Sunday 11 April 2004

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has (585 who take mail directly + 520 who are like AOL (which reportedly does funny stuff to jottings from time to time) and are difficult to get email into + 6 slim – 2 duplicates set up for the receiver's convenience equals) 1,109 subscribers.

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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040411.htm

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Fr Apr 16 Manhattan College Young Alumni
           (classes of 1988-2003)
           [JR: I protest the age discrimination! Where is Lawyer Mike? ]
           Quarterly Happy Hour Party
           Metro 53 307 E. 53rd St. (between Second & First Ave.)
           (212) 838-0007
           www.murphguide.com/manhattan_alum.htm
           RSVP: Events@MurphGuide.com
           (212) 288-0893

Fr Apr 30 Manhattan College Young Alumni Golf Outing
     Van Cortlandt Golf Course Cost: $50 Barbeque, beer before, golf, and reception after
      If you are interested respond to Stephen.DeSalvo@manhattan.edu
     *Sponsored by the Manhattan College Student Government

Tu May 4 Eighth Annual Law Enforcement Reception
      Speaker:Joseph Monteith'61
      Chief of Department,Suffolk County Police Department, Ret.
      At Chase Downtown Chase Plaza,NY,NY,Executive Dining Room,60th Floor
      Dinner& Drinks $40 per person.
       If you did not receive a flyer con tact Grace Feeney at Alumni Office
       E-mail grace.feeney@manhattan.edu or me Bob Van Etten'66 973-565-4330

Th, May 6th Kevin O'Shea fundraiser

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

Fr July 30, '04, 11:30 A.M. Saratoga Race Course
           Paddock Tent, Saratoga Springs, NY
           Chairman: Bill Chandler ‘70
           Club Leader: Rev. Erwin Schweigardt ‘61

Mo Aug 2, '04 -- Seventh Annual Jasper Construction Golf Open
                            at Lake Isle Country Club, East Chester, New York.
                           Further details to follow. Joseph E. Van Etten (MC????)

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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:

- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)

- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981)
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo, Steve (1980)

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

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ManhattanCollegeAlumni/

Alumni and Friends of Manhattan College, located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, are all welcome here. The group has no official connection with the College. The group is operated by John Reinke at the direction of a steering committee who's membership varies.

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manhattan_Prep/

Manhattan College Preparatory High School Alumni (from any year)

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Yahoo! Group Distribute_Jasper_Jottings has been created.

I STILL need a few (about 38) brave souls to join the 12 volunteers to BETA test this idea with me. All you have to do is go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distribute_Jasper_Jottings/

What I want to do is get out of the distribution business, so I can focus on content and other value added activities. Distribution takes about 10 hours; most of which is unattended. But, a good hour or two is wasted babysitting it and cleaning up after it when it burps or dumps. So, if I can get Yahoo to do that for us for free, that will be a boon. But, we need a significant test to see if it works.

Help?

Last week:

My process for composing jottings -- the news part -- is to push everything into a Yahoo Group. Perhaps, we – the collective us – should think about changing to one or more Yahoo groups as an alternative to the current content push method which appears time-consuming, inefficient, and ineffective. This week's 45 sports stories as really brought that to my field of vision. May I have anyone's thoughts? CIC

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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4552330/

St. Patrick's Day kissers smeared lipstick happily across Savannah Wednesday.
By Savannah Morning News

===<begin quote>===

Updated: 4:53 a.m. ET March 18, 2004Mar. 18 - As the St. Patrick's Day Parade passed Lafayette Square Wednesday, 15 teenage girls lay in wait.

All students from St. Vincent's Academy, they sat patiently by the curb, applying and reapplying thick, red lipstick.

When their quarry — cadets from Benedictine Military School — marched into view, the girls screamed, ran toward the marchers and kissed them.

"You throw your arms around them and then you smack 'em," explained St. Vincent's 11th grader Stephanie Tuttle.

In a tradition at least 20 years old, pre-teen girls to women in their 60s selected a "cute" soldier, police officer or high school band member, then raced into the parade ranks to kiss him.

For many kissers, it was a game. "I got one! I finally got one!" exulted Dottie Von Waldner, 63, after bussing a bagpipe player from New York.

===<end quote>===

Now that sounds like a cute and funny tradition or sexual assault. Remind me to go to the Parade next year. Although I doubt I'd be considered young and handsome. But, it would be nice to be thrown back to the Fifties. When fun was good and clean.

I hope that I can always be "good clean fun". That expresses a value and a ethic in short supply today. Maybe that's why the Jasper Men's team attracted interest. I hope we can celebrate that value. And, not have the Connecticut-style rioting, that seems to have become acceptable. I hope I can help make good clean fun happen. I hope that we all can have, make, and enable good clean fun.

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

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Avon, Dennis	Email11
????	Carpenito, Christopher	Announcement1
????	Dinnell, Scott	Email08
????	Fischer, Barbara	Found1
????	Flynn, Br. Gregory	Email15
????	Raccioppo, Nick	Email09
????	Waschenko, Don	Updates
1943	Callan, Ed	Email17
1949	Weiden, Pete	Email04
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email04
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email12
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email03
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email05
1954	Weiden, Robert	Email04
1957	Dans, Peter	Email13
1960	Miller, Vincent G.	Obit1
1967	McDermott, Peter	Email15
1967	Twomey, Bill	Email18
1970	Kilkenny, Jim	Email14
1970	Williams, Harry	Email05
1970	Williams, Harry	News4
1976	Plate, Steve	Email14
1976	Plate, Steven	Updates
1977	Nerz, C. Warren	WebPage1
1979	Scotto, Debbie Ahlgrim	Updates
1980	Vinci, Eileen L.	Bouncing
1981	Lutz, Peter F.	Email02
1983	Glendon, Bernadette Weiden	Email04
1988	Byrne, Matt	Email11
1989	Mulios, Chris	Birth1
1990	Cote, Richard A.(	Email01
1995	Kelly, Bernadette	Email10
1997	Matzke, Pete	Email07
2000	Kavanagh, Kenneth	Email16
2002	Walsh, Trina	Email06

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
????	Avon, Dennis	Email11
1988	Byrne, Matt	Email11
1943	Callan, Ed	Email17
????	Carpenito, Christopher	Announcement1
1990	Cote, Richard A.(	Email01
1957	Dans, Peter	Email13
????	Dinnell, Scott	Email08
????	Fischer, Barbara	Found1
????	Flynn, Br. Gregory	Email15
1983	Glendon, Bernadette Weiden	Email04
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email04
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email12
2000	Kavanagh, Kenneth	Email16
1995	Kelly, Bernadette	Email10
1970	Kilkenny, Jim	Email14
1981	Lutz, Peter F.	Email02
1997	Matzke, Pete	Email07
1967	McDermott, Peter	Email15
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email03
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email05
1960	Miller, Vincent G.	Obit1
1989	Mulios, Chris	Birth1
1977	Nerz, C. Warren	WebPage1
1976	Plate, Steve	Email14
1976	Plate, Steven	Updates
????	Raccioppo, Nick	Email09
1979	Scotto, Debbie Ahlgrim	Updates
1967	Twomey, Bill	Email18
1980	Vinci, Eileen L.	Bouncing
2002	Walsh, Trina	Email06
????	Waschenko, Don	Updates
1949	Weiden, Pete	Email04
1954	Weiden, Robert	Email04
1970	Williams, Harry	Email05
1970	Williams, Harry	News4

FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

[Announcement1]

TURNER Construction Company Announces National Promotions, New ...

PRNewswire (press release) - USA

... public accountant and holds two bachelor's of science degrees, one in accounting and one in computer information systems, from Manhattan College in Riverdale ...

<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK4.story&STORY=/w ww/story/04-05-2004/0002141264&EDATE=MON+Apr+05+2004,+01:42+PM>

April 5, 2004 Financial Services News Press release distributed by PR Newswire Turner Construction Company Announces National Promotions, New Executive Hires

NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter J. Davoren, president of Turner Construction Company, announced the following promotions at Turner's offices around the country, effective immediately.

* Christopher Carpenito, vice president, forecasting and analysis, New York;

Christopher Carpenito was promoted to vice president, forecasting and analysis. Carpenito joined Turner in 2001 as a financial manager supporting the cost-reporting department. Prior to Turner, he began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1996 and served Turner as an auditor and audit manager for four years. Carpenito is a certified public accountant and holds two bachelor's of science degrees, one in accounting and one in computer information systems, from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y.

Turner Construction Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Turner Corporation, the nation's leading general builder. The Turner Corporation ranks first or second in the major segments of the building construction field. During 2002, The Turner Corporation, based in Dallas, Texas, completed $6.2 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a nationwide network, with 46 offices across the country. Founded in 1902, Turner was acquired in 1999 by HOCHTIEF, one of the world's leading international construction companies. For more information, visit Turner's website at http://www.turnerconstruction.com.

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Bouncing

[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".]

1980

Vinci, Eileen L.

Updates

[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".]

1976	Plate, Steven
1979	Scotto, Debbie Ahlgrim
????	Waschenko, Don

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

MANHATTAN COLLEGE GRADUATE EDUCATION DIVISION HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FOR LOCAL TEACHERS INTERESTED IN SPECIAL ED

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Local teachers are invited to attend an open house sponsored by Manhattan College’s Graduate Education department on Tuesday, April 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the College’s Admissions Office (2nd Floor) located in O’Malley Library.

Find out more about the department’s Teacher/Leader Quality Program (TLQP), which is a tuition-assisted Master of Science degree program leading to dual certification in special education-elementary education with the option for middle school extension. This program is open to teachers in the Yonkers Public Schools and New York City Department of Education Teachers in Regions 1, 2 and 10.

This program is designed for teachers interested in increasing their knowledge and skills for working with the at-risk and disabled population. Admissions preference will be given to teachers in Corrective Action Schools as well as teachers who are teaching out of their license area. Teams from schools are encouraged to apply. Candidates must meet the academic requirements for admission into the Manhattan College Graduate Education Program. For more information about this program and the scheduled open house, please contact the department directly at (718) 862-7418/7370 or e-mail elizabeth.kosky@manhattan.edu.

MANHATTAN COLLEGE'S PHI BETA KAPPA VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM HOSTS A LECTURE THAT EXAMINES LANGUAGE AND ART

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Leonard Barkan, Ph.D., the Arthur W. Marks ’19 Professor of Comparative Literature and director of the Society of Fellows at Princeton University, will speak at Manhattan College on Thursday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program. Dr. Barkan’s lecture will be held on the College’s campus in the Carmen Rodriguez Room (room 311) in Miguel Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

Some poets have engaged in the practice known as ekphrasis or the verbal description of a visual art object. Conversely, artists often place written words on their pictures or paintings. Dr. Barkan will deliver a lecture that aims to connect these two practices in an attempt to understand the relationship between language and the visual, especially in the culture of the Renaissance.

Dr. Barkan is the author of Nature’s Work of Art, The Gods Made Flesh and Unearthing the Past. His interests range from antiquity to the Renaissance, from poetry to painting and from theater to food. Dr. Barkan, who has taught art history and English at New York University and Northwestern, is a fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His current projects include a study of the relations between aesthetics and pleasure and a book entitled Satyr Square, which is an artistic, literary, personal and culinary memoir of life in Rome.

The Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program aims to contribute to the intellectual life of the campus by facilitating and exchanging ideas among visiting scholars, students and faculty members. The College’s English department and the Upsilon of New York chapter of Phi Beta Kappa are sponsoring this event.

For further information about this program, please contact Dr. Michael Judge at (718) 405-3391 or e-mail michael.judge@manhattan.edu. If you are a member of the press and would like to cover this event, please contact Melanie A. Farmer at (718) 862-7232.

BEST-SELLING IRISH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST NUALA O'FAOLAIN TO SPEAK AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE LITERARY EVENT

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Nuala O’Faolain, author of the best-selling autobiography Are You Somebody? will discuss her latest book and memoir, Almost There (Riverhead Books, 2003) on Wednesday, April 14 at 5:45 p.m. as part of an event to promote the release of the 14th volume of Manhattan Magazine, the College’s student-run literary and arts publication. O’Faolain also will spend time discussing the writing lifestyle and techniques of writing. This program will be held in the Alumni Room located in O’Malley Library on the College’s campus. A reception is scheduled to follow the program.

O’Faolain, a former television and radio producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has spent the past 12 years as a columnist and features writer for Ireland’s leading newspaper The Irish Times. In 1996, a small Irish publisher approached Ms. O’Faolain to write the introduction to a book on a collection of her best opinion columns. That particular introduction later grew into her first published book, Are You Somebody?, which tells the story of her lonely, chaotic life as a neglected daughter of a never-present father and alcoholic mother. Are You Somebody? spent several weeks on the New York Times best-seller list including reaching the No. 1 spot.

In Almost There, O’Faolain begins her story from the moment her life began to change in all manner of ways – subtle, radical, predictable and unforeseen. The publisher calls the memoir a provocative meditation on the “crucible of middle age” – a time of life that forges the shape of the years to come, that clarifies and solidifies one’s relationships to friends and lovers (past and present), family and self.

O’Faolain, who also is the author of a fiction novel, My Dream of You, earned a post-graduate degree in 19th century literature from the University of Oxford. She spent several years living and working in London, primarily for the BBC, and eventually moved back to her hometown, Dublin, Ireland, where she continues to write.

Copies of Almost There will be available for sale at the event. For further information about this program, please contact Joseph Lennon, assistant professor of English and world literature, at (718) 862-7112 or e-mail joseph.lennon@manhattan.edu. If you are a member of the press and would like to cover this event, please contact Melanie A. Farmer at (718) 862-7232.

WEBPAGES

[WebPage1]

http://mccrossonnerz.lawoffice.com/profiles/3202045

C. Warren Nerz
McCrosson & Nerz, P.C.
Indianapolis, IN 46237

Web site: http://mccrossonnerz.lawoffice.com

C. Warren Nerz earned his B.S. Degree from Manhattan College in 1977. He went on to graduate school and earned a Masters in Environmental Engineering also from Manhattan College in 1980. Mr. Nerz worked as a Project Engineer and Project Manager for ten (10) years with a large national general contractor. While working for the general contractor, Mr. Nerz attended law school at night and earned his J.D. Degree in 1991. Mr. Nerz's practice is currently almost exclusively business/commercial litigation, with a focus on commercial and consumer debt collection area. Mr. Nerz also does construction, real estate, and other business related litigation.

Education:
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1991 J.D.
Manhattan College, 1980 Masters Major: Environmental Engineering
Manhattan College, 1977 B.S.

FOUND

[Found1]

http://www.touro.edu/advisement/directory.asp

LANDER COLLEGE FOR WOMEN/MANHATTAN
160 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10118

Ms. Barbara Fischer Phone: (212)213-2230 Ext.129

Ms. Barbara Fischer serves as an academic advisor and personal counselor in the Lander College Manhattan Women's Division. She has an MA in Counseling form Manhattan College as well as an MA in French Literature from New York University. Ms. Fischer also holds a BA in French Literature form Smith College. Ms. Fischer has worked in private practice as a career and personal counselor since 1991.

Honors

[No Honors]

Weddings]

[No Weddings]

Births

[Birth1]

From: Mulios, Chris (1989)
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: birth arrival Elias Paul Mulios born March 30, 2004 12:27 pm 7 lbs. 6.8 oz 19 in

Chris Mulios 1989 BEEE
wife Donna Mulios
son Elias Paul Mulios born March 30, 2004 12:27 PM 7 lbs. 6.8 oz 19 inches
White Plains Hospital
daughter Shayla Catherine is now 2 years old

Chris

JR:
We,
All the Jaspers on the list,
Congratulate
Your wife
On her fine achievement.
We
hope that
Son Elias and
Daughter Shayla
can teach you how to write in "normal" again.
Maybe when they get to school.

[JR: Seriously, congrats. Now get some sleep. You'll not get any for the next 25 years or so. Brother President, Please send two applications to Chris, so he can start planning now.]

Engagements

[No Engagements]

Graduations

[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

The New York Times
April 4, 2004, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 1; Page 42; Column 1; Classified
HEADLINE: Notice: Deaths

MILLER, VINCENT G., P.E.

MILLER--Vincent G., P.E., of Westfield, NJ, on April 3, 2004. Husband of Joan Miller (nee Bennett), father of Katie Miller, brother of Dr. Robert Miller. Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday, 10 AM, St. Helen R.C. Church, Westfield. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visitation Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Ave., Cranford, NJ, Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to Manhattan College School of Engineering or Helping Hands and Hearts of St. Helen's Parish.

LOAD-DATE: April 4, 2004

[News from Web and Other Sources]

News1

EILEEN Ivers to be honored by Bronx Borough President Adolfo ...
Emediawire (press release) - USA
... Leased in 1991 by Manhattan College, The Gaelic Park Sports Center
continues to host sporting events, concerts, dances, and serves as a
meeting
place for local ...
<http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/4/emw115298.htm>

Eileen Ivers to be honored by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. World renowned violin virtuoso and Bronx native Eileen Ivers will be honored by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. as part of an annual event celebrating Irish Heritage. The event will take place at 7PM on March 31, at the Gaelic Park Sports Center.

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 1, 2004 -- World renowned violin virtuoso and Bronx native Eileen Ivers will be honored by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. as part of an annual event celebrating Irish Heritage. The event will take place at 7PM on March 31, at the Gaelic Park Sports Center.

Eileen Ivers is a proud Bronxite and Woodlawn native. Growing up as the daughter of Irish immigrants, her unique understanding of Irish traditional music was solidified by age ten when she first represented the U.S. in the All-Ireland fiddle championships. Eileen proceeded to win that title nine times.

As an Irish-American who was raised in an ethnically diverse Bronx neighborhood, Ivers was forever intrigued by the multicultural sounds of her childhood environs. The ongoing development of Eileen's globally-infused, traditional Irish sound has received international critical acclaim since the late 80's.

"I was so fortunate to have grown up in a loving, strong Irish American household in the Bronx, one that instilled in me the love and pride in our heritage while respecting and embracing the diversity of the Bronx," said Ivers. "Growing up and learning music in such a rich, multi-cultural environment has greatly influenced my music and has had a profound effect on the development of my career."

In 1999 Eileen Ivers formed Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul which encompasses Irish instrumentalists, soulful American vocals and a mix of African and Latin percussion and bass has been privileged to perform at major arts centers, as guests of numerous symphonies, at major festivals worldwide and on national and international television programs numerous times. A sampling of the overwhelming critical response can be read at www.eileenivers.com.

Adolfo Carrion, Jr., has chosen to honor Ivers as part of the annual event celebrating Irish Heritage, which will take place at Gaelic Park on Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Says Ivers, "I am deeply honored and extremely proud of this wonderful recognition by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr." Also being honored are Elaine Brennan, VP of Montefiore Medical Center, Judge Thomas B. Galligan, Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and Donald MacDonnell, the former President, Ancient Hibernians, Division 4.

Gaelic Park was established in 1928 by the Gaelic Athletic Association of New York, to promote hurling and Irish football. After being taken over by the City of New York, the park was leased in 1941 to John "Kerry" O'Donnell, who ran the park, dance hall and tavern. Leased in 1991 by Manhattan College, The Gaelic Park Sports Center continues to host sporting events, concerts, dances, and serves as a meeting place for local community groups.

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[JR: Interesting insight into Gaelic Park. As Libertarian, why does the City have it? It should have stayed private. And, how does the College figure into its destiny as a resource, landmark, and valuable asset. Some many questions, so little time.]

From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:40 AM
Subject: Fw: [jasperjottings] NEWS: Leased in 1991 by Manhattan College, The Gaelic Park Sports Center

Dear John,

Eileen and her husband are both graduates of St. Barnabas Elementary School and her co-honoree, Judge Tom Galligan (a Holy Cross Grad) was one of the nicest and hard working Judges in the Court System.

As the ownership of Gaelic Park, my recollection is that the Transit Authority wanted the property to expand the rail yards in the future and obtained title to the property but gave a long term lease to Kerry O'Donnell. Manhattan was able to lease the field and undertook to upgrade the facilities. I believe that all the leases had a provision that the lease could be cancelled if the Authority gave advanced notice that it needed the property.(I think it is either 2 or 3 years). You will recall that an earlier article reported that the GAA was looking forward to moving their games to the new Randall's Island Stadium.

Mike

News2

POSSIBLE Return of ROTC to Campus Sparks Controversy
Columbia Daily Spectator - New York City,NY,USA
... attend classes and leadership training labs. Air Force ROTC is
available
through Manhattan College. Wilkes, whose parents both were ...
<http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/01/406bd266aa

310>

Possible Return of ROTC to Campus Sparks Controversy
By Emily Bregel
Columbia Daily Spectator
April 01, 2004

The ideals of honor, excellence, and loyalty evoked by proponents of the United States Military are in striking contrast with what some on campus regard as the institution's discriminatory, oppressive, and conformist practices. This fundamental disaccord has contributed significantly to the controversy that has been brewing at Columbia, as Advocates for Columbia ROTC and Students United for America continue to lead a campaign for the return of the Reserve Officer Training Corps to campus.

Sean Wilkes, CC '06, chairman of Advocates for Columbia ROTC, founder of the Columbia Military Society, and executive vice president of SU4A, has been at the fore of this initiative.

Successes of the push for ROTC include a new link from Columbia's financial aid web site to the informational "ROTC at Columbia" website, designed by Wilkes, as well as the administration's agreement to give registration credit for military classes. "R" credit does not add to a student's graduation points, but is noted on transcripts.

Wilkes had prepared a formal proposal to present to the University Senate last Friday, but due to time constraints, the Senate instead voted to create a task force to gather input and discuss the issue at a later time. "The administration is pretty much delegating [the issue] to the Senate," Wilkes said. "I think they'll support whatever the Senate decides."

Currently, Army ROTC for Columbia students is accessed through the New York City Army ROTC centered at Fordham University. Cadets travel to Fordham's campuses in the Bronx and at Lincoln Center to attend classes and leadership training labs. Air Force ROTC is available through Manhattan College.

Wilkes, whose parents both were in the service and who aims to become a military doctor, says that for him, the commute is worth the effort. However, he asserts that many are dissuaded from joining the ROTC at Columbia because of this inconvenience, and that many who are interested in ROTC for this reason may choose not to attend Columbia.

The return of ROTC to Columbia would allow for a Navy ROTC in the Manhattan area. Prior to the student riots of the late 1960s, which resulted in the ejection of the ROTC from campus, Columbia was responsible for the program's Navy division, which has since been unavailable in the city.

The varying sentiments on campus regarding this issue range from celebration of the financial and career opportunities which the ROTC offers, to passionate opposition rooted in political beliefs, concerns of discriminatory policies such as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy, and the alleged racism of the institution.

Some critics of ROTC have suggested that students are compelled to join the program because of financial need for the scholarships offered, and this accounts for the disproportionate number of underprivileged and minority soldiers in the military.

Wilkes asserts that this contention stems from a misunderstanding. ROTC cadets are in training for officer positions, and 60% of Armed Forces Officers are commissioned through ROTC programs. "There are too many minorities in the enlisted soldiers, but as far as officers [go], the main complaint is that there aren't enough [minorities]," Wilkes said.

A 1997 Department of Defense Report asserts, "Although the representation of blacks among new officers has increased, they have been underrepresented among officers commissioned through the Military Academies and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship programs." The military takes advantage of affirmative action policies to alleviate disparities such as this, according to Wilkes, and he stated in his proposal that in the Fordham Army ROTC program 50% of cadets are minorities, including 23% Hispanic.

David Johns, CC '04, core member of Columbia University Concerned Students of Color, said that the issue in question has not as of yet been widely debated within his organization, but he acknowledges that prematurely deeming the ROTC racist could be a mistake.

"I think that the general critique of the [military] institution and the way that black bodies are used within it is a valid one," Johns said, "but I don't know if people could really make such statements without understanding what the function of ROTC would be particularly at Columbia."

The most widely-acknowledged point of contention in this debate is the conflict between the federal government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy and Columbia's anti-discrimination policy. The former restricts openly homosexual people from serving in the military, although it protects gay military participants from forced admittance of their sexuality.

"I think everybody involved with the proposal is perfectly aware that the law governing participation in the military has to change, and we will be part of that change if we can," said professor of finance and economics Michael Adler, one of the proposal's faculty supporters.

Jennifer Thorpe, CC '04, President of SU4A, said, "The thing about the military is that change is effected mostly from the inside. If we make ROTC available to more liberal thinkers then they can actually effect change."

But many students are skeptical of the suggestion that Columbia students entering ROTC programs have sincere intentions of supporting this cause.

"I just question who is going to be applying to the ROTC and whether they are going to be liberal-minded people who are going to have changing the homophobic military policies on their agenda," president of Everyone Allied Against Homophobia Alice Kentridge, CC '06, said.

Thorpe insisted that gay rights issues are a concern of those supporting the proposal, and Wilkes noted that one of SU4A's information tables provided cards with the contact information of representatives in Congress for people who wish to have the law changed.

However, Thorpe maintained that SU4A didn't "think the fact that the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law is in effect right now is a reason why the ROTC should not be on campus right now. Why shouldn't every possible financial option be made to these people so they can come to a school like Columbia?" she asked.

For others, particularly those who have experienced first-hand the alienation resulting from discrimination based on sexuality, the financial benefits of ROTC programs simply do not outweigh the drawbacks.

"It's difficult for someone who has had the privilege not to experience what it is to be made to feel like an inferior human being or [to be] alienated intensely on a regular basis to understand the intolerability of that experience," said Katerina Seligmann, CC '05, coordinator of Everyone Allied Against Homophobia.

"This is something that affects quite a few people here, and it isn't so much that we're protesting because we want to be part of the ROTC, but right here there is an example of an opportunity that is right in front of us and we do not have the option to take, so that kind of destroys the whole system of equal opportunity that this school is supposed to represent," said Christian Gonzalez-Rivera, CC '04, president of the Columbia Queer Alliance.

Wilkes' proposal notes that the DADT "does not outright prevent openly gay/lesbian students from participating in ROTC; it only prevents them from receiving ROTC scholarships and being commissioned" as officers, and it prevents cadets from being open about their sexual preference in the military.

Monique Dols, GS '05 and a member of the National Anti-War Network and the CU Anti-War Coalition, dismissed the argument of the financial benefits of ROTC programs, asserting that the more fundamental issue is public policy. "I think that if people can't afford to go to school and get an education, then we need to recheck our priorities and fund education rather than war," she said.

A controversial poll conducted last spring on campus concluded that about two-thirds of the student body would support the return of ROTC to campus. The validity of the results has been questioned, however, due to what has been argued is a confusing wording of the poll question. Seligmann said, "I know a lot of people who voted incorrectly to their opinions on that. I really think that poll should be stricken and there should be another one."

Many members of activist and human rights groups on campus stressed that they would be very interested in being a part of the soon-to-be-created task force, which is slated to report to the Senate in the fall.

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[JR: Air Force ROTC is available through Manhattan College; interesting not restricted to MC students? ]

News3

OFF the court NCAA is in foul trouble
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Evan Weiner is a radio commentator on "The Business of Sports" for Westwood
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COLLEGE SPORTS
Off the court NCAA is in foul trouble
BY EVAN WEINER
Evan Weiner is a radio commentator on "The Business of Sports" for Westwood One's Metro Networks.

April 1, 2004

It's a shame that neither Manhattan College, St. John's nor Fordham are in this year's NCAA Men's Final Four because New Yorkers are missing out on one of the great magic acts of all time: selling March Madness, a flawed product, to the networks, the advertisers and the public as a sanitized form of family-oriented entertainment that should be embraced by all.

Big-time college sports and its followers live in a fantasy world. On the talk-radio shows New York-area college basketball fans would much rather discuss who should be the next coach of St. John's than address the school's problems, which range from players being tossed off the squad for a sexual incident involving a woman in Pittsburgh to allegations that a player was paid, which is against NCAA rules. Despite everything, St. John's is still looking for a big-name coach to restore its reputation - whatever reputation it had.

St. John's and Fordham fired their coaches for having losing seasons. Mid-size Manhattan College could lose its coach because he won too many times and a big school may gobble him up. Now that's Kafkaesque.

Most college-sports fans see nothing wrong when four of the 65 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament qualifiers don't graduate a player, and that 16 of the 65 schools had graduation rates of less than 25 percent for the guys on the team. No, for these fans the game's the thing.

Yet it seems that week after week there is another blot on college sports, but in this world, nothing sticks. College sports are the Teflon Don of the sports industry. Can you imagine the outcry if Major League Baseball excluded the American League Central champions in its playoffs? Can you imagine the venom that would have been directed at the National Hockey League if a player was murdered off the ice by another player and the coach covered it up?

In the past calendar year, college sports have seen the Atlantic Coast Conference raid the Big East for teams to enhance its league for television dollars; seen the Big East raid Conference USA in the hopes of staying strong so it could keep its standing and hold onto the TV money. Baylor University's basketball-star Patrick Dennehy was murdered in Texas and his friend and teammate Carlton Dotson was charged with the crime. Shortly after Dennehy's body was found in July, there were allegations about drug use in Baylor's basketball program and about players' being paid. Coach Dave Bliss subsequently quit after coming up with a cover story about Dennehy's disappearance.

Congress began paying attention last fall, but not because of problems at St. Bonaventure, Villanova or Michigan, or that Larry Eustachy was fired as Iowa State's basketball coach or Mike Price was let go as Alabama's football coach because of "poor judgment" in their public behavior.

No, both the House and the Senate decided to hold hearings on whether the Bowl Championship Series discriminated against non-Bowl teams by not giving those schools a chance to win the NCAA football championship. It got so ludicrous that Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) told BCS officials that "I don't know if you guys know how it looks to fans of teams that aren't part of this system. It looks un-American. It really does. It looks unfair. It looks like a rigged deal."

Congress seems to have forgotten that these schools of higher learning are supposed to be providing an education to all their students, even the athletes. Congress has not held hearings on graduation rates of college players. You can be sure that NCAA-controlled broadcasts of the Final Four won't bring up the graduation rates at the University of Cincinnati. It hasn't graduated a player in over a decade.

But it's not just those on Capital Hill who have their priorities mixed up. Regents, chancellors and school presidents seem more gung-ho about their teams than they do about soaring education costs for the rank-and-file students who work a bunch of jobs, go to school and hope to get a degree that lands them on their feet once they graduate.

The games are so much more important than education and ethics. And that really is Madness.

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[JR: This is a news not a sports story. I KNOW deep in my heart that Manhattan College doesn't defraud the athlete, the alums, or the fans in these respects. Brother President many times has told me that he personally reviews the academic progress of EVERY athlete twice a year with the Student, the coach, the athletic department, and with the Deans of each school. (Boy, would I LOVE to be a fly on the wall for those conversations. Where does the man make the time? But I had an old boss that told me "Things magically improve if I even pretent to look at something!" (Al Aiello) and I think I am beginning to believe him.) Have we as a society become jaded?]

News4

A new chapter

Harry Williams poses behind a double shelf of books on the second floor of
the Brockton Public Library's main branch.
(Photo by MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE)
By Jennifer Kovalich, Enterprise staff writer

BROCKTON - Harry Williams distinctly remembers the first impression he had of the Brockton Public Library.

As he walked up the sidewalk to pay a visit, a woman emerged from the building holding the hands of her two children. Their faces were wreathed in bright smiles.

"You could tell they were happy," Williams said.

That experience is one he hopes all the city's children will get to have and one that harkens back to his youth.

"The library, as a boy, was very important to me. It was a place to escape, a place to dream," he said.

Williams, 56, began work Monday as the new director of the Brockton Public Library, moving from a director's position in Rahway, N.J. His arrival was heralded by employees and trustees alike.

"We've been like a ship without sails for a while," said Brenda Rodrigues, the library employees union representative. "Everyone was anxious to get someone in charge and lead us in the right direction."

Williams will oversee the city's three libraries that have more than 40 employees and a $1.6 million annual budget. The library system has a collection of more than 140,000 books, 1,700 videotapes and 1,000 audio tapes.

Williams comes on board seven months after former director Bradley Greene resigned amid concerns about his job performance.

Library Board of Trustees Chairman Mark Linde said the bar has been set high.

"I think we have high expectations. He has been a community leader wherever he's been," Linde said. "He's very active wherever he goes."

Trustees envision Williams helping make the main library, which recently underwent a $12 million renovation, a focal point of the community.

"I think everyone will like him," Linde said. "He was looking for a place to call home and he likes Brockton very much."

Williams' three-year contract calls for him to be on probation for six months. The contract is renewable yearly following a positive evaluation by the trustees.

Linde said Williams will receive an annual salary of $67,500.

To welcome Williams and his wife, Jody, to the community, the Brockton Library Foundation will hold a reception Saturday at the main branch at 304 Main St. from 1 to 4 p.m. The public is invited.

Williams is a native of Yonkers, N.Y., and earned his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College and a master of library science degree from Columbia University.

He worked for 12 years at the Worcester Public Library, then left the profession to work in the insurance and investment industries for 18 months.

While out on calls to sell insurance, he always found himself talking about books instead, he said.

He followed his calling back to the library, this time landing a job as the director of the Dudley Public Library. That was followed by a 10-year stint at the helm of the Southbridge Public Library, before he moved to New Jersey for three years.

Williams said his desire to return to Massachusetts stems from his and his wife's wishes to be closer to family, which includes her aging mother and his daughter and 6-year-old granddaughter.

Although new on the job, Williams has already mapped out a number of goals. He wants to help make the Library Foundation stronger and wants to ensure the library is partnering with literacy advocates in the city, especially to promote adult literacy.

He wants service groups around the city to call upon him to come talk about the library to their organizations and wants it to be a resource for all.

Williams brings a philosophy to the job that one person can make a difference.

"You can do little miracles or little changes or you can do nothing. I feel I'm grudgingly willing to accept that small changes are all we can do in the long run," he said. "That's sort of the way we can take one patron at a time and put what they need in their hands."

Williams labeled himself an "eclectic" reader who often reads self improvement books and likes a "well-written mystery." Of particular importance to him is spending time each day in conversation with his wife.

The couple have been married for just more than three years.

They met while having a discussion about author Robert Parker's private eye "Spenser" novels, debating whether the books or the television series starring Robert Urich was better, he said.

Walking through the library children's room on the first floor, Williams pointed out its charms, from the tiny furniture to the puppets and the brilliant globe of the Earth fixture overhead a central reading area. He called it a "magical" place, one where dreams, like those of his childhood, can flourish among the bookshelves.

"Because of my background, I believe what America really is about is picking yourself up by your bootstraps," he said. "A poor kid from Brockton can grow up to be president of the United States, and that's a nice dream."

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[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]

[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
4/12/04 Monday Golf   Rehoboth Beach Invitational Rehoboth Beach, DE   7:45 AM
4/12/04 Monday Baseball   Marist*   Poughkeepsie, NY   12:00 PM
4/13/04 Tuesday M. Lacrosse   Quinnipiac   Hamden, CT   3:00 PM
4/13/04 Tuesday W. Lacrosse   Stony Brook   HOME   3:30 PM
4/13/04 Tuesday M. Tennis   Marist*   HOME   3:30 PM
4/14/04 Wednesday Softball   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   3:00 PM
4/14/04 Wednesday M. Tennis   Fairfield*   Fairfield, CT   3:00 PM
4/14/04 Wednesday Baseball   Army   West Point, NY   3:30 PM
4/15/04 Thursday Softball   Albany   Albany, NY   3:00 PM
4/16/04 Friday Track & Field   Metropolitan Championships   TBA   10:00 AM
4/16/04 Friday Golf   Boston University   Cape Cod, MA   12:00 PM
4/16/04 Friday M. Tennis   Siena*   HOME   3:00 PM
4/16/04 Friday W. Tennis   Siena*   HOME   3:00 PM
4/17/04 Saturday Crew   2004 Knecht Cup   Camden, NJ   TBA
4/17/04 Saturday Track & Field   Metropolitan Championships   TBA   10:00 AM
4/17/04 Saturday Baseball   Iona* (DH)   HOME   12:00 PM
4/17/04 Saturday W. Lacrosse   Siena   Loudonville, NY   1:00 PM
4/17/04 Saturday M. Lacrosse   St. Joseph's*   HOME   1:00 PM
4/17/04 Saturday Softball   Marist*   Poughkeepsie, NY   1:00 PM
4/17/04 Saturday W. Tennis   Marist*   HOME   2:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday Crew   2004 Knecht Cup   Camden, NJ   TBA
4/18/04 Sunday M. Tennis   St. John's   Jamaica, NY   TBA
4/18/04 Sunday Baseball   Iona*   HOME   12:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday W. Lacrosse   Marist   Poughkeepsie, NY   1:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday Softball   Siena*   Loudonville, NY   1:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday W. Tennis   Wagner   Staten Island, NY   1:00 PM
4/20/04 Tuesday Golf   Peacock Invitational   Ringoes, NJ   10:00 AM
4/20/04 Tuesday Softball   Central Connecticut State   New Britain, CT   3:00 PM
4/20/04 Tuesday Baseball   Sacred Heart   HOME   3:30 PM
4/21/04 Wednesday Baseball   Hofstra   Hempstead, NY   3:30 PM
4/21/04 Wednesday W. Lacrosse   Central Connecticut   New Britain, CT   6:00 PM
4/22/04 Thursday Track & Field   Penn Relays   Philadelphia, PA   10:00 AM
4/23/04 Friday M. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/23/04 Friday W. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/23/04 Friday Golf   MAAC Championships   Lake Buena Vista, FL   7:30 AM
4/23/04 Friday Track & Field   Penn Relays   Philadelphia, PA   10:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday M. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/24/04 Saturday W. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Golf   MAAC Championships   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Crew   Spring Metropolitan Rowing Championships   New Rochelle, NY   TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Softball   Niagara*   HOME   9:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday Track & Field   Penn Relays   Philadelphia, PA   10:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday Baseball   LeMoyne* (DH)   Syracuse, NY   12:00 PM
4/24/04 Saturday W. Lacrosse   LeMoyne   Syracuse, NY   12:00 PM
4/24/04 Saturday M. Lacrosse   Marist*   HOME   1:00 PM
4/25/04 Sunday W. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/25/04 Sunday M. Tennis   MAAC Championships   Flushing, NY   TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Golf   MAAC Championships   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Crew   MAAC Rowing Championships   New Rochelle, NY   TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Softball   Canisius*   HOME   9:00 AM
4/25/04 Sunday Baseball   LeMoyne*   Syracuse, NY   12:00 PM
4/27/04 Tuesday M. Lacrosse   Wagner*   HOME   3:30 PM
4/28/04 Wednesday Baseball   Columbia   HOME   3:00 PM
4/28/04 Wednesday Softball   Lafayette   HOME   3:00 PM
4/29/04 Thursday Softball   Fairleigh Dickinson   HOME   3:00 PM
4/30/04 Friday W. Lacrosse   MAAC Semi-Finals   Buffalo, NY   TBA

[Sports from College]

TEN GOAL SECOND HALF PROPELLED #19 UMASS TO 16-5 VICTORY OVER MANHATTAN

Amherst, MA (April 9, 2004) - Manhattan held two leads in the first half, but #19 University of Massachusetts overcame the deficit by recording a ten goal second half, on route to a 16-4 win. With the loss, the Jaspers fall to 5-4 overall. Freshman Brian Murray led the Jaspers with two assists.

With the score tied at 1-1, Eugene Tanner netted a goal with 3:53 left in the first quarter giving them the 2-1 lead going into the second quarter.

Sophomore Greg Lewis extended the Jasper lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal at the 12:21 mark in the second quarter. The Minutemen responded with a goal by Matt Tundo cutting the lead to one, 3-2. The Jaspers opened the lead with a Justin Otto goal with 7:42 left in the half, giving Manhattan the 4-2 lead. A Steven Byrnes goal at 7:10, started the Minutemen's 14 straight goal streak. UMASS managed to net three more goals in the half taking the lead and ending the first half with the 6-4 advantage.

Manhattan held the Minutemen to just one goal in the third quarter. Led by two Chris Doyle goals the Minutemen netted nine fourth quarter goals, giving UMASS the 16-4 victory.

Greg Lewis, Jeremy Marrano, Eugene Tanner and Justin Otto each tallied one goal. John Landers and Robert Busweiler combined for 14 saves in between the pipes.

The Jaspers are back in action when they head to Hamden, CT to face Quinnipiac University at 3 pm on Tuesday, April 13.

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ARMY TAKES TWO FROM SOFTBALL

West Point, NY (April 8, 2004)- The Army Black Knight swept a double-header with Manhattan College tonight at the Army Softball Complex. The Lady Jaspers fall to 2-19 on the season.

In game one, Army (12-16) scored single runs in the third and fifth to provide the difference. Kiera Fox went 2-3 to account for two of Manhattan's three hits. Megan Jurkowski added the third hit, which put runners on first and second with no out in the seventh. After a groundout put runner on the second and third, a lineout and a strikeout ended the Lady Jasper threat.

Jillian Medea (1-10) absorbed the loss, going the distance, allowing two runs, while striking out five.

In game two, Manhattan took the early lead, plating a run in the top of the first on an RBI single by Michelle Gutierrez, chasing home Jennifer McCracken. Unfortunately, the Black Knights would score four runs in the bottom of the third to make the score 4-1 in favor of Army.

The teams would each tally a run in the sixth inning, as Jurkowski's RBI single would plate Margaret LaFex, but Army would respond in the bottom of the frame.

The Lady Jaspers would cut the lead to two, 5-3, in the top of the seventh, plating a run on an RBI single by Stefanie Gozdziewski, scoring Marina Ysaac.

Kristin Gelsleichter (0-1) took the loss for Manhattan, going the distance, stiking out seven.

The Lady Jaspers return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they travel to Lawrenceville, NJ for a MAAC doubleheader with Rider scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE GRAB 7-6 VICTORY OVER FAIRFIELD

Riverdale, NY (April 8, 2004) – The Lady Jaspers beat Fairfield today 7-6 in a MAAC Conference game at Gaelic Park. Senior Mary Dudek led the team with two goals and an assist for a total of three points. The win boosts the Lady J's record to 7-4 overall and 3-0 in the MAAC. The loss drops Fairfield to a 3-7 overall record and 2-1 in the MAAC.

Dudek opened the scoring six minutes into the first half off a pass from Catherine Dunbar. Fairfield's Jessica Conahan answered back less than a minute later to tie the game, 1-1. Dunbar switched roles 14:09 into the game becoming the scorer making the score, 2-1, off a pass from Erin Warren. Dudek made it 3-1 two minutes later. The Stags scored one more time before the end of the half decreasing Manhattan's lead to, 3-2.

The Lady Jaspers started off strong in the second half scoring two goals in the first two minutes adding to their lead. Molly Pheterson scored both goals to lift Manhattan to a 5-2 lead. Around the seven minute mark Fairfield's Colleen Sindall scored off a pass from Beth Loffredo making the score, 5-3. Victoria Carman and Jenny Carman then added two more goals to Manhattan's lead before the Stags took control of the scoring.

With the score 7-3 and just six minutes to play, Fairfield went on a scoring streak. Jessica Conahan and Suzanne Finley each scored unassisted goals decreasing Manhattan's lead to only two. With only 48 seconds left of the game Sindall scored another goal for Fairfield giving Manhattan the lead by only one. Manhattan was able to keep the one goal lead for the last 48 seconds to give them the victory.

Freshman Ashley Devins came up big for the Lady Jaspers saving 18 shots. Monica Janowitz had 10 saves for the Stags.

The Lady Jaspers host Stonybrook, Tuesday, April 13 at 3:30 pm at Gaelic Park. At this game we will be honoring our seniors.

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BASEBALL FALLS TO LAFAYETTE, 6-3

Easton, PA (April 7, 2004)- Manhattan fell to Lafayette, 6-3, today at Class of 78 Stadium on the Lafayette campus. The Jaspers were led by Chris Gaskin, who went 2-3 with a solo homer. Manhattan falls to 6-14-1 on the season.

The Jaspers jumped on the board early, plating three runs in the top of the second, though the scoring would amount to all Manhattan could muster. Gaskin led off the inning with a home run down the right field line. After a groundout, consecutive singles by Nick Derba and Gary Diaz put runners on the corners with one out. Diaz then attempted to steal second, and advanced to third on an error by the Leopard's second baseman, which allowed Derba to score. Diaz was plated on an RBI groundout by John Maser to make the score 3-0.

Lafayette (10-15) scored once in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Eric Vacca to make the score 3-1.

Manhattan loaded the bases in the fifth looking to break the game open, but, after a lineout to the pitcher, the Leopards converted a double-play when John Fitzpatrick fouled out and Maser was thrown out at the plate attempting to tag up.

Lafayette knotted the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a two run homer by Jason Boyd. The Leopards would add two in the seventh and one in the eighth to provide the final margin.

Ian Quinn (0-1) was tagged for the loss, while Tom Phelan (1-0) picked up the win for Lafayette.

The Jaspers return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they travel to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on Marist in a MAAC double-header scheduled to begin at 12 noon.

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GOLF SPLITS DOUBLE DUAL MATCH

West Orange, NJ – (April 7, 2004) – The Golf team in a double dual match against St. Peter's and Fairleigh Dickinson yesterday, finished 1-1. In Rock Spring Club in West Orange, NJ, the Jaspers defeated FDU, 327-329. Against host, St. Peter's the Jaspers fell, 325-327. Senior co-captain Jay Wiederlight tied for the second best score of the day with a 79.

Tim Hand finished with an 80, Martin Tobias recorded an 85 and Corey Barringer totaled an 83 for the Jaspers.

Manhattan is back in action in Selinsgroe, PA in the Susquehana Spring Invitational on Thursday, April 7 at 1 pm.

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[Sports from Web]

Newsday (New York)
April 7, 2004 Wednesday
CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A59
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ

LEADING OFF

Manhattan College junior Victoria Carman was named MAAC Co-Player of the Week in women's lacrosse, one of three Jaspers honored. Carman had 11 goals in three wins. Ashley Devins was named conference Defensive Player of the Week, and Jenny Carman (Victoria's sister) was named Rookie of the Week.

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Los Angeles Times
April 6, 2004 Tuesday
Home Edition
SECTION: SPORTS; Sports Desk; Part D; Pg. 9
HEADLINE: Huskies the Team UConn Count On; The dominance of Connecticut and Okafor in national final leads the 10 best moments of this NCAA tournament
BYLINE: Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer

And Then There Was One

A Florida Flop

10. It was one of the most predicted "upsets" in the tournament -- Florida was ripe after losing Christian Drejer to a pro career in Europe before season's end.

But the amazing thing about the first-round upset pulled by 12th-seeded Manhattan College and Luis Flores was that it wasn't even close, 75-60.

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Newsday (New York)
April 6, 2004 Tuesday
CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A62
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ
LEADING OFF

Mike Parisi, a junior at Manhattan College, was named MAAC Pitcher of the Week, after leading the Jaspers to a 5-4 win over Siena, in which he allowed no earned runs, struck out six and gave up just five hits.

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Buffalo News (New York)
April 5, 2004 Monday, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg.S14
HEADLINE: MEDAILLE NETS NATIONAL BERTH/

WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Kristen McGuinness and Brittany Farrugia had two goals each for Canisius (0-6, 0-4 MAAC) in a 16-6 loss at Fairfield. . . . Rachel Jones had three goals for Niagara in an 11-10 loss to Manhattan College.

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The New York Post
April 3, 2004 Saturday
SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 69
HEADLINE: DUKE'S CRY: WE'RE NOT UNDERDOGS
BYLINE: LENN ROBBINS and STEVE SERBY

Georgia Tech's Will Bynum visited with former Chicago high school teammate Tony Allen of Oklahoma State on Thursday.

"He told me that they were going to put us out, send us back home and go fishing, all types of crazy stuff," Allen said. "I don't say much back. I just let everybody do the talking and we just go out and play."

Bynum transferred from Georgia Tech to Arizona. Allen transferred from Butler Valley Community College to Wabash Valley Community College before finding a home at Oklahoma State. Two summers ago, Allen and Bynum played in a pickup game at a summer camp at Manhattan College.

"The game got real physical," Allen said. "We were pushing each other. Ever since then we've been best friends."

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
April 2, 2004 Friday Metro Edition
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 5D
HEADLINE: 2004 ALL-GREATER ROCHESTER
BYLINE: Staff

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

C.J. Lee
Pittsford Sutherland

Next stop for three-time AGR guard is Division I Manhattan College. Became Sutherland's career leader in steals and 3-pointers made, also the Knights' third all-time leading scorer (1,382 points). Knee injury limited him to 15 of the team's 20 games. Monroe County league's first-team all-star averaged 18 points, 4.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. First-team AGR football defensive back in the fall. Maintains a 90 average.

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Daily News (New York)
April 1, 2004 Thursday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 80
HEADLINE: GONZALEZ WAITING ON HURRICANES
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

It may be at least another week before Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez finds out if he's headed for South Beach as the new Miami coach.

"He told me he had a good meeting with the guy but (Miami) won't do anything until after the Final Four," said Manhattan AD Bob Byrnes, referring to the meeting with Miami AD Paul Dee.

Miami is expected to interview other candidates. Murray State's Mick Cronin is said to be on its list, along with Duke assistant coach Johnny Dawkins, UAB head coach Mike Anderson, Florida State assistant Stan Jones, Texas assistant Frank Haith, Oklahoma State assistant coach Sean Sutton and former St. John's coach Mike Jarvis.

JMU may tab Doherty

St. John's may be on the brink of losing another candidate for its coaching vacancy. James Madison reps said yesterday that the school would name its new coach tomorrow and that Matt Doherty is a finalist.

Since Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt and Memphis' John Calipari withdrew their names for the SJU job, the ex-UNC and Notre Dame coach has been considered among the frontrunners. Many of St. John's biggest financial supporters back Doherty, a Long Island product with an excellent recruiting record. "It's likely that this job is Matt's to turn down," one college basketball official said last night.- With Roger Rubin

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Ocean County Observer (Toms River, NJ)
April 1, 2004 Thursday
HEADLINE: County Collegiates Wagenblast nets pair for TCNJ
BYLINE: Staff report

In the IC4A Championships at Boston University, Pisano was second in the shot put at 50-1 1/4 while Mazza was second in the pole vault at 16-8 3/4.

The Huskies finished second in the 52-team meet with 55 points. Manhattan College won with 60.

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BYNUM, Allen reunited ... sort of
ESPN - USA
... fight. While in seventh grade, Bynum and Allen were playing one-on-one
at an AAU Tournament in Manhattan College's Draddy Gymnasium. ...
<http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney04/columns/story?id=1772927>
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Bynum, Allen reunited ... sort of
By Pete Thamel
Special to ESPN.com

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The call came to the cell phone of Oklahoma State assistant coach Glynn Cyprien at around midnight on Jan. 10, 2003.

Cyprien was in his hotel room in College Station, Texas, when Will Bynum checked in to say he's transferring from Arizona to Oklahoma State. The move would reunite Bynum with his best friend, Cowboys guard Tony Allen.

"My bags are packed, coach," Cyprien recalls Bynum telling him. "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Bynum did leave Tucson the next day ... except he transferred to Georgia Tech.

"When it came down to it, there wasn't a scholarship available (at Oklahoma State)," Bynum said. "If they had one, I probably would have transferred there."

Finally, Bynum and Allen, the former high school teammates, will be together again on the court -- in opposing uniforms. The two will square off in San Antonio on Saturday when OSU meets Georgia Tech in the first national semifinal.

Things obviously worked out for both sides.

Bynum became eligible at mid-semester this season and has provided a perfect energy boost for the Jackets' frenetic system. He averaged 9.3 points per game and hit the biggest shot during Tech's Elite Eight win over Kansas, a 3-pointer that broke a 71-71 tie and ignited a final 8-0 run in overtime.

Paul Hewitt wouldn't have Will Bynum to lean on at Georiga Tech if there hadn't been a shortage of scholarships in Stillwater.

The point guard void in Stillwater allowed John Lucas to transfer there in the fallout of the Baylor tragedy this summer. The Pokes won 31 games with Lucas' cool hand on the point, and Allen leads the team in scoring with 16.1 points per game.

"I guess that's what God had planned out, for John Lucas to come here and be successful, and Will to go to Georgia Tech and be successful," Allen said. "And for all of us to meet up at the Final Four."

Bynum and Allen's first meeting wasn't so storybook. In fact, as Bynum recalls, the two got into a fight.

While in seventh grade, Bynum and Allen were playing one-on-one at an AAU Tournament in Manhattan College's Draddy Gymnasium. Allen went up for a basket and Bynum fouled him. Then Bynum drove to the hole and Allen responded with a foul. The fouls led to talking ... which led to some pushing ... which led to a scuffle.

"We started arguing and we got into each other's face," Bynum said. "After that, though, we was like best friends."

Both players grew up on Chicago's rough-and-tumble South Side. Soon after they met, they'd spend their afternoons together, playing exhausting games of full-court, one-on-one in Jackson Park or any gym they could find.

Allen grew up deep in the South Side on 95th Street. Bynum lived on 47th, just a 15-minute ride away on the El.

"Basketball is all we had," Allen said. "We didn't want to choose the other route, selling drugs and being in the gangs. We knew that didn't fit our description. We were blessed through God to have athletic ability and play ball and we just chose that."

Bynum eventually convinced Allen to transfer to his high school, Crane Tech Prep, a move that Allen credits with helping turn around his life.

Allen sat out a year at Crane, got eligible and to this day, thanks Crane coach Anthony Longstreet for taking a chance on him.

Both Allen and Bynum talked every day after taking their separate paths to college.

While Bynum started his college career at Arizona, Allen went to two junior colleges before transferring to Oklahoma State.

Even though the duo never united in Stillwater, there's no hard feelings.

"They're like brothers, they really are," Longstreet said. "On and off the court. When they come home in the spring and the summer, if you see one, you're going to see the other."

The two players still talk every day, and the first person Bynum called after beating Kansas to reach the Final Four was Allen.

The trash talk ensued. Allen's first words to Bynum: "We're still going to be friends after we beat you."

Bynum laughed. After all they'd been through, what else could he do?

"It's crazy," Bynum said. "It's been a long journey. I'm just happy to get a chance to play against him in the Final Four. It don't get no sweeter than that."

Bynum paused for a second.

"Except" he added, "to beat him."

Pete Thamel is a freelance writer for ESPN.com and ESPN Magazine based in South Boston. He can be reached at vpthamel@aol.com.

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KNIGHTS' Cottrell tabs Manhattan
Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA
Gab Cottrell, the Prospect girls basketball team's record-setting guard,
has committed to attend Manhattan College (NY) on a full, four-year
scholarship
<http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/mp/04-01-04-2
58501.html>
Knights' Cottrell tabs Manhattan
BY KEN KEENAN
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Gab Cottrell, the Prospect girls basketball team's record-setting guard, has committed to attend Manhattan College (N.Y.) on a full, four-year scholarship, beginning in the fall.

A four-year member of the Knights' varsity squad , including the last three as a starter, Cottrell will graduate from Prospect as the school's all-time leader in numerous categories: two-point field goal percentage (58 percent), free-throw percentage (78 percent), successful free throws (290), successful three-pointers (201) and steals (406). She also departs as No. 2 on the career charts in scoring (1,286 points) and three-point shooting percentage (34 percent), and third in assists (321).

During the 2003-04 campaign -- in which Prospect finished with a school-best 24-6 record -- Cottrell set single-season Knights marks in points for one game (37), free-throw percentage (86 percent) and steals (129).

Cottrell said she made the decision to attend Manhattan (an NCAA Division I institution with an enrollment of about 3,600) after recently visiting the New York City-area campus with her parents.

"The campus is smaller than (a larger university's) -- you can get to one place or another through the same set of buildings," she said. "So the teacher to student ratio will be smaller, and that's better than going to a class with 800 people. And if you go to a school with 80,000 kids, you don't know the people. But (at Manhattan), you can recognize the people -- it's more homey, you could say. The gym is nice, too, and the coaches were outstanding. And I saw Times Square . . . all the lights and all the people -- it was amazing. I'm definitely excited about (Manhattan), and my family is, too."

Manhattan competed under the tutelage of first-year head coach Mindy Hill this season, employing what Cottrell said was only an eight-person roster.

"They were a little under .500, but they lost a lot of games by three points or so," she said. "So (Hill) has goals set -- start off slow and take the steps to become a good team, and hopefully get to the (postseason's) Sweet 16 and Final Four. That's the tradition we want to build there."

Cottrell expects to play in her familiar shooting guard slot, with hopes of contributing right off the bat, even though she'll only be a freshman.

"They needed a shooting guard," she said. "But it doesn't really matter where I play -- whatever I can do to help the team, I will."

Prospect head coach Mike Nocella said that Cottrell and Manhattan make for "a great fit. They've wanted her for a while, and she and her parents went out there and loved the place. It looks like it will be a great experience for her -- some other (institutions) will find out they missed the boat on her. I think she's very capable of delivering for them and helping develop the program.

"The only thing I'm disappointed in is that as good as she is, only one school in Illinois showed interest in her. But she's happy, and that's the main thing -- she likes Manhattan, and they like her."

Cottrell will study secondary education and biology at Manhattan, eventually looking to become a teacher and basketball coach at the high-school level.

"I can't be away from the sport," she said. "So the best thing I can do is pass on my basketball knowledge to other people."

Ken Keenan may be reached at kkeenan@pioneerlocal.com.

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GET-A-LIFE SportsPlanner
New York Sports Express - New York,NY,United States
... That would be like Manhattan College going up against Seton Hall in
the first round of the NCAAs. Learn it primetime style on MSG at 8 pm.
<http://www.nysportsexpress.com/2/14/departments/sportsplanner.cfm>
Get-A-Life SportsPlanner
A cursory glance at the week ahead:
Fri. April 2: Knicks vs Nets

Both squads have been having their own "who can be more injured" contest, pressing local sports franchise health benefit plans to the limit. Some radio yahoos have even insisted that the Knicks play the Nets in the first round of the playoffs. That would be like Manhattan College going up against Seton Hall in the first round of the NCAAs. Learn it primetime style on MSG at 8 p.m.

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HAMMER Throwers Hit Heart Of Texas
PurdueSports.com - USA
... Thomas Freeman, a senior from Manhattan College, was the only
competitor
to finish ahead of McBride, recording an effort of 222-9 (67.91). ...
<http://purduesports.ocsn.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/040104aab.html>
McBride and Hecht set personal records
Senior All-American Keith McBride hammered the competition at the Texas
Relays, placing second in the hammer throw with a launch of 213 feet, 8 inches.
Track & Field Home
HEADLINES
Hammer Throwers Hit Heart Of Texas
Boilermakers Split For Weekend Meets

April 1, 2004

AUSTIN, Texas - Three Boilermakers finished among the top eight in the hammer throw Thursday at the Texas Relays. Senior All-American Keith McBride was Purdue's top finisher with a second-place effort of 213 feet, 8 inches (65.12 meters).

McBride's NCAA regional qualifying launch was a personal best by nearly four feet, and ranks as the second best throw in Purdue history behind Chris Brown's heave of 222-3 (67.74). The Valparaiso, Ind., native's previous best was 209-10 (63.97), which he recorded at the 2003 Big Ten Championships.

Thomas Freeman, a senior from Manhattan College, was the only competitor to finish ahead of McBride, recording an effort of 222-9 (67.91).

Also placing among the top eight were All-American senior Scott Hecht and John Paul Smolenski. Hecht placed sixth with his personal record of 200-10(62.22) and Smolenski took eighth with a mark of 200-5 (61.08).

Igor Kirin placed 20th, but still posted a regional qualifying mark of 187-11 (57.29), while on the women's side, Courtney Magnuson fouled on all three of her attempts.

Several Purdue athletes are expected to compete Friday, including Kenneth Baxter (100-meter dash prelims), Jocelyn Lindsay (pole vault) and Lindsay Blaine (javelin). Hecht also competes again Friday in the shot put.

A complete schedule and results of the Texas Relays can be accessed off the front page of Texas' athletics web site, texassports.com.

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COLLEGE Basketball Players: Take the Money and Run to the NBA
Columbia Daily Spectator - New York City,NY,USA
... It allows a school like Manhattan College to challenge Wake Forest
for a spot in the Sweet 16, and it allows Atlantic 10 teams like Xavier
and St. ...
<http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/05/4070cde914111>
Sports
College Basketball Players: Take the Money and Run to the NBA
Theology
by Theodore Orsher
April 05, 2004

Thanks, Carmelo Anthony, for leaving college basketball last year. Thanks, Lebron, for taking the dough and getting your education later. Thanks, Chris Bosh, for becoming a role player on the Raptors instead of a star on the Yellow Jackets.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I love a watered-down March Madness, even if it means that I lose boatloads of cash in pools. The parity, the competitiveness, and the uncertainty have made this year's tournament more interesting to watch than any in recent memory.

This year, I actually tried to implement a strategy when making my picks: look at which teams had momentum going into the tournament and roll the dice that their adrenaline alone would carry them to the Four Four. There are, of course, a few caveats to this theory. First, Stanford will never make it past the Sweet 16--their coach Mike Montgomery seems to have trouble preparing teams for the big stages.

Second, it's obvious that most of the more prominent teams will end up in the late rounds--parity exists, but not that much yet. And third, any team that I want to win will probably not make it past one of the middle rounds.

That said, the defection of key players from teams like Syracuse, Duke, Georgia Tech, and others has made college basketball a much more competitive sport. In past years, teams like St. Joseph's, Nevada, UAB, Xavier, Vanderbilt, and Alabama would probably have never stood a chance to contend for a national title by advancing to the tournament's later rounds.

So, here's a message to top--tier college prospects who read my column: go to the NBA, take the millions of dollars, and then get a college degree. My advice, though, is not based merely on what I want to see in college basketball. It's simple cost--benefit analysis. If you're talented enough to earn a reasonably large contract in the NBA when you're 19, you probably won't add enough value to your stock by getting an education and letting your body age four years.

Sure, playing one year in college might be useful: a player who is a borderline NBA prospect might use a season at a big-time hoops program to establish himself as a talent among a different variety of athletes. This way, he could potentially add millions of dollars in value to his contract when he is eventually drafted.

The parity created by teams not keeping their best players allows a team like Princeton to lead Texas by three at the half. It allows a school like Manhattan College to challenge Wake Forest for a spot in the Sweet 16, and it allows Atlantic 10 teams like Xavier and St. Joe's to make legitimate runs at a national title.

NBA--caliber players who choose to stay on college teams only add to the discrepancy between top--tier programs and lower-level conferences. I'm not advocating that we simply kick great players out of the higher educational system when they're too talented to stay in school, but I believe that coaches and boosters should make it clear to players that there are economic opportunities that may await them in the NBA.

Furthermore, I'm not writing that these players should skip school entirely. Rather, that good players who miss college to play basketball should go back after they're done so that they can earn a degree and start a non--athletic professional career after playing.

Star players make for great title games. Of course, everyone would love to watch Dajuan Wagner, Qyntel Woods and Amare Stoudamire team up for Memphis versus Mario Austin, Lawrence Roberts, and Travis Outlaw on Mississippi State. However, these star players not only setup the occasional "big-time" matchup, but also, more frequently, create huge blowouts against weaker opposition. Come on now, would you rather watch two star-studded Final Four games or an entire season of down to the wire, competitive Conference USA action?

Competitive balance makes the tournament which determines the national champion a real tournament: a tournament in which teams can emerge from nowhere and stun perennial powers. Maybe this way a New York City team (from Morningside perhaps?) will make the trip to the illustrious Final Four. Ha.

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BUC LACROSSE PLAYER HEADED FOR MANHATTAN
Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego,NY,USA
By MIKE LEBOEUF, Sports Editor. OSWEGO - A small school in a big city,
Manhattan College is just right for Oswego High School lacrosse player
Kevin Dorsey. ...
<http://www.pall-times.com/articles/2004/04/02/sports/sports2.txt>
BUC LACROSSE PLAYER HEADED FOR MANHATTAN
By MIKE LEBOEUF, Sports Editor

OSWEGO - A small school in a big city, Manhattan College is just right for Oswego High School lacrosse player Kevin Dorsey. Dorsey, a senior midfielder for the varsity Bucs, signed a letter-of-intent this week to attend Manhattan College in the New York City area. He will play for the Jaspers' Division I team and receive a partial scholarship.

This commitment is the culmination of a dream for Dorsey.

"I never imagined when I started playing that I would be able to play lacrosse in college, let alone Division One," Dorsey said.

The son of Dennis and Kerry Dorsey, Kevin said he will study accounting at Manhattan College, which is actually located in Riverdale. He will play lacrosse for Coach Tim McIntee.

Dorsey's college search focused on the New York City area as he has relatives there and has been there several times.

"There weren't too many (colleges) that offered Division One lacrosse down there," Dorsey said. "I ended up calling the school."

McIntee came to see Dorsey play, and liked what he saw. "Kevin and the coach really clicked together. That was one of the deciding factors," Dennis Dorsey said.

Kevin ended up choosing Manhattan over Stony Brook, Hofstra, and Wagner. He also received interest from other colleges. He attributes that interest to playing lacrosse in central New York against nationally known programs like West Genesee and Fayetteville-Manlius.

"Those schools draw attention to our schools, and if we do big things against them, that just tells coaches that we're the real deal too," Dorsey said. "Upstate lacrosse is the best lacrosse in the United States."

Manhattan College last year posted a 3-5 record within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and was 4-10 overall. Dorsey said that the year before, the Jaspers played in the national tournament. "I see myself fitting in well. I think I'll get playing time as a freshman," Dorsey said. "I met the guys on my trip, and they're great guys."

Dorsey, who also played on the Buccaneer golf team, started with lacrosse in seventh grade. He has steadily progressed, and is currently a key part of Coach Bob Nelson's varsity team. Last year, Dorsey tallied 10 goals and five assists for the Bucs. He pointed out that last year's Oswego team had lots of senior talent. Ten players off that team are now playing college lacrosse.

Quickness and strength are his biggest assets, Dorsey said. He said he needs work on his endurance, but is confident he will be ready for the challenge of Division I college lacrosse.

"One of Kevin's biggest attributes is he's a very unselfish player," Dennis Dorsey said. "I'm really pleased about him going to Manhattan."

Kevin said his offseason work has included weight training, running, and stick work. His focus now is to help the Bucs work toward the Section III playoffs.

mleboeuf@palltimes.com

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

Email01

From: Cote, Richard A. (1990)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040328.htm

Dear John,

Thank you for your prayers while I was deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is good be home.

You can remove me from the list of Jaspers in harms way.

Sincerely,
Richard Cote

[JR: Done, and glad you are home safe. ]

Email02

From: Lutz, Peter F. (1981)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] STUFF: there are twenty-seven former

John, Perhaps I'll see you tonite...don't know. A question for you : Is it possible for a Manhattan alumnus to get a @manhattan.edu email address ? I recall your having one at some point in the past...not sure if you still have it. If so, how does one go about getting a Manhattan email address ? I know many other big name schools allow their alums to have college email addresses. Thanks in advance for your response. Peter Lutz

From: "Jasper John '68"
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:17:03 -0500

Peter,

Tonight? What's tonight? All I have is to go home and try to wrestle with my 1040.

"@alum.manhattan.edu" is available to every alum. What it is worth is another story? If you had an entry in the Harris "Green Book" database, then you probably have an address. I'll test that with this message. If it bounces, you don't. If it doesn't, you might. If you every logged into the Harris system and established a password, then that password might work to get you into http://webmail.alum.manhattan.edu. If your selected password had a special character in it, then it wouldn't work (Your dead!). If you ....

In trying an idea, I have "found" that you are in the email system. What it does, what the password is, if it is forwarded, or where it forwards to, I have no idea.

If you are really hot on this, (And I strongly caution against using this for anything important!), I can aim you at Jake (the secret weapon inside the College) who can fix you up.

Reread the past few weeks of Jottings and you'll get a feel for why I wouldn't recommend believing anything concerning @alum or the alumni database.

John

From: Peter Lutz
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] STUFF: there are twenty-seven

Hi John !

What an email address you have ! Tonite is the NYC Chapter Alumni networking event...spring version...it's at the Museum of Radio & TV Broadcasting - 52nd St. between 5th and 6th Avenue.

Hope to see you there !

Thanks.

Peter Lutz

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:25 PM
To: 'Peter Lutz'
Subject: RE: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] STUFF: there are twenty-seven former

Hi Pete,

No I won't be there. I was "MC-ing" on Monday night. Actually at the CMSV, working on the Computer Governance committee and the MC/CMSV joint strategic vision framework plan and priorities. Working on the 5 year IT plan, nose bleed city. I am kinda p-o-ed at the Alumni organization because of the Harris fiasco. If anyone says Harris backed out, you have my permission to yell "Barbara Streisand" at the top of your lungs. Take whatever is said about what is going to happen with a grain of salt. I had an hour of Brother President's ear and I nagged him until he too was "disturb and annoyed" that "people were promising that the College would do things that were not approved through the proper channels". So, if any one promises anything, be ready to see the hand come down from the sky with the lighten bolt. Any way, I am pooped from Monday. If any one says anything about Jottings, I'd appreciate a report. If you find any victims, then that to would be appreciated.

Let me know if you want Jake's email address.

John

From: Lutz, Peter F. (1981)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: RE: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] STUFF: there are twenty-seven

John,

You are a really busy guy...hard to keep up with you. I gather that nothing happened with the recruiter from a month or 2 ago that you referred me to. Am finding that the job market continues to suck. My consulting assignment at AIG continues...a so-so experience.

I really need to find a good contact management software tool...any thoughts or products you can recommend ? Also, if you have any thoughts regarding PDA's, I'd love to hear them...

You will get a full report re: tonite.

Best regards,

Peter Lutz

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:30 AM
To: 'Peter Lutz'
Subject: RE: Contact Management Software

Pete,

If you want to test, then I have Microsoft's Business Contact Manager which I have discarded. Don't recommend it, maybe it's me.

Personally I like ACT. I have 5.0, and I hear 6.0 is even better. If I was really a sales man, I'd use that exclusively. I loved it's sales silo, and I used it in my job searches in the past. A little pricy, but maybe ebay?

PDAs, I have had two. The darn things are just SO limited. The connection to your pc is a disaster. Connectivity to the things is twice what my att isp costs. And, it becomes and out of sync silo like the darned cell phone. I want it all to work together. I don't want to reenter data. I don't wanna enter any data. You can spend all your time learning graphetti. They are slow when you are entering stuff. You need a keyboard for any significant data entry. And, on, and on, and on. I am not a fan.

Most impressive thing I EVER saw was a very thin very light very small windows2000 notebook that had a wireless card from verizon and an unlimited data service ($99/month). The guy used it like a pda, but docked it to be his desktop. Had three docking setups -- work, home, and travel. Very very impressive. (Mucho dinero.) And, even his darn cell phone jacked into his note book or docking station and synced itself. He had his you know what 2-gether!

So I wanna be like him when it comes to technology. When it drops to an affordable cost.

John'68

Email03

From: McEneney, Mike (1953 BBA)
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:09 AM
Subject: NYC Club

Dear John,

We missed you at the NYC Club affair. It was another well run event. About 110 were there and a lot of business cards were exchanged. Jasper Jottings were the topic of some conversations.

Best,
Mike

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 7:39 AM
To: 'Mike McEneney'
Subject: RE: NYC Club

Mike,

I was "MC-ing" on Monday night. Actually at the CMSV, working on the Computer Governance committee and the MC/CMSV joint strategic vision framework plan and priorities. Working on the 5 year IT plan, nose bleed city.

Anyway I am kinda p-o-ed at the whole Alumni organization -- of which NYC was "their" thing -- because of the Harris fiasco. I'd a probably went nose2nose with someone and regretted it. If anyone says Harris backed out again and again, you have my permission to yell "Barbara Streisand" at the top of your lungs. It's an attempt at the "big lie". You know repeat a big enough wopper often enough and it becomes fact.

Take whatever was said about what is going to happen with a grain of salt. I had an hour of Brother President's ear and I nagged him until he too was "disturb and annoyed" that "people were promising that the College would do things that were not approved through the proper channels". So, if any one promised anything, be ready to see the hand come down from the sky with the lighten bolt.

Any way, I am pooped from Monday. I'm interested in whatever any one says anything about Jottings anytime. I'd appreciate the gory details.

Off to work,

John

From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: NYC Club

Dear John,

Jasper Jotting's came in a small group that I was with was discussing the impact of the publicity that the College received as a result of the Basketball's team success. Some were surprised when I said last week alone JJ had over 40 Articles from all over the Country, and all favorable. Some asked how they could get back on the list and of course I told them.

In another conversation, an Alum reported that the reception the Coach and the players received when they rang the opening bell at the NY Stock Exchange was the loudest and longest in a long time.

Best,
Mike

[JR: Great job. Good report. ]

Email04

From: Helm, Robert A. (1951)
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040328.htm

Good Afternoon, John:

1. Two points, John. The first is that there is no "S" on my name. (Someday, if you are interested, I will tell you how the Distinguished Senator from the Carolinas - Cousin Jesse - and the exemplary Director of the CIA - Cousin Richard - came to have an "S" on their names).

2. The second point is that you didn't list COL. Hackworth's web site as such. As I am computer semi-literate - and afflicted with fat finger disease - things must be spelled out. Even though I am married to a Systems Analyst, such knowledge doesn't seem to have been acquired by osmosis. Please tell me how to reach the good COL's web site.

3. Keep up the good work and God Bless.

FNS sends

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040328.htm

(1) I remember what my grandfather use to say, when people got his name wrong, "Call me anything you want. Just don't call me late for dinner!". Did I tap out the mistake or one of our readers?

(2) http://www.hackworth.com/ Just for you, another value added service from Jasper Jottings. ;-)

(3) Gets tougher and tougher.

L8r,
John'68

From: Robert A Helm
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040328.htm

Good Evening, John:

1. Many thanks for Hackworth. There is a story about him, Carter and Carter's commie SECSTATE which is intriguing if you are interested.

2. I guess it was Pete Weiden's daughter who added the "S". You just copied her letter.

3. Pete would be about my age...perhaps a year younger and Robert would be at least 2 years younger...75 for Pete and about 73 for Robert. Boy, how time flies! The Japanese Bell is another Weiden story which we should not tell without Pete's permission. FNS sends

[JR: I guess Ms. Bernadette Weiden Glendon ('83) did NOT realize the significance of the extra S to old Jaspers. Dial H-E-L-M and leave of the last s for savings. Wasn't there an old forties movie gag about "yes darling, it's untrue, but did they spell my name right?". I'll have to defer that question to the old guys reading this. Long before my time. SO, why can't I get into the young Jasper's drinking parties?]

Email05

From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:21 AM
Subject: Fw: NEWS: Williams, Harry [MC????] new director of the Brockton Public Library, MA

Dear John,

Harry is a member of the class of 1970.

Mike

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: [jasperjottings] NEWS: Williams, Harry [MC????] new director of the Brockton Public Library, MA

A new chapter
Brockton Enterprise - Brockton,MA,USA
... Williams is a native of Yonkers, NY, and earned his bachelor's degree
from Manhattan College and a master of library science degree from Columbia
University. ...
<http://enterprise.southofboston.com/articles/2004/04/01/news/news/news10.txt>
A new chapter
Harry Williams poses behind a double shelf of books on the second floor of
the Brockton Public Library's main branch.
(Photo by MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE)
By Jennifer Kovalich, Enterprise staff writer

BROCKTON - Harry Williams distinctly remembers the first impression he had of the Brockton Public Library.

[JR: Just wanted to demo that the Jasper Jottings staff is on the ball. OK, so I forgot and put it in as a email and didn't catch it until "production" when the deadline was looming and ripping it out was too much work. Picky, picky. ]

Email06

From: Walsh, Trina (2002)
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: /jasperjottings200403...

please remove me from this mailing list.

thank you

From: Reinke @ A
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:08 AM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings200403...

Sure, may I ask why? Also, it would help if you told me who you were, in case I have trouble finding your email address. Sorry to make the process interactive but it's just me, and I am not the worlds greatest clerk. Sigh,

John'68

From: Walsh, Trina (2002)
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: /jasperjottings200403...

hi..

oo its nothing awful..its just im trying to clean up this mail box and use it only for school..i dont consider your emails "spam" i just dont ever really have the time to read them so its just a waste to send them

thanks
trina walsh '02

[JR: Ahhh youth. She doesn't know that this may be the most important reading she doesn't do. Every hunting guru says networking is the way to work. Jottings is like a "roadmap" to the powerful and informed. Boy, do I hate to lose anyone. But, especially the young ones. ]

Email07

From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:08 PM
To: Ms. Barbara Ann Turecek
Subject: Pete Matzke Memorial

Dear Ms. Barbara Ann,

Just a quick note to inquire if there were any activities planned? It was in my follow up folder. I am always looking to keep my 1,000+ fellow Jasper updated on anything you would care to call to their attention. If not, then I'll move it to next year's fup folder.

Thanks,
John Reinke
MC 1968

Copyright 2003 Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY)
All Rights Reserved
Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY)
July 30, 2003 Wednesday
SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 7B
HEADLINE: Annual race honors M-E athlete; Matzke died after '97 fall at Cornell
BYLINE: CONNIE NOGAS

ENDWELL -- Pete Matzke loved to fly around the track and splash through muddy cross-country trails during his high school days at Maine-Endwell.

"He wasn't the most talented runner," recalled his now-retired cross-country coach, Ralph Rarrick of Endwell. "He just had a drive. When things were tough, he would just go hard and come through for me."

The 1996 graduate and engineering student at Manhattan College died in an accidental fall on the Cornell University campus in August 1997. But his friends and classmates haven't forgotten him. They'll gather Saturday for the sixth-annual Pete Matzke Memorial 5-Kilometer Road Race at the school where he once ran.

All proceeds fund a $1,000 scholarship given annually to a graduating senior, usually a runner.

"We try to look for somebody with Pete's spirit of good sportsmanship and enthusiasm," said his mother, Barbara Ann Turecek.

This weekend will be a reunion for Matzke's friends and classmates, and other M-E graduates who didn't know him. Many travel from out of state.

"We've all gone our separate ways," said 24-year-old Scott Scheibner, a 1997 graduate now living in Raleigh, N.C. "This is one time of the year that we are certain that we will see each other."

Old friends will catch up with each other on the track and then gather for a beer or lunch at Endwell eateries such as Jonathan's Restaurant or The Galley.

And they'll share memories of Matzke, such as the one about the time a local radio station mentioned all the local teams competing in sectionals except M-E's cross-country team. Matzke, Scheibner and other top runners drove to the station to complain and Matzke wound up on the air. The group won that race, too.

Kevin Halligan, another 1996 graduate, lives in Queens but will lace up his sneakers Saturday in Endwell.

"He lives on in our minds," Halligan said.

Matzke's friends plan to make the trip home for the race as long as they can.

"He would do anything for a friend," Scheibner said. "I will always come back. I just want to be able to support the memory of Pete."

e-mail: cnogaspressconnects.com

If You Go:

Registration runs from 7 to 7:45 a.m. Saturday at Maine-Endwell High School and will be followed by the 8 a.m. race. You also can register at www.me.stier.org/matzke/ masterpage.html. Race-day registration costs $14. Walkers are welcome.

Send donations to: Pete Matzke Memorial Road Race, 2725 Hall St., Endwell, N.Y. 13760.

LOAD-DATE: July 31, 2003

Email08

From: Dinnell, Scott (MC????)
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:42 AM
Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

I will be out of the office on paternity leave beginning March 19. If you need assistance please contact the following:

[JR: OOO (Out Of Office) messages give the most interesting information. What do you pput in yours? Some people – good and bad – read them. ]

Email09

From: Raccioppo, Nick (MC????)
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:56 AM
Subject: Nick Raccioppo/Poughkeepsie/IBM is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 04/02/2004 and will not return until 04/13/2004.

I'm on vacation thru and including 4/12/2004. My cellphone and pager numbers are in bluepages if three is something that can't wait till I return.

From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:30 AM
Subject: RE: Nick Raccioppo/Poughkeepsie/IBM is out of the office.

Nick, But you didn't tell the Jasper Jottings community where you are on vacation. Us FOWM alums live vicariously thru the lives of you young guys. (If you're busy, which I hope you are, just delete. Just trying to fill the news section of Jottings.) JJCIC John'68

Email10

From: Kelly, Bernadette (MC1995)
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:12 AM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

++++++++CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTIFICATION+++++++++++

As of March 29, 2004 I have moved offices. My new information is as follows:

            Bernadette Kelly, VP
            Morgan Stanley
            Retirement Solutions
            Purchase, N.Y. 10577

Please change your contact information in your databases and rolodexes.

Thank you.

From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:30 AM
To: Kelly, Bernadette
Subject: RE: Out of Office AutoReply: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Ms. Kelly, Is this worth a report to the Jasper Jottings community? Promotion, I hope? Getting closer to home? Better Quarters at least? Inquiring (busybodies) minds want to know. The "Press" never rests,. Well, at least, the JJCIC who has illusions of being a publisher, distributor, editor, reporter, and writer. Or possibly, a PIA. ;-) If you have a minutes, what's the scoop? Hey at least, I didn't ask you to invest in Nairobi oil wells. John'68

From: Kelly, Bernadette
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: Out of Office AutoReply: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Hi John,

Thanks for the inquiry. I moved to Morgan Stanley's Retirement Solutions group from JPMorgan's Global Trust Division this time last year (that's when the promotion occurred). The move from Harborside, NJ to Westchester has been in the works since last September. Morgan Stanley opened its state of the art facility late February 2004 and several groups from Manhattan and NJ have moved up here (it's the former Texaco headquarters). As a precursor to this, I bought a lovely condo in Bronxville, knowing that my commute from dear old Brooklyn just wasn't something I wanted to do. So, the commute is good, the office is gorgeous and the nose is back to the grindstone. From what I heard on the news this morning - it appears Nokia is planning on moving a site to Westchester as well. We seem to be setting a trend.

Thanks for all your hard work with the Jottings.

Regards,
Bernadette Kelly, '95

Email11

From: Dennis (MC????) Avon
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:36 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Cc: Matt Byrne ('88).
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Hi John-wanted to introduce you to Matt Byrne ('88).

He's running for Supreme Court Justice in NY 9th circuit and would like to reach out to his fellow jasper's for your support.

Dennis A Avon
Support Practice Manager
US Services-Healthcare and Life Sciences
Microsoft Corporation
New York, NY, 10104

From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:33 PM
To: 'Dennis Avon'
Cc: Matt Byrne ('88).
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Hi Dennis,

I "know of" Matt, 'cause I have his email address in the system as having sent an invitation to. I am always open to any use of this tool, within reason. Other than sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. (No wrong list.) Other than sex, drugs, mlm, and spam, pretty much anything goes. Virtual Plato's Cave. As long as the editorial board approves and they sleep a lot. Of course Matt can expect some suitable razing given some of the characters that inhabit the e-premises. Starting with me, the resident libertarian. Followed in close order, by Mike the resident lawyer, Jasper identification from memory, and knows / knows of everybody in America or so it seems. Then you have Helm of the French McDonald's fame. Curmudgeon who doesn't like government in general and politicians specifically. So, he's more than welcome to join in the fray, if he's prepared to be "engaged". Some of the FOWM have even been known to let the moths out when suitable moved or entertained. SO it should be fun.

John'68

Email12

From: Robert A Helm ('51A)
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:08 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: RE: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Good Afternoon, John:

1. Your opening was/is tremendous today. Keep it up.

2. Pray, oh wonderful CIC, when did The Bronx become the Bronx?

Respectfully, Bob Helm ('51A)

[JR: Right after the Bronucks sold out and moved south. ]

Email13

From: Peter Dans '57
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

Hi John:

I enjoyed the opening article by Toby. Unfortunately the media's agenda reporting means that lies and half-truths will be repeated until they become the Gospel truth. Oops, I used the wrong adjective there. I expect the PC police to come a'calling.

Happy Easter and keep up the good work.

Peter E. Dans '57

[JR: Just finding good copy in the out-of-the-mainstream places. Hope you find a big Easter egg under your Christmas tree. Injuneers mix metaphors and spelling all the time. ]

Email14

From: Jim Kilkenny(1970)
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

John,

Steve Plate graduated in 1976.

Jim Kilkenny(1970)

[JR: Upgrade that hollow J to a solid one. Ever since I lost the Harris alum look up I have been in a funk and "blind" as far as Class Years. ]

Email15

From: Peter McDermott '67
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: /jasperjottings20040404.htm

John,

I ran across this on an "Inwood" e-group that I belong to. Thought you might be interested. According to the article, Br. Gregory Flynn earned an MA in History from Manhattan in 1966.

Pete McDermott '67

Date: Sat Apr 3, 2004 4:02 pm
Subject: From Inwood to Ethiopia - A Human Interest Story

As everyone knows, it's a long way from Inwood to Ethiopia. Recently I received an email from a Christian Brother who has spent a good portion of his life in Ethiopia. He grew up in Inwood and I suspect some members of this board may remember him. He probably was graduated from Good Shepherd School about 1950. I thought I'd share a bit of information about Brother Gregory Flynn, who left for Ethiopia more than 33 years ago.

As the eldest of seven children, Brother Gregory attended St. Simon Stock grammar school in the Bronx and Good Shepherd in Inwood. But, early on he knew he wanted to follow a life of service to the poor and entered the De La Salle Christian Brothers at age 15. In 1966 he earned an MA in History from Manhattan College, NY.

That year, he was assigned to La Salle School, Albany, a residential treatment center for court-committed boys, where he served as a Prefect.

It was 1969 when Brother Gregory volunteered as a missionary to Ethiopia where he taught school until 1975. By that time, the overwhelming poverty surrounding him day in and day out planted the seed that he could make more of a difference in the bleak lives of the people of Addis. He believed that if he developed and worked in programs that improved skills and self-sufficiency among the poor people of Addis, he would be able to accomplish more on their behalf. Thus, he returned to the U.S. to earn a Master's Degree in Social Work from Fordham University to provide him the cachet with the Ethiopian government to form programs to help street children. At the same time, he interned at Lincoln Hall and Mahopac Mental Health Clinic as a social worker and psychotherapist, respectively.

Brother Gregory returned to Ethiopia in 1982, at which time he attended Amharic language school. In 1983, while working in a relief camp to feed starving famine victims, he was taken captive by a rebel group. He was released seven weeks later in Khartoum, Sudan after a very difficult and dangerous journey during which he contracted malaria and dysentery from which he almost died.

Afer a recovery period in New York, he again returned to Ethiopia and was subsequently asked to become Deputy Secretary-General of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat, also heading up the Relief and Development Department. He currently serves as a board member of several non-governmental organizations, including St. Francis Children's Care Program (SFCCP). It is in his capacity as chairman of the board of this organization that Brother Gregory became involved in developing a sponsorship program for the children and their mothers being served by SFCCP.

As a program administrator for the last few years he is able to assist children of the street and their mothers by contributing his Social Security and FSC Pension funds to the program. This has been his major calling as a LaSallian for the last 25 years.

Brother Gregory now calls Addis Ababa home and considers himself part of the landscape. He loves its people and wants to continue his service as long as he is able, in the hope of "making a difference."

Most of the above information was taken from the Addis Hope web site ( http://www.addis-hope.com ), which is the site for the St. Francis Children's program that Brother Gregory is associated with. The site shows many photos of the children and pictures of Brother Gregory, as well as data on conditions in Ethiopia.

[JR: Absolutely great find. Be careful, finds like this might inspire me to creat a Good Shepard School Alumni Yahoo Group. ]

Email16

From: Kavanagh, Kenneth (2000)
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:28 PM
Subject:

Still not receiving the jasper letter at <privacy invoked>

can you please add me to your list.

All the best Jasper,
Ken Kavanagh
Financial Advisor
New York, NY 10166-0003

From: reinke, f. j. (Yahoo)
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:37 PM
To: Kavanagh, Ken
Subject: RE: not receiving

Hi Ken, You bounced off. I just sent you Sunday's issue as a test. Let me know if you see it. John

From: Kavanagh, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:05 AM
Subject: RE: not receiving

John

Got it, thanks I am all connected once again.

Ken

Email17

From: Callan, Ed (1943)
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:21 AM
Subject: Fw: Living in 2004 (Humor)

>From: "David T Goodell"
>   Thought everyone might like this...
>   You know you're living in 2004 when...
>   1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
>   2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
>   3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
>   4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
>   5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends is that they don't
>have e-mail addresses.
>   6. When you go home after a long day at work you still answer the phone
>in a business manner.
>   7. When you make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get
>an outside line.
>   8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three
>different companies.
>   10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.
>   11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
>   12. Contractors outnumber permanent staff and are more likely to get
>long-service awards.
>   AND.............
>   13. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.
>   14. As you read this list, you think about forwarding it to your
>"friends."
>   15. You got this email from a friend that never talks to you anymore,
>except to send you jokes from the net.
>   16. You are too busy to notice there was no #9
>   17. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 AND
>NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
>   Go on, forward this to your friends .....you know you want to!!!

[JR: For certain Jaspers, I include anything they send in short of "selling oil wells in Nairobi". ]

Email18

From: Twomey, Bill '67
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:23 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: http: jasperjottings20040404.htm

John, a few issues back you included some chapters from a book written by a fellow named O'Prey describing growing up in Washington Heights. I thought I kept a copy but I cannot find it. Am wondering if you still have a copy in you sent mail file. I grew up in the Heights and I knew one of O'Prey's brothers. Wanted to send it on to my siblings. Also, I tried to access his web site but couldn't. Would it be possible to get his e-mail address, with his permission, of course. Thanks. Bill Twomey Business

From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:38 PM
To: Twomey, Bill
Subject: RE: This issue is at: http: jasperjottings20040404.htm

http://www.jasperjottings.com/20040229.htm#News6

Bill, I just did the pico search on Prey and it was news so I don't have an email. Here's what I have. If you need more (1) I would try Google, it caches everything. (2) GO to the wayback machine which has old snapshots of inet sites. (3) Hit amazon or b&N for purchasing a copy of his book. Let me know if you need more help, John'68

From: Twomey, Bill
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: http: jasperjottings20040404.htm

John, thanks. Bill T

[JR: I love that Pico search. Sometime if I get the bulk of jottings on the web site and index it., it might be a replacement for harris. ]

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north265.html

Compensating for Post-45 Erosion
by Gary North

Almost exactly 20 years ago, I was attending my high school’s 25-year reunion. I was in the lobby when a young woman asked me – why, I don’t know – what I was doing there. I told her I was at my year 25 high school reunion. "What’s it like?" she asked. Into my head popped this: "It’s an exercise in comparative rot." She laughed. I am old enough to know what Molly would have said to Fibber: "Tain’t funny, McGee."

An athlete begins to fade at age 30. He has to find ways to compensate if he wants to stay in the game, to quote Mike Ditka in another context only somewhat related. He has to overcome the steady erosion. Race car drivers seem to stay in the game beyond age 30, but when they leave the game at 220 miles per hour, they really do leave the game. Between that and Mike Ditka's suggestion, I'm with Mike.

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Step by step, product by product, tools are making our work easier. He who refuses to keep up is walking away from one of life’s greatest gifts: improved productivity. Who wants to retire when work keeps getting more productive?

The athlete has to retire. Few of them ever gain the glory that was theirs as players. A few do. John Wooden became more famous as a coach than he was as a 3-time All American in college. But how many men like Wooden are there?

We who live by our ability to read, think, and take action can still keep up with the competition when our peers are in rocking chairs, hoping that Medicare won’t go bust, or worse, unaware that Medicare will surely go bust. We have the advantage.

Let’s not lose it.

This is mandatory reading for the FOWM on the list. I commend it to all. I know John has talked about the need to have a tech budget and a training budget. You have to be willing to let the moths out and spend on You, Inc. 'cause no one else cares as much about your product as you do. I have seen "old people" and you become "old" once you lose the zest for "doing stuff". To the "youths" reading this, your time will come. Plan for it now and enjoy every day. I do.

And that’s the last word.

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