Month: September 2018

Features

Ariel Salazar and the Practice of Parkour

by RikkiLynn Shields Social Media Editor Ariel Salazar, a freshman computer science major from Astoria, NY, isn’t your average freshman walking the campus. Since attending Accepted Students Day, Salazar knew he wanted to attend Manhattan College, not only because of what if offered academically, but also because of what it offered him socially.  “I had always felt comfortable on the campus, in comparison to other institutions. I … Continue reading Ariel Salazar and the Practice of Parkour

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Arts & Entertainment

Bryan McKeon: A Passion for Poetry

by Maria Thomas Staff Writer Bryan McKeon, a sophomore at Manhattan College, embarked on a journey of the written word in his senior year of high school. It wasn’t until Bryan suffered a career-ending knee injury during one of his football games that he discovered his passion for writing.  “I felt like I was really bored and had nothing to do anymore. I was just sitting around … Continue reading Bryan McKeon: A Passion for Poetry

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News

MC Starts New Peer Mentoring Initiative

by Brian Asare Staff Writer Manhattan College’s Center for Academic Success has recently announced a new peer mentoring initiative that is aimed at all incoming students to help them in familiarizing themselves with the campus and college life faster and easier.  This initiative is known as the Manhattan Open Doors program (MOD). This program was created this year, and it extends the role of the orientation leaders … Continue reading MC Starts New Peer Mentoring Initiative

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Sports

Deanna Hewlett Named New Director of Intramurals

by Haley Burnside Senior Writer Deanna Hewlett is the newest director of the intramural program at Manhattan College. She, her colleagues and the students are hopeful and excited to see how she will use her expertise to improve the program. The intramural program consists of two divisions differing in competitive intensity. There are a number of various sports offered such as volleyball, basketball, soccer and flag football. … Continue reading Deanna Hewlett Named New Director of Intramurals

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Arts & Entertainment

The Performing Hearts: Let’s Talk-apella!

by Alexa Schmidt Asst. A&E Editor Make way for the new singing group on campus: the Performing Hearts.  New to the college this semester, the group is MC’s first all-female acapella group. Junior psychology major Naomi Uy originally came up with the idea to create an all-women acapella group.  “I did acapella in high school with an all-girls group, and it was mashed up in between a … Continue reading The Performing Hearts: Let’s Talk-apella!

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College, News

MC Implements New Health Insurance Requirement

by Gabriella DePinho Asst. News Editor At the end of the 2017-2018 academic year, Manhattan College announced a new student health insurance requirement to be implemented for the 2018-2019 academic year. In an email sent out on May 25 by Richard Satterlee, Ph.D, Manhattan College’s vice president for student life, the college announced that moving forward, each student would be required to have health insurance coverage.  … Continue reading MC Implements New Health Insurance Requirement

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Men's Cross Country, Sports, Women's Cross Country

Cross Country Teams Looking To Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Season

by John Jackson Sports Editor The Manhattan College men’s and women’s cross country teams performed extremely well last season and are looking to pick up where they left off this season as well. The 2017 season saw the men finish first of five at the Fordham Fiasco race, second of seven at the Monmouth Invitational, 21st of 30 at the Paul Short Run, second of eight at … Continue reading Cross Country Teams Looking To Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Season

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Features

Rebecca Traister Headlines First Student Engagement and Women’s Center Lecture

by Samantha Walla Asst. Production Editor Manhattan College’s Student Engagement Lecture Series kicked off the year with an event co-sponsored by the Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center at noon on Friday, Sept. 7. The lecture featured Rebecca Traister, a journalist who writes for New York Magazine in addition to her three books. Her most recent, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger, comes out … Continue reading Rebecca Traister Headlines First Student Engagement and Women’s Center Lecture

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News

Dr. Mullaley Spends her Summer Measuring Ozone Levels to Improve Public Health

by SAMANTHA WALLA, Asst. Production Editor Alicia Mullaley, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Manhattan College, spent her summer break measuring pollutants that most people are unaware of, but that affect their health on a daily basis.  The Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study, or LISTOS, is a study put out by New York state that aims to quantify the ozone concentration in the New York … Continue reading Dr. Mullaley Spends her Summer Measuring Ozone Levels to Improve Public Health

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