The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

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MMC Halloween Culture: How We Celebrate the Holiday

Gwen Attridge, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Upon entering college, whether it be in busy New York City or in middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania, it is a widely known fact that you can count on one specific time of year to be full of classic, crazy college...

Marchael Giles Discusses Presidential Position, Security Threat

Marchael Giles Discusses Presidential Position, Security Threat

Madeline Nortz, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

In the midst of the events that took place last week, the community at Marymount turned to each other. From emailing Kerry Walk, to calling campus security, to speaking directly with student leaders. Marchael...

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Gentrification Continues to Impose On New York Locals

Gabrielle Fiorella, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Gentrification has been an ongoing issue in the city for quite a few years now. By definition, gentrification is “the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class...

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Saving Your Dining Dollars: A Guide to Financial Responsibility

Neil Gunnion, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Dining Dollars are a useful way to alleviate the costs of living in New York City. By sectioning off a portion of your resources exclusively for food, you avoid having to worry too much about it. However,...

55th St. Restaurant Options Allows Wide Range of Choices

55th St. Restaurant Options Allows Wide Range of Choices

Elena Maldonado-Dunn, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

The Morning Star Cafe, The Kitchen Sink, The Midnight Express. These restaurants are probably so familiar to Marymount students by now that they could recite the menus. For any 55th Street resident wanting...

Kennedys Top Five Halloween Events

Kennedy’s Top Five Halloween Events

Kennedy Blankenship, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

There is no better place to be for the spooky season than the city that never sleeps. This year there are many events that will leave you shrieking in terror and joy. Whether you are in the mood for a...

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Secret Events in The City: A Guide to The New York Underground

Gabrielle Fiorella, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Welcome to New York City! A place in continuous hustle and bustle that never sleeps. Everything upon everything is happening here every day, especially secret events that not many people know about! From...

Sandy Hook PSA Sparks Uproar Online

Sandy Hook PSA Sparks Uproar Online

Madeline Nortz, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

The Sandy Hook Promise is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 following the tragic school shooting that took place on December 14 in 2012. The organization aims to honor all victims of gun violence...

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San Gennaro Celebrates Italian Culture

Gwen Attridge, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

The first few weeks of September in New York City: the last drops of the summer sun, the introduction of temperate fall, back to school shopping, New York Fashion Week, and the list goes on and on. However,...

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New ID System Causes Frustration with Students

Ariana Contreras, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Moving from plastic to digital has brought along a new feel to the campus. Leaving some with questions about why the switch and opinions on how to make it better.  Starting off a new school year...

Ocean Cube Exhibit Attracts Thousands

Ocean Cube Exhibit Attracts Thousands

Aryana Lee, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

Explore an art exhibit through the eyes of a sea creature, submerged in numerous habitats filled with abstract settings of a futuristic aquatic biome. The Ocean Cube team, consisting of members like Randy...

Vape Ban Disrupts Industry in the City, State

Vape Ban Disrupts Industry in the City, State

Seamus Fallon, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

On September 15th New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he would introduce an executive action that would place a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes in New York state. Gov. Cuomo said the action would...

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