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65-657: Graduating from Brooklyn College , Fischler began his journalism career as a publicist for the New York Rangers starting in the 1954–55 NHL season . Fischler eventually entered television broadcasting, serving as an analyst for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association beginning in the 1973–74 WHA season . After two years covering the Whalers, Fischler joined SportsChannel (now MSG ) and covered

130-642: A Zionist and credits some of his passion for Jewish causes and the protection of Israel to the loss of relatives in the Holocaust. Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City , United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and as of 2019 enrolls over 17,000 undergraduate and over 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre (14 ha) campus in

195-508: A Brooklyn College Foundation Presidential Scholarship of up to $ 4,000 for every year of their undergraduate study at Brooklyn College and a laptop computer. The Coordinated Honors Engineering Program offers a course of study equivalent to the first two years at any engineering school. Students who maintain the required academic level are guaranteed transfer to one of the three coordinating schools— New York University Tandon School of Engineering , City College of New York School of Engineering, and

260-732: A Brooklyn College Foundation Presidential Scholarship that provides full tuition for their two years of full-time undergraduate study in the Coordinated Engineering Program. As members of the Honors Academy, Engineering Honors students take advantage of individual advising, faculty consultation, and early registration. In the Commons they find study facilities, computer access, academic, scholarship, internship, and career opportunities, and, above all, intellectual stimulation among other talented students like themselves. Students applying to

325-514: A chair of the Puerto Rican Studies Department different from that of the person selected by a faculty search committee. Defying a judge's temporary court order to leave the building, the protesters were supported at a rallies outside Boylan Hall by many student groups and the alumni association, but Kneller refused to rescind his controversial appointment. Protests flared up again in the spring 1975 semester with another takeover of

390-590: A close series as, after the Blueshirts lost the first two games, the Rangers won the next two to tie the series. Detroit then took the next two to win the series in six games to qualify for the Finals. GP = Games Played, G = Goals , A = Assists , Pts = Points Source: NHL GP = Games Played, TOI = Time on ice (minutes), GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts , GAA = Goals against average The following

455-534: A game when Bill Juzda checked captain Toe Blake into the boards, breaking Blake's ankle and ending his career. It was also the end of the famed "Punch Line". (Ironically, that same night, Johnny Quilty 's career was ended with a compound fracture of the leg). The Canadiens missed the playoffs for the first time since 1940, and Bill Durnan , for the only time in his career, failed to win the Vezina Trophy. This season

520-564: A match between the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks , in 1942. Despite growing up in New York, which at points during his youth housed both the Rangers and New York Americans , Fischler grew up cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs ; he began regularly attending Toronto games when they played in New York beginning in 1946 and became a Rangers season ticket holder for the 1947–48 NHL season to see Maple Leafs games in person. Fischler

585-399: A much-needed offensive boost that helped propel the team to first overall and an eventual Stanley Cup. The New York Rangers decided to make a trade to improve their fortunes and sent Hal Laycoe , Joe Bell , and George Robertson to Montreal in exchange for Buddy O'Connor and defenceman Frank Eddolls . Montreal missed O'Connor, as their goal-scoring plummeted. Ken Mosdell was out from

650-662: A new building, Koppelman Hall, on property adjacent to the 26-acre campus bought in 2011. This increased the campus size to 35 acres. For four straight years, starting in 2018, U.S. News & World Report named Brooklyn College the most ethnically diverse college in the North Region. Brooklyn College has five schools: Beginning in 1981, the college instituted a group of classes that all undergraduates were required to take, called "Core Studies". The classes were: Classical Origins of Western Culture, Introduction to Art, Introduction to Music, People, Power, and Politics, The Shaping of

715-512: A newly-appointed dean of administration, Dante Negro, said he was not bothered by the students' more casual dress "that makes it hard to distinguish between the sexes," calling it "a passing fad." On October 21, 1967, a front-page story in The New York Times reported that the college was virtually closed down by a strike of thousands of students angered by police action against antiwar demonstrators protesting U.S. Navy recruiters earlier in

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780-661: A number of Pulitzer Prize winners: author Frank McCourt (M.A. 1967), playwrights Howard Sackler (B.A. 1950) and Annie Baker (M.F.A. 2009), journalists Sylvan Fox (B.A. 1951), Stanley Penn (1947), and Harold C. Schonberg (B.A. 1937), photographer Max Desfor , and historian Oscar Handlin (B.A. 1934). Other notable alumni include Olympic fencers Ralph Goldstein and Nikki Franke (B.S. 1972), chess grandmaster and five-time U.S. champion Gata Kamsky (B.A. 1999), Jewish Defense League founder Meir Kahane (B.A. 1954), and civil rights activist Al Sharpton (1975). 1947%E2%80%9348 NHL season The 1947–48 NHL season

845-490: A rigorous selection process, with a maximum of 15 students selected every year. Each student selected to the program receives a Brooklyn College Presidential Scholarship. B.A.–M.D. students must engage in community service for three years, beginning in their lower sophomore semester. During one summer of their undergraduate studies, students are required to volunteer in a clinical setting where they are involved in direct patient care . B.A.–M.D. students are encouraged to major in

910-563: A severe budget crunch in the 1988-1989 school year due to reductions in state financing; this resulted in fewer courses, larger classes, no new faculty and staff hirings, supply shortages, and deferral of maintenance of buildings and grounds. Vernon Lattin was the seventh president of Brooklyn College, from 1992 to 2000. During Lattin's tenure, Brooklyn College began a complete overhaul of campus buildings and vastly improved computer and Internet access for students and faculty. The college returned to intercollegiate sports competition and

975-467: A stringent entrance exam. In 1932, architect Randolph Evans drafted a plan for the campus on a substantial plot that his employer owned in Brooklyn's Midwood section. Evans sketched a Georgian campus facing a central quadrangle , and anchored by a library building with a tower. Evans presented the sketches to the college's then president, Dr. William A. Boylan , who approved the layout. The land

1040-510: A strong general education, and was the only public institution among the top five. As of 1989, Brooklyn College ranked 11th in the US, and ahead of six of the eight Ivy League universities, by number of graduates who had acquired doctoral degrees. At Brooklyn College being called “the poor man’s Harvard,” President Hess quipped, “I like to think of Harvard as the rich man’s Brooklyn College.” Even as Brooklyn College rebounded academically, it suffered

1105-718: A two-year M.F.A. in Cinema Arts in the discipline of Producing , and a three-year M.F.A in Cinema Arts with five disciplines of Cinematography , Directing , Post-production , Screenwriting , and Digital Arts and Visual Effects. The school opened in the fall of 2015. The first graduating class was in Spring 2018. U.S. News & World Report ranked the school tied for 62nd overall as a Regional college (North region), 6th in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", 15th in "Top Public Schools", and tied for 33rd in "Best Colleges for Veterans" for 2021. Brooklyn College athletic teams are nicknamed

1170-626: The George Gershwin . Gershwin Hall was demolished and replaced by The Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, for which ground was broken in 2011. The performing arts center was named for alumni Leonard and Claire Tow, who gifted $ 10 million to the college. Other changes to the original design include the demolition of Plaza Building, due to its inefficient use of space, poor ventilation, and significant maintenance costs. To replace

1235-577: The Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn. New York City's first public coeducational liberal arts college , the college was formed in 1930 by the merger of the Brooklyn branches of Hunter College (centered in Manhattan ), then a women's college , and of the City College of New York (also Manhattan), then a men's college , both established in 1926. Once tuition-free, the city's 1975 fiscal crisis ended

1300-593: The National Hockey League All-Star Game , an idea that, although proposed in the previous season, came into fruition this year. The all-star game, however, saw a bad ankle injury to Chicago Black Hawks forward Bill Mosienko that nearly ended his career. Other stars would retire, ending both the Montreal Canadiens ' Punch line and the Boston Bruins ' Kraut line . However, this season saw

1365-716: The New York Islanders , New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) on MSG and MSG Plus until his retirement from on-air productions after the 2017–2018 season . Fischler is perhaps best known for his work broadcasting with the MSG network, with whom he won seven Emmy Awards . As a broadcaster, Fischler was known for his cantankerous personality which occasionally caused controversy or debate on-air with colleagues. He also provided general hockey analysis on MSG, and continues to write columns for

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1430-617: The New York Rangers ' Billy "The Kid" Taylor being expelled for life for gambling . Seven games into the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks made, at that time, the biggest trade in NHL history. The Maple Leafs sent five players to the Black Hawks in trade for Max Bentley and rookie winger Cy Thomas . Thomas only played eight games that year but Bentley handed to the Leafs

1495-833: The humanities or social sciences . The Scholars Program is home to a small number of students with strong writing ability and academic record. Being the oldest honors program in the CUNY system, The Scholars Program has served as a model for many other honors programs nationwide. It was established in 1960 and is an interdisciplinary liberal arts program. The program offers honors-level Core courses and seminars as well as small, personalized classes. Upon graduation from Brooklyn College, many Scholars continue their education in competitive programs at top-ranked universities like Princeton, Yale, and New York University. The program accepts incoming freshmen in addition to matriculated sophomores and transfer students (up to 48 credits). Once admitted, they receive

1560-402: The 1991–92 academic year. Men's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Their basketball program would find infamy for being the first reported incident of a potential bribe to fix a game against

1625-542: The 2003 edition of The Best 345 Colleges , the Princeton Review named Brooklyn College as the most beautiful campus in the country and ranked it fifth in the nation for "Best Academic Bang for the Buck". Karen L. Gould was named the ninth president of Brooklyn College in 2009. Among her accomplishments were creating a new graduate film school and four new academic schools, new athletic fields, and increasing enrollment in

1690-710: The Bulldogs. The college is a member at the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); primarily competing in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) since the 1996–97 academic year (which they also competed in a previous stint from 1978–79 to 1979–80). The Bulldogs previously competed in the East Coast Conference at the Division I level during

1755-575: The College of Staten Island Engineering Science Program—to complete their bachelor's degree in engineering. Coordinating Engineering students have also transferred to the New York Institute of Technology , Stony Brook University , University of Wisconsin , University of Michigan , Cooper Union , and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Students admitted as incoming First-Year receive

1820-808: The Engineering Honors Program will also be considered for the Scholars Program. Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema is the first public graduate film school in New York City. It is the only film school in America to have its own classroom on a film lot with the collaboration of Steiner Studios , the largest soundstage on the East Coast. The program offers a two-year M.A. in Cinema Studies,

1885-698: The Midwood campus as the Brooklyn College's only campus. In the fall of 1976, with some 30,000 undergraduates enrolled, the college charged tuition for the first time. In January 1978, the college's Faculty Council approved a vote of "no confidence" in President Kneller on Wednesday and recommended to the Board of Higher Education that he be replaced. Brooklyn College's sixth president was Robert Hess , who served from 1979 to 1992. Hess initiated major changes in

1950-633: The Modern World, Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning and Computer Programming, Landmarks of Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geology, Studies in African, Asian, and Latin American Cultures, and Knowledge, Existence and Values. In 2006, the Core Curriculum was revamped, and the 13 required courses were replaced with 15 courses in 3 disciplines, from which students were required to take 11. In

2015-554: The Municipal University of Akron (now just the University of Akron ) on January 29, 1945, leading to five arrests against Brooklyn College's players in question. Another former basketball player of theirs, a previous captain named David Budin, would later be involved as a part of the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal as a late addition for Jack Molinas ' rigging group in question. The football field

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2080-582: The NHL , and most recently MetroIce: A Century of Hockey in Greater New York , focusing on the Rangers, Islanders and Devils franchises. His most famous subway book is Uptown, Downtown . Fischler contributed to the 2017 documentary Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans ; having followed the franchise as a young child before the team folded, he was one of the few living hockey fans to have witnessed

2145-710: The Plaza Building, the college constructed West Quad Center, designed by the notable Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly . The new building contains classroom space, offices, gymnasiums and a swimming pool. It houses the offices of Registration, Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science. The grounds contain a quadrangle with grassy areas and trees. New façades are being constructed on Roosevelt and James halls where they once connected with Plaza Building. The 2009–10 CUNYAC championship men's basketball team now plays its home games in

2210-467: The West Quad Center. This followed a major $ 70 million library renovation completed in 2003 that saw the library moved to a temporary home while construction took place. The Brooklyn College library is now located in its original location in a completely renovated and expanded LaGuardia Hall. From 2000 to 2009 when he retired, Christoph M. Kimmich was the eighth president of Brooklyn College. In

2275-836: The arts include Academy , Emmy , and Tony Award –winning director, writer, and actor Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; 1946), Golden Globe Award –winning actor James Franco (M.F.A. 2009), Emmy Award –winning actor Jimmy Smits (B.A. 1980), Academy Award–winning screenwriter Frank Tarloff (B.A.), Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Paul Mazursky (B.A. 1952) and Oren Moverman (B.A. 1992), Sopranos stars Steve Schirripa (B.A. 1980) and Dominic Chianese (B.A. 1961), director Joel Zwick (1962; M.A. 1968), Grammy Award winner Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow; B.A. 1956), O. Henry Award –winning author Irwin Shaw (born Irwin Shamforoff; B.A. 1934); and

2340-579: The college authorized the combination of the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College , at that time a women's college , and the City College of New York , then a men's college , both established in 1926. Meanwhile, Brooklyn College became the first public coeducational liberal arts college in New York City. The school opened in September 1930, holding separate classes for men and women until their junior years. Admission would require passing

2405-470: The college chess team won U.S. and international championships. Lattin was also president at the time of the first individual million-dollar donation to the Brooklyn College Foundation. Brooklyn College's campus leafy East Quad looks much like it did when it was originally constructed. The campus also serves as home to BCBC/ Brooklyn College Presents complex and its four theaters, including

2470-619: The college curriculum, mandating a standard core for all students. Implementation of the new curriculum was aided by a large grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. By 1984, in a national report's otherwise gloomy assessment of humanities education, Brooklyn College was singled out as "a bright spot" among American universities for stressing the study of the humanities. In a 1988 survey of thousands of American college deans, Brooklyn College ranked 5th in providing students with

2535-486: The college's students were involved in campus protests involving racial issues. In May 1968, Brooklyn College news again made the front page of The New York Times when police broke up a 16-hour sit-in at the registrar's office to demand that more Black and Puerto Rican students be admitted to the school. At trial, a Black Brooklyn judge reacted angrily when one student said they had been reacting to racism and sentenced him and 32 other white students to five days in jail for

2600-473: The creation of the Detroit Red Wings ' Production Line . The policy of having players raise their hockey sticks to signify that a goal was scored was also initiated in this season, at the suggestion of Frank Patrick, with Habs forward Billy Reay being the first to do on November 13, 1947. The season also saw Boston's Don Gallinger suspended indefinitely pending an investigation of gambling activities and

2665-482: The fall 1937 semester. In the 1940s, Boylan, Ingersoll, Roosevelt and La Guardia each became namesake of a campus building. During the tenure of its second president, Harry Gideonse , from 1939 to 1966, Brooklyn College ranked high nationally in number of alumni with doctorate degrees. As academics fled Nazi Germany , nearly a third of refugee historians who were female would at some point work at Brooklyn College. In 1944, sociologist Marion Vera Cuthbert became

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2730-462: The fall of 2013, Brooklyn College embarked on CUNY's new general education alternative, the Pathways curriculum, consisting of three components: Required Core (four courses), Flexible Core (six courses) and College Option (four courses)—totaling 42 credits. Brooklyn College offers over a hundred majors varying from the visual arts to Women's Studies. The Division of Graduate Studies at Brooklyn College

2795-422: The first permanent black faculty member appointed at any of the New York municipal colleges. And in 1956, with John Hope Franklin joining, Brooklyn College became the first "white" college to hire on a permanent basis a historian who was black. In 1959, still tuition-free, about 8,000 undergraduates were enrolled. In 1962, the college joined six other colleges to form the City University of New York , creating

2860-514: The four recipients of the 2007 Lester Patrick Trophy . In December 2021, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. On October 26, 2022, the New York Islanders unveiled The Stan Fischler Press Level, dedicating UBS Arena's press level to Fischler. As of December 2023, Fischler continues to publish hockey articles online, including with the NHL and The Hockey News . Fischler was born on March 31, 1932, in Brooklyn , New York ,

2925-467: The free tuition policy. The college also consolidated to its main campus. Prominent alumni of Brooklyn College include US senators, federal judges, US financial chairmen, Olympians, CEOs, and recipients of Academy Awards , Emmy Awards , Pulitzer Prizes , and Nobel Prizes . Brooklyn College was founded in 1930. That year, as directed by the New York City Board of Higher Education on April 22,

2990-751: The innocents" into demanding more freedom on campus, leading the New York Civil Liberties Union to criticize Gideonse for "his efforts to smear student groups at the college with the Communist label." Also in 1965, student protests forced the Gideonse administration to rescind new, stricter dress rules that forbade male students from wearing dungarees or sweatshirts on campus at any time and mandated that female students wear skirts and blouses even in extremely cold weather. After Gideonse's retirement in June 1966,

3055-610: The network's website. In 2009, Fischler began hosting a feature, "Five For Fischler", on Hockey Night Live! which lists his Top Five in a random hockey topic. In the 1980s, he was a hockey commentator for The Radio Show on CBC Radio in Canada. In addition to broadcasting, Fischler has authored or co-authored almost 100 books on hockey, baseball and even a few on the New York subway system. His books include: The Hockey Encyclopedia , Everybody's Hockey Book , Hockey Chronicle , The New NHL Encyclopedia , Cracked Ice: An Insider's Look at

3120-524: The only child of parents Benjamin and Malkla 'Molly' ( née Devorah) Fischler, and raised in a poor Jewish family. Although his family was Jewish, the Fischler's celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas. His mother had immigrated from Czechoslovakia and had most of her remaining relatives killed during the Holocaust . A fan of hockey since childhood, Fischler saw his first live game in 1939, and his first NHL game,

3185-525: The president's office and other buildings during a student strike upon the Kent State shootings and the Cambodian Campaign . President Kneller terminated classes, but kept campus buildings open for students and faculty, obtaining a court order against students occupying buildings. In October 1974, 200 Hispanic students took over the registrar's office to protest President Kneller's appointment of

3250-552: The registrar's office. By January 1976, the college's faculty union voted "no confidence" in Kneller, charging that he "consistently ignored faculty rights" and failed to provide leadership. Brooklyn College, along with the rest of CUNY, shut down for two weeks in May and June 1976 as the university was unable to pay its bills. Amid New York City's financial crisis, near bankruptcy, Brooklyn College's campus in downtown Brooklyn closed, leaving

3315-684: The sciences and academia include Nobel Prize –winning biochemist Stanley Cohen (B.A. 1943), Fields Medal –winning mathematician Paul Cohen (1953), social psychologists Stanley Milgram (B.A. 1954) and Philip Zimbardo (B.A. 1954), Harvard Law School professor and author Alan M. Dershowitz (A.B. 1959), Columbia Law School Dean Barbara Aronstein Black (B.A. 1953), California State University Chancellor Barry Munitz (B.A. 1963), City College of New York President Lisa Staiano-Coico (B.S. 1976), and NASA scientist and College of William & Mary professor Joel S. Levine (B.S. 1964). Notable alumni in

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3380-467: The sciences. Her tenure was marked by repeated free speech controversies involving Israel that drew both criticism and praise. After 42 years in higher education, Gould announced her retirement in 2015. Michelle Anderson became the 10th president of Brooklyn College in 2016. In 2016, Brooklyn College announced a new home for the Koppelman School of Business, with the planned construction of

3445-474: The sit-in. In May 1969, 19 or 20 Brooklyn College students faced criminal charges in connection with campus disorders during the spring semester, including raids in which students allegedly ransacked files and smoke-bombed the library. In late April 1970, students demanding more open admissions and racial diversity staged a sit-in at President Kneller's office, holding him and five deans there for several hours. The next week, in early May 1970, students seized

3510-411: The start of the season with a broken arm, Rocket Richard had trouble with a bad knee and Murph Chamberlain broke his leg. In an attempt to boost the goal-scoring, Montreal traded Jimmy Peters and Johnny Quilty to Boston in exchange for Joe Carveth, but the rot continued. However, the worst occurred on January 11, 1948, when the Canadiens played the Rangers at Madison Square Garden . The Habs lost more than

3575-411: The team firsthand. Until 2017, Fischler, a long time resident of Boiceville, NY , wrote a weekly column for the local Kingston Daily Freeman. As a journalist and columnist, Fischler's articles have appeared in several publications including The New York Times , Sports Illustrated , Sport , Newsweek , The Hockey News , and the NHL's website. On September 18, 2007, Fischler was announced as one of

3640-400: The week. Five days later, another front-page Times story reported that students had agreed to return to classes after an agreement was reached with college administrators after negotiations. A few days after that, President Kilcoyne walked out when New York Mayor John V. Lindsay appeared at the college, citing Lindsay's insult in calling the school "Berkeley East." Around the same time,

3705-470: The world's second-largest university. In 1983, Brooklyn College named its library the Harry D. Gideonse Library. Nevertheless, Gideonse remains a controversial figure in the college's history; as one account noted, he is "either lauded as a hero and great educator in hagiographic accounts . . . or decried by faculty and alumni as an autocrat who stifled academic freedom and students' rights." In addition to his curricular and student life reforms, Gideonse

3770-417: Was also the last season in which a goaltender was allowed to be named captain of their team. Bill Durnan was the last goaltender in NHL history to be captain. Toronto's Turk Broda won the Vezina this season. Toronto defeated Boston four games to one, although Boston kept it closer than the series tally would indicate. Three of the five games were decided by a single goal. It looked initially to be

3835-663: Was an original subscriber of The Hockey News magazine when it debuted in 1947, and first wrote for the publication in 1955. On May 13, 2014, his wife Shirley—a hockey journalist in her own right and Fischler's long-time collaborator on many of his works—died of cancer at the age of 74. After retiring from broadcasting in 2018, Fischler moved to El Rom , Israel , so that he could be closer to his son, Simon, an immigrant to El Rom, and his grandchildren, though he does not speak Hebrew . He exercises daily for one hour and often stays up late to catch hockey games played several hours behind in North America. Politically, Fischler identifies as

3900-440: Was bought for $ 1.6 million (equivalent to $ 35.7 million in 2023), and construction allotment was $ 5 million (equivalent to $ 112 million in 2023). Construction began in 1935. At the groundbreaking ceremony was Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Brooklyn Borough President Raymond Ingersoll. In 1936, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited and laid the gymnasium's cornerstone . The new campus opened for

3965-464: Was established in 1935 and offers more than seventy programs in the arts, education, humanities, sciences, and computer and social sciences. Among those programs is the Graduate theatre program, which is the top ranked in the CUNY system and 14th in the United States; faculty include Tony Award nominee Justin Townsend. The Brooklyn College B.A. – M.D. program is an eight-year program affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center . The program follows

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4030-750: Was known for his decades-long campaign to ferret out Communists among the college community and his testimony before congressional and state investigating committees during the Second Red Scare . On the other hand, perhaps retaining the memory of the time when, as a University of Chicago professor, he was unjustly accused of being a Communist and advocating " free love ," Gideonse also attacked those who, without evidence, charged faculty, staff and students with being subversives and defended faculty free speech rights against outside critics. The college's third president, Francis Kilcoyne , served from 1966 to 1967. The fourth president, Harold Syrett , resigned due to ill health in February 1969, when George A. Peck

4095-419: Was named acting president. John Kneller , Brooklyn College's fifth president, served from 1969 until 1979. These presidents served during what were perhaps the most tumultuous years for Brooklyn College. During the Vietnam War, as they did on other U.S. campuses, student protests rocked Brooklyn College. President Gideonse, in a 1965 television interview, blamed demonstrations on Communists who were "duping

4160-399: Was the 31st season of the National Hockey League . Six teams each played 60 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs were the Stanley Cup winners. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to none. This season saw the introduction of a new trophy – Art Ross Trophy – that would be handed out to the player who scored the most points during the regular season. The season saw the return of

4225-1590: Was used for the outdoor scenes in the 1978 adult film Debbie Does Dallas . In 2010, Brooklyn College adopted the Bulldog as its new mascot. The athletic program was originally known as the Kingsmen. In 1994, the mascot was changed to the Bridges. However, after the school built new facilities and underwent other changes the athletic director pushed for a new name to reflect the new program. Notable alumni of Brooklyn College in government include Senate majority leader and 1996 Republican presidential nominee: Bob Dole (1943-1944), Senator Bernie Sanders (1959–1960), Senator Barbara Boxer (née Barbara Levy; B.A. 1962), Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (B.A. 1946), Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen Manuel F. Cohen (B.S. 1933) and Harvey Pitt (B.A. 1965), and federal judges Rosemary S. Pooler (B.A. 1959), Jack B. Weinstein (B.A. 1943), Sterling Johnson Jr. (B.A. 1963), Edward R. Korman (B.A. 1963), Joel Harvey Slomsky (B.A. 1967), and Jason K. Pulliam (B.A. 1995; M.A. 1997). Notable alumni in business include Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CEO Barry Salzberg (B.S. 1974), Adobe Inc. CEO Bruce Chizen (B.S. 1978), Warner Bros. and Los Angeles Dodgers CEO Robert A. Daly , New York Mets President Saul Katz (B.A. 1960), Boston Celtics owner Marvin Kratter (1937), David Geffen , New Line Cinema CEO Michael Lynne (B.A. 1961), CBS Records CEO Walter Yetnikoff (B.A. 1953), Vanguard Records co-founder Maynard Solomon (B.A. 1950), and Gannett Chairman Marjorie Magner (B.S. 1969). Notable alumni in

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