Dear Readers, Seeing your response to last week’s issue on social media and our website felt so rewarding. In a time where our print issues are few and far between, it is encouraging to see how successful our publication can still be even in an online format. While our entire team here is passionate about the work we do, regardless of the response it receives, … Continue reading LETTER from the EDITOR
by Isaiah Rosario & Victor Franco, Staff Writers @TheJasperClan has been the buzz amongst social media amongst the students here on campus the past couple of weeks. @TheJasperClan is an anonymous Instagram account where students can find comedic memes about the college and the surrounding area. As of October 15, the @TheJasperClan Instagram account has 1,206 followers. The Quad spoke on Google Meet with the account’s … Continue reading Who is Jasper Clan?
“Alright, let’s stop here for today. See you all next class.” In one fluid motion students snap their books shut and whip out their cell phones as they walk into the hallway. In today’s social media-obsessed world, this scene plays out hourly at universities across the country as college students seemingly can’t put their phones down for long. After all, with over 5,000 tweets and … Continue reading Behind Manhattan College’s #SocialMedia
By Madeleine Schwartz STAFF WRITER Do you remember when you wore eight silly bands around your wrist because it was the “popular thing to do”? Or when the only “cool way” to take a selfie was to make a duck face? These trends are long gone and now the only proper way to finish out your summer is to complete the ALS ice bucket challenge. … Continue reading ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Just Follow the Crowd
Students were not the only ones who got caught up in Manhattan Madness. Maino did too. The rapper performed onstage at the rally as a surprise courtesy of Student Activities. While his performance was a fun way to end the evening, what Maino tweeted about the event afterwards used inappropriate language. Giving license to different guest performers and lecturers to tweet about Manhattan College after … Continue reading MC Madness Goes Viral: Maino’s Inappropriate Manhattan Madness Tweet Is a Social Media Wake-Up Call
