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EDITORS james l. JOHNSON paul JOLY PULSE EDITOR/WRITER heidi BRIGHT BUTLER CONTRIBUTING WRITERS paul ACAMPORA rachel CARDELLE rebecca HESS ed LAUBACH michael McGOVERN katherine NOLL beth ORENSTEIN myra SATUREN cynthia TINTORRI CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR nancy HUTT PROOFREADER kate SCHAFFNER ART DIRECTOR traci ANFUSO-YOUNG PRODUCTION COORDINATOR marianne ATHERTON CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS douglas BENEDICT ken EK jennifer c. FOGEL randy MONCEAUX jennifer PIZARRO john STERLING RUTH philip STEIN hub WILLSON PRESIDENT dr. arthur SCOTT VICE PRESIDENT INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT susan k. KUBIK NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIRMAN john EUREYECKO PUBLISHER northampton community college foundation 3835 green pond road bethlehem, pa 18020 NCC ● SPRING 2008 FroM the eDitORs MY FATHER NEVER SHARED HIS PASSION FOR SPORTS WITH EITHER my brother or me. To be sure, he attended the big league games in Philly and New York on a somewhat regular basis. But neither the thrill of victory he cheered his teams on to nor the agony of their defeat (to paraphrase both ABC Sports and Dr. Mike McGovern in his article on sports in society in this issue) were the stuff of family outings. That was his life, to be experienced and remembered with his friends, not his sons. But that’s just my tale of childhood woe – full disclosure, as they say. Life moved on, and one day I found myself as another kind of child, a “child of the ’60s.” That era can be defi ned in numerous ways, but as far as “sports” – at least for me – it was best described by the ubiquitous Frisbee. If you were of counterculture age in those times, you know what an impact that fl ying disc had on young people. It was the perfect sport for me, at least as we played it. My buddies and I would take our places in a field or a big parking lot, spaced a couple hundred feet apart, and toss. Just that – no teams, no scores – just becoming one with the disc, as it were, for hours on end. Maybe it was what my dad did (or didn’t do), but flinging a round piece of plastic, with some degree of mastery, was my pinnacle of sports achievement. Though it taught me neither victory nor defeat, nor anything else I suppose, it sure was a lot of fun. Most of us enjoy analyzing the phenomenon of sports, especially the bona fi de, recognized sports, as Dr. McGovern does in his piece. Or even those peripheral sports, like hiking and backpacking, highlighted in Beth Orenstein’s “Living Outside the Box” article, also in this issue. Or the “all alone” sport, given voice here in a personal essay by Rachel Cardelle, trying to get at just why she runs (which comes closest to my Zen love of flipping the friz). We want answers. It seems it isn’t enough lining up sides to bounce the ball, bat the ball, or kick, run and throw the ball until the score tallies up your side’s winning numbers, just for the sheer love of doing it. We want to know why we love the darn stuff so much. Even a non-player like me (or, these days, a non-watcher) can get sucked into diving down the social psyche of it all. The life lessons of winning and losing, the discovered microcosms of society, the camaraderie of it all that hones ones’ civil skills, even the unintended side benefi t of networking that can land you a possible future. Fascinating. And then there are the intended careers that sports can get you – not necessarily with the NFL, NHL, NBA or other capital letters I’m not familiar with; then again, maybe so. You might be a major in, or graduate of Northampton’s sport management program, which can lead to lucrative positions – the big time or just a steady paycheck. If nothing else, being honcho on your field of choice can earn you some local renown; it might at least get you into the College’s still-new Hall of Fame, like the 10 or so outstanding athletes and coaches you’ll find between our pages here. In our tribute to NCC’s retiring athletic director, as well as one of the first Hall of Famers, Bill Bearse, you’ll see a fine example of giveback for a heart full of sport love. For 35 years, Coach Bearse took pride in what he did for countless students at our College; and for good measure grew the teams and the program enormously. Give his story a read and get to know a well-seasoned professional for whom athletics brought a good deal of career satisfaction. My father died when I was in my early 20s. I hold no ill will for his exclusions. He wasn’t a bad guy – just not very “family team” oriented; his own man, having his own fun. Kind of like my dear departed daddy, I went my own way, never dreaming, as many boys do, of becoming a sports legend. Like him, I was just out for fun. u
CoNTents 10 HALL OF FAME 11 Honored In Ceremony. By Heidi Bright Butler 12 SLAM DUNK: THE CAREER OF A COACH A Tribute To Bill Bearse. By James L. Johnson 02 PULSE: Campus News and Scuttlebutt 02 New Campus Takes Shape 03 A Pet Lover’s Paradise 04 It Takes A Village 05 Community Is Our Middle Name 06 Oh, The Difference They’ve Made 07 Students And Faculty Shine 08 He Said, She Said 09 Happenings oN tHe cOVeR: NCC student, Steven Krill’s look of determination and intensity could represent most any athletic endeavor – whether solo or team competition. Steven is a member of the College’s extramural hockey team. COVER AND CONTENTS-PHOTOS BY PHILIP STEIN 16 PASSING THE BATON 17 LOCKER ROOM TALK By James L. Johnson & Ed Laubach 18 SPORTS IN AMERICAN LIFE A View From The Cheap Seats. By Michael McGovern 22 CHAMPIONS AMONG US 24 LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX 8 Personal Stories. By Beth Orenstein 29 WHY I RUN By Rachel Cardelle 30 ABOUT HEALTH: Q & A By Myra Saturen 31 HERE AT NCC 34 ALUMNI NOTES 34 Share Your Story 35 Did You Know 36 2007 Reunions 38 Donor Profile: Tim & Colleen Lewis 39 Memoriam 40 Alumni Profile: Nick Nagel ’02 42 Alumni Profile: Jane Hudak ’89 44 Alumni Profile: George McElwee ’94 45 January Commencement 45 Paralegal Reunion 46 Recipes For Success, Alumni Award Recipients 49 Reflections, War And Peace SPRING 2008 ● NCC 1
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