Month: May 2017

Campus Life, News, Top Stories

Boat Docks on Campus: Catholic Relief Services Bring Awareness To The Syrian Refugee

Last week, The Manhattan College Catholic Relief Services (CRS) displayed a boat cutout on the Quad to bring awareness to the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Junior Kayli McTague, Student Ambassador for the CRS at MC, explained the purpose of this display. On the boat display, students and faculty passing by could notice photographs, graphs, poems, and other pieces of artwork provided by the Manhattan College community. … Continue reading Boat Docks on Campus: Catholic Relief Services Bring Awareness To The Syrian Refugee

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Academics, News, Top Stories

The FED Challenge: Economics Brought to Life

According to the Manhattan College website, the College Fed Challenge is a national academic competition for undergraduates hosted annually by the Federal Reserve Bank. The participating teams analyze the current state of the U.S. economy and make a recommendation for future monetary policy actions to a panel of judges who work at the Federal Reserve Bank. A few Manhattan College students, mainly in the Business … Continue reading The FED Challenge: Economics Brought to Life

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Arts & Entertainment

August Osage County Play Reading

By Gabriel Gamarra, Contributor “Life is very long.” Those words by T.S. Eliot echo in Manhattan College’s Hayden 100 as a small and intimate crowd gather to watch the MC Players put on a classic performance. It’s 8:00 p.m. on a Thursday night in room 100, the white and grey walls work hand-in-hand the red seats to create a somber feeling in the room as the … Continue reading August Osage County Play Reading

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Arts & Entertainment

Manhattan and Lotus Magazines Release

By Shannon Silvia, Contributor The end of the semester means the release of two student publications on the Manhattan College campus. Veteran publication Manhattan Magazine will be releasing its 27th volume while up-and-coming publication Lotus Magazine will be releasing its first. The team behind Manhattan Magazine is hard at work making sure everything is perfect before the latest issue is released on May 5. According … Continue reading Manhattan and Lotus Magazines Release

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Columns, Jaspers Talk, Men's Track & Field, Sports

Track & Field Rookie Anuoluwapo Awonusi

Born and raised in Carlow, Ireland, freshman Anuoluwapo Awonusi would have never picture himself to participating in Track & Field at college in New York City. Anuoluwapo, more commonly known by his nickname “Anu”, is both a shot-putter and a discus thrower at Manhattan College. Being at the college for only one semester, there is no telling what Anu can do within the next three … Continue reading Track & Field Rookie Anuoluwapo Awonusi

Alyssa Velazquez
Academics, News, Top Stories

Jaena Sigue Named Newman Civic Fellow

by Daniel Ynfante Senior Writer Jaene Sigue had no idea she was nominated for a 2017 Newman Civic Fellowship. She had never even heard of the program. But after receiving an email in early April from Kathleen Von Euw, coordinator of community partnerships and service at Manhattan College, Sigue knew well what the program was. She realized just how prestigious of a program she got into. … Continue reading Jaena Sigue Named Newman Civic Fellow

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Community, News, Top Stories

MC Students Attend Historic March for Science

It’s 2017 and we have to march for facts. Last Saturday, millions of people across the world marched for science. This was the first-ever pro-science, bipartisan march of its kind, and drew people of all demographics from every single continent on the planet. Here in New York, a handful of Manhattan College students marched too. Among these students was Carly Brownell, a freshman environmental science … Continue reading MC Students Attend Historic March for Science

Tara Marin
Arts & Entertainment

In First of its Kind Class, Students Learn and Perform “Abbey Road”

There are few images which are more iconic than the one adorning the cover of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album.  But the music lying within the record truly cemented its place in the music history books.  This past weekend, Manhattan College performing arts students made it their mission to pay “Abbey Road” the epic tribute it deserves. “Abbey Road” was released by The Beatles in … Continue reading In First of its Kind Class, Students Learn and Perform “Abbey Road”

Rose Brennan