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Students Attend First Meeting for the Marble Hill Project

by Madalyn Johnson Staff Writer The Marble Hill Project is a community-based project that focuses on cleaning up parts of the Marble Hill Housing Complex located at 5365 Broadway. Their mission is to create a clean, healthy environment for the Bronx community. Last year, Manhattan College students, as well as residents of the Bronx, came together weekly to the garden and take out trash laying in random … Continue reading Students Attend First Meeting for the Marble Hill Project

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Smaller Freshman Class Arrives on Campus

by HALEY BURNSIDE, Staff Writer, & STEPHEN ZUBRYCKY, Editor Manhattan College enrolled about 820 new freshmen in 2016, according to data provided to The Quadrangle through email by Caitlin Read, executive director of admissions and enrollment operations. This year’s enrollment figures represent a 9.4-percent decline in enrollment from 2015. The slump in enrollment is paired with an acceptance rate of 71.4-percent, an increase of 4.3-percentage points from … Continue reading Smaller Freshman Class Arrives on Campus

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Misconceptions Surround Arches Learning-Living Program

One hundred freshmen living together in a Manhattan College dorm, a week of exploring in the city, and a yearlong learning-living community. This is the Manhattan College Arches program. The program, which is now in its fourth year, has developed since its inception at the college. The Arches is a unique freshman experience that is designed to “assist first-year students with their academic and social … Continue reading Misconceptions Surround Arches Learning-Living Program

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