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New Student Government Begins Work on Campus

by ALLY HUTZLER, Editor-in-Chief, & VICTORIA L. HERNANDEZ, Assistant Editor Student Body President Dorian Persaud and his executive board will begin work this semester as the newly elected leaders of student government after a tight election held at the end of last semester. While some members will be returning to their previously held positions, Persaud is just one new face among many in this year’s student government. “I … Continue reading New Student Government Begins Work on Campus

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Introducing this Year’s Student Body Presidential Candidates

by ANTHONY CAPOTE, Editor, & JACK MELANSON, Assistant Editor As the 2016 Student government elections go under way, Dorian Persaud is challenging the incumbent Nich Weyland for student body president. Both candidates sat with The Quadrangle this week for this week’s Quadcast. Among many other plans for the coming year, Weyland said that he wants to continue his work expanding student government’s social media presence with the … Continue reading Introducing this Year’s Student Body Presidential Candidates

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Pizzola and Weyland Compete for Student Body President

ANTHONY CAPOTE AND DANIEL YNFANTE ASSISTANT EDITORS Student government elections are officially underway, with both presidential candidates and their parties filed and ready for campaigns. The election pins Nick Weyland—a sophomore—and Blake Pizzola—a junior—against each other. Weyland, whose party he has named The Quad Squad, plans to champion Manhattan’s Lasallian values at the root of his campaign. He is a Lasallian Leader on campus and … Continue reading Pizzola and Weyland Compete for Student Body President

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Student Activities Searches for Next Assistant Director

By Syed Shabab Staff Writer Former Assistant Director of Student Activities Gabrielle Occhiogrosso left her position in November of 2014, and in the meantime the Office of Student Activities has been searching for the right replacement – with little luck so far. “We received tons of applications, but surprisingly, not many of them had experience in a college setting or within a student life department,” … Continue reading Student Activities Searches for Next Assistant Director

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Student Government Approves Three New Clubs

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

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Results Show an Increase in Participation in Freshman Class Elections

The yearly election for the freshman class representatives held this fall was historical one for Manhattan College. Almost half of the entire class of 2018, totaling to 450 voters, and 14 candidates participated in this process. The election marks one of the biggest responses from any class according to data collected by the Student Government Association which organizes the election. “It’s really good to see all … Continue reading Results Show an Increase in Participation in Freshman Class Elections

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Meet the New Student Body President and Vice President

John Tudisco, Christopher Hall and the rest of Crash My Party swept student government elections this year. For student body president and vice president respectively, John Tudisco and Chris Hall won with 253 votes and 56 percent of the total votes. Cara Ledwidge and Alyssa O’Braskin won 131 votes, taking 29 percent of the total votes and James O’Connor and Andrew Padyk earned 16 percent of … Continue reading Meet the New Student Body President and Vice President

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