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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Wednesday, March 26, 1997
Volume 1, Number 37
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) Students seek to build memorial jungle gym
2) SAC-sponsored events for the week
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Yesterday’s results: women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s
tennis, men’s volleyball
2) Tonight’s and tomorrow’s contests
NEWS REPORT
1) Students seek to build memorial jungle gym
Since the death of Swarthmore student Daniel Gaubatz of a heart attack on
February 22, 1994, a group of Swarthmore students has been trying to set up
a memorial for him. The plan, in its final stages, is to build a jungle gym
near Sharples.
“Dan was a Puck-ish sort, and everyone on this campus needs a little more
ritualized play,” said Kasia Anderson ’97, a friend of Gaubatz’s. “Several
times it was suggested the funds be co-opted into already-existing campus
projects [such as arboretum plans], but we stuck by the jungle gym idea.”
The students have run into several difficulties in attempting to set up the
memorial. Anderson described College bureaucracy as “jumping through
hurdles,” and said that the project was almost canceled a month ago.
However, its completion seems more and more likely.
The Class of ’94 has become involved, with alums helping, among other
things, to design the structure. The students behind the memorial hope to
make it a community project during Senior Week, and hope to allow anyone
interested to assist in the construction.
The proposed jungle gym will be mostly made of cargo nets and hammocks,
with steel pipes holding it up, located near the Swing Tree area behind
Sharples. Interested students should contact Anderson at
kanders2@swarthmore.edu.
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2) SAC-sponsored events for the week
SAO’s Karaoke session last night in Sharples marks the beginning of the
week’s SAC-sponsored activities. Since it’s Easter Week, there are
fewer parties than usual. SAC will sponsor:
Saturday, March 29th: -Star Struck Studios: make your own videos in
Tarble Lounge
-WRC party in Olde Club
Sunday, March 30th: -An all-campus bonfire, hosted by the Outsiders
-An Easter sunrise sevice with refreshments following
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Yesterday’s results
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Swarthmore 10, Washington 9
Holly Baker ’99 led the Garnet with three goals and one assist in their
conference opener, her third straight game scoring three goals. Kristen
Osborne ’97, Lia Ernst ’97, and Alicia Googins ’00 each added two goals.
Swarthmore is now 3-0 overall, and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference.
BASEBALL
Wesley 12, Swarthmore 1
Pat Straub ’97 raised his average to .406 on the season with three more
hits yesterday. Jeremy Bonder ’97 allowed just two earned runs in five
innings pitched. Doug Rouse ’98 made his first appearance on the mound for
the Garnet and allowed no earned runs in two innings’ work.
SOFTBALL
Washington 6, Swarthmore 3
Washington 10, Swarthmore 0
Dana Lehman ’98 returned from injury to pitch all but one inning of the
doubleheader. Both Michelle Walsh ’98 and Apryl Dunning ’98 went 2-3 with
a double in the first game.
MEN’S TENNIS
University of Pennsylvania (Division I) 7, Swarthmore 0
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Haverford d. Swarthmore 16-14, 16-14, 15-0
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2) Tonight’s and tomorrow’s contests
TONIGHT
Baseball hits the road for a 3:30 p.m. contest at Eastern.
THURSDAY (27 Mar.)
Baseball hosts Stockton State at 3:30 p.m. for their sixth game in six days.
Women’s tennis travels to Western Maryland for a 3:30 p.m. match.
Men’s volleyball takes on Washington at home in a 7:30 p.m. game.
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