Sunday 12 May 2002
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 975 subscribers by my count. I had some time to do some “recruiting” this week. Wait til the see what the volunteered for!
Don't forget: … …
Saturday, June 8 – Alumni Society General Meeting
Info Ssive
Sola 718-862-7454
Friday, May 31 – Reunion Weekend Boat Ride
rsvp
Grace Feeney 718-862-8013
Saturday, June 8 - ALUMNI SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING
The National Alumni
Council invites you to attend a general
meeting. For more information call: Ssive Sola,
(718) 862-7433 or
E-mail:ssive.sola@manhattan.edu
Monday, July 22 - Jasper Cup Yale Golf Course, New Haven, CT
call: Mike Remigino '92,
(860) 663-4206 or
Jim McKenna '91, (800) 822-2014.
July 29- August 2 - Manhattan College 20th Annual AP Workshops:
TEACHING OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Dr. Pamela Kerrigan 718-862-7209
pam.kerriga@manhattan.edu
Friday, August 2, 2002 - Capital District - Day at the Races
Someday, August 5 - Construction Open Golf Tournament Eastchester,
call Joe Van Etten at 212-280-0663
Monday, August 5 - Construction Industry Golf Open & Tennis Match
call Joe Van Etten
'57, (212) 280-0663
Thursday, August 15 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
Saturday, August 24 - Alumni/ae Soccer Games Gaelic
Park
call Tom Lindgren '78, (914) 948-5399
or
John Sanchez, (718) 862-7936
(women);
Bill Walsh (718) 862-7844 (men).
Thursday, September 5 - Washington DC Golf Outing
call Chuck Martin '63, at (703)
706-3130.
Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22 Alumni Men's Retreat
call Joe Gunn '76, (718) 321-4907
or
Kevin Dolan '68, (718)
432-8714.
Monday, September 23, 2002 - 2nd O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic
call (718) 725-3153.
ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
===
The news after this comment.
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/jc_local_news/article/0,1651,TCP_1114_1129017,00.html
Gem brings reward, restores faith
By Randall Murray Staff Writer
May 5, 2002
"When 7-year-old Carli Homish discovered a 1.5 carat diamond on the floor of Jupiter's new T.J. Maxx store last month, she also found a penny from heaven."
It may sounds child-like, and the story has an interesting supernatural Guardian angel twist. I was impressed at the mother turning in the lost diamond, and it eventually found its way back to the rightful owner.
It brings to mind a personal experience many years ago. When vacationing in Disney World, I lost my wallet and half our money with it. A waitress, who was never identified, turned in to the management. When the police investigated my report, the waitress, according to the police, happened to overhear the policeman conversing with the store's assistant manager about the lost wallet. She blurted out that she had given it to the manager. The assistant suggested that it might be in the safe, but he didn't have the combination and the manager wasn't due back for "several days". I guess the cop smelled a "rat" and inquired if the assistant could NOT open the safe then, then what happened to the daily cash receipts. The assistant said they just stayed in the drawers. The cop then called in the detectives and the brass. While cop remained at the now sealed safe, a detective brought a very flustered manager to the store. The safe was opened and lo and behold the wallet was in the safe. It was inventoried and the manager cited for failing to report it to the police as required by a Kissamee ordinance. (All restaurant owners and managers were personally briefed about this by the police chief!?!) The cop drove the wallet and a copy of the inventory to us at the campground, much to my surprise. (I was most concerned about my military id card. If the wallet wasn't recovered, I would have had to report. The result would have been an Article 15 or worse.) Evidently, there was a severe "lost property" problem in the town before it was "addressed". I went back to the restaurant to express my thanks twice but the waitress, assistant, and manager were never "there". Bottom line, our trip was saved by one honest waitress and some diligent police work.
Needless to say I try to be extra diligent when I find stuff. But, always in the back of my mind, I always wonder if I am being "stupid"? I would like to believe that I am very honest but that nagging voice is always there to be "overcome". I guess I'll just have to try harder to repay those good people. But still that temptation is always there. Hopefully we'll all overcome all the temptations that try to grab us. At least, I'll try but that McDonald's is calling with the super sized french fries. May all our temptations be little ones? Then when the big ones come along we'll have had lots of practice. IMHO, we can apply the Jasper ethic and do what is right.
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
=====
CONTENTS
2 Formal
announcements
0 Messages from Headquarters (MC
Press Releases)
1 Jaspers publishing web pages
3 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
0 Weddings
1 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
2 Obits
5 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
1 Resumes
2 Sports
20 Emails
[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]
|
Class |
Name |
Section |
|
? |
Bloom,
Christopher E. |
|
|
? |
Cote,
Sister Gwen |
|
|
? |
Keane,
Michael |
|
|
? |
Meinel, Bettie M. |
|
|
? |
Walsh,
Meg |
|
|
1934 |
Sheehan,
John J. |
|
|
1950 |
Power,
Pierce |
|
|
1951 |
Helm,
Robert |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney,
Michael F. |
|
|
1958 |
Ludford, Joseph |
|
|
1959 |
Duffy,
John Sr. |
|
|
1965 |
Salerno,
Frederic V. |
|
|
1966 |
Harrington,
James F. |
|
|
1966 |
Maloney,
Tom |
|
|
1966 |
Thoesen, Richard C. |
|
|
1967 |
Dillon,
Jose |
|
|
1967 |
Goll, Jack |
|
|
1973 |
Landy, Craig |
|
|
1974 |
Carroll,
Kevin M. |
|
|
1974 |
O'Connor,
John |
|
|
1974 |
Savage,
Joseph |
|
|
1976 |
Boscia, Paul |
|
|
1976 |
Valdner, William R. |
|
|
1977 |
Khury, Maria |
|
|
1979 |
Batt, Brother William |
|
|
1979 |
Diaz,
Eliezer M. |
|
|
1979 |
Diaz, Eliezer M. |
|
|
1982 |
Dolan,
Paul |
|
|
1985 |
Halwasiya, Pradeep
|
|
|
1985 |
Hennigan, Martha M. |
|
|
1985 |
Roberts,
Brian |
|
|
1985 |
Rodriguez,
Ms. Milagros M. |
|
|
1987 |
Menchise, Louis |
|
|
1988 |
Hecht,
Philip |
|
|
1988 |
Juricic, Franco |
|
|
1989 |
Serpi, Jim |
|
|
1990 |
Giugliano, Suzanne |
|
|
1993 |
Duffy,
Michael |
|
|
1995 |
Serrano,
Jose |
|
|
1997 |
Herreros, Heather |
|
Class |
Name |
Section |
|
1979 |
Batt, Brother William |
|
|
? |
Bloom,
Christopher E. |
|
|
1976 |
Boscia, Paul |
|
|
1974 |
Carroll,
Kevin M. |
|
|
? |
Cote,
Sister Gwen |
|
|
1979 |
Diaz,
Eliezer M. |
|
|
1979 |
Diaz, Eliezer M. |
|
|
1967 |
Dillon,
Jose |
|
|
1982 |
Dolan,
Paul |
|
|
1959 |
Duffy,
John Sr. |
|
|
1993 |
Duffy,
Michael |
|
|
1990 |
Giugliano, Suzanne |
|
|
1967 |
Goll, Jack |
|
|
1985 |
Halwasiya, Pradeep
|
|
|
1966 |
Harrington,
James F. |
|
|
1988 |
Hecht,
Philip |
|
|
1951 |
Helm,
Robert |
|
|
1985 |
Hennigan, Martha M. |
|
|
1997 |
Herreros, Heather |
|
|
1988 |
Juricic, Franco |
|
|
? |
Keane,
Michael |
|
|
1977 |
Khury, Maria |
|
|
1973 |
Landy, Craig |
|
|
1958 |
Ludford, Joseph |
|
|
1966 |
Maloney,
Tom |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney,
Michael F. |
|
|
? |
Meinel, Bettie M. |
|
|
1987 |
Menchise, Louis |
|
|
1974 |
O'Connor,
John |
|
|
1950 |
Power,
Pierce |
|
|
1985 |
Roberts,
Brian |
|
|
1985 |
Rodriguez,
Ms. Milagros M. |
|
|
1965 |
Salerno,
Frederic V. |
|
|
1974 |
Savage,
Joseph |
|
|
1989 |
Serpi, Jim |
|
|
1995 |
Serrano,
Jose |
|
|
1934 |
Sheehan,
John J. |
|
|
1966 |
Thoesen, Richard C. |
|
|
1976 |
Valdner, William R. |
|
|
? |
Walsh,
Meg |
[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
Copyright 2002 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
May 7, 2002, Tuesday
HEADLINE: Akamai Elects Frederic V. Salerno to its
Board of Directors; Telecommunications Pioneer, and Former Verizon
Chief Financial Officer, Joins the Akamai Board
DATELINE: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 7, 2002
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software, today announced the election of Frederic V. Salerno, former Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Salerno has an extensive background in the telecommunications industry, and currently serves as Vice Chairman of Verizon.
"It is an honor to welcome Fred to our Board of Directors, and we look forward to benefiting from his 37 years of managerial and telecommunications industry expertise. Fred brings an impressive track record in the areas of financial management and in building shareholder value," said George Conrades, chairman and CEO of Akamai. "His insight and contributions will be important to Akamai's goal of reaching and sustaining profitability." Mr. Salerno commented, "Akamai is among the leading technology companies that are having a profound impact on how we look at computing. With solutions that are becoming paramount to how businesses improve overall efficiency and security of their Web operations, Akamai's approach has become pervasive. I am excited to lend my experience to such an incredibly vibrant and talented company."
Since the completion of the Bell Atlantic/GTE merger in June 2000, Mr. Salerno has helped to lead Verizon's successful efforts to integrate the two companies and generate more than $2 billion in merger expense synergies. Prior to the Bell Atlantic/GTE merger, Salerno was senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bell Atlantic. He was a member of the Office of the Chairman, with responsibility for the company's strategic planning efforts, business development and finance. He also had oversight of the company's portfolio of international wireline investments.
Prior to his appointment as Bell Atlantic's Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Salerno was vice chairman-finance and business development at NYNEX, a position he assumed in 1994. Mr. Salerno had served as vice chairman of NYNEX and president-Worldwide Services since March 1991.
Mr. Salerno joined New York Telephone in 1965 and was elected vice president in 1983. In 1987, Mr. Salerno was appointed president and chief executive officer of New York Telephone.
Along with his business accomplishments, Mr. Salerno is an active participant in support of community and educational issues. In 1988, he was named chairman of New York's Temporary State Commission on the Distribution of State Aid to Local School Districts by then-Gov. Mario Cuomo. In 1990, Cuomo appointed him chairman of the board of trustees of the State University of New York, and he served in that capacity until February 1996. Mr. Salerno is president of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund and has served as chairman of the Archdiocese of New York's Partnership for Quality Education Campaign. In September 1999, the National Italian American Foundation gave him its Special Achievement Award for Humanitarian Service.
Mr. Salerno is a member of the American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta, an international relief organization with permanent observer status in the United Nations.
Along with being a Director on Akamai's board, Mr. Salerno is a member of the boards of AVNET, Inc.; Bear Stearns Company, Inc.; Viacom, Inc.; and Manhattan College.
Mr. Salerno joins Akamai's Board of Directors including George Conrades, chairman and CEO, Akamai; Arthur Bilger, managing member, Capital Partners; Martin Coyne II, group executive, Photography Group and executive vice president, Eastman Kodak Company; Todd Dagres, general partner, Battery Ventures; Ronald L. Graham, the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Endowed Chair of Computer and Information Science at the University of California at San Diego; William Halter, former acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Leo Hindery, Jr., president and CEO of The Yes Network, a new regional sports network; Tom Leighton, chief scientist, Akamai; and Naomi Seligman, senior partner, Cassius Advisors.
About Akamai
Akamai is a leading provider of secure, outsourced e-business infrastructure services and software. These services and software enable companies to reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and operating a uniform Web infrastructure while ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, scalability and manageability. Akamai's services give businesses a distinct competitive advantage and provide an unparalleled Internet experience for their customers. Akamai's intelligent edge platform for content, streaming media, and application delivery comprises more than 12,600 servers within over 1,000 networks in 66 countries. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Akamai provides services and industry-renowned customer care to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, including dozens of Fortune 500 businesses. For information on Delivering a Better Internet(SM), visit www.akamai.com.
<extraneous deleted>
CONTACT: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Jeff Young, 617/444-3913 (Media Relations) jyoung@akamai.com J.C. Raby, 877/567-7167 (Investor Relations) jraby@akamai.com
LOAD-DATE: May 8, 2002
http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9871317-0.html
Webster Appoints Joseph Savage to Executive Post
5/9/02 9:26 AM
Source: Business Wire
WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2002--Webster Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WBST), the holding company for Webster Bank, announced today the appointment of Joseph Savage as Executive Vice President for Business Banking.
In this capacity, Savage is responsible for directing all of Webster's business banking operations and reports directly to Webster's president and chief operating officer, William T. Bromage, and will serve as an officer of the holding company.
The appointment fills a position announced in January as part of a corporate-wide reorganization designed to realign the company with its strategic plan.
"Joe adds significant depth to our executive team," stated Bromage. "We will benefit from his talent and breadth of experience as well as the strategic vision he has for the business. This appointment is further evidence of our commitment to our growth plan and to leadership in business banking."
Prior to joining Webster, Savage was Executive Vice President of the Communications and Energy Banking Group for CoBank in Denver, Colorado. CoBank is part of the U.S. Farm Credit System and provides financial and leasing services to agricultural cooperatives, rural utility and communications systems, Farm Credit associations and other businesses serving rural America.
In his position at CoBank, Savage served approximately 600 rural customers and directed $5.8 billion in outstanding loans and leases to rural utility customers. During his six-year tenure, CoBank tripled its profits while maintaining excellent asset quality.
Prior to joining CoBank, Joe was the president of Keystone Ventures, LLC in Farmington, Connecticut, where he successfully raised equity and debt for investment in rural cellular properties.
Before his tenure with Keystone, Savage was senior vice president, specialized lending for Shawmut Bank and served as president of Shawmut National Ventures.
Savage received a B.A. from Manhattan College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Seton Hall University.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank and Webster Insurance. With $12 billion in assets, Connecticut-based Webster Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, trust and investment services through more than 100 banking offices, 210 ATMs and the Internet. Webster Financial Corporation is majority owner of Chicago-based Duff & Phelps, LLC, a leader in financial advisory services, and Webster Bank owns Center Capital Corporation, an equipment leasing and financing company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut and Webster Trust Company, N.A.
For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest Annual Report, visit the Webster Bank web site at www.websterbank.com.
[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14424-2002May1.html
Herndon Mayor
Thursday, May 2, 2002; Page VA26
Richard C. Thoesen
Age: 57.
Residence: Herndon.
Education: BS, civil engineering, Manhattan College; master's, engineering
administration, George Washington University.
Occupation: Deputy general manager, Loudoun County
Sanitation Authority.
Elected offices/civic activities: Member, Herndon Town Council, 1982-84 and
present; mayor, 1984-90; vice mayor, 1994-2000; member, Fairfax County ParkAuthority board, 2000-present; member, Reston Hospital
Center board of trustees, 1986-present.
Why should the voters elect you?
"I have a proven track record of 25 years of community service for Herndon and 21 years' experience as an elected or appointed official. I have held chairman or president positions in 11 organizations. As we face contemporary issues and challenges, I believe my experience and ability to work well with people will help Herndon succeed. I would like to finish many downtown initiatives started during my first three terms as mayor. I care deeply about Herndon's people and sense of place and want to secure an outstanding quality of life for our citizens."
What would you like voters to know about you?
"Professional engineer with strong management experience, participatory style of leadership, consensus builder. Enthusiastic community activist who enjoys getting people involved."
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
http://www.realtytrac.com/rt.asp?referrer=/interior/About.html -
Michael Keane 40, Director of Technology
Mr. Keane has more than 12 years of analysis and structured software design experience with emphasis on e-commerce systems and subsystems. He has developed web sites for Clear Channel Corporation, Castle Rock Entertainment, Sony Pictures Corporation and Digital Instruments, to name a few. Mr. Keane was a senior software engineer with Lear Astronics for 15 years with special skills in aircraft avionics and flight control systems. In 1995, he co-developed RealtyTrac's first client-server database, and in 1996 migrated the database to a Web platform. Also in 1996, he co-developed Brad Inman's Real Estate Q&A database. Mr. Keane has a B.S. from Manhattan College in chemical engineering and a B.A. in computer science from the University of California Santa Barbara.
http://www.coachrealtors.com/meinel.htm
Bettie M. Meinel
Bettie is the Director of Human Resources for Coach
Realtors and a licensed Associate Broker with over 12 years experience in the
real estate industry. Bettie brings sound planning, professional ethics,
personal caring and trust to every transaction.
Education Affiliations
Manhattan College
<extraneous deleted>
http://www.darkknight.ca/guestbook.html
Believe it or not I am writing a research paper on the
black night and his history for an Advanced Composition Class at Manhattan
College. This may sound awkward but Batman was on a list of about 500 things
that needed to be added to an old list of what people should know or have
knowledge of to be considered culturally literate, especially in American
Culture. Your Website has been extremely helpful thank you very much,
Christopher E. Bloom if you have any other news or new news that you feel might
be helpful please send it to <privacy invoked>
Christopher E. Bloom
the Bronx, NY United States
Tuesday, April 02, 2002 at 23:10:31 (AST)
From: Paul Dolan
Subject: Jasper Jottings Birth Announcement
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 12:59:04 +0000
John,
I am happy to contribute the news of the birth of another future Jasper (Class of 2024). My wife Betsy delivered our third son, Luke on Saturday May 4, 2002. Luke weighed in at 7 lbs, 1 oz. Betsy and Luke are doing well.
Paul Dolan
Class of 82
[JR: Class of 2024 it is. Hope I am around to congratulate you again. Mozel Tov!]
Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.
From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: Obit
Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 21:09:30 -0400
Dear John,
Today's NY Times (May 5, 2002) at page 51 has the following Obituary:
John J. Sheehan of Point Lookout, LI< on May 2, 2002. In his 91st year. Son of the late Thomas and Teresa (nee Dolphin). Predeceased by brothers Thomas, William, Vincent, Paul and Conrad and cousin Helen Holland. Survived by his brothers and sister, Sr. Teresa, Society of Helpers,. Charles and Rev. Lawrence Sheehan, SJ. and sisters -in-law Anna and Margaret. Devoted Uncle to 50 nieces and nephews. Graduate Manhattan College (1934), Fordham Law School (1937). Retired Major, U.S. Army, World War II veteran, founder of Sheehan & Sheehan labor law practice. Founding member of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists. Reposing Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home 2215 North Jerusalem Rd., East Meadow. Funeral Mass Tuesday Morning Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal R.C. Church, Point Lookout. Internment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, NY. Family will receive friends Sunday and Monday, 2-5 and 7-9 PM.
In addition to the accomplishments listed, John taught labor law in the School Business in the 50's. The class I had with him was 8 AM, two days a week up in the "shacks'. Tough to stay focused on those hot mornings after a long night! He had a soft delivery but was very effective in getting his point across. A great, lawyer, teacher and Jasper! May he rest in peace.
Mike McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
===
From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: Funeral
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 22:38:59 -0400
Dear John,
I wish to report that I was able to attend the Funeral Mass this morning for John Sheehan, Esq. '34. The principal celebrant was his brother, Fr. Lawrence Sheehan, SJ and one of the other three con-celebrants was Fr. John Reynolds '41 a Paulist. Jack Grogan '53 was also present as were many of his 50 nephews and nieces and their children.
It seems that last Thursday (a very stormy day) John represented an old friend at a real estate closing, driving there and back by himself. When his sister was unable to reach him on the phone the next morning, the house was entered and John was found still dressed in his "lawyers" best. He did what he liked best - helping people - right to the end! There was talk outside Church before Mass that John would be missed at the 7:30 AM Mass each morning where he was a regular.
One of his nieces spoke at the end of Mass of his fondness for Irish Setters, Irish Music and Family (not necessarily in that order). It was clear that the love that the family had for John and the kindness and support he had showered on them over the years. He was a great man, a great lawyer and a great Jasper. May he Rest in Peace.
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA
[JR: Sounds like he did good. And, to end doing what you love, that’’s all one can ask. Thanks for the update. You’re doing yoman’s duty catching some of these obits. And, giving them a depth that we would all miss because we just would not know all the details. Thanks, it makes the “collecting” easier.]
Copyright 2002 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
May 5, 2002 Sunday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A43
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES; William Valdner, 47, Nuclear
Medicine Supervisor
BYLINE: By Dionne Searce; STAFF WRITER
William R. Valdner, supervisor of nuclear medicine at New York Hospital and drummer for the band C.D. & Co., died Wednesday in a car accident on the Wantagh State Parkway in Levittown. The West Babylon resident was 47.
Valdner had been driving north on the parkway, one mile south of Old Country Road, when his 2001 Hyundai suddenly went off the road, crashed into trees and overturned, State Police said. He was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was pronounced dead. Friends and family described Valdner as a well-rounded man who loved work, drums and most of all his family.
"He was a hell of a guy," said his wife, Donna Valdner.
William Valdner was raised in Jamaica, graduating from Christ the King High School and later from Manhattan College in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in nuclear medicine.
As a teen, he loved Led Zepplin and The Who. He started playing the drums in a rock band called Sweetwater while he was still in high school. The band became popular on Long Island and New Jersey and developed a following. Valdner decided to embark upon a career as a professional drummer.
"He had a mentor who said to him this band thing may not go anywhere, 'So if it doesn't, you should have something to fall back on,'" said a friend, Rosemary Hudson of West Babylon.
So he went to college, studying nuclear medicine and eventually worked his way to supervisor of nuclear medicine at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens. He met his wife at the hospital, where she also worked.
"He was a very intelligent man," said Donna Valdner, recalling that he loved his field. "He lived it and breathed it."
But Valdner always kept his music with him. Most recently, he was a drummer in C.D. & Co., playing weddings and other local gigs.
In addition to work and music, Valdner was an assistant coach for his son's little league baseball team and for a South Shore soccer league team.
"My husband touched so many lives, it amazes me," said Donna Valdner. "I'm so proud of him."
Besides his wife, Valdner is survived by two sons, Gregory and Michael; a daughter, Kimberly; a brother, Michael Valdner of Floral Park; and a sister, Nancy Papadimitriou of Flushing.
Visitation is today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m at Noce Funeral Home in West Babylon. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church in West Babylon. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
LOAD-DATE: May 5, 2002
[JR: No record in MCOLDB, no surprise since that happens. I would guess Class of 1974. But, I would appreciate some confirmation.]
[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
May 7, 2002, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section A; Page 1; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk
HEADLINE: At Last, Colleges Answer, And New Questions Arise
SERIES: GETTING IN: Last of three articles.
BYLINE: By JANE GROSS
There was plenty to do beside wait and worry once the last test was taken, the last essay written, the last application mailed.
Gerta Xhelo readied herself for her only college interview, still flip-flopping about staying home or going away. Jed Resnick continued his high-wire act of performing and studying, and awaited word from Yale.
And Reuben Quansah tended his relationship with schools scouting minority students and hoped for a financial-aid windfall.
The lives of these three New York City high school students had converged for most of the hectic college admissions process. But there was one critical difference.
<extraneous deleted>
Reuben Quansah
Intrusions Of Income Form
No parents' assembly at Cardinal Hayes is better attended than the one each January that deconstructs the daunting form known as the Fafsa, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The four-page questionnaire about income and assets requires six pages of instructions.
Reuben's mother, Maureen Dowouna-Nortey, took copious notes as Bill Lessa, the college counselor, and two financial aid officers, one speaking English and one Spanish, tried to explain it.
Are the blue sections for student information and the lavender for parents or the other way around? Does the Department of Education really send the form back if it is not printed in capital letters?
What does "eligible non-citizen" mean? Who fills out the form for a ward of the court? And what about second marriages? Does a stepfather's income count?
Mr. Lessa, and Roz Sternlieb at Grover Cleveland, have the rules down pat because needy students are their primary constituency. By contrast, Bruce Breimer, Jed's counselor, is clueless. He is a wizard at selling his students to Ivy League schools. But he refers Collegiate's students needing college scholarships to an outside consultant.
The parents at Hayes are sensitive about financial matters, reluctant to tell Mr. Lessa how much they earn, or provide verification if they are on welfare. Reuben's mother, for instance, was unwilling to reveal her income and sent out the Fafsa form herself rather than funneling it through Mr. Lessa's office. "It's my personal business," she said.
But she gave him enough information to make it clear that Reuben would not qualify for HEOP, which would require a family income below $23,500.
"Here I am struggling, so they can tell me I make too much," said Ms. Dowouna-Nortey, who works double shifts as a nurse-technician at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx and goes to night school at City College so she can resume the teaching career she had in Ghana. "It just makes me cry."
One element of the Fafsa presentation particularly held her attention: the federal guidelines for who is considered a parent for the purpose of calculating income. The law stipulates that a remarried woman like Ms. Dowouna-Nortey include her husband's income, whether or not he contributes to the household, as long as he is living there on the day the form is filed. Ms. Dowouna-Nortey did not list her husband, Jonas, and was confident she had followed the guidelines.
"You have no idea how many times he has been in and out of this house," she said.
Money remained a worry, but acceptances were not. While Jed sweated out the Ivy League wait until April, Reuben's mailbox was brimming with good news by February.
Manhattan College took him and offered extra scholarship money if he would commute, since dormitory space was tight. (All of Reuben's schools use a system called rolling admissions, rather than the fixed reply date of the most elite colleges.)
Then Clarkson said yes with a $6,000 "incentive" scholarship, a technique used to flatter students and keep them interested while they await other replies. The State University at Buffalo wanted Reuben, too. So did Lafayette, which, like Bucknell, was seeking to increase minority enrollment and was not restricted by court rulings striking down affirmative action in some state systems.
But best of all was an informal letter in February from Bucknell, Reuben's first choice, weeks ahead of the usual mailing. "Given the anxiety prevailing at this time of year, we thought you might enjoy some good news now," it said, inviting Reuben to an April open house for accepted students.
These early letters and spring receptions are increasingly popular among college admissions officers, as yet another way to improve their yield and look better in college rankings. The Ivy League and other select colleges moved their notification date from mid- to early April a decade ago to give them more time to roll out the red carpet. And since then, more and more money is being spent wooing prospective freshmen.
The early letter from Bucknell pleased Reuben but did not free him to celebrate. "I still have to worry about money," he said. "If another school gives me more . . . I'll go where I get the most aid."
At Bucknell, a typical financial aid package covers $19,000 of the annual $32,000 cost of tuition, room and board, leaving a gap of $13,000. But when Reuben visited last fall with a group of inner-city students, Mark Davies, the dean of admissions, told them that "typical" means just that. Some students "pay next to nothing."
Bucknell, Mr. Davies told them, "works hard to meet the demonstrated level of need." Then he went further: An initial financial aid offer was not the last word. "I want to hear from you if there's something else we can do," he said.
This time, no further appeal was needed.
When Reuben and his mother arrived at Bucknell for the accepted students' festivities they were handed his financial aid information. His was a "preferential package," the document said, because of his "outstanding academic credentials" and the contribution he would make to "cultural pluralism."
Reuben's costs each year, including tuition, room and board, books, travel and incidentals, would be $33,583, Bucknell estimated. The school would pay $28,500 of that; $2,750 more would come from a federal Pell grant and $2,625 more from a federal Stafford loan. In addition, he was eligible for an on-campus job that paid at least $1,500. That totaled almost $2,000 more than he needed.
This was as good as it gets, Mr. Lessa told him. "All he's been doing is smiling," Ms. Dowouna-Nortey said.
Reuben, grinning ear to ear, ducked his head.
Getting In
Articles in this series follow three New York City students through the college application process.
GRAPHIC: Photos: Reuben Quansah and his mother, Maureen Dowouna-Nortey, being photographed at Bucknell by his stepfather, Jonas. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)(pg. A1); Jed Resnick, left, and his twin brother, Micah, dressed for their freshman future.; Reuben Quansah visiting Bucknell University with his mother and stepfather, Maureen and Jonas Dowouna-Nortey. An early acceptance letter did not free him to celebrate. "I still have to worry about money," he said.; The only tour Gerta Xhelo takes of Syracuse University is virtual, in the library. (Photographs by SUZANNE DECHILLO/The New York Times)(pg. B7)
LOAD-DATE: May 7, 2002
[JR: I think he may have made a mistake, but then I am prejudiced. Only in an after-life might we know what could have been. The “shouldas, couldas, and wouldas” can kill you. You know the “Road Less Traveled”. And of course, the famous Yogi-ism, “when you come to a fork in the road, take it.”?? We’ll just have to try harder to steer people into becoming Jaspers and what that uniquely means.]
Copyright 2002 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
May 5, 2002 Sunday OYSTER BAY EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE, Pg. G21
HEADLINE: ON LONG ISLAND; Rembering a Family's
Fallen; Town names baseball field for Duffy men
BYLINE: By Alfonso Castillo; STAFF WRITER
A baseball diamond is the setting for many of Barbara Duffy's fondest memories.
Duffy and her daughter, Mary Kay, sat on the grass countless Sunday afternoons, cheering on the Duffy men as they took the field. Brothers John Jr. and Michael would throw a few and hit a few as their father, John "Jack" Duffy, coached from the sidelines.
"We had it made. We had a beautiful family," said Barbara, of Northport. "Then, it got clobbered." Michael Duffy was on the 84th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. The Duffy family still was reeling from his death when, four months later, John Sr., 66, died of brain cancer.
While Barbara Duffy still deals with the pain of losing her son and her husband, she was able to smile last month when the Town of Huntington honored Michael, 30, and John by naming a youth league field the family played on in their honor.
By a unanimous vote, the Huntington Town Board passed a resolution on March 26 to rename Pee Wee Field No. 1 at the Greenlawn Athletic Complex Duffy Field in honor of John Sr., a former town judge, deputy town attorney and director of public safety, and Michael, a broker at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
"The naming of Pee Wee Field No. 1 for the Duffy family is but a small token of appreciation for the family's efforts on behalf of the community," said town board member Mark Cuthbertson, who proposed the resolution. "I am delighted that future generations will be able to acknowledge their contributions."
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, John Duffy was the commissioner of the Tri-Village Little League, where both sons played into their late teens.
During those years, the family spent almost every weekend on the Pulaski Road ballfields watching the boys play, and a few weekdays watching practice.
"When we weren't playing, we were watching the other games," said John Jr., 33. "It was just great memories fostered by our dad's love of the game ... It was some of the best years of our lives."
Michael, a pitcher and shortstop, played in Tri-Village's first pee-wee division when he was 5 years old and played each year until he was 17. A consistent all-star, he also played baseball at Manhattan College, his father's alma mater.
Michael's passion for baseball was not accidental. John Sr. also played baseball in college and instilled the fundamentals of the game in his sons early.
"He would not let them come in until they could catch four or five in a row," Barbara Duffy said. "He was not a tough coach or a tough father. He just loved the game and wanted them to love it, too."
It was that firm compassion that made Duffy a respected Third District court judge, a job he held since 1998, his wife said.
"I don't think he ever had an enemy or disliked anybody. He always found the good in people," his wife said. "Often, the defendants that came before him ended up thanking him."
Town Board Member Marlene Budd, also an attorney, knew Duffy professionally and echoed his wife's words.
"Jack Duffy was the consummate professional - a warm and considerate individual," Budd said.
Barbara Duffy said she started a charity to honor her husband and her son, with proceeds going toward beautifying Duffy Field and possibly creating a scholarship for Manhattan College baseball players.
Donations can be made to the Jack and Michael Duffy Foundation, P.O. Box 1297, Riverhead, NY 11901.
The first Duffy Memorial Golf Outing will be Aug. 26 at Indian Hills Country Club in Northport. Barbara Duffy said the field and the charity work have helped make sense of the tragedies.
Robert Schindler, who coached the Duffy boys more than 20 years ago, has his own theory.
"When I heard that Jack died," Schindler said, "my first thought was that Michael needed someone up there to play the game with."
GRAPHIC: 1) Newsday Photo / John Paraskevas - The baseball field that has been dedicated to 2) Jack Duffy and his son, Michael, above in 1979, comforts an entire family. 3) In top photo, top row, from left, John, Barbara and Michael. Second row, Mary Kay and Jack
LOAD-DATE: May 5, 2002
Copyright 2002 Providence Publications, LLC
The Providence Journal-Bulletin (Providence, RI)
May 3, 2002, Friday Northwest Edition
SECTION: News; Pg. C-06
HEADLINE: Scituate Digest
SCHOOL NOTES
<extraneous deleted>
DEAN'S LIST
Katyanne Klitz, of Scituate, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.
<extraneous deleted>
LOAD-DATE: May 4, 2002
http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2002/05_2002/050120021.htm
5/1/02
Return engagement: Seton names Cote new principal
By STEPHEN BARTLETT, Staff Writer
PLATTSBURGH — Sister Gwen Cote is lacing up her old shoes for a new mission.
Seton Catholic Central School’s Education Council announced that Cote, 45, begins July 1 as Seton’s new High-School principal.
She replaces Sister Marie Cordata Kelly, who resigned in March.
"We are at a new moment, and I am very happy to be coming on at the brink of a new mission," Cote said Tuesday.
She joins Dr. Mary Lacombe, principal of the newly merged seventh and eighth grades on Seton’s renovated second floor.
"We are so excited to get her on board," said the Rev. Stephen Gratto, recently elected president of Seton’s Education Council.
"She’s a strong and extroverted kind of person, and this morning she really started connecting with the community."
Gratto introduced Cote at an assembly Tuesday morning. But for some, Cote isn’t an unfamiliar face.
She worked as Seton’s principal from 1991 to 1996 and enacted semester-style scheduling there.
"The students love it and have gotten used to the style and longer classes, which actually helps them better adjust to college," Cote said. "It also allows for greater creativity for teachers in the classroom."
In 1996, she was elected to the leadership of the Sisters of Mercy, where she worked on education, health care and social services. She oversaw developments in communications and technology and served as treasurer for four years and vice president for two.
Her ministry as a Sister of Mercy also included high-school teaching, religious-education coordinator and campus minister.
Cote attended Beekmantown Central School and earned master’s degrees in counseling and administration from Manhattan College in Riverdale, a section of the Bronx. While in the Bronx, she worked as an assistant high-school principal.
"My term at Sisters of Mercy ended in January, and I was very happy to see this position become available," Cote said. "And I was certainly honored to be selected."
Seven people applied for the position. Gratto said Cote was selected from three highly qualified finalists on April 23.
"Her knowledge of the mission of Catholic education, of Seton Catholic, local communities, along with her engaging style of leadership, led to the conclusion she would be best suited for this position," he said.
"I knew her strengths in terms of Catholic education, and while she worked for the Sisters of Mercy it honed a number of other talents, such as business management and planning.
"We are in a new part of Catholic education, and I saw that as a great advantage for us."
While Gratto and others stress that Catholic education remains strong locally, declining enrollments and a desire to enhance area parochial education resulted in recent systematic changes — the merger of seventh- and eighth-grade students from Our Lady of Victory Academy, St. John’s and St. Peter’s and the closure of OLVA after the current school year.
"I think the thing I’m most excited about is the new Junior/Senior High School model," Cote said. "It’s a new venture, and it will take a lot of energy, creativity and work to create a new environment so everyone thinks they belong."
"We have to persuade the Catholic community and public that we are on the right track, and I think we have the kind of leadership that will help us do that," Gratto said.
He is confident the school made the right choice hiring Cote.
"She (Cote) is familiar with the schools and the Plattsburgh area, and at a time when the development of future formulations of Catholic education are under way, she brings in the additional piece we needed," Gratto said.
"I really like what she said about campus ministry being a kind of beacon always shining the light of faith on everything we do."
Cote said she’s coming into a "wonderful situation" and is eager to continue practices already in place and to create new programs.
"Over 95 percent of our students go on to higher education," she said.
Until July, Cote plans to continue to fill in at Seton as a substitute teacher for an ill faculty member.
"This will give me the opportunity to get to know the school as a teacher, which will only benefit me as I grow as an administrator."
Stephen Bartlett can be reached by
e-mail: sbartlett@pressrepublican.com
[JR: No Class Year in MCOLDB. I have no guess. Do you?]
http://www.8thdaycenter.org/cal3.html
June 15-19 The Power of Nonvilence __ Exploring Alternatives
Sun.-Wed. Attend F. O. R. National Conference 2002
SPEAKER: Jim Lawson, Maired Maguire, Amber Amundson, Hildegard Goss Mayer, Bruce Gagnon
SPONSORS: Fellowship of Reconciliation, PO Box 271 Nyackm
NY 10960
PLACE: Manhattan College Riverdale New
York City
FOR INFO: 845-358-4601
conference@forusa.org
www.forusa.org
FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu
From: Giugliano, Suzanne
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 09:02:52 -0400
Hi John,
We met at the great Manhattan College event on April 11th and I wanted to say thank you for Jasper Jottings!
I am attaching my resume. I currently work for L'Oréal, Consumer Products Division (cosmetics, hair care & color and skincare) in the International Liaison department.
I am looking for a change, something a bit more challenging either staying in the International field, or a possible career change back to non-profit or event planning.
Thanks in advance,
Suzanne Giugliano, '90
===
Suzanne Giugliano
WORK EXPERIENCE:
September 1995 to present
L’Oréal Consumer Products Division, L’Oréal, USA
September 1997 to present
Coordinator, International Liaison Department
Manage all aspects of quarterly forecast for Permanent Merchandising components
for worldwide affiliates who import L’Oréal products
from the U.S.; handle all international creative/artwork requests; coordinate
departmental mailings to affiliates; coordinate monthly broadcast emails to
affiliates offering various international opportunities to purchase prepacks/loose stock (2001 “sold” over $500,000 worth of domestic goods that were
returned or not forecasted); update international financials via the CARS
system monthly; coordinate yearly seminar for affiliates (at times, 50+ attendees
from 20+ countries) with department.
Department also works with countries during the various stages of
launching Cosmetics, Haircare, Skincare or all
brands.
September 1995 to September 1997
Administrative Assistant to AVP, Sales Administration
Responsibilities included general office work (typing, faxing, filing, mail,
phone, calendar); tracking trade show budgets; interfacing with sales force on
various levels - including coordinating field trips with office staff;
department coordinated quarterly sales meetings. This entailed all levels of
preparation, including airline and hotel arrangements for attendees, preparing
Welcome Kits, traveling to and working on-site in business office.
March 1994 to September 1995
Iceland Supreme, Inc.
Office Manager
Daily responsibilities included handling all orders via telephone, contacting
distributors to place orders; dealing with several agents regarding domestic
shipment of product, managing domestic and overseas shipment of product;
in-store demonstrations; creating product/price list; updating company expenses
and billing.
April 1993 to February 1994
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
Assistant to Vice President
Responsibilities included producing daily Lotus reports for several clients,
annual meeting letters and various documents including charts; handling
incoming and internal phone calls, delegating them accordingly while assisting
clients and personnel with necessary information; filing, proofreading and
handling confidential information. Coordinated in-bound/out-bound calling center telemarketing
representatives through dealings with various agencies.
September 1990 to August 1992
The Leukemia Society of America, Inc.
Assistant to the Director of Communications
Responsibilities included dealing with public education and information
inquiries via telephone, mail (national and international) and 800-number
hotline; managing departmental mailings and files, coordinating orders with
suppliers and handling special projects as assigned.
SKILLS:
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Certified ISO Auditor
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, May 1990
Majors: Management and Marketing
Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
Resident Assistant (August 1998 to May 1990)
HONORS:
Dean’s List (1987 and 1989)
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Nominated: Pen and Sword Honor Society
Reported on the Manhattan Athletics’ site
May 8, 2002
CABALLERO, ST. LUCIA AND COSGROVE RANK ON NCAA STATISTICS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Members of the Manhattan College women's lacrosse team were ranked on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Statistics for the week ending May 5th.
Senior midfielder Erica St. Lucia (Delmar, NY) was ranked fourth on the NCAA list after leading the team with an impressive 51 caused turnovers this season. St. Lucia average 3.00 caused turnovers a game.
Senior defender Kristin Caballero (New Hyde Park, NY) also ranked in caused turnovers landing her a seventh place slot. This season, Cabellero caused 76 turnovers for a 2.76 average a game.
In save percentage, senior Maegan Cosgrove (Farmingville, NY) placed 21st with a new school record of 203 saves for a .537 percentage.
St. Lucia, Caballero and Cosgrove were the only MAAC women's lacrosse players to make the rankings.
The Lady Jaspers earned the #3 seed in the MAAC Championships after posting a 3-3 record in the MAAC, but the Lady J's were not able to defeat #2 seed Le Moyne n the semifinals losing 14-11.
May 7, 2002
JASPERS TOP ALBANY, 5-2, FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN
COLONIE, NY - Senior Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT) pitched a complete game and first baseman Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) drove in three runs to lead the Manhattan College baseball team to a 5-2 victory over Albany this afternoon at Heritage Park. The win was the sixth in a row for the Jaspers, who improve to 26-18 overall, while Albany drops to 19-28.
Anderson (4-3) pitched his third complete game of the season and struck out nine batters to earn the victory. He allowed two runs, one earned, on eight hits with four walks.
Gaskin gave the Jaspers a 2-0 lead in the top of the second when he belted his third homerun of the season, a two-run shot over the left-field fence. After Albany cut the deficit in half on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Scott, Manhattan added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings on a sac fly by Sal Candela (Brooklyn, NY) and an RBI-double by Gaskin. Candela scored the Jaspers' fifth run of the ballgame in the eighth on a wild pitch. Albany tacked on a run in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI-single by Mike Grasso for the final margin.
Manhattan returns home this weekend to host MAAC rival Canisius in an important three-game series at Van Cortlandt Park. The Jaspers and Griffs square off in a doubleheader on Saturday, May 11 at Noon.
May 7, 2002
JASPERS PERFORM WELL AT THE BROADMEADE INVITATONAL
Freeman Qualifies for the IC4A Outdoor Championships in the Shot Put
PRINCETON, NJ - The Manhattan College men's and women's track & field teams performed well today at the Broadmeade Invitational held in Princeton, NJ
Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 15.70m and qualified for the IC4A Outdoor Championships. Freeman also won the hammer throw with a mark of 63.07m. Freshman Jean Afflack (Elmont, NY) finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 15.51m, while junior Mike Pellet (Croton, NY) placed sixth with the same mark.
Junior Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ) took home the crown in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 47.97m, followed by junior Karin Conway (Dublin, Ireland) who placed second with a mark of 38.30m. Primerano also won the javelin throw with a toss of 40.48m.
Manhattan will return to action on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11th when they compete in the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships in Princeton, NJ.
May 6, 2002
DARCY NAMED MAAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
EDISON, NJ - Junior Ryan Darcy (Levittown, NY) has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 5, as announced today by conference officials.
Darcy (7-4) led the Jaspers to a 5-0 week with two dazzling performances on the mound against Marist and Iona. First on Monday, Darcy was brilliant in a 6-1 win over Marist, pitching a two-hitter with nine strikeouts. Darcy and the Jaspers ended Marist's 19-game winning streak with the win. Then on Saturday, Darcy continued his dominance with a three-hit shutout over Iona. Darcy took a perfect game into the sixth inning and surrendered just three hits on the day while striking out six. For the week, Darcy posted a 0.50 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 18 innings of work.
Darcy leads the team in wins (7), innings pitched (91.1) and strikeouts (67). Darcy's 67 strikeouts this season are the most by a Manhattan pitcher in a single season in over a decade.
The Jaspers, 25-18 on the year and winners of six of their last eight, travel to Albany for a 4:30 PM contest against the Danes on Tuesday, May 7.
May 6, 2002
DUDEK NAMED TO THE 2002 MAAC WOMEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
FAIRFIELD, CT - Manhattan College's Mary Dudek (Pearl River, NY) was named to the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's All-Tournament Team this past weekend at the MAAC Women's Lacrosse Championship held at Fairfield University. Dudek led the Lady Jaspers with four goals and two assists in the semifinal loss to #2 seed Le Moyne College, 14-11.
During the regular season, the MAAC also acknowledged Dudek has the Rookie of the Week for the week ending April 28th, when she led Manhattan with a career-high five goals and had one assist to tie the school record for goals by a rookie. She ended the season ranked second on the team in points (35), goals (28) and shots on goal (65).
May 5, 2002
MANHATTAN SWEEPS THE 2002 MAAC TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Spring, Freeman & Cerasi
Set New MAAC Outdoor Records
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - The Manhattan College men's and women's track and field teams swept the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Track & Field Outdoor Championships for the fifth consecutive year today at Rider University. The men captured the title with 253.5 points, while the women totaled a winning 301 points.
Head Coach Dan Mecca was named the 2002 MAAC Men's Head Coach of the Year. This is the third honor coach has received this year by MAAC officials. He was named Coach of Year for cross country and for the men's indoor track and field program.
Junior Matt Spring (Marcy, NY) was named MAAC's 2002 Most Outstanding Men's Performer for Track after setting a new MAAC record in the outdoor 1500m with a time of 3:50.99. Spring surpassed Iona College Graeme Reid's 2000 time of 3:53.52. He also placed third in both the 800m (1:56.11) and in the 5000m (15:07.99). Yesterday Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) set a new record in the hammer throw after winning his third hammer throw title with a mark of 64.10m. Freeman also placed fourth in the shot put today with a mark of 14.13m. MAAC's Most Outstanding Men's Performer for Field Events, Janek Augustynowicz (Rutherford, NJ) won the triple jump with a mark of 14.51m and defeated his brother Krystof Augustynowicz of St. Peter's, who placed second at 14.20m. Kurt Forsyth (Summit, NJ) placed first in both the 200m with a time of 21.97 seconds and 400m with a time of 48.32 seconds. Freshman Nils Pettersson (Karlstad, Sweden) captured his first outdoor championships in the 100m hurdles with a dash of 17.38m and in the pole vault with a leap of 3.65m. Daks Armstrong (New York, NY) captured his first outdoor crown in the triple jump with a leap of 1.90m. Freshman Jean Afflack (Elmont, NY) also won his first title in the discus with a throw of 43.32m.
On the women's side, senior Kristen Cerasi (Eastchester, NY) was named the Most Outstanding Female Performer for Track after breaking last year's record in the 3000m race with a time of 10:17.58. Cerasi defeated Iona's Erin Seymore who placed second and held last year's record. Junior Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ) was also named the Most Outstanding Female Performer for Field Events after competing in seven events and winning two titles yesterday. Junior Stefani Allen (Levittown, PA) was crowned champion in both the 200m dash with a time of 24.82 seconds and in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.15 seconds. Freshman Samantha Griffin (Jersey City, NJ) won her first outdoor title in the 100m with a dash of 12.40 seconds, while senior Chenelle Bruce (Boston, MA) won the 400m dash in 57.70 seconds. Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden) placed first in both the discus with a toss of 40.30m and in the shot put with a throw of 12.63m. Michanne Campbell (Mount Vernon, NY) was crowned champion in the triple jump with a leap of 11.43m, while junior Michelle Daly (North Haledon, NJ) won the high jump at 1.58m. The women's 4x400 team of Mahasin Pegeise (Rutherford, NJ), Allen, Jana Cagin (Stockholm, Sweden), and Griffin took home the title with a time of 48.68 seconds.
Manhattan will return to action on Tuesday, May 7th at the Broadmeade Invitational in Princeton, NJ and on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11th the Jaspers will be competing in the Metropolitan Championships also in Princeton, NJ.
Men's Team Rankings
1. Manhattan 253.5
2. Rider 211
3. Iona 118
4. Marist 87
5. Canisius 46
6. St. Peter's 34.5
Women's Team Rankings
1. Manhattan 301
2. Rider 233.5
3. Marst 111.5
4. Canisius 49
5. Iona 36
6. St. Peter's 21
May 5, 2002
BASEBALL COMPLETES THREE-GAME SWEEP OF IONA WITH 7-4 WIN
RIVERDALE, NY - Freshman Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) went 1-for-3 with three runs batted in to lead the Manhattan College baseball team (25-18, 11-10) to a 7-4 MAAC victory over visiting Iona College (17-25, 8-13) this afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. The Jaspers have now won five games in a row and nine in a row at home.
Manhattan took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a run-scoring double by Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT) and an RBI-groundout by Gaskin. Then in the bottom of the fourth, the Jaspers manufactured another run when Frank Cappello (Pelham, NY) led off the inning with a double to right and Sal Candela (Brooklyn, NY) drove him in with a single to left-center. In the bottom of the fifth, Gaskin extended the Jasper lead to 6-0 with a double to right, which brought around two more runs, and Eric Fierro (Levittown, NY) made it 7-0 Manhattan with an RBI-single to right-center.
Iona got on the board in the top of the sixth on an RBI-single up the middle by Chris Lombardo. Then in the seventh, the Gaels tacked on two more runs to cut the deficit to 7-3, and headed into the top of the ninth trailing by four runs.
In the top of the ninth, D.J. Price walked to lead off the inning and Ryan Bucci lined a ground-rule double to the gap in right field to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Relief pitcher Ian Quinn (Catskill, NY) retired Jason Motte on a comebacker for the first out of the inning, but gave up a single to the left side which scored Price to make it 7-4. Pinch-hitter Mike Perrone popped up to Gary Diaz (Naugatuck, CT) at second base for the second out but the Gaels wouldn't go away. Rob Michitsch singled to left field to load the bases, and David Mendez came in as a pinch-hitter for Iona. After working the count full, Quinn blew a fastball by Mendez for the strikeout to seal the win.
Freshman Mike Parisi (Lake Grove, NY) picked up the win for the Jaspers, working 6.1 innings and allowing three runs, only one earned, on nine hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Quinn came in for the final 2.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
Offensively for the Jaspers, Gaskin was 1-3 with three RBI, and Anderson, Fierro and Candela all drove in runs in the win.
Manhattan returns to action on Tuesday, May 7, at Albany in a non-conference game with the Danes at 5:30 PM.
May 4, 2002
MANHATTAN MEN LEAD AFTER FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION AT 2002 MAAC TRACK &
FIELD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women Trail in Second Place with 62 Points
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - After the first day of the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Track & Field Outdoor Championships, the Manhattan College men's team lead with 67 points and the women's team trail in second place with 62 points behind Rider University's 77 points.
Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) won his third hammer throw title with a mark of 64.10m, while teammate Charles Harklerode (Clinton Corners, NY) placed third with a personal best mark of 45.66m followed by Mike Pellet (Croton, NY) who finished fourth at 44.74m. In the long jump, Janek Augustynowicz (Rutherford, NJ) was crowned champion with a leap of 6.71m, Eddie Potter (Monroe, NJ) placed third with 6.53m and Elliot Belin (Bronx, NY) finished fifth with 6.33m. Freshman Nils Pettersson (Karlstad, Sweden) placed third in the javelin with a throw of 50.88. Augustynowicz also placed fifth in the javelin at 50.22m. Andres Cordero (Little Falls, NJ) ran to a fourth place finish in the 10,000m with a time of 30:36.45.
On the women's side, junior Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ) lead the day winning two field events, placing first in the javelin with a throw of 41.47m and also placing first in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.72m. Freshman Jana Cagin (Stockholm, Sweden) won the long jump with a leap of 5.20m while teammate Michanne Campbell (Mount Vernon, NY) finished fourth with a mark of 4.94m. Karen Conway (Dublin, Sweden) placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 40.90m and Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden) finished fourth at 37.98m. In the 5000m, freshman Julie Lamiquiz (Staten Island, NY) placed third with a time of 18:33 and Shannon Gaffney (Albany, NY) ran a personal best for fourth place with a time of 18:57.
The second day and final day of the MAAC Track & Field Championships will begin tomorrow, Sunday, May 5th at 10am. Both the men's and women's teams have swept the championships for the past four years.
Men's Team Rankings after Day 1
1. Manhattan 69
2. Iona 46
3. Rider 40
4. Marist 24
5. St. Peter's 16
Women's Team Rankings after Day 1
1. Rider 77
2. Manhattan 62
3. Marst 37
4. Iona 10
5. St. Peter's 5
6. Canisius 3
May 4, 2002
MANHATTAN CLAIMS MAAC MEN'S LACROSSE CROWN
Jaspers Earn First-Ever Trip to NCAA Tournament
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Manhattan College earned its first MAAC title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating Mount St. Mary's College, 9-8, in the championship game of the 2002 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship on Leonidoff Field on the campus of Marist College.
The Jaspers got on the scoreboard first as Eugene Tanner (Medford, NY) netted his first goal of the day at the 7:56 mark in the first quarter. The Mount tied it at one when Steve Kelly (Arnold, MD) netted a pass from Kevin Merlini (Wyncote, PA) with 3:26 remaining in the first.
The teams would remain tied at the half (3-3) with both squads registering a pair of goals apiece in the second quarter. Michael Kelly (Syracuse, NY) recorded both goals for Manhattan, with the assists from Tanner. William Jautze (Setawket, NY) and Merlini posted their own goals for the Mountaineers.
Both programs remained deadlocked at 5-5 after three quarters of play. The Mount's Mark Cox (Parkton, MD) started the third with his lone goal of the day off a shot from Phil Rossetti (Baltimore, MD) at 13:43. Michael Conforto (Congers, NY) tied the game at 4-4 with an unassisted goal at the 8:30 mark. Jautze would score again for the Mount thirty seconds later to take a 5-4 lead. But Manhattan's Nick Silva (Chesterfield, MO) tied it again with his own goal with 5:02 left in the quarter.
Within the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, Manhattan took a 7-5 lead with two goals from Tanner. Mount St. Mary's closed the gap by one when Jautze found the back of the net off a pass from Rossetti. The Jaspers' Justin Otto (Merrick, NY) went on to score the final two goals for his team with two minutes left in regulation. The Mount almost came back to tie it again with goals from Charles Hogg (Ellicott City, MD) and Jautze in the last minute and a half, but time expired.
Most Valuable Player James Amandola (Medford, NY) recorded 12 saves in the net for Manhattan, while Mount St. Mary's Tom Dryer stopped 11 shots between the pipes. Joining Amandola on the All-Tournament Team were teammates Tanner, Silva, Anthony Antonelli (New Hyde Park, NY) and Wes Sitar (Commack, NY).
Team 1 2 3 4 T
#3 Mt. St. Mary's 1 2 2 3 8
#1 Manhattan 1 2 2 4 9
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists): MC: Tanner (3-2), Kelly (2-0), Otto (2-0),
Silva (1-1), Conforto (1-0); MSM: Jautze
(4-0), Merlini (1-2), Hogg (1-0), Coz (1-0), Kelly
(1-0), Rosetti (0-2)
Saves: MC - Amandola 12; MSM - Dryer 11
Shots: MSM 34, MC 27
Groundballs: MC 33, MSM 30
May 4, 2002
JASPER BASEBALL TAKES TWO FROM IONA
Manhattan Shuts Out Gaels in First Game 2-0, Wins
Nightcap 10-2
RIVERDALE, NY - Junior Ryan Darcy (Levittown, NY) pitched a three-hit shutout in the first game and senior Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT) went 2-4 with four RBI in the second game as the Manhattan College baseball team (24-18, 10-10) swept a MAAC doubleheader from visiting Iona College (17-24, 8-12) this afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. Darcy and the Jaspers blanked the Gaels in the first game by a score of 2-0, and six different players had multi-hit games in the nightcap as the Jaspers cruised to a 10-2 win. Manhattan has now won four games in a row and eight straight at home. Also of note, the 24 wins this season are the second-most in the program's history, which dates back to 1903. Manhattan won 32 ballgames in its inaugural season.
Darcy continued his dominance on the mound for the Jaspers, pitching his second straight complete game and his fourth of the season. Darcy allowed just three singles on the day, and did not allow a baserunner through the first five innings. Iona's Ryan Bucci broke up the perfect game with a sharp line drive through the right side to leadoff the sixth inning. To that point, the Jaspers had managed just two basehits of their own, but managed to snap the scoreless tie with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY) led of the inning with a single to right field and Anderson was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second. Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) advanced the runners with a groundout to third and Frank Cappello (Pelham, NY) followed with a grounder to short, which scored Cucurullo. Then in the bottom of the seventh, the Jaspers tacked on an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Cucurullo.
Darcy (7-4) picked up his team-leading seventh win of the season, pitching nine shutout innings while surrendering just three hits with six strikeouts and no walks.
In the second game, the Jaspers put runs on the board early and often, scoring 10 runs on 15 hits, as every Jasper starter collected at least one basehit. Anderson was 2-4 with four RBI, while Gaskin was also 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Sal Candela (Brooklyn, NY) was 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored, and Gary Diaz (Naugatuck, CT) was 2-4 with one RBI and a run scored.
Ken Gleason (Glendale, NY) went the distance for the Jaspers for his sixth win of the year, allowing two runs, both unearned, on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Gleason pitched his fifth complete game of the season, the most on the Jasper pitching staff.
Manhattan looks to complete the series sweep tomorrow afternoon hosting the Gales for a MAAC matchup at Noon.
May 4, 2002
RIDER SWEEPS MANHATTAN IN MAAC DOUBLEHEADER
Broncs Take First Game 4-1, Edge Lady J's in Second
Game, 2-1
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - The Manhattan College softball team saw its season come to end this afternoon as the Rider University Broncs swept a MAAC doubleheader over the Lady J's in Lawrenceville. Rider took the first game 4-1 and escaped with a narrow 2-1 victory in their last at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. Manhattan ends the 2002 campaign with an overall record of 15-27 and 6-10 mark in the MAAC, while Rider improves to 16-33 overall and 5-9 in the MAAC.
In game one, Manhattan found itself in an early 2-0 hole after a two-run double by Brandey Weed in the bottom of the first, but got one run back in the top of the second. Suzie Masotto (Southbury, CT) led of the inning with a single to center and advanced to second on a bunt single by Erika Kostik (Orangeburg, NY). Candace Petrillo (New Windsor, NY) sacrificed the runners to second and third which set up Jennifer Kamph (Ozone Park, NY) who knocked in Masotto with a single to the left side. But that would be all the offense the Lady J's would muster in the first game, as the Broncs added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth and held Manhattan to just two basehits over the final five innings.
Kara Husband (Depew, NY) (2-4) took the loss, working 4.2 innings and allowing four runs, two earned, on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Brianne Illanovsky (Matamoras, PA) came in to throw the final 1.1 innings, striking out two of the four batters she faced.
In the second game, Rider again took the early lead in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Erin McGlynn. The Lady J's tied it up in the top of the fourth on an RBI-single by Michelle Chiappa (Pearl River, NY), which scored pinch-runner Petrillo from second.
But in the bottom of the seventh, the Broncs pulled it out with a two-out triple by Heather Boyle which scored Danielle Nagle from first to win the game. Julianne Soviero (East Setaucket, NY) (4-9) was the hard-luck loser, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Chiappa was 2-3 with an RBI, while Meghan Farrelly (Latham, NY) picked up the only other Manhattan hit in the losing effort.
Manhattan will graduate four seniors, Husband, Chiappa, Soviero and Farrelly, all of whom were four-year letterwinners.
May 3, 2002
WOMEN'S LACROSSE LOSES TO #2 LE MOYNE, 14-11
Dudek Leads Lady J's with Four Goals and Two Assists
FAIRFIELD, CT - The Manhattan College women's lacrosse team lost a heartbreaker to #2 Le Moyne College, 14-11 this afternoon in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships held at Fairfield University. The Dolphins will play #1 Fairfield tomorrow, May 4th at 12 noon at Fairfield University. The Lady Jaspers complete their season with a 4-13 overall record, and a 3-3 record in the MAAC.
Mary Dudek (Pearl River, NY) led the team with four goals and two assists, while teammate Nora Jacquette (Ambler, PA) followed with three goals and one assist.
Manhattan got off to a slow start in the first half allowing four goals before Rory Maguire (Bellerose Village, NY) found the net at the 21:45 mark. The Dolphin's Colleen Sperry and Ashlyn Maguire scored two more goals to bring their lead to five points before midfielder Alana Fevola (Pearl River, NY) answered with a fly-in shot for the goal. Le Moyne retaliated with an unassisted goal for a 7-2 lead. At the 13:31 mark, Dudek found freshman Jamie Carter (Williston Park, NY) for a goal to set the momentum for the rest of the half. After three uncontested Dolphin goals, Dudek responded by scoring three goals for Manhattan. With one second left in the first half, Jacquette shocked goaltender Brandy Payne with a goal to end the half with an 11-7 score.
Le Moyne's Ashlyn Maguire began the second half by scoring her third goal of the day before Manhattan took control of the net. At the 26:12 mark, Jacquette found Dudek. Two minutes later, Dudek returned the favor and assisted Jacquette for her second goal of the game. A Dolphin foul allowed Melissa Medina (Pearl River, NY) to score off a free position shot to bring Manhattan to within two points of Le Moyne. With 12:14 left in regulation an assist by Maguire to Jacquette brought Manhattan to within one goal. However, Le Moyne powered back to score two more goals for the 14-11 victory.
Goalie Maegan Cosgrove (Farmingville, NY), who was named to the All-MAAC First Team, had 10 saves for the day for a total of 203 saves for the season.
Team 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#3 Manhattan 7 4 11
#2 Le Moyne 11 3 14
Scoring: Mary Dudek 4G/2A, Nora Jacquette
3G/1A, Rory Maguire 1G/1A, Melissa Medina 1G, Alana Fevola
1G, Jamie Carter 1G, & Isy Pananon
1A
Saves: Maegan Cosgrove (10)
May 3, 2002
SOFTBALL DROPS MAAC DOUBLEHEADER AT SAINT PETER'S
Peahens Top Lady Jaspers 7-5 in Game One, 4-3 in Game Two
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Manhattan College softball team lost two close games to MAAC rival Saint Peter's this afternoon in a make-up doubleheader from yesterday at Jaroschak Field. Saint Peter's scored five runs in the fifth en route to a 7-5 victory in the first game, and edged the Lady J's in the nightcap with two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 4-3 win. Manhattan falls to 15-25 overall and 6-8 in the MAAC, while the Peahens improve to 29-17 overall and 11-3 in the conference.
In the first game, Manhattan got on the board quickly in the first inning on RBI-singles by Suzie Masotto (Southbury, CT) and Erika Kostik (Orangeburg, NY). The Peahens got one back in the bottom of the inning on a run-scoring double by Nicole Tango. The Lady J's extended their lead to 4-1 in the top of the fifth on a two-run homerun by Melinda "Mo" Whitaker (Saugerties, NY), her third of the season. But the Peahens used the longball as well in their half of the inning to overtake the Lady J's and go up 6-4. Marsha Kelley and Pam DeLuca both went deep for the Peahens in the inning. Saint Peter's tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth on a Manhattan throwing error to make it 7-4. The Lady J's wouldn't go away and scratched across one run in the top of the seventh on an RBI-single by Steph Haller (Poland, OH), but with two on and two out, Jen Kamph (Ozone Park, NY) popped up to second to end the rally. Starter Kara Husband (Depew, NY) took the loss, working 4.1 innings and allowing six runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
In the second game, Manhattan again got on the board first with two runs in the top of the third on an RBI-double by Kamph and a run-scoring single by Meghan Farrelly (Latham, NY). The Peahens countered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 2-2. Manhattan regained the lead in the top of the fourth on an RBI-single by Michelle Chiappa (Pearl River, NY) to make it 3-2. But the Peahens rallied for the eventual game-winning runs in the bottom of the sixth. Jessica Perez drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game at 3-3. Then Nikki Melchiorre lined a comebacker to pitcher Julianne Soviero (East Setaucket, NY), who got Jen Tango in a run-down between third and home and was eventually tagged out, but not before Karen Kolmos came across with the winning run.
Soviero (4-7) took the loss, pitching all seven innings and allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits while striking out seven and walking three.
Manhattan closes out the regular season tomorrow afternoon at Rider University in a 1:00 MAAC doubleheader with the Broncs.
May 3, 2002
MANHATTAN DEFEATS ST. JOSEPH'S, 11-6, TO ADVANCE TO
MAAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Poughkeepsie, NY - The Manhattan College Jaspers have advanced to the championship game by defeating the Hawks of St. Joseph's University, 11-6, in the first semifinal game of the 2002 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship this afternoon on Leonidoff Field on the campus of Marist College.
Manhattan's Brady Becklo (Gill, MA) initiated the day's scoring at the 13:56 mark of the first quarter with an unassisted goal. St. Joseph's answered that with the next three goals over a five-minute span. Matt Mueller (Franklin Lakes, NY) netted the first goal off a pass from Matt Durkin (Germantown, MD) at the 12:45 mark. Teammate Ed Walsh (Berwyn , PA) found the back of the net less than two and a half mintues later to take a 2-1 lead. Alex Heidenberger (Chevy Chase, MD) then gave the Hawks a 3-1 advantage by registering a shot from Walsh with eight minutes left in the first quarter. Following a timeout, the Jaspers went on a 3-0 run to end the quarter ahead 4-3, with goals from Becklo, Justin Otto (Merrick, NY), and Nick Silva (Chesterfield, MO).
Manhattan kept the St. Joseph's offense scoreless for the next two quarters as the Jaspers entered halftime with a 6-3 advantage. Eugene Tanner (Medford, NY) scored with an assist from Marty DarConte (Commack, NY) at the 7:25 mark in the second quarter, and Mike Honors (Syracuse, NY) netted a shot from Silva with about two minutes left in the first half. Otto would have a hand in two of the third quarter goals, assisting on Tanner's second goal of the game at 13:29 and scoring at the 12:06 mark. Wes Sitar (Commack, NY) rounded out the third quarter scoring with a goal with less than five minutes remaining in the period for a 9-3 lead.
Tanner and DarConte rounded out the Manhattan scoring with a goal apiece in the fourth quarter. St. Joseph's, however, scored the final three goals of the game, with goals from Michael Elger (Annapolis, MD), Kevin McGrann (Washington, DC) and Walsh.
Manhattan goalie James Amandola (Bay Shore, NY) registered 16 saves, while Peter Sertzoglou (Dix Hills, NY) recorded one additional save between the pipes for the Jaspers. Nick Leopard (Gaithersburg, MD) tallied 18 saves in goal for St. Joseph's.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
#4 St. Joseph's (4-10, 4-3 MAAC) 3 0 0 3 6
#1 Manhattan (10-5, 7-0 MAAC) 4 2 3 2 11
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists): Manhattan - Tanner (3-0), Otto (2-2), Becklo (2-0), Silva (1-2), DarConte
(1-1), Honors (1-0), Sitar (1-0)
St. Joseph's - Walsh (2-1), Mueller (1-1), Heidenberger
(1-0), McGrann (1-0), Elger
(1-0)
Saves: Manhattan - James Amandola (16 saves, 56:18),
Peter Sertzoglou (1 save, 3:42); St. Joseph's - Nick
Leopard (18 saves)
Shots: Manhattan 46, St. Joseph's 34
Groundballs: St. Joseph's 41, Manhattan 40
Courtesy: MAAC Media Relations Office
May 3, 2002
LADY JASPERS GARNER ALL-MAAC HONORS
Goalie Maegan Cosgrove Named to First Team; Kristin
Caballero Selected to Second Team
FAIRFIELD, CT - Senior goalie Maegan Cosgrove (Farmingville, NY) was named to the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference First Team last night at the women's lacrosse championship banquet at Fairfield University. Also, senior defender Kristin Caballero (New Hyde Park, NY) was selected to the All-MAAC Second Team.
A four-year starter in goal for the Lady J's and Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, Cosgrove posted a 10.7 goals against average in 16 games for Manhattan. She also owned a .540 save percentage and was ranked among the nation's best in the category earlier this season. She stopped a career-high 19 shots against Fairfield and tallied 193 saves for the season. Caballero is a four-year starter as well who is currently second on the team in both groundballs (46) and caused turnovers (46).
In addition, four Manhattan women's lacrosse players were named to the All-Academic team. This year's honorees included Caballero, Melissa Medina (Pearl River, NY), Erica St. Lucia (Delmar, NY) and Maureen Moore (Suffern, NY).
The No. 3 seed Lady Jaspers will take on the No. 2 seed LeMoyne Dolphins at 2:00 PM in the second of two MAAC Tournament semifinal matchups at Fairfield University Friday afternoon.
May 2, 2002
AMANDOLA, SILVA, AND TANNER SWEEP MAAC AWARDS
Head Coach Tim McIntee Named MAAC Coach of the Year
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Manhattan junior midfielder Nick Silva (Chesterfield, MO) was named MAAC Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year Thursday night at the league's championship banquet. Also honored were senior goalkeeper James Amandola (Medford, NY), who garnered the Co-Defensive Player of the Year Award and fellow Jasper Eugene Tanner (Medford, NY) earned the Rookie of the Year Award. To complete the individual award sweep, head coach Tim McIntee was named the MAAC Coach of the Year for the second time in his five-year career at Manhattan.
Silva, a senior midfielder, was fifth in the league in points with 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points. Silva, a two-time MAAC Player of the Week, helped lead the Jaspers to the regular season title with a perfect 7-0 record and a # 1 seed in this weekend's MAAC tournament.
Amandola, a senior goalkeeper, backstopped Manhattan to the third best scoring defense in the league (9.50 goals per game) in helping lead the Jaspers to the regular season championship. Amandola, a MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, currently leads the nation with a .683 save percentage and ranks seventh in the nation with a 7.40 goals against average. He was also selected as the goalkeeper on the First Team All-MAAC.
Tanner, a freshman attacker, finished the season ranked first in the conference in scoring with 64 points (43-21-64), goals per game (3.07), and points per game with a 4.57 average. The Medford, New York native also ranks fourth in the nation in points per game and sixth in goals per game.
Head Coach Tim McIntee led Manhattan to a 9-5 overall record including an unprecedented 7-0 MAAC record. This marked the first time in College history that any team has gone undefeated in conference play and it was also the first regular-season MAAC Championship.
Also announced today were the two All-MAAC teams. Manhattan boasted seven players between the two teams. Joining Silva, Amandola and Tanner on the All-MAAC First Team was junior defender Anthony Antonelli (New Hyde Park, NY). On attack freshman Justin Otto (Merrick, NY) was named to the All-MAAC Second Team. Also on the second team were junior midfielder Don Femminella (Massapequa, NY) and sophomore defender Chris Hawkins (Hicksville, NY).
#1 Manhattan faces #4 St. Joseph's at Noon at Marist College for the semifinal round of the 2002 MAAC Championship.
May 2, 2002
WOMEN'S SOCCER ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2006
Head Coach John Sanchez Announces Seven Signees for
Next Season
RIVERDALE, NY - The Manhattan College head women's soccer coach John Sanchez announced the seven members of the class of 2006 recruiting class today. Suzanne Graham (Rockville Centre, NY), Shaun Volpe (Baldwin, NY), Jennifer Pychewicz (Holtsville, NY), Brandy Luther (Centennial, CO), Cathy Mitchell (Windsor, CT) and Jaclyn Pancotti (West Redding, CT) will all attend Manhattan next academic year to play for Sanchez and the Jaspers.
Graham played for both Rockville Centre and the Rockville Centre Dynamites club team. While with the two programs, Graham won two state championships, three county championships, earned All-Class A honors and was selected to play in the exceptional senior game. Graham is a 5-7 defender that started for Rockville Centre High School this past season, when they finished the year ranked #1 in the country.
Volpe is a 5-5 midfielder from Baldwin High School who also played for the Oceanside Sharks club team. Volpe was named All-Conference, All-County and team Most Valuable Player. She was captain of her high school team as a four-year varsity player.
Pychewicz played for Sachem as a 5-8 midfielder/defender as a four-year starter for the County Championship team. She was the team Most Valuable Player and was selected to participate in the exceptional senior game.
Luther hails from Centennial High School in Colorado where she was a three-time First Team All-Central League and the Central League Most Valuable Player as a senior. Luther was a two-time team captain and an All-State team member as a junior. As a sophomore and senior, she was named Honorable Mention All-Colorado.
Mitchell played for Windsor and the Connecticut Emeralds, while Pancotti played for Joel Barlow High and the Yankee United Rage. Mitchell was a four-year starter and an All-Conference player. Pancotti was All-Conference, All-Patriot and All-SWA.
These seven will help Sanchez replace four starters from last season's record-breaking team. The Lady Jaspers finished with the most wins since 1998 and a record of 8-9-1, 5-4 MAAC, which also ties the College record for the most conference wins. Manhattan's defense allowed only 23 goals on the season, the fewest in the program's history.
May 1, 2002
JASPER BASEBALL CLOBBERS COLUMBIA, 13-8
Chris Gaskin Blasts Grand Slam, Drives in Five Runs in Victory
RIVERDALE, NY - After a 15-game road-trip, the Manhattan College baseball team returned home this afternoon to host local rival Columbia University. The Jaspers scored six runs in the first inning and five more in the fifth en route to a 13-8 victory. The win was the sixth straight at home for the Jaspers, who improve to 22-18 overall. Columbia drops to 20-22.
After Columbia jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a solo homerun by Matt Buckmiller, the Jaspers sent 11 men to the plate in the bottom of the inning, cranking out seven hits and plating six runs. With one out, Josh Greco (Kensington, CT) and Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY) lined back-to-back basehits to the left side and Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT) walked to load the bases. Freshman Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) stepped in and belted a 3-2 pitch over the leftfield fence for a grand slam, his second homerun of the season. Sal Candela (Brooklyn, NY) and Jonathan Holzer (Brooklyn, NY) also drove in runs in the inning with RBI-singles. The Jaspers knocked out Lion starter Gabe Gambardella in the first inning, after he retired just two of the 10 batters he faced.
Manhattan added two more runs in the bottom of the second, one on an RBI-double by Gaskin. But the Lions crept back into it, scoring two runs in the third and two more in the fifth to cut the deficit to 8-5. The Jaspers immediately responded with a five-run fifth. Greco and Gary Diaz (Naugatuck, CT) each drove in two runs in the inning, and Cucurullo drove in the fifth run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to centerfield. Columbia tacked on three runs in the top of the sixth for the final margin.
Ian Quinn (Catskill, NY) (3-2) picked up the victory for the Jaspers, pitching just two innings of middle relief. Mike Parisi (Lake Grove, NY) came in for the save, his third of the year, striking out six of the eight batters he faced including five in a row.
Manhattan returns to action on Saturday, May 4, hosting the Iona Gaels in an important MAAC doubleheader at Van Cortlandt Park. Game time is slated for 12 Noon.
===
Copyright 2002 Daily News, L.P.
Daily News (New York)
May 8, 2002, Wednesday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 79
HEADLINE: WINGATE & MULLIGAN BOUND FOR MANHATTAN
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Saying Manhattan College was "a program with a good future," Rice guard Jason Wingate verbally committed to the Jaspers Monday night, then signed his national letter of intent yesterday.
"It's a good situation at Manhattan," the 6-1 Wingate said. "I liked the atmosphere and the coaching staff, and it felt like being part of a family. Plus I'll get a chance to play with (Manhattan guard) Luis Flores." Wingate, who helped guide Rice to the CHSAA city championship and the state Class A Federation title this season, chose the Jaspers over Ohio University, Fairfield and Florida International, which he visited over the weekend.
But he said it wasn't until he returned from his Florida trip that he decided that Manhattan was the place he wanted to be.
"I think the program has a good future and I want to be part of it," said Wingate, who will vie with another recruit, Kenny Minor, for the point-guard role made vacant by the graduation of Mugsy Green. "Coach (Bobby) Gonzalez didn't guarantee me any playing time. But he said if I work hard, the spot is wide open."
The Jaspers also received word that Peter Mulligan, the Daily News' Player of the Year following his senior season at St. Raymond's HS in 2000, has confirmed that he is leaving Maryland-Baltimore County for Manhattan.
The 6-5 Mulligan, who averaged 16 points per game for UMBC last season, was voted the Northeast Conference's Rookie of the Year following his freshman season and was a first-team All-Conference selection this past season.
"I pretty much decided after the season that I wanted to try playing someplace else," Mulligan said. "I had a great time at UMBC. I had a positive two years there. But I wanted to follow my dream someplace other than UMBC."
Mulligan, who has the credentials to be a major impact player in the MAAC, will have to sit out next season under NCAA transfer rules and will have two years of eligibility remaining. But he credits Manhattan's success with transfers as another reason he chose the Jaspers.
"Everyone told me it's going to be hard sitting out a whole season, but I'm confident I'll be able to handle it," Mulligan said. "Plus Luis Flores and (Justin) Jackette both had to sit out a season when they transferred to Manhattan and now they're successful."
GRAPHIC: CRAIG WARGA DRIVING ON Rice guard Jason Wingate is taking his game to Manhattan. Mulligan
LOAD-DATE: May 8, 2002
===
Copyright 2002 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
May 6, 2002 Monday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A34
HEADLINE: Ecstatic Stony Brook Draws Cornell
BYLINE: By Tom Rock; STAFF WRITER
There may not have been drama at Stony Brook University, but there was plenty of excitement.
The Seawolves already knew they were going to be among the 12 teams participating in the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament this month. They earned that on Saturday when they beat Albany to win the America East championship and the conference's automatic qualifier. So yesterday was more like a ribbon-cutting ceremony, opening a new era at Stony Brook. The men's lacrosse team is the first from the school to participate in a Division I tournament like this, and a crowd showed up for the announcement of the brackets. Players, coaches and even the president of the university were on hand to find out the unseeded Seawolves will face No. 6 Cornell at Brown on Saturday in a first-round game.
Stony Brook coach John Espey said he didn't know much about Cornell, but Cornell probably knows even less about Stony Brook. "I've already spoken to a few people about them and I know they are not a team to take lightly," Cornell coach Jeff Tambroni said.
While the Big Red was trying to get itself caught up on the Seawolves, the mood in Stony Brook was celebratory.
"Obviously this is a great moment for our school and the athletic program," Espey said. "It's like a beehive here, everybody is so excited."
As they were in the Bronx, where Manhattan College, winner of the MAAC Championship, learned it will face No. 5 Georgetown in a first-round game at Delaware Sunday. The Jaspers, only a fifth-year program, also knew they were in after their conference tournament this weekend.
The Division II bracket was also announced by the NCAA yesterday, and to no one's surprise New York Tech got the top seed in the semifinal. The Bears (13-0) face LeMoyne (14-2) on May 18 at Stony Brook (Tech's field will be used for graduation that weekend). Limestone (11-2) and St. Andrew's (10-6) play the South semifinal.
Tech coach Jack Kaley, who won a national title in 1997 and was a finalist in 1994, said he never expected this year's team to reach such heights.
"I never really thought we'd go through the regular season unbeaten, especially in our conference," Kaley said. "We graduated so many people from last year it's a real pleasant surprise that we are where we are." DIVISION I LACROSSE TOURNAMENT 8. Massachusetts Fairfield - 1. Johns Hopkins UMASS/ Fairfield winner at Brown, Saturday at Johns Hopkins
Semifinals, May 25, Noon and 3 p.m. at Rutgers 2. Syracuse 7. Duke Duke/Hobart winner Hobart at Hofstra, May 18, noon At Delaware, Sunday 5. Georgetown 4. Princeton Manhattan G'town. / Manhattan winner at Delaware, Sunday at Hofstra, May 18, 3 p.m. Championship Game, May 27, 11 a.m. at Rutgers 3. Virginia 6. Cornell Cornell/Stony Brook winner Stony Brook at Johns Hopkins, May 19, 3 p.m. at Brown, Saturday DIVISION II LACROSSE TOURNAMENT NORTH SOUTH 1. New York Tech Championship Game, 1.Limestone 2. LeMoyne May 26, at Rutgers 2. St. Andrew's
LOAD-DATE: May 6, 2002
===
Copyright 2002 Daily News, L.P.
Daily News (New York)
May 5, 2002, Sunday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 88
HEADLINE: JASPERS MAY TAKE A MULLIGAN Could land
Wingate, too
BYLINE: BY SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Manhattan College is close to landing a pair of blue-chip talents while Fordham's Jeff McMillan has found a new home out west.
Former St. Raymond's star Peter Mulligan, the Daily News Player of the Year following the 1999-2000 season, is transferring from Maryland-Baltimore County following two successful seasons and is expected enroll at Manhattan. The 6-5 sophomore forward, the Northeast Conference's Rookie of the Year two years ago, averaged 16 points and 7.8 rebounds in leading the Retrievers to a 20-9 record and a second-place finish in the NEC this past season.
Sources told the Daily News that Mulligan was visiting the Manhattan campus this weekend and could announce his decision to transfer sometime this week.
Mulligan would have to sit out one season as a transfer and would have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
The Jaspers are also close to inking Rice point guard Jason Wingate to a national letter of intent. The 6-0 guard, who led Rice to the CHSAA city championship and a state Federation Class A crown this year, was also visiting the Jaspers' Riverdale campus this weekend, and the probability of his joining the Jaspers next season is said to be "close to 100%." However, Wingate - who is also considering Fairfield and Ohio University - will visit Florida International this week.
Meanwhile, the 6-8, 250-pound McMillan, who was granted his release from Fordham in March, will attend USC next season.
The sophomore forward averaged 10.2 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds for a Rams team that finished 8-20, including 4-12 in the Atlantic 10.
McMillan began the season as the Rams' starting power forward but lost his spot midway through the season and never regained it.
He will have to sit out one season and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
GRAPHIC: AP JOLLEY TIME MetroStars defender Steve Jolley (l.) heads ball away from Burn's Jason Kreis.
LOAD-DATE: May 6, 2002
From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: E-mail # 10
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 00:22:34 -0400
Dear John,
In reading Jasper Jottings I noticed that I misspelled Craig Landy's name in my e-mail to you by adding an "r". I apologize to you and to Craig, an outstanding member on the Class of 1973, for the error.
Best,
Mike McEneney,Esq. '53 BBA
[JR: The reference is to the 4/28 issue email #10. No apology on your part needed; as the collector, I could have went to mcoldb and double checked but I didn’t, and don’t in the interests of time. No one else mentioned it so that means that no one noticed. So we’ll just have to keep it our secret that we are fallible. I am sure that “real” reporters and editors make these all the time. Heck, I know they do. Thanks for the correction effort. You’re my most prolific news contributor. BTW I corrected my copies and the one of the web site, so the error is not propagated further.]
Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 13:15:49 -0400
From: Pierce Power
Subject: reinstatement
I am back from Florida. Please reinstate. Thank you.
[JR: Done, welcome back to “home” here.]
From: Maria Khury
Subject: FIRST ANNUAL
RECOGNITION DINNER A SUCCESS!!!!
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 14:19:30 -0400
Hello everyone,
We must be very pleased with yesterday's event. The group that attended was warm, friendly, and very receptive.
We were honored that the parents of the honorees felt an urgency to attend this momentous evening--even congressman Jose Serrano made time from his very busy schedule to be with us--
Special thanks to: Jose Dillon, Brother Batt, and Meg Walsh-- you mean so much to our strength and growth--you are invaluable to us!!!
Much appreciation to our hard working board--Eli and Milagros--you are so committed and positive about everything we do--
For those that did not attend--look for our pictures--the official Manhattan College photographer made sure this event was well documented--
It was a most successful and pleasurable evening--we look for everyone's presence next year---
Thanks,
Maria
P.S. we are already searching and asking for names for next years nominees. Please send us your suggestions--
[JR: Thanks for the report. Sorry I missed it. How did I do “index-inx” all the names? Were you trying to slip some Jasper by me?]
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 04:37:04 -0400
From: Louis Menchise
Subject: Jasper Jottings
John,
Please forward J-Js to my new email address: <privacy invoked> Thanks!
Louis
From: Jack Goll
Subject: Fw: "Blackhawk Down" Movie Review
by one in that 10/3-4/93 battle
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 08:44:30 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: greg
dalessio
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 2:26 PM
Subject: Fwd: "Blackhawk Down" Movie Review by one in that 10/3-4/93
battle
Folks: Below is a note from a colonel in my directorate who served in the 10th Mountain Division with the author of the below movie review. That individual, Capt Gerry Izzo, was on Super 65 with the Nightstalkers in the Somalia battle depicted in "Blackhawk Down" in 1993. Greg at DTRA.
Subject: Blackhawk Down
All, I like reading things like this because it keeps me in touch with the real world and reminds me that the R&D work we do protects Service members around the world. Here's a note for a guy in the 10th Mountain. He attached a note about blackhawk down. Interesting reading. If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend it. The book is also very good.
Subject: Blackhawk Down Pilot's Account (Capt. Gerry Izzo)
"During the last few days many pilots have come up to me and asked me if I had seen the movie "Blackhawk Down." I don't mind talking about the movie, and I welcome the opportunity to talk about the heroism and valor of my friends. I just wanted to post some comments here about the movie and my impressions. Also I wanted to try to answer some frequently asked questions. First of all, I and many of my friends that also flew on the mission thought that the movie was excellent! It is technically accurate and it is dramatically correct. In other words, the equipment, lingo and dialogue are all right on. By dramatically correct, I mean that it very effectively captured the emotions and tension that we all felt during the mission. It did this without being a cartoon, (like TOP GUN) or being over the top, (like FIREBIRDS). It's true that the screenwriters had to consolidate two or three people into one, but this was necessary because otherwise there would have been too many principal characters to keep track of. Also in the actual mission we had nearly 20 aircraft in the air that day. In the movie they had 4 Blackhawks and 4 "Little Birds". The unit could not afford to commit the actual number to the filming of the movie. However, through the magic of the cinema, they were able to give the impression of ! the real number. Our force mixture was as follows:
Super 61 - Lead Blackhawk
Star 41-44 Little Bird Assault
Super 62 - Trail Blackhawk
These aircraft made up the assault force. Their mission was to go into the buildings and capture the individuals who were the target of the day. Super 61 was shotdown, killing both pilots. (They were CW4 Cliff Wolcott and CW3 Donovan Briley. The three of us shared a room at the airfield.) Star 41 landed at the crashsite and the pilot CW4 Keith Jones ran over and dragged two survivors to his aircraft and took off for the hospital.
Keith re-enacted his actions in the movie. Super 62 was the Blackhawk that put in the two Delta snipers, Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart and Master Sergeant Gary Gordon. They were inserted at crashsite #2. Shortly after Gary and Randy were put in Super 62 was struck in the fuselage by an antitank rocket. The whole right side of the aircraft was opened up and the sniper manning the right door gun had his leg blown off. The aircraft was able to make it out of the battle area to the port area where they made a controlled crash landing. (This is not depicted in the movie.)
Next was the Ranger Blocking Force. This consisted of 4 Blackhawks:
Super 64 (CW3 Mike Durant, CW4 Ray Frank)
Super 65 (Me, Cpt Richard
Williams)
Super 66 (CW3 Stan Wood, CW4 Gary Fuller)
Super 67 (CW3 Jeff Niklaus, CW2 Sam Shamp)
The mission of the blocking force was to be inserted at the four corners of the objective building and to prevent any Somali reinforcements from getting through. In the movie there is a brief overhead shot of the assault. My aircraft is depicted in the lower left hand corner of the screen. This is the only part of the film where I come close to being mentioned. As the assault is completed, you hear the Blackhawks calling out of the objective area. When you hear, "...Super 65 is out, going to holding..." that's my big movie moment. There is also a quick shot of an RPG being shot at a hovering Blackhawk. I did have one maybe two fired at me, but I did not see them or the gunner. I only heard the explosions. We were not able to return fire, although some of the other aircraft did. Make no mistake. I am fully aware of my role in this mission.
My job was the same as the landing boat drivers in "Saving Private Ryan." Get the troops in the right place in one piece. I am very proud of the fact that my crew and I were able to do that. After having done this in Grenada, Panama and Somalia, I can identify with the bombardiers of World War Two. You have to ignore all of the chaos that is going on around and completely concentrate on the tasks at hand. That is holding the aircraft as steady as possible so the Rangers can slide down the ropes as quickly and safely as possible.
Okay, Okay, enough about me. Super 64 was shot down also with an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade). They tried to make it back to the airfield, but their tail rotor gave way about a mile out of the objective area. They went down in the worst part of bad guy territory. The dialogue for the movie appears to have been taken from the mission tapes as it is exactly as I remember it. (This was the hardest part of the movie for me to watch). The actions on the ground are as described by Mike Durant, as he was the only one from the crew to survive the crash and the gun battle. It was here the Gary and Randy won their Posthumous Medals of Honor.
Super 66 was called in at about 2000 hours to resupply the Rangers at the objective area. Some of the Rangers were completely out of ammunition and were fighting hand to hand with the Somali militiamen. (Also not depicted in the movie). Stan and Gary brought their aircraft in so that they were hovering over the top of the Olympic Hotel with the cargo doors hanging out over the front door. In this way they were able to drop the ammo, water and medical supplies to the men inside. Stan's left gunner fired 1600 rounds of minigun ammo in 30 seconds. He probably killed between 8 to 12 Somali militia men. As Stan pulled out of the objective area, he headed to the airfield because his right gunner had been wounded, as had the two Rangers in the back who were throwing out the supplies. Once he landed, he discovered that he'd been hit by about 40-50 rounds and his transmission leaking oil like a sieve. Super 66 was done for the night.
The final group of aircraft were the 4 MH6 gunships, and the command and control Blackhawk and the Search and Rescue 'Hawk'. They were
Barber 51-54 MH6's
Super 63 C&C
Super 68 SAR
In the movie, the gunships are shown making only one attack. In fact, they were constantly engaged all night long. Each aircraft reloaded six times. It is estimated that they fired between 70 and 80,000 rounds of minigun ammo and fired a total 90 to 100 aerial rockets. They were the only thing that kept the Somalis from overrunning the objective area. All eight gunship pilots were awarded the Silver Star. Every one of them deserved it!
Next is Super 68. The actions of this crew were very accurately portrayed. The only difference was that they were actually hit in the rotor blades by an RPG. This blew a semicircle out of the main rotor spar, but the blade held together long enough for them to finish putting in the medics and Rangers at the first crashsite. It was then that they headed to the airfield. What they did not know, was that their main transmission and engine oil cooler had been destroyed by the blast. As they headed to the airfield all 7 gallons of oil from the main rotor gearbox, and all 7 quarts from each engine was pouring out. They got the aircraft on the ground just as all oil pressures went to zero. They then shutdown, ran to the spare aircraft and took off to rejoin the battle. They were in the air just in time to affect the MEDEVAC of Super 62, which had landed at the seaport. The pilots of this aircraft were CW3 Dan Jollota, and MAJ Herb Rodriguez. Both men were later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Major Rodriguez is retired from the Army now and he teaches middle school with my wife in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Finally there is the Command and Control Blackhawk, Super 63. In the back of this aircraft was my battalion commander, LTC Matthews, and the overall ground commander, LTC Harrell.
In the movie, there is a scene where the men on the ground were begging for MEDEVAC. By this point in the battle we had 5 Blackhawks out of action, either shot down or shot up so much they couldn't fly anymore. Of the two assault force and four blocking force 'hawks', only myself and Super 67 were left. I fully expected LTC Harrell to send us in to try to get those men out. I jacked a round into the chamber of my pistol and my M16. I knew that the only way to do was to hover with one wheel balanced on the roof of the building. Then the Rangers would be able to throw the wounded in. I knew that we were going to take a lot of fire and I was trying to mentally prepare myself to do this while the aircraft was getting hit. My friends had all gone in and taken their licks and now I figured it was our turn. (Peer pressure is such a powerful tool if used properly.) Quite frankly, I really thought that we were at best going to get shot down, at worst I figured we were going to be killed. The way I saw it we had already lost 5 aircraft, what was 2 more? I had accepted this because at least when this was all over General Garrison would be able to tell the families that we had tried everything to get their sons, fathers or husbands out. We were even willing to send in our last two helicopters. Fortunately for me LTC Harrell realized that the time for helicopters had passed. The decision was made to get the tanks and armored personnel carriers to punch through to the objective area. Once again, the dialogue in the movie is verbatim. What you don't hear is me breathing a sigh of relief! I remembered thinking that maybe I was going to see the sunrise after all.
I guess I got a little carried away. I really didn't mean to write this much. People ask me if this movie has given me 'flashbacks'. I don't think you can call them flashbacks if that day has never been out of my mind. I hope that when you do see the movie it will fill you with pride and awe for the Rangers that fought their hearts out that day. Believe me, they are made of the same stuff as those kids at Normandy Beach. When 1LT Tom DiTomasso, the Ranger platoon leader on my aircraft, told me that we did a fantastic job, I couldn't imagine ever receiving higher praise than that. I love my wife and children, but the greatest thing I've ever done is to be a Nightstalker Pilot with Task Force Ranger on 3-4 Oct 1993.
Thank you for reading this. I look forward to answering any and all questions anyone may have about the movie or the actual battle. I just thought that this might fill in some of the blanks. Thank you again.
Capt. Gerry Izzo(Super65)
"NSDQ"
Nightstalkers Don't Quit "
[JR: Thanks for passing this along, Jack. I found it more interesting than French archers in English columns! (Just kidding, Robert.) Look ahead. That’s the advantage of being the “collector”, I know what is coming next. Kinda like being prescient. (I think that’s the word. Us engineers ain’t so good with them there big words!)]
From: Eliezer M Diaz
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 08:49:49 -0400
Hi there.
Thanks for the e-mail and the invite. I am the current VP of MCLAC and I work for Verizon. I am a Business school graduate (1979) and MBA (1987) and would like to be added to your mailing list. Thanks.
Eli Diaz '79.
[JR: Done]
From: Brian Roberts
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 10:08:17 -0400
John,
I want to finally let you know how much I appreciate this weekly newsletter. I am a Manhattan grad class of '85 and it was only this past year that I have comeback to my roots. This letter provides me with a connection and the drive to participate. I thank you for being a key part of my reconnection.
My God bless you and watch over you.
Kind regards,
Brian C. Roberts
[JR: Thanks for the most kind words. Imagine how neat it would be if we had 10k readers as opposed to 1k?]
From: Joseph Ludford
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 11:30:10 -0400
Dear John,
I liked your comment about competing with one's self. Also the scorecard idea. Keep up the good work.
Joe Ludford
'58E
[JR: Check one box on my scorecard!]
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 17:54:39 -0400
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Good Afternoon, John:
1. Children say the funniest things. However, Arts men should know more about history than to maintain that Edward III did not have English archers in his train at Crecy and Poitiers. In their momentous compendium - "The Encyclopedia of Military History" - the Dupuy's, father and son, state: "One important new weapon appeared shortly before the introduction of gunpowder: the English longbow. Originally a Welsh weapon, introduced in England in the 12th century, its potentialities were first fully appreciated by Edward I in his campaigns in Wales. He adopted it as the basic arm of the English yeoman infantry, both militia and professional, and employed it successfully against the Scots. Methods for tactical employment of the longbow were perfected in the Scottish campaigns of Edward III, who then used it with such stunning effect at Crecy. Edward's army has been numbered as probably containing about 3,000 knights and men-at-arms (heavy cavalry), 10,000 English Archers, and 4,000 Welsh light infantry of whom about half were probably archers". These archers were no feudal levy but rather professional soldiers, infantry, raised under the indenture system established by Edward I. At Crecy in 1346 and at Poitiers in 1356, Edward III and Edward, Prince of Wales, respectively, utilized English archers. Any student of English or French history knows this.
2. R. Earnest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy authored the First Edition in 1970. They wrote the first revised edition in 1976, during which time frame R. Ernest Dupuy passed away. Trevor Dupuy completed the "Second Revised Edition" from which I quoted in 1985. No student of history can ignore military history in any study of world or American history. No matter the original thrust of inquiry, weapons always appear, whether they be stones, arrows, bullets or ray guns.
3. Too young for WW II and Korea and too old for 'Nam, I wonder where the author of froth served? Or did he?
4. I appreciate your description of your 2nd Amendment tools, John. Keep up the good work. FNS sends
Robert A. Helm
===
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 21:47:40 -0400
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Good Evening, John:
1. Its me again with 2 little items.
2. One of America's premier scientists wanted the militias of each town to practice with longbows. He thought that they would be more effective than muskets, both against the Indians and against the Redcoats since they had nearly as great or greater range than the "Brown Bess" and a much faster rate of fire and they were much less expensive than gunpowder and shot. This was one of his suggestions that was not implemented. The scientist's name was Benjamin Franklin
3. Have you ever noticed, John, how Liberals feel so free to insult us but if we answer in kind, we are "mean-spirited"? That is why I usually ignore SLs. If I did not ignore them, I might be spending too much time explaining why they were missing teeth or some other portion of their anatomy. They feel that freedom of speech is just for them alone and not for either Conservatives or Libertarians. Just as there are no atheists in foxholes, there are no Liberals in them either. I am sure that you have heard the definition of a new Conservative. He or she is a Liberal who has been mugged. (SL, in my lexicon, stands for silly liberal, stupid liberal or any other adjective beginning with an "S"). FNS sends
[JR: <1> I just continued you on in the same email slot. Saves work and indexing. <2> The Indians didn’t progress to guns, but a bow and arrow is a pretty effective weapon, even if you don’t go to the fancy compound ones we have today. Once Browning solved the rate of fire problem, the Indians were hopeless outmatched as was the calvary that continued into WWI. Generals always fight the last war over again (someone said). Makes you wonder about today’s war. I’ll keep my “tools”. <3> “Conservatives” are really “Liberals” in disguise. The only difference is how much freedom they deign to leave us. It’s like the “Bigger Government” Democrats and the “Slightly Smaller” Republicans. A plague on both of them. Return to originial intent! The dead old white guys gave us a great system till we messed it up with most of the amendments after 10! The 16 (Income Tax) was the worst … if it was legally passed. The Fed and leaving the Gold / Silver bi-metal Standard rotted out the money. And, probably the direct election of senators killed the Republic and the rights of the “minorities”. <4> Froth on!]
From: Serpi, Jim
Subject: Change of e-mail Address
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 11:59:43 +0100
John,
I hope this finds you well.
I just wanted to let you know that as of the end of June, I will no longer be on this e-mail address. Can you please start using: <privacy invoked>?
Regards,
Jim
[JR: Done. Care to fill us all you’ve been doing after you left?]
From: Paul Boscia
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:27:30 EDT
Subject: jasper jottings
Interested in jasper jottings.
Paul Boscia ‘76
[JR: Mee too. Try it you’ll like it. ]
From: John O'Connor
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-05-05
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:03:48 -0500
Oh Worthy CIC :)
I've been beating some bushes for some other fellow Jaspers who might not yet be aware of the Jasper Jottings. I went through the last one looking for the URL to the website where these are posted, especially for those poor devils who rely solely on AOL and cannot read the normal text version. I couldn't find the actual link, just several references that there was a web site. I am sure you published it before, and I just didn't pay attention or bookmark it. And if you could send me the link when you have a chance before the next Jottings goes out.
Might I suggest you include the web site as part of the boiler plate, or (don't know for sure if this would work) perhaps if it was part of the subject line, those poor AOL slaves might at least be able to see the subject line and get to the Jottings that way?
Finally, by any chance do you have a David P. Hyland or Thomas P Shaw on your list... both class of 74, and fellow ROTC and Arnold Air brothers with me. If you do, please do your usual bcc magic and forward my name and email on to them.
Thanks again
John O'Connor
ps. My cousin, class of 65, is one of the last people I know without a home PC. And he is not allowed to receive personal email at work. I decided that your last version I would print out and mail to him. When I went to print the email version, it was 55 pages. I cut and pasted it into Word, manually deleted a lot of the dead space and artificial hard returns that added to the wasted white space... and even after all that.. it was still 28 pages.
I say this as a compliment. Before I did that, I knew the Jottings was a hefty document. Now that I went through that editorial process I now realize just how big it is, and the amount of effort you put into this. Thanks again!!
jeo
===
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 21:55:07 -0400
To: John O'Connor
From: ferdinand john reinke
Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20020505.htm
>Oh Worthy CIC :)
Wow, "respect"? ;-)
>couldn't find the actual link, just several references that there was a
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20020505.htm
>Might I suggest you include the web site as the subject line
Great idea. I'll steal it immediately.
>Do you have a David P. Hyland or Thomas P Shaw?
I don't have them but perhaps one of our readers will.
>I cut and pasted it into Word, manually deleted a lot of the dead
Would you like me to send you the "word" version before I prep it for plain text? I can send it to you as either one file or I can zip it to make it smaller. Your call. Then, you wouldn't have to reedit it.
>I now realize just how big it is, and the amount of effort you put into
Yup, it takes between ten and twenty hours per week to bang it into shape.
>Thanks again!!
Your most welcome, thanks for the kind words.
"CiC"
===
From: John O'Connor
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:29:40 -0500
Honest labor demands respect. You earn it with each issue. The level of labor you put into this approaches "awe" (but I won't put you there yet... I am sure you want to maintain your humility as well!)
I have bookmarked the links... Thanks.
No need to send me the word file, unless you start to get multiple requests for it. Converting the email to word really isn't that big a deal. You are already doing enough without making special deliveries to me. Besides it forces me to read the whole thing line by line, instead of skimming (or to nag my technology deficient cousin '65 into getting a computer for home so he can read this on his own). I mean, this is good stuff, not like Br Walter Tobbe's Econ 101 class notes.. :)
John
===
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 20:39:51 -0400
To: John O'Connor
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/
At 07:29 AM 5/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I am sure you want to maintain your humility as well!
I just look at old issues and the typos seem to jump out
that were invisible just before I tapped :send"!
>I have bookmarked the links... Thanks.
Your welcome.
>No need to send me the word file, unless you start to
get multiple
>requests
No big deal. I have an SOP that I run. It would be just
an email message. If you change your mind, let me know. It really is a
horrendous task for you to reedit. I know because editing it for text format
from the working copy in word is painful.
> I mean, this is good stuff, not like Br Walter Tobbe's Econ 101
> class notes..
:)
It's your eyes. I wish I had paid more attention in Econ
then I'd be rich. Right?
JR
===
[JR: Would any one like a WORD attachment, an HTML attachment, or an HTML message. I don’t think it’s a big deal to split the list by what format you would like to use.]
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 23:51:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Pradeep Halwasiya
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Dear John,
Thank you. I am in.
Regards,
Pradeep Halwasiya,'85
[JR: Welcome]
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
From: James F. Harrington
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 06:25:43 -0400
I would like to be kept on the mailing list
Jim
From: Hecht, Phili
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:33:14 -0600
John:
Thank you for including me. Yes, please add me to your mailing list. I will look forward to receiving your updates. Also, thank you for your time and devotion to this task.
Phil Hecht
[JR: Done. Your welcome!]
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 10:08:33 -0400
From: Juricic, Franco
Subject: FW: Manhattan
Please add me to your mailing list and thanks for keeping our community together.
[JR: Done. Now, you just have to be a devoted reader. To read some of the ravings, you have to be dedicated.]
From: Kevin M. Carroll
Subject: Jasper News
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:21:15 -0400
Hi:
Had this forwarded to me from a colleague and it sounds pretty good. Please add me to the distribution list:
Kevin Carroll
Class of 1974
Drop me a line if you need more info.
Kevin M. Carroll
Vice President
Vertex Engineering Services, Inc.
[JR: Nah, just the willingness to read a lot with a thick skin. Like Plato’s Cave.]
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 10:49:52 -0400
From: Tom Maloney, 66A
Subject: Jaspers Lacrosse Team in NCAA
Hello John,
The article below about the NCAA Men's Lacrosse tourney pairings seems to be a bit skeptical about the Jaspers' chances.
I have read somewhere that the first collegiate lacrosse game was played in 1877 between Manhattan and NYU.
Tom Maloney, 66A
Area Teams Selected for NCAA Tourneys
By Christian Swezey
Special to The Washington Post
Monday, May 6, 2002; Page D03
Georgetown and Virginia made the 12-team NCAA men's Division I lacrosse tournament field last night, but Maryland was not among the teams considered for the final at-large berths.
The Georgetown women received the top seed in the 16-team tournament field, and Maryland and Virginia also received invitations.
Seven-time defending champion Maryland (10-9) will play at Loyola of Maryland (15-3) in a first-round game partly because the NCAA wanted to cut down on the amount of travel teams did in early rounds.
Maryland is ranked No. 7 and Loyola is No. 5 in the most recent IWLCA poll. The Greyhounds defeated Maryland, 7-4, on April 27.
"I think this is because of the NCAA directive for teams to stay regionally and they made sure no one had to fly anywhere during the first round," Maryland women's coach Cindy Timchal said. "When the committee looks more regionally, you're going to have matchups that would be quarterfinals or final four, and now you're playing in the first round."
The No. 5 seed Georgetown men (11-2) will play unseeded Manhattan (11-5) in a first-round game Sunday at noon at the University of Delaware. Third-seeded Virginia (10-3) will play the winner of No. 6 Cornell (10-3) and America East champion Stony Brook (10-6) on May 19 at Johns Hopkins at 3 p.m.
Ninth-ranked Maryland (9-4) missed the men's tournament for the first time since 1999. The Terrapins were not among the four teams competing for the last two at-large bids, said NCAA men's lacrosse committee chair Phil Buttafuoco.
"Maryland and North Carolina were 1-4 [against teams ranked in the top 10 ratings percentage index] and all the other teams under review had more than one win against" the top 10, Buttafuoco said. "The committee knocked out Maryland and North Carolina at that point."
Said Maryland Coach Dave Cottle: "We're disappointed. But there have been some coaches who weren't realistic with their team on their chances. We were up front with the players and told them there's a better chance not to be in than to be in."
Georgetown is not expected to have much trouble with Manhattan, which qualified after it won the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. Manhattan began lacrosse in 1997 and its coach, Tim McIntee, also is the school's athletic equipment manager.
"I know where [the school] is, but not much else," Georgetown Coach Dave Urick said.
The main surprise in the men's tournament is that Hofstra (10-3) is not in the tournament and Duke (7-6) is, even though Hofstra defeated Duke, 14-6, on April 26. Blue Devils Coach Mike Pressler and Hofstra Athletic Director Harry Royle are on the selection committee.
Hofstra was ranked No. 6 and Duke No. 7 in the most recent USILA poll.
"I am surprised" about Hofstra not making the tournament, Urick said. "I would think when you beat a team head-to-head that soundly late in the season, I thought that would mean they were in. I thought going into the tournament the best team was Hofstra."
Maryland's women likely were similarly surprised with their draw. Timchal had worried about a possible first-round matchup with Loyola after the NCAA announced it was seeding the top four teams and determining the other matchups based partly on geography.
Georgetown's women will host Patriot League champion Lafayette (13-6) in a first-round game on Thursday. The winner will play the winner of Duke (9-7) against Vanderbilt (10-5) on Sunday.
Virginia (14-3) will host Temple (14-4) in a first-round game. The winner will play the winner of No. 3 North Carolina (15-2) and Maryland-Baltimore County (12-4).
© 2002 The Washington Post Company
[JR: As long as they do their best, what more can we ask!]
From: Hennigan, Martha M.
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 12:48:27 -0400
Please keep me on your list.
Martha
(1985)
M. M. Hennigan
Southern California/Phoenix
[JR: Done]
From: Heather Herreros
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 18:05:29 +0000
Please add me!
Heather Herreros '97
[JR: Done]
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of original material.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
Fax can be accommodated 781-723-7975 but email is easier.
I keep several of the “Instant Messengers” up: ICQ#72967466; Yahoo "reinkefj"; and MSN T7328215850.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20020505-16064636.htm
May 5, 2002
Illusory sales tax hinge
Stephen Moore
"To paraphrase Shakespeare: "Lord what fools these Republicans be." On April 17, just two days after IRS tax day, the Republican controlled legislature in Virginia voted overwhelmingly to approve a sales tax referendum in Northern Virginia."
Later in the same article:
"The referendum supporters are hypocrites when they shout "Let the voters decide." Why? Because many of the same pro-tax referendum agitators are opposed to voters deciding on issues like legislative term limits, tax and expenditure limits for the state budget, recall for politicians, and voter approval of all tax increases."
But, does he hit my hot button! Why do we only get to vote on stuff that matters not. It is no coincidence that we vote in November, when we pay taxes in April. We are stupid. I want to reschedule either --- Tax Return Due day to be the day before election day --- OR --- Vote on April 16th! I don't care which.
Here in New Jersey, we vote on School Boards and School Budgets in April. It is so lightly attended; it's a waste of time. Only those sucking at the "education budget's teat" bother to vote. Lest you think I am a cynic, fyi, the vote doesn't count. If the budget is defeated which by some miracle we did one year, then our vote is overridden by the Municipal Governing body, the State of New Jersey "Education" Department, or one of the various courts that claim to rule.
Arghh, hogwash. the situation -- high taxes -- low quality -- won't change until we do some house cleaning.
IMHO, that can't come soon enough for us or our posterity!
And that’s the last word.