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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Monday, September 13, 1999
Volume 4, Number 1
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) The Daily Gazette starts up again
2) The Football Question returns
3) World news roundup
4) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Field hockey loses Centennial Conference opener
2) Volleyball falls
3) Men’s soccer defeats Moravia
4) Women’s tennis plays in invitational
5) Cross-country teams perform well at Lebanon Valley Invitational
6) World sports roundup
7) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Partly cloudy. High near 80.
So the construction on Parrish beach is supposed to help make
the paths less steep.
Tonight: Cloudy. Low in the mid 60s.
Which is fine, since everybody always hated that hill.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers. High in the low 80s.
My calves will miss the workout, though. The walk from Sharples to
Parrish made me buff.
NEWS REPORT
1) The Daily Gazette starts up again
Welcome to the sixth semester of the Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s only daily
email publication. We hope to give you the news, weather, and sports that you
need first thing in the morning, even before breakfast at Sharples. Enjoy…
We’re also still looking for writers, so please contact the editors if you’re
interested.
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2) The Football Question returns
The Swarthmore football team opened its season by momentarily silencing its
critics with a streak-breaking, 42-6 win over Oberlin. Thrilling as the victory
was, many were quick to point out that it was “only one game.” The question
remains, however: Does the football team’s victory change your opinion about
the program?
“The anti-football sentiment just isn’t worth the effort people are putting
into it. Football has been made into an ambassador for athletics in general to
people not involved. I just hope they (admissions) doesn’t admit people just
because they’re good at football, but I also hope they don’t admit people just
because they scored a 1600 on their SATs.” — Marah Gotcsik ’02
“It’s just one game. They just happened to put us against the only team we had
a realistic shot at beating. Now, if they win next Saturday, then we’ll see…”
— Justin Capps ’02
“The headline should have been, ‘Robin Mamlet beats Oberlin football team.'” —
Spike
“I understand that football is an expensive program, but I feel like the
$20,000 for new jerseys went to those 40 or 50 people, and there are important
clubs that never see close to that amount.” — Nina Chien ’01
“It confirmed a rumor I’d heard that they took a lot of football players out of
the reject pile and admitted them.” — George Balgobin ’00
“There are some people who will never change [their opinion of football],
whether they win or lose. But I think that for the freshmen, it gives them a
fresh start, to start the year with a winning team.” — Ben Park ’02
— jh & mh
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3) World news roundup
Clinton wants to send U.N. peacekeeping force to East Timor ASAP; East Timor
says it will allow them. …African governments strong urged to declare AIDS a
disaster. …GOP plans a probe into 1993’s Waco siege, presses for Reno’s
ouster. …Central Bahamas face hurricane. …Clinton and China’s Jiang Zemin
hoping to close a deal that would bring China into the World Trade Organization
this year.
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4) Campus events
All Women Over Lunch
PACES, 12:15 p.m.
Alumni Development Meeting with Dan West
Parrish 370, 1:00 p.m.
Swing Practice
Upper Tarble, 9:30 p.m.
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SPORTS UPDATE
1) Field hockey loses Centennial Conference opener
Kristen English ’01 scored Swarthmore’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to Gettysburg
Saturday. The team is currently 1-1 for the season.
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2) Volleyball falls
The women’s volleyball team took a 3-1 loss to Wilmington Saturday, bringing
the team’s season record to 0-5.
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3) Men’s soccer defeats Moravian
At a tournament at Haverford on Sunday, the men’s soccer team won a consolation
round against Moravian 2-0. The team is now 1-5.
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4) Women’s tennis plays in invitational
The women’s tennis team played in the Haverford Women’s Tennis Invitational
Sunday. Kim Tu ’02 took the fourth flight single’s title.
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5) Cross-country teams perform well at Lebanon Valley Invitational
The men’s cross-country team placed third of 25 teams at the Lebanon Valley
Invitational Saturday, led by Marc Jeuland ’01, who placed fifth. The women’s
team placed seventh out of 24 teams, and Joko Agunloye ’01 placed fourth.
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6) World sports roundup
Andre Agassi defeats Todd Martin to capture second U.S. Open Title. …Red Sox
sweep series with Yankees with 4-1 win. …Testaverde expected to miss season
with Jets after injury. …NFL recap: Dallas beats Washington 41-35, Arizona
squeezes past Philly 25-24, Favre leads Green Bay to 28-24 win over the
Raiders.
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7) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
No contests scheduled for today
TOMORROW
Field hockey hosts Franklin and Marshall at 4:30 p.m.
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Quote of the Day:
“Show me a man with both feet on the ground, and I’ll show you a man who can’t
put his pants on.” — Arthur K. Watson
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