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Mold Forces Students Out of Horan Dorms Joe Liggio

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Battle of the Bronx - Improv Style Manhattan College’s improv comedy troupe Scatterbomb hosted Fordham University’s improv troupe “Stranded in Pittsburgh” on Friday. See event coverage on page 10.

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Student Government Holds Third Meeting Taylor Brethauer Editor-in-Chief

The Cooper administration had plans to keep the biweekly assembly meeting short on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at noon in Kelly 4B, in order for the assembly to attend the lecture series event held by Student Engagement, happening on the fifth floor of the Kelly Commons. There were minimal announcements from the executive board, but still some important information for students to know nonetheless.

Student Court Appointments The first point of business was to appoint the new members of the student court. The student court is a branch of student government that oversees judiciary decisions for students, such as resolving parking tickets.

Due to the assembly not reaching quorum, Jaycie Cooper, student body president, announced they would be voting by acclamation.

The current chief justice, Anthony DePinho, explained the new positions fulfilled.

“This year in student court we brought on a few new members to fill positions. We brought on three associate justices and one sergeant-atarms,” said DePinho.

The new members are junior John Balsamo, junior Kaylyn Atkins, freshman Liola Moody and sophomore Bryan Alfaro.

After a vote by acclamation, each new member was appointed to their respective positions. __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Communication Department Offers Sports Media Production Concentration Shannon Gleba & Nicole Rodriguez

Copy Editor & Staff Writer This semester, the communication department at Manhattan College began offering a new sports media production concentration after the college committed to an initiative through ESPN. In 2016, Disney ESPN started developing an app called ESPN Plus that would provide access to sports programming for those who subscribe for

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a fee each month. ESPN contacted Division 1 colleges and asked them to provide content for the app, including schools in the Metro Atlantic Academic Conference (MAAC).

“Here at the MAAC, the MAAC said sure and went to the 11 [college] presidents and all the presidents said sure.

Once the deal was set, all the 11 colleges had to figure out how they are going to meet the terms of this initiative. The Provost contacted our department about it and we had a meeting back in November 2016. He

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asked [the communication department] if we wanted to get involved and that’s where it started,” said Thom Gencarelli, Ph.D., founding chair of the communication department.

As a result, the communication department began offering a concentration in sports media production for communication students to study during their time at MC. This new concentration is one of five that __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Some Horan Hall residents have had an unwelcome guest living with them lately.

An infiltration of mold has affected a number of dorms in Horan and forced some students living in the building to temporarily relocate throughout the past two weeks. Additional students have required extensive cleaning of their rooms to combat the problem.

While some students were relocated to other spaces in the building, four students were quartered on the unused fourth floor of Chrysostom Hall, which has not had full time residents occupying it’s spaces since the past spring semester. They have since returned to their original dorms in Horan.

“Our Residence Life staff has received reports of mold from students since the start of the fall semester,” said Director of Communications Peter McHugh in an e-mail statement. “About 15 percent of Horan residencies have been affected, either within a bedroom or a bathroom.”

An e-mail from Dr. Richard Satterlee, vice president for student life, went out to students last Thursday.

“We have received several reports from students who have seen mold in Horan Hall residences, and are working with several groups on and off campus to quickly resolve the situation. We have not received any reports of health concerns related to this issue,” read the e-mail. “Resident students in Horan Hall who have been affected have been relocated to other residences while those rooms are thoroughly inspected, and any issues identified are remediated.”

The e-mail continued.

“This has been and unusually hot and wet summer and fall in New York City, and this has likely contributed to these concerns. We understand the inconvenience and disruption that this causes for members of our community.”

Word of the problem had quickly circulated around

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campus even before the e-mail announcement, often becoming the subject of jest. Last Friday, after members of Manhattan’s Scatterbomb improv group asked the audience for a prompt during their show, they were met with a flurry of students shouting, among other suggestions: “black mold!”

Freshman David Lozipone, who lives on the fifth floor of the building, said that he and his roommates had been observing what they all believed to be mold inside their suite for some time.

“There was one spot on the ceiling initially, that I guess has been [there] since we moved in here, but we weren’t really sure if it was mold. Just recently within the last week or so we noticed– above the shower in our bathroom –spots that we thought were mold.”

Lozipone feels confident that the problem will eventually get dealt with but acknowledges that the idea of mold being present makes him a little uneasy.

“It’s something they could take care of … I wouldn’t say it makes me feel comfortable or anything like that.”

Sophomores Jordan “Juice” Greene and A.J. Moore both live on the eighth floor of Horan, and were two of the students displaced while the affected rooms were being cleaned.

“The first day we moved in we didn’t notice the mold on our blinds ... at first we thought it was just dust, we didn’t really expect anything to be mold, so days later as it actually builds up, there’s actually mold on the A.C. vent,” said Greene. “There was mold on my clothes, there was mold on some of my hats, my shoes. There was mold in the bathroom, mold in the cracks of the floors, in the corners of the room, and there was also mold on the walls and the ceilings.”

Even items that were far away from the windows or hanging on his walls as decor began to collect mold. __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Running For a Purpose:

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Annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk

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Taylor Brethauer Editor-in-Chief Stephen Zubrycky Managing Editor Jack Melanson News Editor

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Last month marked the seventeenth year since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

On that day, many ordinary citizens of the United States of America became heroes as they fought to overcome anguish and to form a country founded on resiliency.

One of the heroes of that day was Firefighter Stephen Gerard Siller. On the morning when the planes hit the Twin Towers, Siller was on his way to play golf after leaving his shift at Brooklyn Squad 1 when he heard of the attacks. He attempted to drive to Manhattan through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel after collecting his gear from the firehouse, however the tunnel had been shut down for security. As a result, he courageously put on his 60 pounds of gear and ran through the tunnel, was picked up by another group of firefighters and entered the Twin Towers where he tragically lost his life, leaving behind a wife and five children.

In order to honor the life of Siller and the lives of the other brave service members, in 2002 the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation began organizing the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk. The course begins right before the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) and ends at the site of the former Twin Towers. In its first year, the run garnered support from 1,500 participants and has multiplied in size, with over 30,000 runners this year. The run traces the steps of Stephen Siller and works to honor all of the first responders and civilians who lost their lives in the senseless act of terror.

This year, many studentathletes of MC joined Team

Shamrock, a fundraising group headed by Kathy Robertson Cunningham. Cunningham lost her brother Donald Robertson on 9/11 and strove to find a way to honor him. As a result, she teamed up with the Tunnel to Towers 5K where she formed Team Shamrock. All funds raised by the group go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation which supports to the Smart Home Program, building technologically-advanced homes for injured service members.

Cunningham’s daughter Kaitlyn ‘16 attended MC and played on the women’s lacrosse team, so Kathy reached out to the team a number of years ago to get involved and the Jaspers’ participation has skyrocketed ever since.

On Sept. 30, my teammates and I on the women’s rowing team, along with many other teams, participated in the 5K race to show our support for Robertson and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation as a whole.

After traveling from Riverdale to Brooklyn, I was met with an event larger than I had ever anticipated. With runners clad in American flag apparel, patriotism could be felt in every sense of the word. After finding our way to the start line, we stood among many men and women, including firemen in full gear. After the opening ceremony, the horn sounded and we were on our way to through the tunnel. While passing through the tunnel, participants excitedly chanted “USA! USA!” and the crowd pushed on.

After exiting the tunnel, the streets were lined with NYPD and NYFD members holding photos of service members who had fallen on 9/11.

While passing the servicemen, I was surprised and honored to hear them say thank you to the runners, when they selflessly

give up their safety each day.

After high-fiving the policemen and firemen, my energy was restored and I continued the run.

Nearing the finish line, young cheerleaders and marching bands encouraged my fellow runners and me and we were greeted by the sight of the finish line with the Freedom Tower in the background.

The 5K experience was unlike any I have ever had.

Running beside firemen in 60 pounds of gear, military members, Jaspers, and fellow Americans, I was filled with hope.

When reading the news, it is common to be left in a feeling of despair. However, the Tunnel to Towers Run confirmed the fact that resiliency and love are very much still alive in the USA. I believe that anyone who has the opportunity to attend the Tunnel to Towers 5K should. There is so much comradery between runners and heroes that make our country great and we should honor those who make sacrifices everyday. I look forward to attending the 5K next year and hope to see even more Jaspers at the starting line.

Editor’s Note: Shannon Gleba is a copy editor of The Quadrangle and a sophomore. The views expressed in this article are hers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Manhattan College, The Quadrangle or its Editorial Board.

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Civil Discourse on College Campuses: The Elephant in the Room Katrina Derderian Guest Writer

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: six blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. They place their hands on the animal to figure out what it looks like.

Later, the men have a heated debate, each one defending their woefully incomplete view of the animal. One man felt the trunk; he argues it’s a serpentine beast. Another felt the tusk and insists it’s covered in a shell, and so on.

When I was in college, public policy debates were a lot like that parable. I hate to admit it, but my fellow students and I could be a lot like the blind men: arguing without a complete picture of the issues at hand.

Every generation probably looks back at their college years and feels that way. What makes the situation unique for you and me is that we’re grappling with a lack of information in a time of great polarization and hyper-partisanship. That’s a dangerous mix that has serious consequences for our democracy.

Between 2000 and 2016, the number of college freshman

who described their political leanings as “middle of the road” dropped by nearly 10 percent.1 In my experience, this hardening of political views makes people more likely to simply adopt the position endorsed by their political party -- and less inspired to seek out new information that might challenge their assumptions.

That approach has done little to advance our national debate about important issues, and it’s left young Americans feeling pessimistic about our future. According to the MTV/ AP-NORC Youth Political Pulse Survey, nearly 7 in 10 young Americans think our country’s politics are “dysfunctional,” in part because people can’t come together and work out their differences.

There is one bright spot in the survey: 79 percent believe our generation would do a better job of running the country. I agree, but we will have to lead differently. Fortunately, Free The Facts wants to give us that opportunity.

The summer before my senior year, I attended an event that Free The Facts held for interns in Washington, DC. Truth be told, I showed up for the free food, but I got involved and brought them to my campus twice because of what I

learned.

Many organizations want to get students civically engaged, but most of them serve a partisan aim. Free The Facts is different. Its goal is to get America’s brightest minds working on our toughest policy challenges -- and through its college tour and leadership programs, the organization supports students who want to get involved, regardless of what party they vote for or which policy solution they want to pursue.

Free The Facts can come to your campus to help you learn everything you need to know about America’s entitlement programs. Without the facts, we’re all just blind people arguing over an elephant… That’s why you should email contact@ freefacts.org to see how you can get involved!

Editor’s Note: Katrina Derderian has written on behalf of Free the Facts, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in DC. They bring policy experts from both sides of the aisle to college campuses across the country, providing bias-free policy presentations solely focused on informing students. The views expressed in this article are hers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Manhattan College, The Quadrangle or its Editorial Board.

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What Can a Bystander Do? Haley Burnside Senior Writer

Two years ago this month, I was sexually assaulted. It was my freshman year at Manhattan College. I was eighteen years old. I have never told anyone that I was sexually assaulted using those words, because I did not believe my own experience.

Rather than recounting the incident, I would like to share the results. Because of the way of society conditions people, we are taught to automatically question statements like my opening one. The “innocent until proven guilty” standard keeps us reluctant to believe people who claim to have been assaulted. This conditioning is something I have tried to shake. Unfortunately, even after my own assault, I could not immediately change my view.

I was afraid to tell anyone because I did not want to seem like an attention-seeker. That is the accusation always made at victims who speak out; they are just doing this for attention.

I have heard and seen what people are saying and writing about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and I cannot express how deeply I fear ever hearing those statements directed at me.

Even after I had been touched against my will, I could not bring myself to believe those around me. Hearing other women in my life share their stories came with a voice of doubt in the back of my head.

“She just wants attention.” As awful as it is, this was what I was taught to believe.

I internalized this dangerous mindset and could not bring myself to share my experiences. Surely, everyone would only see it as a grab for attention. I kept the incident a secret from most, and even when I shared my story I did so in a flippant manner to downplay the event.

This news cycle involving Kavanaugh and Ford has made sexual assault an inescapable topic. Typically, my sexual assault only crosses my mind once every few weeks. These past two weeks have made it impossible to go a few hours without thinking about what happened two years ago. I have been listening (almost obsessively) to the news coverage, the social media commentary, and the opinions of my peers.

Through this observation I have come to several realizations, with one being at the forefront of my mind.

Bystanders have been wondering what they can do in a time like this. As neither a perpetrator or a victim of sexual crimes, what role can a

bystander play in stopping one?

There is something that we can all start doing, and that is to change our language when discussing these matters. We need to stop asking “why would she wait so long?” and “why didn’t she report it” or “is she just doing this for fame or money?”

These types of questions make people reluctant to share their experiences. Because I did not want to seem like another girl trying to publically play the victim, I did not talk to anyone. I believe that the way we phrase our thoughts matters deeply when discussing delicate topics like sexual assault, and I would love to see a change in the current discourse.

When describing myself, the word “victim” would not even be one of the first 2000 words I would use. I do not wish to use one bad experience in my life to define myself. I do not walk around every day carrying the negative effects of my experience. I would go as far to say it is a non event in my blessed, fulfilling, happy life.

That being said, I know that I am lucky. Others have experienced much darker results of sexual misconduct. For them, hearing those irrelevant and victim-blaming questions must be immensely detrimental to their healing.

We all know words cannot bruise, cut, or sting anyone physically. This does not mean that words cannot cause harm.

As a writer, I believe in the power of words. That is why I felt it was important for me to share my experience. I also believe in change. If I could shake that mindset that was a constant in my life for twenty years, our society as a whole can certainly do the same. “Believe survivors” is not just a cutesy slogan. The first step in fixing our sexual assault epidemic is being honest about it. To do that, we need to stop assuming the worst in survivors and take the time to listen. We should all call out those who use that language and take the time to explain why it is wrong. If you want to help change things and you do not know how, I urge you to start there. I cannot emphasize enough how helpful that could be to a survivor.

Editor’s Note: Haley Burnside is a senior writer of The Quadrangle. The views expressed in this article are hers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Manhattan College, The Quadrangle or its Editorial Board.

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Student Government Sports Media Concentration Begins Assembly Updates in Communication Department __________________________ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Committee Updates Each committee had minimal announcements this week.

For the Club Oversight Committee (COC), Haley Nightingale, vice president for club administration, took attendance of club representatives in attendance. Each club must attend one assembly meeting per semester. She also announced that updates to the 25Live room reserving system will be sent out to clubs in the coming weeks, after she has received many questions about the site’s utilities.

For the Social Life Committee (SLC), vice president for social life Casey Monroe announced the next meeting will be Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. in the student government office.

Vice president of residential affairs, Isabel Quinones, thanked those who attended the dorm consultations the previous week.

Finally, vice president of academic affairs, Kerry Cavanaugh, spoke about the recent Educational Affairs Committee (EAC).

“The academic integrity policy is still under review. There is still a lot of wordage and how we’re going to put out that document to have no vagueness,” said Cavanaugh.

As of right now, the school utilizes a points system but the EAC wants to make sure there are no loopholes or confusion before updating that system.

She also spoke about the grade replacement policy, which allows students to go back and take a course they previously did not do well in (C or below) and retake it for a higher grade.

“Engineering professors are saying that ‘yes, you can get through with that C grade that is your pre-req to take

your courses’ but if seniors go back and take that class, they are more than likely going to get an A if they’re retaking a sophomore level class during their senior year. That’s a little problematic. There is also talk about students who cannot afford to retake a $3,000 course,” said Cavanaugh.

Jasper Relief Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims The last point of business is an upcoming fundraiser for victims of the recent hurricanes during the last few months.

Student government is hosting a “Smorgasburg” on the quad event, with proceeds going to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C. Smorgasburg is a popular food festival held in Brooklyn, N.Y. A minimum $5 donation gives students five food tickets to use at the event. There will be multiple stations set up on the quad with various foods coming from Gourmet Dining.

The food will include sausage and peppers, fried oreos, ice cream, mac and cheese, french fries and veggie kabobs.

“I would love to do another station of food just from the community, but that’s really going to depend on the help [from the assembly] and having [the assembly] reach out to see what can be donated [...]

We are also going to be reaching out to all clubs on campus, all entities on campus to see if they can volunteer their time as well,” said Cooper.

Before the confirmation of the minutes, Cooper also welcomed the newly-elected freshman class vice presidents, Kevin Rojas and Sydney Collins.

The meeting was then adjourned after 15 minutes at 12:15 p.m. The next meeting will be Wednesday, October 17 at noon in Kelly 4B.

__________________________ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 students may pick. Students who choose to concentrate in sports media production will participate in the production of basketball games at the college.

“What the concentration entails is that the students in the concentration will be serving as crew to produce all this programming, all these games.

They have to be able to do that starting in November of 2019,” said Gencarelli.

Last year, MC produced five games for ESPN Plus, and that number is expected to grow over the upcoming years.

“This year we’re doing more. As of next year, we’re supposed to be doing all men’s and women’s home basketball games,” said Gencarelli.

As the program grows, Gencarelli hopes MC will expand coverage into other sports besides basketball, and into other programming at the college, including producing the recording of the annual commencement ceremony.

“From what I understand, the provision of all men’s and women’s home basketball games next year is just really the beginning for what is expected by Disney ESPN that we are going to expand into other sports and different kinds of programming beyond just streaming the games,” said Gencarelli.

The sports media production concentration, like the four other offered, will require enrolled students to take five applicable classes. Gencarelli was able to fully describe the courses required by the department for students in the concentration.

“The introductory class is about understanding the sports media entertainment complex, sports media as a business, what the opportunities will be to the extent that we can look

forward and see them. The second class is again in the truck learning the ropes of what is really the studio and a trailer, a remote production studio and then learning the components of what it really takes to produce a basketball game first.”

He continued.

“We’re offering a sports media performance class that they can take at the same time that they’re taking that class or they can take it later, but we know that some people will want to try to call the games and do play by play and color analysis,” said Gencarelli.

Assistant Professor Michael Plugh, Ph.D. is teaching the introductory course to sports media this semester.

“It’s important to us as members of the School of Liberal Arts to offer a background in theory and history and ways of thinking of things from a sociological point of view for example. I’ve undertaken that as part of the early introduction for students even though these students may not be in that pipeline. In theory the students who enter the pipeline will begin with a strong foundation in what role sports play in society and how we filter other aspects of society through the experience of sports,” said Plugh.

In addition to the students enrolled in courses that lead to the concentration, other communication students will also be able to get involved.

“We’re going to allow some of the 60+ students taking Intro to Mass Comm this semester to take the sports media production class that will be taught in the mobile production unit in the spring. That is the preliminary course where they learn what they have to do to produce the games. In this following fall semester under a producer director, who we have not yet hired, will be in charge of the production. In the advanced class, they’ll actually be producing the games,” said

Gencarelli.

While both Plugh and Gencarelli understand that sports media production is a hard field to enter, they believe MC students will be well prepared after graduation.

“It’s a very challenging concentration for the school to have in some respects because the job market is really uncertain so students are taking a bit of a gamble if you enter into the concentration as to what kind of work they’ll be guaranteed to see for them. That said, if we do things right, sports media will not go away and it’ll always be increasing, growing and changing and so as long as we’re keeping our eye on the trends in the job industry, we can probably offer something pretty cutting edge to students,” said Plugh.

Likewise, Gencarelli is confident in the department’s new program. Gencarelli described the research that he and Katilin Scheie, administrative assistant in the communication department, did during the summer of 2017 in order to prepare for the sports media production concentration.

“Today there is no one doing what we’re doing so it’s pretty innovative in that regard.

Just like we built this whole program back in 2007 because we’re one of the first to try this we hope we can grow it into a vital, certainly viable program,” said Gencarelli.

When asked if she thought the sports media production concentration was important for MC to offer, junior communication major Ariela Vega had a very positive opinion.

“I think it’s really important to get into sports. I think it’s super fun when people talk about sports here at Manhattan College because it’s super relatable and it’s a good place for people to start out,” said Vega.

“I don’t know why they really waited so long for it.”

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Mold Found in Horan Hall __________________________ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “I had to throw away a couple of my hats, a couple of my shirts, and so did my roommate as well. I would say approximately 250 dollars [worth],” said Greene.

“It was annoying, just ‘cause mold shouldn’t really be an issue– when you think about it– in the first place, but it is what it is,” said Moore.

Greene and Moore, both on the track and field team at MC, first told their coach about the problem before submitting a work order. As the mold continued to proliferate, their coach and team captain examined the room and advised them to sleep elsewhere.

Resident Director William Atkinson reached out to Greene on Wednesday, Sept.

26 to inform them that a new, temporary room was being prepared for them. They were able to stay with friends in Horan before they were told to move into a vacant room on the fourth floor of Chrysostom. They moved some of their things into Chrysostom and ended up staying in an available room on the second floor of Horan. They moved back to their original room after it had been cleaned on Monday, Oct. 1.

“I’m an athlete so I’m already overwhelmed enough, just by having homework and dealing with school to have to deal with mold on top of that … and then people procrastinating, I feel, here at Manhattan for a while about the mold issue … how it took forever for them to really notice,” said Greene.

Greene believes that his mother’s actions served as a catalyst for the clean up.

“The work order never came … I told [my mother] about the situation and she called the [Health Department]. My mom was the one who got them to come here,” said Greene.

Despite living within different rooms in the suite, the mold was bad enough in both rooms that Greene and Moore both began to feel ill.

“We got decently sick, and still kind of [are] from it. Like itchy throat, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, stuff like that,” said Moore.

“No one checked up on our health, and we’re actually kind of sick from it, each of us … I plan on getting checked out when I get home to definitely see if my health is fine,” said Greene.

Ultimately, the school is cognizant of the situation and working to solve the problem.

“Our Residence Life staff and Physical Plant staff are coordinating efforts with a private contractor specifically trained in mold remediation that is completing the cleaning and any repair work required by the process. The Health Services office is available to provide any assistance to students who have health concerns,” said McHugh.

Both Residence Life and Physical Plant did not respond directly to requests for comment.

Students that may need assistance can fill out a work order at manhattan.edu/myhousing

Mold on the ceiling of a sixth floor dorm in Horan Hall.

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Also on Campus Jack Melanson News Editor

A memorial service was held for Kevin Hamilton in the Chapel of the Holy Infancy in Memorial Hall.

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Security advisories about the exposing incident have been posted around campus. The one above was located at the front gate.

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Two new blue lights have been placed. The one above is located at the end of Kelly Commons on Waldo Avenue.

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MC Alum. Kevin Hamilton Passes Away Kevin C. Hamilton, a beloved member of the Manhattan College community, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30. At the time of his passing, he was just 24 years old.

Hamilton was a lifelong resident of Metuchen, N.J. and graduated from Union Catholic High School in 2012. In 2016, Hamilton received a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Manhattan College, where he was also in pursuit of his MBA. Richard Satterlee, vice president of student life, addressed the situation in a campus wide e-mail on Oct. 4.

“It is with profound sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Kevin Hamilton from Metuchen, NJ who passed away last Sunday,” said Satterlee in an e-mail statement. “It is understandable that many in the college community may be grieving this tragic loss.

For this reason, I remind you that the Counseling Center is staffed and available to respond to any concerns. The Counseling Center is located in Miguel Hall 501 A and can be reached at: (718) 862-7394.”

According to the e-mail, Father Tom Franks held a Mass in Hamilton’s honor on Oct. 4. in the Chapel of the Holy Infancy.

Kevin loved sports, music and video games, but was also known to have an outgoing personality.

Kevin is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Nancy Hamilton, and his two sisters, Katie and Annie.

Man Exposes Himself to Student in Brust Park On Thursday, Oct. 4., an anonymous female student was approached by a man in Brust Park. The man exposed himself to the student and masturbated in front of her.

Manhattan College Public Safety notified the community via e-mail at 3:17 p.m. of the same day.

“Today at approximately 10:55 a.m. a female MC student was walking along Brust Park on Manhattan College Parkway, from Greystone Avenue towards campus. She reports feeling a push from behind, and turned to see a male exposing himself and masturbating in front of her,” said the e-mail from Public Safety.

According to the e-mail, the student then ran away and called 911 for assistance. After searching, the NYPD was unable to find the suspect.

“It was also determined he had unzipped the student’s backpack while she was wearing it, but did not remove any property,” said the e-mail.

Students are now being warned to avoid Brust Park, a typical shortcut for students who live on Greystone Avenue.

“This male is described as possibly homeless, in his 30s, Hispanic, medium complexion, 5’8” tall, slim build with a dark beard and mustache. He was wearing dirty green cargo pants, a dark gray hoodie, and a burgundy baseball cap. If you see this individual contact MC Public Safety at 718-862-7333,” said the e-mail.

If you feel unsafe or see suspicious activity on campus, get to a safe location and call Public Safety immediately. Provide a good description of the person and their last known location.

Two Emergency BlueLight Units Added to Campus On Oct. 5. at 3:01 p.m. Manhattan College Public Safety sent out a school-wide e-mail stating that two new blue-light units have been added to campus.

Blue-light units, or the lackthere-of on campus, has been an increasingly controversial topic at Manhattan.

Providing safety, blue-lights are ways for students to contact authorities if they are in dangerous situations. Typically, each blue-light unit is within eyesight of another.

“The Public Safety Department has had 2 emergency blue-light units installed at the following locations: Against the exterior wall of the Broadway garage, slightly north of the south gate on Broadway, Against the end of the south wall of the Kelly Student Commons on Waldo Avenue,” said the e-mail.

In addition to the e-mail, Public Safety also provided instructions on how to use these systems located on campus.

Instructions: Press the call button on the unit one time, the call box is activated and automatically dials Public Safety. When it is pressed a second time the call is disconnected.

You will have immediate voice communication with a Public Safety officer.

Explain the nature of your emergency and if practical wait at that location until Public Safety arrives. Public Safety will respond whether there is voice communication or not, and they will inspect the area and review CCTV footage to determine who activated alarm.

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Students Share Their Thoughts on the Mold in Horan Hall VOICES ON THE QUAD

Donovan Reilly Year: Junior Major: Communication and Urban Studies As a resident in Horan, how do you feel about the recent mold?

Well personally, I’ve not been affected, but I know there’s been numerous cases in Horan where a lot of students have had to move and relocate between another resident hall. So I feel like it’s problematic, but I do know that it’s been a predominant northeastern thing, where it’s been pretty humid outside and then everyone has their air conditioning on. So that just allows mold to grow.

How do you think the school is dealing with it?

I feel like there’s a bit of an obstacle in the sense that there’s not many residence halls to relocate to because Horan is one of the largest ones.

So I feel like that’s a little problematic, but how they’re dealing with it is fairly well. But I feel like there’s also room for improvement.

Alex Nieves Year: Sophomore Major: Business Analytics How do you feel about the news?

Personally, I think it is not only ridiculous that it’s here in the first place, but the lack of actual attention to effort and cleaning it has caused a lot of students to either unknowingly be in danger/ some students be afraid of their own homes. I know multiple people who won’t turn on their air conditioning. My roommates and I won’t turn on the AC, we just open the windows, and whenever public safety even comes nothing ever gets done.

Yes, while the mold is more widespread in Horan, it’s happening Lee as well, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the residence halls had it. I think it’s really unfortunate that we have to be in this predicament, and it should have been solved in the summertime.

Eva Vredenburgh Year: Sophomore Major: Finance What are your thought on the mold in Horan?

Just the fact that so many people have had to move like within two days. It’s more of a problem now than it was from my experience last year. Last year I had to move, and they gave us two days right before midterms, which was so hectic, and now I feel like I’ve seen so many people have to switch rooms and relocate, so it’s not good.

How do you think the school is handling it?

I mean not great. It’s the best they can. It’s better to move people than have them sit in their room with mold and then they get sick, which happened to me, so I mean it is annoying to move, but I guess it’s a temporary fix for it.

Sophia Tollinche Year: Senior Major: Communication and International Studies So you’re not a resident in Horan Hall, but how has the mold affected you?

I haven’t been personally affected by the mold in Horan, but I do have mold in my room in Overlook, particularly in the shower. It was there since I got there and it has been growing. We have seen a periodic change of the mold spreading towards the edge of the tub and we’re very concerned, especially in the area where all four of us use the bathroom. We try to keep it as clean as possible, but it can turn into a health issue. I know of friends that have gotten pneumonia in Horan, and it’s been because of the mold on the ceiling.

It’s been such a big issue and because everyone focusing on just Horan, they’re not looking at older buildings like Overlook and Jasper that might be more prone to having mold issues. We have put in a couple of work orders in the last week, and we haven’t gotten as quick a response as we would like. I know that they’re trying to fix what’s going on in Horan, but I think they should check out the situation going on in Overlook because you don’t want the situation to escalate.

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For River Castelonia ‘18, Failing Was Not an Option ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT RikkiLynn Shields Social Media Editor

The only true failure is one from which the individual is unable to recognize a valuable opportunity for growth. For River Castelonia ‘18, the practice of accepting failure and learning from the experience has resulted only in tremendous personal development. Castelonia transferred to Manhattan College in Fall 2014 from Siena College. “[Coming to Manhattan College] was a great way to get integrated into a fabric of New York City. I was usually studying so my time was split mostly between the library or working on my 3D printer. I was constantly trying to learn about things outside of my major by chatting with people across campus and seeing what people were working on. Overall, I really enjoyed my undergrad experience and have made friends that I will keep with me forever.” Castelonia said.

While the experience Castelonia took away with him after leaving Manhattan, not every experience was that of ease.

“I faced quite a bit of adversity while getting through my undergrad. Engineering was tough. My most difficult subjects have always been science and math, however, those were the subjects I have always been the most passionate and excited by. In my undergrad, I had to retake Calculus III three times, Thermodynamics two times, Heat Transfer three

times, and the list goes on; but with every semester that past I knew I was one step closer to my dream of being a mechanical engineer.”

It was because of Castelonia’s approach that he was able to focus on the unbounded potential of his development rather than dwell on current limitations.

“Many times, people get so caught up in fearing failure that they sometimes just change course because they don’t want to face judgement. If you are really passionate about something, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it. Don’t give up when it gets hard because ultimately it’s not about the goal - it’s about building your character and resilience.”

During his time as an undergrad, Castelonia founded a non-profit organization called Havenlabs. Havenlabs is an organization run by a team of engineers working to improve the lives of our nation’s veterans.

Havenlabs came about through the aspiration to help disabled veterans by donating custom 3D printed assistive devices, such as prosthetic limbs. “[Havenlabs] started a few years ago with the idea that, by using 3D printing, we could help to provide an open-source solution to people that may not be able to afford high-end prosthetics on the market. 3D printing has so many benefits and the Havenlabs team saw this as something that could revo-

Castelonia speaks at TEDx at Manhattan College highlighting his successes and failures with Havenlabs and in his overall career.

RIVER CASTELONIA / COURTESY lutionize the future of assistive devices.”

Since the start of Havenlabs in 2015, the team has developed two different devices for upper-limb amputees.

“These are fully 3D printable, and you download the

“If you are really passionate about something, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it. Don’t give up when it gets hard because ultimately it’s not about the goal it’s about building your character and resilience.”

-River Castelonia ‘18

Castelonia posing in front of Tesla Motors where he worked as a Product Specialist.

RIVER CASTELONIA / COURTESY

STL files for the devices to 3D print for free right off of our website.”

While Havenlabs has already seen many successes, Castelonia emphasizes that there are many more to come in the near future.

“We teaming up with another small start-up based in New York called Blue Heart Hero, to help double up our efforts.

Our devices, since we started, have been downloaded +1.3k

times from people across the globe, which is really exciting.

Our work is completely opensource so anyone has the ability to make changes and upload their version online, which we highly encourage!”

Since the start of Havenlabs, Castelonia was fortunate enough to have been a TEDX and MakerBot speaker, highlighting on both his achievements and failures both with Havenlabs and in his overall career.

Along with being a cofounder of Havenlabs, Castelonia also worked with Tesla Motors as a Product Specialist in New York City, and a Lean Manufacturing Intern in Fremont, California. Currently, Castelonia lives in New York and works full-time with Tesla on sales and logistics. Alongside his job with Tesla, Castelonia also enjoys creating music.

“I am working on some music as well, which I started while I was in California. I really like freestyle hip-hop and see it as a way of expressing myself that doesn’t involve science and numbers. I have quite a few tracks up so far and am excited about putting out some new music in the coming weeks.

I’m also reading a textbook on liquid propellant rocket design - with the space race being reenergized it would be so cool to work on the BFR for SpaceX someday– that’s the ultimate goal!”

Despite the challenges that Castelonia faced during his time at Manhattan College, fail-

ure was not an option.

“What motivates me is remembering some of the things I have faced and overcome. I remember, growing up, there would be times where we didn’t have electricity in the house because we couldn’t afford it.

Times were hard for my family growing up at points, but witnessing my parents push through that fuels me whenever my back is against the wall.

I try to remember all that I’ve been through that’s gotten me to this point and all the people that have supported me to get here - I don’t plan on letting those people down. Remember your WHY, and when your WHY is about people other than yourself - your more likely to achieve your goal.”

Through challenges faced, Castelonia was able to turn his defeats to victories. With a positive mindset, he was able to summon the resilience needed to both help others and ultimately achieve his goals.

“As important as your classes are, most of your growing takes place outside of the classroom. These are the times to take risks and chances.

These are the times to fail as fast as you possibly can and learn from it, because the faster you fail the quicker you can come to a solution. As a society we really look at failing and being a failure as the same thing - they’re not. You are only a failure when you give up on yourself. Trust your gut and have a lot of patience because truly great things take time.”

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Lee Hall’s 10th Birthday Party Taylor Brethauer Editor-in-Chief

It’s not every day that Manhattan College students celebrate the “birthday” of a building, but the residents and resident assistants of Lee Hall gathered together to throw a party for the college’s youngest dorm building.

On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 3, resident assistants (RAs) took up vacancy on the fifth through eighth floors of the building with activities for their residents.

The event was announced by the Lee Hall twitter account on Oct. 1, along with flyers posted around the building.

“Lee Hall is turning 10!!!,” said @LeeHall_MC. “Make sure to join us this Wednesday, October 3rd to celebrate [...] #unbeleevable.”

The suite-style dorm building, which was originally named East Hill, opened in 2008. The building houses all four years and the Arches program specifically for freshman.

Activities for the event were spread out amongst the

floors and different RAs on duty.

On the eighth floor was an activity called “What Lee Hall Means to You”, where residents could write on notecards their memories of living in the building and what it means to them. The notecards will be put up on a banner to be hung up in the building.

Maria de Francisco, a senior RA in the building, was one of the students leading the activity. The idea had been brought up at a staff meeting during the start of the semester and came together quickly. She expressed her gratitude for the dorm hall and the event.

“When the idea was first presented I thought it was amazing. As an RA, I do everything possible for my residents to feel as if Lee Hall is their home. I thought that with this birthday party they really had the chance to celebrate where they lived. This building has given so much to me, not only as a resident my first two years here but also with this job as an RA. To honor this building today was a special feeling,” said

on the day of the celebration.

On the seventh floor was Jasper trivia, along with a birthday cake. Residents were quizzed about MC-related trivia about the history of the school and the campus.

On the sixth floor was an informative session about the “Ladies of Lee”, which served as an opportunity to highlight prominent women at MC, both past and present. It also highlighted information about Margaret Lee, for whom the building is named, along with breast cancer awareness information since the month of October is breast cancer awareness month.

Conlan McDonald, a senior RA for the Arches program, participated in the Ladies of Lee floor activity.

“I feel like the event was successful. As an RA, I was put in charge of “The Ladies of Lee,” which was all about Breast Cancer Awareness and celebrating influential women on campus. Myself, Kaitlyn Von Runnen and Kerry Cavanagh organized the event and, overall, we had a lot of participation

For one of the activities throughout the building, residents were encouraged to write what Lee Hall means to them. The banner, pictured above, will be hung up in the building for everyone to see.

ANTHONY DEPINHO / COURTESY

Lee Hall, originally named East Hill, opened in 2008. This year marks the building’s 10th anniversary.

ANTHONY DEPINHO / COURTESY from residents throughout the building,” said McDonald.

Finally, in the fifth floor lounge and game room were balloon animals, face painting, goodie bags and “pin the collar on the Jasper.”

Overall, the event was successful to both those that attended and the RAs that were working it.

De Francisco, originally from Columbia, reflected on her time living in the building, saying, “Lee Hall has been my home away from home for 4 years! It’s crazy to think it’s already been 4 years. I feel safe and comfortable here, and there is no other building where I rather live. This building brought me some of my best friends in the world and made me feel like I belong to a big family. This is one of the reasons I also decided to be an

RA here, I thought I needed to give back to Lee Hall. Since I am not from the US and my home is very far away, Lee Hall has been my safe haven here at MC.” Not only serving as a home for students, but also a place of memories, Lee Hall means a lot to everyone, each for their personal experiences. For many students, including McDonald, Lee Hall has served as the “backdrop” to his college career.

McDonald said, “For me, Lee Hall is not just a residence hall, it is my home. I have met lifelong friends while living in this building. I have laughed, cried, and had some of my greatest successes and failures within its walls.”

Two Jaspers Launch Financial Times Jack Melanson News Editor

Two Jaspers have been flexing their entrepreneurial spirits in recent weeks, as seniors Troy Golding and Nick Gazzillo launched Jasper Financial Times.

Jasper Financial Times, a website that dropped in September, promises to keep students in the loop in regards to top stories surrounding the finance industry on a weekly basis.

“The J.F.T. is a website intended to cover the top 10 financial current events of the week,” said Gazzillo, a Finance major at Manhattan. “The ar-

ticles are simple recaps of the major events causing noise within the world of finance.”

With drive and precision at the top of their focus, the two plan on keeping the Jasper community informed and entertained.

“The idea was initially started as a way to provide simple recaps to educate young students of finance about current events in 500 words or less,” said Golding, another Finance major.

Not only does their work inform their subscribers, but it also forces the two to stay upto-date themselves, according to Gazzillo.

“The J.F.T. not only intends to educate its subscribers, but

it encourages us to stay active in current events,” he said.

With graduation quickly approaching this May, Golding and Gazzillo believe that Jasper Financial Times will increase their chances of landing work in New York City.

“As we both begin our hunt for full time positions post graduation, the J.F.T. will serve as a tool to elevate interviews and better relate to the events affecting those working in the industry presently,” Golding said.

J.F.T. started as nothing more than a project for these Jaspers. After fast growth, however, Golding and Gazzillo plan to pass off their platform to other students come May.

“The J.F.T. was conceived as a short term project, however after a rather fast start, we intend on keeping the website live year round in hopes that rising seniors are able to keep the dream of the JFT alive for younger students to continue reaping the benefits of,” said Gazzillo.

J.F.T. will help students sift through current events more easily, according to Golding.

“Our target market is young students looking to better their knowledge of financial current events,” he said. “Not everyone has time to read through the entire Wall Street Journal every day, the J.F.T. is their platform for quick and concise news.”

Struggling to stay current hits home for Golding and Gazzillo, as they both lead busy lives themselves.

“As founders, our main struggle was keeping up with current events on top of Division I Lacrosse and a burdensome coursework load in the school of business,” said Gazzillo.

Nevertheless, the founders of the J.F.T. are passionate and ready to complete their mission and inform the Jasper community.

“We are really excited about what is going on over at the J.F.T.,” said Golding.

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Caroline Voigt: Queen of the Closet Katie Heneghan & C. Garrett Keidel Staff Writer & Asst. Sports Editor

Caroline Voigt is a freshman marketing major with an impressive resume and background in fashion and blogging. She doubles as a business student as well as a business woman, with an aspiring empire of her own.

Voigt’s blog, “Queen of the Closet” displays her preppy and polished style as well as her lifestyle and daily activities including her trips to New York Fashion Week shows and her meetings with J. Crew’s CEO, Jim Brett.

“Queen of the Closet” began simply with Voigt’s fascination with clothing and style when she was in eighth grade.

By viewing other bloggers and seeing how they styled themselves and built their businesses, Voigt developed a style and page of her own.

She started by detailing her

daily outfits using her front facing camera on her iPhone. Her blog has evolved over the years from outfit posts to her day to day life activities and style posts.

Despite her age, the main traffic to her blog seems to be a specific demographic of women in their thirties and forties.

Voigt even described her style as a “suburban mom,” which seems to suit her target market.

This fall, Voigt attended a number of shows for New York Fashion Week. She attended shows like Carmen Steffens, R.C. Caylan, Topping Design, Fernando Alberto Atelier, Black Tape Project, House of Byfield and more. She says her favorite thing about fashion overall is the shows because of the display of individuality.

“You style yourself to be in that weird in the middle, where it’s everyone in their most true form,” Voigt said.

When asked about her personal favorites in fashion, Voigt mentioned J. Crew as a favorite in terms of fashion blogging.

Voigt at New York Fashion Week.

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However, she is not the largest fan of trends.

“I don’t really like trends, because I know I’ll regret them - but if I had to bring back one it would be patterned pants,” she said.

Voigt even worked with J.Crew in the past after sending them an e-mail critiquing their businesses practices. She was invited to the headquarters to sit in on a number of meetings to see the inner working of the company ranging from meeting the Board of Directors for the company, to seeing how the company plans its social media posts.

“It was the coolest day of my life,” said Voigt.

Her personal role model in the fashion industry is a former J.Crew employee, Jenna Lyons.

“Her style is timeless, but it’s also so cool”. Her other role models include Anna Wintour of Vogue,” Voigt said of Lyons.

Despite her experience in fashion, Voigt wants to keep her interest in it separate from her education.

“I like fashion too much.

Too go to school for it would ruin it,” she said.

Voigt would like to keep fashion as a hobby and pursue other careers through her education here at MC. She takes interest in video editing, advertising, podcasts and even computer coding on top of her work with “Queen of the Closet”. Her aspirations include running her own advertising agency, and this project is already in the works as she gains experience through social media and marking.

Today her blog recently features her fashion week ventures, summer outings and day to day outfits. As well as her blog, “Queen of the Closet” has a social media presence on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook.

ABOVE: Caroline Voigt, a freshman marketing major, poses in Manhattan.

BELOW: Voigt fashioning a lovely yellow dress on a pier on a beautiful day.

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Richard Adams and the Political Allegory of “Watership Down” THE BOOK NOOK Gillian Puma Staff Writer

Richard Adams discusses the issues in society in his 1972 novel titled “Watership Down.”

However, Adams discusses these issues through the eyes of rabbits giving the story allegorical symbolism.

The story begins when a young rabbit named Fiver envisions his home and warren being brutally destroyed. This vision shows that the area in which the warren inhabits is going to be turned into homes for humans. When he tells his older brother Hazel this news,

they decide to warn the chief rabbit that they need to relocate.

When the chief ignores their request, Fiver and Hazel, along with nine other rabbits, decide to travel to find a safer area to settle.

As the rabbits embark on their journey, they face encounters that unthinkable for rabbits to go through. These encounters include struggles to find females to start their own warren, meeting a warren that is believed to be safe, but is actually giving in to human needs and even saving other rabbits from their own police state-ridden warren.

While the book is told through the rabbits’ perspective, it gives the most human like view on what it is like to survive as rebels escaping from their corrupt society.

Despite having talking animals, this book was very far from just a children’s novel and its dark themes could be more understandable amongst adults. Adams also creates a whole vocabulary for these rabbits as well as their own religion; the book also has side stories about their god known as El-ahrairah.

There’s so much more applied to this book than just rabbits escaping from home to find

a new place to live. Even once the rabbits settle down in their new peaceful land at Watership Down, Adams continues to show their struggle of survival as a new colony.

The novel was later adapted into film format in October of 1978. The film gained controversy for it’s disturbing imagery and gore despite being an animated film.

However, the film was very different than most animated films made at the time. Not to mention, the film also had the same adult themes that the book had and could have been confusing for young audiences to understand. The film’s leg-

acy still lives on and has been praised for its animation style and message to viewers.

This novel is a bizarre yet interesting representation on the view of a corrupt society. It reminded me of another classic known as William Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies.” It was a more kid friendly approach than “Lord Of The Flies,” but can also be enjoyed by adults.

I recommend this book to people who were fans of Golding’s classic, as well as people looking to find an allegorical read on societal views.

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Scatterbomb Gets “Stranded in Pittsburgh” in First-Ever Fordham University Collab RikkiLynn Shields Social Media Editor

Students and faculty from Manhattan College filled the Hayden 100 auditorium on the night of Friday, Oct. 5– along with a number of students from the other side of the Bronx– otherwise known as Fordham University Manhattan College’s improv comedy group Scatterbomb put on a not-so average

show this past Friday. Along with the usual members who perform with Scatterbomb every other Friday night, Fordham University’s improv comedy group, Stranded in Pittsburgh, joined the stage in Hayden 100 for a stellar performance that left not a moment of silence in the audience.

Opening up for Scatterbomb was Jane Nolan of Manhattan College, who got the crowd going, even after she mentioned that the top material she found through her Google search on “Top Standup Topics for 2018” was cars, cults and traffic. Nolan touched on all things funny, from her mother manically purchasing her clothes and making her feel like Charlie and the Chocolate Factories Veruca Salt, to the time when she play wrestled with a friend at the age of eight, inspired by her favorite movie at the time– Talladega Nights.

Following Nolan’s act, Scatterbomb started their show off as they would any other– asking for a suggestion from the audience. The suggestion “peanut butter” seemed to catch the

(ABOVE) Jane Nolan performs stand=up as the opener.

(BELOW) (Left to right), Jenn Bueti, Sydney Waitt and Meredith Taylor show their babies to Moira Delaney (off camera), who is casting a “baby musical.”

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attention of the Scatterbomb members almost immediately.

This suggestion launched into an entire, thirty-minute scene going back and forth between a competitive peanut butter sandwich eating competition and all of the memories in between.

From the peanut butter eating competition came a variety of different skits, all of which resorted back to the group preparing to begin their eating competition. The mentions of past competitive eating members who were now dead and gone from eating too many cigarettes was played on, along with the idea of a baby play, where the Scatterbomb members competed against each other for whose baby was more fit for a play.

Fordham University’s Stranded in Pittsburgh took the stage after Scatterbomb, starting off their portion of the show with the suggestion of “black mold” from the audience.

The show took off with one of Stranded in Pittsburgh’s members, Charlie Murray, trying to convince another member that they were all contaminated.

This idea bounced from contamination, to Murray upstaging another member of the group, Erin Kier, at her wedding by taking her by surprise, as she was not the only one said to be wearing white, as Murray was wearing a white hazmat suit. The group also joked about needing a handshake to stay in school, which resulted in a handshake tournament.

From shooting pheasants to lying about foot size to your wife and having talking feet, making jokes about living in Florida and it being required that you wear a man-bun if you live in the Pacific Northwest, Stranded in Pittsburgh’s Andrew Wilson had the entire audience in hysterics from his outstanding abil-

(ABOVE) Two members from Fordham (left and right) perform a scene with Scatterbomb’s Brendan Hanney (center).

(BELOW) Fordham University’s “Stranded in Pittsburgh” brought fresh faces to the Hayden 100 stage.

TAYLOR BRETHAUER / THE QUADRANGLE ity to switch between a plethora of different accents.

The group also joked about hitting different bases in a relationship, from licking the inside of someone’s cheek, to sleeping in their pant leg, to the highest level– DEFCON 4.

Following Stranded in Pittsburgh’s act, the two groups got on stage together to finish off the show.

“I was extremely happy with how everything went. For me, this is all about having fun with my friends, and to make new friends doing it only makes it

better,” said senior Kevin Donald of Scatterbomb.

Erika Foschi of Fordham University also commented on the show “The chemistry was MASSIVE! We love a cross-Bronx romance. I can’t wait to see them collaborating again in the future,” Foschi said.

Scatterbomb’s next performance will be Halloweenthemed, on Oct. 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Hayden 100. Make sure to come dressed up– there will be a costume contest!

Meet (Some of) the New Scatterbombers Brendan Hanney Junior, communication major

Why did you decide to join?

I’d seen a show and I’d done a little bit of improv before and I’ve always loved watching improv so I decided to audition and see how it went.

Have you ever done something like this before?

No I have not, I’ve never been on an improv team before.

How has the team welcomed you?

They’re super supportive. Even in auditions, they were so welcoming made you feel like you deserved to be there and ever since then it’s been the same feeling.

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Sydney Waitt Freshman, peace and justice studies major

Why did you decide to join?

I took an improv class my freshman year of high school and I really loved. Now [I’m in] college and I thought why not and I tried out.

How have you enjoyed the team so far?

Everyone is so funny. I mean I know they should be because it’s an improv group but they’re genuinely funny and comical people.

What are you looking forward to this year?

I’m looking forward to our next show, Oct. 26. I know that’s a free promotion. I’m also looking forward to a [Scatterbomb] letterman jacket.

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Hali Ielfield Makes Presence Known with Performance at Paul Short Run JASPERS TALK

August Kissel Web Editor

Hali Ielfield is a freshman who is taking the Manhattan College cross country team by storm. In the first month of the season, she finished third out of 124 runners at the Fordham Fiasco 5K race on Sept.

8 and 14th out of 353 runners at the Paul Short Run 6K race on Sept. 29. The Quadrangle caught up with her following the 6K in which she record a time of 21:06.

The Quadrangle: How did it feel coming in 14th place out of [353] runners in the women’s 6K? Hali Ielfield: It was unbelievable. I knew that it was going to be the biggest race, and it was my first 6K too so I didn’t know what to expect. Our coach just told us to get out, so I did. I knew my teammate Lisa [Fajardo] was with me and she ran the race before. It was nice to have her up there with me.

We were pushing each other.

TQ: Does it mean even more knowing you’re a freshman and finished first out of all of the MAAC runners?

HI: Yes, I guess it is kind of

crazy, I was able to do that as a freshman. I am really excited for my next four years here.

TQ: You clocked in at 21:06, how does that time compare to some of your other race times?

I know you have never done a 6k before.

HI: That was the first time. I used to race 5ks in high school.

TQ: How was it different to train for a 6k compared to a 5k?

HI: It’s not really that different, we have been training long distances. I thought it was going to feel different but there was no difference that I felt from a 5k to a 6k, which is kind of crazy because at the Fordham Fiasco I ran at a slower pace, I think it was 5:49, and then my 6k pace was 5:38. It was kind of crazy, so I’m excited to see what I’ll do at MET’s.

TQ: Do you have any specific goals for the MET’s?

HI: I want to try to stay up in the front pack and work with my teammate Lisa and see if we can go one, two or whatever happens.

TQ: How has your time been on the team so far? I know you are a freshman, how are you fitting in, how is the team atmosphere, how are you enjoying your time?

HI: It is really good. In my high school there were only eight girls on the cross country team and now we have 14 here. It is really nice, everyone is really nice. It’s good to have people to train with, and working with all together. The atmosphere is positive and we are all very supportive of one another.

TQ: How have your teammates provided support during the season or during races?

HI: It’s good to have everyone, especially when we are all lined up, we are all going to be going through the same pain.

We assure one another to just go out there and do our best for the team. No matter if we are pushing for anything, we are all going through the same pain.

TQ: How have your coaches helped so far with transitioning and being a member of the team?

HI: They have been really good. It was a good transition from high school into college.

We started in the summer and worked my way up into it. I adjusted pretty well, and with workouts and everything it has been really good. Coach Kerri [Gallagher] and Coach [John] Lovett have been really supportive.

Freshman Hali Ielfield (center) finished 14th among 353 runners at he Paul Short Run on Sept. 29.

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Freshmen Soccer Players Acclimating to Life in Riverdale Pete Janny Contributor

Only a small percentage of soccer players are in a position to receive a college education while living out their dream as Division I student-athletes. Not only is a penchant for the sport instrumental in these players’ progression, but there are other obvious factors that have propelled their ascent up the soccer ranks. These individuals possess undeniable talent, an admirable work ethic and the mental toughness required to manage any kind of adversity they may confront.

The neophytes of the Manhattan College soccer programs share many of the same requisite attributes as the elder statesmen of their respective teams; they are cut from the same cloth and are of the same breed. Their credentials have afforded them the privilege to don the green and white.

Between the men’s team and women’s teams, the soccer program has welcomed 11 new faces who hail from a wide array of places as close as Mohegan Lake, N.Y. to as far as Duisburg, Germany. On the men’s side, Thomas Hitchins, Simon Busch, James Cotter, Rome Young, Luka Rudovic

and Louis Boulben are the newest additions to head coach Jorden Scott’s flourishing program. On the women’s side, Olivia Maldonado, Eve Montgomery, Kaitlyn Hogan, Bri Floyd and Kim Mains have arrived in Riverdale to help fortify last year’s MAAC runner-up.

According to a few players, the family atmosphere that pervades campus has helped ease their transition from high school to the collegiate level.

This sense of belonging is especially palpable when the players are bonding with their fellow athletes.

“The athletes are like a community inside another community and that’s really great,” said midfielder Eve Montgomery.

Defender Olivia Maldonado echoed similar sentiments and discussed how she relishes the added attention that comes with being an athlete at Manhattan.

“Meeting all the other athletes and being a part of a big group like this in college has been really cool,” said Maldonado. “People know who we are as we all try to reach a goal together.”

The sense of family and fellowship that is ingrained in the individual team cultures has helped nurture their develop-

ment as players.

“We are able to form a family here and you stay with each other the whole time,” said midfielder Thomas Hitchins.

“It’s enjoyable to be with each other, work hard with each other, and win with each other.”

The impact is not just limited to what their teammates have to offer.

“The coaches as well take good care of us and give us good [opportunities] to live a good life here so they are also doing a good job of being our mentors,” said defender Simon Busch.

Montgomery and Maldonado can attest to being a part of a team that encourages them to improve everyday.

“Everyone on the team takes us under their wing and I know personally a lot of people pick me back up,” said Montgomery.

Maldonado voiced her praise for the unselfishness of her team’s captains.

“Everyone is very helpful, especially the captains,” said Maldonado. “They are always there for you even though they are seniors, they still staying close to us freshmen. If you make a mistake they are always going to encourage you instead of bring you down.”

In order to excel on the

(LEFT) Freshman Kaitlyn Hogan hugs freshman Bro Floyd after scoring her first collegiate goal on Aug. 26 against Hartford.

(RIGHT) Freshman Simon Busch hugs sophomore Berti Fourrier after scoring his first collegiate goal on Aug. 27 against California Baptist GOJASPERS / COURTESY Division I level, a player must showcase exceptional physical and technical abilities. According to the players, the physical aspect of the collegiate game has required a little getting used to.

“Everyone is definitely bigger than what we are used to,” said Maldonado.

Hitchins cited the age disparity as the reason why the physical element has been more challenging.

“Because you’re coming in 18 years old playing 22 or 23-year-olds in some cases,” said Hitchins.

This influx of talented youth has provided the Jasper soccer program with hope that the future will be prosperous.

If everyone is as exhilarated as Busch is for his new opportunity, then both teams will be better off.

“It’s a busy schedule as student-athletes, which is a good thing because you never get bored,” said Busch.

With the careers of the freshmen members of the soccer programs just underway, the Manhattan soccer fans will not be bored anytime soon.

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Jaspers Take Down Niagara 1-0 Behind Bri DeLeo’s Double-Overtime Goal WSOC: Manhattan 1, Niagara 0

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The Manhattan College women’s soccer team (3-5-2; 2-2-1 MAAC) captured their third win in their last four meetings against the Niagara University Purple Eagles (7-5-1; 3-2-1 MAAC) on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Gaelic Park as they won by a score of 1-0.

The Jaspers were able to string together their second consecutive victory thanks to sophomore midfielder Bri DeLeo’s strike from the penalty mark in the 105th minute. The Jaspers have made a habit of forcing overtime as this battle marked their fourth straight home game in which the score was knotted up after regulation.

With that being said, a win is a win and the Jaspers will take it.

Junior goalkeeper Camryn Nici played a key role en route to the Manhattan victory as she registered five saves. The win marked a second-straight shutout victory for Nici, a feat that has not been accomplished since Kristen Skonieczny rattled off four consecutive clean

sheets in 2015. Manhattan head coach Brendan Lawler lauded his keeper’s sensational performance.

“She’s done everything she’s supposed to do,” Lawler said of Nici in a postgame interview with Go Jaspers. “She had the huge punch in the second half to take the ball away from danger.”

Niagara did not go down easily as they relentlessly sought out the decisive goal, but to no avail. The Purple Eagles owned advantages in shots (17-13) and corners (4-1). The Jaspers caught a much-needed break at the end of regulation when Niagara junior forward Kelsey Araujo’s blast drilled the post. Manhattan’s suffocating defensive play has become second nature for them. Lawler attributed the victory to his team’s latest defensive masterpiece.

“Great team defense,” said Lawler in the interview with Go Jaspers. “We had a lot of fight and that’s what we’re all about.”

When Manhattan senior midfielder Victoria Reis’s shot induced a handball violation against Niagara, the end was

The Jaspers celebrate after Bri DeLeo scores in double-overtime to beat Niagara on Oct. 6.

GOJASPERS / COURTESY in sight for the Jaspers. A cool, calm and collective DeLeo stepped up to the penalty spot and clinched the victory. The goal was DeLeo’s second of the season. Lawler never handpicks a penalty shooter; rather he waits for a confident taker to seize the opportunity.

“She wanted to take it and she stepped up and buried it, so good for her,” said Lawler in the interview with Go Jaspers.

Lawler’s team may be gain-

ing momentum at the right time as they continue to navigate their challenging MAAC schedule. Lawler is aware of the implications of every conference game on the standings, which is why he savors every three points his team amasses.

“Every win in the conference is huge because it’s a tengame season,” said Lawler in the interview with Go Jaspers.

“Three points can make a huge difference at the end to try to

get into a playoff spot.”

One thing we have learned about the Jaspers this season is that this team is persistent and always gives an exceptional effort. Seven of Manhattan’s 10 contests have been decided by one goal or less which indicates this team never shows up flat.

Manhattan will head back on the road to face Rider on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Brandon Joseph-Buadi’s Fifth Goal of the Season Lifts Manhattan Over Siena 1-0 MSOC: Manhattan 1, Siena 0 Mohsin Ahmed Copy Editor

Even after 11 games this season, the excitement that comes with each new match has yet to diminish for the Manhattan College men’s soccer team.

After a 1-0 loss to the Saint Peter’s Peacocks on Sept.

29, the Manhattan Jaspers bounced back with a 1-0 victory on Oct. 3 against the Siena Saints at Gaelic Park. The win helped the Jaspers improve their record at the time to 2-1 in MAAC play and 9-2, overall.

Sophomore forward Brandon Joseph-Buadi helped clinch the victory with his teamleading fifth goal of the season on an assist by Berti Fourrier, another sophomore forward.

While Marcellin Gohier, the reigning 2017 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year, was not out there, sophomore goalkeeper Micheal Kennedy made three saves to frustrate Siena’s efforts in trying to break through MC’s unbelievable defense.

“We asked the next guy to step up and the next guy was ready,” coach Jorden Scott said

about Kennedy in a postgame interview with Go Jaspers. “He spent the last nine months preparing, he put the time in in the summer and he came out with some really good saves tonight.”

The theme of the game quickly dissolved into close shaves by both teams. The game began with junior captain Tristan Doran maintaining a strong defensive play to run through a Siena forward, and force him out-of-bounds, for the first of several unsuccessful goal attempts. By the eighteenth minute, junior midfielder Milan Devuyst unleashed the first of four shots, only to be blocked by a Siena defender.

The first save of the night was by Siena goalkeeper, Greg Monroe, who caught it in his hands as Fourrier slammed a 25-yard free kick all the way from the middle of the field.

Halfway through the game, egged on by a screaming coach, the Siena Saints slowly began to take control of the field. However, their efforts were consistently overcome

by Doran, freshman midfielder Thomas Hitchins and junior forward Noah Amissah. The

highlight of the first half was Kennedy’s first save in the 34th minute when he knocked the ball above the crossbar when jumping for it.

Neither team scored in the first half although the Siena Saints came close as they managed a goal to no effect as the buzzer for the end of the first half sounded through the field.

The second half was fraught with frustration. Manhattan College was given four yellow cards and it was not until the fifty-seventh minute that Joseph-Buadi managed to overwhelm Monroe to score the only goal of the game. Prior to his goal, Joseph-Buadi attempted twice to break through Monroe’s defense, but to no avail.

Kennedy managed to keep Siena scoreless in the second half by blocking yet another goal by leaping in the air. Fifteen minutes into the second half, the Jaspers made a total of five shots and three corners.

What followed were several more failed goal attempts by both sides, several more extraordinary saves by Kennedy and Monroe and the sound of the buzzer which signaled another win for the Jaspers.

Brandon Joseph-Buadi led the Jaspers to victory over Siena with his team-leading fifth goal of the season on Oct. 3 at Gaelic Park.

GOJASPERS / COURTESY By the end, the game was one for the books. Each team played to its full potential and this was made more apparent by the collected statistics. MC had an unbelievable 17 shots to Siena’s eight, six shots on goal to Siena’s three, 11 corner kicks to Siena’s six and a goal to assuage the work of all their effort. It was their willingness to work together as a team that finally won them the match.

The unified energy that accompanies the Jaspers has yet to falter.

“These guys put the work in,” coach Scott said in the in-

terview with Go Jaspers. “They deserve all the accolades. Just a great reaction and hopefully now we can get back on a run again.”

The Manhattan Jaspers were supported by an attendance of 150 fans. For another riveting match, you can show your Jasper pride at their next home game at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Gaelic Park.