The Quad 10 is similar to Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list, except on a Manhattan College-scale. The ten following members of the graduating class of 2018 were chosen by the executive board of The Quadrangle as some of the best and brightest seniors MC has to offer. Interviews compiled by Rose Brennan, Taylor Brethauer, Jack Melanson & Stephen Zubrycky. KIRSTEN BATTOCCHIO Kirsten Battocchio had … Continue reading THE QUAD 10
Friends and families poured into the Chapel of De La Salle and his Brothers to attend the Spring Performing Arts Concert on Sunday, April 22. The MC Orchestra, Manhattones and Singers performed an array of musical pieces at the annual concert. The MC Orchestra, directed by Gwendolyn Toth, Ph.D. performed five songs. The orchestra consisted of violins, violas, cellos, one double bass, flutes, oboes, clarinets, … Continue reading Performing Arts Spring Concert
A bus waited early in the morning for the Manhattan College Jasper Dancers to depart towards Daytona Beach and compete in the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship on Apr. 3. After an intense year of training, and balancing their time between schoolwork, rehearsals and each of their personal lives, for three days their minds would be thinking of only one thing: Dance. The team, led … Continue reading Jasper Dancers Participate in 2018 Nationals
The academic calendar is available to students one semester before the start of the new school year. This year’s calendar had a few extra dates incorporated to make up for the Wednesday classes missed due to the snow days on March 7th and March 21st. Carla Fraser, Associate Registrar, said, “The faculty were sent two make-up dates for the snow closures, Sat. April 14th and … Continue reading Official Calendar Changes Due to Snowfall
The Quadrangle received an email this past week from a one Melissa Gomez, an editor-in-chief at the University of Florida. Their student-newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator is organizing, in their words, “a day of action to educate the public on issues student-run newspapers face.” Their campaign is called #SaveStudentNewsrooms. The Quadrangle wholeheartedly stands with The Independent Florida Alligator and their amazing movement. Why? Because in … Continue reading #SaveStudentNewsrooms
by ELIZABETH METSCH, Staff Writer Former Jasper Maeve Parahus graduated from Manhattan last year and has moved to Ireland to play for the Institute of Technology, Carlow, while attaining her graduate degree. Maeve was a four-year scholarship player for the Manhattan College women’s basketball team. She was both a leading scorer and senior captain. A Dean’s List and three-time MAAC All-Academic Team member, Parahus was also the … Continue reading Maeve Parahus Named to Ireland All-Star Team
by TAYLOR BRETHAUER & ROSE BRENNAN, Editor-in-chief and Editor Manhattan College’s annual Spring Fest was held this past Saturday, April 21. The day, full of fun activities and a BBQ on the quad, lead up to a concert in Draddy Gymnasium. This year, students voted in Student Engagement’s Instagram contest for pop artist Jesse McCartney to perform. With a slight change to the schedule, students found themselves soaking … Continue reading Spring Fest is “Better With You”
I remember sitting in my classes that day, with my phone out, refreshing a webpage every few minutes. I was watching my island slowly be consumed by a force of nature far stronger than I could have ever imagined. Watching the deep red circles, being projected by the weather doppler radar, crawl from the east side of the island to the west. Slowly watching my … Continue reading ¡Puerto Rico se Levanta!
A QUADRANGLE INVESTIGATION by ROSE BRENNAN & STEPHEN D. ZUBRYCKY, Managing Editors “We don’t talk about the department.” These were the words of Ava, a current student in Manhattan College’s chemical engineering department, who has been given a pseudonym to protect her identity. Over the course of the past year, The Quadrangle has spoken with more than a dozen current and former students like Ava about … Continue reading Tumultuous Past, Uncertain Future: Inside Chem-E’s Turmoil And Rebirth
