On Monday afternoon, Steven Roy Goodman of TopColleges.com interviewed Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a renowned pyschosexual therapist who, according to the New York Times, became “a kind of cultural icon in the 1980s.” Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleProduction was handled by Michael Grabowski, Ph.D., and some of his broadcasting students, and filming of the half-hour interview took place inside Manhattan College’s state-of-the-art 4K broadcasting students. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleOn Tuesday afternoon, the Manhattan College softball team, sporting light blue jerseys, hosted the Wagner College Seahawks for a doubleheader at Gaelic Park. Aaron Mayorga/The Quadrangle
In the first game of the doubleheader, the Jaspers suffered a 5-4 defeat. Here, sophomore outfielder Alexa Dawid steals second base in the bottom of the first inning; Dawid had three hits in this game. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleIn the second game, the Jaspers were the victim of an anemic offense and only managed to score one run on five hits. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleLater that day, the Manhattan College Senate convened in the Raymond W. Kelly ’63 Student Commons for their monthly meeting. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleAt their weekly meeting, the Quadrangle revealed that Shaggy, a Grammy Award-winning reggae artist, will be the performer at this year’s Springfest. Stephen Zubrycky/The QuadrangleOn Tuesday evening, the third-annual ‘Take Back the Night’ took place in Smith Auditorium. The purpose of the event is to bring an end to ending sexual and domestic violence. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleSociology Department Chairperson Roksana Badruddoja, a critical race and gender theorist, was the driving force behind the inaugural Take Back the Night event at the College which took place in 2015. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleAmong the speakers was Tiffany French, the Assistant Dean of Students, who spoke about the importance of bystander intervention through the Green Dot strategy. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleThroughout the event, students were given the opportunity to explain why they need feminism. Aaron Mayorga/The Quadrangle
On Tuesday night, the Communication Department hosted its Communication Alumni Round Table in Kelly Commons where recent program graduates took questions from current Communications students. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleOn Wednesday at noon, JustPeace, a student club that’s dedicated to social justice and activism on campus, hosted a panel on Standing Rock in celebration for World Water Day. Kaiyun Cheb/The QuadrangleOn Thursday morning, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his Annual Women’s History Celebration at Kelly Commons. Aaron Mayorga/The QuadrangleDuring the event, Borough President Diaz honored female Bronxites for their contributions with Citations of Merit. Among the recipients were New York State Assemblymember Aravella Simotas, New York City Councilmember Annabel Palma, and community leaders Bertha Lewis (pictured) and Milagros Baez O’Toole. Aaron Mayorga/The Quadrangle
