Issue 2, Spring 2015 - The Quadrangle

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Vol. 91 Issue 2 Jan. 27, 2015

Sean Sonnemann Editor-in-Chief Michelle DePinho Managing Editor/News Editor Anthony Capote Asst. News Editor Kieran Rock Managing Editor/Features Editor Ally Hutzler Asst. Features Editor Lauren Carr Arts & Entertainment Editor Lindsey Burns Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor Jonathan Reyes Sports Editor Jaclyn Marr Asst. Sports Editor Daniel Ynfante Asst. Sports Editor Sean McIntyre Social Media Editor Victoria HernĂĄndez Kristie Killen Asst. Social Media Editors Kevin Fuhrmann Photography Editor Christian Roodal Asst. Photography Editor

Jan. 27, 2015

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College ID Policy More Strictly Enforced in Dining Hall Christian Roodal Staff Writer

College students typically associate falsifying their identification to get into a local bar or purchase alcohol.

At Manhattan College, borrowing a friend’s ID to get into the dining hall can seem just as commonplace.

Administrators are sending a clear message that sharing college IDs will not be tolerated.

Dean of Students Michael Carey, Psy.D, said that while no incidents have been reported to his office, this scenario has been long standing in the school’s Code of Conduct and Community Standards.

According to Section IV, Subsection C, “Manhattan College reserve the right to sanction students who…transfer their identification to another individual in an attempt to mislead…individuals that would inspect said identification (i.e. food services).”

The code also notes that having someone else’s ID, real or fake, is a class B misdemeanor and is punishable by law.

Aaron Goodman, director of residence life at the college, reinforced this point. He cites Section K, Point 3 of the Code, which deals with “unauthorized entry or use of… access cards or pass codes to College facilities.”

Though he also hasn’t been referred to regarding meal policy, Goodman said that similarly when he deals with “students using the ID of another for residential access, [residence life] responds to the student using the ID through the judicial process.”

Kenneth Waldhof, director of business services, said that there have been no “contractual changes regarding that policy [with Gourmet Dining Services]” and that while Manhattan College’s contract with GDS has been long standing since 2011, the only changes made

James O’Connor/The Quadrangle recently were done with regards to the construction of the Kelly Commons and the installation of food services there.

However, the rule has not been enforced until the end of last semester because, Waldhof said, “it was too much to send kids down to the ID office for a signed slip and back up again.”

Carey said that students without their ID are supposed to pay for entrance to Locke’s, but until the end of last semester, there had been too many students taking advantage of the policy. It was decided instead to just deny students entrance, to the benefit of their wallets.

He also said that should a student get

charged, GDS would issue a notice regarding the unpaid balance. However, the dean wouldn’t look into it unless the student denied the charges.

Locke’s Loft employee Laureana Savinon confirmed this new course of action on Gourmet Dining’s part.

“Anyone without their ID would have to pay to eat, or go back and get their ID, or replace it,” she said.

However, the new commons has been affecting student life in more ways than one. Savinon has begun to notice a change in the atmosphere in student dining, particularly at Locke’s.

“It has changed a little bit. There’s

more of a possibility that students, when they don’t have their ID, they just go down to the commons, instead of getting a new ID. Down there, you don’t need it, you can just eat,” she said.

Former Locke’s manager, Carl Dickerson, now head of the Starbucks at the Kelly Commons, said that while most traffic to the commons is from “commuters and engineers,” he isn’t at Locke’s Loft enough to have noticed a different trend.

“It’s not the same here. I don’t get to see the variety of students I saw [at Locke’s].

It’s a little quieter here. Locke’s had the consistent hustle and bustle,” Dickerson said.

Study Abroad Group Witnessed Charlie Hebdo Aftermath Michelle DePinho Editor

Continued from page 1 “My mother would text me every single day,” Butler said. “She kept her eyes glued to the TV. She didn’t sleep that whole first night.”

Student Samantha Corrado called the experience of being in Paris at the time of the attacks “unnerving” but said that she kept in communication with her family and that they encouraged her to be calm.

“They just told me to stay safe and be alert,” Corrado said. “They were definitely worried and they definitely had faith that I would be OK.” What proved most difficult for the students in Paris was balancing the information they were receiving from numerous sources at home.

“Everyone was getting information

from their parents,” Corrado said. “It’s not like we could turn on a French news station and understand what was going on.”

“The American news kind of blew everything out of proportion,” Butler said.

“What I was living was totally different than what she [her mother] was watching.”

Students and faculty said that daily life continued as normal due to an increased security presence in Paris. The itinerary of the trip was not seriously impacted by the events.

“After that week, it really calmed down and it was pretty smooth sailing,” Corrado said.

Berger said he felt safe in the city in the days following the attacks due to heightened security.

The days following the attacks were also filled with marches and peaceful protests in and around the city of Paris, which the students got to witness firsthand.

“The rally happened the Sunday after

the shooting and it was crazy,” Butler said.

“That was right in front of our hotel.

“It took us four hours to walk a mile,” she said. “It was a madhouse.”

“We witnessed the mass of of outpouring in terms of solidarity,” Berger said of the marches.

Wagner, who is also a professor of French at the college, said that “they had an unusual opportunity to witness such a moment. Not what happened but what followed.”

Mons said she hoped the students could take the trip as a learning moment for traveling and experiencing a different culture.

“They got to see a culture come together at a very difficult time,” Mons said. “When you’re traveling and looking toward other cultures, consider countries and cultures on their own terms.”

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Track and Field

Sheldon Derenoncourt earned both ECAC and MAAC Track and Field Performer of the Week for his times posted in the 500 meter and the 4x400 meter relay at the NYC Gotham Cup. It was the second time in as many weeks that a member of the Jaspers track and field team was recognized by the MAAC. In the Metro Team Challenge, Blerim Pocesta earned first for the weight throw.

Lydia Wehrli took second in the weight throw. Charlene Pohl and Doreen Horschig came in second and third in the long jump.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving

The Jaspers earned an impressive victory over Hunter College. After honoring their 14 seniors among the men’s and women’s teams, Manhattan finished the game with a 105-91 win. Kim Geissler, Lindsie Holmes, Emily Kearns, Alyssa Maccarrone, Emily Orchowski, Molly Russell and Kerry Schuermann had their last home meet as Jaspers. Madison Brown, Sara Buckley and Eileen Blood were named Manhattan Co-Performers of the Meet.

Manhattan earned a sweep over Baruch.

The men posted a 122-68 win. Michael Dalia, Kevin Fitzgerald, Scott Isaacs, Ryan

Klages, Mike Mackay, Richard Meany and Erik Pepe had their last home meet as Jaspers. Mackay and Klages finished first as partners in the 200-medley relay. They also earned first in the individual medley and 100 freestyle respectively. Meany finished first in the 1000 freestyle. And Neil Perry had an impressive night as well by posting three first-place finishes.

For the women’s team, Molly Russell earned first in the 1000 freestyle. Madison Brown and Audrey Corcoran came in first and second respectively in the 200 medley relay. They both also earned the top spot in other races individually. Freshman Alexandra Hutzler posted three wins in her events. The team earned a 102-89 victory over Baruch.

Men’s Basketball

The Jaspers fell to Quinnipiac 73-59.

Manhattan now stands at 8-10 for the season and 5-4 in the league. Emmy Andujar had a season and game-high 25 points along with 13 rebounds.

Junior Ashton Pankey scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, which helped Manhattan tie the game in the second.

Quinnipiac finished with the win despite the Jaspers’ strong showing.

They forced 16 turnovers and had a 2014 advantage on the offensive glass over the Bobcats, who are the nation’s top rebounding unit.

Compiled by Jaclyn Marr.