News
Music and Film Industries Hit Hard During Pandemic
Gabrielle Fiorella, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, various industries and companies have been hit hard, among those in the film and music industries. Movies have had to push back their releases in theaters, such as the live-action remake of Mulan and A Quiet Place Pt II. John Krasinski, director of both A Quiet P...
Virtual Events
Rayiah Ross, Staff Writer
May 10, 2020
At this point, most students have familiarized themselves with apps such as Zoom, Facetime, Discord, and Slack. Honestly, we are probably using these apps way more than we want to. Even though these apps can seem like a huge annoyance sometimes, they do give us the great ability to stay connected while...
Gap Year/Alternative Semester
Rayiah Ross, Staff Writer
April 22, 2020
Because of the spread of COVID-19 in recent months, many colleges and universities shut down their campuses and are forcing their students to work in an online format. With the semester coming to a close and the summer slowly approaching, a new question is raised about what faculty and administration...
How to Survive A Quarantine
Shelby Hall, Staff Writer
March 17, 2020
With all that is going on right now in the world and in your neck of the woods surrounding the coronavirus, a lot of folks are scared and are preparing to self-quarantine (or preparing for an actual quarantine to happen). The shelves at the local stores are all but empty and it’s kind of a gigantic...
Monitor Your Health
Gabrielle Fiorella, Staff Writer
March 16, 2020
We all know about the current outbreak, known as the Coronavirus, and how it has made its way to the United States. More specifically for us, it’s here in the city. 6 cases have been confirmed here and we all need to take precautions when it comes to keeping ourselves from getting sick. “Don’t p...
How Do We Assess Risk?
Averee Nelson, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Every year, millions of people run to their local pharmacy for vaccinations, in fear of falling ill with a miserable fever. This rapidly spreading virus has infected up to 26,000,000 people and has caused up to 25,000 deaths according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This virus is the...
January Recap
Ariana Contreras, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Congratulations Griffins! You’ve made it past the first month of not only a new year but a new decade and boy was it quite the start. We are only one month and some days into this new season of life, but with all that’s happened over the past month, it feels as though we’ve gone through a whole ye...
A New Glossier Location
Rayiah Ross, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
Glossier is coming to Nordstrom, but not in the way you’d think. From December 3rd to February 16th, Glossier pop-up shops will be located in Nordstrom stores in Seattle, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Washington D.C. and Santa Anita. This is the fifth temporary retail space that Glossier has ...
Kamala Harris Drops Out of the Election
Neil Gunnion, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
Kamala Harris, the Democratic senator from California has announced that she will be leaving the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Harris, one of two black women serving in the United States Senate was considered one of the Democrats’ rising stars going in. Here’s what h...
Update on Esias Johnson
Meg Masseron, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
As the end of the semester nears, the concerns of Marymount Manhattan students are not only surrounding finals or holiday travels. A common cause of worry regards Esias Johnson, the “person of interest” who began harassing the College the first week of October. The concerning situation had come to a halt ...
Core Council Grant
Gabrielle Fiorella, Staff Writer
December 7, 2019
The Core Council Professional Development Grant is a new grant created this year by Core Council. It is designed to help students alleviate financial hurdles and encourage them to further their student leadership skills. The grant funds students to attend a conference or workshop of a professional a...
New History Major
Seamus Fallon, Staff Writer
December 7, 2019
On Friday, November 8th, Dr. Laura Brown, Associate Professor of History and Dr. Brad Herling, Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department announced the resurrection of the MMC's History Major, which is available for students to declare now. In said email, the program is “designed to be its...
