Sunday 09 May 2004
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has (585 who take mail
directly + 518 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). And 27 at Distribute_Jasper_Jottings;
3 of whom are "distribute only"! EQUALS 1,110 subscribers
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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040509.htm
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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????)
Sa Aug 7, '04 -- Pete Matzke Memorial 5-Kilometer
Road Race
http://www.me.stier.org/matzke/masterpage.html
The 1996
graduate and engineering student at Manhattan College died in
an accidental
fall on the Cornell University campus in August 1997.
The
Maine-Endwell Central School District is located
four
hours northwest of New York City.
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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/Distribute_Jasper_Jottings
What happens if Jottings shifts to distribution by Yahoo?
A Yahoo Group would be created for the weekly Distribution.
(Use the existing one with its limitations? Or create a new one with full facilities mostly unused?)
Invite everyone.
Fifty at a time limit. 1100 is twenty two invites of fifty each.
(How many will ignore it or take the opportunity to drop out? Half. Do we keep distributing the old way until people move over? Sounds like a nightmare.)
From that point on, the weekly distribution would be done by Yahoo.
(I am not sure what that means when addresses bounce.)
All distributions would be done by placing one message (the weekly distribution) in the group. Yahoo would echo it out.
All membership activity would be by, thru, and using Yahoo Groups standard features.
From the CIC's point of view, it would eliminate about 6 hours of work on Saturday night / Sunday morning and retransmits.
If Yahoo goes pay, then it might have to fall back to the old methods. One assumes we could unload the email addresses.
Questions? Opinions? Speak now or forever live with the consequences.
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Is there anyone more panicked than a
bride-to-be that has lost her engagement ring in the snow?
The MSNBC Story:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4555235/
A shining moment
By Nancy Cicco
SeacoastOnline.com
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Updated: 11:59 a.m. ET March 18, 200403/18/2004 - PORTSMOUTH - Charlie Bryon is living proof that you might just be able to find that proverbial needle in a haystack - or in his case, a diamond and white gold engagement ring in a snowbank.
Bryon, 28, of Dover, along with his mother and employees of the Bank of New Hampshire spent part of Wednesday sifting through the mornings fresh snowfall to find the engagement ring. The keepsake had fallen off the finger of Bryons fiance, Martha "Mai" Reese, 25, just hours earlier.
Reese was at the banks State Street branch at about 7 a.m. to make a withdrawal. While standing in the parking lot, she caught the ring the first time it fell off her finger, but moments later, when she rubbed her hands together to warm them, the diamond fell off again.
She thought it would be easy to find, but it wasnt.
"I just dug through the snow and tried and tried and tried - and nearly lost my mind," she said.
She gave up the search only because she had to get to her job at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth, where she works at the front desk in guest services.
Before she left the parking lot, though, she called the police to file a missing property report; then she called Charlie, who sprang into action.
"He totally calmed me down," Reese recalled later on Wednesday. "(He said), At the end of the day, honey, its just a ring."
A ring Bryon later found, even after a snowplow had dislodged it and moved it about 20 feet.
Charlies mother, Diane Bryon, of Durham, compared the experience of looking for the ring to being an archeologist. Using the family's metal detector and a snow brush, the search crew literally struck gold when Bryon saw the diamond twinkling in the snow.
"Its good to have a little luck," he said. "It's been a rough week."
The couple became engaged last September and are planning a July wedding. Bryon, a student, bought the ring at Finn and Co. Fine Jewelry in downtown Portsmouth after socking away money for eight months to pay for the band for his betrothed.
Reese, also of Dover, used to work at the bank. Bryon tipped his hat to his fiancée's former co-workers, who helped search for the ring, especially parking-lot attendant Bill Dawson.
"I was here when she lost it this morning," said Dawson. "She was just standing there, and I just couldn't understand why."
Bryon returned the ring to Reese later Wednesday morning, and now its back where it belongs - on her left hand.
Although recovering the ring was special, Reese said she thinks the real find is Charlie himself.
"Hes a good man," she said.
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I like this story. It reminded me on when my now wife lost her ring and her father went thru the apartment house garbage to find it. Yuck! She eventually lost it down the <never mind>. But, the moral of the story is that "Seek and ye shall find". (Especially if you are motivated like the poor guy in the tale.) Another Lesson Learned, is that we really have no idea what is possible. It is often said that we only use a fraction of our capabilities. Who knows what we can do if we really really try. I hope I can learn that. O hope my fellow alums, that you don't have to. But if we do, let's emulate Charlie.
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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[Announcement1]
Avatech Solutions Names Two New
Board Members
4/29/2004 12:28:00 PM
BALTIMORE, Apr 29, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB), a leading provider of design automation and PLM solutions for the manufacturing, building design and engineering markets, today announced that Robert La Blanc and Robert Post have been named to the Company's Board of Directors. They will help to bolster Avatech's positioning by bringing extensive technology and investment experience to the board.
"The addition of these two individuals to our board is a testament to our ability to attract high caliber individuals with substantial experience, and at this stage in our growth, it is vital for Avatech to have this kind of unique communications and financial expertise on the board," said Avatech CEO, Scotty Walsh. "Mr. La Blanc and Mr. Post bring with them impeccable leadership and extensive expertise, which will enable us to continue to grow Avatech's potential; we could not ask for more qualified board additions."
Robert E. La Blanc brings to the Avatech almost 40 years of leadership experience in information technologies and investment banking consulting, and is active in the field of venture capital. He is President of Robert E. La Blanc Associates, and was previously the Vice Chairman of Continental Telecom, a diversified telecommunications company providing service to over three million customers. He spent ten years with the major investment-banking firm of Salomon Brothers, where he was a General Partner. La Blanc was voted the leading Wall Street telecommunications industry analyst from 1973 to 1978, and he has served on the boards of firms including Computer Associates International, Storage Technology, Tribune Company, Titan Corp. and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ltd. He holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a M.B.A. from New York University.
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About Avatech Solutions
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB) is the recognized leader in design and engineering technology solutions with unparalleled expertise in CAD software, data management and process optimization for the manufacturing, engineering, building design and facilities management industries. Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland, the company specializes in software integration, standards development and deployment, education and technical support. Avatech is one the largest integrators of Autodesk software worldwide and a leading provider of SMARTEAM PLM solutions. The company serves 18,000 clients worldwide including the industry leaders from Fortune 500 and Engineering News Record's Top 100 companies. Visit http://www.avatechsolutions.com for more information.
SOURCE: Avatech Solutions, Inc.
Avatech Solutions, Inc., Owings Mills
Melody Craigmyle, 410-581-8080
Fax: 410-581-8088
mcraigmyle@avatechsolutions.com
[JR: 1956 and Jottings reader / reporter (except when it come to stuff about him!) ]
[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]
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[WebPage1]
http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/academics/lsics/lsip15credd.htm
Brother Peter Furlong
F.S.C.
B.A. Political Science, Catholic University
M.A. European History, Manhattan College
NYS Permanent Certification: Social Studies, History
Brother Bernard Knezich, F.S.C.
B.A. English Literature, Catholic University of America
M.A. English Literature, Manhattan College
NYS Permanent Certification: English 7-12
Brother Carl Malacalza, F.S.C.
B.A. Mathematics, Catholic University
M.A. Mathematics Education, Syracuse University
M.A. Religion, Manhattan College
NYS Permanent Certification, Mathematics 7-12
Brother William Spellman,
F.S.C.
B.A. English, Catholic University of America
M.A. English, Manhattan College
M.A. Psychology & Remedial Reading, Columbia University
NYS Permanent Certification: English K-12
NYS Permanent Certification: Counseling & Remedial Reading
http://www.moravian.edu/academics/faculty.htm
Cecilia M. Fox (2003)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Manhattan College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
[Liz Velasquez '98 reports: Dr. Cecilia M. Fox is MC class of 1991 (Thanks, Liz) ]
[No Honors]
[No Graduations]
[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.
Jack Lyons
NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Lyons, Fordham's head baseball coach from 1977-83, died Tuesday. He was 75.
Lyons was an assistant at Fordham to former New York Yankees infielder Gil McDougald for seven years before taking over the program in 1977. The Rams were 102-92-1 under Lyons, including a 30-15 record in 1978, the school's first-ever 30-win season.
During his coaching tenure at Fordham and after he retired in 1983, Lyons was the director of physical education at the Lavelle School for the Blind in The Bronx. He was inducted into Fordham's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Lyons is survived by his wife Elaine.
A funeral will be held Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at St. Margaret's Church in The Bronx.
[Mike McEneney reports: Today's (4/29/04) NY Times has an Obituary for Jack Lyons, Class of 1953. Jack had the distinction of being the only Jasper in The Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame. Jack has made most of the events on campus the last few years despite his numerous maladies. He was always cheerful and an inspiration for us all.. I have a copy of his obit as well. May he Rest in Peace. (Thanks, Mike) ]
Paul Dee was in a hotel room when the call came from Wes Unseld and Michael Jordan. He promptly judged it to be a prank and, with a snippy and sarcastic flourish, hung up the phone.
Even now, nearing the completion of his 10th year as athletic director at the University of Miami, this round mound of administrative renown has difficulty accepting that some of the biggest names in sports might just know his, too.
In many ways, Dee still pictures himself as the eager kid who once served as water boy for the Cardinal Newman High School football team, or as the neophyte social studies teacher who suddenly found himself in a leadership position during the early glory years of the Glades Central sports program, or even as the attorney who temporarily took the wheel of the Hurricanes athletic department while a search committee fished around for someone better qualified.
Anyway, that really was
Unseld, the NBA Hall of Famer, on the other end of the line in the summer of 2000. He was calling on behalf of His Airness, asking for permission to talk to Leonard Hamilton about leaving Miami to coach the Washington Wizards. Dee listened hard the next time the phone rang, his heart sinking at the prospect of having to conduct a high-pressure, high-profile coaching search of his own.
That, after all, is the way big-time college athletic directors are most commonly and quickly judged by boosters. Getting and keeping top coaches is quite a challenge, particularly at Miami, where national championships in football and baseball are considered the norm and every other sport hustles to stay up. Dee has passed this test before, hiring Butch Davis to build the Hurricanes football team back up from the bare patch of NCAA probation and Larry Coker to close the deal with the 2001 national title.
Those rapid and right-minded decisions made a difficult task appear easy. Staffing the Miami basketball program for success has been just the opposite, however, since Hamilton left for the NBA and, eventually, a new position at Florida State.
Stress takes toll
On March 27, Dee fired Perry Clark with more than $2 million remaining on the coach's contract. On April 12, he hired former Texas assistant Frank Haith as a replacement. It was a bumpy stretch for the AD, and at some point during that coach search, doctors have concluded, Dee had a mild heart attack.
That diagnosis came after six days of testing at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dee, 56, had continued to work for some time through the shortness of breath and fatigue, telling himself they were flu symptoms. Now he's back on the job on a limited basis, having avoided the possibility of quadruple bypass surgery.
"I've been coming in a couple of hours a day and next week I'll start working out a little bit here at the athletic department," Dee said. "I can't think of a better health club."
Life has been that way for Dee, a roadblock here, a fresh and often unexpected opportunity there, but always an affiliation with sports at the highest level, which, for a man who never excelled in athletics himself, is an acknowledged blessing.
Few, even in his hometown of West Palm Beach, remember that Dee got his start supervising an athletic program in Belle Glade, at a time when integrated schools were new to Palm Beach County and pride in a championship football team was just the thing to keep a small town from splintering.
Dee was 27, single and living in a Canal Point apartment when the offer came to serve as athletic director at Glades Central High School, the court-ordered merger of predominantly white Belle Glade High and all-black Lake Shore. It was 1972 and the Raiders, with coach Al Werneke, were coming off their first state championship season. The prime motivations in hiring Dee? He already was on staff as a teacher and earlier had volunteered to help out selling tickets or manning stadium gates or any of the other thankless Friday night necessities.
"I taught five classes back then with a salary of about $6,000," Dee said. "I think I got a $900 supplement for the year as AD. It was a labor of love, though. I really had the best times with the young people in Belle Glade. I couldn't have asked for anything better at that time in my life."
Driving ambition
Keeping the football team rolling was a matter of chartering a Trailways motor coach for road trips, first-class all the way. All other sports required a driver, be it a coach or a parent or the athletic director himself, ferrying kids back and forth to the county's east coast several nights a week in jangling school buses and vans and private cars.
Dee's first task as AD, therefore, was to earn a chauffeur's license from the state and pass a school bus driving course. The route most traveled by Glades Central teams was the old SR 80, a two-laned ribbon of cracking asphalt that constantly dipped and rose on a roadbed of soft, black muck and ran for 25 miles alongside a deep canal, passing every few moments a white cross marking the site of some previous disaster.
Jay Seider, an assistant football coach at Glades Central during Dee's time as AD, remembers hauling his ninth-grade track team to a meet in a cattle truck on loan from the agriculture department at the school. It wasn't always glamorous at Glades Central, where the swim team briefly consisted of one athlete during Dee's tenure, but football was a different world altogether.
"Friday night was the community coming together," Dee said. "The old Glades Central stadium could hold 4,500 to 6,000 people and there were games where you couldn't get a seat. People would literally pull up to the end zone on the east side in their cars and just watch the game. I spent my time running from the locker room to the ticket booth to the bank. I got to know all the police officers because twice a night we had to make deposits. I liked it so much. It was part of my life. If I were to go to Belle Glade now and see those people, we'd have a conversation like these 30 years never occurred."
No doubt the talk would turn quickly enough to the 1972 Raiders team, state champions for the second year in a row. That was Dee's first experience as an athletic director, begging the school board for money to help the team and the band get to the title game in Milton, which is tucked so far away in the Panhandle that it's closer to Texas than it is to Belle Glade. More than 500 Raider rooters eventually traveled there in a caravan of cars and trucks and were rewarded with a 14-7 victory.
Inherited benefits
Six years later another Palm Beach County school, Atlantic, played Milton for the state title but that time the game was played at a neutral site in Lake City, splitting the difference in distance. Dee's complaints to the Florida High School Activities Association about the unfairness and cost of the travel for Glades Central helped bring about that compromise.
Today he serves on the NCAA's Committee on Infractions, with prior stints on the NCAA Management Council, the Big East television committee and many other leadership bodies in charge of millions of dollars of sports-related business. All of that, in addition to the lengthy law career that preceded Dee's Hurricanes career, would have seemed pretty far-fetched during those distant Glades Central days.
Then again, almost everything about Dee's life has been a surprise. Begin with the fact that his parents didn't expect him to survive a childhood accident in which a car plowed into Dee and his bicycle on Olive Avenue in West Palm Beach.
"I was on a bike and all of a sudden I was in Good Sam," said Dee, who was 8 years old at the time and a fourth-grader at St. Ann's School downtown. "I took a lick. It fractured my skull. My left ear had to be sewn back on. It was about two-thirds off. I lost my hearing in my left ear. I broke my collarbone, my arm, pretty much everything down the left side. I think I was in the hospital five or six weeks. I've been told they called the priest and he came and blessed me. He did the 'adios,' I guess."
Goodbye to Dee's athletic career, that's what it really was. Doctors assessed the damage and forbade him from participating in contact sports, football in particular. A real sports nut and the only son of a scholarship track athlete at Manhattan College, Dee couldn't stand his buddies leaving him behind. His solution was to volunteer as football equipment manager for Newman coach Sam Budnyk, who lived across 9th Street from Dee.
At Newman, Dee went by his middle name of Terry, because his father, treasurer of the school's athletic association, also was named Paul. Of course, it's a locker-room tradition to confer nicknames as well.
"We still refer to Paul as 'Ice,' " said Dave McIntosh, the former Newman quarterback who was Dee's high school pal and now runs a West Palm Beach banking firm. "People down at Miami, they hear that and assume it's a reference to being a good business guy, having ice water in his veins. The real reason is he was the manager of our football team and we'd always be hollering for him to bring something over on the practice field. You know, 'Hey, ice, ICE!' "
Budnyk, recently retired after 43 years as Newman football coach but still serving as the school's AD, had dinner in December at a West Palm Beach steakhouse to swap tales and strengthen friendships with the members of those first Crusader football teams in the early 1960s. Dee was right there with them, ever the teammate, never the jock.
"It was a tightknit group, and still is to this day," Budnyk said. "Paul started with me in the ninth grade at Newman. He took care of the balls but he helped with scoring and statistics, too. I'm just busting with pride over what he's done at Miami. Dealing with all the scholarships and everything else, I almost believe you have to have a lawyer for an AD, or a guy with a master's in business. It's just too big. You have to have an advanced degree."
Dee has a couple, a master's of education and a law degree from Miami, but was forced by circumstances to start a little slower. At 19, Dee lost his father to cancer and, during a time of transition and financial strain, began taking classes at Palm Beach Junior College.
"We used to call it UCLA," he said. "The University of Congress and Lucerne Avenues."
Student in Gainesville
Here's the next surprise, at least to some. Dee, boss of Miami's athletic department, completed his undergraduate work at the University of Florida, the Hurricanes' most bitter sports rival. He was a student at Gainesville at the same time as Steve Spurrier and a member of the same fraternity as the Gators' Heisman Trophy quarterback.
"Oh, yes, I've gotten used to hearing about that," said Dee, UF Class of 1970. "The first thing is, if it's ever between Miami and Florida, I know where I work. I know who pays me. Just about any other game, I'm for Florida. I'm a real Gator fan."
Dee has worked with Florida AD Jeremy Foley in getting the Gators and Hurricanes together whenever possible on the football field. Currently they are negotiating a 2008 game at a neutral site. It's touchy business, but not particularly taxing when compared to the issues that greeted Dee when he first was named interim AD at Miami in the summer of 1993.
In 12 years as legal counsel to the university, Dee had served on the search committees that hired Sam Jankovich and Dave Maggard as athletic directors at Miami. When both left, former Miami President Edward "Tad" Foote asked Dee to fill in for a while. Two years later Dee still was dealing with the investigation and resolution of various NCAA violations that preceded him, in addition to a charge that former Hurricanes football coach Dennis Erickson hid some positive drug tests from Dee in what was later described as a misunderstanding.
"My law background probably helped during that period," Dee said. "I had a better feeling for the process we were going through and understood the gravity of it. Of course, having a law background might have hurt a little bit, too, because I knew what was coming."
Big trouble with the NCAA, that's what, including the forfeiture of bowl eligibility in 1995 and a reduction of 31 football scholarships over the course of three seasons. Craig Angelos, now athletic director at Florida Atlantic, is the person Dee hired to tackle the university's investigation of Pell Grant violations, a process that eventually led to an academic adviser serving a three-year prison term for fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 in federal aid money for Miami athletes.
"Paul was relatively young in the AD position, only about six months on the job, when he brought me on to handle due compliance," said Angelos, who prior to Miami had worked as an NCAA legislative assistant interpreting the complex rules that govern college sports. "I remember him saying at the start, 'I'm only going to tell you to do one thing while you're here, Craig. Do the right thing.'
"That's the reason Tad Foote hired him. Tad needed some strong leadership he could trust at the time, even though Paul didn't have a background in athletic administration."
Grew into the job
Since then Dee has grown into every aspect of the job, overseeing the fund raising and construction of a basketball arena on campus, and tip-toeing last year through the secretive and sometimes ugly process that moved Miami from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference.
"That was a difficult couple of months," said Dee, once the chairman of the Big East football conference. "Those people are good friends. They're as close to me as anyone else, but I'm sure some people are a little sore right now. They may have taken it as a personal matter, and not a decision that was made at the institutional level."
Personal relationships are more important than ever to Dee, whose wife Elizabeth died in 1999 after a two-year struggle with cancer. Their son Terrance, who did his pre-law work at Harvard, is an attorney in Miami. Paul's area ties remain strong, meanwhile, with a sister, Margaret Scirrotto, living in Tequesta. Two other sisters, Patricia and Cathy, live in the Washington, D.C., area.
Dee, for his part, doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
"In order to be an AD at a college or university, you'd better really know the school," Dee said. "Going to a university from the outside and trying to learn how everything works from the academic and administrative side is tough. That's what I told a headhunter who called interviewing me from a northern university. I've told people no. I'm comfortable here."
Satisfied, too, that a new kind of athletic director, one with no personal experience in sports or coaching, may be a logical choice for some schools.
"Paul is not going to be your profile of a normal AD," said Maggard, now the athletic director at Houston and a former U.S. Olympic shot-putter. "Even though he has never been an athlete, he's always had a strong interest in it. He has a good feel for what a strong athletic program can do for a university."
It's natural enough, once you understand what a long ago connection with a dynamic athletic program in Belle Glade did for Paul Dee.
dave_george@pbpost.com
GRAPHIC: PHOTO (2 B&W & 2 C); 1. (B&W) Paul Dee, who then was called Terry, served as water boy for the Cardinal Newman football team coached by Sam Budnyk (middle row, left). Dee, forbidden to play sports after a childhood car accident, was an integral part of the team. He's pictured above, wearing tie on right. 2. (B&W) Inset at right is his high school graduation picture. 3. (C) CHUCK BURTON/The Associated Press ACC Commissioner Todd Swofford (right) welcomes Miami, and its athletic director Paul Dee, to the conference last summer. The move from the Big East caused Dee some stressful months, and possibly cost him a few friends. 4. (C) Miami Athletic Director Paul Dee
LOAD-DATE: May 5, 2004
[JR: Dee, Paul (????) -- His son makes news as AD at the University of Miami ]
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/news/2003/activities_programs/Alutto%20Speech.htm
Dean Joseph Alutto Discusses Future of Management Education
What: In today's service-oriented economy, corporate leaders need strong customer-friendly skills as well as analytical and financial skills. Traditionally, business school graduates have been better suited for financial positions than for leading a dynamic service-focused organization. But, the face of business leadership has changed and business schools are being asked to develop the types of leaders who will succeed in tomorrow's economy. Fisher College of Business Dean Joseph Alutto will discuss "Shaping Leaders for a Service-Based Economy," addressing needed changes in management education.
When: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at noon
Where: Metropolitan Club, One East 60th Street, New York City
Who: Joseph Alutto, dean, Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, is a leading authority in managerial behavior and management education. He was appointed dean of Fisher College in 1991, leading the college through many initiatives, including significantly enhancing national rankings for all college programs and construction of a six-building, $130 million fully-integrated management education campus.
Before joining Fisher, he was dean of the SUNY-Buffalo School of Management from 1976 to 1990. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Manhattan College, a master's degree in industrial relations from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Cornell University.
[Mike McEneney reports: Joseph Alutto was in the Class of 1962. (Thanks, Mike) ]
Washington Square News
- New York,NY,USA
... John's University and Manhattan College, is asking for damages and an
injunction to the rules that it contends are hampering competition. ...
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Issue date: 04.26.2004
Could NYU end March Madness?
University among NIT owners suing NCAA 'monopoly'
by Tim Farnam Deputy News Editor
The university and four other schools sued the NCAA in 2001, claiming that the governor of college athletics violates antitrust laws by preventing top teams from competing in the rival National Invitational Tournament, which is owned by the plaintiffs.
If successful, the schools could change the face of Division I college basketball, allowing teams to choose either tournament and ending the NCAA monopoly.
And on April 15, the five schools scored a victory when a U.S. District Court judge ruled against the NCAA's claim that the statute of limitations had passed, denying their motion for summary judgment, a procedure that allows a judge to decide a case before it goes to trial.
The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, which runs the NIT and is owned by NYU, Fordham University, Wagner College, St. John's University and Manhattan College, is asking for damages and an injunction to the rules that it contends are hampering competition.
The case's outcome could help to pad the five universities' coffers, taking a bite out of the NCAA's $6.2 billion, 11-year TV contract with CBS.
"If the rule was repealed this year, we could go to ESPN and say, 'We are now free to invite the top teams,'" said MIBA attorney Jeffrey Kessler during the hearing on April 15. "How much more will you give us so we can compete with the NCAA tournament, who is on CBS?"
While MIBA initially proposed that the NCAA pay it $75 million in damages and that the two groups hold a lottery to split the top 60 teams among the two tournaments for a period of about three years, this offer was retracted when the judge denied summary judgment, NYU President John Sexton said in an e-mail.
"They looked at me and said, 'You can't be serious,'" Sexton said at the University Senate meeting two weeks ago. Sexton said he is very adamant about getting as much for NYU as he can because the money will be used for students' tuition.
Yet the NCAA would not concede to a monetary settlement and would not consider changing the rules for the postseason tournament, Sexton said.
The History
It may seem strange that NYU is mixed up in Division I basketball, but the university was once itself a powerhouse in the sport. The university made it to the NIT nine times and to the NCAA tournament six times before canceling its basketball program in 1971. The program started again in 1983 with a Division III team.
The postseason NIT, held annually at Madison Square Garden, started in 1938. The NCAA started its tournament in 1939, but for many decades the NIT was considered the premier tournament. In the 1980s, the NCAA passed a bylaw that forced a team selected for the NCAA tournament to participate in it and no other.
In the 1970s, the NCAA tournament had only 32 teams and the NIT could still form a tournament with a large number of highly ranked teams. The NCAA tournament continued to expand over the next few decades, in what MIBA alleges was an attempt to monopolize the market. The NCAA tournament grew from 40 teams in 1979 to 65 teams in 2001.
In the 1980s, the postseason NIT was struggling, and MIBA created a preseason tournament to bring in more revenue. That tournament was a great success, but MIBA was again threatened by the NCAA.
The NCAA's rules limit the number of games a team can play during the regular season, but until 2000, it granted an exemption for preseason tournaments. MIBA contends that the shift makes it impossible for coaches of NCAA teams to accept an NIT invitation.
The Case
The NCAA argued at the April 15 hearing that this case should not even be considered because it violates the statute of limitations, which forces plaintiffs to file a case within a certain amount of time, in this instance four years. The championship commitment rule that affects the postseason tournament was created decades ago.
"There are no amendments during the limitations period that affect these rules," said NCAA attorney Gregory Curtner during the hearing. "They changed the enforcement mechanisms, they amended some other rules, but they have got nothing to do with these championship commitment rules."
MIBA contends that the statute of limitations defense is invalid, because the schools agree to the rules for the league each year. The NCAA claims this annual endorsement is just a reaffirmation of an existing rule that has already run its course.
"The injury, the damage, the fight between these two organizations was over in the '60s," Curtner said.
The Effects
The results of this lawsuit could have a very far-reaching effect because the NCAA guidelines apply to all sports. The only league that wouldn't be affected is Division 1-A football, where the NCAA doesn't have its own tournament. In football, the postseason is a series of bowl games that do not always lead to an undisputed national champion.
The NCAA argues that the antitrust law requires harm to consumers and that a single championship is good for basketball fans because it produces a single champion.
"We know from historical fact that consumers are better off by having one legitimate championship," Curtner said, "and we know that ... because of the history and success of the NCAA championship, which creates enormous consumer welfare."
Sexton doesn't agree.
"I think that March Madness could only be made more interesting by an increase in competition - the purpose of the antitrust lawsuit," Sexton wrote in an e-mail.
Jason Boon, a freshman in the Steinhardt School of Education who plays on NYU's Division III basketball team, agreed, saying he thinks college hoops could survive with two equally competitive contests.
"It would be a good thing for basketball," he said. "They would only get more publicity, because people would be comparing them. It would be a lot better for everybody."
Yet Matt Gibson, a student in both the Tisch School of the Arts and College of Arts and Science, said he adamantly opposes a change in the tournament rules, even if it brings more money to the university. Gibson said he doesn't follow the tournament closely but that he has a number of friends who are engrossed by the tournament each year.
"Anything about the structure that's upset," he said, "would definitely ruin the whole month of March."
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[JR: I didn't know "we" "owned" the NIT? ]
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
The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.
Date Day Sport Opponent
Location Time/Result
5/12/04 Wednesday Baseball St.
Francis HOME 3:30 PM
5/14/04 Friday Softball MAAC
Championships Poughkeepsie, NY TBA
5/14/04 Friday Track & Field
IC4A/ECAC Championships New
Haven, CT 10:00 AM
5/14/04 Friday Baseball Canisius* (DH)
Buffalo, NY 12:00 PM
5/15/04 Saturday Softball MAAC
Championships Poughkeepsie, NY TBA
5/15/04 Saturday Track & Field
IC4A/ECAC Championships New
Haven, CT 10:00 AM
5/15/04 Saturday Baseball Canisius* Buffalo,
NY 12:00 PM
5/16/04 Sunday Track & Field IC4A/ECAC
Championships New Haven, CT 10:00 AM
5/18/04 Tuesday Baseball Pace HOME
1:00 PM
5/20/04 Thursday Baseball Fairfield*
(DH) HOME 12:00 PM
5/21/04 Friday Baseball Fairfield* HOME
12:00 PM
5/27/04 Thursday Baseball MAAC Championships Dutchess County
Stadium TBA
5/28/04 Friday Baseball MAAC
Championships Dutchess
County Stadium TBA
5/28/04 Friday Track & Field NCAA Regionals
Gainesville, FL 10:00 AM
5/29/04 Saturday Baseball MAAC
Championships Dutchess
County Stadium TBA
5/29/04 Saturday Track & Field NCAA
Regionals
Gainesville, FL 10:00 AM
5/30/04 Sunday Baseball MAAC
Championships Dutchess
County Stadium TBA
6/3/04 Thursday Baseball NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
6/4/04 Friday Baseball NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
6/5/04 Saturday Baseball NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
6/6/04 Sunday Baseball NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
6/9/04 Wednesday Track & Field NCAA
Championships Austin, TX TBA
6/10/04 Thursday Track & Field NCAA
Championships Austin, TX TBA
6/11/04 Friday Track & Field NCAA
Championships Austin, TX TBA
6/12/04 Saturday Track & Field NCAA
Championships Austin, TX TBA
6/24/04 Thursday Track & Field
USATF Juniors Buffalo, NY TBA
6/25/04 Friday Track & Field USATF
Juniors Buffalo, NY TBA
6/26/04 Saturday Track & Field
USATF Juniors Buffalo, NY TBA
6/27/04 Sunday Track & Field USATF
Juniors Buffalo, NY TBA
MEN’S LACROSSE UPSETS #1 MARIST IN MAAC SEMIFINAL, 10-7
Buffalo, NY (May 7, 2004) – The Jaspers men’s lacrosse team in the 2004 MAAC semifinal upset #1 Marist with the score of 10-7. With the win, the Jaspers advance to the MAAC Championship game on Sunday May 7 at 12 pm, against the winner of the other semifnal contest, #2 Canisius vs. #3 Providence.
The Jaspers kicked off the scoring with a goal by freshman Chris Oppito at the 12:34 mark. Just six minutes later freshman Nick Cacciatore netted the second goal of the game for Manhattan, giving the Jaspers the 2-0 lead.
The Red Foxes with 12:17 left in the second quarter cut the lead to one, 2-1. Cacciatore netted his second goal of the game at the 10:46, making the score 3-1. Sophomore All-MAAC second team selection Greg Lewis recorded Manhattan’s fourth goal of the game and with just two seconds remaining in the half freshman Brian Murray tallied his first goal of the game, ending the half with Manhattan ahead 5-1.
Lewis netted his second goal of the game, for the first goal of the second half, extending the Jaspers’ lead to 6-1. Junior All-MAAC first team selection, Justin Otto tallied three goals in the third quarter. The Red Foxes netted three goals in a 1:04 span. The Jaspers ended the quarter with a five goal lead, 10-5.
Justin Otto (3 goals) and Brian Murray (2 goals, 1 assist) were the leading point getters for the Jaspers, each notching three points. Greg Lewis and Nick Cacciatore each netted two goals. Junior goaltender John Landers made 11 saves between the pipes. For the Red Foxes goaltender Steve Gravino made 16 saves.
This marks the third time the Jaspers have been in the MAAC Championship game. The Jaspers captured MAAC Championship just two years ago.
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FOUR MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYERS NAMED ALL-MAAC; SEVEN NAMED TO MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Buffalo, NY (May 7, 2004)– Manhattan had four men's lacrosse players named to All-MAAC teams, it was announced at the MAAC Championship Awards Banquet, held last night in Buffalo, NY. All voting was conducted by the conference's head coaches. In addition, seven Jaspers were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
Junior attackman Justin Otto, junior midfielder Eugene Tanner, and junior defenseman Brett Warmington were named to the All-MAAC First Team, while sophomore midfielder Greg Lewis was an All-MAAC Second Team honoree.
Warmington was also an MAAC All-Academic selection, and was joined by junior midfielder Konstantine Rountos, sophomore midfielders Sean Crowley and Nick Crowley, sophomore defenseman Pat Farrelly, junior defenseman Gerard McCloskey, and senior defenseman Chris Hawkins. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution, be a significant starter or reserve and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Manhattan College and Marist College led all schools with seven members each named to the team.
Otto leads the Jaspers in goals, tallying 27 so far this season, including three game-winners, and is second in points with 34. He ranks tied for third in the MAAC with 2.08 goals per game, and his 2.62 points per game places him sixth in the MAAC. Tanner leads Manhattan in points with 36, recording 13 goals and a team-best 23 helpers. His 1.77 assists per game leads the MAAC, while his 2.77 points per game ranks fifth in the MAAC. Warmington has picked up a team-best 51 groundballs, and leads the team in caused turnovers.
Lewis is second on the team in goals (23) and third in points (26), adding three assists. He ranks tied for eighth in the MAAC with 1.77 goals per game, and is tied with Otto for the conference lead in game-winning goals, having tallied three during the regular season.
Fourth-seeded Manhattan (7-6, 5-3 MAAC) takes on top-seeded Marist (10-6, 8-0 MAAC) at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7. The winner plays the winner of the #2 Canisius/#3 Providence matchup on Sunday, May 9, at 12 noon for the MAAC Championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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MANHATTAN HONORS ITS 311 STUDENT ATHLETES AT ANNUAL BLOCK M DINNER
Riverdale, NY (May 6, 2004)– The Manhattan College Athletic Department held its Annual Block M Athletic Awards Banquet to honor the school's 311 student-athletes last night in Smith Auditorium.
Each student-athlete who participated in a varsity sport during the 2003-04 school year received a certificate of merit. In addition, each squad awarded one very special student-athlete with a Most Outstanding Performer Award. Also, the annual Jasper Awards were given to the senior student athlete on each varsity team with the highest grade point average.
Manhattan's three All-Americans, Luka Van Cauteren of the volleyball team, Luis Flores of the men's basketball team and Eugene Reynolds of the men's soccer team, were also honored in a special presentation.
Exceptional recognition was also given to assistant baseball coach/strength and conditioning coach Kevin Leighton, and athletic academic advisor Br. Francis Bowers, FSC. Leighton was honored with the Junius Kellogg Service Award, while Bowers, who is retiring at the end of the this academic year.
Below is a list of Manhattan's Most Outstanding Performers in each sport, as well as the Jasper Award winners.
Most Outstanding Performer Awards
Baseball – Frank Cappello
Men's Basketball – Luis Flores
Women's Basketball – Rosalee Mason
Men's Cross Country – Tyler Raymond
Men's Indoor Track & Field – Magnus Ahlen
Men's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA
Women's Cross Country – Therese Forsberg
Women's Indoor Track & Field – Teresa Frierson
Women's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA
Golf – Marty Tobias
Men's Lacrosse – Greg Lewis
Women's Lacrosse – Nora Jacquette
Men's Soccer – Robert Tedesco
Women's Soccer – Jess Garcia
Softball – Jillian Medea
Swimming – Courtney Arduini
Men's Tennis – Zoltan Bus
Women's Tennis – Jennifer Fowler
Volleyball – Luka Van Cauteren
M Jasper Awards
Baseball – Nick Carbone
Men's Basketball – No recipient
Women's Basketball – Nikoletta Deutsch
Men's Cross Country – Joseph Van Dyke
Men's Track & Field – Magnus Ahlen
Women's Cross Country – Marisa Rego
Women's Indoor Track & Field – Michanne Campbell
Golf – Marty Tobias
Men's Lacrosse – Chris Hawkins
Women's Lacrosse – Nora Jacquette
Men's Soccer – Eugene Reynolds
Women's Soccer – Jeanne Marie Gilbert
Softball – No recipient
Swimming – Marguerite Mohan
Men's Tennis – Pawel Wawrzyniak
Women's Tennis – Shaleen Dastur/Jessica
Kulack
Volleyball – Luka Van Cauteren
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MEN'S TENNIS TO FACE #3 BAYLOR IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
Riverdale, NY (May 6, 2004)- The men's tennis team, fresh off its first ever MAAC Championship, will be traveling to Waco, TX for its NCAA First Round matchup with the #3 seeded Baylor Bears on Friday, May 14, at 7:00 eastern time.
Manhattan earned its NCAA berth by defeating second-seeded Marist, 4-1, in the championship match of the MAAC Tournament. Zoltan Bus was named MAAC Most Outstanding Performer, and head coach Arthur Bobko was named MAAC Coach of the Year. The Jaspers posted a 14-4 overall record, and a perfect 8-0 MAAC slate. En route to the championship, Manhattan ended Marist's five year conference dual match win streak, as well as the Red Foxes five-year hold on the conference championship.
Baylor comes into the NCAA Championships after earning an automatic berth by claiming the Big 12 Tournament title. The Bears, ranked No. 2 nationally, are 26-2 on the season and are led by Big 12 Coach of the Year Matt Knoll and Big 12 Player of the Year Benedikt Dorsch.
First and second round matches will be played on Friday and Saturday, May 14 & 15. In the first round, Georgia Tech and SMU will play at 4:00 p.m., followed by Manhattan/Baylor at 7:00 p.m. Winners of the two first round matches will face off in the second round on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. The winner of that match will advance to the Round of 16 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, OK, May 22-25.
Ticket packages are as follows: Premium seating $15, adult general admission $8 and student general admission $5. For further ticket information, please call the Baylor Athletic Ticket Office, located at Floyd Casey Stadium, at 254-710-1000.
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WALTER OLSEWSKI ANNOUNCES GOLF, SWIMMING RECRUITS
Riverdale, NY (May 5, 2004) –Swimming and Golf Head Coach Walter Olsewski announced his 2004-05 recruiting class today, which included three golfers and a pair of swimmers.
Olsewski welcomes two swimmers to the 2004-05 roster, Maura McGowan and Nicole Mason. McGowan is from Hatchett Catholic Central High School in Kalamazoo, MI, specializing in sprints. McGowan was a state finalist in Michigan in both the 50 and 100 freestyle. Mason is a transfer from Towson University, prior to her one year stint at Towson, Mason swam at Yorktown High School in Yorktown, NY, she specializes in back and fly.
For Golf, Olsewski will have three golfers joining the 2004-05 sqaud, Scott Burton, Chris Conway and Kevin Judge. Burton is a scratch golfer from Torrey Pines High School in Torrey Pines, CA. Conway from Smithtown, NY, was the number one player for St. John the Babtist in West Islip, NY. Judge from Belle Harbor, NY, was the number one player for Archibishop Molloy in Queens, NY. -JASPERS-
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Daily News (New York)
May 4, 2004 Tuesday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPECIAL; Pg. 9
HEADLINE: MANHATTAN Boys
BYLINE: By KRISTIE ACKERT DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
In the era of high school players with shoe company sponsorships and agents following around the scent of their potential, it is rare to see players who would rather fit into a team than stand out.
In winning the Manhattan borough championship this season, however, Frederick Douglass Academy was like watching a tape of those old-school teams. You remember them, the teams that set up plays, moved the ball on offense and played team defense.
Their team play represents the team-first players who make up the Daily News' All-Manahattan squad.
ARTURO DUBOIS (Rice): The 6-8 forward's ability on offense surprised people this year. He became a major feature in the Raiders' offense, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds a game. He is going to Manhattan College.
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The Capital (Annapolis, MD)
May 3, 2004 Monday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. B6
HEADLINE: College Roundup:May 3
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MOUNT ST. MARY'S WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Mount St. Mary's College opened up a four-goal lead and held off a late Monmouth surge to post an 11-10 victory in the championship game of the Northeast Conference Tournament.
Katie Mason scored three goals and Addie Lewis (St. Mary's) scored two goals and had two assists to lead the Mount.
In addition, Jen Davison (South River) had a goal and Nicole DiAngelo (St. Mary's) had an assist in the win.
With the win the Mountaineers (14-4) claimed their first-ever league tournament and advance to play at Manhattan College, the winner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Saturday in a NCAA Tournament play-in game.
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The Kansas City Star
April 30, 2004 Friday 2 EDITION
SECTION: D; BRIEF; Pg. 8
HEADLINE: Swim coach will quit
BYLINE: The Kansas City Star
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Lacrosse scholarship
Three years ago, Blue Valley West senior Chris Holub knew almost nothing about lacrosse. This fall, he'll head to Manhattan College in New York City on a lacrosse scholarship.
Holub's mother Cheryl believes the scholarship is the first awarded to a lacrosse player from the state of Kansas.
Several Johnson County schools now have lacrosse club teams. They compete against each other and St. Louis schools on the weekends.
Holub will receive a partial scholarship to play lacrosse and a partial academic scholarship.
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-- Sam Mellinger, Derek Samson,
Marcus Fuller and Kevin Kaduk
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
April 30, 2004 Friday Metro Edition
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 4D
HEADLINE: Sidelines
BYLINE: Staff, JJOHNSO@DemocratandChronicle.com
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Trio among elite
Pittsford Sutherland's C.J. Lee, Harley-Allendale-Columbia's Marques Williams and Whitesville's Zach Coleman were selected to the top All-State basketball team finally released this week.
Lee, a 6-foot point guard headed to Manhattan College, was a first-team pick in Class A after he averaged 17.9 points a game. Williams, a 5-11 senior, is on the Class C first team. He averaged 30.6 points while leading H-A-C to a Section V title.
Coleman helped lead the only Section V team to reach the state semifinals last season. The 6-5 junior averaged 15 points.
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BASEBALL Faces Army in Final Weekend Series
Columbia Daily Spectator - New York City,NY,USA
... first failing to come back to an early-inning blowout by Rutgers, 15-9, then
dropping a close 10-9 decision in 10 innings to Manhattan College on Wednesday
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http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/30/4091ff73c6712
Baseball Faces Army in Final Weekend Series
By Lauren Clark
Spectator Staff Writer
April 30, 2004
The Ivy season may be slowly winding down for the rest of the league, but the Lions have this weekend off from conference competition. Instead they face two tough doubleheaders against Army--the No. 10 ranked Northeast Region team--after two tough mid-week losses.
On Monday though, the Columbia season will be unexpectedly drawn out in a game that could possibly decide whether the Lions or Princeton will take the Lou Gehrig Division title, with a rescheduled game at Cornell.
The Light Blue, who sit at 12-25, 8-11 Ivy, have faced tough non--conference teams all week, first failing to come back to an early-inning blowout by Rutgers, 15-9, then dropping a close 10-9 decision in 10 innings to Manhattan College on Wednesday afternoon. This weekend's four-game series with the 32-11 Black Knights will provide more of a challenge for Columbia before they finish their Ivy play against the Big Red.
In the two games this week, the Light Blue offense began to show power, tallying 18 runs on 11 doubles and two home runs.
The Lions began their scoring streak in the late innings of Tuesday afternoon's desperate comeback from a 14-0 deficit to the Scarlet Knights. With a four-run seventh inning and a three-run ninth inning, the Light Blue finally awoke from a scoring slump against a much better pitching staff.
That offensive production continued right through the early innings of the following afternoon's matchup against the Jaspers. The first two Lions reached base in the top of the first with subsequent back--to--back doubles from senior designated hitter Boomer Murray and first--year left fielder and third baseman Val Miklausich.
After the three-run first inning, the Lions tacked on six more runs in the opening five innings, only to lose their momentum to a Manhattan comeback in the ninth.
In the final four innings of Wednesday's game, including a do--or--die extra inning, the Light Blue were unable to score a single run. First--year shortstop Craig Rodwogin and Miklausich both had strong weeks, going 5-10 and 3-7 respectively. Murray also put up good numbers, going 3-4 on Wednesday with two runs scored and one RBI.
After the offensive success they experienced mid--week, the Lions will need to rebound from their late-inning pitching collapse to the Jaspers in order to compete with the Black Knights.
Army is coming off of an 18-6 romp over Sacred Heart yesterday afternoon. In their victory, junior second baseman Nate Stone launched his first career grand slam, totalling seven RBIs in the game and falling just one short of a new school record. Stone is in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak going into the Columbia series, in which he is batting .555 with 14 runs scored and 24 RBIs.
Unfortunately for the Lions, Stone is not the only potent member of the Black Knight offense. With Walker Gorham going 4-4 in the game, scoring four runs and batting in four.
Army has now been ranked in the top 10 by the Northeast Region Coaches Poll for the second straight week. They are tied with No. 1 Notre Dame in the win category, breaking the school's previous total of 26 season wins. They have also clinched the regular season title in the Patriot League, hosting the post-season action next weekend.
Winning 25 of their last 28 games, the Black Knights are, at the moment, a powerhouse of collegiate baseball, and the Lions will have to work carefully to avoid lopsided results. The Light Blue starting staff of senior co-captain Brian Doveala, junior Brendan Quinn, senior Jessen Grant, and sophomore Greg Mullens will need to stay solid to give the Lions time to get back into their mid--week groove.
In their two games this week, the Lion pitching starters--sophomore Josh Flinn and Doveala--have struggled. Against Rutgers, Flinn couldn't get out of the first, giving up eight runs on six hits. Doveala fared better, going a steady three innings, with only two runs scored against him, before getting into trouble in the fourth. After allowing the first two batters to reach base, Doveala gave up a two-run double down the left field line that brought in fellow weekend starter Mullens. For his part, the sophomore shut out the Jaspers for 2.2 innings, allowing just one scratched run by a struggling Manhattan offense.
A third weekend starter, Quinn, came in for the Lions at the end of Wednesday's game, relieving senior save-specialist Roy Altman in the bottom of the ninth and later giving up the winning run off a quick walk and a double in the 10th.
Princeton, the current Lou Gehrig Division leader at 21-17, 9-7 Ivy, plays a four-game set against Cornell this weekend, and if either team takes more than the two-game split, the Lions' spot in the league standings will be significantly altered, either putting them at the top seed, or sliding behind Cornell into third.
For now though, all the Lions can do is wait, try to steal a game from a tough Black Knight team, and stay sharp for the Monday game.
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From: Mike McEneney
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 1:42 PM
Subject: News
Dear John,
Under the heading of slightly interesting news, last Saturday there was a reunion at Mount Saint Michael Academy for the Five Year Classes. This being my 55th Anniversary Year, I attended only to find but one fellow classmate. What is slightly interesting is that he to was a Jasper, John Sullivan, Class of 1963. John went up to Saint Boneventure's after we graduated but after a year left, joined the Marines and served for 3 years. He eventually came to Manhattan and graduated in 1963.
The Director of Development and Alumni Affairs at the Mount is Paul Thomas, Manhattan Class of 1984 who is the son of the Late Dan Thomas Class of 1956. As you can see the Jaspers have a presence everywhere. By the way, John and I were the oldest Alums there and as a reward we were allowed to go through the Buffet Line first!
Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
[JR: Sounds like a great time. Keeping in touch with old friend is hard. Old acquaintances impossible. MASH did an episode where Potter is the last man of his cadre. Hard to understand what that feels like, but he can either freese you like the deer in the headlights or energize you like DaVinci when you have lots to do with limited time. Hopefully, you'll be "helping" my successor with Jottings into 2053. ;-) ]
To: Jim Jordan (????)
From: John Reinke [mailto:reinke@att.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 10:01 AM
Subject: Do you receive Jasper Jottings at a different email address?
Jim,
Do you receive Jasper Jottings at a different email address? I couldn't find you, so I couldn't attribute you class year with your email. Help?
John
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From: Jim Jordan
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: Do you receive Jasper Jottings at a different email address?
John,
First, I do not receive the Jasper Jottings. I am not an alumnus.
Second, I want to thank you for getting me in touch with John Seefranz, who is an alumnus.
I was directed to your site by a Yahoo search for "John Seefranz". If this is a security hole I am glad I helped discover it. I am sorry for the confusion, I could have explained in more detail. Once again thanks, your intervention on my behalf has enabled me to be in touch with people I have not heard from in fifty years.
Thanks Once Again:
Jim Jordan
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To: 'Jim Jordan'
From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: Do you receive Jasper Jottings at a different email address?
Jim, (1) Thanks for clearing that up. I was beginning to think I was even a worse clerk than I thought I was. ;-) (2) You are most welcome. I am glad it worked out. One of the reasons I "do" Jasper Jottings is to connect people. The fact you're not a Jasper is not relevant. (3) No problem security-wise. I was unaware that we were actual showing up in search engines. Nice to know. (4) Glad to help a 50 year reconnect. ;-) (5) In recompense, I'll ask you to root for Jasper teams when the floor in national events. A side benefit is you can smirk knowingly when some one says "what's a jasper". Maybe you can win a trivia question sometime? Good luck, Best Wishes, John'68
[JR: Seefranz 1960 ]
[JR: Maybe I should "publish" a year end index of all the issues. The search engines would index it and more seeker could find us. Hmmm?]
From: Joseph Walsh (1958)
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings2004025.htm
Received this as well, same issue. -- Joe Walsh
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To: 'Joseph Walsh'
From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 11:31 AM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings2004025.htm
Joe,
So far so good.
Except I shipped this week with the old date. Arghhh. Well we'll see if anyone notices.
Right now my thinking is that it would work. There does seem to be some format differences. How we use it is another story?
For example, most people want a weekly distribution, some minus sports, some sports only, some only summary with pointer to the full story, some want "rushes" everything one item per email as it happens, Some don't say anything.
My current thinking is leaning to two groups -- one stream of emails that the user can either take as individual or daily digest -- and -- one a weekly summation of the seven dial digests. Indexing and summarization is a concern of how it could be done. But that's my thinking right now.
Your thoughts? Anyone's thoughts?
And, we take the risk that Yahoo goes pay. If it's exorbitant then we fall back to where we are today or pay it.
John'68
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From: "Joe 58A Walsh"
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:14 AM
Subject: This issue is at:
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings2004025.htm
Hey, You're not CNN or Google. Go the simplest way for you. If you try to please everyone you'll go crazy. As for paying Yahoo, we can tell the gods of the annual gift giving program that we want three percent of our contribution allocated to JasperJottings. That ought to raise a few hackles.
[JR: Talk like that will get your diploma revoked. ]
From: Lochmuller. Charles H.
(1962)
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:48 PM
To: Jasper John '68
Subject: Notification for "This issue is at:
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjott"
verizon will not let me send receipt requested notices
[JR: ? Interesting what comes back from Jottings emailings. ]
[JR: This is an interesting example. ]
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Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Change of address notification for <privacy invoked>
Hello,
This is a courtesy message to let you know that your email to <privacy invoked> has been forwarded to a new email address. This person has changed email addresses and is using Return Path email change of address tools to stay connected.
If you’d like to request the new email address, please click here to use the Return Path Email Finder Directory.
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[JR: Arghhhh, another subscriber "hidden" from staying connected. Hopefully he'll realize the loss. ]
From: Joseph A. (1998) Ferraro
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:38 PM
To: editor@jasperjottings.com
Subject: She is one of ours.
JR:
You reported the below in this week’s jottings. Incidentally, I drove up from the campus a little less than an hour before this terrible tragedy occurred. As it turns out Suzana Dedivanaj-Spruck is one of ours. She was a Graduate Education Alum. As I understand, Suzana’s brother in-law, who is now the guardian for 6-month-old Kristina, is also a Jasper. We in the development office are working on plans to somehow help her with the possibility of a scholarship to MC. I’d like to ask you and our fellow jottings family to keep baby Kristina and her family in their prayers and let me know if you feel the cause would have support amongst our extended Jasper family. You can contact me at the numbers below.
A 6-month-old Yonkers girl who survived an accident that killed her parents when a tree fell onto their vehicle on the Saw Mill River Parkway may have been saved because she had been strapped into her child seat in the back, authorities said yesterday.
Kristina Spruck, who was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla on Monday evening, was in stable condition yesterday, said hospital spokesman Dan Loughran. Stephen J. Spruck, 27, and Suzana Dedivanaj-Spruck, 31, were killed about 6 p.m. when the ash tree fell on their 1999 Toyota sport utility vehicle in Hastings-on-Hudson.
The SUV was traveling south when it was hit by the tree and rolled over, landing on its roof on the west shoulder of the parkway. When emergency workers arrived, Stephen Spruck, who had been driving, was dead behind the wheel with his seat belt on. His wife, also dead, was found in the back, unbelted.
jf
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Joseph A. Ferraro, CFRE (Class of 1988)
Director of Development
Manhattan College
Memorial Hall
4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471
[JR: Awwh. I'd have preferred to have been wrong about that one. Thanks for the sad confirmation. ]
From: Patrick Norberto (MCStf)
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:24 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue
is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040502.htm
Just a quick note, John, to let you know how the Yahoo distribution system of “jottings” is doing on this end. It makes everything much simpler and “cleaner” for me, especially the printing. For whatever reason when I print out your e-mailed jottings, the layout and paragraph formatting is rather poor. When I printout the Yahoo version the everything is much clearer.
Keep up the good work.
Pat
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Patrick J. Norberto, Principal Gift Officer
Office of Advancement
[JR: Recording one vote for yahoo distribution. ]
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
<SNIP>
the much-hated estate and gift taxes, which destroy family wealth and the incentives to build family wealth. Without this tax, families would have a much stronger incentive to save and invest because the fruits of such thrift and enterprise could be passed along to succeeding generations. Thus, parents would not only be providing for their own retirement, they would be providing for the livelihood of their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc.
<SNIP>
The culture of death hates the concept of family. The family is one societal "invention" that has stood the test of time. Big Government wants us to depend upon it, not our resources or that of our family. Just like the family farm, Big Government has sought to destroy the "family" way of life. Just as if had to destroy the fraternal societies, the churches, and the communities as places where one could find needed support, but that is another observation.
Money is the fuel of Big Government. It always needs more. First, it eliminated the gold standard and that allows it to print even more. Then, Big Government started the taxes, which we foolishly approved by the 16th amendment. Then Big Government created "social security", a Ponzi scheme that broke the family model. Grandparents don't have live with or near their children for mutual support. They are not there to help raise their grandchildren and have the beneficial affect of family. Then Big Government created "child care" so women could leave the home and go to work to pay the tax bill. (I can't count the number of people who don't realize that the wife's earnings pretty much go to taxes and child care.)
Big Government is a slave master and we are its "draftees". Let's cut it down.
And that’s the last word.
-30-
GBu. GBA.