Student health

New Proposal Aims to Create Designated Smoking Areas on Campus

November 3, 2015

It is common to walk around Manhattan College’s campus and see some students and faculty smoking cigarettes wherever is most convenient for them. A new smoking policy proposal aims to create new designated smoking areas on campus and educate the [...]

Ebola in the Media and Manhattan College’s Preparation

January 20, 2015

The first Ebola case in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, died on Oct. 8. What followed were three more cases, one of which reached New York City: Nina Pham, a Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurse who treated Duncan; Amber Joy Vinson, [...]

During Finals, Students Feel Effects of Lack of Sleep

December 4, 2014

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a collection of articles relating to student life during finals week that appear in the Dec. 2 print issue. Finals week is around the corner and Manhattan College students’ sleeping habits are about [...]

Free Red Bull Distribution Increases its Presence on Campus

December 2, 2014

BY LAUREN CARR AND JOSEPH V. CUSMANO A&E EDITOR AND SENIOR WRITER From the drink to the girls and the cars that come with it, there is no doubt that the energy drink Red Bull is a household name among students. Student ambassadors for Red Bull [...]

Brain Food? Good Nutrition Slides During Finals

December 2, 2014

BY ALLY HUTZLER AND VICTORIA HERNANDEZ STAFF WRITERS Editor’s Note: This article is part a collection of articles relating to student life during finals week that appear in the Dec. 2 print issue. When students are studying for finals, [...]

Caffeine and MC Students, An Unhealthy Relationship?

December 2, 2014

BY TARA MARIN AND DANIEL MOLINA STAFF WRITERS Editor’s Note: This article is part of a collection of articles relating to student life during finals week that appear in the Dec. 2 print issue. Whether they were up all night studying, [...]

Despite Rumors, No Bedbugs in Horan

February 9, 2014

BY SEAN MCINTYRE SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR A New Yorker’s biggest nightmare is the size of an apple seed: bedbugs. They are not able to jump or fly, but they can navigate quickly through residences. This semester a rumor circulated that these creatures [...]