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Winter Break at Home (and Away)

Manhattan students are inevitably looking beyond finals week to the elusive winter break. Breaks from school are often times that we spend at home, relaxing and spending time with family, but over winter break and spring break, many Manhattan College students spend their time helping others. The Manhattan College Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (LOVE) offers students “service and social justice travel experiences” according to the … Continue reading Winter Break at Home (and Away)

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Building Bridges: Engineers Put Their Studies to Use in Cameroon

Volunteering is a significant part of the much-celebrated “Lasallian mission” at Manhattan College, made clear from the past and present opportunities for students to offer their time through L.O.V.E. trips, Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and the post-grad program Lasallian Volunteers. Though all of these ventures undoubtedly give back, it is rarer to find an opportunity that utilizes the exact skills and talents students explore during … Continue reading Building Bridges: Engineers Put Their Studies to Use in Cameroon

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A Week After Jasper Days, Relay for Life Shines

CARA LEDWIDGE STAFF WRITER Exactly one week after Jasper Days, students gathered once again on the Quad at noon on a Saturday, but this time their goal was to save lives. Manhattan College’s Relay For Life with the American Cancer Society group has been working since August to put together its annual event held on May 3 to help end the fight with cancer. Students … Continue reading A Week After Jasper Days, Relay for Life Shines

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Students Paint Easter Eggs at Methodist Home

CAROLYN QUEST SENIOR WRITER Manhattan College’s sorority chapter of Alpha Upsilon Pi held a volunteer trip to the Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation on April 11. The sorority members helped residents color Easter eggs, while others created pinwheels and cut out springtime decorations to liven up the home’s common area. Alpha Upsilon Pi reached out to the Methodist Home about four years ago, and … Continue reading Students Paint Easter Eggs at Methodist Home

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Bronx and Beyond: Student Clubs Give Back This Spring Break

BY LESLEY JOHN SENIOR WRITER This spring break, Jaspers will be engaging in philanthropic activities in the local community and even in other countries. Engineers Without Borders, a co-curricular club established by a few engineering students several years ago, has been slowly expanding in the School of Engineering. For the last few years, the club’s executive board has been raising money to build a bridge … Continue reading Bronx and Beyond: Student Clubs Give Back This Spring Break

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