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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Volume 3, Number 62
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World news roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Women’s basketball suffers at hands of Muhlenberg
2) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Afternoon cloudiness, with a high of 52.
Free coffee and cookies at PACES?!
Tonight: Mostly clear; light wind. Low around 30.
So THAT’s where our tuition is going!
Tomorrow: Variably cloudy. High of 56.
One double mocha latte, s’il vous plait.
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NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
GOVERNMENT ADMITS MISSILE MISHAP IN IRAQ
Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon admitted yesterday that a U.S. missile had
missed its target on Monday, striking an Iraqi civilian neighborbood, but
emphasized that the United States is “not targeting civilians.” Iraq claims
that eleven citizens were killed by three missiles, though the United
States has admitted error in the flight of only one. U.S. forces continued
to bomb Iraq on Tuesday, concentrating on five sites in the no-flight zone.
U.S. and British officials say they intend to continue their policy of air
strikes on individual anti-aircraft sites in retaliation for Iraqi fire on
American planes.
SENATE EXPECTED TO END WITNESS DEBATE
The Senate is expected to vote today on whether to allow witnesses in
President Clinton’s impeachment trial. House prosecutor Henry Hyde called
yesterday for testimonies from Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan, and White
House aide Sidney Blumenthal, as well as requesting that Clinton himself
appear for questioning. If Senators vote to hear witnesses, one proposal
involves videotaping their depositions. Clinton’s lawyers claim that the
testimonies would be unneccesary, as each potential witness has already
been repeatedly interviewed.
IN OTHER NEWS…
The search for survivors continues in Columbia, where an earthquake killed
well over 600 people on Monday… NATO forces in Bosnia will be reduced by
10% within the next two months, according to White House sources… In a
move intended to soften the consequences of welfare reform, Vice President
Al Gore has proposed allocating $1.3 billion of the federal budget for aid
to legal immigrants. The money would be used for food stamps, health care,
and social security benefits.
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2) Campus events
TODAY
“Hummingbirds, Stress and Topor: Tricks for Surviving in the Big, Cold World”
Faculty Lecture by Sara Hiebert, Assistant Professor of Biology.
Kirby Lecture Hall, 4:15 p.m.
“Crisis in Chiapas: The Real and the Virtual” by Judith Hellman
Bond Memorial Hall, 4:15 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Psychology
Kohlberg 226, 4:30 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Music
Lang Green Room, 4:30 p.m.
Presentation: The Effects of the U.S. Sanctions Against Iraq
Sharples Room 4, 6:00 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Religion
Kohlberg 115, 6:30 p.m.
Corporate Executive Board Company, Consulting Information Session
Bond Memorial Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Presentation: The Effects of the U.S. Sanctions Against Iraq
Sharples room 4, 6:00 p.m.
Film Showing: ” Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore” (dir. Sarah Jacobson)
LPAC Cinema, 8:00 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Philosophy
Kohlberg 115, 8:30 p.m.
Two Fisted Features Showing
Kirby Lecture Hall, 10:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Scott Arboretum Lunchtime Lecture “Belize and Guatemala: Botanical and
Mayan Exploration” by Andrew Bunting.
Kohlberg Scheuer Room, 12:00 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Biology
Kirby Lecture Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Francophone Studies
Kohlberg 226, 4:30 p.m.
List Gallery Opening
LPAC List Gallery, 4:30 p.m.
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Asian Studies
DuPont 190, 6:30 p.m.
Price Waterhouse Coopers ABAS Program Information Session
Bond Memorial Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture: Sister Helen Prejean
LPAC Pearson-Hall Theatre 8:00pm
Sophomore Paper Departmental Meeting, Medieval Studies
Beardsley 305, 8:30 p.m.
Latin Dancing
Upper Tarble, 9:00 p.m.
Film Society Showing
Dupont 161, 10:00 p.m.
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SPORTS UPDATE
1) Women’s basketball suffers at hands of Muhlenberg
The Muhlenberg Mules defeated the Garnet Tide yesterday evening by a score
of 54-34. Heather Kile ’02 scored nine points, while captain Jean Quinn ’99
checked in with seven. The team currently holds an overall record of 5-10;
their Centennial Conference record is 1-7.
*****
2) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Wrestling visits UPenn at 7:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball visits the University of the Sciences at 7:30 p.m.
Women’s swimming visits Bryn Mawr at 5:30 p.m.
Badminton hosts Bryn Athen at 7:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
No contests are scheduled for tomorrow.
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