JasperJottings20040201

Sunday 01 February 2004

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 990 subscribers. Thanks to the "@alum.manhattan.edu" fiasco! See Email12 or my rant in the "news-y" test below.

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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040201.htm

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Don't forget:

We Feb 10 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718) 862-7977

Th, May 6th Kevin O'Shea fundraiser

Sa Jun 12 '04 National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610

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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:

- Afghanistan
- - Cote, Richard A. (1990)
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)

- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981) [JR: Photos at the following URL. ]
- - Menchise, Louis (1987)

… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.

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Be advised.

Evidently, Manhattan College & the Alumni Organization has decided to “pull the plug” on their relationship with Harris Publishing. They’re the folks who produced the Green Book and had the On Line Data Base that you have seen me refer to. I have no facts what has happened. Like the last iteration of alumni offerings, (and I forget what it was called), it is down suddenly.. I have queried why but have no facts to offer you.

The name@alum.manhattan.edu facility is down. I think for good. Be advised that users are losing mail! Thank Manhattan College & the Alumni Organization for once again for pulling the rug out from under us again!

The MCOLDB had the ability to mark contacts, which I was using in my job search. That information is gone.

Among the losses, with the College ending the Harris arrangement, will be my ability to look up Class Years for findings, news stories, and stuff. So if you know a year, please supply it. (Even yours).

I had been “trolling” MCOLDB, like a bot, to solicit new subscribers. Basically look up a last name starting string, see if it has new email address, capture the data, and email an invitation. Without MCOLDB, that activity is over. So our growth rate is going to stall. If you want more contacts, then you’ll have to invite more people.

This is a real kick in the pants from my pov. Not only do we lose a tool. But at the same time all email addresses that the Manhattan College & the Alumni Organization have collected are posted in the clear on public web site for spammers to collect. It is a lame system with just name and email address. It has to be a privacy violation. It may well expose Manhattan College & the Alumni Organization to legal trouble. I’m not a lawyer, but it would appear to violate all sorts of laws, regularions, and agreements. Being on the College’s IT steering committee, this action was never mentioned there. Neither was the outsourcing of the Sports Information Website, so I am not surprised.

This certainly makes me wonder if the alumni are regarded as any type of asset by Manhattan College & the Alumni Organization at all. Certainly doesn’t feel that way. It’s very discouraging. Instead of making progress towards a vibrant electronic community, it’s trending in the wrong direction. Instead of getting more support, we’re getting less. It really makes one question commitments.

Be advised.

Read all the gory details in Email12

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30 $100 bills fell out of Jennifer Walterscheit's purse at a suburban shopping mall in Wisconsin; every single one was returned, by a number of different people!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/12/09/offbeat.dollar.bills.ap/index.html

Hundred-dollar bills returned after flying out of purse

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) --Jennifer Walterscheit was amazed that all but one of the 30 $100 bills that fell out of her purse and blew all over a suburban shopping center were returned. And when she told her story to a newspaper, the last bill came back, too.

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I found this story personally amazing. Now it might have ad a different ending in New York. It may have had a different ending if it happen in front of me. I hope not. One only can wonder ahead of time how one would act in the heat of the moment. It is not that we don't know what is "right". Although "finders keepers" may be the operative rule. I am always inspired by the stories of the rare individual, who usually is down on their luck, who does the "right" thing, or the "unselfish" thing. I hope that when my time comes God gives me the grace to be the "inspiring story". On second though, I hope God doesn't give me this test since I am not sure that the temptation of cash could be so easily overcome. I do hope we all pass whatever testing he sends us. 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
john.reinke@att.net

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CONTENTS

	1	Formal announcements
	0	Bouncing off the list
	0	Updates to the list
	2	Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
	0	Jaspers publishing web pages
	4	Jaspers found web-wise
	0	Good News
	3	Obits
	2	"Manhattan in the news" stories
	0	Resumes
	7	Sports
	12	Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Chasinov, Paul	Found1
????	Grady, John Peter	Obit3
????	Ludwig, Eugene	Found2
????	Passonno, Charles J.	Obit2
????	Ryan, Tom	Announcement1
????	Tobin, Joseph M.	Obit1
1951	Helm, Robert A	Email05
1958	Rader, Peter	Email12
1960	Zagursky, Joe	Email11
1961	Stebbins, Donald M.	Email04
1962	Dillon, Joe	Email12
1967	Jones, Clarence J.	Email02
1967	Kawamoto, Robert T.	Email02
1968	Alline, Vince	Email08
1968	Goll, Jack	Email07
1970	Kilkenny, Jim	Email06
1970	O'Shaughnessy, Gary W.	Found3
1981	Esposito, Steve	Email03
1982	Nossa, George	Found1
1983	Murawski, Tom	Email10
1983	Noonan, Pete	Obit1 reporter
1994	O'Reilly, Peter	Email09
2001	Rose, Neville R.	News2
2004	McDonald, Cassandra	Email01

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
1968	Alline, Vince	Email08
????	Chasinov, Paul	Found1
1962	Dillon, Joe	Email12
1981	Esposito, Steve	Email03
1968	Goll, Jack	Email07
????	Grady, John Peter	Obit3
1951	Helm, Robert A	Email05
1967	Jones, Clarence J.	Email02
1967	Kawamoto, Robert T.	Email02
1970	Kilkenny, Jim	Email06
????	Ludwig, Eugene	Found2
2004	McDonald, Cassandra	Email01
1983	Murawski, Tom	Email10
1983	Noonan, Pete	Obit1 reporter
1982	Nossa, George	Found1
1994	O'Reilly, Peter	Email09
1970	O'Shaughnessy, Gary W.	Found3
????	Passonno, Charles J.	Obit2
1958	Rader, Peter	Email12
2001	Rose, Neville R.	News2
????	Ryan, Tom	Announcement1
1961	Stebbins, Donald M.	Email04
????	Tobin, Joseph M.	Obit1
1960	Zagursky, Joe	Email11

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/newsarticle.asp?guid=%7b0A413FE4-ED5C-45B6-A4B1-8578FBDB686B%7d&siteid=mktw&dist=nbk&symb=

Industry Veteran Tom Ryan Joins Westbridge Technology as CEO
1/26/2004 12:27:00 PM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan 26, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Westbridge Technology, a leader in Web Services security and management solutions, today announced the appointment of Tom Ryan as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ryan brings to Westbridge nearly 20 years of enterprise technology sales and engineering experience. Meanwhile, Westbridge Technology founder and president, Kerry Champion, will assume the new role of Chief Technology Officer, focusing his day-to-day efforts on working with customers to expand Westbridge Technology's product leadership.

"Tom is a proven leader with a great track record for building successful organizations in high growth markets," said Champion. "In the last few years, Westbridge Technology has established itself as a leader in Web Services management and security, with significant reference customers like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Danish Government and Traveler's Property Casualty. Westbridge has also built a best-in-class product with world-class engineering, management and customer account teams. We are well positioned to grow the company to the next stage. We are delighted to bring Tom's wealth of experience to Westbridge Technology."

"Clearly 2004 is going to be a breakout year for Web Services and the tangible value Westbridge Technology brings to Global 1000 companies and public sector institutions will drive the demand for our products," said Tom Ryan, CEO, Westbridge Technology. "I am fully committed to extending Westbridge Technology's industry leadership to provide customers with best-in- class products and services so that they may realize the full potential of their Web Services and Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) initiatives."

Ryan brings extensive enterprise software and hardware sales and engineering expertise to Westbridge Technology. Prior to Westbridge, he served as senior vice president, global sales at Kintana, recently acquired by Mercury Interactive. Kintana was a leading provider of IT governance and management software. Ryan also served as senior vice president of America sales at Manugistics Group, Inc. where he grew software and services revenue to more than $200 million annually.

Prior to Manugistics Group, Ryan also served as senior vice president at Talus and was vice president of North American regional sales for Cadence Design Systems, Inc, a leading supplier in the electronics industry. At Cadence, Tom was responsible for over $400 million a year in business. He has held several engineering and management positions at Parker Hannifin Corp. and Grumman Aerospace. Ryan received his bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and studied for a master's degree in Electrical Engineering at New York Polytechnic University.

About Westbridge Technology

Westbridge Technology provides Web Services Management and XML Firewall solutions that enable enterprises to secure and manage Web Services networks. The flagship product, the Westbridge XML Message Server (XMS), delivers a broad range of standards-based and regulatory-compliant capabilities designed to seamlessly connect, secure and manage XML Web Services networks. Westbridge XMS is deployed by Global 1000 corporations and public sector institutions including Travelers Property Casualty, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Danish Government. For more information, please visit http://www.westbridgetech.com.

SOURCE Westbridge Technology

Andrew Yang of Westbridge Technology, +1-650-210-0702 or andy@westbridgetech.com; or Kevin Kempskie of Voce Communications, +1-617-224-1134 or kkempskie@vocecomm.com, for Westbridge Technology

http://www.westbridgetech.com

[JR: ???? ]

[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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[Updates to the list]

[JR: The following people have updated their information. To conserve space, "please change my email from X to Y" which isn't very interesting, and to alert you that they are here, I have listed them here. As always, I need your "news" and "recruits".]

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

[Messages]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (718)862-7232
Email: Public Relations

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MANHATTAN COLLEGE TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVE

The College Hopes To Help Combat Significant Blood Supply Shortage

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Aiming to alleviate the decreasing blood supply, Manhattan College’s campus ministry and social action department is sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, January 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and will be held in the College’s Leo Engineering Building, 3825 Corlear Avenue, between 230-240 Streets.

Following several weeks of significantly reduced blood donations, New York Blood Center recently reported that the supply of blood has reached a historical and critical low level; forcing the center to issue an urgent appeal for donations effective immediately. The supply has been so tight that the center, a community-based, independent blood center, was forced to cut back deliveries of some blood types to area hospitals by as much as 40 percent and dip into its frozen emergency supply.

The campus ministry and social action department at the College welcomes donors who meet certain requirements. Interested donors should be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and have last donated blood more than 56 days ago. If you are interested in donating, please remember to eat before giving blood and bring an official ID to the drive. For further questions, contact Lois Harr at (718) 862-7142. If you are a member of the press and need additional information, please contact Melanie Farmer at (718) 862-7232.

From: Jasper Recruiting [mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: Reliable Electronics/ASAP Electronics

Reliable Electronics/ASAP Electronics

Has full-time positions available for students with a technical background, interested in Inside/Outside Sales.

for more information about the company check out...

www.reliableelectronics.net or www.asapelectronics.com

Please submit your resume to:

Jay Friedman
519 S. Fifth Avenue
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
914-699-2727
914-664-4928 Fax
jayf@asape.electronics.com

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[No WebPages]

[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]

[Found1]

http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/undergrad_catalog_2002_2004/catalog.cfm?page=catalog_170.htm

Pace University
Undergraduate Catalog 2002-2004
170 School of Computer Science and Information Systems

Chasinov, Paul, Adjunct Assistant Professor (WEST) 1998 B.S., Math, City College of New York; M.B.A./M.I.S., Manhattan College

Nossa, George, Adjunct Associate Professor (NY) 1982 B.S., M.S., Manhattan College

[Found2]

http://www.gtu.edu/faculty_directory.php?fid=100

Welcome to the Graduate Theological Union!

The GTU began with a vision, back in 1962, that the future of religious renewal and theological education in this world depends on the willingness of faith traditions to come together in the midst of differences. Today, our consortium of nine independent theological schools and nine program centers is a thriving example of what can happen when an atmosphere of open dialogue and exploration is nurtured.

GTU Faculty: Eugene Ludwig (OFM Cap.)
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
Dean and Professor of History and Patristic Theology
Core Doctoral Faculty Member

At GTU since 1975
Th.D., Graduate Theological Union
M.A., Manhattan College
M.Th., Maryknoll Seminary, 1972
B.D.(M.Div.), Maryknoll Seminary, 1971
B.A., St. Anthony College, 1968

[Found3]

http://www.af.mil/bios/bio_6668.shtml

MAJOR GENERAL GARY W. O'SHAUGHNESSY

Retired June 1, 1993.

Major General Gary W. O'Shaughnessy is commander of Air Force Intelligence Command and director of the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, both headquartered at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. An Air Force major command, AFIC's 17,000 people worldwide provide timely services, products and resources in the interrelated areas of intelligence, security, electronic combat, foreign technology and treaty monitoring. The JEWC provides comprehensive electronic warfare support to the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other requesting Department of Defense agencies.

General O'Shaughnessy was born in New York City and completed high school at Brooklyn Preparatory. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Fordham University in 1960 and a master of arts degree in education from Manhattan College in 1970. The general completed Squadron Officer School in 1964, Armed Forces Staff College in 1974 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1979.

He entered the Air Force in September 1960 after receiving his commission as a second lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. His first assignment was as an administrative officer at the Air Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

The general was a student at the Communications Intelligence Officers Course, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, from September 1962 until March 1963. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 6923rd Radio Squadron Mobile and then to an operating location of the 6925th Security Group, both Electronic Security Command units in South Vietnam. In September 1963 he became an intelligence officer with the 6925th Security Group, Clark Air Base, Philippines.

General O'Shaughnessy was assigned to the National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md., from September 1965 until April 1966, when he returned to South Vietnam as the Department of Defense special representative to the Military Assistance Command. He then was assigned as an instructor and commandant of cadets at Manhattan College. He remained there until June 1970, when he transferred to Pacific Security Region, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii, as an intelligence officer.

The general became an assistant operations officer with the 6921st Security Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, in May 1972. In November 1972 he was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force Security Service, San Antonio, as an intelligence officer, overseeing the operations of Pacific and Alaskan units until December 1973.

After completing the Armed Forces Staff College in July 1974, he returned to Fort Meade as National Security Agency representative to the Air Staff and also served for a period as military assistant to the director of National Security Agency. In April 1977 he became commander of the 6903rd Security Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, where he developed concepts for intelligence support to tactical operations.

From June 1979 until June 1982 General O'Shaughnessy was commander of Electronic Security Command Pacific, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where he managed Electronic Security Command resources from Alaska to the Philippines, From Hawaii he was assigned parallel duties at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, commanding all Electronic Security Command units in Europe. In May 1985 he became associate deputy director for operations, National Security Agency. In June 1987 he became deputy chief of staff for intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base. He was assigned as director of intelligence, J-2, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany, in April 1988. In August 1989 General O'Shaughnessy took command of the Electronic Security Command, Kelly Air Force Base. He assumed his present position in October 1991.

The general's military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. Also, he published a paper in the Air University Education Bulletin, 1968, titled, "Learning Through Reinforcement."

He was promoted to major general July 1, 1989, with same date of rank.

(Current as of April 1992)

[Good News]

[No Honor]

[No Weddings]

[No Births]

[No Engagements]

[No Graduations]

[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]

From: Pete Noonan '83
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

Monday, January 26th, 2004 - TOBIN, JOSEPH M. - Joseph M. Tobin, 58, of New City, died on Friday, January 23, 2004 at Nyack Hospital with his sisters by his side. Known as "Joe Bridge" to his family and friends, Joe was born December 16, 1945 in Manhattan, the 2nd of seven children. He attended Corpus Christi Parochial school in New York City, Fordham Preparatory and received a degree as a civil engineer and advanced degrees from Manhattan College. He was employed by the city of NY as a civil engineer for over 35 years, retiring in 2001. Upon retirement, Joe pursued his love of travel and the ocean and made many cross country trips. Joe served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam war stationed in Okinawa. He was a member, and served as past Commander of the WME Debevoise American Legion in New City. Joe is survived by his sisters Kathleen, Jeane, Kerry and Ginger, and brothers Louis and John. Also survived by nine nieces and nephews and close friend Geraldine "Ditto". He was predeceased by his father, Joseph M. Tobin and his mother Kathleen McDonough of New York City, NY. Joe will always be remembered as a loving brother, uncle and a gentle and caring friend and will be deeply missed. May the road always rise up to meet you, Joe, the wind be at your back and may god always hold you in the palm of his hand. We'll think of you as the waves crest on the beach and see you in each sunrise and sunset. We'll keep you in our hearts forever.

[Obit2]

Copyright 2004 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
January 23, 2004 Friday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. B7
HEADLINE: Passonno, Charles J.
DATELINE: LOUDONVILLE

Charles J. Passonno, long time chairman of the board of Passonno Paints, died January 21, 2004 surrounded by family. He was 94 years old. Mr. Passonno was the son of Frederick and Lucy Kittrick Passonno. He was born in Port Schuyler, N.Y. and grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He attended Cleveland Heights High where he excelled in track and field and held the title of Lake Erie Diving Champion. After attending Manhattan College, he worked as a paint salesman for Passonno Paints and eventually became its president. On one of his sales trips, Mr. Passonno met his wife to be, Francoise Marie Cardinal. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage until her death one year ago. Mr. Passonno adored his wife; he said marrying her was the smartest decision he ever made. They lived most of their life in Troy and had one child, Monique Claire. A dapper, gregarious man with a quick wit, he enjoyed oil painting, skiing and playing golf with friends. He was passionate about travel. Mr. Passonno was a member of Schuyler Meadows Country Club and the Fort Orange Club. A devout Catholic, he was a communicant of St. Joan of Arc Church. Charles Passonno was especially devoted to his four grandchildren. He saw or spoke with at least one of them daily. In the last five years, Misty, his schnauzer - poodle, brought him great joy and companionship. Mr. Passonno defied age: he took a cross-country road trip with his granddaughter in a packed Honda Civic at age 87; he opted for a three-year lease on a new car at 90 and eventually bought it; he got a cell phone at 92 and lived alone until his death. It was only in the last year that he knew it was time to go. On the final trip to the hospital, his granddaughter said to him, 'Don't worry Grup, you'll bounce right back.' To which he replied, 'The only place I'm bouncing is to heaven...I hope.' Charles J. Passonno is survived by his only daughter, Monique Cunningham (Richard) of Troy, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Justine Cunningham, Dr. Richard Cunningham (Diane), Tara O'Reilly (Brendan) and Keri O'Brien (Frank); and four great-grandchildren. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, January 31 at 11 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church in Menands. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a contribution be made to the Rev. Peter Young Foundation, 134 Franklin St., Albany, NY 12202. Arrangements have been entrusted by the family to the Nealon and Sanvidge Funeral Home, 518-273-1404.

LOAD-DATE: January 23, 2004

[JR: What a great obit! Especially the life long learning, trying new stuff, and being remembered that way. Wish I had met him. He musta been something in his “prime”, which btw sounds like it last a lot longer than mine.]

[Obit3]

http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20021026/obituaries/373498.html

Saturday, October 26, 2002

John Peter Grady

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John Peter Grady died in the company of his family at 5 a.m., Wednesday, October 23rd, 2002 at Cayuga Medical Center, in Ithaca, N.Y. He died of a heart attack. He was born in the South Bronx on August 15, 1925, to John Grady and Annie (Cloonan) Grady from County Galway, Ireland. John attended Sts. Peter and Paul Grammar School, All Hallows High School and Manhattan College. While at Manhattan College, he was called to service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He returned to Manhattan College, where he founded the still existing Gaelic Society. While at Fordham University, in pursuit of a Doctorate in Sociology, his mentor and great friend, Father Joseph Fitzpatrick, S.J., recommended him for a Fulbright Scholarship to the London School of Economics. In 1956 John married Teresa Shaughnessy of Chicago, IL. Together they had five children; Mary Anne, Clare, John, Ellen and Teresa, who have in turn have increased the Grady clan by fourteen grandchildren. While raising a family in the Bronx John served on the New York City Planning Board, was business manager for Jubilee Magazine, worked with Fr. Alvaro de Boer and Ivan Illich in a cross cultural program in Puerto Rico in 1959-1960, and ran for Congress as a Eugene McCarthy Peace Candidate in 1968. He also founded-directed the Drew Foundation in Harlem, a combination Montessori School/Headstart Program that integrated European American and African American children. He and the attorney Charles Rangle set up the foundation to explicitly disprove the prevailing view that African American intelligence was inferior. In 1964, he attended a Peace Summit at Our Lady of Gethsemane, KY. Eight Christian Leaders including Thomas Merton, the Berrigan brothers, and A.J. Muste gathered to discuss what to do about America´s growing involvement in Vietnam. In 1967, Father Philip Berrigan decided to take up non-violent civil disobedience to protest the Vietnam War by destroying draft records; John Peter subsequently joined him. In fact he became the main organizer of draft board raids, where hundreds of thousands of records were destroyed at dozens of selective service offices. No one was ever harmed, and selective service was closed down in 1973. That year John Peter was on trial with 27 others in Camden, NJ for a 1971 draft board raid in which all 28 were arrested by 80 F.B.I. agents on the word of an informer. The three and a half month Camden 28 trial ended in acquittal. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan commented that the Camden trial was one of the greatest trials of the of the 20th Century. John Peter´s courageous works were recounted in a recently published book, Peace Warriors. In 1973 he came to Ithaca with his family and taught at Ithaca College for three years. John Peter was above all a man of peace. His love of people and his infectious smile and laugh endeared him to many, and he will be dearly missed by us all. May his spirit live on in peace.

Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bangs Funeral Home in Ithaca, NY, on Sunday, Oct 27th, Bangs is located at 209 West Green St. (corner of Albany St.), Ithaca, NY (607-272-1922).

A funeral Mass will be offered at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church at 113 North Geneva St., in downtown Ithaca, N.Y. at 10 am, Monday, Oct.28th, (607-273-6121). It will be followed by a dish to pass reception in the basement of the church. All are welcome!

On Tuesday, Oct.29th, 2002, there will a grave side service at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Val Halla, NY just north of NYC. For info and directions call 1-914-769-3672.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to:Voices in the Wilderness, 1460 West Carmen Ave., Chicago, Ill.60640. This group spearheads the campaign to end the US/UN economic sanctions against the people of Iraq. Donations may also be sent to the local community kitchen Loaves and Fishes, 210 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850.n

[News MC]

[News1]

http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/Chronicle/Sports/allinthegame012304.html

Jim Butler
"All In The Game"
Published Jan. 23, 2004

It will be a boring Super Bowl

What a shame to see a team like the New England Patriots ruin the season for all us Tennessee Titans fans and then do the same for those ever-loyal Peyton Manning followers. This upcoming Super Bowl could be a scoreless tie that ends up being decided by a coin flip. Now that I've said that the score will probably be 75-63.

I hated to see Peyton end his season on such a bad note. I realize that the Patriots were mugging his receivers downfield but four interceptions is a bunch. Still he got the MVP recognition that he deserved and I'm sure that his wallet will soon be heavy. He showed a lot of class even in defeat as he faced the press in his postgame interview.

I've got to give credit to Manhattan College for having loyal students and alumni. I had previously heard from one such individual in New Jersey correcting me for confusing them with Manhattanville College and this week I received correspondence from a member of the class of 1978 also letting me know that I was wrong. Go Manhattan College.

The CCHS wrestling squad continues to show promise for the upcoming tournaments. They traveled to Hopkinsville, KY last weekend and finished fifth in a field of 20 teams. The seniors continue to lead the way but as Coach Ron Cook said, "Our younger wrestlers are coming along and making big contributions." CCHS will be hosting the regional individual tournament on February 13 and 14. Tuesday, January 27, the Jets will be at home to face Lookout Valley and Cookeville. The Jets really do have a lot of talent in the wrestling arena and should have several wrestlers make it to the state tournament in Chattanooga. Last year Coach Cook took seven of his athletes to the competition at UTC.

Did Coach Philip Fulmer really rat on the Crimson Tide? Even if he did, are we not supposed to report wrongdoing to the proper authorities when we see it going on? Sure we are.

Is there any other sport as boring to watch as the NBA? There's no doubt that professional basketball players are among the most gifted athletes anywhere but the only thing exciting, to me anyway, about the NBA is the dunks and there's only so many ways to throw a basketball down through a hoop.

How can you figure the SEC out regarding men's basketball? It's impossible to predict the outcome of the games as it really does appear that any team can beat another on a given night. My Commodores really did look impressive in their win against the Florida Gators. I'd be glad to trade that win for one over the Volunteers.

GO LADY JETS!!! GO JETS!!! GO MANHATTAN COLLEGE!!!

Jim Butler writes "All In The Game" on Fridays.

[JR: I wonder who he could be referring too? :-) :-) ]

[News2]

Copyright 2004 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
January 26, 2004 Monday All Editions
SECTION: LOCAL; APPLAUSE; Pg. L05
HEADLINE: APPLAUSE
SOURCE: North Jersey Media Group
BYLINE: CATHY KRZECKOWSKI
NEW JERSEY

PROSPECT PARK

* Army Spec. Neville R. Rose, son of Pamela Rose of Prospect Park, graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is a 1996 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, Paterson, and a 2001 graduate of Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y.

LOAD-DATE: January 26, 2004

[RESUMES]

CIC'S SUGGESTION: Everyone who works for a major corporation should send resumes placed here into their HR system or department. While you may not see the value, it may be that one thing that delivers an opportunity to a fellow Jasper that changes their life.

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

[No Resumes]

[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
2/1/04 Sunday M. Tennis   Columbia Big Apple   New York, NY   TBA
2/1/04 Sunday W. Basketball   Niagara*(DH)   HOME   1:00 PM
2/1/04 Sunday M. Basketball   Canisius*(DH)   HOME   4:00 PM
2/4/04 Wednesday M. Basketball   Loyola (MD)*   Baltimore, MD   7:30 PM
2/6/04 Friday Track & Field   Millrose Games   Draddy/MSG   12:30 PM
2/6/04 Friday W. Basketball   Canisius*   Buffalo, NY   7:00 PM
2/7/04 Saturday Crew   New York Rowing Assoc. Indoor Rowing Championships   TBA   TBA
2/7/04 Saturday Track & Field   Metropolitan Championships   Draddy/Armory   10:00 AM
2/7/04 Saturday W. Swimming   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   7:00 PM
2/8/04 Sunday Track & Field   Metropolitan Championships   Draddy/Armory   11:00 AM
2/8/04 Sunday W. Basketball   Niagara*   Niagara University, NY   1:00 PM
2/8/04 Sunday M. Basketball   St. Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   3:00 PM
2/12/04 Thursday W. Basketball   Marist*   Poughkeepsie, NY   7:00 PM
2/13/04 Friday Track & Field   Armory Collegiate Invitational   Draddy/Armory   8:00 AM
2/13/04 Friday M. Basketball   Iona*   HOME   8:00 PM
2/14/04 Saturday M. Tennis   St. Bonaventure Tournament   St. Bonaventure, NY   TBA
2/14/04 Saturday Crew   The Valentine's Massacre: NYAC Indoor Rowing Championships   Pelham, NY   TBA
2/14/04 Saturday Track & Field   Armory Collegiate Invitational   Draddy/Armory   8:00 AM
2/14/04 Saturday W. Swimming   St. Joseph's   HOME   2:00 PM
2/15/04 Sunday M. Tennis St. Bonaventure Tournament   St. Bonaventure, NY   TBA
2/15/04 Sunday W. Basketball   Loyola (MD)*(DH)   HOME   1:00 PM
2/15/04 Sunday M. Basketball   Siena*(DH)   HOME   4:00 PM
2/17/04 Tuesday W. Basketball   St. Peter's*   HOME   7:00 PM
2/18/04 Wednesday M. Basketball   Marist*   Poughkeepsie, NY   7:30 PM
2/19/04 Thursday W. Swimming   MAAC Championships   Baltimore, MD   TBA
2/20/04 Friday W. Swimming   MAAC Championship   Baltimore, MD   TBA
2/20/04 Friday Softball   Indiana@   Houston, TX   9:00 AM
2/20/04 Friday Softball   Florida@   Houston, TX   11:00 AM
2/20/04 Friday M. Tennis   Queens College   Flushing, NY   12:30 PM
2/20/04 Friday Track & Field   MAAC Championships   Draddy/Armory   1:00 PM
2/20/04 Friday W. Basketball   Siena*   Loudonville, NY   7:00 PM
2/21/04 Saturday M. Basketball   TBA&   TBA   TBA
2/21/04 Saturday W. Swimming   MAAC Championship   Baltimore, MD   TBA
2/21/04 Saturday Softball   Nebraska$   Houston, TX   9:00 AM
2/21/04 Saturday Softball   Centenary$   Houston, TX   1:00 PM
2/22/04 Sunday Crew   C.R.A.S.H.-B Sprints, World Indoor Rowing Championships   Boston, MA   TBA
2/22/04 Sunday Softball   Houston@   Houston, TX   1:00 PM
2/26/04 Thursday M. Basketball   Rider*!   Trenton, NJ   7:30 PM
2/27/04 Friday W. Basketball   Iona*   HOME   7:00 PM
2/28/04 Saturday M. Tennis   Army   West Point, NY   TBA
2/28/04 Saturday M. Tennis   Saint Joseph's   West Point, NY   TBA
2/28/04 Saturday Track & Field   Jasper Last Chance   HOME   10:00 AM
2/28/04 Saturday Softball   Mt. St. Mary's$   Washington, DC   10:00 AM
2/28/04 Saturday Baseball   Delaware State (DH)   Dover, DE   12:00 PM
2/28/04 Saturday W. Lacrosse   Lehigh   HOME   1:00 PM
2/28/04 Saturday Softball   George Washington$   Washington, DC   1:00 PM
2/28/04 Saturday Softball   Colgate$   Washington, DC   4:00 PM
2/29/04 Sunday Baseball   Delaware State   Dover, DE   1:00 PM
2/29/04 Sunday Softball   George Washington$   Washington, DC   1:00 PM
2/29/04 Sunday W. Basketball   Rider*   Lawrenceville, NJ   2:00 PM
2/29/04 Sunday M. Basketball   Marist*   HOME   2:00 PM
2/29/04 Sunday Softball   Mount St. Mary's$   Washington, DC   2:30 PM
…………Febuary events downloaded 10 Jan 03

[Sports from College]

SWIMMING SPLITS WITH CW POST AND NJIT

Brookville, NY (January 25, 2004)- Manhattan defeated NJIT, 76-18, but fell to CW Post, 67-29, Sunday at CW Post. The win over NJIT was the 54th in the seven-plus season career of head coach Walter Olsewski, passing his predecessor, Jack Carey for the most wins for the women's program. Sarah Szotak broke her own school record in the 50 free, touching in at 26.49.

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IONA SNAPS MEN'S BASKETBALL'S EIGHT GAME WIN STREAK, 79-62

New Rochelle, NY (January 25, 2004)- Manhattan saw its eight game winning streak end at the hands of the Iona Gaels, 79-62, this afternoon at the Mulcahy Center on the Iona campus. The Jaspers fall to 13-4, 8-1 in MAAC play.

Manhattan raced out to a 7-1 lead before the Gaels tied the score at eight with a 7-0 run of their own. The Jaspers responded and took a 21-13 lead, their largest of the game, with 11:55 to play before halftime on two Kenny Minor free throws. The Jaspers held a 22-17 advantage with 9:18 to play in the opening stanza when DeShaun Williams, Iona's leading scorer, picked up his third foul and was forced to the bench.

With Williams on the bench, Iona (6-12, 4-5) responded with a 24-14 run to close out the half, taking a 41-36 lead into the break.

In the second half, Manhattan regained the lead, 45-44, on two Luis Flores free throws with 15:38 remaining. Iona took back the lead just seven seconds later on two Anthony Bruin free throws and extended the lead to nine, 57-48, with 11:21 left. The Jaspers cut the lead to five, 57-52 on a breakaway dunk by Jason Benton with 8:27 left, but the Gaels scored the next five points and pulled away for the win.

Flores tallied a team-high 16 points, while Dave Holmes added a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. The Jaspers held a 47-43 advantage on the boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, and turned the ball over just nine times, but converted on 28.9% (22-76) of their shots from the field.

Williams led four Gaels in double-figures with 18 points, while Greg Jenkins added eight points, six rebounds, and nine blocks as Manhattan lost its seventh straight game at the Mulcahy Center.

The Jaspers are back in action on Friday, January 30, when they host a double-header with the women's team. The Lady Jaspers tipoff against Canisius at 5:30 with the men's team taking on Niagara following the conclusion of the women's game.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN MAAC CONTEST TO RIDER, 71-59

Riverdale, NY (January 25, 2004) – With three players scoring over fifteen points, the Rider Broncs dropped Manhattan 71-59. Despite having four players scoring in double figures, the Lady Jaspers lost their second straight game, and fell to 8-9 overall and 4-4 in the MAAC. Senior Rosalee Mason recorded 20 points, marking her fourth straight time to notch 20 points or higher, Mason added 11 rebounds to record her 11th double-double of the season.

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TRACK FINISHES THIRD AT THE ARMY INVITATIONAL

West Point, NY (January 24, 2004)-The Men's and Women's track team finished third at the Army Invitational held in West Point. Teresa Frierson earned a first place finish in the 500m running in a time of 1:16.14, while teammate Michanne Campbell ran the 400m in a time of 59.21 earning first. Adeniyi Omisore triple jumped 14.87m to take the number on spot and Michael Freeman threw 19.18m in the Weight Throw to capture first place.

A few women took second place at the competition today, including Jenna Daly in the Pole Vault (3.45m), Samantha Griffin in the 60m (7.84), Linn Modin in the 1000m (3:01.34), and the 4X800m relay team (9:35.29). For the men, Kurt Forsyth took second in the 200m dash running 22.34 and Janek Augustynowicz earned second in the Long Jump leaping 6.88m.

Track and Field will be back in action on Saturday, January 31st when they compete in the Princeton 5-Way at the Armory.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL RUNS PAST LOYOLA, 96-63

Riverdale, NY (January 23, 2004)- Manhattan outscored Loyola 60-23 in the first half on its way to a 96-63 MAAC win over Loyola tonight at Draddy Gym. Junior Peter Mulligan led all scorers with a Manhattan career-high 28 points in just 23 minutes. The Jaspers improve to 13-3 overall and a perfect 8-0 in MAAC play, Manhattan’s best ever start in conference games.

After the Greyhound’s Charlie Bell opened up the scoring with a jumper, Manhattan tallied 19 straight points, with Mike Konovelchick contributing eight with two three’s and a dunk, to take a 19-2 lead 3:50 seconds into the game. The Jaspers’ pressure forced 17 first half turnovers by Loyola (0-17, 0-8), and Manhattan tallied 12 steals and four blocks on the way to a 60-23 halftime lead.

Manhattan, who played all 12 players on its roster in the first half, continued to play its reserves in the second half, as all 12 Jaspers played at least eight minutes and scored at least one point. The Jaspers posted their largest lead of the night, 41 points, after a Mulligan layup made the score 82-41 with 10:41 left in the game.

Luis Flores joined Mulligan in double figures with 15 points in 15 minutes of action. Freshman Guy Ngarndi nearly tallied a double-double, posting career-highs with 12 points and nine boards, while junior Justin Gatling led all Jaspers with a career-high 25 minutes, registering eight points, five rebounds, and three assists.

Manhattan travels to New Rochelle,NY on Sunday to take on MAAC foe Iona at 4:00 p.m. in a game that will be televised on the Madison Square Garden Network as part of the MAAC TV package.

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[Sports from News & Web]

Copyright 2004 Daily News, L.P.
Daily News (New York)
January 26, 2004 Monday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 59
HEADLINE: IONA BLOCK-BUSTER SWATS JASPERS IN MAAC SHOCKER

BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

All through a murky first half of the season, Iona coach Jeff Ruland has preached to anyone who would listen that his Gaels still had the goods to do a lot of damage. But as the losses continued to mount, Ruland's promises of better times seemed to ring hollow.

Yesterday, however, Iona finally resembled the team Ruland had been promising. There was spirited play from end to end. A defense that clamped down on Manhattan's potent offense. And blocked shots? How about 13 - enough to tie+

for the second-best performance in MAAC history. It left you wondering, "Where has this team been all season?"

Toss in the fact that Iona did it all against first-place Manhattan in handing the Jaspers a 79-62 drubbing in New Rochelle, and the Gaels' performance was all that more impressive.

"That's the kind of defense the coaching staff has been searching for all season," Ruland said. "I think we're headed in the right direction. We had some very good stretches of basketball."

Manhattan (13-4, 8-1 MAAC) came into the game winners of eight straight, most recently a 30-point laugher over Loyola Friday night. Iona (6-12, 4-5) was reeling, having lost three straight as well as losing starting forward Steve Smith, who was dismissed from the school for academic reasons last week.

But Smith's understudy, freshman Anthony Bruin, making just his second start, scored 15 points, grabbed 11 boards and blocked three shots. Senior Greg Jenkins blocked nine shots - and altered several others - and finished with eight points. Syracuse castoff DeShaun Williams caught fire in the second half, when he scored 16 of his game-high 18 points.

In the meantime, Iona's defense, the trademark of its NCAA Tournament teams from 2000 and 2001, hounded and harassed Manhattan's Luis Flores.

Flores, who came in averaging 22.3 points a game, finished with 16 but shot just 6-of-23. Manhattan shot just 28.9% for the game and just 20% from three-point range.

"They really made it difficult for me to get open and get my shots off," Flores said.

"Thirteen blocks," Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "Thirteen blocks are a lot of blocks. We haven't been part of too many games like that."

Leading 46-45 with 15:31 to play, the Gaels began to break away. Ricky Soliver nailed a three-pointer to begin an 11-2 spurt that was capped by a three from Williams and Iona was up 57-47 with 11:00 to go. Manhattan, playing its fourth game in a week, could offer nothing as far as a comeback attempt and Iona had a victory that just may have saved its season.

"We need to use this win as a springboard and go on a run now," Jenkins said.

Ruland, the preacher, echoed those sentiments.

"This was a big win for us, no question," the coach said. "But if we don't build off this, it will all be for naught."

GRAPHIC: ANGEL CHEVRESTT DOUBLE TROUBLE Manhattan's Luis Flores gets caught in trap of Steve Burtt (15) and Kiril WAchsmann.

LOAD-DATE: January 28, 2004

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Copyright 2004 Daily Collegian via U-Wire
University Wire
January 23, 2004, Friday
HEADLINE: Penn State men look to improve in weekend meet
BYLINE: By Ashley Pepsin, Daily Collegian
SOURCE: Pennsylvania State U.
DATELINE: University Park, Pa.

Confidence was riding high on the Penn State men's track team at least week's meet. Doubts loomed around the Horace Ashenfelter III Track, but the Nittany Lions edged and overcame. The Lions will look to improve upon last week's invitational meet this weekend at West Point, N.Y.

The men's track team will experience a different type of meet this weekend, when instead of facing 15 teams, they will compete against only three. Army, Virginia Military Institute and Manhattan College will compete in an out-of-district meet. With such a smaller meet, men's track team coach Harry Groves was concerned about the depth of the Nittany Lions.

"The meet requires a concentration of talent and depth. I don't know if we have the depth," he said, "but I do know we have the concentration of talent."

Penn State's talent, including team leader Ernie Terrell, will look to outrun, out-throw and out-jump performers from the three competitors. One athlete to watch is Army's Ryan Keaton who scored a personal best of 15-9 in the pole vault last weekend at the Black Night Invitational. Groves sees the teams as strong because athletics and running are a part of their everyday training.

"You can count on it that we'll give anyone a battle. Whether we win or lose is another question," he said. "The only thing you can do is shake the other guy's hand at the end. Trying to beat Army at Army is like trying to beat the United States of America."

LOAD-DATE: January 23, 2004

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: Cassandra McDonald (2004)
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 17 Dec 2003

John-

I would like to remain on the list at my manhattan college email address, My name is Cassandra McDonald (privacy) and I will be graduating this May 2004. Thank you very much for the information, and taking the time to create this connection.

Cassandra

[JR: You are most welcome. Unfortunately, it might be a dying effort. Please take the time to read the intro item about the loss of the MCOLDB. Without it, it becomes very difficult to research the Class Years in news stories. That was no picnic before. Now it will be impossible. Stay tuned for further details.]

[Email02]

From: Clarence J. Jones (1967)
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:57 PM
Cc: Robert T. Kawamoto (1967)

Subject: Found: Robert T. Kawamoto - Teacher Prep. 1967

Greetings Fellow Jaspers,

I have reestablished contact with Bob K. He is an administrator with the Los Angeles, CA school system.

Sign him up for Jasper Jottings

Clarence J. Jones
Class of 1967

[JR: Great work. He was on but bounced off when his email was out of service for several months. I need all the help I can get keeping contact with our fellow Jaspers. Thanks.]

[Email03]

From: Steve Esposito (1981)
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:58 AM
Subject: Fwd: OIF BSM

Hello John...Still here in Iraq...Try and open the file as I was awarded a Bronze Star here for my service in Iraq

Steve
MC '81

[JR: Steve congrats. Makes me want to take out my JSCM and my GCM and compare notes. All I was doing was defending Maryland. There were some vicious paper cuts and some bruising from the bureaucratic infighting, but not enough to get a Purple Heart for. Just joking of course. Four years in Maryland is no comparison to what you fellow are doing for us. I appreciate it. BTW, I put all the pictures you sent into an Ofto album and shared it. It can be reached by the link below. It you send more I’ll add them. This way you can send the link to anyone you want and not have to spend valuable minutes uploading pix multiple times. When you come home safely, you have your album waiting. Get back here safe. That’s an order from one old vet to a young one. (I am sure that’s been repeated many times.) We need you back here to control the political population. They are getting wackier and wackier. GB and GBA!]

http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?showSlide=true&Uc=xiwgp6n.7e10dskf&Uy=snkr69&Upost_signin=BrowsePhotos.jsp%3FshowSlide%3Dtrue&Ux=0

[Email04]

From: ddStebbins
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: Fred Reed Quote

Dear Jasper John,

You implore us weekly to reflect well on our alma mater- Manhattan College.

Yet in this week's newsletter you quote with approval an article from Fred Reed, a writer of anti-black screeds I went to his web site and found the article included below.I find it deplorable that such racist dribble is an any way associated with a newsletter for Manhattan alumni. Please take action to disown Fred Reed andhis ilk from the newsletter or you will be reflecting poorly on our alma mater.

Sincerely yours,

Donald M. Stebbins
BS 1961

[JR: What you attribute to me, belongs to my friend Curmudgeon. I’ll let him speak for him/herself. I reviewed the material in the list and I found nothing objectionable. As far as what else Reed says, I laud you for looking under the covers. However, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I think that Curmudgeon was reflecting on what was written not the entire body of work ever written by Reed.]

[Curmudgeon: When someone writes something, that I springboard off of, it doesn’t matter where he started from. I am looking at the conclusions he reached. In the piece that I quoted, there was nothing objectionable. If you think he is speaking in code for some type of discrimination or genocide than that’s your point. I stand by my conclusions that government is taking us in the wrong direction.

“(1) Free speech does not exist in America. We all know what we can't say and about whom we can't say it."

Here he apparently means that whites are not free to say what they want about blacks

This is racism pure and simple.

Article on Reed's web site
What's A White Guy To Do?

Disorganized Thoughts On Racial Nonfeasance

-- ddstebbins
"restore democracy now"

[JR: Anyone who wants to read that article can make the effort to go there and find it. Curmudgeon didn’t refer to that article so yu can not hold he accountable for it. For your tagline “restore democracy now”, I don’t agree. We need to restore the Republic now. Democracy allows the majority to oppress the minority. A republic recognizes God-given rights and restrains the majority, government, and minority in a civil society. Think of America before the Civil War, minus slavery, and that should be our goal. IMHO]

[Email05]

From: Robert A Helm
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:00 PM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

Good Afternoon, John:

1. You do not seem to be enjoying life any more, so I will only say one thong. Libertarians remind me of the Colonists who thought that they could influence Lord North by sending Ben Franklin to London.

2. In the history books, they are called Loyalists (that is, if you can find a History book which deals with American History). Some gave up, and joined the Sons of Liberty. Some remained loyal, and joined that war criminal, Banastre Tarlton, who burned a troop of the Connecticut Light Dragoons alive in their barn in Pound Ridge, NY. (Un fortunately, he was exchanged before General Washington could try him for murder and hang him).

3. All in all, they thought that they could change a ponderous, self-seeking bureaucracy by reasoning with it. You Libertarians believe the same thing.

Sorry. Regards, Bob Helm, '51 Arts

P.S. That mother really seems to have made a break-through. I taught "Special Education" classes in Fort Apache. I only had one autistic child for a few days, and I was nearly at my wit's end when he was placed in a 'special' class.

[JR: <1> Of course I am enjoying life. One only goes around once, not to enjoy it would be silly. Would I be doing Jottings if I weren’t enjoying it. Hmmmm????. <2> While libertarians are generally defined by the non-aggression principle, they can fight when they are attacked. I liked the Mel Gibson portrayal of Marion Fox. Peace, peace, but if there is war, watch out. Perhaps, Doc Dans will weigh in on how historical that is. When the time comes, I think you’ll see more libertarians in the trenches than today’s liberals or today’s conservatives. <3> Ahh yes, the revolutionary war. One of those quaint wars where people stood in lines and let people use them for target practice. Talk about fighting the last war with the tactics of the previous war. I am surprised that for a smart savy people, Americans signed up for that nonsense. In addition, I am even more surprised that the South in the war (Civil War / Northern Aggression) fought that way. I think we know that an army can not hold an armed citizenry against their will. How about dropping those “liberators” (i.e., the one shot hand guns that took longer to load than we took to make them and dropped crates of them into Eastern Nazi Germany. http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1055366/posts http://www.recguns.com/Pictures/handgunImages.html <4> No, we don’t believe in “ponderous self-seeking bureaucracy”. We wish them away by depriving them of the sustenance – the public purse. Read the writings of the Libertarian presential candidate Browne and his first week’s plan when he is elected. It’s cute. Better that the “borrow and spend” slightly smaller Big Government Republicans and the “tax and spend” bigger Big Government Democrats. I would like to think that the Libertarians – the classical liberals of the past – are “principled”, at all costs. Eventually we will get there. We just have to find our way as a nation back to our roots. IMHO]

[Email06]

From: Jim Kilkenny
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

John,

Interested in the Branch Manager position in the Bronx.

Please send me the particulars. I was Borough Commmissioner for Transportation in the Bronx.

Jim Kilkenny

[JR: Pinged it back to you asap.]

[Email07]

From: jack goll
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

I see that there is a JJ reference for Sal Celeste (1968?)

He was a fellow Arnold Air Society member of mine

Do you have an email address for him?

Alternatively, please have him contact me

Regards,
Jack Goll

[JR: I sent Jack the alumni net message that had the identification. He might be able to use it to find and connect to him.]

[Email08]

From: Vince Alline
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:19 PM
Subject: [Fwd: **SPAM** **SPAM HTMLM webbug(s) BODY** Please update F. John's address book]

John,

Your recent email below was relegated by my email filter to the Spam pile because of one or more web bugs in the body of the message. As a fellow FOWM, I know your messages to be innocuous, but I am interested in what function they serve in this case.

BTW, keep up the good work!

Best regards,
Vince Alline

[JR: Dear fellow FOWM: Web bugs do serve a useful purpose in that they will let you know if the message has been read. Depending upon the privacy policy of the site and those involved, it can burn you. In this case, since the site has your email address anyway, and hence could spam you, the risk is very low. Most people don’t know that, even without webbugs, any web page can query your browser and find out “stuff” that your browser will respond with automagically. As far as the need to try to find alternative ways to keep in touch, the recent debacle with MCOLDB and its facilities leads me to conclude that I need more and better ways for the Jottings community rather than less.]

[Email09]

From: Peter O'Reilly (1994)
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

Hello John,

First off, many thanks for the news and for keeping some of the old alums in touch. It's a tremendous service that you do for all the subscribers.

I would like to ask you, or the Jasper audience, whether anyone has a contact for an alumni club in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. I am looking to attend one of its functions, or at least network with some contacts, as I look to both move and find employment up that way. Apparently, the contact that I had from a school publication is not valid. As I am currently in metro Atlanta, it's been especially difficult to undergo this job search many miles away from my goal.

Feel free to include my email address (privacy) to the public, so anyone can respond directly to me with any names, tips, leads, questions, etc. Thanks again, and I'll keep you posted on any progress.

Best Regards,

Peter O'Reilly, '94

[JR: <1> Thanks. It’s a tough job. Somebody has to do it? Maybe and it just got a lot tuffer. <2> Don’t know but someone out there must know. I know an Irish bar in Alexandria that is fun. <3> Sorry. I post thios on the public internet and I know (have demonstrated) that spammers harvest the addresses. I will be happy to forward along any responses as is my policy.

[Email10]

From: Murawski, Tom (1983)
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040125.htm

I read your statement regarding the 31st Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision Roe vs. Wade that legalized abortion in this country. On January 22, 2004 tens of thousands Pro Life demonstrators went to Washington DC (myself included) to protest this decision in the annual March for Life. In addition, President Bush spoke to the crowd via telephone commending Pro Lifers on their efforts. The "Pro-Choice" supporters were almost non existent in Washington that day. Unfortunately, the media basically ignored this event. Furthermore, I wanted to point out that the Pro-Life supporters are attracting very young people to their efforts. Many Catholic Universities (St. Johns, Villanova, etc.) were out at the March in full force. I was surprised not to see a group from Manhattan College at the March (I may have missed them, but I don't think so). If this is an issue you feel strongly about write to your Senator, Congressman, etc. about changing the law. Also mark your calendar for January 22, 2005 and join in the March.

Thomas Murawski 1983

[Email11]

From: Joe Zagursky (1960)
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20040125.htm

John,

Thank you for your comments and quotes re abortion. It reflects a terrible attitude on the part of our "civilized" population.

Sadly,

Joe Zagursky, EE '60

[Email12]

[JR: Here’s a series of emails where I learned about the shutdown of the Harris MCOLDB and its services. And, the public availability of the “alternative” on the “manhattan.edu” site.

From: Peter Rader (1958)
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: alum.manhattan.edu

Hi John,

Do you know if the 'Permanent Email" is still up and running at Bigfoot? I have had NOTHING forwarded to my ISP in 2 days and gotten complaints of bouncing for a week prior.

Who does one contact?

Thanks,
Peter Rader
'58E

[JR: Upon receipt, I immediately tried MCOLDB and when it didn’t work emailed their tech support.]

From: John Reinke
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:20 PM
To: feedback@alumniconnections.com
Subject: Manhattan College?

Where is the directory?

[JR: I also tried to send myself a message.]

From: Postmaster [mailto:postmaster@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:07 PM
To: Reinke
Subject: Returned mail: delivery problems encountered

A message (from <Reinke >) was received at 29 Jan 2004 18:06:39 +0000.

The following addresses had delivery problems:

<reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu>

Permanent Failure: 550_<reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu>..._User_Unknown

Delivery last attempted at Thu, 29 Jan 2004 18:06:41 -0000

[JR: I responded to Pete: I suspect that it is down. MC (?) has pulled the Harris contract. I found out yesterday that the MCOLDB is down. And, by logical extension, the @alum.manhattan.edu is down also. By BCC, I'll ask my contact at the college to confirm.]

[JR: I found that the new feature, that was hidden away before when it was being tested and I googled upon it, was now prominently offered on the Alumni Services page.. So I fired off a nasty-gram to everyone in the chain of command.

Quoting

> To whomsoever is running the alumni site:
>
> Please delete my email from public view immediately!!! I can't believe
> that you have so little understanding of the issues. Even after I
> raised the security and privacy concerns last month!?!
>
> I expect to see an increase in spam and trash as a result of your
> actions when the addresses are "harvested". You probably single
> handedly negated the usefulness of this particular email address.
>
> BTW the Harris site is down without an equivalent resource in place.
> This is a great loss of a resource to me and the alumni community.
>
> These actions demonstrate the continued lack of concern and care for
> the alumni community that I have been calling to people's attention
> over the years.
>
> John Reinke '68

From: Joe Dillon
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:25 AM
To: John Reinke
Cc: alumni@manhattan.edu; Walter F. Matystik; Brother Thomas Scanlan; James Heisey; Peter Sweeney
Subject: Re: Delete ASAP

John-college is closed today due to storm. Your email will be deleted tomorrow. Replacement for Harris online directory will be up shortly

From: Walter F. Matystik
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:15 AM|
To: John Reinke
Subject: Re: Delete ASAP

John,

Snow day today and we have a rare closing but I will contact alumni relations again on Thurs. - hope you got my voicemail reply to yours when I was down in Baltimore - start of new semester distracts us all so let me see what I can get them to do in the short term (delete your address at least) and to put them on a better path for the long haul (LDAP lookup, etc) - thanks for your patience with this "distributed computing" model - in a more perfect world, IT would rule but we'll leave that to Dilbert

Walt

[JR: Walt is the Assistant Provost, who runs the centralized MC IT stuff. Unfortunately, he doesn’t control all IT done at MC. That would be the first change that I would make. Politics be damned. This is terrible.]

[JR: Then it dawned on me, the implications of losing Harris.]

From: Reinke
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:54 PM
To: Dillon
Cc: Matystic
Subject: Name@alum.manhattan.edu

Joe:

The permanent address facility user@manhattan.edu is now gone. I assume that it went with the Harris capability.

John

[JR: Duh, yes, why did it take me so long to realize that!]

From: Joe Dillon
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:30 PM
To: Reinke
Subject: RE: Name@alum.manhattan.edu

Yes;we are working to get list from Harris of alums who used it. By the way, Harris gave us no choice on this.

From: "Reinke, Ferdinand John"
To: Dillon
Cc: "Walter F. Matystik"
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:42 PM
Subject: RE: Name@alum.manhattan.edu

Hey, Walter, I don't know how your email is setup at the college, BUT, at the very least, you can register the name "alum.manhattan.edu" as a valid subaddress and bounce an "out-of-office"-like message back at the sender, saying something like "due to a contractual change this address is no longer valid, please contact your correspondent by alternative means!". Of the 7k users in the MCOLDB, I'd bet you have about 500 using it. I have all ready been pinged by one unhappy camper asking me when the service will be back up. Answer? (Never, registration required, DontKnow)

John

From: Walter F. Matystik
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:07 PM
To: Reinke
Subject: Re: Name@alum.manhattan.edu

I have Jake taking a look to see if we can do something like you suggested

[JR: I had this humorous exchange with Harris’ tech support.]

From: Feedback@Alumniconnections.com [mailto:Feedback@Alumniconnections.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:37 PM
To: 'John Reinke'
Subject: RE: Manhattan College?

Here is the correct address https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/MMT/

Please let me know if you continue to have problems

Regards,
Debbie at Member Services
Online Community Services

IMPORTANT: When replying to this email, please include all previous text in order to facilitate a timely response.

From: John Reinke
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:04 PM
To: Feedback@Alumniconnections.com
Subject: RE: Manhattan College?

Manhattan College not Marymount Manhattan College.

[JR: That should take a week to resolve.]

From: Feedback@Alumniconnections.com
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:21 PM
To: 'John Reinke'
Subject: RE: Manhattan College?

sorry about that .

The Manhattan College online community (and therefore the permanent email forwarding service) has been cancelled by Manhattan College. Please contact Manhattan College directly for more information.

Regards,
Debbie at Member Services
Online Community Services

IMPORTANT: When replying to this email, please include all previous text in order to facilitate a timely response.

[JR: Well it didn’t take a week to reply with an unsatisfying answer.]

[JR: Sigh, finally the last message from Peter ‘58]

From: Peter Rader
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:19 PM
To: Reinke
Subject: RE: alum.manhattan.edu

John,

Thank you. If you hear from MC that they will it will be restarting (under new ownership) please let me know. Sigh!~!!

Peter

'58E

[JR: I sent Joe and Walter the now extinct list of users I knew about of @alum.manhattan.edu address. No harm there since they don’t work. I had 50 some odd subscribers and several hundred invitees. Idoubt that this service will ever come back. And, even if it did, why would we believe and trust it.]

From: Walter F. Matystik
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:25 PM
To: Reinke
Subject: Re: Users of @alum.manhattan.edu

John,

thanks - there should be a bounceback message up by now while we re-group

From: Reinke
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:29 PM
To: Walter F. Matystik
Subject: RE: Users of @alum.manhattan.edu

Walter: the bounceback is up and working. John

[JR: I apologize for giving people the bad advice to use the @alum.manhattan.edu advice. Luckily it was free advice so you got what you paid for. I will be more careful in the future. Burned!]

[JR: Looks like we have 52 readers in "trouble". I maybe able to reconnect with 25 because, on first blush, it looks like I have an old address. Good thin all of you didn't take my advice. ;-) Arghhh!]

[JR: If you care about the privacy of any email address you may have shared with the college, I suggest you check the alumni site for your email in the clear. ]

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Athletes and Guns

by John R. Lott, Jr.

January 29, 2004

John Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has advised both the Airline Pilots Security Alliance and the Allied Pilots Association on security issues. He is the author of The Bias Against Guns (Regnery 2003).

=== <begin quote> ===

Giant NFL players admitting they feel threatened by crime? This hardly fits their tough, macho image. Our concern is supposed to be for women walking alone at night.

But while the massive size and strength of NFL players might seem to make them unlikely victims, their wealth and high profiles nonetheless make them targets for violent criminals. Yet, crimes against professional athletes don ’t engender much sympathy or news coverage.

So, what do many NFL players do when they realize that their physical strength does not give them enough protection from violent crime? The same as many other would-be victims – they get guns. Well over 50 percent of NFL players are estimated to own guns. By contrast, about 45 percent of Americans generally own guns. Shortly before New Year’s, the concern that a majority of NFL players actually own guns rated a news story in the politically correct New York Times.

Unfortunately all of the nation's four leading pro sports leagues – the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball – trivialize the athletes’ concerns over safety. The NFL’s official advice: "In some circumstances, such as for sport or protection, you may legally possess a firearm or other weapon. However, we strongly recommend that you not do so." The league advocates passive behavior when confronted by a criminal.

Such misguided advice simply makes players and their families more vulnerable and does not square with the U.S. Department of Justice's findings. Take robbery or assault. The Justice Department’s National Crime Victimization Survey has shown for decades that providing no self-protection is by far the most likely to result in injury. Even actions other than carrying a weapon, such as screaming or trying to attract attention, are safer than passive behavior.

Even professional athletes are not supermen. T.J. Slaughter expresses no regrets for having a gun despite running afoul of political correctness and being cut by the Jaguars. He said. "I believe legally owning a gun is the right thing to do. It offers me protection. I think one day it could save my life." It seems a lesson that many who are not quite as strong can learn from.

=== <end quote> ===

If these fellows can't be crime-free, then what are our chances? I see the violence coming from two sources -- the criminals and "the government". Each day violence intrudes into our life. It desensitizes us from our original "Garden of Eden" state. We have to take back the initiative from the criminal element, both kinds. It is unacceptable to think of the civil society where we can not defend ourselves from criminals and government. The dead old white guys must be rolling over at what we have come to.

And that’s the last word.

Curmudgeon

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