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MC Elevators Soon to Be a Problem of the Past Gillian Puma Staff Writer
“The Winter’s Tale” Comes to Smith Full coverage on page 5. TAYLOR BRETHAUER / THE QUADRANGLE
In the more recent years, Horan Hall and Jasper Hall have become known for broken elevators. The Horan elevators have constant problems, including the doors opening and closing repeatedly until the elevator finally goes to its destination. However, Horan has four elevator lines. Jasper has only one elevator line, holding a maximum of six people, and students living in the building have complained about elevator safety. “The elevators in Horan were terrible. I always found myself late going to classes because of them,” said Kyle Hollenbaugh, a junior who lived in Horan during his freshman year. Student Government has taken these complaints into consideration. Vice President of Residential Affairs Isabel
Quinones discussed the elevator issues. “It’s been such a timely process because as some may know, the elevator company that serviced and installed the Horan elevators went out of business. Therefore, other elevator companies won’t work on them unless they are completely replaced,” said Quinones. She continued. “The college went through a bidding process and they are currently in the drawing process for the new Horan elevators. The process should be over by late fall 2019. Replacing elevators is a liability and not a quick process. I think most students would agree to have these fixed for the long run not a temporary fix,” Quinones said. Quinones also stated her concern for the students living conditions, knowing that these broken elevators are very inconvenient to the student body. “My primary goal is to keep students informed about
what is happening regarding the elevators and making sure they are getting the accurate timeline and information,” she said. While it may be desirable for the elevators to be fixed as soon as possible, repairing them is a very timely process. “With respect to the door operator issues, the parts are obsolete, which makes obtaining them extremely difficult. Aside from the door issues, the elevators are original to the building so breakdowns are more frequent and time consuming so the time has come to update them,” Andrew Ryan, the vice president for facilities, said Ryan also confirmed that the elevator repairs in Horan should take place soon. “We are in the final stages of executing the contract for a complete upgrade to all four elevators at Horan,” Ryan said. “Hopefully by next fall, the Horan elevators should definitely be fixed.”
Changes and Updates Within the Social Action Suite Catherine Goodyear Social Media Editor
Manhattan College offers many chances to act on Lasallian values. Jacquie Martin took over the position of coordinator of Social Action this past July after the former coordinator, Jenn Edwards, left the college, bringing new service opportunities for students. “I was a graduate assistant here on this campus last year for Campus Ministry and Social Action. Jenn Edwards who was in the role before me and decided to make a career change so this position was open so I had decided that was something I might want to apply for and that I was really interested in,” said Martin. Coordinator of Social Action looks over the L.O.V.E. and LOCo programs, as well as Service on Saturdays and other events. LOCo, the Lasallian Outreach Collaborative is a local community service group where students commit for a semester to do weekly service with one of the community partners and host reflection events to talk about their experience. Kathleen Von Euw, the as-
sistant director of community engagement and partnerships, works on a number of programs through campus ministry, social action and community based learning. This semester she has helped organize 13 organizations that students can choose from to do community service on a weekly basis. “I think every year and especially over the summers, every summer our staff as a CMSA staff, so not just the social action suite, are always looking to take whatever it is we are doing, our programs, and make them better and by making them better I mean, think critically ourselves about what it is we are doing and improve our program to make them more educational experiences for students at Manhattan and how to make them more ethical and responsible and meaningful experiences both locally here in New York City and in the Bronx but also in other places in the United States and internationally,” Von Euw said. She continued. “We are excited about the new programs we are able to do this year we have a great team,” she said. The L.O.V.E. program, or the Lasallian Outreach Volun-
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teer Experience, is a service immersion trip. This winter students can participate on experiences to New Orleans, La., El Paso, Texas and Duran, Ecuador, as well as a new trip to Flint, Mich. Melanie Santos, a graduate assistant getting her masters in special education, grades 7-12, works in the Social Action Suite under Martin. “I am focusing on a Slice of Social Justice which are different type forums, presentations and small discussions that focus on social issues. I am also taking a big part in LOVE and I am really working with the budget, e-mailing advisors, setting up meetings etc. Jacquie is great. I feel like I am learning so much from her. She gives excellent directions and I feel very comfortable going to her for some help,” said Santos. Martin had similar roles when she was a graduate assistant herself but got more involved with the L.O.V.E. program when she became coordinator. “All of the experiences are for any student, everyone has a place in the L.O.V.E. program, it is really a chance to learn about social justice, to build community with other people
on campus and learn about the social justice issues that are going on in our world and really seeing them first hand by talking to people and getting to know community partners in the places that we are going,” said Martin. Recently many new programs have been coming out of CMSA including the new group called Friends of Fair Trade and Social Activism field trips. “We have a new program starting this year, social activism field trips, taking advantage of being in New York City, visiting different historical sites that hold significance relating to a social justice issue. Museums that have exhibits going on that are focused on that like the New York Historical Society has an exhibit on Jim Crow,” said Von Euw. Before coming to MC, Martin was a full time program coordinator for Lasallian Volunteers at Serviam Gardens, a low-income, subsidized housing corporation for senior citizens in Fordham, Bedford. This is one of Manhattan College’s community partners where students in LOCo visit and volunteer at. Martin studied anthropology at St. Mary’s College of California in the class of 2015
where she was first introduced to Lasallian values. “It really resonated with me and really connected with me. I think the Lasallian core principles are a really strong philosophy that can really be used to be a good person and have helped me and guided me in everything I do. That made me want to get involved to the Lasallian Volunteer program which drove me to coming to another Lasallian college. Last year I was one of the Lasallian scholars here on campus, there are four scholars here on campus now, who did Lasallian Volunteers for two years and then got a scholarship to go to another Lasallian college for their masters program which led me here,” said Martin. These values are shown in the way she leads in her role as coordinator and resonated with the students and staff members she works with. “Campus Ministry and Social Action is a place for everyone on campus for students of all faith backgrounds or no faith background and we do so many different types of programming that there is really something for everyone to get involved with so we just want students to know that,” said Martin.
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Let’s Talk About the Environment
Volume XCVIII, Issue 8 OCTOBER 16, 2018
The Editorial Board
Taylor Brethauer Editor-in-Chief Stephen Zubrycky Managing Editor Jack Melanson News Editor
Gabriella DePinho Joseph Liggio Asst. News Editors
Megan Dreher Features Editor
Lauren Schuster Asst. Features Editor
Rose Brennan Arts & Entertainment Editor Managing Editor
Alexa Schmidt Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor
John Jackson Sports Editor
C. Garrett Keidel Asst. Sports Editor
RikkiLynn Shields Catherine Goodyear Social Media Editors
Anja Pollozi Photography Editor
Alyssa Velazquez Production Editor
Samantha Walla Asst. Production Editor
August Kissel Michevi Dufflart Web Editors
Mohsin Ahmed Shannon Gleba Copy Editors
Abby Crowell Distribution Manager Nicholas Gilewicz Faculty Advisor About The Quadrangle A tradition since 1924, The Quadrangle is a news organization run by the students of Manhattan College. We strive to cover news around campus and the greater community, publishing weekly in print and daily online. Our goal is always accuracy, relevancy and professionalism. The opinions expressed in The Quadrangle are those of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board, the College or the student body.
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Alexa Schmidt’s parents in Yosemite National Park in California. ALEXA SCHMIDT / COURTESY
Alexa Schmidt Asst. A&E Editor
If you know me, you know that I love nature. I visited my first National Park when I was a tiny human; I want to say I was about six or seven years old. And I will never forget that experience. The grueling hike, the exhilarating feeling of getting to the final destination, and the extreme sense of insignificance. Hiking through Glacier, Yellowstone, Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Tetons, Mesa Verde, Acadia and more parks have been some of my favorite memories, and I’m blessed to have had those experiences. Growing up, I loved listening to my parent’s stories about their adventures out west, and I aspired to be like them. As they like to remind me, before they had kids, they traveled the country to see incredible views and enjoy each other’s company. They were the ones who educated me on the importance of the environment, and to protect the earth. I hope to share the same advice and stories with my kids one day. Not to be completely dramatic, but maybe I won’t be able to. Climate change is real. And it is happening. A surge of newspaper articles popped up on my phone in the beginning of last week, after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on Monday, Oct. 8. I clicked on the first article I saw by the New York Times, with the headline, “Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040.” A promising headline for my Monday. According to the article, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, consists of a group of scientists assembled by the United Nations to essentially give us, the pub-
lic, the low-down on the environment. And our future looks devastating. The prediction for the year 2040 is food shortages, wildfires, and coral reefs that cease to exist. If greenhouse gasses continue to emit at the current rate, the atmosphere will warm by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. The price tag on the damage from climate change comes to about $54 trillion. To prevent this from happening, the article gave statistics. It stated, “To prevent 2.7 degrees of warming, greenhouse pollution must be reduced by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050. It also found that, by 2050, use of coal as an electricity source would have to drop from nearly 40 percent today to between 1 and 7 percent. Renewable energy such as wind and solar, which make up about 20 percent of the electricity mix today, would have to increase to as much as 67 percent.” So what we’re talking about is a massive lifestyle change. Speaking from personal experience, I hate change. I like what’s familiar. But we are running out of time. What we’re waiting for is a magical answer. We’re waiting for some significant scientific breakthrough that will solve everything. We’re waiting for Elon Musk to announce this awesome new technological invention that will reverse the destruction we’ve been inflicting on the earth for centuries. We’re waiting for a miracle. Because let’s be real. Taking care of the environment is a hassle. The government doesn’t want to spend money on the environment, when there are other issues that are more critical, like poverty and human health. I’m taking environmental politics this semester, and I’ve learned about how
hard it is to create policies, or even change old ones. It takes time, and it takes a lot of persuading. We need to voice what is important to the government, and they need to listen. To protect our parks, our animals and habitats, our ecosystems and our earth, we have to really start taking action as a whole. It’s one thing to release reports, and speak about making changes, but it’s completely different to start implementing them. We need to educate ourselves as much as we can, and do everything in our power to save our beautiful earth. I’m not saying that students at Manhattan College need to single-handedly save the environment, but tiny changes lead to bigger impacts. Print double-sided. Always recycle. Take shorter showers. Turn the lights off when you leave the room. Reuse plastic bags. Simple things that have been stressed over and over, but things that are easy to forget. I have hope that it’s not too late to make an impact. I want to take my kids to the same trails my parents took me to, and I want them to feel the way I felt. To feel extremely small, and to know that there are so many things out in the world that are much bigger, and much more significant than they ever could be. It’s humbling, and it can only be felt in the mountains, in the silence, in the present.
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CORRECT ION In last week’s “Also on Campus,” it was reported that Kevin Hamilton died on Sunday, Oct. 30. Hamilton died on Friday, Sept. 28. In “Student Government Holds Third Meeting,” Kerry Cavanagh’s last name was misspelled “Cavanaugh.” Also in the article, the grade replacement is currently a course in which a student got a C- and the Educational Affairs Committee wants to change it to a C.
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Quad Staff Q&A: Meet the Newest Members of Our Team
Nicole Rodriguez How do you like writing for The Quadrangle? I really enjoy writing for The Quadrangle. It’s a new experience for me and I feel like it’s a great way to meet new people while improving my writing skills. What is something you’ve learned about the newspaper by this midway point in the semester? I’ve learned that the newspaper is truly a team effort. Everyone writes amazing and insightful articles. It inspires me to better myself as a writer even more. What are you looking forward to with the newspaper for the rest of the semester/year? For the rest of the year, I hope to continue writing strong articles that I’m proud of, better my time management skills and build upon my work ethic. What’s your favorite hobby/movie and why? Some of my favorite hobbies include cracking jokes with friends, listening to my favorite rapper Logic, watching YouTube and eating hot Cheetos. My favorite movie is “A Walk to Remember.” It makes me cry every single time and it’s pretty hard to make me cry.
Madalyn Johnson How do you like writing for The Quadrangle? Writing for The Quadrangle has been an amazing experience. I feel at home with the team but at the same time it feels like a professional job that’s really going to prepare me for any career path I take in the future. What is something you’ve learned about the newspaper by this midway point in the semester? I’ve learned that a lot goes into completing just one story. There’s a lot of editing, time and sources that need to be put into the article and I’ve really tried mastering the whole process but I’m still working on it. What are you looking forward to with the newspaper for the rest of the semester/year? I’m looking forward to seeing future articles and stories of the Quadrangle, specifically ones in the news section because that always seems to be the fun and important pitches to report on. What’s your favorite book/movie and why? I love to write, obviously, and I love film so much. It is so hard for me to pick one favorite film but if I had to it would be “The Godfather,” the trilogy. My favorite book is one titled “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson. I love fictional stories that are based on true events and the story about America’s first serial killer really fascinates me.
Maria Thomas How do you like writing for The Quadrangle? So far, I have found that writing for The Quadrangle is my main source of gratification and pride at MC. I love the challenge of working with deadlines and pressure. It’s safe to say that I like writing for The Quadrangle. What is something you’ve learned about the newspaper by this midway point in the semester? Something I have learned about the newspaper by this point in the semester is that it truly takes a village of dedicated writers, photographers, etc. to publish a weekly print. There are so many people involved with The Quadrangle that want nothing more than to see the paper thrive. What are you looking forward to with the newspaper for the rest of the semester/year? I’m looking forward to becoming closer with The Quadrangle staff. I really respect everyone in there. It feels good to be working with like-minded individuals, who appreciate good news and writing. What’s your favorite book and why? My favorite book is either “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding or “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway. Both of those books just speak to me. The way they are written inspires me.
Katie Heneghan How do you like writing for The Quadrangle? The Quadrangle has been a great way to stay involved and connected with what is going on on campus and I’ve loved being able to learn more about students, professors, and administrators at MC as a freshman. What is something you’ve learned about the newspaper by this midway point in the semester? I’ve learned a lot about journalistic writing, interviewing skills, and even things such as sending e-mails and making phone calls which are all things that the typical student isn’t doing on a regular basis. It’s a great way to integrate life skills into school work. What are you looking forward to with the newspaper for the rest of the semester/year? I’m really looking forward to continue speaking with students and learning about what is going on around campus on a regular basis. What’s your favorite movie and why? My favorite movie is definitely “Gone Girl.” I’ve seen it so many times and the ending surprises me every time, I love it. Brian Asare How do you like writing for The Quadrangle? To be honest, in the beginning, I was quite scared and really didn’t know what to expect. I really felt that I was really out of my comfort zone, but after writing a couple of pieces I must say I really love writing for The Quad (two words I never thought I will see in a sentence together: “love” and “writing”). The Quad staff is awesome and I really couldn’t have asked for more. What is something you’ve learned about the newspaper by this midway point in the semester? I learned that although it might seem simple to people outside The Quad, prepping issues for their due dates is quite a process. It takes a bunch of different section editors as well many photos for it to come together as a whole which is pretty dope when you are seeing it all come together first hand. What are you looking forward to with the newspaper for the rest of the semester/year? I’m definitely looking forward to the many other stories as well as the many “artsy” pictures I have in mind to be published in the newspaper. What’s your favorite hobby and why? My hobby is photography. I have been in love with photography since I was 10 and I have never stopped taking pictures ever since then. It’s my unique way of appreciating the world for what it is while blocking out any negative vibes.
Interviews conducted and compiled by Taylor Brethauer, Editor-in-Chief
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Post-Grad Lasallian Volunteers Share Experiences Samantha Walla
Asst. Production Editor Four post-graduate Lasallian Volunteers currently work on Manhattan College’s campus while educating the student body, particularly graduating seniors, about the benefits of becoming a Lasallian Volunteer. Jeff Lucia, Rebecca Hulick, Matt Billings and Jo-Ann Mullooly speak about their experiences in the Lasallian Volunteer Program to aid those interested in service make decisions about their post-graduate options. Lasallian Volunteers, or LVs, as they are commonly referred, are recent graduates who dedicate one or more years to service within communities with the De La Salle Christian Brothers. These communities, which exist throughout the country, utilize the skills of LVs as teachers, social workers and sports coaches among others. The program values faith, service and community, not only imparted from volunteers to those they serve, but from the community to the volunteers as well. Rebecca Hulick spent two years in El Paso, Texas with the Christian Brothers after graduating from Penn State University. Hulick currently works as a graduate assistant in the Dean of Students Office while she pursues her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and enjoys talking to current students about her experience. “If you’re passionate about helping others, talk to us,” said Hulick. “This a great program if you want to give back to others or help the underserved areas of our country. It doesn’t matter your major, if helping is something that interests you, check out the program!” Hulick joined the Lasallian Volunteers at the recommendation of her aunt, who worked at St. Mary’s College of California. After learning about the program, Hulick felt that it was the right path to take. “How to remain humble in the midst of chaos,” answered Hulick when asked what she learned from her experience. “I learned so much from the Christian Brothers, especially the brothers of El Paso. They taught me the simple act of humility which I carry with me today.” Living in community is an aspect of the Lasallian Volunteer Program that distinguishes it from other volunteer programs. Hulick’s day began and ended with morning prayer in her community after teaching Freshman religion, tutoring students in English and coleading Lasallian Youth with one of her community members. Time away from work was
spent with the Brothers and other volunteers in community, who live and eat together. Matt Billings also pointed to community as an important aspect of his experience. After graduating from Christian Brothers University in 2014 with a civil engineering degree, Billings decided that he wanted to do something beneficial and impactful in a community larger than himself. In the program, Billings taught math at La Salle Academy on the Lower East Side. During this time, he lived in a house with four other volunteers and four Brothers. “When you first move in, you’re moving in with complete strangers, but after a couple of weeks, or a couple months in becomes like a family. Living in community is a huge aspect [of the program] that puts it in a very different light,” said Billings. He continued. “I was not expecting a whole lot. I thought I would just go in and teach math for two years, then leave. Now I’m two years removed from the volunteer program and I still talk to the Brothers I lived with, I still go down to the school and visit… It had a very lasting impression on me and I still to this day do a lot of service for the Christian Brothers. It’s something that really helped me change and really helped me grow.” Billings has since returned to school for his Master’s degree, this time at Manhattan, where he also works in the department of Residence Life. Billings hopes to use his Master’s to work in disaster relief and infrastructure design. According to Billings, the community extends beyond living arrangements and to the actual volunteer site. “The students have the biggest impact on you. You think going in that you’re going to be impacting their lives, but honestly do all the impacting on you. Just the small interactions like they’ve had a bad day so you take them out for a cup of coffee or invite them on the next field trip or service event with you and they just kind of open up. It’s just those small connections with the students there that give you that meaningful relationship. You feel like you’re actually doing a lot of good for the students.” Jeffery Lucia spent his two years serving in different locations, where his interactions with students also defined his experience. During his first year, he served as the High School Program Coordinator at John XXIII Educational Center in Racine, Wisconsin, which is an after-school educational resource center serving K-12 students and their families. He spent his second year as a Residential Counselor at the Ocean Tides School, residential treatment center for court-adjudi-
cated male youth ages 13-18, located in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Lucia decided to spend time as an LV after graduating from La Salle University in 2015 where he studied Secondary Education and planned to teach history post-graduation. “I’ve always had a passion for education,” said Lucia. “However, I was always curious about other possible careers in education aside from traditional classroom teaching. During my time at La Salle, I had also cultivated a strong passion for the Lasallian mission and integrated the values in my work.” After hearing passionate retellings of traveling across the country, working with diverse communities and receiving support and encouragement from older friends who had participated in the program, Lucia knew that his support of the Lasallian mission and interest in teaching made him an ideal candidate to be an LV. Lucia continues both his studies and his work with education as an LV Scholar in his second-year studying School Counseling at Manhattan College. Lucia also works as the Graduate Assistant for the Orientation Office and interns in the Counseling Department at a charter high school in the Bronx. “Students have so many individuals come in and out of their lives at such a rapid pace,” said Lucia. “They internalize lessons, both positive and negative, from both their peers and adult figures. It’s important that the stakeholders in a student’s life share the same mission and goals and act as a community that fosters collaboration and holistic education for the betterment of the child.” He continued. “Having worked and served in a variety of education-based settings, particularly as a Lasallian Volunteer, I’ve learned the importance of cultivating the mindset that it takes a village to raise a child. I think we all have a part to play in making sure any individual student can succeed, not just academically, but socially and emotionally, as well. Teachers, administrators, parents, deans, coaches, social workers, and so many more individuals each have a responsibility and a role to fulfill in a student’s life.” Jo-Ann Mullooly, class of 2016, was first exposed to the Lasallian Volunteer program while at Manhattan College. In addition to participating in the Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience, or L.O.V.E. program, Mullooly’s relationship with Brother Ray Meagher promoted “Lasallian charism.” “I have a very special memory of Brother Ray as graduation day grew near and my anxiety was through the roof. He said, “People you haven’t even
TOP: Mullooly with two students at La Salle Middle School in St. Louis, MO. BOTTOM: Mullooly (second from left) with her community in Tuscon, Ariz. JO-ANN MULLOOLY / COURTESY met yet are waiting for you to change their lives.” After realizing that seeking faith, service, and community could help her achieve her post-graduation and life goals, becoming an LV seemed like a perfect way to accomplish them. Mullooly volunteered for one year at a middle school in St. Louis, Missouri and spent her second year at a high school in Tucson, Arizona. “It’s a great experience that pushes you to grow in faith, service and community,” said Mullooly. “I left the program a far more mature, agile and grateful person than I was before joining.” Mullooly is currently working toward her masters degree in counseling at Manhattan College in addition to being the graduate assistant for the new Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center, which is opening officially on October 19. “This experience is hugely beneficial for everyone, personally and professionally,” Mullooly said. “I think the willingness to jump into new environments has many advantages for everyone, not just those that are interested in education. LVs meet many individuals during their service experience that are willing to walk with you as you discern your life’s purpose.” In spite of the different experiences of the LVs, they all encourage Manhattan College students with an interest in volunteer work to explore the
program “I think the Lasallian Volunteers is a fantastic opportunity to get exposed to different peoples, environments, and careers in education and social services. It’s made up of a passionate group of individuals with a shared mission that’s difficult to come by today,” said Lucia. “As someone who is not Catholic or even Christian, I never felt out of place. In fact, I found a new home in this organization and felt like I could explore my faith in a safe way. The fact that the Lasallian mission is transcendent of any particular faith practice is part of what makes the work as a Lasallian Volunteer so powerful. I strongly encourage anyone who is even remotely interested in post-grad volunteering to look into this program.” Billings agrees. “I’ve never really talked to anyone or known anyone that’s left the program with a bad taste in their mouths. The interactions with the students help you grow in a way that working professionally can’t really provide you. It helps you to see the injustice in society a lot more and how some students are treated based off of socioeconomics, race, culture… it helps you be more aware of your surroundings and be more inclusive.” The Lasallian Volunteers encourage interested students to visit LasallianVolunteers.org or contact Kathleen Swain, director of Lasallian Volunteers, KSwain@cbconf.org
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Arts & Entertainment
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“The Winter’s Tale” Staged by the American Shakespeare Center Visits Campus Rose Brennan A&E Editor
In what has now become a tradition at Manhattan College, the American Shakespeare Center (ASC) made their annual visit to Smith Auditorium to perform “The Winter’s Tale” on Friday, Oct. 12. The ASC has been coming to Riverdale every fall since 2012. Their yearly performance has now become a favorite fall semester event of students and faculty across the campus. One of the masterminds behind the event was Brian Chalk, Ph.D., an associate professor of English, who was familiar with the ASC long before their first performance in Smith Auditorium. When Chalk was an undergraduate at James Madison University, one of his professors was the founder of the ASC. Over the course of the semester, Chalk saw several productions by the company, which ultimately inspired him to become an English professor. “I told myself if I ever got the opportunity, I would bring them to wherever I ended up.
And I ended up [at MC], and now they’ve been coming since 2012,” Chalk said. While “The Winter’s Tale” may not be one of Shakespeare’s more well-known plays, it is actually among one of Chalk’s personal favorites. “I can’t think of a play that brings out the more miraculous nature of theater than ‘The Winter’s Tale,’” he said. “The Winter’s Tale” is a part of Shakespeare’s romance plays, which were written in the later part of his career. According to Chalk, the romances are quite different from the comedy/tragedy genres of Shakespeare’s earlier work, because they incorporate elements of both. In fact, Chalk classifies the first half of ‘The Winter’s Tale’ as “a tragedy on warp speed.” “Things happen very quickly and unexpectedly, and when a tragic event happens, normally, tragedy stops time,” Chalk said. “That tragedy takes place and things come to an end on a tragic note. In the romances, things keep going, and things get weird.” The ASC faced several unique challenges with “The Winter’s Tale.” To start, “The
(ABOVE) The performers would play music and parody songs before the start of the show and during the intermission. EMILY ORTIZ / THE QUADRANGLE (BELOW) The performance featured many joyful moments. AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER / COURTESY
Winter’s Tale” is not as wellknown as some of Shakespeare’s other plays. With this challenge, there are several questions which must be answered. “It’s not like MacBeth or [A Midsummer Night’s Dream] or Hamlet, so it starts off with ‘what audience are we trying to play to?’” said Topher Embrey, a member of the ASC, who played the first lord and the shepherd’s son. “I think it’s been difficult trying to figure out the audience for this particular one, because so many people … have opinions about what Shakespeare means.” Another critical aspect unique to “The Winter’s Tale” was the decision of how to portray the magical elements of the story. Some of these elements are obviously supernatural, such as King Leontes calling upon the god Apollo to prove his wife’s innocence or guilt, and the immediate fallout after the king disobeys him. “I think the magic … is in the different worlds we live in,” said Embrey, referring to the play’s two settings of Sicilia and Bohemia. But to fellow castmate Annabelle Rollison, who played Paulina, there is also a magic in the play which might not be as blatantly obvious. “I would say the magic is in the forgiveness and the redemption in this show. Like how difficult it is to be able to truly forgive someone, especially for something heinous, and … in your heart, really mean it. That is magic,” Rollison said. Despite contemporary takes on some aspects of the performance, the ASC for the most part aims to stay true to the traditional staging conditions of Shakespeare’s time. For instance, when the audience first walks into the auditorium before the show starts, they are greeted by members of the company singing and playing instruments to popular songs. “The music was definitely born of … an earlier iteration of the company trying to just entertain people that were walking in, so very simple. There’s a lot of things about the production style here that are very true to what it would have been like in Shakespeare’s company, including that they would have had musicians in the gallery playing. And it would have been contemporary music to them, which is why we choose contemporary music to us,” Rollison said. But even after the company
Though not featured on the playbill, the bear was a key component to the show.
AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER / COURTESY finishes the prelude and begins the main production, the lights do not dim. The audience is able to see the action onstage as well as each other. This staging condition is what inspired the ASC’s humorous albeit somewhat vulgar tagline: “We do it with the lights on.” This desire to remain true to the Shakespearean tradition is appreciated not only by students and faculty, but by some of the college’s higher-ups as well. “I always loved the way that they approach Shakespeare and just try to restore it to its sense of fun and entertainment,” said Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., president of the college, who attended Friday’s production. “The idea that the audience is implicated in a play, I think, is really great for this company.” Like Chalk, O’Donnell knew of the ASC long before he arrived at MC. “When I used to teach at Loyola in Baltimore, we used to bring this company in every year,” O’Donnell said. “I would bring them into my classes and the actors would hang out with the students and teach them some stuff about blank verse and about Shakespeare.”
Rollison, along with the rest of the ASC, is committed to continuing the Shakespearean tradition. “We very much are dedicated to keeping Shakespeare’s staging conditions, because we believe that you keep something special about the production that way. There were things written to be said right into somebody’s eyes,” she said. “There’s a really beautiful connection made between audience and actor when you actually have eye contact. It’s something you can’t really fake.” This intimacy between actor and audience is important not only to members of the ASC, but to Chalk as well. “When [students] see a Shakespeare play performed live, they’re seeing it in the context in which it was meant to be experienced. Reading Shakespeare is great, I recommend it to anyone, but there’s nothing like hearing the words spoken aloud.” He continued. “Shakespeare suddenly becomes something that belongs to us, something that is always of our moment no matter when that moment is,” Chalk said.
The performers took on many roles throughout the play.
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Manhattan College Students Attend Comic Con Cat Cornwell Contributor
The New York Comic Con was back in town from Oct. 3-6, and fellow lovers of Saint John Baptist De La Salle shared their experiences with their fellow New Yorkers. Comic Con is a four day event where people of all ages and backgrounds come together and dress up, or “cosplay,” as their favorite characters from TV shows, video games, comic books and other media. People travel hundreds of miles to attend this iconic event. Among those who attended are juniors Megan Lawlor and Ryan Askin and senior Carrie Jimenez Lawlor has attended Comic Con five years in a row, starting her junior year of high school. Before attending her first Comic Con, Lawlor would “closet cosplay”, casually dressing up as characters like Rose from the classic tv show “Doctor Who”. When asked what made her interested in Comic Con and cosplay, Lawlor said, “I’m an actress and I love comic books, so it’s kind of the natural direction to be heading in.” This year’s Comic Con marks Askin’s second appearance. His first time going was when he was in eighth grade when his mother, father and uncle surprised him with tickets. Ryan’s love for Comic Con developed from his love of video games, watching tv shows and reading. Jimenez has also gone twice, her first time attending being in 2016. She wanted to attend last year but the tickets were sold out when she was
ready to purchase them. “It’s like another day for Halloween,” Jimenez said. This year, Lawlor attended all four days of Comic Con, assuming a different persona each day; Thursday she was Spider Woman, Friday she was Sailor Venus from the manga series “Sailor Moon”, Saturday she epitomized the villain, Shego, from the old Disney TV show “Kim Possible” and Sunday, she dressed as Daphne, and her sister as Velma, from “Scooby Doo”. “Comic Con is like Disneyland; it’s the happiest place on Earth,” Lawlor said. While at Comic Con, Lawlor was graced with the opportunity to meet David Tennant, the actor that played the Tenth Doctor in “Doctor Who,” because she became friends with a girl at Comic Con the year before and that girl was going to meet him, asking Lawlor to tag along. “I feel like [my friend] is just representative of the people that you meet at these conventions, they are so open. They are like, ‘You like something that I like, let’s be friends!’ It’s really lovely,” Lawlor said. Askin went to Comic Con on Sunday (10/5) dressed as Steven from the show “Steven Universe”. When asked how long his costume took to prepare, he said it didn’t take very long, as it was mostly online shopping. “Some cosplays take a longer amount of time to get together just because they are really intricate and it depends on if you’re using makeup, if you’re not using makeup, if you’re building your costume or not,” he said. Askin attended a panel called “Women of Marvel”,
where women who work for Marvel Studios speak about “the different female representations within Marvel Comics.” This panel was Askin’s favorite part of Comic Con. “[It shows] that super heroes aren’t just for men and being a nerd is no longer just for men, it’s for everyone,” he said. Carrie pulled her boyfriend along on Sunday, cosplaying a convincing Kida and Milo from the Disney movie “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” Jimenez described the stress of putting together her costume last minute- both the day before Comic Con and during midterm week. “If you didn’t catch me on the day of my hardest midterm, I would have probably said getting ready for Comic Con.” Jimenez enjoyed playing the new video games and “crushing [her] boyfriend because we’re both new to them.” She then said that the advanced technology is her favorite part about Comic Con and went into detail about a particularly advanced gaming system she experienced when she first attended Comic Con in 2016. “They had this virtual dome that you lay down in for 20 minutes and you experience this trippy feeling of ‘Oh my gosh, I feel like I’m being transported to someplace new!’” Jimenez said. Lawlor described Comic Con as a “wonderful, exhausting, beautiful event.” While taking me through her journey through Comic Con, Lawlor said that so much was going on around her, she managed to overlook a bus that was on display right in front of her, she was distracted by all the people in costume. Megan then went on to talk about how huge the Javits
Center, where Comic Con was held, is. Although she attended all four days of Comic Con, she was still unable to see the entirety of the center. Lawlor went on to say why she loves the Comic Con environment. “It’s the culmination of a year long effort and being able to produce something and then getting to go somewhere where people appreciate it,” she said. Askin said Comic Con was, “an awe inspiring and overwhelming experience. When you step in there, there are a lot of people there, so it’s definitely not for the claustrophobic.” He continued. “I just like the atmosphere, it’s nice to have a lot of people there who are there for one interest, and just to be able to express themselves and be themselves,” he said. When Jimenez described Comic Con, she said, “It’s like window shopping but more intense. You spend so much and get, like, toys.” Comic Con remains to be an event with special meaning to Lawlor. “Next year, I’m definitely dragging my girlfriend with me at least one of the days,” because “it’s a gathering of people expressing their love for one another and for the things they all value,” she said. “I definitely think that Comic Con is something everyone should go to at least once,” Askin said.
(ABOVE) Lawlor (pictured) in her Shego cosplay on Saturday, the third day of Comic Con. MEGAN LAWLOR / COURTESY (BELOW) Jimenez as Kida from the movie “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”. CARRIE JIMENEZ / COURTESY
Jane Nolan: Stand-Up Comedian Alexa Schmidt Asst. A&E Editor
Sophomore Jane Nolan performed stand-up comedy at Scatterbomb’s show on Oct. 5. To say that she was a success was an understatement. As the opener, she set the tone for the rest of the night, and put herself on the radar for regular Scatterbomb attendees. Stand-up comedy is not a common talent. It requires to comedian to be completely vulnerable to the audience, and try to make them laugh as much as possible. Sounds like a challenge, but Nolan seemed completely natural on the stage. Nolan has always been interested in stand-up throughout high school, but did not try it until just recently. “I never really got into it until last year. I did stand-up at the coffee house and then I just
never did it again. And then this year, I was like, let’s get back into this so, I think I’ve always had an interest in it, I just never actively done it until I got to college,” she said. After the first coffeehouse of the semester, Kevin Donald, a Scatterbomb member, took an interest in her performance. “Kevin was there and then messaged me on Instagram and was like, would like to open for us, Fordham is coming, I think it would be cool. And of course, I was like yeah, obviously,” she said. She continued. “I was really nervous at first, just because usually with my stand-up, I’ll write stuff and then I’ll practice it for a really long time and then get the courage and be like, all right let’s perform this. But when Kevin messaged me, I didn’t have anything new written, so I had to write for the show and come up with new stuff. It was
cool though, it was cool to write under pressure kind of and see how that went. I think it went well,” Nolan said. Nolan hopes to open for Scatterbomb again. “Really, any chance to perform I think is really fun, I love doing it. So if Scatterbomb wants to have me again, I’d love to do it again,” she said. As inspiration for her standup, Nolan watches the comedians on the Netflix specials, like John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan and Ali Wong. “I try to watch all of them. And see what they do. Try to not mimic, but take kinda what they do,” she said. In addition to watching comedians, Nolan has her own unique writing process. “It’s usually right before I go to bed I’ll think of either really embarrassing stories or stuff that happened to me or just things that I would think that other people would find funny,
and then I’ll write it in my notes before I go to bed so I don’t forget it. And then I’ll wake up and I’ll try to write more on it or get a larger story on it I guess … stuff like that. It’s usually quick things that come to mind that I’ll jot down and then just try to elaborate more on later on,” Nolan said. Nolan has long-term goals that she wants to achieve as well. “In a perfect world, I want to get more momentum as a stand-up comedian and just start doing larger gigs, and specials, and eventually end up on Netflix, like the big ones; that would be really cool to do and I would love for that to happen. We’ll see. It’s really hard to break out in this world I feel like when it comes to comedy, but yeah, that would be cool,” she said. You can follow her on Instagram @straightedgednow.
Nolan set the tone for Scatterbomb’s show on Oct. 5, when she opened for them. TAYLOR BRETHAUER / THE QUADRANGLE
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Men’s Club Rowing Looks to New Season with Positivity Alexa Schmidt & Samantha Walla
Asst. A&E Editor & Asst. Production Editor The Manhattan College men’s rowing team has begun training for their second season following a two-year hiatus. The team has had a complicated history. It was founded in 1932 as a Division I sport in an attempt to drum up an interest in sports at Manhattan College, particularly football. Despite this, rowing became more popular and football never garnered student interest. During World War II, the team went on a hiatus, and came back in the 1960s. It eventually became a club team in the late 1990s, and has continued since. Senior history major Vincent Wiedemann joined the rowing team as a freshman in 2015, and talked about functioning as a club. “A lot of being a club has to do with economic options with the school, and the sport has kind of evolved to the point where a majority of schools aren’t D1,” Wiedemann said. “I know schools like Notre Dame, Duke and Harvard are clubs. I don’t know if Title IX has to do with it, but clubs that aren’t actual colleges are included.” Additionally, MC was one of the eight schools who actually founded the Dad Vail Regatta, which is the largest intercollegiate regatta in the United States, and which MC has won twice. During Wiedemann’s sophomore year, however, the team split. Jim Foley, their coach, was moved to coaching the girls’ team, and the boys’ team was prohibited from practicing until last year. The addition of Karla and Mike Ward as
coaches has secured the team a considerable amount of funding, largely from the support of alumni. The team is already preparing for their next season. They practice every day, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. in New Rochelle, where they spend late August to mid-November on the water. From November to late February they practice in Draddy gymnasium, and use the ergometers, as well as work on strength and cardio. In the springtime, they go back on the water. Despite the early mornings, each member enjoys the sport, including sophomore Aidan Gormley, who joined the team last semester. “I love rowing,” Gormley said. “It makes the 5:00 a.m.’s worth it when you get on the water and you get a good rhythm going and everyone on the boat knows what they’re doing. You really get into the pace of it and the boat starts moving, and that’s the best part.” Senior and environmental science major, Kieran Schnur agreed. “I think when you practice with the same guys morning after early morning in the same boat, you suffer together, you move the boat together, you kind of become like brothers, and you kind of spend a lot of time together,” said Schnur. The rowers’ schedules are pretty much planned out for the day and they follow a similar routine on most days. “Because you get up in the morning, breakfast, class, afternoon workout, sleep, back to practice, and then if you got good chemistry, it becomes a lifestyle and a little below schoolwork of importance” Schnur said. While almost every sport is
Seniors Kieran Schnur (left) and Vincent Wiedemann (right) on the erg machines. MANHATTAN COLLEGE MEN’S CLUB ROWING FACEBOOK / COURTESY a team sport, rowing is unique in the fact that when one person falters, everyone in the boat can also immediately falter. So when working with one another, the rowers develop a strong sense of team building skills. “It’s because of the synergy of being able to work with others, and know exactly how they’re going to move, it’s like a shared mindset,” Wiedemann added. “When you’re in the boat, you lose yourself and become a greater thing than an individual.”
He continued. “I just want to see how we can do in Dad Vails this year because it’s the biggest collegiate regatta in North America and if we’re able to do well it’s indicative of how well we’ve progressed as a team,” said Wiedemann. “We started very slowly last fall and we definitely did better that spring. We can use that kind of like a marker for the year and see how well we’ve been training the recruits.” The brotherhood that is fostered between the team mem-
bers is open to everyone, as no experience is necessary to join. After the student engagement club fair on Sept. 4, the team grew to about 30 people, which they expect to settle at around 20 for the full season. Of all the members, Weidemann is the only one who has rowed for more than one semester at the collegiate level. The majority of the others are new to the sport. Despite the difficulties that come with training large numbers, the team emphasizes that all are welcome.
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Overtime Goal Lifts Manhattan Men Over Rider MSOC: Manhattan 1, Rider 0 Pete Janny Staff Writer
The Manhattan College Jaspers (10-3-0; MAAC 3-2) got back to their winning ways at Gaelic Park on the evening of Oct. 10 as junior midfielder Milan Devuyst’s goal in overtime lifted the Jaspers to a 1-0 victory over the Rider University Broncs (4-6-1; MAAC 3-1-0). The win was of significant importance for the Jaspers as they surpassed the Broncs in the MAAC standings and improved their overall standing in the conference. As is the case for most conference games, wins don’t come easily and Wednesday night was no different. Right from the get-go, both teams asserted themselves physically and maintained an aggressive approach for the duration of the game. This fiery spirit paid dividends as both teams continually aggravated each other and prevented one another from establishing momentum. Despite Rider’s intense play, Manhattan played with aplomb and posted advantages in shots (12-9) and corner kicks (4-2). A steadfast defensive commitment from both sides characterized much of the first half, with the exception of a few chances that almost broke the deadlock. The Jaspers’ first real chance arose in the
31st minute off a corner when sophomore striker Berti Fourrier put a head on the ball that went just wide of the target. Five minutes later, the Broncs created their first real threat when junior striker Clement Bourret found some daylight just inside the 18-yard box, but slipped and was forced to rush a shot that was easily handled by Manhattan senior keeper Marcellin Gohier. Manhattan head coach Jorden Scott stressed the importance of maintaining a high level of focus for the entirety of conference games, which tend to have an unpredictable element to them. Overall, Scott was enthused by his team’s exceptional response coming on the heels of a tough loss against Quinnipiac. “It’s a grueling schedule,” said Scott in a postgame interview with Go Jaspers. “When you find teams at the top, there’s a really small margin for winning and losing. We were on the receiving end over the weekend, but tonight we were fortunate to get the goal.” That decisive goal Scott alluded to was procured within the first 30 seconds of overtime and was the culmination of Manhattan’s adamant pursuit of getting back in the win column. Junior defender Angee Komano wasted no time at the start of the first overtime as he came flying down the left sideline
Sophomore Milan Devuyst’s (pictured) first goal with Manhattan could not have come at a better time for the Jaspers. GO JASPERS / COURTESY
and delivered a beautiful ball to the back post where fifth-year forward Troy Carrington was positioned. Carrington’s gentle touch set up Devuyst in front of the net, whose initial shot was denied by Rider’s sophomore keeper Pablo Gatinois before his rebound found the back of the net. “The first one I missed, and it came back to my feet so I was able to put the second one in,” said Devuyst in a postgame interview with Go Jaspers. Devuyst is currently in the midst of his second season with Manhattan after transferring from Old Dominion University. Even though the goal was Devuyst’s first at Manhat-
tan, he was more interested in talking about the importance of this win for his team. “This was really good for the team because we needed that win, especially coming off the loss against Quinnipiac,” said Devuyst in the interview with Go Jaspers. Scott praised Devuyst’s timely heroics as his team improved to 3-0 following a loss this season. “He made a run in the box for the cross and from his position that’s a good 50-yard run,” said Scott in the interview with Go Jaspers. “And that’s what we need, guys who are ready to step up and he deserves this one because he’s been working
hard.” In what has been a magical season thus far for the Jaspers, Devuyst’s winner provided the latest wave of exhilaration for this team. In addition, Wednesday night’s clean sheet had added significance for Gohier as he earned a program-record 12th career shutout. As a team, the win tied a program-best 10th victory on the season as they appear destined to leave their mark on the record books. While the Jaspers fell 2-1 to Marist in Poughkeepsie on Oct. 13, they will have their eyes set on history when they host Iona on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Women Drop Senior Day Matchup with Marist WSOC: Marist 1, Manhattan 0 Pete Janny Staff Writer
The Manhattan College Jaspers (3-7-2; MAAC 2-4-1) played host to the Marist Red Foxes (7-6-1; MAAC 5-2-0) on Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd at Gaelic Park for Senior Day. The annual senior day festivities always provide a thrill for the players and fans as the longest tenured members of the program are commemorated for their remarkable achievements and immeasurable contributions. The aura of this special day elicits bittersweet and sentimental emotions for everyone involved as the program begins to bid farewell to the leaders of the program. However, it’s also a celebratory day and this year’s class provided no shortage of reasons for celebrating their dedication to the program. Nicole Copping, Victoria Reis, Annie Doerr, Kelly DiGregorio, Jill
Hoban, Sara Naessig, Emma Saul and Caroline Taylor have captivated all with their unique talents and contributions which will not fade from the memories of Jaspers any time soon. Both teams looked evenly matched for much of the game and neither team gave the other much room to breathe. The inability of both teams to find any rhythm can be attributed to spectacular defensive play by both sides and the onset of fall-like weather. The Red Foxes were able to capitalize off a corner kick in the 56th minute when sophomore defender Nicole Sasso headed home the cross from junior midfielder Alexa Svensson. The go-ahead goal by Marist didn’t deter the composure and drive of the Jaspers as they showcased some of their offensive potential in the second half. In the 70th minute, sophomore midfielder Tia Painilainen unleashed a vicious strike from outside the post that drilled the crossbar and was swiftly cleared away from
further danger. In the final minute, sophomore defender Maddie Barrow’s long-range blast was denied by the Marist keeper and effectively quelled Manhattan’s hopes of equalizing the score. Copping and Reis had no intentions of letting whatever the final score read dampen their mood on this special day. “Regardless of what the score was today or any other day, there was always just a focus on growing as players, but mostly people,” said Reis. “It was special to be able to celebrate with the people who have supported us the whole time.” Both agreed that their experiences at Manhattan have surpassed their initial expectations when they arrived on campus in the fall of 2015. “Coming in as a freshman I did not anticipate having such an awesome four years to be honest,” said Copping. “Our freshmen year was awesome and then we had our ups and downs throughout our four years but all in all it has been
The senior class was honored prior to their match-up against Marist on Oct. 13 GOJASPERS / COURTESY nothing but awesome.” Both Copping and Reis acknowledged that their growth and success as players wouldn’t have been possible without the encouragement of head coach Brendan Lawler and the support of the Manhattan College community. “Brendan does a really good job of helping each of us realize our full potential as players and people,” said Reis. “The alumni have also had an impact and their support has motivated us to always work harder.” In regards to the on-field product of their team, Copping and Reis believe their team is
starting to come into their own as the Jaspers enter the stretch run of the season. Both believe that their team performance can still be elevated to another level. “We have the potential to take our game to another level,” said Reis. “Soccer is a game that often goes either way regardless of how well or poorly a team plays. We have the potential and crazier things have happened.” The Jaspers will look to bounce back against Iona on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 3:00 p.m. in New Rochelle.