the Quadrangle THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MANHATTAN COLLEGE | SINCE 1924
Volume XCVII, Issue 5
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FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Accident at Kelly Commons Results in DWI Arrest NYPD INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AFTER SUNDAY ACCIDENT Rose Brennan and Joe Liggio Editor and Asst. Editor
The damage done on the pathway is expected to take up to 4-6 weeks to repair since both sides are custom-made for the campus. Caution tape currently covers both areas of the pathway. TAYLOR BRETHAUER & ROSE BRENNAN / THE QUADRANGLE
Possible Food Poisoning Travels Across Campus Deirdre Ledley Contributor
In a season that is normally plagued with sickness, this winter on the Manhattan College campus seems to be providing extra suspicion. More specifically, food poisoning has been an issue that is sending students to health services or even the hospital. Locke’s Loft is suspected to be partially at fault for this sickness, according to Christine Croland, sophomore civil engineering major. “I had a turkey wrap from Locke’s and it looked completely fine when I first started eating, but after a few bites I started to feel weird,” she said. “I got extremely nauseous and threw up maybe 20 minutes later. For the next three to four hours I barely could stand.”
IN OP-ED:
Assistant editor’s reaction to the Parkland, Fla. shooting on p. 2
Brittany O’Malley, a sophomore communications major, agrees with Croland. “I was curled up for almost five hours after eating a turkey wrap from Locke’s. As soon as I arrived back into my room, I had this wave of nausea that prevented me from doing just about anything.” Laura Mulcahy, nurse practitioner at MC, struggles to blame Gourmet Dining. “It would be hard to point fingers that this is related to a foodborne illness,” she said. “Viruses act very much the same way and a common denominator cannot be found.” Patrick Estanbouli, a senior RA on campus, was able to witness an incident of possible food poisoning first hand this past week. “I was up with a student that actually had to go to the hospital during the night. It could
have been partly the flu, but the doctors did happen to find some kind of bacteria that his body rejected that could result in a type of food poisoning,” he said. The most important advice whether you experienced food poisoning or a virus is to keep your personal space clean, according to Mulcahy. “Washing hands and hand gel is the best protection,” she said. Brian Weinstein, head of Gourmet Dining, commented on the situation. “Gourmet Dining takes all such reports seriously and investigates each vigorously,” he said. Weinstein, like the nurse, also reassured that Gourmet Dining is not the root cause of these issues, but his staff has worked harder lately to make sure that they are still not the issue in the future.
IN FEATURES: Students react to the Winter Olympics on p. 3
IN A&E:
Caffe Buon Gusto opens its doors to the public on p. 5
On the evening of Sunday, Feb. 11 at approximately 11:55 p.m., a car collided with the side railings along the walkway beside Kelly Commons. There were no injuries to pedestrians or the driver. Public Safety Officer Jasel King was one of the first responders to the scene of the incident. King was patrolling and locking up Kelly Commons for the night when she heard a loud noise, followed by an unidentified person yelling, “There’s been an accident!” King requested backup and called her supervisor, Angel Melo, who requested that the officer stationed at the security booth call 911. King then checked to make sure that no one had been injured in the crash. Members of the NYPD’s 50th Precinct soon arrived on scene, arresting and charging the unidentified male driver of the vehicle for driving while intoxicated. The damaged portions of railing are now marked with caution tape. According to Juan Cerezo, director of Public Safety at Manhattan College, this is not the first time an incident such as this one has occurred on the college’s premises. “A number of years back during and after midnight, a car crashed into the College green fence at the corner of [Manhattan College Parkway] and Waldo [Avenue],” he said. “[The] driver left the car and ran off. [The] police [were] notified and conducted [an] investigation,” said Cerezo in an email statement to The Quadrangle. Car accidents are continu-
ing to present issues on and around south campus. On a separate occasion, fencing surrounding the college’s Research and Learning Center parking lot was damaged by an elderly driver during a summer intersession. On January 15th, a NYC Department of Sanitation truck ran into a pillar at the intersection of Broadway and West 240th Street, injuring one passenger. No damage occurred to school property, yet several MC students were in the immediate area of the crash when it occurred. Vice President for Facilities Andrew Ryan believes that the resulting damage from the crash at Kelly Commons could take some time to repair. “As the railings on both sides are custom, and one side is stainless steel, I would anticipate 4-6 weeks for the repairs to be completed,” said Ryan in an email statement. “The College has been in contact with the appropriate contractor to do the repairs.” The college is now awaiting the submission of plans by the contractor before they can approve new fabrication at the site of the damage. Once these plans are finalized, the replacement railings will be constructed. The accident is currently under investigation by the NYPD.
IN SPORTS:
Baseball and softball seasons underway on p. 7