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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Tuesday, March 30, 1999
Volume 3, Number 100
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World news roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Solid win improves baseball’s record
2) World sports roundup
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Basking out in the sun on Parrish beach can be wonderful…
Tonight: Clear. Lows in the 40s.
But, like most things in life, it can have unpleasant
consequences.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High near 70.
So, for all you pale-skinned folks out there, from someone who (before April)
has already been there: WEAR SUNSCREEN. Your nose, shoulders, arms, neck, back and legs
will thank you.
NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
MORE STRIKES IN YUGOSLAVIA AND EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES IN INDIA, BUT THE DOW IS
DOING WELL…
Air strikes against Yugoslavia continued yesterday as refugees fled Kosovo to Albania
at the rate of 4,000 per hour. NATO forces are now targeting Serbian ground forces that
are believed to be used for committing atrocities against the ethnic Albanians. … The
death toll in India has risen to 87 after an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck over the
weekend. The toll is expected to rise further, but should not approach the 1,600 that
died after a similar earthquake in 1991. … Marine navigator Capt. Joseph Schweitzer
pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction and conspiracy for destroying a tape of his
flight over Italy last year that cut a gondola cable, killing 20 people. … The Dow
Jones Industrial Average closed above 10,000 points for the first time yesterday.
*****
2) Campus events
Peter Gram Swing Lecture by Robert Silverman: “A Passionate Look at the ‘Appassionata'”
Lang Concert Hall, 4:30 p.m.
“The Tale of ‘O’: On Being Different in an Organization”
Race and Ethnicity Film Series
Kohlberg 228, 7:00 p.m.
Film Screening: “Godfather, Part II”
LPAC Cinema, 7:00 p.m.
Fulbright Scholarship Workshop for current juniors
Nader Vossoughian ’95, Gil Stott and Joanna Nealon
Kohlberg 302, 7:30 p.m.
Ballroom Practice
Upper Tarble, 9:30 p.m.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Solid win improves baseball’s record
The University of the Sciences Red Devils fell to the Garnet baseball team yesterday
by 6-3. Incredibly, all six Swarthmore runs were scored in the fourth inning.
Swarthmore’s record rises to 5-7.
*****
2) World sports roundup
UCONN UPSETS DUKE FOR FIRST NATIONAL TITLE
Two days ago, Duke was sitting on top of the world, with both its men’s and women’s
basketball teams playing for the national title, a sweep likely. Well, the final piece
of the Blue Devil collapse came Monday night, as UConn scored a stunning 77-74 upset to
win their first national title. Richard Hamilton led the Huskies with 27 points and
Khalid El-Amin came up big in the end. Duke was led by Trajan Langdon’s 25 points, but
the senior helped UConn’s cause by travelling with seconds remaining to ensure the win
for the Huskies.
AND THE REST…
The Florida Panthers will be without star Pavel Bure, out for six months following knee
surgery. …The Atlanta Hawks continued their dominance over the Indiana Pacers Monday,
coming back for an 83-82 win. …In a New York showdown, Wayne Gretzky came up with the
game winner to give the Rangers a 3-1 win over the Islanders. …Kansas assistant Mike
Doherty will take over as head coach of Notre Dame’s basketball program. …Atlanta
Braves pitcher Kerry Lightenberg will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow,
leaving the closer spot open for a Mark Wohlers return. …Michael Jordan has expressed
interest in buying half of the Charlotte Hornets, though talks are still in preliminary
stages.
*****
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Softball visits Beaver at 4:00 p.m.
TOMORROW
Golf visits Holy Family for a quad meet also including Dominican and
Neumann at 1:00 p.m.
Women’s tennis hosts Johns Hopkins at 3:30 p.m.
JV women’s lacrosse hosts Bryn Athen at 4:00 p.m.
*****
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