Month: February 2017

Campus Life, College, News, Top Stories

Features and Funding for the Campus Master Plan

Manhattan College’s master plan is fully underway, with the aim of drastically changing the campus landscape as students and staff know it. According to Andrew Ryan, Vice President for Facilities, the plan consists of over a dozen projects. These will include classroom renovations to Hayden and De La Salle Halls, the installation of a full theatre in Smith Auditorium and the installation of offices in … Continue reading Features and Funding for the Campus Master Plan

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, The Book Nook

The Book Nook

Title: The Complete Persepolis Author: Marjane Satrapi Genre: Graphic Novel/Memoir When Marjane “Marji” Satrapi was five years old, her home country of Iran was in the middle of a revolution in which the country’s government was vehemently opposed and eventually overthrown. In its place, a Muslim theocracy was established and arguably left the country worse off than before.  Under this new theocracy, many new rules … Continue reading The Book Nook

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Sports

What’s Up This Week

By RikkiLynn Shields, Editor Last Sunday, the men’s basketball team fell to Siena in Draddy, with a final score of 81-68. Junior Zane Waterman scored 14 points, and his teammates followed in his footsteps– Calvin Crawford scored 12 points, followed by junior Samson Usilo with 11 points. After their loss against Siena, the Jaspers left Niagra with a win of 70-69, and head coach Steve … Continue reading What’s Up This Week

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Campus Life, Community, News, Top Stories

Student Government Holds First Assembly Meeting of the Semester

This past Wednesday, Jan. 25., Manhattan College’s Student Government held their first Student Assembly Meeting of the semester. Top priorities of the meeting included changes to Gourmet Dining, Residence Life details, revamping athletic games and commuter affairs. “The meeting was good,” said Student Body President, Dorian Persaud. “It was short, but it went very well.” The first couple of items on the agenda were Gourmet … Continue reading Student Government Holds First Assembly Meeting of the Semester

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Features

Around the World and Back Again: Battocchio on Marine Corps at Manhattan

Kirsten Battocchio, a former United States Marine Corps Sergeant, stands at the podium before a packed crowd in Kelly 5A. Light filters into the room by way of the massive windows positioned behind Battocchio while she, speaking to a group of her peers, outlines this semester’s agenda for Veterans Academic Learning Opportunities Realized (VALOR)— the still-nascent student veterans organization for which the former Marine Sergeant … Continue reading Around the World and Back Again: Battocchio on Marine Corps at Manhattan

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Legally Blonde’ Takes Center Stage as Spring Musical

by Samitheus Savinon, Contributer Writer Located on the fifth floor of Thomas Hall is a room painted in black, wall-to-wall, from the ceiling to the floor. The Black Box is home to the Manhattan College Players, a part of the Performing Arts department. This spring semester, the Players will be putting this room to use during all available hours of the day for the spring … Continue reading ‘Legally Blonde’ Takes Center Stage as Spring Musical

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