by Lauren Schuster, Senior Writer You’re coming back from class and swipe into your residence hall. It’s a part of your routine that you might not give any extra thought, but if you look up and see a smiling woman with colorful hair, that’s Public Safety Officer Linda Laboy letting you know she’s there to keep you safe. A proud New Yorker from Queens, Laboy began her … Continue reading Meet Public Safety Officer Linda Laboy
Photo Story by Isabelle Gutierrez, Contributor Manhattan College Players held their third annual One Acts Festival on March 6 and 7. Eight acts written and directed by students were performed each night. The plays explored comedies about robberies gone wrong, telling zombie stories and learning how to shake hands, romance stories about a blind date and another about coworkers in an airport, and more serious shows about … Continue reading Student Writers, Directors and Actors Team Up for Annual One Act Festival
by Jilleen Barrett, Asst. Features Editor On March 7, one day before International Women’s Day, the Lasallian Women and Gender Center partnered with Campus Ministry and Social Action to organize a trip to the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art. August Kissel, an international studies major who works as a senior intern for the LWGRC and work study employee for the CMSA, led the trip. Located on … Continue reading Working Definitions and Other Points of View: Women’s Week Brings MC Students to the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art
by Nicole Fitzsimmons, Asst. News Editor Women’s Week 2020 at Manhattan College kicked off with a presentation and brief discussion about the long history and fight towards women’s suffrage and the intersectionality of this continuing social struggle of inequality. Gerry Russo from the League of Women Voters visited Manhattan on Wed., March 5 to speak with a group of students and faculty members about the history of … Continue reading The Intersectional History of Women’s Voting Rights Brought to Manhattan
by Rose Brennan & Megan Dreher, Senior Writers Even before the biggest night of the 2020 presidential primary season took place, some major shake-ups occurred on the moderate wing of the Democratic party. On March 1, former mayor Pete Buttigieg announced he was suspending his campaign after a lackluster performance in the South Carolina primaries. Though he won a narrow victory in Iowa and placed a … Continue reading And Then There Were Three Super Tuesday Wipes Out Half of Remaining Dem. Field
by Pete Janny, Sports Editor As coronavirus spreads across the globe, campuses around the world are making plans in case the virus strikes close to home. For the Manhattan College community, one L.O.V.E. trip has been canceled, professors are preparing for the possibility of online classes and students abroad are anxiously waiting to hear what comes next. How Widespread is Coronavirus? As of the afternoon … Continue reading Coronavirus: The Hardest Test of the Semester
Dear Readers, I hope wherever you are that you are safe, staying healthy and taking care of yourselves. The news of the move to online classes and the request that students leave campus has impacted everyone in a variety of ways. This decision, though the right and cautious one, has especially impacted The Quadrangle. It is with some sadness that I inform you we will … Continue reading A Statement From The Quadrangle
by Madalyn Johnson, Web Editor The study abroad office at Manhattan College annually organizes a decent number of trips so students can travel to different parts of the world while earning credits. Study abroad is often commended for making U.S. students more appreciative of other cultures, as well as broadening their perspective on different parts of the world. Many, however, fail to recognize that study … Continue reading MC Study Abroad: It’s About Finding Yourself, and Others Too!
by Megan Dreher, Senior Writer Our bodies are one of the most uncomfortable, vulnerable topics to discuss, and yet it’s one of the most widely talked about topics in our largest circles. From the television, to magazines, to our social media feeds, the human body is out there for all to see. And yet, when it’s just you and a mirror standing alone in a … Continue reading Raising Your Voice Against the Masses… Body Masses
