BY KIERAN ROCK AND KELLY BURNS ASST. FEATURES EDITOR AND ASST. A&E EDITOR/PRODUCTION EDITOR Students may have voted for their top choices for a Jasper Days artist, but securing an artist is not as simple as that according to John Bennett, director of student activities. Bennett said his office will be conducting negotiations with the artists over the next two months in an attempt to … Continue reading Jasper Days Artist Selection is Underway
Public transportation is one aspect of New York City that every student at Manhattan College loves to hate. On one hand, some say we have it all. With one swipe of our metro cards we can be transported to anywhere we want in the greatest city in the world. The convenience is marveling and the inexpensiveness is unparalleled. What we love about the subway or … Continue reading The Freshman Files: MTA: It’s Complicated
Carly Heitlinger created a blog called The College Prepster in 2008 during her rough freshman year at Georgetown University simply because she needed a creative outlet. Heitlinger fell into blogging before it rose to popularity and she has had the privilege of experiencing the blogging industry grow and develop over the years. Now, six years later, she is a famous blogger with many loyal subscribers. … Continue reading Carly Heitlinger: Meeting the Girl Behind The College Prepster
MICHAEL HOFFMAN GUEST WRITER How could I forget the first time my father brought me and my brother to see the New York Yankees? Throwing on my Jeter jersey and new hat, we jumped in my dad’s old Toyota Corolla and hopped on the Major Deegan to 161st Street. It was the first time I saw this beautiful temple that held so many magical moments … Continue reading O Captain, My Captain: A Tribute to Derek Jeter
BY MICHELLE DEPINHO AND DANIEL MOLINA News/Managing Editor and Staff Writer The recently opened Raymond Kelly ’63 Student Commons was officially dedicated to the alumnus and former NYPD police commissioner in a ceremony held on campus last Wednesday. “The services that Commissioner Kelly has performed for city and for country makes him a shining example of the best of our tradition,” college President Brennan O’Donnell … Continue reading Dedication Ceremony Held for Raymond Kelly ’63 Student Commons
In her senior year at Manhattan College, Malia McGuinness has certainly made her mark on the women’s volleyball program. During the team’s match at Ryder on Oct. 4, McGuinness recorded her 1,000th career dig, securing her spot as only the fifth Jasper to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. She had previously recorded her 1,000th career kill during the match at Fairfield on … Continue reading McGuinness Makes Manhattan History
It had been eight years since the Manhattan College volleyball team last defeated the Iona Gaels at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, but that changed on Saturday after Manhattan emerged victorious in five sets over the Gaels. Here are a few statistical highlights of what Manhattan’s win over Iona means. Snapping an Eight-year Losing Streak Manhattan had not beaten Iona on the road … Continue reading Jaspers Beat Iona on the Road for First Time Since 2006
