Month: September 2018

Academics, News

Center for Academic Success: Tutoring Appointments Made Easier

by Abby Crowell, Distribution Manager The Center for Academic Success, or CAS, is a safe haven for students who need assistance with tutoring across a plethora of subjects at Manhattan College. CAS has recently adopted a new online scheduling system for students to make appointments for tutoring sessions. In the past, students would have to call, email, or go into the office in order to schedule an … Continue reading Center for Academic Success: Tutoring Appointments Made Easier

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, The Book Nook

An Editor-in-Chief’s Summer Reading Challenge

by Taylor Brethauer, Editor-in-Chief THE BOOK NOOK This summer, I had planned to read twelve books from the time I left campus in May by the time I moved back in August. Well, life gets in the way: between summer jobs, vacation and spending time with family, I was only able to read nine books. I use the word “only” since I did not reach the goal … Continue reading An Editor-in-Chief’s Summer Reading Challenge

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Features

Connecting With Fellow Lasallians: Five Students Travel to Rio for Lasallian Conference

by Haley Burnside & Shannon Gleba, Senior Writer & Copy Editor In the month of July, five students and one faculty member journeyed nearly five thousand miles from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in order to broaden their understanding of the Lasallian mission.  Hayden Greene, the director of the Multicultural Center, worked alongside Brother Jack Curran to organize the trip for a handful of selected … Continue reading Connecting With Fellow Lasallians: Five Students Travel to Rio for Lasallian Conference

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Features

Meet (Some of) the RAs

by Alexa Schmidt, Asst. A&E Editor Each residence hall on Manhattan College’s campus comes with Resident Assistants, or RAs. Commonly seen all around campus, these students have a substantial amount of responsibilities like getting to know their residents, making sure they stay safe, putting on programs and coming up with creative decorations. Along with these responsibilities, they also have to do things any other regular student would … Continue reading Meet (Some of) the RAs

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Columns, Jaspers Talk, Men's Lacrosse, Sports

Sean MacKinney: Member of the 2018 MAAC All-Rookie Lacrosse Team

by Alexa Schmidt, Asst. A&E Editor Sean MacKinney is a sophomore finance major who plays for the men’s lacrosse team at Manhattan College. Originally from Martinsville, New Jersey, MacKinney quickly got used to being on Manhattan College’s campus. MacKinney also quickly got used to D1 lacrosse as he had an immensely successful rookie season. He played in all 14 games and started in 13 of them. He … Continue reading Sean MacKinney: Member of the 2018 MAAC All-Rookie Lacrosse Team

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Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Jasper Jams

Jasper Jams: My Songs of the Summer

Welcome back to Jasper Jams! Now that we’re back in the groove of the semester, it’s time to get groovy again. Whether you spent all summer working at a really cool internship or a minimum wage job, travelling the globe or just heading to the beach close to your house, the music of this summer was unavoidable. If you liked hearing Selena Gomez, Drake, Maroon … Continue reading Jasper Jams: My Songs of the Summer

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Baseball, Sports

Fabian Pena & Joe Jacques Selected in 2018 MLB Draft: The Giant Swing and Hooking Fastball That Made Two Jaspers “Go Pro”

by JACK MELANSON, News Editor Fabian Pena and Joe Jacques punched their tickets to the pros this summer in what is seemingly becoming a tradition for the Jasper baseball program.  Pena was selected as a catcher by the San Francisco Giants in the 25th round (736th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. Later, in the 33rd round (984th overall), Jacques would walk the plank … Continue reading Fabian Pena & Joe Jacques Selected in 2018 MLB Draft: The Giant Swing and Hooking Fastball That Made Two Jaspers “Go Pro”

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Sports

Jasper Dancer Receives All-American Title

by ROSE BRENNAN, Editor Excitement kicked off the Manhattan College Jasper Dancers’ season before it even officially started, with Jasper Dancer Sedraya “Draya” Fletcher winning the title of All-American Athlete. Fletcher, a junior communication major, was the only member of the team to receive this distinction this year, though several other Jasper Dancers have won the title before her. Team coach Kaitlyn Marquette was ecstatic for … Continue reading Jasper Dancer Receives All-American Title

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