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Worn Infrastructure Results in Excavation Adjacent to the Quadrangle Kyla Guilfoil

Asst. News Editor

Happy Open House Week!

Manhattan College invites prospective students and families for the annual Open House on Oct. 24.

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Director of Veteran Services Receives the Ireland-U.S. Transatlantic Ambassador Award Madalyn Johnson & Mack Olmsted Web Editor & Staff Writer

Director of Veteran Services at Manhattan College, Tiana Sloan, was granted the Ireland-U.S Transatlantic Ambassador Award at the New York-New Belfast Summit on October 1 as a testament to her commitment in assisting veterans on campus through the ins and outs of life as a veteran.

As Manhattan College’s first director of Veteran Services, Sloan was honored for her dedication to running the program which guides over 100 student veterans through their transition from working in the military, to becoming a college student, and then earning a job.

Prior to being director, Sloan has picked up over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, working for organizations such as the American Lung Association, Continuum Health Partners, and the Osborne Association.

Throughout her college

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experience at NYU, Sloan struggled figuring out what she wanted to pursue so she dropped out and started working at a drug rehab center for women in Yonkers. From there, it was clear she wanted to make helping others her life’s work.

“One of the biggest things that I did there was that the organization needed to redo their policies and procedures to keep their state license intact,” Sloan said. “So I raised my hand and said I would do it and I rewrote the programs, policies and procedures to get their New York state license and that kind of became the entry point for ‘I like doing nonprofit management, I like running programs and developing programs.’”

Sloan went on to Baruch College and got a degree in Bachelors of Science and Public Affairs with a concentration in nonprofit and public management, and in the following years she continued to work for nonprofits. It wasn’t until she met her husband at the American Lung Association, that

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Sloan developed a passion for helping veterans.

“Starting to date my husband, I started to become more aware of veteran issues and more interested in veteran issues, even when we got married, rather than doing favors we made a donation to the USO to send care packages to soldiers,” Sloan said.

Being from a family of veterans, these issues surprisingly began to stand out in a way they never did as she was growing up.

“I am from a family where my grandfathers were all veterans and served but it wasn’t but it wasn’t something that we talked about a lot in my family and I just kind of was always peripherally aware of, but still never fully understood. Fast forward and I ended up leading the American Lung Association after eight years, then working for a hospital system in New York and I’m still not working with veterans, but just kind of __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Excavation work to mend a broken steam pipe is ongoing on the northwest corner of the Quadrangle. The work began during the summer due to steam leaks detected in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers.

Matthew McManness, VP of Finance, told The Quadrangle that this pipe issue is part of an overall deterioration of Manhattan College’s old infrastructure.

“The main quad buildings date back to 1922 when the college moved to the Bronx,” McManness wrote via email.

“Many parts of their infrastructure are buried underground and do not present an issue until the need is present. During the course of our investigation, we uncovered a multitude of issues beyond the original steam concern. There were numerous sections of steam, water and fire service lines that were deteriorated.”

McManness explained that the steam was first noticed last winter, but that the process of identifying the source of such leaks is tedious. It took much digging in the areas around the Chapel to determine which pipe was the source of these leaks. The trench between Smith Auditorium, which the Chapel is in, and De La Salle Hall is where all the essential infrastructure is that connects the two buildings.

“What prompted us to open everything was the condition of the line that feeds the sprinkler system in the auditorium,” wrote McManness.

“This line had failed its annual pressure test the year before.

Many attempts were made to identify the exact location of its leak, and it remained a mystery until we began excavating the steam line. We found a constant flow of water that couldn’t be attributed to anything other than a pipe leak.”

McManness told The Quadrangle that he had initially hoped the project would have been completed by the end of Summer 2021, but that due to the process of obtaining

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materials and a proper contract, the excavation will continue for another three to four weeks. A paper sign on the site reads, “Expected November 2021.”

In collaboration with the project manager, Jason Gaynor, McManness explained that the process for obtaining the proper materials for repair is imperative to the project’s success.

The pair relied on the “collective experience of the physical plant staff”. Through this collaboration, the project team is able to create a design for work and a list of materials that will best assist in the particular project.

According to McManness, if a project is estimated to cost more than $5,000 and is not under a maintenance agreement, the college offers the project out to three different contractors to bid on. The most qualified and competitive contractor will receive the contract for the project.

In this case the chosen contracting team gave a crew of 5-10 workers. The size of the crew varies day to day depending on the objective of that day’s work.

McManness explained that this project was unrelated to the repairs needed after damages from Hurricane Ida and Tropical Storm Henri.

“The historic floods we had this summer on campus and throughout NYC had no real effect on these projects except slowing down the bidding of the work since it is hard to get some of the items needed to replace the pipe,” McManness told The Quadrangle via email.

“Practically every part of the flood related clean up work has been funded through our insurance. The work was primarily in Miguel, DeLaSalle and Memorial Hall with some work in Draddy Gymnasium. Most of the work has been carpet, time and drywall repairs as well as some repairs for damage to the gym floor. Most of that work has been completed.”

Alternatively, this pipe repair project has not yet been covered by insurance, nor has been completed. The pipeline project has not yet been submit__________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Opinions & Editorials

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Dear Readers, I hope you are all recuperating post-midterm season.

For the first time this semester, we finally have a printed issue. After six digital issues, you can find an abridged version of this week’s paper on stands. I am thrilled that we were able to do this and just in time for Open House.

As some of you may already know, our talented sports editor Pete Janny is stepping down from his position. After two years in the role, Pete has strengthened and reenergized the section. He is a constant cheerleader and is always someone you can count on to be in your corner. While he will continue to write for us as a senior writer, his impact on the sports section is undeniable.

Our current assistant features editor, Cari McCarthy is stepping in to fill his role. Having previously served as assistant sports editor, Cari’s experience, drive and passion are setting her up for success. We have all the confidence in the world that she is going to do an incredible job.

Thank you to our writers, editors and production team for putting out another great issue. As always if you are interested in joining our staff come to our weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 4 in Kelly 4.12 and don’t hesitate to reach out.

Until next time,

Sincerely,

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Thank You, Readers: Pete Janny Takes the Bench Pete Janny Senior Writer

In December 2019, former Quadrangle editor-in-chief, Gabriella DePinho ‘21, asked me to run the sports section for the paper. After a year and a half as a sports writing apprentice under other talented journalists, I agreed to take the position and run with it.

Never in my wildest dreams did I expect my tenure as sports editor to come during a global pandemic when live sports, the one constant in society, was no longer a constant. While sports may have left us for a long period of time, we as a team adjusted and delivered meaningful sports stories even with the lights turned off at Gaelic and the court at Draddy off limits.

Wholeheartedly, I am proud of that body of work from our staff under the most extraordinary of circumstances.

By the end of 2020, I wanted to do everything I could to carry on that vision of ingenuity and purpose into a new year, and I will always be grateful to current Editor-in-Chief Anna Woods for buying into that vision.

Issue 6 was officially my swan song as sports editor for the Quadrangle as I now pass the mantle to Caroline McCarthy. There are too many thoughts floating around in my head to fully capture my appreciation for the opportunity I had — although I do have a few things to say.

I want to thank the staff. Up to this point I’ve worked under four editors-in-chiefs who have given immense support to the

sports section. They were fair and treated every section of our papers with the attention they deserve.

I want to thank two individuals in particular — John Jackson ‘19 and Jack Melanson ‘19.

John didn’t need to take me under his wing to teach me the basics of sports writing when he was the sports editor and I was a naive freshman. But if you know John, you know a person who cares greatly about others and their successes. He taught me class through his actions not words — like when he accompanied me to the MAAC Tournament in Albany in 2019.

Jack didn’t say a lot to me when I was a freshman. But when he did, he meant every word. He reminded me of who I was and what my purpose in life is — which is to storytell through writing. He took me to the side once and encouraged me to keep going strong. To hear those words coming from a senior meant everything to me and still does.

I want to thank the people who make it all possible: the subjects. The athletes, coaches, fans, alums and administrators who gave me a peek into their own stories which, in turn, allowed me to tell those stories to others.

Every story was special in their own unique way. Like Joe Coppo’s which started on the mound at Van Cortlandt Park back in the mid 1970s. Or Jimmy Quinn’s which included a memorable stint as the team manager for the men’s basketball team. Or like Ed Bowes’ which paved the way for generations worth of opportunities for cross country.

The journey to becoming sports editor for this great publication was not always easy. There were plenty of late nights filled with procrastination and improvisation. There was the time in Nov. 2018 when I showed up to cover my first basketball game in front of a packed Draddy crowd wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

That was the first time I embarrassed myself on the press table — and most likely not the last time too.

Most importantly, I leave the role of sports editor without any regrets and with deeper appreciation for journalism than before I started. For a paper that has been around since 1924, tradition means every-

thing at the Quadrangle. I was honored to contribute to that tradition, and I hope I moved the needle in some way or another to maintain this bastion of journalism for the next generation of writers at Manhattan College. Student journalism matters and it’s long overdue for others to see that too.

At my Jesuit high school, the phrase “Cura Personalis” was said often — meaning “care for the entire person.” This concept is brought to life with good journalism when the writer, the subjects and the readers are understanding of each other’s role toward creating a better human experience — and in turn a better society. I am fortunate that almost everyone

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I encountered over the years cared for me as a person more than just as a writer. I want all of those people to know I did my best to reciprocate that empathy and compassion when telling your stories.

Journalism is not easy, especially when you try to do it the right way. It required me to take chances and get out of my comfort zone, which was no doubt intimidating in the beginning.

But I soon learned journalism is not an individual pursuit as much as it is a team effort.

At the Quadrangle, there’s a reason it’s “we do journalism.” We believe no one should be left behind, and that’s what makes us special.

Pete Janny says goodbye to readers as he steps down from his role as sports editor.

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THE QUADRANGLE News Director of Veteran Services Receives the Ireland-U.S. Transatlantic Ambassador

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 peripherally aware and interested in veterans, and then I came to Manhattan College.”

Sloan received the award from The Irish Echo, an Irish American Weekly Newspaper, at a conference the paper annually holds called the New York New Belfast conference. This year’s theme at the conference was rebuilding, as a result of COVID-19, specifically rebuilding cities.

Sloan was one out of six honorees that night of Irish descent, but Sloan shared there was more that organizers of the event looked for when choosing an honoree.

“They wanted somebody in higher education that was doing a lot of work to help rebuild after COVID. During COVID It was such a strange time and the cornerstone of what we do for veterans here is building community, and that’s really easy when we have a Veteran Center here on campus. But unfortunately during COVID when we went remote that was really hard to do.”

Despite COVID-19 making it difficult for Sloan to build that sense of community for veterans, she became creative when coming up with ways to still connect with veterans re-

gardless of not being in-person.

“I did a lot of work during COVID to keep that sense of community going, so we held online events every week sometimes, we were doing meditation sessions, an open table gathering where we normally go to An Beal, but we’re not going to An Beal so, hey we’re going to hang out on Zoom for a few hours. I would create virtual rooms that veterans could just pop in and out of and I would stay live on camera as much as I could during the day and you just clicked on a button and you got to see me at home doing work and my kids in the background, but we really did a lot of work to kind of maintain that community.”

When Sloan met professor of religious studies, Steven Kaplan, Ph.D, he offered a religious studies course with sections specifically for student veterans. Sloan heard about the work Kaplan put into student veterans and was eager to get involved. She became director of corporate foundation relations and later worked with Kaplan to open the Veterans Center in Thomas Hall.

“Tiana Sloan is the heart and soul of the Veterans Success Program,” Kaplan said.

“She runs the organization like a well oiled machine, making

sure all the numerous events are run perfectly and the management of such a complicated program is executed without a blemish. But it is her heart that is the glue of success. She creates a community of student veterans that care for each other because she cares for each of them.”

Sloan has played a huge role in helping many student veterans gracefully transition into the college environment, like junior Christopher Noberto.

“She is dedicated to the job, and she’s always there for us whenever we need her. She’s driven to get what we need when we need it, even at the expense of our own workload,” Noberto said.

Another student veteran, sophomore James Washington, shared how appreciative he is of Sloan and all her hard work.

“I think Tiana deserves this award because of how extremely dedicated she is to her job and her dedication to her job. She has made it extremely easy for better basic transition into society. It’s shocking even for us students after my case in particular, but with Tiana on my side, I get all the resources I need and she does it for every single one of us,” Washington said.

Even though Sloan was selectively chosen to receive an award by a well-known Irish-American publication, she explains she still mainly gets satisfaction from the outcome that comes from helping others, and that she owes her success to the student veterans at Manhattan College.

“I’ve never needed an

of them involved,” Arora said.

“Research like this rarely starts once the money comes in. It’s usually questions you’ve already been tinkering with and it’s things that you’re already thinking about.”

The project is led by East Carolina University and will pave the way to the creation of the Coastal Environmental Justice Institute, a facility that will help carry out service and outreach efforts related to this specific area of research.

“The Institute will allow communities from the area to come together in a neutral space so you can have communities that may feel like they’re vulnerable and have had economic and justices laid against them and those that have taken advantage of the environment,” Arora said. “And we can put them all together in the same room and actually have an open conversation to understand what the issues might be and you begin to work through them.”

Arora also touts the unique opportunity the researchers will have to combine aspects of different academic disciplines while working toward a common goal. This particular project ties in with a variety of economic and environmental challenges — such as poor water quality, hurricanes, floods,

droughts, and rising sea levels — which Arora will experience firsthand in North Carolina.

Arora has no personal connection to North Carolina, but rather views the natural disaster problems going on there as a microcosm of a bigger question about climate change in society.

“The most pressing thing coming out of climate change right now are actually extreme weather events and the impact they have on coastlines,” said Arora. “It’s almost like the perfect real world laboratory to actually begin to understand these dynamics so we can then begin to think about solutions that can be applied the world over.”

Climate change is not solely an issue facing the physical sciences, according to Arora, it also has social causes and impacts. Her Ph.D. research at Columbia University informed her of this social phenomena and how business decisions can contribute to more positive outcomes for society.

“Climate change, along with issues of social inequality and income inequality, are probably the pressing problems of our generation,” Arora said. “And the answer to anything that has to do with economics is going to require that we put social sciences and physical sciences to-

gether, and we situate them in a business context … business now has to start becoming part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

Arora’s role on the project’s leadership team forms links between Manhattan College and the other institutions involved, as well as interdisciplinary links. Arora and her colleagues at the O’Malley School of Business pledge to educate students on issues of sustainability and social justice.

Arora’s role on the project’s leadership team forms links between Manhattan College and the other institutions involved, as well as interdisciplinary links. Arora and her colleagues at the O’Malley School of Business pledge to educate students on issues of sustainability and social justice.

“I think it’s amazing to be able to be at the cutting edge of issues that businesses, organizations, and world governments have to deal with tomorrow,” Arora said. “Our students are going to have a chance to actually be part of that dialogue and have that solution.”

Alexander Nieves ‘21, an MBA student in the O’Malley School of Business, is inspired

by Arora’s teaching methods and emphasis on bringing innovative thinking to the classroom.

award for this but it is really nice to be acknowledged. But I really think I need to give so much of the credit for what I do to the veterans. I put a lot into them, but they work incredibly hard and I think I do that because I really believe in them.

They’re just an amazing population of people,” she said.

Director of Veteran Services at Manhattan College, Tiana Sloan, was granted the Ireland-U.S Transatlantic Ambassador Award.

Professor Poonam Arora Receives $5M Grant from National Science Foundation on Climate Change

Pete Janny & Niamh Delargy

Senior Writer & Contributor In late September, professor and department chair of management and marketing Poonam Arora, Ph.D. and a group of researchers from six institutions received a five million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation.

Arora and her contemporaries will work to “understand socio-environmental and economic drivers affecting resilience to coastal hazards in North Carolina ‘’ in light of the region’s vulnerability to storms. The bulk of the research will occur at the Albe-marle Pamlico estuary system located on the coastline of North Carolina.

Arora has thought about how to create solutions to these issues for years while trying to find ways to fund her research.

The news of the grant is just the start of a project that is expected to run for five years.

“This grant represents tremendous recognition for the O’Malley School of Business and the excellence of our professors,” said Donald Gibson, Ph.D., dean of the O’Malley School of Business.

“So there are about six institutions involved with this grant and there’s a lot of professionals and academics from all

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“Her classes are different not because the concepts are hard, but because they almost always make a meaningful, sustainable impact on our world,” Nieves said. “Dr. Arora understands that these sorts of things are only accomplished through collaboration, passion, and determination, so I would highly recommend that everyone either have a conversation with her or take one of her classes.”

“I think it’s amazing to be able to be at the cutting edge of issues that businesses, organizations, and world governments have to deal with tomorrow,” Arora said. “Our students are going to have a chance to actually be part of that dialogue and have that solution.”

Arora wants everyone to know that no matter where you live or go to school, it’s never a bad time to help others and the planet.

“Whether it’s at the level of just Manhattan College or in New York, or the US or the globe, whatever level you’re looking at, thriving requires us to have some kind of balance between sort of our economic well being, our social well being and the planet’s well being,” Arora said.

Arora will make her way down to North Carolina this month to start surveying the Albe-marle Pamlico estuary system.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ted to insurance for review, as McManness explained that the full scope of the work needs to be understood first. Since the college hopes to complete the work before the beginning of winter, the project is currently being self-funded by the institution. According to McManness, the current budget for this project is approximately $300,000.

For the fiscal year ending in June 2020, according to the college’s form 990, MC had a total of $39,967,302 in expenses for independent contractors regarding construction. The next highest expense for independent contractors hired by the college was $8,952,737 for food services. This current $300,000 project indicates that construction efforts continue to be a high cost for the college.

McManness confirmed that the oldest infrastructure exists on the main campus where most of the repairs are necessary. However, the south campus has experienced much renovation in the last few years.

Just this year, The Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins ‘62 Engineering and Science Center was opened adjacent to Leo Hall on south campus. This brand new building was introduced to MC through a $5 million donation from Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins.

According to manhattan. edu, the college also received a grant from the State of New York. In spring 2021, MC was awarded a Higher Education Capital (HECap) Matching Grant of $5 million. This money will go to Leo Hall renovations.

According to the college’s website, the grant requires the college to invest at least $3 for every $1 that the grant gives.

Therefore, there is a large investment going towards south campus renovations in the coming years.

Manhattan.edu also advertises a fundraising operation aimed to not only develop the south campus, but also the main campus. This effort has been coined, “Invest in the Vision,” and the website claims a total of $151 million has already been raised since its inception in 2013. The goal total is $165 million, according to manhattan.edu.

“This $165 million funding effort has identified three top priorities: enhancing facilities; growing endowment for scholarships and faculty development; and securing unrestricted support,” states manhattan. edu.

According to the website, there have already been renovations made to the O’Malley School of Business using funds from Invest in the Vision, including the Experiential Learning Center in De La Salle Hall. Further renovations are planned for De La Salle, Miguel and Hayden halls, as well as Smith Auditorium. The webpage for Invest in the Vision also included the construction of Higgins as part of its “Enhanced Facilities” work.

Projects like Invest the Vision and the current excavation work on the Quadrangle indicate the college’s need to renovate its infrastructure and further develop the physical campus.

Excavation work to mend a broken steam pipe is ongoing on the northwest corner of the Quadrangle.

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The work began during the summer due to steam leaks detected in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers.

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Kappa Delta Phi hosts Virtual MC HallowKaren Flores Staff Writer

The education department’s honor society Kappa Delta Pi will be hosting their annual MC Halloween virtually on Friday, Oct. 29 at 8 a.m.

Due to COVID-19 and the aim to keep transmission of the virus as low as possible, KDP has decided to host MC halloween virtually. This will be the second year where the event is held online.

Emma Piazza, the Vice president of KDP’s Campus and community events and a fifth year childhood education and special education major thinks MC Halloween is a great way to keep the community connected. “[KDP] values its ability to connect our campus with the community that we’re in,” Piazza said.

Piazza shared that in times before COVID-19, MC Halloween, which was previously called Safe Halloween, used to take place on campus and in person. She said that it was “a very robust event and the

whole campus got involved” as well as the children and families in the surrounding community.

However due to COVID-19 and the rising rates of transmissions, KDP decided it was best to keep the event virtual as it was last year. The safety of all participants is top priority and allowing people onto campus is more challenging due to vaccination requirements and safety protocols such as filling out green passes and conducting testing protocols.

“I’m not even sure if trick or treating is still a thing with COVID,” Piazza said. “I don’t know if that’s still something that the children have access to and the ability to do, so giving them as many outlets and resources as possible to still have a fun halloween is what we want.”

Lisa Tyrrell, fall co-president of KDP and a childhood education major with a dual concentration in Spanish and psychology, said that the event will include fun and educational activities for the kids.

Different Manhattan College clubs have created their

own fun activities to send to KDP. The Jasper Dancers, for example, sent in a video of a dance tutorial as well as a cheer that the children can chant at home. Children will be able to share what their costumes are as well as fun facts about themselves through questionnaires.

Activities such as science experiments, word searches, trivia and recipes have been created and submitted to KDP to allow students and families to feel a sense of community and excitement at home.

“While I definitely wish we could host it in person again and see all of the children dressed up, running around and excited about Halloween, I’m still very excited for MC Halloween this year,” Tyrrell said.

Like Tyrell and Piazza, Emma Collins, a junior childhood education major, is excited for MC Halloween despite it being in person. She finds the event to be a fun opportunity for kids and gives them a unique way to spend time with each other.

“I absolutely love MC Halloween,” Collins said. “It is such a great opportunity for

students from the local community to participate in interactive activities and spend time with each other.”

This event is open to all students and their families.

KDP encourages students to spread the word around the

community and to share the event with all those who they believe would benefit from and enjoy it.

For any questions regarding the event and KDP, contact kappadeltapi@manhattan.edu

KDP’s official poster for the event.

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Alzando su Voz: A Bilingual Poetry Reading with Puerto Rican Poet Nicole Cecilia Delgado Nicole Rodriguez Production Editor

On Thursday, Oct. 7, students and faculty filled the seats of Hayden 100 to attend a bilingual poetry reading and conversation with Puerto Rican poet Nicole Cecilia Delgado.

The event sponsored by Student Engagement, the Multicultural Center, Fuerza Latina and the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Program, discussed issues related to art, bookmaking, poetry, activism and resistance in contemporary Puerto Rico.

English professor and fellow Puerto Rican Cristina Pérez Jiménez, Ph.D. opened

Delgado is widely regarded as one of the leading Puerto Rican poets of her generation, NICOLE RODRIGUEZ / THE QUADRANGLE

up the event with an elaborate, informative introduction of Delgado. She also shed light on the current context of Puerto Rico in terms of coloniality and austerity in order for listeners to better understand the focus of Delgado’s work.

Following Pérez Jiménez’s introduction, Delgado read excerpts from her poetry book Periodo Especial and an essay, A Mano/By Hand in her native tongue Spanish. To aid monolingual English speakers, projections of the English translations of Delgado’s work were displayed.

“For those of you that are monolingual English speakers, I do want to make a point of not thinking about what you’re not understanding or what you’re missing,” Pérez Jiménez said.

“To really think about this as an opportunity for a kind of respect and understanding of the experience of linguistic difference.”

Delgado’s poetry articulates many issues and concerns that have punctuated Puerto Rican lives over the past decade, specifically the island’s economic collapse, period of scarcity and neoliberal austerity and colonial relations making for its economic dependency on the United States.

Although Delgado’s work discusses such grave and heavy topics, it became clear during her reading that she has

Delgado is the founder of La Impresora, an editorial studio in Puerto Rico specializing in smallscale independent publishing NICOLE RODRIGUEZ / THE QUADRANGLE a way of captivating her audi- publishing - a noteworthy ac- said. “Puerto Rico being a colence effortlessly with her wit complishment seeing as Puer- ony, I think that history has and wordplay. to Rico no longer has a major been taken away from us and “Nicole is also a reverent institutional press. it’s hard, or it’s actually been and defiant,” Pérez Jiménez Poet Urayoán Noel, who prohibited at times in history said. “She manages to convey a also serves as one of her trans- to tell history as it really hapliberatory humor in her work, a lators, described Delgado’s pened. I think that poets have kind of surprising and delight- work with equally high regards. taken on that responsibility of ful lightheartedness derived “A big part of Delgado’s telling history as it happens, from her sharp and playful ob- work, as both a poet and pub- like, under the sheets, or under servations about the many par- lisher, is about imagining al- the bed of official history.” adoxes, ironies and disjuncture ternative ways of living: ecoloWhen asked about what of life under colonialism. Tied gies and economies of poetry inspires her work, Delgado to this humor, her work also rooted in the interpersonal, the brightly responded la vida gives us a powerful vision and collaborative, the open-ended, cotidiana, or everyday life. language to move forward.” and the non-hierarchical,” Noel “I think that in the same way Not only is Delgado widely said. as poetry can be very sacred, it regarded as one of the leadDelgado’s work as a poet is also present in everyday life ing Puerto Rican poets of her and publisher is so influential and very simple things,” Delgageneration, but she is also a and impactful as she actively do said. “I try to seek for that translator and book artist. Ad- takes on the responsibility of simple language. Whenever ditionally, she is the founder unveiling the hidden history of you can access deeper meanof La Impresora, an editorial Puerto Rico. ings using simple language, studio in Puerto Rico specializ“I think that the times call I think that I achieved what I ing in small-scale independent for political work,” Delgado want to get through with poetry.”

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Entrepreneurs Support Startup Collaborations at Manhattan Nicole Fitzsimmons & Isaiah Rosario News Editor & Staff Writer

Manhattan College is launching a new program for entrepreneurs on campus titled “Entrepreneurs@MC” where students can collaborate on new business ideas and gain entrepreneurial skills that will help them in the future.

Made possible by Mike Kelly ‘80, managing partner of Yellow Thread Ventures as well as a member of the O’Malley School of Business advisory board, Entrepreneurs@MC can be the newest outlet for the various students on campus who are eager to invest in themselves.

“I think there’s a ton of students on campus who have an entrepreneurial way of thinking or a self-starter mindset,” said Caroline Voigt, president of the Entrepreneurship Club.

“And also, people have connections with local family businesses that they run, or things that they started with friends or a special hobby. All of that, you can push given the right resources which is great that Manhattan can provide with this.”

Entrepreneurs@MC will allow students with new business ideas to engage in startup workshops, connect with mentors to speak about their ideas, work in teams and compete for funding in the college’s Innovation Challenge. Open to any major on campus, the program

is looking to establish an entrepreneurial force on campus for all students.

“The purpose of Entrepreneurs@MC is to really give all students on campus an opportunity to learn about internship entrepreneurship to potentially start their own business, to connect with alumni entrepreneur mentors who can be helpful, and to be part of a student network of other students who want to work in entrepreneurship,” said Donald Gibson, Ph.D., dean of the O’Malley School of Business. “So, I really see this as a benefit for the whole college.”

Winston Peters ‘02, professor of marketing and management at Manhattan, who is also the founding partner of the NYC-based consultancy, MyÜberLife Consulting Group, will be leading the program and is excited to see how the program will enable students to figure out their passions on all sides of the business industry.

“Looking at what the program can offer to students is understanding that students can fall into three buckets,” Peters said. “One, students who want to be entrepreneurs themselves, to the second bucket meeting students who just want to learn more about entrepreneurship. Three, students who want to have a startup experience who don’t want to actually be a founder, but actually just want to work for a startup.

I think we can offer all three, and understanding that having these entrepreneurial skills can translate into your professional

Workshops for the Innovation Challenge began in September.

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Students involved in the program are also encouraged to compete for startup funding by participating in Manhattan College’s Innovation Challenge.

The final competition for the Innovation Challenge would take place on March 29, 2022. The final price would be $10,000 which would go straight to the start-up for your business.

“What I look for is a concise, well thought out idea.

Not just a cool idea, but understanding the financial budgetary constraints as well, making sure that I’m just taking understand that they have done their research, understanding their who their customer is, what problem they are solving,

what value that they’re adding to the market as well as [what] will be their financial expenditures that they need to actually operate your business and how are they going to market their business as well,” Peters said.

Workshops for the Innovation Challenge began in September. October’s workshop is going to be focused on developing your business idea, November’s workshop is focused on marketing your business, and lastly, the December workshop is focused on budgeting and finance.

“By the time students get to March, they’re really prepared to present their business to real judges who will determine the win[ner],” Gibson said.

The program plans to pair

with Fordham University in the Battle of the Bronx in a shark tank-like competition to promote further engagement with the goals of the program.

“I’m just excited to welcome anyone who, who has ideas and wants to work on a potential business, you can be at any stage in the process,” Gibson said. “The great part about it is we have faculty and professional mentors who can help you along. And so I think this is a great opportunity.”

For any students with interest in joining Entrepreneurs@MC, registration is officially open on https:// manhattan.edu/academics/ schools-and-depar tments/ school-of-business/Innovation-Challenge/index.php.

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Chicago Católico with Dr. Deborah Kanter Angelina Persaud Staff Writer

In honor of Hispanic heritage month, widely acclaimed author and professor emerita Deborah Kanter P.h.D led a virtual presentation on Mexican immigration and its profound impact on Chicago’s Roman Catholic parishes. The event was co-sponsored by multiple organizations including the religious studies department, the Manhattan College Diversity Council and Campus Ministry and Social Action.

Kanter is an emerita professor of history at Albion College in Michigan. She lived and worked in Mexico for over four years and was inspired by the community and culture of the country.

Particularly, Kanter was influenced by the religious traditions of the people and how it translated into everyday life.

She is the author of “Hijos del Pueblo: Gender, Family, and Community in Rural Mexico, 1730–1850” and recently has additionally published “Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican.”

Her presentation to MC students and faculty included her passion for explaining the origins of Mexican immigration in Catholic communities in Chicago. She emphasized the robust impact immigration has had on the culture of national dioceses and how it has inflicted change

in local communities.

“During the years that I was doing research in Mexico, I’d come back to Chicago to see family and to see friends,” Kanter said. “And every time I would come back, it was like another neighborhood had transitioned. Another neighborhood had become Mexican.”

She explained that the infusion of Mexican culture into Chicago’s neighborhoods began in the late 1910s but didn’t gain momentum until the late 1980s with a rapid growth of Mexican communities.

Kanter’s research included investigating the growth of the Mexican population in the Pilsen area, which included the construction of multiple Mexican parishes in a short manner of time.

“I learned that a parish is not just a church. It’s not just attending mass on Sunday, I learned that it was truly a moving community,” Kanter said. “And back in the days when people lived very close to their parents, these parishes were really 24/7 kinds of places where laypeople and sisters and priests interacted.”

Her book introduces the concept of community building through faith when people unite over common traditions that represent their culture and spirit.

“The churches in Chicago were places to speak Spanish, they were places to get job leads, they were places to reminisce about Mexico,” Kanter

said. “At the same time, these parishes had an Americanizing influence on Mexican members. Men and women took part in regular devotions and parish activities in ways quite similar to how most Italians and Irish Catholics did elsewhere in the city.”

The community created through these parishes continued to flourish throughout the century due to the connection immigrant parents had with their children.

“For children, I found the parents acted as a glue that connected immigrant parents and their U.S. children in this social space,” Kanter said.

At the core of Kanter’s research was studying the impact these communities had on the formation of the cultural identity of immigrants in Chicago.

“This Mexican church anchored the community and its children grew up with a positive grounding in Mexican and U.S. Catholic traditions,” Kanter said. “This experience would manifest itself as [thousands] of Mexican origin people entered new neighborhoods.”

Liam Moore, a freshman exercise science major, explained why he felt religious integration is an important factor in fostering diversity and community after hearing about Kanter’s work.

“I think it’s important, especially for young adults coming from dominant cultures [and] communities, to understand the struggles that small [and]

Kanter’s most recent book, “Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican” was published in 2020.

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St. Francis of Assisi Parish, where Kanter has conducted research.

DEBORAH KANTER / COURTESY new populations have to endure in order to achieve desired outcomes or make change within a larger community,” Moore said.

He also echoed a shared sentiment with Kanter about the importance of individual identity rooted in a strong sense of culture.

“I think it’s important to share everyone’s voice and opinion,” Moore said. “Giving individuals meaning within a greater community provides the individual with an identity and place of belonging.”

Aurora Shahu, a freshman undecided major, shared her thoughts on the importance of inclusivity and religious diversity in communities.

“We have to allow ourselves to understand other faiths, cultures, and traditions,” Shahu said. “This understanding will lead to acceptance and normalization. People need to see the

importance of cultural identity in order to create better relationships, prevent ignorance, and discrimination.”

However, the once vibrant religious community in Pilsen has dwindled over the years with the closure of multiple parishes. It has led many Mexican Americans to feel displaced and striving to strengthen their connection with their cultural identity.

“Pilsen once upon a time had 13 parishes 10 years ago, there were seven parishes in Pilsen at one point, now there are three full parishes that exist today,” Kanter said.

Her work sheds light on the growing diversity of Chicago while simultaneously addressing the need for inclusivity and appreciation of cultural identities and traditions in communities.

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CVPJ’s, the Pajamas You Can Wear to Class Jocelyn Visnov

Asst. Production Editor If you miss wearing your pajamas to class, you’re not alone. Luckily, senior marketing major Caroline Voigt has a solution.

Meet CVPJs: the luxury pajamas you can wear to work.

This small business created by Voigt focuses on combining the comfort of your favorite pajamas, with the style and cut of business casual attire.

“The idea is that they’re pajamas that you can wear to work,” Voigt said. “The cuts are like a Ralph Lauren buttoned-down shirt [you can] wear to work, but it’s lighter fabric and just so much better.”

Voigt came up with this idea when she found herself missing the snug, secure feeling of waking up and logging in to online class while still wearing your softest pajamas.

“COVID ruined my tolerance for clothing,” Voigt said.

“I started buying a bunch of luxury pajamas and they were so fun, but there’s all the little things that I just never liked about them. So it’s like, okay I’m gonna make my own.”

Even before starting her small business, Caroline monogrammed her initials on her clothing. Using her initials, CVP, in naming her business, was almost a no-brainer.

In addition to the aspect of style and comfort, CVPJs feature a variety of vibrant colors and fun patterns. As it says on her website, “CVPJs are for cool girls.”

As a marketing student, Caroline is no stranger to the business side of selling and marketing clothing. A large part of the help she receives in starting her small business comes from clients and internships she’s worked with in the past.

“I’ll do wholesale, lookbooks, photography, stuff for vendors, social media, videos, photoshopping, like publications, trade shows, that kind

of stuff for them,” Vogit said.

“Obviously like they paid me, but now it’s like returning the favor.”

While CVPJs has not officially begun sales, Voigt continues to plan and prepare for the grand opening. As she describes, the basic cuts, patterns and fabrics are all laid out.

As she continues to make samples and work on the details of her products, the demand for CVPJs continues to grow.

“Now it’s just fun to me, figuring out sizing, which is actually so difficult because everyone in my life wants a pair and everyone in my life is a different size,” she said. “My goal is to make a small, medium, large, but have differences in between the sizes where it can fit a bunch of people in their pajamas.”

While Caroline has enjoyed working hard and seeing her idea grow into a unique small business, she has encountered some challenges along the way.

“It’s been so difficult to get especially floral fabric,” Voigt

As she continues to make samples and work on the details of her products, the demand for CVPJs continues to grow.

CVPJS.COM / COURTESY said. “It’s been so hard to get trims, everything is just so much more expensive and everyone’s just marking things up.”

However, as a young entrepreneur, Caroline knows this is all part of the learning process.

“I’ve learned so much with it, that I’m sure the skills will help me with what I want to do with advertising. It’s given more freedom, and I think it’s just a good stepping stone,” She said.

CVPJs will be available for

In addition to the aspect of style and comfort, CVPJs feature a variety of vibrant colors and fun patterns.

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purchase within the next few months. Voigt’s goal is to have her pajama line ready by Christmas time and available on Amazon Prime or select boutiques throughout the country.

Until then, you can check out everything on CVPJs by following their Instagram (@ cvpajamas) or check out cvpjs. com to join the waitlist and get a pair for yourself.

“CVPJS, for cool girls that dont care about anything.” CVP.

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Jasper Jams: Songs for Your Commute JASPER JAMS

Nicole Rodriguez Production Editor

As we reach the midpoint of the semester, the workload and stress levels have significantly increased. While students residing on campus have the luxury of being a short walk away from their classrooms, commuters have an additional stress: commuting. As a commuter, I find myself needing an extra boost in the morning now more than ever. Below is a compilation of songs I find myself listening to as I am heading out the door, on my train ride to school, walking to class or on my way home. Whether you are a fellow commuter plagued by the unpredictability of your commute or you are living on campus, listening to these songs should build some epic momentum for your day. range brothers - Baby Keem (with Kendrick Lamar) What better way to commence this playlist than with a “Top of the mornin’.” This track is featured on Baby Keem’s official debut album, “The Melodic Blue,” which is in heavy rotation throughout my morning routine and I suggest giving the entire album a listen at your own leisure. The pair of cousins go wild with their alternating verses establishing themselves with extremely unique and individualized sounds. You can certainly find me head bopping to the infectious beat and gripping flows uphill to our campus upon my arrival at 242nd street.

Way 2 Sexy - Drake (with Future & Young Thug) Although Drake’s most recent album “Certified Lover Boy” was met with mixed reviews and criticism, I was most definitely a fan (Note: I may or may not be biased as I have been a certified lover of Drake dating back to his days on “Degrassi”). This track samples Right Said Fred’s early 90’s hit “I’m Too Sexy” which was transformed into an incredibly playful and enjoyable hook. I would consider it a crime to not listen to this at least once every morning to set the tone of your entire day as uplifting and enlivening. Overall, it is very catchy and it will inevitably make you feel like the sexiest person on campus.

BESITO - BIA (feat. G Herbo) You may know her from her viral hit “Whole Lotta Money” and the subsequent remix featuring Nicki Minaj, but BIA is absolutely killing the game.

BIA flows from English and Spanish throughout this track easily making it a bilingual banger. She raps about jetting off to Puerto Rico, living lavishly and using men for her benefit — all things I aspire and imagine for myself during my first class of the day. Complemented by Herbo’s sharp verse and a laid-back beat, this is a dynamic track that I am sure will follow the footsteps of her former hits in catching mainstream attention.

GYALIS - Capella Grey “GYALIS” is untraditional in all respects. The song lacks any hook, bridge, verse and is a total of 1:45. However untraditional the track may be, its spontaneity brings forth its appeal and matches the New York, specifically uptown, scene with ease. I do not think I have ever wished for any song to be longer prior to listening to this and that speaks for itself. It leaves you wanting more and it is the epitome of no stress — just vibes, making it an ideal listen for your morning.

Normal Girl - SZA This track by SZA is probably one of my personal favorites by the artist. As she explores her utmost interior through self-actualization, she cannot help but compare herself and contemplate societal templates for women deemed as desirable. It is a track presenting her flaws in a relatable and candid manner. What distinguishes this track as one that will positively frame your day is its triumphant end. When SZA sings, “This time next year I’ll be living so good won’t remember no pain,” my daily existential crises are pushed to the side. By mouthing along to said lyrics as I walk, I feel as though I am manifesting the attitude behind those words into existence.

Lo Siento BB :/ - Tainy (with Bad Bunny & Julieta Venegas) Would it really be a playlist that I created if it did not feature a track with Bad Bunny?

(No, it would not be). The recent single from Puerto Rican producer Tainy has a familiar

beat associated with any reggaeton track, but the minimal instrumentation draws special attention to the narrative sung

by Bad Bunny and Venegas.

Venegas opens up the song by sharing sentiments of rekindling a relationship with an old flame and provides the necessary build up for the beat drop and Bad Bunny’s verse to kick in. While Venegas longingly sings of her past romances, Bad Bunny, on the contrary, takes listeners back to basics as he blames his past romances as the reason why he cannot involve himself in anything serious. He puts it very bluntly and nonchalantly that he is just trying to have fun, his time is worth gold and he is just going with the flow. The sweet urban ballad provides us with some positive reinforcement about being in control of the situations in our lives when trying to balance relationships and the madness of midterm season.

EYE ON IT - PARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR gives listeners a lighthearted, island-like track with “EYE ON IT.” While the album where this track was featured, “PARTYMOBILE,” was released prior to the pandemic, it really flew under the radar for many.

This song’s electronic instrumentation paired with PARTYNEXTDOOR’S sensual vocals not only makes you bust a move, but transports you to the Caribbean - a destination I fantasize about on a daily basis given the change of seasons. More importantly, it makes me want to keep an eye on my plans for the day ahead.

Bubbly - Young Thug (with Drake & Travis Scott) Young Thug just released his new album “Punk” on October 15. It has already gained much attention with its notable features from artists such as Drake, J. Cole, Travis Scott, Future, the late Juice WRLD, the late Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone, Doja Cat, Gunna and more. This track specifically captured my attention because Thugger and Travis both have equally sharp verses while Drake completely switches up the flow of the song. They each do their take on rapping about their braggadocious, high-class lifestyles which I particularly like to picture myself indulging in. Everyone on this track com-

pletely understood the assignment to create this stand-out bop. h u n g e r. o n. h i l l s i d e - J.Cole (feat. Bas) As the last track of J.Cole’s album, The Off-Season, released earlier this year, “h u n g e r. o n. h i l l s i d e” concludes his album with pure heat. This track provides a cinematic experience for listeners as if the credits were rolling at the end of a movie. Evoking every possible feeling, the rapper touches upon not only his vulnerability as an artist, but the common experience of human vulnerability. He specifically touches upon people failing to realize your accomplishments and establishing your well-deserved respect. The beat is unreal and the lyrics are reflective of cross-generational struggles making the song applicable to every person despite your background and passions. His lyricism never fails to amaze

me with his wise use of intricate imagery and metaphors.

Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) - Kid Cudi, MGMT, Ratatat This song is definitely dated compared to the rest of the tracks included on this playlist, but its 2009 release date does not make it any less of a classic nor does it take away from any of its essence. “Pursuit of Happiness” is a timeless hit which on its surface serves as an anthem for living life to the fullest, but when dissected also serves as a cautionary tale about being careful of what you wish for when reaching for seemingly unattainable goals. Although the song details the harsh reality of the pursuit of happiness, I think it is very much relevant to our lives as college students just starting to discover the meaning of life, creating our identities and defining what is of importance.

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Who is Jasper Clan?

Isaiah Rosario & Victor Franco Staff Writers

@TheJasperClan has been the buzz amongst social media amongst the students here on campus the past couple of weeks. @TheJasperClan is an anonymous Instagram account where students can find comedic memes about the college and the surrounding area. As of October 15, the @TheJasperClan Instagram account has 1,206 followers. The Quad spoke on Google Meet with the account’s owner, who uses he/him pronouns and kept his camera off, to ask the million-dollar question: why is @

TheJasperClan anonymous?

“If I expose my identity, people are going to look at it [the posts] and they’re gonna be like, oh, this person posted this,” @TheJasperClan said.

“Keeping the account anonymous keeps the interpersonal aspects out of it.”

As of now, nobody has been able to solve the puzzle and find out who @TheJasperClan is, but when asked about the possibility of someone finding out his identity, he calmly responded, “Eventually, I think somebody is gonna figure out who I am. I already have things planned for when my identity gets released I’ll probably start doing some stuff on campus like interviews, but as of right now, we’re gonna keep my

identity under wraps.” @TheJasperClan spoke on what the inspiration was on why he created his famed Instagram account.

“A lot of people don’t know each other and are shy. I believe that having an Instagram page that people can laugh about and have fun with brings the community together.”

Freshman communication major Molly Callahan spoke about this sense of community, stating she likes that the page is anonymous and for now would prefer to keep it that way. .

“It’s created a sense of community,” Callahan said. “Everybody’s heard of the page, if you reference it in conversation, people are going to know what you’re talking about.”

When it comes to creating these relatable memes, @ TheJasperClan utilizes many methods to make sure that their followers are enjoying the content.

“More of it is stuff that I just see happen, I walk around and I see a lot of events happen.

Other memes come from people submitting content and I post their credit. I also have an app [to make memes]. If I just have an idea, I’ll go online and I’ll look for a template that will match the idea,” @TheJasperClan said.

Ryan Almond, a sophomore physics major, also shared his opinion on @TheJasperClan saying he enjoys the hilarity behind the page.

“I enjoy their content be-

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cause they were able to take a comedic stance amongst the seriousness of academics. Being able to find comedy while studying for complicated classes relieves a lot of stress for me,” Almond said.

Almond enjoys that the school page takes a lot of inspiration from students.

“The account gives credit to students who created memes and I think that is a great idea because that proves to the students that the account isn’t only run by one person but essentially the student body,” Almond states.

TheJasperClan plans to continue to grow in followers and fame in hopes that new incoming students and existing students can follow their account.

O’Malley Showcases Hayden Greene’s Exhibit Lauren Raziano Social Media Editor

As the Director of the Multicultural Center and a prize-winning, fine art photographer, Hayden Greene has many talents.

Currently, Greene has pieces on display in the O’Malley library from his three collections: “Magritte Reimagined,” “Wanderlust” and “By Any Mean Essential.” Greene’s chosen medium is photography because he says with photos, he is able to capture the world as art around him.

“I always say that photographers have the best life because we look at the whole world as a series of photographs, and so we’re always looking for the next beautiful photograph, the next great scene,” Greene said. “We’re always thinking in the mindset of art and I recreate that by carrying a camera with me everywhere that I go.”

Green’s inspiration for one of the featured collections, “The Magritte Reimagined,” is from the surrealist painter Rene Magritte, but with a twist.

When Greene was researching Magritte, he recognized that it lacked characteristics that he related to.

“I had the idea to recreate the ‘Son of Man’ picture which is the one with the apple in front of the mouth with the bowler hat. And I was like you know what I’m gonna do it with,” Greene said. “I’m gonna do it with my face and I’m gonna use a camera instead of an apple because I’m a photographer, and they just hit me. I was like, ‘What if I recreated a bunch of his work?’.”

Instead of white subjects, the subjects in Greene’s artwork are members of histor-

ically Black fraternities and sororities and instead of random inanimate objects, he replaced them with cameras.

“I started digging deeper into his work, and finding out which pictures would translate well into photography, and use those,” Greene said. “I was very intentional about replacing his inanimate objects with classic cameras, but also replacing his subjects with people of color and people who, ironically, all of them are part of historically Black fraternities and sororities.”

Greene’s “Wanderlust” pieces stem from inspiration from traveling for professional organizations and with his family. He focuses on the perspective of travelling as a Black man and the perspective of others.

“I also travel a lot for work and for professional organizations and speaking engagements and performing,” Greene said. “So, a lot of times I’m in a number of different places and traveling looks different for somebody who is Black and Brown in this country and throughout the world.

Different things happen to you, and different levels of access are afforded to you and so one of the things I wanted to do was translate that into my photography.”

Within “Wanderlust” and “By Any Mean Essential,” Greene wants to capture the moments and scenes that aren’t published in the glossy magazine pages.

“I’m looking for those common themes that don’t always make it in the travel magazines.” Greene said.

“When people come to New York City, they take a photo of Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, a picture of the Empire State Building. But my photography of New York City is very gritty. It shows the real

people who live in the city who interact with the city day to day, whether it’s on the subway or independent markets, or just going about their day to day life. I know that that’s my existence, a hugely photographed city that you don’t always see.”

Greene said.

The project “By Any Mean Essential” was inspired by the events during the pandemic, from discussions about racial inequality and essential workers.

“By Any Means Necessary” piece is a take on Malcolm X’s famous pose ‘By any means necessary.’ When the pandemic came around a lot of people got thrust into essential roles, and would as they didn’t know themselves to be prior to that, and a lot of those but a lot of those people were black and brown people, and they kept the city afloat, and I wanted to do something to really honor them, and that’s my homage to those people,” Greene said.

Greene’s goal is to one day see his artwork featured in hotel lobbies and have others connect with his art.

“I want to be able to, to celebrate the stories that I’m telling during the time that I’m living and be able to answer questions, because you know you always say, ‘Man, I wish I could ask Picasso what he was thinking about during this time,’ and you can’t do that now, but you can do that for living artists who are producing really amazing work,” Greene said.

Amy Handfield, the Assistant Director of the Library for Access Services, is responsible for Greene’s work being displayed in the O’Malley Library. Handfield noticed Greene’s work in a physical exhibition in Kelly Commons and a virtual presentation last year.

“I was struck by the

quality of the work and approached Greene about the possibility of exhibiting his work in the Library,” Handfield wrote in an email to the Quadrangle. “Perhaps the most arresting element of Greene’s art is his reenvisioning of the Surrealist tradition through an African-American lens. The ‘By Any Means Essential’ series is an excellent example of this characteristic of Grene’s work.

The work is pertinent, timely, and a highly welcomed addition to the O’Malley Library’s bustling lobby gallery for the Fall 2021 semester.”

Marisa Lerer, associate professor of art history & digital media art, wrote in an email to the Quadrangle about her interpretation of Greene’s exhibition.

“It’s a thought-provoking critique of the history of art and image production,” Lerer wrote. “Hayden Greene’s strategy of appropriating art historical objects such as surrealist Rene Magritte’s paintings and inserting people of color into his own remixed photograph calls attention to the lack of presence of people of color in canonical works. Greene is part of a critical dialogue that other contemporary artists engage in such as Kehinde Wiley and Titus Kaphar.”

When asked about what impact she hopes students, faculty and staff take away from the exhibition, she emphasized how Greene’s art focuses on the importance of perspective and history.

“I hope they see the impact that photography as a medium can have on shifting perspectives and the importance of connecting our past with our present through honoring historic leaders such as Malcolm X and contemporary leaders such as essential workers,” Lerer wrote.

Joe Hale is a senior communications major who has

a passion for photography and displays it on his Instagram.

Hale supports Manhattan College’s initiative to display the art of local NYC creators.

“I think it’s really great to have an art exhibit on campus. There are so many great artists in NYC, covering a diverse range of topics. I saw another exhibit while walking

by Van Cortlandt Stadium the other day as well. By putting these exhibits around, especially someone from MC, it is great to show off how talented students and staff are,” Hale wrote in an exchange with The Quadrangle.

Hale enjoyed how Greene’s art is more symbolic than conventional photography.

“I find it really interesting how Dr Greene took a bit more of an abstract approach than more traditional photography. It works quite effectively though, and shows art can come in many forms, rather than just one,” Hale wrote.

Finally, Greene said, “I think that my take on art and my take on photography is giving people a window into the lives of people of the global majority and giving them an opportunity to showcase a differentiated view.”

Handfield’s goal is to celebrate artists and in the future the lobby gallery may feature the up-and-coming creators we have within our own community.

Handfield wrote, “The current mission of the Library’s lobby gallery is to showcase the work of artists within the Manhattan College community. While the college is small, there is a surprising number of talented artists here. Hayden Greene is one of them and the Library is thrilled to showcase his work.”

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Harry Bark Travels Across the World to Play for MC

Caroline McCarthy Sports Editor

Men’s Soccer’s newest left-back Harry Bark went on a blind date with Manhattan College, traveling almost 9,000 miles from home to a school he had only ever toured virtually, in a city he had never seen anything like before.

His beach-town home of Auckland, New Zealand may be a far cry from the bright lights of New York City, but Bark is soon becoming accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the new metropolis he represents.

“We’re literally in the middle of everything in New York City,” said Bark. “I mean you catch the number one train and then you’re in the city. We don’t have anything like Times Square back home so it’s something new, I like it.”

Bark reflected on his hometown and how there were wide-open spaces and room to breathe. The beach was only a few blocks away and it was only a short walk to his nearest friend’s house.

“It was probably one of the greatest places to grow up,” said Bark. “I feel like it would be a lot different growing up here than it would back home.

Because I feel like everything’s so … close together.”

Bark grew up idolizing soccer. His father, Matt Bark, is a passionate supporter of English football and had a young Harry watching Premier games as soon as he could sit upright in front of the television.

“As soon as Matt could put him in front of a TV to watch a soccer game, he would, and it’s just always been part of his life,” Harry’s mother, Claire Bark, said. “Even now, they talk about the English Football League and they’ve got a really good relationship. And, yeah, he’s his number one supporter.”

She corrected herself.

“Actually I’m his number one supporter. But he’s a close second.”

At only 19 years old, Bark already had an extraordinary career prior to coming to Manhattan College. He played for multiple prep teams, Wellington Phoenix Football Academy, and represented his country in the 2019 U17 World Cup held in Brazil.

Though he had many achievements in New Zealand, Bark’s goal was to continue his

love for soccer while also getting an education, something he says he could only do in America.

“I don’t think there’s really a university system anywhere else in the world like there is over here in America,” said Bark. “I think that’s really good because I don’t know if I could just go to college just to study. I feel like I’d lose interest whereas here I’ve got football.”

Though the move was major, Bark was no stranger to starting fresh and living on his own. At just 16 years old, Bark left his hometown of Auckland and moved to Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, to play for the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy.

At 15, Bark was put on the list for the U17 World Cup training camp after success in a national tournament, and from then on decided he wanted to pursue a career in professional soccer. His longtime coach, Paul Harkness, saw potential in Bark and inspired him to train at a higher level.

“He coached me from the ages 14 or 15 and he just always trusted me,” said Bark.

Harkness, now director and coach for Pulse Premier Football Limited, coached Bark at the club team level. Without his guidance or the North Shore United team, Bark would not have had the confidence to continue to play.

“He was giving me opportunities, did extra work with me, and if it wasn’t for him I probably wouldn’t have taken football seriously. He saw the potential in me. I guess that sounds kind of cheesy,” Bark said with a smile.

Moving to Wellington, though only a 45-minute flight from Auckland, meant leaving behind Bark’s friends, family and hometown. Still, this decision was something Bark and his family knew would be worth the risk.

“As parents, it was pretty hard to see Harry leave home,” Claire said. “But he was so passionate, and he was so driven in his goals, and we just had to support him. And in that choice, he actually flourished.

He actually really grew up. It was just what he needed, he became so independent.”

Bark lived in a flat alongside his “best mate” Blake Driehuis, who also left New Zealand for the United States to play collegiate soccer at Saint Joseph’s University in Pennsylvania.

The two resided in a dorm-style

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Men’s Soccer’s newest left-back Harry Bark went on a blind date with Manhattan College, traveling almost 9,000 miles from home to a school he had only ever toured virtually, in a city he had never seen anything like before.

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At only 16, they relied on one another to figure out their new normal.

“It was loads of fun,” said Driehuis. “We were sort of living and figuring out the world together. Making meals and being in the house and trying to find our ways around.”

Driehuis recalled that not everything went smoothly, and sometimes dinner consisted of burnt “inedible” food that had to be eaten anyway. Through their triumphs and defeats of adolescent adulthood, the two became best friends.

“We talked about [coming to America] a lot,” said Drihuis, who was a year ahead of Bark in the college process. “I think once he saw where I was going, and opportunities you can get over here as well as getting an education, I think he saw the benefits.”

But Drihuis was not the only one of Bark’s teammates to join him in the States. Manhattan College’s junior defender Liam Moore played alongside Bark at the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy and even used the same agency to find his way to Manhattan College.

According to Moore, the two worked together to find an agency they felt could best represent them. They landed at Wagner & Woolfe - Elite College Sports Recruitment and worked with Dylan Murphy.

Bark committed to Manhattan College about a year before Moore, but because of COVID-19, Bark decided to spend the spring semester home.

“It really sort of helped, you know, being in the same environment training, being together, being part of the same agency, and then having him already commit,” said Moore. “He told me a lot about what he liked and why he committed, and then I gave him like a fair reflection of the facilities, you know saying like, the professionalism of the environment, academics like how easy it is to, or how hard it is, it can be you know with time management, managing your studies and your football.”

New Zealand, while under much stricter COVID-19 restrictions than the U.S., was still playing soccer regularly in 2020-2021. According to Claire, this determined Bark’s decision to remain in New Zealand for the spring semester.

“He had guaranteed soccer here, and the US, you weren’t paying any soccer at that point in time,” Claire said.

Though Bark left New Zealand when COVID-19 was being contained, the rise of the Delta variant will prohibit Bark from returning home until May 2022.

“We literally got our first like few cases of the Delta variant maybe three weeks ago, because they opened up the borders for Australia and

New Zealand,” said Bark. “So Australians brought it over to New Zealand. They just locked down the country and the waitlist to get home is over 30,000 people.”

Though he is vaccinated, to re-enter the country Bark would have to go through a two-week hotel stay once he arrives. The waitlist he mentioned refers to the 30,000 people currently trying to gain entrance to one of these hotels so that they may return home.

“The demand is just so high,” Claire said. “There are just no spots for anyone. We wouldn’t be able to get it if he needed to come home in two weeks…he just wouldn’t be able to.”

The risks were high sending Bark to America during the pandemic but ultimately allowed him to pursue his passions and earn a degree in business from Manhattan College.

Coach Jorden Scott expects great things from Bark and sees him as a potential leader for the team.

“He’s a really nice kid to talk to. Even though he’s got that competitive and determined edge to him,” said Scott. “It’s clear that the boys like him, and he has the social skills that allow him to be able to go on with anybody. So that’s going to be really important for the long term because he should become a leader in our group.

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Jasper Dancers Welcome New Coaches Lizz Henrich and Taylor Post

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Managing Editor & Web Editor This year, the Jasper Dancers have been joined by two new coaches — head coach Lizz Henrich and assistant coach Taylor Post.

Head Coach Henrich and Assistant Coach Post are working in place of the previous Jasper Dancers’ coach, Katilyn Marquette, who left at the end of last year.

The coaches have a long history together, dating back to their own college years when they danced together at Kent State University. While on the team together, Henrich and Post were co-captains.

The friendship Henrich and Post share emulates the chemistry these coaches hope to foster among the Jasper Dancers.

“It was actually a lifelong dream for [us] to coach a collegiate team together,” Henrich said. “Some of the best memo-

ries and friendships were made on our college dance team and we hope they all have the same experience.”

In addition to this common collegiate experience, Henrich and Post both have exposure to dancing at the professional level.

Henrich has choreographed in the MLB for the Cleveland Indians Dancers, while Post herself has danced in the NFL for the New York Jets. Furthermore, both Henrich and Post currently dance and choreograph for a New York City-based studio, DanceWorks.

With new coaches come new team goals, and new strategies for achieving those goals.

“Our top priority is coaching the team to be the best performers and spirit raisers at men’s and women’s basketball games, and pushing the team to excel at NDA Collegiate Nationals,” Heinrich said.

Team Captain Imi Donovan shares equally high hopes

for the upcoming season and feels the new coaches will be a necessary piece in achieving these goals.

“My number one hope for this season is to go back to Nationals and win again. If not, at least place in the top half of finals. While I don’t want to get too confident and remember that it’s about doing your best, not about what place or award you get, I still really want to win,” Donovan said.

And in the process of building a strong and cohesive team, Coach Heinrich believes organization will be an indispensable tool.

“There’s a lot of behindthe-scenes work that goes into coaching a collegiate dance team. It’s scheduling, choreographing, working with the team members who hold e-board positions, as well as always being a listening ear and a mentor figure to the team members,” said Heinrich.

Donovan expressed how critical having two coaches has been recently, stressing the

Lizz Henrich is one of the Manhattan College dance team’s newest coaches.

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Taylor Post is currently coaching the MC women’s dance team.

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“It’s definitely a different dynamic having not only a new coach but two new coaches especially. I think in the past our coach would have to go out of her way to reach out to colleagues and friends for help with choreography, cleaning dances, special training, even paying specialized coaching services to come in and help out just so she had another set of eyes looking at our dances.

Now having two coaches, while all of those extra helpers are still needed, it is easier to have someone else helping you right then in there at practice,” Donovan said.

In the first few weeks, Heinrich and Post focused heavily on learning and understanding the team.

“We are very strategic when it comes to coaching.

Our first few weeks on the job, it was about learning the team’s skill level and assessing where

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we needed to focus to start. We definitely push - both individually and as a team - we know the potential they have and we know they will all achieve greatness. Confidence is a big focus for us this season. We believe encouragement and positive reinforcement goes a long way!” Post said.

The future is bright for Heinrich and Post, coaches who share a strong mentality heading into the new season both as competitive dancers and as an enthusiastic presence at men’s and women’s basketball games.

“We are really looking forward to watching each dancer reach new heights and grow both in and out of dance. As the new coaches we are taking this year to learn how MC operates, teach our dancers valuable skills, and continue to elevate the program both on the court and the nationals stage,” Heinrich said.

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Matthew Glassman Receives Final Scholarship for Men’s Basketball Nicole Fitzsimmons News Editor

With a basketball and dreams of playing at the division one level in college, senior management major Matthew Glassman worked diligently to fulfill his goals. Beginning his career as a freshman walk-on, Glassman became captain his junior year and is now in his fourth year on the Manhattan College Men’s Basketball team.

Through the support of his teammates, coaches and family, Glassman was awarded the team’s final scholarship spot during his final year of playing for the team earlier this semester. Glassman’s hard work and dedication to the sport and to the team have led him to evolve not only as a player, but also as a person.

The Quad sat down with Glassman to talk about his recent accomplishments.

The Quadragnle: How long have you been playing basketball?

Matthew Glassman: I first picked up a basketball when I was in, I think, second grade at recess, but I didn’t start playing competitively until third grade.

So, it’s been a long time. But yeah, in third grade I played in my town, we had our own travel league. We would go from town to town and just play against the teams that are in our area. So, third grade was like the first time I really started playing basketball.

TQ: What was the process of joining the team at Manhattan?

MG: For me, I did an extra year of high school, so I was at a prep school called the New Hampton School. Basically, one of the assistant coaches, Coach Matt Grady, saw me at my prep school when we were playing at the gym, and he actually recognized me because my brother used to play for Manhattan College on the team way back, I think it was 2014 or 2015, when they went to the NCAA tournament. So, he kind of recognized me and basically said to me ‘Yea, we have a spot for you.’

I took it and I came here and since I’ve been here it’s a lot of trying to be the best teammate you can be, like for your first few years.

Being a walk-on is different than being on scholarship in the way that, like, a lot of kids who are walk-ons at the divisional level, they most likely didn’t have scholarship offers from other schools. So, my coaches don’t have to have walk-ons at all. They can just say we just want the scholarship guys and that’s it. So basically, when I’ve been here, all I’ve done is just be a really good teammate, trying to get my teammates better and to just be really selfless.

TQ: What motivates you to play and show up for your team during ever y practice and game?

MG: One thing immediately jumps out to me is when I was in seventh grade, I was in a social studies class and my teacher asked me, he was like, ‘Matt, what do you want to do when you grow up? Just give me any thought you have.’

And I told him, I want to play Division 1 basketball and he

just laughed at me in front of the whole class. At first I didn’t understand what he was doing, but then I realized was laughing at me and he didn’t think it was possible that I could do it.

When I finally got to the divisional level I just noticed that kids from my town, they’re gonna go through the same thing that I went through. And, I just know that I have people watching me and for me, whether I play well, or don’t play at all, or play like a minute, or the whole game, it’s more about the fact that I’m here and I made it. I can show kids growing up that, like, they can do whatever they want to do as long as you put the work in and really dedicate yourself. That’s sort of why I play.

TQ: Have you felt that motivation change or increase since you received the scholarship?

MG: I came to school here as a walk on, accomplished my dream of getting to play divisional basketball, and then some stuff happened towards the beginning of this year, and I obviously got the chance to have a scholarship and once I was finally given that, it kind of confirmed that all the stuff that I was doing up until that point was important and necessary.

And now that I’ve gotten the scholarship, it just changes my mindset in the way that there’s still more to do, if that makes sense. I wasn’t satisfied, ‘Alright, I am a walk on, I made it, that’s it.’ My parents are paying for school, I still have some debt from my first three years, right, and I get the scholarship and that part, just knowing that

With a basketball and dreams of playing at the division one level in college, senior management major Matthew Glassman worked diligently to fulfill his goals.

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I save my dad a ton of money for this year and next year, it’s awesome. But right now I can finally just focus on basketball and helping my team, and I feel not more responsible, but just even more motivated to do what I was meant to do by coming here, if that makes sense.

TQ: What were your feelings when you heard about receiving the scholarship?

MG: So, I don’t even know.

A lot of people came up to me and congratulated me and they were asking me, ‘What did you think?’ The person who was talking to me, who announced that I got the scholarship, he was the Chief of the New York Police Department.

So, he came in to speak and like, once he started talking, he said my name, I was like, all right, I didn’t do anything bad, I’m not in trouble or anything, so something’s about to happen. And then once he told me, honestly, in the video if you look at it, like I’m sitting in my seat and my head just dropped back. Because I was just so relieved. No one really understands how much time I’ve spent chasing to play division one basketball or getting a scholarship.I remember being in fifth and sixth grade and waking up before school, going into my garage, doing ball handling for like 30 minutes before school, going to school, going to AAU practice and then after AAU practice coming back and shooting outside at night, like going by myself to the courts.

I was never like a partier, so I would tend to spend my time either with my family or out by a hoop somewhere. So, all that time that I put in and people were like ‘Oh, why do you spend so much time doing this?

Why are you playing basketball when you could be out partying or like doing something else?’

It was all worth it.

TQ: How did your teammates react to you getting the scholarship?

MG: A couple of my teammates, they actually knew a couple of weeks before that coach was going to give me the scholarship, so they were kind of keeping the secret and holding it, and they did a good job because I had no clue. But, they were just really happy for me. Once they announced it they all got up and everyone just came over to me at once and were just congratulating me. I don’t know, they all see the work that I put in for basketball and outside of the school,

just all the stuff that I’ve done on campus, so they just know I work really hard. They were actually the ones who pushed for me to have the scholarship so, just knowing that they had my back, like they could have easily said ‘You know what, let’s go recruit this kid, I know he’s really good, he can help us out a lot,’ but the fact that they told coach like ‘No, give it to Matt.’ I have endless love for them, honestly.

TQ: How have your coaches helped you grow as a person?

MG: Coach Mas, he’s basically been treating me the way he was treated when he played at Kentucky. He was a walk-on as well when he was at Kentucky, and he ended up getting a scholarship. I’m pretty sure he was captain of his team, too.

But, he’s really trying to hold me accountable and hold me to a certain standard, which he expects me to be as high as possible.

While I’ve been here, I’ve been put through every possible stressful situation. And I feel like I can honestly do anything I put my mind to when I come out of here and I’m looking forward to that. Our coaches have really high expectations for us. That’s how they’ve helped us grow.

TQ: What are your personal goals for the upcoming season?

MG: First thing, I’m just excited to be back in a gym with fans. And honestly, every game we had last year just kind of felt like a scrimmage. That’s one thing, just having fans and having the actual atmosphere of playing basketball in a game setting. That’s one thing I’m looking forward to. But, the main goal that I’m excited for is chasing that MAAC championship and winning it and going to the NCAA tournament, and just seeing what we can do, because we have an unbelievable team. And, the three years that I’ve been, it’s not a secret, we’ve honestly underachieved for the teams that we’ve had.

We’ve always had such high expectations that we just haven’t gotten over that hump.

Last year, we lost a lot of games by one or two possessions, and two or three or four points. So, now it’s like alright, everyone knows what needs to get done and I’m so excited for us to finally see all the work that we’ve put in hopefully into wins and championships, that’s what I’m most excited for.