Author: Rose Brennan

Rose Brennan is a sophomore English and communication major. Between managing, artsing and entertaining, Rose finds little time for anything else. She loves books, writing, making puns and napping in the Quad office.
Jaspers Talk, Sports

Senior Defender Looks to Past and Future During Her Final Season

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E EDITOR Kelly Hasty is a senior accounting major on Manhattan College’s women’s soccer team.  Entering her final season as a defender on the team, Hasty sat down with The Quadrangle to share a loom back on her past seasons, as well as a look forward into her fourth and final season as a player. The Quadrangle: When did you start playing soccer? Kelly … Continue reading Senior Defender Looks to Past and Future During Her Final Season

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Arts & Entertainment, The Book Nook

“Nineteen Eighty-Four”: A Look into a “Doubleplusungood” Future

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor Few cultural zeitgeists are having a bigger moment than dystopian fiction.  Whether in print, on TV or on the big screen, the visions of these alternative futures force readers and viewers to confront truths about our world that could potentially become reality.  With that in mind, it is important to pay homage to one of the longest-standing and important dystopian novels ever … Continue reading “Nineteen Eighty-Four”: A Look into a “Doubleplusungood” Future

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Opinions & Editorials, Top Stories

Knights of Columbus: Contradictory to MC’s Lasallian Mission (Part 2)

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor On Sunday, March 31, The Quadrangle received an anonymous message which came out in opposition to the article “Knights of Columbus: Contradictory to MC’s Lasallian Mission,” which was published in print and online on Tuesday, March 5. The message was delivered in an interdepartmental delivery envelope, and contained a portion of the Catholic Catechism which detailed the Church’s social teaching on abortion.  … Continue reading Knights of Columbus: Contradictory to MC’s Lasallian Mission (Part 2)

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News

Academic Integrity Policy to See Updates

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor In what has been a long time coming for Manhattan College’s academic integrity policy, the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) will be instituting updates and revisions regarding levels of dishonesty in work. The updated version of the policy aims to define actions considered academically dishonest, and it also hopes to distinguish between the varying severity of those actions. Senior Kaitlyn von Runnen held … Continue reading Academic Integrity Policy to See Updates

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Arts & Entertainment, The Book Nook

Mystery and Family in Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima”

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor As part of my New Year’s resolution, I decided to read more books considered “classics.”  I originally rolled my eyes at the “classics” when I was in middle and high school, but now that I am a bit older, I have a newfound appreciation for them, especially when they are as immersive and enthralling as Rudolfo Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima.” “Bless Me, … Continue reading Mystery and Family in Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima”

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Arts & Entertainment, The Book Nook

An Intimate Look at a Disregarded Generation

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor If you’ve never cried over a collection of poetry, look no further. “Love Alone: Eighteen Elegies for Rog” is an intimate look inside the relationship of Paul Monette and Roger “Rog” Horowitz, who were partners during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.  Horowitz died of AIDS at the age of 44 in 1986, and was followed by Monette nine years later in … Continue reading An Intimate Look at a Disregarded Generation

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News

Title IX Office Provides Forum for Spring Semester Programming Ideas

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor In an effort to expand and reprogram diversity training, the Manhattan College Office of Diversity, Equity and Title IX held an open forum where students and faculty could share their ideas on the matter. The meeting was held on Friday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. in Kelly Commons 4A and was facilitated by Sheetal Kale, MC’s chief Title IX coordinator and director … Continue reading Title IX Office Provides Forum for Spring Semester Programming Ideas

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Opinions & Editorials

“Time’s Up” for VAWA

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor On Friday, Jan. 25, the federal government was reopened after 35 days of being shut down.  It currently holds the record for the longest government shutdown in American history. Because of this shutdown, over 800,000 federal workers were furloughed or worked without pay.  The shutdown might have been easy to ignore because many of us are not federal workers, nor do we … Continue reading “Time’s Up” for VAWA

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Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

Delta Kappa Epsilon Hosts Inaugural Fall Fest

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor When it rains, it pours.  And even when it doesn’t rain, it snows. This was the sentiment that described the first-ever Fall Fest, hosted by Manhattan College’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.  After being rescheduled due to inclement weather, the festival was held on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 12 p.m. on the campus quadrangle.  And as several students engaged in traditional … Continue reading Delta Kappa Epsilon Hosts Inaugural Fall Fest

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