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Post by alum on May 3, 2024 18:02:16 GMT -5
Good first day with plenty of personal bests. Three HC guys in finals of 110 hurdles. McAlpine and Dicks scored points in their events. Liam Lyons (3:48) and Joe Mahon (3:50) had bests while making the 1500 final. Mahon ran the equivalent of a 4:28 mile in high school last year. Today’s race equals a 4:08 mile. Hatem is on pace to blow by his prior decathlon score. Kulis and Feeney are on pace to place in heptathlon. Kulis and Gray made finals in hurdles and Lusby ran faster than I hoped for with a 2:10 half. EDIT: Here is the recap. Two records I didn’t appreciate from just looking at results goholycross.com/news/2024/5/3/mens-track-field-crusaders-have-strong-start-in-day-one-at-patriot-league-championships.aspx
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Post by alum on May 3, 2024 11:04:57 GMT -5
The PL track championships are today (Friday) and tomorrow at Bucknell. Live results can be found here. results.leonetiming.com/?mid=7240The meet is on ESPN + You can look at this for top performances in the conference tf.tfrrs.org/lists/4772/Patriot_League_Outdoor_Performance_List?gender=f#event25Not everyone on this list will be compete in all events in which they have competed throughout the year. Some things to watch: Decathalon--First year Ryan Hatem is competing. Our top decathalete, Brian Fennelly, would likely place in the top 3 but is competing in individual events instead of the decathalon Heptathalon--Celia Kulis and Jane Feeney are first and third right overall during the ongoing second event of the high jump. I think that Kulis will likely get points. 1500 men--Soph Liam Lyons was second in the indoor championship for the mile. Look for him to run well in a very strong field. Trials today and hopefully finals tomorrow. 1500 women.Abigail Hughes has a shot at points 110 hurdles men--We have four entrants including Michael Mazzocca who is the second seed. Unfortunately, they are all in the same heat. Look for Fennelly to score and perhaps Josh Exantus 100 hurdles women--Kulis and Ella Gray are both strong contenders here I would think that both should place high. Javelin--men-_Senior Will McAlpine has thrown 208 feet. He will hopefully get points. 100/200 men--Senior Chris Barone seems not to be entered, perhaps he is hurt. I suspect that he could have scored. Aidan Bergin can compete well here. 800 women--Look for Alex Lusby to run close to 2:11 and compete Men LJ and HJ--Frosh Chandler Dicks may not place but he is someone to watch in both of these events going forward. Mens 4 x 100--Has been strong but if Barone is out that may be a problem
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Post by alum on May 3, 2024 10:28:37 GMT -5
FWIW, more and more states have banned questions asking about criminal convictions on job applications. Even more (probably most) don't allow questions about arrests which don't result in convictions. In addition, it is not unusual for these type of arrests to ultimately result in either the outright dismissal of charges or after use of a diversionary program. (N.B. You probably do have to disclose it for federal jobs and certainly on a security clearance application.) Here is a webstie I found with some information on this. www.orangetreescreening.com/resource-center/which-states-have-ban-the-box-laws#:~:text=CONNECTICUT,erased%20records%20at%20any%20time. Finally, many great Americans have been convicted of crimes they felt necessary to commit in order to promote a cause in which they believed and have gone on to have successful lives. See, for example, Rosa Parks, MLK, John Lewis, the Berrigans, Susan B. Anthony, etc. I know it is easy to say that what these people are doing is different and more wrong, but you can't ascribe the same motivation to every protester and the actions of the people I mentioned were roundly condemned at the time they committed them, too. To be clear, I don't like vandalism and think that protesters should leave buildings when told. I have no problem with encampments. I don't think any fellow student should be stopped from walking on campus where they are entitled to be. Even if it's not on the application, it can show up in a background check. To the best of my knowledge, the people you mentioned had their eyes wide open, understood the ramifications of what they were doing, and made an informed decision that their cause was worthy of the potential consequences they might suffer. The same may or may not be true of today's protestors. Expunged records are not supposed to show up on background checks and, if used, can result in discriminatory practices complaints in many states. The agencies that do background checks remove expunged records if they know. It is not a perfect system and newspaper reports will often still exist but this the system is getting better. This is not to say that a future employer might not make a hiring decision on the basis of the conduct alone as opposed to an arrest. ( Kyle Rittenhouse's arrest is obviously expunged as he was acquitted but he has a household name and I am sure that many employers would steer clear of him. )
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Post by alum on May 3, 2024 10:02:42 GMT -5
Peaceful and lawful protests do not jeopardize one's career opportunities. True. At some colleges, students have crossed that line and been arrested. It doesn't matter why someone was protesting, for the rest of their lives those kids will have to answer "yes" to a job application question "Have you ever been arrested". That might jeopardize a career opportunity. So I am happy I have not heard of any Crusaders being arrested FWIW, more and more states have banned questions asking about criminal convictions on job applications. Even more (probably most) don't allow questions about arrests which don't result in convictions. In addition, it is not unusual for these type of arrests to ultimately result in either the outright dismissal of charges or after use of a diversionary program. (N.B. You probably do have to disclose it for federal jobs and certainly on a security clearance application.) Here is a webstie I found with some information on this. www.orangetreescreening.com/resource-center/which-states-have-ban-the-box-laws#:~:text=CONNECTICUT,erased%20records%20at%20any%20time. Finally, many great Americans have been convicted of crimes they felt necessary to commit in order to promote a cause in which they believed and have gone on to have successful lives. See, for example, Rosa Parks, MLK, John Lewis, the Berrigans, Susan B. Anthony, etc. I know it is easy to say that what these people are doing is different and more wrong, but you can't ascribe the same motivation to every protester and the actions of the people I mentioned were roundly condemned at the time they committed them, too. To be clear, I don't like vandalism and think that protesters should leave buildings when told. I have no problem with encampments. I don't think any fellow student should be stopped from walking on campus where they are entitled to be.
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Post by alum on May 1, 2024 10:07:59 GMT -5
The school, ie the AD cannot take directed money for any sport and give it to another sport. The only money the AD can spread around to other sports/areas are the donations make that are not sport specific. If he is taken Lax donations and giving them to other sports, he can/should be immediately fired. I can guarantee he is not doing this. The answer is simple: No Mens Lax scholarships! I agree that there is no way that the AD is taking funds raised for one team and spending it on another. The trick, however, is how the college addresses the Title IX impact of such a gift. The rules are clear that you can't justify an Title IX imbalance because some of the money is donated for a specfic team. From a United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights publication. "Please also note that your school can accept voluntary support for teams from booster clubs, parents, and others. Those donations cannot justify discrimination under Title IX in your school’s benefits, opportunities, and treatment offered to its men’s and women’s teams. If booster clubs provide support for only men’s teams, for example, your school must ensure that women’s teams receive equivalent benefits, opportunities, and treatment. In addition, if booster clubs provide more support to men than women in your school’s athletic program, or vice versa, then your school must ensure that the benefits, opportunities, and treatment are equivalent for both men and women in its athletic program. Failure to do so may indicate a possible Title IX violation." Title IX and Athletic Opportunities in Colleges and Universities A Resource for Students, Coaches, Athletic Directors, and School Communities (2023) Perhaps Kit uses the funds donated without restriction to the CAF to deal with these potential Title IX imbalances
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Post by alum on Apr 27, 2024 18:10:49 GMT -5
Tremendous news.
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Post by alum on Apr 27, 2024 9:18:52 GMT -5
Thank you, Packachoag. Can you explain further the significance of the debt maturity to me? Are you saying that it will be a hindrance to further capital expenditures, or possibly delay the campaign? I’m fairy ignorant on stuff like this. But an infrastructure geek! Holy Cross' long-term debt is currently being paid off at a rate of $8 -9 million a year. However, in 2026, the amount due is $40+ million. This jump probably reflects the maturing of a balloon note that Holy Cross secured, IIRC, during the COVID pandemic when the finances of all colleges and universities were disrupted. The balloon note was probably used to cover an anticipated shortfall in revenue, and HC did not want to report an operating loss. Balloon notes are typically for a short period, with little/no principal paid until the final year of the note. The balloon note's maturing in 2026 would not affect the schedule of the capital campaign. It is possible that HC has used the balloon note as a cash reserve, and invested it. However, if HC had decided to use the proceeds of the balloon note to construct the City View townhouses and the new Jesuit residence (neither seems to have been financed through long-term bonds) then IMO, other options come into play, e.g., pay-off the note from the proceeds of a new long-term bond issuance, or convert the balloon note into a long-term debt instrument, or secure a new balloon note for the same amount as the original (unlikely). Holy Cross' long term debt is about $220 million. Colgate's is nearly double that. Boston College's long-term debt is $1.5 billion, with annual interest payments of over $50 million, and principal payments of over $30 million. Little wonder that BC's new capital campaign doesn't call for much in the way of new facilities. The uses of the COVID era financing is discussed in the FYE 2022 audited financial statement—contemplative center, athletic facilities, wellness center, Prior.
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Post by alum on Apr 26, 2024 18:19:22 GMT -5
As long as we've changed course on this a bit, here's what I found for some other Catholic-affiliated schools in Greater Boston. Austin Prep- 26K (in terms of sports, now considered a private school like St. Seb's) St. John's Prep - 33K Xaverian Brothers 25.7K BC High 29.4K Notre Dame Hingham 29.9K Ursuline Academy 25K ...and the "bargains" St. John's (S)- 20.4K Bishop Fenwick 19.5K I also looked up a bunch of non-Catholic privates, Milton Academy seems to top my list at 63K, several others were almost to the penny the same as St. Seb's. Greater Hartford Catholics are cheaper. East is $15,800 and Northwest is $17,000.
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Post by alum on Apr 26, 2024 10:05:25 GMT -5
In the fall of 1980, HC tuition was about $6800. By the fall of 83, it was north of $10,500.
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Post by alum on Apr 25, 2024 7:25:49 GMT -5
What’s the scam? The cost of college or the redistribution of wealth via need based financial aid? Any thoughts about redistribution of wealth via merit money to those who can afford to pay full sticker price? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." -Karl Marx “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” --Jesus of Nazareth as relayed by Luke 3:10-11.
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Post by alum on Apr 25, 2024 5:18:42 GMT -5
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Post by alum on Apr 24, 2024 20:33:06 GMT -5
College cost is the biggest redistribution of wealth scheme in the country. Definitely one of the bigger scams going around these days. What’s the scam? The cost of college or the redistribution of wealth via need based financial aid? Any thoughts about redistribution of wealth via merit money to those who can afford to pay full sticker price?
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Post by alum on Apr 24, 2024 10:32:48 GMT -5
College cost is the biggest redistribution of wealth scheme in the country. I don't know. I think that the creation of Medicare providing a way for older Americans to have joint replacement surgery might redistribute more wealth to orthopaedic surgeons.
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Post by alum on Apr 22, 2024 9:22:36 GMT -5
In the 1960s television subcategory, Dudley (Do Right) and Dennis (The Menace)
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Post by alum on Apr 20, 2024 6:17:44 GMT -5
We'll disagree whether recommending a student symposium is tantamount to saying "shut up and go to the library" relative to the matter at hand but, beyond that, we witnessed antisemitism and trespass (not to mention intimidation and a climate of fear) at Columbia. Hence the reasonable request of the college president for the 100 NYPD arrests on campus. That, of course, has nothing to do with lawful public demonstrations (and their value as public expression) writ large. On a happier note, there is some entertainment in reading and hearing the protestor fantasy language regarding 'genocide' and 'apartheid'. Only topped by the inevitable 'Lesbians for Liberation" and Queers for Palestine" spotted in the Columbia protest encampment. Let’s hope those weren't actual Columbia students and/or representative of the learning going on there. I don’t think that Israel’s reaction is genocide, but, as a former soldier, do you think it has become disproportionate?
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Post by alum on Apr 20, 2024 5:19:28 GMT -5
I disagree. I see no difference between what long suffering said and “Shut up and dribble” (Ingraham to Lebron) and “Shut up and sing” (social media to Taylor Swift.)
Protest is good. The answer to speech we don’t like is more speech; not less. I have no problem with a private school enforcing clearly described limitations on hateful speech and placing reasonable time, place, and manner limitations but the idea that public demonstrations ought not be a valuable form of expression is simply wrong.
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Post by alum on Apr 19, 2024 20:04:43 GMT -5
One can disagree with the students (antisemitism is wrong) but, “Shut up and go to the library” isn’t the answer. If former hippies who are now investment bankers don’t get that, I’m disappointed. Former hippies can pat themselves on the back and think their protests ended the war in Vietnam…they didn’t. They lost the support of the average American, helped get Nixon elected and helped extend the war several years. These pro-Palestinian protestors are just a bunch of over privileged kids that should be ignored. Don’t you think the bombing hospitals and humanitarian workers will cause Americans to lose support for Israel? But that’s not the point. The point is that protest is good for democracy even when the message is wrong.
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Post by alum on Apr 19, 2024 18:30:30 GMT -5
It is a little before my time, but it is my understanding that in the 1960s and early 1970s the US was engaged in a war in some far away place and people said the same thing about students who protested it. One MAJOR difference between then and Columbia's spectacle (FWIW) is that there are many Jewish students on campus who are subject to the antisemitic chants and signs (and confrontations). A hallmark of the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel crew on the ‘elite’ campuses of late. Longsuffering's point (in bold) is well taken regarding the current issue. Off the topic but I don't think the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel 'protestors' grasp the meaning of their two favorite words ('genocide' and 'apartheid'). One can disagree with the students (antisemitism is wrong) but, “Shut up and go to the library” isn’t the answer. If former hippies who are now investment bankers don’t get that, I’m disappointed.
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Post by alum on Apr 19, 2024 14:40:26 GMT -5
Send them to Gaza. They can stand in solidarity there. Occupy Gaza? Short line for that sign up sheet. Why can't students at an academic institution respond to current events in an academic way by doing research, writing papers with new ideas, holding symposiums etc.? They think they can muscle their administrators but that won't work because administrators like having a job. It is a little before my time, but it is my understanding that in the 1960s and early 1970s the US was engaged in a war in some far away place and people said the same thing about students who protested it.
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Post by alum on Apr 18, 2024 11:45:11 GMT -5
Halladay and Beuhrle are on the list and Maddux is mentioned in the article.
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Post by alum on Apr 18, 2024 9:50:01 GMT -5
Red Sox Tanner Houck's 9K, no walks shutout last night was a 1 hour, 49 minute game, the shortest one in the majors in more than 14 years. Here is a list of short games this century including the horrible Gallaraga one hitter. www.mlb.com/news/fastest-mlb-games-in-history
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Post by alum on Apr 17, 2024 5:48:34 GMT -5
You must remember that English or History (or whatever) profs are not interchangeable. Within the English Department, someone is a Shakespeare scholar, another specializes in Faulkner and a third teaches the poetry of Keats and Yeats. Sure, they could all teach anything, but at that point, it’s not much more than a high school department.
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Post by alum on Apr 17, 2024 4:03:50 GMT -5
What was the revenue for Georgetown men’s hoops?
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Post by alum on Apr 15, 2024 16:12:52 GMT -5
If I understood the discussions with the coaches, it is the coaches who will decide how to utilize any funds provided by the 1843 unit. This could be getting a type of equipment that would not otherwise be available or something akin to NIL money as needed for player retention. Everything goes through the coaches. If I did not understand correctly, I’m happy to get told, either by public post or private message. Interesting and thank you, breezy. I was under the impression that all monies through 1843 would be going directly to the players on the team. I would think that equipment needs would be done through CAF. And wouldn’t donations which support equipment purchases be tax deductible as opposed to payments to the NIL which are not?
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Post by alum on Apr 13, 2024 13:40:57 GMT -5
I’ve suggested OJ:Made in America as a documentary for the younger set who can’t quite grasp how riveting the case was for the American public at the time. On a different note, I’m not at all certain the social scientists have fully explored the reaction of certain groups to the jury’s decision (in the face of the evidence) and long term effects of that reaction. The jury validated all the movies and stories about the corrupt/racist LAPD, which was an eye-opener for me. Turns out there was a hard societal cost of the mistreatment of minorities, that expressed itself in the verdict, imo. Only two years after the cops on video beating Rodney King were acquitted. Doesn’t make it right, but it’s an explanation.
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