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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Friday, February 5, 1999
Volume 3, Number 68
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World new roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Badminton suffers first loss to Albright
2) Intramural scoreboard
3) World sports roundup
4) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Mostly sunny and windy. High in the low to mid 40’s.
I’m sure you’ve seen all the pink signs around campus.
Tonight: Getting cloudier, with lows in the mid to upper 20’s.
“Got a date?” and other such phrases.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, with the highs in the low 50’s.
It’s enough to make one want to wear black on Valentine’s Day.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50’s.
And hey, who says a guy can’t ask a girl anyway? Reverse
discrimination!
NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
SERBIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR PEACE TALKS
Under the threat of NATO airstrikes, Serbia’s parliament voted
overwhelmingly on Thursday to send delegates to peace talks Saturday over
the Kosovo crisis. Speaker Dragan Tomic announced that the Serbian
government was committed to a peaceful resolution of the violence in the
Kosovo province, but voiced strong opposition to the deployment of NATO
forces into the region. Alain Richard, the Defense Minister of France,
discussed Thursday a peacekeeping force that could number between 25,000
and 30,000 soldiers. President Clinton indicated that several thousand
American soldiers may participate in such a force.
IN OTHER NEWS…
In the first day of President Clinton’s impeachment trial Thursday, the
Senate voted that parts of videotaped depositions will be shown to the
public along with the Senate on Saturday, but that Monica Lewinsky will not
be required to give give live testimony. The trial will most likely be
settled by late next week. … Court-martial was opened Thursday for the
two U.S. Marine pilots involved in last year’s Italian cable car accident,
in which twenty passengers were killed. … Jordan’s King Hussein was flown
back to his country from Minnesota Thursday, his cancer having reached a
terminal state.
*****
2) Campus events
Hillel Interviews
Lodge Five, 8:00 a.m.
Football Recruiting
Bond Memorial Hall, 11:00 a.m.
Faculty Meeting
Scheuer Room, 12:30 p.m.
Student Council Collection
Lang Performing Arts Center, Cinema 1:00 p.m.
Senior Honors Students, Exam Prep
Lang Performing Arts Center 301, 4:00 p.m.
Peter Wolneys, of the University of Illinois: “The Energy Landscape View of
Protein Folding”
DuPont 142a, 4:00 p.m.
Lecture by Economics Department Job Applicant
Kohlberg 226, 4:15 p.m.
Biology Lecture
Kirby Lecture Hall, 4:15 p.m.
Shabbat Services and Dinner
Bond Memorial Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Friday Night Worship
Kohlberg 115, 7:30 p.m.
Movie: Tootsie
DuPont Lecture Hall 161, 7:30pm
Dead Dog Evening Cafe, Open Mike at 10:30pm
Dead Dog Cafe, 8:00 p.m.
Movie: Tootsie
DuPont Lecture Hall 161, 10:00 p.m.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Badminton suffers first loss to Albright
The previously-undefeated Swarthmore Badminton team fell 3-2 yesterday to
the Albright Lions (which has a record of 4-0). Though no singles players
won, the Garnet had an excellent showing in doubles matches, with victories
from the teams of Jen Chen ’99 and Erika Johansen ’99 (15-7, 15-2) and as
well as Siobhan Carty ’01 and Karen Lange ’02 (15-2, 15-5). The team now
has an overall record of 3-1.
*****
2) Intramural scoreboard
COMP BASKETBALL:
P.E. – 65, No Code – 63
En Fuego – 58, Amar’s Army – 57
Tusken Raiders & “Ish Ain’t Sweet”: Double forfeit
INDOOR SOCCER:
Willets Refugee All-Stars – 7, Faculty/Staff – 5
Soccer Team forfeit winner over Shlen’s Schlepps
*****
TOP SEEDS DROP LIKE FLIES TO UNDERDOGS IN NCAA FRENZY
Upsets were the way of the night Thursday, as five of the six games went to
the
lower ranked team. When all was said and done, only UCLA was able to hold off
the threat of the upset, but they needed a last second bucket to overcome
Oregon.
* Florida started the carnage by knocking off No. 5 Kentucky, 75-68 in
front of
a record crowd. The Gators (16-4, 7-3 South Eastern Conference) withstood a
late Kentucky rally and held on for their biggest win in the past three years
since Billy Donovan came on as head coach. The loss broke Kentucky’s (19-5,
8-2 SEC) 15 game road winning streak.
* Coming in with a six-game losing streak, their longest in 11 years, Clemson
was more than unfavored to knock off No. 9 North Carolina. But that’s exactly
what they did, with the help of 10 3-pointers, in upsetting the Tar Heels
78-63. North Carolina (18-6, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) came in winning
four of their last five, but played extremely lackadaisically, leaving the
door
wide open for a hungry Tigers (13-9, 2-6 ACC) team.
* In the night’s final game, the Washington Huskies managed to pull off a most
unlikely upset against 11th ranked Arizona. The 90-84 win is the sixth for
the
Huskies (13-7, 6-4 Pac-10) in their last seven games, including an upset of
No.
13 UCLA last weekend. Arizona (15-4, 7-3 Pac-10) got 28 points from Jason
Terry, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Washington, which had four players
score in double-digits.
LOVE IT OR NOT, THE GAME IS BACK
The abbreviated NBA season officially kicks off tonight. The most intriguing
matchups of the night include:
* The New York Knicks and the possibly reformed Latrell Sprewell face the
Orlando Magic, who may or may not cut a deal for Dennis Rodman.
* The Jordan-less Bulls travel to Utah for a most anticlimatic finals rematch
with the Jazz.
* Finally, a possible Western Conference finals preview as the Houston
Rockets,
with new acquisition Scottie Pippen face the Los Angeles Lakers, who are most
likely to end up with Rodman, who, along with Shaquille O’Neal, would cause
big
problems for Houston big man Hakeem Olajuwon.
IN OTHER NEWS…
Notre Dame is considering joining the Big Ten, a move which would end 111
years
of being one of the most successful independent collegiate sports systems.
…Wayne Gretzky reached yet another milestone in his storied career Thursday
night as he tied Gordie Howe with his 1,071st career goal, including regular
season and playoffs in both the NHL and the old WHA.
*****
4) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
No contests are scheduled for today.
TOMORROW
Badminton visits Bryn Mawr for the PAIAW tournament at 9:00 a.m.
Men’s basketball plays Ursinus at the Palestra at 9:00 p.m.
Women’s basketball hosts Bryn Mawr at 2:00 p.m.
Men’s and women’s swimming visits Ursinus at 2:00 p.m.
Men’s track and field hosts the Five-Way Challenge at 12:00 p.m.
Women’s track and field hosts the Six-Way Challenge at 12:00 p.m.
Wrestling visits Williams at 1:30 p.m.
*****
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