Alleged Gunman in Lee Hall Prompts a Campus-Wide Lockdown

Immediate panic ensued the night of Thursday, Jan. 25, when an MC JASPER911 alert was sent to students, parents and faculty. GRACECARDINAL/THE QUADRANGLE By Brooke DellaRocco, News Editor A reported gun sighting in Manhattan College’s Lee residence hall produced a campus-wide lockdown, prompting the NYPD to respond. The individual involved was taken into custody, but no weapons were retrieved from the scene.  Immediate panic ensued … Continue reading Alleged Gunman in Lee Hall Prompts a Campus-Wide Lockdown

Lee Hall Experiences Power Outages

Lee Hall, the colleges’ newest residence hall, has experienced several brief power outages since students returned for the spring semester. These outages, while very brief in nature, have left many students within the building confused as to why they continue to happen. The reason as to why this building in particular is losing power is unknown. The college has no control over the distribution of … Continue reading Lee Hall Experiences Power Outages

Squeaky Clean in Horan and Lee

by C. Garrett Keidel Staff Writer Beginning this year, the bathrooms in the suite style dormitories will be cleaned at the midpoints of each semester, along with the normal cleanings during the winter intersession and summer cleaning. The team of 22 housekeepers and porters began the systematic cleaning of the two residence halls on Oct. 3, starting with the 11th floor of Horan Hall. All the … Continue reading Squeaky Clean in Horan and Lee

Common Interest Living Community Brings Performing Arts Home

Last year, Residence Life introduced the brand new Common-Interest Living Communities to accompany the popular Arches program. There are four different communities students can choose from: Nuestra Casa, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Issues & Sustainability and the minds behind last semester’s flash mob, Visual and Performing Arts Culture. Resident Assistants Carlos Perez and RJ Liberto expressed interest in the community early on. “When I heard about the … Continue reading Common Interest Living Community Brings Performing Arts Home

East Hill or Lee Hall, Does it Matter?

This past week, East Hill Hall was renamed to Lee Hall, in honor of Thomas O’Malley’s mother, and some students aren’t particularly happy. O’Malley is, of course, an alum and benefactor that has made many donations to Manhattan College. Most notably the campus library is named after O’Malley and his wife, in honor of their donation to that project. After the building name was formally … Continue reading East Hill or Lee Hall, Does it Matter?

Lee Hall Dedication Held For the Renaming of East Hill Hall (Photo Gallery)

East Hill Hall was officially renamed Lee Hall with a dedication ceremony held  on the evening of Sept. 18. The dedication was followed by a president’s dinner held in the new student commons for major donors to the college. Lee Hall is the first building on campus to be named after a woman, the mother of repeat donor and alumnus Thomas O’Malley. For more about … Continue reading Lee Hall Dedication Held For the Renaming of East Hill Hall (Photo Gallery)