February Edition Cardinal 2/2018 My theory is that a city without a newspaper is a city without a soul.

- Luis A. Ferre La Salle Gets “Pressed” Gets Salle La Page 2 LA SALLE GETS “PRESS ED”

History of the post

The , originally known as win L. Godkin. When Schurz left the News and the New York Times and was the New York Evening Post, was found- paper in 1883, Godkin became editor-in- part of the Post’s efforts to “find a niche ed in 1801 by and chief. In 1897, both publications passed in ’s most competitive newspa- became a respected broadsheet during to the management of Villard’s son, Os- per market.” In December 2012, Mur- the 19th century. Alexander Hamilton wald Garrison Villard, who was a found- doch announced that Jesse Angelo had founded the Post with about $10,000 ing member of both the National Asso- been appointed publisher. from a group of investors in the autumn ciation for the Advancement of Colored The 1906 Old New York Evening Post of 1801. Hamilton’s co-investors includ- People and the American Civil Liberties Building is a designated landmark. It was ed other New York members of the Fed- Union. Afterwards, in 1899, White be- added to the National Register of Histor- eralist Party, such as Robert Troup and came editor-in-chief and remained in ic Places in 1977. It occupied the build- Oliver Wolcott, who were dismayed by that role until his retirement in 1903. ing until 1926 when a new main office the election of Thomas Jefferson as U.S. Villard sold the paper in 1918 as a result for the Post was established at 75 West President and the rise in popularity of of widespread allegations of pro-German Street in the New York Evening Post the Democratic-Republican Party. Ham- sympathies during World War I hurting Building. Until 1970, the building re- ilton recruited investors for the new pa- its circulation. Thomas Lamont became mained in use and was added to the Na- per in the Gracie Mansion and chose the new owner, however, unable to stem tional Register of Historic Places in 2000. William Coleman as his first editor. the paper’s financial losses, he sold it to a In 1967, Schiff bought 210 South Street, William Cullen Bryant was an abolitionist consortium of 34 financial and reform which was the former headquarters of and the most famous 19th century New political leaders, which were headed by the New York Journal American. The York Evening Post editor. The New Edwin Francis Gay. In 1934, J. David building became an instantly recogniza- York Evening Post was well respected Stern purchased the paper, changed its ble symbol for the Post. In 1995, owner under Bryant’s editorship and received name to the New York Post, and re- Rubert Murdoch relocated the New praise from English philosopher John stored its broadsheet size and liberal York Post’s news and business offices to Stuart Mill, in 1864. Bryant invited Wil- perspective. A few years later, in 1939, the News Corporation headquarters tow- liam Leggett, the Locofoco Democrat, in Dorothy Schiff purchased the paper and er at 1211 Avenue of the Americans in the summer of 1829, to write for the her husband, George Backer, was named midtown . The New York paper. Leggett began to write political editor and publisher. In 1942, her second Post shares this building with Fox News editorials in addition to literary and dra- editor, which was her third husband as Channel and the Wall Street Journal, ma reviews. His classical liberal philoso- well, became co-publisher and co-editor both of which are also owned by Mur- phy entailed a fierce opposition to cen- with her. Together they recast the news- doch. The New York Post and the New tral banking, a support for voluntary paper into its current tabloid format. The York City edition of the Journal are labor unions, and a dedication to laissez- Bronx Home News later merged with it printed at a state of the art printing plant faire economics. He was also a member in 1948. James Wechsler became editor in the borough of the Bronx. of the Equal Rights Party. In 1831, Leg- of the paper in 1949 and ran both the - Mark Bermeo gett became a co-owner and editor of the news and the editorial pages. In 1961, he New York Evening Post and eventually turned over the news section to Paul worked as the sole editor of the newspa- Sann and remained as editorial-page edi- per while Bryant traveled in Europe in tor until 1980. Under Schiff’s tenure the 1834 through 1835. Post was devoted to liberalism, support- John Bigelow was another co-owner and ing trade unions and social welfare, and editor of the paper, from 1849-1861. He featured some of the most-popular col- was born in Maiden-on-Hudson, New umnists of the time. York. He graduated in 1835 from Union In late October 1995, the New York College where he was a member of the Post announced plans to change its Sigma Phi Society and the Philomathean Monday through Saturday publication Society and was admitted to the bar in schedule and begin issuing a Sunday 1838. Later, in 1881, took Edition, which it last published briefly in control of the New York Evening Post, 1989. The New York Post delivered its as well as The Nation, which became the new Sunday edition at the cost of 50 New York Post’s weekly edition. With cents per paper by keeping its size to 120 this acquisition, the paper was managed pages. This amount was significantly less by , Horace White, and Ed- than Sunday editions from the Daily FEBRUARY EDITION Page 3

New York post departments

I visited the New York Post Printing Press center in the Bronx, last school year and had a great experi- ence. Going back to this place for a second time really opened my eyes, into something better than the last experience. Repeating a trip, a second time around helps you to notice that activities and jobs that weren’t quite visible the first time. Many things fascinated me, but I was mostly intrigued by the nine different departments which keep the whole printing center functioning. The printing center is comprised of nine major departments. These departments are: Delivery system Press system Mailing system Machinists Electricians Engineers Paper Handlers Technology Because of these nine major departments at the Printing Center, this means there are more sub-fields of these departments for everything to function at its greatest capacity. After the first trip to the printing center I never realized how vast the place is. At the end of this second trip I was captivated by the func- tions of the different departments. I have learned how one department flows into another and this is responsible for the center’s productivity. - Ibrahim Diop Page 4 LA SALLE GETS “PRESS ED”

Sophomore’S experience At new York post

My experience on the trip to The New York Post was very impactful and helped me understand how newspapers get distributed from the Bronx facility throughout the U.S. and even outside of the country. I got to see how the articles of the newspaper get processed through a computer from across the coun- try and how they are monitored in the quiet room to make sure all ink levels on the newspapers are the same. It’s a large process. Before this visit I used to take for granted the publication of newspapers but now I know a lot of work goes into the production of a newspaper. This visit has inspired me to create quality articles for my school newspaper in a timely manner. - Micheal Suarez FEBRUARY EDITION Page 5

Junior’S experience at the new York post

The members of the Newspaper Club were astonished at what it takes to publish the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal at our recent visit to the New York Post Publishing Organization. It was great visit because were able to witness all the different machines and the different tasks that have to be completed before the newspaper could be published. The New York Post is one of the oldest newspa- per in the and it is amazing how they can produce a newspaper so quickly. The machines they use are a big help to them. I would want to visit that place again. It was a great trip for the mem- bers of the newspaper club. -Christopher Assou Page 6 LA SALLE GETS “PRESS ED”

Senior’S experience at the

On Tuesday, February 6, the newspaper club went on a trip to the New York Post. On this trip, we saw the process by which the Post prints out the paper daily. It was a fascinating and informative ex- perience, in which I got to witness the complex process of how machines and people print out the pa- per. One facet of the paper that was interesting to me was the sheer amount of paper that is used. The Post uses huge rolls of paper weighing several tons to print out the papers daily. What is not used or what gets left over is recycled. It is amazing how much time and effort is done to print the papers and how it is done so easily every single day. It was an amazing experience and one that I will remember for a very long time. - Alexander Valcourt

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The NY Post deliveries

Each day, the New York Post must send out hundreds upon thousands of copies of their issues to be circulated across the state and keep people informed. It’s a long and arduous process, one that requires an extensive amount of time and precision in the hands of both man and machine. To begin, they have to purchase and store large rolls of paper, weighing up to 2500lb. per roll with a cost of about 480-600$ per roll. To put it into perspective, it’s about the weight of the average car and then some, and in stor- age they usually keep up to 3500 rolls that will last them about 2 weeks. That’s up to 8.75 million pounds of paper, all cut into large parts and then split down into multiple sections using a series of dif- ferent machines that it has to travel through in order to lead to the finished product. For just one day’s edition, they use up to 60-65 rolls per day, split between the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. Once that day’s article has been meticulously prepared in advanced, they’re ready to ship them out. They have a fleet of up to 100 different trucks that are taken across the state to different locations and finalize the process, and using numerous systems they receive different information to make sure all went well, from truck arrival time, to the circulation and number of bundles, etc. They sell up to around 1.1 million copies across multiple distributors per day, with the numbers changing depending on the scale of events they’re reporting. With all the hard work that goes behind it, as well as the management of the many machines they have to work in such a large factory, we should show some respect to those who work in this industry and how they operate it so well. - Joel Dominguez FEBRUARY EDITION Page 8

Alumni News

La Salle “Man of the Month” Joe McGrath ‘74 "Remember, You Are LaSalle.” Ah, those inspiring 4 words that greeted about 700 of us on a daily basis, as we ascended the stairs inside that great, old venerable building on East 2nd Street. As I think back on those 4 great years, now 44 years after I graduated, there are just so many great memories, so many great friendships formed and sprinkle in lots of chuckles and to be expected...... a few tears. I'm not composing this to bring you through all 4 years of my journey at this great Christian Brother establishment, but to take a brief trip down memory lane. And to celebrate fantastic friends made over my fruitful 4 years at LaSalle, in the shadow of the Bowery. Do I start with my friends/fellow students or the great Brother's and Teachers'? What do you say we mix it up? As there are many priceless moments such as Brother Kevin McQuade giving the "eagle eye" to Glen Della Tacoma, Mr. Brings in Spanish class, winging a piece of chalk at about 100 mph, barely missing the 6'10" noggin of Glenn Tambon, or Mr. John Quinn, while running the floor hockey intramural league, pleading with one red headed guy from Stuyvesant Town to ease up on the body checks? Click here to read more.

Upcoming Alumni Events In Memoriam: February Edition Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch and Parade John Astarita ‘66 March 17 @10am, Parade @1:45pm Michael J. Caslin ‘43 La Salle Annex 44 East 2nd Street, NY, NY 10003 Andrew Duffy ‘58 Robert G. Jones ‘82 Florida West Coast Alumni Reception Robert Ryan ‘64 March 18 @1pm to 3pm John Windle ‘61 The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Sarasota, Florida 34236

Florida East Coast Reception Will you be the next March 20 @5pm to 7pm West Palm Beach Marriott La Salle “Man of the Month”? West Palm, FL 33401 Alumni, we want to hear from you! Con- Alumni Professional Networking Night tact the Development Office to let us April 19 @6pm to 8pm know what you are up to! Send one or The Joseph F. D’Angelo ‘48 Literacy Center two paragraphs to Caitlin Kerwin at 215 East 6th Street, NY, NY 10003 [email protected]

27th Annual Spring Gala May 10 @6pm The Pierre Hotel 2 E 61st Street, NY, NY 10065 FEBRUARY EDITION Page 9

Global Warming

Global warming is the increase of earth’s average surface temperature and its oceans due to greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels. Global warming has emerged has one of the most biggest envi- ronmental issue in the last two decades. Global Warming also is happening at a rapid pace. If you have noticed, each year, the weather is getting warmer and warmer. Just take this year an example. We are in winter time, but why is it over fifty degrees in December? In 2015 it was proved that the oceans have warmed twice as fast than ever before. The Arctic is one of the worst places to be affected by global warming. Each year, ice is melting in the North Pole, particularly where polar bears live. Since it is getting warmer there, this puts polar bears almost towards extinction. The North pole is not the only thing that is getting affected by global warming. Global warming is single handedly causing extreme weather chang- es. For example, forest fires, heat waves and severe tropical storms throughout the world are at an all time high. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy made its way up to New York in October. Hurricanes need warm water to keep making its way up north, so how did it make its way to New York with devastating effects? Global Warming is the only answer because the Atlantic Ocean should not have been that warm in that time of the year. Sea levels have risen about 7 inches in the in the last 100 years, which is more than the previous 2000 years combined. The rising sea levels due to global warming could threaten the lives of people living along the coastal areas. That is why many people were displaced on the Jersey Shore from Hurricane Sandy. Many homes were destroyed and people died because of the rise in ocean levels. We have to try to stop what is causing Global Warming. It is killing us, animals habitats, and our Earth. If one food supply dies out because of Global Warming or any reason, we are in some big trouble. - Ziare Berkley