The Quadrangle- Issue 4,Spring 2023

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MC Swim Makes a Splash at the MAACs

Rebecca Coglianese Works Towards Career in Physics While Battling Cancer

Jocelyn Visnov

Editor-in-Chief

Determined to finish her senior year strong, Rebecca Coglianese has continued to attend most of her classes and apply for postgraduate education programs while undergoing cancer treatment.

Coglianese, a senior physics major at Manhattan College, was diagnosed with late stage adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) in December 2022.

She had begun seeing doctors three months prior after her boyfriend, Dylan Cho, noticed some abnormal swelling in her jaw. The swelling and pain in her jaw was originally dismissed as a swollen muscle.

Manhattan College Recognizes the Success of its Alumnae at Women in STEM Event

Mary Haley

Asst. Social Media Editor

Manhattan College celebrated the achievements of its alumnae, provided networking for current students and encouraged prospective students at a women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event on Jan. 28.

science programs are known as male dominated fields for college students, and I don’t really think [male dominated] is a word we want to use in 2023,” Boivin said. “Not only do we have very successful women that come out of Manhattan College for STEM, but they’re also some of the leaders in their fields.”

“It’s been a roller coaster to get diagnosed. It really has,” Coglianese said. “You think it’s like in the movies, you think everything [getting diagnosed] happens fast, but it is not like that at all. It took forever for me to find out I have cancer and it kind of sucks having to live through that.”

Cho, a senior chemical engineering major, recalls Coglianese had been complaining about pain in her face and jaw for nearly two years leading up to the diagnosis.

“Rebecca had been complaining about jaw and facial pain for almost two years,” he wrote. “She also has TMJ (a facial disorder characterized by jaw displacement) that was believed to be the cause of her

pain. Around September she began complaining about a swollen lump that was assumed to be a swollen muscle and was told to just massage it out. Since it had not gone away with physical therapy, I had asked to look inside her mouth since the ‘lump’ was directly beneath her tongue. There was a very obvious asymmetry in her lower left pallet, so I decided to put a piece of ice on the lump. She could not feel a temperature change, which was extremely concerning.”

Cho has created a GoFundMe page for Coglianese to help raise awareness of the situation

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Students and faculty from the School of Engineering and the Kakos School of Science presented panels on past and present research endeavors as well as upcoming research opportunities for students.

This was the first women in STEM event hosted by the college, and one that will hopefully become a tradition considering the success and awareness that resulted from the event.

Panels highlighted the accomplishments of STEM alumnae, students and faculty to interest prospective students and to represent female accomplishments in “male dominated fields”.

Benjamin Boivin, director of undergraduate admissions, spoke with The Quadrangle on why he organized this event and what it means for the college moving forward.

“A lot of engineering and

Walaa Abdallah, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering, spoke on what this event meant to her as a woman in STEM, an alumna of MC and a current faculty member in the college’s School of Engineering.

“I myself have a daughter, and I don’t want her to think that STEM is just for males…I don’t want her to think that any of these fields are not for her,” Abdallah said. “If we at least did one thing it was to show everyone that women can not only study in STEM fields, but [they can] also excel in their fields.”

Students and faculty prepared topics to cover before the event in order to best present their STEM studies and what their plans are for the future. As an alumna who returned to

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Women’s BBall Wins Against St. Peter’s on pg.

The MC swim team competed in the MAAC in Ohio this past week. KATE MAIO /COURTESY

LETTER from the EDITOR

The Editorial Board

Jocelyn Visnov Editor-in-Chief

Kyla Guilfoil Managing Editor

Angelina Persaud News Editor

Angelica Niedermeyer Features Editor

Karen Flores

Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Rebecca Kranich Social Media Editor

Zoe DeFazio

Angelina Perez Web Editors

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Grace Cardinal Asst. News Editor

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Mack Olmsted Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Mary Haley Asst. Social Media Editor

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About The Quadrangle

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

Hello and happy Valentines Day!

I hope you spend some time with someone you care for today, whether it be a close friend or someone special. While you may find yourself running from class to class to club meetings just like any other tuesday, remember you don’t need a special holiday to tell someone that you love and appreciate them.

This week the Quad has some Valentines themed articles including a Voices on the Quad and a feature on an improvised “date” with MC’s Scatterbomb. There are also a number of Valentines day events happening on campus this week, a couple of which have flyers posted on page 6.

I had the privilege of interviewing senior Rebecca Coglianese, who is pictured below. Featuring some of our most inspiring students in the Jasper community is one of my personal favorite parts about writing for The Quad. I hope you’ll join me in showing your support for Rebecca and her family.

Don’t forget to show yourself some love this week too! Personally, I enjoy an iced coffee, a workout in the Kelly fitness center and an afternoon nap when I’m in need of a little self-care.

Thank you for reading The Quad and being an informed member of our campus community! Until next week.

With love, Jocelyn VisnovEditor-in-Chief

Rebecca Coglianese Works Towards Career in Physics While Battling Cancer

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and help her cover medical expenses.

According to rarediseases. org, AdCC most commonly occurs in men and women between ages 40 - 60, putting Coglianese far outside the typical age range for this disease.

“I was like, ‘I’m 21, I don’t have a tumor,’ and there’s no genetic cancer history in my family,” Coglianese said. “So I did not expect it at all. But it caused a lot of pain.”

After initial struggles dealing with complex medical insurance policies, Coglianese has begun receiving treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital, which houses a team of doctors that specialize in rare forms of cancer.

The Quadrangle’s staff holds weekly open meetings on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in Kelly Commons Room 412. All are welcome to come and join the club.

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esting constraints on the brane parameters. She has actively participated in summer research as well.”

Passionate about pursuing a career studying astrophysics, Coglianese has continued to work hard in her classes and apply to postgraduate programs in the hopes of continuing her research and eventually receiving her Ph.D. She noted that she had finally submitted her first application to graduate school on the day she received her diagnosis.

With both of her parents currently living in Texas, Coglianese has leaned on Cho and her sister Victoria, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, as her biggest supporters.

“Rebecca and I are very close, we can frequently be seen giggling together in the li-

brary,” her sister wrote. “When I first found out about her diagnosis, I was in shock and disbelief. It took a long time to process, and it was particularly difficult as the severity unfolded during the holiday season.” Their parents will fly in from their home in Texas to be with Coglianese as she undergoes surgery to remove the tumor on Wednesday, Feb. 15. She will begin radiation treatment shortly after recovering from the surgery.

Coglianese hopes to inspire more women to pursue careers in STEM fields, no matter what their circumstances may be. For those looking to learn more about Coglianese and show their support, visit https://gofund.me/30d8c962 to view the GoFundMe page set up by Cho.

Coglianese has not let her cancer get in the way of pursuing her career. She is one of only three current female physics majors enrolled in the small department within the Kakos School of Science and has participated in various research opportunities throughout her academic career.

She first approached Farrooh Fattoyev, Ph.D., during her freshman year at MC to discuss her interest in studying stars.

“We started working on research almost immediately after we met,” Fattoyev wrote. “In her first project, she embarked on the topic of neutron stars in the braneworld. The braneworld is a higher dimensional physical hyperspace where our 3-dimensional universe is restricted to a single brane. She studied the role of the brane tension on the properties of neutron stars and found inter-

Rebecca Coglianese is a senior physics major who hopes to pursue a career studying astrophysics. MANHATTAN.EDU/

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Manhattan College to teach after receiving her bachelor’s degree in 2013 and subsequently receiving her master’s degree in 2014, Abdallah explained to the panel why she chose to return to Manhattan to teach.

“Out of the seven faculty we have in chemical engineering, five of us graduated from here and came back, and I am one of them,” Abdallah said. “So [the faculty panel] was more like why do we like where we are… and assuming that you could’ve gone to any other place, why would you choose to stay in [Manhattan College].”

Panelists were welcomed with a breakfast in Kelly Commons, to prepare for a day of presentations. Many alumnae reunited and reminisced on their years at Manhattan College. Despite MC being a

small, tight-knit community, some coworkers did not realize their MC connections until the panel. Two Manhattan graduates speaking at the engineering panel realized their roots to the college for the first time while at the event.

“I was really impressed with how some of the panelists that were sitting together that had just met for the first time that day actually ended up having connections through their industries,” Boivin said. “[Two MC alumnae] are working for engineering firms that are completely different, but they work on similar projects. So technically they work together, and they [did not] even realize.”

Prospective students were also welcomed at this event, as these panelists showcased their many successes resulting from their MC education. Students and faculty spoke on the many programs offered to engineering students, including

what is offered for the different engineering disciplines.

According to manhattan. edu, prospective Jaspers were given a tour of the engineering department, in both the Higgins Engineering and Science Center and Leo Hall.

Shirali Patel, a senior computer engineering major and member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), spoke on what this event meant for the school and what she hopes will come from it.

“I think [the event] gives room for the program to grow… it would just bring more people and attract more people to the program,” Patel said. “... and hopefully add more classes and concentrations. I know that at bigger schools like MIT or NYU or Columbia, they have a lot more concentrations and classes to choose from.”

The event not only highlighted the educational caliber of MC but also demonstrated

the unity among its students, past and present, and their goals to uplift each other and be successful.

Manhattan College celebrated the achievements of its alumnae, provided networking for current students and encouraged prospective students at a women in STEM. MANHATTAN.EDU/ COURTESY

New Residence Life Director Matthew Lewis Steps Up to the Plate

Brooke DellaRocco Staff Writer

Matthew Lewis has been hired as the new Residence Life Director at Manhattan College. He comes to the college ready to join the MC community after 13 years of experience in various residence life positions.

After Charles Clency stepped down from the position and became the Director of Residence Life at Fordham University in 2021, AJ Goodman was the first choice to overtake the department while still upholding his previous role as Associate Dean of Students. Lewis now makes his way into the MC community hoping to make a difference after the college’s semester-long search for the perfect candidate.

“When working at Hampshire College, I was responsible for creating a new department that focused on the intersections of social identity, public safety, healthy relationships and wellbeing in order to promote a more socially just and equitable society,” Lewis wrote in an email to The Quadrangle. “I really hope to bring the skills and knowledge I gained from working in that area and with those incredibly talented staff

and students to my role here.”

Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel, associate vice president for student life and dean of students, sent out an email on Feb. 3 welcoming Lewis to the MC community.

“As Director of Residence Life, Matt Lewis will be responsible for the educational leadership, policy formation, new housing software implementation, and direction of our student residential life program,” Abreu-Hornbostel wrote. “He will guide our students through a comprehensive undergraduate student life curriculum that fosters belonging, student development, and agency. He will serve as a liaison to facilities, IT, and dining programs as well as guide many of our place-making efforts.”

One of Lewis’ main goals is to promote the college’s overall environment, not just that of the residential students. Lewis mentioned speaking with Marilyn Carter in Commuter Services in hopes to integrate commuter students’ wellbeing across campus.

“I’ve already had meetings with other departments across the college to see how we can make resources available for a wide variety of students and

hope to continue that progress moving forward,” Lewis wrote.

Part of creating this positive community that Lewis mentions is to strengthen the relationship between the students and the Residence Life office.

“I hope that students feel like they can come to me in order to help resolve whatever issues they may be experiencing,” Lewis wrote. “I hope they see me and the department as an advocate for them and as a resource they can rely on to make their experience as positive as possible.”

With a new perspective in the office and new goals on the horizon, MC is able to see the momentum spread across the entire department of Residence Life. Residence Life’s next steps are focused around updating their procedures and hiring new RA’s for the Fall 2023 semester.

Tyler McLoughlin, area coordinator for Overlook Manor, spoke about some of the procedures Residence Life is hoping to update in the future.

“Our office is currently working to update our information in the Manhattan College Catalog, which includes the mission, vision, and learning

objectives,” McLoughlin said. “This will be important in shaping the type of experience we strive to offer for residential students and training our RAs. We just finished our group process and had almost 100 candidates participate. This is a large initiative that our office has every year. Next, we will move on to individual interviews. I am excited to continue to engage with them.”

Students have a positive

outlook on Lewis’ presence on campus. One student, who requested to remain anonymous, lives in Jasper Hall and commented on her poor living conditions. She hopes that going forward, Residence Life will make improvements regarding dorm cleanliness and improved hygiene for the buildings and will listen to student’s complaints surrounding their living conditions.

Matthew Lewis has been hired as the new Residence Life Director at Manhattan College.

Valentine’s Day Events Going on Around Campus

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with flowers and treats by supporting emerging clubs, the American Cancer Society and PCAA. All information is avaliable on club posters or check their Instagrams’ for more.

How Are Jaspers Spending Valentine’s Day?

VOICES ON THE QUAD

Adrianne Hutto Production Editor

As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, students are bound to see the symbols of the holiday across campus, businesses and social media. However, the unofficial, official holiday does not have the best reputation. For some, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and for others it’s an unnecessary mark on the calendar. The Quadrangle sat down with three students to get their perspective on the holiday.

Christina Irvolino, ‘25 Psychology Major

The Quad: What’s your relationship status? Have you celebrated with this person before?

Christina Irvolino: Taken. I have not celebrated with him yet.

TQ: How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this year, if you are celebrating?

CI: Valentine’s Day, both of us are pretty busy since it does fall on a weekday this year and we are in a long distance relationship, but Tuesday night he is taking me out to dinner and Wednesday we are spending the day in Brooklyn at the New York Aquarium.

TQ: What are your feelings towards Valentine’s Day?

CI: I have always loved Valentine’s Day. It has been my favorite holiday since I can remember. I have always appreciated the beauty of love.

TQ: Do you think Valentine’s day should be a holiday/celebrated?

CI: I personally believe that it should be celebrated. It’s hard to constantly show appreciation towards another person, not just a significant other. Valentine’s Day stands as a reminder and forces you to take the time out of a busy schedule to appreciate one another and not just tell each other how much you love one another, but show it. Rather than being envious of another person’s love, you can find the beauty of the love people give one another.

TQ: What are the best parts of Valentine’s day

CI: I think the best part is the people watching. Watching boys give girls bunches of flowers or even a girl rejecting a rose from a boy, there can be fun in just other people’s experiences during this holiday.

Ciara Dalton, ‘23 Psychology Major

The Quad: What’s your relationship status? Have you celebrated with this person before?

Ciara Dalton: Taken. I celebrated as friends last year.

TQ: How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this year, if you are celebrating?

CD: I’m celebrating by making a surprise activity with the help of my friends and dinner.

TQ: What are your feelings towards Valentine’s Day?

CD: I never really cared much for Valentine’s day. I think doing sweet stuff for your loved one or friends randomly means more and is more thoughtful than on a day where you are “supposed” to do it. But I love an excuse to go out to dinner and plan/do something special.

TQ: What are the best parts of Valentine’s day

CD: The best part is when you are with someone doing something nice for each other that is thoughtful and more than materialistic things, like Valentine’s Day can sometimes generally be. When you aren’t with someone, the best part is spending it with friends and family you love and show you care about.

Jake Steinweiss, ‘25 Civil Engineering Major

The Quad: What’s your relationship status? Have you celebrated with this person before?

Jake Steinweiss: In a relationship. We usually just go out for dinner.

TQ: What are your feelings towards Valentine’s Day?

JS: It’s good. I like it. I think it’s a nice holiday to appreciate your loved one.

TQ: How have you celebrated in years past?

JS: My family usually does a dinner. It’s like an important date in my family. It was one of my grandfather’s birthdays. So, we all get together and we usually have dinner. So, on the day-of that’s actually where I am. But on other days, I’m with my girlfriend, we go out on the weekend, but on the day-off I’m usually with my family.

TQ: What are the best and worst parts of Valentine’s Day?

JS: The best parts are giving gifts and receiving gifts. You know, usually for me Valentine’s Day gifts aren’t like material things, it’s more like sentimental things. And I mean, the worst parts are I guess making reservations.

RiverdaleResidentsShareStories ofPoliceBrutalityatLocalProtest

Zoe DeFazio Web Editor

Manhattan College’s campus ministry and social action partnered together with the North Bronx Racial Justice Organization to allow MC students to protest outside the 50th New York Police Department precinct on Feb. 8 in solidarity for police brutality victims such as Tyre Nichols, a black man who was murdered by five police officers in January.

Protest participants such as students from MC and Bronx locals partnered together and stood outside the precinct to demand justice for the men and women who have been victims of police brutality.

Conor Reidy, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, has been a member of the North Bronx Racial Justice since 2020. Reidy originally became a member after the death of George Floyd.

“This is really a community organization that responds to and tries to encourage conversations and demonstrations around racial justice issues,” said Reidy. “Specifically, we’ve been doing a lot on defunding the police, and talking about the conversation around police, encouraging our elected politicians and officials to steer those conversations.”

Reidy encourages all MC students who are involved with social justice to be a part of the fight the North Bronx Racial Justice has been battling. Riverdale residents shared personal stories of friends and neighbors who have passed

from violence from police officers. The local sources have asked The Quadrangle to remain anonymous.

Deborah Banner was a Bronx resident who suffered from mental illness. Banner was involved in many local organizations and activities. After missing a few doses of medications, loved ones called the police for assistance with her illness.

The police raided her home in Oct. 2016. Fearing for her life, Banner swung a baseball bat as self defense. Banner was then shot multiple times by a police sergeant and later passed away.

In 1999, Amadou Diallo, a Guinean Black man was confused as a suspect for an ongoing search for a serial sexual assaulter. The NYPD officers who approached him shot at Diallo 41 times resulting in his death. The officers involved were later found not guilty.

In 1984, Elanor Bumpers, a 66-year-old Black woman and Bronx resident who suffered from mental illness was being evicted from her home. The NYPD came rushing in to take her off the property so she could be hospitalized.

After forcefully entering her apartment, she was killed by the officer handeling the situation, claiming she was holding a kitchen knife as a weapon.

Antonio Willliams was waiting for a taxi in The Bronx when a group of NYPD officers in plain clothes chased Williams and then physically assaulted him by kicking and punching him numerous times in the head. The officers shot him and let him bleed out onto

the street.

The individuals who shared these stories were adamant on making a change. One man who wished to be anonymous started to practice law after he saw his own friend become a victim of police brutality.

The North Bronx Racial Justice organization urges MC students to be a part of these protests to raise awareness of the injustice that Black men and women face.

Jacquie Martin, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships for campus ministry and social action spoke about her personal journey with advocacy and social justice.

“We want to make sure that our students are treated equitably and that they’re aware of different issues, right, everyone’s coming from a different place,” said Martin. “We do a

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lot of work in our office around in helping students be thinking about their own identities, power and privilege and kind of like where they’re coming from so that they can better understand themselves so that they can, you know, advocate for themselves in their communities, but also advocate for others and help support other have other issues and things going on in the community.”

Brothers at Manhattan (BAM) is a club that consists of Black male MC students that empower one another and discuss prevalent issues regarding the safety of Black men.

Hendrick Ambroise, president of Brothers at Manhattan shared his thoughts on why having MC students involved with protesting can be a positive change towards the state of the world.

“It’s sad to see things like

this happen so frequently, but change doesn’t happen overnight,” Abroise stated to the Quad. “Protesting and using our voices to speak up has power that shouldn’t be underestimated. Police reform needs to happen so that unarmed black people could stop losing their lives.”

Ambroise continued by sharing BAM’s and his own personal hopes for change when it comes to police brutality.

“We will continue to focus on making change each day and that starts with spreading the word around our campus about the things that are occurring around us,” said Ambroise. “Through different events we will work toward the goal we hope to get to someday and it starts with everyone as a collective at Manhattan College.”

Protest participants such as students from MC and Bronx locals partnered together and stood outside the precinct to demand justice for the men and women who have been victims of police brutality.

Students protesting in Riverdale. ZOE DEFAZIO/ The QUADRANGLE

“Oh! Darling,” It’s the Performing Arts Album Class!

Anna Woods Senior Writer

This year’s album class is bringing the Beatles’ Abbey Road to the Bronx as they prepare for their end-of-semester performance. This class allows students a semester-long study of a particular album of historical and musical significance.

Andy Bauer, the director of Performing Arts, explained that the class came out of watching students hanging out in the performing arts room playing pieces of “Octopus’ Garden,” a song on Abbey Road. What began as a suggestion to perform the album transformed into the class it is today. Since the first class in the spring of 2017, it officially became a part of the curriculum last year.

“Before last year, it was an independent study,” Bauer said. “It had had consistency for several years now, so now it became an actual part of the curriculum. We’re really proud of that. [The class] happened, because people were screwing around and performing art.”

Aside from the performance, a significant aspect of the class is the critical study of music from composition to musical theory.

“It’s very easy to think, okay, we’re going to perform this album, and we’re going to hold concerts. But what can I do to structure it in a formal way so that we could look at it from an academic perspective? There are elements of all kinds of things that are related to formal music study, in almost any music, but especially Abbey Road,” Bauer said.

The three-hour class is split between a one-hour lecture about the songs they are studying that day with the remainder of the class reserved for live rehearsal. Bauer shared that this class is unique to Manhattan College because of the critical study of the album.

“We look at the formal structure, we look at harmony, we look at orchestration … So doing an album class is like studying music theory, formal structure and transcription. Then also bringing in the elements of performance. I discovered that this class, in the syllabus that I came up with, is not really being taught anywhere in this way. There are tons of classes about you know, albums, or you know, rock and roll history and things like that. But I have not yet been able to find any class anywhere that actually performs a notefor-note transcription, this material, so that’s really unique

and wonderful,” Bauer said. Bauer shared that working with students is his favorite part of teaching the class.

“My favorite part is that we’re exploring really great music, with great musicians, and hopefully introducing this music to a whole new generation of people. I think that’s probably the most exciting part about it. And it’s the music that I truly love … it’s so rewarding,” Bauer said.

Sophomore Matt Regalado, shared his excitement as this is his second year taking the class. He is both a guitarist and singer and said that the class pushed him to grow as both an artist and performed.

Regalado shared that one of the most challenging aspects of the class is learning to play with other people. For him, it took some adjustment as he had learned how to play guitar at home by himself. However, he loved seeing the variety of play styles from his classmates.

“Last year, at that point I had never played in a band, period. So, there was a lot to learn about how to play with other people … All these other people have different ideas and have different play styles and each kind of put their own personality into the way they play. It sounds corny, but it’s true.

He went on to explain that there is a distinction between making music and playing instruments with other people.

“Learning how … to make music with other people, which is not the same as playing instruments with other people. It’s a holistic thing. It’s a unit and learning how to be a part of that with something that I learned and something that I’m not great at, I’m not The expert on playing a band, but now I have my own band,” Regalado said.

He shared that his favorite part of the class has changed in the last year.

“Last year, my favorite part of album class was playing the music. I felt like I had something to prove, you know, I had never played in a band with people … This year, the thing about album class is that we’re all friends …and it’s a big class, it’s about 15 people.

He explained that working with his talented classmates makes him feel like he is part of a united front similar to the Avengers.

“I feel like an avenger. All these people from different groups have all these different skills. So it feels like everybody’s sort of bringing their own thing and even though we all were all very different, it

sort of comes together really nicely,” Regalado said.

He attributes the success of the class to Bauer’s leadership.

“A lot of that has to do with Andy. It’s his leadership and guidance and how to think about the song and how to sort of rationalize it mentally before going at it. It is really something that I admire.,” Regalado said.

Senior Luis Chavez, who took the class last year, echoed those sentiments.

“[Andy] is a very giving teacher. It’s very rewarding to learn from someone who is so passionate about the artists themselves and the genre and the era,” Chavez said. “The class doesn’t just explore the musical aspects. But it explores a full immersion into [the artist’s] stylings,” Chavez said.

Abbey Road itself has made a deep impact on many of the students prior to the class. For Regalado, his lifelong love for the Beatles makes that class that much more exciting.

“I’m a die-hard Beatles fan. I’m obsessed. The thing about Abbey Road is, I’ve loved that thing for years… I’d spent, you know, months learning those guitar parts, and learning all the vocal harmonies and all that cool stuff. So getting to play that album with people is a dream come true, Regalado said.”

He shared that guitar player George Harrison is his favorite Beatle. He went on to explain the impact that Harrison’s songwriting has on his work, especially when it comes

to “Here Comes The Sun.”

“George Harrison wrote a song about being happy. I had never done that … I still haven’t. It’s not just like, I love the melody, or I love the chords, or I love the words, it’s all of it. What it meant to me as a guitar player and as a beginner songwriter. It’s a massive inspiration.,” Regalado said.

Senior, Pat Harnedy, has been taking the album class since his sophomore year and is also a huge Beatles fan. For him, this year is even more special as Abbey Road is his favorite album. Harnedy shared that he has grown and learned a lot since his first class.

“I was always like I want the base to be front center … because I knew my parts and I was like I can play this out,” Harnedy said. “But [Andy] taught me that, like, you know, on an album it’s mixed pretty well, but we don’t have that luxury. So you have to be aware of, like, how loud you are because other people need to shine … So being in album class has taught me to be a lot more mindful of playing with other people.”

Harnedy explained that learning the album with the time crunch that they face is one of the more challenging aspects. He also shared that he plays a unique role as a workstudy student who is responsible for setup and some audio engineering.

“I handle all the setup and that’s pretty difficult because there are so many instruments

and so many people. [There are] so many things you have to consider so setting up used to take me like four or five hours,” Harnedy said.

He shared that his favorite song is “Oh Darling” because of the unique bass line. Harnedy, like the rest of the class, is fully committed to executing the performance. He even purchased a new bass to emulate the sound of the album as best as possible.

“I did actually just buy a new bass for this class, which was kind of cool. Paul McCartney uses a Hofner Violin Bass which is like very specific you like because it was so light. So I bought that bass just for this class because I think it gets the sound just right … I’ve always wanted one so it was a good excuse to buy it,” Harnedy said.

Harnedy shared that he is most excited about the live performance of the album.

“I’m just so excited that we’re doing Abbey Road. I’m so excited because the show last year went so well. My sophomore year, unfortunately, was during COVID so we recorded it but we did it live last year and it was just an amazing experience,” Harnedy said.

The performance brings together other groups from the Performing Arts Department from orchestra members to costume and set designers. The show dates are May 4-6 at 8 p.m. and May 7th at 2 p.m. There is limited seating so reservations are needed.

Performing Arts Class students prepare for end of semester performance MC ALBUM CLASS INSTAGRAM/COURTESY

An Valentine’sImprovised Date with MC’s Scaterbomb

As the season of love approaches, Scatterbomb took the holiday as an opportunity to craft their first show of the semester’s theme,”Scatterbomb is unlovable.” However, they were proven wrong as the audience filled the rows with continuous laughter and anticipation.

Chayse Martino, a sophomore psychology major, informed the Quadrangle about what it takes to develop the characters performed on stage.

“I do it based on whatever I feel most comfortable with at the moment and what pops into my head first,” Martino said. “Most of the time and depending on the scene, either I’ll add a shock factor with the character or I like to make it so that it’s a relatable character.”

From special accents to wardrobe changes mid-scene, the Scatterbomb team always keeps the audience on their toes.

President Isabel Cameron, a senior psychology major with minors in french and religious studies, stressed the importance of expanding their comedy troupe to MC’s student body.

“Four out of the five people in this group are graduating.” Cameron said, “So it’s very important to get new blood and we just want to see what this college has to offer because we know there are plenty of talented people here.”

Regardless of whether or not students believe they have the comedy and theatrical skills necessary to be a member of their team, Martino stressed the importance of auditioning even if you are slightly interested in improv and comedy.

“I say do it.” Martino said, “It’s literally just an hour of the week to just be silly and do whatever you want to do and just have fun. And even if you think you’re not funny enough for it, still do it because it’s not even about being funny,” Martino explains, “It’s about being able to be creative and just follow your own instincts with your words and feel more connected to the moment. It’s mainly about conversation, like if you can hold a conversation, then you will be good at improv.”

Senior psychology major Regina Ricardo is also in MC Players, another theatrical group on campus, compares her experiences within both groups expressing positive feelings towards both organi-

zations.

“It has completely opposite ends,” Ricardo said.

“The play is very structured, where you have your script, your scenes and lines that you have to memorize. You have your set characters to play. And then, for [Scatterbomb], it is just all up in the air, like you are making up something new every week. The practices are only once a week for scatter bombs. So it is a lot more relaxed, where the plays are a lot more rigid, where there are two or three practices a week for several hours, and it is a bigger commitment. They

are both fun. You are both with people that are really into what they’re doing.”

Wade Wiedemann, a senior environmental studies major with a double minor in business biology and digital media arts, recalls their freshman experience of Scatterbomb and how different it became after COVID hit back in 2020 with their objective being to bring the organization back on campus as a prominent show.

“Because of COVID everything went wild,” Wiedemann said. “My freshman year back when we used to have multiple days of practice there were al-

ways 100 people per day. It’d be crazy. But because of COVID, it changed. We want Scatter Bomb to return to how it was and be more of a presence to students. We’re definitely trying to get back to that point. And I don’t know when that will be but I hope it’s in the near future, ideally.”

Scatterbomb’s goal as an organization is to teach those interested in joining more than just stage presence but life experiences.

“I think this club has helped me build a form of competence in knowing how to go about everyday situations where you are put on the spot,” Wiedemann said. “Where it’s like, you want to know what to do if something happens that you’re not familiar with. It helps you be aware of your surroundings and read into people’s different dialogue and emotions. While it is a fun club to be a part of, it also teaches you a lot of things that you didn’t even think you wanted to learn to do.”

Ricardo shares her experience as someone who engages and appreciates the collaborative improv she has received.

“Being part of Scatter Bomb has been a very grounding experience.” Ricardo explains, “On stage, it’s not just all about you. It’s about working as a team.”

Scatterbomb’s next show is February 24th and auditions will be hosted the following week. Follow their Instagram @scatterbombmc for frequent updates regarding auditions and upcoming shows and themes.

Editor’s Note: Interviews also conducted by Alexandrea Velez, Staff Writer

Scatterbomb’s team from left to right: Wade Wiedemann ‘23, Sophie Ryan ‘23, Regina Ricardo ‘23, and Chayse Martino ‘25 ANGELINA PEREZ/COURTESY

Angelina Perez

Web Editor

The Scatterbomb team’s invited the audience to be their valentines with writing on the board before their performance.

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MC Players: Stay Tuned for Spring Musical 9-5

for a bigger audience, something that hasn’t happened since COVID.

This spring, MC Players is putting on 9-5, a Dolly Parton musical which will be shown on April 21st-23rd in Smith Auditorium.

The director of the musical, Will Erat, described the origins of the musical, and its main plot which includes women fighting sexism and misogyny within the workplace in a comedic way.

“It comes from a song by Dolly Parton, back from the 70s, called nine to five and it’s based on a movie that Dolly started along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. It’s basically about three women that work in an office in 1979,” Erat said. “It highlights a lot of those differences and talks about how women were not treated right, how there was discrimination in the workplace and how it was a man’s world and they were always in charge.”

Erat has high hopes for this show, as it has a promising cast.

“I mean, we have just a really amazing group of talent here,” he said. “And I’m particularly excited about the three women we have playing the three main parts and just overall the cast is great.”

Erat also explained the importance of this musical to him on a personal level, as he states,

“It’s special for me because this is my first time directing the musical at Manhattan College. I did a play this last fall and it was a lot of fun,” Erat said. “Also, it gets to be in Smith’s in the auditorium. So I think we’re gonna have like, some really great dancing, some great production numbers. The sound is going to be awesome. And it’s just there’s a lot of good, good energy behind the show.”

The musical being held in Smith Auditorium means room

Theresa Perez, stage manager and production manager, explained the importance of this musical for MC Players and Manhattan College itself after not having a musical due to COVID.

“It’s exciting to do this show because the last musical that was held in Smith auditorium was ‘Urinetown,’ which was four years ago because Addams Family was shut down because of COVID,” Perez said. “We didn’t do a musical my freshman year, which was the spring of 2021, and then last year’s musical Cabaret was held in the box. So it’s a big, exciting show.”

Being able to do a spring musical production at MC after so many years of missing out on it due to COVID means this show is going to be a sense of normalcy and excitement for MC, along with the fact that 9-5 is an energetic musical itself.

“This show has a lot of ensemble singing parts in it. It’s a very music-heavy show.” She said, “And honestly, it has more complicated singing parts than any show we’ve done recently. It’s a very high energy, fun, silly show that’s also a little serious and it’s a nice step away from the really serious shows that we’ve been doing recently,” expressed Perez.

Olivia Bailey, a freshman at Manhattan College, has been cast as one of the main characters in the show.

“I play Judy Burnley.” Bailey said, “Her husband just left her and she just got a divorce and he cheated on her which is huge so she needs to provide for herself with income and she’s never worked before,” Bailey explained. “So she got a job at a company called consolidated, and her husband just left her so she’s insecure. She’s super, super fragile, really emotional, and then these two other women that she meets kind of

help her get out of that.”

Bailey’s character Judy is one of the three main female characters of the show, and she is excited not only to play Judy for her humor but also because this character is a bit different from those she’s played in the past, bringing something new into the mix.

There are numerous reasons why 9-5 is such an entertaining show, however, Bailey highlights a couple of reasons why MC students should definitely attend,

“It is a Dolly Parton musical, which is cool because Nine to Five is one of the most famous songs ever.” Bailey said, “So everybody knows that regardless of whether or not you know the words you know the tune. Also, a shout-out to the seniors because this is their last show and I think it’s really going to be a good one. We’ve only just started rehearsals, but there are times when we’ve done them and it really feels really good.”

Erat encourages students

to come see the show.

“Please come see us, we want to be sold out every night,” he said. “We have four shows so I’m just really excited to hopefully have a lot of people on campus come out and you will have a good time I guarantee it.”

Tickets to 9-5 will be available on the MC Players website before the show, so be sure to attend and enjoy this trip back to 1979 and a sense of comedy, womanhood and fun.

Maizy Swift

Asst. Production Editor

MC Players spring musical 9-5 showing April 21st-23rd MCPLAYERS INSTAGRAM/COURTESY

Grab a Coffee and Enjoy some Tunes at the Kelly Starbucks

one made you feel.

Be With You by Jacquees

While waiting for your Starbucks in Kelly, do you ever listen to the music surrounding you? I know I always appreciate a good tune. And that is precisely what the Kelly Starbucks workers, L.J. and Steph wish to obtain when they introduce their diverse musical tastes to everyone on campus.

The playlist below includes songs chosen by the Starbucks staff that they believe are necessary with your drink as a pick-me-up in the morning.

From R&B to Hip Hop, the Starbucks team hopes to celebrate and enjoy all kinds of music while delivering amazing drinks to faculty and students.

Don’t be afraid to stop by and say hey to L.J. and Steph while you are on your morning coffee run.

If You Think You’re Lonely Now by Bobby Womack

The song is talking about how he is always going to be there for his significant other no matter the circumstance. I feel like this idea is relatable because people resonate with that sense of always going back to the person that you love. You will never forget the way some-

I can imagine myself driving to this song with the windows down. This is my favorite genre of music so it was not hard for me to absolutely love this song.

Woman Worth by Jacquees

Everyone needs a man to sing about a woman’s worth. The song talks about how the woman doesn’t necessarily need him, but he will give her

the world if she does want him. Friends With Benefits by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

This is my favorite song from his new album. I would recommend this song the most out of all of the ones listed here. I have listened to A Boogie’s music for a while and love everything he puts out.

You’re The First, The Last, My Everything by Barry White I have heard of this song be-

fore. My dad used to sing this song to me when I was younger so this holds sentimental meaning for me.

Skate by Bruno Mars

My sister and I listen to this song in the car together. It is a song I listen to all of the time because it is such a summer song. It radiates good vibes and being in the sun.

Candy by Cameo

I recognized this song immediately because it is always

being played at the function.

Vette Motors by NBA YoungBoy

I think this is a funny last song to review because once again, it is such a switch-up from the others songs I listened to from them. I had to google what a vette motor was even though the lyrics were trying to explain them to me. I still do not get it. It’s a motor piece right for the car to go fast right?

Scan here to listen to The Quadrangle’s playlist!

Angelina Perez Web Editor

JASPER JAMS

Manhattan College Excited To Welcome David Miller As New Baseball Head Coach

Manhattan College’s baseball team struts into their 2023 season with a new leader: recently appointed head coach David Miller.

Miller previously coached the NCAA Division III team at Penn State University, Abington. Miller also coached at LaSalle University. He brought success to both programs and plans to do the same at MC.

Miller had a history of playing professional baseball. He was an All-American at Clemson University, then drafted in the first round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians, now known as the Cleveland Guardians. Miller spent 10 years in the league.

“I think being a pro has helped me become a great coach because I was surrounded by some of the best players in the MLB,” Miller said. “When you’re spending close to seven years learning from guys like Manny Ramirez, Jim Tomei, Omar Vizquel, Kenny Lofton, I went to the Braves and I was in a camp with Chipper Jones, Andrew Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine you go to Cincinnati and you’re in camp with Ken Griffey Jr. and Sean Casey and Barry Larken and these are just great guys to learn the game from and so, you know, it wasn’t the career I wanted, you know, not being able to stay healthy but I believed it was a career that I needed to become a good coach.”

Miller told The Quadrangle he has gratitude for the lessons he has learned and all the players he was able to meet while in the MLB.

Miller discussed his success and achievements coaching for both a Division III school and a Division I school.

“Last year I was at a division three school called Penn State Abington,” Miller said. “I was the Coach of the Year and that conference last year we were 33-11. I guess our biggest accomplishment with that team was we were the number one offense in the country for Division III. The year before that I was a Division I head coach at a school called LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Unfortunate-

ly, the program was cut but in my last year there we had the best record in school history. I was the Atlantic 10 Head Coach of the Year.”

Miller has some exciting plans for Manhattan baseball’s future. He hopes to create a special bond with the team that eventually leads to success.

Miller shared his expectations for himself and his team this season. He discusses the importance of winning and how to achieve it.

“My expectations are pretty simple,” Miller said. “This team competes hard. I think they’re ready to win. These young men are hungry. They worked their butts off. This is a team that, if they buy into the purpose, they have the stuff to win the MAAC Conference. My expectations are nothing less than to win a conference title this year.”

Miller told The Quadrangle he is proud of the hard work and effort the team has put into each and every practice in the off season and he can’t wait to finally kick off the season.

Miller discussed the importance of working together and being not just a team, but

a family. He emphasized how crucial it is to always stick together and work to make each other better players and better people.

“I want them to become a team, kind of a family,” Miller said. “I’ve been in this game a long time, and I’ve been out of college over 20 years, but I still talk to my college teammates and if I don’t talk to them once every five years it is still like a brotherhood. I want these guys to learn the value of hard work. I want them to learn that nothing is given and everything is earned. I want them to understand, you know, what a team is all about.”

Miller encourages his players every day to be the best versions of themselves on and off the field. He knows that every player hopes to make it to the big leagues one day but emphasizes that, along with that dream, comes hard work.

Players spoke highly of Miller and discussed their excitement to start the season.

Outfielder Frankie Marinelli talked about the experience of playing for a coach with a great success rate and professional experience in the league.

“Just being around it, it helps us, even just him being able to see our swings or see how we can develop as a player, and him being able to be around us so much,” Marinelli said. “He’s able to give us great knowledge and with all his experience, it goes a long way and can even be seen from the first few weeks he was here. It’s all about winning too, I know that he’s a guy that wants to win, and he’s definitely bringing that to our team.”

Marinelli told The Quadrangle some expectations he has for himself this season, including to be a team player season, doing whatever it takes to ensure that they have a winning season.

Pitcher Kyle Lesler talked about his excitement to work with Miller this season.

“I’m most excited to feed off of the energy that he brings,” Lesler said. “He’s brought a different culture, he brings a new attitude and what this team has really been used to seeing every single day, he shows up, he’s a happy guy.”

Lesler spoke about how Miller goes to all the lengths to push him and his teammates

further. Lesler is able to admire and soak in what Miller tells them because Miller has experienced it firsthand. Lesler uses this motivation to make sure he’s being the best version of himself.

Outfielder and infielder Pete Durocher talked about getting to work with Miller and how he can improve his game for the better.

“The experience that he brings to the table is you just picking his brain after every bat,” Durocher said. “[Miller] is going to be standing in the dugout, he watches everything. Everything he sees, I’m just going to be asking, what can I do better next time and just feeding off of his knowledge. That’s what I’m most excited for.”

Durocher hopes to be the best captain he can be for his team, become someone they can all trust and go to for anything. He hopes to keep the team tightly knit and win some games.

The Jaspers season begins Feb. 17 and Miller, Marinelli, Lesler, Durocher and the rest of the team can’t wait to get to work in hopes of bringing home a conference title this year.

Brianna Coppola

Asst. Features Editor

Manhattan College excited to welcome Dave Miller as new head coach of baseball team GOJASPERS/COURTESY

Women’s Basketball Celebrates their Seniors with a Win Against St. Peter’s

Maddie Mulkigian Senior Writer

For all collegiate sports teams, senior day is one of the most anticipated games of an athlete’s career. Not only is it a moment to look back on all of the accomplishments of your collegiate career, but it is also a time to be spent with family, friends, and those who rode the wave of college athletics with you. Needless to say, senior day brings out a lot of emotions in those who are being celebrated.

For the Manhattan College women’s basketball team, the senior day celebration was held before the Jaspers faced Saint Peter’s on Feb. 4. The Lady J’s celebrated five soon-to-be graduates: Dee Dee Davis, Emily LaPointe, Christina Katsamouri, Narrie Dodson, and Gemma Ruiz Garcia. While Dodson was a transfer from Towson and Ruiz Garcia was a transfer from the University of Northwestern Ohio, LaPointe, Katsamouri, and Davis were each Jaspers from the start of their collegiate careers.

The senior day celebration was a moment during a hectic and intense season for players to truly enjoy the sport they love and play. Each senior has endured their challenges, but they have also decorated themselves with impressive statistics and accomplishments in ways that it never could have imagined.

“This experience of being in college athletics at this level has taught me that it’s rough, but I’ve also learned a lot about the strength of myself and how much I truly can handle,” LaPointe said. “I don’t ever really stop and look at what I do, but I think Senior Day was a realization of ‘Damn, I really handled so much.’ There is so much on my plate, but I somehow manage to get it all done and do it to the best of my ability.”

For Davis, being on Manhattan’s basketball team was an accomplishment in itself. Davis

has scored over 1,000 points and proven that she is a player that should be on every scouting report in the MAAC.

“At one point in my high school career, I didn’t even know if I’d be good enough to play at the collegiate level, nonetheless at the Division I level,” Davis said. “Reflecting back on all those years, I think that my younger self would be really proud and that’s something that I remind myself of no matter what happens with the next game, the next year, or the next month of my life.”

The senior day celebration allowed each Jasper to not only celebrate their own accomplishments in their basketball careers, but also the friendships that they have built through the sport.

“Obviously my girl, Christina, we’ve been best friends since the day we met- it was an instant connection and I’m grateful to have done these past four years with her,” LaPointe said. “We’ve been through everything and she really has been someone that you can lean on when you’re going through the same things. I found a lifelong friend through all of this, so that’s really special.”

To show her love for her friend even more, LaPointe reached out to Katsamouri’s family in Greece and asked them to create a video for her for senior day. While Katsamouri’s family couldn’t fly in for the celebration, LaPointe was determined to exhibit her friend’s family in a way that they didn’t need to be present.

“Emily wanted to make this video for me because she knows how homesick I’ve been and my parents couldn’t come for my Senior Day,” Katsamouri said. “I really wanted them here and I’ve been really homesick lately. I miss them so much and I wish I had them for a little bit just to see them and get some love and support, so it was really nice to see that video because it made me feel loved.”

The day was full of love for

Manhattan’s women’s lacrosse team teaching the girls how to throw, catch, and cradle with a lacrosse stick at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day Event. MADDIE

the seniors and one of Davis’ biggest supporters, her fiance, was able to walk out and be part of the celebration.

“She has put me first in every aspect of her life and our relationship has done nothing but grow, especially through our faith and Our Lord and Savior and we just feel like we’re absolutely perfect for each other, so to experience that day with her meant the world,” Davis said. “She’s phenomenal.”

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To put the cherry on top, the Lady J’s were able to maintain a wide lead over the Peacocks and pull off their second conference win in a week. Manhattan beat Saint Peter’s 57-44 with each of their seniors getting moments to shine on the court in front of their families and friends.

“It’s nice to know your Senior Day ended on a good note,” Katsamouri said. “Obviously, I’m all about the win in

general. I can’t lose, I hate it. It was great that I could really celebrate my Senior Day because we also won.”

Based on the success the celebrated seniors have had in the last four years as Jaspers, it is apparent that Dodson, LaPointe, Ruiz Garcia, Katsamouri, and Davis are all names that are going to have an impact on whatever they choose to accomplish in the next chapters of their lives.