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The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

‘Come From Away’ Brings History To The Stage

‘Come From Away’ Brings History To The Stage

Elena Maldonado-Dunn, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

“Welcome to the Rock!” That is the call of twelve talented actors who have the daunting task of portraying nearly 7,000 people who were stranded in the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland (the so-called...

This photo is courtesy of MMCs Dance Department webpage.

How the School’s Dance Department Lacks Diversity

Emani Mack, Guest Writer November 2, 2019

Marymount’s Dance Department is famous for producing top of the line dance shows each semester. The artistry of the selected choreographers executed with the skills of our very own student body is a...

This photo is courtesy of The Monitors photographer, Ana Coakley.

Climate Strike Unites Thousands

Neil Gunnion, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

A massive crowd packed Manhattan’s Foley Square and its surrounding streets Friday afternoon, many holding signs and chanting phrases like “Stop denying, the Earth is dying!”This crowd, at a...

CANDANCE WITHERSPOON DISCUSSES BUSINESS, PERSONAL GROWTH

CANDANCE WITHERSPOON DISCUSSES BUSINESS, PERSONAL GROWTH

Rayiah Ross, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

With a firm grip on her hair cutting scissors, Candace Witherspoon hovers the sheers above her client’s head. Meeting the client’s eyes in the mirror, the unspoken question weighs against their chests:...

This photo is courtesy of Broadway Flea Market.

BROADWAY FLEA MARKET CONTINUES TO MAKE CHANGE

Meg Masseron, Print Manager November 2, 2019

In mid-September, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS continued its thirty-three-year long tradition: The Broadway Flea Market. Every autumn, 44th and 45th street is closed off for herds of theatre fans...

This grpahic is courtesy of BBC.

BREXIT MAY POSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE U.S.

Seamus Fallon, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

On June 23rd, 2016, Britain voted 17 to 15 million to vacate the European Union and become their own entity and on March 29th, 2017, then UK Prime Minister,  Theresa May, submitted notice to the EU that...

EDMUND DE WAAL EXHIBITS NEW ART: THE POWER OF ART IN CONVERSATION

EDMUND DE WAAL EXHIBITS NEW ART: THE POWER OF ART IN CONVERSATION

Cross Nelson, Staff Writer November 2, 2019

On Manhattan’s Upper East Side sits a manor house turned museum that reminds visitors of a Manhattan lost to history. Built in 1912, the Frick Collection served as a family home to Industrialist Henry...

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