Month: February 2016

Arts & Entertainment, News

The Internship Series: Utilizing the School’s Tools

While tirelessly searching for an internship, it is always important to use everything that is right in front of you. This is precisely what Sarah Caruso, a junior communication major, has done. Deginning in her freshman year, Caruso worked in the Manhattan College Office of Marketing and Communications as a student assistant. From there she decided that she wanted to declare a concentration in public … Continue reading The Internship Series: Utilizing the School’s Tools

The Quadrangle
Men's Swimming, News, Sports, Women's Swimming

Walter Olsewski Announces Retirement

It was supposed to be an ordinary bus trip for Manhattan College’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, which embarked on their seven-hour journey to Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 9 for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. As any regular long bus ride would go, some players stayed in their own small bubble, listening to music, while others opted to convene and talk with … Continue reading Walter Olsewski Announces Retirement

Daniel Ynfante
Features

Common Interest Community: Environmental Science

Residence Life introduced the brand new Common-Interest Living Communities last year, to accompany the popular Arches program. The idea of Common-Interest Communities became reality last semester with the four different communities’ students can choose from: Nuestra Casa, Entrepreneurship, Visual and Performing Arts Culture and the ecofriendly Environmental Sustainability community. Michael Battista was immediately interested when he saw a flyer hanging up in Thomas Hall for … Continue reading Common Interest Community: Environmental Science

Taylor Brethauer
News

Public Safety Officer Extinguishes Car Fire

Public Safety Officer Angel Martinez was honored by his superiors this month for his role in stopping a car fire in the Manhattan College Parking Garage on Jan. 30.   The fire occurred as an unnamed student drove a 1970’s model Chevrolet into the parking garage on Manhattan College Parkway and sputtered to a stop at the entrance of the structure, according to the Public … Continue reading Public Safety Officer Extinguishes Car Fire

The Quadrangle
News

College Sets its Sights on South Campus

Manhattan College is looking to continue the momentum gained by the success of the Kelly Commons by shifting its focus to the development of south campus. Andrew Ryan, the vice president for facilities, recently presented the campus master plan during a senate meeting in the student commons. Ryan highlighted the projects and proposals that will have a great impact on the future of the college. … Continue reading College Sets its Sights on South Campus

The Quadrangle
Features

Deidre O’Leary Cunningham on Combining What She Loves and What She Does

Dr. Deirdre O’Leary Cunningham is known for many things: her dynamic English classes, her witty sarcasm, her love for theater, and her connections with her students. Manhattan College is fortunate to have her ideas and energy in its classrooms, and the journey she took to get here is fascinating. After being raised in Long Island, O’Leary attended Mary Washington College in Virginia and then went … Continue reading Deidre O’Leary Cunningham on Combining What She Loves and What She Does

Tara Marin
Sports, Women's Lacrosse

A Lasallian to the Core

Casey Silvestri embodies the Lasallian core values on and off the lacrosse field. More than a student-athlete; she is the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, vice president for the accounting society and part of the L.O.V.E. board. “I don’t want student athletes to just do sports, there’s a lot for student athletes to branch out within the Lasallian community” Silvestri says. Silvestri is … Continue reading A Lasallian to the Core

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Jaspers Score Season-Low 40 Points in a Loss to Saint Peter’s

A low scoring affair was expected between Manhattan and Saint Peter’s. The Jaspers, seventh in the MAAC in points per game, and the Peacocks, ninth in the MAAC in the category, don’t exactly light up the scoreboard. The added pressure of being in the middle of a race for the fifth seed for both teams, meant the game would be closely contested. But what ensued … Continue reading Jaspers Score Season-Low 40 Points in a Loss to Saint Peter’s

Daniel Ynfante