Dear Readers, Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetheart, a galentine, or having a self-care night alone, take some time to enjoy the things, and people, you love in your life. While it may be one of the less serious holidays in our yearly repertoire, it provides a phenomenal opportunity to tell the people that you love in your life just that. Use … Continue reading LETTER from the EDITOR
Women’s basketball team pictured above. GOJASPERS / COURTESY By Angelina Persaud, Managing Editor/Asst. News Editor Manhattan College’s women’s basketball team is dominating in two places at once this semester: on the court and in the classroom. During the men’s basketball game against Quinnipiac on Feb. 2, it was announced that the women’s basketball team collectively earned a 3.7 cumulative GPA for the fall semester. This … Continue reading Women’s Basketball Team Racks up High GPA Recognition
Andria Scaglione at the crosscountry Metropolitan Championships 2023. GOJASPERS / COURTESY By Brooke DellaRocco, News Editor Manhattan College’s Track and Field team took home a couple of wins at last week’s Metropolitan Championships, now turning their focus to the rest of the season. Senior Alex Kristeller has recently moved up into seventh place in the NCAA Rankings for weight throw, after throwing 22.19m at the … Continue reading Track and Field Continues to Impress at Metropolitan Championships
MCQUAD/COURTESY By Catherine Diakou, Staff Writer This past week, Manhattan College’s a capella group the Manhattones held auditions for their upcoming semester. Preceding this semester’s auditions, the group had a total of 13 members on board. After losing many senior members following graduation in the spring of 2023, Manhattones took on a good number of new members this past fall season. President of the club … Continue reading What’s New This Semester with Manhattan College’s Manhattones
By Barbara Vasquez, Asst. Production Editor With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it seems like everyone has been craving some good old love songs. Well fear not, because this playlist has been perfectly curated for just this reason! This compilation of songs has a range of love songs that everyone and their mothers have heard of, to ones that may be new to you. … Continue reading Jasper Jams: 8 Love Songs to Get You Ready for Valentine’s Day
MCQUAD/ COURTESY By Mack Olmsted, Features Editor Brown Jewel, a music producer, educator and beatmaker, came to Manhattan College to give a presentation on hip-hop diplomacy during this semester’s first Pizza and Sound event. The Pizza and Sound program was primarily introduced to students to give them the opportunity to learn about music, technology and sound while enjoying a slice of pizza with other members … Continue reading MC Learns About Hip-Hop Diplomacy
Seniors toasted to the 100 day countdown to graduation. MARY HALEY/THE QUADRANGLE By Mary Haley, asst. features editor/ social media editor With champagne and hors d’œuvres, seniors celebrated the beginning of the end to their Manhattan College careers at the senior toast event hosted by student engagement and student government. The event marked 100 days until the undergraduate graduation ceremony on May 18. The event … Continue reading Seniors Raise a Glass to 100 Days Until Graduation
JCAL student leaders, Mariam Ahmed and Aaliyah Dyer, and club members create quit kits at their recent event. LAUREN RAZIANO/THE QUADRANGLE By Lauren Raziano, Senior Writer Jaspers for Clean Air and Lungs (JCAL) is a student-run organization at Manhattan College that educates students about the risks of smoking on campus through inclusivity and education initiatives. In March 2023, MC received a one-time $19,900 grant from … Continue reading JCAL at MC Makes Quit Kits
Kathleen Hickes is the territory sales manager at Keurig Dr Pepper for all of Westchester, County, the Bronx, and Upper Manhattan. GOOGLE/ COURTESY By Anna Segota, Staff Writer Former Manhattan College rowing coach Kathleen Hickes, territory sales manager at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., gave a talk to Manhattan College business students about navigating life after college and being a woman in business. Hickes’ presentation went … Continue reading Business Students Learn to Navigate the Sticky World of the Beverage Industry
