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Major Shake-Ups in Administration to Kick Off New School Year Carey Out, Goodman Leaves Res Life, French Joins Engineering School
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Students have been enjoying beautiful weather thus far in the fall semester on campus. EMILY HOLLAR / THE QUADRANGLE
Horan Elevators Undergoing Replacement Katie Heneghan & Caroline McCarthy Asst. Features Editor & Staff Writer
The four elevators in Horan Hall have stalled, broken down and caused a nuisance for students for the past few years, resulting in Manhattan College’s decision to replace the four elevators over the course of the 2019-2020 school year. The $1.2 million dollar project will be conducted by the elevator company Thyssenkrupp. The company has begun its replacement of the first elevator car, and students and residents can expect it to be complete by the end of September. The entire project is expected to be completed by July 2020, with each elevator undergoing a 14-week replacement cycle. Andrew Ryan, Vice President of Facilities, holds the responsibilities of overseeing and managing all construction projects, campus planning, and the work of Physical Plant. The replacement of the Horan Eleva-
tors has been a major financial undertaking for the college, as well as a disruption to residents in Horan. “Over the last couple of years it became apparent that we had to do a major upgrade. They are the original elevators from the building,” Ryan said. Despite the plethora of problems the Horan elevators have had, they have been regularly inspected and maintained throughout their 30-year life. Ryan confirmed that recent issues and complications are nothing more than normal wear and tear and malfunctions. These complications, however, are not easily resolvable due to advancements in technology and original parts becoming obsolete. “It gets to a point when they’re at the end of their useful life that some parts are no longer available, and other parts are hard to come by,” Ryan said. Elevators are closely monitored by both the city, the college and the company who maintains their function. Inspections of elevators are thorough, and include a full assess-
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ment of safety. When things go wrong in the elevators, the college has to take action before the elevator can be put back into service. “They categorize the items - there are different degrees of severity. When they’re doing the inspection, if anything is a safety hazard that would endanger someone, the car gets taken out of service and you cannot put it back into service until it has been repaired,” says Ryan. These repairs also take an exorbitant toll on Physical Plant’s budget. One elevator coming off the track costs about $10,000 to fix. According to Ryan, Physical Plant has already spent $30,000 this year for repairs even before the $1.2 million renovation. These restorations may seem extravagant, but are seen as a necessary expense to protect the safety of Manhattan College students as well as to maintain the accessibility of the building.
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A&E Editor, News Editor & Features Editor Manhattan College kicked off its 2019-2020 school year with some fairly major changes in its upper-level administration roster. These major changes are occurring in every corner on campus. The position of Dean of Students is currently vacant, with former dean, Michael Carey, no longer an employee of the college. AJ Goodman, former associate director of residence life is the college’s new assistant dean of students. Tiffany French, former assistant dean of students, has taken a new position as the assistant dean of the School of Engineering. French saw the job opening online. She already had experience working with Dean Tim Ward, and thought it was a good opportunity to stay with the colleagues and students she knew. “I was looking for a bit of a different change for personal professional reasons. I worked in that job for a couple of years. I actually started taking a data intensive science course online, so I had a bit of an interest in possibly computer science or computer engineering, so I worked on that. I wanted a job that could kind of bring me a little closer to that end of the spectrum. I found my way here. I was looking for a few different opportunities, this one came up, and it kept me at Manhat-
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tan, which I was really excited about,” French said. So far, the year has been busy with freshmen and transfer student questions about schedules and adding or dropping classes. “It’s ongoing academic advising, and as things come up for students, where maybe they’re not doing well in a class, or they need some additional guidance or referrals or support on campus, that’s what we’re here to do. It’s really kind of troubleshooting with folks as the semester goes on, to help them do the best they can, or get what they need to do the best they can, and beyond that, it’s all the odds and ends for anyone in engineering that needs something,” French said. French received her masters in psychology, which means that she could potentially teach a class down the road. She also said her new schedule could allow her to take more classes in her spare time. “I like higher ed in general, so it’s kind of good to just get experience on the academic side of the house as well as student life because then you can be a balanced leader in the future, and that’s what I hope to keep doing. I know the difference folks made for me when I was in college, so I just want to keep doing that for students while I’m here,” French said. In addition to serving as assistant dean, French is also one of the Green Dot trainers on campus. Green Dot is a vio__________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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The Editorial Board Megan Dreher Editor-in-Chief
Gabriella DePinho News Editor
Maria Thomas Asst. News Editor
Alexa Schmidt Features Editor Managing Editor
Katherine Heneghan Asst. Features Editor
Rose Brennan Arts & Entertainment Editor Managing Editor
Madalyn Johnson Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor
C. Garrett Keidel Sports Editor
Pete Janny Asst. Sports Editor
Lauren Schuster Social Media Editor
Brian Asare Photography Editor
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Isabel Frazza writes: My name is Isabel Frazza and I am a proud member of the class of 2023. I am running for freshman class vice president. The role of a class vice president at Manhattan College is to represent the needs of their class, as well as plan exciting social events on campus. If elected, I plan to do just that, and more. You can count on me to represent you well in student government. I love this school and I love the people here even more. I may be biased, but I am especially fond of the class of 2023. Still, I recognize that Manhattan College is not perfect. I want to help find solutions and work to make this an even better environment than it already is. I will serve as a bridge of communication, from our class, to the student government, and beyond. I am prepared to bring your concerns to the people at the very top. I will not allow the freshmen voices to be pushed aside.. Yes we are new on campus, but we are an important part of the Manhattan College community. I see our potential. At the beginning of my campaign, I asked a large number of my freshmen classmates about the issues concerning them on campus. I heard concerns regarding the infamous “Access Control Policy,” food choices in Locke’s Loft, the campus aesthetic, and much more. I am interested in holding meetings with the food service department to discuss menus, and working to organize student lead art projects on campus. The class of 2023 has so many terrific ideas, and I greatly enjoyed conversing with you all. I would love the opportunity to work side by side with this class, in order to put our ideas into action. As freshman class vice president, you can count on me. Both my time and heart will be completely dedicated to representing you. When I set my mind to something, I always give it my all. If you know me, you know that I am passionate about each cause I stand behind. My passion shines through every single conversation that I have, whether it is with a stranger, my friends, or professors. More importantly passion shines through my initiative, and action. In high school, I noticed that many of my peers were not registered to vote. I discovered that they were interested in voting, and wanted to register, they just didn’t know how. Civic engagement is something I am incredibly passionate about. I put my all into this cause, and over the course of two years, I lead multiple voter registration drives, helping many of my peers register to vote. Making Manhattan College the best environment for everyone here is something I am incredibly passionate about. I hope that the class of 2023 chooses me as our vice president on September 19th and 20th. I believe that we can take this great place, and make it even better.
ISABEL FRAZZA is a freshman political science major, and is a candidate for the class’ Vice President.
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Major Shake-Ups in MC Administration to Kick Off New School Year Carey Out, Goodman Leaves Residence Life, French Joins Engineering School __________________________
Goodman of residence life. With AJ Goodman filling in as assistant dean of students, currently an interim position according to Satterlee, the school is able to make sure the work that the dean of students completed and oversaw is still being taken care of. Placing Goodman in the interim position was a “natural thing to do to help us during this period,” according to Satterlee. Before taking the position of assistant dean of students, Goodman was the associate director of residence life. In this position he served as the area coordinator for Overlook Manor, Jasper Hall and Chrysostom Hall, and organized staff and RA training. “My new role as the assistant dean keeps me in close proximity to Residence Life
sibilities include overseeing the Community Standards and Student Code of Conduct and serving as the judicial hearing officer for cases outside of usual residence life judicial hearings, as well as off-campus incidents which violate MC’s “Good Neighbor policy.” Unlike French’s switch, the Dean of Students vacancy was one the school was not quite as prepared for, with Carey leaving the school just a short time before the semester was set to start. “The position became vacant in late summer, late August actually. That happens from time to time with key administrative positions. The really thing good thing was that I think we’ve got really good personnel in student life so fortunately I was able to, with some interim shifting of responsibilities, able to cover the responsibilities with existing staff,” said Richard Satterlee, the Vice
both in my office being down the hall in Thomas, and in the work which includes oversight of the judicial process and working to address student concerns,” Goodman said. Goodman filled the position of assistant dean of students just prior to the beginning of the school year. “I met with Dr. Satterlee the week prior to classes starting to discuss the role and plans for the year,” Goodman said. “I accepted the position at that time. With extensive experience as a hearing officer and familiarity with the Community Standards and Student Code of Conduct, as well as working with students of concern at Manhattan, I feel prepared to take on this position.” As the assistant dean of students, Goodman’s new respon-
President of Student Life. Satterlee is the administrator to whom the dean of students reports. With Goodman in the position of assistant dean, Satterlee is set to start the search for a new dean of students as soon as possible but the position will see a change: the new hiree will be both dean of students and associate vice president. The offices of Residence Life, Health Services and the Counseling Center will all report to the associate vice president. The search for such a key administrator will be an inclusive process, including faculty, staff, student life personnel and even a bit of student input, especially later in the process. Satterlee is excited to start the process. “I think we’re going to be
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able to really get strong candidates for this. I mean we’re a school that has a great trajectory right now. We’ve got really strong students. We’ve had an academic profile that’s increased. Our place in New York City is going to be attractive to people but we want to make sure we attract the best possible candidates to that. It’s worth getting advertising out there and getting the word out there, attracting the best possible candidate pool that we can,” said Satterlee. While Satterlee is excited to start looking into qualified candidates, he is keeping his eyes peeled for some key qualities he would like to see in the pool. “There’s really two things [we’re looking for]. First is the core responsibilities as dean include student conduct, understanding best practices in working with judicating conduct matters, understanding how to shape the code of conduct, understanding how we would do this, being a fit for Manhattan College, as a Lasallian Catholic institution. It’s demanding work to conduct work and that’s a core responsibility of the dean of students,” said Satterlee. He continued. “I’m really looking for someone who can do the dean’s work and also supervise those areas [of Residence Life, Health Services and the Counseling Center],” said Satterlee. In addition to handling the key responsibilities of the position, Satterlee has one more quality he would like to see in the candidate pool. “The other thing [we’re looking for] is intangible and not in the job description but we want somebody who is visible and present to students a lot, that’s seen in and around campus, that students know, is an advocate for students and understands students’ needs in these areas. I think it’s really important,” said Satterlee.
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[TOP] AJ Goodman. [MIDDLE] Tiffany French. [BOTTOM] Richard Satterlee. MANHATTAN COLLEGE / COURTESY
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Horan Elevators Currently Undergoing Replacement __________________________ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The safety and well-being of Horan Hall students may be a top priority, but the constant construction on the elevators has created an inconvenience for all those living in the building. “Basically, I either have to walk up or down eleven flights of stairs, or risk being late. The elevators could take two or ten minutes making it really hard to gauge when I need to leave for class to make sure I’m on time,” said Helena Lippolis, a sophomore who lives on Horan’s eleventh floor. Freshman Marisa Ross lives on the fifth floor of Horan Hall, and, despite being at the college for less than a semester, already has her own elevator story. “They’re obviously really slow and they never come up
but one time I got stuck in an elevator on the right side. There was one other girl in there with me and we were freaking out because it got stuck for a few moments. After that, I don’t like to ride in that elevator anymore,” says Ross. However, if there ever is an instance where an individual or group is stuck in an elevator, it is critical to use the phone in the elevator, unless there is some sort of medical emergency. This is an issue Physical Plant has run into numerous times, resulting in the need for extensive repairs to an elevator. “If someone gets stuck in the elevator, they don’t necessarily use the phone in the elevator, they call 911 on their cell phone, and then what happens is the fire department comes the fire department takes the axe to the elevator, and that’s an instant $10,000. That happened a couple of times last
year,’’ says Ryan. Residents can expect some relief over the course of the school year as the elevators are gradually replaced, but are still encouraged to report any issues to Public Safety during the repairs.
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[RIGHT] The first elevator car under construction in Horan Hall, anticipated to be completed by the end of the school year.
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New Academic Year, New Fee for Tuition Nicole Rodriguez
Asst. Production Editor Ever-rising costs of processing credit and debit cards as a payment option for tuition and fees prompted Manhattan College to develop a new policy that now associates a convenience fee with these transactions. Manhattan College’s online payment provider is TouchNet®, an independent third party contractor who has provided services for the College’s online Student Account Suite and online payment platform since the 2016-2017 academic year. Touchnet’s PayPath service processes credit and debit cards and collects the non-refundable processing fee directly from the student after prompting the payer with their processing policy four times throughout the online transaction. A convenience fee is the merchant provider’s cost of processing credit cards and debit cards via the payment networks of Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. The fee covers how much the transaction of the online payments costs. Lisa Juncaj, director of Business Systems, pointed to several factors that prompted the institution of the fee. “These processing costs had become a significant annu-
al expense for Manhattan College and we have been keeping a close watch since 2014 on both the rising expense and how other colleges and universities have been responding in allowing credit and debit cards as a payment option for tuition and fees. To keep our education as affordable as possible, students and families who now opt to use credit or debit cards as a tuition payment method will have the costs of processing tied to their transaction so as to avoid spreading the cost and fees of processing to all students in the form of tuition and fee increases,” said Juncaj. The non-refundable convenience fee is processed by PayPath at the established fee of 2.85 percent of the transaction amount or a minimum of $3. The fee is assessed and paid to PayPath who retains the fee in full; the College does not receive any of this fee. Fees in the industry are determined by general operating costs, the cost of adhering to industry standards for data safeguarding and the costs of keeping up with card rewards and perks programs offered by the credit card companies. According to Juncaj, no current information suggests the PayPath fee will be increased. Other institutions, such as Pace University and Quinnipiac University, extend the convenience of allowing students and families to use card payment
options. However, they pass the convenience fees to the payer. Some colleges, like Fordham University, Fairfield University and New York University have stopped accepting credit cards altogether for payment of tuition and fees. Other payment options are available to families without any service cost and are processed in a safeguarded way. Students and families can make in-person and mailed-payments with cash, money order, personal check, bank check, scholarship checks, 529 savings plan payments and international payments via Western Union. They can also make online eCheck/ ACH payments via checking or savings accounts via the Student Account Suite. After reviewing data from the period of July 1st to September 10th and comparing it to data in the same timeframe from Fall 2018, there was no decrease in found in the payment amounts or number of students who have made payments to their student account for the Fall 2019 semester. While students are still paying the same amounts in the same periods, payment methods did change. Credit card payment amounts have decreased by 65.8 percent and ACH payments, or eCheck payment amounts, have increased by 42.2 percent. According to Juncaj, the school found an increase in
the number of families who are participating in the College’s Monthly Payment Plan (MPP) option to pay the term’s bill in monthly installments. Payment plan participation has increased 40.5 percent with 565 families on the plan in Spring 2019 increasing to 794 plan enrollments in Fall 2019. There has been no notable change in amounts or number of families who have borrowed a Federal Parent PLUS Loan. While the fee came from a carefully factored and determined place, some students were still affected by the new fee. Sophomore international studies major Hailey Pena shared her thoughts on the new convenience fee. “Around the time my tuition billing statement came out, I had lost my job due to unsafe conditions in the workplace and money was tight. I was unaware of the new fee. This added on to my existing stress when it came time to actually make my payment. Although it was not that much extra that I needed to pay, it was still an additional expense. To avoid the fee, I ended up paying my tuition late and then got charged for the late fee. I just wish they would have notified us sooner rather than later of this change because you never know someone’s situation and what they are sacrificing to attend this school,” said Pena.
The Office of Student Accounts and Bursar Services has received feedback from families about the new convenience fee. “Our office received a few dozen calls to confirm the new payment method policy that was included in our semester billing message that is emailed to all students and to parents who provide emails on the FAFSA financial aid application form. In most of the calls, parents shared that they knew this decision would be coming as someone eventually would be paying for the rewards and perks they receive as cardholders,” said Juncaj. She continued. “We additionally received a few letters from parents who were not happy with the decision and they received a written response that described the reason for the change in policy. We appreciated learning of these shared opinions and having the opportunity to explain all that was involved in this decision. Ultimately, everyone has been very understanding of our response to the rising costs of the payment processing industry and understanding of everyone’s shared role in making sacrifices of convenience to keep tuition costs down for the entire community,” said Juncaj.
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New Updates to Academic Integrity Policy in Place for New Semester Richard Gerling Staff Writer
Students know the deal: cite sources, do not copy homework and do not cheat on exams. How the college reacts to violations of academic integrity may not be as familiar to students as those basic concepts. The Educational Affairs Committee worked all of the 2018-2019 academic year to update the college’s policy, hoping to clarify, for both students and faculty, just exactly what academic integrity means. The policy was completely revamped to create a new point system to track violations reported by professors and to more clearly delineate what counts as a violation of academic integrity. Violations of academic integrity include but are not limited to cheating, fabrication, plagiarism and academic misconduct. The new policy organizes academic integrity violations into four groups. There are warnings and then three levels of violations: one, two and four point violations. Classification is based on the severity of the violation and is dependent on a number of factors, including but not limited to: whether the violation is a first-time offense, academic experience of the accused student, nature of the academic exercise, whether there was extensive planning or collaboration involved and/ or degree of malicious or dishonest intent. Warnings consist of those
instances when, in the opinion of the faculty member, the student’s actions may be the result of inexperience, most commonly among first year students. Warnings level violations will be characterized by a lack of evidence of planning or collaboration. The violations become increased in points if there is evidence of planning and collaboration. Low-level planning without collaboration is a onepoint violation and moderate-
point violation requires the student to receive a zero on the assignment and to complete the same tutorials from the CAS. The sanctions that will be enforced on a two-point violation are a failing grade in the course, being placed on probation from the College for one semester with a notation of “academic integrity disciplinary probation/suspension” recorded in the student’s academic file, and required participation in the CAS tutorials. Failure to
level planning or collaboration is a two-point violation. A fourpoint violation is when the student’s actions represent a blatant disregard or disrespect for the expectations of academic integrity, and involve substantial planning and collaboration. The sanctions doled out increase in severity based on the point violation. Students with a warning will have to complete academic integrity tutorials offered through the Center for Academic Success within 30 days of being notified. Failure to complete these tutorials will result in the warning becoming a one-point violation. A one-
complete the tutorials could increase the severity of the violation. Four-Point Violations, or violations that are greater or equal to four points will result in dismissal from the College and a permanent academic integrity disciplinary dismissal notation on the student’s academic file. Students have seven days within being reported to appeal the decision. A major baseline to gauging which level of violations is intent and collaboration, meaning that higher levels of cheating and academic dishonesty
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will result in higher point violations. With the new changes of the policy, students are more aware of what their actions entail and the types of consequences that come with them. All faculty members will be able to view reports in Jasper Connect to allow for a more interconnected system to uphold the procedures to consistently report violations. When administration met to review the policy, they came to the conclusion that reporting of violations of academic integrity were low because professors felt the policy was too vague and made professors unsure of what to report. At the start of the Fall 2018 semester, a new policy was drafted to clarify violations and what consequences they hold. The 2018-2019 Educational Affairs Committee consisted of Nadia Itani, the 2019-2020 VP for Academic Affairs; Kerry Cavanagh, the VP for Academic Affairs for the 2018-2019 year; Kaitlyn Von Runnen; Provost William Clyde and Sr. MaryAnn Jacobs. The goal of this committee, among their other tasks, was to update the language of the policy to make actions and consequences more clear to students. Suggestions and comments from the student body were made, primarily through student government. Itani thinks that policy is moving the college in the right direction. “From a student perspective, I feel informed on the violations and their consequences,
and from a faculty perspective I believe they will be more attentive and willing to report for the betterment of their students with a better understanding of what reporting these actions may bring to them in terms of taking action,” said Itani. She continued. “One thing I can comment on, however, is that the policy should be simplified and distributed to students as an easy way to understand the new policy. To assist with this, I’ve created an info-graphic that summarizes the new changes and will be distributing that at the next Student Government assembly meeting on September 18, 2019.” Junior education major Camryn Kidney shared some comments. “I think it’s good that they outlined the rules more distinctly and that it’s not too general anymore. It’s black and white and I know now what is considered cheating and what isn’t in the policy,” said Kidney. Sophomore chemical engineering major Sofia Rivera heard about the policy but thinks the dissemination of the new policy updates could be better. “I just didn’t know all of the details. I think that in every class we’ve talked about it for a little bit, but they haven’t done a good job of informing the students,” said Rivera.
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Shefferman Reflects on Fifteen Years at Manhattan College and Touches on his Passion for Teaching Madalyn Johnson Asst. A&E Editor
David Shefferman, Ph.D., has been an associate professor in religious studies at Manhattan College for quite some time. Originally from the Virginia side of Washington, D.C., Shefferman has outstanding credentials that showcase his expertise in studies of religion and teaching in general. He shares great passion and devotion in making students very self-aware about religious practices that, although are deemed cultish and abnormal, surround them in everyday life. Shefferman shared where it all started, the universities where he studied and received his degrees from, as well as what he was involved in between school. “For my undergraduate, I went to Princeton and that’s actually where I started, I was a religion major there. I loved the
religion classes I took so I did a major in religion, then I was also a politics minor. That’s actually sort of how I continued very generally that combination of religion and intersection of politics,” he said. Shefferman then took some time off and worked in South America as a high school teacher. He returned to graduate school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he received his master’s and doctorate degree. He specialized in Latin America, as well as their religion, political movements and culture. Dr. Shefferman discussed his experience teaching outside of the country and also how long he has been a part of the Jasper community. “Starting from grad school, I was very teacher-oriented as well. I was essentially teaching all the way through the four years before I went to grad. school. But at Manhattan, this is the start of my fifteenth
Dr. Shefferman is an associate professor in religious studies. MANHATTAN COLLEGE / COURTESY
year which I cannot believe. It wasn’t that long ago I was new to Manhattan College, can’t really claim that anymore,” he said. Dr. Shefferman’s dedication and passion for teaching date way back before he started as a professor at MC. He describes how he is fond of different types of religions despite the fact he isn’t a very religious person. “Starting as an undergrad, like I said I just became really fascinated to what my surprise with religious studies, as someone who’s not a religious person but seen now as such a major influence so it’s kind of an understanding of the world and an understanding of history. I love the philosophical and ethical sides to studying different traditions. I also knew I really wanted to teach and I got really lucky, teaching at a prep school when I first graduated and coached (I was an athlete). They needed someone to teach comparative religion as well as composition and things like that, I had a background in,” he said. Among the numerous classes Dr. Shefferman teaches at Manhattan College, his introductory course, The Nature and Experience of Religion, Religion and Spanish Identity, The American Religious Experience, Religion and the Media, and Religion and Environmentalism, Shefferman mentioned that he is most interested in the topics covered in his AfroCaribbean course. “A lot of my research and scholarly work and specialization is in the Carribean, so I teach a course in which I’m doing now, ‘Afro-Carribean Religions’ and I love teaching that course and including a little section in the 110 class, a day focused on Buddhism, so I love teaching that material because
it’s so interesting and complicated and surprising and new to students. Certainly the AfroCaribbean stuff is one of my main things,” he said. Although Shefferman may utilize New York City as an Arches classroom for certain projects or lessons, he explained how he tries not to differentiate the Arches class from the other courses he teaches. “It’s a lot of the same approaches but I do try to incorporate the moving beyond the classroom, because it helps students see and encounter these topics they may not see in their own world. So I think in Arches it is a little more kind of deliberate and planned in certain ways because it’s in the Arches objective to use New York City as a resource and classroom. I think Arches is really for me, and most of us who do it, is kind of getting your toes wet and an introduction to all these possibilities and all these other resources we try to use in our classes. Other classes might have more essays as opposed to in-class tests, but it’s pretty consistent. The curriculum and the kinds of assignments and even the kinds of activities, what were doing in class, the small group discussions,” he said. Shefferman shared his favorite trips he’s taken MC students to over the years, in addition to the connections he and the students have made when participating in community service projects. “I take the classes almost every semester to the Rubin Museum and I always love it, I see it differently every time. Almost every year (or semester), we’ve gone to a Broadway show. I loved, last year, when we went to ‘Once On This Island’. It was a great show; I just thought it tied in well with
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what we were doing--talking about voodoo. That is one that sticks out in my mind. A few years ago we saw ‘Groundhog Day’, before it closed, it was awesome and there’s something kind of Buddhist in that show and it worked really well. In the service learning, I’ve really enjoyed the connections, relationships and partnerships we’ve made, they’re now good friends of mine, at the Church of the Mediator,” Shefferman said. Even though one community service project from last year will not run this fall semester, Shefferman revealed other projects that MC will continue to work and volunteer for in relation to their religious studies courses. “The Green Fair actually isn’t happening this year but we’re still helping the Church of the Mediator with many activities, like the community gardening, the farmer’s market that we did last year. We’re going to continue with Marble Hill. Those are the main partners the program has, and it’s worked really well,” he said. The historical, philosophical and ethical sides Dr. Shefferman sees in religion applies to his objective in what he wants his students to get out of his classes. “To try to help students understand that religion matters, it’s part of our world, the critical and academic study of religion is really important in making sense in our world. It helps students realize and recognize that, and of course to try to introduce things that are going to be new and surprising and interesting. But also, to try to work on those skills, put students in the position to make better sense of things they’re going to come across and encounter, so critical thinking skills,” Shefferman said.
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Puppies Visit the Mini-Quad to Fundraise for Breast Cancer Emily Hollar Contributor
A crowd favorite event has come and gone: for the fifth year in a row the first puppy party on the Mini-Quad took place on this past Thursday, Sept. 10. The event is run by the Chi Theta chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the Biology Honor Society, run by Professor Lance Evans of the biology department. The Honor Society has been running the “Puppies on the Quad” events for
five years; renting the puppies from a company called Puppy Parties, a puppy store in Brooklyn, New York. Their website (puppyparty.com) explains that the “parties are a means of socialization and exercise for our puppies while they wait to find their forever homes.” The puppies love the parties just as much as we do! We recommend the next time the puppies are in town, you run over to the MiniQuad and spend seven minutes to brighten your day.
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“I was tired, miserable, and totally not ready to go anywhere, especially not to spend money. But now, I feel such pure joy! I have more energy, my heart is happy, and it was only five dollars that go towards the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk. What else could possibly make you feel that way but cute little puppies?” ________________________
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Celebrating W.I.S.E. Program Samantha Walla & Lauren Schuster Production Manager & Social Media Editor
On Friday, Sept. 13, students, faculty and guests gathered together on campus to celebrate the accomplishments of the twenty women chosen to participate in the Women Inspiring Successful Enterprise (W.I.S.E.) program this past summer. The symposium included opening remarks from the program’s director, a speech by a distinguished alumnus, a poster session with the W.I.S.E. women and of course some delicious brunch. Rachel Cirelli oversees the W.I.S.E. program. Cirelli opened the celebration by discussing what the program aims to accomplish for its participants. Cirelli cites that Manhattan College has more female students in leadership roles than males, after graduation “If you look at other trends of what’s going to happen five, ten, 15 years out, it does tell a
different story,” said Cirelli. “Women make up roughly 47% of the U.S. labor force and 49% of the college-educated workforce, but they still remain disproportionately low in areas of leadership.” Even when women are found in high level administrative positions, national averages predict that they will make 80% of what their male counterparts might make. The W.I.S.E. program’s mission is to rectify this inequity through both internship placement and weekly professional development workshops. The keynote speaker selected to speak on these injustices from a first-hand perspective was Bernadette Finch, the first female student body president at Manhattan College and current Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. “Your core ethics and your principles are your defining guideposts,” said Finch. Over her years of varying leadership positions, Finch compiled a list of advice she delivered to the W.I.S.E. women; many pieces focused on the village of sup-
porters that are necessary for individual success. “Be choosy about the people you allow into your inner circle,” Finch said. “This should be a group of folks you trust, but who offer diversity of thoughts and perspectives that all share one trait: your well being.” One of the twenty young women chosen to participate in the program is junior Ireland Twiggs. Twiggs interned at a nonprofit called VoteRunLead for the summer. Twiggs worked on both the nonprofit and the political side of the organization, and learned that she had an interest in both areas, which she did not anticipate at the start. She expressed excitement to share the impact the program had on her with others during the symposium. “I think [the symposium] is so important because I feel like Manhattan is so small a lot of things get lost in the shuffle and I think it’s so important for the community here at Manhattan and around to know all the wonderful work we’re doing,” Twiggs said. “I feel like people
interned at such a variety [of places] and did so many amazing things, it’s nice to bring sort of a ‘kudos’ to those who participated and also an increased awareness for what they were doing.” Another participant in the program is senior Alice Russell. She interned at Chase Literary Agency for the summer. This internship allowed Russell to do more work in the business side of the literary agency world than her previous internship at a different literary agency did. This helped her discover a new area of interest in her field. “I think [the symposium] is super important because I mean we have the great donor Jim Boyle, but he only agreed for three years so we need more people to get involved and see kind of what it’s been doing and how this program has helped so many women already and how it can go on to help more,” Russell said. “I think last year they had ten women in it, this year we have twenty, so maybe next year it’ll be thirty or more.” The program’s donor, Jim
Boyle, expressed great pride for the way that the program has grown and garnered support since he and Cirelli first discussed it two years ago. “Now the support is coming in from all different directions, including something that we maybe didn’t anticipate, and that is the companies themselves where the interns spend the summer want to help too,” Boyle said. Cirelli spoke about her perspective of the W.I.S.E. women as an administrator before opening the floor to the participants. “We stay the same every year,” said Cirelli. “For me, it’s an honor to see how young people are changing. They have more knowledge, more insight. They’re doing things like yoga, meditating, professional development things, they’re volunteering, they’re getting great grades, they’re joining professional organizations. This is just the time where young people are kind of just blowing my mind.”
Twenty young women were chosen to particpate in the Women Inspiring Succesful Enterprise (W.I.S.E.) program this past summer. HARRIET CARINO / COURTESY
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Céad Míle Fáilte: Irish Dance Team Joins Manhattan College Kelly Kennedy & Caroline McCarthy Staff Writers
Céad míle fáilte, Manhattan College Irish Dance Team! This year, Manhattan College’s newest organization celebrates the school’s prominent Gaelic culture with an expression of Irish pride. In the true spirit of heritage, the team’s advisor Aileen Farrelly, assistant dean of the O’Malley School of Business, is working alongside her daughters, senior Ellen and sophomore Clare, to continue a generational tradition of Irish dance here on campus. Aileen Farrelly was a champion Irish Step dancer, competing and performing for 15 years in both Ireland and in North America. Yet while she was a student at Manhattan College, there was no Irish Step Dance team. She never let the lack of a team stop her and she continued to practice by herself in both the Alumni Mini Gym and the Horan Hall Meditation Room. Farrelly then went on to compete at the Worlds Competition twice during her time at Manhattan College. “Many students have been coming to college and having to quit Irish dancing, and they really don’t like that,” Aileen said. “The idea [of creating a team] has been percolating and this year it seemed like the time was right because of the increased number of dancers on campus.” Aileen is taking on the role of advisor for the team this year at the request of her daughters and a strong following of Manhattan College students. Freshmen talent Mairéad Fee, Reese Hollister, Caroline King and Megan Heavey sparked an undeniable need for this team on campus. Other notable members are Noel Spillane, who took fifth at Worlds and second at Nationals, and Kasey Van Doran; also a Worlds Qualifier. “There is a very big Irish Dance community at Manhattan College. I knew I was done doing it competitively but was excited to join a club on campus,” said Hollister. The excitement is definitely shared. “My whole family is super Irish, so dancing has always been in my family. I grew to love it, and just had to do it here!” said Fee. Clare Farrelly, the student organizer, was also a competitive dancer but suffered an abundance of ankle injuries, costing her seasons of compe-
Ellen (Left) Clare (Right) at Manhattan Madness. ELLEN FARRELLY / COURTESY tition. She had the opportunity to travel all over North America and Ireland since the age of three and was able to sustain the injury until being forced to retire at twelve years old. “Irish dancing was my life when I was little and I had it taken away from me,” Clare said. “Being able to be back with the people I used to dance with is really cool and doing it in a fun way that isn’t as competitive is awesome.” Clare also credits her sister, Ellen for the idea of creating the Manhattan College Irish Dance Team. The team intends to use this year to grow and develop a presence on campus. As it is the first year, any student with some amount of Irish Dance training is welcome to participate. The team expects to be centered around student-choreographed numbers and potentially perform at basketball games, seasonal events and of course, Saint Patrick’s Day. Together, the Farrelly family has brought a community of Irish step dancers together and allowed a place for their individual talents to shine beyond high school years. The team has an astounding number of World qualifiers and looks forward to the opportunities of the future.
Aileen (Top right), Ellen (Top left), Clare (Right) after a performance in New York City. ELLEN FARRELLY / COURTESY
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Black Student Union Welcomes New Members at First Meeting Madalyn Johnson Asst. A&E Editor
The Black Student Union (BSU) of Manhattan College held their first official meeting of the semester on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Multicultural Center in Kelly Commons. Many students attended which elated board members and left them scrambling for more seats as curious attendees interested in learning about the BSU’s objective and mission entered the room. Board members gathered in front of students to introduce themselves as well as to share the purpose and goals of BSU, which included points such as increasing education knowledge, developing political awareness, and encouraging cooperation between BSU members and other organizations on campus and the community as a whole. The president of Manhattan College’s BSU, senior Pauly Paulicap, addressed how the club wants to erase any impression that the BSU is only intended for African American students at MC. Casey Monroe, who serves as the BSU planner and coordinator, motivated students to make an effort in achieving the club’s goal of bringing diversity to other school organizations, by joining the student body. After the board members introduced themselves and explained the purpose of the club, students were asked to participate in icebreakers in which they had to say their name, major and were given the choice
to share a hobby, hidden talent or food they would be. Positive energy circulated the room as each student’s share of background information about themselves followed with supportive claps and cheers from fellow attendees listening. Students answers of where they were from varied from states in the tri-state area to different countries like Jamaica. Recent news headlines involving racial discrimination were also studied and discussed by students. One was about a news anchor who, when commenting on a video of a baby gorilla from the Oklahoma City Zoo, said her co-host (an African American male) looked like the gorilla. Students were distraught when hearing the clip and board members initiated an open discussion about feelings regarding the video. One student compared the incident to when H&M faced backlash over a black child model wearing a sweatshirt stating, “coolest monkey in the jungle” on their website. The BSU board then asked students if they thought the comment in the video was an ignorant statement, blatant discrimination or both. Many agreed that it was both an act of ignorance and discrimination. Besides holding conversations on stories focused on prejudice and discrimination, Manhattan’s BSU humored students when playing the trailer of the third film in the “Bad Boys” trilogy, “Bad Boys for Life” which stars comedy legends Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Everyone enjoyed watching
The first BSU meeting of the semester was held in the Multicultural Center of Kelly Commons on Thursday, Sept. 12. MADALYN JOHNSON / THE QUADRANGLE
Board members, Jordan Greene (promotional manager), Laurent Span (chairman), and Pauly Paulicap (president) explain to students the meaning and purpose of BSU at Manhattan College. MADALYN JOHNSON / THE QUADRANGLE Smith and Lawrence in action once again and were even more joyed when BSU members brought up the idea of seeing the film as a club when it hits theaters on January 2020. Senior Kimberly Hall, the BSU’s vice president, shared why it’s significant to her and the other head members that the club gets more recognition and attention from students. “Me and Pauly and pretty much the whole board are trying to revive it because we couldn’t get it recognized by Student Engagement as an official club.” Furthermore, she reflected on the ideas BSU is trying to get across to all MC students, especially the ones who don’t think the club applies or matters to them. “The goal of the club, the idea behind it, is to increase representation on campus, and a common misconception is that you have to be a person of color, specifically, black, to join the club,” said Hall. “Honestly, that’s not true. So that’s what we really want to do, have a sense of more community at Manhattan College, inclusiveness and representation.” Niasia Boone, senior and treasurer of the club, explained why it’s crucial students join the club and become educated on topics dealing with race and diversity. “I just believe it’s important for us to learn about everyone’s history, about other communities that you may not be a part of, that you may be a part of, knowledge is power so I just think it’s important people come and learn and understand,” said Boone.
Boone justified her reason for joining the club by acknowledging how students can interact with BSU members and, as a result, change how they perceive others. “If you come and hear things at BSU that you might have had a previous misunderstanding about or you might have thought about a certain group of people in a different way and then you come and learn it’s really not the case and you make new friends, make new connections with people that you may never would have interacted with before,” said Boone.
Jordan Greene, junior and BSU’s promotional manager, pointed out how joining a club like BSU may open doors to networking and make students understand that everyone is human despite how they look and what their ethnicity is. “I probably say you should join Manhattan College BSU just for the fact that you can network here, with other black people on campus and just the fact you knowing your own race on campus, you knowing people of different color would definitely make someone feel better, knowing we’re all one unit,” said Greene.
MC students engage in icebreakers at BSU’s first meeting of the semester on Thursday, September 12th, at the Multicultural Center in Kelly Commons. MADALYN JOHNSON / THE QUADRANGLE
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Welcome to the Squad: Jasper Dancers JASPERS TALK Gabriella DePinho News Editor
Being just a few months out from basketball season, the Jasper Dancers are already hard at work preparing routines and even looking to nationals in the distance. With each year, new dancers come to team tryouts, hopeful to make the team and hopeful to make their marks on the dance floor. This year, the Jasper Dancers took seven new freshmen and one sophomore who are eager to be part of the program. The Quadrangle had the chance to talk to three of the new freshmen about their experience and what they are looking forward to as rookie members of the team. Christina Rella, a freshman marketing major, made the team at the fall tryouts, held on September 9 and 10. The Quadrangle: How much dance experience did you have prior to coming to college? Christina Rella: I’ve been dancing recreationally and competitively since I was 3 years old at my local studio in the Bronx and I went to a performing arts school in Manhattan for high school! I’ve trained in most styles but mainly jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap, and ballet! TQ: Why did you decide to try out for the dance team? CR: I decided to try out for the dance team because I didn’t want to give up my passion for
dance. I wanted to meet and work with other girls who have that same passion! TQ: How did you feel when you found out you made it? CR: I was super excited when I found out I made the team! I told my closest friends and family right away! TQ: What are you looking forward to the most with the team? CR: I’m looking forward to making new friendships and becoming a stronger dancer! I’m really excited to dance at basketball games and go to nationals! Jenna Macnie, an exercise science major, made the team during tryouts at her orientation session. TQ: How much dance experience did you have prior to coming to college? Jenna Macnie: I had 12 years of experience competing on a competition team at a studio where I live. TQ: Why did you decide to try out for the dance team? JM: I decided to try out for the dance team because I knew I didn’t want to stop dancing and I love being apart of a group of people that share the same interests and hobbies. TQ: How did you feel when you found out you made it? And what are you looking forward to the most? JM: I was excited when I made it and looking forward to meeting all of the girls and to start dancing! I am most looking forward to getting closer with everyone on the team
Macnie, Miraglia and Rella after their first practice as Jasper Dancers.
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and performing at the competitions and basketball games and forming closer bonds with all of the girls. Sam Miraglia, a civil engineering major, also made the team during one of the tryouts at the June tryouts. TQ: How much dance experience did you have prior to coming to college? Sam Miraglia: I have been dancing my whole life since I was just 2 years old. It wasn’t until I was around 14 that I switched to a company dance team where I started competing and dancing more frequently. Throughout high school I was apart of my school’s kickline team where I also competed and attended NDA Nationals. TQ: Why did you decide to try out for the dance team?
SM: As I was looking into different colleges, along with academics I was looking into the programs each campus had. I did not have much interest in continuing to dance throughout college because I wanted to focus primarily on my major without much distraction, but after looking into the Jasper Dancers I saw a team that looked extremely dedicated and awesome at what they do, a team that I could very much see myself apart of. TQ: How did you feel when you found out you made it? SM: When I tried out, I had the mindset that I would be happy, whether I made the team or not, because I wanted to focus on my major heavily. However after getting the news that I made it, I was extremely
excited that it was true. I was amazed at the fact that I was now on a college dance team and actually capable of dancing at this level with these girls. My feelings have only grown after spending NDA Camp and a few classes with these girls, I am extremely excited to spend my year dancing with these girls. TQ: What are you looking forward to the most with the team? SM: I am definitely excited to perform with my team. I love performing whether it is at a game, competition, literally anything. I am also extremely excited to be apart of a team and grow everyday with these girls, both as friends and as teammates.
Jenna Dingler, Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Madalyn Johnson Asst. A&E Editor
Jenna Dingler is starting her first year as head coach for the Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team. Initially coaching at Caldwell University, a Division II school, Dingler has been a passionate and strong lacrosse player for quite some time. A New Jersey native from Washington Township, located right outside of the Philadelphia area, Dingler played college lacrosse for Lock Haven University from 2012 to 2016. “I was a midfielder, I was a Defense All-American and I played more of a defense, midfield role,” said Dingler. “We made it to national championships my sophomore and junior year of college. Amazing experience, unfortunately we lost both games to Adelphi Uni-
versity.” Dingler’s love and devotion for lacrosse continued right out of college as she became the lacrosse coach for Caldwell University, while she worked on getting her Master’s degree at Montclair State University. The coach shared how her transition from Jersey to the Bronx has helped her build a strong women’s lacrosse program for the Jaspers, considering the location has made her more accessible to recruiters. “I think there’s a difference in terms of recruiting, I can look more into the Long Island area and the New York State, Buffalo area and I mean the Bronx at Manhattan, overall, has a great pool for recruiting. I think we can be very successful just because of our location.” Besides training students to become physically ready to play on the field, Dingler emphasized how important it is to mentally prep student athletes
by making sure they perform as exceptionally well in the classroom. “I always say you’re a student first, and I’m very passionate about that” Dingler said. “I think they need to get an experience both on the field and off the field as a student athlete here at Manhattan. That involves all campus activities and going to study hall, maintaining a good GPA and setting themselves up for success post college.” The Jasper community, Dingler explained, has positively welcomed the coach with open arms and immense support. “I have been welcomed immensely by a great staff, great support, and I’m constantly being checked in on.” Dingler also discussed how the MC women’s lacrosse program has sustained a successful reputation. ”They’re asking if I need any help and I just feel there’s a
lot of support for this program overall. I’ve heard nothing but good things from the administrators and from everyone on campus about the women’s lacrosse program, and I’m excited to uphold that standard.” Strong-minded, ambitious and excited for the upcoming season, Dingler revealed what she and the team hopes to achieve. “We’re going for the MAAC championship. We made an appearance in the first round last year and we’re going to continue that and continue growing and really reaching towards that championship game.” To preserve and uphold what the women’s team has accomplished in the past, Dingler plans on continuing to recruit and utilize MC’s location. “In terms of maintaining success, I definitely want to continue recruiting strong athletes. I think that’s the big-
gest feet right now for us, is recruiting so I’m going to spend a lot of time, in our off-season, recruiting and getting out to tournaments to see some high showcased girls.” In addition to recruiting, Dingler is eager to keep the momentum high in practice through constant competition. “In terms of keeping energy high in practice, I like to keep it competitive and we’re constantly competing offense versus defense.” She’s as well set up and prepared activities to keep the girls energized, engaged, and hungry for a win when lacrosse season hits. “We’re actually right now doing a ‘green and white week’. I’ve split the team in half and we’re competing throughout the week with different events and activities on and off the field, with little missions they have to accomplish. It keeps everyone really engaged and competitive.”
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Manhattan Gets Blanked By Pacific In Penultimate Tune-Up to MAAC Season WS: MANHATTAN 0, PACIFIC, 1 Pete Janny & Anna Woods Asst. Sports Editor & Staff Writer
Coming off last Friday’s much-needed 1-0 win over Saint Francis, the Jaspers looked to make it two wins in a row when the University of Pacific (2-5) came to Gaelic Park last Friday night for the first ever meeting between the two schools. There were a lot of positive takeaways from the team’s win over Saint Francis, however, the team did very little to assuage concerns about their recent offensive struggles with the Jaspers only scoring once on 21 shots. This matchup against a Tigers team that had limped out to a 1-5 start to their season presented a great opportunity for the Jaspers to start making strides on the offensive end. However, despite another solid defensive effort, Manhattan’s offense fell flat on its face in what ended up resulting in a 1-0 loss for the home team. The first half was uneventful for the most part with neither team able to break down each other’s defense. Unsurprisingly, the Manhattan defense was solid yet again as they thwarted the Pacific attack numerous times throughout the first half. However, due to the minimal help given from the offense, the Manhattan defense was only able to do so much to keep the Tigers offense scoreless. After earning a multitude of free kicks as the half wore on, Pacific took advantage of their best chance of the night in the 15th minute when Kelsey Oen headed a ball past Camryn Nici off of an Isabella Pariente cross from the right sideline. The first half shot count was the perfect indicator of just how mundane the opening 45 minutes were with the Tigers outpacing the Jaspers by a meager 6-1 tally. The lone Manhattan shot came in the 20th minute when sophomore Olivia Maldonado skied a towering shot from outside the box that was easily hauled in by the Pacific goalie. At the half, head coach Brendan Lawler touted his team’s defensive play, but was left desiring more out of his offense. “It was a strong defensive effort,” Lawler said during a half-time interview with Go Jaspers. “We just need to get the ball a little bit quicker to move up the field.” The second half was awfully
Manhattan junior Sophie Demurjan fights for a loose ball during a game against Pacific on September 13th. GOJASPERS / COURTESY similar to the first with the exception of an uptick in shots by Pacific. Pacific’s best chance of the second half came in the 55th minute when Jenae Packard tried her luck with a shot from outside the box that forced Nici to push the ball out of bounds for a corner kick. Although the Tigers would fail to add to their lead, they still outshot Manhattan 9-2 in the second half. Two minutes earlier, junior
Bri DeLeo almost tied the score when she fired a shot from outside the box that drilled the crossbar before going back onto the field of play. The sequence would culminate with a Lindsey Healy goal that was called off due to her offsides positioning. Despite those two bad breaks, the sequence was far and away Manhattan’s best of the night. Nici starred for Manhattan in this one, contributing eight
saves that helped keep the Jaspers in striking distance. In her first season as a full-time starter, Nici has arguably been the team’s most reliable player while also serving as one the team’s three captains. Despite ultimately falling short, Manhattan played a commendable second half in terms of the amount of energy and fight they showed. The Jaspers can take solace in the fact that
this game, like all the others they’ve played so far, has no bearing on their position in the MAAC standings. Manhattan will now hit the road for a date with Merrimack on Sunday, September 22 before kicking off their MAAC season against Canisius on Saturday, September 28th at Gaelic Park. Kick-off for that home game is scheduled for 12 pm.
Manhattan junior Arianna Montefusco dribbles through traffic during a game against Pacific on September 13th. GOJASPERS / COURTESY