News
MARCH 21, 2023
Volume CVII, Issue 8 March 21, 2023
The Editorial Board
Jocelyn Visnov Editor-in-Chief Kyla Guilfoil Managing Editor
Lauren Raziano Multimedia Editor
Angelina Persaud News Editor
Grace Cardinal Asst. News Editor
Angelica Niedermeyer Features Editor
Brianna Coppola Asst. Features Editor
Karen Flores Arts & Entertainment Editor
Mack Olmsted Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor
Kyla Guilfoil Sports Editor Adrianne Hutto Production Editor Rebecca Kranich Social Media Editor Zoe DeFazio Angelina Perez Web Editors
Andrew Mannion Isaiah Rosario Asst. Sports Editors Mack Olmsted MaiZy Swift Asst. Production Editors Mary Haley Asst. Social Media Editor Nicholas Gilewicz Faculty Advisor
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LETTER from the EDITOR Dear Readers, Hello and welcome back to campus. I hope you’re feeling rested and refreshed after the break and returned to campus safely. You’ll notice our front page looks a little different this week. At The Quad we try to keep things fresh and interesting while also preserving the tradition of our fine paper. It is with dedicated Quad staff members like our Production Editor, Adrianne Hutto, that this is made possible. If you’re an aspiring designer or photographer interested in contributing to The Quad, doing production is just one way you can showcase your creativity. We’ve got some solid news articles this week surrounding a few changes to our campus you can expect to see currently or in the coming months such as increased security in Jasper and C-Block, the new division of Education and the brand new Entrepreneurship Center in the O’Malley Library, so be sure to check those out. There are several exciting events occuring as we approach the Spring season so be sure to stay tuned. Thank you for reading The Quad and being an active and informed member of the campus community. Until next week.
Jocelyn Visnov
Sincerely,
Editor-in-Chief
OneManhattan Team Officially Disbanded on Campus After Two and a Half Years Isaiah Rosario Asst. Sports Editor
OneManhattan, Manhattan College’s COVID-19 response team, is officially disbanding and transforming into a general response office as announced during a Senate meeting on Feb 21. Goldie Adele, the chief compliance officer of the college, explained to the Quadrangle the decision-making process behind disbanding the OneManhattan team. One factor that contributed to the process included vaccination rates within the community. “One thing that we have paid attention to is not just the COVID numbers within the campus but also within the New York area,” Adele said. “We were looking at all the different trends in terms of the requirements, and also considering our campus community in terms of safety. The decision was made to look at transitioning from the OneManhattan office but not disband the function.” To move forward with disbanding the centralized COVID office, the school had to meet certain requirements, including compliance with
local statistics and state mandates. “We looked at the local numbers,” Adele said. “They were also able to get information from other local colleges and universities…and CDC guidelines. It wasn’t an overnight decision, it was transitional planning.” Despite the official OneManhattan office closing, the college still includes human resources, compliance and the provost’s office in discussions regarding COVID procedures, but they will no longer be centralized at the OneManhattan office. Associate Provost Rani Roy spoke more about the transition as a whole and how it will impact other offices. “The process to think about the disbanding was more about the centralized office,” Roy said. “The personnel were going to be moving on to their regular jobs at the college. [With] these other offices exist[ing], we knew that there were still structures in place to support any COVID things that came up.” However, Dean of Students Esmilda Abreu-Hornbostel did not rule out the possibility of opening another centralized office if there is another surge in COVID-19 cases. She also highlighted that students should
report any new symptoms to health services as they will be directly assisting any further COVID-related cases. “If we have a surge, I wouldn’t be surprised if we had to re-address the idea of a centralized office as opposed to a more local response,” Abreu-Hornbostel said. “If you are a student that is struggling with COVID-related isolation needs you still have to let health services know and then health services tell you the guidelines to follow.” Roy stated that with the closure of OneManhattan, any future information regarding COVID procedures will come from either the compliance office or health services. “New York State and New York City have wound down a lot of their requirements, other than isolation,” Roy said. “We’re still collecting [positive test results] because we are required by the Department of Health to do that. But I think we’re doing a very good job.” Roy and Adele both credited the OneManhattan office as a helpful resource for students, faculty and staff to remain safe during such a difficult time as many were forced to isolate __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3