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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
Volume 4, Number 112
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World news roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Women’s tennis defeats Muhlenberg
2) Women’s lacrosse pulverizes Cedar Crest
3) Baseball loses heartbreaker to Franklin & Marshall
4) World sports roundup
5) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Windy. High near 50.
One thing the admissions office doesn’t tell you about Swarthmore
Tonight: Cloudy. Low in the mid 40s.
(In addition to the true state of the Ville):
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High in the mid 50s.
You start feeling the end-of-the-semester crunch in early April. And
sometimes even in early March.
NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
The custodial transfer of Elian Gonzalez to his father is in its “final
draft stage”; the transfer is tentatively scheduled for Thursday
morning. Meanwhile, Attorney General Janet Reno is planning a visit to
Miami today to try to resolve the stalemate over the
handover. …Zimbabwe’s Parliament adjourned indefinitely Tuesday, the
first step toward scheduling new elections in the economically and
politically shaky south African nation. The body would automatically have
dissolved at midnight tonight, when its five-year term ends. …In a
survey published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
39 percent of doctors surveyed admitted to “sometimes” deceiving insurance
companies to help patients get the care they need. Their tactics
include: exaggerating the severity of an illness to help patients avoid
being sent home early from the hospital; listing an inaccurate diagnosis
on bills; and reporting nonexistent symptoms to secure insurance
coverage. …Officials at the Washington psychiatric hospital where
Presidential assailant John W. Hinckley Jr. is staying say that Hinckley
should be granted unsupervised day-long visits with his parents. Hinckley
was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a 1981 assassination attempt
of President Reagan. The request for unsupervised trips is the second step
in a three-step process that ultimately seeks the court’s permission for a
permanent release from the hospital.
*****
2) Campus events
“Data Mining: What’s New? What’s Not?” Arnold Dresden Lecture by Richard
De Veaux, Williams College
Scheuer Room, 4:15 p.m.
Chinese Weekly Session
Kohlberg 115, 7:00 p.m.
CP&P Juniors Workshop
Trotter 301, 7:00 p.m.
Sophomore Housing Lottery
Field House, 7:30 p.m.
David Huddle Reading
Scheuer Room, 7:30 p.m.
“The Democratic Party in a Capitalist Society: What is a ‘New Democrat’
to Believe?” by Mark Kuperberg
Parrish Parlor East, 8:30 p.m.
Dialogues
Mary Lyons Lounge, 9:00 p.m.
Dialogues
Wharton E/F Lounge, 9:00 p.m.
Film Society Screening
Dupont 161, 10:00 p.m.
All-Campus Study Break
Parrish Parlor West, 10:00 p.m.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Women’s tennis defeats Muhlenberg
The women’s tennis team defeated Muhlenburg College 6-3
yesterday. Singles winner were at Jen Pao ’02, Fran Simonds ’02,
Jamie Flather ’00, Laura Brown ’00, and Katherine Voll ’03. Double
winners were Pao and Tanya Chodibut ’03. The team is tied
for second in the conference and will match up against the other number
two team, Western Maryland, on Friday at home. The team is now 7-1 in
the Centennial Conference and 7-4 overall.
*****
2) Women’s lacrosse pulverizes Cedar Crest
The women’s lacrosse team had a resounding victory over Cedar Crest
yesterday, winning 17-2. Katie Tarr ’02 led with five goals and one
assist; Julie Finnegan ’00 had two goals and three assists; Kristen
English ’01 had one goal and one assist; Erika Williams ’01 had two goals
and one assist; Liz Brainard ’03 had two goals; and Mavis Biss ’02 had one
goal and one assist. The team is now 6-5 on the season.
*****
3) Baseball loses heartbreaker to Franklin & Marshall
The baseball team suffered a painful 7-6 loss to Franklin & Marshall
yesterday. The Garnet had jumped to an early 5-1 lead. Jay Schembs ’01
went three for five with a triple and a double, knocking in three runs and
scoring one; Joe Aleffi ’00 went three for five, with two runs and a
RBI; and Scott Kushner ’02 went two for five, with two runs scored. The
team’s record is now 5-12 overall, 1-5 in the conference.
*****
4) World sports roundup
A tape aired last night shows Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight grabbing
a player by the neck during a practice and pushing him
backwards. University trustees are investigating the outspoken and
controversial coach following recent reports from two former players that
he physically abused team members. … The Calgary Flames, who missed the
playoffs for the fourth straight season, fired general manager Al Coates
and coach Brian Sutter on Tuesday. Director of player personnel Nick
Polano and assistant coach Rich Preston were also fired. …Donna de
Varona, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who set 18 world swimming records
before setting out on a 30-year broadcasting career, has sued ABC Sports,
saying she was discriminated against because of her age and gender.
*****
5) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Men’s lacrosse at Franklin & Marshall, 4:00 p.m.
TOMORROW
No contests scheduled for tomorrow.
*****
Quote of the day: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Then
quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.” — W.C. Fields
*****
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