Issue 9, Fall 2014 - The Quadrangle

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Jasper Dedication Ceremony Held for Raymond Days Artist Kelly '63 Student Commons

Selection is Underway Kieran Rock & Kelly Burns Asst. Features Editor & Asst. A&E/Production Editor

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Raymond Kelly and President Brennan O’Donnell were in attendance to celebrate the dedication of the new student commons with approximately $43 million raised as “The Kelly commons is the jewel in Michelle DePinho & Daniel of the beginning of October. Repeat bene- the crown of twenty plus years of strategic factor and namesake of the college library, planning,” O’Donnell said.” The college Molina Thomas O’Malley '63, contributed $10 has been carefully laying the groundwork News/Managing Editor & Staff Writer million for the building and requested that for this building and for what it represents. it be named after Raymond Kelly.

That is, our successful transformation from The recently opened Raymond Kelly “This building is a great building be- a majority commuter college to a majority ’63 Student Commons was officially dedi- cause of what it does. It really joins the residential college.” cated to the alumnus and former NYPD campus together,” Kelly said. “This is also “It’s exciting to consider the fact that police commissioner in a ceremony held open to the community. I think they were our next generation of leaders….will meet on campus last Wednesday. very wise in involving the community both and exchange ideas in this grand place,” “The services that Commissioner Kel- in the planning and in giving them total ac- Kelly said. ly has performed for city and for country cessibility.”

“Manhattan is a great school, very makes him a shining example of the best of Kelly’s involvement was limited in the good to me. I never expected this. And reour tradition,” college President Brennan planning process for the commons because ally Tom O’Malley, major benefactor of O’Donnell said to a crowd of students, of laws surrounding how public servants this school, is the primary reason for it. I benefactors and community members. can fundraise for private causes. very much appreciate it,” Kelly said in a The nearly $45 million building opened “I did go to certain events but I was statement after the close of the ceremony. this semester and features a new fitness careful not to ask for resources,” he said.

The dedication ceremony featured a center, extensive club and student meeting The building will serve as a link be- number of speakers, notably New York space, dining facilities, the campus book- tween the upper and lower parts of campus state Gov. Andrew Cuomo who attended in store and a ballroom. Fundraising for the as well as a place for students to gather and support of Kelly. commons is ongoing but nearly complete, mingle with the larger community.

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Students may have voted for their top choices for a Jasper Days artist, but securing an artist is not as simple as that according to John Bennett, director of student activities.

Bennett said his office will be conducting negotiations with the artists over the next two months in an attempt to secure one of the top five choices from the student survey.

“Just because you want to go on a date with someone and you have the money, that doesn’t mean they’re going to say yes to you,” Bennett said of the negotiation process. The top five choices from the student poll are All American Rejects, B.O.B, Neon Trees, 3OH!3 and Matt and Kim. “There’s this huge misconception that if XYZ band comes in first place they should be coming, and if they’re not coming it’s because Student Activities doesn’t want them to,” Bennett said. The reality is that securing an artist for Jasper Days is based on the artists availability first and then whether or not they want to perform at Manhattan College.

“We’re trying our hardest to get one of them [the top 5]. We have to sell [the idea of performing at] our school and we have to sell [performing in] Draddy,” he said.

The budget for Jasper Days is $120,000 according to Bennett. It has been this amount in years past as well, “It’s a monetary independence bill which means every year you get that amount and you don’t have to request it every year. Which is good because it secures the livelihood and makes sure it happens every year.”

Bennett also said that the artist is not the entirety of the budget. “The artist doesn’t use most of the budget for Jasper Days. It’s the largest single item, but it’s not the majority,” he said. Things like agent fees, professional sound companies, the Continued on page 2

MC’s First Woman in the Hall of Fame Kyleigh Panetta Staff Writer

Marianne Reilly, a member of the Manhattan College women’s basketball team, entered the game against St. Francis in 1981 with just about 980 points under her belt.

She left that game with the title of the first woman to score 1,000 points in the short history of the women’s varsity basketball program at MC. “I remember looking at the oval pictures that were in Draddy Gymnasium,” Reilly said. “I just stood there innocently, and I looked at Junius Kellogg, Brother Jasper, Vincent Draddy and I went, ‘I wonder when the first female will be.’”

Eleven years later, Marianne Reilly was the first woman inducted into MC’s Athletic Hall of Fame with a career high of 1,305 points and 860 rebounds.

Reilly was one of the original members of MC’s varsity women’s basketball team but said that she owes a lot of the credit to the women’s basketball club program.

“Certainly the women that went before me laid the groundwork and actually did a lot of hard work being trailblazers in creating a women’s program at Manhattan,” Reilly said.

Reilly was recruited for MC’s first ever women’s varsity basketball team in 1978 and was the first woman to receive an athletic grant-in-aid at MC, according to a MC press release from August 1978.

Michele Blatt, the first appointed coach for the women’s basketball team, said in the same press release, “with players like [Reilly], the future of women’s basketball at Manhattan College should be exciting.”

In Reilly’s point of view, Blatt had a tough job taking on a program that was Continued on page 7

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Above, Marianne Reilly plays against Providence College.

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Dedication Ceremony Held for Raymond Kelly '63 Student Commons Continued from page 1

Cuomo spoke of the Lasallian tradition of the college and highlighted Kelly’s career and personal achievements.

“Ray’s life shows that he heard the message and in many ways, internalized it,” Cuomo said. “Ray moved up through the ranks…where he achieved in his role probably the single greatest level of accomplishment: the year that had the fewest murders and shootings since the NYPD has been keeping numbers. Can you imagine how many lives have been saved?”

“Manhattan College could not have chosen a better name than Raymond Kelly,” Cuomo said.

Kelly served as the NYPD police commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and again from 2002 to 2013. He spent 47 years within the NYPD and also worked in a number of federal capacities throughout his career, such as Vice President of the Americas for Interpol and as the Under Secretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Treasury.

While working as police commissioner during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, Kelly’s stop-and-frisk policy drew controversy from various civil rights groups who claimed it was unconstitutional and institutionalized racial profiling policing techniques.

A small group of Manhattan College students publicly protested the naming of the building in December of 2012 because of the controversy associated with that policy.

“Everybody as a right to their opinion.

I think if you look at the totality of the circumstances you’ll find that everything NYPD did on my watch was pursuant to the law,” Kelly said. “I am very comfortable with what happened on my watch.”

Kelly said his work has made the city safer from threats such as terrorism.

“Sixteen plots against the city. None have come to fruition,” Kelly said. “The harder you work, the luckier you get.”

Kelly also took the opportunity to remember the NYPD officers who have worked with him during the dedication.

“Very, very few are memorialized with a building named in their honor. It is for their sacrifices….that I humbly accept this recognition,” he said.

“I’m extremely proud to be associated with it,” Kelly said.

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Above, Kelly and others ceremonially cut the ribbon marking the opening of the building. Below, Cuomo delivers remarks to the crowd.

Jasper Days Artist Selection Process is Underway Continued from page 1 stage and lighting are all major expenses that Bennett said students often overlook.

The Quadstock budget is less than $60,000. The total budget was used for Quadstock this year, featuring Boys Like Girls. Bennett pointed out that this, again, involved more than just paying the artist.

“The artist cost the majority of that. The artist cost about 40,000 and then you have to add agent fees and all the sound and equipment. That’s a pro audio company… that’s another 10,000 that’s students don’t really think about,” he said.

For last year’s Jasper Days concert, the artists that performed were not the majority of the budget. “Kellie Pickler was in the $40,000 range and Craig Campbell was $10,000.”

Alexa Wroblewski, a sophomore, thinks the Office of Student Activities’ big-

gest challenge will be finding an artist that pleases everyone.

“I know the artist is always the biggest deal so if they choose someone the majority doesn’t like everyone will be mad like they were with Kellie Pickler,” Wroblewski said.

Bennett is not unaware of this challenge, either.

“There are 3,000 different favorite artists and there are 3,000 different iPod playlists on campus,” Bennett said.

In the student survey this year, there was a major split over the artists. “Even the top 5, not one of them got over 50 percent of the vote,” he said. The lowest voted option was student bands.

Bennett insisted that raising the budget for either Quadstock or Jasper Days would not change anything about either weekend, because big-name artists still would not

come unless the school had a major venue and the entire student body would never be fully pleased by any artist.

Thomas Telschow, a senior, does not see a change in the budget as necessary either.

“They are spending money just to give us a good time. So, I can’t really expect them to spend more than that. What’s provided is more than enough to have fun,” Telschow said.

“So long as its a good time, I don’t care how much money they are spending,” he said.

For now, Student Activities will spend the next few months attempting to secure an artist for the Jasper Days concert. Bennett said he hopes to announce the artist by the end of the semester. “We have already started the process,” Bennett said, “we have started asking.”

3 news The Non-Traditional Greek Life at MC Quadrangle www.mcquad.org

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Natalie E. Sullivan Editor-in-Chief Michelle DePinho Managing Editor/News Editor Michael Peyko Asst. News Editor Claire Leaden Managing Editor/Features Editor Kieran Rock Asst. Features Editor John Moran/Courtesy

Fraternities and sororities attempt to grow on a campus that does not have a strong Greek life culture. administration doesn’t notice Greek life at “The generality is that they are more Kristie Killen MC. well behaved. There are so many fun things Staff Writer “We don't have a single advisor for going on, appropriate things, and they are Greek life, we don't have storage space,” offering students that camaraderie,” BenIt’s the question every tour guide gets: Moran said. nett said.

“What is Greek life like on campus?”

“We don't really have a voice in adminUnlike other schools, MC’s chapters If students come to Manhattan College istration even though all of the organiza- are based on volunteer work. expecting to go to a toga-themed party like tions hold various charity events and social Moran said that Alpha Phi Delta is difin the movie Animal House, they picked events.” ferent from other national Greek groups the wrong school.

Mariangela Fiorenza, a 2014 alumna because it is a fully volunteer-based fraterThere is no Greek Row to be found of MC, brought a service-based chapter of nity. along quiet Riverdale streets. However, Sigma Delta Tau to the college after having Some of the events that Alpha Phi DelMC does not completely lack this aspect a bad experience of being hazed at Hofstra ta always participates in include Relay for of the college experience.

University’s SDT chapter.

Life, Safe Halloween and the breast cancer The two fraternities at MC are Alpha “I joined for the sisterhood and SDT walk.

Phi Delta and Delta Kappa Epsilon, and specifically because of our philanthropy, Alpha Phi Delta raised just about $2,000 the three sororities are Sigma Delta Tau, preventing child abuse. But when I real- through its own charity event last year.

Alpha Upsilon Pi and Lambda Pi Upsilon. ized all the hazing that came along with it I “Last year we held a basketball tourGiven the administration’s tight grip knew the sorority wasn't worth the price,” nament we called Hoops for Troops to on Greek life at MC, a common miscon- Fiorenza said. raise money for the charity Homes for Our ception may be that administration does When Fiorenza tried to bring this new Troops,” Moran said. not have the best opinions about these or- sorority to the college’s campus, she said As a Lasallian Catholic college, service ganizations. that her classmates were the ones who is part of the culture of MC and the fraterHowever, Student Activities said that were more against it than the administra- nities and sororities continue that tradition they are very supportive of the Greek life tion was. with heir volunteer work. on campus and are also open to adding “It was our own peers that I felt were Manhattan College may not be known more chapters. against us, just negative vibes mostly. I get for its Greek life but the role that the chapJohn Bennett, director of student ac- that when you've been the only sorority on ters here play are important to the students tivities, said, “(sororities and fraternities) campus you don't want the threat of an- that participate because of the bonds they operate just like a club does. They have other brand new and national one no less,” provide. constitutions, an adviser, a budget and Fiorenza said.

These fraternities and sororities conthey don’t have specific housing.”

Bennett also said he feels that the more tinue to try and grow at the college despite However, John Moran, president of Greek life that there is on campus, the bet- a history of very little Greek life culture on Alpha Phi Delta, said that he feels that ter. campus.

Natalie Heinitz Op/Ed Editor/Production Editor Maya Astabie Asst. Op/Ed Editor Lauren Carr Arts & Entertainment Editor Kelly Burns Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor/ Production Editor Chris Cirillo Sports Editor Jonathan Reyes Asst. Sports Editor Jaclyn Marr Asst. Sports Editor Sean McIntyre Social Media Editor James O’Connor Photography Editor Sean Sonnemann Web Editor John Abbatangelo Sam Martin Editorial Cartoonists Daniel Molina Distribution Manager Joe Cutbirth, Ph.D. Faculty Adviser The Quadrangle is a news organization run by the students of Manhattan College.

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Contact The Quadrangle at thequad@manhattan.edu The opinions expressed in The Quadrangle are those of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board, the College or the student body.

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Oct. 21, 2014

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Derek Jeter, former shortstop for the Yankees, retired earlier this year from Major League Baseball. His absence from baseball will be felt by MC students in the Bronx.

O Captain, My Captain: A Tribute to Derek Jeter Michael Hoffman Staff Writer

How could I forget the first time my father brought me and my brother to see the New York Yankees? Throwing on my Jeter jersey and new hat, we jumped in my dad’s old Toyota Corolla and hopped on the Major Deegan to 161st Street.

It was the first time I saw this beautiful temple that held so many magical moments in history. Late of course, we made our way through the big doorway and up to the nosebleed sections. But what did I care? I was at a New York Yankees game.

In disbelief I looked out into the perfectly cut grass and settled dirt and was immediately filled with spirit. I sat down in those tough blue seats just in time for the lineup and listened. I heard Bob Sheppard’s slow and iconic voice, “At shortstop, number two, Derek Jeter, number two.”

Whether you are a baseball fan of any kind or have never watched baseball in your life, you have heard the name Derek Jeter. Recently, this name has been coming up all over the place because Jeter has retired after his 20 years as a member of the Bronx Bombers.

In the news, we have heard all the great records Jeter has broken and his amazing statistics. This is a great thing to talk about especially since he is sixth on the all-time career hits list, has the most hits by any player to wear a Yankee uniform, most

hits by any shortstop, a .310 career batting average and is second in career games as a shortstop.

Or we can talk about how Jeter has under his belt an American League Rookie of the Year, five World Series, five Gold Gloves Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, a Roberto Clemente Awards and an 11-year captainship of the greatest franchise in all of baseball and argumentatively all of sports.

But I think we are forgetting to talk about Jeter as a person and what he means to our Manhattan College Community.

What’s the best way to find out what he means to our community? I simply asked around. I came to the conclusion that Jeter had an effect on everyone since a young age. Most Manhattan students can’t remember a time when the Captain wasn’t playing for the Yankees, considering he started his career in 1995. Obviously, our student body has grown up with Jeter and he has impacted their lives in some way. Regardless of where they were from, students had nice words to say about our captain.

Will Coughlan, a California native and San Francisco Giants fan said, “Jeter’s an icon. Everyone likes him, no matter where you’re from.”

To verify such a bold statement, I asked a Hawaii native, Theodore Sheenhan. He said the thing he likes best about Derek Jeter is “The way he handles himself on and off the field. He’s a class act and inspiration to many people.” Apparently our students are

very fond of Derek.

Mitchell Rifkind, a New Yorker and long time Yankee fan, told me that “Jeter is an inspiration to all New Yorker and showed me that a professional athletic can be an entertainer and role model.”

A central theme can really be seen through everyone I spoke to: Jeter is a good guy, a role model and a man to look up to. Derek Jeter was born in New Jersey and grew up in Michigan. He would take trips in the summer to New Jersey to see his grandparents who would take him and his sister to Yankee games.

As a boy, Jeter wanted to become the captain of Yankees and that he did. He looked up to David Winfield just as many kids in city look up to Jeter today. Statistically, Jeter turned out to be better than Winfield. How many other people can say they grew up to be better than their idol? He is a man who didn’t succumb to juicing in the steroid era of the game even though much of his competition did.

If you think about it, Jeter really had no controversies. He just wanted to play the game and play the game he did.

Today, we really don’t see many athletes like him. One we can look up to and idolize on and off the field. This is why Jeter is so important. Especially today, as we are figuring out how all these amazing athletes are actually not that great of human beings off the field. Whether they cheated with performance-enhancing drugs, have committed domestic violence

or just can’t stay straight with the law.

Many people say Jeter’s retirement is the end of a generation. When they say such a thing, they are referring to the core four of the 90s and early 2000’s dynasty.

I think there’s more to such a statement.

Maybe it is the end of a time where people have genuine sports heroes to look up too?

I hope not. Not only was Jeter able to set an example for the kids of the world but he also set one for all professional athletes.

This is why I’m proud and lucky to have had Jeter on my favorite team and as a representative of this state and city.

As most of us know, it’s a tradition at Yankee Stadium to play Frank Sinatra’s version of "New York, New York" after every win. I think we can all agree that Jeter is in Sinatra's words “A Number One,” “Top of the List” and “King of the Hill.” There is no doubt in my mind that Jeter will be the king of our beautiful city until the day he dies.

If you look up Jeter quotes online, this is the first one you will find.

“The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.”

It is certainly evident through his last home game that Jeter had given us his hardest, thus allowing him to finally end his career and reconfirming to us that he is a man of his word.

This is a tribute to you, Jeter. Thank you for everything you’ve done for this city that we call home.

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MC Smokers Unfazed by New Tobacco Law Anthony Capote Staff Writer

It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Wednesday, it’s cold and rainy and sophomore Ben Giese has just left the dry safety of Jasper Hall for an early evening smoke break.

It is starting to drizzle on the quad again and although it looks like he is about to get rained on, Giese whips out his lighter and sparks up his machine-rolled cigarette.

Early evening cigarettes are popular on campus and a part of the everyday schedule for Giese and his friends.

The most interesting thing about tobacco culture at Manhattan College, though, is that only a few of the campus-wide smokers are legally able to purchase all the cigarettes that they smoke.

It has been almost a year now since the New York City Legislation passed into law an act that raised the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.

The law, which went into effect last June, prohibits the sale of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and many other tobaccobased products to adults under the age of 21. This, of course, has come under much criticism from smokers in New York and at Manhattan College.

“If people want to smoke, they’re going to find a way to smoke no matter what the law is,” Giese said as he took another drag.

The law is designed to curb cigarette sales to young adults in New York City.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a public statement last year that the purpose of the law was to keep people from buying tobacco at a young, impressionable age.

Of course, Giese does not think he is as impressionable as the city legislature would suggest. “Honestly, I’ve seen more people smoking this year than I did last year,” he said when asked about cigarette culture on campus.

Indeed, there is not much of a difference in the number of smokers hanging out in front of Thomas Hall or on the bridge leading into Horan between this year and

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Underage MC students continue to smoke despite New York’s new law, which changed the tobacco age from 18 to 21. last year. In fact, those numbers are pretty much the same.

Then how effective could this law have been? Has anyone quit as a result of this law? Has it made it more difficult for under-aged smokers to get a hold of tobacco?

How have people adjusted?

The answers to these questions range widely.

“Honestly, it has made me want to smoke less, but if I want a pack, I’m going to go out and buy a pack,” sophomore Paul Forte said, who concluded his statement with a long drag of his cigarette.

Clearly, the law hasn’t stopped him.

“It’s just made it harder for me to go out and find a pack of smokes, but I still can get them,” Alex Fitzpatrick said. Fitzpatrick has done little more than change the venues from which he purchases his cigarettes.

Giese sat down on a bench and took another drag, “My roommate and I bought a rolling machine and just buy our tobacco in bulk,” he said.

He claims that this is a new route that students have taken in order get their tobacco fix. Giese is not alone in his endeavors, as he and some other students took a trip last week to New Jersey to buy bags of tobacco so they can roll their own cigarettes.

“I just go to a store that I know will sell to me without carding me,” Fitzpatrick said.

This cannot be the best way to fix a tobacco problem in a city full of smokers.

Young people have not stopped smoking; the culture of Manhattan College is still one that promotes tobacco smoke. The students here have a right to vote, drive and fight in wars and now they no longer have a right to smoke cigarettes.

In the year since the law has been passed, The Wall Street Journal sites an increase in the number of adult smokers in New York City instead of a decline. The rate, which has risen from an all time low of 14 percent to 16.1 percent, indicates a failure of the city to convince people to

quit smoking.

James Calvin, the president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, told the New York Daily News last year, “[the New York Legislature] has effectively doubled the size of the fake ID industry.”

Fake IDs are huge part of college culture and Manhattan College is certainly no exception. Some students, who normally reserve the purchasing of fake IDs for alcohol, have resorted to purchasing them in order to acquire tobacco products.

“Just recently a friend of mine from high school asked if I could get him a fake ID just for tobacco—he doesn’t even drink,” Fitzpatrick said.

I return to Giese’s comment: if people want to smoke, they’re going to smoke.

Indeed the law has made tobacco purchasing more of hassle for under-aged smokers. Yet it is obvious as Giese finishes his cigarette and walks away, that smoking is a part of the Jasper way of life and no law can take that away.

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The Freshman Files

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The MTA: It’s Complicated Ally Hutzler Staff Writer

Public transportation is one aspect of New York City that every student at Manhattan College loves to hate.

On one hand, some say we have it all.

With one swipe of our metro cards we can be transported to anywhere we want in the greatest city in the world. The convenience is marveling and the inexpensiveness is unparalleled.

What we love about the subway or the bus is that it is truly a New York experience.

“When it works, it’s kind of a beautiful and seamless way of getting where you need to go so quickly, and there is almost always a story to tell by the end,” freshman Amanda Destaso said.

With an array of people cooped up together in subway cars, speaking different languages, wearing different clothes and hailing from all different social classes, there is “no other place in the world like it,” freshman Francesca Preti said.

And even though public transportation is so vast, it finds ways to be comfortingly personal.

Daniel Cassissa, a freshman from Staten Island, is no stranger to the metro system and has been taking the train alone since seventh grade.

“When you take it often enough, you get to know some characters,” Cassissa said. “People who always talk to you or give you high fives during the commute.

It’s nice that in a city with millions of people you can still feel like it is a small world.”

On the flipside, subways and buses tend to be overcrowded with “rude drivers and rude passengers rushing to get to the next part of their lives,” freshman Chris Oliveira said. The MTA is also incredibly unreliable; trains get taken out of service and don’t always get you where you need to be on time.

Safety is another issue at the forefront of public transportation.

“One Friday night I saw two guys start to beat a 40-year-old man on the subway platform, for what looked like no reason.

After that I realized how careful and aware you have to be,” Oliveira said.

When asked if they would take the subway alone, most people said yes. “I have pepper spray in my purse, just in case,” freshman Ali Ward said.

But, most people prefer to take it with a friend, just in case they get lost.

“It’s much more fun getting lost with a friend, it’s like going on an adventure,” freshman Amanda Destaso said.

While a lot of students who go to MC are from the tri-state area, many students are from areas all over the country, and a handful from around the world. The freshman class alone has students from Hawaii and Albania.

Part of the intimidation of public transportation is the fact that it is brand new.

“I’m from the South, so it was scary getting on the subway for the first time,” Ward said.

As extremely urban college students, we will just have to get used to the idea that MTA is here to stay. So download Hopstop or Embark NYC for navigation and enjoy the ride.

The College Cost Public Transportation

Kieran Rock

Asst. Features Editor Manhattan College would not be the same without the 1 train. Love it or hate it, we rely on it as students living in the city.

However, we also pay for it. While $2.50 a swipe doesn’t sound like much, every metro card refill starts to get expensive.

Beyond the subway, Jaspers have to calculate the expenses of public transportation into their budgets. Be it a taxi, a bus or the subway, students are spending money to travel in the city.

“I take the 1 train to go to student teaching, but only when I need to with the weather, because it does add up,” Ciara McGinley, a senior education major said.

When students need to leave campus for something, be it student teaching, or anything else, the 1 train is almost always the first choice of travel.

In an article published on their website, The New School Free Press noted that unlike many schools in and out of the city, their college was not providing any student discount for public transportation. Manhattan College similarly doesn’t offer a program to students to ease the costs of metro cards. Unlike The New School, however, students at MC do not need to take public transportation to get to class. But in cases

like McGinley’s, it's either walk or take the subway to student teach.

Another major reason the subway costs students so much is that the majority of the college night life is happening off campus in Manhattan. For students to access this they need to take the train. This is also true of trips into the city for things like school projects, as professors often employ in their course work the museums that populate New York City.

Besides the subway system, students have other more expensive options for transportation, including taxis. While they are often much faster than a ride on the 1 train, taxis are far more expensive for students. According to the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, the rate for a cab is $2.50 upon entry and $0.50 per minute as long as the cab is traveling over 12 miles an hour. There are also added charges for tolls, which students have to pass through when entering The Bronx from Manhattan.

“I would take a cab to get home in a faster and safer way, when I’m going into the city or going out or meeting up with friends,” McGinley said.

Mary Kate Dooley, a sophomore, uses the 1 train as her main mode of public transportation. “I take the 1 train to get into the city,” she said. Dooley said she would also take a cab, as it is much faster than the subway. “Sometimes I might use Uber.

They come and pick you and it’s much faster and easier,” she said.

Uber is a company that uses a smartphone application to connect drivers to potential riders in major cities across the world. In New York, there has been some controversy over the company, and the taxi service was suspended in the city for a short while in 2012.

Another major concern for students is the closing of the 1 train, which often happens on weekends as the MTA makes repairs or maintenance to the subway. In these cases, students can take the free shuttle bus to 207 Street, and then take the A train onward into Manhattan, although this long process often discourages students from leaving campus at all.

The other option would be the MTA buses. The BX buses run across the Bronx, and have a stop right next to the 1 train station. MC students don’t often use the buses other than for trips that stay inside The Bronx, often to the shops at 225th Street, or when the subway is out of service.

As students in New York City there is often a desire to venture into Manhattan and make the most of the city. Whether it’s to visit a museum, spend a night out with your friends or shopping in the city, there is an additional cost to getting around. With each swipe of your yellow plastic metro card, students are spending money at a rate they may not even realize.

Kevin Furhrmann/The Quadrangle

Manhattan College students rely on public transportation, especially the 1 train, to make the most of the city.

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The History of Mischief Night Madeleine Schwartz Staff Writer

“Mischief managed” is no longer just for Harry Potter and Ron Weasly to say, because Oct. 30 is dedicated to every ounce of trouble-making. It’s a night where people grab all of their eggs, toilet paper and peanut butter and go all-out for Mischief Night.

This trickster holiday dates all the way back to the 1700s in Britain when officials created “lawless hours” so that people could play whatever pranks they wanted to without punishment. Although this idea wouldn’t fly today, mischief night turned into an annual event that has stayed around for centuries.

Mischief night occurs all over the

world in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and, of course, the U.S. The British call it “Mizzy Night” and in Quebec it is known as “mat night” when people switch neighbor’s doormats around. The U.S. also has some distinct names for this night as well. In the Northeast it is called “cabbage night” because hooligans throw rotten cabbages at passersby and in the Midwest it is called “gate night” when cattle gates are mysteriously unhooked. No matter where you live, there is someone to cause mayhem in one way or another.

The tradition of mischief night has evolved from simple, harmless tricks to serious and even life-threatening ones.

The typical and funny tricks started out with putting peanut butter under car door handles and “powdering” cars with flour.

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anyone with a sense of humor smile. However, these tricks have gotten more serious as the years have gone on. The most famous mischief night story made the news in 1984 when 297 fires were set in Detroit, Mich.

According to the The New York Times, this terrifying night almost twenty years ago gave Detroit its title of “arson capital of the world.” Luckily, in the past few years, the number of arsons has decreased and Detroit can now sleep a little more soundly this Oct. 30.

A surprising fact is that many people on MC’s campus have seen the effects or been directly involved with Mischief Night. Junior Lili DeRossi lives in Norwalk, Conn. and says that her town takes Oct. 30 pretty seriously.

“High schoolers will do things like teepee trees; that’s a popular one. It gets to the

point where stores refuse to let teenagers buy toilet paper,” she said.

Heidi Laudien, English professor at MC, grew up in New Hampshire and is quite familiar with the mischief night traditions.

“Kids used to teepee trees and egg houses,” she said.

Even though many people from campus know about mischief night, so far nothing has happened at MC. Mischief night is a time where teens run around and play silly tricks all along their neighborhood. Who knows, maybe this will be the first year that Manhattan students take part in it; not to egg anyone on.

MC’s First Woman in the Hall of Fame

Continued from page 1 going from club to varsity at the Division I level.

“The growing pains of a brand new program were probably the most difficult,” Reilly said. “Getting to know a brand new coach who didn’t really recruit you and the expectations probably exceeded anything we had been exposed to in the past.”

The toughest part of Reilly’s college basketball career was creating a program from scratch.

“There were a lot of growing pains,” she said. “We started out with a very small team. I think we had ten players the first year. So if you got injured, the team really suffered.”

In Reilly’s third seasons with the Jaspers, she averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game.

Lisa Toscano, the senior captain for team when Reilly joined as a freshman in 1978, said Reilly was tough, strong and talented.

“She helped develop the Lady J's from a club team to a reputable contender against some very good competition in the area,” Toscano said. “Marianne was an incredible rebounder. If the ball was anywhere in her vicinity it was in her hands.”

Reilly remembers playing established teams like Rutgers, Duke, University of North Carolina Wilmington and George Washington.

The really big losses weren’t fun but Reilly said that those games were the team’s tests to take it up a notch.

“But with every difficult experience something good comes out of it,” Reilly said.

Despite growing pains and a few tough first seasons, Reilly lead her team as a ju-

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Marianne Reilly was the first woman inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. nior to its first ever-winning season with a elor’s degree in physical education and is ment thus far has been her induction as the 17-12 record. now the senior associate athletic director at first female into the Manhattan Athletic Reilly told the Riverdale Press in the Fordham University.

Hall of Fame. fall of 1981 that if her freshman year was “The rewards are endless,” she said.

Reilly was called a charter member of the most enjoyable, than her junior year “The world of athletics opens up so many the varsity Lady Jaspers and an early pachad to be the most rewarding. doors. I really think to be able to play the esetter in terms of career records in a MC Reilly had thoughts of playing for a sport that I love and now that I’ve made it sport’s press release from January 1982. team after college in Italy but when Ger- an offshoot of my profession, there’s nothThe press release also said that with many was the only team to show inter- ing better than that.” each point, rebound and blocked shot, est, Reilly decided that she would go into Reilly said she couldn’t have asked for Reilly established a new career standard. teaching instead. more of her time at MC because she attend“That’s the best part about the first, “After much thought and discussions, ed college, had her education paid for and you’re the first to set the records and those I decided to move forward and begin my played the sport she loved. who come after break your records, which teaching profession and pursue my mas“I try to communicate that to our is just fine by me,” Reilly said. “You fail ter’s degree while coaching,” she said. “I teams, especially to women’s teams, be- when you fail to try. am very happy with the decision I made to cause we’ve come a long way and I never That was probably instilled in me when teach and coach, and I have never regretted want to see our women’s teams taken for I was playing at Manhattan.” not playing in Europe.” granted,” Reilly said.

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Oct. 21, 2014

Carly Heitlinger: Meeting the Girl Behind The College Prepster Maya Astabie

Asst. Op/Ed Editor Carly Heitlinger created a blog called The College Prepster in 2008 during her rough freshman year at Georgetown University simply because she needed a creative outlet. Heitlinger fell into blogging before it rose to popularity and she has had the privilege of experiencing the blogging industry grow and develop over the years.

Now, six years later, she is a famous blogger with many loyal subscribers. She has over 27,300 Twitter followers, 104,000 Instagram followers and she has even recently signed with managers to help her grow her business. Her knowledge gained from majoring in marketing at Georgetown in conjunction with her real-world experience makes her an expert in her field and the perfect speaker for ambitious college students.

The marketing club president, Patricia Speers, invited Heitlinger to campus by simply emailing her through her blog.

And, to Speers’ surprise, Heitlinger was very open to the idea and they soon set a date for her to visit campus.

Speers, a senior marketing and global business studies major, thought that this talk would be very beneficial to her peers.

“As an avid College Prepster follower I was so excited that I was able to get in touch with Carly and manage to schedule her to talk to the marketing and entrepreneurship clubs since her schedule is extremely busy,” Speers said. "Blogging is so relevant and is a huge sector of entrepreneurship today and we haven't had a speaker like this.”

The room was humming with excitement even before Heitlinger began to speak. And, although this was an event held by the marketing and entrepreneurship clubs, there were students from all different majors who attended.

“We even had a high school student that saw about the event on Twitter attend,” Speers said.

Students were engaged by Heitlinger’s charisma and clarity and they actively participated throughout the talk. She allowed students to lead the discussion with their questions and that kept the conversation flowing. The questions covered an array of topics all of which relate back to how to be a successful entrepreneur and marketing professional in a world that has a constantly changing technological landscape.

Particularly interesting topics covered were the convergence of print and social media, how blogging is evolving and the important work-life balance that too many college students and young professionals ignore. Heitlinger also gave attendees a glimpse into what running her business entails and what her daily life is like as a full-time blogger.

Even students who do not follow her blog learned a lot from the discussion.

“While I am not an avid fan of fashion, I thoroughly enjoyed the technical discussion of setting up, maintaining and being an internet presence which was incredibly interesting,” senior Peter Kreatsoulas said.

As a college freshman, Heitlinger never imagined that this is where her blog and passions would take her.

“I definitely had no idea what I wanted to do my freshman year in general, and then it was one of those things where blog-

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Lifestyle blogger, Carly Heitlinger speaks to students last week about her experiences as a famous blogger. ging was a short-term fix on needing a creative outlet, so I never thought that it would be a long-term solution to an actual career.

And also, the industry was so small and really kind of non-existent, if not immature.

So I didn’t even know that that would be kind of a possibility,” Heitlinger said.

While the blog helped her develop as a marketing professional, it also helped her develop as a person.

“I definitely developed a thicker skin and really figured out who I was through figuring out what I wanted to share about who I was,” Heitlinger said.

The College Prepster’s posts cover a lot of topics and Heitlinger has to come up with new content every day. One must ask, where does her inspiration come from?

“I try to find inspiration everywhere I go and with everyone that I’m meeting with.

I think that you stop finding inspiration when you stop looking for it,” Heitlinger said. “Part of that is making yourself go out there and experience life. Because if you’re not experiencing life, how could you ever be inspired by anything?”

Because Heitlinger is young and relatable many college girls look up to her. Her top three pieces of advice for them are: “I always say be open-mined. The second thing I would say is to know your worth and know your strengths. So you know, asking for the right type of salary, knowing what your skills are and knowing what you have to bring to the table can help you position yourself when you’re going into conversations. And then, I think that figuring out what it is you love to do is important,” Heitlinger said.

Heitlinger’s blog has a very broad audience and she has become a role model and a source of advice for many readers.

Heitlinger realizes the weight of this responsibility and it guides her actions.

“There’s a lot of pressure. I’m really cautious about what I put out on the Internet because I know a thirteen-year-old might be reading it. But, I try to write things that I wish I had read when I was in college or things I wish someone had told me as an older mentor but like my peer. And, it’s really flattering if a thirteen-year-old emails me and tells me ‘Oh, I love your blog’ or a twenty-year-old says ‘I just failed a class

and I know it’s not the end of the world.’

So, it’s flattering but there’s definitely a lot of pressure because I don’t want to mess up or lead someone the wrong way,” Heitlinger said.

As for the future, what can we expect from Heitlinger and The College Prepster five years down the road?

“I look back at where I was five years ago and I, never in a million years, would have thought that I would be where I am now. So I don’t like to lock myself into anything. I more work on what’s coming up for the next three months or what’s coming up for the next year. It’s a little bit more tangible,” Heitlinger said.

“But, I hope that The College Prepster continues to grow and lives on in not

just a dot com form but who knows what that is? Like a book? Or, a TV show or a movie? Or something like a collection at a big store? And, I hope that I’m still doing something that I am a hundred percent passionate about.”

Heitlinger’s story reminds us how important it is to make your work something that you’re passionate about and that sometimes doing what you love can lead you down paths that you never could have imagined for yourself.

For more useful advice, style inspiration and more you can check out Heitlinger’s blog The College Prepster at www.thecollegeprepster.com. You can also follow her on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Pinterest.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month ternational language.”

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1) “Todo Cambia” by Mercedes Sosa

While Oct. 15 may have marked the official end of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, it is still a great occasion to take a look at the music of Hispanic cultures. It can sometimes be easy to get sidetracked into thinking that music in the Spanish language is limited to pop crossovers from artists like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira or the reggaeton radio hits of the early 2000s.

Mercedes Sosa was a powerhouse singer from Argentina, strong both politically and musically. While she produced 40 albums over her career, she specialized in songs that utilized traditional Latin America instruments and spoke of social activism. Here, listen for the whispery pan flute that complements her mighty voice.

2) “La Avispa” by Zacarías Ferreíra

Of course, the music that comes from Spanish-speaking countries is incredibly diverse and as rich as the cultures that influence it. Even if you may not be able to understand the lyrics, listening to music from another language is a rewarding experience. It allows you to focus on the marriage between the melodies and the cadences of the vocals, while also guessing at what exactly the words mean.

For those who are already familiar with this kind of music and the Spanish language, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by trying to discover a new artist or unfamiliar genre. Music can often reveal the history and values of a particular culture.

Like the flavors and spices of a national dish, the beats and rhythms of a song help explain a group of people and their lifestyle. As the late, great composer Marvin Hamlisch once said, “Music is truly an in-

Bachata is a style of music that originated in the Dominican Republic. Early works of the genre are analogous to the classic country and blues of America—songs of sorrow (“amargue”) made by people of the countryside. Over the years it became more acceptable in larger Dominican society and evolved into the dance style that it is known as today. Ferreíra leans more to the traditional style of bachata with his song of heartbreak titled, “The Wasp.”

3) “La Reina del Sur” by Los Tigres del Norte

al. The drug trade in Mexico has been a frequent topic of Mexican music, especially in recent years amid escalating violence. The tradition continues here with the story of an interesting female “traficante.”

4) “La Maza” by Silvio Rodriguez A native son of Cuba, Silvio Rodriguez could easily be labeled a poet just as much as he is a singer. His music is often challenging to interpret and heavy with political commentary. While you may not agree with or even understand his references to Latin American politics and leftist ideology, it is easy to enjoy his smooth voice and guitar picking.

5) “Fotografía” (Feat. Nelly Furtado)

by Juanes Juanes is a highly successful and internationally known recording artist who hails from Colombia. With several Grammys under his belt, Juanes can best be described as a contemporary Latin soft-rock/pop artist. “Fotografía” is a catchy 2002 duet with Nelly Furtado that is about the physical and figurative distance between two lovers.

6) “Guantanamera” by Celia Cruz

A popular Mexican group, Los Tigres sing in the accordion featuring norteño method that developed in the northern part of the country. This track is an example of a “corrido,” a traditional ballad that tells a story while usually giving a lesson or mor-

A titan of music history, Celia Cruz demonstrated the interesting historical dynamic between Latin American musicians and the United States. While originally from Cuba, she moved to America after the rise

of Fidel Castro. Eventually dubbed the “Queen of Salsa,” she offers her take on a classic Cuban song that has been covered by countless artists. Cruz is in fact buried in The Bronx at Woodlawn Cemetery and has a local high school for music named after her.

7) “Suavemente” by Elvis Crespo This mega-hit song from Puerto Rican-American Elvis Crespo might sound familiar. While released in 1998, the track has earned staying power and remained popular with its upbeat and danceable merengue rhythms. Merengue music developed in the Dominican Republic and over time spread throughout Latin American and the world, picking up different instruments and styles.

8) “Triste Canción de Amor” by El Tri While Celia Cruz shows the influence of Hispanic culture on music in the United States, one could argue that El Tri shows the inverse relationship. An offshoot of a Mexican band that at first only sang in English, El Tri is very reminiscent in sound and style of classic American rock.

Lead singer Alex Lora has a gritty voice that on this track reminds me of a scraggly Rod Stewart.

The Science of the College Halloween Costume Lindsey Burns Staff Writer

As the end of October approaches, young children are not the only ones worrying about what to be for Halloween.

College students are also given the task of thinking of the best Halloween costumes of the year.

In college, however, Halloween is not just simply the night of Oct. 31. The holiday tends to stretch across the entire Halloween weekend and is given the name “Halloweekend.” There is then an additional pressure on students to think of at least two or three different costumes, one for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

“Every aspect of Halloween is fun,” sophomore Mary Burke said. This includes, “trying to pick what you are going to be, getting the costumes, putting them

together, then finally being able to wear them out with your friends,” she said.

According to Burke, it is not difficult for her to come up with costume ideas for the weekend, as more often than not, it is a group effort with her friends.

“It’s not difficult to think of so many costumes since usually it’s with a group of people,” Burke said. “We all talk about what we want to possibly be, then decide collectively on what we are going to do.”

For others, it is harder to find inspiration for costumes.

“I’m not very good at Halloween,” Clare Walls said. “I get my ideas off of people I know who are good at thinking of ideas.”

So what makes the perfect college costume?

Because Halloween in college mostly centers around parties and going out, it is popular for college students to turn them-

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selves into the “naughty” version of everyday things and people. Everything from naughty nerds, naughty angels and naughty devils and naughty Disney princesses can be spotted around campus during Halloweekend.

“I think a lot of college students have very similar costume ideas,” sophomore Robert Durante said. “It’d be cool if people started switching it up for the most part because everyone kind of copies each other.”

For college couples, it is common for them to coordinate their costumes together, transforming themselves into well-known duos. Popular couple costumes include police officer and criminal, doctor and patient or vampire and victim. Other couples choose to recreate pop culture couples.

“I think it is adorable,” Burke said in regards to couple costumes. “My boyfriend and I plan on being Sandy and Danny from Grease.”

But are college students too old to dress up for Halloween? They seem to think not.

“I think it’s acceptable for college students to dress up for Halloween,” Durante said. “As a whole, college students like to go out and party, so dressing up for Halloween is another event to have fun with your friends.”

Walls, agreeing with Durante, plans on dressing up this year, but probably won’t once she graduates college. “I can’t imagine dressing up after college, but I wouldn’t look badly upon people who do,” she said.

While the debate over whether one is too old to dress up for Halloween goes on, it is truly up to one’s own opinion. Halloween will always remain a holiday of creativity and imagination, even for college students.

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Oct. 21, 2014

McGuinness Makes Manhattan History Lindsey Burns Staff Writer

In her senior year at Manhattan College, Malia McGuinness has certainly made her mark on the women’s volleyball program.

During the team’s match at Ryder on Oct. 4, McGuinness recorded her 1,000th career dig, securing her spot as only the fifth Jasper to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. She had previously recorded her 1,000th career kill during the match at Fairfield on Sept. 21.

With this milestone accomplished, McGuinness has entered the elite 1,000 kill-1,000 dig club, joining fours others: Paige Carson (1993-1996), Kim Frederick (1998-2001), Amy O’Dorisio (1999-2002) and Diane Strutner (2007-2010).

But her achievements do not stop there. Just this past week, McGuinness was named both the MAAC Player of the Week, as well as the Corvias ECAC CoPlayer of the Week, sharing the honor with Chidima Osuchukwu from George Washington University.

As a freshman in 2011, McGuinness was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team, as well as the Second Team All-MAAC. “She’s a six rotation player, so she does it all,” Mark Jones, the volleyball head coach, said. “She already has 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs, and for any player in volleyball that is an incredible accomplishment, but I think she has a lot of goals to finish individually in the season, and I know she wants her team to be successful.”

The Hawaii native was born in Newport Beach, Calif., but has called Kailua, Hawaii her home since age 1 when her family moved there. Everyone plays vol-

leyball in Hawaii, including her brothers, so the move is part of the reason why McGuinness got to where she is today.

“It was the first sport I was actually really good at, and soccer was too much running for me,” McGuinness said.

The marketing major started playing competitive volleyball her freshman year of high school, and has been successful ever since.

“I think everyone looks to Malia on the court as a go-to player,” Sarah Haselhorst, a senior defensive specialist and McGuinness’ roommate, said. “We really need her a lot, and I think especially this year she’s really stepped up and everyone can count on her. I love having her as a teammate.”

For McGuinness, her success has been a work in progress, as she has consistently improved throughout her four years at MC. “She has matured so much as a person and as a player since she has been here,” Jones said about McGuinness, who he has coached for the last four years. “She wants to get better, so that is always a good thing for us and I think her productivity has skyrocketed from last year. “ Now as a senior, McGuinness has stepped up as a leader on the court, guiding not just her younger teammates, but also the entire team as a whole.

“She is definitely a leader on the team,” Jones said. “We need her to show up, we need her to get the points for us. We are expecting that, and I know she expects that from herself as well.”

“When you’re playing so much, six rotations, you kind of have to be [a leader],” Haselhorst said in regards to McGuinness.

“I think she does a good job with it.”

Within the last two weeks, McGuin-

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Malia McGuinness became just the fifth volleyball player in Manhattan history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. ness has received significant attention for one knows who’s going to win.” her performances on the court during that McGuinness even attributes her success stretch of time, as she has showcased com- in the past few weeks to her teammates, as plete dominance in each match. it was a team effort for her.

“She has been unbelievable,” Jones “This weekend was really good,” she said. “We want that consistency to show said. “Everyone played so well, so it just up on every single week for her, and she is helped out a lot.” more than capable of doing that. She just It is this sense of teamwork, leadership has to stay healthy and work hard.” and work ethic that the volleyball program While McGuinness has recently stood will miss the most once McGuinness gradout with her substantial achievements, for uates in May, as well as her pure talent on her, it is all about helping her team domi- the court. nate the MAAC conference.

“I think at the end of the year we are “I like my team a lot. I like all of the going to have a much better team just begirls I play with,” McGuinness said. “I also cause of her work ethic and what she has like the conference, how it’s like you never brought to our program,” Jones said. “We know what’s going to happen. There’s nev- definitely don’t want her to graduate. She’s er a dominant team. It’s always as if any- been a big part of our program and we’re one can take it. Especially this season - no very thankful that she is here.”

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Freshmen Jaspers Face Personal Adjustments and Team Challenges Jonathan Reyes Asst. Sports Editor

Freshman Joe Hulme catching his breath during stoppage in play during practice last week preparing for the Jaspers’s second MAAC game against the Monmouth Hawks. Photo taken by Jonathan Reyes.

As the season reaches its mid-point for the Manhattan Jaspers, the 10 freshmen Jaspers are no longer new to the team and fans.

Three of the freshmen who have been quite impressive early on are Joe Hulme, Jose Meza and Luke Greaves. Understandably so, Manhattan head coach Jorden Scott said all of the freshmen have been excellent.

“They’ve all came in and been really mature, which is really pleasing to me,” he said. “And for them, you just hope they pick up enough that they can contribute. If they don’t pick up enough then it’s going to be a tough season for them.”

The one thing about the freshmen that Scott said he noticed was how much they’ve bought to each other.

“The greatest thing about them is that they’ve all gotten along,” he said. “They’re all pretty tight. “I mean they don’t know each other from a hole in the wall. And they’re all living together, playing FIFA in the evenings, hanging out together, eating together and joking together on the field.”

From Across the Pond Aside from adjusting to leaving home for the first time, starting at a new school and being on a new team with new teammates, Greaves and Hulme, both teammates in Bolton, England, have needed to learn a new culture.

Hulme said it’s been quite an easy transition. For Greaves, it was a little different.

"It was definitely a shock,” he said.

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Freshman Joe Hulme catching his breath during stoppage in play during practice last week preparing for the Jaspers’s second MAAC game against the Monmouth Hawks. pers planned so far, especially having been learn,” he said.

“I'm still trying to get used to things.”

Another thing the Jaspers have faced They're each being helped by some shutout for 587 minutes until Alex Shackof the upperclassmen and coaches on the ley netted two goals on Oct. 15 against throughout the season is the injury bug. team and fellow England natives Alex the Fairfield Stags. There's no blame to be However injuries to some of the upperCoates McDowall (York), Tommy Amos thrown around for the offensive struggles classmen has allowed more playing time (Liverpool), Scott (Scotland), and Assis- because the burden can’t and shouldn't be for freshman to prove themselves and placed on any one player.

Scott said it would be good long-term for tant Coach Gary Adair (Liverpool).

For now, with the problems they face the program.

“It’s obviously a big transition coming “As a collective group, they’re definitefrom England,” Hulme said. “But I’ve en- on offense, Scott said he plans to keep joyed the experiences so far and the lads things simple for the freshmen by focusing ly going to have an impact and that’s been have been good, so I feel like I’ve settled on the general concepts now and specifics the most impressive thing,” he said. “I can in quite well to the environment and the in the spring because the returning crew count on them to go on the field and conhas to step up. tribute whereas in years gone back, maybe team.”

What he has focused on is aggression I haven’t felt like that group of players has Freshmen Expectations This Season and style of play, Meza said. But he knows been able to go on and be that player.” there’s much more to come. and Beyond “As a freshman, there’s still a lot to This season hasn’t played out as the Jas-

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Jaspers Beat Iona on The Road for First Time Since 2006 Daniel Ynfante Staff Writer

It had been eight years since the Manhattan College volleyball team last defeated the Iona Gaels at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, but that changed on Saturday after Manhattan emerged victorious in five sets over the Gaels.

Here are a few statistical highlights of what Manhattan’s win over Iona means.

Snapping an Eight-year Losing Streak Manhattan had not beaten Iona on the road since Oct. 22, 2006. In fact, the closest the Jaspers got to defeating the Gaels was the ensuing season in 2007, where they lost in five sets. The other six contests, from 2008-2013, resulted in three or foursets defeats for the Jaspers.

But fortunes changed on Oct. 18, and the Jaspers finally got the monkey off its back by defeating Iona.

The teams took turns winning sets.

Manhattan started the contest off with a 25-20 first set win. Iona won the second set 25-23. Manhattan won the third 25-18 and Iona won the fourth 25-19, to send the match into a decisive fifth set.

Iona entered the fifth set with a 1-4 record in five-set matches this season, while Manhattan had a more respectable 2-2 record in five-set matches.

Sydney Volovski put Manhattan on the board first in the fifth set with a kill, which Iona responded to with a kill of its own.

However, that was the closest the score ever got, as Manhattan began to click and never looked back. The Jaspers went on a 9-2 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 10-3.

Iona tried to stir a rally by going on a 6-2 run of its own which put the score at 12-9 in Manhattan’s favor.

But the Jaspers quieted the storm with a timeout and then ended the match with three of the next five points to win the fifth set 15-11.

Manhattan collected 115 digs as a team, the most it has collected in a game in the entire season.

Despite being out-blocked 17-4, the Jaspers were able to stay in the game behind stellar play from several members of the team.

Manhattan’s “Fab Five” Although 10 players played in Manhattan’s five-set win, it was the performances of five players that stood out.

Claire Van Dyk had her best game as a Jasper, registering 12 kills, three assists

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and a season-high 19 digs. This marks the fourth consecutive game with double-digit digs for Van Dyk and the second consecutive game with a double-double.

Allie Yamashiro had seven assists, two service aces, and a team-high 32 digs.

Sydney Volovski had team-high and season-high 23 kills, and also contributed in the block department with three block assists.

Jade Gray continued her hot stretch with six kills, 48 assists and a career-high 18 digs.

In her three starts filling in at setter for Teodora Peric, Gray has a total of 19 kills,—1.46 per set—145 assists—11.15 per set—and 42 digs—3.23 per set.

Coming off a MAAC Player of the Week honor, Malia McGuinness continued her red-hot stretch with 20 kills and 27 digs. McGuinness continued to be Man-

A look at the box score for Manhattan’s top performers against Iona.

The volleyball team is on a five game winning streak after their win over Iona. hattan’s most consistent source of offense performance like the one against Iona is and is on the best stretch of her collegiate one that will most likely give her a second consecutive Player of the Week award. career.

Where the Win Leaves Manhattan on the Season McGuinness is on Fire The game against Iona signaled the Malia McGuinness has not only been Manhattan’s best player in October so far, halfway mark in the MAAC regular seabut she might just be the best player in the son.

Manhattan holds a 6-3 record after MAAC as well.

McGuinness registered six double- nine games in the MAAC schedule, and a doubles in seven games this month, and her 13-8 record overall.

The team sits one game behind last 20 kills, 27 digs performance against Iona marks her second consecutive 20-20 game. season’s pace, where the team was 7-2 in The game against Iona also marks the the MAAC after nine games.

The win also marks a season-high fifth third straight game in which McGuinness win in a row, which Manhattan will put has finished with more than 20 digs.

McGuinness currently sits in first place to test in the upcoming week, with games in the MAAC with 3.46 kills per set and is against Saint Peter’s at home on Oct. 22 and a trip to Buffalo over the weekend to ninth in digs with 3.69 per set.

Her performances last week earned her face Canisius and Niagara.

MAAC Player of the Week honors and a