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Down the block from an apt in Manhattan where I spent a lot of time some years back was a bb court that always seemed packed with kids playing HORSE, 3 on 3, or just slamming the ball--and each other--around. Tough guys, aggressive. Diving, driving. And there are corner courts like that all over the city.

Four of the five starters from Iona were from four boroughs of NY, and the fifth was from Newark, a similar environment. As I watched their style of play last night, I could imagine every one of them learning the game like that, in their own neighborhoods. Keep playing that way and they'll go far.

The College of Arts & Sciences includes liberal arts and social sciences--departments such as soc, psych, econ, and others that can't possibly be classified as humanities. Also the Dean of A&S will be located there. I'm told moving in will take place late spring and summer '12 with full readiness by that fall.

Perhaps his leaving was not really related to football. For some students, VU is too small, or too far from the bright lights, or too far from a special someone, or too whatever. So an athlete in a one-semester sport might feel miserable the rest of the year and decide it just isn't worth it.

I'm very pleased to join y'all!