Monday, October 6, 2003

by Josh Hausman
Gazette Weatherman

Summary: This week will begin on a fall-like note with high temperatures today
and Tuesday in the 60s and lows in the 40s. The rest of the week is likely to
be somewhat warmer with high temperatures around 70 and lows in the 50s. At
this point, the entire week appears likely to be precipitation free.

by Angelina Seah
Gazette Reporter

Professor Susan Napier from the University of Texas, Austin, author of the
well-received book “Anime: From Akira to Princess Mononoke,” gave
a talk on Friday afternoon in the Science Center.

The topic was “From Japanists to Otaku: America and Japan in Cultural
and Historical Perspective”, and Professor Napier gave an interesting,
if brief, summary of certain points that she regarded as significant. She traced
the various Japanese influences on popular American culture today, such as ukiyoe
(woodblock prints), haiku, cyberpunk, and manga and anime. Noted was the development
of themes such as metamorphosis, “dangerous” women and tricksters
that eventually appeared in manga and anime.

Professor Napier also gave a short introduction on the beginnings of manga,
which started as early as the 10th century with “Chojuugiga,” a satire
on Japanese nobility. She explained how the 19th century humor magazine “Japan
Punch” was heavily influenced by the English traders who were in Japan
then, and highlighted Tezuka Osamu’s (who created the manga classic “Tezuka’s
Phoenix”) contribution to manga.

According to Professor Napier, who is doing a survey on the profile of American
anime/manga fans, the feedback she has had so far point to the fact that it
is difficult to create any stereotypes of the fans; these people come from widely
different backgrounds/beliefs even as they have a common interest in this particular
aspect of Japanese culture.

* Israel bombed Syria on Sunday, striking its neighbor for the first time in
three decades. Israel believes that its target was a training base for the Islamic
Jihad, which has claimed responsibility for the Saturday bombing that killed
nineteen Israelis and wounded fifty-five. Israel’s retaliation has caused many
to worry that the escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence could once again spread
to the rest of the Arab world.

* Schwarzenegger marched on the state’s capitol Sunday, claiming unbelievable
momentum in his fight to win the governorship of California. During the march
and rally, the candidate did not mention the sexual harassment allegations that
had been brought against him. Meanwhile the current Governor, Gray Davis, signed
a bill making California the largest state to require employers to pay for health
care.

* The Chicago Cubs ended 95 years of frustration on Sunday. Playing against
the Braves, the Cubs ruled 5-1 in their first postseason series victory since
1908. The team now goes on to play Florida in the National League Championship
series.

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Grad School Admissions Essay Blitz
Career Services, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

College Bowl Meeting
Kohlberg 202, 7:00 p.m.

Jewish High Holidays Service: Yom Kippur
Bond, 7:00 p.m.

Empty the Shelters Meeting
Kohlberg 226, 8:00 p.m.

SAC Meeting
Kohlberg 330, 9:00 p.m.

WRC Open Hours
WRC, 9:00-11:00 p.m.

SWIL Movie Night: “The Truman Show”
Science Center 101, 10:00 p.m.

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SPORTS UPDATE

by Alex Glick
Gazette Reporter

The Swarthmore women’s soccer team soundly defeated the Washington Shorewomen
this Saturday 6-1 with the help of a hat trick from Natalie Negrey ’07.

The game appeared to be very evenly matched at the beginning of the first half.
The Shorewomen scored first when Meghan Hartzell headed Steph Bradley’s corner
kick into Swat’s goal at 4:06. Swarthmore made a few attempts at scoring after
this that Washington goalie Jennifer Chapman was barley able to save. Swat soon
was fouled in the box, and Negrey scored on a penalty kick 14:17 into the game.
The game evened out for a while, but Kasie Groom ’07 put the Garnet ahead with
16:37 left in the half on a Becky Strauss ’06 pass. With about 10 minutes left
in the half, Swat was fouled twice, but Sarah Hobbs ’06 scored her first goal
of the season off of a Stephanie Chapell indirect kick to put the Garnet ahead
by 2. After not letting up the entire half, Swarthmore led Washington 3-1.

Negrey got her second goal with just 2:57 into the half by booting the ball
into the very top of the Shorewomen’s net. A little over three minutes later,
Katie McCaffrey ’04 waited by Washington’s goal and headed in a Tanya Hahnel
’05 pass. Swat continued to be on the offensive this half and did not allow
a shot to be taken on goalie and co-captain Catherine Salussolia ’04 since the
Shorewomen scored in the first half. Monica Larimer ’05 and Nicole Oberfoell
’07 provided the assists for Negrey’s third goal of the game and seventh of
the season with 16:10 into the game when goalie Chapman was drawn away from
the goal. The half would later end with a score of 6-1. Swarthmore outshot Washington
18-1 in the game.

This win brought the Garnet’s record to 6-5 and 2-2 in Centennial Conference
play. Swarthmore plays its next match on Wednesday at Ursinus.

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The Garnet won their second game in a row on Saturday, defeating Franklin &
Marshall 3-1 in a Centennial Conference victory.

Kirk Ellison ’05 and Andrew Terker ’06 were in the thick of things, with Ellison
scoring in the first half on a Terker pass and then Terker breaking away with
an Ellison pass in the second half. Colton Bangs ’07 scored the insurance goal
unassisted with 35 seconds left in the game.

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The volleyball team shut out McDaniel and Muhlenberg to sweep the Centennial
Conference tri-match at Muhlenberg this week. The Garnet first defeated McDaniel
30-12, 30-22, 30-21, then swept Muhlenberg 30-21, 31-29, 32-30. The victory
improved Swat’s record to 10-11 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial.

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The Garnet were shut out at Dickinson on Saturday in a Centennial Conference
match. Dickinson outshot Swat 18-0 in the first half. The Garnet got some shots
in the second half but were unable to score. Melissa LaVan ’07 started in goal
and made six saves in the first half, while Karen Lorang ’07 closed out the
game by making two saves in the second period.

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The men’s and women’s cross-country teams placed well at the Dickinson Short
Course Invitational over the weekend.

Lang Reynolds ’05 led the men’s team to a second place finish by covering the
4K course in 12:54.85, good for a third place individual finish. Fellow juniors
James Golden and Garrett Ash finished sixth and 14th, while sophomores Keefe
Keeley and Jim Kreft rounded out the scoring by placing 17th and 19th.

The women’s team placed fourth out of 36 teams, led by Elizabeth Gardner ’05,
who placed ninth individually with a time of 15:33.79. Debbie Farrelly ’06 finished
in 13th place, while Njideka Akynyili ’04 and Lauren Fety ’06 placed 21st and
29th, and Carrie Ritter ’06 and Pam Davis ’07 finished 40th and 41st.

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Today:
There are no contests scheduled for today.

Tomorrow:
Field hockey at Johns Hopkins, 6:00 p.m.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning,
day after day.”
–F. Scott Fitzgerald

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