Articles by Joe Liggio

Michael Zingaro Concludes Highly Successful College Lacrosse Career

May 5, 2018

As senior Michael Zingaro’s career as a Division I lacrosse player has come to an end, he has a lot to look back on during his time as goaltender for Manhattan College. Zingaro, an accounting major on the men’s lacrosse team, has ranked within [...]

Cam’s Corner: A Retrospective

May 3, 2018

It all began with a class assignment. In the fall of his junior year at Manhattan, Cameron Cullen was tasked with creating one YouTube video per week to fulfill a requirement for his COMM 350: Field and Post Production course. He started off with an [...]

Bad Broccoli: Student Finds Bugs in Food at Locke’s Loft Gourmet Dining Drops Produce Supplier

April 11, 2018

Last Monday, April 2, a student eating at Locke’s Loft discovered several small insects in a piece of broccoli, both the student and Gourmet Dining Services confirmed. Elizabeth McCabe, a sophomore on the rowing team at Manhattan, sat down for [...]

Herb Glaser ‘74 Looks Back on College and his Historic Upper East Side Bake Shop

March 20, 2018

One would be hard pressed to find a baker as busy as Herb Glaser is these days. Between icing cookies and kneading dough, the Manhattan College alum is now preparing for retirement and the closure of Glaser’s Bake Shop, a family-owned business [...]

“Black Sludge” Still Plaguing Campus Washing Machines

February 1, 2018

For some resident students, whether or not their clothes leave the washing machine dirtier than they went has become a crapshoot. Dark streaks of unknown origin have been appearing on students’ items post-wash from time to time, a phenomenon [...]

Trouble Off W. 240th: Burst Pipe and Auto Accident Near South Campus

January 25, 2018

A broken pipe caused a sidewalk to collapse outside Leo Engineering Building last Saturday and was followed by a nearby truck accident 2 days later, just prior to the start of the Spring semester. Both incidents occurred a short distance from W. [...]

The Day the Music Died: Manhattan College DJs Axed by Residence Life

September 26, 2017

Sept. 14 marked the end of a short-lived attempt to bring music to the masses, as the Manhattan College DJs were forced to cancel their tour early. That Thursday, speakers facing out a 7th floor window in Lee Hall fell silent, much to the dismay of [...]

Mischief Marks Return to MC

September 7, 2017

Manhattan College students kicked off their homecoming in typical fashion this past week, as part of a syllabus week that was laced with student write-ups on campus and increased police presence off. Several students received some form of [...]

M.C. Students Among First On Scene to Riverdale Hit and Run

April 12, 2017

Several Manhattan College students were first responders to a hit and run that occurred near the corner of Riverdale Avenue and West 236th Street on Friday, Mar. 31st. According to witnesses, a mother was struck by a vehicle while walking with her [...]

Short Stop Shutters Doors

April 4, 2017

By Joe Liggio, Assistant Editor For many Riverdale residents, Mar. 19 marked the end of an era. Since 1985, Short Stop Coffee Shop had solidified its reputation as a quaint little diner, feeding countless patrons over the years from its location [...]