Month: January 2015
MC Offers Education to Former Inmates At College’s Discretion
The New York Times estimated that 70 million Americans who have criminal records face challenges when applying to colleges. Some college applications, including Manhattan College, include questions that surround criminal convictions that can possibly hinder a student’s acceptance during this year’s admissions cycle “A person’s past mistakes are discussed on a case-by-case basis. Before all else, our priority is the safety of our students, staff … Continue reading MC Offers Education to Former Inmates At College’s Discretion
College Nears Kelly Commons Fundraising Goal
Three months after the official dedication ceremony on Oct. 15, 2014, the Raymond Kelly ’63 Student Commons is approximately $1.9 million dollars away from its $45 million dollar goal. Manhattan College has raised an additional approximation of $400,000 dollars October of 2014. “We are getting smaller gifts now in the $5,000 to $25,000 range, so obviously it takes more gifts and more meetings with alumni to … Continue reading College Nears Kelly Commons Fundraising Goal
Photo Gallery: Swim Meet vs Baruch
Between the Base Paths: Returning and New Captains Named
The Manhattan Jaspers won their last four games of the 2014 season to be a part of the MAAC Championships, a place they have appeared in 11 out of the last 12 years and won it the in ’11 and ’12. In ’14, they came close but fell to No. 5 Monmouth Hawks 8-7 in 15 innings before they were given the chance to try … Continue reading Between the Base Paths: Returning and New Captains Named
MC’s Most Influential: George Schlinck
The stereotype of an engineer is often a nerdy geek who spends days and nights hunched over a computer—tapping away at a keyboard and scribbling formulas in nearly illegible handwriting. Society often pictures these masters of math and science as socially awkward beings far more comfortable working with a calculator than holding a conversation with another human. Chemical engineering student George Schlinck is anything but … Continue reading MC’s Most Influential: George Schlinck
Coast to Coast for Cancer
Four thousand miles, forty-nine days, and one duffel bag. This is what John Hunt, a junior at NYU and a member of the Manhattan College Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, will face when he runs across the country for cancer during the summer of 2015. Before becoming an avid athlete, training anywhere from 18 to 30 hours a week, Hunt was a semi-professional … Continue reading Coast to Coast for Cancer
At MC, Smaller Majors Pack a Punch
Manhattan College lists its most popular majors as civil engineering, communications, management, childhood education and biology. But what about the other few thousand students on campus? Students enrolled in smaller major programs on campus find that they are having very different experiences than their peers who have declared a major with a higher enrollment. But with each smaller program comes its own unique strengths, offerings … Continue reading At MC, Smaller Majors Pack a Punch
MC’s “Dirty Little Secret”
The All-American Rejects to Headline Spring Concert It seems that Manhattan College students can’t get enough of middle school-era music nostalgia. Following the acoustic performance by members of Boys Like Girls for this past fall’s Quadstock, alternative rock band The All-American Rejects is set to take the stage for this semester’s spring concert. After receiving over 40 percent of the vote in an online survey … Continue reading MC’s “Dirty Little Secret”