Month: September 2017

Sports

Inside Draddy Gymnasium’s New Summer Renovations

The 2017 summer renovations to Manhattan College were headlined by a complete re-vamp of Draddy Gymnasium. The main court in Draddy made headlines just two years ago when the athletic department decided to resurface it with a coating of green paint. The unique court shading, while it was not popular with everyone, soon became synonymous with Manhattan’s basketball program. But as the new semester starts, … Continue reading Inside Draddy Gymnasium’s New Summer Renovations

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Performer Profile

Sophomore Performing Arts Scholar Follows Childhood Dream at M.C.

Manhattan College’s performing arts scholarships are awarded to just a few standout students every year.  One of these lucky recipients is sophomore Isabel Quinones. Originally from Beacon, N.Y., Quinones is currently majoring in childhood and special education with a concentration in math.  But her interests extend from the classroom to the stage. Quinones has been in the performing arts realm for “as long as [she] … Continue reading Sophomore Performing Arts Scholar Follows Childhood Dream at M.C.

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, The Book Nook

An Arts and Entertainment Editor’s Summer Reading List

This summer I set out to do something I probably haven’t done in an extensive manner since middle school: summer reading. My goal was to read at least five books and I somehow surpassed it and ended up reading nine. I use the word “somehow” because I’ve found that nowadays the distractions began piling as high as the books I had yet to read on … Continue reading An Arts and Entertainment Editor’s Summer Reading List

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Features

Jaspers Attend Lasallian Women’s Symposium in New Zealand

This summer two female Jaspers traveled over 8,000 miles to uncover what a Lasallian identity meant to them as women. The 2017 Lasallian Global Women’s Symposium (LGWS) took place from July 16 to 19 in Auckland, New Zealand at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and was attended by approximately 120 people. Two of them, senior Alannah Boyle and graduate assistant Jacqueline Martin, were representatives of Manhattan … Continue reading Jaspers Attend Lasallian Women’s Symposium in New Zealand

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Letters, Opinions & Editorials

Notes from the Editor

Dear Reader, It’s been an exciting first week at Manhattan College. By the time you get to where I am in my college career- junior year- most of the excitement of coming to college has gone away. Instead, I’ve just had a lot of homework. In this week’s paper, we have a pretty good mix of stories. We’ve got extensive coverage on the newly rebranded … Continue reading Notes from the Editor

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Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

Quadchella: “No Apologies” from JoJo

by Taylor Brethauer & Timothy Hamling Editor & Staff Writer JoJo, the first female performer Manhattan College has had since Kelly Pickler in 2014, performed at the rebranded fall concert “Quadchella” this past Friday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. to a packed Quad on a sunny yet windy 70-degree day. Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, a 26-year-old singer and actress, graced the Quad steps for the first-ever Quadchella. … Continue reading Quadchella: “No Apologies” from JoJo

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Features

Manhattan Welcomes New Chaplain, Thomas Franks

“Nobody can be good at something if they don’t love what they do, and Father Tom loves his work and cares about people on the margins of society.” That’s how Kevin Ahern, director of the peace studies program and assistant professor of religious studies, described Father Thomas Franks, the college’s new chaplain. The announcement that Franks was appointed to the chaplain position at Manhattan was … Continue reading Manhattan Welcomes New Chaplain, Thomas Franks

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