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The Daily GazetteSwarthmore College
Wednesday, April 15, 1998
Volume 2, Number 118
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) Lodges end up all male, pre-lottery housing runs smoothly otherwise
2) World news roundup
3) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Women’s lacrosse pounds Muhlenberg
2) Softball drops two close games
3) Baseball loses tough game to Muhlenberg
4) Volleyball wounds, kills Haverford
5) Women’s tennis beats Muhlenberg
6) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER REPORT
Today: Nice and warm. High around 75.
Take advantage of today’s beautiful weather.
Tonight: Becoming cloudy. Low near 50.
There’s a chance of rain every day until next week.
Thursday: Rain, possibly a thunderstorm.
NEWS REPORT
1) Lodges end up all male, pre-lottery housing runs smoothly otherwise
Any groups trying for a block in the Lodges and consisting of more than one
gender were out of luck this year, due to the new single-sex policy for the
lodges. Groups of women were also frustrated– through a combination of
lottery chance and Housing Committee recommendations, all of the lodges
ended up as exclusively male. “I had heard that the single-sex policy was
partly an attempt to decrease rowdiness and break-ups within lodges, but
this outcome suggests that it’ll just get worse,” said Dave Auerbach ’01.
The Housing Committee, which acts as advising council to the
administration’s housing decisions, ran the pre-lottery procedures smoothly
otherwise. “All of our blocking recommendations went through, and we
didn’t make any mistakes like we did last year. I guess we weren’t
completely paying attention when it came to the Lodges, though–next year
we will hopefully have gender restrictions on them to restore some sort of
balance,” stated Housing Committee member Josh Alloy ’98.
*****
2) World news roundup
VIRGINIA EXECUTES PARAGUAYAN MURDERER DESPITE APPEAL FROM WORLD COURT
Convicted murderer Angel Franciso Breard was put to death in Virginia
yesterday night, shortly after Governor Jim Gilmore declined to block the
scheduled execution of the Paraguayan citizen. The World Court had asked
Virginia to delay the execution because Beard was not advised of his right
to contact his embassy when he was arrested, as is required under the
Vienna Convention. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wrote to Gilmore
on Monday and asked him for a delay in the interest of future legal
protections for Americans abroad. On Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court
declined to stop the execution, ruling that since Beard had not raised
this issue in his original trial, he had lost his right to raise the issue
in his appeal.
IRANIAN POLICE BREAK UP DEMONSTRATION BY 4000 SUPPORTERS OF JAILED MAYOR
Riot police in Tehran used clubs to break up a demonstration of 4000
people near Tehran University protesting on behalf of the city’s jailed
moderate mayor, Gholamhossein Karbaschi. It is unclear why the demonstration
continued after student leaders called it off on Monday, following an
appeal from Iranian President Khatami, a supporter of the mayor. Karbaschi
was arrested on charges of embezzlement on the orders of hard-line judge
Mohammad Yazdi over a week ago, but he was considered a relatively
uncorrupt public figure. His arrest has become a focal point for tensions
between conservative and moderate elements in the theocratic state.
IN OTHER NEWS…
The first direct talks between North and South Korea broke down after
South Korea insisted that fertilizer aid to the North be tied to progress
on reuniting families separated by the Korean War. … A train carrying
12,000 gallons of Napalm from a storage facility is in limbo, as the
Midwestern recycling facility which had agreed to accept the jellied
gasoline withdrew from its deal with the Navy, citing political and
community pressures. … Tanzanian officials held out little hope of
finding any more miners alive in the Mererani mine, which collapsed after
heavy rains last week. … Hundreds of thousands of copies of the proposed
peace accord appeared on the doorsteps of Northern Ireland’s voters. …
The body of a six year old boy who fell into the Niagara River and was
presumably swept over the falls has not been found.
*****
3) Campus events
“What is Pluralism at Swarthmore College?” Table and display
Parish Parlor-west, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
RA Lunch Meeting with Dean Camdidate Bob Gross
Willets, Mephistos Lounge, 12:00 pm
“Colonization of Puerto Rico and its Present Political Status.” Puerto
Rican Awareness Week lecture
Martin, Kirby Lecture Hall, 4:15 pm
Poetry reading by Linda Pastan
Kohlberg, Scheuer Room, 4:15 pm
Lecture by Philadelphia Painter Troy Richards
Beardsley 316, 4:30 pm
Peace Corps Returned Volunteers Panel Discussion
Kohlberg, Scheuer Room, 7:00 pm
Watson Information Session
Parrish Parlor-west, 7:00 pm
“Demystifying Bamboos” Lecture by Ian Connor
LPAC Cinema, 8:00 pm
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Women’s lacrosse pounds Muhlenberg
The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team pummelled Muhlenberg by a count of
21-10, raising their record to 6-4 overall, 3-3 in Centennial Conference
play. Betsy Rosenbaum ’98, Holly Baker ’99, and Alicia Googins each had 5
goals while Natania Kremer ’01 added 2. Jane Kendall ’00 recorded a career
high 30 saves in goal. The squad will host Rowan Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
*****
2) Softball drops two close games
The softball team lost a double-header to Ursinus 2-1 (9 innings) and 5-3.
Lurah Hess ’99 scored in game 1 on a Mary Beth Alvarez ’98 RBI single, and
Michelle Walsh ’98 ripped a ninth inning triple, but the Garnet failed to
overtake the visiting Bears. In game 2, Heather Marandola ’01 went 1-3 at
the plate, recording 2 runs and a double, while Jean Quinn ’99 and Diedre
Downey ’01 each had an RBI. The Garnet are now 6-18 overall, 1-9 on the
Centennial Conference.
*****
3) Baseball loses tough game to Muhlenberg
The Swarthmore baseball team lost 13-9 to visiting Muhlenberg Tuesday
afternoon. Joe Aleffi ’00 had 3 walks and 3 scores while Rob Castellucci
’01 reached base 5 times, but the Garnet’s 4 run ninth inning rally fell
short. The Garnet are now 3-18, 0-11 in conference action. They next play
on Friday when they travel to Muhlenberg.
*****
4) Volleyball wounds, kills Haverford
The volleyball team executed a 3 games to 1 victory over Haverford Tuesday
night. After a lethargic start, the Garnet took control of the first game
and won handily 15-5. Plagued by miscommunication, the men dropped the
second game 16-14. The Swatties regained composure in between games and
finished
off the match with victories of 15-4 and 15-12 .
*****
5) Women’s tennis beats Muhlenberg
The women’s tennis team defeated Muhlenberg 7-2 Tuesday afternoon. The
doubles teams of Jen Pao ’01 and Krista Hollis ’01, and Rani Shankar ’98
and Laura Brown’00 were victorious, as were singles players Pao, Shankar,
Hollis, Brown, and Wendy Kemp ’99. The women will next play on Saturday the
18th at the College of New Jersey.
*****
6) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Men’s lacrosse hosts Washington at 4:00 p.m.
TOMORROW
Women’s lacrosse hosts Rowan at 4:00 p.m.
Volleyball heads to West Chester for a 7:00 p.m. game.
*****
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