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Finalists Selected for New VP of Student Life

Christine Nappi Senior Writer

MC Community Honors Student After Sudden Passing Manhattan College Student Govenment organized a vigil to honor the life of Christian Gallante after his sudden passing on Thursday.

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MC Student Tragically Dies After Falling From Horan Hall

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Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor /Features editor Christian Gallante, a junior at Manhattan College, has passed away after sustaining injuries consistent with an elevated fall on Thursday March 24, according to the New York Police Department.

The New York Police Department 50th Precinct responded to the incident outside of Horan Hall after Gallante was found injured at approximately 2:16 p.m on Thursday.

At 8:05 p.m. the NYPD confirmed to The Quadrangle

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that the 20-year-old male had died.

The cause of Gallante’s fall, as well as his death, are still being investigated by the NYPD. They reported the victim was conscious and alert when they arrived at the scene.

“Upon arrival, we discovered a 20-year-old male,” a detective from the NYPD said.

“This male was conscious and alert. He was transported to St. Barnabas [Hospital] by EMS … [P]reliminarily, it would appear that any injuries were nonlife threatening.”

Prior to the student’s death, Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel, interim vice president for student life and dean of students, released a statement on the situation in an email at 6:11 p.m.

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“On Thursday afternoon, one of our students was seriously injured in a fall at Horan Hall. Paramedics responded quickly, and the student was conscious when leaving by ambulance to a local hospital.”

President O’Donnell addressed the MC community in an email on Friday morning.

“I write in deep sadness to inform you of the death of a beloved member of our community—Christian Gallante ’23, a student in the School of Liberal Arts,” O’Donnell wrote.

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Students will be welcoming a new vice president of student life in the coming weeks.

Four finalists for the position were announced to the student body on March 20, after a months-long search process that began in Fall 2021. The finalists that remain are Stanley Singleton, Ph.D., Ronald Gray, Ph.D., Michael Hutmaker, Ph.D. and Adam Rockman, Ph.D. “Of the four candidates we have left, I believe that they’re all super qualified and all great allies of students,” Kevin Rojas, student body president and member of the selection committee, said.

The college is hosting hours for each candidate to meet with students, faculty and student life representatives. Singleton is scheduled to meet with the campus on Monday, March 28, Gray will be on March 31, and Hutmaker will be on April 1.

Candidate Rockman was able to visit campus on March 22.

The new VP of Student Life will take the place of Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel, the current interim VP of Student Life.

The selection committee, which consists of faculty, staff and students who represent all areas of the college, reviewed applications and interviewed and identified semi-finalists for the position. From this group, the four finalists were selected.

After the finalists visit campus, the committee reconvenes and uses feedback from the community to advise the president in selecting the new VP. President O’Donnell, who interviews each of the candidates, describes that the VP of student life is meant to support students in all aspects of campus life. “[The VP should be] understanding students in all their

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diversity and having a passion for supporting and leading students as they develop their full potential inside and outside the classroom,” O’Donnell wrote in an email to The Quadrangle. “A true commitment to building community in line with our Lasallian values.”

The VP of Student Life oversees all areas of student life, both in and out of the classroom. Whether it be in residence life, commuter services, athletics, student engagement, the career center, extracurricular activities and more, the VP is responsible for everything students encounter on a daily basis.

Provost Steven Schreiner, Ph.D., says given the gravity of the position, the interview process has been taken very seriously. As he describes, the college is looking for someone who can help contribute to its ultimate mission of serving and supporting students in all walks of life.

“It’s a really important position, and that’s why we take it so seriously,” Schreiner said.

“I’m really interested in finding somebody who is awesome and somebody who also wants to be here to help us move our vision and mission forward… the role is really at that level of leading, overseeing, and helping everyone with a common vision.”

As O’Donnell, Schreiner and Rojas describe, the new VP of Student Life must come with leadership skills, some expertise and experience in the field, and must ultimately have a genuine care and interest in student’s lives.

However, as Rojas describes, the new VP of student life will need to meet the unique needs of Manhattan College that other schools may not have. With the candidates coming to campus, Rojas finds that __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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The Editorial Board

Kyla Guilfoil Editor-in-Chief Anna Woods Managing Editor

Jilleen Barrett Managing Editor

Nicole Fitzsimmons News Editor

Angelina Persaud Asst. News Editor

Megan LaCreta Arts & Entertainment Editor

Zoe DeFazio Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor

LETTER from The Editor Dear Readers,

I write to you with great sadness for the loss of one of our community members. Christian Gallante, a junior at MC, tragicalJilleen Barrett Karen Flores Features Editor Asst. Features Editor ly passed away last Thursday after a fall from Horan Hall. Myself, and the entire Quadrangle staff, extend our deepest condolences Caroline McCarthy to Christian’s family and friends.

Lauren Raziano Sports Editor Isaiah Rosario I am personally heartbroken to hear of such a tragic loss, Asst. Sports Editor and I hope that you all lean on each other during this difficult Kelly Kennedy Josh Grewal time. It was beautiful to see so many of you joined together in the Social Media Editor Asst. Social Media Editor chapel on Friday to honor and remember Christian. I thank our student government for leading such a moving vigil on Friday Mars Ross Adrianne Hutto night on the quad in Christian’s memory.

Photography Editor Production Editor I didn’t know Christian very well, I only met him a couple of times, but it is clear how deeply he has impacted our campus. I Jocelyn Visnov Jocelyn Visnov offer my sincerest condolences to Christian’s close friends here at Mack Olmsted Lauren Raziano MC. It is impossible to know what tomorrow will bring, so I urge Asst. Production Editors Web Editors you all to take care of each other, hold onto your friends tightly Nicholas Gilewicz and prioritize your wellbeing during this time.

Faculty Advisor If any of Christian’s friends, family, professors or classmates About The Quadrangle would like to share any memories or kind words about Christian, please send them to mcquad@manhattan.edu.

A tradition since 1924, The Quadrangle is a news organization run by the students of For any further support, please reach out to our counseling cenManhattan College. We strive to ter via email at nzambrano@manhattan.edu or by phone at (718) cover news around campus and the greater community, publishing weekly 862-7342. in print and daily online. Our goal is alAdditional support may also be found at nycwell.cityofnways accuracy, relevancy and professionalewyork.us, where there are 24 hour text, call and chat options ism. available. To access the hotline, call 1-888-NYC-WELL, or text The opinions expressed in “WELL” to 65173.

The Quadrangle are those of the individual You are not alone. The MC community is one that bands writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board, the College together, and I’m certain that will hold true as we navigate this or the student body. difficult time. We are a small campus, and such losses are not isolated to one corner of our community. We are all feeling this Join The Quadrangle loss, so make sure to show each other love and support, and don’t The Quadrangle’s staff holds weekly open hesitate to ask for help. meetings on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in Kelly The Quadrangle is here to serve you, and we will continue Commons Room 412. All are welcome to to update you with any new information regarding the incident or come and join the club.

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Finalists Selected for New VP of Student Life

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 they’ll be able to grasp what the needs of the students are.

“Although all these candidates have worked at over a bunch of different universities before,” Rojas said. “While they might share some similarities and the challenges they face, we also have our own unique set of problems and ways we handle things. So kind of letting them get a taste for all of that.”

One of the most important qualities that Rojas is looking for in the four finalists is transparency. He describes that students are looking for someone who is going to listen to student needs and make them feel like

they have a say.

“What we were trying to prioritize the most was selecting a candidate that would promote transparency, as well as acknowledging student opinion,” Rojas said. “I think within the last year, and I’m sure in the years prior, getting students’ voices to actually be actively heard, has been an ongoing kind of struggle. And so we want to ensure with this new position going in that we’re really looking for someone that represents and works for administration, but also acknowledging the fact that students play a huge role here.”

To meet this need, Rojas notes how the administration and selection committee ensured students were actively involved in the selection process,

because it is one of the most important positions on campus and impacts students the most.

Schreiner finds that the reason why this position is so important is because it ultimately helps students succeed. As provost himself, he describes that the administration’s job is to ensure student success and happiness, both in and out of the classroom. He finds that Manhattan brings value to both academics, but also student’s lives as a whole.

“Everyone’s job is to make sure that we’re serving students well and getting you the skills you need to succeed in your career,” Schreiner said.

“And a lot of those skills are gonna come not just from the classroom, but also to life.”

Students, faculty, staff and

all members of the college community are invited and encouraged to attend the finalists’ campus visits this week. After partaking in the selection process and expressing student’s needs, Rojas is confident that whoever becomes the new VP of student life will represent student’s voices. After a candidate is selected, they will assume the role on July 1, 2022.

“We had a lot of really qualified candidates and these last four are some of the best of the best and I think the school is gonna be in great hands,” Rojas said. “I would hope there’s more of a shift towards representing student voices, and acknowledging our needs and kind of promoting that sense of shared governance that we all keep hearing about.”

never alone, as nurses and public safety officers came to him minutes after the fall occurred.

“I don’t know if I have words to encompass our loss,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “It’s tragic, and my sense right now is that we must all pull together as a community, and hold space for love and care for each other.”

A Mass in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers was held at noon on Friday, the day after the incident, in memory of Gallante. A vigil in his honor was hosted by the Student Gov-

ernment Association later that night.

No other details are known to The Quadrangle or the NYPD at this time.

The Counseling Center will be offering a support group for students who are grieving the death of a loved one. Grief and loss are universal experiences that can feel isolating; especially if you are away from home.

This group will provide an opportunity to talk with other grieving students in a safe and supportive environment.

To register for this group

or for more information, please contact Nicol Zambrano directly by email at nzambrano@ manhattan.edu or by phone at (718) 862-7342.

The Campus Ministry and Social Action suite on campus is also available for support.

Stop into the office in Commons 2.03 or call the office at 718-862-7277. Health Services is available in Horan Hall 218 or via phone at 718-862-7217. For support from Residence Life, please call 718-862-7438.

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Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel currently serves as interim vice president of student life.

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MC Student Tragically Dies After Falling From Horan Hall CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and friends. It is at such times that we are most called to draw upon our resources as a closeknit community of Lasallians, united in our love for one another. In our grief, let us not hesitate to reach out to one another, and especially to those members of our community who are in a position to provide help and support.”

Abreu-Hornbostel told The Quadrangle that Gallante was

ewyork.us, where there are 24 hour text, call and chat options available. To access the hotline, call 1-888-NYC-WELL, or text “WELL” to 65173.

Please reach out to any of the aforementioned resources on campus or online if you are struggling.

An obituary highlighting Gallante’s life will be written in the next issue of The Quadrangle.

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Shared Governance Panel Points to Developing Policies at MC Kyla Guilfoil Editor-in-Chief

The Manhattan College Shared Governance Working Group hosted a forum with guest speakers Steven Bahls, president of Augustana College, and Mark Criley, senior program officer at the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure and Governance for the AAUP, on Wednesday, March 23.

The forum allowed Bahls and Criley to share their expertise on shared governance and offer suggestions to MC’s developing shared governance structure. MC faculty, administrators and students also posed questions to the pair following their presentation.

Bahls, who has written extensively for The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), began the presentation, and was followed by Criley, who offered viewpoints from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

At the forum, Bahls explained that he believed a culture of transparency and open communication is necessary for effective, fair government.

Part of that communication, he stated, has to do with establishing a shared view of what shared governance is.

“AGB believes that one of the challenges associated with shared governance is that we don’t agree on what shared governance is, and urges institutions to work diligently to develop definitions of shared governance as you are,” Bahls said.

Bahls added that the AGB emphasizes a need for continual review of shared governance, in order to make sure that col-

leges are efficient and action oriented in their processes.

In his presentation, Criley explained that the AAUP emphasizes the importance of recognizing the different roles within an institution of higher education, and how each of the roles – whether it be faculty, administration, board member or student – are critical to the process of shared governance.

Criley added that it is essential for there to be faculty representation at every level of governance, and faculty representation must therefore be elected by the faculty themselves.

At the forum, Calissa McNeely, student government’s vice president of academic affairs, asked the speakers about the role of students in shared governance.

“Referencing the student status on AAUP website, it states students expect to have the right to expect that the educational process will be structured,” McNeely said. “What is your recommendation for students to advocate for a better structure when their voice is already limited? Also keeping in mind that although faculty have a fair amount of student interaction, they’re already advocating for themselves and possibly risk minimizing or misrepresenting the student voice and policies while they’re already trying to do so much to have their own voice heard.”

Bahls and Criley both responded to explain that the AGB and AAUP do not have very detailed student roles outlined in their recommendations of shared governance, but that student issues are of great importance.

Marisa Passafiume, assistant vice president for academ-

ic success, asked the speakers about the role of administrators in shared governance.

Bahls explained that administrative participation is encouraged in shared governance structures, especially within areas that certain administrators have particular expertise. Criley built upon this, and stated that the AAUP does not regard administrators as faculty, and therefore do not look to those in administrative ranks to be placed as faculty representatives. Rather, Criley encouraged administrators to use their specific expertise to help in those problem areas, but discouraged them from functioning in shared governance in the way that faculty members should.

Provost Steven Schreiner asked Bahls and Criley for their advice in overcoming disagreements and challenges that may arise within shared governance structures, in order to best approach community issues across campus.

Bahls began by acknowledging that there will never be a perfect shared governance structure or process. However, he recommended that the college focus on both larger issues, as well as lower level problems that may be overlooked or underestimated.

Criley agreed with Bahl’s sentiments, adding that the college should maintain principles that it can orient itself around whilst making decisions at both larger and smaller levels.

Margaret Groarke, chair of the Council of Faculty Affairs and a professor of political science, attended the open forum.

She told The Quadrangle that she had wished there was a bigger turnout for such an important event.

“I found it reassuring that both speakers emphasized that faculty representatives should be chosen by, and accountable to, the faculty,” Groarke told The Quadrangle. “I strongly believe that the best decisions are made when we involve all relevant stakeholders. I know that the college will be at its best as an institution when we draw on

the knowledge and experience of all different sectors of the college in making decisions. As a faculty leader, I am involved in shared governance and constantly involved in improving our use of shared governance practices.”

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Taking Lessons from MC, Lynn Martin ‘98 Leads the New York Stock Exchange as Second Female President Christine Nappi Senior Writer

Lynn Martin ‘98 recently began her tenure as president of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 3, 2022 – making her the second female in history to lead the exchange.

As the 68th president of the NYSE, Lynn will oversee the exchange itself and the entire NYSE Group. According to an article from the NYSE, this includes four electronic stock changes: NYSE Arca, NYSE American, NYSE Chicago and NYSE National, and two options exchanges: NYSE American Options and NYSE Arca Options.

Lynn is honored to be appointed as president, and describes in an op-ed from Fortune that teamwork is at the core of her leadership style.

“Taking my place among those who have led the NYSE is both an honor and a responsibility,” Lynn wrote. “Data and technology allow each of us to do much more, much faster, but at the core of any successful enterprise is people collaborating toward common goals.”

With over 2,400 listed companies, a combined market capitalization of 36 trillion dollars, and trades of over 1 billion shares a day, the NYSE is the world’s biggest and booming stock exchange. Although leading the exchange is no easy feat, Lynn has both experience and education to help her accomplish this.

Kathryn Weld, Ph.D., a professor of mathematics who taught Lynn, describes how she is proud to see all Lynn has accomplished since graduating.

“It’s just a wonderful feeling to see what happens when [alumni] go on and do these kinds of things,” Weld said. “It just feels like everything was worthwhile.”

Lynn’s first job out of college was as a project manager at IBM in their Global Services unit. In 2001, she left IBM and joined the NYSE derivatives business as an Executive Vice President until 2014. During this time period, Lynn additionally served as the Chief Operating Officer of NYSE Liffe US from 2008 to 2013, and then became the Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Liffe US from 2013 to 2014.

From there, Lynn joined NYSE’s parent company Inter-

continental Exchange, which is a data services firm known as ICE. At ICE, Lynn held a number of leadership roles including, COO of ICE Clear US, President and COO of ICE Data Services and President and COO of Fixed Income and Data Services. In addition to her presidency at the NYSE, Lynn is also the Chair of ICE’s Fixed Income and Data.

However, Lynn’s experience in the world of tech and finance first began at Manhattan.

While she was a student, Lynn majored in computer science and minored in finance, which allowed her to pursue her passions of data and tech.

According to Weld, Lynn had taken a mix of classes, from calculus and probability courses, to scientific computing and computer architecture courses. At the time, the computer science major was still a part of the mathematics department, which was no problem for Lynn. As Weld describes, Lynn was very interested in math and took around 24 credits of mathematics courses in addition to her computer science classes.

Weld describes Lynn as a very poised, confident and grounded student who was “sharp as nails.” When solving a challenging equation, Lynn remained calm, cool and collected until she got the solution.

“She was just kind of unflappable, you know, throw a hard problem at her and she [would] just kind of go, ‘Oh, this is interesting,’ and she’d just think about it,” Weld said.

One of the hard problems Lynn faced was building computer simulations and models for an independent study project with Marvin Bishop, Ph.D., a professor of mathematics.

For this project, Lynn was tasked with building and writing programs for queuing models with C, which is a computer programming language.

As Bishop describes, one example of this model that Lynn constructed was using statistics and probability to determine how long someone would wait on line to make a transaction at the bank. Although Bishop only worked with Lynn for this project, he describes her as a very intelligent, hard-working individual.

“She was a really good student and an excellent programmer,” Bishop said. “She was a diligent, very bright student

Lynn Martin ‘98 began her tenure as President of the NYSE on January 3, 2022. She was a computer science major and finance minor at the college.

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Both Weld and Bishop find that Lynn’s learnings in the classroom helped prepare her for a successful post-graduate career as president of the NYSE. As Weld describes, the mathematics department provides a space for students to foster self-confidence before entering the industry, so that when they do, they are ready to tackle any challenge that comes their way.

“We would be asking students to do presentations and explain their work and be completely comfortable speaking about technical things,” Weld said. “And, I think that builds self-confidence. Lynn probably came in with a fair amount of that but I’m sure it was nurtured by what we did here … what we did for Lynn we try really to do for as many students as we can.”

In addition to her computer science courses, Lynn also took business courses to fulfill her finance minor. Kudret Topyan, Ph.D, professor and chair of the economics and finance department, taught finance courses when Lynn was here, but did not know her personally. While here, he describes that Lynn would have had to take a mix of business courses such as economics, business statistics and analytics and finance.

Topyan finds that students like Lynn, who have multiple interests, benefit from coming to Manhattan because the col-

lege allows students to explore different areas of study, which ultimately creates more opportunities for them in their career. He finds that having some background in finance prepared Lynn for her role today.

“Manhattan College enables students of different schools to integrate and create synergies [and] this is not possible in different types of university’s design,” Topyan said.

“A connection to the school of business for someone coming from computer science is extremely valuable. It opens up a new direction, [a] new window of opportunities.”

Dean of the school of business, Donald Gibson, Ph.D., describes how Lynn’s combination of computer science and finance makes her a great fit for president of the NYSE. He says that stock trading is a high technology field nowadays, so the combination of disciplines is beneficial.

“She really was focused on computer science, but got background in finance to be able to understand the application of technology to finance – ‘fintech’ as it’s called,” Gibson said. “Technology and finance have been an important and rising area of interest, and I think that’s why she was perfect to head the New York Stock Exchange to really keep moving it forward.”

Gibson encourages other students to take a mix of classes like Lynn has because it is

one of the most valuable things Manhattan has to offer.

“Lynn Martin really represents that combination of analytical skills and finance that we certainly encourage in our students and leading, you know, the largest stock exchange in the world with trading 2400 stocks is impressive, and I think it really shows the value of Manhattan College Education,” Gibson said.

In addition to her successes in the classroom, Lynn was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pen and Sword Honor Societies as a student here. After graduating from Manhattan, Lynn received a Master’s degree in statistics from Columbia University. In 2018, Lynn joined Manhattan’s Board of Trustees, and in 2021 was awarded the De La Salle Medal for her role as an industry leader.

On top of all of Lynn’s accomplishments lies the most important one: she serves to inspire students every day as the President of the NYSE, and as a fellow Jasper.

“That’s an amazing achievement, and she becomes an important role model for our students,” Topyan said.

“It’s not hypothetical. Here she is, standing before you, is the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, and she came from this very school. So that’s beautiful.”

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Slice of Social Justice Event Shifts Focus on Finance and the Gender Investment Gap Maddie Johnson Senior Writer

On March 25, the Lasallian Women and Gender Center, Campus Ministry of Social Action and the Investment Club came together to co-host a Slice of Social Justice event about the gender investment gap.

Students gathered in the Social Action Suite in Kelly Commons to watch Claire Lovell give a presentation about the meaning of investing, the future of cryptocurrency and why there is such a large gender gap in finance and investment.

Claire Lovell currently

works as the director for product management and retail for Gemini, a company that exchanges cryptocurrency. She is a recent graduate of Manhattan College, having earned her MBA just last year, and is married to a sociology professor at the college, Robin Lovell, Ph.D. Freshman Michaela Scully, who is an employee for the Social Action Suite and helped organize the event, originally contacted Robin Lovell to do a presentation. That’s when Scully was directed to contact Claire Lovell, an expert on investing and who understands first hand how it is like to work in a male-dominated industry.

“I had taken a class with professor Lovell last year,” Scully said. “So, we were able to get a connection with her wife, Claire, and I am very grateful.

I actually learned a lot I didn’t know and I’m happy people like her are hoping to make more strides towards more education and more women in finance and investment.”

Lovell began her presentation by giving attendees some background information about what exactly investment is, breaking down the difference between investment and savings. She then stressed the importance of young individuals, particularly college students,

Claire Lovell, who currently works for a cryptocurrency exchange company, Gemini, explained to attendees the meaning of investing, why it’s important in light of today’s market, and emphasized why there is such a large gender gap when it comes to investing.

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needing to invest in stocks rather than just saving their money.

Lovell emphasized that it’s crucial to be aware of investing because of high inflation rates, and went on to use skyrocketing gas prices as an example to support her point.

“If any of you have cars right now, you probably remember a few months ago it cost you a few bucks per gallon,” Lovell said. “So in other words, the spending power of the money you’re saving goes down over time. Inflation is always happening, every year and some years, it’s very high, and some years, it’s very low.”

Following her discussion about investing, Lovell touched on the subject of women disappointingly being discouraged to participate in the stock market.

She also brought up the various reasons there are as to why women are at a disadvantage when it comes to succeeding more in investing. Lovell discussed how there being other major gender gaps, such as in education and the workplace, result in women being less involved and informed about investing.

“Women also tend to get less of that financial education and then due to having children, women also tend to spend less time in the workforce as well,” Lovell said. “So often when people retire, Men are usually about three years older than their wives and then the wife and husband retire at the same time, so the husband may be eligible for their full social security benefits. But, the women are usually not because they haven’t reached that full retirement age, which is 70 right now.”

Despite these large gender gaps that put women in an unfavorable position, Lovell shared that ironically women have proven repeatedly that they are better at investing than men.

“But, when women do invest, they actually tend to outperform men, and study after study has shown this. The reason for that is women tend to make less risky investments and they’re more emotionally connected to the things they’re choosing to invest in.”

On top of explaining that women have the capabilities to invest but deal with numerous drawbacks, Lovell concluded her presentation by highlighting that the ratio between men and women working in finance increases the gender investment gap. Although, that hasn’t

stopped Lovell from encouraging other women to invest and to work in business related fields.

When answering questions from students, Lovell was asked by one student how she manages to excel in economics when it’s a male-dominated industry. She shared that she did not study finance or economics as an undergraduate, but her drive and motivation to understand the business is what helped her succeed when working for a startup company.

“I don’t have an undergraduate degree in economics, but I just believed that I was capable and was interested and that was enough,” Lovell said. “It’s a little bit harder at traditional big banks, they really love to hire people from, you know, certain schools and with certain backgrounds. I have to work harder than someone maybe who has an economics degree from an Ivy League school, but willing to do that research and do that work, willing to fail and make mistakes, I think has served me well.”

Junior and biology major Ashley Delacruz, was one of the attendees at the event and heard about Lovell’s talk from her psychology professor, Kimberly Fairchild, Ph.D. Delacruz mentioned she was eager to see Lovell’s presentation since she rarely studies economics.

“For someone who doesn’t know anything about business, it was very beneficial. None of this is something that I focus on at all in my major, but after coming to the event, I feel like not only did it give me a good perspective on the inequalities of women, but it kind of sparked my interest in possibly investing myself,” Delacruz said.

Ultimately, Lovell hopes through her presentation that she spreads awareness about the gender investment gap. She explained that she wants more women to get involved in investing for the sake of shaping their financial future, as well as the future for what the financial workplace looks like.

“The more women that get into financial careers, the more those products and services will reflect women’s needs. So I think it’s going to improve [the gender gap] over time, but, you know, it’s something that we sort of have to take the lead for ourselves to some degree.”

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Students Talk Housing Issues VOICES ON THE QUAD Jilleen Barrett

Features Editor/Managing Editor

The middle of spring semester always means arranging plans for the next school year, and one of the major discussions on campus right now amongst sophomores and juniors is whether or not to continue living in residence halls.

Many issues regarding Residence Life and Physical Plant have been brought up during these discussions. These issues range from the inconvenience of the bridges outside Lee and Horan Halls being closed, to the limited hours in Locke’s Loft dining hall, to the ceiling damage in Overlook Manor.

Zach Olivan ’22, the vice president of residential affairs, spoke to The Quadrangle about which issues relate to residence life and which ones should be handled by Physical Plant.

“It is well known within the community that there have been infrastructure and building integrity issues in Overlook Manor (OV), however, I must clarify that these are not related to problems with Residence Life,” Olivan said. “Building related issues ultimately fall under the responsibility of Physical Plant. That said, Residence Life works closely with Physical Plant to make sure such problems are addressed properly and with care.”

A resident assistant in Horan Hall, Olivan has lived on campus for four years and believes it has improved his quality of life at Manhattan College.

“Ultimately, students’ decisions to move off campus is one that is their own,” Olivan said. “What I can say, however, is that the department of Residence Life is constantly striving to improve the quality of student on-campus housing here at Manhattan College within the limits of local, state and community guidelines.”

Though Olivan may feel positively about the improvement of current issues surrounding this aspect of campus life, some other students do not feel the same way. Three returning Manhattan College students spoke about their current housing situation and how they chose their housing plans for the next school year.

Reese Hollister ’23 Current housing: Overlook Manor Housing plans for next year: to homestead his current apartment in Overlook Manor What kinds of issues have you experienced while living in the residence halls?

Lauren Kawecki ’24 Current housing: Lee Hall Housing plans for next year: to live in an off-campus apartment What kinds of issues in the residence halls motivated you to move off campus?

You’re paying a lot for not a lot of great stuff [in Manhattan housing] — like yes, you get the meal plan, but the food’s not good. And yes, you get a room but it’s not really nice either. And then just like as far as inconveniences … [Residence Life] closing down the dorms was really inconvenient for me. I live across the country, so there were exceptions for me, [but] it was just inconvenient because a lot of times they make us move into Horan so we’re not technically staying in our room. So that was always really annoying for breaks and stuff ... That happened to my roommates last semester. They had gone through the process of filling out the break room request and then they got denied and then they didn’t know what to do.

What made you decide to live in an apartment instead of a residence hall next year? Why not live in Overlook Manor?

The videos of people’s ceilings caving in, the talks of rats on the first floor, the windows not being able to lock … those are all safety concerns.

This school year, my roommates and I have had problems with both OV’s infrastructure and communication. Originally the four of us lived in 6M, but weeks of leakage and water damage caused my and [my roommate’s] bedroom ceiling to collapse from underneath, on Nov. 3.

I spent that entire day emailing Physical Plant and Resident Life demanding relocation before the ceiling fell. We were forced to move all of our things and completely relocate to [room number redacted], unsure if we would get to go back. Physical plant started work the next day. We were not granted any form of compensation (the same is true when our refrigerator broke and all of our food spoiled, I demanded compensation for the value lost, but they did not even address that point).

We thought that would be the end of our problems, but Residence Life had repeatedly emailed us letting us know that because [room number redacted], a room we four were forced into due to the school’s neglect, was a 5-man, they could plant a fifth stranger in with our core four. This continues until today, and we are expected to get a fifth man in a room arrangement we could not consent to.

Still, we plan to live here in the fall next year. We like our space, and we have made it our home. The four of us tend to agree that moving off campus is not worth the hassle that we see so many of our friends go through. Call it the path of least resistance.

Br ylee Watkins ’24 Current housing: Lee Hall Housing plans for next year: to live in an off-campus apartment Have you ever had any issues with your room that were addressed by Physical Plant? How were they handled?

A lot of times [during] my freshman year our shower would back up and there were a few days where the shower was putting out brown water, which was really disgusting … our toilet would leak a lot … Physical Plant eventually got to [fix the toilet], but it took like, a week.

What made you decide to live in an apartment instead of a residence hall next year? Why not live in Overlook Manor?

The videos of the rats and the ceilings caving in …

I don’t want that to happen in my room. I don’t want to deal with that.

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New LWGRC Podcast Showcases Student Intern Projects Maria Thomas & Alexandrea Velez

Senior Writer and Contributor If your morning commute has been boring you lately, the LWGRC has you covered with an inspired new podcast.

Two interns at the Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center (LWGRC), sophomore Emilia O’Neill and junior Caitlin Lambe, started The LWGRC Podcast in conjunction with the center, which focuses on bringing feminism, social justice and representation for marginalized groups to campus.

Each intern employed at the center has a specific area of focus related to these ideals, such as research on eating disorders, mental health, racial equality and sexuality.

The goal of the podcast is to create a platform for this work, and similar work relating to the

LWGRC’s mission, to listeners.

Lambe, a communication major with a concentration in public relations, explained her hope that the podcast allows for difficult content to be discussed freely.

“Our main purpose of the podcast is to provide a general platform for having conversations that, quite frankly, need to be had,” said Lambe. “It’s basically an opportunity for not just the interns at the LWGRC, but anyone on campus who reaches out and wants to have a conversation regarding an area of interest to them, and to bring in any sort of research that they’ve done.”

So far, the podcast has released four episodes, each with a unique topic and a variety of guests. “Destigmatizing Eating Disorders: Control, Addiction and Reclaiming Your Sense of Self,” featured junior Kyla Guilfoil as a guest and delved into both the scientific and emotion-

al bounds of eating disorders.

“Dark and Divine Femininity,” featured sophomore Zoe DeFazio, and was centered around spirituality and female energy, while the “Honoring International Women’s Day,” episode featured junior Ciara Dalton and seniors Sydney Waitt and Ashley Lawton.

The fifth episode has been recorded, and will soon be released. In it, Lambe and O’Neill talk about happiness, toxic positivity and mental health in honor of International Happiness Day. In the future, Lambe and O’Neill plan on doing an episode about domestic abuse and featuring LWGRC Co-director, Rachel Cirelli as a guest.

“We’re talking about that because we have a lot of students who come in concerned about their own relationships, or concerned about their friends’ relationships,” said Cirelli.

The format of a podcast is

The fifth episode has been recorded, and will soon be released. In it, Lambe and O’Neill talk about happiness, toxic positivity and mental health in honor of International Happiness Day.

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beneficial for students because it is an effective way to spread information. This is partly why Lambe and O’Neill chose this format.

Cirelli also spoke to the inspiration behind the project.

“Every student is different; some students love the idea of the LWGRC because of the physical nature of it,” explained Cirelli. “They like to be physically at a center that feels a certain way, looks a certain way, is comfortable, and a place where they can meet like-minded people. But not everybody maybe has the capacity or maybe has the need to be in that physical space, but they may appreciate our mission. So, [the students created] a podcast where you could listen to it wherever you are.”

According to O’Neill, this podcast is also a way for this variety of student work to be archived and organized, for both the center and the podcast’s listeners.

Cirelli also focused on the importance of maintaining the legacy of the work students produce through the center.

“To me this is almost a way to archive the amazing personalities of our students,” said Cirelli. “You know, we’ll look back in 10 years and be like, ’Oh, remember season two, or remember this student, I wonder what they’re up to.’”

In her time co-direct-

ing the center, Cirelli has also been serving as the college’s director of the Center for Career Development. Cirelli noted how not only is this podcast beneficial for spreading awareness and information to the student body, but the experience of creating and maintaining a podcast is a useful and practical skill set for Lambe and O’Neill.

“What I say to students is, ‘Your passions are your career a lot of times.’ Right? So I really love that they’re kind of diversifying their skill set,” said Cirelli.

In the future, Lambe and O’Neill hope to extend the podcast to more campus members who might be knowledgeable in specific topics related to the LWGRC’s mission.

“We’ll always be open to any sort of new voices on the podcast, so it’ll just depend on the topic and how we can incorporate that into a reflection of the Women’s Center,” said O’Neill.

For future updates with the LWGRC, follow their Instagram account @mc_lwgrc. Episodes of the podcast can be found on Apple Music.

Editor’s Note: Kyla Guilfoil, who is mentioned in this article, is the editor-in-chief of The Quadrangle. Zoe DeFazio, who is also mentioned, is the assistant arts and entertainment editor for The Quadrangle.

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Award Winning Filmmaker and Actress Visits MC for DAsH Event Mars Ross

Photography Editor Allyson Morgan, a writer, producer and actress, came to speak at Manhattan College last Thursday to give insight into building a sustainable life in the world of art and film production. During the event she also screened two of her short films, one of which is commissioned by 20th Digital Studio and is airing on Hulu.

Not only does Morgan write, act and produce films, she also founded an award winning film and theater collective called F*** It Club. Morgan started the club in order to start putting together her own work. “[The club was] created in the spirit of ‘why are we waiting for people to give us work?’

F*** it, let’s just make our own work,” Morgan said.

The company ran for 10 years and Morgan continues to forge her own path in the production industry, never taking no for an answer. Since she did not go to film school, instead she learned this lesson early on as an actor who wanted to make films. Morgan kept acting and made her way into writing, now working with some major players.

“You never know what you can do until you go out and start doing it,” Morgan said.

Maeve Adams, the director of the Digital Arts and Humanities program, put together the event. She thought Morgan

would be an insightful speaker to show students that there’s always a way to make your own path.

“She has managed to cobble together, really creatively, a unique version of this career.

She’s created a career in a way that is non-conventional and demonstrates the fact that this kind of thing is possible. One doesn’t have to simply follow some kind of preordained path if they want to work in film or other kinds of media technologies.”

Morgan screened two of her short films. One titled “Sitting,” which she wrote and acted in, was produced by her film collective in a matter of days. This film made its premiere at the Savannah College of Art and Design Film Festival and won outstanding narrative short at the Tallgrass Film Festival.

The short tells a story of a man with dementia who wants to commit suicide, but does not want to do it alone. He calls a babysitter, played by Morgan, to have company on the tough night. While it seems like an emotional tale, it has many moments of comedic relief.

“I liked ‘Sitting’ because it had a good balance between comedy and heavier topics. It was also interesting to see Allyson act in a film she wrote,” Colleen Cahill, a junior who attended the event, said.

The second film, “First Date,” currently airing on Hulu, is in development as a feature film by Fox and Disney. The horror short follows a lesbian

couple and involves mystical means in order to get the “perfect love.”

Morgan noted her interest in writing about unconventional relationships that we do not get to see a lot of in the media.

“I am always interested in relationship stories that are maybe non-traditional. I’m interested in not telling the same kind of man meets woman and they fall in love, and everything works out in the end,” Morgan said.

Adams also commented on the relationships in Morgan’s writings.

“I loved ‘First Date’ because I think it’s a radical portrayal of queer relationships in the horror context,” Adams said. “It’s not reductive of queer relationships, it doesn’t sound sterotypical, it’s not suggesting that queer relationships are horrors, it’s using the horror genre to explore something about intimacy and about romance that I think we rarely get to see.”

Morgan also found her way into the production of augmented reality experiences.

She spoke of her experience co-creating an award-winning augmented reality, or AR, experience titled “Ghosted.” The experience won Most Innovative and Immersive Experience at the North Bend Film Festival in Washington.

“We came up with the idea of speed dating with ghosts,” Morgan said. “The idea is you’ve gone to hell, but the good news is you can come back if you take one ghost with

Allyson Morgan is a writer, actress and film producer. She has appeared in Law and Order: SVU, The Americans, Inside Amy Schumer and Divorce. She is also the founder of F*** It Club Theater Collective.

MARS ROSS / THE QUADRANGLE you to haunt you for the rest of your life. It works like Tinder, you swipe right or left after hearing the ghosts’s monologues. I wrote a big portion of it and we also commissioned playwrights to write the monologues.”

The DAsH program at

Manhattan College has classes taught by Michael Grabowski and department chair Daniel Savoy, that allow students to not only immerse themselves in AR, but also learn to create it. AR classes will be offered this fall, along with the other 57 cross listed DAsH courses.

First Date, a horror short, written by Allyson Morgan is now streaming on Hulu and is in the works to become a Fox/Disney feature film.

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Jaspers Track & Field Closed Out the Indoor Season at the ECAC/IC4A Championships Kelly Cwik Staff Writer

The Jaspers Track & Field Team closed out the first indoor track season since 20192020 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships. The team traveled to Boston University to compete on March 5 and 6.

At the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), the women’s track and field team tied for 18th place out of 21 teams on day two of the competition. On the final day, the women’s team finished the ECAC Championships in 26th place out of 39 teams.

Alexandra Preckajlo, graduate student and thrower for the women’s track and field team, had a successful ECAC Championship, finishing in second place in the shot put.

Behind first place by less than a meter, Preckajlo’s shot put was 13.97 meters.

“I was happy I was able to place as highly as I did, especially considering my disk distance,” Preckajlo said. “But I’m more excited to move forward outdoor[s], take it one meet at a time and keep progressing.”

For the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A), the men’s track and field team finished day 2 tied for 13th place out of 27 teams. The men’s team ended the final day tied for 24th place out of 44 teams.

Anu Awonusi, a graduate student and thrower for the men’s track and field team, finished in 4th place in the shot put. He threw 16.38 meters, which was only three inches behind third place.

“Honestly, it’s been a really tough season with some injuries and trying to get right,” Awonusi said. “So I wasn’t too happy with the result, with the number, with the performance, but I’m just happy to be able to still come out in fourth place.”

Awonusi has been working through a hip injury which barred him from competition for the 2021 outdoor season.

However, as his injury has improved, Awonusi was able to compete this year for indoors.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to compete this year, so it was nice to be able to get out there with the team,” Awonusi said. “I think as a team it was good to see everyone really pull their weight and come away with max feeling good

Graduate student thrower, Alexandra Preckajlo, competes at the ECAC Championships.

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Senior middle distance runner, David Lozipone, competes at the IC4A Championships VINCENT DUSOVIC / COURTESY about what they’ve done all season.”

David Lozipone, senior middle distance runner for the men’s track and field team, finished in 37th place at the IC4A Championships with a personal best in the 3000m with a time of 8:25.44.

“It was definitely meaningful. I think just being able to compete at that meet with all the best teams in the northeast was really a great experience,” Lozipone said. “I’ve always been someone that likes to compete up to the best competition level that I can and I feel like achieving that at that meet was something that I was really proud of just because it shows that me and Manhattan College, like our team as a whole can kind of compete with the best teams in the northeast.”

The ability to compete indoors again, after a pause due to COVID-19, was special to the senior and graduate students.

“I think this indoor season was one that everyone was very grateful for,” Lozipone said. “Obviously dating back to 2020, you take it for granted the

ability to compete indoors and not doing it for two years. You know, it was great to be back on the indoor track.”

The outdoor season will be their last one with the Jaspers Track and Field team for Awonusi, Lozipone and Preckajlo.

They are all excited for the outdoor season and are grateful for the experiences they have had with the team. Below is what each one of them is looking forward to for their final, upcoming season.

“I’m really just looking to enjoy it,” Awonusi said. “It’s my last one with this group, so I’m really looking to enjoy it with them, create some good memories, have a bit of fun, laugh with them, and obviously

also compete, really excited to throw the discus.”

“I’m looking forward to throwing the discus,” Preckajlo said. “It’s my main event, it’s my favorite event … So I’m just excited to see where I am.

I’m excited to see where everybody is frankly outdoors, so it’ll be fun to see that.”

“I’m just kind of looking forward to taking advantage of every last opportunity that I have, and experiencing everything for the last time, like getting on the line with my teammates or traveling on the bus to a meet, or whatever it might be,” Lozipone said. “Really experiencing those emotions for the last time, it’s something I’m looking forward to.”

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Jasper Baseball Faces Off With Canisius in Season Opener Kyla Guilfoil Editor-in-Chief

Jasper Baseball beat Canisius in their first MAAC game of the 2022 season. The team took a 2-1 win in the first game of a weekend series against Canisius on Friday, March 25.

Matt Padre brought home the winning run in the ninth inning, after junior Pete Durocher delivered a one-out single through the left side. The win against Canisius sets Manhattan (9-10, 1-0 MAAC) up to start the MAAC season strongly.

Both Manhattan and Canisius (8-11, 0-1) had solid outings from their respective starting pitchers. For the Jaspers, Will Hesslink played 6.1 innings, striking out eight and only allowing one unearned run from the Golden Griffiths. Hesslink has proved himself this spring, allowing only two earned runs or less in five of his six starting plays this season. For Canisius, pitcher Matt Duffy held on for seven innings, allowing one run and fanning four MC hitters.

The Jasper win was not ap-

parent in the opening innings.

Duffy kept the Jaspers swinging empty air for five innings, while Jake Zurat took the first run for Canisius at the top of the fifth.

Manhattan came back by the next inning, tying the Golden Griffiths at the bottom of the sixth. It was David Bermudez who brought in Frankie Marinelli to make up the difference.

The Jaspers kept going, loading up the bases after a pair of hit batters with one away. However, a dropped third strike left Bermudez without a finished run.

John Farley brought the Jaspers relief after pitching 2.2 scoreless innings. At the end of the seventh, he got a double-play ball after coming in for Hesslink. He brought home the win for MC in the eighth and ninth innings.

The teams came back on Saturday at 11 a.m. for game two of the weekend set, with the Golden Griffiths taking the win with a final score of 13-5, a major leap in runs scored compared to Friday’s combined three points.

The Jaspers opened the game strong with two runs in

Zahan Meyer takes a swing in the second game against Canisius this weekend.

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Matt Padre steps up to the plate.

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the first inning by David Bermudez and Jack Lynch.

The Golden Griffiths geared up for the second inning, though, racking up six runs. In the end, 11 players made it to plate for Canisius in the inning. Vinny Chiarenza, a Canisius graduate student, took the only extra-base hit of the second after hitting a twoRBI double to left field.

The next two innings slowed the scoreboard, with neither team taking a run until the fifth, when the Jaspers nicked in one more run for their side. In the sixth, MC bumped their score up to three after taking two more runs. The

Jaspers final runs were claimed by a two-run homer smashed

by Pete Durocher.

Canisius was not letting the Jaspers take another lead, and cut a deep deficit by claiming four runs in the seventh inning. After an even 0-0 eighth, the Golden Griffiths finished the game off with another three runs in the ninth.

In the end, Bermudez and Durocher finished with two RBI. The only multi-hitter for MC was Zahan Meyer.

On the other side, Chris Pouliot held on for sixth innings in order to give the Golden Griffiths the redeeming win.

After allowing six runs over

five innings, Jordan Warecke picked up the loss for Canisius.

Chiarenza finished with four RBI, and Dylan Vincent went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for Canisius.

MC and Canisius returned to Clover Stadium for game three of the series on Sunday, with the first pitch flying off at noon.

Going into conference play the Jaspers were ranked number one in MAAC statistics for ERA, batting average and fielding percentage. However, after the season kicked off, MC stands at third in the same categories.