After undergoing an overhaul, the event formerly known as Springfest is taking a new form with a country music headliner, fireworks and a revamped schedule. With the selection of country singer Kellie Pickler as the main performer, students have expressed mixed opinions about the switch from dance music to the more laidback performance. “It was never a mandate that it has to be a country … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Jasper Days
MONICA HORAN SENIOR WRITER MC students hold up Lasallian values and traditions, until of course it comes to matters involving “Jasper Days”. When Student Activities released the information regarding the opening act for the concert once referred to as Springfest, students reacted with disappointment to say the least. Within minutes of the tweet announcing country singer Craig Campbell as a performer for Jasper Days being … Continue reading Stop Complaining About Jasper Days Artists
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
BY: KYLEIGH PANETTA Last week the snow didn’t stop 90 Manhattan College students from piling onto buses and making the four-hour drive up to The Sagamore Resort in Lake George to participate in Student Activities’ D.R.E.A.M. weekend. Director of Student Activities John Bennett and Assistant Director of Student Activities Gabrielle Occhiogrosso coordinated this weekend with one main goal in mind. “My goal was that 90 students attended and … Continue reading What Really is D.R.E.A.M. Weekend?
At a very young age, children learn the beauty of daydreaming. Their fantasies help them understand the world that surrounds them. Imagining dragons flying in the sky, a prince saving his princess and an evil witch occupy their minds until they can continue their fantasies into their dreams. The Metropolitan Opera allows for adults to rediscover the beauty of daydreaming that may have been lost … Continue reading A Daydream Like World
KELLY BURNS ASST. A&E EDITOR/PRODUCTION EDITOR When Manhattan College students hear the words barbeque on the quad, carnival and nighttime concert one thing comes to mind. SpringFest. This year, however, students should expect big changes to this all-day celebration in an effort to curb the unruliness that marked SpringFest of 2013. “It’s definitely going to be different this year,” director of student activities John Bennett … Continue reading Fate of SpringFest?
BY: PAMELA SEGURA This February, 50 or more students will spend a weekend in Lake George, NY. This group, which includes freshmen, sophomores and juniors, will journey to upstate New York to celebrate the D.R.E.A.M. weekend. The D.R.E.A.M. weekend, which kicks off on Feb. 7, engages five core values and ideals: dedication, responsibility, emerging leadership, association and motivation. The original weekend, however, was not always … Continue reading Students Will Live the D.R.E.A.M. this February in Lake George, NY
With the semester just getting off the ground, students and professors alike are getting back into the routine of classes. Everyone is still trying to get into the mindset of homework, papers and tests. The only place on campus that has not skipped a beat during break- the Student Activities office. Students have always been able to count on Student Activities to offer exciting trips … Continue reading This Semester With Student Activities
LAUREN CARR ASST. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR If you thought SpringFest was wild, you haven’t seen anything yet. Students at the State University of New York in Cortland threw one of the biggest parties of the year on Nov. 16. For the past four years SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College have played each other in football and call the rivalry game Cortaca. After SUNY Cortland … Continue reading Think SpringFest Is Too Wild? Think Again
