Month: June 2020

Opinions & Editorials

Confronting Our Complicity: A Case for Renaming the Student Commons

By: Priya Varanasi (Class of 2022) and Jordan Hughes, MD (Class of 2015) At Manhattan College, the racial demographics are vastly different–that is to say, whiter–than the rest of New York City, especially the Bronx. For decades, this disparity has lulled our institution into a quiet complacency on issues of race. Now, as countless people take to the streets demanding racial justice and police reform, … Continue reading Confronting Our Complicity: A Case for Renaming the Student Commons

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Sports

Tim Leary ’67, a former legendary Coach at Saint Francis Prep, Has Chance at Posthumous Jasper Hall of Fame Bid

by Pete Janny, Sports and Managing Editor Tim Leary was a man of leadership, mentorship, and service to others, most visible during his 43 years as the head basketball coach of his alma mater, Saint Francis Prep. He became the heart and soul of the program, and more importantly an inspiration and hero to so many within the Saint Francis Prep community. He may no … Continue reading Tim Leary ’67, a former legendary Coach at Saint Francis Prep, Has Chance at Posthumous Jasper Hall of Fame Bid

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News

Student Government Hosts “Jaspers for Justice: A Conversation About Race”

by Gabriella DePinho, Editor-in-chief  The newly elected and installed Student Government Association executive board held a town hall, entitled “Jaspers for Justice: A Conversation About Race” on Thursday, June 4, after several days of nationwide and international protests that started over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a police officer while in custody.  The meeting started with remarks from Shannon Gleba, … Continue reading Student Government Hosts “Jaspers for Justice: A Conversation About Race”

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Jasper Dancers, Sports

Jasper Dancers Promote Love in Powerful Virtual Routine

by, Pete Janny, Sports and Managing Editor The repercussions of the coronavirus have been earth-shattering as everything from graduations to weddings to sporting events have been impacted. Sadly, many of those events have been cancelled, and the best-case scenario for many others is a diminished version of the original thing. Above all else, lives have been lost and the health of many others has been … Continue reading Jasper Dancers Promote Love in Powerful Virtual Routine

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Features

Embodying Environmentalism: Matt Sweeney Receives Udall Foundation Honorable Mention

by Christine Nappi and Jilleen Barrett, Features Editor and Asst. A&E Editor  The environment wasn’t always at the forefront of Matt Sweeney’s mind. He always loved nature but never really dove into the environmental field until his freshman year of college when he began researching water quality in Van Cortlandt Park. Instantly, he was hooked and felt inspired to work with the environment. Sweeney has … Continue reading Embodying Environmentalism: Matt Sweeney Receives Udall Foundation Honorable Mention

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Columns, Letters, Opinions & Editorials, Top Stories

A Letter from The Quadrangle’s Editorial Board

Dear Readers,  Normally, The Quadrangle takes a break in the summer. But this is no ordinary summer. We are in the middle of a global pandemic and one of the most important social movements of our time.  To the Manhattan College students and community members who have publicly expressed their outrage over the death of George Floyd: know that we will continue to support your … Continue reading A Letter from The Quadrangle’s Editorial Board

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A Letter to the Editor

Dear Students and Friends of the LWGRC, WAGS, and CRES, We are reaching out in heartbreak and solidarity, in support of our Black students, staff, faculty, and administrators as the nation reckons, again, with the racial violence entrenched in our systems of (in)justice, education, health care, and social support. We mourn for the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, so … Continue reading A Letter to the Editor

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