The Quadrangle- Issue 5, Fall 2022

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Fire Alarms Startle Residents After Laundry Replacements

Karen Flores and Grace Cardinal Asst. Features Editor & Staff Writer

New laundry machines have set off fire alarms in Manhattan College’s Lee Hall this semester, students say. Confusion ran high as to what was happening with the new machines and when the issues would be resolved.

en’t overheating, it’s just that if that door is shut and there’s no stoppers on the door, that room gets to a certain temperature because both dryers are run ning and maybe the people that are running them accidentally close the door so it heats up the room.”

Jasper Runners Are in Full Stride

Residence Life Will Soon Begin Process of Relocating Horan Residents

Megan LaCreta

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Manhattan College’s Horan Hall, currently filled with stu dent residents, will be closed for the spring 2023 semester. Now, Residence Life will begin plans to relocate students who will have to leave their rooms in the coming months.

Going into the fall se mester, students were made aware that Horan Hall would be undergoing renovations throughout the year and would be closed completely in the spring. Students currently residing in Horan will be re assigned to other residence halls, with 100 being relocated

So far, communication from Residence Life regarding the renovations and relocation has been confusing for students, junior Horan resident Sophia Spera said. She explained that she and others in Horan were under the impression that they would move to Chrysostom, but the details of that move were unclear.

“We haven’t gotten any information. [Residence Life] said they would keep us updat ed throughout the semester. They have not been keeping us updated,” Spera said.

Students should expect more communication on relo cation from Residence Life in

the upcoming weeks, said Aar on Goodman, director of Resi dence Life.

“Those students who are in Horan who might have groups in mind and might be looking at other options, they’ll start to see some movement in those directions and some more in formation come to them specif ically about what’s available,” Goodman said.

Goodman explained that Residence Life will be reaching out to Horan residents to plan their moves. Some students could even potentially move into vacancies as they occur this semester.

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“It’s just disruptive in gen eral when I’m trying to relax from a long day. I thought it was a practice safety measure, but now that I realize it’s from the brand new dryers, it’s kind of agitating,” said freshman Mi chael Riccardo.

Manhattan College’s con tract with their previous pro vider, LG Equipment, expired earlier this year, which sparked the seemingly abrupt change of equipment. The college was drawn to Automatic Laundry as a new provider due to its advanced technology students can benefit from.

“We looked at three differ ent companies and decided to go with Automatic [Laundry]. We liked what they offered, es pecially on the technology side. It was a little bit less about the machines, and more about the technology piece for some of the things we really wanted,” said AJ Goodman, associate dean of students and director of Residence Life.

Patrick Caveny, vice pres ident of sales for Automatic Laundry, stated that the fire alarms have been triggered by the heat sensors inside of the Lee Hall laundry rooms, occur ring when the door to the room was shut while the dryer was still running.

“In Lee Hall there’s a heat sensor in the laundry room, and there’s a heat sensor right outside the laundry room,” said Caveny. “The dryers ar

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Students can be rest as sured that while these ma chines do run hotter than those previous, they are safe to use and have been checked by the installer, Residence Life told The Quadrangle.

“The current laundry ma chines do run a lot hotter than the old ones. There’s nothing wrong with them, they’re ful ly functional,” Goodman said. “They’re operating fine. They were checked by the tech who did the install, and he was back the next day to work in Horan, but he stopped in Lee once he heard about the fire alarm sit uation to see what was going on.”

Caveny told The Quadran gle that he had given the RA’s on campus a 10 minute presen tation in regard to the usage of the machines.

“It was a 10 minute con versation where I gave a little presentation where we went through who Automatic Laun dry is, this is the type of equip ment that was installed, this is the Laundry Connect monitor ing system, and this is what it does and how we can solve some things,” Caveny said.

Students were frustrated about the lack of streamlined information and hope to hear more clear instructions from those in charge in case of fur ther problems, student resi dents told The Quadrangle.

“[We need] some sort of awareness from RA’s or peo ple who know how to use [the machines] correctly, and the

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LETTER from the EDITOR

Dear Readers,

Welcome to October! This week, I want to encourage you all to remember to find time just for yourself. The se mester is in full swing, and it’s easy to get caught up in what NEEDS to be done, rather than what you may just need for yourself.

Your classes are important, but so is your wellbeing. Juggling internship applications, extracurricular responsi bilities, athletics, studying for midterms or applying to grad school can all add up fast.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your friends, classmates and professors can be shoulders to lean on.

Taking time for yourself, without any extra responsibil ities attached, is SO important. Burnout is real and is inevita ble if you don’t take care of yourself.

For me, taking some time alone after my Saturday morn ing swim practice is my essential recharge time. Even if just for an hour or two, that time is blocked off for just me--no homework, work, internship applications or extra to-dos al lowed.

I encourage you all to find that time for yourself, whatev er it may be.

We’re in this together, Jaspers!

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Fire Alarms Startle Residents After LaundryReplacements

specific things we have to do. People are telling me to keep the door open, but I had to learn that through word of mouth, and I’m sure there’s people who are less connected that don’t know what they’re supposed to do,” Riccardo said.

Lauren Rosenberg, a fresh man exercise science ma jor, said that the disruptions caused by the fire alarms have had an impact on her schedule and routine.

Despite the issues thus far, Caveny said the machines do have an upshot: technology that allows most issues to be fixed remotely.

“We’ve added technology, our Laundry Connect monitor ing and remote service tech nology, which allows us to ac tually repair many of the error codes that come up on to Speed Queen machines remotely,” Caveny said.

you use the system of Laundry Connect to alert you when your cycle is done, it’s going to be in real time and it’s incredibly re liable. We don’t have any com plaints that it’s not reliable,” he said.

Caveny said that Automatic Laundry is happy to be serving Manhattan College and hopes that the machines can add more ease to student life on campus.

New laundry machines installed in Lee Hall last week.

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“I guess because it’s so fre quent now, it’s just becoming annoying and there’s no actual issue, but you are still forced to evacuate and stand out there, and we could be doing other things, sleeping or homework... it’s interrupted my sleep sched ule,” said Rosenberg.

Caveny also mentioned that these new machines come with a notification system which alerts students when their clothes are ready instanta neously.

“If you are getting the alerts from Laundryconnect.net then it’s immediate. It’s in real time with a machine that refreshes every 30 seconds, so it might be off by 30 seconds, but es sentially, it is real time. So if

“Our goal is to be your best and most quiet vendor on cam pus. So no fire alarms, right? These machines are going to work, we’re going to keep them running for you. They were looking for that campus laun dry experience to really be el evated and be what Manhattan College wants to have for their students and families.” Caveny said.

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where some incoming students were placed in different places, in Lee and some grad students in [Overlook Manor] who end ed up not coming or not coming into housing,” Goodman said. “We’re going to be working on filling those [vacancies] for this semester and trying to reduce that number that’s in Horan as the semester goes along, and sort of working with those stu dents on what makes the most sense for when you move. If we pick this group of five that’s go ing to go into this apartment in [Overlook], like, do you want to move now because it’s open now or do you want to wait until December after finals, and sort of working through those situ ations with those students as well.”

Goodman noted that stu dents would receive the first in tention roster from Residence Life shortly. Students fill out the form to make Residence Life aware of their housing intentions for the following se mester.

Goodman explained that any residents who plan to not live on campus in the spring semester for any reason should be sure to fill out the form, to alert Residence Life of an up coming vacancy. They should also inform their roommates, since it is likely that most emp ty spaces will be filled as stu dents are relocated. An early heads-up will allow students to attend roommate mixers and make arrangements as soon as they can.

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president of Student Life, ex plained that there were a num ber of rooms throughout the residence halls purposefully left unoccupied this semester in order to accommodate the eventual move of students out of Horan.

The number of residence students has decreased overall since the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, a policy was instituted that re quired resident students, with some exceptions, to commit to two years of campus residence.

However, Goodman ex plained that the policy was not realistically able to be upheld with the introduction of remote classes during the pandemic. He noted that while the pol icy will not be reinstated, he expects students will be more likely to choose to live on cam pus for two or more years fol lowing the renovations.

“The college decided to do some renovations, and we heard the students, we knew that we needed to offer some different types of living expe riences,” Gray said. “So we de cided to make Horan a space where there’s a variety of op tions that coincided with some other renovations we [made] in Chrysostom.”

Following renovations, Horan will hold 30 to 40 apart ment style spaces, with the rest of the rooms remaining suite style. Chrysostom will host en tirely singles in the 2023 - 2024 academic year. This spring, however, it will remain doubles to accommodate the number of students relocating from Horan. Goodman explained that Jasper and Lee can also be

expected to undergo small ren ovations to improve conditions in the near future, though stu dents shouldn’t expect either building to close.

Horan will now be the only building with apartment style housing, as Manhattan College has made the decision to put Overlook on the market. This is the final academic year that students will be able to live in Overlook.

Horan will have a decreased occupancy following the reno vations, though it will remain the largest residence hall. Cou

pled with the loss of Overlook, overall occupancy capacity will decrease at the college. Howev er, Gray noted that the college’s current focus is on the quality of the halls.

“It’s going to be a better ex perience,” Gray said. “We know that Overlook is a little dated, so we recognize that so we want to improve that quality for our students … Hopefully, the long term strategy is maybe if we see that we can do [the cur rent renovations] and we see a need [for more housing], we’ll look at building another build

ing, but that is long term.”

Gray noted that he under stood the frustrations students have experienced, and that the college is hoping to work with students to make the dorming experience the best it can be.

“What I really want stu dents to know is that if they have concerns, let us know so that we can respond to it,” Gray said. “We’re working with all of our partners to make the stu dent living experience strong.”

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Current residents of Horan Hall will be relocated to other residence halls for the spring semester.

LWGRCHostsitsFirstBystander TrainingProgram

Karen Flores Asst. Features Editor

Tiffany French, assistant dean of engineering, with the support of the Lasallian Wom en and Gender Resource Cen ter, held a Bystander Interven tion Training on Sept. 28 with the goal of teaching students how to strategically assess and intervene if they witness a po tentially dangerous situation.

The event consisted of an information session and differ ent interactive activities such as rapid response practices and intervention barrier exercises, which allowed participants to discuss and determine the dif ferent types of ways one may approach a situation based on certain circumstances.

French wrote via email that the LWGRC advisory board had coordinated this event.

“This was a collaborative ef fort with other members of the LWGRC advisory board. I did step away from it this year due to other professional opportu nities, but this training came out of the advisory board,” she wrote.

There was a different train ing offered prior to the current one but it is no longer offered. “We had another training be fore (Green Dot), but I am

currently the only person who could offer training on campus, so it wasn’t viable to continue,” French wrote.

She also wrote that they had hoped to expand into new topics that had previously not been talked about when using Green Dot.

“We also wanted to broad en this training to address other behaviors that might be concerning (sexism, racism, or homophobia, for instance) but haven’t been covered in other training we have offered on campus,” French wrote. “We needed something that we could train other folks to become trainers in and wanted to have the training address is sues of concern more broadly, as well.”

Studies have shown that taking this kind of training in creases the chances of some one intervening in a situation.

“Studies show that taking bystander intervention training increases the likelihood that someone will intervene in a sit uation,” French wrote. “I also think this aligns well with our core mission and values as an institution: respect for all peo ple and an inclusive communi ty.”

Evelyn Scaramella, associ ate professor of Spanish and co-director of LWGRC, said that she believes these kinds

of training should be available to the entire community in or der to spread awareness about how important it is to be able to understand and help someone experiencing a bad interaction with someone else.

“It’s extremely important in this climate that we’re living in politically, culturally and now post pandemic to be able to as sess a situation. Sometimes you find yourself in an unexpect ed situation where you would have to intervene or follow up with someone and how do you do that in a way that’s appropri ate to the situation and most of all safe for you is critical,” Scar amella said.

The training also taught students how to use the LARA method, a communication tool used from the Intergroup Dia logue Project created by Cor nell University. LARA stands for listen, affirm, respond and add.

French explained that she finds the use of this method very valuable when engaging in discussions with others.

“I find the LARA method from the Intergroup Dialogue Project to be really valuable when discussing an issue that can be emotional for both par

ties but about which you have disparate opinions,” French said. “We know it can be diffi cult to find common ground, but if you remember to stick to LARA, it helps the conversation remain more civil, which is an important Lasallian value.”

Linn Zapffe, a senior psy chology major, said that she felt the tools that the training pro vided were helpful for learning how to respond to a situation when you witness it and want to help. She liked learning about ways to deal with these situa tions without escalating them.

“I felt like I don’t always know how to interact or know what to do in a situation where you experience things that could be dangerous. So I want ed to learn some tools or ways to give help as a bystander,” she stated. “I really liked the way they’re talking about dif ferent things you can do like distracting instead of confront ing a situation through spilling water or causing confusion. It gives non-confrontational ap proaches.”

Sophie Ryan, a senior com munications major and an in tern at the LWGRC, said that despite being asked to be there, she would have come to the

training on her own account as she believes this training could create a safer environment for everyone on campus.

“I am an intern at the LW GRC. It was part of our pro gramming to attend this. But even if I wasn’t an intern, I would still want to come to this kind of thing because I think it’s important to create a cul ture of awareness and inter vention,” Ryan said. “Once you have a tool set to help you deal with certain situations, you start to feel that you can make more people feel comfortable on campus.”

Scaramella encourages students to take part in the training offered and to become trainers themselves so that ev eryone has the tools necessary to intervene in a situation if needed.

“We [LWGRC] will be of fering more training for the community as well as advanced training for those who have previously taken the workshop so they can then be trainers.”

For any questions regard ing events at the LWGRC, contact Evelyn Scaramella at evelyn.scaramella@manhattan. edu.

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ManhattanCollegeHolds FreshmanSpecialElection

Anna Carroll Contributor

Manhattan College’s fresh man class has named one of its two vice presidents in a special election.

Every fall semester, Man hattan College holds a special election so that the freshmen class can vote for their class vice presidents. Two vice presi dents are elected to plan events and represent class needs.

Originally, there was only one candidate running for freshmen vice president: Elliot Babilonia. He has been named one of two freshman vice pres idents by Student Government Association, due to him being the only qualified candidate by the original election date.

Babilonia, a computer sci ence major, looks forward to building the freshman commu nity and uniting the class.

“Walking up to someone and talking can be really hard,” Babilonia said, explaining how he wants to utilize and create new events on campus to bring students together.

They also have a personal interest in speaking up for the commuter community, as they

commute from his home in the Bronx.

“Everything is so conve nient for residents, but not commuters,” he said, citing his inability to join a club because it met during a time that was not feasible with his commute.

Michael Steele, assistant director from the office of Stu dent Engagement, said Babilo nia’s lack of competition in the election is an unusual circum stance.

“We do have great participa tion from students in our elec tions. Actually, at the request of Student Government, my office is postponing the election to next week, Thursday and Fri day, to accommodate the other students who applied to be part of this election,” Steele stated.

Freshmen students were able to vote on Sept. 29 and 30 online through the Office of Student Engagement. This time, the race for vice presi dent was on as Naarah Diaz and O’Dell Holland Fincher, Jr. competed for the unfilled vice president position.

Diaz is running for vice president so that she can advo cate for everyone. Specifically, she cited her experience as a Hispanic Afro-Latina woman.

“I feel like I bring the per spective of someone who has always been put on the side lines,” Diaz said. “It makes me more open minded. There are certain things that unless you experience them, you won’t un derstand.”

Diaz, a political science ma jor, is most passionate about ed ucation here at Manhattan Col lege. Through this position, she wants to help develop events to get everyone, especially fresh men, thinking about what their next step after college is.

“First is making it to col lege,” she said. “But what comes after that? Staying on top of your work and receiving the help that you need. That’s an is sue, especially in the freshman class because we are adjusting and making changes to our lives.”

The other candidate for freshman vice president is O’Dell Holland Fincher, Jr, a business major minoring in real estate and analytics. Holland Fincher is running because he wants to be the person to unite the freshman class.

“I see a potential for this school having a very strong and united student body where resi dents and commuters alike take

pride in this school, our col lective accomplishments, and each other,” Holland Fincher said.

To accomplish this, Hol land Fincher wants to create an incentive to encourage and re ward students for actively par ticipating in campus activities.

“I’d create a point system for each resident hall and for commuters that will give a prize to whichever group shows the most school spirit,” he said.

Beyond working with Stu dent Government, class vice presidents work closely with the Office of Student Engage ment.

“I look forward to see

ing their eagerness to get in volved.” Steele said.

Calissa McNeely, student body president, shares this sen timent. In the past, McNeely served as freshman vice presi dent as well.

“We are eager to work with them just as much as they are eager to work with us and I hope that the position for them would be very informative and enlightening,” she said. “Being the freshman vice president helped me to break out of my shell as a person, which is re ally great to carry as student body president. It was, for me, a really great way to get myself out there.”

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Campaign poster for candidate Naarah Diaz hangs in Hayden Hall.

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AgapeLatte:SharingStories fromtheFirstHandPerspectiveofaSyrianRefugee

Makenzie Swift Contributor

Campus Ministry and So cial Action welcomed students to hear the inspiring story of Naouras Mousa Almatar, a for mer refugee from Syria, during the latest Agape Latte event on Sept. 27.

Agape Latte gives students the opportunity to hear the sto ries of people in their communi ty and encourage them to listen and learn from the real life ex periences of others.

At the event, Almatar spoke about his experience as a ref ugee along with changes he hopes will occur when it comes to understanding refugees.

“As a Syrian in America, there have been a few difficul ties, most of which are related to Americans’ lack of under standing of other cultures and countries, but I was given the chance to educate others about what refugees are like, and what they can do,” Almatar said.

Almatar struggled as a ref ugee in America, and has wit nessed the struggles of other refugees, he said.

“For example, many be lieve that refugees will have a hard time learning a language and integrating themselves into new and different cultures and societies, which is true in some cases, but many of the refugees that left home were doctors and engineers, and profession als who were not provided ad equate work opportunities that match their skills in their new er countries,” Almatar said.

Being a refugee was dif ficult for Almatar, as he went through a lot of stressful and debilitating situations. Howev er, Almatar persevered through his troubles through the utiliza tion of a positive mindset and a great support system.

“The people around me were absolutely one of the most important reasons I was able to hold out in many tough moments of my life here,” Al matar said. “My host family was my backbone, the rock that I relied on in my most difficult moments. My friends were ac cepting and understanding in ways that allowed me to grow out of my stressors and learn to deal with them better. My men tor on campus was also an im portant figure in reminding me

that I can still make it through despite having it tough and hav ing a very different situation than others.”

Despite the hardships that Almatar faced, being a refugee and experiencing what he went through has made him into the person he is today. His hard ships have allowed him to grow and be more understanding of others, he said.

“Having experienced vio lence, displacement, distress and most of the issues that come with being forced to leave home behind and start a new life has allowed me to develop a higher tolerance to experienc ing negative things in general, and to better emotionally react to stressors. It has also helped me understand that most peo ple struggle in secret and that there is always a deeper story than what we see on the sur face,” Almatar said.

Almatar hopes that sharing his story and hearing stories of other refugees will help culmi nate change in America, and hopefully will help open the eyes of Americans to the reali ties of being a refugee.

“I believe that most people in America can help in many ways. There are many gofund me campaigns that support multiple refugee-related orga nizations that provide aid and help to refugees in different countries. There is also the idea that we can educate our selves better as a community and find ways to respond to it through our college campuses and other institutional ways. To make an impact, you have to do a bit more than post a story or put a link in your bio,” he said.

The Quadrangle spoke with some audience members following Almatar’s talk. One audience member, Alexa Har ris, explained why she wanted to attend Agape Latte.

“I wanted to come sup port him but also I think hear ing people’s back stories is so important to coexisting with one another, and being able to empathize and expand your horizons and get to know one another and different experi ences,” Harris said.

Hearing the ways in which Almatar’s story inspired Harris to think positive and be grateful for the good things in life we have, truly highlights the im portance in hearing stories like

Naouras Mousa Almatar shares his story at Agape Latte on Tuesday night. MAX BENNETT/THE QUADRANGLE

his, she said.

“Hearing stories like Naouras’ really shows you how fortunate you are and how worse or how much worse your life could be. Don’t take things for granted, basically,” Harris said.

Linn Zapffe, a frequenter of Agape Latte sessions, gave some insight to how Almatar’s story impacted her.

“I was impressed with his work giving psychosocial help to refugee children. He de scribed his time as a refugee in Turkey as being about waiting to find a more permanent solu tion to where he could live. He chose to spend that time doing something productive that was benefiting others and which ended up influencing what he wants to do in life,” she said.

Zapffe said that this story can be a reminder to people

to keep fighting for what they wish to do and to not give up even when we feel it’s too hard.

“I think this can be a re minder to everyone that we chose what we want to do with what we have. When life gets difficult or things don’t go as planned, we can feel bad about ourselves, or we can look at what we can do in the situation that we are in and do some thing productive, such as help ing others.”

Zapffe continued to explain the importance of Agape Latte and what it stands for in regard to giving people a platform to share their experiences.

“Agape Latte is an arena for sharing these stories. It makes it easier for individuals to take the time to listen to others, who can sometimes offer a new perspective or side of a story. It also makes it easier for peo

ple to share their stories, since they know that the people who show up are interested in lis tening to what they say,” Zapffe said.

Almatar encourages people to get to know others and their experiences especially in a col lege setting where there are so many diverse individuals.

“Many of us do not know the stories of those sitting in class next to us and that’s an important thing to think about as you’re going through col lege and meeting different individuals. Working towards making the world a better place for others aligns itself well with making the world a better place for ourselves, so find some thing that you think is interest ing and do your best to help,” Almatar said.

SDT’s Open MicNight Makes MusicFor A Cause

Zoe DeFazio Asst. Arts and Entertainment Editor

Guitars, bagpipes and standup comedy. What more could a sorority want?

Manhattan College’s Sigma Delta Tau chapter hosted an Open Mic Night event at An Beal Bocht Cafe on Thursday, Sept. 29.

The event was also filled with raffle tickets and fun priz es. The proceeds of the raf fles were then donated to one of Sigma Delta Tau’s partner philanthropies, Prevent Child Abuse America.

Prevent Child Abuse Amer ica is the United States’ largest organization dedicated to pre venting and fighting against child abuse.

Many Manhattan College students attended the event and performed various acts such as singing, stand up com edy and even instrumentals such as bagpipes.

Rosalia Cefalu, chapter president of Sigma Delta Tau, had no reservations when An Beal Bocht was chosen as the place for the event by vice pres ident of philanthropy Megan LaCreta.

“This event is for one of the two philanthropies that our so rority supports and I just think An Beal Bocht is kind of like a gathering place with a great ambiance,” Cefalu said.

Cefalu notes that An Beal Bocht is a great place to host events such as Open Mic Nights where students and community members can get together and share a moment with each other.

“We’ve established a real ly good relationship with the restaurant. So they’re kind enough to let us use their space and their microphone and then, you know, we have the event,” Cefalu said. “It brings them customers and then we do little raffles to raise the money and it’s just really fun. We all get to come together and get to hear some friends singing, and just

some of the student perform ers we have at school like to perform, come and sing and so much more.”

Senior RJ Giannicchi took to the stage in a stand-up comedy routine. With quick-witted re marks, many jokes to spare and a smile, Giannicchi was more than pleased to be a part of the stage and even more pleased to raise money for Prevent Child Abuse America.

“I came here tonight be cause I craved attention,” said Giannicchi. “No, but for real, it’s great when community stuff happens. It’s great that we can come together and raise money for the children. It’s great that I saw a bunch of people come out and it’s great that we’re doing this.”

Senior Simona Graceffo came to Open Mic Night to support many of her friends performing and singing various tunes.

Graceffo is no stranger to Manhattan College based performing events. She often finds herself attending Coffee

The official flyer seen around campus advertising this philan thropic event.

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House, so naturally, she didn’t shy away from Sigma Delta Tau’s fundraising event.

“I usually go to the Cof fee Houses. I love Open Mic Nights, I think they are so much fun and are usually really good because most of the stu dents at Manhattan College are very talented. And I also knew that there was a raffle going and that I could win a prize so I was like, ‘What a perfect com bination. Let me pull up.’”

Cefalu hopes to continue Open Mic Night for another se mester.

“It’s always been a really cute event,” Cefalu said. “It’s our second semester doing it and we want to keep it going,”

Editor’s Note: Megan La Creta, the arts & entertainment editor for the Quadrangle, orga nized this event and is mentioned in the article.

Junior John Howard, a member of DKE fraternity, closes the event with a solo performance on the bagpipes.

Get Ready to Laugh, Scatterbomb is Back!

Angelina Persaud Asst. News Editor

Prepare for the laughter to begin with the return of all new Scatterbomb shows this fall semester. The improv comedy club has recruited new mem bers and is already planning new shows for the upcoming months.

The current lineup for Scat terbomb includes new mem bers who embraced the club for its creative freedom and emotional outlet.

Senior Isabel Cameron is the current co-president of the club and spoke about her feel ings towards the new leader ship role.

“I am generally an orga nized person and I think I kind of go with the flow. I’m very ex cited to work with Cooper Carl ton, the other co-president, to make Scatterbomb really fun and interactive with everyone,” Cameron said.

In particular, she expressed her excitement about the up coming shows planned for this semester. The troupe plans to put together a Halloween themed show to kick off the start of their improv season. They also plan to have familiar themes in the lineup this year, such as English Night and Scatter Prom.

“We generally have a cou ple of shows that we do every year, like English Night where we invite English professors to come give monologues that we base our sets off of. And then at the end of the year, we do Scatter Prom. It’s really fun,” Cameron said.

She also spoke about the option for students to get in volved with Scatterbomb and acclimate themselves with campus. Her main goal for the club is to increase member participation among the incom

ing students.

“I think once some of the underclassmen understand what it is exactly that we do and how fun it can be they would be more inclined to join and get in volved,” Cameron said.

In addition to the current student lineup, the club also utilizes coaching from various people who have improv ex perience and can contribute to the overall technique of the students.

“It’s really helpful for prac

tices to get an outside obser vation that does know about improv and has a lot of under standing on how it should be done and can give us notes on what we should change and what we’re doing,” Cameron said.

Regina Ricardo, senior, is a new member of Scatterbomb and spoke about her expecta tions for the club and how it’s impacted her as a person.

“I feel like just being a part of a group that performs, in

general, is very gratifying, to either make people laugh or just to bring entertainment to a group of people. For me per sonally, it’s very fulfilling. It’s always fun to be a part of as many things on campus as you can,” Ricardo said.

Sophie Ryan, senior, is also a new member of Scatterbomb for the fall semester and spoke about her feelings towards the improv group.

“Scatterbomb to me is a space where I can work togeth

er with my friends to create something that is absurd, silly, and most of all fun. I love get ting to become different people and fabricating situations that are so different from my every day life,” Ryan said.

The members, both new and seasoned, expressed the joy the Scatterbomb brings them and their anticipation to recruit new members.

The troupe plans to host a second round of auditions fol lowing their first Halloween themed show to try and in crease membership.

“I think Scatterbomb in gen eral is just a really good way to relieve stress and have fun with friends and like-minded people who just want to make other people laugh. It’s a great way to build community,” Cameron said.

The first Scatterbomb per formance is slated for Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. in Hayden 100.

Group photo of previous Scatterbomb members as they prepare for their show.

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Student Performers Take the Stage at Coffee House

Jill Tuthill Contributor

While Locke’s Loft dining hall bustled just upstairs, Cafe 1853 swelled with the per formances of students, both impromptu and rehearsed, as Manhattan College opened its doors to Coffee House, an open mic event on Sept. 24.

Coffee House is an entirely student-run event, hosted by Emily Peters and Luis Chavez – both in their senior year at Manhattan College. Peters is a mechanical engineering stu dent, and Chavez is one of the college’s pioneer sound stud ies majors. While they differ in their academic endeavors and pursuits, the two hosts find a communal place of respite in hosting Coffee House.

“I started participating in Coffee House at the end of my sophomore year, and then Luis asked me to help him host it at the beginning of my junior year,” Peters said.

After having gone from participant to host, she now excels in both.

Patrick Harnedy, a senior at Manhattan and a longtime participant, had a similar expe rience.

“Actually, I started off with setting up for Coffee House. I didn’t actually perform for Cof fee House until just last year.” Harnedy said.

Since he’s joined the ac tion, Harnedy has only good things to say about the event.

“I like watching other peo

ple perform because a lot of the students who do Coffee House aren’t actually in performing arts – or, not on the musician side of performing arts, doing like players and stuff like that,” Harnedy. “So I like to see what they offer to the table, because I know pretty much everyone in the performing arts pretty well. And seeing the variety of different people come in and express their talents is kinda cool.”

The spontaneous nature of

Manhattan’s Coffee Houses is noticed and enjoyed by many in attendance.

“Sometimes when we’re preparing for Coffee House or while we’re performing, we’ll have a gap to fill and Luis will just look at me and he’s like, ‘Do you want to play this song?’ and I’ll say, ‘I have to look up the lyrics, but we can do it’,” said Peters.

Olivia Bailey, freshman and first-time attendee of Coffee House, noticed these instances

of impromptu stardom.

“It was very spontaneous,” Bailey said. “There were a lot of songs that were just sponta neous, like, people would just sign up and just go up. And then I was like, ‘Oh my god, I want to do that’ … I enjoyed watching it a lot.”

Bailey added her thoughts on her experience as a new Manhattan College student be ing a part of Coffee House for the first time.

“I think, as a freshman, It’s something that everyone should at least go and watch. Because, you know, there were people doing their homework, just listening, and there were people that were very engaged in what was happening,” Bailey said.

Friends and strangers alike find themselves chatting the night away at Coffee House with the backdrop of live music and comedy. Regardless of any

professional musical training, students are welcome to take the stage.

“I just love that it’s like, any body from any skill level of mu sic is allowed to participate. It’s not a competition of, ‘Oh, well I’m better than you, so only I can play.’ It’s really there for anybody.” said Peters.

The only public gripe with the event is its current lack of coffee that once defined it. When asked about this, Peters had one succinct note to share;

“If any clubs want to spon sor us and give us coffee, we can have coffee in Coffee House again,” Peters said.

The next open mic is sched uled for Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in Cafe 1853. Chavez and Peters will once again be in attendance as hosts; as will a crowd of performers and maybe even a fresh hot box of dark roasted coffee.

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jazz ensemble.

Rory Graham: Long-Time Runner, Future Teacher and Current Athletic and Academic Powerhouse

Jilleen Barrett

Editor

Rory Graham had college cross country and track and field coaches from all over the country trying to recruit her. She could have gone to an Ivy League like the University of Pennsylvania, or a school with bigger facilities like Northeast ern. But after getting to know Coach Kerri Gallagher and finding out her aspirations for the team, Graham knew she had to become a Jasper.

Graham grew up just north of Albany, where she found her love of soccer and basketball. She used track and field to stay in shape during the spring, but by sophomore year, realized it was the sport she was meant to compete in. Graham says it was the camaraderie among the girls on the team who inspired her to do winter track and club soccer simultaneously during her sophomore year.

“It was just such a different atmosphere … with other field sports or even tennis, you’re fighting for that starting spot or number one singles and stuff like that,” Graham said. “But with track, it’s more like you’re working with your teammates instead of against them … it was just more of a cohesive and fun environment.”

After a period of time where Graham’s parents, Dave and Michele, were driving their daughter from soccer practice directly to track practice, Gra ham suffered an overuse injury that forced her to choose just one sport per season.

“It was kind of fun,” Mi chele said of this hectic time in Graham’s athletic career. “It was fun to go and watch her because she was successful at both [soccer and track] … we just love to watch her do what she loves to do, and it really doesn’t get better than that, un til she got hurt. Then it wasn’t so fun anymore.”

After joining the Jaspers, Graham would sustain anoth er injury, this time a labrum tear which she is still getting cortisone shots for nearly three years later. There have even been times in which she couldn’t compete or even par ticipate in the same training as the rest of the team, but this only seemed to make her a bet ter asset.

Graham was noticed by teammate Domenick Boccia for maintaining leadership qualities during times when the collective attitude was at its worst — like in January 2022, when the majority of the team tested positive for COVID-19 and could not train. During a team meeting, Graham took action and influenced her team mates to keep their heads high. When Graham was selected to join the Pen and Sword honor society, Boccia — a member of the previous class — discussed her influence on the team at the induction ceremony.

“You taught us a valuable lesson on what it means to lead and how to do so through serv ing others,” Boccia said about her willingness to revitalize their attitudes. “Your efforts do not go unnoticed; first to prac

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tice and last to leave, constant communication with our coach and your teammates will forev er be remembered.”

In addition to being a run ner, Graham enjoys writing, which is why she chose to major in English and politi cal science in college. During this time, she served as edi tor-in-chief of Logos Magazine, an academic liberal arts jour nal, and helped high schoolers write their college essays.

Graham is graduating col lege in December determined to become a volunteer assistant coach for her high school track and field team and eventually, a high school English teacher. She will be attending Clarkson University to pursue her mas ter’s in education.

Adam Koehler, Ph.D., who advised Graham in her role as editor-in-chief, says the idea of Graham teaching English to the next generation makes him feel “relieved for the future.”

“She’s going to be an ad vocate for students who don’t necessarily know that they have advocates in their lives,” Koehler said. “I think that is something a lot of young peo ple need is an adult who is go ing to take them seriously, and with the kindness and with the intelligence that Rory brings to the table.”

Gallagher has seen this kindness play out in Graham’s athletic career since her ear ly days on the team, noting her ability to detect when she should help a teammate hands

on or simply lead by example. She believes that all of this comes from a place of humility, which helped her get through her injury.

“She has had to deal with significant injuries throughout her career which made her progression look a lot different than many athletes,” Gallagh er said. “Her commitment to growth and development in all areas, however, is what allowed her to come out of two years of significant injury and establish herself as a key contributing member of both cross coun try and track and field scoring teams.”

Graham, a senior, has been a major contributor at MC in both her academic and athletic achievements.

Graham, center, is in her fourth year as a member of MC’s cross country and track and field teams.

Cross Country’s Andria Scaglione Excels in Both Athletics and Academics

Jocelyn Visnov

Andria Scaglione is making strides in cross country and in the classroom. Scaglione start ed her senior year strong with both athletic and academic achievements.

After training consistently throughout the summer, Sca glione’s hard work paid off as she took home a first-place win at the Jasper Cross Coun try Invitational meet at Twin Ponds Farm.

According to GoJaspers, Scaglione finished the 6k race with a final time of 21.46.1, crossing the finish line 20 sec onds before the 2nd place fin isher.

“Leading up to the race I definitely felt some nerves, but luckily had my coach and teammates there to ease them,” she wrote. “I was able to succeed and give 100% of my effort that day because I was able to keep my nerves in check and stay relaxed. I was and am surrounded by so much positive energy from

my teammates and knowing that they too were giving their all encouraged me to do the same.”

In addition to cross country, Scaglione is also a distance run ner for the MC track and field team. However, her campus involvement stretches beyond athletics.

Scaglione is majoring in ex ercise science with a minor in religious studies. She is an ac tive member of the Phi Epsilon Kappa kinesiology honor soci ety, and a campus captain for a non-profit organization called Hidden Opponent, which pro vides mental health resources to student athletes.

“I have balanced my ath letic and academic schedule through time management, mainly using my planner,” she wrote, “I am a very visual per son and like to write out my day every morning, so I know what needs to be done versus what I can save for later.”

Scaglione’s academic and community efforts have recent ly led her to being honored as MAAC Student-Athlete of the week in September.

Coming to MC from her

hometown of Oceanside, Long Island, Scaglione often com petes with a familiar face by her side, her sister, Nicola “Nikki” Scaglione.

Nicola Scaglione expressed her admiration for her sister and her recent win at the Twin Ponds invitational.

“Andria’s recent victory is exemplary of her daily drive and did not come to a surprise to me or anyone that knows who she is and how she is,” Nicola wrote. “She knows how to dominate a space with hu mility, a quality that is hard to come by when people are at the

level she is.”

In turn, Andria feels im mense gratitude for her sister and teammate.

“Training and competing with my sister Nikki has been one of the greatest privileges I have been able to experience as a college athlete,” she wrote.

“Not many individuals can say that they were able to experi ence the highs and lows of their sport or college in general with their sister and I feel like our bond has grown more because of it. I could not imagine it any other way.”

Andria Scaglione is no

stranger to success. In previ ous years, she has earned ti tles such as 2021 Metropolitan Outdoor Champion (5000 me ters) and 2020 Metropolitan In door Champion (3000 meters).

“One last thing is that I am extremely excited about our new team dynamic we have this year,” Andria said. “I am so proud of all of my teammates for bringing good attitude, energy and intention to every practice and meet we’ve had this season and am so excited to continue this journey with them!”

“It was really nice to get a win at Twin Ponds.” Scaglione wrote. “I feel like this was a good step ping stone in my season thus far, however with a lot of the season left I am not satisfied and am excited to keep the momentum going towards MAACs.”

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Scaglione starting the season off strong preparing for the MAAC championship.

Jasper Highlights of the Week

Caroline McCarthy Sports Editor

WEEK IN REVIEW

Fall sports are in full swing for the Jaspers. For some, last week’s matches brought thrilling victories. For others, last week ended in team losses, sparking a new fire for redemption. Here’s a rundown on three of the Jasper match-ups last week.

Volleyball Wins theirFirst Game of the season

The Manhattan College Volleyball team won their first g ame of the season this week with a 3-2 set against Saint Peter’s University. The teams played 5 sets, with Jaspers winning 28-26, 30-28, 28-30, 23-25, 15-10.

This battle was won on the brand-new volleyball court at the college, the previous being disformed in a rainstorm earlier last year. It marks coach Miletic’s first win as head coach, making the Jaspers 1-10 for the season.

Julia Menocal scored a season high of 37 points, 33 kills and 4 aces throughout the five match set. Kelly Markowski had a sea son-high 14 kills. Sarah Emmons and Julieanne McKee had 27 and 25 assists respectively. On defense, Teresa Garza scored 21 digs.

Later in the week, volleyball fell to Rider University 1-3 and NJIT 0-3, leaving the Jaspers with a 1-12 record. These games would mark the second and third games held on Draddy’s new court.

Men’s Soccer Starts MAAC Season Strong

Men’s soccer secured a 3-0 win on the road at Rider this week. They currently hold a 3-3-2 record.

Ronaldo Da Silva scored off a pass from Omar Torres in the 24th minute. Da Silva scored later again in the second half, assist ed by Gunnar Studenhofft and Anthony Denis. Johan Velez put in the third for the Jaspers in the 60th minute.

Keeper Danny DiMarco recorded his third scoreless game of the season. Defensively, the Jaspers only allowed five shots from the Broncos, only two of which being on goal. DiMarco success fully stopped both of them, securing the Jaspers 3-0 win.

Women’s Soccer Takes a Hit

Manhattan College women’s soccer opened MAAC play with a 3-0 loss to Niagara on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Keeper Aubrey Johnstone made her season-debut for the Jaspers, successfully stopping seven shots on goal, the most this season by a Jasper keeper, but letting in a detrimental three, all scored in the first half.

Julia Nicholas had the only shot on frame for the Jaspers this Saturday, which was shut down by Niagara’s Agnes Stenlund.

Later in the week, women’s soccer fell to Rider in a hard-fought 1-0 game on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Rider’s Lindsey Maslow scored off a pass from teammates Makenzie Rodrigues against Jasper keeper Kim Mains.

The Jaspers battled hard to tie the score, with two breath-hold ing attempts from Nevaeh D’Aloia and Nicolette Caneda, both stopped by Rider keeper Ellie Sciancalepore.

Nassim Akki has been a major contributor this season and named defensive MAAC player of the week.

The MC women’s soccer team comes together before the MAAC season opener against Niagara.

MC women’s volleyball celebrates during their winning match against Saint Peter’s University.

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