Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High in the mid 50s. All we need now for spring is adirondack chairs.

NEWS REPORT

1) New tennis and fitness center is almost on schedule

You probably remember hearing awhile back that the new tennis and fitnesscenter would be completed by the time we returned from spring break. Well,that’s not quite true.

The project, which is already a year and half behind schedule, will onceagain be delayed, but this time for only a few weeks. Larry Schall, VicePresident for Facilities and Services, said that it should be ready foruse “very soon after April 1.”

The soon-to-be Mullan Tennis Center promises to provide top-notchfacilities for all members of the Swarthmore community. It willhouse three indoor tennis courts and a 4000-square foot fitness area withbikes, treadmills, stair climbers, free weights, and a full circuit ofMedx Resistance exercise machines. Although the indoor tennis courts willremain in the field house, the current fitness facilities will becompletely replaced by new ones.

The main cause of the delay was the lengthy negotiation between theschool and the contractor over the cost of the project. Theunacceptable price that the original designer and builder proposedprompted the school officials to look for a new contractor. Theconstruction was not so smooth either–the college underestimated theamount junk buried in the construction site, which is the former collegedump site.

– k.x.

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2) World news roundup

George W. Bush won Virginia’s Republican primary easily yesterday, takingall 56 of the state’s delegates and giving his campaign a badly-neededboost. Bush had 53% of the vote, John McCain had 44%, and Alan Keyes had3%. …A 6-year-old girl was shot to death in her classroom yesterday by afirst-grade classmate with a stolen handgun. Reports say there had beensome kind of “negative interaction between the children” on the playgroundthe day before the incident. A 6-year-old cannot be held criminallyliable for his actions, but authorities are investigating his familycircumstances and how he got the gun. …The Russian military says itsfull-scale operation in Chechnya has ended with the capture of a key rebelstronghold. The deputy commander of Russian forces in Chechnya said that“the rebel forces have been destroyed.” However, lower-ranking officerssaid there continues to be fierce fighting in the mountains and that somerebels do remain. …Thousands of people in Mozambique faced a third nightstranded in trees and on rooftops surrounded by water for milesaround. Most people trapped near the submerged village of Lionde had noteaten since Sunday. ….A woman who bit a deputy who attempted to give hera speeding ticket has been given a 60-day jail sentence and a $1,000fine. She also was ordered to pay a $54 traffic fine, court costs and thedeputy’s medical bills.

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3) Campus events

“Buzzin’ of the Bees in the Cigarette Trees: Careers in BiologicalResearch” by Michael Romero ’88IC, 12:30 p.m.

Artist’s Lecture by Sarah McEneaneyLPAC Cinema, 4:15 p.m.

“Stress in Wild Animals: From the Arctic to the Equator” by Michael Romero’88Kirby Lecture Hall, 4:15 p.m.

Summer Job/Internship SearchTrotter 301, 7:00 p.m.

Fireside Chat with Members of the Kensington Welfare Rights UnionKohlberg Commons, 8:00 p.m.

College Democrats MeetingParrish Parlor East, 8:30 p.m.

DialoguesDanawell Trailer, 9:00 p.m.

DialgouesWharton E/F Lounge, 9:00 p.m.

Film Society ScreeningDupont 161, 10:00 p.m.

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SPORTS UPDATE

1) World sports roundup

Sparky Anderson, the only manager to win World Series titles in bothleagues, Negro leagues star Turkey Stearns, and 19th century secondbaseman Bid McPhee were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fameyesterday. …The NFL lifted its suspension of Cleveland Browns righttackle Orlando Brown for shoving a referee. …Former heavyweight championRiddick Bowe was handed a 30-day prison sentence Tuesday for kidnappinghis wife and five children and ordered to get treatment for brain injurieshe suffered in the ring.

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2) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests

TODAYMen’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field at HaverfordWrestling Division III Nationals at Ohio Northern UniversityMen’s tennis at Pennsylvania at 6 p.m.

TOMORROWNo contests scheduled for tomorrow.

*****Quote of the day:“The horror of getting up is unparalleled, and I am filled with amazementevery morning when I find that I have done it.” — Lytton Strachey

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