Month: February 2018

Sports, Top Stories

Lady Jaspers Make Strides Towards Equality

by GABRIELLA DEPINHO AND SHANNON GLEBA, Editors With nine women’s NCAA Division I sports teams on campus, female student-athletes play an important role at Manhattan College. The college’s female athletes work hard to be successful in both the realms of academics and athletics, and are backed by a strong athletic department staff. Women continue to take the world of athletics by storm, and MC is working further … Continue reading Lady Jaspers Make Strides Towards Equality

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Community, News

Accident at Kelly Commons Results in DWI Arrest

by ROSE BRENNAN AND JOE LIGGIO, Editor and Asst. Editor On the evening of Sunday, Feb. 11 at approximately 11:55 p.m., a car collided with the side railings along the walkway beside Kelly Commons. There were no injuries to pedestrians or the driver. Public Safety Officer Jasel King was one of the first responders to the scene of the incident. King was patrolling and locking up Kelly … Continue reading Accident at Kelly Commons Results in DWI Arrest

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Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

MC Students Fill Up Free Yoga Class

by MEGAN UY, Contributor On Feb. 8, The Kelly Commons Great Room was filled with Manhattan College students for a free yoga class offered by the Fitness Center. Through the Vinyasa style of yoga, which consists of steady inhale and exhale movements, 37 students filled the room for an hour to relax, stretch their bodies and clear their minds of any stresses. This was the biggest turnout … Continue reading MC Students Fill Up Free Yoga Class

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Opinions & Editorials

The Wrong Way to React to a Mass Shooting

by HALEY BURNSIDE, Asst. Editor This past Wednesday, I opened Twitter hoping to scroll through some sweet Valentine’s Day messages and Ash Wednesday posts. As I clicked over to the news tab, I read two words that instantly sank like a rock in my stomach. They are words that we have all become painfully familiar with in the past decade. “Mass shooting” is a phrase that stops … Continue reading The Wrong Way to React to a Mass Shooting

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Campus Life, News

Possible Food Poisoning Travels Across Campus

by DEIRDRE LEDLEY, Contributor  In a season that is normally plagued with sickness, this winter on the Manhattan College campus seems to be providing extra suspicion. More specifically, food poisoning has been an issue that is sending students to health services or even the hospital. Locke’s Loft is suspected to be partially at fault for this sickness, according to Christine Croland, sophomore civil engineering major. “I had … Continue reading Possible Food Poisoning Travels Across Campus

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Jasper Jams

Jasper Jams: Who The Heck Is That?  

Every now and then you’ll stumble upon a great musician online that you really love and if you ask anyone about them, no one has a clue who you’re talking about. You get obsessed with them and follow them closely, and some of them, you get to watch as they get big and others, you get to watch as they disappear from the music scene. … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Who The Heck Is That?  

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Features

Sophomore Julia Danielowski Publishes Book on Depression

by RIKKILYNN SHIELDS, Editor Manhattan College sophomore and philosophy major Julia Danielowski has a past that she isn’t letting define her. During a battle with depression, Danielowski decided it was time to do something with what she knows and what she has experienced, in a way that is beneficial to others who are either experiencing something similar, the same, or people who are unfamiliar to depression overall. … Continue reading Sophomore Julia Danielowski Publishes Book on Depression

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Sports, Women's Lacrosse

Women’s Lacrosse Team Embraces Challenges for New Season

Women’s lacrosse is back and gearing up for a new season full of fresh challenges. With two new programs and several different conferences from across the U.S., the women’s lacrosse team will be facing various teams for the first time. Katie McConnell, head coach, now in her second year at Manhattan, explains that she chose the non-conference games because, “playing all new teams from different … Continue reading Women’s Lacrosse Team Embraces Challenges for New Season

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News

Bronx Meeting in Scala Room Discusses CSOs

On Jan. 31., community leaders and Bronx neighbors met at the Scala Room in Leo Hall to discuss how to better manage the environmental problems that the greater Bronx community struggles with. The main issue was CSOs, a combined sewer overflow. “[A CSO] is the discharge from a combined sewer system that is caused by snowmelt or storm water runoff,” according to the NYS Department … Continue reading Bronx Meeting in Scala Room Discusses CSOs

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