This week’s “Professor Chat” is with Brother Rob Berger, associate professor of religious studies and resident director of Jasper Hall. This semester, Berger can be found teaching Religion 225 class Contemporary Catholicism and Religion 306 class Central Themes in the Hebrew Scriptures. Read on to find out a little more about your professor. Q: Why are you a professor in the subject you are? A: … Continue reading Professor Chat: Brother Robert Berger
Jasper dollars, or money stored on students’ school ID cards that can be used to purchase food, are on track to be available to spend at select off-campus restaurants in the next couple weeks, Ken Waldhof, director of business and conference services, said Friday. “We only signed [a contract with the new company] after some discussions and negotiation,” Waldhof said. “Since that time, their team, … Continue reading Technical Difficulties Keep Jasper Dollars Off-Line
Manhattan College students took time out of a busy school week to share their talents and a great time. The first Coffee House was held on Sept. 23 in a relaxed and chill atmosphere on the 4th floor of the new student commons building. Coffee, tea and cookies were offered as students volunteered to perform in front of the audience. In a week filled with … Continue reading First Coffee House Held in Kelly Commons
Before the season began, Saint Peter’s head coach Peter Falloon said the Rutgers Invitational would be a measuring stick for teams in the MAAC. The invitational ended up a mixed bag for teams from the MAAC. Falloon’s Peacocks finished 14th, Fairfield finished third, Iona finished ninth, Monmouth finished 12th and Manhattan finished 18th out of 18 teams. State of MAAC Golf and Where the Jaspers Fit In … Continue reading Jaspers Golf Struggles at Rutgers Fall Invitational
There are times when teams get off to a hot start in a season, but as is the case with most of those teams, there comes a point where they play a game that serves as a wakeup call. The Manhattan Jaspers reached that point in its season when it hosted the Marist Red Foxes on Sept. 27. The matchup provided the Jaspers, who came … Continue reading Jaspers Lose in Straight Sets to Marist
It is safe to say it was not a great weekend at home for the Manhattan volleyball team. After losing in straight sets on Saturday against Marist, the team was defeated once again on Sunday by Siena. The match, which ended in straight sets (26-28, 25-27, 14-25), marked the first back-to-back straight-set-defeat for Manhattan since the 2012 season, when it lost on Oct.24 against Army … Continue reading Jaspers Fall to Siena in Straight Sets
Imagine an America without “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “The Scarlett Letter” or “The Great Gatsby.” There would be no Huck, no Holden Caulfield, no Hester Prynne and no Jay Gatsby to enlighten today’s high-schoolers on our nation’s history and culture. That is what the world would be like if history’s banned books remained taboo across the nation. The week of … Continue reading Restricted Reading: Banned Books Yesterday and Today at MC
DEVIN KEAST STAFF WRITER From Perth, Australia to Johannesburg, South Africa, and from London, England to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, climate marches were held in 166 countries across the globe on Sept. 21 in the largest rally of its kind. But, the spotlight was on New York City, where organizers of The People’s Climate March have estimated this particular movement was more than 300,000 people strong, … Continue reading People’s Climate March Suggests the Time Is Now
Before the Ivy League weekend at Yale and Harvard, the Manhattan Jaspers were on a 10-day “honeymoon period,” as Jaspers’ head coach Jorden Scott called it, from when they last played and lost to the Fordham Rams 3-1. A couple of positives junior captain Alex Shackley took away from the long break was being able to work on an attacking style of play to try … Continue reading Men’s Soccer Shutout in Last Three Games
