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ITS Hopes to Get Students Jamming

by Gregory Boland, Contributing Writer In O’Malley study rooms exists two rather large red televisions. Jamboards, as they are called, are produced and developed by Google and parent company Alphabet. The Jamboards are integrated with all other g-suite products used by Manhattan College. Touchscreen enabled and internet capable, the boards support 16 simultaneous touch points. The boards first were available in the summer of 2017 and the … Continue reading ITS Hopes to Get Students Jamming

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Communication Department Offers Sports Media Production Concentration

by Shannon Gleba & Nicole Rodriguez, Copy Editor & Staff Writer This semester, the communication department at Manhattan College began offering a new sports media production concentration after the college committed to an initiative through ESPN. In 2016, Disney ESPN started developing an app called ESPN Plus that would provide access to sports programming for those who subscribe for a fee each month. ESPN contacted Division 1 … Continue reading Communication Department Offers Sports Media Production Concentration

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Shared Discovery: The Value of a Sabbatical

by Sophia Sakellariou Staff Writer Just as students devote a majority of their time to their studies, professors often devote their whole lives to theirs’. However, being holed up in a classroom can lead their constant quest for knowledge to a stalwart, leaving them uninspired and in need of performing new research. This is when a sabbatical comes in handy. Sabbaticals are paid leaves of absence granted … Continue reading Shared Discovery: The Value of a Sabbatical

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College’s South Campus Vision Begins to Take Shape

by STEPHEN ZUBRYCKY, Managing Editor Construction on the $62 million Patricia & Cornelius J. Higgins ‘62 Science and Engineering Center is underway. The new building, which will sit on the same lot as the existing Leo Engineering Building, will house new labs for Manhattan College’s science and engineering departments, and is slated to open in 2020. Following a ceremonial groundbreaking last spring, work on the … Continue reading College’s South Campus Vision Begins to Take Shape

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MC Retention Rates Hover Over 80 Percent

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor Retention is an area of interest for the higher-ups at an institution of higher education, but not a lot of its inner workings are known widely across campuses. At Manhattan College, retention is the responsibility of several upper-level administrators, including Provost Bill Clyde, who founded a committee for such topic in 2010.  Since 2009, retention rates for MC have been over 80 … Continue reading MC Retention Rates Hover Over 80 Percent

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Center for Academic Success: Tutoring Appointments Made Easier

by Abby Crowell, Distribution Manager The Center for Academic Success, or CAS, is a safe haven for students who need assistance with tutoring across a plethora of subjects at Manhattan College. CAS has recently adopted a new online scheduling system for students to make appointments for tutoring sessions. In the past, students would have to call, email, or go into the office in order to schedule an … Continue reading Center for Academic Success: Tutoring Appointments Made Easier

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Returning Manhattan College Students Internship Highlights

by RIKKILYNN SHIELDS, Social Media Editor For many first-year students, this summer was about preparing to start a new chapter– otherwise known as college– and say goodbye to friends, family and even old jobs in preparation for a fresh start.  For a handful of returning Manhattan College students, it’s time to say goodbye to not only summer, but more importantly, their summer internships. In the past, Manhattan … Continue reading Returning Manhattan College Students Internship Highlights

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Official Calendar Changes Due to Snowfall

The academic calendar is available to students one semester before the start of the new school year. This year’s calendar had a few extra dates incorporated to make up for the Wednesday classes missed due to the snow days on March 7th and March 21st. Carla Fraser, Associate Registrar, said, “The faculty were sent two make-up dates for the snow closures, Sat. April 14th and … Continue reading Official Calendar Changes Due to Snowfall

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Tumultuous Past, Uncertain Future: Inside Chem-E’s Turmoil And Rebirth

  A QUADRANGLE INVESTIGATION by ROSE BRENNAN & STEPHEN D. ZUBRYCKY, Managing Editors “We don’t talk about the department.” These were the words of Ava, a current student in Manhattan College’s chemical engineering department, who has been given a pseudonym to protect her identity. Over the course of the past year, The Quadrangle has spoken with more than a dozen current and former students like Ava about … Continue reading Tumultuous Past, Uncertain Future: Inside Chem-E’s Turmoil And Rebirth

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