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New Class “Coloring for Business Majors” Mandatory Beginning Fall 2023

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The O’Malley School of Business has announced it will be adding a new mandatory class for all business students beginning in the upcoming fall semester. “BSNS 003: Coloring for Business Majors” will become a core part of the business school’s curriculum.

The recent announcement has already received quite a bit of pushback from students. Rising seniors graduating in fall 2023 and spring 2024 have expressed fears that the new requirement may cause them not to graduate on time.

“I will literally commit tax fraud if I have to take a coloring class senior year,” said junior accounting major Mevin Slickgolderick. “The only thing I need to know how to draw is the dollar sign. Otherwise, this is going to be a complete waste of time.”

The syllabus for this new mandatory class includes chapters such as “Coloring Inside the Lines,” “Colors of the Rainbow,” “How to Sharpen Your Colored Pencil,” “Pink is Not a Girly Color,” “Green is the Color of Money,” and “How to Decorate the Walls of Your Future Cubicle.”

The class will be offered from 11-3pm on Mondays,

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays every semester going forward. The class involves nightly homework where students will be assigned extensive coloring pages that will account for 50 percent of their overall grade for the class. One guest lecturer for the class will include Digital Media Art professor Jacque Roach,

who will give a lecture on Advanced Topics in Modern Coloring.

In addition, MC will be partnering with local preschools to bring in students that will sit in on the course. According to the college’s Chief Financial Planner, preschoolers will receive $1000 towards their college savings accounts for every

Since the announcement of the new mandatory class, more than fifty marketing majors have switched their major to communication. While many claimed the switch was unrelated, junior marketing major turned communication major Maddie Baddington revealed the truth.

“Marketing and comm are basically the same thing anyway so it just made sense to switch and avoid that stupid coloring class,” Baddington said.

Another student mentioned he had turned down a prestigious internship in order to enroll in the class.

“I had to turn down a college-to-career internship opportunity at Morgan Stanley on Wall Street in order to take this class,” said rising senior business student Nick Baldman.

“I was basically guaranteed a high-paying job after graduation. But instead, I have to take a 003 level class four days a week in order to graduate at all.”

Rose Snifalu, a graduating senior in the business school, explained her admiration and optimism for the new course.

“Yeah back when I was sorority president I noticed business majors never showed up to events that involved any-

thing art related.” Snifalu said. “We would have fun sister dates where we would make posters or flyers for events or upcoming mixers. When I took attendance, I noticed all the girls that were missing were business majors.”

Yawn Smibson, the dean of the O’Malley School of Business, explained his hopes for the new course.

“I strongly believe this will be extremely beneficial to the personal and professional growth of business students,” Smibson said. “The need for such a course is evident not just in the classroom but all around campus. We’ve got finance students who can calculate the gross market investment growth of Google in seconds. But you ask them ‘What are the three primary colors?’ and their heads explode with stress. And if you’ve seen the posters made by the Marketing club? They’re made by third graders. No literally, actual third graders.”

The mandatory class will end in a six hour coloring final exam. In addition, the best and worst of the class projects from throughout the semester will be chosen to be put on display at the MET. The Quadrangle will continue to follow this story and provide unwanted sarcasm about business majors throughout the semester.

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About The Triangle

An annual tradition. The Triangle is a fake newspaper published by the students of Manhattan College. We strive to make fun of the most ridiculous things on campus and the greater community, publishing only once a year in the spring semester. Our goal is always humor, subpar Photoshop skills and smart satire.

The Triangle meets once a year. The opinions expressed in The Triangle most certainly do not reflect the views of Manhattan College in general.

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While I appreciate the work you put into my poke bowl each Thursday, I request that you put less of whatever the white sauce is on my bowl as it causes extreme diarrhea an hour after I eat.

Dear JDeli,

I am very upset that you have raised your iced coffee prices. It is very inconvenient to have to bring more than 3 dollars. dear management majors, How’s daycare going?

to the cockroach in the OV elevators and stairs, R.I.P

Dear DJ Rory, I don’t care about your teenage dream, give up on Katy Perry.

to the cucumber farmers, I’m so sorry. Especially, to the cucumber farmers that specialize in mini gherkin pickles. I just feel bad for the male farmers that grows cucumbers to an inch and is like “yea that seems about right,” So that women can put it on their charcuterie boards. Love, An eggplant farmer

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The Triangle Staff knows all. Predict your future by choosing a number between 3-9. Then cross out the option you land on until there is only one left. Beware, you may be surprised how incredibly serious and accurate your results are.

HOUSE:

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Horans Mail room

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Van Cortlandt spooky mansion (or graveyard)

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The squirrels in Draddy Scooby Doo

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Meet the New Deans: Sheldon Cooper, Bill Nye, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cyndi Lauper and Bugs Bunny

organizing everything compulsively and also using big science-y words.”

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The time has come for a change in leadership and four people have stepped up to take the reins as the deans of the School of Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts, Business and Health Professions.

The selection process for the new deans was carefully planned out to ensure the best candidates were selected. The top qualities across all candidates were a sense of impending doom, the ability to inflict chaos at inconvenient moments and a knack for home decorating.

The School of Engineering proudly welcomes Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D., of the Big Bang Theory to be at the helm of all engineering student and faculty decisions. Friends of Cooper constantly note his hatred for an untidy work environment, which makes him ideal for cleaning up lab messes. Longtime friend Penny Hofstadter commented on Cooper’s top qualities and his journey to becoming dean.

“He’s been a pain in my ass for several years now,” Hofstadter said. “Super clean freak, kinda has a thing for

Howard Wolowitz, aerospace engineer, has been the butt of Cooper’s hatred for engineers but shared some wise words about the dean.

“He still won’t acknowledge engineering as a real science,” Wolowitz said. “To be honest I’m just waiting to see how long it takes until he blows up on someone for not sanitizing their hands.”

Anyone who wishes to schedule an appointment with Cooper must knock three times on his office door (fans of the show, you get it).

On a similar note was the selection of Bill Nye, Ph.D., for the School of Science. Nye shared his excitement to begin his term as dean and noted the new changes he wants to make.

“I’m really looking for students to get hands on in their learning,” Nye said. “That includes physically going into the forest to hunt for their own elements for experiments, to build character of course.”

Nye also noted that he plans to update facilities in the science buildings on campus, which will include a laser pointer at the front of Hayden Hall to allow students to play with the

“The goal is to showcase all types of science in the school,” Nye said. “All I ask is for students to be patient as we will have live specimens that may or may not be legal in NY and require some extra attention.”

When he’s not busy making deals on Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio will be guiding students and faculty in the School of Business. His plans include immersing students in real-world applications of the finance and business world to prepare them for their careers.

“Picture this, they’ll be trading with real financial leaders in the global world, but no one over the age of 26 of course, we’re professionals here,” DiCaprio said. “The plan is to make sure they can be smart and think quickly on their feet.”

DiCaprio also has the vision of expanding the programs of the school to offer more majors in the financial sector. Some of these upcoming programs include counting by 10s, how to fold a one dollar bill and the art of overspending at Target.

“I’m really hoping these changes inspire them to be leaders in the financial world,” DiCaprio said. “If it doesn’t, they’re welcome to try and outbid me on the trading floor.”

Candidate for the School of Liberal Arts, Cyndi Lauper, spoke highly of the goals she has for the school and the students.

“I truly believe that everyone has a unique voice and message they want to share,” Lauper said. “There’s no need to hide behind the curtain. I want our students to shine.”

She noted that SoLA will be introducing new community projects between students and Riverdale residents to promote more unity in the arts. In particular, she’s hoping to initiate a “Sing your heart out” competition where people can show their true colors through the art of song or lyrical writing.

“At the end of the day I want to see everyone coming together, time after time,” Lauper said. “Life can be stressful, but when guys and girls want to have fun we shouldn’t hold them back.”

Another significant appointment was that of Bugs Bunny as the Dean of the School of Health Professions. Administration appointed Bunny for his ability to connect with students and give them clear advice about their careers.

Provost Smither Bile commented on Bunny’s keen leadership skills and how his ideas will enhance the school.

“He’s very concise in his

planning and ideas,” Bile said. “He did have a bit of an odd request to not allow ducks on campus but I’m most confident in our decision that he will lead our students in their careers.”

Bunny wrote in an email to The Quadrangle explaining the new health initiatives he plans to roll out throughout the semester. Among these plans include a carrot festival to promote nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.

“They’re nature’s superfood I tell you,” Bunny wrote. “There’s nothing like the sound of that crunch after a long day at work. I think they’ll be a smash.”

Bunny also plans to ensure a smooth pipeline for students to get into the medical school of their choice by updating the curriculum for health majors.

“I want them to learn old-fashioned medical procedures just like I did,” Bunny wrote. “Now Daffy may disagree, but I think sneaking that dynamite into his protein shake was the best health decision I ever made for him.”

Bunny shared some words of encouragement for future medical students to continue their goal of advancing healthcare.

“Eh, [carrot crunching] what’s up doc?”

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Self Identified Group “High on Quack” Infiltrates MC Campus Via Gaping Sidewalk Hole

construction agency’s involvement in the excavation.

A new development has occurred regarding the gaping hole in the sidewalk across from Kelly Commons. It was revealed earlier this week by anonymous sources that a local construction company was commissioned by the FBI to find what they suspect is a portal to another dimension, one full of ducks.

An anonymous tip was sent to The Quadrangle that the construction company was called to investigate the sidewalk after residents surrounding the school reported multiple students vanishing at the crosswalk and suspicious feathers flying around the area.

One of the construction workers, who requested to be referred to as Vance, claimed it was the strangest project he had ever been involved with in his 25 years with the company.

“The further we dug, the more feathers we saw,” said Vance. “Then, the weirder things got. Once the first student came forward claiming they were abducted to an underground wonderland by a duck-like creature, more and more students started coming forward with their stories.”

As the lab-tested feathers discovered in the hole checked out with student’s stories, the school, in partnership with the federal government, halted the

Alice Cheshire was one of the first students to come forward about her experience. In her report to Brumilda Hornswoggle, head of the Investigation Committee, Cheshire claimed that she overheard the ducks talking about overthrowing the school’s president, Drother Braniel, while being probed and questioned about her religious studies homework.

“I was scared to approach the school about such a sensitive topic,” Cheshire admitted. “But Brumilda could not have been more understanding. Once other students started coming forward with their stories, it solidified my belief that this was something the school needed to be involved with. Once I mentioned my concerns about Drother Braniel, a full investigation was launched.”

As it turns out, the president had been stuck in the underground portal for months, and the school was being run by Donald, leader of the underground group High on Quack.

Drother Braniel told The Quadrangle that while he was at first fearful of his captors, he became acquaintances with them when he understood they were simply curious, and did not intend to cause him harm.

“Honestly, aside from being stuck underground beside the NYC sewer system, the time off was a blessing,” President Braniel explained. “When my release was finally negotiated

with the authorities, all I could think was, I’m never eating roast duck at Locke’s again.”

In a statement earlier this week, POTUS Salexandria Oscar-Kotex (SOK) said that she hopes to be able to come to an amicable agreement with the ducks so that the FBI and its partner agencies are able to continue investigations while creating a positive dialogue with the species to learn more about their origins.

“We hope to be able to continue our investigations into the origins of the group High on Quack,” said Oscar-Kotex. “While they are unknown creatures who have been abducting students and the president, which they will be punished accordingly for, we truly believe this group’s intentions are not malicious and purely come from curiosity about our species.”

Brumilda Hornswoggle said students on campus who have been in contact with the ducks were interviewed by her prior to speaking with federal

agencies.

“The students who have come forward speaking about their experiences with the unidentified species have each noted positive interactions with them,” Hornswoggle said. “Multiple students who have spoken with me mentioned the duck’s curiosity when it came to the college they were inhabiting, unbeknownst to those living above ground.”

Hornswoggle assured the general public that safety measures were taken to ensure any over exaggerations or false information was stopped at the source.

“These students have been tested against a ‘lie detector’ test of sorts to ensure that their recollections of their interactions with these ducks are authentic, and that they are not overexaggerating simply to get press coverage,” Hornswoggle said.

When asked for clarification about what the ‘lie detector’ consisted of, Hornswoggle let on that allowing some of the

more aggressive ducks to stare the students down while rubbing their wings together menacingly seemed to do the trick, while managing to save the college money on professional equipment.

The Quadrangle was given an exclusive interview with the duck inhabiting the office of the President at MC. Donald, the brains behind the operation, explained the chaotic few weeks High on Quack has had.

“This is really like our coming out story, you know,” explained Donald. “All we can hope for is acceptance. We plan to cooperate fully with the US government’s investigation and create a deal allowing my ducks to remain in their hole peacefully, just as the government wants Manhattan students to be able to stay on campus safely.”

The Quadrangle is highly involved in this investigation and is dedicated to keeping the population of MC as well as surrounding residents and ducks alike updated with this story as it develops.

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Best Places to Take a Nap on Campus

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Being a full-time Manhattan College student is exhausting, according to commuter junior math major Anita Rhest.

“I have classes all day, extracurricular activities and then I also care about having a social life,” said Rhest.

The need to sleep is constantly on MC students’ minds and they are always looking for their next spot to pass out.

“Where am I supposed to nap when my twin bed is halfway across campus,” asked sophomore resident communication major Lily Yawn. “Or what about the commuters who live 30 minutes to one hour away from their bed?”

This is especially challenging for difficult majors with heavy course loads. Finding time to fit in a full night’s sleep can be almost impossible during the week.

“Sometimes, I get no sleep at all,” said freshman commuter engineering major Betty Bai. “When I am on campus I just fall asleep on top of my computer. One time I even turned in an assignment, but the docu-

ment was just full of z’s.”

To help catch up on some slumber, here are five of the best places to take a nap on campus:

1. On the 4th floor of O’Malley Library, students can score some snoozes by pushing together the two comfy chairs next to the stairwell. In this not-so-secret spot, students can enjoy an escape lying in their makeshift bed and take a break from their hardcore studying. Students can even keep those low-fi chill beats going in their headphones post grindtime!

2. In a hot and steamy Leo room, students can get some much needed sleep in the back of their Topics in Mathematics class. In this core class that the majority of majors have to take, the mundane sound of formulas can serve as a beautiful white noise to drool onto your sweatshirt sleeve. But make sure to get a seat away from the teacher!

3. Check out the first floor of Kelly Commons where the wrap-around couches engulf students no matter the crowd

surrounding them, and the rap music and MTV channel blasting. After a filling and expensive lunch, students can dream away their responsibilities all stretched out. Make sure to put airpods in to cancel out the noise and bring a puffer jacket to curl up with.

4. After leaving class to use the bathroom, students can stay awhile in the bottom floor

of Miguel Women’s Bathroom Lounge. A getaway just staircases away from classrooms, students can nestle into the comfy chairs next to the other class skippers. Students might have to bring nose plugs or perfume to defuse the smell, but it’s better than getting yelled at by Brother!

5. Outside on the Library Terrace on a sunny day can be

the best catnap in the springtime. Tell your friends for a whole group nap after you ate too much at Lockes Dining Hall! Don’t forget to bring some sunscreen and sunglasses. This tanning session is perfect in preparation for summer in addition to a relaxing rest. But make sure to spray sunscreen everywhere to avoid getting those weird tan lines!

MC’s New Study Abroad Program is out of This World

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With our spring semester coming to a close and a change to the head director this past spring, Manhattan College’s Study Abroad department was able to speak with the Quadrangle before registration opens up next week to encourage and let students know to keep their calendar open for a new program surrounding our solar system.

Dr. Forsure A. Hummanman, a professor in our new extraterrestrial major, told the Quad about his new interactive project with students this year, where he tested their survival instincts in space with a virtual reality headset in the fall.

“It’s an idea we have been playing with for a while in this department.” Humanman said. “We never thought students would want to participate in our beta testing last semester.”

Senior aerospace engineer Mark Armstrong attended the class last fall and told the Quad how his fall semester in Science 151 reached back to his

family.

“Dr. Humanman was definitely the weirdest professor I have ever had at Manhattan. He was always speaking in some language I didn’t recognize on the phone.” Armstrong said. “My dad was also pretty upset when he found out he paid for this class to be held in front of a green screen provided by the MCTV crew. I guess it’s cool that the summer class is actually flying out there though.”

This year, Dr. Humanman is new to the Jasper community but already makes a memorable imprint he could not create elsewhere.

“I moved here not that long ago from a gated community in Nevada.” Humanman explained. “Where I’m from, any talk about space travel and life up there is frowned upon. But thankfully people here want to hear what you have to say about outer space and donate in any way possible to send students and I to the moon.”

Dr. Sailor Moon, an astronomy professor at MC, works alongside Dr. Humanman to take her study abroad students around before hitting the moon

as a final destination.

“A friend of mine moved out to Venus, Italy, and she will be showing me around this summer and my students as well,” Moon expressed. “The last few days of our program, we plan to meet with Dr. Humanman and his class.”

Cleo Sertori, a sophomore aquatic creature major specializing in mermaids, informed the Quad she would not be participating in any study abroad program at MC that dealt with the moon.

“It freaks my roommates Emma Gilbert and Rikki Chadwick out as well.” Sertori said. “We kind of all have a superstition about full moons and how they make everyone in our major go completely insane and unlike themselves.”

This summer’s study abroad sessions will be available for registration after students return from Easter Break. To keep up with more planets and dates, follow @mcstudyabroadtakesonouterspace on Twitter.

Manhattan College Awarded Best Butts in the Nation

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Walking uphill both ways to and from campus, it is no wonder Manhattan College students have been awarded the best butts in the nation. With eight-flight stairs separated them from the subway and hills that put student athletes to shame, students truly have earned this title.

The award was given by The Big Butts Society of America where stars like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian scour the nation for the most rumptacular behinds of them all.

The school that wins this award will receive a $50,000 grant for a student of their choice to receive a Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL, to enhance the already existing beauty. All MC students are fiending for this opportunity of a lifetime.

President O’Dooble met with Kim Kardashian to receive the award and the grant.

“I do not like what this stands for nor do I like how

crude the language used on plague,” O’Dooble said. “However, I am happy for our school to receive any kind of attention and money.”

O’Dooble went on to explain that he tried to ignore The Big Butts Society of America’s emails, but they ultimately showed up to his office, where he was forced to accept the award.

“I never said I tried to ignore their emails,” O’Dooblel said. “I just didn’t want people getting the wrong idea about our school.”

The award has been a great opportunity for students and faculty who have gained high levels of attention following the announcement of the award and Kardashian’s tweet of the school using the hashtag #mcbigbutts on her post.

“I know how like important recognition of like a big butt can be for young girls,” Kardashian said. “It was like life changing for me and I only hope that like the young girls of this college

can have the same experiences I have.”

She went on to say that no girl should ever have to work, instead they should utilize their best asset, their ass.

“If girls these days would just get up and work their butts then they wouldn’t be so poor,” Kardashian said. “That’s a real fact.”

In the wake of the announcement The Riverdale Historical Conservation Society has decreed the 238th Stairway, referred to by locals as ‘The Stairway to Hell,’ a historic site. There will be a plague at the base of the stairs.

The Riverdale Historical Conservation Society chairperson Riverdale McChairperson explains that the award has not just been good for the college but for the surrounding community. “Tourists are flocking to this peaceful neighborhood just to work out,” McChairperson said. “Gold’s Gym and Planet Fitness keep reaching out to sponsor different hills

and trademark other staircases in the area.”

With #mcbigbutts still the number one trending hashtag on twitter for a week running, there is no certainly what the future will hold for the college.

“I am hoping we will see an increase in student registration

and enrollment for the 2023 semester,” O’Dooble said. “For now, we are doing our best to foster a better environment for the students and their butts with better padded seats and mandatory walks every 15 minutes of class time.”

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Manhattan College celebrated its sixth annual international men’s day on April 1. The day consisted of various events and activities ranging from golf to a cargo pants fashion show.

Kyle Bradworth, president of the white boy committee was very excited to plan all the fun festivities. He was able to come up with the dance, party idea and the balloon fight. Bradworth originally wanted to have a spa day, but the budget wouldn’t let him do that.

“You know, man, I really just like vineyard vines and golfing and not saying excuse me whenever I do something rude,” said Bradworth. “And I know all the dudes at school wanna be appreciated so I was like ‘what if I made an event that celebrated men’ you know, cuz we’re all just so over worked and under appreciated. At the end of the day, I just wanna be loved, and who can love me more than my Homies? No one. That’s the truth.”

Over 100 people came to

participate for the international day of men’s bake off. Chad Smith who won first place was able to talk to The Triangle about his rhubarb pies.

“Yeah I mean this was my Nana’s recipe and I just wanted to make her proud,” said Smith. “She was the coolest. Not gonna lie, Nana was kind of a fox back in her day. ”

Bradworth then interrupted Smith to talk about the dangers of misandry. Bradworth claims that women are creating a new pandemic and it’s important to get to the bottom of the issue by running away.

“Women are crazy,” said Bradworth. “They’re all crazy. They check in on you, and care for you and do all they can for you but at the end of the day women are just batpoop insane.”

Tyler Mannes hosted a talk on The Quad titled “You went through my phone?!” The talk consisted of ways to distract women from their original argument with a counter argument on something irrelevant to the original issue.

“Let’s say you’ve been texting your ex, and now your current girlfriend found out.” Said Mannes. “You’re screwed. But,

in order for her to apologize and for you to stay in the clear, you just have to cry and talk about trust, and the respect for privacy. Once you’ve made a scene, she’ll completely forget that you still talk to your ex.” MC’s society of men and the white boy committee encourage other men to partic-

ipate in the festivities for the upcoming years. Their similar mission statements highlight the importance of male unity. They claim that without men then nothing is possible.

The two organizations hope to have a bouncy castle next year.

The day ended with a glori-

ous dance party that only consisted of Ice Spice songs. The choice of music was a unanimous vote.

“Yea I mean that boy is a liar, he’s my homie and I’ll always stick up for him.” Said Manness in regards to the song, Boy’s a liar Pt. 2. “What are you gonna do about it?”

The Judges of Jaspers Got “Talent” (problems)

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Simon Cowell has formally announced the special feature episode of America’s Got Talent titled, Jaspers Got Problems. This special episode will feature students and staff of Manhattan College putting in their best efforts to show off the messed up so-called, “Talents”(Problems) they got.

The judges of this special episode will feature Simon Cowell, Howie Mendell, John Mansplainington, Cocaine Bear who is on probation from his last visit at MC and The Coolest Guy At Manhattan College Zach Scwab.

John Mansplainington, a junior finance major, explained his theory of what he believed would be considered talent as a judge for the competition.

“As a man in business, I know what is best for the people. It’s show BUSINESS. You have a big supply of amateur artists and the demand for their talent by us judges. Talent means making people believe you’re actually sane, ” explained Mansplainington. “ Even though I have never taken a single class related in any way to the performing arts, as I said, supply and demand, a man in business. I am basically a certified talent judge.”

The coolest guy on campus, Scwab, explained their thoughts on this special America’s Got Talent Feature.

“ I don’t even know what exactly I am doing here. I walked out to get milk and then bam I heard a bear and Howie Mendell as they put a bag over my head and whispered in my ear, ‘

you’re our fifth judge now.’ But I guess it’s cool I get to sit in a cool chair and make fun of people so yeah.”

Cocaine Bear’s talent manager Paul Blart spoke on Cocaine Bear’s behalf. He explained that this was a great way to boost Cocaine Bear’s PR and bring him back in a new light under the public eye.

“Cocaine Bear is back and better than ever. We know he had some issues in the past with the campus but he’s been smelling roses instead of, you know, illegal substances, and has been meeting with his old friend Howie Mendall over coffee. This was all Cocaine’s Bear Idea Ya know? Pretty uh, pretty cool” Blart said.

One of the rules for the judges is to refrain from laughing during the performances and to do their best to show many types of emotion. The goal is to create as much anxiety within the competitors similar to the kind one gets during exams week.

Scwab shared a bit about what he was told to do as a judge on the episode.

“Apparently I’m not supposed to laugh but there’s a lot of people here at MC with some crazy funny problems, I mean, talents,” said Scwab. “I’m not sure how this will all go down but hey, I’m just going where ever I’m taken every time someone puts a bag over my head.”

Blart spoke a bit about Cocaine Bear’s thoughts on the rules.

“Cocaine Bear will try his best to remain stoic during the episode. Given his love for all kinds of talents, he can get a bit out of hand when he hears certain music connected to previous episodes so to speak but

we’ve been informed that roses will be on deck if needed,” explained Blart.

Dean Smoothly, a senior triple major in physics, math and biology, is a contestant on the show. He shared a bit about his talent which involves singing while riding a unicycle.

“Oh, I’ve got talent. I discovered this one during one of my many nervous breakdowns prior to a physics midterm,” explained Smoothly. “I have found

that my screeching as I try to find my balance on the unicycle, my coping mechanism, sounds almost exactly like Beyonce hitting a high note. I’m definitely someone to keep an eye out for.”

Winnie Datesalot, a sophomore kinesiology major, is planning on being a contestant as well. She said she heard about the special feature from her friend Mansplainington.

“I was reading a flyer about

it and John [Mansplainington] went out of his way to restate everything I just read but with business terminology,” said Datesalot. “He’s like so smart. I get stage fright and projectile vomit. I dance similarly to a fish out of the water but John signed me up without my permission so I could expand my horizons through extracurriculars. He’s so thoughtful.”

Mansplainington expressed being excited to be in charge of the episode and be able to expand his expertise.

“It’s all about expanding my resume. I basically have qualifications in every aspect of business: fashion, stocks, comedy and now entertainment. There is no one more experienced than me, a man involved in everyone and everything’s business. I was born to be a leader. This show will thrive under me,” said Mansplanington. “Forget what Cowell says, I know the business. I have coordinating suits and ties to prove it. Watch the show, it will be great. ”

Regional Manager & Asst. to the Regional Manager

A PEEK INSIDE FENS FASHION

UNFASHIONABLE FINDS

some serious attention.

Anna Wintour Editor of Vogue

As we all know, Fenwicks Sports Pub on 238 is at the height of the fashion world, with college celebs of all calibur showing off their looks. Recently, designer brands like Tory Burch and Louis Vuitton want to showcase their work to students.

The students however, have shunned the designers and photographers who seek a peek into their beloved institution and stuck to their classic looks from Zara and Shein.

Tilly Pukesalot is a senior communication major with a concentration in fashion marketing. She is also the president of the Fashion Club of Manhattan College.

The Tri: What is your go to look on a night out?

JM: I try to dress a little differently than everyone else. I’ll wear like a tube top, I like my pink cheetah one the most, ripped skinny jeans, and my classic Air Forces. It’s a little bit of a daring fit, but it gets me

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Bear Enthusiast

TT: What brands do you typically shop the most?

JM: I’m a Zara girlie! I know it’s a little basic, but I’m always wearing their newest lines as soon as they are out.

TT: What if there is a themed night, how does that change your look for the evening?

JM: It really depends on what the theme is, but usually I’m going all out. For example, I went to the Hawaii-themed night on Thursday and wore a hot pink tube top and a lei. I’m not afraid to be different.

TT: Are there any factors that might affect what you’re wearing from night to night?

JM: If I’ve broken up with someone recently or like a situationship just ended and I know I’m going to see the guy at the bar I’ll wear a revenge fit for sure. Usually that’s a hot pink top with leather pants. If they see me wearing that they know I mean business.

Jordan McCool is a freshman studying finance. McCool is the self proclaimed, “king

of Fens” and never misses a Thirsty Thursday.

The Tri: What is your go to look on a night out?

I’m always rocking the khakis, a sports jersey, go Mets!, and my favorite pair of blue Vans.

TT: What brands do you typically shop the most?

I don’t really buy clothes for myself. Every six months my mom takes me to the mall and makes me try stuff on and that’s what I’ll wear… But I like Lids.

TT: What would you say is the vibe of Fens, clothing-wise?

I see a lot of girls wearing those tight, stringy tops, I like that. I also like the black pants they wear. I would say that’s the vibe.

TT: What if there is a themed night, how does that change your look for the evening?

Themes are dumb in my opinion, I don’t really dress intheme unless there’s a jersey night.

Ina Titsoff is a freshman studying education. Even in her first year at MC, she is an

avid Fens-goer.

The Tri: What is your go to look on a night out?

I love wearing my brown leather pants and my Urban corset top. Sometimes I’ll wear heels if I’m not planning on drinking too much but generally I’ll wear Docs.

TT: What brands do you typically shop the most?

I do wear a lot of thrifted

clothes, but if I’m shopping for something specific I like Brandy and I.M.G.I.A

TT: What if there is a themed night, how does that change your look for the evening?

I always go all out for themes, like I’m doing the most out of everyone. I’ll make a big cart on Amazon and spend like $50 everytime, I swear.

Cocaine Bear Takes the Quad

Cocaine Bear joined in on the routine.

On Wednesday, March 22, Manhattan College held its second annual Jasper Wellness Day. However, no one could have expected the events to come, which caused anything but wellness.

As students walked around campus, enjoying their time off from classes and petting puppies on the quad, the unexpected happened: Cocaine Bear stormed the Quad.

Billy Joe, a student at MC, was walking on the Quad when the takeover occurred.

“It was honestly pretty crazy,” Joe said, “I was just drinking a smoothie on the Quad when all of a sudden Cocaine Bear was there.”

The bear immediately began to wreak havoc.

“It started drinking all of the smoothies that were on the table, and demanded more,” Joe explained, “It was strange because I didn’t know bears knew how to use cups.”

After drinking all of the smoothies on the Quad, the Cocaine Bear then focused its attention on the MC Jasper Dancers.

Betty White, a professor at Manhattan, watched as the

“At first I thought he was going to attack the dancers, but then he started breaking out into a dance routine,” explained White.

What surprised White the most, the bear seemed to have some talent.

“The funny thing was that the bear was actually really good. I don’t know if it was the Cocaine or if it picked up something during its recent filming, but that bear has got talent.”

Once they realized Cocaine Bear did not aim to harm them, Manhattan College students actually began to take photos and selfies with it.

After the performance, Cocaine Bears talent manager, Paul Blart, came running onto the Quad to get the bear. After speaking to Cocaine Bear to calm him down and get him back to safety, Blart apologized.

“I just want to apologize on behalf of myself and Cocaine Bear,” Blart stated, “After getting such bad reviews on the movie, Cocaine Bear has been on a bit of a downward spiral.”

Cocaine Bear then walked off of the Quad, waving goodbye and getting in an Uber home.

President Brother Daniel Planter of Manhattan College

released an apology to all students and staff that witnessed Cocaine Bears’ breakdown.

“To all students and staff who witnessed or were affected by Cocaine Bear getting onto campus, I want to formally apologize,” Planter said, “Wellness Day was meant to be relaxing for students, not scary.”

No one really knows how

Cocaine Bear made it onto campus, but it is assumed that he must have Ubered there as well.

“We aren’t quite sure how Cocaine Bear made it onto campus, but this is definitely an incident that is cause for better security,” said Planter.

Unfortunately Cocaine Bear was not able to give a statement, however, Paul Blart

did reach out afterward via email reminding MC students and staff to watch Cocaine Bear as soon as possible.

Mental breakdown or publicity stunt, Cocaine Bear definitely made Jasper Wellness Day a bit more interesting and hectic for MC students and staff.

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MC Swim and Dive Holds Practices and Meet The Van Cortlandt Park Pond

Nemo Get it?

The Manhattan College swimming and diving team received word that the Jaspers would receive their own private pool for practice and meets. The team was told by MC athletics that the “pool” was larger than an olympic sized swimming pool and was located within walking distance of Manhattan College.

The team excitedly packed up their goggles and towels, eager to see their brand new practice facilities. When following the directions they were given to find the new pool on the first day of practice for their season, the team found themselves standing at the frozen edge of Mill Pond, located walking dis-

tance from Manhattan College in Van Cortlandt Park.

Swimmers turned to their coaches in confusion. John BubbleBlower, head coach of swimming, diving and underwater basket weaving said he thought players would be thrilled to finally have their own swimming facilities.

“Hey as far as I’m concerned, a pool’s a pool.” BubbleBlower said. “I was expecting a big thank you, maybe even a ‘this is the best thing that’s happened since we won the MAAC’s’ but instead, all I got was complaints.”

Joe Schmo Breadman, a sophomore freestyle rapper on the swim team, commented on the matter.

“We were all thrilled to hear that we finally got our own pool, thinking maybe there was an opening for us at a school in

Riverdale or an upscale gym that just opened up or something.” Breadman said. “They promised a pool, but that’s literally a pond. There’s turtles and fish in there. I think I even saw a shark once.”

Due to the unpredictability of weather, the pond was frozen for most of the month of March. However, this didn’t stop BubbleBlower from holding practices there 8 times per week.

Grace Grillen’, a sophomore swimmer on the women’s team, spoke to The Quad about the unusual nature of having swim practice in a frozen over pond. “BubbleBlower has become a big fan of breathing technique exercises.” Grillen said. “He comes early to cut two holes in the ice on opposite sides of the pond. Then we dive in on one side, and there’s liter-

ally no other choice but to hold our breaths while swimming the entire length of the pond. Sometimes it takes so long to get to the other side that only 3 or 4 swimmers get to go during each practice.”

Cooliana Sardines, a junior on the team, explained she had yet to get in the water for practice. Instead, BubbleBlower had a different approach for Sardines’ claiming he had created a “personalized training plan.”

“I swim butterfly, which is typically not a favorite among swimmers, but that’s always been my thing.” Sardines said. “I was very grateful when our Coach said he had taken the liberty of creating a personalized training program for me this season. But when we got to the pond and he said I would be learning a new technique he

heard about on TikTok, he just led me to a butterfly observatory. Like, all I’ve done is watch butterflies. It’s March. How is there both ice and butterflies in Van Cortlandt right now? I’m so confused.”

Marymann Crylee, the director of athletics at Manhattan College, explained that use of the new swimming facilities was non-negotiable, despite the complaints from athletes.

“We got a great deal on the new swimming facilities, athletes should be grateful.” Crylee said. “And think, by only paying 6 dollars per year during the twenty year contract to use Mill Pond for swimming and diving, we’re saving so much money. The athletics department strongly believes that other sports, men’s basketball, for example, would be a better use of the money.”

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Basketball Team Loses MAAC without Jake’s Steakhouse

Meat Lover Yumm

A discontinued relationship with Jake’s Steakhouse has left the basketball team forced to find their protein in Locke’s Loft, which as claimed by previous head coach Masiello, does not provide the adequate amount of nutrients, protein, or creatine needed to keep up their 2021-2022 15-15 record.

Manhattan College staff are arguing that Locke’s Loft has an abundance of protein for the team to enjoy.

“I find it ridiculous that they are questioning our protein options,” said the school’s dietician. “Wasn’t it just yesterday that people were praising us for the insects found in the salad bar?”

Locke’s Loft has been implementing the use of crickets, mealworms and grasshoppers into their food, allegedly on purpose, to accommodate for the basketball team’s arrival in Locke’s Loft. Studies have shown that eating 125 grams of crickets has the same amount of protein found in an average size piece of steak, making it an ideal, cost effective solution to the issue.

New choices in the new “insect-ion” offer New York Sect steak, Filet Mealworm, and Ribfly options for athletes on the men’s basketball team. Other athletes are required to eat on the same food line as the rest of the student population, if they are even allowed to enter Locke’s Loft at all.

Most other student athletes have found that their Jasper IDs will not gain them access to most campus buildings, including the dining hall. When asked for a solution to this problem, the athletics department sent military rations and celsius to the teams’ practice spaces. For some who called, the school had no record of their sport existing on campus.

Still, the new insect-ion is a necessary improvement to the campus’ overall dining experience for Division I athletes. 2022-2023 was the first year that Manhattan basketball did not have access to Jake’s Steakhouse, and director of intercollegiate athletics, Maribeth Really, credits the lack of energy on the court to this lack of protein.

“I think part of the problem is the athletes of this school are expected to eat with the NARPS,” Really said. “It’s bad

enough they’re expected to all go to class together, but now they’re eating the same too? Obviously the food meant for NARPS cannot sustain the nutritional needs of an active body.”

When asked if the other athletic teams besides men’s basketball were still expected to eat with the NARPS (non-athletic regular people), Really said she “just wants everyone to have fun.”

Jake’s Steakhouse refused to comment on the relationship between Manhattan College Basketball and their restaurant, however after calling, the Quad received a T-Bone with the words “send help, the athletics department is holding me hostage” written in mashed potatoes - which were delicious. So delicious, in fact, that the Quad would like to formally request that all future ransom meat be sent directly to the newspaper office in Kelly 4.12 (our writers prefer it cooked medium well).

Rumor has it the relationship between the Steakhouse and the basketball team was severed by a little girl writing for her school newspaper. Many are arguing that the steak is a necessary reward for being one of the only revenue sports at Manhattan College, however

a recent study showed that the basketball team failed to break even last year after using their earned funds to purchase additional red-bottom sneakers for the coaching staff.

Former interim head coach RaShawn Stores finds the whole thing “ridiculous”, and

has taken it upon himself to cook nutritious meals for all student athletes on campus, including the spirit squads. He was promoted to head of the cooking line in Locke’s Loft after just one day serving food to the campus community.

ManhattanCollege’sFenwicksWinsBarstool’s‘Best CollegeBar’

Duh Portyes Sports Drink-itor

It may come as a shock to no one who has had the pleasure of standing inside its sweaty walls, but Manhattan College’s own Fenwicks Sport Pub has won Barstool’s annual competition, ‘Best College Bar.’ The bar was nominated for the competition by over 1,000 MC students and alumni, but even so had already been chosen for the list by Barstool’s own David Portnoy due to it being one of his favorite New York City bars.

Over the course of three weeks students, locals and barflies were able to vote online for the bar. Despite MC’s total population being under 4,000, the

school reviewed a whopping 50,000 votes for their local bar.

The Quadrangle reached out to students for their reactions. Joseph Gabagool, an engineering student from Long Island, was one of the most passionate advocates of the bar during the voting period.

“I just love Fens,” Gabagool said, referring to the bar by its popular nickname. “Where else can I get a watered down vodka-cran and see a bunch of college students on a Thursday or Friday night.”

Gabagool was seen standing outside of Fenswicks throughout the three week voting period handing out flyers and wearing a custom made ‘I love Fens,” t-shirt. Despite his somewhat radical method, the

shirts helped gain traction for the bar and become a popular fashion trend among MC students, almost immediately.

In addition to the fame and glory of being titled, ‘Best College Bar,’ Fenwicks will also receive a $10,000 grant which they may use however they feel.

Fenwicks spokesperson Ira Ownabar explained that all the money will be going to improve the already great bar. “We plan to rent the apartment above us to extend the bar up,” Ownabar said. “This will improve ventilation and allow for a bigger dance floor.”

Ownabar further explained that some of the money will be used to hire a regular, professional DJ as opposed to the student DJ they had been regularly using.

The DJ in question is DJ Rage, known by several students for his playing girl-pop songs at parties and refusal to take requests. “I am a pro at this point,” DJ Rage said. “I don’t really see why they wouldn’t just let me keep doing my thing, but if they want bad music being played that’s on them, I’ll live.”

Ownabar will be traveling all the way to Manhattan at the end of April to accept the check at the Barstool office in person.

In addition, he will enjoy a formal lunch with David Portnoy at New York’s Best Pizza, his favorite sit-down restaurant in the city. “I’m very excited to meet him in person,” Ownabar said. “Up until now I thought he wasn’t a real person, just someone putting on an act.”

In honor of the big win, Ownabar explained that students may enjoy a free Green Tea Shot in honor of their dedication to helping the bar to win the competition. Students may come in anytime before Saturday, April 1st and show proof they voted to receive the shot.

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Student Engagement Brings Back Club Team for Competitive Beer Pong

Coming Fall 2023, the club team for Competitive Beer Pong will be reintroduced at Manhattan College thanks to Student Engagement.

The Beer Pong team will consist of 6 members from each gender and must go through a competitive background check. There will be two rounds of tryouts to qualify for the team in which participants must make 6 shots in a row and must show off one “special move.”

Brew Ski, the founder of the competitive beer pong team at MC, is excited that Student Engagement decided to bring back his club team.

“I’m so excited that Student Engagement has agreed to re-establish the beer pong team,” Ski said. “After being crowned Pong Master two years ago I’m ready to train my underlings to become the best pong masters.”

Two years ago the competitive team was disbanded due to

the “Wenis Incident”. The wenis is the excess or loose skin at the end of the elbow. In beer pong rules, the wenis may not pass the table’s edge.

Allegedly, freshman member, Sean Guinness, accused Brew Ski of overreaching his elbow wenis over the table edge, resulting in a table flip. It was a very special table that Ski broke, as the table was covered with signatures and images of vintage beer pong logos. Ski apologized to Guinness and the team but the club became silent for a year.

“I understand that the year hiatus was necessary to restructure our behavior,” Ski said. “The team will only accept individuals with the alpha mindset. I am ready to start this season with new balls and new buddies.”

Sophomore business major Heni Ken is looking forward to his beer pong tryouts and showing off a special move.

“My favorite move is Island,” Ken said. “It’s when a single cup is isolated, not touching any other cups, and the player shouts “Island”. Then if the ball

lands in the island cup, another cup can be taken away as a reward. I’m very good at Islands.”

Ken credits his special move to his time at his Miami High School.

“Miami knows how to party, baby,” Ken said. “I’m ready to claim the rookie pong master title this semester. By the end of the year I will become the pong master of the club.”

Ski is not concerned that this rookie business major will take over his empire.

“Whoever this little business major thinks he is, trying to take my place as pong master will soon understand that pong territory is real.” Ski said.

Reily Wine, Director of Student Athletics, is looking forward to the healthy competition between members.

“Teams need some incentive within the walls so that they have motivation to become better,” Wine said. “Students need to push themselves to be the best pong ball thrower there is.

Maybe I’ll even show up to try out and show off my move of the “Invisible Hand of Power” because everyone knows that I control everything that goes on in this school. I know how to pick and choose people.”

To keep up with the MCPong Team follow them as tryouts start April 5th. The Pong Battle will start on April 10th, with the final Pong Power Play match on April 20th.

Bud Wiser Pong Champion

Manhattan College’s Model UN Team Meets with Students Visiting from Ukranian

MC Admissions Opens Doors for Accepted Students Day with a Warm Welcome from Brother Jasper.

Eastern Economic Association Holds 49th Annual Conference

Students from the O’Malley School of Business attended the 49th annual Eastern Economic Association conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square where they presented information on their current research.

Christopher Machol, a senior at Manhattan College, was one of the presenters at the conference. Machol centered his research on the Bronx River and its water quality.

“I’ve been working on this project for about a year or so,” Machol explained, “The inspiration for it came from my internship at the Bronx River Alliance, which is a nonprof-

it organization in the South Bronx.”

The Bronx River Alliance has a goal to raise the water quality of the Bronx River, which is what inspired Machol to research this specific topic. He analyzed data from the solar panel systems on buildings and coordinated information with LaGuardia Airport.

“The purpose of that or-

ganization is to revitalize the Bronx River and then also enhance the water quality so that the communities in the area can access it,” Machol said. “I used that [solar panel] data and then I combined it with weather data from LaGuardia Airport, and then I determined how weather impacted energy production.”

The issue Machol is researching has an effect on the

community, as helping with water and air pollution in the area could increase income and standard of living.

“It’s [Bronx River Alliance] located in one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City, and so it also has a dis-

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Hello and happy Triangle week!

I hope you enjoyed The Quad’s yearly satire issue for April Fool’s day. I’ve recently learned that the yearly Triangle edition was started by former Editor-in-Chief and MC alum Colleen Archer Talay ‘82. The Triangle is something I look forward to each year. I hope that among the nonsense, we were able to brighten your day with a smile or a quick laugh.

A special thank you to Rebecca Kranich, Adrianne Hutto and Lauren Raziano for their continued dedication to The Quad and their contributions to The Triangle this week.

I would like to emphasize that while The Quad certainly has some fun with The Triangle, opinions expressed and topics expressed in the Triangle are purely satire and do not reflect views of Manhattan College.

This semester truly is flying by. Due to the Spring holiday’s later this week, The Quad will not be publishing next week. We’ll resume printing on April 18th for the last couple weeks of the semester. Happy Easter and Happy Passover to those who will be celebrating. Enjoy your long weekend!

Sincerely,

Jocelyn Visnov

Manhattan College Spreads Awareness on Dangers of Smoking with Truth Initiative Grant

Zoe DeFazio Web Editor

Manhattan College is set to be a smoke and vape free campus within the next year due to a $19,900 grant from Truth, a high profile anti-smoking organization.

Over the next few months, Manhattan College will create a task force that consists of two Truth student ambassadors to help aid campus with this transition.

According to USCF health, nicotine products have been proven to be as addictive as heroin and cocaine. About 70% of nicotine users that desire quitting the addictive habit wait to quit until after they develop a significant tobacco or nicotine related health problem such as cancer or heart failure.

The addiction center reports that over 50 million people are addicted to nicotine based products.

Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel, associate vice president for Student Life and Dean of Students, recognizes the impact of changing Manhattan College’s campus to be a smoke and vape free zone.

“I think being smoke free and vape free will enhance the commitment to health that we have,” Abreu-Hornbostel said.

“It will educate the campus about people’s choices. I think

we have to meet this challenge with a certain amount of empathy and compassion for everybody, because this would impact more than just the students.”

Abreu-Hornbostel continued by discussing the issues of a nicotine addiction, and the advertisement of products to individuals of certain communities.

The American Cancer society stated that in 2022, 11.5% of Black middle and high school students used a tobacco product. Although Black people tend to smoke fewer cigarettes daily and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than white people and people of other racial backgrounds.

“What we want is for everyone to quit smoking. No kidding, right?” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “And what we want is a campus where we’re not walking over cigarette butts on the floor. What we want is an environment where we have honest conversations about BIPOC people and minority communities being targeted for tobacco use.”

The use of nicotine and tobacco products can be readily accessible for Manhattan College students. With smoke shops and bodegas surrounding campus, it can be hard for students to find motivation to

quit.

Soren Juelsgaard, a senior English major, has been smoking cigarettes for two years. Juelsgaard is unhappy regarding the news of being a smoke free campus.

“I’m 21, so I feel like that’s stupid. I mean, I feel like if I’m 21 years old, I can go out to a bar and drink and buy cigarettes myself,” Juelsgaard said. “Why can’t I smoke on campus when I pay $25,000 to go here?

Like, that just makes no sense.”

Sofimar Encarnación, a sophomore political science major, spoke to The Quadrangle about her curiosity for the new implemented policy.

“It can work for a certain demographic of people, or at least for a certain amount of time,” Encarnación said. “I’m mainly talking about entitled people, because there’s a difference between people who have asthma or people who generally don’t like the smell… But then there’s also the people that if someone has an issue will say ‘I also have my own freewill. And I can do whatever I want to do. Even if it’s in policy’.”

The initiative overall will become a community effort for MC to transform its campus environment into a healthy space for students and faculty.

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proportionate amount of air pollution,” Machol said, “So by promoting these kinds of sustainable developments in low income areas, we’re able to reduce the pollution burden.”

Jimena González Ramírez, Ph.D., an economics professor at MC, also presented research at the conference. She had two presentations, the first being on different teaching styles.

“The first one was part of a teaching session, where I presented how to use media and team based learning application exercises to engage students in environmental economics courses,” González said. “I want to make sure that my teaching is engaging. It really shows the relevance of environmental economics and it shows the importance of the field within economics.”

As for the second study, González researched how people’s recreational use of parks may decrease with added park fees. She explains that her team uses data from an app that tracks the activity of disc golfers and trends in their visits to parks.

“‘Are the people who play disc golf going to [move] away from the park that has a fee?’,” González said. “We can answer this question because we have data from this app where the golfers can record their scores. So they give us all the data from 2015 to 2021 every day for both parks and then we can see if the people are substituting away from FDR because of the

González hopes that this study can bring disc golf near MC and to see how people living in a city can still interact with recreational activities.

“Part of the motivation was to study the sport, because it’s really not accessible for people in the city,” González said. “This is one out of many projects that I have connected to disc golf. Another one we want to figure out is a course closer to the city, so that people who don’t have cars can actually access it…whether it would be Van Cortlandt Park or another place within New York City.”

Another presenter at the conference, Danielle McGowan Vetere, a Manhattan College alumni, began her research for this project during her senior year.

“I first started working on it as an independent study with one of my Manhattan College professors, Professor Koimisis,” Vetere said.

Her research was based on macroeconomics, and how economic literacy can lead to unequal access to finances and other inequities. Specifically, she studied how the level of economic literacy shifts based on income status and the role of financial development.

“The focus of our research is a macroeconomic topic, specifically studying the link between remittances, economic literacy and income inequality,” Vetere said. “We study this link by investigating…the effect of remittances on income inequality…financial development plays a role in income inequality when the level of economic

literacy is considered.”

Vetere continued that economic inequality needs to be studied further to determine how it impacts income inequality.

“Economic literacy is also important to study as it accounts for one’s knowledge of budgeting, financial markets, investing, how certain global events may affect markets,

etc,” Vetere said.

Taking part in the Eastern Economic Association can benefit any Manhattan College student, as students can decide their own topic of research or learn something new.

“Having some MC students attend and present at an economics conference may encourage others to start research projects,” Vetere said.

“Overall, it’s not only an informative experience as you listen to other presenters and their research, but it’s also a chance for presenters to get experience describing their findings to an audience.”

The Eastern Economic Associations is open to any MC student who wishes to participate and share their research.

On Friday, Christopher Machol (Econ and Finance major) presented his research titled: The Impact of Environmental Variables on Photovoltaic Energy Production. MANHATTANCOLLEGELINKEDIN/COURTESY

The Push To Do Better: Residence Life to Train RA’s Alongside MC’s Counseling Center

Julia Ciampa Staff Writer

The Entrepreneurship CeResidence Life has teamed up with the Manhattan College Counseling Center in efforts to embed the wellness initiative into their training of Resident Advisors (RA’s), so they can be more proactive towards students’ wellbeing.

The decision to include the Counseling Center in RA training is part of MC’s wellbeing initiative in order to create more resources for mental health on campus and increase accessibility. The collaborative training will begin for RA’s starting in the fall 2023 semester.

Matthew Lewis, the director of Residence Life, addressed how the training with the counseling center will be approached. The majority of RA training is centered around workshops and training sessions. The Counseling Center will be involved in some of these training sessions to promote strategies for student wellbeing.

“RA training focuses a lot on community building and development, emergency re-

sponse and on-call preparation (commonly referred to as duty), and administration,” Lewis said. “This includes both informative workshops and training sessions, coupled with actual hands-on scenario based training where student staff can put their training into action.”

One rising RA for the fall semester, Elaina Batista, agrees that prioritizing the wellness of other residents should be at the forefront of all RA’s minds.

“I believe wellness and mental health is a super important thing that needs as much focus as possible, especially in college,” Batista said. “I think that college students have so much to balance, and if they know they have someone like an RA to simply just help them out I feel as if it could relieve some stress and pressure.”

Megan McCarthy, a rising junior, will be an RA in the fall as well. She hopes that the wellness training will continue to make an impact on the incoming students.

“Wellness is one of my top priorities,” McCarthy said. “I know what it is like to struggle with health habits, so I want to be able to help those who are struggling as well. I believe that with the education of wellness,

I will be best equipped with the skills to provide support for those in my residence hall who are struggling with their mental health and creating healthy habits.”

Additionally, Lewis emphasizes that the RA’s shouldn’t feel as if they are being expected to serve in a counseling capacity. He explains that the idea for counseling training is mainly to provide extra information for staff to better address students’ needs in the future.

“We do not want them to act in the place of trained, licensed professionals,” Lewis said. “We work with the Counseling Center, as well as with the Multicultural Center and Student Engagement to help provide our staff with insight into the experiences of students at Manhattan College from a variety of backgrounds. This also provides our staff with the knowledge of what services are available, and ways in which they can help other students access those resources.’’

Residence Life will continue to work to find additional resources to promote inclusion and aims to create a safe space for all. The next set of RA’s share the sentiment that the Manhattan College community will only flourish from this decision from Residence Life and continue to promote healthy living.

Residence Life will continue to work to find additional resources to promote inclusion and aims to create a safe space for all. MANHATTAN.EDU/COURTESY

New Digital Media Lab to Arrive Fall 2023

Andrew Mannion

Sports Editor

Manhattan College students will have access to a new digital media lab in Hayden Hall beginning in the fall 2023 semester.

The construction of this new lab is currently underway and will lead to many opportunities for all students considering a digital media major or minor.

The current digital media lab in Hayden Hall has had recent issues with the lack of space within the facility. This led to classes not being able to accommodate the full capacity of students interested in registering.

The digital media and art history department chair, Daniel Savoy, Ph.D., spoke about how the new lab will allow students to have more options when registering for classes.

“(Digital media) already has over 40 students in the program, and it’s just growing,” Savoy said. “The issue is space, so we needed a second lab. We’d have enough space so we can schedule enough sections of classes so that students can meet the requirements to graduate. It was just a necessity in terms of space because we’re growing so rapidly and it’s be-

coming very popular among many students.”

Among students, a main issue is the lack of class options. Melody Santos, a junior in the digital media program, explained that she often has to opt for two hour and 45 minute classes that meet once a week primarily due to the lack of lab availability for students.

“It can sometimes be draining because you’re sitting down for two hours and 45 minutes staring at a computer and I have to bring my blue light glasses,” Santos said. “I just wish we could split it up to maybe two times a week, even three times if it was possible because I know that certain teachers and professors have to cram all their classes in one day just to make sure that they’re getting time (in the lab).”

With this new lab, many within the department expect that to change. Jacob Roesch, an adjunct professor in the art history and digital media department, believes that there will be more opportunities to add more classes and majors to the program.

“(The new lab) is really just another space for students to be able to take classes right now,” Roesch said. “We want to offer more classes, like advanced classes for design for drawing for photography, and we just don’t have the space to do it. So

it’s just gonna allow us to keep growing the department and give wider offerings of classes, more 3D kinds of things, more animation classes.”

Apart from the current construction project, the program hopes to create new opportunities for students. Savoy hinted at the idea of an art gallery to

showcase the work being done by the art and digital media students.

“What I want to suggest is…like a dedicated student art gallery,” Savoy said. “We can hang work from all of our classes. We can have an annual show and students can get experience painting, exhibiting

their work but also curating. So I wanted to put that into the master plan instead of just having works of art in the entrance to the library or in a hallway.”

These new additions will expand the digital media and art history programs and add hope for more majors and minors to be available in the future.

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Manhattan College students work in current Digital Media Lab. MANHATTAN.EDU/COURTESY

Beta Alpha Psi Places 2nd and 3rd in Best Practices Competition

Adrianne Hutto Production Editor

Beta Alpha Psi attended the mid-semester Best Practices Competition in Pittsburgh where the three teams participated and returned with second and third place standing.

The Best Practices Competition gives students from chapters of Beta Alpha Psi across the country the opportunity to prove that their chapter has the best practices. MC’s chapter received awards in the Reimagining Career Aspirations and Reimagining Community Service categories. The second place winners were William Connors and Nicholas Baldi, and the third place winners were Kevin McGoldrick and Theresa Donlon.

Beta Alpha Psi is an international honor society that accepts students majoring in accounting, finance, computer information systems and business analytics who meet the minimum GPA requirements.

Laurice Dabain, president of MC’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, is a senior accounting major pursuing her masters in business administration. Dabain explains that the purpose of the honor society is to

help grow student’s experiences while in college to better prepare them for graduation.

“We help boost people’s knowledge in the business field with internships, with new job perspectives and we provide those networking opportunities for our members and candidates,” Dabain said. “Network while you’re in college, so that when you are out of here, you’re fully prepared to take on the workforce.”

The vice president of Beta Alpha Psi, Kevin McGoldrick, explained that prior to the competition in March, members must submit a current issue or event in the business world and participate in a “mini-competition” in February as preparation.

“We usually select some of our members and candidates who perform well in those mid semester presentations to go with us to our regional presentations,” McGoldrick said. “We learn from other Beta Alpha Psi chapters, mainly accounting majors and finance majors.”

Due to COVID, this is the group’s first time in person in nearly two years.

“I competed sophomore and junior year but both virtually,” Dabain said. “We made a video of our presentation and

we sent it off and we didn’t know what happened until the results got in from the judges. But this year we went to Pittsburgh and we competed in three categories with three separate teams.”

This change made the competition more nerve wracking for students participating.

“When we presented virtually we were basically standing in the classroom, presenting our slides to the camera,” Dabain said. “We memorized everything but being in front of the camera was slightly less pressure compared to being in person in front of a live audience of over 75 people.”

Placing second in the competition automatically qualified the team to attend the national competition in Las Vegas. Nicholas Baldi, a junior business analytics major, will be attending nationals in August thanks to his group’s placement.

Baldi explained that with this being his first time for-

mally presenting outside of the classroom, there was definitely a learning curve.

“Once we got everything done, we had the scripts formulated, we just tried to drill it as much as possible,” Baldi said.

But the group does more than just compete. During the year, Beta Alpha Psi participates in a number of philanthropic events.

“We’re huge on philanthropy…giving back to the Bronx, and as well as on campus,” Dabain said. “We participated in Safe Halloween and…we’re actually having our annual Diaper Dash Bash, which is an initiative where we help raise funds for the HopeLine organization’s diaper distribution program.”

Throughout their years of participating in this event, the club has raised over $10,000, which equates to nearly 50,000 diapers.

Another organization the group works with is Alex’s

Lemonade Stand, which they are able to raise money for throughout the year.

“Almost monthly now during the school year we have these tabling events where we usually are selling some sort of candy, lemonade or we’re having a bake sale for one of our charity organizations,” McGoldrick said. “I liked being able to gather with friends from classes and other kids in the business school and to be able to hang out and socialize and be able to do something for a good cause.”

While there are some nerves for the August Las Vegas competition, Baldi explains that there is also a lot of excitement.

“I’m looking forward to it. I definitely said the first time was great,” Baldi said. “I’d imagine the final would just be on such a bigger, larger scale and I can only imagine the opportunities that I’m going to be given.”

Members of Beta Alpha Psi at the Mid-Semester Best Practices Competition in early March. @MCBETAALPHAPSI / COURTESY

Third place winners, Kevin McGoldrick and Theresa Donlon pose with their sign.

ManhattanCollege’sModel UNTeamMeetsWith UkranianStudents

Rebecca Kranich Social Media Editor

After a 23 hour bus ride to Brussels, Belgium and a seven hour flight to JFK airport, six Ukrainian students visited campus to meet with Manhattan College’s Model UN. The team of 16 will be representing Ukraine at the conference this week; however, this means much more than committees and awards.

While the Ukrainian students are not representing their own country at the conference, their presence and conversations held outside of committees are equally as important.

One of the students, Aleksandr Batkhin explains how they can use Model UN to spread information about their home country.

“The greatest thing we can do is to bring it outside the conference,” said Batkhin. “Like when you talk with your friends, your colleagues, your family and you tell them about how you represent Ukraine. You can tell them about Ukraine and you tell them what is going on,”

Ukrainian student Khrystyna Dmytryshyn explains how important Ukraine’s victory truly is.

“It’s not just about Ukrainians at all,” said Dmytryshyn. “It’s about a global victory, and a global peace, which is not possible without the victory of Ukraine.”

Furthermore, Batkhin explains the impact of Ukrainian victory in the scope of democracy.

“The victory of Ukraine is a victory of a civilized democratic world that wants better for their people against this vile opposition,” said Batkhin. “If we continue this fight we will make the day that the victory of democratic world will happen closer.”

All of the students expressed how important it is to share their stories. Specifically, Aleksandra Mudrak explained that as a young person growing up during a war, it is a natural instinct to defend yourself.

“[Your teenage years] are the best period of your life and sometimes it’s very hard to understand that you’re a citizen of a country which is currently at war since 2014,” said Mudrak. “And when you grow up, you

understand the values of your life. We can provide a broader understanding on what’s going on not only from the news,”

Similarly, Alisa Lekenko added that growing up, people learn to represent themselves and that right now, the Ukrainian youth understand what they need to do.

“We can use this voice at the conference because thousands of students and hundreds of countries are involved and each student will bring home our stories to educate their neighbors about what is going on currently in Ukraine,” said Lekenko.

Fellow student Hanna Shypilova states that under their current conditions, sharing their experiences is the least

they can do.

“I used to be a refugee in Germany in the beginning of the full scale invasion and it was really important to share my stories there,” says Shypilova.

“But here I feel that even more, I have this opportunity and I’m really grateful for it because we can speak and people can face Ukrainians in real life. We understand the world is pretty tired of the war. Of course, we also are tired of the war. We are really happy and proud that we can share.”

Anastasia Shablienko, another Ukrainian student who attended the event, gave insight into the war and what it means to Ukranians.

“We are finally able to spread this information all over

the world and prove that the problem is not about Putin,” said Shablienko. “The problem is about the imperialistic state of mind and Russia’s desire to capture and to prove themselves.”

The two groups met virtually at the beginning of the semester, but this informal get-together was the first time the teams had met face-to-face.

Pamela Chasek, chair of the political science department and advisor for the Model UN team explains that creating bonds is the true function of the conference.

“I think it’s really cool because it shows the whole purpose of the conference, which is to bring people from different countries and different cultures

together,” said Chasek. “To have contact and conversation with people from that country, makes it real. Our online meeting earlier this semester, when they talked about their own experiences, really hit everybody very hard, because now they know what they’re fighting for. It’s just not something theoretical, but it’s real people. So now, when they give their speeches and negotiate, they know who they’re fighting for.”

Manhattan College junior Synne Iversen Kverndal discussed the pressure of representing Ukraine at the upcoming conference.

“When knowing someone from Ukraine and hearing their stories, it becomes a responsibility to do their stories justice,”

Model UN members sitting with Ukrainian students in Kelly Commons PAMELA CHASEK/COURTESY

WGRCEmpowers StudentsWithSelf-Defense ClassLedByEngineering Professor

Angelica Niedermeyer Features Editor

Manhattan College’s Women and Gender Center (WGRC) held a two day self-defense training class in the Jasper Hall Lounge on March 22nd and 29th. The sessions were led by associate professor of engineering Dr. John Leylegian.

Leylegian learned tae kwon do in college and now has almost 31 years of martial arts experience. The sessions focused on de-escalation strategies and were open to all members of the campus community.

“I was doing classes for society of women engineers (SWE), but I always wanted to get the word out to a larger audience,” said Leylegian. “So, that’s the reason why last year I reached out to Dr. Scaramella.”

Dr. Evelyn Scaramella is a faculty director for WGRC and an associate professor of Spanish in the department of languages and literature. She shares that the WGRC offers a wide range of support groups, events and programs inspired by the center’s student worker team, also called gender justice advocates.

“The women and gender resource center was really excited to partner with Dr. Leylegian [...] as a way to increase our campus safety and our awareness of safe practices both in terms of self-defense and protection, but also in terms of what it looks like to be a good bystander,” said Scaramella.

During the sessions, Leylegian emphasized not only physical skills like stomping on the small of an attacker’s foot and using an extended umbrella as a weapon, but also tips for avoiding these types of situations altogether.

“When we talk about protecting yourself, it’s not just about the physical,” said Leylegian. “It’s about keeping it from getting to the physical point. So, if they can know how to not be like a target, that’s the most important thing.”

Leylegian explained that attackers look for long hair, easy to remove clothing and

distracted targets. He stressed the importance of being aware of one’s surroundings by not looking down at a phone while walking. Leylegian also gave tips like immediately being loud and even smashing commercial windows, which can attract attention and possibly sound a security alarm for help.

Sophomore environmental studies major Genevieve Keelen shares her takeaways from the events.

“I am able to defend myself now, rather than feeling like a victim.” Keelen said. “It’s empowering when I go out now. I’m not only going to protect myself, but others as well.”

Other attendees like the senior programmer analyst at the WGRC Tiffany French shared that the only thing getting in

their way were mental blocks of not thinking you can do something like the final part of the session: breaking a board of wood.

“... breaking the board of wood– you didn’t think you could do it before you left and it’s just it’s empowering,” said French.

The WGRC hopes to continue events like these to increase awareness in the campus community.

“All it takes is a student interest and communicating with either an intern or me, and we work very hard to try to make those events happen to respond to a community need,” said Scaramella.

The WGRC self-defense class proudly holding their self broken boards of wood. Courtesy of WGRC Instagram. @MC_WGRC/COURTESY

Genevieve Keelan practicing her elbow technique with Dr. Leylegian. ANGELICA NIEDERMEYER/THE QUADRANGLE

DancingtheNightAway: PerformingArtsDepartment CelebratesWithFormal

Grace Cardinal Asst. News Editor

Back for a fourth year, Manhattan College’s Performing Arts students celebrated their hard work with a formal on Saturday, March 25. On that day students from all corners of the performing arts program came together to dance and have fun.

Each year, the formal is open to all students who are a part of the many different performing arts groups at MC. According to Sharon Ortega, assistant director of Student Engagement, the event is a way for students in the department to celebrate their successes and relax before the end-ofyear chaos hits.

“This event is an evening for all performing arts students to come together to celebrate their efforts, hard work and also provides a great, relaxed environment before the end of year performances which is a very busy time for the department,” Ortega wrote in an email to The Quadrangle.

Andrew Bauer, director of performing arts, created the idea for a performing art formal in 2018. His goal was to create an event that allowed the close to 350 students, a number that rivals that of the whole athletics department, across the performing arts to have an opportunity to connect and socialize with others they normally wouldn’t come across.

“It really was just an idea that I had back then, to have a night where all of the performing arts groups could socialize and get together and celebrate what we do here on campus, which is to promote the arts in various forms,” said Bauer. “We have jazz band, we have the orchestra, we have Singers, we have Players, we have all these groups, and we don’t necessarily get the opportunity to interact with each other socially, because we’re all rehearsing our things separately. Because we are of common mind and artistic nature, I thought it would be great to get all the groups together to fraternize and celebrate the family of performing arts.”

Senior performing arts student Richard Divirgilio said the most fun part of the event was the unique opportunity to mingle with students outside of his own performing arts groups.

“I think it was just seeing everyone in a space that was non rehearsal related. I don’t think I spend enough time with people that I do performing arts with outside of rehearsal spaces,” said Divirgilio. “And so I’m glad that I at least had that opportunity because it’s something different from what you normally see, that was probably the most fun part for me.”

Planning for the formal usually starts around the middle of the fall semester. Jenna Leonard, senior and performing arts department student worker, explained that with so many students across the many different performing arts groups, it can be challenging to find a time for the event that avoids all rehearsals.

“The planning for the event has been ongoing over the past two months,” Leonard wrote in an email to The Quadrangle.

“Generally, I took on a sort of leadership role in organizing meetings, corresponding with Student Engagement, placing orders, and overseeing the other aspects of planning. I’d say the most challenging part was finding a date that would work for all performing arts groups along with a location for the event. The entire department constantly has events and rehearsals going on and we wanted to be sure to avoid double-booking for any group so that everyone could come.”

Traditionally, the formal is catered by a local restaurant. Since the event’s creation in 2018, students have continuously added new elements to keep the formal fun, interesting and a little different each spring.

“This year’s formal will have catering from Goodfellas with different pasta, salads, and other dishes in addition to desserts,” Leonard wrote.

“Students will be able to dine and dance and take photos. Something new that we have never done before is having the music for the event brought to us by the school radio station, WRCM. We are extremely excited that they decided to join us to provide music for the students, by the students!”

Sophomore performing arts student Billy Walker said he loved the new addition of WRCM to the formal and preferred their music over the hired DJ’s from years past.

“I had a great time…we

had WRCM and they played the bangers. So I actually had a great time listening to the music and the food was really good because it was from Goodfellas,” said Walker.

Along with the new change of WRCM performing, the performing arts students danced the night away in the Higgins atrium. Years prior, the formal took place in Smith Auditorium and in Kelly Commons. Ortega wrote that the performing arts students were excited to be celebrating in a new venue.

“This year, the students are very excited to host the formal in the beautiful Higgins Atrium,” Ortega wrote. “We’re thankful to Erica [assistant dean] in the School of Engineering for helping us make this year’s event even more special.”

Leonard concurred and wrote that having the space allowed them to think of more ways to reimagine the formal.

“When we were met with difficulties in finding a space, we decided to think outside the box and use this beautiful new space to create something really special,” Leonard wrote. “So many of our performing arts students come from the School of Engineering, so it has been very exciting for us to be able to reimagine how to use the space in a new way!”

Divirgilio said that he felt the new space was the perfect accommodation for the amount of students who attended the event.

“Honestly, I think that for the number of people that attended it was the perfect size,” said Divirgilio. “I also thought

it was cool to host the event somewhere different because it allowed for really good pictures. The lighting just created the right ambiance for the event, so I personally really liked it.”

Divirgilio said that the event was something he looked forward to all four years of his time with Performing Arts.

“I think what I love most about the performing arts formal is that it is something that is only for performing arts people, which I don’t think we necessarily see all the time at Manhattan College,” said Divirgilio. “And that’s not to say that MC doesn’t support its performing arts programs, but it does feel like in this case, we’re being honored and celebrated and that feels really good.”

Students enjoyed their time in the photo booth at Saturday’s performing arts formal in Higgins Atrium. COURTESY/BILLYWALKER

EconomicsandFinanceSocietyScreeningof EquityToCelebrateWomen’sHistoryMonth

Julia Ciampa

Staff Writer

The Economics and Finance Society gathered to watch a screening of the movie Equity to celebrate Women’s History Month on Tuesday, March 21.

Equity follows the story of an intelligent woman named Naomi Bishop who is an investment banker in New York City and works within Silicon Valley. Especially in the field of finance, Naomi deals with the hardships of being one of the few women on Wall Street, who are extremely successful.

Lynn Martin ‘98 is an MC alumnus and the current president of The New York Stock Exchange. Natalia Diaz Villatoro, president of the Economics and Finance Society, expressed feeling inspired to see a woman hold such a high position within the business world.

“The whole time I was thinking about an MC alumnus we met [Martin] who is a president of The New York Stock Exchange. I mean, that’s one of the highest positions you can hold, It’s just amazing that not only is a woman holding such a vital position in Wall Street, but

she’s a Jasper as well.”

Diaz Villatoro said that there has been an increase in women breaking past stereotypes within corporate America The film helps exemplify what it is like to be a woman trying to reach the American Dream.

“Recently, there are definitely more women in corporate America shattering the glass ceiling and fighting back against gender stereotypes or discrimination,” Diaz Villatoro said. “It was so exciting to see a woman running a top business in the finance world, on her own, with no additional help from a man. This film serves as a true example of the ‘American Dream’, a dream which all finance majors can only wish to see come true, especially as a woman.”

Michael Omidvari, a senior finance major, said the film gave an insight into the finance world.

“Although the film was centered around a woman in finance, it also provides insight into the finance world on its own,” said Omidvari.

Michael Noonan, the chief financial officer of the economics and finance society, believes that Equity properly celebrates Women’s History Month because most pop-culture finance content is male-dominant.

“Very popular and entertaining movies like Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short lack female representation, and Equity changes this. In the spirit of Economics and Finance, as well as Women’s History Month, we wanted to give our club members access to a different story geared toward women who want to pursue a career in finance,” explained Noonan.

Diaz Villatoro also expressed that the MC investment club allows for exposure but that the film allowed for there to be a behind-the-scenes look into what it is like to be in a professional financial setting for potential future careers.

“We have the investment club at MC. We do some research on companies’ stocks and make our own evaluations in the Bloomberg terminal,

but it was just like a whole other perspective that we saw through this film,” explained Diaz Villatoro. “We saw a small short clip of everyone on the trading floor, you hear the language being used. It’s a whole other perspective that we get to see in the film that we don’t see until we go off into our careers.”

Dive Into “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

BOOK NOOK

Jilleen Barrett Senior Writer

Are you in a happy, healthy relationship with a significant other? Are you getting along with all of your friends, siblings and parents? Are you looking to spice up your perfectly normal life with a little drama just for entertainment’s sake? Then you need to read “Malibu Rising,” a New York Times bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

In “Malibu Rising,” readers meet Nina Riva, a surfer and model who lives in a beautiful house in Malibu, California. That summary of her life makes it seem perfect, and so does the beginning of the book. But read more, you realize how detrimental Nina’s parents actions were to her life as a young adult.

Nina’s parents are June and Mick Riva. June was the heir to a beachside seafood restaurant and Mick was rising in stardom as a singer when Nina was born. After Mick leaves the family not once, but

twice, June was left to raise Nina and her three younger siblings on her own. Over time, though, she started to suffer from alcoholism and when Nina was 17, she passed away.

The book takes place about seven years later, when Nina is separated from her husband, working as a surfing model and living in a gorgeous Malibu house near where her and her siblings grew up. At this point, Nina is still the main caretaker of her siblings and the owner of her mom’s family’s restaurant. All of the siblings are well-bonded at this point because of their shared love of surfing, which rose to popularity as they were growing up in the 60s.

Other than the tangents the book goes off on to explain background details about the characters’ lives, it takes place in one day: the day of Nina’s annual house party. While most parties are fun, Nina’s are legendary, but this one is different because it involves a lot of drama within the family.

While Nina goes through a divorce, her younger broth-

er Hudson is finding real love for the first time… with their brother Jay’s ex-girlfriend, Ashley… who broke up with Jay because she fell in love with Hudson. But Jay is still in love with Ashley, and doesn’t know what to do since she broke up with him and will definitely be at the party that night. And their seventeen-year-old sister Kit is set on getting her first kiss at the party, but cannot seem to find a man who she’s attracted to — although the waitress she met at the beginning of the night makes an impression.

One of my favorite aspects of the book is that it is part of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s growing multiverse. Mick is a part of three of her books, so they all connect in some ways. He is featured in “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” because he was one of Evelyn’s husbands and he attends a party in “Daisy Jones and the Six.”

“Malibu Rising” — the only TJR book that focuses on Mick as a main character — weaves tennis players Carrie Soto and Brandon Randall from “Carrie

Soto is Back” in. Brandon is Nina’s ex-husband, and both him and Carrie have a small plotline in the book.

If you’re a fan of other books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, or you

want to get lost in the alternate reality she’s created through her fictional work, then “Malibu Rising” is a must read.

The audition notice for V-Day was posed around Hayden Hall and on MC Players social media.

“Malibu Rising” is a New York Times bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid, also the author of “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and “Daisy Jones and the Six.”

Men’s Track and Field Off to a Strong Start in March

Jocelyn Visnov Editor-in-Chief

Jaspers track and field wasted no time getting their season started this Spring. During March, the team traveled down south to Jacksonville Fl., and Raleigh N.C., bringing home a first-place win and several personal bests for the athletes.

The team attended the River City Spring Break Classic meet in Jacksonville on March 17 and 18. During the meet, senior sprinter Noah Jefferson finished seventh in the 100m with a 10.95, only one-hun-

dredth of a second off sixth place.

“That was my first open race this season,” Jefferson said. “The whole trip was great, the weather was amazing, and I ran decently well. It was a PR for my season from last year, so I can be happy about that.”

Jefferson also saw success in the men’s 4x400 relay where he competed alongside Andrew Simard, Johnelle Joe and Harrison Alonzo. The team finished at 3:16.60 to receive first place by three-tenths of a second.

That weekend, Simard and Alonzo both also competed in the 400m sprint, with Simard coming in at 10th and Alonzo finishing in 15th.

Simard, a freshman athlete who came to MC from Manitoba, Canada to be on the track team, explained he was very happy to begin his first season competing alongside his teammates.

“I’ve been able to compete with the highest level athletes, and that’s kind of what I came here to do,” Simard said. “I’ve been really enjoying the season. I have a lot of friends on the team and training has been awesome, I’ve been loving the coaches. But I’d say what I’m really looking forward to is the Penn relays coming up. It’s a really really big meet. I think a lot of guys are really looking forward to it. We’ve got a four by four that’s gonna be competing there and a four by eight that’s

gonna be competing there.

The team continued their March races down south at the Raleigh Relays.

For individual successes on the men’s team, junior thrower RJ Decker finished seventh in the hammer throw with a top throw of 62.31m. Junior Joseph Pelio also competed in the event, coming in 30th with a top mark of 49.86.

Jefferson continued to thrive, receiving 20th in the 400m with a time of 48.4. Brian Shemar Saul (49.98) and Harrison Alonzo (50.16) also ran in the event. In addition, Kaya Simpson ran the 110 hurdles in 11.23 seconds.

“I think we’re really building a good season,” Jefferson said. “I think we’re giving ourselves a chance to really do some damage in the MAC.”

Jefferson also mentioned he would be continuing his track and field career with the Jaspers for his 5th year on the team while receiving his master’s in Organizational Leadership.

According to GoJaspers. com, Director of Track and Field Kerri Gallagher was very pleased with the team’s performance.

“I’m very happy with the results from both meets,” Gallagher said. “We saw some event wins, personal bests, and a lot of areas of improvement that we can capitalize on over the next few weeks.”

Manhattan College Rowing Kicks off the Spring Season

Kelly Kennedy

Senior Writer

The spring season has officially begun for the women’s rowing team. After their first meet, the team is eager to start the season.

Their first competition was on March 25 at their home course in Overpeck, NJ against Iona, Skidmore and Stockton.

According to Go Jaspers, “The Jaspers started their day competing in the 2V H2 event where they came up short to Bucknell, finishing with a time of 8:50.256. The next race was the 1V8 H2 in which Manhattan finished second behind Stockton, finishing with a time of 8:11.279.”

“The weather was not great that day, which makes it really hard to row but it was good,”

senior coxswain Maura McCarthy said. “It was kind of more of an informal race, I guess. But it was good for everyone to get out there. Good practice.”

There has been a lot of hard work from all the rowers going into this spring season, and they are happy to be back to the water.

“We just practiced inside from like January until the beginning of March,” McCarthy said. “So lots of workouts on rowing machines and cross-training too. I’d say we had a lot of PRs this winter and then so it’s exciting moving into the spring season.”

Now that it’s the spring season, the races consist of much shorter sprints, compared to the fall when they were racing long courses. The team is now transitioning to competing in 2-kilometer races, whereas the

fall season was 5-kilometer races.

“I like sprinting,” junior Lydia Gialluca said. “I like how fast it is, and it makes it more competitive. It’s a different perspective of racing and just knowing that like it’s 2000 meters, you can leave it out on the course, so it’s fast and fast is fun for me.”

Compared to other sports, rowing can be tough for athletes mentally, as it is so focused on numbers and times.

With rowing being so much of a mental sport, the team has taken extra steps to ensure the mental health of the athletes. They have hired a mental performance coach to be there for all of the athletes mentally, and on Saturdays to prepare for meets, the team does group yoga.

“I think the focus on like

our mental well-being on top of our physical well-being has really changed a lot for this semester,” sophomore Victoria Coglianese said. “It’s made a huge difference in my performance and everybody else’s performance as well.”

This is Victoria’s first semester on the team, and she decided to join to find a sense of community on campus.

“It’s been good having the structure and the sense of community that it’s given me on campus has been really nice,” Coglianese said. “It’s been going well, I really enjoy the sport and I enjoy the team. Especially the people I’ve met on it.”

The women’s rowing team is especially close as they have built their own community on campus, which is not only great for them but helps them get stronger and faster.

“We have this very strong sense of community with each other,” Gialluca said. “Even if it’s something as small as when we’re indoors or when we’re testing. Everyone is always cheering each other on. We’ll all go around and cheer on that person until they finish, and then we’ll move on to the next person as a group and go cheer them on until they finish. It’s really great knowing that you have your teammates behind you.”

As the spring season has officially begun, the team is really looking forward to seeing their improvement and getting back onto the water. Their next race will be April 8 against Canisius and Sacred Heart at their home course Overpeck Park.

Senior Noah Jefferson will continue his athletic and academic career at MC for another year while working towards his Masters degree. GOJASPERS / COURTESY

Freshman Andrew Simard came to MC from Manitoba, Canada, to run cross country and track with the Jaspers. GOJASPERS / COURTESY

Men’s Lacrosse Continues Their Winning Streak

Mack Olmsted Asst. Production Editor/Asst. Arts and Entertainment Editor

Manhattan The Men’s Lacrosse (7-2, 4-0 MAAC) is living in a high with their fourgame winning streak within the MAAC conference. The team has been doing well in the past several weeks. Their goal has been to work hard and to try their best under the new head coach, John Odierna.

The team proved themselves time and time again going up against the other schools in the MAAC conference. With 91 goals total, the Jaspers are looking to end their season on a high note.

The players and coaching staff alike have a strong passion for lacrosse. A lot of the players have been growing up with the sport, begging to play from a very young age. Odierna started playing lacrosse in the sixth grade and claims he’s been waiting to be in the position he’s in for 33 years. Christian Clifford and Kyle Gucwa have also been playing at a young age and both claim that lacrosse is a strong part of their life.

Senior Gucwa explained the team’s mentality going into the rest of the conference season. He explained to the Quadrangle that the whole team is working hard and is proud of the work they put in to get to the point they’re at now.

“We don’t even think we played our best lacrosse yet,

which is really exciting, and encouraging seeing that we’re able to win games, and we think we still have a lot left to prove,” Gucwa said. “So that gives us a big goal to work towards is playing our best lacrosse…So we’re really excited that we have a lot ahead of us and a big goal to work towards.”

Clifford is a three-time MAAC all-academic team member and is a key defensive player for the Jaspers. Clifford was awarded MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week for his excellent defense and contribution to the team. Clifford felt honored to be recognized.

“It was definitely rewarding to get your academics kind of acknowledged in that sense. Kyle [Gucwa] gets it too, It’s a little bit tougher [being a student athlete]. So it’s nice to get that kind of acknowledgment… Definitely wasn’t expecting it, it was surprising to see, but it was definitely humbling and rewarding to see that.” Clifford said.

Clifford explained that the team wants to feel as “fresh” as they can when it comes to preparing for a game. He explained to The Quadrangle that the team has been having shorter practices. By having shorter practices the team puts their focus more so on efficiency that way they use their time accordingly and strategically.

Even though the Jaspers have been having a good season, it doesn’t come without its own challenges and hard work.

Odiema explained his experience with the team thus far

The team proved themselves time and time again going up against the other schools in the MAAC conference. GOJASPERS / COURTESY this year. Since this is the first season the team is coming off of a championship in 20 years, Gucwa explained that the team is playing to prove themselves

worthy of being in the position they were in last year when they won the championship.

“This is the first time we’ve ever been the target,” Gucwa said. “That people are going after we’ve always been the little guy looking up to other teams. Last year all of our focus was going into the conference play. We have a lot of revenge against these teams we’re about to play. This is the first championship that we’re coming off of in 20 years. So we’ve never been in a position where we’re expected to be good. The next year. It’s always been a surprise when we’re good. So it’s been a challenge handling that as a team.”

Odierna told the Quadran-

gle what his hopes are for the Jaspers going forward and what he hopes the closing half of the conference season will be. He expects everybody’s “best shot.” He talked about how the Jaspers have a target over themselves and how it’s the team’s duty to stand up for themselves as the defending champion.

“I think. I think for us, we’re expecting everybody’s best shot. Ordierna said. We’ve been talking about that all year… We’re expecting them to give us their best game and we’ve got to make sure that we’re gonna give them our best game of the year so far.” Ordierna said.

The players and coaching staff alike have a strong passion for lacrosse. A lot of the players have been growing up with the sport, begging to play from a very young age. GOJASPERS / COURTESY

Julianna Iovine Leads Manhattan Jaspers With Hat Trick Against Canisius

Mary Haley

Asst. Social Meda Editor

The Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team has seen success in their last three games with the two most recent games being wins in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) competitions.

On Saturday, Mar. 25, Julianna Iovine took the game at Canisius by storm with a hat trick. Reagan Mullins also was a star of the game by scoring twice, bringing the Jaspers closer to their end win of 9-8. The victory kicked off the first of eight MAAC games the Jaspers will take on in the next coming weeks.

Senior Reagan Mullins described how the game went and what it was like to win their first and second MAAC games of the year.

“It was definitely a team win … I think both of the MAAC games were team wins,” Mullins said. “So that’s a great feeling because we have a bunch of players contributing to that win. It makes me excited for future play but all around the vibes are really high and I think on both ends of the field, defense and offense, we’re just clicking.”

Women’s head coach Jenna Dingler spoke on how the team was able to find such success at the first MAAC game and strive confidently for the rest of the season.

“Every game against any MAAC opponent is going to be

really competitive from here on out, but we have full faith in our team,” Dingler said. “I know that there wasn’t a person on the team that doubted that we could win that game and follow through on it. So full of confidence, and it was a really good test of what we’re capable of for this season.”

The team went through preparation to not only win these past two MAAC games but also prove their consistency.

“I think our coaches prepared us well with our film discussions and implementing drills and our practices that prepare us against the offense and defense,” Mullins said.

“I really like to go into every game knowing that we did our homework and we are ready to ace the test,” Dingler said. “We’re transparent with the team. We ask them if they feel prepared. At the game time, it’s really in their hands and we’re just there to facilitate, so I think that the preparation was huge for us going into these next two games.”

Dingler also spoke on what it means to her to coach the women’s lacrosse team and see the consistency in the team being developed in their wins.

“I really love being a coach and I love the opportunity that I have to mentor these young women, and I really just hope that at the end of their careers, they can look back on this experience as one of the most exciting parts of their [lives],” Dingler said. “That’s some-

thing I really take pride in as a coach.”

Iovine spoke with The Quadrangle on how it felt to score a hat trick and carry the game at Canisius.

“The best part of scoring is the reaction and support I get from the rest of my team and coaches, we’re all so excited for each other when we score,” Iovine said.

To have reached her success so far at Manhattan College, it has taken Iovine years of hard work and dedication. Coming from Nashville, Tennessee, Iovine spoke on why she decided to further her career at Manhattan and what it’s been like playing for the Jaspers over the past three years.

“I spent most of my life up here in the north, but there’s not a lot of people here that are from the south,” Iovine said. “It’s definitely different going to school here rather than a lot of my friends from home going to southern schools, but I love it and I am glad I can play lacrosse here, it’s a competitive area.”

One of the influences behind Iovine’s decision to start her career as a division one athlete at Manhattan was her older sister who played division one soccer at the college. Iovine learned of the college from her sister who shared her experiences, which gave Iovine familiarity with the Manhattan community. Iovine also credited the coaches she met, saying she “got along well” with them, which is what made her deci-

sion final to come to Manhattan.

Iovine also spoke on what has been the reason for her commitment to lacrosse for so many years, as she started playing in the third grade.

“Obviously my team, it gives you a family of 30 people, and everything that we

do throughout the year, every obstacle we face, every hard practice in the fall, the games just make it worth it,” Iovine said. “I have the time of my life on the field. It’s just fun to play, and even better being with teammates and people who are supporting you along the way.”

Julianna Iovine led the Jaspers to victory in the first MAAC game of the season. GOJASPERS COURTESY

Jasper’s return to play Mount Saint Marys on their home turf in Gaelic Park. GOJASPERS COURTESY