By Alyssa Velazquez & Samantha Walla, Editor & Staff Writer One of the last things you see as you look out the window of the one train arriving at its final stop, is the bright green turf and the symbolic “M” of the college, at the center of Gaelic Park’s field. Home to the Manhattan College Jaspers, Gaelic Park has been apart of the college’s history for … Continue reading Gaelic Park: Symbol of the Community
It’s been almost three weeks since Hurricane Harvey ravaged southeastern Texas. Student groups on campus, as well as alumni off campus, have been working collaboratively on relief efforts. Marissa Piazza, a 2016 graduate of Manhattan College who is currently living in Texas, spoke with The Quadrangle about her experience with Hurricane Harvey, and the money she has been raising for victims. “I live on the … Continue reading Alumni Share Experiences from Hurricane Harvey, MC Continues Relief
Timothy Hamling writes: From daily announcements to occasional promotions and spam, my inbox is constantly being filled with new emails. I don’t like keeping my school email cluttered, so I try to delete old unimportant emails as often as I can, or at the very least filter important messages into folders. However, one email I received last year from the Office of the President, dating … Continue reading Letters to the Editor
In an address to the nation on Tuesday, Sept. 5., U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescission of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. DACA was implemented in 2012 and allowed the possibility for deferred action for undocumented youth, provided they met certain criteria. In the year 2015, the U.S Department of Homeland Security estimated that over 680,000 undocumented youth … Continue reading Trump to Rescind Protections for “DREAM-ers”
by Haley Burnside & Joseph Liggio Asst. Editors Midway through Labor Day weekend, the phones of Manhattan College students lit up with a safety advisory email that made many feel far from safe. “One of our students is currently undergoing tests for meningitis,” read the email. “The College is awaiting confirmation from the NYC Department of Health.” The message advised students to “continue with common sense … Continue reading Manhattan Student Tested for Meningitis
By Megan Dreher & C. Garrett Keidel, Asst. Editor & Staff Writer Summer is a time where students are finally able to be at home with family and friends. But for six Manhattan College students, that welcoming “home” environment was almost 5,000 miles away. “In a country where we have everything, and even though their standard of living is lower, they’re just so happy with what they … Continue reading Ghana Accepts Manhattan College Students with Open Arms
Freshman’s Thoughts on MC Jordan Greene Freshman, Communication Hometown: Boston, Mass. Why did you choose to come to Manhattan College? “I chose to come to Manhattan College for one reason: because of track. I also wanted to be a part of the city, and the community here at Manhattan College is wonderful. I had heard so many great things and all my research made me … Continue reading The Freshman Experience
By Alexa Schmidt, Staff Writer The performing arts Common Interest Community in Lee Hall is home to singers, actors and everything in between. Two of these standouts are sophomores Miguel Diaz and Joey DeSanctis. Both natives of New York, both engineers and both performing arts scholars, Diaz and DeSanctis have roomed together since their freshman year. Diaz grew up in the South Bronx and attended … Continue reading Roommate Edition: Miguel Diaz and Joey DeSanctis
Manhattan College students kicked off their homecoming in typical fashion this past week, as part of a syllabus week that was laced with student write-ups on campus and increased police presence off. Several students received some form of disciplinary action for alcohol violations in residence halls in the first few days back at MC, as to be expected with the lack of caution that often … Continue reading Mischief Marks Return to MC
