by Zoe DeFazio & Mars Ross, Staff Writer & Contributor Manhattan College’s Irish dance team is back in action after the past school year of COVID precautions. This year the team is better than ever with new members and multiple classes. Kasey Van Doran, senior and the president of the team, spoke about her excitement towards this new beginning for them. “I’m happy we are … Continue reading MC’s Irish Dance Team Steps Up Its Game Post-COVID
by Caroline McCarthy & Sinead Fitzgibbon, Asst. Features Editor & Contributor Manhattan College’s Women in Business club (WIB) aims to prepare women to step into corporate America and experience professional development among like-minded peers. WIB offers a professional yet welcoming environment that aims to build connections and friendships that will help you through college and in your future career. According to club president Dayna McGinley, one … Continue reading Women in Business Club Empowers and Prepares Young Women to Succeed
by Nicole Fitzsimmons, Asst. News/Features Editor The last stop is more than just the end of the one train: it’s now a community for students to call home. The Last Stop is a new club on campus where students across all majors can share what they’re passionate about and meet other like-minded individuals. The club will serve as an outlet for students to ask questions about … Continue reading Adding a “Last Stop” to Campus: New Club Fosters Community Among Students
by Jilleen Barrett, Asst. A&E Editor As the fall semester is beginning to unfold, both remote and in-person learners at Manhattan College wonder what the upcoming year will look like. Due to the effects of COVID-19, almost every aspect of the college will be operating differently, including student organizations and clubs. Many clubs will be impacted by the new rules set in place this semester. … Continue reading Manhattan College Club Leaders Remain Optimistic Despite COVID-19
by ANTHONY CAPOTE, Editor & TORI JAMES, Staff Writer In an effort to educate and unite students against prejudice and discrimination of all types on and around campus, a group of students have proposed forming an Anti-Bias Club. Samantha Roth, one of the club’s founders, said the idea was bred by a range of contemporary issues in the public sphere, including police shootings of unarmed black men and … Continue reading Students Propose Forming an Anti-Bias Club on Campus
The Student Government Assembly voted on and approved three new clubs during its meeting on Nov. 4. One of these new clubs is the South Asian Student Association, otherwise known as S.A.S.A., which is led by students Shahed Ahmed, Veena Cherian, Priya Chilana, Saif Kaleem and Maheer Khan. They seek to promote the South Asian culture through various events on campus including Bollywood movie nights, … Continue reading Student Government Approves Three New Clubs
Ivan Bohoroquez called the Fuerza Latina meeting into order at exactly noon on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the group’s participation in Hispanic Heritage Month. The founder and president of Manhattan College’s Latino American pride and community service group detailed the different events they would partake in over the next month including a bilingual mass in the Chapel De La Salle, “Los Dias de los Muertos” … Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month Overlooked at MC
GABRIELA REMACHE GUEST WRITER While casually browsing the Internet one day this past summer, senior communication major Alyssa Rosello stumbled upon a new online movement called Spoon University and realized that if it were to be introduced to the Manhattan College community, the college’s student life would be taken by storm. Spoon University is an official online newspaper guided by the motto, “a food publication for … Continue reading Spoon University at MC: A Publication to Feed You
Three years ago, a Manhattan College senior had a vision of bringing an Autism Speaks chapter to campus. Today, it is a thriving club with active members and a growing campus presence. “I thought it was important to shed light on autism and for our school to be a part of a cause that does so much good for people,” Becca Cook, the founder of … Continue reading Autism Speaks: Where It’s Going and Where It Has Been
