Category Archives: Alumni Interviews
Catching up with … Mike Jordan C’00
If you’ve been in the Palestra much this season, you’ve probably seen Mike Jordan C’00. Back from Europe, the former Ivy League Player has spent a lot of time in the gym where he led the Quakers to back-to-back Ivy … Continue reading
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Pitcher Paul Cusick C’11 talks about being drafted by Phillies
Fresh off a brilliant 2011 campaign that landed him the coveted Ivy League Pitcher of the Year award, Penn baseball’s Paul Cusick C’11 was riding high. And then he was riding even higher. On June 7, not long after graduating … Continue reading
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Catching up with … Andy Toole
Andy Toole C’03 is only 30 years old, but in a few days he could be headed to his fifth NCAA tournament. Toole, the head men’s basketball coach at Robert Morris University outside Pittsburgh, went to the Big Dance twice … Continue reading
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A championship unlike any other
It’s not an uncommon occurrence for Penn to win an Ivy League football championship on a cold November day at Cornell’s Schoellkopf Field, nor is it rare for the Quakers to run through their conference schedule undefeated under head coach … Continue reading
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Catching up with … Alan Schwarz
In the most recent issue of the Gazette, I wrote a story on Owen Thomas W’11, the former Penn football player who committed suicide last April. In it was the revelation that Thomas was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), … Continue reading
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Filip Bondy chases the game
Not long after the World Cup ended, I was given New York Daily News columnist Filip Bondy’s book, “Chasing the Game: America and the Quest for the World Cup.” As a serious soccer enthusiast, I gobbled it up and would … Continue reading
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Catching up with … Adam Rubin
It was a weird and gloomy day last July when New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya turned his attention to a Penn graduate, and in his own clumsy style, all but accused of him of violating journalism ethics and … Continue reading
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Toole hoping to remain perfect against Villanova
While much attention has been heaped upon Friday’s Temple-Cornell game because of the connection between former Penn coaches Fran Dunphy and Steve Donahue (and rightfully so), there’s another interesting NCAA tournament storyline for Quakers fans. During the first slate of … Continue reading
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Penn grad looking for next MLS opportunity
Danny Cepero C’08 enjoyed one of the greatest debuts in the history of Major League Soccer when he scored a goal – as a goalie. He went on to lead the New York Red Bulls to the league championship game … Continue reading
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From The Radio Booth to the Bench
Tonight during the Penn-La Salle game, if you glance over to the Quaker sidelines, you may very well see new assistant coach Vince Curran W’92, SEAS’92 using some not-so-nice words. He’s allowed to now that there isn’t a microphone in front … Continue reading
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