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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Friday, September 19, 1997
Volume 2, Number 15
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) As usual, demand for parking permits exceeds supply
2) The truth about the crocuses
3) World news roundup
4) Weekend party plans
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Volleyball slams Widener
2) Field hockey triumphs again
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Scattered clouds in the morning, clearing. High near 85.
Is this starting to sound familiar?
Tonight: Fair and clear. Low around 60.
Is this starting to sound familiar?
Extended weekend forecast:
Saturday: Partly sunny, windy. High close to 90.
Sunday: Rain early, partly cloudy in afternoon. High around 70.
NEWS REPORT
1) As usual, demand for parking permits exceeds supply
Over 25% of the students who applied for parking permits this year didn’t
get them, according to statistics released by Terri Narkin, administrative
assistant in the Department of Public Safety. Permit applications were
reviewed by the Car Authorization Committee, made up of 14 resident
assistants. The committee continued last year’s policy of not automatically
granting permits to seniors. Instead, the reason why a student sought a
permit was assigned more weight.
Reasons the committee deemed acceptable included off-campus jobs, classes
at Haverford or Bryn Mawr and personal medical reasons, Narkin said. The
committee rejected reasons such as commuting from the Ville.
Many of the students who were turned down for permits felt confused by the
committee’s decisions. Beth Wiles ’98 said, “I want them (the committee
members) to say to my face why they couldn’t give me 12 feet of concrete
for my car.” Wiles had told the committee she needed a car on campus to
conduct research for her thesis and go to off-campus job interviews.
Committee members are selected by Associate Dean Tedd Goundie instead of by
Student Council because, Goundie said, “they (the RAs) are here early for
training so we can get them assigned to the committee and they are a group
that I have access to.”
Larry Schall, associate vice president for facilities and services, said
there were no plans to increase the number of student parking spaces on
campus.
*****
2) The truth about the crocuses
Walking down Magill Walk, you can’t help but notice the dainty purple
flowers sprouting up through the foliage. Those aren’t crocuses peeking
out, though; they are colchicum autumnale. Their more popular name is
autumn crocus, but “it is not a true crocus and that’s why common names are
confusing,” explained Claire Sawyers, director of the Scott Arboretum.
The colchicum bulbs were planted years ago, but they are out in abundance
this fall because of the ample spring rainfall and summer dryness, Sawyers
said. Unfortunately, the flowers won’t last much longer because of the
continuing summer heat, Sawyers said.
*****
3) World news roundup
SETTLERS LEAVE JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD
Eleven Jewish settlers in an Arab neighborhood agreed to move out Thursday.
They were replaced by 10 seminary students designated by the Israeli
government as security guards and maintenance workers. U.S. Secretary of
State Madeleine Albright hailed the deal as a positive step toward
rebuilding trust between Palestinians and Israelis and restarting peace
talks. But Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian Authority, said that
the seminary students also counted as settlers and that the agreement
didn’t solve anything.
THREE PLEAD GUILTY IN INVESTIGATION OF TEAMSTERS ELECTION
Three men pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of illegal
fund-raising for the re-election campaign of Teamsters President Ron Carey.
In court appearances, two of the men — Martin Davis, a political
consultant, and Jere Nash, Carey’s former campaign manager — implicated
the Democratic National Committee in the scheme to funnel money from the
Teamsters’ general fund through political organizations to Carey’s
campaign. Michael Ansara, a telemarketer, pleaded guilty to creating a
shell company to help Davis and Nash. Democratic Party officials had no
comment but have previously denied involvement. Barbara Quindel, a
court-appointed election monitor, last month voided Carey’s 1996 victory
over James Hoffa after finding evidence of illegal fund-raising. She has
yet to decide whether to bar Carey from running in a new election.
*****
4) Weekend party plans
The Social Affairs Committee is funding several activities this weekend, SAC
members said. The events are:
* Open Mike Night at the Women’s Resource Center from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday.
* a SASA party in Paces from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday.
* a party at Delta Upsilon from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday.
All SAC-funded events are free and open to the entire student body.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Volleyball slams Widener
The volleyball team won yesterday against Widener in 5 games, with scores
of 17-15, 9-15, 15-11, 16-18 and 15-12. Lillian Marsh ’01 had 13 spikes and
captains Heather Stickney ’98 and Holly Barton ’99 had 8 and 7 spikes,
respectively. Jeannie Gallego ’00, who had been injured, won “the
game-winning, match-winning point” with her “amazingly rock-solid serve,”
said captain Jordan Hay ’98.
*****
2) Field hockey triumphs again
The field hockey team destroyed Widener yesterday with an 8-goal shutout.
Danielle Duffy ’98 had 2 goals and 2 assists; Lurah Hess ’99 scored 2
goals; Holly Baker ’99 and Becca Stites ’00 each had 1 goal and 1 assist;
Erika Williams ’01 and Jen Hagan ’99 each scored a goal; and Katy Vivalo
’01 and Kristen English ’01 each had an assist. The non-conference win
brings the Garnet to 5-0 for the season.
*****
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Football travels to Johns Hopkins for the team’s first conference game of
the season.
Tomorrow
The men’s and women’s cross country teams host Johns Hopkins, Catholic and
Swarthmore alumni at 11 a.m. on the track.
Field hockey travels to Gettysburg for a noon contest.
Men’s soccer plays Johns Hopkins at 1 p.m. on Clothier Field.
Volleyball travels to Gettysburg to play Bryn Mawr and Gettysburg at 11 a.m.
The men’s and women’s Ultimate teams go to a 5 game tournament at Rutgers.
Men’s rugby hosts Millersville at 1 p.m. at DuPont Field.
Women’s rugby travels to Lehigh.
*****
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