This Week in Photos: January 15-21, 2017
From the showdown between Manhattan and Iona to the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, this past week on campus was eventful. But how did it look through the lenses of the Quad's photographers? [...]
Current Events
Racial Justice Teach-in Organizers Work Towards Dialogue about Race on Campus
This year’s racial justice teach-in organizers, David Witzling and Evelyn Scaramella, have a clear message for the college community: it’s time to talk about race. Witzling, Ph.D. and associate professor of English, along with Scaramella, Ph.D. [...]
The Effects of Hurricane Sandy Are Still Felt Three Years After the Storm
by CATHERINE GOODYEAR, Staff Writer Oct. 29, 2012. For most people in our country this was a Monday just like any other, but for residents along the East Coast, specifically New Jersey and New York, it was a day that changed people’s lives. Three [...]
Green Dot Program Encourages Bystander Intervention on Campus
by TORI JAMES, Staff Writer The Manhattan College student body and administration are taking a fresh approach to sexual assault, abuse and violence prevention on campus through the newly implemented Green Dot program. Green Dot is centered on [...]
Local Drug Busts Shed Light on Drug Activity Near Campus
by AMY CARDOZA, Staff Writer Several drug busts over the past year in the college’s surrounding community have brought attention to the dealing operations–and the drug culture–in and around MC. According to an article in the Riverdale [...]
Faculty and Students Aid Syrian Refugees
The 5,700 mile distance between New York City and Syria is not stopping members of the Manhattan College community from trying to help Syrian refugees. “Just ask anybody, ‘What if you had to pack up tomorrow and move to Mexico with just $100 in [...]
The Fascination with Francis
New Yorkers are certainly not rookies when it comes to having celebrities around, but Pope Francis might be the exception. “I think he’s kind of a rockstar. For some people, this is the closest thing they have to seeing God,” Claudia Setzer, [...]
Pope Francis’s Visit Brings Comfort and Inspiration to Students
On Friday, Pope Francis spent the day in New York City making a speech for world leaders at the United Nations, followed by a trip to the 9/11 Memorial and a visit to a school in East Harlem. His speech at the UN challenged world leaders to [...]
Central Park Procession Brings Crowds
A rainbow shone over Central Park on Sept. 25, as 100,000 people of all shapes, sizes, creeds and colors gathered to catch a glimpse of the people’s pope. Pope Francis, during his six-day, three-city tour of the United States, led a procession [...]
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass at Madison Square Garden to Cap Off New York Visit
Crowds packed Madison Square Garden last Friday night to see a rock star who has graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine—a figure important enough to boot even Billy Joel from his regularly scheduled gig at the Garden. Like most global [...]
