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http://www.manhattan.edu/alumni_friends/championshipgame.php The Jaspers face the rival Iona Gaels on Saturday, February 26th at 6:15pm. The Alumni Relations office will be running a pre-game
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Seeking Book Donations The New Orleans Public Library is asking for any and all hardcover and paperback books for people of all ages in an effort to restock the shelves after Katrina. The staff will assess which titles will be designated for its collections. The rest will be distributed to destitute families or sold for library fundraising. Please send your books to: Rica A. Trigs, Public Relations If you tell the post office that they are for the library
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"It is my contention that a conservative is a realist .... He believes that there is a creation which was here before him, which exists now not just by his sufferance, and which will be here after he’s gone." Richard M. Weaver (1910-1963) |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2020789%2C00.html The Times February 02, 2006 === <begin quote> === THIRTY-NINE years ago Doug Schmitt left his wallet on the
counter of a petrol station more than 2,000 miles from his home in The beige wallet held a $5 note, a parking ticket, airmail stamps (8 cents each, compared with 39 cents now) and his student identity card. This week it was returned to him, intact. “I had a real full head of hair back then,” Mr Schmitt, 57, remarked, looking ruefully at the photograph on the ID card. He had clearly not been missing the wallet though, saying: “To tell you the truth, I can’t even remember losing it.” Mr Schmitt had left it behind 2,158 miles away in the town
of The owner of the petrol station put the wallet in a
drawer, hoping that Mr Schmitt would come back for it, but he never did. It
was discovered last month when Ted Nyman was sorting through his
father-in-law’s estate. Using the internet, he quickly tracked down Mr
Schmitt, and last week posted the wallet to him at his home in “They’re good,
honest people out there (in The wallet also contained photographs of his girlfriends
from As an antiques dealer, Mr Schmitt is used to digging
through other people’s personal histories. He never expected someone to pore
over his own past. “(I am usually) looking through people’s old relics and
old letters from maybe someone who was in the His wife, Vickie, was also thrilled — in spite of the photographs of the girlfriends. “It’s wonderful that people will take the time to research that, then return something to someone they don’t even know. It’s great to see how he looked when he was a freshman in college — I didn’t know him until he had graduated — and to see the pictures of his friends.” === <end quote> === I love “lost ‘n’ found” stories. The reemphasize that people are basically good and “loser weepers” is not the prevailing ethic. For my own part, I don’t want to find anything too too big. I’m weak! I know my fellow alums would all do the right thing regardless of amount. But, I admit my few flaws. |
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Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in
any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
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Commette, Albert |
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Fitzgibbons, Jack |
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Mortimer, Raymond E. |
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Bachop, William G. |
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Helm, Robert |
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Helm, Robert |
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1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
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1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
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1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
Obit2 (reporter) |
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Dooley, Brendan H. |
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Lestingi, Joseph |
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Corio, Anthony J. |
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Dominici, Frank A. Jr. |
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Sullivan, |
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Loehr, Gerald E. |
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Alline, Vincent |
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Owens, Richard H. |
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McFadden, Michael J. |
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Giugliano, Suzanne |
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Fox, Jennifer |
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Corio, Anthony J. |
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Dooley, Brendan H. |
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Fitzgibbons, Jack |
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Fox, Jennifer |
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Giugliano, Suzanne |
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Helm, Robert |
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Helm, Robert |
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Lestingi, Joseph |
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Loehr, Gerald E. |
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McEneney, Mike |
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McEneney, Mike |
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McFadden, Michael J. |
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Mortimer, Raymond E. |
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Owens, Richard H. |
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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/022006_1.shtml February 20, 2006 The College aims to raise $60,000 in its third annual Relay For Life fund-raiser. During Relay For Life, a community-based program designed
to be a fun overnight event, teams of people will take turns walking or
running laps in the College's gym. Each team tries to keep at least one team
member on the track at all times. Cancer survivors, including some from the Each dollar raised from the relay will support the
American Cancer Society as it leads the fight against cancer and empowers
people to conquer the disease in their own lives. The American Cancer Society
is a nationwide, community-based health organization headquartered in All are encouraged to participate. To find out how to form a team or join one, please call Kinah Ventura-Rosas at (718) 862-7477. If you are a member of the press and wish to cover this event, please call Lydia Gray at (718) 862-7993. For more information about the Relay For Life fund-raiser, please visit www.acsevents.org/relay/ny/manhattancollege. #### |
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And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed. |
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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. |
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Dr. Raymond E. Mortimer, the first board-certified child
psychiatrist in Dr. Mortimer, whose daughter, Dr. Jean Malecki,
is director of the county's health department, was a former chief of
psychiatry at Good Samaritan and St. Mary's medical centers. Board certified
in neurology and psychiatry, he practiced in "He was driven by a tremendous passion to cure the world," Malecki said. "His brother and mother died very young, and he majored in pre-med out of a desire to cure." Born in After the war, Dr. Mortimer became a reserve Marine pilot and
served as a flight surgeon in 1951 during the Korean War. That same year, he
graduated from In 1967 he moved to Dr. Mortimer is survived by his former wife, Patricia; four daughters; and a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews. "He was a driven man," Malecki said. "He always had a tremendous love for humanity." LOAD-DATE: February 22, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1947 ] |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear My
Classmate from Mount Saint Michael, '49, " William G.Bachop,( 49 BE;
59 BBA), 77 died peacefully at his home in He
had been employed by Herbert G. Martin, Inc of Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Rita Schug Bachop; sons, Martin, Frank, Michael, Richard, Thomas, Joseph and Stephen; daughters, Anne Ulvestad, Dorothy, and Maty Monahan; sister Ruth Dolan, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, Bruce Conley."
I understand that Bill went back to The other Obituary is for Frank A. Dominici, Jr. " Frank A. Dominici Jr, 63 of Dobbs Ferry, died February 5, 2006.
He was born in the He
was employed as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in the He
is survived by his wife Fran,sons,
Michael and Joseph, sister Margurerite LaSalle, and
his dearest friend Michael DeAngelis. Mass of Resurection, 9:30 AM, Thursday, Our Lady of
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http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=8130&op=t NCSU College of Management announces Enterprise Risk Management
Roundtables The ERM Roundtables will held on
Feb. 24, Mar. 24, and Apr. 28 at NC State's Feb. 24 - Prodyot Samanta, director of enterprise risk management at
Standard & Poor’s in Mar. 24 - David Whatley, vice president of risk management
for Home Depot, Inc., based in Apr. 28 - Governor Sue Bies, one of five members of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors. Standards & Poor's consideration of risk management in rating assessments is topic for Feb. 24 ERM Roundtable Prodyot Samanta,
director of Enterprise Risk Management at Standard & Poor's in Samanta will be speaking at the
Feb. 24 ERM Roundtable, to be held 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at NC State’s Samanta is a director and risk
management specialist with Standard & Poor’s Financial Services Ratings
group where he is responsible for assessing the risk management practices of
financial institutions. His presentation will feature Standard & Poor’s
approach to evaluating enterprise risk management practices of organizations
receiving S&P rating assessments, including assessments of entities in
other industries outside financial Prior to joining Standard & Poor’s, Samanta worked with Algorithmics
Inc., an enterprise-wide risk management software and consulting company
where he was primarily responsible for a comprehensive set of solutions
spanning market risk, counterparty credit risk, portfolio credit risk, and
operational risk. His previous experience also includes MBA and undergraduate
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The Post-Standard ( Jack Fitzgibbons' grandfather was an engineer on the old
New York Central Railroad. When Fitzgibbons was a boy in On warm summer days, the boy would hear the whistle from
his home on To Fitzgibbons, 81, it is difficult to separate As a teenager, he left for He returned to Robert Farrell, the city's former parks and recreation superintendent, was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of using a city-owned computer to invite teenage girls to perform sexual acts. Through his lawyer, Farrell denies the allegations. The indictment comes on the heels of federal charges
against former Mayor Ruggio, who has not been charged with a crime, has maintained through his lawyer that he thought he made a legal purchase of those vehicles. In "I think there's a disappointment that this is occurring,
and that it's reflecting on our community," he said. "But I don't
think it reflects on all the people of If so, Fitzgibbons said, The scandal, he said, might even generate beneficial
change. Get past the aroma from City Hall, and there remains much to admire
about At a time when small cities are increasingly attractive to
Americans who want slower lifestyles and a traditional sense of community, None of that is helped by vivid tales of wretched behavior by some top city officials. To Fitzgibbons, the larger issue is how everyday residents respond, and whether they can regain the kind of bipartisan decorum that Fitzgibbons recalls from his days in the 1970s in City Hall. "It's really important to elect someone who's going to surround themselves with good, community-oriented people," Fitzgibbons said. "And I think (voters) will be more mindful from now on about simply giving someone a blank page." During his four years as a Democratic mayor, Fitzgibbons said, there was much less partisan hostility once Election Day was over. Democrats and Republicans, he said, understood they'd all benefit from an atmosphere of cooperation, an atmosphere needed to persuade young college graduates to stick around. That is the real challenge faced by today's Upstate
communities, Fitzgibbons said. Four of his own seven children still live in If you love a place enough, if you share with your children all the things that give it strength, then a point arrives where community and family become one, and the chance to change your city can be enough to bring you home. To Fitzgibbons, that defines the bedrock of Sean Kirst is a columnist with
The Post-Standard. Call him at 470-6015 or e-mail him at skirst@syracuse.com
or offer your thoughts on the future of GRAPHIC: PHOTO Stephen D. Cannerelli/Staff
photographer JACK FITZGIBBONS is a former mayor of the city of LOAD-DATE: February 16, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1943? ] |
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Deutsche Bank Adds Two Senior Health Care Bankers in the Update: 12:41 PM ET Feb 22, 2006 Fox will join Deutsche Bank from Bear, Stearns & Co. where she was a Senior Managing Director in the health care investment banking group. Prior to that she worked for Banc of America Securities, and has more than 12 years of industry experience. Stitt, who has over 20 years of experience in the banking and health care industries, will join from CIBC World Markets' health care investment banking group. Prior to that he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston in a similar role. "We're very excited to add two well-known and widely respected bankers like Jennifer and Bill to our team," said Stettner. "With more than 30 years of combined experience, we believe they will help us to build on our successes and better serve our clients across the sector." "Health care is one of the most dynamic and
multi-faceted industries in the Fox earned a BS degree in finance and marketing from About Deutsche Bank SOURCE: Deutsche Bank [mcALUMdb: 1993 ] |
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The New York Times Keydren Clark, the small but
prolific senior guard at St. In June, Then, not long after Jefferson's death, ''I dare anybody to walk in his shoes and tell me they would have stayed focused on basketball,'' she said. ''It's made a difference in him. It's forced him to become more serious about life -- living for the day you have, not the day you're going to have.'' ''I could have a 40-point game, but he'd be the one to
bring me down to earth,'' Kevin Spann, a freshman point guard, said: ''We look at it as if he's still here. He's our guardian angel. When our shots go in, George put them in. When it rains, it's George's fault.'' Clark, a 5-foot-10 guard known as Keekee, is averaging 26.2 points a game for the Peacocks. He scored 25 against North Carolina-Greensboro on Saturday to pass Elvin Hayes for 10th place in career scoring in Division I. If he finishes the season with the nation's highest scoring average for the third consecutive season, he will become only the third Division I player in N.C.A.A. history to do so. The others were Oscar Robertson and Pete Maravich. But this season has been a struggle for Clark and the
Peacocks (13-13), who play their final home game of the season Friday night
against Canisius. Clark took a month off from
playing basketball after His shot is not as reliable as it was. In his first three
seasons, ''Because he's a marked man in our conference, people are
physical with him,'' said St. ''It's been a little bit of a struggle,'' ''We thought he was pretty good, but I don't think anyone
knew he was going to be this good,'' said Gonzalez, who recruited Clark when
he played at Leckie is less profuse. While
acknowledging that Clark, an intelligent and humble player, had attracted
fans and prospects to St. ''He doesn't have any excellent qualities,'' Leckie said. ''He's not extremely quick or athletic. What Keydren does best is score. But he's not extremely quick. I don't know what's going to set him apart from other guards.'' ''A couple of people told me something: it doesn't matter if you led the nation in scoring or not; it's how you play at the combines,'' Leckie said. ''It's a 'What have you done for me lately' thing.' '' If anyone could beat the odds, Leckie
said, it was ''The misunderstanding of me is that they automatically
think I'm a selfish player who only goes out and scores,'' St. Before he gets to that point, Clark has two regular-season
games and the MAAC tournament left in a season that the team dedicated to ''George was everything for me,'' URL: http://www.nytimes.com GRAPHIC: Photos: Keydren Clark
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The latest news from The Quadrangle Top Story News = [JR: This was too good to miss! ] Students have mixed views about Scanlan's convocation address -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Students React to Brother Scanlan's
Spring Faculty Convocation Speech Brother Thomas Scanlan's Spring Faculty Convocation address, published in the Quadrangle on February 8, has sparked controversy on campus. While some students are apathetic, many have expressed different opinions regarding Scanlan's idea. Scanlan's attitude toward
Atheism and Sophomore Christine Schneider, an Atheist, expressed her disagreement with some of Scanlan's points. She said, "I don't openly criticize the Catholic church, so I don't feel they should openly criticize me. I went to a Catholic high school, and I have nothing personal against the church. I feel the same way toward Catholicism as I do toward other religions- it just isn't for me." Schneider also commented on religion's role in the classroom, particularly in her biology courses. She said, "Some people believe God created everything, but I believe in evolution." Religion, for Schneider, did not govern her decision to
attend Alison Bomba, a sophomore
history major and a Roman Catholic, also critiqued
parts of Scanlan's speech. She said, "I would
expect this from a Catholic college that's in the middle of nowhere. We're in
one of Bomba also suggested that a
stronger, stricter emphasis on Catholicism will decrease Bomba said that during her
college search, size and location, not religion, were her main concerns. She
said, "I was looking for a small school, and Paul Avvento, Vice President for Social Life and a Roman Catholic, offered a different perspective. Avvento said, "I'm really excited to see what's going to happen. I'm a junior now, and when I first came here I was expecting more of a Catholic feel on campus. I am not sure how much will really happen, though." Avvento continued, "We say we're a Catholic school, but besides writing it on letterheads, where is it? This is a Catholic institution, and I do see the responsibility to call Catholicism to our attention without it being thrown in our faces." In regards to Atheism, Avvento said, "I respect people's views and rights. I could see how a lot of the school's values might be harder to obtain without a belief in God." Brother Scanlan's remarks have
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[JR: This email specifically refers to Jasper Helm’s (1951) statement. “... the sob sister protesting the war at Bush's ranch, who lost her son in the war, the same son she gave up in her divorce when he was 7 years old. And by the way if you wonder why she has so much free time ...”] From: Vincent Alline (1968) Once again I must take exception to an email from Robert Helm. I'll skip the usual rant and get right to the meat. The history given for Cindy Sheehan is largely fiction. The real story can be found here: http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/sheehan.asp # # # I clipped this from that page (which I found confusing): <snip> ... criticizing Ms. Sheehan's alleged lack of involvement
in her son's upbringing after divorcing his father, is something fabricated
out of whole cloth, evidently the product of someone's confusing a completely
different family with the Sheehans. Cindy Sheehan
and her husband, Patrick, were high school sweethearts who wed while both
were in their early 20's and who have been married to each other for over 28
years. (Neither has ever been married to anyone else.) The couple had four
children together, of whom Casey was the oldest. Both parents raised Casey
together, first in the southern <snip> [JR: So there is at a partial discrepancy in part of Jasper Helm’s message. ] |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear
Westchester County Court Judge Gerald E. Loehr
'65 has been assigned to preside over the newly created Mike http://home.comcast.net/~jxymxu7sn5ho9d/JASPER/Jasper_Loehf_65.pdf [JR: Thanks, Mike. I put the PDF in the overflow area. Sorry to the email readers but it doesn’t import. And yes, I will refrain from humor with respect to this post. Hard as it might be. I am sure that Jasper Loehr will represent the Jasper community well. ] From: Mike McEneney Dear Here is an article from the Journal News relating to the assignment of Judge Gerald Loehr '65? Mike - THE JOURNAL NEWS Court that handles sex crimes opens 2 judges to sit on felony cases, pledge better monitoring By JONATHAN BANDLER THE JOURNAL NEWS |
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From: Robert Helm [1951] Good Afternoon, All: 1. I believe that this young man - he is younger than I am - has the right idea, whether or not your version of the national Quisling press tells you the truth about what the military thinks. 2. The garbage about the cartoons is just an excuse to try to intimidate the non-Muslim world, and the chicken politicians and liberals are falling for it ! Respectfully, LCDR R.A. Helm, USNR (1639) == This is great! I don't know who put this together, but I sure would like to shake his hand, pat him on the back, and wish him, "Good Hunting!" = I Am Coming! Dear Terrorists, I am a Navy Aviator. I was born and raised in a small town
in My dad worked a series of jobs in finance and my mom took care of us kids. We were not an overly religious family but attended church most Sundays. It was a nice small Episcopal Church. I have a brother and sister and I am the youngest in my family. I was the first in many generations to attend college. I have flown Naval aircraft for 16 years. For me the flying was never a lifelong dream or a "calling," it just happened. I needed a job and I liked the challenge. I continue to do it today because I feel it is important to give back to a nation which has given so much to me. I do it because, although I will never be rich, my family will be comfortable. I do it because many of my friends have left for the airlines and someone has to do it. My government has spent millions to train me to fly these multi-milliondollar aircraft. I make about 70,000 dollars a year and after 20 years will be offered a pension. I like baseball but think the players make too much money. I am in awe of firemen and policemen and what they do each day for my community, and like teachers, they just don't get paid enough. I respect my elders and always use sir or ma'am when addressing a stranger. I'm not sure about kids these days but I think that's normal for every generation. I tell you all this because when I come for you, I want
you to know me. I won't be hiding behind a woman or a child. I won't be disguised or pretending to be
something I am not. I will be in a meet up close in a small room where I could wrap my hands around your throat and slowly squeeze the life out of you, but unfortunately, you're hiding in a hole in the ground, so we will have to do this a different way. I want you to know also that I am very good at what I do. I can put a 2,000 lb weapon through a window from 10,000 feet up. I generally only fly at night, so you may want to start sleeping during the day. I am not eager to die for my country but I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect it from animals like you. I will do everything in my power to ensure no civilians are hurt as I take aim at you. My countrymen are a forgiving bunch. Many are already forgetting what you did on Sept 11th. But I will not forget!! I am coming. I hope you know me a little bit better, see you soon...sleep tight. Signed God Bless = [JR: Well, I for one am not sure what this is or who it comes from. I do hope that all “our” “boys and girls” get home safe. I do think for myself and I am not sure of what the truth is about lots of topics. I no more believe the press (cnn or fox news) than I do the politicians! One would think that truth is the first victim of war by the way things are twisted in a knot. ] |
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From: Michael J. McFadden (1974) Remember "The Terminal" just up north of the
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear This note came from Grace Fenney in the Alumni Office. Mike ----- Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:30 AM Subject: The News that's fit to print This was just too good just to send to alum notes only. Albert Commette, class of 31, and Anita (Nikki) just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with their 5 children, 15 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Al is 94 years old and still plays tennis. He tells me he is still capable of
traveling alone and he is hoping to attend his 75 anniversary at Grace Feeney Alumni Relations Officer [JR: Agree! Amazing. I can’t imagine another 30 years of doing Jottings. Class of 1931! Simply wonderful. ] |
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http://friarynotes.blogspot.com/2006/02/on-state-of-jesuit-education.html Thursday, February 23, 2006 On the state of Jesuit Education Richard H. Owens, Ph.D., professor of history, West
Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.V.: Dr. Owens earned a B.A. in history
from <extraneous deleted> Not one is a Jesuit and one of the candidates doesn't appear to have any connections at all to Jesuit education. Is this another sign that the Jesuits are having trouble finding qualified members of their order to run their universities? Apparently it is - The search garnered 60 applications. Nine were chosen as candidates, and two of them were Jesuits. “We all knew going in that there is a limited list of Jesuits available,” said Thomas McCullough, president of the Rockhurst board of trustees. According to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, there often is not a Jesuit available who has the experience to lead a college. [mcALUMdb: 1969 ] |
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http://oliviagiovetti.blogspot.com/2006/02/ash-is-g-ddamn-robot.html ash is a g-ddamn robot Oh, I feel dead. I just ate an entire roll of Ringos. For those of you who don't shop at Supermercati Elite, they're chocolate cookies. They're small, I think a roll has 20. And I sat here, a heating pad on my stomach, checking my e-mail, and ate them one by one, dunking them in red wine. I'm blasting Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom on my headphones, but I can still feel the fucking cramps. I'm expecting Alien to burst out of my stomach at any point now. I first saw Sigourney Weaver on my grandparent's Laser Disc player. I think I was 6 or 7 and I'd just started learning about the whole UFO alien scene. So of course, setting the Who's Afraid of Opera laserdiscs aside and finding a film titled Alien sounded like a good choice. The kind of movie I'd talk to Dan Walsh and Chris Oliviera about on the playground while we looked up in the sky for signs of flying saucers. Or pterodactyls. I've always wanted to see one of those. But, naturally, because I'm a girl and the worst I'd ever seen by that age were sopranos coughing blood up and being stabbed by their fathers in a burlap sack, the chestburster scene had me screaming. Much in the way I'm screaming from the excruciating pain of being a woman as I type. But that's beside the point. Jones the Cat? I shut it off and watched Get Smart on Nick at Nite. Watching Alien as I went through high school, though (in
tandem with reading Conrad's Nostromo, which was
just a trip), I became fascinated with the fact that, in order to be the sole
survivor, she had to strip down to her underwear. I
think that was the first film that told me breaking the traditional, high
collared PubSub: "manhattan
college" Published:
Wednesday, 22 February 2006 21:25:45 [JR: I guess he was
off in a rush “to cash that acceptance” because the site is now down. ;-) In
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http://jes-blog.blogspot.com/2006/02/we-dont-need-no-education.html "We Don't Need No Education..." Or at least that's what President Bush and his cronies must be thinking at the moment, but that's a rant for another time. I just couldn't think of a wittier title, heh. But yeah, one of the major things I’ve been doing lately
is researching and applying for different graduate schools in the area. I
really want to go back to school (well not really WANT to as much as NEED to)
just so I can hurry up and get a degree so I can get a higher paying job. So
far I have filled out and handed in an application for I’m kind of torn as to where I’d prefer to go though.
Mercy seems a little bit of a more laid-back program (not easy, but pretty
understanding that the people taking these courses have lives outside of
school), but Hunter is a CUNY and is just much cheaper. Another thing to think about is, right now I’m working in Yonkers, and would like to continue to, but who knows where I will end up after Aug 31st, since it’s looking more and more likely that the gov’t will be shutting down the program I work for (but as I said earlier that’s a tale for another time, just know that I dislike Pres. Bush even more as the days go by). So the school’s proximity to where I work can shape up to be another major factor. But yeah wish me luck with all that. Hopefully schools will be more understanding than Fordham was. I just want to be done with school once and for all, so I pray it won’t get delayed any longer. PubSub: "manhattan
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Chasing Waterfalls Travel “A fool wishes to know no more about what drives him than simply that it does. A judicious man will seek his motivations, but in the end, find himself merely a more worthy fool.” -Max Berlin Soo, a bit has happened since
the last entry. The majority of it
took place more recently, but I would like to share a particular irrelevant
story with you from earlier before getting into it. I took a bus from K.L. to Other than that, By the time we reach the village, there’s a pretty violent storm going on. I ask idiotically if it rains like this often, to which Udin replies, “it is the rainforest.” It’s a short drive via motorbike from bus station to guesthouse, which we make, bags and all, in the pouring rain. When we arrive, I am immediately faced with the narrowest, ricketiest bridge I have ever seen. Add this to the fact that it runs over very troubled water, it’s completely dark (minus the occasional lightening menacing overhead), it’s pouring, I have an unevenly distributed 60 lbs on my back and am wearing an ankle length skirt, sopping wet. The best advice I attain from my Indonesian escort? “Don’t worry. Chicken curry.” I stay the first night in the village, intending to leave
for the trek the next morning, but decide to just hang out for a day first,
on the word that there might be a few more tourists wanting to go the next
day. In the meantime, Udin takes me to the weekly market and to his house to
meet his wife and two adorable children and I get a rare chance to
familiarize myself with a few of the locals.
Next morning, Udin and I head into the
jungle with another group of two Dutch girls doing a one day trek. Pretty early on, we see a bunch of Thomas
Monkeys, and then shortly after, a breed of Long-Tailed something or
other. Then, about 45 minutes in, we
spot an orangutan. All in all, we saw
4 orangutans, one with a baby, and one, sadly, with a dead baby. Udin is impressed
with my agility in trekking over rocks and roots, and I am forced to “open my
secret”-as they say in We reach the campsite to find our cook, Ling, already
there-cooking-and the tent set up.
Ling makes wonderful wonderful food and that
night he plays a bunch of matchstick tricks on me, while everyone has a good
laugh at my ineptitudes in spacial reasoning. Next morning, I am treated to banana
pancakes before heading back. There
are several gentlemen from So Ling and Udin and I head back
for some distance before encountering (unexpectedly, I’m sure) Udin’s brother, who has brought with him about 20 of his
students from an all-girls English school in Medan
on a field trip. Udin
suggests we stop for a bit, so I take up a place on a rock, but am soon surrounded by the girls, and I begin to feel a bit
like an exhibit…not that I didn’t enjoy it.
We talk for a while, me answering questions, and them testing their
English on a live specimen. They too
are rafting back, all 20 of them, and as they have an extra seat on one of
their rafts, they invite me to join them.
I feel a little better about this group, so I take them up on it, and
we have a grand ole time screeching our way down the rapids. Then we take pictures….a The whole couple of
days in Bukit Lawang was really amazing, but I am also looking forward to my
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Go support "our" teams. I'd appreciate any reports or photos. What else do us old alums have to do? Right, encourage the young ones to max their achievement to 100% potential. I don’t think you have to win or die. Just give us it all and we should applaud. What better things do you have to do today, but to go to some strange place, support the team, dress up “funny”, and cheer for “our” athletes. So what if they think you’re a loon. You’re their loon. You are a loon. You never know what kind of difference you’ll make! Go to one of the women’s events and meet hot chicks! Or if your persuasion is different, got to the men’s events and meet hot guys. Besides no one ever reads the boilerplate, eula, or the fine print. |
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http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6557 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERCOMES Riverdale, N.Y. (February 23, 2006)- Manhattan welcomed Kenny Minor and Guy Ngarndi, both of whom missed seven or more games due to injury, and outslugged Fairfield, 78-77, tonight at Draddy Gym to improve to 17-9, 13-4 in MAAC play and set up a showdown with rival Iona for the top seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament. The Stags fall to 9-17, 7-10 in MAAC play. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6556 OLD TIME DUEL AT DRADDY AS JASPERS GEAR UP FOR IC4A/ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Riverdale, N.Y. (February 23, 2006)--In what turned out to
be an old-fashioned duel between two old-time rivals, Manhattan sophomore Margus Must and Fordham's Dan Tucker took their attempts
to join numerous other Jaspers at the upcoming IC4A Championships. The two
competed in the heptathlon at http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6554 From The Desk Of The AD - February 23, 2006 February 23, 2006 Jasper Fans, As we approach the time of year when the days get longer
(and, hopefully, warmer), we begin to wrap up our winter seasons and kick off
our spring seasons. Before I look ahead to the spring, I want to take this
opportunity to take a look back at what The Swimming team just completed what could be considered
its finest meet, breaking 12 school records and tallying both its highest
point total and highest finish. Megan O'Keefe was a part of eight school
records, establishing benchmarks in the 50 fly, 100 fly, and 200 fly, swam as
part of record breaking relays in the 200 free relay, the 400 free relay, the
200 medley relay, and the 400 medley relay, and also set a new Manhattan best
in points for a season. O'Keefe also qualified for two championship finals, and
took home While the swim team was raising the bar for future Lady
Jasper swimmers, the men's and women's track and field teams were continuing
to produce on a championship level, taking home the MAAC Indoor Track and
Field Championship titles for the 10th consecutive season. The teams combined
to win 13 individual events, and had three performances that bettered the
MAAC Championship record coming from Marina Liander
(weight throw), Tyler Raymond (800m run), and Milan Jotanovic
(shot put). Two We are also in the stretch run for the basketball seasons,
and both the men's and women's teams are still jostling for the best possible
seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament as we play the last weekend of the
regular season. Both teams will be honoring their seniors on Sunday, February
26, as each team battles local rival In conjunction with our celebration of the 100th season of
Manhattan Men's Basketball, we held a special ceremony at halftime of the
Jaspers' recent game vs. After looking back at The baseball team was tied atop of the MAAC Preseason poll
with Le Moyne, the highest preseason ranking the
team has ever had. Along with those high expectations, five players, Nick Derba, Eric Nieto, Chris Cody, The men's lacrosse team was picked third, with Pat Farrelly being named Preseason All-MAAC, the women's lacrosse team was selected fourth, with Molly Pheterson being named Preseason All-MAAC, and the softball team was also picked fourth, with Kiera Fox taking home Preseason All-MAAC honors. All four teams qualified for the MAAC Tournament last year, and based upon the preseason prognostications, springtime in Riverdale should be an exciting time. In addition to those four sports, the men's tennis team looks to make it three MAAC Championships in a row, the Outdoor Track and Field teams look to continue their impressive run of championships, and the women's tennis and men's golf teams look to take the next step up the MAAC ladder. All spring sport schedule are posted on our athletic website (GoJaspers.com) so please come out and support the Jaspers and Lady Jaspers as they strive to represent the college on the local, regional, and national level. Yours in Jasper Athletics, Bob Byrnes ‘68 http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6552 CZINK NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN MEN’S TENNIS http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6551 JOIN THE LADY J'S AS THEY ENTER THE STRETCH RUN IN THEIR SEASON-LONG 'FIGHT FOR THE CURE' CAMPAIGN Riverdale, N.Y. (February 21, 2006)--As the 2005-06 Women's Basketball season begins to wind down, the Lady Jaspers are asking for your help in their final push in their “Fight for the Cure,” a season-long campaign to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. The Lady Jaspers have teamed up with the Greater New York City Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to run a pledge drive to help eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Click Here for an official Pledge Form As part of the fight, the Lady J's changed venues from the
hardwood to the terrain of All pledges will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6548 REGAN, LADY JASPERS STRONG ON DEFENSE IN 58-49 VICTORY AT Bridgeport, Conn. (February 20, 2006)--Lacking defense has
not been a problem for the 2005-06 Lady Jaspers, and that trend continued on Monday
night as Manhattan held Fairfield to less than 30 percent shooting from the
field. Coupled with a stellar offensive performance from http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6547 SWIMMING PICKS UP MORE HONORS AS NINE NAMED MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC Riverdale, N.Y. (February 20, 2006)- To cap off what could be considered the finest meet by the Lady Jaspers' swim team, nine Manhattan swimmers were named to the MAAC All-Academic team, it was announced recently. Courtney Arduini, Bethany Karbowski, Heather Kennedy, Michelle LaTouche, Nicole Mason, Maura McGowan, Lauren Sullivan, Sarah Szotak, and Rachele Testa were each named MAAC All-Academic http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6546 MEN’S SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2006 RECRUITING CLASS Riverdale, N.Y. (February 20, 2006) – Manhattan College men's soccer head coach Michael Swanwick today announced the core of the first full recruiting class since he took over the program last February. The Jaspers have signed eight to National Letters of Intent and have added to that one transfer for a recruiting class of nine. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6545 AFTER CAPTURING TENTH-STRAIGHT MAAC TITLES, 27 JASPERS ADD ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS TO THEIR RESUMES Riverdale, N.Y. (February 20, 2006)--In fitting fashion,
Lauren Cervino, Amy Colantuono,
Kendra Geller, and Erin Gregorek pieced together
their best performance of the season to capture the MAAC 4x400 Relay
Championship and hold off Rider to assure Manhattan of its tenth consecutive
MAAC Indoor Championships. To cap off the quartet's memorable weekend, all
four members joined 23 other Jaspers in earning MAAC All-Academic honors for
the 2005-06 season. In all, 15 http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6544 MEN’S http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6543 MEN’S TENNIS SLIDES PAST ST.JOHN’S http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6542 10TH SCHOOL RECORD ESTABLISHED ON THE FINAL DAY OF MAAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Baltimore, Md. (February 18, 2006)- Manhattan concluded a memorable MAAC Swimming Championships, breaking four more school records on the way to a school record 159 points and an eight place finish, the best since the MAAC expanded to 10 member schools in 1997. All told 10 new school standards were established. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6541 Riverdale, N.Y. (February 18, 2006)- Despite a game- and
career-high 27 points from Arturo Dubois, Manhattan could not overcome Long
Beach State's hot shooting, dropping a 108-94 decision this afternoon at Draddy Gym. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6540 IT'S NOW A DECADE OF DOMINANCE AS MEN' S AND WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD WIN MAAC TEAM TITLES New York, N.Y. (February 17, 2006)--They aren't the old
Boston Celtics or Montreal Canadiens, but after
Friday night at the New York City Armory it is safe to say that the Manhattan
Men's And Women's Indoor Track and Field squads are the closest thing the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has to a dynasty. For the tenth straight
year, the http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6539 SWIMMING SHOWS ITS "MEDAL" ON DAY 2 OF MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Baltimore, Md. (February 17, 2006)- History was made for
the second straight day for Manhattan at the MAAC Swimming Championships, held
on the Loyola College campus. Three more school records fell on the second of
three days of competition, as the team upped its point total to 125, already
its highest output at the MAAC Championships since the conference expanded to
10 members in the 1997-98 season. Megan O'Keefe
paced a great day of swimming for the Lady Jaspers, taking home http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6538 Directions to Home Facilities For directions to Women's Tennis home matches, please
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objected at first to a === <end quote> === It is hard to imagine how tone deaf to the political climate that the Homeland Security Department “leadership” must be. Think of it like the Post Office protecting us. Frankly, they probably could do a better job. At least, they are partially subject to the competition of FedEx. |
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