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Volume CIV, Issue 3
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NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Isolation Measures at Manhattan Change During Another Year of Uncertainty Jilleen Barrett
A&E/Managing Editor
20th Anniversary of 9/11
The quad was decorated with American flags this past weekend as the nation mourned the 20th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11. MANHATTAN.EDU / COURTESY
Hurricane Ida Aftermath on Campus Angelina Persaud & Lauren Raziano Staff Writer & Social Media Editor
Severe flooding due to Hurricane Ida left many people in the tristate area picking up the pieces in the following days, and Manhattan College residents were no exception. During the days following the tragic storm, many students have been trying to handle the damage that has been done to their living spaces. Several buildings on campus reported cases of leaks and water damage to multiple floors as the storm weathered forward, including residence hall Overlook Manor where students sustained damage to their bathrooms and bedrooms.
With damage caused the night of the hurricane as written in a previous article by The Quadrangle, Sean Curley, a junior mechanical engineering major and third floor resident, said there has been a new leak in the ceiling of his apartment. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Curley stated that his roommate noticed water leaking down from the ceiling and they immediately reported the issue to the resident advisor. “The ceiling caved in but I think it could’ve been because of a drainage pipe above us or a window that had water leaking down to the third floor,” Curley said. Additionally, Curley stated that the flood damages weren’t just sustained to the third floor, but trickled down to the laundry room as well. “The water leaked down
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and wet some of the washing machines and they must’ve started sparking enough to trigger the fire alarm for about an hour,” he said. Curley also stated how other resident students on the third floor handled the initial damages despite the sudden disruption in the late evening. “We slept in the living room on the couch that night. [Resident Life] said they would relocate us to either Lee or Horan Hall if it got worse,” Curley said. Residence Life services quickly responded the day after the initial flooding to try and control the situation and maintain the safety of the students. “They came right after the storm to help clean up and __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Quarantine and isolation at Manhattan College is changing this year due to changing regulations surrounding the pandemic across the nation. According to an email from Jaspers Return that was sent to residents, the school is only offering a space for students to isolate under “extenuating circumstances (such as international students or students who need to travel home via air travel).” The email detailed that students should develop a plan in case they get sick and need to evacuate their living situation to isolate, which interim Vice President of Student Life and the Dean of students Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel said was different from being quarantined. Quarantine, as she explained, is not required for vaccinated students at the college anymore as it is advised only when someone comes into contact with someone who has tested positive. A ten-day isolation, however, is required of students who show symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. “If you are fully vaccinated, there’s zero reason to quarantine,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “There might be a need for isolation, though.” The email provided a link to the NYC Health and Hospital’s Isolation Hotel Program for Those with COVID-19. The hotel program, Abreu-Hornbostel said, provides anything a student should need while in isolation. They accept anyone with a Manhattan College identification card, even if they are not from New York or do not live on campus. However, you need to test positive for COVID-19 in order to be eligible. “We have a very great New York City hotel program that provides transportation, food, medication,” she said. “The hotel spaces have been used by
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our students and they’re beautiful and they’re safe. And so, the city has provided anyone with a Manhattan College ID as New York City residents.” Abreu-Hornbostel added there is an isolation support group provided by the counseling center, which is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) approved as well as available to any students at Manhattan. The OneManhattan email says to contact Julie Egan at jegan01@ manhattan.edu to use these services. “We actually did a really massive transference that was HIPAA approved and able to coordinate with every single state … so someone in California will get [counseling] services,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. There is also a concierge service that can be contacted at 718-862-6398 or concierge@ manhattan.edu. “Our concierge person will actually reach out to a person in [isolation] every single day ... So even though a person’s alone, they’re not forgotten,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. To express a potential need for an isolation space, students must fill out their daily symptom tracker and wait for directions from the school. Residents must leave their dorm or their Overlook apartment to isolate, and resi-commuters are strongly advised by Abreu-Hornstobel to make use of the hotel program as well. She also recommends resi-commuters speak with the school to alert them if they have roommates who are unvaccinated or showing symptoms. Anne Mavor, the director of health services, explained the school has up to forty temporary spaces in Horan Hall for students — particularly those who do not have family nearby — to isolate if they suspect they __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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