“At the same time, we do have to balance this with the fact that COVID is still here and still impacting our community,” Goodman wrote. “Most of our
students are coming from places with medium to high communi ty spread, which means many of our guests are coming from those sameOvernightlocations.”guests can be re quested on Roompact. The form will be available Monday morn ing through Thursday at 4 p.m. All guests must be requested 24 hours in advance. External guests will need to present a govern ment-issued ID when signing in with public safety.
Manhattan College’s resi dence life office has made a few changes following the new aca demic year, including the permit tance of external overnight guests — or, guests that are not students — for more than one night.
There are some limitations to this new plan, though. According to the Residence Hall Guest Pol icy statement that has been effec tive since 2011, hosts and over
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This support is seen through the way she views her role as a professor and how she helps her students connect with her
“She is so intentional in ev erything about how she puts the class together, how she teaches the class, how she en gages the class in the larger community in whatever capaci ty that might be,” Blad said.
“Teachinglessons.is about under standing where your students are coming from, and meeting them where they’re at,” Anwer said. “It’s about knowing the interests and career aspirations of students so that you can guide them. It’s about being in viting and approachable so stu dents are able to share issues withThough,you.”
Blad explains that Anw er’s excellence as an educator shines through in her students.
Anwer does agree
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by Cory Blad, Ph.D., dean of the school of liberal arts, who saw her winning as no surprise. Blad has known Anwer since she came to MC in 2016.
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Assistant professor of com munication, Arshia Anwer, Ph.D., was announced as the 2022 winner of The Costello Award for Excellence in Teach ing. The ceremony was held last Tuesday and the award was given along with a $1,000 stipend.Anwer has been at Man hattan College since 2016. As an important member of the communication department, she teaches many different classes amongst the program, including public relations, inte grated marketing communica tions and communication core classes.The Costello Award recog nizes a faculty member of the School of Liberal Arts who epit omizes excellence in teaching, which is a large part of Manhat tan College’s mission and the mission of the Lasallian Chris tianTheBrothers.award is chosen based on nominations submitted by the students, making the selec tion process more personal and more“Whatmeaningful.makes it special is that this award comes from my students, even as it is awarded by the school of liberal arts,” Anwer said. “Teaching has al ways been close to my heart. As a professor in higher edu cation, our job requirements include teaching, research, and service. But teaching has always been the part that most attracted me to this profession, and I am glad the recognition is for teaching.”Anwerwas given the award
Blad also spoke about An wer’s commitment to planning her lessons and the effort she puts into teaching her students.
“Everything has a plan and it all works seamlessly,” Blad said. “It’s really admirable and difficult to do. It takes a lot of effort and it takes a lot of time. And it’s just another indicator of what a professional she is.”
“Students’ support is real ly kind of the defining feature for what takes somebody from being a good teacher to being a great teacher, and she certainly is,” Blad said.
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AJ Goodman, director of resi dence life, is excited to start mov ing back to some of the guest pol icies that were in place before the COVID-19 pandemic. Residence life has considered many factors while making this decision and is overall eager to see students share the campus with their friends and
family, Goodman said.
“It is good for our students to be able to have visitors from home and elsewhere come to the college for a night. With this be ing the first weekend where this is an option, many students have put in requests for overnight, external visitors,” Goodman wrote in an email to The GoodmanQuadrangle.saidthat since COVID-19 is still a pressing is sue amongst the student body and other areas there still needs to be precautions to prevent a spike in cases and keep students, staff and faculty safe.
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Since then, Williams boasts 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of allFortime.a total of 319 weeks, Williams was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), in cluding a joint-record 186 con secutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Serena Williams’ signature beads quickly became a contro versy in her early professional career.
At the 2018 French Open, Williams returned to the court after giving birth to her daugh ter, donning a head-to-toe black spandex catsuit designed by Nike.Despite the design of the outfit, which Williams said was a nod to “Black Panther,”, the catsuit was a high-compression garment that could help with blood clots, an issue Williams battled for Nonetheless,years. the outfit did not fit expectations for the event, and the French Tennis Federation actually banned Wil liams from wearing such a suit to another match.
People wanted Williams to be ashamed of her body, of her strength. But she didn’t let that show, she just kept winning.
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Today, Williams has be come not only known as the G.O.A.T, but also as a style icon. Sponsored by Nike and styled by major designers at exclusive red-carpet events, Williams’ look has found remarkable suc cess since her debut in 1995.
Williams is a power on the
It wasn’t only the clothes that Williams wore to the court that bothered the tennis com munity--it was the body that was underneath them.
By the time she was 17, she had won the U.S. Open.
In Oct. 1995, at just 14 years old, Williams went pro.
What Can A Woman Athlete Look Like? Serena Williams Changed our Answer
Throughretired.criticism, rac ism and sexism, Williams held onto her spirit, playing her final match in a sparkly black outfit with diamonds in her hair.
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“It will no longer be ac cepted. One must respect the game and the place,” Bernard Giudicelli, the president of the French Tennis Federation, told Tennis Magazine in 2018.
court that most in the sport be lieved wasn’t acceptable. Her power, her war-cries when she launched the ball at a speed no one could match and her confidence shook the world’s understanding of what a female athlete can be.
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The top tennis players were white, thin and of European de scent by and large. They wore traditional tennis skirts and pinned their hair back in sleek ponytails.When Williams stepped onto the courts in the late 90s, she wore her braids in beads and began experimenting with her match outfits.
While her style has
Williams was the opposite of everything tennis looked for: Black, poor, loud and muscular as hell.Beginning on the neigh borhood courts in Compton, California, Williams’ father pushed Williams, alongside her sister Venus, to be the greatest of all time, despite all odds.From the early days, Wil liams took titles, ranking No. 1 in junior national champion ships before she turned 10.
For decades, women ath letes have been defined not just by their skills on the field or the court, but also by their bodies.From soccer to tennis to ballet to swimming, a wom an athlete is expected to look a certain way. Be strong, but don’t let us see too many mus cles. Be fast, but be quiet. Be great, but don’t take up too muchSerenaspace.Williams didn’t lis ten.
evolved, Williams has always made statements with her often custom match outfits.
ble: My Life So Far.”
“First of all, her physical presence is much stronger and bigger than you realize watch ing TV,” Sharapova writes. “She has thick arms and thick legs and is so intimidating and strong. And tall, really tall.”
Through almost 30 years of resistance, Williams held onto it all: her style, her strength and her Williamsvoice.leaves the world of professional sports behind much differently than it was be fore her. Women of color have continued to break ranks in the last two decades, inching closer to equally in athletics.
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Maria Sharapova, who held a 15-year rivalry with Williams, wrote about Williams’ body in her 2017 memoir, “Unstoppa
This year, almost 30 years after her professional debut, Williams
Williams stands with her daughter at her final match, with diamonds in her hair and white beads, just like she used to wear, in her daughter’s.
Sharapova, who is 6’2, is actually about 5 inches taller than“InWilliams.analyzing this, people talk about Serena’s strength, her serve and confidence, how her particular game matches up to my particular game, and, sure there is truth to all of that; but, to me, the real answer was there, in this locker room, where I was changing and she was bawling. I think Serena hated me for being the skinny kid who beat her, against all odds, at SharapovaWimbledon.”and Williams played a total of 48 sets be tween 2004 and 2019. Williams won 41 of those sets. Sharapova won only two matches against Williams, both within the first year of their rivalry.
Her persona has created a brand that didn’t exist before her, especially within tennis.
For all women, I think, Wil liams has redefined what “the best” looks like. You don’t have to be smaller, or quieter, to gain the respect of a sport. You can yell, take up space, take your win with a power women aren’t supposed to know.
that there is a more personal side of it as well.
“It is also about sitting and shooting the breeze with stu dents sometimes, getting to know what else is going on in their lives,” Anwer said.
Correia explained that the reason she decided to stick with a public relations concen tration is because of Anwer’s guidance.“Iwas unsure of the path that I wanted to take, howev er, Dr. Anwer solidified my decision to pursue a career in public relations,” Correia said. “Each class I’ve had with her has made me feel more excit ed, confident and passionate about this field that I am enter ing.”
“She has guided me through numerous classes, in ternships, a change in my ma jor, and countless amounts of situations where I simply just needed advice. She not only
Dr. Arshia Anwer won the Costello Award for Excellence in Teacher and was award it at a ceremony and lecture last Tuesday.
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Victoria Correia, senior communication major with a double concentration in public relations and media produc tion, is another one of Anwer’s students. Correia notes how she likes that Anwer challeng es her students in class, which makes the work fulfilling.
Nolan also noted his per sonal feelings towards the bridge entrance to Horan Hall and Lee Hall being closed for another year. Many students have also
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felt a similar way and even cre ated a petition for the bridge to be opened in August of 2021 on Change.org.“Iwould love to see the bridge opened. I think it’s an injustice, it’s not okay whatsoever. I per sonally think that there is no rea son to have the bridge [closed]. Why even build the bridge in the first place? Either get rid of the bridge or open the bridge,” Nolan said.Bengisu
makes her classes engaging but also applicable to real ca reer experiences,” Rella said.
Christina Rella, senior com munication major concentrat ing in integrated marketing communications, has had Anw er as a professor. Anwer’s more personal approach to teaching has had a real impact on her.
Robert Nolan, a sophomore engineering student, is feeling elated about the reinstated guest policy.“Iam psyched for it,” Nolan said. “Personally, I think that it’s a great thing to allow other peo ple to meet my existing friends at Manhattan College, along with my friends that I’ve made before and after Manhattan College.”
Dogan, an inter national transfer student from Turkey studying in the school of science, also noted the changes regarding the bridge and the guest policy.“I had my friend over the other day,” Dogan said. “I think being able to have guests over is a great thing. However, I would like to see the bridge be opened. It would be so much easier for me to get to class rather than walk ing all the way around campus. I think it’s crazy.”
“From my experiences with her, she always wants my peers and I to think outside of the box and make work worth do ing,” Correia said.
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“Dr. Anwer is an overall great professor,” Rella said. “She genuinely cares about the success of her students both in and out of the classroom. She’s always available to talk, wheth er that is regarding school or life in Shegeneral.”alsospoke about the guidance she received from An wer and how it’s impacted her.
TQ: How would you feel if your professor(s) required you to wear a face mask?
AG: It’s definitely something to think about, but as of now it doesn’t affect me personally, I don’t know any one who’s gotten it so I’ve been fine right now.
NK: It was kind of expected, everyone is back here at campus. It’s not surprising — hopefully, it doesn’t keep going up indefinitely.
The Quad: How has the recent increase of COVID-19 cases at Manhattan influenced your decision on whether or not to wear a face mask in campus buildings?
On Sept. 8, One Manhattan released a statement that 13 people in the Manhattan College community were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. This number raised some concern for students and faculty alike, prompting some people to wonder if they should begin wearing masks on campus again. Kevin Ahern, Ph.D. of the Religious Studies department and fellow students give their opinions on the matter.
Nathaniel King ‘23 Political Science and History majors
TQ: How would you feel if your professor(s) required you to wear a face mask?
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Anthony Grochowski: I don’t really know anybody who’s gotten COVID. All the chairs in class are spread out so I don’t have a problem [with not] wearing a mask.
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Kevin Ahern: I believe I’m one of the few profes sors who is asking all students to wear a face mask. My wife and I recently had a baby and I want to be extra careful.
AG: If they required me to, I wouldn’t have a prob lem, I’m comfortable wearing a mask.
TQ: Any concerns regarding the rise in COVID-19 cases?
Anthony Grochowski ’26 Education major
TQ: How would you feel if Manhattan College made it mandatory to wear face masks regard less of vaccination status?
TQ: How would you feel if Manhattan College made it mandatory to wear a face mask regard less of vaccination status?
NK: I think it would shoot it in the foot, like a couple of things like sports. I do music ministry, and there’s no mask requirement there, and for singers as well. Performing arts is hard to do when you have masks on, likewise with sports. But in the classroom it’s not too bad, we’ve done it for 2 years already.
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NK: I would not mind at all. Actually, a couple of professors already do have a ruling that we are sup posed to wear a mask for the first couple of weeks.
The Quad: How has the recent increase of COVID-19 cases at Manhattan influenced your decision on whether or not to wear a face mask in campus buildings?
KA: I’m open to the idea but it depends on the num bers, especially where and when the number of cases are around November or December.
The Quad: How has the recent increase of COVID-19 cases at Manhattan influenced your decision on whether or not to wear a face mask in campus buildings?
Nathaniel King: I’ve been someone who’s always been wearing a mask to class even if I didn’t need to. So it hasn’t really influenced my decision but maybe slightly vindicating it. It hasn’t had too much sway over my personal choice.
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TQ: Do you have any concerns regarding the rise in COVID-19 cases?
Since library science is not offered as an undergraduate degree, Sheehan received a BA in English and later pursued a master’s in library information science from the Catholic Uni versity of America (COA).
“[Some people] just think anybody standing at a desk in a library is a librarian [but] in an academic environment, most li brarians need at least a second master’s in their subject spe cialty,” Sheehan said. “So that’s sort of how I ended up on the library path at COA.”
and it pops up and ‘it’s free.’ In formation isn’t free,” Sheehan said.The library is able to offer services where they can find books, articles or journals for free.“There is a lot of informa tion that students can seamless ly access through the library without having to pay for a book from Amazon or a journal article or that they find through Google Scholar,” Sheehan said. “This is something that the li brary actually can get for them. We’re shifting the cost away from you on to us and I think that’s one of the things that has changed in how we access in formation.”Sheehan shared her favor ite memory at Manhattan Col lege, which of course, occurred in the library.
that the faculty can then tell their students ‘Go see this per son, this is the person that can help you.’ So that’s something I’m really proud of being able to move towards that direction.”
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“Come talk to me.” Sheehan said.According to Sheehan, stu dents don’t often recognize the resources the library has avail able for them.
I really think it’s an important skill,” she said.
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“The second floor computer lab is one of the most gorgeous spaces outside of the library.” Sheehan said. “I think the quad is just such a quintessential college campus environment. And I enjoy sitting on a bench, sitting on the stairs, just people watching. I think the quad is a really important piece of the creative community for Man hattanOneCollege.”thingSheehan wants people to know about her is that she travels from Manhat tan College to Washington D.C. during the semester to see her family.“Well, it’s the one thing that’s very unique about me, and I think it’s true for a lot of faculty here at Manhattan Col lege.” Sheehan said. “My fam ily is actually in Washington, D.C., and I go back and forth on the weekends. So I’m gen erally here Monday through Thursday, and then I’ll go home Thursday night, and I’m home for the weekend and then come backSheehan’sout.” favorite book
“I think Manhattan College, for the size of the institution, has an amazing online collec tion,” she said. “And I think one of the things students aren’t aware of, or, and especially in the sciences, like engineering, is that they have some of the most incredible e-book collec tions that they can just access on their phone, on their lap tops, and they don’t even have to worry about coming into the building.”Access to information on the internet may be easy to find, but Sheehan wants stu dents to know that information isn’t always free.
One of her favorite spots is, unsurprisingly, a space just steps away from the library.
Sheehan received an ad ditional masters in Education and Instructional Design from George Mason University. Af ter that, she gained an addition al credential as a senior mem ber of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Pre viously, she has worked at Uni versity of Maryland, Baltimore County, Frostburg State Uni versity, University of Maryland and George Mason University in Fairfax.“There are many, many roles a librarian can play. My role is very much what I call front of the house … for my particular job, you really have to like people, you don’t go into a service profession not want ing to help. And so that’s where
The Tom and Mary Alice O’Malley Library is filled with stacks of books and wonderful people. One of the staff mem bers of the O’Mally Library is the Director of Reference and Instruction, Sarah Sheehan MSLS, M.ED, AHIP.
Sheehan explained how a master’s in this field can be career-changing for someone who works in a library.
Her advice to students when it comes to utilizing the library for research is simple.
“I got to dismantle book stacks, which sounds very anti-librarian,” Sheehan said. “When I first came here, the back part of the fifth floor was empty stacks. Back in the day the library had a huge refer ence collection. Basically, it was the print version of Wikipedia.”
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“Use us for our skills and knowledge and to help you be successful,” Sheehan said.”You know, as I say, in class, it’s my job to make you successful.”
“My mother was a part of a program called Friends of the Library for Yarmouth Court on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and she just thought that was the best thing ever.” Sheehan said. “And so when I was ap plying to colleges, I looked at library science programs.”
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Sheehan is proud to see the transition the library has undergone and how it can be improved in the future to help students.“I’m really, really proud of looking at what this build ing can be like to support the students,” Sheehan said. “I’m also really proud of working on getting the subject librarians, making sure every department knows they have a librarian,
“One of the things students need to understand is that ac cess costs money and we are so used to ‘great god’ Google, and how we just type something in
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Sheehan has been with Manhattan College for six years, but has spent over 30 years being a librarian. She has always been interested in pur suing a library degree.
After the addition to the O’Malley Library, Sheehan was able to reorganize the stacks of reference books and restruc ture the study spaces around the “Ilibrary.gota drill and ended up using a bar to take the shelv ing down and as we are taking the shelving out and bringing tables up into that back space on the fifth floor, students are nearly claiming the tables as we’re putting the tables out.”
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attract their peers. This year, there were food trucks and dif ferent outside activities offered to the“Thestudents.twofood trucks were Kenji Tacos and Mr. Softee. And there was also Operation Smile with a lemonade stand,” Cefalu said. “It’s been a lit tle different each year. So in the past, they have hired per formers outside of the school; however, this year, we decided to highlight some student per formers with a lot of talent on our campus and a few other bands that wanted to perform on campus. ”
After a successful spring season, Players, Manhattan College’s performing arts group, is stepping into the year with a new board of leaders and an entirely new director. Will Erat, a performer himself, is looking forward to getting to work with the program and col laborate with the community.
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“It was an event when I was
The beginning of the 20222023 school year was a bit of a rocky start for Players, when they found out their previous director was not returning, three weeks before the first day of classes. With tensions running high, they were able to find a new director, and create a learning experience out of it, explained TJ Perez, production manager.“Itwas very nice to be in cluded too, and it was a great experience to sit in and to get to ask questions and have a say in the future of the club,” Perez said.This new directing posi tion has encouraged excited attitudes directed towards the season. Erat mentioned how he hopes that he can create a safe environment that tackles issues inside and outside of the per forming arts world.
formed ‘Super Trouper’ and ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You’... I would love to perform at another event here at Man hattan College. Being on stage is my favorite thing to do and I would never pass up an oppor tunity to do what I love.”
“I mean, I want to learn more,” Erat said. “I want to learn on the job … I don’t want to say fake it till you make it be cause I’m not faking anything. I know how to do this. But there’s nothing like learning by doing and that’s what I’ve alwaysOriginallydone.”
Studentsaid. engagement has plenty of upcoming opportuni ties for students to get involved. To stay updated on what stu dent engagement has planned for this fall, follow them on in stagram @mcstudentengage and @MCStudentEngage on twitter.
upcoming play as “An Enemy of the People,” and encouraged all students to audition. Audi tions take place on September 27 at the front of the Black Box Theater located on the fifth floor of Thomas Hall.
Lemonade Stand at Quadstock run by Operation Smile, an organization that fundraises for children born with cleft lip
“From film clubs to greek life, when you solely think that getting involved in social clubs isn’t worth it right now and that you should be focusing only on school, you do not realize that there’s just as much to be learned in social environments [as there is] academically,” Ce falu
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RJ Giannicchi served as a student director for Players last year. Now a senior, he also expressed his love for the club, and encouraged students to try it out.“Players was one of the most welcoming and open clubs that I’ve ever been a part of here at Manhattan College. It’s a club that I think everyone should join, or try at least once.”
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a student 20 years ago, then it kind of went away for a few years, and it’s been back for a number of years now. I would say probably like seven, eight years, but like a number of years for sure,” Bennett said. “It’s just a very casual, fun event where you can hang out with friends and talk to people wel come back from the summer.”
Isabella Suero, a freshman sociology major, told the Quad rangle how her love for perfor mance and music followed her from the age of two all the way to college, where she got the opportunity to perform during the Quadstock event.
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from a more performance-ori ented background.
“I think there are ways to talk about anything respect fully, and we should be able to do that. I want to create a safe space in my rehearsal room, in the theater, so that we can do
ally great things to say during the interview. He’s had a lot of great experience that would be really interesting to learn from,” Brennan said.
By involving the students into the hiring process, Erat felt that it set the tone for what he was walking into.
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ABBA tunes filled the air. Food trucks lined the parking lot. Students gathered togeth er, and Quadstock kicked off the fall Quadstocksemester.was hosted by Student Engagement on Sept. 2 on the Jasper lawn. John Ben nett, assistant vice president of student life, explained the his tory of the event.
Cefalu is a senior busi ness analytics major. She told the Quadrangle that her role, along with others, is important because it allows students to plan events that they know will
Erat has performed in both Off-Broadway and Broadway shows including “Catch Me if You Can,” “Dirty Rotten Scoun drels,” “I Love You You’re Per fect Now Change” and “Little MissTouringSunshine.”has also been a large part of his life, as he got to explore many different lo cations all around the world, traveling with performing arts groups and even touring with the influential composer Philip Glass for three to four years. Erat mentioned how he was in Germany the day that 9/11 took“Weplace.were going to change money in a bank in Hanover, Germany, and they had a big TV. We thought it was like an action movie or something,” EratLearningsaid. is very import ant to Erat, as he believes he is still learning himself. Dabbling in directing is not a foreign concept to him, even though he considers himself to come
“I got a lot of opportunities in Northwestern, it was a re ally wonderful place to be and taught me a lot of professional ism,” Erat Playerssaid.also recently intro duced their new Student Board for the 2022-2023 school year. The Players Board makes de cisions for the club as a whole, while advocating for the gener al membership.Therelationship between the board and the director is crucial for the show business process, which is why the board was actually able to sit in on the hiring process, explained An nie Brennan, Players’ newly-ap pointed house manager.
“My acting teacher in col lege always said, ‘It’s not going to be interesting and no one’s going to watch unless you’re living on stage.’ So you have to be able to really inhabit the part, you have to be able to know it well enough so you can let it go and just be. So I want to teach kids how to do that and I think I know how,” Erat said.
from Boston, Erat grew up in Philadelphia where he originally discov ered his passion for the arts. He started off his career in the Philadelphia Boys Choir, where he caught the “performance bug” as he calls it. Many years later, Erat attended Northwest ern University with a scholar ship for his vocal abilities and began his journey into profes sional theater.
that.”With so much experience and knowledge in the field of theater, Manhattan College Players is excited to welcome Erat into the family. For Erat’s part, he cannot wait to teach students about what he loves.
“When I was asked to per form I was mostly nervous, but as it got closer I was real ly excited,” Suero said. “I per
“That shows that the stu dents own the Players,” Erat said. “So, I think that’s great. I took that as a big positive.”
Cefalu encouraged students to get involved in social events, like Suero did.
Michael Steele, assistant director of the office of Student Engagement, shared his ex perience advising the student council to make Quadstock this year a “Wesuccess.spokewith Rosalia [Ce falu, vice president of social life for student government,] to get a feel for what type of food stu dents would enjoy,” Stelle said. “We also enlisted her help with finding student performers.”
SC: “I just looked her up, Lex Hidalgo. I love her con verse collection on TikTok. Her outfits are always just so cool to me.”
NN: “I would say my style inspiration mainly comes from skateboarding culture. Also probably just my music taste I would say reflects a lot in my fashion.”
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TQ: How do you like to dress for class?
Wearing an oversized cardigan, Ohanian likes to stay comfort able for class.
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NN: “The proportions in my opinion are the most important part. I think that if you nail the proportions that fit your body type you can really pull off any outfit.”
TQ: Who or what is your style inspiration?
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SC: “I just went to Plato’s Closet, I am also from New Jersey so they’re literally every where. I also like American Ea gle and Aerie, Hollister some times. I do like to shop at thrift stores, they are fun.”
EO: “Probably Enya Uma nzor, she’s so cool. And Coy, their handle is @myspacema ma on TikTok, they have such cool outfits. I guess you could call it grunge or y2k, it’s kind of the same thing as what Enya does with all of the layered necklaces, it’s really sick.”
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SC: “I like it when people wear sweaters or crewneck sweatshirts with a polo un derneath. I like sundresses, and when people will put a top underneath, and then tuck a sweater underneath it so that it kind of looks like a skirt.”
SC: “I like pairing tank tops with cardigans. I’m a cardigan girl, through and through.”
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TQ: Who or what is your style inspiration?
I do like wearing big sweaters to class. I went to private school for four years with a uniform, so I’m like, ‘I don’t know how to dress anymore, what am I sup posed to be doing here?’ I just wear what’s comfortable.”
With the beginning of a new semester and the days get ting colder and shorter, styles at Manhattan College are shift ing to embrace this change. Whether it is baggy pants to the chemistry lab or oversized sweaters to go thrifting in NoHo, Eliz Ohanian, Savannah Connelly and Nathan Noble weigh in on what they are ex cited to see this season.
EO: “Yeah, I have my grandpa’s sweater, I have a bunch of them I brought with me. They have these massive sleeves, they probably go past my hands, I love them. Also probably painter pants.”
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TQ: When creating an outfit, what do you think is the most critical part?
EO: “I think it depends on the class, because in chem lab we have to wear pants. It also depends on what time it is, but
What is your favorite fall trend?
NN: “I would honestly say vintage stores or thrift stores are the best place in my opin ion. There’s a chain called MyUnique which is really good. It’s a pretty good bang for your buck. And then there’s other places like Metropolis Vintage or 2nd Street.”
EO: “I’m a big fan of the skirt, tights, and sweater com bos. I like when people wear long dresses with sneakers, I think that’s cool.”
TQ: What are your fa vorite seasonal transition pieces for when the weather starts to cool down?
TQ: Do you have any fall clothing essentials?
Isabel Cameron is a senior who just joined the Crochet Club.“I joined the crochet club because it was so exciting to me that there was now a com munity of people who share my interest. I feel like recently cro chet has become such a huge trend and to have a community at the school is amazing,” Cam eronCrochetingsaid. is an art form that in many cases, has been passed down from generation to generation. Many of the girls in the club learned how to crochet from their family mem bers, according to Perricelli.
These crocheted potted plants were created by CameronIsabel
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“I feel like the majority of people when you ask them how they got into crocheting, are gonna say either their grand ma or their mom taught them. For me it was my grandma. My grandma has made so many blankets that I had in my house growing up. So she kind of in troduced me to crocheting. She gave me yarn and all of her ex tra tools. And then I got into it just by watching YouTube vid eos to learn how to do it,” Per ricelliCrochetsaid. club is bringing a creative outlet to the campus community, and is also aiming to help others learn how to cro chet. You don’t have to have any knowledge of crocheting to join. The club offers a fun place for students to hang out and even learn how to crochet.
“For anyone who’s interest ed but worried about not know ing how to do it or having to do it right, it really doesn’t matter. It’s totally okay to join regard less of your skill level. And we just want this to be like a really good community for people on campus. And even if you don’t want to crochet that’s totally fine,” Jessica DeFeo, vice presi dent and co-founder of Crochet Club,Thesaid.club aims to host plenty of casual meetings throughout the semester, where they will try to help members all get a base knowledge of crocheting. They are also planning to host a few events around the holidays.
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A tight knit group of friends started a new club here on campus to help students get creative and meet new people – the Crochet Club. The Cro chet Club is a new club at Man hattan College this semester, where four students are hoping to share their love for crochet ing with the community and help teach others how to cro chet as Samanthawell. Perricelli, a ju nior, had the idea to start this club last spring semester. Per ricelli is now president and founder of the Crochet Club.
“I started crocheting a little over two years ago and I had a couple of friends that crocheted as well. So we decided we want ed to make a space for people who want to learn how to cro chet or for people who want to become better at crocheting,” Perricelli said.
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The crochet club hosted their first meeting last Monday in Kelly Commons. Around 30 crocheters showed up to the first meeting.
This octopus was crocheted by club founder SamanthaPerricelli.
“Right now we have four that are planned with no set date yet,” Perricelli said. “But we’re going to have a gran ny square event sometime in September. We’re going to do a Halloween themed event where we’re going to make little figurines, crochet pump kins and ghosts and different
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Halloween figures. And then for Thanksgiving, we’re gon na make turkey and pumpkin coasters so that we can all learn how to make the magic circle. December’s event is just a little destresser. We’re going to do snowflakes or something, like a warm holiday feeling.”
The crochet club current ly does not have set meeting times, but those interested in joining can follow their insta gram account, @mc_crochet club for more information.
“The girls are all incredible and get along great with each other,” said Conheeney. “I can tell you something I love about each individual. With 30 per sonalities thrown into the mix, you never know what you’re going to get, and I’m really im pressed with the way they all carry themselves and treat one another.”Conheeney shares her feel ings about being back with
Jaspers gained six field players, a goalkeeper, and an assistant coach who played col legiately for Virginia Tech and professionally in the United States National Women’s Soc cer League (NWSL).
“Each game is a new chance to be better no matter what has happened in the past.”
“I have been in their shoes before and I know the grind of playing college soccer while balancing classes/life,” Con heeney said. “It’s a full time job and not for everyone, but the girls in our program are up for it. Having this perspective and other worldly experiences around the game, allows me to set my expectations high for
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The Jaspers have a .500 record with two wins and two losses and one tie. They are currently ranked eighth out of eleven teams on the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Conheeney brings knowl edge from her professional background and life experienc es to benefit the team of girls.
Soccer Championship on Oct. 30.
“Goingstandings.inatthe beginning of the season, having the full summer off from competitive games, it was kind of like being shot out of a cannon,” sopho more forward Julia Nicholas said.Jaspers lost their first game to Wagner. However after a very physical second game against St. Francis Brooklyn with two fouls called, Nicholas scored the winning goal with three minutes left in the first half.“I think now that we have our feet under us, we are play ing composed,” Nicholas said. “We know our style of play and have better chemistry. So, I think going into games now, we know what to expect. We know how it looks to play poorly and how it looks to play well.”
The team’s plan is to learn from putting their all out on the field and staying healthy.
“I’m very much in my el ement in many ways being back in the college soccer en vironment but this time with a different role to play as a coach instead of a player,” Conheeney said. “This is a very exciting challenge for me. I know I will learn a lot in my first season with Brendan leading the way and a great group of girls.”
“Every day at practice and games is a new chance to devel op and improve,” said Lawler.
Their preparation is where Conheeney thinks sets apart the “Howteam. you do one thing is how you do everything- in your preparation, your nutrition/ hydration, your rehab and re covery, your mental game and ability to balance life,” said Con heeney. “All of the little things should add up to give you the confidence to know you’ve giv en your best on the day. Doing the little things right and hold ing ourselves to the highest
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“We are much better than when we started on day one, we are happy with where we are at. So long as we can stay healthy, we will be in the mix at the end of conference play.”
Jaspers celebrating after a soccer match, from their season.
Manhattan College stu dents cheer in the stands of Gaelic Park as the buzzer goes off and the scoreboard reads a Jaspers win for women’s soc cer.MC’s women’s soccer sea son kicks off with seven new players and a new assistant coach Kelly Conheeney.
Conheeney credits Law ler’s recruiting abilities for the team’s success. She also credits the Lasallian values of Manhattan College and the stu dents that it attracts.
them but within reach. I hope to give them the confidence to hold themselves to the highest standard possible on and off the Shepitch.”hopes to bring relat ability and perspective to the team.“It is really good to have a younger woman who has been in our shoes,” Mains said. “She has the insight of what it’s like to be a student-athlete and a woman really Conheeneyhelps.”islooking for ward to building relationships with the girls and helping each individual capitalize on their strengths they bring to the team.“Everyone on the roster has something we need that contributes to the whole,” said Conheeney. “If I can help each of them get the most out of their game mentally and phys ically, I count that as a win.” Jaspers are in preparation for the 2022 MAAC Women’s
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standard will be a huge key to our success as a team and pro gram.”Jaspers hope to keep a steady mindset and take every opportunity at their games this season.“Whether we win or lose our mindset is the same: what did we do well, what do we need to improve on, and how do we continue to maximize our strengths and limit our weaknesses,” said Lawler.
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“The new class has fit right in, providing positive contri butions,” head coach Brendan Lawler said. “Kelly, as the new assistant coach, provides great insight and perspective, to both the players and myself. We are lucky to have them all.”
college soccer and her expecta tions for the season.
The rivalry, primarily com peted by men’s basketball, first started in 1911-1912 during the Men’s basketball season. The Jaspers took the first win, with 20-19 Women’spoints.soccer has taken part in the rivalry for twenty years, and this will be the first season in decades with no Cross Bronx match.
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better, and that’s why we had great success right away.”
think all those games we want to go back to and just take it fromWiththem”.Iona and MC being new rivals this fall season for women’s soccer, the new up coming athletic question is if Iona is our new rival. Or will
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Prokop is excited for the upcoming season, to become part of the Jasper family, and to watch his new golfers grow.
Women’s soccer was the first of Manhattan teams to an nounce the Rams would not be on their schedule this season, putting a pause on a rivalry dating back to 1911.
But when asked a differ ent question she continued this thought by adding, “New coaching staff is what I heard, we were not on their radar and their conference schedule.”
The new head coach, Keith Prokop, previously coached the Dominican University golf team and also has played golf at the professional level for about eight years. He won the CACC Title in 2019 and 2020 while earning CACC Coach of the Year honors in 2018 and 2019, according to GoJaspers.
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“I’m just excited to be part of the Jasper family in general,” Prokop said. “It’s been a bless ing to be a part of it. I’m very excited about these new chal lenges and expectations ahead of me. I have a great group of student athletes, great young men. They’ve been a great group and I’m very excited to be coaching them.”
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Prokop believes that his experiences both playing and coaching allow him to approach coaching through a positive, reflective process with his athletes.
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“Iona just because New Ro chelle is 20 minutes down the road,” said Nicholas, “I also think not a specific one with the new rules for NCAA there’s no overtime and we lost three or four in the first like five min utes of overtime last year. So, I
“The Jasper Family is excit ed to welcome Keith to River dale to lead our golf program,” Reilly said, according to GoJas pers. “Keith is a proven winner personally and professionally and teaches the skills neces sary to win as he did at Domin
next level,” he said.
we put in, the more success we will see. During the spring in the MAAC championship, I hope to see that great suc cess.”Marianne Reilly, director of intercollegiate athletics at Manhattan College, is excited to see growth from the team in upcoming seasons with coach Prokop’s leadership.
When asking the players why there was no Battle of the Bronx game there was great hesitancy to answer the ques tion.Julia Nicholas, a sopho more at MC, who plays for ward on the field, first said she had no comment on the mat ter.
Prokop hopes to grow as a program through this coach ing mentality alongside creat ing positive relationships with the “Iathletes.liketo think of myself as a player’s coach, the reason why I feel like I’ve been suc cessful as a coach is because I always look at it from the player’s point of view,” Prokop said. “Just like they reflect on what they’re doing, I reflect on what I’m doing. I asked what they need, and I want to be able to have everything that they utilize. So when I built my program at Dominican, I asked myself what would I have wanted out of a program and how could I have made it
With the games always having such a high intensity and support followed by years of tradition it was strange not to have Fordham on the sched ule. This includes not only the players but also the fans.
The season opening Ryan T. Lee Memorial Intercollegiate Golf Tournament was on Sept. 11, 2022.
Women’s soccer has taken part in the rivalry for twenty years.
The Manhattan College men’s golf team is expecting to rebuild itself in upcoming sea sons with the addition of a new head coach and new facilities to practice and compete in.
“I think reflection is the most important part of the learning process,” Prokop said. “If you’re able to reflect on the good, you can be able to repeat it at a high rate. So, you need to have that reflection on both sides of the coin. You need to be able to figure out what you’re doing wrong and be hard on yourself at times to be able to improve, but you ab solutely need to reflect during the good to be able to under stand how you did it and why you did it to be repeated.”
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Prokop led Dominican University to the program’s first-ever appearance at the NCAA DII National Golf Championships during the 2017 season. In that season, the team became champions of the East/Atlantic Super Re gionals. In just three years, Prokop took the team from be ing ranked 203 in the nation, to that appearance in the national championships.Prokoptold the Quadran gle about how these experi ences have impacted him as a coach.“So with all these differ ent experiences, obviously coaching, bringing a team up and playing myself I know the physical, the mental and every thing in between to be able to understand what it is and what it takes to get yourself to that
ican College. We look forward to him doing great things at Manhattan College.”
the long-lasting Fordham rival ry come back for next year’s season?According to GoJaspers, MC’s team has a 2-2-1 record and Iona currently has 5-1-3 the rival game is still up in the air of who will win.
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The addition of new golf facilities at Manhattan College is also something Prokop is excited to utilize in upcoming seasons.“Ithink being able to have the new facilities of both cours es that we’re utilizing, and in the future, we’re gonna be able to use the indoor facility so it’s going to be a huge asset to be able to work in that during the offseason, to be able to work at night, to be able to have that nice balance between academ ic and athletic and have every thing right there accessible for our student athletes,” Prokop said.The golf team recently com peted in their first outing at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Colle giate in Connecticut, where the team placed 15th after shooting a 290 (+14), according to Go Jaspers.These results, Prokop be lieves, are indicative of the be ginnings of success which will follow the rebuilding of the pro gram.“Success is a lagging indi cator,” Prokop said. “We’re not going to see the success right away with this new program. Not saying that in a bad way, because we will see some great tournament results, as we saw on day one for our first event. I’m very positive and very ex cited about the next upcoming tournaments. The more work
Students report the Battle of the Bronx is one of the most intense, hyped games of the season.“It’s always been very competitive and fun too,” said Kim Mains, keeper for the Jaspers. She continued, “They are probably one of the better teams that we’ll play for our non-conference games. We al ways want to win.”
If MC women’s soccer is not playing Fordham for this season there will have to be a new upcoming rival to focus on.
“Our freshmen are doing a great job of rising to the chal
around the sport I love,” Scagli one said. “Within the past year I have learned a lot of valuable lessons that have sculpted me into the runner I am today, and I am excited to use those expe riences to my advantage this season.”The runners are not the only ones learning more about themselves and their positions. Gallagher is entering her sec ond year as director of the program, a role she serves in addition to coaching, and she is ready to put what she learned in her first year into practice this“Iseason.have a mix of feelings heading into year two as Di rector of the XC/TF program,”
“I just thought it was really generous of my girls to offer to play and participate because it gave the players that were healthy a chance to compete, and gave the coaches… oppor tunities to coach,” Vulin said. “I thought it was just great team work on their part, so I was re ally proud of Katsamourithem.”and coaches for both teams also expressed appreciation for the sense of community among Jaspers
also during team dinners in Locke’s [Loft] and going into the Withcity.” a busy schedule ahead of the teams this semester, one of the races Hennelly is already thinking about is the Metro politan Championship, which is scheduled for Oct. 7. The men’s team won the champi onship last year, with Hennelly coming in third overall, which is why he feels strongly about doing well again this season.
Scaglione, who consis tently has been a top finisher for the team since her fresh man year, is anticipating some changes now that she has three new teammates on the women’s team replacing the four who graduated in the spring.“Ifeel like I got a lot of solid work in over the summer, and am excited to be back training and racing with the team,” Scaglione said. “With a large number of seniors graduat ing last year and newcomers joining the program, we have a new team dynamic that I am excited to explore throughout the Kerriseason.” Gallagher, who coaches the men and women’s cross country teams, believes the ten freshmen on the roster this year are doing well so far.
that seems to have fueled the unique“Weagreement.appreciatethe support the women’s basketball team has given us as we have bat tled injuries early in the sea son,” Miletic wrote in a state ment. “It’s great to see other programs here at Manhattan supporting each other. We will be sure to be in Draddy for their home games showing them the support they showed us.”“We want to support [each other], and I believe that that’s definitely something that represents our school,” Katsamouri said. “And it’s something that defines Jasper nation, and Jaspers in general. These are the types of athletes that we have on campus at Manhattan College.”
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Women’s basketball has lend support, and players, to the volleyball team following a series of GOJASPERS/COURTESYinjuries.
“It’s still preseason, and I also was a two-sport athlete,” Vulin said. “I also played volley ball and basketball in college, but it was at the D2 level, not [D1]. So I thought it would be kind of a really cool experience for anyone that wants to do it, because now they can forever say they also played D1 volley ball.”Despite their best inten tions, the start of basketball preseason will put an end to the players’ dual roles. Katsamouri explained that the preseason officially starts on Sept. 26, and the intense practice schedule would likely prevent her and others playing on both teams from continuing to play with the volleyball Katsamouriteam.expressed con fidence that the injured players would be back in good health in time to make up for their loss, noting at the time of the inter view that she believed the dou bleheader against Columbia and Lafayette on Sept. 10 would be the last match the basket ball players would be needed.
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“[I feel] a mix of excite ment, gratitude, anticipation, optimism and a little bit of nerves … I am surrounded by a great team of coaches and athletes that are ready to build something great on the foun dation of our rich history.”
she said. “It’s an awesome op portunity and a significant re sponsibility … I learned a lot in my first year and am looking forward to putting that knowl edge to good use this upcom ing year.”Ultimately, she has an ar ray of positive feelings about the teams’ abilities, and she thinks everyone involved is ready for a season of success.
“The coaches made a huge impact on the team … [Milet ic] wants to do something with the team, with the other assis tant coach, and that carries on to the girls and they’re more into playing,” said Katsamouri. “They want to do something this year, they don’t just play to play. They want to actually do what they can Katsamourido.”and the other players who have shouldered the responsibility of two teams are certainly putting in the
Gallagher has the same goal in “Thismind.cross country sea son we hope to focus in on Mets and MAACs (Metro At lantic Athletic Championship) as our two main opportunities to make an impact as a team,” Gallagher said. “I really want us to fine tune our ability to work as a team throughout the sea son so at those championship meets we are ready to go.”
lenge of collegiate athletics,” Gallagher said. “It takes a mix of confidence and humility to be a collegiate athlete that can be hard to balance. This class came in with a great attitude and so far are putting out a greatHennelly,effort.” who is the only graduate student on the men’s team that also attended Man hattan for his undergraduate degree, believes the youthful ness of the men’s team will not hold them back from winning this year.“Every person has their own experiences and brings something unique to the team,” Hennelly said. “All the fresh men have done a great job thus far of adjusting to a new lifestyle and a new training program. I’m confident they’ll have some great races to show for it.”
Manhattan College volley ball is coming off a particularly rough previous season, win ning only two matches and fac ing controversy surrounding head coach Lora Egbert, whose choice to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 led to her at times coaching from outside the gym, as well as frustration from players. On Aug. 1, Mau ro Miletic, who stood in for Eg bert last season, started in the role of head Christinacoach. Katsamouri, women’s basketball guard and forward who landed a spot on the volleyball roster, noted the enthusiasm of the new coach es and an improved morale amongst the players.
Tryouts were held, and four of the seven players who attended were selected to join the team. Nascimento in
particular has been a valuable addition, landing on the team leaderboards for kills against St. Francis, aces, blocks, assists and digs against Columbia and kills and digs against Lafayette.
Manhattan College’s cross country teams are ready to race to the top this season. After a preseason focused on team building and prepa ration, graduate student Mi chael Hennelly and senior An dria Scaglione feel optimistic about continuing to put some pride to the Jasper name.
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When you look out onto the volleyball court this semester, you’ll see some familiar faces. Where have you seen these faces before? Probably the ros ter for the women’s basketball team.The Manhattan College volleyball team has welcomed four players from the women’s basketball team to compete with them this season. Anne Bair, Christina Katsamouri, Bella Nascimento and Leyla Ozturk were all brought on to combat a shortage of players as the season began. Only four veteran Jaspers had returned to the team following the 2021 season.Aslew of injuries hit the team at the beginning of the current season, dropping the original roster from nine players to only five, accord ing to women’s basketball head coach Heather Vulin. Vulin explained that volleyball head coach Mauro Miletic and assistant coach Sara Atai reached out to her in hopes of recruiting players to join the team, so they would not have to forfeit any matches.
However, Nascimento ended up playing in the match against LIU on Sept. 14, while senior Lizzi Brown is the last veteran player to remain absent from the Evencourt. though the players’ time on the volleyball team will be cut short, Vulin noted that they already have made a pos itive impact on the season.
effort. Katsamouri and Nasci mento have played 14 and 21 sets respectively, out of the team’s 21 total sets.
Scaglione noted the team took a trip to the Highline and Chelsea Market together in an effort to get to know each other better.“The freshmen have adjust ed seamlessly with the team pretty much since the begin ning of the season,” Scaglione said. “We have already built a strong sense of comfortabil ity and camaraderie within our new team in only our first two weeks training together. During preseason, we definite ly got to know the freshmen better, not only at practice, but
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Vulin explained that, de spite the commitment that comes with being a D1 athlete, she wanted to give her players the opportunity to try out and support the team.
“Last season I got extreme ly wrapped up in expectations and where I thought I should be versus where I presently was both physically and men tally, which caused a lot of unneeded stress and anxiety
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Scaglione is thinking ahead to the MAACs as well, and said that is her biggest goal for the team as a whole. She has a few goals for herself as she pre pares for the championship in the spring, one of them being to keep things simple.