Sunday 18 May 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 1,034 subscribers to the full edition (321 AOL-ers plus 713 non) and 6 to the "slim pointer" message by my count.

Don't forget:

Th Jul. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
Mad River Bar @1442 Third Ave.
RSVP: MurphGuide@yahoo.com

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north175.html

William Bennett: The Pusher
by Gary North

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"There, but for the grace of God, go I."

This is why 12-step programs begin with a declaration, or creed. This creed is posted on AA websites, but more to my point here, on the Web page of AA's parallel organization for teenage children of alcoholics. The children know the confession well, and are aware of its healing power, before they reach adulthood. In this sense, they have an advantage over the rest of us.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

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Poor Bill. How the proud are laid low. I had heard about the 12 steps but never had read them. I took this article as an opportunity to do so. I thought everyone might like to see them once. Hopefully, I won't have to reread them when I am flat on my back, like Bill has had to. But, I don't think that will happen because I don't see myself as a great moral authority. More like the Buddhist on the journey to enlightenment. I do appreciate my own failings and this weekly opportunity to listen to my fellow alums. Ideally, I can learn the dangers of the ego before I come to the end of my trek. Maybe this read gives us all a lift that we are doing OK.

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

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CONTENTS

	2	Formal announcements
	0	Bouncing off the list
	0	Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
	1	Jaspers publishing web pages
	3	Jaspers found web-wise
	0	Honors
	0	Weddings
	0	Births
	0	Engagements
	0	Graduations
	1	Obits
	2	"Manhattan in the news" stories
	0	Resumes
	5	Sports
	12	Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	McGrath, Patrick	News1
1930	Decarlo, Joseph D.	Obit1
1949	Cooley, James W.	Email04
1951	Racek, Thomas	WebPage1
1953	Knapp, George	Announcement1
1956	Lamiano, Frank W.	Email10
1957	Dans, Peter E.	Email09
1958	Ludford, Joseph "Joe"	Email07
1959	Corless, P. Joseph	Email11
1962	Pascotto, Robert D.	Found1
1965	Conrade Kenneth J.	Email01
1965	Salerno, Fred	Announcement2
1967	Fegan, Don	Email03
1967	McDermott, Peter	Email06
1968	Carroll, Robert C.	Email12
1973	Chin, Dennis J.	Email05
1977	Conti, Robert	Email02
1977	Muolo, Mike	Email08
1989	Nguyen, Tuananh	Found3
2002	Becker, Robert	Found2

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
2002	Becker, Robert	Found2
1968	Carroll, Robert C.	Email12
1973	Chin, Dennis J.	Email05
1965	Conrade Kenneth J.	Email01
1977	Conti, Robert	Email02
1949	Cooley, James W.	Email04
1959	Corless, P. Joseph	Email11
1957	Dans, Peter E.	Email09
1930	Decarlo, Joseph D.	Obit1
1967	Fegan, Don	Email03
1953	Knapp, George	Announcement1
1956	Lamiano, Frank W.	Email10
1958	Ludford, Joseph "Joe"	Email07
1967	McDermott, Peter	Email06
????	McGrath, Patrick	News1
1977	Muolo, Mike	Email08
1989	Nguyen, Tuananh	Found3
1962	Pascotto, Robert D.	Found1
1951	Racek, Thomas	WebPage1
1965	Salerno, Fred	Announcement2

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

Copyright 2003 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
May 14, 2003, Wednesday 08:45 AM Eastern Time
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors
HEADLINE: EasyLink Adds Three New Independent Directors to Its Board of Directors; Industry Veterans Dennis Raney, George Knapp and Robert Casale Bring Financial and Operational Skills
DATELINE: PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 14, 2003

EasyLink Services Corporation (NASDAQ: EASY), a leading global provider of services that power the exchange of information between enterprises, their trading communities and their customers, today announced the appointment of three independent Directors to its board.

Dennis Raney has been appointed Director and Audit Committee Chairman, George Knapp has been appointed Director and Audit Committee member, and Robert Casale has been appointed Director. These new Directors join existing independent Director Stephen Duff to bring the number of independent Directors on EasyLink's Board to four. EasyLink's Chairman, Gerald Gorman; President and CEO, Thomas Murawski; and President of International Operations, George Abi Zeid also remain on the Board.

George Knapp has held executive management positions at leading international telecommunications companies. He has extensive venture capital experience, with MBW Management and MidMark Partners. Prior to that, Knapp served as Director of Operations of the Chilean Telephone Company and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Puerto Rican Telephone Company. He also served as Group Executive and Chief Executive Officer for ITT Global Network Operations. Prior to joining ITT, Knapp held various management positions at AT&T and Bell Laboratories. He has served on the boards of public companies including Digex and Intermedia and has served on the Board of Trustees for Manhattan College, the Boy Scouts of America and the Greater New York United Fund.

Thomas Murawski, President and CEO of EasyLink, said, "Dennis Raney, George Knapp, and Robert Casale bring to our board a wealth of knowledge and experience in the information technology and telecommunications industries as well as corporate governance. We look forward to their insight and involvement in helping us build a successful company."

About EasyLink Services Corporation

EasyLink Services Corporation (NASDAQ: EASY), headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, is a leading global provider of services that power the exchange of information between enterprises, their trading communities, and their customers. EasyLink's networks facilitate transactions that are integral to the movement of money, materials, products, and people in the global economy, such as insurance claims, trade and travel confirmations, purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices and funds transfers, among many others. EasyLink helps more than 20,000 companies, including over 400 of the Global 500, become more competitive by providing the most secure, efficient, reliable, and flexible means of conducting business electronically. For more information, please visit www.EasyLink.com.

CONTACT: EasyLink Services Corporation Debra L. McClister, 732/516-2756 DMcClister@EasyLink.com

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[MCOLDB: 1953 ]

[Announcement2]

Copyright 2003 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
May 14, 2003, Wednesday 7:01 AM Eastern Time
SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS
DISTRIBUTION: TO TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS EDITORS
HEADLINE: Magfusion Appoints New Board Member; Former Verizon Vice Chairman, Fred Salerno; High Calibre Appointment Rounds Out World-Class Management Team as Company Moves Into Commercialisation of Product
DATELINE: CHANDLER, Ariz., May 14

Magfusion, Inc.(TM) (formerly Microlab), a leading developer of RF MEMS-based products, today announced the appointment of Fred Salerno to its board of directors. Salerno most recently served as vice chairman and chief financial officer (CFO) of Verizon, where he retired after over thirty-seven years of experience in strategic planning, business development, mergers and finance.

"Fred's depth of experience in the telecommunications industry is a tremendous asset to Magfusion as we begin to enable exciting new developments in wireless LANs wireless handsets, base stations and other wireless applications with our RF MEMS switch technology," said Ben Naskar, CEO and president of Magfusion. "We are delighted to add yet another highly respected, seasoned veteran to our world-class management team."

Salerno served as a lead negotiator in three of the most significant mergers in business history: the 1997 merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX, Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE, and the combination of the U.S. wireless assets of Bell Atlantic and Vodafone into the country's largest wireless provider, Verizon Wireless. He also directed Bell Atlantic's successful efforts to realize the annual expense savings, capital efficiencies and revenue gains resulting from the merger with NYNEX.

"It is clear that Magfusion is well positioned with its innovative technology to take on a leadership position in the RF MEMs market," said Fred Salerno. "I see tremendous growth opportunity for the company and I am looking forward to contributing to its success."

In addition to serving as a member of the board of Magfusion, Salerno also sits on the boards of AVNET, Inc., Akamai Technologies, Bear Stearns Company, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., D&B, Lynch Interactive Corporation, Manhattan College and Viacom, Inc.

Magfusion is uniquely poised to replace traditional electromechanical switches and relays with its innovative use of magnetic technology and the application of semiconductor processes to build devices with moving structures. This magnetic MEMS approach yields a switch that remains latched in state with zero power consumption, and will play a role in next generation wireless applications that require a high performance, low power consumption switching technology.

The announcement comes as Magfusion prepares to move out of the prototype stage and into mass production.

About Magfusion, Inc.

Magfusion(TM), a leading developer of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS), is developing RF MEMS solutions that improve performance, decrease power consumption and reduce overall complexity in a variety of wireless devices, test equipment, telecommunications systems and other products. Using patent-pending electromagnetic manufacturing technology in its research and development facility in Phoenix, Arizona, Magfusion has produced the only RF MEMS magnetic latching switch. Magnetic latching technology creates a switch that requires significantly less power and uses less voltage than other RF MEMS switches under development today. For more information, visit www.magfusion.com .

SOURCE Magfusion, Inc.

CONTACT: Ed Hopkins of Magfusion, Inc., +1-480-926-9500 x 4013, ehopkins@magfusion.com ; or Crystal Patriarche of Brodeur Worldwide, +1-602-282-5467, cpatriarche@brodeur.com , for Magfusion, Inc.

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[Bouncing off the list]

[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]

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[Messages from Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

[No Messages]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

http://hometown.aol.com/thomracek/myhomepage/index.html

Thomas Racek, Enrolled Agent, MBA
*FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED TAX PRACTITIONER*
*Tax Services*Tax Preparation*Tax Consulting*
*Taxpayer Representation Before the Internal Revenue Service*
Member - National Association of Enrolled Agents;
Fellow - National Tax Practice Institute;
Master of Business Administration - New York University Graduate School of Business Administration;
BBA - Manhattan College;
Extensive experience as Financial Executive with major listed and unlisted companies.
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

[MCOLDB: 1951 ]

[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]

[Found1]

http://www.swflheartsurgery.com/rdpbio.htm

Robert D. Pascotto, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Robert D. Pascotto received his undergraduate training at Manhattan College and continued with his medical education at Creighton University After completing his general surgical residency at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, he continued with his Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery residency at Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Indiana University Medical Center. While at Baylor, Dr. Pascotto had the opportunity to train with one of the pioneers of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Michael E. Debakey. Dr. Pascotto is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians and American College of Surgeons. He is active on many hospital committees in a leadership position and past president of the Medical Staff.

[MCOLDB: 1962 ]

[Found2]

http://www.robbecker.net/portfolio/resume.html

Robert Becker

EDUCATION Columbia University, New York, NY
Master of Science in Computer Science, 2004
Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, 2002
GPA: 3.76/4.0

[Found3]

http://www.javajobsonline.com/Resumes/Tuananh.Nguyen.193809687.html

Name: Tuananh Nguyen
Updated/Status: 7/8/2001 / US Citizen
Title: Sr. IT Architect, Java/EJB (Java 2 Certified)
Availability: Actively seeking a job Available Date: Immediate
Relocation: Will Travel
Years of Experience: Total: 15, Java: 5.0, Senior Java Developer, , Senior Java Testor, Senior Management, Senior Java Instructor
Skills List: Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP/Servlets, AWT/Swing, XML, JDBC, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, VisualAge, VisualCafe, Forte
Certifications: Java 2.0 Certified;; BrainBench Java 1 Certified;BrainBench Java 2 Certified;

EDUCATION
Manhattan College - Riverdale, NY
B.S., Computer Science, September 1989

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[WEDDINGS]

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[ENGAGEMENTS]

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[GRADUATIONS]

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[OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

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.

[Obit1]

Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
May 12, 2003, Monday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 7; Column 1; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths

DECARLO, DR. JOSEPH DOMINIC

DeCARLO-Dr. Joseph Dominic. Joseph Dominic DeCarlo, ophthalmologist, died on May 10, 2003. Born in the Bronx on July 8, 1907, he graduated from Manhattan College in 1930, and University of Bologna, Italy, in 1934, where he received a degree in medicine. After interning in Morrisania City Hospital, he completed an ENT residency in Bronx Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1939, where he remained as staff surgeon until 1943. He then joined Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx as its Director of Ophthalmology from 1943-1970. He maintained a private practice in general ophthalmology for more than 55 years in the Bronx. He had been affiliated with Union Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. He leaves behind his devoted wife, Theresa; two loving children: a daughter, Enes, a teacher who lives and works in New York, and a son, John, a cornea surgeon in Wisconsin; his adoring grandchildren, Jennifer and Kristen, and his daughter - in - law, Kathleen. Private viewing at the Harrison Funeral Home. Funeral Mass to be held on Wednesday, May 14, 10:00 a.m., at St. Gregory the Great Church, Harrison, N.Y. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.

LOAD-DATE: May 12, 2003

[News MC]

[News1]

Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
May 11, 2003, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 8; Page 9; Column 6; Sports Desk
HEADLINE: PLUS: TRACK AND FIELD;
HAMMER THROWER SETS MEET RECORD
BYLINE: By Elliott Denman

Patrick McGrath, a 33-year-old New York City teacher, set a meet record in the hammer throw of 238 feet 6 inches yesterday in the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J.

McGrath, who competed for Ireland at the 2000 Olympics, gained his American citizenship last year and wants to be a candidate for the 2004 United States Olympic team.

"That throw ranks him in the top four or five in the country," said Dan Mecca, his former coach at Manhattan College. "He's definitely moving into the national picture." Elliott Denman

LOAD-DATE: May 11, 2003

[News2]

COMMENTARY

Buscaglia is making sure the son also rises

5/12/2003

Sal Buscaglia, left, and son Charlie became a package deal at Robert Morris of Pittsburgh.

By BOB DICESARE

All this time it seemed nothing mattered to Sal Buscaglia other than coaching women's basketball. He'd spend night after night holed up at school, dissecting game tapes until his eyes glazed like doughnuts, and then he'd call it a morning and crash on the office couch. He'd break away from his family on Christmas Day to telephone prospective recruits, a gesture intended to show those players, if not his family, how deeply he cared. And, once the season concluded, contact with Buscaglia was best made by cell phone as he scoured the athletic landscape in search for unmined diamonds of talent.

He's 49. And, yes, he's divorced.

There's at least one thing that gives Buscaglia the same rush he gets from coaching. There's his boy, Charlie. And the father showed last week to what extent he'll go to maintain a working relationship with a son who shares his obsession for the game.

Buscaglia resigned from Manhattan College, a program he built into a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference power, the team he just took to the NCAA Tournament, and signed a four-year deal with Robert Morris University of Pittsburgh, which last season won once in 27 games.

The first reaction was to chalk up the move as vintage Buscaglia. Cut from the high school team at defunct Bishop Fallon, he started the women's program at Hilbert in 1977 with a background in accounting and Catholic Youth Organization hoops. The Lady Hawks lost their inaugural game, 107-17. They never scored more than 21 points in their debut season. But they were an established national force, perennial regional champions, when he departed for the University at Buffalo 12 years later.

Buscaglia kept winning at UB, 139 times in eight seasons, his successes including a 23-6 record in 1991-92, the program's first year in Division I. UB was on firm footing, upgrading to the Mid-American Conference, when he up and left for Manhattan, vowing to revitalize a program with all of 66 wins in six seasons. Buscaglia won 79 games in five.

So when he jumped to Robert Morris it seemed Buscaglia had once again grown antsy, yearned for a change.

"I am the type of person that really does like challenges," he said last week, by cell phone. "I don't have any expectations in my career unless I was attracted to a big-name program with a chance to win a national title. My goals are realistic. Get a team to the NCAA Tournament, maybe steal a game."

But restless he wasn't. Not this time. He would have remained at Manhattan if the school had allowed him to retain Charlie, a student assistant on Buscaglia's staff. The college had made it clear that hiring Charlie, once he graduated, would conflict with its policy against nepotism. Buscaglia hoped Manhattan would relent, especially after the team won the MAAC and advanced to the NCAAs.

"It's the thing that put me over the edge," Buscaglia said. "Loyalty to my son is extremely important. He was a student assistant and worked very, very hard. He's one of the main reasons we got to the NCAA Tournament. He was the main reason Rosalee Mason, our best player, was at the school. I wasn't willing to break away from someone who got us to the tournament and is a very good coach. The kid worked endless hours. So I mulled it over for a long time and looked to see if other schools were interested."

Dr. Susan Hofacre, director of athletics at Robert Morris, was puzzled and intrigued upon finding Buscaglia's resume among those of the applicants.

"The first question I asked, naturally, is why would he want to make that move?" Hofacre said. "It's not what I would consider a logical career step."

Buscaglia explained. Reclamation is his forte. So long as the commitment was mutual, he could turn Robert Morris around. But he could take the job only if Charlie came along. Package deal. Non-negotiable.

"He's a proud dad," Hofacre said. "It's clear he loves his son very much and that he wants to get him started on a career as a basketball coach. It's clear he loves his daughter (Deanna) very much, as well, although for obvious reasons we spent more time talking about Charlie. So, yes, there were a lot of discussions as to whether we could make that happen."

Five seconds remained in last season's MAAC title game when father and son locked eyes on the sideline. The outcome was decided. Manhattan finally was headed to The Dance.

"We're actually going to get it done," Buscaglia said to Charlie.

"I told you, Dad," Charlie replied, "that I'd get you there."

They cried. And then, together, they climbed the ladder and cut down the net.

e-mail: bdicesare@buffnews.com

[RESUMES]

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

Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs

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[SPORTS]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: http://www.gojaspers.com [which is no longer at the College, but at a third party. Web bugs are on the pages. (That’s the benefit of being a security weenie!) So, it’s reader beware. Your browser can tell people “stuff” about you, like your email address, leading to SPAM. Forewarned is forearmed.]

[SportsSchedule]

The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result
5/18/03 Sunday Track & Field   IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships   Princeton, NJ   TBA
5/22/03 Thursday Baseball   MAAC Tournament   Dutchess County Stadium   TBA
5/23/03 Friday Baseball   MAAC Tournament   Dutchess County Stadium   TBA
5/24/03 Saturday Baseball   MAAC Tournament   Dutchess County Stadium   TBA
5/25/03 Sunday Baseball   MAAC Tournament   Dutchess County Stadium   TBA
5/28/03 Wednesday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
5/29/03 Thursday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
5/29/03 Thursday Track & Field   NCAA Regional   Fairfax, VA   TBA
5/30/03 Friday Track & Field   NCAA Regional   Fairfax, VA   TBA
5/30/03 Friday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
5/31/03 Saturday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
5/31/03 Saturday Track & Field   NCAA Regional Fairfax, VA   TBA
6/1/03 Sunday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
6/11/03 Wednesday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/12/03 Thursday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/13/03 Friday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/14/03 Saturday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/27/03 Friday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/28/03 Saturday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/29/03 Sunday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/30/03 Monday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA

[Sports from College]

JASPERS TO COMPETE IN THE 2003 IC4A/ECAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

RIVERDALE, NY (MAY 12, 2003) – Several qualifying members of the Manhattan College men's and women's track & field teams will compete in the 2003 IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships on May 15-18 at Princeton University at Weaver Stadium in Princeton, NJ.

JASPERS SWEEP RIDER TO STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT

RIVERDALE, NY (May 11, 2003) – The Manhattan College baseball team swept a MAAC doubleheader from visiting Rider University this afternoon in their final home games of the season at Van Cortlandt Park. Manhattan won the first game 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth on a wild pitch, and hung on to take the second game by a score of 9-6.

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CAMPBELL SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORD IN THE TRIPLE JUMP AT THE LARRY ELLIS INVITIONAL

PRINCETON, NJ (May 10, 2003) – Manhattan College track & field junior Michanne Campbell (Mount Vernon, NY) set a new school record in the outdoor triple jump today with a leap of 12.08m at the Larry Ellis Invitational held in Princeton, NJ. The mark surpassed the 11.86m record set by Kate Fecinta in 2000 and also qualified Campbell for the 2003 ECAC Championships. more...

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RIDER EDGES JASPERS 2-1 IN 14 INNING THRILLER

RIVERDALE, NY (May 10, 2003) – The visiting Rider University Broncs edged the Manhattan Jaspers by a count of 2-1 in a 14-inning marathon this afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. An RBI-single by Gene Crimoli in the top of the 14th proved to be the game-winning hit which lifts the Broncs to 20-22 overall and 12-10 in the conference, while Manhattan dips to 21-23 and 11-9 in the league. more...

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NINE LADY JASPERS NAMED TO MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

EDISON, NJ (May 10, 2003) – Nine members of the Manhattan College softball team were named to the 2003 New York Lottery MAAC All-Academic Team, as announced by conference officials yesterday. Manhattan had the most honorees on the All-Academic Team of any MAAC school. more...

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[Sports from News & Web]

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: Kenneth J. Conrade (1965)
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 06 May 2003

John -

Yes, please add me to your list of recipients for Jasper jottings email.

Thanks,

Ken

[Email02]

From: Conti, Robert (1977)
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:10 AM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 06 May 2003

John,

Please add me to the list.

Regards,
Bob Conti '77

[Email03]

From: Don Fegan '67
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Contact a Jasper

Hi John. Thanks for the connection. Jim and I have corresponded. Thanks for the help.

Don Fegan '67

[JR: Yes, score one for us! ]

[Email04]

From: James W. (1949) Cooley
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 06 May 2003

Dear John,

Thanks for the offer. Yes, let me try it.

Jim Cooley

[Email05]

From: Dennis J. Chin (1973)
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 12:34 AM
Subject: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PICTURE?

John:

You MUST go to the address below. It pulls up a picture. Look very closely between the windows. After a while, you'll see it! Trust me!

(I know, I know, you're busy, but if you stare at it for a while it's totally worth it)

http://home.attbi.com/~n9ivo/whatswrong.swf let me know when you see it!!

Dennis (Jasper Class of 1973)

[JR: Saw it on the news. But, maybe other alums haven't? ]

[Email06]

From: Peter McDermott (1967)
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030504.htm

John,

Please change my email address from <privacy invoked> to <privacy invoked> Thanks, Pete McDermott '67

[Email07]

From: Joseph "Joe" Ludford, 58E
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm

Dear John,

This is a particularly good jottings.

Is there someone I can send a donation to for Sister Maryanne Pierre in Baghdad?

My wife attended St. William of York School in Baltimore where Sr. Elizabeth Magdalen (Obit 2) taught in the later part of her career.

Thanks for the good work you are doing.

Joe Ludford, 58E

12 May 2003

Margaret Ormond OP
International Coordinator
Dominican Sisters International

Sister:

I featured the CNN story about Sister Maryanne Pierre at http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/heroes/nun.html in an electronic newsletter that I send to about a thousand of my fellow alumni of Manhattan College in New York. A few of us would like to help the good sister financially in her mission. Is she part of your organization? Or, in the alternative, can you point me in the correct direction.

Thanks,
John

[Email08]

From: Mike (1977) Muolo
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:32 PM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm

John,

Do you have any information on Brother Austin O'malley

Mike Muolo

[JR: I checked the http://www.lasalle.org/English/People/Brothers/pebr.html National Web Site but he's not listed. FWIW (For what it is worth!) ]

[Email09]

From: Dans, Peter E. (1957)
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: Latest Jasper Jottings

Dear John:

Thanks for your continued efforts to keep Manhattan alumni in touch. You seem to be feeling better which is good news.

I particularly liked the story about Sister Pierre. I had missed it because like you I try to avoid the "agenda networks". However, if this war did anything, it may have begun to turn the tide in the major media's liberal bias. Many of the embeds as well as the public got a real exposure to the military and to what the war was about without the filters of post-60's profs, news editors, and pols. There's a great story by an "embedded" journalist for Time magazine in this week's Weekly Standard telling it like it was not like the NYTimes covered it. The Standard's May 5th issue has a devastating parody of the Times. It features the November 11, 1781 issue of "Ye Newe York Times" whose headline blares "Three Weeks After Yorktown, Still No Constitution Ready" and R.W.Apple's analysis , "Triumph Over British Empire Was Easy Part: Desire to Return to British Sovereigntye Becoming Widespread".

Sadly, we lost two honest journalists in David Bloom to pulmonary emboli and the other journalist (whose name escapes me) to enemy fire.

Stay well and happy.

[JR: Liked that Yorktown jibe! ]

[Email10]

From: Lamiano, Frank W. (1956)
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm

For 40 years the Phi Kappa Fraternity from Manhattan's Eta Chapter ( now no longer active) have had reunions in the Catskills Mountains. This year will be no exception, The weekend before Memorial Day we will once again renew old friendships, and hope some of our lost brothers will join us. If any brother, who has not been contacted call Frank Lamiano 518-423-0582, promise a great reunion with you old brothers. May 15 thru 18.

The Lamb 56

[Email11]

From: Corless, P. Joseph (1959)
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: **JUNK** Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 10 May 2003

please keep me on mailing list

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Joe: Be glad to. Thanks for a look into yet another spam filter. They are getting more and more absurd. John

[JR: Abot the only thing worse is if the government decides to "solve" the problem. ]

[Email12]

From: Robert C. (1968) Carroll
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm

I simply do not understand why you continue to be fixated on someone who you obviously have no respect for, in spite of eight years of peace and prosperity. It seems unhealthy .

What does this have to do with MC or bring a Jasper?

"I'm not a fan of CNN. It has admitted its dishonesty in reporting from Bagdad to keep its presence there. And, during the Clinton disgrace, I agreed that it was, and continues to be, the "Clinton News Network".

[JR: Well I think it has a lot about being a Jasper. I hold us to a higher standard. As much as I applauded Rudy for the 9/11 efforts; I excoriated him for his personal life. As a public scandal. I try not to be "fixated" on anything. I would quibble with "peace and prosperity". When the leader of our country leads us to far lower standards, I think every Jasper should not be deluded into thinking that standards have changed. I wasn't particularly focusing on Bill, or H, when I referred to CNN. I was pointing out a positive example – as I like to do in the first part of the newsy letter -- from them that the good nun represented. As a matter of principle, I think that Bill's inattention to foreign terrorism was a factor in emboldening our enemies. His interest in the definition of "is" was a signal to business leaders that lying was OK. The continued disabling of the American population by inducing them to look to the Federal Government instead of to themselves belies the "prosperity". Now I am not a fan of either Big Government party (as readers here well know). But, I am a fan of Jaspers leading a moral resurgence, like we were taught in our undergraduate days. We have to evaluate everything for "reliability", honesty, and where it is taking us. IMHO. And that is how it ties together here in our "virtual Plato's cave". I am of course interested in anything our fellow Jaspers have to say in response, rebuttal, or direction. ]

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030511-95772825.htm

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School choice is the answer. If the politicians and unions stand in their way, parents, who care more about their children than a politician ever will, are going to demand, and get, the schools they want and their children need. That's the message from Mayor Williams' turnaround.

Cal Thomas is a nationally syndicated columnist

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Now Cal! Do you really feel that the left, and the right, are going to give up the ability to indoctrinate the future voters in the value of Big Government? Not any time soon. Remember the Bigger Government Party (Democrat) and the Slightly Smaller Government Party (Republican) will never return your children to you unbrainwashed. When I heard the drivel my nephews and nieces were taught, I am amazed they can even tie their shoelaces. My position has always been, you have 'em, you pay to educate them. Just like you pay to feed 'em, clothe 'em, or entertain them. Haul 'em to whatever school you choose too. Cause the big yellow buses hold up traffic and the government screws that up too. We will have to have a revolution to put the genie back in the bottle. Did you ever see what questions you had to answer in order to get a high school diploma back in the earlier days? Mow listen to Jay-walkings, or conduct your own, and you too will see why we need a revolution! It not just the taxes that are revolting; it's the results as well.

Curmudgeon

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