Month: September 2019

College, News, Top Stories

Walsh’s Kingsbridge BID Expansion Plan Met With Slow Action

by Maria Thomas, Asst. News Editor For a year, Rob Walsh, Senior Advisor for Strategic Partnerships at Manhattan College, has been trying to get the Kingsbridge Business Improvement District to expand its borders. Business Improvement Districts, or BIDs, are created by city legislators, and are meant to improve neighborhoods. Businesses within a BID receive services such as sanitation, beautification, public safety and marketing, which often lead to … Continue reading Walsh’s Kingsbridge BID Expansion Plan Met With Slow Action

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Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

Food Truck Article: Quad Writers Take on the Trucks

by LIZZY GRIFFITHS & SAMANATHA WALLA, Contributor & Production Editor Quadchella marks many annual treats for Manhattan College students; the completion of the first week of classes, the first tradition experienced by the freshman class, but most of all, a music event that is a thinly-veiled food truck festival. While food trucks are a staple at every Quadchella, this year Student Government seemed to take … Continue reading Food Truck Article: Quad Writers Take on the Trucks

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Sports, Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Out-Dueled By Fordham In Battle Of The Bronx

by Pete Janny, Asst. Sports Editor Three games into the season, the Manhattan College women’s soccer team has yet to taste victory. After consecutive road losses to Hartford and Stony Brook, Manhattan (0-3) found themselves on the losing side of things again when the Fordham Rams (1-2) escaped Gaelic Park with a 1-0 victory over the Jaspers last Thursday night. In a game that featured no shortage … Continue reading Women’s Soccer Out-Dueled By Fordham In Battle Of The Bronx

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Opinions & Editorials

Access Control: Causing Isolation Amongst Jaspers

by Lauren Schuster, Social Media Editor When I came to Manhattan College a little over 3 years ago, I was extremely excited to find my new home and make many new friends. I found Manhattan to be an open and welcoming place with a real sense of community, a fact that has remained one of my favorite parts of being here to this day. As Jaspers, operating … Continue reading Access Control: Causing Isolation Amongst Jaspers

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Campus Life, Community, News

Staying Safe and Making Change: MC Talks Gun Safety

by Gabriella DePinho, News Editor As Manhattan College students’ summers were winding down, three mass shootings occurred in one week, reigniting repeated conversations about gun control and safety laws, the looming threat of violence and what people would do if they ever found themselves in that position. Such conversations and media coverage have started to dwindle as time has passed but the ideas those conversations start are … Continue reading Staying Safe and Making Change: MC Talks Gun Safety

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Features, Voices on the Quad

Voices on the Quad: Meet the New RAs

As students begin to file into campus, a new group of Residence Assistants are welcoming their new residents to campus. A new school year means these RA’s are assisting both freshman and returning students acclimate to campus and their new environments. The Quadrangle spoke with some RA’s to hear about their plans for the upcoming semester. Interviews compiled by Katie Henegen, Asst. Features Editor. Gabby … Continue reading Voices on the Quad: Meet the New RAs

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Arts & Entertainment

Kris Allen Performs at Quadchella Celebration

by Rose Brennan & C. Garrett Kiedel, Sports & A&E Editors Manhattan College’s Labor Day weekend and semester as a whole kicked off with a bang on Friday, Aug. 30 with a performance by Kris Allen, the winner of “American Idol” Season Eight. Allen’s performance was a part of MC’s annual “Quadchella,” a welcome-back celebration held at the beginning of every school year.  In addition to a … Continue reading Kris Allen Performs at Quadchella Celebration

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Campus Life, College, Community, News

MC Community Rallies Against New Access Control Policy

by Gabriella DePinho & Joe Liggio, News Editor & Senior Writer Throughout syllabus week, one topic of conversation had campus buzzing above all the rest: Access Control. The new residence hall policy revamp that took many by surprise at the start of the semester has been met with a resoundingly negative reaction by students and staff at Manhattan, many of whom are speaking out against what they … Continue reading MC Community Rallies Against New Access Control Policy

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