Monday, October 30, 2000

Monday, October 30, 2000
Volume 5, Number 32

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NEWS IN BRIEF

1) SC constitution faces changes
2) World news roundup
3) Campus events

SPORTS IN BRIEF

1) Women’s X-C has strong showing; Joko wins Conference title
2) Football wins Homecoming game
3) Field hockey finishes second in conference
4) Jeuland finishes second in conference
5) Women’s soccer takes tough loss
6) Men’s soccer woes continue
7) World sports roundup
8) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests

WEATHER FORECAST

Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the low 50s.
I’m so disappointed – I got so excited about that extra hour of sleep that I couldn’t get to sleep.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the low 30s.
So now I’m still tired, AND I have to eat dinner in the dark.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
It’s the little things that make life suck, you know.

TODAY’S SHARPLES MENU

Lunch: Chicken nuggets, curly fries, *tofu joe, baked penne with mushrooms, corn, spinach
**Cheesesteak bar

Dinner: Seafood scampi, rice, *spicy peanut noodle, Indian style chick peas, broccoli, cauliflower
**Picnic bar

NEWS REPORT

1) SC constitution faces changes

According to co-chair Jordan Brackett, Student Council has nearly completed a thorough re-write of its constitution. 

At Monday night’s meeting the entire revamped constitution will be read through to check for problems. If the council decides to vote to approve it, the proposal would be sent to the student body for a campus-wide referendum.

2) World news roundup

Contract talks between striking teachers in Philadelphia and the school district continued early Monday in an effort to end a walkout that threatened to bring the nation’s seventh-largest school district and its 210,000 students to a standstill. Union officials, representing 21,000 members, reported no progress in intermittent negotiations, but both sides said talks had not broken off.

A Microsoft spokesman said Sunday that a hacker had high-level access to the company’s computer system for 12 days – not up to five weeks, as the company had first reported. Furthermore, Microsoft knew about it the whole time, and monitored the hacker’s progress. The spokesman said the company believes that no major company secrets were stolen.

Israel sent tanks into the Gaza Strip and closed a major West Bank city following a day of violent confrontations that left five Palestinians dead and dozens wounded.

Actor Anthony Dwain Lee, 39, died at a Halloween party in a Hollywood Hills mansion after he was shot several times by an officer of the LAPD who fired at him through a glass door early Saturday morning. Police say Lee had pointed what looked like a gun at Officer Tarriel Hopper, and Hopper, who had arrived at the mansion in response to a neighbor’s noise complaint, fired in self defense.

3) Campus events

Fireside Chat with Larry Schall
Parrish Parlours, 9:00 p.m.

Reproductive Rights workshop with Feminist Majority Representatives Ardie Hollifield and Beth Raboin
Women’s Resource Center, 9:00 p.m.

Ballroom and Swing
Upper Tarble, 9:30 p.m.

SWIL Movie: Toy Story
Kirby Lecture Hall, 10:00 p.m.

Student Council Meeting
Parrish Parlours, 10:00 p.m.

SPORTS UPDATE

1) Women’s X-C has strong showing; Joko wins Conference title

Joko Agunloye ’01 helped her team to a solid fourth place finish out of ten teams at the Centennial Conference Championships at Western Maryland. Agunloye won her second consecutive conference title in time of 18:56.20, winning the race by only 3/10 of a second. Maria Elena Young ’04 finished in tenth place to earn Second Team All-Centennial Conference honors.

2) Football wins Homecoming game

The football team defeated Franklin & Marshall 29-21, to the delight of the Homecoming crowd. Ken Clark ’03 set school records for rushing attempts and yardage, as he carried the ball 52 times for 317 yards. He also scored three touchdowns, which tied a school record. The Garnet Tide were down 15-9 at the half, but came storming back for the eight point win. The team is now 3-4, 2-4 on the season.

3) Field hockey finishes second in conference

On Friday, the field hockey team took care of business at home, defeating Washington 2-0 in the Centennial Conference Semifinals. Unfortunately, they lost the championship game at Johns Hopkins 1-0 on Saturday. After a scoreless first half, JHU scored on a penalty corner kick. Swarthmore finished the season second in the conference and now awaits invitations to the NCAA and ECAC championships. The team finished the season with a record of 14-6, 7-2.

4) Jeuland finishes second in conference

At the Centennial Conference Championships at Western Maryland, the men’s cross country team finished sixth out of eight teams. Marc Jeuland ’01 finished second in the race. Sam Evans ’01 finished 13th to earn Second Team All-Centennial Conference honors.

5) Women’s soccer takes tough loss

The women’s soccer team lost a heartbreaker to Haverford at Homecoming Saturday, falling 1-0. The loss dropped the team’s final record to 4-12, 1-9 on the season.

6) Men’s soccer woes continue

The men’s soccer team dropped a 7-0 contest to Muhlenberg on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-11, 0-8. 

7) World sports roundup

Duffy Waldorf shot a final-round 62 and came out from nowhere to blow by Tiger Woods and others to win the National Car Rental Classic. …The undefeated Oklahoma Sooners, ranked 20th at the start of the season, were rewarded for their 38-14 win over Nebraska by being voted the new #1 team in the country in Sunday’s ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. …Tampa Bay ended Minnesota’s bid to remain undefeated Sunday. The 41-13 win brought the Bucs’ record to an even 4-4.

8) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests

Today:

There are no contests scheduled for today or tomorrow.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Teach a parrot the terms “supply and demand” and you’ve got an economist.” – Thomas Carlyle