The Reporter - Vol 10 No. 2, April 99

Match Day Tradition Aids Two Students

A P&S match-day tradition, which dates back at least 10 years, was expanded this year to help two P&S students.

On March 18, P&S fourth-year students converged at the Alumni Auditorium to be matched with residency assignments. Dr. Linda Lewis, associate dean for student affairs, called each student, one by one, to approach the front of the group, where she handed out the destinations. According to match-day tradition, the assignments were pulled at random and the students each placed a dollar in a pot before returning to their seats. The last student to be called won the pot.

After students threw the customary dollar in one pot, however, they also placed money in a special second collection. Future residents tossed various amounts into this second fund for two P&S students who lost most of their possessions in a March fire at their Upper West Side apartment. The first pot, at a dollar per student, netted an estimated $120. The second pile–littered with fives and 10s, as well as singles–totaled close to $450.

"This is a class of very nice people," Dr. Lewis said. "The students decided to take up a collection and give it to the two students, because they lost everything. They are all very generous and kind—unusually so."

Tami Daugherty was the last name to be called, but she could not be there to accept her assignment and winnings in person. Picking up her assignment in her absence was Mathilde Hajek.

Varied expressions of happiness, from cheers of excitement to tears of joy, were displayed by P&S fourth-year students at match day .
A new twist on tradition was observed this year, as students placed money in the usual match-day pot and in a second collection for two students displaced by a fire in their apartment.

Four-month-old Dina Jawetz accompanied her father, Robert, as he learned of his match at Columbia Pediatrics. His wife, Sheryl (not pictured), also a fourth-year student, will spend this year home with Dina and hopes to match at Columbia in ‘00.
Almost $450 was raised in the second collection. Dr. Linda Lewis, associate dean for student affairs, awaits the exact total being tallied by Clare Rooney, director for the Office of Student Affairs.

Mathilde Hajek was the last student to pick up a residency assigment at match day ‘99. She was collecting a match for Tami Daugherty. According to tradition, Daugherty won the estimated $120 pot.

Match Day Tradition Aids Two Students A P&S match-day tradition, which dates back at least 10 years, was expanded this year to help two P&S students. On March 18, P&S fourth-year students converged at the Alumni Auditorium to be matched with residency assignments. Dr. Linda Lewis, associate dean for student affairs, called each student, one by one, to approach the front of the group, where she handed out the destinations. According to match-day tradition, the assignments were pulled at random and the students each placed a dollar in a pot before returning to their seats. The last student to be called won the pot. After students threw the customary dollar in one pot, however, they also placed money in a special second collection. Future residents tossed various amounts into this second fund for two P&S students who lost most of their possessions in a March fire at their Upper West Side apartment. The first pot, at a dollar per student, netted an estimated $120. The second pile–littered with fives and 10s, as well as singles–totaled close to $450. "This is a class of very nice people," Dr. Lewis said. "The students decided to take up a collection and give it to the two students, because they lost everything. They are all very generous and kind—unusually so." Tami Daugherty was the last name to be called, but she could not be there to accept her assignment and winnings in person. Picking up her assignment in her absence was Mathilde Hajek.
Varied expressions of happiness, from cheers of excitement to tears of joy, were displayed by P&S fourth-year students at match day .	A new twist on tradition was observed this year, as students placed money in the usual match-day pot and in a second collection for two students displaced by a fire in their apartment.
Four-month-old Dina Jawetz accompanied her father, Robert, as he learned of his match at Columbia Pediatrics. His wife, Sheryl (not pictured), also a fourth-year student, will spend this year home with Dina and hopes to match at Columbia in ‘00.	Almost $450 was raised in the second collection. Dr. Linda Lewis, associate dean for student affairs, awaits the exact total being tallied by Clare Rooney, director for the Office of Student Affairs.
Mathilde Hajek was the last student to pick up a residency assigment at match day ‘99. She was collecting a match for Tami Daugherty. According to tradition, Daugherty won the estimated $120 pot.