by RIKKILYNN SHIELDS, Assistant Editor Molly Fitzpatrick, attacker on the lacrosse team has completed her first season at Manhattan College. The freshman played in all but one game this year, and placed fourth on the team in points with 28. Before Manhattan, she was a four-year varsity starter as an attacker at Lakeland High School in Yorktown Heights, New York. She was named Varsity player of … Continue reading Jaspers Talk: Molly Fitzpatrick
Meghan Sackman, Contributor Students have expressed the concern that there are not enough opportunities everyone to participate in campus employment. Mercy Alonso, Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Administration and the Financial Aid Administration, cleared up some of the confusion about campus employment. The Financial Aid department explained that whether or not a student gets a job on campus is not fully in their hands. … Continue reading Examining the State of Student Employment
Rosa Freitas By Catherine Goodyear, Staff Writer After four long years at Manhattan College, it’s time for the senior class of 2016 to graduate and move on to bigger and better parts of their lives. Rosa Freitas, a business management major with a minor in marketing, is going to be using her acquired skills in her everyday life at Think Construction. Think Construction is a … Continue reading Senior Spotlights
On April 29, more than thirty high school students were touring campus but the group was unlike any other prospective student group. The visiting high-school students are involved with after-school college-access programs with two of Manhattan College’s community partners, Fordham-Bedford Community Services, and Sistas & Brothas United which is part of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. The event, called “College-Access Day,” was hosted … Continue reading College Access Day Brings Prospective Students to Campus
by CHARLES LIPPOLIS, Staff Writer There’s a saying that goes: “Doing what you love means you should never work a day in your life.” But for Manhattan College’s men’s track and field coach Dan Mecca, the work day never ends. Any student who has walked through Draddy Gymnasium has likely seen him. His 5-foot-8 frame, accompanied by track sweats and an iconic mustache are commonly found … Continue reading Dan Mecca: More Than a Coach
Natalie Craig, Staff Writer This summer, the Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E) Program is taking students to destinations all over the U.S. to provide social justice-based service. These weeklong programs encourage the four pillars of community, service and social justice, spirituality, and cultural immersion. Ben Fischer a junior government and philosophy major is the leader for newest L.O.V.E. destination, Chicago, Illinois. “They’re involved with the … Continue reading Summer L.O.V.E Program Preview
Press, faculty, student athletes and alumni filled the basketball court in Draddy Gymnasium for a press conference on Friday. The Manhattan community welcomed Heather Vulin as the new women’s basketball head coach. It was the second press conference for the athletic department in a month after introducing Marianne Reilly as the new athletic director on March 31. It took Reilly less than 30 days to … Continue reading Women’s Basketball Names Heather Vulin Head Coach
Last week Manhattan College’s Psychology Club hosted Mental Health Awareness Week. There were activities held from Tuesday to Friday that brought attention to different mental illnesses such as depression, eating disorders and personality disorders. The club says that the purpose of the week-long awareness event is to get rid of the negative stigma that typically surrounds mental health. Each event was geared towards different mental … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week Brings Attentions to Pervasive Issues
