Liz Corrigan is a senior finance major who interned at Disney Media Ad Sales & Marketing this summer. For two months she analyzed the different Disney shows and social media channels and compared them against their competitors. Liz loved her work and the people she met, and I was lucky enough to hear all about it. Madeleine: What’s your major and hometown? Liz: I am … Continue reading Summer Intern Series: Liz Corrigan
Melissa Gallardo, Contributing Writer The Players of Manhattan College are more than just your average theatre ensemble or performing arts group, they’re a family. The values of the Players are shown through their dedication and welcoming atmosphere. With many upcoming productions, including “The Murder’s in the Heir” and “The Dining Room” the students at Manhattan are to have a treat. This year alone, there were … Continue reading Behind The Scenes of The Players
Former Manhattan College standout, Michael Alvarado, has returned to the basketball program as a member of the coaching staff for the 2015-2016 season. “I’m very excited to return,” he said. “I get to see the players I once played with and see things from a different perspective.” He comes back after playing two years professionally in Puerto Rico. He will serve as assistant to head … Continue reading Michael Alvarado Joins Basketball Coaching Staff
On Friday, Pope Francis spent the day in New York City making a speech for world leaders at the United Nations, followed by a trip to the 9/11 Memorial and a visit to a school in East Harlem. His speech at the UN challenged world leaders to defeat widespread poverty, noting that poor countries don’t have a true presence in the UN and poor … Continue reading Pope Francis’s Visit Brings Comfort and Inspiration to Students
For Robert Hurt, a junior chemical engineering major, “home” can be a lot of different places. “Home” could be Manhattan College, where he now spends most of his time. “Home” could be Tokyo, Japan, where he graduated from high school and his family currently lives. “Home” could also be Vienna, Austria, where he lived from age two to fifteen. The question of where “home” is … Continue reading Our Jasper Nation: Finding A Home Away From Home
A rainbow shone over Central Park on Sept. 25, as 100,000 people of all shapes, sizes, creeds and colors gathered to catch a glimpse of the people’s pope. Pope Francis, during his six-day, three-city tour of the United States, led a procession through Central Park after a visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem for New Yorkers to get a chance … Continue reading Central Park Procession Brings Crowds
Crowds packed Madison Square Garden last Friday night to see a rock star who has graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine—a figure important enough to boot even Billy Joel from his regularly scheduled gig at the Garden. Like most global superstars, he goes by only one name: Francis. The first of 266 Vicars of Christ to choose the name Francis, the pope capped off … Continue reading Pope Francis Celebrates Mass at Madison Square Garden to Cap Off New York Visit
The non-conference matches have come and gone. Conference play is finally here. This is when the win-loss record begins to matter Monmouth University, Marist College, Siena, Iona and Saint Peter’s are the current top five seeds in the MAAC, in that order. Although the teams mentioned are in the upper-echelon, the conference is tightly contested based on the margins of wins; losses; and draws. In … Continue reading Final Third On The MAAC Pitch: Monmouth MAAC (Regular Season) Champions, So Far
Stephen Zubrycky and Melissa Gallardo, Staff Writer and Contributing Writer What do saxophone reeds, two-dimensional polymers and Facebook all have in common? These are just a sampling of the topics over 70 Manhattan College students investigated during the college’s summer research program and presented to other students and faculty last Friday. “We’ve had one of the largest summer research scholars programs this year,” said Anca … Continue reading Student-Scholars in Growing Summer Research Program Present Their Findings
