sosland ’97 served three straight aces in
the second game.
*****
2) Coach Wimberly earns his 100th career win at Swarthmore
At the famed Palestra, the men’s basketball team extended its winning
streak to six games by avenging an earlier defeat at the hands of
Ursinus. The victory was the 100th of Coach Lee Wimberly’s 11 year career
at Swarthmore. The Garnet beat the Golden Bears 79-70 to advance to 6-3
in the Centennial Conference and 12-8 overall. Ben Schall ’97 led the
team with 19 points and seven rebounds while Aaron Bond ’97 scored 17
points and blocked a career-high six shots. Swarthmore will face
Washington College (7-2 CC) in a battle for first place in the East
Division on Wednesday.
*****
3) Women’s basketball crushes Bryn Mawr
Women’s basketball blew past a bewildered Bryn Mawr squad on Saturday
81-39. Lisl Cochran-Bond ’97 scored 28 points to lead the Garnet. Two
women notched double-doubles. Jean Quinn scored 14 points and grabbed 12
boards while Pia Houseal ’97 scored 12 and had 19 rebounds. Swarthmore
advances to 7-11 overall, 4-7 in the conference. Tuesday the women host
conference-rival Washington College in a 7:30 contest.
*****
4) Tonight’s and the weekend’s contests
TONIGHT
There are no contests scheduled for tonight.
TUESDAY (11 Feb.)
Badminton travels to Academy New Church for a 7 p.m. match. Women’s
basketball take on Washington College at home in a 7:30 p.m. game.
** Correction: In Friday’s issue, it was incorrectly reported that
Swarthmore did not win the Hood Trophy last year. The victory was
clinched by a victory over Haverford in women’s lacrosse.
*****
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