Sunday 15 February 2004
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 1005 subscribers.
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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
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Time for everyone to help. Don’t get in a sweat. You won’t have to open your wallet or do heavy lifting. You just have to change your thinking.
This will allow me to prioritize what has to be done when and possibly delegate some of the work one of these days.
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Don't forget:
Fr Feb 27
Manhattan College Night at Bar Room NYC
. The entire bar will be reserved for Manhattan alumni and our friends. There
will be some special guest bartenders that will make you feel like you are back
on 242nd and Broadway. There is a $35 open bar special (including appetizers)
from 6-9. Bar Room is located at 986 Second Avenue @ 52nd Street.
Th, May 6th Kevin O'Shea fundraiser
Sa Jun 12 '04 National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610
Please submit your events to events@jasperjottings.com
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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)
- - Menchise, Louis (1987)
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo,
Steve (1980)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
And, a welcome home to John W. Dandola, son of my best friend John Dandola '69 and my god child. His mom, dad, and I can finally take a deep breath. I wish the same for all the Moms, Dads, and Godparents everywhere.
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REPEATING
I believe that Manhattan College and / or the Alumni Organization has decided to “pull the plug” on their relationship with Harris Publishing. This belief is disputed by the Alumni Organizaqtion. Harris is the firm who produced the Green Book and had the On Line Data Base that you have seen me refer to.
ASSESSMENT.
The name@alum.manhattan.edu facility is down. Users are losing mail! Sorry for the bad advice.
The MCOLDB had the ability to mark contacts, if you used it, sorry it’s gone.
Anyone, who remembers "PlanetAll", can say it has happened again with Harris.
My ability to look up Class Years for findings, news stories, and stuff is gone. I am afraid that over time the index will just become a series of ????. So, you’re help in “filling in the blanks” is appreciated.
Without MCOLDB, my prospecting activities are very limited. I can not find alums who get email for the first time, or who change and update that web site..
All in all it's a very bad time for this hobby. You can see the handwriting on the wall.
Update: An inside
source says that they are attempting to resurrect the @alum addresses as well
as the MCOLDB. But no dates or expectations.
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A group (35+) of Manhattan Prep alums are -- thru the magic of the internet and email – reconnecting. They are gathering on a semi-regular basis. (I've seen the pictures and these guys are OLD. Not young like me.) If you want to get connected, drop me an email at reinke@att.net with the subject PREP and I hook you in.
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There is a new phenom on the internet – social / business networking. For the time being it is free. The trick to keeping the spammers, fraudsters, and other of their ilk out is you have to have a referral to get in! (So you ask, how did you get in? Blame it on a lack of jusgement!) I can't think of anyone to invite other than my 990 closest friends. I think LinkIn is better than Ryze. If you want invitations, drop me an email to reinke@att.net subject BUSINESS NETWORKING and I'll hook you in.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4249436/
Blind owl can see again — with lenses
Wisconsin vets come to unique rescue
Craig Schreiner / Wisconsin State Journal
A stitch is removed from the eyelid of an owl after surgery to repair cataracts
with lenses.
The Associated Press
Updated: 08:16 AM PT
Feb. 12, 2004
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MADISON, Wis. - A great horned owl found starving in the wild because it had gone blind could be released this spring after having new lenses implanted in its eyes.
The owl, named Minerva by medical personnel, underwent two hours of eye surgery last month, and Dr. Chris Murphy said she was in good condition during a follow-up exam Wednesday.
“Perfect,” said Murphy, a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist. “Ounce for ounce, this is considered one of the toughest birds on the face of the Earth.”
Cataracts the problem
Minerva was found in emaciated condition in early December, after someone told wildlife rehabilitators Sue and Jerry Theys that an owl had been sitting on a fence for three days.
Sue Theys, who netted the owl, said she suspected the owl had cataracts. After a local veterinarian confirmed the diagnosis, the couple brought the owl to Murphy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
Murphy had a pair of lenses on hand that had been custom-made six years ago for another great horned owl that proved to be an unfit candidate for the surgery. The lenses were designed by Murphy and Dr. Chuck Stuhr, and were made for free by Storz Ophthalmics, a company that has been bought by Bausch & Lomb.
With Murphy supervising, Dr. Renee Carter and fellow resident Katie Diehl implanted the new lenses.
“To the best of my knowledge, this has not been done anywhere,” Murphy said.
The Theyses, who operate Wildlife of Wisconsin wildlife rehabilitation, paid for $300 of the $1,800 procedure, with the veterinary school donating the rest.
Eye drops needed
During her recovery, the Theys have been giving Minerva antibiotic eye drops three times daily and feeding her rats and an occasional rabbit.
In April, they will move the owl to a much larger flight cage and release live rats into the straw-filled enclosure to see if she can successfully hunt. If so, she’ll be released back into the wild.
Great horned owls are the largest owls in North America, with females obtaining a wingspan of five feet and weighing up to 5½ pounds. They use night vision and an acute sense of hearing to find prey in the dark.
“She’s extremely feisty,” Sue Theys said. “She can’t understand why we’re messing with her. She can see and she wants to take off and fly.”
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It’s truly amazing what man can do when challenged. Something about “birds or the air” reaping and sowing. Now I think this is a good chore well-done. Not, for the single bird that it helped, but for the implications. How it can apply to people. How they can learn do it for people – faster, better, cheaper. How they can convince those who need a similar operation that if they can do it on a wild bird then they can undergo the procedure safely. And, finally, how can we reach all the people with cataracts with safe, inexpensive treatments. I’m no fan of any politician, least of all a Kennedy, but I think of the line about “why not”. Hopefully, we will all have the Grace to do these type of great works so that on judgment day we can report our effective use of our talents.
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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[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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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:55 AM
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[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.
From:
Mike McEneney (1953)
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:41 AM
To: Reporter@jasperjottings.com
Subject: Obit
Dear John,
The NY Times for Saturday February 14, 2004 at page A17, has an Obitutary for James V. Regan '38. I have a copy if you need it.
Best,
Mike
McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
[JR: Got it, Mike. Thanks. ]
Copyright
2004 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
February 14, 2004, Saturday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section A; Page 17; Column 3; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths
REGAN, JAMES V.
REGAN--James V. Of Manhasset, NY on February 13, 2004, age 86. Beloved husband of Lillian (Dunn). Father of Priscilla (Chris Deering, Fairfax, VA), James (Deborah Bowler, Seattle, WA) and Francis (Sea Cliff). Grandfather of Michael Deering, Josie Regan, Mary Deering and Odessa Bowler. Graduate of Regis High School and Manhattan College. WWII veteran. CPA, Coopers and Lybrand. Viewing Monday 3-5 and 7-9PM, Fairchild & Sons, 1570 Northern Blvd., Manhasset. Funeral Mass 10AM Tuesday, St. Mary's R.C. Church, Manhasset. Contributions in his memory to Regis High School, 55 E. 84th St., New York, NY 10028.
LOAD-DATE: February 14, 2004
Copyright
2004 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
February 16, 2004, Monday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 7; Column 3; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths
NAIMOLI, JOHN C.
NAIMOLI--John C. 87, of Amityville, NY, on February 2, 2004. Born May 4, 1917, in New York City to Theodore Naimoli and Margaret Cuomo. He was a graduate of Xavier High School in New York City and Manhattan College. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1944, he was an art director for advertising agencies in New York City, eventually opening up his own art studio in Manhattan. He was a wildlife artist and one of the most extraordinary fishermen ever. He has fished all over the world, most notably founding a river in Newfoundland in the name of the Queen of England. As past President of the Sunrise Fish & Game Association in Amityville, NY, and as a member of the Theodore Gordon Flyfisher's Association and the Squaw Island Fishing Club, he lobbied and fought for the preservation of the environment, especially the Oceans. He maintained homes in Sebastian, FL, and Playa de Nosara on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, where he not only fished, but helped out the local townspeople. As a part owner and Vice President of Scheidl Manufacturing and Linden Industries in Long Island, NY, he was responsible for the invention of new technology in thermo plastics. His radar feedome was on Apollo 13. He has received numerous awards in his field, among those cited were from Grumman Aircraft in Long Island, NY. John was a member of the Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club in Amityville, NY, and was a member of the Rotary Club, serving on the Special Committees for Foreign Exchange Students and Aid to Hospitals in Africa. John is survived by his wife Mary Manning Naimoli and daughters Christine Fanelli and her husband Patrick, Kate Weiman, his son Steven Naimoli and his wife Kim; his grandchildren Andrew, Dina, Eben, Michael and Peter; greatgrandchildren Ethan, Jack, Abby and his sister Grace Persico. A Celebration of Life service was held on February 5, 2004, at the Powell Funeral Home in Amityville, NY, with a Mass held at St. Martin of Tours Church in Amityville. Deacon James O'Neill S.F.O., of St. Anthony's Church in Oceanside, NY, assisted and delivered the Homily for his uncle. Cremation was private. Interment will be in the Urn Garden at the Amityville Cemetery in Amityville, NY. A tribute to Mr. Naimoli will be held in Florida, scheduled for April, 2004. Donations may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 50 Route 25A, Smithtown, NY 11787.
LOAD-DATE: February 16, 2004
Copyright
2004 The Chronicle Publishing Co.
The San Francisco Chronicle
FEBRUARY 15, 2004, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: BAY AREA; Pg. A29; OBITUARIES
HEADLINE: Joseph Brimo -- hero in WWII
SOURCE: Chronicle Staff Writer
BYLINE: Carl Nolte
Joseph Brimo was a hero who would never admit it.
Even when, at age 90, the U.S. government honored his courageous acts in saving the lives of other servicemen in the Philippines during World War II, he modestly shrugged off the recognition.
"I'm only a symbol," he said during a 1998 awards ceremony in which he was given 10 military medals, including a Purple Heart for wounds and a Bronze Star for valor.
"I was just doing my duty," he told a relative at the time.
He lost the final battle of his life last Sunday when he died of complications of pneumonia. He was 95 when he died but had faced death many times in his youth.
Joseph Anthony Brimo was born in the Philippines, served in the U.S. Army during the defense of the Philippines, survived the Bataan Death March as well as two nightmarish voyages on Japanese prison "hellships" -- considered among the worst atrocities of that bitter war.
He saved the lives of several of his fellow POWs, started a new life in the United States as a business executive in the San Francisco Bay Area, raised a family, retired to his home in Redwood City and had an active and vibrant life up until his final illness.
"He never believed he did anything heroic," said Carmen Merrill of San Luis Obispo, one of his three daughters. "To him what he did was nothing."
Mr. Brimo was born into a prominent Manila family in 1908, only a few years after the United States had seized the Philippine Islands from Spain. When he was 12, his family sent him to school at St. Joseph's Academy in Berkeley and St. Mary's College High School in Berkeley He later graduated from Manhattan College in New York City and studied at the Harvard business school. He ranked 20th in a class of 600 at Harvard when his family called him back to the Philippines to help with the family textile business.
By May of 1940, he was president of a brokerage firm in Manila. However, the United States made a profound impression on him, and he volunteered for service in the U.S. Army reserve. He got a commission as an officer and was a first lieutenant when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941.
The American and Filipino forces were nearly overrun and retreated into the Bataan Peninsula. The battle of Bataan lasted four months, and, as Mr. Brimo wrote later, "lacking food and ammunition, we could retreat no further, and, so, we surrendered."
The soldiers were now prisoners and were marched 65 miles without food or water to camps in the interior of Luzon -- the infamous Bataan Death March.
When the tide of war started to turn, the Japanese decided to ship American prisoners to labor camps in Japan. Lt. Brimo was among 1,619 men put aboard the former NYK liner Oryoku Maru in Manila. What followed was a voyage that U.S. authorities said later "was like a page out of 'Dante's Inferno'." Only 200 of the men survived.
The prisoners were forced into the ship's cargo holds so tightly that no one could sit down; then the hatches were battened down. There was no air, no sanitary facilities, no water. Many of them suffocated, and many others went mad.
The ship had no markings to indicate it was carrying prisoners and was attacked and badly damaged by American warplanes from the Hornet, an aircraft carrier now serving as a museum in Alameda. Mr. Brimo himself was wounded, but not seriously.
The ship was run aground near Subic Bay. The Japanese aboard were taken ashore, but the prisoners were left to their fate. Mr. Brimo, who was still in good physical condition, swam to shore, dragging a sick and wounded American officer with him. He then commandeered a lifeboat which he loaded with other sick men and brought it to shore. After that, he returned to the ship and swam to shore again, this time towing an American soldier who could not swim.
After that the prisoners, many of them desperately ill, were shipped in railroad boxcars to a prison camp, then sent by ship to Japan on another hellish voyage. "Of all the cases of brutality and mistreatment accorded prisoners of war ... none can compare with the torment and torture, suffered by our soldiers ... on the voyage from Manila to Japan ...," the legal section of the Allied Supreme Command wrote after the war.
Joseph Brimo survived and was discharged from the Army as a captain, but never applied for any medals, not even the Purple Heart for wounds he'd suffered. He carried shrapnel in his body until the day he died, said Rose Heller of San Francisco, another of his daughters.
After the war, he left the Philippines for the United States, moved to Redwood City and started up the corporate ladder at the age of 40. He began as a junior accountant with Walston and Co. in San Francisco in 1951. When he retired, he was a vice president of the company.
At one point, Walston had financial difficulties and everyone in Mr. Brimo's department was laid off. Mr. Brimo saw to it they all got positions with other firms.
He became a great San Francisco Giants fan and into his 90s rode his bicycle on the streets of Redwood City.
He seldom spoke of the war, and not until his daughter, Carmen Merrill, took up his cause, did he receive any official recognition. He was awarded his medals at a special ceremony in Redwood City in 1998.
In addition to daughters Carmen and Rose, he is survived by his wife, Carmen, of Redwood City; another daughter, Joycelyn Brimo of Riverside; a brother, Henry Brimo of Manila; and six grandchildren.
The rosary will be recited at Mt. Carmel Church, 300 Fulton St., Redwood City, at 3 p.m. today and a funeral Mass will be said at the church at 10 a.m. Monday.
GRAPHIC: PHOTO, Joseph Brimo
LOAD-DATE: February 15, 2004
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Copyright
2004 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
February 13, 2004 Friday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. B8
LENGTH: 309 words
HEADLINE: Hyland, Francis A.
DATELINE: ESPERANCE, N.Y.
BODY:
Mr. Francis A. 'Frank' Hyland, 65, of Creek Road, Esperance, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at the Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County after being stricken suddenly at home. Mr. Hyland was born August 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of Frank and Marguerite (Murphy) Hyland. He had lived in Nesconset, L.I., before moving to Esperance in 1996. He graduated from Catholic High School in New York City and later received his degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College. Mr. Hyland worked for New York State since graduating from college and retired in 1995 as the chief engineer for the Long Island State Parks. Frank was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima R.C. Church in Delanson. He drove the senior bus in Delanson for the past several years and in 2001, was elected town councilman for the Town of Duanesburg and was to serve his term until the end of 2005. He was also a member of the Muffin Club in Guilderland. Mr. Hyland is survived by his wife Joan (Ditzel) Hyland, whom he married December 10, 1982; his children, Margaret Hooks of L.I., Michael Hyland of Va., Kathleen Tully, Karen Bayer and Matthew Hyland, all of L.I.; stepdaughters, Marian Conway, Joanne Pace and Jineen Conway, all of L.I. and Kelly Wilt of Ore.; one sister, Maureen Wendt of L.I.; four grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren also survive. Calling hours will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Friday evening at the Langan Funeral Home, 327 Main Street, Schoharie and also from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima R.C. Church, Delanson. Burial will be at a later date in the Esperance Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Fatima Church, P.O. Box 219, Delanson, NY 12053 or to the Esperance Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Church Street, Esperance, NY 12066.
LOAD-DATE: February 13, 2004
From:
John Reinke
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 6:10 AM
Subject: Sad news in the FSC family
News of the Institute and Lasallian Family
Rome, February 10, 2004
Br. Ignacio García murdered: On February 6, we received from Burkina Faso the sad news that Br. Ignacio García has been murdered. Up to the present time we do not know the exact circumstances or motives of this tragic death.
Br. Ignacio García was born 31st July 1941 in Pedrosa del Río (Burgos) in Spain. He made his Novitiate in Bordighera (1958-1960) and Scholasticate in Hérouville St Clair. He did his university studies in the Universities of Lyons and Caen (France). In 1981 and in 1997 he made CIL in Rome.
Br. Ignacio exercised his apostolate for practically all of his life in Africa: in Rabat (Morocco), Niamey (Niger) and above all in Burkina Faso in the colleges of Toussiana, Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso. He was currently the Director of the College of Tounouma, Bobo Dioulasso, and was setting up a new project in agriculture “Project Climate”.
May our selfless missionary rest in peace and may the Lord reward his long years of apostolic endeavours in African lands.
Vacation Mission: Every year in January, the Lasallian District of São Paulo, Brazil, promotes a kind of volunteer work called "Vacation Mission", which focuses mainly the education and evangelization of poor people from the northeast of the country, where poverty is more accentuated.
In 2004 the Lasallian mission was present in two different cities: Aquidabã-SE and Nossa Senhora da Glória-SE. It was seven days of hard work including visits, talks, celebrations and meetings with the local community (catechists, youth, parents, children, teachers, and pastoral workers).
One of the most important lessons we took from this mission is that sometimes the needs of the people are more than simply material assistance. They need to be listened to with interest, to feel that someone is concerned about their lives.
Besides this, the people from the northeast give us an extraordinary example in living the faith. Despite all the difficulties they face day after day, their hope, belief and trust in God remains strong and they go ahead with the conviction that better days will come soon.
It was a fantastic experience to get in touch with such a different reality and to see God everywhere in that place, living faith, community, service and love in a most simple way. (ICYL@lasalle.org With the special collaboration of Renato Gil de A. Rangel)
From:
Sir Ray
Subject: Re: Steps as Streets
View: Complete Thread (15 articles)
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Newsgroups: misc.transport.road
Date: 2004-02-11 14:20:53 PST
"mary" <tombates@city-net.com>
wrote in message news:<40298467$0$249$4d5ecec7@reader.city-net.com>...
> A new book published about the
steps of Pittsburgh points out that a number
> of steps are listed as streets on the map. I remember looking for a
friends
> house, and came to the end of the street, but all that was there were city
> steps. After I finally found her house, it was physically located on a
> different street, but her address was that of a house located on the
steps.
> Are there other cities which list sidewalks, paths, and so forth as actual
> roads? Pittsburgh is also known for its paper streets, but then I am sure
> there are a lot of paper streets located in the abandoned subdivisions of
> Arizona.
>
> Tom
>
> See link to information about the book:
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> http://www.thelocalhistorycompany.com/books/0971183562/pages/0971183562.html
There are several such streets in the Bronx and Manhattan (one of which I traversed a lot while attending Manhattan College).
Here's a good site about them:
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/STEP%20STREETS/steps.html
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MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS UW-MILWAUKEE, 83-76, IN BRACKET BUSTER GAME
Milwaukee, WI (February 21, 2004)- In an ESPN Bracket Buster game in front of a national ESPN2 audience, Manhattan defeated UW-Milwaukee, the top team in the Horizon League, 83-76, behind a game-high 27 points from Luis Flores. The Jaspers improve to 21-4 on the season, having already clinched the MAAC Regular Season title and the top seed in the MAAC Tournament with a 15-1 conference record.
The game see-sawed in the early going, until, with the score tied at eight 4:27 into the game, Peter Mulligan sparked a 15-2 Manhattan run with a three pointer, as the Jaspers opened a 23-10 lead with 11:43 left in the half. Manhattan stretched the lead to 18, 38-20, on a Flores three with 7:22 remaining before halftime. The Panthers (17-9) climbed to within nine, 44-35, with four seconds remaining on a Joah Tucker free throw, but the Jaspers pushed the lead back to double-digits at the break at Mulligan nailed a running three pointer as the first half horn sounded to give Manhattan a 12 point, 47-35, lead at the break.
The Jaspers opened the second half with a 13-2 run to take an 21 point lead, 60-39, with 12:57 left, capped by a Flores three in transition. The teams played even over the next eight minutes until, with the score 72-55 with 4:14 left, UW-Milwaukee used a 21-9 run to pull within three, 79-76, with 33 seconds left on a Dylan Page jumper in the lane. However, two Flores free throws with 31 seconds left pushed the lead back to five, and after the Panthers missed two three pointes, Mike Konovelchick capped the win with a dunk at the buzzer.
Flores paced four Jaspers in double-figures with 27. Mulligan and Dave Holmes each scored 14 points, and Jason Wingate added 11 points, all in the first half. Manhattan shot 56.6% (30-53) from the field, while committing just 11 turnovers.
Page led UW-Milwaukee with 25 points, while Ed McCants added 20 and Tucker chipped in with 12 points.
The Jaspers return to action on Thursday, February 26, when they get back to MAAC play with a game against Rider at the Sovereign Bank Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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SOFTBALL FALLS TWICE ON SECOND DAY OF THE CROWNE PLAZA CLASSIC
Houston, TX (February 21, 2004)- The softball teams dropped two games this afternoon at the Crowne Plaza Classic, falling to Nebraska, 19-0, and Centenary, 13-1. The Lady Jaspers fall to 0-4 on the season. more...
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MANHATTAN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S EIGHTH TRACK & FIELD WINS 2004 MAAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
New York, NY (February 20, 2004)-The Manhattan Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams won their eighth MAAC Indoor Championship Title that was held at the Armory today. The men earned a total of 232 points. Rider came in second 92 points behind Manhattan. The women captured 190 points 83 points ahead of Rider who came in second. Magnus Ahlen earned the 2004 Male Most Outstanding Field Performer. Karin Larsson was named the 2004 Female Most Outstanding Field Performer and Therese Forsberg earned the 2004 Female Most Outstanding Track Events Performer.
Eight Lady Jaspers earned first place helping the team to their eighth consecutive championship. Marina Liander was crowned Shot Put Champion (13.46m) and Weight Throw Champion (16.85m). Teresa Frierson captured first in the 200m (25.31) and the 400m Dash (56.05). Samantha Griffin ran the 55m Dash in 7.31 for first place and Lisa Naucler ran the 800m in 2:17.28 taking first. Therese Forsberg ran the mile in 5:06.81 and ran the 3000m in 9:46.05 earning first place in both events. Jenna Daly was crowned Pole Vault champion after her vault of 3.40m. Jessica Jansson jumped 1.60m in the High Jump capturing first and Michanne Campbell took first place in the Triple Jump jumping 11.68m.
Six Jaspers captured first place. Magnus Ahlen missed breaking the school record in the Long Jump by .01m. His leap of 7.75m qualified him for the NCAA “B” mark. Janek Augustynowicz also qualified in the Long Jump after his leap of 7.60m that placed him second in the competition. Kurt Forsyth won the 400m Dash finishing in a time of 48.94. Nils Petterson placed first in the Pole Vault vaulting 4.40m. Adeniyi Omisore won the Triple Jump jumping 15.49m. Anders Constantin threw 15.27m for a first place finish in the Shot Put, while Zoran Loncar threw his personal best in the Weight Throw (19.15m) earning first place for Manhattan.
Coach Dan Mecca was honored for the second straight year as the MAAC Indoor Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year.
The Jaspers compete again at the Jaspers Last Chance on Saturday, February 28th starting at 10am in Draddy Gymansium.
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SWIMMING IN NINTH AFTER DAY TWO OF MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Baltimore, MD (February 20, 2004)- The swimming team is in ninth place after the second of three days of the MAAC Swimming Championships at Loyola College. The Lady Jasper quartet of Bethany Karbowski, Rachele Testa, Courtney Arduini, and Sarah Szotak broke their own school record in the 200 Medley Relay, set earlier this season at Fairfield, placing ninth with a time of 2:02.38.
Other scorers for Manhattan were Arduini, who placed 10th in the 100 Fly with a time of 1:02.03, and the 800 Freestyle relay team of Heather Kennedy, Kim DelGrosso, Lauren Sullivan, and Bethany Karbowski, who placed ninth with a time of 9:12.23.
The third and final day of the MAAC Swimming Championships is Saturday, February 21.
Standings After Day 2
1. Marist - 545
2. Rider - 479
3. Loyola - 368
4. Iona - 258
5. Siena - 242
6. Fairfield - 238
7. Niagara - 173
8. Canisius - 111
9. Manhattan - 89
10. Saint Peter's - 73
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LADY JASPERS SLIP TO SIENA, 57-48
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Loudonville, NY – (February 20, 2004) – The Lady Jaspers dropped a hard fought conference battle to Siena in Loudonville, NY, by the score of 57-48. Manhattan falls to 9-16 overall and 5-11 in the MAAC. Senior Rosalee Mason led all scorers with 18 points and added eight rebounds.
The Lady Jaspers led for much of the half until the Saints tied the game at 15-15 with 7:57 remaining, and sprung for a 13-2 run to bring Siena to a 28-17 lead. With baskets by Teelah Grimes and Rosalee Mason the Lady Jaspers cut the lead to seven to end the half, with Siena on top 28-21.
Manhattan jumped out to a 6-0 lead to cut the score to 28-26. The Saints countered with a run of their own, scoring eight straight points making the score 41-33. The Lady Jaspers sprung for another run, recording eight points to Siena's two, cutting the lead to four, making the score 45-41 at the 9:18 mark. The Siena Saints pulled away with an 8-0 run towards the end of the game, giving them the 54-43 lead on the way to the 57-48 victory.
Junior Donnette Reed joined Mason in double figure points with ten, and added four steals. Freshman Michelle Bernal-Silva added seven points and five rebounds.
The Saints (15-10, 11-5 MAAC) were led by Katelyn Dooley who recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lady Jaspers will be back in action on Friday for senior day, against MAAC foe Iona at 7 pm at Draddy Gymnasium.
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February 16, 2004 Monday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
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HEADLINE: MANHATTAN KEEPS ROLLING
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Manhattan's winning streak had just reached six straight games after the Jaspers toppled Siena, 79-62, yesterday at Draddy Gymnasium when Dave Holmes uttered a few words sure to send a shiver through the rest of the MAAC.
"I think we're starting to play our best ball now," said Holmes, the Jaspers' senior forward.
Manhattan (19-4, 14-1 MAAC) clinched the top seed in next month's MAAC tournament.
Luis Flores scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the first half as the Jaspers, coming off Friday night's emotional win over archrival Iona, dismantled Siena (8-15, 5-9) in workman-like fashion. Manhattan, which made 30 of 32 free throws in the game, took a 42-25 lead at the intermission and the Saints never mustered a serious challenge in the second half.
"After an emotional win, usually a team can have a letdown," said Flores, who became the MAAC's second all-time leading scorer behind LaSalle's Lionel Simmons. "So me, Dave (Holmes), J.B. (Jason Benton) and Peter (Mulligan) spoke to the team. We knew we had to go hard the first few minutes."
Manhattan broke to a 20-8 lead and never looked back. But what made the win more enjoyable for Manhattan - and problematic for the rest of the league - is that Mulligan now is consistently giving the Jaspers that proven third scorer to go with Flores and Holmes (17 points, nine boards).
Mulligan finished with 20 points for his third straight double-figure outing.
"I'm starting to feel more relaxed," Mulligan said. "We're coming down to the last few games now and (the confidence) is definitely starting to flow."
The Jaspers have secured a bye into the conference semifinals in next month's tournament and are now looking for their third straight 20-win season and to clinch the regular-season title outright. They could do both as early as Wednesday when they visit ninth-place Marist, a team Manhattan says it won't take lightly.
"We've still got some work to do," Holmes said. "We won't let our guard down now."
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HEADLINE: Gonzalez right coach for St. John, Vaccaro
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BYLINE: By Frank Isola
LOS ANGELES _ Sonny Vaccaro, one of college basketball's most influential power brokers, thinks Manhattan College's Bobby Gonzalez is the right coach to lead St. John's back to national prominence.
"First of all, he lives and dies New York City," Vaccaro said Saturday. "His passion is contagious. They need a breath of fresh air.
"Don't eliminate Bobby Gonzalez because you think he talks too fast. Hopefully, what they don't do is hire someone who is a good suit, because that will never work. If they can't keep New York City kids at St. John's they'll never win nationally ever again. Ever."
The controversial Vaccaro has been criticized for using his influence to steer recruits to programs outfitted by whichever sneaker company he represents. Vaccaro built his reputation at Nike. He later shifted to Adidas and currently runs Reebok's basketball division. Neither Manhattan nor St. John's has a deal with Reebok.
Vaccaro has known Gonzalez for so long he thinks of him "like a son," and did not deny that he would help Gonzalez turn the St. John's program around.
"He's connected at the umbilical cord to everyone important person in the East Coast," Vaccaro said. "The only thing people have to look at with Bobby is that he has never cheated or been involved in anything illegal in his life."
SUSPENSION OVER: One of the three St. John's basketball players who was suspended as a result of the Pittsburgh sex scandal has been reinstated.
Freshman Tyler Jones missed both of St. John's games since the Feb. 5 incident that began with six players going to a strip club after midnight. Pittsburgh police say a woman the players met there returned with some of them to have sex for money. When the players did not pay, she allegedly made a false accusation of rape to police, for which she faces charges.
The other two suspended players _ junior-eligible Mohamed Diakite and freshman Lamont Hamilton - had administrative hearings Thursday. The school said only that the two remain suspended indefinitely.
According to sources, Jones' only transgression was going to the strip club. He will play Wednesday night when St. John's faces Georgetown at the Garden.
The Red Storm played its last two games with four scholarship players and four walk-ons and was blown out in both. - Roger Rubin
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February 14, 2004 Saturday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
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HEADLINE: MANHATTAN FLIES BY SINKING GAELS
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Bobby Gonzalez had an inkling last night would be a memorable one for Manhattan.
"When I came into the locker room before the game I saw how serious and solemn (the players) looked," the Jaspers' coach said. "I said to my assistants, 'They're going to come out and play.' "
Then the Jaspers went out and overwhelmed Iona.
Manhattan lit the fuse about a nanosecond after tipoff, building leads as large as 27 points in the first half and 26 in the second as it cruised to an 88-69 victory over Iona at sold-out Draddy Gymnasium.
The win boosted the first-place Jaspers' record to 18-4 overall and - on Friday the 13th - 13-1 in the MAAC. Iona, mired in a lost season that began with high expectations, dropped to 7-15 and 5-8 in conference.
Iona had defeated Manhattan by 17 points in their earlier meeting, the Jaspers' lone loss in the conference.
"We definitely had a little motivation," said Manhattan's Luis Flores, who finished with 27 points. "Definitely. They beat us bad last time."
This time Iona was forced to play without senior guard DeShaun Williams, who was suspended indefinitely from the team for academic reasons and for failing to show at yesterday's shootaround.
But Iona center Greg Jenkins said Williams' absence had no bearing on the outcome. "We've been dealing with stuff all season," Jenkins said. "We'll never know what would have been."
Manhattan, which has won five straight and 13 of 14, could do little wrong as the Jaspers, behind Flores and Dave Holmes (16 points, nine boards, five blocks), built a 40-14 lead with 6:00 left in the first half.
It got no better for Iona in the second half as turnovers, many caused by a swarming Manhattan defense, kept digging a deeper and deeper hole for the Gaels, who at one point trailed 61-35.
"We throw the ball around and we put ourselves in a tremendous hole," Iona coach Jeff Ruland said. "You can't do that against a very good team in their home gym."
Now Manhattan stands one step closer to its second straight MAAC title and a third consecutive 20-win season.
"We have to win two more games (to clinch the MAAC) and we really want to win 20 games three years in a row," Gonzalez said. "That would be special to me."
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February 14, 2004 Saturday
CITY FINAL EDITION
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HEADLINE: JASPERS RULE AFTER AVENGING LOSS
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
In case there was any lingering doubt, Manhattan proved last night there no longer can be any question who the MAAC's elite team is.
No doubt motivated by facing an Iona team that handed them their only MAAC loss of the season, the Jaspers jumped on the Gaels from the start and never let them back in the game.
The result? Manhattan rolled to an 88-69 victory last night at sold-out Draddy Gymnasium.
The Jaspers' fifth straight victory - and 13th in their last 14 games - moved first-place Manhattan to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in the MAAC. Iona, mired in a lost season, fell to 7-15 and 5-8 in the conference.
Manhattan's Luis Flores, the reigning MAAC Player of the Year, added to his impressive '03-'04 portfolio with 27 points.
And senior forward Dave Holmes proved way too much for Iona's front line to handle, scoring 16 points, grabbing nine boards and blocking five shots.
Playing without senior DeShaun Williams, suspended indefinitely for missing yesterday's shootaround, Iona fell behind by as many as 26 points (61-35) midway through the second half and was never really a factor throughout the game.
Manhattan is 2 1/2 games ahead of St. Peter's with four conference games to play.
Iona coach Jeff Ruland was concerned heading into last night's return match, saying beforehand he was sure Manhattan had spent a lot of time the last couple of weeks dwelling on that 17-point loss Jan. 25.
Ruland was right to be worried.
Manhattan came out blazing from the opening tap. With Flores on his way to logging 14 points and Holmes 12 in the half, the Jaspers scored the first seven points of the game and rolled to a 42-15 lead with 5:52 to play before intermission.
Iona, which came in off two late-game losses to Niagara and Siena, tried to get back into the contest with an 11-0 run near the end of the half to pull within 42-26.
But Manhattan scored the last four points of the half to go off with a 46-26 lead.
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SECTION: Section D; Page 4; Column 1; Sports Desk
HEADLINE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL;
Manhattan Rides a Fast Start to a Rout of Iona
BYLINE: By RON DICKER
Manhattan College keeps a low profile with high expectations. It has been that way for nearly three years, even though the Jaspers have been the area's most consistent team with a 61-21 record over that span.
Manhattan presented its success in microcosm last night before a green-wearing, sign-waving sellout crowd of 2,500 at Draddy Gymnasium.
Guard Luis Flores scored a lot (27 points), the Jaspers gave up relatively little, and they trampled Iona, 88-69, avenging their only defeat in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Iona was a 79-62 winner on Jan. 25, when Manhattan shot 28.9 percent.
A 65 percent clip in the first 13 minutes last night vaulted the first-place Jaspers (18-4, 13-1 MAAC) to a 40-14 lead.
"We came out with great focus and great energy," Manhattan Coach Bobby Gonzalez said.
Iona (7-15, 5-8) played without its leading scorer, DeShaun Williams, who was suspended for missing practice and for academic reasons.
Dave Holmes provided a soft touch and bruising support inside, collecting 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks for Manhattan, which won its fifth straight. Steve Burtt led Iona with 17.
Flores had his 70th double-digit game in 72 games within the first 12 minutes 30 seconds. With 2:24 left in the game, Gonzalez took him out of the game and hugged him. Flores made 11 of 20 shots from the field, and Manhattan shot 57 percent as a team.
"If you break the film down, you'll see a lot of shots uncontested," said Iona Coach Jeff Ruland, who has been frustrated by his team's defense all season. The Gaels entered the game allowing an average of more than 75 points a game.
An 11-0 run by Iona late in the first half was not enough to keep pace with Manhattan.
Peter Mulligan raced for two layups to put Manhattan up by 46-26 at halftime, and the Jaspers increased their lead to 26 three times in the second half.
"I'm surprised it wasn't worse than it was," Ruland said.
As Manhattan's fortunes have improved in the last three years -- the Jaspers are two victories from their third straight season of 20 or more victories -- Iona has fallen on hard times. The Gaels lost their third straight and appear headed for their second losing season in three years.
Williams, a 6-foot-3 senior who was a third-team all-Big East Conference selection for Syracuse in 2002, was expected to give the program a lift. He will be out until further notice, the college said in a terse statement.
Manhattan plays host to Siena tomorrow. The Jaspers won both the MAAC regular-season and tournament titles last season. They may collect enough victories to impress the N.C.A.A. tournament selection committee even if they lose in the league tournament, although keeping their rating high is always a struggle because of their strength of schedule.
Gonzalez said of his team's sustained success in the conference, "I'm hoping that means something to somebody."
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February 13, 2004 Friday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 100
HEADLINE: ISSUES ARE TOO LARGE FOR BIG EAST
BYLINE: BY FILIP BONDY
Tuition is $19,600 per year at St. John's, plus another $10,580 in fees, room and board for those students who live on campus. For that kind of money, more than $30,000, you deserve better than what the Rev. Donald Harrington has been dishing out these past few days. And you don't really need to be associated with a basketball program that has spun wildly out of control on his watch.
Long ago, Harrington signed off on the only "culture" that is relevant here: The culture of wasteful, big-time college basketball. St. John's went out and signed its expensive coach, Mike Jarvis, and committed to throwing more than $20 million toward upgrading its practice facilities. The school made its deals with the Garden. The Big East stakes kept growing. Harrington wanted to compete with the Syracuses and the UConns. Then the university stopped watching its athletes, or it just didn't care enough to heed the disciplinary warning signs.
Now, Harrington is going around on a media tour, performing damage control on his damage control. He tells reporters he's worried about the culture of the program, then says he meant nothing racial by that. He disingenuously hints he might get rid of the basketball program if it doesn't stay clean, then says that his comments to the Daily News were taken out of context.
All Harrington wants is an NCAA championship, new facilities, the perfect coach, positive press, an African-American student population inured to his insensitive remarks and talented recruits who will go to sleep on time in their hotel rooms without a bed check.
Good luck to him.
In the meantime, Harrington might consider this little bromide: Less is more. He ought to look past the seductive coaching names out there, and beyond the next multi-million dollar improvement to the phys ed plant. He ought to worry about women's sports as much as he does about the men's. He ought to start building a university again, one that will never base its self-image on whether St. John's beats Villanova.
And to prove the point, Harrington ought to drop out of the Big East.
Of course, he won't do that. Most fans around here want to preserve forever their sacred memories of St. John's-Georgetown. But now answer this question, honestly: Do you really care about St. John's, the university and the students, or do you just want to catch a good conference playoff game once in a while on MSG?
There are other ways, more dignified methods, to go about a basketball program here in New York. In the Bronx right now, Manhattan College has forged a 17-4 team that leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, lost at Syracuse by six points and is likely headed for the NCAA Tournament again. Four of the six top scorers on the Jaspers are from area high schools. And though the team is averaging only 1,523 fans for its home games, nobody is going bankrupt. The athletic director, Bob Byrnes, has no plans to build a new arena or to hire a big-name coach for millions of dollars that would trickle down to tuition.
"We don't have a pool, but we have a swim team," Byrnes said. "We have a tennis team, but we don't have tennis courts."
The Jaspers make do. They are as competitive as the next college, maybe more so, but they are able to play their sports without the overwrought distractions of a major conference.
"You have more hangers-on who want to be associated with the program, good and bad," Byrnes said yesterday about the Big East. "People are watching every little move. That's the difference."
Byrnes wanted to make it clear that he wasn't crowing about St. John's misfortune. "You're always one incident away from the back page," he said. Right now, though, he has the perfect coach at Manhattan in Bobby Gonzalez, a former high school coach with deep recruiting roots in the city. Gonzalez is a guy who would have been passed over by the Harringtons of the world.
When he spoke with Roger Rubin of The News Saturday, Harrington admitted it was getting tough for St. John's to play with the bigger, non-Catholic schools in the Big East. The conference will only get more difficult, from the looks of its expansion plans.
"Competing against (non-Catholic) schools like that becomes harder and harder," Harrington said. "It gets more and more difficult. I believe we can compete. I say that not knowing the future. But we're going to try."
He should try not to try, for the good of 19,000 students on campus.
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SPORTS FINAL EDITION
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HEADLINE: JASPERS CRUISING, BUT WARY OF GAELS
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez doesn't want to hear about his team's two-game lead in the MAAC with just five to play. And he doesn't want to talk about the Jaspers' success this season, as he's wary of the future.
"Every game in this conference is dangerous," Gonzalez said. "We have to play our best basketball every night. We're only focused on the next game."
That next game is tonight - a rematch with Iona at Draddy Gym at 8. The Gaels (7-14, 5-7 MAAC) were the last team to beat the Jaspers (17-4, 12-1), dealing Manhattan a 79-62 defeat on Jan. 25.
"As always with Manhattan-Iona, you throw out the records, you throw out all that stuff," Gonzalez said. "They have great talent and played us great the first time we played them. So this game will be a big challenge for us. It's always a big challenge when we play Iona.
Since losing to Penn in its bid for a third straight Holiday Festival title in December, Manhattan has won 12 of 13 games, including two wins each against the three teams immediately behind the Jaspers in the MAAC - St. Peter's, Niagara and Fairfield.
That makes Iona coach Jeff Ruland, whose team is the only one to beat Manhattan during that stretch, confident, but still leery.
"We played great defense for the last 30 minutes of that game and showed what we're capable of doing," Ruland said. "But I think when Manhattan looks at the standings, they're not happy to see that one loss. So I think we're going to have our work cut out for us."
A victory by the Gaels, who have struggled through a forgettable season, would give them something positive to remember the season by.
Following its stunning defeat of Manhattan in January, Iona proceeded to beat Canisius and looked to be turning the season around. But back-to-back heartbreaking losses to Niagara and Siena once again sent the Gaels reeling.
"It's been kind of like that all year," Ruland said. "Hopefully we can go into Manhattan and win and use that as a springboard for better things."
Manhattan needs three wins in its final six games to post its third straight 20-win season, something the school has done just once in its history.
The Jaspers also are looking to clinch the regular-season title, which would give them a bye into the semifinals of the MAAC tournament.
"We're trying to win the conference title for a second straight year and it's not easy to do that," Gonzalez said. "We don't look at this game with Iona as a revenge game because I don't believe in that. Iona is just another game along the way to our goals."
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HEADLINE: Magarity powers Marist women to victory
BYLINE: Joe Jenkins
After dropping two consecutive games on the road, the Marist College women's basketball team found out that there really is no place like home.
Senior forward Maureen Magarity scored a team-high 16 points as the Red Foxes defeated Manhattan College 68-56 in front of 1,050 fans at the James J. McCann Recreation Center Thursday.
The victory keeps Marist tied with Niagara for the lead in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and improves its home record to 10-1.
"I think we play better at home," Magarity said. "We tend to be more confident and relaxed."
Senior Nikoletta Deutsch led the Jaspers with 15 points, including nine from behind the three point arc.
Manhattan kept the game close, trailing by only three at halftime, but the Marist women were able to pull away in the second half and secure their team record ninth MAAC victory. The victory also avenges the Red Foxes' first MAAC loss of the season on Jan. 9th.
"One of the keys was withstanding their runs," Marist head coach Brian Giorgis said. "They were very resilient and shot the ball well."
Giorgis lauds defense
Giorgis also credited a stingy defense for shutting down Manhattan's number one inside presence, Rosalee Mason.
"Any time you can limit a girl like Mason to single digits in rebounds, you're pretty happy." Giorgis said.
Kristin Keller was solid coming off the Marist bench, scoring 15 points.
Freshman guard Alisa Kresge did more than just feed the ball to Magarity and company, she also had a game-high 12 rebounds.
Teammate Stephanie Del Preore contributed with 14 points and eight rebounds before leaving the game with an eye injury late in the second half.
The Red Foxes will travel to Jersey City, N.J., to play St. Peter's on Saturday.
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QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A75
HEADLINE: White, Palma Key John Jay Win Over Lehman
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Flores Tops in MAAC, Again. Manhattan College's Luis Flores was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference co-player of the week. Flores, who shared the award with Fairfield's DeWitt Maxwell, averaged 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists to lead the Jaspers to two wins last week. The 6-2 senior guard, who has won or shared the award five times this season, scored 32 points and 24 points in road victories over Loyola and St. Peter's.
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From: Dour, Frederick W. (1986)
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:30 PM
Subject: RE: "@alum.manhattan.edu" address are broken.
This address is good to use.
Do you have any way of sorting alumni based on current employment? I am looking for some Jaspers in patent law.
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From: john.reinke
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:44 PM
To: 'Fred Dour'
Subject: RE: "@alum.manhattan.edu" address are
broken.
No, I don't track that but I do have a "secret weapon", Michael F. (1953)McEneney, who I am bccing on this request. He knows not only all the lawyers in the western world and but has instant recall which of those went to Manhattan and their grade point average at Manhattan. Or at least it seems that way. John'68
From: Steven Mortillo (1980)
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
John,
Can we put my son on the list of Jasper's in harms way? He is not a Jasper, but I am. He is in the Army, PVT Steven F. Mortillo, A Troop, 1-4 Calvary. He is a scout and he will be in Tikrit area from 2/04 till 3/05.
Thanks in advance.
Steve Mortillo
Class of '80.
[JR: I'll have to refer to my "rule book" for that request. … Hmmm … Hmmm … I can't find a "rule" saying I can, nor can I find one that says I can't. Hmmm … I guess I'll have find a lawyer to advise me. I'll go out on a limb and say I can. ]
[JR: Seriously, of course. I am sure every Jasper – especially those who are parents and god parents and aunts and uncles and friends -- will worry along with you. Pray along with you. And celebrate along with you when he comes home safe. Best wishes for his safe return. ]
From: Joe Dillon (1967)
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
John-as I have stated to you previously,we will have a new online directory up shortly.How come that is not included in your remarks?
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From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:32 AM
To: 'Joe Dillon'
Cc: Walter F. Matystik; Dennis J. (1973) Chin; John
C. (1986) Fay
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
JD>>How come that is not included in your remarks?
Joe:
I know I quoted your response in the 2/2 issue of Jottings about options. I have appended it below to jog your memory. All the recent jottings are on the website and searchable -- thanks to the free Pico Search -- for everyone's use. You don't have to spend a lot of money to create an electronic alumni community.
I don't our alumni have been well-served -- in this instance or in recent memory, if ever. I will refrain from publishing or endorsing any type of "real soon now" answer. In the IT business, that will just bring hoots and laughter. My experience is that we will be lucky to have anything to replace MCOLDB by Harris "real soon now". If the unauthenticated spammer's delight email look up produced on the alumni portion of the College's website is any example of what is coming "real soon now", then I can not recommend it to the readership. And, I personally would want no part of it. Especially with the reams of spam, porn, and Nigerian scams pouring in on the "john.reinke@att.net" id, thank you very much. There was a significant boost soon after that email address was posted.
I don't "know" who did what to whom between the College and Harris, in the sense of "evidence". I have my opinions. I do know that Marymount is running with Harris and, based on one conversation with someone over there -- they are happy with the service. FDU and Georgetown have similar but better services than Manhattan offers its alums. I have cited my FDU account several times as an exemplar.
I will of course echo this email in this week's issue. I am not trying to cause trouble or disparage anyone. But, facts are facts. And, the alums will have to draw their own conclusions. The College has a track record -- the abortive attempt to do itself prior to subcontracting to PlanetAll, the PlanetAll demise fiasco, and now the Harris fiasco. I leave it to others to draw their own conclusions.
I'd suggest bringing back Harris asap and leave it that way. Better the devil that works than promises of "real soon now". As you might guess, this has really ticked me off. Four "researched' paragraphs at 6AM instead of my daily jottings tasks.
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From: Steven G. (1981) Esposito
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
Hello John,
Just a quick hello from Iraq.....we are getting ready to REDEPLOY and come home.....It has been a long, long year over hear. I cannot wait to bet back home at Fort Bragg and then back to NJ....I want to visit Manhattan College,....just to walk thru the Quad and reminisce of the good times i had there....As I mentioned once before I was awarded a Bronze Star from the 4th ID and more recently an Army Commendation Medal from 10th Group, Special Forces as well as the Army's Combat Medical Badge. What whirlind tour all over this country for a year.....from the threats, RPG's, sniper & small arms attacks, and the IED's, etc, etc...and the hundreds of pics I took...It is so amazing and overwhelming when I sit back and think out it...it was like being on auto-pilot for a year....Please take care & God Bless, and again, thank you for remembering me here and for sending me that care package. The fellas really enjoyed it!!
MAJOR STEVE ESPOSITO, US Army
Tikrit, Iraq
[JR: Great to hear. Let me know when you hit the states and I'll drop the duplicate copy. How could we forget any of you all. Even if we don't know each one's name, we pray for all of you in harms way. Even the Fordham grads.]
From: Ameres, Michael (1992)
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040215.htm
Please forward to Richard Cote '90
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Hello Rich,
Hope all is going to plan overseas. I still look back at our days in Dowling Hall. And borrowing your car to get some Broadway Joe's pizza. I had dinner with Cesareo this week in NYC. Tippy and I are married and we have 2 sons. My current email is <privacy invoked> .
Mike Ameres
[JR: BCC-ed]
From: Callan, Ed (1943)
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:51 PM
Subject: NYTimes.com Article: It’s Home Stupid Home,
but the ’Clods’ Can Read
John... Maybe we are not alone, after the Harris brouhaha. Thought you might like this. I haven't had any problems getting JJ thankfully. Keep up the good work. Remember frustration doesn't t do more than cause wrinkles. Ed Callan
[JR: Thanks, but it's hard when people mess up what one tries to do. Hours and hours building a "method" that gets nuke without so much as "howdy do". I guess I'll have wrinkles. ]
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It's Home Stupid Home, but the 'Clods'; Can Read
February 17, 2004
By BARBARA
NOVOVITCH
ALPINE, Tex., Feb. 16 - The first indication that Dr. Larry
J. Sechrest's neighbors and students had read his article titled "A Strange Little Town in Texas" was when he began receiving death threats and obscene phone calls and his house was vandalized.
The article by Dr. Sechrest, an economics professor at Sul Ross State University, was published in the January issue of Liberty, a small libertarian magazine with a circulation of about 10,000 and only two local subscribers, one of whom is Dr. Sechrest. But it was weeks before people heard about it in remote Alpine, which is three hours from the closest Barnes & Noble, in Midland, Tex.
The article lauded the beauty of West Texas, the pleasant climate, the friendliness and tolerance of the locals. But Dr. Sechrest, who has a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Texas, also contended that "the students at Sul Ross, and more generally, the long-term residents of the entire area, are appallingly ignorant, irrational, anti-intellectual, and, well, . . . just plain stupid."
Criticizing the academic standards at Sul Ross State University, part of the Texas State University system, he told of a student who, after graduation, typed a note to a favorite professor, saying, "Thank you for all your patients."
In the fall of 2002, his article said, "42 percent of our freshmen had to take remedial classes in reading, writing, or math just to meet the state's ridiculously low standard of `competence.' "
He added, "The taxpayers of Texas have already paid for these kids to learn English and math in middle school, then again in high school, much of which is a review of what they were supposed to have absorbed in previous years."
Dr. Sechrest wrote that he was "prepared to defend to the death the proposition that Sul Ross, and this area of Texas more generally, is the proud home of some of the dumbest clods on the planet."
The article, copied and passed around by the hundreds, led to two anonymous death threats on Dr. Sechrest's office phone, scores of obscene phone calls in the middle of the night, eggs tossed at his home and windows smashed on a car parked outside his house.
In a recent interview, Dr. Sechrest said he never expected the people in Alpine to read the article, nor did he expect such violent reaction.
He thought of his piece as "a Mark Twain sort of thing, meant to be light-hearted," he said. "I can't believe there's such anger - not in Alpine!"
After their initial outrage, however, some of his neighbors and some local business owners decided to "turn lemons into lemonade," as the owner of the Apache Trading Post, Charlotte Allen, put it.
Mayor Mickey Clouse issued a proclamation establishing We Love Alpine Week, which was Feb. 6 to 14. It included a parade on Feb. 7 that drew about 100 people and a rally at the midtown Railroad Park that attracted about 65 people despite a cold snap.
"He's done us a favor," Ms. Allen said, "galvanized the whole area."
She added: "Business has been in a malaise. Now we've had this incredible group effort. We think maybe we'll make it an annual event."
At the Feb. 13 rally, Mayor Clouse encouraged all in attendance to send Valentines to "the occupant" and then gave Dr. Sechrest's address.
Dr. Sechrest, 57, a burly, gray-bearded man, said: "I did not go one step out of my way to throw this in people's faces. Am I going to apologize for it? No. But I never intended to insult them."
He acknowledged he felt frustrated because the Sul Ross president, Dr. R. Vic Morgan, and other university administrators have not, in his opinion, done enough to raise academic standards.
"We're not achieving very much in the way of education," said Dr. Sechrest, a tenured professor who has taught at the university for 13 years. "Half the teachers in my department don't give final tests, so that means they just take an extra week off. Sul Ross does not have top-flight people. There's always pressure on to let kids slide."
Dr. Morgan issued a statement in response to the professor's criticism. "The views of Dr. Sechrest do not reflect the view of Sul Ross State University," he wrote. "We can cite thousands of success stories that include Sul Ross faculty, Sul Ross experiences and Sul Ross diplomas as stepping stones."
"He's entitled to his opinion," Dr. Morgan said in a telephone interview. "We happen to disagree with him."
Asked about Dr. Sechrest's comment on final exams, Dr. Morgan said that all faculty members were encouraged to give final exams. The faculty, he said, has "academic freedom to teach their students. I do not believe that you will find faculty at Sul Ross different in terms of the way they grade students from any other institution in the state. There are faculty who don't give finals; if they choose not to, that's their option."
Last week Dr. Sechrest said he had begun to receive more positive e-mail and phone calls. He noted in particular an e-mail message from a former student.
"As I read your article I found myself laughing out loud and saying things like `amen' and `true,' " the former student wrote. "At the same time I felt somewhat guilty because it really did offend people I really care about. There's no denying these are legitimate concerns. The lack of interest in anything beyond Brewster County lines also baffled me."
The student added, "It is my sincere hope that all involved can extract what is true and good from your article, and get over the rest."
The message was signed, "A former clod."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/education/17PROF.html?ex=1078040257&ei=1&en=b6171ea326621a12
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
=== <begin quote> ===
FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE
a. An armed man is a citizen. An
unarmed man is a subject.
b. A gun in the
hand is better than a cop on the phone.
c. Glock:
The original point and click interface.
d. Gun control
is not about guns; it's about control.
e. If guns are
outlawed, can we use swords?
f. If guns
cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
g. Free men do
not ask permission to bear arms.
h. If you don't
know your rights you don't have any.
i. Those who trade liberty for security
have neither.
j. The United States Constitution (c)
1791. All Rights reserved.
k. What part of
"shall not be infringed" do you not understand?
l. The Second
Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.
m. 64,999,987
firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
n. Guns only
have two enemies: rust and liberals.
o. Know guns,
know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety.
p. You don't
shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
q. 911 -
government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
r. Assault is a
behavior, not a device.
s. Criminals
love gun control - it makes their jobs safer.
t. If guns
cause crime, then matches cause arson.
u. Only a
government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
v. You only
have the rights you are willing to fight for.
w. Enforce the
"gun control laws" we have,
don't make more.
x. When you
remove the people's right to bear arms,
you make slaves.
y. The American
Revolution would never have happened with gun control.
z. "...a
government of the people, by the
people, for the people..."
--Myron A. Calhoun
=== <end quote> ===
Ahh the difference between "citizens" and "sheple" (m.b., a combination of "sheep" and "people").
And that’s the last word.
Curmudgeon
-30-
GBu. GBA.