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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Volume 4, Number 22
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World news roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Men’s soccer falls to Lebanon Valley
2) World news roundup
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER
Today: Partly cloudy. High near 60.
The first day back at classes wasn’t so bad…
Tonight: Cloudy to rain. Lows in the mid 40s.
Granted, I hadn’t done any reading.
Tomorrow: Showers. High in the mid 50s.
But at least I remembered what classes I was taking.
NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
Starr assistant sworn in as new Independent Counsel. …Waters rising yet
again in North Carolina. …Chechen army fortifies capital city while
Russian forces shell areas nearby. …Israel to begin removing illegal
Jewish settlements on West Bank as part of new agreement. …Chinese
president makes historic visit to Britain. …Clinton to hold budget talks
with Republican leaders, amid rising tension marked by Clinton’s veto of
foreign aid bill.
*****
2) Campus events
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Upper Tarble, 8 a.m.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Dupont 139, 4 p.m.
“Returns from the Grave: the Spirit of Poe in Recent Fiction”, by Daniel
Hoffman, author of “Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe”
McCabe Lobby, 4:15 p.m.
Resume Writing
Trotter 301, 5 p.m.
Advisory Board Company Information Session
Bond Memorial Hall, 7 p.m.
College Democrats Meeting
Parrish Parlor East, 7 p.m.
“Why is Unemployment So Low?”, Economics Department Pierson Lecture by
Robert M. Solow
Kirby Lecture Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Model UN Meeting
Trotter 301, 8 p.m.
Folk Singer Susan Bush
Olde Club, 8 p.m.
Open Mike/Speak-Out
Olde Club, 9 p.m.
Open SAO Discussion: “Miscegenation (syn. Interracial Dating)”
Intercultural Center, 9 p.m.
Dialogues
Mary Lyon, 9 p.m.
Ballroom Practice
Upper Tarble, 9:30 p.m.
Student Council Meeting
Parrish Parlor East, 10 p.m.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Men’s soccer falls to Lebanon Valley
The men’s soccer team lost 1-0 in overtime to Lebanon Valley yesterday.
Chris Milla ’03 had 11 saves. The team is now 4-11 on the season.
*****
2) World sports roundup
Yanks beat Red Sox 9-2 in Game 4 of the American League
championship, need only one more win to reach World Series. …Harding
places 4th in pro debut. …Ali not really serious about returning
to ring. …Ditka fined $20,000 for obscene gestures to fans. …Boston
cops increase security at Fenway. …With loss of another game and
another quarterback, Jets’ season probably not to end at
Super Bowl.
*****
3) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
No contests scheduled for today.
TOMORROW
Women’s soccer at Muhlenburg at 4 p.m.
*****
Quote of the day:
“The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible
ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he’s in business.
Beethoven’s deafness, Goya’s deafness, Milton’s blindness, that kind of
thing.” — John Berryman
*****
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