Month: October 2023

Features

Through the Jasper Lens: Manhattan Madness

Compiled and written by: Angelina Perez Every year, Manhattan College puts on Manhattan Madness in Draddy Gymnasium to highlight the men’s and women’s basketball teams with performances from our cheerleaders and jasper dancers. This year, the MC student government decided to kick off the event for the first time with a tug-a-rope contest between grades, with MC’s seniors taking home the victory. Alumni and students … Continue reading Through the Jasper Lens: Manhattan Madness

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Sports, Volleyball

MC Women’s Volleyball Makes a Comeback After a Rough Year

By Angelina Perez, Asst Features Editor & Web Editor After three consecutive wins, the Manhattan College women’s volleyball team sat down with the Quadrangle. It reflected on their past season of losses and how they plan on taking their recent wins against Marist, Siena and Stonehill to finish the season stronger than ever.  Sophomore political science major Sarah Emmons has played the setter position since … Continue reading MC Women’s Volleyball Makes a Comeback After a Rough Year

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Arts & Entertainment, MC Players

MC Players Bleed The Secretaries: A Lumberjack-feared Staged-Reading

Angelica Niedermeyer, Features Editor and Jocelyn Visnov, Editor-in-Chief The Manhattan College Players performed a bloody and hilarious staged-reading of “The Secretaries” by The Five Lesbian Brothers, a satirical ‘period piece’ about a cult of five secretaries in a mill town that gather monthly to murder lumberjacks.  The audience sat in Hayden 100, intimately facing the cast of eight in folding chairs, with music stands and … Continue reading MC Players Bleed The Secretaries: A Lumberjack-feared Staged-Reading

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Arts & Entertainment, Jasper Jams

Jasper Jams: Fall Vibes Only

Adrianne Hutto, Production Editor Fall is officially here with the leaves turning shades of red and brown and the temperature is dropping. Even though you may dread the cold, Fall brings Thanksgiving and Halloween and is the harbinger of the Christmas season. In honor of the best time of year, here is a list of songs to get you into the spirit of the season. … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Fall Vibes Only

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Features

The Air Force ROTC at MC Aims for Excellence and Leadership 

Liv Abrahamsen and Lauren Underwood in their Air Force uniforms. LAUREN UNDERWOOD/COURTESY By Karen Flores, Arts and Entertainment Editor The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at Manhattan College strives to help qualified students become leaders both on campus and within the US Air Force and Space Force.  According to the MC website, students have multiple options to join and complete the AFROTC program. … Continue reading The Air Force ROTC at MC Aims for Excellence and Leadership 

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Features

MC Halloween Welcomes Back the Children of Riverdale

Local children at Manhattan College’s Safe Halloween. ANGELINA PEREZ/THE QUADRANGLE By Mack Olmsted, Asst. Arts and Entertainment Editor If it’s Halloween, then it’s time for Manhattan College students to provide a safe and happy event for the children of Riverdale at the college campus.  MC Halloween, a long-running tradition at the college formerly called “Safe Halloween,” continues the same traditions as its predecessor before Covid.  … Continue reading MC Halloween Welcomes Back the Children of Riverdale

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Letters

LETTER from the EDITOR

Hello and happy Halloween! I hope everyone has enjoyed their Spooky Season! This week we’re wrapping up October with some spooky themed content including an article on Safe Halloween and a feature piece on the staged reading of The Secretaries. Also in this week’s issue we have a photo spread of last week Manhattan Madness pep rally! We’re looking forward to covering men’s and women’s … Continue reading LETTER from the EDITOR

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News

Local High School Students Settle into Hayden Hall

High school students from Atmosphere Academy are using Hayden Hall. ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY/COURTESY By Kyla Guilfoil, Managing Editor Manhattan College students in Hayden Hall have welcomed new neighbors this semester: high school students from Atmosphere Academy, a charter school just down the block from the college’s campus on 242 Street and Broadway.  As the college did not make any announcements or clarifications to its students at … Continue reading Local High School Students Settle into Hayden Hall

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