Monday, November 25, 2002

by Josh Hausman
Gazette Weatherman

* Iraq issued a complaint to the United Nations on Sunday that centered
around the U.S.’s perceived search for an excuse to go to war. Eighteen
U.N. inspectors will arrive in Iraq on Monday, and the first inspection is
expected to take place on Wednesday.

* Senior Democratic and Republican senators assailed Saudi Arabia on
Sunday. The attacks stemmed from what the Senators viewed as unwillingness
on the part of Saudis to cooperate with American efforts to stem terrorism
throughout the Middle East. Long an ally of the U.S. within the region,
Saudi Arabia possess key military and oil installations.

* As the 2004 election season begins, Democrats are beginning to mull
possible candidates. On Sunday, Senator Lieberman, the vice-presidential
candidate in 2000, said that he would not contend Gore for the nomination.
It is not yet clear whether Gore will decide to run, though many Dems
believe that he is leaning in that direction.

*****

Bone Marrow Donation information meeting
Kohlberg 116, 4:30 p.m.

Women in Science dinner
Sharples Room 4, 6:00 p.m.

Lecture: “Development of African Dance Theater in Ghana”
F. Nii-Yartey, Artistic Director of the National Dance Company of Ghana
Scheuer Room, 7:00 p.m.

Linguistics film: “Fresa y chocolate”
Kohlberg 116, 7:30 p.m.

Ask a SAM Advising
Parrish Parlors – West, 7:30 p.m.

Good Schools PA meeting
Mephistos, 9:00 p.m.

Student Council meeting
CRC, 10:00 p.m.

SWIL Movie Night: “Time Bandits”
Kirby Lecture Hall, 10:00 p.m.

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SPORTS UPDATE

by Saurav Dhital
Gazette Reporter

Coach Lee Wimberly became the winningest coach in Swarthmore basketball
history as the Garnet Tide won against both the visiting teams in the
Equinox Classic over the weekend. Wimberly now has 122 wins in his career
at Swarthmore.

On Saturday afternoon against Connecticut College, the Garnet Tide led from
the start as they beat Connecticut 64-46. Starting early, the Garnet scored
the first ten points of the game. With the 6’9″ center Blair Haxel ’05
dominating the inside and forward Matt Gustafson ’05 scoring freely, the
Garnet held their lead for the whole half. Though Connecticut came back to
tie the game with two minutes remaining, the Garnet scored the next two
baskets to lead by four at the half.

Gustafson later said, “As far as offense goes, I think Blair’s dominance on
the inside during a key stretch in the first half was what allowed us to
keep the lead for the majority of the game.”

Swat also played solid defense to stifle the Connecticut players, and did
not let them shoot from the inside.

In the second half, co-captain Jacob Letendre ’04 was in his elements as he
drove to the basket several times to leave the opponents dazed. With that,
the Garnet were able to extend their lead. Midway through the second half,
they had put the game out of the reach. Gustafson finished the game with 17
points, and Haxel recorded two career highs: 15 points and nine rebounds.

On Saturday, the team beat the University of Redland with the third-highest
scoring game in Swat history, 117-111.Gustafson had a career high 33
points, and David Pearce ’03 added 32 points. Gustafson and Pearce were
named to the all-tournament team.

After the winning start, Letendre believes the team can make it to the
Centennial Conference title game. He said, “Obviously, like any team, we
still have some things we need to work on, but overall I was very happy
with our performance. I think if we continue to play well as a team, we
have a chance to compete for the Centennial Conference title.”

The optimism comes after the Garnet finished last season with a poor record
but a sense of rebuilding. Now the team is experienced, mature, and ready
to take on the Conference, as they proved with their victory over
Connecticut College, a team with a solid record from last year.

Letendre added, “Obviously no one else in the league believes that, but
that’s what makes being the underdog great. You always have a chance to
shock people.”

*****

Katie Robinson ’04 and Ali Furman ’03 led the Garnet with 15 and 13 points,
respectively, to defeat Juniata 57-44 in the first round of this weekend’s
Tip-Off Tournament, but the team fell to Wesleyan in the championship game
56-49.

Robinson had another strong game in the championship match, scoring 18
points, and Ali Wolff ’05 notched 12 points on four 3-pointers, but their
efforts were not enough, as Wesleyan jumped out to a 16-2 advantage early
and led 37-16 at halftime.

The Cardinals’ Shaleen Bowman scored 24 points to win the tournament MVP
award and was named to the all-tournament team, along with Wesleyan
teammate Kamica Lewis, Robinson, Gwynedd-Mercy’s Gina Morano, and Juniata’s
Casey Shoup.

Juniata won the consolation game, defeating Gwynedd-Mercy 64-47.

*****

Both the men’s and women’s swim teams were victorious in their Centennial
Conference match-ups against McDaniel this weekend.

David Whitehead ’03 and Mike Auerbach ’05 were double-winners as the men’s
team coasted to a 102-79 win. Whitehead won the 50 freestyle and 200
butterfly, while Auerbach claimed the 100 freestyle and won the 400 medley
relay with Jeff Schneider ’06, Eric Shang ’04, and Chris Bussard ’03. John
Lillvis ’03 captured the 1000 freestyle, while Mike Dudley ’03 won the 200 IM.

The women claimed an even more impressive victory, taking seven of 10 races
to beat McDaniel 111-69. Patricia Funk ’06 was a triple-winner, claiming
the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, and the 400 medley relay with Davita
Burkhead-Weiner ’03, Kathryn Stauffer ’05, and Tara Trout ’04.
Burkhead-Weiner and Stauffer were also double-winners, capturing the 200
freestyle and 50 freestyle, respectively. Katherine Reid ’05 won the 500
freestyle, while Christine Tomm ’05 took the 200 backstroke.

*****

Today:
Men’s basketball at Drew, 7:30 p.m.

Tomorrow:
Women’s swimming at Bryn Mawr, 6:00 p.m.
Men’s swimming hosts Kutztown, 6:00 p.m.
Women’s basketball at McDaniel, 7:00 p.m.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?”
–Charles de Gaulle

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