In what was considered as disappointing season for Manhattan’s Men’s Basketball team, the Jaspers finished 10-22 overall (5-15 in the MAAC), landed themselves at the bottom of the conference, and suffered a heartbreaking loss to Rider in the first round of the MAAC tournament. While the team was not predicted to succeed by their usual standards, Steve Masiello’s team was still projected to finish sixth … Continue reading Men’s Basketball Year in Review
At the beginning of the semester, I sat down with senior Rich Williams to talk about his decision to apply for a medical redshirt. Right before I left, I asked him about Tyler Wilson, who would go on to be the only senior finishing his career this season. Williams took a moment and responded with genuine words about his good friend. “Tyler’s one of the … Continue reading The Journey of a Jasper: Tyler Wilson
The Manhattan College Jaspers enjoyed the biggest win turnaround in the NCAA in the 2015-2016 season. After going 3-27 in the 2014-2015 season, the Jaspers won 15 games last year. Looking to build on the success of the 2016 campaign, the Jaspers hired head coach Heather Vulin for the 2016-2017 season. But Manhattan’s improvement hit a bump in the road in Vulin’s first season, as … Continue reading Disappointing Season Comes to an end for Jaspers
At first there was frustration, then elation. Frustration again, followed by hope. Confusion. But ultimately, there was pain and agony. For the Manhattan College Jaspers, the final four seconds of the game against the Rider Broncs in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament were a seesaw of emotions. Rider’s Jimmie Taylor double-clutched and hit a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining to give the Broncs … Continue reading Jaspers Lose in MAAC Tournament After Controversial Ending
An unseasonably warm February evening – the unfortunately fitting backdrop for noted climatologist Ben Santer’s lecture on the evidence supporting the scientific consensus regarding human-caused climate change, which took place on Feb. 20 before a packed crowd in the Rodriguez Room in Miguel Hall. The talk was arranged by Dennis Kalob, Ph.D., an associate professor of sociology, and Yelda Hangun-Balkir, Ph.D., an assistant professor of … Continue reading Ben Santer, Acclaimed Climatologist, Delivers Lecture on Climate Change
By Gabriel Gamarra, Contributor How far are you willing to go to save an item that was the last memory you ever had with a loved one? Are you willing to risk love, safety, friendships and happiness just to hold on to something that you only have seen a handful of times? Donna Tartt’s third novel entitled “The Goldfinch” is a Pulitzer Prize winning work … Continue reading In Third Novel, Donna Tartt Tackles Youth and Love in New York City
The Student Neighborhood Relations Committee held the second annual community luncheon last Friday, Feb. 17 as a way of opening a positive line of communication between the Riverdale residents and Manhattan College. The luncheon started out with an invocation from John Bennett, director of Student Engagement and ended with a question and answer session facilitated by Richard Satterlee, vice president for Student Life. The college … Continue reading College Opens Up to Neighbors for Luncheon
Love Litzell promised himself it would not happen again. Not after all he had been through: His struggles in the weight throw his freshman year. The excruciating second place finish by one centimeter in the MAAC Indoor Championships in his sophomore season. And especially not after being stripped of a chance to avenge himself last year, when he missed the entire season with an injury. … Continue reading Litzell Etching His Name into Manhattan’s Record Books
