by C. GARRETT KEIDEL & ALEXA SCHMIDT, Asst. Sports Editor & Asst. A&E Editor Another year, another FED challenge. Seniors Zoe McGreevy and Diego Miguens plan to participate in this year’s challenge, for the fourth and second time, respectively. McGreevy, an economics major explained what the FED challenge is. “It is a college wide challenge, that kinda acts like a club, in which a group … Continue reading FED Challenge Approaching
by GABRIELLA DEPINHO, Asst. News Editor Olyvia Chaltas is senior from Temecula, CA on the Manhattan College volleyball team. Before entering her final season with the team, she spent the summer playing volleyball for the Albanian women’s national team. She experienced a historic run by the national team which included a trip to the semifinals of the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) Silver European League … Continue reading Olyvia Chaltas Spends Summer With Albanian National Team, Prepares For Final Season At MC
by GABRIELLA DEPINHO, Asst. News Editor On Thursday, Sept. 6, Student Government hosted auditions at 5 p.m. in the Box for students interested in being featured as a student performer at Quadchella, the campus’ yearly fall concert event on the quadrangle that will be taking place on Sept. 14. On the judging panel of the auditions was Andy Bauer, director of music and coordinator of performing … Continue reading Student Government Hosts Quadchella Auditions
by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor Retention is an area of interest for the higher-ups at an institution of higher education, but not a lot of its inner workings are known widely across campuses. At Manhattan College, retention is the responsibility of several upper-level administrators, including Provost Bill Clyde, who founded a committee for such topic in 2010. Since 2009, retention rates for MC have been over 80 … Continue reading MC Retention Rates Hover Over 80 Percent
by LAUREN SCHUSTER, Asst. Features Editor While she may be new to Manhattan College, Sheetal Kale, J.D., is no stranger to working with anti-discrimination law. Before taking her new position as director of diversity, equity and chief Title IX coordinator here at MC, she worked in a variety of positions as both an attorney and as legal counsel for Barnard College and TCS Education, a network of … Continue reading MC Welcomes New Director of Diversity, Equity and Chief Title IX Coordinator
by STEPHEN ZUBRYCKY, Managing Editor Scatterbomb started the school year off Friday night with a show entitled “Scatterbomb Breaks Up With Their High School Sweetheart.” The show featured the improv troupe’s returning players: senior Kevin Donald, junior Erin McWilliams and sophomores Jenn Bueti and Aedan Roney. Three new cast members: Moira Delaney, Brendan Hanney and Meredith Taylor made their debuts. The players – old and new – … Continue reading Board Games, Podiatrists and Timothee Chalamet: Scatterbomb Returns
by TAYLOR BRETHAUER, Editor-in-Chief Student Government held its first assembly meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at noon in Kelly 5A. This marked the first time the current administration ran the assembly meeting. The Cooper administration, which was elected the previous semester, is comprised of the following members: Jaycie Cooper, student body president, Jara Giner, executive vice president, Haley Nightingale, vice president of club … Continue reading Cooper Administration Holds First Student Government Assembly Meeting: Assembly Fills Vacant Seats
Consciousness Found, Innocence Lost by STEPHEN ZUBRYCKY, Managing Editor I am sitting on the rug in the family room, playing with my toys. The television is on. My mother sits in the chair above me, weeping. It’s Sept. 11, 2001. I’m four years old. I’ve now entered consciousness. My father works in a building like those, I think. I ask my mom if that’s where he works. … Continue reading The 9/11 Generation
by MICHEVI DUFFLART, Web Editor Things are back in full swing at Manhattan College and the Jasper Dancers are suiting up for another new season. Starting in September, the Jasper Dancers begin practicing for another eventful year which runs from autumn to late spring. In the autumn and winter months, the dancers train and practice routines for basketball season, but as the new year rolls … Continue reading Season Right Around The Corner For Jasper Dancers
