News
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...
Stand-Up and Speak Out
Madeline Nortz, Staff Writer
December 7, 2019
Stand Up, Speak Out Film Festival took place on Monday, November 18 in the Commons West and showcased creative works formed in collaboration with Marymount students and students of the Bedford Hills College Program. The Bedford Hills College Program offers 14-16 college courses of all levels each seme...
International Food Festival and other news at MMC
November 18, 2019
The International Food Festival is happening on Tuesday, November 19th from 12:00pm till 1:30pm. Led by The Cultural Peer Mentors, the festival is being hosted in a potluck style lunch. The Peer Mentors encourage international students and resident students to bring their favorite foods from their nati...
October threats brought to light: A timeline
November 11, 2019
In light of the stalking, threats and campus closures of the last few weeks, students and faculty alike have expressed their concern, ideas for improvement and feelings. Students who were present during the evacuation all have strong feelings surrounding this topic, as do faculty and staff who saw it...
United Nations Annual Summit Introduces Timely Discussion
Seamus Fallon, Staff Writer
November 2, 2019
The United Nation’s annual summit filled with world leaders opened on September 23rd with U.N. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, calling this major summit to promote actions to slow climate change. It’s safe to say the United Nations Summit was not free of tensions as the assembly convenes amid simmering t...
Growing Up in The School Shooting Era: What It Is Like to Endure This Fear
Ariana Contreras, Staff Writer
November 2, 2019
The pathway to self-discovery is hard enough, and when you add living in an era where mass shootings are nearly an everyday occurrence, sometimes just getting through one day free of anxiety is hard enough. It seems as though the members of “Generation Z”, those born in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s...
