What does it really mean to “cut the cord”? My first few days at school I met Zhaku and Kris, two freshmen from Albania who came to Manhattan College for our elite engineering program and the opportunity to go abroad. They explained how they said goodbye to their family at the airport and flew over 4,000 miles to a city they’ve never been to before. … Continue reading The Freshman Files: Cutting the Cord

Opening the door to my first class Monday morning two thoughts went through my mind: am I in the right building, and if I am, is it too late to turn and run? Then my greatest fear came true; heads swiveled and stared at me, and in that moment they already knew: I was a freshman. With the start of classes this week, you may … Continue reading The Freshman Files: F is for Freshman

A new edition to “The Quadrangle” this semester, “The Freshman Files” weekly column will document one student’s experiences through the trials and tribulations of freshman year. Laugh, cry, and relate as we chronicle the ups and downs, twist and turns, failures and successes that the next nine months have to offer. In the madness that stems from leaving the nest for the first time, there … Continue reading The Freshman Files: Hello and Goodbye