Month: March 2022

Features

Manhattan College Community Unites to Pray for Ukraine

By Megan LaCreta, Arts & Entertainment Editor As the fighting in Ukraine worsens, the Manhattan College community took to the quad on main campus to stand in solidarity with Ukraine. The ceremony took place March 1st, and was organized just days after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. In attendance was a diverse array of students, faculty and members of the Bronx community, many of … Continue reading Manhattan College Community Unites to Pray for Ukraine

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Campus Life, News

OneManhattan Updates as City Restrictions Lighten, Mask Mandate to Continue at MC

By Nicole Fitzsimmons, News Editor An email sent from OneManhattan to the Manhattan College community announced that the campus mask mandate will remain in place until at least March 31, despite new updates in COVID-19 protocols in both the city and the state. In recent weeks, the NYS protocols for mask mandates and vaccination requirements to enter certain buildings have been lightened. Therefore, administrators, students, … Continue reading OneManhattan Updates as City Restrictions Lighten, Mask Mandate to Continue at MC

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College, News

Brennan O’Donnell to Step Down as MC President

By Kyla Guilfoil, Editor-in-Chief Brennan O’Donnell will leave his position as president of Manhattan College following the spring 2022 semester. Brother Daniel Gardner, who works in Academic Affairs in the Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement, will serve as interim president beginning on July 1.  O’Donnell announced this transition in an email sent to the MC community on Friday, March 4. He explained that … Continue reading Brennan O’Donnell to Step Down as MC President

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Sports

Intramural Basketball Returns after Two Year Hiatus

By, Anna Woods, Managing Editor  After a two-year hiatus, intramural basketball is well underway. Intramural basketball ended in March 2020 only weeks before the pandemic began. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, indoor sports had not been an option for the intramural program. Now in 2022, students are able to get back on the court.  “We have well over 1000 students that participate,” Deanna Hewlett, recreation coordinator, … Continue reading Intramural Basketball Returns after Two Year Hiatus

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Sports

Player Profile: Nicolette Caneda Uses Social Media to Promote NEDAwareness Week

By, Kelly Kennedy, Social Media Editor This past week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and one Jasper athlete is using her platform to raise awareness and promote both a healthy lifestyle and body positivity. Freshman Nicolette Caneda started the Instagram page @nickifit22 this past January, to tell her story and inspire others.  “I started the account because I know I didn’t have anything like … Continue reading Player Profile: Nicolette Caneda Uses Social Media to Promote NEDAwareness Week

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Arts & Entertainment

V-Day: Starting A Discussion

By, Alexandrea Velez, Contributor V-Day is more than a play. It’s a performance representing the belief that when art and activism are combined, there will be a change in culture.  Eve Ensler, an activist and the author of The Vagina Monologue, founded V-Day in 2012. She has inspired individuals around the world to raise money and awareness for intersections between violence and gender.  V-Day Fundraisers … Continue reading V-Day: Starting A Discussion

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Features

 The JasperFit Mentor Program: A Program That Makes Fitness Fun

By, Josh Grewal, Assistant Social Media Editor The JasperFit Mentor Program is a program where kinesiology students serve as mentors to help the Manhattan College student population adopt, increase and/or maintain leisure-time physical activity.  Originally created in 2019, the program seems to advocate the benefits of physical activity and how it can help an individual person as well as the overall community. Many of the … Continue reading  The JasperFit Mentor Program: A Program That Makes Fitness Fun

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Features

Girls Who Code Club Aims to Empower Female and Non-Binary Students in STEM

By Maddie Johnson, Senior Writer Girls Who Code (GWC) is an organization that focuses on closing the gender gap in STEM related fields. The program has influenced many colleges in the U.S. to start their own Girls Who Code club for students to participate in. Now, a GWC club exists at a college where engineering is not only popular, but male-dominated. GWC at Manhattan College … Continue reading Girls Who Code Club Aims to Empower Female and Non-Binary Students in STEM

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Sports, Women's Track & Field

Player Profile: Senior Pole Vaulter Lilly Brown Overcomes Adversity and Sets Her Own Goals

By Nicole Fitzsimmons, News Editor Senior pole vaulter Lilly Brown has been adding extra spark and commitment to the Manhattan College track and field team for the past four years. Since she stepped on the track in Draddy, her career has been full of hardships and unexpected challenges, yet she still continues to progress and grow as an athlete, student and person. As an economics … Continue reading Player Profile: Senior Pole Vaulter Lilly Brown Overcomes Adversity and Sets Her Own Goals

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