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The Quadrangle, founded in 1924, is the student-run newspaper of Manhattan College.

Confronting Our Complicity: A Case for Renaming the Student Commons

June 28, 2020

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 [...]

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

June 16, 2020

by Pete Janny, Sports and Managing Editor Tim Leary 67’ played basketball and baseball for the Jaspers before going on to a storied coaching career of 43 years at his alma mater Saint Francis Prep. (Source/Queens Chronicle) Tim Leary was a man of [...]

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

June 15, 2020

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 [...]

Jasper Dancers Promote Love in Powerful Virtual Routine

June 11, 2020

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 [...]

Embodying Environmentalism: Matt Sweeney Receives Udall Foundation Honorable Mention

June 5, 2020

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 [...]

A Letter from The Quadrangle’s Editorial Board

June 4, 2020

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 [...]

A Letter to the Editor

June 2, 2020

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 [...]

A Letter to the Manhattan College Community

May 31, 2020

Dear Manhattan College Community, Enough is enough. The past couple of months have been filled with unprecedented events that have tested our community’s ability to adapt and respond in the correct manner. Admittedly, the senseless killings [...]

Basketball Nomads: NY Natives Beamon and Brown Enhance the Jasper Brand Overseas

May 28, 2020

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor and Managing Editor The game of basketball has deep roots in New York City and its surrounding suburbs. New York’s long-standing status as a hub for producing talented players is undoubtedly a treasured part of the [...]

Four Years Removed From Manhattan, Shane Richards is Enjoying Life in Professional Basketball

May 17, 2020

by, Pete Janny, Sports and Managing Editor Those who have followed the Manhattan College men’s basketball program in recent years can fondly recall the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams that captured MAAC Championships and NCAA tournament berths under a [...]