Jaspers

Manhattan Extends Masiello in Leap of Faith

February 27, 2020

by Megan Dreher & Pete Janny, Senior Writer & Managing Editor Steve Masiello’s run at Manhattan College will live on. On Feb. 14, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that both sides came to an agreement on a new contract extension that [...]

Iona Dominates Manhattan in Rematch

February 20, 2020

by Whit Anderson, Staff Writer MBB: Iona 80, Manhattan 57 Even on Valentine’s Day, there was no love lost between the Manhattan Jaspers (11-11, 7-6 MAAC) and the Iona Gaels (8-12, 6-7 MAAC) when they squared off against each other Friday night at [...]

Welcome to Strangers: Jaspers Without Borders

February 13, 2020

by Caroline McCarthy, Assistant Sports Editor Riverdale women and two Manhattan College students found community alongside asylum seekers during their service trip to Brownsville, Texas in January. This trip, organized by Marti Michael, provided [...]

Manhattan Falls to Fairfield For First MAAC Loss

January 11, 2020

by PETE JANNY, Sports & Managing Editor The Manhattan Jaspers (6-6, 2-0 MAAC) looked to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games when the team traveled to Fairfield (6-9, 2-2 MAAC) to take on the Stags on Friday night. [...]

Manhattan Offense Explodes Against Army in Lopsided Win

December 14, 2019

by PETE JANNY, Sports & Managing Editor The Manhattan College women’s basketball team (3-5) entered Friday night’s meeting with Army (3-7) looking to bounce back after a disappointing performance last week in a 51-45 loss to Fordham. [...]

What’s a Jasper? Student Athletes Discuss Their Unique Mascot

March 4, 2018

Stags, Peacocks, Hawks, Saints and Bobcats, to name a few, line the MAAC conference as mascots, while Manhattan College has clung to something much more unique. This mascot is a Jasper. What the term Jasper represents is often under question by [...]

Developing the Jasper Mascot

February 28, 2018

This past week, a Jaspers’ mascot survey was sent to students and faculty. The email contained a link with five simple questions that will aid in the development of a new physical representation of a Jasper. This effort was not an overnight [...]

Jaspers Take Down Hawks 93-76

February 13, 2018

Saturday night, the Manhattan College Men’s Basketball team trumped MAAC rival Monmouth by a score of 93-76. The Jaspers were led by senior forward Zane Waterman and senior guard Zavier Turner, who poured in 28 and 25 points respectively. Waterman [...]

Men’s Basketball Year in Review

March 5, 2017

In what was considered as disappointing season for Manhattan’s Men’s Basketball team, the Jaspers finished 10-22 overall (5-15 in the MAAC), landed themselves at the bottom of the conference, and suffered a heartbreaking loss to Rider in the [...]

The Journey of a Jasper: Tyler Wilson

March 4, 2017

At the beginning of the semester, I sat down with senior Rich Williams to talk about his decision to apply for a medical redshirt. Right before I left, I asked him about Tyler Wilson, who would go on to be the only senior finishing his career this [...]